Daily Chhattisgarh news update

CHHATTISGARH CM unveils logo of ‘National Tribal Dance Festival’   Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on ¹l1llll at his official residence unveiled the logo of ‘National Tribal Dance Festival’ scheduled to be organised at capital city Raipur from December 27 to 29.   Invitation is being extended to all the states and neighbouring countries for … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Government’s new mantra in C’garh- Gandhi, cow and village   Prioritising development of the rural economy, Chhattisgarh’s Bhupesh Baghel government has linked it to the Gandhian model of ‘Gram Swaraj’ and the cow.   It has waived farms loans, increased bonus to the ‘tendu patta’ collectors, halved bills for usage of up to 400 … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh to host science, math, environment exhibition   Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Governor Anusuiya Uikey will inaugurate the 46th Jawaharlal Nehru National Science, Mathematics and Environment Exhibition for Children on October 15 at B.T.I. Campus, Shankar Nagar, Raipur.   The event is being organised by National Council of Educational Research and Training … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Dongargarh enlisted under ‘PRASAD’ scheme   Tourism ministry has enlisted Dongargarh, a prominent ‘Shakti peeth’ of Chhattisgarh, under Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spirituality Augmentation Drive (PRASAD).   Government of India along with Tribal tourism project worth Rs 100 crore and another project of Rs 50 crore, also sanctioned PRASAD scheme for Chhattisgarh   Chhattisgarh, which … Read more

CHHATTISGARH Government defers NMDC’s steel plant sale   In a setback to the ambitious asset monetisation programme, the government is deferring the sale of NMDC’s under-construction steel plant in Chhattisgarh.   Based on NITI Aayog’s recommendation, the government had approved the sale of the plant, hoping it would fetch over Rs 15,000 crore, but was forced to put … Read more

CHHATTISGARH ●      C’garh to export Kosa silk sarees to Sri Lanka Chhattisgarh’s Kosa Silk will soon be available at markets in Sri Lanka. A memorandum of intent (MoI) was signed by the two countries with an aim to facilitate trade and business among each other. The MoI was signed between the Chhattisgarh State Handloom Development … Read more

CHHATTISGARH ●      Mukhyamantri Suposhan Yojana launched in Chhattisgarh On the occasion of 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel launched ‘Mukhyamantri Suposhan Yojana’ to eradicate malnutrition among children and women. He called for community participation for the scheme to be a success. Baghel made a voluntary contribution of Rs 21000 for the … Read more

CHHATTISGARH HC stays Chhattisgarh govt decision to hike reservation quota The high court has stayed its decision to enhance reservation for OBC’s to 27 per cent — that took the overall reservation quota to 82 per cent in the state. The writ petitions were filed last month under article 226 of the Constitution of India … Read more

CHHATTISGARH CM inaugurates first cowshed built with public participation On the occasion of Father of Nation Mahatma Gandhi’s 150th birth anniversary, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel inaugurated ‘Gokuldham Gothan’- the first cowshed in the state being built with public participation in Kandel village. Meanwhile, Chief Minister fed grass to cows and inspected the cowshed. Chief Minister … Read more

CHHATTISGARH ●      CM launches five new welfare schemes Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, to mark the 150th birth anniversary of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi, launched five schemes, three related to health, one for food security and third to qick redressal of civil problems of urban people. He launched the schemes at a brief function … Read more