India says cannabis cultivation and trading is a major source of funds for Maoist rebels in some parts of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Orissa states."In their strongholds, the armed rebels col..Read More
At least five persons, including four policemen, were killed and three injured on Sunday evening when cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist attacked the police station at Jajha railway station..Read More
The New Year started on a bloody note in Bihar's Munger district where Maoist rebels killed four policemen Tuesday afternoon. The Special Auxiliary Police (SAP) personnel were killed near Rishi K..Read More
With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh outlining a tough approach to tackle left-wing extremism and terrorism during the conference of chief ministers last week, the Centre has agreed to recruit over 35,0..Read More
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) have stepped up vigilance along the Indo-Nepal border in Uttar Pradesh, following Nepalese Maoist's threat of subversion.Police said the move to strengthen border survei..Read More
Sundaramurthy, an elusive Maoist leader who had managed to dodge the Tamil Nadu police for 15 years, has been nabbed, Additional Director General of Police Nanjil P. Kumaran told reporters Tuesday.On ..Read More
Five Maoists were Tuesday gunned down by police in a gun battle in the forest region of the Western Ghats in Karnataka, a top police official said. The gun battle took place at Manisinahyaadya village..Read More
Twenty-four Indian policemen who had gone missing after a fierce gunbattle with Maoist insurgents in the jungles of central India were found dead and riddled with bullets on Tuesday, police said.The m..Read More
Police in Chhattisgarh Tuesday arrested a top Maoist leader and recovered a huge haul of weapons and explosives, including landmines and an AK-47.Aitu, described as a 'big gun' and wanted fo..Read More
The joint command, formed to track down Naxalites in the industrial hub, ran over a Maoist camp at Kankadahada forests in Dhenkanal district on Sunday. A fierce exchange of fire that ensued is believ..Read More
Outlawed Maoists kidnapped 12 people, including two women, from the disturbed Bastar region of Chhattisgarh, police said today."The Maoists kidnapped 12 people from Dantewada and Narayanpur districts ..Read More
In a daring attack, Maoists blasted the main control room of Donkarayi canal hydel power station in Visakhapatnam district late on Tuesday night.According to sources, a group of 50 Maoists raided the ..Read More
Police recovered a large quantity of explosives from Bihar's Gaya district Thursday morning. Amit Jain, Superintendent of Police, Gaya district said police have recovered 500 kg of explosives fro..Read More
In a major encounter, CRPF today gunned down five hardcore naxalites in this district of Jharkhand.
A CRPF spokesman said that at around 1300 hours two companies of the paramilitary force engaged ..Read More
Former soldiers have picked up arms again, this time to fight the rising menace of Naxalite violence in Bihar. Raised last year, the Bihar Auxiliary Force recruited 5,000 ex-servicemen in November and..Read More
A top Maoist terrorist leader from West Bengal was arrested Sunday from a railway station in Chattisgarh even as Maoists killed two tribals in Chhattisgarh's maoist-hit Bijapur district on suspi..Read More
In a shocking article by Rajeev Sinha for 'Daily News & Analysis' it has been revealed that an weapons haul from a Maoist rebel base in inner India included arms from Ordnance Factory - Ward..Read More
Startling revelations were made by a Calcutta based daily 'The Telegraph' regarding the Central Government's "soft posture" with respect to tackling critical internal security challenge..Read More
Two Railway Protection Force personnel were killed and three injured in a Maoist attack on a train in Bihar's extremist-infested Jamui district on Sunday.Nearly 40 suspected members of the banned..Read More
A group of 500 armed Maoist rebels on Saturday blew up a road bridge, attacked a police station and a block office and made an abortive attempt to loot a bank, injuring two persons, at Riga in Bihar&#..Read More
India, the land of Veda, is today facing a great challenge of increasing internal violence, by various groups of insurgents, though there is no near-term threat of war from any of her neighbors. Naxal..Read More
In the biggest ever strike by Maoists on security forces in Chhattisgarh, at least 55 police personnel were killed and 11 injured today when more than 300 heavily armed rebels stormed a police station..Read More
In a bid to strengthen the country's internal security, an outlay of over Rs 22,600 crore was proposed in the Budget today with special focus on modernisation of police and para-military forces, ..Read More
SIX POLICE personnel, including an Assistant Commandant, were today killed and 12 others were injured when they were trying to defuse a bomb planted by the Naxalites on Geedam-Bijapur road of National..Read More
Border Security Force (BSF) in Madhya Pradesh is training 11 commando teams in insurgency related combat techniques.Violence by the Maoists, known locally as Naxalites, in several states across the co..Read More
