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Security forces kill 27 maoists in Chhattisgarh's Abujhmad forest

The encounter took place during a joint anti-Naxal operation involving DRG personnel from four districts; top Maoist leader Basavaraju suspected among the dead

For the first time, 17 Naxal-hit villages in Chhattisgarh get electricity

Seventeen villages nestled among nearly inaccessible mountains and dense forests in Naxal-hit Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chowki district of Chhattisgarh have got electricity from the supply grid for the first time, officials said on Friday. About 540 families will benefit from the electrification, which has been done at Rs 3 crore under the Mukhyamantri Majratola Vidyutikaran Yojana, they said. Due to the difficult terrain, reaching these areas was extremely challenging amid the Naxalite threat. Providing the electricity supply through the grid was no less than a mission in these villages, said an official statement. The villages had access to solar power to light up bulbs, but faced maintenance issues. In many villages, solar panels got stolen, forcing children to study under kerosene lamps, said officials. Celebrations broke out in the villages Katuljhora, Kattapar, Bodra, Bukmarka, Sambalpur, Gattegahan, Pugda, Amakodo, Petemeta, Tatekasa, Kundalkal, Raimanhora, Nainguda, Metatodke,

Chhattisgarh amends Industrial Development Policy; aims to woo investment

The policy, which was notified on February 27, envisages "Amrit Kaal: Chhattisgarh Vision 2047 with an aim to set new benchmarks in the industrial development of the state"

Ex-CM Baghel raises concern over increasing road accidents in Chhattisgarh

Former Chhattisgarh CM Baghel requested the BJP-led government to come up with some solutions to prevent road accidents, along with providing ex gratia to the families of the victims

At least 13 dead, 11 injured in trailer-truck collision in Raipur

Thirteen people, all women and children, died and 11 were injured in a collision between a trailer truck and a truck in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, police said. Four children and nine women died in the road accident that happened late Sunday night near Saragaon on Raipur-Balodabazar road in Raipur district. Police officials said a family from Chataud village had gone to Bansari village to attend a family function. While returning, the truck they were travelling in collided with a trailer near Saragaon under the Kharora police station area. After getting information about the accident, a police team was sent to the spot and the injured were taken to Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar Hospital, Raipur. Raipur district collector Gaurav Singh said district administration officials also reached the spot. Thirteen people died and 11 people were injured in the accident, he said. Police registered a case and the matter is being investigated, the collector said.

Adani Group deploys India's 1st hydrogen-powered truck for mining logistics

The truck comprises three tanks that can carry 40 tonnes of cargo for 200 kms of range, will be used to transport coal from Chhattisgarh's Gare Pelma III Block to the state's power plant

CGBSE Class 10th, 12th Result 2025: Board results to be out today at 3 pm

CGBSE will declare the class 10th and class 12th board results at 3 pm today. The Class 12th exams were held from Mar 1 to Mar 28, and the Class 10 exams took place from March 3 to March 24

Chhattisgarh gets investment proposals worth Rs 4.50 trn in 6 months: CM

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai has said the state has attracted investment proposals worth more than Rs 4.50 lakh crore in different sectors after the launch of a new industrial policy in November last year, and their benefits will be visible in two years. In an exclusive interview with PTI videos on Sunday, Sai also claimed that his government has plugged leakages and checked corruption that prevailed during the previous Congress rule, enhancing the state's revenue collection. It has not been more than six months since we launched our new industrial policy, and in such a short span, we have received investment proposals of more than Rs 4.50 lakh crore, Sai said. In this period, the state government has held investor-connect events in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, and Raipur, which were attended by hundreds of entrepreneurs, and many of them have proposed to invest in the state, he said. The chief minister said the work has also been started on the execution of the ...

Chhattisgarh CM lays foundation of India's first AI-based data park

The 5.5-hectare data park in Nava Raipur will support AI services including healthtech and fintech, with the first phase offering 5 MW capacity and future expansion planned

RackBank to scale up Raipur Datacentre Park investment to ₹3,000 crore

Datacentre infrastructure firm RackBank plans to scale up investment in its newly launched AI datacentre park in Raipur to Rs 3,000 crore in five years, the company said on Saturday. The company has launched its new purpose-built AI Datacentre Park in Raipur, the first in Chhattisgarh. The facility was inaugurated by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai.. "Spread across 13.5 acres, the new AI Datacentre Park has been built on an initial investment of Rs 1,000 crore which is scalable to Rs 3,000 crore in 5 years," the company said in a statement. The facility capable of housing 1 lakh GPUs (Graphics Processing Unit) and 80MW power to support growing demand for advanced Al workloads. "The launch of RackBank's cutting-edge AI Datacentre Park marks a major step in our journey towards a digital and knowledge-driven economy," Sai said. The construction of the new AI Datacentre Park will be completed in four phases with an initial capacity of 80 MW in Phase 1 which will be scalable

C'garh liquor scam: SC says govt virtually penalising accused in custody

The Supreme Court, hearing two bail pleas in the alleged Rs 2,000 crore liquor scam in Chhattisgarh, on Monday pulled up the state government and asked how long it will keep an accused in jail. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan noted that three chargesheets were filed in the matter and the investigation was still underway. "Investigation will go on its own speed. It will go on till eternity. Three chargesheets have been filed. You are virtually penalising the person by keeping him in custody. You have made the process a punishment. This is not some case of terrorist or triple murder," the bench remarked orally. Senior advocate Mahesh Jethmalani, appearing for the state, opposed the bail pleas and submitted that the accused need to be confronted with the other accused in the case. Appearing for the accused, senior advocate Siddharth Agarwal argued that three chargesheets have been filed in the case and charges are yet to be framed. "I (petitioner) was arrested with t

