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As Chhattisgarh HC Quashes Case Against Ex-Bureaucrat, EOW Once Again In Spotlight

While quashing the order, the high court said that the case against Aman Singh was based on "hearsay" and "probability", and not on real grounds.

11 Jan 2022
Why Are Dharma Sansads Being Held in Chhattisgarh Under Bhupesh Baghel?

Baghel’s policies have leaned towards adopting all the symbols of the RSS and its Hindutva ideology.

30 Dec 2021
Chhattisgarh: The Curious Case of Bhupesh Baghel's Populist Moves

Baghel has suddenly become active. Is it to grab the attention of the party high command?

14 Sep 2021
Chhattisgarh: Baghel Govt Departments Give EOW Sanction to Prosecute 48 Officers

Rajesh Toppo, an IAS officer who was a top Raman Singh aide and a retired Forest Service officer, A.H. Kapasi, are the only All India Services officers on the list.

10 Aug 2021
Why Chhattisgarh Will Never Be Declared a 'Dry' State

Liquor sales bring in about Rs 500 crore every month to the exchequer. However, only 12% is spent on development.

01 Aug 2021
Chhattisgarh: 20 IAS, IPS Officers Booked for Graft Since 2018, 'None Punished So Far'

CM Baghel said this in a written reply to a question by Congress MLA Satyanarayan Sharma, who sought to know how many IAS and IPS officers have been booked for corruption from January 2018 to June 2021.

29 Jul 2021
Chhattisgarh: More Trouble for Congress as T.S. Singh Deo Walks Out of Assembly

Singh Deo said he will only return if the government gives a clear statement on

27 Jul 2021
Chhattisgarh: Tussle Within Congress Deepens as More MLAs Appear to Join Anti-Singh Deo Camp

MLA Brihaspat Singh recently alleged that the health minister had attempted to get him "murdered" after Singh Deo's relative's car hit a vehicle in Singh's cavalcade.

26 Jul 2021
Did a Pegasus Sales Team Really Visit Chhattisgarh? Nobody Seems Too Keen to Find Out.

The Bhupesh Baghel government set up a probe into the matter two years ago, but the committee has apparently been unable to ascertain whether a meeting took place.

23 Jul 2021
Interview | Baghel Has Failed Chhattisgarh, Govt Has No Money for Development: Raman Singh

In a special interview to 'The Wire', the former chief minister speaks on a range of issues concerning Chhattisgarh and its politics.

12 Jul 2021
Chhattisgarh: FIR Against Ramdev May Not Withstand Legal Scrutiny

Though the case was registered by members of the IMA, one of the doctors is also affiliated with the local Congress unit. The Chhattisgarh police's track record in 'politically motivated' cases has been shoddy.

18 Jun 2021
Chhattisgarh: Buzz Around Baghel-Singhdeo Power-Sharing Formula Takes Centre Stage

The 2.5-year formula between Bhupesh Baghel and T.S. Singhdeo was reportedly promised by then Congress president Rahul Gandhi after the party won the 2018 assembly polls in the state.

17 Jun 2021
Chhattisgarh Naxal Attack: Govt Yet to Find Mediator to Ensure Captured Jawan's Release

Rakeshwar Singh Manhas was captured during the Naxal ambush on Saturday.

08 Apr 2021
How Chhattisgarh Is Deliberately Inviting COVID-19 To Stay Over

The state administration has relaxed due to the continued absence of CM Baghel, who has been busy with electioneering in Assam and Bengal. As a result, COVID cases have surged.

18 Mar 2021
Chhattisgarh: 'Mass Suicide' of a Farmer's Family Rocks Assembly, Stalls Business

The investigation into mysterious deaths of five members of a family, which are now being passed off as suicides, from the chief minister's home district of Durg has taken several turns, with political implications.

10 Mar 2021
MoU With Centre on Paddy Procurement Puts Baghel Government in a Bind

The agreement says that since the Chhattisgarh government is giving "incentives over and above the MSP", the procurement under the MSP will be 'restricted'.

04 Jan 2021
Madhya Pradesh: Conundrum Continues as Scindia Supporters Wait for Cabinet Berths

Tulsi Silawat and Govind Singh Rajput – the prime movers behind the rebellion which brought down the Kamal Nath government in March – are conspicuously missing from the Chauhan cabinet.

