The carcass of a baby leopard was found in pieces at a field in the revenue area of Birguri forest area of Dhamtari district, a forest official said on Wednesday.

Two elephants have been taken out while the third elephant is still in the pit. Efforts to rescue the elephant are going on.

Shivrinarayan (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 9 (ANI): On the bank of Mahanadi, Shivrinarayan town as well as the entire state hopes to attract tourists in the coming days as Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel is set to inaugurate his government's ambitious 'Ram Van Gaman tourism circuit' project's first Phase works here on Sunday-- coinciding on the occasion of Ram Navami, the birthday of Lord Rama.

Shivirinarayan (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 8 (ANI): Chhattisgarh government's ambitious project 'Ram Van Gaman tourism circuit' is expected to complete its first phase by the end of this year or by mid of 2023.

Janjgir-Champa (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 8 (ANI): The Chhattisgarh government on Friday organized a grand inaugural event to mark the completion of the renovation and beautification work of the Shivrinarayan temple under the ambitious 'Ram Van Gaman Tourism Circuit'.

Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 24 (ANI): A 45-day pregnant leopard was found dead reportedly due to lung infection in Sonperi village of Chhatisgarh's Dhamtari district on Thursday, said a forest official.

Dhamtari (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 24 (ANI): After a major forest fire broke out in the Surguja and Dhamtari forest ranges of Chhattisgarh, the forest officials are facing a daunting task to douse the flames as the workers are on strike over various demands.

Korba Feb 22 PTI A 55-year-old person with disability was trampled to death by a wild elephant in Chhattisgarhs Surajpur district an official said on Tuesday The incident occurred on Monday evening when Dhana a former sarpanch and one more person was returning to their native Tukudand from Masga through a forested patch when their car broke down said BS Bhagat Divisional Forest Officer DFO Surajpur division They spotted a wild elephant while pushing the vehicle The man with Dhana managed to flee but the latter was killed Immediate relief of Rs 25000 has been given to the kin while the remaining Rs 575 lakh will be disbursed post legal formalities he said Surajpur a neighbouring district of Korba is located over 300 kilometres from state capital Raipur Districts like Surguja Raigarh Korba Surajpur Mahasamund Dhamtari Gariaband Balod Balrampur and Kanker have been facing incidents of man-animal conflicts of this nature for over a decade now According to the forest department 195 people were killed in elephant attacks and 43 jumbos died in Chhattisgarh between January 2019 and November last year PTI COR BNM BNM BNM

Raipur Jan 31 PTI Chhattisgarh on Monday reported 2693 COVID-19 cases taking the tally to 1125863 while 19 deaths in the past 24 hours increased the toll to 13853 an official said The states positivity rate or cases detected per 100 tests was 736 per cent he said The number of recoveries reached 1088473 after 225 people were discharged from hospitals and 4646 completed home isolation during the day leaving the state with an active tally of 23537 he said Durg recorded 372 cases followed by Raipur 314 Kanker 158 Rajnandgaon 154 Bilaspur 139 Jashpur 135 Dhamtari 131 and Janjgir-Champa 125 among other districts With 36605 swab samples examined during the day the number of COVID-19 tests in the state went up to 16258655 the official said Meanwhile a government release said 72 per cent of the eligible population above the age of 18 had been given both doses of the vaccine as on January 30 with the figure being 14229367 It also said 99 per cent of the population above 18 years and 60 per cent in the 15-18 age segment have been administered the first dose In numbers this stands at 19515509 people above the age of 18 and 982621 teens in the 15-18 age group it said In all 34962805 COVID-19 vaccine doses have been administered so far in the state including precaution doses to 235308 health workers frontline staff and people above 60 the release added Chhattisgarhs coronavirus figures are as follows Positive cases 1125863 new cases 2693 death toll 13853 recovered 1088473 active cases 23537 today tests 36605 total tests 16258655 PTI COR BNM BNM BNM

Raipur Jan 30 PTI Chhattisgarhs COVID-19 tally rose by 2373 on Sunday to reach 1123170 while the death toll climbed to 13834 as 10 patients succumbed to the infection an official said The states positivity rate is 914 per cent he said The number of recoveries reached 1083602 after 98 people were discharged from hospitals while 1646 others completed their home isolation during the day the official said There are 25734 active COVID-19 cases in the state at present Raipur recorded 374 cases followed by Durg 307 Dhamtari 213 Raigarh 159 Mungeli 135 Balrampur 113 Kanker 111 Rajnandgaon 102 and Bilaspur 101 among other districts he said As 25969 swab samples were examined during the day the overall test tally went up to 16222050 Chhattisgarhs coronavirus figures are as follows Positive cases 1123170 new cases 2373 death toll 13834 recoveries 1083602 active cases 25734 tests so far 16222050 PTI COR NP NP