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- Kashmiri separatist leader freed by government
Srinagar, July 31: Hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, who had been arrested last month for making inflammatory speeches, was released today evening, an official said.
- ULFA militant, aide held in Meghalaya
Shillong, July 28: A militant of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and an aide of the group were arrested in separate incidents today by Border Security Force (BSF) troopers along the ....
- Bodo rebels will negotiate if handled properly: Army chief
Shillong, July 19: Army Chief General V.K. Singh today said he was confident that the rebel National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) would come to the negotiating table if they are "han....
- Sixth round of Darjeeling tripartite on July 24
Siliguri, July 17: The sixth round of tripartite talks among the central government, the West Bengal government and the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) on the Gorkhaland issue will be held on Jul....
- Initiate talks with Maoists, ULFA: CPI leader
Kolkata, July 13: The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Monday urged the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government to open a dialogue with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) as....
- Gorkha group calls for 40 day strike in Darjeeling
Kolkata, July 4: The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) today called for a 40-day long shutdown, from Aug 2, in the three hill sub-divisions of Darjeeling district to protest the unwillingness of th....
- Assam's terror victims demand justice
Guwahati, June 29: Daisy Kalita is seething with anger and wants the harshest punishment for militants and leaders of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), almost begging that he....
- Separatist leaders detained in Kashmir
Srinagar, June 28: Many separatist leaders, including Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, were detained today in summer capital Srinagar to thwart the proposed separatist march to Jammu and Kashmir's Sopo....
- Army colonel killed in Kashmir ambush
Srinagar, June 23: A senior army officer has been killed in a separatist guerrilla ambush in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said today.
Colonel Neeraj Sood, commandi....
- Gorkha group threatens indefinite Darjeeling shutdown
Siliguri, June 17: The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) today threatened to call an indefinite shutdown in the three hill subdivisions of Darjeeling district from June 19 if the police did not sto....
- Moderate Hurriyat group chairman arrested in Srinagar
Srinagar, June 17: Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, chairman of the moderate Hurriyat group, was today arrested while leading a protest march to the UN Military Observer Group headquarters here.
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- Amar Singh now joins chorus for smaller states
Lucknow, June 14: Ousted high-profile Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh today floated a new outfit, National Federation of Small States, to work towards the demand for smaller states - but it s....
- Apex court issues contempt notice to Gorkha group
New Delhi, June 11: The Supreme Court today issued a notice of contempt to the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) for repeatedly blocking the National Highway 31-A connecting Siliguri in West Bengal....
- No proposal for Garo Territorial Council: Minister
Shillong, June 7: Meghalaya Home Minister H.D.R. Lyngdoh today said there is no proposal for creation of a Garoland Territorial Council (GTC) as demanded by the banned A'chik National Volun....
- Another Hindu militant group on rise in Nepal?
Kathmandu, June 6: A year after a militant Hindu group came into prominence by engineering a bomb attack on a church in Kathmandu valley that killed three women, another such group is on the ri....
- New state will be Gorkha Adivasi Pradesh, says Gurung
Darjeeling, May 31: In a bid to woo tribal support, Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) supremo Bimal Gurung on Sunday announced that the proposed Gorkhaland state, which his party wants to be carved....
- Chidambaram asks Assam rebels to surrender or face offensive
Guwahati, May 25: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today toughened New Delhi's stand on countering insurgency in Assam, saying security offensives would continue in full steam until rebel....
- Maoists kill six civilians in Chhattisgarh
Raipur, May 16: Maoist guerrillas today killed six civilians, including a village head, by slitting their throats in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district, police said.
The bodies o....
- CPI-M attacks intellectuals for silence on Maoist violence
New Delhi, May 15: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today spoke out against civil rights groups and intellectuals for not criticising the Maoists for killing political workers in We....
- Shutdown affects life in north Bengal towns
Siliguri, May 15: Normal life was affected in the urban areas of several north Bengal districts on Friday following a 24-hour shutdown called by the Bangla O Bangla Bhasa Bachao Committee again....
- Gorkha group calls for 240-hour shutdown next month
Siliguri, May 13: Political tempers are again running high in Darjeeling hills of northern West Bengal with the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) today calling for a ten-day shutdown next month in ....
- Maoists have massively mined Chhattisgarh forests: Police
Raipur, May 9: A day after eight paramilitary troopers were killed in a landmine blast by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, a top police official said the guerrillas have massivel....
- Naga students target Manipur Bhavan over Muivah visit
New Delhi, May 7: Around 300 Naga students and activists pelted stones at Manipur Bhavan in the national capital today evening and tried to storm it to protest the Manipur government's refu....
- Manipur insurgents held near India-Bangladesh border
Shillong, May 5: Indian border guards have detained three separatist rebels, including a woman, of the Manipur-based outlawed People's Liberation Army (PLA) along the India-Bangladesh borde....
- Clear stand on ULFA's demand, Gogoi asks citizen's forum
Guwahati, May 3: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today asked the Citizen's Forum members to make clear whether they personally support or reject the demand for sovereignty the outlawed Uni....
- NDFB chief arrested in Bangladesh, handed to India
Shillong, May 1: Ranjan Daimary, founder of the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), has been reportedly arrested in Bangladesh and handed over to India where he is wanted for....
- No talks on ULFA's sovereignty, says Gogoi
Guwahati, April 27: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today rejected holding peace talks with the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on their core demand of sovereignty and said neg....
- Maoist fighter held with grenade ahead of indefinite shutdown
Kathmandu, April 27: Ahead of an indefinite nationwide general strike announced by Nepal's former guerrillas to press for the ouster of the current government, a combatant of their People&#....
- Maoist arrested with explosives
Bhubaneswar, April 22: A hardcore Maoist was arrested in Orissa's Rayagada district today and explosives seized from him, police said.
Laba Kimbaka was apprehended during a combin....
- Nepal Maoists to start fresh anti-government protests
Kathmandu, April 18: On April 22, celebrated by Communists worldwide as the birthday of Soviet leader Vladimir Ilyich Lenin, Nepal's Maoist party has announced fresh protests against the co....
- India asks Canada to monitor Khalistan activists
Washington, April 13: Two months before the 25th anniversary of the mid-air bombing of Air-India flight Kanishka, India has asked Canada to monitor the escalating activities of Sikh separatist....
- Myanmar seeks military aid from India to flush out rebels
Shillong: Myanmar today sought military assistance from India to start operations against anti-India insurgent groups taking shelter in its territory, a top diplomat said.
"We hav....
- Lalgarh opens up to Chidambaram, say no hopes of solution
Lalgarh (West Bengal): For residents of this Maoist-stronghold in West Bengal, it was a rare occasion to interact with the country's home minister. So when P. Chidambaram came calling, they....
- Lalgarh anti-Maoist operation results mixed: Chidambaram
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Appealing to villagers of the Maoist-infested belt not to extend material or moral support to the left wing ultras, union Home Minister P. Chidambarm today said he had mi....
- Blast in Lalgarh on eve of Chidambaram visit
Kolkata: Suspected Maoist guerrillas triggered a landmine blast in rebel-hit Lalgarh in West Bengal's West Midnapore district today, a day ahead of union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's ....
- Sorry kids, we destroyed your schools: Maoists
Patna: Maoist guerrillas have apologised to students in Bihar for damaging their school buildings and affecting their education.
"Hundreds of copies of the apology have been distr....
- Naveen Patnaik gets threat e-mail from 'Maoists'
Bhubaneswar: Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has received a threat e-mail from 'Maoists', warning him to stop Operation Green Hunt in the state, an official said today. "We rec....
- Two NDFB militants lynched in Assam
Guwahati: Two tribal separatists of the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were lynched today by a mob when they came to a village in Assam to apparently extort money, police....
- Ceasefire with Meghalaya rebel group extended
Shillong: The central government on Tuesday extended the ceasefire with the outlawed Achik National Volunteers Council, a powerful rebel group in Meghalaya, by another three months till June 22....
- Maoists trigger blast on rail tracks
Kolkata: Train movement in West Bengal's West Midnapore district was disrupted when Maoists triggered a blast today, the first day of their 48-hour shutdown in six states.
The shu....
- Maoists trigger blasts, fire on security forces
Kolkata: Maoists triggered landmine blasts and exchanged fire with the joint security forces in two separate incidents in West Bengal's Bankura and West Midnapore districts today, police sa....
- Maoists blow up electricity tower
Ranchi: Maoist guerrillas today blew up an electricity tower in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, cutting off power supply to many parts of the state, police said.
Ten to 15 Maois....
- Maoists start killing dogs in Jharkhand, Bengal
Ranchi: Carcasses of killed dogs have been found in the jungle areas of Jharkhand and West Bengal, triggering anger among animal lovers who say the Maoists are killing dogs to prevent them from....
- 16 Maoists surrender in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Sixteen Maoist guerrillas Saturday surrendered in Orissa's Gajapati district saying they wanted to return to mainstream life, police said.
"Sixteen people have su....
- Maoists abduct defence employee in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Four suspected Maoists abducted a man employed with the Defence Research and Development Organisation's (DRDO) security wing in Chhattisgarh, police sources said today.
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- Maoists ransack panchayat office in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Suspected Maoist rebels ransacked a panchayat office at Badadular in Orissa's Malkangir district early today, police said.
"About 25-30 Maoists ransacked the offi....
- Rebel group tells non-locals to quit Manipur
Imphal: Fear and panic has gripped non-locals in India's restive northeastern state of Manipur after a separatist group issued "quit notices" to all non-Manipuri people, asking them....
- Four held in Chhattisgarh for human sacrifice
Raipur: Four people, including two women, were arrested in a Chhattisgarh village for allegedly killing a six-year-old boy to obtain spiritual powers, a police officer said today.
Sho....
- Five Maoists held in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Five Maoist guerrillas, for whose capture the police had announced bounties, were arrested in Chhattisgarh today.
The insurgents were held in a forest in Kanker district's....
- Separatist shutdown affects life in Kashmir
Srinagar: Normal life was hit in the Kashmir Valley today after separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani called for a shutdown to protest the damage done to houses allegedly by security forces in Sop....
- India-Myanmar to jointly fight northeast rebels
Imphal: India and Myanmar will conduct a 'coordinated operation' against northeast separatist outfits taking shelter and setting up base camps in the neighbouring country, Union Home Se....
- Truck driver's assistant shot, set ablaze by Maoists
Ranchi: Maoist rebels shot and set ablaze a truck driver's assistant and set afire three trucks laden with bauxite in Gumla district of Jharkhand today morning, police said.
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- RSS chief favours smaller states
Hyderabad: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday supported the demand for formation of smaller states.
Addressing a meeting of RSS cadre here, he said there ....
- Gorkhaland activists set fire to police outpost
Siliguri: Members of the students and womens' wing of the pro-Gorkhaland Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) set fire to a police outpost near here today after their demand to hand over a murder c....
- In exchange for released bureaucrat, two suspected Maoists bailed out
Ranchi: Two of the 14 people, whose release was sought by Maoists in Jharkhand to free an abducted government official, were released on bail today, a police official said.
Jasmi Mard....
- No plan to stop anti-Maoist operations: West Bengal
Kolkata: The West Bengal government today said it had no plan to stop the ongoing joint operation against the Maoists despite Home Minister P. Chidambaram's appeal to the left-wing rebels t....
- Will unveil Maoist-Trinamool nexus in parliament: CPI-M
Kolkata: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) says it will unveil during the parliament session beginning Monday what it terms the Maoist-Trinamool Congress nexus "which triggered s....
- Bihar government ready for talks with Maoists
Patna: The Bihar government is ready for talks with the Maoists, if they are eager for it, a top state government official said here today.
Bihar Principal Secretary of home departmen....
- Abducted official will be freed after demands met: Maoists
Ranchi: Maoists today owned up to abducting a government official in Jharkhand and said the official will be released only after the demands of the guerrillas are met.
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- Jharkhand police recover landmines, destroy Maoist camp
Ranchi: Over the last 10 days, Jharkhand police have recovered five landmines and arms and have destroyed a Maoist training camp and bunker in operations against the left-wing ultras, police sa....
- Maoists gun down CPI-M activist
Kolkata: A ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader was killed when about 30 armed Maoist guerrillas attacked him in his home in a West Bengal village, police said today.
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- Trinamool opposed to Gorkhaland: Mamata Banerjee
Kolkata: Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee today said her party was opposed to the demand for a separate Gorkhaland and instead favoured economic and social develo....
- Seema Azad branded Maoist for exposing police, says PUCL
Lucknow: Members of the People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) alleged today their organising secretary Seema Azad has been falsely branded as a Maoist because of "her campaigns expo....
- Security forces miss Kishanji again
Kolkata: The joint security forces today raided a camp used by banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Kishanji in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, but the rebel le....
- Maoists torch truck, tractor in Bihar
Patna: Maoist guerrillas torched a truck and a tractor in a Bihar village early today to enforce a 72-hour shutdown to protest a proposed security operation against them, officials said.
- Gorkhaland activists to hold relay hunger strike on Feb 9
Siliguri: The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), spearheading a movement for a separate state to be carved out of West Bengal, will observe a 48-hour relay hunger strike on Tuesday seeking a date f....
- Maoist rebel killed in war of supremacy in Jharkhand
Ranchi: A Maoist rebel was killed on the outskirts of Ranchi today in a war of supremacy between two Maoist organisations, police said.
Two Maoist organisations -- Tritiya Prastuti Co....
- Maoists blow up rail track in Bihar
Patna: Armed Maoists blew up a railway track in Bihar's Jamui district early today to enforce a 72-hour long strike called by them against a proposed security operation against the rebels, ....
- Maoists kill one in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoist guerrillas killed one person in Sundergarh district of Orissa early today suspecting him to be a police informer, an official said.
Sukru Oram, a labour contractor....
- Maoist strike hits rail, road services in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Rail and road traffic in Jharkhand was badly hit today due to a 72-hour strike called by the Maoists to protest a proposed offensive against them, officials said.
Railway auth....
- Police destroy Maoists' camp in Jharkhand, seize arms
Ranchi: Jharkhand police today destroyed a Maoist training camp in West Singhbhum district and seized explosives and weapons from there.
According to police, para-military forces and ....
- Maoists torch road construction firm's machines
Patna: Suspected Maoists torched several machines of a road construction company here early today, police said.
The guerrillas set on fire two JCB machines, two dumpers and two tracto....
- Broader discussion needed on creation of new states
Bhopal: The demand for creating new smaller states might weaken India's federal structure, and the issue should be discussed with all political parties. This view emerged during a two-day c....
- Landmine detected in Naxal-hit Jharkhand district
Ranchi: Police detected a 10-kg landmine planted under a bridge today and defused it, foiling a Maoist bid to blow up police vehicles pasing that way in Giridih district of Jharkhand.
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- Pro-Maoist group to withdraw West Bengal strike
Kolkata: Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCAPA), which is observing an indefinite shutdown in three western districts of West Bengal, is likely to withdraw the s....
- Five Manipur separatists arrested in Assam
Guwahati: Five militants from a banned outfit in Manipur were arrested in Assam today when the group was on way to a base camp for arms training, officials said.
A police spokesperson....
- Maoists attack police posse, kill CPI-M activist
Kolkata: Maoists attacked a police posse in strife-torn Purulia district, injuring eight policemen, and killed a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activist in West Midnapore district of ....
- Sopore gunfight ends, no trace of guerrilla
Srinagar: A fierce overnight gun battle between a top militant hiding in a house and security forces in the north Kashmir town of Sopore ended today morning with reports that the guerrilla migh....
- Soren asks Maoists to give up violence
Ranchi: Responding to the Maoists' announcement of holding a dialogue on certain terms, Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren today appealed to them to give up violence and assured them that....
