Raipur, May 3 (IANS) In the aftermath of a large-scale surrender by Maoists in the Bastar division, security forces have intensified search operations across the region to uncover hidden dumps and contraband left behind by the insurgents. One such operation in Dantewada district has yielded a significant breakthrough, with a massive cache of explosives and materials recovered from the dense forest area of village Todma under Barsur Police Station limits.Acting on precise intelligence received on…
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Mumbai, May 1 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday thanked PM Modi for his warm wishes on the occasion of Maharashtra Day, saying that his continued strong support for the state is truly invaluable and inspiring. He took to X to reply to PM Modi for his three-page letter to him, congratulating the Maharashtra Statehood Day and outlining the Viksit Maharashtra vision.“Thank you Hon PM, Narendra Modi Ji. For every citizen of Maharashtra, today holds special significance,…
New Delhi, April 22 (IANS) Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar visited Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Wednesday to support a grassroots sports programme aimed at turning the area, once affected by Maoist violence, into a lively sports hub. He expressed happiness about the development of playgrounds under the Maidan Cup programme.After landing at Jagdalpur airport, Tendulkar travelled to Chhindwar village. There, he participated in an event linked to the Maidan Cup initiative, which pr…
New Delhi, April 18 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday asserted that the defeat of the Constitution (131st Amendment) Bill, 2026, should not be interpreted as a setback for the Centre or the BJP, but rather as a “huge blow” inflicted on the nation by Congress and other Opposition parties.He made the remarks during a press conference held a day after the Bill was voted down in the Lok Sabha. The proposed legislation, which sought to provide 33 per cent reserv…
Kolkata, April 14 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Tuesday that if the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) comes to power in West Bengal after the two-phased Assembly polls scheduled later this month, it will bring an end to the practices of rampant ‘Love Jihad’ and ‘multiple marriages’ in the state by enforcing the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). “Some people have the liberty to maintain four marriages simultaneously, while others have to maintain one marriage at a time. Is this fair? But do not…
Raipur/Nuapada, April 13 (IANS) In a significant breakthrough in the ongoing fight against Left-Wing Extremism, security forces have recovered a large cache of explosives and bomb-making materials from the dense Dhekunpani forest along the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border, successfully thwarting a potential major terror strike in the region. A team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), operating from the Komna police camp in Odisha’s Nuapada district, conducted a joint search operation based o…
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) In a major development, security forces neutralised a top female Naxalite leader in an encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Kanker district. The deceased has been identified as Rupi, an Area Committee Member (ACM) in the Naxalite hierarchy.A bounty of Rs 5 lakh had been announced on her head.The encounter took place in the Chhotebethiya area, where police and Naxalites exchanged fire, resulting in her death in the encounter. Kanker Superintendent of Police Nikhil Rakhecha con…
Raipur/New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai is set to hold crucial high-level meetings in the national capital on Tuesday as the focus shifts towards the holistic development of the Bastar region in the “post-Maoist era”.CM Sai is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi later on Monday night at around 11.30 p.m.On April 7, he will first meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 11 a.m., followed by a meeting with Home Minister Amit Shah. Both meetings are considered highly si…
New Delhi, April 5 (IANS) India has recorded a significant decline in two of its most persistent internal security challenges — Left Wing Extremism (LWE) and militancy in Jammu and Kashmir — over the past 12 years, with sustained security operations, better intelligence coordination and development-led interventions playing a decisive role, according to a report.On the Naxalism front, the report highlights a sharp contraction in both the geographical spread and operational capabilities of Maoi…
Jaipur, April 1 (IANS) A remark made in the Lok Sabha during a discussion on Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) has sparked a political row, with Bharat Adivasi Party (BAP) MP Rajkumar Roat terming it an affront to the tribal community and seeking an apology.Roat, an MP from the Banswara-Dungarpur constituency in Rajasthan, on Wednesday responded to the remark, describing it as an insult to the entire tribal community. The controversy began during a discussion under Rule 193, where Union Home Minister re…