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Sachin Tendulkar's Healing Touch For Schools in Bengal's Maoist Hotbed
Two schools in Bengal's Jangalmahal - an area once notorious for Maoist activities - are back on their feet after a generous gesture from cricketer and Parliamentarian Sachin Tendulkar. The enrollments figures are already up and the cricketer's huge list of fans is growing further.
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Maoists kill Trinamool leader in Midnapore
A leader of the Trinamool Congress was shot dead by the Maoists in Midnapore. The killers left a poster at the spot, warning Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee and the West Bengal government against their attempt to recruit from the 17 Maoist-affected blocks of the state.
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One year of operation Lalgarh: Success or failure?
Exactly a year ago today, joint security forces had launched their offensive against the Maoists in Lalgarh in Bengal's West Midnapore district, an offensive that got its biggest success on Wednesday when eight Maoists were killed in an encounter. But other than that, the security forces have had mixed results in their operations over the last year...
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Maoists behind West Bengal train disaster, says Bengal DGP
The West Bengal Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh told NDTV on Saturday that Maoists were behind the Gyaneshwari Express derailment and claimed to have identified the culprits behind the incident that has claimed over 120 lives so far."Those who did it are all members of Maoist squads. We have identified them and search is on to nab them,...
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Chronology of Maoists' targeting trains in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar
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...
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Gyaneshwari Express derails, 65 dead, 200 injured
At least sixty five passengers were killed and 200 injured when 13 coaches of a Mumbai-bound express train derailed in West Midnapore district early today after Maoists sabotaged the train tracks. Five of these coaches were also hit by a speeding goods train.The incident occurred at 1:30 am when the Howrah-Kurla Lokmanya Tilak Gyaneshwari Super Del...
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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...
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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.
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Maoists, villagers clash near Lalgarh; 15 killed
Maoists clash with villagers loyal to the CPM near Lalgarh. Fifteen people are reported to have been killed.
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Sachin Tendulkar's Healing Touch For Schools in Bengal's Maoist Hotbed
Two schools in Bengal's Jangalmahal - an area once notorious for Maoist activities - are back on their feet after a generous gesture from cricketer and Parliamentarian Sachin Tendulkar. The enrollments figures are already up and the cricketer's huge list of fans is growing further.
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Maoists kill Trinamool leader in Midnapore
A leader of the Trinamool Congress was shot dead by the Maoists in Midnapore. The killers left a poster at the spot, warning Chief Minister Mamata Bannerjee and the West Bengal government against their attempt to recruit from the 17 Maoist-affected blocks of the state.
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One year of operation Lalgarh: Success or failure?
Exactly a year ago today, joint security forces had launched their offensive against the Maoists in Lalgarh in Bengal's West Midnapore district, an offensive that got its biggest success on Wednesday when eight Maoists were killed in an encounter. But other than that, the security forces have had mixed results in their operations over the last year...
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Maoists behind West Bengal train disaster, says Bengal DGP
The West Bengal Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh told NDTV on Saturday that Maoists were behind the Gyaneshwari Express derailment and claimed to have identified the culprits behind the incident that has claimed over 120 lives so far."Those who did it are all members of Maoist squads. We have identified them and search is on to nab them,...
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Chronology of Maoists' targeting trains in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar
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...
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Gyaneshwari Express derails, 65 dead, 200 injured
At least sixty five passengers were killed and 200 injured when 13 coaches of a Mumbai-bound express train derailed in West Midnapore district early today after Maoists sabotaged the train tracks. Five of these coaches were also hit by a speeding goods train.The incident occurred at 1:30 am when the Howrah-Kurla Lokmanya Tilak Gyaneshwari Super Del...
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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...
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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.
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Maoists, villagers clash near Lalgarh; 15 killed
Maoists clash with villagers loyal to the CPM near Lalgarh. Fifteen people are reported to have been killed.
