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Incidents of Bandh (Shutdown/Strike/Blockade):2012
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January - 4 
the Maoists set ablaze three mobile communication towers in Baragada area of Ganjam District on the first day of the two-day bandh (shut down strike) called by the Maoists in the State from January 4, reports The Hindu. According to Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Binay Kamila, the Maoists set
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the Maoists set ablaze three mobile communication towers in Baragada area of Ganjam District on the first day of the two-day bandh (shut down strike) called by the Maoists in the State from January 4, reports The Hindu. According to Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Binay Kamila, the Maoists set ablaze two mobile communication towers at Goudagotha village and another at Barada village, located near Ganjam-Gajapati-Kandhamal border where Maoists are trying to increase their hold. The Maoists also pasted posters asking people to make the bandh a success and to protest anti-Maoist operations. The Maoists also threatened the company officials and staff of the Vedanta Alumina Refinery to immediately give up their jobs and leave the area, adds The Pioneer.
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January - 5 
Three constables of the Orissa Police were killed and as many injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a landmine blast at Badarpanga village in the Kotagarh area in Kandhamal District in the morning of January 5, reports Indian Express. The landmine went off when t
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Three constables of the Orissa Police were killed and as many injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a landmine blast at Badarpanga village in the Kotagarh area in Kandhamal District in the morning of January 5, reports Indian Express. The landmine went off when the team with two trained dogs was proceeding in a vehicle on Kotagarh-Srirampur road to the site of the blast that had taken place on January 4 in the area, State Home Secretary UN Behera told reporters, adds DNA. The blast came on the second day of the two-day bandh (shut down strike) called by the Maoists to protest the recent Police arrests and attacks on Maoists during Operation Saranda to flush them out of the forests on the Odisha-Jharkhand border. The deceased are identified as Sunasir Mohanty, Umakant Jani and Sangram Lenka. The three injured were identified as Noha Panda, Basanta Behera and Padmanav Dehuri.
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January - 6 
Kandhamal District observed a bandh (shut down strike) on January 6 to register its protest against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence and as a mark of homage to the three Policemen, who died in the landmine blast on January 5, reports The Times of India. Several towns of Kandha
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Kandhamal District observed a bandh (shut down strike) on January 6 to register its protest against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence and as a mark of homage to the three Policemen, who died in the landmine blast on January 5, reports The Times of India. Several towns of Kandhamal, including Raikia, G Udayagiri, Khajuripada and Baliguda joined the bandh, with traders downing their shutters. Schools and colleges were closed for the day as well.
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January - 16 
One person was killed and another got injured when Security Forces allegedly fired at their car after they ignored a warning to stop for checking during a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) State-wide bandh (shutdown strike) in Palamu District on January 16, reports IBN Live. "The CRPF an
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One person was killed and another got injured when Security Forces allegedly fired at their car after they ignored a warning to stop for checking during a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) State-wide bandh (shutdown strike) in Palamu District on January 16, reports IBN Live. "The CRPF and the District Police who were patrolling after the Maoists called a state wide shutdown last night [January 16] opened fire on the car after the occupants ignored their call to stop for checking at Sultani Ghati," Superintendent of Police (SP) Anup T Mathew said. "Dara Singh alias Devendra Singh, who was driving the car, died in the car while Ajit Singh suffered bullet wounds and was referred to the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences in Ranchi," the SP said. The duo hailed from Jangop village in Aurangabad District in Bihar, Mathew said and added they were returning home when the incident happened.
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January - 17 
Around 100 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up one mobile tower in Sanda village under the Kutumba Police Station in Aurangabad District late on January 17, reports The Times of India. The Maoists also assaulted Radhe Singh, the guard, before leaving the spot. Th
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Around 100 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up one mobile tower in Sanda village under the Kutumba Police Station in Aurangabad District late on January 17, reports The Times of India. The Maoists also assaulted Radhe Singh, the guard, before leaving the spot. The Maoists then moved to Sonarkhap village, around 1.5 kilometres from Sanda village, and set ablaze another mobile tower. Later, they left the palce shouting anti-government slogans. The incidents happened during the 24-hour bandh (shutdown strike) call given by the Maoists in protest against the killing of their cadres in an encounter on January 2 with the Police in Rohtas District, sources said.
