Elusive Maoist leader Hidma in spotlight after latest attack

Dreaded Maoist leader Madvi Hidma has emerged as the mastermind of the last weekend's massacre of 22 security personnel by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region and the audacious attack has......

CRPF's operation Prahaar killed 18 Naxals last month, claims police

The Chhattisgarh Police has claimed that 18 Naxals were killed in a joint counter-insurgency operation in Tondamarka area of Sukma district last month. The operation, named 'Prahaar', was conducted......

Why Adivasis fled their village after the Maoist ambush

Fearing imminent arrest and likely reprisals from the CRPF -- 25 of whose jawans were gunned down by the Maoists inside a jungle just 200 to 300 metres away from their homes on the afternoon of......

How the Sarkar works in Maoist areas

'I am here to look after people's needs.''I am not bothered about who is a Maoist or who is not.'Rediff.com's Prasanna D Zore and Uttam Ghosh meet government officials and villagers in Cherpal in......