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  • PM Modi will give gifts to Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh tomorrow, know complete details here

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on Thursday. During this, he will inaugurate and lay the foundation stone of various projects worth more than Rs 57 thousand crore in both the election states. The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) issued a statement on Wednesday saying that in Madhya Pradesh, Modi will lay the foundation stone of projects worth more than Rs 50,700 crore, including the petrochemical complex at Jahan Bina Refinery and 10 new industrial projects across the state. At the same time, in Chhattisgarh he will dedicate some important projects of the railway sector to the nation.

    The PMO said the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone for Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited’s (BPCL) petrochemical complex at Bina Refinery in Madhya Pradesh, power and renewable energy manufacturing zone at Narmadapuram and mega industrial park at Ratlam. According to the PMO, the Prime Minister will lay the foundation stone of two IT parks in Indore and six new industrial parks across the state. After this he will leave for Raigarh, Chhattisgarh.

    According to the PMO, the Prime Minister will dedicate to the nation several important railway projects worth about Rs 6,350 crore in Chhattisgarh. Modi will also lay the foundation stone of critical care blocks in nine districts of Chhattisgarh and distribute one lakh sickle cell counseling cards, she said. Assembly elections are to be held in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh later this year. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) faces the challenge of saving its government in Madhya Pradesh. At the same time, in Chhattisgarh, its effort will be to remove Congress from power and form its own government again.

  • Disaster rained from the sky in Chhattisgarh, 4 died due to lightning; condition of seven is serious

    In Balrampur district of Chhattisgarh, 4 villagers died due to lightning and 7 people were injured. While the villagers were working in the fields, everyone got hit by lightning. Of the 4 dead, three are from the same family. A total of 11 people have been affected by the debris falling in two places. Seriously injured people are undergoing treatment in the hospital. Villagers are in panic due to two incidents in the same village.

    Heavy rain with thunder and lightning started in North Chhattisgarh on Wednesday afternoon. Four villagers died on the spot after gaz fell at two places in village Belsar under Shankargarh police station area of ​​Balrampur district between 5 to 6 pm. In Belsar, lightning fell on 6 people who were plowing the fields. In these, four villagers including three members of the same family died. In another incident, 5 villagers who were digging in the fields were seriously burnt after a stone fell on them. The burnt villagers include Munia resident Belsar, Pratima resident Belsar, Priyanka Nagesia, Sammi, Malli Nagesia, Anjana, Sandeep Nagesia resident of Bansdih police station Shankargarh.

    7 injured are undergoing treatment in the hospital

    All those injured due to lightning were brought to Shankargarh Community Health Center, where doctors declared 4 villagers dead after examination. Other villagers suffering from burn injuries are being treated at Shankargarh Community Health Centre. The deceased include Manshu father Fadu (33 years), Kunti husband Manshu (32 years), Pritam father Manshu resident of village Pahari, Shankargarh, Vipin Kujur father Dhema Ram (35 years) resident of village Belsar. The bodies of all the deceased have been kept in the mortuary. The police have established a track and have taken the matter under investigation.

    Input- Sandeep Dewan

  • Warning of heavy rain in many districts of Chhattisgarh, Meteorological Department issued orange alert

    Monsoon has again taken a turn in Chhattisgarh. During the last 24 hours, heavy rain was recorded in many districts of the state including Raipur. The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert regarding heavy rain in many parts of the state. The Meteorological Department says that due to a new system being active in the state, there are chances of heavy rain in various parts. The weather will remain bad in Chhattisgarh for the next two days. Thunderstorm warning has also been issued in some parts.

    The All India Weather Bulletin issued by the Meteorological Department said that due to the effect of cyclonic circulation over the north-western Bay of Bengal, a low pressure area has formed over the west-central Bay of Bengal. It is likely to move towards South Chhattisgarh during the next 24 hours. A trough is extending through Odisha and Chhattisgarh till south-east Uttar Pradesh. Due to this, favorable conditions for rain are being created in the areas of Central India.

    The Meteorological Department says that there may be light to moderate rain in various parts of Chhattisgarh during September 5 to 7. There are also chances of thunderstorms and heavy rain at some places. According to the local weather office, there may be heavy to very heavy rains in Dantewada, Sukma and Bijapur districts. Orange alert has been issued in these districts regarding this. At the same time, moderate to heavy rains may occur in some other districts of the state including Narayanpur, Kanker, Dhamtari, Kondagaon, Gariaband.

