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January - 2 
A group of civilians, social activists, writers, research scholars and professors have begun a 10-day Shodh Yatra (search mission) in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected tribal villages of Gadchiroli District on January 2, reports The Hindu. “The main aim of this yatra, which began
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A group of civilians, social activists, writers, research scholars and professors have begun a 10-day Shodh Yatra (search mission) in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected tribal villages of Gadchiroli District on January 2, reports The Hindu. “The main aim of this yatra, which began on Thursday, is to speak to the tribals and try to understand their problems which are being neglected in the [state-naxal] conflict” the organisers said in a statement. However, the Maoists have expressed doubt over the yatra. They have said the organisers “do not seem to be on the side of the people. This yatra covers only those villages where police camps are situated. Is it not a police sponsored event?” a statement signed by State Maoist Secretary Sahyadri wondered.
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January - 5 
Kannur Range Inspector General of Police (IG), Suresh Raj Purohit, who recently took over ‘Thunderbolt’, the anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations in the State, by the ‘special commando force’, said it was beyond any doubt that there was a meticulously woven Maoist network in
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Kannur Range Inspector General of Police (IG), Suresh Raj Purohit, who recently took over ‘Thunderbolt’, the anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations in the State, by the ‘special commando force’, said it was beyond any doubt that there was a meticulously woven Maoist network in the jungle zones of the State, reports The Deccan Chronicle on January 6. He said the people of the State have always been complacent and living under the belief that such things would not happen. “But it is a fact that it is here and we should make plans to face it”, he added. He added “No one knows when and where they appear and where they vanish to”. The police officer further said “We have no magic wand to catch them instantly and resolve the problem overnight. It is not a cat and mouse game.”
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January - 5 
Malkangiri Police have sought additional central forces following the recent spurt in Maoist activities in the District, reports The Times of India. Presently, four battalions of Border Security Force (BSF) are deployed there. Police said owing to absence of any permanent camp of paramilitary forces
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Malkangiri Police have sought additional central forces following the recent spurt in Maoist activities in the District, reports The Times of India. Presently, four battalions of Border Security Force (BSF) are deployed there. Police said owing to absence of any permanent camp of paramilitary forces along Odisha-Chhattisgarh border, Maoists have now started regrouping in Padia and Mathili blocks that share the boundary with the neighbouring State. "We are conducting operations in Padia and Mathili only on specific intelligence inputs regarding movement of Maoists. This is not sufficient to contain them," said Superintendent of Police (Malkangiri) Akhileswar Singh. "We need permanent camps of central forces in border areas. This has been intimated to our higher-ups," said the SP. "At least two more battalions of central forces are required for the district," he added. According to the SP, Tulsi Dongar situated on the border of Mathili and Chhattisgarh and Dornapal forests along Padia and Chhattisgarh is slowly turning into a hub of Maoists. All recent offensives were reported from these areas. In less than a month, Maoists have abducted at least 10 villagers, murdered three persons on charges of being Police informers, burnt two passenger buses, blew up a mobile tower in Padia block.
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January - 6 
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on January 6 said he hoped Naxalism [Left-Wing Extremism] in the State would end within five years, reports The Times of India. Speaking at a programme at Jamua in Giridih District, Soren said his party - Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - was concerned over the rising in
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on January 6 said he hoped Naxalism [Left-Wing Extremism] in the State would end within five years, reports The Times of India. Speaking at a programme at Jamua in Giridih District, Soren said his party - Jharkhand Mukti Morcha - was concerned over the rising incidents Naxalism-related violence in various parts of the State and its has aggressively launched development in Naxal-hit areas. Soren said JMM would ensure that rebels join the mainstream and no youth picks up arms if the Government survived in the state for five years.
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January - 6 
Odisha Government on January 6 at a meeting of the Unified Command, presided over by Chief Secretary J K Mohapatra, has decided to improve road connectivity in southern districts of the State to take on the Maoists, who have been targeting civilians in certain pockets of these areas, reports Zee New
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Odisha Government on January 6 at a meeting of the Unified Command, presided over by Chief Secretary J K Mohapatra, has decided to improve road connectivity in southern districts of the State to take on the Maoists, who have been targeting civilians in certain pockets of these areas, reports Zee News. The meeting resolved to focus on the specific places and also take up road connectivity work to Maoist hit areas like Malkangiri, Koraput, Bolangir, Nuapada, Rayagada, Bargarh, Kalahandi and Nabarangpur Districts. "We will soon counter the ultras in Malkangiri. Wait and see," Director General of Police (DGP) Prakash Mishra said without divulging details of the meeting.
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January - 7 
In order to boost the morale of the State Police personnel serving in Maoist-infested areas, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on January 7 assured the State Government would give the Police personnel due recognition in shape of career advancement and other benefits, reports The Pioneer. Addressi
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In order to boost the morale of the State Police personnel serving in Maoist-infested areas, Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on January 7 assured the State Government would give the Police personnel due recognition in shape of career advancement and other benefits, reports The Pioneer. Addressing a passing out ceremony at the Biju Patnaik State Police Academy in Bhubaneswar, he asked the security personnel to win the confidence of the common man by ensuring that the rule of law is upheld, rights of individuals, specially women, children and disadvantaged section respected and empathy shown while dealing with them.
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January - 10 
Senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader GVK Prasad alias Gudsa Usendi surrendered before Andhra Pradesh Police after taking due permission from CPI-Maoist chief Ganapathy and was allowed to go unharmed in view of his seniority and loyalty to the party, reports The Times of India o
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Senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader GVK Prasad alias Gudsa Usendi surrendered before Andhra Pradesh Police after taking due permission from CPI-Maoist chief Ganapathy and was allowed to go unharmed in view of his seniority and loyalty to the party, reports The Times of India on January 11. However, several others who attempted to surrender were allegedly killed. A Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) source said "He has surrendered because of failing health and being unable to continue the struggle. He has done so after taking due permission from the leadership. Though he must have been discouraged, he was allowed to go unharmed because of his seniority and the three-decade long service that he gave the party. Many others in the lower rung have met fatal ends to such decisions".
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January - 10 
Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on January 10 welcomed the surrender of Gudsa Usendi saying other Maoist leaders should also follow his example, reports dnaindia.com. Minister Shinde said "Gumudavelli Venkatakrishna Prasad, alias Gudsa Usendi, an important leader of Communist Party of India-
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Union Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on January 10 welcomed the surrender of Gudsa Usendi saying other Maoist leaders should also follow his example, reports dnaindia.com. Minister Shinde said "Gumudavelli Venkatakrishna Prasad, alias Gudsa Usendi, an important leader of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI), has surrendered before Andhra Pradesh Police. I welcome his decision to surrender, and also would like to appeal to other senior cadres to follow this example." He further said "The CPI (Maoist) should give up their arms struggle and join the mainstream. All those who have surrendered will be treated well as per the Surrender and Rehabilitation Policy of the government."
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January - 11 
Chief Minister(CM) Naveen Patnaik on January 11 asked the Police to intensify anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations in eight Districts of the State, reports Times of India.CM, Naveen Patnaik, however, cautioned Police against harassing innocent tribal during such operations. "
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Chief Minister(CM) Naveen Patnaik on January 11 asked the Police to intensify anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations in eight Districts of the State, reports Times of India.CM, Naveen Patnaik, however, cautioned Police against harassing innocent tribal during such operations. "Maoists are on the backfoot due to the efforts of police. Much more needs to be done to contain them in parts of Malkangiri, Koraput, Balangir, Nuapada, Rayagada, Bargarh, Kalahandi and Nabarangpur districts. Unless the Maoist menace is curbed, development in these areas will continue to suffer," Naveen said. "We will have to train and equip the police force to counter challenges posed by extremists," he added. He said cash rewards have been announced for 514 surrendered CPI-Maoist leaders and cadres.
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January - 12 
The idea of Janathana Sarkar (Peoples Government) born out of the concept of Naxalbari movement in West Bengal in the 1960s would be popularised across the country by songs, literature and peoples’ movements, said Viplava Rachaitala Sangham (Virasam) leader G. Kalyan Rao in Warrangal District on Jan
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The idea of Janathana Sarkar (Peoples Government) born out of the concept of Naxalbari movement in West Bengal in the 1960s would be popularised across the country by songs, literature and peoples’ movements, said Viplava Rachaitala Sangham (Virasam) leader G. Kalyan Rao in Warrangal District on January 12, reports The Hindu. Addressing the second day of the 24 State Conference of The Revolutionary Poets Association (Virasam), he said the Maoist party is able to give smooth administration in Dandakaranya and it should be replicated all over the country. Rao also thanked the people of Warangal District for supporting the revolutionary movement for decades without fearing police atrocities and suppression.
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January - 13 
Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) plans to install mobile towers in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected areas by the end of this year, for which the company has selected a vendor and identified 450 locations, reports The Hindu. “BSNL has opened the tender and selected the vendor. The market
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Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) plans to install mobile towers in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected areas by the end of this year, for which the company has selected a vendor and identified 450 locations, reports The Hindu. “BSNL has opened the tender and selected the vendor. The market price for the project has been obtained, which is communicated to the Department of Telecom. Further decision is to be taken after the approval of the Telecom Commission,” an official of state-owned BSNL told PTI. The official said the timeline could be achieved if the Telecom Commission gave its approval this month. “As soon as the approval is there, we are prepared to carry out work in one year’s time,” he added. The official said BSNL has already installed 363 towers and identified another 450 sites for setting up towers. The Cabinet cleared the three-year old proposal to set up mobile towers at a cost of about INR 30.46 billion in Naxal-affected States in June, following an attack that killed 27 people, including senior Congress leaders, in Chhattisgarh in May.
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January - 13 
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will undertake more coordinated offensives in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists), violence-affected States in order to flush out the Maoists and create pressure on them to surrender, reports First Post on January 14. It is buoyed by the success of a
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Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) will undertake more coordinated offensives in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists), violence-affected States in order to flush out the Maoists and create pressure on them to surrender, reports First Post on January 14. It is buoyed by the success of a four-day-long operation in several Maoist-hit states, which concluded recently, in which the security forces were mobilised in particular manner that led to recovery of a "good" quantity of arms and ammunition. "This was a good operation we concluded recently. We obtained a macro-picture of the activities in the Naxal-affected areas. The forces learnt many things and we also familiarised ourselves with some interior terrains that the Maoists regularly use to cross over from one state to the other. "There are going to be more such operations against the Naxals in the coming days," said Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) chief Dilip Trivedi.
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January - 13 
Condemning the surrender of State Committee member of Dandakarnya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) GVK Prasad alias Gudsa Usendi alias Sukhdev, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) said that the “renegade spokesperson” has left the party without discussion and “concocting stories” of his
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Condemning the surrender of State Committee member of Dandakarnya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) GVK Prasad alias Gudsa Usendi alias Sukhdev, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) said that the “renegade spokesperson” has left the party without discussion and “concocting stories” of his differences with the party, reports The Hindu. Prasad had never objected to any decision of the party’s highest body, the Central Committee (CC), nor registered any complaints on ideological issues, while the party “provides enough space for internal debates,” DKSZC secretary, Ravulu Sriniwas alias Rammana said in a recorded statement. The audio of Ramanna’s statement was played to The Hindu by a senior member of the Maoist cultural front, Chaitanya Natya Manch (CNM) on January 13, from the forest areas of southern Chhattisgarh. The middle-aged leader from Warangal District of Andhra Pradesh, GVK Prasad surrendered with a woman comrade before Andhra Pradesh Police on January 8. In nearly 20 minute long statement Ramanna strongly denounced the erstwhile Spokesperson’s decision to surrender, calling him a “morally flawed” individual. “He was once suspended by the party in 1993 for moral misdemeanour but was re-inducted after repeated requests. But Sukhdev proved to be a weak person and a traitor,” the statement said. During his tenure in the party, Prasad was questioned for moral turpitude and even now he ran away with ‘another’ woman comrade, the statement said. “His wife Raje is still in the party, while Sukhdev has surrendered with Santoshi Madkam and the action (of running away with another woman) exposes him to the comrades,” Ramanna said.
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January - 19 
Senior leader of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) G.V.K. Prasad alias Gudsa Usendi, has said that a combination of reasons, ranging from ‘ideological’ differences to health concerns, compelled him to leave the party, reports The Hindu on January 20. He accused his former party chief
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Senior leader of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) G.V.K. Prasad alias Gudsa Usendi, has said that a combination of reasons, ranging from ‘ideological’ differences to health concerns, compelled him to leave the party, reports The Hindu on January 20. He accused his former party chief of falsifying facts and initiating “personal attacks” against him and his partner. While acknowledging that he was in a live-in relationship with Santoshi Markam, who left the party with him a week ago, Prasad said he and his wife had agreed mutually to separate. Markam also signed the statement Mr. Prasad mailed to The-Hindu.
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January - 27 
Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said in Thiruvananthapuram on January 27 that the State Government will deal with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threat strongly, reports The Hindu. All political parties in Kerala are united against the Maoists. The presence of Maoists had b
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Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said in Thiruvananthapuram on January 27 that the State Government will deal with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threat strongly, reports The Hindu. All political parties in Kerala are united against the Maoists. The presence of Maoists had been detected in the tribal areas of Kannur, Wayanad, Kozhikode and Malappuram Districts.
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January - 28 
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh while attending the inaugural function of ‘Dronachary Bhavan’ at Jungle Warfare College in Raipur said on January 28 said the State would eventually win the war of jungle and added that Maoist violence and terror in Bastar region would soon come to an end as i
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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh while attending the inaugural function of ‘Dronachary Bhavan’ at Jungle Warfare College in Raipur said on January 28 said the State would eventually win the war of jungle and added that Maoist violence and terror in Bastar region would soon come to an end as it ended in Surguja District, reports The Pioneer.
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February - 3 
Jharkhand Director General of Police (DGP), Rajiv Kumar, on February 3, described the Maoists as the biggest internal security threat to the country however also warned the Maoists that the SFs would leave no stone unturned to tackle them, reports The Telegraph. “We will provide the best training to
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Jharkhand Director General of Police (DGP), Rajiv Kumar, on February 3, described the Maoists as the biggest internal security threat to the country however also warned the Maoists that the SFs would leave no stone unturned to tackle them, reports The Telegraph. “We will provide the best training to Security Forces to give them (Maoists) a befitting reply,” Kumar said at the Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) IV grounds in Bokaro.
