Bilaspur

First Read this: The old name of Bilaspur was Kehlur. It is said that Bir Chand founder of state found an idol of Goddess Durga beneath a stone slab and after a few days, at the same place a Gujjar named Kehlu saw that one of his goats attacked a leopard when he tried to prey her. When Raja came to know about this he understood the secret of this miraculous slab and built a fort and named it Kot Kehlur, after the name of Kehlu. The Naina Devi temple was constructed for the idol. The founder of state was Raja Bir Chand who belonged to Chandel Rajput family from Bundelkhand. Raja Kahal Chand:He was sixth descendent of ruling family and is said that he built Kot Kahlur fort, but according to other account, it was built b y Bir Chand. Raja Ajit Chand: founded the ruling dynasty of Hindur (Nalagarh) and handed over the new Dynasty to his brother Suchet Chand. Raja Megh Chand: He was a tyrannical ruler and was forced by the people to leave the state and took asylum in Kullu and later he regained the lost kingdom with the help of Delhi’s sultan Altutmish. Raja Abhisand Chand: • He was contemporary of Sikandar Lodhi. • He fought a victorious battle against Tatar khan Amir. • Later on, Raja and his son Sundar Chand were killed by Tatar’s son treacherously. Raja Sampurna Chand: • He was killed by his broth er Ratan Chand. • This was a rare case in Hindu to kill brother for the throne. Read also: Raja Gyan Chand or Ayam Chand (1570): • He was contemporary of Akbar. • He adopted Islam...

By Sumi Rajappan, Ashish Ranjan: The Chhattisgarh Assembly elections are nearing. And Congress seems to be ahead of other parties as it has officially begun holding divisional meetings across the state. Congress recently held a meeting in the Bilaspur division where all influential party bigwigs in the state were in attendance. Apart from Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, state Congress in-charge Kumari Selja and Vidhan Sabha Speaker Charan Das Mahant were part of it and have now been tasked with chalking out an elaborate and precise strategy for the upcoming elections. On the other hand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) - with its ongoing nationwide outreach programme, Mahajan Sampark Abhiyan - aims to kill two birds with one stone in Chhattisgarh. The month-long programme that started on May 30 celebrates the completion of nine years of the Narendra Modi government. ALSO READ | The party is organising public meetings and conferences at various places from the Vidhan Sabha to the Lok Sabha level. Through these events, the state BJP is also connecting with the voters ahead of the Assembly elections. Veteran leaders, including Chhattisgarh in-charge Om Mathur, state president Arun Sao and former ministers, will participate in a conference to be held in the Dhamtari district on June 12. In 2018, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah, and Rahul Gandhi, all visited and campaigned in this region. Let’s look at why Bilaspur matters and how the region affects the politics of the s...

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday attacked Bilaspur MP and state BJP chief Arun Sao over the non-inclusion of Bilaspur in UDAN-5 scheme by the Central government. Baghel told reporters here that Sao's voice was not heard by the central leadership of the BJP. “Sao is an MP of the region and is also the state chief of his organization. If his voice is not heard, it is a matter of disappointment," Baghel said. “By now Sao must have sat on dharna to protest against the non -nclusion”, he said. Baghel said the state government in consultation with the Directorate of General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) and the Aviation Ministry had spent Rs 45 crores from the state budget on the Bilaspur airport. The number of passengers on all the flights arriving to and departing from Bilaspur was promising. However, for unknown reasons, the flight services were stopped, he said.

At least 55 temporary vegetable shops were gutted after a fire broke out at a market in Chhattisgarh’s Bilaspur city on Wednesday, officials said, adding there were no casualties. (Representative Photo) Bilaspur district collector Saurabh Kumar said the incident took place at Budhwari Bazar located near Bilaspur railway station on Wednesday morning. “Around 55 temporary shops were gutted in the fire and no harm to human lives took place,” said the collector, adding fire tenders were roped in to douse the fire. The Budwari market has 15 big concrete platforms on which 100 temporary big and small vegetable vending shops are located. Most shops were set up by arranging tarpaulin or fibre sheets over bamboo poles. The exact assessment of the loss due to fire was yet to be ascertained, said the district collector. “We have formed a team for the assessment of the losses and compensation will be given as per the directives,” said Kumar. The cause of the fire was not immediately known and police have launched an investigation into it, he added.

Bilaspur has always been known as an important city for the Indian Railways. But very few have thought of the place an extended weekend destination from Kolkata. A pleasant town, there are no dearth of things to do in Bilaspur. In this blog, we want to present Bilaspur as an alternative weekend getaway from Kolkata and list a number of Bilaspur tourist places before you. Bilaspur – the only things I knew about the place was that it was an important railway station on the way to the paternal home of my father in Nagpur. The next thing I knew was that it was quite important in connection with Indian railways, because my uncle often visited there due to work. Incidentally, he worked for the South Eastern Railways. So Bilaspur often flitted in and out of discussions in our house, but somehow we never visited the place. After all these years, I had the opportunity to visit Bilaspur with some fellow bloggers and explore the city and around. Contents • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Bilaspur – from the past to present Bilaspur is the main city of the district of the same name located in the state of Chhatisgarh. The city is said to be almost 400 years old and was under the control of Kalachuri dynasty of Ratanpur. The city was named after a fisherwoman named “Bilasa” during the 17 th century. At that time the town was merely a fishing village. infact, even today, a major portion of the fishes in the market comes from Bilaspur. Bilaspur was once a Maratha territory came...

Main article: Bilaspur was the capital of a state of the same name founded in the 7th century, also known as On 13 May 1665, [ citation needed]. The land consisted of the villages of Lodipur, Mianpur, and Sahota. Guru Tegh Bahadur broke ground on a new settlement on 19 June 1665, which he named Nanaki after his mother. In 1932, the state became part of the newly created Bilaspur became a separate state of India under a chief commissioner, and on 1 July 1954, Geography [ ] Bilaspur is located at 31°20′N 76°45′E / 31.33°N 76.75°E / 31.33; 76.75, Climate [ ] Bilaspur experiences warm summers and cool winters but is protected from the temperature extremes of the surrounding mountains by its situation in a valley. The Climate data for Bilaspur (1961–1990, rainfall 1951–2000) Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year Record high °C (°F) 26.5 (79.7) 30.7 (87.3) 35.0 (95.0) 40.7 (105.3) 45.5 (113.9) 44.2 (111.6) 42.1 (107.8) 37.5 (99.5) 36.5 (97.7) 39.6 (103.3) 34.8 (94.6) 27.4 (81.3) 45.5 (113.9) Average high °C (°F) 19.5 (67.1) 21.7 (71.1) 26.3 (79.3) 32.4 (90.3) 36.1 (97.0) 36.7 (98.1) 32.6 (90.7) 31.4 (88.5) 31.4 (88.5) 30.2 (86.4) 26.0 (78.8) 21.4 (70.5) 28.8 (83.8) Average low °C (°F) 4.9 (40.8) 6.7 (44.1) 10.3 (50.5) 15.7 (60.3) 19.5 (67.1) 23.1 (73.6) 22.4 (72.3) 22.3 (72.1) 20.1 (68.2) 14.6 (58.3) 9.6 (49.3) 5.9 (42.6) 14.6 (58.3) Record low °C (°F) −2.0 (28.4) 0.0 (32.0) 0.9 (33.6) 5.6 (42.1) 5.9 (42.6) 10.9 (51.6) 10.5 (50.9) 13.9 (57.0) 7.6 (45.7) 4.5 ...