anti-naxal operations

Sukma, March 29 A Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security forces in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, on Sunday, two days before the Centre's March 31 deadline to eliminate Maoism from the country, police said.The gunfight took place in the forest area under the Polampalli police...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani (Odisha), March 25 Odisha has lost 239 security personnel in the three-decade-long fight against Maoists, but the insurgency is in its final stages with the surrender of five Naxal rebels, including the wanted Naxal Sukru alias Kosa Sodi, who carried a reward of Rs 55 lakh...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani (Odisha), March 25 Odisha has lost 239 security personnel in the three-decade-long fight against Maoists, but the insurgency is in its final stage with the surrender of five Naxals, including the most-wanted red rebel Sukru alias Kosa Sodi, a senior officer said on...

Bhubaneswar/Phulbani, March 24 Sukru, the most wanted Maoist in Odisha, who had a reward of Rs 55 lakh on his head, surrendered to the police in the Kandhamal district on Tuesday along with four other cadres, DGP YB Khurania said.Sukru, who was a state committee member of the CPI(Maoist)...

Bhubaneswar, March 24 Sukru, the most wanted Maoist in Odisha, who carried a reward of Rs 55 lakh on his head, surrendered to the police in the Kandhamal district on Tuesday along with four other cadres, DGP YB Khurania said.Sukru, who was a member of the state committee, surrendered with an...

Bhubaneswar, March 20 The Odisha Police has launched an operation to apprehend the wanted Maoist leader, Sukru, who carries a reward of Rs 55 lakh on his head, after the forces located his hideout in a dense forest, DGP Y B Khurania said on Friday.Khurania said that security forces comprising...

Raipur, March 17 Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai said on Tuesday that Chhattisgarh's progress was stalled when the Congress was in power and highlighted his government's commitment to a development push and serving "Chhattisgarh Mahtari (mother)".Responding to the discussion on budgetary demand...

Bhawanipatna (Odisha), March 15 Eleven Maoists, including a Divisional Committee Member (DCM), carrying a reward of Rs 22 lakh, surrendered to the Odisha Police in the Kalahandi district on Sunday, an official said.The Maoists surrendered and handed over their weapons to Odisha DGP Y B...

Raipur/Bijapur, March 14: In a significant step towards eradicating Naxalism and bringing development to one of Chhattisgarh's most remote and Maoist-affected regions, security forces have established a new security and public amenities camp in Village Bade Gundem, under the jurisdiction of the...

Raipur, March 12 An officer from the Indian Air Force (IAF) allegedly committed suicide at his residence in Raipur, the capital of Chhattisgarh, according to police.Wing Commander Vipul Yadav, 39, was involved in tasks related to anti-Naxal operations.His domestic helper found him hanging...

In a major victory for the Indian government's efforts to combat Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), 108 Maoists, including 44 women, surrendered in Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, on Wednesday, officials reported. These individuals were carrying a combined reward of Rs 3.29 crore.Besides a large cache...

Raipur, March 11 An Indian Air Force (IAF) wing commander allegedly committed suicide by hanging at his residence in the capital of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, police said.Wing Commander Vipul Yadav, 39, was on duty related to anti-Naxal operations.He was found hanging from the ceiling fan in...

Bhubaneswar, March 11 – As many as 10 hardcore Maoists formally surrendered to the Odisha Police on Wednesday at a special event held at the Reserve Police Lines in the state’s Kandhamal district.During the event, the surrendered Maoists, operating under the KKBN...

Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), March 11 In a remarkable success of the government's fight against Left Wing Extremism, 108 Maoists carrying a collective reward of Rs 3.95 crore surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district on Wednesday, officials said.Besides a huge stock of weapons, Rs 3.61 crore...

Chaibasa, March 6 CRPF Director General Gyanendra Prasad Singh visited a camp of security forces in the remote Saranda forest in Jharkhand on Friday to review ongoing anti-Naxal operations, officials said.Singh visited the camp at Tirilposi in the Jaraikela police station area deep inside the...

Bhubaneswar, March 2 The Odisha Police have declared Bolangir and Bargarh as 'Naxal-free' after 15 Maoists operating in the two districts surrendered to security personnel in neighboring Chhattisgarh, officials said.DGP Y B Khurania said the force has achieved a significant milestone in its...

Bhubaneswar, March 1 The Odisha Police declared the Bolangir and Bargarh districts as "Naxal-free" on Sunday after 15 Maoists operating in the two areas surrendered to security personnel in neighboring Chhattisgarh, officials said.DDP YB Khurania said that the force has achieved a significant...

Bhubaneswar, February 27 Security forces have launched an operation in the forests of Odisha's Kandhamal district to end Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in the state, Director General of Police Y B Khurania said on Friday.Issuing an ultimatum to the remaining Maoists, including the state's top cadre...

Bhubaneswar, February 23 Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Monday that there has been a gradual improvement in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) situation in the state, and around 40 Maoists are now active in six districts.Majhi, who is also in charge of the home department, said...

Sukma, February 17 As many as 22 Naxalites surrendered in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, police said.The cadres, including a woman, turned themselves in before senior police and CRPF officials here under the government's "Poona Margem" (New Dawn) rehabilitation scheme, Sukma...