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CHHATTISGARH CM launches ‘bijli tihar’ from maoist hotbed bastar Chief Minister Raman Singh launched the State-wide ‘Bonus Tihar’ from Mahupal Barai village near Bastar’s district headquarters Jagdalpur. On the occasion, the Chief Minister inaugurated a 400/200 Kv power substation constructed at a cost of Rs 633 crore.This is the State’s third largest power … Read more
CHHATTISGARH 55l free mobile phone distribution from next month: raman Chief Minister Raman Singh on Saturday announced that the distribution of 55 lakh free mobile phone handsets under the State Government’s ‘Sky’ scheme will commence next month. The Chief Minister said that the basic aim of distributing free mobile handsets is to provide … Read more
Increased the number of elected members in the Imperial Legislative Council and the provincial council However, most of the elected members were elected indirectly The reformed councils still enjoyed no real power, being merely advisory bodies. Introduced separate electorates under which all Muslims were grouped in separate constituencies from which Muslims alone could be elected. … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Raipur To Get More ‘Ring Roads’ Under Bharatmala Project Raipur is among 28 cities in India where more ring roads had been planned under Central Government’s ‘Bharatmala Project’, officials informed. Notably, Chhattisgarh is among seven states where a Detailed Project Report (DPR) would be prepared for construction of highways under ‘Bharatmala’ project. … Read more
Art Forms of Chhattigarh Geographical Indication belonging to Chhattisgarh are- Bastar Dhokra – Dhokra is a non-ferrous metal casting using the lost-wax casting technique. This sort of metal casting has been used in India for over 5000 years. It was prevalent during the Indus Valley Civilisation of Harappa and Mohenjo-daro. Dhokra craft is made out of … Read more
CHHATTISGARH FOLK DANCE Most of the folk dance forms of Chhattisgarh are performed as a part of rituals, in reverence to Gods or to denote the changing of seasons. These dance forms are exemplary combination of special costumes and accessories with that of shrewd acrobatic movements and most importantly rendition of tribal (or more correctly … Read more
CHHATTISGARH C’garh rice varieties could help fight cancer Scientists have claimed to have detected anti-cancer properties in three traditional varieties of rice found in Chhattisgarh. A research has concluded that three medicinal varieties of rice – Gathwan, Maharaji and Laicha – have the ability to fight cancer, said scientist Deepak Sharma. … Read more
CHHATTISGARH Plan to include all disabilities in health insurance schemes Master plan to include differently abled persons in various health insurance schemes is on the anvil according to state planning commission, officials informed. Chief minister raman singh is keen on including all category of disabilities in the insurance scheme. There were deliberations in … Read more
CHHATTISGARH C’garh Among Ntpc’s Key Allocated Coal Blocks NTPC Ltd has been allocated 10 coal blocks spreading over Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Jharkhand states, with combined Geological Reserves of approx. 7.6 billion tonnes. The aggregate capacity of the coal blocks is approx. 10.7 MTPA. NTPC intends to develop the coal blocks by outsourcing to Mine … Read more
India in the Eighteenth CenturyBahadur Shah 1 (1707-12) Muzam succeeded Aurungzeb after latter’s death in 1707 He acquired the title of Bahadur Shah. Though he was quite old (65) and his rule quite short there are many significant achievements he made He reversed the narrow minded and antagonistic policies of Aurungzeb Made agreements with Rajput … Read more