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• Maoists kill CPI-M activist, torch another’s house

  
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  Kolkata, Dec 7 (IANS) Suspected Maoists shot dead a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activist in West Bengal’s troubled West Midnapore district Monday, police said.The body of Sanatan Pratihar, 44, was found near a forest at Pingboni area. “The rebels also torched the house of another district CPI-M leader ...
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• Maoists observe Martyrs’ Week in Chhattisgarh

  
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  Ghotia (Chhatisgarh), Dec 7 (ANI): The Maoists have issued an ultimatum to the rural people of Ghotia region in Rajnandgaon district here to observe Martyrs’ Week between December 2 and 8. This ultimatum has instilled fear among the masses.Maoists have pasted pamphlets and placed banners in the villages of the ...
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• Nepal continues to reel under Maoist strikes

  
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  Kathmandu, Dec 7 (IANS) A day after a general strike enforced nationwide by the Maoists, Nepal Monday continued to reel under more strikes called by the former guerrillas, which left hundreds of people in the west stranded.A union of teachers affiliated to the Maoists shut down all educational institutions in ...
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• Maoists blow up a rival’s poll campaign office in Jharkhand

  
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  Palamu (Jharkhand), Dec 7 (ANI): Suspected Maoists blew up a rival’s campaigning office in Jharkhand’s Palamu district on Sunday. “Election office of Jugal Pal, a nominee of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (liberation front) has been attacked. They (attackers) also fired few rounds. We were there but they could not dare ...
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• Cops run for cover as wild jumbos enter police station

  
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  Raipur, Dec 7 (IANS) About a dozen cops on duty at a police station in Chhattisgarh ran for cover when they found a herd of wild jumbos roaming in the complex, authorities said Monday.“We are always prepared for any Maoist attack but we never thought of facing jumbos. We ran for cover when eight wild [...]
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• Four killed in Maoist landmine blast in Chhattisgarh

  
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  Keralapal (Chhattisgarh), Dec 7 (ANI): At least four people were killed when suspected Maoist rebels blew up a truck by triggering a landmine blast in Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh on Sunday. The incident occurred between Kerlapal and Sukma police stations. Police said they were anticipating such attacks and have ...
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• Main accused in Kandhamal nun’s rape held

  
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  Bhubaneswar, Dec 7 (IANS) The main accused in the gang rape of a nun in Orissa’s Kandhamal district during last year’s communal clashes has been arrested, police said Monday.“We have arrested Gururam Patra from Dharampur area of the district Sunday evening,” investigating officer B.K. Mohanty told IANS.Patra ...
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• India is facing both internal, external threats: RSS chief

  
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  Chandigarh, Dec 6 (IANS) Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat said here Sunday that India is facing internal threats from various quarters and the outside world is trying to take advantage of the situation.“India is facing a big problem of Maoists and Naxalites. Unfortunately other countries have ...
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• Orissa Police seeks ban on tribal outfit

  
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  Bhubaneswar, Nov 6 (IANS) Orissa police has sought a ban on the tribal outfit, Chasi Mulia Adibasi Sangha (CMAS) in view of its alleged criminal activities and Maoist links, officials said Sunday.“We have sought a ban on the outfit keeping in view their criminal activities. We have sought a ban on the outfit as some ...
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• Maoists set ablaze Chhattisgarh rest house (Lead)

  
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  Raipur, Dec 6 (IANS) Members of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), which is celebrating the anniversary of its military wing, raided a rest house in an interior village of Chhattisgarh and set it on fire, police said Sunday.The rest house belonged to the forest department and is located at ...
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• Ousted Nepal king on four-week India visit

  
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  Kathmandu, Dec 6 (IANS) Nepal’s former Maoist guerrillas Sunday allowed their former arch enemy, deposed king Gyanendra, to travel to the Kathmandu airport unhindered to board a flight to India despite a general strike called by them.This is the second visit to India of Gyanendra, the last Hindu king in the world, ...
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• Hundreds of Indians hit as Maoist strike cripples Nepal (Lead)

  
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  By Sudeshna SarkarKathmandu, Dec 6 (IANS) Thousands of people across Nepal, including hundreds of Indians, were left in dire straits as the Maoists went on a fresh vandalising spree Sunday to enforce a stringent general strike after at least seven people were killed in a western village following clashes between ...
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• Maoists set Chhattisgarh rest house on fire

  
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  Raipur, Dec 6 (IANS) More than 100 Maoist guerrillas Saturday raided a rest house in an interior village of Chhattisgarh and set it on fire, police said Sunday.The rest house was located at Khallari village under Sihawa forested circle in Dhamtari district, some 120 km from state capital Raipur.“Insurgents stormed ...
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• General strike in Nepal over Maoists’ deaths (AFP)

  
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  AFP - Nepals opposition Maoists on Sunday called a nationwide general strike to protest against the deaths of party activists in a clash with police, further raising tensions in the Himalayan nation.
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• Maoists bomb JMM poll office in Jharkhand

  
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  Ranchi, Dec 6 (IANS) Maoist guerrillas have blown up the poll office of a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) nominee in Palamau district, police said Sunday. A jailed Maoist leader is contesting elections from the Visrampur assembly constituency.The rebels late Saturday blasted the JMM’s makeshift election office at Pandu ...
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• Maoists scaring off investors from Chhattisgarh

  
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  By Sujeet KumarRaipur, Dec 6 (IANS) The increasing dominance of Maoists in Chhatisgarh’s iron ore-rich pockets have led to the halt of several key industrial projects in the region and scared off potential investors, say businessmen and officials. The state’s Bastar region, spread out in about 40,000 square km, ...
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• Maoists torch Chhattisgarh rest-house

  
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  New Delhi, Dec.6 (ANI): Suspected Maoist rebels torched a forest rest house in Dhamtari district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday.The attackers, who were around 300 in number, set the furniture and furnishings of the rest house on fire at Khallari village in the wee hours of Saturday after threatening the guard.The ...
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• Maoist strike shuts down Nepal

  
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  By Sudeshna SarkarKathmandu, Dec 6 (IANS) Capital city Kathmandu and other districts were hard-hit Sunday by a general strike called by Nepal’s former Maoist guerrillas after clashes between security forces and homeless squatters during a demolition drive killed at least six people and triggered arson and looting in ...
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• Maoists torch truck in Bengal

  
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  Kolkata, Dec 5 (IANS) Suspected Maoists torched a truck on a national highway in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district Saturday, disrupting traffic for many hours, police said.The incident took place near Lodhashuli forest in West Midnapore district on the last day of five-day strike called by the Maoist-backed ...
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• IANS Top Stories at 9

  
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