Naxal-hit States

Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Anupam Rajan on Thursday said that the voting for the state assembly polls would be held from 7 am to 3 pm in the Naxal-prone areas in the state.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday offered an 11-kilometre long chunri (stole) at the famous Danteshwari temple in the state's Naxal-hit Dantewada district.

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...

As many as 140 remote villages and hamlets in Naxal-affected areas of Chhattisgarh which have no electricity supply even 68 years after the country's independence will soon be illuminated with solar power.

With Maoist violence continuing unabated, the Centre has called a meeting of chief ministers of seven Naxal-affected states on November 3 to chalk out a strategy to fight the menace.

Development and stability were Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise to Jharkhand on a day six under-developed, Naxal-hit districts of the state voted in the first phase of assembly elections.

Naxal-hit Bastar has suddenly witnessed a spurt in surrenders. With 148 Naxals surrendering between July and September, there has been a remarkable rise in the numbers of rebels laying down arms. But while the state authorities attribute this to a nearly six-fold hike in compensation and a sustained campaign, there are those who cite other causes. ...

The states identified are AP, Bihar, MP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

The ruling BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has pinned high hopes on the NDA government at the Centre for getting Central funds for the state's pending projects.

The Union Cabinet tonight approved a special plan for development of 35 districts affected by Naxalism to address issues like healthcare, schooling and drinking water.     Under the special plan, each of the 35 naxal-affected districts would get Rs 25 crore every year for undertaking developmental work in healthcare, schooling, ...

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...

After the Maoist attack on the Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari Express in West Bengal today, the Railways is considering halting night operations in five Naxal-hit states.

Ahead of Home Minister P Chidambaram's meeting with four Naxal-hit states in Kolkata today, Maoists blow up a rail track in Jharkhand.

Madhya Pradesh Chief Electoral Officer (CEO), Anupam Rajan on Thursday said that the voting for the state assembly polls would be held from 7 am to 3 pm in the Naxal-prone areas in the state.

Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Tuesday offered an 11-kilometre long chunri (stole) at the famous Danteshwari temple in the state's Naxal-hit Dantewada district.

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...

As many as 140 remote villages and hamlets in Naxal-affected areas of Chhattisgarh which have no electricity supply even 68 years after the country's independence will soon be illuminated with solar power.

With Maoist violence continuing unabated, the Centre has called a meeting of chief ministers of seven Naxal-affected states on November 3 to chalk out a strategy to fight the menace.

Development and stability were Prime Minister Narendra Modi's promise to Jharkhand on a day six under-developed, Naxal-hit districts of the state voted in the first phase of assembly elections.

Naxal-hit Bastar has suddenly witnessed a spurt in surrenders. With 148 Naxals surrendering between July and September, there has been a remarkable rise in the numbers of rebels laying down arms. But while the state authorities attribute this to a nearly six-fold hike in compensation and a sustained campaign, there are those who cite other causes. ...

The states identified are AP, Bihar, MP, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

The ruling BJP government in Madhya Pradesh has pinned high hopes on the NDA government at the Centre for getting Central funds for the state's pending projects.

The Union Cabinet tonight approved a special plan for development of 35 districts affected by Naxalism to address issues like healthcare, schooling and drinking water.     Under the special plan, each of the 35 naxal-affected districts would get Rs 25 crore every year for undertaking developmental work in healthcare, schooling, ...

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...

After the Maoist attack on the Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari Express in West Bengal today, the Railways is considering halting night operations in five Naxal-hit states.

Ahead of Home Minister P Chidambaram's meeting with four Naxal-hit states in Kolkata today, Maoists blow up a rail track in Jharkhand.