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- 40 kg landmine recovered in Jharkhand
Ranchi, July 31: Police recovered a 40 kg landmine planted by the roadside on the outskirts of Ranchi today.
"The state police and Jaguar force formed to fight Maoists were on rou....
- Maoists posters found on Kolkata Raj Bhavan gate
Kolkata, July 31: Maoist posters were found pasted on one of the gates of the West Bengal governor's house here on Friday night, causing a stir.
Police said the posters were put u....
- Railways soft target for Maoists: Minister
New Delhi, July 30: The railways have become a soft target for Maoists, Minister of State for Railways E. Ahamed told the Rajya Sabha today, adding that there had been a dramatic rise in the nu....
- Suspected Maoists kill CPI-M supporter in Bengal
Kolkata, July 30: Suspected Maoists shot dead a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporter in West Bengal's West Midnapore district today, police said.
The body of Bidyadh....
- Constable held for supplying cartridges to Maoists
Lucknow, July 30: Police in Uttar Pradesh have arrested a constable from Sonbhadra district for allegedly smuggling cartridges from government armouries and selling them to Maoists, an official....
- Three Maoists arrested in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, July 30: Three Maoists were arrested on Thursday from Orissa's mineral rich Keonjhar district, police said.
The rebels were arrested from Pancham village under Brahma....
- Special anti-Maoist cell needed: Goa assembly panel
Panaji, July 29: Almost two months after a leader of an Orissa-based fringe Maoist group was arrested in Goa, a legislative panel has recommended setting up of a special cell to keep tab on Mao....
- Maoists set five trucks on fire in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, July 29: Maoists set five trucks of the Essar Group on fire in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Dantewada district today, the second day of the week-long 'martyrs week' called ....
- Sabotage caused Gyaneshwari derailment: Minister
New Delhi, July 29: The derailment of the Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari Express in West Bengal that killed 148 people was due to suspected sabotage, Minister of State for Railways K.H. Muniyappa tol....
- West Bengal announces surrender policy for Maoists
Kolkata, July 29: The West Bengal government on Wednesday announced a surrender-cum-rehabilitation policy for the Maoist guerrillas with immediate effect.
As per the package, based on....
- 500 Maoist attacks, 350 people killed in three months
New Delhi, July 28: Maoist rebels have carried out at least 500 attacks killing nearly 350 people in nine states in the last three months, with Chhattisgarh recording the highest number of such....
- Bus services hit in Orissa for Maoist 'Martyrs Week'
Bhubaneswar, July 28: Buses and commercial vehicles went off the roads in parts of Orissa as Maoists today began observing 'Martyrs' Week' in memory of rebel leaders killed by secur....
- Villagers lynch man on suspicion of being Maoist
Ranchi, July 28: One man was beaten to death and two people were injured on suspicion of being Maoists by villagers of Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district, police said today.
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- Chhattisgarh tense as Maoist 'Martyrs Week' begins
Raipur, July 28: Security was heightened as a 'Martyrs' Week' called by the Maoists began today in their Bastar stronghold in Chhattisgarh amid fears of attacks in the region.
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- Army not a solution to Maoist menace: Ajit Jogi
Raipur, July 28: Congress leader Ajit Jogi on Tuesday said that using the army was not the solution to rising Maoist militancy in Chhattisgarh.
"Army is not the solution...this is....
- Maoists want to usurp power at gunpoint: Raman Singh
Raipur, July 27: Maoists have been stepping up their war against the state with the aim of usurping power in Delhi at gunpoint, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said today.
Rep....
- Security up in Orissa ahead of Maoist martyrs week
Bhubaneswar, July 27: Security has been beefed up in insurgency-hit areas of Orissa ahead of the 'martyrs' week' the Maoists are observing from July 28, a police official said today....
- Pro-Maoist leader involved in Gyaneshwari tragedy surrenders
Kolkata, July 27: A pro-Maoist leader allegedly involved in the Gyaneshwari Express sabotage has surrendered in a court in West Midnapore's Jhargram, police said today.
Jiten Giri....
- Maoists trigger landmine explosion, no one injured
Kolkata, July 27: Maoist guerrillas triggered a landmine explosion blowing up a culvert in West Bengal's West Midnapore district today, police said. No one was hurt.
The incident ....
- Maoist camp destroyed in 20-hour Jharkhand gunfight
Ranchi, July 26: A Maoist camp was destroyed in Jharkhand after a 20-hour gunfight between the security forces and the rebels, police said today.
The gun battle started on Sunday in t....
- Security forces kill six Maoists in West Bengal
Kolkata, July 26: Six Maoists were killed and a security personnel was seriously injured in a clash in West Bengal's West Midnapore district early today, police said.
The clash be....
- Suspected Maoists kill Trinamool supporter
Kolkata, July 25: Suspected Maoists killed a Trinamool Congress supporter in West Bengal's West Midnapore district on suspicion of his being a police informer, an officer said today.
- Reduce 'development deficit' to tackle Maoism: PM
New Delhi, July 24: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said "development deficit" in backward areas should be reduced to deal with Left-wing extremism and admitted that government-spon....
- Kishenji aide, three other Maoists sent to police custody
Kolkata, July 24: Four top Maoists, including an aide of rebel leader Kishenji and wanted for the 2007 killing of Jharkhand MP Sunil Mahato, were remanded to police custody for five days by a l....
- Four Maoists held in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, July 24: Four Maoist rebels were arrested with explosives in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, police said today.
"A joint contingent of state police and the BSF (Border....
- Need to revisit development plans in Maoist areas: PM
New Delhi, July 24: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said a "holistic development programme" was needed for Maoist affected areas, admitting that the government sponsored schemes ....
- Advocates of non violence not Maoist sympathisers: Congress
New Delhi, July 24: It is wrong to dub those who suggest non-violent means to tackle the Maoist menace as their sympathisers, the Congress said today rebutting the contention of BJP president N....
- Gunfight between police, Maoists in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, July 24: An hour-long gun battle broke out today night between the police and Maoists in a forested area of Orissa's Malkangiri district, police said. There were no immediate r....
- Maoists storm into bus, passengers terrorised
Raipur, July 23: Armed Maoists stormed into a bus in Chhattisgarh, forced the 40-odd passengers out and drove away, leaving the commuters to walk several kilometers on a jungle road, police sai....
- Tribal women in Jhargram protest against Maoist-led group
Kolkata, July 23: Coming out in protest for the first time, thousands of tribal women in Maoist-affected Jhargram in West Bengal's West Midnapore district today held a demonstration against....
- Suspected Maoists kill teacher
Kolkata, July 23: Suspected Maoists today shot dead a 58-year-old primary school teacher in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said.
The incident took place around 4.30....
- Tackling Maoism in tribal areas to top high-level meet on Saturday
New Delhi, July 23: Ways to tackle leftwing extremism in 33 affected districts, especially in tribal areas, will top of the agenda of the 55th meeting of the National Development Council (NDC) ....
- Kishenji aide, three other Maoists arrested
Kolkata, July 23: Four top Maoists, including one who was wanted for the 2007 killing of Jharkhand MP Sunil Mahato and is a close aide of rebel leader Kishenji, were arrested in West Bengal tod....
- Suspected Maoists abduct four villagers in Bihar
Patna, July 23: Suspected Maoists have abducted four people in Bihar's Rohtas district over a land dispute, police said today.
Over 40 armed guerrillas raided Tendua village in Ro....
- Four more confirmed swine flu cases in West Bengal
Kolkata, July 22: Four people were admitted to a hospital today after they tested positive for swine flu, taking the number of confirmed cases in West Bengal to 31 this year, the state health d....
- Maoists kill one in West Bengal
Kolkata, July 22: Maoists killed a man in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, charging him with being a police informer, an officer said.
According to police, local people noti....
- Will be happy if someone can do my job better: Chidambaram
New Delhi, July 22: Replying to continued criticism of his "anti-Maoist policy" by Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh, Home Minister P. Chidambaram has said he will be the "h....
- Maoists abduct engineer in Jharkhand
Ranchi, July 22: Maoists have abducted an engineer of the Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) from Jharkhand's Chatra district, police said today.
According to police, eight-10 rebel....
- I will request PM to stop anti-Maoist operation: Mamata
Kolkata, July 21: Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said she would request Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to stop the anti-Maoist joint operation in West Bengal....
- Maoists trigger landmine blast in West Bengal
Kolkata, July 21: Maoists triggered a landmine blast in West Bengal's troubled Jhargram area today, police said. No casualties were reported.
The landmine blast was triggered on t....
- War against Maoists will be long-drawn: Raman Singh
Raipur, July 21: His state is the worst to be hit by Maoist insurgency in India. But despite a series of deadly attacks in 2010, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh is confident that his go....
- Five Maoists held for railway station blast in Jharkhand
Ranchi, July 20: Five Maoists involved in blasting a railway station building earlier this month have been arrested in Jharkhand's Latehar district, police said today.
According t....
- Communists choose PM candidate, Maoists still dithering
Kathmandu, July 20: Even as the deadline for taking part in Wednesday's prime ministerial election drew closer, Nepal's Maoists, who had been waging a year-long battle for the post, fai....
- Maoist arrested in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, July 20: A rebel wanted in at least 11 cases related to Maoist violence has been arrested from Orissa's Gajapti district, police said today.
Jacob Majhi, 40, was arre....
- Maoist wanted in 11 cases arrested in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, July 20: A rebel wanted in at least 11 cases related to Maoist violence has been arrested from Orissa's Gajapti district, police said today.
Jacob Majhi, 40, was arre....
- Maoist-northeast militants linking up no cause of worry: Army chief
Shillong, July 19: Chief of Army Staff General V.K. Singh today said there is no cause of alarm over the possibility of the Maoists and northeast insurgents linking up.
"There has....
- Trains suspended as Maoist banners found on tracks
Kolkata, July 19: Train services in the Jhargram-Tatanagar section of the South Eastern Railway (SER) were suspended after Maoist banners were found on the tracks between Jhargram and Khatkura ....
- Lingaram in Agnivesh's safe custody
New Delhi, July 18: Lingaram Kodopi, the tribal youth who has been in the media spotlight and the crosshairs of Chhattisgarh police for allegedly being a Maoist "mastermind", is spendin....
- Maoists set five vehicles on fire in Jharkhand
Ranchi, July 18: Maoists set ablaze five vehicles of a construction company in Jharkhand's steel city of Jamshedpur after the firm refused to pay levy to them, police said today.
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- Maoists blow up two Orissa schools, kill man
Bhubaneswar, July 18: Maoists today blew up two school buildings and killed a villager in separate incidents in Orissa’s Malkangiri district, police said.
The rebels blew up a school ....
- Maoists kill tribal for being 'police spy'
Raipur, July 17: Maoists shot dead a tribal civilian today in Chhattisgarh's troubled Bastar region, police said.
Sodhi Hunga, 40, was shot dead at his native village Kankerlanka ....
- Maoists free abducted cop in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, July 17: Maoist rebels today freed a police officer whom they kidnapped earlier this month after attacking a security post in Orissa's Keonjhar district, police said.
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- CPI-M member killed by Maoists in West Bengal
Kolkata, July 17: Maoists killed a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) member early Saturday in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said.
A group of 10-12 heavily a....
- Five cops killed in Jharkhand landmine blast
Ranchi, July 16: Five policemen were killed and 10 injured in a landmine blast triggered by Maoists in Jharkhand's Latehar district today, police said.
The landmine blast took pla....
- Suspected Maoist killed in Bengal
Joybanki (West Bengal), July 16: A suspected Maoist was killed in a gunbattle today when security personnel conducted a raid near this village in West Midnapore district in connection with the ....
- Suspected Maoists kill three in West Bengal
Kolkata, July 16: Suspected Maoists killed three people, including a worker of West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), in separate incidents across the state, police ....
- Maoists attack police station in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, July 16: A group of around 70 Maoists late Thursday night attacked a police station in Orissa's Nabrangpur district and triggered a blast, police said.
The rebels att....
- Two Maoists lynched in Jharkhand
Ranchi, July 16: Two Maoists were lynched by angry villagers in Jharkhand's Latehar district, police said.
According to the police, five Maoist rebels went to Jalim village of Lat....
- Suspected Maoists kill teen in Orissa, torch house
Bhubaneswar, July 15: Suspected Maoists today killed a boy and torched the house of a home guard in Orissa’s Mayurbhanj district, police said.
"A group of about 20-30 suspected re....
- Suspected Maoists kill woman in West Bengal
Kolkata, July 15: Suspected Maoists shot dead a woman in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said today.
Locals noticed the bullet-ridden body of the victim lying on the....
- Jharkhand seeks Rs.100 crore to fight Maoists
Ranchi, July 14: Jharkhand Governor M.O.H. Farook today sought Rs.100 crore from the central government to develop infrastructure for the Special Task Force (STF) involved in anti-Maoist operat....
- Urgent need for coordinated anti-Maoist drive: PM
New Delhi, July 14: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday said there was "urgent need for the central and state forces to work with coordination" to meet the challenge of Maoist extre....
- Maoists are part of our society: Nitish Kumar
New Delhi, July 14: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today struck a discordant note on the government's anti-Maoist policy, saying the leftist rebels were "part of our society" and....
- Maoists have been killing over 500 civilians every year: Chidambaram
New Delhi, July 14: The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has been killing over 500 civilians every year since 2004 after labelling many of them "police informers", Home Mini....
- Integrated approach needed to fight Maoists: Raman Singh
New Delhi, July 14: Maoist-affected states needed an "integrated action plan" to fight left wing rebels, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said here today.
"State go....
- Suspected Maoists kill one in Bengal
Kolkata, July 14: Suspected Maoists shot dead a middle-aged man in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said today.
Locals noticed the bullet-ridden body of the victim ne....
- PM meets chief minister of Maoist affected states
New Delhi, July 14: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today met the chief ministers of Maoist affected states to review government policy and discuss strategy to counter one of the greatest interna....
- Set up unified command in four Maoist hit states: Chidambaram
New Delhi, July 14: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said that Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal should coordinate their anti-Maoist operations and form a Unified Command with a....
- PM meets chief minister of Maoist affected states
New Delhi, July 14: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today met the chief ministers of Maoist affected states to review government policy and discuss strategy to counter one of the greatest interna....
- Maoists open fire at six places in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, July 14: Maoist guerillas resorted to simultaneous firing at camps of police and the anti-Maoist Salwa Judum activists at six places in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday night, police said. No ca....
- Maoists open fire at six places in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, July 14: Maoist guerillas resorted to simultaneous firing at camps of police and the anti-Maoist Salwa Judum activists at six places in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday night, police said. No ca....
- NMDC resumes full production after Maoist attack
Raipur, July 13: NMDC Ltd, India's largest iron ore miner, today restored production to its full capacity from its key mining facility in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, a day after ....
- Police have no proof of Lingaram's link to Maoist attack: Lawyer
New Delhi/Raipur, July 13: The Chhattisgarh police were today still verifying whether Lingaram Kodopi, who they allege had masterminded the July 8 Maoist strike on a Congress leader's house....
- Three suspected Maoists arrested with explosives
Lucknow, July 13: Three suspected Maoists have been arrested along with a big cache of explosives in Uttar Pradesh's Chandauli district, police said today.
The three, who are from....
- PM to meet chief ministers of Maoist-hit states, stress on development
New Delhi, July 13: Against the backdrop of unabated Maoist violence, a day-long meeting of chief ministers of seven Maoist-affected states will be held here on Wednesday where Prime Minister M....
- In Maoist-police battle, tribal women bear the brunt
Lalgarh (West Bengal), July 13: On both sides of the war between Maoists and security forces, it is mostly the men who wield the arms. But it is the tribal women who bear the brunt of the confl....
- Maoists open fire at mining facility in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, July 12: Nearly 40 armed Maoists including some women, opened fire at a mining facility of India's largest iron ore miner, NMDC Ltd, tonight in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district....
- Maoist damage rail tracks in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, July 12: Train movement was affected today in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district as Maoists damaged rail tracks, an official said.
The guerrillas had damaged tracks up to 3....
- Maoist held with 90 kg of ammonium nitrate
Ranchi, July 12: A Maoist rebel was arrested today with 90 kg of ammonium nitrate in Jharkhand's Bokaro district, police said.
According to police, the rebel was arrested from Jhu....
- Maoists kill two in West Bengal
Kolkata, July 12: Maoist guerrillas shot dead a panchayat head and his associate in Jamboni area of West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said today.
Soumen Bhakat and his....
- Maoists abduct 11 in Bihar
Patna, July 12: More than 200 armed Maoists raided a Bihar village and abducted 11 villagers on suspicion of being police informers, police said today.
The guerrillas swooped on Kaimu....
- Maoist attack mastermind linked to activists: Police
Raipur, July 12: Six people were arrested on Sunday on charges of being involved in an attack on a Congress leader's house in Chhattisgarh on July 8 that killed two people and the police cl....
- Maoist attack mastermind linked to top activists: Police
Raipur, July 12: Six people were arrested on Sunday on charges of being involved in an attack on a Congress leader's house in Chhattisgarh on July 8 that killed two people and the police cl....
- Man killed by suspected Maoists
Kolkata, July 11: A 55-year-old man was killed by suspected Maoists in West Bengal's West Midnapore district today, police said.
The body of Umakanto Mahato, a resident of Mathura....
- Maoists open fire at police station in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, July 11: Maoist rebels on Saturday night fired at a police station in a remote pocket of Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police said. No casualty has been reported. "Maois....
