Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel performed Bhumipujan for the Mahatma Gandhi University of Horticulture and Forestry in Chhattisgarh's Durg district.
In Gauthans, vermicompost, super-compost, super-compost plus and other products are being produced on a large scale from cow dung purchased under the Godhan Nyay Yojana by women groups.
Two jawans of the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) force from 202 Battalion got injured after an encounter with the Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur.
According to the Superintendent of Police, Shalabh Kumar Sinha, in a joint operation of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Border Security Force (BSF), three Naxals were arrested, out of which two of them carry a reward of Rs eight lakhs each on their arrest.
Slamming the Centre over the Reserve Bank of India's decision to withdraw Rs 2,000 notes from circulation, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government of misusing around Rs 1,600-1,700 crore on printing of notes.
A local court in Chhattisgarh's Janjgir-Champa district has sentenced 25 persons, including three women, to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of a man.
Coal Secretary Amrit Lal Meena during his two-day visit to Chhattisgarh held high-level review meeting with the top officials of the Chhattisgarh government in Raipur.
The insurgency-hit Bastar region, which has been battling Naxalism for around three decades, in Chhattisgarh is witnessing a positive change in terms of communication revolution as the Government of India has installed 525 mobile towers in the naxal-hit districts.
The court has sent Anwar Dhebar and Nitesh Purohit to 14 days of judicial custody while the custody of Arun Pati Tripathi and Trilok Singh Dhillon extended till May 23, he added.