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Incidents of Bandh (Shutdown/Strike/Blockade):2011
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January - 2 
Normal life was badly hit on January 2 in the interior Districts of Chhattisgarh after the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) launched its 'protest week' against the conviction of Rights Activist Binayak Sen. However, no violence has been reported, Police said. Roads were blocked and shops
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Normal life was badly hit on January 2 in the interior Districts of Chhattisgarh after the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) launched its 'protest week' against the conviction of Rights Activist Binayak Sen. However, no violence has been reported, Police said. Roads were blocked and shops downed the shutters in areas bordering the State's forest region. Vehicles avoided even the highways in Bijapur and Dantewada Districts fearing attacks, said the Police. Bastar, Rajnandgaon, some parts of Raipur, Dhamtari and Durg Districts were among the badly affected areas as the protest week began January 2. Shops were shut after the shopkeepers decided to obey the Maoists, a senior officer at the Police Headquarters in Raipur told IANS.
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January - 9 
Maoists called a bandh (general shut down) in Kandhamal, Gajapati and Rayagada District on January 10, protesting ‘Operation Green Hunt.
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Maoists called a bandh (general shut down) in Kandhamal, Gajapati and Rayagada District on January 10, protesting ‘Operation Green Hunt.
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January - 10 
Maoists also burnt down a truck near Adaba in Gajapati District in the night of January 10.
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Maoists also burnt down a truck near Adaba in Gajapati District in the night of January 10.
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January - 11 
on the second day of the Maoist bandh call vehicles in remote pockets of the District remained off the road. The bandh call disrupted passenger transportation in Daringbadi, Kotgarh and Tumudibandh blocks in Kandhamal District. In these blocks shops and business establishments also remained closed a
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on the second day of the Maoist bandh call vehicles in remote pockets of the District remained off the road. The bandh call disrupted passenger transportation in Daringbadi, Kotgarh and Tumudibandh blocks in Kandhamal District. In these blocks shops and business establishments also remained closed at several places. Passenger buses did not ply between Phulbani and Berhampur and Bhubaneswar. However in Rayagada District impact of the bandh call was too low. The Orissa State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) did not to ply its buses through these three Districts during the bandh.
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January - 11 
Three civilians, including two officials of the State Agricultural Department were injured when cadres of the Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a landmine blast targeting the vehicle they were traveling near Odiapentha village in Narayanpatna block of Koraput District in the morn
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Three civilians, including two officials of the State Agricultural Department were injured when cadres of the Communist Part of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a landmine blast targeting the vehicle they were traveling near Odiapentha village in Narayanpatna block of Koraput District in the morning of January 11. The victims were Basant Kumar Patnaik and Sashi Bhusan Senapati of the State Agricultural Department and Raj Kumar Dipak, the driver of the vehicle. The incident coincided with the two-day bandh (general shut down) call of the Maoists in Rayagada, Gajapati and Kandhamal Districts, which began on January 10, to protest against the encounter in Rayagada District on January 9, in which nine Maoists had been killed by Security Forces.
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January - 14 
A dawn-to-dusk bandh (general shut down) called by Maoists to protest price rise and corruption went peaceful in Gumla, Simdega, Lohardaga, Palamu, Latehar and Chatra Districts on January 15, reports Times of India. Though most of the shops remained closed in Gumla, people were on streets to attend
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A dawn-to-dusk bandh (general shut down) called by Maoists to protest price rise and corruption went peaceful in Gumla, Simdega, Lohardaga, Palamu, Latehar and Chatra Districts on January 15, reports Times of India. Though most of the shops remained closed in Gumla, people were on streets to attend the weekly haat (village market). However, four-wheelers and auto rickshaws plied on the road as usual. Security Forces (SFs) were put on alert keeping the Maoist bandh in view, Garhwa Police Chief Richard Lakra said. The bandh mostly hit bauxite mining and transportation as trucks carrying the ore on two routes from Upper Pat and Sereng Dag mines kept off these roads in the District.
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January - 15 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a Bharat bandh (all India general shut down) in eight States on February 7 and three days of protests against price rise, the Government's move to further hike petrol price, rampant corruption cases like 2G spectrum allocation and the Centr
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a Bharat bandh (all India general shut down) in eight States on February 7 and three days of protests against price rise, the Government's move to further hike petrol price, rampant corruption cases like 2G spectrum allocation and the Centre's offensive against Maoists, according to a statement released by the party's Central Committee (CC) on January 15. In the statement, spokesperson of the party, Abhay said the recent petrol price hike would lead to further inflation and manifest itself as a rise in the prices of food and essential items. He called on party cadres and supporters to protest against the rise in prices and the recent 2G scam. The release also added, "We are making it clear that there would be no bandh during the protest days and that ‘Bharat Bandh’ would be observed in six States West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and three Districts in Maharashtra - Gadchiroli, Gondia, Chandrapur and one District in Madhya Pradesh - Balaghat. Medical services and people attending examinations and interviews will be excluded from the bandh activities."
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January - 17 
The incident occurred a few hours before a bandh (general shut down) call given by Maoists in adjoining Kandhamal District. According to sources, the Maoists gave the bandh call to protest against the killing of nine of their cadre in an encounter with Security Forces at Basangmali forest in the Kas
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The incident occurred a few hours before a bandh (general shut down) call given by Maoists in adjoining Kandhamal District. According to sources, the Maoists gave the bandh call to protest against the killing of nine of their cadre in an encounter with Security Forces at Basangmali forest in the Kashipur Police Station limits in Rayagada District on January 9.
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January - 30 
Maoists gave a three-day bandh (general shutdown) call in Raighar block of Nabarangpur District from January 30. They cut down trees to block the Raighar-Kundei road.
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Maoists gave a three-day bandh (general shutdown) call in Raighar block of Nabarangpur District from January 30. They cut down trees to block the Raighar-Kundei road.
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January - 31 
Meanwhile, the PLFI had called for a bandh (general shutdown) in five Districts of the State on January 31.
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Meanwhile, the PLFI had called for a bandh (general shutdown) in five Districts of the State on January 31.
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February - 3 
According to Times of India report, on February 3, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Odisha have given a call for Bharat bandh (all India general shut down) on February 7 and asked people to protest against price rise and large-scale corruption in the State for three days from Febr
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According to Times of India report, on February 3, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Odisha have given a call for Bharat bandh (all India general shut down) on February 7 and asked people to protest against price rise and large-scale corruption in the State for three days from February 4 (today). The Maoists have also protested against Operation Green Hunt. Posters appeared at Brahmanigaon in Kandhamal District, remote villages on Kandhamal-Gajapati border like Mundamaha, Gumandi chhaka, Gadapur, Saramula, Hatimunda and Katingia
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February - 5 
UNI reports that a group of armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened fire at Laheri Police Station, under Bhamragarh division, in Gadchiroli District on February 5. The exchange of fire between Police and the Maoists continued for a long time, Police said, adding that
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UNI reports that a group of armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) opened fire at Laheri Police Station, under Bhamragarh division, in Gadchiroli District on February 5. The exchange of fire between Police and the Maoists continued for a long time, Police said, adding that no casualty had been reported in the incident so far.Later, the Maoists set ablaze a road roller of private contractor between Bhamragarh and Laheri in the day, they added. The Maoists incidents have occurred during their 'Virodh Diwas' (protest day) agitations that began from February 4 to 6 and bandh (general shut down) on February 7 across India protesting Government's failure to keep the prices of essential commodities under check.
