Army Naxal

Doordarshan employees are serving the country just like Army jawans, Union minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said Wednesday, while condoling the death of DD News cameraman Achyutanand Sahu in a Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh on October 30.

Two hardcore naxals, including a 'self-styled' teacher at a Maoist-run school, were today arrested from separate places by Chhattisgarh's Dantewada Police.

As the Narendra Modi government looks at a new internal security strategy specifically to counter Naxalism, NDTV reporter Anchal Vohra recounts her meeting with Deva, a Maoist area commander in Bastar and his gun-toting army that resolutely favours bullet over ballot. This is part 1 of a three-part series.

With the latest Maoist offensive claiming lives of four CRPF personnel in Bastar, Intelligence Bureau has alerted security forces, asking them to be extra cautious following inputs of major strikes in southern Chhattisgarh after 'peaceful' assembly election.

The Prime Minister is meeting representatives of all political parties in an attempt to engineer an agreement on how to tackle Naxalism.

In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh admitted that there were security lapses that allowed Naxals to execute the attack that left 24 people, including top Congress leaders, dead on Saturday.

Ruling out the possibility of deploying Army in anti-Naxal operations, Defence Minister AK Antony today said the real answer lies in strengthening local and central police forces.

For the first time, an Army brigade has moved into Maoist-dominated area of Chhattisgarh - a move that could be a psychological hit for the rebels.The 71 Brigade of the Indian Army under Central Command has moved to Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh. However, the deployment, Army says, is strictly for training purposes.Narayanpur adjoins Amujhmarh forest ...

The Abujmarh jungles of Chhattisgarh are a virtual liberated zone untouched by any government presence for the last 60 years.It's a Naxal country and they rule this inaccessible area abutting the borders of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.But come March, the Maoists will have new company - the Indian Army.In the next two months, over 3,000 I...

In the first official statement since the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting last month, Home Secretary G K Pillai has confirmed that the government will not deploy the Army in Naxal-hit areas.Home Minister P Chidambaram had earlier publicly supported the deployment of troops in Maoist areas, while Defence Minister A K Antony had been oppo...

At a time when there are divisions within the government on whether or not to use the Army against the Maoists, a key former General in the Eastern Command told NDTV that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had indeed sent in the Army to crush the original Naxal uprising in West Bengal in the late 60s.

As the Cabinet Committee on Security meets today on the Home Ministry's proposal for greater assistance from the Army in tackling the Maoists, Home Secretary G K Pillai told NDTV his ministry wants state police to play a key role with assistance from central paramilitary forces.On being asked about his ministry's take on the Army's role in anti-Nax...

A crucial meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by the Prime Minister, will decide on an updated anti-Naxal policy today. It is expected to deliberate upon whether the Army should be brought in. While this will be a political call, the Army has reservations and is wary of getting embroiled in Naxal areas. But it is willing to help t...

Rattled by a spate of deadly attacks by Maoists on security personnel and civilians, the government on Monday said it was examining "all the pros and cons" of deploying the Army in anti-Naxal operations."We are carefully examining all pros and cons... and once a decision is made it will be binding on the military," Defence Minister A K Antony said ...

The four-day Army Commanders conference, which began in Delhi on Monday, is scheduled to discuss the growing threat of Maoist extremism.Lt. Gen. VK Ahluwalia, Central Army Commander, based in Lucknow, will make a presentation on Army's possible response to the situation.In anticipation of such a possibility over the past one year, the Army has unde...

Doordarshan employees are serving the country just like Army jawans, Union minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said Wednesday, while condoling the death of DD News cameraman Achyutanand Sahu in a Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh on October 30.

Two hardcore naxals, including a 'self-styled' teacher at a Maoist-run school, were today arrested from separate places by Chhattisgarh's Dantewada Police.

As the Narendra Modi government looks at a new internal security strategy specifically to counter Naxalism, NDTV reporter Anchal Vohra recounts her meeting with Deva, a Maoist area commander in Bastar and his gun-toting army that resolutely favours bullet over ballot. This is part 1 of a three-part series.

With the latest Maoist offensive claiming lives of four CRPF personnel in Bastar, Intelligence Bureau has alerted security forces, asking them to be extra cautious following inputs of major strikes in southern Chhattisgarh after 'peaceful' assembly election.

The Prime Minister is meeting representatives of all political parties in an attempt to engineer an agreement on how to tackle Naxalism.

In an exclusive interview to NDTV, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh admitted that there were security lapses that allowed Naxals to execute the attack that left 24 people, including top Congress leaders, dead on Saturday.

Ruling out the possibility of deploying Army in anti-Naxal operations, Defence Minister AK Antony today said the real answer lies in strengthening local and central police forces.

For the first time, an Army brigade has moved into Maoist-dominated area of Chhattisgarh - a move that could be a psychological hit for the rebels.The 71 Brigade of the Indian Army under Central Command has moved to Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh. However, the deployment, Army says, is strictly for training purposes.Narayanpur adjoins Amujhmarh forest ...

The Abujmarh jungles of Chhattisgarh are a virtual liberated zone untouched by any government presence for the last 60 years.It's a Naxal country and they rule this inaccessible area abutting the borders of Orissa, Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.But come March, the Maoists will have new company - the Indian Army.In the next two months, over 3,000 I...

In the first official statement since the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting last month, Home Secretary G K Pillai has confirmed that the government will not deploy the Army in Naxal-hit areas.Home Minister P Chidambaram had earlier publicly supported the deployment of troops in Maoist areas, while Defence Minister A K Antony had been oppo...

At a time when there are divisions within the government on whether or not to use the Army against the Maoists, a key former General in the Eastern Command told NDTV that former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had indeed sent in the Army to crush the original Naxal uprising in West Bengal in the late 60s.

As the Cabinet Committee on Security meets today on the Home Ministry's proposal for greater assistance from the Army in tackling the Maoists, Home Secretary G K Pillai told NDTV his ministry wants state police to play a key role with assistance from central paramilitary forces.On being asked about his ministry's take on the Army's role in anti-Nax...

A crucial meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Security, chaired by the Prime Minister, will decide on an updated anti-Naxal policy today. It is expected to deliberate upon whether the Army should be brought in. While this will be a political call, the Army has reservations and is wary of getting embroiled in Naxal areas. But it is willing to help t...

Rattled by a spate of deadly attacks by Maoists on security personnel and civilians, the government on Monday said it was examining "all the pros and cons" of deploying the Army in anti-Naxal operations."We are carefully examining all pros and cons... and once a decision is made it will be binding on the military," Defence Minister A K Antony said ...

The four-day Army Commanders conference, which began in Delhi on Monday, is scheduled to discuss the growing threat of Maoist extremism.Lt. Gen. VK Ahluwalia, Central Army Commander, based in Lucknow, will make a presentation on Army's possible response to the situation.In anticipation of such a possibility over the past one year, the Army has unde...