Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah to address ‘Uttar Pradesh Day’ as chief guest in Lucknow on 24 January, Saturday

• Joint CRPF–Jharkhand Police operation in West Singhbhum (Saranda forest belt) neutralised 'Anal' alias Patiram Manjhi, a CPI(Maoist) Central Committee member with ₹1 crore bounty, along with 15 other Naxalites.
• Operation feeds the Union Home Ministry's stated deadline of a Naxal-free India by 31 March 2026.
• For UPSC: intersects GS-III Internal Security (LWE), federal policing (CRPF + state police), and tribal-belt development politics.