Maoists for boycott of Jharkhand panchayat polls

RANCHI – Maoists Monday asked people to boycot Jharkhand’s first panchayat elections scheduled to begin in the state Nov 27.

“The polls are being conducted when the state is suffering from drought and a famine-like situation,” the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) said, urging people to stay away from the elections.
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Eight in Maoist captivity in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR – Eight people continued to be in Maoist captivity in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region even as the rebels released three others they had abducted, police said Monday.

The guerrillas kidnapped five members of a special police officer’s (SPO) family Friday from a bus in Bijapur district, about 500 km from Raipur. On Saturday, five youths …. Source article  : Eight in Maoist captivity in Chhattisgarh.

Six killed in Pakistan Sufi shrine blast

ISLAMABAD – At least six people, including three women, were killed and eight injured when a powerful blast ripped through a Sufi shrine in Pakistan’s Punjab province Monday.

Eye witnesses said two motorcycle riders came at the eastern gate of the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Baba Farid Ganj Shakkar in Pakpattan and threw a … Read more >>.

Five killed in Pakistan blast

ISLAMABAD – A bomb ripped through a Sufi shrine in Pakistan’s central province of Punjab Monday, killing at least five people. Several others were injured, media reports said.
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Four traders held for supplying explosives to Maoists

BHUBANESWAR – Four traders were arrested in Orissa’s Sundergarh district Sunday on charges of supplying explosives and other materials to Maoists, police said.

The traders, arrested from Bisra town, are all related to one another. Several gelatin sticks, detonators, fuse wires and other materials were seized from them, Superintendent of Police Diptesh Patnaik told IANS.
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No Headley but counter terror on Obama-Manmohan agenda

TOKYO – Pakistani American terror suspect David Coleman Headley’s name might not crop up in discussions between Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and US President Barack Obama when he comes visiting next month but the two leaders will definitely be discussing counter terrorism.

“That’s not what leaders do,” a source said, responding to whether Manmohan … Original article on : No Headley but counter terror on Obama-Manmohan agenda.

23 militants killed in Pakistan

ISLAMABAD – Pakistani forces have attacked militant hideouts in northwestern tribal region, killing 23 militants and injuring 19, a media report said Sunday.

Troops backed by helicopter gunships Saturday targeted militant positions in different areas of Orakzai Agency, destroying several hideouts, Dawn News reported. According to sources, 18 militants were killed and 12 …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : 23 militants killed in Pakistan.

Al Qaeda kingpin escaped as chopper had no fuel

LONDON – A British military helicopter ran out of fuel, allowing Osama bin Laden’s Iraqi commander to evade capture for further 15 months, the Guardian reported Sunday after studying the Iraq war documents released by WikiLeaks.

The astonishing blunder in March 2005 gave Abu Musab al-Zarqawi – a Jordanian associate of bin Laden with a … Original article on : Al Qaeda kingpin escaped as chopper had no fuel.

Maoists abduct five youths

RAIPUR – Five youths who planned to become special police officers (SPOs) were abducted by Maoists in Chhattisgarhs Bastar region, police said Sunday.

The youths were picked up Saturday from Awapalli area in Bijapur district, some 500 km south of Raipur.
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Search launched for missing intelligence officer

KOLKATA – Security forces were conducting combing operations in several parts of West Bengals Purulia district Sunday looking for an Intelligence Branch (IB) officer and an NGO worker who are believed to have been abducted by Maoists, police said.

IB officer Partha Biswas and NGO worker Surojit Bose have been missing since Saturday.
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