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1 week, 1 day ago

It's endgame for Naxalism in India, says Amit Shah, meets former insurgents

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday met a group of former Naxals, who had surrendered and are now engaged with the security forces in anti-Naxal operations. “Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the country will be completely free from Naxalism before March 31, 2026,” the Union Home Minister said in Chhattisgarh. “Due to the strict policy of …

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1 week, 1 day 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 …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Chhattisgarh: Encounter underway between security forces, naxals at Narayanpur-Dantewada Border

India TV News

A heated encounter broke out between security forces and Naxals in the dense forests of Abujmarh town on the border of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday morning, a police report said. Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai reacted and said, "an anti-Naxal operation was going on in which our security forces succeeded in killing 7 Naxalites. …

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3 weeks, 6 days ago

Maharashtra assembly polls: How Army ensured polling in remote Naxal-hit areas

India Today

The Indian Army played a pivotal role in ensuring that even the remotest and Naxal-affected areas of Maharashtra participated in the state’s assembly elections held on November 20. The Army deployed two Advanced Light Helicopters to enhance air support for transporting election officials, logistics, and Electronic Voting Machines to areas lacking surface connectivity, including Naxal-affected regions. From November 17 to …

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1 month ago

Chhattisgarh: 10 maoists killed in Sukma encounter, AK-47 rifles recovered

Hindustan Times

At least 10 Maoists were killed in an encounter with security forces in Sukma district on Friday, the police said. Chhattisgarh's fight against Maoists Notably, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai met Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday at the North Block in the national capital. The CM said that the state government and the security forces have been …

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1 month ago

Karnataka: Judicial probe demanded into Naxal leader Vikram Gowda's killing

Deccan Chronicle

Mangaluru: The recent encounter killing of Naxal leader Vikram Gowda by the Anti-Naxal Force in Karnataka has sparked a demand for a proper probe into the incident. Adivasi Hakkugala Samanvaya Samiti Belthangady Taluk convener and state committee member Shekhar Laila has called for an immediate judicial inquiry by the state government into the incident. “Over the past 21 years, multiple …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Five Naxals killed, two security personnel injured in intense encounter in Chhattisgarh

India TV News

In a major operation against left-wing extremism, five Naxalites were killed, and two security personnel were injured during an intense encounter in the dense forests of Abujhmadh, located at the Kanker-Narayanpur border in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, early Saturday morning. According to the Chhattisgarh Police, the encounter began when joint security forces advanced into the thick forested terrain to dismantle Naxal strongholds. …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh: After 21 years, tribals plan to return to native place in Naxal-hit Abujhmad

Deccan Chronicle

Raipur: More than two decades after deserting their village due to Maoists, around 25 tribal families are planning to return to their native place in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district. Now, 21 years after their desertion, these families recently visited their native place and have been planning to resettle there after police set up a camp there to facilitate development works and …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Maoists' 'Jjugaad' BGL: A Potent Weapon in Naxal Warfare

Deccan Chronicle

The Maoists have developed a potent weapon called the 'jugaad' BGL, a 'potent' weapon in Naxal weaponry. The weapon is being improvised continuously to make it the 'most effective' weapon in the guerrilla warfare against security forces in the jungles. The 'jugaad' BGL is a 'bore kind' of weapon, but it is a potent weapon in Naxal weaponry. It has …

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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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4 months ago

‘Will free India from Naxal violence by March 2026’: Amit Shah in Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times

Union home minister Amit Shah on Saturday said that the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance government "will free India from Naxal violence by March 2026”. Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a meeting of the Inter-State Coordination Committee of Naxal-affected states. “The time has come for the final assault on Left Wing Extremism," Shah said at a press conference after …

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4 months 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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4 months, 1 week ago

Independence Day 2024: 59 medals for Maharashtra police; PSI martyred in Naxal face-off to get gallantry medal

The Hindu

Police sub-inspector Dhanaji Honmane, who was martyred in an encounter with Naxalites in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra in 2020, was among the 17 police personnel from the State who have been selected for the Medal for Gallantry on the eve of the Independence Day. Gadchiroli Additional Superintendent of Police Kunal Tare, Sub Divisional Police Officer Kunal Sonvane, PSI Dipak Aute, …

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5 months ago

Naxal attack: 2 STF cops killed, 4 injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh

Deccan Chronicle

Two personnel of the Special Task Force were killed and four others injured after Naxalites denoted an improvised explosive device in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said on Thursday.Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai expressed grief over the incident and said the sacrifice of the jawans will not go in vain and the fight against Naxalism will continue till the menace is …

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6 months ago

Chhattisgarh: 70-Year-Old Tribal Woman Wounded in Naxal IED Blast, Loses Her Ankles

Deccan Chronicle

Raipur: A 70-year-old tribal woman was on Wednesday grievously wounded in the Naxal improvised explosive device blast in Bijapur district under Bastar in Chhattisgarh, police said. According to a senior district police officer, the woman stepped on an IED, planted by Maoists to target security personnel, while she was collecting forest produce in the morning. On January 13, an eight-year-old …

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6 months, 2 weeks ago

NIA Chargesheets Naxal Cadre in Conspiracy to Kill Security Forces in Chhattisgarh

