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Four houses in Chhattisgarh’s Balrampur damaged by elephants
Balrampur: Four houses in Balrampur district’s Wadrafnagar were damaged by a herd of elephants on Thursday. Forest Department Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) Shyam Singh told ANI, “No casualties/injuries have been reported.…
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Chhattisgarh planning to give farming status to fisheries: CM Baghel
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday said his government will take initiative towards providing farming status to pisciculture. Addressing a conference to mark World Fisheries Day, Baghel asked…
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Chhattisgarh, Andhra record highest spike in October’s GST collection
Raipur: Chhattisgarh, along with Andhra Pradesh, recorded the highest spike in Goods and Services Tax (GST) collection in October 2020 at Rs 404 crore and Rs 505 crore respectively as compared to last year…
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Significant dip in Chhattisgarh unemployment rate in Sep: Data
Raipur: Despite the consistent disruption in Economic activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, the unemployment rate in Chhattisgarh has declined to 2 per cent in September from 14.2 per cent in June.…
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COVID-19: 2,472 cases, 40 deaths reported in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: With 2,472 COVID-19 cases and 40 deaths reported on Friday, Chhattisgarh’s total count reached 1,55,987 while the toll stood at 1,425, an official said. The number of people discharged…
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10kg IED recovered by women commandos in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Women commandos of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) on Tuesday recovered a powerful 10-kg improvised explosive device (IED), planted by Maoists, in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district and later defused it,…
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Elephant dies of electrocution in Chhattisgarh, 3rd death in a week
Gariaband: An elephant died due to electrocution in Gariaband district of the State on Monday. According to Mayank Agarwal, Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) of Gariaband, a group of 20 elephants came from…
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Elephant electrocuted to death in Chhattisgarh
Raigarh: A male elephant was found dead in the Dharamjaigarh area of Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district on Wednesday, Mani Vasagan, the district forest officer said. The death was due to electrocution,…
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Man killed by Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma
Sukma: A 22-year-old man was killed by Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, SDOP of the Jagargunda Police Station informed on Wednesday. “The body of the victim was found in the Misiguda area on Tuesday…
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26 deaths reported in COVID-19 quarantine centres of C’garh
Raipur:Â At least 26 persons have died so far in quarantine centres set up in light of the COVID-19 pandemic in Chhattisgarh, due to various reasons including suicide, the state Assembly…
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Chhattisgarh: Baby elephant rescued from boggy field
Raipur:Â A newborn elephant calf which had got stuck in a swampy field was rescued by forest department officials in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband district on Friday. A herd of 21 elephants has…
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Chhattisgarh: Lightning strike kills three women
Raigarh:Â Three women were killed and four others were injured on Saturday in a lightning strike at a village in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district, police said. A group of women was working…
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Chhattisgarh: Four Naxals killed in encounter with security forces
Raipur: Four Naxals were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Sukma district on Wednesday morning, police said. The gun-battle took place in a forest under Jagargunda…
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4 dead, 3 children injured as car rams into truck in C’garh
Korba: Four people, including three of a family, were killed and three children injured after their SUV collided with a stationary truck in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district on Monday, police said.…
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Monsoon session of C’garh legislature to begin on Aug 25
Raipur: The monsoon session of the Chhattisgarh legislative Assembly will begin from August 25 and will last for four days, an Assembly official said on Friday. As per an official…
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CRPF jawan held for raping girl in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma
Sukma: The police have arrested a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel for allegedly raping a girl in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Thursday. A written complaint of the incident was…
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Jawan injured in exchange of fire with Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur
Bijapur: One District Reserve Guard (DRG) personnel was injured in an encounter with Naxals in Bijapur, the police said. “One DRG jawan injured in an exchange of fire with Naxals…
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Chhattisgarh: CAF jawan killed in Naxal firing
Raipur: A Chhattisgarh Armed Force jawan was killed after Naxals opened fire at security personnel guarding a police camp in a forest in Chhattisgarhs Narayanpur district on Monday, a senior…
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Naxal menace: 40 kg IED recovered in Chhattisgarh
Bijapur: A powerful 40 kg improvised explosive device (IED) planted by Maoists was recovered in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district on Sunday, police said. The explosive, packed in a big plastic container,…
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Chhattisgarh: Cop killed in front of family by Naxals
Bijapur: Naxals killed a policeman in front of his family members and injured his parents at their home in Chhattisgarhs insurgency-hit Bijapur district, police said on Thursday. The incident took…
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Chhattisgarh: 15 more BSF personnel contract COVID-19
Raipur: Fifteen personnel of the Border Security Force (BSF) have tested positive for coronavirus in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district, officials said on Wednesday. With this, the number of COVID-19 cases in…
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Elephant deaths in C’garh: 3 forest officials, guard suspended
Raipur: Three Chhattisgarh forest officials and a guard have been suspended in connection with the recent deaths of three wild elephants in the state, an official said on Sunday. A…
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NMDC resumes mining operations at Bacheli mine in Chhattisgarh
New Delhi: State-owned NMDC, which had to stop work at Bacheli mine in Chhattisgarh following the state government’s intervention, has resumed mining activity at the iron ore complex, a senior…
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C’garh: Rs 100 fine for not wearing mask in public places
Raipur: Not wearing a mask in public places in Chhattisgarh will attract a fine of Rs 100, a state government statement said on Friday. The decision was taken during a…
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C’garh: Four injured in fuel tank blast at steel plant
Raigarh: Four workers were injured, two of them critically, when a fuel tank exploded at a steel plant in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district, police said on Thursday. The blast took place…
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74 new COVID-19 cases in Chhattisgarh; tally rises to 997
Raipur: Chhattisgarh continued to see a spike in COVID-19 cases with 74 more people, mostly migrant workers, testing positive for the disease, taking the state’s tally to 997, a health…
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Chhattisgarh COVID-19 cases tally rises to 680
Raipur: As many as 52 more people, including a government doctor, tested positive for coronavirus in Chhattisgarh, taking the state’s COVID-19 tally to 680, a health official said on Thursday.…
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C’garh launches stress-buster Spandan campaign for police
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Police have launched a special campaign to check mental stress and depression among their personnel by conducting interactive programmes and arranging counselling sessions, music and yoga therapies for…
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Chhattisgarh: Woman, two children killed in gas cylinder blast
Raigarh: A 25-year-old woman and her two children were killed after a cooking gas cylinder exploded in their house in Chhattisgarhs Raigarh district on Monday, police said. The blast took…
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Locusts enter Chhattisgarh forest area from MP
Raipur: Swarms of locusts have entered a forest area in Chhattisgarh’s Koriya district from the neighbouring Madhya Pradesh state, prompting authorities to intensify efforts to tackle the menace, officials said…
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