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A 19-year-old woman Maoist, Mogdi Honhaga, surrendered before the police in Odisha's Rourkela, Odisha, on Monday. A resident of West Singhbhum district in Jharkhand, she had been actively associated with the Communist Party of India (Maoist) and had played an active role in its operations. Her decision to surrender in a neighbouring state, despite being from Jharkhand, is being seen as an important signal by security agencies. Honhaga comes from Marang Panga village in West Singhbhum. She came
Seven Maoists including two women were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district on Thursday, a senior police official said. IMAGE: District Reserve Guards of the Chhattisgarh police celebrate after an anti-Maoist operation in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, November 22, 2024.Photograph: ANI Photo The gunfight broke out around 3 am in the forest of south Abujhmad along the border of Narayanpur and Dantewada districts, inspector general of police (Bastar Range) Sunda ...Read More >
Chaibasa (Jharkhand), July 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) A landmine planted by Maoists in the dense Saranda forest of Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district has claimed the life of a young male elephant, Forest Department officials said on Sunday. The six-year-old wild elephant, affectionately called 'Gadru' by local villagers, sustained grievous injuries after stepping on an IED in the Digha area of the Saranda forest on June 24. The powerful blast severely damaged the animal's hind left leg, which left it immobilised and bleeding. Locals later found the wounded pachyderm collapsed near a stream. Villag ...Read More >
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India] July 15 (ANI): The tribal-dominated Dantewada district is all set to make its footprint visible in the high-octane sport of Thai Kick Boxing, as young athletes here have clinched medals in international as well as national events. With the support of the Chhattisgarh Government, the youth of Dantewada are sharpening their skills and preparing for Thai Kick Boxing events to be held in the country and overseas. As Dantewada moves on the path to becoming a hub for producing Thai Kick Boxers, the district is also ready to shed its infamous identity that emerged du ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], October 24 (ANI): Delhi's Patiala House Court on Friday remanded ISIS operatives Adnan Khan and Adnan to 3 days of police custody following their arrest by Delhi Police Special Cell.In a major counter-terror operation, the Delhi Police Special Cell has arrested two ISIS operatives who were allegedly planning to carry out a terror attack in a high-footfall area of the national capital during the Diwali festive season.According to Additional Commissioner of Police (CP) Special Cell Pramod Kushwaha, both accused identified as Adnan and Adnan were in contact with a foreign handl ...Read More >
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has charged five individuals, including goldy Brar, in relation to the 2024 Gurugram club bombing plot, as revealed in a recently filed chargesheet. This case involves a conspiracy to bomb two clubs, aiming to disrupt communal harmony in Haryana, with the banned terrorist group Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) implicated. The NIA's investigation highlights the severity of the plot. Those charged include satinderjit Singh (Goldy Brar), Sachin Talian, Ankit, Bhavish, and Randeep Singh. News Directory 3 provides crucial updates on sensitive cases such ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Home minister Amit Shah on Saturday met and felicitated officers of the Chhattisgarh Police who played a key role in the recent anti-Naxal operations in Bijapur and Narayanpur that led to the elimination of top CPI(Maoist) leader Nambala Keshav Rao alias Basavaraju and 57 others.On X later, Shah said, "Met the officers who played a crucial role in the recent anti-Naxal operations and congratulated them on the historic success of these operations. I am eager to meet the brave jawans who made these operations successful with their courage, and will soon visit Chhattisgarh to meet them ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) In the aftermath of Puri stampede that claimed three lives, Odisha Government on Sunday shunted out Puri District Collector Siddharth Shankar Swain and Superintendent of Police Vinit Agrawal while two other senior police officials have been placed under suspension. Collector of Khordha, Chanchal Rana and DIGP of the Special Task Force (STF) of Odisha Police, Pinak Mishra have been appointed as Puri Collector and SP respectively, as per a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office following a high-level meeting. DCP Vishnu Pati and Commandant Ajay Pa ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar/Balasore, Jul 14 (PTI) As the health condition of the 20-year-old college student who set herself ablaze following alleged sexual harassment by a professor continued to remain critical, the Odisha Police on Monday arrested the principal of the institute. President Droupadi Murmu, who was at the AIIMS Bhubaneswar to attend its 5th Convocation ceremony, paid an unscheduled visit to the burn and plastic surgery department where the student is admitted, and enquired about her condition. Alleging that women are not safe in BJP-ruled Odisha, opposition parties held demonstrations in Bh ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Indian security forces killed a top Maoist commander and two other rebels in a gun battle on Monday, officials said, as the government intensifies efforts to crush the decades-long conflict. India is waging an all-out offensive against the last remaining traces of the Naxalite rebellion, named after the village in the foothills of the Himalayas where the Maoist-inspired guerrilla movement began nearly six decades ago. More than 12,000 rebels, soldiers and civilians have been killed since a handful of villagers rose up against their feudal lords there in 1967. The latest gun battl ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Jan 22 (PTI) The police have intensified security to thwart the possible efforts of the Maoists to enter Odisha following an operation that left 14 red rebels dead in neighbouring Chhattisgarh, an official said on Wednesday. The police remained alert in the districts bordering Chhattisgarh as combing operations were underway in Chhattisgarh. "We have put the police and central forces deployed in different districts to remain alert and prevent possible infiltration of Maoists from the neighbouring state," Odisha DGP Y B Khurania said after holding a review meeting. Khurania along ...Read More >
