Maoism
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Chhattisgarh: 15 Naxalites, with combined bounty of Rs 48 lakh, surrender in Sukma
chhattisgarh | Nov 24, 2025, 07:12 PM ISTThe surrendered cadres met senior police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials, Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan confirmed. Speaking to authorities, the former militants said they were encouraged by the state government’s development and rehabilitation initiatives.
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Amit Shah rejects 'ceasefire' offer by Maoists: 'Lay down your weapons, police won't fire a bullet'
India | Sep 28, 2025, 07:57 PM ISTIn his remarks, Union Home Minister Amit Shah also hit out at those who welcomed the 'ceasefire' offer by the Maoists. He said the Left, especially the CPI and CPI-M had urged the central government to stop Operation Black Forest, which was launched against left-wing extremism.
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Woman Naxalite carrying Rs 5 lakh reward killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh's Sukma
chhattisgarh | Sep 18, 2025, 05:06 PM ISTA day earlier, twelve Naxalites, including nine who had a total bounty of Rs 18 lakh on their heads, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district. Among them were five women.
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Jharkhand: Member of banned Maoist outfit arrested in Palamu district
Jharkhand | Feb 27, 2025, 06:41 PM ISTJharkhand: About a dozen cases were registered under various police stations in Chatra, Latehar and Palamu districts, the SP said. On a lead provided by him, police recovered 652 live cartridges hidden in a forest.
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11 naxals surrender before Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis at Gadchiroli police station
Maharashtra | Jan 01, 2025, 05:48 PM ISTDuring his visit, Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis said this is a very important police station because Maoists dominated this area.
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Amit Shah reviews operations against Naxals; development activities with CMs
India | Aug 26, 2019, 06:01 PM ISTChief ministers Nitish Kumar (Bihar), Naveen Patnaik (Odisha), Yogi Adityanath (Uttar Pradesh), Kamal Nath (Madhya Pradesh), Raghubar Das (Jharkhand), Bhupesh Baghel (Chhattisgarh) besides top police and civil officials of 10 Naxal affected states attended the meeting.
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Maoists attack 'police informer' in Jharkhand
India | Jul 18, 2019, 02:11 PM ISTMaoists first carried out the arson in a vehicle parking area near a bus stand early in the day. They set on fire two tractors, a truck and a bike. Later they beat up Ashok Sao and his son alleging them of being police informers. The injured have been admitted to a hospital, police said.
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Need to check 'urban naxals' support to Maoists: Chhattisgarh Minister
India | Oct 02, 2018, 02:26 PM IST"There are some Naxal activities in 25 per cent of the areas that share borders with neighbouring states (Odisha and Andhra Pradesh). We will finish Naxalism soon from there too," he asserted.
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BJP training guidebook says Maoism, forced conversion big threat to country
National | Sep 02, 2018, 03:50 PM ISTBesides "Maoism", the party's training guidebook also identifies "forced conversion" as an internal challenge.
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After massive anti-naxal operation in Gadchiroli, Fadnavis gets threats from Maoist organisations
India | Jun 08, 2018, 07:51 PM ISTThis comes after successful anti-naxal operations in Gadchiroli recently, where at least 39 Maoists were killed by security forces.
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Maoists attack Masudan railway station, demand closure of track to spare lives of staff
India | Dec 20, 2017, 01:25 PM ISTThe abducted ASM called up Maldah DRM in the morning saying Maoists have threatened to kill them if trains continue plying on Masudan track. All passengers have been requested to take other alternatives as a precautionary measure.
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Pakistan violated ceasefire 771 times along LoC in 2017, demonetisation curbed stone-pelting, govt tells Parliament
India | Dec 20, 2017, 08:30 AM ISTMinister of State for Home Hansraj Ahir said note ban, which was aimed at curbing black money and terrorism, was successful in hurting violent elements domestically.
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Modi will fuel communal disharmony, says Mayawati
National | Mar 28, 2014, 09:46 AM ISTNashik (Maharashtra): BJP's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was a man "with all the potential to ignite communal disharmony across the subcontinent", BSP chief Mayawati said here Thursday.Launching the Bahujan Samaj Party's election campaign in