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160-km Kothagudem–Kirandul line cleared: Chhattisgarh red corridor to get first rail link
160-km Kothagudem–Kirandul line cleared: Chhattisgarh red corridor to get first rail link

Time of India

time4 days ago

  • Politics
  • Time of India

160-km Kothagudem–Kirandul line cleared: Chhattisgarh red corridor to get first rail link

The core Left-wing Extremism affected areas of Chhattisgarh will finally get a rail link with the Indian railways finalising the contours of 160-km line from Kothagudem in Telangana to Kirandul in Chhattisgarh. The rail line will connect Naxal-affected 5454districts of Sukma, Dantewada and Bijapur. These areas were not connected with railways so far. Indian Railways has initiated the final location survey foe the line. About 9.5 kms of the line is planned in Telangana, 12.32 kms and 138.51 kms in Chhattisgarh. The line has been planned to cross Pandurangapuram, Ramachandruni Peta, Adavi Ramavaram, Gangrel, Golapalli, Chintalnar, Nilampalli, Tamodi and ends at Kirandul in Dantewada district. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Villas For Sale in Dubai Might Surprise You Dubai villas | search ads Get Deals Undo This first rail connectivity for Bastar region will help in furthering the government's efforts to take development to core LWE-affected areas as it carries out anti-Naxal operations . The Centre plans to make Chhattisgarh Naxal-free by March 2026. The railways has initiated the final location survey using LiDAR technology, a remote sensing method. However, this survey is facing resistance from the villagers. Satish Kumar, chairman and CEO of Railway Board, had written to Chhattisgarh chief secretary Amitabh Jain to ensure assistance to surveyors. Live Events

India sees 53 pc drop in Naxal violence over past decade
India sees 53 pc drop in Naxal violence over past decade

India Gazette

time09-06-2025

  • Politics
  • India Gazette

India sees 53 pc drop in Naxal violence over past decade

By Rajnish Singh New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): In a significant development towards achieving a Naxal-free India, there has been a 53 per cent drop in the incidents of Naxal violence over the last ten years between 2014 and 2024, compared to the decade before, government data suggests. Between 2004 and 2014, the data mentions, there were 16,463 incidents of Naxal violence. However, from 2014 to 2024, the number dropped to 7,744. As per the officials in the security establishment, the reduction in Naxal violence reflects 'the success of intensified counter-insurgency operations and strategic policies by security forces.' The impact has also been seen in the number of casualties, as the deaths of security personnel fell by a dramatic 73 per cent, from 1,851 in 2004-2014 to 509 in 2014-2024. Similarly, civilian deaths declined by 70 per cent, dropping from 4,766 to 1,495 over the same period, 2024-2025. The data also show that the trend continued strongly into 2024 and 2025. In 2024 alone, 290 Naxals were neutralised, 1,090 were arrested, and 881 surrendered. Among those neutralised were 18 top Naxal leaders, a major blow to the insurgent command structure. In 2025 (till now), 226 Naxals have been killed, 418 arrested (including 2 Central Committee Members), and 896 have surrendered. These figures highlight the continuing momentum of the government's efforts against Naxalism or Left-Wing Extremism (LWE). The coordinated actions of security forces and the surrender policy seem to be yielding long-term peace dividends in previously affected regions. The government's aggressive anti-Naxal operations over the past few years have dealt a decisive blow to the insurgency's top leadership structure. A total of 18 top Naxal leaders, many of them Central Committee Members (CCMs) and Politburo Members (PBMs), have been neutralised between 2019 and 2025. Many of these figures carried heavy cash bounties, ranging from Rs 50 lakh to Rs 1.47 crore. The most high-profile eliminations among them are Rukla Srinivas alias Ramtra (CCM) - reward of Rs 1.4 crore - neutralised in 2019; Buryari Sudhakar (CCM) - neutralised in 2019; Prashant Bose alias Kisan Da (PBM) - reward of Rs 1.47 crore - neutralised in 2021; Sheela Marandi (CCM) - neutralised in 2021; B.G. Krishnamurthy (CCM) - neutralised in 2021; Milind Teltumbde alias Deepak (CCM) - reward of Rs 50 lakh - neutralised in 2021; Yapa Narayan Rao alias Haribhushan (CCM) - neutralised in 2021; and Akkiraju Haragopal alias RK (CCM) - neutralised in 2021. Besides, Vijay Arya, alias Jaspal (CCM), Mitlesh Mehta, alias Mitlesh Prasad (CCM), and Arun Kumar Bhattacharya, alias Kanchan (CCM), were neutralised in 2022. Kudakam Sudarshan alias Anand (PBM) - carrying a reward of Rs 1 crore, Pramod Mishra (PBM) and Sanjay Deepak Rao (CCM) were neutralised in 2023. In a major symbolic and operational breakthrough, Basav Raju, the General Secretary of CPI-Maoist, was neutralised in 2025 under the continuing offensive operations. With a bounty of over Rs 1 crore, Raju was the highest-ranking Maoist leader killed so far and a key ideologue behind the group's armed struggle. Chalapathi Pratap Reddy (CCM), another top commander carrying a Rs 1 crore reward, was also eliminated in 2025, marking a significant collapse of Maoist central leadership. These high-value neutralisations were carried out under coordinated intelligence-led operations, often with the support of local informants and sophisticated tracking techniques. (ANI)

