Naxals, including 3 'deputy commanders', surrender in ChhattisgarhOf the seven who surrendered, Amit Lekam (22), Madkam Shankar (28) and Oyam Motu (20) were Mirtur local organisation squad 'deputy commande...
10 Feb, 2020, 05.10 PM IST
Chhattisgarh polls: PM Modi puts Gandhi family in crosshairs at election rally in BilaspurOn a day when 18 seats in the state went to polls in first phase, BJP’s top campaigners, Modi and party president Amit Shah, campaigned in ...
13 Nov, 2018, 06.30 AM IST
Congress releases first list of 12 candidate for 1st phase of Chhattisgarh pollsSeven sitting MLAs figure in the party's list for these 12 seats which lie in the Naxal-affected Bastar region.
18 Oct, 2018, 10.08 PM IST
Lack of knowledge about terrain, lingo cripples operations against NaxalsNo familiarity with local Gondi dialect is another major problem, particularly in gathering intelligence in Bastar, that's bigger than Kera...
16 Apr, 2015, 11.21 AM IST
'Bogus intelligence' led to sukma killing: Security OfficialMaoists increasingly passing wrong info to trap securitymen, CRPF DG said.
13 Apr, 2015, 04.00 AM IST
Increase in Naxal attacks in last 6 months, says Congress MPPramod Tiwari also accused the Centre of not giving due respect and honour to martyrs killed while fighting Naxals, a charge rejected by th...
11 Dec, 2014, 04.46 PM IST
Nine Naxals nabbed in Chhattisgarh's Bastar divisionNine Naxals were arrested in Chhattisgarh's Bastar division today while the `martyrs week' announced by the ultras hit normal life in the a...
28 Jul, 2014, 07.51 PM IST
Congress asks Centre to ensure safety of mobile towers from Naxal attacks"The problem in Jharkhand is that Naxalites blow up mobile towers to disrupt the network," said PCC General Secretary Sailesh Sinha.
22 Jul, 2014, 02.51 PM IST
Congress, BJP enter into war of words over Naxal attackCongress and BJP were today involved in a war of words over the Naxal attack on security personnel in Chhattisgarh, with former's denial ab...
11 Mar, 2014, 09.10 PM IST
Maoist attack an attempt to "influence" Lok Sabha polls: BJPBJP today termed the Naxal attack on security personnel in Chhattisgarh as an attempt to "influence" the Lok Sabha polls.
11 Mar, 2014, 07.32 PM IST
BSNL, USOF to sign pact for towers in naxal areas by month-endThe USOF was created under the National Telecom Policy, 1999, for providing access of telecom services to people in rural areas at affordab...
26 Aug, 2013, 02.47 PM IST
MP claims Centre ignoring Naxal problem in many districtsUma Shankar Gupta said despite having evidence of such activities in nine districts of the state, the Centre considers only Balaghat as hit...
16 Jun, 2013, 04.40 PM IST
L K Advani's praise for Shivraj Singh Chouhan not criticism of others: Uma Bharti"The praise for one person cannot be construed as criticism of others", Uma said in response to a query on Advani's remarks at a conference.
04 Jun, 2013, 05.01 PM IST
Saradha chit fund scam: Sudipta Sen's journey from a Naxalite to the ‘king of fraud’Known as Shankar at the height of the naxal movement, he had disappeared over a decade back, only to resurface as Sudipta Sen.
25 Apr, 2013, 08.02 AM IST
- Naxal training camp busted in Chhattisgarh; six held
Special Task Force jawans busted a naxal training camp in dreaded Abuzamad area in Chhattisgarh and arrested six ultras, including two wome...
24 Mar, 2013, 08.11 PM IST
- BJP attempts to fish in Digvijay-muddied waters
Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh’s attack on home minister P Chidambaram’s anti-Naxal strategy on Wednesday came in handy for Bhar...
15 Apr, 2010, 05.25 AM IST
- BJP woos tribals and OBCs in Chhattisgarh polls
In a bid to retain Chhattisgarh in the forthcoming assembly polls, the BJP has fielded tribals and OBCs in significant numbers to woo the t...
02 Nov, 2008, 10.26 AM IST