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TOP MBA College: Top management college, from where you can do an online MBA sitting at home, you get a package worth lakhs

TOP MBA College: MBA degree is most in demand in the job market at present. After MBA, you not only get a great salary package but also open new doors for career growth. Nowadays many management colleges are offering online MBA programs for working professionals. Which includes IIM Ahmedabad and IIM Calcutta. TOP MBA College: MBA is such a degree which is most in demand in the job market. Those who do an MBA get salary packages worth lakhs and crores. This is the reason why it is the top choice of many professionals. Now many business schools are offering online courses. Due to this, it has become easier for working professionals to do an MBA along with their jobs. Let us know about the top management colleges which are offering online MBA courses. IIM Ahmedabad- IIM Ahmedabad is the top management college in the country. According to NIRF Ranking 2023, IIM Ahmedabad has the number-1 rank. This management college is offering a two-year online MBA course (PGP). It aims to strengthen the management skills of working professionals and entrepreneurs who try to balance their career and personal lives. The fee for the online MBA program at IIM Ahmedabad is Rs 20 lakh. IIM Raipur- IIM Raipur also offers online MBA courses. Executive Post Graduate in Management can be done from here. This course runs in hybrid mode. Some days offline classes are also conducted. For admission to this, one should have two years of work experience. The fee for an online MBA course here is around Rs 13 lakh. IIM Calcutta- IIM Calcutta is one of the prestigious management colleges of the country. It offers Executive MBA programs for working professionals. Which happens in online mode. The fee for an Executive MBA at IIM Calcutta is Rs 31 lakh. Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU)- IGNOU is the largest open university in the world. IGNOU also offers an online MBA course. This course is a of minimum two years and a maximum of four years. There is no age limit for this. The fee for an online MBA in IGNOU is Rs 62,000. Annamalai University- Annamalai University is one of the most prestigious universities in the country. It has got A+ grade from NAAC. From here MBA can be done with a specialization in HR Management, Financial Management, E-Business, Hospital Management and Marketing Management. The fee for a distance MBA in this university is around Rs 40 thousand.

Kalam Times 19 Mar 2024 10:16 am

FIR against Bhupesh Baghel has nothing to do with elections, says Chhattisgarh Dy CM Sao

FIR against Bhupesh Baghel has nothing to do with elections, says Chhattisgarh Dy CM Sao Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao said after an FIR was registered against former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel that there is no political vendetta and arrest has nothing to do with the upcoming polls. On Sunday, Chhattisgarh Economic Offences Wing (EOW) named former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel in its first information report (FIR) lodged in connection with the alleged Mahadev Online Book-linked money laundering case. For a long time, the investigation was going on in the Mahadev betting app scam. Action is being taken after the facts that were found after the investigation...For almost two years it was being investigated and this FIR has nothing to do with elections and political vendetta, said Arun Sao. However, Baghel has alleged that the FIR against him in the Mahadev online betting case by the state's EOW was politically motivated and was done to defame him. They (ED) can take whatever action they want to...When my name is in the FIR, then the names of the officers should also have been included but their names have not been mentioned... It clearly means that they are targeting me and trying to defame me, he said on Sunday. The former CM further alleged that since the BJP anticipates massive loss in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, they they are adopting new tactics to defame him. Economic Offences Wing of Raipur has registered an FIR against former Chattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel and others in the alleged Mahadev App case. The case has been registered under sections 120B, 34, 406, 420, 467, 468, and 471 of IPC. The case was registered on March 4 against Bhupesh Baghel and 21 others. ED is investigating a case against Mahadev Online Book, which is an umbrella syndicate arranging online platforms for enabling illegal betting websites to enrol new users, create user IDs and launder money through a layered web of Benami bank accounts. (ANI)

devdiscourse 18 Mar 2024 10:28 pm

Parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh to witness rainfall and hailstorms in next 2 hrs

Parts of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh to witness rainfall and hailstorms in next 2 hrs The post-midweek-March sun has become a little unbearable though still there is a slight nip in the air. The Meteorological office has predicted the possibility of rainfall and hailstorms in isolated parts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in the next 2 hrs. According to the IMD, hailstorms are very likely to occur at isolated places in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh during the next 2 hours. With gusty winds of 40-60 kmph, lightning and light to moderate spells of rain over MP in Chindwara, Seoni, Mandla and Anuppur and Chhatisgarh: Rajnandgaon, Durg, Bemetara, Raipur, Baloda Bazar, Raigarh and Korea, IMD added in an X. With gusty winds of 60-70 kmph, lightning and a moderate spell of rain are expected over Balaghat and Dindori, Chhatisgarh: Kabirdham, Janjgir-Champa, Mungeli, Gaurela Pendra Marwahi, Korba, Surguja, Surajpur, Balarampur and Jashpur. Further, IMD stated that the impact expected due to thunderstorms with lightning, gusty winds and Hailstorm over the region is Strong wind or hail may damage plantations, horticulture and standing crops. It may injure people and cattle in open places. Partial damage to vulnerable structures due to strong wind and minor damage to kutcha houses and huts, IMD said. The IMD further suggested a few precautions to tackle the hail storm and thunderstorms. Stay indoors, close windows and doors. Avoid travel if possible and take safe shelters instead of standing below the trees, IMD on X. Do not lie on concrete floors and do not lean against concrete walls. Unplug electronic appliances and immediately get out of water bodies, it added. Meanwhile light to moderate rain and snow accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and hail are likely to occur in the districts of Kullu, Mandi and Shimla for the next 1-2 hours, IMD said in a tweet. Light to moderate precipitation is likely to occur at a few places in the districts of Kinnaur, Lahaul and Spiti, Kullu and Chamba for the next 1- 2 hours, it added. (ANI)

devdiscourse 18 Mar 2024 10:26 pm

FIR against former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel filed in Mahadev app case

RAIPUR: The Chhattisgarh police on Sunday filed an FIR against former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel in the online Mahadev App betting scam case. Though the FIR was filed on March 4, it was announced on Sunday a day after the Lok Sabha polling dates were announced. Baghel is the Congress candidate for the Rajnandgaon constituency where the election will be held on April 26. It is a political FIR and my name has been deliberately inserted into it along with others under pressure, Baghel said. If the case was registered in Raipur on March 4, why then the FIR copy was released and published from Delhi on March 17 Sunday. Usually, EOW or police station uploads FIR the same day on the website. The maximum action against Mahadev App has been taken in Chhattisgarh (during Congress regime), he said, adding that it is for the Centre to get the key accused extradited to India. The investigation by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) indicated the alleged involvement of senior politicians and bureaucrats in facilitating the Mahadev App illegal betting in reciprocity for protection money. In the App betting scam, presumed to be over Rs 6,000 crore, the name of Baghel was conspicuously cited in the supplementary chargesheet of the ED filed early this year before the Prevention of Money Laundering Act court in Raipur.

The New Indian Express 18 Mar 2024 9:28 am

Ex-Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel blames BJP for FIR against him in Mahadev betting app case

Raipur, March 18 (IANS) Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday blamed the BJP after an FIR was registered against him in connection with the Mahadev betting app case. Baghel has termed the development as an attempt by the BJP to tarnish his image. Interacting with the mediapersons, Baghel said a []

bhaskarlive 18 Mar 2024 1:47 am

They are targeting me and trying to defame me: Baghel after being named in FIR in Mahadev betting app case

They are targeting me and trying to defame me: Baghel after being named in FIR in Mahadev betting app case Former Chhattisgarh CM and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday alleged that the FIR against him in the Mahadev online betting case by the state's EOW was politically motivated and was done to defame him. They (ED) can take whatever action they want to...When my name is in the FIR, then the names of the officers should also have been included but their names have not been mentioned... It clearly means that they are targeting me and trying to defame me, he said. Notably, the Chhattisgarh Economic Offenses Wing (EOW) has named former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel in its first information report (FIR) lodged in connection with the Mahadev Online Book-linked money laundering case, sources said on Sunday. According to sources, the FIR has been filed based on a probe report submitted by the Directorate of Enforcement (ED). The former Chhattisgarh CM further alleged that since the BJP anticipates massive loss in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, they they are adopting new tactics to defame him. This is the biggest scam of the year... Bharatiya Janata Party has lost the Lok Sabha elections and due to this, they are adopting new tactics to defame, said Baghel. Economic Offences Wing of Raipur has registered an FIR against former Chattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel and others in the Mahadev App case. The case has been registered under sections 120B, 34, 406, 420, 467, 468, and 471 of IPC. The case was registered on March 4 against Bhupesh Baghel and 21 others. The former Chhattisgarh CM further alleged that central agencies were given the task by the Central government to ensure his arrest, and they have been to all places and have threatened everyone to take my name but they couldn't implicate him. Baghel said, From 2021, I-T, ED, and CBI are on it, they have been to all places and have threatened everyone to take my name but they couldn't...then Chhattisgarh govt was doing the probe but ED interfered...if I was weak, all agencies wouldn't have come after me. All the central agencies are doing maximum raids in a small state like Chhattisgarh...I don't understand why are they scared? Baghel further added, If they will serve notice, we will respond accordingly. Baghel said that he would consult with lawyers, and further moves would be made accordingly. Meanwhile, Baghel is contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Rajnandgaon seat. ED is investigating a case against Mahadev Online Book, which is an umbrella syndicate arranging online platforms for enabling illegal betting websites to enrol new users, create user IDs and launder money through a layered web of Benami bank accounts. (ANI)

devdiscourse 17 Mar 2024 11:27 pm

Ex-Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel named in FIR in Mahadev betting app case

Former Chhattisgarh chief minister and Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel has been named as an accused in the FIR in the 'Mahadev Book Online'app scam, estimated to be worthRs 6,000 crore, as reported by Hindustan Times. Reportedly, the Mahadev betting app and its associate companies illegally collected Rs 450 crore worth of proceeds of crime every month. Along with Baghel, Mahadev promoters Sourabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal, 16 other named accused persons have been named in the first information report. Unnamed bureaucrats, police officers and officers on special duty during the ex-CM's tenure too have been charged with various sections pertaining to cheating, criminal conspiracy, breach of trust, and forgery under the Indian Penal Code (IPC), and sections 7 and 11 of the Prevention of Corruption Act. The FIR was registered by the Economic Offences Wing (EOW) in Raipur on March 4, as per the HT report. It did not name any senior police or administrative officer. In January, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) named Baghel in a supplementary chargesheet related to allegations of receiving bribes amounting to approximately Rs 508 crore from the promoters of the Mahadev app from the UAE. Background In July 2022, the ED had started investigating the Mahadev Book Online Betting App under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), alleging that the promoters of the app Saurabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal who are based overseas were remotely running illegal betting operations with proceeds of crimes running into several thousand crores. The Mahadev online book betting application is an umbrella syndicate arranging online platforms for enabling illegal betting websites, the ED alleged. The agency had said that the alleged illegal funds generated by the app were used to pay bribes to politicians and bureaucrats in Chhattisgarh. The company promoters hail from Bhilai in Chhattisgarh. A total of nine persons have been arrested by the ED in this case till now. Two chargesheets have been filed and multiple raids have been conducted. Many celebrities and Bollywood actors too were summoned for questioning by the agency on their links with the online betting platform and the mode of payment. The projected proceeds of crime in this case are about Rs 6,000 crore, according to the ED. The ED investigation has shown that the Mahadev Online Book App is run from a central head office in the UAE. It operates by franchising Panel/Branches to their known associates on a 70-30 per cent profit ratio, it had said. Large-scale hawala operations are done to siphon off the proceeds of betting to off-shore accounts, it added. Large expenditure in cash is also being done in India for advertising betting websites to attract new users and franchise (panel) seekers, the ED had said. On November 3 last year, the federal agency arrested alleged courier Asim Das, a driver, and and a constable named Bhim Singh Yadav, from a Raipur hotel, four days before the first phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly elections. The authorities had seized Rs 5.39 crores in cash from Dass car. The ED had claimed that forensic analysis and statement made by Asim Das led to startling allegations that Mahadev betting app promoters have paid about Rs 508 crore from the UAE to former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel. The ED quoted Das as saying in his November statement that he came to Raipur to deliver the money to political executives of the Indian Congress party on the instructions of Shubham Soni, one of the key accused and a promoter of the app, who had called him to Dubai in October 2023 and said he would be provided cash which was to be delivered to Mr Bhupesh Baghel. Incidentally, Asim Das' 62-year-old father Sushil Das was found dead under suspicious circumstances in a well on December 6 in Chhattisgarh's Durg district. Baghel had dubbed these charges as an attempt to malign his image while the Congress termed it vendetta politics by the Centre. However, on November 25, Asim Das submitted before the special court in Raipur that he had been framed as part of a conspiracy and he had never delivered cash to politicians. He alleged that he was forcefully made to sign a statement in English, a language he does not comprehend in a letter written from jail to the Director of the ED and other higher authorities. Meanwhile, Mahadev app promoters Sourabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal were detained in Dubai based on an Interpol red notice issued at the behest of the ED and the agency is trying to deport or extradite them from the UAE to India. In January , the ED told the special court in Raipur that Das has now stated that his first statement given to the agency on November 3 last year in which he cited Baghels name was true and correct. The ED claimed that Das was coerced into giving a handwritten retraction of his earlier statement. Moreover, in March, the ED froze security holdings worth Rs 580 crore and seized cash and valuables amounting to Rs 3.64 crore of a Kolkata-based 'hawala operator' after recent raids in six cities in connection with the ongoing investigation in the Mahadev betting app money laundering case. It said that the accused Harishankar Tibrewal who currently stays in Dubai. collaborated with the founders of the Mahadev app and owned and operated skyexchange, an accused illicit betting app. (With additional inputs from PTI)

