Jharkhand: In a brutal attack on former BJP MLA by Maoists in the state’s Singbhum district, the throats of the slain cops were slit. The Maoists also ran away with three AK-47 rifles from the spot.
The status of basic human rights remains unchanged in the insurgency-hit Jharkhand since the current government came to the power two years ago
The incident took place under Kishtaram police station limits of South Bastar area under Sukma District, near Chhattisgarh Telangana border, the officials said.
BJP’s Raigarh MP Gomati Sai, while raising the issue of alleged religious conversion in Chhattisgarh said tribal people in the state were lured by Christian missionaries for conversion.
Three Maoist, who have been arrested or killed over the course of last 24 hours, carried reward of Rs 1 crore each and were among the most wanted in India.
Maniram Boga was wanted in 13 cases of murder and 21 cases of police-Naxal encounters, among others, and was carrying a prize reward of Rs 6 lakh
The responses to an editorial I wrote earlier highlighted how divided the country has become, and possibly how devoid of compassion many of our citizens are.
He was carrying a cash reward of Rs 5 lakh on his head.
Stan Swamy, 84, was on May 28 shifted from the Taloja prison in neighbouring Navi Mumbai to the Holy Family Hospital here after he filed a petition, seeking interim bail on medical grounds.
The two other employees, Alakesh Saikia and Mohini Mohan Gogoi were rescued by security forces after an encounter with the abductors on April 24 in the district when they were on their way to Myanmar.
C-60 commandos of the Gadchiroli Police were conducting an anti-Naxal operation in the Jambia Gatta forest around 6.30 am where the encounter happened.
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The accused, Sikha Sarma, a Guwahati-based writer, was arrested under 'various sections, including IPC 124A (sedition)', Guwahati Police Commissioner Munna Prasad Gupta said.
In the picture released by the Maoists, Manhas can be seen sitting on a plastic mat under a temporary shelter, possibly at a Maoist camp.
Rakeshwar Singh Manhas went missing after the April 3 ambush in Chhattisgarh's Bastar region. The ultras have asked the state government to appoint interlocutors for his release.
The family of Commando Rakeshwar Singh Minhas is in deep shock after the news of the deadly ambush on Saturday and his disappearance broke out.
CRPF commando Rakeshwar Singh Minhas has been missing ever since an encounter broke out between security personnel and Maoists in Chhattisgarh on Saturday.
Amit Shah, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel, and other dignitaries laid the wreath on the mortal remains of the security personnel.
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.