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Ranchi, May 15 (IANS) Three people, including two women, were shot dead by suspected Maoist guerrillas and their bodies were recovered Thursday from Hazaribagh national park, the police said. According to the police, the three bodies were found by villagers in the national park area. The two women were abducted from ... Read more...

By Arun Kumar Washington, May 15 (IANS) The US now says Nepal's Maoist party had never been designated a "foreign terrorist organisation" and the basis of its relations with the new government in Nepal will depend on the actions of individuals there. "First of all, the Maoists in Nepal never have ... Read more...

Patna, May 15 (ANI): The banned CPI (Maoist) has called for a 24-hour shutdown in North Bihar today to protest the arrest of one of its senior leaders Rampravesh Baitha. The State Government has sounded an alert in response. "All police stations are on maximum alert with plans to ... Read more...

By Nityanand Shukla Ranchi, May 15 (IANS) The Jharkhand government shelled out Rs.350 million on a helicopter to be used during anti-Maoist operations, but policemen say it is ferrying ministers instead. An indigenously manufactured Dhruv helicopter was purchased last year by the government from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for surveillance and ... Read more...

Patna, May 14 (IANS) Six suspected Maoist rebels were killed in a gun battle with security forces in Bihar's Nawada district Wednesday, police said. Police said a team of security forces comprising of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the district police had surrounded Mathi village in Nawada, about ... Read more...

Chennai, May 14 (IANS) Several social groups and human rights activists held a rally here Wednesday, demanding the immediate release of fellow activist and physician Binayak Sen, who has been imprisoned by the Chhattisgarh government for the past one year. The police arrested Sen, a paediatrician by profession and vice ... Read more...

Raipur, May 14 (IANS) Dozens of human rights activists took out a rally here Wednesday to demand the release of physician Binayak Sen, who has been imprisoned by the Chhattisgarh government for the past one year. The police picked up Sen, a paediatrician by profession and vice president of the ... Read more...

Kathmandu, May 14 (ANI): Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) chairman Prachanda has sent a message to King Gyanendra, suggesting him to leave Narayanhiti Palace by May 27, a day before the first meeting of the Constituent Assembly (CA) in Nepal. After inaugurating a meeting of the party's Limbuwan state council ... Read more...

Ranchi, May 14 (IANS) Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) guerrillas are planning to attack important government installations and have expanded their base in Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab, a top leader of the banned outfit has told the police after his arrest in Jharkhand. Pramod Mishra, a top Maoist leader of ... Read more...

By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, May 14 (IANS) Nepal's former Maoist guerrillas, who fought a 10-year war to overthrow the country's centuries-old monarchy, have now started a war of nerves against embattled King Gyanendra. With less than a fortnight left for the apparent end of the long dynasty of Shah kings, ... Read more...

Mumbai, May 14 (IANS) Bollywood's glam girl Sameera Reddy, who worked with Bengali filmmaker Buddhadeb Das Gupta in "Kaalpurush", says he has changed her into a serious actor. "Dada (Buddhadeb) has made me an actor. He has taught me everything about acting. He has turned me into a serious ... Read more...

Patna, May 13 (IANS) Four suspected Maoist guerrillas were arrested in Bihar Tuesday, the police said. Acting on a tip-off, the police arrested the Maoist rebels from near Kotwali police station in the heart of Patna, the police said. Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Amit Kumar said the arrested Maoists were ... Read more...

New Delhi, May 13 (ANI): The People's Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) today called for the immediate release of social worker Dr. Binayak Sen, and appealed to the Central Government to allow him to travel to the United States to receive the Jonathan Mann Award for Global Health and ... Read more...

Kathmandu, May 13 (ANI): China's Ambassador to Nepal, Zheng Xianglin, has claimed that Tibetans have been carrying out their protests with the backing of 'foreigners' and some human rights groups in Kathmandu. Speaking at the reporters club here, Xianglin said the separatists are funded by anti-China foreign elements and that ... Read more...

Mumbai, May 13 (IANS) Actor-producer Suniel Shetty is all set to play a real life character in "Red Alert-The War Within" about the Maoist movement in the Telangana region of Andhra Pradesh. Suniel plays the central character of Narasimha, a farm labourer who needs money to fund the education of ... Read more...

