India  

Tricolour hoisted in Maoist dens of Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra

IndiaTimes Saturday, 27 January 2024
Republic Day was celebrated with the unfurling of the Tricolour for the first time in nine Chhattisgarh tribal villages in the Bastar region, which were previously under Maoist influence. Similar celebrations occurred in a remote hamlet in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli. In Gadchiroli, an elderly couple, defying Maoist reprisals, proudly raised the flag as a message to the insurgents.
0
shares
ShareTweetSavePostSend
 

💡 newsR Knowledge: Other News Mentions

Maoism Maoism Variant of Marxism–Leninism

NIA charges 3 Reds with BJP leader's murder

The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed supplementary charges against three Maoists involved in the murder of BJP functionary Ratan Dubey in..
IndiaTimes

Forces set up base in Maoist terror Hidma's Bastar bastion

Anti-Naxal forces have set up a security camp in the den of Bastar's most-dreaded Maoist leader Madvi Hidma, commander of People's Liberation Guerrilla Army's..
IndiaTimes

'Give up violence, join mainstream': Amit Shah's appeal to Maoists in Chhattisgarh

Union Home Minister Amit Shah urged Naxalites to surrender and embrace mainstream life during a ceremony honoring the Chhattisgarh police. He praised their..
IndiaTimes

At Bastar Olympics, ex-Maoists to send out message of peace & hope

Union home minister Amit Shah will conclude the Bastar Olympics in Chhattisgarh, a region grappling with left-wing extremism. Hundreds of rehabilitated Maoists..
IndiaTimes

Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh State in central India

Forest fires down to 2.03 lakh in 2023-24 from 2.23 lakh in 2021-22

India's 2023-24 forest fire season witnessed a decline in fire hotspots, attributed to improved wildfire management strategies. Uttarakhand, Odisha, and..
IndiaTimes

Govt defers introduction of ONOE bills, set to table in Lok Sabha on Tuesday

Govt on Sunday evening dropped the two bills on one nation, one election from its revised list of business for Monday in Lok Sabha. Sources later said the two..
IndiaTimes

Maharashtra Maharashtra State in Western India

BJP’s Shehzad Poonawalla slams Rahul Gandhi as ‘leader of propaganda, photography and panga’ after Haryana, Maharashtra losses

BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla criticized Rahul Gandhi, labeling him the 'leader of propaganda' and 'panga', citing Congress's recent electoral defeats and..
IndiaTimes

'Some are unhappy': Deputy CM Ajit Pawar on portfolio allocation in Maharashtra government

Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar acknowledged some ministerial dissatisfaction after portfolio allocations. Pawar, retaining the finance ministry, assured..
IndiaTimes

Maharashtra: Rahul Gandhi to meet families of Parbhani violence victims

Opposition leader Rahul Gandhi will visit Parbhani, Maharashtra, to meet families of two deceased individuals following violence sparked by alleged desecration..
IndiaTimes

Maharashtra portfolio allocation: Devendra Fadnavis keeps home, Ajit finance, Shinde urban development, gets housing

Maharashtra's new government allocated portfolios a month after election results. Chief Minister Fadnavis kept Home while Deputy CM Shinde secured Urban..
IndiaTimes

Maharashtra portfolio allocation: CM Devendra Fadnavis keeps Home Ministry, Eknath Shinde gets...

NCP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar got Finance and Planning and Excise departments
DNA

Bastar district Bastar district District of Chhattisgarh in India

You Might Like


Related news from verified sources

Ujani pollution scary for health: Maharashtra minister Tanaji Sawant

State health minister Tanaji Sawant claimed that over 90% people of future generations from several districts of Maharashtra and Karnataka might be vulnerable to...
IndiaTimes

Why Maharashtra speaker Rahul Narwekar ruled that Eknath Shinde faction is the real Shiv Sena

Maharashtra assembly Speaker Rahul Narwekar declared the Eknath Shinde faction as the 'real political party' in the Shiv Sena. The ruling is a major relief for...
IndiaTimes

Maharashtra body vows step against FB over manja ads

Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) informed the Nagpur bench of Bombay high court on Friday that it would initiate legal and criminal proceedings against...
IndiaTimes Also reported by •Mid-Day