The New Indian Express 17 Mar 2024 1:49 pm

Petrol costliest in Andhra Pradesh & Kerala; BJP-ruled MP, Bihar close behind

Petrol costliest in Andhra Pradesh & Kerala; BJP-ruled MP, Bihar close behind Petrol and diesel prices are the costliest in the country in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Kerala while it is cheapest in smaller states and UTs like Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Delhi and those in the North East, mainly due to differential in local sales tax or VAT rates, oil industry data showed. The three state-owned fuel retailers - Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) - last week cut petrol and diesel prices by Rs 2 a litre each, ending a nearly two-year hiatus in price revision. That reduction brought relief to fuel users but rates continue to be above Rs 100 a litre mark in some states due to higher Value Added Tax (VAT). Y S Jagan Mohan Reddy's YSRCP-ruled Andhra Pradesh has the costliest petrol at Rs 109.87 a litre, followed by Left Democratic Front (LDF)-ruled Kerala, where a litre of petrol comes for Rs 107.54. Congress-run Telangana is close behind with petrol costing Rs 107.39 a litre. BJP-ruled states are not far behind - petrol costs Rs 106.45 a litre in Bhopal, Rs 105.16 in Patna (BJP in coalition with JD-U), Rs 104.86 in Jaipur and Rs 104.19 in Mumbai. Mamata Banerjee's TMC-ruled West Bengal has petrol priced at Rs 103.93 a litre. Other states with over Rs 100-a-litre petrol are Odisha (Rs 101.04 a litre in Bhubaneswar), Tamil Nadu (Rs 100.73 in Chennai), and Chattisgarh (Rs 100.37 in Raipur), industry pricing data showed. Petrol is the cheapest in Andaman & Nicobar Island where it comes for Rs 82 a litre, followed by Silvassa and Daman where it comes for Rs 92.38-92.49 a litre. Other smaller states too have local VAT, leading to cheaper petrol - Delhi (Rs 94.76 a litre), Panaji (Rs 95.19), Aizawl (Rs 93.68), and Guwahati (Rs 96.12). Most North Eastern states are among the lower-end of the petrol price band. Diesel prices have almost a similar story with Amaravati in Andhra Pradesh selling the fuel at Rs 97.6 a litre, followed by Rs 96.41 a litre in Kerala's capital Thiruvananthapuram, Rs 95.63 in Hyderabad and Rs 93.31 in Raipur. The fuel is in the Rs 92-93 a litre range in BJP-ruled sales of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Bihar. It is also in that range in Odisha and Jharkhand. Diesel is the cheapest in Andaman & Nicobar Island where it comes for about Rs 78 a litre. Delhi - which has the lowest VAT among metro cities - has diesel priced at Rs 87.66 a litre, while in Goa it costs Rs 87.76 per litre. Commenting on the price cut, Goldman Sachs said the net marketing margin of the three oil marketing companies will decline to Rs 08-09 a litre from Rs 1.7-2.7 a litre. Morgan Stanley said the price cut ''should finally remove a key overhang for fuel retailers''. ''The Rs 2 per liter price cut (our estimate was for Rs 2-3 a litre) brings India's fuel basket to USD 85 per barrel Brent crude (i.e. breakeven fuel marketing profitability at this crude price). However, the implied integrated fuel margins for retailers will average 30 per cent above mid-cycle considering the strength in refinery margins,'' it said. JP Morgan said the effect of the reduction is equivalent to about a USD 3.5 a barrel increase in crude oil prices. ''Although small on headline, a Rs 2 per liter cut will reduce oil marketing companies' revenue / EBITDA by about Rs 30,000 crore annualized.'' A retail price cut, it said, was expected as the three companies had become highly profitable in the last three quarters, and ahead of general elections due in a few weeks. ''That prices have been cut one-time, and without any signal that pricing goes back to being crude linked (with periodical revisions) can be seen as a negative for these businesses, in our view. Yet, the price cut is relatively modest and seems unlikely to be followed by more (at least near term) - crystallizing the risk for these companies.'' Emkay Global Financial Services said the price cut translates to a reduction of Rs 1.6-1.7 a litre in gross marketing margins. ''In our view, this cut will be effective for next 2-2.5 months and once national elections are over, we would return to a normalized margin scenario. Deepening deregulation with resumption of daily pricing should likely pass any USD 5-10 a barrel movement in oil prices.''

devdiscourse 17 Mar 2024 12:08 pm

Development, jobs key focus of parties in Madhya Pradesh

Development, jobs key focus of parties in Madhya Pradesh The BJP dominated all the six regions of Madhya Pradesh in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls when it won 28 out of the 29 parliamentary seats in the state and will seek to repeat its performance this time as well. The saffron party will also try to wrest Chhindwara, the lone seat won by the Congress in the 2019 polls in the home turf of former chief minister Kamal Nath. Development and issues pertaining to employment have been the key focus areas of the BJP and Congress in the six regions of the state. The BJP has declared its candidates in all 29 seats, while the Congress has so far announced names of its candidates for 10 seats. Out of the 29 seats, five are reserved for the Scheduled Tribe and four for Scheduled Caste candidates. In the 2019 polls, all these seats were won by the BJP. The state broadly has six regions - Gwalior-Chambal, Central MP (Bhopal), Malwa-Nimar, Mahakoshal, Vindhya and Bundelkhand. The Malwa-Nimar region has the highest number of eight Lok Sabha seats. 1. GWALIOR-CHAMBAL: This region, once known to be infested by dacoits, has now marked a leap towards development. The BJP government last year sanctioned an expressway connecting it with Agra in Uttar Pradesh. The arrival of cheetahs at the Kuno National Park in Sheopur district, as part of the government's ambitious project of reintroduction of these felines in the country, has also opened avenues for employment, especially in tourism and hospitality sectors, in the region. Guna is one of the prominent Lok Sabha constituencies in the region from where the BJP has fielded Union minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, who switched over to the saffron party from the Congress in March 2020. The other seats in this region are Morena, Bhind (SC) and Gwalior. 2. CENTRAL REGION (BHOPAL): This region comprises state capital Bhopal and its surrounding areas, including Narmadapuram. Bhopal, popularly known as the city of lakes, is surrounded by world heritage sites - Sanchi and Bhimbetka rock shelters. This region comprises five Lok Sabha seats - Bhopal, Vidisha, Rajgarh, Betul (ST) and Narmadapuram. The BJP has this time dropped its sitting MP Pragya Singh Thakur from Bhopal and fielded former mayor Alok Sharma. In Vidisha, the saffron party has fielded its senior leader and former chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, who has represented the seat in the past also. Development and employment are among the major issues which impact the poll outcome in this region. 3. MALWA-NIMAR: This region is dominated by agriculture activities and includes three major tribal areas of Khargone, Ratlam and Dhar. Indore, the state's commercial capital which is also the cleanest in the country, major bullion trade centre Ratlam and the famous 'jyotirlings' of Ujjain and Omkareshwar fall under this region. There are eight Lok Sabha seats in this region - Indore, Dewas (SC), Ujjain (SC), Mandsaur, Khandwa, Khargone (ST), Ratlam (ST) and Dhar (ST). Issues pertaining to farmers, tribals, employment and migration of labourers are likely to dominate the poll campaign in this region. The BJP has fielded its sitting MP Shankar Lalwani from Indore. 4. BUNDELKHAND: This impoverished region houses the famous Panna diamond mines, the world heritage site of Khajuraho and the Panna Tiger Reserve. The sanctioning of the Ken-Betwa river linking project is a step aimed at addressing the problem of water scarcity in the region, especially irrigation facilities. This region comprises four Lok Sabha seats - Sagar, Damoh, Tikamgarh (SC) and Khajuraho. The BJP has given ticket to its sitting MP V D Sharma from Khajuraho for the second time and fielded Union minister Virendra Kumar from Tikamgarh. 5. MAHAKOSHAL: This region is considered to be a stronghold of former CM Kamal Nath, whose son Nakul Nath is the sitting MP from the family's home turf Chhindwara. Mahakoshal is spread across eight districts -- Jabalpur, Chhindwara, Katni, Seoni, Narsinghpur, Mandla, Dindori and Balaghat. Local residents grumble over the backwardness in the region, saying Jabalpur was once far ahead of Raipur (Chhattisgarh) and Nagpur (Maharashtra) in terms of development, but now the city lags behind Indore and Bhopal. Mandla and Shahdol are tribal-dominated districts, while Balaghat is affected by Naxalism in this region. The five Lok Sabha seats in this region are - Jabalpur, Mandla (ST), Shahdol (ST), Balaghat and Chhindwara. The BJP has fielded sitting MP Faggan Singh Kulaste from Mandla. The Congress has renominated Nakul Nath from Chhindwara, a seat represented nine times by his father Kamal Nath. 6. VINDHYA: This region bordering Uttar Pradesh is spread across nine eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh - Rewa, Shahdol, Satna, Sidhi, Singrauli, Anuppur, Umaria, Maihar and Mauganj. The region elected the first Lok Sabha member for the Bahujan Samaj Party from Madhya Pradesh in 1991 and had also given representation to Communists in electoral politics. It comprises three Lok Sabha seats - Satna, Rewa and Sidhi. Development and employment are among the key issues in this region.

devdiscourse 17 Mar 2024 11:46 am

BJP targets Congress LS candidates in Chhattisgarh through cartoons on social media

BJP targets Congress LS candidates in Chhattisgarh through cartoons on social media The ruling BJP in Chhattisgarh has come up with a set of cartoons on social media to target the opposition Congress' Lok Sabha poll candidates, including former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, over politics of appeasement and other issues. While the BJP said it has only portrayed some incidents which happened during the previous Congress regime through the cartoons which are not meant to hurt anyone, the grand old party accused it of releasing such illustrations out of frustration. The 11 Lok Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh will see polling in three phases on April 19, April 26 and May 7 as per the schedule announced by the Election Commission of India. The cartoon posters were released over the last one week. One such poster targeting former CM Baghel, who has been fielded by the Congress from Rajnandgaon Lok Sabha seat, was posted with the comment ''Rajnandgaon or Jihadgaon...selection is yours''. The post shows a caricature of Baghel leading a queue, holding a green flag with ''jihadi giroh'' written on it, towards a milestone of Rajnandgaon and followed by cartoons of Raipur Mayor Aijaz Dhebar and former minister Mohammad Akbar holding weapons. Baghel is seen saying Bhaijan agla number Rajnandgaon ka hai (brother next number is of Rajnandgaon). BJPs state general secretary Sanjay Shrivastav told PTI, It has been a tradition in the country to use different mediums of communication to send messages among the masses. Through the cartoon posters, the BJP has just portrayed the incidents which have happened (in the previous Congress government). The cartoon posters are not meant to hurt anyone.'' Senior BJP MLA Dharamlal Kaushik said his party is trying to portray the failures of the previous Congress government through the satire art and it has been receiving good response from people. A cartoon of former minister Shivkumar Dahariya, the Congress nominee in Janjgir-Champa Lok sabha seat, was posted along with the comment ''people of Janjgir-Champa should remain alert as former kabjabaaj (encroacher) minister is now eyeing on your land''. Dahariya is depicted holding a big sack with avaidh kabja sargana (illegal encroachment syndicate) written on it and heading towards Janjgir-Champa. The cartoon is shown as saying ''have heard that there is a lot of land in Janjgir-Champa, let's encroach it.'' Similarly, a cartoon depicting Jyotsana Mahant, the incumbent Congress MP from Korba Lok Sabha seat who has been re-nominated by the party, was posted with ''an appeal to residents of Korba, this time dont choose an inactive, but an active MP''. The poster showed two persons asking ''who are you'', and the woman is seen holding a poster with ''mai aapki lapata sansad'' (I am your missing MP) written on it. Another cartoon poster of former MLA Vikas Upadhyay, who has been fielded from Raipur Lok Sabha seat, asked residents of Raipur to be alert, saying '''vinash'' (destruction) comes with this 'Vikas'. In another cartoon poster of former home minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, who is the Congress' nominee from Mahasamund Lok Sabha seat, the BJP took a swipe at him over communal violence at Biranpur village in Bemetara district in April last year in which 22-year-old Bhuneshwar Sahu was killed. The man's father, Ishwar Sahu, was later elected as the BJP MLA in the state assembly polls held in November 2023. The BJP has fielded its incumbent state minister Brijmohan Agrawal in Raipur, sitting MP Santosh Pandey in Rajnandgaon, senior woman leader Saroj Pandey in Korba, former MLA Rupkumari Choudhary in Mahasamund and Kamlesh Jangde, a fresh face, in Janjgir-Champa. Chhattisgarh Congress communication wing head Sushil Anand Shukla claimed the BJP has been releasing the cartoon posters with ''baseless'' statements as it is afraid that his party candidates will win by huge margins. Since the Congress has declared its Lok Sabha poll candidates in the state, the BJP has become frustrated as it is anticipating defeat, he said. They are talking about ''Modi ki guarantee'' in elections but the central government led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has failed on all fronts in the last 10 years, the Congress leader claimed. Modi had promised to contain inflation in 100 days, giving employment to youth, doubling income of farmers, better returns for farm produce, depositing 15 lakh in bank accounts of each person but none of them were fulfilled, Shukla said. People no longer have trust in Modi and they will teach him a lesson in the Lok Sabha polls, he claimed.