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency on Wednesday filed a chargesheet against a naxal cadre in a case relating to a conspiracy to damage and block a road in Chhattisgarh with the intent to kill police personnel and loot their arms. The accused, Lakhma Ram alias Lakhma Korram, has been charged under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code, Prevention …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh: Eight Naxalites surrender before security forces in Sukma

India TV News

Chhattisgarh news: Eight Naxalites, four of them carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs 5 lakh, surrendered before security forces in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district today, police said. The Naxalites turned themselves in before senior officials of the police and Central Reserve Police Force, citing disappointment with atrocities committed by Maoists on tribals and inhuman and hollow Maoist ideology, an official said. …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

C’garh: Counterinsurgency strategy set for revamp post-general elections, campaign to free Maoist stronghold Abujhmad to be intensified

Deccan Chronicle

Raipur: The counterinsurgency strategy in the Leftwing extremism-hit Bastar in Chhattisgarh may be completely revamped in the coming days to intensify campaigns by the security forces to push Maoists off their strongholds, particularly Abujhmad. Security brass is mulling strengthening counterinsurgency forces in Bastar further with deployment of additional Central Para Military Forces in the core areas of Maoists, the police …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

CRPF gains upper hand against Naxals after setting up 125 bases deep inside their dens

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: Attributing the recent successes in operations against left wing extremists to forward operating bases deep inside Naxal dens, officials in the security set-up said that 125 such units were established by the Central Reserve Police Force in the past three years. Giving year wise details, a senior official said the CRPF has set up 18 forward operating bases …

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8 months ago

Chhattisgarh: Kanker encounter video surfaces, security forces breach Naxal-den Abujhmad for first time

Deccan Chronicle

Raipur: A day after 29 Maoists including two Naxal commanders were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in a forest in Kanker district under Bastar in Chhattisgarh, a video of the incident on Wednesday surfaced. The 7.08-minute-long video clip has captured the jawans advancing towards the Maoists’ camp in Hapatola jungle under Chhotebetiya police station while exchanging fire …

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8 months, 1 week ago

Amit Shah reacts to Chhattisgarh anti-Maoist operations: ‘Over 80 killed….’

Hindustan Times

Union home minister Amit Shah on Wednesday congratulated security personnel for the anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh's Kanker in which 29 Maoists were gunned down. "Ever since Modi ji became the prime minister, the BJP government has launched a continuous campaign against Naxalism and terrorism… We started setting up camps since 2014,” Amit Shah said. Union minister Amit Shah The home …

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8 months, 1 week ago

29 Maoists dead in fierce Chhattisgarh operation

Hindustan Times

Twenty-nine Maoists were killed in a fierce encounter with joint forces of the state police and the Border Security Force in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district, officials said on Tuesday, in what is the most significant single-incident blow to the rebels in eight years, and the biggest ever in the state. Senior Chhattisgarh police officials said that the gunbattle that lasted over …

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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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8 months, 1 week ago

Chhattisgarh: 29 Maoists killed, three jawans injured in encounter in Kanker ahead of Lok Sabha Polls

India TV News

At least 29 Maoists were killed and at least three jawans also sustained injuries during an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Tuesday. The gunfight took place at around 2 pm in Hapatola forest between Binagunda and Koronar villages under Chhotebethiya police station limits, when a joint team of the Border Security Force and the state's District Reserve Guard was …

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It's endgame for Naxalism in India, says Amit Shah, meets former insurgents

Chhattisgarh: Amit Shah Reiterates to End Naxalism by March 2026

Chhattisgarh: Encounter underway between security forces, naxals at Narayanpur-Dantewada Border

Maharashtra assembly polls: How Army ensured polling in remote Naxal-hit areas

Chhattisgarh: 10 maoists killed in Sukma encounter, AK-47 rifles recovered

Karnataka: Judicial probe demanded into Naxal leader Vikram Gowda's killing

Five Naxals killed, two security personnel injured in intense encounter in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh: After 21 years, tribals plan to return to native place in Naxal-hit Abujhmad

Maoists' 'Jjugaad' BGL: A Potent Weapon in Naxal Warfare

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

‘Will free India from Naxal violence by March 2026’: Amit Shah in Chhattisgarh

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

Independence Day 2024: 59 medals for Maharashtra police; PSI martyred in Naxal face-off to get gallantry medal

Naxal attack: 2 STF cops killed, 4 injured in IED blast in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh: 70-Year-Old Tribal Woman Wounded in Naxal IED Blast, Loses Her Ankles

NIA Chargesheets Naxal Cadre in Conspiracy to Kill Security Forces in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh: Eight Naxalites surrender before security forces in Sukma

C’garh: Counterinsurgency strategy set for revamp post-general elections, campaign to free Maoist stronghold Abujhmad to be intensified

CRPF gains upper hand against Naxals after setting up 125 bases deep inside their dens

Chhattisgarh: Kanker encounter video surfaces, security forces breach Naxal-den Abujhmad for first time

Amit Shah reacts to Chhattisgarh anti-Maoist operations: ‘Over 80 killed….’

29 Maoists dead in fierce Chhattisgarh operation

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

Chhattisgarh: 29 Maoists killed, three jawans injured in encounter in Kanker ahead of Lok Sabha Polls