Naxals

38 Naxals, including 7 women, surrender in Chhattisgarh

Most of the surrendered Naxals are lower rung ultras allegedly involved in murder, loot and attacks on police.

Sep 04, 2016, 20:02 PM IST

Two reward-carrying women Naxals arrested; another surrenders

Those arrested were identified as Sonay Potai (32), associated with the military wing of Maoists, and Soni Potai, an area committee member.

Aug 25, 2016, 19:26 PM IST

Naxals damage railway line, 14 wagons of goods train derailed

However, no casualties were reported.

Aug 20, 2016, 23:25 PM IST

Four Naxals killed in Dantewada

Four Naxals, including a 'commander-rank' woman cadre, were on Wednesday gunned down while a jawan was injured in an encounter between security personnel and the ultras in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district.

Aug 17, 2016, 10:47 AM IST

Security forces recover 40 kg IED in Chhattisgarh's Bastar; it was planted by Maoists eight years back!

Security forces on Sunday recovered a powerful 40-kg improvised explosive device (IED), planted by Maoists eight years back in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district on National Highway 63, police said.

Jul 31, 2016, 12:47 PM IST

CoBRA jawan killed in gunbattle with Naxals

A CoBRA jawan was killed and another injured in a fierce gun-battle with Naxals in a dense forest pocket of Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Sukma district on Saturday, police said.

Jul 30, 2016, 15:24 PM IST

12 ultras surrender in Chhattisgarh, cite disappointment with Maoist ideology

As many as 12 Naxals, including two women, today surrendered in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bastar district citing disappointment with the "empty" ideology of the outlawed CPI (Maoist), police said.

Jul 25, 2016, 17:16 PM IST

Dreaded Maoist couple, three other ultras surrender in Odisha

Sukhdev and his wife Rukmini were active for over a decade and decided to give up arms after they realised that the Maoists were harassing tribals and poor people.

Jul 21, 2016, 23:39 PM IST

ISIS operatives were in touch with Naxals: NIA

ISIS operatives in India had approached Naxal groups to understand their modus operandi.

Jul 19, 2016, 20:25 PM IST

Bihar announces Rs 25 lakh for each of 10 CRPF personnel killed

The Bihar government has announced a compensation package for the CRPF personnel who were killed the previous day in a landmine blast by Maoists in Aurangabad district, an official said on Tuesday.

Jul 19, 2016, 17:59 PM IST

At least eight CRPF commandos, belonging to COBRA battalion, killed in IED blast in Bihar

At least eight CRPF commandos belonging to its elite COBRA battalion were killed in Bihar.

Jul 19, 2016, 00:30 AM IST

Four Naxals killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district

Naxals opened fire on a joint team of district police and the CRPF in a forest near Tumrel village, under the Pamed police station jurisdiction, an official said.

Jul 16, 2016, 23:56 PM IST

Chhattisgarh Government fulfils dream of tribal girl affected by Maoist violence

A tribal girl with a tragic past has made it to the Indira Gandhi Agricultural University in Raipur with the help of Chhattisgarh Government`s scheme for the Naxal-affected children.

Jul 14, 2016, 16:02 PM IST

Naxals kill policeman in Chhattisgarh

Assistant Constable killed by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district.

Jul 05, 2016, 14:19 PM IST

Jiram valley attack suspect among three Naxals held in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district

Three Naxals, one of them allegedly involved in the 2013 Jiram valley attack that left 31 people, including several prominent Congress leaders, dead, were on Sunday arrested in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said.

Jul 03, 2016, 22:07 PM IST

J&K convoy ambushes: 15 troops killed in last one year

The last in the series was the attack on the CRPF bus in Pampore on June 25 where two terrorists killed eight personnel and injured 22.

Jun 28, 2016, 18:08 PM IST

Naxalism will be rooted out soon: Rajnath Singh

The Home Minister also said that Maoists were declining continuously in strength and their big groups had no capacity to work.

Jun 27, 2016, 17:13 PM IST

Jharkhand wants 5 more batallions of CRPF to fight Naxals

 Jharkhand on Saturday demanded five battalions of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to combat Naxalism in the state.

Jun 25, 2016, 23:53 PM IST

CRPF commando killed in Jharkhand encounter

A CRPF commando was killed in an encounter with Naxals in the jungles of Giridih district of Jharkhand early Friday.

Jun 17, 2016, 11:15 AM IST

Eight Maoist guerrillas killed in Chhattisgarh, 3 cops injured

At least eight Maoist guerrillas were killed and many others injured in a gunfight with police in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, a senior police officer said. Three police personnel were also injured.

Jun 14, 2016, 21:01 PM IST