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Chhattisgarh emerging as world forum for tribals: CM Bhupesh Baghel

Launching the National Tribal Dance Festival, CM Bhupesh Baghel said that Tribal culture is deeply-rooted in Chhattisgarh and the state is moving towards the becoming world forum for tribals

Baghel says Chhattisgarh govt to move SC to increase tribals' reservation

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said his government will soon move the Supreme Court for increasing reservation for tribals in the state according to their population. He said the state government has also set up a commission in this regard and it will present its report in November. Baghel was talking to reporters after inaugurating the three-day Chhattisgarh Tribal Festival here. He said when Chhattisgarh was part of Madhya Pradesh, there were 20 per cent tribals and 16 per cent scheduled castes in the state. After the creation of Chhattisgarh, there were 32 per cent tribals and 13 per cent Scheduled Castes (SCs) in the state. In 2005, the Centre gave its nod to granting reservation in Chhattisgarh according to population but this was stalled by the previous state government from 2005 to 2011, he alleged. In 2011-12, when tribals agitated, the state government gave 32 per cent reservation to them, 12 per cent to SCs and 14 per cent to Other Backward Classes

Chhattisgarh govt transfers Rs 1,866 crore to farmers, women SHGs

Chhattisgarh is the only state that has been procuring paddy from farmers at Rs 2,500 per quintal, which is higher than what the Centre has set

In a historic first, forest dwellers get land deeds in Chhattisgarh

The development will facilitate villagers in getting benefits of welfare schemes of the Central and state governments

Bhupesh Baghel, Kamal Nath to represent Congress at Mulayam Yadav's funeral

The Congress on Tuesday deputed Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and former Madhya Pradesh CM Kamal Nath to represent the party at the funeral of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh's Etawah. Yadav died on Monday morning at a private hospital in Gurugram and his mortal remains reached Etawah in the evening. The body of the Samajwadi Party patriarch has been kept at his 'kothi' and the cremation will take place on Tuesday afternoon. Congress president Sonia Gandhi has deputed Nath and Baghel to attend the funeral of Yadav as representatives of the party, a statement said. The Congress condoled Yadav's death on Monday, saying it is an irreparable loss to Indian politics. The Congress president had said the voice of socialist ideas has fallen silent with Yadav's death. The 82-year-old Yadav served as defence minister and chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for three times.

ED raids 12 locations in Chhatisgarh in disproportionate assets case

ED is conducting raids in Chhatisgarh at more than twelve locations belonging to government officials who are said to be close to CM Bhupesh Baghel in connection with an alleged DA case

Chattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel takes dig on Centre over plunging rupee

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel on Friday took a dig at the plunging rupee against the US Dollar and shared an incident on Twitter where an octogenarian tell his age equivalent to a "dollar".

Chhattisgarh govt may serve millets in mid-day meals, state-run ashrams

Baghel also called for preparing an action plan for promoting millet-based industries after discussing with the departments concerned

Chhattisgarh CM to take stern action if Central agencies target anyone

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday said stern action will be taken if the state police receive a complaint of Central agencies targetting anyone unnecessarily. He was speaking at a function organised in the Durg district this evening. There is no need to fear the ED, DRI or Income Tax departments. If you are being targeted unnecessarily then as the head of the Chhattisgarh government, I assure you that if you lodge a complaint at any police station of the state against the concerned officers (of the Central agencies), stern action will be taken, Baghel said. We have to fight the battle of truth. If someone commits wrong then he should be punished. The government can't be run by creating fear.., he added. Later talking to reporters, Baghel spoke about complaints regarding people being targeted by the DRI, IT and ED in the state. ..We welcome all the Central agencies. We do not oppose them. If anything wrong has happened then action must be taken. But if people are

A dog temple that draws visitors, even Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel

Located in Khapri village, Balod district, the temple is known as Kukurdev Mandir

Karnataka govt likely to follow Chhattisgarh's model of child care

The team observed the activities being done for the emotional, physical and intellectual development of children at Anganwadi centres

Rahul should 'rethink' about his decision to be Congress chief: Baghel

The chorus for making Rahul Gandhi Congress president again grew louder as Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan passed resolutions to support him to take on the mantle of party chief

Chhattisgarh govt extends hydropower policy till 2032: Bhupesh Baghel

With the installation of the new plant, Chhattisgarh State Generation Company's installed capacity would increase to 4,300 Mw

BJP still entrapped in 'khaki shorts': Baghel on Rahul Gandhi's T-shirt row

Hitting back at BJP over its 'T-shirt' jibe at Rahul Gandhi, Chhattisgarh CM said Congress is engaged in uniting the country while the ruling party is still entrapped in T-shirts and khaki shorts.

BJP learning from Chhattisgarh development model of Congress: CM Baghel

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel slammed the Bhartiya Janata Party and said that the BJP chief JP Nadda was visiting Chhattisgarh to study the development model of the Congress government in the state.

Chhattisgarh: CM Baghel inaugurates 2 more districts, takes total to 33

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday inaugurated Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur and Sakti as the 32nd and 33rd districts of the state, an official said. Sakti is carved out from Janjgir-Champa while Manendragarh-Chirmiri-Bharatpur has been demarcated from Koriya district, he said. Addressing a public meeting at Manendragarh, the CM said the struggle to make it a district has been going on for long. "Even before Baikunthpur became the district headquarters, people have been demanding the creation of Manendragarh district. Their dream is now reality," he said. He also performed ground-breaking of 309 development works worth Rs 153 crore.

Chhattisgarh's first ethanol plant to come up in Kabirdham district

The establishment of an ethanol plant will generate direct and indirect employment opportunities in the region and boost economic prosperity in the region.

Baghel to transfer Rs 5.60 crore for Godhan Nyay Yojana beneficiaries

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel will virtually transfer a total of Rs 5.60 crore into the bank accounts of farmers, cattle-rearing villagers, others under the Godhan Nyay Yojana

Loan waivers for industrialists should be called 'rabdi': CM Baghel

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday countered Prime Minister Narendra's Modi's criticism of 'revdi' or culture of freebies by stating that waiver of loans of big industrialists should then be called 'rabdi'. Both revdi and rabdi are types of sweets. Speaking at the inauguration of the new district of Sarangarh-Bilaigarh, Baghel said people should understand the Bharatiya Janata Party's intentions. "When the Congress government in Chhattisgarh procures rice at Rs 2,500 from farmers, gives Rs 7,000 to (landless) labourers, gives 35 kg of rice to the poor, halves electricity bill for consumption of up to 400 units and provides free education, they (BJP) call it revdi (freebies)," he said. "When we waive the loans of farmers you call it revdi, but when the loans of Rs 10 lakh crore of top ten industrialists gets written off, then it is not revdi, it is milk cake. It is rabdi," the CM said. If the BJP came to power in Chhattisgarh again "by mistake", it would never

Chhattisgarh will soon see ED, I-T raids for housing Jharkhand MLAs: Baghel

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday said his state is soon going to witness raids by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Income Tax (I-T) department because MLAs of the ruling coalition in neighbouring Jharkhand are staying in a resort near capital Raipur. Talking to reporters at the helipad here, the Congress leader targeted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), saying it does not have faith in democracy. He said MLAs of the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), which consists of the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), the Congress and the Rashtriya Janata Dal, have been housed in a resort on the outskirts of Raipur to protect democracy. The BJP does not have faith in democracy. Jharkhand (ruling coalition) MLAs are staying in Raipur and we have welcomed them. Now, the BJP is protesting against it. My well wishers have informed me that soon the state will see raids by the ED and I-T because we have stationed Jharkhand MLAs here to protect democracy, Baghel said. The CM