- Maoists open fire in West Bengal village, three injured
Kolkata: Three villagers were injured when armed Maoist guerrillas attacked a local club in West Midnapore district of West Bengal, police said today.
Eight rebels opened fire at the ....
- Maoists kill abducted trade union leader in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoists killed a Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) leader today in a forested area of Topadihi in Sundergarh district of Orissa, police said.
Thomas Munda was abducted....
- Seven suspected Maoists held, one ultra's body found
Kolkata: Seven suspected Maoist rebels were arrested while the body of one ultra killed in police firing was discovered in West Bengal on Wednesday, police said.
West Midnapore Superi....
- Maoist killing: Kerala police ex-chief's plea dismissed
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today dismissed a lawsuit challenging the trial of former Kerala police chief B. Vijayan for his alleged role in killing Maoist leader A. Varghese in 1970 in a stag....
- Jharkhand governor, CM urge Maoists to shun violence
Ranchi: Jharkhand Governor M.O.H. Farook and Chief Minister Shibu Soren, on the occasion of Republic Day today, appealed to the Maoists to shun violence and become part of the development of th....
- People celebrate R-Day in Chhattisgarh amid Maoist boycott call
Raipur: Defying the Maoist call to boycott Republic Day celebrations, thousands of people gathered here today when Chhattisgarh Governor Shekhar Dutt hoisted the national flag. Dutt assured the....
- Tight security in Northeast as separatists call shutdown to boycott R-Day
Guwahati: Thousands of police, paramilitary and army soldiers today stood guard in the restive northeast where separatists called for shutdown to boycott the Republic Day celebrations even as t....
- Five policemen injured, seven abducted by Maoists in West Bengal
Kolkata: In a daring attack, Maoist rebels ambushed security forces personnel on Monday in West Bengal's Bankura district, injuring five policemen and abducting seven, police said.
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- Apex court warns political parties against blocking roads
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today warned various political parties, agitating for a separate Gorkhaland, against blocking the sole road linking Sikkim to the rest of the country.
A b....
- Maoists gun down CPI-M leader in West Bengal
Kolkata: A leader of West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was today shot dead by suspected Maoist guerrillas in the state's West Midnapore district.
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- Maoists 'sentence' three Bihar cops to death
Patna: A Maoist "court" in Bihar has sentenced three police officials to death on charges of "working against the people and Maoists".
A statement of the outlawed Comm....
- Maoists blow up BSNL control room in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Suspected Maoists blew up a control-cum-equipment room of state-run telecom operator Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) in Chhattisgarh's Narayanpur district, causing an estimated loss....
- One killed as Maoists trigger blast
Bhubaneswar: Maoists blew up a jeep carrying policemen and some civilians in Orissa's Koraput district today, killing one person and injuring some others, police said.
The rebels ....
- Maoists blow up two mobile towers in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoist guerrillas blew up two mobile towers today at Kudugullagumma in Orissa's Malkangiri district, police said.
Over 30 armed Maoists blew up two mobile towers at a....
- Maoists biggest challenge to infrastructure building: Minister
Kolkata: Maoists pose the biggest challenge to infrastructure development in several states, Minister of State for Urban Development Sougata Roy said here today.
"West Bengal, Bih....
- Northeast separatists call Republic Day boycott
Guwahati: A massive security alert was sounded across northeast India today after separatist rebels announced a boycott of the Republic Day celebrations on Jan 26, officials said.
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- Maoists gun down 19-year-old in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Suspected Maoist Guerrillas gunned down a 19-year-old college student in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, police said today.
According to the police, Malinder Singh, a st....
- Maoists torch mobile tower control room
Bhubaneswar: Armed Maoists today torched the control room of a private telecom company in Orissa's Koraput district, police said.
Over a dozen rebels of the outlawed Communist Par....
- Statehood call shuts down Maharashtra's Vidarbha region
Nagpur: Long distance and local services were disrupted, state transport buses stoned and most private and government offices closed as the daylong shutdown for a separate state of Vidarbha, to....
- Maoists kill trader in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoist rebels today killed a trader in a village in Orissa's Malkangiri district, police said.
Over a dozen armed rebels came to Khemaguru village, some 70 km from th....
- Maoists blow up rail track, enforce strike in Bihar
Patna: Maoist guerrillas blew up a railway track in Bihar early today and enforced a one-day strike in their strongholds to protest the arrest of senior leader Subodhji alias Anand, police said....
- India tells former Nepal PM Prachanda to avoid negative propaganda
Kathmandu: Upset with anti-India attacks by Maoist leaders, India on Saturday conveyed to Maoist leader and former prime minister Prachanda that "such baseless propaganda" vitiated the ....
- Nepal Maoists begin anti-India campaign
Kathmandu: Ahead of Indian External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna's first official visit to Nepal, former Maoist guerrillas today kicked off an anti-India campaign, accusing the southern ne....
- Two ULFA militants killed in Assam gunfight
Guwahati: Two hardcore separatists of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were shot dead in a gunfight with security forces in Assam today. A large haul of explosives and weapon....
- Parties get together to rally for division of Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: Members of various political parties, including the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), will meet here on Saturday to launch a joint movement for the division of Uttar Pradesh into smaller states....
- Three associates of Maoist leader Kishanji arrested
Kolkata: Tightening their net around Maoist leader Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji, Police on Thursday arrested three of his close associates from Lalgarh belt in West Midnapore district.
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- Vidarbha shutdown called on Jan 20, united front formed
Nagpur: Intensifying their efforts for a separate state, 68 political parties and other groups today issued a call for "Vidarbha shutdown" on Jan 20 and also formed a united front - Vid....
- Four men try to climb telecom tower for separate Vidarbha
Nagpur: Four young men attempted to climb a 150-foot tall communications tower in the heart of the city today evening, demanding a separate state of Vidarbha.
According to Deputy Comm....
- Maoists call strike to protest custodial death
Ranchi: Maoist guerrillas today called strike in Palamau region of Jharkhand to protest the alleged custodial death of a man on New Year's eve. Meanwhile, a First Information Report has bee....
- UPA promoting politics of separatism, says RSS chief
Allahabad: Accusing the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government of promoting "politics of separatism", Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday ....
- Maoist shutdown affects traffic in Orissa districts
Bhubaneswar: Buses were off the roads in parts of three Orissa districts fearing attacks as the Maoists today called for a two-day shutdown to protest alleged police atrocities.
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- Yasin Malik in preventive custody amid militant threats
Srinagar: Amid intelligence reports that he figures on the target list of militants, separatist leader Yasin Malik was taken into a preventive custody today when he was on way to a south Kashmi....
- Maoists kill two CPI-M supporters
Kolkata: Suspected Maoists gunned down two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporters in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said today.
Ananda Singh and Konara....
- Maoists killing our activists: CPI-M
New Delhi: The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today accused the Maoists of killing their party activists working in tribal areas and vowed to fight "their disruptive activities....
- Maoists torch shop in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoists rebels have torched a shop and an auto rickshaw in Raisuan village of Keonjhar district in Orissa, police said today.
"Maoists torched a shop last night. Abou....
- Gorkhaland stir affecting Darjeeling tourism: Minister
Kolkata: Tourism in Darjeeling has been hit by the sustained agitation of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) for a Gorkhaland state, West Bengal Tourism Minister Manabendra Mukherjee said today.
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- GJM starts relay hunger strike in Darjeeling
Kolkata: Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) activists today started a relay hunger strike at four places in Darjeeling district in West Bengal in an apparent attempt to keep up the pressure for creat....
- Four Maoists arrested in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Four Maoist guerrillas were arrested in Orissa's Rayagada district during a combing operation, police said today.
"We have arrested four Maoists. We had prior inf....
- Government looking at panel for separatist demands
New Delhi: The Indian government on Thursday revealed that it is exploring the possibility of establishing the States Reorganisation Commission for the second time. It is aiming to do so in ord....
- Dialogue only way out in democracy: Pranab
Kolkata: Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said that in a democracy finding solutions through dialogue is the only way out. In an apparent reference to the agitation for a separate ....
- Maoists blow up three schools in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoist guerrillas blasted three school buildings in Sundergarh district of Orissa, police said today.
"The Maoists have blown up three buildings. They blasted one in ....
- Two killed by suspected Maoists in West Bengal
Kolkata: Two people were killed by suspected Maoists in West Bengal's trouble-torn West Midnapore district and their bodies were found today morning, authorities said.
One of the ....
- Mizo Gorkhas support Gorkhaland
Aizawl: Members of the Gorkha community in Mizoram today staged a day-long sit-in here in support of a separate Gorkhaland state to be carved out of West Bengal.
"The demonstratio....
- No statehood but talks on to solve Gorkhaland problem: home secretary
Darjeeling (West Bengal): There was no consensus on the issue of a Gorkhaland state but discussions to find a solution to the problem would continue, union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said here ....
- Talks best way to solve Gorkhaland issue, says Pranab
Kolkata: Cautioning the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) leadership that the situation may turn "critical" if it maintained a rigid stance on the Gorkhaland issue, Union Finance Minister P....
- Maoists abduct two cops, kill two CPI-M workers
Kolkata: Suspected Maoist rebels killed two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) workers and abducted two policemen in West Bengal's West Midnapore district today, police said.
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- Policeman killed in Maoist attack
Ranchi: A policeman was killed and two othes were injured when Maoist guerrillas exploded a landmine in Palamau district of Jharkhand, police said today.
The rebels ambushed a police ....
- Maoists blow up Orissa panchayat office
Bhubaneswar: More than 50 Maoist guerrillas blew up a gram panchayat (village council) building in Sundergarh district of Orissa, police said today.
"Maoists blew up the gram panc....
- Maps of separate Kosala state distributed in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: The Kosala Kranti Dal, a political party in Orissa which has been demanding separate statehood comprising 11 western districts, today distributed maps of its dream state to people.....
- Maoists kill three CPI-M men in West Bengal
Kolkata: Maoists and their associate tribal group People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) allegedly killed three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists and set on f....
- RLD wants students to lead its statehood agitation
Lucknow: The Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) will now rope in students of universities, colleges and other educational institutions to lead a campaign for the formation of Harit Pradesh, a proposed sta....
- Bhutan denies existence of ULFA camps on its soil
Kolkata: Bhutan on Thursday denied the existence of any United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terror camp on its soil and promised to take necessary action if any such information was passed o....
- Seven more Tripura tribal separatists surrender
Agartala: Seven more tribal separatists from the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) have surrendered to security forces after fleeing their camps in Bangladesh, police said to....
- Three injured as Maoists target former Jharkhand minister
Ranchi: Three people were injured as Maoists targeted former Jharkhand minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) legislator Girinath Singh's escort by triggering a landmine in Garhwa district....
- Gorkhaland stir, blockades could affect talks, warns Bengal
Kolkata: The West Bengal government today said the ongoing agitation by the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) for a separate Gorkhaland state could affect the congenial environment before the Dec 2....
- Let us be united: Shatrughan Sinha
Chaibasa (Jharkhand): Prominent leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and film actor Shatrughan Sinha urged all concerned to stop making calls for smaller states as it was hampering the unity of....
- GJM to stage blockades at government offices
Siliguri (West Bengal): The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) leadership today said that they would carry out blockades in front of government offices in West Bengal's Darjeeling Hills from Wed....
- Maoist blow up school, bridge in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoists continued their violent activities in Jharkhand's Lohardagga district for the second successive day today, blowing up a school building, a bridge and setting two vehicles ab....
- Calls for a new Vidarbha state kick off at Nagpur
Nagpur: The calls for a separate state of Vidarbha have gained considerable momentum in the wake of the success of the Telangana activists. The supporters of a separate state of Vidarbha have s....
- Gorkhaland demand brings Jaswant, Advani together
New Delhi: The demand for a separate Gorkhaland state to be carved out of West Bengal brought senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) veteran L.K. Advani and expelled party leader Jaswant Singh tog....
- List of proposed states in India
New Delhi: Telangana is not a secluded incident anymore as every other day new states are demanding separation with a view to divide big states into smaller ones to govern them better. Followin....
- Divide and Rule - India reeling under pressure for new states
New Delhi: It all began with the Centre's decision to grant a separate statehood to Telangana succumbing to the pressure of Telangana Rashtra Samiti chief K. Chandrashekhar Rao. On the very....
- One security personnel killed in Jharkhand
Ranchi: A police head constable was killed and another injured when Maoist rebels detonated a landmine blast in Jharkhand's Lohardagga district today, police said.
"Maoist reb....
- Maoists shoot dead CPI-M activist in Lalgarh
Kolkata: Suspected Maoists shot dead a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activist in West Bengal's Lalgarh region today, police said.
West Midnapore district police sources....
- Maoists gun down CPI-M activist in Lalgarh
Kolkata: Suspected Maoists shot dead a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activist in West Bengal's Lalgarh region today, police said.
West Midnapore district police sources....
- Telangana does not mean new states everywhere: Pranab
Kolkata: With the rising clamour of statehood demands from other parts of the country, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee said today that the nod for Telangana did not mean that new states would....
- Maoists claim credit for raiding train Text
Kolkata: Maoists today claimed responsibility for ambushing a passenger train in Malda in West Bengal that left a railway policeman dead, police said.
Seven Maoists boarded the 605 Up....
- Telangana stokes statehood demand in northeast
Guwahati: Bodoland, Karbiland, Dimaraji, Kamatapur, Garoland... India's northeast is witnessing renewed statehood demands from ethnic groups, courtesy the central government's 'yes&....
- Many protesters, cops injured in daylong Srinagar protests
Srinagar: At least 30 protesters and 59 policemen were injured in clashes between stone pelting mobs and the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's summer capital where life remained affect....
- Shutdown called in three West Bengal districts on Saturday
Kolkata: Activists of the Maoist-backed People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) today called a 24-hour shutdown in three western districts of West Bengal on Saturday to protest....
- Muttemwar to meet PM, Sonia for Vidarbha
New Delhi: Congress MP from Nagpur and former central minister Vilas Muttemwar today said he would meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi to demand a separate Vi....
- Two Maoists held for attack on Orissa leader
Bhubaneswar: Police today arrested two Maoist guerrillas from West Bengal for allegedly attacking Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Orissa unit chief Sudam Marandi, authorities said.
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- Telangana reverberates in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: On the lines of Telangana, trouble is brewing in Uttar Pradesh where the demand for trifurcation of the the country's most populous state has been simmering for a long time.
- Congress' panicky reaction to Telengana leader's blackmail
New Delhi: The recourse to emotional blackmail by Potti Sriramulu in the 1950s to carve out Andhra Pradesh from the Madras Presidency has been successfully emulated by another politician in the....
- Telengana storm hits Assam, separate statehood demands get strident
Guwahati: Spurred by New Delhi's attempt at granting a separate Telengana state, several ethnic groups in Assam have raised the banner of revolt with demands for separate states to be carve....
- Demand for separate Bodoland gets new impetus after Telangana issue
Guwahati: Their demand for an independent state of Bodoland started on March 2, 1987 under the leadership of Upendranath Brahma of ABSU and after a log phase of suppression, the exponents of th....
- Twin blasts rock Assam, four killed, 34 injured
Guwahati: Two powerful explosions, including a grenade attack, in two busy markets in Assam's Sonitpur district today killed four people and left wounded at least 34 others, officials said.....
- After Telangana, demand for Gorkhaland heats up
Siliguri (West Bengal): With the central nod to Telangana, the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), which has been spearheading the movement for a Gorkhaland state in northern West Bengal, today said....
- GJM calls three day shutdown for Gorkhaland
Kolkata: With the central government giving its nod towards creation of the state of Telangana the Gorkha Janamukti Morcha has followed suit and has called for a three day shutdown in the hilly....
