Category: Chhattisgarh

• Raipur
• Jagdalpur

The 60th All India Conference of Directors General of Police (DGPs) and Inspectors General of Police (IGPs) concluded on Sunday here, marking a pivotal moment for India's internal security framework. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday wove a profound narrative linking Lord Ram - whom he described as the eternal soul of Chhattisgarh, the land of his "Nanihal" (maternal grandparents’ home) —to the very essence of nation-building while addressing the inaugural session of Chhattisgarh’s gleaming new Assembly in Nava Raipur on the state’s 25th Foundation Day. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated the Brahma Kumaris’ majestic "Shanti Shikhar Academy for Peaceful World" – a spiritual empowerment centre in Nava Raipur, lauding the organisation as a living bridge between India’s ancient wisdom and the world’s quest for harmony. 

In a landmark event signalling a severe setback to the insurgency in Chhattisgarh, 208 Naxalites from the remote Maad region formally surrendered on Friday before Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma, who virtually participated in the programme at the Reserve Police Lines in Jagdalpur, Bastar district. 

In a momentous development in Chhattisgarh's long-standing battle against insurgency, more than 200 Maoists from the Maad region are set to formally surrender before Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai and Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Sharma in Jagdalpur on Friday. 

In a major breakthrough for peace and rehabilitation efforts in South Bastar, 71 Maoists, including 30 with bounties totalling Rs 64 lakh, on Wednesday laid down arms and surrendered to authorities under the Chhattisgarh government's flagship initiatives - Lon Varratu (Come Back Home) and Puna Margem (Rehabilitation and Regeneration).

Security personnel have neutralised two Maoists, so far, in an ongoing encounter in Abujhmad region in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, near the Maharashtra border, on Monday, officials said.

In a significant development in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, 22 Maoists laid down their arms on Friday, marking another step toward peace in the conflict-ridden Abujhmad region. 

The banned CPI (Maoist) has once again extended an olive branch to the government, expressing willingness to engage in peace talks.

In a sweeping action exposing deep-rooted corruption in medical college regulation and accreditation, the CBI arrested six people, including three doctors, and busted a racket involving self-styled godman Rawatpura Sarkar, former UGC Chairman D.P. Singh and a network of officials and middlemen, an official said on Saturday.

Delivering a firm message in Nava Raipur of Chhattisgarh on Sunday, Union Home Minister Amit Shah reaffirmed the Centre’s commitment to ending Maoism in India by March 31, 2026.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday reiterated the government’s resolve to eradicate Maoism by March 31 next year and announced that the rebels will not get a breather even during monsoon.

As many as 24 hardcore hardcore Maoists, collectively carrying a bounty of Rs 83.50 lakh, surrendered at the district headquarters of Bijapur within forty-eight hours of elimination of CPI (Maoist) general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao, also known as Basavaraju.

In a significant victory against left-wing extremism, security forces killed 27 Naxalites, including Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, the General Secretary of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), in an encounter in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday.

As security forces have neutralised 27 Maoists in Chhattisgarh, Union Home Minister Amit Shah has termed it as a “landmark achievement in the battle to eliminate Naxalism.” 

Amid mounting pressure, the Maoists have issued a press note, appealing for an immediate cessation of the unprecedented joint operation against Maoist insurgents, jointly launched by forces of the states of Chhattisgarh and Telangana since Monday.

In a significant crackdown against Maoist insurgents, security forces in Chhattisgarh have launched a major operation in the Karregatta hills of Bijapur district. The operation has already resulted in the deaths of three Maoists, with their bodies recovered by the police. 

This signalled a breakthrough in the government’s counter-insurgency and rehabilitation strategy. The mass surrender not only reflects a weakening of Maoist influence but also reaffirms HM Shah’s ambitious deadline as increasingly within reach.

Security forces in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh have achieved a significant breakthrough with 22 Maoists, including nine women, surrendering on Friday, marking a pivotal moment in the ongoing efforts to combat Maoism, officials said. 

Heavy loss to Maoists have been reported in the Bhairamgarh area, located on the Bijapur-Dantewada border in Chhattisgarh, during an encounter between security forces and Maoists on Saturday.

Renuka, also known as Banu, Chaitey, and Saraswati, a prominent member of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee, an entity of the banned Communist Party of India (Maoist), was killed in an encounter on Monday in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh. 

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, 50 Maoists have renounced their insurgent activities and chosen to reintegrate into society, marking a significant triumph for the ongoing anti-naxal drive and "Lon Varratu (Come Back Home)" campaign by Central and state governments.

The BJP swept all the 10 mayoral elections in Chhattisgarh on Saturday with BJP National President J.P. Nadda and Chief Minister Vishnu Deo Sai calling it a historic mandate in favour of ‘Modi ki Guarantee’.

Chhattisgarh Police on Sunday said that eight Maoists have been killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district, were senior cadres carried a cumulative reward of Rs 16 lakh.

In the most gruesome Maoist attack in the New Year, eight jawans and a driver have been killed after the rebels blew up a security vehicle in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police sources said on Monday.