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
From Rebel to Reformer: How one woman's surrender triggered the fall of a Maoist strongholdA veteran Maoist guerrilla, Vimala Chandra Sidam (Tarakka), surrendered after nearly four decades, triggering a significant shift in the Re...
02 Nov, 2025, 12.54 PM IST
Maoist leader Pothula Padmavathi surrendersAfter 43 years underground, senior CPI (Maoist) leader Pothula Padmavathi, also known as Kalpana, surrendered to Telangana police. A centra...
14 Sep, 2025, 12.31 AM IST
Top Maoist leader with role in 16 major attacks dies of COVID-19, say policeAccording to a senior official, Vinod aka Hunga and Vinodanna (60), who carried a reward of Rs 8 lakh on his head, died on July 11 in a for...
13 Jul, 2021, 10.34 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
Maoists block road in Kanker ahead of PM Narendra Modi's visit to ChhattisgarhCentral security agencies have been informed about it while the police have been put on alert in the region.
08 May, 2015, 04.22 PM IST
Sukma crackdown vital to combat Naxal menace, says policeSecurity forces need to make significant inroads into Sukma, considered the strongest military base of the Maoist movement in the country, ...
24 Apr, 2015, 11.48 AM IST
Local police didn't favour anti-Naxal operations in South BastarAs per local inputs, the thinly populated Golapalli plateau region is the base camp of Maoist guerrillas and is largely inhabited by their ...
07 Dec, 2014, 05.01 PM IST
Fear of Naxal disturbances in September keeps police on their toesThe MCC and PWG merged to form CPI(M) and since then they have been observing foundation week every year from September 21 to 27.
04 Jul, 2014, 11.41 AM IST
NIA identifies two Naxal leaders behind attack on Congress convoyThe duo were identified on the basis of interrogation of key Naxal leader G V K Prasad alias Gudsa Usendi by NIA.
24 Jan, 2014, 07.04 PM IST
Creation of Telangana will not fuel naxalism: ex-Maoist Usendi"Only those who are opposed to formation of separate Telangana are intentionally creating such a negative atmosphere," he said.
20 Jan, 2014, 10.52 PM IST
Maoists plan to use teenagers in school uniform to target Chhattisgarh pollsIntelligence inputs suggest that Maoists are likely to use teenagers dressed in school uniform to target security forces while cadres posin...
11 Nov, 2013, 01.09 AM IST
Maoist leaders' recurrent visits keep Chandigarh police on toesAmid inputs of senior Maoist leaders frequently visiting Bastar region from adjoining states to chalk out action strategies ahead of this m...
01 Nov, 2013, 06.45 PM IST
The A to Z of Naxal fight: All about the movement, its goal and its leadersThe latest Maoist ambush that claimed the top leadership of Congress in Chhattisgarh has put the focus sharply back on “India’s biggest int...
05 Jun, 2013, 04.00 AM IST
Night train service cancelled in Naxal-hit DandakaranyaOwing to Naxalite threat in Chhattisgarh's Dandakaranya region, the railways has cancelled train movement in the area during night from tod...
04 Jun, 2013, 09.39 PM IST
Naxals say attack aimed at "punishing" Nand Kumar Patel and Mahendra KarmaThe Naxals said they also wanted to avenge atrocities on innocent villagers and tribal women during 'Salwa Judum' (anti-Naxal vigilante mov...
28 May, 2013, 02.16 PM IST
Chhattisgarh Govt extends ban on CPI-Maoist, affiliatesChhattisgarh has extended by one more year the ban on top Naxal outfit CPI- Maoist and half a dozen organisations affiliated with it.
10 May, 2013, 04.16 PM IST