Maoists blow up railway track in Bihar

The banned CPI (Maoist) rebels on Monday blew up a railway track in Jamui district, blasted a portion of the SDO's office and looted foodgrains from an FCI godown in adjoining Munger district......

Special force to tackle Naxal menace

Theseries of claymore mine blasts triggered bythe outlawedPeople's Warthat nearly killed Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu in Octoberhasprovokedthe central government to set up a......

Why security forces fail to foil Naxal's IED attacks

The Naxal ambush on Wednesday has highlighted what is seen as the last major challenge for security forces in Chhattisgarh -- foiling Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attacks in the forested......

With Murmu set to be Prez, tribal aspirations on the rise

Tribal aspirations, ranging from better schools to simplification of forest laws in favour of tribals, to recognition of tribal religions and tribal empowerment, have soared with the election of......

Chidambaram's Budget speech

Speech of P. Chidambaram Minister of Finance PART A Mr. Speaker, Sir, I rise to present the Budget for the year 2005-06. 2. Last year, while presenting the Budget, I had suggested that the vote in......