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Gadchiroli girl with Maoist-hit childhood is now engineer at Lloyds; at 20, she is a symbol of hope, helping build the same region her father once fought inGadchiroli girl grows from Maoist-affected childhood to engineer: Arvinda Barsagade’s father joined the Maoists after facing local pressure...
Bastar 2.0: Calm returns, trust remains a work in progressPeace has returned to Bastar villages after Maoist insurgency officially ended. Former rebels now seek rehabilitation and new livelihoods 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...
Until the guns fall silent: Government’s new aggressive strategy in Bastar’s Red CorridorA police unit mostly made up of surrendered Maoists is leading the Chhattisgarh government’s new aggressive strategy in Bastar’s Red Corrid...
How an IPS officer is changing the fortunes of students from marginalised communities in TelanganaIn an amazing feat of institutional transformation, this IPS officer turned a moribund network of state-run social welfare schools into a p...
Maoists dispute veteran ultra Ganpathy's surrender possibilityIn a release issued on Thursday, Maoist central committee spokesperson Abhay rebutted the possibility that Ganapathy was expected to surren...
The other menace: How the covid lockdown aided counter-insurgency operationsThe trend was visible in all three conflict zones in India — Kashmir Valley, the Northeast, and in Bastar.
Confessions of a surrendered Naxal: 'Why I joined, why I renounced'He was then a special area committee member, considered a senior post in the Maoists' hierarchy.
CRPF targets 'informer' network to fight NaxalsThe officer added that CRPF's own intelligence has picked up substantially and it has better coordination with other intelligence agencies ...
Why so squeamish? It’s time to trumpet India's military successFor too long, India has loftily internalised being a punching bag. Now it is time to show it has teeth as well. If this offends some, so be...
Govt PR war to show Maoist ideology as ‘failed & flawed’Publicising the success stories of government schemes in left-wing extremism-hit areas while subtly highlighting how Maoist violence was pr...
There are a lot of Newtons among election officials: Director Amit V MasurkarThe moment you start talking to officials and go on the ground, you realise there a lot of Newtons out there, Director of India's official ...
The life of a woman Maoist: A former member recalls her cadre daysMita broke out of her squad in November 2012, a year after Kishenji’s death. She returned to her village and stayed in a secret shelter for...
We’re committed to protecting Soni Sori and minorities: Chhattisgarh CM Raman SinghRaman Singh discussed the recent attack on a local church, fighting Naxals – and protecting Soni Sori.
Assembly elections: Why it would be an uphill task for Congress & not for BJPFor the Congress, it would be an uphill task to retain either Assam or Kerala, and avoid being left with Karnataka as the lone major state ...
Naxal menace, civil supplies scam kept Chhattisgarh in newsA series of Naxal incidents rocked the state in April, including the killing of seven Special Task Force (STF) men in Polampalli police sta...
Creating a threatening other: the alarming attitude of the state and its political facesThe state and its political faces like Modi brand adversaries as anti-national and anti-democratic forces, but is this the truth?
- Jharkhand's insurgency, there are no rules, just fear
In Jharkhand's insurgency, there are no rules, just fear. Not content with the dominance born out of political patronage, money and arms, M...