Industry funding perpetuates Maoist trouble: Home Secretary
April 9th, 2011 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Saturday flagged the problem of industry paying money to Maoists to keep themselves away from trouble, and said it perpetuates the ... Read more...
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Recovered bodies may be of missing IB officer, teacher: Police
March 12th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 12 (IANS) Two decomposed bodies recovered near the Maoist hotbed of Ayodhya Hills in West Bengal's Purulia district will be subjected to DNA tests to confirm whether they ... Read more...
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Top Maoist rebel arrested with arms and ammunition in Orissa
March 6th, 2011 - 10:09 pm ICT by ANI
Bargarh (Orissa), Mar 6(ANI): Orissa Police on Sunday arrested a top Maoist leader, identified as Satrughan alias Manglu Biswal, from Bargarh district.Biswal was arrested from Bargarh railway station on charges of involvement ... Read more...
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Fossils of oldest flying reptile found in Texas
March 2nd, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, March 2 (IANS) Fossils discovered in Texas from a flying reptile known as pteranodon that died 89 million years ago may be the oldest of its kind in the ... Read more...
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Orissa stops anti-Maoist operations after official’s abduction (Fourth Lead)
February 17th, 2011 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar/New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Anti-Maoist operations by security forces have been stopped in Orissa since Thursday morning after the abduction of Malkangiri district collector R. Veenel Krishna and a junior engineer ... Read more...
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Maoist strike hits life in Orissa
February 7th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 7 (IANS) A daylong strike called by Maoists to protest against price rise and corruption affected life in southern districts of Orissa Monday with both private and commercial vehicles staying ... Read more...
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No one willing to spearhead revolution in Pakistan: Prabodh Panda
February 3rd, 2011 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
Islamabad, Feb 3(ANI): No one in Pakistan is willing to 'spearhead' a revolutionary movement there, veteran Indian politician and Lok Sabha member Prabodh Panda has said."Revolution is a word that has a ... Read more...
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Haryana demands four IRBs from central government
February 1st, 2011 - 9:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The Haryana government Tuesday appealed to the central government to sanction four India Reserve Battalions (IRBs), including one Mahila (women) IRB, to effectively deal with the emerging ... 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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Serious challenges to internal security: Manmohan Singh
February 1st, 2011 - 3:10 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 1 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, today said that serious challenges and threats to the country from left wing extremism, cross-border terrorism, religious fundamentalism and ethnic ... Read more...
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Polanski demonisation has turned me away from left-wing: Carla Bruni
February 1st, 2011 - 12:07 pm ICT by ANI
London, Feb 1 (ANI): French First Lady Carla Bruni has admitted that her support for two high-profile men linked with underage sex crimes made her abandon her links with the Socialist Party.She ... Read more...
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Serious challenges to internal security: PM
February 1st, 2011 - 12:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 1 (IANS) The internal security situation was by and large stable but serious challenges and threats remained, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Tuesday.Addressing a meeting of chief ... Read more...
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Don’t want intellectuals to support Maoists: Narayanan
January 23rd, 2011 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Jan 23 (IANS) West Bengal Governor M.K. Narayanan Sunday said intellectuals should not support the Maoist ideology and actions."We don't want intellectuals to support Maoist ideology and Maoist actions," Narayanan said ... Read more...
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Obama presidency proving to be ‘Clinton’s third term’: Newt Gingrich
January 22nd, 2011 - 1:51 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Jan 22 (ANI): Newt Gingrich, a possible candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination, has said he believes that the Barack Obama presidency is gradually becoming "the third term of ... Read more...
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Meryl Streep visits House of Commons for Margaret Thatcher role
January 21st, 2011 - 2:22 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 21 (ANI): It seems Meryl Streep can go to any extent to portray a role with perfection.The legendary actress recently caused a stir at the Houses of Parliament, ... Read more...
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Orissa to double strength of anti-Maoist force
January 16th, 2011 - 3:53 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Jan 16 (IANS) Orissa will double the strength of its elite anti-Maoist force - the Special Operations Group (SOG) - to reduce its dependence on central paramilitary forces, a senior official ... Read more...
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Using army against Maoists not desirable: Army chief
January 15th, 2011 - 2:17 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 15 (IANS) Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh has said it "was not desirable" to use the armed forces in anti-Maoist operations as the Left-wing rebellion is being viewed ... Read more...
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Govt. successfully neutralized terror modules: Chidambaram
January 4th, 2011 - 10:33 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 4 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Tuesday said that the government continued to build capacity and successfully neutralised a number of terror modules in the country. ... Read more...
