Maoist

January 6, 2025 5:19 PM

Eight policemen, driver killed in Maoists attack in Chhattisgarh

At least eight policemen and a driver were killed in a bomb blast set off by Maoist rebels in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, police said on Monday. The police vehicle in which the victims were travelling was hit by a blast in the Bijapur district of the state on Monday, a police statement said. The nine were traveling through Kutra in the Bastar region in a Scorpio SUV when the attack took place around 2.15 p.m. on Monday, sources said. Earlier on Sunday, security forces attacked M...

January 2, 2025 11:05 AM

Maharashtra: 11 maoists surrender in Gadchiroli, CM Fadnavis confident Naxalism will end soon

Eleven Maoists, including a senior leader, surrendered in the presence of Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who spent New Year’s Day in Gadchiroli. The group, comprising eight women and three men, included two couples and carried rewards exceeding ₹1 crore in Maharashtra. Chhattisgarh authorities had also announced bounties for them. Among the surrendered was Tarakka, a 34-year veteran of the Maoist movement and leader of the Dandakaranya Zonal Committee. The Maharashtra govern...

December 11, 2024 12:42 PM

India’s fight against left-wing extremism sees remarkable progress

The Government of India’s determined efforts to combat left-wing extremism (LWE) have yielded remarkable results, reflecting a consistent decline in violence and a shrinking geographical footprint of Maoist influence. The Ministry of Home Affairs recently detailed these achievements in a statement to the Lok Sabha, attributing the progress to the resolute implementation of the National Policy and Action Plan to Address LWE, launched in 2015. Over the years, India has witnessed a dramatic redu...