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Bengaluru, March 13 Officials from the Karnataka State Cricket Association met with the state government-appointed Expert Committee on Friday, providing a detailed presentation of the security enhancement works being carried out at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium in preparation for the IPL.The state...

Raipur, March 13 – In a symbolic move towards rehabilitation and mainstream integration, 78 surrendered Maoists from the Sukma district visited the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly in Raipur on Friday.The group, consisting of former cadres who once operated in the dense jungles of Bastar...

Raipur, March 12 An officer from the Indian Air Force (IAF) allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, according to police.Wing Commander Vipul Yadav, 39, was involved in tasks related to anti-Naxal operations.His domestic helper found him hanging...

Raipur, March 11 The first meeting of the Chhattisgarh State Capital Region Development Authority, held at the Chief Minister's office in the assembly complex on Wednesday, discussed various aspects under Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, an official said.The meeting discussed the objectives...

Raipur, March 9 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Laxmi Verma and Congress nominee Phulo Devi Netam were unopposed elected to the Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh on Monday, a state Assembly official said.Verma and Netam had filed nominations for the March 16 biennial polls to the Rajya...

Raipur, March 9 The opposition Congress created uproar in the Chhattisgarh assembly on Monday over alleged illegal opium cultivation on the farm of a local BJP functionary in the Durg district, claiming he was being protected by the ruling party.Twenty-nine Congress MLAs were suspended after...

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...

Raipur, March 5 BJP's Laxmi Verma and Congress candidate Phulo Devi Netam filed their nomination papers on Thursday for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh, where elections will be held on March 16.Verma was accompanied by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, Deputy CM Vijay Sharma, state BJP...

Bengaluru, March 3 The defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, will play five of their home matches at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here, and the remaining two matches at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur, in the upcoming IPL, the franchise said on Tuesday...

Bengaluru, March 3 – With the Karnataka state government giving its approval, defending champions Royal Challengers Bengaluru are set to return to the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium for the upcoming Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026, with five of their home games confirmed to take place in Bengaluru this...

Bengaluru, March 3 The defending champions, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, will play five of their home matches at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here, and the remaining two matches at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium in Raipur, during the upcoming IPL, the franchise announced on...

Raipur, March 3 The ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Chhattisgarh fielded its senior leader Laxmi Verma, a member of the State Women's Commission, for the March 16 Rajya Sabha elections.Verma's name, that of an OBC leader who has held multiple organizational posts, is among the nine BJP...

New Delhi, March 2 Indian-owned FMCG company Dabur announced on Monday an investment of Rs 60 crore to acquire a minority stake in D2C company RAS Beauty.Its investment platform, Dabur Ventures, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a minority stake in the new-age luxury skincare D2C...

New Delhi, March 2 Godawari Power and Ispat announced on Monday that the company has expanded its sponge iron capacity to 6.5 lakh tonnes, from 5.94 lakh tonnes previously.The increased capacity has been operational from February 28, after receiving approval from the Chhattisgarh Environment...

Raipur, March 1 Several Shia Muslims held a candle march in the Chhattisgarh capital, Raipur, on Sunday to mourn the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and to denounce the US and Israel.Khamenei was killed on Saturday in a coordinated US-Israeli airstrike on Tehran.The...

Raipur, March 1 Posters and pamphlets protesting the death of Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in US-Israeli attacks were seen in a Shia Muslim-dominated area in the capital of Chhattisgarh on Sunday, an official said.The posters praising Khamenei and pamphlets condemning the US...

In Mahasamund, Chhattisgarh, fifteen Naxalites, including veteran leader Vikas, surrendered on Sunday, bringing an end to the outlawed movement in the Raipur-Sambalpur region bordering Odisha. The surrendered individuals, including nine women, belonged to the Balangir-Bargarh-Mahasamund (BBM)...

Raipur, February 28. Chhattisgarh is set to join the nationwide 'Jan Aushadhi Week' celebrations from March 1 to 7, 2026, under the Pradhan Mantri Bharatiya Janaushadhi Pariyojana (PMBJP).Organized by the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Bureau of India (PMBI), under the Department of...

Raipur, February 27 As many as 120 former Maoists, including former Central Committee Member (CCM) Rupesh alias Satish, visited the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly on Friday to observe the proceedings.Besides Rupesh, the group included five former members of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal...

Raipur, February 27 – In a remarkable display of transformation in Chhattisgarh's long struggle against Maoism, 120 former Maoists were present in the visitors' gallery of the state Assembly, observing the democratic process firsthand.Among those in the gallery were former "feared" Maoists...