State Focus
Noon
30 October 2026
State Focus Current Affairs — 30 October 2026, Noon
21 October 2026
The first season of the Chhattisgarh Hockey League opened at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Hockey Stadium in Raipur, with Union Minister of State Raksha Khadse as guest of honour. The league is run by the Department of Sports and Youth Welfare of the Government of Chhattisgarh and is sanctioned by Hockey India. Six franchise teams are taking part: Rajdhani Royals, Nyayadhani Knights, Sanskardhani Strikers, Chakradhar Champions, Bailadila Bulls and Mainpat Titans. There are 132 players in all, 108 of them from Chhattisgarh and 24 guest players, with each squad of 22 carrying 18 players from the State and four from outside. The season runs from 21 October to 1 November with 18 men's matches, then the semi-finals and the final, and a women's exhibition match is also planned. The prize pool is 21 lakh rupees, with 11 lakh for the winners and 6 lakh for the runners-up. Olympian and former India captain Sardar Singh is the league ambassador, the mascot is Baghwa, drawn from the tiger, and the tagline is Chalo Re Sangi, Hockey Khelbo.
Teams:
six franchises
Players:
132
Prize pool:
Rs 21 lakh
Venue:
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Hockey Stadium, Raipur
Why it matters for exams: The Chhattisgarh Hockey League is run by the State's Department of Sports and Youth Welfare with Sardar Singh as ambassador and Baghwa the tiger as mascot.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Hockey India Hockey India — The national governing body for hockey in India, which sanctioned the league.
27 October 2026
Chhattisgarh's Directorate of Public Relations has set out how security camps in the Bastar division are being developed into Seva Deras so that government schemes reach villages in the interior. The camps were set up during years of left wing extremism, and the plan now is to use the same posts as service centres for ration cards, Aadhaar, housing, health care and skill training. More than 500 security camps were set up in the region and over 200 of them are to become Shaheed Veer Gundadhur Seva Deras, named after the Bastar tribal leader who led the Bhumkal rebellion. Figures given by the Union Home Minister for the rehabilitation drive show about 8,526 Naxalites having surrendered, bank accounts opened for 7328 of them, 455 given jobs, 129 allotted land and 4014 given houses under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana. Work has begun on 372 road projects and 670 small bridges, 6763 new ration cards and 48,526 Aadhaar cards were issued, and 44 gram panchayats received Ilwad Panchayat Awards. The State's Bastar programmes include Bastar Olympics, Bastar Pandum and Niyad Nellanar.
Camps set up:
over 500
To become Seva Deras:
over 200
Houses given:
4014 under PM Awas Yojana
Why it matters for exams: Over 200 security camps in Bastar are becoming Shaheed Veer Gundadhur Seva Deras, named after the leader of the Bhumkal rebellion.
Kerala PSCUPSC
In plain words
Niyad Nellanar Niyad Nellanar — A Chhattisgarh scheme to take basic facilities to villages near security camps in Bastar.