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CHHATTISGARH Ajay singh is new cs; vivek dhand is rera chairman   Ajay Singh — an IAS Officer of Chhattisgarh cadre from 1983 batch assumed charge as new Chief Secretary of the State on Thursday.   Prior to this, he was Additional Chief Secretary (Agriculture) and Agriculture Production Commissioner, Government of Chhattisgarh.   Outgoing State Chief Secretary Vivek Dhand is an 1981 batch IAS officer who assumed charge as Chief Secretary on February 2014 and was to retire in March 2018.   Dhand, in a surprise development took voluntary retirement on Wednesday and was subsequently made Real Estate Regulatory Authority ... Read more

CHHATTISGARH Chhattisgarh Government bans Bursting of Firecrackers in Six of its Cities   The ChhattisgarhGovernment imposed a ban on the bursting of firecrackers in six of its cities, including the state capital Raipur, ahead of the wedding season from December 1st to January 31st. According to the statement issued by the State Environment Conservation Board, the decision has been taken to control the pollution, which increases during winters due to the direction of the wind. Besides Raipur, other cities, which have been banned from bursting firecrackers, include Bilaspur, Bhilai, Durg, Raigarh and Korba. INTERNATIONAL   France wins davis cup for 10th ... Read more

CHHATTISGARH Guru Baba Ghasidas Gave New Identity To C’garh: Prez   President Ram Nath Kovind on Monday said that 18th century legendary social reformer and truth seeker Guru Baba Ghasidas gave new identity to Chhattisgarh.   He was addressing a gathering after laying the foundation stone of a Community Hall to be built at a cost of Rs 2.25 crore here.   Chief Minister Raman Singh presided over the function.   It was the President’s maiden visit to Chhattisgarh after him assuming office.   Kovind said that Ghiroudhpuri is a religious place of great significance to all Indians as it ... Read more

CHHATTISGARH Water Storage Less In Reservoirs Of C’garh This Year: Cwc   Chhattisgarh is among four states where the Central Water Commission (CWC) has found water storage in reservoirs during current year to be less than the storage of last year and is also less than   The average storage of last ten years during the corresponding period   The Central region includes States of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. There are 12 reservoirs under CWC monitoring having total live storage capacity of 42.30 BCM. The total live storage available in these reservoirs is 26.49 BCM which is ... Read more

Chhattisgarh   Chhattisgarh IAS officer to be CMD of mineral giant NMDC   N Baijendra Kumar, a senior IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre, will soon take over as Chairman-Cum-Managing Director (CMD) of mineral giant National Mineral Development Corporation(NMDC), a public enterprise with Navratna status.   An IAS officer of 1985 batch, Baijendra Kumar is at present posted as Additional chief secretary with charge of industries and power besides serving as ACS to chief minister.     Kumar had served important positions during undivided Madhya Pradesh and later in Chhattisgarh and also held important positions during central deputation, including as administrator of All India Institute of Medical ... Read more

Chhattisgarh   Chhattisgarh: Security personnel accused of ‘molesting’ schoolgirl at Raksha Bandhan event   The authorities here have ordered an inquiry into a recent incident, in which security personnel allegedly molested the girl students of a state-run residential school during a cultural programme held ahead of Raksha Bandhan in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district.   The district administration has constituted a five-member panel to look into the allegation and the police too have launched a probe after lodging a case in this regard. INTERNATIONAL   NASA’s Hubble detects Exoplanet with glowing water atmosphere.   NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope discovered the strongest evidence ... Read more

Chhattisgarh   Provide high speed net to broadband users: C’tisgarh HC to DoT   The Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the Department of Telecommunications (DoT) to provide high speed Internet facility to broadband users according to the national telecom policy. At least 200 million broadband users in India are devoid of high Internet speed facility while several other countries are enjoying high speed data service.   In Chhattisgarh, after IAS officer, legislator sends son to govt   Change is in the air. Days after an IAS officercaught attention by deciding to send his five-year-old daughter to a government school for studies in Balrampur district of Chhattisgarh, ... Read more