- 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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- Maoists blast offices of Jharkhand poll nominees
Ranchi: Maoist rebels blasted offices of three candidates in the ongoing assembly polls, including a former leftist radical in the fray, in Palamau district of Jharkhand, police said today.
- Maoists kill CPI-M activist in Lalgarh
Kolkata: Suspected Maoists shot dead a Communist party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activist in the Lalgargh region of West Bengal's West Midnapore district today.
Police said Subal M....
- Antisocial elements or Maoists in Telangana movement?
Hyderabad: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister K. Rosaiah today said "anti-social elements" had joined the movement for a Telangana state. Police believe Maoists have penetrated the movement ....
- Guwahati jail turns into meeting point for ULFA leaders
Guwahati: The Guwahati central jail has become the meeting point for four top separatist leaders of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) to set the wheels of the deadlocked peace....
- Maoist shutdown hits life in parts of Orissa
Bhubaneswar: A statewide shutdown called by Maoists in Orissa today crippled life in parts of the state, an official said.
Private bus operators kept their buses off the roads in four....
- Maoists blow up school in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist rebels blew up a school building in Jharkhand's Latehar district, police said today.
According to police officials, 11 school buildings have been blown up in the la....
- Suspected Maoists shot dead CPI(M) worker in Midnapore
Midnapore, West Bengal: Tension was high on quotient early today after suspected Maoists shot dead a CPI(M) activist at a village in Belpahari. It was in this troubled region that three Marxist....
- Jharkhand Maoist held in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: A Maoist wanted for carrying out landmine blasts and attacks on security personnel has been nabbed in Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, police said today.
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- Four civilians killed in mine blast in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Four people were killed today when a powerful landmine blast set off by Maoists ripped through a truck on the national highway in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, police said.
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- Four killed as Maoists blow up truck in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Four people were killed today when Maoists blew up a truck on the national highway in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police said.
"A truck was blown to pieces i....
- Maoists set Chhattisgarh rest house on fire
Raipur: More than 100 Maoist guerrillas Saturday raided a rest house in an interior village of Chhattisgarh and set it on fire, police said today.
The rest house was located at Khalla....
- Maoists bomb JMM poll office in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist guerrillas have blown up the poll office of a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) nominee in Palamau district, police said today. A jailed Maoist leader is contesting elections from the....
- Maoists scaring off investors from Chhattisgarh
Raipur: The increasing dominance of Maoists in Chhatisgarh's iron ore-rich pockets have led to the halt of several key industrial projects in the region and scared off potential investors, ....
- Maoists torch truck in Bengal
Kolkata: Suspected Maoists torched a truck on a national highway in West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Saturday, disrupting traffic for many hours, police said.
The incident....
- Maoists blow up BJP supporter's house in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist guerrillas blew up the house of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporter in Chatra district of Jharkhand, police said today.
The rebels belonging to outlawed Communist ....
- Suspected Maoists kill two in West Bengal
Kolkata: Suspected Maoists shot dead two cousins who were members of a resistance forum against the ultras in West Midnapore district of West Bengal, an official said today.
The two b....
- Eight suspected Maoists held in Bihar
Patna: Eight suspected Maoist guerrillas were arrested in Bihar's Aurangabad district, police said today.
The arrests took place during a joint operation involving police and the ....
- ULFA prepared for peace negotiations: Rajkhowa
New Delhi: ULFA chief Arabinda Rajkhowa, who was arrested by Bangladeshi security forces on December 2 and handed over to the BSF in India, has told that his banned militant group is prepared f....
- Central team suggests better technology use in West Bengal
Kolkata: The union home ministry team, which was on a two-day visit to West Bengal on a fact-finding mission regarding political violence, today suggested the use of better technology to improv....
- Talks with Maoists if they abjure violence: Chidambaram
New Delhi: The Indian government reiterated today that it was ready to talk to Maoist guerrillas if they laid down their arms.
"There is no dialogue at the moment. I have offered ....
- School teacher beheaded by Maoists in West Bengal
West Bengal: Once again, the Maoists have commenced their barbaric activities. On Dec 1, the police found a school teacher's beheaded body in the forests of Midnapore (West) in West Bengal.....
- Top ULFA chief arrested in Bangladesh
Dhaka: Top ULFA chief Arabinda Rajkhowa was arrested by the security forces close to Dhaka in Bangladesh.
This has been considered as a major feat for the security forces, after the g....
- Punjab under Maoist threat: Police chief
Chandigarh: Punjab is facing a big threat from Maoists, who are gradually establishing their base in the state, feels the head of the state police force.
"Two years back a Naxalit....
- Maoists blast police barrack in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Maoist guerrillas blew up an under-construction barrack in Chhattisgarh and left leaflets at the site claiming they would not allow the police and paramilitary to construct quarters in ....
- Maoists kill two cadre for 'spying' for police
Raipur: Maoist militants killed two of their cadre today in Chhattisgarh, accusing them of spying for police.
The incident took place in Gangloor area in Bijapur district of the resti....
- Maoists attack police vehicle, bridge, school in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist guerrillas in Jharkhand blew up a police vehicle, a bridge and a school building and set off an explosion in a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader's house, police said today, t....
- Maoists blast rail tracks, school, to enforce Jharkhand shutdown
Ranchi: Maoist guerrillas in Jharkhand blew up rail tracks in two places, blasted a railway station building and a school building and set off another explosion injuring four people as they enf....
- Maoists kill tribal leader in Lalgarh
Kolkata: In escalating Maoist violence in West Bengal's Lalgarh belt, a tribal leader was found murdered in West Midnapore district today. Meanwhile, gunbattles broke out between the joint ....
- Maoists kill forest official in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Maoist guerrillas abducted a forest department officials today and beat him to death in the first such killing in the Raipur district of Chhattisgarh, police said.
The rebels ....
- Police seize Maoist arms, explosives in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Police personnel have seized at least seven double barrel guns and about 2.5 kg of explosives today from a village in Orissa's Koraput district. They were meant for Maoists, an....
- Anti-Maoist operations to begin from Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh
New Delhi: Central paramilitary forces have taken up positions to begin the offensive against Maoist guerrillas in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh in the first half of December, senior officers he....
- Maoists kill CPI-M leader in West Bengal
Kolkata: Suspected Maoist guerrillas gunned down a local Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader in West Bengal's trouble-torn West Midnapore district, police said today.
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- Maoists annually extort Rs.2,000 cr in India: Chhattisgarh DGP
Raipur: Maoists annually extort up to Rs.2,000 crore (Rs.20,000 million) across India, mostly targeting iron and coal mining companies, infrastructure project contractors and 'tendu patta&#....
- Maoist killed, seven arrested in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: A Maoist was killed and seven rebels arrested after a gun battle with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district today, officials said.
A team of paramilitary Ce....
- Massive security ahead of ULFA's protest day in Assam
Guwahati: A massive security alert was sounded in Assam today, a day ahead of the 'black day' by the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) to protest the first military offens....
- Suspected Maoists kill school teacher in West Bengal
Kolkata: Suspected Maoist guerrillas killed a school teacher in West Bengal's Purulia district today evening, police said.
The incident took place at Arsha area where a few locals....
- Maoist landmine kills one in Jharkhand
Ranchi: A day after the first phase of assembly elections, Maoist guerrillas triggered a landmine in Khuti district today killing a policeman and injuring four civilians, police said.
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- ULFA rejects peace talks offer, threatens to wage war
Guwahati: The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) today rejected the central government's offer for peace talks if it dropped the demand for sovereignty, and instead threatened ....
- Maoists changing tactics, waging war of the mind: CRPF
New Delhi: The fight is between 7,000-8,000 armed Maoists versus 60,000-70,000 security personnel. But the enemy is "incisive, self critical and educative", armed with sophisticated wea....
- Maoists kill CPI-M leader in West Bengal
Kolkata: Suspected Maoist guerrillas killed a local Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said today.
According to polic....
- Mirwaiz suspends office bearers of his group
Srinagar: Moderate separatist Hurriyat group headed by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq today decided to suspend all its office bearers and empowered the chairman to take immediate steps for strengthening t....
- CPI-M activist shot dead by Maoists in 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 for allegedly acting as a spy f....
- Maoists blow up transformer, blackout in Chhattisgarh villages
Raipur: Dozens of villages in the interior of Chhattisgarh plunged into darkness today after Maoists blew up a transformer and brought down eight electric poles in violence-hit Bastar region, p....
- Three explosions in Assam, five killed, 50 injured
Guwahati: Three serial explosions went off in Nalbari district of Assam today morning, killing five people and leaving more than 50 injured, police said. The explosions went off in a span of 40....
- Bengal to file report on Monday on school disruption in Lalgarh
Kolkata: Adhering to a court directive, the West Bengal government today said it would submit a status report to the judiciary on Nov 23 on alleged disruption caused to educational activities i....
- NIA exposes militant-politician-bureaucrat-contractor nexus in Assam
Guwahati: The National Investigating Agency (NIA) has come up with some startling revelations about the politician-militant-bureaucrat-contractor nexus in Assam with government funds to the tun....
- No plan for military action against Maoists: Home secretary
Bhubaneswar: Home Secretary G.K. Pillai on Friday ruled out military action against Maoists who he described as "terrorists".
"The Maoist organization itself is a terroris....
- Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy brought before Andhra court
Hyderabad: Top Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy, who was arrested in New Delhi two months ago, was today brought to a court in Karimnagar town of Andhra Pradesh in the case of the murder of former As....
- Condemn Maoist violence, government tells civil society
New Delhi: A day after a passenger was killed and 40 others were injured in a train derailment after Maoist guerrillas blew up a track in Jharkhand, the government today asked the civil society....
- 12 injured as train derails after Maoists blast track
Ranchi: Nearly a dozen passengers were injured when six coaches of a passenger train derailed on Thursday night after Maoist rebels blew up a stretch of railway track in Jharkhand's West Si....
- ULFA admits it is using China as a base
Guwahati: The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has set up bases in China and other foreign countries with the help of money extorted in the state, two senior ULFA leaders have to....
- Tripura trooper killed in gunfight with separatists
Agartala: A Tripura State Rifles (TSR) trooper was killed and another shot at and injured during a gunfight with separatists from the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) today, police h....
- Maoists spreading rumours among tribals: Raman Singh
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today slammed the Maoists for spreading rumours in the state's Bastar region that police would target all those who failed to produce photo i....
- 30 kg of improvised explosives recovered in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: At least 30 kg of improvised explosive devices (IED) buried by suspected Maoist rebels were recovered in a forested stretch in Chhattisgarh, police said.
The explosives were b....
- Assam rebel group vows support for Maoists
Guwahati: The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), an outlawed group fighting for an independent homeland for the Bodo tribe in Assam, has announced its support to the Maoists. "I ....
- IUML activist killed in police firing in Kerala
Kasargode (Kerala): An Indian Union Muslim League (IUML) activist was killed today as police opened fire to disperse a rioting mob in Kerala's Kasaragod district.
The deceased has....
- LTTE not only armed, trained ULFA too: Former rebel
New Delhi: On top of revelations that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) bought arms from the Tamil Tigers, a former ULFA leader now says the Assamese separatist group also got military....
- Geelani released on bail
Srinagar: Hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani was released on bail here on Friday evening, hours after he was hospitalised while in detention.
Geelani was arrested fr....
- Maoists abduct RJD legislator in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Suspected Maoist rebels abducted a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) legislator and his six supporters in Latehar district of Jharkhand when he was returning home after attending a party, poli....
- Chhattisgarh to initiate development in tribal-dominated regions: CM
Raipur: Hit hard by the Maoist insurgency, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh plans to unleash massive development programmes to better the lot of tribals in the Bastar and Surguja regions....
- Villagers observe shutdown in West Bengal region
Kolkata: The Maoist-backed People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) called a 72-hour shutdown in Jhargram in West Bengal from today to protest police action on villagers who had....
- Cop wounded in guerrilla attack in Kashmir
Srinagar: Militants today shot at and wounded a police officer in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, officials said. The policeman's condition is said to be critical. A senior poli....
- Security forces, Maoists exchange fire in West Bengal
Kolkata: Security forces on Wednesday fought a long-drawn gun battle with the Maoists in West Bengal's troubled West Midnapore district while police fired tear gas shells to quell an agitat....
- Maoists kill three in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoist guerrillas killed three people and injured two others in Orissa's Rayagada district, police said today.
"As per our information, Maoists killed three peopl....
- Centre should write proposal for talks: top Maoist leader
Kolkata: Asserting that they were ready for a ceasefire, the Maoists on Tuesday night said the central government should come out with a written proposal for dialogue, and rebutted the governme....
- Maoists kidnap two police personnel in West Bengal
Kolkata: Two police personnel were abducted by the Maoists ultras in West Bengal's West Midnapore district today evening, police said.
Two police cleaners - Ram Chandra Hela and R....
- Maoists abduct two police personnel, release one in Bengal
Kolkata: Two police personnel were abducted by the Maoists ultras in West Bengal's West Midnapore district today evening. One of the abducted men was released later after his indisposed wif....
- Six killed in Tripura militant attack
Agartala: At least six villagers were killed and another injured by tribal separatists in a daring raid today in India's northeastern state of Tripura, officials said.
A police sp....
- CPI-M leader injured in Maoist attack
Kolkata: Suspected Maoists opened fire at a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader in West Midnapore district today, injuring him seriously, police said.
A West Bengal police....
- ULFA enforces shutdown in Assam
Guwahati: A dawn-to-dusk general strike enforced by the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) today brought normal life to a halt in Assam.
The ULFA has called the 12-hour s....
- Maoists kill several policemen in West Bengal
Kolkata: Several policemen were killed in an ambush by Maoist rebels at Gidhni in West Bengal's West Midnapore district today, police said. The actual toll in the incident is not yet confir....
- We will defeat Maoists in West Bengal, asserts Buddhadeb
Kolkata: Condemning the Maoists for their violent activities, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said the Left Front government would work hand in hand with the central go....
- Maoists blast school building in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Steeping up attacks on government buildings, Maoist guerrillas blew up a primary school building in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said today.
Some 80-100 Maois....
- No import of Nepal's Maoists, arms to India: Home secretary
Kathmandu: India's Home Decretary G.K. Pillai today wound up bilateral security talks with Nepal here with no progress in the new extradition treaty proposed by New Delhi. He also scotched ....
- 2 ULFA leaders arrested on Bangladesh border by BSF
Agartala: Border Security Force (BSF) troopers have detained two senior United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leaders along the India-Bangladesh border in Tripura, officials said here today.
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- Maoists blow up school building in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist rebels blew up a school building in Chatra district of Jharkhand, police said today.
Maoist rebels blew up a middle school building at Asona village of Chatra, around 1....
- Four Maoists arrested in Bihar
Patna: Four Maoist guerrillas were arrested in Bihar's Munger district, police said today.
The arrests took place during a joint operation involving the police and central paramil....
- Two Maoists arrested in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Police fought a two-hour gun battle with Maoist guerrillas in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region today and arrested two of the rebels.
The gunfight began in a forested p....
- Suspected Maoist arrested in West Bengal
Kolkata: A suspected Maoist guerilla was arrested from West Bengal's West Midnapore district today, police said.
"Sunil Kisku was arrested from Belpahari region, a Maoist stro....
- Maoists kill two tribals, call them police spies
Raipur: Maoist guerrillas killed two tribal men in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region after suspecting that they were police spies, officials said today.
The police today found the bodi....
- Maoists blow up guest house in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoists blew up a guest house of a private company during a two-day strike at Chitrakonda of Malkangiri district in Orissa, police said today.
Maoists have called a two-d....
- India's Red corridor on high alert as Maoists call bandh
New Delhi: As the Maoists gear up to observe two-day bandh to protest against Operation Greenhunt implemented by government, four Indian states have been put on alert.
India's Red....
