Rabindra Nath Choudhury
Raman announces retirement age extension for govt workers
In an apparent bid to woo nearly two lakh state government employees in the election year, Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh here on Thursday announced extension of retirement age for them from 60 to 62.
Ex-minister, BJP leader Dilip Singh Judeo, 64, dies
Colourful politician and the BJP’s Hindutva face in Chhattisgarh Dilip Singh Judeo Wednesday passed away in a private hospital at Gurgaon following prolonged illness. He was 64.
Cong remains divided in C’garh, infighting continues
Infighting in the beleaguered Congress in Chhattisgarh has intensified further with rival leaders in the party indulging in mudslinging against each other.
Rape a minor wrongdoing: C’garh mantri
Chhattisgarh home minister Nankiram Kanwar has drawn flak from all quarters for describing rape of women as mere “cheerharan” (a misdemeanour).
Fifth-century antiquities at stake in archaeological battle
History, perhaps, has not witnessed a battle as bizarre as the ongoing tussle between an archaeologist and the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) for possession of “nearly 4,000 antiquities” retrieved from the fifth century AD site at Sirpur in eastern Chhattisgarh district of Mahasamund.
Jogi launches poster war against Mahant
Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi on Friday launched a poster war against his arch rival, Chhattisgarh PCC chief Charan Das Mahant, to protest against the alleged attempt by the latter to clip his wings in the party.
C’garh: Naxals kill minister kin
Suspected Maoists late on Wednesday night gunned down cousin of Chhattisgarh forest minister Vikram Usendi after abducting him from his house in the village of Solangi in Kanker district, nearly 200 km from here, the police said on Thursday.
Ajit Jogi son ignored in C’garh PCC reshuffle
Former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi has suffered a severe jolt with the party high command deciding not to include his son Amit in Chhattisgarh Pradesh Congress Committee (CPCC) in the latest reshuffle of the state party.
Abducted cop murdered by maoists
Suspected Maoists killed a police man abducted by them a week ago in Chhattisgarh’s insurgency-hit Narayanpur district, the police said on Sunday.
Cong ticket seekers give bizarre reasons
Quite a good number of aspirants for Congress tickets for the upcoming Assembly polls in Chhattisgarh have assigned strange reasons to justify their claim for party nominations, much to the amusement of Congress leadership here.