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February - 9 
Referring to Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected Districts in the State, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Babulal Gaur on February 9 said that a total of 10 Districts are hit by "red-sponsored terrorism" which has hampered development in these areas, reports The Times of India. "We have requested
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Referring to Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected Districts in the State, Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Babulal Gaur on February 9 said that a total of 10 Districts are hit by "red-sponsored terrorism" which has hampered development in these areas, reports The Times of India. "We have requested Union Home ministry to allocate INR 2 billion and two helicopters for the Naxal-affected Districts but so far the state has received only INR 700 million from the Centre in this regard", Gaur said. The minister also informed that a joint meeting of the Naxal-affected States (Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh) will be held in Bhopal to deliberate on the challenge.
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February - 12 
Chhattisgarh Government on February 12 said that 43 people, who were part of the urban network of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested in the State during past five years, reports outlookindia.com. In a written reply to a question from senior Congress legislator Bhupesh Ba
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Chhattisgarh Government on February 12 said that 43 people, who were part of the urban network of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested in the State during past five years, reports outlookindia.com. In a written reply to a question from senior Congress legislator Bhupesh Baghel in the State Assembly, Home Minister Ramsewak Paikra informed the House that as many as 43 people, including women, were arrested from 2009 till January 20, 2013 on charges of involvement in urban channel of Maoists. However, six of them were later exonerated while cases against 37 others were pending in the court of the law.
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February - 12 
Naxals [Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)] have been extorting money to the tune of INR 1.4 billion annually from contractors, businessmen and corporate houses besides their front organisations are suspected to be receiving foreign funds clandestinely, Minister of State for Home R.P.N. Singh informed Rajy
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Naxals [Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)] have been extorting money to the tune of INR 1.4 billion annually from contractors, businessmen and corporate houses besides their front organisations are suspected to be receiving foreign funds clandestinely, Minister of State for Home R.P.N. Singh informed Rajya Sabha (Upper House of India parliament) on February 12, reports The Hindu. The Minister said “Though an exact quantification of their finance is not possible, it has been assessed in a study conducted by the Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis, Delhi that the CPI-Maoist has been collecting not less than Rs. 140 crore annually from a variety of sources.”
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February - 13 
Frequency of Left Wing Extremists holding jan adalats (people’s court/Kangaroo courts) has gone down considerably in Palamu District, reports The Times of India. While the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and its splinter group Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) hold jan adalats in the Dis
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Frequency of Left Wing Extremists holding jan adalats (people’s court/Kangaroo courts) has gone down considerably in Palamu District, reports The Times of India. While the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and its splinter group Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) hold jan adalats in the District, other splinter groups like People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), Jharkhand Jan Morcha Parishad (JJMP) and Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) almost refrain from it. The commandant of 134 Battalion of the CRPF here Anil Minz said, "Maoist who earlier conducted jan adalats on any pretext don't do so now." Another CRPF official T S Parihar said an attempt was made recently to hold a jan adalat at Kowwal but Security Forces did not let it happen. Parihar said, "In these jan adalats, many land dispute cases are heard. Land dispute has in fact made many villagers enter the rebel fold."
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February - 19 
Naxals-[Left-Wing Extremists (LWE)] in India have close links with Maoist organizations in the Philippines, Turkey and a few other countries and possibility of their front outfits getting foreign funds cannot be ruled out, the Central Government said on February 19, reports The Times of India. "The
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Naxals-[Left-Wing Extremists (LWE)] in India have close links with Maoist organizations in the Philippines, Turkey and a few other countries and possibility of their front outfits getting foreign funds cannot be ruled out, the Central Government said on February 19, reports The Times of India. "The CPI-Maoist has close links with foreign Maoist organizations in the Philippines, Turkey etc. The outfit is also a member of the Coordination Committee of Maoist Parties and Organizations of South Asia. The Maoist parties of South Asian countries are members of this conglomerate," Minister of State for Home Affairs RPN Singh said in a written reply in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament). The Minister said recovery of arms and ammunition of foreign origin from LWEs in different encounters was an indication of the fact that the outfit was procuring weapons from external sources. "Inputs indicate that some senior cadres of the Communist Party of Philippines imparted training to the cadres of CPI-Maoist in 2005 and 2011," Singh said. The LWE groups have participated in seminars conducted in Belgium and Germany. The 'people's war' being waged by the CPI-Maoist against the Indian State has also drawn support from several Maoist fringe organizations in Germany, France, Turkey, Italy etc. Singh, however, said no specific intelligence inputs were available to indicate that the LWEs were getting financial assistance from external agencies or other countries.
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February - 24 
Maharashtra Police succeeded in reducing the effects of Naxalism-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWEs)] in Gadchiroli, Gondia and Chandrapur Districts, said Governor K Sankaranarayanan on February 24, reports The Indian Express. He said “In 2013-14, to strengthen the Anti-Naxal Operations in Naxal-affected ar
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Maharashtra Police succeeded in reducing the effects of Naxalism-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWEs)] in Gadchiroli, Gondia and Chandrapur Districts, said Governor K Sankaranarayanan on February 24, reports The Indian Express. He said “In 2013-14, to strengthen the Anti-Naxal Operations in Naxal-affected areas and repose confidence of public, ‘Janjagran Melawas’ (awareness festival) and ‘Grambhets’ (village level meet) are being organised extensively.” He added “The Navasanjivan (New Life) Project, which aims to hold a dialogue with more and more Naxals to surrender and lay down their arms, has resulted in surrender of 49 Naxals.”
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February - 26 
The Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Sushilkumar Shinde in Kozhikode District of Kerala on February 26 said incidents of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) perpetrated violence have come down in the country in the past one to two years, reports Zee News. He said the documents circula
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The Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Sushilkumar Shinde in Kozhikode District of Kerala on February 26 said incidents of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) perpetrated violence have come down in the country in the past one to two years, reports Zee News. He said the documents circulated by the CPI-Maoist were proof of the decrease in their activities. He further said "In the country, wherever such Naxalite movements are there, Government of India is already careful on this. Maoists have expressed worry in these papers over the decline of their strength."
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March - 5 
Odisha has sought additional Security Forces to ensure free and fair Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) and State Assembly elections on April 10 and April 17, the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said on March 5, reports Out Look. "We have already 89 companies of central para-military fo
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Odisha has sought additional Security Forces to ensure free and fair Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament) and State Assembly elections on April 10 and April 17, the state's Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) said on March 5, reports Out Look. "We have already 89 companies of central para-military force in the state. We have sought additional force to conduct free and fair elections in both the Naxal hit areas and other parts of the state," Mona Sharma, the CEO, Odisha, told reporters. All precautionary steps would be taken in Left Wing Extremism (LEW) hit areas of the state, Sharma said, adding "the polling is being conducted one date in all the Naxal hit areas of the state and in adjoining areas in other states."
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March - 15 
Chhattisgarh Police arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Somnath, Manaru Badde and Suben Salam alias Mukhiya, during a search operation near Kondera village under Benur Police Station limits in Narayanpur District on March 15, reports The Pioneer. The acc
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Chhattisgarh Police arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Somnath, Manaru Badde and Suben Salam alias Mukhiya, during a search operation near Kondera village under Benur Police Station limits in Narayanpur District on March 15, reports The Pioneer. The accused were involved in firing on a Police party, informed Narayanpur Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) OP Sharma.
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March - 15 
The Odisha Police on March 15 said it needs an additional 50 companies of Central Forces for the upcoming general - lower house of Indian Parliament - and State Assembly elections in Odisha and anti-Naxal- [Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] forces will not to be used for the polls, reports The Hindu. Rul
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The Odisha Police on March 15 said it needs an additional 50 companies of Central Forces for the upcoming general - lower house of Indian Parliament - and State Assembly elections in Odisha and anti-Naxal- [Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] forces will not to be used for the polls, reports The Hindu. Ruling out diversion of Central Paramilitary Forces for the ongoing anti-Naxal operations in the State, Director General of Police (DGP) Prakash Mishra said “There is no question of diverting the jawans, both the Central Paramilitary and the State’s Special Operation Group (SOG), deployed in the anti-Naxal operation. They will be engaged in providing security in polling booths in their respective areas.”
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March - 16 
A week after the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) leader Nachika Linga announced his plan to surrender and join mainstream politics, the CPI-Maoist leadership in Koraput District have urged the tribals to disown his plan, reports The Indian Express
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A week after the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) leader Nachika Linga announced his plan to surrender and join mainstream politics, the CPI-Maoist leadership in Koraput District have urged the tribals to disown his plan, reports The Indian Express on March 17. In a signed two page letter written in Odia, Daya and Aruna, ‘secretaries’ of Srikakulam-Koraput Divisional Committee and Narayanpatna Anchalika Committee of the CPI-Maoist respectively, termed Nachika’s surrender move as ‘drama’ that would serve his own interests at the cost of larger interests of the Maoist-hit block. The letter said “During 2012 panchayat poll, School and Mass Education Minister Rabi Nanda, Koraput Member of Parliament (MP) Jayram Pangi, Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Jhina Hikaka and Raghuram Padal had signed on a 10-point charter of demands. But Biju Janata Dal has not fulfilled any one of the demands. In next poll, Nachika demanded BJD ticket for Laxmipur. He has weakened the agitation by telling people that they would get facilities by going the electoral way. Without caring for people’s problem, Nachika has demanded withdrawal of cases against him.”
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March - 20 
Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)-infested areas in the country are very much under the control of the Security Forces (SFs) despite the fact that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed several Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men in the recent past, said Senior Security Advisor t
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Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)-infested areas in the country are very much under the control of the Security Forces (SFs) despite the fact that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed several Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) men in the recent past, said Senior Security Advisor to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) K Vijaykumar on March 20, reports The Times of India. He said "There are always ups and downs in the security perception. We cannot condemn any safety procedure merely citing one violation. There will be some resilience while implementing any new system to the already existing system. We cannot conclude that the Maoists have taken upper hand referring to one ant-naxal operation."
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March - 27 
The Union Home Ministry has alerted the Kerala State Police about the possibility of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) trying to create trouble during the Lok Sabha polls on April 10, reports The Hindu on March 28. Official sources told The Hindu on March 27 that the Ministry had soun
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The Union Home Ministry has alerted the Kerala State Police about the possibility of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) trying to create trouble during the Lok Sabha polls on April 10, reports The Hindu on March 28. Official sources told The Hindu on March 27 that the Ministry had sounded the warning in view of the campaigning hotting up in the State. Armed cadres belonging to the CPI-Maoist had earlier visited various Adivasi colonies in Kannur, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Malappuram and Palakkad at least 50 times after they were first sighted in Kanjirakolly in Kannur District early in 2013.
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April - 4 
Union Minister of Home Affairs Sushilkumar Shinde on April 4 (today) said Indian Mujahideen (IM) has been "almost finished", reports Daily Bhaskar. "The Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre is almost finished with the capture of prominent IM leaders. The Naxalite menace and insurgency in the North-East, too
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Union Minister of Home Affairs Sushilkumar Shinde on April 4 (today) said Indian Mujahideen (IM) has been "almost finished", reports Daily Bhaskar. "The Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre is almost finished with the capture of prominent IM leaders. The Naxalite menace and insurgency in the North-East, too, are on decline," he told.
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April - 6 
In a statement on April 6, Abhay, 'spokesperson' of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) central committee, said the party was not against peace talks with the Government, reports The Hindu. This is the first time in almost four years that the outlawed party is taking the initiative for
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In a statement on April 6, Abhay, 'spokesperson' of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) central committee, said the party was not against peace talks with the Government, reports The Hindu. This is the first time in almost four years that the outlawed party is taking the initiative for talks. In its latest overture, the CPI-Maoist laid down five conditions for talks. First, the Government should accept the Maoist movement as political, the 'spokesperson' said. Second, the party reiterated its demand of lifting the ban on it and frontal, mass organisations. “The attacks on leaders and activists should stop,” he said. Third, the party demanded that the “killers” of Azad, top leader who was negotiating a framework for peace talks in 2010, be booked and punished. Fourth, the Government should stop paramilitary and Police aggression against people in rural areas under partial control of the Maoists. “In order to preserve our leadership from the conspiracies of the ruling classes to decimate our party leadership one more time in the name of talks, all veteran comrades in prisons should be released,” Abhay said.
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April - 6 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres are illegally mining and selling coal from coalfields owned by Coal India Limited (CIL), causing revenue losses of up to INR 6000 million a year, according to a top executive, reports livemint.com on April7. The illegal extraction and sale by t
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres are illegally mining and selling coal from coalfields owned by Coal India Limited (CIL), causing revenue losses of up to INR 6000 million a year, according to a top executive, reports livemint.com on April7. The illegal extraction and sale by the Maoists is impacting coal output to the tune of three million tonnes (mt) at the state-run firm and hitting operations at its subsidiary Central Coalfields Limited. The revelation comes at a time when CIL reported a production shortfall of around 20 mt in the last financial year that ended on March 31, 2014. “We are suffering a coal production loss of at least three mt every year. This coal could have given us Rs.600 crore as revenue, of which Rs.300 crore would have been profit. We can’t mine because of the Naxal problem,” the CIL executive said.
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April - 6 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has condemned the killing of Sai Reddy, eminent journalist of south Chhattisgarh, who it earlier said was murdered by party cadres on December 6, 2013, for “closely working” with the Police to dislodge the party in south Bastar, reports The Hindu. In
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has condemned the killing of Sai Reddy, eminent journalist of south Chhattisgarh, who it earlier said was murdered by party cadres on December 6, 2013, for “closely working” with the Police to dislodge the party in south Bastar, reports The Hindu. In a new press statement issued in question-answer format on April 6, Abhay, 'spokesperson' of the central committee, said a certain decision regarding Sai Reddy was “not passed” to the lower ranks properly, and the resulting misunderstanding between the cadres and the leadership led to the killing. Besides condemning the killing of Sai Reddy and Nemichand Jain, the party criticised its cadres for planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on the body of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper in Latehar District in Jharkhand in 2013.
