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  • Chhattisgarh hit-and-run: Locals call for shutdown in Jashpur, accused duo sent to judicial custody

    Express News Service

    RAIPUR:  A day after an SUV ploughed into a religious procession killing one person in Jashpur, tension prevailed in the town as locals called total for a shut-down and resorted to chakka-jam on National Highway-43 on Saturday. 

    A youth was killed and 17 others injured after the speeding vehicle rammed into a Dussehra gathering at Pathalgaon in the district. The district court on Saturday sent the two accused to 14-day judicial remand. Meanwhile, politicians begun turning up at Pathalgaon, further flaming the sensitive issue.

    Jashpur SP Vijay Agrawal ruled out any brake failure of the SUV and refused to confirm whether the two accused – Bablu Vishwakarma (21) and Shishupal Sahu (26) from Singrauli (Madhya Pradesh) –  were drunk or under the influence of drugs. 

    “More sections of the penal code might be added as the probe progresses. There are two FIRs lodged against the duo – one under IPC Sections 302 (punishment for murder) and 304 (culpable homicide), and the other related to Section 20(b) of NDPS Act (producing, possessing, selling, or uses cannabis),” said Agrawal. 

    When the accused were nabbed, the SUV was found to be burning. Locals claimed that the two were smuggling ganja (cannabis) and set the vehicle on fire themselves to destroy evidence. An eye-witness, who said he was a member of the Samiti (committee) which had organised the procession, alleged that the police allowed the SUV to pass even though it was suspected to be carrying ganja.

    Baghel sets new benchmark for compensation

    Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel’s impromptu announcement of Rs 50 lakh compensation to the family of each farmer killed at Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh) seems to have put him at the receiving end back home.  

    Such a declaration by the chief minister has apparently become a benchmark on compensation in Chhattisgarh. Now, there are several voices rising in the state demanding similar compensation for incidents in the recent past.

    Succumbing to the pressure of BJP, Baghel had to announce Rs 50 lakh ex-gratia to the kin of the youth killed at Pathalgaon. Amit Jogi, chief of regional outfit Janta Congress Chhattisgarh, said three villagers killed in Sukma police firing too should be given similar compensation

  • Jashpur, the campaign started by applying vaccine to Dr. Paikra, District Surveillance Officer of Health Department.

    In Jashpur, District Surveillance Officer of Health Department, Dr. RS Pankera, started the vaccination by applying Kovid-19 first vaccine. All the guests present at the program congratulated the Health Department for Kovid-19 vaccination. Today is a very historic day when humans have won over a terrible epidemic like corona. Vaccination will control Kovid-19 infection. During the Corona epidemic, the Health Department has contributed significantly to the service and human interest of the people. For this, health department employees have been given first priority in vaccination of Kovid. There is a lot of enthusiasm among people due to vaccination in the district. The Health Department official said that the vaccine is completely safe and is being applied following the entire protocol. The vaccination team is fully alert here. The general public should have no doubt or hesitation in vaccinating them. He said that even after getting the vaccine, necessary precautions including cleaning of hands, use of masks, following the rules of social distance will be taken. Hence from now on, the rules of medicine as well as strict action will have to be followed. He told that 28 days after the first dose is equally necessary. Only then will the vaccine yield true results. After the vaccination, all the vaccinated employees, including the District Surveillance Officer Dr. Pankera, were kept in the monitoring room for half an hour. After being vaccinated, Dr. Pankera told that he was not at all apprehensive about the vaccination and he did not have any problem after the vaccination. They are very happy to get the vaccine.

