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Allahabad High Court grants bail to rights activist couple
The Allahabad High Court today granted bail to human rights activists Seema Azad and her husband Vishwavijay who were recently awarded life imprisonment by a local court in Allahabad after being charged with sedition and having links with Maoist insurgents.
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CBI to investigate Maoist Azad's killing
The encounter killing of Maoist leader Azad in July last year will now be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Andhra Pradesh government today informed the Supreme Court that it will issue notification for a CBI probe into the killing of Azad and journalist Hemchandra Pandey. Earlier the Supreme Court expressed displeasure...
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CBI to probe Maoist Azad's killing?
Senior advocate Harish Salve representing the Andhra Pradesh government told the Supreme Court today that he will persuade the Andhra government to hand over the probe into the killing of top Naxalite leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad and journalist Hemchandra Pandey to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Pandey's wife and Activist Swami A...
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Court to hear petition on Maoist leader Azad's 'fake' encounter
The Supreme Court will today hear the petition on the alleged fake encounter of top Maoist leader Cherakuri Rajkumar alias Azad and journalist Hemchandra Pandey. The petition was filed by journalist Hemchandra Pandey's wife Vinita Pandey.The two were killed in July 2010 near Mahrashtra-Andhra border by a team of Andhra Pradesh police.While the pol...
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Maoists kill one in Bengal, damaged rail tracks in Bihar
Maoists shot dead a man in West Bengal and set off a blast partially damaging tracks in Bihar on the second day of their two-day bandh in six states.The body of the unidentified man was found this morning. He had been assaulted before being shot dead at Jhargram town in West Midnapore district in West Bengal, police sources said.Posters left beside...
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Was Maoist Azad's death a fake encounter?
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has given a clean chit to the controversial killing of top Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad. This despite the fact that the post mortem has raised serious concerns about this encounter, even suggesting he was shot at close range."In the FIR, they claim that they had information that in Adilabad's forest,...
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Mamata's statement on Azad's killing justified: Pranab
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who is facing flak from the Opposition for her statement on the killing of Maoist leader Cherakuri Rajkumar alias Azad, has received support from Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee who found "nothing wrong" with it.When asked whether Banerjee, being part of the UPA government, was unjustified in saying...
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Bengal minister questions Azad's killing
Union minister Mamata Banerjee's remarks questioning the circumstances of Maoist leader Azad's death and her subsequent insistence that she stands by those remarks created an absolute furore in Parliament.But now, one of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's own ministers seems to be echoing Mamata's question.In what can only be a huge embarrassment for the Le...
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Mamata defends Lalgarh remark, doesn't rule out mediating with Maoists
It seems there is little the UPA government can do to keep a check on Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee. In a major embarrassment to the government today, Mamata says she stands by her remarks on Maoists at the Lalgarh rally, where she called Maoist leader Azad's encounter a 'murder' and demanded that the government investigate it."Whatever I ...
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Pranab Mukherjee meets Mamata Banerjee
Senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday met Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata where she is recuperating after a car accident she had recently. Pranab says the visit was just a courtesy call and that he hopes Mamata will recover soon and attend the monsoon session of Parliament. It is not clear whether Prana...
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Allahabad High Court grants bail to rights activist couple
The Allahabad High Court today granted bail to human rights activists Seema Azad and her husband Vishwavijay who were recently awarded life imprisonment by a local court in Allahabad after being charged with sedition and having links with Maoist insurgents.
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CBI to investigate Maoist Azad's killing
The encounter killing of Maoist leader Azad in July last year will now be investigated by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). The Andhra Pradesh government today informed the Supreme Court that it will issue notification for a CBI probe into the killing of Azad and journalist Hemchandra Pandey. Earlier the Supreme Court expressed displeasure...
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CBI to probe Maoist Azad's killing?
Senior advocate Harish Salve representing the Andhra Pradesh government told the Supreme Court today that he will persuade the Andhra government to hand over the probe into the killing of top Naxalite leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad and journalist Hemchandra Pandey to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).Pandey's wife and Activist Swami A...
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Court to hear petition on Maoist leader Azad's 'fake' encounter
The Supreme Court will today hear the petition on the alleged fake encounter of top Maoist leader Cherakuri Rajkumar alias Azad and journalist Hemchandra Pandey. The petition was filed by journalist Hemchandra Pandey's wife Vinita Pandey.The two were killed in July 2010 near Mahrashtra-Andhra border by a team of Andhra Pradesh police.While the pol...
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Maoists kill one in Bengal, damaged rail tracks in Bihar
Maoists shot dead a man in West Bengal and set off a blast partially damaging tracks in Bihar on the second day of their two-day bandh in six states.The body of the unidentified man was found this morning. He had been assaulted before being shot dead at Jhargram town in West Midnapore district in West Bengal, police sources said.Posters left beside...
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Was Maoist Azad's death a fake encounter?
Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee has given a clean chit to the controversial killing of top Maoist leader Cherukuri Rajkumar alias Azad. This despite the fact that the post mortem has raised serious concerns about this encounter, even suggesting he was shot at close range."In the FIR, they claim that they had information that in Adilabad's forest,...
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Mamata's statement on Azad's killing justified: Pranab
Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee, who is facing flak from the Opposition for her statement on the killing of Maoist leader Cherakuri Rajkumar alias Azad, has received support from Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee who found "nothing wrong" with it.When asked whether Banerjee, being part of the UPA government, was unjustified in saying...
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Bengal minister questions Azad's killing
Union minister Mamata Banerjee's remarks questioning the circumstances of Maoist leader Azad's death and her subsequent insistence that she stands by those remarks created an absolute furore in Parliament.But now, one of Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee's own ministers seems to be echoing Mamata's question.In what can only be a huge embarrassment for the Le...
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Mamata defends Lalgarh remark, doesn't rule out mediating with Maoists
It seems there is little the UPA government can do to keep a check on Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee. In a major embarrassment to the government today, Mamata says she stands by her remarks on Maoists at the Lalgarh rally, where she called Maoist leader Azad's encounter a 'murder' and demanded that the government investigate it."Whatever I ...
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Pranab Mukherjee meets Mamata Banerjee
Senior Congress leader Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday met Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee in Kolkata where she is recuperating after a car accident she had recently. Pranab says the visit was just a courtesy call and that he hopes Mamata will recover soon and attend the monsoon session of Parliament. It is not clear whether Prana...
