Maoist held for Nalco mine attackApril 26th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - A Maoist guerrilla has been arrested for his involvement in the April 12 attack on a mine owned by the National Aluminium Co Ltd (NALCO) in Orissa's Koraput district, an official said Sunday. Identified as Chitru Sirika, the 21-year-old rebel was arrested Saturday from an undisclosed location in Koraput, police said.
Voting begins in BiharApril 23rd, 2009 PATNA - Voting for the second phase of parliamentary elections in 13 of the 40 constituencies in Bihar began Thursday morning amid heavy security arrangements. Voters started queueing up at many of the 17,130 polling stations much before the 7 a.m.
Maoists attack CRPF camp, bomb railway station in JharkhandApril 23rd, 2009 RANCHI - Maoist rebels attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp and blew up a railway station in Jharkhand a few hours before the second phase parliamentary poll began Thursday, police said. In West Singhbhum district, Maoist rebels attacked a CRPF camp early Thursday.
Security beefed up in 6 Maoist-affected constituencies in West BengalApril 17th, 2009 KOLKATA - The Election Commission Friday declared six West Bengal assembly constituencies as Maoist-affected, saying that security arrangements would be stepped up there to tackle any violence during the Lok Sabha polls. The decision came in the wake of Maoist attacks that killed at least 19 people in the first phase of polling in neighbouring Chhattisgarh and Bihar.
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.
Jharkhand and Bihar Maoists in attack mode before electionsApril 15th, 2009 PATNA/RANCHI - Heavily armed Maoist guerrillas unleashed a wave of violence in Bihar and Jharkhand Wednesday, the day before the first phase of parliamentary elections, attacking camps of the Border Security Force (BSF) and ambushing a bus in which seven people were killed. All the attacks took place within a short while of each other, raising fears of violence during the elections.
Maoist attack on BSF camp in BiharApril 15th, 2009 PATNA - Suspected Maoists attacked a Border Security Force (BSF) camp in Bihar's Rohtas district early Wednesday, a day ahead of the first phase of Lok Sabha polls. No casualty was reported in the incident, police said.
Seven killed in Maoist violence in JharkhandApril 15th, 2009 RANCHI - Seven people, including five Maoist rebels, were killed when guerrillas attacked a bus carrying security personnel in Jharkhand's Lathear area, just before the first phase of parliamentary elections on Thursday. The bus carrying around 80 security personnel was ambushed near Nimiadih village of Lathear district, about 140 Km from here, late Tuesday.
Maoists on terror spree in Jharkhand, Bihar before pollsApril 15th, 2009 PATNA/RANCHI - Heavily armed Maoist guerrillas unleashed a wave of violence in Bihar and Jharkhand Wednesday, the day before round one of Elections 2009, attacking camps of the Border Security Force (BSF) and ambushing a bus in which seven people were killed. All the attacks took place within a short while of each other, raising fears of violence during the elections.
11 killed in Maoist attack in OrissaApril 13th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - At least seven security personnel and four Maoist rebels were killed in a gun battle in Orissa's Koraput district, police said Monday. The incident took place Sunday night when over a hundred armed rebels laid seize to the state-run National Aluminium Company Ltd (Nalco) bauxite mine at Panchpatmali, some 370 km from here.
Maoists attack CISF camp in OrissaApril 12th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - Maoist rebels Sunday night mounted an attack on a Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) camp near a Nalco-run mine in Orissa's Koraput district, police said. 'The rebels have surrounded the CISF camp at Panchpatmali Hill at about 9.15 p.m.
Sharif's security beefed-up following Interior Ministry's fears of attackMarch 12th, 2009 ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Interior Ministry has expressed fears of a possible attack on PML-N leaders Nawaz Sharif and Shahbaz Sharif. According to The News, the Sharif brothers have been asked to discontinue their spate of public rallies, as they could be targeted during such events.
Those who attacked my house could be Maoists: Jual OramFebruary 24th, 2009 BHUBANESWAR - A day after Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Jual Oram's house in a Orissa village was attacked by masked gunmen, he said that the attackers could be Maoist rebels and that he feared for his life. Authorities Monday beefed security around Oram.
15 policemen gunned down in Maharashtra Maoist attackJanuary 31st, 2009 MUMBAI - At least 15 policemen were killed in a Maoist ambush of a police search squad in a forested area of eastern Maharashtra Sunday, an official said. According to the official, Maoist insurgents attacked the police squad around 11 a.m.
Security beefed up in Bihar jail after threat callJanuary 4th, 2009 PATNA - Security has been stepped up at Bihar's Aurangabad district jail and police stations have been put on high alert after a phone call threatening to repeat the infamous Jehanabad jailbreak was received, a police officer said. A phone call from an unidentified man, suspected to be a Maoist rebel, was received Sunday.
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