Police destroy Maoists’ arms factories in Bastar
September 21st, 2012 - 12:22 am ICT by IANS
Raipur, Sep 20 (IANS) Police and para-military troopers raided a Maoists hideout Thursday in Chhattisgarh's restive Bastar region and destroyed three arms factories, a senior officer said."A joint team of ... Read more...
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Maoist base destroyed in Chhattisgarh
August 28th, 2012 - 10:18 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 28 (IANS) In an overnight operation, joint team of district police and CRPF destroyed a Maoist hideout located in the dense forest after a gunfight in Chhattisgarh's Gariaband ... Read more...
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Two guerrillas gunned down in Chhattisgarh
August 25th, 2012 - 3:42 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, Aug 25 (IANS) In an overnight fierce gun-battle, security forces gunned down two Maoist ultras and arrested four woman insurgents in Narayanpur district, police said Saturday.Narayanpur district is located ... Read more...
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Focus on people friendly policing: New Odisha police chief (Lead)
July 6th, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, July 6 (IANS) Prakash Mishra, who took charge as Odisha's new Director General of Police Friday, said that people-friendly policing would be his focus area."Besides, I will also put ... Read more...
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Maoists step up violence in Chhattisgarh
June 9th, 2012 - 5:47 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 9 (IANS) In stepped up violence during their ongoing protest week in Chhattisgarh, Maoist guerrillas have killed a labourer, triggered a powerful blast on a highway and threatened ... Read more...
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Chhattisgarh peace process with Maoists hangs in balance
June 6th, 2012 - 12:55 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, June 6 (IANS) With only a few minor level Maoists released from jail by the Chhattisgarh government so far, the fate of the peace process initiated during negotiations for ... Read more...
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Sukma collector safe, say mediators after meeting Maoists
April 29th, 2012 - 1:43 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, April 29 (IANS) Abducted Sukma collector Alex Paul Menon is safe, two interlocutors who met Maoists in their jungle hideout said Sunday, adding the rebels had replied to the ... Read more...
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Deported French nationals had no Maoist links, says NGO
April 24th, 2012 - 3:38 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 24 (IANS) The 10 French nationals, who were deported from Bihar for allegedly violating visa conditions, had nothing to do with Maoists, claimed an NGO that is ... Read more...
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Odisha crisis: Uncertainty over hostages’ release
April 8th, 2012 - 10:41 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 8 (IANS) Odisha's efforts to secure the release of an Italian tour operator and a state legislator kidnapped by Maoists last month plunged into uncertainty Sunday with the ... Read more...
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‘Can’t be blackmailed on Odisha crisis’
April 2nd, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS
Patna, April 2 (IANS) Condemning the kidnapping of an Italian and a legislator by Maoists in Odisha, Union Home Secretary R.K. Singh said Monday that the government is not going ... Read more...
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Maoists kill CRPF trooper in Chhattisgarh
March 26th, 2012 - 7:34 pm ICT by IANS
Raipur, March 26 (IANS) A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was gunned down and his colleague injured in a gunfight Monday with Maoists in a forested area in Chhattisgarh's ... Read more...
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Odisha begins dialogue to secure release of Italians
March 22nd, 2012 - 7:59 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, March 22 (IANS) The Odisha government Thursday began a dialogue with two interlocutors named by Maoists to secure the safe release of two Italians who have been held hostage ... Read more...
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Maoist surrenders in West Bengal
December 20th, 2011 - 9:21 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Dec 20 (IANS) A Maoist guerrilla Tuesday surrendered in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, police said.Subodh Hasda was active in the Jhargram area, especially in Binpur. Hasda surrendered at ... Read more...
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Maoist couple surrenders at Bengal secretariat
November 17th, 2011 - 11:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 17 (IANS) A Maoist couple, facing cases for attacking a paramilitary camp in West Bengal's Silda, surrendered Thursday before police at the state secretariat - Writers' Building.Rajaram ... Read more...
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One injured in Maoist firing in Bengal
November 7th, 2011 - 1:21 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Nov 6 (IANS) An activist of an anti-Maoist forum promoted by the Trinamool Congress was injured in firing by suspected left wing extremists in West Bengal's West Midnapore district ... Read more...
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Accept mistake about Maoists, Biman tells Mamata
October 16th, 2011 - 9:40 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Oct 16 (IANS) West Bengal's Left Front chairman Biman Bose Sunday asked Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to accept her "mistake" for ignoring the Maoists during her days as ... Read more...
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Arms or talks? Choose in seven days, Mamata tells Maoists
October 15th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Jhargram (West Bengal), Oct 15 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday gave a seven-day ultimatum to Maoist rebels in the state to choose between dialogue and arms, ... Read more...
