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Fake Sunny Leone Beneficiary Found in Chhattisgarh Govt Scheme
2 days, 9 hours 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 …

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

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Shah Vows New Life for Ex-Maoists
1 week, 1 day 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 …

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Bastar village tunes in to TV for first time
1 week, 3 days 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 …

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Chhattisgarh: Jawan slain in Naxal ambush in Bastar
2 weeks, 5 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 …

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Chhattisgarh's 'Niyad Nellanar' scheme boosts development in vulnerable areas
4 weeks 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 …

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Chhattisgarh: Bastar village recognized as global tourism hub by UN body
1 month, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh: Bastar village recognized as global tourism hub by UN body

Deccan Chronicle  

Dhudmaras is among 20 villages chosen from 60 countries worldwide for the prestigious programme by the UN body, highlighting its potential for sustainable tourism development, a spokesman of the Chhattisgarh government said here on Sunday. Chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai congratulated the tourism and forest departments, Bastar district administration and officials of Kanger Valley National Park for the global recognition …

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Jungles of Chhattisgarh drenched in red
1 month, 1 week ago

Jungles of Chhattisgarh drenched in red

The Hindu  

Under a muted October sky, 31 bodies of alleged Naxals lie in the open in Karli police lines, a sprawling campus in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada town, in the district of the same name. A policeman says blithely, “Is se bhi bada karenge.” This operation was conducted near Thulthuli and Gawadi villages in adjoining Narayanpur district. Now that the monsoon is over, …

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ITBP Jawans and Policemen Killed in IED Blast in Bastar, Chhattisgarh
2 months ago

ITBP Jawans and Policemen Killed in IED Blast in Bastar, Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times  

Two ITBP jawans and two policemen were killed and two others injured in an IED blast in Bastar, Chhattisgarh. The blast took place at around 12.10pm in Abujhmad forest near Kodliyar village. The joint teams of security personnel were out on an anti-Naxal operation when one of the teams reached the village where the blast took place. Four jawans of …

Chhattisgarh: Suspected Maoist killed in gunfight with security forces in Dantewada
4 months, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh: Suspected Maoist killed in gunfight with security forces in Dantewada

Hindustan Times  

Raipur: A suspected Maoist was killed in a gunfight with the security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada, police said on Sunday. “One Maoist was killed when a team of District Reserve Guard and Bastar Fighters launched a search operation crossing the Indravati river,” said Gaurav Rai, superintendent of police, Dantewada. Rai said that despite heavy rainfall, the DRG and Bastar Fighters …

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Three Naxalites killed in encounters with security forces in Chhattisgarh
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Three Naxalites killed in encounters with security forces in Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times  

Raipur/Bijapur, Three Naxalites were killed in encounters with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's south Bastar region on Saturday, police said. Three Naxalites killed in encounters with security forces in Chhattisgarh Two Naxalites were gunned down in Bijapur district, while another was neutralised in neighbouring Sukma district, they said. In another encounter, a Naxalite was killed by the security forces on a …

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Chhattisgarh: 12 Maoists killed in Bijapur encounter
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh: 12 Maoists killed in Bijapur encounter

Hindustan Times  

At least 12 Maoists were killed and two security personnel injured on Friday in a fierce encounter that lasted over eight hours in the jungles of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, delivering a blow to the rebels in their core zone in the Bastar region, which is also used by their top leaders to escape into the neighbouring states of Telangana and Andhra …

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In village of Maoist leader in Bastar, residents stay away from voting
8 months ago

In village of Maoist leader in Bastar, residents stay away from voting

The Hindu  

While the residents of several remote villages in Chhattisgarh's Bastar Lok Sabha constituency defied the poll boycott call given by Maoists and exercised their franchise on April 19, people from Puvarti village, the native place of a hardcore Naxalite leader, chose to stay away from the electoral process. Puvarti, a Maoist-stronghold in Sukma district bordering Bijapur district, is the home …

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‘India will be completely Naxal-free’: Amit Shah after 29 Naxals killed in Chhattisgarh
8 months, 1 week ago

‘India will be completely Naxal-free’: Amit Shah after 29 Naxals killed in Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times  

Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday congratulated the security forces after 29 Naxals were gunned down in Chhattisgarh's Kanker. Union home minister Amit Shah said the Modi government is determined to free the country from Naxal menace, "Today, a large number of Naxalites have been killed in the operation of security forces in Chhattisgarh. The gunbattle between the Naxals …

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9 Maoists killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh
8 months, 3 weeks ago

9 Maoists killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh

India Today  

In one of the biggest operations in recent years, nine maoists were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Tuesday. The encounter broke out in a forest near Lendra village at around 6 am when a joint team of security personnel was conducting an anti-Naxal operation. The security personnel also recovered several automatic weapons, including …