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January - 17 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have put a village headman under house arrest and locked up another’s residence in the Gaya District amid a bandh (shut down strike) call in protest against the killing of Maoist leader Sushil alias Naresh Bhuian by Police in Rohtas District on
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have put a village headman under house arrest and locked up another’s residence in the Gaya District amid a bandh (shut down strike) call in protest against the killing of Maoist leader Sushil alias Naresh Bhuian by Police in Rohtas District on December 27, reports The Telegraph. Darogi Singh Bhokta, the mukhiya (headman) of Chhakarbandha panchayat (village level local self-government institution), cannot come out of his house, while Mahuri mukhiya Manoj Paswan cannot enter his house for the past couple of days. Both the panchayats fall under Dumaria block in Sherghati sub-division of Gaya District. According to sources, Bhokta and Paswan have faced the Maoists’ wrath for defying their diktat not to contest the panchayat elections in the Dumaria block in May and June in 2011
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January - 18 
security arrangement has been beefed up in view of the 24-hour bandh (shut down strike) in Ghatshila sub-division in East Singhbhum District called by the Maoists from midnight of January 18, the first bandh after night train services resumed in the Tata-Kharagpur-Rourkela section of South Eastern R
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security arrangement has been beefed up in view of the 24-hour bandh (shut down strike) in Ghatshila sub-division in East Singhbhum District called by the Maoists from midnight of January 18, the first bandh after night train services resumed in the Tata-Kharagpur-Rourkela section of South Eastern Railway, reports IBN Live. The bandh call has been given in protest against the killing of a Maoist, Gulach Munda, on January 15. The services resumed on January 12, which had remain suspended since the Jnaneswari Express derailment incident near Jhargram, in West Bengal on May 28 2010.
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January - 19 
the daylong Maoist bandh (shutdown strike) in Ghatshila subdivision in East Singhbhum District evoked mixed response on January 19, reports The Times of India. Amid heightened security arrangements in six blocks of the subdivision, the bandh witnessed mixed response with commercial establishments an
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the daylong Maoist bandh (shutdown strike) in Ghatshila subdivision in East Singhbhum District evoked mixed response on January 19, reports The Times of India. Amid heightened security arrangements in six blocks of the subdivision, the bandh witnessed mixed response with commercial establishments and markets in Ghatshila, Musabani, Gorabandha and Dhalbhumgarh blocks, which remained closed for a large part of the day. However, in Baharagora and Chakuliya, the effect of bandh was relatively less with markets reporting brisk business. Transportation was largely affected with passenger buses scheduled for Jamshedpur, Chaibasa, Musabani, Seraikela, among other routes, remaining off the road for the day.
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January - 24 
the Garhwa District committee of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) has called a bandh (general shutdown strike) on January 24 to protest the Police failure to trace zilla parishad (district level local self government institution) chairperson Sushma Mehta, and three others, 48 h
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the Garhwa District committee of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) has called a bandh (general shutdown strike) on January 24 to protest the Police failure to trace zilla parishad (district level local self government institution) chairperson Sushma Mehta, and three others, 48 hours after they were abducted from Lalmatia by Maoists, reports The Times of India. SFs are yet to know about the whereabouts of the four.
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February - 15 February - 16
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) reportedly called a two-day bandh (shutdown strike) on February 16-17, in protest against recent arrest of their three cadres, including two from Chhattisgarh, causing little response in Ganjam District. Vehicular traffic was disrupted in Maoist-hit areas
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) reportedly called a two-day bandh (shutdown strike) on February 16-17, in protest against recent arrest of their three cadres, including two from Chhattisgarh, causing little response in Ganjam District. Vehicular traffic was disrupted in Maoist-hit areas in Kandhamal District, on the first day of the two-day bandh in both Ganjam and Kandhamal Districts. Vehicles were off the roads in Daringibadi, Brahmanigaon and Kotagarh areas in Kandhamal District and shops and business establishments also downed shutters in response to the bandh call. Government offices, educational institutions, however, were running as usual, said an unnamed Police officer. There was no response to the bandh in Ganjam District, the Police said.
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February - 27 
The one-day bandh (shut down strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in all the 24 Districts of the State on February 27 was largely peaceful, reports Ranchi Express. The bandh was called by the Maoists who are not in favour of changes in the Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act (CNT)
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The one-day bandh (shut down strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in all the 24 Districts of the State on February 27 was largely peaceful, reports Ranchi Express. The bandh was called by the Maoists who are not in favour of changes in the Chhotanagpur Tenancy Act (CNT).
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March - 24 
Nation-wide bandh (shutdown strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) evoked good response in Visakhapatnam District while response was mixed in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam Districts on March 24. Life in mandal (administrative unit) headquarters in the tribal areas was not a
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Nation-wide bandh (shutdown strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) evoked good response in Visakhapatnam District while response was mixed in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam Districts on March 24. Life in mandal (administrative unit) headquarters in the tribal areas was not affected in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam Districts while in Visakhapatnam District shops and other commercial establishments remained closed and public and private vehicles stayed off the roads in most of the Maoist-dominated areas. Maoists had called for a Bharat Bandh (All India shutdown strike) demanding a halt to the Operation Green Hunt and release of a large number of people arrested on charges of being Maoists.
