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17 security personnel killed, 14 injured in Bastar Naxal ambush

Police launch manhunt for five missing Special Task Force personnel, 12 District Reserve Guard soldiersTroops across all Naxalites zones in Jharkhand and the Andhra-Odisha border have now been put on high alert

2 min read23 Mar 2020
News

Security forces brace for rise in Naxal attacks in Red Corridor from November

Reports have been received by the Union home ministry of more than 250 Naxals being recruited into the armed cadresForces are preparing for increased attacks between November to April

1 min read10 Sep 2019
Politics

Naxals chart plans to expand in Odisha, poll-bound Jharkhand

The rebels are preparing for expansion and increased aggression in the region, say intelligence reportsNaxals are planning to expand towards regions where Hindi, Gondi, Jagrayi are spoken

2 min read10 May 2019
News

15 soldiers killed in Gadchiroli Naxal attack, vehicles torched

Attack comes exactly a year after security forces gunned down 40 Naxalites in the Maharashtra districtAttack comes close on the heels of the assassination of BJP MLA Mandavi in Dantewada

2 min read1 May 2019
Elections 2019

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: 21.1% voting recorded in Naxal-hit Bastar till 11 am

Polling in the Bastar Lok Sabha constituency’s Dantewada, Konta, Bijapur and Narayanpur districts began at 7 am, the process will be concluded at 3pm due to security reasonsChhattisgarh’s Bastar district recorded a 21.1% turnout till 11 am

1 min read11 Apr 2019
Politics

Congress dodging development issues, says Sahasrabuddhe

Vinay Sahasrabuddhe alleged the Congress is not campaigning on issues of development and is trivializing the debate.

3 min read23 Nov 2018
Politics

Why Maoists will endure despite Chhattisgarh elections

In spite of an intense pushback by the state, left-wing rebellion in election-bound Chhattisgarh won't end until poor governance does

10 min read20 Nov 2018
Politics

Record turnout in the ‘Red’ zone has BJP, Congress on the edge

The high turnout proved the victory of the ballot over bullet and exploitation, said chief minister Raman Singh

2 min read15 Nov 2018
Politics

Chhattisgarh defies poll boycott by Naxals, records 70% turnout

Voting to 18 out of 90 assembly seats took place despite two Naxal attacks in Dantewada and Bijapur districts

2 min read13 Nov 2018
Politics

Bastar gets heavy security cover as it goes to polls today

Security forces and party workers struggle to establish free elections amid death threats and gun battles

3 min read12 Nov 2018
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