Chhattisgarh gets first tribal Chief Secretary
NEW DELHI: In a bureaucratic reshuffle, Chhattisgarh government has appointed Sunil Kumar Kujur as new Chief Secretary of the State. Kujur is the States first Chief Secretary with a tribal background. He is the State’s 10th Chief Secretary. He is an IAS officer of Chhattisgarh cadre 1983 batch. He is replacing 1983 batch IAS officer Ajay […]
Chhattisgarh: Bhupesh Baghel assigns portfolios; keeps finance, gives home to Tamradhwaj Sahu
RAIPUR: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday assigned portfolios to his Cabinet colleagues, keeping finance and mining with himself and giving the crucial home department to senior leader Tamradhwaj Sahu. The newly-appointed ministers, who took oath early this week, have been allocated portfolios, a government public relation officer in Raipur said. Besides finance and […]
Chhattisgarh government reshuffles 42 IAS Officers
RAIPUR: The newly elected Congress government in Chhattisgarh effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle on Sunday night involving 42 Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officers, including six district collectors. The administrative reshuffle, wherein some officers who were said to be close to the previous Raman Singh-led BJP government were transferred, took place ahead of Tuesday’s oath taking […]
After Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, now Rajasthan waives farm loans
NEW DELHI: Two days after being sworn in, the Congress government in Rajasthan on Wednesday waived short-term crop loans from cooperative banks and loans of up to Rs 2 lakh taken by farmers from other banks. “This will put a burden of Rs. 18,000 crore on the exchequer,” Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot told reporters in […]
High-stakes assembly polls in 5 states in November-December; Chhattisgarh to vote in 2 phases
NEW DELHI: Assembly polls in Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Mizoram, Rajasthan and Telangana will be held between November 12 and December 7 in what may be a virtual semi-final to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Counting of votes will be taken up together in all the five states on December 11, the Election Commission announced Saturday. […]
Chhattisgarh can become bio-fuel production hub: Nitin Gadkari
NEW DELHI: India’s Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said Monday that Chhattisgarh has immense potential for production of bio-fuel. Addressing a gathering at Charoda in Durg district of the state, he said use of alternative fuels will cut down our dependence on petrol and diesel. Gadkari laid foundation stones of or dedicated total of eight […]