Chhattisgarh govt sets new deadlines to boost industrial investment

Along with this, many new services have also been notified under the Chhattisgarh Public Service Guarantee Act, 2011

DRG jawan injured in IED blast during anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh

A District Reserve Guard (DRG) jawan was injured on Saturday when a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Naxalites went off in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district where a massive operation against Maoists was underway for the last six days. The operation involving about 10,000 security personnel in a hilly region Karreguta, Durgamgutta and Pujarikanker along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border was launched on Monday, a senior official said. A DRG jawan sustained a minor injury when a pressure IED exploded this morning, he said. "The injured jawan was administered treatment at a camp of security forces and his condition was stated to be out of danger. He would be in a position for active duty very soon," the official said. Another jawan belonging to the Special Task Force (STF) had sustained a minor sprain on ankle due to impact of an IED blast on April 24 morning during the operation, he said, adding that his condition was normal and he has recovered. Talking to ...

Chhattisgarh govt signs new agreement to boost its textile hub ambitions

The agreement with the Clothing Manufacturers Association of India (CMAI) is expected to boost the state's economy and create jobs

Aiims Raipur conducts Chhattisgarh's first swap kidney transplant

The AIIMS Raipur has successfully performed its first swap kidney transplant, making it the first among the newer AIIMS institutions and the first government hospital in Chhattisgarh to carry out this complex and life-saving procedure. The Union Health ministry said swap kidney transplant, which is also known as Kidney Paired Transplant (KPT), can lead to a 15 per cent increase in the number of transplants. In a swap transplant, a patient with renal failure who has a willing living donor but is unable to receive the kidney due to an incompatible blood group or the presence of HLA antibodies can still undergo a transplant by exchanging donors with another incompatible pair. Through this arrangement, both recipients receive compatible kidneys, resulting in successful transplants for both pairs. In the case at AIIMS Raipur, two male End Stage Renal Disease patients, aged 39 and 41 from Bilaspur, had been on dialysis for three years, the ministry said in a statement. Both were advised

Three Naxalites killed in encounter near Chhattisgarh-Telangana border

Three Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border on Thursday, police said. The gunfight took place at a forest in Karegutta hills in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district along the inter-state border in the morning when a joint team of security forces was out on an anti-Naxal operation, a senior police official said. So far, bodies of three Naxalites have been recovered from the encounter site, and several other Maoists are also suspected to have been killed in the fierce gun battle, he said. The operation, one of biggest counter-insurgency actions launched in Bastar region, involved around 10,000 security personnel belonging to different units, including the District Reserve Guard (DRG), Bastar Fighters, Special Task Force (STF), all units of the state police, as well as the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and its elite Commando Battalions for Resolute Action (CoBRA), he said. The Telangana police were also assisting in the ...

Energy, steel, textiles cos line up ₹5.5 trn investment in Chhattisgarh: CM

The state aims to increase its gross domestic product (GDP) from Rs 5.68 trillion in FY25 to Rs 6.35 trillion by the end of the current financial year

Chhattisgarh police arrest 14 people over IPL betting through Mahadev apps

The Chhattisgarh police have arrested 14 persons from many states for allegedly accepting bets on the ongoing Indian Premier League (IPL) matches via Mahadev betting apps, a police official said on Wednesday. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is already investigating the Mahadev app betting scam in Chhattisgarh. Of 14 arrested, six hail from Chhattisgarh, three from Jharkhand, two from Madhya Pradesh and one each from Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, Raipur Range Inspector General of Police Amresh Mishra said. Eight of them were nabbed from Kolkata and six from Guwahati, he said. They were caught based on the statement of one Nikhil Wadhwani, who was arrested on April 13, for accepting online bets on IPL matches, he added . The police seized 67 mobile phones, eight laptops, four routers, 94 ATM cards, 15 SIM cards, 32 bank passbooks, three bank cheque books, one security camera, and betting records transaction records worth Rs 30 lakh from them, the official said. The arr

2 Naxals carrying ₹13 Lakh bounty killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh

Two hardcore Naxalites, carrying a collective bounty of Rs 13 lakh, have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, police said on Wednesday. The gunfight took place on Tuesday evening in a forest of Kilam-Bargum villages along the border of Kondagaon and Narayanpur districts when a joint team of security personnel was out on an anti-Naxalite operation, Inspector General of Police, Bastar Range, Sundarraj P said. Personnel belonging to the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Bastar Fighters, both units of the state police, from Kondagaon were involved in the operation, he said. So far, bodies of two Naxalites along with one AK-47 rifle and other weapons and explosives have been recovered from the spot, he said, adding the search operation was underway in the area. The killed Naxalites have been identified as Haldar, a dreaded Maoist commander and member of the east Bastar division of Maoists, and Rame, an area committee member, the official ...

Chhattisgarh CM lays foundation stone for semiconductor manufacturing unit

The state government inked an Invitation to Invest with the company during the Chhattisgarh Investor Connect in December 2024 in New Delhi