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Truck driver alleges occupants of luxury car threatened to kill him after collision, hangs himself

Truck driver alleges occupants of luxury car threatened to kill him after collision, hangs himself
Published on Jun 13, 2026 12:02 pm IST

In post-Naxal Dantewada, survey begins for Bodhghat dam, raising displacement fears

The project received World Bank loan approval in 1984 but was halted in 1987 following protests over displacement, forest loss and concerns raised by tribal communities. (HT Photo)
Published on May 28, 2026 09:40 am IST

Naxalite carrying 5 lakh bounty killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh

Naxalite carrying 5 lakh bounty killed in encounter with security personnel in Chhattisgarh
Published on Mar 05, 2026 01:32 pm IST

Chhattisgarh: NIA raids 12 locations in Bastar in 2023 Aranpur IED blast case

The attack was carried out near village Pedka under the Aranpur police station limits in Dantewada district on April 26, 2023.
Published on Nov 08, 2025 11:49 am IST

71 Naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada

71 Naxalites surrender in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada
Published on Sept 24, 2025 03:39 pm IST

Chhattisgarh CM visits flood-hit areas in Bastar, directs speedy rehabilitation

Chhattisgarh CM visits flood-hit areas in Bastar, directs speedy rehabilitation
Updated on Oct 07, 2025 10:09 am IST

Tendulkar Foundation to develop 50 playgrounds in Maoist-affected Dantewada

The playgrounds are being built on the campuses of government high schools, higher secondary schools, and porta-cabin schools. (Representational image)
Updated on Jun 15, 2025 06:15 pm IST

Amit Shah urges Maoists to surrender, join Bastar’s development journey

Union home minister Amit Shah and Chhattisgarh chief minister Vishnu Deo Sai at the 'Bastar Pandum' festival in Dantewada. (@ChhattisgarhCMO)
Published on Apr 05, 2025 04:23 pm IST

Woman Maoist leader with 25 lakh bounty shot dead: Chhattisgarh police

An Insas rifle was also recovered from the spot. (Representative file photo)
Updated on Mar 31, 2025 01:23 pm IST

Chhattisgarh: Senior Maoist leader among 3 killed in Dantewada encounter

DIG Kamlochan Kashyap praises security personnel on their return following an encounter with Naxals, at Dantewada-Bijapur border in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. (PTI)
Updated on Mar 25, 2025 07:29 pm IST

3 Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh amid heightened anti-insurgency ops: Police

A search was going on at the gunbattle site and surrounding areas. (HT PHOTO/Representative)
Published on Mar 25, 2025 11:11 am IST

Naxalites kill 2 accused of being police informers in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada

In the Dantewada area of Chhattisgarh, two men were slain by naxalites who claimed they were police informers, according to authorities on Thursday.
Published on Feb 20, 2025 05:06 pm IST

Chhattisgarh: 1,500 security personnel behind 48-hour operation that eliminated 31 Naxalities

Chhattisgarh: 1,500 security personnel behind 48-hour operation that eliminated 31 Naxalities
Published on Oct 05, 2024 03:11 pm IST

Bodies of three more Naxalites found after encounter in Chhattisgarh; toll rises to 31

Bodies of three more Naxalites found after encounter in Chhattisgarh; toll rises to 31
Published on Oct 05, 2024 08:46 am IST

Chhattisgarh: 2 Maoists, including woman cadre, killed in encounter in Dantewada

Police said combing operations in the area are going on. (Representative Image)
Published on Mar 19, 2024 05:37 pm IST

Dantewada killings: Supreme Court gives clean chit to forces, fines petitioner

Giving a clean chit to the Chhattisgarh police and central security forces, the Supreme Court on Thursday declared that 17 tribals, who died in two separate incidents of violence in Dantewada in 2009, were killed by Naxalites and not by the forces.
Updated on Jul 15, 2022 04:04 am IST

News updates from HT: Children face cyber sexual abuse as classes go online

When a 14-year-old girl’s parents in Delhi’s Shahdara district bought her a mobile phone last year to facilitate her online classes, a result of the restrictions imposed on schools to curb the spread of the pandemic, little did they realise the possible social media abuse she may be subjected to.
Updated on May 31, 2021 01:10 pm IST

32 Maoists surrender in Dantewada, four carried reward of Rs 1 lakh each

Maoist rebels train in a forest area in Bihar.
Updated on Oct 25, 2020 06:28 pm IST

Maoist carrying Rs 1 lakh bounty surrenders in Chhattisgarh

Kawasi was allegedly involved in at least four Naxal- related incidents, including triggering IED blasts and murdering a villager, in the last three years, Pallava said.
Published on Sept 11, 2020 09:32 am IST

Head constable found dead in Dantewada in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region

The 32-yeear-old head constable of Chhattisgarh Armed Force went missing from his camp.
Updated on Sept 01, 2020 05:49 pm IST

16 maoists surrender in Chattisgarh’s Dantewada: Police

The Dantewada SP further informed that the surrendered maoists used to demolish railway tracks and kill Panchayat executives and villagers. Most of the others were ground level militia.
Updated on Aug 14, 2020 08:44 am IST

Maoists threat to public representatives and journalist in Dantewada: Police

Image for representation.
Updated on Jul 30, 2020 02:25 pm IST

Surrendered Maoists to reconstruct schools demolished by them in Chhattisgarh

The construction of a demolished school in a village started a week ago with the help of local villagers and Maoists who have surrendered.
Updated on Jul 26, 2020 02:40 pm IST

Maoists brutally thrash 25 locals in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada

Afraid of further brutality by the maoists, the villagers refrained from approaching the administration after the incident. A police team from the Katekalyan station reached the village and found out about the whole incident.
Published on Jul 20, 2020 07:37 am IST

Excerpt: The Death Script: Dreams and Delusions in Naxal Country by Ashutosh Bhardwaj

Sukma District Collector Alex Paul Menon who was abducted by Naxals in Chattisgarh in 2012.
Updated on Jul 15, 2020 06:27 pm IST

Maoist couple surrenders in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada: Police

Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP) Abhishek Pallav also informed that 28 Maoists have surrendered so far after they launched a campaign few days back.
Published on Jul 09, 2020 09:29 am IST

Maoists release Chhattisgarh cop’s parents in a day after pressure from villagers

Ajay Telam had distributed pamphlets and put up posters of Maoists in his village, urging them to surrender due to which the ultras abducted his parents, the police said.
Updated on Jul 07, 2020 11:38 pm IST

Chhattisgarh police arrest local BJP leader for supplying a tractor to Maoists in Dantewada

Both the accused purchased the tractor from Geedam (Dantewada) and when on Saturday, Usendi was going to deliver it to Ajay Alami; he was arrested in Barsoor.
Updated on Jun 14, 2020 03:41 pm IST

Maoist commander involved in Darbha valley attack killed in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada

According to Dantewada Superintendent of Police the encounter took place in a forest between Hurrepal and Bechapal hills in the wee hours of Tuesday.
Updated on Jun 02, 2020 02:11 pm IST

Two Maoists killed in encounter in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada: Police

The security forces had launched the operation based on specific inputs about the presence of Maoists in the area, police said.
Updated on May 21, 2020 10:29 pm IST