Govt forms Gadchiroli District Mining Authority
Govt forms Gadchiroli District Mining Authority

Time of India

time04-06-2025

  • Business
  • Time of India

Govt forms Gadchiroli District Mining Authority

Nagpur: In a significant move aimed at expediting mining approvals and accelerating development in Maharashtra's mineral-rich Gadchiroli district, the state govt issued an ordinance to establish Gadchiroli District Mining Authority. The 16-member authority will be chaired by chief minister Devendra Fadnavis . The ordinance, issued in the absence of the state legislature being in session, will be followed by a formal bill in the monsoon session beginning June 30. The ordinance aims to streamline administrative mechanisms, speed up the operationalisation of approved mining leases, and help transform Gadchiroli into an industrial hub while creating local employment opportunities. The authority will act as a catalyst for mining operations and enhance revenue of the state. The step follows the state cabinet's nod on April 1 and Fadnavis's announcement in the legislature of making Gadchiroli a "steel city" and "Naxal-free" within three years. As per the Gadchiroli District Mining Authority Ordinance, 2025, the body will coordinate and supervise orderly and rapid development of mineral-bearing zones in the district. It will also execute development plans, projects, and schemes in the area. The ordinance notes that Gadchiroli is endowed with valuable mineral resources such as iron ore, hematite, magnetite, banded hematite quartzite, limestone, dolomite, and coal — raw materials vital for various industries, especially steel manufacturing.

16 Naxals surrender in Chhattisgarh citing 'inhumane' Maoist ideology
16 Naxals surrender in Chhattisgarh citing 'inhumane' Maoist ideology