devdiscourse 17 Mar 2024 11:19 am

Chhattisgarh's Bipolar battle in three-phase tight contest

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh, where assembly polls were held in November last year, is set to see a bipolar contest between the ruling BJP and the Congress across the 11 Lok Sabha seats. Maoists threat apparently led the Election Commission to hold elections in three phases in Chhattisgarh. The polling in the Maoist-hit restive Bastar will be held in the first phase on April 19. Voting in the second phase on April 26 will cover Kanker, Rajnandgaon (adjoining Maharashtras Gadchiroli having strong presence of Maoists) and Mahasamund (sharing borders with Odisha and districts of Dhamtari, Gariyaband where Maoists movements were reported). Third phase polling on May 7 will cover the remaining constituencies of central and north Chhattisgarh Sarguja, Raipur, Bilaspur, Raigarh, Korba, Janjgir, and Durg. To conduct polls in the sensitive and hypersensitive areas, elaborate security managements will be put in place, officials said. In recent months Maoists have stepped up their attacks to create terror in south Bastar and targeted BJP leaders. According to police, two dozen people including four BJP leaders and at least 12 security personnel were killed by Maoists in Bastar zone since November last year. Since 1998 the BJP has won 10 of the eleven seats barring the 2019 elections when it bagged nine constituencies and two went to the Congress. The BJP back in power in the state has taken a lead to launch Vijay Sankalp Shankhnad Rally by union home minister Amit Shah and declared candidates for all 11 seats. The Congress has so far announced six names, including former CM Bhupesh Baghel. However, it remains to be seen how the BJP that keeps its campaign alive on Modi Ki Guarantee slogan is able to retain the trust of masses. Maoists step up attacks in Bastar, targets BJP Recently, Maoists have stepped up their attacks to create terror in south Bastar and targeted BJP leaders. According to police, two dozen people including four BJP leaders and at least 12 security personnel were killed by Maoists in Bastar since November 2023

The New Indian Express 17 Mar 2024 7:18 am

Cgarh : 3 Maoists Gunned Down in Bastar Over 2 Days

Manjhi was the eighth BJP leader to have been killed by Maoists in the state in the past one year. (AFP PHOTO / Noah SEELAM) Manjhi was the eighth BJP leader to have been killed by Maoists in the state in the past one year. (AFP PHOTO / Noah SEELAM) Raipur: Three Maoists were gunned down in two separate encounters with security forces in Bastar in Chhattisgarh over the last two days, police said on Saturday. A Maoist was on Saturday killed in an encounter with security forces in Khaknar jungle under Koylibeda police station in Kanker district under Bastar, police said. Body of the ultra was recovered along with a sub-machine gun and explosives at the encounter site by security personnel, police said. In another incident, two Maoists were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Bijapur district in south Bastar late on Friday night. The encounter had taken place in Bedere forest in the district, police said.

Deccan Chronicle 16 Mar 2024 10:43 pm

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News Voir 16 Mar 2024 7:29 pm

Ambikapur Airport Receives DGCA Approval to Begin Flight Operations

Ambikapur Airport Receives DGCA Approval to Begin Flight Operations The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued the aerodrome license for Ambikapur airport in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district to start flight operations, officials said on Saturday. Maa Mahamaya Airport, Ambikapur, has been developed in the 3-C VFR category to expand air services in the state, a public relations department official said. An application, seeking a license to start air services from the airport, was submitted to the DGCA in December 2022. The aviation regulator on Friday granted the license to the state government for Ambikapur Airport, he said. With this, the state now has three licensed airports -- Bilaspur, Jagdalpur and Ambikapur under the regional connectivity scheme (RCS), he added. The license has paved the way for the operation of 72-seater flights from Ambikapur, he added. The state government has already been making efforts to start air service from Ambikapur Airport to Raipur, Bilaspur, Lucknow, Patna, and Ranchi. With the commencement of flights from Ambikapur, tourism and commercial activities in the northern region of the state will get a boost and facilitate the development of the region, the official said. Meanwhile, the state government also signed a memorandum of understating (MoU) with the Centre-run Alliance Air on Friday to start regular commercial flight services from Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) to Delhi and Kolkata, and Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh) to Delhi via Jabalpur by the end of this month, he noted. The chief minister inaugurated flight services from Bilaspur to Delhi and Kolkata on March 12, while the flight service Delhi-Jabalpur- Jagdalpur-Jabalpur-Delhi was also launched on the same day, the official said. Now, after the pact, the flight services on the three routes will be regular from the month-end, he added. As per the MoU, the state will provide financial assistance to the airline company to compensate for the loss based on the cost revenue model in case of non-availability of passengers on the flights.

devdiscourse 16 Mar 2024 1:31 pm

Compressed bio gas plants to be set up in Raipur, Bhilai; initial pact with BPCL signed

As per the pact, BPCL- a central PSU, will set up CBG plants in Raipur and Bhilai with an investment of around Rs 100 crore and the capacity of each plant will be 100-150 tonne per day.

The Economic Times 13 Mar 2024 4:03 pm

BJD leaders back strike against minister

NUAPADA: Infighting in BJD came to the fore on Tuesday as local ruling party leaders extended full support to a bandh observed in Nuapada town to protest the alleged corruption by sitting MLA and Planning and Convergence Minister Rajendra Dholakia. The dawn-to-dusk bandh called by Nuapada Swabhiman Manch was supported by BJDs state general secretary Saroj Sahu, Nuapada district president Manoj Mishra, youth wing secretary Harishchandra Panda, Zilla Parishad member Bhanupratap Majhi and many party workers. All government and private offices, banks and business establishments remained closed during the 12-hour bandh. Vehicular movement was paralysed on Raipur-Gopalpur NH-353 and Biju Expressway connecting Nuapada with Padampur and Sinapali as the agitators resorted to picketing at multiple locations. However, school and colleges remained open in view of the ongoing examinations of students. Supporters of the bandh staged demonstration at Nuapada Ekta chowk and burned the ministers effigy. Accusing Dholakia of being involved in several scams, they demanded a high-level probe into his corrupt activities. The agitators also demanded his removal from the state Cabinet and urged the government to not allow him contest in the upcoming General Elections. The agitators claimed Dholakia misused his power and facilitated swindling of money in several projects. BJDs youth wing leader Panda alleged that Dholakia was involved in cement-rod scam, sale of spurious fertiliser and recruitment of outsiders in the district headquarters hospital. We had informed the state government and anti-corruption agencies about the ministers illegal activities. However, no action was taken against him. So we observed the bandh to draw the state governments attention towards the ministers corrupt practices, he claimed. Panda further said the agitation will be intensified. In the coming days, FIRs will be filed in different police stations of the district with adequate evidence against the minister, he added. On the other hand, Dholakia refuted the allegations and termed the protest as a political conspiracy against him. For the last five years, these party workers worked with me and never raised any such complaint. Now all of a sudden, they are levelling corruption charges against me. It is only because of their vested interests. The minister said the BJD leaders who spearheaded Tuesdays protest against him are ticket aspirants for the upcoming Assembly elections. I also believe that these BJD leaders are being supported by opposition parties in view of the talks about an alliance in Odisha. However, I have conveyed my concerns to the high command and I believe our chief minister will take the appropriate decision, Dholakia added.

The New Indian Express 13 Mar 2024 11:33 am

CM Dr Yadav pays courtesy visit to Chhattisgarh CM

Bhopal: Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav reached Raipur today on a one-day visit to Chhattisgarh. CM Dr. Yadav paid courtesy visit to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Shri Vishnudeo Sai at his residence. CM Dr. Yadav greeted Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Shri Sai by presenting him a bouquet and Angavastra. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Shri Sai presented a memento... The post CM Dr Yadav pays courtesy visit to Chhattisgarh CM first appeared on Central India's Premier English Daily .

Central Chronicle 13 Mar 2024 9:59 am

Congress fighting a 'lost battle': MP CM Yadav

Congress fighting a 'lost battle': MP CM Yadav Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav has said the Congress is fighting a ''lost battle'' and its first list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections does not have any prominent nominees for seats in MP. Yadav, a senior BJP leader, was talking to reporters at the Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur on Tuesday before returning to Madhya Pradesh after concluding his day-long tour of Chhattisgarh, which is also under the saffron rule. The Congress on Tuesday evening announced its second list of 43 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls, likely to be held in April-May. Of the 43 candidates, 10 are from Madhya Pradesh, where the the grand old party managed to win just one seat (Chhindwara) out of total 29 in 2019. The first Congress list released last week had 39 candidates, including party MP Rahul Gandhi, who represents Keralas Wayanad in the Lower House of Parliament, but it did not cover any seat in the BJP-ruled Madhya Pradesh. Asked about the Congress list of Lok Sabha candidates for Madhya Pradesh, Yadav said, ''The Congress is fighting a lost battle. No prominent names featured in this list. On the contrary, the BJP's first list of candidates carried the names of Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji and several other leaders.'' The BJP leader claimed prominent Congress politicians are reluctant to contest the upcoming polls. ''We all can understand that the upcoming time is going to be very bad for the Congress as its big leaders have already left the ground and its results are visible,'' Yadav said.

devdiscourse 13 Mar 2024 9:11 am

Alliance Air launches flight services from Bilaspur to Delhi, Kolkata

BILASPUR, Mar 12: The Centre-run Alliance Air on Tuesday launched flight service from Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh to Delhi and Kolkata, officials said. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, who was in Raipur, virtually flagged off the inaugural flights which took off from Bilasa Devi Kevat Airport, Bilaspur, located around 125 km from the state capital, they said. Deputy Chief Minister Arun Sao was also present at the function. Speaking on the occasion, Sai said Prime Minister Narendra Modi has resolved [] The post Alliance Air launches flight services from Bilaspur to Delhi, Kolkata appeared first on Daily Excelsior .

Daily Excelsior 13 Mar 2024 12:12 am

CM Dr. Yadav pays courtesy visit to the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh

Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav reached Raipur today on a one-day visit to Chhattisgarh. CM Dr. Yadav paid courtesy visit to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnudeo Sai at his residence. CM Dr. Yadav greeted Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Sai by presenting him a bouquet and Angavastra. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Sai presented a memento to CM Dr. Yadav. []

bhaskarlive 12 Mar 2024 7:32 pm

IIT-Hyderabad cluster receives Rs 60 crore grant from DST for establishing centre for in-Situ and correlative microscopy

IIT Hyderabad Cluster receives Rs. 60 crore grant for the Center for In-Situ and Correlative Microscopy (SATHI-CISCoM), enabling real-time characterization across multiple length scales. Led by Prof. BS Murty and supported by 15 organizations including UoH and NIT Raipur.

The Times of India 11 Mar 2024 3:37 pm

IDBI official, woman aide arrested in Rs 3.7 cr fraud in Odisha

BHUBANESWAR: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch arrested two more persons including an IDBI Bank official for their alleged involvement in Rs 3.7 crore fraud. One of the accused Sarojkanta Mohapatra, IDBIs former Dandamukundapur branch head, was nabbed from Cuttack on Saturday while his accomplice Angel Mishra was arrested from Puri on Sunday. Another accused Tanmay Moharana, the banks Dandamukundapur branch former asset officer, was arrested from Chhattisgarhs Raipur on Wednesday. Mohapatra was promoted as manager and Moharana as assistant manager and they were posted in Ahmedabad and Raipur respectively. The duo was suspended after an internal investigation of the bank. They were accused of sanctioning 35 fake Mudra loans amounting to Rs 10 lakh each in the name of their close relatives/acquaintances without their knowledge in 2018. Both of them had later closed the Mudra loans by allegedly illegally transferring the cash from the accounts of Pipili BDO maintained at the banks Dandamukundapur branch. Mohapatra and Angel Mishra were earlier studying together. Mohapatra and Moharana had transferred the cheated amount into the account of Mishra maintained with the State Bank of India, said an EOW officer. Sources said both Mohapatra and Mishra have criminal antecedents. Bhopal STF had registered a case against Mohapatra in 2020 in connection with a bank fraud amounting to Rs 18 crore by using a clone cheque. Similarly, Mishra was booked by Khandagiri police in a cheating case in September, 2022.

