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On Sunday, a significant turning point unfolded in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, as twenty-one Maoist militants laid down their arms. This dramatic surrender, part of the 'Poona Margem' program, saw the group yielding 18 weapons to local officials. Among them was a key Division Committee Secretary and a notable contingent of 13 women fighters from the Kuemari/Kiskodo Area Committee. As many as 21 Maoist cadres surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Sunday after handing over 18 weapons to auth ...Read More >
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 26 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai on Sunday said that the "backbone of Naxalism is broken" after 21 Maoist cadres, including 13 women, surrendered in the Kanker district. Calling it a success of the 'Surrender and Rehabilitation Policy', the Chief Minister said that the "misled" youth is beginning to choose the path of development. In an X post, CM Sai wrote, "The end of the anti-people Maoist ideology through 'Puna Margem,' Establishme ...Read More >
North Bastar Kanker (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 26 (ANI): A total of 21 Maoist cadres, including 13 women, surrendered with 18 weapons in the Kanker district on Sunday, Bastar Inspector General P Sundarraj said. The cadres were part of the Kuemari/Kiskodo Area Committee of Keshkal Division (North Sub Zonal Bureau), he said. According to the senior police official, four Division Committee Members, including Division Committee Secretary Mukesh, nine Area Committee Members and eight party mem ...Read More >
Raipur: The recent surrender by 210 Naxalites in Chhattisgarh is being seen as a big boost for the security forces amid the central government's claims of wiping out the Naxal menace from the country by 2026. Former Director General of Police (DGP) DM Awasthi, who had led the first anti-Naxalite operation in the state, sees it as a landmark phase in the fight against left-wing extremism. On Friday (Oct 17), 210 Maoists, including a Central Committee member, surrendered before the police and pa ...Read More >
Twenty-seven Naxalites, including 10 women and several high-value targets, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district. They cited disillusionment with Maoist ideology and the growing influence of security forces. The surrender follows a similar event in Maharashtra and aligns with the government's goal to eradicate Naxalism by March 2026. Sukma (Chhattisgarh): As many as 27 Naxalites, 16 of them carrying a collective bounty of Rs 50 lakh, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Wednes ...Read More >
A significant number of Naxalites, including top leaders, have surrendered in Chhattisgarh. This event marks a major victory against Left Wing Extremism in the Dandakaranya region. Most of Abujhmad is now free from Naxal influence. The surrender is a testament to the government's rehabilitation policy. This development is expected to boost peace and development efforts in Bastar. In a landmark development in Chhattisgarh's long battle against Left Wing Extremism (LWE), 208 Naxalites laid down t ...Read More >
NAGPUR: Senior Maoist leader and CPI (Maoist) politburo member Mallojula Venugopal Rao, alias Bhupathi surrendered before chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, along with 60 cadres of the banned outfit, at a ceremony in Gadchiroli on Wednesday morning. Bhupathi, who carried a combined bounty of around ₹6 crore announced by six states -- Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha -- laid down 54 weapons, including seven AK-47s and nine INSAS rifles as he and hi ...Read More >
BASTAR: Wanted Maoist commander Rupesh, alias Takkalapalli Vasudev Rao (Satish), pledged on Friday to "work for and with the people in a constitutional manner" as he led a group of 210 PLGA fighters with a combined bounty of Rs 9 crore on their heads in Chhattisgarh's largest mass surrender in its history of Left-wing extremism.Representatives of Manjhi, Chalki and Aayta tribal communities welcomed the surrendering Maoists to the venue in Jagdalpur with red roses, while CM Vishnu Deo Sai termed ...Read More >
Bastar (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 17 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Home Minister Vijay Sharma on Friday welcomed the surrender of 208 Naxalites in the North Bastar region. He said that the Maoists have taken the right decision and saved many lives. Speaking to ANI, Vijay Sharma said, "The decision is according to the wishes of the people of Bastar. A large number of people from various Maoist organisations have decided to rehabilitate and begin a new life. They have taken the right decision and save ...Read More >
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), Oct 17 (PTI) As many as 210 Maoist cadres, including one Central Committee member, laid down their arms before authorities in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur on Friday, making it the "largest mass surrender" in the history of anti-Naxal operations in the state, officials said. These Naxalites carried a collective bounty of Rs 9.18 crore, they said. With this, a total of 238 Naxalites have quit the path of violence and joined the mainstream in the state in the last three days ...Read More >
