The death toll of Naxals rose to 31 in the ongoing joint operation by DRG Dantewada and STF Narayanpur in the Maad area on the Narayanpur-Dantewada border, said police.
The encounter, which is still underway, has resulted in the recovery of the bodies of all seven deceased Naxals, along with a large cache of weapons like the AK 47 and SLR.
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Tuesday saluted the bravery of soldiers for killing 9 Naxals in the border area of Dantewada and Bijapur districts and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party is fighting with Naxalism since it came to power and soon it will be wiped out.
With support of the Chhattisgarh Government, a centre for artificial limbs and accessories manufacturing in the naxal-infested Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh is giving a new lease of life to differently-abled people.
Primary Health Center at Potali was damaged by insurgents in 2009 following the health service to villagers was stopped, said Chief Medical and Health Officer (CMHO) Sanjay Basak.
Two security personnel have lost their lives and four were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by naxals in Bijapur district, Bastar Police said on Thursday.
The Chhattisgarh government is running a handloom training program for women in the insurgency-hit Dantewada district as part of an effort to economically empower them. The government also plans to procure the clothes produced by the trainees' groups.
"Chhattisgarh Government has a priority to set up a library in every district across the state that could be available to students round the clock at no cost. Keeping the same in mind, we have established a library here. Presently, the library is running more than its capacity," says Dantewa