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February - 6 
Around 5,000 members of the Maoist-backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) and Bipalbi Adivasi Mahila Sangha (BAMS) organised a rally at Narayanpatna in Koraput District demanding removal of Border Security Force (BSF) camp from their area. Leader of CMAS Nachika Linga, who is claimed to be a fugit
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Around 5,000 members of the Maoist-backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangha (CMAS) and Bipalbi Adivasi Mahila Sangha (BAMS) organised a rally at Narayanpatna in Koraput District demanding removal of Border Security Force (BSF) camp from their area. Leader of CMAS Nachika Linga, who is claimed to be a fugitive by the Police, monitored the activities from a distance although he did not come over to Narayanpatna. Speaking to The Hindu from his secret hideout Linga said he did not consider himself to be a fugitive as he was openly living with the common people.
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February - 6 
During the Bharat Bandh (all India shut down) called by the Maoists, a strong group of armed Maoists opened fire at a passenger train at Pattasahi near Chandiposh on February 6. No casualty was reported in the incident.
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During the Bharat Bandh (all India shut down) called by the Maoists, a strong group of armed Maoists opened fire at a passenger train at Pattasahi near Chandiposh on February 6. No casualty was reported in the incident.
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February - 7 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up railway tracks at two different places in Jharkhand on February 7, (today) as they began a day-long strike in three States (Jharkhand, Bihar and Orissa) to protest price rise and corruption, reports PTI. A group of armed Maoists pack
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up railway tracks at two different places in Jharkhand on February 7, (today) as they began a day-long strike in three States (Jharkhand, Bihar and Orissa) to protest price rise and corruption, reports PTI. A group of armed Maoists packed explosives to blow up a stretch of railway track, four kilometres from Mile station in Ramgarh District, at 1.15 AM (IST), Police sources said. Similarly another stretch of railway track was blown up between Dania station in Bokaro District and Bihar's Jageshwar station, disrupting train services on the two routes, the sources said. The Maoists also warned the station master of Dania against movement of trains during the shutdown, and took away the keys of the railway crossing gate there, the Police said.
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February - 7 
Further, the Maoists blocked a National Highway and disrupted life in the interiors of Bastar region placing heavy wooden logs across roads to block traffic and to enforce a daylong shutdown. The highway to Bijapur was blocked by the Maoists. Roads in Dantewada District were also deserted. The iron
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Further, the Maoists blocked a National Highway and disrupted life in the interiors of Bastar region placing heavy wooden logs across roads to block traffic and to enforce a daylong shutdown. The highway to Bijapur was blocked by the Maoists. Roads in Dantewada District were also deserted. The iron ore shipment by NMDC, India's largest iron ore producer and exporter in public sector, was hit by 15-20 per cent at its Dantewada-based Bailadila mines as railways refused to provide rakes in the night of February 6, fearing Maoists attacks. Buses were also off the road in the interiors of Bastar, Rajnandgaon and in some pockets of Raipur, Dhamtari and Mahasamund Districts. The Maoistshad called the bandh (general shutdown) in many States to protest the rising prices of essential commodities and corruption.
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February - 10 
The Hindu reports that armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up railway tracks between Kurhni and Turkey Railway stations in Muzaffarpur District late in the night of February 10. “Over 50 Maoist cadres triggered a mini cylinder blast badly damaging the tracks at a pl
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The Hindu reports that armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up railway tracks between Kurhni and Turkey Railway stations in Muzaffarpur District late in the night of February 10. “Over 50 Maoist cadres triggered a mini cylinder blast badly damaging the tracks at a place between Kurhni and Turkey railway stations late last night,” Additional Director General of Police (Rail) S. K. Bhardwaj said. RK Agarwal, Divisional Railway manager, Sonepur, said, the Maoists had called a 24-hour bandh (general shut down) on February 10, in Tirhut area in North Bihar in protest against the recent arrest of Nakul, a Maoist ‘zonal commander’ in Saran District on February 4.
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February - 12 
According to Hindustan Times report, on February 12, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threatened to launch an indefinite bandh (general shut down) in Jharkhand and Odisha from February 14, if one of its members and two others of an Assam-based outfit, arrested by joint forces on Odis
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According to Hindustan Times report, on February 12, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threatened to launch an indefinite bandh (general shut down) in Jharkhand and Odisha from February 14, if one of its members and two others of an Assam-based outfit, arrested by joint forces on Odisha-Jharkhand border, were not produced in court by February 13. "Police picked by Tinkraj Oraon, Ajit Bora and Bhaijan from Jareikela on Jharkhand-Odisha border February 11. However, they are not yet produced in court. While Bhaijan is our cadre, Oraon and Bora are members of an Assam-based who had come to meet us. They were arrested without any proper charges," Maoist leader Samar told over phone from an undisclosed location. He also added that they may later extend the bandh to West Bengal, Assam and Bihar.
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February - 17 
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik urged the Maoists to release the “young Collector who is known for his hard work for the poor and tribals”. Residents of Malkangiri town observed a shutdown and held a massive rally demanding his safe release. In Kandhamal, Ganjam, Rayagada and Mayurbhanj, where Krishna
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Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik urged the Maoists to release the “young Collector who is known for his hard work for the poor and tribals”. Residents of Malkangiri town observed a shutdown and held a massive rally demanding his safe release. In Kandhamal, Ganjam, Rayagada and Mayurbhanj, where Krishna had worked in various capacities, people organised rallies and enforced bandhs.
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February - 26 
The Maoists have called a 48-hour bandh (general shut down) in the eastern Bihar Districts of Banka, Lakhisarai, Jamui, Munger and Bhagalpur.
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The Maoists have called a 48-hour bandh (general shut down) in the eastern Bihar Districts of Banka, Lakhisarai, Jamui, Munger and Bhagalpur.
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March - 7 
PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had called a State-wide bandh (general shutdown) on March 7, to protest against the violation of the peace agreement arrived at during the Malkangiri hostage crisis by arresting a top Maoist leader in Bargarh District on March 5. The
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PTI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had called a State-wide bandh (general shutdown) on March 7, to protest against the violation of the peace agreement arrived at during the Malkangiri hostage crisis by arresting a top Maoist leader in Bargarh District on March 5. The bandh was called by the outfit's Odisha State Organizing Committee.
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March - 12 
the CPI-Maoists have called for a 48-hour bandh (general shutdown) in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Odisha from March 13, to protest the killing of its ‘commander’ Sashadhar Mahato, reports IANS. "The Maoists have called a 48-hour shutdown in the four States. We were informed through an open let
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the CPI-Maoists have called for a 48-hour bandh (general shutdown) in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar and Odisha from March 13, to protest the killing of its ‘commander’ Sashadhar Mahato, reports IANS. "The Maoists have called a 48-hour shutdown in the four States. We were informed through an open letter (in which) Maoist leader Akash on Friday (March 11) had given the shutdown call," ASP Kumar, said.
