Two Babbar Khalsa terrorists arrested (Lead)
December 23rd, 2011 - 5:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Two Babbar Khalsa International terrorists, planning to target some political and religious leaders, have been arrested from Delhi and Punjab, police said Friday.Sarab Preet Singh, ... Read more...
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Two Babbar Khalsa terrorists nabbed
December 23rd, 2011 - 1:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 23 (IANS) Two suspected Babbar Khalsa International terrorists have been arrested from Delhi and Punjab, police said Friday.According to sources, the two were planning to target some ... Read more...
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Georgia to send more troops to Afghanistan
December 21st, 2011 - 5:09 am ICT by IANS
Tbilisi, Dec 21 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Georgia's parliament has voted in favour of a plan to send more troops to Afghanistan as part of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF).The initiative ... Read more...
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Taliban being paid $150 a month to stop fighting
November 27th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
London, Nov 27 (IANS) Taliban cadres are being paid 100 pounds (over $150) a month for desisting from action and will be allowed to keep their weapons as part ... Read more...
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Why Kashmiris want the hated AFSPA to go
November 20th, 2011 - 11:36 am ICT by IANS
Srinagar/New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) Caught in the crossfire between security forces and separatist militants for over two decades, Kashmiris say the government must revoke the controversial Armed Forces Special ... Read more...
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Farooq backs ‘boss’ Omar on AFSPA
November 17th, 2011 - 8:33 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 17 (IANS) Union minister and National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah Thursday said his son, Omar Abdullah as the chief minister is the "boss" of Jammu and ... Read more...
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Chidambaram reviews Chhattisgarh’s anti-Maoist strategy
November 15th, 2011 - 12:43 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 15 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Tuesday began a high-level meeting here to review the anti-Maoist strategy in Chhattisgarh, one of the states worst-hit by insurgency since ... Read more...
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Off the road: Kashmir’s nomads settling down (Feature)
November 4th, 2011 - 12:39 pm ICT by IANS
Jammu, Nov 4 (IANS) Among the numerous scarred inhabitants of Jammu and Kashmir are the nomadic Gujjars, whose languid rhythm of life and simple traditions are dying a gradual death ... Read more...
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Pakistan abets Afghan insurgents to limit Indian influence: US report
October 29th, 2011 - 10:21 am ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 29 (IANS) Pointing at insurgent safe havens in Pakistan as the biggest security threat, the US says Pakistan continues to tolerate and abet the insurgency in Afghanistan ... Read more...
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Maoist ambush kills three cops in Bastar
October 21st, 2011 - 9:20 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 21 (IANS) Three policemen were killed on the spot Friday in an ambush by the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the insurgency-hit Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh teacher on hunger strike, alleges police harassment
October 12th, 2011 - 4:08 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 12 (IANS) Soni Sori, the tribal teacher arrested on charges of being a Maoist conduit, is on hunger strike to protest alleged harassment by Chhattisgarh Police and Wednesday ... Read more...
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Pakistani PM asks militants to shun violence
October 11th, 2011 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, Oct 11 (IANS) Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani Tuesday asked militants to shun violence and work for the progress of the country.The prime minister's statement came at ... Read more...
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Five bombs found in Chhattisgarh
September 26th, 2011 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 26 (IANS) A search team of para-military forces and the Chhattisgarh police Monday found five bombs on a jungle road in Maoist insurgency-hit Bastar region's Kanker district, police ... Read more...
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Maoist commander held in Gadchiroli
September 25th, 2011 - 9:58 pm ICT by IANS
Gadchiroli (Maharashtra), Sep 25 (IANS) A Maoist commander from Chhattisgarh's Bastar but operating in this Maharashtra district has been arrested, police said Sunday."We arrested Somji Made after we laid a ... Read more...
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11 Maoists arrested in Chhattisgarh
September 15th, 2011 - 12:57 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 15 (IANS) Eleven senior Maoist cadres were arrested Thursday in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, police said.The arrests were made from Mardapal area of the district, some 300 ... Read more...
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Teacher in London becomes Somalian deputy PM
September 10th, 2011 - 3:45 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 10 (IANS) In what could be termed a bizarre chain of events, a teacher in a London college failed to return when classes reopened after summer recess. His ... Read more...
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NMDC, BEC agreement for Chhattisgarh steel plant
September 6th, 2011 - 11:02 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 6 (IANS) The National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) Tuesday signed a contract for a coke oven package in its upcoming integrated steel plant in Chhattisgarh with a consortium ... Read more...
