Vikas Nagpure alias Anant was a special zonal committee member of Maharashtra–Madhya Pradesh–Chhattisgarh zone & its spokesperson for the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist).
On 19 Nov, BSCEM on its Instagram put up a post with a ‘red salute’ for Hidma and terming the encounter in which the Maoist commander was killed ‘fake’.
In the past 2 years, forces have killed over 300 cadres & leaders, including Basavaraju, Hidma & central committee members. Also, more than 800 cadres have surrendered.
Hidma, the second in command among the Maoist ranks, was among the key planners of several deadly attacks, including the 2010 Dantewada ambush that killed 74 CRPF personnel.
Bhupati’s surrender signals major blow to Maoist movement as he was one of top 2 contenders for general secy of banned CPI (Maoist) after security forces killed Nambala Keshava Rao.
Belonging to Telangana's Karimnagar district, he is one of most educated & technologically competent among contenders for top post. Maoist leader faces 26 cases in three states.
Police kill 2 leaders active in Maoist fortress Dandakaranya for 3 decades. Killings come week after 2 more central committee members were killed in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand.
Soren, wanted for his role in 2005 killing of IPS officer posted in Bihar's Munger and escape from police custody in 2012, was killed in encounter in Jharkhand’s Hazaribagh Monday morning.
Also known by his aliases Bhaskar and Manoj, Bala Krishna was among 10 Maoist cadres killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Gariaband district Thursday.
It is fine to talk of a ruthless approach when you are dealing with terrorists. However, when you are dealing with your own people, strictness must be tempered with empathy.
In the first eight months of the current fiscal year, New Delhi’s net tax intake didn’t even hit the halfway mark of what it expects to collect by March 31.
As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.
While both India and China have carried out disengagement in Eastern Ladakh, the process of de-escalation is still under discussion & has not been agreed upon.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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