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March - 15 
the Maoists had called for a 24-hour bandh (general shut down) in Magadh division on March 15, comprising of Gaya, Aurangabad, Nawada, Jehanabad and Arwal Districts, Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) Rajvardhan Sharma said, reports Hindustan Times.
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the Maoists had called for a 24-hour bandh (general shut down) in Magadh division on March 15, comprising of Gaya, Aurangabad, Nawada, Jehanabad and Arwal Districts, Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) Rajvardhan Sharma said, reports Hindustan Times.
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March - 26 
Hindustan Times reports on March 26, that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres condemning the alleged Police rampage in the villages of Dantewada District has called for a protest (virodh diwas) in Bastar region for five days. Maoist leader and spokesperson of East Bastar Special
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Hindustan Times reports on March 26, that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres condemning the alleged Police rampage in the villages of Dantewada District has called for a protest (virodh diwas) in Bastar region for five days. Maoist leader and spokesperson of East Bastar Special Area Committee, Niti, in her statement released to the journalists in Bastar said that from April 11 - 15 the Maoists will observe ‘virodh diwas’ followed by total shut down for two days from April 16. “The functioning of health centres, schools and colleges are exempted from this bandh. And we warn the police not to commit such cruel and disruptive acts in future otherwise they will have to pay heavy price”, she said.
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March - 28 
The TRS has given a call for bandh (general shut down) in Nalgonda District and withdrew its programme of dharna before electricity sub-stations throughout Telangana on March 28, following the killing of Sambashivudu, reports The Hindu. The dharna near sub-stations was to demand seven- hour power su
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The TRS has given a call for bandh (general shut down) in Nalgonda District and withdrew its programme of dharna before electricity sub-stations throughout Telangana on March 28, following the killing of Sambashivudu, reports The Hindu. The dharna near sub-stations was to demand seven- hour power supply to agriculture sector at least by imposing cut to industry, party leaders said.
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April - 10 
The Maoists have threatened to kill Sikhya Sahayaks (teaching assistants) in Koraput District if they are recruited from outside the District, reports Times of India. The warning was inscribed on a banner found on the collectorate premises. The banner was spotted a day after the Maoists blocked the
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The Maoists have threatened to kill Sikhya Sahayaks (teaching assistants) in Koraput District if they are recruited from outside the District, reports Times of India. The warning was inscribed on a banner found on the collectorate premises. The banner was spotted a day after the Maoists blocked the Sunki-Ampabali road within Pottangi Police limits in protest against the arrest of their Maoist leader Chenda Bhushanam alias Ghasi on April 3.
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April - 16 
The Hindu reports that a group of 30 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up the battery room of a Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) cell phone tower at Bandirevu village in Dummugudem mandal (administrative division) in Khammam District on April 16. The Maoists triggere
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The Hindu reports that a group of 30 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up the battery room of a Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) cell phone tower at Bandirevu village in Dummugudem mandal (administrative division) in Khammam District on April 16. The Maoists triggered the blast on the first day of the 48-hour ‘Dandakaranya bandh' (general shut down) called by the Maoists in protest against the recent ‘Police excesses' in Chhattisgarh's Dantewada District and the alleged repression unleashed by the Security Forces in ‘Dandakaranya'. Vital equipment in the battery room, including panel boards was damaged in the blast. The Maoists left behind pamphlets denouncing ‘Operation Green Hunt'.
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April - 18 
The Maoists had given a 24 hour bandh (general shut down) call from Sunday midnight [April 17], to protest the arrest of their 'commander' of Bihar Jharkhand Special Area Committee (BJSAC), Sameer Das, in Banka District on April 14, adds Hindustan Times. In addition, day to day life came to a near h
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The Maoists had given a 24 hour bandh (general shut down) call from Sunday midnight [April 17], to protest the arrest of their 'commander' of Bihar Jharkhand Special Area Committee (BJSAC), Sameer Das, in Banka District on April 14, adds Hindustan Times. In addition, day to day life came to a near halt under three blocks under Sherghati subdivision in Gaya District namely Dumaria, Imamganj and Banke Bazar due to the bandh call on April 18, given by the local committee of the Maoists to register its protest against recent Police operations in the area and the arrest of its cadres, reports Times of India.
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April - 23 
IANS reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have called for bandh (general shut down) in the State on today [April 23], to protest against the ongoing demolition drive in the State. In the last one-and-half months, more than 4,600 illegal structures have been demolished
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IANS reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have called for bandh (general shut down) in the State on today [April 23], to protest against the ongoing demolition drive in the State. In the last one-and-half months, more than 4,600 illegal structures have been demolished in the State, affecting more than 100,000 people. In the next two to three weeks, the ongoing drive, on the directive of the Jharkhand High Court, could render more than 500,000 people homeless. The Maoists have termed the demolition drive as against the poor people, alleging that it is going to help the capitalist class. “All the District Police Chiefs have been alerted in light of the Maoist shutdown called on Saturday [April 23],” a Police spokesman said. Security of railway tracks, important Government buildings and other key installations has also been beefed up.
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April - 23 
The bandh (general shut down) called by the Maoists to protest the anti-encroachment drive, evoked a mixed response in Bokaro. While it failed in and around the steel city, including Chas, Chandankyari, Chandrapura and Jaina More, the bandh had impacted Bermo sub-division, especially Nawadih and Gom
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The bandh (general shut down) called by the Maoists to protest the anti-encroachment drive, evoked a mixed response in Bokaro. While it failed in and around the steel city, including Chas, Chandankyari, Chandrapura and Jaina More, the bandh had impacted Bermo sub-division, especially Nawadih and Gomia blocks. Posters supporting the Maoists were found on walls in Jarangdih, 55 kilometres from Bokaro steel city, which were later removed by SFs.
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April - 23 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called a 48-hour bandh (shut down) in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Orissa from April 26 demanding that four of its cadres recently arrested be produced in the court immediately, reports The Hindu. The Maoist cadres were arrested in West Bengal's Wes
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called a 48-hour bandh (shut down) in West Bengal, Jharkhand and Orissa from April 26 demanding that four of its cadres recently arrested be produced in the court immediately, reports The Hindu. The Maoist cadres were arrested in West Bengal's West Midnapore District last week. Meanwhile, the indefinite blockade, called by the Maoist-backed Peoples’ Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) in the Districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia in West Bengal entered its second day on April 23.
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April - 28 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) gave a bandh (shut down) call in Malkangiri District on April 28 alleging non-fulfilment of promises made by the State Government for the release of Malkangiri Collector R. Vineel Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi, according to The Hindu. The
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) gave a bandh (shut down) call in Malkangiri District on April 28 alleging non-fulfilment of promises made by the State Government for the release of Malkangiri Collector R. Vineel Krishna and junior engineer Pabitra Majhi, according to The Hindu. The bandh call had partial impact in a few strongholds of Maoists in the District. . As reported earlier, the duo was abducted by the Maoists on February 16, 2011 and later released on February 24, 2011.