Seven policemen were killed today in landmine blast triggered by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, 350 km from Raipur, police said."Among the killed were two officers and five constables,"..Read More
An Intelligence Bureau team is being rushed to Madhya Pradesh after police on Thursday unearthed an illegal arms factory here which was allegedly making ammunition for Maoists. Chhattisgarh, Maharash..Read More
Seventy-nine Maoist rebels surrendered in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday evening saying they had lost faith in their comrades' ideology, police said. Among them were 29 who..Read More
Four policemen were shot dead when about 250 Maoist rebels made an abortive bid to attack a refugee camp in Chhattisgarh early on Wednesday, police said. The clash took place just outside a camp housi..Read More
Three naxalites of Prathighatana group were killed in an encounter with the police near Regalla forest area in Khammam District of Andhra Pradesh this morning, the police said.Acting on a tip-off that..Read More
To check Naxal activities in different parts of the country, the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has decided to set up a special Naxal Desk and constitute an Empowered Group of Ministers (e-GoM).The id..Read More
In a major setback to the Maoists, the kingpin behind the procurement and supply of rocket launchers to the outlawed organization surrendered before the police in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday evening.Sri..Read More
Security forces seized 543 anti-personnel mines as well as ammunition in Kolkata on Thursday, busting a smuggling racket from a state-run ammunition factory, a defence spokesman said. Three people, in..Read More
The CRPF has launched a crackdown against Naxalites in insurgency-hit Bastar region of Chhattisgarh to recapture areas "liberated" by the rebels, a low-key but massive operation fine-tuned by former s..Read More
Three Maoists rebels were killed in a gun battle with police in Andhra Pradesh's Khammam district Friday. Police said the guerrillas, belonging to Praja Pratighatana, were killed in the forests o..Read More
After fighting insurgency in Punjab and Assam, supercop KPS Gill has now zeroed in on Chattisgarh to take on the Naxals. The man who became a household name across the country in the early 1990s is no..Read More
Police in the insurgency hit Bastar region of Chhattisgarh killed at least five Maoist rebels in a lengthy gun battle, officers said on Sunday. Police opened fire on dozens of guerrillas as they met i..Read More
Five maoists, including a top leader, were killed in an encounter with police in Warangal district of Andhra Pradesh on Friday.The exchange of fire took place near Oorattam village in the extremist-in..Read More
Security agencies are mulling aerial monitoring of the movement of Maoists, who often move from one state to other through deep jungles after launching attacks, in light of increased Maoist violence."..Read More
A huge cache of arms, including 600 rocket launchers, suspected to be owned by the Maoists was recovered by police in Mahabubnagar district of Andhra Pradesh.A special police party combing the Nallama..Read More
In a bid to combat maoism in some parts of the State, the Uttar Pradesh Government has embarked upon a plan to join hands with Army to provide training in guerrilla warfare to the Provincial Armed Con..Read More
Following is the text of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's speech to chief ministers at a meeting on internal security:I would like to thank Shivraj Patil and all of you present here for this oppor..Read More
The Andhra Pradesh police have arrested top maoist leader K Rajanna and four other top leaders of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist Janashakti Central.A special police party made the arres..Read More
Taking into consideration the seriousness of the threat posed by Maoism, the Central Government on Wednesday decided to provide air support to the seven worst Maoist-affected states to curb the menace..Read More
A 14,000 personnel strong special anti-maoist combat force would be ready by next year to tackle the ultra-Leftist insurgents in 13 states, according to highly-placed sources.The force would comprise ..Read More
For the first time in counter-Maoist operations in India, Indian Air Force (IAF) unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) will be used to track down the guerrilla hideouts and to monitor their movements, source..Read More
Indian naxal outfits are reported to have ideological and logistic links with Nepalese maoists. There are no reports as yet to suggest links between Indian naxalites and Lashkar-e-Taiba. The Governmen..Read More
At least 25 people were killed and over 100 were missing after armed Maoist guerrillas stormed a government-run shelter early Monday morning in Chhattisgarh in one of the worst extremist attacks in th..Read More
Hyderabad: Eight Maoist guerrillas including six women were killed in a shootout with police in Andhra Pradesh Tuesday evening, officials said. The firefight took place in the forests of Amarab..Read More
