Everything you need to know about Dantewada: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Everything you need to know about Dantewada: news, reviews, in-depth analysis, opinion and more
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), May 6 (IANS) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader L.K. Advani Monday flagged off the 6,100-km long "Vikas Yatra" of Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh.
Raipur, April 29 (IANS) Maoist militants gunned down a leader of Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in insurgency-hit Dantewada district Monday, police said.
Raipur, April 20 (IANS) O.P. Choudhary, a 2005-batch IAS officer of Chhattisgarh, will be conferred an award by the prime minister for his initiatives to provide education to children in Maoist insurgency-hit Dantewada district, official sources said.
Raipur, April 18 (IANS) HCL Infosystems has bagged a major contract from Chhattisgarh's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government for supply of laptops to final year engineering and medical students in the state, official sources said on Thursday.
Raipur, April 11 (IANS) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Thursday directed the Chhattisgarh government to ensure availability of doctors in state-run jails.
Raipur, Feb 27 (IANS) Three policemen and a civilian were injured in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh Wednesday when Maoists triggered a landmine blast targeting their vehicle, an official said.
Raipur, Feb 20 (IANS) A two-day nationwide strike called by major trade unions Wednesday hit iron ore mining and coal production in Chhattisgarh, officials said.
Raipur, Feb 5 (IANS) Maoist insurgents Tuesday torched four heavy machines engaged in road construction in violence-hit Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh, damaging them badly, police said.
Raipur, Jan 19 (ANI): The Indian Air Force (IAF) M-17 crew, involved in an rescue operation in naxal hit south Bastar, left behind an injured Chhattisgarh Police radio operator in the jungles after their helicopter developed technical problems during an evacuation operation.
Dantewada, Jan. 18 (ANI): A chopper of the Indian Air Force (IAF), which was sent to rescue two army personnel who were injured in Naxal attack, went missing from Dantewada in Chhattisgarh today.
Sukma (Chhattisgarh), Jan 16 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Wednesday said that education alone could defeat militancy in the state.
Raipur, Dec 25 (IANS) A CRPF trooper shot dead four fellow personnel and injured another at a camp in Chhattisgarh's Maoist-infested Dantewada district, police said Tuesday.
Raipur, Dec 25 (IANS) A CRPF trooper shot dead four of his fellow troopers and injured another at a camp in Chhattisgarh's Maoist-infested Dantewada district, police said Tuesday.
Raipur, Dec 2 (IANS) Violence-hit Bastar region wore a deserted look as the PLGA Week observed by the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) commenced Sunday, police said.
Raipur, Dec 2 (IANS) Violence-hit Bastar region wore a deserted look Sunday a day before the week-long PLGA Week observed by the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), police said.
Raipur, Nov 22 (IANS) Iron?ore production in Chhattisgarh's Bailadila hill mines of the NMDC Ltd., India's largest iron ore exporter and producer in public sector, was suspended Thursday as workers stayed away from duty, trade unions and officials said.
Dantewada, Nov 8 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Congress leader Mahendra Karma, who is credited with founding the anti-Maoist movement Salwa Judum, escaped a landmine blast Thursday while his motorcade was passing through a forest in Dantewada district.
Dantewada, Nov 8 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Congress leader Mahendra Karma, who is credited with founding the anti-Maoist movement Salwa Judum, escaped a landmine blast Thursday while his motorcade was passing through a forest in Dantewada district.
Raipur, Nov 4 (IANS) Two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constables were killed early Sunday in a firefight with Maoist guerrillas near an iron ore mine in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said.
Raipur, Nov 4 (IANS) Two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) constables were killed early Sunday in a gun battle with Maoist guerrillas near an iron ore mine in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said.
Raipur, Oct 15 (IANS) A police squad had a narrow escape after Maoist guerrillas ambushed it with a landmine blast and engaged it in a gun battle on the Bijapur-Gidam Road in Dantewada in southern Chhattisgarh, officials said.
Raipur, Oct 15 (IANS) Chhattisgarh will invest Rs.50 crore in Maoist-hit Dantewada district to improve infrastructure of the region, an official said Monday.
Raipur, Oct 6 (IANS) The national president of the Adivasi Mahasabha Saturday demanded that the government withdraw the security forces if it is serious about establishing peace in Bastar. Only after that would the Mahasabha ask the Maoists also to leave the area, he said.
Raipur, Aug 6 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas blew up an anti-landmine vehicle in a forested stretch in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, killing a trooper of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on the spot and injuring five others, police officials said.
