Our car is duly geared for a weeklong sojourn as we travel to one of the most scenic routes in Chhattisgarh — from Korba to Jagdalpur, the headquarters of the Bastar district which is home to the world’s longest and unique Dussehra celebrations, and Chitrakote Waterfalls — India’s own Niagara.We cover the 600 km distance between Korba and Jagdalpur in two days with a night halt in Raipur, 250 km from...

Source : Asianage | 224 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Korba

Relief for Balco in Korba plant court case

A big breather came for the Vedanta-controlled Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (Balco) as the court of law dismissed a petition challenging the construction of 1200-Mw power plant in company’s Korba facility.The petition was filed by Amarnath Agarwal, a resident of Korba town, in the Chhattisgarh High Court. The petition had contended that the construction of the plant was going on without the mandatory...

Source : Sify | 234 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Korba

'Sachin should seek Bharat Ratna for Dhyan Chand'

Korba: Indian hockey wizard Major Dhyan Chand`s son Ashok Kumar on Monday said that cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar should set an example of magnanimity by seeking Bharat Ratna for his late father.Talking to reporters after the conclusion of the Aluminium Cup hockey tournament here, Ashok said, "Even today, world over my father Dhyan Chand is famous as the magician of hockey. The whole country is proud...

Source : Zeenews | 495 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Korba

Congress, BJP trade charges over assault on Chhattisgarh protesters

Imlibhata area in Chhattisgarh, Police Action in Korba District, Lanco Amarkantak Power Private LtdChhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and opposition Congress today traded charges over last weekend's police action in Korba district against dozens of villagers who were protesting the expansion plan for a power project.Police had burst teargas shells and severely beaten up dozens of men,...

Source : Headlinesindia | 502 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Korba

SCR to run special trains between Hyderabad, Korba from Dec 27

Central Railway (SCR) will run special trains between Hyderabad and Korba from December 27 to January 11, 2012 to clear extra rush of passengers. Train No 07003 Hyderabad- Korba Weekly Special Train will depart here at 1045 hrs on Tuesdays and arrive Korba at 0545 hrs on the next day, SCR said in a release here today. However, in the return direction, Train No 07004 Korba-Hyderabad Weekly...

Source : Webindia123 | 526 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Korba

Ash dam damaged, power supply to five states hit

(Chhattisgarh): A collapsed concrete wall has had ripple effects across five states. For nearly a month, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Goa are coping with reduced power supply after a damageddam in Korba has grounded power generation at four units of National Thermal Power Company (NTPC).How cracks in a wall can disrupt power supply to five states, activists say, contains a...

Source : Times Of India | 606 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Korba

Maoist infiltration from Jharkhand, Orissa worries Cgarh

Chhattisgarh police have tightened security along its borders with Jharkhand and Orissa to check infiltration of Maoists into Jashpur, Korba and Raigarh districts...

Source : Webindia123 | 690 Day(s) AgoCategory : City | City : Korba