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Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh on Sunday said he has tested positive for COVID-19. This is the second time Singh has contracted the coronavirus infection after he tested positive in September 2020. The senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader tweeted that he got himself tested after exhibiting symptoms and will comply with the home isolation protocols. Singh appealed to those who came in contact with him over the past few days to check if they too were infected. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Sunday wished a speedy recovery to Singh. A day earlier, Chhattisgarh had reported 511 coronavirus cases and one fatality.
On November 19, 2015, when Chouhan completed ten years in office, he became the first non-Congress chief minister of the state to do so
The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain two separate appeals of the Chhattisgarh government against orders of the high court granting a stay on investigation
Providing interim relief to the two BJP leaders, Chhattisgarh High Court on Monday stayed the FIR against former Chief Minister Raman Singh and party spokesperson Sambit Patra in toolkit case
If the Congress wins the Assam elections, a national future for Bhupesh Baghel is assured
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, besides a host of other political heavyweights, also sent out their good wishes to people through Twitter and urged everyone to strengthen the bonds of friendship
The Centre's assessment on the former CMs varies, depending on their continued "utility", and most critically their equation with Narendra Modi and Amit Shah
Raman Singh is BJP's longest-serving Chief Minister while Yogi (46) has been chief minister only a little over a year
The Congress tabled a 15 points charge-sheet as part of the motion
Police had intercepted an internal communication of Maoists highlighting plans of a 'Rajiv Gandhi-type' assassination of Prime Minister Modi.
The 400/200 KV power station was set up in Bastar with an estimated cost of Rs 663 cr
He has the chief minister of Chhattisgarh since 2003
Bonuses worth Rs 274 crore to be doled out tendu leave collectors in LWE-affected areas
Singh is first chief minister of the BJP to head the government uninterrupted for 5,000 days
Says his govt is more concerned about the upliftment of the poor, the development of rural areas
The chief minister has realised that the confrontation between activists and the police is not wise
The chief minister earned nationwide popularity for several schemes, particularly PDS
Says Chhattisgarh introduced a digital system when the entire country was still working on a model
The Chhattisgarh CM said at least 350 villages will be electrified and road connectivity will be improved in coming days
He also said that state government, in coordination with the centre, is making all efforts to end naxal menace