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TopicBhupesh Baghel

Topic: Bhupesh Baghel

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.

Cow, Ram, rural economy — Congress’ Baghel takes steam out of BJP’s politics in Chhattisgarh 

The success of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s projects revolving around the cow & Lord Ram has even got appreciation from the RSS.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.