- Army's help needed in fight against Maoists: Raman Singh
Raipur, July 11: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Saturday reiterated that the army should be used for providing logistics support to the security forces fighting the Maoists. "Fi....
- Maoists blow up mobile tower control room
Bhubaneswar, July 11: Armed Maoists blew up a mobile tower control room of a private telecom company in Orissa's Malkangiri district, police said today.
More than 30 rebels of out....
- Four Maoists held in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, July 10: Four Maoists were arrested today in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, where the guerrillas had slaughtered 27 security personnel on June 29, police said.
The ar....
- Maoists' bid to blast police vehicle fails
Raipur, July 9: Maoists today made a failed bid to blow up a police vehicle in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police said.
Maoists triggered twin landmine blasts in Bijapur....
- Naxalites may take to urban terrorism: Stratfor
Washington, July 9: While the Maoist movement in India appears to be fairly contained for now, the rebel group's leaders and bombmakers could develop the "tradecraft for urban terrorism....
- Maoists kill contractor in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, July 9: A contractor was killed today when Maoist guerrillas attacked a road construction camp and damaged equipment in Orissa's Koraput district.
About 10-12 armed r....
- Maoists torch CPI-M leaders' houses
Kolkata, July 8: Houses of seven Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) members and supporters were set ablaze by Maoists in West Bengal's West Midnapore district on day two of a shutdown....
- Maoist strike hits rural Bihar
Patna, July 8: Life in parts of rural Bihar was badly hit on the second day of a Maoist shutdown today called to protest the killing of one of their top leaders, police sources said.
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- Maoists torch police station building, abduct policeman
Bhubaneswar, July 8: Maoists set furniture and other stuff inside a police building on fire in Orissa's Keonjhar district and abducted a police officer, officials said today, the second day....
- Congress leader's relative killed in Maoist attack
Raipur, July 8: Dozens of armed Maoists attacked a Congress leader's house and a police station in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district early today, killing a close relative of the politic....
- Maoists blast railway station, tracks in Jharkhand
Ranchi, July 8: Maoists guerrillas blew up a railway station and tracks in Jharkhand today, the second day of a two-day strike called to protest against the killing of one of their top leaders,....
- Maoists open fire at Chhattisgarh CRPF camp
Raipur, July 8: Maoist guerrillas on Wednesday night opened fire at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, police said. No casualties were reporte....
- Six Maoists, nine arms suppliers held
Ranchi, July 7: Six Maoists and nine arms suppliers have been arrested in Jharkhand, police said today.
The Maoists of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) were arrested today from the ju....
- Maoist shutdown hits life in three Bengal districts
Kolkata, July 7: Normal life was hit in tribal-dominated areas of three West Bengal districts as Maoists began a two-day shutdown today to protest the killing of their spokesperson Azad in Andh....
- Maoist strike begins in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, July 7: A two-day shutdown by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) began today in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region amid fear of violence and tight security arrangeme....
- Maoist shutdown hits road traffic in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, July 7: Road services were hit in Orissa's interiors as Maoists began a 48-hour nationwide shutdown to protest the killing of their top leader in Andhra Pradesh.
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- Maoist shutdown evokes partial response in parts of Andhra
Hyderabad, July 7: The 48-hour shutdown called by the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to protest the killing of their spokesperson Azad evoked partial response in parts of....
- Maoist strike begins in Bihar
Patna, July 7: Five trains were cancelled and buses went off roads in Bihar today as a two-day Maoist strike began amid tight security and fear of violence in the state, officials said.
- Seven trains cancelled in Jharkhand due to Maoist strike
Ranchi, July 7: Seven trains were cancelled and routes of five diverted in Jharkhand today as Maoists began their two-day strike in seven states to protest the killing of their top leader in An....
- Journalist's body flown to Delhi
Hyderabad, July 6: The body of Hemchandra Pandey, a freelance journalist killed with Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad in an alleged gunfight with police, was today taken to New Delhi....
- Steps taken to combat Maoists yielding results: Pillai
Raipur, July 6: Steps taken to combat Maoist insurgency had slowly started yielding results, union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said here today.
Giving details about the ongoing anti-Ma....
- Security tightened ahead of Maoists' two-day shutdown
New Delhi, July 6: Security has been tightened in states affected by Maoist violence in view of the 48-hour shutdown from on Wednesday called by the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CP....
- Maoists blow up Orissa school building
Bhubaneswar, July 6: Maoist guerrillas blew up a school building in Orissa's Malkangiri district early today.
About 30-40 rebels blasted the school building at MV 21 village, abou....
- No immediate need for army in Maoist-hit areas: Pillai
Raipur, July 5: Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said today he felt there was no immediate need for deploying the army in the Maoist-affected areas.
"The centre and the state gove....
- Andhra minister promises probe into slain man's identity
Hyderabad, July 5: Andhra Pradesh Home Minister P. Sabita Indra Reddy Monday said a probe would be ordered to find out if Hemchandra Pandey, killed along with Maoist leader Azad in a gunfight w....
- Maoists blow up key bridge in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, July 4: Maoists blew up today a bridge on a national highway connecting Chhattisgarh to Andhra Pradesh in the state's worst insurgency-hit Dantewada district, police said.
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- Mystery deepens over identity of 'journalist' killed with Azad
Hyderabad, July 4: The mystery over the identity of a "journalist" killed along with top Maoist leader Azad in the alleged exchange of fire with police on Friday deepened with the the o....
- 'Maoists may trigger Dantewada-like attacks to avenge Azad's killing'
Kolkata, July 4: Maoist rebels may trigger Dantewada-style attacks in eastern India to avenge the killing of their top leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad, intelligence reports suggest, said a....
- Bodies of two Maoist victims yet to be recovered
Kolkata, July 4: The bodies of two people killed by suspected Maoists were found on the banks of the Tarafeni river on the border between West Bengal's West Midnapore and Bankura districts ....
- Revolutionary songs mark Maoist leader Azad's last rites
Hyderabad, July 4: Sympathisers, former extremists and civil liberties activists today sang revolutionary songs and paid their respects to top Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad, whose....
- Maoists call two-day strike to protest Azad's killing
Kolkata, July 4: The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist has called for a two-day strike across the country from Wednesday to protest the gunning down of their senior politburo member Cher....
- 'Maoist' killed with Azad was journalist: Maoists
Hyderabad, July 3: The Communist Party of India-Maoist today claimed that the man killed along with top Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad in an alleged gun battle with police in Andhr....
- Mother, brother allowed to see Maoist leader's body
Hyderabad, July 3: The mother and brother of top Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad, gunned down by the Andhra Pradesh Police a day earlier, were today allowed to see his body.
- Maoists may soon realise that India is not a soft state
New Delhi, July 3: Knowingly or otherwise, the Maoists are engaged in a dangerous game which can ultimately prove disastrous for them. It is clear that their present tactics involve attacking t....
- Maoists looted Ak47s in Narayanpur attack
Hyderabad, July 2: The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has put the number of its cadres killed in the ambush in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district Tuesday at three and....
- Top Maoist leader gunned down in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad, July 2: In a major blow to the Maoists, their top leader and spokesperson Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad was killed in a gunfight with police in Andhra Pradesh today, police claimed.
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- Maoist leader Azad had gone 'missing' in March
Hyderabad, July 2: Top Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad, who was killed by police in Andhra Pradesh early today, had apparently gone 'missing' four months ago.
The ....
- Maoists kill two villagers in Orissa for 'spying'
Bhubaneswar, July 2: Maoists early today killed two villagers in Orissa's mineral-rich Keonjhar district, accusing them of being police informers, police said.
At least 20-30 memb....
- Jadavpur University alumna denies being a Maoist
Kolkata, July 1: A former woman student of Jadavpur University, who was dubbed as a Maoist leader by West Bengal police's criminal investigation department (CID), today rubbished the allega....
- Maoists vow to keep killing security personnel
Raipur, July 1: The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) vowed today to keep targeting security forces to avenge what it said were atrocities by them on the locals.
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- Maoist stir hits life in some West Bengal areas
Kolkata, July 1: Normal life was paralysed in the tribal areas of three West Bengal districts today - the second day of the Maoists' shutdown in five states protesting against the central g....
- Orissa submits plan for development in Maoists hit areas
Bhubaneswar, July 1: The Orissa government has submitted an integrated action plan to the centre on expediting development work in some of the areas worst hit by Maoists activities, an official....
- Maoists mutilated bodies of slain securitymen
Raipur, July 1: Doctors, who performed autopsies of the 26 security personnel killed in a Maoist ambush in Chhattisgargh on Tuesday, were stunned to find that at least 10 men had their hands an....
- CRPF personnel are like broiler chicken: Maoists
Nagpur, July 1: Once again the vulnerability of the CRF jawans surfaced when Maoists embarked on a fresh assault in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur on Tuesday. The incident, which killed 27 CRPF ....
- Maoist strike hits life in interior Chhattisgarh
Raipur, July 1: Normal life was hit in the forested interiors of Chhattisgarh today, the second day of the two-day shutdown in five states called by the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist....
- 12-day police remand for five Maoist leaders
Kolkata, June 30: Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders were on Wednesday remanded to 12 days' police custody by a court here.
The quintet, including a state c....
- Ensure security of Amarnath pilgrims, says BJP
New Delhi, June 30: Expressing concern over the situation in Kashmir, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) said today that the government should ensure that morale of security forces was not affect....
- Chhattisgarh should revisit CRPF deployment: Chidambaram
New Delhi, June 30: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said the central government wanted Chhattisgarh to "revisit some of the deployment" of paramilitary forces in view of the frequent....
- Maoist shutdown hits three West Bengal districts
Kolkata, June 30: Normal life was partially affected in Maoist pockets of three West Bengal districts on the first day of a two-day shutdown called by Leftwing ultras in five states to protest ....
- Maoists kill Congress leader, contractor in Jharkhand
Ranchi, June 30: In two separate incidents, Maoists have killed a Congress leader and a building contractor as their two-day strike began in Jharkhand today, police said.
Maoists kill....
- Adhocism in fight against Maoists: BJP
New Delhi, June 30: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused the government of "adhocism" in the war against Maoists and said states where the rebels are active should get all hel....
- Maoist strike evokes little response in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, June 30: The two-day strike called by Maoists from today in five states has evoked little response in Orissa, police said.
"Less number of vehicles were plying in the....
- Maoist strike hits life in Chhattisgarh's Bastar
Raipur, June 30: A day after 26 security personnel were killed in a Maoist massacre, normal life was hit hard in the interiors of Chhattisgarh's southern restive Bastar region as a two-day ....
- Why CRPF keep falling victim to Maoists?
Raipur, June 30: The Chhattisgarh Police and experts on Maoist warfare are blaming the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for repeatedly falling victim to Maoist guerrillas.
Police s....
- Maoists kill 26 security personnel in Chhattisgarh attack
Raipur, June 30: In yet another daring and deadly attack, Maoists on Tuesday killed 26 security personnel, including 24 paramilitary troopers and an assistant commandant, in Chhattisgarh's ....
- Five top Maoists held in South Kolkata
Kolkata, June 29: In a major crackdown, West Bengal CID arrested five top Maoists from the outskirts of Kolkata today. While the first lot of Maoists was arrested from Vishnupur area (South 24 ....
- Suspected Maoists kill student in West Bengal
Kolkata, June 29: The body of a Class 10 student suspected to have been murdered by Maoist guerrillas was found in West Bengal's West Midnapore district today, police said.
The bo....
- West Bengal to raise industrial security force
Kolkata, June 28: The West Bengal government on Monday said it would raise its own industrial security force to provide protection against the Maoist menace and other threats.
Inspect....
- Maoists kill three on spying charges
Raipur, June 28: Three civilians were shot dead by the Maoists in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar district on charges of being informers, police said.
"Maoists stormed into Patt....
- Gyaneshwari train derailment accused wants to confess
Kolkata, June 28: Pro-Maoist activist Bapi Mahato, a prime accused in last month's Gyaneshwari Express derailment, today told a city court that he wanted to make a confessional statement be....
- Maoists kill businessman in Jharkhand
Ranchi, June 28: Maoist rebels shot dead a businessman, who they considered a sympathizer of another rebel faction, in Jharkhand's Simdega district, police said today.
Two Maoist ....
- Maoist shutdown hits life in tribal districts of Orissa
Bhubaneswar, June 28: Normal life was disrupted in tribal-dominated districts of Orissa as a 24-hours shutdown called by Maoists against government policies began in the state today, police sai....
- Trooper, Maoist killed in West Bengal gunfight
Kolkata, June 27: A joint forces trooper and a Maoist fighter were killed in a shootout in West Bengal's West Midnapore district early today, police said. The body of the unidentified Maois....
- Two Maoists wanted for Jharkhand ex-minister, cop's killings held
Ranchi, June 26: Two more Maoist rebels, allegedly involved in the murder of former Jharkhand minister Ramesh Singh Munda and the abduction and beheading of police inspector Francis Induwar, we....
- Maoist commander arrested in Jharkhand
Ranchi, June 26: A Maoist commander was arrested in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district today, police said.
According to police, Pradeep Mahto, an area commander of Tritiya Prastuti C....
- Supposed Maoist outfit warns Mayawati
Lucknow, June 26: A supposed Maoist group has threatened violence in Uttar Pradesh, but police say it is a fake threat.
The editorial department of a known Hindi daily on Friday recei....
- Maoists abduct son of CPI-M leader
Kolkata, June 25: Suspected Maoists have abducted the son of a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader in West Bengal and demanded the release of a jailed guerrilla in order to set him ....
- School teacher killed by Maoists
Kolkata, June 24: A primary school teacher, a former Marxist, was kidnapped from his house and shot dead by suspected Maoists in West Bengal's troubled Midnapore district, police said today....
- Indian censor board rejects film on Nepal Maoists
Kathmandu, June 24: Citing the growing Maoist violence in some states of India as the reason, authorities in New Delhi have refused to allow public screenings of a documentary on Nepal that dep....
- Police sneak into forests after Maoist killings
Raipur, June 24: Dozens of policemen sneaked into a thick forest in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district to avenge the deaths of their three colleagues killed by Maoist guerrillas a day earlie....
- Rs.600 crore sanctioned for Maoist-hit Bastar
Raipur, June 23: The central government has sanctioned Rs.600 crore for infrastructure development in the Maoist-hit Bastar region, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said today.
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- Three cops, two civilians killed in Maoist violence
Raipur, June 23: In fresh violence in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region today, three policemen were killed in a blast in Dantewada district, while two civilians were murdered in Bijapur district.
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- Rs 1 lakh if you are hit by Maoists, get nothing for police violation
Raipur, June 23: Your family members get more as compensation if you are killed by Maoists and they may blame their luck if police have brought death to you. If Chhattisgarh has witnessed ceas....
- Maoists call 48-hour shutdown in five states
Kolkata, June 22: The Maoists today called for a 48-hour shutdown from June 30 in five states - West Bengal, Jharkhand, Orissa, Bihar and Chhattisgarh - to protest the disinvestment policy of t....
- 10-day CBI custody for train sabotage prime accused
Kolkata, June 22: Pro-Maoist activist Bapi Mahato, a prime accused in last month's train sabotage in West Bengal in which 148 people were killed, was today remanded to 10 days' Central ....
- Posters come up against four Maoists
Kolkata, June 22: The West Bengal Police today came out with posters seeking information about four hardcore Maoists in various parts of Purulia district.
Purulia Superintendent of Po....
- Doubts over Chhattisgarh ambulance service in Maoist hotbeds
Raipur, June 22: The Chhattisgarh government said today it will provide ambulance services to its urban citizens within 22 minutes and to rural citizens within 30 minutes of dialling 108. Howev....
- CBI takes train sabotage prime accused to West Bengal
Ranchi, June 21: Bapi Mahato and Bimal Mahato, both accused in last month's Gyaneshwari Express train sabotage, were today taken to West Bengal by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) ....
- No easy solution to Maoist challenge: Buddhadeb
Kolkata, June 21: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said there was no easy solution to the Maoist challenge and the issue has become "very complicated" due to sup....
- Maoists kill CPI-M activist in West Bengal
Kolkata, June 21: A Communist party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activist was killed today in Ranibandh village in West Bengal's Bankura district by suspected Maoists who claimed he was a polic....
- Monsoon slows down anti-Maoist offensive
Raipur, June 21; The anti-Maoist offensive in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region has slowed down due to the Monsoon, an official said today.
"There is always a big probl....
- Explosives seized in West Bengal
Kolkata, June 20: A sack containing 50 gelatine sticks and other explosive material was found today in West Bengal's Bankura district, where Maoists are active, police said.
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- One of the prime accused in train sabotage arrested
Kolkata, June 20: A pro-Maoist activist, who is one of the three prime accused in the derailment of a train in West Bengal that killed 148 people, was arrested in Jharkhand today, police said h....
- Diamond reserve in Chhattisgarh under Maoist control
Pailikhand (Chhattisgarh), June 20: Maoist guerrillas, who hold sway over vast stretches of Chhattisgarh's forested interiors, have now virtually taken control of a diamond deposit area aft....
- Six Maoists held in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, June 19: Six Maoists were arrested today after the security forces raided their forest hideout in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police said.
"A squad of Distri....
- Maoists torch construction company vehicles
Ranchi, June 19: Maoist rebels torched vehicles of a road construction company in Jharkhand's Chatra district today, police said.
About 20 to 25 Maoist rebels set on fire a road r....
