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Rajkummar Rao Appointed As "National Icon" By Poll Body
Actor Rajkummar Rao, whose portrayal of an official tasked with conducting polls in the Maoist-affected areas of Chhattisgarh in the Hindi film "Newton" won accolades, was on Thursday inducted as a National Icon by the Election Commission.
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Jio, BSNL to Set Up 1000 Network Towers in Andhra Pradesh's Tribal Areas
Jio and BSNL will set up as many as 1000 mobile network towers in the Maoist-affected areas in Andhra Pradesh. The district police and the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) are going to install the network towers in the remote region of Alluri Sitarama Raju region.
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Amit Shah, 6 Chief Ministers Review Security, Development in Maoist-Hit Areas
Union Home Minister Amit Shah today reviewed the security situation and the implementation of development projects in Maoist-affected areas with six chief ministers and top officials of four states.
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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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Chhattisgarh Steps Up Security For Independence Day; Flag To Be Hoisted In Maoist Areas
Security has been stepped up in Chhattisgarh, particularly in Maoist-affected areas, ahead of Independence Day with intensified patrolling and other measures to prevent any untoward incident, police said on Saturday.
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Bengal, Assam Head For First Phase Of Assembly Elections
Over 1.54 crore voters in the eastern states of West Bengal and Assam will exercise their franchise in the first phase of polling to decide the fate of key candidates and whether the former Maoist-affected area of Bengal, known as Junglemahal, will transfer its loyalty to the BJP.
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Choppers To Be Used As Air Ambulances In Maoist-Affected Areas
Over a dozen helicopters operating in the country's anti-Naxal operations grid are being retrofitted by the Central Reserve Police Force with air ambulance-like facilities as part of a maiden initiative to reduce casualties of its troops and other personnel, officials said on Monday.
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Chhattisgarh To Withdraw Over 300 Cases Against Tribals In Maoist-Affected Areas
The Chhattisgarh government has decided to withdraw over 300 cases pending in different courts against tribals in the Maoist-affected areas of the state, an official statement issued on Wednesday said.
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More Security Forces To Be Deployed In Maoist-Affected Areas: Sunil Arora
More Central armed forces would be deployed Left-Wing Extremism-affected areas, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Sunil Arora said here on Wednesday.
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Kamal Nath Seeks 4G Mobile Connectivity In 2 Maoist-Hit Madhya Pradesh Districts
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Monday urged the Centre to provide 4G mobile connectivity in two Maoist-affected districts of the state for better sharing and collection of information.
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IED Blast In Maharashtra's Gadchiroli Day After 5 Killed In Chhattisgarh
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was critically injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Maharashtra's Maoist-affected Gadricholi district on Wednesday, a day before voting in the area for Lok Sabha polls.
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Nearly 72 Per Cent Voting In Second Phase Of Chhattisgarh Polls: 10 Facts
Nearly 72 per cent voting was recorded as polling came to a close in the second and final phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections, the Election Commission announced this evening, taking the overall turnout in the two phases to 74.17 per cent so far. However, the number is likely to go up as the second phase figures are provisional. The 2013 electi...
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Liquor Ban, Interest-Free Loans: How Parties Lure Voters In Chhattisgarh
Ban on liquor, interest-free loans, almost free rice and a 'Naxal-free' state -- political parties have tried every trick in the book to outdo each other with their poll promises as the voting begins Monday with Maoist-affected areas of Chhattisgarh for a multi-phased poll season across five states.
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4 Paramilitary Men Killed In Maoist Attack Ahead Of Chhattisgarh Polls
Four soldiers of the Central Reserve Police Force have died after Maoists blew up their anti-landmine vehicle in poll-bound Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district today. Two other CRPF jawans were injured in the improvised explosive device or IED blast.
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Government Policies Helped Reduce Maoist Violence, Says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that over 3,500 Maoists had surrendered during the period between 2014-17due to government policies. The Prime Minister asserted that violence in Maoist-affected areas had reduced by 20%.