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May - 5 
Five platoons of Armed Forces were deployed following a dawn to dusk bandh (general shut down) at Daringbadi and its adjoining areas in Kandhamal District. The bandh call was given by a group of organisations such as Banabasi Surakshya Parishad (BSP), Adivasi Adhikar Andolan (AAA), Police Daman Biro
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Five platoons of Armed Forces were deployed following a dawn to dusk bandh (general shut down) at Daringbadi and its adjoining areas in Kandhamal District. The bandh call was given by a group of organisations such as Banabasi Surakshya Parishad (BSP), Adivasi Adhikar Andolan (AAA), Police Daman Birodhi Mancha (PDBM), and Odisha Adivasi Mancha (OAM). They were protesting against the lathi-charge on a group of protestors, including women, near Daringbadi block office on May 4, demanding the release of a group a villagers from Kerubadi and Bhramarbadi villages, who had been taken in for interrogation after an ambush by Maoists near Kerubadi village on May 2, in which two Security Forces (SFs) were killed and one SF was injured.
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May - 8 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have called for a 24-hour nationwide bandh (general shut down), beginning from the midnight of May 8, to protest against the arrest of three of their central committee members, Pulendu Mukherjee alias Saheb, Umesh Yadav alias Abhimanyu, and Nok
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have called for a 24-hour nationwide bandh (general shut down), beginning from the midnight of May 8, to protest against the arrest of three of their central committee members, Pulendu Mukherjee alias Saheb, Umesh Yadav alias Abhimanyu, and Nokhe Lal Choudhury alias Suraj Shyamji from Katihar in Bihar on April 29, reports Telegraph.
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May - 9 
IANS reports that that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze five tractors in their bid to enforce a one-day bandh (general shutdown) to protest the arrest of three of their leaders in Bihar, at Sohdag village in Palamau District on May 9. Superintendent of Police (SP) A
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IANS reports that that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze five tractors in their bid to enforce a one-day bandh (general shutdown) to protest the arrest of three of their leaders in Bihar, at Sohdag village in Palamau District on May 9. Superintendent of Police (SP) A. T. Mathew said that around 20 to 25 Maoists set ablaze five tractors and assaulted some labourers involved in the road construction work near Itki, around 140 kilometres from Ranchi.
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May - 12 
The Hindu reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a rail track in Bokaro District early on May 12. “On Thursday, while enforcing a daylong shutdown, Maoists blasted a railway track between the Gomia and Dumri railway stations in Bokaro district. The track
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The Hindu reports that the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a rail track in Bokaro District early on May 12. “On Thursday, while enforcing a daylong shutdown, Maoists blasted a railway track between the Gomia and Dumri railway stations in Bokaro district. The track between Yogeshwar and Chenpur line was damaged following the blast,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Saket Singh said. “One meter of the railway track was damaged. As a result, railway services were disrupted for more than six hours. We have fixed the damage and service has resumed,” SP Singh added. The Maoists dropped a handwritten paper near the spot, which said that the outfit had given a 12 hour call for Jharkhand bandh (general shut down) to protest the arrest of its leader Uday Ji at Gomia in Bermo on May 5, adds Ranchi Express.
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May - 14 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have called for a two-day bandh (general shut down) from May 21 in six States to protest the recent arrest of seven members, including three central committee members from Bihar, PTI reports on May 14. Demanding their release, the statement said the t
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have called for a two-day bandh (general shut down) from May 21 in six States to protest the recent arrest of seven members, including three central committee members from Bihar, PTI reports on May 14. Demanding their release, the statement said the three Central Committee members arrested were Pulendu Sekhar Mukherjee alias Saheb Da, Varanasi Subramanyam alias Srikanta, Vijay Kumar Arya alias Jaspalji, Secretary of Uttar Pradesh-Bihar. It said that the bandh has been called in Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chattisgarh, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and three Districts in Maharashtra, Gadchiroli, Chandrapur, Gondia, the Districts of Uttar Pradesh bordering Bihar and Balaghat District of Madhya Pradesh.
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May - 17 
Several vehicles being used for road construction were set ablaze by the Maoists in Peedhapal. The vehicles that were set ablaze included two tractors, a roller, three water tanks and diesel pumps. Maoists also pasted posters near the vehicles calling for Bharat bandh (all India general shut down) o
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Several vehicles being used for road construction were set ablaze by the Maoists in Peedhapal. The vehicles that were set ablaze included two tractors, a roller, three water tanks and diesel pumps. Maoists also pasted posters near the vehicles calling for Bharat bandh (all India general shut down) on May 21-22. The posters criticised the recent arrest of three central committee members in Bihar. In an unsigned statement sent to a few media outlets in Chhattisgarh, the outfit said it would enforce the shutdown in Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, besides Chhattisgarh, in protest against arrest of its three senior leaders in Bihar.
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May - 21 
Cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a civilian, Kawasi Dev, mistaking him to be a Police officer in Dantewada District on May 21, the first day of the two day bandh (general strike) called by the CPI-Maoist, reports rediff.com.
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Cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a civilian, Kawasi Dev, mistaking him to be a Police officer in Dantewada District on May 21, the first day of the two day bandh (general strike) called by the CPI-Maoist, reports rediff.com.
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May - 21 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a landmine blast damaging a stretch of railway track at a place between Renjeda and Roxy in Sundargarh District on May 21, the first day of a two-day bandh (general strike) called by the Maoists, reports DNA.
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a landmine blast damaging a stretch of railway track at a place between Renjeda and Roxy in Sundargarh District on May 21, the first day of a two-day bandh (general strike) called by the Maoists, reports DNA.
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May - 21 
Normal life was affected in the State due to the bandh, reports rediff.com. "The only passenger train that runs in Dantewada District has been suspended for the time being, even though goods trains are running as usual. In order to disrupt the rail traffic, Naxals also ruptured the rail tracks at so
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Normal life was affected in the State due to the bandh, reports rediff.com. "The only passenger train that runs in Dantewada District has been suspended for the time being, even though goods trains are running as usual. In order to disrupt the rail traffic, Naxals also ruptured the rail tracks at some points, which were detected and restored," said Ankit Garg, The Superintendent of Police of Dantewada District. Police officials said that while traffic movement in urban parts of Dantewada district was smooth, disturbances have been reported from interior areas.
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May - 21 
Normal life was also affected in other Districts including Malkangiri, Rayagada, Koraput, Gajapati and Kandhamal during the bandh as buses stopped plying and most private vehicles went off the roads in these regions.
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Normal life was also affected in other Districts including Malkangiri, Rayagada, Koraput, Gajapati and Kandhamal during the bandh as buses stopped plying and most private vehicles went off the roads in these regions.
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May - 22 
Vehicular traffic grinded to a halt in several parts of Kandhamal and Gajapati Districts during the second day of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-called bandh (general strike) on May 22, reports Times of India.
