One dead, 34 wounded in Philippines blasts
September 2nd, 2012 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, Sep 2 (IANS) One person was killed and 34 were wounded in two grenade blasts in the Philippines, Xinhua reported Sunday.At least 32 people were injured when an unidentified ... Read more...
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Two Chhattisgarh cops killed in Maoist ambush (Lead)
February 9th, 2012 - 10:58 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 9 (IANS) Two policemen were killed and two, including an Additional Superintendent of Police, seriously injured when Maoists ambushed a jeep carrying six personnel in Bastar region Thursday, ... Read more...
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Maoists abduct two villagers
January 10th, 2012 - 12:15 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 9 (IANS) Maoists abducted two villagers in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-riddled Bastar region claiming they were spying for security personnel, police said Monday.Relatives of the two middle-aged men from Koilibera ... Read more...
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Maoists kill two CISF men at Chhattisgarh mining site
November 16th, 2011 - 11:46 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 16 (IANS) Two Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) troopers were killed Wednesday in a gunbattle with Maoists near a mine in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district, an official said.
The Communist ... Read more...
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Jairam Ramesh visits Maoist-affected Bastar region
November 10th, 2011 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Nov 10 (IANS) Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Thursday visited Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, a Maoist hotbed since late 1980s, and held a meeting with officials on pushing development.The ... Read more...
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Maoists demand more for Orissa collector’s release (Night Lead)
February 24th, 2011 - 12:11 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 23 (IANS) Within hours of releasing an abducted junior engineer after days of negotiations with the Orissa government, Maoist rebels Wednesday put forward new conditions for the release of Malkangiri ... Read more...
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Chidambaram confident of India’s capacity to deal with terror
February 11th, 2011 - 7:07 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has said that India's capacity to deal with terror is better today than what it was two years ago owing to ... Read more...
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Government to pump in Rs 6 bn to fight Maoists
January 13th, 2011 - 4:35 pm ICT by IANS
By Sarwar Kashani
New Delhi, Jan 13 (IANS) The government is pumping in Rs.580 crore (Rs 5.8 billion) under a special security scheme which would include strengthening road connectivity and recruiting 12,000 ... Read more...
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Pro-Maoist shutdown cripples life in three Bengal districts
December 29th, 2010 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 29 (IANS) Normal life was thrown out of gear in portions of three Maoist affected districts of West Bengal Wednesday, the second day of the 48-hour shutdown enforced by the ... Read more...
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NGOs supporting Maoists under scanner in Jharkhand
October 31st, 2010 - 4:45 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 31 (IANS) The Jharkhand government has put a large number of voluntary organisations in in the state under the scanner for their alleged soft corner for Maoists or for promoting ... Read more...
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22 rebels killed in Colombia
September 20th, 2010 - 9:20 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Sep 20 (IANS/EFE) At least 22 leftist rebels were killed in an operation by the police in southern Colombia, officials said.
The guerrillas of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were killed ... Read more...
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10 police officers killed in Colombia
September 11th, 2010 - 8:04 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, Sep 11 (DPA) At least 10 police officers died and five were injured in an attack by leftist rebels in Colombia, near the Ecuadorian border, the authorities said.
This takes the total ... Read more...
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Railway security alarmingly inadequate: Parliamentary panel
August 27th, 2010 - 8:32 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) A parliamentary panel has "noted with deep concern" that the security apparatus of Indian Railways was inadequate and recommended that steps be taken to ensure safety of ... Read more...
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Maoist insurgency will be curbed in three years: Chidambaram
July 29th, 2010 - 7:43 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 29 (IANS) Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday expressed confidence that the Maoist insurgency would be curbed in three years with a two-pronged strategy of accelerated development and calibrated ... Read more...
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Maoists are part of our society: Nitish Kumar
July 14th, 2010 - 5:12 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Wednesday struck a discordant note on the government's anti-Maoist policy, saying the leftist rebels were "part of our society" and ... Read more...
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Integrated approach needed to fight Maoists: Raman Singh
July 14th, 2010 - 2:30 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Maoist-affected states needed an "integrated action plan" to fight left wing rebels, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said here Wednesday.
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PM meets chief minister of Maoist affected states
July 14th, 2010 - 12:49 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Wednesday met the chief ministers of Maoist affected states to review government policy and discuss strategy to counter one of the greatest ... Read more...
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16 killed in Colombian election day violence
June 21st, 2010 - 2:44 am ICT by IANS
Bogota, June 21 (DPA) At least 16 people were killed in attacks by leftist rebels as presidential elections in Colombia got underway Sunday, government officials said.
