6.8 Myanmar quake's tremors felt in Guwahati, Kolkata, NCR, Patna

NEW DELHI: A major earthquake of 6.8 magnitude hit Myanmar on Wednesday causing strong tremors in northeastern India in West Bengal, Bihar, Assam and Jharkhand.

How Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar was alone Constituation maker

Raipur- Few peoples of India are shouting that their Baba saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar was only the person who made the Constituation of India. But is is not correct. Actually at that time a committe was made by Congress. There were 26 persons were in that committe. Baba saheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar was also one of them-

know that who were in that committe-

After all, they forget why people-
The committee, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel, JB Kripalani, Sarojini Naidu, Govind Vallabh Pant, DR. BR Ambedkar, Sarat Chandra Bose and were Rajagopalachari. Also Dr. Sachidanand Sinha, AK. Krishnaswamy Iyer, B. Pattabhi Sitaramaiya, KM. Munshi, Mavalankar GB, HC. Mukherjee, Gopi Nath Bordoloi, AB. Thakkar, BL Mitter, Syed Mohd Sadullah, DP. Khaitan, BN Rao Madhav Rao, TT. Krishnamachari, n. Gopalaswamy Iyengar, Harekrishna Mahtab, M. Asaf Ali and people of India.

Chhattisgarh women mortgage their jewellery to get toilets built

 

 

RAIPUR: Nothing is hidden about woman's attachment with jewellery. But what shocked the administration in Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh was the initiative of two women from Badedhaba village who mortgaged their jewellery to get the toilets built in their houses. Motivated with these two women, around three dozen other women also did the same and managed to get private toilets for themselves. The village which has 80% population relieving in open had more than 100 new toilets in past four months and now the administration has now come forward to help these families by making them avail the money from government policy under clean India mission.

It started when Jambai (widow of late Sanichar das) and Gaurabai who were forced to attend the nature's call in open have decided to get toilets build for themselves. The women initially approached their families but later had to find the other way when Jambai's in-laws refused to get toilet for her while Gaurabai's husband was more keen to buy a bike then getting a toilet built at home.

The women mortgage their gold necklaces at Rs 20,000 to a rich man in the village and got a toilet. The incident moved the other women of the village who too initiated for building personal toilets.

Talking to TOI, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Zila panchyat Mahasamunda district, Pushpendra Meena informed that Badedhaba village under Basna block which has around 307 households had just 10 houses with personal toilets in the month of November, last year.

"In past four months, the village has 125 houses with toilets. The sarpanch has promised that all the households will get toilets built within a month's time, that too without any government aid," CEO.

Nitish Kumar is new JD(U) chief

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Sunday elected as JD(U) president, a move that would put him in complete command of the party as its seeks to expand beyond the state and prepares for the 2019 Lok Sabha polls.

His unanimous election to the top post at the party’s National Executive meeting brought an end to the decade-old tenure of Mr. Sharad Yadav, who had ruled himself out for a fourth term.

It is for the first time that Mr. Kumar, JD(U)’s face in Bihar, has been elected president of the state-centric party.

Its two previous presidents — George Fernandes and Sharad Yadav — were from outside Bihar, the state they virtually made their political home.

Mr. Kumar’s name was proposed by Mr. Yadav and seconded by the party’s secretary general K.C. Tyagi, general secretary Javed Raza, among others, party leaders said following the meeting.

The Bihar Chief Minister, who made a spectacular return to power last year after his party was bruised and battered in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, told the executive about efforts being made to bring parties with similar ideologies together as he accepted the new responsibility, Tyagi said.

Having spearheaded the JD(U)-RJD-Congress alliance to a massive win over BJP-led NDA in the last year’s state assembly polls, his party is in talks with Ajit Singh-led RLD and former Jharkhand Chief Minister Babulal Marandi’s Jharkhand Vikas Morcha for a merger.

A similar merger move to bring together six Janata Parivar outfits including the Samajwadi Party had come to nought last year ahead of the Bihar polls after SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav walked out of the talks and his party contested the state assembly elections on its own.

The JD(U) sees the next year’s Uttar Pradesh assembly polls as a major battle before the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Tyagi said, as he underlined the importance of the merger attempts to take on BJP.

