GNLA commander killed, camp busted in Meghalaya
September 14th, 2012 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Sep 14 (IANS) Security forces Friday busted a hideout of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in the western part of Meghalaya, killing a top rebel commander of the ... Read more...
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Meghalaya launches operation to rescue abducted exporter’s son
August 31st, 2012 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 31 (IANS) Security forces have launched an operation in western Meghalaya to rescue the son of a man engaged in exporting coal to Bangladesh, officials said Friday.According to ... Read more...
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Police commando killed, rebel camp busted in Meghalaya (Lead)
July 24th, 2012 - 11:57 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 24 (IANS) A police commando was killed and another injured Tuesday in a fierce gunfight with Garo rebels in west Meghalaya, even as security forces busted a joint ... Read more...
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Police commando killed, rebel camp busted in Meghalaya
July 24th, 2012 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 24 (IANS) A police commando was killed and another injured Tuesday in a fierce gunfight with Garo rebels in west Meghalaya, even as security forces busted a joint ... Read more...
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GNLA-ULFA camp busted in Meghalaya
July 24th, 2012 - 1:22 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 24 (IANS) Security forces have busted a joint training camp of the Garo National Liberation Army and the United Liberation Front of Asom in the Garo Hills region ... Read more...
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Garo rebel killed, camp busted
February 9th, 2012 - 8:01 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 9 (IANS) Security forces Thursday busted a hideout of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in Meghalaya, killing a rebel and wounding another, an official said.Meghalaya's Special Weapons ... Read more...
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Meghalaya not to hold talks with terrorist group: Minister
February 7th, 2012 - 12:56 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 6 (IANS) The Meghalaya government Monday said it will not hold talks with the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), a terrorist group operating in the three impoverished districts ... Read more...
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10 days on, no trace of kidnapped Meghalaya engineers
February 3rd, 2012 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Feb 3 (IANS) The whereabouts of two engineers kidnapped by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels remain unknown, an official said Friday, 10 days after the abduction.On Jan ... Read more...
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GNLA sets conditions to free abducted engineers
January 28th, 2012 - 3:51 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 28 (IANS) Setting conditions to free two abducted government engineers, the insurgent Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Saturday demanded a "convincing reply" from the Meghalaya government in seven ... Read more...
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Kidnapped engineers untraced, GNLA chief escapes (Lead)
January 27th, 2012 - 9:53 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 27 (IANS) Two Meghalaya government engineers kidnapped three days ago by the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels remained untraced Friday even as the outfit's military wing chief ... Read more...
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Garo militants abduct 2 Meghalaya engineers
January 25th, 2012 - 5:53 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Jan 25 (IANS) Heavily-armed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels abducted three Meghalaya government engineers at gunpoint in the state's West Garo Hills district, but one of them ... Read more...
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Rebels free Meghalaya official after 34 days
December 24th, 2011 - 6:00 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 24 (IANS) A Meghalaya official who was kidnapped by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels was released unharmed Saturday after 34 days of captivity, police said.P.K. Boro, the ... Read more...
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Will not withdraw forces from Garo Hills: Sangma
December 6th, 2011 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 5 (IANS) A fortnight after the abduction of a government official by suspected Garo rebels, the Meghalaya government Monday said it would not withdraw central forces from ... Read more...
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No trace of kidnapped official in Meghalaya
November 28th, 2011 - 11:22 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 28 (IANS) The whereabouts of a government official and two Assam-based traders kidnapped by the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels remain unknown a week after their abduction, ... Read more...
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Six bullet wounds among 20 injuries on Kishenji’s body: Autopsy
November 27th, 2011 - 8:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 27 (IANS) There were 20 injuries, including six bullet wounds and two induced by shrapnel, on the body of killed Maoist leader Kishenji, according to the initial autopsy ... Read more...
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Gunfight in which Kishenji died genuine: CRPF
November 25th, 2011 - 8:31 pm ICT by IANS
Jhargram, Nov 25 (IANS) The paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Friday expressed indignation over doubts expressed in various quarters over the genuineness of the gunfight that killed top Maoist ... Read more...
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Top Maoist Kishanji killed in West Bengal (Intro Night Lead)
November 25th, 2011 - 1:16 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Maoist movement suffered a major blow when one of its top leaders, Mallojula Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji, was killed Thursday by security forces ... Read more...
