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Raipur

Administration
Native ameRaipur,Chhattisgarh
Other nameरायपुर
TypeCapital
StateChhattisgarh
DistrictRaipur
Government
MayorMrs. Kiranmayi Nayak
Geography
Total Area87.2 sq mi (226 km2)
Altitude298.15 m
Demography
Total Population605131 (2001)
Other information
Time zoneIST (UTC+5:30)
Pincode492001
VehicleCG-04

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Raipur ( ) is the capital city of the state of Chhattisgarh, India. The city is the administrative headquarters of Raipur District. It was formerly a part of Madhya Pradesh before the state of Chhattisgarh was formed on November 1, 2000. The population is 605,131 (as per census of India, 2001).

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Kila Raipur Rural Olympics - Feb 12th to Feb 15th - 2009
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Ankita Mishra performing in Raipur
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bail gaddiya de race 2
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Sunil Pal in Rajyotsava 2008 at last Day of Rajyotsava Raipur Chhattisgarh at Science College Maidan in Big Stage
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Stunt Mania - Various motorcycle stunts performed by professional stunt riders at NIT Raipur . Thanks to Adrenaline Junkies & Spark 2010
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THIS VIDEO IS OF JAGRITI YATRA AT TATIBANDH RAIPUR...BY INDERJEET
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WEDDING IN CHAK GHAIAN AWAN,NEAR GHASEETPUR,ALSO NEAR RAIPUR KALAN AND KHURD,
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In February each year Kila Raipur hosts the rural olympics in India. It is here that Punjabi folklore and culture is on full display. At the end of each day's events, the spectators do not walk back home. Rather they stay on. They wait for the cultural feast, which follows
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masters speech at raipur
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Raipur, August 12 (ANI): After the recent protest by singers of Mehngai Dayain, Aamir Khan's much-awaited 'Peepli Live' has been surrounded by another controversy. This time it involves a plagiarism row over it's yet another song. A well-known folk singer Rama Joshi alleges that a song Chola mati ke Ram, which has been used in the film, does not give credit to Gangaram Siwar, a celebrated folk singer of Chhattisgarh and the original lyricist of the folk song. Sharing these views with the media persons, Rekha Joshi, sister of Rama Joshi said Gangaram Siwar had originally composed the song and there is no second opinion that the song doesn't belongs to Chhattisgarh. Rama Joshi has asked Aamir Khan for remuneration for the song.
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Raman Singh sees dam built by villagers - iNewsOne Tweet this news
iNewsOne---Raipur-, April 23 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Saturday made a surprise visit to a village in -Raipur- district where the local people recently built a dam to irrigate their fields, without any government help. Official source - Date : Sat, 23 Apr 2011 17:40:08 GMT+00:00
Fashion's outreach - Business Standard Tweet this news
Business Standard--As the owner of Aura, the 12-year-old multi-label designer store in Nagpur with a branch in -Raipur- (opened less than a year ago), the four-day event was an opportunity to catch trends, liaise with designers and book orders for the com - Date : Fri, 22 Apr 2011 14:51:22 GMT+00:00
Man hangs self to death - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--KANPUR: A 27-year-old man hanged himself to death at his house in -Raipur- Buzurg, Achalganj, in Unnao district on late Wednesday night. According to reports, Manoj, son of Sohan Lal, reportedly took the extreme step after quarrelling with - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:07:47 GMT+00:00
Boy abducted in broad daylight - iNewsOne Tweet this news
iNewsOne---Raipur-, April 21 (IANS) A class 1 student was Thursday abducted in full public view by masked men in Chhattisgarh's industrial town of Raigarh, police said. Raigarh police chief Rahul Sharma said kidnappers, probably two or three in numbe - Date : Thu, 21 Apr 2011 17:28:04 GMT+00:00
Keep hands off Binayak, says Raman - Deccan Chronicle Tweet this news
Deccan Chronicle--Civil rights activist Binayak Sen, who is serving life sentence after being convicted of sedition by a -Raipur- court on December 24, could enjoy his supper with his family in his home here on Monday after a gap of nearly four ... - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 02:10:38 GMT+00:00
72-year-old man held for running gambling den - Times of India Tweet this news
Times of India--The septuagenarian was held along with 21 gamblers at his set up in -Raipur-. Acting on public complaints, police raided Veraimata Ni Pol in -Raipur- on Tuesday evening and arrested 22 gamblers. "The owner of the den, Indravadan G - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:24:49 GMT+00:00
Two held, 35 kg marijuana seized - iNewsOne Tweet this news
iNewsOne---Raipur-, April 20 (IANS) Two people were arrested Wednesday in Chhattisgarh and more than 35 kg marijuana was seized from them, police said. The arrests were made from Ambikapur town, headquarters of Surguja district, about 350 km from capital - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:17:35 GMT+00:00
Four Laning of Nagpur - Wainganga Bridge section on NH-6 in Maharashtra - Press Information Bureau (press release) Tweet this news
Press Information Bureau (press release)--This project runs between -Raipur- and Nagpur and will reduce the time and cost of travel for commercial and other traffic plying between -Raipur- and Nagpur and provide road safety to the road users. It will also - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 13:55:40 GMT+00:00
Centre sanctions Rs 70 cr for Jammu airport project - Economic Times Tweet this news
Economic Times--For rehabilitation purpose, the state government has accorded sanction to the transfer of Irrigation and Flood Control Department land, measuring seven acres, on the left of main Ranbir canal at village Rakh -Raipur-, he added.--- - Date : Tue, 19 Apr 2011 07:27:11 GMT+00:00
Naxal killed in encounter with police in Narayanpur district - IBNLive.com Tweet this news
IBNLive.com--PTI | 10:04 PM,Apr 20,2011 -Raipur-, Apr 20 (PTI) Police today killed a naxalite who was carrying a reward on his head in an encounter in the Narayanpur district of Chhattisgarh. Alleged naxal, Bajanu Rawat, was killed when naxals attacked po - Date : Wed, 20 Apr 2011 17:14:47 GMT+00:00

Radio :
Radio Station Name Radio Frequency
Radio Mirchi 98.3 MHz
Akashwani Raipur 981 kHz
MY FM 94.3 MHz
Rangila FM 104.8 MHz
Radio Tadka 95 MHz
Vividh Bharti 101.6 MHz

Shopping Malls in Raipur :
Name Location Multiplex
City Mall 36 G.E Road INOX
Magneto the Mall G.E Road PVR Cinemas
RK Mall Amanaka Railway crossing Glitz Cinemas
Chhattisgarh City Center Pandri Cinemax



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