Home Minister P. Chidambaram Wednesday insisted that there was no “Operation Green Hunt” against Maoists — as has been widely reported.
“There is no Operation Green Hunt,” Chidambaram told reporters here.
Chhattisgarh police officials say they had coined the term for one successful drive against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the state.
But former Central Reserve [...]
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Eleven security men killed in Maoist attack in India
April 4th, 2010 |
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At least 11 security personnel were killed when Maoist rebels blew up a bus carrying them in India’s eastern state of Orissa on Sunday, a news report said.
Ten personnel belonging to the state’s anti-Maoist force, the Special Operation Group (SOG), were injured when the rebels detonated a landmine under the vehicle in the Koraput district, the NDTV network reported.
Indian police: Maoist rebels kill four police officers on patrol in east
November 9th, 2009 |
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Police say Maoist rebels have killed four police officers who were guarding a shopping area in eastern India over the weekend. Noman Hossain, a police officer, says the rebels escaped after fatally shooting the police officers on Sunday in Gidhni, a small town nearly 180 kilometres
Maoists warn more attacks in Jharkhand, demand release of their leaders
October 4th, 2009 |
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Maoist rebels active in Jharkhand on Saturday threatened to carry out more attacks on Government establishments, politicians and security forces if their top leaders, presently under detention were not released.
The Maoists have also given a call for a 24-hour shutdown condemning the arrest of their leader Chhatradhar Mahato of People’’s Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCAPA).
“They [...]
Maoists continue with their Foundation Day anniversary celebrations in Bihar
September 24th, 2009 |
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Members and activists of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) continued with their Foundation Day anniversary celebrations in several parts of rural Bihar for the second day on Tuesday.
The banned outfit was formed with the merger of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) and the People’’s War Group (PWG) on September 21, 2004.
The Maoist rebels are hosting [...]
Nepal Cultural Minister regrets Maoist attack on Indian priests
September 5th, 2009 |
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Nepal Cultural Minister Minindra Rijal on Saturday expressed regret at the Maoists attack on two Indian priests at the Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu and assured adequate security to them.
“This is very sad and most regrettable to attack Indian priests inside the holy temple which is the centre of faith for millions of Hindus across the [...]
Maoists killed CPM leader in West Midnapore
July 22nd, 2009 |
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Maoist activists shot dead a CPM leader in West Bengal’s West Midnapore on Wednesday morning for violating a shut down call given by them.
According to police, Phagu Baskey, Secretary of CPM’s Belphari unit in the district for working on the day of shutdown. The banned Communist Party of India (Maoist) has called for a shutdown [...]
Nepal child soldiers being freed
July 17th, 2009 |
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Nepal has begun the process of freeing thousands of child soldiers from camps holding former Maoist rebel fighters.
Officials visited one of the camps in southern Nepal to brief the young people ahead of their planned transfer to rehabilitation programmes.
The release of the child soldiers – estimated at about 3,000 – is a key part of Nepal’s peace process.
The UN welcomed the move as a "significant milestone" for the Himalayan nation.
Maoist rebels ended a 10-year armed insurgency in November 2006, signing a peace deal that brought them into the government.
They won the most votes in elections in 2008, but then left the government earlier this year in a row over their leader’s attempt to fire the army chief.
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About 24,000 former fighters have been confined to UN-monitored camps since the peace deal was agreed.
Of these, the UN has identified about 3,000 as being under the age of 18, as well as 1,000 as having joined the Maoists after the peace process began.
In a statement, the United Nations mission in Nepal said it welcomed the government’s move to begin the discharge and rehabilitation process for these two groups.
It said it was ready to provide support to the programme, and urged the Maoist leadership to work with the government to ensure it was successfully completed.
A spokesman for Nepal’s Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction said a team had begun meeting young former fighters at one of the camps.
The BBC’s Joanna Jolly, in Nepal, says the young people will be offered a rehabilitation package that includes vocational training and psychological support.
They will also be allowed to stay in specially-built transit camps for up to 45 days before returning home, our correspondent says.
The government says it wants all the child soldiers to be released by the beginning of November.
The question of what to do with the adult fighters – and whether to integrate them into the national army – remains a more difficult question and a key stumbling block in the peace process. </p
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