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Srinagar, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Indian Army's Chinar Corps in a joint operation along with the Jammu and Kashmir Police averted a major terror incident by recovering and neutralising 14.5 kg of Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near Chitragam in Zainapora area of Jammu and Kashmir's Shopian district, officials said. Taking to its official X account on Wednesday, Indian Army's Chinar Corps said: "OP CHITRAGAM, Shopian. #ChinarWarriors, in a joint operation with @JmuKmrPolice, averted a ma ...Read More >
Mizoram government and Hmar People's Convention (Democratic) faction to sign peace accord on April 14. The deal aims to bring lasting peace and development to the region. The Mizoram government is set to sign a peace accord with the Lalhmingthanga Sariate-led faction of the Hmar People's Convention (Democratic) (HPC-D), with the agreement likely to be formalised on April 14, officials said on April 7. The signing ceremony will take place at Sakawedai, where the state Home Secretary will repres ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 7 (PTI) The campaign, fraught with accusations and promises galore, for the elections to the 126-member Assam Assembly ended at 5 pm on Tuesday. The polls will be held on April 9 to decide the electoral fate of 722 candidates. BJP leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, attacked the Congress, accusing it of encouraging infiltrators to settle down in Assam's land to create a vote bank, and failing to control insurgency and usher in develo ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], April 7 (ANI): Intensifying the BJP's campaign ahead of the Autonomous District Council (ADC) elections, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Tipra Motha, accusing the party of misleading and deceiving the indigenous population over the years. Addressing a public meeting at Ampinagar, Saha asserted that Tipra Motha would soon lose relevance and expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would form the government in t ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], April 7 (ANI): Intensifying the BJP's campaign ahead of the Autonomous District Council (ADC) elections, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Tipra Motha, accusing the party of misleading and deceiving the indigenous population over the years. Addressing a public meeting at Ampinagar, Saha asserted that Tipra Motha would soon lose relevance and expressed confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) would form the government in t ...Read More >
Imphal: A cadre of the proscribed People's Liberation Army (PLA) escaped from police custody in Manipur on Monday, leading to the suspension of a police officer and a constable. The escaped insurgent has been identified as Nepram Lemba Meitei alias Tomba (24), who fled from the custody of Heingang Police Station in Imphal East district after being taken out of the lock-up to urinate, police said. According to reports, he managed to escape when police personnel escorting him outside the lock-up ...Read More >
Dharmanagar (Tripura) [India], April 7 (ANI): Ahead of the upcoming bye-elections in Tripura, Chief Minister Manik Saha exuded confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will secure a decisive victory in the Dharmanagar Assembly constituency, surpassing its previous vote margin. Leading a massive rally here on Monday, Saha said that the overwhelming public turnout reflects growing support for the party and its candidate. Also Read | Air India CEO Campbell Wilson Resigns Ahead of Term End ...Read More >
Six Ukrainians and an American who were arrested in March for allegedly training insurgents in Myanmar will be detained another 30 days, according to an Indian court ruling. The men, who were taken into custody by India's National Investigation Agency (NIA), were also charged with carrying out subversive activities in the country's northeast region, which borders Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, China, and Bangladesh. On Monday, a Delhi court ordered that they should continue to be detained after the N ...Read More >
RANCHI: A CRPF jawan was critically injured in an IED blast during an anti-Maoist operation in Jharkhand's Saranda forests, underscoring the continued presence of Maoists in West Singhbhum despite the March 31 deadline to eliminate Maoist activity in the country. The injured jawan was airlifted to Ranchi for advanced treatment. Notably, according to the fresh classification by Union Ministry of Home Affairs, only two districts -- Bijapur in Chhattisgarh and West Singhbhum in Jharkhand -- have n ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: A special NIA court in Delhi on Monday remanded seven foreign nationals -- six Ukrainians and one US citizen -- to 30 days' judicial custody till May 6 in a terror case registered under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).Special Judge (NIA) Prashant Sharma passed the order after the seven accused were produced physically before the court at Patiala House after completing 10 days in NIA custody. The hearing was held in a closed courtroom, reported news agency ANI.The accus ...Read More >
