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Larsen & Toubro wins 'significant' contract in Chhattisgarh

Engineering and construction conglomerate Larsen & Toubro (L&T) on Tuesday said it has won a 'significant' contract in Chhattisgarh. The company did not provide the exact contract value. However, as per its classification, a significant contract ranges between Rs 1,000 crore to Rs 2,500 crore. "The Water and Effluent Treatment business of L&T Construction has secured an EPC (engineering, procurement and construction) order involving design, engineering, supply and installation of plant and equipment to lay 135 km of slurry pipeline and water pipeline systems between Bacheli and Nagarnar and associated facilities in the state of Chhattisgarh," the company said in a statement. L&T is already executing a pumping facility as part of another package for the same client in the same area that involves supply of positive displacement pumps and construction of a slurry pump house, it added. L&T is an Indian multinational engaged in EPC projects, manufacturing, defence and ..

Chhattisgarh, Punjab to opt for centre's borrowing option on GST shortfall

This leaves Jharkhand as the odd one out

Chhattisgarh records 1,964 new coronavirus cases, 63 fresh fatalities

With 1,964 new Covid-19 cases and 63 more deaths, Chhattisgarh's total case count rose to 1,87,270 and death toll to 2,101, a health official said

India Coronavirus Dispatch: The good, the bad and ugly of antibody tests

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Chattisgarh: 324 Covid-19 cases take tally to 11,743; death toll 89

With addition of 324 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, Chhattisgarh's total count increased to 11,743 while the number of fatalities rose by two to 89, a health official said.

7-day lockdown declared in Raipur, Birgaon from July 22 as cases surge

Chhattisgarh has so far recorded 5,407 Covid-19 cases and the number is increasing day by day

Covid-19: Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand yet to transfer cash to workers

So far, states have transferred around Rs 5,000 crore, which is merely 16 per cent of the total cess funds of Rs 31,000 crore accumulated through the collection of cess from employers.

Chhattisgarh sets food grain production target at 9.5 mn tonnes for 2020-21

This is 3% above the output achieved in the previous crop season

India records over 6,500 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hrs, death toll at 4,167

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Sonia launches Nyay scheme in C'garh, says farmers will become self-reliant

Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi also lauded the Chhattisgarh government for launching the scheme at a time when the poor and farmers were facing hardships due to the coronavirus

Vizag tragedy: Gas leak at LG Polymers plant leaves at least 11 people dead

3,000 people evacuated after styrene leak at LG Polymers plant in Visakhapatnam; 7 fall ill after gas leak in Chhattisgarh; 8 suffer burns in TN furnace fire

Rate of cases doubling slows to 7.5 days against 3.4 before lockdown: Govt

As per data on April 19, 18 states and UTs have shown an improvement than the national average doubling rate, Ministry of Health and Family Affairs Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said at a briefing.

Traders in Chhattisgarh protest agaisnt extension of lockdown, write to CM

Traders in Raipur's biggest commercial centre wrote that an extended lockdown could trigger blood pressure and diabetes, apart from neurological complication

Chattisgarh Naxal encounter: Bodies of 17 missing CRPF jawans found

The injured personnel were airlifted to Raipur and admitted to a private hospital where the condition of two of them is stated to be critical

Chhattisgarh's economy to grow at 5.32% in FY20: Economic Survey

The per capita income is likely to grow by 6.35 per cent

Chhattisgarh procures 6.84 MT of paddy, set to achieve Kharif season target

Paddy procurement in the state started on December 1 and would continue till February 15

Financial inclusion in 'Maoist zone' a daunting task for bank authorities

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Available trends in local body election show party is underperforming in most municipal corporations, which were once the stronghold of the party

Chhattisgarh CM plans to hold investors' summit, make state industrial hub

The investors are free to explore the potential in sectors like eco-tourism, food processing, agro-forestry, health and pharma, hotels, textile, steel, cement and mining.

Chhattisgarh extends leases of 4 NMDC mines to maintain iron ore supply

Last month, the company said the Chhattisgarh government has assured the public sector undertaking of renewing mining leases in the Dantewada district for another 20 years.