Drug menace next target, says Amit Shah; eyes 2029 deadline

Stating that an environment conducive to development has emerged in Kashmir, Northeast and LWE-hit regions, Shah particularly ...
The Financial Express

Challenge of LWE in red corridor is on its last legs

It is no doubt a momentous occasion when the Union home minister—who announced last year that Naxalism or left-wing extremism (LWE) would be eradicated by March 31, 2026—stated in Parliament that this ...
Hindustan Times

MHA revises count of LWE-hit districts covered by special funding scheme to 58 from 72

New Delhi, The number of Left Wing Extremism-hit districts in the country covered under the special SRE funding scheme has come down to 58 from 72 following a "comprehensive" review by the Union home ...
thehindu

7,400 Maoists arrested since 2019, LWE violence down 88% from 2010: Government tells Lok Sabha

More than 7,400 Maoists have been arrested, and 5,880 have surrendered since 2019, with incidents of Left Wing Extremism-perpetrated violence coming down by 88% from 1,936 in 2010 to 234 in 2025, the ...
Deccan Herald

Forces to remain in LWE-hit areas beyond March 2026 to prevent Maoists' return, engage with locals

The central security forces, with about 1.5 lakh personnel deployed for anti-Naxal operations in various states, will continue to undertake preventive patrols to check for possible Maoist regrouping ...