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West Bengal Elections 2026: Key Leaders Who Could Shape Bengal Assembly Polls Outcome Completely West Bengal Assembly Elections 2026 Key Candidates: 2026 West Bengal Assembly polls will feature key battles featuring Mamata Banerjee, Suvendu Adhikari and others. As West Bengal heads into a high-voltage Assembly election, the contest is once again being shaped not just by party symbols but by a handful of powerful political faces whose battles could define the state's future. The 2026 election w ...Read More >
Raipur/Kanker, March 31 (SocialNews.XYZ) With just hours left for the Central government's ambitious deadline to make India completely "Naxal-free", two more Maoists laid down their arms in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district on Tuesday. The surrenders have added fresh momentum to the ongoing campaign against Left-Wing Extremism, even as security forces continue aggressive operations in the remaining pockets. The two Naxals, identified as "Hidme" and "Shankar'', surrendered before the police in Kan ...Read More >
Kanker (Chhattisgarh) [India], March 31 (ANI): In a significant development, a total of 11 Maoists renounced violence and decided to join the mainstream over the past week, police officials said. On Tuesday, two more Maoists opted to abandon armed struggle and embrace the path of peace, according to officials. The Maoists who surrendered today for rehabilitation have been identified as PPCM Shankar and PM Hidma Dodi. They also handed over an AK-47 during the surrender process. According to of ...Read More >
Telangana Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy on Monday (March 30) appealed to CPI (Maoist) party leaders and cadres operating underground to abandon violence, surrender their weapons and join the democratic mainstream to lead a safe and dignified life. Referring to an earlier appeal by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, he said those currently in hiding should return to society and live peacefully with their families. He said that over the past two years, 721 underground Maoist cadres ...Read More >
Raipur: As the Union Home Minister Amit Shah's set deadline to eradicate Left-Wing Extremism ends today (March 31), Chhattisgarh Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma has claimed that armed Naxals in the state have been "completely eliminated", with a handful of remaining cadres expected to surrender soon. Sharma on Monday evening said setting a clear deadline two years ago to end Naxalism by March 31, 2026, coupled with technology-driven intelligence and precise security force operations, proved ...Read More >
India's multi-pronged strategy of combining security operations with rehabilitation and development initiatives is proving effective in curbing the long-standing Naxalite insurgency, leading to significant surrenders and a weakening of the movement. IMAGE: A view of 108 Maoists surrendering with weapons, cash, and gold before the police in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh, March 11, 2026. Photograph: ANI Photo Key Points Over 10,000 Maoists have surrendered in the last decade due to increased security p ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], March 31 (ANI): Telangana state Director General of Police (DGP) B Shivadhar Reddy on Monday made a heartfelt appeal to the underground leaders and cadres of the CPI (Maoist) party to renounce violence, lay down their arms, and join the democratic mainstream to lead safe and dignified lives, as stated in the press release. Recalling the earlier appeal made by Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy, the DGP urged them to come out of the underground, return to their famili ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Mar 30 (PTI) Telangana Director General of Police B Shivadhar Reddy on Monday appealed to the underground leaders and cadres of the CPI (Maoist) party to renounce violence, lay down arms, and join the democratic mainstream to lead safe and dignified lives. The DGP made a special appeal to Telangana natives currently active in Maoist groups in other states -- Muppalla Lakshmana Rao alias Ganapathi (72), Pusunuri Narahari alias Santosh (57), Vartha Shekhar alias Mangthu (51), Jode Ratn ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Mar 30 (UNI) Telangana Director General of Police B Shivadhar Reddy today made a renewed and heartfelt appeal to underground cadres of the CPI (Maoist) to abandon violence, surrender their weapons, and join the democratic mainstream for a safe and dignified life. Echoing the earlier call of Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy, the DGP urged Maoist leaders and cadres to reintegrate into society and live peacefully with their families. Highlighting the success of the state's rehabilitation ...Read More >
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh DGP Harish Kumar Gupta claimed on Monday that "Left Wing Extremism (LWE) has come to an end in the state", after the surrender of nine Maoists, including C Narayana Rao, secretary of the Andhra Odisha Border (AOB) Special Zone Committee and Central Committee member of the banned CPI (Maoist). The surrenders came a day ahead of the deadline set by Union home minister Amit Shah to end LWE in the country. The state police has contributed its bit towards this goal, the DGP ...Read More >
