51 Naxalites with Rs 1.61 crore reward surrender in Chhattisgarh's Bastar divisionWith the March 31, 2026, deadline to eliminate Naxalism closing in, the number of surrenders across Chhattisgarh so far this year now stand...
07 Feb, 2026, 07.28 PM IST
Chhattisgarh's Bijapur encounter: Naxalite with ₹5 lakh bounty killedA Naxalite carrying a Rs 5 lakh reward was killed in an encounter with security forces in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh. The exchange of fire occur...
19 Dec, 2025, 02.58 PM IST
Security forces kill 10 Naxalites in Chhattisgarh encounter; peace back in Bastar, says CM SaiIn a significant victory for Chhattisgarh's anti-Naxalite operations, security forces neutralized ten Maoists, including three women, durin...
22 Nov, 2024, 09.42 PM IST
Will Bastar decide Chhattisgarh's fate once again?This region, known for its historical influence, is grappling with multiple factors, including security concerns due to Left-wing extremism...
07 Nov, 2023, 10.48 AM IST
Central forces moved in early for polls in Naxal-infested BastarThe preparation for holding elections in Bastar division begins at least eight weeks in advance. This time, 700 companies of CAPF have been...
29 Oct, 2023, 01.04 AM IST
Cong's Chhattisgarh list likely in Sept, may bench bastar MLAsThe polls will not be cakewalk for any party. Chhattisgarh has traditionally been a bipolar polity with Congress and BJP engaged in a direc...
23 Aug, 2023, 12.04 AM IST
In a first, third-gender personnel to take part in Republic Day parade in ChhattisgarhThe main celebrations in the national capital include the traditional march past at Kartavya Path comprising a grand parade by the continge...
25 Jan, 2023, 11.00 AM 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
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
Chhattisgarh: After naxals, security forces now tackle coronavirusSecurity forces in the insurgency-hit Bastar division of south Chhattisgarh are not just fighting naxals, but are also tackling the coronav...
04 Apr, 2020, 02.18 PM IST
Chhattisgarh government tp provide free food, medicare for Bastar tribalsA pilot project will be launched in select gram panchayats next week and expanded to cover the entire Bastar division in a month.
19 Jun, 2019, 11.34 PM IST
Rahul Gandhi to address farmer meet during Chhattisgarh visit MondayThis will be the Congress chief's first visit to Chhattisgarh after his party formed the government last month.
27 Jan, 2019, 09.40 PM IST
Naxals issue threats, tell tribals to boycott BJP as election date nearsOne of the pamphlet asks villagers to throw out what it calls “corporate and Hindu fascist BJP” and help bringing other political parties w...
30 Oct, 2018, 06.40 AM IST
Bastar division to be made Naxal-free soon: Chhattisgarh CM Raman SinghSingh was talking to reporters after visiting the famous Shri Saibaba Temple here in Western Maharashtra.
02 Jan, 2016, 03.43 AM IST
Chhattisgarh: 4 Naxals held in Bastar divisionTwo of them were arrested by a joint contingent of Border Security Force and police from Kanhargaon village forests .
29 Dec, 2014, 02.11 PM 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
Nine Naxals nabbed in Chhattisgarh's Bastar divisionNine Naxals were arrested in Chhattisgarh's Bastar division today while the `martyrs week' announced by the ultras hit normal life in the a...
28 Jul, 2014, 07.51 PM IST