Bastar

Barsur Marg nears completion after staying shut for years due to Naxals

In the 90s, the road used to be a highway and there were mandis of tamarind and other forests produced along the route. Gradually due to Naxalism, this road was completely closed

Chhattisgarh: ITBP official killed, jawan injured in IED blast in Narayanpur district

The incident took place around 8.30 am between Dondribeda and Sonpur villages when a team of the ITBP's 53rd battalion was out on patrolling duty to check security conditions at a road construction work

Bastar: Push for anti-Naxal operations in 'red zone'; evacuating injured remains a challenge for CRPF

Last September, the CRPF issued a communication saying that the involvement of senior officers in operations is decreasing

Chhattisgarh: Naxals set fire to two vehicles, machine at stone crushing plant in Bijapur

Around a dozen ultras set on fire a truck, a multi-utility vehicle and a JCB parked near a stone crushing plant and threatened the employees, asking them to suspend work

How Amit V Masurkar's Newton draws from the geography of Ramayana to tell the story of India's tribal heartland

The jungle depicted in Newton happens to be Dandakaranya – the Forest of Punishment – where Ram, Lakshman, and Sita spent their days in exile, before their paths crossed with Soorpanakha and Ravan, kicking off the fabled war in the Ramayana.

Chhattisgarh attack: Maoists release abducted CoBRA commando after five days

Rakeshwar Singh Minhas had gone missing after an encounter between the security forces and the Maoists in Bijapur on 3 April

Chhattisgarh attack: Maoists seek interlocutors to discuss release of abducted CRPF commando

Thirty-one jawans were injured while a CoBRA commando Rakeshwar Singh Minhas went missing after the gunfight between security forces and Naxalites

Bastar attack: Maoist killing of 22 jawans shows little has changed in over a decade on operations front

Declaring war against the Maoists, Home Minister Amit Shah said on Monday in Jagdalpur that strong action would be taken.

Bastar slaughter should spark an honest stock-taking of India’s anti-Maoist counterinsurgency

Lack of a functional intelligence wing, outmoded training and simple mission-bloat hasn’t helped security forces deployed in the region

How writer-director Mohit Priyadarshi made Kosa, a searing look at human rights violations in Chhattisgarh

The film made its Indian premiere at the 26th Kolkata International Film Festival in January 2021, after debuting internationally at UK's Raindance Festival in October last year.