    According to the Meteorological Department, there is a possibility of heavy rain in Bastar division. Yellow alert has also been issued regarding rain in some districts. There are chances of good rain in some other districts including Korea, Mungeli, Bilaspur, Gariaband and Bijapur. Most parts of the state are suffering from the scorching heat. Farmers are still hopeful of heavy rains. In such a situation, it is believed that if the monsoon system does its job this time, the farmers of the state will get great relief.

  • BJP will launch Parivartan Yatra in Chhattisgarh also, when and from which cities will it start?

    In view of the upcoming assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, the main opposition BJP has decided to take out Parivartan Yatra in the state. This yatra will cover a distance of 2,989 kilometers in 87 assembly constituencies. This yatra will be started from two different places in the state from September 12 and September 16, Dantewada (South Chhattisgarh) and Jashpur (North Chhattisgarh).

    BJP state unit president Arun Sao told a press conference here that Union Home Minister Amit Shah will flag off the first Parivartan Yatra after taking the blessings of Maa Danteshwari during a public rally in Dantewada on September 12. He said that this 16-day yatra will cover a distance of 1,728 kilometers in 21 districts.

    Sao told that BJP National President JP Nadda will flag off the second Parivartan Yatra in Jashpur on September 16. He said the yatra will cover a distance of 1,261 kilometers in 12 days in Bilaspur and Surguja divisions of the state. He said that under both the yatras, there will be 84 public meetings, 85 welcome meetings and seven road shows. This yatra will end in Bilaspur after covering a distance of 2,989 kilometers in 87 assembly constituencies.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to attend the concluding ceremony of the yatra. Asked why three assembly constituencies have been kept out as there are a total of 90 assembly seats in the state, Sao said Bijapur, Sukma and Antagarh constituencies (all three Maoist-affected) have not been included in the yatra, but when If the Yatra passes through the surrounding constituencies, people from all three constituencies will participate in it.

    He said that the BJP will highlight the failures of the Bhupesh Baghel government during the ‘yatra being undertaken to oust the Congress regime’ from the state. Senior leaders of the Center and the state will participate in the yatra. He said senior leaders of the state would attend both the visits for two days each.

    After being in power in Chhattisgarh for 15 years (2003-2018) under the leadership of Raman Singh, the BJP faced a massive defeat at the hands of the Congress in the 2018 assembly elections. The party is now trying to return to power. The BJP had last month released its first list of candidates for the 21 seats where it had lost to the Congress in 2018.

    The election schedule for the 90-member Chhattisgarh Assembly has not been announced yet. In the 2018 assembly elections, Congress won 68 out of total 90 seats, while BJP came second by winning 15 seats. Janata Congress Chhattisgarh-Jogi won five seats and its ally Bahujan Samaj Party won two seats. Congress currently has 71 seats.

  • New faces on 40 seats, tension due to discussion of changing 18 seating MLAs; What is Congress’ plan to win again in Chhattisgarh?

    Minister Ravindra Choubey’s statement has given sleepless nights to veteran leaders who had dreamed of contesting elections on Congress ticket in Chhattisgarh. Even after the Congress wave in 2018, the party will not give tickets to those who lose the elections. Under the Udaipur formula, Congress is going to gamble on youth and women. The news of many sitting MLAs being denied tickets has increased the tension of the leaders. Congress can give opportunity to new faces on about 40 seats in Chhattisgarh. This has also been agreed upon in the meeting of senior leaders.

    Congress party has decided the formula for giving tickets to the candidates. The party will not give tickets again to the candidates who lost in 2018. Not only this, the party has also decided that the stake will be played on only those leaders who can bring victory, meaning the old face will not work. In the 2018 assembly elections, Congress had to face defeat on 22 out of 90 seats. Now it has been decided that Congress is going to bet on new faces on 22 seats.

    Report of 18 MLAs weak in survey

    Political sources say that Congress had decided on its candidates, but the top leadership had conducted a survey and the report of 18 MLAs was weak. After this the leaders have again brainstormed regarding the ticket. There is also news that this time Congress is cutting the tickets of many sitting MLAs. It is almost certain that the tickets of those leaders whose report has been bad in the Congress survey will be cut. If we look at the figures of 22 new faces and 18 MLAs with bad reports, this figure reaches 40. Overall, this time new faces can be seen on 40 out of 90 seats.

    First place in the list doesn’t matter

    On the first list of Congress candidates, Minister Ravindra Choubey said that coming first in the list does not matter. After the release of BJP’s first list, infighting is visible. Congress Core Committee meeting has taken place. Short listing of applications has been finalized. Some seats have one to two panels and most seats have a single name final. The committee will sit once again and then the list will be finalised. New faces and youth will get a chance this time.

