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Jailed Maoist Leader Likely To Enroll For PhD As Bengal Government Steps In
Maoist leader Arnab Dam, who topped the PhD admission test at West Bengal's Burdwan University, will likely be enrolled soon after the state government intervened to address certain administrative issues that thwarted his admission.
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Jailed Maoist Leader in Bengal Appears For PhD Interview
Maoist leader Arnab Dam, who is currently in jail in West Bengal's Hooghly district, appeared for an interview in the Burdwan State University on Wednesday for his PhD degree in history.
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Two Suspected Maoists Arrested In West Bengal, Pistol, Cash Seized: Cops
Two suspected Maoists have been arrested in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, police said on Sunday.
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Fresh Arrest In Bengal In Case Over Setting Up Of Maoist Units In Assam
CPI (Maoist) activist Samrat Chakraborty alias "Nilkamal Sikdar" was arrested in West Bengal in a case related to setting up units of the outlawed group in Assam, an National Investigation Agency (NIA) spokesperson said on Tuesday.
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BJP More Dangerous Than Maoists: Mamata Banerjee At Rally In Bengal's Purulia
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today accused the BJP of making false promises to the people before the elections and called the party more dangerous than the Maoists.
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Alert Over Possible Maoist Movement In Bengal District, Once A Hotbed
Almost a decade after Maoist presence shrunk from the tribal-dominated Jangalmahal district of West Bengal after three years of upheaval, police are probing possible movement of the left wing extremists (LWE) and reports of them making a comeback in the area, once a hotbed.
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Mamata Banerjee Inducting Ex-Maoists In Trinamool To Counter BJP: Dilip Ghosh
A day after the Trinamool Congress leadership expressed willingness to induct Chhatradhar Mahato to the party, West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday said that the ruling party was inducting former Maoist cadres.
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Unlike Chhattisgarh, Bengal Tackled Maoist Problem: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took a swipe at the BJP government in Chhattisgarh on Monday, saying it could not tackle the Maoist problem in the state during its 15-year rule, which she was able to do in her state "in just two years".
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Children Of This Jharkhand Village Carry Bows-And-Arrows To School
The children of Pochpani village, around 80 km from Jharkhand's industrial town Jamshedpur, carry sets of bows and arrows to defend themselves in case they encounter Maoists on their way to school. The armed students move in batches, and if push comes to shove, are ready to fight Maoists, they say.
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Raids In Jharkhand, West Bengal Over Funding Of Maoist Outfit
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday searched 15 locations in Jharkhand and West Bengal in connection with a probe into the role of some companies allegedly involved in funding of a Maoist outfit Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), said the agency.
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Grand Alliance Fine, Handle Bengal First: Amit Shah To Mamata Banerjee
In Bengal for two days, BJP chief Amit Shah had a message for its fiery Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee: Handle Bengal first. Speaking at a meeting in Purulia -- once the heart of the state's Maoist zone -- the BJP chief launched an all-out attack on the two-time Chief Minister's government.
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At Trinamool Meet, Mamata Banerjee's Revealing Comment On Congress
The cautious stance of Bengal's Trinamool Congress about Congress slipped today when Mamata Banerjee took the stage at a party meeting. Talking of the political situation in the state, Ms Banerjee lumped the Congress with the BJP, the Left and the Maoists as the "darkest underbelly of society".
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BJP Worker Found Hanging In Bengal's Purulia Committed Suicide: Autopsy
A 30-year-old BJP worker who was found hanging from an electric pylon yesterday in West Bengal's Purulia committed suicide, doctors at a government hospital have said in the post-mortem report. The death, second in four days -- a BJP worker was found hanging from a tree in the same district on Wednesday -- has sparked a heated political blame game ...
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1.43 Crores Cash, 20 Acres Of Land, 2 Flats, 7 Vehicles Seized From Maoists In Bihar, Bengal
Security forces are continuing with their onslaught against Maoists and have seized more than Rs 1.43 crore cash, 20 acres of land, several buildings in Bihar and Jharkhand and two flats in Kolkata bought by Maoist leaders through their ill-gotten money, officials said on Tuesday.
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6 Arrested For Allegedly Giving Arms To Maoists From Bengal Gun Factory
A 10-year-long racket of supplying guns to Maoists from one of the oldest ordnance factories in the country was busted in West Bengal today, the police said. Six people, including two guards and two officers of Rifle Factory Ishapore, 50 kilometres from Kolkata, have been arrested for allegedly giving guns to Maoists, the police said.