The New Indian Express 11 Mar 2024 12:18 pm

PM Modi launches monetary assistance scheme to women

RAIPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Mahtari Vandan scheme in Chhattisgarh to provide monetary assistance to women and said the double-engine governments priority is the welfare of women. Virtually addressing the function in the BJP-ruled state, Modi said his government has taken a resolve to make three crore women lakhpati didi in []

Kashmir Reader 11 Mar 2024 2:36 am

43 BJP Leaders in Bastar get Security Cover After Naxal Threat

Raipur: Chhattisgarh government has provided security cover to 43 BJP leaders in Leftwing extremism-hit Bastar in the state in the wake of sudden spate of killing of ruling party leaders in the region in recent times. The development comes three days after a local leader in Bijapur district under south Bastar in Chhattisgarh made an appeal to Union home minister Amit Shah to provide them security following the killing of two BJP leaders within a span of a week in the current month in the district. The 43 BJP leaders will be provided security under categories of Y, Y+ and X considering the scale of threat perception to the individual leaders from Maoists, a senior police officer said on Sunday. The Chhattisgarh police will arrange security for each of these 43 BJP leaders as per their assigned categories of security cover, the police officer said. These leaders hailed from districts of Sukma, Bijapur, Dantewada, Bastar, Kanker and Narayanpur under Bastar division in the state. Two of the 43 BJP leaders, given security cover by Chhattisgarh police, are women. Kamala Nag, former chairperson of local zilla panchayat of Dantewada district under Bastar in the state, has been given X category security. Similarly, Monica Shah, general secretary of Bijapur district unit of BJP, has also been given X category security. Sukma district BJP unit president Dhaniram Barse has been given the highest level of Y+ security cover among them. Of the 43 BJP leaders who have been provided security, six are from Sukma district, ten from Bijapur district, 17 from Dantewada district, four from Jagdalpur, headquarters of Bastar, one from Kondagaon district, four from Kanker district and one from Narayanpur district. In his recent letter to Mr Shah, president of Bijapur district unit of BJP Srinivas Mudaliar said that many party leaders have fled the district due to the threats to their life by the Maoists and urged him to provide security to the leaders who are in the hit-list of Naxals in Bastar. Congress media wing chief here Sushil Anand Shukla has however demanded security to the leaders of all the political parties in Bastar who faced threat to their lives from Maoists.

Deccan Chronicle 10 Mar 2024 10:46 pm

Chhattisgarh: Rural Women Empowerment Soars with 'Namo Drone Didi Yojana' Launch by PM

Raipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said that economic empowerment has become widespread in every village in the country because of the sustained efforts towards this by the Centre. He indicated that the Centre would launch Namo Drone Didi Yojana on Monday. Under the scheme, drones will be provided to the women beneficiaries. They will also be imparted training to operate the drones. Launching a welfare scheme for women, christened as Mahtari Vandan Yojana, in Chhattisgarh virtually, Mr Modi said that the Centre as well as the state BJP government has set empowerment of women as their priority. Mr Modi disbursed the first instalment of Rs 1,000 each to 70,12,417 women beneficiaries in Chhattisgarh under the scheme by clicking a button, on the occasion. The state government has released a total Rs 655.57 crore for the purpose. Under the scheme, the women beneficiaries are given a monthly incentive of Rs 1,000. This money will continue to come into your accounts every month without any hassle, Mr Modi said. Mr Modi lauded chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai for fulfilling a pre-poll promise by launching the Mahtari Vandan Yojana within three months of coming to power in the state. Modis guarantee is the assurance of fulfilling the guarantee, he said. Mr Modi said that today, women are the primary beneficiaries of various schemes, including the distribution of affordable cylinders through the Ujjwala Yojana. Over half of Jan Dhan accounts are now held by women, while more than 65 percent of Mudra loans have been acquired by women, particularly young women who have initiated their entrepreneurial ventures. In the last ten years, our government has changed the lives of more than ten crore women through self-help groups (SHGs), he said. With the efforts of our government, over one crore women have become lakhpati didi. Now, we aim to make three crore women 'lakhpati didi across the country, he said. Economic empowerment has become widespread in every village because of the efforts of our government, he added. Underlining the measures undertaken by the Centre for the welfare of women, he said that earlier, the scarcity of toilets used to cause embarrassment for mothers, but now, having toilets has helped them avoid health issues. Mr Modi also praised the chief minister for fulfilling many promises made to the people ahead of the November Assembly polls within three months forming the government in the state. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Sai thanked Mr Modi for launching the scheme, saying that The day for which these women were eagerly waiting has arrived today.

Deccan Chronicle 10 Mar 2024 8:56 pm

Priority of double-engine govt is welfare of women: PM Modi

Raipur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday inaugurated the Mahtari Vandan scheme in Chhattisgarh to provide monetary assistance to women and said the double-engine governments priority is the welfare of women. Virtually addressing the function in the BJP-ruled state, Modi said his government has taken a resolve to make three crore women lakhpati didi in Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .

The Siasat Daily 10 Mar 2024 3:25 pm

Massive fire breaks out in MP state secretariat

Raipur : A major fire broke out in the multi-storeyed state secretariat building, named Vallav Bhawan, here on Saturday. A jawan of the state disaster response force (SDRF) was injured while fighting the fire, official sources said. The sanitation workers spotted the fire on the third floor of the building at around 9.30 am and reported the matter to the authorities concerned. The fire spread to the fourth, fifth and sixth floors of the building, official sources said. Around 45 fire-tenders were deployed to douse the fire. Army was called to join the teams of NDRF, SDRF and state police to bring the blaze under control. The fire has almost been put out, Bhopal Municipal Corporations fire officer Rameshwar Neel said. Amid fears of government files being gutted in the inferno, the fire officer said that he has no information regarding this. Saturday being the official holiday for the state government offices, no employee was present in the state secretariat when the incident took place. Chief minister Mohan Yadav said that the fire has now been brought under control and a directive has been given to ensure that no such incident recurs in future. Mr Yadav also constituted a seven-member high level committee headed by additional chief secretary (health) Mohmmed Suleman to probe the incident and submit a preliminary report within three days. The probe committee has been ordered to submit the final report within a fortnight. State Congress president Jitu Patwari alleged a conspiracy by the state government in the incident to destroy the evidence of corruption. Mr Patwari along with the Congress Legislature Party leader Umang Singhar staged a sit-in before the building demanding a CBI probe into the incident.

Deccan Chronicle 9 Mar 2024 9:11 pm

Country's growth cannot be imagined without development of farmers, villages: Rajnath Singh

Country's growth cannot be imagined without development of farmers, villages: Rajnath Singh Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said the country's growth cannot be imagined without the development of farmers and villages, and asserted that the Modi government was standing shoulder to shoulder with the cultivators. Addressing a mega farmers' rally at Government Science College ground in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur, he also targeted the previous Congress dispensation in the state, accusing it of indulging in corruption and derailing the states development. ''...I am the son of a farmer and hail from a village. Farmers can yield gold from the soil with their efforts and hard work. My government is standing shoulder to shoulder with farmers. Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Centre has been taking several steps for the welfare of farmers,'' the minister said. Without the development of farmers and villages, the growth of the country cannot be imagined, he said. ''In America, one bag of urea fertilisers is available for Rs 3,000...India is the only (place) where urea is being provided to farmers at Rs 300 per bag. The Russia-Ukraine war resulted in price rise but the Modi government did not allow prices of seeds and fertilizers to go up. We will not allow the problems of farmers to increase at any cost,'' he added. Hitting out at the previous Bhupesh Baghel-led government in the state, Singh said, the Congress regime destroyed the state in five years. ''Now I firmly believe that the Vishnu Deo Sai-led BJP government will bring the state back on the track of development with the support of the people If anyone has the power to shape the destiny of Chhattisgarh, it is the Bharatiya Janata Party., he said. If the destiny of Chhattisgarh is to be realised, then the destiny of its farmers must also be fulfilled. Only then the state can touch the heights of development,'' he added. BJP walks the talk but the Congress does the politics of parivarvaad, corruption and appeasement. BJP does politics of justice and humanity. We are building a new India. Our resolve is to create a developed India, said the defence minister. The BJP had asserted that when it gets a clear majority in Parliament, no power in the world will be able to stop the construction of a grand Ram temple in Ayodhya, Singh said. Congress people used to ask about its date. We have told them the date and the PM has also performed the consecration of Ram Lalla in Ayodhya on January 22. Ram Lalla has come from his hut to his palace in Ayodhya and now the process of establishing Ram Rajya will start in India, he said. The country has been entering a new age, said the Union minister. When the BJP was elected at the Centre in 2014, Singh said, the party would say that it was committed to the welfare of villages, poor, farmers, people living in huts, unemployed youth and mothers and sisters. You have seen that as soon as the government was formed under the leadership of our Prime Minister Narendra Modi ji, we have taken rapid steps in this direction. Today, the situation is changing completely,'' he said. As many as 25 crore people in India were brought out of poverty. I assure that this time we will again form the government under the leadership of Modi ji and will completely free India from poverty, Singh added. Regarding Shree Anna, he said, Coarse food grains are also produced in Chhattisgarh. The PM has called it Shree Anna. He himself eats it. The country's defence minister also consumes coarse grains. During the G20 summit in the country last year, the heads of the countries who attended it were also served coarse food grains from the state, he said. Singh urged Chhattisgarh farmers to cultivate coarse grains and assured that the government would procure them for exports. Earlier no one used to listen to India on the international platform. Today, when India speaks on international forums, the whole world listens This has become the status of India. Heads of countries all over the world say that the 21st Century belongs to India, he said. Claiming that his party has an excellent track record, Singh said, No one can point a finger and say that there is a taint of corruption on our government or our ministers. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and his cabinet colleagues were also present at the event.

devdiscourse 9 Mar 2024 6:29 pm

Why is BJP so worried?: KC Venugopal on Rahul Gandhi not contesting from Amethi

Why is BJP so worried?: KC Venugopal on Rahul Gandhi not contesting from Amethi A day after Congress released its first list of 39 candidates for Lok Sabha elections, the party's General Secretary KC Venugopal on Saturday broke silence over Rahul Gandhi not contesting from Amethi. We only released the list for 39 seats yesterday. Wait for our list. Why is the BJP so worried about Rahul Gandhi now? We will win Amethi and Raebareli. We are very confident, Venugopal said while speaking to ANI on Saturday. These people are trying to create the impression that they are everything but the people of India are everything, not the BJP or Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The people will decide the future of India, he added. Venugopal on Friday informed that Gandhi will again contest from Kerala's Wayanad constituency, the seat won by him in 2019. Of the total 39 candidates announced, 16 are from Kerala, seven are from Karnataka, and four are from Telangana. Two from Meghalaya and one each from Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim and Lakshwadeep. A total of six seats were also announced from Chhattisgarh, Shivkumar Dahariya has been fielded from Jangir-Champa, Jyotsana Mahant will contest from Korba, Bhupesh Baghel has been fielded from Rajnandgaon, Rajendra Sahu from Durg, Vikas Upadhay from Raipur, Tamradhwaj Sahu from Mahasamund. Congress leader Vikas Upadhyay will contest from the Raipur Lok Sabha seat. Also, Congress announced names for seven seats in Karnataka, including DK Suresh contesting from Bangalore Rural. Following the announcement of his candidature for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls, Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel thanked the party's high command and said that the fielded candidates would live up to the trust shown by the party. (ANI)

devdiscourse 9 Mar 2024 5:26 pm

Congress pins hopes on experienced leaders including ex-CM Baghel for LS polls in Chhattisgarh

Congress pins hopes on experienced leaders including ex-CM Baghel for LS polls in Chhattisgarh The Congress in Chhattisgarh has pinned its hopes on experienced leaders for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as its first list of six candidates included former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, two former state ministers and a sitting MP. The party released its first list of 39 candidates nationwide on Friday. In Chhattisgarh, where it lost power to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the last year's assembly polls, the Congress announced candidates for six out of 11 Lok Sabha seats. Four of them are from the Other Backward Classes (OBC) and one belongs to the Scheduled Caste (SC) community. Besides Baghel (Rajnandgaon seat), the Congress has fielded Vikas Upadhyay (Raipur), Tamradhwaj Sahu (Mahasamund), Shivkumar Dahariya (Janjgir-Champa), Jyotsana Mahant (Korba), and Rajendra Sahu (Durg). Baghel, 62, the foremost leader of the party in the state, is a Kurmi which is an influential OBC community, and a sitting MLA. A six-term MLA, he had unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha elections from Raipur in 2009 and from Durg in 2004. Tamradhwaj Sahu and Shivkumar Dahariya served as ministers in the previous Baghel-led state government. But both lost the last assembly polls. Tamradhwaj Sahu will contest from Mahasamund, which is dominated by the numerically strong Sahu community. A four-term MLA, Sahu was elected to the Lok Sabha from Durg seat in 2014. Dahariya, an influential SC leader, will contest from Janjgir-Champa, reserved for SC candidates. He had been an MLA thrice. Vikas Upadhyay, a Brahmin who has been fielded from Raipur, was elected as an MLA for the first time in 2018 but lost from Raipur City West assembly seat in 2023. Jyotsana Mahant, a sitting MP, will contest from her present Korba constituency. She is married to senior Congress leader and former Union minister Charan Das Mahant, who is now the leader of opposition in the state assembly. Rajendra Sahu, who will contest from Durg, is a fresh face. The BJP has announced candidates for all 11 Lok Sabha seats. In the 2019 general elections, the BJP had won nine out of 11 seats in the state.

devdiscourse 9 Mar 2024 8:44 am

After MP, Chhattisgarh govt declares film `Article 370 tax-free

Raipur: The BJP government in Chhattisgarh on Friday declared Bollywood film Article 370 as tax-free in the state. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai declared the film, which centres around the abrogation of provisions of Article 370 of the Indian Constitution that gave a special status to Jammu and Kashmir, as exempted from tax after watching Get the latest updates in Hyderabad City News , Technology , Entertainment , Sports , Politics and Top Stories on WhatsApp & Telegram by subscribing to our channels. You can also download our app for Android and iOS .

