Archive for September, 2008

4 killed in Chhattisgarh Naxal attack

September 30, 2008

Four persons were killed on Friday and three others injured in separate incidents of Maoists-related violence in Naxal-infested Bastar region and Rajnandgaon areas of Chhattisgarh, police said.
A body was recovered in Chindpal village of Badgaon police station area in Kanker district, about 200 km from the state capital by police, Kanker district Superintendent of Police [...]

Lack of development helps Naxalism to grow

September 30, 2008

Express News Service 25 Sep 2008 11:54:00 AM ISTSAMBALPUR: Lack of development in interior pockets is helping the Naxals to regroup in the district. Capitalising on the backwardness of the people, Naxals are spreading their ideology and able to convince the people that it’s them not the Government who are concerned about their betterment.
The alienation [...]

Call for cash prize on Naxals

September 30, 2008

Ranchi, Sept. 28: The Special Branch has recommended names of about 60 extremists to the state home department for announcing cash prizes to people providing vital clues for their arrest.
The award would be given to people, policemen and chowkidars, among others, providing information about the extremists’ whereabouts.
Of the 60 names recommended, only one is [...]

Naxalites blast cellular phone towers in Bihar

September 30, 2008

aya (Bihar): CPI (Maoist) rebels have blasted three towers of private cellular phone service operators and set fire to a BSNL generator in the district.
In synchronised attacks, the Maoist guerrillas blasted two towers of Reliance Communications at Bishunpur and Manjhaulia villages in the district just past midnight on Saturday night, DIG (Magadh range) Pravin Vashisht [...]

Orissa2 Maoists held in Birmitrapur

September 30, 2008

Express New Service 27 Sep 2008 11:41:00 AM ISTROURKELA: Two Maoists along with their two aides were arrested and a huge quantity of live cartridges seized from them at Birmitrapur, police said Friday.
While checking vehicles last night in connection with a firing incident, the police swooped on a group of five youths travelling in a [...]