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5 days, 18 hours ago

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

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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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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3 weeks ago

The return of Maoist spectre in Telangana

Hindustan Times

The encounter on Sunday in Telangana’s Mulugu district that resulted in the death of seven persons — all members of the outlawed CPI, according to police — points to the continuing presence of Left-wing extremists in the state. Telangana, once a hotbed of Maoists/Naxalites, nearly eliminated Left-wing extremism using a judicious mix of police action and incentives such as an …

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3 weeks, 2 days ago

Union govt approves PMAY-G houses for surrendered naxals, LWE area victims in Chhatisgarh

New Indian Express

RAIPUR: The ruling BJP government in Chhattisgarh has announced the extension of the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin scheme to include surrendered Maoists and victims of violence in Left-Wing Extremism affected areas. Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai welcomed the move, describing it as a significant step towards rehabilitating surrendered Maoists and victims of violence in conflict-ridden regions. “The move will be …

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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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3 months, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh govt working on new surrender policy for Maoists

Hindustan Times

The Chhattisgarh government is working on a new surrender policy for Maoists with a focus on rehabilitation camps in Left Wing Extremism -affected areas and skill development training for those who wish to return to the mainstream, officials familiar with the details said on Thursday. During his visit to the eastern state last month, Union home minister Amit Shah had …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

New Camps, Intensified Operations, Breaking Financial Chain: How Security Forces Will Meet Deadline To Wipe Off Naxalism

News 18

For the next few months, security forces will have a tiring but final assault on Naxalism. With the recent visit of Union Home Minister Amit Shah to Chhattisgarh, it has been decided that multiple agencies and forces will collaborate and establish temporary bases in the Bastar region to eradicate Left Wing Extremism. A senior government official stated that while forces …

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3 months, 4 weeks ago

Amit Shah chairs high-level meet on anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah chaired an inter-state coordination meeting of states affected by Naxal violence on Saturday in Chhattisgarh, as the Centre is aiming to end the reign of red ultras in the next one year. The high-level meeting is being attended by the Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai, including the dy CM and Union ministers …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Police Comb Maoist Areas With Choppers, Drones On Election Eve

Deccan Chronicle

Visakhapatnam: Para-military forces including the Greyhounds with the help of two helicopters, 10 drones and seven sniffer dogs began a surveillance of the Maoist-prominent areas of the ASR district in the run-up to the May 13 elections in AP. Reports said ASR and Parvathipuram Manyam districts have identified 651 LWE-sensitive polling stations and 238 law and order problem stations. The …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh may frame new surrender policy for Maoists

Hindustan Times

The Chhattisgarh government is likely to come up with a new surrender policy for Maoist insurgents who wish to give up arms, a senior government official said, asking not to be named. Officials expect the number to increase against the backdrop of the high number of anti-Maoist operations launched by security forces against LWE groups “This could be the final …

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11 months ago

Amit Shah sets three-year deadline to free Chhattisgarh from Maoist menace

The Hindu

At a review meeting of Chattisgarh’s Left Wing Extremism situation held in Raipur on Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah emphasised the need to free the affected pockets of the State within the next three years. Those who attended the meeting included Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, his two Deputies Arun Sao and Vijay Sharma, as well as senior officials, …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

625 arrests, 1040 raids, 513 chargesheets and 74 convictions: Here's how NIA battled against terrorists, and jihadists in the year 2023

Op India

In 2023, the National Investigation Agency attached assets valued at approximately Rs 56 crores and achieved an astounding conviction rate of 94.70 percent in its battle against terrorism. The 74 defendants found guilty in 2023 received punishments including varying terms of “rigorous imprisonment” and “fines.” NIA’s fight against absconders As far as the absconders are concerned, the NIA found and …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

2023: MHA tackles violence in Manipur and JK, brings in new criminal justice laws, peace pacts in NE

Hindustan Times

A long-delayed peace agreement with the pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom at the fag-end of the year has given a firm indication that the Home Minister Amit Shah-led ministry is serious about resolving the problems that have affected the Northeast for decades and claimed many lives. On August 11, Home Minister Amit Shah introduced in Parliament …

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1 year ago

All gaps along Pakistan, Bangladesh border to be plugged in next two years: Amit Shah

The Hindu

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said India's two major borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh will be completely secured in the next two years, with work under way to completely plug gaps in about 60 km stretch along these two fronts. The Minister said the Narendra Modi government has fenced and plugged gaps in about 560 km of the …

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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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1 year, 2 months ago

Chhattisgarh govt eyes more voter participation in areas now freed of Maoists

Hindustan Times

New Delhi: Security forces have freed a total area of almost 4,350 sq km in Chhattisgarh from Maoist control in the last two years, enabling the state government to take measures to encourage voter participation and the Election Commission of India to set up 1,000 more polling booths for this year’s assembly elections, officials aware of the details said. Security …