India Today

time02-06-2025

  • Politics
  • India Today

16 Naxals surrender in Chhattisgarh citing 'inhumane' Maoist ideology

Sixteen Naxalites, including six carrying a collective cash reward of Rs 25 lakh, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Monday, police them, nine cadres belonged to Kerlapenda village panchayat under Chintalanar police station this surrender, the village has become Naxalite-free, making it eligible for development projects of Rs 1 crore as per a new scheme of the state government, an official All 16 cadres, including a woman, turned themselves in before senior police and CRPF officials, here citing disappointment with the "hollow" and "inhuman" Maoist ideology and atrocities by ultras on local tribals, Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan cadres were also impressed by the Chhattisgarh government's 'Niyad Nellanar' (your good village) scheme, aimed at facilitating development works in remote villages, and the state's new surrender and rehabilitation policy, he those who surrendered, Rita alias Dodi Sukki (36), a woman who was active as member of the central regional committee (CRC) company number 2 of Maoists, and Rahul Punem (18), a party member within PLGA battalion no. 1 of Maoists, carried a reward of Rs 8 lakh each, he Lekam Lakhma (28) carried a bounty of Rs 3 lakh, while three more cadres carried a reward of Rs 2 lakh each, the official of the surrendered cadres, nine belonged to the Kerlapenda village their surrender, the place has become Naxal-free, the official per the Elvad Panchayat Yojna of the state government, the village will be provided an incentive of Rs 1 crore for development works, he scheme has been introduced under the new Chhattisgarh Naxal Surrender/Victim Relief and Rehabilitation provides for a sanction of development works of Rs 1 crore for those village panchayats which facilitate in the surrender of Naxalites active in their area and to pass a resolution declaring them as is the second such village panchayat in the district to get rid of the Naxal menace after the state government recently introduced the April, Badesatti was declared Naxal-free after all 11 lower-rung Naxalites from there surrendered before the Naxalites who surrendered were provided an assistance of Rs 50,000 each, and will be further rehabilitated as per the government's policy, the SP year, 792 Naxalites surrendered in the state's Bastar region, which comprises seven districts including Reel

16 Naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh, Kerlapenda becomes Maoist-free
16 Naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh, Kerlapenda becomes Maoist-free

Business Standard

time02-06-2025

  • Politics
  • Business Standard

16 Naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh, Kerlapenda becomes Maoist-free

With this surrender, the village has become Naxalite-free, making it eligible for development projects of ₹1 crore as per a new scheme of the state government Press Trust of India Sukma Sixteen Naxalites, including six carrying a collective cash reward of ₹25 lakh, surrendered in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district on Monday, police said. Of them, nine cadres belonged to Kerlapenda village panchayat under Chintalanar police station limits. With this surrender, the village has become Naxalite-free, making it eligible for development projects of ₹1 crore as per a new scheme of the state government, an official said. All 16 cadres, including a woman, turned themselves in before senior police and CRPF officials, here citing disappointment with the "hollow" and "inhuman" Maoist ideology and atrocities by ultras on local tribals, Sukma Superintendent of Police Kiran Chavan said. The cadres were also impressed by the Chhattisgarh government's 'Niyad Nellanar' (your good village) scheme, aimed at facilitating development works in remote villages, and the state's new surrender and rehabilitation policy, he said. Among those who surrendered, Rita alias Dodi Sukki (36), a woman who was active as member of the central regional committee (CRC) company number 2 of Maoists, and Rahul Punem (18), a party member within PLGA battalion no. 1 of Maoists, carried a reward of Rs 8 lakh each, he said. Besides, Lekam Lakhma (28) carried a bounty of ₹3 lakh, while three more cadres carried a reward of Rs 2 lakh each, the official said. Out of the surrendered cadres, nine belonged to the Kerlapenda village panchayat. With their surrender, the place has become Naxal-free, the official said. As per the Elvad Panchayat Yojna of the state government, the village will be provided an incentive of Rs 1 crore for development works, he said. The scheme has been introduced under the new Chhattisgarh Naxal Surrender/Victim Relief and Rehabilitation Policy-2025. It provides for a sanction of development works of Rs 1 crore for those village panchayats which facilitate in the surrender of Naxalites active in their area and to pass a resolution declaring them as Maoist-free. This is the second such village panchayat in the district to get rid of the Naxal menace after the state government recently introduced the scheme. In April, Badesatti was declared Naxal-free after all 11 lower-rung Naxalites from there surrendered before police. All the Naxalites who surrendered were provided an assistance of Rs 50,000 each, and will be further rehabilitated as per the government's policy, the SP said. Last year, 792 Naxalites surrendered in the state's Bastar region, which comprises seven districts including Sukma. (Only the headline and picture of this report may have been reworked by the Business Standard staff; the rest of the content is auto-generated from a syndicated feed.)

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