Abjure violence for dialogue, Chidambaram tells MaoistsOctober 7th, 2009 MUMBAI - Maoist guerrillas should give up their "armed liberation struggle" to pave the way for dialogue and the development of violence-hit states, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said here Wednesday, a day after the decapitated body of a Jharkhand police officer who had been abducted by guerrillas was found.
Afghanistan asks media to shun reporting violence on polling dayAugust 18th, 2009 KABUL - The Afghan government Tuesday requested local and international media outlets to refrain from reporting violent incidents during this week's polling day. Afghans will vote Thursday to elect a new president, and Taliban militants have been stepping up their attacks during the campaign, threatening to slit the throats and cut off the fingers of voters.
Patnaik asks Maoists to shun violenceAugust 15th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Describing the Maoist insurgency as the biggest challenge facing the state and the country, Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, in his Independence Day speech Saturday, urged the rebels to shun violence and return to the mainstream. We are taking strong steps to combat Naxalism.
Maoist violence issue to dominate Chhattisgarh monsoon sessionJuly 19th, 2009 RAIPUR - Increasing Maoist violence in Chhattisgarh, with the last attack July 12 claiming 29 policemen, is set to dominate the monsoon session of the state assembly beginning Monday. The opposition Congress, which has 38 members in the 90-member assembly, has said it will not allow the house to transact business till the government explains how the Maoists managed a string of deadly attacks on policemen and civilians.
BJP accuses CPI-M of hypocrisy in ban on MaoistsJune 24th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Bharatiya Janata Party Wednesday accused the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) of adopting double standards on banning the Maoist extremists. The CPI-M is adopting double standards with regard to the ban on the Maoists.
Left and Maoists are hand in glove: MamataJune 22nd, 2009 KOLKATA - Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Monday accused West Bengal's ruling Left Front of being in cahoots with the Maoists saying the Communists had used the rebels to win the polls in the western districts. "The Left used Maoists to rig the elections and now they are saying Maoists helped the Trinamool.
Calling Maoists terrorists no solution: KaratJune 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday said it was against a ban on the Leftwing outfit Communist Party of India-Maoist and the rebels should be tackled instead through political and administrative measures. Reacting to the union home ministry's declaration of the CPI-Maoist as a terrorist outfit, CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat told reporters here that the "Maoists must be combated politically and administratively".
Declaring Maoists as terrorists no solution: KaratJune 22nd, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) Monday opposed a ban on the Maoists, saying that declaring the Leftwing rebels as terrorists was no solution, and political and administrative measures should be used instead to check their growth. Reacting to the union home ministry's declaration of the Communist Party of India-Maoist as a terrorist outfit, CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat said that the "Maoists must be combated politically and administratively".
Left can fully tackle Maoists: Tripura chief ministerJune 18th, 2009 AGARTALA - Maoist violence and the ensuing tension in West Bengal should be dealt with administratively, ideologically and politically, said Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, who is also a senior Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader. "The Left movements in Bengal and across the country are matured enough and have full strength to tackle the Maoist hostility and associated enmity in Bengal," Sarkar told newsmen here Thursday before leaving for New Delhi for a CPI-M politburo meeting.
Government worried over Bengal violence: ChidambaramJune 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Home Minister P. Chidambaram has said the government is "worried about the consequences" of the violence in West Bengal where three activists of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) were killed by suspected Maoists Wednesday.
Reclaim territory from Maoists: Chidambaram to West BengalJune 17th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday said West Bengal must reclaim the Maoist-controlled region in the state even as the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) hoped the central government would cooperate with it to check spiralling violence there.
Maoists are dummies of CPI-M: MamataMay 10th, 2009 KOLKATA - Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee Sunday said Maoist guerrillas of West Bengal were dummies planted by the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) to split the anti-Left votes in the state. 'The so-called Maoists are nothing but dummy organisations of the CPI-M in the state.
Sharif asks Brown to make US shun its drone attack policyApril 28th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - Pakistan Muslim League-N chief Nawaz Sharif has urged British Prime Minister Gordon Brown to use his influence to make the US shun its policy of drone strikes in the Tribal Areas. The appeal came at a meeting between Sharif and Brown who had called on the PML-N chief at Punjab House.
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.
Spiritual guru asks Maoists to shift from bullet to ballotFebruary 17th, 2009 RANCHI - Saying that the Maoist youths were good at heart, as they were fighting against 'corruption and disparity', Art of Living founder Sri Sri Ravi Shankar appealed to the Maoist rebels to shun bullets in favour of the ballot. 'I appeal to Maoist rebels to shun bullets for the ballot.
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