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In the jungle without cover
13 July 2012 11:08 AM GMTAlthough India has faced insurgencies for decades, the security forces still seem to fight their battles in a halfhearted manner without any overall...
Fire first and ask questions later?
11 July 2012 3:06 AM GMTThe killing of 20 civilians by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Sarkeguda in Chhattisgarh’s Bijapur district will go down as a disgraceful...
Home minister, Cong differ on Naxal killing
5 July 2012 2:40 AM GMTStriking a different note from the government on last week’s anti-Naxal operation in Chhattisgarh that left 19 tribals dead, the Congress blamed the...
War against the people
2 July 2012 1:57 AM GMTIn the latest offensive of the Operation Green Hunt- the much maligned commando ‘operation’ against Maoists in the dense forests of Dantewada - has...
Cause for concern, not celebration
1 July 2012 11:20 AM GMTThe home ministry and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) may be busy congratulating themselves over their ‘victory’ this time round in...
Communists caught in time warp
8 Jun 2012 12:33 AM GMTAs the confessions of a small-time Marxist apparatchik that his party had no compunctions about killing political opponents have shown, the...
Top Naxalite held in UP
25 May 2012 7:01 AM GMTUttar Pradesh police have arrested two dreaded Naxalites, one of them an area commander of eastern region in Chaupan area of Sonebhadra district here...
Nine more Maoists hiding in Delhi?
22 May 2012 7:14 AM GMTThe police sources claim nine more suspected Maoists are active in the capital. Apparently during interrogation, suspected Maoist Pradeep Kumar Singh,...
Om Puri lauds Naxals, calls them fighters
19 May 2012 5:26 AM GMTThe veteran Bollywood actor Om Puri, who drew flak for his controversial comments against parliamentarians, landed himself in another row by calling...
Maoist strike hits Chhattisgarh
17 May 2012 4:47 AM GMTA shutdown called by Maoists crippled life in parts of Chhattisgarh on Wednesday, with the rebels resorting to firing and putting up road blocks...
Assam plans new cells to tackle Maoists
15 May 2012 5:59 AM GMTThe Assam government will soon set up two separate cells of the state police to tackle Maoist activities and the menace of counterfeit currency, Chief...
Suspected Maoist held in Delhi
12 May 2012 6:01 AM GMTA 42-year-old suspected Maoist, who was wanted in the murder of a senior police officer 12 years ago and had participated in an agitation for separate...