  • BJP stages dharna at all 90 assembly constituencies

    TERMING the ruling Congress Government as anti-farmer, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday staged State-wide dharna at all 90 assembly constituencies, while commencing its drive to expose the ruling Congress Government’s failure among the people by highlighting the issues like irregularities and short-comings in paddy procurement drive, collapsed procurement system and harassment of farmers. Raising the irregularities and collapsed paddy procurement system, the BJP leaders raised issues like farmers’ suicide due to writing off paddy acreage under Girdawari, rampant corruption prevailing in paddy procurement centres, pending payment against paddy, payment due against previous year’s paddy procurement, politicisation on gunny bags, breach of promise, deliberately harassing the farmers, etc. BJP National Vice-President Dr Raman Singh while leading the dharna at Rajnandaon said that when time has come for fulfillment of promises made by the ruling Congress Government in its manifesto, it is busy finding lame excuses. This dogmatic approach of the state government is not only hurting the farmers but also the people of Chhattisgarh are feeling harassed. Farmers today are comparing the situation between 2 years of Congress rule and 15 years of BJP rule. During the BJP regime never ever such a crisis over payment against paddy procurement or shortage of gunny bags have taken place. Altogether 255 farmers have committed suicide and the BJP is demanding Rs 25 lakh compensation for their family members. BJP State President Vishnu Deo Sai who participated in the dharna at Jashpur, said the anti farmer approach of the ruling Congress government is gradually being exposed. Now in order to hide its failures, it is masquerading with illogical matters which the people are understanding very well. BJP Legislative Party Leader Dharamlal Kaushik while participating in the dharna at Bilha said farmers are being equally harassed across the state and in the name of assistance the farmers are getting nothing. Paddy acreage has been written off in the name of girdawari process. Spurious fertilizers and insecticides are being sold across the state which is affecting agriculture prospects seriously and farmers are incurring heavy losses and are compelled to commit suicides. MP Saroj Pandey while participating in the dharna at Durg said the Congress which came to power by promising sops to farmers is today committed to harass and harm the farmers. Due to these double standards of the Congress, there is huge resentment among the farmers. In the capital, MP Sunil Soni, former Agriculture Minister Brijmohan Agrawal, former Minister Rajesh Munat, Raipur President Srichand Sundrani while addressing the mega dharna alleged that the state government has crossed all limits of sensitivity. With an objecting to avoid procurement of cent percent paddy of farmers, it is giving lame excuses every day and thus exposing its anti-farmer character. The paddy which the state government is procuring, its payment is not being deposited in the farmers’ account despite months having passed. Reiterating the statement once made by the former AICC President Rahul Gandhi that the state government of State where farmers commit suicide, is a hopeless government, the BJP leaders asked him that despite hundreds of farmers have committed suicide during two years of Congress rule, the former AICC President doesn’t have time to seek reply from its own government.

  • Chhattisgarh will increase cold in two days

    Chhattisgarh is expected to get cold after two days. According to the information received from the Meteorological Department, due to the Western Disturbance, the air coming from the south-eastern direction is quite moist, due to which the sky is cloudy in most districts of the state. As soon as these clouds clear, the cold will increase again in Raipur, Bilaspur and Bastar divisions. During this time the night temperature is likely to fall by 5 to 6 degrees. However, there is a possibility of cold in the plains than in the hilly areas. The night temperature in the capital has risen by 5.5 degrees in 8 days. On January 1, the minimum temperature was 16.1 degrees, which was 21.6 degrees on Friday. It is 8 degrees above normal. The day temperature was 30.6 degrees, which is 3 degrees above normal. The cold has also disappeared in Ambikapur, Jashpur, Pendrarod and Mainpat. Ambikapur recorded a minimum temperature of 17.2 degrees, 8 degrees above normal. At the same time, the night temperature in Pendrarod was 17.6 degrees, 7 degrees above normal. Bilaspur has recorded the lowest cold. The minimum temperature was 21.6 degrees, which was 10 degrees above normal.

  • Villages of Sarguja will come under submergence of approved dam in Jashpur district

    Protest has intensified over the construction site of the Shekharpur Large Reservoir Scheme, an ambitious irrigation project in the Sitapur region. Opening a front against this irrigation project, the people of a dozen villages have submitted a memorandum to the police station in the name of the Governor, Chief Minister, along with the regional MLA and Food Minister Amarjeet Bhagat, demanding construction of a dam at the proposed site instead of the area being surveyed. They say that if the dam is not constructed at the proposed site instead of the surveyed area, then people of a dozen affected villages in the dam will mobilize in protest against it, which will be the responsibility of the administration.

    A large reservoir is to be constructed at Shekharpur in Sitapur to provide irrigation facilities to the un-irrigated areas of Jashpur and Surguja districts. The dam is proposed to be constructed after surveying the Ib River at Dhandapani in Jashpur district and the Maini River area of ​​Shekharpur for construction of the dam under this project. It is alleged that instead of conducting the survey here, instead of conducting the survey here, Suri village in Surguja is surveying the Mani river area flowing through Dhondhagav, Shivnathpur, Petla, Thoothama so that the dam can be constructed here.