Chaibasa: An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) injured a CoBRA 205 battalion jawan during an anti-Maoist operation in the Saranda Forest on Monday. Official sources stated that the incident occurred while security forces conducted a search operation near Chaibasa. The jawan triggered a pressure-activated IED that Maoist insurgents had planted, which set off a powerful explosion. The blast seriously injured the soldier, prompting his immediate evacuation from the site. Authorities later airlift ...Read More >
A Central Reserve Police Force jawan was critically injured in an IED blast during an anti-Naxal operation in Saranda forest. Security forces intensified operations as Maoists escalate use of explosives in the insurgency-affected region Chaibasa/Ranchi: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was critically injured on Monday after he stepped on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during an anti-Naxal operation in the dense Saranda forest of Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, officials sa ...Read More >
Chaibasa/Ranchi: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was critically injured Monday after he stepped on an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) during an anti-Naxal operation in the dense Saranda forest of Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, officials said. The incident occurred amid an ongoing search operation being carried out by security forces to flush out Maoist cadres hiding in the forest in Chaibasa. The jawan reportedly stepped on a pressure-activated IED planted along a forest tra ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 5 (PTI) Union Minister J P Nadda on Sunday accused the Congress of being ''mentally bankrupt'' without any proper manifesto or programmes. Addressing an election rally at Dimoria near here for the BJP's alliance partner AGP's Tapan Das, he claimed that the Congress does not understand anything and is a "tired and broken party." ''The Congress is mentally bankrupt without any manifesto or programme. They only know how to divide the society,'' the former BJP president said. Amid th ...Read More >
Guwahati, Apr 4 (PTI) BJP MP Tejasvi Surya on Saturday said the ruling party in Assam has strong support from the public as they are fed up with decades of dynastic politics under the Congress. Addressing election rallies in Goalpara West and Dispur constituencies, he said Assam is firmly on the path of development under the BJP-led NDA government headed by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma. "Wherever you go, be it rural or urban areas, there is a clear one-sided wave in favour of the BJP. Af ...Read More >
General Ye Win Oo has been appointed as the new Commander-in-Chief of the Defence Services. Widely regarded as a close and trusted loyalist of Hlaing, Ye Win served as the Chief of Military Security Affairs (Intelligence Chief) from 2020 to 2026, a highly influential role within the military establishment. He also commanded the Southwestern Regional Military Command (located in Pathein, Ayeyarawady Region). Ye Win's rise to the top rank has been phenomenal. He has received multiple promotions i ...Read More >
Agartala (Tripura) [India], April 4 (ANI): Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday said that the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) election is not merely an election but a day to create history, as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will win every seat with a huge margin, the party receiving massive support from the Janajati people. Saha said this while addressing an election rally in the Kathalia-Mirza-Rajapur constituency. He said that under these circumstances, the ...Read More >
Imphal, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Security forces on Friday arrested four dreaded valley-based insurgents from Manipur's Tengnoupal district, which shares an unfenced border with Myanmar, officials said. A senior police official stated that the four insurgents were apprehended from Yangoubung village under the Moreh police station in Tengnoupal district. The militants belong to the National Revolutionary Front of Manipur (NRFM), the People's Liberation Army (PLA), and the Kangleipak Communist Pa ...Read More >
Agartala, April 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha on Friday asserted that the upcoming elections to the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) would mark a historic turning point, expressing confidence that the BJP would secure victory in all 28 seats with a massive margin, backed by growing support from the Janajati (tribal) community. Addressing an election rally in the Kathalia-Mirza-Rajapur constituency in Sepahijala district, Saha said the TTAADC elect ...Read More >
Guwahati: Even as the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has put an immediate stay on the Assam government's decision to deploy over 1,600 Assam Forest Protection Force (AFPF) personnel for election duty, the state's forest department appears to be preparing for a legal pushback instead of compliance -- raising serious questions over intent and priorities. A two-member bench of the NGT's Eastern Zone, comprising Justice Arun Kumar Tyagi and Expert Member Ishwar Singh, on Thursday stayed the March 19 ...Read More >