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Banerjee talks tough on Maoists, draws CPI-M’s ridicule
September 27th, 2011 - 12:41 am ICT by IANS
Singur/Kolkata, Sep 26 (IANS) Hardening her stand on the Maoists, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Monday asked them to choose between talks and the politics of killings, and ... Read more...
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Maoists want to kill me, other Trinamool leaders: Mamata
September 26th, 2011 - 1:40 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 26 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Sunday claimed that the Maoists wanted to kill her and union minister Mukul Roy, besides other Trinamool Congress leaders."A ... Read more...
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Suspected Maoists kill two in Bengal
September 26th, 2011 - 12:55 am ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Sep 25 (IANS) Suspected Maoists killed two people, including a political activist, in West Bengal's West Midnapore district Sunday night, police said.
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Teaching in the shadow of the gun in insurgency-hit Bastar
September 5th, 2011 - 4:31 pm ICT by IANS
Dantewada (Chhattisgarh), Sep 5 (IANS) In the insurgency ridden Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, government school teachers risk losing their lives if they fail to indoctrinate young minds into joining the ... Read more...
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Jharkhand legislator - an ex-Maoist - supports Anna
August 25th, 2011 - 8:29 pm ICT by IANS
Ranchi, Aug 25 (IANS) Polush Surin, a former Maoist leader and now a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislator, Thursday staged a one-day sit-in to support Anna Hazare's Jan Lokpal ... Read more...
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Maoist victims’ kin in Bengal to get Rs.5 lakh
August 25th, 2011 - 5:35 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 25 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Thursday announced a compensation of Rs.2 lakh for the families of civilians killed in Maoist violence in the state. The ... 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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Mamata announces revised sops for surrendering Maoists
August 12th, 2011 - 11:37 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, Aug 12 (IANS) The West Bengal government has revised its surrender-cum-rehabilitation policy for Left-wing extremists and enhanced the compensation to be paid for depositing arms, Chief Minister ... Read more...
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Maoists kill five security personnel in Jharkhand
May 3rd, 2011 - 8:18 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, May 3 (ANI): At least five security personnel were killed and over 31 others injured after Maoists struck in two different districts of Jharkhand on Tuesday.According to reports, the injured are ... Read more...
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Woman Maoist killed in Orissa gun fight (Lead)
April 24th, 2011 - 5:04 pm ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, April 24 (IANS) A woman Maoist was killed during a brief exchange of fire Sunday between police and the ultras in a forested area of Orissa's Malkangiri district, an ... Read more...
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Polling begins for second phase of panchayat polls in J-K
April 17th, 2011 - 12:45 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Apr 17 (ANI): Despite the killing of a woman candidate in Chrar-e-Sharief area of Jammu and Kashmir's Budgam District and the mounting militant threats, polling is underway in five blocks of ... Read more...
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J-K panchayat poll: Woman candidate shot dead
April 16th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by ANI
Srinagar, Apr 16 (ANI): Militants have allegedly shot dead a woman candidate of panchayat elections in Chrar-e-Sharief area of Kashmir's Budgam district.Forty-year-old Hasina Begum, was shot dead by ultras at Karpora in ... Read more...
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Orissa Police initiates action against Maoists who killed Malkangiri tribals
April 12th, 2011 - 8:53 pm ICT by ANI
Malkangiri (Orissa), Apr 12 (ANI): Orissa Police has swung into action over the recent killing of two tribals in Malkangiri district by suspected Maoist cadres.According to reports, the ultras believed to be ... Read more...
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Maoists blast school building in Bihar’s Gaya District
March 16th, 2011 - 3:18 pm ICT by ANI
Gaya, Mar 16 (ANI): Armed Maoists blew up a state-run school building and a control room of a mobile tower at two different places in Bihar's Gaya District last night.According to ... Read more...
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Maoists destroy mobile tower in Bihar’s Gaya District
March 15th, 2011 - 2:43 pm ICT by ANI
Gaya, Mar 15 (ANI): Armed Maoists destroyed two mobile towers and burnt a generator room near the Dumaria police station in Bihar's Gaya District late last night.According to sources, over 50 ultras ... Read more...
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Shutdown call by Maoists disrupts normal life in Jharkhand
March 13th, 2011 - 5:52 pm ICT by ANI
Ranchi, Mar 13 (ANI): The shutdown called by the Maoists in Jharkhand hit normal life including the transport and several allied essential services here on Sunday.Amit Rai, a local said the frequent ... Read more...
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Armed guerrillas abduct four workers in Tripura
March 8th, 2011 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
Agartala, March 8 (IANS) Separatist tribal guerrillas have abducted four workers from the construction site of a health sub-centre in a village in northern Tripura, police said here Tuesday."NLFT (National ... Read more...
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Abducted Bengal cop untraced
March 6th, 2011 - 10:51 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 6 (IANS) A police constable, suspected to have been abducted by Maoists in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, remained untraced for the third day, police said Sunday."Search operations ... Read more...
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