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Maoist copter price New Delhi, July 16: The UN has informed India that it will have to bear the cost of withdrawing its air force contingent and helicopters from Africa for counter-Naxalite duties if it wants to pull out immediately, a senior officer told The Telegraph. This is likely to delay...

Maoist killed, 4 injured in encounter in W Midnapore West Midanapore (WB), Jul 16 (PTI) A Maoist was killed and four ultras injured in an encounter with security forces in Janglemahal area of the district today. The special anti-Naxal force of the CRPF also arrested two suspected Naxalites...

More helicopters for logistic support to Naxal-hit states New Delhi: The Centre will provide more helicopters for logistic support to Naxal-infested states to help in troop movement, reaching supplies and evacuation. Home Minister P Chidambaram set the ball rolling today at the crucial...

Naxals launch five attacks in 12 hours New Delhi: The Maoists have launched five attacks across the country in the last twelve hours during the 2-day bandh called by the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to protest the killing of their spokesperson Cherukuri Rajkumar alias...

Maoists say he was 'Comrade Hem', family says 'could not be a Naxal' Two days after he was killed in an alleged encounter in Adilabad district of Andhra Pradesh, Hemchandra Pandey's family members maintained that he "could not have been a Naxalite". On the other hand, the CPI(Maoist), in a...

Maoist hideout raided, eight killed A suspected Maoist who was arrested after a gun battle between security forces and Maoiss in the Ranjha forest of Paschim Medinipur district in West Bengal on Wednesday. Top rebel leader believed killed during the six-hour encounter in West Bengal forest...

Army intensifies intel operations in Red belt NEW DELHI: The Indian Army is not a combatant in the anti-Naxalite offensive as yet, but it is readying nearly 5 divisions for the purpose — in the imminent likelihood of being pressed into the fight. The Army's anti-Naxal training module focuses on...

Major Maoist action averted in Andhra Pradesh Security forces conducting combing operations, on the lookout for Maoists. An assassination bid was foiled by Andhra Pradesh Police. The weapons and uniforms seized indicated that the Maoists plotted a major assassination in Hyderabad or possibly...

Anti-Naxal ops Two out of three BSF copters `out of order' http://theasiandefence.blogspot.com/2010/06/anti-naxal-ops-two-out-of-three-bsf.html

Two Maoists killed Munger, June 3, 2010 Two hardcore Maoists were killed and a rifle along with forty live cartridges was recovered from one of the ultras during an encounter with police at Baghail forest under Bhim sanctuary in Munger district today. The encounter ensued when policemen were...

Terrorists in rebels' clothing Days after the terrible turmoil of Lalgarh, this writer had in the same blog argued for the need to change the Centre's perception of Maoists, making a case for all to see the deep connection between anger and poverty, economics and politics, while acting against...

Govt looks at direct role for Army against Naxals NEW DELHI: The government is veering around to expanding the role of the armed forces in the ongoing anti-Naxal operations, with a hard look even being taken at whether they should be "directly deployed'' in the fight against the Maoists. While...

Mamata Bannerjee, Maoists and the Ministry of Home Affairs' Report Card with purchases http://www.8ak.in/8ak_india_defence_news/2010/06/mamata-bannerjee-maoists-and-the-ministry-of-home-affairs-report-card-with-purchases.html#more

Fifteen killed as train derails after blast Kolkata, May 28 (PTI) At least fifteen passengers were killed and 50 injured when 13 coaches of a Mumbai-bound express train derailed when suspected Maoists triggered a blast in West Midnapore district early today. Railway officials said the derailed...

Home works on a larger mandate: moving men from J&K, 20 choppers Seeking a larger mandate to deal with Naxalites, the Home Ministry plans to approach the Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) within a fortnight with a proposal to withdraw a limited number of counter-insurgency trained BSF and...

Kishenji resurfaces with bandh call After Monday's massacre by Maoists in Dantewada, CPM leader Kishanji has resurfaced in a video footage calling for a bandh. In the video sent to local channels, Kishenji calls for a bandh on Tuesday and Wednesday in West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and...

PC seeks air support to take on Maoists New Delhi, May 17: Hours after Naxals blew up a bus in Chhattisgarh killing over 30 people, the Union home minister, Mr P. Chidambaram, said he had a "limited" mandate and has asked the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, for more, hinting at the demand...

35 killed as Maoists blow up bus in Chhattisgarh Bodies lie scattered at the blast site at Chingavaram on the Dantewada-Sukhma road in Chhattisgarh. Twenty four civilians and 11 special police officers were killed when members of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) blew up a private bus...

Combating 'Red Terror' By Col Rajinder Singh The Indian 'Red Brigade' is the Indian brand of Taliban. It assumes different aliases, the current favourite being 'Maoists'. In the modern context, they stand for 'insurgency, violence, terror and war'. In fact, they are more dangerous than the...

Six villagers have been killed by Naxalites in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh early on Sunday. Among those killed is sarpanch of the village. Bodies of six people, including the Sarpanch and his relatives, were found 12 km away from Manpur Mohallah in Rajnandgaon district. They were...