Anti-naxal States

A CRPF commando allegedly killed his wife in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur following an argument over his anti-naxal operation duty in the state, police said Tuesday.

A first-time concerted crackdown has been launched against 'overground' Maoist supporters in various states and about 500 such people have been apprehended by the security forces in Chhattisgarh alone over the last one year, the chief of country's lead anti-Naxal operations force, the CRPF, has said.

Seven Naxals were gunned down in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Friday in a joint operation carried out by the state police and their Telangana counterparts, an official said.

While there is "no silver bullet" to obliterate the Maoist problem, it is necessary to find a permanent solution, Union home minister Rajnath Singh said today while chairing a meeting to tackle the issue. To this end, he said a strategic and unified command should be formed - as a first step to which, the command headquarters of the CRPF has been s...

Chief ministers of Naxalite-affected states will meet top civil and police officers in Delhi tomorrow to devise new ways to tackle the armed rebels. The meeting, to be held two weeks after 25 paramilitary personnel were killed by a band of Maoists in Chhattisgarh, will be chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. It is expected that the meet wi...

Maoist menace is rearing its ugly ahead again in Odisha and the newly created state of Telangana after lying low for some time with the overall situation in Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected states remaining "fluid", the Chief of the lead anti-Naxal operations force, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has said.

Chhattisgarh has constituted a post of Special Director General of Police (Anti-Naxal Operations) to effectively combat Left Wing Extremism in the state and has given the charge to senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer DM Awasthi as part of a minor reshuffle in the top.

Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF will soon deploy about 300 women commandos for undertaking operations in some of the states affected by Naxal extremism.

Four police officials, recruited by the state police as auxiliary personnel, were on Monday evening kidnapped by suspected Maoists in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.

The Centre today toughened its position on Naxalism, ruling out talks with those engaged in waging a war against the state, and reserved its right to retaliate if attacked by them.

Adding to the woes of the government, the police force of Odisha today threatened to boycott anti-Naxal operations if hardcore Maoists are freed by the state government in a bid to end the twin hostage crisis which escalated with the abductors setting new demands before their deadline expires on Tuesday.

Finally, states dealing with Naxalism have arrived at a consensus on how to tackle the insurgency. At a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister, it was decided to set up a Unified Command for the worst-hit states: Orissa, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.Dr Singh was clear in his message to the Home Ministry and Naxal-affected states -- a coll...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is chairing a crucial meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday that is aimed at giving more teeth to the fight against red terror.The day-long meeting is being attended by the Chief Ministers of Orissa, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar. Jharkhand, which is under President's Rule, will be repres...

As the Cabinet Committee on Security meets today on the Home Ministry's proposal for greater assistance from the Army in tackling the Maoists, Home Secretary G K Pillai told NDTV his ministry wants state police to play a key role with assistance from central paramilitary forces.On being asked about his ministry's take on the Army's role in anti-Nax...

At the request of the Government of Chhattisgarh, 141 companies of Central Para-Military Forces have been deployed in that State for anti-Naxal operations over a period of time.

A CRPF commando allegedly killed his wife in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur following an argument over his anti-naxal operation duty in the state, police said Tuesday.

A first-time concerted crackdown has been launched against 'overground' Maoist supporters in various states and about 500 such people have been apprehended by the security forces in Chhattisgarh alone over the last one year, the chief of country's lead anti-Naxal operations force, the CRPF, has said.

Seven Naxals were gunned down in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Friday in a joint operation carried out by the state police and their Telangana counterparts, an official said.

While there is "no silver bullet" to obliterate the Maoist problem, it is necessary to find a permanent solution, Union home minister Rajnath Singh said today while chairing a meeting to tackle the issue. To this end, he said a strategic and unified command should be formed - as a first step to which, the command headquarters of the CRPF has been s...

Chief ministers of Naxalite-affected states will meet top civil and police officers in Delhi tomorrow to devise new ways to tackle the armed rebels. The meeting, to be held two weeks after 25 paramilitary personnel were killed by a band of Maoists in Chhattisgarh, will be chaired by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. It is expected that the meet wi...

Maoist menace is rearing its ugly ahead again in Odisha and the newly created state of Telangana after lying low for some time with the overall situation in Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected states remaining "fluid", the Chief of the lead anti-Naxal operations force, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has said.

Chhattisgarh has constituted a post of Special Director General of Police (Anti-Naxal Operations) to effectively combat Left Wing Extremism in the state and has given the charge to senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer DM Awasthi as part of a minor reshuffle in the top.

Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF will soon deploy about 300 women commandos for undertaking operations in some of the states affected by Naxal extremism.

Four police officials, recruited by the state police as auxiliary personnel, were on Monday evening kidnapped by suspected Maoists in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh.

The Centre today toughened its position on Naxalism, ruling out talks with those engaged in waging a war against the state, and reserved its right to retaliate if attacked by them.

Adding to the woes of the government, the police force of Odisha today threatened to boycott anti-Naxal operations if hardcore Maoists are freed by the state government in a bid to end the twin hostage crisis which escalated with the abductors setting new demands before their deadline expires on Tuesday.

Finally, states dealing with Naxalism have arrived at a consensus on how to tackle the insurgency. At a meeting chaired by the Prime Minister, it was decided to set up a Unified Command for the worst-hit states: Orissa, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal.Dr Singh was clear in his message to the Home Ministry and Naxal-affected states -- a coll...

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is chairing a crucial meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday that is aimed at giving more teeth to the fight against red terror.The day-long meeting is being attended by the Chief Ministers of Orissa, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Bihar. Jharkhand, which is under President's Rule, will be repres...

As the Cabinet Committee on Security meets today on the Home Ministry's proposal for greater assistance from the Army in tackling the Maoists, Home Secretary G K Pillai told NDTV his ministry wants state police to play a key role with assistance from central paramilitary forces.On being asked about his ministry's take on the Army's role in anti-Nax...

At the request of the Government of Chhattisgarh, 141 companies of Central Para-Military Forces have been deployed in that State for anti-Naxal operations over a period of time.