"No choice but to surrender, or else suffer consequences": Bastar IG Sundarraj on Maoist leader Madvi Hidma's encounterIn a strategic operation, security forces successfully took down the notorious Maoist leader Madvi Hidma during a fierce encounter. Known f...
19 Nov, 2025, 04.27 PM IST
Who was Madvi Hidma? India's top Maoist commander who remained untraceable for years was behind 26 lethal attacksMadvi Hidma, India's dreaded Naxal, who was responsible for leading at least 26 armed attacks was killed in an encounter today. Hidma remai...
19 Nov, 2025, 04.26 PM IST
End of Hidma? Security forces strike big on tri-state border, six Maoists killedHidma was allegedly responsible for Jhiram Ghati massacre which wiped out Chhattisgarh Congress entire leadership in 2013 and Dantewada Mao...
19 Nov, 2025, 04.26 PM IST
Seven Maoists killed in police encounter in Andhra PradeshSecurity forces gunned down seven Maoists in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. This follows a similar operation on Tuesday that killed six Maois...
19 Nov, 2025, 12.13 PM IST
Hidma’s end marks a decisive moment in fight against Maoist insurgencyMadavi Hidma, a most wanted Maoist leader, was killed in an operation. This happened deep inside forests at the tri-junction of Andhra Prad...
18 Nov, 2025, 01.59 PM IST
The Jungle Truce: Inside Fadnavis–Bhupathi deal that triggered a historic Maoist surrenderA quiet understanding between Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and Maoist ideologue Bhupathi led to an unprecedented mass surrender of PLGA...
25 Oct, 2025, 02.32 PM IST
NIA charges 17 in 2024 CRPF camp attack caseThe NIA investigation reveals that Maoists created a dummy CRPF camp for training before the Chhattisgarh attack. They held meetings and ga...
15 Jun, 2025, 12.28 AM IST
Telangana: Forces launch final offensive against Naxals at Karregutta; CRPF officer loses legSecurity forces have initiated a final assault on Karregutta hills. This is part of a major anti-Naxal operation. The CRPF led the operatio...
06 May, 2025, 12.31 PM IST
CRPF launches biggest operation of 2025; three Naxals killedA joint operation by the CRPF and Chhattisgarh police along the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border has resulted in the killing of three female N...
24 Apr, 2025, 02.44 PM IST
Countdown begins to eliminate "last of the Maoists"; 365-day official deadline sets inThe Centre appears to be on track to meet Amit Shah's target to eradicate Maoist insurgency by March 2026, with only 400 armed cadres remai...
02 Mar, 2025, 11.40 AM IST
Forces approaching Naxal hidma strongholdRetaliation by central forces came after moving towards Tekalgudem village, core area of wanted Naxal commander Madvi Hidma, elusive leader...
01 Feb, 2024, 12.00 AM IST
Find mediator for commando’s release: CRPF chief to teamThe Centre has asked the Chhattisgarh government to verify authenticity of a letter, purportedly written by Maoists, which said that missin...
07 Apr, 2021, 12.00 AM IST
Chhattisgarh Naxal attack: Maoists were armed with light machine guns; looted weapons of security personnelAt least 400 Naxals suspected to be led by the most wanted Maoist commander and leader of the so-called 'People's Liberation Guerrilla Army...
04 Apr, 2021, 07.31 PM IST
Post Sukma attack, government asks security forces to target Naxal leadersAccording to government sources, the CRPF and other forces have been asked to demoralise the Naxalites by targeting their leaders, area com...
14 Jul, 2018, 12.33 PM IST
CRPF jawans were having lunch when Maoists ambushed themA party of about 36 troops, out of the total 99, came under the first assault after they had ventured out from Burkapal.
14 Jul, 2018, 09.02 AM IST
Taking on Maoist bastions in the Naxal heartland of Bastar"In the coming days, there will be fierce battles. We will hit the Naxals," warned DM Awasthi, special DG, anti-Naxal operation in Chhattis...
07 May, 2017, 06.18 AM IST
Monday's massacre in Sukma by same Maoist unit that killed 76 CRPF men in 2010Monday's massacre of 14 CRPF men in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, was carried out by Battalion 1 of People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA).
03 Dec, 2014, 11.50 AM IST