Maoists attack private plant in Bihar, kidnap security guardsSeptember 2nd, 2009 PATNA - About 400 armed Maoists attacked a plant owned by a private road construction firm and kidnapped six security guards on Wednesday in the Jamui district of Bihar. The Jamui district comes under the Maoist affected areas of the state.
Suspected Maoists kill two people in West BengalAugust 23rd, 2009 SAKHABANGA VILLAGE - Two members of the Maoist Resistance Committee (MRC) in Sakhabanga village, 50 kilometres from Lalgarh in West Bengal's Midnapore district were found dead on Sunday. It is suspected that Maoists killed the two, who were active members of the recently formed committee to resist Maoist activities in the area.
Maoists in drought hit Bihar guard water resourcesAugust 19th, 2009 GAYA - Maoists in Bihar, where 26 of the 38 districts have been declared as drought-hit, have been guarding water resources in their villages to prevent from being misused by neighbouring villagers. The Maoists in Gaya district have entrusted themselves to job so that they have enough water to irrigate their land.
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 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.
Combing operations in Bihar after five poll staff killedApril 24th, 2009 PATNA - The Bihar Police along with paramilitary forces launched combing operations early Friday after five poll personnel including four security men were killed in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district when suspected Maoists triggered a landmine blast Thursday night. Five poll personnel including four security men were killed in the landmine blast Thursday night near Mohammaddpur village under Deoria police station in Muzaffarpur district, about 70 km from here, when they were returning from the polling station, police said.
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.
Bihar police recover explosives from Maoists hideoutApril 10th, 2009 GAYA - Bihar Police have recovered a huge cache of explosives hidden in a water tank by the Maoists in the Bhalua forest area of Gaya District. Police have seized all the explosives.
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 punish thieves in public court in BiharMarch 24th, 2009 DUMARIYA - Maoists conducted a public court here to punish four thieves caught in connection with automobile thefts in the state. The thieves were accused of stealing one car and two two-wheelers.
Maoists in Bihar call for boycott of general electionsMarch 18th, 2009 PATNA - Maoists in Bihar have given a call for boycott of the general elections scheduled in April and May and have decided to intensify their struggle, said a statement issued by the banned outfit Wednesday. 'We have urged people to boycott the general elections in 2009 to strengthen our struggle for them,' Maoist spokesman Gopal said here in a press release issued Wednesday.
Bihar policemen's union demands 'concrete plan' to fight MaoistsFebruary 10th, 2009 PATNA - Two days after 10 policemen were killed in an ambush by suspected Maoists in a remote Bihar village, a Bihar policemen's union Wednesday has called for a 'concrete action plan' to fight the rebels. 'The police headquarters has failed to chalk out a concrete action plan till date despite the fact that dozens of policemen are being killed every year,' Bihar Policemen's Association general secretary Jitendra Narayan Singh said here.
Ten prisoners escape as Maoists attack Bihar courtJanuary 15th, 2009 PATNA - Suspected Maoists Friday attacked a court in Bihar's Jamui district, leading to the escape of 10 under-trials including two Maoist activists, the police said. A group of armed Maoists attacked a police escort Friday evening in the Jamui court premises when over three dozen under-trial prisoners were being taken back to jail after hearing in the court, the police said.
Policemen at the receiving end against Maoists in BiharDecember 25th, 2008 PATNA - More policemen were killed than Maoist rebels in over 100 gun battles in Bihar in the last five years, police officers said here Friday. A police officer in the state home department said that in the last five years, there had been 130 shoot-outs in Bihar between the police and the activists of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in which 76 policemen and 63 rebels were killed.
Maoists attack train in Bihar, policeman killedDecember 24th, 2008 PATNA - Suspected Maoists Thursday attacked a passenger train in Bihar, killing a policeman and injuring two others and escaping with some arms and ammunitions, officials said. Government Railway Police (GRP) sources said a group of Maoists attacked Muzaffarpur-Bhagalpur intercity train near Bariyarpur in Lakhisarai district, about 150 km from here.
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