Maoist Hit Areas

Thirteen remote villages located in the Naxalite-hit Bastar region of Chhattisgarh will witness hoisting of the national flag for the first time on Independence Day on Thursday, police said.

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...

Blasts by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and hidden explosives have killed hundreds of CRPF and other security forces personnel while as many have been severely maimed or have lost their limbs. The force is also looking at getting some special boots, under test at a Hyderabad-based institute at present, which could save troops from getting hit...

A strike call by Maoists evoked mixed response in Bihar today as normal life was hit in some rural areas but urban areas were largely unaffected, police said.

The Prime Minister inaugurated a two-day long conference of chief ministers and state tribal affairs ministers in Delhi on Wednesday. He said the criminal justice system has become a source of harassment for the tribals. He also hit out at their sympathizers, saying those who speak for tribals have not offered any alternative. "Our administratio...

Thirteen remote villages located in the Naxalite-hit Bastar region of Chhattisgarh will witness hoisting of the national flag for the first time on Independence Day on Thursday, police said.

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...

Blasts by Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and hidden explosives have killed hundreds of CRPF and other security forces personnel while as many have been severely maimed or have lost their limbs. The force is also looking at getting some special boots, under test at a Hyderabad-based institute at present, which could save troops from getting hit...

A strike call by Maoists evoked mixed response in Bihar today as normal life was hit in some rural areas but urban areas were largely unaffected, police said.

The Prime Minister inaugurated a two-day long conference of chief ministers and state tribal affairs ministers in Delhi on Wednesday. He said the criminal justice system has become a source of harassment for the tribals. He also hit out at their sympathizers, saying those who speak for tribals have not offered any alternative. "Our administratio...