left-wing extremism

New Delhi, March 26 Security forces deployed in the anti-Naxal operations grid have launched a major operation to neutralize the remaining armed Maoist cadres with less than a week remaining until the national deadline of March 31 to end left-wing extremism in the country.Official sources told

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)...

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...

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 23 Around 15 Maoists are active in the areas along the borders of the Kandhamal, Kalahandi, and Rayagada districts in Odisha, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi informed the state assembly on Monday.According to the Central government's Security Related Expenditure (SRE)...

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...

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...

Hyderabad, March 14 Top Maoist leader Devuji, also known as Thippiri Tirupati, who recently emerged from hiding and joined the mainstream, has appealed to the government to lift the ban on the Communist Party of India (Maoist), saying the organization is willing to function legally and disband...

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...

Phulbani (Odisha), March 11 Ten Maoists, carrying a combined bounty of Rs 1.15 crore, surrendered to the Odisha Police in the Kandhamal district on Wednesday, officials said.Among those who surrendered is CPI(Maoist) State Committee Member (SCM) Sanu Pottam alias Nitu, who carried a bounty of...

Hyderabad, March 10 In the wake of declining Maoist activities in Telangana, Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy has hinted that senior police officials should consider scaling down the staff of the Greyhounds, a specialized commando force that deals with the problem of Left-Wing Extremists...

Dantewada, March 5 A Naxalite, who carried a reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head, was killed in an encounter with security personnel in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh, police said on Thursday.The gunfight took place on Wednesday night in forested hills under the Geedam police station area when a...

Bhubaneswar, February 26 – As the Naxalite movement nears its end in the state, villagers in Odisha's once Maoist-dominated hinterlands voluntarily dismantled memorial structures erected by the outlawed organization on Thursday, marking a significant shift in the state's internal security...

Bijapur (Chhattisgarh), February 26 Two Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, according to police.The exchange of fire took place in a forest along the Indravati river in the morning when a joint team of security...

Raipur/Kanker, February 25: In a significant development in Chhattisgarh's ongoing campaign against left-wing extremism, Mallesh, a member of the Divisional Committee (DVCM) of a Maoist organization, surrendered at a Border Security Force (BSF) camp in the Naxal-affected Kanker district.A...

Raipur/Bijapur, February 23 – A member of the Special Task Force was injured in an IED explosion in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, on Monday, during an ongoing anti-Naxal operation in the southern part of the district.The incident occurred in a forested area where security forces were...

Bhubaneswar, February 23 – As the deadline for the complete eradication of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) approaches, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi said on Monday that around 40 Maoists are currently active in various parts of the state.The Chief Minister made this statement while...

Raipur, February 23 Chhattisgarh Governor Ramen Deka announced on Monday that the state is on the verge of eliminating left-wing extremism, citing a massive crackdown against the menace, with 532 Maoists neutralized and more than 2,700 surrendering in the last two years.In his address on the...

Raipur/Bijapur, February 19 – In a swift and coordinated operation, security forces recovered and safely neutralized two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted by Maoists on the Ilmidi–Mujalkanker road in the insurgency-affected Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, officials said on Thursday...

Mumbai, February 19 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Thursday that the last visible symbols of Maoist terror have been removed from the Gadchiroli district, a day after security forces demolished 44 Naxal memorials in a coordinated operation.In a statement, Fadnavis praised...