Rao was a division committee member of the local Maoist unit in the Bastar region. Another Maoist killed in the operation, Lalita Gotta, carried a reward of Rs 9 lakh.
Operation in Bijapur involved 800 security personnel and came on the back of an intelligence report about the movement of over 60 Maoists, it is learnt. Intermittent firing still on.
Following his acquittal in Maoists links case, the ex-DU prof recounts his time behind bars, speaking about his deteriorating health and 'immoral ways' in which prosecution came after him.
CPI(Maoist) has called for boycott in this constituency which borders Chhattisgarh. Villagers say fight primarily between sitting Congress MLA Anasuya Danasari & BRS' Bade Nagajyothi.
Suspected Maoists stabbed to death BJP's vice-president in Narayanpur while he was campaigning for this month's polls. Leaders across parties are targets as they 'represent the Indian state'.
Bastar, the heartland of the Maoist conflict, votes 7 November in first phase of Chhattisgarh assembly polls. Several initiatives promise to ease the voting experience this time.
Murders of 3 BJP workers, allegedly by Maoists, have caused political firestorm in the poll-bound state. But data shows ‘political killings’ aren’t new, have claimed more Congress leaders.
Three years into the war, Europe’s sanctions regime now resembles a policy of managed hypocrisy: Moral rhetoric for public consumption, exemptions for industrial preservation.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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