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Rahul Gandhi to launch rural housing scheme in Chhattisgarh on Sept 25

Ahead of Chhattisgarh assembly elections due later this year, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will on Monday launch Mukhyamantri Gramin Awas Nyay Yojna (MGANY) in Bilaspur district. This scheme aimed at providing financial assistance to the homeless and the families having kutcha houses in rural areas. At 'Awas Nyay Sammelan', Gandhi and Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will disburse the first instalment of Rs 25,000 each to 1,30,000 beneficiaries for the construction of houses, officials said. The event will be held around noon in Parsada (Sakri) village under the Takhatpur development block in Bilaspur district, a public relations department official said. Of the 1.30 lakh beneficiaries, 1 lakh are those who are listed on the permanent wait list (PWL) under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna (PMAY- rural), but are yet to get the benefit of the Central scheme, he said. On the occasion, Rs 5 crore will be transferred to the accounts of 500 beneficiaries under Mukhyamantri Nirman Shramik Awas

Chhattisgarh:court issues notice to 2 Cong MLAs, 7 others in coal levy scam

A special court in Chhattisgarh's Raipur has issued notices to two Congress MLAs and seven others accused in a money laundering case related to an alleged coal levy scam. The court has asked the alleged accused to appear before it on October 25. The Enforcement Directorate (ED) had filed the second supplementary chargesheet in the case in the court of 4th Additional District and Sessions Judge Ajay Singh Rajput last month naming 11 persons, including Congress legislators Devendra Singh Yadav and Chandradev Prasad Rai and IAS officer Ranu Sahu, as accused, special public prosecutor Saurabh Kumar Pande said. The special court on Saturday registered the second supplementary chargesheet and issued notices to nine of the 11 accused, as Sahu and one Nikhil Chandrakar were already arrested in the case, he said. Besides legislators Yadav and Rai, Congress leaders RP Singh and Vinod Tiwari are also among the nine accused. As sections 3 and 4 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA)

Priyanka Gandhi reaches Raipur, to address rally in poll-bound Chhattisgarh

The visit comes after the two-day Congress Working Committee (CWC) meeting in Hyderabad

Final meeting of G20 Framework Working Group concludes in Chhattisgarh

In-depth deliberations on the global economic outlook and key risks were held at the fourth and final meeting of the G20 Framework Working Group (FWG) under the Indian Presidency of the influential forum as the two-day gathering concluded on Tuesday in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur. In the spirit of the Indian G20 Presidency's theme of One Earth, One Family, One Future, the group agreed to work together to enhance international cooperation to effectively address macroeconomic challenges and build a more resilient and prosperous global economy for the benefit of all, a release by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) said. The meeting was co-chaired by Chandni Raina, Adviser to the Ministry of Finance, Government of India, and Sam Beckett, Chief Economic Adviser, HM Treasury, UK. Around 65 delegates from G20 members and invitee countries, international and regional organisations attended the meeting which marked the culmination of the work done by the FWG during India's Presidency of ..

Final meet of G20 Framework Working Group to be held in Raipur from Sept 18

The fourth and final meeting of the G20 Framework Working Group (FWG) under India's G20 Presidency will be held in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur from September 18, an official said on Sunday. More than 65 delegates from G20 member and invitee countries and various international and regional organisations will participate in the two-day meeting at Mayfair resort in Nava Raipur, the official said. Chandni Raina, advisor to the Union Finance Ministry and Sam Beckett, chief economic Adviser, HM Treasury, UK will chair the meeting, he said. The FWG facilitates discussions on the latest global economic outlook and policy guidance on key macroeconomic issues, he said. The deliverables from this working group under the 2023 Indian Presidency have been successfully concluded and are referred to in the New Delhi Leaders Declaration: G20 Report on Macroeconomic Impacts of Food and Energy Insecurity and G20 Report on Macroeconomic Risks Stemming from Climate Change and Transition Pathways, he

