Oct 2018

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh-Odisha, Water dispute over Mahanadi River   Odisha government has urged the Centre to take immediate steps for setting up a tribunal to resolve the Mahanadi water dispute with nei Though the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) had set up a Negotiation Committee on Mahanadi river for sorting out the disputes between Odisha and … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Election Commission to monitor social media ahead of polls   The Election Commission (EC) will keep a hawk’s eye on different social media platforms during next year’s parliamentary polls to identify persons and political workers who circulate fake news and hate-inciting posts. With political parties and their frontline leaders banking on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and WhatsApp … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Govt to appoint System Integrator to manage State Data Centre ops   Chhattisgarh Infotech Promotion Society (CHiPS) is looking for a Master System Integrator to take over  operations of  Chhattisgarh State Data Centre (CGSDC) and also act as its technology partner in the transformation journey of CGSDC for the next five years.   The … Read more

CHHATTISGARH State Tribal Museum to be ready by October 2019   The State-level museum for tribal freedom fighters which is to come up at  Atal Nagar is likely to be completed by October 2019, officials informed.   The National Level Committee on Tribal Museums further directed the State government that the concept of installing a … Read more

CHHATTISGARH CMDC to get bauxite, iron ore analysis in NABL   Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation (CMDC) would involve NABL accredited mineral testing laboratories for the analysis of the different elements of the bauxite and iron ore.   The blocks are situated at  Sukhjhar with area measuring 294.22 hectares (Ha), Rupakhar (186.201 Ha) and Pathrai Bauxite … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh seeks ink waiver, but little time for EC to comply   While the Election Commission will discuss a suggestion from Chhattisgarh election office for doing away with the indelible ink-mark in Naxalism-hit constituencies of the state, sources in the poll panel indicated that time required for effecting the required change in Conduct of Election … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Polls: Centre sends 25,000 paramilitary, police personnel for CG, MP and Rajasthan   Putting in place security arrangements for the upcoming polls in three states, the Union Home Ministry has ordered for the deployment of about 25,000 troops for election duties in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.   These paramilitary and state police personnel, … Read more