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Tuesday, October 28, 2025
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Topic: Bhupesh Baghel

Chhattisgarh’s latest Covid crisis symptoms: Testing kits run out, long lines at centres

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel tells ThePrint more antigen kits have been ordered to meet the increased demand amid a backlog in RT PCR tests results.

Chhattisgarh blames Maharashtra for Covid spike, but border checks at Rajnandgaon ‘missing’

CM Baghel and administration say they’re keeping an eye on Rajnandgaon’s porous border with Maharashtra, but ground reality shows no one’s checking for Covid reports.

Modi govt didn’t alert states on 2nd Covid wave, we could’ve prepared: Chhattisgarh CM Baghel

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel tells ThePrint that state's health infrastructure has been ramped up, there are no oxygen or remdesivir shortages, but vaccine supply a concern.

This Chhattisgarh village had no Covid case until 5 April, religious meet changed that to 100

Many villagers believe local youths who attended cricket tournament in Raipur contracted Covid there & spread it in Majhgaon as they attended 9-day 'Bhagwat Paath' event soon after.

Latest war cries against Naxals are absurd. Go visit Bastar, a war is already on

Every major police casualty ignites the demand for security forces to be given a ‘free hand’. But no state govt has restrained its forces in the last 15 years.

Chhattisgarh CM rejects Naxalites’ terms for peace talks, says they ‘can’t impose conditions’

On 12 March, the Naxalites said in a pamphlet they would agree to peace talks if certain conditions were met, including the end of the govt crackdown against them.

If Grand Alliance voted to power in Assam, will probe Sonowal & Himanta, says Congress

Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh and senior Congress leader, Bhupesh Baghel has been appointed as observer by the All India Congress Committee for its Assam unit for the upcoming state polls.

Chhattisgarh govt tells Ram Temple trust to give details of fund collectors after fraud case

The state govt has asked for these details after a case was lodged against a woman in Bilaspur for alleged fraud in collecting funds for Ram Temple construction in Ayodhya.

Its newly opened English medium schools in high demand, Chhattisgarh govt plans to scale up

Chhattisgarh govt has opened 52 English medium schools across the state. It is planning to open more such schools from academic session 2021-22.

Congress appoints Ashok Gehlot, Bhupesh Baghel & others as observers for 2021 poll campaign

Assembly elections are due to be held in the states of Assam, West Bengal, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and the UT of Puducherry by the middle of this year.

On Camera

Bihar beyond Buddha and Mandal—why the 2025 polls are critical for Indian democracy

It is not often noted, but in the North, Bihar is the only state where the BJP has not come to power on its own. The party's desire to turn Bihar into UP should not be ignored.

Paper in MoSPI journal flags financial inclusion gap—highest among Hindus, lowest for Muslims

Research paper, however, finds lowest indebtedness level among Muslims at 12.3% & highest among Hindus at 14.9%. Overall national financial inclusion level at 87.2%, indebtedness at 14.7%.

From battle of wits and daring air strikes to artillery fury, new details emerge of Operation Sindoor

Fresh details of operation conducted by IAF, Army have come out in gazette notification giving citations of those who were awarded Vir Chakra for their bravery.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.