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The first encounter broke out at about 5:40 pm on Sunday and it was followed by another one at about 8:00 pm. (Photo: PTI/ Representational)

Naxal encounter kills 1 jawan, injures 2 in Maharashtra

The dead constable was from Karnataka's Dharwad district and served in the 113th battalion of the CRPF.

27 Nov 2017 1:00 PM IST

Note ban no blow to Maoists? Security finds docs on how they exchanged scrapped currency

Note ban no blow to Maoists? Security finds docs on how they exchanged...

Balance sheets recovered in Narayanpur encounter show how Maoists successfully exchanged old notes during...

23 Nov 2017 12:14 PM IST

Intelligence agencies have cautioned the government about the Naxals new strategy in a recent classified report, details of which have been accessed by this newspaper. (Photo: PTI/File)

Chhatisgarh: 1 STF jawan injured in gunbattle with Naxals in Sukma

Joint team of personnel from different security forces was out on an anti-Maoist operation on Wednesday morning when...

8 Nov 2017 4:00 PM IST

CRPF DG RR Bhatnagar said that the force would wait for the Assam Police to complete its probe into the matter. (Photo: PTI/Representational Image)

CRPF set to replace 12K troops with 'young blood' in Chhattisgarh

In a first, the CRPF has trained about 20,000 fresh troops to bring renewed vigour in its operations.

25 April 2018 8:13 AM IST

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SSB to create pen-portraits of jawans

Exercise aimed at understanding interests, professional problems of troops.

16 April 2018 6:46 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah (Photo: ANI)

Shah visits BSF headquarters in Delhi; reviews ops along Pak, Bangla...

The force guards over 2,290-km of the India-Pakistan border and 4,096-km Indo-Bangla front.

13 Dec 2019 5:03 PM IST

The CRPF is gearing up to deploy the female commandos of Bastariya Battalion, the newly raised special unit of the force comprising solely local tribal youths, in independent anti-Naxal operations. The proposal to deploy female commandos has been submitted to the MHA recently.

Female commandos set to launch anti-Naxal op

This would be the first time in the country that an all-woman combat unit would take on the Maoists independently, if...

2 Sept 2019 1:07 AM IST

Twenty-three ITBP personnel have been awarded the Police Medal for Gallantry out of which 20 have been awarded for their bravery in the clash with Chinese PLA troops. (Twitter)

In a first, 20 ITBP personnel awarded for fighting Chinese troops in...

A total of 628 Gallantry Medal have been awarded to police personnel of Central and State forces

15 Aug 2021 6:48 AM IST

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo: PTI)

Naxal operations: Rajnath, 10 CMs to meet today

CRPF shifts strategic command centre for anti-Maoist ops from Kolkata to Raipur.

8 May 2017 12:54 AM IST

25 security personnel were brutally killed by suspected Naxals in south Sukma region of Chhattisgarh. (Photo: PTI)

Sukma attack: Strategic CRPF command shifted to Chhattisgarh

The CRPF issued an order on May 4 directing the immediate transfer of the command headquarters of the central zone of...

7 May 2017 12:50 PM IST

Intelligence agencies have cautioned the government about the Naxals new strategy in a recent classified report, details of which have been accessed by this newspaper. (Photo: PTI/File)

CMs of Naxal-hit states to give shape to new strategy

The issue of re-calibrating the anti-Naxal strategy is to make it more effective and to minimise casualties, official...

7 May 2017 11:17 AM IST

People and children at a candle light vigil in memory of the CRPF personnel, who were killed in the Sukma Naxal attack in Chattisgarh, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

Chhattisgarh police face flak for not helping in anti-Naxal operations

Chief Minister Raman Singh too was upset over lack of coordination between state police and CRPF in counterinsurgency...

6 May 2017 1:56 AM IST