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), Aug 6 (ANI): Maoists on Monday blew up a Mine Protected Vehicle (MPV) here, killing a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and injuring four others, and a state police personnel.
New Delhi, Aug 4 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Affairs Jitender Singh will be visiting Chhattisgarh on Saturday during which he would review the development works being implemented under various Central Government schemes being implemented by the state government and the Central Paramilitary Forces.
Raipur, Aug 4 (IANS) Branded Maoist sympathisers by police, the future stretches dark for Lingaram Kodopi and Soni Sori who have been in Chhattisgarh's jails for nearly 11 months with little hope of getting bail. And for crimes they are hardly aware of.
Although India has faced insurgencies for decades, the security forces still seem to fight their battles in a half-hearted manner without any overall operational plan. They and their mentors in the home ministry do not appear to have learnt any lessons from the years of battling the subversives in the northeast and in Kashmir and now over wide areas in the interior against the Maoists.
New Delhi, July 3 (IANS) As controversy rages over security forces killing people in an anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh some days back, Union Tribal Affairs Minister V. Kishore Chandra Deo said the state has a notorious record in this regard.
New Delhi, June 29 (ANI): The overnight encounter in Dantewada in Chattisgarh prevented a planned attack by Maoists who were mobilising forces in the area.
Raipur, June 29 (ANI): Sixteen Naxals were killed in a fierce encounter with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in the jungles of Dantewada in Chhattisgarh.
Raipur, May 13 (IANS) The Maoists Sunday night carried out a deadly attack on a patrol party of paramilitary Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district in which six jawans and a civilian driver were killed, police said.
Raipur, May 13 (IANS) The Maoists Sunday night carried out a deadly attack on a patrol party of paramilitary Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district in which six jawans and a civilian driver were killed, police said.
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) A day after being admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here, suspected Maoist conduit Soni Sori, allegedly tortured in police custody, Friday underwent tests for her medical condition, doctors said.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Suspected Maoist conduit Soni Sori was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here Thursday for an independent medical examination on whether she was tortured in Chattisgarh Police custody.
New Delhi, May 10 (IANS) Suspected Maoist conduit Soni Sori was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here Thursday for a medical examination for the injuries she allegedly suffered in Chattisgarh Police custody.
New Delhi, Apr 23 (ANI): The Special Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Aniruddh Uppal on Monday said the initiation of development projects in Maoist-hit areas would help combat left wing extremists activities.
Chennai, Apr 22 (ANI): The father of the abducted Chattisgarh collector Alex Paul Menon, A Varadhas, on Sunday said it was now the responsibility of the central and state governments to secure the release of his son from the Maoists.
Raipur, Apr 22 (ANI): The Chattisgarh Police on Sunday claimed that the abducted collector Alex Paul Menon was safe.
New Delhi, Apr 22 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday expressed concern over the rising number of abduction by the Maoists, calling for concrete action to be taken against them.
Sukma/Raipur, Apr 22 (ANI): Asha Menon, the wife of abducted District Collector Alex Paul Menon, has appealed to the Maoists to release her husband at the earliest on humanitarian grounds.
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), April 18 (IANS) Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Wednesday began a much-hyped mega rural drive, 'Gram Suraj' of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, from the Maoist heartland of Bastar, officials said.
Dantewada, Jan 29 (ANI): Concerned about growing Maoist influence among villagers in Chhattisgarh, the state government is imparting quality education and coaching to children from rebel-infested Dantewada District, preparing them for competitive exams.
New Delhi, Jan 21 (ANI): A teenager, Anjali Singh Gautam, hailing from Chhattisgarh, has received the National Bravery Award 2011, for saving her younger brother in a Maoist attack.
Dantewada, Sep 27 (ANI): Amid intense probe following reports quoting WikiLeaks that protection money was being given by Essar through contractors to Maoists, the Dantewada Police has taken into its custody the Company's General Manager DVCS Verma.
Dantewada, Sep 11 (ANI): Maoists ultras have been demanding huge sums of money from traders and contractors in poverty-stricken Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District, thereby threatening of dire consequences in case of non-compliance.
New Delhi, Aug 3 (ANI): Clarifying his stand on the verdict of the Supreme Court on Salwa Judum, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday told the Rajya Sabha that the situation was under complete control of the Chhattisgarh Government.
Raipur, July 29 (ANI): Chief Minister Raman Singh has said the Cabinet has approved the 'Chhattisgarh Auxiliary Armed Police Force Ordinance 2011', and added that the report has been sent to the Governor for his assent.