Raipur (Chhattisgarh) [India], October 17 (ANI): Chhattisgarh CM Vishnu Deo Sai on Friday hailed the surrender of 208 Naxalites, calling it a "historic day". The Chief Minister assured that the State government will work towards skilling and rehabilitating the Left Wing Extremists, who laid down their arms. CM Sai told reporters, "It is a historic day not just for Chhattisgarh but the entire nation when Naxalites in large numbers will surrender and join the mainstream. The government will work ...Read More >
Bilaspur, The Chhattisgarh High Court has said anti-Naxal operations, being part of regular counter-insurgency measures undertaken by state or Central security forces, cannot be subjected to investigation by a Special Investigation Team unless exceptional circumstances warrant such intervention. The HC made the observation while dismissing a petition seeking an SIT probe into the killing of outlawed Communist Party of India Central Committee member K Ramachandra Reddy in an anti-Naxal operation ...Read More >
Tarn Taran: In a significant breakthrough ahead of Diwali, the Border Security Force (BSF) on Monday claimed to have foiled a major terror plot by intercepting a cache of weapons near the Indo-Pak border in Tarn Taran district.A BSF spokesperson informed that following precise technical surveillance and vigilant ground monitoring, the BSF troops recovered the arms stash near Mehdipur village, just ahead of the border fence. The seized cache includes two AK-47 rifles with two magazines, one pisto ...Read More >
Jammu: Directorate of School Education Jammu (DSEJ) has declared Pooja holidays for all government and recognised private schools across Jammu Division from October 19 to October 23, 2025. According to an order issued by the Director School Education Jammu (DSEJ) said It is hereby ordered that all the Government Educational institutions and also recognized Private School (s) upto Higher Secondary levels (Summer /Winter Zones) of Jammu Division shall observe Pooja Holidays w.e.f 19-10-2025 to 23 ...Read More >
NAGPUR: Senior Maoist leader and CPI (Maoist) politburo member Mallojula Venugopal Rao, alias Bhupathi surrendered before chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, along with 60 cadres of the banned outfit, at a ceremony in Gadchiroli on Wednesday morning. Bhupathi, who carried a combined bounty of around ₹6 crore announced by six states -- Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Odisha -- laid down 54 weapons, including seven AK-47s and nine INSAS rifles as he and his ...Read More >
Gadchiroli/Sukma/Kanker, Oct 15: The decades-long fight against Left Wing Extremism (LWE) reached a critical turning point this week as 139 Naxalite cadres laid down their arms across Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh in a massive two-day wave of surrenders. The development, highlighted by the surrender of a top Maoist strategist with a Rs 6 crore bounty and 60 cadres in Gadchiroli district, was hailed by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis as "the beginning of the end of the Naxal movement ...Read More >
Security forces in Manipur arrested four militants, including Paokholen Guite, the self-styled chief of the banned Chin Kuki Mizo Army, involved in weapons trafficking and extortion. Two AK-47s and cash were recovered from him. Additionally, three cadres of the banned People's Liberation Army were apprehended for extortion, a group previously responsible for ambushing Assam Rifles personnel. Security forces arrested four militants, including a self-styled chief of a banned Kuki outfit in Manipu ...Read More >
Imphal: Security forces arrested four militants, including a self-styled chief of a banned Kuki outfit in Manipur, police said on Friday. Security Forces arrested Paokholen Guite, the self-styled 'commander-in-chief' of Chin Kuki Mizo Army (CKMA) from S Munuam in Churachandpur district on Wednesday, they said. Guite was involved in the trafficking of weapons and drugs across the India-Myanmar border and also in extortion activities. Two AK-47 rifles, 181 rounds of different types of ammunition, ...Read More >
The lawmaker representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency of Plateau State in the House of Representatives, Yusuf Gagdi, has reiterated his opposition to the creation of state police, but insisted he is in support of state policing. Gagdi, last Sunday, while interacting with his constituents in Kanam following another wave of attacks by bandits, disagreed with the clamour for the creation of state police which has been championed by Governor Caleb Manasseh Mutfwang. While kicking aga ...Read More >
Imphal: Assam and Manipur police on Friday arrested two senior cadres of the banned People's Liberation Army (PLA) in connection with the September 19 ambush on Assam Rifles personnel in Bishnupur district of Manipur. The attack claimed the lives of two Assam Rifles personnel and injured five others. The arrests, coordinated by the Crime Branch Police Station, Guwahati, have brought the total number of PLA cadres detained in the case to three, officials said. One of the arrested, Chongtham Ma ...Read More >