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April - 15 
the two-day bandh (shutdown strike) called by the CPI-Maoist in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha affected the State’s public transport, reports Daily Pioneer. The bandh was called to demand 20 per cent increase in the rate of kendu leaves.
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the two-day bandh (shutdown strike) called by the CPI-Maoist in Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha affected the State’s public transport, reports Daily Pioneer. The bandh was called to demand 20 per cent increase in the rate of kendu leaves.
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April - 17 
The Times of India reports that the two-day Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bandh (shutdown strike) called to raise procurement price of kendu leaves - used to make beedi - affected life in rural areas Jharkhand, especially in bordering areas of West Bengal, Odisha and Chhattisgarh. All
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The Times of India reports that the two-day Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bandh (shutdown strike) called to raise procurement price of kendu leaves - used to make beedi - affected life in rural areas Jharkhand, especially in bordering areas of West Bengal, Odisha and Chhattisgarh. All shops and business establishments in rural areas of East and West Singhbhum, Ranchi, Lohardaga, Gumla and Simdega remained closed during the day and no transporter dared to ply his vehicle fearing backlash by the Maoists. Jharkhand Police spokesman Inspector General R K Mallik termed the bandh "peaceful" as no untoward incident was reported in any part of the State. The Maoists had called a two-day bandh that ended at April 16 midnight in the three States – Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal.
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April - 28 
IBN Live reports that a dozen inter-state buses plying from Rourkela to Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh remained suspended in the wake of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-48-hour bandh (shutdown strike) beginning on April 28-midnight. There was, however, little or no impact at the
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IBN Live reports that a dozen inter-state buses plying from Rourkela to Jharkhand, Bihar and Chhattisgarh remained suspended in the wake of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-48-hour bandh (shutdown strike) beginning on April 28-midnight. There was, however, little or no impact at the vulnerable areas of Sundargarh District, close to Saranda forest in Jharkhand.
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April - 29 
Zee News reports that normal life was partially hit in Vizianagaram District on April 29 the first day of two-day bandh (shutdown strike), April 29-30, called by the Korukonda area committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBS
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Zee News reports that normal life was partially hit in Vizianagaram District on April 29 the first day of two-day bandh (shutdown strike), April 29-30, called by the Korukonda area committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) area. The committee had given a call for the bandh demanding suspension of the Operation Green Hunt. RTC buses remained off the road in Maoist-infested areas like GK Veedhi, Paderu, Munchingput, Chintapalli, G Madugula and Koyyuru in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and parts of Koraput and Malkangiri Districts in Odisha. Transport services were suspended during night and all the shops and private offices remained closed. The bandh had no impact in Vizianagaram and Srikakulam Districts. Paderu was the worst-affected as the area observed bandh on April 27 and April 28 also.
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May - 16 
In Gadchiroli, there was no damage to property, but the Maoists blocked roads. “They had placed wooden logs and rocks on the road to block traffic near Malewada road. They also put up banners and posters at various places. Traffic was disrupted for about two hours in the morning, but the Police part
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In Gadchiroli, there was no damage to property, but the Maoists blocked roads. “They had placed wooden logs and rocks on the road to block traffic near Malewada road. They also put up banners and posters at various places. Traffic was disrupted for about two hours in the morning, but the Police parties went to the affected areas and cleared the roads. We also removed the posters and banners,” Gadchiroli Superintendent of Police Viresh Prabhu said
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May - 16 
Normal life in the urban areas remained unaffected in East and West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan Districts during the Bharat bandh (All India shutdown strike) called by the Maoists on May 16, reports IBN Live. In Maoist dominated Manoharpur, Bandgaon, Sonua, Goilkera in West Singhbhum and Dumar
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Normal life in the urban areas remained unaffected in East and West Singhbhum and Seraikela-Kharsawan Districts during the Bharat bandh (All India shutdown strike) called by the Maoists on May 16, reports IBN Live. In Maoist dominated Manoharpur, Bandgaon, Sonua, Goilkera in West Singhbhum and Dumaria, Ghorabandha, Chakulia in East Singhbhum and Nimdih and Chowka in Seraikela-Kharsawan District a majority of shops and markets downed shutters, official sources said. Long distance buses remained off the roads while mining in West Singhbhum was badly affected, the sources said. No untoward incident was reported, they said. The bandh was called to demand immediate halt to Operation Green Hunt.
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May - 16 
Normal life was affected in interior parts of Bastar region due to the Bharat bandh (All India shut down strike) call given on May 16. The CPI-Maoist had given a call for Bharat bandh against the presence of Army in Bastar and the anti-Maoist operations by the Security Forces.
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Normal life was affected in interior parts of Bastar region due to the Bharat bandh (All India shut down strike) call given on May 16. The CPI-Maoist had given a call for Bharat bandh against the presence of Army in Bastar and the anti-Maoist operations by the Security Forces.
