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Jharkhand's Ragi Revolution Becomes Case Study For Harvard Business School
A Jharkhand district known for its extreme poverty and Maoist insurgency is now witnessing a silent revolution centering around snacks made from a type of millet which can help prevent malnutrition.
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Nepal PM Admits "Responsible For Killing 5,000 People" During Insurgency
A writ petition was registered against Nepal Prime Minister at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, seeking an order to arrest him for admitting to being responsible for the killing of 5,000 people during the decade-long Maoist insurgency in the country.
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No More Maoist Menace In Majority Of Bastar: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister
Claiming that a major portion of the Bastar region was now free of Maoist insurgency, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday hailed the security forces for their successes against the rebels.
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"Surprised And Ambushed": 400 Maoists Surrounded CRPF Jawans From 3 Sides
Bodies of 17 security personnel were recovered from the jungles of Bijapur in Chhattisgarh, raising the number of deaths to 22 in the worst ever Naxal attack in four years that resulted from an ambush by some 400 insurgents who surrounded the jawans
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Amit Shah Meets Chief Ministers Of 10 Maoist-Hit States, Reviews Security
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday met the Chief Ministers of states affected by Maoist violence and reviewed the operations against insurgent groups and initiatives taken.
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Rajnath Singh On His Biggest Achievement As Home Minister
Curbing insurgency in the Northeast has been his biggest achievement as home minister, according to Rajnath Singh who says Maoist violence in the country is also on the wane.
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Centre Extends Ban On 8 Insurgent Groups Of Manipur By Five Years
A ban on eight rebel groups in Manipur has been extended for five more years for their continued involvement in unlawful and violent activities, the home ministry said today.
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Highlights: Election In 5 States From November 12 To December 7, Results On December 11
The Election Commission on Saturday announced dates for elections in five states including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. Chhattisgarh, affected by Maoist insurgency, will go to elections in two phases on November 12 and 20.
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"Kill PM Plot" Can't Be Vague Charge: Justice Chandrachud's Dissent View
Justice DY Chandrachud, one of three Supreme Court judges who ruled today over the arrest of five activists for alleged links to Maoist insurgents, gave a dissenting view, saying that the police appeared to be sponsoring a media trial of the accused. He said the charges against activists of involvement in a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narend...
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PM Modi Inaugurates Flight Service From Jagdalpur To Raipur
Bastar, battling Maoist insurgency for long, today became the latest addition to the country's aviation map with Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging off the first flight from Jagdalpur to Raipur.
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For Fight Against Maoists, CRPF To Get Team Raised In Their Heartland
India's fight against the Maoist insurgency in some of the worst-affected areas is about to get a shot in the arm. For the first time, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has raised a battalion from Maoist-affected tribal region in Bastar. The move aims to enhance combat capabilities in Maoist strongholds in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.
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Nepalis Vote For Stability In Historic Polls
Nepalis across the country's mountainous north voted Sunday in elections that could herald change after 20 ruinous years marked by a bloody Maoist insurgency, a devastating earthquake and crippling political instability.
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Allowance For Troops In Siachen, Maoist Areas More Than Doubles
The government has more than doubled risk and hardship allowance for armymen in Siachen and hiked the same for security forces deployed for counter insurgency operations and in Maoist-hit areas.
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Opinion: How We Are Letting Heart Of India Slip Away
The Maoists/Naxals are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their insurgency in the forests of Dandakaranya.
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3-Hour Battle With Maoists, Air Force Rescue, And Bravery Of CRPF Jawans
After a crowd of at least 300 Naxals closed in on paramilitary commandos, ambushing them in the thick forest of Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, the Air Force swooped in to help, with its helicopters landing in the heart of a Maoist stronghold, despite concerns of the insurgents opening fire. The unarmed transport helicopters helped evacuate the sold...
