Bastar

A 12-year story of peace and progress in Bastar

June 15, 2026 11:39 pm

The transformation of Bastar shows how focussed governance and welfare delivery can change lives in even the most difficult regions, creating a safer and more hopeful future for all

Vasectomies, secret weddings, and retribution: Inside the personal lives of surrendered Maoists in Chhattisgarh’s red corridor

March 28, 2026 11:44 am

In Chhattisgarh’s Bastar, with its dense forests and unforgiving terrain, life has long been defined by the Maoist insurgency. But for some, even love has been shaped by the same forces. The Indian Express meets surrendered Naxal couples as they look forward to a new start.

Guerrilla vs Guerrilla: How Bastar’s own took on the Naxals 

February 28, 2026 6:42 pm

At the heart of Battleground Bastar, where the endgame in the four-decade-long Maoist movement is likely to play out, are personnel of the District Reserve Guard, a force drawn from the local tribal population to take on the Naxals. The Indian Express travels to Bastar to meet the force on the frontlines 

Communal violence flares in Bastar after dispute over burial, 20 cops injured

December 19, 2025 7:14 am

Tensions began on December 16 when Rajman Salam, the sarpanch of Badetevda village in Amabeda tehsil of Kanker district in the Bastar region, sought to bury his 70-year-old father's body on his private property.

‘Bharat Mata ki Jai being heard where Lal Salaam used to be raised': Amit Shah says Bastar on edge of being Maoist-free

December 14, 2025 2:00 am

Attending the closing ceremony of Bastar Olympics in Chhattisgarh, Shah promised to work hard day and night towards making Bastar the most developed tribal region in the next five years.

Chhattisgarh govt unveils Rs 52,000 cr investments and development projects in Bastar

September 11, 2025 10:01 pm

With these projects, all seven districts of Bastar will be connected by multiple routes, reducing distances and making the delivery of development schemes more effective.

Whenever a Naxal is killed, no one feels happy: Shah’s message to Maoist ‘brothers’ in Bastar

April 05, 2025 4:22 pm

Home Minister urges Naxals to drop their weapons and join the mainstream, reiterates March 2026 deadline to wipe out Naxalism.

‘6-8 Maoists threw open our door, slapped my mother and killed my father’: Family of sarpanch candidate hacked to death in Chhattisgarh

February 07, 2025 4:03 pm

According to Dantewada’s Superintendent of Police Gaurav Rai, the police had received no complaints about potential threats to Joga Barse, whose wife is also a former sarpanch.

Doctor who treated 10-year-old IED blast survivor in Sukma pledges to pay for her treatment, education, wedding

January 26, 2025 12:08 am

The girl had suffered severe burn injuries to her face in the explosion on January 12. She has now recovered completely, said Dr Sunil Kalda, who performed surgery on her, along with his team. 

Two CRPF jawans wounded in IED explosion in Chhattisgarh's Bastar

January 16, 2025 11:49 am

Forces in Bijapur also faced a major blow on January 6 when eight security personnel and one civilian driver lost their lives when a command IED weighing over 40 kgs ripped through a concrete road blowing away their SUV on Kutru-Bedre road in Bijapur.

The Big Picture: Passage through India

January 04, 2015 4:27 pm

A journey is usually defined by the destination, but this one, along Latitude 20°15’, cutting through four states across India’s waist.

23 Naxals surrender in Chhattisgarh

February 28, 2016 4:04 pm

Bastar (Chhattisgarh), Feb 28 (ANI): Twenty-three Naxals, including two women, on Sunday surrendered in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh citing “ill-treatment” by senior cadres. The Maoists, who surrendered before senior police officials, said they were “frustrated” by the ill-treatment meted out to them. Bastar Collector Amit Kataria said that an encouragement amount of Rs 10,000 would be given to each of them, besides facilities under the surrender and rehabilitation policy.

Naxal attack: The IED blast site at Chaulnar, Dantewada

April 17, 2015 11:43 am