Chhattisgarh

Raipur: During the hearing of the voice sample case of Antahgarh scam, Amit Jogi's advocate SK Farhan on behalf of Amit (accused in the case),  submitted an application to First Additional District Judge Leena Aggarwal requesting Amit Jogi to defend himself in his case. 

"Amit Jogi wants to argue himself in this case,he should be called in the production warrant", said the application. 

Accepting the application, the court ordered to issue production warrant for Amit Jogi and asked him to be present on September 12. 

Amit Jogi is currently in the ICU of Apollo hospital and is in judicial custody. 

The application for taking Voice sample in the Antahgarh tape case was heard in the court on Saturday. During the hearing , Dr. Puneet Gupta's lawyer Vivek Sharma and Manturam Pawar's lawyer Amit Banerjee also opposed the application for taking the sample.

Raipur: To give a major push to industrial development in Chhattisgarh, the state government has recently declared that land allotment rates in industrial areas will be reduced by 30 percent in next few months.

Baghel, while speaking at an event organised by Chhattisgarh Chamber of Commerce and Industry in capital Raipur, said that a new policy in this regard will be formulated in next two months.

“Chhattisgarh government is committed towards the development of industries alongwith agriculture sector in the state. The core sector industries, such as steel and cement, would be promoted in the state. Presently, these industries have been kept in the prohibited list, but soon they would be removed from it,” said CM Baghel.

Also, the land would be now provided at cheaper rates, capital, interest subsidy, tax rebates and several other benefits would be provided for the establishment of food processing, minor forest produce and herbal-based industries, said chief minister Bhupesh Baghel.

The CM further said that land allotment rates in industrial areas would be reduced by 30% and lease rent rate would be reduced from 3% to 2%.

The CM further said: “Presently, it is compulsory for small entrepreneurs to get their gomasta license issued even if they have one labourer employed under them, this limit for minimum number of labourers would soon be increased to ten.”

Raipur: Sonmani Vora, a 1999 batch IAS, has been given the charge of Secretary Higher Education as well as Secretary Tourism and Culture Department. Earlier, additional charge of higher education was given to Renu G Pillai. Avinash Champawat was handling the additional charge of  culture department. Sonmani Vora was on a foreign trip for training. After his return, he was awaiting posting. He has held several influential positions in the former Raman government.

Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel attended the forest rights and livelihood conference held on September 6 at District Headquarters Gariaband. On this occasion, Chief Minister Baghel handed over 34 development works worth Rs. 134 crore 67 lakh 54 thousand to the villagers. These include 28 inauguration works of Rs 114 crore 35 lakh 19 thousand and 06 foundation laying works of Rs 20 crore 32 lakh 35 thousand. In the program, beneficiary-oriented materials and cheques worth Rs 2 crore were distributed to the people under various schemes by the Chief Minister.

    Among the development works to be released include 8 works costing Rs 56 crore 78 lakh under Public Works Department. Similarly, 11 works costing Rs 37 crore 28 lakh under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana, 33/11 KV Dongarigaon (Malgaon) under Electricity Department Rs 1 crore 73 lakh, 4 lakes and one anicut construction work by Forest Division Gariaband Rs 50 lakh Cost, Plantation cost of 41 thousand tussar food plant Arjun in 10 hectare area of ​​Village Panchayat Malgaon under silk department, Rs 11 lakh 65 thousand, housing by police department They build small horticultural nursery costs by 17 crore 78 lakh, KVK has released Rs 15 million.

Chief Minister has also given a big gift to the district and announced Piperchhedi, Indagaon to be now a sub-tehsil, and Manpur to be a revenue subdivision . While inaugurating and laying the development works of Rs 135 crore here, he said that there will be direct recruitment to provide benefits to the local people on the vacant 3500 posts of class III and class IV personnel.  He also announced to give Rs.20 lakhs to each society for processing each forest produce.

    Home minister and district in-charge minister Tamradhwaj Sahu, Agriculture Minister Ravindra Choubey, Forest Minister  Mohammad Akbar, Rajim MLA Amitesh Shukla, District President  Chumman Bai Som, Collector  Shyam Dhawade, Superintendent of Police M.R. Ahire were also present in the ceremony.