“We stopped them (BJP) in Bihar and we are working to stop them in UP,” he said, noting that sweeping the Lok Sabha polls in these two states was the key to the emphatic win of the saffron alliance.

Asked if JD(U) would make another attempt at merger with Samajwadi Party, he noted that Mulayam Singh Yadav as well as BSP supremo Mayawati had made it clear they will go it alone in the elections.

Party sources said the presence of Mr. Kumar, the preeminent party leader, at the helm, will help JD(U) make swift moves with regard to alliances and also help position himself as a rallying point for opposition parties against Mr. Modi in the Lok Sabha polls.

“Humbled by party’s trust in me. Will try my best to carry Sharad Yadav’s legacy forward and I accept the new role as president of JD(U),” Mr. Kumar tweeted after his election.

The National Council of the party will meet in Patna on April 23 to ratify Mr. Kumar’s election to the top post.

Mr. Kumar praised Mr. Yadav’s contribution to building the JD(U) and said he will continue to be a “margdarshak” (mentor) to the party.

With speculations over the Rajya Sabha MP’s future role, Yadav said he would continue to broaden the base of the party which had “no longer remained big”.

“I will remain what I was earlier... I am in national politics not due to the party,” he told reporters earlier in the day at his residence where JD(U)’s office bearers had met.

A resolution passed at the Executive hailed Mr. Yadav, saying he maintained an honourable distance from nepotism, self-glorification and factionalism.

Mr. Yadav, one of the founder leaders of the party along with Nitish Kumar, had been at the helm since 2006 and was reelected for a third term in 2013 after the JD(U) constitution was amended to allow him a third term in office.

Tyagi said an atmosphere of despondency, similar to the one before the Lok Sabha polls, now prevailed in the country with BJP’s pursuit of “contentious” issues. He called BJP’s alliance with PDP to form government in Jammu and Kashmir “opportunism of the highest order”.

BJP under Narendra Modi and Amit Shah is not the party of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and L.K. Advani, he said.

Hitting out at the RSS over its nationalism pitch, Mr. Tyagi said the Hindutva outfit’s head in 1947 had disapproved of the tricolour, saying three (the number of colours in the flag) was an inauspicious number.

Keywords: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, JD(U) president, Sharad Yadav, new JD(U) chief

Knw what happend in Kollam

Here's what we know so far:

Live updates:

6:25 p.m.: Mr. Modi to visit the injured at Thiruvananthaupuram medical college hospital in a short while from now.

6.10 p.m.: One person, who had allegedly stored crackers and fireworks ten times more than the permit, was on Sunday booked by police. Read more

5:30 p.m.: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi reaches Varkala, is on his way to Paravur Puttingal temple.

5:16 p.m: Kollam temple fire: survivors recall tragedy

“After what has occurred, we regret having not concluded the competition back then. But amidst the excitement that had prevailed, an early end to the competitions was the last thing the spectators would have asked for. After all, the competition is regarded as the festival of the land and many inadequacies were often overlooked.” Read more..

04:15 pm: Kerala Cabinet announces Rs. 10 lakh ex-gratia for next of kin of those killed in firework disaster; Rs. 2 lakh for the injured.

He called for the Paravur tragedy to be declared a national disaster. He also demanded a Judicial probe by a sitting judge.

04:00 pm: Leader of Opposition V.S. Achuthanandan interacts with media persons at the blast spot.

Photo: Sarath Babu George

03:58 p.m.: Our Correnspondent Jyothish Nair reports: Mr.Modi, who landed at the Ashramam ground in Kollam, left for Paravur by road with Chief Minister Oommen Chandy. Mr.Chandy, his Cabinet colleagues and Kollam MP, N.K.Premachandran received Mr.Modi at the Ashramam grounds. Bharatiya Janata Party leaders V.Muralidharan and PK. Krishnadas were also present.

03.45 p.m.: IMA Kerala president Dr A.V. Jayakrishnan said their Thiruvananthapuram branch President Dr R.C. Sreekumar would file a writ petition before the High Court, seeking to curb use of firecrackers. Read more

03: 35 pm: Prime Minister Modi reaches Kollam. Mr. Modi reached Kollam by helicopter at 3.30 p.m. and left for Paravoor.

