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…
Latest Naxal News & Updates
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…
Raipur, March 24 (IANS) In a historic breakthrough just one week before the government’s self-imposed deadline to declare Bastar Naxal-free, the last major Naxal cadre operating in the region—Papa Rao alias Mangu—has surrendered along with his armed group. The 56-year-old Papa Rao, a native of Sukma district and a senior member of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZCM), arrived at Kutru police station in Bijapur district carrying an AK-47 and other weapons. Accompanied by 17 ass…
Bhubaneswar, March 23 (IANS) Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday revealed that as many as 15 Maoist cadres are currently active in different parts of the state. In a written reply to a query in the state Assembly, Majhi said that according to the Central Government’s Security Related Expenditure (SRE) scheme, currently only Kandhamal district in the state is considered a Maoist-affected district (LWE Affected District), while eight other districts—Boudh, Balangir, Kalahandi, K…
Patna, March 18 (IANS) With the aim of accelerating industrial growth in Bihar, Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Wednesday announced a series of major development initiatives for Jamui and Nawada during the ongoing ‘Samriddhi Yatra’.Addressing public gatherings alongside Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Choudhary revealed plans to establish a Rs 6,000 crore steel plant in Jamui and a nuclear power plant in Nawada, both expected to significantly boost employment and industrial developmen…