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Horsley Hills, Patnitop and other monsoon getaways

July 20th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

We invited readers to tell us all about the places they head to — be it an idyllic beach or a breathtaking hill station — when the heavens open up.
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Maoists build a big army in Bastar

July 19th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

BASTAR: a Kuch bhi ho sakta haia ,a exclaims M S Dhoni from a hoarding as you drive into Dantewada town in South Bastar.
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Chhattisgarh starts 3 Counter-Insurgency Anti-Terrorist schools

July 17th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

Raipur, Jul 16 : Chhattisgarh, which has become the epicenter of naxal violence, has started three Counter-Insurgency Anti-Terrorist training schools for its police personnel to combat naxalism and terrorism.
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India: More resources into Maoist fight

July 17th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

India will plow more money and resources into fighting Maoist insurgents operating in several eastern states known as the Red Corridor, the government said.
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Home Secretary to visit Chhattisgarh today

July 7th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

Concerned over spurt in Naxal violence, Union Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai will arrive in Raipur on Monday on a two-day visit to Chhattisgarh during which he will take stock of the security situation, redeployment of paramilitary forces and visit some worst Maoist-hit areas.
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Bharat bandh: What’s the situation in your state

July 7th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

Flights cancelled, trains disrupted, trucks and buses off the roads and shops and educational establishments closed — life was on hold in many parts of India Monday due to a daylong shutdown called by opposition parties against the hike in fuel prices.
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No Army, but IAF included in anti-Naxal fight

July 7th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

Raipur The Central government on Tuesday said Army will not be deployed to fight the Naxals, but Air Force will be used to provide non-combat assistance to para-military and police personnel operating in the Maoist-hit regions.
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Maoist strike hits train, bus movement in six states

July 7th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

Indo-Asian News Service Kolkata/Hyderabad/Raipur, 7 JULY: Trains were cancelled, buses went off the roads and Chhattisgarha s iron ore transportation was disrupted as Maoists began a two-day shutdown in six states on Wednesday to protest the killing of their spokesperson Chelukuri Rajkumar alias Azad.
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Naxals attack police station, CRPF camps

July 7th, 2010 RSS FEED No comments

KOLKATA/BHUBANESWAR/RAIPUR, 7 JULY: Maoists attacked a police station in Orissa’s Keonjhar district and fired on three CRPF camps in Chhattisgarh tonight as the Maoist-sponsored bandh hit normal life in rural and interior pockets in the states affected by Naxal violence.
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