-PTI CPI and CPI-ML today demanded a judicial probe into the killing of Maoists in a joint operation by police and CRPF personnel in the dense forests of Chhattisgarh, claiming they were "innocent tribals". "One or two Naxalites might have been there. The killing of innocent tribals will generate more anger and hatred towards police and security forces," CPI general secretary S Sudhakar Reddy said in a statement in Delhi. Ten of those...
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Cautious Cong says tribals shouldn’t be victims of cross-fire
-The Indian Express Amid conflicting reports about the identity of the 19 alleged Maoists who were killed by security forces in Chhattisgarh last Friday, the Congress on Monday sought to tread cautiously saying tribals should not become “victims in the cross-fire” between Naxals and security forces. “Tribals should not become victims of the cross fire between security forces and Naxals. They should be protected at all costs. As many as 900 tribal...
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The government and the MCI dither on a proposed course to provide better primary health care in villages. On February 27, the Delhi High Court slapped contempt notices on the Union Health Secretary and the Chairperson of the Medical Council of India (MCI) for their non-compliance with its order of November 10, 2010, to initiate measures to introduce a “Bachelor of Rural Health Care (BRHC)” course of three and a half...
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While the country has made progress in reducing poverty, it has lagged behind in improving sanitation India has made headway in reducing poverty and giving access to drinking water for much of its population, but has lagged behind in improving sanitation, food security, maternal mortality and gender equity standards, putting it at risk of missing key targets, said the Millennium Development Goals Report 2012 released on Monday. According to the report, which...
More »Four killed in Chhattisgarh had Naxal records, others still being probed, say officials-Vijaita Singh & Amitabh Sinha
-The Indian Express At least four villagers who were killed and one of those injured in the anti-Naxal operations last week in Chhattisgarh had police records of being involved in Naxal activities, security agencies claimed on Monday as they sought to counter the outrage over reports that many of those killed may have been innocent. The agencies also said that some more among the victims were suspected of being Maoists but that...
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