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'Haath Se Haath Jodo' campaign to spread message of harmony, says Congress

Congress leader Shobha Oza on Wednesday slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government at the Centre, accusing it of trying to divide people on the basis of caste and religion, and asserted that her party's 'Haath Se Haath Jodo' campaign will spread the message of love and harmony. The grand old party has decided to launch its nationwide 'Haath Se Haath Jodo' campaign from January 26 to March 26 buoyed by people's response to the Bharat Jodo Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi. Addressing a press conference at Rajiv Bhawan, Congress' state office here, Oza said this campaign will cover six lakh villages and 10 lakh polling booths in the country, during which party leaders and workers will propagate Rahul Gandhi's message of peace and harmony and highlight the central government's failures. "The Modi government has failed on various fronts. It failed to create jobs, contain inflation and good returns to farmers for their produce. To cover up its failures and achieve power, it has been ...

Two Delhi-based companies to invest Rs 295 crore in Chhattisgarh

The Chhattisgarh government has signed MoUs with both the companies - Unity Industries Private Limited and Suruchi Foods Private Limited - for setting up the plants

Chhattisgarh coal levy 'scam': Enforcement Directorate raids multiple sites

The searches are being undertaken in state capital Raipur, Korba, Durg and Ranchi in Jharkhand and Bengaluru (Karnataka)

Chhattisgarh CM Baghel meets Home Minister Shah at Raipur airport

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel met Union Home Minister Amit Shah at Raipur Airport during Shah's visit to Korba district

Rahul Gandhi raising issues that need to be researched: CM Bhupesh Baghel

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel while interacting with the media suggested research be conducted on 'people staying without clothes' as Rahul Gandhi enters Haryana leading 'Bharat Jodo Yatra'

Paddy worth Rs 16,000 crore procured this season in Chhattisgarh

The paddy procurement process started in the state-run primary cooperative societies' 2,600 procurement centres from November 1

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel meets PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday. The Congress leader called on Modi a day after Chhattisgarh decided to introduce the Old Pension Scheme for government employees by giving them the option to choose between it and the new pension scheme after the Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority repeatedly rejected the state's demand for return of funds deposited as part of the National Pension System. The Prime Minister's Office tweeted, "Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Baghel met Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

IOCL to undertake intensified TB elimination project in UP, Chhattisgarh

IOCL has signed a MoU as part of its corporate social responsibility with CTD under Ministry of Health, and the states of Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to undertake intensified TB elimination project

Three key railway stations in Chhattisgarh set to get Rs 1,200-cr makeover

According to officials, a mechanism would be developed to ensure that train traffic movement is not affected once the work starts

SAIL sends 4k tonnes TMT bars for bullet train project in Chhattisgarh

The fresh TMT bars are 9 metres in length and 16 mm in diameter. These were produced at the plant's modern Bar and Rod Mill, which has so far supplied more than 3,000 TMT bars

Finance Ministry red-flags CSS fund mis-utilisation by Chhattisgarh govt

Says Rs 1,213 cr being spent in violation of rules and Rs 11 cr diverted to time deposits to earn interest income; calls for action against officers responsible

Rs 125-cr Gandhi Sevagram project to pick up pace in Nava Raipur

The project will take shape in 75 acres of land in Nava Raipur. Former National President of Congress Rahul Gandhi performed Bhoomi Pujan of Sevagram in February

Amid ED probe, Baghel says prepared for more such moves from Centre

Amid the probe by Enforcement Directorate in the alleged coal levy scam and the arrest of a few bureaucrats and businessmen, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday called the action "vendetta politics" and said he was prepared for more such moves by the Centre. He also slammed the Bharatiya Janata Party-led Union government for not releasing funds to Chhattisgarh, adding he would not keep silent over such injustice to his state. In an interview to PTI, Baghel, who completed four years in office on December 17, said the schemes of his government were aimed at strengthening the rural economy and creating self employment but admitted there were several poll promises which are yet to be fulfilled. "We welcome action against corruption. But if the action is politically motivated then it is wrong. Whenever I campaigned in elections in other states, raids were conducted in Chhattisgarh by the central agencies," Baghel said. The ED has been probing a money laundering case lin

Rice over riots in Chhattisgarh: The paddy trade in Red hotbed

Over 2,000 farmers from the interior areas of the worst Maoist-infested Narayanpur district will be selling paddy for the first time at MSP at the procurement centres

Indian state-run power companies close to buying Lanco asset for $365 mn

The state companies - Power Finance Corp Ltd (PFC), REC Ltd SJVN Ltd and Damodar Valley Corp (DVC) - aim to acquire the coal-fired power plant of Lanco Amarkantak in Chhattisgarh in central India

Fish farming turns lucrative for Chhattisgarh women, supports rural economy

'We wanted to do some work to make ourselves financially strong, but due to lack of guidance, things could not materialise

C'garh bureaucrat's ED custody extended by 4 days in alleged coal levy scam

A special court in Chhattisgarh's Raipur on Saturday extended the Enforcement Directorate custody of Saumya Chaurasia, a deputy secretary posted in the office of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, for four days in a money laundering case linked to an alleged coal levy scam in the state. Additional District and Sessions Judge Ajay Singh Rajput extended the ED remand of Chaurasia after she was produced before the court on expiry of her current custody, said her lawyer Faizal Rizvi. Chaurasia will be produced in the court again on December 14, he added. Chaurasia was arrested under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on December 2. As per the ED, a cartel of senior bureaucrats, businessmen, politicians and middlemen were involved in illegal levy of Rs 25 per tonne of coal being transported in the state. The ED carried out raids across the state on October 11 and had arrested IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi, coal trader Suryakant Tiwari, his uncle Laxmikant Tiwari and businessman Sun

ED files prosecution complaint in alleged coal levy scam in Chhattisgarh

The Enforcement Directorate on Friday filed a prosecution complaint before a special court in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur in a money laundering case linked to the alleged coal levy scam, in which an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer and three others have been named as accused. The 'prosecution complaint' along with relied upon documents, running into 8000 pages, was filed in the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Ajay Singh Rajput under Sections 44 and 45 of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), said ED's counsel Saurabh Pandey. IAS officer Sameer Vishnoi, coal trader Suryakant Tiwari, the latter's uncle Laxmikant Tiwari and businessman Sunil Agrawal have been named as accused, he added. The ED's prosecution complaint mentioned that an illegal levy of Rs 25 per tonne was being extorted for coal transported in the state by a cartel involving senior bureaucrats, businessmen, politicians and middlemen, he said. Besides, lands purchased through benami ..

Bypolls results: Counting of votes for 6 constituencies in 5 states today

The polling was held on December 5 in six assembly seats in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

Chhattisgarh's revenues see a surge in seven months: CM Bhupesh Baghel

The state has been successful in maintaining a revenue surplus of Rs 4,642 crore in the last financial year