NEW DELHI: Decisive government actions have cleared Naxalism from jungles but the threat of urban Naxals is growing and they have “rapidly infiltrated” political parties, PM Narendra Modi said on Thursday. The voices and language of urban Naxals are now heard within these parties, indicating their deep-rooted presence, he said.Naxalism is in its final phase,…
IGP Sundarraj said the door is open for Maoists to shun violence and surrender, or have a final face-off with security forces RAIPUR: The 365-day countdown for the Centre’s deadline for elimination of Maoists has begun. Bastar IG P Sundarraj told TOI on Saturday that 310 Maoists had been killed since Jan 2024 and that…
RAIPUR: At least 31 Maoist insurgents and two security personnel were killed Sunday in a fierce gunfight in the dense forests of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region, one of the last Naxal strongholds in the country. The operation is ongoing and officials expect the Maoist death toll to rise.This is the second-largest Maoist casualty count in a…
NEW DELHI: Bodies of three Maoists were recovered alongside a significant cache of weapons, explosives, and automatic firearms in Chattisgarh’s Bijapur district, police officials confirmed on Sunday. Efforts to identify the deceased are under way as search operations continue. The operation occurred in the dense forest under the National Park area of Bijapur.The encounter follows…
NEW DELHI: Union home minister Amit Shah on Sunday appealed to Naxalites to lay down their arms and join the mainstream as he addressed a program celebrating the ‘President’s Colour’ award given to the Chhattisgarh police for their efforts in tackling Naxalism.“I would like to appeal to Naxalites that the state government which has made…
RAIPUR: In a disturbing sign that Maoist reprisal is getting more savage, insurgents murdered a second woman in a span of two days in Chhatisgarh’s Bijapur on Sunday, accusing her of acting as a police informant.Yalam Sukra, 40, was from Loded village in Madded, less than 50km from Timapur where a woman, 45, was murdered…
Telangana Encounter: तेलंगाना के मुलुगु जिले में रविवार (01, दिसंबर, 2024) की सुबह सुरक्षा बलों ने मुठभेड़ में सात माओवादियों को मार गिराया. यह घटना एक सप्ताह पहले पुलिस मुखबिर होने के संदेह में दो आदिवासी व्यक्तियों की हत्या के बाद हुई. न्यूज एजेंसी आईएएनएस के मुताबिक, मुठभेड़ सुबह करीब 5.30 बजे शुरू हुई. माओवादी…
RAIPUR: Ten Maoists, including three women, were shot dead by security forces in Bastar’s Sukma on Friday. This is the biggest encounter since the Oct 3 gunfight in which 38 Maoists were killed. The Maoist death toll this year has now risen to 207, this week alone accounting for 15 deaths.An AK-47, an Insas rifle…
BHOPAL: A Hawk Force jawan, who was critically injured Sunday during a Maoist search operation in Kundul forest area of Balaghat district in Madhya Pradesh, will have to live with a bullet lodged deep inside his skull.Shivkumar Sharma was immediately evacuated from the region when joint forces of Hawk Force and police came under heavy…