- Suspected Maoists kill two 'police informers'
Kolkata, June 19: Suspected Maoists today killed two people in West Bengal's Jhargram area in West Midnapore district after accusing them of being "police informers", authorities sa....
- One more arrested in Gyaneshwari Express derailment
Kolkata, June 19: A pro-Maoist activist has been arrested for the sabotage that led to the Gyaneshwari Express train derailment in West Bengal last month killing 148 people, Central Bureau of I....
- Nepal Maoists intensify anti-dam protest
Kathmandu, June 18: Work on a controversial high dam by India and Nepal in collaboration continued under tight security in eastern Nepal even as the opposition Maoist party intensified its prot....
- India to UN: Maoist problem not an armed conflict
New York, June 18: India has voiced its strong protest against the inclusion of the Maoist guerrilla issue as an "armed conflict" in a UN report and clarified that the violence by these....
- Little development around Lalgarh, a year into security operations
Lalgarh (West Bengal), June 18: Exactly a year after police and paramilitary forces launched operations to flush out Maoists along with promises of better times, development eludes people in an....
- One year of Lalgarh: 325 people, 37 cops killed by Maoists
Lalgarh, June 17: Maoist guerrillas have killed 325 people, as also 37 policemen, in the one year since the launch of Operation Lalgarh on June 18, 2009 to flush out the Left-wing ultras from p....
- West Bengal announces rehab package for surrendering Maoists
Kolkata, June 17: The West Bengal government on Thursday formally announced a package for bringing back Maoist guerillas, who lay down arms, to the mainstream under a "Special Rehabilitatio....
- CBI declares reward for tips on Bengal train sabotage accused
Kolkata, June 17: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) today declared a reward of Rs.1 lakh each for anyone providing information about the three prime accused in the May 28 Gyaneshwari Ex....
- Arrested 'Maoist' in Bengal is mentally challenged: Parents
Duli (West Bengal), June 17: A 19-year-old arrested by the security forces after Wednesday's gunbattle with Maoist guerrillas in West Midnapore's Ranjha forest is "mentally challeng....
- Haunted by guns and poverty, right next to where Maoists died
Duli (West Bengal), June 17: Branching off from a road, a five kilometre trek on a potholed pathway leads to this village, close to the spot where eight Maoists were killed by the security forc....
- Bengal on high alert ahead of Maoist protest
Lalgarh (West Bengal), June 17: Ahead of shutdowns and protests called by Maoists, police stations in all West Bengal districts have been alerted to foil any rebel strikes in view of the comple....
- Arya Samaj leader to pursue Maoist dialogue efforts
New Delhi, June 17: Arya Samaj leader and social activist Swami Agnivesh, who led a three-day march from Raipur to the Maoist-infested Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh recently, today said he....
- Hunt on for Maoists after Lalgarh battle
Lalgarh (West Bengal), June 17: A massive hunt is on to track down Maoists who fled after a gun battle that left eight of them dead near this rebel stronghold in West Bengal, the state police c....
- Maoists beat up employees in Jharkhand
Ranchi, June 17: Angry after being denied extortion money, Maoists torched two heavy machines in two industries and beat up some employees in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police sai....
- 'Army uniforms' worn by joint forces bought from market: Police
Lalgarh (West Bengal), June 17: In a shocking admission, police said that the army battle fatigues worn by the joint security forces during Wednesday's gunfight with Maoists in West Midnapo....
- Bengal to rehabilitate Maoists who surrender
Lalgarh, June 16: West Bengal is set to unveil a rehabilitation package for Maoists willing to surrender and return to the mainstream, a senior police official said here on Wednesday.
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- 13 held in Bengal for Maoist links sent to judicial custody
Lalgarh, June 16: Thirteen people, including three city intellectuals, arrested for alleged links with Maoists in West Bengal's West Midnapore district were on Wednesday remanded by a court....
- Armed forces doctrine has lessons to fight Maoists
New Delhi, June 16: The Indian armed forces, in a step towards enhancing their joint fighting capabilities, have promulgated two doctrines, including one on fighting internal battles like the M....
- Eight Maoists killed in West Bengal
Lalgarh (West Bengal), June 16: Eight Maoist guerrillas, including three women, were killed in a gunfight with security forces in this Maoist stronghold of West Midnapore district, police said ....
- 13 arrested for alleged Maoist links
Kolkata, June 15: Thirteen people, including two Kolkata-based professors, were today arrested for their alleged links with Maoists in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said.
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- Maoist rampage: station, bank torched, police camps raided
Patna, June 15: Maoist guerrillas in Bihar set ablaze a railway station and a bank as well as attacked a police station and a camp of the Special Auxiliary Police to enforce their two-day shutd....
- Maoists kill two in West Bengal
Kolkata, June 14: Suspected Maoists today killed two people, including a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporter, in West Bengal's West Midnapore and Bankura districts, police sa....
- Passenger train movement to remain suspended on two routes
Kolkata, June 14: Movement of passenger trains during the night on the Kharagpur-Rourkela and Kharagpur-Adra sections of South Eastern Railway (SER) would remain suspended till June 18 due to s....
- Lack of leadership turns Bengal tribal group to violence
Kolkata, June 14: The People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA), a tribal group formed two years ago to protest police torture in West Bengal, seems to be engaging in mindless vi....
- Trains, bus services hit in Jharkhand amid Maoist strike
Ranchi, June 14: Nine trains were cancelled, bus services were hit and trucks were stranded in several parts of Jharkhand on the first day of a two-day Maoist shutdown in three states today, of....
- Anti-Maoist offensive intensified, 10 rebels killed in Jharkhand
Ranchi, June 14: The anti-Maoist offensive in Jharkhand has been intensified with security forces gunning down 10 rebels in West Singhbhum district, police sources said today.
Police ....
- Maoists who abducted intelligence officer arrested
Ranchi, June 14: Two of the Maoists who abducted an intelligence officer in Jharkhand and who was later beheaded have been arrested, police said today.
Lakshmi Munda and Pawan Munda w....
- Trains cancelled in Bihar amid Maoist shutdown
Patna, June 14: At least nine trains were cancelled and some diverted in Bihar in view of a two-day Maoist shutdown that began today, officials said.
The trains cancelled include the ....
- Government extends time for census in Maoist-hit Bastar
New Delhi, June 13: The government has decided to extend the time for carrying out census in Chhattisgarh's Maoist-affected Bastar region as the difficult terrain and presence of rebels was....
- Maoists gun down cop in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, June 12: Four armed Maoists today gunned down a policeman in full public view in Chhattisgarh, an official said.
The armed Maoists opened fire at assistant sub-inspector Shivk....
- India cannot lose battle against Maoists: BJP
Patna, June 12: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said that India cannot afford to lose the battle against the Maoists.
"We have to strengthen the security situation in areas....
- CBI sleuths visit Gyaneshwari Express accident spot
Kolkata, June 12: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials probing the Gyaneshwari Express accident on Friday made a survey of the spot where the train derailed near Jhargram in West....
- Chhattisgarh seeks education package for violence-hit areas
Raipur, June 11: Admitting that unabated Maoist violence has hit its education system hard, Chhattisgarh has urged the central government to release a special package for the six most affected ....
- No consensus on using armed forces against Maoists
New Delhi, June 11: A cabinet panel that met here on Thursday to consider deploying the armed forces against the Maoists could not arrive at a consensus and is likely to meet again next week, a....
- Gyaneshwari Express case handed over to CBI
Kolkata, June 10: The West Bengal government today handed over the Gyaneshwari Express derailment case to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), whose sleuths held a series of meetings with....
- Government's focus on strengthening police to fight Maoists: Pillai
New Delhi, June 10: Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai today said strengthening the state police to fight the Maoists is the cornerstone of the government's policy. Pillai was replying to a q....
- Maoist sabotage threat hits Bengal train movements
Kolkata, June 10: Train movement was late on Wednesday suspended over a part of the South Eastern Railway in West Bengal following intelligence inputs that Maoists had assembled near the tracks....
- Two Maoists held for Rs.5 crore heist
Ranchi, June 9: Two Maoist rebels allegedly involved hijacking an ICICI bank delivery van and looting Rs.5 crore from it were arrested on Wednesday, police said.
According to police, ....
- Another possible train sabotage by Maoists foiled
Kolkata, June 9: Train movement was late today suspended over a part of the South Eastern Railway in West Bengal following intelligence inputs that Maoists had assembled near the tracks in West....
- Maoist celebrations hit NMDC's iron ore shipment
Raipur, June 9: A week-long celebration of revolutionary week by Maoists has hit iron ore shipments of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC), India's largest iron ore miner, i....
- Suspected Maoists kill two in West Bengal
Kolkata, June 8: Suspected Maoists today killed two people in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said.
The local people found the bodies on a road crossing near Ghangh ....
- Five Maoists held in Jharkhand
Ranchi, June 8: Five Maoist guerrillas were arrested from Jharkhand's Gumla district today, police said.
Four Maoist rebels belonging to the People's Liberation Front of India....
- Three Maoists held with bombs in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, June 7: Three Maoist rebels were arrested today from Chhattisgarh's Kanker district and two bombs recovered from their possession, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, the po....
- Explosives recovered from railway station in Jharkhand
Ranchi, June 7: Explosives were recovered from a railway station in Jharkhand's Giridih district today, officials said. Police suspect it was meant to be supplied to Maoist rebels.
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- Maoist 'revolutionary week' hits life in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, June 7: Normal life was hit in the interiors of Chhattisgarh's Bastar region today owing to the weeklong Maoist celebration, Jan Pituri, which began two days ago, officials said.
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- Efforts should be made to reform the Maoists: Baba Ramdev
Bhopal, June 7: Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Sunday said efforts should be made to reform the Maoists and if they still do not return to the mainstream then law should take its own course.
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- Maoists kill CPI-M member in West Bengal
Kolkata, June 6: A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) member was shot dead by suspected Maoists in West Bengal's Bankura district, police said today.
According to police, Ni....
- Maoists torch resthouse in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, June 5: Maoist rebels set ablaze a forest department resthouse in Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Bastar region today but there were no casualties, police said. The ultras also disrupte....
- Over 150 people migrate as Maoists label them informers
Raipur, June 5: Over 150 people belonging to 35 families have migrated from their ancestral forest village in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region after Maoists branded them police informer....
- Evidence of Maoist links with northeast insurgents: Pillai
Shillong, June 5: Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said today there was evidence of Maoists establishing links with insurgents in the northeastern region.
"We have evidence that the Mao....
- Suspected Maoists kill one in West Bengal
Kolkata, June 5: Suspected Maoists today shot dead a man they held guilty of being a police informer in a kangaroo trial in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said.
The....
- Maoist killed in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, June 4: Police and paramilitary troopers destroyed a Maoist hideout today in Chhattisgarh, killing a guerrilla and recovering a large quantity of explosives.
Some 80 security ....
- Maoists destroy key road in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, June 4: Maoist guerrillas have dug up a key cemented road, constructed only last year, at 12 different places in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, police said today.
The guerr....
- Maoists stop road work, torch machines in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal, June 4: Maoists set on fire a vehicle and two machines engaged in road construction in Balaghat district of Madhya Pradesh, police said on Thursday.
"Naxalites (Maoists), ....
- Chhattisgarh police claim three Maoists killed
Raipur, June 3: The Chhattisgarh Police claimed to have killed three Maoist rebels in a gunfight but failed to recover the bodies, an official said on Thursday.
"There was an enco....
- Two suspected Maoists killed in Bihar
Patna, June 3: Two suspected Maoists were killed in a gun battle with police in Bihar's Munger district today morning, an official said.
Security forces, including the Central Res....
- Chidambaram assures help to Maoist-hit Chhatisgarh
Raipur, June 2: Referring to Maoist violence in Chhattisgarh, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today that the state was going through a difficult time and the central government stood by it. &....
- Government looking at new role for Indian Army to deal with Maoists
New Delhi, June 2: The Indian government is exploring different avenues to involve the Indian Army in an increasingly influential role with regards to countering the threat posed by the Maoists....
- Police stations only in name in some Maoist areas: Chidambaram
Raipur, June 2: Police stations exist only in name in some districts most affected by left wing extremism, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today.
"The distribution of force amon....
- Explosives stolen by Maoists had expired: NMDC
Ranchi, June 1: The state-owned NMDC Ltd today denied that the explosives stolen by Maoists from its depot in Bailadila hills in Dantewada district were being used by the rebels to trigger the ....
- Tribal affairs minister declines to comment on Maoists
New Delhi, June 1: Tribal Affairs Minister Kantilal Bhuria today said that appropriate steps are being taken for development of tribal areas but declined to comment on Maoist activities.
- Chhattisgarh seeks police chief's opinion on Dantewada aftermath
Raipur, June 1: More than a week after the central government asked Chhattisgarh to take action against two Indian Police Service (IPS) officers for their "command failure" in connectio....
- Suspected Maoists demand Rs.2 mn extortion
Patna, June 1: Suspected Maoists have demanded Rs.2 million from a government doctor in Bihar to buy arms and ammunition, police said today.
The demand was made to Rajendra Singh, who....
- Cabinet meet on security to review Maoist policy
New Delhi, May 31: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today indicated that the government may revisit its anti-Maoist policy at a cabinet meeting on security soon in the wake of a surge in Left-wing ....
- Maoist hand suspected in train disaster: Chidambaram
New Delhi, May 31: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said the Communist Party of India-Maoist was being suspected for the sabotage that caused the train accident in Jhargram in West Bengal on ....
- Winning hearts in Kanker to beat back Maoists
New Delhi/Raipur, May 31: Maoists hold sway over parts of eastern and central India, but Kanker - once a stronghold of the rebels in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region - is a success story of how....
- Maoists to use 19 tonnes explosives before 2010 expiry, warns expert
Raipur, May 31: The country should be prepared for more deadly blasts by Maoists as the guerrillas are planning to use some 19 tonnes of explosives before they expire by the end of this year, a....
- Antony doesn't rule out using army against Maoists
New Delhi, May 29: Defence Minister A.K. Antony today met Indian Army chief Gen. V.K. Singh to discuss the possibility of using the army against the Maoist guerrillas - a possibility that Anton....
- Sonia, Omar discuss Kashmir coalition's functioning
Jammu, May 29: Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah today discussed the functioning of the National Conference-Congress coalition government in the....
- Train tragedy toll rises to 108
Jhargram (West Bengal), May 29: The death toll in Friday's train tragedy near this West Bengal town has risen to 108, police said today, also blaming Maoists guerrillas for the Gyaneshwari ....
- Heard blast before train derailed: Driver
Jhargram (West Bengal), May 29: The driver of the ill-fated Gyaneshwari Express today filed a police complaint saying he had heard a "blasting sound" and felt a jerk before the derailme....
- Special relief train for Gyaneshwari passengers
Mumbai, May 29: The Indian Railways has dispatched a special relief train to bring back the survivors of the West Bengal train tragedy and relatives of the victims, many of who were from Maha....
- Man held for supplying arms to Maoists
Lucknow, May 29: A man has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Varanasi district on charges of supplying arms and ammunition to Maoists, police said today.
Murlidhar Sharma, a native....
- Did the railways run pilot train ahead of Gyaneshwari?
Jhargram, May 28: Did the railways run a pilot train before the ill-fated Howrah-Kurla Gyaneshwari Express traversed the Maoist hotbed around Jhargram in West Bengal's West Midnapore distri....
- Anxious kin wait in Mumbai for news on train passengers
Mumbai, May 28: Chaos reigned at the Lokmanya Tilak Terminus in Bandra-Kurla, central Mumbai, where the Mumbai-bound Gyaneshwari Express was scheduled to arrive late today evening. The train de....
- Three trains cancelled, 18 diverted after West Bengal mishap
New Delhi, May 28: Three trains were cancelled and 18 diverted after a Mumbai-bound passenger train derailed and was hit by a speeding goods train in West Bengal, 150 km from Kolkata, killing a....
- Home ministry monitoring outside help to Maoists: Krishna
Bangalore, May 28: External Affairs Minister S.M Krishna today said that the home ministry is continuously monitoring the extent to which the Maoists get help from forces outside India.
- PCPA owns up responsibility for train derailment in West Bengal
Kolkata, May 28: People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) has claimed responsibility for the today's train tragedy that claimed 65 lives in West Bengal's Jhargram region.....
- Railways a 'soft target': Minister
New Delhi, May 28: The railways have become a "soft target" for "anti-national forces", Minister of State for Railways E. Ahamed said today, after suspected Maoists derailed a t....
- Gadkari expresses grief over Maoist attack in West Bengal
New Delhi, May 28: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Nitin Gadkari today expressed shock and grief over the death of 65 people when the Howrah-Mumbai Gyaneshwari Express train derailed in ....
- PM grieves loss of lives in train accident
New Delhi, May 28: A "grieved" Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today announced monetary assistance of Rs.2 lakh each to the next of kin of the deceased and Rs.50,000 each to the seriously....
- 65 dead in train accident: Bengal home secretary
Kolkata, May 28: At least 65 people have been killed and over 200 injured in a train accident in West Bengal early today, according to state Home Secretary Samar Ghosh.
Ghosh told the....
- Maoists behind train attack: Buddhadeb
Kolkata, May 28: Preliminary investigations reveal that Maoist guerrillas are responsible for the train accident in West Bengal that left 65 people dead and over 200 injured today, Chief Minist....
- Mamata announces Rs.5 lakh compensation for families of dead
Jhargram (West Bengal), May 28: The railways have announced a compensation of Rs.500,000 to each of the families of the dead passengers and jobs for one member of the bereaved families followin....
