KHAMMAM: Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil on Sunday visited Pameedu village in Chattisgarh near the border with Andhra Pradesh and apprised locals of the steps taken up by the Central and State Governments to “check the Maoists in their tracks”.
Patil reached the village by helicopter from Raipur at 1:30 pm and spent an hour in [...]
Archive for May 13th, 2008
Patil vows to wean youth from Naxalism
May 13, 2008Girls lead in East Singhbhum
May 13, 2008Jamshedpur, May 11: Girls of East Singhbhum have taken the lead in this year’s matriculation examination, securing the three top-most positions.
The district has obtained a pass percentage of 86.31, thereby standing 17 among 24 districts across the state. Topping the list is the Naxalite-affected district of Koderma with a record 92 per cent successful candidates [...]
Maoist leader Ram Pravesh Baitha held
May 13, 2008PATNA/MOTIHARI: Police on Friday nabbed Ram Pravesh Baitha, a top CPI (Maoist) leader, near Golghar under Gandhi Maidan police station.
Being a member of triple ‘U’ area committee of the banned Naxalite outfit, this dreaded Maoist was also heading the military commission of the outfit.
Triple ‘U’ stands for Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Uttar (north) Bihar. The [...]
Shield for highways to fight Naxalites
May 13, 2008Jamshedpur, May 9: Highways would be given special focus in curbing the Naxalite menace. This was decided at a high-level meeting of police officers in Jamshedpur today.
The meeting was presided over by inspector-general of police (Ranchi zone) Ashok Kumar Sinha, deputy inspector-general of police (Kolhan) M.K. Mishra, deputy inspector-general of police (Ranchi) Naresh Kumar Singh, [...]
