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Security forces bust Naxalite camp in Chhattisgarh; recover explosives

Security forces on Thursday busted a Naxalite camp in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district following an encounter and recovered a huge cache of explosives and other materials, police said. The face-off took place in the morning in the forests of Botelanka, Eranpalli and adjoining villages near the Chintavagu river where Naxalites had set up a transit camp, a senior police official said. Sensing the presence of security personnel, Naxalites opened indiscriminate fire, prompting retaliation by the men in uniform, he said. The intermittent firing lasted for a long time following which Naxalites escaped from the spot, within Chintagufa police station's jurisdiction, leaving behind their belongings, the official said. A huge cache of explosives and items related to Maoists were recovered from the transit camp of Maoists, he said. A search operation was still underway in the area and security forces were reported to be safe, he added. Personnel from the District Reserve Guard (DRG), Bastar ..

Govt promotes pulses production in tribal and Naxal-affected areas

The government is encouraging pulse cultivation, particularly 'arhar' and 'urad', in Naxal-affected districts and tribal areas of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh to boost national production and increase farmers' income, according to a government official. The initiative, focusing on non-traditional pulse-growing regions, is a pilot project that could be expanded nationwide if successful, potentially reducing India's reliance on imports. The National Co-operative Consumers' Federation of India Ltd (NCCF), tasked with piloting the project, has identified four districts in Jharkhand and five in Chhattisgarh for implementation. "We're promoting arhar and urad production this kharif season in selected Naxal-affected and tribal areas of Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, including women farmers," NCCF Managing Director Anice Joseph Chandra told PTI. Target districts include Rajnandgaon, Jashpur, Bastar, and Mohla Manpur in Chhattisgarh, and Palamu, Katihar, Dumka, and Garwa in Jharkhand. Hybrid se

Six Naxals killed in exchange of fire with security forces in Telangana

The police exchanged fire with Naxals in Bhadradri Kothagudam district of Telangana

Naxal recruitment case: NIA conducts raids in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana & UP

NIA investigations have revealed that several frontal organisations and student wings have been tasked with motivating and recruiting cadres

HM Shah to chair anti-Naxal review meeting today in Chhattisgarh's Raipur

As per official sources, during the meeting, the Union Home Minister will assess both the measures taken against Naxal insurgency and the advancement of infrastructure projects

Chhattisgarh govt setting up police camps in Naxal-hit region: CM Sai

The Chhattisgarh government was working on a war footing to set up new security camps in the Naxalite-hit areas of the state with an aim to end the menace and ensure basic facilities to people living there, Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Thursday. In the last eight months of the BJP government in the state, 146 Naxalites were gunned down by brave security personnel in the state as a result of which people of the region have been feeling safe after several years, he said. In his Independence Day address to the state at the Police Parade grounds in state capital Raipur, Sai also said his government was preparing a new industrial policy for the state to accelerate growth by providing employment to the youth on a large scale. He said Chhattisgarh has been delivering a key role in fulfilling the resolve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to make India developed by 2047. "On this day, we express our gratitude to our soldiers who are fighting the anti-democratic Naxalite terror in the ...

Jharkhand Police has finished 95% of Naxalism problem in state: DGP Gupta

DGP Anurag Gupta added on and said that in the next two to three months, the Maoist activities in Jharkhand would be reduced and a change would be noticed

Gadchiroli encounter: 12 Naxals killed, had cumulative bounty of Rs 86 lakh

The 12 Naxalites, including three senior cadres, who were killed in an encounter with security forces in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra carried a total cash reward of Rs 86 lakh on their heads, police said on Thursday. Due to the success of the operation, the entire Korchi-Tipagad and Chatgaon-Kasansur Dalams of Maoists have been wiped out, they claimed. Twelve Naxalites, including five women, were killed and three security personnel injured in the encounter that took place on Wednesday near the Chhattisgarh border. The exchange of fire started in the afternoon and lasted around six hours, an official said. "Credible information was received yesterday morning that 12 to 15 members of Korchi-Tipagad and Chatgaon-Kasansur joint local organisation squad (LOS) are camping in a forest area near Chhattisgarh border in Wandoli village with an aim to carry out subversive activities in view of the upcoming Martyrs' Week observed by Naxalites (between July 28 and August 3)," a release ...

Four naxals with cumulative bounty of Rs 20 lakh surrender in Chhattisgarh

Four Naxalites collectively carrying a reward of Rs 20 lakh on their heads surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Tuesday, police said. Two women are among the surrendered Maoists. They turned themselves in before senior police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials here stating that they were disappointed by the atrocities committed by the Maoists on tribals, and disapproved of the "inhuman" and "hollow" Maoist ideology, district superintendent of police Kiran Chavan said. They were also impressed by the state government's Naxalite elimination policy and welfare schemes, he said. Among the four, Kailash alias Kavasi Deva (35), a 'deputy commander' of company no 10 of the Maoists, carried a reward of Rs 8 lakh on his head, SP said. Vanjam Hadma (24), a senior cadre of platoon no 30, and woman Sukki Madkam (31), an area committee member under the south Bastar division of Maoists, were carrying a reward of Rs 5 lakh each on their heads, Chavan said. Another ...

