West Bengal And Jharkhand Maoists

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.

All these years the battles against Maoists in Jharkhand and West Bengal have been fought by men from the Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF. Now that is going to change.

Against the backdrop of the recent Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh, senior police and paramilitary officers of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha states today met to discuss strategies on ensuring free and fair Lok Sabha polls slated next month.

Following is the chronology of Maoists' targeting trains in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar.April 22, 2006 - Maoists lay siege to a passenger train in Latehar for eight hours.May 2008 - Maoists lay siege to a passenger train in Latehar for five hours.November 2009 - Maoists blow up railway tracks in Simdega district in Jharkhand derailing a passen...

In the wake of the two-day bandh call by Naxals in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Bihar, Indian Railways has cancelled and diverted some other trains passing through or originating out of these states.

The Prime Minister inaugurated a two-day long conference of chief ministers and state tribal affairs ministers in Delhi on Wednesday. He said the criminal justice system has become a source of harassment for the tribals. He also hit out at their sympathizers, saying those who speak for tribals have not offered any alternative. "Our administratio...

Emboldened by their successes in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal, Naxals are once again crossing the Godavari into parts of north Andhra Pradesh.

From a train hijacking in West Bengal, to killing policemen in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, Maoist violence has been on the rise in recent weeks.

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.

All these years the battles against Maoists in Jharkhand and West Bengal have been fought by men from the Central Reserve Police Force or CRPF. Now that is going to change.

Against the backdrop of the recent Maoist attack in Chhattisgarh, senior police and paramilitary officers of West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha states today met to discuss strategies on ensuring free and fair Lok Sabha polls slated next month.

Following is the chronology of Maoists' targeting trains in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar.April 22, 2006 - Maoists lay siege to a passenger train in Latehar for eight hours.May 2008 - Maoists lay siege to a passenger train in Latehar for five hours.November 2009 - Maoists blow up railway tracks in Simdega district in Jharkhand derailing a passen...

In the wake of the two-day bandh call by Naxals in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Bihar, Indian Railways has cancelled and diverted some other trains passing through or originating out of these states.

The Prime Minister inaugurated a two-day long conference of chief ministers and state tribal affairs ministers in Delhi on Wednesday. He said the criminal justice system has become a source of harassment for the tribals. He also hit out at their sympathizers, saying those who speak for tribals have not offered any alternative. "Our administratio...

Emboldened by their successes in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and West Bengal, Naxals are once again crossing the Godavari into parts of north Andhra Pradesh.

From a train hijacking in West Bengal, to killing policemen in Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, Maoist violence has been on the rise in recent weeks.