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Vehicular traffic grinded to a halt in several parts of Kandhamal and Gajapati Districts during the second day of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-called bandh (general strike) on May 22, reports Times of India.
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June - 12 
High alert has been sounded in the State ahead of 24-hour bandh (general shutdown) called by Maoist to protest the arrest of their erstwhile politburo leader Jagadish Master in Gaya District of Bihar on June 12.
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High alert has been sounded in the State ahead of 24-hour bandh (general shutdown) called by Maoist to protest the arrest of their erstwhile politburo leader Jagadish Master in Gaya District of Bihar on June 12.
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June - 16 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in a bid to blow up the railway tracks, were able to damage only two slabs near the Mohammadganj Railway Station in Palamau District on June 16, during the 24-hour bandh (general shutdown) called in Jharkhand, Bihar and north Chhattisgarh.
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in a bid to blow up the railway tracks, were able to damage only two slabs near the Mohammadganj Railway Station in Palamau District on June 16, during the 24-hour bandh (general shutdown) called in Jharkhand, Bihar and north Chhattisgarh.
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June - 22 
Six heavily armed motorcycle-borne cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Arvind Kumar, a former sarpanch (president of panchayat, the village level local self-Government institution) of the Sewra panchayat in Magra village under Dumaria Police Station in Gaya District on
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Six heavily armed motorcycle-borne cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Arvind Kumar, a former sarpanch (president of panchayat, the village level local self-Government institution) of the Sewra panchayat in Magra village under Dumaria Police Station in Gaya District on June 22. Angry villagers upset over the alleged failure of the Central Reserve Police Force to make instant response and follow the motorcycle-borne Maoists, set ablaze a pay loader engaged in road construction work in the area. The villagers also forced shopkeepers to down their shutters and blocked traffic on the State Highway linking the Dumaria block (administrative division) with the District Headquarters.
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June - 30 
A bandh (general strike) called by Maoists in the State against land acquisition for Posco steel project evoked lukewarm response as normal life was affected to some extent only in southern region.
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A bandh (general strike) called by Maoists in the State against land acquisition for Posco steel project evoked lukewarm response as normal life was affected to some extent only in southern region.
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June - 30 
Coinciding with the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament) by-election in Jamshedpur, the Maoists have declared a 24-hour state-wide bandh (general strike) from midnight of June 30 to protest against the death penalty awarded to four Maoists for the 2007 Chilkhari massacre.
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Coinciding with the Lok Sabha (lower house of the Parliament) by-election in Jamshedpur, the Maoists have declared a 24-hour state-wide bandh (general strike) from midnight of June 30 to protest against the death penalty awarded to four Maoists for the 2007 Chilkhari massacre.
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July - 1 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) regional committee secretary Samarji on July 1 called for a bandh (general shut down) on July 4, the day Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram is to arrive in Ranchi to talk about anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operations, reports Ranchi Express.
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) regional committee secretary Samarji on July 1 called for a bandh (general shut down) on July 4, the day Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram is to arrive in Ranchi to talk about anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operations, reports Ranchi Express. “The bandh has been called to protest against the ongoing operations against the poor and marginalized tribals, especially in the Saranda forests, both by Jharkhand and Orissa governments,” Samarji Said. He even warned Chidambaram to pull out the security forces from the jungles in Jharkhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh.
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July - 2 
The day-long bandh (general strike) call given in the three Jungle Mahal Districts of West Bengal on July 2 to protest the arrest of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) leader Manoj Mahato evoked partial response, reports The Hindu.
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The day-long bandh (general strike) call given in the three Jungle Mahal Districts of West Bengal on July 2 to protest the arrest of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) leader Manoj Mahato evoked partial response, reports The Hindu. While parts of the West Midnapore and Bankura Districts witnessed partial closedown due to the bandh, there was hardly any response in Purulia District. The bandh was called by the Durnity O Samrajyobadi Agrason Birodhi Ganatantrik Mancha (Democratic Platform against Corruption and Imperialistic Invasion) – an outfit floated by members of the PCPA, just before the State Assembly elections after they announced the ‘dissolution' of the PCPA.
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July - 4 
A ‘protest week’ called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the State hit normal life in many Districts as it began on July 4, reports IANS. No violence was reported from anywhere in the State till late in the day, but it had massive impact on normal life in at least 10 of the Sta
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A ‘protest week’ called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the State hit normal life in many Districts as it began on July 4, reports IANS. No violence was reported from anywhere in the State till late in the day, but it had massive impact on normal life in at least 10 of the State’s 18 Districts.
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July - 4 
Times of India reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) trigged two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) blowing up railway tracks between Rengada and Roxy stations of Sundargarh District on July 4 during a 24-hour bandh (general strike) observed by them. Jharkhand Regi
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Times of India reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) trigged two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) blowing up railway tracks between Rengada and Roxy stations of Sundargarh District on July 4 during a 24-hour bandh (general strike) observed by them. Jharkhand Regional Committee (JRC) of Maoists called the bandh to protest the arrest of Maoists from Saranda forest last week, whom the Maoists said, were innocent villagers but were arrested by the security forces and were falsely implicated.
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July - 9 
Times of India reports that traffic was hit between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh for a road blockade put up by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Almonda within Bandhugaon Police limits in Koraput District on July 9. The Maoists had obstructed traffic by felling trees near Almonda on the b
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Times of India reports that traffic was hit between Odisha and Andhra Pradesh for a road blockade put up by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Almonda within Bandhugaon Police limits in Koraput District on July 9. The Maoists had obstructed traffic by felling trees near Almonda on the border road which connects Koraput with Parvatipuram in Andhra Pradesh. Sources said, the Maoists through posters put up near the blockade have demanded the withdrawal of Paramilitary Forces from the area and to observe protest week from July 4 to 10.
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July - 11 
Traffic between Odisha and the border town of Parvathipuram in Andhra Pradesh remained stalled for the third day due to a Maoist road blockade near Almonda in Bandhugaon block, reports Times of India. The Maoists are demanding the withdrawal of Paramilitary Forces from the area and observed a protes
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Traffic between Odisha and the border town of Parvathipuram in Andhra Pradesh remained stalled for the third day due to a Maoist road blockade near Almonda in Bandhugaon block, reports Times of India. The Maoists are demanding the withdrawal of Paramilitary Forces from the area and observed a protest week from July 4 to 10 to achieve the same purpose.
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July - 23 
Daily Bhaskar reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a bandh (general shut down) on July 27, protesting against the arrests of three of their cadres in the evening of July 17 in Bashathpur in Sheohar District. General Secretary of the CPI-Maoist, Prahar issued a
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Daily Bhaskar reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a bandh (general shut down) on July 27, protesting against the arrests of three of their cadres in the evening of July 17 in Bashathpur in Sheohar District. General Secretary of the CPI-Maoist, Prahar issued a notice on July 23 saying the bandh was a protest against the arrests of their cadres. He however, added that the health services and supply of milk will remain unaffected.
