Britishers had envisaged some 100 years ago that a dam that they were building would flow a new phase of development in Chhattisgarh. And literally, it came true.

Tandula dam facilitating economic growth for centuries

Business Standard

Sahdev Tandi, who pulls cycle rickshaw in Chhattisgarh&rsquo;s capital city, manages cooking with firewood in his house in Jagannath Nagar. But the union government&rsquo;s decision to restrict the supply of subsidized LPG cylinder has come as a big jolt for him.

Cap on LPG cylinder to affect Chhattisgarh's subsidised food schemes

Kuppalli Sitaramayya Sudarshan, an engineer by education, failed to attend the Engineer&rsquo;s Day function here in Chhattisgarh capital where he had reached two days ago.

Former RSS chief Sudarshan passes away following stroke at 81

A series of road shows in different cities across India would power Chhattisgarh government&rsquo;s initiative to drive investment in the mineral-rich state.

Chhattisgarh government to draw investment 

The fund spent by the corporate under the social responsibility head would not be channeled through the district authorities in Chhattisgarh.

CSR funds not to be channeled through district authorities in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh will cater the power requirement of its parent state Madhya Pradesh from November this year if the deal takes the final shape.

Chhattisgarh may supply power to MP

Power-surplus Chhattisgarh state has played important role in retaining stability in the Western Grid that prevented five important states to plunge into darkness on Tuesday.

Chhattisgarh saves Western Grid from falling into darkness

The estimated foodgrain production target set by the state government for the current kharif season is just two per cent higher as compared to production in the kharif 2011-12. Last year, the state has produced 7.22 million tonne of foodgrain.

Chhattisgarh govt targets of 7.3 mn tonnes of production

A village in Chhattisgarh housing the indigenous tribals once living without cloths will get a new lease of life with a project soon going to take off to transform it into a model settlement.

Chhattisgarh village to get a new life

Red terror struck on the busiest National Highway (NH) connecting Bastar with rest of Chhattisgarh as Naxalites blew up a police vehicle near Kondagaon critically injuring five policemen Saturday afternoon.

Red terror strikes on National Highway 

Taking leaf out of Niyamgiri development, Congress activists in Chhattisgarh wants party general secretary Rahul Gandhi to play the similar role here in the mineral rich state.

Chhattisgarh Congress wants Rahul Gandhi to lead movement against land aquisition

Villagers in the remote areas of Chhattisgarh go hi-tech propelling the state government to moot a plan for increasing the capacity of solar power stations following boost in the electricity demand.

Villagers go hi-tech, cry for more power

South Eastern Coalfields' (SECL) expansion plans in parts of Korba district of Chhattisgarh is not only facing hurdle in terms of potest by natives, even the graves of villagers' ancestors have now put a check on the expansion of the coal mines.

Villagers protest puts SECL's expansion plan in a limbo

Panchram pulled all the strings to fetch some money to solemnize the marriage of her daughter last month. But he failed to find any buyer for his land that he planned to dispose.

Land sale ban in Korba puts farmers in a spot

Production in the Kirandul mines of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh was affected Monday following Naxal attack that killed six Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) jawans on Sunday night.

NMDC mines affected over Naxal attack

A Chhattisgarh High Court order has come as a big breather for the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) to set up ash-dyke for its Korba station that had severely hit production.

NTPC's Korba plant back on track

The United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government under scanner for coal mines allotment has saviors in Chhattisgarh. For, local body of Congress has launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in power in the state.

Cong in Chhattisgarh takes on BJP for coal block allocation

The Punjab National Bank (PNB)&rsquo;s long cherished dream of opening a branch in the Pakistan city from where it started its journey some 117 years ago is not likely to materialise soon.

PNB's Pakistan branch plan in limbo

Vedanta-controlled Bharat Aluminium Company (Balco) Limited had made a big leap forward to ensure raw material supply to its facility located in Korba district of Chhattisgarh.

Balco to ensure supply of raw material for Korba plant

Bhilai Steel Plant (BSP) &mdash; the highest profit making entity of the Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) &mdash; is likely to have its profit affected in the next three years, due to iron ore scarcity.

Iron ore scarcity may affect BSP's profit in next 3 yrs

The National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has come under the scanner of red army that has hinted to disrupt the transportation of steel making raw material from its facility in Chhattisgarh.

R Krishna Das