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April - 7 
Responding to a truce offer by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), the Central Government on April 7 asked the outfit to first withdraw its call for boycott of the ongoing Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) elections and shun violence to create conditions for peace talks, rep
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Responding to a truce offer by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), the Central Government on April 7 asked the outfit to first withdraw its call for boycott of the ongoing Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) elections and shun violence to create conditions for peace talks, reports The Hindu. In a statement on April 6, the CPI-Maoist 'spokesperson' Abhay said it was not against peace talks with the Government. However, the banned party laid down five conditions. “The CPI (Maoist) should create conducive atmosphere for such talks by first tendering a public apology for the killings of over 4,800 civilians, mostly tribals, and by recalling their call for the boycott of Lok Sabha elections,” said a senior Union Ministry of Home Affairs official reacting to the proposal for peace talks. The official added, “If they want to be recognised as a party, they should give up arms and publicly declare their intentions.”
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April - 8 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called for a boycott of the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) polls across the country and also for the assembly elections being held simultaneously in some states, reports The Times of India on April 9. In a statement issued by the CPI-Mao
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called for a boycott of the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) polls across the country and also for the assembly elections being held simultaneously in some states, reports The Times of India on April 9. In a statement issued by the CPI-Maoist central committee 'spokesperso'n Abhay, the banned organisation asked people not to vote for any of the national or regional parties and also included Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in its list to be boycotted.
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April - 14 
A total of 42,600 security personnel, including 152 companies of Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMFs) and 74 companies of Bihar Military Police besides 226 companies of armed personnel and 20,000 home guards would be on poll-related duties along with two choppers and one air ambulance as standby duri
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A total of 42,600 security personnel, including 152 companies of Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMFs) and 74 companies of Bihar Military Police besides 226 companies of armed personnel and 20,000 home guards would be on poll-related duties along with two choppers and one air ambulance as standby during the second phase of polling in seven Parliamentary constituencies spread over 11 Districts in Bihar on April 17, said Chief Secretary A K Sinha on April 14, reports The Times of India. The constituencies going to the polls on April 17 are Munger, Nalanda, Patna Sahib, Pataliputra, Ara, Buxar and Jehanabad. The CPMFs to be deployed include 35 companies of Border Security Force (BSF), 12 companies of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), 34 companies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), 29 companies of Sashatra Seema Bal (SSB), five companies of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), and 20 companies of Special Auxiliary Force (SAF) mustered from Madhya Pradesh. "The SAF jawans would put on duties not related to polling," Sinha said. As part of preventive measures, 34,103 persons in the seven constituencies have been made to sign bond for not creating any disturbance. That apart, 16,835 persons have been arrested and 360 others detained. Besides, 2,954 licensed firearms have been deposited at the respective Police Stations.
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April - 14 
Chhattisgarh State Intelligence Bureau has received inputs about Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre movement in large number in parts of Mahasamund, Kanker and Rajnandgaon areas that goes to poll on April 17 indicating another attack in the offing, reports The Times of India on April
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Chhattisgarh State Intelligence Bureau has received inputs about Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre movement in large number in parts of Mahasamund, Kanker and Rajnandgaon areas that goes to poll on April 17 indicating another attack in the offing, reports The Times of India on April 15. "Inputs received indicate the presence of over 150 Maoists on the border of Rajnandgaon and Gadchiroli. They have distributed themselves in groups. Kanker is comparatively more sensitive with nearly 500-700 cadres active in the region," the official said.
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April - 14 
In a press release issued by the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DSZC) on April 14, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) warned the people of West Bengal, polling personnel and journalists, not to travel in vehicles of paramilitary or Police personnel, reports The Times of India. This
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In a press release issued by the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DSZC) on April 14, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) warned the people of West Bengal, polling personnel and journalists, not to travel in vehicles of paramilitary or Police personnel, reports The Times of India. This comes after Maoists killed 14 people, including seven polling officials, at Bastar in Chhattisgarh on April 13. Senior Police officers did not take the release seriously but Chief Electoral Officer Sunil Gupta admitted that there was a threat perception. "There is a Maoist problem in Jangalmahal even now and the Election Commission will do everything to make this election peaceful. The voting time in these six assembly constituencies have been cut short. Polling will take place from 7am to 4 pm in assemblies like Binpur, Jhargram, Bandowan, Bagmundi, Joypur and Balarampur," Gupta said.
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April - 14 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has tendered a public apology for casualty of seven persons of a polling party at Bijapur on April 12, saying its Peoples' Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) fighters mistook those travelling in the bus as Security Forces, reports The Times of India. In
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has tendered a public apology for casualty of seven persons of a polling party at Bijapur on April 12, saying its Peoples' Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) fighters mistook those travelling in the bus as Security Forces, reports The Times of India. In the statement, Maoist spokesman Gudsa Usendi said "PLGA cadres attacked the bus suspecting that security personnel were travelling. It's a mistake on our part but it shouldn't be seen as violation of human rights. Hence, we tender a public apology for civilian loss of lives". The Maoist spokesperson appealed civilians to not board Police vehicles or travel with them in the same vehicle, nor should they lend lift to Police or Security personnel for any purpose.
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April - 21 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres operating in Nuapada District had given a call for Nuapada bandh (shut down strike) on April 21, reports Pioneer. Releasing a Press note, the 'spokesperson' of the Nuapada Divisional Committee stated that the Maoists are observing Nuapada bandh in
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres operating in Nuapada District had given a call for Nuapada bandh (shut down strike) on April 21, reports Pioneer. Releasing a Press note, the 'spokesperson' of the Nuapada Divisional Committee stated that the Maoists are observing Nuapada bandh in protest against the recent killing of a woman Maoist cadre by the Police in Sunabeda. “We have called Nuapada bandh protesting the killing of one of our comrades and beating of innocent people of Khadang and Jalmadie villages of the Sunabeda area by Police forces,” the Press release stated.
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April - 25 
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on April 25 said the CPI-Maoist cadres were taking advantage of the inter-State border with West Bengal and slipping into the neighbouring State after carrying out attacks, reports The Hindu. He made the statement one day after eight people - including three civ
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren on April 25 said the CPI-Maoist cadres were taking advantage of the inter-State border with West Bengal and slipping into the neighbouring State after carrying out attacks, reports The Hindu. He made the statement one day after eight people - including three civilians and five Security Forces (SFs) were killed around Shikaripara in Dumka District. As Shikaripara is located on the border with West Bengal, Chief Minister Soren said the Maoists were taking advantage of the situation. He further said the State Government will review the Shikaripara Maoist attack and do adequate homework to deal with Maoist activities. He also said they have succeeded in their nefarious design this time, but will be dealt with an iron hand in future.
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April - 25 
Jharkhand Police suspect that a CPI-Maoist squad led by its top leader Prabil Da could be behind the April 24 landmine blast in Dumka District, even as it decided to launch a joint operation with West Bengal Police to track down the Maoists, reports news.outlookindia.com. "We are in touch with the W
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Jharkhand Police suspect that a CPI-Maoist squad led by its top leader Prabil Da could be behind the April 24 landmine blast in Dumka District, even as it decided to launch a joint operation with West Bengal Police to track down the Maoists, reports news.outlookindia.com. "We are in touch with the West Bengal Police and ready for a joint operation," Jharkhand Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar said. Three additional Police companies will be deputed to Dumka to step up anti-Maoist operations, he added.
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April - 30 
Meanwhile, Jharkhand Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar on April 30 recommended to Chief Minister Hemant Soren for the suspension and departmental proceeding against Dumka Superintendent of Police (SP) Nirmal Mishra over the Maoist ambush in which two polling officials, five Security Forc
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Meanwhile, Jharkhand Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar on April 30 recommended to Chief Minister Hemant Soren for the suspension and departmental proceeding against Dumka Superintendent of Police (SP) Nirmal Mishra over the Maoist ambush in which two polling officials, five Security Force (SFs) personnel and a cleaner of the bus were killed on April 24, reports The Times of India. DGP Kumar said "I have recommended the suspension of and departmental proceedings against Dumka SP on charges of negligence." As per the standard operating procedures, the polling party was supposed to move on foot, but were instead taken on four-wheelers, he added. The top Police official conceded that the incident was an out and out result of deviation from the set protocols.
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April - 30 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and Communist Party of India-Maoist-Leninist Naxalbari (CPI-ML-Naxalbari) have merged and the new party will retain the name of CPI-Maoist, reports The Hindu on may 1. In a joint statement on April 30, CPI-Maoist 'general secretary' Muppalla Laxman Ra
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and Communist Party of India-Maoist-Leninist Naxalbari (CPI-ML-Naxalbari) have merged and the new party will retain the name of CPI-Maoist, reports The Hindu on may 1. In a joint statement on April 30, CPI-Maoist 'general secretary' Muppalla Laxman Rao alias Ganapathy and 'secretary' of CPI-ML Naxalbari Ajith said the unified party would take Marxism-Leninism-Maoism as its guiding ideology. The statement said that they were announcing the merger of these two parties ‘‘on the occasion of the international day of the world proletariat, the glorious May Day, with great sense of responsibility and firm conviction to strengthen the vanguard of Indian proletariat, which is a contingent of the world proletariat.’’
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May - 19 
Earlier on May 19, Sabyasachi Panda, the 'chief' of Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in a press release, announced the formation of a new united front of the Maoists called the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-Maoist (CPI-M
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Earlier on May 19, Sabyasachi Panda, the 'chief' of Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in a press release, announced the formation of a new united front of the Maoists called the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-Maoist (CPI-MLM), reports The New Indian Express . Panda is the ‘general secretary’ of the new formation. The united front has been forged between the OMP and the erstwhile Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist [(CPI-ML (Janashakti)] and certain Maoist groups based in West Bengal. The press release said, ‘Communist revolutionaries belonging to different ML/ Maoist groups and sections have come forward to build a single united communist revolutionary party in the name and style of CPI (MLM) in an exercise in (the) right direction. We hope to rise up to the occasion, earnestly serving the interest of the people and foiling the evil fascist design of Indian comprador ruling class.”
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May - 27 
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Nagpur Range, Ravindra Kadam, has said the arrest of Delhi University Assistant Professor G.N. Saibaba has proved yet again that the Naxalites-[Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)] are spreading base in urban areas, reports The Hindu on May 28. Maharashtra Police is monito
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Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Nagpur Range, Ravindra Kadam, has said the arrest of Delhi University Assistant Professor G.N. Saibaba has proved yet again that the Naxalites-[Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)] are spreading base in urban areas, reports The Hindu on May 28. Maharashtra Police is monitoring cities such as Pune, Mumbai, Nashik and Nagpur, he added. “Prof. Saibaba was involved with many human rights organisations. We have to investigate to what extent he could influence them,” Kadam said. He further said, “There are also efforts to tap into the unorganised labour in industrial areas in Maharashtra and Gujarat.” According to him, this was being done through the Golden Corridor Committee established in 2009, which was responsible for mobilisations in the region. Claiming that Kabir Kala Manch, a cultural organisation whose members were arrested over alleged links with Naxalites last year, was one such front, Kadam added. G.N. Saibaba was part of the Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF), an organisation banned by the Andhra Pradesh and Odisha Governments. IGP Kadam claimed that Saibaba aided in the spread of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ideology internationally.
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May - 28 
The Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram stated Naxalism-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] can be resolved only by winning hearts and minds of tribals, who form the leadership and the infantry of the outlawed groups, reports The Times of India on May 29. "BJP sees Naxalism as a social problem and will
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The Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram stated Naxalism-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] can be resolved only by winning hearts and minds of tribals, who form the leadership and the infantry of the outlawed groups, reports The Times of India on May 29. "BJP sees Naxalism as a social problem and will try to solve it accordingly," Oram said. He further said "You cannot solve Naxalism merely through development. Constructing roads or rail tracks is good but that is not enough. Naxalites can blow them up. We have to go to the Naxalites, to tribals and talk to them, win them over," he added. Oram added tribals had drifted to the Naxal fold having lost trust in the system. "The tribals have been cheated, oppressed by Police, forest department, excise department, by the administration. They have lost faith. That is helping the Naxalites. We have to woo them back," he said.
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June - 1 
Meanwhile, Jharkhand Director General of Police (DGP), Rajeev Kumar said that measures taken in 2014 by Jharkhand Police have reduced Maoist menace by 35 per cent, The Times of India reports on June 2. "Except Dumka where the district administration ignored the instructions given by the state govern
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Meanwhile, Jharkhand Director General of Police (DGP), Rajeev Kumar said that measures taken in 2014 by Jharkhand Police have reduced Maoist menace by 35 per cent, The Times of India reports on June 2. "Except Dumka where the district administration ignored the instructions given by the state government, resulting in a landmine explosion on April 24, no other violence was reported from any part of the state," he added. He further said, "Another 1,7000 Police personnel will be recruited in Jharkhand to strengthen the force. The recruitment process will be made in tune with the guidelines of the Centre under Transparent Recruitment policy." He also said that in a bid to check the growing Maoist influence in North Chhotanagpur Division of the State drive against extortion and levy collection in the region would be stepped up.
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June - 2 
The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) would be given greater financial and administrative powers to meet the necessary requirements, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) sources said on June 2, reports The New Indian Express. “They can send a quarterly report to the Centre about the essential
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The Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) would be given greater financial and administrative powers to meet the necessary requirements, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) sources said on June 2, reports The New Indian Express. “They can send a quarterly report to the Centre about the essential purchases,” sources added. The CAPFs consist of seven Police forces, with the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) being largest force with over 300,000 personnel in 245 battalions. “The Government will deal with shortage of vehicles, arms and accessories, and helmets immediately. Sometimes, the existing procurement routes require longer time, and that needs to be simplified. The Government will prioritize this issue, as existing gaps needs to be filled,” sources added. An official pointing out the current scenario said the Centre was also examining the advance equipment for forces involved in close quarter battles such as anti-Maoist operations. It will expedite the deployment of Mine Protected Vehicles (MPV) vehicle to minimise the high causality rate of personnel by land mine explosion.
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June - 7 
Earlier, UMHA Rajnath Singh said on June 7 that a comprehensive Integrated Action Plan was required to solve problems such as Naxalism, separatism, terrorism, and the government was working on it, reports The Hindu. The Minister said “Whether it’s Naxalism, separatism or terrorism, a comprehensive i
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Earlier, UMHA Rajnath Singh said on June 7 that a comprehensive Integrated Action Plan was required to solve problems such as Naxalism, separatism, terrorism, and the government was working on it, reports The Hindu. The Minister said “Whether it’s Naxalism, separatism or terrorism, a comprehensive integrated action plan is needed and my Ministry has started work on it.”
