Six landmines recovered from Saranda forest

Last Updated: Friday, July 5, 2013, 21:35

Security personnel recovered six landmines during combing operation in Maoist-affected Saranda forest under Chotanagara police station.

Bengal taking steps following Maoist regrouping alert

Last Updated: Tuesday, June 18, 2013, 23:50

West Bengal government has initiated stringent steps to forestall any threat of Maoist ultras.

Indian bureaucracy is the ‘most dangerous animal in world’: Jairam Ramesh

Last Updated: Saturday, March 23, 2013, 20:48

India`s bureaucracy was "the most dangerous animal in the world", Rural Development Minister Jairam Ramesh said here Saturday.

Maoists regrouping on Odisha-Jharkhand border

Last Updated: Thursday, March 7, 2013, 13:31

After being evicted from Saranda forest bordering Odisha and Jharkhand, Maoists appear to be planning to regroup in Sundargarh district, as a large group of cadres was apparently spotted in the area.

Ramesh not for mining in Saranda sal forest

Last Updated: Saturday, December 3, 2011, 16:50

Jairam Ramesh on Saturday suggested that the dense Saranda forest in Jharkhand should be made a `No-Go` zone as it is a Sal forest.

Jharkhand: 36,000 people `liberated` from Maoists

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 19, 2011, 00:14

Security forces have "liberated" 56 villages with over 36,000 population from the clutches of Maoists in Jharkhand`s Saranda district.

Plan for naxal-hit districts prepared with army

Last Updated: Monday, October 17, 2011, 22:30

The Centre finalised a developmental action plan involving the Army to deal with the menace of naxalism in districts worst hit by the problem.

Central committee member of ULFA, associates arrested

Last Updated: Saturday, February 12, 2011, 18:00

Aditya Bora, Assam cadre central committee member of ULFA and two of his associates, were arrestd by security forces during joint combing operation in Saranda forest bordering Orissa-Jharkhand, police said.

Anti-Maoist operation continues in Saranda forest

Last Updated: Wednesday, September 29, 2010, 00:20

Four persons were today detained as fresh contingents of security forces took on Maoists in the anti-Naxal operations inside Saranda forest in West Singhbhum district where landmines and other explosives were seized.