Kejriwal promises PESA implementation if voted to power in C'garh

Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday said his party would implement the Panchayat (Extension to Scheduled Areas) Act in tribal-dominated areas of Chhattisgarh if voted to power in the upcoming assembly elections. Addressing a rally in the Bastar district headquarter Jagdalpur, around 300 km from here, Kejriwal slammed the BJP, saying celebrations were underway at the saffron party's headquarters in Delhi when the sad news of the martyrdom of Army officers in Anantnag trickled in. He also hit out at the BJP over the "India vs Bharat" debate and the 'one nation and one election' agenda. We guarantee that if AAP is elected to power in Chhattisgarh, PESA will be implemented within a month of the formation of the government in the interest of tribals and to protect their 'jal, jungle, and zameen' (land). All rights will be given to the gram sabha, the Delhi chief minister said. PESA empowers Gram Sabhas to manage the affairs as per local traditions and customs. The Sabhas

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Chhattisgarh elections: Delhi CM Kejriwal to visit Chhattisgarh on Sept 16

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal will also visit Madhya Pradesh on September 18

Health services firm CureBay plans expansion in rural Odisha, Chhattisgarh

Startup has raised Rs 61 crore in financing from Elevar Equity, Incred and angel investors

Nadda to flag off BJP's second Parivartan Yatra in poll-bound Chhattisgarh

Three days after rolling out its first Parivartan Yatra' from south Chhattisgarh, the BJP will kick-start the second such mass-contact programme from the northern part of the state on Friday, intensifying its campaign against the ruling Congress ahead of the upcoming assembly polls. BJP national president JP Nadda will flag off the Parivartan Yatra (March of Change) from Jashpur district after offering prayers at Balaji temple in Jashpur town, a party functionary said. The BJP chief will take off in a helicopter from Birsa Munda airport, Ranchi in neighbouring Jharkhand at 10:10 am and will land at the Police Ground helipad in Jashpur at 11 am, the party's state spokesperson Nalineesh Thokne said. Nadda will offer rituals at the Balaji temple in Jashpur at 12 noon and then address a public meeting at Ranjita stadium ground before flagging off the yatra, he said. The yatra starts a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed a Vijay Sankhnad' rally in Raigarh district and targe

Chhattisgarh is now known for its development due to BJP govt, says PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the BJP government of Delhi is leaving no stone unturned for the development of Chhattisgarh

PM inaugurates rail projects worth Rs 6,350 cr in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh

Prime Minister Narendra Modi 'critical care blocks' in nine districts of the state and distributed 100,000 sickle cell counselling cards

PM Modi to inaugurate rail projects worth Rs 6,350 cr in Chhattisgarh today

The rail projects include Chhattisgarh East Rail Project Phase-I, third rail line between Champa to Jamga, and third rail line between Pendra Road to Anuppur

Chhattisgarh elections: Amit Shah holds meeting with core group leaders

A meeting of the Bharatiya Janata Party leaders was held at the residence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah; BJP national president J P Nadda was in attendance

CM Baghel inaugurates India's largest wholesale commercial market in Raipur

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said that commercial plots would be allocated to businessmen in the commercial hub of Nava Raipur at the rate of Rs 540 per sq feet

PM Modi to visit MP, Chhattisgarh tomorrow to launch development projects

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on Thursday to launch a slew of projects in the two states. His office said in a statement that he will lay the foundation stone of projects worth over Rs 50,700 crore in Madhya Pradesh from an event in Bina in the state. The projects include a petrochemical complex at Bina refinery and 10 new industrial projects across the state. Later, he will travel to neighbouring Chhattisgarh to dedicate important rail sector projects worth around Rs 6,350 cr. Assembly polls are due in both states in November-December. During the programme, it said, he will lay the foundation stone of critical care blocks in nine districts of Chhattisgarh and also distribute one lakh sickle cell counselling cards. The statement said the new projects in Madhya Pradesh will provide a major stimulus to industrial development in the state. The state-of-the-art Bina refinery of the Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, which will be develope

BJP starts first 'parivartan yatra' in Dantewada, to cover 21 districts

The Bharatiya Janata Party aims to dethrone the ruling Congress government in the upcoming Assembly polls scheduled for later this year

Amit Shah cancels Dantewada tour; Smriti Irani to flag off parivartan yatra

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: The Bharatiya Janata Party in the state is set to organise two 'parivartan yatras' on September 12 and September 16

Chhattisgarh polls: Mallikarjun Kharge approves constitution of committees

The committees include an election campaign committee, core committee, communications committee, and protocol committee

Amit Shah to launch BJP's 'Parivartan Yatra' from Dantewada on Sept 12

Chhattisgarh Assembly elections: The parivartan yatra will cover a distance of 1,728 km over 16 days