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Hyderabad, April 10 – As many as 42 members of the CPI (Maoist), including the commander of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Battalion, Sodi Malla alias Keshal, surrendered to the Telangana Police on Friday, along with 36 firearms and 800 grams of gold.The Maoists who surrendered...

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"...

Raipur/Dantewada, March 31 – Five Maoist cadres, including four women, associated with the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee, surrendered to security forces in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.The surrender event took place at the Police Lines in Karli, under the Puna...

Jagdalpur, March 25 – The Bastar region, along with the rest of Chhattisgarh, has largely overcome the decades-long "Naxalite insurgency," with plans underway to convert nearly 400 security camps, which were once the focal points of the anti-Naxalite campaign, into public infrastructure such as...

Raipur, March 24 – Security forces have dealt a significant blow to the Naxalite movement in 2025, with official figures revealing substantial gains in the fight against left-wing extremism across central and eastern India.The data portrays a rapidly weakening Maoist outfit, characterized by...

Raipur, March 24 In a historic breakthrough just one week before the government's self-imposed deadline to declare Bastar Naxal-free, the last major Naxal cadre operating in the region—Papa Rao alias Mangu—has surrendered along with his armed group.The 56-year-old Papa Rao, a native of the...

March 11, New Delhi – A total of 108 Maoists surrendered in Bastar, marking a major success in Chhattisgarh as they return to mainstream society.These Maoists, belonging to the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee, surrendered under the “Poona Margem” (Rehabilitation to Rejuvenation)...

New Delhi, March 11 In a remarkable success for the government's efforts to combat Naxalism, 108 hardened Maoists, carrying a combined bounty of ₹3.95 crore, surrendered in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, officials said.Thirty-seven Maoists from Bijapur, 30 from Dantewada, 18 from Sukma, 16 from...

Jagdalpur, March 11 – In a significant development in India's anti-Naxal operations, a total of 108 members of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) formally renounced violence on Wednesday and joined mainstream society under the Poona Margem rehabilitation initiative.The surrender...

Raipur, February 27 As many as 120 former Maoists, including former Central Committee Member (CCM) Rupesh alias Satish, visited the Chhattisgarh Legislative Assembly on Friday to observe the proceedings.Besides Rupesh, the group included five former members of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal...