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Everything you need to know about Mahasamund: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Everything you need to know about Mahasamund: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more

Botched eye surgery: Chhattisgarh acts against drug suppliers

February 19, 2013 at 7:06 PM

Raipur, Feb 19 (IANS) Taking a tough stance against suppliers of sub-standard medicines for botched-up eye surgery camps in the state since last year, the Chhattisgarh government Tuesday decided to file court cases against them.

Chhattisgarh reluctant to tackle Maoists: Ajit Jogi

January 14, 2013 at 9:05 PM

Raipur, Jan 14 (IANS) Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi Monday accused the BJP-led state government of not being serious about solving the Maoist issue plaguing the state since the late 1980s.

Uproar in Chhattisgarh assembly on botched up eye operations

December 19, 2012 at 10:37 PM

Raipur, Dec 19 (IANS) The issue of an eye operation camp which left 12 people blind in Chhattisgarh rocked the assembly Wednesday with the opposition Congress terming the lapses "most grave" and staging a walkout over their demand for discussion.

Man-eater leopard brought to zoo

October 12, 2012 at 11:24 AM

Raipur, Oct 12 (IANS) A man-eater leopard caught in Mahasamund district was brought to Raipur's Nandanvan Zoo to save it from the wrath of villagers, zoo officials said Friday.

Three bison found dead in Chhattisgarh

May 25, 2012 at 10:26 PM

Raipur, May 25 (IANS) Three bison were found dead Friday just outside the Barnawapara wildlife sanctuary, forest officials said, adding that death of protected animals have been reported from the same area earlier as well.

Home Ministry extends SRE scheme to 20 more LWE-affected districts

April 30, 2012 at 8:10 PM

New Delhi, Apr 30 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday informed that Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme has been extended to 20 more Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected districts.

Tribal students benefit from Chhattisgarh Govt.'s 'Hostel Scheme'

December 21, 2010 at 11:58 AM

Raipur, Dec 21 (ANI): In its endeavor to promote literacy in the State, particularly tribal children, the Chhattisgarh Government has launched a 'Hostel Scheme' in several interior villages.

Tribal students benefit from Chhattisgarh Govt.'s 'Hostel Scheme'

December 20, 2010 at 6:43 PM

Raipur, Dec 20 (ANI): In its endeavor to promote literacy in the State, particularly tribal children, the Chhattisgarh Government has launched a 'Hostel Scheme' in several interior villages.

Two Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh encounter

October 15, 2010 at 4:48 PM

Durg (Chhattisgarh), Oct 15 (ANI): Police officials gunned down two Maoist rebels in an encounter during a search operation in Jamul area of Chhattisgarh's Durg District on Friday.

Six Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh encounter

October 13, 2010 at 12:15 PM

Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh), Oct 13 (ANI): Security forces have gunned down six Maoist rebels in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund District.

Plantation drive to restore forests in Chhattisgarh

January 11, 2010 at 12:44 PM

Mahasamund (Chhattisgarh), Jan 11 (ANI): The rising trend of deforestation and global temperature has prompted the school children of Mahasamund district in Chhattisgarh to take part in a massive afforestation drive.

Chhattisgarh reshuffles 11 IAS officers

May 31, 2009 at 12:10 AM

Raipur, May 30 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government Saturday reshuffled 11 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers including four district collectors.

Chhattisgarh's lone Congress MP lobbying for ministerial berth

May 23, 2009 at 1:29 PM

Raipur, May 23 (IANS) Congress' lone Lok Sabha MP in Chhattisgarh Charandas Mahant is lobbying hard in New Delhi to get a ministerial berth in the Manmohan Singh government, party sources said here Saturday.

Wild elephant kills woman in Chhattisgarh village

April 11, 2009 at 12:50 PM

Raipur, April 11 (IANS) A 55-year-old woman was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Chhattisgarh's Mahasamund district, a forest official said Saturday.

Ajit Jogi almost pulled it off

December 8, 2008 at 5:58 PM

Raipur, Dec 8 (IANS) He has been confined to a wheelchair since April 2004 after a near fatal road accident but still addressed 117 election meetings, the maximum by any politician in the state, and almost pulled off a stunning victory for the Congress in Chhattisgarh assembly elections this time.

Wheelchair bound, yet Ajit Jogi travels more than anyone

November 18, 2008 at 2:06 PM

Raipur, Nov 18 (IANS) He has been confined to a wheelchair since a road accident in April 2004 that almost killed him. Yet, Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi has toured more constituencies and addressed more meetings than any other politician in the state.

Voting for first phase of Chhattisgarh polls ends amid violence

November 14, 2008 at 6:19 PM

Raipur, Nov 14 (IANS) Polling for the first phase of assembly elections in 39 constituencies in Chhattisgarh ended at 5 p.m. Friday with low turnout in the insurgency-hit Bastar region compared to the rest of the state.

Polling begins on dull note in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region

November 14, 2008 at 9:23 AM

Raipur, Nov 14 (IANS)Polling to elect 39 of Chhattisgarh's 90 legislators in the first of the two-phase assembly elections began on a dull note Friday, while a gunbattle between paramilitary forces and Maoist rebels in Dantewada district of the insurgency-hit Bastar region.

Sonia Gandhi puts off Chhattisgarh tour yet again

November 11, 2008 at 8:36 PM

Raipur, Nov 11 (IANS) Congress president Sonia Gandhi has put off her Chhattisgarh campaign tour scheduled for Wednesday, party sources said Tuesday.

Campaign heats up in Chhattisgarh as Jogi, Raman hit the hinterlands

November 4, 2008 at 5:35 PM

Raipur, Nov 4 (IANS) Campaign for the first phase of polling in 39 constituencies in Chhattisgarh Nov 14 picked up Tuesday with ruling Bharatiya Janata Party's star campaigner and chief minister Raman Singh and Congress key campaigner Ajit Jogi hitting the state's hinterlands.

Shukla attacks Raj for campaign against north Indians

November 2, 2008 at 5:14 PM

Raipur, Nov 2 (IANS) Congress veteran and nine-time MP Vidya Charan Shukla Sunday hit out against Maharashtra Navnirman Sena chief Raj Thackeray for campaigning against north Indians and described his movement 'dangerous for the country's integrity'.

Police deployed at Chhattisgarh BJP, Congress offices

October 24, 2008 at 4:15 PM

Raipur, Oct 24 (IANS) Police were deployed at the offices of Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and opposition Congress here Friday to prevent vandalism by party workers who are angry at their leaders being denied tickets for the assembly polls next month.