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Topic: Naxals

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.

14 Naxals killed in encounter along Odisha-Chhattisgarh border, says home minister

The joint operation by CRPF, SoG Odisha and Chhattisgarh Police was carried out late Monday & early Tuesday morning.

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Tamil Nadu politics is fracturing. Vijay entry can shake things up

There is an overall sense of ennui with the cynical, established and entrenched parties and politicking in the state.

What happens to Haryana real estate agents now? Govt agency HSVP to act as broker, take commissions

Gurugram: Stirring a storm in Haryana's real estate circles, the Haryana Shehri Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP)—the state's urban development agency—has taken on the role of...

Denmark tweaks its banned exports list, delivery of critical system for Tejas MK 1A starts 

HAL has produced 10 Tejas Mk 1A and is now awaiting further deliveries of engines from American firm GE—delayed by two and half years, so far.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?