In a major success for the Chhattisgarh government's anti-Naxal campaign, 18 Naxals, including four members of the dreaded Battalion No. 1, surrendered before the police in Sukma district on Tuesday.
Union Minister Nitin Gadkari on Monday said that Gadchiroli district in Maharashtra, once affected by Naxal violence, is undergoing change through education, infrastructure and employment.
Surrendered Naxalites and people affected by Naxal violence in the Balrampur district in Chhattisgarh are getting benefits under the special project of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) for the first time.
The Home Minister also met civilians affected by Naxal violence and while expressing his deep condolences assured them of the unwavering support of the central and state governments.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that the earlier Congress governments at the Centre pushed the country into the fire of Naxalism, adding that it is the BJP government that has curbed the Naxal violence in the country.
In a significant breakthrough, security forces on Thursday apprehended a Naxal courier affiliated with top commanders of the banned outfit in Chhattisgarh in a joint operation conducted by the state police and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) force in Mohla-Manpur-Ambagarh Chouki distri
In Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, a young tribal doctor named Prakash Kumar Gota, who lost three family members to Naxalite violence, has decided to contest the upcoming elections as an independent candidate.
Once in the spotlight for Naxal violence and terror, the forests of insurgency-hit Bastar region are earning global recognition as a hotspot for different species of birds.
Fresh from being assigned the responsibility of steering the Congress ship in Chhattisgarh after crushing defeat in the Assembly elections next month, Charan Das Mahant on Sunday thanked the high command for electing him as the Leader of Congress Legislature Party (CLP) saying that he wou
There has been a substantial decrease of 36 per cent in Left Wing Extremism (LWE) or Naxalism-related violence incidents in 2022 in comparison to 2018, Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai informed the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.