Dantewada (Chhattisgarh) [India], April 21 (ANI): Security personnel turned good Samaritans and took a pregnant woman in agony to a hospital on Tuesday in Bastar region's Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh.

Nagpur Feb 24 PTI The police have recovered ammunition hidden in Gram Jamtola forest of Maharashtras Gadchiroli district an official said on Thursday Based on a tip-off about hidden arms the police launched an anti-Naxal operation in Gram Jamtola forest on Wednesday the official said The police recovered a pressure cooker bomb a detonator four gelatine sticks six sprinter steel pieces 45 gm gun powder and other Naxal-related articles he said The explosives were recovered amid the ongoing tactical counter offensive campaign TCOC the official said Superintendent of police Gadchiroli Ankit Goyal appreciated the C-60 commandos and BDDS personnel involved in the operation and congratulated them for its fine execution a release here stated Operations have been intensified further by the Gadchiroli police in the backdrop of the ongoing TCOC period it was stated PTI CLS ARU ARU

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 17 (ANI): The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel were seen patrolling in a snow-bound area at 15,000 feet in sub-zero temperatures around in Uttarakhand Himalayas.

Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], February 13 (ANI): Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel trained in extremely cold conditions on a high altitude Uttrakhand border at minus 25 degrees Celcius, which is a regular exercise.

Mumbai Jan 25 PTI The Centre has announced service medals for 51 personnel of the Maharashtra police on the eve of Republic Day on Tuesday an official said The Union Home Ministry has released a list with names of police officials he said The Presidents Medal for Gallantry is being awarded to assistant police sub-inspector Gopal Maniram Usendi sub-inspector Bharat Chintaman Nagare constables Mahendra Ganu Kuleti Sanjay Ganpati Bakamwar Divakar Kesari Narote Nileshwar Devaji Pada and Santosh Vijay Potavi who had participated in anti-Naxal operations in Gadchiroli district As per the list Additional Director General of Police Vinay Kargaonkar posted at Protection of Civil Rights department s being awarded the medal for distinguished service SRPF Commandant Pralhad Khade inspector Chandrakant Gundage and sub-inspector Anwar Baig Mirza are being bestowed with the medal for distinguished service it was stated Special Inspector General of Police Rajesh Pradhan ACP Chandrakant Jadhav of Mira Bhayandar police DySP Sitaram Jadhav of the wireless department Pune DySp Bharat Humbe posted at ACB Parbhani inspector Bharat Lawande of Latur police inspector Ajaykumar Landge of Navi Mumbai police and Jitendra Misal of Mumbai police are among the 40 officials being awarded the medal for meritorious service PTI DC ARU ARU

New Delhi [India], January 25 (ANI): On the occasion of Republic Day, the Government of India has conferred 18 medals to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police personnel.

Raipur Jan 24 PTI A total of 38 officers and troopers of the Border Security Force BSF had attained martyrdom while fighting ultras in Chhattisgarh and Odisha in over the last ten years a senior BSF officer said on Monday Addressing reporters in Raipur BSF Additional Director General ADG Chhattisgarh-Odisha Rajwinder Singh Bhatti said that 38 BSF officers and jawans have made the supreme sacrifice while fighting Naxals in Chhattisgarh and Odisha in over the last decade period The force had killed 18 insurgents and arrested nearly 1650 cadres in the two states added the officer During the same period the BSF had recovered 1473 weapons 958 IEDs and 3176 kg of explosives Bhatti said adding that 15 weapons and 54 IEDs were recovered last year At least 14 insurgents had arrestedsurrendered last year in Chhattisgarh and Odisha he added The BSF is presently deployed in insurgency-hit Kanker Narayanpur and Kondagoan districts in Chhattisgarh and in Malkangiri and Koraput districts in Odisha Starting with 41 Company Operating Bases COBsposts in Chhattisgarh and Odisha in 2009-10 the BSF has expanded to 108 COBsposts in the interior areas of these two states the ADG said In the last two years eight COBs had been set up in Chhattisgarh and six in Odisha he added The BSF has supported the installation of 91 mobile phone towers in Chhattisgarhs Kanker and Narayanpur districts the ADG said PTI COR NSK NSK

Raipur Jan 23 PTI CRPF chief Kuldiep Singh and Chhattisgarh Director General of Police DGP Ashok Juneja on Sunday took stock of anti-Naxal operations at a meeting of officials of the state police and the paramilitary force in Raipur an official said The meeting was held at the Special Intelligence Branch SIB building at the old police headquarters which discussed a future course of action against ultras he said During the meeting Central Reserve Police Force CRPF DG Kuldiep Singh expressed satisfaction over the action taken so far by security forces against Naxals and discussed a future course of action with officials a statement issued by the Chhattisgarh Police said Senior officials of the state police and CRPF attended this meeting The CRPF is extensively deployed for anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh particularly in the south Bastar region where Naxal activities have been going on over the last three decades This meeting is considered crucial as it took place ahead of the TCOC tactical counter-offensive campaign which Maoists launch every summer The TCOC is held every year by Naxals when they contact locals recruit youth provide them training and launch attacks on security forces In the biggest Maoist attack in recent years in Chhattisgarh 22 security personnel were killed and 31 others injured in the forest along the border of Sukma and Bijapur districts last April Fourteen out of the 22 martyred security personnel belonged to state police forces while the remaining others were from the CRPF Earlier in the day CRPF DG paid a courtesy visit to Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel at his official residence an official release said Senior state government and CRPF officers were present PTI Cor TKP NSK NSK

New Delhi Dec 30 PTI Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Thursday urged the Centre to reimburse to the state a sum of Rs 15000 crore it had spent on central security forces deployed for anti-Naxal operations in the stateAt the meeting of state finance ministers with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman here Baghel also asked the Centre for payment of GST compensation and transferring of the amounts collected as additional levy from coal block companiesDuring the pre-budget meeting the chief minister said the states economy has been impacted due to disruption of economic activities during the COVID-19 pandemic PTI SKU DV DV

Raipur Dec 26 PTI Police have recovered two improvised explosive devices IEDs from separate locations in Chhattisgarhs insurgency-hit Narayanpur district an official said on Sunday Following the seizure on Saturday the explosives were safely defused by the bomb disposal squad Superintendent of Police Girija Shankar Jaiswal said The insurgents had planted the IEDs to target security personnel engaged in anti-Naxal operations in the district he said adding that the explosives were recovered from different locations under Dhanora police station limits during demining exercises In the last few months searches in the insurgency-hit areas of the district have been intensified the official said With developmental works being carried out in Abujhmad a Naxal stronghold as well as in the entire Bastar region the rebels have been planting IEDs to target security personnel out of frustration of losing the support of locals he said PTI COR GK GK