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Jailed Maoist Leader Likely To Enroll For PhD As Bengal Government Steps In
Maoist leader Arnab Dam, who topped the PhD admission test at West Bengal's Burdwan University, will likely be enrolled soon after the state government intervened to address certain administrative issues that thwarted his admission.
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Jailed Maoist Leader in Bengal Appears For PhD Interview
Maoist leader Arnab Dam, who is currently in jail in West Bengal's Hooghly district, appeared for an interview in the Burdwan State University on Wednesday for his PhD degree in history.
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Two Suspected Maoists Arrested In West Bengal, Pistol, Cash Seized: Cops
Two suspected Maoists have been arrested in West Bengal's Murshidabad district, police said on Sunday.
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Fresh Arrest In Bengal In Case Over Setting Up Of Maoist Units In Assam
CPI (Maoist) activist Samrat Chakraborty alias "Nilkamal Sikdar" was arrested in West Bengal in a case related to setting up units of the outlawed group in Assam, an National Investigation Agency (NIA) spokesperson said on Tuesday.
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BJP More Dangerous Than Maoists: Mamata Banerjee At Rally In Bengal's Purulia
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today accused the BJP of making false promises to the people before the elections and called the party more dangerous than the Maoists.
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Alert Over Possible Maoist Movement In Bengal District, Once A Hotbed
Almost a decade after Maoist presence shrunk from the tribal-dominated Jangalmahal district of West Bengal after three years of upheaval, police are probing possible movement of the left wing extremists (LWE) and reports of them making a comeback in the area, once a hotbed.
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Mamata Banerjee Inducting Ex-Maoists In Trinamool To Counter BJP: Dilip Ghosh
A day after the Trinamool Congress leadership expressed willingness to induct Chhatradhar Mahato to the party, West Bengal BJP president Dilip Ghosh on Wednesday said that the ruling party was inducting former Maoist cadres.
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Unlike Chhattisgarh, Bengal Tackled Maoist Problem: Mamata Banerjee
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee took a swipe at the BJP government in Chhattisgarh on Monday, saying it could not tackle the Maoist problem in the state during its 15-year rule, which she was able to do in her state "in just two years".
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Children Of This Jharkhand Village Carry Bows-And-Arrows To School
The children of Pochpani village, around 80 km from Jharkhand's industrial town Jamshedpur, carry sets of bows and arrows to defend themselves in case they encounter Maoists on their way to school. The armed students move in batches, and if push comes to shove, are ready to fight Maoists, they say.
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Raids In Jharkhand, West Bengal Over Funding Of Maoist Outfit
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Tuesday searched 15 locations in Jharkhand and West Bengal in connection with a probe into the role of some companies allegedly involved in funding of a Maoist outfit Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), said the agency.
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Grand Alliance Fine, Handle Bengal First: Amit Shah To Mamata Banerjee
In Bengal for two days, BJP chief Amit Shah had a message for its fiery Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee: Handle Bengal first. Speaking at a meeting in Purulia -- once the heart of the state's Maoist zone -- the BJP chief launched an all-out attack on the two-time Chief Minister's government.
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At Trinamool Meet, Mamata Banerjee's Revealing Comment On Congress
The cautious stance of Bengal's Trinamool Congress about Congress slipped today when Mamata Banerjee took the stage at a party meeting. Talking of the political situation in the state, Ms Banerjee lumped the Congress with the BJP, the Left and the Maoists as the "darkest underbelly of society".
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BJP Worker Found Hanging In Bengal's Purulia Committed Suicide: Autopsy
A 30-year-old BJP worker who was found hanging from an electric pylon yesterday in West Bengal's Purulia committed suicide, doctors at a government hospital have said in the post-mortem report. The death, second in four days -- a BJP worker was found hanging from a tree in the same district on Wednesday -- has sparked a heated political blame game ...
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1.43 Crores Cash, 20 Acres Of Land, 2 Flats, 7 Vehicles Seized From Maoists In Bihar, Bengal
Security forces are continuing with their onslaught against Maoists and have seized more than Rs 1.43 crore cash, 20 acres of land, several buildings in Bihar and Jharkhand and two flats in Kolkata bought by Maoist leaders through their ill-gotten money, officials said on Tuesday.
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6 Arrested For Allegedly Giving Arms To Maoists From Bengal Gun Factory
A 10-year-long racket of supplying guns to Maoists from one of the oldest ordnance factories in the country was busted in West Bengal today, the police said. Six people, including two guards and two officers of Rifle Factory Ishapore, 50 kilometres from Kolkata, have been arrested for allegedly giving guns to Maoists, the police said.