By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, May 13 (IANS) With just a fortnight left for the ouster of Nepal's King Gyanendra, the army that had once been allowed to perpetrate gross human rights violations in the name of combating the Maoist insurgency is now facing a backlash with its past crimes catching up ... Read more...

By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, May 12 (IANS) Nepal Monday set the stage for the formal abolition of its two-and-a-half century old monarchy with Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala calling the fateful first meeting of the newly elected constituent assembly May 28. Nepal's seven ruling parties had urged the premier Friday to ... Read more...

Xinhua Kathmandu, May 12 (Xinhua) Representatives of newly elected political parties in Nepal have rejected any kind of sympathy towards the monarchy, the Rising Nepal reported Monday. The 25 parties poised to declare the country a republic within a couple of weeks met Sunday in a formal sitting for the first ... Read more...

By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, May 12 (IANS) With only 17 days remaining before Nepal's embattled King Gyanendra is officially stripped of his crown and asked to leave the Narayanhity royal palace from where his ancestors ruled the kingdom for generations, the only major party still supporting the monarchy is appealing for ... Read more...

By Ritu Sharma New Delhi, May 12 (IANS)India's first field marshal, S.H.F.J. Manekshaw, preferred calling himself Sam 'Bahadur' as a sign of respect for the brave Gorkha soldiers, most of whom came from Nepal. However, a call by Nepal Maoist chief Prachanda not to allow them to join the Indian army ... Read more...

Kolkata, May 12 (IANS) Joint raids will be conducted by West Bengal and Jharkhand police to nab the Maoists who blew up a Border Security Force (BSF) vehicle in West Bengal's Purulia district on the first day of panchayat polls, an official said Monday. "We have found from preliminary investigation ... Read more...

By Ritu Sharma New Delhi, May 12 (IANS) "If anyone says he is not afraid of anything, either he is lying or he is a Gorkha," S H.F.J. Manekshaw, the Indian Army's first and only field marshal, once said. Manekshaw preferred calling himself Sam 'Bahadur' as a sign of respect for ... Read more...

(Lead) Raipur, May 11 (IANS) It was up to the Chhattisgarh government to decide on the fate of the Salwa Judum, Home Minister Shivraj Patil said Sunday after visiting the Maoist heartland of Dantewada and Bijapur districts. "The Salwa Judum is a matter concerned with Chhattisgarh and the state government ... Read more...

Kathmandu, May 11 (ANI): Newly appointed Indian ambassador to Nepal Rakesh Sood on Sunday called on the Communist Party of Nepal- Marxist (CPN-M) leadership. During the meeting held at Maoist Chairman Prachandas residence, Sood discussed the formation of a new government, coordination among political parties and the Kings exit ... Read more...

Kathmandu, May 11 (ANI): Madhesi Peoples Rights Forum (MPRF) on Sunday floated the proposal to form the new government prior to the first sitting of the Constituent Assembly (CA). The MPRF leaders also forwarded the idea that the new government itself should nominate the 26 members for the CA, at ... Read more...

Ranchi, May 11 (IANS) Two security personnel were killed and three injured in a gun battle with Maoist rebels in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand Sunday, the police said. According to the police, Charhi police station officer-in-charge Vinay Kant Thakur and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable Ramakant Tewary were killed ... Read more...

Raipur, May 11 (IANS) Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil arrived in Chhattisgarh Sunday on a day-long visit to assess the rampant Maoist violence across the state. Patil reached Raipur's Mana airport by the Indian Air Force's special aircraft. After a brief stopover, he left for the state's southern insurgency-hit forested ... Read more...

By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, May 11 (IANS) In a sign of growing concern at the failure of Nepal's major parties to reach an understanding on power-sharing, India's new Ambassador Rakesh Sood Sunday met top Maoist leaders - the fourth such meeting in less than three weeks. Sood held an hour-long consultation ... Read more...

Ranchi, May 11 (IANS) Jharkhand police arrested a top Maoist leader from Dhanbad district, police sources said Sunday. Pramod Mishra alias Ban Bihariji alias BBji was arrested by a Special Task Force team Saturday night from Dhanbad district. Mishra was arrested from the residence of Jairam Mishra, who is said ... Read more...