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), July 23(ANI): A group of about four Maoists killed Laxman Markam, the brother of a former Maoist, in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district on Friday.
New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Saturday said that the state government was mulling over filing a review petition in the Supreme Court against its order of appointing tribals as Special Police Officers (SPOs) in its Salwa Judum counter-insurgency operation against the Maoists.
New Delhi, July 16 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Saturday said that the state government was mulling over filing a review petition in the Supreme Court against its order of appointing tribals as Special Police Officers (SPOs) in its Salwa Judum counter-insurgency operation against the Maoists.
Raipur, July 12 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Police on Tuesday assured security to government backed anti Maoist militia after the Supreme Court asked the state government to stop appointing tribals as Special Police Officers (SPOs) in the Salwa Judum and termed it unconstitutional.
New Delhi, July 6 (ANI): A day after the Supreme Court asked the Chhattisgarh Government and the Centre to desist from appointing tribals as Special Police Officers (SPOs) in its Salwa Judum counter-insurgency operation against the Maoists, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said the government will hold consultations with various chief ministers over the issue.
New Delhi, July 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court today asked the Chhattisgarh Government and the Centre to desist from appointing tribals as Special Police Officers (SPOs) in its Salwa Judum counter-insurgency operation against the Maoists, and termed the step as 'unconstitutional'.
New Delhi, July 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court today asked the Chhattisgarh Government and the Centre to desist from appointing tribals as Special Police Officers (SPOs) in its Salwa Judum counter-insurgency operation against the Maoists, and termed the step as 'unconstitutional'.
Dantewada, June 27 (ANI): At least four policemen were killed and three others were injured in a landmine blast in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District late last night.
Dantewada, June 11 (ANI): Suspected Maoists shot dead three Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in a gun battle in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District today morning.
Dantewada, June 10 (ANI): A massive manhunt was launched in Chhattisgarh to nab the Maoists responsible for killing ten policemen by a landmine blast in Dantewada district.
Dantewada, June 10 (ANI): Ten security personnel were killed on Friday when Maoists blew up an anti-land mine vehicle in the Katikalyan area of Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District.
Raipur, May 18 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh was on Wednesday joined by police top brass in paying homage to the seven Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who were killed in a landmine blast by Maoists
Dantewada, May 18 (ANI): Seven Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed on Tuesday night when a commander's escort vehicle was blown up in a landmine blast by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District.
Dantewada, Mar 26 (ANI): At least two CRPF sub-inspectors were killed and 15 personnel injured in a road accident in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District last night.
Dantewada, Mar 15 (ANI): Security forces found the body of a Naxal during a search operation in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, where a fierce encounter with the Naxals took place on Monday.
Dantewada, Mar 14 (ANI): At least three security personnel are reported to have been killed and seven others injured in an encounter between the Naxals and the security forces in the Morpalli forests of Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District.
New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday informed Chief Ministers of States that left wing extremism continued to be a major challenge to internal security.
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh)/ Simdega (Jharkhand), Jan 20 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Police arrested a chemist shop owner and two Maoist sympathisers in Dantewada district on Wednesday.
Guwahati, Jan 12 (ANI): Assam Police arrested a Maoist named Piyush Kranti Acharya, who is a prime suspect in the April 2010 Dantewada massacre in which 76 security personnel were killed, here on Wednesday.
New Delhi, Dec.16 (ANI): An ambitious integrated action plan for sixty districts, affected by Left Wing Extremism has been approved by the government as Naxal violence continues to be a cause of concern.
Dantewada, Nov 23 (ANI): At least nine Maoists were killed in a fierce encounter with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District on Tuesday.
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), Nov 18 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Police took into its custody two suspected Maoists with arms and ammunitions here on Thursday.
Dantewada, Sep 23 (ANI): The engine and a bogie of the Kirandul-Vishakhapatnam passenger train derailed near Bhansi Railway Station in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District this morning.
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), Sep 13 (ANI): Maoists killed two constables in a pre-dawn attack near a police station in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District on Monday.
Kanker (Chhattisgarh), Aug 29 (ANI): At least five security personnel were killed by Maoists in an ambush in Chhattisgarh's Kanker District early on Sunday morning.
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), Aug 20 (ANI): Maoists blew up several government buildings, including an Aanganwadi centre, a primary school, a society for dispensing rations, and a village council hall on Thursday in Kirandul city in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District.
Dantewada, Aug 14 (ANI): Around 60 armed Maoists set at least six trucks loaded with iron ore on fire in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District on Saturday.
