A 30-year-old woman Naxalite, who was allegedly involved in violent incidents against security forces and carried a reward of Rs 6 lakh, was arrested by the Gadchirotheli Police in Maharashtra on Monday.
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], February 12: Dr. Mandakini Amte of Hemalakasa from Gadchiroli, co-founder of the Lokbiradari Prakalp, was conferred the Urja Lifetime Achievement Award by Gravittus Foundation Pune. The sixth edition of the Urja award ceremony was held in the city on Wednesday.
One woman was killed after a boat capsized at the border of Chandrapur-Gadchiroli district in Ganpur village, Maharashtra, on Tuesday. Two women were successfully rescued. The search for the other five women is underway.
A 15-member rapid response team of Tadoba Andhari Tiger Reserve under the Forest Department has taken on the challenging task of capturing 'man-eater' tigers or conflict tigers in the last ten years.
"Police parties were pushed by some 10-15 people out of which eight people have been detained by police. There has not been any use of force by police. The offence in this matter is being registered by Gadchiroli Police," the Gadchiroli SP said.
Nilotpal, Superintendent of Police, Gadchiroli, said that credible information was received on the night of August 15 about the presence of the Naxalite camp of Sandra LOS (Local Organisation Squad) and other formations in north of Bhopalpatnam in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district along the bo
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday said that mining activities at Etapalli in the Gadchiroli district of the state are going on very well and new investments worth around 20,000 crores are in the pipeline to be invested in the area, generating more employment.
Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB), an apex body constituted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to combat the organised wildlife crime and illegal wildlife trade issued a red alert to all Tiger reserves and tiger bearing areas to intensify the patrollin