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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...

Ramgarh, April 6 A member of an armed gang was arrested following a brief encounter with police in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district on Monday, during which he sustained a bullet injury to his leg, officials said.The accused has been identified as Sunny Singh (28), a resident of Religarha under the...

Srinagar, April 5 Every winter, thousands of migratory birds arrive in Kashmir from Siberia, Eastern Europe, and Central Asia to escape the freezing temperatures, and make the wetlands in the valley their temporary home.With the onset of the rainy season in Kashmir (from late March to May)...

Peshawar, April 2 Pakistani security forces have killed eight militants in an intelligence-based operation in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, bordering Afghanistan, the army said on Thursday.According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the army's media wing, the operation was...

Chandigarh, April 2 – The Punjab police announced on Thursday that it had uncovered an interstate illegal arms supply network with the arrest of four individuals.The Patiala police also recovered 10 sophisticated self-loading firearms, according to Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav...

Narayanpur, March 31 – As a success for anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh, a 26-year-old armed Maoist cadre surrendered to authorities in the Narayanpur district on Tuesday.The youth, identified as Bijlu Mandavi, was carrying a reward of one lakh rupees and belonged to the North-West Joint...

Raipur/Bijapur, March 31 – In a significant boost to anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh, 25 Maoist cadres associated with the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee have surrendered and returned to mainstream life.This development occurred on Tuesday as part of the "Poona Margem"...

Raipur/Dantewada, March 31 – Five Maoist cadres, including four women, associated with the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee, surrendered to security forces in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday.The surrender event took place at the Police Lines in Karli, under the Puna...

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...

Ranchi, March 30 Police have arrested 15 people for their alleged involvement in multiple robbery cases across the Ranchi district of Jharkhand, during separate operations, officials said on Monday.Ten people were arrested from various locations in the district, following a tip-off on...

Amaravati, March 30. Senior Maoist leader Chelluri Narayana Rao alias Suresh, a member of the CPI-Maoist's Central Committee and Secretary of the Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee, along with eight other cadres, surrendered to the Andhra Pradesh Police on Monday.Director General of...

Patna, March 21 – In a major breakthrough in the ongoing crackdown on Maoist activities in Bihar, a joint team of the Special Task Force (STF) and Nawada Police has arrested two Maoist operatives linked to a banned organization.According to an official, the arrested individuals are associated...

New Delhi, March 21 Delhi Police arrested seven people in its crackdown on illegal arms supply and betting racket, seizing property worth crores, officials said on Saturday.According to police, on March 19, an accused, Amit (37), was arrested in Tajpur Kalan with a firearm and cartridges...

New Delhi, March 16 – The government on Monday dismissed claims circulating on social media about militants attacking the Indian Army in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, describing the reports as "false" and clarifying that there were no casualties among Indian security forces...

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...

Rajouri/Jammu, March 10 Army troops foiled an infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, killing one terrorist and recovering three weapons, six magazines, and three grenades during an encounter, officials said.This is the second...

Islamabad, March 7 Pakistani security forces have killed 15 terrorists in two separate operations based on intelligence in the restive Balochistan province, the army said on Saturday.According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the media wing of the Pakistan army, the operations...

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...

Gariaband, February 28 Security forces on Saturday recovered over Rs 46 lakh in cash, a laptop, weapons and ammunition from Maoist hideouts in a forested area of Chhattisgarh's Gariaband district, an official said.The recovery was made from Sanpsati, a forested and hilly region, near the...

Raipur, February 26 Almost a thousand firearms, including AK-47, INSAS, and SLR rifles, were recovered in Chhattisgarh over the past six years following encounters with Naxalites, as well as from surrendered and arrested insurgents, Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma said in the state assembly...