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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...

Raipur, February 26 The Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly was in disarray on Thursday after the government disclosed that 66 inmates had died in the state's prisons over the past 13 months, with the Congress demanding a House committee investigation into the death of a tribal leader while in...

Raipur, February 25 A total of 2,599 accused were arrested for illegal trafficking of narcotics in Chhattisgarh over the last 13 months, with the recovery of 20,089 kg of ganja, more than three lakh psychotropic drugs, and other contraband, the assembly was told on Wednesday.Deputy Chief...

Dehradun, February 23 Employee organizations, insisting on the arrest of BJP MLA Umesh Sharma Kau in connection with the assault on Uttarakhand Director of Elementary Education Ajay Naudiyal, have issued an ultimatum to close all state offices from Wednesday if their demands are not met.On...

Raipur, February 23 The Chhattisgarh Anti-Corruption Bureau/Economic Offence Wing (ACB/EOW) arrested former IAS officer Anil Tuteja on Monday for his alleged involvement in irregularities related to the District Mineral Fund (DMF) that occurred during the previous Congress government in the...

Raipur, February 23 Chhattisgarh's Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) at constant prices is estimated to grow by 8.11 percent, and per capita income is likely to reach Rs 1,79,244 in 2025-26, according to the state's Economic Survey Report.State Planning, Economics and Statistics Department...

Raipur, February 23 Chhattisgarh Governor Ramen Deka announced on Monday that the state is on the verge of eliminating left-wing extremism, citing a massive crackdown against the menace, with 532 Maoists neutralized and more than 2,700 surrendering in the last two years.In his address on the...

The Budget Session of the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly will begin today. The session, which will continue until March 20th, will consist of a total of 15 sittings. It will begin with the address of Governor Ramen Deka. Finance Minister O. P. Choudhary will present the budget for the 2026-27...

Raipur, February 19 Chhattisgarh Governor Ramen Deka appointed Manoj Dayal, a professor at Guru Jambheshwar University of Science and Technology in Hisar, Haryana, as the Vice Chancellor of Kushabhau Thakre University of Journalism and Mass Communication (KTUJMC) based in Raipur, an official...

Raipur/Bijapur, February 16: In the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, security forces dealt a significant blow to Maoist activities through a series of coordinated anti-LWE operations on Monday.Teams from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) conducted intensive searches and area domination...

Raipur, February 15 Six individuals, including several candidates, were arrested on Sunday for allegedly attempting to cheat in the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE) examination in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, police said.Eight mobile phones, four Bluetooth-enabled devices...

Raipur, February 14 The return flight of an IndiGo ATR aircraft from Bhopal was cancelled after it failed to land on the first attempt and safely landed on the second attempt at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur on Saturday afternoon, officials said.The aircraft, arriving from Bhopal...