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Rajkummar Rao Appointed As "National Icon" By Poll Body
Actor Rajkummar Rao, whose portrayal of an official tasked with conducting polls in the Maoist-affected areas of Chhattisgarh in the Hindi film "Newton" won accolades, was on Thursday inducted as a National Icon by the Election Commission.
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Jio, BSNL to Set Up 1000 Network Towers in Andhra Pradesh's Tribal Areas
Jio and BSNL will set up as many as 1000 mobile network towers in the Maoist-affected areas in Andhra Pradesh. The district police and the Integrated Tribal Development Agency (ITDA) are going to install the network towers in the remote region of Alluri Sitarama Raju region.
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Amit Shah, 6 Chief Ministers Review Security, Development in Maoist-Hit Areas
Union Home Minister Amit Shah today reviewed the security situation and the implementation of development projects in Maoist-affected areas with six chief ministers and top officials of four states.
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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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Chhattisgarh Steps Up Security For Independence Day; Flag To Be Hoisted In Maoist Areas
Security has been stepped up in Chhattisgarh, particularly in Maoist-affected areas, ahead of Independence Day with intensified patrolling and other measures to prevent any untoward incident, police said on Saturday.
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Bengal, Assam Head For First Phase Of Assembly Elections
Over 1.54 crore voters in the eastern states of West Bengal and Assam will exercise their franchise in the first phase of polling to decide the fate of key candidates and whether the former Maoist-affected area of Bengal, known as Junglemahal, will transfer its loyalty to the BJP.
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Choppers To Be Used As Air Ambulances In Maoist-Affected Areas
Over a dozen helicopters operating in the country's anti-Naxal operations grid are being retrofitted by the Central Reserve Police Force with air ambulance-like facilities as part of a maiden initiative to reduce casualties of its troops and other personnel, officials said on Monday.
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Chhattisgarh To Withdraw Over 300 Cases Against Tribals In Maoist-Affected Areas
The Chhattisgarh government has decided to withdraw over 300 cases pending in different courts against tribals in the Maoist-affected areas of the state, an official statement issued on Wednesday said.
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More Security Forces To Be Deployed In Maoist-Affected Areas: Sunil Arora
More Central armed forces would be deployed Left-Wing Extremism-affected areas, Chief Election Commissioner Sunil Sunil Arora said here on Wednesday.
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Kamal Nath Seeks 4G Mobile Connectivity In 2 Maoist-Hit Madhya Pradesh Districts
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath on Monday urged the Centre to provide 4G mobile connectivity in two Maoist-affected districts of the state for better sharing and collection of information.
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IED Blast In Maharashtra's Gadchiroli Day After 5 Killed In Chhattisgarh
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was critically injured in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast in Maharashtra's Maoist-affected Gadricholi district on Wednesday, a day before voting in the area for Lok Sabha polls.
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Nearly 72 Per Cent Voting In Second Phase Of Chhattisgarh Polls: 10 Facts
Nearly 72 per cent voting was recorded as polling came to a close in the second and final phase of Chhattisgarh assembly elections, the Election Commission announced this evening, taking the overall turnout in the two phases to 74.17 per cent so far. However, the number is likely to go up as the second phase figures are provisional. The 2013 electi...
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Liquor Ban, Interest-Free Loans: How Parties Lure Voters In Chhattisgarh
Ban on liquor, interest-free loans, almost free rice and a 'Naxal-free' state -- political parties have tried every trick in the book to outdo each other with their poll promises as the voting begins Monday with Maoist-affected areas of Chhattisgarh for a multi-phased poll season across five states.
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4 Paramilitary Men Killed In Maoist Attack Ahead Of Chhattisgarh Polls
Four soldiers of the Central Reserve Police Force have died after Maoists blew up their anti-landmine vehicle in poll-bound Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district today. Two other CRPF jawans were injured in the improvised explosive device or IED blast.
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Government Policies Helped Reduce Maoist Violence, Says PM Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that over 3,500 Maoists had surrendered during the period between 2014-17due to government policies. The Prime Minister asserted that violence in Maoist-affected areas had reduced by 20%.