    Four major committees of Congress were formed

    Ravindra Choubey, minister in Bhupesh Baghel government, told the media that assembly elections are near. The code of conduct will be imposed after the final publication of the voter list. The top leadership of Congress has formed four major committees for the elections in Chhattisgarh. Assembly Speaker Dr. Charandas Mahant has been given the responsibility in the election campaign committee. The most important is the core group committee, which will be headed by in-charge Selja. Minister Choubey said that Congress is fully prepared to defeat its opponents in the elections.

  • UP Rain: Alert of heavy rain from UP to Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, know the weather condition of your state.

    UP Rain Alert: The rainy season is not going to stop in the hilly to the plain states of the country. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted possible active monsoon conditions in many parts of the state till September 15. According to IMD, there will be heavy rain in many states including Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh for the next few days. According to IMD forecast, there is a strong possibility of heavy rain in various parts of Uttarakhand from 13 to 17 September. People have been asked to remain alert.

    IMD has said that apart from this, light to moderate rain may occur at isolated places in Madhya Pradesh during this period. IMD has also issued a rain alert for Chhattisgarh till September 16.

    IMD also says that there may be rain in Odisha and Jharkhand from 13 to 15 September. At the same time, there is an alert in West Bengal for 14 September. An alert has also been issued in Andaman-Nicobar Islands for 15 and 16 September.

    Bad weather in many parts of Himachal

    The weather is likely to remain bad in many parts of Himachal Pradesh till September 18. According to Meteorological Center Shimla, monsoon remains weak in the state at present. On September 13, a yellow alert has been issued for thunderstorms and lightning in some parts. Meanwhile, during the last 24 hours, 49.1 mm rainfall has been recorded in Nahan, 33.4 mm in Sarhali Khadda Bilaspur and 23.5 mm in Bilaspur KVK. On the other hand, 60 roads in the state are still blocked for traffic due to landslides at many places. 27 power transformers were also disrupted.

    On Tuesday, there was sunshine along with light clouds in the capital Shimla and surrounding areas. This monsoon season, from June 24 to September 12, 428 people have lost their lives. Of these, 158 died in road accidents. A total of 427 have been injured. 2611 houses have completely collapsed in the state. 11010 has been partially damaged. Apart from this, 318 shops and 5897 cow sheds have also been damaged.

  • Balance disturbed on the bridge, pickup fell into Shivnath river, 4 including 2 children died in the accident

    A pickup vehicle fell down from a river bridge in Durg district of Chhattisgarh. 4 people have died in the accident. The accident is said to have occurred due to loss of balance. After 4 hours of hard work, the SDRF team pulled the vehicle out of the river on Wednesday. The bodies of a woman, two children and the driver were found in the vehicle. All the bodies have been sent to the hospital for post-mortem. Durg police is still investigating the matter.

    According to information received from the police, the pickup vehicle fell into the river from the old bridge of Shivnath river located in Pulgaon, Durg. The accident occurred due to loss of balance of the vehicle while coming from Rajnandgaon towards Durg. On Wednesday morning the SDRF team recovered the vehicle from the river. Bodies of 4 people were found inside. The driver has been identified as Lalit Sahu (40 years) of Borsi area. Family members of the deceased say that Lalit had gone to eat food. All the dead bodies have been sent to the mortuary located in the fort. After receiving information about the accident, Durg MLA Arun Vora also reached the spot.

    SDRF team launched rescue operation

    According to eyewitnesses, at around 1 am on Tuesday night, a speeding pickup coming from Rajnandgaon towards Durg fell straight into the river. People informed the police about it. SDRF team started the rescue operation on Wednesday morning. The pickup was being taken out from the river by tying it with a rope. When it was pulled with a tractor, the rope broke. After this the pickup vehicle was taken out using a crane. Police is investigating from both angles whether it was an accident or suicide. Family members are being interrogated.

  • Shah’s visit suddenly postponed, initiation of Parivartan Yatra from Dantewada, Raman’s sharp attack on Baghel government

    BJP started its ‘Parivartan Yatra’ from Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. This yatra will pass through all the districts of the state via Bastar. Union Home Minister Amit Shah was to flag off this visit, but due to some reasons his visit was canceled at the last moment. In the absence of Amit Shah, BJP state in-charge Om Mathur flagged off the yatra after offering prayers at the famous Maa Danteshwari temple in Dantewada city.

    Former Chief Minister Raman Singh, State President Arun Sao, Narayan Chandel were riding in the Parivartan Yatra chariot. Parivartan Yatra will reach Jagdalpur from Dantewada district. It is noteworthy that in the 2013 elections, Congress had taken out Parivartan Yatra but could not win. However, he got its benefit in 2018. This journey, which started from Dantewada, will conclude in Bilaspur. Opposition party BJP has planned two Parivartan Yatras in the state. The next yatra will be flagged off by BJP President JP Nadda on September 15 in Jashpur.