Medak: Telangana State BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Friday appealed to the people to give the committed party an opportunity to meet the aspirations of the poor and downtrodden. Addressing a large gathering of party workers in Medak, the BJP chief remarked that citizens have experienced the rule of the BRS and the Congress party and have had bitter experiences with the deceitful practices of both. He urged people to support the BJP wholeheartedly in the upcoming local body elections as a way to teach the ruling Congress party a lesson for its unfulfilled promises. Rao emphasized that t ...Read More >
RAIPUR: Two personnel of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured on Thursday in a pressure improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district in Bastar division.The incident took place around 10:30 am near Saatdhaar bridge on Palli-Barsoor road, near Malevahi police station, when a team of the CRPF's 195th battalion was carrying out an area domination and demining operation.According to police, inspector Diwan Singh Gurjar sustained splinter ...Read More >
Nagpur: In a significant blow to the Maoist movement in the Dandakaranya region, 12 senior Maoists surrendered before chief minister Devendra Fadnavis during his visit to Gadchiroli district on Friday. The event, attended by state minister and Gadchiroli's co-guardian minister Ashish Jaiswal, marks a milestone in the state's ongoing efforts to curb Naxalism through its surrender and rehabilitation policy, in place since 2005.The surrendered Maoists include high-ranking members, including Sapna al ...Read More >
Bhopal, July 2 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a stark illustration of the ongoing peril from Maoist insurgents in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, a civilian sustained severe injuries in a pressure-triggered IED explosion. The blast occurred on Tuesday evening within the heavily forested corridor between Sirakonta and Dampaya -- an area routinely flagged for its high insurgent activity. The victim, identified as 32-year-old Vishal Gote, a resident of Motalaguda village under Maddeed police station limits, had ventured into the forest to collect 'futu', a local forest produce, officials said. Unbeknown ...Read More >
Rourkela: A six-year-old elephant calf that was found severely injured in the Saranda forest near the Odisha-Jharkhand border last week has died despite sustained rescue and treatment efforts. A drone survey conducted June 27 as part of a forest security operation spotted the calf near the M canal with severe injuries to its left hind leg. Six teams of forest officials were immediately mobilised to initiate a rescue operation. By Saturday morning, under the leadership of Saranda DFO Abhiroop Sinha, rescue teams from West Singhbhum, Rourkela, Keonjhar and a team of wildlife experts from Jamna ...Read More >
Jharkhand security forces have made significant strides against Maoists, arresting 266, killing 32, and securing 30 surrenders by September end. High-profile arrests included regional and zonal commanders, while two central committee members with Rs 1 crore bounties were among those eliminated. A substantial cache of arms, explosives, and confiscated levy money were also recovered. As many as 266 Maoists have been arrested, 32 killed, and 30 have surrendered before security forces across Jharkha ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): A multi-agency mega mock exercise was conducted at Rajiv Chowk Metro Station in Delhi during the intervening night of June 27 and 28, from 01:05 AM to 04:25 AM, to assess the preparedness and coordinated response of various agencies in the event of a major contingency. The drill imitated multiple high-risk scenarios, including a Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) attack, a terrorist strike, a hostage situation, and an IED blast. The primary objective of the drill was to evaluate the real-time coordination, crisis response, and operational r ...Read More >
Nagpur: In a significant breakthrough, Gadchiroli police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested a hardcore Maoist, Ankal alias Mannu Sulge Pallo, deputy commander of the Korchi Dalam, on Friday from Kawande jungle, near Maharashtra's last police post. He had a reward of Rs six lakh on his head. This post gained prominence after the visit of chief minister Devendra Fadnavis last month. The 28-year-old Maoist, a resident of Kawande in Bharmaragad tehsil, was nabbed while conducting reconnaissance to orchestrate subversive activities in the region.Sulge, who was underground since 20 ...Read More >
A railway personnel was killed in an IED blast on a railway track (Representational) ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Railway personnel Itua Oram was killed in an IED blast near Odisha-Jharkhand border Sundergarh district * Blast occurred on railway tracks between Karampada and Renjda under Bimlagarh section * Odisha Chief Minister announced Rs 10 lakh ex-gratia to victim's family from Chief Minister's Relief Fund Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a significant blow to banned CPI (Maoist), security forces on Thursday claimed to have killed 10 Maoists, including central committee member, Manoj alias Modem Balakrishna, in Gariyaband district of Chhattisgarh. With various aliases, Manoj was the CCM and in-charge western bureau under Odisha State Committee (OSC) of CPI (Maoist). Wanted by the state police, Manoj was a native of district Warangal and studied Intermediate in Malakpet Jr. College, Hyderabad, from 1981-83, according ...Read More >
