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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Congress questions Maoist killings in Chhattisgarh
June 30th, 2012 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 30 (IANS) The opposition Congress in Chhattisgarh Saturday formed a panel to probe Friday's killing of 19 Maoist insurgents by security forces saying the presence of women and ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh Congress to woo tribals
June 7th, 2012 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 7 (IANS) Ahead of assembly elections next year, the Congress in Chhattisgarh is desperate to woo the tribal community.Congress leaders say the gulf between them and the ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh’s tribal leaders support Sangma for president
May 22nd, 2012 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 22 (IANS) After Bharatiya Janata Party Rajya Sabha MP Nand Kumar Sai, now senior Congress leader and former union minister Arvind Netam has openly backed former Lok ... Read more...
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Congress attacks Gadkari, BJP says charges baseless (Lead)
April 11th, 2012 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday attacked BJP president Nitin Gadkari and demanded the resignation of his party colleague and Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh over a ... Read more...
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Expert committee under Rangarajan on sugar sector
January 27th, 2012 - 3:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has constituted an experts panel on the sugar sector, which is among the last remaining industries in India still under ... Read more...
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India owns copyright to Buddhism: Karmapa Lama (Lead, superseding earlier story)
December 23rd, 2011 - 11:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Asserting that the noble land of India owned the copyright to Buddhism, the 17th Karmapa Lama, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, flagged off a grand three-day service ... Read more...
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India owns copyright to Buddhism: Karmapa Lama
December 23rd, 2011 - 9:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Asserting that the noble land of India owned the copyright to Buddhism, the 17th Karmapa Lama, Ogyen Trinley Dorje, flagged off a grand three-day service ... Read more...
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Family alleges teen killed in Chhattisgarh staged shootout
July 12th, 2011 - 12:06 am ICT by IANS
Ambikapur (Chhattisgarh), July 11 (IANS) The family of a 16-year-old girl gunned down by the Chhattisgarh Police last week has denied that she was a Maoist, as alleged by the ... 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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BJP keeps Maoist issue alive in Chhattisgarh: Congress
June 9th, 2011 - 1:17 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 9 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government has kept the Maoist issue alive for political advantage, says state Congress president Nand Kumar Patel, claiming THAT the ... Read more...
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Nand Kumar Patel new Congress chief in Chhattisgarh
April 15th, 2011 - 4:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 15 (IANS) The Congress Friday appointed Nand Kumar Patel as president of its Chhattisgarh unit, replacing Dhanendra Sahu, in what is seen as an attempt to ... Read more...
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Opposition deliberately trying to derail Parliament session: Mukherjee
July 28th, 2010 - 3:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 28 (ANI): Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday attacked the opposition for stalling proceedings of Parliament, saying it was deliberately trying to derail the Monsoon Session.Speaking in the ... Read more...
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Congress issues whip to MPs to be present in Parliament
July 28th, 2010 - 2:05 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 28 (ANI): The Congress party on Wednesday issued a whip to its MPs to be present in Parliament in the backdrop of the opposition move to press for ... Read more...
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Parliament adjourned after obituary references (Lead)
July 26th, 2010 - 5:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) Both houses of parliament were adjourned on the first day of the monsoon session Monday after obituary references and paying of tributes.
The Rajya Sabha, before being ... Read more...
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Kidwai files papers for Rajya Sabha poll
June 7th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 7 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Mohsina Kidwai, who has been re-nominated to the Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh, filed her papers here Monday.
Accompanied by state Congress leaders, Kidwai submitted ... Read more...
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Act against Chhattisgarh IAS officer: Lokayukta
March 7th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 7 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Lokayukta has recommended action against an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer for irregularities in appointments, official sources said Sunday.
In a report sent to the government, Lokayukta ... Read more...
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Schools boycott affects Manipur students
December 11th, 2009 - 8:29 pm ICT by ANI
Imphal, (ANI) : A boycott of all schools and colleges under the banner of the Manipur Students Organisation has affected the future of thousands of students into risk.Ten -year-old Nand Kumar is ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh BJP leader Sai elected to Rajya Sabha
August 4th, 2009 - 2:39 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 3 (IANS) Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader of Chhattisgarh Nand Kumar Sai was elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha late Monday for the lone vacant seat for the upper ... Read more...
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India’s wheat production estimated to surpass record 78 million tonnes
March 25th, 2009 - 9:02 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Mar 25 (ANI): The country is going to witness record production of wheat consecutively for the second year with output estimated to surpass 78 million tonnes.Last year, 78.57 million ... Read more...
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Wheat output will match last year’s output
February 11th, 2009 - 6:25 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 11 (IANS) Wheat output this fiscal would match last year's level of 78.4 million tonnes following recent rains in northern India, a top official said here Wednesday.
"There has been ... Read more...
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Polling begins for final phase of assembly elections in Chhattisgarh
November 20th, 2008 - 11:21 am ICT by ANI
Raipur, Nov 20 (ANI): Polling has begun in Chhattisgarh for the second and final phase of assembly elections.
Voting is taking place in 51 constituencies in this phase.
Political future of 687 ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh polls tomorrow
November 19th, 2008 - 6:24 pm ICT by ANI
Raipur, Nov 19 (ANI): Elections for 51 seats in the 90-member House, in eight districts of Chhattisgarh will be held tomorrow during the second and final phase of Assembly polls in ... Read more...
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Agricultural scientists team to assess flood-affected areas in Bihar
September 26th, 2008 - 11:23 am ICT by ANI
Patna, Sept 26 (ANI): The Centre will send an agricultural scientists team to Bihar to review the losses in the flood-affected areas in the state.
Agriculture Secretary T. Nand Kumar has ... Read more...
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Corporates fear AIDS may cost India its manpower edge
June 13th, 2008 - 9:13 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, June 13 (IANS) Corporate honchos have expressed concern at the high incidence of AIDS among the country's youth and cautioned that the scourge should not cost India its competitive edge in ... Read more...
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