Korba

CISF jawan allegedly commits suicide with wife, daughter

A jawan of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and his wife allegedly hanged themselves and their eight months old daughter at Manikpur area of South East Coal Fields Ltd in Korba district of Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh: 14-year-old boy thrashed, paraded half-naked on theft suspicion; 1 held

The boy kept pleading with them to stop, but the men continued with the thrashing. After some time, they tonsured him and cut his moustache.

Elephant tramples man in Chhattisgarh, sixth such incident in one month

Elephant attacks continue to claim lives in Chhattisgarh's Korba district as another villager was trampled by a wild jumbo taking the death toll to six.

Rains hampers coal production in Chhattisgarh; supply unaffected

Moderate to heavy downpour in last one week in Chhattisgarh's Korba district has affected coal production in the open cast mines at Korba, Kusmunda, Deepka, and Gevra region of SECL (South Eastern Coalfields Ltd).

Election 2014: 56% voter turnout in Chhattisgarh till 4 pm

An average 56 percent voter turnout was recorded in the seven constituencies - Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur, Janjgir-Champa (SC), Raigarh (ST), Surguja (ST) and Korba - till 4 pm

Chhattisgarh records 35% voter turnout till 1 pm

Large number of youth queued up since morning to exercise their franchise in Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur and Korba seats.

Chhattisgarh polls: EC shifts 167 polling stations to 'safer' areas

Naxals have already threatened to disrupt polls and asked voters, especially in tribal areas not to exercise their franchise.