The investigation of three Tamil extremists, arrested on Monday in neighbouring Theni district, has revaled the presence of a Maoist group in Tamil Nadu with links to Naxals in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh.
Seventeen people, including the son of former Jharkhand chief minister Babulal Marandi, were killed by armed Naxalites at Chilkhadia village in Giridih district in the wee hours of Saturday. 25-30 Naxalites mingled with the crowd at a cultural programme in the village. Around 1 am, the Naxalites started firing indiscriminately and exploding bombs at the crowded site. While 14 people were killed on the spot, three died from their injuries later.
At least 14 police personnel and a civilian were killed in a brazen attack by the armed Naxalites on police stations, police training school and a district armory at Nayagarh, about 130 km from Bhubaneswar on Thursday late night.
Minister of State for Home Sriprakash Jaiswal told Rajya Sabha on Wednesday that 129 people's representatives and 411 government officials have been killed in Naxal violence between 2004 and 2006.
They were killed when the warehouse in which they were accommodated, gave way on Friday after heavy rains. The men, from SRPF Group IV, were participants in a anti-Naxalite operation in the district, they said.
They said the Maoist party in India failed to involve the masses and the leadership was not ready to adapt to changing times.
'If nuclear tests are foolish, if they epitomise jingoism, why this Communist insistence on the right to test now?'
The UAV was in operation in Chhattisgarh for quite sometime and results are excellent, he said adding now as part of a strategy, the UAV will be positioned over eastern Maharashtra.
'If Zardari is to go by US advice and mange a majority by taking on help of the pro-Musharraf League, he will in effect be defying the popular mandate.'
'Chief Minister Palaniswami is meeting Modi on December, 19, he may mention Tamil refugees when he talks to him.'
A police team on patrolling duty near Vishwasundari bridge situated on the border of Varanasi and Chandauli district found these explosive materials lying abandoned in the jungle area late last night.
Leave of all senior police officers had been cancelled in view of the event as there were apprehensions that the outfit might create disturbance.
The buildings housed a Central Reserve Police Force picket till a month ago.
The DD scribe, Dhiraj Kumar said the horrific incident would never fade from his memory.
The last week's headlines have captured the contrasts and contradictions within India in all their starkness, and sharpness.
Mahato, who represented Jamshedpur constituency in the Lok Sabha, was gunned down when he was attending a sports event in his constituency at Baguria in East Singhbhum district of Jharkhand.
Inspector General of Police (Bastar range) R K Vij told UNI that four constables of the Naga Battalion, accompanied by two special police officers were returning after patrolling duty.
The police recovered an AK-47 gun, three rifles, some ammunition and kitbags from the spot.
Bukkapuram Nadella Yugandhar's 'formidable legacy will survive through a generation of civil servants whom he trained, nurtured, mentored and inspired with a rare combination of energy, enthusiasm and passion,' says former RBI govenor Dr Duvvuri Subbarao.
Ravi Kumar Chevori, had entered into a deal with the outlawed Maoists group to supply arms and ammunition worth Rs 40 lakhs.
Four persons, including two special police officers, were killed on the spot and four others seriously injured in a landmine blast triggered by Naxalites in Dantewada district early on Thursday.
"The approach is not to solve the problem using force but by providing means to reduce unemployment and improve economy," he said.
The watchdog said human rights violations continued to surge in different parts of India, including Jammu and Kashmir and North Eastern states.
The Naxals have claimed that they do not have any hostages.
The polling in these constituencies was deferred for security reasons.
Nagaland Armed Police personnel, who were camping in the same locality, retaliated and the exchange of fire with the ultras continued for over an hour in Injeram, the sources said.
The Tamil Nadu police is on the lookout for three persons who were running a competitive examination centre in Karivalamvanthanallur, a mid-size town near Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli district, from where the cops have seized pro-Maoist literature, including CDs. The absconding management of the centre, locally known as the 'IAS academy' also doubled as a recruitment agents.
Despite its many flaws, director Rajashekhara Rao's debut film shows promise.
Polling began in four naxalite-hit constituencies in Bihar's Gaya district on Friday morning amid tight security, with Indian Air Force helicopters maintaining aerial surveilance, official sources said.
The naxalites targeted the police vehicle carrying 17 personnel at Phulbondi.
The policemen were forced to come out from the shelter after it caught fire, and were subsequently killed in firing by the Naxalites.
Advani had cancelled the Karnataka leg after Rajkumar's death.
The winners for the year 2019 are from fields as diverse as agriculture, sports, handicrafts, afforestation and wildlife conservation, armed forces and education.
Seven bullets were pumped into the body of Mahato, East Singhbhum Superintendent of Police Pankaj Darad said
Naxalites attacked a police station and adjoining Orissa State Armed Police camp at R Udayagiri in Gajapati district of the state in the wee hours Friday.
The prime minister emphasised on improving the intelligence mechanism.
The incident took place in the midst of a 24-hour bandh called by the naxalites in Palamu division, which covers Latehar district to protest against the incident.
The impact of the blast was so tremendous that it created a crater of about five to six feet width at the blast site and flung the police van carrying the STF personnel in the air.
With the expansion of its role in counter-insurgency opertions, the central paramilitary force has already decided to set up a dedicated intelligence apparatus to give more teeth to its operations.
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