Photo: ANI

03: 25 pm: Kerala CM announces ex-gratia relief of Rs 10 lakh to kin of each of those killed in fire tragedy, Rs 2 lakh for seriously injured.

Judicial probe ordered into the Kollam temple fire tragedy, says Kerala Chief Minister Oomen Chandy.

03: 00 pm: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Thiruvananthapuram. He will take a helicopter to Kollam to take stock of the situation.

Photo: ANI

01: 10 pm: So far, 112 persons have been admitted at Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital. Eleven had been brought dead, while two more succumbed to their injuries while under treatment at the ICU. Read more..

Round-up at 1 pm: The death toll in the Puttingal Devi Temple fireworks tragedy reached 106 at 12.30 p.m. Many of the injured under treatment at various hospitals are critical. Police said that cases have been registered against two persons who had taken the contract for conducting the fireworks display.

12: 45 pm: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy addresses the media at the spot of the explosion.

The distribution of solatiums to the next-of-kin of the deceased will not be affected by the model code of conduct that was in force, says Mr. Chandy. The Chief Secretary has obtained the permission of the Election Commission for the disbursal.

He added that the best-possible medical attention will be ensured for those injured.

Further decisions expected at a Cabinet meeting to be held in Kollam in a short while.

Photo: Sarath Babu George

12: 40 pm: 56 persons among the dead have been identified.

12: 20 pm: Death toll touches 106.

12: 15 pm: Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi speaks to Oommen Chandy; asks him to ensure proper adequate relief, medical care and assistance to the injured.

11: 50 am: PM Narendra Modi boards flight along with a team of burn specialist doctors. Now en route to Puttingal Temple.

11: 30 am: PM Narendra Modi to reach Thiruvananthapuram airport by 2 p.m. and will proceed to Kollam in a helicopter.

11: 15 am: Two Dornier aircraft and 2 ALH and 2 Chetak helicopters being despatched from Garuda Naval Air Station, Kochi, with medical teams from SNC HQ.

10: 50 am: Surendran, the firework display contractor, succumbs to injuries from the explosion, hospital sources say.

10: 30 am: Two persons who had been admitted in the surgical ICU at Medical College hospital succumbed to their injuries, taking the total death toll at the hospital to 13. So far, 100 persons have been brought to the MCH in Thiruvananthapuram.

10: 20 am: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy says his cabinet will decide to clamp down on illegal firework display.

10: 15 am: Collectors order rejecting the application of the temple to hold a fireworks display on April 9 as "it has become clear that it is not a firework display but a fireworks competition that will be held", and adding that action will be taken against those who break the order.

Collector's order rejecting the application to hold fireworks display at the temple.

10: 00 am: The Prime Minister has announced ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each to next of kin of those killed in temple firework disaster; Rs. 50,000 for the injured.

09: 55 am: Death toll rises to 102.

09: 50 am: Emergency State Cabinet meeting to convened at 3 p.m. today to discuss the incident.

09: 45 am: Earlier in the day, Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy said he will visit site at 11 a.m. today and decide on course of action. "I have asked Chief Secretary to approach Election Commission for permission to provide monetary relief to those affected," he tweeted.

09: 30 am: Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala visits the disaster site in Kollam, says investigation is on.

09: 25 am: Raids conducted in the house of contractor Surendran, who supplied fireworks.

09: 15 am: The Medical College Hospital at Thiruvananthapuram is struggling to handle the influx of victims. Read more

09: 10 am: Opposition leader V.S. Achuthanandan cancels poll campaign at Malampuzha in north Kerala, rushes to Kollam.

09: 00 am: More pictures are coming in from the site as authorities work to clear the debris.

Photo: Suresh Kumar

08: 45 am: Prime Minister Narendra Modi to visit Kerala to take stock of the situation.

Kollam temple fire: 110 dead; PM Modi visits site

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At least 110 persons were killed and over 350 injured after a fire broke out at the Paravur Puttingal Devi temple around 3:30 a.m on Sunday. The fireworks ceremony was held as part of the annual festival of the temple, near Kollam.

Over 100 victims are admitted to the district hospital in Kollam. Many of the injured died before they could reach a hospital. Victims were also admitted to the Thiruvananthapuram Medical College Hospital and at various private hospitals in Kollam.

