Three contractors held for collusion with Maoists in Bihar

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 21:04

Three contractors were arrested on Thursday on charges of collusion with the Maoists from Madanpura-Kasma road under Salaiya police station area.

Naxals focusing on strengthening cadre in Bastar

Last Updated: Thursday, December 26, 2013, 11:26

Naxals have focused more on strengthening their cadres instead of consolidating base in the Bastar region comprising seven districts of Kanker, Kondagaon, Bastar, Narayanpur, Bijapur, Dantewada and Sukma this year, according to experts.

Maoist arms dump detected in East Godavari forests

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 22:41

Andhra Pradesh police detected a Maoist arms dump in the deep forests of East Godavari district today, near Donkarai under Y Ramavaram police station limits (Rampachodavaram division) during regular combing operations.

Maoists slit throats of three in Jharkhand

Last Updated: Wednesday, December 25, 2013, 00:36

Maoist guerrillas have killed three people by slitting their throat in Jharkhand`s Simdega district, police said Tuesday.

Nepal`s Maoists agree to join Assembly, ends political crisis

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 18:02

Nepal`s sulking Maoist party on Tuesday agreed to join the recently elected Constituent Assembly (CA), ending months of political turmoil to pave the way for a new government and drafting of a fresh Constitution.

Security up in Bihar after Maoist attack warnings

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 24, 2013, 15:44

Security has been tightened in prisons and police stations in Bihar following intelligence reports that Maoists could target them, police said on Tuesday.

Suspected Maoists abduct seven people in Jharkhand

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 21:34

Seven people working in a private construction company were abducted by suspected Maoist guerrillas in Jharkhand`s Deoghar district, police said Monday.

Maoists torch vehicles to protest road construction

Last Updated: Monday, December 23, 2013, 14:55

Maoists torched two vehicles in Odisha`s Koraput district to protest the construction of a road in the region, police said Monday.

Maoists torch three vehicles in Odisha

Last Updated: Saturday, December 21, 2013, 13:07

Maoists on Saturday set ablaze two tractors and an excavator at a road construction site in Odisha`s Rayagada district, police said.

Maoists halt bus, inquire about presence of policemen

Last Updated: Friday, December 20, 2013, 11:59

After torching two buses within a week in Odisha`s Malkangiri, Maoists stopped a public bus plying in the district to check whether security personnel were travelling in the vehicle.

China asks Nepal`s Maoists to accept poll outcome

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 19:21

A top Chinese leader has asked the Maoists in Nepal to accept the election results and join the constitution-writing process to ensure progress and peace in the country.

Naxalism a serious threat: President Pranab Mukherjee

Last Updated: Thursday, December 19, 2013, 18:27

President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday termed the violent Naxal movement as a "serious threat" to the country`s peace and security and called upon security forces to effectively counter this challenge.