Anand Shukla

Congress has renominated tribal leader Phulo Devi Netam for the Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh, setting up a contest with BJP's Laxmi Verma. Netam, a survivor of the 2013 Naxal attack, aims to strengthen the party's tribal outreach. Her renomination highlights confidence in her performance and grassroots connection, underscoring representation and regional balance.

Six people have been booked for dacoity and abduction among other charges after they had kidnapped a cable operator from Samadhan Nagar in Gittikhadan locality on Saturday.

Former chief minister and BJP national vice president Raman Singh stepped up attack on the state government raising issues of poor condition of roads and government's unwillingness towards imposing a ban on liquor.

Amid a four-member central team visiting Chhattisgarh to probe an alleged rice scam, the opposition BJP on Friday demanded the resignation of chief minister Bhupesh Baghel alleging that 68,000 tons of rice, meant for the poor, was siphoned off in the state.

The Income Tax department carried out simultaneous searches at several places, including the premises of liquor and steel traders in the state capital and other districts early on Wednesday.

The I-T department carried out simultaneous searches on several liquor and steel traders, chartered accountants and coal transporters in Raipur and other districts of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday. Teams of I-T officers swooped down on dozens of offices and residences early in the morning.

Under the aegis of Doaba Vikas Evam Utthan Samiti at town area Karari, district Kaushambi eye relief camp (cataract camp) was organized.

Mandavi, 58, was taken to a hospital in neighbouring Dhamtari town after he suffered a heart attack where he died in the morning, state Congress communication wing head Sushil Anand Shukla said.

Another kabaddi athlete, who was injured during a match in the ongoing Chhattisgarhiya Olympics, died on Wednesday after being in hospital for a month. Samaru Kerketta is the third kabaddi player in around a month to die from injuries suffered in the tournament.

Four members of a family were killed in a road accident on Kanpur highway near Nawabganj late on Monday night.The victims were riding a bike.The two-wheeler was hit by a speeding vehicle, police said.

It’s 3.45pm but Chhattisgarh resident Lucky Puri is clueless about his train’s arrival. Ten minutes before the scheduled arrival, he heard an announcement saying his train would be late by an hour. His train however, didn’t come till 6pm.

Chhattisgarh government formulating a transfer policy has sparked a political debate with the opposition terming it formation of "transfer industry to mint money”.

Close on the heels of the Covid care centre (CCC) at Baba Burfani Hospital in Haridwar not disclosing 65 deaths, unrecorded fatalities in hospitals across Uttarakhand are now tumbling out — from other cities like Roorkee, Dehradun, Rudrapur.

Five people including two motorcyclists were killed and three others critically injured in a road mishap on Tuesday in Chitrakoot district.

The opposition BJP has alleged a scam in cow dung procurement and vermicompost collection under the states flagship Gaudhan Nyay Yojana and demanded a probe into it. Congress, however, denied the charges.