Srinagar: The Counter-Intelligence Kashmir (CIK) unit of Jammu and Kashmir Police is conducting searches at ten locations across four districts in the Valley. An official told news agency -- Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that the raids are part of an ongoing investigation into a terror-crime case linked to a terrorist sleeper cell and recruitment module handled by Jaish commander Abdullah Ghazi from across the border. The searches are underway at one location in Pulwama, six in Ganderbal, one in Srinagar, and two in Budgam district -- (KNO) ...Read More >
Indian security forces shot dead a top Maoist commander and nine other guerrillas in a gun battle, an official told AFP on Friday, as they ramp up efforts to crush the long-running conflict. India is waging an all-out offensive against the last vestiges of the Naxalite rebellion, named after the village in the foothills of the Himalayas where the Maoist-inspired guerrilla movement began nearly six decades ago. For all the latest headlines, follow our Google News channel online or via the app. ...Read More >
Cuttack, Oct 19 (PTI) The Odisha government has started discussions with high court officials to set up fast-track courts across the state to speed up trials in cases related to crimes against women. Speaking at the valedictory session of the Odisha Police Duty Meet in Cuttack on Sunday, state Law Minister Prithiviraj Harichandan said the government is committed to strengthening the criminal justice system and ensuring speedy justice, particularly for women, children, and vulnerable sections of society. ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Oct 22 (PTI) Around 2,000 armed policemen would be deployed to ensure free and fair elections in the bypoll to the Nuapada assembly constituency, a senior officer said on Wednesday. The 2,000 armed policemen would be deployed in addition to the district police personnel, the officer said. This was decided at the security review meeting for the Nuapada byelection presided over by Odisha DGP Y B Khurania here on Tuesday, he said. "A total of 14 companies of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), 5 platoons of OSAP/APR, 35 mobile patrolling units, 18 flying squads, and 18 Static Surv ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar: The Odisha Police has revoked the suspension order of four out of five personnel, who faced disciplinary action in September last year in connection with the alleged torture of an army officer and "sexual assault" of his fiancée, an official notification said. The alleged incident had taken place on September 15, 2024, when the army officer and his fiancée went to Bharatpur police station here to complain of road rage. Bharatpur police station inspector-in-charge Dinakrushna Mishra, however, will continue to remain suspended, the order issued by DGP Y B Khurania on Monday night s ...Read More >
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra) [India] June 28 (ANI): In a major breakthrough in the ongoing anti-Naxal operations, Gadchiroli Police, in collaboration with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), arrested a most-wanted Maoist commander during a joint operation on 27 June 2025, said an official statement. The arrested individual, Ankal alias Mannu Sulge Pallo, was carrying a bounty of Rs 6 lakh announced by the Maharashtra government. Also Read | Kolkata Rape Case: BJP Forms Fact-Finding Team To Probe Gang-Rape Case of Law Student, West Bengal Education Minister Seeks Report From Authorities. Ac ...Read More >
Raipur, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) Three villagers sustained serious injuries in an improvised explosive device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district. The incident occurred near Dhangol village under the jurisdiction of Maddeed police station, when the victims had ventured into the forest to collect wild mushrooms, locally known as phutu (an edible slender mushroom, preferred in the Bastar region during the rainy season). The injured have been identified as Kavita Kudiyam, 16, Korse Santosh, 26, and Chidem Kanhaiya, 24, all residents of Dhangol. According to poli ...Read More >
New Delhi: Two alleged were killed in an encounter in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Friday, according to the police. The gun battle took place in the morning in a forest of south-west region of the district, bordering Telangana, when a team of security personnel was out on an anti-Maoist operation, a police official said. After the exchange of fire stopped, the bodies of two Maoists, weapons, including a .303 rifle, and explosives were recovered from the encounter site, he said, adding that ...Read More >
Gariaband (Chhattisgarh) [India], January 21 (ANI): Fourteen Naxals were killed in an encounter with Chhattisgarh police at the Chhattisgarh-Odisha border on Monday, the Chhattisgarh Police stated. According to the police, a member of the Naxal group, who had a bounty of 1 crore rupees on his head, was also killed in the encounter. Also Read | MP Shocker: Clerk Thrashes Woman at Revenue Department's Office in Bhind, Gets Suspended After Video Goes Viral. According to the police the encounter is still underway and more details are awaited on the matter. On January 17, two Border Security Fo ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 11 (PTI) Taking up two habeas corpus petitions alleging illegal detention of migrant workers from West Bengal in Delhi, the Calcutta High Court Friday directed the administration in the northern state to clarify whether they are under detention. The petitioners, who are relatives of those allegedly detained, also sought direction to the authorities concerned for their release and production before the court. It was claimed in the two petitions that Sweety Bibi, Kurban Sheikh, their minor son, Sunali Khatun, Danish and his minor grandson have been illegally detained in New Delhi. ...Read More >