-The Hindu In yet another strategy to counter Maoists, the Centre has asked all Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected States to offer reverse sterilisation procedure to surrendered Naxals so that they can return to normal family life. Forced sterilisation of lower cadres of Maoists has been in practice for years. This is done to keep the cadres battle-fit and also to keep them away from family life so that they can remain committed...
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Release foodgrains from godowns: Bhojan Yatra activists
-The Hindu On Tuesday, Bhojan Yatra, a campaign demanding a comprehensive food security bill, reached here after travelling through Bihar, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. In a rally, organised from Bistupur to Ram Mandir maidan, Right to Food (RTF) activists demanded that the proposed National Food Security Bill (NFSB) give universal access to food instead of capping it at 67 per cent of the population. They demanded that 8.2 crore metric tonnes of food...
More »Defunct united command in naxal-hit States worries Centre -Sandeep Joshi
-The Hindu Home Ministry wants the Chief Ministers to head the mechanism Concerned at Maoists augmenting their strike capabilities and getting more organised, the Centre wants the Chief Ministers of the worst naxal-affected States of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa to head their unified commands to deal with the threat more effectively. “In the past two years, these unified commands have been virtually lying defunct. They were supposed to meet once every month, but...
More »Is the Centre correctly assessing Maoist situation? -K Srinivas Reddy
-The Hindu PM’s statement that seven States are naxal-affected is at variance with Home Ministry’s figure How many States are affected by left-wing Extremism? The answer could vary, if one is to go by official statements made at different times. Addressing the annual conference of the DGPs/IGPs in Delhi on Saturday, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said seven States were affected. He spoke about the “ability of left-wing extremists in increasing their numbers and...
More »7 Delhi Districts Under Maoist Influence: Govt
-PTI Seven districts in Delhi have come "under the influence" of Maoists while 84 districts across the country witnessed violent activities of Naxal rebels. Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh said the districts in the national capital which have come under the influence of Left wing Extremism are Central Delhi, New Delhi, South Delhi, North West Delhi, South West Delhi, North and North East. There are nine districts in Delhi. "In 2011, a...
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