The Siasat Daily 8 Mar 2024 11:10 pm

MP Declares Bollywood Movie Article 370 Tax-free, Chhattisgarh May Follow

Bhopal : Madhya Pradesh government on Friday declared the Aditya Suhas Jambale-directed Bollywood movie Article 370 tax-free in the state. Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav took to the X, formerly Twitter, to announce the decision. For citizens of the state to know the bitter reality of Article 370, we have decided to make the film Article 370 tax-free in Madhya Pradesh, a post in the social media platform by Mr Yadav said. The abrogation of Article 370 has opened doors of immense development possibilities in Jammu and Kashmir, he added. The movie provides an opportunity to closely understand the past and present circumstances of Jammu and Kashmir, Mr Yadav said. Chhattisgarh government is also most likely to declare the movie tax-free in the state, official sources said. Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai along with his ministerial colleagues watched the movie in a cinema theatre in Raipur on Friday evening. Mr Sais wife Kaushalya Devi also accompanied him to watch the film. Article 370 featuring Yami Gautam in the lead role focuses on the rise of terrorism in Kashmir and the governments effort to combat terrorism in the valley. The movie was released nationwide on February 23.

Deccan Chronicle 8 Mar 2024 10:47 pm

Rahul Gandhi to recontest from Wayanad as Cong announces first list of 39 candidates for LS polls

Rahul Gandhi to recontest from Wayanad as Cong announces first list of 39 candidates for LS polls Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will contest the Lok Sabha polls from Kerala's Wayanad once again as the party announced its first list of 39 candidates on Friday. Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel has been fielded by the party from Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh, AICC general secretary K C Venugopal from Alappuzha (Kerala) and Shashi Tharoor renominated from Thiruvananthapuram in Kerala. However, the party has denied ticket to sitting MP T N Prathapan from the Thrissur constituency, while Venugopal will contest from the lone seat that the Congress lost last time. Tharoor will be contesting from the seat for the fourth time in a row from Thiruvanathapuram. Venugopal said the first list has 15 general category candidates while 24 are from the SC, ST, OBC and minority communities. He also said there are 12 candidates below the age of 50 years, eight between 50 and 60 years, 12 between 61-70 and seven from 71-76 years. There are, however, only three women candidates among the first list of 39 candidates. Congress treasurer Ajay Maken said the list has a good mix of youth and experienced leaders, besides those who have been associated with the Congress party from their student and youth days and are connected with the grassroots. ''The Central Election Committee had met yesterday and has selected 39 candidates in the first list, which includes former Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel,'' he announced at a press conference. Asked whether senior leaders have been asked to contest the Lok Sabha polls, Venugopal said this is the Lok Sabha election which will decide the future of the country. ''Our target is to win the maximum number of seats in this Lok Sabha election to eradicate this fascist government. That is the target. We are searching (candidates) for winning each and every seat wherever we can win. ''Senior leaders are there in this list and will be there in coming lists also,'' he said, indicating many senior leaders would figure in the forthcoming lists of the party. Among the candidates declared, six are from Chhattisgarh, seven from Karnataka, 16 from Kerala, four from Telangana, two from Meghalaya and one each from Sikkim, Nagaland, Tripura and Lakshadweep. Among the candidates declared by the party after the CEC cleared it, include Bhupesh Baghel from Rajnandgaon, Shivkumar Dahariya from Jangir-Champa (SC), Jyotsana Mahant from Korba, Tamradhwaj Sahu from Mahasamund, Rajendra Sahu from Durg, Vikas Upadhyay from Raipur (all from Chhattisgarh). Besides, D K Suresh, brother of Karnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar, has been fielded once again from the Bangalore Rural constituency, H R Algur (Raju) from Bijapur (SC), Anandaswamy Gaddadevara Math from Haveri, Geetha Shivarajkumar from Shimoga, M Shreyas Patel from Hassan, S P Muddahanumegowda from Tumkur and Venkataramegowda (Star Chandru) from Mandya in Karnataka. In Kerala, Rahul Gandhi will contest from Wayanad, K C Venugopal from Alappuzha, Rajmohan Unnithan from Kasaragod, K Sudhakaran from Kannur, Shafi Parambil from Vadakara, M K Raghavan from Kozhikode, V K Sreekandan from Palakkad, Ramya Haridas from Alathur (SC), K Muraleedharan from Thrissur, Benny Behanan from Chalakudy, Hibi Eden from Ernakulam, Dean Kuriakose from Idukki, party's chief whip in Lok Sabha Kodikunnil Suresh from Mavelikkara (SC), Anto Antony from Pathanamthitta, Adoor Prakash from Attingal and Shashi Tharoor has been renominated from his Thiruvananthapuram constituency. For the Lakshadweep (ST) seat, the party has fielded Mohd Hamdullah Sayeed, while in Meghalaya, former chief minister Vincent H Pala will contest from Shillong (ST) and Saleng A Sangma from the Tura (ST) seat which the TMC was earlier demanding. For the lone Nagaland seat, S Supongmeren Jamir has been fielded while in Sikkim the party has fielded Gopal Chettri. In Telangana, the party has fielded Suresh Kumar Shetkar from Zahirabad, Raghuveer Kunduru from Nalgonda, Challa Vamshi Chand Reddy from Mahbubnagar and Balram Naik Porika from Mahabubabad (ST). For the Tripura (West) seat, the Congress has fielded Ashish Kumar Saha in its first list. The announcement came a day after the CEC finalised the names for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections following a discussion on over 60 Lok Sabha seats from 11 states and Union territories. Discussions were held on Lok Sabha seats in Delhi, Karnataka, Kerala, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Sikkim, Tripura, Nagaland, Manipur, Meghalaya and Lakshadweep. ''We are in election mode and are on an aggressive path of campaigning with Rahul Gandhi undertaking the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra which is currently in Gujarat,'' Venugopal said. The Nyay Yatra will end on March 17 in Mumbai with a mammoth rally and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is writing to all INDIA bloc partners to attend that joint public rally, he said. There are speculations that Rahul Gandhi may also contest from Amethi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra from Raebareli, a seat which was previously held by Sonia Gandhi. Both the seats are considered bastions of the Gandhi family and the local units of the Congress have demanded that the two scions of the Congress first family should contest from there. Venugopal, however, did not answer questions on whether Rahul Gandhi would contest from Amethi too and said the seats will be declared after they are cleared by the CEC. He said the next meeting of CEC headed by the Congress chief would be held on March 11.

devdiscourse 8 Mar 2024 10:04 pm

Congress pins hopes on experienced leaders including Baghel for LS elections in Chhattisgarh

Congress pins hopes on experienced leaders including Baghel for LS elections in Chhattisgarh The Congress in Chhattisgarh has pinned its hopes on experienced leaders for the coming Lok Sabha elections as its first list of six candidates included former chief minister Bhupesh Baghel, two former state ministers, and a sitting MP. The party released its first list of 39 candidates nationwide. In Chhattisgarh, where it lost power to the BJP in the last year's assembly polls, the Congress announced candidates for six out of 11 Lok Sabha seats. Four of them are from Other Backward Classes and one belongs to the Scheduled Caste community. Besides Baghel (Rajnandgaon seat), the Congress fielded Vikas Upadhyay (Raipur), Tamradhwaj Sahu (Mahasamund), Shivkumar Dahariya (Janjgir-Champa), Jyotsana Mahant (Korba), and Rajendra Sahu (Durg). Baghel, 62, the foremost leader of the party in the state, is a Kurmi which is an influential OBC community, and a sitting MLA. A six-term MLA, he had unsuccessfully contested Lok Sabha elections from Raipur in 2009 and from Durg in 2004. Tamradhwaj Sahu and Shivkumar Dahariya served as ministers in the previous Baghel-led state government. Both lost the last assembly polls. Tamradhwaj Sahu will contest from Mahasamund which is dominated by the numerically strong Sahu community. A four-term MLA, Sahu was elected to the Lok Sabha from Durg seat in 2014. Dahariya, an influential SC leader, will contest from Janjgir-Champa, reserved for SC candidates. He had been an MLA thrice. Vikas Upadhyay, a Brahmin who has been fielded from Raipur, was elected as an MLA for the first time in 2018 but lost from Raipur City West assembly seat in 2023. Jyotsana Mahant, a sitting MP, will contest from her present Korba constituency. She is married to senior Congress leader and former Union minister Charan Das Mahant, who is now the leader of opposition in the state assembly. Rajendra Sahu who will contest from Durg is a fresh face. The BJP has announced candidates for all 11 Lok Sabha seats. In 2019 general elections, the BJP had won nine out of 11 seats in the state.

devdiscourse 8 Mar 2024 9:30 pm

Mahadev Betting App Case: ED arrests two more in money laundering case

The Raipur Enforcement Directorate had arrested Girish Talreja on March 2 and Suraj Chokhani on March 3

Mid Day 8 Mar 2024 8:59 pm

Raipur : Chief Minister pays tribute to Late Shri Dilip Singh Judev on birth anniversary

Chief Minister Shri Vishnu Deo Sai paid floral tributes to the portrait of former MP and Union Minister Late Shri Dilip Singh Judev on his birth anniversary, at his residence on Friday. Chief Minister Shri Sai stated, Late Shri Judev was my political guide. Today, my political life is dedicated to him. It was his []

bhaskarlive 8 Mar 2024 3:00 pm

Odisha EOW arrests ex-banker in Rs 3.7 crore fraud case

Bhubaneswar, March 8 (IANS) The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Odisha Police has arrested a former banker in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur in connection with a Rs 3.70 crore bank fraud case, an official said on Thursday. The accused individual was identified as Tanmay Kumar Maharana, ex-Asset Officer, IDBI Banks Dandamukundapur Branch, Pipili in Puri district. []

bhaskarlive 8 Mar 2024 12:17 am

Raipur Diary | Climate change conclave calls for strategic actions

Recognising the climate change as a major threat for the entire world, a two-day Chhattisgarh Climate Change Conclave-2024 felt the need for an effective strategic action plan as one of key targets towards environment protection. The conclave emerged as a significant platform for sharing crucial information, and experiences besides scientific deliberations regarding the global challenges and adverse impacts of climate change. It was no less than a clarion call for citizens to safeguard nature. During the occasion the Chhattisgarh State Action Plan on Climate Change was launched by CM Vishu Deo Sai. Grand show for Mahtari Vandan scheme The Mahtari Vandan Sammelan will be organised on March 7 in every district and block headquarters. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join the occasion and address the people via video conference. The CM will grace the main event in the state capital. For the first time, the eligible women beneficiaries aged 21 years and above will get Rs 1,000 as monthly financial assistance directly in their bank account. The new scheme is a part of Modi Ki Guarantee in Chhattisgarh. Women and child development department will be the nodal agency to implement it. Enormous pay-offs in DMF projects The Enforcement Directorate (ED) during its search operations at 13 locations linked to District Mineral Foundation (DMF) fund scam in the state, found the commission paid (as inducement and illegal gratification) in Korba district alone to be around Rs 500-600 crore. The Central agency probing the alleged scam found the contractors had paid the commission (illegal pay-off) to officials and political executives which was to the tune of 25-40 per cent of the contract value. Cash used for payments of kickbacks was generated by the vendors using accommodation entries. DMF fund allocated to Korba is over Rs 2,000 crore from its inception, ED stated. Ejaz Kaiser Our correspondent in Chhattisgarh ejaz@newindianexpress.com

The New Indian Express 7 Mar 2024 7:36 am

Chhattisgarh police ink MoU with National Law University for training on new criminal laws ahead of 2024 rollout

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh police signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hidayatullah National Law University (HNLU) to impart a comprehensive training-cum-sensitisation programme on the new criminal laws that will come into effect on 1 July 2024. The agreement was inked at the state police headquarter in Nava Raipur at a function attended by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, State Home Minister Vijay Sharma and senior officials. The three new criminal bills were enacted by the union home ministry and passed by the parliament in December last year.Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam to replace Indian Penal Code (IPC), Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) and the Indian Evidence Act will recondition the criminal justice system in the country. The MoU will integrate capacity-building programmes covering the senior police officials, station house officers and other field staff of the department. The programmes will engage former Jurists from the Supreme Court, high courts, senior counsels from the courts and academic experts. The legal system of any country is a reflection of the agreed values of that nation. Therefore, the word penal included in the name of three laws of the colonial era has been replaced with the term Nyaay, which is a true representation of justice in our society, Sai said during the occasion. New criminal justice laws to be rolled out across India from July 1,2024 Chhattisgarh is the first state where such a significant move to sign an MoU has been taken for capacity building and training of police officials. Any new set of laws need to be tested and to incorporate changes based on its functional inputs, said Prof Ranbir Singh who was guest of honour at the event and earlier headed the Expert Committee constituted by the union home ministry on amendments on the laws and that report submitted in 2022. The exercise will serve as feedback to HNLU from the operational side of the new laws for further reforms and amendments to the policy makers, stated Prof V C Vivekanandan, vice-chancellor of HNLU. 3 criminal laws reflect paradigm shift in countrys justice system, says PM One of the key areas of focus for Chhattisgarh police in the upcoming training programme will be understanding the intricacies of the new criminal laws and how they impact policing practices. It includes learning about the various provisions of the laws, how to interpret them correctly and to apply them in real-life situations, said Ashok Juneja, Chhattisgarh Director General of police.

