Crime Watch – Newsletter for February 15, 2011

An appeal to Maoists, administration to reopen school

PATNA – Hundreds of students of a school in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district have appealed to the Maoists and the district administration to help them resume classes which were stopped after the rebels beat up two teachers earlier this month.

Tengrari High School has been closed since Feb 2 after the guerrillas badly beat up the …. Original source  : An appeal to Maoists, administration to reopen school.

Maoists blow up school in Bihar

PATNA – Suspected Maoists blew up a state-run school in Bihar’s Gaya district at night, leaving it badly damaged, police said Tuesday.

According to police, Maoist guerrillas late Monday surrounded and blew up the building at Barha village in Gaya, about 100 km from here.
The guerrillas used dynamite to blow up the building, which …. Source article  : Maoists blow up school in Bihar.

Two killed in Russia blasts

Moscow, Feb 15 (IANS/RIA Novosti) At least two police officers were killed and about 20 injured in two successive blasts in Russia’s restive North Caucasus region, an official said Tuesday.

A female suicide bomber blew herself up near a police station in Gubden village of Dagestan Monday evening, killing one policeman and injuring several, the … Original article on : Two killed in Russia blasts.

Want special status for Assam like Kashmir, says ULFA leader

NEW DELHI – Even as the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has begun peace talks with the government to end 30 years of insurgency in Assam, a top leader of the banned outfit has said the group wants the Indian Constitution “overhauled vis-a-vis Assam” to grant the northeastern state special status like Jammu and … Read more : Want special status for Assam like Kashmir, says ULFA leader.

Ship with nine Indian crew hijacked, proceeds to Somalia

MUMBAI – Suspected Somali pirates have hijacked a Maltese-flagged ship with nine Indian and 13 Iranian crew members on board, a top Indian maritime official said here Monday evening.

The ship, M.V. Sinin, is loaded with around 52,000 tons of iron ore and was proceeding from Singapore to Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), …. Read the original article  : here.

Maoists kill special police officer in Chhattisgarh

RAIPUR – Maoist guerrillas killed a special police officer Monday in Chhattisgarhs restive Bastar region, police said.

Munnalal Markam was killed in Gondpalli village in Dantewada district, more than 400 km south of state capital Raipur.
He was posted at Dantewada police station and had gone to a relatives house at Gondpalli when the rebels [..] Read the original article: here.

Suspect in Pakistani politician’s assassination indicted

ISLAMABAD – Authorities in Pakistan Monday charged the main suspect in the assassination of a government official with murder and acts of terrorism.

Mumtaz Hussain Qadri is alleged to have shot dead former Punjab province governor Salam Taseer in Islamabad Jan 4 while deployed as a security guard for the politician.
His lawyer Raja Shujaur … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Suspect in Pakistani politician’s assassination indicted.

ULFA leaders meet PM briefly

NEW DELHI – A delegation of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh briefly on a courtesy call Monday evening, days after the central government initiated talks with the outlawed militant group to end 30 long years of insurgency in Assam.

An eight-member ULFA team, headed by the coutfit’s chairman … Read this article on Gaea Times at : ULFA leaders meet PM briefly.

Two die in suicide attack at Kabul shopping mall (Second Lead)

KABUL – Two people were killed Monday in a massive suicide bombing at a shopping mall that is frequented by foreigners in this Afghan capital, officials said.

The blast happened in Charrahi Ansari area in downtown Kabul, Xinhua said. City Center is a shopping mall frequented by foreigners and wealthy Afghans.
DPA adds: Private … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Two die in suicide attack at Kabul shopping mall (Second Lead).

Blast, gunbattle rock Kabul shopping mall

KABUL – A massive bombing followed a few minutes later with gunfire rocked a shopping mall frequented by foreigners in downtown Kabul, an official said.

“Gun battle is continuing between the attackers and police inside the City Center,” an official told Xinhua.
He said that the attackers first carried out the bombing at the … Read more : Blast, gunbattle rock Kabul shopping mall.

Suicide bombing in Kabul

KABUL – A suicide bomb attack took place Monday near a shopping mall in the Afghan capital Kabul.

“The blast happened in Charrahi Ansari area in downtown Kabul,” Xinhua quoted an official as saying.
The mall is often frequented by foreigners and wealthy Afghans.
…. Read the original article  : Suicide bombing in Kabul.