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Topic: Naxal attack

18 August, 2025: IED blast in Chattisgarh’s Bijapur kills one DRG guard & other news of the day

ThePrint’s round-up of the major news events from India.

Chhattisgarh Maoists’ den breached for first time — how the Abujmarh operation was executed

29 suspected Maoists were killed and three personnel were wounded in a massive counterinsurgency operation. This was the first time security forces breached the Naxal fortress.  

Chhattisgarh tribals freed of 2017 Sukma attack charges return home. But home has changed

Each acquitted tribal ThePrint met in Burkapal village, the site of 2017 Sukma Maoist attack, has a story to tell. So do the police, which still doesn't consider villagers to be innocent.

3 CRPF jawans dead in Naxal ambush in Odisha’s Nuapada district

The men were attacked while protecting workers constructing a road.

How ITBP ‘best dog’ Snowy detected IED with 50-kg explosives, saved the day & 25 troopers

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police has awarded a special medal to the eight-year-old female Belgian Malinois for helping avert a Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh last month.

Naxal killed in encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma

Personnel belonging to District Reserve Guard & CRPF were involved in the operation that was launched based on the movement of ultras in the area, considered a Maoist stronghold.

Naxals attack iron ore mine site in Chhattisgarh, torch four vehicles

The incident took place in Aaamdai iron ore mine in Narayanpur and two employees working at the site were reported to be missing.

No operational or intel failure during Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur encounter, claims CRPF DG

DG Kuldiep Singh also informed that around 25-30 Naxals were also killed in the encounter though the exact number is not yet known.

Amit Shah skips 2 poll rallies in Assam, rushes to Delhi after Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh

Shah was scheduled to address three public rallies in Assam on the last day of campaigning for the final phase of the state elections on 6 April.

Chhattisgarh NGO plans digital database of Naxal violence victims, govt sceptical of data

Around 65,000 internally displaced people from Bastar are living in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Nearly 35,000 are residing in 14-17 IDP clusters within Chhattisgarh.

On Camera

IndiGo cancellations made TV news do the unexpected — question the Modi government

Republic TV was the harshest of them all: “The (civil aviation) minister has done a bad job,” said prime time anchor Arnab Goswami.

IndiGo’s profits dipped, most airlines sunk into losses last fiscal even as flier numbers soared

Despite growing passenger volume, 11 out of 14 carriers reported losses in 2023-24. IndiGo recorded profit of Rs 8,167 crore, which reduced to Rs 7.253 crore in 2024-25.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.