Maoists violence in Bihar, Jharkhand on second day of shutdown.Byline: ANIPatna/Ranchi, Oct 13 (ANI): Maoists ransacked ran·sack tr.v. ran·sacked, ran·sack·ing, ran·sacks 1. To search or examine thoroughly. 2. To search carefully for plunder; pillage. Banshipur Railway Station in Bihar's Lakhisarai district Lakhisarai district is one of the thirty-seven districts of Bihar state, India, and Lakhisarai town is the administrative headquarters of this district. Lakhisarai district is a part of Munger Division. on the second day of their two-day shutdown. They torched communication system installed in the railway cabin of the station. Besides, they took hostage of three railway employees including station master. Later, they released them. Rail traffic on Patna-Howrah section was affected and over two dozen trains were stranded at several stations. Meanwhile, Maoists blew up a school building in Jharkhand's Chatra district Chatra district is one of the twenty-two districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Chatra is the administrative headquarters of this district. Districts of Jharkhand, India . According to sources, a group of armed Maoists packed dynamites inside the Nawadih Middle School and triggered the blast. They are observing a two-day shutdown in Bihar and Jharkhand in protest against the Centre's alleged effort to put down the CPI (1) (Characters Per Inch) The measurement of the density of characters per inch on tape or paper. A printer's CPI button switches character pitch. (2) (Counts Per I (Maoists) movement by force. Tight security arrangements have been made in Bihar and Jharkhand to avoid untoward incidents. aoists are active in 18 of the 24 districts of the State. Since Jharkhand was carved out of Bihar in 2000, 614 civilians and 290 security personnel have been killed in the state in Maoist related violence. (ANI) Copyright 2009 Asian News International The Asian News International (ANI) agency provides multimedia news to China and 50 bureaus in India. It covers virtually all of South Asia since its foundation and presently claims, on its official website, to be the leading South Asia-wide news agency. (ANI) - All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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