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List Of Districts "Most-Affected" By Maoist Extremism Halved To 3: Centre
In what the government is terming a major achievement towards its goal of a "Naxal-free Bharat," the number of districts "most affected" by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) has halved to three - Bijapur, Sukma, and Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh.
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5 Naxalites Arrested In Chhattisgarh, Pipe Bomb And Detonator Seized: Police
Security personnel seized a detonator, a gelatin stick and Maoist pamphlets from them.
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Maoist-Hit Districts Reduced To 46 In 2021: Minister Informs Lok Sabha
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the number of Maoist-affected districts has gone down from 70 in 2014 to 46 in 2021.
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Maoists Blow Up Bridge Amid Voting In 13 Jharkhand Seats: 10 Points
A turnout of 62.8 per cent was recorded till 3 pm when voting ended in the first round of polling in Jharkhand today, news agency Press Trust of India reported. The percentage is likely to rise as some people who are in the queue cast their vote. Hours after voting began in 13 constituencies of Jharkhand, a bridge in Bishnupur in Gumla district was...
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Cobra Jawan Injured In Encounter With Maoists In Jharkand
A Cobra jawan suffered injuries in an encounter with Maoists in the affected Seraikela-Kharswan district on Saturday morning, a senior police officer said. Following an input that workers of the banned CPI (Maoist) entered in Chitil hill area under Kuchai police station of the district, security personnel comprising Cobra battalion, police and CRPF...
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Maoist Area Of Influence Shrinks; 44 Districts Removed From Affected List: Union Home Secretary
Forty-four districts in the country are no longer under the influence of Maoists or have negligible presence and most of the left wing extremism is now confined only to 30 worst-hit districts.
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Number Of Doctors Triple In Chhattisgarh’s Maoist-Hit Bijapur, But 80% Posts Still Vacant In State
Bijapur, Chhattisgarh: Satyama, 32, has given birth to a healthy baby girl in Chhattisgarh’s newly-renovated Bijapur District Hospital. She, however, shudders to recall her previous pregnancy. Three years ago, when she required a C-Section surgery, she had to travel 160 kms away to Jagdalpur as Maoist violence in the region had scared off doctors...
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CoBRA Commandos To 'Bite' Maoists; Over 2,000 To Enter Chhattisgarh's Sukma Soon
The CRPF will soon deploy a fresh squad of about 2,000 commandos from its special guerrilla warfare CoBRA battalions in and around the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh to defang the Maoists and their arsenal. Sukma and its adjoining areas have witnessed some of the deadliest ambushes on security forces recently, like the one where 25 CRPF personnel w...
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List Of Districts "Most-Affected" By Maoist Extremism Halved To 3: Centre
In what the government is terming a major achievement towards its goal of a "Naxal-free Bharat," the number of districts "most affected" by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) has halved to three - Bijapur, Sukma, and Narayanpur in Chhattisgarh.
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5 Naxalites Arrested In Chhattisgarh, Pipe Bomb And Detonator Seized: Police
Security personnel seized a detonator, a gelatin stick and Maoist pamphlets from them.
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Maoist-Hit Districts Reduced To 46 In 2021: Minister Informs Lok Sabha
Union Minister of State for Home Nityanand Rai on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that the number of Maoist-affected districts has gone down from 70 in 2014 to 46 in 2021.
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Maoists Blow Up Bridge Amid Voting In 13 Jharkhand Seats: 10 Points
A turnout of 62.8 per cent was recorded till 3 pm when voting ended in the first round of polling in Jharkhand today, news agency Press Trust of India reported. The percentage is likely to rise as some people who are in the queue cast their vote. Hours after voting began in 13 constituencies of Jharkhand, a bridge in Bishnupur in Gumla district was...
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Cobra Jawan Injured In Encounter With Maoists In Jharkand
A Cobra jawan suffered injuries in an encounter with Maoists in the affected Seraikela-Kharswan district on Saturday morning, a senior police officer said. Following an input that workers of the banned CPI (Maoist) entered in Chitil hill area under Kuchai police station of the district, security personnel comprising Cobra battalion, police and CRPF...
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Maoist Area Of Influence Shrinks; 44 Districts Removed From Affected List: Union Home Secretary
Forty-four districts in the country are no longer under the influence of Maoists or have negligible presence and most of the left wing extremism is now confined only to 30 worst-hit districts.
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Number Of Doctors Triple In Chhattisgarh’s Maoist-Hit Bijapur, But 80% Posts Still Vacant In State
Bijapur, Chhattisgarh: Satyama, 32, has given birth to a healthy baby girl in Chhattisgarh’s newly-renovated Bijapur District Hospital. She, however, shudders to recall her previous pregnancy. Three years ago, when she required a C-Section surgery, she had to travel 160 kms away to Jagdalpur as Maoist violence in the region had scared off doctors...
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CoBRA Commandos To 'Bite' Maoists; Over 2,000 To Enter Chhattisgarh's Sukma Soon
The CRPF will soon deploy a fresh squad of about 2,000 commandos from its special guerrilla warfare CoBRA battalions in and around the Sukma district of Chhattisgarh to defang the Maoists and their arsenal. Sukma and its adjoining areas have witnessed some of the deadliest ambushes on security forces recently, like the one where 25 CRPF personnel w...