30 Dec 2020
Farm Laws: What the Centre Can Learn From Chhattisgarh's Raman Singh Era

The reason a majority of Chhattisgarh farmers are not up in arms against the farm laws is because it is the only state that has a system in place to effectively procure paddy.

08 Dec 2020
Will the Madhya Pradesh Bypolls Mark the Possible Decline and Fall of Jyotiraditya Scindia?

After bringing down the state’s Congress government this March by joining the BJP, Scindia now has to prove his influence if he is to be accepted within his new party’s system.

06 Nov 2020
Chhattisgarh's Low-Profile Scheme To Conserve Water Is Showing Encouraging Results

The scheme to conserve water and make long-term environmental plans has resulted in forest areas regenerating and contiguous agricultural landholdings.

26 Oct 2020
MP Bypolls: Congress Faces Uphill Task, but BJP's Scindia and Chouhan Need Strong Showing

Apart from the battle between the two major parties, several leaders will also be facing off to prove their influence.

13 Oct 2020
Chhattisgarh: Ahead of Bypoll, Controversy Over Amit Jogi's Certificate Rears Head Again

The Congress has moved to ensure that the Janta Congress Chhattisgarh president or his wife will not be able to contest from the constituency, which is reserved for members of the ST community.

09 Oct 2020
The Bastar Special Force Aims to Employ Youth in Maoist-Dominated Areas But Ignores Realities

The Bastar Special Force Aims to Employ Youth in Maoist-Dominated Areas But Ignores Realities

16 Sep 2020
What was the point? Wire asks the letter writers.

Voicing opinion or writing advisory letters has never been fruitful in Indian politics.

14 Sep 2020
Curious case of Sushant

Curious case of Sushant

09 Sep 2020
The Gandhi Family Will Have a Hard Time Quelling Resistance Within the Congress

Signatories of the letter asking for more democratic party were carefully selected, to make it clear that disgruntlement went beyond Twitter-savvy Delhi circles.

24 Aug 2020
After a Career as CEO, Kamal Nath Finally Decides to Become a Politician

With pujas, recitals and public addresses, the Congress veteran has been trying to play a role he has ignored all his life.

14 Aug 2020
Bhupesh Baghel Tries to Ensure Chhattisgarh Govt Isn't Going the Rajasthan, MP Way

Baghel is readying a two-pronged attack to tackle the BJP as well as his own partymen.

31 Jul 2020
Chhattisgarh: Digvijaya Singh's Whirlwind Raipur Visit Reignites Talk of Dissent in Ruling Camp

Given how things transpired in Rajasthan and MP, reports in the media about Chhattisgarh may have caused the Congress high command further sleeplessness.

17 Jul 2020
Why the New Jobs for 15 Congress MLAs in Chhattisgarh Are Significant

A whole generation of Congressmen, over two decades, has not been in any serious proximity to power.

14 Jul 2020
MP: Shivraj Singh Chouhan Gives in to Scindia's Pressure, but at What Cost?

With the number of unelected members who have been inducted into the Madhya Pradesh cabinet, the expansion appears to have run afoul of many norms and rules.

06 Jul 2020
Chhattisgarh: Singh Deo's Offer to Resign From Cabinet Jolts Congress

The health minister, believed to be the CM in waiting, is targeting Bhupesh Baghel's failure to fulfil promises made in the manifesto.

02 Jul 2020
Lurching From Crisis to Crisis, Congress Faces Leadership Vacuum in Madhya Pradesh

The former advocate general and Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Tankha is now emerging as the only pan-MP face acceptable to all factions of the party.

30 Jun 2020
How Chhattisgarh Was Able to Contain the Coronavirus

The state's success is not only about political wish and under the radar operation, but also about a set of officers, doctors and medical professionals who have diligently gone about their work with uncommon dedication.

11 Jun 2020
Bhupesh Baghel Has Appointed a New Head of Chhattisgarh Police's EOW For the 5th Time in 15 Months

The Chhattisgarh CM is resolute in his stance against past corruption. And infamy for decisions is a small price to pay.

08 Jun 2020

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