Hyderabad: In yet another blow to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Andhra Pradesh, three terrorists, including a woman, were killed in an alleged gun battle with police early..Read More
Patna: Five suspected Maoist guerrillas, including an area commander, were arrested near this Bihar capital Wednesday, police said. Four Maoists and an area commander, identified as Vinay, were..Read More
Raipur: Ninteen naxalites were killed and five arrested in two separate encounters in north and south of Chhattisgarh on Thursday, police said.Ten naxalites were killed and five were captured a..Read More
Hyderabad: Three Maoists were killed in an encounter with police on the border of east Godavari and Visakhapatnam districts in Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday, police said.The Naxals and police excha..Read More
Jagdalpur: Salwa Judum the anti-Naxal campaign involving the tribals of Chhattisgarh Salwa Judum, actively supported by the state government and the political class, has completed a year in the..Read More
Ranchi: At least six Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in a landmine blast triggered by Maoist guerrillas in Chaibasa district of Jharkhand on Thursday, police said."The..Read More
Bhubaneswar Two Maoists were gunned down and three arrested Tuesday in Orissa's Malkangiri district following a joint operation of police forces from Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. The maoists..Read More
Raipur: Chhattisgarh will not accept any direct or indirect military support in its fight against Maoist rebels, a senior minister said Saturday, denying reports that the state welcomed an offe..Read More
Raipur: The United States on Thursday offered all assistance to naxal-infested Chhattisgarh to deal with the ultras in the state, a top official said here."The US has offered its services on de..Read More
Mumbai: At least six naxalites are suspected to have been killed in a shootout with police near Kasampalli village in Gadchiroli, some 120 km from district headquarter, police said.Naxalites nu..Read More
Raipur: Paramilitary troopers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) backed by hundreds of policemen Saturday launched an offensive against Maoist rebels in the revolt-hit Dantewada distric..Read More
Patna: Maoist guerrillas have reportedly threatened to blow up the Bihar assembly between May 28 and July 29 and kidnap some key politicians to protest against the 'anti-people' polic..Read More
Ongole: The Maoists tonight blasted a railway station in Prakasam district in Andhra Pradesh, police said. A group of Naxals blasted Somadevapally railway station by using detonators, police s..Read More
Raipur: At least five people were killed Wednesday in two separate Maoist related incidents in Chhattisgarh. Both the incidents took place in the same district.Three people, two special police..Read More
Raipur: Thirteen villagers, abducted on April 25, were killed this morning by Naxals in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh.The rebels had kidnapped the villagers of Manikonta district on April ..Read More
Hyderabad: Police in southern India said they had shot dead 11 Maoist rebels, including six women, on Friday after the guerrillas attacked a jungle patrol.The gun battle took place in the fores..Read More
New Delhi: Attacks by Maoist guerrillas on security forces may be costing the rebels no more than Rs.500. All that the insurgents need to do is to buy gelatine sticks from mining contractors fo..Read More
Patna: Maoist terrorists dragged six villagers from their homes and shot and killed them on Tuesday in apparent retaliation for defying a boycott of local elections in eastern India, police sai..Read More
Hyderabad: Four Naxalites, including a woman district leader, were killed in an encounter with police in Tadvai forest area in Warangal district, Andhra Pradesh Friday. A police patrol party sp..Read More
Sambalpur: At least three Maoist rebels were shot dead by police in Orissa's Deogarh district Tuesday. A police team killed the guerrillas at 1.30 p.m. at Hilong forest, about 45 km from t..Read More
Malangwa (Indo-Nepal border) The Red Brigade of Nepal is striking every now and then and giving the Nepal government sleepless nights. Terror-hit people are fleeing to India. Frequent attacks b..Read More
Raipur: Heavily-armed Naxalites on Sunday attacked a police station in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh killing at least ten policemen.Maoist terrorists also looted arms and ammunition from th..Read More
New Delhi: Calling it the "single biggest internal security challenge," Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Thursday suggested setting up of joint unified commands in areas badly hit by Naxalism and ..Read More
Gaya: CPI (Maoist) activists blew up portions of railway tracks and a halt station on the Gaya-Dhanbad section of Mughalsarai division on Sunday.The Maoists' action was a bid to enforce th..Read More
Raipur: In continued violence by Maoist guerrillas in Chhatttisgarh, three more people were shot dead on Saturday raising the number of people killed by the group since Friday to six, police s..Read More
New Delhi: Centre is all set to adopt tough measures to combat the naxal menace through a "concrete and stern" action plan that envisages modernisation of security forces to tackle what they d..Read More
