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Durg, March 7 Police have detained a leader of the BJP Kisan Morcha and other individuals for questioning in connection with the alleged cultivation of illegal opium on a farm in the Durg district of Chhattisgarh, an officer said on Saturday.Amid the controversy, Vinayak Tamrakar, the state...

Mahasamund, February 7 Overcoming a six-year battle with cancer and resigning from three jobs, Sanjay Dahariya from Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh has secured the 946th rank in the UPSC Civil Services Examination 2025 in his third attempt.The 38-year-old son of a farmer from Beltukri has...

Thane, March 7 Police have seized dry opium worth Rs 38 lakh from a car and a pickup van in Thane district, Maharashtra, and arrested one person, an official said on Saturday.A patrolling team noticed a car and a pickup van moving suspiciously near a crusher unit on the road between Ovlikhind...

The National Commission for Women (NCW) has announced the organization of a nationwide "Mahila Jan Sunwai" (Women's Grievance Hearing) starting from March 8, 2026, as part of its flagship outreach program, "Rashtriya Mahila Aayog Aapke Dwaar" (National Women's Commission at Your Doorstep)...

Surguja (Chhattisgarh), March 6 – A 21-year-old farmer from Surguja district in Chhattisgarh has set an example by adopting modern farming practices and switching to flower cultivation, earning lakhs of rupees annually.Ratna Majumdar, a resident of Digma village in Surguja, decided to move...

Raipur, March 6 – Five people were killed and more than 20 others were injured in a road accident in the Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh on Friday. The incident involved a passenger bus traveling from Kurdeg in neighboring Jharkhand to Kunkuri, which reportedly lost control and overturned...

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Dr. Mansukh Mandaviya, has announced that the Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) will be held in Chhattisgarh between March 26th and April 6th. The inaugural edition of the Tribal Games will be held in three cities of the state, including Raipur...

March 06, New Delhi: Amit Shah attended the 57th Raising Day ceremony of the Central Industrial Security Force at the Kharavela Regional Training Centre in Cuttack on Friday.Addressing the gathering, Shah said that the CISF has played a crucial role in eliminating Naxalism in several parts of...

New Delhi, March 6 – The inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games will be held from March 26 to April 6 in three cities of Chhattisgarh: Raipur, Jagdalpur, and Sarguja, Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya, announced on Friday.The Games will feature seven medal sports –...

Balodabazar, March 6 At least four people were killed and several others were injured when a truck collided with a private bus in the Balodabazar-Bhatapara district of Chhattisgarh on Friday, police said.The accident occurred near the Darchura village, which falls under the Simga police...

New Delhi, March 6 The inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games (KITG) will be held in three cities of Chhattisgarh – Raipur, Jagdalpur, and Sarguja – between March 26 and April 6.The KITG will feature seven medal sports – athletics, football, hockey, weightlifting, archery, swimming, and wrestling...

Raipur, March 6 Five people were killed and 20 others were injured after a private bus overturned in Chhattisgarh's Jashpur district on Friday, police said.The bus, originating from Kurdeg in neighbouring Jharkhand, was travelling towards Kunkuri town in Chhattisgarh, said Jashpur's Senior...

New Delhi, March 5 – Nitish Kumar, the longest-serving chief minister of Bihar, and BJP president Nitin Nabin are set to be elected to the Rajya Sabha unopposed, along with NCP-SP supremo and veteran politician Sharad Pawar, who will return to the upper house after filing his nomination papers...

Korba (Chhattisgarh), March 5 The in-charge of a paddy procurement center was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Korba district, Chhattisgarh, in the early hours of Thursday. His wife and a few employees narrowly escaped the attack, officials of the forest department said.The incident...

New Delhi, March 5 Farmers voluntarily set aside 5 percent of their agricultural land to construct small recharge ponds and terraced pits to capture rainwater within farms as part of a community-led water conservation initiative in Chhattisgarh's Korea district.More than 440 traditional ponds...

The Congress party has released a list of six candidates for the biennial Rajya Sabha elections. Abhishek Manu Singhvi and Vem Narender Reddy have been nominated from Telangana. Meanwhile, Phulo Devi Netam is contesting from Chhattisgarh, Karamvir Singh Boudh from Haryana, Anurag Sharma from...

Dantewada, March 5 A Naxalite, who carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head, was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, police said on Thursday.The gunfight took place on Wednesday night in forested hills under the Geedam police station area when a...

Dantewada, March 5 Security forces, engaged in a fierce encounter with Maoists, have neutralized an armed insurgent in dense forest-mountain terrain along the Dantewada-Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh, police officials said on Thursday.The Maoist was identified as Rajesh Punem, a member of the...

New Delhi, March 5 The Congress party on Thursday renominated Abhishek Singhvi and Phulo Devi Netam, two of its sitting MPs, from Telangana and Chhattisgarh for the Rajya Sabha election.The party also nominated party leader Karamvir Singh Boudh from Haryana and Anurag Sharma from Himachal...

New Delhi, March 5: The process for filing nominations for the biennial elections to the Council of States, Rajya Sabha, will begin on Thursday, with candidates set to contest 37 seats in the Upper House.The Election Commission of India (ECI) had on February 18 announced the schedule for the...