- Guerrilla killed as troops foil infiltration bid
Srinagar: Security forces early today gunned down a separatist guerrilla while foiling an infiltration bid in the Tangdhar sector of the Line of Control (LoC) that divides Jammu and Kashmir b....
- Maoist problem an international conspiracy, claims VHP
Kolkata: The Vishwa Hindu Parishad today claimed the Maoist problem in the country was an "international conspiracy" involving Pakistan and China.
"The Maoist problem is j....
- Five Maoists held in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Five suspected Maoist guerrillas were arrested from Gumla district of Jharkhand, police said today.
According to police, the five, belonging to the Left radical Tritiya Prastu....
- 11 suspected Maoists arrested in Bihar
Patna: Eleven suspected Maoist guerrillas, including one prime accused in the Jehanabad jailbreak, were arrested in Bihar's Gaya district during combing operations early today, police sai....
- Day 1 of Maoist protests passes off peacefully in Nepal
Kathmandu: Despite fears of violence, the first day of the new protest movement started by Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas against the coalition government passed off peacefully on Sunday ....
- Seven separatists killed in Manipur encounter
Imphal: Seven separatists were killed in a pre-dawn encounter with security forces today in the northeastern state of Manipur, police said.
A police spokesperson said the encounter to....
- Govt to better intelligence gathering on Maoist activity: Pillai
Bangalore: The central government is stepping up intelligence gathering on Maoist guerrillas in consultation with the affected states to check their growing activities, union home secretary G.K....
- All parties should fight Maoist violence: Buddhadeb
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today appealed to all political parties to come forward and arrive at a consensus to combat Maoist violence in the state.
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- Anti-Maoist operation in Chhattisgarh to be long-drawn: police chief
Raipur: The battle against Maoist militants will be long drawn in Chhattisgarh but the police will ensure no civilians suffer as casualties, the state's police chief said today.
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- Maoist violence will not be tolerated, asserts Buddhadeb
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minster Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said that his government would not tolerate the violent acts carried out by Maoists in West Bengal.
He also urged peop....
- Maoists loot Rs.4 lakh from West Bengal office
Kolkata: Suspected Maoist rebels looted around Rs.4 lakh (Rs.400,000) from an irrigation department office in West Bengal's West Midnapore district today afternoon, police said.
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- Maoists kill three civilians in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Suspected Maoist guerrillas today killed three civilians in a village in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, police said.
"Guerrillas stormed into a village in Kikirpal....
- Halt the violence, Chidambaram tells Maoists
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said the government had appealed to Maoist guerrillas to "halt the violence" and urged them to come forward for a dialogue.
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- CPIM's charges on Rajdhani hold-up baseless: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram described as "baseless" the charges levelled by Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader Sitaram Yechury that Railway Minister Mamata Bane....
- Maoists kill CPI-M cadre, abduct three in West Bengal
Kolkata: In separate incidents, suspected Maoist guerrillas killed a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activist and kidnapped three others in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, a....
- Maoist violence to be dealt with in 'holistic way': PM
Srinagar: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said today that Maoist violence needed to be dealt with "in a holistic way", with a combination of security measures and administrative steps to ....
- Rajdhani hostage drama: Maoists' motive remains the mystery
Kolkata: Tribal attacks have hardly made such a news before like the one on Tuesday when the Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express was taken hostage by armed tribals at Banstala Halt Station n....
- Security for trains passing Maoist areas to be upgraded
Kolkata: Concerned over the daring attack on the Bhubaneswar-Delhi Rajdhani Express by Maoist-backed agitators, it has been decided to upgrade security in trains and intensify vigilance aroun....
- India ready to talk to anyone desiring peace: PM
Anantnag (Jammu and Kashmir): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh today said the government was ready to talk to any group in Jammu and Kashmir that wants peace in the troubled state.
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- Maoists abduct government official in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist rebels abducted a government official today evening from Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand, police said.
According to police, suspected activists of the Tritiya Prastu....
- Maoist-held train secured, passengers safe: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today evening said the New Delhi-bound Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express train held hostage by Maoist guerrillas in West Bengal's West Midnapore district ....
- Two Maoists arrested in Uttar Pradesh
Lucknow: Two Maoists were arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambhi district with arms and material used for making landmines. The two have told police that Maoists were planning to target r....
- Mamata demands information on cops abducted in West Bengal
New Delhi: Demanding information on two policemen missing for months, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today met the home minister and then accused West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb ....
- Maoists kill trader on charges of being a police informer
Raipur: Maoist guerrillas killed a local trader in the interiors of Chhattisgarh, accusing him of being a police informer, officials said today.
The incident took place in Bhopalpat....
- Kishenji called me up three months back: Left Front minister
Kolkata: West Bengal Public Works Department Minister Kshiti Goswami today said top Maoist leader Kishenji called him up three months back asking for withdrawal of security forces from West Mid....
- Maoist rebels kill CPI-M leader in West Bengal
Kolkata: Suspected Maoist guerrillas shot dead a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader in West Bengal's violence-hit West Midnapore district today afternoon, police said.
- Chhattisgarh on alert after Maoists attack plan revealed
Raipur: Security in and around key installations in the Chhattisgarh capital has been intensified following intelligence reports that Maoists with access to rocket launchers are keen to strik....
- NMD Corp continues work despite Maoist attack
Raipur: A day after a Maoist attack killed four security personnel who were guarding National Mineral Development Corp's (NMDC) facilities in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, the comp....
- Maoist network can't be cracked overnight: West Bengal Police
Kolkata: Cracking the Maoist network in West Bengal will not be easy, top police and administrative officials admit days after the rebels cocked a snook at the authorities with the dramatic abd....
- West Bengal to revamp 30 police stations in Maoist region
Kolkata: Under assault from Maoists, the West Bengal government today said it would spend Rs 7.5 crores to revamp security in and around 30 police stations across three rebel-dominated district....
- Two Maoists arrested in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Two Maoist guerrillas were arrested early today during a combing operation in Rayagada district of Orissa, police said.
"Two Maoist rebels were arrested from the fore....
- Four Maoists killed in Chhattisgarh gun fights
Raipur: Four Maoist insurgents, including a woman, were killed today in three separate gunbattles with security forces in the forested stretches of Bastar region in Chhattisgarh, police said.....
- Three Maoists killed in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Three Maoist guerrillas were killed in a gun battle with security forces on the outskirts of this Jharkhand capital, police said today.
The gun battle took place near Jonha,....
- Forces, Maoists exchange fire in West Bengal
Kolkata: Days after their daring raid on a police station, the Maoist rebels triggered three landmine blasts and engaged the security forces in a heavy exchange of fire in West Bengal's Lal....
- End offensive against Maoists, urge rights activists
New Delhi: Rights activists today called for an end to the offensive against Maoist guerrillas, accusing the government of emulating the US' "Afghanistan strategy of occupation" to ....
- Decision on swap with Maoists was exceptional: Buddhadeb
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today described the swap of women arrested on charges of being Maoist sympathisers with an abducted police officer as an "excep....
- Decision on swap with Maoists was exceptional: Buddhadeb
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today described the swap of women arrested on charges of being Maoist sympathisers with an abducted police officer as an "exc....
- Maoists kill two people in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist rebels killed two villagers on suspicion of being police informers in Palamau district of Jharkhand, police said today.
According to police, Maoist rebels abducted th....
- Madhya Pradesh to deploy more cops to tackle Maoists
Bhopal: As many as 1,500 more police personnel of various ranks would be deployed mainly in Maoist-hit areas of Madhya Pradesh which are running short of cops, an official said today.
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- West Bengal mulls strategy to prevent Maoist abductions
Haldia (West Bengal): The West Bengal government is planning security strategy to prevent the recurrence of incidents like the abduction of police officer Atindranath Dutta by Maoists, a top bu....
- Maoists threaten to kill Hindu cleric in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: A Hindu cleric in Orissa today said he received a letter from Maoist guerrillas, threatening to kill him like they killed Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Swami Laxmanananda S....
- Shutdown in south Kashmir's Shopian town
Srinagar: South Kashmir's Shopian town observed a total shutdown today in response to a call given by hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani.
Shops, educational institution....
- Troops kill militant hiding inside house in Kashmir
Srinagar: A separatist guerrilla was killed by troops in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town today.
Acting on a tip-off, troops of the Rashtriya Rifles and police surrounded a house....
- Five Maoists held in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Five members of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested in a hamlet in Chhattisgarh's southern restive area of Bijapur, police here said today.
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- Buddha, Chidambaram tyrants: Kishanjee
Jhargram (West Bengal): Describing union Home Minister P. Chidambaram and West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee as "tyrants", top leader of the banned Communist Party of In....
- Maoists free abducted West Bengal cop
Kolkata: Maoists released police officer Atindra Nath Dutta today evening, almost three days after they had kidnapped him from a police station in West Bengal, an official said.
The M....
- Maoists free abducted West Bengal police officer
Kolkata: After threatening to kill him, Maoists freed abducted police officer Atindranath Dutta in West Bengal today evening, almost three days after they kidnapped him, in a swap with a grou....
- No talks with Maoists until they leave violence: Orissa
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa government will not hold talks with the Maoists until they leave the path of violence, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik said today.
"As you know in the past I....
- Militant group bans Congress in Manipur, threatens capital punishment
Imphal: An influential separatist group today asked all ruling Congress party members and leaders to resign within 48 hours or else face capital punishment.
"More than 2,000 lives....
- Maoists threaten to kill abducted police officer in Bengal
Kolkata: A senior Maoist leader today threatened to kill a police officer in West Bengal who was abducted by the leftwing ultras during an attack on Sankrail police station in West Midnapore di....
- West Bengal court releases 14 tribal women
Kolkata: A West Bengal court today released 14 tribal women, which was one of the conditions laid down by the Maoists for the release of abducted police officer Atindra Nath Dutta. A top rebe....
- Mamata questions success of Lalgarh operations
Kolkata: Expressing shock over the Maoist attack on a West Bengal police station on Tuesday, Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged the central government to investigate wh....
- Chidambaram visits Jharkhand for anti-Maoist operations review
Ranchi: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram arrives in this Jharkhand capital tonight to review the operations against the Maoist rebels, a top state government official said.
The home....
- Ready for talks with Maoists for cop's release: West Bengal
Kolkata: The West Bengal government today said it was ready to hold negotiations with the Maoists if they gave specific proposals as pre-conditions for releasing police officer Atindranath Dutt....
- Five SIMI activists arrested in Madhya Pradesh
Bhopal: Five activists of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) have been arrested in Madhya Pradesh's Indore city, police said today.
The five were arrested late T....
- Maoists blow up school in Bihar, clash with police
Patna: Maoist guerrillas today blew up a government run primary school in Bihar. In a separate incident, an encounter took place between police and Maoists, officials said.
Maoists us....
- Two Maoists arrested in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Two Maoist guerrillas were today arrested in Orissa's Rayagada district, police said.
Narasimha Mambalik alias Shyam and Suresh Mambalik alias Subhas were arrested fr....
- Roads deserted, uneasy calm at Bengal police station
Sankrail (West Bengal): Amid scattered furniture and blood stains, an uneasy calm prevailed at the Sankrail police station area today - a day after Maoists carried out a daring attack, killing ....
- ULFA-LTTE links come to light
Guwahati: Links between a leading Indian militant group and the Tamil Tigers have for the first time been confirmed by a rebel leader today, two days after the army seized documents stating pay....
- Chidambaram makes fresh appeal to Naxals to sit for talks
Kolkata: Yet another Maoist attack ravaged West Bengal's west Midnapore district on Tuesday killing two policemen abducting other two. On the very day of Naxal attack, Home Minister met the....
- Separatist leader Shabir Shah released from detention
Srinagar: Following orders from Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, authorities today released senior separatist leader Shabir Shah.
Shah, chairman of separatist Democrati....
- Government asked to initiate dialogue with leftist rebels
New Delhi: The government should initiate "an unconditional dialogue" with leftist rebels and put an end to all anti-Maoist hostilities to secure peaceful solution to the problems of th....
- Maoists kill two police officials, abduct one in Bengal
Kolkata: Armed Maoists rebels killed two police officers and abducted another in a daring daylight raid on a police station in West Bengal's West Midnapore district today, officials said.
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- Maoist rebels forcibly recruiting children: Home ministry
New Delhi: Maoist rebels are forcibly conscripting children in southern Chhattisgarh and exhorting villagers to provide five boys or girls from every village to be recruited into their ranks, t....
- Maoists kill police official, abduct two in West Midnapore
Kolkata: Armed Maoists killed a police sub-inspector and abducted two others in a daring daylight raid on a police station in West Bengal's West Midnapore district today. The rebels also lo....
- Maoists raid West Midnapore police station, kill official
Kolkata: A group of around 100 armed Maoists attacked a police station in West Midnapore district and killed a police official there today.
Police said the heavily armed rebels raided....
- Maoists gun down three watching dance show in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Three people were killed early today when Maoist guerrillas opened fire on a group watching a dance in a Jharkhand village.
Seven people, including two policemen, were also in....
- Mirwaiz tries to take others on board dialogue bus
Srinagar: The contours of the proposed dialogue between New Delhi and Kashmiri separatist groups are yet to be made public, but moderate Hurriyat leader Mirwaiz Umer Farooq has begun efforts to....
- Maoist violence affecting other states too: Sarkar
Agartala: Maoists are not only affecting development in the states they dominate but are also making an impact in other states, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said today.
"Ma....
- Maoists slip into Madhya Pradesh from Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra
Bhopal: Police in Madhya Pradesh are hunting for Maoist guerrillas who are learnt to have slipped into the state from Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra on Diwali, officials said today.
Abo....
- Suspected Maoist held in West Bengal
Kolkata: A suspected Maoist, Shibu Murmu, has been arrested from Arambagh area of West Bengal's Hooghly district, police said today.
Murmu, a leader of the People's Committee ....
- Maoist scientists had video of slain cop Induwar: Jharkhand police
Ranchi: A laptop and CD belonging to an arrested scientist who is alleged to be a top ranking Maoist contain videos and newspaper clippings of Jharkhand inspector Francis Induwar who was abduct....
- Battle against Maoists being undermined by intellectuals
New Delhi: Lenin described as "useful idiots" those bleeding heart liberals who were soft on the Communists despite the latter's avowed objective of launching a violent insurrection....
- Six tribal separatists surrender in Tripura
Agartala: Six more tribal separatists have surrendered to security forces in Tripura after fleeing from their bases in Bangladesh, officials said here today.
"The Bangladesh-train....
- Two rebels involved in Jharkhand cop Induwar's killing arrested
Ranchi: Two Maoist rebels involved in the abduction and brutal killing of police inspector Induwar Francis have been arrested, police said today
According to police, the two rebels - ....
- Nine Maoists arrested in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Nine Maoist guerrillas have been arrested in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, police said today.
The arrests were made late on Thursday at Babri Kokaobhata and Chamai villages o....
- Nexus between Trinamool and Maoists, alleges CPI-M
New Delhi: Alleging a "Maoist-Trinamool nexus", the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) today slammed the Trinamool Congress for "negating the assessment" of the prime mini....
- Maoists fire at polling booth during Maharashtra re-poll
Nagpur: Suspected Maoists fired at a polling booth today during re-poll in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, police said.
Additional Superintendent of Police M.K. Sharma said a g....
- Eleven suspected Maoists held in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Eleven suspected Maoists have been arrested in Malkangiri district of Orissa, police said today.
They were nabbed during a combing operation in the forests of Jakhalkundi....
- Rahul Gandhi meets slain cop Induwar's family
Ranchi: Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi today met the widow and children of police inspector Induwar Francis who was beheaded by Maoist guerrillas last week.
Gandhi went to th....
