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  Chhattisgarh: Amit Shah says 'Naxal-free Bastar' target achieved, credits coordinated security push

  chhattisgarh | May 18, 2026 17:04 IST

  Speaking at a public event in Jagdalpur, Shah recalled that the Centre had set an internal deadline in January 2024 to completely eliminate Naxalism by 31 March 2026. He said the goal had been met despite early skepticism from several quarters.

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  Amit Shah speaks tough on Naxalism again, sets new deadline on eradication

  India | November 29, 2025 0:00 IST

  Shah told the conference that the Modi government had provided lasting solutions to three long-standing hotspots, Naxalism, the North East and Jammu and Kashmir.

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  'What's the point?': In Bastar, Shah rules out talks with Naxals, urges them to surrender

  chhattisgarh | October 04, 2025 16:23 IST

  Issuing a stern warning to the Naxalites, Amit Shah said the Maoists will be given a firm response by the security forces if they try to disrupt the peace in the Bastar region. He also reiterated that 'red terror' will end in the country by March 31 next year.

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  Mission Sankalp: Bijapur Naxalite encounter toll rises to 22

  chhattisgarh | May 07, 2025 16:40 IST

  According to a police official, the encounter is still underway in Bijapur district along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border under 'Mission Sankalp'. The gunfight took place in the dense jungles along Bijapur's southwestern border.

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  Chhattisgarh CM distributes appointment letters to 70 dependents of Naxal-affected families

  chhattisgarh | October 05, 2024 11:55 IST

  It is pertinent to note that this initiative marks a significant step in the state's ongoing efforts to eliminate Naxalism. Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai, who has consistently expressed his commitment to eradicating Naxalism, praised the move.

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  Chhattisgarh: Nine Naxalites killed in encounter with security personnel in Narayanpur district

  chhattisgarh | April 30, 2024 17:27 IST

  Chhattisgarh encounter: Intermittent firing is still underway and further details are awaited. No harm was reported to security personnel in the incident so far.

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  Chhattisgarh: Two women among three Naxalites surrender in Sukma district

  chhattisgarh | January 28, 2024 10:56 IST

  The three cadres told police that they were "impressed" by the district police's rehabilitation drive for Naxalites, called 'Puna Narkom' (a term coined in local Gondi dialect which means New Dawn, New Beginning).

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  Two CRPF personnel killed in encounter with Naxals

  India | June 28, 2019 13:31 IST

  Two CRPF personnel were killed and another was injured in an encounter with Naxals in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh Friday, police said.

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  CRPF jawan killed in landmine blast in Chhattisgarh

  India | December 13, 2014 18:56 IST

  Raipur: A CRPF jawan was killed in a landmine blast in Chhattisgarh's naxal-inflected Bijapur district today, police said.R Govasdhan Reddy, belonging to E company of 222 battalion of CRPF, was killed after he stepped on