The New Indian Express 6 Mar 2024 12:53 pm

Chhattisgarh govt revamps ACB and EOW, transfers several police officials

Chhattisgarh govt revamps ACB and EOW, transfers several police officials The Chhattisgarh government has transferred 32 officials from the state's Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Economic Offences Wing, in a first major reshuffle in the two agencies by the new BJP regime in the state. The revamp also includes postings of 25 police officials from various districts and state police battalions to the ACB and EOW. The development comes after these agencies lodged FIRs in alleged scams related to coal transportation, liquor trade, District Mineral Foundation fund, rice custom milling and the state's public service commission recruitment earlier this year. The state General Administration Department on Tuesday night issued two orders of the transfers and postings, a government official here said. Deputy Inspector General Prakhar Pandey, Superintendent of Police Pankaj Chandra, Additional Superintendents of Police (ASPs) Kirtan Rathore, Om Chandel and Amirta Sori, 10 deputy SPs and 17 inspectors, who were on deputation in the ACB and EOW, have returned to the home department with immediate effect and shifted to the police headquarters, Nava Raipur, an per an order. Chhattisgarh Armed Force 7th battalion Commandant Govardhan Ram, CAF's 2nd battalion Commandant TR Koshima, Balrampur ASP Chandresh Thakur, Surguja ASP Puplesh Patre and 21 other police officials, posted in different districts of the state, have been posted to the ACB and EOW on deputation, according to another order. The BJP came to power in the state in December 2023 under the leadership of Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai.

devdiscourse 6 Mar 2024 12:05 pm

Cgarh: Sai Launches Ramlala Darshan Scheme, Flags Off 1st Special Train for Ayodhya Pilgrimage

Raipur : Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday launched the Shri Ramlala Darshan Yojana in the state by flagging off a special train bound for Ayodhya from Raipur. The train carrying 850 pilgrims from all five districts of Raipur division, departed for Ayodhya amid chants of Jai Shri Ram. This is a momentous occasion as the people of Chhattisgarh go on a journey to seek blessings of Shri Ramlala, he said while flagging off the special train. Mr Sai said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised the commencement of Shri Ramlala Darshan Yojana after BJP formed the government in Chhattisgarh. Today marks the fulfilment of that pledge as the first train departs from Chhattisgarh to Ayodhya, he said. He announced that such special trains would also run once in a week from Bilaspur and Raigarh in coming days under the scheme. Besides Ayodhya, tours to other religious sites would also be organised. Chhattisgarh is the first state in the country to facilitate the visit to Ayodhya Ram temple for the pilgrims at government expenses. He said that the entire state cabinet would visit Ayodhya Ram temple in the current month.

Deccan Chronicle 6 Mar 2024 1:26 am

Couple arrested in Prayagraj for involvement in Naxal activities

Couple arrested in Prayagraj for involvement in Naxal activities The Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terror Squad on Tuesday arrested a married couple in Prayagraj for their alleged involvement in Naxal activities. The Anti-Terror Squad said in a statement that Kripashankar Singh (49) and his wife Binda Sona alias Manju alias Suman (41) were members of the banned CPI(Maoist) and were involved in plans to wage war against the nation. According to the statement, the couple had in 2017-2018 given shelter to Naxalite Quanthan Srinivasan, who was carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh on him. The duo provided shelter to Srinivasan in Karmahia village of Maharajganj where they got him to work in a school under a false name, the ATS said. The ATS said an FIR was lodged against seven people in July 2019 for indulging in Naxal activities and some arrests were made. It added that forensic analysis of electronic gadgets seized from them showed Kripashankar Singh and his wife's connections with the banned outfit. Kripashankar Singh had come in contact with Binda Sona while working in an NGO in Raipur and they got married and joined the banned outfit, the ATS said.

devdiscourse 6 Mar 2024 12:28 am

SECL Gets Environmental Clearance To Expand Gevras Production Capacity

The Gevra coal mine is located at Korba, about 193 kilometer from Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

Bloomberg Quint 5 Mar 2024 9:00 pm

SECL Gets Environmental Clearance To Expand Gevras Production Capacity

The Gevra coal mine is located at Korba, about 193 kilometer from Raipur, Chhattisgarh.

Bloomberg Quint 5 Mar 2024 9:00 pm

CG PPT 2024 Application Form Registration Started at vyapam.cgstate.gov.in

The Chhattisgarh Professional Examination Board, Raipur has kickstarted the registration process for CG PPT 2024, opening doors for aspiring candidates to embark on their journey towards a career in Polytechnic. This pivotal step marks the beginning of a transformative path for individuals seeking quality education and promising career opportunities in the state.

Naukrinama 5 Mar 2024 2:20 pm

Chhattisgarh DMF scam: ED raids 13 places in Chhattisgarh, seizes Rs 27 lakh

Chhattisgarh DMF scam: ED raids 13 places in Chhattisgarh, seizes Rs 27 lakh The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has seized Rs 27 lakh in a search operation conducted across 13 locations in Chhattisgarh linked to the District Mineral Fund (DMF) scam, the agency said on Monday. Officials of ED's Raipur wing carried out the search operations on March 1 under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002, in this case, which is related to corruption in the use of funds from the DMS in Chhattisgarh. DMF is a trust funded by miners that has been set up in all districts of Chhattisgarh with an aim to work for the benefits of those affected by mining-related projects and activities. During the search operations, the agency said its officials seized cash amounting to Rs 27 lakh. Also, various other incriminating evidence in the form of digital as well as documentary have been recovered and seized. ED initiated an investigation on the basis of three different First Information Reports registered by Chhattisgarh Police under various sections of the Indian Penal Code, 1860 for involvement in siphoning off exchequer money by DMF contractors in collusion with officials of the state government and political executives. The ED investigation revealed that the contractors have paid a huge amount of commission and illegal gratification to officials and political executives, which is to the tune of 25 per cent to 40 per cent of the contract value. Cash used for payment of kickbacks was generated by the vendors using accommodation entries. DMF Fund allocated only to District Korba is more than Rs 2000 crore from its inception till the financial year 2022-23. With the prevalent rate of commission, the commission amount alone in Korba would be to the tune of Rs 500-600 crore. Analysis of data for the whole state and quantification of proceeds of crime is underway, said the ED in a statement. (ANI)

devdiscourse 4 Mar 2024 11:31 pm

Mahadev app: ED freezes assets worth Rs 580 crore of Dubai-based 'hawala-operator'

The Enforcement Directorate has frozen security holdings of more than Rs 580 crore of a Dubai-based hawala operator and seized cash and valuables worth Rs 3.64 crore after fresh raids in the Mahadev app-linked money laundering case, official sources said on Friday. The latest raids were launched on February 28 at various premises in Kolkata, Gurugram, Delhi, Indore, Mumbai and Raipur.

The Economic Times 4 Mar 2024 9:03 pm

Mahadev Betting Case: ED strikes hard, Real owner of the Mahadev Girish Talreja arrested, Co-Owner Ratan Lal Jain is absconding

ED has taken swift action in Mahadev Betting App case. Based on information received, the ED team on Friday arrested one of the owners of the Mahadev App Girish Talreja from Bhopal, meanwhile his accomplice Suraj Chokhani too was taken into custody from Kolkata. On Sunday, both of them were produced in court in Raipur. ED's lawyer argued for the remand of both of them. The court has sent both of them to jail for one day. Both of them will appear in Raipur court again on Monday. Meanwhile, the other co-owner of the Mahadev App - Ratan Lal Jain is on the run. According to ED, transactions worth crores have been found with Girish Talreja, Ratanlal Jain and Shubham Soni. Shubham Soni is absconding, ED is searching for him. Suraj Chokhani, arrested from Kolkata, is accused of investing the money of Mahadev Satta App in the stock market. ED's investigation also revealed that Nitish Diwan, a resident of Bhilai, used to live in Dubai with the promoter of Mahadev Satta App and worked as a panel operator. ED conducted raids in many cities of the country on 28th February. International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol) has appointed a National Central Bureau (NCB) in all of its 195 member countries. These bureau serve as a single point of contact between Interpol and the respective law enforcement agencies of that member country. In India, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the official NCB that is tasked with publishing, maintaining, and updating Red Corner Notices against fugitives/offenders as needed by Indias law enforcement authorities. The Mahadev Book case has seen arrests of several individuals recently. Arrested individuals included an ASI named Chandrabhushan Verma, a relative of mastermind named Satish Chandrakar, and hawala operators Anil Dammani and Sunil Dammani. Verma is accused of taking bribes amounting to Rs 65 crore and distributing it to other senior officials under him as well while the others are suspected of carrying out operations of the illegal betting network and laundering the proceeds out of the country. Meanwhile, The ED presented the four high-profile accused to a special court recently which provided them their judicial custody for seven days which ended yesterday. During that time, ED successfully extracted various pieces of information on the illegal betting network and the people linked to it. On February 28, simultaneous raids were conducted by the ED in Raipur, Kolkata, Gurugram, Delhi, Indore, and Mumbai. Ratan Lal Jain & Girish Talreja, a hawala operator, was identified in connection with the case. Ratan Lal Jain & Girish Talreja, currently residing in Dubai, was allegedly involved in operating an illegal betting app called Sky Exchange in collaboration with Mahadev app promoters. Assets worth Rs 580.78 crore belonging to Ratan Lal Jain & Girish Talreja have been seized under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). It was discovered during the investigation that Ratan Lal Jain & Girish Talreja had been investing proceeds from illegal betting through his Dubai-based units into the Indian stock market via Foreign Portfolio Investments (FPIs). He had also appointed several associates as directors in the companies involved. The ED release said that Ratan Lal Jain & Girish Talreja owned and operated one of the illegal betting websites viz. skyexchange, and was involved in large-scale hawala movement of the betting fund The ED initiated its investigation based on FIRs registered by the Chhattisgarh Police. Subsequently, other FIRs registered by the Vishakhapatnam Police and other states were also included in the investigation. The ED's investigation into Mahadev Online Book revealed large-scale hawala operations aimed at siphoning off the proceeds of betting to offshore accounts. If you drink one of these drinks every morning, your weight will reduce and your face will also glow These things have more calcium than milk and curd, bones will remain strong! If you are tired of everyday work, then go for a walk, you will get many benefits

News Track 4 Mar 2024 5:01 pm

Fatal Encounter: Police Constable and Naxal Killed in Chhattisgarh's Kanker District

Raipur: A police constable and a Naxal were fatally injured in a confrontation in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Sunday, according to a senior police official. The exchange of fire occurred in a forest near Hidur village under the jurisdiction of the Chhotebethiya police station when a combined team of security personnel was engaged in an anti-Naxal operation, the official stated. The operation was initiated following specific intelligence regarding the presence of Naxals in the Hidur forest area, the official elaborated. Constable Ramesh Kurethi, associated with Bastar Fighters - a unit of the state police, succumbed to injuries sustained during the gun battle, the official confirmed. The body of a Naxal, along with an AK-47 rifle, was recovered from the site of the encounter, the official further reported. Search operations are currently being conducted in the vicinity, the official concluded. Jharkhand CM Warns Against BJP's Alleged Threat to Tribal Rights and Land Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Set for Expansion: BJP Government to Add New Members Ravi Kishan Expresses Gratitude to PM Modi as BJP Nominates Him for Gorakhpur Seat

News Track 3 Mar 2024 3:11 pm

Had govt brought a fourth law guaranteeing MSP, farmers wouldn't be protesting again: Bhupinder Hooda

