Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday arrested Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's Deputy Secretary Saumya Chaurasia in connection with an illegal mining case.

ED found Rs 4 crore in cash during the raids in, besides unaccounted jewellery and gold too were recovered. The sources said that government officials were running an alleged extortion racket by imposing illegal levies and collecting Rs 25 per tonne from coal suppliers. Raipur: The Enforcement Directorate has arrested... The post appeared first on .

In a major crackdown, Enforcement Directorate carried out raids in connection with money laundering cases at several locations in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Raipur:  In a major crackdown, Enforcement Directorate carried out raids in connection with money laundering cases at several locations in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. According to sources, the raids... The post appeared first on .

In a major crackdown, Enforcement Directorate carried out raids in connection with money laundering cases at several locations in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. Raipur:  In a major crackdown, Enforcement Directorate carried out raids in connection with money laundering cases at several locations in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. According to sources, the raids... The post appeared first on .

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 11 (ANI): In a major crackdown, Enforcement Directorate carried out raids in connection with money laundering cases at several locations in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], August 19 (ANI): In an environment-friendly initiative to increase the green cover of the state, Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel will launch the 'Krishna Kunj' plantation drive on the auspicious day of Janmashtmi. Trees of cultural and medicinal significance will be planted in selected spots across the state.

Raipur Apr 18 PTI Chhattisgarh on Monday reported one COVID-19 case taking the states tally to 1152218 while the death toll remained unchanged at 14034 an official said The positivity rate or cases detected per 100 tests stood at 002 per cent he added The recovery count touched 1138175 as four people completed home isolation during the day leaving the state with nine active cases he said Mahasamund district recorded the lone case for the day As on Monday 20 districts have no active case he added With 4133 samples examined during the day the tally of tests carried out so far in Chhattisgarh went up to 17592573 the official said Chhattisgarhs coronavirus figures are as follows Positive cases 1152218 new cases one death toll 14034 recovered 1138175 active cases nine today tests 4133 total tests 17592573 PTI COR BNM BNM

Bilaspur Mar 26 PTI The Chhattisgarh High Court has directed the CBI to probe the murder of a couple and their two minor sons that took place in the states Mahasamund district in 2018 Justice Goutam Bhaduri on Friday passed the order on a petition filed by a family member of the deceased persons which claimed that the investigation carried out by the local police was shoddy and directed to hand over the case to the CBI The High Court held that perusal of the material seized along with the affidavit of the State in the case do not inspire confidence of fair investigation On the intervening night of May 30 and 31 2018 health worker Yogmaya Sahu 30 her husband Chaitanya 31 and their sons Kunal 9 and Tanmay 7 were killed in a government quarter in Kishanpur villages sub-health centre premises The police arrested Dharmendra Bariha of the village in connection with the murder and later based on his narco analysis four more accused - then sarpanch of Kishanpur Suresh Khunte Phoolsingh Yadav Gaurishankar Kewat and Akhandal Pradhan - were arrested in 2019 The five accused are in jail and the case is under trial in the district court Dissatisfied with the police investigation Chaitanyas father Babulal Sahu had approached the High Court seeking to get the matter further investigated by other agencies claiming that the police had failed to carry out a fair probe As per the order the petitioners counsel Raghvendra Pradhan submitted that the house where the four murders took place was under the CCTV surveillancein the press conference after the offence the then Superintendent of Police came out with a statement that the digital video recording DVR of the CCTV has been seized but the case diary or the final report is silent about such seizure Bariha was made an accused on the report of Suresh who was subsequently found to be involved in the crime The police were helping the accused who were involved in the business of alcohol and drugs for which a monthly payment was being made to the police which was revealed in the narco test the petitioners counsel argued After hearing the arguments of both the parties the High Court had reserved its order on March 14 In its order passed on Friday the court noted that certain links were missing in the case and they were serious in nature Prima facie perusal of the material seized along with the affidavit of the state do not inspire confidence of fair investigation as such I deem it proper to direct further investigation of the matter by the CBI Justice Bhaduri observed The CBI will further investigate the case and proceed in accordance with the law within a period of four months from the date of receipt of a copy of the order the court said PTI COR TKP ARU ARU

Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 3 (ANI): A total of 30 students of Chhattisgarh, who were stranded in Ukraine, have returned safely to New Delhi on Thursday under Operation Ganga, informed the Chhattisgarh government.

Raipur Feb 27 PTI Paras Sahu 24 among the first batch of six students from Chhattisgarh who arrived in capital Raipur after being flown into the country from war-torn Ukraine late Sunday night said the day had brought immense happiness to him and his family and this was a journey that would remain etched in his memory for all time An official said Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel met these six students all pursuing medicine in Ukraine at Chhattisgarh Sadan in Delhi after their flight landed They landed in Raipur at around 8pm after taking a flight from Delhi he added Talking to reporters at Swami Vivekanand Airport Raipur Sahu who hails from Mahasamund district said We were lucky we were in Uzhhorod a city in Ukraine where the situation was not so serious when compared to other places We were however desperate to get back to our home and now we are happy Sahu a first year medical student said his university in Uzhhorod provided a bus and helped students to cross the border for evacuation Sahu and two more students are from Mahasamund while the remaining three are from Raipur Durg and Korea districts The parents of these students were teary eyed with joy most of them anxious as news channels were beaming the devastation being caused in Ukraine continuously through the day As per officials over 100 people including around 80 students from Chhattisgarh are stranded in Ukraine currently PTI TKP BNM BNM BNM