2026

Bharat Aluminium Company Limited (BALCO), India’s iconic aluminium producer and a unit of Vedanta Aluminium, organized a mega blood donation drive at BALCO Hospital in collaboration with the District Medical & Health Department, Korba. The initiative saw enthusiastic participation from employees, their families, and residents from nearby communities. With over 220 individuals, the camp contributed an equivalent number of blood units, significantly strengthening the blood bank reserves in Korba district.

The impact of the collision was so severe that a coach of the passenger train ended up on top of a wagon of the cargo train.The death toll in the collision of a passenger train with a goods train near Bilaspur railway station in Chhattisgarh has gone up to 11, officials said on Wednesday (November 5, 2025).

The shocking discovery was made near Gevra Road railway station under the Kusmunda police station area on Sunday night, sending shockwaves through the local community. The victim, identified as Santosh Nair, a resident of Deepka Urja Nagar, was found with his head severed and lying several meters away from the rest of his dismembered body. Eyewitnesses, including workers heading to a railway siding, spotted the gruesome scene and immediately alerted authorities. Railway police (RPF) and Kusmunda station officers rushed to the site, where they recovered Nair’s mobile phone nearby. Using the device, they contacted his family, who arrived devastated at the scene. Nair, originally from Kerala, had relocated to Chhattisgarh just two years ago. He taught at Beacon English Medium School in Deepka, where colleagues described him as dedicated and quiet. Fellow teachers from the school also visited the site upon hearing the news. Family members expressed utter bewilderment over the circumstances leading to this drastic step, stating they had no inkling of any distress.