Maoist couple surrenders at Bengal secretariat
November 17th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) A Maoist couple, facing cases for attacking a paramilitary camp in West Bengal's Silda, surrendered Thursday before police at the state secretariat - Writers' Building.Rajaram ... Read more...
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Mamata does volte-face on train accident, blames Maoists
November 16th, 2011 - 9:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 16 (IANS) After having blamed the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) for the Jnaneswari Express sabotage last year, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Wednesday did a ... Read more...
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India’s Andaman military command completes a decade
October 9th, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 9 (IANS) India's Andaman and Nicobar Command (ANC), a tri-services military formation based in Port Blair, has completed a decade of its existence and has over the ... Read more...
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Congress seeks detailed probe into Bengal arms recovery (Lead)
May 24th, 2011 - 11:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi/Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) The Congress Tuesday demanded a detailed inquiry into the recovery of arms, including one looted after an attack on a paramilitary force camp last ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb facilitated arms stockpiles across state: Congress
May 24th, 2011 - 9:38 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 24 (IANS) The Congress party's West Bengal chief Manas Bhuniya Tuesday accused former chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee of deliberately crippling the administration to allow stockpiling of illegal ... Read more...
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CID starts fresh probe into Silda attack case
May 23rd, 2011 - 6:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 23 (IANS) The criminal investigation department (CID) of West Bengal police Monday visited Enayetpur in West Midnapore as part of a fresh probe into the attack last year ... Read more...
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Top Maoist leader killed in West Midnapore encounter
March 11th, 2011 - 12:06 pm ICT by ANI
Midnapur, Mar 11 (AN): A top ranking Maoist leader Sasadhar Mahato was killed in an encounter with joint forces near the Jamboni Forest in West Midnapur District last night.Acting on a tip ... Read more...
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2 Maoists held, arms and ammunition seized in Bengal (Lead)
February 18th, 2011 - 11:41 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 18 (IANS) Two Maoist cadres were arrested and a huge cache of firearms, most of which were snatched away from police in the past, and ammunition were recovered form their ... Read more...
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Police custody for Maoist leader linked to Silda attack
February 7th, 2011 - 10:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 7 (IANS) A court in west Bengal's West Midnapore district Monday sent a Maoist leader, suspected of involvement in the attack on a camp of the Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) ... Read more...
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Maoist hideout busted in Bengal, arms seized
February 3rd, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Security personnel Thursday recovered a sophisticated firearm, explosives and huge cache of ammunition from a Maoist hideout in West Bengal's West Midapore district, police said.Joint forces conducted raids ... Read more...
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Buddhadeb threatens action against Trinamool
February 1st, 2011 - 9:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 1 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Tuesday threatened to take administrative action against the state's main opposition Trinamool Congress leadership if the party continued its "nexus" with ... Read more...
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Are Maoists losing ground in West Bengal?
December 30th, 2010 - 10:42 am ICT by IANS
By Sabyasachi Roy
Kolkata, Dec 30 (IANS) When Maoists derailed a train in West Bengal in May killing 148 people, the guerrillas appeared to be on the offensive. As 2010 draws to a ... Read more...
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Two Maoists arrested in Bengal (Lead)
December 17th, 2010 - 9:30 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) Two Maoist rebels, including a woman involved in an attack on a paramilitary forces' camp in February in which 24 troopers were killed, were arrested Friday in West ... Read more...
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Two Maoists arrested in Bengal
December 17th, 2010 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 17 (IANS) Two Maoist rebels, including one involved in an attack on a paramilitary forces' camp in February in which 24 troopers were killed, were arrested Friday in West Bengal's ... Read more...
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West Bengal awards 140 policemen
December 1st, 2010 - 12:49 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 30 (IANS) A total of 140 West Bengal policemen were awarded meritorious service medals by Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee here Tuesday.Five persons, including the officer-in-charge of Sarenga police station in ... Read more...
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Bangladesh urged to dismantle insurgent groups’ camps: BSF chief
September 28th, 2010 - 12:14 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 27 (IANS) India has urged Bangladesh to dismantle the camps of all northeast insurgent groups operating from within its territory, said a senior Border Security Force (BSF) official Monday. Bangladesh ... Read more...
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Kolkata welcomes CWG Queen’s Baton Relay
August 1st, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 1 (IANS) With monsoon rains bringing the temperature down, hundreds of sports enthusiasts hit the streets here Sunday cheering the Commonwealth Games Queen's Baton Relay that saw the participation of ... Read more...