- Constable killed in Maoist blast
Ranchi, May 28: A police constable was killed and two critically injured when Maoists exploded a landmine in Jharkhand today shortly after the Palamau superintendent of police (SP) passed the a....
- Sabotage may have caused train derailment: Railways
New Delhi, May 28: The Indian Railways said sabotage by suspected Maoist guerrillas may have caused the train derailment in West Bengal that left 20 people dead and over 100 injured early today....
- At least 65 dead as train derails after suspected Maoist sabotage
Jhargram (West Bengal)/New Delhi, May 28: At least 20 people were killed and over 100 injured early today when the engine and 13 coaches of a Mumbai-bound passenger train derailed and were hit ....
- Train derailment: IAF launches rescue efforts
New Delhi, May 28: The Indian Air Force (IAF) today launched a massive rescue operation after a Mumbai-bound passenger train derailed in West Bengal's East Midnapore district, killing 20 pe....
- President condoles death in train derailment
Beijing, May 28: President Pratibha Patil, who is on a six-day visit to China, today condoled the death of passengers in a train derailment following a huge explosion by suspected Maoists in We....
- Two cops killed by Maoists in Maharashtra
Mumbai, May 27: Two policemen were killed by a group of Maoists in Maharastra's Gadchiroli district, a police official said today.
"The incident happened at Jambia Gatta in Ga....
- CPI-M worker killed by Maoists
Kolkata, May 27: A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) worker was killed by suspected Maoists in West Bengal's restive West Midnapore district early today, a police official said.
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- Maoists gun down BJP leader in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, May 26: A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader was shot dead by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's restive Dantewada district, a police official said.
Budra Sodi, a former Dantewada....
- Has right to education fallen victim in Maoist-hit Bastar?
Raipur, May 26: It is a zone where government officials fear to enter. In the thickly forested interiors of Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, a heavily-mined Maoist hotbed, authorities are find....
- Left realises Maoists are a threat: Chidambaram
New Delhi, May 25: The Left parties have realised that the Maoists pose a threat to them too, Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said. In an interview telecast on the Congress-controlled Jai Hi....
- Innocents arrested for Dantewada attack: Maoist leader
Raipur, May 25: The Chhattisgarh Police has arrested "six innocent advisasis" for the April 6 Dantewada attack in which 76 security personnel were killed, a Maoist leader said, claiming....
- Maoist from Jharkhand arrested in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, May 24: A Maoist from Jharkhand was arrested in the Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, police said today.
Ambar alias Rehman alias Alauddin (32) was nabbed on Sunday nig....
- Six Maoist sympathisers held for Dantewada massacre
Raipur, May 24: Six Maoist sympathisers, including a self-styled Maoist commander Barsa Lakhma, were arrested for their alleged involvement in the massacre of 76 security personnel on April 6 i....
- Government not underestimating Maoist insurgency: PM
New Delhi, May 24: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today denied that the government had underestimated the Maoist insurgency which he again described as the "biggest" security challenge t....
- Maoists, security forces fight gun battle in Lalgarh
Kolkata, May 23: Maoist guerrillas and joint security forces exchanged heavy firing in trouble-torn Lalgarh of West Bengal's West Midnapore district today.
"An encounter took ....
- Maoists kill two people in Bihar
Patna, May 23: Two people have been shot dead by Maoist guerrillas in a village in Bihar's Patna district, police said today.
Nearly 50 armed Maoists stormed Pachpanpar village ne....
- Maoists, northeast rebels may be involved in drug trade: Official
Shillong, May 22: Maoists and various northeast-based rebel groups may be using the illicit drug trade route to generate funds for their operations, a senior official said today.
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- Gunfight between Maoists, police; one arrested
Ranchi, May 22: A Maoist guerrilla was arrested following a gun battle between police and a group of 35-40 rebels in Jharkhand's Giridih district today.
Acting on a tip-off that 3....
- Government's anti-Maoist policy mired in confusion
New Delhi, May 22: Notwithstanding Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's description of the Maoist insurgency as the gravest internal threat faced by India, the government seems unsure about how ....
- Top Trinamool leaders have links with Maoists: Buddhadeb
Kolkata, May 21: Alleging that a section of the top Trinamool Congress leadership was hand-in-glove with the Maoists, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on Friday charged the op....
- Maoist attack in Dantewada could have been deadlier: Pillai
New Delhi, May 21: The Maoist attack earlier this week on a bus carrying civilians and special police officers (SPOs) in Dantewada in Chhattisgarh could have been deadlier if the guerrillas had....
- Body parts still lie at Maoist blast site
Raipur, May 21: Human skin, a pair of ankles... Body parts are still strewn around the spot in a remote, forested part of Chhattisgarh where Maoists blasted 31 people with a landmine four days ....
- Deep-rooted Maoists will take time to go: Home Secretary
New Delhi, May 21: The government is prepared for casualties in a long-running and intensifying battle against deep-rooted Maoist insurgents, affirms Home Secretary G.K. Pillai, saying that 150....
- State chief ministers unable to tackle Maoist threat: Lalu Prasad
Patna, May 21: Rashtriya Janata Dal head Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday accused Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Raman Singh, for the rise of Naxalism in his state. Singh referred Maoists as main ....
- Man arrested for supplying explosives to Maoists
Lucknow, May 21: A man suspected of supplying explosives to Maoists has been arrested in Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, police said today.
Ashok Kumar was arrested on Thursday e....
- Maoists would not achieve anything through violence:Modi
Aligarh, May 20: Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi today said Maoist problem can be only be resolved through talks and not by violence.
"Maoists should realise violence cannot b....
- No misunderstanding in fighting Maoists: Raman Singh
New Delhi, May 20: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today said there was no misunderstanding with the central government in fighting the Maoists and efforts will be made to further impro....
- West Bengal can't control Maoists until others do: Buddhadeb
Kolkata, May 20: Maoist activities in West Bengal cannot be fully controlled if similar security operations are not launched in neighbouring Jharkhand and Orissa, says Chief Minister Buddhadeb ....
- Maoists loot 16 tonnes of ammonium nitrate
Raipur, May 20: Suspected Maoists hijacked a truck in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district and looted 16 tonnes of ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer also used to make explosives, police said today.
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- Maoists blast rail track, torch diesel tankers on goods train
Patna, May 20: At least 15 diesel tankers caught fire when suspected Maoists derailed a goods train by blasting the railway track and then set afire one of the tankers in Bihar's Motihari d....
- Digvijay Singh blames Raman Singh for Maoist attack
New Delhi, May 20: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh on Wednesday blamed Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh for failing to prevent attacks by Maoist in his state.
"If....
- Chidambaram has diluted approach against Maoists: BJP
New Delhi, May 19: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today criticised Home Minister P. Chidambaram for "diluting" his proactive approach in tackling Maoists due to "lack of support w....
- Maoists may have links with Lashkar: Raman Singh
New Delhi, May 19: Two days after Maoists blew up a bus killing 31 people, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today described Leftwing extremism as the worst form of terrorism and said the....
- Maoist arms supplier held with 40 kg explosives
Ranchi, May 19: A person, who supplied arms and explosives to Maoist guerrillas, was today arrested in Jharkhand's Bokaro district with 40 kg explosives and over Rs.3 lakh in cash, police s....
- Four troopers feared killed as Maoists blow up vehicle
Kolkata, May 19: Four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were feared killed and two others wounded when their vehicle was blown up in a landmine blast by Maoist guerrillas in Lalgarh ....
- Maoist strike affects buses, rail services in Jharkhand
Ranchi, May 19: The 48-hour Maoist strike entered the second day today with buses not plying, mining activities halted and railway services affected in Jharkhand, especially in the rural areas,....
- Maoists blast tracks on second day of strike
Kolkata, May 19: The driver and his assistant of a goods train were injured when Maoists blasted rail tracks between Jhargram and Gidhni stations in West Bengal today on the second day of a 48-....
- Maoists blow up government warehouse in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, May 19: Maoist guerrillas blew up a government warehouse in Orissa's Malkangiri district during their two-day strike protesting the government offensive against them, police sa....
- Maoism worst form of terrorism: Raman Singh
New Delhi, May 19: Two days after Maoists blew up a bus killing 31 people, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today described Maoist insurgency as the worst form of terrorism in India.
- Mayawati blames central government for Maoist violence
Lucknow, May 19: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has blamed the central government for the Maoist violence in the country and said the problem would hit her state too if New Delhi's &....
- JNU students condole Dantewada deaths
New Delhi, May 19: A candlelight condolence meet was organised at the Jawaharlal Nehru University on Tuesday in memory of the victims of Monday's Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh's Dantewa....
- Digvijay Singh opposes use of air power against Maoists
Mirzapur, May 18: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today said he was not in favour of using air power in anti-Maoist operations.
'It's not appropriate in my view as t....
- Maoists have sneaked into Madhya Pradesh: Police chief
Bhopal, May 18: An alert has been sounded in Madhya Pradesh's Balaghat and Sidhi districts where 30 to 40 Maoists are believed to have sneaked in from neighbouring Chhattisgarh, a top polic....
- Using air power against Maoists not a matter of public debate: Yechury
New Delhi, May 18: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today said using air power during the anti-Maoist operations was not a matter of public debate and it was the government's du....
- Chidambaram supports air surveillance to combat Maoists
New Delhi, May 18: A day after Maoists massacred 35 people in Chhattisgarh, Home Minister P. Chidambaram today supported the idea of providing air support to help security forces hunting for th....
- Chidambaram questions the role of social activists after Dantewada massacre
New Delhi, May 18: Now that the Maoists have made their murderous intents absolutely clear the Union Home Minister, P. Chidambaram is looking to procure a bigger permission in order to restrain....
- Normal life hit in Maoist areas of West Bengal
Kolkata, May 18L: Normal life was affected on Monday in several Maoist pockets of three West Bengal districts on day one of a 48-hour shutdown called by Left-wing guerrillas in five states to p....
- Pro-Maoist groups under close watch of home ministry
New Delhi, May 18: At least 57 civil rights groups, trade unions and student organisations as well as the Hurriyat Conference are under the constant vigil of intelligence agencies for their all....
- BJP asks PM to spell out anti-Maoist policy
New Delhi, May 18: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to spell out if his government favoured a soft or hard line against Maoist guerrillas. "The tim....
- Shutdown hits rail, road services in Jharkhand
Ranchi, May 18: Several important trains were cancelled or diverted and road services hit today as Maoist guerrillas began a 48-hour shutdown to protest the government offensive against them.
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- Home ministry meet to seek change in anti-Maoist strategy
New Delhi, May 18: A day after Leftwing rebels massacred 35 people in Chhattisgarh, India's top security officials, including Home Secretary G.K. Pillai, will meet here today evening seekin....
- 15 Dantewada victims battle for life
Raipur, May 18: As many as 15 people were battling for life in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district today, a day after Maoist guerrillas blew up a crowded passenger bus and killed at least 35 ....
- Maoist strike hits bus services in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, May 18: Traffic was hit in several parts of Orissa today as a two-day strike by Maoist guerrillas protesting the government offensive against them came into effect.
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- Shutdown begins in Chhattisgarh amid fears of more attacks
Raipur, May 18: Security forces stayed fearful in their base camps and life was hit in several parts of Chhattisgarh as a 48-hour strike called by Maoists began today, a day after at least 35 p....
- Bus attack shows bankrupt Maoist policies: CPI-M
New Delhi, May 18: The Maoist attack on bus passengers in Chhattisgarh that killed 35 people "highlights their bankrupt policies", the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said toda....
- Maoist strike begins in Bihar
Patna, May 18: A two-day Maoist strike began in Bihar amid tight security, police said today.
Additional Director General of Police P.K. Thakur said that no violence was reported in t....
- Need to revisit anti-Maoist policy: Chidambaram
New Delhi, May 18: Condemning the Leftist guerrilla attack on a civilian bus in Chhattisgarh, Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said he was following a "limited mandate" and that t....
- Killing civilians hallmark for Maoist violence: Pillai
New Delhi, May 17: Pointing out that "killing unarmed civilians has become the hallmark of Maoist violence for a year", Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai today lamented that no civil soc....
- Withdraw Operation Green Hunt, demands Kishenji
Kolkata, May 17: A short while before Maoist guerrillas blew up a bus in Chattisgarh's Dantewada district killing at least 35 people, their leader Koteshwar Rao alias Kishenji demanded the ....
- Attack on civilians shows Maoists' callous nature: Yechury
New Delhi, May 17: Strongly condemning the Maoist attack on civilians in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury said it shows the....
- Maoist attack in retaliation to security operations: Raman Singh
Raipur, May 17: The dastardly Maoist attack on a civilian bus, killing 35 people including women and children, was a "retaliatory attack" by the leftwing rebels in response to the secur....
- BJP, Congress call for stern action against Maoists
New Delhi, May 17: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress today demanded stern action against Maoists in the wake of another attack in Chhattisgarh in which at least 35 people - both sec....
- Chidambaram confers with PM as government condemns Maoist attack
New Delhi, May 17: Home Minister P. Chidambaram met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today evening as the government condemned the Maoist attack on "hapless civilians" in Dantewada distric....
- 'Military-style offensive, better local intelligence required'
New Delhi, May 17: The murderous attack on some 50 civilians and security men in the Chhattisgarh forest today has left India's security experts shocked over how Maoists could strike with s....
- A look at some of the major Maoist attacks
New Delhi, May 17: The deadly Maoist guerrilla attack on a civilian bus in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district today evening comes just over a month after the Left rebels' audacious April....
- Maoists blow up bus in Chhattisgarh, many dead
Raipur, May 17: Maoist guerrillas blew up a bus in a forested stretch of Chhattisgarh today, killing 20-30 civilians and special police officers (SPOs), police sources and locals said. The bus ....
- Maoists torch dumpers, rollers of construction firm
Patna, May 15: Maoists have torched two dumpers and as many rollers of a road construction company in Bihar's Gaya district, police said today.
Armed rebels late on Friday attacke....
- Security experts oppose using army against Maoists
New Delhi, May 14: Internal security experts today unequivocally supported the central government's policy against using the army to counter Maoist guerrillas.
"The army canno....
- Four cops held for supplying arms to Maoists
Lucknow, May 14: Four policemen have been arrested from different districts of Uttar Pradesh on suspicion of being involved in a racket to smuggle arms and ammunition for Maoists, officials sai....
- Maoists kill four CPI-M workers in West Bengal
Kolkata, May 14: Four Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) workers were shot dead by Maoists in West Bengal's West Midnapore district and their bodies were found today, police said.
- Chhattisgarh policeman donates blood to save injured Maoist
Raipur, May 12: A Chhattisgarh policeman donated blood and saved the life of a Maoist guerilla who suffered bullet injuries in a gun battle with the security forces, sources said today.
- Maoists are not terrorists, says Digvijay Singh
New Delhi, May 12: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh says that Maoist activities are criminal and totally unacceptable but the Left guerrillas should not be called "terrorists".....
- Chidambaram rules out using army against Maoists
New Delhi, May 12: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today reiterated that the government does not envisage using the army or the air force to tackle Maoists and urged business and industry captains....
- Maoists open fire at police outpost in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, May 12: Maoists opened fire early today at a police outpost at Chintalnar in Dantewada district where the guerrillas had slaughtered 76 security personnel last month, police said.
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- Maoists kill two villagers for spying
Bhubaneswar, May 12: Maoist guerrillas hacked two villagers to death in Orissa's Gajapati district early today after accusing them of being police spies, authorities said.
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- Two suspected Maoists arrested in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow, May 11: Two suspected Maoists have been arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia district, an official said today.
"Kishun Rajbhar and Rajju were nabbed today from Dubahar ....
- Judicial custody of Kobad Ghandy's aide extended
New Delhi, May 11: A city court today extended the judicial custody of a suspected associate of Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy by 14 days.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja sent....
- Six injured in Maoists-police gunfight in Andhra
Hyderabad, May 10: At least three tribals and three policemen were injured during a gun battle between Maoists and police in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam district.
The police sa....
- Explosives, Maoists' kit bags recovered in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, May 9: Security forces today recovered at least eight unexploded landmines and about a dozen kit bags of Maoists from a forested area of Orissa's Koraput district, police said.....
- Eight troopers killed as Maoists blast CRPF vehicle
Raipur, May 9: Eight Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed today when Maoist guerrillas blew up their vehicle in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, a month after the rebels....
- Fear of Maoists hits tiger census in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, May 8: The tiger census in Orissa, which started today, was hit by the refusal of dozens of forest field staff in various parts of the state to enter forests due to the Maoist thre....
- Maoists blast CRPF vehicle in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, May 8: Maoist guerrillas today blasted a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) vehicle in Bijapur district in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, a top police officer said.
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- Gunfight between Maoists, security forces in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, May 8: A gun battle broke out between the Maoists and security forces in a forested area in Orissa's Koraput district today evening, an official said. No security personnel was....
- Kabir Suman says he is not a Maoist
Kolkata, May 7: Singer-turned-Trinamool Congress MP Kabir Suman today denied that he was a Maoist and said he only raised his voice against the oppression of tribals.
"I am neithe....
- Goa not safe harbour for Maoists: State home minister
Panaji, May 7: A day after a 25-year-old leader of an Orissa-based fringe Maoist outfit was arrested here, state Home Minister Ravi Naik today said Goa was not a safe harbour for the Leftwing u....
