Jogi seeks probe into illegal diamond mining
September 19th, 2012 - 1:37 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 19 (IANS) Senior Congress leader and former chief minister Ajit Jogi Wednesday sought a high-level probe into an alleged illegal diamond mining scam in a forested area of ... Read more...
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Tribal group wants tribal CM in Chhattisgarh
August 27th, 2012 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 27 (IANS) A tribal group, Sarva Adivasi Samaj, wants a tribal chief minister for Chhattisgarh."Adivasis are passing through a critical phase. Unless Chhattisgarh has an adivasi chief ... Read more...
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Jubiliant Congress workers celebrate Mukherjee’s victory (Lead)
July 22nd, 2012 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Jubiliation rent the air outside Pranab Mukherjee's 13, Talkatora Residence here as Congress workers danced, burst crackers and distributed sweets to celeberate his victory ... Read more...
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Celebrations at Pranab’s Delhi residence
July 22nd, 2012 - 5:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Boxes of sweets, bouquets of exotic flowers and drumbeats - celebrations began at UPA presidential candidate Pranab Mukherjee's residence here Sunday even before the ... Read more...
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Anglo-Indian MP quits Congress posts after being ‘ignored’
May 19th, 2012 - 8:13 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 19 (IANS) Ingrid Mcleod, a nominated member of the Lok Sabha representing the Anglo-Indian community, Saturday quit all posts of the Congress party peeved over the alleged ... Read more...
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Restore unity, Rahul tells Chhattisgarh Congress
May 18th, 2012 - 8:20 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 18 (IANS) Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi Friday threatened to enforce discipline if the party's top leaders of the party in Chhattisgarh did not come together immediately.Addressing ... Read more...
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Slap criminal cases after CAG expose: Ajit Jogi
April 5th, 2012 - 11:00 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 5 (IANS) Senior Chhattisgarh Congress leader Ajit Jogi Thursday called for criminal cases be registered against those in the state government who had caused massive revenue losses ... Read more...
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Apex court to rule if states can appeal acquittals in CBI cases
March 19th, 2012 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 19 (IANS) The Supreme Court will examine whether states could file an appeal challenging the acquittal in a criminal case, probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation ... Read more...
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Ajit Jogi waits to use robotic legs
March 9th, 2012 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 9 (IANS) It's an anxious yet exciting countdown for Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi, who is expecting to get rid of the wheelchair ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh gets new chief secretary
February 7th, 2012 - 4:40 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 7 (IANS) Sunil Kumar, a 1979 batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer, Tuesday took charge as the chief secretary of the mineral rich but insurgency-hit Chhattisgarh.Kumar is ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh politicians fume as cement prices rise again
February 4th, 2012 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 4 (IANS) Politicians cutting across party lines in one of the country's leading cement producing states, Chhattisgarh, Saturday slammed cement companies for raising prices through cartelisation.Ruling BJP leader ... Read more...
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‘Anti-Maoist drive halted in Chhattisgarh’
January 30th, 2012 - 2:08 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 30 (IANS) 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 ... Read more...
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100 blinded after Chhattisgarh eye operations: Jogi
January 6th, 2012 - 2:14 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 6 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Ajit Jogi said Friday that three people had died and over 100 people were blinded in Chhattisgarh after being operated upon at ... Read more...
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Congress workers to court arrests in Chhattisgarh
December 5th, 2011 - 11:24 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 5 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's main opposition Congress party claimed Monday that thousands of its cadres, besides senior state leaders, will court arrest on Dec 9 against the ruling ... Read more...
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Jogi asks Advani to declare yatra expenditure
November 24th, 2011 - 2:23 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 24 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Ajit Jogi Thursday said Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani should make public the total expenditure incurred on his 40-day Jan ... Read more...
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Jogi for CBI probe into wildlife killings
November 21st, 2011 - 2:28 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 21 (IANS) Claiming that poachers have virtually taken over Chhattisgarh's sanctuaries, Congress leader Ajit Jogi Monday sought a CBI probe into a spate of killings of tigers and ... Read more...
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20,000 Chhattisgarh girls sold: Jogi
November 13th, 2011 - 2:52 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 13 (IANS) Over 20,000 girls belonging to Chhattisgarh's tribal region have been sold by human traffickers in the last eight years in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh anniversary event starts, Jogi boycotts
November 1st, 2011 - 10:22 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 1 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt Tuesday formally inaugurated a five-day state foundation anniversary celebration here, but former chief minister Ajit Jogi kept away.But several opposition leaders included ... Read more...
