Government rules out Army role in anti-Maoist operationsDevelopment issues plaguing Naxal-infested districts were debated at a separate session, Union Home Secretary Mehrishi told a press briefin...
14 Jul, 2018, 09.05 AM IST
MoS Home Hansraj Ahir reviews schemes in Sukma; bats for developmentThe Minister of State for Home chaired a meeting in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district where 25 CRPF personnel were killed in a deadly naxal att...
05 May, 2017, 12.15 AM IST
- Recovery of uniforms of slain CRPF men: Chhattisgarh government orders probe
Fourteen CRPF personnel were killed on November 1 in a Naxal attack in the Chintagufa region of South Bastar's Sukma district.
04 Dec, 2014, 04.03 PM IST
Chhattisgarh polls: Villagers don't want ink mark amid Maoist threatIn view of Maoist threat to boycott polls in Bastar region, the villagers have sought that the indelible ink should not be applied.
01 Nov, 2013, 02.33 PM IST
Maoists release fresh hit-list, to target ex-Salwa Judum activistsMaoists have sent a letter to Sukma district collectorate, threatening to eliminate at least 15 people, who were associated with controvers...
30 May, 2013, 09.07 PM IST
- Naxal-affected Sukma likely to be brought under IAP
The government has classified Sukma as one of the 26 worst affected districts by the Naxal menace, and the area has reported 80% violence i...
15 Apr, 2013, 04.42 AM IST
- Sukma collector Alex P Menon's abduction hits Centre's road development programme
The Centre's ambitious road development programme in 33 Maoist-affected districts has taken a hit with states advising engineers, officers ...
20 Jun, 2012, 05.17 AM IST
- Don't swap, even if hostage is CM, says Raman Singh
Chhattisgarh chief minister Raman Singh has pitched for a 'no swap for hostages' policy, saying that no Maoist should be released even if t...
05 May, 2012, 06.02 AM IST
- Anti-Naxal operation:Security forces to deploy variety of UAVs
Security forces engaged in anti-Naxal operations in various states, including Chhattisgarh, have decided to get different variants of Unman...
04 May, 2012, 03.05 PM IST
- Chhattisgarh hostage crisis: Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon to be released today
Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon is expected to be freed by this evening when he will be handed over to the two mediators handpicked by the ...
04 May, 2012, 02.20 PM IST
- Naxals abducting collectors with development agenda: Government
The government today said that district collectors who pursue development agenda are being abducted by Naxals.
26 Apr, 2012, 03.38 PM IST
- Swelling support for Alex Paul Menon; Over 2,500 hits on his Facebook page
The page titled 'Free Alex Paul Menon', till now has already registered more than 2,500 hits, and counting.
26 Apr, 2012, 02.03 PM IST
- Abducted Sukma district collector's health stable: Manish Kunjam
Manish Kunjam, who today returned after delivering medicines to abducted Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, said the IAS officer's h...
26 Apr, 2012, 12.59 PM IST
- Sukma collector's abduction: Chhattisgarh names two ex-chief secretaries as mediators
In the midst of a hostage crisis, Chhattisgarh government has proposed names of two retired IAS officers S K Mishra and Mrs Nirmala Buch as...
24 Apr, 2012, 01.33 PM IST
- Anti-Naxal operations suspended in Bastar
The Chhattisgarh government has suspended the anti-Naxal operations in Bastar region in the wake of abduction of Sukma district collector A...
24 Apr, 2012, 09.49 AM IST
- Maoists abduct Sukma district collector
Maoists on Saturday abducted the collector of Sukma district in Bastar area of Chhattisgarh after killing two of his bodyguards.
22 Apr, 2012, 03.12 AM IST
Maoists abduct Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon in BastarMaoists pulled off an audacious kidnapping of the district collector of Sukma in southern Chhattisgarh on Saturday, killing two of his body...
22 Apr, 2012, 02.21 AM IST