Seven Maoists surrender in Chhattisgarh
January 30th, 2012 - 10:29 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Jan 30 (IANS) As many as seven Maoist rebels, including three 'divisional commanders', surrendered in Chhattisgarh Monday in restive Bastar region, police said.The rebels belonged to the banned Communist ... Read more...
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Security up as India readies for 63rd R’Day (Roundup)
January 25th, 2012 - 9:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 25 (IANS) India geared up for its 63rd Republic Day celebrations with the security apparatus firmed up across the nation for a tight vigil amid a boycott ... Read more...
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Will not allow any anti-India groups: Bhutan PM
January 22nd, 2012 - 6:54 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, Jan 22 (IANS) Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigmi Y. Thinley Sunday said the Himalayan nation would not allow any Indian militant groups to once again set up bases in the ... Read more...
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13 Jharkhand policemen killed in Maoist ambush
January 21st, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Jan 21 (IANS) Thirteen policemen were killed in a landmine blast and subsequent indiscriminate firing by Maoist rebels in Jharkhand's Garwah district Saturday, police said."Thirteen policemen were killed and ... Read more...
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Six Maoists arrested in Chhattisgarh
December 26th, 2011 - 10:37 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Dec 26 (IANS) Six Maoist rebels were arrested Monday in Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Bastar region, police said.The arrests were made from a thickly forested area of Awapalli in Bijapur district, ... Read more...
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NHRC sends notice in Soni Sori case
October 11th, 2011 - 11:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Taking suo motto cognizance of the media reports on the alleged custodial torture of suspected Maoist conduit, Soni Sori in Chhattisgarh, the National Human Rights ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh Police criticised for alleged torture of activist
October 11th, 2011 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Oct 11 (IANS) Right activists Tuesday slammed Chhattisgarh Police for allegedly torturing a suspected Maoist conduit who was held in Delhi last week and brought back to the state ... Read more...
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Maoists blast rail tracks in Chhattisgarh
September 27th, 2011 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 27 (IANS) Maoist rebels blew up a portion of rail tracks Tuesday in Chhattisgarh's violence-hit Dantewada district, police said.The damage to the tracks near Bhansi railway station, halted ... Read more...
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Apply Chhattisgarh’s special security law to Essar, says Congress
September 23rd, 2011 - 2:48 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 23 (IANS) The opposition Congress here has asked Chhattisgarh's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to proceed under the state's stringent public security law against the Essar group, ... Read more...
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Orissa forest guard shot dead by Maoists
September 19th, 2011 - 5:30 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Sep 19 (IANS) A forest guard was Monday shot dead by Maoist rebels in Orissa's Bargarh district, police said.About 15 to 20 Maoists dragged Narayana Duan, 33, from Jaipur ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh cop killed in Maoist attack
September 16th, 2011 - 11:03 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 16 (IANS) A Chhattisgarh policeman was killed Friday by Maoist rebels in the state's restive Bastar region, officials said.Chhattisgarh Armed Force constable P.C. Khalko was killed when Maoists ... Read more...
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Maoists kill village headman
September 14th, 2011 - 11:55 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 14 (IANS) Maoist rebels Wednesday killed a village headman in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district, police said.The body of G. Surraiyya, who was sarpanch of Pollampalli, some 500 km from ... Read more...
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Rights activists demand release of suspected Maoist sympathiser
September 11th, 2011 - 6:24 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur/New Delhi, Sep 11 (IANS) Civil rights activists Sunday demanded the early release of a Chhattisgarh resident arrested on suspicion of being a Maoist sympathiser and allegedly involved in ... Read more...
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80 bags of ammonium nitrate seized in Jharkhand
September 10th, 2011 - 7:11 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Sep 10 (IANS) Eighty bags of ammonium nitrate and 80 detonators, suspected to be meant for Maoist rebels for making landmines, were seized in two separate incidents in Jharkhand ... Read more...
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10 killed as Maoists trap police party in ambush (Third Lead)
August 20th, 2011 - 12:48 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 19 (IANS) Nine policemen and a civilian were killed as Maoist rebels Friday ambushed a police party in a dense jungle in Chhattisgarh, India's worst left-wing insurgency-affected state, ... Read more...
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10 killed as Maoists ambush police party (Second Lead)
August 20th, 2011 - 12:02 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 19 (IANS) Nine policemen and a civilian were killed as Maoist rebels Friday ambushed a police party in Chhattisgarh, India's worst left-wing insurgency-affected state, police said."There is a ... Read more...
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10 cops killed in Chhattisgarh Maoist attack (Lead)
August 19th, 2011 - 11:05 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 19 (IANS) At least 10 policemen were killed as Maoist rebels Friday attacked a police contingent in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, a police officer said."There is a massive ... Read more...
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Maoists attack police party in Chhattisgarh
August 19th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 19 (IANS) Maoist rebels Friday attacked a police contingent in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police officials said, adding that casualties were feared."There is a massive attack on dozens ... Read more...
