A shootout erupted between police and Maoists, as voting was under way in a key state in western India on Tuesday, authorities said.
Shootout erupts, as Indians vote
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Suspected Maoists launch attacks in India
Suspected Maoists blew up a railway track, a bridge and fired at a bus Monday in eastern India ahead of a planned crackdown by paramilitaries and police.
Shootout leaves 17 police dead in India
At least 17 police officers were killed in what Indian authorities say was a shootout with Maoists Thursday.
Landmine explosion kills 6 police officers in India
Six police officers were killed in a landmine explosion triggered by suspected Maoists in eastern India, authorities said Monday.
Indian police die in suspected Maoist attack
At least 16 police officers, including five women, died in a shootout that erupted after suspected Maoists ambushed them Thursday in central India, a state official said.
Nepal government splits over general’s firing
Nepal’s government ordered the country’s army chief of staff fired Sunday, touching off street protests and a split in Nepal’s Maoist-dominated ruling coalition. But Gen. Rookmangud Katawal has refused to accept his dismissal, and Nepalese President Ram Baran Yadav — the constitutional commander-in-chief of the country’s armed forces — has told Katawal to remain in office, a presidential spokesman said
Maoists strike as India votes in epic elections
Suspected Maoists ambushed Indian border guards in the country’s east Thursday, killing five of them, as the nation voted in the first round of general elections to choose a new federal government, officials said.
Police: 14 die in rebel siege in India
Four suspected Maoists and 10 federal security officers died in an hours-long shootout Monday in eastern India.