Raipur, June 24 (IANS) Security forces have achieved a major success in their anti-Naxal operations with the recovery of weapons and other significant materials from a Naxal dump in the dense jungle-hilly terrain of village Amatola under Chotebethiya police station in Kanker district, officials said on Wednesday.The joint team comprising District Police, Border Security Force, and Bomb Disposal Squad conducted an intensive search operation in the border areas, maintaining high vigilance to count…
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Raipur, June 13 (IANS) The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has unearthed eight Naxal munition dumps in Chhattisgarh during a coordinated anti-insurgency operation, leading to the recovery of arms and explosives, officials said on Saturday.Acting on precise intelligence inputs, a joint team led by Commandant Anand Kumar carried out the operation in the dense forests of Adri, Harra, and Madumpara villages under the Pidia and Kuppaguda areas of Bijapur.Security personnel cordoned off the region…
Raipur, June 7 (IANS) Security forces achieved a significant breakthrough in the ongoing anti-Naxal campaign in Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh with the recovery and neutralisation of multiple improvised explosive devices (IEDs) and a large cache of banned materials, police officials said on Sunday.Acting on precise intelligence, a joint search operation was launched in the dense forest area of Todma village under Barsur Police Station by a battalion of the CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force)…
New Delhi, May 21 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah shared a deeply moving experience from his recent visit to Bastar, Chhattisgarh, where he interacted with nearly 400 tribal people, describing it as a source of profound personal satisfaction that surpasses the applause of massive public rallies. In a heartfelt post on his X handle, accompanied by a touching video of the interaction, Amit Shah revealed the emotional connection he felt while walking and interacting with the tribal communities…
Raipur/Bastar, May 18 (IANS) Union Minister of Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah inaugurated the “Shaheed Veer Gundadhur Seva Dera” in Netanar village of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar district on Monday. The newly established public utility centre has been set up within the premises of the Central Reserve Police Force camp.Marking his first visit to Bastar since the complete eradication of LWE in the region, HM Shah described the initiative as a significant step towards development, employment …
New Delhi, May 13 (IANS) The struggle for space within the Left domain is not without antecedents, and beyond Kerala, where, after the recent poll defeat of the Left Democratic Front (LDF), tensions between the Communist Party of India (CPI) and the Communist Party of India-Marxist — or CPI-M — surfaced publicly over the position of Deputy Leader of Opposition in State Assembly. The Communists could attain limited power in India, though enjoying periods of influence intermittently.One such pha…
Raipur, May 2 (IANS) The fallen constable, Parmanand Korram, succumbed to his injuries on Saturday despite being airlifted to the state capital of Raipur for advanced medical treatment. Three of his colleagues were already killed in the blast on Saturday. The tragic incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the Chhotebethia police station in Kanker district while a dedicated team from the District Reserve Guard was conducting a critical search and de-mining operation.The specialised uni…
Raipur/Bijapur, April 17 (IANS) In a major anti-Maoist operation, security forces recovered a large quantity of explosive materials concealed by Maoists in the dense forests of Annapur under the jurisdiction of Annapur Police Station at Farsegad in Bijapur district. Acting on credible intelligence during an area domination and de-mining exercise, a joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) discovered the hidden dump while conducting operations towards Pi…
New Delhi, April 1 (IANS) Union Home Minister Amit Shah delivered on his promise of a ‘Naxal Mukt Bharat’. The Home Minister announced that all members of the Naxal central and state committees have been killed, arrested or have surrendered. Talks are on with the last active CPI (Maoist) central committee member, he said, signalling the near-complete end of the Maoist leadership.The Red Corridor, once stretched from Tirupati to Nepal, has shrunk to just two districts from its peak of 126. Whil…
New Delhi, March 30 (IANS) In a charged debate during the ongoing Budget Session, Naxal/Maoist violence emerged as a sharp point of contention between the ruling and opposition benches in the Lok Sabha. BJP MP Sambit Patra invoked former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s words, calling Maoism the “deadliest evil” confronting India. Patra accused the Congress party of romanticising the movement, citing writer Arundhathi Roy’s description of Maoists as “Gandhians with guns”.He argued tha…