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June - 9 
Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala told the Assembly on June 9 that there were reports of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) “presence” in six Districts of the State, reports The Hindu. Replying to questions in the House, he said the Government was in receipt of intelligence reports o
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Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala told the Assembly on June 9 that there were reports of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) “presence” in six Districts of the State, reports The Hindu. Replying to questions in the House, he said the Government was in receipt of intelligence reports of Maoist “presence” in Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur, and Kasaragod Districts.
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June - 9 
Meanwhile, after reviewing the Naxal-Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) situation in Chattisgarh with Chief Minister Raman Singh in New Delhi on June 9, the Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Rajnath Singh decided to provide the State around 10,000 additional paramilitary troops, two more choppers and aro
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Meanwhile, after reviewing the Naxal-Left-Wing Extremism (LWE) situation in Chattisgarh with Chief Minister Raman Singh in New Delhi on June 9, the Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Rajnath Singh decided to provide the State around 10,000 additional paramilitary troops, two more choppers and around 2,000 engineers/technical personnel, reports The Times of India. The meeting was attended by Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju, Home Secretary Anil Goswami, paramilitary chiefs and senior officials of Planning Commission, Ministry of Environment and Forests and Department of Telecom.
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June - 11 
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has said in Raipur on June 11 that there is no possibility of aerial attacks on the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the State, reports The Indian Express. “No, Not, at all. I categorically deny this,” said the Chief Minister when asked a
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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh has said in Raipur on June 11 that there is no possibility of aerial attacks on the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the State, reports The Indian Express. “No, Not, at all. I categorically deny this,” said the Chief Minister when asked about the possibility of aerial attacks on Maoists.
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June - 23 
The Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Rajnath Singh called a meeting of Chief Secretaries and Police Director Generals (DGs) of all 10 Naxal-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] affected States apart from Central Paramilitary Forces’ Chiefs on June 27 to review the situation on LWE violence in the countr
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The Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Rajnath Singh called a meeting of Chief Secretaries and Police Director Generals (DGs) of all 10 Naxal-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] affected States apart from Central Paramilitary Forces’ Chiefs on June 27 to review the situation on LWE violence in the country, reports The Times of India on June 24. This would be the first meeting Rajnath Singh will hold on the issue after taking charge as Home Minister. The meeting would discuss the current scenario of LWE violence, operational performance of Security Forces (SFs) in 2014, issues of coordination between Central and State Forces fighting LWEs, installation of telecom towers to improve connectivity in these areas and infrastructure in LWE-hit regions. Senior officials from Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Odisha and Telangana have been asked to attend the meeting.
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June - 30 
The UN has expressed concern over the killing and maiming of children who continue to be recruited and used as human shields by Naxals [Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)] in India and over the threat of sexual violence against girls within Naxal ranks, reports Out Look. The Annual Report of the UN Secreta
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The UN has expressed concern over the killing and maiming of children who continue to be recruited and used as human shields by Naxals [Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)] in India and over the threat of sexual violence against girls within Naxal ranks, reports Out Look. The Annual Report of the UN Secretary-General on Children and Armed Conflict, released on July 1, said the recruitment and use of children, as young as six-years-old, by Naxals, continued in 2013. While no disaggregated data on the number of children associated with armed groups in India was available with the UN, it said independent estimates indicate at least 2,500 children are associated with armed groups in Naxal-affected areas. It cited data from the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs and said boys and girls aged six to 12 years were recruited into specific children’s units, known as Bal Dasta and Bal Sangham, in Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. The report said children also continued to be placed in front of combat units as human shields. "Taking into account the use of children as human shields by the Naxalites, the United Nations is concerned about the killing and maiming of children in hostilities," it said. Noting that Naxal recruitment affects girls and women, the report said the presence of girls within Naxal ranks.
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June - 30 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) could stop giving large funds to Bihar Government under various schemes for security and development in areas affected by Naxalism-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] if the State Government does not effectively toe a uniform national policy against the Naxals, repo
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) could stop giving large funds to Bihar Government under various schemes for security and development in areas affected by Naxalism-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] if the State Government does not effectively toe a uniform national policy against the Naxals, reports The Economic Times on July 1. All States will have to follow a uniform approach against the Naxals or risk losing funding from the Centre for the cause, an unnamed senior UMHA official said. "Bihar Government under Nitish Kumar also did not follow a uniform policy spelt out by the Centre. He further said, "The funds will depend on the results and strict monitoring of the funds to states will be done."
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July - 3 
Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil on July 3 said changes in the Naxal (Left Wing Extremist) surrender policy in the State, in order to ensure progressive and peaceful life of the surrendered Naxals, reports DNA. Patil was speaking at a felicitation programme of surrendered Naxals at the Gadchiroli
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Maharashtra Home Minister R R Patil on July 3 said changes in the Naxal (Left Wing Extremist) surrender policy in the State, in order to ensure progressive and peaceful life of the surrendered Naxals, reports DNA. Patil was speaking at a felicitation programme of surrendered Naxals at the Gadchiroli District Police headquarters. Patil admitted that there are some discrepancies in the present naxal surrender policy and the new policy framework will help the surrendered naxals. As many as 15 surrendered ultras were felicitated at the programme and were also given sewing machines, ration cards and cheques for their rehabilitation. "If the misguided naxals show their faith in democracy and come forward to surrender, government will stand by them and will not act revengefully. But if they pick up arms, then we too are ready," he said. Police department is making efforts to ensure that the surrendered naxals lead a self-reliant life and people should also accept them in the mainstream society, he added.
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July - 6 
Asserting that he would carry forward the work of his immediate predecessor Prakash Mishra, the newly appointed Director General of Police (DG) of Odisha Police Sanjeev Marik on July 6 said containing Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) menace would be his top priority, reports The Hindu. H
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Asserting that he would carry forward the work of his immediate predecessor Prakash Mishra, the newly appointed Director General of Police (DG) of Odisha Police Sanjeev Marik on July 6 said containing Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) menace would be his top priority, reports The Hindu. He said “My top priority would be to win the confidence of the common people and the State Police would make sincere endeavour towards redressing public grievance in a time-bound manner by opening special grievance cells.”
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July - 7 
Secretary of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Andhra Orissa Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) Chandramouli termed the death of three Maoist cadres in an exchange of fire with Police in Nallamalla forests of Guntur District on June 21, 2014 as a fake encounter, reports The Hindu
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Secretary of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Andhra Orissa Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) Chandramouli termed the death of three Maoist cadres in an exchange of fire with Police in Nallamalla forests of Guntur District on June 21, 2014 as a fake encounter, reports The Hindu on July 8. In a statement sent to media, he claimed that the Police had captured Maoists Ashok, Bharati and Vimala and tortured them before staging a fake encounter at Murarikurava Vaagu on the banks of Krishna river on the borders of Prakasam, Guntur and Mahaboobnagar Districts. He contested the claims of Inspector General of Police (IG) Sunil Kumar that the Police had recovered an AK-47, a Self Loading Rifle (SLR) and a .303 rifle from the site of the encounter and that fourth extremist, Srinivas alias Vikram, was injured and had escaped. He further said in 2006 when the Maoists decided to withdraw from Nallamalla after it had become weak there, Maoist Baburao along with Bharati and Vimala had decided to stay back due to sentimental attachment to the place. They were working with the Chenchus there for the past eight years and helping rebuild the party base there. They were carrying only .303 rifles and tapanchas for their self defence and did not possess any automatic or semi-automatic weapons. He also said that after N. Chandrababu Naidu took over reins, the State Government resumed its pro-World Bank stance and decided to crush the Maoists. He however warned that the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leaders and Chief Minister Naidu would have to pay for the fake encounter killings of the Maoists.
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July - 7 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has asked the State Governments to "target" top leaders of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), seeking to step up its intended offensive against the Maoists amid concerns that not a single Maoist has been neutralised since Narendra Modi-led Nationa
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has asked the State Governments to "target" top leaders of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), seeking to step up its intended offensive against the Maoists amid concerns that not a single Maoist has been neutralised since Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) came to power in May, reports The Economic Times on July 8. "The State Police has been told to target the top leaders of CPI (Maoist) by constituting dedicated teams comprising personnel drawn from State Police, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and central as well as… state intelligence agencies," said a senior Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official. On June 27, 2014 Union Minister for Home Affairs Rajnath Singh, at a high-level review meeting with heads of Police forces of the States, Chief Secretaries and CAPFs, made a pitch for "political commitment" from the State Governments for "eliminating Naxalism" from the country, describing it as the "biggest national security challenge". The UMHA also expressed concern on the "overwhelmingly skewed casualty ratio" in favour of the Maoists vis-a-vis Security Forces (SFs) and questioned why no Maoist cadre had been neutralised since the new government took charge on May 26 despite 100 battalions (1.2 lakh men) of CAPFs being involved in anti-Maoist operation.
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July - 15 
Replying to a question in Parliament about foreign funding to Naxal-[Left-Wing Extremist (LWE)] groups in India, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on July 15 said that some cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) received training from the Communist Party of Philippi
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Replying to a question in Parliament about foreign funding to Naxal-[Left-Wing Extremist (LWE)] groups in India, Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on July 15 said that some cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) received training from the Communist Party of Philippines in 2005 and 2011, reports The Financial Express. He further said there was no specific intelligence input to indicate that Naxals were getting external or foreign assistance. “However, the CPI (Maoists) party has close links with foreign Maoist organisations in the Philippines and Turkey. The outfit is also a member of the Coordination Committee of Maoist Parties and organisations of South Aisa.... ...the so-called People’s war being waged by CPI (Maoists) against the Indian state has also drawn support from several fringe Maoist organisations located in Germany, France, Holland, Turkey and Italy", the Minister said. He added that the recovery of arms and ammunition of foreign origin from LWEs in different encounters is an indication of the fact that they are procuring weapons from different sources. The Minister also informed the House that the situation is being closely monitored and if the situation demands, the help of the Ministry of External Affairs will be taken for raising the matter with the country concerned.
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July - 21 
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while replying to a question of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Dilip Ray in Odisha Legislative Assembly, on July 21, said Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have killed 435 persons, including 210 Security Force (SFs) a
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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik while replying to a question of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Dilip Ray in Odisha Legislative Assembly, on July 21, said Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have killed 435 persons, including 210 Security Force (SFs) and 235 civilians in the last 14 years while the security personnel have eliminated 139 Maoists during the same time, reports The New Indian Express. The Chief Minister further said 119 civilians and 218 security personnel were also injured in Maoist violence. He said Maoist activities of different magnitude were witnessed in 19 Districts of the State. Stating that 1916 Naxalites-[Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)] have been arrested, he said 355 LWEs have surrendered. The Maoists have also looted 1907 guns and about 1,72,656 bullets during the period, he added. Replying to a question from Prafulla Samal, MLA, Biju Janata Dal (BJD), he said 25 Maoists were killed and 112 including four ‘area committee members’ were arrested by the Police between April 1, 2013 to March 31, 2014. During this period, 86 Maoists and their supporters including a ‘divisional committee member’ and five ‘area committee members’ have surrendered. About 190 Maoists and 88 supporters have surrendered by June 2014 after the State Government announced its surrender and rehabilitation scheme in 2008 Naveen said replying to a question from Naba Kishore Das of the Congress Party. He said 116 of the surrendered Maoists have been rehabilitated.
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July - 21 
Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) on July 21 that mobile networks, under the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) scheme, in such areas are likely to be set up within 15 months, reports The Hindu Business Lin
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Communications and Information Technology Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad informed the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) on July 21 that mobile networks, under the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) scheme, in such areas are likely to be set up within 15 months, reports The Hindu Business Line. A proposal to install mobile towers at 1,836 locations in nine States affected by Naxal-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] with funding support from USOF has already been approved, the Minister added.
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July - 22 
Union Ministry of State for Home Affairs on July 22 informed the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) that the Home Ministry has information that Naxals-[Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)], particularly the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), have been collecting about INR 1.4 billion annually
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Union Ministry of State for Home Affairs on July 22 informed the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) that the Home Ministry has information that Naxals-[Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)], particularly the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), have been collecting about INR 1.4 billion annually as ‘levy’ from industrialists, businessmen and contractors in LWE-affected States, reports The Daily Pioneer.
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August - 13 
The Sangai Express reports that Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, on August 13, stated in Rajya Sabha (Upper house of Indian Parliament) that Government is committed to rehabilitating youths who got involved with insurgents and Left wing extremists. He stated that “Union Ministry of Home Affa
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The Sangai Express reports that Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju, on August 13, stated in Rajya Sabha (Upper house of Indian Parliament) that Government is committed to rehabilitating youths who got involved with insurgents and Left wing extremists. He stated that “Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) is implementing a scheme for surrender-cum-rehabilitation of militants of the northeastern region to wean away the misguided youth and hard-core militants who have strayed into the fold of militancy and later find themselves trapped in that net."
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August - 15 
Prime Minister Narendra Modi while delivering the 68th Independence Day speech at the Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15 invoked the example of Nepal to urge the misguided youth of India to renounce the path of violence and join the mainstream and opt for peace and brotherhood instead of terrorism a
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi while delivering the 68th Independence Day speech at the Red Fort in New Delhi on August 15 invoked the example of Nepal to urge the misguided youth of India to renounce the path of violence and join the mainstream and opt for peace and brotherhood instead of terrorism and Naxalism-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)], reports The Times of India. He said "I want to say to those youngsters... that whatever they are and wherever they are, it is all because of Mother India... I want to ask you to think how green, how beautiful and how beneficial this earth can become if you shoulder the plough instead of the gun which spills blood on this land."
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August - 21 
The Union Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh, ordered the preparation of a new 'anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) doctrine to codify government's policy for tackling the menace, reports The Economic Times on August 22. The consent of all Maoist-affected States and the Union Cabin
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The Union Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh, ordered the preparation of a new 'anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) doctrine to codify government's policy for tackling the menace, reports The Economic Times on August 22. The consent of all Maoist-affected States and the Union Cabinet will be sought on the same. This comes after the Minister was told at a recent presentation by the Intelligence Bureau (IB) that though Maoists were on the back-foot and violence levels were down, there were concerns about lack of success in Bihar, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh, necessitating a uniform approach towards the fight. The presentation put the strength of the CPI-Maoist at 6,000 armed cadres and 36,000 Jan Militia and said they held 4,000 regular and 6,000 country-made weapons. It was also pointed out that Sukma and Bijapur Districts in Chhattisgarh and Gadchiroli District in Maharashtra were the worst-affected. South Chhattisgarh is the "fountain-head" of Maoism with presence of large Maoist armed formations and location of the top leadership.
