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Topic: Naxal

Chhattisgarh set to have 8 new police camps in Naxal-hit districts amid ‘symbolic protests’

The police camps, part of the 15 the Chhattisgarh govt planned to set up this year, will come up in Dantewada, Kondagaon, Bijapur and Sukma districts. First 7 already functioning.

Maoists claim Dantewada cops staging surrenders, SP says allegation ‘result of frustration’

Maoists have decried the police’s new rehabilitation campaign, Lon Varratu, alleging that those ‘surrendering’ are common villagers. Police says Naxals are misleading people.

Maoist insurgency far from over. After Bastar, Naxals’ new laboratory is in south India

Many believed that Maoists operating in the Karnataka-Kerala-Tamil Nadu tri-junction area were just a bunch of Left radicals spreading propaganda, with no violence.

Indian Army should be relieved from internal security in J&K. It goes against secular ethos

Indian Army must be kept insulated from prolonged exposure to internal disorder so that it doesn’t become communalised like the police forces.

Over 3,700 killed in Naxal violence since 2010, Chhattisgarh worst hit: Home Ministry

In its annual report, the MHA has listed 10 states that it says have been been affected by Left Wing Extremism in the last 9 years.

Amit Shah reviews naxal operations in 10 states, meets with CMs of Bihar, MP and 4 others

Top officials of paramilitary forces and the home ministry attended the meeting, which was the first review of areas affected by Left-wing extremism by Amit Shah as union minister.

Maharashtra police get custody of top Gadchiroli Maoist, her husband

The duo, Narmada alias Alluri Krishna Kumari or Sujathakka, and Kiran were intercepted Monday evening at the Sironcha town along the Maharashtra-Telangana border.

Amit Shah is the ‘prime’ minister in Modi cabinet & he hits where it hurts

Amit Shah as the home minister in Narendra Modi government will now be answerable for any terror attack in the country.

It’s been a year since the first ‘Urban Naxal’ arrests & accused are still waiting for bail

Nine accused activists in Bhima Koregoan case still trying to get copies of ‘incriminating’ letters. Pune Police has to share cloned copies by 27 June.

RSS, BJP grow roots in Bengal’s Naxal cradle as red makes way for saffron

The RSS has been gaining a foothold in North Bengal, including Naxalbari, aiding the BJP's poll prospects but significantly giving it an edge in an ideological war.  

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Vietnam & China cutting into India’s footwear exports, NITI Aayog calls for tariff cuts, R&D push

With non-leather products driving global footwear demand between 2020 and 2024, India’s global market share stood at 1.85% in 2024, says a NITI Aayog report.

ISKP & Lashkar converging under aegis of Pakistan’s ISI to take on Baloch fighters

ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.