Maoist Ceasefire

The outlawed CPI (Maoist) have announced a unilateral ceasefire in Odisha in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak and urged the state government to send medical teams to assist people living in forests and other remote areas.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday asked his cabinet to work on a ceasefire with Maoist rebels in order to resume peace negotiations, four months after he called off talks and vowed to crush the insurgents.

The Karnataka government on Saturday announced a week-long ceasefire from Monday in anti-Naxal operations to facilitate surrender of Maoists, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar announced in Bangalore.

With suspected Maoists gunning down two Trinamool workers in Purulia district, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today dismissed the Maoist letter on their ceasefire withdrawal and said joint-operations would be intensified against the ultras.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's deadline to Maoists to cease fire ends on Saturday. The West Bengal Chief Minister had said last week: ''I don't want trouble in Junglemahal. So I am giving you seven days.''

Maoists and interlocutors appointed by the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have laid out their preconditions for a ceasefire in Junglemahal in West Bengal.

Maoists and interlocutors appointed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have issued a joint press release saying "if the government agrees to stop joint force operations in Junglemahal, in letter and spirit, then, Maoists will cease the use of arms for one month".

Two days after the President and the Prime Minister asked the Maoists to abjure violence and come to the discussion table, top Maoist leader Kishenji on Tuesday night suggested a three-month ceasefire by both sides and talks for a peace process."The President and the Prime Minister, in their Independence Day speeches, have appealed to the Maoists t...

In a fresh statement issued on behalf of Kishenji, the Maoists have now called for talks with the Home Ministry on how to implement a ceasefire on both sides.

The 72-day ceasefire offered by the Naxals is not sanctioned by their Politburo or Core Committee, and is aimed at buying a reprieve from the government's offensive against Naxals - that's the conclusion of intelligence agencies.

The ceasefire offer of CPI-Maoist found no takers on Tuesday in the Union Home Ministry.

Facing offensive from security forces at Lalgarh, Maoists said they were ready for talks with the Centre and the state government.

The outlawed CPI (Maoist) have announced a unilateral ceasefire in Odisha in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak and urged the state government to send medical teams to assist people living in forests and other remote areas.

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday asked his cabinet to work on a ceasefire with Maoist rebels in order to resume peace negotiations, four months after he called off talks and vowed to crush the insurgents.

The Karnataka government on Saturday announced a week-long ceasefire from Monday in anti-Naxal operations to facilitate surrender of Maoists, Chief Minister Jagadish Shettar announced in Bangalore.

With suspected Maoists gunning down two Trinamool workers in Purulia district, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today dismissed the Maoist letter on their ceasefire withdrawal and said joint-operations would be intensified against the ultras.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's deadline to Maoists to cease fire ends on Saturday. The West Bengal Chief Minister had said last week: ''I don't want trouble in Junglemahal. So I am giving you seven days.''

Maoists and interlocutors appointed by the West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have laid out their preconditions for a ceasefire in Junglemahal in West Bengal.

Maoists and interlocutors appointed by West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee have issued a joint press release saying "if the government agrees to stop joint force operations in Junglemahal, in letter and spirit, then, Maoists will cease the use of arms for one month".

Two days after the President and the Prime Minister asked the Maoists to abjure violence and come to the discussion table, top Maoist leader Kishenji on Tuesday night suggested a three-month ceasefire by both sides and talks for a peace process."The President and the Prime Minister, in their Independence Day speeches, have appealed to the Maoists t...

In a fresh statement issued on behalf of Kishenji, the Maoists have now called for talks with the Home Ministry on how to implement a ceasefire on both sides.

The 72-day ceasefire offered by the Naxals is not sanctioned by their Politburo or Core Committee, and is aimed at buying a reprieve from the government's offensive against Naxals - that's the conclusion of intelligence agencies.

The ceasefire offer of CPI-Maoist found no takers on Tuesday in the Union Home Ministry.

Facing offensive from security forces at Lalgarh, Maoists said they were ready for talks with the Centre and the state government.