Maoists kill two CPM supporters in W. Bengal districtJHARGRAM - At least two CPM activists were reportedly shot dead by Maoists in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district. Maoists unleash violence in West BengalJHARGRAM/SIMLIPAL - Suspected Maoists set two trucks and a car afire on the national highway near Jhargram’s Lodhasuli forest in West Bengal’s Midnapore district on Friday. Security forces begin hunt for West Bengal train attackersJHARGRAM - Security forces Wednesday began combing the jungles near Jhargram in West Midnapore district to hunt down the Maoist-backed rebels who held the Bhubaneswar-Delhi Rajdhani Express and its 667 passengers hostage Tuesday. Freed Rajdhani Express resumes journeyJHARGRAM - The New Delhi-bound Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express resumed its journey after a nerve-wracking saga when Maoist rebels held it hostage for over four hours at a station in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district. Maoists hold Rajdhani Express hostage for hours in Bengal (Roundup)JHARGRAM/KOLKATA/NEW DELHI - A New Delhi-bound Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express was released from Maoist clutches by security forces Tuesday evening , after rebels held it and its 667 passengers hostage for over four hours in West Midnapore district. All passengers are safe, the union government said. Maoist-sponsored shutdown hits normal life in MidnaporeJHARGRAM - An indefinite shutdown called by a pro-Maoist organisation disturbed normal life in Jhargram region of Midnapore district in West Bengal on Tuesday. Buddha, Chidambaram tyrants: KishanjeeJHARGRAM - Describing union Home Minister P. Chidambaram and West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee as “tyrants”, top leader of the banned Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanjee said Thursday night that people would fight the security forces assembled against the rebels. Freed cop wants Maoists and government to talkJHARGRAM - Freed from Maoist captivity after 54 hours, West Bengal police officer Atindranath Dutta Thursday night said the government and leftwing rebels should begin talks by eschewing violence. Suspected militants torch CPI (M) officesJHARGRAM - As Central paramilitary forces along with local police continue action against Maoists in Lalgarh area of West Bengal’s Medinipur district, ultras and some anti-social elements elsewhere in the region attacked and set afire the office premises of the ruling Communist Party of India (Marxist) on Monday. |