College to be named after slain Salwa Judum leader

Last Updated: Thursday, May 30, 2013, 22:13

Chhattisgarh govt Thursday announced that a college in Dantewada district will be named after senior Congress leader and the founder of anti-naxal movement `Salwa Judum`, Mahendra Karma.

Mahendra Karma had only 6 guards with him when Naxals attacked

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 19:03

Mahendra Karma, former Chhattisgarh Home Minister, slain by Naxals along with 26 others, had Z-plus security with 16 armed guards but was accompanied by only six guards when he was attacked.

Is Chhattisgarh ill-equipped to tackle Naxalism?

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 16:02

The Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh has raised questions over security arrangements.

Bastar bloodbath: ‘Mahendra Karma was stabbed 78 times’

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 11:50

The post-mortem report of senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma, who was killed in an ambush by Naxals in Chhattisgarh last Saturday, has reportedly revealed that he bled to death and suffered 78 stab wounds.

Chhattisgarh attack: Intelligence inputs were ignored, claim reports

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 29, 2013, 09:47

Maoists had on Saturday ambushed a convoy of Congress leaders, leaving 24 people dead, among them two top state party leaders.

Chhattisgarh Naxal attack: Families of Karma, Patel get enhanced security

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 28, 2013, 08:40

The Chhattisgarh government has tightened security arrangements of the families of senior Congress leaders Nand Kumar Patel and Mahendra Karma, who were killed in a Maoist attack on Saturday in Bastar.

Maoists danced before killing Mahendra Karma, says a survivor

Last Updated: Monday, May 27, 2013, 09:18

Anti-Maoist Salwa Judum movement`s founder Mahendra Karma was the prime target of the insurgents when they attacked the Congress convoy and the rebels danced before they riddled him with bullets, a survivor said on Sunday.

Naxals were looking for Patel, Karma: Eyewitness

Last Updated: Sunday, May 26, 2013, 23:30

A Congress leader claimed the ambush specifically targeted state Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel and senior leader Mahendra Karma both of whom died.

Andhra Police on alert with Chhattisgarh, Odisha borders

Last Updated: Sunday, May 26, 2013, 22:12

The Andhra Pradesh Police have gone on high alert on the borders with Chhattisgarh and Odisha in the wake of Maoist attack on Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh.

No comprehensive security plan during Congress yatra in Chhattisgarh

Last Updated: Sunday, May 26, 2013, 20:54

Lack of a comprehensive security plan and the deadly mistake of so many top state Congress leaders travelling together appeared to have led to high casualty.