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Topic: Chhattisgarh

60-day notice, DM verification, jail threat in Chhattisgarh conversion bill — but not for ‘ghar wapsi’

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Chhattisgarh government’s proposed law to regulate religious conversions in the state is largely silent on the subject...

ED makes 9th arrest in probe against betting app Mahadev Online Book

ED says Nitish Diwan was ‘working at the highest level’ in the operations of UAE-based betting company, which is being investigated on several counts.

Subhash Barala, RPN Singh, Sudhanshu Trivedi make BJP’s list of candidates for Rajya Sabha polls

58 Rajya Sabha members from five states including 8 central ministers, ex-PM Manmohan Singh, and BJP president JP Nadda, are set to retire by May this year.

ED not to pursue transfer of 2 accused in coal scam case lodged during Baghel’s term in Chhattisgarh

ED's decision to withdraw the petition filed under Article 32 comes nearly two months after a new government was formed in Chhattisgarh.

How upper castes, OBCs and SCs/STs share the power pie in three heartland states swept by BJP in 2023

33 of 48 cabinet ministers in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and MP are from general and OBC groups. Ten among the remaining 15 are from STs, while five are from SCs. 

‘Pliable officers, kickbacks’ — ACB names two Baghel govt ministers in coal & liquor ‘scam’ FIRs

Probe agency accuses multiple Congress leaders & state officials of being involved in two syndicates that extorted money from coal transporters and through illegal liquor supply.

BJP leader Asim Rai killed in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district

50-year-old Rai was a former chairman of Pakhanjur Nagar Panchayat. Doctor has confirmed bullet wound on the leader's head after preliminary examination of the body.

Chhattisgarh declares 22 January ‘Dry Day’ to mark Ayodhya Ram Mandir consecration

CM Vishnu Deo Sai says the state’s rice millers association has sent 300 metric tonnes of aromatic rice to Ayodhya for the ceremony.

How did BJP pull off tribal turnaround in Chhattisgarh? Inside RSS’s ‘apolitical’ Vanvasi Kalyan Ashram

VKA was formed on 26 December 1952 against a backdrop of 'unabated conversions'. Although an apolitical organisation, it is seen as crucial to BJP's Chhattisgarh win in 2023, and its 2018 loss.

Police recovers two IEDs in Chhattisgarh, at least 180 found this year

The bombs, 5kg each, were recovered from Bilaspur district when a joint team of the District Reserve Guard and district police’s Bomb Disposal Squad was out for patrolling.

On Camera

British Raj determined what kind of dog was acceptable in India—pets vs strays

There was a painful recalibration of dog-human relationships in 18th century Britain—any dog, except for the owned, leashed pet, lost its right to exist. They brought this mindset to India.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.