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In Jharkhand, an encounter broke out between Naxals and the State police, resulting in the death of five Naxals. The encounter broke out between the police and naxals, who has bounties of Rs 5 Lakhs and reward prize of Rs 25 lakhs. Furthermore, the police also arrested three naxals, identified as Suman Singh Anchala (42,) Sanjay Kumar Usendi (27) and Parasram Dhangul (55.) This is a developing story, details awaited.

In an encounter with the naxals, a District Reserve Guard (DRG) official was killed. The incident occurred in the jungle area near Mungari village of Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur, on May 4. "A jawan of DRG lost his life today in an encounter with naxals in the jungle near Mungari village", said Sadanand Kumar, Superintendent of Police (SP) in Narayanpur. Further details are awaited, as the operation is still going on.

Seven vehicles involved in sand mining in Chhattisgarh were set ablaze by Naxals on April 18. IG P Sundarraj shared that while sand mining was underway in the Minagachal river, about seven of the vehicles involved in the process were set ablaze by the Naxals. He specified that the vehicles included 4 Hyva trucks and two JCBs. More details about the incident are awaited as investigation is currently underway.

The Communication Ministry has notified that among 5.97 lakh villages in the country, nearly 25,000 villages still lack cellular or internet connection. Additionally, around 10,000 villages in 11 states affected by the left-wing extremism also lack network connectivity. Orissa accounts for highest number of villages off the mobile and internet grid, accounting 6099 villages out of total. Meanwhile, the Union Territories and seven states have… read-more