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August - 31 
Separately, Jharkhand Director-General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar on August 31, claimed that Naxal [left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] activities and violence have come down by 35 per cent in the State this year in comparison to the last year, reports The Pioneer. The joint efforts of the Police and Para-
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Separately, Jharkhand Director-General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar on August 31, claimed that Naxal [left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] activities and violence have come down by 35 per cent in the State this year in comparison to the last year, reports The Pioneer. The joint efforts of the Police and Para-military forces have brought fruitful results for the Security Forces engaged in flushing out the Maoists.
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September - 2 
To expedite the creation of road infrastructure in the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected Districts to enable the Security Forces (SFs) to effectively combat the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has extended general approval under the Forest Con
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To expedite the creation of road infrastructure in the Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected Districts to enable the Security Forces (SFs) to effectively combat the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has extended general approval under the Forest Conservation (FC) Act of 1980 for diversion of forestlands to construct all categories of public roads, except those falling in the protected areas, irrespective of the area of the forestland involved in 117 LWE Districts, according to a press release issued by the Press Information Bureau (PIB) on September 2, reports The Hindu. These 117 Districts are spread over several States. While Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and Bihar are considered severely affected, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh are considered partially affected. Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh are considered slightly affected. Further, relaxation under the FC Act has been extended for diversion of forestland from the present one hectare to five hectares for execution of “public utility projects of 15 specified categories” in LWE Districts.
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September - 3 
As many as 13 cadres belonging to the Malangiri Area Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) surrendered before senior Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials in Dantewada District on September 3, reports The Pioneer. Those who surrendered were identified as Li
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As many as 13 cadres belonging to the Malangiri Area Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) surrendered before senior Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials in Dantewada District on September 3, reports The Pioneer. Those who surrendered were identified as Linga Ramb, Sukman, Chhannu, Waman, Somdu Taati, Taati Joga, Bheema Barse, Ramesh Barse, Basu, Bheema Taati, Lasman Taati as well as a woman called Kumar Bode alias Aayti, who are all aged between 20 years and 35 years, Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP) Kamlochan Kashyap said. They were active since past seven years in the Maoist movement, he said. The rebels cited disappointment with the Maoist movement due to atrocities by senior Maoist leaders as the reasons behind their surrender, he added.
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September - 3 
Meanwhile, ten Maoist cadres who were active at different positions of the Kerlapal Area Committee of the CPI-Maoist, surrendered at the headquarters of the CRPF's second battalion in Sukma District on September 3, reports The Pioneer. Among Maoists who surrendered, Madkam Singha was deployed in Dor
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Meanwhile, ten Maoist cadres who were active at different positions of the Kerlapal Area Committee of the CPI-Maoist, surrendered at the headquarters of the CRPF's second battalion in Sukma District on September 3, reports The Pioneer. Among Maoists who surrendered, Madkam Singha was deployed in Dornapal local operation squad (LOS) while Kartam Mukka headed the Dandakarnya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangh, a frontal outfit of the CPI-Maoist, while others like Punam Sanna, Awdhes Kumar, Sodhi Masa, Sodhi Budra, Mukesh Madkam, Hilma Nanda, Amla Bheema, Madkam Dewa are squad members, CRPF Battalion Commandant VVN Prasanna said. The surrendered Maoist cadres confessed that they were frustrated due to the exploitation of lower ranking women cadres by top Maoist cadres from Andhra Pradesh, Prasanna said.
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September - 4 
Eight more Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before Dornapal Sub Divisional Officer (Police), Sanjay Dhruv, 74th and 150th Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) Deputy Commandants in Dornapal region in Bastar District on
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Eight more Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before Dornapal Sub Divisional Officer (Police), Sanjay Dhruv, 74th and 150th Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) Deputy Commandants in Dornapal region in Bastar District on September 4, while taking their numbers to 31 who laid down arms during the past two days in the region, reports The Pioneer. The cadres are identified as Madakam Podiya, Madakam Deva, Madakam Joga, Poyyam Muyaya, Kavasi Nanda of Chenna Bhejji under Dornapal Police Station limits, Madakam Joga, Vetti Hurra of Puswada under Palampalli Police Station limits and Punem Mangalu of Nelwada under Dornapal Police Station limits. The Maoists are surrendering to take benefit of the Chhattisgarh government’s ‘Naxal Surrender and Rehabilitation Scheme’, Police said.
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September - 10 
A Police Head Constable in Narayanpur District was put under suspension for allegedly revealing the movement of Security Forces (SFs) to Manjhiram Kashyap, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) informer arrested in Bastar District on August 26, which resulted in the killing of 11 Central Re
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A Police Head Constable in Narayanpur District was put under suspension for allegedly revealing the movement of Security Forces (SFs) to Manjhiram Kashyap, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) informer arrested in Bastar District on August 26, which resulted in the killing of 11 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, four Policemen and a civilian near Tahakwada village in Sukma District in March 11, 2014, reports The Hindu. “Mahadev Nag has been put under suspension pending inquiry,” S.R. Kalluri, the Inspector General (IG) of Police, Bastar range said. Mahadev Nag was posted in Tongpal (Sukma District) when the incident took place.
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September - 11 
Meanwhile, a teenage Maoist cadre, surrendered before the Police in Ranchi District on September 11, alleging that ‘zonal commander’ Kundan Pahan raped her and threatened to kill her and her mother if she complained, reports The Times of India, "We will lodge a case under Section 376 of the IPC agai
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Meanwhile, a teenage Maoist cadre, surrendered before the Police in Ranchi District on September 11, alleging that ‘zonal commander’ Kundan Pahan raped her and threatened to kill her and her mother if she complained, reports The Times of India, "We will lodge a case under Section 376 of the IPC against Pahan and whenever he is arrested, he will be prosecuted for it," said Ranchi Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Praveen Kumar. During an interaction with media persons, the girl revealed that Maoists sexually exploit many girls but the victims do not dare open their mouths after the gun-toting rebels warn of dire consequences.
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September - 11 
Meanwhile, four cadres belonging to the Malangir Area Committee of the CPI-Maoist, surrendered before the Police in Dantewada District on September 11, reports The Times of India. Of the surrendered, Laxman was heading Dandakaranya Adivasi Majdoor Sangathan - a frontal outfit of Maoists and the woma
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Meanwhile, four cadres belonging to the Malangir Area Committee of the CPI-Maoist, surrendered before the Police in Dantewada District on September 11, reports The Times of India. Of the surrendered, Laxman was heading Dandakaranya Adivasi Majdoor Sangathan - a frontal outfit of Maoists and the woman - Hungi was the chief of another rebels' backed upfront named Krantikari Adivasi Mahila Sangathan in Cholnar area, while two others-Raju and Kosa- were working as Jan militia members. The Maoists cited brutal murder of villagers, extortion, preventing children from attending schools and thwarting development works (by Maoists) as reasons of their surrender, Superintendent of Police (SP), Kamlochan Kashyap said.
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September - 12 
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel recovered three live landmines, weighing around 10 kilograms each, suspected to be planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, from Boipariguda-Gupteswar road in Koraput District on September 12, reports The Times of India. Police said th
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Border Security Force (BSF) personnel recovered three live landmines, weighing around 10 kilograms each, suspected to be planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, from Boipariguda-Gupteswar road in Koraput District on September 12, reports The Times of India. Police said the security personnel spotted the landmines during regular combing operation. "The landmines were planted, targeting the security personnel engaged in counter-insurgency operations. The landmines were planted at a distance of 30 metre each. As it was not possible to bring back the landmines, those were set off on the spot in the evening," said Inspector in Charge (IIC), Boipariguda Police Station, Ashok Mohapatra. Police said the explosions were so powerful that they were heard to a long distance and created five-foot craters.
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September - 12 
The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered two landmine blasts in Kanker District on September 12, injuring a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper, reports The Hindu. One blast took place near Nagaldand village of Kanker around noon, injuring the BSF trooper, while the o
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The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered two landmine blasts in Kanker District on September 12, injuring a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper, reports The Hindu. One blast took place near Nagaldand village of Kanker around noon, injuring the BSF trooper, while the other was reported from Belodi village in the District. The blasts occurred when BSF personnel were taking polling personnel to Antagad, which is going to the polls on Saturday (September 13). “The polling parties have reached their destination safely,” said R.K. Vij, the Additional Director General (ADG) of Police, Naxal operations.
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September - 12 
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on September 12, said the Government was willing to talk to the Naxals [Left-Wing extremists (LWEs)] only if they give up violence, reports The Pioneer. “We are ready to talk to anyone who leaves the path of violence. We have even asked their ideologues to come to t
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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on September 12, said the Government was willing to talk to the Naxals [Left-Wing extremists (LWEs)] only if they give up violence, reports The Pioneer. “We are ready to talk to anyone who leaves the path of violence. We have even asked their ideologues to come to the negotiating table,” Singh said, adding that during the course of the first 100 days in power, there had been 132 surrenders among the Naxal ranks, which was a 300 per cent jump compared to the corresponding period last year. The Government had cleared a vital plan for erecting 2,199 mobile towers in Naxal-hit areas to ensure better communication facility in those places, he added. “The work has already begun on this by the department of telecom,” he said. He reiterated that the talks would happen only when the Maoists shun violence.
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September - 18 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has conducted its third public meeting, in the past one month, with the tribals of Visakha Agency on September 18 and threatened the government with an armed struggle if it did not withdraw its plans to mine bauxite reserves, reports The Times of Indi
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has conducted its third public meeting, in the past one month, with the tribals of Visakha Agency on September 18 and threatened the government with an armed struggle if it did not withdraw its plans to mine bauxite reserves, reports The Times of India. Nearly 400 to 500 people from 20 villages attended the meeting. Sources said that though nearly 60 to 70 Maoists were present in the area during the meeting, only 15 to 20 armed cadres were visible at the venue close to the Odisha border. The nearly two and half hour meeting was addressed by a senior leader of the Galikonda ‘area committee’, who accused Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister of trying to benefit Multi National Corporations (MNCs) through bauxite mining.
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September - 19 
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has effectively stopped the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from recruiting Naxals [Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)] from villages, said CRPF Inspector General of Police (southern state), Mandava Vishnuvardhana Rao, who was speaking at the CRPF training c
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Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has effectively stopped the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from recruiting Naxals [Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)] from villages, said CRPF Inspector General of Police (southern state), Mandava Vishnuvardhana Rao, who was speaking at the CRPF training college at Kurudampalayam in Coimbatore District on September 19, reports The Times of India. "Maoist movements have been controlled in various states by the CRPF. There is no fresh recruitment from tribal villages and Naxalism will end soon," said Rao. Violence is not a solution to any problem and the CRPF is against killing of Maoists. "Our job is to ensure they change their ideologies and integrate with mainstream society," he said. "Maoists have not succeeded in passing on their ideas to the new generation. Their numbers are dwindling. The police and security forces have succeeded on several occasions in making them surrender using a multi-pronged approach," said Rao. "The CRPF is willing to provide medical aid to injured Maoists. They should refrain from getting treatment from quacks," he added.
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September - 19 
Terming the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) allegation that the Central Government is dropping bombs from helicopters in Jharkhand and Bihar as ‘completely bogus’, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has said these claims are ‘preposterous’ and a figment of their imagination, repo
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Terming the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) allegation that the Central Government is dropping bombs from helicopters in Jharkhand and Bihar as ‘completely bogus’, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has said these claims are ‘preposterous’ and a figment of their imagination, reports The Times of India on September 19. Earlier a pamphlet, issued by the Bihar-Jharkhand-North Chhattisgarh Area Committee of the CPI-Maoist, had accused the government of intensifying operation 'Green Hunt' and targeting innocent tribals.
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September - 20 
As Maoist organisations from across the world prepare for a meeting in Milan, Italy, on September 27-28, the ‘central committee’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) admitted that it faced several setbacks ever since the Indian Security Forces (SFs) launched ‘Operation Green Hunt’, re
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As Maoist organisations from across the world prepare for a meeting in Milan, Italy, on September 27-28, the ‘central committee’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) admitted that it faced several setbacks ever since the Indian Security Forces (SFs) launched ‘Operation Green Hunt’, reports The Indian Express on September 20. Ahead of the meeting, it called for support to counter the operation which they term as a “counter-revolutionary multi-pronged countrywide offensive of the enemy”. The CPI-Maoist, which is celebrating its 10th anniversary, told the Milan International Conference in a letter uploaded on its website bannedthought.net “The situation we face is very difficult. But we are firmly holding on, boldly facing up to it, and pushing forward to overcome it. Needless to say, the solidarity you extend immensely helps us in this task.” It further said “in the face of superior forces we are striving hard for revival of the movement from the areas where we had to retreat.” It also said it is opening a new war front in “Sahyadri (Western Ghats) border regions of Karnataka-Kerala-Tamil Nadu”. It also referred to “setbacks” in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana but added that the revolutionary people’s committees are trying to rebuild the party organisation. The party said it is facing an internal crisis with many of its members surrendering. “Repeated and heavy attacks have caused harm to the party structures in the villages and consequently to the people’s committees and mass organisations. A section of the masses have become passive,” it said. It claimed it had formed the “people’s government” at the district level in Dandakaranya, where it is running schools with a specially designed syllabus and encouraging a community-based economic model of “self-reliance”.
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September - 23 
Amid reports of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) calling for an armed struggle in Kerala, the State Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on September 23 said there was no need for any anxiety, reports The Business Standard. He said, "Maoists have a presence in the state, but there is no need
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Amid reports of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) calling for an armed struggle in Kerala, the State Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on September 23 said there was no need for any anxiety, reports The Business Standard. He said, "Maoists have a presence in the state, but there is no need for anxiety on this". His statement comes in the wake of regional television channels airing video clips reportedly of CPI-Maoist leader, Roopesh, who threatened to launch an armed struggle in the State.
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September - 23 
Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Eastern Range, Bihar Police, Sanjay Singh, has said on September 23 that intelligence reports suggest the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is extracting poisonous substances from various wild plants to use against Security Forces (SFs) in Bihar,
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Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Eastern Range, Bihar Police, Sanjay Singh, has said on September 23 that intelligence reports suggest the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is extracting poisonous substances from various wild plants to use against Security Forces (SFs) in Bihar, reports odishasuntimes.com. “An alert has been issued to Police officials in this regard,” he added.