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Central government, ULFA sign ceasefire accord
September 3rd, 2011 - 7:48 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati/New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) The central government and the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Saturday signed an agreement for bilateral ceasefire and to work towards a ... Read more...
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Nepal fails to get new constitution for third time
August 30th, 2011 - 2:06 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, Aug 30 (IANS) Ahead of a deadline Wednesday, Nepal's major parties conceded they would not be able to promulgate the new, much-awaited constitution in time, for the third time ... Read more...
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No ‘classical’ insurgency in northeast: Assam Rifles chief
August 26th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
Nongkrem (Meghalaya), Aug 26 (IANS) The insurgency in India's northeastern states can no longer be viewed as "classical" guerilla warfare as it lost the support of the people, the head ... Read more...
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Reporters imprisoned in Libya
August 24th, 2011 - 10:49 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
Tripoli, Aug 24 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A group of international journalists are being held in a luxury hotel in the Libyan capital Tripoli. The journalists were in the city to cover the rebel ... Read more...
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Maoist-affected states can hire private choppers
August 23rd, 2011 - 5:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) The government Tuesday said some states have been allowed to hire private helicopters for their anti-Maoist operations."To meet the shortfall, the Left-wing extremism affected states ... Read more...
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Congress seeks judicial probe in Dantewada killing
August 18th, 2011 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 18 (IANS) Chhattisgarh's opposition Congress Thursday sought a judicial inquiry into killing of a village head allegedly by para-military troopers in a staged shootout earlier this month."The Chhattisgarh ... Read more...
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Can’t slip up in anti-terror vigil: PM
August 15th, 2011 - 9:36 am ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 15 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday warned against any complacency in the fight against terrorism.In his Independence Day speech, Manmohan Singh mentioned about the July ... Read more...
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Ire over village head’s slaying in Chhattisgarh mounts
August 13th, 2011 - 5:31 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 13 (IANS) Public protest escalated Saturday in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada, India's worst insurgency-hit district, against the killing of the village head of Chikpal reportedly by para-military troops.Tribal villagers and ... Read more...
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Bengal’s soft-pedalling on Maoists affects Jharkhand: Official
August 4th, 2011 - 1:54 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 4 (IANS) West Bengal was going slow against the Maoists in bordering areas and this has affected operations against the guerrillas in neighbouring Jharkhand, a Jharkhand police official ... Read more...
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Bangladesh to hand over ULFA leader to India
August 3rd, 2011 - 5:55 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Aug 3 (IANS) Bangladesh is in the process of handing over detained United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader Anup Chetia to India, a minister said here Wednesday."We ... Read more...
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NDFB offers indefinite ceasefire
July 26th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, July 26 (IANS) An influential faction of the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) led by guerrilla leader Ranjan Daimary Tuesday offered an indefinite ceasefire aimed at ending ... Read more...
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Chinese gift lies unused in Pakistan
July 18th, 2011 - 1:02 pm ICT by IANS
Islamabad, July 18 (IANS) A gift of expensive knitting machines from China for militancy-hit people of Pakistan's Khyber Pakthunkhwa province is lying unused for over a year due to lack ... Read more...
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Monsoon rains kill 17 more in Nepal
July 15th, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 15 (IANS) At least 17 people were killed in Nepal as monsoon rains lashed villages, triggering landslides and causing rivers to flood their surroundings.In the worst incident, 10 ... Read more...
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Sri Lanka asks Tamil diaspora to invest in Jaffna
July 14th, 2011 - 7:42 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, July 14 (IANS) Sri Lanka has asked the Tamil diaspora to start investing in the northern region to uplift the living conditions of their community, a minister said Thursday."If ... Read more...
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India presses Bangladesh for transit to northeast
July 8th, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, July 8 (IANS) India Friday pressed Bangladesh for transit rights to its landlocked northeastern states and assured that Dhaka has nothing to fear from this step as it ... Read more...
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‘Disarming SPOs will hit Chhattisgarh’s anti-Maoist drive’ (Lead)
July 7th, 2011 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court's verdict against using tribals as special police officers (SPOs) will harm the anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh, the state's police chief said Thursday."It's ... Read more...
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‘Disarming SPOs will hit Chhattisgarh’s anti-Maoist drive’
July 7th, 2011 - 6:28 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court's verdict against using tribals as special police officers (SPOs) will harm the anti-Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh, the state's police chief said Thursday."It's a ... Read more...
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This year most peaceful in a decade: Chidambaram
July 6th, 2011 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Greater Noida, July 6 (IANS) So far this year, India has witnessed the lowest levels of violence in a decade thanks to the paramilitary forces, Home Minister P. Chidambaram ... Read more...
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