Maoists violence in Bihar, Jharkhand on second day of shutdownOctober 13th, 2009 PATNA/RANCHI - Maoists ransacked Banshipur Railway Station in Bihar's Lakhisarai district on the second day of their two-day shutdown. They torched communication system installed in the railway cabin of the station.
Maoists blow up railway track, begin 2-day shutdown in Jharkhand, BiharOctober 12th, 2009 RANCHI/PATNA - Maoists blew up a stretch of a railway track and set ablaze three trucks in Jharkhand as they began a two-day shutdown in Bihar and Jharkhand in protest against the Centre's alleged effort to put down the CPI (Maoists) movement by force. According to sources, the incident took place at around 2:30 a.m.
Maoists blow up rail track, mobile tower in JharkhandAugust 24th, 2009 RANCHI - Maoists blew up a railway track in Latehar and a mobile phone tower in Palamau district in Jharkhand as they began their 48-hour shutdown in five state on Monday. According to the police, about 20 left-wing ultras blew up the railway tracks between Kumundi and Hehegada railway station in Latehar district, around 140 km from Ranchi, late on Sunday night.
Maoists torch an excavator machine in BiharJuly 16th, 2009 NIYAMATPUR - Maoists set ablaze a JCB excavator, an earthmoving machine at Niyamatpur in Bihar's Gaya District. In the midnight hours of the intervening period of Tuesday and Wednesday, a group of Maoists raided a place near Niyamatpur and set ablaze a JCB excavator machine.
Maoists torch buses in BiharJuly 5th, 2009 GAYA - Maoist set two buses on fire after hijacking them in Gaya district of Bihar, police said on Sunday. According to reports, Maoists torched the buses as the owner refused to pay them ransom.
Maoists ready for talks and cease-fireJune 23rd, 2009 NEW DELHI J - Putting a moderate step a day after the imposition of ban by the central government, the CPI (Maoist) said it is ready for talks and demanded to pull back the forces from Lalgarh. Speaking to media Gaud Chakraborthy, a spokesperson of the Maoist organisation, expressed his group's intention to declare ceasefire.
Maoists blow up school building in BiharJune 16th, 2009 GAYA - In a fresh case of Maoist violence in Bihar, rebels triggered dynamite blasts in a government school building at Chakarbandha village in Gaya district on Monday. Two more buildings in the vicinity of the school, housing the village community hall and the village administration office were also damaged in the blast.
War of words continues over Maoists attack in BiharApril 22nd, 2009 PATNA - Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar were engaged in a war of words on Wednesday hours after Maoists struck in four places in Bihar and Jharkhand. "The entire Nitish Kumar Government is a failure in Bihar.
One killed in Maoist violence in BiharApril 22nd, 2009 PATNA - Suspected Maoists killed a truck driver and set ablaze nine trucks in Bihar's Gaya district and bombed a block office in Aurangabad district early Wednesday, a day ahead of the second phase of Lok Sabha polls, police said. Over 100 armed Maoists attacked trucks on the busy Grand Trunk Road near Barachatti in Gaya, about 100 km from here, at around 12.30 am.
Maoists blow up a school in BiharApril 5th, 2009 PATLUKA - Maoists blew up a school in Patluka village of Gaya District in Bihar on Saturday. According to police officials, a group of around 20-25 armed Maoists blew up the school and stuck a poster on the spot.
Maoists damage mobile tower control room in OrissaMarch 25th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Maoist rebels set a mobile tower control room on fire and damaged a police post in Orissa's Malkangiri district Wednesday, police said. The guerrillas set on fire the control room of the mobile tower of state-run telecom giant Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) at Padia village in Malkangiri, 620 km from here.
Explosives, bullets seized from truck in ChhattisgarhMarch 18th, 2009 RAIPUR - The police in Chhattisgarh Tuesday seized a huge cache of explosives from a truck close to its border with Jharkhand. Officials suspect that the material was meant for the Maoists to carry out attacks in the run-up to the general elections.
Maoists blow up mobile tower in JharkhandFebruary 1st, 2009 RANCHI - Maoist rebels blew up a tower for mobile telephony in Chatra district of Jharkhand, a police officer said Monday. More than 50 rebels belonging to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up the transmission tower of Airtel situated in Garo village of Chatra district, around 190 km from here, Sunday midnight.
Maoist shutdown in Bihar: 11 trucks torchedJanuary 21st, 2009 PATNA - Protesting the arrest and alleged torture of their top leaders, Maoist rebels Thursday enforced a 24-hour strike, setting ablaze 11 trucks and blasting a mobile telephone signal tower in Bihar, police said. Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) Neelmani said armed Maoists forcibly stopped the 11 trucks and set them ablaze in Rohtas, about 150 km from here.
Quippo buys 49 percent in Tata Teleservices subsidiaryJanuary 4th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Quippo Telecom Infrastructure Ltd (QTIL) has picked up a 49 percent stake in Wireless Tata Telecom Infrastructure (WTTL), Tata Teleservices' tower arm, a company official said Monday. Despite a minority stake, Kolkata-based QTIL will have management control in the firm, the official said on condition of anonymity.
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