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October - 6 
Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on October 6 said that he is ready to embrace Maoists if they give up their path of violence and join the mainstream of society, reports The Pioneer. “People involved in Maoist activities are part of our society. We are ready to hug them if they wish to join t
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Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh on October 6 said that he is ready to embrace Maoists if they give up their path of violence and join the mainstream of society, reports The Pioneer. “People involved in Maoist activities are part of our society. We are ready to hug them if they wish to join the mainstream by laying down arms and quitting violence,” Singh said while addressing a ‘Muria Darbar’ meeting of tribals in Jagdalpur District headquarters.
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October - 13 
Meanwhile, Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Kumar has said that there has been remarkable decrease in the Naxal related incidents in the State this year (2014) as compared to the number of incidents which took place in the previous two years (2012-13), reports The Pioneer on October 14. Accord
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Meanwhile, Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Kumar has said that there has been remarkable decrease in the Naxal related incidents in the State this year (2014) as compared to the number of incidents which took place in the previous two years (2012-13), reports The Pioneer on October 14. According to the data available, only 178 incidents took place till September, 2014 against 287 and 300 incidents in 2013 and 2014 respectively. “Similarly, only 07 casualty of Policemen took place in 2014 as compared to 25 in 2013 and 23 in 2014,” said Kumar. There has also been fewer casualties of civilians during this year counting to only 69, while 91 civilians got killed in 2013 and 87 were killed in 2012, added the DGP. According to the DGP, Police has succeeded in recovering more weapons this year. “In case of recovering the ammunitions also, we have recovered 5767 ammunitions this year, while only 2023 ammunitions were recovered in 2013 and 2690 were recovered in 2012, DGP added.
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October - 21 
Stating that the Police personnel are fighting with terrorists and anti-national elements like Maoists in recent times, Deputy Commissioner of Bijapur D. Randeep has said the government must provide modern weaponry and training to the Police to combat terrorism, reports The Hindu. Speaking at the Po
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Stating that the Police personnel are fighting with terrorists and anti-national elements like Maoists in recent times, Deputy Commissioner of Bijapur D. Randeep has said the government must provide modern weaponry and training to the Police to combat terrorism, reports The Hindu. Speaking at the Police Commemoration Day event in Bijapur District on October 21, he said with increasing terrorist attacks, it was the Police that had to face them to save the lives of the people.
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October - 21 
The CPI-Maoist has accepted that it was facing a “difficult situation” in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh where it was dominant until recently, reports The Hindu on October 22. In a statement issued by Gudsa Usendi, spokesperson of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC), to “condemn” the sur
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The CPI-Maoist has accepted that it was facing a “difficult situation” in Bastar region of Chhattisgarh where it was dominant until recently, reports The Hindu on October 22. In a statement issued by Gudsa Usendi, spokesperson of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC), to “condemn” the surrender of DKSZC member Arjun and his wife Ranita before the Police in Telangana, the party said the couple could not withstand the “difficult time” faced by the movement. “Arjun and Ranita overestimated the enemy power as undefeatable in the present tough times. But these are only the phases of any revolutionary movement,” claimed Gudsa Usendi adding that their surrender did make a “negative impact” on the party. Abhay, the spokesperson of the CPI-Maoist ‘central committee’ in another statement said “Not a single day is passing without the ‘usual’ encounters and fake encounters of both revolutionaries and common people in the movement areas. Excessive cordon and search operations, area dominations, loot, destruction, mayhem, tortures and atrocities on people by the government forces are going on in Dandakaranya.” On the deployment of the Naga Battalion in Chhattisgarh, the DKSZC spokesperson appealed to the Naga troopers not to come to Chhattisgarh “as slaves in the service of exploiters” and raise their voice against ‘forcible deployment’ and express solidarity with the tribal people fighting for their very existence. The CPI-Maoist also condemned the re-arrest of Goppanna Markam, an alleged senior Maoist leader by the Bastar Police and termed it “illegal and unconstitutional.”
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October - 24 
The East Division Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a bandh (shut down) on October 30 to protest the lynching of three of their armed cadres by tribals, East Division ‘secretary’ Kailasam told some media persons on the phone on October 24, reports The Times
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The East Division Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a bandh (shut down) on October 30 to protest the lynching of three of their armed cadres by tribals, East Division ‘secretary’ Kailasam told some media persons on the phone on October 24, reports The Times of India. Earlier the Maoists had killed Gemmeli Sanjeeva Rao of Veeravaram village of Chintapalli mandal (administrative unit) of Vishakhapatnam District and were abducting another person, Jaggam Dora Simhachalam, a religious preacher, when they were attacked by hundreds of tribals, who killed three Maoists - Sindri Chinna Ranga Rao alias Sarat, Palasa Ganapati and Korra Nageswara Rao on the night of October 19.
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October - 26 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has apologised for killing Shivkumar Sidar, constable with the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF), in Sukma District on October 18, reports The Hindu on October 27. “One of our guerrilla squads killed him near Timilwada village without the permission of t
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has apologised for killing Shivkumar Sidar, constable with the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF), in Sukma District on October 18, reports The Hindu on October 27. “One of our guerrilla squads killed him near Timilwada village without the permission of the CPI (Maoist) leadership. We apologise for his death,” said a statement issued by the South Bastar Divisional Committee of the party. “He was sick and was travelling to Dornapal for treatment. He was not carrying any weapon. We consider it our mistake to have killed him in such a situation and we regret it,” the outfit said. The CPI-Maoist also warned policemen posted in the Timilwada and Chintagufa camps against “troubling and exploiting villagers.”
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October - 27 
Karnataka Home Minister K.J. George while addressing media conference in Raichur District on October 27 said that negotiations are on to facilitate the surrender of two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders, Noor Zulfikar alias Sridhar and Sirimane Nagaraj, who, apparently, want to re
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Karnataka Home Minister K.J. George while addressing media conference in Raichur District on October 27 said that negotiations are on to facilitate the surrender of two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders, Noor Zulfikar alias Sridhar and Sirimane Nagaraj, who, apparently, want to relinquish their underground lives to join the mainstream, reports The Hindu. “The State government has formed a committee with the Chief Secretary as its president and senior officers and some civil society individuals as its members. The committee is exploring the possibility of a smooth surrender of the two Naxal leaders. The government has no problem if any Naxal activist wanted to accept, and function under, the Indian Constitution,” he said.
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October - 29 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has said that some of their cadres are getting attracted towards the “corrupt surrender policy” of the government, reports The Hindu on November 30. “The revolutionary public terms those who surrender before police enemies of people. The revolutionary
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has said that some of their cadres are getting attracted towards the “corrupt surrender policy” of the government, reports The Hindu on November 30. “The revolutionary public terms those who surrender before police enemies of people. The revolutionary public hates such people. When such people are coming back to their villages, they have to face people’s ire,” claimed Gudsa Usendi, spokesperson of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) of the CPI-Maoist. “Under this surrender policy, hundreds of crores of rupees of un-auditable funds are being given to the police and paramilitary officials, which is leading to criminalisation of security forces in conflict areas. The government has also declared internal rewards and promotions for security forces. To get the benefits of rewards and promotion, security forces are increasingly attacking villages and arresting tribal people, non-tribal activists and youths and declaring them Maoists,” contended the Maoist leader.
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November - 1 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) announced its return to action in Telangana on November 1 by calling for a one-day bandh (shut down strike) on November 8 to protest the 'inept policies' of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government that is resulting in farmer suicides, reports T
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) announced its return to action in Telangana on November 1 by calling for a one-day bandh (shut down strike) on November 8 to protest the 'inept policies' of the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) government that is resulting in farmer suicides, reports The Hindu. The party's North Telangana Special Zone Committee (NTSZC) spokesperson Jagan said that Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao had claimed that Maoists were true patriots during his election campaign and that he would implement their agenda when he comes to power. On the contrary, K. Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR) was behaving in the same manner as the earlier chief ministers by trying to suppress free speech, Jagan said.
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November - 8 
The Purulia zilla parishad (district level local self-Government institution) is not getting contractors to construct a road across the forest hamlets in Purulia District as no one is willing to take up the work because of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threats in the area, reports The
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The Purulia zilla parishad (district level local self-Government institution) is not getting contractors to construct a road across the forest hamlets in Purulia District as no one is willing to take up the work because of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threats in the area, reports The Times of India on November 9. In order to facilitate the movement of the force and provide for the people of Ayodhya Hills a better conveyance system, the administration had decided to construct a metal road through the forest. "We have decided to construct a road that will start from the top of the Ayodhya Hills and move west to a place called Paschim Khamar. This 22-km-long road will go through the forest covering nearly 100 villages on both sides. With an approximate cost of INR 700,000 per kilometre, the entire project is likely to entail a cost of INR 160 million. The project will be funded by the state government's Paschimanchal Unnayan Parshad," said Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader and Purulia zilla sabhadhipati Shristidhar Mahato. Though the detailed project report is ready, the District administration cannot go ahead with the project due to Maoist threats. Inspector General of Police (IGP) (western range), Siddhinath Gupta, said, "There is information that Maoist activities in this area have increased and they are frequenting the hilly terrains of Purulia and even some pockets of West Midnapore."
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November - 11 
Communist Party of India-Maoist’s (CPI-Maoist) Maharashtra ‘state committee’ in a press release, signed by Sahyadri – who is believed to be Milind Teltumbde, a top Maoist operative, asked Dalits (lower caste people in India) to form groups for eradication of caste and launch ‘stiff resistance’ to co
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Communist Party of India-Maoist’s (CPI-Maoist) Maharashtra ‘state committee’ in a press release, signed by Sahyadri – who is believed to be Milind Teltumbde, a top Maoist operative, asked Dalits (lower caste people in India) to form groups for eradication of caste and launch ‘stiff resistance’ to condemn the killing of three persons from a Dalit family in Javkhed Khalsa village in Pathardi taluka (administrative unit) of Ahmednagar District on October 21, reports The Indian Express on November 12. He has further compared the Pathardi incident with Khairlanji Dalit killings in Bhandara District of Maharashtra in 2006. Unidentified persons had brutally murdered and chopped into pieces Sanjay Jagganath Jadhav (42), his wife Jayshree (38) and their only son Sunil (19). The press release has asked the Dalits to come out on roads and give a “tit-for-tat” reply for the killings.
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November - 11 
Security Force (SF) personnel on November 11 launched a massive anti-Maoist operation in poll-bound Jharkhand to prevent any untoward incident, reports ANI. South Chhotanagpur Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Praveen Singh assured that electorates wouldn't feel threatened by the Maoists. "I
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Security Force (SF) personnel on November 11 launched a massive anti-Maoist operation in poll-bound Jharkhand to prevent any untoward incident, reports ANI. South Chhotanagpur Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police Praveen Singh assured that electorates wouldn't feel threatened by the Maoists. "I completely assure you that people will feel confident due to movement of our forces and operation. We will not let Maoists' intention to disrupt election process," said Singh. Maoists have called for boycott of the five-phased polls in Jharkhand that begin from November 25 and end December 20.
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November - 12 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on November 12 asked the Government to replace its outdated, especially the Indian Small Arms System (INSAS) rifles, to avoid casualties at the hands of the Naxals-Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) and other outlaws, reports The Asian Age. Quoting the CRPF Director
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on November 12 asked the Government to replace its outdated, especially the Indian Small Arms System (INSAS) rifles, to avoid casualties at the hands of the Naxals-Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) and other outlaws, reports The Asian Age. Quoting the CRPF Director General (DG) Dilip Trivedi an official said “These are slow in response and often can’t counter the Naxal bullets, putting the jawans in danger.” The CRPF has submitted its proposal to the Union Ministry of Home Ministry (UMHA) for replacement of the old weapons. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on November 12 asked the Government to replace its outdated, especially the Indian Small Arms System (INSAS) rifles, to avoid casualties at the hands of the Naxals-Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) and other outlaws, reports The Asian Age. Quoting the CRPF Director General (DG) Dilip Trivedi an official said “These are slow in response and often can’t counter the Naxal bullets, putting the jawans in danger.” The CRPF has submitted its proposal to the Union Ministry of Home Ministry (UMHA) for replacement of the old weapons.
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November - 12 
The Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Rajnath Singh on November 12 said Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was in "turmoil" due to growing desertions, absence of fresh recruitment and low morale among its armed cadres, but cautioned that it had the potential of bouncing back with a spe
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The Union Minister of Home Affairs (UMHA) Rajnath Singh on November 12 said Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was in "turmoil" due to growing desertions, absence of fresh recruitment and low morale among its armed cadres, but cautioned that it had the potential of bouncing back with a spectacular attack against soft targets in its stronghold areas, reports The Times of India. Speaking at a meeting of the parliamentary consultative committee on home affairs in New Delhi, the he said the turmoil in the Maoist ranks was evident from "the literature recovered by Security Forces and interrogation of LWE cadres". "But, as it typical with the Maoists, the top leadership of LWE is trying hard to overcome the situation... The LWE insurgency has shown remarkable resilience and stamina throughout its historical course and has bounced back on many occasions," he said adding that the government had therefore decided to commit all resources at its disposal to tackle the problem. Stating that counter-Maoist efforts remained on top of the agenda for interventions by the Centre, the Home Minister added Prime Minister Narendra Modi regime was pursuing a four-pronged strategy, focused on security-development-rights and entitlement and public perception management.
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November - 13 
Senior Security Adviser in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) K Vijay Kumar while addressing a session on ‘’community policing and internal security’’ organised by Janamaithri Suraksha Project of Kerala State Police in Thiruvananthapuram on November 13 said coordinated efforts of the Centre a
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Senior Security Adviser in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) K Vijay Kumar while addressing a session on ‘’community policing and internal security’’ organised by Janamaithri Suraksha Project of Kerala State Police in Thiruvananthapuram on November 13 said coordinated efforts of the Centre and State Governments were imperative for tackling the Maoist issue, reports The New Indian Express. He termed the Maoist presence in the Kerala-Tamil Nadu-Karnataka tri-junction as ‘under control.’’ ‘’They are in the propaganda stage and we are stepping up counter-propaganda and preventive action,’’ he added. He said there were no specific reports on insurgents’ presence in urban areas.
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November - 13 
The Maoists are using GPS (global positioning system) to evade and avoid any direct contact/confrontation with the SFs this election, reports The Pioneer on November 14. The Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) (Operations) Palamu, Kanhaiyya Singh has confirmed this saying the extremists are us
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The Maoists are using GPS (global positioning system) to evade and avoid any direct contact/confrontation with the SFs this election, reports The Pioneer on November 14. The Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) (Operations) Palamu, Kanhaiyya Singh has confirmed this saying the extremists are using GPS since the year 2006 but the SFs are well prepared to take them on. The ASP added much they (Naxals) use this device their sinister design would be aborted.
