Police raid Naxal camp, kill 15 rebels in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district

In a significant breakthrough in the on-going operations against Left Wing Extremism (LWE), security forces raided a camp and killed 15 Naxalites in Chhattisgarh’s Sukma district Monday morning.

A hardcore Naxalite identified as Militia commander Deva was nabbed from the spot. Security agencies anticipate vital inputs from him during interrogation.

“Based on intelligence inputs, the operation was meticulously planned and two special teams of security personnel sneaked into the forest from different directions last evening,” Special Director General (anti-naxal operations) D M Awasthi said. They stormed the camp today morning, he added.

The security personnel who carried out the operation were drawn from Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), its elite unit Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) besides District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) of Chhattisgarh police.

Chhattisgarh to become open defecation-free before Oct deadline

Latest News - Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh exuded confidence that the state would achieve the open defecation-free (ODF) target before the deadline.

“My belief has gone stronger that we will make Chhattisgarh open defecation-free (ODF) state by October 2, 2018,” Singh said in his Republic Day speech on Thursday. 

The state is set to achieve the target a year ahead of the deadline set by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

According to Singh, the state has already declared two districts, 4,900 villages and five cities as ODF areas. Singh appreciated the efforts of the non-governmental organisations(NGOs) working on issues of sanitation in the state.

The Chief Minister also said that (Read More)