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Top Maoist Kishanji killed in West Bengal (Night Lead)
November 24th, 2011 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata/New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) The Maoist movement suffered a major blow when one of its top leaders, Mallojula Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji, was killed Thursday by security forces ... Read more...
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Meghalaya rebels set conditions for releasing official (Lead)
November 24th, 2011 - 1:04 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 23 (IANS) The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Wednesday demanded withdrawal of central forces from Meghalaya in return for setting free a government official abducted two days ... Read more...
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Meghalaya rebels set conditions for releasing official
November 23rd, 2011 - 8:54 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 23 (IANS) The outlawed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) Wednesday demanded withdrawal of central forces from Meghalaya in return for setting free a government official abducted two ... Read more...
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Meghalaya launches operation to rescue abducted official
November 22nd, 2011 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 22 (IANS) Security forces have launched an operation in western Meghalaya to rescue a state government official and two Assam-based traders abducted by Garo rebels, an official said ... Read more...
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Hunt on for Meghalaya rebels behind police killing
November 1st, 2011 - 3:23 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Nov 1 (IANS) Security forces in Meghalaya launched search operations Tuesday to nab Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels who gunned down five people, including four police personnel, in ... Read more...
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Garo rebels demand withdrawal of central forces
August 4th, 2011 - 1:47 am ICT by IANS
Shillong, Aug 4 (IANS) Mounting pressure on the government to withdraw central forces from the insurgency-prone Garo Hills region, the Garo National tribal rebel group Wednesday threatened to attack legislators ... Read more...
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Garo rebels claim responsibility for Meghalya blast
July 29th, 2011 - 11:48 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 29 (IANS) The Garo National Liberation Army Friday claimed responsibility for Thursday night's grenade explosion in Meghalaya's West Garo Hills district.No one was injured in the blast.Champion ... Read more...
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Meghalaya examining GNLA activities ahead of ban
July 21st, 2011 - 2:39 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 21 (IANS) Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Thursday said the government was examining the activities of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) before declaring it an outlawed group."We ... Read more...
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Meghalaya takes precautionary steps after bomb threat
July 18th, 2011 - 6:40 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 18 (IANS) The government has taken all steps to prevent a terror attack and people should not panic, Meghalaya Home Minister H.D.R. Lyngdoh said Monday, a day after ... Read more...
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Meghalaya on alert after rebel threat
July 17th, 2011 - 10:46 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 17 (IANS) Security forces were put on high alert in Meghalaya Sunday after Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) rebels threatened to carry out serial blasts across the state, ... Read more...
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Elite force to tackle Meghalaya rebels
July 10th, 2011 - 11:19 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, July 10 (IANS) India's elite Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) commandos will soon be deployed in western Meghalaya to counter the growing threat from Garo National Liberation Army ... Read more...
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Ballot scores over bullet in Bengal’s Maoist heartland
May 10th, 2011 - 7:17 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata May 10 (IANS) "Initially I was very apprehensive. But after seeing so many security people around, I felt safe and have come out to vote," said an elderly woman ... Read more...
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Tight security, high voter turnout in Maoist heartland (Third Lead)
May 10th, 2011 - 3:04 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Defying a Maoist boycott and braving the scorching sun, nearly half of the over 26 lakh electorate voted peacefully in the first four hours of ... Read more...
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Tight security, long voter queues in Maoist heartland (Second Lead)
May 10th, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Defying a Maoist boycott call, people formed long queues outside booths as the sixth and final phase of assembly elections in West Bengal started off ... Read more...
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Tight security, long queues in West Bengal polling (Lead)
May 10th, 2011 - 10:40 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 10 (IANS) Defying a Maoist boycott call, people formed long queues outside booths amid high security as the sixth and final phase of assembly elections in West ... Read more...
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Trooper killed in Bengal landmine blast by Maoists
December 25th, 2010 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 25 (IANS) An elite anti-Maoist battalion central trooper was killed and four others were injured in a landmine blast during an exchange of fire between the security forces and the ... Read more...
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Two Maoists gunned down in Bengal
November 12th, 2010 - 6:45 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) Two Maoist guerrillas were gunned down by security forces in a village in West Bengal's Purulia district, police said Friday.The gunfight that began early Friday in Bamni village ... Read more...
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Suspected Maoists abduct four Bengal villagers
November 12th, 2010 - 12:56 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 12 (IANS) Four villagers have been abducted by suspected Maoists in West Bengal's Purulia district, police said Friday."We were informed that four villagers near Arsa police station were believed to ... Read more...
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