- Maoists damage rail tracks in Bihar
Patna, May 7: Maoist guerrillas damaged railway tracks in two places in Bihar, resulting in four coaches of a train being derailed and disruption of traffic, officials said today.
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- Maoist, 17 others arrested in Goa
Panaji, May 6: A 25-year-old leader of a fringe Orissa-based Maoist group was arrested in Goa along with 17 other people, police said today.
"This evening we arrested Shambhu Beck....
- Supporting Maoists will invite 10 year jail
New Delhi, May 6: Those who speak in favour of Maoist guerrillas will face legal action and 10 years imprisonment, the government announced today in a warning to civil society groups who raise ....
- Dantewada operation illogically formulated: Chidambaram
New Delhi, May 6: Home Minister P. Chidambaram said that the anti-naxalite operation that was carried on in April at Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh, in which Maoists killed 76 CRPF personne....
- Maoists blast railway track in Bihar
Patna, May 6: Maoists blasted a railway track in Bihar today during a 48-hour strike called by them after police foiled a Maoist-backed outfit's public meeting.
Police sources sai....
- Maoists set afire two buses in Bihar
Patna, May 6: Suspected Maoists today torched two buses in Bihar's Saran district, police said.
Armed rebels set on fire two buses near a village under Maker police station.
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- Stop Operation Green Hunt: Pro-Naxal students to Chidambaram
New Delhi, May 6: It was an unexpected welcome for Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Wednesday as pro-Naxal students at the Jawaharlal Nehru University greeted him with slogans against him.
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- Police, railway authorities discuss anti-Maoist strategy
Kolkata, May 6: Police officials of three states and Eastern Railway authorities on Wednesday held a high level co-ordination meeting here to formulate a joint strategy to combat attacks by Mao....
- Maoist commander, six aides held in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, May 5: A commander of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested today along with his six associates, police said.
Dilip, who carried a reward of R....
- Maoist strike lands Indian pilgrims in unholy plight in Nepal
Kathmandu, May 5: Dozens of disappointed Indian pilgrims are among the hundreds of Indian tourists forced to leave Nepal without fulfilling their dreams, thanks to the indefinite nationwide gen....
- Battle against Maoists is battle for development: Raman Singh
New Delhi, May 5: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Tuesday said an integrated action plan should be worked out to tackle Maoists and stressed that it was important to win the battle a....
- Three Maoists gunned down in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, May 4: Three armed Maoist guerrillas were killed today in two separate gunfights with security personnel in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, officials said.
Two rebel....
- Woman Maoist's parents accuse CRPF of mental torture
Raipur, May 4: The Chhattisgarh Police today began a probe into a complaint from the tribal parents of a woman Maoist leader that they were being harassed by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)....
- States have primary role in tackling Maoists: Home Minister
New Delhi, May 3: The central government today put the onus for tackling Maoists on state governments, saying they were responsible for both implementing developmental schemes and utilising cen....
- One killed by suspected Maoists
Kolkata, May 3: Suspected Maoists shot dead a man in Jhargram in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said today.
The body of Ram Mandi was recovered from the Jhargram-Bi....
- Woman Maoist surrenders in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, May 1: A 19-year-old woman Maoist, accused in several cases of attacks, including one that killed at least 13 policemen, surrendered today in Orissa's Rayagada district, police....
- Four Maoists surrender on Maharashtra's golden jubilee
Nagpur, May 1: Four Maoists, including three women, surrendered in Gadchiroli district today on the occasion of Maharashtra’s golden jubilee, an official said.
The Maoists, aged betwe....
- Policeman gets life imprisonment for shooting Maoist
Raipur, May 1: A district and sessions court awarded life imprisonment to a constable in Chhattisgarh's Korea district on Friday for shooting dead a Maoist leader in judicial custody.
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- Maoists fire at paramilitary camp in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, May 1: Maoists opened "random firing" on Friday night near a camp of the paramilitary Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at Errabore in Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Dantewada district....
- Maoism bigger issue than Kashmir conflict, says Ramdev
Panaji, April 30: Maoism was a bigger issue confronting the nation than the Kashmir conflict, yoga guru Baba Ramdev said today.
Addressing a press conference here ahead of a four-day ....
- Spend development funds properly to curb Maoists, MPs told
New Delhi, April 30: Proper utilisation of development funds provided by the central government will help curb Maoist insurgency - was what Home Minister P. Chidambaram told MPs from 34 Left-wi....
- Government diverts forces from northeast to tackle Maoists
Agartala, April 30: The union home ministry is in the process of withdrawing several battalions of central paramilitary forces from the northeast to deploy them in Maoist-affected areas of the ....
- Maoists kill contractor for spying
Bhubaneswar, April 30: Suspecting him to be a policy spy, Maoist guerrillas today gunned down a contractor in front of shocked villagers in Orissa's Malkangiri district, police said.
- Did Digvijay Singh seek secret talks with Maoists?
New Delhi, April 29: A Maoist ideologue has claimed that Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh tried to open a secret channel with the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).....
- Maoists kill forest guard in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, April 29: Maoist guerrillas killed a forest guard in Orissa's Nuapada district, police said today.
"About 30-4O Maoists had come on Wednesday night. They attacked....
- CPI-M leader shot dead by suspected Maoists
Kolkata, April 28: A local leader of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was killed by suspected Maoists in West Bengal's West Midnapore district today, police said.
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- Maoists blow up rail track in West Bengal
Kolkata, April 27: Maoist guerrillas blew up a foot of rail track in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, disrupting train services on day two of their shutdown in three states.
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- Dantewada massacre: Probe hints at lack of police support
New Delhi, April 26: The Chhattisgarh police did not fully support the central paramilitary troopers, thus failing to prevent the April 6 Maoist attack in which 76 security personnel were kille....
- Three killed by Maoists in West Bengal
Kolkata, April 26: The bodies of two CPI-M workers and another person, suspected to have been killed by Maoist rebels, were recovered from a jungle in West Bengal's West Midnapore district ....
- History will never forgive Maoists: Raman Singh
Raipur, April 26: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today said history will never forgive Maoists for halting development in Bastar region, where the guerrillas hold sway.
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- Nepal government asks Maoists to call off May Day protests
Kathmandu, April 26: Ahead of a show of might announced by Nepal's Maoist parties in the capital on May Day, the ruling parties today urged the former guerrillas to call off the protests, s....
- Maoist strike call draws partial response in West Bengal
Kolkata, April 26: A two-day shutdown called by the Maoists, to press the government to bring their arrested comrades before courts speedily, evoked a partial response on day one in the three u....
- Sangma criticises Chidambaram's Maoist policy
Shillong, April 25: Former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno A. Sangma today criticised Home Minister P. Chidambaram for his alleged statement to "annihilate the tribal population" in a bid to we....
- Tiger census in Jharkhand stalled due to Maoists
Ranchi, April 25: A tiger census has been stalled midway in Jharkhand’s Palamau Tiger Reserve due to presence of Maoists in forests, an official said today.
"We are unable to moni....
- Dantewada martyrs' minor kin get post-dated job letters
Lucknow, April 24: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has issued post-dated appointment letters to the minor dependents of its 75 troopers massacred by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Dantew....
- Move CWG to Jharkhand to end Maoism: Aiyar
New Delhi, April 24: Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Mani Shankar Aiyar today said that if the Commonwealth Games (CWG) were moved to the Jharkhand forests, it would end the Maoist troub....
- Effective local bodies can counter Maoist threat: PM
New Delhi, April 24: Effective functioning of panchayati raj institutions in remote and backward areas of the country will help deal with problems like Maoism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh sai....
- Maoist strike hits bus services
Bhubaneswar, April 24: Public bus services were hit in two Orissa districts following a six-day strike called by Maoists beginning today to protest against a security crackdown, police said.
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- Panchayat can help fight Maoist threat: PM
New Delhi, April 24: Naxalism has posed a major threat to India's security. Although government is undertaking various steps to curb Maoist activities in different states of India, but stil....
- No rethink in anti-Maoist strategy: Chidambaram
New Delhi, April 24: Making it clear that the government won't reconsider its security operation against Maoist guerrillas, Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday said that while developmen....
- Suspected Maoist from Bihar held in Delhi
New Delhi, April 23: A 32-year-old suspected Maoist has been arrested from Delhi's Govindpuri area, police said today.
"Ajay Kumar Singh was apprehended two days ago on a tip-....
- Jharkhand doctor alleges extortion call by Maoists
Ranchi, April 23: A civil surgeon in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district today alleged that the Maoists have made an extortion call for Rs.5 lakh from him.
Vijay Kumar, the civil surg....
- BJP attacks Digvijay Singh over war on Maoists
Bhopal, April 23: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today accused Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh of creating confusion about the nationwide campaign against Maoists.
"On the one ....
- Four killed in Maoist violence in Jharkhand
Ranchi, April 23: Four people, including a Maoist guerrilla, were killed and two security personnel were injured in three separate incidents of Maoist violence in Jharkhand, police said today.
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- Maoists blow up mobile phone tower in Orissa
Bhubaneswar, April 23: Maoists have blown up a mobile phone tower in Orissa's Malkangiri district, police said today.
"Some armed Communist Party of India-Maoist cadres blew u....
- Maoist attack not to derail probe report, says Rammohan
New Delhi, April 21: The latest attack by Maoists on paramilitary forces will not derail the probe into the April 6 massacre of 76 security personnel by the guerrillas, the officer heading the ....
- Government has no existence in Bastar: Congress
Raipur, April 21: The Chhattisgarh government has "no existence" in the Maoist stronghold of Bastar, the state's main opposition Congress said today while slamming the ruling Bharat....
- Maoist posters found ahead of chief minister's visit
Kolkata, April 21: Posters demanding the withdrawal of anti-Maoist operations were found in Baharampur town in West Bengal's Murshidabad today, hours before Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattac....
- Chhattisgarh cops search forests after Maoist attack
Raipur, April 21: Squads of the Chhattisgarh police sneaked into forests in Dantewada district early today to track Maoist guerrillas who opened fire near five Central Reserve Police Force (CRP....
- JMM legislators live in fear of Maoist retaliation
Ranchi, April 21: Their party chief and Chief Minister Shibu Soren is sometimes accused of having a soft corner for Maoists, but several Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislators expect the rebe....
- Maoists open fire near CRPF camps in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, April 21: Maoist guerrillas opened fire near at least five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camps in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district simultaneously on Tuesday night, a police o....
- Probe panel to fix responsibility for Maoist massacre: Chidambaram
New Delhi, April 20: Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Monday said an inquiry committee probing the killing of 76 security personnel by Maoists in Chhattisgarh will fix responsibility at all leve....
- Dantewada probe report by April 25: Rammohan
New Delhi/Raipur, April 17: Describing the firing by Maoist guerrillas on his convoy today as a "minor incident", Dantewada massacre probe panel chief E.N. Rammohan said that his inquir....
- Maoists fire on massacre probe team
Raipur, April 17: Maoist guerrillas today opened fire on a team probing the Dantewada massacre in Chhattisgarh when it was in a forested stretch on way to the site where 76 security personnel w....
- Don't fear Maoists, top cop tells security forces
Raipur, April 16: Chhattisgarh Director General of Police Vishwa Ranjan's directive to security forces is simple: "Don't fear Maoists."
Ranjan today told policemen and....
- Maoists suspected to have killed Bengal villager
Kolkata, April 16: Maoists are suspected to have killed a former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) worker who had later joined the Trinamool Congress in West Bengal's Purulia distric....
- India mulls using UAVs against Maoists
Raipur, April 16: Authorities in Chhattisgarh are keen to use unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in Maoist-dominated pockets in the wake of the massacre of 75 security personnel, official sources ....
- Maoists torch trucks in Bihar
Patna, April 16: Suspected Maoists have torched several trucks and machines of two road construction companies in Bihar's Vaishali and Aurangabad districts, police said today.
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- Government should not speak in different voices on Maoists: Yechury
New Delhi, April 15: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in the Rajya Sabha today trained its guns on railway minister and Trinamool Congress leader Mamta Banerjee during a debate on t....
- India cannot lose the battle against Maoists: Jaitley
New Delhi, April 15: India cannot afford to lose the battle against Maoists, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Arun Jaitley said in the Rajya Sabha today and alleged that the United Progressi....
- Development, calibrated action to fight Maoists: Chidambaram
New Delhi, April 15: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said the government will fight the Maoists through calibrated police action and development of areas affected by the left wing extremism.....
- Maoists kill former guerrilla
Ranchi, April 15: Maoist guerrillas in Jharkhand have killed a former member after dubbing him a police spy, police said today.
Kishore Rana was abducted from Ratanjori village in Gir....
- I salute people of Dantewada: Arundhati Roy
Kolkata, April 14: Writer-activist Arundhati Roy on Wednesday virtually justified the Maoist attack on the Central Reserve Police Force in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada, saying she saluted the p....
- Four Maoists held in Jharkhand
Ranchi, April 14: Four suspected Maoists, including a women, were arrested in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district today, police said.
A release by Jharkhand police said the four peopl....
- Rethink anti-Maoist strategy: Digvijay to Chidambaram
New Delhi, April 14: Senior Congress leader Digvijay Singh today said Home Minister P. Chidambaram should not opt for a "narrow sectarian view" when dealing with Maoist rebels and, in a....
- Maoists are 'worst' rights abusers in India, says study
New Delhi, April 13: Maoist guerrillas are "worst" violators of human rights among all insurgent groups in India, a study on torture said today.
The Asian Centre for Human Rig....
- Maoists kill man for collecting levy in their name
Ranchi, April 13: Maoist guerrillas slit the throat of a person in Jharkhand's Bokaro district accusing him of collecting levy in the name of the Communist Party of India-Maoist, police sai....
- Security sought for engineers in Maoist-hit areas
Lucknow, April 13: An association of engineers in Uttar Pradesh proposes seeking security for those working in Maoist-infested districts of the state, officials said today.
The decisi....
- Maoists kill two villagers in Bihar
Patna, April 13: Suspected Maoists have killed two villagers in Bihar's Jamui district, police said today.
Arjun Paswan and Vishnudeo Yadav, residents of Kishanpur village, about ....
- Maoists stepped into vacuum between tribals, government: Home Secretary
New Delhi, April 13: "Overenthusiastic" officials tried to shift tribal people out of their homes in the forests and drove them into the extended arms of Maoists who exploited their vul....
- Help us, say tribals in India's new war zone
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), April 13: Exactly one week has passed since Maoists butchered 76 security personnel in the forests of Dantewada. Hundreds of thousands of poor tribals in the Bastar re....
- 40 years on, cops face heat for killing Maoist
Kochi, April 13: Forty years after a Maoist leader was shot dead in an alleged shootout, a Kerala court is examining witnesses to ascertain the truth. At the centre of it lies the statement of ....
- Complaint against Arundhati Roy for 'glorifying' Maoists
Raipur: A social worker has filed a complaint here against Booker prize winning writer Arundhati Roy for writing an article allegedly in an attempt to glorify the Maoists, police said today.
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- Caught in crossfire, Chhattisgarh tribes traumatised
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh): Hundreds of impoverished tribal families caught in the crossfire between security forces and Maoists in the vast forested terrain of Bastar are feeling traumatised, wi....
- Maoists using ULFA links for base in Assam: Gogoi
Guwahati: Maoists have links with the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and are desperately trying to set up a base in Assam as part of their strategy to spread their network beyo....
- Government formulating new strategies to uproot Maoists
New Delhi: Centre is now analyzing the security infrastructure in West Bengal and Chhattisgarh after the vicious attack of Maoist guerillas killing 76 CRPF (Central Reserve Police Forces) perso....
- Maoists gun down sawmill owner in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoists early today shot dead a sawmill owner in a village in Orissa's Mayurbhanj district and described him as an exploiter of the poor, police said.
About five rebe....
- CRPF suspends anti-Maoist drive in Bastar, say police
Raipur: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has suspended the anti-Maoist campaign in Chhattisgarh's forests following the massacre of 75 troopers, state police sources said today.
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- Maoists call off Nepal strike as government cancels Indian deal
Kathmandu: Nepal's opposition Maoist party has called off the nationwide general strike declared today, but said its protests against the coalition government would continue after Prime Min....
- Maoists threaten to kill former army man
Patna: Suspected Maoist guerrillas have threatened to kill a former army officer defence official and his family in a Bihar village if he failed to pay them Rs.15 lakh, police said today.
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- All parties should fight Maoists unitedly, says Yechury
Kolkata: Political leaders cutting across party lines should unite in the fight against the Maoist guerillas, Communist Party Of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury said here....
- In Chhattisgarh, policemen fight Maoists with lathis
Raipur: In the vast hostile jungle terrain of Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bastar region, much in the news because of the recent massacre of 76 paramilitary troopers, hundreds of policemen....
- Suspected Maoists blow up three buildings in Bihar
Patna: Suspected Maoists blew up three government buildings in Bihar's Kaimur district, police said today.
The rebels blew up a primary health centre, a middle school and a commun....
- BJP condemns 'celebrations' over Maoist massacre
New Delhi; The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today condemned what it said were celebrations by some Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student over the massacre of security personnel by Maois....
- Suspected Maoists kill CPI-M workers in West Bengal
Kolkata: Suspected Maoists killed two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporters in West Bengal's West Midnapore district as the indefinite shutdown called by the People's Comm....
- With Dantewada massacre, Maoists on suicidal course
New Delhi: The Maoists may have signed their own death warrant by carrying out the massacre at Dantewada in Chhattisgarh. The very success of the ambush can spell doom for them. No government c....