    In fact, Shekharpur is a village in Jashpur district and this is the name of the scheme, under which this dam is proposed to be built on the Maini river flowing through here, but the construction agency is called Thoothiama, Sarhadi village in Sarguja district, 40 km from here. The main river flowing over the place wants to build a dam on the river. With the construction of this dam here, Dhodhagaon Shivnathpur Petla Kerju, Kunmera, Sarga, Gersa Kathbuda, Ara, Ghasidih, Vansipur, Hardisad will come in the Duban region. People will have to bear the pain of displacement.

  • Muskan Naik is completing her homework and attending her online classes in Covid Centre, Jashpur

    When you do common things in life in an uncommon way, you’ll command the attention of the world.”- George Washington Carver The year 2020 has been the toughest year of this century, courtesy Covid-19. Each and every creature on this planet had to face certain adversities due to this pandemic. But many brave people have overcome this difficult time like a warrior. One of the little warriors is Muskan Naik. Muskan is a 10-year-old little girl who studies in Class V. It is truly said that ‘sometimes superheroes reside in the hearts of small children fighting big battles’. Since the first lockdown Muskan was regularly attending her online classes organised by her school, Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Jashpur. Muskan is very much close to her parents Satyam Singh Naik and Gomti Naik. She spends a lot of time playing, studying and listening stories from her father. Satyam Singh Nayak is an Assistant Teacher. Currently, he is working as cluster co-ordinator of Khuntitoli cluster of Jashpur district. Unfortunately on December 16, 2020 he was diagnosed corona positive. Due to primary contact Muskan was also found corona positive on December 17. Muskan has been a sincere student and regularly attending her online class as well as her community classes. Her half yearly exams were going on when she had to be admitted to the Covid Centre. Every little child is afraid of staying alone in a room, even in their own home, but this ten years old child had to stay alone in the hospital room. Being encouraged by her father, she decided to go there with her school bag. Muskan says, “Even if I was not well, I didn’t want to lag behind in my studies and in my efforts my teachers and my family helped me a lot.” Along with her fight with severe pandemic, she studied four to five hours daily and submitted her last paper on 21st December 2020. Muskan is completely well now and has been discharged from the hospital. Muskan deserves a lot of applaud from everyone. She has made her parents, her teachers and whole State proud by showing such an optimistic approach even during her toughest time. This is the reason our Education Department of Chhattisgarh decided to show her story of bravery and wisdom to everyone by publishing her blog on cgschool.in in Hamare Nayak (Our Hero) Column. Like every other child, Muskan was admitted in school at the age of three. Since then she has proved herself as an efficient student in every field. She always stands first in her class and is awarded every year for being the topper of the class by Saraswati Shishu Mandir, Jashpur. Undoubtedly, Muskan is an extraordinary child who knows that education is the basic necessity of life. Muskan wants to become a doctor and serve the nation. She is definitely a wonderful example for coming generation and very truly signifies the following lines written by famous Cartoonist Walt Disney, “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” Blog writer Devika Sahu has shared this motivational story of Muskan in ‘Humare Nayak’ column. Satyam Singh Naik, father of Muskan, told The Hitavada that his daughter Muskan has been studious since childhood. “Muskan used to study till midnight and she does not wind up until we ask her to do so,” said Naik. When she got infected by Covid-19, she took her entire study materials to the hospital to continue her study. “Muskan is equally good in cooking. She can make roti, vegetable and tea like a professional. Muskan is celebrating her birthday on January 5 and I would like to wish for her better health as she is in home isolation after her discharge from hospital on December 25,” said Naik. 

  • Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel today visited Gauthan of village Gamhariya in Jashpur district

    Chief Minister Shri Bhupesh Baghel visited Gauthan of village Gamhariya in Jashpur district today. They saw employment oriented activities of women self-help groups there. After discussing with the women, they got information about their work and encouraged them. Mr. Baghel purchased cow dung under Gowdhan justice scheme and inquired about arrangements for construction of vermi compost. He suggested the use of vegetables produced by women’s groups in the mid-day meal program in schools and hostels in Gauthan. The Chief Minister also purchased Adusa powder and soap manufactured by women’s groups and also saw them running para-cutting machines kept in Gauthan. The women also showed various materials prepared by the group including donna-pattal. Sandal making by Chandni Mahila Self-Help Group under Sooraji Gram Yojana, Soap Making by Ekta Self-Help Group, Dona-Pattal by Ratrani Self-Help Group and Vermi Compost by Om Nari Self-Help Group under Gumharia Gauthan is. The Chief Minister also planted a mango plant in Gothan. Scaffolding for cattle is made in Gauthan and para is laid. A biogas plant has also been set up in Gothan. On this occasion, Minister in-charge of Food and District Shri Amarjit Bhagat, Parliamentary Secretary MLA Mr. Chintamani Maharaj, Jashpur MLA Mr. Vinay Bhagat were also present.

  • Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel today planted mango saplings at Sarna Athenic Resort on the second day of his stay in Jashpur district.

    Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel today planted mango saplings at Sarna Athenic Resort in the morning on the second day of his stay in Jashpur district. The Chief Minister then performed bhumipuj and planted tea saplings at Balachhapar’s integrated tea plantation. On this occasion, Minister in-charge of Food and District Shri Amarjeet Bhagat, Parliamentary Secretary MLA Mr. Chintamani Maharaj, Jashpur MLA Mr. Vinay Bhagat, Commissioner Ms. Geneviva Kindo, Collector Mr. Mahadev Kavre, Superintendent of Police Mr. Balaji Rao were present.

  • Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel handed over 196 development works worth Rs 792 crore to Jashpur district

    The Chief Minister, Mr. Bhupesh Baghel, today handed over 196 different development works to the district at a cost of Rs. Of these, the Chief Minister inaugurated 94 works costing Rs 655 crore 77 lakh and 102 works costing Rs 137 crore. On this occasion, Food Minister Mr. Amarjeet Bhagat, Higher Education Minister Mr. Umesh Patel, Chairman of Central Region Tribal Development Authority Mr. Laljit Singh Rathia, Deputy Chairman of Scheduled Caste Development Authority, Mrs. North Ganpat Jangade, Chairman of Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation Mr. Girish Dewangan, MLA Jashpur Mr. Vinay Bhagat, Raigarh MLA Mr. Prakash Naik, Lailunga MLA Mr. Chakradhar Sidar and many public representatives including a large number of prominent citizens were present.

    Mr. Baghel undertook the work of installation of 1 thousand solar irrigation pumps under the Solar Sujala scheme at a cost of Rs 28.60 crore in Jashpur district, 150 solar irrigation pumps to be installed for drinking water in Gothans and pastures at a cost of Rs 4.96 crore, 6.66 crore Under the Jeevan Jeevan Mission at a cost of Rs, 45 solar dual pumps and tank installation works were also performed.

    Among the works which Mr. Baghel performed Bhumi Pujan, 23 development works costing Rs 217 crore 41 lakh in Kunkuri area of ​​Jashpur district, 23 works costing Rs 164 crore 41 lakh in Pathalgaon area and Rs 273 crore 95 lakh in Jashpur area. The cost includes 48 functions.
    Among the works performed by the Chief Minister in Jashpur, upgradation work of 29.40 km long Kunkuri-Tapakara road at a cost of Rs 83.45 crore, upgradation and renovation work of 26.60 km garden-Kamarima-Sanna road at a cost of Rs 75 crore, 28.06 crore Upgradation work of 10 km long Charaidad-Udyan road at a cost of Rs. 15, Batikeela-Samadura road construction work at a cost of Rs. 15.16 crores, Upgradation and renovation of 9.20 km long Ludeg-Tapakra-Lavakera road at a cost of Rs. Work, construction of 21 km long Mahadevand to Bimra road at a cost of 14.97 crores, EB Annicut scheme at a cost of 8.92 crores, upgrading and renovation of 10 km long Jashpur-Aasta-Kusmi road in Jashpur area at a cost of Rs 18.27 crores. Functions are included.

  • Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel inspected Atmanand Government Excellent English Medium School in Jashpur

    Chief Minister Mr. Bhupesh Baghel inspected Atmanand Government Excellent English Medium School in Jashpur. The Chief Minister, while dealing with young children, encouraged them to move forward and wished them good luck. On this occasion, the Minister in-charge of Khagh and District, Mr. Amarjit Bhagat, Higher Education Minister Mr. Umesh Patel, MLA Jashpur Mr. Vinay Bhagat, Raigarh MLA Mr. Prakash Naik, Dharamjaygarh MLA Mr. Lalji Singh Rathia, Lailunga MLA Mr. Chakradhar Sidar were present.