Chattisgarh Congress Chief

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday rode a motorcycle to lead the ruling Congress' 'Bharosa Yatra' in his assembly constituency in Durg district to propagate the works done by his government in the last five years.

The Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J), founded by former chief minister Ajit Jogi, which put up a good show in the 2018 Assembly polls, is now fighting a grim battle for political survival.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister SS Randhawa were not allowed to land in Lucknow this morning, Congress sources said in an escalating confrontation with the Uttar Pradesh government over the death of eight,

Chhattisgarh Congress chief said today that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi would soon visit the state and he would tour Bastar and Surguja districts.

Ahead of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's meeting with the top Congress leadership, a section of party MLAs known to be loyal to him staged a show of strength Friday.

The remark comes amid reports of Rahul's close aides in the party being allegedly targeted and senior leader Salman Khursid's statement about a leadership "vacuum" that caused a flutter in the Congress.

The Congress today said the first act of its government in Chhattisgarh will be to sign-off a loan waiver for farmers - a "thank you" note for the huge mandate it is set to receive. The party is ahead on more than 60 of the state's 90 seats.

The Chhattisgarh unit of the Congress claimed on Saturday that it has proof that "Abhishak Singh", the name revealed by International Consortium of Investigative Journalists in the Panama Papers, referred to Chief Minister Raman Singh's son Abhishek.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will embark on a two-day tour of Chhattisgarh today to help gear up the party machinery and attend the 25th anniversary celebration of the constitutional amendment of Panchayati Raj institutions.

In yet another shocking incident, a family was forced to carry a young girl's dead body from the hospital on a hand cart. In Chattisgarh's Rajnandgaon, 75 km from Raipur, which happens to be Chief Minister Raman Singh's constituency, the girl's family alleged that they were refused a hearse van to take her dead body home in Bakhru Tola

Chhattishgarh police investigating the multi-crore rice procurement scam appear to have prima facie cleared Chief Minister Raman Singh of any involvement in it. This comes in the backdrop of multiple raids conducted last month, where the police seized more than 300 documents and recovered Rs 4 crores in cash.

The brutal massacre in Chhattisgarh last week has prompted an internal exercise by the Home Ministry that is now seeking to tweak the Centre's policy to tackle the Maoist menace. Two senior Congress leaders were among the 24 killed in an ambush by the Maoists on Saturday last.

Twenty five people, including the Chattisgarh state Congress chief, died after being attacked by suspected Naxals in Sukma yesterday. They were ambushed and shot at when they were returning from a Congress rally in Jagdalpur in a 40-car strong convoy. Union minister Jairam Ramesh today held a press conference about the attack. Read the highlights ...

Chhattisgarh has halted the anti-Maoist drive in the state despite the rising hold of rebels in new areas, Congress leader and former chief minister Ajit Jogi charged on Monday.

Naxals today blew up a bridge in Gariyabandh area of Chhattisgarh a short while after the convoy of state Congress president Nandkumar Patel had passed over it, police said.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday rode a motorcycle to lead the ruling Congress' 'Bharosa Yatra' in his assembly constituency in Durg district to propagate the works done by his government in the last five years.

The Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (J), founded by former chief minister Ajit Jogi, which put up a good show in the 2018 Assembly polls, is now fighting a grim battle for political survival.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel and Punjab Deputy Chief Minister SS Randhawa were not allowed to land in Lucknow this morning, Congress sources said in an escalating confrontation with the Uttar Pradesh government over the death of eight,

Chhattisgarh Congress chief said today that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi would soon visit the state and he would tour Bastar and Surguja districts.

Ahead of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel's meeting with the top Congress leadership, a section of party MLAs known to be loyal to him staged a show of strength Friday.

The remark comes amid reports of Rahul's close aides in the party being allegedly targeted and senior leader Salman Khursid's statement about a leadership "vacuum" that caused a flutter in the Congress.

The Congress today said the first act of its government in Chhattisgarh will be to sign-off a loan waiver for farmers - a "thank you" note for the huge mandate it is set to receive. The party is ahead on more than 60 of the state's 90 seats.

The Chhattisgarh unit of the Congress claimed on Saturday that it has proof that "Abhishak Singh", the name revealed by International Consortium of Investigative Journalists in the Panama Papers, referred to Chief Minister Raman Singh's son Abhishek.

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi will embark on a two-day tour of Chhattisgarh today to help gear up the party machinery and attend the 25th anniversary celebration of the constitutional amendment of Panchayati Raj institutions.

In yet another shocking incident, a family was forced to carry a young girl's dead body from the hospital on a hand cart. In Chattisgarh's Rajnandgaon, 75 km from Raipur, which happens to be Chief Minister Raman Singh's constituency, the girl's family alleged that they were refused a hearse van to take her dead body home in Bakhru Tola

Chhattishgarh police investigating the multi-crore rice procurement scam appear to have prima facie cleared Chief Minister Raman Singh of any involvement in it. This comes in the backdrop of multiple raids conducted last month, where the police seized more than 300 documents and recovered Rs 4 crores in cash.

The brutal massacre in Chhattisgarh last week has prompted an internal exercise by the Home Ministry that is now seeking to tweak the Centre's policy to tackle the Maoist menace. Two senior Congress leaders were among the 24 killed in an ambush by the Maoists on Saturday last.

Twenty five people, including the Chattisgarh state Congress chief, died after being attacked by suspected Naxals in Sukma yesterday. They were ambushed and shot at when they were returning from a Congress rally in Jagdalpur in a 40-car strong convoy. Union minister Jairam Ramesh today held a press conference about the attack. Read the highlights ...

Chhattisgarh has halted the anti-Maoist drive in the state despite the rising hold of rebels in new areas, Congress leader and former chief minister Ajit Jogi charged on Monday.

Naxals today blew up a bridge in Gariyabandh area of Chhattisgarh a short while after the convoy of state Congress president Nandkumar Patel had passed over it, police said.