- Maoist threatens to blow up Madhya Pradesh minister
Bhopal: An anonymous caller claiming to be a Maoist guerrilla has threatened to blow up Madhya Pradesh Minister for Housing and Environment Jayant Malaiya on Diwali, police said today.
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- Lalgarh operations should be stopped, demands Mamata
Kolkata: Railway Minister and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today demanded withdrawal of central forces from West Bengal's troubled Lalgarh region.
"I want the cent....
- Maoist strikes take huge toll on infrastructure
New Delhi: Having given up urban warfare a long time ago, Maoist guerrillas have taken to destroying the country's infrastructure in rural and outlying areas with a vengeance, officials say....
- Maoist commander arrested from Ranchi hospital
Ranchi: A Maoist leader, undergoing treatment in a hospital under a fake name, was arrested here today, police said.
Bhaiaram Oraon, the self-styled commander of People's Liberati....
- Suspected Maoists attack former MP, three security men killed
Bhubaneswar: Three security men accompanying former MP and Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Orissa unit president Sudam Marandi were killed by suspected Maoists in Mayurbhanj district today evening....
- Maoists blow up school,rail tracks, towers in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist rebels today blew up a government-run school, rail tracks and four mobile phone towers at various places in Jharkhand to enforce the two-day strike they had called, police said. ....
- Firing by Maoists before polling begins in Gadchiroli
Nagpur: Suspected Maoists fired a few rounds shortly before polling began early today in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, where the rebels had killed 17 policemen last week, a senior pol....
- Blasts and bullets - Maoist violence continues unabated
Patna/Ranchi/Nagpur: Blasting train tracks and mobile phone towers and firing in the air to intimidate, Maoist guerrillas today unleashed a wave of violence in several places in Jharkhand and B....
- Maoists attack railway station, blast govt office in Bihar
Patna: Maoist guerrillas attacked a railway station, set ablaze a cabin room, blasted a rail track, a government office and a mobile phone tower in different parts of Bihar to enforce their str....
- Maoists step up attacks in West Bengal, Jharkhand
Kolkata: Maoist guerrillas today struck in a major way in Jharkhand and West Bengal, gunning down three people, including two mining officials, blowing up railway tracks and indulging in other ....
- Maoists kill Jharkhand Party activist in West Bengal
Kolkata: Suspected Maoist guerrillas killed a Jharkhand Party-Naren activist in West Bengal's Maoist-hit Binpur area. The body was found lying near a canal today, police said.
Kan....
- CRPF should stay in West Bengal: Buddhadeb
New Delhi: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee today said central paramilitary forces needed to stay longer in the state to end Maoist violence.
After a meeting with Pr....
- Maoists kill surrendered extremist in Andhra Pradesh
Hyderabad: Maoist guerrillas in Andhra Pradesh today gunned down an extremist who had surrendered to police. The rebels suspected he was a police informer, officials said.
The inciden....
- CM Buddhadeb gets centre's support to fight Naxals
New Delhi: The West Bengal's Left Front government has been offered full support by the centre to fight Naxal atrocities in the state. This initiative is estimated to trigger cold war betwe....
- Suspected Maoists kill coal mine officials in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Suspected Maoist guerrillas today shot dead two senior officials of a coal mine, blew up a railway track and torched trucks in Jharkhand while enforcing a two-day strike in the state, p....
- Maoists torch four trucks, blast bridge in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist rebels have torched four trucks and have blown up a bridge in Jharkhand, police said today.
According to police, one truck was torched late on Sunday night on Grant Tru....
- No talks with Maoists till they shun violence: CPI-M leader
New Delhi: The Left Front government in West Bengal is not willing to hold talks with the Maoists unless they abjure violence, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Biman Bo....
- Manmohan promises 'effective measures' against Maoists
Mumbai: The Indian government is determined to take "effective measures" against Maoist guerrillas, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announced today. Asked about the beheading of a police ....
- CRPF troopers, choppers hunt for Maoists in Maharashtra
Nagpur: The central government has sent 20 additional companies of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to hunt down the Maoists responsible for the massacre of 17 policemen in ....
- Lalgarh operation was a mistake: Mamata
Kolkata: Deploying paramilitary forces in West Bengal's violence-hit Lalgarh was a "mistake" committed by the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government, Railway Mini....
- Three infiltrators killed in Kashmir
Srinagar: Three intruding guerrillas were killed today along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Bandipora district, police here said.
"The alert troops of the ar....
- Maoists getting foreign fund through NGOs: police
Kolkata: The Maoists are getting foreign funds through some non-governmental organisations, a top official of the West Bengal Police claimed here today.
"A portion of foreign fund....
- Orissa asks for central forces to take on Maoists
Bhubaneswar: Orissa has asked the central government for seven battalions of central paramilitary forces to launch a large scale offensive against the Maoists, a senior police official said tod....
- Hunt on for Maoists, police death toll 17
Nagpur: More than 300 security personnel today hunted for Maoists who massacred 17 policemen after ambushing them in a jungle strip in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district.
The bodie....
- They surrounded us from all sides: survivor of Maoists massacre
Gadchiroli: At a special ceremony today, 18 men killed by the Naxals in the line of duty in the Gadchiroli district were honored at the same place where the separatists attacked them.
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- Orissa seeks report from Delhi Police on Kobad Ghandy
Bhubaneswar: Police in Orissa today said they had asked their counterparts in Delhi to give them a report on whether arrested Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy had any links with the state.
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- Chhattisgarh plans assault to 'finish off' Maoists
Raipur: Thousands of policemen in Chhattisgarh are getting ready for the biggest assault on Maoist rebels in the mineral-rich state, where insurgents have commanded vast forested areas for year....
- Maoists damage three bridges in Bihar
Patna: Maoist guerrillas early today damaged three bridges in Bihar's Aurangabad district with dynamites, police said.
The incident occurred about 125 km from here. "All three....
- Maoists massacre 17 policemen in Maharashtra
Nagpur: In a major attack days before the assembly polls, Maoist guerrillas on Thursday ambushed a police patrol and gunned down at least 17 policemen in a jungle stretch of Maharashtra's G....
- West Bengal is 'university' of Maoist activities: Lalu
Kolkata: Rashtriya Janta Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad today described West Bengal as an "university of Maoist activities" where the ultras get training and launch armed strikes in other ....
- Maoists attack police patrol, torch panchayat office in Maharashtra
Nagpur: In two separate incidents, Maoist rebels attacked a police patrol today and set fire to a village panchayat building in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, a day after Home Minister ....
- Police admit it knew of Induwar's whereabouts
Ranchi: A day after the shocking killing of a police officer by Maoist guerrillas, officials in Jharkhand on Thursday admitted that police had specific information that Francis Induwar, whose d....
- Three guerrillas killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar: Three separatist guerrillas were killed early today by security forces in a forested area of Jammu and Kashmir's north Kupwara district.
The operation against the guerri....
- Chidambaram tells Maoists to abjure violence for dialogue
Mumbai: Maoist guerrillas should give up their "armed liberation struggle" to pave the way for dialogue and the development of violence-hit states, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said her....
- Kolkata duo gets 14-day police remand in Lalgarh case
Kolkata: A West Bengal court today ordered 14 days of police remand for two members of the Lalgarh Sanhati Mancha (Lalgarh Solidarity Platform) who were arrested here on Monday night for allege....
- Maoists did not demand release of any prisoner, confirms Chidambaram
New Delhi: Home minister P Chidambaram today confirmed that the separatists group did not make any demand for the release of any prisoner, in return of the policeman who was found missing thi....
- Maoists kill abducted police officer
Ranchi: Police officer Francis Enduwar, abducted by Maoists five days ago, has been killed in Jharkhand, a senior police official said today.
The Maoists had demanded that three of th....
- Maoists kill Jharkhand police officer, leave body on highway
Ranchi: A Jharkhand police officer, who had been abducted by Maoist guerrillas and was sought to be swapped for three of their leaders, including Kobad Ghandy, was found with his throat slit on....
- Assam village limps back to normal after militant attack
Biswanath Chariali (Assam): Army personnel continued to patrol villages in Assam's violence-hit Sonitpur district after tribal separatists killed 12 villagers, officials said today.
- Woman Maoist commander held in Jharkhad
Ranchi: Police here today claimed to have arrested a woman Maoist commander in the Jharkhand capital.
The woman rebel, whose identity the police did not disclose immediately, was arre....
- Army called out after NDFB mows down 12 Assam villagers
Guwahati: The army was called out in Assam's violence-hit Sonitpur district today after tribal separatists attacked a village and gunned down 12 people, officials said.
Twelve loc....
- Naga rebels kill six in Bangladesh camp
Agartala: Five militants of the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), who had allegedly killed six of their colleagues, were detained while while they wer....
- Two policemen wounded in gun battle with Maoists
Ranchi: Two policemen were wounded in a two-hour gun battle with Maoist rebels in Jharkhand, police said today.
The gun battle took place in jungles of Bundu block, 45 km from here, w....
- Maoists deny involvement in Bihar massacre
Patna: Maoist guerrillas, accused of massacring 16 people including five children in Bihar's Khagaria district on Thursday night, have denied their involvement in the killings.
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- Five militants killed in Manipur shootout
Imphal: Five separatist guerrillas were killed and a police commando injured in a gun battle between the militants and security personnel in Manipur, an official said today.
A police ....
- Maoist strike hits road, rail traffic in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: A day-long nationwide strike called by Maoists passed off peacefully in Chhattisgarh on Oct 3 but hit road and rail traffic hard in the trouble-torn Bastar region, where guerrillas bloc....
- Free Ghandy for release of abducted Jharkhand official: Maoists
Ranchi: Maoist guerrillas have demanded release of their senior leaders, including Kobad Ghandy, as a condition for freeing an abducted Jharkhand intelligence official, local media reports said....
- Maoist commander handed to Jharkhand police
Kolkata: A West Bengal court on Oct 3 handed over arrested Maoist commander Chandra Bhushan Yadav to the Jharkhand Police on a four-day transit remand, police said.
Yadav was arrested....
- Separatist group in Assam admits using Bangladesh as base
Guwahati: An influential tribal separatist group in Assam today for the first time openly admitted to using Bangladesh as a base to carry out their hit-and-run guerrilla strikes in the region, ....
- Maoists blast railway track in West Bengal
Kolkata: Suspected Maoist guerrillas triggered a landmine blast on the railway tracks in Purulia district of West Bengal early today, police said.
The explosive went off on the railwa....
- Government fine-tuning strategy against Maoists
New Delhi: The gunning down of 16 villagers in a remote Bihar village by Maoist guerrillas at a time when the government is thinking of pumping in more paramilitary forces in their largest offe....
- Maoists blow up railway track in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist guerrillas blew up a railway track at the Jharkhand-West Bengal border today to press their call for a nationwide strike. Rail services on the Kolkata-Mumbai route have been affe....
- Kolkata intellectuals protest against tribal leader's arrest
Kolkata: A section of city intellectuals today voiced their concern over the arrest of tribal leader Chatradhar Mahato and questioned the transparency of the West Bengal government over the iss....
- No trace of abducted Jharkhand intelligence official
Ranchi: There was still no trace today of the intelligence official abducted by the Maoist rebels in Jharkhand two days back despite a massive operation launched by the local police to rescue h....
- Chatradhar Mahato brought to Kolkata for interrogation
Kolkata: The West Bengal police's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) today brought Chatradhar Mahato, the arrested leader of a Maoist-backed outfit in the troubled Lalgarh region, to K....
- Separatists kill surrendered militant in Kashmir
Srinagar: Separatist guerrillas today shot dead a surrendered militant inside a mosque compound in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district, police said.
"A surrendered militant....
- Maoists gun down 16 Bihar villagers, 11 detained
Patna: At least 50 Maoist guerrillas attacked a Bihar village and brutally gunned down 16 people, including five children, after tying their hands and legs, police said today as the issue gaine....
- Security tightened in Chhattisgarh ahead of Maoists' strike
Raipur: Thousands of policemen and paramilitary troopers were relocated in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region today to strengthen security in vulnerable forested areas ahead of the Maoist....
- Maoists shoot dead 16 villagers in Bihar
Patna: Sixteen people including five children have been killed by suspected Maoist guerrillas in a Bihar village, police said today.
"Over 50 armed Maoist rebels attacked Amausi v....
- Two Maoists gunned down in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Chhattisgarh Police gunned down two Maoists in a forested area in the restive Bastar region on Oct 1 evening, police said.
The gunfight broke out in Nalkathong forested area i....
- Tribal leader Chhattradhar Mahato's police custody extended
Kolkata: Tribal leader Chhattradhar Mahato, who was arrested last week for his alleged links with Maoist rebels in West Bengal's Lalgarh area, was on Oct 1 remanded in police custody for se....
- Tribal leader Mahato has insurance policy worth Rs.1 cr: Police
Kolkata: Chhatradhar Mahato, the arrested chief of a Maoist-backed body in West Bengal's Lalgarh, has an insurance policy worth Rs.1 crore (Rs.10 million) and he recently bought a house in ....
- Three CPI-M activists killed by Maoists
Kolkata: Three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists were shot dead by suspected Maoist guerrillas in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said today.
"W....
- No cases against Kobad Ghandy, says poet-associate
Hyderabad: There are "no cases" pending against the arrested London-educated Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy anywhere in India but police could "concoct" them, claims revolutionary p....
- Two CRPF men killed in Sopore attack
Srinagar: Two paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and a woman bystander injured in a guerrilla hit-and-run attack in north Kashmir's Sopore town today, po....
- 5 Maoist rebels arrested in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Five Maoist rebels, including two top leaders, have been arrested from two districts in Jharkhand, police said today.
Four Maoist rebels were arrested on Monday night from the....
- CPI-Maoist urges war against 'state terror'
Hyderabad: Calling arrested Maoist leader Kobad Ghandy a "role model" for the youth, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) today also urged people to unite against "state....
- West Bengal sounds alert in Maoist-hit districts
Kolkata: The West Bengal government today sounded a high alert in three Maoist-affected districts following the arrest of People's Committee against Police Atrocity (PCAPA) leader Chattradh....
- Policemen abducted by Maoists in West Bengal released
Kolkata: Two policemen abducted by the Maoists in West Bengal's West Midnapore district were released late on Sunday, police said today.
"Two constables - Sisirkanti Nag and S....
- Four Maoists killed in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Four guerrillas were killed by members of another Maoist group in Gumla district of Jharkhand today, police said.
A gun battle between two groups of Maoist rebels took place a....
- Maoists burn construction machinery in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist rebels burnt a dumper and a road roller of a construction company in Simdega district of Jharkhand, police said today.
According to police, Maoist rebels set ablaze the....
- Maoist leader remanded in police custody till Oct 1
Lalgarh (West Bengal: Chhattradhar Mahato, chief of a Maoist-backed body at the forefront of the violent agitation in this trouble-torn belt of West Bengal, was on Sep 27 remanded in police cus....
- Maoist held for Orissa leader's murder
Bhubaneswar: A Maoist rebel allegedly involved in the murder of an Orissa political party leader was arrested from Malkangiri district on Sep 27, police said.
"Kotam Joga was arre....
- Three guerrillas and a civilian die in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar: Three separatist guerrillas and a local resident were killed in south Kashmir's Pulwama district in a gunfight between security forces and the guerrillas today, an official said.
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- Four Chhattisgarh Maoists held in MP
Bhopal: Four suspected Maoists who had allegedly crossed into Madhya Pradesh from Chhattisgarh have been detained in Shahdol district, police said today.
The four - Ramnath, Lalsai, R....
- Don't withdraw paramilitary from Maoist-affected district: Chouhan
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan has asked the central government not to withdraw the paramilitary forces from the state's Maoist-affected Balaghat district, warn....
