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Over last 12 years, Naxal violence down by 77%, govt tells Lok Sabha

The Naxal violence in India has decreased by 77 per cent over the past 12 years and the number of deaths in related incidents has also reduced by 90 per cent during the same period, the government said in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai said the geographical spread of LWE-related violence has significantly reduced and only 176 police stations of 45 districts reported related violence in 2022. In 2010, at least 465 police stations of 96 districts had reported LWE-related violence. Replying to a written question, Rai said the number of LWE-related deaths (security forces and civilians) has reduced from an all-time high of 1005 in 2010 to just 98 in 2022. The minister said the decline in geographical spread of violence is also reflected in the reduced number of districts covered under the security related expenditure (SRE) scheme. He said 126 districts were covered under the SRE scheme in 2010 but that number came down to 90 in April 2018 and furt

We will have to be tough on Naxalism: Centre tells SC during a hearing

"We will have to be tough on Naxalism," the Centre told the Supreme Court on Monday during a hearing on a plea seeking an SIT investigation into an alleged massacre in a Chhattisgarh village in May 2013 which is already being probed by the CBI. Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, told a bench of Justices M R Shah and M M Sundresh that there are organisations which send their fact-finding teams to the place of occurrence of Naxal incidents. Such fact-finding teams come out with a pre-determined conclusion faulting the security forces and then petitions are filed in the courts, he said. The bench was hearing a plea seeking the constitution of a special investigation team (SIT) comprising officers from outside Chhattisgarh to probe and prosecute the members of the combined forces for the alleged massacre in Bijapur district's Edesmeta village on May 17, 2013, in which eight people were killed. The plea has also sought a direction to pay compensation to the victim

Chhattisgarh CM Baghel demands Rs 15,000 cr for anti-Naxal operations

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday urged the Centre to reimburse to the state a sum of Rs 15,000 crore it had spent on central security forces deployed for anti-Naxal operations in the state

Amit Shah to chair meeting with CMs of 10 Naxal-hit states today

Shah will chair a high-level meeting with CM's of ten Naxal-hit states in Delhi on Sunday to review the current status as well as to discuss future road map for security and development issues

Malnutrition down by 40% among kids in Naxal-hit Kondagaon, claims official

Kondagaon, a small tribal-dominated and Naxal-affected district in Chhattisgarh's Bastar division, has recorded more than 40 per cent decline in the number of malnourished children

14 land mines planted by Naxals at Jharkhand's Dalma mountain disposed

Jamshedpur Police on Saturday disposed off 14 land mines planted by the Naxals at Jharkhand's Dalma mountain.

Chhattisgarh: Naxals free CRPF jawan abducted after encounter, police says

Abducted CRPF commando Rakeshwar Singh Minhas has been released, Chhattisgarh police said on Wednesday

Govt determined to end Naxal menace, says Home Minister Amit Shah

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday said that the government is determined to take the ongoing fight against the unrest created by naxals to its logical conclusion

Country united in resolve to combat naxalism, says Sonia Gandhi

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Sunday said all are united in the resolve to combat naxalism and her party's government in Chhattisgarh will continue to provide all assistance

Chhattisgarh: 5 jawans killed in encounter with Naxals in Bijapur district

Five security personnel were killed and a few others injured on Saturday in an encounter with Naxals at a forest in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district

IED blast in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum kills three security personnel

Three security personnel were killed and two injured in a Naxal-triggered IED blast in the forests of Jharkhand's West district on Thursday, officials said

CRPF to deploy more powerful, advanced drones in Naxal-hit areas

The move will add more strength to the forces in the area

Soren govt steeped in corruption; crime, naxalism thrive: J P Nadda

The JMM-led Jharkhand government is "steeped in corruption" while "crime and naxalism flourish," BJP chief J P Nadda said on Monday, launching a scathing attack on the Hemant Soren dispensation

Chhattisgarh CM writes to Shah, seeks 7 CRPF battalions to fight Naxalism

Baghel also sought installation of 1,028 mobile towers in Naxal-affected areas, which were already approved for the state, to improve telecom connectivity

India's internal and external security priority of Modi govt, says Gadkari

He also said that the work the BJP dispensation has done during its six-year rule, could not be done in the previous 50-60 years

Koregaon-Bhima: NCP's demand to quash cases a support to naxalism: BJP

The NCP is a key constituent in the Shiv Sena-led Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government, of which the Congress is also a part.

Chhattisgarh: 28 ultras surrender in Dantewada, get Rs 10 k each under govt policy

While Madkami had a reward of Rs 2 lakh on his head, the three others had a bounty Rs 1 lakh each on their heads

2019 LS polls: Most NOTA votes in SC & ST reserved seats, Naxal-hit areas

States that saw a direct bi-polar contest between the two main national parties saw a higher NOTA vote-share as compared to states where there was a third alternative

ITBP busts Naxal camp at Chhattisgarh-Madhya Pradesh border

Realising that the forces were dominating the encounter, the Naxals gradually fled from the spot towards Madhya Pradesh (Balaghat) jungles

Odisha to ease skill training entry norms for surrendered Naxalites

Youths who deserted the Naxal camp needn't have completed 10th standard; they'll be able to enter SDCs and ITIs if they have studied up to the eighth