Naxals on Saturday ambushed Congress' convoy in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur district, killing senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma, the man behind the anti-Naxal Salwa Judum, state Congress President Nand Kumar Patel and 19 others. ...
03:38 PM, May 26, 2013
Naxals on Saturday ambushed Congress' convoy in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur district, killing senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma, the man behind the anti-Naxal Salwa Judum, state Congress President Nand Kumar Patel and 19 others. ...
03:05 PM, May 26, 2013
Raipur: An eyewitness to the deadly Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh gave chilling details of the events took place on Saturday. He said the founder of the anti-Naxal movement, Salwa Judum, Mahendra Karma was shot at point-blank range by the hundreds of Naxals that carried out the attack. "Naxals started firing indiscriminately. Nand Kumar Patel and his son surrendered. Mahendra Karma's name was called. He responded and was shot at point-blank...
02:48 PM, May 26, 2013
BJP veteran leader condemned the Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh that killed many Congress leaders and said it is one of the most audacious attacks by Naxals. He also visited senior Congress leader VC Shukla, who was critically injured, in Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon. ...
02:31 PM, May 26, 2013
Avdesh Mishra of ETV reports from ground zero where the Naxals attacked a Congress convoy and killed over 20 people on Saturday. ...
02:27 PM, May 26, 2013
Raipur: Asserting that the country will never bow down before Naxalism, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Sunday said government will pursue the perpetrators of the crime with urgency and is committed to bringing them to justice. The Prime Minister also announced Rs 5 lakh each as ex-gratia relief from the National Relief Fund for families of those killed and Rs 50,000 each for those injured in the deadly Naxal attack...
02:13 PM, May 26, 2013
Raipur: 2:58 pm: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi called the Jagdalpur massacre an attack by the Naxals on the ideals of India. "I condemn, in the strongest terms, the violent massacre by Naxals in Chhattisgarh. In this time of extreme grief and tragedy, Congress workers of India stand firmly in solidarity with the families of our brave colleagues and security personnel who laid down their lives, as well as with...
12:58 PM, May 26, 2013
Raipur: The state-wide bandh called by the Congress in Chhattisgarh to protest against the Naxal attack on Parivartan rally which almost wiped out the party leadership in the state has got a massive response with all markets and public transport shut down. From Raipur to Kanker the roads and markets wore a deserted look as people stayed indoors. Congress workers took out protest rallies in several cities of the state...
12:29 PM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: A well-planned and brutal attack by Naxals in Chhattisgarh almost wiped out Congress leadership in the state. The attack, in which more than 20 people were killed, exposed the government's failure to tackle Naxal menace in the densely forested state. Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's promise of increasing the police force strength in the state has still not been met. The state has only about 25,000 policemen to guard...
12:28 PM, May 26, 2013
Naxals carried out a brutal and well-planned attack on Congress convoy in Chhattisgarh on Saturday, killing Salwa Judum leader Mahendra Karma and 20 others. ...
11:49 AM, May 26, 2013
Eyewitnesses say the body next to slain Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel's body is that of his son's Dinesh. They describe the brutal and well-planned attack that the Naxals carried out on Saturday. ...
11:45 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: CPI on Sunday condemned the killing of 27 people in a Naxal attack in Chhattisgarh, saying that violence and killings do not have a place in democracy. "We firmly disapprove the violence and killings to gain political power in a democratic country," CPI National Secretary D Raja said. Referring to the Salwa Judum movement, he said "Maoists must not resort to the politics of vendetta and revenge killings"....
10:45 AM, May 26, 2013
The body of Chhattisgarh Congress chief Nand Kumar Patel, who along with his son was abducted by Naxals on Saturday, has been found. The attack targeting the Congress party convoy occurred during the Parivartan Yatra and most of those killed were party leaders and workers. ...
08:58 AM, May 26, 2013
Raipur: 12:16 pm: Security forces sanitise site of Naxal attack in Jagdalpur. 11:38 am: Dr Avadesh Kumar Dubey, MS Medanta updates about the health of injured Congress leader VC Shukla: VC Shukla is being treated by a multi disciplinary team of doctors, he was shifted by an air ambulance. His condition is still critical. 11:13 am: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi reach Raipur. They are on...
08:17 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will visit Chhattisgarh on Sunday in the wake of the Naxal attack that left 21 persons, including some Congress party leaders dead. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has already left for the state. Manmohan Singh is likely to reach Raipur by 11 am on Sunday morning and meet Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh to review security in the state...
06:50 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will visit Chhattisgarh on Sunday in the wake of the Maoist attack that left 17 persons, including state party leaders dead. Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi has already left for the state. Heavily-armed Maoists ambushed a convoy of Congress leaders inside a dense forest in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district on Saturday, killing many people, including senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma....
03:07 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday condemned as "despicable" the attack on her party colleagues in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur district and held a meeting with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh over the "shocking" incident. Sonia, who was accompanied by party Vice President Rahul Gandhi, told reporters after the meeting with Singh, that they are "shocked, astounded and pained by the attack on our colleagues." She condemned the Naxal attack on...
11:38 PM, May 25, 2013
Raipur: Senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma, the guiding force behind the anti-Naxal movement Salwa Judum, was peppered with bullets by nearly 100 to 150 ultras in one of the deadliest attacks in Chhattisgarh on Saturday, PTI said. Karma, a former Home Minister, was surrounded by about 100 to 150 Naxals who peppered his body with bullets, PTI said. Striking in a big way, heavily-armed Naxals shot dead Karma and injured...
11:34 PM, May 25, 2013
Raipur: Umesh Patel, one of the sons of senior Congress leader Nand Kumar Patel who was abducted by Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur district, on Saturday appealed to the ultras to free his father unharmed. "I appeal to the Naxals to release my father and brother", Umesh said. Nand Kumar Patel, PCC chief, and his son Dinesh were abducted by Maoists following an amush on a convoy of Congress leaders in...
11:06 PM, May 25, 2013
Bhopal: Terming the Naxal attack on Congress leaders' convoy in Chhattisgarh as "an attack on the Indian political system", Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan expressed condolence over the killing of party leader Mahendra Karma in the incident on Saturday. "The attack has exposed the ugly face of Naxalism. It is an attack on the Indian political system," the Chief Minister said, expressing shock at the dastardly act. "By...
10:47 PM, May 25, 2013