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May - 16 
The Bharat bandh (All India shut down strike) call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had its impact in some pockets of south Odisha on May 16, reports The Hindu. Vehicular traffic was partially affected in Maoist-affected Districts of south Odisha. But its impact was hardly s
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The Bharat bandh (All India shut down strike) call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had its impact in some pockets of south Odisha on May 16, reports The Hindu. Vehicular traffic was partially affected in Maoist-affected Districts of south Odisha. But its impact was hardly seen on normal life except a few pockets. As a precautionary measure the Odisha State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) suspended its bus services in the Maoist-affected areas.
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May - 16 
The Bharat bandh (All India shut down strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on May 16 turned violent in Gondia and Gadchiroli Districts after the Maoists set ablaze a mobile tower of the BSNL, vandalised a gram panchayat (village level local self government institution)
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The Bharat bandh (All India shut down strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on May 16 turned violent in Gondia and Gadchiroli Districts after the Maoists set ablaze a mobile tower of the BSNL, vandalised a gram panchayat (village level local self government institution) office, blocked roads and put up banners and posters at some place, Police said.
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May - 16 
The Maoists blocked vehicular movement by dumping huge branches of trees on the Charla-Bhadrachalam main road near Devarapalli village in Charla mandal (administrative unit) of Khammam District as part of the nation-wide bandh called by the banned outfit on May 16. The Maoists raised slogans denounc
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The Maoists blocked vehicular movement by dumping huge branches of trees on the Charla-Bhadrachalam main road near Devarapalli village in Charla mandal (administrative unit) of Khammam District as part of the nation-wide bandh called by the banned outfit on May 16. The Maoists raised slogans denouncing Operation Green Hunt before leaving the spot. Another group of Maoists reportedly felled trees on the Venkatapuram-Charla highway near Alubaka village in the wee hours of the day. Traffic on the highway was disrupted for some time.
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May - 16 
The Maoists felled trees and tied banners in support of their nation-wide bandh (shut down strike) on May 16 (today) against the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) and the ongoing “Operation Green Hunt”. They retreated into the forest after the incident. A case was registered against
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The Maoists felled trees and tied banners in support of their nation-wide bandh (shut down strike) on May 16 (today) against the proposed National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) and the ongoing “Operation Green Hunt”. They retreated into the forest after the incident. A case was registered against the members of the Sabari Dalam (squad), said Police.
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May - 30 
The bandh (shutdown strike) call given by the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had its impact only in a few pockets of Malkangiri and Koraput Districts on May 30, reports The Hindu. According to the Police, no untoward incident was
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The bandh (shutdown strike) call given by the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had its impact only in a few pockets of Malkangiri and Koraput Districts on May 30, reports The Hindu. According to the Police, no untoward incident was reported from any area till afternoon. In Malkangiri District there was no impact of the bandh at the District headquarters town. Bandh affected normal life in some extreme remote Maoist-affected pockets of the District such as Kalimela, Motu, Padia, Malkangiri Village (MV-79), Chitrakonda, Vejangwada, and Gumphakonda areas. Small passenger vehicle operators did not dare to come out on roads in these areas. Shops remained closed in Padia, Motu, Chitrakonda, and Gumphakonda areas.
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May - 30 
The AOBSZC gave the bandh call in its area of operation in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to protest against the anti-Maoist operations and deployment of paramilitary forces in Maoist-affected areas.
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The AOBSZC gave the bandh call in its area of operation in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh to protest against the anti-Maoist operations and deployment of paramilitary forces in Maoist-affected areas.
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June - 5 
The Asian age reports that the Gadchiroli Police has made more than 100 preventive arrests of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathisers in the wake of the Jan Fituri Saptah (the week for elimination of enemies within) bandh (shutdown strike), which is called by the CPI-Maoist in the
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The Asian age reports that the Gadchiroli Police has made more than 100 preventive arrests of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) sympathisers in the wake of the Jan Fituri Saptah (the week for elimination of enemies within) bandh (shutdown strike), which is called by the CPI-Maoist in the Dandakaranya area (spread across the forest regions of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and parts of Andhra-Odisha border) from June 5 to 12 in protest against the Police deployment and a training centre coming up in Chhattisgarh. Senior officers said that they have identified sensitive areas in the region, and in coordination with other District Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have already begun their operations. “We are coordinating with the Police of nearby Districts, and will be going out in full strength against the bandh. Besides our District Police, five battalions of the CRPF, Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) units and C-60 commandos will also be deployed in the operations,” said Veeresh Prabhu, Superintendent of Police.
