naxalism

Telangana has been declared Naxal-free following the surrender of 42 members. Telangana DGP B Shivadhar Reddy announced that the state is now free of armed Maoist presence after 42 members of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), including PLGA commander Sodi Malla, surrendered. The DGP said...

Hyderabad, April 10 – With 42 Maoists surrendering, including 11 from the TSC, the state is completely free of CPI (Maoist) armed formations, DGP B Shivadhar Reddy said on Friday.Sodi Malla, alias Keshal, commander of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Battalion, was among the 42...

Hyderabad, April 10 – With 42 Maoists surrendering, including 11 from the TSC, the state is completely free of CPI (Maoist) armed formations, DGP B Shivadhar Reddy said on Friday.Sodi Malla, alias Keshal, commander of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Battalion, was among the 42...

Hyderabad, April 10 With 42 Maoists surrendering, 11 of them from the TSC, the state is completely free of CPI (Maoist) armed formations, DGP B Shivadhar Reddy said on Friday.Sodi Malla, alias Keshal, commander of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Battalion, was among the 42 ultras...

Raipur, April 9 – Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai highlighted the significant progress in eradicating Naxalism from the state during his recent three-day visit to Delhi, where he held meetings with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP National President Nitin Nabin.Speaking to the...

New Delhi, April 9 – Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, on Thursday extended greetings to the personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force on CRPF Shaurya Diwas, while also drawing attention to "long-standing concerns" within the forces and assuring that a Congress-led...

Madikeri (Karnataka), April 8 The BJP on Wednesday demanded a thorough investigation into the case of Kerala trekker GS Sharanya, who went missing for three days and was later found.Members of the BJP’s Kodagu unit lodged a complaint at the Napoklu police station, seeking an investigation and...

Hyderabad, April 7 Telangana DGP B Shivadhar Reddy visited the Karreguttalu hills, a densely forested area in the Mulugu district of Telangana bordering Chhattisgarh, on Tuesday, and declared the area free from Naxal influence.During the visit, he laid the foundation stone for multiple...

New Delhi, April 7 Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday and presented a "forward-looking vision" for the next phase of development in Bastar, one of the regions most affected by Naxal violence and now moving towards peace.According to a release...

Bhopal, April 6 A state-of-the-art training center will be established near the Bhopal city to effectively address serious threats such as terrorism, Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav announced on Monday.Yadav, who also holds the Home portfolio, said the center will train security...

New Delhi, April 5. Imagine the forests of Bastar in 2013. There were no roads, no mobile phone signals, no banks, and no schools of any kind. A parallel government, complete with its own courts, tax collectors, and executioners, ruled these jungles through absolute terror. Tribal families...

New Delhi, April 5 – India has recorded a significant decline in two of its most persistent internal security challenges – Left Wing Extremism (LWE) and militancy in Jammu and Kashmir – over the past 12 years, according to a report. This decline is attributed to sustained security operations...

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...

Bengaluru, April 2 Karnataka Home Minister, G. Parameshwara, said on Thursday that the Karnataka Police have been successful in creating an atmosphere of peace and harmony in the state and have earned recognition as one of the best police systems in the country.He was speaking at the Police...

Raipur, April 1 State Sports Minister Raksha Khadse said on Wednesday that the inaugural Khelo India Tribal Games have given a new direction to Chhattisgarh, which was previously "known for Naxalism" and was perceived as "backward".Khadse visited Raipur as part of the ongoing Games and praised...

New Delhi, April 1 – The government and opposition members clashed in the Rajya Sabha during Wednesday’s debate on the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, with BJP MPs calling it a much-needed reform, while the opposition accused it of overriding the Supreme Court verdict...

Varanasi (UP), March 31 Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav highlighted key agreements signed with Uttar Pradesh on religious tourism and promoting local products, and said the two states are rapidly progressing on the path of development.Speaking at the MP-UP Cooperation Conference 2026...

Raipur, March 31 More than four decades after the first "dalams" entered the forests of Dandakaranya, now Bastar, the armed Maoist rebellion in Chhattisgarh has effectively ended, as the region was declared free of Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) by the Centre on Tuesday, as per the deadline set.In...

Raipur, March 31 Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday asserted that Chhattisgarh was now "free" of Naxalism and described March 31, the deadline set by the Centre to eradicate Maoism, as a "historic" day for the state, which was once a hotbed of the violent movement.Targeting the...

Raipur, March 31 Former Chhattisgarh chief minister and senior Congress leader Bhupesh Baghel accused Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday of making false claims regarding the actions taken against Naxals during the previous Congress government in the state.Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai...