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  Chhattisgarh: Naxalites attack two policemen, flee with their weapons in Sukma

  India | November 03, 2024 17:00 IST

  Chhattisgarh naxal attack: Both the injured constables, posted at Jagargunda police station, were initially admitted to a local hospital. They were later airlifted to Raipur and admitted to a private hospital in the state capital, the official said.

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  Chhattisgarh: One jawan injured as Naxals target 206 CoBRA and DRG troops with IED blast in Sukma

  India | November 27, 2018 9:01 IST

  The explosion took place when the troops of 206 CoBRA and DRG were returning to their base camp in Chintagupha.

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  Sukma encounter: 2 security personnel, civilian killed; 1 Naxal shot dead

  India | February 18, 2018 23:33 IST

  The encounter comes three days after two Naxals, including a woman, were gunned down by the security forces in an exchange of fire in insurgency-hit Sukma district on Thursday.

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  Chhattisgarh Maoists ‘condemn’ Akshay Kumar, Saina Nehwal for helping CRPF martyrs’ kin

  India | May 29, 2017 14:07 IST

  Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar and ace badminton player Saina Nehwal have been condemned by Maoists in Chhattisgarh for giving financial assistance to the families of 12 CRPF men killed in a Naxal ambush in Sukma district in March

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  Sukma Naxal attack: CRPF submits report to Home Ministry

  India | May 22, 2017 22:02 IST

  The CRPF has submitted a detailed report to the home ministry stating the circumstances that led to the killing of 25 of its personnel by Naxals last month in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh.

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  Sukma attack: 18 Naxalites taken into custody

  India | May 21, 2017 9:11 IST

  At least 18 Naxalites were taken into custody today for questioning in connection with last months ambush on a CRPF patrolling party in Sukma.

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  Vivek Oberoi comes out as messiah, gifts 25 flats to families of Sukma martyrs!

  Bollywood | May 13, 2017 15:27 IST

  In one of the worst ever attacks by Maoists, 25 CRPF troopers were killed in Sukma region of Chhattisgarh on April 24

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  CoBRA to 'bite' Naxals; Centre to depute 2,000 commandos to Sukma

  India | May 08, 2017 23:43 IST

  Sukma and its adjoining areas have witnessed some of the deadliest ambushes on security forces recently like the one where 25 CRPF men were killed in the Burkapal area of the district on April 24.

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  Need of ‘unity for purpose’ to tackle Naxals: Rajnath Singh

  Politics | May 08, 2017 12:48 IST

  Calling for "unity of purpose" amongst all Naxal-affected states, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today advocated the formation of a strategic and unified command to foil attempts to "stall development and throttle democracy at gunpoint".

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  Sukma attack: Strategic CRPF command shifted from Kolkata to Raipur

  India | May 07, 2017 18:44 IST

  The newly appointed CRPF Director General Rajeev Rai Bhatnagar has been asked to ensure that the command begins functioning from Raipur before the high-level meeting of LWE hit states here tomorrow.

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  Four Maoists, part of Sukma attack, arrested; 11 ‘suspects’ interrogated

  India | May 05, 2017 8:09 IST

  Ten days after the dastardly Naxal attack on an Army camp in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district which left 25 CRPF personnel dead, the security forces got a major breakthrough, arresting four Maoists responsible for the attack.

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  Car damaged, stones hurled at home for condoling jawans' death, claims JNU prof

  India | April 29, 2017 22:30 IST

  An assistant professor at JNU today alleged some persons vandalised his car and threw stones at his house for organising an event on the varsity campus to condole the death of jawans in Sukma and Kupwara.

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  Sukma Attack: Helicopter carrying CoBRA commandos crash lands in Chhattisgarh

  News | April 29, 2017 13:57 IST

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  Gautam Gambhir to bear educational expenses of Sukma martyrs’ children

  Cricket | April 28, 2017 12:18 IST

  Gautam Gambhir has announced that he will bear the educational expenses of the children of 25 CRPF jawans martyred in the Maoist attack on an Army camp in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district.

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  Sukma attack: Centre tells forces to target Naxal leaders, prepares a ‘hit list’

  News | April 27, 2017 7:25 IST

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  Sukma attack: Centre tells forces to target Naxal leaders, prepares a ‘hit list’

  India | April 27, 2017 7:05 IST

  The Centre has asked the security forces to focus counter-offensive operations on “highvalue targets”, including south Bastar divisional commander Raghu and commander of the first battalion of People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) Hidma

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  Two days after Sukma attack, CRPF gets a full-fledged chief; Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar appointed new DG

  India | April 26, 2017 21:36 IST

  The government has appointed senior IPS officer Rajiv Rai Bhatnagar as the new DG of the CRPF, nearly two months after the retirement of previous incumbent K. Durga Prasad on February 28.

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  Will kill 50 Maoists to avenge Sukma attack, says CRPF survivor Mahendra Kumar

  India | April 26, 2017 10:19 IST

  A CRPF trooper who survived the massacre of 25 colleagues by Maoists in Chhattisgarh said on Tuesday that 50 insurgents would be killed in revenge.

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  Guarding Kashmir is easier than being part of an anti-Maoist operation: Sukma attack survivor

  India | April 26, 2017 9:09 IST

  The survivors of the Sukma massacre recalled that they were completely outnumbered by Naxals and were down to their last bullets as the latter closed in, says a Times of India report.

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  Redraw counter-Naxal strategy, show results in next 75 days: Rajnath Singh tells CRPF

  India | April 26, 2017 7:23 IST

  Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has asked security forces on the ground to go on an “all-out offensive” against Maoists and “show results in the next few weeks”.