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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 3 – Delhi Minister Kapil Mishra expressed confidence on Friday that the country would "eliminate urban Naxalism," similar to how the central government announced its near-eradication of Naxalism.Speaking to reporters during the Indraprastha Culture Festival, Mishra praised...

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...

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...

Raipur, March 31 Seven Naxalites, including four women, surrendered to security forces in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, hours before the deadline set by the Centre to eliminate Left Wing Extremism (LWE) from the country, officials said.Five Naxalites belonging to the...

New Delhi, March 30 BJP MP Anurag Thakur praised the Modi government on Monday for its efforts to eliminate Left-Wing Extremism in the country, and accused the Congress of providing a "red carpet" to the Naxalites' "Red Corridor" when it was in power at the Centre.Participating in a debate in...

New Delhi, March 30 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced in the Lok Sabha on Monday that India has virtually become Naxal-free, with the dreaded Maoist central and state leadership structures almost completely eliminated just a day before the government’s self-imposed deadline of March 31...

New Delhi, March 30 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah stated in the Lok Sabha on Monday that the government is on track to completely eliminate Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) in India by the March 31, 2026 deadline set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.During a discussion on “Naxal-Free India”, Home...

Bhubaneswar, March 29 Odisha DGP YB Khurania said on Sunday that 77 Maoists have surrendered to the police in the state between January 2025 and March this year.Speaking to reporters during his visit to the Kandhamal district, Khurania said that 23 Maoists from the state had also surrendered...

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...

In a significant development, 11 high-ranking Maoists have surrendered to the police and the CRPF in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra. This group included Maoists holding key positions, such as members of the Divisional Committee, secretaries of Area Committees, commanders, and members of...

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/Jagdalpur, March 11 – One of the largest Naxalite surrenders in recent years took place in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, marking a major milestone in the Union government’s drive for a “Naxal-free India.” Chhattisgarh’s Deputy Chief Minister and Home Minister Vijay Sharma told reporters that...

Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), March 11 In a remarkable success of the government's fight against Left Wing Extremism, 108 Maoists carrying a collective reward of Rs 3.95 crore surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district on Wednesday, officials said.Besides a huge stock of weapons, Rs 3.61 crore...

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...

Hyderabad, March 7 Ahead of the March 31 deadline set by the Centre, as many as 130 Maoists, including some women, surrendered to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy here on Saturday.As part of the surrender process, the cadres handed over 124 firearms, including one LMG, 31 AK-47 rifles...

Hyderabad, March 7 Ahead of the March 31 deadline set by the Centre, as many as 130 Maoists surrendered to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy here on Saturday.As part of the surrender process, the cadres handed over 124 firearms, including AK-47 rifles and over 5,200 rounds of ammunition...

Hyderabad, March 7 As many as 130 Maoists surrendered to Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy on Saturday.They also handed over 124 weapons, including AK-47 rifles.Of the 130 surrendered Maoists, 125 are from Chhattisgarh, four are from Telangana, and one from Andhra Pradesh, DGP B...

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...