Daily Chhattisgarh news update

CHHATTISGARH ·        Law to protect journalists in C’garh soon Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Friday announced that the State Government will enact a law on protection of journalists in the State. The Chief Minister had already issued a directive in this regard to prepare a draft Bill. With the passage of the Bill in the State Assembly, … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Govt notifies short-term farmers’ loan waiver scheme   The Chhattisgarh Government has issued notification to the Co-operatives Department regarding waiver of short-term loans of farmers till November 30, 2018.   The scheme would be known as ‘Short-term Farmer Loan Waiver Scheme-2018’. The scheme would include marginal farmers, small and big farmers. It will also … Read more

CHHATTISGARH No plans to set up Spl Agri Processing Zone in C’garh   The Union Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) has no proposal to set up a special agricultural processing zone in Chhattisgarh in the near future, the Central Government has informed.   The Ministry of Food Processing Industries (MoFPI) does not set up … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh History : Sarangarh State   Sarangarh was a princely state in India during the British Raj ruled by a Raj Gond dynasty. The emblem of the state was a turtle. Its capital was in Sarangarh town, now in Chhattisgarh state. According to legend Sarangarh state was founded in the first century AD by … Read more

CHHATTISGARH   Chhattisgarh History : Sakti State   Sakti State was one of the princely states of India during the British Raj. It belonged to the Chhattisgarh States Agency, which later became the Eastern States Agency. The capital was Sakti town.The princely state acceded to the Indian Union on 1 January 1948, thus ceasing to … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh History : Rajgarh State   Raigarh was a princely state in India at the time of the British Raj. The state was ruled by a Raj Gond dynasty of Gond clan.   Raigarh estate was founded in 1625. In 1911 Raigarh estate was recognized as a state. The Rajas of Raigarh also owned … Read more

CHHATTISGARH   Chhattisgarh History : Kawardha State   Kawardha State was one of the princely states in the Central Provinces of India during the period of the British Raj. The capital of the state was Khairagarh town, in Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh state.   Kawardha State was founded in 1751. According to legend its name … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh History : Nandgaon Nandgaon State also known as Raj Nandgaon, was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. Nandgaon town, in present-day Rajnandgaon District of Chhattisgarh, was the only town of the state and the see of the ruler’s residence. The first ruler Ghasi Das Mahant, … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh History : Kanker Kanker State was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. Its last ruler signed the accession to the Indian Union in 1947. Kanker State was located north of Bastar State and, except for the valley of the Mahanadi in its eastern part.   … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh Culture : Kaksar Dance   Kaksar is a festival dance, performed by the Abhujmaria of Bastar. Prior to the rains, the Maria cultivators in every village worship the deity for reaping a rich harvest. To invoke the blessing of the deity, Kaksar, a group dance, in which young boys and girls take part, … Read more