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45 blinded: Congress seeks Rs.2 mn for each victim
October 18th, 2011 - 1:10 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 18 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Chhattisgarh may have not announced any compensation so far, but the opposition Congress Tuesday demanded at least Rs.2 ... Read more...
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Congress appoints office bearers in Chhattisgarh
October 4th, 2011 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday reconstituted its team of office bearers in Chhattisgarh, appointing seven vice-presidents, 11 general secretaries and naming party treasurer Motilal Vora and ... Read more...
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Stop diamond firm from mining in Chhattisgarh: Ajit Jogi
September 19th, 2011 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 19 (IANS) Congress leader Ajit Jogi Monday expressed strong opposition to diamond trading firm, B. Vijaykumar and Company, saying the Chhattisgarh government should stop it from carrying ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh opposition walks out over ‘favours to BALCO’
September 8th, 2011 - 7:13 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 8 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's opposition Congress staged a walkout from the state assembly Thursday, accusing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of overlooking alleged illegal construction activities being ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh mulls legislation for time-bound public work
September 2nd, 2011 - 3:02 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 2 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has been working on a Lok Seva Guarantee Act to ensure that basic public work and applications are disposed ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh misusing central funds: Congress
August 23rd, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 23 (IANS) The Congress party Tuesday alleged that Chhattisgarh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has been misusing, for years, the funds being provided by the central government for ... Read more...
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‘Maoists’ network more capable than government machinery’
August 22nd, 2011 - 3:03 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 22 (IANS) Referring to the rising killings of policemen in Chhattisgarh, Congress leader and former chief minister Ajit Jogi Monday said that Maoists' network was more capable ... Read more...
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BJP chief ministers should declare assets: Jogi
August 9th, 2011 - 10:26 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 9 (IANS) Congress leader Ajit Jogi said Tuesday that chief ministers and ministers of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states should "follow the trend set by the ... Read more...
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Fake medicines in Chhattisgarh government hospitals: Jogi
August 8th, 2011 - 2:19 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 8 (IANS) Congress leader and former Chhattisgarh chief minister Ajit Jogi said Monday that fake and expired medicines have been dumped in government hospitals in the state."The ... Read more...
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Congress wants president’s rule in Chhattisgarh
July 21st, 2011 - 1:57 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 21 (IANS) Citing a security breakdown under the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, the Congress Thursday sought president's rule in Chhattisgarh Thursday, a day after four party ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh Congress chief denies ‘Bastar state’ remark
July 9th, 2011 - 3:50 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 9 (IANS) Head of the Chhattisgarh unit of the Congress party, Nand Kumar Patel, Saturday denied that he supported the formation of a separate state of Bastar ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh begins disarming Salwa Judum
July 6th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 6 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Wednesday began disarming around 4,500 tribal youths, a day after the Supreme Court ordered the state to disband and disarm Salwa Judum, the anti-Maoist ... Read more...
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Congress seeks probe into Videocon’s land acquisition
July 5th, 2011 - 3:07 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, July 5 (IANS) Congress leader and Chhattisgarh former chief minister Ajit Jogi Tuesday sought a probe by a state assembly panel into land acquisition by Videocon Industries for ... Read more...
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Spiritual leader slammed for ‘remark’ against Sonia
June 30th, 2011 - 12:47 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 29 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh Congress Wednesday lashed out at spiritual leader Asaram Bapu for his alleged statement against party president Sonia Gandhi at a religious function earlier ... Read more...
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Ajit Jogi’s son airlifted to Delhi after mob attack (Lead)
June 25th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 24 (IANS) A special plane airlifted Amit Jogi, son of Congress leader Ajit Jogi, Friday from Jabalpur to New Delhi after he sustained serious injuries in a ... Read more...
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Madhya Pradesh bypoll turns prestige issue for Congress, BJP
June 24th, 2011 - 7:27 pm ICT by IANS
Bhopal, June 24 (IANS) The bypoll to Madhya Pradesh's Jabera assembly constituency, scheduled for Saturday, has become a matter of prestige for both the Congress, reeling under a string ... Read more...
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Ajit Jogi’s son suffers serious head injuries, hospitalised
June 24th, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 24 (IANS) Amit Jogi, son of Congress leader Ajit Jogi, was rushed to a Jabalpur hospital with serious head injuries sustained in a mob attack, family sources Friday ... Read more...
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