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DD journalist from Odisha killed in Maoist ambush in Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh: A video journalist Achyutananda Sahu from Ghusuramunda village under Loisingha block in Bolangir district of Odisha working with Doordarshan was killed in an attack by Naxals in Dantewada’s Aranpur in Chhattisgarh today. During the attack, two security personnel also lost their lives. Sahu worked with the Indian Army and had taken voluntary retirement later. […]

  • Thursday, 29 July 2021
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Maoists wreak havoc in Malkangiri

Malkangiri: Panic gripped locals in Malkangiri after Maoists wreaked havoc in a series of incidents in and around the district in last 24 hours. In the first incident, armed rebels set afire two buses and one truck at Bacheli in Dantewada district along the Malkangiri border. The incident took place on Wednesday night when the […]

  • Thursday, 29 July 2021
Odisha village mourns death of CRPF jawan killed in Dantewada blast

A pall of gloom has descended in Khanta village of Bargarh district after news arrived about the death of G.D. Ranjan Das, who was among the seven jawans of CRPF 230 Battalion killed in a landmine blast in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday

  • Monday, 19 July 2021
20 security personnel feared killed in Naxal attack

At least 20 security personnel were today feared killed or seriously injured in a Naxal ambush in a dense .....

  • Friday, 16 July 2021
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Two CRPF personnel injured in Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh

Bijapur (Chhattisgarh): Two CRPF personnel suffered bullet wounds in a gun battle with Maoists who opened fire when the troopers were on foot patrol in a forested area here, authorities said. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were attacked around 12.20 p.m. when they were on an “area domination” operation in a dense forest […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Four persons including jawan killed in Naxal attack in Dantewada

Chhattisgarh: A CISF trooper and three civilians were killed when Maoists blew up a vehicle on Thursday in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, four days before the first phase of Assembly polls in the state, police said. Two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) personnel and another civilian suffered injuries in the attack that took place around 11.30 a.m. […]

  • Thursday, 08 July 2021
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Maoist landmine kills six policemen in Chhattisgarh

Raipur: Six police personnel were killed and another was critically wounded in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district on Sunday when a landmine planted by Maoists ripped through the vehicle they were travelling in. P. Sundarraj, Deputy Inspector General of Police (Dantewada Range), told IANS: “Six personnel were killed while one was seriously injured.” Among the dead, five […]

  • Wednesday, 07 July 2021
Constable snatches pistol from naxalites during attack

Raipur: A security personnel today snatched a firearm from a naxalite and fired at the ultras, forcing them to retreat in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district, police said. A police official said five naxalites masquerading as villagers attacked constable Bhimaram Kunjam at Hitwar village in Maoist-hit Kuakonda. Undaunted, Kunjam snatched the pistol and fired at them, forcing […]

  • Tuesday, 29 June 2021
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Dantewada naxal attack: Body of martyred Odia video journalist consigned to flames

Bhubaneswar: The mortal remains of Doordarshan video journalist from Odisha, Achutyananda Sahu, who was martyred in the Naxal attack at Dantewada of Chhatisgarh along with two other policemen yesterday, was consigned to flames at his native Ghusuramunda village of Bolangir district today. Achyutnanda was accorded a guard of honour before his elder brother conducted the […]

  • Wednesday, 23 June 2021
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Govt help still eludes family of martyred DD cameraman

Bolangir: After losing their sole bread earner in an attack by Naxals in Chhatttisgarh’s Dantewada, the family of martyred cameraman of DD, Achyutananda Sahu is still awaiting government help. Though the Union Information and Broadcasting Minister, Rajyavardhan Rathore had announced a compensation of Rs 15 Lakh for the family of the deceased, such assistance is […]

  • Wednesday, 23 June 2021
Don't judge life by success or failure: Modi

Prime minister Narendra Modi, interacting with students in Chhattisgarh's Maoist-affected Dantewada district on Saturday, said that life should not be judged through the prism of success or failure

  • Tuesday, 22 June 2021
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Two landmines recovered in Gajapati

Paralakhemundi: A CRPF team traced two landmines under a culvert at Andhari Ghat under Adaba Police limits of Gajapati district yesterday. The bombs were later diffused by the bomb squad. As per reports, two landmines weighing about 50 Kg were recovered by CRPF personnel while conducting a search operation after the State was put on […]

  • Sunday, 02 May 2021
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Two Naxals, including a woman, killed during encounter with police

Raipur: Two Naxals, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district in the early hours of Wednesday, police said. The face-off took place around 5 am at a forest in Gonderas village when a joint team of the District Reserve Guard (DRG) and the Special Task Force (STF) […]

  • Saturday, 01 May 2021
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Chattaisgarh: 2 Naxals Killed In Encounter With Police

Dantewada: Two Naxals, including a woman, were killed in an encounter with security forces in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Sunday morning, police said. The gunbattle broke out in a forest near Gumiyapal village, located around 400 km from Raipur, when a District Reserve Guard team was out on an anti-Naxal operation, Dantewada Superintendent of […]

  • Wednesday, 28 April 2021
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