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August - 9 
The 24-hour bandh (general shut down) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) against the ongoing operations by Security Forces (SFs) in the Maoist-hit zones, badly hit mining operations and lives of people in the rural areas on August 9, reports The Times of India. However, it ha
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The 24-hour bandh (general shut down) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) against the ongoing operations by Security Forces (SFs) in the Maoist-hit zones, badly hit mining operations and lives of people in the rural areas on August 9, reports The Times of India. However, it had a partial impact in urban areas. The Maoists have even threatened to call an indefinite economic blockade across the State if the SFs continue their operation. Sources from the mining industry revealed that operations were crippled owing to the bandh, especially in West Singhbhum and some parts of Lohardaga, Gumla and Ramgarh.
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August - 15 
Maoists unfurled black flags in Koraput and Malkangiri Districts. Black flags and posters were found in Ramgiri, Lamtaput and Baipariguda areas of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism]-hit Koraput District and Kalimela area of Malkangiri District. Road communication between Berhampur in Ganjam District and Da
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Maoists unfurled black flags in Koraput and Malkangiri Districts. Black flags and posters were found in Ramgiri, Lamtaput and Baipariguda areas of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism]-hit Koraput District and Kalimela area of Malkangiri District. Road communication between Berhampur in Ganjam District and Daringibadi in Kandhamal District were disrupted due to road blockade set up by the Maoists in at least three places, adds The Hindu. The road blockades were put by felling trees at Kalama, Sarapanka and Dhaugaon villages under Sorada block by logs.
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September - 12 
In view of the ongoing fertilizer crisis being faced by the peasants of the State the PLFI gave a call for bandh (shut-down) in the three bordering Districts of Simdega, Gumla and Lohardaga. As a result of this, all Intra-State bus movements towards Ranchi and Inter-State movements across the border
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In view of the ongoing fertilizer crisis being faced by the peasants of the State the PLFI gave a call for bandh (shut-down) in the three bordering Districts of Simdega, Gumla and Lohardaga. As a result of this, all Intra-State bus movements towards Ranchi and Inter-State movements across the border came to a stand-still.
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September - 19 
Normal life was affected by the 24-hour bandh (general shut down) called by Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocity (PCPA) in Jungle Mahal (West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia) area.
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Normal life was affected by the 24-hour bandh (general shut down) called by Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocity (PCPA) in Jungle Mahal (West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia) area.
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September - 21 
A bandh (general shutdown) was observed in Dhanora, Etapalli and Kurkheda tehsils on September 21 following a call given by the Maoists to mark the 7th foundation day of the CPI-Maoist.
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A bandh (general shutdown) was observed in Dhanora, Etapalli and Kurkheda tehsils on September 21 following a call given by the Maoists to mark the 7th foundation day of the CPI-Maoist.
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September - 30 
The Hindu reports that the District bandh (general shutdown) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Venkatapuram area committee on September 30 in protest against the death of two Maoists in an alleged encounter with the Police in the reserve forest area in Charla mandal (admini
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The Hindu reports that the District bandh (general shutdown) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Venkatapuram area committee on September 30 in protest against the death of two Maoists in an alleged encounter with the Police in the reserve forest area in Charla mandal (administrative unit) of Khammam District on September 25, went off peacefully till the last reports came in. The Police have stepped up surveillance in the vicinity of cell phone towers in the remote mandals of the division as a security precaution to prevent the Maoists from damaging the towers.
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October - 6 
The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) observed bandh (general shutdown) on October 6 in the Visakha Agency demanding that the Police produce in a court of law, the outfit’s Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) member and a Central Committee member,
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The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) observed bandh (general shutdown) on October 6 in the Visakha Agency demanding that the Police produce in a court of law, the outfit’s Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) member and a Central Committee member, Damodar alias Azad, who was taken into custody. No untoward incident was reported till late in the evening, though some trouble was expected, when the Maoists felled trees and blocked traffic on the road near Borthi village under Choudupally panchayat (village level local self-Government institution). A group of CPI-Maoist members led by armed cadres marched from Lothugedda to Vangasara village, and felled trees between Vangasara and Cherukumpaakalu villages and placed them on the road.
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October - 7 
The 24-hour-long bandh (general shutdown) called by the CPI-Maoist passed off peacefully in the State. The bandh was called in wake of alleged atrocities of Police on residents of Saranda forest in West Singhbhum District, reports The Pioneer. The notification regarding the same was issued by the Ma
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The 24-hour-long bandh (general shutdown) called by the CPI-Maoist passed off peacefully in the State. The bandh was called in wake of alleged atrocities of Police on residents of Saranda forest in West Singhbhum District, reports The Pioneer. The notification regarding the same was issued by the Maoists from Latehar District. The CPI-Maoist and its frontal organisations have been blaming that the Security Forces’ (SFs’) inflicted atrocities on the common masses during Operation Anaconda that was run in the ‘claimed’ Naxal headquarters of Saranda forest and Operation Hills that was run in Latehar and its neighbouring Districts.
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October - 19 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on October 19 called for a 24-hour bandh (general shutdown) in Junglemahal area on October 22, the day the deadline given by Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee to the Maoists ends, reports Hindustan Times. The bandh will be held in West Midnapore, Pu
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on October 19 called for a 24-hour bandh (general shutdown) in Junglemahal area on October 22, the day the deadline given by Chief Minister (CM) Mamata Banerjee to the Maoists ends, reports Hindustan Times. The bandh will be held in West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura Districts, adds Zee News. "Make the bandh in Junglemahal on Saturday a success against the injustice meted out to the people of the area," Maoist state committee secretary Akash, said in an open letter. Akash, also the Maoist spokesman, alleged the State Government was "unleashing terror" in the name of peace in Junglemahal. In addition, CM Banerjee held a meeting with Maoist interlocutors on October 18 and asked them to convince the Maoists to give a written undertaking saying that they (Maoists) will surrender arms and stop killing innocent people in Jangalmahal, reports The Economic Times. But the Maoists on October 19 made it clear that they have no confidence on the chief minister's initiative to hold talks with them to bring back peace and normalcy in the region. Maoist state secretary Aakash said the bandh "has been called to give a befitting reply to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's refusal to address the issues we have raised for development of Jangalmahal."
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October - 22 
India Booms reports that Security personnel recovered a landmine hidden in a container in Jhargram area in West Midnapore District on October 22. The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had given a call for shutdown in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts of the State to defy Chief
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India Booms reports that Security personnel recovered a landmine hidden in a container in Jhargram area in West Midnapore District on October 22. The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had given a call for shutdown in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts of the State to defy Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's seven-day deadline to Maoists to lay down arms and join peace talks. The normal life was crippled during the strike, as shops remained closed and vehicles were off road. Banerjee had set a seven-day deadline to the ultras to give up violence and join peace talks on October 15
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October - 22 
Schools and colleges stayed open and markets were crowded on October 22 in most parts of Jungle Mahal despite a Maoist bandh call, with senior officials describing the people’s defiance of the rebels as unprecedented, reports The Telegraph. In a double blow to the guerrillas, hundreds of youths from
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Schools and colleges stayed open and markets were crowded on October 22 in most parts of Jungle Mahal despite a Maoist bandh call, with senior officials describing the people’s defiance of the rebels as unprecedented, reports The Telegraph. In a double blow to the guerrillas, hundreds of youths from the Maoist zones of Purulia, Bankura and West Midnapore queued before Police Stations to collect job application forms, answering a recruitment call by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. It prompted a Senior Police officer to wonder if “change” was in the air. “It may be too early to say,” He added cautiously, “but what we are witnessing today is very promising.”
