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Chidambaram shocked over mass killing of CRPF in Dantewada

Home Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday expressed shock over the killing of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) soldiers by Maoists in Dantewada district of Chattisgarh and said that something must have gone drastically wrong in Chhattisgarh where a CRPF patrol during Operation Green Hunt came under naxal attack.

Maoists appeal to security personnel to join their movement

The on going 'Operation Green Hunt' launched jointly by the central Indian and Maoists infested state governments to flush out the Maoists witnessed a dramatic twist on Monday. The Maoists in Gaya distributed leaflets appealing Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to joint their movement against the government by contending it was a crusade in favour of the poor and the needy. The personnel of the security forces also fall in this bracket, the Maoists noted in the leaflet.

Maoists are trying to regroup, govt has to be vigilant: Chidambaram

On a visit to the Maoist infested Lalgarh, Union Home Minister P Chidambaram on Sunday said government has to be vigilant as Maoists were constantly revising their strategy and trying to regroup.

Lalgarh villagers protest Chidambaram's visit in the region

Residents of Salboni village, in Lalgarh of West Bengal state on Sunday held a demonstration opposing the visit of union Home Minister P Chidambaram's visit to the Maoist hotbed. Many villagers who support Maoist took part in the protest. Effigies of Chidambaram were burnt amidst noisy slogans asking the central minister to go back. Chidambaram reached Lalgarh on Sunday, where the State and central forces have carried out joint operations against suspected Maoists and regained many affected areas.

Preparation for the ninth Congress (This is the only video available with IB)

DKS speech by Maoist leader Ganapati (This is the only video available with IB)

DKS speech by Maoist leader Ganapati. (This is the only video available with IB)

HT speaks to abducted cop Atindranath Datta

"Both the government and the Maoists must not remain stubborn in their respective positions. They must be flexible and come to a dialogue for a proper solution,” said the tired voice of 34-year old Atindranath Datta abducted by Maoists in an audacious strike on Tuesday noon in western Bengal.

Madan Kumar on situation in Jharkhand after Maoists blew up railway tracks

Maoists on Monday blew up railway tracks and torched four trucks in Jharkhand and blasted a tower of a private telecom firm besides blocking roads in Bihar during a two-day shutdown called by them in protest against the Centre's decision to crackdown on naxals. Madan Kumar examines...

Maoists will now be confronted, warns Chidambaram

Strongly condemning the cold-blooded murder of a cop who was abducted and killed by the Maoists, Home Minister P Chidambaram said the state governments, for the first time, were geared up to give tit for tat to the Maoists. Police on Tuesday found the decapitated body of the cop in Ranchi who was abducted by the Maoists demanding release of their three arrested leaders in exchange for the officer.

Chidambaram offers Maoists talks

While addressing a news conference in Mumbai, Home Minister P Chidambaram advised Maoist rebels to shun violence and resort to dialogue process. Chidambaram said that India was a civilised country and did not believe in waging a war against its own people.

Maoists gun down 17 cops in Maharashtra

A day after the Home Minister P Chidambaram asked Naxalites to abjure violence and discuss their demands; Maoist rebels ambushed a group of 40 police personnel, killing 17 and injuring two in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on Thursday. The attack comes just after a couple of days when the rebels beheaded a police officer in Jharkhand. Seventeen cops including a sub-inspector were killed in the gun battle and there are no reports of any causality from Maoists side.

Anti-Naxal offensive to begin in 11 places

Police to launch operation against Maoists

Strongly condemning the growing Maoists menace in the country UK Bansal, Special Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs said the police would run after the Maoists who had killed 17 policemen in Maharashtra state on Thursday. Over 100 Maoists ambushed an elite police team conducting regular exercise near Laheri police outpost in Gadchiroli district of the state. The gun battle between the Maoists and policemen lasted for more than four hours.

PM rules out deploying army to counter Maoists

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday ruled out the use of army against Maoist rebels in insurgency-riddled eastern and central states. Addressing reporters in Raichur in Karnataka, Singh said police and paramilitary forces would be deployed effectively to tackle Maoists.

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