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Pesticide consumed by children while playing cost their lives, say police
By Ritesh Mishra | Hindustan Times, Raipur
UPDATED ON DEC 21, 2020 12:12 PM IST
Police said that the aunt, who is mentally challenged, also consumed the pesticide and is critical.

Chattisgarh: Raipur CMO seeks permission to establish Covid-19 centres at city entrances
By Ritesh Mishra | Hindustan Times, Raipur
PUBLISHED ON NOV 20, 2020 01:51 PM IST
The medical officer said the second wave of Covid-19 was being reported in other states and hence the tests at the entry points will help in containing the infections in Raipur

Covid-19 positive woman gives birth to triplets in Chhattisgarh
By Press Trust of India | Posted by Srivatsan K C | Raipur
UPDATED ON OCT 30, 2020 10:03 AM IST
The babies were found Covid-19 negative in their first test and a repeat test will be conducted on them after a few days, an official said.

Gandhi is the inspiration for this cop’s canvas
By Naina Arora | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON OCT 02, 2020 01:47 PM IST
IPS officer Rajinder Kumar Vij shares that he tries to steal time for his passion of sketching, and how he’s inspired by the Mahatma.

With Easy Hai tech sessions, two sisters are helping push all the right buttons
By Madhusree Ghosh | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON SEP 27, 2020 12:03 PM IST
Their most popular modules are Entertainment (how to post and interact on social media, share files, stream music, edit photos, etc) and Productivity (e-calendars, syncing of email and more).

Lockdown announced in 12 districts of Chhattisgarh
By Ritesh Mishra | Hindustan Times, Raipur
UPDATED ON SEP 21, 2020 05:34 PM IST
The curbs will be imposed from Tuesday in Surajpur and Balodabazar districts and in Korba from Wednesday. In Raigarh, the lockdown will start from Friday

MP farmer arrested for causing brother’s death, hiding corpse
By Shruti Tomar | Hindustan Times, Bhopal
PUBLISHED ON SEP 13, 2020 03:51 PM IST
The accused, Pooran Silawat, 48, a resident of Raipur village of Bhopal district, surrendered at Eintkhedi police station on Saturday

Chhattisgarh CM writes to Centre, seeks Rs 736.74 crore for running Covid-19 facilities
By Ritesh Mishra | Hindustan Times, Raipur
UPDATED ON SEP 12, 2020 09:46 PM IST
The CM further stated that the state government is taking the initiative to prevent the spread of coronavirus Chhattisgarh -- 29 dedicated hospitals and 221 Covid Care Centres have been established in the state.

Chhattisgarh: Door-to-door campaign to contain cybercrime
By Ritesh Mishra | Hindustan Times, Raipur
PUBLISHED ON SEP 12, 2020 04:27 PM IST
In 2019, 237 cases of cybercrime were registered. The cases have increased to 300 until August this year

Chhattisgarh Covid-19 tally crosses 50K mark
By Ritesh Mishra | Hindustan Times, Raipur
PUBLISHED ON SEP 09, 2020 03:16 PM IST

Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur in collaboration with Nulearn launches 2 -year MBA programme in blended mode
UPDATED ON SEP 07, 2020 06:21 PM IST
The course has been structured meticulously for working professionals and executives to enrich their managerial skills which will help them take their organizations to higher growth trajectories.

Heavy rain likely to lash parts of Chhattisgarh again from Monday
By Ritesh Mishra | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, Raipur
UPDATED ON AUG 31, 2020 12:26 PM IST
Chief minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday issued directives to all district collectors and superintendent of police (SPs) to remain alert and ensure every help to rain-affected people.

Chhattisgarh lifts lockdown in major cities, places certain restrictions
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Raipur
UPDATED ON AUG 07, 2020 07:59 PM IST
The emergency services, including hospitals, and law and order maintenance were not under the purview of restrictions, said senior officials.

9-year-old Covid-19 patient molested in a hospital, accused held
By Ritesh Mishra | Hindustan Times, Raipur
UPDATED ON AUG 07, 2020 01:14 PM IST
The girl told her parents about the attack and the matter reached to the police following which the accused was arrested.

In Chhattisgarh, asymptomatic Covid-19 patients to be put in home isolation for treatment
By Ritesh Mishra | Hindustan Times, Raipur
UPDATED ON JUL 31, 2020 01:27 PM IST
“A total of 180 home isolation beds have been installed across the 28 districts in the state. The pilot project has started in Raipur and Durg districts. The initiative will be expanded soon,” state health minister TS Singhdeo said.

Chhattisgarh extends lockdown in major cities till Aug 6, cites rise in cases
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Raipur
UPDATED ON JUL 27, 2020 06:43 PM IST
The cabinet also took stock of Covid beds for patients in the cities where most of the cases are concentrated.

