Chhattisgarh is one of the 28 states of India, located in the centre-east of the country. It is the ninth-largest state in India, with an area of 135,192 km2 (52,198 sq mi). With a population of 3.22 Crore as of 2020. Chhattisgarh is the 17th-most populated state in the country. A resource-rich state, it is a source of electricity and steel for the country, accounting for 15% of the total steel produced as well as a large contributor of coal. Chhattisgarh is one of the fastest-developing states in India.
Grey clouds on May 31 brought pleasant rain in parts of Raipur and Hyderabad. The showers dipped the temperature and brought respite to the residents from heat. India Meteorological Department (IMD)..
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on May 29 paid his last respect to the first chief minister of Chhattisgarh and former Congress leader Ajit Jogi. Ajit Jogi passed away at the age of 74 after..
Late Ajit Jogi's mortal remains is being taken from hospital to his residence Sagaun Bangla in Raipur. Former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Ajit Jogi passed away at age of 74 on May 29. His funeral..
Former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Ajit Jogi passed away at the age of 74 on May 29. Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan offered his condolences on Jogi's demise. While speaking..
Former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Ajit Jogi passed away at the age of 74 on May 29. Late Ajit Jogi's condition was critical after he suffered cardiac arrest few days ago. Amit Jogi, son of Ajit..
Minister of State for Tribal Affairs and Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament, Renuka Singh, has given clarification on her viral video in which she was seen threatening Chhattisgarh officials...
Tehsildar and CEO in Chhattisgarh's Balrampur had to face wrath of Tribal Affairs Minister of State and Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament for allegedly being biased against BJP party workers...
A rare black panther has been spotted at the Achanakmar Tiger Reserve in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur. Chief Conservator of Forests, S Gupta said, "Had installed trap cameras between March 25 to April 25..
The Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman hit back on Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi over politics on exodus of migrant workers. "If she (Priyanaka Gandhi) really focused about UP govt, she should see..
Chhattisgarh police performed cremation ceremony of a migrant labour in Durg as his family couldn't reach to city due to coronavirus lockdown. During the hardship time, police lent the helping hand to..
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on May 17 slammed Centre over plight of migrant workers. He said, "If Railways had run trains from all states end to end, migrants wouldn't have been forced..
While speaking to ANI amid coronavirus pandemic on May 16, the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel spoke on Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal's statement. He said, "Yesterday, he (Railways..
"Picture abhi baki hai mere dost", this is what Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said when asked about his opinion on central government's 20 lakh crore package. While speaking to ANI, Baghel..
While speaking to ANI in the national capital on May 14 amid COVID-19 outbreak, the Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal spoke on 'shramik special' trains. He said, "It pains me that several states..
As many as four Naxals on May 13 surrendered before police in Chhattisgarh's Sukma. Giving information, Sukma Superintendent of Police Shalabh Sinha said that out of four, two Naxals had big bounty on..
Social distancing norms went for a toss at liquor stores in Chhattisgarh on May 04. Eager patrons rushed to stores after government announced certain relaxations amid lockdown 3.0. Reacting to today's..
After the government gave certain relaxations in lockdown 3.0, people were seen standing in long queues outside a liquor shop in Rajnandgaon. Social distancing norms went for a toss as people did not..
Health Minister of Chhattisgarh, TS Singh Deo, on May 03 informed that out of all the migrant workers who have returned from different states, 14 have so far tested positive in Chhattisgarh. The..