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Jharkhand's Ragi Revolution Becomes Case Study For Harvard Business School
A Jharkhand district known for its extreme poverty and Maoist insurgency is now witnessing a silent revolution centering around snacks made from a type of millet which can help prevent malnutrition.
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Nepal PM Admits "Responsible For Killing 5,000 People" During Insurgency
A writ petition was registered against Nepal Prime Minister at the Supreme Court on Tuesday, seeking an order to arrest him for admitting to being responsible for the killing of 5,000 people during the decade-long Maoist insurgency in the country.
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No More Maoist Menace In Majority Of Bastar: Chhattisgarh Chief Minister
Claiming that a major portion of the Bastar region was now free of Maoist insurgency, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Saturday hailed the security forces for their successes against the rebels.
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"Surprised And Ambushed": 400 Maoists Surrounded CRPF Jawans From 3 Sides
Bodies of 17 security personnel were recovered from the jungles of Bijapur in Chhattisgarh, raising the number of deaths to 22 in the worst ever Naxal attack in four years that resulted from an ambush by some 400 insurgents who surrounded the jawans
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Amit Shah Meets Chief Ministers Of 10 Maoist-Hit States, Reviews Security
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday met the Chief Ministers of states affected by Maoist violence and reviewed the operations against insurgent groups and initiatives taken.
-
Rajnath Singh On His Biggest Achievement As Home Minister
Curbing insurgency in the Northeast has been his biggest achievement as home minister, according to Rajnath Singh who says Maoist violence in the country is also on the wane.
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Centre Extends Ban On 8 Insurgent Groups Of Manipur By Five Years
A ban on eight rebel groups in Manipur has been extended for five more years for their continued involvement in unlawful and violent activities, the home ministry said today.
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Highlights: Election In 5 States From November 12 To December 7, Results On December 11
The Election Commission on Saturday announced dates for elections in five states including Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Telangana, Chhattisgarh and Mizoram. Chhattisgarh, affected by Maoist insurgency, will go to elections in two phases on November 12 and 20.
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"Kill PM Plot" Can't Be Vague Charge: Justice Chandrachud's Dissent View
Justice DY Chandrachud, one of three Supreme Court judges who ruled today over the arrest of five activists for alleged links to Maoist insurgents, gave a dissenting view, saying that the police appeared to be sponsoring a media trial of the accused. He said the charges against activists of involvement in a plot to assassinate Prime Minister Narend...
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PM Modi Inaugurates Flight Service From Jagdalpur To Raipur
Bastar, battling Maoist insurgency for long, today became the latest addition to the country's aviation map with Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagging off the first flight from Jagdalpur to Raipur.
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For Fight Against Maoists, CRPF To Get Team Raised In Their Heartland
India's fight against the Maoist insurgency in some of the worst-affected areas is about to get a shot in the arm. For the first time, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has raised a battalion from Maoist-affected tribal region in Bastar. The move aims to enhance combat capabilities in Maoist strongholds in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh.
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Nepalis Vote For Stability In Historic Polls
Nepalis across the country's mountainous north voted Sunday in elections that could herald change after 20 ruinous years marked by a bloody Maoist insurgency, a devastating earthquake and crippling political instability.
-
Allowance For Troops In Siachen, Maoist Areas More Than Doubles
The government has more than doubled risk and hardship allowance for armymen in Siachen and hiked the same for security forces deployed for counter insurgency operations and in Maoist-hit areas.
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Opinion: How We Are Letting Heart Of India Slip Away
The Maoists/Naxals are celebrating the 50th anniversary of their insurgency in the forests of Dandakaranya.
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3-Hour Battle With Maoists, Air Force Rescue, And Bravery Of CRPF Jawans
After a crowd of at least 300 Naxals closed in on paramilitary commandos, ambushing them in the thick forest of Chhattisgarh's Sukma district, the Air Force swooped in to help, with its helicopters landing in the heart of a Maoist stronghold, despite concerns of the insurgents opening fire. The unarmed transport helicopters helped evacuate the sold...
