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CHHATTISGARH Ethnic tourist village at chitrakote & kurdar soon   The development of Ethnic Tourist Village at Chitrakote and Kurdar  will soon start in Chhattisgarh, officials informed.   The Central Government has put up the anticipated timeline for completion of the Tribal Tourism Circuit  in Chhattisgarh to be 2019-20.   The Tribal Tourism Circuit will provide an opportunity to the tourists to witness and experience tribal culture and traditions in Chhattisgarh, officials informed.   The key components for development under the project are ‘Ethnic Tourist Village’ and ‘Ethnic Tourist Development’, Destination Development and Wayside amenities.   The project would be ... Read more

CHHATTISGARH Kathak show receives good response in Raipur   Competent Kathak dancers from Raipur, Bilaspur and Durg, presented the five elements — shunya (space), vayu (air), agni (fire), jal (water) and prithvi (earth) — that make up the universe and resonate within the human body in a riveting dance presentation “Sh unya Se” at Maharishi auditorium in Raipur.   The presentation discovered the magic that comes from deep inside the choreographic perception of the elements of Kathak and from the most abstract and intangible to the most concrete and tangible, all existing together yet closely connected. INTERNATIONAL   World Meteorlogical Day: 23 ... Read more

CHHATTISGARH RS 34.12 CRORE NOD FOR DISTRIBUTARIES CONSTRUCTION   Chhattisgarh Government has given administrative sanction of Rs 34.12 crore for reconstruction of miners, lining and other construction works of distributaries- 15 and 16 of Mahanadi main canal in Raipur district. These works will provide additional irrigation facility for 663 hectare area and total area of irrigation will expand to 12, 922 hectare area. Water Resources Minister  Brijmohan Agrawal has directed the department officials to complete the work within given time-limit. The State Government has provided administrative approval of Rs 16.52 lakh for development of a total of four small irrigation ... Read more

CHHATTISGARH C’garh maintains high growth levels, keeps fiscal deficit low: crisil   Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Telangana were among the States which successfully managed high growth levels while keeping their fiscal deficits below 3 per cent says a CRISIL report.   Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Haryana were the top three fastest growing States in the last four fiscals, while Punjab, UP and Kerala featured in the bottom three, it informed.     INTERNATIONAL   ·        Google on United States best workplaces list for 10 consecutive years   Technology giant Google has ranked 5thon the list of ‘100 best companies to ... Read more

CHHATTISGARH 80% of students in c’garh study in govt schools: min   The number of girls who enrolled in Middle Schools  in Chhattisgarh during 2016-17 was 970 per 1000 students.   Addressing a press conference, the Minister said that during the last 14 years, the State Government opened a total of 15,807 schools.   He said that around 80 per cent of the students in Chhattisgarh still study in Government schools.   The number of primary schools in the State during the last 14 year went up from 21,969 to 30,704, middle schools from 5760 to 13,241, high schools from ... Read more