Vijaywada (Andhra Pradesh) [India], March 30 (ANI): In a major breakthrough against Left-Wing Extremism, a senior Maoist leader, along with eight other cadres, surrendered before Andhra Pradesh Police on Monday. Senior Maoist leader Chelluri Narayana Rao, also known as Suresh, who was a Central Committee Member and Secretary of the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee, surrendered before the Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police. Also Read | Ladki Bahin Yojana E-KYC: Complete Your ...Read More >
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), Mar 11 (PTI) In a remarkable success of the government's fight against Left Wing Extremism, 108 Maoists carrying a collective reward of Rs 3.95 crore surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district on Wednesday, officials said. Besides a huge stock of weapons, Rs 3.61 crore in cash and one kg of gold valued at about Rs 1.64 crore were recovered from Maoist dumps, the highest seizure of cash and valuables from a single location in the history of anti-Naxal operations in t ...Read More >
Devji surrendered in Mulugu district alongside at least 20 other cadres ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Devji surrendered with 20 cadres, including senior member Malla Raji Reddy in Mulugu district * He was a key military strategist linked to attacks killing over 250 security forces and civilians * Devji's surrender leaves only one active politburo member and five Central Committee members Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Hyderabad: ...Read More >
Kolkata, Feb 16 (PTI) Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari alleged on Monday that the Election Commission's decision to suspend seven AEROs was the first time that the poll panel exercised its statutory authority to directly penalise officers found guilty of SIR-related misconduct, after being prodded by the Mamata Banerjee government to commit such acts. The Commission reserved the right to move a step ahead and register FIRs against these officials if disciplinary proceedings against them were ...Read More >
Raipur/Narayanpur, Dec 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a major breakthrough under the 'Poona Margam: Rehabilitation to Rejuvenation' initiative, 11 Maoist cadres, including six males and five females, surrendered before Narayanpur Superintendent of Police Robinson Gudiya (IPS) on Wednesday, marking a significant blow to left-wing extremism in the Bastar region. The surrendered cadres carried combined bounties of Rs 37 lakh and included senior leaders, such as three Military Company Members (each with a ...Read More >
The political face-off over the Chandrababu Naidu government's move to develop medical colleges under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model has escalated into a full-blown political war between the ruling NDA and the YSR Congress party. While the YSRCP launched protests across the state and collected 1 crore signatures against the PPP move, TDP MP raised strong counterarguments in Parliament on Monday. Former Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy is scheduled to submit the signatures to the ...Read More >
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], December 16 (ANI): As many as 34 Naxals surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, marking a significant breakthrough in the state's ongoing efforts to curb Left-Wing Extremism and restore lasting peace in the region. The surrendered Maoist cadres were collectively carrying a reward of Rs 84 lakh, the Bijapur Police said. The surrender took place under the state government's rehabilitation initiative titled "Poona Margham: Punarvas Se Punarjeevan" (Return to ...Read More >
Bijapur (Chhattisgarh) [India], December 16 (ANI): As many as 34 Naxals surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, marking a significant breakthrough in the state's ongoing efforts to curb Left-Wing Extremism and restore lasting peace in the region. The surrendered Maoist cadres were collectively carrying a reward of Rs 84 lakh, the Bijapur Police said. The surrender took place under the state government's rehabilitation initiative titled "Poona Margham: Punarvas Se Punarjeevan" (Return to ...Read More >
Bijapur: Thirty four Maoists, including 26 carrying a cumulative bounty of Rs 84 lakh, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district on Tuesday, police said. Bijapur Superintendent of Police (SP) Jitendra Yadav said, the cadres, including seven women, laid down their arms under the 'Poona Margen' (from rehabilitation to social reintegration) rehabilitation initiative. "The Chhattisgarh government's rehabilitation policy has convinced the Maoists to abandon violence and turn themselves before ...Read More >
RAIPUR: A total of 34 Maoist cadres, carrying a cumulative reward of ₹84 lakh, surrendered in the insurgency-hit district of Bijapur, around 400 km south of Raipur, on Tuesday, marking another significant instance of cadres laying down arms under the state's rehabilitation drive. Seven of those who surrendered are women. The cadres said they had decided to renounce the armed and violent ideology of the banned CPI (Maoist) and return to the mainstream under the 'Poona Margham: Rehabilitation to ...Read More >