- Mahato arrested, Maoists call nationwide shutdown on Oct 3
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Tribal leader Chhattradhar Mahato, chief of a Maoist-backed group at the forefront of a violent agitation in this trouble-torn belt of West Bengal, was arrested today.
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- Maoists gun down Chhattisgarh MP's son
Raipur: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Baliram Kashyap's two sons were shot by suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district today, killing one of them, police said. "Maoists....
- Maoists shoot MP's sons in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: In a daring attack, suspected Maoists in Chhattisgarh today opened fire on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader and Bastar Lok Sabha MP Baliram Kashyap' sons Dinesh and Tansen, polic....
- India goes aggressive in fight against Maoist guerrillas
New Delhi: Shifting tack in its fight against left-wing extremism, India has drawn up a multi-pronged strategy that will target top leaders, win people through a propaganda war and offer cadres....
- Fight against Maoists to be long drawn: Chidambaram
Raipur: Home Minister P. Chidambaram today said the central government would extend all support to states to counter and defeat left-wing extremism in what would be a "long-drawn" fight....
- Chidambaram visits homes of police officials killed by Maoists
Raipur: Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram today visited the homes of an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer and a police constable who were killed in a Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh's Rajn....
- Orissa wants more forces, chopper to tackle Maoists
Bhubaneswar: On Sep 24, Orissa urged the central government for more paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and a dedicated chopper to tackle the Maoist menace.
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- Govt still undecided on special forces against Maoists
On Board Air India One: The government is yet to take a firm view on using special forces against the Maoist rebels whom Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called the "gravest threat" to....
- Four cops suspended after Maoist undertrials escape
Ranchi: Four policemen were suspended today for dereliction of duty after seven undertrials, including three Maoist rebels, escaped from a court lock-up they were supposed to guard in Jharkhand....
- Maoist commander, six others escape from Jharkhand court
Ranchi: Seven prisoners, including a Maoist commander, escaped from a court lockup from Jharkhand's Khuti district today evening, police said.
Around 20 prisoners were brought to ....
- Arrested Maoist leader frequently visited Delhi: police
New Delhi: A day after top Maoist leader Kobad Ghandi was arrested here, police today said he was a frequent visitor to the national capital and his interrogation may reveal a lot.
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- Appeasement, temporary peace can't end Maoist violence: Marwah
New Delhi: Economic and social injustices are the main cause of Left extremism in India but that should not become an excuse for rationalising violence. Also, buying temporary peace is no solut....
- Villagers, Maoists clash in West Bengal district
Kolkata: Hundreds of villagers clashed with armed Maoist rebels in west Bengal's trouble-torn West Midnapore district tonight, police said.
"We've got reports that a secti....
- Politicians must learn to accept insurgency: Ved Marwah
New Delhi: Politicians in India must first learn to accept the problem of insurgency before they decide on policies to curb it, former Delhi Police chief Ved Marwah said here today.
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- Three killed in Maoist-hit WB district
Kolkata: Two activists of anti-Maoist Committee in West Bengal's Belpahari region were shot dead by suspected Leftist rebels late on Saturday night, police said on Sunday.
In a se....
- Three killed in Maoist-hit West Bengal district
Kolkata: Two activists of anti-Maoist Committee in West Bengal's Belpahari region were shot dead by suspected Leftist rebels late on Saturday night, police said today.
In a separa....
- Bodies of 5 missing cops found in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Police today recovered the bodies of five policemen of elite Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (Cobra) in jungles where rebels and police battled throughout on Sep 18.
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- After gunfight, chopper looks for missing cops in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Police today sent a chopper to the southern Maoist-hit areas of Chhattisagrh to look for five policemen who went missing after battling guerrillas in Dantewada district on Sep 18.
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- Police pound Maoist hideouts, 10 bodies recovered
Raipur: In one of Chhattisgarh's biggest drives against Maoist insurgents, at least 10 guerrillas and a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer were killed as over 500 policemen pounded....
- Seven killed as troopers hit Maoist hideouts in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer and at least six Maoists were killed today as hundreds of security personnel launched operations against the guerrillas across Chhattisgarh....
- Assam rebels warn of trouble if peace talks not expedited
Guwahati: Separatist leaders from various groups today warned that cadres in ceasefire mode in Assam were getting restive and threatening to go underground again as New Delhi was taking no step....
- Maoist lynched by Jharkhand villagers
Ranchi: A Maoist guerrilla was today lynched in Jharkhand when he and a colleague went to a village to extort money and threaten the residents, police said.
The incident in Segaisai v....
- Not much headway in containing Maoist rebels: PM
New Delhi: Admitting that the government had "not achieved much success" in containing left wing extremism, which he described as the "gravest internal security threat", Prime M....
- Assam rebel group to surrender en masse
Guwahati: Hopes for an end to long years of violent bush war brightened in Assam with an influential tribal separatist group deciding to surrender en masse and hold peace talks with New Delhi, ....
- Maoists seeking ties with northeast insurgents: Chidambaram
New Delhi: Maoist guerrillas were forging ties with insurgents in the northeast to increase their sphere of influence, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today while underlining that Maoist viol....
- Communists are conspiring against the railways: Mamata
Kolkata: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday alleged that West Bengal's ruling Communists are "conspiring" against the Indian Railways and said "they will be responsible ....
- 1 killed by suspected Maoists in West Bengal
Kolkata: One man was shot dead and another injured by suspected Maoist rebels today evening in West Bengal's trouble-hit Binpur region, police said.
A group of 15 people shot Nazr....
- Maoist leader arrested in Jharkhand with landmines
Ranchi: A Maoist commander was arrested with nine landmines in Jharkhand's Latehar district today, police said.
"On a tip-off, we raided the jungle area under Barwadih police ....
- Maoists beat man to death in Jharkhand
Ranchi: An elderly man was beaten to death by Maoist rebels on the outskirts of Ranchi early today on suspicion that he was a police informer, police said.
According to police, activi....
- Four troopers killed in Manipur ambush
Imphal: Four paramilitary troopers were killed and six injured, two of them critically, in Manipur today after an ambush by separatists with rocket launchers, officials said.
A police....
- 5 rail employees abducted by Maoists still missing
Bhubaneswar: Five railway employees, abducted by Maoist rebels on Thursday in Orissa's Sundergarh district are still missing, their family members said today.
Maoists had abducted....
- Geelani under house arrest in Srinagar
Srinagar: Barely a day after his release, hardline separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani was placed under house arrest here late on Thursday evening, a police official said today.
Geelan....
- Maoists blow up police post, buildings in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoists blew up several buildings, including a police post, in Orissa's Sundergarh district early today, police said.
The rebels triggered the blast at Kalta village,....
- Kashmiri separatist leader Geelani released
Srinagar: Senior hardline Kashmiri separatist leader Syed Ali Geelani, chairman of the breakaway Hurriyat group, was released by authorities late on Wednesday.
Geelani's release f....
- Two CRPF troopers wounded in Maoist bomb blast
Raipur: Two troopers of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were critically injured today when they walked over a pressure bomb planted by Maoists in a thickly forested area of....
- Chhattisgarh steps up anti-Maoist operations
Raipur: Chhattisgarh has stepped up its anti-Maoist operations in the forests of Rajnandgaon district on the Maharashtra border after an attack by the guerrillas in the region killed a top poli....
- Arrest of Orissa villagers for alleged Maoist link draws flak
Bhubaneswar: The arrest of at least 30 villagers last month in Orissa's Sundergarh district for their alleged links with Maoists has drawn flak from human rights activists and family member....
- CPI-M activist killed by Maoists in West Bengal
Kolkata: A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activist was killed by suspected Maoist rebels late on Sunday night near the troubled Shalboni area of West Bengal's West Midnapore distr....
- Sops for surrendering Maoists: vocational training, stipend
New Delhi: The government has offered surrendering Leftwing rebels a series of sops, including vocational training along with a monthly stipend of Rs.2,000 for up to three years and Rs.150,000 ....
- Maoist from Jharkhand arrested in UP
Lucknow: A Maoist from Jharkhand was arrested after a gunfight in the forests of Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, about 250 km from here, police said today.
Raj Mohan was nabbe....
- Maoists kill five people in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist guerrillas shot dead five people in Jharkhand, authorities said today. The rebels apparently suspected the five were police informers.
"Five people were abducted by....
- Two CPI-M activists, two others killed by Maoists in Lalgarh
Kolkata: Four people including two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporters were killed by suspected Maoists in West Midnapore's troubled Lalgarh region since Saturday night, pol....
- Yasin Malik returns home with Pakistani bride
Srinagar: Separatist leader Yasin Malik returned to this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital along with his Pakistani wife Mishaal Mullick today.
The Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (....
- Four fake Maoists held for extortion
Raipur: Four people, who were posing as Maoists, were arrested for threatening a woman legislator and demanding an extortion of Rs.1.3 million, police said today.
"The men were ar....
- Maoist suspect hangs himself in West Bengal
Kolkata: A suspected Maoist rebel, arrested on Friday night with firearms, hanged himself in a court in West Bengal's Bankura district, police said on Saturday.
"Shibu Pratiha....
- Top ULFA bomber killed in Assam
Guwahati: A top separatist bomber and close associate of Paresh Baruah, commander-in-chief of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), was killed in a gunfight with security forces ....
- Maoists kill four men for spying
Raipur: Police recovered the bullet-riddled bodies of four tribal men in the jungles of Chhattisgarh's Bastar region today. Police said Maoists had killed the men accusing them of being pol....
- 'Cop killer' guerrilla gunned down in Kashmir
Srinagar: The Hizbul Mujahideen guerrilla involved in the killings of two paramilitary troopers in Srinagar on Monday was shot dead by the police in north Kashmir's Baramulla district today....
- Maoists blow up police pickets in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist guerrillas today blew up two police pickets in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand. No one was injured, police said.
The rebels first blew up a picket at Maniadih village of ....
- Seven Maoist rebels arrested after gun battle in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Seven Maoist rebels were arrested after a nearly two-hour long gun battle with security personnel in Jharkhand's Garwah district today evening, police said.
The arrested r....
- YSR wanted Greyhound experience to be replicated elsewhere
New Delhi: Former Andhra Pradesh chief minister Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy believed that the "Greyhound commando experience" in his state must be replicated in other areas to counter the sp....
- Two Maoists killed in West Bengal
Kolkata: Two Maoists were killed in a gun battle with security forces in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said today.
The shooting took place when a joint patrol of c....
- Maoists kidnap security guards in raid on private firm
Patna: Suspected Maoist guerrillas in Bihar have kidnapped six security guards working for a private construction company that had not met their extortion demand, police here said today.
- Infiltration bid foiled, five guerrillas killed
Srinagar: Five guerrillas attempting to cross over from Pakistan were killed early today when Indian Army soldiers foiled their infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir's Gurez sector, officia....
- Maoists kill two villagers in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Maoist guerrillas killed two villagers in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district on Tuesday, accusing them of being police spies, police said.
Some 50 rebels, including sever....
- Maoist leader wanted for murder held
Lucknow: A Maoist leader wanted for killing policemen and exploding landmines in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh has been arrested in the forests of Uttar Pradesh's Sonbhadra district, police said ....
- Maoists abduct government official in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist guerrillas have abducted a government official from the Palamau district of Jharkhand and demanded a ransom of Rs.20 lakh, police said today.
About 20 rebels of the Jha....
- Autonomy to Gilgit-Baltistan is a joke: Pakistani Kashmiri leader
Srinagar: Islamabad's move to give "greater political autonomy" to the Northern Areas by renaming the region Gilgit-Baltistan and giving it the powers of a federal province is "....
- Two CRPF men killed, 14 injured in Kashmir
Srinagar: Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and 14 people injured today as separatist guerrillas struck twice within 30 minutes here in Jammu and Kashmir, police sai....
- 5 CRPF troopers injured in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were injured today after separatist guerrillas struck in two separate localities of this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital.
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- Policeman commits suicide in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: A policeman with Orissa's anti-Maoist force today allegedly committed suicide because he was unhappy with his job, an official said.
Sudam Pradhan, 30, of the Special....
- 30 suspected Maoists arrested
Bhubaneswar: Thirty suspected Maoists were today arrested with a cache of arms and insurgent literature in Sundergarh district of Orissa, police said.
The arrests followed a joint ope....
- Four killed as Maoists attack home in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist rebels gunned down four people, including a woman and a 12-year-old girl, after raiding a home on the outskirts of this Jharkhand capital early today.
A group of about ....
- One killed as Maoists attack police jeep in Jharkhand
Ranchi: One person was killed when Maoist guerrillas ambushed a police jeep in Jharkhand's Latehar district and fired at security personnel, police said today.
A Special Armed Pol....
- Maoists torch vehicles in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Over 60 armed Maoist rebels have torched four vehicles of a private company at Mahupadar village in Malkanagiri district of Orissa, an official said today.
The rebels cam....
- 13 cops dismissed for refusing to fight
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh government dismissed 13 policemen today for refusing to fight Maoist guerrillas. The cops refused to go to Rajnandgaon district where Maoists massacred 29 of their coll....
- Two killed in continuing Jammu and Kashmir operation
Jammu: A soldier and a villager were killed today by security personnel in an operation against militants that had started the day before in Jammu and Kashmir's mountainous Reasi district.
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- Monsoon hampering anti-Maoist operation in Lalgarh area
Kolkata: Operations against Maoist rebels in West Bengal's tribal-dominated western districts has hit the monsoon roadblock - fields full of water and flooded jungles hampering force moveme....
- Maoists kill villager, injure trooper in Jharkhand
Ranchi: A villager was killed and a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper injured in a Maoist attack on the outskirts of this Jharkhand capital, police said today.
Around 100 Ma....
- Jharkhand Police confirm two top Maoist leaders held
Ranchi: Ranchi Police today confirmed that they have arrested two top Maoist leaders. The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had called a two-day shutdown in five states to demand the....
- Minor explosion in Orissa train
Bhubaneswar: A toilet in an Orissa train was damaged in a low intensity explosion, police said today.
The explosion on the Hatia-Bhubaneswar Garib Rath Express took place on Monday ni....
- Maoists in Orissa blow up railway building, torch vehicles
Bhubaneswar: Maoist guerrillas blew up a railway building and torched at least eight vehicles in Orissa's Sundergarh district early today, the second day of their 48-hour shutdown in five s....
- Maoists blast mobile tower, burn four trucks in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist rebels blasted a mobile phone tower and set four trucks on fire in Jharkhand, police said today.
According to police, Maoist guerrillas late on Monday night blasted a m....
- Close shave for Rajdhani Express as Maoists blow up railway track
Ranchi: The Ranchi-New Delhi Rajdhani Express had a close shave early today as Maoists blew up a railway track in Latehar district of Jharkhand soon after the train had passed. In two separate ....
- Maoists blow up railway track, phone tower in Jharkhand
Ranchi: In two separate incidents, Maoist rebels blew up a railway track and blasted a mobile phone tower in Jharkhand, police said today.
According to the police, activists of the ba....
- Maoists kill two in Bengal, call shutdown in five states
Kolkata: Two people were killed by suspected Maoist rebels in a tribal-dominated West Bengal district even as the security forces are gearing up to combat the two-day shutdown called by the Lef....
- Top Al-Badr commander arrested in Kashmir Valley
Srinagar: Police in Kashmir today claimed a major success with the arrest of a top functionary of the Al-Badr guerrilla group from north Kashmir's Sopore town.
Zeenat-ul-Islam Sha....
- Kashmir probes 'insider's hand' behind militant commander's flight
Srinagar: The Jammu and Kashmir government has begun a probe into a possible "insider's hand" in the disappearance of a top guerrilla commander who gave police the slip before he co....
