Armed women cadre among Maoists who attacked train

Last Updated: Friday, June 14, 2013, 14:08

Over a dozen armed women cadre were among the over 150 Maoists who carried out a daring attack on a Patna-bound train.

Alert sounded in Giridih, Dhanbad after Naxal attack

Last Updated: Friday, June 14, 2013, 09:30

Jharkhand police have sounded an alert in Giridih and Dhanbad in the wake of the brazen attack by Maoists on a train in Bihar`s Jamui district.

Bihar train attack: 12-member RPF team to escort trains in Maoist-affected areas

Last Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 21:38

In the backdrop of the killing of its jawan and snatching of rifles by Maoists from an escort team in a Patna-bound train, RPF increased the number of personnel to 12 to be deployed in a train.

Bihar train attack: Railways to give job to a family member of killed RPF jawan

Last Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 20:56

Railway Minister CP Joshi on Thursday promised to give a job to a family member of the killed RPSF jawan in Maoist attack on a train in Bihar and announced cash compensation for the victims.

Bihar train attack: Adhir Chowdhury blames `failure` of law and order

Last Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 18:27

Minister of State for Railways, Adhir Chowdhury, on Thursday blamed the `failure` of law and order in Bihar for the armed attack by the Maoists on Dhanbad-Patna Inter-city Express in Jamui district.

Maoists attack train in Bihar, three killed

Last Updated: Thursday, June 13, 2013, 14:38

In an audacious daylight attack, suspected Maoists attacked a passenger train in Bihar`s Jamui killing a railway police personnel and two passengers, said police and the railway ministry.

Policeman arrested for human sacrifice, skeletons recovered

Last Updated: Friday, May 10, 2013, 09:24

A senior constable was arrested in Jharkhand`s Dhanbad district on charges of trying to sacrifice two girls, police said on Friday.

Maoist`s arrest triggers panic among migrant workers

Last Updated: Monday, April 8, 2013, 20:30

: The arrest of a suspected Maoist here seems to have triggered panic among some migrant workers, particularly from Bihar and Odisha, who are heading towards their hometowns, apprehending trouble.

Yechury slams JMM for `political trading`

Last Updated: Sunday, January 6, 2013, 08:49

CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury accused JMM of having a history of "political trading".

Girl burnt alive by lover in Jharkhand

Last Updated: Friday, October 26, 2012, 14:08

A girl was burnt alive by her lover in Jharkhand`s coal city Dhanbad, police said on Friday, adding the assailant had been arrested.

Reel revenge saga leads to outrage in real life Wasseypur

Last Updated: Wednesday, July 4, 2012, 14:59

The critically acclaimed `Gangs of Wasseypur`, a gritty celluloid saga of the coal mafia and blood thirsty vengeance, may have set the cash registers ringing, but residents of this town say the success comes at the cost of their integrity, respect and honour.

Maoist set fire to machine; paste poster on advocate chamber

Last Updated: Saturday, June 30, 2012, 22:41

The Maoists set fire to a drilling machine of a coal survey team in Latehar district and threatened to blow up the Dhanbad district court if anti-naxal operations were not stopped against them.