The two forest watchers of Kanha in police custody BHOPAL: Police arrested two “forest watchers” at Kanha National Park in Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh and booked them under UAPA, on the charge of having ties with Maoists, triggering unrest among forest staff. Many are now seeking transfer for fear of getting caught between Maoists…
Representative Image (Lexica generated image) HYDERABAD: Even as security forces push hard into the forests of Chhattisgarh to smoke out the last Naxal strongholds, a number of surrendered cadres in neighbouring Telangana say they have received a raw deal from government. They say they are happy to have ended a life of playing hide and…
NEW DELHI: As counter-Naxal forces brace to meet the March 2026 deadline set by home minister Amit Shah for ending Left-wing extremist (LWE) violence, the CRPF has augmented its strength in the Maoist bastions of south Bastar (Chhattisgarh) by deploying an additional 4,000 personnel.The force’s four battalions, comprising 4,000 troops, were recently ordered to leave…
NEW DELHI: Six maoist were killed on Thursday in an encounter with police forces in Telangana‘s Bhadradri Kothagudem, near the border with Chhattisgarh, reported news agency ANI citing police sources.Two police personnel also sustained injuries during the exchange of fire. The encounter took place in the forest area near Raghunathpalem in Karakagudem mandal during a…
RAIPUR: A Maoist commander, carrying a bounty of Rs 25 lakh, was among the nine insurgents killed in Tuesday’s encounter on the Dantewada-Bijapur border.Police identified him as Randhir, a senior member of ‘Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee’ (DKSZC) and a native of Andhra Pradesh. He is the second DKSZC member to be eliminated this year. The…
RAIPUR: The time has come to deal a “ruthless final blow” to left-wing extremism and liberate the country from this scourge by March 2026, Union home minister Amit Shah said in Raipur on Saturday.Shah, who arrived here on a two-day tour to review security operations and development strategy in Maoist-affected states, said: “Between 2019 and…
RAIPUR: A Maoist was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar Saturday. This takes Maoist death toll in Chhattisgarh this year to 141, eight this month.Police said an encounter took place in Tumar Gatta and Singavaram villages in Jagargunda when a team of District Reserve Guard was out on…
RAIPUR: Sukki is 13, and feels she is on borrowed time. “How can I save myself from the next blast?” asked the orphaned tribal girl from Sukma in conflict-ridden Bastar, who lost her left leg in a Maoist-triggered IED explosion three weeks ago.She was collecting mahua fruits when the blast happened. She now questions her…
RAIPUR: Maoists murdered two brothers for giving their land to the administration to set up a police camp in Bijapur in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar on Wednesday night. Their retaliation came within 48 hours after 10 insurgents, including some senior commanders, were gunned down in an encounter with security forces in Abujhmarh.Maoists kidnapped Joga Madavi and Joga…
RAIPUR: Over 64% of Bastar‘s 14 lakh electorate defied the Maoist threat and turned up to vote by 5pm in the first phase of the Lok Sabha polls on Friday. This figure is expected to rise.This is being held in the backdrop of the most aggressive anti-Maoist operations in nearly two decades of insurgency. As…