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Four Maoists, one trooper killed in Chhattisgarh gun battle
August 17th, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 17 (IANS) One trooper and four Maoist rebels were killed in a prolonged gunbattle Wednesday in a jungle stretch of Chhattisgarh, police said.The gun fight took place in ... Read more...
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Indian Army gets nod to fire back at Maoists
July 12th, 2011 - 10:00 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 12 (IANS) The government has permitted the Indian Army to fire back at the Maoists in self-defence by amending the rules of engagement, Defence Minister A.K. Antony ... Read more...
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Maoists set ablaze construction machine in Orissa
July 5th, 2011 - 7:05 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 5 (IANS) Maoist rebels Tuesday set ablaze a construction machine in Orissa's Malkangiri district after a contractor resumed road work despite their objection, police said.About 20-30 armed guerrillas ... Read more...
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Maoists kill six, abduct seven in Bihar (second Lead)
July 2nd, 2011 - 8:47 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, July 2 (IANS) Maoists killed six people, including two special police officers (SPOs), and abducted seven others in a village in Bihar's Munger district Saturday, police said. State police ... Read more...
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Maoists invite displaced people to join cadre
June 29th, 2011 - 2:51 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, June 29 (IANS) Through posters put up in Jharkhand's Latehar district, Maoist rebels have invited displaced people to join their cadre, police said Wednesday.The posters invited people to join ... Read more...
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Landmines found in Bengal’s West Midnapore
June 23rd, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 23 (IANS) Two landmines were found in West Bengal's Maoist-hit West Midnapore district Thursday, police said, adding that the explosives were later defused."The landmines were found in the ... Read more...
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Maoists torch seven vehicles in Jharkhand
May 26th, 2011 - 4:16 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, May 26 (IANS) Maoist rebels set seven vehicles on fire in Jharkhand's Palamau district early Thursday, police said. There was no casualty in the incident.According to the police, 50 ... Read more...
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Maoists gun down police officer in Chhattisgarh market
May 19th, 2011 - 12:44 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 18 (IANS) Maoist rebels killed a special police officer and unleashed terror at a crowded weekly market in Chhattisgarh's restive Dantewada district Wednesday, police said.
The incident took ... Read more...
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25 kg landmine defused in Chhattisgarh
May 10th, 2011 - 10:15 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, May 10 (IANS) A 25-kg landmine laid under a key road in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region was detected and defused Tuesday, police said."A squad of the district force and ... Read more...
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Air surveillance mounted in Bengal’s Maoist-hit districts
May 9th, 2011 - 4:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, May 9 (IANS) Three helicopters are conducting aerial surveillance of the Maoist affected districts of West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura as part of security measures for the final round ... Read more...
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Landmines recovered in Chhattisgarh
April 28th, 2011 - 12:58 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 27 (IANS) Two landmines were recovered Wednesday from forested locations in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region, police sources said here.A 15-kg landmine, buried in a road in Palnar area ... Read more...
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Maoists kill schoolteacher in West Bengal
April 2nd, 2011 - 6:46 pm ICT by ANI
Jhargram (West Bengal), Apr 2(ANI): Maoist rebels killed a schoolteacher in West Bengal's West Midnapore district on Saturday.Parbat Mahato (42), a worker of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)'s youth wing, ... Read more...
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Maoists torch vehicles, blast mobile tower in Bihar
March 15th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, March 15 (IANS) Protesting the killing of their two supporters in alleged fake police shootouts, Maoists Tuesday enforced a 24-hour strike, setting ablaze 10 vehicles and blasting two mobile ... Read more...
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Six Maoists gunned down in Motihari
March 14th, 2011 - 6:54 pm ICT by ANI
Motihari, Mar 14 (ANI): In a joint operation, police and paramilitary personnel gunned down half a dozen Maoists and also arrested ten others in Bihar's Motihari region on Monday.The police got ... Read more...
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Orissa officials advised to avoid Maoist areas
March 14th, 2011 - 2:40 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 14 (IANS) The Orissa government has issued an advisory to district authorities and police officials asking them not to visit Maoist-hit areas, especially during night, an official said ... Read more...
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Orissa collector released by Maoists (Third Lead)
February 24th, 2011 - 11:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Jatindra Dash
Bhubaneswar, Feb 24 (IANS) Maoist rebels in Orissa Thursday released Malkangiri District Collector R. Vineel Krishna after keeping him in captivity for eight days. Thousands of people gathered to greet ... Read more...
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Orissa collector released by Maoists (Second Lead)
February 24th, 2011 - 10:08 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Feb 24 (IANS) Maoist rebels Thursday released Malkangiri District Collector R. Vineel Krishna in Orissa after keeping him in captivity for eight days, officials said."He is released. We talked to him. ... Read more...
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