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Topic: Naxalism

How CM Fadnavis wants to strengthen his home minister credentials with special focus on Gadchiroli

This comes as law & order incidents in state put focus on department. Fadnavis govt plans to bring in investment of over Rs 60,000 crore & set up an airport in district.

Over 200 ‘senior Maoists’ eliminated since 2021 on path to ‘Naxal-free India’, top commanders prove elusive

The aggressive action by the security forces appears to be in line with Home Minister Amit Shah’s declaration that Naxalism will be completely eliminated by 2026.

Amit Shah wants India to be Naxal-free by 2026. Inside Chhattisgarh meeting where a plan was laid out

At a high-level meeting in Raipur, the home minister praised BJP govt and state police's crackdown on Naxal activities & assured them they'll receive necessary resources within 20 days.

Incoming J&K DGP Nalin Prabhat is ‘field officer’ hardened by stints in Naxal hotbeds, South Kashmir

Nalin Prabhat will take over from outgoing J&K DGP RR Swain on 1 October, 14 yrs after he played key role in daring hostage rescue at Srinagar's Punjab Hotel.

Jail term for ‘sympathisers’, power to seize property — what Maharashtra’s Public Security Bill says

If passed, all offences under the act, meant to 'tackle menace of Naxalism', shall be cognisable & non-bailable. Oppn says bill is 'draconian' & ruling govt is raising 'urban Naxal bogey'.

SubscriberWrites: Wayanad and a tryst with ‘naxalism’

Wayanad, cradle of the failed Naxalite movement in Kerala is now a new & prosperous district which is much sought-after holiday destination both by domestic & international tourists.

‘8 Naxalites, 1 jawan’ killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Narayanpur

2 more security personnel injured. Encounter in forests of Abujhmad has been underway for past two days, say officials.

Collapse of 2 ‘Urban Naxal’ cases shows panic & police overreach are worse than Maoist insurgency

With cases against Navlakha & Purkayastha collapsing, it's time to take stock of whether dirty war against Maoists is justified, or just perpetuates a brutal cycle of violence.

After Chhattisgarh op, Urdu press praises campaign against Maoists — ‘imperative to eliminate’

ThePrint’s round-up of how the Urdu media covered various news events through the week, and the editorial positions some of them took.

School dropout with ‘weakness for money’ — who was Maoist Shankar Rao, killed in Bastar operation

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.

On Camera

Skin cancer is no more an ‘old person’s disease’

The sun isn’t acting alone—it has an accomplice in pollution. Environmental toxins weaken our skin’s natural barrier.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

60 yrs on, veterans recall lessons from 1965 India-Pakistan war. ‘Equipment alone doesn’t win battles’

A common thread runs through the memories of soldiers of the 1965 war—ingenuity, courage and camaraderie that withstood an apparently technologically superior foe.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.