Two villagers killed by Naxals in Dantewada

Two villagers killed by Naxals in Dantewada

Two villagers from a Left-wing affected region in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada were murdered by Naxalites on Wednesday evening, said the police. Representative image | Photo Credit: – Two villagers from a Left-wing affected region in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada were murdered by Naxalites on Wednesday evening, said the police.  A senior police officer said that Baman Kashyap (29) and … Read more

Twelve Naxals killed in gunfight with police in Maharashtra

Twelve Naxals killed in gunfight with police in Maharashtra

Google Maps identifies Wandoli village in Maharashtra, near the border with Chhattisgarh. Twelve Naxalites, including women, from the Tipagad and Chandgaon Kasansur Dalams were killed in a gunfight with security forces in Maharashtra’s Gadchiroli district on Wednesday, police said. The operation, launched around 10am, continued past sunset, and involved seven units of C60, targeting a … Read more

Five Naxals killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh

Five Naxals killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh

Five Naxalites were killed in an encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur district on Tuesday, the police said. The gunfight took place in a forest in Abujhmad, a hilly forest area, when a joint team of personnel from different security forces was out on an anti-Naxal operation, a senior police official said. Search under … Read more

Two Naxals killed in encounter with police in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma

Two Naxals killed in encounter with police in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma

Security personnel patrolling in Sukma area, in Chhattisgarh. File photo | Photo Credit: SUSHIL KUMAR VERMA Two Naxals, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with police in Chhattisgarh‘s Sukma district on Monday morning, May 8, 2023, an official said. A cache of explosives and an automatic weapon were recovered from the encounter site, … Read more

Congress objects to Jhiram Valley Naxal attack report being submitted to Chhattisgarh Governor

Congress objects to Jhiram Valley Naxal attack report being submitted to Chhattisgarh Governor

The Chhattisgarh Congress on Sunday objected to a judicial commission set up to probe the May, 2013 Naxal attack in Jhiram Valley, in which several leaders of the party were killed, submitting its report to Governor Anusuiya Uikey instead of the Bhupesh Baghel-led state government. The Jhiram Ghati Inquiry Commission’s secretary and registrar (judicial) of … Read more

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel likens RSS to Naxals; BJP hits back at him

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel likens RSS to Naxals; BJP hits back at him

Equating the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh with Naxals, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday said the way the outlaws active in his state were being dictated by their senior cadres sitting in other states, the local RSS workers were being controlled from Nagpur. The RSS headquarters is located in Nagpur city of neighbouring Maharashtra. Hitting … Read more

Naxal attack: HM Amit Shah cuts short electioneering in Assam, returning to Delhi

Naxal attack: HM Amit Shah cuts short electioneering in Assam, returning to Delhi

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday cut short his electioneering in Assam and is returning to Delhi in the wake of killing of 22 security personnel by Naxals in Chhattisgarh, officials said. A Home Ministry official said Shah is returning to the national capital and may hold a meeting with senior officials of the … Read more