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June - 5 
the Maoists are observing a "protest week" to stop training given to Army in the Bastar region, and have also announced a bandh (shutdown strike) in Dandkaranya region on June 7. The Maoists felled trees and dug up roads as part of their ongoing protests in Dantewada District, the Police said.
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the Maoists are observing a "protest week" to stop training given to Army in the Bastar region, and have also announced a bandh (shutdown strike) in Dandkaranya region on June 7. The Maoists felled trees and dug up roads as part of their ongoing protests in Dantewada District, the Police said.
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June - 7 
The bandh (shutdown strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Gadchiroli District on June 7 received a partial response, reports The Times of India. The response was more spontaneous and visible in places like Korchi, Kurkheda and Dhanora in north Gadchiroli. The southern
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The bandh (shutdown strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Gadchiroli District on June 7 received a partial response, reports The Times of India. The response was more spontaneous and visible in places like Korchi, Kurkheda and Dhanora in north Gadchiroli. The southern part of the District remained quite peaceful. There was no information of any untoward incident from any corner of the District on the last day of the Maoists' protest week which was also observed as a strike. The Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) had appealed to the people of Gadchiroli to observe the days between June 1 and 7 as 'protest week'. They were raising their voice against the central government's decision to station the army at Bastar in Chhattisgarh and also start a training institute there.
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June - 11 
Maoists blew up one mobile phone tower and set another ablaze of a private company in Aurangabad District of Bihar on June 11, reports The Hindu. The Maoists blew up the mobile tower at Jaihind Tandua village and set ablaze one more at Jantua village during the Bihar bandh (total shutdown strike) ca
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Maoists blew up one mobile phone tower and set another ablaze of a private company in Aurangabad District of Bihar on June 11, reports The Hindu. The Maoists blew up the mobile tower at Jaihind Tandua village and set ablaze one more at Jantua village during the Bihar bandh (total shutdown strike) called to protest the death of Madan Yadav, a Maoist, in Police custody, Superintendent of Police SM Jain said.
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June - 23 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has given a call for bandh (shutdown strike) in Gadchiroli District on June 25 to protest against Operation Green Hunt launched by the Police, reports Outlook India. The Maoists dropped leaflets at some places in the District appealing people to make
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has given a call for bandh (shutdown strike) in Gadchiroli District on June 25 to protest against Operation Green Hunt launched by the Police, reports Outlook India. The Maoists dropped leaflets at some places in the District appealing people to make the bandh a success. The leaflets were circulated by the North Gadchiroli-Gondia Divisional Committee of CPI-Maoist.
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June - 25 
Police are alert due to the Maoist bandh (shutdown strike) in north Gadchiroli and Gondia Districts of Maharashtra along with Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh and Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh on June 25 to protest the Operation Green Hunt by Security Forces. “Today, Naxals blocked the road between Dhanora
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Police are alert due to the Maoist bandh (shutdown strike) in north Gadchiroli and Gondia Districts of Maharashtra along with Balaghat in Madhya Pradesh and Rajnandgaon in Chhattisgarh on June 25 to protest the Operation Green Hunt by Security Forces. “Today, Naxals blocked the road between Dhanora and Deori. We cleared it immediately," Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG, Gadchiroli range) Ravindra Kadam told The Indian Express. "We have told the shop-keepers in major business centres not to down shutters," DIG Kadam said.
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June - 25 
The bandh (general shutdown strike) call given by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on June 25 received partial response in this District, reports IBN Live. The markets in Dhanora and Korchi, both Maoist-affected talukas, remained closed. Vehicular traffic was missing and Maharashtra Stat
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The bandh (general shutdown strike) call given by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on June 25 received partial response in this District, reports IBN Live. The markets in Dhanora and Korchi, both Maoist-affected talukas, remained closed. Vehicular traffic was missing and Maharashtra State Road Transport Corporation (MSRTC) did not ply buses in these talukas, causing inconvenience to people. However, no any untoward incident was reported during the bandh, Police sources said. The bandh was, however, not effective in south Gadchiroli. The bandh was called by Maoists to protest the anti-Maoist offensive "Operation Green Hunt" and "police excesses" on tribals.
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June - 25 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres damaged a telephone tower by blasting it under Khaparakhol block (administrative division) in Bolangir District of Odisha on June 25, during their 24-hour bandh (shutdown strike), reports The Hindu. The Chhattisgarh-Odisha State Committee of th
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres damaged a telephone tower by blasting it under Khaparakhol block (administrative division) in Bolangir District of Odisha on June 25, during their 24-hour bandh (shutdown strike), reports The Hindu. The Chhattisgarh-Odisha State Committee of the CPI-Maoist on June 25 called a 24-hour bandh call demanding halt to Operation Green Hunt. The bandh affected normal life in Bolangir, Bargarh, Nuapada and other western Odisha Districts.
