CG Morning News 18 April 2024: Election campaign stopped for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, Chhattisgarh gets four new IAS, remand in excise scam ended, Anwar Arvind and Arun will appear in court today

Raipur The election campaign period for the first phase of the eighteenth Lok Sabha elections ended at 6 pm on Wednesday. With this, the noise of election campaign in Bastar Lok Sabha constituency of Chhattisgarh stopped. Candidates will now be able to do public relations by going door to door. During this period, action will be taken against those who violate the code of conduct.

Let us tell you that in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, voting will be held on the only Bastar Lok Sabha seat of Chhattisgarh on April 19. During this period, 14 lakh 72 thousand 207 voters will cast their votes. In view of this, 1961 polling stations have been created, out of which 96 polling stations are in sensitive areas.

Remand ended in excise scam, Anwar Arvind and Arun will appear in court today.

The remand of businessmen Anwar Dhebar, Arvind Singh and former Excise Secretary Arunpati Tripathi is ending on Thursday in the alleged Rs 2000 crore excise scam case of Chhattisgarh. EOW will present all three in the special court after 3 pm. The 14-day remand of Anwar and Arvind has been completed. Both can be sent to jail on judicial remand. Whereas Arunpati’s remand can be taken for further questioning. During remand, EOW interrogated all three by making them sit face to face, but did not get much information from them. No new facts could be found in the interrogation of all three. However, the documents and electronic devices seized from their homes are being examined. Meanwhile, there is discussion that EOW may soon raid some more people. Because cases have been registered against more than 71 people. After registering the case, raids were conducted at the residences of 13 people.

Chhattisgarh gets four new IAS officers

The state has got four new IAS officers. He has been posted as Assistant Collector in the districts. Of these, Anupama Anand has been made the Assistant Collector of Raipur. M. Bhargava has been made Assistant Collector of Durg, Tanmay Khanna of Bilaspur and Durga Prasad Adhikari of Janjgir-Champa district. All these officers are from 2023 batch. Reached Chhattisgarh after taking training from Mussoorie Administration Academy. Anand met Collector Gaurav Singh and joined. All will remain on probation for now.

Temperature crosses 41 in the capital, temperature will rise further

The mercury has crossed 41 in the capital Raipur. The day temperature was recorded at 40 degrees on Tuesday. The temperature reached 41 degrees on Wednesday. According to the report released by the Meteorological Department, the temperature will continuously increase for the next three days. The situation is likely to remain the same in the entire state. At present there is no system in Chhattisgarh or nearby areas. The weather will remain dry during this period. The highest temperature recorded in the state on Wednesday was 43.2 degrees in Tilda. Compared to Tuesday, the temperature in Raipur has increased by one degree to 41 degrees. This is 2 degrees more than normal. Because of this there was extreme heat throughout the day. The temperature in Jagdalpur, Bilaspur, and Rajnandgaon has also reached close to 40 degrees.

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