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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicDantewada

Topic: Dantewada

Hidma gone, Sonu out & Devujee on the run—Maoists fight battle of survival as forces close in

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.

Two CRPF jawans injured in IED blast during demining operation in Chhattisgarh

An inspector & a dog handler of the 195 Battalion were injured in Dantewada district. Security forces have since launched search & area domination ops along the Palli-Barsur road.

9 Naxals killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh, weapons seized from site

A Gunfight broke out around 10.30 am Tuesday in a forest along Dantewada-Bijapur border during anti-Naxal operation. After prolonged exchanges, 9 Naxalites' bodies were recovered.

Tunnel discovered in Dantewada highlights new tactics by Naxals to evade security forces

Security forces were notified about the presence of the tunnel during a search operation following ambush attack by Naxalites in Sukma.

Why IAS officer-turned-BJP candidate in Raigarh is a talking point in Naxal hotbed Dantewada, 600 km away

Former Chhattisgarh IAS officer OP Choudhary lost his first election in Raigarh district by a large margin in 2018, but his work as a civil servant remains a hot topic in Dantewada.

Moving the West Bengal Ram Navami case to NIA appears to be judicial overreach

ThePrint view on the most important issues.

55 kg explosives packed under road, went ‘undetected for over 2 months’ — inside Dantewada Maoist attack

Explosives that killed 10 police personnel & a civilian Wednesday believed to have been placed under road using method called ‘fox-digging’ that creates a cavity under the surface.

10 police personnel killed in Dantewada Maoist attack, struck with IED on way back from anti-Naxal operation

Personnel belonged to District Reserve Guard (DRG), a Chhattisgarh force designed to carry out anti-Maoist operations. Wednesday's attack altogether killed 11 people, including the driver of the vehicle.

On Camera

Savitribai Phule made space for radical women misfits. She pioneered Satyashodhak modernity

The distinctiveness of her writing is evident in her compositions—women, shudras, and atishudras are at the center. Her poetry challenges the aesthetics of 'modern' Marathi literature.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.