Tag: Chhattisgarh

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Chhattisgarh’s Check Dam Construction On Ib River Raises Eyebrows

Bhubaneswar: Construction of an anicut (check dam) by the Chhattisgarh government on Ib River near Samdama in Sundergarh district has sparked concerns among the local people especially farmers who now worry that the project might throw their livelihood into uncertainty. The check dam project being commissioned at a cost of Rs 17 crore has 40 […]

  • Friday, 16 April 2021
Anup-Sai
Ex-Odisha MLA Anup Sai Tests Covid19 Positive, Critical

Bhubaneswar/Raigarh: Former legislator from Brajarajnagar, Anup Sai has tested positive for Covid19. Superintendent of Raigarh jail in Chhattisgarh where Sai is lodged in connection with a double murder case confirmed about the development. As per Anup’s elder brother, Pramod Sai, he was admitted to a government hospital by the jail authorities in critical condition after […]

  • Tuesday, 13 April 2021
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NEET JEE 2020: 6 States Move SC Seeking Postponement Of Exams

New Delhi: Six ministers of opposition ruled states — West Bengal, Punjab, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand — have jointly filed a review petition in the Supreme Court challenging its August 17 order declining to entertain pleas seeking postponement of NEET-JEE exams slated in September in the backdrop of Covid-19 pandemic. The petition has been […]

  • Tuesday, 13 April 2021
Sniffer Dog Sophie
ITBP dog 'Sophia' foils IED blast in Chhattisgarh, saves lives

Rajnandgaon: A specially-trained sniffer dog engaged in the bomb disposal squad of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) saved many lives on Sunday by successfully detecting an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by suspected Maoists on an under-construction road in Chhattisgarh’s Rajnandgaon district. The dog named Sophia, also known as ‘Shiksha’, saved lives of her colleagues […]

  • Monday, 12 April 2021
Maoist-Attack
Deputy Sarpanch, Ward Member Killed By Maoists On Odisha-Chhattisgarh Border

Malkangiri: After a brief lull, Maoists have unleashed terror by killing two elected representatives on the suspicion of being police informers in Bijapur of Chhattisgarh bordering Odisha’s Malkangiri district. The deceased have been identified as Dhaniram Korsa, a former deputy sarpanch of Bardela village and Gopal Kudiyam of nearby Gongla village. Both incidents took place […]

  • Monday, 12 April 2021
Border
Odisha Seals Border With Chhattisgarh Amid Surge In COVID-19 Cases

Bhubaneswar: Amid the surge in COVID-19  cases in Odisha, the government on Saturday sealed its border with Chhattisgarh and intensified patrolling along the interstate boundary. Districts bordering Chhattisgarh have registered…

  • Sunday, 11 April 2021
Covid-19
Five States Account For Over 72 Pc Of Country's Total Active COVID-19 Cases: Govt

New Delhi: Five states — Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Uttar Pradesh, and Kerala — cumulatively account for 72.23 per cent of the country’s total active COVID-19 cases which have breached the…

  • Saturday, 10 April 2021
Mahanadi Water Dispute: Odisha Seeks Details Of Barrages From Chhattisgarh
Mahanadi Water Dispute: Odisha Seeks Details Of Barrages From Chhattisgarh

Bhubaneswar: Odisha has demanded Chhattisgarh to furnish details of the barrages constructed over the Mahanadi during a hearing in the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal over the water sharing dispute on Saturday. Odisha has asked Chhattisgarh to provide the necessary details in the common information format. While hearing the State government’s plea, the Tribunal said Odisha […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
Train
Suspension Of Train Services To Chhattisgarh: Decision Likely By Evening, Says ECoR

Bhubaneswar: A day after the Odisha government urged the railway board to cancel all passenger trains to Chhattisgarh in view of the rising Covid-19 graph, the East Coast Railway (ECoR)…

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
Paddy
Odisha: Eight Border Districts Asked To Prevent Entry Of Paddy From Chhattisgarh

Bhubaneswar:The Odisha government has asked collectors of eight inter-state border districts to prevent entry of paddy from Chhattishgarh so that the MSP does not go to unauthorised persons, officials said on Monday. The eight districts whose collectors have been put on alert are Bargarh, Sambalpur, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Nuapada, Jharsuguda, Sundergarh and Nabarangpur, the officials said. […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
Priests Walk Over Women In Chhattisgarh
Priests Walk Over Women To 'Bless Them With Children', Watch Bizarre Ritual In Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh: At times, blind faith in superstitious practices contradict modern science so much so that logical theories developed to counter prevailing false beliefs and generate a scientific curiosity among people go for a complete toss. Uncanny as it may sound, last Saturday at the Dhamtari district in Chhattisgarh hundreds of married women yearning to conceive […]

  • Friday, 09 April 2021
COVID19
Covid-19: Is Odisha Heading Towards Chhattisgarh-Like Situation, ILS Director Clarifies

Bhubaneswar: Amid the rise in the number of daily Covid-19 positive case in Odisha, Director of the Institute of Life Sciences (ILS), Ajay Parida said the new strain of the…

  • Thursday, 08 April 2021
NAXALS
216 Naxals Killed In Encounters, 966 Ultras Surrendered In Chhattisgarh In 3 Yrs

Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government on Wednesday said 216 Naxals have been killed in encounters with security forces while 966 ultras have surrendered in the state in last three years. During this period, the highest number of 82 Naxals were killed in Sukma district, the government informed the state Assembly. Besides, the maximum number of 333 […]

  • Wednesday, 07 April 2021
Odia IAS Officer Subrat Sahoo Appointed C'garh Chief Secretary In-Charge
Odia IAS Officer Subrat Sahoo Appointed C'garh Chief Secretary In-Charge

Bhubaneswar: The Chhattisgarh government on Monday appointed senior Odia IAS officer and Additional Chief Secretary (ACS) to the Chief Minister Subrat Sahoo as the In-charge Chief Secretary of the State. According to a notification issued by the State government, the 1992 batch IAS officer has been appointed the In-charge Chief Secretary after incumbent Chief Secretary […]

  • Wednesday, 07 April 2021
Chhattisgarh: Maoists Claim Of Keeping Missing CRPF Jawan In Captivity, Demand To Appoint Interlocutors
Chhattisgarh: Maoists Claim Of Keeping Missing CRPF Jawan In Captivity, Demand To Appoint Interlocutors

Bijapur: The outlawed CPI (Maoist) has claimed that CoBRA commando Rakeshwar Singh Manhas, who went missing after the April 3 ambush in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, is in captivity of ultras,…

  • Tuesday, 06 April 2021
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