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A jawan is being taken to a hospital after maoist attack in Sukma, Chhattisgarh on Saturday. At least two security personnel were killed and three injured. (Photo: PTI)

Two jawans killed, five hurt in Naxal ambush in Sukma

A senior police officer posted in Bastar told this newspaper that dreaded Maoist Hidma who commanded the battallion was...

25 Jun 2017 2:39 AM IST

According to police official, security forces launched a cordon and search operation in the early hours in Unisoo village of Handwara following specific intelligence inputs about the presence of militants in the area. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

J&K: 3 militants, 1 woman killed in encounter, search operation...

DGP S P Vaid said the search operation turned into an encounter as the hiding militants fired upon the forces conducting...

11 Dec 2017 10:36 AM IST

CRPF jawans. (Photo: PTI/File)

C'garh: 4 CRPF jawans killed, 1 injured after their colleague opens...

According to reports, the incident took place in Basguda camp of the CRPF in the state's Bijapur district.

9 Dec 2017 8:06 PM IST

CRPF troops patrol the streets a day after GJM (Gorkha Janmukti Morcha) supporters resorted to violence. Situation remained tense in the hills with thousands of tourists stranded. (Photo: AP)

Chattisgarh: CRPF cop accused of shooting colleagues denies charges

4 CRPF personnel, including two sub-inspectors, were killed and another injured in a gunfire allegedly opened on them by...

11 Dec 2017 1:22 PM IST

personnel stands guard during curfew in Srinagar on Sunday. Authorities imposed curfew in the parts of Valley following the killing of a top militant commander at Tral in Pulwama District of South Kashmir Yesterday. (Photo: PTI)

Govt seems to have lost its way on J&K

In a fragile situation, the security grid typically fails to get the desired results when the political grid is ...

19 Jun 2017 1:47 AM IST

People and children at a candle light vigil in memory of the CRPF personnel, who were killed in the Sukma Naxal attack in Chattisgarh, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

Maoists appeal to jawans for help

Pamphlets, asking jawans to give information on the movement of officials and VIPs, have appeared in many districts of...

30 April 2017 6:28 AM IST

Jawans give a gun salute to martyred CRPF personnel at Patna on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Wrap-up: 25 CRPF jawans die in Maoist ambush

Bullets, aero-bombs, mortars had rained on them from all around before they could get the first bite of their food.

30 April 2017 5:29 AM IST

R.R. Bhatnagar (R) takes over the charge as the new Director General of CRPF in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

RR Bhatnagar takes charge as new DG of CRPF

Bhatnagar will have a tenure of little less than three-years as he is scheduled to retire in December, 2019.

29 April 2017 2:29 AM IST

People and children at a candle light vigil in memory of the CRPF personnel, who were killed in the Sukma Naxal attack in Chattisgarh, in Patna. (Photo: PTI)

CRPF chose to take Naxals head on despite casualties

The Maoists looted five wireless sets and weapons after killing 25 troopers in the ambush.

29 April 2017 2:17 AM IST

25 security personnel were brutally killed by suspected Naxals in south Sukma region of Chhattisgarh. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Sukma massacre to avenge 'sexual violence' against tribal women:...

In an audio clip, the Maoist group claimed that security forces clicked 'objectionable pictures of women killed in...

28 April 2017 12:53 PM IST

25 security personnel were brutally killed by suspected Naxals in south Sukma region of Chhattisgarh. (Photo: PTI)

Sukma massacre: Cops recover body of another Maoist, toll now at 11

As many as 25 CRPF personnel were killed and five others injured in the encounter with the Maoists in Sukma on Monday.

28 April 2017 10:24 AM IST

25 security personnel were brutally killed by suspected Naxals in south Sukma region of Chhattisgarh. (Photo: PTI)

Sukma attack: Naxal video shows ambush planning

Govt tells forces to hit back, produce results in a few weeks'.

28 April 2017 7:02 AM IST