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Imphal, March 28 Security forces have arrested seven militants belonging to four banned groups in Manipur for their alleged involvement in bomb blasts and several illegal activities across the state, police said on Saturday.An active member of the banned People's Liberation Army was...

New Delhi, March 27 Union Home Minister Amit Shah had stated that the Narendra Modi government is committed to eradicating Naxalism from the country. He said that the Naxal threat will end by March 31, 2026. With just days remaining, the promise of ending the threat is set to be fulfilled.The...

Imphal, March 21 Security forces seized at least 29 firearms and ammunition, and 50 IEDs from various hill and valley districts of Manipur, a police statement said on Saturday.All the recoveries were made on Friday.During an operation, six firearms, including an AK-56 rifle, three grenades...

Raipur, March 15 – In a significant setback to Naxalite activities in the Bastar region, security forces have demolished four memorials erected by Maoists in the dense forests of the Kanker district, while also recovering a substantial cache of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and other...

Imphal, March 7 Security forces have arrested five people, including four militants belonging to different banned outfits in Manipur, a police statement said on Saturday.One active member of the NRFM was apprehended from Imphal International Airport on Friday.A UNLF (Pambei) member and his...

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...

Dantewada, March 5 Security forces, engaged in a fierce encounter with Maoists, have neutralized an armed insurgent in dense forest-mountain terrain along the Dantewada-Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh, police officials said on Thursday.The Maoist was identified as Rajesh Punem, a member of the...

Raipur/Dantewada, February 26 – In an anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, security forces recovered two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) made from pressure cookers from a forested hill near the Todma village and the Tular Caves, both under the jurisdiction of the Barsur...

Mendhar/Jammu, February 25 Army troops on Wednesday discovered a cache of explosives and ammunition, including two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), during a search operation in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, officials said.Acting on specific intelligence, a joint team of the Army's...

Jammu, February 25 – Joint security forces recovered improvised explosive devices (IEDs), weapons, and ammunition in the forests of the Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday.The White Knight Corps, based in Nagrota, stated in a post on X that, based on intelligence inputs, a joint...

Guwahati, February 21 The CRPF has uncovered 57 caches of arms and explosives linked to Maoists in six states in 2026 so far, leading to the recovery of over 101 firearms, explosives, and IED-making equipment, as the mission to eliminate the Naxal rebels reaches its culmination, officials said...

Bhopal, February 19 – A bomb threat sent via email created a panic situation at People's University, a private institution in Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh. This prompted police to take action, and an extensive search operation was carried out inside and outside the campus on...

Imphal, February 18 – The Indian Army conducted a major, month-long area sanitization and de-mining operation along a vulnerable stretch of the India-Myanmar border in Manipur, officials said on Wednesday.Defence spokesman Lt Col Mahendra Rawat said that the Red Shield Division of the Indian...

Kolkata, February 18 The Red Shield division of the Indian Army's Spear Corps has cleared a 2.6 km stretch along the India-Myanmar border in dense jungle terrain, destroying nine IEDs and two pieces of ordnance in Manipur, a Defence official said on Wednesday.The sanitization and demining...

Raipur/Bijapur, February 17 Security forces conducted multiple successful operations in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, demolishing a total of 12 illegal Maoist memorials as part of ongoing efforts to eliminate Maoist influence and promote peace in the region, officials said...

Imphal, February 14 Security forces have arrested three militants belonging to two banned outfits in Manipur, police said on Saturday.All the arrests were made on Friday, they said.Two active members of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party (Apunba) were apprehended in Imphal West and Imphal...

Bijapur, February 13 Security forces on Friday recovered 14 improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by Maoists in a forested area of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, police officials said.They also unearthed two Maoist camps containing explosive materials and other items, the officials...