Three Karbi militants killed in Assam
June 20th, 2012 - 3:48 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 20 (IANS) Three hard core militants of the Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militant group were killed in Assam in the early hours of Wednesday.Police said that the ... Read more...
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Seven abducted from power plant in Assam
June 10th, 2012 - 10:10 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 10 (IANS) Seven people were abducted Sunday by suspected Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants from an under-construction power project in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, police said.The incident ... Read more...
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Sans opposition, Congress has a smooth ride in Assam (Assam Newsletter)
May 26th, 2012 - 9:19 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 26 (IANS) With opposition weak and in a shambles and greater thrust on peace and development, the Congress-led government seems to have a smooth ride ahead in Assam ... Read more...
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Militants ganging up with criminals, says Gogoi
May 18th, 2012 - 8:34 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 18 (IANS) Cadres of the armed militant outfits have joined criminal gangs in Assam, leading to recent spurt in petty crimes across the state, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi ... Read more...
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Karbi militant chief believed killed
May 7th, 2012 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, May 7 (IANS) A mutilated body believed to be that of Blain Hanse, commander-in-chief of the banned outfit Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT), was recovered in central Assam's Karbi ... Read more...
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Security forces to launch operation against Karbi rebels soon
April 27th, 2012 - 10:16 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 27 (IANS) Police and security forces in Assam will soon launch a special operation against the Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants in Karbi Anglong district of the ... Read more...
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Top Karbi militant, cadres killed in Assam
April 20th, 2012 - 3:37 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, April 20 (IANS) Five cadres of the Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militant group, including a top leader, were killed and two arrested in an early morning operation by ... Read more...
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Abducted Assam officials released
March 6th, 2012 - 11:06 am ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 6 (IANS) Suspected Karbi Peoples Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants have released the two forest officials they abducted in central Assam's Karbi Anglong distict Tuesday morning.Chief Conservator of Forests ... Read more...
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Karbi militants behind forest officials’ abduction: Minister
March 5th, 2012 - 6:57 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 5 (IANS) Assam Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain Monday confirmed it was the Karbi militant outfit Karbi Peoples' Liberation Tigers (KPLT) that was behind the abduction of two senior ... Read more...
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Abducted forest officials still untraced
March 4th, 2012 - 8:48 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, March 4 (IANS) Police and the security forces conducted searches in Assam's Karbi Anglong district Sunday to trace two forest officials abducted by militants but there was no trace ... Read more...
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Four CRPF personnel killed in Assam encounter
April 2nd, 2011 - 2:25 pm ICT by ANI
Karbi Anglong, Apr 2 (ANI): The outlawed insurgent outfit Karbi Peoples Liberation Tiger (KPLT) gunned down four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and injured another in an encounter in Assam's Karbi ... Read more...
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Maoist hideout busted in Bengal, arms seized
February 3rd, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Security personnel Thursday recovered a sophisticated firearm, explosives and huge cache of ammunition from a Maoist hideout in West Bengal's West Midapore district, police said.Joint forces conducted raids ... Read more...
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Kishenji alive and fit, reveal arrested Maoist leaders
December 5th, 2010 - 9:27 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 5 (IANS) Ending the confusion over elusive top Maoist leader Kishenji's health, arrested rebel leaders have revealed he is alive and fully fit, police said Sunday."During interrogation, Sudip Chongdar alias ... Read more...
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Security tightened ahead of Maoists’ two-day shutdown
July 6th, 2010 - 7:53 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 6 (IANS) Security has been tightened in states affected by Maoist violence in view of the 48-hour shutdown from Wednesday called by the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ... Read more...
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Maoists call two-day strike to protest Azad’s killing
July 4th, 2010 - 3:57 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, July 4 (IANS) The outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist has called for a two-day strike across the country from Wednesday to protest the gunning down of their senior politburo member ... Read more...
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Maoists call 48-hour shutdown in five states
June 22nd, 2010 - 9:52 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) The Maoists Tuesday called for a 48-hour shutdown from June 30 in five states - West Bengal, Jharkhand, Orissa, Bihar and Chhattisgarh - to protest the disinvestment policy ... Read more...
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Youth from Maoist heartland could head for Bayern Munich
June 22nd, 2010 - 7:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) A talented young footballer from West Bengal's Maoist-hit West Midnapore district may soon find himself in Germany, training with the famed Bayern Munich club, thanks to a ... Read more...
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Forests, mines keep Maoist location out of bounds
April 8th, 2010 - 4:27 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 8 (IANS) Police officers trying to track down Maoists involved in the massacre of 76 security personnel in Chhattisgarh Thursday said they had clues about the location of the rebels, ... Read more...
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Anti-government newspaper shuttered in Sri Lanka
January 30th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Colombo, Jan 30 (DPA) A Sri Lankan anti-government newspaper was shuttered Saturday after its editor was arrested on allegations of publishing details of an ongoing investigation against a former Tamil rebel now ... Read more...
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Maoist outfit’s ninth anniversary celebrated in Bihar
December 4th, 2009 - 5:10 pm ICT by ANI
Gaya (Bihar), Dec. 4 (ANI): Members of a banned Maoist outfit in Bihar celebrated the ninth anniversary of the creation of peoples liberation guerrilla army.The cadres under the banner Bhakpa organised a ... Read more...
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Hunt on for abducted Jharkhand official
October 28th, 2009 - 6:58 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Oct 28 (IANS) The Jharkhand police were Wednesday searching for district official Nirmal Toppo, who was kidnapped by suspected Maoists Tuesday evening and is the third government functionary to be abducted ... Read more...
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`We are ready to face police forces,’ say Maoists
October 14th, 2009 - 8:35 pm ICT by ANI
Dumariya forest region (Bihar), Oct.14 (ANI): A Maoist leader has said that the rebel group is ready to face the police forces in Bihar and in other parts of the country."The ... Read more...
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Maoists shutdown call hits normal life in Jharkhan
March 22nd, 2009 - 6:14 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Mar 22 (ANI): Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI) shutdown call given on Sunday to protest the killing of a rebel commander and some other members of a group during ... Read more...
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Security tightened in Orissa as Maoists begin ‘motivation week’
December 2nd, 2008 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Dec 2 (IANS) Security was beefed up in five Maoist-affected districts of Orissa Tuesday as the rebels began observing the 'Peoples Liberation Guerrilla Army Week' to motivate their cadre to step ... Read more...
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Suspected ULFA militants lob grenade at Assam police superintendents office
August 11th, 2008 - 6:23 pm ICT by ANI
Assam, Aug 11 (ANI): Suspected ULFA militants hurled a hand grenade at the office of the Superintendent of Police, in Bongaigaon district of Lower Assam, in run up to Independence Day.
No ... Read more...
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Renegade Sri Lankan leader arrives in Colombo
July 4th, 2008 - 10:53 pm ICT by ANI
Colombo, July 4 (ANI): Former Sri Lankan Tamil Tiger renegade Colonel Karuna arrived here on Friday after completing a prison sentence in the UK, British embassy officials said.
Embassy spokesman Dominic ... Read more...
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Nepal parties for adjustment of PLA before Government formation
June 12th, 2008 - 1:27 pm ICT by ANI
Kathmandu, June 12 (ANI): The Nepali Congress (NC) and the Unified Marxist Leninist (UML) have agreed to the adjust and rehabilitate of the Maoist combatants through proper modality before the Maoists ... Read more...
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