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Bihar police vow to make state free from Naxals by 2025

PATNA: Bihar police on Monday said that the state will be made free from Naxal menace by 2025. Additional director general of police, Operations, Amrit Raj said that Maoists have already been driven out from North Bihar and no major incident of Maoist violence has been reported from this region. "We hope to make the state free from Naxal menace …

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1 week ago

Naxals use villagers as human shields during encounters in Chhattisgarh

India TV News

In a disturbing turn of events, Naxals in Chhattisgarh reportedly have used villagers, including minors, as human shields during an encounter with the security forces in the Narayanpur district of the state. Naxal militia members took advantage of villagers carrying supplies for the rebels and used them as a shield for their leader, Karthik, who is an important Maoist leader …

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1 week, 3 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, 1 day ago

7 Naxals killed in encounter with security forces in Telangana's Mulugu

India Today

Seven Maoists, including a senior commander, were killed during an encounter by the Telangana police in the Chalpaka forests of Mulugu district early this morning. The encounter comes a week after the Maoists killed two tribal men, Uika Ramesh, secretary of Peruru Gram Panchayat, and Uika Arjun, suspecting them of being police informers. Acting on intelligence inputs, a police task …

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1 month, 1 week ago

Jharkhand becoming ‘den of Naxals' under Congress, JMM, RJD: Yogi Adityanath

Hindustan Times

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday accused Jharkhand's ruling Mahagathbandhan alliance of making the state a “den of naxals". Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath during an election campaign ahead of the Jharkhand Assembly election, in Palamu district, Monday, November 11. “On one hand, they are looting Jharkhand and on the other, this corrupt government is trying to …

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4 months ago

Amit Shah to review inter-state coordination to tackle Naxals

Deccan Chronicle

New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah will convene a high-level meeting in Raipur, Chhattisgarh on Saturday to review inter-state coordination among regions affected by Naxal insurgency. Newly appointed Union home secretary Govind Mohan, director of the Intelligence Bureau Tapan Deka, and Central Reserve Police Force director general Anish Dayal Singh are also expected to attend. During his three-day visit, …

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5 months, 1 week ago

Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill repressive, allows misuse: Civil society

The Hindu

At least seven sections of the Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill, 2024 are either vague or bypass courts or give overriding powers to the State machinery, which is far beyond the objective of curbing Naxalism that the ordinance is aimed at, said civil society members. Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill will turn Maharashtra into a police State and outlaw dissent …

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6 months ago

Review of Alpa Shah’s The Incarcerations: Crackdown on dissent

The Hindu

How does one summarise a richly detailed and painstakingly researched 560-odd page book, The Incarcerations: Bhima Koregaon and the Search for Democracy in India, by Alpa Shah? Shah opens the chapter, ‘Clipping the wings of the last bastions of democracy’, with these words: “In the ‘mother of democracy’, 16 largely unconnected people from different parts of India — from Delhi …

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

Naxal problem will be over in next two to three years, claims Amit Shah

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said the Naxal problem in the country will end in the next two-to-three years, and except for a small pocket in Chhattisgarh, the whole country is now free from the menace. Shah said the Naxals were still operating in some pockets of Chhattisgarh and could not be eliminated there so far as …

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7 months, 2 weeks ago

Twelve Naxalites killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

India TV News

Chhattisgarh Police on Friday said that Twelve Naxalites have been killed in an encounter in Bijapur district. Speaking of the encounter, Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai said, "An encounter broke out with the Naxals in Gangaloor area of Bijapur district.12 dead bodies of the Naxals have been found. While multiple have been killed in the encounters, a major number of …

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8 months ago

Vishnu Deo Sai interview | ‘When Congress was in power, Naxals believed their own government was ruling’

The Hindu

Hours before the first vote was cast in Chhattisgarh, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai sat down for an interview with The Hindu on BJP’s electoral prospects in the State. He said that his government, unlike the previous Congress regime, has taken a strong stance against the Naxals but is ready for talks to arrive at a peaceful solution. And many …

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8 months ago

Kanker Ambush on Naxals: India’s Security Forces Must Maintain Their Momentum

The Quint

For the tribals, the state existed only in violent and exploitative form – forest guards and police exploited them. The state must correct the situation by investing more funds in healthcare, skill development, education, opening girls’ hostels, etc in order to improve the Human Development Index in the area. Settling the entitlements and rights of Jal, Jungle, and Jameen is …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

22 Naxals Killed Last Year, 46 Already in 2024: How New Camps, Coordination, Decisive Leadership Are Shrinking Chhattisgarh's 'Red Zone'

News 18

Around 6am on April 2, a joint team of the District Reserve Guard, and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action of the Central Reserve Police Force encountered alleged Communist Party of India cadres at Lendra village in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district. Better Centre-state coordination A senior officer of the security grid involved in the anti-Naxal operations told CNN-News18 that a factor in …

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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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11 months ago

Odisha sees decline in Naxal violence in 2023

New Indian Express

BHUBANESWAR: Odisha government has curbed Maoist insurgency to a great extent with incidents of Naxal-related violence in 2023 reporting a significant decline than the previous four years. As per data shared by state police headquarters on Saturday, 14 incidents of Naxal violence were reported in 2023 against 27 in 2022, 28 in 2021, 41 in 2020 and 44 in 2019. …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Congress failed to control Naxals: PM

