The story so far: On July 11, the Bharatiya Janata Party -led MahaYuti government tabled the Maharashtra Special Public Security Act, 2024, aimed at curbing the ‘menace of Naxalism’ in urban areas. The provisions of the proposed Bill, which allows the State to declare any organisation as ‘unlawful’ with offences categorised as cognisable and non-bailable, has raised concerns and is …
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 …
NEW DELHI: The National Investigation Agency on Sunday said it has filed a charge sheet against two more accused, including a prominent Politburo member of the CPI, in a case linked to revival of the banned outfit’s activities in Magadh zone of Bihar. Officials in the agency, while confirming about the filing of the supplementary charge sheet before the NIA …
On 6th December 2022, the government of Maharashtra announced various literary awards given under the Yashvantrao Chavhan State Literary Awards. Maharashtra’s minister took a stand against Maoist Kobad Ghandy While announcing the decision, Maharashtra’s minister for the Marathi language department Deepak Kesarkar said, “Everyone has freedom of thought. Sharad Baviskar and Arun Shevate are among other Marathi writers to protest …
The Congress-RJD combines poll pact with ultra-Left CPI in Bihar is deplorable and unfortunate as it can lead to a resurgence of naxalism in the state which has reeled under Maoist violence for long, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Wednesday. Ending the day with a rally at Paliganj in rural Patna, where he canvassed for sitting MLA …