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Topic: Chhattisgarh

3 days before vaccinations open for the 18+, states are still scrambling to get doses

Maharashtra is yet to make up its mind on what & how much to procure while other states such as Karnataka & Rajasthan are waiting for the Centre to clarify on procurement.

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.

Happy hypoxia, diarrhoea, severe infection: How 2nd Covid wave is affecting young patients

ThePrint reports from Gujarat, Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Uttarakhand, four high burden regions, on the trends doctors are seeing when it comes to young patients with Covid-19. 

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.

Time to depoliticise Indian police. It can be Modi’s Sudarshan Chakra

Indian citizens lost trust in the State over the years, but not in PM Narendra Modi. Can he privilege India over the BJP?

Late hospitalisation leading to high deaths, says Chhattisgarh minister Deo as Covid cases rise

TS Singh Deo says Modi govt should ramp up vaccine production and provide extra doses to the worst-hit states.

Raipur has run out of hearse vans as Covid toll rises, hospitals sending out bodies in trucks

With Covid cases and deaths touching new highs in Chhattisgarh every day, Raipur has become the epicentre of the virus. On Tuesday, the state was the third worst hit in India.

How India’s Maoist counter-insurgency is being undone by a flawed security strategy

The ambush of a joint CRPF and state police team in Chhattisgarh shows the training and tactics have to be better than the ragtag Maoists. Jammu and Kashmir is a good example.

On Camera

Manohar Kahaniyan was Crime Patrol of pre-TV era. Now IAF Chief’s metaphor for Pakistani tales

The magazine was a product of its time—when newsprint was cheap, imagination was free, and the hunger for suspense could drive circulation numbers into the tens of thousands.

Nodal officers to fast-tracking NOCs, Kerala govt’s heeding investor concerns, and it means business

As many as 21 policy reforms are under implementation following Invest Kerala Global Summit, as LDF govt works to change perception that the state is not conducive to businesses.

Army chief’s big warning to Pakistan: Stop sponsoring terrorism if you want to exist geographically

Amid continued concerns over cross-border terrorism, General Upendra Dwivedi further warned the neighbour that India will not show restraint if there is an Op Sindoor 2.0.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.