Security forces killed two top Maoist leaders in Chhattisgarh. Katta Ramchandra Reddy and Kadri Satyanarayan Reddy had huge bounties on their heads. The operation occurred on the Chhattisgarh-Maharashtra border. Recent operations have eliminated several key Maoist figures. The government aims to eradicate Naxalism by March 2026. Weapons were recovered from the encounter site. The two members of the central committee of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) killed on Monday in Chhattisgar ...Read More >
Manipur [India], September 23 (ANI): The Indian Army and Assam Rifles, under the Spear Corps, launched a series of intelligence-based joint operations in Manipur from September 15 to 21, 2025. These coordinated efforts with Manipur Police targeted several districts, including Tengnoupal, Thoubal, Imphal East, Tamenglong, Churachandpur, Kangpokpi, and Chandel. In a post shared on X, the Spear Corps of the Indian Army said that nine active cadres were apprehended during these operations. Securit ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court remarked on Tuesday that it was "not an open gate for everyone" to file an appeal against acquittal, and sought details whether the family members of the victims of the Malegaon 2008 blasts victims were examined as witnesses during the trial. About The Observation A bench of Chief Justice Shree Chandrashekhar and Justice Gautam Ankhad made the observation while hearing an appeal filed by the family members of the six persons who lost their lives in the blast again ...Read More >
New Delhi: Ahead of the March 2026 deadline, the CRPF and Jharkhand Police on Monday killed three top Naxal leaders in Hazaribagh. The trio carried rewards totalling ₹1.35 cr. Those killed have been identified as Sahadev Soren, a central committee member carrying a bounty of ₹1 crore; Raghunath Hembram, a special area committee member with a reward of ₹25 lakh; and Virsen Ganjhu, a zonal committee member with a ₹10 lakh reward. Their deaths have further reduced the central committee of the bann ...Read More >
Srinagar, Sep 15 (UNI) The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) formerly Crime Branch Kashmir has arrested a notorious fraudster for impersonating a duty officer to the Lieutenant Governor in a Rs 50 lakh job and land scam. The EoW said Abdul Majid Mir a resident of Lishtiyal, Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir was apprehended on September 13, in connection with an FIR No. 10/2025, registered under relevant sections of law. The case was initiated upon receipt of a written complaint wherein the comp ...Read More >
HAZARIBAG: In a major success for a joint team of Hazaribag and Giridih police, assisted by jawans of the COBRA battalion on Monday morning, three top Maoists, including Rs 1 crore-bounty-holder Sahdev Soren, were killed in an encounter in the dense forest of Pantitri under Gorhar police station limits.A police official said Hazaribag police and central security forces achieved a major breakthrough in the ongoing anti-Naxal operations with the killing of three wanted Maoists, including Central C ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 15 (ANI): The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has arrested a notorious fraudster involved in a high-profile case of impersonation and financial fraud. The accused, Abdul Majid Mir, son of Abdul Rahim Mir, resident of Lishtiyal, Kupwara, was apprehended in connection with case FIR No. 10/2025, registered under relevant sections of law. The case was initiated upon receipt of a written complaint wherein the complainants alleged ...Read More >
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], September 15 (ANI): The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Crime Branch Kashmir has arrested a notorious fraudster involved in a high-profile case of impersonation and financial fraud. The accused, Abdul Majid Mir, son of Abdul Rahim Mir, resident of Lishtiyal, Kupwara, was apprehended in connection with case FIR No. 10/2025, registered under relevant sections of law. The case was initiated upon receipt of a written complaint wherein the complainants alleged ...Read More >
Officials said the arrested accused are overground workers of proscribed Hizbul Mujahideen terror outfit which was trying to revive terror activities in the border district. "Fantastic investigation by JKP (Jammu and Kashmir Police). Dogged determination and relentless investigation leads to the arrest of 3 terror sympathisers, along with the recovery of 7 AKs (4 recovered earlier) and a large quantity of warlike stores in Poonch (sic)," Inspector General of Police, Jammu, Bhim Sen Tuti said in ...Read More >
Jammu: The Jammu and Kashmir Police, on Sunday, seized three more AK-47 rifles, seven magazines and a large quantity of ammunition from across the border fence in Sawjian, in the Mandi area of Poonch. With this, the number of such weapons seized over the last two weeks has gone up to seven. According to the police, these weapons were being smuggled into India to revive the Hizbul Mujahideen's terror network in the Poonch sector of the union territory. The seizures followed the arrest of three ...Read More >
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