Tag: Chhattisgarh CM

Chhattisgarh CM celebrates tribal culture of Gaura-Gauri Puja in Bhilai

On Tuesday, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday reached Janjgiri in Chhattisgarh's Durg and got whipped on the occasion of Gauri-Gaura Puja.

October 25, 2022

Rahul to visit UP along with Punjab, Chhattisgarh CMs despite ban

Addressing a press conference on Wednesday here, Rahul Gandhi said, "Section 144 is not imposed for three people and only three persons will go to meet the bereaved families."

October 6, 2021

Don’t allow Chh’garh CM, Pb dy CM to land: UP govt urges Lucknow airport

Baghel questioned the order and asked if civil rights have been suspended in Uttar Pradesh saying that if Section 144 has been imposed in Lakhimpur Kheri, then why were they prevented from landing in Lucknow.

October 4, 2021

First Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi dies at 74 days after suffering cardiac arrest

A bureaucrat-turned politician, Ajit Jogi had served as the first Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh from November 2000 to November 2003 in then Congress government, after the state came into existence.

May 29, 2020

‘Will be the first person to not sign NRC’: C’garh CM Bhupesh Baghel

The amended law seeks to provide citizenship to Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have faced religious persecution in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan and have arrived in India on or before December 31, 2014.

December 21, 2019

Chhattisgarh minister suffers mild heart attack in UP, hospitalised

The 60-year old minister, who was staying at a hotel in Lucknow, complained of dehydration and uneasiness at around 9 am. He was rushed to Sahara Hospital there. He is kept under observation.

April 27, 2019

Senior journalist linked to ‘sex CD’ case, appointed advisor to Chhattisgarh CM

The General Administration Department (GAD) appointed four advisors to the chief minister, an official statement said.

December 21, 2018

Modi to unveil multiple projects in Chhattisgarh on Thursday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit Chhattisgarh on Thursday to unveil multiple projects in the state, officials said on Wednesday. In Bhilai, Modi will inaugurate the modernised and expanded Bhilai Steel Plant. The modernisation includes installation of latest technologies for improvement in productivity, yield, quality, cost competitiveness, energy efficiency and environmental protection, the...

June 13, 2018

Naxalism on its last legs, Maoists frustrated: Chhattisgarh CM

Naxalism in Chhattisgarh is on its last legs, Chief Minister Raman Singh on Wednesday claimed, saying that Maoists are carrying out sporadic attacks in the state “out of frustration”. Although the Naxal attacks have come down, the detection and checking of the IED blasts remains a difficult task, he said. “One or two sporadic (Naxal-related)...

March 21, 2018

Congress will not project CM face in Chhattisgarh

The Congress, which is striving hard to stage a comeback in Chhattisgarh since it lost power in 2003, will not project any leader as the Chief Ministerial candidate for the 90-member assembly polls next year. “The party will not project anyone as the CM candidate for the 2018 election,” senior Congress leader P.L. Punia, who...

September 13, 2017