New Delhi: Days before Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman's scheduled visit to New Delhi, a quiet but telling meeting took place in the Indian capital. Bangladesh High Commissioner to India M Riaz Hamidullah called on Indian Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi, where discussions centred on strengthening bilateral defence cooperation and expanding joint training initiatives. "HE Mr M Hamidullah, High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India, called on #GeneralUpendraDwivedi, #COAS," the Indian A ...Read More >
GUWAHATI, April 2: Union home minister Amit Shah on Thursday campaigned for Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) candidate from Kaliabor constituency, Keshab Mahanta, claiming that the 10 years of development and positive transformation achieved under BJP-led NDA government 'should be written in golden words in Assam's history'. "The AGP-BJP gathbandhan (alliance) in Assam has been there for the past decade and will certainly be there in the future, like the sun and the moon. The Congress says the alliance ...Read More >
Security forces met to assess stability in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, and Nagaland. Senior officials from the Army, Assam Rifles, police, and intelligence agencies reviewed ground intelligence and cross-border dynamics. The meeting emphasized enhanced coordination and vigilance for the upcoming Assam Assembly elections. A joint operational framework was reaffirmed to ensure a secure environment and swift response to any disruptions. Dibrugarh: An operational group meeting between the Army and th ...Read More >
At an undisclosed location in Bastar district's Jagdalpur town, five top Naxal leaders who surrendered in late 2025, are listening to Shah. For decades, they fought the state, but admit that eventually, the state prevailed. On Tuesday, the five meet with Hindustan Times at a park on the outskirts of Jagdalpur . They speak candidly about the decline of the Communist Party of India (Maoist), the steady strengthening of intelligence networks and security forces, the leadership vacuum at the top of ...Read More >
New Delhi: Union home minister Amit Shah on Monday declared India "Naxal-free" as he blamed the Congress and previous governments for the decades-long insurgency, criticised a landmark Supreme Court judgment that had banned a controversial militia, and snubbed sympathisers. Shah's 84-minute address in the Lok Sabha came a day before the government's deadline of March 31, 2026 to eradicate left-wing extremism in the country. Shah said in the last three years, 4,839 Maoists surrendered, 706 were ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 1 (PTI) Lieutenant General Sandeep Jain took charge as General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Command on Wednesday, succeeding Lieutenant General Dhiraj Seth who took over as Vice Chief of the Indian Army. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Lieutenant General Jain was commissioned into the MAHAR Regiment in June 1988. Over a career spanning nearly four decades, he has held a wide range of command and staff appointments, a Defence release said. Jain has commanded an ...Read More >
"I want to tell, the main reason of Naxalism is not the demand of development, but an ideology, to win the Presidential election, from 1970 Indira ji accepted that due to leftist ideology, Naxalism spread," he said, alleging that Gandhi used the ideology to tilt the 1971 presidential election in favour of V.V. Giri. "Twelve states- Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Bengal, Kerala, parts of Karnataka, and three districts of Uttar Prad ...Read More >
The Naxal insurgency thrived in the area as there were lot of sympathisers and supporters. Gadchiroli: Maharashtra was one of the partially affected states and Gadchiroli was an integral part of the Maoist theatre, and it was an integral part of what the insurgents called the Dandakaranya region. Till about four months back Gadchiroli was among the worst affected Left Wing Extremist (LWE) districts in the country. The Naxal insurgency thrived in the area as there were lot of sympathisers and ...Read More >
New Delhi, Mar 31: The Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal has confirmed the five-year ban imposed by the Centre on the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang), or NSCN (K), along with all its factions, wings, and other fronts, an order notified on Tuesday said. In its order on March 19, published in the gazette late Tuesday evening, Presiding Officer Justice Nelson Sailo ruled that the activities of NSCN (K) are "detrimental to the sovereignty and integrity of India" and are ai ...Read More >
Guwahati (Assam) [India], April 1 (ANI): Former Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) chief, KP Raghuvanshi, has described India's progress against Naxal insurgency as a significant achievement, stating that Maoist activity is on the verge of being "completely eliminated." Speaking to ANI, Raghuvanshi said, "It is a very significant achievement for the security forces and the government that we have reached a stage today where we can say that the Maoists are on the verge of being completely el ...Read More >
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