The explosion was caused when the storehouse of the fireworks materials caught fire. In the impact of the explosion, the office building of the Travancore Devaswom Board near the storehouse was blown off.

Sparks which flew from the fireworks on display landed on the storehouse and caused the explosion, preliminary reports say. There is a district level ban on pyrotechnics at temples but these are held on the basis of temporary permits annually. Such permits are given on religious tradition grounds.

2 year's old baby made vedio when his Grand mom and Bua was beating his mother

Raipur- 2 Year's old baby made a vedio from his mother's smart phone when his Grand mom and Bua and  Fuffa was beating his mother for dowrry. According to  Amanaka police station Devashish Ghose has love marrige with Arti in 2013 in Arya samaj Temple. They have a son of 2 year's old. They live in Tatibandh The Sister and mother of Devashish often taurter to Arti for dowrry and they said that she has came from poor family. They alway blame her that she doesn't get huge money in dowrry.

One day Arti's Mother in law and her Sister in law were beating to Arti very crually, while they were beating his mother the 2 year's old son of Arti was playing with mobile. He has made a vedio of that event. One day Arti was chacking her mobil she has founded that the vedio was in her mobile. She has gone to Amanaka Police station with her husband and wrote an FIR agains her Mother in law and Sister in law and Brother in law..

2 Women Smugglers of Sandal wood has been arrested in MP

Sidhi- 2 Women Sandal smuggler's has been arrested by Majhauli police from Joa Railway station.. Police station Incharge of above said police station  Anil Upadhyay told to reporter that at some Sandal wood has been recovered from arrested womens.  2 mans who are releted with them are runaway. Police have doubt that they have huge quantity of sandal wood.

Chhattisgarh signs 7 more MoUs worth Rs 16000cr Chinese investme

RAIPUR: On its fourth day of the visit to China, Chhattisgarh's state delegation in Shenzhen signed seven significant MoUs worth Rs 16,000 crore in solar manufacturing, electronics, cement and electric vehicle manufacturing.

The delegation was at IT and electronics hub and major economic center in China attended by around 70 people representing 25 organisations.

Subodh Kumar Singh, secretary commerce & industries, signed seven MoUs on behalf of government of Chhattisgarh. These were with Asia Pacific Generation Ltd for investing $600 million for setting up a solar power plant, China Henan Bumper for an electric vehicles production line with an investment of $500 million and Hong Kong Jinyuan International Development Ltd for setting up a cement plant with an investment of $1 billion.
The other MoUs included Guangzhou Juan Optical and Electrical Tech Joint Stock Co for manufacturing of security cameras and network video recorders, Kootion Technology for USB drive manufacturing, Risen Energy for a solar photovoltaic cell project and Shenzhen Fluence Technology PLC. These MoUs are expected to bring in a cumulative investment of Rs 16,000 crore.

In his address, chief minister Raman Singh said, "I invite you to Chhattisgarh and see for yourself what our government has created for entrepreneurs like you."

Singh along with senior government officials, also met several potential Chinese investors in one-on-one meetings. These included meetings with a delegation from Shenzhen Electronic Chamber of Commerce, Cindy Wu, Channel Sales Leader for Microsoft and others.

During the event, chief secretary of Chhattisgarh, Vivek Dhand and principal secretary IT, Aman Singh spoke about the opportunities to invest in Chhattisgarh and about IT policy, the quality of industrial and urban infrastructure particularly in sunrise sectors like IT/ ITeS, electronics, food processing, engineering, manufacturing, solar equipment manufacturing.

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ACB raid on the residence of 8 Officer's of Chhattisgarh Government in 4 cities of the State

Raipur- Anti Curruption Branch offficers has  raid in 4 Cities of the State. They has raid on the Residence os  8 Officer's of Chhattisgarh Government on Saturday.. They lives in Raipur, Bilaspur, Korba and Raigarh Cities of the State. Our sources from Bilaspur has inform us that an E.E. has throne Indian currency of 40 Lac in pillow cover.

122 Mouists has been Surrendered in Bastar

Police has announced 1 Lacs  Rupees's prize on 10 Naxalis

Jagdalpur.- 122 Naxlies has been  surrendered in  Dornapal Police station of  District Sukma of Bastar on Saturday. This is a big surrender  till now. I.G. Naxal operation  S.R.P Kalloori  has  stated that 11 womens were in their group. Superententdent of police of Jagdalpur R.N. Das and other officials were in the police stations.