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November - 14 
Hinting that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is trying to regroup in the Junglemahal area of West Bengal, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers on November 14 said paramilitary forces are keeping a close watch on inputs about movement of various Maoist leaders in the area, report
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Hinting that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is trying to regroup in the Junglemahal area of West Bengal, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers on November 14 said paramilitary forces are keeping a close watch on inputs about movement of various Maoist leaders in the area, reports outlookindia.com. "I won't say that Maoists are not trying to regroup in Bengal. We get inputs that Maoists leader Ranjit Pal and others are moving here and there in Junglemahal," IG (CRPF) West Bengal sector Vivek Sahay told reporters. "We are on high alert. We have our six battalions placed here. But let me tell you one thing, the situation in Junglemahal is much better than it was two-three years back," Sahay said.
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November - 14 
Suspecting that extensive illegal hemp cultivation in some parts of the State is benefiting Maoist organisations, the Odisha Police have taken steps to destroy these cultivations and initiate criminal proceedings against land owners who are allowing the cultivation of hemp on their land, reports The
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Suspecting that extensive illegal hemp cultivation in some parts of the State is benefiting Maoist organisations, the Odisha Police have taken steps to destroy these cultivations and initiate criminal proceedings against land owners who are allowing the cultivation of hemp on their land, reports The Hindu on November 15. “We suspect the Maoist organisations are encouraging hemp cultivations in certain Districts of the State and are reaping rich dividends by this illegal trade”, said Odisha Director General of Police (DGP) Sanjiv Marik in Cuttack District on November 14. Sources said in 2011-12 nearly 1575 acres of hemp cultivations were destroyed by the Police in the State and in the following year 1305 acres were in target. However, after forming a multi-agency squad comprising excise, revenue and forest officials, the State Police were able to destroy 3523 acres of hemp cultivations in the year 2013-14.
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November - 14 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on November 14 claimed responsibility for having attacked the corporate office of Nitta Gelatin India Limited (NGIL) in Kochi on November 10, reports The Hindu. A release issued in the name of the ‘Western Ghats Zonal Committee’ of the CPI-Maoist said
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on November 14 claimed responsibility for having attacked the corporate office of Nitta Gelatin India Limited (NGIL) in Kochi on November 10, reports The Hindu. A release issued in the name of the ‘Western Ghats Zonal Committee’ of the CPI-Maoist said the incident was a symbolic protest.
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November - 15 
Days after Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh cautioned that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is down but not out, the Maoists have claimed that what he said was right, reports The Times of India. CPI-Maoist's Bihar-Jharkhand Special Area Committee (BJSAC) general secretary Rupeshji s
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Days after Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh cautioned that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is down but not out, the Maoists have claimed that what he said was right, reports The Times of India. CPI-Maoist's Bihar-Jharkhand Special Area Committee (BJSAC) general secretary Rupeshji said their silence should not be mistaken for disenchantment of the militia with its ideology. "It could be a part of our strategy that we are not willing to waste our energy, forces and weapons, but an appropriate response will be given to the security forces if they continue with their repression," he said. Talking exclusively to Times of India on November 15, Rupeshji said though they have been facing difficulties in terms of repression by security forces and covert action of the state-sponsored armed intelligence groups, such actions have made the outfit even more determined. Citing a recent example of villagers in Madanpur area under Aurangabad district of Bihar, who blocked the National Highway (GT road) to protest against atrocities by CRPF personnel, the BJSAC chief said that such protests are going to be commonplace all over Jharkhand and Bihar. "Martyrdom of Kalawati Devi and Ramadhan Bhuinya, killed in police firing during the protest, will not be allowed to go waste and villagers are being trained to rise against the repression of security forces," he said, indicating towards Saranda, where a mass movement is being planned against the forceful eviction of villages to give mining rights to 19 private companies. "How long can the government succeed if the villagers themselves rise against them?" he argued.
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November - 16 
The Telangana Government has provided its Cabinet Ministers bullet-proof cars fearing attacks from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Times of India on November 17. "There are certain concerns including Maoist activities although there are no reports as yet, and the Chief
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The Telangana Government has provided its Cabinet Ministers bullet-proof cars fearing attacks from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Times of India on November 17. "There are certain concerns including Maoist activities although there are no reports as yet, and the Chief Minister is of the opinion that security must be beefed up for the Ministers as they are expected to travel extensively across the Districts," said Home Minister Nayani Narasimha Reddy. Earlier Chief Minister Chandrasekhar Rao had denied there was any CPI-Maoist threat in the State.
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November - 17 
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has warned Jharkhand Police of a possible Chhattisgarh-like Maoist ambush in assembly segments situated along the interstate border, reports The Times of India. Most of 13 assembly segments going to polls on November 25 are situated on the Jharkhand-Chhatisgarh-Odisha bo
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The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has warned Jharkhand Police of a possible Chhattisgarh-like Maoist ambush in assembly segments situated along the interstate border, reports The Times of India. Most of 13 assembly segments going to polls on November 25 are situated on the Jharkhand-Chhatisgarh-Odisha border. "Among all Maoist-hit states, only Jharkhand is going to polls thus the rebels will try to make a mark to try to regain lost ground," said Ranchi IG M S Bhatia who termed IB's warning a routine.
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November - 21 
The Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak while answering a question in Odisha State Assembly on November 21 said there are as many as 1,647 posts of doctor, which is 34.02 per cent of the sanctioned strength, vacant in Odisha, reports The New Indian Express. In a wr
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The Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Atanu Sabyasachi Nayak while answering a question in Odisha State Assembly on November 21 said there are as many as 1,647 posts of doctor, which is 34.02 per cent of the sanctioned strength, vacant in Odisha, reports The New Indian Express. In a written reply to a question from Dilip Kumar Ray (Bharatiya Janata Party), the Minister said steps are being taken to fill up the vacancies through recruitment and contractual appointment. The Minister admitted that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected Malkangiri District has only 35 doctors against sanctioned strength of 97, while 74 posts are vacant in Rayagada District. He said 90 and 79 posts are vacant in Koraput and Nabarangpur Districts respectively. About 112 doctor posts are vacant in Ganjam District as against the sanctioned strength of 296, the highest in the State. Similarly, 63 and 47 posts of doctor are vacant in Balasore and Cuttack Districts respectively. Out of 3,194 doctors working in different hospitals, 2,450 are regular, 460 have been given ad hoc appointment and 224 have been recruited on contractual basis, Nayak added.
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November - 27 
Outgoing Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) director-general (DG) Dilip Trivedi on November 27 made serious allegations of Maoism benefitting Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected states, reports The Times of India. In a question answer session with journalists, when asked about lack of partic
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Outgoing Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) director-general (DG) Dilip Trivedi on November 27 made serious allegations of Maoism benefitting Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-affected states, reports The Times of India. In a question answer session with journalists, when asked about lack of participation from states in fighting Naxals, Trivedi said, "For some states, continuing Naxal violence is beneficial. It helps them get central funds. And then it's not their men who die but those from outside the state (central force personnel)." Sources said the DG was hinting at Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Odisha. While speaking on how the force was dealing with Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts, Trivedi said, "The easier way of fighting IEDs is to ensure Maoists do not get explosives easily. But the government is not serious about regulation of explosives' sale. State governments have to stop explosives from reaching Maoists." Asked whether he thought even CRPF needed a special law, like Armed Force Special Power Act (AFSPA), given that it was working in fairly hostile and tough conditions, Trivedi said, "We don't need AFSPA. The CrPC provides enough protection to forces fighting militants. India already has too many laws." When quizzed on why he had refused to participate on two committees set up to restructure CRPF, Trivedi narrated a long story, summing up that committees were a waste of public money and government time. He also said the government had spent huge amounts of money conducting Indian Institute of Management (IIM) studies on problems of the force to arrive at conclusions that they force already knew. "They could have just asked us. But the problem is we are not consulted. Consultants are hired who charge lakhs of rupees," said Trivedi.
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November - 28 
Koya Praveen, Superintendent of Police (SP), Visakhapatnam District, strongly contested the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) allegation that the Police was mobilising the Girijans in the interior parts of the Agency area for a Salwa Judum (an anti-Maoist vigilante group) type of operatio
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Koya Praveen, Superintendent of Police (SP), Visakhapatnam District, strongly contested the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) allegation that the Police was mobilising the Girijans in the interior parts of the Agency area for a Salwa Judum (an anti-Maoist vigilante group) type of operation against the Maoists, reports The Hindu. Addressing media in Visakhapatnam on November 28, he said that the news reports published in various dailies on November 28, were based on a press communication released by the Maoists and it was unfounded. “Arming or training the villagers or the Girijans for an operation against the Maoist was against law and there is no need for us to do so,” he said. He went on to add that the Maoists were unable to digest the Viravaram incident, where the local people rebelled against them and clobbered to death one area commander and a militia member. “They (Maoists) are now indulging in false propaganda. In fact the press release was released in the name of one Kailasam, who was killed in an encounter four years ago. All communications are being released by Ramchandra Reddy alias Pratap Reddy alias Chalapathi in the name of Kailasam,” he said.
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November - 29 
Intelligence Bureau (IB) Chief Syed Asif Ibrahim on November 29 said that while the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is besieged with serious problems and the security situation has shown marked improvement in Jammu and Kashmir, the security situation in the Northeast region was fragile,
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Intelligence Bureau (IB) Chief Syed Asif Ibrahim on November 29 said that while the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is besieged with serious problems and the security situation has shown marked improvement in Jammu and Kashmir, the security situation in the Northeast region was fragile, with some militant outfits still outside the ambit of the peace process, reports The Hindu. Speaking at the 49th conference of the Director General of Police (DGPs), Inspector General of Police (IGPs) and head of all Central Police organizations, the IB chief said that the safe sanctuaries of the militants in neighbouring countries, particularly Myanmar, was compounding the situation. He said that in Assam, the militant outfit Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) accounted for 85 per cent of the civilian casualties. In Meghalaya’s Garo Hills, the militant outfit Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), operating in tandem with the Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) accounted for 75 per cent of civilian killings and 40 per cent of the incidents. In Manipur, Meitei underground outfits accounted for 55 per cent of the casualties while in Nagaland, internecine clashes between various outfits for area domination and extortion were still on. In Arunachal Pradesh, turf war between National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) factions continued in two Districts of Triap and Changlang.
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November - 30 
The day is not far when Chhattisgarh will become Naxal-[Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] free, thanks to the joint efforts of State Government and Centre in wiping out the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Chief Minister Raman Singh said on November 30, reports Zee News. He conveyed this to a
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The day is not far when Chhattisgarh will become Naxal-[Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] free, thanks to the joint efforts of State Government and Centre in wiping out the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Chief Minister Raman Singh said on November 30, reports Zee News. He conveyed this to a delegation of National Security Advisory Board (NSAB) which called on him in Raipur. The delegation headed by NSAB Chairman and ex-Foreign Secretary Shyam Saran met Singh at his official residence and discussed different aspects of Naxalism.
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December - 2 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is reportedly forcing at least one child per family to join its ranks in Maoist-hit Districts of Lohardaga and Gumla in Jharkhand and Kanker in Chhattisgarh, according to intelligence reports reaching the Centre, reports The Times of India. "As per in
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is reportedly forcing at least one child per family to join its ranks in Maoist-hit Districts of Lohardaga and Gumla in Jharkhand and Kanker in Chhattisgarh, according to intelligence reports reaching the Centre, reports The Times of India. "As per intelligence inputs, in the current year, incidents of Maoists forcing at least one child from each family to join the outfit have been reported from areas under Police Stations Senha (Lohardaga), Bishunpur (Gumla) in Jharkhand and Police Station Ambabeda (Kanker) in Chhattisgarh," minister of state for home Haribhai Parthibhai Chaudhary informed Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) in reply to a question on December 2. There are, however, no precise estimates of the number of children recruited by CPI-Maoist, according to the Government. To prevent children from being poached upon by CPI-Maoist, the central Government, through National Commission for Protection of Child Rights, ran the Bal Bandhu scheme from 2010 to 2013, focusing on children in Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar and Chhattisgarh. The scheme attempted to bring stability in the lives of children and ensure that their entitlement to protection, health, nutrition, sanitation, education and safety were fulfilled through government action.
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December - 3 
Telangana Home Minister Nayani Narasimha Reddy ruled out the presence of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the State on December 3, reports The Deccan Chronicle. "There is no Maoist activity (in Telangana)...We have a peaceful atmosphere here," Reddy told reporters after reviewing the
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Telangana Home Minister Nayani Narasimha Reddy ruled out the presence of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the State on December 3, reports The Deccan Chronicle. "There is no Maoist activity (in Telangana)...We have a peaceful atmosphere here," Reddy told reporters after reviewing the Passing Out parade of the 12th batch of Sub-Inspectors/Executive of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) at National Industrial Security Academy (NISA) in Hakimpet of Rangareddy District.
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December - 3 
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, while making a statement in Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) on December 3 on the Sukma ambush, said area domination operation was underway since November 17 and during the first two phases on November 17 and November 21, there were several encounters between
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Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, while making a statement in Lok Sabha (lower house of Parliament) on December 3 on the Sukma ambush, said area domination operation was underway since November 17 and during the first two phases on November 17 and November 21, there were several encounters between the security forces and Maoists. "On the basis of information received from various sources which include intelligence and media sources, there have been reports of killings of 12 Maoists on November 21," he said, adding that this information was yet to be confirmed. Singh said it was only during the third phase of the operation, which began on November 27 that the Maoists launched the ambush. He told Lok Sabha that CRPF troops retaliated, leading to an encounter that lasted three hours. However, the CRPF lost 14 men. While 14 others were injured, their weapons were looted by the Maoists. Notwithstanding the reverses, the home minister said the government remained committed to tackling Left-wing extremism with a multi-pronged strategy that combined security operations with development initiatives. "We will continue the operations till this problem is fully eradicated," he said.
