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Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel reviews coronavirus situation in state

CM Baghel held a discussion in detail with his cabinet ministers, District Collectors, SPs and Medical Officials via video conferencing about the status of corona infection in Chhattisgarh.

Chhattisgarh coronavirus update: State sees 2,100 new Covid-19 cases

Chhattisgarh recorded 2,100 new Covid-19 cases, 711 recoveries and 24 deaths on Sunday

Chhattisgarh coronaviurs update: State records 2,100 new cases; 24 deaths

With 2,100 new cases and 24 deaths, Chhattisgarh's COVID-19 count rose to 45,263 and toll to 380 on Sunday

Need to remove fear of coronavirus from people's mind: Chhattisgarh CM

Baghel also said that the state has so far won half the battle against the pandemic and it has to be won completely without getting tired, he said

Thriveni Earthmovers bags Rs 31,428 cr contract to develop NTPC coal mine

Mining company Thriveni Earthmovers has bagged a contract worth Rs 31,428 crore from NTPC to develop and operate Talaipalli coal mine in Chhattisgarh alloted to the state-owned power giant. "Thriveni Earthmovers... a Coimbatore-based mining company, has bagged another mine development and operation contract from NTPC on August 26, with a contract value of Rs 31,428 crore," an official on the condition of anonymity said. Earlier, NTPC had terminated the contracts it had awarded to BGR Mining & Infra for development of its coal mines in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh over allegations of corruption against senior officials of the private mining company. NTPC had terminated the contracts for development and operation of Chatti-Bariatu coal mine in Jharkhand and Talaipalli coal mine in Chhattisgarh, according to two separate letters dated July 4, 2019 by NTPC. NTPC had awarded mine development and operation contract of the Chatti-Bariatu mine to BGR in November 2017. In the same month, it .

Chhattisgarh: With 1,172 new Covid-19 cases tally nears 41,000-mark

Of the 1,172 fresh cases, Raipur district accounted for 398 that took the case tally in the region to 15,021, including 184 deaths

Chhattisgarh could see 90,000 Covid-19 cases by month-end: Health Minister

Between 60,000 and 90,000 coronavirus positive cases can emerge in the state in September, Chhattisgarh Health Minister TS Singh Deo said

Chhattisgarh CM writes to Shah, seeks 7 CRPF battalions to fight Naxalism

Baghel also sought installation of 1,028 mobile towers in Naxal-affected areas, which were already approved for the state, to improve telecom connectivity

Chhattisgarh coronavirus update: Record 2,284 new Covid-19 cases detected

Chhattisgarh saw its biggest single-day spike of 2,284 coronavirus cases which took the case tally in the state to 37,967

Coal Ministry replaces five Chhattisgarh mines in commercial auction

Adds three mines from the same state taking the total of mines on offer to 38, from 41 earlier

CM Bhupesh Baghel demands Rs 2,828 Cr from Centre as GST compensation

A meeting of State Finance Secretaries with the Union Finance Secretary and Secretary (Expenditure) is scheduled to be held on September 1, 2020, for clarifying issues, if any

Water resources body issues flood alert for Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh

For Madhya Pradesh, the organisation stated river Shakkar at Gadarwara in Jabalpur continues to flow in extreme flood situation at 11 hrs today

Freedom of expression under threat, democracy being destroyed: Sonia Gandhi

Speaking at the foundation laying ceremony of new Assembly building of Chhattisgarh, Gandhi alleged that "powers" that want people to fight are spreading poison of hatred in the country

Flood-like situation in four Chhattisgarh districts, thousands shifted

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel chaired a meeting on Friday night with all District Collectors and Superintendents of Police (SPs) through video-conferencing

NMDC board okays demerger of three-mn-tonne Chhattisgarh steel plant

The plant is the only greenfield project slated for commissioning in the near term. Sources said it would have been commissioned by now had it not been for Covid-19

Chhattisgarh CM urges PM to reconsider Nagarnar steel plant privatisation

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging him to revisit decision on privatisation of NMDC's under-construction steel plant in Nagarnar, Bastar

Chhattisgarh records 557 new Covid-19 cases; total count rises to 20,771

With 557 new Covid-19 cases and six deaths, Chhattisgarh's total count rose to 20,771 and toll to 196 on Sunday, a health official said

Covid-19: Local DJs bear the brunt during festive season in Chhattisgarh

Disc jockeys (DJ) in Rajnandgaon village here who used to play music at social gatherings and rent music systems are facing the brunt due to the Covid-19 spread

CM Bhupesh Baghel invites Sonia, Rahul to new assembly foundation ceremony

Bhupesh Baghel has invited Congress interim president Sonia Gandhi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for the foundation stone laying ceremony of the new building of state assembly in Nava Raipur

Baghel writes to PM, demands inclusion of Chhattisgarhi in Eighth schedule

In his letter, the CM said that it has been twenty years of the formation of Chhattisgarh as the 26th state of India, but in terms of culture, the state has a separate identity in ancient history