Raipur, April 3 (IANS) Six-time World Championship medallist Mary Kom and former India football captain Bhaichung Bhutia underlined the importance of grassroots investment and structured development pathways while addressing reporters at the Khelo India Tribal Games 2026 in Raipur on Friday.For creating future champions, both the legendary sportspersons maintained that Indian families need to discourage children from indulging in more screen time and rather send them to playgrounds to experience…
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Bhopal, March 23 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh government has approved a 3 per cent hike in dearness allowance (DA) for state employees and pensioners, raising the total rate to 58 per cent with effect from July 1, 2025. The decision, taken by the Council of Ministers, aligns the state’s DA with the Central government’s rate under the 7th Pay Commission and aims to provide relief amid rising living costs.The enhanced DA will benefit lakhs of government employees drawing salaries under the 7th Pa…
Raipur, March 1 (IANS) In a significant blow to Naxal activities in the region, 15 Maoists surrendered with weapons in the Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday. The group comprised nine women and six men, all associated with the Balangir-Bargarh-Mahasamund (BBM) committee operating along the Odisha-Chhattisgarh border.Vijay Sharma, Home Minister of Chhattisgarh, shared a photo on his X handle and wrote, “Giving up arms, taking up the Constitution and the tricolour. Vikas alias Baban…
Raipur/Bijapur, Feb 14 (IANS) In a concerted effort to curb Maoist influence in the sensitive South Bastar region, security forces on Saturday conducted joint operations across multiple police station areas in Bijapur district, resulting in the demolition of five memorials erected by Maoists.The operation marks another step in the ongoing anti-Maoist campaign aimed at dismantling insurgent propaganda and psychological hold over local communities.According to the police officials, the actions wer…
Jagdalpur, Feb 7 (IANS) President Droupadi Murmu inaugurated the Bastar Pandum 2026, a vibrant three-day tribal cultural festival, at Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh on Saturday, celebrating the region’s rich heritage while underscoring the transformative shift from decades of Maoist violence to peace and progress. The festival, held at the historic Lalbagh Ground, showcases the indigenous art, traditions, and harmonious way of life of Bastar’s tribal communities.In her address, the President describe…
Raipur/Narayanpur, Jan 7 (IANS) In a significant blow to Naxalite influence in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Bastar region, Narayanpur Police, in collaboration with personnel from the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), demolished a massive monument erected by Maoists in Farsgaon village, located in the Kutul area that is long considered a key epicentre of illegal Naxalite activities.The operation was launched under the ongoing ‘Maad Bachao (Save Maad)’ anti-Naxal campaign, a joint initiative by …
Raipur, Dec 24 (IANS) Jnanpith Award recipient and Hindi writer Vinod Kumar Shukla was cremated with full state honours at Marwari Muktidham in Raipur on Wednesday, with the Chhattisgarh government recognising his incomparable contributions that elevated the state’s pride nationally and internationally.The literary world mourned the irreparable loss of Vinod Kumar Shukla, who breathed his last on Tuesday at AIIMS Raipur.Aged 89, Shukla succumbed to multiple organ infections and age-related ailme…