Chhattisgarh: 443 security personnel found Covid-19 positive till now
By Ritesh Mishra | Hindustan Times, Raipur
UPDATED ON JUL 22, 2020 04:18 PM IST
A police official said 114 personnel and officials from Chhattisgarh Police have tested Covid-19 positive, while another 329 jawans of paramilitary forces have also been infected.

Chhattisgarh: Man who attempted suicide in front of CM’s house on June 29 succumbs
By Ritesh Mishra | Hindustan Times, Raipur
UPDATED ON JUL 22, 2020 02:59 PM IST
The SP said initially, the youth was admitted to Raipur’s Dr. BR Ambedkar Memorial hospital, but was later shifted to a private hospital.

Excerpt: The Death Script: Dreams and Delusions in Naxal Country by Ashutosh Bhardwaj
By Ashutosh Bhardwaj | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON JUL 15, 2020 06:27 PM IST
A powerful work of narrative non-fiction that examines the civil war in Bastar, The Death Script combines literary skill with sharp reportage. This excerpt recalls the kidnapping of Alex Paul Menon, the collector of Sukma by Maoists in 2012

Raipur reports record single-day surge, 56 fresh Covid-19 positive cases
By Ritesh Mishra | Hindustan Times, Raipur
UPDATED ON JUL 10, 2020 05:51 PM IST
State health department data showed that Raipur reported 15 Covid-19 positive cases between March 18 and April 30, but from June 1 to July 10 the figure climbed to 556, a record for any district in the state, amid growing concerns among officials how to contain the viral outbreak.

25 Maoists surrender in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada
By Ritesh Mishra | Edited by Prashasti Singh | Hindustan Times, Raipur
UPDATED ON JUL 09, 2020 09:43 PM IST
Three of the surrendered Maoists had a reward of Re 1 lakh each on their head, police said.

7 paramilitary personnel from CRPF, ITBP test Covid-19 positive in Chhattisgarh
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Sohini Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JUN 21, 2020 05:06 PM IST
Both the CRPF and ITBP are deployed in Chhattisgarh for anti-Naxal operations. With the new 107 cases, Chhattisgarh’s coronavirus count has now risen to 2,134.

Chhattisgarh awaits results of over 4,000 Covid-19 test samples
By Ritesh Mishra | Hindustan Times, Raipur
UPDATED ON JUN 09, 2020 04:04 PM IST
State health department officials said over 600 Covid-19 positive cases were reported in the past 10 days due to the influx of migrant workers because of the easing of nationwide lockdown restrictions, which were imposed on March 25 to contain the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.

‘Inhuman, not acceptable’: Chhattisgarh CM reacts to viral clip showing police official thrashing people
By Ritesh Mishra | Edited by Sparshita Saxena | Hindustan Times, Raipur
UPDATED ON JUN 08, 2020 03:18 PM IST
In one of the clips, Urla Station House Officer (SHO) Nitin Upadhyay is seen without his uniform, thrashing people with a stick.

Migrant worker hitching to his home in Bengal dies in Raipur
By Ritesh Mishra | Edited by Sabir Hussain | Hindustan Times, Raipur
UPDATED ON MAY 27, 2020 11:26 PM IST
The migrant worker was hitchhiking along with others to his home in Bengal’s Howarah district.

Six people including five migrants test positive for coronavirus in Chhattisgarh
By Ritesh Mishra | Hindustan Times, Raipur
PUBLISHED ON MAY 15, 2020 09:31 PM IST
Notably, the count of Covid-19 cases in the state is now 66, though the number of active cases is 10 as 56 people have recovered so far.

Former Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi slips into coma, on ventilator support, says doctor
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by: Amit Chaturvedi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON MAY 10, 2020 01:42 PM IST
Ajit Jogi’s son Amit said that the health of his father deteriorated suddenly while he was having breakfast.

Ex-Chhattisgarh CM Ajit Jogi suffers cardiac arrest, put on ventilator
By Ritesh Mishra | Edited by Ashutosh Tripathi | Hindustan Times, Raipur
UPDATED ON MAY 09, 2020 06:03 PM IST
The 74-year-old leader is on ventilator support as his breathing is still irregular, said the hospital.

To fight Covid-19, Bangladesh gets Hydroxychloroquine, surgical gloves from India
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON APR 26, 2020 05:45 PM IST
In a video message posted on social media, India’s high commissioner to Dhaka, Riva Ganguly Das, said many people in both countries had been affected by the coronavirus disease and India would stand by Bangladesh in the efforts to tackle Covid-19.

In Raipur, AIIMS nurses look after 3-month old girl after mother, family test Covid-19 positive
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, Raipur
UPDATED ON APR 16, 2020 12:43 AM IST
The AIIMS Raipur on Wednesday posted a video on its Facebook page, in which the nurses are seen feeding the baby milk through a bottle.