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62-year-old Maoist carrying ₹8 lakh reward on his head surrenders
3 days, 19 hours ago

62-year-old Maoist carrying ₹8 lakh reward on his head surrenders

The Hindu  

A 62-year-old Maoist leader, in-charge of the Agricultural Wing of the south Bastar division committee of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee, surrendered before the police in Bhupalpally of Telangana’s Jayashankar Bhupalpally district on Saturday. The surrendered Maoist, identified as Machha Somaiah alias Sammaiah, carries a reward of ₹8 lakh on his head. He turned himself in before Jayashankar Bhupalpally Superintendent …

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Paving the way for prosperity - The Hindu
1 year, 1 month ago

Paving the way for prosperity - The Hindu

The Hindu  

Sujit Das, 40, does not wear the clothes or carry the implements traditionally associated with farmers in India. “By grafting tomato onto brinjal, I get 50-100% greater produce,” he says, adding that he is expecting a bountiful harvest of 1,000 kg of tomatoes per day over the next two months. Kamal Lochan Mishra, the District Magistrate and Collector, says it …

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NIA declares ₹7 lakh bounty on Maoist leader Madvi Hidma
3 years, 8 months ago

NIA declares ₹7 lakh bounty on Maoist leader Madvi Hidma

The Hindu  

The National Investigation Agency has declared a reward of ₹7 lakh for the arrest of Madvi Hidma, who heads the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army Battalion 1 of the Maoists, a lethally armed and trained unit of the banned group active in southern Chhattisgarh, one of the worst areas affected by Left Wing Extremism. Though the reward has been announced in …

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As TN uni drops 'Walking with the Comrades' on ABVP plaint, why Arundhati Roy's 2011 book is a must-read
4 years, 2 months ago

As TN uni drops 'Walking with the Comrades' on ABVP plaint, why Arundhati Roy's 2011 book is a must-read

Firstpost  

In Walking with the Comrades, Arundhati Roy blends reportage with her signature polemic style to indict the Indian state for crimes against some of its most vulnerable citizens, the adivasis living in the forests of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and so on. On Thursday, 12 November, The Hindu reported that Tirunelveli’s Manonmaniam Sundaranar University has removed Arundhati Roy’s 2011 …

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Maoists are making a comeback in Telangana
4 years, 5 months ago

Maoists are making a comeback in Telangana

The Hindu  

August 08, 2020 12:15 am | Updated 12:48 pm IST On July 14, the sound of gunshots sliced through the calm night of Tokkiguda, a hamlet of just nine huts of the Gond Adivasis. “The Maoists fired a couple of shots at the police while fleeing and the police fired back.” Around 9 a.m. the next day, another exchange of …

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Demonetisation caused little disruption to Maoist economy in Bastar, extortion major source of funding
6 years, 5 months ago

Demonetisation caused little disruption to Maoist economy in Bastar, extortion major source of funding

Firstpost  

Forest produce and timber are another major sources of income for the Maoists in Bastar. Fund generating sources A surrendered Maoist, interviewed by Firstpost, revealed that besides taking money from villagers, labourers and tendu leaf pluckers as a ‘levy’ – often known as ‘protection money’, a significant chunk of funds comes from extortion from road and mining contractors, stone quarry …

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Bastar development offensive: How LTTE trained Maoists and transformed tribal youth into an armed guerrilla force
6 years, 5 months ago

Bastar development offensive: How LTTE trained Maoists and transformed tribal youth into an armed guerrilla force

Firstpost  

Maoists show trademark LTTE style of operations while using guerrilla warfare tactics, using landmines, triggering blasts through improvised explosives devices and using children and innocent villagers as human shields. Debobrat Ghose of Firstpost takes a trip through the Dandakaranya forests in the Maoist-hotbed of Bastar division of Chhattisgarh — one of the most badly affected regions by LWE and site …

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Bastar development offensive: Maoist ideology of bringing change through revolution a lie, says former cadre
6 years, 5 months ago

Bastar development offensive: Maoist ideology of bringing change through revolution a lie, says former cadre

Firstpost  

The topmost Maoist leaders are running a business by taking away money from Bastar to their homes, says a surrendered Maoist. Debobrat Ghose of Firstpost takes a trip through the Dandakaranya forests in the Maoist-hotbed of Bastar division of Chhattisgarh — one of the most badly affected regions by LWE and site of some of the deadliest attacks on the …

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