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Maoist acquittal to report 'disappearance': Why Odisha is heating up over 2008 VHP seer killing

August 25, 2026 4:57 pm

Days after a court acquitted Maoist leader Azad in Laxmanananda Saraswati murder, CM Majhi pledges justice at the slain VHP leader's birth centenary, even as BJD slams him for making “baseless allegations."

‘UAPA offences can’t spring from air’: Karnataka High Court in US funding case

June 17, 2026 6:53 pm

The Timothy Initiative routed foreign funds to India using US bank debit cards, withdrawing cash through ATMs across Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, and Assam, in violation of the FEMA and the FCRA, according to the Enforcement Directorate

Inside the fall of India’s ‘Maoist capital’: How policing, politics and a secret letter ended a 45-year insurgency

April 03, 2026 5:11 pm

The letter said, '... due to increased police camps, it is becoming difficult to reach people. It is becoming difficult for people to also help the party. In such circumstances, we urge the party to think of an alternative strategy. We think we should dump our arms for some time to renew the fight after some time'

Why latest surrender in Telangana could mark ‘end of Maoist movement in Chattisgarh’

January 03, 2026 6:43 am

Top commander of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army Battalion 1, Barsa Deva, is set to surrender before the Telangana police chief

‘Maoist movement comes to complete halt in Madhya Pradesh’ with surrender of last 2 cadres

December 11, 2025 10:41 pm

Senior officers said the final surrenders came as a result of a ‘vacuum of command’ in the entire central Indian Maoist corridor

The Bastar balance: State’s counter-insurgency sees gains, but durable peace needs governance, rights, and reforms

October 21, 2025 5:37 pm

The government has officially spelt out its policy of dealing with the challenge in a holistic and multi-pronged manner, in the areas of security, development, rights and entitlements of local communities, improvement in governance and public perception management. The imperative is to emphasise on all of these

Letter ‘from Maoists’ says they’re ready to drop arms temporarily, hold talks; Chhattisgarh Police verifying authenticity

September 17, 2025 10:27 am

The letter, purportedly from the CPI (Maoist) Central Committee, suggested talks over video calls and asked for one months’ time to consult ‘comrades’ regarding the ‘new approach’

Top Maoist leader among 18 killed in two encounters in Chhattisgarh

March 30, 2025 1:49 am

134 Maoists killed in state since start of year, including 117 in Bastar region

Delhi Confidential: Moving coffins

February 20, 2014 4:54 am

The CRPF has stopped using MPVs in Maoist-affected areas owing to their susceptibility to high casualties during IED blasts.

Security with development

January 09, 2014 10:34 pm

New police stations in Chhattisgarh’s vulnerable areas have turned the tables against the Maoists.

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