Army will not be used against Maoists: PMOctober 10th, 2009 BANGALORE - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Monday affirmed the government's determination not to succumb to the increasing threat of Maoists but ruled out the use of the army against them. "It shows the measure of challenge we face.
CRPF troopers, choppers hunt for Maoists in MaharashtraOctober 10th, 2009 NAGPUR - The central government has sent 20 additional companies of the paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to hunt down the Maoists responsible for the massacre of 17 policemen in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district Thursday, a police officer said Saturday. "They are expected to reach here later this (Saturday) evening and will help us to flush out the Maoists who may have spread out in the region," Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police S.
Hunt on for Maoists, police death toll 17October 9th, 2009 NAGPUR - More than 300 security personnel Friday hunted for Maoists who massacred 17 policemen after ambushing them in a jungle strip in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district. The bodies of the slain policemen were brought to Gadchiroli town for state honours before they are handed over to their families for the final rites, even as Chief Minister Ashok Chavan vowed to crush the Maoists.
Maoists kill 18 policemen in MaharashtraOctober 8th, 2009 GADCHIROLI - At least 18 policemen were killed by the Maoists in an ambush in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra on Thursday afternoon. According to the police the left wing ultras attacked the police out post near Lahir village of Bhamragadh tehsil of Gadchiroli District.
Maoists attack police patrol, torch panchayat office in MaharashtraOctober 8th, 2009 NAGPUR - In two separate incidents, Maoist rebels attacked a police patrol Thursday and set fire to a village panchayat building in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, a day after Home Minister P. Chidambaram appealed to them for peace.
Maoists massacre 17 policemen in Maharashtra (Third Lead)October 8th, 2009 NAGPUR - In a major attack days before the assembly polls, Maoist guerrillas Thursday ambushed a police patrol and gunned down at least 17 policemen in a jungle stretch of Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district. Suspected Maoists also slit the throat of a police informer and dumped his body in the same district, police said.
Maoists slaughter 18 policemen in Maharashtra (Second Lead)October 8th, 2009 NAGPUR - Maoist guerrillas Thursday ambushed a police patrol and gunned down at least 18 policemen in a jungle stretch of Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district, officials said. The massacre occurred about a kilometre from Laheri village when the policemen were trekking through thick forests in search of hidden Maoists, an official of the Gadchiroli district police told IANS.
Maoists kill 16 cops, Maharashtra vows to crush ultrasMay 21st, 2009 NAGPUR/MUMBAI - Maoists killed 16 police personnel, including four women, in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district Thursday evening - the second major attack by the ultras in four months. Meanwhile, Minister of State for Home Nitin Raut has vowed to crush the Maoist menace in the state with a 'bullet for bullet' policy.
Re-polling underway in Chhattisgarh amid Maoist threatApril 27th, 2009 RAIPUR - Re-polling was underway Monday in 25 booths in three Lok Sabha seats in Chhattisgarh where Maoists had disrupted the electoral process Thursday. Polling began at 7 a.m.
India's second round polling beginsApril 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI - Polling stations opened Thursday in 140 constituencies spread across 12 states in the second round of elections to pick a new Lok Sabha. Voters started queueing up in thousands of polling centrers.
Another polling booth attacked by Maoists in BiharApril 16th, 2009 PATNA - Suspected Maoist rebels Thursday afternoon attacked a second polling station in Bihar during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections, police said. The attack took place in Rohtas district, while the earlier attack was in Gaya district where two security personnel were killed.
Maoists open fire at six polling stations in ChhattisgarhApril 16th, 2009 RAIPUR - Armed Maoist rebels created panic at six polling stations in Chhattisgarh's southern restive Bastar region by opening fire soon after voting for the parliamentary elections began Thursday morning, police said. 'The rebels fired at six booths in Dantewada and Narayanpur districts but no one was injured,' Chhattisgarh Additional Director General of Police Girdhari Nayak told IANS.
Maoists fire on security personnel in OrissaApril 16th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Continuing their day-long violence aiming to stall the electoral process, Maoists opened fire on security personnel returning from polling duty in Orissa's Malkangiri district Thursday evening, police said. Security personnel were returning on foot from polling duty in Kalimela area of Malkangiri when Maoists started firing on them.
Maharashtra recording low voter turnout, polling peacefulApril 16th, 2009 MUMBAI - Maharashtra's 13 Lok Sabha constituencies notched a low turnout of 17.14 percent till 11 a.m. Thursday, officials said.
Police foil Maoist attack in Maharashtra villageApril 16th, 2009 GADCHIROLI - A gang of heavily armed Maoists came to attack a polling booth in a village Thursday but were foiled by security forces who opened retaliatory fire forcing them back into the jungles, police here said. The guerrillas were seen approaching the booth in Kondavahi village here at 5 a.m.
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