British media names Indian-origin `slave owner` and wife

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 26, 2013, 08:35

An elderly Indian-origin man and his wife, both former Maoist activists who were arrested for allegedly holding three women as slaves here for 30 years, have been named by the British media.

Supreme Court grants bail to jailed tribal activist Soni Sori

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 13:32

The Supreme Court granted bail to Soni Sori, the tribal school teacher in Jabeli village of Dantewada.

Maoists kill two in Jharkhand

Last Updated: Thursday, November 7, 2013, 12:53

Suspected Maoist guerrillas have killed two people in Jharkhand`s Khuti district, police said.

Maoism not mere law and order problem: Tribal Min

Last Updated: Monday, June 10, 2013, 15:26

Maoist violence was not a mere law and order problem and the lack of development in tribal areas was an important cause of the malaise, Tribal Affairs Minister KC Singh Deo said Monday.

Naveen dismisses Centre`s allegation on Maoism

Last Updated: Saturday, May 12, 2012, 18:22

With the Centre accusing Odisha of failing to check Maoism, CM Naveen Patnaik dismissed the allegation as "incorrect".

More mining means more Maoism: Ramesh

Last Updated: Wednesday, February 29, 2012, 20:44

"More mining means more Maoism," Union Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh Wednesday said opposing the move by private firms to get clearance for iron ore mining in Jharkhand`s Maoist-hit Saranda region.

`No nonsensical` approach on terrorism: BJP

Last Updated: Monday, June 20, 2011, 17:42

BJP senior leader Venkaiah Naidu asked the government to adopt a "no nonsensical" approach to tackle the menace of cross-border terrorism, Maoism and insurgency in the North-eastern region.

Maoism a fashionable trend in universities: WB Guv

Last Updated: Friday, January 21, 2011, 18:38

Voicing concern over spreading influence of Naxals, West Bengal Governor MK Narayanan on Friday said Maoism has become a "fashionable trend" in universities in different states.

`Maintain bipartisan spirit on Maoism`

Last Updated: Tuesday, May 18, 2010, 20:50

Chidambaram appealed to political parties to maintain a bipartisan approach in dealing with Maoists.

Move CWG to Jharkhand to end Maoism: Aiyar

Last Updated: Saturday, April 24, 2010, 18:16

Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Mani Shankar Aiyar Saturday said that if the Commonwealth Games (CWG) were moved to the Jharkhand forests, it would end the Maoist trouble.