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Troops of the 209 CoBRA special ops recovered the body of the Naxal along with one Heckler and Koch 33 assault rifle. (Photo: Representational Image)

One Naxal killed in encounter in Jharkhand's Khunti

According to security forces, the encounter took place in village Maronbir of Rania region in the district.

14 Feb 2019 11:56 AM

As many as 151 security personnel were martyred in the anti-Naxal operations during the period.

10 Naxals shot dead in Chhattisgarh encounter

According to Mr Awasthi, at least 336 Maoists were killed and 3141 ultras arrested in counterinsurgency operations in Bastar in 2016-18.

08 Feb 2019 1:40 AM

150 armed naxals kill three villagers

The investigators said that the Maoists also put up a banner stating the motive of the killings.

23 Jan 2019 6:30 AM

‘In Bijapur, a joint team of CRPF's 168th battalion, District Reserve Guard (DRG) and local police had launched a search operation in the forest of Basaguda police station area to trace some Naxals wanted in separate cases, following inputs about their movements,’ a senior official said. (Photo: File)

11 Naxals held from 2 districts in Chhattisgarh

While seven Naxals were apprehended from Bijapur district, four others held in Narayanpur district.

19 Dec 2018 7:50 PM

The encounter took place in the area when Maoists have deployed their military number one.

2 jawans, eight Naxals killed in Chhattisgarh

Security agencies raided a Maoist camp in Sakler jungle following intelligence inputs on presence of a large number of Naxals.

27 Nov 2018 12:06 AM

In the first phase, 18 Assembly constituencies had gone to polls in Chhattisgarh on November 12. The rest 72 seats will go to polls in the second phase assembly elections in the state on November 20.

Tribals in Bastar to avoid homes till ink mark fades

That’s the reason why many polling booths in Bastar which had recorded zero polling in the 2013 assembly polls, had witnessed fair polling this time.

15 Nov 2018 6:05 AM

Security forces recovered the body of a Naxal in Maoist uniform at the attack site after the encounter ended. (Photo: PTI/File)

Naxals set off seven IED blasts, BSF man dies

Two BSF jawans were injured in another Naxal attack in the same area on November 2.

12 Nov 2018 4:34 AM

The campaigning on Friday was Mr Modi’s sixth visit to Bastar, known as the Maoist hotbed, after he became Prime Minister in 2014. (Photo: PTI)

Congress supports urban Naxals in big cars, says Modi

Modi called upon the people of Bastar to vote for the BJP and teach the Congress a lesson for its double standards on Naxalism.

10 Nov 2018 6:23 AM

Press not target: Maoists

Maoists on Friday came out with an elaborate clarification that the Doordarshan staffers were not their target.

03 Nov 2018 1:22 AM

BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra. (Photo: PTI)

Disintegration and dissent are different: BJP

Meanwhile voices across the social and political spectrum condemned the arrests made.

30 Aug 2018 6:55 AM

An investigation was underway and there were no immediate claims of responsibility, according to police. (Representational Image)

Bomb, hidden under motorcycle, kills 2, wounds 37 in Philippines

The explosion occurred in front of a clothing stall along a highway in Isulan in Sultan Kudarat province, where a festival was taking place.

29 Aug 2018 1:15 PM

The Pune police during multi-city raids, in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence in Maharashtra on January 1, arrested five activists on Tuesday. (Photo: File)

Bhima-Koregaon violence: Arrests of 5 activists to be challenged in SC today

Historian Romila Thapar and 4 activists moved SC against the arrest of the five rights activists.

29 Aug 2018 10:28 AM

8 Naxals killed in Chhattisgarh gunbattle

4 women among those killed in encounter.

20 Jul 2018 12:24 AM

Odisha: Maoists kill youth for being a ‘spy’

On June 21 night, the rebels had killed a person at Sudhakonda village under Kalimela police limits in Malkangiri district.

30 Jun 2018 5:47 AM

Pune Police have intercepted internal communication of Maoists planning a 'Rajiv Gandhi type' assassination of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (Photo: File)

Maoists planning to kill PM Modi in 'Rajiv Gandhi type' incident: Pune cops

The letter said targeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's roadshows could be an effective strategy.

08 Jun 2018 1:34 PM

Surrendered maoists in Odisha enrol for graduation courses

The district police had borne all the expenses incurred under the course, reports said.

06 Jun 2018 1:57 AM

BJP MP Vikram Usendi’s farmhouse in Bastar, blown up by Naxals on Wednesday. (Photo: Asian Age)

Chhattisgarh: Naxals blow up BJP MP’s farmhouse

Singh launched his “Vikash Yatra” from the Danteswari shrine, the deity of tribal-dominated Bastar, earlier this month.

24 May 2018 2:08 AM

Police said the IED might have been planted around six months ago and was detonated on Sunday targeting the ill-fated vehicle carrying the jawans. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

7 Chhattisgarh jawans killed as Maoists blast police van

The attack took place on a day when Union home minister Rajanth Singh was scheduled to arrive in the state.

21 May 2018 4:59 AM

8 Maoists killed in Bastar encounter

This was one of the worst reverses suffered by Maoists in Bastar in recent times.

28 Apr 2018 12:57 AM

The gunfight took place on Friday night in Kistaram police station area when a team of CRPF's 212th battalion was out on a search-cum-area domination operation, Deputy Inspector General of Police (South Bastar Range) Sundarraj P said. (Photo: PTI | Representational)

CRPF officer dead in gunbattle with maoists in Sukma district

Security forces have launched a combing operation in the area, located around 500 km away from the state capital Raipur, a senior cop said.

21 Apr 2018 4:23 PM

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