- Congress spells anti-Maoist strategy for government
New Delhi: The Congress today said the central government should give full support to the states in their anti-Maoist operations to "regain control over the territory" occupied by the r....
- Our men's blood will not be wasted: CRPF
New Delhi: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has vowed to fight back the Maoists after they took away the lives of 76 security force personnel in a devastating attack at Dantewada in Chha....
- This is no time to blame any one, says Buddhadeb
New Delhi: Within hours of Home Minister P. Chidambaram's remark that the "buck stops" at his desk over the Dantewada Maoist massacre, a mollified West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhad....
- Chidambaram offers to step down, PM rejected the proposal
New Delhi: In not quite an unexpected turn of events, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram is reported to have offered to resign after owning up the responsibility for the recent Maoist attack in ....
- Chidambaram offered to quit after Maoist massacre?
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who wrote to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accepting "full responsibility" for the massacre of 76 security personnel in Chhattisgarh, had also o....
- I accept full responsibility for Dantewada: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said he has written to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh accepting full responsibility for the massacre of 76 security personnel in Chhattisgarh's ....
- Fresh Maoist attacks feared in Chhattisgarh towns
Raipur: Maoists are preparing for fresh strikes, this time in the towns of Chhattisgarh, according to intelligence inputs today, three days after 76 security personnel were massacred and eight ....
- Inside drawbacks, training problems behind massacre: Army chief
New Delhi: Army chief General V.K. Singh on Thursday cited "inside drawbacks" and "training problems" as possible reasons for the massacre of 75 Central Reserve Police Force (CR....
- Maoists kill man and his son in Bihar
Patna: Suspected Maoists shot dead a man and his son in Bihar's Rohtas district, police said today.
About 100 armed Maoists attacked Kenar-Khurd village under Chenari police stati....
- Maoist leader arrested in West Bengal, weapons seized
Kolkata: A key Maoist leader was arrested during a search operation jointly carried out by the central paramilitary forces and state police in West Bengal's troubled West Midnapore district....
- Montek, Buddhadeb discuss Maoist violence
New Delhi: Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia today discussed the issue of Maoist violence with West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today while finalising....
- Threat to replicate Dantewada blood bath in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Suspected Maoists have again sent a threat e-mail to Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, warning of orchestrating an attack akin to Chhattisgarh's Dantewada massacre in his s....
- CRPF 'faulty planning' led to massacre, says Maoist expert
Kolkata: Faulty planning by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was a key factor that led to the massacre of over 70 men at the hands of Maoists in Chhattisgarh, according to a former intel....
- Chidambaram announces time-bound probe into Maoist attack
Raipur: Central Government today announced the setting up of an inquiry into the horrendous incident that led to the death of 76 CRPF troopers.
While talking to the reporters, Home M....
- Maoists get weapons from across the border: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Two days after Maoist guerrillas killed 76 security personnel in Chhattisgarh, Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said the leftist insurgents were procuring arms from "across the....
- Maoists say sorry for exploding schools
Patna: Maoists in Bihar have expressed their apologies to the students whose schools they have blown up in recent times. In 2009 the left wing rebels have demolished 25 school buildings. In the....
- Forests, mines keep Maoist location out of bounds
Raipur: Police officers trying to track down Maoists involved in the massacre of 76 security personnel in Chhattisgarh today said they had clues about the location of the rebels, but a thick fo....
- What can air force do in jungles of Bastar, ask officials
Raipur: The air force can only play a limited role in the thick forests of Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, security officials in the Maoist stronghold said today amid indications that the gov....
- We will continue to hit Maoist heart: Chhattisgarh top cop
New Delhi: Ruling out a change in the central and state forces' strategy in the anti-Maoist operation, Chhattisgarh Director General of Police (DGP) Viswas Ranjan today said the security fo....
- Shutdown in Chhattisgarh to protest Maoist massacre
Raipur: A day-long shutdown called by the opposition Congress began in Chhattisgarh today to protest the massacre of 76 troopers by Maoists. As per initial reports, schools were closed and publ....
- Yet to decide on using air power against Maoists: PM
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday said the government reviewed from time to time various options to fight Maoists, including the use of air power. "I think, the policy h....
- Maoists fire at CRPF camp in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Maoist rebels opened fire at a base camp of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Wednesday night in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said. No casualties ....
- Slain CRPF men's kin to get over Rs.3.8 mn in damages
New Delhi: The next of kin of 75 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers massacred in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh on Tuesday, will be given compensation of over Rs.38 lakh each, a gove....
- Security forces comb Chhattisgarh forests for Maoists
Raipur: Thousands of policemen today combed the hostile jungle terrain in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region to track down Maoists responsible for Tuesday's massacre of 76 security men but fa....
- He wants to give 'befitting reply' to Maoists
Unnao: His uncle met a gruesome end in the ambush by the Maoists in Dantewala district of Chhattisgarh on Tuesday. But this youth wants to join the paramilitary forces and wishes that his first....
- Orissa, Madhya Pradesh hike alert near Chhattisgarh
Bhubaneswar: Security forces intensified combing operations along the Orissa-Chhattisgarh border and increased patrolling in Madhya Pradesh's areas close to Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra tod....
- Bodies of CRPF troopers arrive in Delhi
New Delhi: Bodies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, killed in a Maoist ambush on Tuesday, were brought to the national capital today evening.
An Indian Air Force transp....
- Violence in the name of rights is wrong: NHRC
New Delhi: Condemning Tuesday's Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh in which 76 security personnel were killed, The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) today said any movement that resorts to....
- Government should talk to Maoists: Mahasweta Devi
Kolkata: A day after Maoists massacred 76 security personnel in Chhattisgarh, eminent writer and Magsaysay award winner Mahasweta Devi today said the government should immediately go for talks ....
- Stop blaming states, CPI-M tells Chidambaram
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today flayed Home Minister P. Chidambaram for criticising state governments over Maoist violence and said the central government was to b....
- High alert along Orissa-Chhattisgarh border
Bhubaneswar: Security forces intensified combing operations along the Orissa-Chhattisgarh border today, a day after the massacre of 76 paramilitary troopers by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Dan....
- Chidambaram in Chhattisgarh to mourn troopers, review security
Jagdalpur (Chhattisgarh): Home Minister P. Chidambaram reached this Chhattisgarh town today to attend a 'martyrs' ceremony' for the 76 security personnel massacred by guerrillas in ....
- Maoist violence 'social terrorism', says legendary Naxalite
Kolkata: Ashim Chatterjee, one of the leading figures of the bloody Naxalite revolt of the late 1960s, says the mass massacre on Tuesday of security personnel in Chhattisgarh is "social ter....
- Day after deadly Maoist ambush, troopers scared to enter forest
Raipur: A day after 76 troopers were massacred in the worst ever Maoist attack, hundreds of para-military men and state police personnel assigned to track down the killers are scared to enter t....
- In anti-Maoism fight, buck stops with Chidambaram: Jaitley
New Delhi: Even as the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership decided to support the government's drive against Maoism, senior party leader Arun Jaitley on Tuesday trained his guns on Home....
- National Security Council discusses Maoist menace
New Delhi: On the day when 75 central paramilitary personnel were killed in a Maoist offensive, the Left-wing extremists' menace dominated the discussion at the National Security Council he....
- Chhatisgarh attack 'consequence' of Green Hunt: Maoist leader
New Delhi: On the day Maoist guerrillas carried out the worst massacre of security personnel by trapping and slaughtering 75 men in the dense forests of Chhattisgarh, Gopal, a top Maoist leader....
- Popular support leading to Maoist attacks on security forces?
Hyderabad: Security forces in states like Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa are coming under more attack from Maoists because the rebels enjoy considerable support among people especially trib....
- 'Irrational strategy, flawed operations', say experts
New Delhi: Security experts blamed "irrational strategy", "inadequate deployment" and "flawed operations" for the massacre of 74 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troo....
- Government admits failure in Chhattisgarh operation
New Delhi: Home Secretary G.K. Pillai admitted today that there had been an "element of failure" in the anti-Maoist offensive that led to the massacre of 75 security personnel in Chhatt....
- They rode into the forest of death
Raipur: Around 6 a.m. a team of 120 personnel of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) was getting ready in their camp for breakfast when they got an urgent message about a possi....
- 'Troopers ignored warfare manual in Maoist den'
Raipur: It would appear that the 75 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers who were killed mercilessly today by Maoists were seized with a death wish as they ventured "blindly" in....
- Maoist attack creates terror among iron ore miners
Raipur: Businessmen, especially iron ore miners, in Chhattisgarh are a terrified lot after the deadly Maoist attack today in the state's Dantewada district in Bastar region, described as th....
- Maoists kill man in West Bengal
Kolkata: Suspected Maoists shot dead a villager in West Bengal's Bankura district today, police said.
"We have got information that a group of unidentified miscreants - suspec....
- It's people's war, says revolutionary balladeer
Hyderabad: Maoist sympathiser and revolutionary balladeer Gaddar today termed as "people's war" the Maoist attack on paramilitary forces in Chhattisgarh which claimed 75 lives.
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- We stand with government against Maoists, affirms BJP
New Delhi: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today said that it offered full support to the government in its fight against the Maoists, after 73 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers wer....
- The Maoist threat continues to get bigger by the day
New Delhi: Today the Maoist guerillas lay to waste the lives of 73 jawans of the Central Reserve Paramilitary Force. This hideous assault is the latest in line of the continued efforts on parts....
- Maoists' attack trail in the past year
New Delhi: Today's attack by hundreds of Maoist guerrillas on a Central Reserve Police Force contingent in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, killing more than 70 troopers, is said to be the....
- CRPF walked into Maoist trap, says Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today that the scores of Central Reserve Police Force (CPRF) personnel massacred in Chhattisgarh earlier in the day seemed to have walked into a Mao....
- Maoists attack CRPF troopers in Chhattisgarh, at least 70 killed
Raipur: At least seventy troopers were killed today when Maoist guerrillas ambushed a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team in a thickly forested area of Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Bast....
- Orissa land mine blast toll rises to 11
Bhubaneswar: The deaths in the land mine blast triggered by Maoists in Orissa's Koraput district on Sunday rose to 11, officials said today.
The guerrillas detonated a powerful la....
- DU teacher asked to depose against Maoist leader
New Delhi: A Delhi University lecturer, who was questioned for his links with the Left-wing rebels, was today asked to be a witness in a case against Maoist leader Krishna Rao in Hyderabad.
- Ensure Trinamool not helping Maoists, CPI-M to Chidambaram
Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Left Front major Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today asked union Home Minister P.Chidambaram to ensure that United Progressive Alliance (UPA) partne....
- Naxalism is the 'first enemy' of the nation: Chidambaram
Chennai: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has portrayed Naxalism as the "first enemy" of India and assured that within 2-3 years, the threat would be fully neutralized.
He ....
- Congress to submit report on Maoist violence to PM
Ranchi: The Jharkhand Congress will submit a detailed report of party workers falling prey to Maoist violence in the state to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi.
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- Maoist carrying Rs.50,000 bounty held in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: A Maoist who carried a reward of Rs.50,000 for his capture has been arrested from a forest area in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, a police official said today.
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- Maoists are cowards, war will be long drawn: Chidambaram
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Maoist guerrillas are cowards as they hide in the forests and the campaign against them will be long drawn, Home Minister P. Chidamabaram said in this rebel bastion today....
- Rs.12 lakh bounty on Kishenji?
Ranchi: Jharkhand police have recommended to the state government to place a cash reward of Rs.12 lakh on information leading up to the arrest of top Maoist leader Kishenji. In a tit-for-tat, t....
- Congress workers quit to escape Maoist fury
Ranchi: Some Jharkhand Congress workers have quit their party fearing attacks by Maoists who blame the party for a sweeping inter-state offensive against them.
The banned Communist Pa....
- Security personnel injured in mine blast by Maoists
Bhubaneswar: A security personnel was injured when a claymore mine suspected to have been laid by Maoists near a culvert in Orissa's Koraput district exploded today, police said.
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- Maoists kill doctor, blow up school in Bihar
Patna: Suspected Maoist guerrillas shot dead a doctor in Bihar's Rohtas district, police said today.
Armed Maoists killed Dinesh Prasad in Nauhatta in Sasaram, the headquarter to....
- Joint anti-Maoist drive launched in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Police and paramilitary forces have launched a joint operation against Maoist guerrillas in Orissa, a senior police officer said today.
'The operation started about f....
- Maoists need to be dealt with firmly: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Saying that Maoists needed to be dealt with "firmly and boldly", union Home Minister P. Chidambaram cautioned sympathisers of the left wing extremists against having any "....
- Chidambaram to review anti-Maoist operation on Saturday
Kolkata: Home Minister P. Chidambaram will review the anti-Maoist operation in West Bengal's Lalgarh and other areas with chief Minister Buddahdeb Bhattacharjee today.
Chidambaram....
- Rajdhani restricted in Bihar due to Maoist shutdown
Patna: Restrictions were imposed on the passage of Rajdhani Express in Bihar while two trains were cancelled due to fear of Maoist violence in wake of a shutdown today, a railway official said.....
- Maoists kill Congress leader in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist guerrillas shot dead a Congress leader in Jharkhand's East Singhbhum district to protest the Green Hunt operation in the state, police said today.
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- Maoists torch four trucks, blow up school
Ranchi: Maoist rebels torched four trucks and blew up a school building in Jharkhand's Chatra district, police said today.
Four trucks were fired on by 20 to 25 rebels, suspected ....
- Naveen Patnaik's security beefed up after threat e-mail
Bhubaneswar: Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik's security has been beefed up following email threat allegedly from 'Maoists', warning him to stop Operation Green Hunt in the stat....
- Maoists hold up development in Bastar
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh): The road to development has almost hit a dead end in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region with Maoist rebels holding up construction of rural roads and blowing up more tha....
- Operation Green Hunt kills 90 Maoists in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: More than 90 Maoist militants were killed and 12 terror camps dismantled during the government's anti-Maoist Operation Green Hunt, Chhattisgarh Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar said to....
- Maoists blow up police station in Bihar
Patna: Suspected Maoists blew up a newly-constructed police station in Bihar's Saran district, police said today. Armed Maoist guerrillas attacked the newly-built Bheldi police station in A....
- Maoists kill three policemen in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoist guerrillas launched an attack on a police patrol party and killed three policemen in Orissa's Gajapati district early today, an official said.
The Maoists open....
- Maoist-hit states alerted over train attacks
New Delhi: With railway property increasingly being targetted by Maoists, the government today sounded a warning to insurgency-hit states on possible similar strikes, hours after guerrillas tar....
- Maoists blow up track, kill CPI-M leader
Kolkata: Maoist guerrillas killed a Marxist leader and blew up a rail track in West Bengal, disrupting train services for several hours on the second day of a shutdown in six states.
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- Maoists blow up rail track in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoist guerrillas blew up a rail track in Orissa's Sundergarh district early today, an official said.
They blew up the rail track near Bishra station in the district,....
- Train derails after Maoists blow up tracks in Bihar
Patna: A train derailed after suspected Maoist guerrillas blew up a railway track in Bihar's Gaya district, police said today. No injuries have been reported.
The incident occurre....
- Gun battles mark Maoists' shutdown in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Maoist guerrillas who had called for a 48-hour shutdown in six states from today, including Chhattisgarh, fought gun battles with police at three separate locations in their stronghold ....
- Maoists call two day shutdown across 6 states
Kolkata: The Maoists have called for a two day shutdown across six states of India viz, West Bengal, Chattisgarh, Bihar, Orissa, Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh. The proceedings are supposed to st....
- Maoists say their spokesman is safe and alive
New Delhi: The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) said today that its spokesman who it claimed was missing and may have been killed was safe after all.
The "Nor....
- Maoists kidnap five officials in Jharkhand, release all
Ranchi: Maoist rebels abducted five government officials, including an additional judicial magistrate, at gun point from Latehar district in Jharkhand today noon. The rebels, however, released ....
- Maoist terror holds up construction of Chhattisgarh roads
Raipur: Maoist terror threats have held up road laying work under a central government scheme in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, with only one road of the 50 sanctioned being completed, ....
- Two CRPF troopers killed as Maoists trigger blast
Raipur: Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed and three others were injured in a blast Maoist insurgents triggered today in a thickly forested area in Chhattisgarh.
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- 'Camp level failure may have led to Silda attack'
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today absolved senior officials of any blame in the Maoist attack that left 24 Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) personnel dead last mont....
- Police allowed to quiz Maoist leader Dipak for 14 days
Kolkata: A city court today allowed police to question arrested Maoist guerrilla leader Venkateswar Reddy alias Telegu Dipak for two more weeks till March 31.
The additional chief jud....
- Forest dwellers victims of anti-Maoist drive in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Forest dwellers, particularly tribal women who collect wood, are facing a threat to their lives and livelihood in the jungles of Jharkhand where security forces are conducting operation....
- Maoists kidnap engineer in Bihar, set him free after hours
Gaya: Maoists continue to create problem for the government. In a recent incident, an engineer of a private construction firm was abducted by a group of naxalites in Bihar's Gaya district.
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- Centre asks states to be cautious expecting Maoists to retaliate
New Delhi: With the assumption that the Maoists could hit back following the series of offensive steps taken against them the Indian government has put the states on alert. It is expected that ....
- Maoists planning major attacks in Andhra Pradesh, say cops
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh police said today that the Maoists were planning to resurface in the state in a big way by carrying out major sensational attacks.
