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Topic: Naxals

Distraction, desperation or a divide? Security officials sceptical over Maoists’ ‘ceasefire declaration’

A purported statement by CPI (Maoist) with offers of peace talks, dated 15 August, has surfaced now, sparking doubts over its authenticity & the intent.

Another contractual govt school teacher killed in Bastar. Why Naxals are ‘targeting shiksha doots’

According to Bastar Range Police, Naxal cadres have allegedly killed 6 such teachers in the region so far this year, with number of civilians 'killed' by them at 32.

Born out of ‘desperation’, DRG is first line against Maoists in Bastar. Tech is giving them an edge

Narayanpur/Jagdalpur/Dantewada: Nearly half a dozen security personnel in camouflage uniform are locked on mobile phones in a well-lit room, minutes after the sun sets in...

12 naxals with bounty of 1 cr surrendered: says Maharashtra CM Fadnavis

Fadnavis said that a dozen naxals surrendered before him in Gadhchiroli, adding that he urged them to surrender, & that if they don't, then action will be taken against them.

The very people that Naxals claimed to fight for have rejected them

Security forces are successfully neutralising top Maoist leaders. The extremists are finally being rooted out through the determined efforts of the Indian government.

Top Maoist leader Basavaraju among 27 killed in tense 72-hr op in Chhattisgarh’s perilous Abujhmad

This follows 21-day anti-Naxal operation along Karegutta Hills on Chhattisgarh-Telangana border that led to the killing of 31 Maoists, disrupting their top leadership.

31 Maoists killed in 21-day anti-Naxal op in Chhattisgarh’s Karreguta hills: CRPF

The operation which took place in the forests on the Chhattisgarh-Telangana border, security officials said Wednesday, was the 'beginning of the end' of the Maoist menace.

Naxals are Indian citizens. Ruthless force is not the way to solve the problem

I am convinced that a more nuanced approach would have brought a good percentage of the Naxal fighters overground. Who are we killing? They are our own sons and daughters.

31 suspected Naxals, 2 security personnel killed in encounter in ‘least penetrated’ area of Bijapur

This is the 2nd operation in Indravati National Park, one of the most challenging areas for the forces to penetrate. Sunday’s encounter takes Maoist casualties to at least 81 so far this yr.

Forces dealt a big blow to Maoist top rung with Chalapathi killing. But many big guns still at large

ThePrint examines top Maoist leaders killed over 25 years and those still at large as security forces intensify efforts to achieve a “Naxal-free” India by March 2026.

On Camera

My grandmother saved her children in Bhopal gas tragedy—and sacrificed her own life

‘Mother kept pouring water in our eyes whenever the burning became unbearable. She pushed our bodies deep into the blanket, making sure not a single part was exposed,’ my father said.

India’s Russian oil imports are showing up in cryptic new places. The crude map stands redrawn

December oil imports from Russia may drop nearly 50%, but Indian buyers already shifting to non-designated Russian entities and opaque trading channels to keep Russian oil flowing.

India to commission new squadron of submarine-hunting Romeo choppers in Goa later this month

The helicopters produced by Lockheed Martin are known as ‘submarine hunters’. India ordered 24 of these aircraft in 2020 to replace the Sea King helicopters. 15 have been delivered till date.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.