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Man registers Sunny Leone's name for Chhattisgarh scheme, gets Rs 1,000 monthly

Chhattisgarh officials found an unexpected beneficiary under a government scheme for economically weaker married women. Probe found that a man from Bastar forged documents in the actor’s name to fraudulently claim benefits under the scheme, which provides Rs 1,000 per month to women. A probe was launched subsequently and found that the culprit, identified as Virendra Joshi, used fraudulent documents …

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19 hours, 13 minutes ago

Fake Sunny Leone Beneficiary Found in Chhattisgarh Govt Scheme

Deccan Chronicle

Raipur: “Sunny Leon” is one of the beneficiaries of the ‘Mahatari Vandan’ scheme of the Chhattisgarh government providing a monthly incentive of Rs 1,000. “A fake beneficiary in the name of Sunny Leone has been found to have been registered under the Mahatari Vandan scheme in the village of Talur in Bastar district. I have also directed to seize the …

Fake Scheme Chhattisgarh Bastar Beneficiary Bastar District Sunny Leon

3 days, 21 hours ago

C’garh: In a First, Wild Animal Killed in Naxal IED Blast in Dantewada Jungle; Bear Dies in Explosion, Cubs Starve

Deccan Chronicle

Raipur: A female wild bear was killed in an improvised explosive device explosion detonated by Maoists in a jungle in Dantewada district of south Bastar, Chhattisgarh, police said on Thursday. “We learned about the incident through social media on Wednesday,” said Dantewada district Additional Superintendent of Police R. K. Burman. “The female wild bear stepped on the IED planted by …

Maoists Bastar Ied Dantewada Dantewada District

5 days, 15 hours ago

Why Amit Shah visited a security camp in Maoist epicentre of Chhattisgarh

India Today

Bastar in Chhattisgarh has witnessed the most concerted security offensive against Left Wing Extremism this year, with 214 Maoists killed in encounters, the highest in the state’s 24-year-long history. Amid the ongoing push by security forces, Union home minister Amit Shah, on December 16, visited a forward camp of central paramilitary forces at Gundam in Usur block, some 70 km …

Security Maoists Maoist Shah Camp Chhattisgarh Security Forces

1 week ago

Shah Vows New Life for Ex-Maoists

Deccan Chronicle

Raipur: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday indicated that the Centre is coming up with a comprehensive rehabilitation plan for the surrendered Maoists and the families of victims of extremism. “The Union ministries of home, tribal affairs, and rural development are working in unison to provide comprehensive assistance to these families, reaffirming the government’s commitment to their rehabilitation and …

Union Maoists Naxal Naxalism Shah Minister Chhattisgarh

1 week ago

Chhattisgarh: Amit Shah Reiterates to End Naxalism by March 2026

Deccan Chronicle

Raipur: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday reiterated his assertion that Naxalism would be wiped out in the country by the end of March 2026. Addressing the closing ceremony of Bastar Olympics 2024, the first of its kind sports event organized in the Naxal-infested region, in Jagdalpur, headquarters of Bastar, in Chhattisgarh, Mr Shah said that both the state …

Naxals Maoists Maoist Naxal End Shah Chhattisgarh

1 week, 1 day ago

Maoist Leader Among Seven Killed in Chhattisgarh Encounter

Deccan Chronicle

Raipur: Maoists’ west bureau secretary P Mohan Rao alias Ramchandra who carried a bounty of Rs 25 lakh was among seven ultras who were gunned down in an encounter with the security forces in south Abujhmad under Narayanpur district in south Bastar in Chhattisgarh on December 12, police said on Saturday. One of the deceased ultra has been identified as …

Naxal Bastar Division Two Numbers Bastar Police Maoist Bastar

1 week, 1 day ago

Shah to Visit Chhattisgarh for Counterinsurgency Review

Deccan Chronicle

Mr Shah is scheduled to spend two days in Leftwing extremism-hit Bastar where he is scheduled to interact with the surrendered Naxals. He would attend the closing ceremony of the ongoing Bastar Olympics in which the local tribes including the surrendered Naxals took part. He would take stock of the Leftwing insurgency situation in Bastar and the counterinsurgency measures being …

Naxals Shah Scheduled Bastar Mr Shah

1 week, 1 day ago

Bastar village tunes in to TV for first time

The Hindu

Puvarti, a Maoist-affected village in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, tuned in to a TV broadcast for the first time in its history. As part of the initiative, through the Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency, solar-powered appliances such as lights and fans were distributed to families in Puvarti. “Children, women, and the elderly from Puvarti eagerly gathered around the TV sets …