Security Maoists State Official Officials Areas Set

1 year, 4 months ago

Red Radicals, Tough Terrains Thwart Internet Penetration in Odisha

Deccan Chronicle

BHUBANESWAR: In the aftermath of Covid-19 crisis, many states in India saw rapid expansion of the internet as the respective provincial governments, apparently awakened to the pressing need of online education, pursued the matter with the Union government. However, Odisha is still far behind in internet penetration, largely because of the presence of Maoist forces in some forested areas and …

Odisha Internet Union Lwe Red Radicals

1 year, 7 months ago

Biggest attack by Maoists in Chhattisgarh in two years

The Hindu

The Naxal ambush on Wednesday has highlighted what is seen as the last major challenge for security forces in Chhattisgarh - foiling Improvised Explosive Device attacks in the forested tri-junction in Bastar region. The geographical tri-junction of Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Odisha located right at the southern tip of Sukma district in the south Bastar region is an area that witnesses …

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1 year, 7 months ago

10 policemen among 11 killed in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada

Hindustan Times

Ten police personnel and a driver were killed in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Wednesday in the worst attack on security forces in the Maoist insurgency-hit central Indian state since April 2021. Union home minister Amit Shah spoke to Chattishgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel about the attack and promised all possible help to the state government. Wednesday’s attack was the worst …

Personnel Attack Maoists Maoist Shah Killed Chhattisgarh

1 year, 8 months ago

Victory over Left-wing extremism looks imminent: Amit Shah

Deccan Chronicle

Jagdalpur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the fight against Left-wing extremism seems to be in the final stage of victory in the country and the supreme sacrifices made by the CRPF personnel while battling the menace has a big role in it. Speaking at the 84th Raising Day event of Central Reserve Police Force, he said security …

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1 year, 9 months ago

Naxal violence down by 77% between 2010 and 2022, Govt. tells Lok Sabha

The Hindu

The Naxal violence in India has decreased by 77% over the past 12 years and the number of deaths in related incidents has also reduced by 90% during the same period, the government said in Lok Sabha on March 14. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the geographical spread of LWE-related violence has significantly reduced and only …

Violence Jharkhand Naxal Rai Lwe Reduced Number

1 year, 10 months ago

Budget 2023: NATGRID, Police Modernisation, LWE Projects See Big Jump in Allocation

News 18

With focus on police modernisation, NATGRID and Left-Wing Extremism, allocation for the Union Home Ministry in Budget 2023 increased marginally from Rs 1.85 crore to Rs 1.96 crore, a 6% rise over the previous year. The major areas of expenditure will be NATGRID, which has seen a massive jump of more than 100% in allocation, and police modernisation where the …

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2 years, 1 month ago

CRPF establishes three new bases in LWE hit areas of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand

The Hindu

The Central Reserve Police Force has established three new forward bases in the remote Naxal violence affected areas of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand as part of its strategy to strike deep into the Maoist strongholds. “These FOBs will serve as a base for the security forces to launch coordinated operations in the surrounding areas and will also help in cutting off …

Jharkhand Maoist Areas Chhattisgarh Crpf Forces Lwe

2 years, 2 months ago

Retired IPS K Vijay Kumar Steps Down as Advisor to MHA, Hunt On for Replacement

News 18

K Vijay Kumar, Senior Security Advisor to the Ministry of Home Affairs, has expressed his unwillingness to continue in the post due to personal reasons, News18 has learnt. Kumar, a retired 70-year-old IPS officer, was appointed as Senior Security Advisor to the Union Home Ministry in 2019 and was continuing in the post. The official communication when Kumar was appointed …

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

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

The return of Maoist spectre in Telangana

Union govt approves PMAY-G houses for surrendered naxals, LWE area victims in Chhatisgarh

Jungles of Chhattisgarh drenched in red

Chhattisgarh govt working on new surrender policy for Maoists

New Camps, Intensified Operations, Breaking Financial Chain: How Security Forces Will Meet Deadline To Wipe Off Naxalism

Amit Shah chairs high-level meet on anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh

Police Comb Maoist Areas With Choppers, Drones On Election Eve

Chhattisgarh may frame new surrender policy for Maoists

Amit Shah sets three-year deadline to free Chhattisgarh from Maoist menace

625 arrests, 1040 raids, 513 chargesheets and 74 convictions: Here's how NIA battled against terrorists, and jihadists in the year 2023

2023: MHA tackles violence in Manipur and JK, brings in new criminal justice laws, peace pacts in NE

All gaps along Pakistan, Bangladesh border to be plugged in next two years: Amit Shah

The fading sheen of the Maoist’s election boycott call

Chhattisgarh govt eyes more voter participation in areas now freed of Maoists

Red Radicals, Tough Terrains Thwart Internet Penetration in Odisha

Biggest attack by Maoists in Chhattisgarh in two years

10 policemen among 11 killed in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada

Victory over Left-wing extremism looks imminent: Amit Shah

Naxal violence down by 77% between 2010 and 2022, Govt. tells Lok Sabha

Budget 2023: NATGRID, Police Modernisation, LWE Projects See Big Jump in Allocation

CRPF establishes three new bases in LWE hit areas of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand

Retired IPS K Vijay Kumar Steps Down as Advisor to MHA, Hunt On for Replacement