maoist insurgency

New Delhi, March 30 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday declared that the country has been freed from Naxalism with the apex body of the Maoists and the central structure almost completely dismantled, and accused the Congress of doing "nothing" to end the long spell of violence perpetrated...

Bhubaneswar, March 29 Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) Y.B. Khurania said on Sunday that coordinated operations by security forces over the past year have led to the surrender of 77 Maoists and the neutralization of 27 Maoist insurgents in the state, while urging the remaining cadres to...

New Delhi, March 29 – A combination of security pressure and rehabilitation efforts has dealt a decisive blow to Naxalism, one of the country's longest-running insurgencies, with over 10,000 Maoists laying down arms in the last decade and top leaders eliminated, officials said.The Union Home...

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...

March 22, New Delhi: On March 22, 2012, India experienced a significant failure in internal security when Maoist insurgents abducted two Italian tourists and Jhina Hikaka, a sitting MLA in Odisha. While the abductions began days earlier, March 22 marked the critical day when the central and...

New Delhi, March 20 – The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against six individuals, including three who are still at large, in connection with the January 2024 Maoist attack on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camps in the Bijapur district of...

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...

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...

Bhubaneswar, March 6 Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Friday that security forces will completely dismantle the dream of a "Red Corridor" from Tirupati to the Pashupatinath Temple and make India Naxal-free by March 31, while praising the role of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF)...

Mundali (Odisha), March 6 Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday asserted that India will be Maoist-free by March 31 and said security forces will defeat those who dream of building a "red corridor" from Andhra Pradesh's Tirupati to Pashupati in Nepal.Addressing a function marking the 57th...

Jaipur, February 28 Attacking the Congress over its youth wing's "shirtless protest" at the AI summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the opposition party has become "Muslim League-Maoist Congress," which tries to interfere anywhere it can to defame the nation.The Muslim...

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...

Raipur/Bijapur, February 26 – In a major success for security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, two high-value Maoist cadres, carrying a combined reward of Rs ten lakh, were killed in an encounter in the Indravati River area of Bijapur district on Thursday.Preliminary identification...

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 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...

New Delhi, February 17 The security forces are on track to meet the March 31 deadline set by Union Home Minister, Amit Shah, to eliminate all Maoists in India.While operations on the ground continue and are nearing completion, the forces have also embarked on a mission to completely eliminate...

New Delhi, February 16 – The Delhi Police celebrated its 79th Raising Day on Monday, commemorating decades of dedicated service in safeguarding the national capital and reaffirming its commitment to public security.The ceremony featured an impressive parade by the force's top contingents...

New Delhi, February 15 – For decades, left-wing extremism in India found refuge in the country's dense forests, alienated tribal populations, and fueled by ideological fervor, presenting an insurgency that seemed impossible to contain. This "Red Corridor," stretching across central India, was...

Raipur/Bijapur, February 14: In a coordinated effort to curb Maoist influence in the sensitive South Bastar region, security forces conducted joint operations across multiple police station areas in the Bijapur district on Saturday, resulting in the demolition of five memorials erected by...

Raipur, February 13 Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma on Friday said that 532 Naxalites have been killed, 2004 have been arrested, and 2,700 have surrendered since January 2024 in the state, adding that the government is committed to ending the Maoist menace by March 31, 2026...