Eight Ultras, including a teenager, held in Chhattisgarh

Raipur, Apr 4 () Eight suspected Naxals, including a teenaged girl, were arrested from separate places in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bastar division today.
Four cadres were picked up from Kanker district and four others held in Sukma district, a senior police official told .
In the first incident, a team of district force was carrying out a search operation in Badgaon police station area, located around 250 km away from here, when they spotted four persons in forests of Latamarka village, he said.
On interrogation, they admitted involvement in the Naxal movement, he added.
They were identified as Saten Ram Kumeti (26), Rati Ram Jade (23), Vimla Uike (23) and a 17-year-old girl, the official said.
Kumeti was wanted in cases of abduction and attempt to murder in the region while three others, including Vimla and the minor, were allegedly involved in offences like rioting, loot and attempt to wage war, he said.
In the second incident, a joint squad of CRPF and the district police force nabbed four Maoists from Nilavaram village under Gadiras police station limits, the official said.
Of them, Katti Guddi alias Madkam Ganga was carrying a reward of Rs 2,000 on his head, he said.
All four were active members of Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangthan, a front for banned CPI (Maoist), and were allegedly involved in various crimes including creating disturbance during panchayat election in 2015.

Govt books terms Baba Ghasidas as ‘Harijan’?

RAIPUR: Legislator Amit Jogi on Tuesday raised objections on a Chhattisgarh government tex book that termed Satnami saint Guru Baba Ghasidas as a 'Harijan'.

Junior Jogi's objection came on the content of one of the books distributed to neo-literates by Chhattisgarh government in which Baba Ghasidas has been introduced as 'Harijan", a banned word in the state. Even his picture printed in the book is wrong, pointed out Jogi, who also threatened agitations if the error is not rectified with immediate effect.
"The books which has been distributed in all the village panchyats across the state has used 'Harijan' word not only for Guru Baba Ghasidas but even his parents were identified with similar term. I strongly criticize this casual approach of state government and demand immediate correction of the blunder which has hurt the religious sentiments of the followers of Satnami sect," added Jogi.

Jogi also demanded immediate suspensions of those who approved the content of the books and FIR against the publisher in Mathura under SC/ST act for publishing the material.

"This is not the first case where state government has published books with wrong content. Books with objectionable contents have been synonymous to state government. All this is because of poor proof reading and content planning. Those with 0% IQ are writing books in Chhattisgarh," said Amit Jogi.

Guru Ghasidas (1756-1836) was the founder of the Satnami community in Chhattisgarh. He was born in the village Girodhpuri in the Raipur district. During his lifetime, the political atmosphere in India was one of exploitation. Ghasidas experienced the evils of the caste system at an early age, which helped him understand the social dynamics in a caste-ridden society and reject social inequity. To find solutions, he traveled extensively in Chhattisgarh.

IED is available on every three Kilometer in Bastar

Raipur- OUr Brave  Jawans of CRPF and Chhattisgarh police made a searching in Bastar area then this result has been founded. 

Our CRPF jawan's recoverd 234 Landmines in 2015. Every IED contain 1152 Kg weight. Up to 31st March 2016 the 76 IEd has been recoverd. Each IED contains 237 Kg weight. CRPF spokes person told this reporter that an IEd has been founded as on average of 5 Kilometer in Bastar area.

Disable Mahima solved his papers by her leg

Raipur- The recruitment of Hostle superintendent's examination has been taken on Sunday in Chhattisgarh state. In Raigarh a disable girl named Mahima Mandle Resident of Dhramjaygarh has given her examination by her leg.
She wrote by her right leg and solved the paper successfully. When she come out from examination center a croud of people has been come to see her. Really she is a brave daughter of Chhattisgarh. We have proud on Mahima.