Kathmandu, May 11 (ANI): Nepal Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala has announced that he has started a dialogue with leaders of all political parties within the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) and other newly emerged Terai-based parties on the issue of government formation and commencement of smooth proceedings of the ... Read more...

Raipur, May 10 (IANS) The Chhattisgarh police is surprised by central Home Minister Shivraj Patil's sudden plan to visit the state's Maoist heartland - Dantewada and Bijapur districts - Sunday. Patil is to visit the state's southern restive Bastar region on a day-long trip to take stock of the Maoist ... Read more...

Ranchi, May 10 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas have ordered villagers supporting Shanti Sena, a private army opposed to the rebels, to surrender their arms or face death. The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) issued the directive to four villages of Gumla district, around 170 km from Ranchi. The Maoists killed eight ... Read more...

Kathmandu, May 10 (ANI): Hari Bhakta Kandel 'Pratik', a central Maoist leader, has said his party will not accept Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala as the first president of republican Nepal. "CPN-Maoist is not going accept Girija Prasad Koirala as the president," Pratik said. According to Nepalnews, the Maoist leader's remark ... Read more...

Kathmandu, May 9 (ANI): A meeting the ruling Seven-Party Alliance (SPA) Friday reached an understanding to call the first Constituent Assembly meeting by the last week of May. The first SPA meeting after the historical CA polls held at the Prime Ministers official residence at Baluwatar proposed Prime Minister ... Read more...

By Dipankar De Sarkar London, May 9 (IANS) Shiv Shankar Mukherjee, a senior career diplomat, Friday took charge as India's new High Commissioner to Britain, a country that enjoys particularly close economic and political relations with India. Mukherjee arrived Thursday after a successful, if gruelling, stint as New Delhi's man in ... Read more...

Kathmandu, May 9 (ANI): Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) chairman Prachanda warned of revolt if his party was barred from leading the new government in Nepal. He said the Seven Party Alliance (SPA) meeting would pave way for formation of new a government. Prachanda further said that the people would ... Read more...

Raipur, May 8 (IANS) Three policemen, including a platoon commander, were killed Thursday when Maoist guerrillas exploded a land mine in a forested stretch in Chhattisgarh's southern Bastar region. The incident took place near Chindgarh village in Kanker district, some 310 km south of here. Deputy Inspector General Pawan Deo told ... Read more...

Kathamandu, May 8 (ANI): Nepal s Maoist leader Prachanda said today that he is willing to meet King Gyanendra to arrange for his graceful exit. Prachanda said he has received indications from the Royal Palace that the king is willing to meet him to discuss the monarchys future. He ... Read more...

Raipur, May 8 (IANS) Three policemen were killed Thursday when Maoist guerrillas exploded a land mine in a forested stretch in Chhattisgarh, the police said. The incident took place in Kanker district's Chindgarh village, some 310 km south of here. Deputy Inspector General Pawan Deo told IANS that one of the ... Read more...

Patna, May 8 (IANS) Bihar is second only to Uttar Pradesh in custodial deaths in prisons, as per the latest figures furnished by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). According to NCRB report, Bihar has recorded 173 custodial deaths in 2006. It is less than 198 custodial deaths in 2005, ... Read more...

By Sudeshna Sarkar Kathmandu, May 8 (IANS) Nepal's Maoists fought a bloody war for 10 years to unseat the king, once revered as the incarnation of Hindu god Vishnu, and establish a secular, classless republic. However, their chief Prachanda saw no irony in attending an event honouring another incarnation of the ... Read more...

New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) The Janata Dal-United (JD-U) has formed a three-member team to investigate whether it were "police excesses" or threats from the outlawed Maoists that forced a number of its members in Bihar to quit the party. "A few days ago, 64 members of the party from ... Read more...

Ranchi, May 7 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas Wednesday killed a sub inspector and a school teacher in two separate incidents, the police said. Sub-Inspector Kolibar Purty, posted in Giridih district, was travelling to Ranchi along with two constables when suspected activists of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ambushed their jeep ... Read more...