PM Modi to celebrate Diwali with security personnel in Naxal-hit BastarPrime Minister Narendra Modi is visiting Bastar to celebrate Diwali with security forces involved in Ant-Naxal operations. He emphasizes th...
08 Nov, 2026, 10.23 AM IST
Rahul Gandhi had backed Maoists' unconstitutional 'Janatana Sarkar': Amit ShahUnion Home Minister Amit Shah said the government was willing to convene a special Parliament session to discuss the Special Intensive Revi...
04 Nov, 2026, 04.20 PM IST
- CRPF goes a year without losing personnel in operations for first time in 47 years
The CRPF has completed 12 consecutive months without an operational fatality for the first time in 47 years, with its last such casualty re...
03 Nov, 2026, 11.53 PM IST
- Chinese hand grenade among arms and ammunition recovered from separate Maoist dumps in Chhattisgarh
Security forces have recovered a cache of arms, ammunition and explosives, including a Chinese-made hand grenade, allegedly concealed by Ma...
22 Sep, 2026, 05.40 PM IST
Gold biscuit recovery from Maoist supply dumps: Risking life but not wealth, rebels picked safe haven assetA Maoist dump is a concealed underground cache, usually deep in the forest and sometimes placed in plastic drums or other containers before...
20 Sep, 2026, 06.30 PM IST
Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai unveils Viksit Chhattisgarh 2047 vision at 'Seva Sankalp' dialogueChhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai presented the state's 'Viksit Chhattisgarh 2047' roadmap. The plan emphasizes good governance an...
18 Sep, 2026, 09.51 PM IST
Four wanted Naxals killed in Bijapur operationIn a joint operation in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, security forces recovered the bodies of four uniformed Naxals, each carrying a rew...
28 Jul, 2025, 12.29 AM IST
Bodies of three more Naxalites found after encounter in Chhattisgarh; toll rises to 31Three more Naxalite bodies have been recovered in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region following a fierce encounter, raising the death toll to 31. ...
05 Oct, 2024, 09.10 AM IST
Massive security deployment in Bastar for Lok Sabha Polls: 350 IAF companies, 10 choppers assignedExtensive security measures are underway in Bastar ahead of the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, with 350 companies of security personne...
10 Apr, 2024, 02.46 PM IST
Naxals on back boot, large part of Bastar free of their menace: Chhattisgarh CM"I am happy that our police have been doing excellent work in naxal-affected areas. Naxalism is not just a law and order problem, but also ...
01 Jan, 2022, 05.04 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
Elusive Maoist leader Hidma in spotlight after latest attackAccording to police, Hidma heads the Peoples Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) battalion no. 1, the strongest military formation of the rebe...
06 Apr, 2021, 05.32 PM IST
Naxals' Peoples' Liberation Guerrilla Army week: Security stepped up in ChhattisgarhBastar division comprises seven districts -- Dantewada, Bijapur, Bastar, Narayanpur, Kondagaon, Sukma and Kanker.
14 Jul, 2018, 10.14 AM IST
'Jan adalat', the new game plan of NaxalsExperts view this trend as an act to terrorise people, as Naxals are frustrated with security forces making inroads in their bastion and be...
04 Sep, 2015, 11.51 AM IST
Anti-Naxal operations: Additional 11,000 securitymen for BastarThe Bastar region, with districts of Bijapur, Sukma, Dantewada, Bastar, Kondagaon, Narayanpur and Kanker, already has 31 battalions.
07 Dec, 2014, 12.26 PM IST
Altered strategies fructify as Maoists lay down arms in ChhattisgarhMost of those who have surrendered are lower rung recruits, who were reportedly persuaded by their families and police to join the mainstre...
12 Sep, 2014, 11.37 AM IST
Bastar set to become the most militarised zoneIn all, that would translate into one lakh security-men deployed in the state by 2016. Also, the Union home ministry has given in-principle...
10 Jun, 2014, 04.00 AM IST