New Delhi, December 16: In a fiery rebuttal during the Rajya Sabha debate on electoral reforms, Union Minister, BJP President and leader of the House, J.P. Nadda strongly defended the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, accusing the Congress of tarnishing the institution's image to mask its own electoral failures and cadre frustration. He was replying to a debate on electoral reforms. Nadda emphasised the ECI's constitutional duty to purify v ...Read More >
New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a fiery rebuttal during the Rajya Sabha debate on electoral reforms, Union Minister, BJP President and leader of the House, J.P. Nadda strongly defended the Election Commission of India's (ECI) Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, accusing the Congress of tarnishing the institution's image to mask its own electoral failures and cadre frustration. He was replying to a debate on electoral reforms. Nadda emphasised the ECI's constitutional duty ...Read More >
Raipur/Bijapur, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) In an incident highlighting the persistent threat of Naxalite tactics in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, two commandos from the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) elite Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) unit have sustained minor injuries in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast. The explosion occurred on Monday in the dense forests of the Pillur-Kandlaparti area under Farsegarh police station limits in Bijapur district, a known Naxal-af ...Read More >
Raipur: In an incident highlighting the persistent threat of Naxalite tactics in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, two commandos from the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) elite Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) unit have sustained minor injuries in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast. Details The explosion occurred on Monday in the dense forests of the Pillur-Kandlaparti area under Farsegarh police station limits in Bijapur district, a known Naxal-affected zone. A joint t ...Read More >
Bijapur: The total number of Maoists killed in an encounter with security forces in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh now stands at 18, officials have confirmed. Searches are being carried out to locate more bodies, if any. Three District Reserve Guard personnel also laid down their lives in the operation that lasted nearly 24 hours between Wednesday and Thursday. While 12 bodies of the Naxalites were recovered on Wednesday, six were found a day later. According to the police, 16 of the sla ...Read More >
Security forces gunned down seven Maoists in Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday. This follows a similar operation on Tuesday that killed six Maoists. One of the deceased was identified as Meturi Jokha Rao alias Tech Shankar, a key figure in technical operations. The death of top naxalite commander Madvi Hidma on Tuesday was considered a major blow to the insurgency. A day after six Maoists were gunned down at Maredumilli in Andhra Pradesh, seven more died in another exchange of fire in the vicinity on ...Read More >
Ahmedabad: Teachers serving as booth-level officers (BLOs) in the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) process submitted memorandums to district collectors on Saturday, highlighting the difficulties they face while performing election-related duties. The programme was organized under the leadership of the Akhil Bharatiya Rashtriya Shaikshik Mahasangh. In Ahmedabad, too, representatives of the association handed over a memorandum to the district collector.The primary demands include a permane ...Read More >
Once considered an impenetrable Maoist fortress, the dense forests of Abujhmad are now witnessing a steady wave of surrenders as the rebels begin to abandon their decades-long insurgency. In an exclusive ground report for India Today's sister website Aaj Tak, surrendered Maoists shared startling accounts of life inside the movement and the growing realisation that the fight is over. Among those who laid down arms was Sukhlal Jhurry, a Maoist doctor with a Rs 8 lakh bounty. For years, Sukhlal tr ...Read More >
Pulluri Prasad Rao alias Chandranna and Bandi Prakash alias Prabhath surrendered in Hyderabad. Hyderabad: The surrender of two high-ranking CPI (Maoist) members -- Central Committee Member Pilluri Prasad Rao, known by the aliases Chandranna and Somanna, and State Committee Member Bandi Prakash, alias Prabath -- marks a significant victory for security forces and a substantial ideological and structural blow to the Left-Wing Extremists. It also means a critical weakening of their command struct ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Oct 28 (IANS) In yet another blow to the CPI (Maoist), two senior leaders on Tuesday surrendered before the Telangana Police. Central Committee Member (CCM) Pulluri Prasad Rao alias Chandranna and State Committee Member (SCM) Bandi Prakash alias Prabhath of Telangana State Committee surrendered before Director General of Police B. Shivadhar Reddy here. Chandranna has been underground for 45 years while Bandi Prakash has been hiding for 42 years. The DGP said in response to the appe ...Read More >
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