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For the sovereignty and security of the country, the service and dedication of Border Security Force (BSF) personnel posted on the outskirts has been saluted by the Home Minister Shri Tamradhwaj Sahu. The Home Minister attended the BSF Foundation Day program held in Mana, the capital on Friday. Home Minister Sahu, while bowing to the BSF jawans for their service to the nation, said that the BSF is called the “first wall of defense” of Indian territories. The BSF has distinguished itself as a brave force, believing unwaveringly on its commitment to save the country and assist civilians during natural disasters. India is…

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The ninth session (winter session) of the fifth assembly of Chhattisgarh will be held from 21 to 30 December 2020. Regarding preparations before the session, Chief Secretary Shri Amitabh Jain discussed with Additional Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary, Special Secretary (Independent Charge) of all the departments of the government through video conferencing. During the session, Shri Jain has given instructions to constitute Assembly Cell in departments and appoint Nodal Officer. He has said that the official law work (Bill) should be made available to the Assembly Secretariat seven days before the scheduled and all necessary preparations should be made for discussion in relation to…

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Baghel visited Gauthan of village Gamharia 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. Shri 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…

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Bhupesh Baghel has paid his respects to the legal practitioner, economist, social reformer, skilled politician and Constitution maker Bharat Ratna Baba Saheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar on 6 December. Mr. Baghel has said that Baba Saheb campaigned against social discrimination and advocated equal rights, freedom and behavior for all. He made an incomparable contribution in the making of the Indian Constitution. Dr. Ambedkar, who has knowledge of many languages, after studying the constitution of many countries, gave such a strong and flexible constitution to a diverse India which laid the foundation of a strong nation.

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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 bhoomipooj 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.

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With this, the 31 members of the GST Council – 28 states and 3 union territories — have formally accepted the first borrowing option of Rs 1.1 lakh crore proposed by the Centre in August , an official in the Union government said, requesting anonymity. The total revenue shortfall in 2020-21 is, however, estimated at Rs 2.35 lakh crore. “All the 28 States and 3 Union Territories with legislature have decided to go for Option-1 to meet the revenue shortfall arising out of the GST implementation. Jharkhand, the only remaining state, has now communicated its acceptance of Option-1,” the finance…

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British broadcasting celebrity and all-round intellectual Stephen Fry normally presents the Bafta film awards, with barbed jokes aimed at self-important Hollywood stars hogging front row seats. But there was none of that on Thursday when he announced that Ranjitsinh Disale, a 31-year-old from Maharashtra, was the winner of the $1-million “Global Teacher Prize 2020”. Speaking from the Natural History Museum in London in a virtual ceremony, Fry fetched the customary sealed envelope from his inside pocket and read: “The winner of the Global Teacher Prize 2020 is Ranjit Disale from India.”Fry, who read English at Queens’ College, Cambridge, could not resist displaying…

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People have a right to demonstrate peacefully and authorities should let them do so, spokesperson for UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has said on the farmers’ protests in India. India has called the remarks by foreign leaders on protests by farmers as “ill-informed” and “unwarranted” as the matter pertained to the internal affairs of a democratic country. As to the question of India, what I would say to you is what I’ve said to others when raising these issues is that people have a right to demonstrate peacefully, and authorities need to let them do so,” Stephane Dujarric, Spokesman for the Secretary-General,…

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The Trump administration on Wednesday issued new rules to curtail travel to the US by members of the Chinese Communist Party and their immediate families, a move certain to further exacerbate tensions between the two countries. The new policy, which took immediate effect, limits the maximum duration of travel visas for party members and their families to one month, according to a state department spokesman. Previously, party members, like other Chinese citizens, could obtain visitor visas for the US that were valid for 10 years. Travel visas for party members will also be limited to a single entry rather than…

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Ramchander Singh, the Congress MLA of Manika in Latehar district of Jharkhand, is being dubbed as the local version of Bollywood actor Sonu Sood, who in recent months has gained popularity for helping migrant workers reach home during the lockdown. In Jharkhand, Singh has done near identical work by arranging two air tickets for a bereaved primitive tribal family of Netarhat in Latehar district. Singh said the tickets will help the family of Bahadur Kissan of Sarna Toli to reach a remote area of Pathar Kanni under Assam’s Karimganj district. Since the last three days, the mutilated body of Kissan,…

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