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Pranab Mukherjee expresses concern over spread of Left-wing extremism
December 28th, 2010 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 28 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday expressed his concern over the spread of Left-wing extremism is some of the backward areas of the country, saying ... Read more...
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Maoists not getting external support, says minister
December 7th, 2010 - 9:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The government Tuesday rejected the suggestion that Maoist guerrillas were getting foreign financial or military support."There are no inputs to indicate that Left-wing extremist groups are getting ... Read more...
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Jharkhand panchayat polls: 3,000 backed by Maoists win unopposed
December 4th, 2010 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Dec 4 (IANS) The Maoists might not believe in the democratic process but close to 3,000 candidates supported by them - many of them their wives or kin - ... Read more...
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Maoists killed 62 civilians, 11 cops in November: Chidambaram
November 30th, 2010 - 6:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Maoists killed 62 civilians and 11 security personnel in several states in November, union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Tuesday.There were 135 incidents of Maoist ... Read more...
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Planning Commission to prepare IAPs for Naxal-affected areas: Joshi
November 15th, 2010 - 9:58 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Nov 15 (ANI): Union Rural Development Minister CP Joshi on Monday informed the Lok Sabha that as per Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee's budget speech for 2010-11, the Planning Commission ... Read more...
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Mistaken for Maoists, cops beaten up by villagers
November 5th, 2010 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 5 (IANS) Five policemen were held hostage and severely beaten up by dozens of villagers in Chhattisgarh who mistook them for Maoists as they were carrying out raids in civilian ... Read more...
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Rahul Gandhi ushering new era in politics, says AICC
November 2nd, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 2 (IANS) A new era of inclusive participation of youth in national service through politics is being ushered by Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi, a Congress committee at ... Read more...
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Blast in Istanbul leaves at least 15 injured
October 31st, 2010 - 4:47 pm ICT by ANI
Istanbul, Oct.31 (ANI): A blast in the centre of Istanbul has left at least 15 persons as injured.The incident occurred at Taksim Square in the morning. The local police, meanwhile, have ... Read more...
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Anti-Putin rally held in Moscow
October 25th, 2010 - 7:44 pm ICT by IANS
London, Oct 25 (IANS) About 500 protesters have held a rare demonstration in Moscow against Vladimir Putin, demanding the Russian prime minister's resignation, a media report said here.The demonstrators from left wing ... Read more...
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Florida Pilot Lands Safely After Plane Hits Deer
October 20th, 2010 - 10:11 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 20 (THAINDIAN NEWS) A pilot in Florida has manged to land a single engine airplane after the plane crashed into a deer during take-off.After the plane hit the deer, the ... Read more...
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Pilot Lands Safely In Florida After Plane Hits Deer
October 20th, 2010 - 3:56 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
October 20, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A single engine plane was in for some trouble after it hit a deer while taking off. The aircraft, however, managed to land safely ... Read more...
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Indigo coach hits Jet aircraft in freak accident
October 5th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Oct 5 (IANS) In a freak accident, a passenger coach of Indigo airlines rammed into a Bangalore-bound Jet airways aircraft Tuesday evening at the Dabolim airport in Goa. All the 140 ... Read more...
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Maoists should be thrown out of West Bengal: Buddhadeb
October 2nd, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by IANS
West Midnapore (West Bengal), Oct 2 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Saturday accused the state's main opposition Trinamool Congress of having a "nexus" with the Maoists and said the ... Read more...
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Chidambaram condemns Maoists kangaroo courts and brutal executions
October 1st, 2010 - 4:35 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Oct 1 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Friday condemning the kangaroo courts and brutal executions being carried out by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI- Maoist) said around ... Read more...
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18 Maoists named in Bihar cops’ abduction case
September 8th, 2010 - 2:36 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, Sep 8 (IANS) A case has been registered against 18 named Maoists and 150 unknown people for killing eight policemen and abducting four in Bihar's Lakhisarai district, police said Wednesday.
"The case ... Read more...
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Police seek Dhoni’s help in anti-Maoist campaign
August 30th, 2010 - 7:40 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 30 (IANS) Jharkhand Police have sought help of Indian cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni in a campaign against Maoist rebels.
Jharkhand Director General of Police (DGP) Neyaz Ahmad met Dhoni at ... Read more...
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Seven Maoists arrested in Jharkhand
August 29th, 2010 - 1:06 pm ICT by ANI
Latehar (Jharkhand), Aug 29 (ANI): Jharkhand police have arrested seven pro-Maoist group members at a forest hideout in Latehar district.A team of police personnel raided the hideout and apprehended the seven activists ... Read more...
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