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November - 1 
The Hindu reports that a cell-tower of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam limited (BSNL) was partially damaged at Lammasingi in the Vishakhapatnam District after cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set it ablaze on November 1. The incident assumes significance as it happened a day after
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The Hindu reports that a cell-tower of the Bharat Sanchar Nigam limited (BSNL) was partially damaged at Lammasingi in the Vishakhapatnam District after cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set it ablaze on November 1. The incident assumes significance as it happened a day after 200 Greyhounds personnel were withdrawn from the Agency after intense combing operations.” Twenty-five militia members were involved in tree-felling during Maoist bandh [shutdown strike]. These members are suspected to be behind the attack on the cell-tower,” Superintendent of Police (SP), G. Srinivas said.
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November - 2 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has given a two-day bandh (shut down strike) call in Malkangiri District from November 16 to protest against the deployment of central forces in the area, reports Times of India. The Maoists sent this message through posters put up at several places i
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has given a two-day bandh (shut down strike) call in Malkangiri District from November 16 to protest against the deployment of central forces in the area, reports Times of India. The Maoists sent this message through posters put up at several places in the District.
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November - 6 
A pro-Telangana message on a board with red ink found near Kasansoor Police Station, underlined the fact that the Maoists in Gadchiroli have supported the separatist movement. They have already shown their keen interest in Vidarbha statehood and actively supported the movement. The Gadchiroli divisi
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A pro-Telangana message on a board with red ink found near Kasansoor Police Station, underlined the fact that the Maoists in Gadchiroli have supported the separatist movement. They have already shown their keen interest in Vidarbha statehood and actively supported the movement. The Gadchiroli division committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has appealed the masses through their traditional style of scribbling on a board to help make a bandh to demand a separate Telangana a success.
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November - 16 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres slit the throat of a village head, Rama Kunja, at Bhubanpalli in Malkangiri District and chopped the finger of a school teacher in Koraput District on the first day of a two-day (November 16-17) Maoist-backed bandh (general shutdown) in Malkangiri
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres slit the throat of a village head, Rama Kunja, at Bhubanpalli in Malkangiri District and chopped the finger of a school teacher in Koraput District on the first day of a two-day (November 16-17) Maoist-backed bandh (general shutdown) in Malkangiri and Koraput Districts on November 16, reports Zee News. The teacher was attacked when he was trying to open the door of his school in Koraput District, Police said. The bandh, which was called demanding withdrawal of Security Forces (SFs), affected normal life as vehicles were off the road and shops and educational institutions remained closed.
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November - 16 
Normal life was affected in Malkangiri District on November 16 following a two-day bandh call given by the Maoists.
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Normal life was affected in Malkangiri District on November 16 following a two-day bandh call given by the Maoists.
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November - 26 
Indian Express reports that the call for a two-day bandh (general shut down) from November 26, called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in protest against the killing of Mallojula Koteshwar Rao alias Kishenji 'in a fake encounter' in the afternoon on November 24, in Burishole in We
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Indian Express reports that the call for a two-day bandh (general shut down) from November 26, called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in protest against the killing of Mallojula Koteshwar Rao alias Kishenji 'in a fake encounter' in the afternoon on November 24, in Burishole in West Midnapore District had no impact in the State except for closure of some shops in Jhargram area in the District. The bandh had negligible impact in other Maoist strongholds of Binpur, Goaltore and Salboni in the District. Security was tightened in Junglemahal, while an alert has already been issued in the State.
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November - 27 
The Maoists observed a two-day bandh (shutdown strike) in Gadchiroli, Gondia and Chandrapur in Vidarbha region on November 26 and 27. The bandh, however, remained a low-key affair. Several handwritten pamphlets hailing 'martyrdom' of Kishanji and Naxals' [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] vow to avenge his
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The Maoists observed a two-day bandh (shutdown strike) in Gadchiroli, Gondia and Chandrapur in Vidarbha region on November 26 and 27. The bandh, however, remained a low-key affair. Several handwritten pamphlets hailing 'martyrdom' of Kishanji and Naxals' [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] vow to avenge his killing were found. One banner was put up at panchayat building while another near village chowk. It was attributed to North Gadchiroli-Gondia division of Maoists.
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November - 28 
The 24-hour State-wide bandh (shut down strike) called by Jharkhand Regional Committee (JRC) of CPI-Maoist in protest against the killing of Maoist leader Mallujola Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji evoked mixed response in the State, reports The Pioneer. Markets and normal life in rural areas was disrup
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The 24-hour State-wide bandh (shut down strike) called by Jharkhand Regional Committee (JRC) of CPI-Maoist in protest against the killing of Maoist leader Mallujola Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji evoked mixed response in the State, reports The Pioneer. Markets and normal life in rural areas was disrupted while coal loading work was disrupted in Latehar, Ranchi, Ramgarh, Hazaribagh, Chatra and bauxite loading work was hampered in Lohardaga District. Iron ore loading was completely disrupted in West Singhbhum and goods train remained stranded at different stations under Chakradharpur rail division. Rural markets in Khunti, Gumla, Simdega, Palamu, Ranchi, Bokaro, Giridih and other district remained closed.
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November - 28 
The Central Committee (CC) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on November 28 issued a statement to call a protest week from November 29. Further, in a statement issued by the CPI-Maoist called for a 48-hour All India bandh (shut down strike) on December 4-5. “A 48-hour bandh acr
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The Central Committee (CC) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on November 28 issued a statement to call a protest week from November 29. Further, in a statement issued by the CPI-Maoist called for a 48-hour All India bandh (shut down strike) on December 4-5. “A 48-hour bandh across the country will be observed on December 4 and December 5 in protest against the brutal murder of comrade Mallojula Koteshwar Rao alias Kishanji by the fascist group of Sonia-Manmohan Singh-Chidambaram-Mamata Banerjee,” Abhay, spokesperson for the central committee, said in a statement circulated through text messages.
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November - 29 
Maoists took control of the stage at the local drama festival, the famous Jharipatti theatre. Two armed women Maoists and a couple of their male counterparts reached the stage and took charge of the public address system. They raised slogans hailing their martyred comrade Kishanji and appealed to th
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Maoists took control of the stage at the local drama festival, the famous Jharipatti theatre. Two armed women Maoists and a couple of their male counterparts reached the stage and took charge of the public address system. They raised slogans hailing their martyred comrade Kishanji and appealed to the masses to observe 'Bharat Bandh' (All India shutdown strike) on December 4 and 5 for over half an hour.
