Maoists deny involvement in Bihar massacrePATNA - Maoist guerrillas, accused of massacring 16 people including five children in Bihar’s Khagaria district Thursday night, have denied their involvement in the killings. Free Ghandy for release of abducted Jharkhand official: MaoistsRANCHI - Maoist guerrillas have demanded release of their senior leaders, including Kobad Ghandy, as a condition for freeing an abducted Jharkhand intelligence official, local media reports said Sunday. Two senior police officials suspended over Bihar massacrePATNA - Two senior police officials in Bihar have been suspended following Thursday night’s massacre of 16 people, including five children, by suspected Maoists in Khagaria district, an official said Sunday. Chhatisgarh chief minister seeks divine help to tackle naxal problemBHUBANESWAR - Chhatisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh Saturday sought divine help to deal with naxal insurgency in the state. He prayed in the Samaleswari and Pataneswari temples in Sambalpur town along with his family members to seek “God’s blessings”. Eleven militants, one soldier killed in PakistanISLAMABAD - Eleven militants and a soldier were killed Saturday in clashes in the northwestern tribal region of Pakistan that borders Afghanistan, a security official said. Maoist strike hits road, rail traffic in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - A day-long nationwide strike called by Maoists passed off peacefully in Chhattisgarh Saturday but hit road and rail traffic hard in the trouble-torn Bastar region, where guerrillas blocked key roads, even as thousands of security personnel were deployed in the area and in the state capital. Separatist group in Assam admits using Bangladesh as baseGUWAHATI - An influential tribal separatist group in Assam Saturday for the first time openly admitted to using Bangladesh as a base to carry out their hit-and-run guerrilla strikes in the region, a rebel leader said. He urged the neighbouring country to help them. Militant network in Bangladesh has collapsed: Dhaka policeDHAKA - Islamist militant activities in Bangladesh have “collapsed” following a series of arrests of suspected Indian militants, a police official here has claimed. New chief of Pakistani Taliban may be deadISLAMABAD - US intelligence agencies believe the newly named leader of the Taliban in Pakistan, Hakimullah Mehsud, might have been killed in a gunfight with a rival faction weeks ago. Police hunt for Maoist killers in BiharPATNA - Police were hunting Saturday for dozens of Maoist guerrillas who massacred 11 men and five children in a Bihar village Thursday midnight, triggering fears of a caste war. Maoists blast railway track in West BengalKOLKATA - Suspected Maoist guerrillas triggered a landmine blast on the railway tracks in Purulia district of West Bengal early Saturday, police said. Maoist strike hits life in ChhattisgarhRAIPUR - A daylong nationwide strike called by Maoists hit life in Chhattisgarh’s trouble-torn Bastar region Saturday as buses stopped plying and guerrillas blocked key roads even as thousands of security personnel were deployed in the area and in the state capital here. Brave girl Rukhsana’s family shifts to RajouriJAMMU - Rukhsana, the teenager who had killed a Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorist last Sunday, and her family have shifted to safer environs in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri town after police confirmed that the rebel group has vowed to take revenge. Somali-born Canadian jailed in Toronto bombing plotTORONTO - A Canadian Muslim, who was part of the 18-member terrorist plot to carry out mayhem in Canada three years ago, was Friday jailed for seven years. Maoists blow up railway track in JharkhandRANCHI - Maoist guerrillas blew up a railway track at the Jharkhand-West Bengal border Saturday to press their call for a nationwide strike. Rail services on the Kolkata-Mumbai route have been affected, police said. Pakistan Taliban vow more suicide attacksISLAMABAD - The Taliban militants are planning to carry out suicide bombings across Pakistan to avenge the death of their chief Baitullah Mehsud who was killed by the security forces in April, a media report said citing intelligence sources. Pakistani troops kill 27 Islamist militantsISLAMABAD - Pakistani troops Friday killed 27 militants in the ungoverned north-western tribal district of Khyber that borders Afghanistan, a security official said. Kolkata intellectuals raise voice against tribal leader’s arrestKOLKATA - A section of city intellectuals Friday voiced their concern over the arrest of tribal leader Chatradhar Mahato and questioned the transparency of the West Bengal government over the issue. No trace of abducted Jharkhand intelligence officialRANCHI - There was still no trace Friday of the intelligence official abducted by the Maoist rebels in Jharkhand two days back despite a massive operation launched by the local police to rescue him. Maoists gun down 16 in Bihar, villagers rough up deputy chief minister (Third Lead)PATNA - At least 50 Maoist guerrillas attacked a Bihar village and brutally gunned down 16 people, including five children, after tying their hands and legs, police said Friday. Angry villagers attacked the deputy chief minister and other politicians who visited the spot. Government fine-tuning strategy against MaoistsNEW DELHI - The gunning down of 16 villagers in a remote Bihar village by Maoist guerrillas at a time when the government is thinking of pumping in more paramilitary forces in their largest offensive against the leftist rebels has forced a rethink in strategy. Separatists kill surrendered militant in KashmirSRINAGAR - Separatist guerrillas Friday shot dead a surrendered militant inside a mosque compound in Jammu and Kashmir’s Baramulla district, police said. Militants kidnap three Tripura villagersAGARTALA - Militants from the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) are demanding a ransom of Rs.56,000 for three tribals they had abducted two days ago, police said here Friday. Terrorists in Britain will have to report travel plansLONDON - Convicted terrorists in Britain will have to notify authorities of where they live and changes of address as well as report any foreign travel plans. Maoists gun down 16 Bihar villagers, 11 detained (Second Lead)PATNA - At least 50 Maoist guerrillas attacked a Bihar village and brutally gunned down 16 people, including five children, after tying their hands and legs, police said Friday as the issue gained political overtones with demands for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s resignation. Black Widow rebels surrender en masse in Assam, hopes of peace brightenHAFLONG - About 360 tribal separatists Friday surrendered in India’s restive northeastern state of Assam raising hopes of an end to long years of violent insurgency in the region, officials said. Security tightened in Chhattisgarh ahead of Maoists’ strikeRAIPUR - Thousands of policemen and paramilitary troopers were relocated in Chhattisgarh’s restive Bastar region Friday to strengthen security in vulnerable forested areas ahead of the Maoists’ nationwide strike called Saturday. Indian with Lashkar links arrested in DhakaDHAKA - Bangladesh police have said they have arrested a sixth Indian national suspected to have links with a Pakistan-based militant organisation in the last five months and are looking for many more. Explosion in Srinagar, one injuredSRINAGAR - One person was injured Friday in a blast in this Jammu and Kashmir summer capital. The low intensity blast took place in Srinagar’s Malabagh locality, 10 km from the city centre Lal Chowk, injuring a municipality sweeper. Bashir Ahmed was taken to hospital for treatment. Educational institutions in Manipur shut for three weeksIMPHAL - Students and guardians in India’s restive northeastern state of Manipur are at their wits’ end with all educational institutions shut down for the past three weeks and the government doing very little about it. |
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