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Six Maoists, one trooper killed in Bengal gunbattle (Second Lead)
July 26th, 2010 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Goaltore (West Bengal), July 26 (IANS) Six Maoists, including a top cadre, and a paramilitary trooper were killed in a gunbattle that ensued when security forces raided a rebel hideout in this ... Read more...
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Six Maoists, one CRPF trooper killed in Bengal gunfight (Lead)
July 26th, 2010 - 5:00 pm ICT by IANS
Goaltore (West Bengal), July 26 (IANS) Six Maoists were gunned down and one paramilitary trooper was killed when joint security forces raided a rebel hideout here in West Bengal's West Midnapore district ... Read more...
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Kishenji aide, three other Maoists arrested
July 23rd, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 23 (IANS) Four top Maoists, including one who was wanted for the 2007 killing of Jharkhand MP Sunil Mahato and is a close aide of rebel leader Kishenji, were arrested ... Read more...
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Over 60 trains affected due to shutdown
July 5th, 2010 - 4:44 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 5 (IANS) Over 60 long-distance trains were cancelled or disrupted Tuesday on account of the day-long shutdown called by opposition parties to protest the hike in fuel prices and ... Read more...
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Train attack is ninth major Maoist strike this year
May 28th, 2010 - 3:14 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 28 (IANS) The train derailment, which led to the death of 65 people in West Bengal Friday and is blamed on Maoist insurgents, is the ninth major strike by ... Read more...
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Maoists kill four CPI-M workers in West Bengal
May 14th, 2010 - 1:49 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 14 (IANS) Four Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) workers were shot dead by Maoists in West Bengal's West Midnapore district and their bodies were found Friday, police said.
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Suspected Maoist leader arrested in West Bengal, arms seized
April 9th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by ANI
Mathurapur (WB), Apr 9 (ANI): A suspected Maoist leader was arrested during a search operation in West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Thursday.During the combing operation conducted by the central paramilitary forces ... Read more...
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Maoist leader arrested in West Bengal, weapons seized
April 8th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, April 8 (IANS) A key Maoist leader was arrested during a search operation jointly carried out by the central paramilitary forces and state police in West Bengal's troubled West Midnapore district ... Read more...
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‘Camp level failure may have led to Silda attack’
March 18th, 2010 - 10:09 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 18 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Thursday absolved senior officials of any blame in the Maoist attack that left 24 Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) personnel dead last month ... Read more...
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West Bengal home secretary visits Shilda camp
March 14th, 2010 - 10:59 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 14 (IANS) West Bengal Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen Sunday visited the violence-hit Shilda Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) camp in West Bengal's West Midnapore district that was stormed by a group ... Read more...
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Security force camps in Maoist areas need protection: Narayanan
February 26th, 2010 - 11:08 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 26 (IANS) West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Friday met the families of the 24 security personnel killed in a Maoist ambush Feb 15 and said that the camps of security ... Read more...
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West Bengal governor to visit slain troopers’ families
February 25th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 25 (IANS) West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan will visit West Midnapore district's Salua Friday to meet the bereaved families of Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) personnel who were killed in ... Read more...
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Paramilitary officer asked to explain ‘masked’ press meet(Lead)
February 23rd, 2010 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) The West Bengal government Monday started departmental proceedings against a paramilitary officer who lashed out at the authorities at a media meet after 24 troopers were killed in ... Read more...
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Paramilitary officer asked to explain ‘masked’ presser
February 22nd, 2010 - 6:23 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 22 (IANS) A paramilitary officer who lambasted the authorities at a press meet after 24 troopers were killed in a Maoist attack in West Midnapore district has been asked to ... Read more...
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Senseless Maoist violence strengthens our resolve: Patil
February 22nd, 2010 - 1:26 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 22 (IANS) President Pratibha Patil Monday said that incidents of senseless violence by left wing extremists (Maoists), resulting in the death of innocent people, strengthens the government's resolve ... Read more...
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Security personnel, family members protest Inspector General’s suspension
February 21st, 2010 - 10:47 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Feb 21 (ANI): The Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) personnel and their family members took out a silent protest march against the suspension of Special Inspector General (IG) Binoy Chakraborty in West ... Read more...
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Paramilitary officer could face suspension for ‘masked’ attack
February 21st, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 21 (IANS) A senior paramilitary officer who slammed the West Bengal government at a press meet after 24 of his troopers were killed in a Maoist attack could face suspension ... Read more...
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IG Chakraborty suspended for lashing out at West Bengal Government
February 21st, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by ANI
Kolkata, Feb 21 (ANI): Inspector General of Police Benoy Chakraborty, who was on deputation to Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) was suspended on Sunday for putting the blame on the West Bengal Government ... Read more...
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