Midnapore Naxal Attack

• Maoists bandh starts on violent note, eight killed

  A two-day bandh called by the Maoists in six states today began on a bloody note with Naxals killing two policemen in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada district and five CPI(M) supporters in West Bengal's West Midnapore district.The ultras also blew up a stretch of railway track near Karmavad railway station in Giridih district in the wee hours.  ...

• Naxals strike again: 4 CRPF men killed in Bengal

  Four jawans of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have been killed in a landmine blast triggered by the Maoists near Ramgarh in West Midnapore district of West Bengal.   The landmine blew up the vehicle in which they were travelling. Sources say the number of casualties may increase as several jawans have also been injured. They have...

• Maoist bandh in west Midnapore; 4 killed

  Suspected Maoists have killed four people in west Midnapore district of Bengal.Police found four bullet-ridden bodies at Jabalpur, near Silda in Midnapore.This comes as Maoists called for a 24-hour bandh in West Midnapore today to protest against the arrest of one of their woman activists. Maoist spokesman Akash told PTI from an undisclosed locatio...

• Huge cache of explosives seized from Midnapore

  A huge cache of explosives was seized from Maoist-infested West Midnapore district on Friday by a team of joint security forces, officials said.

• Maoist attack: Flip flop over top cop's suspension

  Families of Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) jawans are on a silent march at West Midnapore's Salua to protest the suspension of Special IG Benoy Chakraborty.

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  Naxals warn of another Silda-type attack

  Days after the bloody strike in West Bengal's West Midnapore district, the Naxals have again issued a chilling threat, this time in Jharkhand.

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  Bengal top cop suspended after he blames govt for Maoist attack

  The Chief Minister of West Bengal has suspended the Special IG of Eastern Frontier Rifles, a paramilitary force of the state police whose camp was attacked by Maoists.

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  Bengal govt to submit report on Maoist attack to Centre

  The West Bengal government will have to answer some tough questions today when the Central team led by GK Pillai reviews the latest Maoist attack.

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  Kishenji: Public enemy who's impossible to trace

  After 24 policemen were massacred in West Midnapore on Tuesday, many of them burnt alive in their tents, Kishenji told NDTV: "This was our revenge for Operation Green Hunt and Mr Chidambaram should withdraw his forces."

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  Midnapore Naxal attack: Chidambaram's press statement

  The attack by the CPI (Maoist) on a camp of the Eastern Frontier Rifles of West Bengal is another outrageous attempt by the banned organisation to overawe the established authority in the State. I condemn the attack, the statement said.

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  Naxals massacre cops, furious Centre wants answers

  Twenty-four jawans were killed when over 100 armed Maoists attacked a paramilitary force camp at Sildha in West Midnapore district on Monday evening. Home Minister P Chidambaram admitted that the attack showed "indications of failure in some aspects."

• Rajdhani train attack: No individuals blamed

  The men who held a Rajdhani train hostage in West Bengal's West Midnapore District have given interviews freely to the media.

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  Kidnapped policeman in danger, warn Naxals

  Two days after Naxals kidnapped a police officer in West Midnapore, joint security forces have launched an attack where the kidnapped cop has been kept.

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  Chidambaram's fresh appeal to Naxals

  As the Home Minister was speaking to the military chiefs, in West Bengal's west Midnapore two policemen were killed and two were abducted.