Patna: Railway traffic on the Patna-Gaya route was disrupted last night after Naxals took control of Nadaul railway station in Patna district, on the Patna-Jehanabad border.About 8 to 10 armed..Read More
Hyderabad: Five naxalites were killed in an exchange of fire with police in the forest area near Venkatapuram village in Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh today, police said.The encounter took..Read More
New Delhi: Rattled by a wave of Maoist attacks that have left hundreds dead, officials from 13 Indian states will meet on Friday to try to stem a rebellion that is menacing huge swathes of the..Read More
Warangal: Seventeen naxals including five Maoists surrendered before Warangal Range Deputy Inspector-General B L Meena and Warangal District Superintendent of Police M S Ravindra today. Speaki..Read More
New Delhi: India has devised a new 14-point policy to combat Maoist rebels. More than 10 Indian provinces are affected by Maoist violence which has killed thousands of people in the last 10 yea..Read More
Raipur: Policemen shot dead six Maoist guerrillas in Chhattisgarh on Sunday, two days after the rebels set off a landmine killing 13 people.Police said that the gunbattle took place in the Dant..Read More
Raipur: Five Naxalites and a Special Police Officer were killed and several villagers injured today in a gunbattle between the Maoists and police in Bijapur district of Chattisgarh.The naxalite..Read More
Kanher: Naxals have struck again, with same impunity and vengeance. Six people were killed and at least eight injured when the rebels blew up a jeep in Ghodagaon, in Kanker District of Chhattis..Read More
Kathmandu: At least 16 people, including 13 soldiers, were killed in a new outbreak of violence in Nepal on Monday, a day after Maoist rebels ended a crippling road blockade, the army and witne..Read More
Kathmandu: Nepal's Maoist rebels on Sunday called off a road blockade that had crippled life across the poor Himalayan nation for six days and left roads deserted, saying they were heeding..Read More
Bhubaneswar: The naxalite problem has emerged as one of the biggest threats to Orissa's internal security as nearly half of the total districts of the State are now infested by the ultras...Read More
Kathmandu: Prices of essential commodities in Nepal have soared and movement of vehicles was badly hit on the fifth day of the Maoist-sponsored blockade today, as the royal government provided ..Read More
Ranchi: Massive search and combing operations have been launched to nab the extremists who detained a passenger train in Latehar district of Jharkhand yesterday. All exit routes are being watch..Read More
Though left wing extremism in India owes its name to Naxalbari in West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh is the red cradle that nurtured the movement and serves as the guerilla movement's main base. The Nax..Read More
Patna: Twelve proscribed Communist Party of India (Maoist) activists were killed in an encounter with police when they attacked Dumri police station in Gaya in the wee hours Sunday.Deputy Inspe..Read More
Maoist: At least 31 people have died in clashes between troops and Maoist rebels in south-western Nepal, the army says. It said 11 security force members, 18 rebels and two civilians had been k..Read More
Raipur: Maoists rebels set off a land mine under a truck on Tuesday in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, killing 55 people who belonged to a government-sponsored anti-Maoist group, poli..Read More
Kathmandu: Nepal's Maoist rebels say eight of their fighters have been killed in a clash with security forces in Nepal. However, security officials say 16 rebels had been killed in the fig..Read More
Jagdalpur: Eight Central Industrial Security Force personnel were killed and eight others injured when naxalites raided a godown of the National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) and took ..Read More
Kathmandu: Nepal goes for civic polls today, first since the takeover by King Gyanendra, under a tight security cover as government has ordered the forces to shoot anyone found disrupting the e..Read More
Jashpur: Communist Party of India (Maoist) cadres today attacked a police outpost here in Chhattisgarh, bordering Jharkhand, killing two policemen and injuring 12 others. Preliminary reports sa..Read More
New Delhi: Train services on the New Delhi-Gaya route were disrupted after Naxals blew up a railway bridge near Gaya railway station late on Wednesday night.In separate incidents in the Gaya an..Read More
Chhattisgarh played second fiddle to neighboring Andhra Pradesh in the lists of worst affected Maoist or Naxalite states in the year 2005. The state experienced an escalation of violence since the beg..Read More
Kathmandu: Maoist rebels and government forces clashed overnight in a village in southern Nepal, killing 14 militants and six security forces, the royal army said on Sunday.The gunbattle began ..Read More
Kathmandu: A day after the attack and killings of more than a dozen policemen here, the Maoist rebels have threatened more attacks, the media reports today said. ''This is the beginni..Read More