Two days after police reco....
- West Bengal home secretary visits Shilda camp
Kolkata: West Bengal Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen today visited the violence-hit Shilda Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) camp in West Bengal's West Midnapore district that was stormed by a grou....
- Aerial, ground search to trace looted explosives
Nagpur: A gang of armed Maoists waylaid a truck carrying 16 tons of explosive chemicals in Maharastra's Gadchiroli district on Thursday, sending security officials into a tizzy. Aerial and ....
- Govt has every right to use forces against Maoists: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Giving a reply to the repeated appeals of the Maoist rebels to stop the anti-Maoist operations, Government made a blatant remark that it has right to use as much force as required to....
- Security forces use Naxal strategies to impress locals in Operation Green Hunt
Kolkata/ East Singhbhum/ Bhubaneshwar: The Operation Green Hunt has been launched in different styles in the states affected by Maoists. It has been launched in an aggressive manner in Jharkhan....
- I'm ready to mediate with Maoists: Trinamool MP Kabir Suman
Kolkata: Kabir Suman, the Trinamool Congress MP who is not always known to toe the party line and a hugely popular poet-singer in West Bengal, says he is willing to mediate between the central ....
- Three Maoist camps dismantled in joint operation
Kolkata: At least three Maoist training camps were dismantled during the joint forces' operation along the West Bengal-Jharkhand border, a senior state police officer said on Thursday.
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- Weapons recovered, Maoist commander arrested in Jharkhand
Bokaro: A cache of weapons and explosive material was recovered from Jharkhand's Bokaro and Hazaribagh districts and a Maoist commander and an arms supplier arrested, police said today.
- Congress wants minister sacked for Maoist links
Raipur: Chhattisgarh's Agriculture Minister Chandrasekhar Sahu should be sacked for his alleged links with Maoists, the Congress party demanded today.
"Congress is firm on its....
- Maoist wanted in deadly attacks held
Raipur: A Maoist guerrilla carrying a reward of Rs.150,000 on his head was arrested in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, the state's police chief said today.
A police team nabbed ....
- Jharkhand, West Bengal launch major hunt for Maoists
Ranchi: A major drive has been launched against Maoist guerrillas in five districts of West Bengal and Jharkhand, and Orissa will soon join the campaign, a senior officer said today.
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- Plugging police deficiencies vital to anti-Maoist drive
New Delhi: Realising the yawning gap in police vacancies in the six states worst hit by the Maoist insurgency, the union home ministry has once again written to state governments to know the po....
- Maoists plan to strike Kolkata before assembly elections
Kolkata: Maoist insurgents are mulling on attacking Kolkata some time before the 2011 assembly elections and they have already started to identify the targets. Arrested Maoist military commande....
- Three Maoists arrested, one surrenders
Bhubaneswar/Ranchi: Three Maoist guerrillas were arrested from Orissa and Jharkhand and an area commander surrendered to the police today, officials said.
Two men were held in Orissa&....
- Maoists free abducted teacher to scribes
Kolkata: A schoolteacher abducted by Maoists was handed over unharmed to mediapersons in the Mohulboni forest of West Bengal and went back home saying he would continue to teach, police said to....
- Abducted teacher's family condemns joint forces' operation
Kolkata: The family of a school teacher abducted by Maoists today condemned operations by security forces in western districts of West Bengal and demanded the immediate release of 37 villagers ....
- Family of abducted teacher appeals to Maoists
Kolkata: The family of an abducted school teacher in West Bengal today appealed to the Maoists to show mercy and release him, even as police and joint forces launched search operations.
- Tourism can help counter Maoism: Selja
Panaji: Tourism can be effectively used to counter the rising trend of Maoism, union Tourism Minister Kumari Selja said today.
Addressing reporters after inaugurating the regional con....
- Maoists want to overthrow Indian state by 2050: Pillai
New Delhi: Maoists want to overthrow the Indian state by 2050, Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said today and admitted that it would take at least 7 to 10 years before states affected by the leftwin....
- Long bloody war to stamp out Maoist threat: Home secretary
New Delhi: Stamping out the Maoist threat is going to be a "long bloody war" because the armed rebel cadres were very highly motivated and trained, Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said today....
- Long haul to put down Maoist threat, says home secretary
New Delhi: Crushing the Maoist challenge is going to be a long haul because the armed rebel cadres were entrenched in no-go areas, Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said today and admitted that it wou....
- Huge explosive haul from Maoist den in West Bengal
Kolkata: Nearly 250-kg explosives were recovered from a Maoist den in West Bengal's West Midnapore district today, police said.
"Acting on a tip off, we carried out an operati....
- Maoists send ultimatum to Govt, demand immediate release of their leader
New Delhi: In a strong voice of protest against centre's decision to arrest the Maoist leader Venkateshwar Reddy, the rebels have demanded his immediate release. They have threatened the go....
- Maoists change stance, call for talks with the centre
New Delhi: After the Maoist leader Kishenji's deputy was arrested few days back, the rebel camp seems to have felt the pressure of initiating talks with the government. According to the lat....
- Maoist leader held near Kolkata
Kolkata: A key Maoist leader was arrested on Tuesday from Kolkata's adjoining South 24-Parganas district by West Bengal's Criminal Investigation Department (CID), police said.
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- Chidambaram terms Maoist truce offer bizarre
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said the Maoist guerrillas' truce offer was "somewhat bizarre" because the Leftist insurgents continued to indulge in violence hours af....
- Three Maoists surrender in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Three Maoist guerrillas, including a woman, surrendered in Orissa's Kandhamal district today, police said.
"Three Maoists have surrendered before us. They have ex....
- Security force camps in Maoist areas need protection: Narayanan
Kolkata: West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan today met the families of the 24 security personnel killed in a Maoist ambush on Feb 15 and said that the camps of security forces in Maoist-affecte....
- Kishenji's phone does not ring, government refuses truce
New Delhi: The government on Thursday declined to take the initiative of declaring a ceasefire with the Left-wing radicals and allowed the deadline set by Communist Party of India-Maoist leader....
- Three Maoists arrested in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Three suspected Maoists were arrested from Rasol village in Keonjhar district of Orissa, police said today.
The arrested people have been identified as Rengal Munda, Dait....
- Maoists give phone number, ask centre to call for talks
Kolkata: Hours after the central government gave a facsimile number to the Maoists, the Left-wing rebels in West Bengal responded to the union home ministry's call by sharing a mobile numbe....
- No talks until Maoists give up violence, asserts Patnaik
Bhubaneswar: A day after Maoists offered to hold talks with the government if the operation against them was halted, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik opposed any dialogue until the rebels g....
- Government ready for unconditional talks with Maoists: Chidambaram
New Delhi: The government is ready to hold unconditional talks with Maoists if they abjure violence, a home ministry statement released here said today.
"I would like a short simp....
- Home Minister may be resorting to Mamata for secret talks with the Maoists
New Delhi: In an unexpected turn of events it has come to pass that Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram is resorting to one of his cabinet colleagues to have a secret talks with the Maoists. Uni....
- Maoists attack police camp soon after truce offer, 1 dead
Kolkata: Maoists attacked a camp housing security personnel in West Bengal late on Monday night, just hours after their leader Kishenji offered a 72-hour ceasefire to the government. One suspec....
- Will halt violence if Green Hunt stopped: Maoist leader Kishenji
Kolkata: Top Maoist leader Kishenji today offered to halt violence by the leftwing rebels if the government stopped the massive security operations against them.
Kishenji told the med....
- Paramilitary officer asked to explain 'masked' presser
Kolkata: A paramilitary officer who lambasted the authorities at a press meet after 24 troopers were killed in a Maoist attack in West Midnapore district has been asked to explain his conduct b....
- Maoists blow up school in Bihar
Patna: Suspected Maoists blew up a school building in Bihar's Jamui district, police said today.
According to police, Maoist guerrillas Sunday night surrounded and blew up a state....
- Orissa cops issue lookout notice for Maoists - with photos
Bhubaneswar: Police in Orissa have for the first time circulated photographs of two Maoist leaders, allegedly involved in over 30 criminal cases including the killing of Hindu leader Laxmananan....
- 'Soren conniving with Maoists, abduction was pre-planned': Congress
Ranchi: The Congress today alleged that the Shibu Soren government in Jharkhand was conniving with the Maoists and the recent abduction of a government official was pre-planned. "Shibu Sore....
- Cops to track down Maoist camp in Uttarakhand
Lucknow: A team of Uttar Pradesh's Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on Saturday evening left for Uttarakhand to track down a suspected Maoist training camp there, a government spokesperson said.
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- Eleven Maoists arrested in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Police arrested 11 Maoist guerillas in Chhattisgarh today and seized explosives and guns from them, an official said.
The arrests were made from Durgkondal area in the state&#....
- Review cases against innocents branded Maoists: Soren
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren today asked the police to review cases against "innocent people branded as Maoists in the state", a day after the government freed two Maois....
- Top Chhattisgarh bureaucrat visits Maoist-hit Bastar
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Secretary P. Joy Oommen made a surprise visit to the Maoist-hit Bastar region and promised to develop the troubled rural hinterland in the state.
Oommen on ....
- Chidambaram calls three chief ministers over Maoist violence
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram has written to chief ministers of Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal inviting them to a meeting here following the recent spurt in Maoist violence.
- Orissa police team in Delhi to interrogate Kobad Ghandy
Bhubaneswar: A three-member team of Orissa Police is in New Delhi to interrogate Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy, who was arrested in September last year, for his alleged role in violent activities ....
- Maoist terror: Paying for past follies
Kolkata: Two recent incidents of Maoist violence have confirmed that the country is still far from being able to contain this menace.
On Feb 15, as many as 24 security personnel and a....
- Abducted Jharkhand official released
Ranchi: A Jharkhand government official, abducted by Maoists last week, was released today evening, police said.
Block Development Officer (BDO) Prasant Layak "was released near H....
- Mamata has not been soft on Maoists: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Coming out in support of cabinet colleague Mamata Banerjee, Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said she has not been soft of Maoists and has condemned violence by the group.
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- After Maoist attack, surviving Bengal troopers face trauma
Kolkata: The security personnel who survived Monday's Maoist attack at the Silda camp in West Bengal should go through individual counselling and be kept away from the conflict zone for a w....
- CHRI condemns Maoist violence in West Bengal, Bihar
New Delhi: The Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) today strongly condemned the killing of 24 Eastern Frontier Rifle troopers by Maoists in West Bengal and the rebels' subsequent at....
- Finding trained cops the challenge in tackling Maoists: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Finding trained and well-equipped security forces in states is the most difficult challenge in tackling Maoists, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here today.
"The most....
- Chhattisgarh Maoists on 'bloodbath' mission in Bihar, Bengal
Raipur: An estimated 650 Maoist guerrillas have crossed over from Chhattisgarh's Bastar forests to West Bengal and Bihar to carry out deadly attacks, intelligence sources said today. The re....
- Maoists set new demands for release of kidnapped official
Ranchi: The Jharkhand government today suffered a major setback in its effort to free its official kidnapped by Maoists when the rebels made fresh demands that villagers branded Maoists be rele....
- Expert committee to probe Maoist attack on Bengal camp
Kolkata: The West Bengal government today constituted an expert committee to probe Monday's Maoist attack that killed 25 people, including 24 security personnel, and left several injured in....
- Maoists kill 10 in Bihar village
Patna: At least 10 people were killed in a Maoist attack in Bihar's Jamui district, police said today. According to a police official, more than 150 armed Maoists attacked Phulwaria village....
- Six killed in Maoist attack in Bihar
Patna: At least six people were killed in a Maoist attack in Bihar's Jamui district, police said today.
According to a police official, more than 100 armed Maoists on late Wednesd....
- Poor police leadership enabled Maoist attack in Bengal
Kolkata: Weak intelligence and communication networks, lack of alertness, and poor security made the Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) camp at Silda in West Bengal a sitting duck for Maoist attacks....
- Ostracize those romanticizing Maoist violence: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress today accused the Left of transplanting "a foreign ideology predicated in violence" and said those romanticizing or legitimizing Maoist violence should be ostrac....
- Home ministry team visits Maoist attack site in West Bengal
Shilda (West Bengal): A two-member union home ministry team today visited the security force camp at Shilda in West Bengal, where an audacious attack by Maoist guerrillas on Monday left 24 para....
- Rs.15 lakh compensation to slain security men's families
Kolkata: West Bengal today announced compensation of Rs.15 lakh for the families of each of the Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) trooper killed in the Maoist attack on a West Midnapore police camp....
- Maoist strike hits five Bihar districts
Patna: Normal life was partially hit in five districts of Bihar today following a strike called by Maoists to denounce the alleged killing of over half a dozen guerrillas.
There was m....
- Hanging on a tree branch for a phone call
Bhubaneswar: Just imagine climbing a 30-foot-high tree and hanging on to a branch to make a phone call. This is a grim reality in Maoist-hit districts of Orissa where the extremists have been t....
- Maoist militancy takes heavy toll on school education
Dornapal (Chhattisgarh): By bombing hundreds of schools since 2005, Maoist militants have taken a heavy toll on education in Chhattisgarh, officials say.
"Education and children&#....
- Silda attack: Jawans were not prepared for the Maoists
New Delhi: Even though most of the states across India plagued by the Maoist forces seem to be well equipped to handle the menace in an effective manner, West Bengal is not at par with them. Th....
- West Bengal to continue offensive against Maoists, 25 dead
Kolkata: Security forces today launched a massive hunt in the forests on the West Bengal-Jharkhand border to track down Maoists who massacred 24 policemen in one of the most gruesome attacks in....
- Government willing to talk to Maoists, apex court told
New Delhi: The government is willing to talk with the Maoists provided they shun violence, the Supreme Court was told today.
Attorney General Goolam E. Vahanvati told an apex court be....
- Bengal government should be more vigilant: Congress
New Delhi: A day after 24 security personnel were killed in a Maoist attack in West Bengal, the Congress said the state's Left Front government should be more vigilant as it is responsible ....
- Intense search for ultras starts day after Maoist attack
Kolkata: An uneasy calm prevailed in West Bengal's West Midnapore district today as a heavy contingent of central forces started an intense search in the Shilda region. A group of armed Mao....
- CPI-M accuses Maoist sympathisers of fuelling violence
Kolkata: West Bengal's ruling Left Front major Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Monday accused Maoist sympathisers of indirectly fuelling violence across the state.
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- 24 security men killed in West Bengal Maoist attack
Kolkata: A daring attack by Maoists on a police camp in West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Monday has left 24 security personnel dead, an official said.
The incident took pl....
- Maoists attack joint forces' camp in West Bengal
Kolkata: A group of 20-strong Maoist ultras attacked a joint forces' camp in West Midnapore district of West Bengal Monday, police said.
According to police sources, the incident ....
- Four Maoists arrested in Bihar
Patna: Four suspected Maoist guerrillas were arrested from two villages in Bihar, police said today.
While three rebels were arrested from Mahuar village under Haspura police station ....
- Mamata urges people to turn against Maoists
Kolkata: Railways Minister Mamata Banerjee today urged the people of West Bengal's western districts to turn against the Maoists to stop the "bloodbath" in the region.
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- West Bengal police prepare for anti-Maoist operations
Kolkata: West Bengal police today held a meeting to prepare blueprint for anti-Maoist operations in three western districts of the state, an officer said.
"We have chalked out pla....
- We would talk once our leaders are set free: Naxals
New Delhi: It seems that the Maoists want to hold peace talks with the central governments. They have stated that they would like to hold discussions with the central government regarding impor....
- Maoists blow up two rail tracks in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoists blew up two rail tracks between Bhalulata and Bishra in Orissa's Sundergarh district early today, an official said.
"Two tracks have been blown up between....
- Orissa to get more central forces to fight Maoists
Bhubaneswar: Orissa would get three more battalions of central paramilitary forces to fight the Maoist menace in the state, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said today.
"The union ho....
- Two SPOs injured in Maoist ambush in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Two special police officers (SPOs) were injured today in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district when Maoist insurgents ambushed a contingent of some 300 policemen, officials said.
- Halt violence for talks, Chidambaram tells Maoists
Kolkata: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said the government would be ready to talk to Maoist guerrillas if they called a halt to their violence.
"If you abjure violence, that ....
- Maoists blow up rail tracks in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist rebels blew up railway tracks at two places in Jharkhand's Giridih district early today, a railway official said.
" Maoist rebels blew up railway tracks at two ....
- Soren skips meeting with Chidambaram in Kolkata
Ranchi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren fell ill and failed to go to Kolkata today to attend a meeting with central Home Minister P. Chidambaram to discuss the proposed offensive against M....
- Maoists blow up rail track in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: A rail track was blown up by Maoists early today near Bhalulata railway station in Orissa's Sundergarh district, an official said.
"A goods train was derailed as ....
- Good response from centre in fighting Maoist violence: BJP's Raman Singh
New Delhi: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh, of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), today lauded the efforts of Home Minister P. Chidambaram and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in tackling M....
- Maoist camp busted, two ultras nabbed in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Two Maoists were nabbed during a raid on a rebel camp in the Kalimela area of Malkanagiri district of Orissa today, police said.
"We have nabbed two Maoists during a ....
- Indian companies under fresh Maoist threat in Nepal
Kathmandu: Two major Indian companies and a third multinational firm are headed for tough times once again in Nepal with the former Maoist guerrillas asking them to stop work.