Village First Time Chhattisgarh Puvarti

1 week, 2 days ago

First time after independance solar power lights up lives of tribals in Maoist-affected villages of Bastar

New Indian Express

Solar television is the new intervention in these tribal villages where for the first time people saw various programmes on national broadcaster Doordarshan. “Our primary focus remains to cover those villages that are in and around the 5 km radius of the newly established security camps in the worst affected Bastar region. So, we are providing solar home lights, solar …

Maoist Villages Village Independance Solar

1 week, 2 days ago

After decades of bloodshed, two Chhattisgarh districts to shed LWE tag

Hindustan Times

When Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Union home minister Amit Shah last week, he had more than an invitation for the closing ceremony of Bastar Olympics. Sai told the home minister, according to top government officials, that two out of the seven districts in the Maoist-infested Bastar division — the Bastar district that houses the district headquarters of …

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Forces Gun Down 7 Maoists in Bastar

Deccan Chronicle

Raipur: The security forces on Thursday gunned down nearly seven Maoists in an encounter in south Abujhmad under Narayanpur district in Bastar. A senior police officer monitoring the counterinsurgency operation said that the encounter took place at around 3 am in the forest of south Abujhmad. According to the officer, a joint team of around 1,000 security personnel, mobilised from …

Maoists Maoist Operation Encounter Bastar Narayanpur South Abujhmad

1 week, 4 days ago

Chhattisgarh: BJP leader killed by Maoists in Bastar

Deccan Chronicle

Raipur: A BJP leader was abducted and then killed by Maoists in Bijapur district under south Bastar in Chhattisgarh, police said on Wednesday. Maoists brutally killed him by slitting his throat, police said. The encounter took place in Munga forest under Gangaloor area at around 11 am, a senior police officer of Bastar said. Acting on intelligence inputs on the …

Maoists Maoist Bjp Leader Bastar Bijapur District

1 week, 4 days ago

Amit Shah to begin 3-day Chhattisgarh trip from tomorrow, security review on agenda

India Today

Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Chhattisgarh from December 13 to 15, his first since the high-level meeting on anti-Naxal operations that was held in August. In the previous meeting on anti-Naxal operations, Shah warned the Maoists, saying that they must either "surrender or be ready to face dire consequences". In the past three months, 18 anti-Naxal operations have …

Maoists Naxal Operations Shah Chhattisgarh Bastar

1 week, 4 days ago

Seven Maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur

New Indian Express

RAIPUR: At least seven cadres of outlawed CPI in uniform were gunned down by security forces in a fierce encounter along the inter-district borders of Narayanpur-Dantewada in Abujhmad area, south Chhattisgarh on Thursday. “Based on specific input about the presence of Maoists in the south Abujhmad region, a joint team of District Reserve Guard, Special Task Force and Central Reserve …

Maoists Bastar Narayanpur

1 week, 6 days ago

Chhattisgarh intensifies identification of Bangladeshi infiltrators

Deccan Chronicle

Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government has intensified its efforts to identify and deport the Bangladeshi infiltrators in the state. As many as 850 Bangladeshi infiltrators have been identified in the state in the last one year and steps have been taken to deport them, deputy chief minister Vijay Sharma said here on Monday. According to him, 500 Bangladeshi infiltrators were found …

Bangladeshi State Sharma Bastar Bangladeshi Infiltrators Mr Sharma Chhattisgarh Intensifies

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Chhattisgarh: Jawan slain in Naxal ambush in Bastar

Deccan Chronicle

A joint security team comprising personnel of DRG and Border Security force launched search operation in Kohkameta area in Abujhmad following intelligence tip off on the presence of armed Maoists including a member of the Central Committee of the outlawed CPI in the forest late on Wednesday afternoon. A fierce encounter took place between them in the forest that lasted …

Maoists Bjp Village His Body Bijapur Chhattisgarh Jawan Naxal Ambush

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Shah likely to spend night at forward base in Bastar next week

Hindustan Times

Union home minister Amit Shah is likely to visit Chhattisgarh next week and spend a night at a forward base in the Maoist hotbed of Bastar, people aware of the matter said on Wednesday. On Wednesday, Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai met Shah in Delhi and briefed him about the anti-Maoist operation underway in the state, people aware of the …

Maoist Shah Chhattisgarh Bastar Forward Base

2 weeks, 5 days ago

DRG head constable killed during encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh

New Indian Express

RAIPUR: A head constable of the District Reserve Guard was killed in an exchange of fire with the outlawed Maoists in Abujhmad region of Narayanpur district, about 400 km south of Raipur on Wednesday. According to the Bastar police, based on specific inputs, a joint team of Border Security Force and DRG left on an anti-Maoist search operation along the …

Maoists Maoist Bastar Narayanpur Drg

3 weeks, 5 days ago

Chhattisgarh's 'Niyad Nellanar' scheme boosts development in vulnerable areas

India Today

Chhattisgarh government's ambitious ‘Niyad Nellanar’ scheme, to provide basic amenities and benefits for welfare projects to Naxal-affected villages, has started changing the lives of the people in the state. The scheme, launched by Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai earlier this year, has led to increased government presence in the villages, with officials making frequent visits, thereby boosting the confidence …

Solar Scheme Chhattisgarh Bastar Niyad Nellanar

1 month ago

Chhattisgarh: 10 Maoists killed by security forces in an encounter in Sukma

Op India

On Friday, 22nd November, at least 10 Maoists were killed in an encounter in the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh. Sundaraj P, IGP, Bastar confirmed the operation and revealed that the District Reserve Guard team and Central Reserve Police Force team were part of it. 10 Maoists Killed In Encounter With Security Forces In Chhattisgarh@anurag_dwary reports pic.twitter.com/hibkLm1Hfl — NDTV November 22, …

Maoists Chhattisgarh Encounter Bastar Sukma 10 Maoists

1 month ago

Chhattisgarh encounter update: 10 naxals dead; AK-47 and other weapons recovered

Live Mint

At least 10 Naxals were killed in an encounter with security forces in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, on Friday. The gunfight broke out early Friday morning in the forested area of Bhandarpadar while security personnel were conducting a search operation for Naxals. Chhattisgarh CM congratulates forces Speaking on the operation, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnudeo Sai congratulated the security forces for their …

Security Naxals Chhattisgarh Forces Security Forces Encounter Bastar

1 month ago

Chhattisgarh: 10 Naxals Killed In Encounter With Security Forces In Sukma

ABP News

Ten Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's southern Sukma on Friday, said a senior police official. The security forces launched the operation based on inputs about the presence of Maoists belonging to Konta and Kistaram area committees of Naxalites on forested hills of Korajguda, Dantespuram, Nagaram and Bhandarpadar villages, Sundarraj said. Chhattigarh Chief Minister Vishnu …

Security Naxalites Chhattisgarh Security Forces Sai Bastar Sukma

1 month ago

10 Naxals killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma

India Today

At least 10 Naxals were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district today. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai praised the security forces, while asserting that his government’s priority is to establish peace, facilitate development and ensure the safety of citizens in the Bastar region. “Security forces gunned down 10 Naxalites in a major operation in …

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Man registers Sunny Leone's name for Chhattisgarh scheme, gets Rs 1,000 monthly

Fake Sunny Leone Beneficiary Found in Chhattisgarh Govt Scheme

C’garh: In a First, Wild Animal Killed in Naxal IED Blast in Dantewada Jungle; Bear Dies in Explosion, Cubs Starve

Why Amit Shah visited a security camp in Maoist epicentre of Chhattisgarh

Shah Vows New Life for Ex-Maoists

Chhattisgarh: Amit Shah Reiterates to End Naxalism by March 2026

Maoist Leader Among Seven Killed in Chhattisgarh Encounter

Shah to Visit Chhattisgarh for Counterinsurgency Review

Bastar village tunes in to TV for first time

First time after independance solar power lights up lives of tribals in Maoist-affected villages of Bastar

After decades of bloodshed, two Chhattisgarh districts to shed LWE tag

Forces Gun Down 7 Maoists in Bastar

Chhattisgarh: BJP leader killed by Maoists in Bastar

Amit Shah to begin 3-day Chhattisgarh trip from tomorrow, security review on agenda

Seven Maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur

Chhattisgarh intensifies identification of Bangladeshi infiltrators

Chhattisgarh: Jawan slain in Naxal ambush in Bastar

Shah likely to spend night at forward base in Bastar next week

DRG head constable killed during encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh's 'Niyad Nellanar' scheme boosts development in vulnerable areas

Chhattisgarh: 10 Maoists killed by security forces in an encounter in Sukma

Chhattisgarh encounter update: 10 naxals dead; AK-47 and other weapons recovered

Chhattisgarh: 10 Naxals Killed In Encounter With Security Forces In Sukma

10 Naxals killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma