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Chhattisgarh: Maoists release Minpa encounter video, show weapons looted from slain jawans

The March 21 attack was one of the deadliest by Maoists on security personnel in recent times.

27 May 2020 3:25 PM

Naxalites set three trucks on fire in Jharkhand

Security forces have launched a search operation against the Naxalites in the forest areas bordering Hazaribag and Chatra.

30 Oct 2019 1:55 PM

"We suspect that Naxals are behind this. A group of villagers has also gone to Chhattisgarh to initiate talks with the kidnappers," police said. (Photo: ANI)

Naxals suspected to have abducted TRS leader N Srinivas Rao

Police said local land issues could be the motive behind Rao's abduction.

09 Jul 2019 4:44 PM

Construction vehicles torched by naxals in Bihar's Gaya. (Photo: ANI)

Naxals torch 4 vehicles engaged in road construction in Bihar

This comes a day after 15 police personnel and a driver were killed in a landmine blast triggered by Naxalites in Gadchroli in Maharashtra.

02 May 2019 10:28 AM

Voting in 95 seats across 11 states and Puducherry UT in the 2nd phase of LS elections were marred by an IED blast by Naxals in C’garh, police firing in West Bengal on stone pelters and EVM glitches.

Stray violence, glitches in EVMs reported; 67.8 per cent vote in Phase 2

Bypolls were held in 35 Assembly constituencies in Odisha and 18 Assembly segments in Tamil Nadu.

19 Apr 2019 2:33 AM

Five security personnel were in the attack, police officials said. Security forces have been rushed to the area. (Image: ANI)

5 security personnel injured in attack on BJP MLA's convoy in Dantewada

The Naxalites blew up a vehicle in the convoy with an IED and opened fire at the occupant.

09 Apr 2019 6:12 PM

The recent case of busting of a major terrorist conspiracy by the NIA brings into sharp focus the success of preventive work.

Surveillance is a necessary evil today

Our agencies cannot afford to be handicapped by lack of legal authorisation for deep surveillance.

30 Dec 2018 1:36 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 court on Monday refused to extend activist Gautam Navlakha’s house arrest by two more days.

Govt to proceed with probe of 5 activists

Minister says there is proof of their links with Naxals.

03 Oct 2018 2:06 AM

To fight fire with fire, the Bastar Police will promote their own motivational songs in the jungles of Abujhmad and the red corridor of Bastar. (Representational Image)

C'garh Police launch songs in local language to discourage Naxalism

The aim is to motivate the tribal youth to opt for the right paths, ones that lead to development and a bright future.

02 May 2018 5:53 PM

The number of worst Left Wing Extremism-hit districts has also come down to 30 from 35. (Photo: Representational)

Maoists area of influence shrinks; 44 districts removed from affected list: Union Home Secy

Incidents of violence have seen a 20 per cent decline with a 34 per cent reduction in related deaths in 2017 as compared to 2013.

15 Apr 2018 1:30 PM

While cordoning off a nearby forest bordering Telangana, an assistant constable of the DRG inadvertently stepped on the pressure improvised explosive device connection following which it exploded. (Photo: Representational/Pixabay)

C'garh: DRG jawan killed by pressure bomb planted by naxals

The DRG team was out on an area domination operation in a forest near Tippapuram, 500 kms from Raipur.

11 Feb 2018 12:54 PM

The officials have also found a couple of posters from the accused condemning the attack on Dalits during the centenary celebration at Bhima Koregaon.

‘Naxals’ were looking for recruits, say ATS officials

The ATS officials said that the accused were promoting Maoist ideologies at their level by looking to recruitments.

15 Jan 2018 2:33 AM

The mindset of the rulers is such they’ve made it a habit of responding to every comment they regard as an insult or a challenge from the Opposition. (Photo: PTI)

This loose talk must stop

It’s becoming harder to forgive politicians for this inexplicable tendency to put their foot in their mouth.

30 Dec 2017 12:13 AM

Raj Nath Singh congratulated Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on the success of the operation. (Photo: PTI/File)

Police gun down seven Naxals including women in encounter at Gadchiroli

The naxalites were eliminated by Gadchiroli district police's specialised force of C-60 commando unit.

07 Dec 2017 3:15 AM

The over 2,500 km gas pipeline from Jagdishpur in Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh to Haldia in West Bengal was attacked which will pass through Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha as well as the two states.(Representational Image)

Bihar: Maoists attack construction of Jagdishpur-Haldia gas pipeline in Gaya

Maoists on Friday attacked the camp located at Darna village under Aamas police station of the district.

25 Nov 2017 6:35 PM

UN chief Secretary General Antonio Guterres unveiled an annual report on ‘Children in Armed Conflict’ (Photo: AP)

Naxalites, separatists use children to fight in C'garh, J&K: UN report

Government reports confirmed the military use of four schools by security forces in that region for several weeks, the report said.

07 Oct 2017 4:43 PM

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah (Photo: File)

Gauri killers will be arrested soon, says CM Siddaramaiah

Siddaramaiah rushed to assuage tempers asserting the culprits would be arrested as fast as possible.

11 Sep 2017 1:30 AM

Without fear or favour

Conversations resounded with the idea of Gauri Lankesh as a radical and the radical as someone to be dispensed with.

11 Sep 2017 1:14 AM

Earlier in June, 1 SOG jawan lost his life while 10 others sustained injuries due to a Maoist ambush in Kandhamal district of Odisha. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

2 Maoists shot dead in encounter with police forces in Bihar

In a similar case, a top Naxal commander identified as Mahesh was also killed in a police encounter in Ranidongri, Chhattisgarh on June 16.

18 Jun 2017 1:53 PM

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