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At notorious Maoist Hidma’s village, CRPF camp establishes mental edge
9 months, 3 weeks ago

At notorious Maoist Hidma’s village, CRPF camp establishes mental edge

Hindustan Times  

For four decades, Puvarti has been enveloped in a mutinous silence. Puvarti is on the border of Sukma and Bijapur districts of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar range, the arena of a deadly battle between the security forces and the banned CPI ; a battle once called India’s gravest “internal security challenge” by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in 2006, and the focus of …

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Vishnu Deo Sai government defeats Naxalism with proactive Puvarti Model
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Vishnu Deo Sai government defeats Naxalism with proactive Puvarti Model

New Indian Express  

Battle Against Naxalism Intensified: Chhattisgarh Police establishes camp in Puvarti village of Hidma. Two months ago, the Vishnu Deo Sai government in Chhattisgarh intensified its fight against Naxalism. Following the Naxal attack on the CRPF camp in Tekalgudam on January 30, resulting in three martyrs and 17 injuries, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai paid homage to the soldiers in Jagdalpur. …

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Chhattisgarh: Naxals kill 2 villagers, on suspicion of being police informers, in Sukma
10 months ago

Chhattisgarh: Naxals kill 2 villagers, on suspicion of being police informers, in Sukma

India TV News  

Naxals killed two villagers at a village in Sukma district for allegedly being police informers. The Deputy CM's visit came days after a recent Naxal attack near Silger village that claimed the lives of three individuals and left 14 others injured on January 30. Earlier this month, an encounter took place between Naxalites and the Central Reserve Police Force, District …

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Seventeen years of Forest Rights Act: ATREE brings out resource materials for laypersons
1 year ago

Seventeen years of Forest Rights Act: ATREE brings out resource materials for laypersons

The Hindu  

Earlier this week on December 18, the landmark Forest Rights Act enacted by parliament in 2006 marked its 17th anniversary. On the occasion, Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and The Environment, a Bengaluru-based research institution, released a bunch of resources including four videos on FRA, a documentary on the team’s work in Bastar, a webGIS mapping tool and a …

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The fading sheen of the Maoist’s election boycott call
1 year ago

The fading sheen of the Maoist’s election boycott call

The Hindu  

Desperate to disrupt the recently held Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh, the Maoists had to bite the dust in their own guerrilla bases. With the number of polling booths increased and relocated booths decreased in the Bastar range, the challenge for security forces was bigger and that too in the southern districts of Sukma, Dantewada and Bijapur where the Maoists claimed …

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Chhattisgarh Assembly election | Amid hostile topography and extremism, a battle of ballot in Bastar region
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh Assembly election | Amid hostile topography and extremism, a battle of ballot in Bastar region

The Hindu  

A drive through the villages scattered around the newly completed Palli-Barsur Marg, part of an arterial State Highway in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, exposes the accessibility and security challenges of people in this Naxal heartland. Of the 12 Assembly constituencies in the Bastar region, all of which are going to polls in the first phase on Tuesday, four each have been …

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Chhattisgarh polls: First-time polling booth set up in naxal-affected Bastar village of Chandmeta
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh polls: First-time polling booth set up in naxal-affected Bastar village of Chandmeta

Hindustan Times  

The first phase of voting in Chhattisgarh is going to be held on November 7. A total of 126 polling booths have been built in 40 interior villages of the division where voting is to be held for the first time. Under the alternative system, polling booths were established in safe areas several kilometres away from the village. Now for …

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Chhattisgarh elections: Lingering anger from Narayanpur communal clash may sway Bastar
1 year, 1 month ago

Chhattisgarh elections: Lingering anger from Narayanpur communal clash may sway Bastar

Hindustan Times  

Narayanpur/ Kondagaon/Kanker: It is 10am, and in the densely forested district of Narayanpur, around a dozen tribal youth -- one carrying a traditional axe and the others saffron Bharatiya Janata Party flags --march towards Edka village. Former Congress President Mohan Markam, who was replaced as the party’s state president in July 2023, and is the sitting Kondagaon MLA, says that …

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Pledge of economic boycott of Muslims, Christians administered during Monday’s Chhattisgarh bandh
1 year, 8 months ago

Pledge of economic boycott of Muslims, Christians administered during Monday’s Chhattisgarh bandh

The Hindu  

As central Chhattisgarh still reels from an incident of communal violence on April 8 and the subsequent Hindu mobilisation by right-wing organisations, a video of a gathering of 70-80 people has surfaced. Said to be from a protest event in Jagdalpur held as part of a day-long Chhattisgarh bandh on Monday, activists of the BJP and Vishwa Hindu Parishad are …

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