Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. File | Photo Credit: ANI The BJP on October 11 claimed that Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel was busy playing a game on his mobile phone during a Congress meeting over selection of candidates for the upcoming Assembly polls as he knows his party will not retain power in the … Read more
Lokesh Shrivas, an accused in the Delhi store heist, is flanked by police officers in Durg, Chhattisgarh | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Two men, including the mastermind identified as Lokesh Shrivas, were apprehended on Thursday evening in Chhattisgarh’s Durg area in connection with a heist of jewellery and cash worth ₹25 crore in Bhogal area … Read more
AAP national convener and Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal | Photo Credit: ANI Days after the Mumbai Summit of the INDIA bloc saw the allies resolved to announce seat sharing for all States at the earliest for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Aam Aadmi Party has decided to strike out alone in the upcoming Assembly … Read more
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel. | Photo Credit: PTI In Chhattisgarh, the highlight of the BJP’s first list of nominations for the forthcoming State Assembly elections is its attempt to corner Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel by fielding sitting Durg MP and former Congress leader Vijay Baghel from Patan in Durg, which the … Read more
Mayawati. File | Photo Credit: ANI Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on August 14 slammed the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for playing “politics of allegations and counter-allegations” in the poll-bound States of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. She also exuded confidence in winning the elections in all the three States, where … Read more
Lashing out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for mentioning Congress-ruled Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan in his statement on sexual violence in Manipur, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday (July 20) said the comparison was made with elections in mind. Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan are among the five States where Assembly polls are due later this year. … Read more
PM Modi to visit Raipur to inaugurate and lay foundation stones of projects worth around ₹7,600 cr Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Chhattisgarh capital Raipur on Friday (July 7), where he is scheduled to inaugurate and lay foundation stones of ten projects worth around ₹7,600 crore, officials said. This is Mr. Modi’s first visit … Read more
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: ANI When an 18-year-old girl in Chhattisgarh cleared her class 10 state board examination, it was an extraordinary feat given her family background. Her parents are active Naxalites, living their lives under the shadow of guns, but that did not deter the teenager from single-mindedly pursuing … Read more
A massive controversy erupted in Odisha over Chhattisgarh’s release of Mahanadi water into lower catchment of the river system. Water experts and political leaders accused the neighbouring State of attempting to mislead the Mahanadi Water Disputes Tribunal led by Supreme Court Justice A.M. Khanwilkar. According to Water Resource Department of Odisha, Chhattisgarh has opened 20 … Read more
The Chhattisgarh police have called at least eight BJP functionaries, including spokespersons and the IT Cell in-charge of the State unit, for questioning in connection with alleged hate speeches posted by them on social media. Taking cognisance of a complaint by the ruling Congress, in which the complainants had objected to terms like “Bhupesh ka Jihadgad” … Read more