Naxal Bandh

32 trucks on the busy Grand Trunk Road in Bihar's Gaya district have been set on fire, reportedly by Naxals following a two-day bandh call in the region.

Two policemen were injured in a pressure bomb blast triggered by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bijapur district today, police said.

Congress workers on Sunday disrupted rail and road servcies during the day-long bandh called by the party in Chhattisgarh to press for the dismissal of the BJP government in the wake of the deadly Maoist attack.

As a part of their nation-wide bandh, Maoists cut-off trees and placed them on a road leading to the temple town of Bhadrachalam in Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh. A nation-wide bandh call was given by the banned outfit CPI (Maoists) against Operation Green Hunt and the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC).

Heavily armed Maoists blew up the Khaira Block office, destroyed official files by putting them on fire and torched 12 sand-laden truck late last night in the district, during their two-day East Bihar and Jharkand bandh agitation, police sources said.

The Maoists today began their two-day Bharat bandh by blowing up railway tracks in two districts of Jharkhand, even as the death toll in the Naxal attack on the convoy of independent MP and former assembly speaker Inder Singh Namdhari rose to 11.

Two bomb disposal squad personnel were killed and four others injured when a bomb planted by Maoists at Bankebazar in Gaya district went off and a goods train derailed after a blast in Muzaffarpur district during the 24-hour 'Bharat bandh' called on Monday by the Maoists.The two personnel, Vijay Kumar and Jai Chand, of the Bihar Military Police wer...

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.  ...

The Maoists have called a two-day bandh starting today to protest against their top leader Azad's killing in Adilabad. The Central government has asked Maoist-hit states to remain vigilant and take all possible steps to foil any attempt of violence, including hostage-like situations. The Home Ministry asked the Naxal-affected states and t...

Apprehending a "credible threat" from Maoists during the two-day bandh call given by them, railways on Tuesday said it has formed a special task force to meet any eventuality following an alert issued by the home ministry and intelligence bureau."We have received alert from the home ministry and Intelligence Bureau about the possible attack on trai...

The Central government has asked Maoist-hit states to remain vigilant and take all possible steps to foil any attempt of violence, including hostage-like situations, ahead of the two-day bandh called by Naxals to protest killing of their leader Azad.

A day after Maoists used automatic weapons and grenades to massacre 26 CRPF jawans in Chhattisgarh, top officials are probing whether there was any advance information about the presence of Maoists in the area and if so, was the information shared.  (Read: Maoists attack CRPF party, 26 jawans killed)A probe is also on to ascertain whether the ...

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...

The Central government on Monday asked five states to tighten security and take maximum precaution during the 48-hour bandh called by Maoists beginning today.Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh have been advised by the Home Ministry to deploy adequate number of security personnel in sensitive areas and remain alert during the ban...

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...

32 trucks on the busy Grand Trunk Road in Bihar's Gaya district have been set on fire, reportedly by Naxals following a two-day bandh call in the region.

Two policemen were injured in a pressure bomb blast triggered by Naxals in Chhattisgarh's insurgency-hit Bijapur district today, police said.

Congress workers on Sunday disrupted rail and road servcies during the day-long bandh called by the party in Chhattisgarh to press for the dismissal of the BJP government in the wake of the deadly Maoist attack.

As a part of their nation-wide bandh, Maoists cut-off trees and placed them on a road leading to the temple town of Bhadrachalam in Khammam district of Andhra Pradesh. A nation-wide bandh call was given by the banned outfit CPI (Maoists) against Operation Green Hunt and the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC).

Heavily armed Maoists blew up the Khaira Block office, destroyed official files by putting them on fire and torched 12 sand-laden truck late last night in the district, during their two-day East Bihar and Jharkand bandh agitation, police sources said.

The Maoists today began their two-day Bharat bandh by blowing up railway tracks in two districts of Jharkhand, even as the death toll in the Naxal attack on the convoy of independent MP and former assembly speaker Inder Singh Namdhari rose to 11.

Two bomb disposal squad personnel were killed and four others injured when a bomb planted by Maoists at Bankebazar in Gaya district went off and a goods train derailed after a blast in Muzaffarpur district during the 24-hour 'Bharat bandh' called on Monday by the Maoists.The two personnel, Vijay Kumar and Jai Chand, of the Bihar Military Police wer...

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.  ...

The Maoists have called a two-day bandh starting today to protest against their top leader Azad's killing in Adilabad. The Central government has asked Maoist-hit states to remain vigilant and take all possible steps to foil any attempt of violence, including hostage-like situations. The Home Ministry asked the Naxal-affected states and t...

Apprehending a "credible threat" from Maoists during the two-day bandh call given by them, railways on Tuesday said it has formed a special task force to meet any eventuality following an alert issued by the home ministry and intelligence bureau."We have received alert from the home ministry and Intelligence Bureau about the possible attack on trai...

The Central government has asked Maoist-hit states to remain vigilant and take all possible steps to foil any attempt of violence, including hostage-like situations, ahead of the two-day bandh called by Naxals to protest killing of their leader Azad.

A day after Maoists used automatic weapons and grenades to massacre 26 CRPF jawans in Chhattisgarh, top officials are probing whether there was any advance information about the presence of Maoists in the area and if so, was the information shared.  (Read: Maoists attack CRPF party, 26 jawans killed)A probe is also on to ascertain whether the ...

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...

The Central government on Monday asked five states to tighten security and take maximum precaution during the 48-hour bandh called by Maoists beginning today.Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh have been advised by the Home Ministry to deploy adequate number of security personnel in sensitive areas and remain alert during the ban...

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...