Railways on alert as 48-hour Maoist bandh begins

The 48-hour 'all India shutdown' called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist has begun amid high security and alert in five Naxal-infested states.The two-day shutdown has been called to protest......

'Slain Maoist leader was working on ceasefire'

Communist Party of India Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad was working on a proposal for a ceasefire between the Left-wing extremists and security forces when he was nabbed by the AP......

HC turns down slain Naxal leader's mother's plea

The Andhra Pradesh high court has directed the state government to conduct a post-mortem on slain Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad on Saturday only after his mother Karuna sees his body.......

Police foil Naxal bid to blow up station

Police in the early hours of Monday foiled a Naxalite attempt to storm a police station in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh, sources said.Police officials said a group of 50 Maoists descended on the......