Hindustan Times

The Congress government in Chhattisgarh is corrupt and failed to tackle Maoism, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, as he accused the Opposition of insulting backward communities and asserted that only the Bharatiya Janata Party protected the interests of marginalised castes. Even Congress veterans have distanced themselves from the chief minister,” Modi said. Then, speaking at Sidhi in Madhya …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Chhattisgarh Assembly election 2023: Congress turns Right in response to BJP’s 69-point charge sheet

The Hindu

Published : Oct 05, 2023 11:00 IST - 11 MINS READ With the Assembly election around the corner, various political contradictions have begun to emerge in Chhattisgarh, which is India’s most mineral-rich State but continues to be mired in abject poverty. The electoral discourse is dominated by allegations and counter-allegations of secret deals between Maoists and local leaders of the …

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1 year, 4 months ago

Two Jharkhand Jaguar Force jawans die in clash with maoists in Chaibasa

Live Mint

Two personnel from the Jharkhand Jaguar Force, a unit of the state police, lost their lives during a confrontation with Maoists in a tragic incident occurred in the West Singhbhum district. "The two jawans, identified as Amit Tiwari and Gautam Kumar, were killed in a Maoist ambush," West Singhbhum Superintendent of Police Ashutosh Shekhar told PTI. Earlier on Friday, Jharkhand …

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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

11 killed in Dantewada blast: A look at major naxal attacks in Chhattisgarh

Hindustan Times

Ten policemen were killed in a blast carried out by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Wednesday. April 2021: Twenty two security personnel killed in gunfight with Naxals in Terram jungles along the borders of Bijapur and Sukma districts. March 2018: Nine Central Reserve Police Force personnel killed in IED blast triggered by Maoists in Sukma district. March 11, 2014: …

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1 year, 9 months ago

State 'Freed' of Naxals, Six CoBRA Teams Withdraw from Jharkhand; to Move to Telangana, Chhattisgarh

News 18

The CRPF’s elite anti-Naxal unit CoBRA will move out of Jharkhand as per a new re-deployment plan after the Union government claimed that the state had been freed of Left-Wing Extremism. According to an official communication, six CoBRA teams will move to Telangana and Chhattisgarh as per the latest review done by the Central Reserve Police Force headquarters. Sources also …

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1 year, 11 months ago

Bihar STF arrested 57 Naxals, 283 wanted criminals in 2022

India TV News

In a major action against the Naxals, the Special Task Force of Bihar arrested at least 57 Naxals including six most wanted militant insurgents in the year 2022. According to a top STF official, they had also arrested more than 280 wanted criminals. While briefing media about the recent accomplishments, JS Gangwar, ADG Patna, said that STF arrested 57 Naxals …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Gujarat won't allow 'Urban Naxals' to destroy life of State's youth: PM Modi

The Hindu

In full-fledged campaign mode in his home State Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 10 warned the “Urban Naxals” trying to gain entry into the State, an apparent reference to Arvind Kejriwal and his AAP, which is taking on the BJP in a triangular contest in the State. Warning BJP cadres, the Prime Minister said that the Congress was …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Gujarat won't allow 'Urban Naxals' to destroy life of state's youth: PM Modi

Firstpost

“Urban Naxals are trying to enter the state with new appearances. They are misleading our innocent and energetic youth into following them,” PM Modi said Bharuch: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said ‘Urban Naxals’ were trying to gain entry into Gujarat by changing their appearance, but the state will not allow them to destroy the lives of youth. The …

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Bihar police vow to make state free from Naxals by 2025

Naxals use villagers as human shields during encounters in Chhattisgarh

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

7 Naxals killed in encounter with security forces in Telangana's Mulugu

Jharkhand becoming ‘den of Naxals' under Congress, JMM, RJD: Yogi Adityanath

Amit Shah to review inter-state coordination to tackle Naxals

Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill repressive, allows misuse: Civil society

Review of Alpa Shah’s The Incarcerations: Crackdown on dissent

Naxal problem will be over in next two to three years, claims Amit Shah

Twelve Naxalites killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur

Vishnu Deo Sai interview | ‘When Congress was in power, Naxals believed their own government was ruling’

Kanker Ambush on Naxals: India’s Security Forces Must Maintain Their Momentum

22 Naxals Killed Last Year, 46 Already in 2024: How New Camps, Coordination, Decisive Leadership Are Shrinking Chhattisgarh's 'Red Zone'

Vishnu Deo Sai government defeats Naxalism with proactive Puvarti Model

Odisha sees decline in Naxal violence in 2023

Congress failed to control Naxals: PM

Chhattisgarh Assembly election 2023: Congress turns Right in response to BJP’s 69-point charge sheet

Two Jharkhand Jaguar Force jawans die in clash with maoists in Chaibasa

Biggest attack by Maoists in Chhattisgarh in two years

11 killed in Dantewada blast: A look at major naxal attacks in Chhattisgarh

State 'Freed' of Naxals, Six CoBRA Teams Withdraw from Jharkhand; to Move to Telangana, Chhattisgarh

Bihar STF arrested 57 Naxals, 283 wanted criminals in 2022

Gujarat won't allow 'Urban Naxals' to destroy life of State's youth: PM Modi

Gujarat won't allow 'Urban Naxals' to destroy life of state's youth: PM Modi