Bhupesh Baghel

The CM has also requested that the deadline for the payment of principal and interest instalments against the business loan be extended by at least three months, official said.

Issues of vaccine hesitancy and vaccine wastage were also discussed during the meeting of PM Narendra Modi and chief ministers.

At least five security personnel were killed and 30 others injured on April 3 in the encounter with Naxals in a forest along the border between Bijapur and Sukma districts in Chhattisgarh.

The feisty Chhattisgarh Chief Minister, who is party observer for the polls, says a `desperate’ BJP has taken three different positions on CAA in Assam, West Bengal and Tamil Nadu respectively; predicts 100-plus for grand coalition

The senior Congress leader and a close confidante of Rahul Gandhi has been appointed as the observer by the All India Congress Committee for its Assam unit for the upcoming state Assembly polls, scheduled in March-April.

As on February 20, a total of 2,350 questions were received from the legislators, which comprise 1,262 'starred' questions and 1,088 'unstarred' questions, as well as 24 notices of Adjournment Motion and 117 notices of Call Attention Motion.

Chhattisgarh will now get Rs 3,109 crore through the special borrowing window put in place by the Centre to meet the GST implementation shortfall

Chhattisgarh Agriculture Minister Ravindra Choubey said that the state will bring separate notifications to nullify the impact of the Centre's farm laws.

The Chhattisgarh CM had attempted to justify the Congress conviction that rebel Pilot is working in cahoots with the Bharatiya Janata Party to bring down the Rajasthan government, by questioning if Omar Abdullah and his father were released from detention only because of their family ties

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi will be part of the joint launch of the scheme on May 21 to mark the death anniversary of the former prime minister, Baghel said.

In this interview with Moneycontrol, he speaks about his strategy to contain the outbreak and the way ahead.

Baghel said 62.52 lakh people of over 31.5 lakh families in the state depend on MGNREGS for livelihood.

State Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel made this request in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday.

The chief minister also urged the prime minister to increase the number of personal protective equipment available and called for ramping up testing facilities to curb the spread of the disease.

"Our jawans fought bravely for hours with Naxals and sacrificed their lives. I am extremely proud of them. Their martyrdom will not go in vain, Baghel said.

According to Baghel, it is an intriguing coincidence that the timings of these raids coincide with the decision of the state government to initiate criminal investigations into the alleged acts of corruption committed under the previous BJP government.

In a written reply to a question raised by BJP MLA Ajay Chandrakar, Baghel informed that the state has loans to the tune of Rs 57,848 crore, which were taken from various financial institutions.

Baghel, currently on a multi-city visit to the US, highlighted his state's investor-friendly and ease of doing business policies as he met representatives of various sectors and members of diaspora from the state inviting them to visit and invest in Chhattisgarh.

Eight companies, which have been allotted coal blocks in the state, have deposited additional levy to the tune of Rs 4140.21 crore with the Union Coal ministry, at the rate of Rs 295 per metric ton, for mining, the official said.

According to sources, the two top Congress leaders exchanged notes with the leaders from Chhattisgarh and urged them to work towards the welfare of the people of the state and fulfil the promises made to them.