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December - 6 
Police sources have said the team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) which lost 14 of its men in an encounter with the CPI-Maoist near Kasalpara village in Sukma District on December 1 had “deviated” from its planned route, reports The Hindu on December 7. “The CRPF men were not supposed to
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Police sources have said the team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) which lost 14 of its men in an encounter with the CPI-Maoist near Kasalpara village in Sukma District on December 1 had “deviated” from its planned route, reports The Hindu on December 7. “The CRPF men were not supposed to be at the place where the encounter took place. The encounter site was never on our planned route,” revealed a senior Police officer posted in Bastar. According to CRPF sources the “deviation from the planned route” took place because seven CRPF men were suffering from malaria. “The jawans were showing signs of cerebral malaria. We had asked for a chopper to evacuate them on November 30 but the chopper refused to land citing lack of space leaving us with no option but to carry the sick personnel which slowed down our movement,” claimed a senior CRPF officer. When the forces reached Kasalpara village and were ambushed by the Maoist, a team led by CRPF Inspector General (IG) H. Sidhu was moving 1.5 km ahead while a small team led by a Commanding Officer (CO) of 223 CRPF Battalion decided to engage the Maoists it spotted near the village. “The CO’s location was not clear which prevented the team led by Deputy Commandant B.C. Verma from firing towards the village despite receiving firing from that side. Casualties could have been averted had the CO’s location been clear,” said another CRPF officer. Mr. Verma was alive when the Maoists snatched his weapons. The CRPF officers could not explain how the Maoists managed to walk away with their weapons and ammunition despite the presence of hundreds of CRPF men. Further, the Central Government has decided to deploy an additional 11,000 paramilitary forces for undertaking anti-Maoist operations in Bastar Division, reports The Hindu on December 7. With the induction of these 11 new battalions, 10 of CRPF and one of the Border Security Force (BSF), the southern most part of the central Indian State will have the maximum number of security forces' present in a given divisional area. Of these 11 battalions, three have already reached the dense jungles and village areas of Bastar Division.
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December - 10 
The Naxals-[Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)] are reportedly extorting a “levy” of about INR 1.4 billion annually from a variety of sources, the Central Government informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) on December 10, reports The Indian Express. “The Left Wing Extremists groups are
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The Naxals-[Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)] are reportedly extorting a “levy” of about INR 1.4 billion annually from a variety of sources, the Central Government informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) on December 10, reports The Indian Express. “The Left Wing Extremists groups are reported to extort ‘levy’ from industrialists, businessmen, contractors particularly Tendu patta contractors, transporters, government servants and various illegal mining mafia groups in the LWE affected states. Though an exact quantification is not possible, a study conducted by the Institute of Defence Studies and Analysis, Delhi has assessed that the CPI (Maoist) party has been collecting not less than Rs 140 crore annually from a variety of sources,” Minister of State for Home Haribhai Parathibhai Chaudhary told the Rajya Sabha in a written reply. He further said “In order to instil a sense of fear in their areas of dominance, the Maoists also kill civilians after branding them as police informers. Out of 5,024 civilians killed by the Maoists since 2004-2014 (upto November 30, 2014), the overwhelming majority are tribals. The Maoists have in reality killed thousands of innocent Adivasis, whose cause they profess to espouse.”
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December - 14 
Meanwhile, a week after suspected Maoists exchanged fires with members of a Kerala Police commando force in Wayanad District, the Maoists have said on December 14 that they would now target illegal money-lending rackets, reports The Deccan Herald. In an article that appeared on ‘Kaattuthee’ (Wild f
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Meanwhile, a week after suspected Maoists exchanged fires with members of a Kerala Police commando force in Wayanad District, the Maoists have said on December 14 that they would now target illegal money-lending rackets, reports The Deccan Herald. In an article that appeared on ‘Kaattuthee’ (Wild fire), a mouthpiece news bulletin in Wayanad, the Maoists said Policemen were also aiding illegal moneylenders who have caught farmers, labourers and tribals in a web of debts and forced thousands to commit suicide in the District. The Maoists also termed the State Government’s much-hyped ongoing crackdown on illegal moneylenders – Operation Kubera – a “comical play”. The mouthpiece also published transcripts of a purported telephonic conversation between a Police official at the Vellamunda station and an illegal moneylender where the official tips off the moneylender about an impending raid.
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December - 16 
Unravelling the foreign linkages of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on December 16 informed Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) that some senior cadres of the Communist Party of the Philippines were known to have trained members of the domest
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Unravelling the foreign linkages of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on December 16 informed Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) that some senior cadres of the Communist Party of the Philippines were known to have trained members of the domestic Left-wing extremist (LWE) outfit on two occasions, in 2005 and 2011, reports The Times of India. In reply to a question in Lok Sabha, minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju said CPI-Maoist, responsible for Left-wing extremism spread across 12 states, has "close links with Maoist organizations in the Philippines and Turkey, etc". Apart from being a member of the conglomerate Coordination Committee of Maoist Parties and Organizations of South Asia (CCOMPOSA), the LWE groups have participated in conferences and seminars in Belgium and Germany. "The so-called 'people's war' being waged by the CPI (Maoist) against the Indian state has also drawn support from several Maoist fringe organizations located in Germany, France, Holland, Turkey, Italy, etc," Rijiju said. While pointing out that the recovery of foreign-made arms and ammunition from the Left-wing extremists in different encounters and operations indicated that they were procuring weapons from various sources, the minister said the possibility of CPI-Maoist front outfits clandestinely receiving foreign funds could not be ruled out.
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December - 18 
The State Government has informed the Kerala High Court that the presence of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres had been reported from all over the State, especially from the northern Districts of Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram and Kannur during the last one-and-a-half years, report
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The State Government has informed the Kerala High Court that the presence of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres had been reported from all over the State, especially from the northern Districts of Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram and Kannur during the last one-and-a-half years, reports The Hindu on December 19. In a statement, the Government said that these cadres, who carried arms and ammunition and distributed pamphlets, encouraged the youth to join their organisation to fight the Government. They were visiting colonies such as Chappel, Maradi, Mundel, Kombara, Arimala, and Kunki Chira under the jurisdiction of the Vellamunda Police Station. The State government had taken steps to prevent the illegal activities of the Maoist groups, who were concentrating in the forest area within the Vellamunda Police Station. As part of preventive measures, organised force such as Thunder Bolt and Anti-Naxal Squad were deployed to counter the threat. The statement was filed in response to a writ petition filed by Shyam Balakrishnan of Mattiliyam in Wayanad alleging that he was being harassed by the Police on charges of having Maoist links. He sought a directive to the State government to initiate disciplinary action against the Mananthavadi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) and the Sub-Inspector attached to the Vellamunda Police Station.
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December - 22 
Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has affirmed that the violence that took place in Palakkad and Wayanad District on December 22 was not perpetrated by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports kaumudi.com on December 23. “The anti-socials under the guise of Maoists are resort
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Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala has affirmed that the violence that took place in Palakkad and Wayanad District on December 22 was not perpetrated by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports kaumudi.com on December 23. “The anti-socials under the guise of Maoists are resorting to such wanton acts for cheap publicity. It is not appreciable to go to houses and offices as early as 3 am or 4 am and hurl stones without any provocation. Such anti-socials will be brought before the law and punished,” he added.
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December - 22 
Newly appointed Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Director General (DG) Prakash Mishra on December 22 said his top priority would be to ensure 'zero casualty' in the largest para-military force, reports Zee News. "We will prepare appropriate strategies to minimise casualties in the force through c
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Newly appointed Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Director General (DG) Prakash Mishra on December 22 said his top priority would be to ensure 'zero casualty' in the largest para-military force, reports Zee News. "We will prepare appropriate strategies to minimise casualties in the force through changes in the deployment pattern, better intelligence gathering and more effective coordination with states' police forces," Mishra told two Odia television channels immediately after taking over as the new CRPF DG. Stating that he would use the experience gathered in tacking the Left-Wing Extremists (LWE) in Odisha while working as the Director General of the State Police, Mishra said he would make sure that successful tackling of the Maoist menace in other parts of the country would also be part of his strategy. Replying to a question on the Odisha Government's demand of more helicopters and central force to tackle the LWE menace in the State, he said there was no problem in this regard. "The state government has to make proper demand in this regard. As such Odisha government has choppers for the purpose of operation. When major operation takes place, the central agency will arrange additional chopper if required. The CRPF do not decide where to send force. It is up to the central government," he added.
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December - 23 
Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala while speaking to reporters in Thrissur on December 23 said that there is no need for alarm over attacks in the State by suspected Maoists, reports The Hindu. He further said “The violence is intended to create panic. The Police are at work. And the people nee
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Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala while speaking to reporters in Thrissur on December 23 said that there is no need for alarm over attacks in the State by suspected Maoists, reports The Hindu. He further said “The violence is intended to create panic. The Police are at work. And the people need not worry.”
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December - 24 
State Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on December 24, stuck to his assessment that the recent violent incidents in Wayanad and Palakkad Districts were nothing but the handiwork of miscreants posing as Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Hindu on December 25. Even though the pe
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State Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala on December 24, stuck to his assessment that the recent violent incidents in Wayanad and Palakkad Districts were nothing but the handiwork of miscreants posing as Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), reports The Hindu on December 25. Even though the perpetrators of the violent acts had links with Maoist groups, there was nothing revolutionary in the actions. “It is sheer cowardice to indulge in violence in the dead of the night. There is nothing revolutionary about it…. There is no difference in the violence perpetrated by an ordinary anti-social and those who were involved in the recent actions. The media should not glorify such incidents. These are just attempts to create a scare. We will mercilessly put down such people,” the Minister said while addressing a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram District. The Minister said the arrested persons had ties with Maoist groups, which were present in the State. However, they did not pose any threats in the State. Besides, these groups do not have the backing of the people. “Kerala is far ahead in the matter of tribal development when compared to the plight of tribes people in other States. Political parties and successive governments have consistently addressed the problems of the tribal population. The government was moving in the right direction,” he said. In reply to a question, Chennithala said the Police were fully alert. The government was serious about tackling Maoist threats, which were currently being addressed by Special Forces. It was natural to feel that nothing much was happening since it was important for the Police to maintain confidentiality. There were constraints in disclosing the strategies, but the Police have already indentified the roots and stringent action would be taken to suppress them.
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December - 25 
The CPI-Maoist has claimed responsibility for killing 14 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Sukma District on December 1, reports The Hindu on December 26. It said the attack was the “people’s reply” to the “expansionist policies” of the Narendra Modi Government at the Centre and the R
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The CPI-Maoist has claimed responsibility for killing 14 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Sukma District on December 1, reports The Hindu on December 26. It said the attack was the “people’s reply” to the “expansionist policies” of the Narendra Modi Government at the Centre and the Raman Singh Government in the State. In a statement issued by Gudsa Usendi, spokesperson of the Danda Karanya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC) of the CPI-Maoist, the outfit “congratulated” the South Regional Command of the DKSZC for leading the attack on Security Forces (SFs) near Kasalpara village of Sukma. “Thousands of police, CRPF and STF [Special Task Force] personnel were carrying out attacks on many villages in south Danda Karanya [Sukma district] since November. The forces were indulging in fake encounters of tribals of Bastar, illegal arrests and detentions, forced surrenders of tribal youths by threatening to slap false cases on them and atrocities on tribal women,” claimed Usendi. “To stop these attacks on the people of Danda Karanya, revolutionary public in association with the PLGA [People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army] fighters mounted a daring attack on the CRPF, killing 14 jawans and injuring 15 others,” he added. The Maoists snatched a large number of weapons from the SF personnel during the attack, he claimed. The Maoist spokesperson also claimed that the “brave and a big attack “on security forces in Kasalpara had “energized” the revolutionary masses, intellectuals and Maoist cadres.
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December - 26 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a day-long bandh (shut down strike) on December 27 to protest against the arrest of Sanjay Ganjhu, member of the CPI- Maoist Bihar-Jharkhand-North-Chhattisgarh Special Area Committee on December 12 from Simdega District, reports The Tim
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a day-long bandh (shut down strike) on December 27 to protest against the arrest of Sanjay Ganjhu, member of the CPI- Maoist Bihar-Jharkhand-North-Chhattisgarh Special Area Committee on December 12 from Simdega District, reports The Times of India. The West Singhbhum District Police had arrested him in an alleged encounter with Police during which he sustained bullet injury in his right leg.
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December - 28 
The Khammam District Police had an encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Satyanarayanapuram village in Cherla mandal (administrative unit) on December 28, reports The Business Standard. Commenting on the encounter Telangana State Director General of Police (DGP) A
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The Khammam District Police had an encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Satyanarayanapuram village in Cherla mandal (administrative unit) on December 28, reports The Business Standard. Commenting on the encounter Telangana State Director General of Police (DGP) Anurag Sharma said that the encounter lasted for an hour. He said that a group of 10 to 15 Maoists had come to the village to set afire a communication tower. "The extremists opened fire and police retaliated. The exchange of fire lasted for an hour. The extremists fled leaving behind petrol cans and their material including three guns" the DGP added. He further said Maoist activity has come down in Telangana during 2014. Four people were killed in Maoist violence this year (2014) as against five last year (2013). One Maoist was killed in one of these gun battles. There were seven exchanges of fire between Police and Maoists this year (2014). As many as 68 Maoists surrendered during the year (2014). He also said Police were aware that Maoists would definitely try to regroup in the state. "Our force is prepared to contain and prevent them from entering into the state," he asserted. Meanwhile, the Maoists had also called for a shutdown in Warangal and Khammam Districts on December 28 to protest killing of a tribal youth by Police.
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December - 31 
Addressing a press meet on December 31, Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said that though Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) presence had been identified in some pockets in the Western Ghats region of the State, they were yet to influence the public, including tribesmen, in the area
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Addressing a press meet on December 31, Kerala Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala said that though Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) presence had been identified in some pockets in the Western Ghats region of the State, they were yet to influence the public, including tribesmen, in the areas, reports The Hindu. But they were trying to influence the youths in cities and the two youths who were arrested in connection with an attack in Palakkad were the victims of it, Mr. Chennithala said.The Government had adopted a two-pronged strategy to counter the Maoist menace — strengthening the Police force and improving infrastructure facilities in tribal settlements, Chennithala said. The Government was planning to make a calendar to solve the issues of the tribesmen in a time-bound manner. Police presence would be strengthened wherever Maoist presence had been identified. Three meetings of senior police officials in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu had already been held to address the issue. A meeting of Home Ministers of the three States would be convened soon. “Bullet is not the answer to solve the issue. Improving the economic and social conditions of the tribesmen in a time-bound manner are the better means to counter the menace,” the Minister said.
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