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13-15 killed by Naxals in Chhattisgarh, Maoists used villagers as shield: Rajnath Singh
National | Dec 01, 2014, 11:38 PM ISTLucknow: 13-15 CRPF personnel were killed when Naxals attacked security forces by using villagers as human shields in Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said tonight."13 to 15 CRPF personnel were killed in the
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Maoists massacre 13 CRPF troopers in Chhattisgarh
India | Dec 01, 2014, 06:37 PM ISTRaipur: Maoist guerrillas Monday gunned down 13 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers returning after a search operation in Chhattisgarh, officials said.Additional Director General of Police R.K. Vij told IANS that the dead included two
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Jharkhand polls:Jharkhand voters defy Maoists, cast ballot
National | Nov 25, 2014, 12:45 PM ISTRanchi: Defying a Maoist boycott call, over a quarter of Jharkhand's voters exercised their franchise before noon Tuesday in the first phase of ballotting for the assembly polls.As many as 27 percent voters cast their
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Maoists torch property of a company in Muzaffarpur
India | Nov 24, 2014, 02:29 PM ISTMuzaffarpur: Armed Maoists torched eight machines and a vehicle of a road construction company for not getting extortion money at Bagara Ghat in Muzaffarpur district, a police officer said today.The ultras attacked the construction site
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Rajnath asks Maoists to shun violence, join mainstream
National | Nov 17, 2014, 09:44 AM ISTBhavnathpur/Latehar: Making an appeal for a clear mandate in favour of the BJP in Maoist-hit Jharkhand, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday asked Naxals to shun violence and join the mainstream to strengthen the nation.Addressing
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Jharkhand Police foil major plan of Naxals to disrupt upcoming assembly elections
India | Nov 11, 2014, 10:34 AM ISTRanchi: Jharkhand Police have foiled a major plan of Naxals to disrupt upcoming assembly elections in the state.Police have recovered 1745 detonators, 145 pressure cookers, 123 tiffins and other materials for making bombs from Latehar
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Maoists abduct and kill tribal youth in Odisha
India | Oct 30, 2014, 01:08 PM ISTMalkangiri (Odisha): A tribal youth was allegedly abducted and gunned down by Maoists on the suspicion of him being a police informer in Kalimela area in Malkangiri district, police officials said today.Bhima Madhi (27) was
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Rahul Gandhi to visit Hudhud-hit Koraput today
National | Oct 20, 2014, 06:57 AM ISTKoraput (Odisha): Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi is scheduled to visit Maoist-affected Koraput district of Odisha today to take stock of areas affected by cyclone Hudhud.Security has been tightened ahead of his visit."As the area is
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I will hug Maoists if they give up violence: Chhattisgarh CM
National | Oct 07, 2014, 01:36 PM ISTRaipur: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh today said that he is ready to embrace Maoists if they give up their path of violence and join the mainstream of society."People involved in Maoist activities are part
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Chhattisgarh's new strategies fructify as 200 naxals surrender
India | Sep 12, 2014, 04:01 PM ISTRaipur: Redefining of strategies by Chhattisgarh Police to tackle Maoist menace in Bastar restive region with a focus on curtailing key Naxal sub-fronts and 'janmilitia' cadres seems to have fructified with nearly 200 rebels laying
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Arms seized after gun battle with Maoists in Odisha
India | Sep 11, 2014, 12:46 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Police seized arms and ammunition from a forested area of Gajapati district after a brief gun battle with Maoists, an official said Thursday.No casualties were reported from either side in the gunfight that took
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Two Naxals involved in Jiram valley attack arrested
India | Aug 26, 2014, 11:42 PM ISTRaipur: Two dreaded Maoists allegedly involved in last year's ghastly Jiram valley attack which killed 31 people including some Congress leaders, were today arrested in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bastar district. A cache of explosives was also
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Maoists gun down two Odisha tribals
India | Jul 25, 2014, 02:21 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Maoists shot dead two tribals in Odisha's Malkangiri district on Friday, police said.A group of 25 armed rebels raided Badaliguda village, about 700 km from Bhubaneswar, and dragged Deba Padiami, 30, and village head
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435 people, 139 Maoists killed in Odisha in 14 years: Naveen Patnaik
India | Jul 21, 2014, 08:21 PM ISTBhubaneswar: Maoist ultras have killed 435 persons including 210 police personnel during the last 14 years while the security personnel eliminated 139 rebels during the same time, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Monday said.Patnaik
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Fear of Naxal disturbances in Sept keeps police on their toes
India | Jul 04, 2014, 11:34 AM ISTRaipur: With the outlawed Communist Party of India (Maoist) planning to create disturbances to mark its decade of formation this September, police is bracing up to counter any such move and make people aware about
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UN concerned over use of children as human shields by Maoists
World | Jul 02, 2014, 01:48 PM ISTUnited Nations: The UN has expressed concern over the killing and maiming of children who continue to be recruited and used as human shields by Maoists in India and over the threat of sexual violence
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Uma Bharti cautions officials against Maoist elements in Bundelkhand
National | Jun 30, 2014, 01:43 PM ISTJhansi: Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti has cautioned local officials against the possibility of Maoist elements gaining ground in the backward Bundelkhand region due to unemployment and poverty. “Maoists have an eye on the
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Rajnath's remark on talks with Maoists disappointing: CPI
National | Jun 28, 2014, 06:56 PM ISTNew Delhi: CPI today asked Maoists to give up violence and join the democratic process but expressed disappointment over Home Minister Rajnath Singh's remarks that there would be no talks with the left wing extremists."The
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Narendra Modi condoles train accident deaths
National | Jun 25, 2014, 01:41 PM ISTNew Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Wednesday condoled the loss of lives in the derailment of the Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express in Bihar."He (Modi) prays for the speedy recovery of the injured," a statement from his
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Jharkhand DGP gets threat SMS from Maoists
India | May 28, 2014, 09:49 PM ISTRanchi: A few persons have been detained for interrogation after Jharkhand Police Rajeev Kumar received a threat SMS, warning him to stop anti-naxal operations or he will be eliminated along with Chief Minister Hemant Soren.“I