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Mumbai, March 30 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced medals for personnel serving in the state police's specialized anti-Naxal unit, C-60, on Monday.Fadnavis, who holds the Home portfolio, also ordered the complete digitization of processes, from filing FIRs to chargesheets...

New Delhi, March 30 – Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched a sharp attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and the Congress in the Lok Sabha on Monday for fostering Naxalism in the country.He criticised Rahul Gandhi for reposting the provocative slogan “Tum kitne Hidma maroge, ghar ghar se...

Raipur, March 30 Chhattisgarh has set a new benchmark in rural housing by completing over six lakh houses in the financial year 2025-26, the highest in the country, a state government official said on Monday.This achievement reflects a focused effort on delivery, with coordinated schemes...

New Delhi, March 30 Members of the BJP and NDA in the Lok Sabha on Monday launched a scathing attack on the previous UPA government, accusing it of failing to contain Naxalism, while the Congress said it made several efforts to curb left-wing extremism and lost several of its top leaders to red...

Sukma, March 29 A Naxalite was killed in an encounter with security forces in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, on Sunday, two days before the Centre's March 31 deadline to eliminate Maoism from the country, police said.The gunfight took place in the forest area under the Polampalli police...

Kanker, March 28 Three Naxalites, including a woman, surrendered in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, according to police officials.The surrendered cadres were identified as Radhika Kunjam, Sandip Kadiyam, and Rainu Padda.Kunjam and Kadiyam were members of the banned Communist...

New Delhi, March 25 The Delhi Assembly received a fresh bomb threat email on Wednesday, prompting intensive checks even as House proceedings were underway, a day after a similar threat surfaced just hours before Chief Minister Rekha Gupta's scheduled budget presentation, officials said.The...

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...

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...

Hazaribag (Jharkhand), March 23 Eight Naxalites belonging to the banned Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) have been arrested and weapons and ammunition seized from their possession in the Hazaribag district of Jharkhand, police said on Monday.Acting on a tip-off, security forces...

Gadchiroli, March 19 Eleven Naxalites, including five senior leaders, surrendered in Gadchiroli, eastern Maharashtra, on Thursday, according to police, claiming that Left Wing Extremism (LWE) has almost ended in the district.The Maoist cadres, which included six women, had a total bounty of Rs...

Gadchiroli, March 19 Eleven Naxalites, including five senior operatives, with a total reward of Rs 68 lakh on their heads, surrendered to the police and CRPF in Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, on Thursday, an official said.The eleven include a divisional commander (DVCM), an area committee...

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...

Jammu, March 15 Union Minister Ramdas Athawale appealed to Naxalites on Sunday to abandon violence and join the mainstream, while strongly condemning the recent attack on National Conference (NC) President Farooq Abdullah, saying such incidents are a serious concern and unacceptable in a...

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...

New Delhi, March 9 BJP MP Nishikant Dubey said on Monday that he would raise the issue of alleged relations between the Congress and China in Parliament, claiming that India effectively recognized China as a neighbor after developments related to Tibet in the early 1950s and the subsequent...

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...

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 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...

Raipur, March 1 – In a significant blow to Naxal activities in the region, 15 Maoists surrendered with weapons in the Mahasamund district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday.The group consisted of nine women and six men, all associated with the Balangir-Bargarh-Mahasamund (BBM) committee operating...