Another District Reserve Guard jawan suffered injuries in the gunfight, officials said, adding the anti-Naxal operation was still underway in the district.
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.
During my deputation with the CRPF in 2010, I witnessed firsthand India’s prolonged conflict with Left-Wing Extremists under Operation Green Hunt. The tide has definitively turned now.
On 14 September 2009, then-home minister P Chidambaram spoke to senior police chiefs in New Delhi, outlining internal security threats such as Naxalism and insurgencies.
The operation in Chhattisgarh, hailed as the most successful anti-Naxal action in recent times, dealt a significant blow to the top Maoist leadership, striking at the very spine of the Naxalite movement.
Chhattisgarh CM visited Galgam village of Bijapur & lauded forces for successful Karregutta hills op, highlighting his govt's two-pronged approach to end Naxal threat.
The operation, which began on 21 April and ended on 11 May, saw at least 21 encounters with suspected Maoists, resulting in deaths of 31. 18 security personnel also injured.
The crisis also puts DGCA’s vacancies in the eye of the storm. Naidu told the Rajya Sabha in July this year that 190 out of 410 DGCA vacancies would be filled this year.
Data shows re-alignment in India’s exports, with Tamil Nadu & Telangana posting strong growth in 2024-25 as traditional heavyweights Gujarat & Maharashtra see declines. Gujarat still leads, though.
Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).
Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.
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