Tag: Bastar
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‘Air-strike’ on Maoist hideouts in Bastar ?
There was huge public outrage and an emerging ‘rightist intellectual’ section appeared highly critical of the current Modi regime for its alleged leniency towards hardened leftist insurgents.
April 22, 2021 -
Peace-march in troubled Maoist hotbed Bastar
The march was flagged off by tribal leader and ex union minister Arvind Netam
March 14, 2021 -
Top Maoist leader Ramanna dies of heart attack in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar
Ramanna was instrumental in several killings and attacks on security forces, including the 2010 Tadmetla massacre that claimed lives of 76 troopers, police said.
December 10, 2019 -
Try traditional travel this Navratri season
The festival is celebrated with a fervour which is rarely seen on any other festival of the country as during these nine holy days, people observe fasting in a celebratory mood.
October 4, 2019 -
Two CRPF personnel killed in Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh
The gun-battle took place near Keshkutul village under the Bhairamgarh police station area when a joint team of the CRPF's 199th battalion and local police was out on an area domination operation
June 28, 2019 -
Naxal killed, STF jawan injured in Chhattisgarh
The injured jawan, a constable, was immediately rushed to the hospital where his condition is said to be stable.
April 11, 2019 -
BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi killed in Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada, PM expresses grief
The attack came less than 48 hours before voting begins for the Lok Sabha elections in Bastar.
April 9, 2019 -
Officials in Bastar cross river to hoist tricolour and send message to Naxals
In Naxal-affected Bastar, far from the urban jungles, district officials unfurled the tricolour on the banks of a river that runs right through the Maoist hotbeds.
January 26, 2019 -
Two policemen killed in encounter with Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma
Two policemen were killed and six others injured in a gun-battle with the Naxals in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district on Sunday, a top official said. The encounter took place in a forest under the Bhejji police station when a joint team of the Special Task Force (STF), District Reserve Guard (DRG) and local police was out …
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February 18, 2018 -
Crimson anniversary
Today, 24 May, marks the 50th anniversary of the Naxalbari uprising. On that day in 1967, a police inspector was killed by an arrow that came from a crowd of farmers. The police retaliated the next day, firing on another crowd, killing eleven people, including eight women and two infants. At a recent meeting with …
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May 23, 2017