Seven Naxalites killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh

The exchange of fire broke out when security personnel were cordoning off the forest on Bijapur-Narayanpur border on Thursday and the intermittent firing lasted till evening, an official said

Bastar defies boycott call by Naxals, heat; voter turnout increases to 68%

A few polling parties were asked to stay in the nearby police station or the camp of security forces

Raids, cash hauls, political turmoil jeopardise Jharkhand's journey in 2023

It was a power-packed year for Jharkhand with high-profile arrests, political turmoil, searches and raids, cash hauls, deaths and gunfights between Naxals and security forces. The year began tumultuously with the Jain community and Santhal tribes staking claim over 'Parasnath' or 'Hill deity Marang Buru'. Chief Minister Hemant Soren remained in the news throughout the year for skipping as many as six summons by the Enforcement Directorate in an alleged land and illegal mining scam. The year was saw the arrest of IAS officer Chhavi Ranjan. On a positive note, the year saw implementation of an outreach scheme aimed at delivering benefits of government schemes to people, benefiting 58 lakh people. Players from the state performed well in national and international events. The government's crackdown on Maoists was severe. In all, 397 Maoists were arrested, nine killed, and 26 surrendered to security forces. Security forces also managed to free 'Budha Pahad' in Garhwa and Latehar in ..

Centre didn't play any role in bringing down Naxalites in Chhattisgarh: CM

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said the BJP-led Centre did not play any role in curbing Naxalism in the state as incidents of Naxal violence were on the rise under the party's "double engine" government between 2014 and 2018, and asserted that his dispensation's three-pronged strategy of development, trust and security resulted in pushing Maoists on backfoot. In an interview to PTI, Baghel also said his party's high command will decide whether he would continue to be the CM or not if the Congress retains power in the state after the next month's assembly elections. Congress is striving to retain power in Chhattisgarh for the second straight term in the two-phased elections to be held on November 7 and 17, riding high on the popularity of Baghel, who has a significant hold over the Other Backward Classes (OBC) and rural voters, and the government's welfare schemes focused on farmers, tribals and the poor. Refuting charges of scams being levelled by the BJP against his ...

Naxal-affected Bastar villages to vote for the first time in 40 years

There are 40 highly Naxal-affected villages where polling booths will be established for voting after 40 years.120 polling stations are being reopened in these villages on Saturday

Maharashtra CM to attend review meet on Naxal terror to be chaired by Shah

The meeting, which is held at regular intervals, aims at fulfilling the Central government's commitment to the development of the Naxal-affected states

Chhattisgarh Assembly polls: 93-year-old to vote for first time in Kanker

The name of Sher Singh Hedko (93), a resident of village Bhainsakanhar (K) under Bhanupratappur assembly constituency, has been added to the voter's list during a door-a-door campaign

NIA raids eight places in five districts of Uttar Pradesh in Naxal case

The raids are going on in Prayagraj, Varanasi, Chandauli, Azamgarh and Deoria districts of Uttar Pradesh

MP will cut supply lines of Naxalism by reining in Urban Naxals': Mishra

Madhya Pradesh home minister Narottam Mishra said on Thursday that the security forces will target the pipeline that is supplying money and promoting Naxalism through Urban Naxals to wipe out the menace from its roots. The term Urban Naxal' is often used by some segments of the political spectrum to describe sympathisers of the Naxalism cause and certain social activists. The state's police and Hawk Force are working well and the government has been successful in effectively controlling Naxal activities in MP, Mishra told reporters after chairing a high-level meeting to review the situation in insurgency-affected districts. "To end the Naxal ideology from its roots, we have decided to take effective action against the pipeline and Urban Naxalites supplying money and promoting the ideology. We should go to its roots, said Mishra. The Hawk Force is the elite unit to combat the Naxalites in Madhya Pradesh. The state's Director General of Police (DGP) Sudhir Saxena, Adarsh Katiyar, ..

Gunfight between security forces, Naxals on outskirts of Jharkhand's Ranchi

A gunfight broke out between security forces and Naxals on the outskirts of Ranchi city on Thursday, police said. Acting on a tip-off that five members of the banned Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti Committee (TSPC) were in a forest in the Budmu police station area, a search operation was started around 3.30 pm, they said. Soon, a gunfight broke out between the Naxals and the forces, they added. "However, the extremists escaped taking advantage of the forest," Superintendent of Police (Ranchi-Rural) Naushad Alam told PTI. A rifle and live bullets were seized from the area, he said. Alam said they have received information that some of the extremists were injured in the gunfight. "We are verifying it," he said.

Chhattisgarh sees quieter summer this year with fewer Naxal attacks

Summer, usually the toughest time for security forces battling Naxal insurgency in Chhattisgarh, has passed off relatively peacefully this year