New Delhi, May 18 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to former IAS officer Anil Tuteja in a corruption case linked to the alleged District Mineral Foundation (DMF) fund scam in Chhattisgarh.A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi granted relief to Tuteja, recording that he has been in custody since April 2024 and that the trial is likely to take considerable time.Taking note of submissions that as many as 85 witnesses are proposed to be examine…
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Raipur/Bastar, May 18 (IANS) Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated the “Shaheed Veer Gundadhur Seva Dera” in Netanar village of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district on Monday. The newly established public utility centre has been set up within the premises of the Central Reserve Police Force camp.Marking his first visit to Bastar since the complete eradication of LWE in the region, HM Shah described the initiative as a significant step towards development, employment …
Hyderabad, May 18 (IANS) Telangana Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on Monday congratulated V.D. Satheesan on taking oath as the new Chief Minister of Kerala.Revanth Reddy, who along with Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka, attended the swearing-in of Satheesan and his Cabinet in Thiruvananthapuram, wished the new Kerala Chief Minister great success in leading Kerala towards greater prosperity and growth.At swearing-in ceremony, CM Revanth Reddy also met All India Congress Committee (A…
Raipur, May 18 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the state-of-the-art Next Gen CG Dial 112 service and mobile forensic vans in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, marking a significant step toward boosting emergency response and scientific investigation in the state.Flagging off 400 modern emergency vehicles and 32 mobile forensic vans, HM Shah emphasised that these initiatives will strengthen rapid public assistance and the criminal justice system.The emergency service, designed around the theme …
Raipur/Sarguja, May 18 (IANS) In a deeply disturbing incident that has sent shockwaves across Chhattisgarh, the police have arrested a man Pradeep Agariya accused of brutally torturing and murdering his 23 year-old pregnant wife, Hirabai, in Bhittikala Semarghat village, located within the jurisdiction of the Manipur Police Station in Sarguja district. The extreme brutality of the crime has left the local community in deep shock, police said on Sunday.The accused allegedly assaulted his wife and…
Raipur, May 18 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah arrived in Chhattisgarh on Sunday evening for a crucial three-day visit, receiving a grand welcome at the Raipur Airport. A palpable sense of enthusiasm was evident among party workers regarding his arrival in the state. He was received at the airport by Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, Deputy Chief Ministers Vijay Sharma and Arun Sao, Finance Minister OP Choudhary, along with numerous other senior ministers and legislators.This visit is being re…
Raipur/Bijapur, May 17 (IANS) Severe weather conditions across Chhattisgarh have resulted in the deaths of 21 heads of cattle in two separate lightning strike incidents, officials said on Sunday.The sudden atmospheric shift, characterised by heavy thunderstorms and torrential rain, has caused significant economic distress to local livestock farmers and peasants in the affected regions.The first incident occurred on Saturday night in Pondum village, situated within the Bhairamgarh development blo…
New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) Delhi and several parts of North India are set to face sweltering heat, with temperatures rising by 3 to 5 degrees over the next few days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday.”Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions likely to prevail over plains of northwest India and central India during many days of the week,” the IMD said in a statement.The MeT Department, presenting a grim outlook, primarily for the plain areas in North, North-Western, as well a…
Raipur/Raigarh, May 16 (IANS) A research and conservation expedition turned into a scene of chaos and panic when a team from the Department of Archaeology was unexpectedly targeted by a massive swarm of bees inside the historic Singhanpur Cave in Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh district, officials said on Saturday. The researchers had travelled to the ancient site on Friday to conduct vital inspection, documentation, and preservation work on the cave’s famous prehistoric rock paintings when the sudden wi…
New Delhi, May 16 (IANS) Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education, on Saturday discussed strategies to reintegrate dropouts into formal schooling, highlighting that over two crore children in the 14-18 age group are currently out of school. At a meeting to review strategies and proposed initiatives to check school dropout rate, Sanjay Kumar said that, as per available data, out of every 100 children entering Class I, only 62 reach Class …