Guwahati : There are fears that tea plantations across northeastern India’s Assam state may have been infiltrated by Maoist rebels with trade union leaders sounding the alarm and asking state authorities to focus their attention on the threat.
“Such a possibility of penetration by Maoist elements is not unlikely, considering the fact that the situation in [...]
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Maoist influx in Assam tea estates feared
February 14, 2008Naxalite held in Nandigram
February 14, 200813 Feb 2008, 0303 hrs IST,TNN
NANDIGRAM: The arrest of a “suspected Maoist” from Sonachura in Nandigram triggered a flurry of activities in the West Midnapore police with all senior officers rushing to the district headquarters to interrogate the “prize catch.”
The arrest is reason enough for the state government keep the CRPF in Nandigram for some [...]
Naxals eye urban students as recruits
February 14, 2008NAGPUR: Cops now believe that Naxals are turning their attention from the rural hinterlands to urban areas, to seek new recruits from the impressionable student populations and support in the form of materials.
The presence of Naxals and their supporters in the city, and other urban centres, was the pivotal issue of discussion at a [...]
Shivraj Patil to visit Chhattisgarh tomorrow
February 14, 2008New Delhi, Feb 13 (ANI): Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil will be on a day-long visit of Chhattisgarh tomorrow.
Patil is expected to discuss the Naxal situation in the State with the Chief Minister, Dr. Raman Singh and senior officers of the State Government.
Patil will also call on State Governor, E.S.L. Narsimhan.
The Minister will be accompanied [...]
