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A 2-year-old girl lost her life, and her mother sustained injuries in the crossfire between security forces and Maoists. #Chhattisgarh

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90% Indians who study MBBS abroad fail to clear qualifiers in India: Union minister Prahlad Joshi
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NTPC Lara's Unit two of 800 MW has successfully completed its trial operation. With this, the total installed capacity of NTPC Limited has been increased to 62910 MW and the target of achieving 1600 MW capacity for the first phase of Lara has also been met.

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The state government has given instructions to government training institutions to provide training online keeping in view the spread of coronavirus.

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The “Education through Community Radio” programme started in collaboration with district administration as pilot project under “Padhai Tunhar Dwaar” programme in Bhatpal Gram Panchayat has become an effective and powerful medium for children’s education in Bastar.

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The state education department is using community radio to ensure that children in tribal Bastar district of Chhattisgarh are not deprived of education in this era of online education.

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Most of the children in Bastar district come from underprivileged families, and smartphones which is the key component for online studies, is a luxury for them which they can’t afford.

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Chhattisgarh IAS officer Dr Kamalpreet Singh's e-mail has been hacked and the officer has tweeted asking to disregard any help messages sent for asking money from it.

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The district administration has provided tractor and other assistance for these SHGs as the surrendered Maoists faced often faced threat of being killed by the rebels for if they joined the security forces

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Reluctant to join the police force, surrendered Maoists have formed self-help groups (SHGs) for taking up agriculture activities in their villages in an effort to integrate back to the mainstream of the society in Naxal affected Dantewada district in tribal Bastar region.

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First time in the country: Chhattisgarh government begins scheme to buy cow dung from cattle rearers at a price of Rs 2 a kilo; aims to boost rural economy.

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Villages in remote areas of Maoist-hit Narayanpur district are being electrified using solar electricity. It’s a dream come true for the tribals who were living in darkness with no electricity for all these years.

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Kitchen gardens will be developed and plantation work in these gardens will be carried out in all government schools of the state with the help of Eco Club of schools.

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Chhattisgarh government has set up a state culture council to save, cherish and promote the folk arts and culture of the state. After 20 years of state formation, initiative has been taken to make integrated efforts under the same roof for development of art, music and literature

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Indira Gandhi Agriculture University has developed a hybrid variety of Chhattisgarh’s popular nutritious leafy veggies – ‘lal’ and ‘choulai’ bhaji’, which is disease resistant in monsoon and farmers can reap Rs 70,000 from each acre of its cultivation.

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New portable ventilators will be helpful in treatment of critical COVID-19 patients along with their use in transferring patients from one place to another. These portable ventilators can also be utilized in Ambulance.

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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raipur has received 10 portable ventilators through United States Agency for International Development (US-AID).

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Having inducted 15 MLAs, mostly first timers, as parliamentary secretaries and six other legislators in two development authorities, four more Congress MLAs have been appointed as chairman of various corporations and boards on Thursday.

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After political turmoil in Congress ruled Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel has ‘accommodated’ 25 legislators on various posts during the last three days.