CAG frowns at CECB over non-compliance of environment laws

Raipur, Apr 3 () The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pointed out failures on the part of Chhattisgarh Environment Conservation Board (CECB) and industries to ensure compliance to environment laws and rules in the state.
The CAG report on General, Social and Economic (non-PSUs) for the year ended March 2015, observed that out of the 355 "test checked" small industries (total 4322), 50 were established without obtaining environmental consent from CECB.
"31 industries started production six months to five years before obtaining consent from CECB whereas 13 industries had started production 5-10 years before obtaining consent. Remaining six industries had started their production 10 years before obtaining CECB consent," the report said.
"This indicates failure on part of the industries and the CECB to ensure compliance of environmental laws," it added.
The reason for not obtaining the consent was mainly due to inadequate monitoring by CECB over the issue of consent, it said adding that "during exit conference, Secretary of Housing and Environment department had stated in November 2015 that necessary action would be taken in this matter."
"The fact remains that the industries are operating without obtaining CECB consent," the report added.
Similarly, a total of 174 industries had not renewed their environment consent even after a lapse of one to 174 months, the report said.
Moreover, irregular consent was issued to 42 coal-based power plants and sponge iron plants in the restricted area.
As a result, these industries had continued their operation without adhering to environmental laws and rules, it underlined.
The report also observed that no corrective action was taken by CECB despite adverse test reports on trade effluents of the industries.
"As per section 17 (f) of the Water Act 1974, State Board or any officer empowered by it should inspect sewage or trade effluents, work and plants for the treatment of sewage and trade effluents and review plans, specifications or other data relating to plants set up for the treatment of water, works for the purification thereof and the system for the disposal of sewage or trade effluents," it said. (MORE) TKP DK RCJ

BJP leaders shot dead stray dogs, arrested

RAIPUR: BJP leader and Janpad Panchayat vice president of Pandaria town in Chhattisgarh was arrested for killing four stay dogs by shooting them after getting irked with their barking. Police recovered two bullets from the spot which helped them to track the accused.

This is the second case of brutality against animals by the BJP leaders. Earlier, last month, a group of BJP members led by Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi had allegedly attacked 14-year-old police horse Shaktimaan at a location close to the state assembly.

According to the villagers, three youths in a maruti van shot a stray dog dead after he barked on them near Meghapara village. The incident took place on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. The same van stopped near a river bank in Golhapara basti where they again shot at three other stray dogs who started barking on them due to loud music being played in the car.

BJP leaders shot dead stray dogs, arrested

RAIPUR: BJP leader and Janpad Panchayat vice president of Pandaria town in Chhattisgarh was arrested for killing four stay dogs by shooting them after getting irked with their barking. Police recovered two bullets from the spot which helped them to track the accused.

This is the second case of brutality against animals by the BJP leaders. Earlier, last month, a group of BJP members led by Mussoorie MLA Ganesh Joshi had allegedly attacked 14-year-old police horse Shaktimaan at a location close to the state assembly.

According to the villagers, three youths in a maruti van shot a stray dog dead after he barked on them near Meghapara village. The incident took place on the intervening night of Friday and Saturday. The same van stopped near a river bank in Golhapara basti where they again shot at three other stray dogs who started barking on them due to loud music being played in the car.

Runway couple found hanging from tree

Raipur: He got a tattoo of 'S' while she had inked 'I Love You' with his name on one of her arms. They dreamt of a happy life together. But the fear of world forced them to hang themselves from a tree. This is how a love story had a tragic end in Devsar village near Bhatgaon in Balodabazar district of Chhattigarh.


The family of the duo, 21-year-old Rajkumar Kenwat and Saraswati (18), were madly searching for them when they fled from their homes on Thursday afternoon. Cops of Beladula police post were informed about the missing couple, who wouldn't have imagined that they won't be able to see their children alive, ever again. Shocked villagers discovered the bodies of the runway couple hanging from a tree near Hinglaaj temple in Devsar on Friday morning. The boy, whose face was turned towards the girl, had hanged himself with his shirt while the girl used her stole to end her life. Police was called-in at the spot and the bodies were brought down.

Roll out 130 metre long rail tracks begin at Bhilai Steel Plant

Bhilai: Public sector Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) has begun the hot trials of its new Universal Rail Mill (URM). The Reheating Furnace of the URM was lit up on March 25, and following this, hot blooms were rolled from the Mills Rolling Stand No.1 on Thursday.

This modern 1.2 MTPA (million tonne per annum) URM will roll out 130 metre long rail track as a single piece which will be the world's longest rail. Both the lighting up of reheating furnace and hot trials of URM are important milestones towards commissioning of the URM as also is the plant's 7 Million Tonne (MT) Model Programme.

