Archive for March 29th, 2008

The Spreading Arms of Naxalism

March 29, 2008

Abhinandan Mishra
Recent developments have suggested that the intellectuals supporting the Naxal revolution in India are working on devising a strategy to demand the status of ‘Political prisoners’ for the Naxals that have been captured and arrested.
Recently villagers comprising of women and young girls from Bihar, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and Jharkhand, staged a demonstration near [...]

Bihar cops get success against Naxals

March 29, 2008

BEGUSARAI/NAWADA: Following an encounter with the CPI(Maoist) near Karauna Soti under Birpur police station, Begusarai police arrested 10 rebels on Friday afternoon. Also on Friday, Nawada police destroyed a Maoist opium farm at Jamdaha village under Rajouli police station. The arrested persons included armed women members of the banned outfit. Besides, the police were successful [...]

Naxalite supporters arrested for protesting against price hike of essential commodities

March 29, 2008

SILIGURI, March 28: Four Naxalite factions today courted arrest in the Siliguri Court premises protesting against the continuing hike in prices of all the essential commodities, including food items. Around 130 activists, including about 40 women, belonging to four factions of the Naxalites, were arrested.

The four Naxalite factions which took part in today’s law violation [...]

Former Naxal’s noble gesture

March 29, 2008

RAJAHMUNDRY: Velusuri Srinivas alias Chinna Vijay, commander of the CPI (Maoist) Andhra Orissa Border (AOB) Zonal Committee east division action team, who joined the mainstream yesterday, said he would spend the Rs 1 lakh reward on his head on development of tribal villages.
  Speaking to ‘Express’, Vijay, a native of Paderu in Visakhapatnam district, said the [...]