anti-naxal operations

Raipur, April 11 – Security forces have demolished an underground hideout constructed by Maoists in the Kakur area, under the Sonpur Police Station jurisdiction in Narayanpur, officials said on Saturday.The hideout was discovered during an intensive search operation by the Narayanpur Police...

New Delhi, April 9 CRPF Director General (DG) G P Singh assured officers and jawans on Thursday that efforts are underway to quickly resolve the "biggest problem" of stagnation in promotions within the country's largest paramilitary force.He said the headquarters of the country's largest...

Chaibasa, April 8 A CoBra personnel died after being struck by a falling tree during a storm in the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, police said on Wednesday.The incident occurred at the CRPF camp in Saranda forest's Babudera on Tuesday night, they said.The young personnel, identified...

Sukma (Chhattisgarh), April 6 Nearly a week after Chhattisgarh was declared free from armed insurgency, a memorial dedicated to the 76 security personnel killed in a 2010 Maoist ambush in the Tadmetla area of Sukma district was inaugurated on Monday in a village near the site of the attack...

Narayanpur, March 31 – As a success for anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh, a 26-year-old armed Maoist cadre surrendered to authorities in the Narayanpur district on Tuesday.The youth, identified as Bijlu Mandavi, was carrying a reward of one lakh rupees and belonged to the North-West Joint...

Raipur, March 31 – A total of 35 Naxalites surrendered to security forces across five districts in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region on Tuesday, just hours before the Centre’s March 31 deadline to eliminate Left Wing Extremism (LWE) ends, officials said.Of them, 25 cadres, including 12 women...

Raipur/Bijapur, March 31 – In a significant boost to anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh, 25 Maoist cadres associated with the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee have surrendered and returned to mainstream life.This development occurred on Tuesday as part of the "Poona Margem"...

Bhubaneswar, March 31 Asserting that Left Wing Extremism (LWE) no longer poses a threat in the state, the Odisha Police said on Tuesday that the surrender window for the remaining Maoists has been closed, with the deadline ending on March 31.Additional Director General of Police (Anti-Naxal...

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...