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June - 25 
The Times of India reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked three trucks and set them ablaze after pouring petrol on them on New Delhi - Kolkata NH-28 near Dumaria ghat under Dumaria Police Station in East Champaran District of Bihar in the wee hours of Jun
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The Times of India reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked three trucks and set them ablaze after pouring petrol on them on New Delhi - Kolkata NH-28 near Dumaria ghat under Dumaria Police Station in East Champaran District of Bihar in the wee hours of June 25 during the one-day Tirhut and Saran division bandh (shutdown strike) call given by the north Bihar Maoist Zonal committee. The bandh call evoked mixed response in East Champaran District while there was little impact of bandh in western parts of the District.
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June - 26 
The Maoists have called a bandh (shutdown strike) on June 27 in five states to protest the conviction of five Maoists by a court in Uttar Pradesh.
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The Maoists have called a bandh (shutdown strike) on June 27 in five states to protest the conviction of five Maoists by a court in Uttar Pradesh.
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July - 5 
On July 5, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) engaged in an encounter with suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at the same spot in Sarkeguda village where 20 people were killed on June 28, reports The Indian Express. Around 100 CRPF personnel who were on patrolling dut
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On July 5, the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) engaged in an encounter with suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at the same spot in Sarkeguda village where 20 people were killed on June 28, reports The Indian Express. Around 100 CRPF personnel who were on patrolling duty ahead of the day-long bandh (general shutdown strike) called by the Maoists in the area on July 5 to protest against the killings, engaged in the gunbattle. “A team of CRPF men including CoBRA forces had gone to the area for patrolling when they were fired at. For about half-an-hour the encounter continued but no one was injured or killed,” said Pankaj Kumar Singh, IG (Operations), Delhi. Security officials said the Maoists held meetings with the villagers on July 4 urging them to make the bandh a success.
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July - 5 
The day-long bandh (shutdown strike) called on July 5 by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) remained by and large peaceful in Gadchiroli and Gondia Districts of Maharashtra, reports The Times of India. The Maoists had called the bandh to protest two encounters of South Chhattisgarh in
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The day-long bandh (shutdown strike) called on July 5 by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) remained by and large peaceful in Gadchiroli and Gondia Districts of Maharashtra, reports The Times of India. The Maoists had called the bandh to protest two encounters of South Chhattisgarh in June 28-29, where the Maoists have accused Security Forces (SFs) of gunning down villagers in the name of action against armed guerrillas. The Maoists tried to stop traffic by tying banners and creating small obstacles across roads with stones at several places in Gadchiroli like Dhanora, Kasansur, Jarawandi, Pendri and Korchi, and some other places in southern parts of the District. Attempts to paralyse traffic by blocking roads in some parts of Maoist-dominated Gadchiroli and Gondia Districts were thwarted by SFs, who had begun their preventive action on the eve of the strike. Superintendent of Police, Gondia, Dilip Zalke said there were no untoward incidents in the District. "The Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] bandh had no impact on normal life," he said.
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July - 19 
The first day of the two-day bandh (shutdown strike) of the Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) to protest against Operation Green Hunt failed to evoke any response in Visakhapatnam District, reports IBN Live. There were no untoward incidents reported in any of the 11 mandals in the agency area, Police said.
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The first day of the two-day bandh (shutdown strike) of the Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) to protest against Operation Green Hunt failed to evoke any response in Visakhapatnam District, reports IBN Live. There were no untoward incidents reported in any of the 11 mandals in the agency area, Police said.
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August - 17 
The Venkatapuram area committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has given a bandh (shutdown strike) call on August 17 (Friday) for Khammam District in protest against the alleged oppression of tribals by the Government, reported The Hindu. The Maoists pasted wall posters near Dos
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The Venkatapuram area committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has given a bandh (shutdown strike) call on August 17 (Friday) for Khammam District in protest against the alleged oppression of tribals by the Government, reported The Hindu. The Maoists pasted wall posters near Dosillapalli and the nearby villages in Charla mandal (administrative unit) of the District on August 15 midnight as a prelude to the District bandh, sources said.
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October - 25 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) poster, found in Lakhna area in Nuapada District on October 25, threatened to kill Superintendent of Police (SP) of Bolangir, Nuapada and Bargarh Districts, reports The Times of India. The poster, while dissuading people not to help Police launch combin
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) poster, found in Lakhna area in Nuapada District on October 25, threatened to kill Superintendent of Police (SP) of Bolangir, Nuapada and Bargarh Districts, reports The Times of India. The poster, while dissuading people not to help Police launch combing operations in the area, said the SPs of the three Districts deserve death punishment. After a gap of nearly one month, Maoists have made their presence felt in Nuapada District with the poster. Sources said the Maoists have planned to call a bandh (general shutdown) in the three Districts on November 5 for which they have sought help from locals.