Thirty-two people, mostly migrant workers, tested positive for coronavirus in Chhattisgarh on Saturday, taking the state's COVID-19 tally to 447, a health official said. IndiaTimes - Published
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed anguish at the death of former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi on Friday, saying he strived to bring a positive change in the lives of the poor,.. IndiaTimes - Published
Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi passed away on Friday at the age of 74. Ajit Jogi was admitted to a hospital in Raipur on May 9 after he suffered a cardiac and respiratory arrest. A.. IndiaTimes - Published Also reported by •DNA
Two Naxals, one of them carrying a reward on his head, were on Saturday gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, police said.The gun battle broke out at around.. IndiaTimes - Published
Congress president Sonia Gandhi launched the Rajiv Gandhi Kisan Nyay scheme in Chhattisgarh through video conferencing on Thursday and said this was a true tribute to the former prime minister. IndiaTimes - Published
Six cities have been rated 5-star while 65 cities are 3-Star and 70 cities have been rated as 1-Star, Union Minister Hardeep Singh Puri said. DNA - Published
Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel has urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi not to open state boundaries for the next few months and called for stopping inter-state transportation, except for.. IndiaTimes - Published
"Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty winds (speed reaching 40-50 kmph) likely at isolated places over Jharkhand, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Rajasthan, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh and West.. IndiaTimes - Published
Ajit Jogi's neurological activity is "almost nil" and he is on ventilator support at the Shree Narayana Hospital, where the 74-year-old Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J) head was admitted on Saturday.. IndiaTimes - Published
With liquor sale across the country leading to chaos on streets and people abandoning social distancing norms to stock booze, a number of states have now decided on home delivery of liquor to counter.. IndiaTimes - Published
Chhattisgarh's chief minister has accused federal government-run NMDC Ltd of diverting Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) money owed to the state to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's coronavirus fund,.. Reuters India - Published
Fourteen migrant workers in institutional quarantine since returning to their native Chhattisgarh tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday, but even more alarming was the spectre of infections travelling.. IndiaTimes - Published
Fourteen Border Security Force (BSF) jawans have been quarantined in Chhattisgarh for suspected coronavirus infection after they returned from Agra, officials said on Sunday. IndiaTimes - Published
The chief ministers of Punjab, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Puducherry, demanded a financial package for the states to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic. CM Ashok Gehlot said unless Centre comes forward.. IndiaTimes - Published
In another tragic incident highlighting the miseries of migrant labourers during the coronavirus-induced lockdown, a 12-year-old girl, working in Telangana's chilli fields, died after walking for three.. IndiaTimes - Published
Sixteen Tablighi Jamaat members were booked on Monday in Korba for allegedly hiding travel history, misleading authorities and putting lives of others at risk, said Abhishek Meena, Korba Superintendent.. IndiaTimes - Published
A 68-year-old man who tested positive for Covid-19 in Raipur, Chhattisgarh has no travel history beyond the city, health officials said on Friday. He was one of the five people who tested positive on.. IndiaTimes - Published
A day after 17 security personnel lost their lives in an encounter with Naxals, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel, said on Monday that the Maoists will be uprooted. "Though we have suffered a massive.. IndiaTimes - Published
"I am hurt after hearing the news that 17 jawans were killed and 14 jawans were injured in a clash with maoist in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. I express deep condolences toward the families of the.. IndiaTimes - Published
In one of the worst incidents of Maoist violence in the last two years, 17 security personnel were killed, 15 injured and 16 weapons were taken away by the Naxalites after Saturday night’s deadly.. IndiaTimes - Published
In a bid to keep its flock together, the crisis-hit Madhya Pradesh Congress has decided to shift its 92 MLAs either to Jaipur or some other place. "We are going to take our 92 MLAs and those supporting.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Congress is in power in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, and Puducherry either on its own or as part of an alliance. After forming the government in Jharkhand after the.. IndiaTimes - Published
The exchange of fire between Central Reserve Police Force's CoBRA battalion and Maoists broke out around 10.30am at a forest in Irapalli village on the border of Bijapur and Sukma districts in Bastar.. IndiaTimes - Published
"There is nothing wrong if knowledge of a professional is tested", the Supreme Court observed on Friday when three Chattisgarh-based doctors came to it saying they are being forced to undertake the.. IndiaTimes - Published
Last week, Congress' Ahmed Patel had said that the grand old party was mulling over following Punjab's example and bringing anti-CAA resolutions in three other states where Congress is in power -.. DNA - Published
The Chhattisgarh government has scrapped the monthly pension scheme for those jailed under MISA during Emergency, triggering a political controversy.The money will now be used for employment schemes,.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Congress government in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday made the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, enacted by Parliament in 2008 during the Congress-led UPA government to investigate terror and.. IndiaTimes - Published
The Congress-led Chhattisgarh government moved the Supreme Court on Wednesday seeking the UPA-1 era National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act be declared unconstitutional and arbitrary on the ground that.. IndiaTimes - Published
Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel condemned the violence in Delhi's Jawaharlal Nehru University. Speaking to reporters, Baghel said, "Not only in JNU, but what happened earlier in other.. IndiaTimes - Published
Maharashtra is considering enacting a special Public Security Act on the lines of Chhattisgarh, said state home minister Eknath Shinde on Thursday. Shinde had conveyed a meeting to discuss security.. IndiaTimes - Published
With states like Punjab, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh halting the groundwork needed for conducting the National Population Register (NPR) survey — scheduled from April 1 to.. IndiaTimes - Published
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