The whole project has been put on fast track under the guidance of CEO S Chandrasekaran and senior officers and the project's organization team of BSP. The reheating furnace with 230 tonne/hour capacity is the first walking beam type furnace of BSP, and it will cater to the requirement of hot blooms for URM to roll out 130 meter long rails as a single piece.

Bhilai Steel Plant is the sole supplier of world-class rails to Indian Railways. SAIL-Bhilai has equipped itself to meet futuristic and advanced requirements of Indian Railways.

Human-animal conflict on the rise in Chhattisgarh, slot bear attacks five including minors

Korba-Day after three persons were trampled by a tusker in north Chhattisgarh, in yet another incident of human-animal conflict, four minors and an elderly person were attacked by sloth bear, leaving them severely injured in forests of Kartala in Korba district. It is feared that the elderly man may lose his eyes due to the attack while he undergoes treatment.

Recently three persons including a deputy forest ranger were mauled by a sloth bear in Mahasamund district and later, it was shot dead.

The incident took place at Kartala region where Gadaram, 70, who was going to neighbouring village was attacked by cloth and he sustained severe eye and head injuries. He was rushed to hospital and was later referred to Bilaspur hospital for better treatment. Forest department had however, sanctioned immediate relief of Rs 2500 to the elderly man.

At Barbaspur region four minor girls and boys who went into forest to collect mahua fruits were attacked by two sloth bear but as all of them raised an alarm, following which the bear ran into the jungle.

Common resources for human-animal: One is dominating, another intelligent

The attacks usually increase during summer in conflict of mahua fruit or when animals venture to residential areas in search of water. According to Jamwant and Gajaraj project worth crores of rupees, forest is supposed to arrange proper habitat for bear and elephants to limit their movement to forests. In 2015, it was decided that more number of fruit trees would be planted and water bodies would be constructed at identified zones of their movement and that are prone to attacks.

As per forest department's data Chhattisgarh's 45 villages are under man versus wild attack while patches in Sarguja and Kanker are mostly under threat. More than 50 people died in last few years in wild bear attack while there were many unreported cases of deaths and killings of bear and elephants too.

Many students in Mahasamund district resist going to school in fear of wild animals. Mainly the students of senior classes who have to travel via isolated routes or cross forests to reach schools have started quitting schools in fear of elephants and bear.

Turning a blind eye

The incidents have taken a toll lately while state forest department turns a blind eye towards incidents. Though there was an inquiry ordered in recent killing of sloth bear in Mahasamund, but nor report has been submitted despite reaching the deadline.

Senior forest officials either refuse to comment on the issues or never answer the calls while others explain that all the victims get their due compensation and state government was spending crores to provide relief to them.

Wildlife expert demands forest department to fix no-go area

Reason that experts quote for laxity on government's part to deal with issue is that large part of forest divisions with elephant presence (accounting to more than 30 % of human deaths and crop damage) has been identified as sites for mining.

Talking to Eagle of India reporter a wildlife activist said, "Government doesn't wish to reserve any patch of forests for bear or elephants because they are mostly found on the mining and coal reserve spots. Due to their commercial benefits, they wish to leave the place as it is. There's this urgent need to mark patches for humans and animals strictly a no-go area for humans."

Mother deliverd 6 female babies in Ambikapur

Ambikapur- A mother has deliverd 6 female babies in Binkara Village of Lakhanpur block. Manita (25) w/o Mahesh was pregnent in the sixth month of pragnency she delivered these preemature babies in normal delivery. Babies are admitted in ICU. Every baby has weight from1 to 1.5 kilograme.

Ground water lable has gone bellow side upto 90 feet

Bilaspur- Due to draught and bores and electric pumps, Ground water lable of Bilaspur has gone 90 feet bellow. Now the question arise that how the peoples of Bilaspur will get the drinking water? We don't say that. It is  said the report of the scientest of Agriculturel University. The scientest have sent this report to Central Govenment

PHE department of Chhattisgarh Government is now keep scilent. Before few moth this department has claimed that they had made several thousand bores. Due to drawing of huge quantity of Ground water and less recharging the ground water lable is going bellow very fast.