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- Maoist movement has no future: Woman insurgent
Bastar Forest (Chhattisgarh): After over five years in the underground, Poriyam Poje feels that the Maoist movement has no future and that its activists have turned into robbers and killers.
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- Mixed response on day two of pro-Maoists' shutdown call
Kolkata: The indefinite shutdown called by the Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) in three West Bengal districts against alleged atrocities by the joint secu....
- Maoist violence up, deaths also rising: Chidambaram
New Delhi: The situation in states affected by Left-wing extremism continues to be a cause of grave concern and the number of deaths last year indicated a rising trend, Home Minister P. Chidamb....
- Shibu Soren assures help in anti-Maoist drive
New Delhi: Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren on Thursday met Home Minister P. Chidambaram and said his government would extend all help to central paramilitary forces for their anti-Maoist d....
- Maoists set ablaze 19 trucks at NMDC mining complex
Raipur: Over 100 Maoist guerrillas stormed into a mining complex of the state-run NMDC Ltd in Chhattisgarh's restive Dantewada district and set 19 trucks on fire in the early hours today.
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- CPI-M seeks central forces in Maoist-hit states' border areas
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today asked the central government to deploy security forces in border areas of Maoist-affected states in co-ordination with state govern....
- Four killed as Maoists trigger blast
Bhubaneswar: Maoists today blew up a jeep carrying policemen and some civilians in Orissa's Koraput district, killing four people and injuring eight others, police said.
The rebel....
- Kishenji is very much within our reach, says police
Kolkata: Top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Koteswar Rao alias Kishenji is very much within the reach of the joint forces in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, a po....
- No evidence of Maoists getting foreign help: Chidambaram
Raipur: The central government does not have any evidence of the Maoists, against whom the security forces have launched a major offensive, getting external monetary help, Home Minister P. Chid....
- Patnaik to attend meet on anti-Maoist operations
Bhubaneswar: Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik will attend the crucial meeting on anti-Maoist operations union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has called at Chhattisgarh capital Raipur on Frida....
- Maoists kill Class 11 student, tribal youth
Raipur: Maoist guerrillas in Chhattisgarh today killed a student and a tribal young man, suspecting them to be police informers.
"The Class 11 student and the youth, who had appli....
- Chidambaram to fine-tune anti-Maoist operations
Raipur/New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram will hold a crucial meeting of three Maoist affected states in Raipur on Friday to assess the operational and deployment details of security force....
- India launches major offensive to net Maoist leaders
New Delhi: Thousands of paramilitary personnel have launched a crackdown to target some 50 Maoist leaders across the country in a bid to crush what is described as India's biggest internal ....
- Laptop used by Maoist leader Kishanji found, claim security forces
Kolkata: Security forces on Wednesday arrested three suspected Maoists and claimed to have seized a laptop and headphones used by elusive rebel leader Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji in West Midna....
- West Bengal Police question Maoist leader in Delhi
New Delhi: West Bengal police officers today questioned Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy at the Tihar Central Jail here after obtaining permission from a city court.
"They questioned hi....
- Chidambaram asks Jharkhand government to brace up to Maoist threat
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today hoped that the new government in Jharkhand would face up to the Maoist threat following the landmine explosion triggered by the rebels last week wh....
- Two Maoists surrender in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Two Maoists today surrendered to the police in Rayagada district of Orissa.
"Two Maoists of Srikakulam-Koraput division have surrendered before us. Both the naxalites....
- Two Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Two Maoist guerrillas were killed in Chhattisgarh today in a gun battle with security forces, police said.
The battle broke out in a forested hamlet in Dantewada district of B....
- Maoists set bridge construction machines on fire
Motihari: Maoists in Bihar have set on fire a number of machines that are used for purposes of construction. The incident took place at Chamatola, which is in the East Champaran district.
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- Suspected Maoists kill two traders in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Suspected Maoist guerrillas killed two local traders in a village in Orissa's Koraput district early today, police said.
The incident took place in Katulpeta village ....
- Four injured in Maoist attack on Bihar police camp
Patna: Four policemen were injured as a group of Maoist rebels attacked a camp of the Bihar Military Police (BMP) in the state's Bhagalpur district today and looted arms, police said.
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- Two killed by suspected Maoists in West Bengal
Kolkata: Suspected Maoists shot dead two men in Muriboni village of West Midnapore district in West Bengal, police said today. The killers reportedly accused the victims of being activists of C....
- Maoists' marijuana plantations found in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Two people have been arrested and marijuana plants over a 10-acre area have been uprooted in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, a senior police officer said today, adding that the pla....
- Maoists blow up rail track in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist guerrillas blew up a rail track causing the derailment of a goods train in Jharkhand's Palamau district, police said today.
According to police, Maoist rebels blew ....
- Maoists shutdown hits NMDC iron ore supply
Raipur: The National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) has cut down iron ore transportation by 35 percent daily since Jan 1 as railway authorities have cancelled movement of goods trains d....
- Maoists can't survive without urban base: Police
Raipur: The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cannot survive in the jungles without having a urban base as they rely on logistics support from their network in the cities, Chhattisga....
- Maoists damage railway tracks, Purushottam Express passengers lucky to survive
Kolkata: Passengers of New Delhi-Puri Purushottam Express had a narrow escape as suspected Maoists damaged railway tracks at two different places in West Bengal's West Midnapore district on....
- Maoists trying to regroup in Andhra: Police chief
Hyderabad: Maoists are trying to resurface in Andhra Pradesh in a big way, the state police chief warned today but assured that police were keeping "utmost guard and vigil".
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- Maoists call for shutdown, burn buses in south Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Parts of south Orissa were tense today as Maoists called for a shutdown, set ablaze four buses and a mobile tower overnight and blew up a forest department beat house as well, poli....
- Maoists ransack, set afire forest beat office in West Bengal
Kolkata: Suspected Maoists ransacked and set afire a forest beat office, after bashing up its employees at Sarenga in West Bengal's Bankura district on Saturday night, police said today.
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- Couple burnt alive by Maoists over land dispute
Ranchi: A couple was burnt alive by suspected Maoists in Jharkhand's Palamau district, due to their land dispute with a rebel commander, police said today.
"Divesh Singh and h....
- Four cops injured in fight with Maoists in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoist violence continued unabated in Orissa as four policemen were injured in a shootout between police and extremists in Koraput district early today.
"Four Special....
- Maoists warn of action against corrupt Bihar officials
Patna: Maoist guerrillas in Bihar have warned of action against dishonest officials if rampant corruption is not curbed in the implementation of government sponsored welfare shemes, police said....
- Are Maoists taking their base to Jhargram from Lalgarh?
Kolkata: It has been learnt that Maoists have been supposedly making Jhargram their new base of operations and are gradually moving away from Belpahari and Lalgarh in the last couple of months.....
- 2010 will be bloodier if offensive is launched: Maoist leader Kishanji
New Delhi: If 2009 was bad, 2010 would be "bloodier" if the government goes ahead with its planned offensive against the Maoist jungle bases, a top guerrilla leader has vowed while warn....
- Four cops injured in West Bengal landmine blast
Kolkata: Four police personnel were injured in a landmine blast in West Bengal's Maoist-stronghold of West Midnapore district, police said today.
Officials said the incident took ....
- Police get 90 more days to file charges against Ghandy
New Delhi: The Delhi Police were today given 90 more days to file a charge sheet against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Kobad Ghandy.
Chief Metropolitan Magistrat....
- Children in Bihar appeal to Maoists not to target schools
Patna: Hundreds of poor school children in Bihar's Aurangabad district have appealed to Maoist guerrillas not to damage or target their schools as it impacts their education badly.
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- Maoists blow up building in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist guerrillas blew up a community building in Jharkhand's Bokaro district as it was used by the security personnel in the recently concluded elections, police said today.
- Maoists blow up landmine at Jharkhand
Medininnagar (Jharkhand): A landmine exploded today at Mahur, Jharkhand where the final stages of election are on in order to choose candidates for the state assembly. It is being assumed that ....
- Naxals get bullet proof jackets for top brass
New Delhi: The Naxalites have been trying to get the newest bullet-proof jackets for their leaders. They have been also raking in enough arms and weaponry even as they are preparing to engage t....
- Amid violence, Maoists at war within
Ghatshila (Jharkhand): They may have stepped up attacks across different parts of India, but the debate still rages within the larger body of Indian Maoists: is the violence the way forward?
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- Maoist-backed group observes shutdown in Bengal, torches truck
Kolkata: Activists of the Maoist-backed People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) today torched a truck on the National Highway-6 while observing a 24-hour shutdown in three west....
- Maoists blow up police outpost in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoist guerrillas have blown up an under-construction police outpost in Malkanagiri district of Orissa, police said today.
"It was an under-construction police outpos....
- Kobad Ghandy wants to retract confession
New Delhi: Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Kobad Ghandy today moved in a court here an application to withdraw his confession to police following his arrest on Sep 20, alleg....
- Maoists behead man in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: Maoists have beheaded a 25-year-old man after branding him a police informer in a village in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, police said today.
A group of nearly 10 a....
- Police, Maoists trade fire in West Midnapore
Kolkata: Police exchanged gunfire with a group of Maoists in a village in West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Thursday night. While police said no one was injured, a union minister of ....
- Maoists shoot three CPI-M workers in West Bengal
Kolkata: Suspected Maoist rebels shot dead three activists of West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in a village in West Midnapore district, police said today.
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- Maoist group threatens to kill Madhya Pradesh chief minister
Bhopal: A Maoist organisation, in a letter to Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, threatened to kill him and his wife if services of teachers in 'panchayats' (village c....
- Maoists gun down two brothers in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: About 50 armed Maoists raided a Chhattisgarh village and gunned down two brothers allegedly on charges of spying, police said today.
The incident took place on Tuesday night i....
- Maoists' anniversary celebrations hits life in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Normal life was affected in Chhattisgarh's interior areas today, the last day of week-long anniversary celebrations of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), wit....
- India is facing both internal, external threats: RSS chief
Chandigarh: Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said here on Sunday that India is facing internal threats from various quarters and the outside world is trying to take advanta....
- Maoist posters found on Kolkata school wall
Kolkata: Several Maoist posters emerged in Kolkata's posh satellite township of Salt Lake today - one at a police kiosk and another on the wall of a school building - creating a flutter in ....
- Maoists' anniversary hits life in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Normal life was hit hard in the interiors of Chhattisgarh today, the first day of the weeklong anniversary celebrations of the People's Liberation of Guerilla Army (PLGA), the milit....
- Maoist accused of killing 10 cops held in Bihar
Patna: A Maoist rebel was arrested today for the killings of 10 policemen in Bihar's Nawada district February this year, police said.
Nero Ravi Das, the main accused in the police....
- Arrests in Maoist violence rises to 72
Bhubaneswar: One more person was arrested today for his involvement in the alleged Maoist-backed violence in Orissa's Koraput district, taking the total arrests to 72.
"We hav....
- Maoists kill security man as polling begins in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist rebels targeted a polling team killing one security man in Giridih district today morning as the second phase of polling for 14 of the 81 assembly seats in Jharkhand began.
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- Two cops injured in Lalgarh landmine blast
Kolkata: At least two policemen were injured in a landmine blast triggered by suspected Maoists in West Bengal's Lalgarh region today, an official said.
A police officer said the ....
- Maoist triggered landmine kills two troopers in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Two troopers were killed and nine injured today when Maoist rebels blew up their vehicle by detonating a landmine in poll-bound Jharkhand, police said.
The mine exploded when ....
- One killed in Jharkhand train blast, bus and mine targeted
Ranchi: One passenger was killed when a train was blown up while those on a bus miraculously escaped a gun attack and a 20 kg bomb was defused at a SAIL iron mine, police in Jharkhand said toda....
- Yechury has close links with Maoists: Mamata
New Delhi: All leaders of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), particularly its politburo member Sitaram Yechury, have a close association with Maoists, Trinamool Congress chief and Ra....
- Maoists release policemen abducted in West Bengal
Kolkata: Maoist guerrillas today released two policemen they had abducted on Tuesday in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said.
"Yes, they have both returned,"....
- Lalgarh operation will continue, says Pranab
Kolkata: The operation to flush out Maoists from Lalgarh in West Bengal would continue till the situation was "completely under control", senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee said to....
- Police search for Maoists in West Bengal
Gidhni (West Bengal): Police today continued the hunt for Maoist rebels who killed four state paramilitary troopers on Sunday in West Bengal's West Midnapore district.
"We are....
- Maoist leader takes responsibility for troopers' killings
Kolkata: Claiming responsibility for the killing of four Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) troopers in West Midnapore district, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politburo member Koteshw....
- Security forces to vacate Lalgarh schools: Buddhadeb
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said that security force troopers, who have been deployed in and around Lalgarh to flush out Maoists, will vacate all school bu....
- Maoists blow up school building in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Maoist guerrillas blew up a primary school building in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said today.
Some 80-100 Maoists destroyed a major portion of a primary sch....
- Maoists gun down three in West Bengal district
Kolkata: Three villagers were shot dead by suspected Maoist guerrillas in West Bengal's violence-hit West Midnapore district on Friday night. The bodies were recovered from a forest area in....
- Maoists offer conditional talks, more forces rushed to Lalgarh
Kolkata: The centre today rushed additional paramilitary forces to troubled West Midnapore district to tackle the Maoists, even as the left wing ultras said they were prepared for talks provide....
- Court stays Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy's narco test
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court today stayed a planned narco-analysis test on Communist Party of India-Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy till Dec 14.
Justice Indermeet Kaur said the narco-an....
- Buddhadeb to visit Maoist-affected areas on Saturday
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee will visit three districts hit by Maoist violence on Saturday to review law and order and progress of development work, an official s....
- Maoists kill CPI-M activist in West Bengal
Kolkata: A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activist was shot dead by a group of suspected Maoist guerrillas in West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Saturday evening, police sai....
- Maoists have 'always been hostile to CPI-M': Karat
New Delhi: Reacting sharply to Home Minister P. Chidambaram's comment that the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) till recently considered Maoists as "comrades in arms", the L....
- Freed cop wants Maoists and government to talk
Jhargram (West Bengal): Freed from Maoist captivity after 54 hours, West Bengal police officer Atindranath Dutta today night said the government and left wing rebels should begin talks by esch....
- Maoists kill two cops, abduct one, demand release of women cadre
Kolkata: Describing abducted police station officer-in-charge Atindranath Dutta as a "prisoner of war", the Maoists today night demanded the release of their arrested women cadres as t....
- Maoist leader remanded in police custody
Kolkata: A West Bengal court today ordered four-day police custody for People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) chief Chhatradhar Mahato in a murder case in the state's La....
- Chattisgarh chief minister seeks divine help to tackle naxal problem
Bhubaneswar: Chattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on Saturday sought divine help to deal with naxal insurgency in the state. He prayed in the Samaleswari and Pataneswari temples in Sambalpur....
- Maoists kill tribal leader in West Bengal
Kolkata: Suspected Maoist guerrillas killed a Jharkhand Janamukti Morcha (JJM) leader in West Bengal's West Midnapore district and left his body on the roadside, police said today.
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- SMS threat to kill Nitish Kumar
Patna: Suspected Maoists have sent SMS messages to several journalists threatening to kill Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar if two of their top leaders were not released from jail.
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- Maoists planning human shields to thwart troopers in Chhattisgarh
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh): Worried after the massive assault launched by security forces and warned of more in the coming days, top Maoist leaders have started fleeing their landmine-protected h....
- Indian Maoists criticise Prachanda for betrayal
Kathmandu: Banned by the Indian government a week ago and facing redoubled security action in several Indian states, India's Maoist party has now criticised its former ally, the Communist P....
- Maoists worst enemies of development: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Giving the lie to the theory that lack of development was fuelling the Maoist movement in the country, Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said the rebels were the "worst enemies"....
- 'Maoists are cowards', says Buddhadeb
Kolkata: Maoist guerrillas were fomenting trouble in West Bengal through hit-and-run raids from their bases in neighbouring Jharkhand, they are cowards, said Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattachar....
- Colgate's Nepal officials freed after high drama
Kathmandu: Two senior officials of oral care giant Colgate Palmolive India Ltd?s Nepal subsidiary, who were captured by a wing of a ruling political party on Thursday, have been freed and are o....
- Maoists own responsibility for November 2 blast
Kolkata: The Communist Party of India-Maoist on Friday night owned up responsibility for the November 2 landmine blast in West Midnapore district and said that West Bengal Chief Minister Buddha....
- Narrow escape for Buddha, Paswan from naxal attack
Salboni (WB): Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee and Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan today had a narrow escape when a landmine exploded within minutes of their convoy passing through Baroa ....
- CRPF arrests 34 naxals, seizes explosives in crackdown
New Delhi: In a massive crackdown against naxals, the CRPF has so far led to killing of two Left wing extremists besides seizing over 700 kilograms of explosives, 5200 detonators and has arrest....
- Naxal-hit states to get Rs 500 crore under special scheme
New Delhi: With absence of proper infrastructure often leading to Left wing extremism, a Rs 500 crore special scheme will be launched by the government during the 11th Plan in the naxal-affecte....
- Six policemen killed in gun battle with Maoists in Bihar
Patna: Eight people, including at least six policemen and a passer-by, were killed when Maoist guerrillas attempting to loot a bank in Bihar's Gaya district opened fire at a police team that wa....
- Maoists blow up petrol pump in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist rebels blew up a petrol pump building and set fire to four vehicles in Jharkhand, police informed today. The Maoist rebels evacuated the building, blasted it and damaged the fuel....
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