Dismayed at the decision by crew members of the IAF helicopter to leave the copter after it crash-landed in the dense Chintalnar forest in south Bastar after being hit by Naxal gunfire on Friday, leav

Suspected Naxals on Friday opened fire at an IAF helicopter near Temelwara, in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district, forcing it to land in neighbouring Dantewada district’s Chintalnar forest, considered a Ma

Mediators of the Chhattisgarh government and the Maoists on Thursday met for the first time to find a solution to end the six-day-old hostage crisis involving abducted Sukma District Collector Alex Pa

The first deadline set by Maoists for meeting their demands to set free abducted Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon passed on Wednesday amid reports it has been extended till Friday to give talks between

The Centre and Chattisgarh government on Tuesday pinned hopes on the mediators of the state and Maoists to end the four-day hostage crisis involving Sukma Collector Alex Paul Menon whose ‘critical’ he

Maoists on Saturday afternoon abducted Sukma district collector Alex Paul Menon, a 2006 batch IAS officer, at gunpoint from a Gram Suraaj Abhiyan (GSA) meeting after killing his two gunmen.

Sukma district Alex Paul Menon, abducted by Naxals on Saturday, was known for his closeness to the Centre as he tried to fast-track developmental work in the region and sought Central assistance for t

Bodies of nine policemen, who were killed in Naxal ambush inside Amamora forest in Chhattisgarh’s Gariabandh police district on Monday afternoon, were on Tuesday recovered by security personnel. However, another policeman, part of the 10-member search party that came under the attack, was still missing. A rescue team

Only one helicopter is catering to over 70,000 central police troops deployed for anti-naxal operations as six other choppers - emergency lifelines during casualty evacuation and reinforcements - are

The series of reverses suffered by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in its ongoing battle against Maoists in Chhattisgarh have been attributed to weak intelligence network of the security personnel in the Naxal-infested areas, experts said.