Seven-year-old girl raped on train in Chhattisgarh; critical

A seven-year-old girl was allegedly raped on Howrah-Kurla Express near Bilaspur in Chhattisgarh by an unidentified man who gave her a Rs 10 note after committing the crime before dumping her at the railway station, police said.

Naxal violence impedes rural electrification: Govt

Maoist violence in some districts of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Bihar has impeded the progress of rural electrification, government admitted in the Lok Sabha Thursday.

CRPF jawan shoots self dead with service rifle

A CRPF jawan allegedly committed suicide by shooting himself with his service weapon at the staff quarter of paramilitary forces here Thursday.

Chhattisgarh bank scam accused denies bribing Raman Singh, BJP ministers

An accused in a multi-crore cooperative bank scam did a U-turn on his statement that he had paid bribe to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh.

Two elderly women murdered in Chhattisgarh

A 60-year-old wife of a former NTPC official and his mother were allegedly murdered and cash and jewellery robbed from their house here by unidentified persons, police said.

Chhattisgarh sounds alert on bird flu

An alert has been sounded in Chhattisgarh after the outbreak of bird flu in a poultry farm at Anjora village of Rajnandgaon district by the health department of the state.

Chhattisgarh MP alleges bid on life

A Member of Parliament from Chhattisgarh has alleged that some unidentified people tried to kill her by poisoning her food, police said.

Goods train derails in Chhattisgarh

Two bogies of a goods train today derailed here leading to disruption of rail traffic on Mumbai-Howrah up and down line.

BJP to decide on PM candidate at appropriate time: Raman Singh

Raman Singh on Thursday said it was too early for BJP to take a call on its prime ministerial candidate.

Minister`s relative shot dead by Maoists in Chhattisgarh

A relative of state forest minister was allegedly shot dead by Naxals in the Maoist-hit Kanker district of Chhattisgarh.