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Kolkata, Mar 15 (ANI): The Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) activists on Monday held a candle light vigil to pay tributes to the Eastern Frontier Rifles (EFR) personnel, who were killed by Maoists in West Bengal’s Shilda last month.
On February 15, the Maoists attacked the EFR camp at Shilda in West Midnapore District and killed 24 [...]

Ramjibanpu (West Bengal), Aug 29(ANI): A student died in police firing after violence broke out following a road accident in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district on Saturday.

A motorbike driver was killed in a head-on collision with a truck and a group of enraged residents had set the truck and a police [...]

Sakhabanga Village (West Bengal), Aug 23(ANI): Two members of the Maoist Resistance Committee (MRC) in Sakhabanga village, 50 kilometres from Lalgarh in West Bengal’s Midnapore district were found dead on Sunday.

It is suspected that Maoists killed the two, who were active members of the recently formed committee to resist Maoist activities in the area.

Karan [...]

New Delhi, July 15 (NAI): Alarmed by spread of the Maoist tentacles, Home Minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday admitted to government’s failure in curbing the menace.

Speaking in Rajya Sabha, Chidambaram said, the government had underestimated the Maoist challenge as result of [...]

Kolkata July 5 (ANI): The central paramilitary forces and West Bengal state police are moving towards Maoists strong holds of Pingboni and Birbhanpur, after the capture of Kalimuri and Madhupur.

In a major operational success security forces took Kalaimuri and Madhupur in their control, from where they are expected to launch further operations.

Meanwhile, West Bengal Home [...]

Lalgarh (West Bengal), July 4 (ANI): Security forces and police reclaimed two more areas from Maoists in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district on Saturday.

In a four-pronged attack, a team of security forces and police set out from bases in Binpur, Pirakata, Salboni and [...]

New Delhi, June 30 (ANI): Police here on Tuesday detained several protestors demonstrating against the paramilitary forces’ operations against Maoists in West Bengal.

Activists of the Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF) and the Naujawan Bharat Sabha (NBS) held banners, placards and [...]

Lalgarh (West Bengal), June 30 (ANI): A task force will visit Lalgarh and adjoining areas today to study the ground situation a day after security forces captured Kantapahari, the hub of the rebel agitation.

Reconstituted by the West Bengal Government, the force, including eight officers, will visit Lalgarh, Ramgarh, Kantapahari and Pirakata in West Midnapore to [...]

Kolkata, June 29 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee has told his Cabinet colleagues that his government would not indiscriminately use the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, under which the Centre banned the Communist Party of India (Maoists).

PWD Minister Khiti Goswami has quoted Buddhadeb as saying [...]

Lalgarh (West Bengal), June 29 (ANI): Paramilitary forces have commenced their final assault on Maoist strongholds in West Bengal on Monday.

Latest reports coming in said that central and state security forces had surrounded the Maoist bastion at Katrapahari and they were in the process of beginning of a two pronged assault from the north [...]

New Delhi, June 28 (ANI): The UPA Government has reportedly asked the Left Front government in West Bengal to declare the CPI (Maoist) an “unlawful association” and ban it under a 1908 Act.

Home Ministry officials have advised the West Bengal government to outlaw the CPI (Maoist) because the UAP Act, under which it declared the [...]

Ramgarh, June 27 (ANI): Security forces on Saturday captured Ramgarh, an area under Maoists in a two-sided attack to reclaim areas in West Midnapore district.

“We have secured Ramgarh. We will establish a police outpost and a camp. The police will restore normalcy. The operations will continue,” said Inspector General CID (special operations group) Siddhinath [...]

Ramgarh (West Bengal), June 27 (ANI): The key Maoist stronghold of Ramgarh was breached by security forces on Saturday through a two-pronged attack in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district.

Braving landmines and incessant gunfire, the security forces appeared to have the Maoists on the run, but not before the rebels torched an AITUC office.

Security forces entered [...]

Kolkata, June 27 (ANI): Naxalites detonated three landmines and were engaged in a vigorous firefight with security forces in the Mohultol Forests of West Bengal on Saturday, a day after security forces gained control of Kadasole in Lalgarh District.

The 1000-strong Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)- Rapid Action Force retaliated with mortars, LMGs and AK-47s overcoming [...]

Lalgarh June26 (ANI): The security forces today started fresh offensive operation to flush out the Maoist activists from the trouble hit Lalgarh in West Midnapore District of West Bengal.

The joint operation by the paramilitary forces and the West Bengal State Police against the Maoists in Lalgarh area has entered the ninth day.

According to [...]

Kolkata, June 24 (ANI): The West Bengal Government on Wednesday claimed the situation in Maoist-infested Lalgarh was returning to normal, as the operations by security forces entered 5th day on Wednesday.

The operation by security forces and State police is being carried out to reclaim areas [...]

New Delhi June 22 (ANI): The Union Home Ministry has issued an alert to Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Orissa and Chattisgarh in the wake of two day bandh call given by the Maoists starting from today.

The CPI (Maoist) called for a two day shut down in five eastern states to protest the re capturing of [...]

New Delhi, June 21 (ANI): Union Home Minister P Chidambaram has cautioned all the politicians from visiting West Bengal’s Lalgarh area, where security forces are fighting to clear a Maoist siege, as it is “sensitive” and “tense”.

“The situation in Lalgarh is sensitive and continues to be tense. I appeal to all citizens especially political [...]

Lalgarh (WB), June 21(ANI): Personnel of the CRPF, BSF and West Bengal police on Sunday started moving from Lalgarh to Ramgarh in an operation aimed at sanitising the main road and other connecting routes and wresting control of the 17 villages.

According to sources, the 19-km journey from Lalgarh, which the troops reclaimed on [...]

Lalgarh (West Bengal) June 20(ANI): Security forces tasted the success in “Operation Lalgarh” by re capturing Lalgarh Police station amidst stiff gun battle and land mine blasts by the Maoist ultras in West Midnapore district of West Bengal.

The security men celebrated as the police station fell in their way, which was out of bound for [...]