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Two Maoists killed in Dantewada encounter

September 21, 2023 2:33 am

Formed in 2022, the Bastar Fighters are a 2,100-member force of local villagers trained by the Chhattisgarh Police to fight against Maoists.

Prakash Singh writes: Maoism should be seen as a social and economic problem

May 08, 2023 9:04 am

A conscious attempt should be made to win the hearts and minds of the tribal people who are usually support base of the Maoists

Dantewada blast: Will avoid four-wheelers, deploy Road Opening Party in anti-Maoist operations, say police

April 29, 2023 3:38 pm

The decision has been taken on the heels of April 26 IED blast in which 10 personnel of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and a private driver were killed.

Dantewada attack: Initial assessment suggests Maoists received signals on DRG jawans' presence in the van

April 28, 2023 10:04 am

Vehicle was stopped by locals asking for festival donation100 m from IED point

Chhattisgarh Maoist attack: Of 10 slain soldiers, 5 were surrendered Naxals who joined state police force

April 27, 2023 1:11 pm

This is the biggest attack carried out by Maoists on the security forces in the state in the last two years – in 2021, 22 security personnel were killed in an ambush along the border of Sukma and Bijapur districts.

SC penalising petitioner, whatever the merits of the case, is unjust; sends a chilling signal to those who question state

July 16, 2022 8:59 am

The Supreme Court must reflect on this worrisome inversion and call a halt to it before it does more damage to its hard-won reputation as the upholder of the constitutional check and balance.

‘I know I will go to jail, but paying the fine would mean I did a wrong’: Dantewada activist

July 16, 2022 4:59 pm

The incident dates back to September and October 2009 when 17 tribals, including a 12-year-old girl, were killed and many injured and their houses destroyed in villages of then Dantewada and now Sukma district in Chhattisgarh.

SC fines petitioner who sought probe by CBI into 2009 Dantewada killings

July 15, 2022 7:26 am

The bench imposed an “exemplary” cost of Rs 5 lakh on the main petitioner Himanshu Kumar to be submitted within four weeks failing which authorities can take appropriate steps for recovery. Kumar had told the court that he ran an NGO, Vanvasi Chetna Ashram, in Dantewada.

Dantewada: Maoists kill brother of rebel who became cop

January 15, 2020 3:32 am

Lakshman’s body was found by the police in Duvalikarka area on Tuesday.

Chhattisgarh: Maoists set vehicles on fire at NMDC's mining facility in Dantewada

November 24, 2019 4:37 pm

The incident took place in the mining area of Kirandul in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district. A total of nine vehicles, including a dumper and JCB, were set afire.

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