People’s Discontent and System Failure

REPORT OF EXPERT GROUP ON “DEVELOPMENT ISSUES TO DEAL WITH CAUSES OF DISCONTENT, UNREST AND EXTREMISM”
The following is one chapter of the Report of the Expert Group on “Development Issues to Deal with the Causes of Discontent, Unrest and Extremism”, set up by the Planning Commission, in May 2006. With D. Bandyopadhyay, the architect of [...]

Red blast kills CISF men

Raipur, June 8: Three jawans of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) were killed and two others critically injured today when Naxalite guerrillas detonated a landmine and blew up a jeep in which they were travelling near Dalli Rajhara in Durg.
The jawans were on a patrolling duty in the area, as a huge quantity of explosives [...]

State police, army talk Red terror

Ranchi, June 7: Senior officers of the Indian Army and the state government today held a meeting to step up interaction with each other in the fight against Naxalite terror.
The meeting, held amid closed doors at the behest of the Union home ministry, discussed ways to extend training facilities for the police personnel. Though no [...]

Maoists warn of more attacks

June 7: Almost four months after their midnight swoop on police establishments in Nayagarh town, the Maoists have reportedly claimed responsibility for the mayhem.
They have also warned of more similar attacks to take “revenge” on the police atrocities on “innocent” people.
In booklets and leaflets circulated at different places in southern Orissa districts, the Maoists have [...]

Zonal rebel kingpin in net

Jamshedpur, June 6: Veteran Maoist Tireng Kedia alias Mahabir has been arrested, East Singhbhum police said today.
Mahabir, originally from Chakaduba village in East Midnapore district of Bengal, was arrested from Kuiani village under Patamda police station. The police seized a country-made pistol and 16 live cartridges from him.
East Singhbhum superintendent of police Naveen Kumar Singh [...]