Had govt brought a fourth law guaranteeing MSP, farmers wouldn't be protesting again: Bhupinder Hooda Congress leader Bhupinder Singh Hooda has said that farmers would not have been on a warpath with the government again had it brought a fourth law, alongside the three contentious agro-marketing legislations that were eventually repealed in 2021, to make buying farm produce below their MSPs an offence. The three 2020 laws that the government had said were essential for farm sector reforms were repealed in November 2021 after a prolonged farmers' protest spearheaded by the Samyukt Kisan Morcha. The agitating farmers were also demanding a law to grantee a minimum price for crops, but the government did not agree to this. Now, thousands of farmers from Punjab are again on the streets -- this time led by SKM's splinter group Samyukt Kisan Morcha (Non-Political) (SKM-NP) and the Kisan Mazdoor Morcha (KMM) -- demanding a legal guarantee for MSP for crops and farm-debt waiver. The have been camping out at the two border points -- Shambhu and Khanauri -- on Punjab-Haryana border for past several days as part of their Delhi Chalo protest. ''Had it been done then,'' the former Haryana chief minister said, ''the farmers would not have been on the protest path again.'' Hooda said the government has time even now and they should immediately engage with the protesting farmers to resolve their issues and meet their demands. ''Way back in 2020 when the Centre first bought ordinance in June, I had said before three laws are passed in Parliament, a fourth law should be brought to make buying farm produce below MSP an offence,'' the Leader of Opposition in Haryana Assembly said. Hooda, who headed the group 'Farmers and Agriculture' at the 85th plenary session of the All India Congress Committee in Chhattisgarh's Raipur last year, said his party will ensure a legal guarantee for the MSP if the INDIA bloc comes to power. He said the Haryana government claims it procures 14 crops at the MSP. ''Then where is the hitch in giving a legal guarantee?'' he asked. With Lok Sabha poll dates expected to be announced soon, Hooda said the Congress is fully geared and will put up a very good performance in alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party. Of the 10 Haryana constituencies, the AAP has been given the Kurukshetra seat while the remaining nine will be contested by the Congress. The AAP has fielded its Haryana unit chief Sushil Gupta. In 2019, the BJP had won all the 10 Lok Sabha seats from the state. Currently, the Ambala seat is vacant after the demise of MP Rattan Lal Kataria last year. On the BJP making claims that the NDA will go ''400-paar'' (win 400-plus seats) this time, Hooda quipped, ''Everyone knows about their 'jumlas'. This is one more 'jumla'. People will vote for a change both at the Centre and in Haryana.'' Hooda said, winnability will be a key criteria for the party in ticket distribution. He said unemployment is a national issue and the situation is particularly acute in Haryana where every section of society is ''fed up'' with the M L Khattar government. ''The government has failed on various fronts,'' he said. ''Unemployment, drug menace, the deteriorating law and order situation highlighted by the recent broad daylight murder of INLD state unit chief Nafe Singh Rathee, and farmers and employees' issues.'' ''They have failed to bring any development. What is their achievement except for event management?'' On rival parties' persistent digs at the Congress over alleged infighting in the state unit, he said the Congress is united but there are fissures within the BJP. ''Are Home Minister (Anil Vij) and Chief Minister (Khattar) on the same page? In the Adampur assembly bypolls earlier, neither Vij nor (BJP senior leaders) Birender Singh, nor Ram Bilas Sharma were seen during campaigning,'' he said.

devdiscourse 3 Mar 2024 9:10 am

LS Polls 2024: BJP drops 33 sitting MPs in first list; four dropped in Delhi for disconnect, inaccessibility

NEW DELHI : The BJP replaced as many as 33 sitting MPs with new faces as it released its first list with names of 195 candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls on Saturday. In the list, the BJP announced its candidates for 11 Lok Sabha seats in Assam . Of them, six candidates are sitting MPs while the other five are new faces. The party has fielded Parimal Suklabaidhya from Silchar Lok Sabha constituency, won by Rajdeep Roy in the 2019 general elections. From the Autonomous District (ST) seat, currently held by BBJP MP Horen Singh Bey, party nominee Amar Singh Tisso will contest. Bijuli Kalita Medhi will contest from Gauhati Lok Sabha seat which is held by Queen Oja. Ranjit Dutta will contest from Tezpur Lok Sabh seat which was won by Pallab Lochan Das in 2019. The BJP has named Union Minister Sarbanand Sonowal as its candidate from Dibrugarh constituency, dropping sitting MP Rameswar Teli. In the list of the BJP candidates for 11 seats in Chhattisgarh , four faces are new. From Janjgir Champa (SC) constituency, party nominee Kamlesh Jangde will contest the election, instead of sitting MP Guharam Ajgalley. From Raipur, senior BJP leader Brijmohan Agrawal will enter the fray, not Sunil Kumar Soni who won the seat in 2019. From the state's Mahasamund seat, BJP nominee Roop Kumari Choudhary will contest the Lok Sabha poll, instead of sitting MP Chunni Lal Sahu. Sitting MP Mohan Mandavi was replaced by BJP nominee Bhojraj Nag on Kanker (ST) seat. The BJP named its candidates for 15 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat , dropping five sitting MPs. From Banaskantha Lok Sabha seat, party nominee Rekhaben Hiteshbhai Choudhary will contest, instead of sitting MP Prabhatbhai Savabhai Patel. On Ahmedabad West (SC) seat, Dineshbhai Kidarbhai Makwana replaced three-term MP Kirit Solanki. For Rajkot Lok Sabha seat, the BJP named Union minister Parshottam Rupala as its candidate, dropping sitting MP Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya. The party named Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya for the Porbandar seat, currently held by party MP Rameshbhai Lavjibhai Dhaduk. From Panchmahal seat in Gujarat, BJP nominee Rajpalsinh Mahendrasinh Jadhav will join the fray, instead of sitting MP Ratansinh Magansinh Rathod. In Jharkhand , BJP fielded Manish Jaiswal from Hazaribagh seat, which is currently held by Jayant Sinha, son of former Union minister Yashwant Sinha. On Lohardaga (ST) seat, three-time MP Sudarshan Bhagat was replaced by Samir Oraon. In its list of candidates for Madhya Pradesh , the BJP replaced seven sitting MPs with new faces. The party named Bharat Singh Kushwaha for the Gwalior Lok Sabha seat, instead of its sitting MP Vivek Narayan Shejwalker. It dropped sitting MP from Guna, Krishnapal Singh Yadav, to field Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia from the seat. BJP nominee Lata Wankhede will join the fray from Sagar Lok Sabha seat, which is currently held by Rajbahadur Singh. Virendra Khatik will contest from Tikamgarh (SC) seat. The BJP has dropped Vidisha MP Ramakant Bhargava to name former Madhya Pradesh chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan as its candidate from the seat. Alok Sharma will be its candidate from the Bhopal seat, currently held by Sadhvi Pragya Singh. From Ratlam (ST) seat, currently held by BJP MP Guman Singh Damor, party nominee Anita Nagar Singh chauhan will contest. The BJP announced its candidates for 15 Lok Sabha seats in Rajasthan , replacing five sitting MPs with new faces who will contest from Churu, Bharatpur, Jalore, Udaipur, and Banswara contingency. The party named former Tripura chief minister Biplab Kumar Deb as its candidate from Tripura West seat, which is currently held by party MP Pratima Bhoumik. The BJP also dropped its Alipurduar MP John Barla in West Bengal to field Manoj Tigga from the constituency, reserved for Scheduled Tribe. In Delhi Apparent disconnect with constituents and strong anti-incumbency sentiments emerging in surveys carried out by the party have reportedly worked against four sitting BJP MPs in Delhi. The names of Ramesh Bidhuri (South Delhi), Meenakshi Lekhi (New Delhi), Parvesh Sahib Singh (West Delhi) and Dr Harsh Vardhan (Chandni Chowk) were missing from the first list of 195 candidates for the Lok Sabha election released on Saturday. Party insiders said RSS, too, was unhappy with a couple of MPs, flagging its concerns over their functioning. A senior Delhi BJP leader said not just the Sangh, a section of state leaders and workers too were upset. The decision to deny the ticket has not come as a complete surprise. Resentment against them was noticeable, said a former party officer-bearer. Delhi has seven Lok Sabha seats. Only Bhojpuri actor-turned-politician Manoj Tiwari is retained from Northeast Delhi in the first list. BJP functionaries in Delhi said the age factor also played a role in the case of Harsh Vardhan, adding that Covid mismanagement during the second wave might be another reason. Leader of opposition in the Delhi Assembly Ramvir Singh Bidhuri has been fielded in place of Ramesh and former South Delhi mayor Kamaljeet Sehrawat has replaced Parvesh. Party leaders said besides negative feedback from the party cadre, hate comments might have cost them their ticket. Bansuri Swaraj, daughter of late Sushma Swaraj, will contest from New Delhi, which is represented by Meenakshi Lekhi. (With inputs from PTI)

The New Indian Express 3 Mar 2024 5:57 am

MP; Operator in Online Mahadev Betting Held by ED

Bhopal: Enforcement Directorate (ED) has arrested one of the operators in online betting Mahadev App here, ED sources said on Friday. Girish Talreja, said to be one the key operators, has reportedly been arrested here and is going to be handed over to ED in Raipur in Chhattisgarh, sources said. His reported arrest came a couple of weeks after 25-year-old Nitish Dewan, said to be working in panel operation with the promoters of the online gaming App, was arrested by ED in Bhilai in Chhattisgarh, sources said. As many as nine people have so far been arrested in the case. The ED has so far filed two charge-sheets in the case. The probe agency is currently investigating a case against Mahadev Online Book, which is an umbrella syndicate arranging online platforms for enabling illegal betting websites to enrol new users, create user IDs and laundering of money through a layered web of benami bank accounts. ED has recently conducted widespread searches against the money laundering networks linked with Mahadev Online Book at different places in the country and frozen or identified proceeds of crime worth Rs 580.78 crore.

Deccan Chronicle 2 Mar 2024 1:33 am

ED freezes assets worth Rs 508 crores in Mahadev Betting App case, says network was operated from Dubai

The ED's action occurred as the agency conducted raids at 15 locations targeting individuals suspected of involvement in money laundering networks associated with Mahadev Online Book in Kolkata, Gurugram, Delhi, Indore, Mumbai, and Raipur.

OpIndia 1 Mar 2024 5:12 pm

Mahadev betting app | Enforcement Directorate freezes assets worth 580 crore of Dubai-based 'hawala-operator'

The latest raids were launched on February 28 on various premises in Kolkata, Gurugram, Delhi, Indore, Mumbai and Raipur.

The Hindu 1 Mar 2024 1:40 pm

Mahadev App | ED Freezes Assets Worth Rs 580 Cr Of Dubai-Based Hawala-Operator

NEW DELHI, Mar 1: The Enforcement Directorate has frozen security holdings of more than Rs 580 crore of a Dubai-based hawala operator and seized cash and valuables worth Rs 3.64 crore after fresh raids in the Mahadev app-linked money laundering case, official sources said on Friday. The latest raids were launched on February 28 at various premises in Kolkata, Gurugram, Delhi, Indore, Mumbai and Raipur. The ED probe in the Mahadev online gaming and betting app has indicated purported involvement [] The post Mahadev App | ED Freezes Assets Worth Rs 580 Cr Of Dubai-Based Hawala-Operator appeared first on Daily Excelsior .

Daily Excelsior 1 Mar 2024 12:28 pm

Mahadev app: ED freezes assets worth Rs 580 cr of Dubai-based 'hawala-operator'

Mahadev app: ED freezes assets worth Rs 580 cr of Dubai-based 'hawala-operator' The Enforcement Directorate has frozen security holdings of more than Rs 580 crore of a Dubai-based ''hawala operator'' and seized cash and valuables worth Rs 3.64 crore after fresh raids in the Mahadev app-linked money laundering case, official sources said on Friday. The latest raids were launched on February 28 at various premises in Kolkata, Gurugram, Delhi, Indore, Mumbai and Raipur. The ED probe in the Mahadev online gaming and betting app has indicated purported involvement of various high-ranking politicians and bureaucrats from Chhattisgarh. The sources said the agency identified a ''hawala operator'', Hari Shankar Tibrewal in this case. He hails from Kolkata but currently resides in Dubai. He partnered with the promoters of the Mahadev app and also owned and operated an alleged illegal betting app -- skyexchange. Security holdings worth Rs 580.78 crore ''beneficially owned'' by Tibrewal have been frozen by the ED under the provisions of the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA), they said. Cash worth Rs 1.86 crore and valuables worth Rs 1.78 crore were recovered by the agency during these searches, according to the sources. So far, the ED has arrested nine people in this case. The agency had earlier said that the alleged illegal funds generated by the Mahadev app were used to pay bribes to politicians and bureaucrats in Chhattisgarh, from where the main promoters and operatives of the app hail. So far, the ED has filed two charge sheets in this case, including against the two main promoters of the alleged illegal betting and gaming app Sourabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal. It had conducted multiple raids in the case earlier. The projected proceeds of crime in this case are about Rs 6,000 crore, according to the ED.

devdiscourse 1 Mar 2024 12:24 pm

Nitin Gadkari: Elect Bjp for Continued Development

Nizamabad: Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari on Thursday urged the people to vote for the Narendra Modi-led BJP government in the Lok Sabha polls for continued development, terming the Congress and the BRS political impostors. We proved our commitment to the development for the last 10 years and will continue it if people bless the BJP, he said. Speaking at the concluding session of the Komaram Bheem Vijay Sankalp Yatra in Nizamabad on Thursday, Gadkari said that the BJP would win 400 seats in the upcoming polls. The BJPs commitment involves transforming Telangana through efficient and sustainable highways, and fostering economic and industrial growth, he said, adding Rs 7,000 crore was spent on developing roads in the state. The Nagpur-Vijayawada, Hyderabad-Raipur, Hyderabad-Indore, and Nanded-Hyderabad highways are being developed for faster growth. Green highways will reduce the travel time and improve the growth of local areas, he said. He said that Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana brought in during former PM Atal Behari Vajpayees regime completely changed road connectivity in India. Criticising the Congress, he blamed it for the forced migration of people from villages. Under the able leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, poor, women, youth and farmers will be benefited. Modi aimed to make India atmanirbhar, a $5-trillion economy and third largest country in the world, Gadkari said. He hailed farmers for their transformation from annadata (food producer) to urjadata (solar power producer), saying they were also producing ethanol. Cultivation of organic turmeric would benefit the farmers. A dry port is coming up in Hingoli (of Maharashtra) and farmers of the area would benefit a lot, he said. BJP district president K. Dinesh Kumar presided over the meeting, with MP Arvind Dharmapuri, MLAs Dhanpal Suryanrayana Gupta, and Paidi Rakesh Reddy in attendance.

