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The Hindu
28-06-2025
- Politics
- The Hindu
Gadchiroli district, four taluks in Gondia remain 'Naxal-infested': Maharashtra Government
'The entire Gadchiroli district and four taluks in Gondia remain 'Naxal-infested,' according to the Maharashtra Government. The Naxal tag has raised eyebrows as Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis had declared part of Gadchiroli "free of Maoist activities" over five months ago and asserted south Gadchiroli would soon be rid of the Maoist menace. Editorial | Decisive moment: On Chhattisgarh anti-Maoist operation A Government Resolution (GR) on Friday (June 27, 2025) stated that Gondia, Salekasa, Devri and Arjuni Morgaon taluks in Gondia district and the entire Gadchiroli district are 'Naxal-infested.' It said the declaration is based on the Central Government's list of Maoist-affected areas. Gadchiroli is often referred to as the last district of Maharashtra as it is on the State's eastern border. After felicitating C60 commandos in January, Mr. Fadnavis said Maharashtra will soon become free of Maoists given the rise in the number of Maoists laying down their arms and the movement failing to attract recruits. "Gadchiroli Police almost eradicated Naxal activities in the district. North Gadchiroli is now free of Maoist activities and south Gadchiroli will soon become free from Maoists," he had told reporters, claiming that the dominance of Maoists in remote areas of Gadchiroli district was waning. 'The government has started the process to make Gadchrioli the 'first district' by eliminating the dominance of Maoists,' he said.
Scotsman
27-06-2025
- Health
- Scotsman
How the ERI helped me to survive an attack of the vapours
Susan is overcome by an attack of the vapours Not my best Friday night, I'll admit, toilet-trapped while merry hell made its way through and spectacularly out of my interior. Saturday morning was worse. Sign up to our daily newsletter Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Edinburgh News, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... Reluctantly, I called NHS 24. I wasn't keen. I always think I'm 'at it' and shouldn't bother people with a tummy upset, even if it involves quite a lot of blood. Also, it meant being exposed to the music-on-hold. Today the entire back catalogues of Bach, Beatles and the Sex Pistols are easily available, but the NHS favours an endlessly looping weird soft rock number. It sounds like a 1970s audition tape made by someone's nephew. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad To keep listeners lively, the music sporadically gives way to crackling distortion, the giveaway clue to a damaged C60 cassette. Used to happen to my Osmond tapes if I'd overenthusiastically rewound the cartridge with a pencil. Or it could be a bootleg recording of someone trying to summon Satan. You can just make it out, if you hear the distortion often enough. Believe me, I did. Suddenly the soupy guitar was gone. Audrey was speaking to me. Asked loads of questions, assured me I wasn't wasting anyone's time, brought Cheryl in, who didn't muck about and sent me to A&E. Assured me I wasn't wasting anyone's time. A&E at the ERI on a Saturday afternoon is a little more laid back than the battle zone it will become later, but it's still busy. Given my 'interesting medical history', I'm something of a veteran of the blue plastic chairs so I packed for waiting. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Top tips. Take a phone charger with a long cable, to reach faraway power points. Power banks are handy, you might be in a corridor. Grab a book or magazine, so you don't rely on techno stuff to kill boredom. Chuck in a bottle of water and a brunch bar. And be patient. Nobody in that waiting room wants to be there, you don't know why they're there, so getting riled up about who gets called next is pointless. For a chronic people-watcher like me, A&E is like Disneyland. I could spend all day there. Just as well. I did. Jolly nurses came and took blood, then a cheery young doctor appeared who asked all the same questions, and I gave all the same answers. Felt a little smug when he looked a tad perplexed. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Yes, I thought, medical enigma. Go me. Well, he said, I'm going to have to carry out an internal examination. I stopped feeling smug. I draw a veil over what happened next. Let's just say that particular part of my anatomy hasn't seen that much daylight for some time. Off he popped, and then returned with the verdict. Apparently, I had a sort of dysentery. As a history addict, I was thrilled. How Victorian is that? The doctor was a little downcast. He had no pills to prescribe. Antibiotics, the go-to weapons of modern medicine, are useless in the face of this old enemy. The best cure is, like the condition, Victorian. Rest and fluids. Not gin, though. He said that twice. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad I was sent home, with the assurance that I hadn't been wasting anyone's time, to make like a Victorian lady poet and get prone on the sofa with beef tea and an improving book. Might get used to this. Pass the smelling salts.
Time of India
18-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
3 top Maoist leaders killed in Andhra Pradesh
Security forces on Wednesday killed three senior Maoist rebels in Alluri Sitharama Raju district, near the Andhra-Odisha border, police said. The states affected by left-wing extremism, or Naxalism , had announced several crores of rupees in reward for their arrest. "In Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB), Maoists' AOBSZC (Andhra Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee) secretary Uday and east division secretary Aruna, along with another cadre, were killed by the security forces in Alluri Sitharama Raju district," police said. Last week, four Maoist rebels were killed in an encounter with Gadchiroli Police and CRPF personnel near the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border, following a targeted anti-Naxal operation. According to the press release, the operation involved 12 C60 commando teams, comprising around 300 personnel, and a CRPF unit. The operation was initiated on Thursday at noon from Kawande and Nelgunda, moving towards the Indravati riverbank near the recently opened forward operating base (FOB) Kawande, despite heavy rainfall in the area. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Join new Free to Play WWII MMO War Thunder War Thunder Play Now Undo During cordoning and search operations along the riverbank, the Naxals opened fire on the C60 commandos, prompting retaliation. The exchange of fire lasted for nearly two hours. A subsequent area search led to the recovery of four bodies of the suspected Naxalites, one automatic self-loading rifle, two .303 rifles and a Bharmar. Additionally, walkie-talkies, camping materials and Naxal literature were seized from the spot. Live Events Anti-Naxal operations and area searches are ongoing. Meanwhile, in a major blow to the Maoist insurgency , security forces in Chhattisgarh killed 27 Naxals, including CPI-Maoist general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, during a joint operation in the Abujmarh forests of Narayanpur district.
