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In a first, Independence Day celebrations will be held in Chhattisgarh villages where Naxals reigned supreme
August 15, 2025 7:00 am
As Amit Shah’s March 2026 deadline to eradicate Left Wing Extremism in the country approaches, security forces continue their anti-insurgency push in the state.
Telangana Cong chief: 'Maoists are our own citizens ... fighting for poor ... that's why urging Centre to hold peace talks with them'
June 06, 2025 3:47 pm
"We say Operation Kagar is different from Operation Sindoor because in the former the government is fighting citizens who have the right to live. We do not endorse Maoists who have killed innocent people. At the same time, killing Maoists mercilessly when they have offered to surrender is unconstitutional," says B Mahesh Kumar Goud
Day after surrendering, six Naxals in Karnataka sent to judicial custody, charged under UAPA
January 10, 2025 3:41 am
Their surrender before CM Siddaramaiah has sparked a war of words between the Congress and BJP
Maoists murder Chhattisgarh woman, claim she tipped off Telangana forces who killed 7 Naxals last week
December 09, 2024 4:16 am
She was the second woman to be killed in 2 days in Bijapur after being labelled ‘police informer’
80 Naxals killed, 125 arrested, 150 surrendered in Chhattisgarh in last 4 months
April 18, 2024 5:51 pm
Left Wing Extremism-related violence has declined in the country by 52 per cent and the number of deaths by 69 per cent from 6,035 to 1,868 in 2014-23 compared to 2004-14, according to Union home ministry data.
Gadchiroli Police clashes with Naxals in Maharashtra, seizes explosives
February 08, 2024 1:46 pm
The officials said that their team received a credible input on Wednesday that armed Naxal cadres are camping at Hiddur Village which is seven kilometers east of Wangeturi on Kanker - Narayanpur - Gadchiroli Trijunction.
Electricity restored in Chhattisgarh village 20 years after Naxalites cut power
October 23, 2023 3:58 am
In Naxal-affected Sukma district, 142 villages still have no electricity. A government official says they plan to fix this soon.
6 surrendered Naxalites prepare for Class 10 exam in Chhattisgarh
January 16, 2023 10:06 am
The surrendered Naxalites, including two couples, had been active in forests along the Chhattisgarh-Madhya Pradesh border in Kabirdham district and turned themselves in before the police between 2019 and 2021.
Odisha: Police arrange marriage of ex-Maoists, host banquet too
April 23, 2022 3:02 am
Kalahandi Superintendent of Police, Dr. Saravana Vivek M, said, "It was recently that they informed us that they are getting married. And since both of them have been with us for so long, we decided to make it a police family function."
Bihar: Naxals kill four family members accusing them of being police
November 14, 2021 9:35 pm
The incident took place in the Dumariya police station area, close to the Bihar-Jharkhand area, where members of the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) attacked the house of Saryu Singh Bhokta
NAXALS VIDEOS
Rajnath Singh: How can Naxals be called Gandhians with Guns?
June 22, 2020 6:06 pm
At the Ramnath Goenka Awards 2019, Home Minister Rajnath Singh questioned the how Naxalites were being called Gandhians with guns. He asked if our security forces had no human rights.
News in Numbers: Potholes claim more lives than terror attacks
June 22, 2020 6:22 pm
#NewsInNumbers In 2017, potholes claimed more lives than terror and naxal attacks. See more: https://bit.ly/2M2t86i
Eight Naxals neutralised in encounter in Telangana
March 01, 2016 11:12 am
Bhadrachalam (Telangana), Mar 01 (ANI): The Greyhounds Division of the Telangana Police neutralised eight Naxals in an encounter on Tuesdayon the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border. Telangana Maoist party secretary Hari Bhushan and Divisional Commander Lachhanna were among those eliminated. An AK 47, two SLR and three 303 rifles were recovered from Putapadu near Cherla. The body of Naxals has been shifted to Bhadrachalam.
23 Naxals surrender in Chhattisgarh
February 28, 2016 4:04 pm
Bastar (Chhattisgarh), Feb 28 (ANI): Twenty-three Naxals, including two women, on Sunday surrendered in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh citing “ill-treatment” by senior cadres. The Maoists, who surrendered before senior police officials, said they were “frustrated” by the ill-treatment meted out to them. Bastar Collector Amit Kataria said that an encouragement amount of Rs 10,000 would be given to each of them, besides facilities under the surrender and rehabilitation policy.
Jharkhand: 4 Naxals killed, two CRPF jawans injured
February 19, 2016 5:51 am
Ranchi, Feb 19 (ANI): At least four Naxals were killed and two CRPF jawans were injured in an encounter in Taimara Ghati on the NH-33 in Ranchi on Friday morning. The injured jawans have been taken to a nearby hospital. The operation began on specific inputs around 9pm on Thursday night and ended on Friday morning.
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