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Standing committee flags road construction delay in LWE-hit areas
August 08, 2025 4:01 am
“Perhaps area specific professionals who are skilled to work in combat and insurgent zones such as Border Road Organisation might serve as a boost,” said the committee headed by Congress member Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka.
Suhas Palshikar writes: Left Wing Extremism is a smokescreen. Maharashtra's new law could criminalise dissent
July 25, 2025 12:24 pm
While the law mentions LWE, these political acts are the common language of democratic mobilisation and as such practically any social worker can be booked for extending a verbal criticism of authorities.
Express View on Maharashtra Special Public Security Bill: Call it back
July 12, 2025 8:04 am
It will aid state overreach, criminalise dissent. Fadnavis government must step back
Incidents of LWE-led violence down from 1,936 to 374 in 15 years: Centre
May 19, 2025 8:04 am
While the incidents of violence by LWE saw a reduction of 81 per cent, “the total number of deaths, including civilians and security forces, has also reduced by 85 per cent — from 1005 deaths in 2010 to 150 in 2024,” a government press release said.
Status & significance of massive anti-Naxal op in Telangana-Chhattisgarh border
May 02, 2025 5:35 pm
Hundreds of Maoists, including top leaders, are said to be holed up in the Karregutta hills on the border of Chhattisgarh and Telangana. Defeating them would be a major milestone in the government’s push to wipe out Naxalism in Chhattisgarh
Maoist attacks down, killings increase: CRPF officers suspect change in strategy
April 02, 2023 7:27 am
On the suspicion that Maoists have changed their modus operandi, a CRPF officer said, “Nowadays, instead of attacking a large number of personnel in one attack, they have started targeting them when they find them in low numbers.”
Hockey sticks, astroturf, shoes: Talent hunt in Naxal-hit districts sparks dreams
February 19, 2023 7:09 am
The scheme, aimed at ensuring boys and girls in the 14-19 age group are “not misguided”, has been scouting for sporting talent in four disciplines: basketball, volleyball, hockey and athletics.
Left-wing extremism in region almost eliminated, efforts must sustain: Shah
December 18, 2022 7:24 am
Shah urged the states to create a district-level structure of the National Narcotics Coordination Portal (NCORD) to check the flow of narcotics.
J&K youth now panch, sarpanch, taking part in development: Shah
October 22, 2022 12:59 am
Amit Shah said the security situation in the insurgency-hit areas of the northeast and in states affected by Naxal violence has too improved under Narendra Modi government.
Left wing extremism violence down in country, but force personnel deaths rising in Chhattisgarh: Govt
July 21, 2022 6:43 am
According to the data provided by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in Lok Sabha during Question Hour, Left Wing Extremism (LWE) violence has decreased from 2,258 in 2009 to 509 in 2021.
LEFT WING EXTREMISM VIDEOS
Tracking the damage done by IEDs: News in Numbers
June 22, 2020 6:10 pm
With Maoists increasingly using Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in their operations, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has turned to the Army for lessons from its experience in J&K.
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