Explosives, detonators seized in Mirzapur

Lucknow, August 21 The police seized 1,100 electronic detonators and 100 kgs of ammonium nitrate from two persons in Ahiraura area in Mirzapur on Thursday.
Initially the police suspected that the consignment was meant for Naxals, who are active in the area, but Mirzapur SP Dr Preetinder Singh said, “The interrogation of the accused so [...]

Go wild in Chhattisgarh

Not many people would actually pick a place like Chhattisgarh for a holiday or even a getaway. After all, it is hardly publicised and lacks the ingredients of a typical tourist attraction. But if you do manage to think beyond the usual places, then you’ll be in for a pleasant surprise in Chhattisgarh.
Jagdalpur is the [...]

THACKERAY, SHIV SENA, BJP, ABVP FUNDED NAXALS ?

he narcoanalysis report of suspected Naxalite Arun Ferreira has thrown up sensational revelations about the funding of Naxal activities. So far two narco tests have been conducted on Bandra resident Ferreira who was arrested from Nagpur on May 8, 2007 for suspected Naxal activities. The last one by Bangalore Forensic Science Laboratory was in September [...]

Sops for cops serving in red dens

Bhubaneswar, Aug. 5: In order to boost the morale of police personnel working in Maoist-affected areas, chief minister Naveen Patnaik today announced a state gallantry award of Rs 1 lakh and a special package for them.
The morale of the men in khaki working in the Naxalite-hit areas has been down following frequent rebel attacks. Recently [...]

New package for policemen in naxal areas

Bhubaneswar, Aug 5: In an attempt to encourage the policemen and ex-servicemen on duty in naxalite-affected districts, Odisha government on Tuesday doubled the compensation amount for them.
The government also said that the policemen would be given better training and provided modern arms and equipments to tackle the Maoists.
Under the revised scheme which would be implemented [...]