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Maoist-Hit Districts Reduced To 46 In 2021: Minister Informs Lok Sabha
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the number of Maoist-affected districts has gone down from 70 in 2014 to 46 in 2021.
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Amit Shah's Meeting With Chief Ministers Of 10 Maoist-Hit States On Sunday
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will review the security situation in Maoist-affected areas with the chief ministers of 10 states on Sunday, officials said.
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Maoists Blow Up Bridge Amid Voting In 13 Jharkhand Seats: 10 Points
A turnout of 62.8 per cent was recorded till 3 pm when voting ended in the first round of polling in Jharkhand today, news agency Press Trust of India reported. The percentage is likely to rise as some people who are in the queue cast their vote. Hours after voting began in 13 constituencies of Jharkhand, a bridge in Bishnupur in Gumla district was...
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Amit Shah Meets Chief Ministers Of 10 Maoist-Hit States, Reviews Security
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday met the Chief Ministers of states affected by Maoist violence and reviewed the operations against insurgent groups and initiatives taken.
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Highlights: Election In 5 States From November 12 To December 7, Results On December 11
The Election Commission on Saturday announced dates for elections in five states including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. Chhattisgarh, affected by Maoist insurgency, will go to elections in two phases on November 12 and 20.
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Number Of Doctors Triple In Chhattisgarh’s Maoist-Hit Bijapur, But 80% Posts Still Vacant In State
Bijapur, Chhattisgarh: Satyama, 32, has given birth to a healthy baby girl in Chhattisgarh’s newly-renovated Bijapur District Hospital. She, however, shudders to recall her previous pregnancy. Three years ago, when she required a C-Section surgery, she had to travel 160 kms away to Jagdalpur as Maoist violence in the region had scared off doctors...
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CoBRA Commandos To 'Bite' Maoists; Over 2,000 To Enter Chhattisgarh's Sukma Soon
The CRPF will soon deploy a fresh squad of about 2,000 commandos from its special guerrilla warfare CoBRA battalions in and around the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh to defang the Maoists and their arsenal. Sukma and its adjoining areas have witnessed some of the deadliest ambushes on security forces recently, like the one where 25 CRPF personnel w...
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Rajnath Singh Meets Chief Ministers, Asks To Firm Up Anti-Maoist Strategy
Calling for "unity of purpose" amongst all Maoist-affected states, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today advocated the formation of a strategic and unified command to foil attempts to "stall development and throttle democracy at gunpoint".
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Home Ministry To Discuss Maoists With States
Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi will on Friday chair a review meeting with Secretaries of central ministries and states on issues of development in areas affected by Maoists.
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Army Recruits 250 From Maoist-Affected Areas of West Bengal
250 young people from the 'Red Corridor' of West Bengal joined the Army today and regular recruitment drives have now been started in the area to bring youngsters of Maoist affected areas in the state into the mainstream.
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Chhattisgarh polls: three bombs found, unprecedented security as Maoist violence shadows voting
Thousands of people defied threats and came out to vote as the Maoist affected constituencies of Chhattisgarh went to polls today under extraordinary security. Today's voting kicked off state polls seen as a semi-final before next year's national election and the first major test for BJP's Narendra Modi, who is running for Prime Minister. The rest ...
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Centre's new plan: No swapping of Maoists to free hostages
At a meeting called by the Home Ministry on Thursday, the Chief Secretaries and police chiefs of the nine states affected by Naxalism discussed issues related to hostage policy and better development of these areas.
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Maoists' bandh in 6 states begins, trains affected
A two-day bandh called by Maoists across 6 states begins today in protest of the Union Budget calling it anti-poor.
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Maoist-Hit Districts Reduced To 46 In 2021: Minister Informs Lok Sabha
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the number of Maoist-affected districts has gone down from 70 in 2014 to 46 in 2021.
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Amit Shah's Meeting With Chief Ministers Of 10 Maoist-Hit States On Sunday
Union Home Minister Amit Shah will review the security situation in Maoist-affected areas with the chief ministers of 10 states on Sunday, officials said.
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Maoists Blow Up Bridge Amid Voting In 13 Jharkhand Seats: 10 Points
A turnout of 62.8 per cent was recorded till 3 pm when voting ended in the first round of polling in Jharkhand today, news agency Press Trust of India reported. The percentage is likely to rise as some people who are in the queue cast their vote. Hours after voting began in 13 constituencies of Jharkhand, a bridge in Bishnupur in Gumla district was...
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Amit Shah Meets Chief Ministers Of 10 Maoist-Hit States, Reviews Security
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday met the Chief Ministers of states affected by Maoist violence and reviewed the operations against insurgent groups and initiatives taken.
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Highlights: Election In 5 States From November 12 To December 7, Results On December 11
The Election Commission on Saturday announced dates for elections in five states including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. Chhattisgarh, affected by Maoist insurgency, will go to elections in two phases on November 12 and 20.
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Number Of Doctors Triple In Chhattisgarh’s Maoist-Hit Bijapur, But 80% Posts Still Vacant In State
Bijapur, Chhattisgarh: Satyama, 32, has given birth to a healthy baby girl in Chhattisgarh’s newly-renovated Bijapur District Hospital. She, however, shudders to recall her previous pregnancy. Three years ago, when she required a C-Section surgery, she had to travel 160 kms away to Jagdalpur as Maoist violence in the region had scared off doctors...
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CoBRA Commandos To 'Bite' Maoists; Over 2,000 To Enter Chhattisgarh's Sukma Soon
The CRPF will soon deploy a fresh squad of about 2,000 commandos from its special guerrilla warfare CoBRA battalions in and around the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh to defang the Maoists and their arsenal. Sukma and its adjoining areas have witnessed some of the deadliest ambushes on security forces recently, like the one where 25 CRPF personnel w...
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Rajnath Singh Meets Chief Ministers, Asks To Firm Up Anti-Maoist Strategy
Calling for "unity of purpose" amongst all Maoist-affected states, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today advocated the formation of a strategic and unified command to foil attempts to "stall development and throttle democracy at gunpoint".
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Home Ministry To Discuss Maoists With States
Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi will on Friday chair a review meeting with Secretaries of central ministries and states on issues of development in areas affected by Maoists.
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Army Recruits 250 From Maoist-Affected Areas of West Bengal
250 young people from the 'Red Corridor' of West Bengal joined the Army today and regular recruitment drives have now been started in the area to bring youngsters of Maoist affected areas in the state into the mainstream.
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Chhattisgarh polls: three bombs found, unprecedented security as Maoist violence shadows voting
Thousands of people defied threats and came out to vote as the Maoist affected constituencies of Chhattisgarh went to polls today under extraordinary security. Today's voting kicked off state polls seen as a semi-final before next year's national election and the first major test for BJP's Narendra Modi, who is running for Prime Minister. The rest ...
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Centre's new plan: No swapping of Maoists to free hostages
At a meeting called by the Home Ministry on Thursday, the Chief Secretaries and police chiefs of the nine states affected by Naxalism discussed issues related to hostage policy and better development of these areas.
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Maoists' bandh in 6 states begins, trains affected
A two-day bandh called by Maoists across 6 states begins today in protest of the Union Budget calling it anti-poor.
