Maoist Op Chhattisgarh

An anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district has led to a striking discovery that may have severe implications for the local economy. For the first time, security forces have found in Maoist camps equipment used to print fake currency.

Home Minister Amit Shah, in an exclusive interview with NDTV, reiterated the BJP's mission to eradicate left-wing extremism from India in one to two years.

On the night of April 15, a search party from the Border Security Force (BSF) and the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were on patrol in the dense jungles of Hapatola in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday congratulated security forces for the successful operation against Maoists in Chhattisgarh and said the Modi government is determined to free the country from the scourge.

The Naxal ambush on Wednesday has highlighted what is seen as the last major challenge for security forces in Chhattisgarh - foiling Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks in the forested tri-junction in Bastar region.

When a CoBRA unit was descending from a chopper, at a remote camp near the intersection of the borders of Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Odisha, they were fired upon by Maoists.

Maoists are "frustrated" because security camps have been set up in remote areas of Chhattisgarh and this process will be speeded up now to launch more serious operations against them, CRPF Director General Kuldiep Singh said.

There was no intelligence or operational failure in the operation inChhattisgarh, CRPF ChiefKuldiep Singhsaidin the wake of the killing of 22 security personnel by Maoists in the state.

At least 22 security personnel have been killed in the line of duty after an encounter on Saturday with Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, about 400 km from state capital Raipur.A member of the security group is still missing.

Eight Maoists, including four women, were killed by security forces in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada this morning. The encounter began around 5 am near Timinar and Pusnar villages along the border of Bijapur and Dantewada districts when a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) were searching the area.

A day after the deadly Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh's Sukma, the government said it will hold a meeting on May 8 to discuss security operations in 10 Maoist-hit states.

Eight Maoists, including five women, were killed in a gun-battle this morning on the border between Chhattisgarh and Telangana. A local Maoist commander is among those killed, say the police.

The anti-Naxal operations in Maoist hotbed of Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh are set to get a boost with Indian Air Force (IAF) deciding to provide helicopter support from Nagpur where a new unit is being set up.

An anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district has led to a striking discovery that may have severe implications for the local economy. For the first time, security forces have found in Maoist camps equipment used to print fake currency.

Home Minister Amit Shah, in an exclusive interview with NDTV, reiterated the BJP's mission to eradicate left-wing extremism from India in one to two years.

On the night of April 15, a search party from the Border Security Force (BSF) and the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were on patrol in the dense jungles of Hapatola in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday congratulated security forces for the successful operation against Maoists in Chhattisgarh and said the Modi government is determined to free the country from the scourge.

The Naxal ambush on Wednesday has highlighted what is seen as the last major challenge for security forces in Chhattisgarh - foiling Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks in the forested tri-junction in Bastar region.

When a CoBRA unit was descending from a chopper, at a remote camp near the intersection of the borders of Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Odisha, they were fired upon by Maoists.

Maoists are "frustrated" because security camps have been set up in remote areas of Chhattisgarh and this process will be speeded up now to launch more serious operations against them, CRPF Director General Kuldiep Singh said.

There was no intelligence or operational failure in the operation inChhattisgarh, CRPF ChiefKuldiep Singhsaidin the wake of the killing of 22 security personnel by Maoists in the state.

At least 22 security personnel have been killed in the line of duty after an encounter on Saturday with Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, about 400 km from state capital Raipur.A member of the security group is still missing.

Eight Maoists, including four women, were killed by security forces in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada this morning. The encounter began around 5 am near Timinar and Pusnar villages along the border of Bijapur and Dantewada districts when a joint team of District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) were searching the area.

A day after the deadly Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh's Sukma, the government said it will hold a meeting on May 8 to discuss security operations in 10 Maoist-hit states.

Eight Maoists, including five women, were killed in a gun-battle this morning on the border between Chhattisgarh and Telangana. A local Maoist commander is among those killed, say the police.

The anti-Naxal operations in Maoist hotbed of Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh are set to get a boost with Indian Air Force (IAF) deciding to provide helicopter support from Nagpur where a new unit is being set up.