Archive for May, 2008

Home Ministry goes on-line with Naxal-hit states

May 28, 2008

New Delhi, May 26 (PTI) Cracking its whip on Maoists, the Union Home Ministry issued orders to nine-Naxal hit states through tele-conferencing for the first time, asking them to take all precautions.
Stung by repeated Naxal attacks in different areas, Special Secretary (Internal Security) M L Kumawat sounded the alert to Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, [...]

Maoists gun down BJD leader in Orissa

May 28, 2008

Malkangiri (Orissa) May 27: After killing several village heads over the past few months, suspected Maoists gunned down a lawyer turned politician in this tribal-dominated district on Monday night.
The victim politician, Prabir Mohanty, belonged to the ruling Biju Janata Dal. He was holding the post of secretary in the party’s district unit.
According to the police, [...]

Maoists blow up rail tracks in Bihar

May 28, 2008

Munger (Bihar), May 27 (PTI) Activists of the banned CPI (Maoist) blew up railway tracks at Masudan station in Munger district, disrupting train movement on the Jamalpur-Malda section.
Superintendent of Railway Police (Jamalpur) Vimal Kumar today said that over 100 ultras detonated dynamites to damage a stretch of track in both up and down lines near [...]

Maoists kill policeman, blast track in east India-police

May 28, 2008

PATNA, India, May 27 (Reuters) – Maoist insurgents blew up railway tracks, blocked roads and killed a policeman in eastern India on Tuesday during a day-long strike, police said.
They damaged a section of track in Bihar state, severely disrupting the eastern rail network, senior officers said.
“They bombed the tracks sometime after midnight, although the police [...]

EFR jawan killed, two injured in Maoist ambush

May 28, 2008

Maoist rebels have been striking with impunity in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Bihar. They ambush police and security personnel at will and melt into the dense jungles adjoining Bengal and Jharkhand, looting arms and ammunition..
CJ: Kumar Sarkar , 4 hours ago Views:85 Comments:0
EVEN BEFORE the blood stains on the grass in the countryside in Bengal [...]