Chhattisgarh proposes to use security camps as 'Seva Kendras'Chhattisgarh's Chief Minister, Vishnu Deo Sai, has launched an innovative program aimed at revitalizing inactive police and paramilitary ca...
Significant reduction in Maoist activity: Now, no districts officially classified as Left-wing extremism-affectedThe Union home ministry has updated its classification for Left-wing extremism affected districts. With violence declining, the security-re...
No Naxal violence-hit districts in India anymore: Home ministry to state govtsIndia has achieved a historic milestone. The Centre has officially declared that no districts in the country are affected by Naxal violence...
West Bengal Polls: Once Naxalism's epicentre, Naxalbari is now a BJP strongholdBengaijote village in Naxalbari, the origin of the Naxalite movement, is now witnessing a political transformation. Once dominated by Left ...
Immediate but gradual reduction of central forces in Chhattisgarh: MinisterCentral security forces in Chhattisgarh will be gradually reduced over the next 18 months. The state has freed 96 percent of its areas from...
NDA, opposition spar in Lok Sabha over efforts to free country of NaxalismLok Sabha members debated left-wing extremism. BJP and NDA members criticized the previous UPA government's handling of Naxalism. Congress ...
Senior Maoist leader, 8 others surrender in Andhra PradeshNine Maoists, including senior leader C Narayana Rao, surrendered before Andhra Pradesh police. Director General of Police Harish Kumar Gup...
Lok Sabha to discuss government's efforts to end Naxal problem on MondayThe Lok Sabha will debate efforts to eradicate left-wing extremism. This discussion occurs just before the government's March 31 deadline t...
Over 10,000 Maoists laid down arms in last decade: OfficialsA decade of combined security pressure and rehabilitation efforts has significantly weakened Naxalism, with over 10,000 Maoists surrenderin...
India's Naxal deadline: Forces launch final assault, Centre prepares blueprint post March 31Security forces are launching a major operation to neutralize remaining Maoist cadres before the March 31 deadline to end left-wing extremi...
LWE-hit districts down to 38 from 120 across 10 states: ShahIn 2024, security forces have killed 237 LWE cadres and seen 723 surrenders with 812 arrests. Union Home Minister Amit Shah credited offens...
Naxal violence down 73% since 2010: Government to Lok SabhaThe Lok Sabha was informed that Left Wing Extremism in India has seen a notable decline over the past decade. Affected districts reduced fr...
Govt issues fresh categorisation of LWE-hit areas, 12 out of 38 are 'most affected districts'The categorisation of the LWE-affected districts in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Od...
MHA notifies 5 new LWE districts of Andhra Pradesh following reorganisationThe minister also said the geographical spread of the violence has also significantly reduced and only 191 police stations of 46 districts ...
Government okays 25 new security camps in 30 LWE districtsNinety districts in 11 states across the country are provided security-related expenditure by the ministry for counter-LWE operations. Howe...
States spend Rs 6,110 crore on LWE districts in 3 years till FY15The minister said that the works taken by the states under the programme included village road, drinking water facilities and sanitation, s...
Naxal menace: Government says it is top most agenda for interventionHome Minister Rajnath Singh said LWE continues to be the biggest threat to the country's internal security and nation-building process.