- Maoists threaten Orissa minister
Bhubaneswar: Maoist rebels have threatened to blow up the residence of Orissa Finance Minister Prafulla Ghadei and kill his son, police said today.
The letter was received at the offi....
- Kashmir police look for released militant commander
Srinagar: Police were looking for a top guerrilla commander on Thursday who allegedly gave them a slip after a court ordered his release in a particular case and before he could be arrested on ....
- Maoists blow up forest office in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoists today blew up a forest range office in Orissa's Sundergarh district, police said.
About 30 rebels, in two vehicles, came to the office at Tamra under the Bank....
- Orissa seeks central forces to guard national parks
Bhubaneswar: Orissa on Tuesday demanded deployment of central paramilitary forces in the national sanctuaries and parks in the state, in view of the growing Maoist menace.
"The re....
- Maoists burn six trucks in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist rebels set six bauxite-laden trucks on fire in Gumla district of Jharkhand, police said today.
According to police, Maoist rebels have banned the movement of bauxite-ca....
- Time for direct fight against Maoists: Chhattisgarh CM
Raipur: The time has come for a "direct fight on three fronts" to counter the Maoist menace in the country, according to Raman Singh, chief minister of India's worst Maoist-hit stat....
- Five Bodo separatists arrested in Bangladesh
Dhaka: Five Indian separatists have been arrested from the wooded hills of Khagrachhari in Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts, an apparent indication of the growing cooperation between the....
- Maoists burn six trucks in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist rebels set six bauxite-laden trucks on fire in Gumla district of Jharkhand, police said today.
According to police, Maoist rebels have banned the movement of bauxite-ca....
- Leader of banned group shot dead in Pakistan
Islamabad: Allama Ali Sher, the leader of a banned Sunni group, was shot dead today morning in Pakistan's Khairpur town, a media report said.
The chief of banned outfit Sipah-e-Sa....
- LeT guerrilla killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar: A separatist guerrilla was killed in a gunfight with security forces in south Kashmir Pulwama district on Sunday, police said.
A joint patrol team of army troops and Special....
- Orissa CM asks Maoists to shun violence
Bhubaneswar: Describing the Maoist insurgency as the biggest challenge facing the state and the country, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, in his Independence Day speech today, urged the re....
- Chhattisgarh Maoist massacre report fake: police
Raipur: The reported massacre of eight members of a family, including two minor girls, over a property dispute in a Chhattisgarh village was a fake complaint, intended to lure security personne....
- Eight of a family massacred in Chhattisgarh: Police
Raipur: Maoist guerrillas have allegedly killed eight members of a family, including two minor girls, over a property dispute in a Chhattisgarh village, police said today on the basis of a comp....
- Alternate framework mooted for Darjeeling Hills
New Delhi The centre, the West Bengal government and representatives of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), at their tripartite talks here today, agreed in principle to do away with the Darjeelin....
- Security agencies to coordinate in anti-Maoist operations
Raipur: Amidst allegation that security agencies lacked coordination to tackle the Maoist insurgency in Chhattisgarh, the state government on Monday said central paramilitary forces and state p....
- Army kills four terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu: The Indian Army has killed four terrorists suspected to belong to the Lashkar-e-Taiba militant group in Reasi district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesperson said today.
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- Separatists call shutdown to boycott I-Day in Northeast
Guwahati: Five separatist guerrilla groups in India's northeast today called a 17-hour general strike on Saturday to boycott Independence Day celebrations, even as security forces were put ....
- Maoists kill two civilians in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Maoist rebels killed two civilians in Chhattisgarh late today, police said.
The incident took place in Manpur area of western Rajnandgaon district, some 175 km from state capi....
- Four wounded in Srinagar grenade blast
Srinagar: Suspected guerrillas hurled a grenade at a paramilitary picket here today evening, injuring two troopers and two civilians, police said.
The grenade was tossed at a Central ....
- Orissa to recruit 3,500 tribals to fight Maoist menace
Bhubaneswar: The Orissa government today decided to recruit 3,500 young tribals as special police officers (SPO) to tackle the Maoist menace in the state.
"I had a review meeting ....
- Three guerrillas killed in north Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar: Three separatist guerrillas were killed in a gunfight in a thickly forested area of north Kashmir today, a defence spokesman here said.
Army troops and the Special Operation....
- Lalgarh operation yet to deliver success, admits Bengal
Lalgarh (West Bengal): The security operation carried out by the police and paramilitary forces to flush out Maoists from the trouble-torn belt of Lalgarh has not received satisfactory results,....
- Maoists kill three Jharkhand Party activists near Lalgarh
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Three activists of Jharkhand Party-Naren (JKP-N) were killed by suspected Maoist rebels early today in this trouble-torn belt of West Midnapore district.
Distri....
- Maoists damage mobile phone towers in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoists burnt down battery rooms of two mobile telephone towers in Orissa's Koraput district, police said today.
The rebels set fire to the battery rooms of the tower....
- Two killed by suspected Maoists in West Bengal
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Suspected Maoist guerrillas on Wednesday killed two villagers in the trouble-torn Lalgarh region of West Bengal, police said.
These two killings now take to six....
- Security forces kill 6 militants in Kashmir
Srinagar: Six separatist guerrillas were killed in three different gunbattles with security forces in Kupwara district of Jammu and Kashmir, a defence spokesperson said here today.
An....
- Maoist leader arrested in Jharkhand
Ranchi: A Maoist leader wanted in over a dozen criminal cases was arrested in Jharkhand's Latehar district today, police said.
Praduman Sharma alias Kundanji alias Sudhansu Sharma....
- Four guerrillas, one soldier killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar: Four separatist guerrillas and a soldier have been killed in the three-day north Kashmir gunfight that ended here early today.
"Four terrorists have been killed in the g....
- Two militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: Security forces killed two separatist guerrillas in a fierce gunbattle in Bungus Valley of north Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said today.
A police official said se....
- CPI-M leader among two killed by Maoists in Lalgarh
Lalgarh (West Bengal): A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader was among two people killed by suspected Maoists in and around this trouble-torn belt of West Midnapore district early t....
- Maoists attack coalmine, burn two trucks in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist rebels set two trucks ablaze and attacked a Central Coalfield Limited (CCL) mine, while enforcing a 48-hour strike in Jharkhand, police said today.
Maoist rebels attack....
- Senior Maoist leader released on bail
Hyderabad: A top left-wing extremist leader Kura Devender alias Amar was today released from a jail here after the Andhra Pradesh High Court granted him bail.
The 44-year-old leader o....
- Suspected Maoists kill two policemen in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Suspected Maoists on Wednesday killed two policemen in Orissa's Keonjhar district, police said.
The bodies of assistant sub-inspector of police Muralidhar Bastia and ....
- Maoists fire on paramilitary post in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Heavily armed Maoists fired several rounds on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post in Chhattisgarh on Wednesday night in restive Bastar region, police sources said.
Maoi....
- Maoists kill panchayat head in Bihar
Patna: Suspected Maoist guerrillas today shot dead a panchayat head in Muzaffarpur district of Bihar as he refused to pay levy to the rebels, police said.
Premchand, head of Paigampur....
- Gorkha outfit calls off indefinite Darjeeling shutdown
Siliguri (West Bengal): The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), fighting for a separate Gorkhaland state, today withdrew its indefinite shutdown in the three hill sub-divisions of West Bengal's D....
- Maoist landmine kills two troopers in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Two troopers were killed and four injured late on Sunday when Maoist guerrillas ambushed two paramilitary vehicles and triggered a powerful landmine blast in Chhattisgarh's restive ....
- Six troopers injured in Chhattisgarh Maoist ambush
Raipur: Maoists guerrillas ambushed a team of paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) today in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, injuring at least six troopers.
The attack to....
- Bangalore new haven for militants from the northeast?
Guwahati: Southern India has become the new destination for separatist groups from the northeast with intelligence inputs that rebel leaders from the region were taking shelter in cities down s....
- Military action no solution to Maoist challenge: Binayak
New Delhi: Medical doctor and civil rights activist Binayak Sen, who was arrested over two years back under unproven charges of links with Maoists in Chhattisgarh and freed on bail two months a....
- Separatist strike hits life across Kashmir
Srinagar: A shutdown called by the hardline separatist Hurriyat Conference to protest detention of its chairman Syed Ali Geelani and other leaders under the Public Security Act hit normal life ....
- Maoists abduct policeman in West Bengal
Kolkata: A police official was abducted by a group of suspected Maoists on Friday evening in the troubled Lalgarh region of West Bengal, following which a gun battle ensued between the rebels a....
- Father, three-year-old son gunned down in Kashmir
Srinagar: A three-year-old boy and his father were shot dead by suspected guerrillas in a south Kashmir village, police said on Thursday. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has condemned the murder a....
- Mamata wants Lalgarh security operation stopped
Kolkata: Railways Minister and Trinamool Congress supremo Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday demanded an end to the joint security operation against Maoist rebels in the trouble-torn belt of Lalgarh ....
- GJM mulls ending shutdown in Darjeeling
Siliguri (West Bengal): The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), spearheading an agitation for a separate Gorkhaland state, is now considering withdrawal of the indefinite shutdown it has called in t....
- Maoist couple surrenders in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: A Maoist couple, reportedly involved in dozens of crimes, surrendered in Orissa today, police said.
Surendra Brekedda, 20, and his wife Jaya Ruppy, 19, both members of th....
- Kashmir police camp attack toll rises to two
Srinagar: Security forces cordoned off the Imam Sahib village in south Kashmir to search for militants today even as the death toll in Tuesday's grenade attack on a police camp in the area ....
- Centre not helping Orissa counter Maoists: Patnaik
Bhubaneswar: Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today blamed the central government for not helping the state in countering the Maoists effectively.
"There is not enough central....
- Eight Maoist rebels with weapons arrested in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Eight Maoist rebels have been arrested at three places in Jharkhand today, police said.
Four rebels, belonging to the Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT), were arrested in Ramg....
- GJM relaxes restrictions on key highway to Sikkim
Siliguri (West Bengal): The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), spearheading a protest demanding a separate Gorkhaland state, today partly opened the National Highway 31-A, a key route connecting We....
- Maoist kill two in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Maoist rebels killed two people in Jharkhand after branding them police informers, police said.
According to police, the rebels killed Manoj Sao, who ran a shop and hotel at P....
- Maoists blow up police outpost in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoist rebels have blown up a police outpost in Orissa's Kandhamal district, police said today.
A group of Maoists blew up the police outpost in Katingia on Friday ni....
- Fear of Maoists keeps school shut for 3 months
Patna: During the Lok Sabha elections in April Maoist rebels blew up a portion of a school building in Bihar's Gaya district to prevent security forces from using it as a camp. Three months....
- GJM demands tripartite meeting on Gorkhaland
Siliguri (West Bengal): The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) on Friday sent a fax message to the central government demanding that a tripartite meeting on its demand for a separate Gorkhaland stat....
- Orissa intensifies combing operation to nab Maoists
Bhubaneswar: Police intensified combing operations to nab Maoists who shot dead a policeman and killed a paramilitary trooper in a landmine blast on Friday in two separate incidents in Orissa&#....
- Maoists kill two security personnel in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoist rebels shot dead a policeman and killed a paramilitary trooper in a landmine blast in two separate incidents in Orissa's Sundergarh district, police said today.
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- Jharkhand police to interrogate equipment supplier to Maoists
Ranchi: Jharkhand police will interrogate the trader arrested in Delhi on Tuesday for allegedly supplying sophisticated wireless sets and modern equipment to Maoists in the state, officials sai....
- Only state should tackle Maoists: Chidambaram
New Delhi: The government made it clear today that it did not favour non-state players tackling the Maoist menace as the effort was best left to the administration of the area where the scourge....
- Pro-Gorkhaland shutdown affects Sikkim, Darjeeling
Siliguri (West Bengal): Pro-Gorkhaland activists blockaded a crucial highway linking Sikkim to the rest of the country while tea, timber and tourism sectors here suffered on day two of an indef....
- Pro-Gorkhaland shutdown cuts off Sikkim, affects life in Darjeeling
Siliguri (West Bengal): Hundreds of pro-Gorkhaland activists blockaded a crucial highway linking Sikkim to the rest of the country while shops and offices remained closed in Darjeeling district....
- Maoists fire at security forces camp in Lalgarh
Lalgarh (West Bengal): A day after Maoists killed around 30 policemen in ambush attacks in Chhattisgarh, a group of rebels fired on Monday night at a security forces camp in West Bengal's L....
- Congress calls for Chhattisgarh shutdown to protest Maoist attack
Raipur: The opposition Congress has called for a shutdown on Tuesday in Chhattisgarh to protest the killing of 29 policemen in three separate attacks by Maoists in Rajnandgaon district on Sunda....
- Shutdown halts Darjeeling, Gorkha team heads for Delhi
Siliguri (West Bengal): A group spearheading the demand for a separate Gorkhaland headed today for New Delhi for talks with Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Jaswant Singh, who represents Darjeel....
- Restrictions in Srinagar on martyrs' day
Srinagar: Restrictions were imposed in Srinagar and other towns of the Kashmir Valley today to foil a separatist march to the heart of this city on martyrs' day.
It was on this da....
- Chhattisgarh reels under Maoist attacks, 29 policemen killed
Raipur: Maoists on Sunday struck thrice in their stronghold in Chhattisgarh, killing at least 29 policemen, including a district superintendent of police, in landmine attacks followed by indisc....
- Maoists kill two Chhattisgarh cops
Raipur: Maoist guerrillas shot dead two district force (DF) personnel in Chhattisgarh's Rajnandgaon district in a remote forest area today morning, police said.
Heavily armed Maoi....
- Maoists kill district police chief, 24 policemen
Raipur: Maoists today made one of their deadliest strikes in Chhattisgarh, killing at least 25 policemen, including a district superintendent of police, in an ambush in a forested stretch. The ....
- Two CPI-M activists lynched by Maoists in Lalgarh
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Maoist rebels abducted and lynched two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists here on Friday night, even as the joint security operation to nab the ultras in ....
- Two tribals shot dead by Maoists in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Two people appointed as special police officers (SPOs) to assist security forces were gunned down by Maoists in Chhattisgarh, police said today.
The killings took place late o....
- ULFA hit-squad from Myanmar enters Assam
Guwahati: The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is planning to stage violent strikes in the run up to Independence Day, with a four-member hit squad sneaking into the state from b....
- Maoist commander commits suicide in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: A commander of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) committed suicide in Chhattisgarh's Surguja district, police said today.
Rajdev alias Chattan Singh ....
- Srinagar bomb injures three policemen, civilian
Srinagar: Three policemen and a civilian were injured today evening in a grenade explosion by separatist guerrillas in a crowded business hub of this Jammu and Kashmir capital.
Police....
- Suspected Maoist linkman arrested
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Security forces on Sunday arrested a suspected Maoist linkman from a forest near this troubled area of West Bengal, police said.
Lal Mohan Murmu was picked up f....
- Bengal wants central troopers to stay till July end
Lalgarh (West Bengal): The West Bengal government, which has launched a massive security operation to flush out Maoist ultras from here, on Sunday said it would not seek more central forces fro....
- Maoist rebel killed in gun battle in Jharkhand
Ranchi: A Maoist rebel was killed in gun battle with security forces in Dumka district of Jharkhand on early today morning, police said.
According to police, around 8 to 10 Maoist reb....
- Maoists hijack two buses in Bihar
Patna: Suspected Maoists today hijacked two buses in Gaya district after letting the passengers get off, police said.
The Maoists stopped the two private vehicles near Dumaria and ask....
- Medha Patkar stopped on way to Lalgarh
Kolkata: A 10-member team, comprising social activist Medha Patkar and her associates, was stopped near Debra locality by the police while they were on the way to violence-scarred Lalgarh in We....
