Tamil Nadu has become safe haven for militants: Jayalalithaa

CHENNAI: Coming down heavily on what she alleged ‘free run’ of militants in Tamil Nadu, AIADMK chief Jayalalithaa on Monday said the state had become a safe haven for militants.
Referring to the killing of a Naxalite in Kodaikanal hills, she said the incident only proved her point.
The Karunanidhi government was not taking the issue seriously, [...]

Naxalites turn to cannabis to finance terror

NEW DELHI: The Maoists have now ventured into the highly profitable and illegal trade of cannabis to finance their terror operations across the country, the government said on Wednesday.
Cannabis cultivation and its trade have become a source of finance for the CPI (Maoist) in Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa, minister of state for home [...]

Growth and security – 2 mantras

BHUBANESWAR: THE State Government has decided to prepare a holistic plan to combat the increasing Naxalite activities in the State.
A decision to this effect was taken at a high-level meeting presided over by Home Secretary T K Mishra on Wednesday. The meeting decided that developmental activities as well as security preparedness will be given priority [...]

Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu), Apr 20 (ANI): A team of Tamil Nadu Special Task Force (STF) on Saturday gunned down a Naxalite in the Kodaikanal forest.

CHENNAI: As operations to flush out Naxalites intensify in central India, the Maoists are moving to the Western Ghats in search of a haven.
Intelligence sources have confirmed Naxalite movements in Theni, Dindigul and Kodaikanal, especially in the hill regions. Maoists from Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh are moving into Tamil Nadu, which has not [...]

Tamil Nadu STF kill hardcore Naxalite

Kodaikanal (Tamil Nadu), Apr 20 (ANI): A team of Tamil Nadu Special Task Force (STF) on Saturday gunned down a Naxalite in the Kodaikanal forest.
The STF gunned down Ravin Prasad (43), while three of his aides managed to escape.
Three of the alleged Naxalites escaped. The slain had received arms training at Dharmapuri and was an [...]