Try GOLD - Free
Last chapter in Maoist story
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
|October 18, 2025
The large number of surrenders indicates that the violent political movement is in disarray
-
The Centre has set March 31, 2026, as the deadline to eliminate the Maoist movement.
But the armed political insurgency that dates back to the late 1960s and presently, centred mainly in the forested areas of central India, may fizzle out even before that. Since CPI (Maoist) general secretary Nambala Keshav Rao, alias Basavaraju, was killed in police action in Chhattisgarh in May, the political group has been in disarray. Many more have been killed in encounters with security forces, and a large number of cadres have surrendered. Close to 300 persons have laid down arms in Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra in the past three days. The movement itself is divided, with a section advocating surrender.
This story is from the October 18, 2025 edition of Hindustan Times Rajasthan.
Subscribe to Magzter GOLD to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 10,000+ magazines and newspapers.
Already a subscriber? Sign In
MORE STORIES FROM Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
India tariffs now 10% as Trump gets setback from US top court
India now faces a lower tariff rate of 10%, down from 18%, after US President Donald Trump announced a new global levy on items imported into America in the wake of the Supreme Court verdict against his sweeping tariffs.
1 mins
February 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
India, Brazil set $20bn trade target, sign rare earths pact
India and Brazil on Saturday set an annual bilateral trade target of $20 billion in the next five years and signed a pact for cooperation in the area of critical minerals following wide-ranging talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
1 min
February 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Mist opportunity
Kohrra 2 has all the makings of a messy mystery: red herrings, dead ends, cracks in the system. But the writing pales in comparison to the stellar season 1
2 mins
February 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Pakistan's cricket mirrors suffocation of its civic life
Can we infer that in sports, a team's performance reflects, in some sense, the psychic health of a nation?
3 mins
February 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
RETD KERALA DOC BOOKED AFTER FORCEPS FOUND IN ABDOMEN
A retired doctor was booked a day after an artery forceps was found inside the abdomen of a woman who underwent surgery in Kerala’s Alappuzha Medical College in 2021, police said on Saturday.
1 min
February 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
How CAPTCHA is training AI, reading ancient texts
A LESSON IN EVERY CLICK
3 mins
February 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Slay imps, monitor stocks, to prove you are human
The game Doom has, over time, turned up everywhere.
3 mins
February 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
AI SUMMIT STIR: 4 YOUTH CONG WORKERS SENT TO 5-DAY CUSTODY
A Delhi court on Saturday sent the four Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers, who were arrested for protesting at the AI Impact Summit venue on Friday, to five-day police custody.
1 min
February 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
Live aid: Fans build the setlist
What is Taylor Swift likely to belt out at her next gig? A crowd-sourced platform, where fans meticulously submit setlists of their favourite artists, is changing concert culture
3 mins
February 22, 2026
Hindustan Times Rajasthan
On track to eliminate LWE by Mar 31: Shah
ter Amit Shah said on Saturday that the campaign to eliminate Left-Wing Extremism is on track to be completed by March 31, 2026.
1 min
February 22, 2026
Listen
Translate
Change font size