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Colombian gets 30 years for disappearance of 1985 siege survivors
June 11th, 2010 - 4:12 pm ICT by IANS
Bogota, June 11 (IANS/EFE) A retired Colombian army officer has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for the disappearance of 10 civilians who survived the November 1985 battle between security forces ... Read more...
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Indian killed in Philippines
June 10th, 2010 - 5:24 pm ICT by IANS
Manila, June 10 (IANS) An Indian trader was killed by unidentified robbers in a southern Philippine city, police said Thursday.
Satinder Singh was shot dead on a busy street in the Mindanao city ... Read more...
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Indian trader robbed, killed in S. Philippines
June 10th, 2010 - 3:23 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 10 (ANI): Unidentified robbers shot and killed an Indian trader in the southern Philippine city of Mindanao on Wednesday.The Xinhua news agency quoted police, as saying that the attack ... Read more...
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Lori Berenson Granted Parole After 15 Years
May 26th, 2010 - 7:30 pm ICT by GD
By Madhuri Dey
Lima, Peru, May 26, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Lori Berenson has been granted parole by a Peruvian judge after spending 15 years in prison, convicted of having aided the leftist rebels in ... Read more...
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Maoists blast civilian bus in Chhattisgarh, 35 dead (Roundup)
May 18th, 2010 - 12:25 am ICT by IANS
Raipur/New Delhi, May 17 (IANS) At least 35 special police officers (SPOs) and civilians were killed when Maoist rebels detonated a landmine targeting a bus in which they were travelling in ... Read more...
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Maoist massacre probe hints at lack of forces’ cooperation (Lead)
April 26th, 2010 - 8:06 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh police did not fully back paramilitary troopers and thus failed to prevent the April 6 attack in which 76 security personnel were killed by ... Read more...
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Maoists fire at Dantewada massacre probe team (Third Lead)
April 17th, 2010 - 8:41 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 17 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas dressed in paramilitary fatigues Saturday fired at a team probing the Dantewada massacre in the Chintalnar forest of Chhattisgarh, near the site where 76 security personnel ... Read more...
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Maoists are ‘worst’ rights abusers in India, says study
April 13th, 2010 - 9:51 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 13 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas are "worst" violators of human rights among all insurgent groups in India, a study on torture said Tuesday.
The Asian Centre for Human Rights report "Torture ... Read more...
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BJP backs Chidambaram, asks him not to retreat
April 9th, 2010 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Friday said it supported Home Minister P. Chidambaram and asked him not to be seen to be retreating as any such ... Read more...
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Montek, Buddhadeb discuss Maoist violence
April 8th, 2010 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Planning Commission Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia Thursday discussed the issue of Maoist violence with West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee Thursday while finalising the state's ... Read more...
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Maoists get weapons from across the border: Chidambaram
April 8th, 2010 - 4:05 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Two days after Maoist guerrillas killed 76 security personnel in Chhattisgarh, Home Minister P. Chidambaram Thursday said the leftist insurgents were procuring arms from "across the ... Read more...
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Jails housing Maoists to have mobile phone jammers
February 27th, 2010 - 1:44 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Feb 27 (IANS) In a bid to suffocate plots of possible jail breaks by arrested Maoists, mobile phone jammers will be installed at seven jails in Chhattisgarh.
"There will be 25 cell ... Read more...
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Maoist triggered landmine kills two troopers in Jharkhand
November 22nd, 2009 - 6:52 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Nov 22 (IANS) Two troopers were killed and nine injured Sunday when Maoist rebels blew up their vehicle by detonating a landmine in poll-bound Jharkhand, police said.
The mine exploded when a ... Read more...
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Maoists getting arms from China: India (Lead)
November 8th, 2009 - 7:36 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 8 (IANS) Home Secretary G.K. Pillai Sunday said he was "sure" Maoist guerrillas in India were acquiring weapons from China - the first time an Indian official has ... Read more...
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Government asked to initiate dialogue with leftist rebels
October 20th, 2009 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) 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 the ... Read more...
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Government fine-tuning strategy against Maoists
October 2nd, 2009 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 2 (IANS) 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 ... Read more...
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Maoist group’s founding day hits life in Chhattisgarh
September 21st, 2009 - 9:18 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 21 (IANS) Normal life was affected with vehicles remaining off the roads in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region fearing attacks by the Leftist rebels who Monday marked the anniversary of their ... Read more...
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