Chhattisgarh
Capital: Raipur
Breaking in Chhattisgarh
Bomb threat emails hit Mumbai and Pune civic offices, and the searches find nothing
An email naming Mumbai's mayor office, a bank, a court, Amitabh Bachchan's Jalsa bungalow, Mahalaxmi Racecourse and the airport set off searches on Thursday morning. Pune Municipal Corporation received its own threat soon after. Nothing suspicious was found.
Arrogance of power: Rohit Pawar takes on Fadnavis as the NCP merger formula takes shape
Rohit Pawar accused Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis of "arrogance" and of running a politics of blackmail over the NCP merger question. In the party, the formula under discussion gives Sharad Pawar the president post and Sunetra Pawar the working president post.
No eye on Gokul: Fadnavis says the amendment only unties a legal knot
Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis defended amending the cooperative societies law, saying the government needed to end a statutory deadlock over the Gokul dairy chairmanship. Congress leader Satej Patil is going ahead with a November 9 protest, calling the move a trampling of the farmers' mandate.
Cancer bills fall from Monday: 137 drugs cut, some by 96%, ₹3,502 crore saved a year
Revised prices for 137 anti-cancer drugs take effect on Monday after the NPPA capped trade margins at 30% of the maximum retail price. Seventy-six companies have cut prices on 1,225 formulations, with 600 brands down more than half and the steepest cut at 96.45%. Estimated annual savings: ₹3,502.31 crore.
Ten thousand flagged land deals later, Telangana CID picks up four over the Dharani portal
Telangana's CID has searched the homes and offices of suspects in the alleged Dharani land records scandal and arrested at least four people, including a Bhu Bharati portal operator. The case turns on three acres in Kollur village, mutated in another man's name.
BREAKINGRs 81.5 crore in two days, and Netflix already has the papers: Suriya's Scene is on a run
Scene, the Tamil crime thriller with Suriya, Nazriya Nazim and Naslen, has grossed Rs 81.5 crore worldwide in two days. Reports say Netflix has bought the digital rights for Rs 88 crore, though no streaming date has been announced.
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Mahadev case: Chandrakar in judicial custody till November 19, and a ₹94,000-crore paper trail
A special CBI court in Raipur sent Saurabh Chandrakar, the alleged kingpin of the Mahadev betting app case, to judicial custody till November 19 and dismissed the ED's plea to execute a non-bailable warrant. The ED has pegged proceeds of crime at about ₹94,000 crore.
Draft voter rolls out today in 13 states and 3 UTs; one month to challenge a deletion
The Election Commission's Special Summary Revision begins on Thursday, with draft electoral rolls published in 13 states and three Union Territories and claims and objections open till 11 December. Uttar Pradesh's draft roll has been pushed to 17 November. Final rolls for all these states are due on 4 January 2027.
Diwali with the troops in Bastar, and a claim: Naxalism is over
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will spend Diwali with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bastar, he announced on Sunday morning. He described the region as having been freed from Naxalism, a claim his post attributes to himself and not to any published assessment.
Shah offers a special session on SIR, and dares the Opposition to turn up
The Home Minister told a Chhattisgarh Rajyotsav gathering in Raipur that the government is ready to convene a special session of Parliament on the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls. He accused the Congress of backing Naxalism and alleged Rahul Gandhi had 'mocked Parliament'. No date has been set.
Mahadev app accused reaches Raipur court, and a fight over what Oman agreed to
Saurabh Chandrakar, alleged kingpin of the Mahadev online betting network, was brought to Raipur on Tuesday evening and will be produced before a special CBI court on Wednesday. His lawyers argue Oman cleared extradition only for the money-laundering case, not the CBI's. The agency says the two are linked.
Amit Shah to close Chhattisgarh Rajyotsav as 33rd Mahtari Vandan instalment is released
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will attend the closing ceremony of Chhattisgarh's three-day Rajyotsav on Tuesday. He will inaugurate the Artemis Shanti Hospital and the Viksit Bharat Sankalp Park in Raipur, and the 33rd instalment of the Mahtari Vandan Yojana will be released in Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai's presence.
Mahadev kingpin in CBI custody, Rs 3,500 crore attached; fugitive plea listed for 5 December
Sourabh Chandrakar, alleged kingpin of the Mahadev Online Book betting syndicate, was brought back from Oman and taken into CBI custody. The Enforcement Directorate has attached about Rs 3,500 crore of assets and has a money-laundering trial waiting, with a fugitive economic offender plea listed for December 5.
A mother who never went to school took the state to the Supreme Court; ₹25 lakh and a CBI probe followed
Lehra Bai, 35, from Chhattisgarh, fought a case over the alleged custodial death of her husband, Shravan Suryavanshi Tamre, who was arrested in January 2024 on allegations of possessing mahua liquor and died days later. The Supreme Court criticised the conduct of officials, ordered ₹25 lakh interim compensation, a CBI investigation and criminal proceedings against officials found guilty.
135 seats in Chhattisgarh? A third of them could be reserved for women
With delimitation on the table, Chhattisgarh's assembly could grow from 90 seats to 135, and if women's reservation kicks in, 45 of those seats may be reserved for women, according to a discussion among political parties.
Delimitation may push Chhattisgarh assembly to 135 seats, with 45 likely reserved for women
Delimitation could raise the Chhattisgarh assembly's strength from 90 to 135 seats, and if women's reservation kicks in, 45 of them may be reserved for women. Separately, minister Lakshmi Rajwade criticised her own government's police over a crackdown in Surajpur.
90 to 135, and 45 for women? Delimitation arithmetic could redraw Chhattisgarh's politics
Delimitation could raise Chhattisgarh's assembly strength from 90 to 135 seats, and if women's reservation applies, 45 of them could be set aside for women — a change that would reshape the state's election math.