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October - 25 
Commercial vehicles in the interiors of Odisha stayed off the roads on October 25, due to a state wide shutdown called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) against the Union Government's economic policy, particularly hiking diesel prices and putting a cap on subsidised cooking gas cyl
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Commercial vehicles in the interiors of Odisha stayed off the roads on October 25, due to a state wide shutdown called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) against the Union Government's economic policy, particularly hiking diesel prices and putting a cap on subsidised cooking gas cylinders, reports The Times of India. Normal life was affected in Narayanpatna area of Koraput District and Kalyansinghpur area of Rayagada District as the Maoists felled trees on roads at some places. The Kashipur-Niyamgiri area committee of the CPI-Maoist has circulated posters and banners in areas considered as their stronghold, appealing to people to oppose the Union Government's economic policy.
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October - 29 
About 40 Border Security Force (BSF) troopers and Policemen had a narrow escape when a landmine planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres exploded during the clearance of a road blockade at Erakonda in Malkangiri District of Odisha on October 29, reports The Hindu Business L
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About 40 Border Security Force (BSF) troopers and Policemen had a narrow escape when a landmine planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres exploded during the clearance of a road blockade at Erakonda in Malkangiri District of Odisha on October 29, reports The Hindu Business Line. The incident took place when the BSF troopers and District Police personnel were removing trees allegedly felled by Maoists during a bandh (shutdown strike) called by them two days ago, said Superintendent of Police Akhilesh Singh.
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November - 8 
The day-long Ranchi District bandh (shutdown strike), on November 8, called by People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a break away faction of the CPI-Maoist, in support of tribals who have been opposing forceful acquisition of agricultural land in Nagri, got mixed response. Suspected PLFI rebels
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The day-long Ranchi District bandh (shutdown strike), on November 8, called by People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a break away faction of the CPI-Maoist, in support of tribals who have been opposing forceful acquisition of agricultural land in Nagri, got mixed response. Suspected PLFI rebels tried to set ablaze a truck in Lalgutuwa locality in the evening. Though the rebels set the truck on fire, Police doused it and saved the truck from major damages. "It is being investigated whether PLFI rebels played a role or it was the handiwork of some anti-social elements," said rural Superintendent of Police (SP), A V Minz. No effect of the bandh was witnessed in urban Ranchi. The State Government has acquired 227 acres of land in Nagri to construct permanent campuses of IIM Ranchi, National Law University and other educational institutions. Over 500 households in the village have been opposing the land acquisition since April, 2012.
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November - 11 
On November 11, the of North Telangana Special Zone Committee (NTSZC) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) pasted wall posters in Borlagudem, Sthambampalli and Kotharegulagudem villages of Mahamutharam mandal (administrative unit) in Karimnagar District, reports The Hindu. The posters
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On November 11, the of North Telangana Special Zone Committee (NTSZC) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) pasted wall posters in Borlagudem, Sthambampalli and Kotharegulagudem villages of Mahamutharam mandal (administrative unit) in Karimnagar District, reports The Hindu. The posters appealed to the people to observe north Telangana bandh (general shutdown strike) on November 15 and 16 in protest against the anti-people policies of the State and the Central Governments. Intelligence sources say that the Maoists have decided to regain its lost glory in North Telangana region comprising Karimnagar, Adilabad, Warangal and Khammam Districts by reviving party activities and gaining the sympathy of rural masses.
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November - 13 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is planning to launch major strikes and violent attacks in the Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) region during the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week in November-end, reports The Times of India on November 13. Maoists plan to pay tributes to their ki
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is planning to launch major strikes and violent attacks in the Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) region during the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week in November-end, reports The Times of India on November 13. Maoists plan to pay tributes to their killed leaders, including top leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji while observing PLGA week.
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November - 15 
Despite stepped up surveillance by the Police, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militia members felled trees at K Kondapuram in Venkatapuram mandal (administrative Unit) of Khammam District in broad daylight on November 15 and disrupted the vehicular movement on Venkatapuram-Bhadrachalam
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Despite stepped up surveillance by the Police, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militia members felled trees at K Kondapuram in Venkatapuram mandal (administrative Unit) of Khammam District in broad daylight on November 15 and disrupted the vehicular movement on Venkatapuram-Bhadrachalam road on the first day of the two-day north Telangana bandh (shutdown strike) called by the North Telangana Special Zonal Committee (NTSZC) of the CPI-Maoist, reports The Hindu. They left behind some pamphlets at the site in support of the bandh. Traffic the busy road was disrupted for some time.
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November - 15 
Police intensified area domination and combing operations in the remote tribal pockets of the agency in the aftermath of the incident to prevent violent acts if any by the Maoists during the bandh.
