Anti-Naxal operation: First NTRO station activated in Maoist hotbed

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 31, 2012, 15:52

The country`s specialised snoop department, NTRO has set up its first base in a naxal hotbed in Chhattisgarh to monitor the movement of armed Maoist cadres and fly UAVs to help security forces to track them.

Anti-naxal operations: Govt to deploy 10,000 CRPF troopers

Last Updated: Tuesday, October 30, 2012, 21:27

Government has decided to deploy nearly 10,000 CRPF personnel for anti-naxal operations in Maoist-affected states of the country.

IAF wants Naxal-hit states to spruce up infrastructure

Last Updated: Friday, October 5, 2012, 16:08

The IAF has requested the government to ensure that states hit by Left Wing extremism spruce up their infrastructure to ensure safety and security of Air Force helicopters.

BSF chopper rescues 3 injured troops in anti-naxal ops

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 20:49

Bad weather on Tuesday forced the IAF to abort a mission to evacuate three critically injured troopers in anti-naxal operations in Jharkhand and they were later airlifted by a BSF chopper.

CRPF, Bihar DGPs review anti-Naxal operations

Last Updated: Sunday, September 16, 2012, 19:38

The CRPF and state police officials on Sunday reviewed the anti-Naxal operations in Bihar`s Gaya and Aurangabad districts.

Karnataka announces week-long cease-fire in anti-Naxal operations

Last Updated: Saturday, September 15, 2012, 18:36

Karnataka government on Saturday announced a week-long ceasefire from Monday in anti-Naxal operations to facilitate surrender of Maoists, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar announced on Saturday.

SPOs are not used in anti-naxal operation in Odisha: Govt

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 5, 2012, 00:01

Odisha government made it clear that Special Police Officers appointed by it are not being used in anti-Naxal operational duties.

Single nomination filed for Bhamragad zilla parishad by-poll

Last Updated: Friday, July 27, 2012, 20:50

Just a single nomination was filed for the by-election of Arewada Nelgunda Zilla Parishad constituency in Bhamragad taluka of the district till the last date of the nomination on Friday.

Govt convenes meet to frame SOPs to avoid civilian casualty

Last Updated: Thursday, July 12, 2012, 22:21

Top officials of Centre and Naxal-hit states will take stock of ongoing offensives against Naxals and chalk out strategy to avoid collatoral damage.

Judicial probe to establish if anti-Naxal operation was fake: Deo

Last Updated: Thursday, July 12, 2012, 21:27

Union Minister V Kishore Chandra Deo on Thursday said the judicial inquiry will be able to clarify whether the encounter was "fake or not".

Anti-Naxal ops: CRPF to conduct `big sweep` offensives

Last Updated: Sunday, July 8, 2012, 12:53

The recent CRPF encounter in Chhattisgarh`s Bijapur district is part of the latest plan of the force to conduct "big sweep" operations in uncharted Naxal hotbeds of the country.