Indian Express
11-06-2025
- Politics
- Indian Express
‘Dwindled to a handful', only 24 armed Naxal cadres active in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli: Police
Only 24 armed Naxal cadres are currently active in Maharashtra's border district Gadchiroli, according to the police. They are mostly concentrated in security vacuum areas, such as Abujhmarh and the National Park region, along the areas bordering the Narayanpur and Bijapur districts of Chhattisgarh, said the police. The insurgency in Gadchiroli has been gradually declining due to the efforts of the state's elite anti-Naxal commando force, C60, as well as operations conducted by Central forces. Authorities say that the remaining insurgent group is fragmented and largely cornered, which has led to a focused approach in the ongoing anti-Naxal operations. Speaking to The Indian Express, Neelotpal, Superintendent of Police, said, 'Some part of Abujhmarh also comes under our operational area. While movement has been observed, the numbers have dwindled to a handful. This has made our strategy more specific, allowing for surrender first but initiating full-scale operations if needed.' According to officials, while 40 Naxal cadres remain on record, only 24 are active armed cadres currently believed to be operating in the region, according to intelligence sources. 'As the base shrinks, tracking and neutralising them becomes more challenging,' Neelotpal added. The Gadchiroli police say that surrender-cum-rehabilitation policy has also proven to be effective. On January 1, the wife of CPI (Maoist) central committee member Mallojula Venugopal Rao alias Sonu, Tarakka, was among 11 who surrendered before the chief minister. The biggest breakthrough came on June 22 last year when top Gadchiroli division in-charge Giridhar Tumreddy laid down arms. 'His surrender was an operational game-changer. Since then, 52 Naxals have surrendered,' SP Neelotpal said. The location from where the Gadchiroli police brought him out alive was near-impossible to breach, police sources said. Last week, 12 Maoists surrendered in Gadchiroli in front of Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis during his visit there. With security forces increasing presence in remote pockets and a renewed push for surrenders, the district is witnessing a major shift in its decades-long conflict with left-wing extremism.
Time of India
07-06-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Commandos plan final assault on Maoist top guns in Abujmarh
1 2 Nagpur: Maharashtra's elite C-60 commandos are gearing up for a final assault on Abujmarh, tottering headquarters of the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army, buoyed by CM Devendra Fadnavis's historic visit to the area on Friday. In Odisha, police have intensified searches in Charmal forests of Sambalpur after reports about the influx of Maoists pushed out by security forces' offensives in neighbouring Chhattisgarh. The spotlight, though, remains on Abujmarh, where Operation Clean-up aims to decimate the last vestiges of the military wing of the five-decade old Maoist movement in Maharashtra's eastern flank, say top sources in the state's anti-Naxalite apparatus. A top guerrilla on the radar is central committee member Mallojula Venugopal Reddy, alias Bhupathi or Sonu. Intelligence inputs suggested he was holed up deep inside the booby-trapped forested hills of Abujmarh and spotted a few km off Kawande -- the hamlet CM Fadnavis visited two days ago. Although Bhupathi had appealed to the Centre for a ceasefire and despite his wife Tarakka surrendering a year ago, the veteran may opt to fight till his last breath. Apart from the uncertain terrain, the battle-hardened C60 commandos are also concerned about rains which would make the hills unapproachable with numerous overflowing rivulets and nullahs. Other Maoists on the hit list are Kadari Satyanarayana Reddy alias Kosa, Madvi Hidma, Devuji alias Devji and CPI (Maoist) general secretary Ganapathy. They are frequently shifting bases in Abujmarh and in the three-state junction of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Telangana. Another top leader, Prabhakar, head of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee, is also a challenge for the forces. Kosa, a veteran revolutionary, and Bhupathi are considered the ideological fountainhead and brother of the late Maoist leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao (Kishenji). Intelligence reports suggest the duo is desperately changing locations to evade capture, moving through the treacherous terrain of Abujmarh, a region known for its inaccessibility and strategic importance to the Maoists. Sources claimed the youngest among the last few politburo members, Hidma, heading "Battalion One" in Chhattisgarh, is likely to have suffered injuries in gun battles with forces last month and has gone underground. "All the top Telugu leaders of the Central Committee and Politburo are 60 years and above, which has made them unsuitable for this challenge," said a top cop. Pressure on top cadres intensified after 12 senior Maoists surrendered to Gadchiroli police on Friday, a significant setback for the outfit. The surrendered cadres, reportedly from the Maad area, are believed to have provided critical intelligence about the movements of Kosa and Bhupathi. In Odisha's Sambalpur, intelligence inputs suggested suspicious movement of some rebels from Chhattisgarh, prompting the searches. "It is not fully confirmed if the rebels dispersed and are trying to shift their bases. Considering their dwindling numbers in Odisha, it is not likely that they will mount offensive action against forces," said a senior police officer. Earlier, DGP Y B Khurania said Odisha police are working hard to nip Left-wing extremism in the bud, reiterating the police effort to meet the Centre's target of eliminating LWE violence by March 2026.