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Police intensified area domination and combing operations in the remote tribal pockets of the agency in the aftermath of the incident to prevent violent acts if any by the Maoists during the bandh.
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November - 20 
Security was tightened across Odisha in view of the November 20 bandh (shut down strike) call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and Sabyasachi Panda-led Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP), protesting against the recent encounter of five Maoists at Bhaliaguda in Gajapati District, rep
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Security was tightened across Odisha in view of the November 20 bandh (shut down strike) call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and Sabyasachi Panda-led Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP), protesting against the recent encounter of five Maoists at Bhaliaguda in Gajapati District, reports The Times of India. While Sabyasachi Panda, Chief of Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP), called for state-wide bandh, the Bansadhara Division of the CPI-Maoist called for bandh in four Southern Districts of Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal and Rayagada to protest against the November 14 encounter. On November 18, Panda in an audio tape message had said "The deceased were innocent villagers. Security persons had killed them in the name of Maoists". Panda also demanded INR One Million compensation for family members of each deceased at Bhaliaguda, adds jagran.com.
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November - 20 
The bandh (shutdown strike) call given by OMP and CPI-Maoist in Odisha had partial response. Some commercial vehicle remained off road in some places of Gajapati, Rayagada, Ganjam, Koraput and Kandhamal Districts fearing attacks.
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The bandh (shutdown strike) call given by OMP and CPI-Maoist in Odisha had partial response. Some commercial vehicle remained off road in some places of Gajapati, Rayagada, Ganjam, Koraput and Kandhamal Districts fearing attacks.
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November - 26 
Ahead of their call for bandh (shutdown strike) in the region, a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked and disrupted a function at Jamuna village in Jhargram block of West Midnapore District in West Bengal, reports The Indian Express. They left after injuring a couple
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Ahead of their call for bandh (shutdown strike) in the region, a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked and disrupted a function at Jamuna village in Jhargram block of West Midnapore District in West Bengal, reports The Indian Express. They left after injuring a couple of people while the locals managed to nab one of the Maoists and handed him over to the Police. The incident took place when villagers were engaged in offering prayers to the deity of their goddess and the Maoists attacked them.
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December - 2 
Vehicular movement was badly hit in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-dominated areas of Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur and Rayagada Districts on the first day of People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week on December 2, reports The Times of India. Maoists are celebrating PLGA w
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Vehicular movement was badly hit in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-dominated areas of Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur and Rayagada Districts on the first day of People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week on December 2, reports The Times of India. Maoists are celebrating PLGA week from December 2 to 8, 2002. Though Maoists have not called for bandh (shutdown strike) in this period, government-run Odisha State Transport Corporation (OSRTC) and the private service providers have opted to stay off the road as a precautionary measure against possible Maoist violence during the period.
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December - 6 
The traffic movement in several LWE-affected pockets of Koraput, Rayagada and Malkangiri Districts was hit for the fifth day [December 6] following the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week [December 2 – 8]. The SP said there have been no reports of any untoward incident so far.
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The traffic movement in several LWE-affected pockets of Koraput, Rayagada and Malkangiri Districts was hit for the fifth day [December 6] following the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week [December 2 – 8]. The SP said there have been no reports of any untoward incident so far.
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December - 16 
The ongoing teachers’ strike in Chhattisgarh is snowballing into a major concern for the State Government as well as the local intelligence officials, reports The Hindu on December 17. While the teachers are refusing to go back to work till their basic demands are met, the Communist Party of India-M
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The ongoing teachers’ strike in Chhattisgarh is snowballing into a major concern for the State Government as well as the local intelligence officials, reports The Hindu on December 17. While the teachers are refusing to go back to work till their basic demands are met, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has supported the strike. On December 15, a bandh (general strike) called by the Maoists was observed in Narainpur District supporting the teacher’s demands. A couple of days ago, local newspapers reported that the teachers were shouting ‘Lal Salam’ (the Red Salute) and ‘threatening’ to take up arms on the ground if their demands were ignored.
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December - 27 
The Railway Authorities announced precautionary measures to prevent any untoward incident which may arise because of the 24-hour bandh (general strike), with effect from December 3, called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in protest against the anti-Maoist operation Anaconda II in
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The Railway Authorities announced precautionary measures to prevent any untoward incident which may arise because of the 24-hour bandh (general strike), with effect from December 3, called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in protest against the anti-Maoist operation Anaconda II in the forests of Saranda in West Singhbhum District of Jharkhand, reports The Times of India on December 28. The Chakradharpur Division of the South Eastern Railway (SER) Zone, that has suffered Maoist attacks in the past during the bandh period, has announced tight security arrangement on and off the train between Kharagpur-Tatanagar-Chakradharpur-Rourkela sections on the busy Howrah-Mumbai main line.
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