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  Raman Singh to take oath as CM for third time on Dec 12

  India | December 10, 2013 9:49 IST

  Raipur:  Raman Singh, who steered BJP to a record third straight victory in the recently-concluded Assembly elections, will take oath of office on December 12.  It was on the same day in 2008 that the

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  Digvijaya congratulates Kejriwal, Chouhan, Vasundhara, Raman Singh

  Politics | December 09, 2013 13:33 IST

  New Delhi: Congress general secretary Digvijaya Singh today congratulated Aam Aadmi Party leader Arvind Kejriwal on Twitter. He tweeted: "I congratulate Arvind Kejriwal who had the courage of getting into Electoral Politics and succeeding. Politics

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  Know why Congress failed to wrest Chhattisgarh from BJP

  Politics | December 11, 2013 7:00 IST

  Raipur: In one word - infighting. Congress failed to name its chief ministerial candidate because it was afraid of dissidents sabotaging the party's chances. Ajit Jogi's family was the right one to inherit if the

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  Raman Singh wins from Rajnandgaon

  Politics | December 08, 2013 16:54 IST

  Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today won Rajnandgaon Assembly constituency by defeating Congress' Alka Mudaliyar by a margin of 35,866 votes.  Singh got 86,797 votes while Alka could get 50,931 votes.  Alka is wife

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  Live reporting: Chhattisgarh polls, Raman Singh gets a hattrick after daylong suspense

  Politics | December 08, 2013 21:14 IST

  Raipur: Despite impressive gains, the opposition Congress today failed to dislodge the BJP government from power in the Chhattisgarh assembly election, as a see-saw battle ensued for most part of the day. Chief Minister Dr

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  Live reporting: Chhattisgarh records around 75 percent polling in 2nd phase

  Politics | November 19, 2013 18:50 IST

  Raipur: Nearly 75 per cent voters in 72 constituencies across 19 districts of Chhattisgarh exercised their franchise till 5 PM today in the second and last phase of Assembly polls even as a man was

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  Chhattisgarh polls: Voting in first phase begins amid high security

  India | November 11, 2013 10:19 IST

  Raipur : Voting in the first phase of Chhattisgarh Assembly elections began today amid high security where Raman Singh-led BJP government is aiming for a hattrick against the Congress.The chief minister and his three ministers,

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  Chhattisgarh polls: Raman Singh files nomination from Rajnandgaon

  Politics | October 26, 2013 13:08 IST

  Rajnandgaon: Chhattisgarh CM Raman Singh, who is heading the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Chhattisgarh since December 2003, filed his nomination paper Thursday from Rajnandgaon seat.He is seeking second consecutive victory from Rajnandgaon though

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  Raman Singh resumes Vikas Yatra

  Politics | August 20, 2013 8:16 IST

  Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh yesterday resumed 'Vikas Yatra', which he had suspended following the deadly Naxal attack on Congress convoy in May, from new venue of Arang development block in Raipur district.The Leader

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  My government is working honestly: Chhattisgarh CM

  Politics | May 08, 2013 6:50 IST

  Sukma (Chhattisgarh), May 8: Chief Minister Raman Singh Tuesday said his government was working honestly for the welfare of the people.Singh was addressing a public meeting on the second day of his state-wide Vikash Yatra

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  Chhattisgarh CM writes to PM against new consensual sex age

  Politics | March 18, 2013 9:16 IST

  Raipur, March 18: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Sunday wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, slamming the central government's decision to lower the age of consensual sex to 16 years saying that it is felt

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  Chhattisgarh CM opposes lowering age of consent for sex

  India | March 17, 2013 23:31 IST

  New Delhi, Mar 17: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today opposed the Centre's decision to lower age of consent for sex to 16 from 18, saying it reflects western mindset and may spread unwanted pregnancies,

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  I was beaten up for asking a question to Chhattisgarh CM: Youth Congress leader

  Politics | October 16, 2012 14:12 IST

  Raipur, Oct 16: An office-bearer of Chhattisgarh Youth Congress has alleged the local police had beaten him up for asking a question to Chief Minister Raman Singh at a farmers' meeting held in Raipur on

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  CBI questioning chief ministers a waste of time: Raman Singh

  Politics | September 08, 2012 11:36 IST

  Raipur, Sep 8:  Amid reports that the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) may interrogate the chief ministers of some states, including Chhattisgarh, about the allocation of coal blocks, Chief Minister Raman Singh Friday termed this

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  Congress protest against Chhattisgarh CM turns violent

  Politics | September 04, 2012 20:46 IST

  Raipur, Sep 4:  At least 20 Congress workers were injured and some 1,000 protesters arrested and lodged in a makeshift jail following clashes with police Tuesday in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur.The Congress workers were demanding the

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  Team Anna Activists to Gherao Residences of PM, Gadkari

  Politics | September 23, 2012 16:52 IST

  New Delhi, Aug 25: Erstwhile Team Anna will gherao the residences of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and BJP chief Nitin Gadkari here tomorrow on the coal block allocation issue even as prominent member Kiran Bedi

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  Congress slams Raman Singh for making 'ridiculous' remarks

  Politics | July 16, 2012 23:21 IST

  New Delhi, July 16: Congress today ridiculed Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh for his reported remarks that father should be punished if the son commits crime as the latter inherits the DNA and genes of

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  No deal in release of Collector, say CM, Maoists' mediators

  India | May 04, 2012 13:06 IST

  Raipur, May 4: Chattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh and the Maoists' mediators today emphatically said there was no secret deal or any quid pro quo between Naxals and the state government behind the release of

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  Punjab, Chhatisgarh Chief Ministers Oppose NCTC

  India | February 18, 2012 8:09 IST

  Chandigarh, Feb 18: Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Friday vehemently opposed the Centre's decision to set up an apex counter-terror organization, terming it as a measure to usurp whatever is left of the

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  Ch'garh CM Indicates Race For BJP's PM Candidate Wide Open

  Politics | November 20, 2011 14:35 IST

  New Delhi, Nov 20: With Prime Ministerial aspirants said to be in abundance in BJP, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh seems to suggest that the race for the top job is wide open.Singh, however, insists