Deccan Chronicle 29 Feb 2024 11:08 pm

Cgarh: Sai Terms Sandeshkhali Incident Gruesome, Horrifying, Writes to Mamata Banerjee for Action Against Culprits

Raipur : Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday called upon his counterpart in West Bengal Mamata Banerjee to take stringent action against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) supporters allegedly involved in the sexual abuse of tribal women and land grabbing in Sandeshkhali in WB, describing the incident gruesome and horrifying. In a letter to Ms Banerjee, Mr Sai, who is a tribal, demanded Ms Banerjee to intervene in the matter immediately and take stringent action against the culprits. He termed the reports given by the National Tribal Commission on the incident as gruesome and horrifying and said that Injustice against mothers and sisters that have come to light in Sandeshkhali area of your state is heart-wrenching. Incidents like brutal rape of more than 50 women belonging to tribal communities, grabbing the land from thousands of tribals and even snatching away MNREGA wages from them, have tarnished humanity. In his letter Mr Sai said that putting the lives of tribals in danger in the state and tarnishing their honour merely for appeasement and vote bank politics is beyond tolerance. It is highly condemnable that such a situation should arise under your leadership, the letter said. A civilised society like West Bengal cannot tolerate the atrocities being committed against the deprived sections of the society, Mr Sai said. Being chief minister of West Bengal, it is expected that you will intervene strongly, give instructions for immediate action and give strict punishment to the culprits, Mr Sai said in his letter. Mr Sai urged Ms Banerjee to rise above political considerations and take decisions in the matter in the interest of humanity.

Deccan Chronicle 27 Feb 2024 11:31 pm

Chhattisgarh: 4 Maoists Gunned Down in Bastar

Manjhi was the eighth BJP leader to have been killed by Maoists in the state in the past one year. (AFP PHOTO / Noah SEELAM) Manjhi was the eighth BJP leader to have been killed by Maoists in the state in the past one year. (AFP PHOTO / Noah SEELAM) Raipur : Four suspected Maoists were on Tuesday gunned down in two separate encounters with security forces in Bijapur district under south Bastar in Chhattisgarh, police said. The two encounters took place in the forests between Bade Tungali and Chhote Tungali villages under Jangla police station area, a senior district police officer said. The two incidents occurred when search parties of security personnel launched the anti-Naxal operations in the area following intelligence inputs on the presence of Prashant, the platoon commander of company number two of the West Bastar division of Maoists, Matwara Local organisation squad (LOS) commander Anil Punem and other leaders along with 40 to 50 members of Bhairamgarh area committee of Maoists, the police officer said. The search parties came under attack by Maoists in the forests leading to fierce gun battles between them. Later, security forces recovered the bodies of four Naxalites, a country-made pistol, a muzzle-loading gun, a barrel grenade launcher, three tiffin (breakfast container) bombs, ten gelatine sticks, 15 safety fuse and a wireless set, police said. The slain Maoists were yet to be identified.

Deccan Chronicle 27 Feb 2024 11:10 pm

2 crore tokens for OPD registrations generated through ABHA-based scan and share service: Govt

2 crore tokens for OPD registrations generated through ABHA-based scan and share service: Govt The National Health Authority (NHA) on Tuesday achieved a significant milestone of generating more than two crore tokens for out-patient-department (OPD) registrations through the Ayushman Bharat Health Account-based scan and share service. Launched under the Ayushman Bharat Digital Mission (ABDM) in October 2022, this innovative paperless service has revolutionised the patient experience, particularly benefiting vulnerable groups such as the elderly, pregnant women, and those with mobility challenges, by eliminating the need to wait in long queues for appointments, the health ministry said in a statement. The ABHA-based scan and share service enables patients to conveniently register for OPD appointments by scanning a QR code displayed at the OPD registration counter, thereby instantaneously sharing their ABHA profile for registration. The service is currently operational in over 3,860 healthcare facilities across 465 districts in 33 states and Union territories. On an average, one lakh patients use the scan and share service daily and save time spent in queues, the statement stated. Leading the adoption journey are Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Jammu and Kashmir, with impressive statistics showcasing their commitment to leveraging technology for citizen welfare, it said. The ABDM public dashboard provides insights into the service's utilisation, with notable usage recorded across AIIMS in Delhi, Bhopal, Raipur, and Bhubaneswar. Sixteen hospitals from Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir feature prominently in the top-performing facilities for the overall number of OPD tokens generated using the service, exemplifying their dedication to enhancing healthcare accessibility and efficiency. Among all the OPD tokens generated using ABHA, 75 per cent are done by first-time users, while 22 per cent return for subsequent OPD visits after availing the token facility once, highlighting its widespread adoption and usefulness. The service usage data also gives an interesting fact that over 25 per cent users are above the age of 45 years. This signifies that the service is simple to use and adds convenience to the routine OPD registrations, the statement said. Speaking on the importance of digital healthcare services, the NHA said, ''The scan and share facility is one such initiative through which ABDM promotes seamless patient registration by cutting down the waiting time significantly. It has ensured accuracy of data entry into the systems, enhancing efficiency and empowering healthcare providers with comprehensive patient information.'' ''By such innovation, we aim to create a healthcare system where every individual can instantly access their health records and take charge of their health journey.'' To drive further adoption of the scan and share service among hospitals and digital solution companies providing technology to healthcare facilities, the NHA offers financial incentives through the ABDM's Digital Health Incentive Scheme for 'scan and share' transactions and the generation of electronic health records, the statement said. The service is now being implemented in pharmacies and plans are underway to extend it to diagnostic laboratories as well. Additionally, upcoming services like 'scan and send' and 'scan and pay' will soon allow patients to conveniently scan a QR code at a facility -- hospital or pharmacy -- to send their health records, including prescriptions or lab reports. Similarly, the patients will have the convenience of making payments for tests or medicines prescribed to them directly through their app, eliminating the need to wait in lines for payment at healthcare facilities.

devdiscourse 27 Feb 2024 9:30 pm

Sandeshkhali: Chhattisgarh CM writes to Mamata seeking strict action against culprits

RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai wrote a letter to his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee urging her to take stringent action against the offenders responsible for reported land grabbing and alleged sexual assault of tribal women in Sandeshkhali village in the state ruled by Trinamool Congress (TMC) . Sai, who is from a tribal community, has condemned the Sandeshkhali violence-hit incident and dubbed the reports given by the National Tribal Commission as horrifying and heart-wrenching. Injustice perpetrated against mothers and sisters that have come to light in the Sandeshkhali region of your state is heart-wrenching. Incidents like brutal rape of over 50 women belonging to tribal communities, grabbing the land from thousands of tribals and even snatching away MNREGA wages from them have blemished humanity, Sai wrote in his letter that he also shared on his X-post. 50 , @MamataOfficial pic.twitter.com/YxmqsGx5oW Vishnu Deo Sai (@vishnudsai) February 27, 2024 He stated that the movement for women's empowerment began from Bengal which is the land of Swami Vivekananda, Bamkinchandra Chattopadhyay, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Dr Syama Prasad Mukherjee. In a state with such consciousness (awareness), the atrocities committed against deprived segments cannot be tolerated by any civilised society. It is condemnable that such a situation should emerge under your leadership. Merely owing to appeasement and vote-bank politics the lives of tribals are put in danger in the state, the Chhattisgarh CM stated. Sai, in his letter to Mamata, further stated that she being the Chief Minister of West Bengal should immediately intervene and issue instructions for strict action and punishment to the perpetrators. I urge you to take appropriate legal action against the criminals Shahjahan and Sirajuddin along with their political protectors. I hope you will take a decision rising above political considerations in this matter that concerns with humanity, the letter said. Bengal: Police arrest ISF MLA Nausad Siddique on way to Sandeshkhali

The New Indian Express 27 Feb 2024 8:08 pm

Husband got angry when wife came home late, ended his life by setting fire to the flat

Bhopal: A shocking incident has come to light from Bhopal, the capital of Madhya Pradesh. Here, when the wife came home late, the fight escalated so much that the husband first beat the wife and later committed suicide by setting herself on fire.On receiving the news, the police reached the spot, extinguished the fire with the help of firemen and took out the half-burnt body. This matter is from Awadhpuri area of Bhopal.Pradeep Nair (46), State Program Manager of an NGO, living in Nakshatra Apartment here, committed suicide by setting fire to his flat.Pradeep had got married for the second time a year ago on 14 February 2023.The name of the second wife is Niharika (27) who herself is associated with an NGO.According to Avadhpuri Police, after divorcing his first wife, Pradeep Nair married Niharika, who was 19 years younger than him, for the second time on Valentine's Day last year.Both Pradeep and Niharika worked for different NGOs. While Pradeep was posted in Raipur, Niharika was associated with an NGO in Bhopal.Pradeep came to Bhopal on Saturday.When his wife came home late at night, there was a huge fight between them and Pradeep beat Niharika.When Niharika ran away from the flat to escape the beating, Pradeep locked the flat from inside and set himself on fire.When the neighbors saw the fire and smoke from the flat, they called the police and fire department and extinguished the fire.Pradeep's burnt body was recovered from a corner of the flat.The police have sent the body for post-mortem and the post-mortem will be conducted on Monday when the family members arrive.Police have recorded the statement of the wife and also got her medical done.The report has confirmed that Niharika was assaulted.The wife told that she had reached home late due to NGO work. MortozaPolash: Beyond the Spotlight, a Force for Change Wear clothes in this color in the spring season Do you also have difficulty in shopping, then wear such clothes?

News Track 26 Feb 2024 5:01 pm

PM Modi To Attend Swearing-In Ceremonies Of Chief Ministers In Madhya Pradesh And Chhattisgarh

Chief Minister designates Mohan Yadav and Vishnu Deo Sai will take their oath as the new Chief Ministers of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, respectively, on Wednesday. Mohan Yadav will take his oath as the Chief Minister at a ceremony at Lal Parade Ground in the state capital, while Vishnu Sai will take his oath at Science College Ground in Chhattisgarh's Raipur at 2 pm today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, among others, are likely to attend the oath-taking ceremony at both places.

NDTV 13 Dec 2023 8:30 am

Haughty Congress squanders initiative to BJP ahead of 2024

Chhattisgarh was more of a surprise as the Congress was more than confident of retaining it. If the Congress picked up momentum months before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections by trouncing the BJP in the big Hindi heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, it got ejected from them this time around, dampening the partys say in the opposition INDIA bloc. In hindsight, had the Grand Old Party shed arrogance and given a few seats to allies like the Samajwadi Party, it would have been a force multiplier and possibly altered the dynamic in states like Madhya Pradesh. Kamal Nath was so overconfident that he did not think extensive campaigning by Priyanka and Rahul Gandhi was necessary. He is now licking his wounds. Chhattisgarh was more of a surprise as the Congress was more than confident of retaining it. Loads of welfare schemes, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghels soft Hindutva and the lack of credible leadership in the state BJP had, in his mind, made the election an open-and-shut case. Yet, anti-incumbency is a beast the Congress has not learnt to manage. Fresh corruption allegations by central law enforcement agencies against Baghel close to the polling dateon the Mahadev app scamadded to his discomfort. BJPs Raman Singh, pulled out of political wilderness at the last moment to lead the charge in Raipur, emerged victorious. In Rajasthan, no amount of papering over could hide the ugly factional feud between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot. Sops such as free power, subsidised LPG refills and health insurance were not enticing enough for a repeat mandate. Goes to show the politics of giveaways alone cannot win electionseven in Telangana. Rahul Gandhis Bharat Jodo Yatra spent ample time in all three states but to no avail. People instead reposed trust in Narendra Modi, who sought votes in his own name despite these being state elections. Matching the Congress guarantee for guarantee helped, as it knocked out the GOPs USP. Modi now holds the initiative in the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The Telangana acquisition of the Congress was a phenomenal feat, but was overshadowed by the drubbing in the other three states. Telangana was gift-wrapped by pollster Sunil Kanugolu, who had worked in Karnataka earlier. What the Congress probably needs is humility and professional poll managers at the national level to function without interference to get its mojo back and stay afloat in the general elections.

The New Indian Express 4 Dec 2023 1:24 am