Indian Maoists extend network to Myanmar

NEW DELHI: India’s Intelligence agencies here have revealed that armed Maoists, active in almost 11 provinces have extended their network to Myanmar.
Sources said that major raids conducted on Maoists in the densely forested tribal region of Bastar in Chhattisgarh in central India has revealed for the first time that the red corridor network goes not [...]

Naxals gain, cops grapple

Cuttack, Feb. 3: Maoists are expanding their capabilities and operations while police are grappling with shortage of manpower and inferior infrastructure.
This was the summary of the two-day Orissa Senior Police Officers’ Conference, which ended here on Saturday.
Naxalism and the fact that the police are virtually dealing with the rebels on a daily basis in at [...]

Guerilla warfare training for cops to combat Naxals

Sunday February 3 2008 10:43 IST
THANJAVUR: Close on the heels of the recent crackdown on the Maoists in Varusandu and Murugamalai hills of Theni district, a 10-day intensive guerilla warfare training programme has begun for the 320 cops in the seven districts falling under the Central Zone.
A senior police official said interrogation of the arrested [...]

CPI appeals to Naxals to contest polls

Dantewada, (CG) Feb 2 Appealing to Naxalites to enter the poll arena in Chhattisgarh on the lines of Nepal, the CPI has urged the Raman Singh-led BJP government to initiate dialogue with the ultras in order to bring them back to the mainstream.
A resolution in this regard was adopted at the CPI’s two-day Dantewada district [...]

GoM to look at demands of para-military forces

Press Trust of India
Sunday, February 3, 2008 (New Delhi)
The demand for separate hardship and counter-insurgency allowances to para-military personnel will come up for fresh scrutiny at a meeting later this month of a Group of Ministers (GoM).
The GoM, headed by Union Minister Pranab Mukherjee, will meet here on February 11 to consider the demand of [...]