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Maharashtra has declared Gadchiroli district Maoist-free following a 100-hour operation that resulted in zero active Maoists in police records. The coordinated action, codenamed 'Antim Prahar,' led to eight arrests and five surrenders, dismantling the Maoists' military wing and crippling their financial resources.

Security forces battling Maoists in Saranda forest are also fighting malaria, with nine CoBRA jawans diagnosed in six days. One jawan died, and another was airlifted for treatment. The dense, rain-fed forest provides ideal breeding grounds for mosquitoes, contributing to a high number of malaria cases in the region.

A CoBRA jawan was injured in an IED blast during an ongoing gun battle with Maoist guerrillas in Jharkhand's Saranda forest. Security forces are engaged in a two-day operation to flush out Naxals, including a high-value target. Despite intermittent firing and previous injuries to five personnel, forces have cornered rebels and are pursuing a strategy of surrender or elimination.

A CRPF CoBRA jawan, Rakesh Kumar, tragically lost his life after a tree collapsed on his makeshift camp during a severe storm in West Singhbhum's Saranda forest. Despite being airlifted for advanced treatment, he succumbed to his injuries. The incident highlights the challenges faced by security forces during inclement weather in anti-Naxal operations.

During a critical combing operation in Saranda forest near Jamshedpur, CRPF CoBRA soldier Anuj Kumar encountered an unfortunate IED explosion that left him injured when he mistakenly triggered the device, which was subsequently defused. After being swiftly airlifted to Ranchi, he is reportedly in stable condition.

A viral video shows a ticket examiner going beyond his duty to arrange proper seats for tired crpf jawans on a train. This simple act of kindness, offering rest to those who protect us, resonates deeply, proving that genuine care and respect can be found in quiet, unperformed gestures, offering a much-needed reminder that people still notice and care.

Odisha DGP Y B Khurania made a final appeal for Maoists to surrender before the March 31 deadline, warning of security force action. He highlighted significant successes against the LWE, with 77 Maoists surrendering in 2025-26 and 27 rebels killed. The DGP urged remaining groups to avail rehabilitation benefits and praised jawans' courage.

In a heart-wrenching incident, a jawan from the Sashastra Seema Bal took his own life with his service revolver at a camp in Chatra district late Tuesday evening. The soldier, identified as Prahlad Singh from Deoghar, was assigned to the 35th battalion. Shockingly, his family had spoken to him just hours before, noting no signs of distress.

Two CRPF personnel sustained injuries during an anti-Maoist operation in Jamshedpur's Saranda forest. An IED blast injured a CoBRA officer, followed by a bullet injury to a CRPF jawan. Both injured personnel were airlifted for treatment and are reported to be in stable condition.

A CRPF jawan was injured in a pressure bomb blast triggered by Naxals in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday.

CRPF jawan was killed while five others were seriously injured in a fierce encounter with a Naxal dalam in the jungles of Khobramendha under Wadsa division of Gadchiroli on Tuesday afternoon.

Six new Covid cases were reported in Noida on Friday, taking the total number to 109. Two patients were discharged and sent back home after they recovered fully.

Tension rent the air in Vasco as more than a 100 people rushed to the Vasco police station Wednesday night after a group of crpf jawans behaved unruly at 'jetty', Sada.

More than 1,000 crpf jawans pledged to donate their organs to AIIMS on Tuesday at an event organized by The Times of India as part of its organ donation campaign.

Security forces were on an anti-Maoist operation at Hathiburu jungle in Goilkera police station area when the IED planted by Maoists exploded, injuring the CRPF jawan, they said.

A group of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans thronged MIDC police station on Saturday night creating a ruckus.

Maharashtra home minister R R Patil on Tuesday night directed the local cops to get the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans injured in firefight with Naxals on Tuesday to a private hospital instead of Government Medical College and Hospital where they were headed.

A CRPF jawan, Chhotu Lal Jaat, was critically injured after he allegedly shot himself from his Insas rifle. The incident took place at Imamganj camp of 159 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalion on Thursday around 6 am.

In Mirzapur, three kanwariyas were arrested on Sunday following a clash with a CRPF jawan at the railway station. The altercation arose over train tickets as both parties attempted to board the Brahmaputra Express; the jawan was heading to Manipur for duty, while the kanwariyas aimed for Baidyanath Dham. GRP intervened, eventually assisting the jawan onto the train.

CRPF jawan Birendra Kumar Saini of 206 battalion died of malarial fever while being evacuated from the Saranda forest to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS). A total of 70 jawans of Jharkhand police and the CRPF have been hospitalized.

Two suspected drug peddlers were arrested in Arunachal's Namsai district on Thursday for the murder of a CRPF jawan in Tinsukia (Assam) a day earlier. The accused were identified as Chou Newata Mein (26) and his accomplice, Chou Aravi Khen (25), both residents of Namsai.

A flight gunner sustained bullet injuries when Maoists opened fire on the IAF helicopter Mi-17 which was on a rescue mission to evacuate five injured crpf jawans in the densely forested Chintagufa region on Friday evening.