Bastar, Aug.4 (ANI): Additional reinforcements have been sent to Naxal-hit Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh where an encounter between the police and Naxals has taken place.
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), Aug 4 (ANI): Four Maoists were arrested in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada region on Tuesday.
New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): The Central and State Governments have received a fresh 'mandate' to fight the Naxal menace, if one was necessary, on July 14 at the conference convened by the Prime Minister of the affected States to consider a coordinated approach.
New Delhi, July 17 (ANI): The Central and State Governments have received a fresh 'mandate' to fight the Naxal menace, if one was necessary, on July 14 at the conference convened by the Prime Minister of the affected States to consider a coordinated approach.
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), July 12 (ANI): Police in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District have released photographs of the six Maoists who attacked the house of a local Congress party leader on Thursday.
Dantewada, July 8 (ANI): A group of Maoists stormed into the house of Congress leader Avadesh Gautam in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District on Thursday and brutally killed two of his relatives.
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh), June 26 (ANI): Police authorities and residents of Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur town on Friday paid tributes to the security personnel killed while fighting the Maoists.
New Delhi, June 23 (ANI): The Maoists' attempt to distance themselves from Gyaneshwari Express train mishap, statements disowning the key accused Bapi Mahato, encouraging speculation about its spokesperson Azad's letter to a leading social activist hinting ultra's 'readiness' for talks, on conditions apparently not acceptable to the government, indicate some rethinking among them.
Raipur, June 12 (ANI): In a major development, the Chhattisgarh Government has transferred 16 police officers including Dantewada Superintendent of Police Amaresh Mishra who came under criticism from Rammohan Committee in the wake of killings of 75 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel.
Raipur (Chhattisgarh), June 1 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday said he would discuss various issues including the Maoist problem and deployment of paramilitary forces, in his meeting with Union Home Minister P Chidambaram during his forthcoming visit to the state.
New Delhi, May 31 (ANI): Union Home Minister P.Chidambaram on Monday said that needle of suspicion for Howrah-Kurla-Jnaneshwari Express derailment incident points to the CPI (Maoist) or a front organisation of the CPI (Maoist).
New Delhi, Apr 26 (ANI): The E N Rammohan Committee, which is investigating the recent Dantewada massacre, submitted its report to Union Home Minister P Chidambaram this afternoon.
Surat, April 25 (ANI): Gujarat Police have been able to arrest at least 10 suspected Maoists in the last two months.
New Delhi, April 20 (ANI): Citizens Initiatives for Peace, an organisation which has prominent citizens as its members, has expressed it anguish over the recent killings of over 76 security personnel in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District by Maoists and has suggested that the Government should take steps to avoid further escalation of violence.
West Midnapore (West Bengal), Apr 19 (ANI): The Maoist-backed People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) observed a 'Black Day' in West Midnapore District's Salboni village to protest the anti-Maoist 'Operation Green Hunt' launched against them by the Central Government.
West Midnapore (West Bengal), Apr 19 (ANI): The Maoist-backed People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) observed a 'Black Day' in West Midnapore District's Salboni village to protest the anti-Maoist 'Operation Green Hunt' launched against them by the Central Government.
Chintalnar (Chhattisgarh), Apr 17 (ANI): Suspected Maoists activists fired near the area where former Border Security Force Director General E N Rammohan was visiting to collect information about the Dantewada massacre.
New Delhi, Apr 16 (ANI): Defence Minister A K Antony on Friday said the South Asian region is emerging as the 'focal point' for all terrorist organisations.
New Delhi, Apr 15 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and former Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Thursday said the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) was divided and lacking will to fight the Maoists menace.
New Delhi, Apr 15 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Arun Jaitley on Thursday said India cannot afford to lose the battle against Maoists.
New Delhi, Apr 15 (ANI): Stating that Naxalites want to overthrow the established authority of the Government through armed liberation struggle, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Thursday said country needs a strong head, a stronger heart and enormous staying power to counter Maoists menace.
New Delhi, Apr 15 (ANI): A stormy debate between the treasury and opposition over the massacre of 76 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in a Naxal attack in Dantewada in Chhattisgarh earlier this month, forced Parliament to adjourn for a second time on Thursday.
New Delhi, Apr 15 (ANI): A stormy debate between the treasury and opposition over the massacre of 76 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in a Naxal attack in Dantewada in Chhattisgarh earlier this month, forced Parliament to adjourn for a second time on Thursday.
New Delhi, Apr 15 (ANI): The second phase of the Budget session of Parliament will commence from today.