- Militant killed in Kashmir gun battle
Srinagar: A separatist guerrilla was killed in a gun battle with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Kupwara district, police said today.
"An unidentified militant was kill....
- 100 Maoists still hiding in Lalgarh: Official
Kolkata: More than 100 Maoist rebels were still hiding in Lalgarh forests and many of them are well-equipped with advanced fire arms and ammunitions, West Bengal Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen sai....
- Landmine explodes in Lalgarh fores
Kolkata: A high intensity landmine went off in West Bengal's Lalgarh region today morning, triggering fresh tension among the security forces who have been trying to flush out Maoists from ....
- Separatists kill five in Assam
Guwahati: Tribal separatists killed five people, including four teenagers, and wounded three more in an attack in Assam, officials here said today.
A police spokesperson said unidenti....
- We are still in Lalgarh: tribal leaders
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Denying that he has fled from Lalgarh, agitating tribal leader Chattradhar Mahato today said he was still in this troubled area of West Bengal "with my people". &....
- Baby born in camp set up for Bengal anti-Maoist operations
Lalgarh (West Bengal): It was the middle of the night when she first entered this world at a temporary camp set up in West Midnapore's Lalgarh region to house villagers while security force....
- Forces capture tribal HQs, Maoist den in Bengal
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Specialised anti-Maoist commandos were on the prowl in the jungles for the elusive guerrillas after security forces on Monday reclaimed the rebel den of Kantapahari and e....
- Forces capture tribal HQ, Maoist den in Bengal
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Marching from two flanks and using helicopter surveillance, security forces today reclaimed the Maoist den of Kantapahari and entered the headquarters of protesting triba....
- 11 Maoist rebels arrested in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Eleven Maoist guerrillas were arrested today from a Jharkhand village for distributing pamphlets.
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) guerrillas were arrested fro....
- West Bengal operations: Forces capture Maoist headquarters
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Using helicopter surveillance and marking from two flanks, security forces today reclaimed the remaining Maoist den of Kantapahari and entered the headquarters of the agi....
- New Nepal PM in fresh army controversy
Kathmandu: Almost two months after Nepal's Maoist government became embroiled in a row with the army and was ousted from power, the republic's new Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal now ....
- Nabbed Manipuri militant planned to set up base in Delhi
New Delhi: A terrorist belonging to the outlawed Manipuri militant organization Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), who was arrested on Saturday, was trying to set up a base in the national capital....
- Left government neglected Lalgarh tribals: Bardhan
New Delhi: Bringing to the fore fissures in West Bengal's ruling Left Front, alliance partner Communist Party of India (CPI) has said the state was being run as "a one-party government ....
- Forces gear up for assault on another Maoist stronghold
Lalgarh (West Bengal): After reclaiming the Maoist den of Ramgarh, security forces were today gathering intelligence inputs before launching an assault on the rebels' remaining strongholds ....
- Maoists kill civil militia leader in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Maoists killed a prominent member of the anti-Maoist civil militia movement, Salwa Judum, in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district today, police said.
The incident took place i....
- Two Maoists arrested, seven landmines found
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Two suspected Maoist rebels were arrested today and seven landmines defused by the security forces conducting an operation to flush out the leftwing ultras from in and a....
- Yasin Malik arrested on way to Shopian
Srinagar: Separatist leader Yasin Malik was arrested by police today while he was going towards Shopian town in south Kashmir, where two women were found raped and murdered on May 30. Malik, th....
- Bengal tribal adviser resigns after Lalgarh 'atrocities'
Kolkata: A senior adviser to West Bengal's Left Front government resigned today to protest against the "torture" of tribals in the state's Lalgarh area that has just been cleare....
- Security forces reclaim Ramgarh from Maoists
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Security forces today launched a multi-pronged attack on the Maoists and reclaimed the rebel stronghold of Ramgarh after marching through dense forests, defusing landmine....
- Ramgarh villagers welcome security forces
Ramgarh (West Bengal): Living for long under the fear of the Maoists, the people of this village in West Bengal warmly welcomed the security personnel who flushed out the rebels today, saying t....
- Lalgarh offensive: Maoists fire as security forces close in
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Security forces today launched a multi-pronged attack on Maoists and moved closer to the rebel stronghold of Ramgarh by marching through dense forests, defusing landmines....
- More areas secured in Lalgarh amid Maoists violence
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Battling landmine blasts and Maoists' bullets, the security forces today reclaimed more areas around this enclave, but the leftwing radicals rejected calls for laying....
- Onus of fighting Maoists lies with states: Chidambaram
Bhubaneswar: Home Minister P. Chidambaram said today that the onus of fighting the Maoists primarily lay with the states, though the central government would extend all help whenever necessary.....
- Lalgarh was all stage-managed by CPI-M: Mamata
New Delhi: Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said the whole Lalgarh incident was stage-managed by the ruling Left Front, and asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh not to side with the ....
- Maoists trigger landmine, fire at forces in Lalgarh
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Maoist rebels fired at security personnel and triggered landmines in jungles as troopers advanced to reclaim new areas and flush out far-left radicals from West Midnapore....
- Chidambaram visits Orissa amid Maoist violence
Bhubaneswar: Maoist guerrillas today blew up a railway building and damaged three mobile phone towers in Orissa's Koraput, hours before Home Minister P. Chidambaram visited the district to ....
- Maoists damage cell towers, railway property in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoist rebels today damaged the control rooms of two mobile phone towers and a signal panel of a railway station in Orissa's Koraput district, police said. The attacks came as ....
- Separatists' strike call paralyzes life in Assam
Guwahati: A dawn-to-dusk general strike enforced by two separatist groups today paralyzed normal life in India's northeastern state of Assam.
The outlawed United Liberation Front ....
- CPI-Maoist spokesman arrested in Kolkata
Kolkata: A day after the centre banned the leftwing radical outfit, Communist Party of India-Maoist, its spokesman Gour Chakraborty was arrested on Tuesday night by the city police.
P....
- Maoists torch CPI-M offices, shutdown in Bengal
Kolkata: Suspected Maoists torched offices of West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) as normal life in rebel strongholds continued to be disrupted today on the second....
- Maoist shutdown has partial impact in Bengal
Kolkata: Security was heightened throughout West Bengal today as a 48-hour Maoist shutdown to protest operations in Lalgarh came into force with a partial response in the three districts where ....
- Operations against Maoists continue for fifth day
Lalgarh (West Bengal): After reclaiming Lalgarh town in West Bengal, security forces continued their operation for the fifth day today marching into nearby villages to clear the area of Maoists....
- Four Maoists held for planting landmine
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Four suspected Maoist guerrillas were arrested on Sunday evening when they were allegedly trying to plant a landmine at Khayerpahari in Bankura district of West Bengal.
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- Suspected Maoists kill Chhattisgarh official
Raipur: Suspected Maoist guerrillas have shot dead a senior divisional officer of the Chhattisgarh government in Bijapur district after he was abducted, an official statement said today.
- Security beefed up in Jharkhand
Ranchi: Security has been beefed up in Jharkhand in view of the two-day strike called by the Maoist rebels in five states to protest "Lalgarh operation" being undertaken by security for....
- Bengal asks media, ministers to stay away from Lalgarh
Kolkata: The West Bengal government today appealed to central and state ministers, NGOs, intellectuals and journalists to stay away from the troubled zone of Lalgarh saying it was not in a posi....
- Lalgarh people flee, three Maoists arrested
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Hundreds of villagers in this West Bengal area fled as security forces today started combing operations and arrested three suspected Maoists. A group of visiting intellec....
- Maoist landmine blast kills 12 cops in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: As many as twelve troopers were killed and 11 injured on Saturday evening when the truck in which they were travelling hit a landmine planted by suspected Maoist guerrillas in Chhattisg....
- Mamata calls Buddhadeb 'a bigger Maoist'
Kolkata: West Bengal's principal opposition party Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee today said Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee "is a bigger Maoist" and threatened a st....
- Security forces reach Lalgarh
Lalgarh (West Bengal): Using mine-proof vehicles and landmine detectors, security forces marched five kilometres through a forest, considered a Maoist den, to reach the Lalgarh block headquarte....
- Have started thinking of banning CPI-Maoist: Buddhadeb
New Delhi: A day after Home Minister P. Chidambaram said the West Bengal government should ban the leftist extremist outfit, Communist Party of India-Maoist, which has entrenched itself in the ....
- Government ready to talk with Lalgarh tribals: Buddhadeb
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhatacharjee today said the state government was ready to hold talks with tribals on their grievances, and appealed to the Lalgarh villagers not to....
- Maoists trigger blast in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoists triggered a land mine blast in a forested area of Orissa's Koraput district in the early hours today, police said.
"They (the rebels) have triggered a bla....
- Jharkhand tightens security in areas near Lalgarh
Ranchi: Jharkhand has intensified police patrolling in areas bordering West Bengal following the killing of three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) workers by Maoist rebels in the troubl....
- Three CPI-M activists killed, all set for anti-Maoist operation
Kolkata: Suspected Maoists on Wednesday shot dead three CPI-M workers in West Midnapore district, even as the West Bengal government declared it was ready to launch operations with central forc....
- Manmohan open to talks with all Kashmiri groups
On Board Air India One: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Wednesday offered to hold talks with all Kashmiri groups, including the separatist Hurriyat Conference, for peace and development in the....
- Maoists using women, children as shields: Bengal
Kolkata: The West Bengal government today warned Maoist rebels not to use innocent villagers, especially women and children, of trouble-torn Lalgarh as human shields to ward off any move by the....
- Suspected Maoists kill three CPI-M activists in Bengal
Kolkata: Three activists of West Bengal's ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) were shot dead today by suspected Maoists in the Jhargram area, close to the troubled town of Lalga....
- Unrest spreads in Bengal's Lalgarh, troopers sent
Kolkata: The central government despatched five paramilitary companies to tackle the Maoist-led violence in West Bengal's Lalgarh even as unrest spread to Sarenga in neighbouring Bankura di....
- Maoists blast rail track in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoists blasted a railway track in Orissa's Sundergarh district early today, police said.
The rebels triggered the blast near Chandiposh railway station, some 30 km f....
- Maoists kill 13 security personnel in Jharkhand
Bokaro (Jharkhand): Thirteen security personnel were killed in two separate Maoist attacks in Jharkhand's Bokaro district today, police said. Maoists attacked a State Bank of India (SBI) br....
- Three terrorists killed in Assam
Guwahati: Three separatist militants were killed in Assam and a large cache of arms recovered in separate gunbattles with the army in the restive northeastern state, police said here today.
- Maoists' new diktat - kids should attend school, not work
Patna: Maoist guerrillas in Bihar have issued a new and unique diktat - they have ordered poor villagers in Vaishali district to send their children to school.
In a novel move to spre....
- 11 cops die in Jharkhand landmine blast
Ranchi: At least 11 security personnel were killed and six injured in a landmine blast in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district today, police said. The blast was triggered by guerrillas of th....
- Two guerrillas killed in Kashmir gunfight
Srinagar: Two unidentified separatist guerrillas were killed today in a fierce gunfight with security personnel in north Kashmir's Sopore town, police said.
Troops of 22 Rashtriya....
- Orissa Maoist couple gives up arms for baby
Bhubaneswar: A Maoist couple, allegedly involved in the murder last year of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Laxmanananda Saraswati in Kandhamal district, has surrendered in Orissa to ensure ....
- Maoists blow up police station, torch vehicles in Orissa
Bhubaneswar: Maoist rebels blew up a police station after forcing policemen out of the premises and torched several vehicles in Orissa's Koraput district, an official said today.
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- Assam militant group chief held in Bangalore
Bangalore: Jewel Garlosa, chief of Assam militant group Dima Halim Daogah (DHD), also known as Black Widow group, and two of his associates have been arrested in the Karnataka capital, a top po....
- Five tribals killed, village torched in Assam
Guwahati/Imphal: At least five tribals were killed and several injured today in an early morning strike by separatist militants who also set ablaze an entire village in strife-torn North Cachar....
- Police gun down Maoist leader in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: The Chhattisgarh Police today gunned down a Maoist commander in a gun battle in the state's northern forested stretch.
Officials said a police search squad had killed Rame....
- Special police officer killed in Kashmir
Srinagar: Separatist guerrillas shot dead a Special Police Officer (SPO) in Jammu and Kashmir's Sopore town today and a local politician, who witnessed the crime, suffered a heart attack an....
- 16 policemen gunned down by Maoists in Maharashtra
Nagpur/Mumbai: At least 16 police personnel, including five women, were gunned down today evening by Maoist guerrillas in Maharashtra, an official said.
Following a tip-off, the polic....
- Compensation for dead villagers termed Maoist rebels
Ranchi: The Jharkhand government has announced compensation of Rs.500,000 and a job to one family member each of the five villagers killed last month by security personnel who claimed the villa....
- One killed in Jharkhand landmine blast
Ranchi: The driver of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) van was killed and three security personnel were injured early today in a landmine blast triggered by Maoist guerrillas in Jharkhand&....
- 9 Hindi-speaking people among 12 killed in northeast
Guwahati: At least 12 people, including nine Hindi-speaking migrant workers, were killed by separatists and up to 70 houses set ablaze in two separate incidents in restive northeast's Assa....
- India's role in Afghanistan crucial:US
Washington: Stating that India has a crucial role to play in rebuilding Afghanistan, a former top US official has said it would be a "major mistake" to prevent New Delhi from contributi....
- Maoists kill policeman in public view in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: Maoist militants murdered a police officer in full public view today in Chhattisgarh's trouble-torn southern Bastar region, officials said.
Insurgents clad in civil clothe....
- Nepal crisis 'not unnatural', says Sitaram Yechury
New Delhi: Opposing any external interference in Nepal affairs, Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) politburo member Sitaram Yechury on Tuesday said crisis in that country was "not unn....
- Concerned at Nepal crisis, India hopes for peace, consensus
New Delhi: With Nepal headed for a crisis following the resignation of Prime MInister Prachanda, a concerned India Monday walked a diplomatic tightrope, saying it was "an internal affair....
- Opposition asks Nepal PM to quit after army chief fiasco
Kathmandu: Nepal's ruling Maoist party's dogged battle to oust the chief of the army, Gen Rookmangud Katawal, over alleged disobedience, has become more serious with the main opposition....
- Two landmine blasts in West Bengal on poll day
Kolkata: Two landmines planted by suspected Maoist guerrillas to target poll officials exploded in West Bengal's Leftist insurgency-hit areas on the voting day today causing injuries to a ....
- Maoists blast power supply tower in Chhattisgarh
Raipur: About 700 forested villages in Chhattisgarh's restive southern Bastar region were plunged into darkness as Maoist militants blew up a power supply tower, police said today.
- It's hard to believe I am alive: Chhattisgarh woman cop
Raipur: A 23-year-old woman cop in Chhattisgarh, who was freed unharmed by Maoists after 10 days in captivity, today said she could not believe that she was alive.
"It is hard to believe....
- Britain gives clean chit to RSS, Bajrang Dal
London: The British government said that neither the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) nor the Bajrang Dal are terrorist groups and their members are not banned from entering Britain. "The gove....
- No Friday prayers in Srinagar's Jamia Masjid
Srinagar: Friday prayers were not allowed in Srinagar's historic Jamia Masjid as strict curfew-like restrictions remained in force for the second day to foil separatists' proposed rally at the ....
- Kashmir braces for Hurriyat march to UN office
Srinagar: Hundreds of security personnel were deployed in Srinagar today as the separatist Hurriyat Conference prepared for its march to the UN office to present a memorandum seeking permanent ....
- High alert in northeast ahead of Independence Day
Guwahati: A security alert has been sounded across northeastern India after separatist rebels announced a boycott of the country's Independence Day on Friday, attacked a minister's residence an....
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