The Tricolour was hoisted in six Naxalite-infested villages of Chhattisgarh's Bastar division on Tuesday for the first time since India's independence. The villages are Chinnagelur, Timenar, Hiroli, Bedre, Dubbamarka and Tondamarka. "The establishment of new camps near these villages has pushed Naxalites on the back foot. It has also…[brought down] incidents of black flag hoisting," police said.