44 women among 108 Maoists with ₹3.9 cr bounty surrender in BastarApart from huge stocks of weapons, Bastar police seized Rs 3.61 crore in cash and one kg of gold valued at about Rs 1.64 crore from the Mao...
12 Mar, 2026, 12.54 AM IST
52 new forward bases, 1,562 surrenders mark 2025 in Bastar: PoliceBastar police established 52 Forward Operating Bases in Naxal-affected districts during 2025. This period saw 1,562 Maoist cadres surrender...
29 Dec, 2025, 12.13 AM IST
28 Naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur; 22 of them carry Rs 89 lakh collective bountyTwenty-eight Naxalites, including 19 women and several with significant bounties, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district. Impres...
25 Nov, 2025, 07.30 PM IST
Chhattisgarh: 21 Naxals surrender in Kanker; hand over 18 weapons, including AK-47sOn Sunday, a significant turning point unfolded in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, as twenty-one Maoist militants laid down their arms. This dramatic...
26 Oct, 2025, 04.49 PM IST
We won't stop until Bastar gets rid of Naxalism: Senior copFollowing the death of a police officer in a Naxalite IED blast in Sukma, IG Sundarraj P visited the site, vowing to eradicate Naxalism fro...
10 Jun, 2025, 01.14 PM IST
At least 30 Maoists killed in ChhattisgarhIn a significant operation, security forces killed at least 30 Maoists in two separate encounters in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region. The Bija...
20 Mar, 2025, 11.36 PM IST
Possibly for first time, cops recover television from Naxal dump in Chhattisgarh's SukmaPolice in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district recovered a television set from a Maoist dump, marking a possible first. The discovery was made dur...
29 Sep, 2024, 07.41 PM IST
Cop, naxalite killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh's Kanker districtA police constable and a Naxalite were killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district. The gunfight occurred in a forest near Hid...
04 Mar, 2024, 12.10 AM IST
Chhattisgarh polls: We'll use all tech resources to thwart any bid by Maoists to disrupt elections, says Bastar Police chief"For the smooth conduct of the election, we will be using all tech resources under our disposal. I won't be able to disclose their total nu...
21 Oct, 2023, 10.34 PM IST
Chhattisgarh: Cops launch mega plantation drive in Naxal-hit Bastar 'to connect with nature, locals'The nine-day long plantation drive named 'Pothla Uraskana', which means 'plantation festival' in Gondi dialect, was rolled out on Sunday, a...
01 Aug, 2021, 10.08 PM IST
Chhattisgarh: Naxal killed in encounter in Bastar; weapon seizedThe gunfight took place on Wednesday night in the forest near Elanganar village under Darbha police station limits, over 300 km from Raipur...
01 Jul, 2021, 12.53 PM IST
Road construction to gather pace in Chhattisgarh to counter Maoist menaceThe road connectivity project for LWE-affected areas was approved by the NDA government in 2016. It proposed construction of 9,338 km of ro...
12 Apr, 2021, 08.03 AM IST
Naxals struggle as lockdown hits supply chain of essentialsThe coronavirus-triggered nationwide lockdown has paralysed the supply chain of Maoists in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, which is likely t...
18 Apr, 2020, 03.12 PM IST
How security forces plan to counter Naxals to ensure peaceful assembly polls in ChhattisgarhAround 10,000 Maoist cadres are present in the Bastar range.
27 Oct, 2018, 11.00 PM IST
5 naxals gunned down in Chhattisgarh's NarayanpurThis is the second biggest encounter in Bastar this month after bodies of six naxals, including three women, were recovered post a gun batt...
13 Jul, 2018, 11.08 PM IST
IEDs pose huge challenge in efforts to counter Naxals: PoliceAt least 1,232 IEDs have been recovered by security forces in different pockets of Bastar from 2010 to June 30 this year, as per the figure...
13 Jul, 2018, 02.29 PM IST
Making a wave: 20-fold increase in Maoist surrender since May-endHome minister enthused by high figures of desertion among insurgents as this could pave the way for his plan to go after top leadership.
13 Oct, 2014, 06.51 AM IST