    A total of 84 public meetings and 85 welcome meetings and seven road shows will be organized by the BJP in both the visits. Both the yatras will pass through a total of 87 assembly constituencies. A total distance of 2,989 kilometers will be covered under these journeys. Later these journeys will end in Bilaspur. Rajya Sabha MP Saroj Pandey said as the name suggests, the state needs change from the Congress party and the Bhupesh Baghel government. This government has not fulfilled about 36 promises made to the voters.

    Addressing the public meeting organized on this occasion, former CM Raman Singh targeted the Congress government and alleged that the Baghel government is indulging in corruption and looting the people of the state. The Bhupesh Baghel government has done nothing except corruption during its five-year rule. We are not saying this but it has been revealed in the investigation of the Enforcement Directorate. This government has done scams in rice, coal, liquor, DMF, Gauthan etc.

  • Minor girl students were molested in the hostel, VHP and Bajrang Dal created ruckus; operator arrested

    The superintendent of a private girls hostel in Gariaband district of Chhattisgarh has been accused by the girl students of mental and sexual harassment. The girl students allege that the superintendent indulges in bad touch and molestation. If they protest, they threaten to cut off their TC and expel them from the school. At present the police has arrested the superintendent. Police said hostel superintendent Narayan Chauhan has been arrested, while a warden is being questioned. Gariaband Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) DS Patel said, ‘The victim alleged that while she was changing her clothes, the accused was staring at her and also touched her badly.

    This shocking incident came to light when some girl students came out of the hostel on the pretext of some work and informed their parents through some other mobile phone. The woman warden was also accused of allowing entry to outsiders. Apart from the allegations of sexual harassment, about 32 female students of classes 1-12 live in ‘Nayak Girls Residential Hostel’, run by an NGO in Chhura area.

    Police said, ‘The girls complained that the warden’s friends used to come and go on the campus and tried to befriend them. Patel further told the media that the girls alleged that Superintendent Chauhan and the warden spoke obscenely and sexually harassed them and also threatened the girls not to tell outsiders about the incidents. “The girls said that the warden and the superintendent had threatened to expel them if they tried to narrate the incidents,” police said.

    On Monday, right-wing organizations including ABVP, Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Bajrang Dal demonstrated outside the hostel and demanded strict action against the accused.
    Police said they are examining the legal documents related to the hostel. The Women and Child Welfare Department has become active to ensure a thorough investigation of the matter.

  • ED summoned the family members of CM Baghel’s advisor Vinod Verma, also called both his sons

    Vinod Verma, political advisor to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, said on Wednesday that his family members have been summoned by the ED. He said that ED has also summoned both my sons. Sanad Vinod Verma was questioned by central agency ED last week in a case related to alleged betting and gambling app. Vinod Verma posted a picture with family members on X and said that he has dropped them at the ED office in Raipur.

    However, Vinod Verma did not tell in which case these people have been summoned. Vinod Verma posted on X (formerly Twitter) and said- ED has now called my family. I have left my two sons Punarvasu and Tathagata and brother-in-law Tukendra Verma at the ED office. My wife Jaya has been called yesterday. The agencies can do whatever they want on their orders but they cannot break the morale of Bhupesh Baghel and his team.

    The ED had recorded the statements of Vinod Verma and Officer on Special Duty (OSD) to the Chief Minister Manish Banchhor under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) on August 28. On August 23, the ED had raided the properties of Vinod Verma and two OSDs Ashish Verma and Manish Banchhor in connection with the money laundering probe into the alleged illegal betting app ‘Mahadev Online Book’. Assistant sub-inspector Chandrabhushan Verma, alleged hawala operator brothers Anil and Sunil Dammani and Satish Chandrakar were arrested the same day in the case.

    ED sources say the arrested policeman allegedly used his connections with Vinod Verma to influence high-ranking officials and politicians in Chhattisgarh. He also used hawala funds received from Dubai. The ED had said that Saurabh Chandrakar and Ravi Uppal, residents of Bhilai, a town in Durg district, are the main promoters of the app. Both are operating business from Dubai. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had criticized the BJP-led central government for the action.

    Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel had alleged that the ED and Income Tax Department raids on his associates were an attempt to defame the state government. Vinod Verma said in a press conference on August 24 that he does not have even a single penny of ill-gotten gains. Vinod Verma had termed the ED raid as robbery and claimed that the agency confiscated the jewelery found from his house despite showing the purchase bills.