Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted the people of Haryana, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 2026, which is the State Foundation Day of all three.
President Droupadi Murmu joined a public programme at Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh on Bastar Dussehra and called the festival a symbol of the state’s cultural pride.
Sixteen Chhattisgarh mementos, led by Dhokra metal casting over 4,000 years old, are on offer in the 8th PM Mementos auction extended to 31 October 2026.
NMDC commissioned a Rs 5,427 crore integrated iron ore project in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, with a 2 MTPA pellet plant at Nagarnar and a 135 km slurry line.