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November - 29 
The bandh (shutdown strike) called by the Maoists in Sundargarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj Districts, bordering Jharkhand in protest against the killing of their leader Kishanji, evoked a mixed response on November 29, reports IBN Live. Buses from these three Districts to Jharkhand stopped plying and
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The bandh (shutdown strike) called by the Maoists in Sundargarh, Keonjhar and Mayurbhanj Districts, bordering Jharkhand in protest against the killing of their leader Kishanji, evoked a mixed response on November 29, reports IBN Live. Buses from these three Districts to Jharkhand stopped plying and vehicular traffic on NH-23 and 215 was also affected, Police sources said.
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November - 30 
Except the inter-state bus services that kept off the roads, the Maoist-sponsored 24-hour shutdown call evoked little response in the bordering pockets of Sundargarh District, close to Saranda forest in Jharkhand, reports IBN Live. However, no untoward incident was reported.
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Except the inter-state bus services that kept off the roads, the Maoist-sponsored 24-hour shutdown call evoked little response in the bordering pockets of Sundargarh District, close to Saranda forest in Jharkhand, reports IBN Live. However, no untoward incident was reported.
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November - 30 
The bandh (shut down strike) call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the border Districts of Odisha and Chhattisgarh in protest against killing of top Maoist Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji evoked mixed response in Nuapada District on November 30, reports The Telegra
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The bandh (shut down strike) call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the border Districts of Odisha and Chhattisgarh in protest against killing of top Maoist Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji evoked mixed response in Nuapada District on November 30, reports The Telegraph. The Komna block area of the District observed complete bandh, while in other parts of the District, normal life was not affected much. Vehicular movement on the NH-353 that runs between Raipur and Gopalpur was completely disrupted for a few hours in the night.
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November - 30 
The New Indian Express reports that the Karimnagar District Police are on a high alert as the protest week of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) began on November 29 against the killing of top Maoist leader, Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji in an encounter in West Bengal. Apart f
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The New Indian Express reports that the Karimnagar District Police are on a high alert as the protest week of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) began on November 29 against the killing of top Maoist leader, Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji in an encounter in West Bengal. Apart from observing the protest week from November 29 to December 5, the Maoists have called for Telangana bandh (shut down strike) on December 4 and 5.
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December - 1 
There was no response to the two-day bandh (general shutdown) call given by Maoists in Telangana region on December 1 in protest against the alleged encounter of top Maoist leader , Mallojula Koteshwara Rao alias Kishenji in West Bengal recently, reports The Hindu. All shops, business establishment
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There was no response to the two-day bandh (general shutdown) call given by Maoists in Telangana region on December 1 in protest against the alleged encounter of top Maoist leader , Mallojula Koteshwara Rao alias Kishenji in West Bengal recently, reports The Hindu. All shops, business establishments, educational institutions, offices, petrol filling stations, cinema halls and others functioned normally in the entire District. There was no bandh in Kishenji’s native, Peddapalli town and also other revenue division headquarters such as Jagtial, Sircilla, Huzurabad and other mandal (administrative unit) headquarters.
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December - 3 
Maoists felled trees on the Venkatapuram-Charla State highway in Venkatapuram mandal (administrative unit) in Khammam District around midnight on December 3 to enforce the two-day nationwide bandh called by the CPI -Maoist Central Committee.
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Maoists felled trees on the Venkatapuram-Charla State highway in Venkatapuram mandal (administrative unit) in Khammam District around midnight on December 3 to enforce the two-day nationwide bandh called by the CPI -Maoist Central Committee.
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December - 4 
As the two-day Bharat bandh called by the Maoists began on December 4, the Maoists set ablaze a cell phone tower in Aurangabad District in the early hours. A large number of Maoists stormed Suhi village under the Kutumba Police Station and set ablaze the cell phone tower of private operator Airtel,
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As the two-day Bharat bandh called by the Maoists began on December 4, the Maoists set ablaze a cell phone tower in Aurangabad District in the early hours. A large number of Maoists stormed Suhi village under the Kutumba Police Station and set ablaze the cell phone tower of private operator Airtel, the Police said.
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December - 4 
Maoists began their two-day (December 4 and 5) Bharat bandh (all India shut down strike) by blowing up railway tracks in two Districts. In the first incident, a group of Maoists used an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to blow up a stretch of tracks between Gomia and Dumri railway stations of the E
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Maoists began their two-day (December 4 and 5) Bharat bandh (all India shut down strike) by blowing up railway tracks in two Districts. In the first incident, a group of Maoists used an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to blow up a stretch of tracks between Gomia and Dumri railway stations of the East Central Railway in Bokaro District. In the second incident, another group of Maoists blasted tracks between Hehegara and Chhipadohar railway stations in Latehar District.
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December - 4 
Normal life was hit as vehicles went off the roads and people remained indoors in fear as the Maoist-called two-day shutdown began on December 4 to protest the killing of their top leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji, reports Zee News.
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Normal life was hit as vehicles went off the roads and people remained indoors in fear as the Maoist-called two-day shutdown began on December 4 to protest the killing of their top leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji, reports Zee News.
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December - 4 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a landmine blast inside the Block Development Office at Harhargunj in Palamu District in the night of December 4, during the two-day Bharat bandh (all India shut down strike) called to protest against the killing of Maoist leader Mall
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a landmine blast inside the Block Development Office at Harhargunj in Palamu District in the night of December 4, during the two-day Bharat bandh (all India shut down strike) called to protest against the killing of Maoist leader Mallujola Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji by the Security Forces in West Bengal, reports The Indian Express. Although there was no casualty, the single-storey building housing the BDO’s office was destroyed.
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December - 4 
The first day of a two-day bandh (shutdown strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in protest against the killing of Polit Bureau member Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji evoked a partial response and passed off peacefully in the Jungle Mahal region of West Midnapore
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The first day of a two-day bandh (shutdown strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in protest against the killing of Polit Bureau member Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji evoked a partial response and passed off peacefully in the Jungle Mahal region of West Midnapore District on December 4, reports The Hindu. “Posters asking the people to support the bandh were found in some parts of Jhargram and Bankura, but there were no incidents during the day,” Inspector General of Police (Western Range) Gangeshwar Singh said.
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December - 4 
The Hindu reports that there was no impact of Bharat bandh (All India shut down strike) call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leadership in protest against the killing of Maoist leader, Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji. The shutdown call evoked little public response e
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The Hindu reports that there was no impact of Bharat bandh (All India shut down strike) call given by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leadership in protest against the killing of Maoist leader, Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji. The shutdown call evoked little public response even in his native Karimnagar District in general and Peddapalli town in particular on December 4, the first day of the two-day bandh call.
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December - 4 
The two-day country-wide shut-down called by Maoists evoked mixed response on the first day on December 4 in the State amid disruption of vehicular movement and closure of shops in some places, reports Zee News. Road traffic was affected in several areas of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-infested
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The two-day country-wide shut-down called by Maoists evoked mixed response on the first day on December 4 in the State amid disruption of vehicular movement and closure of shops in some places, reports Zee News. Road traffic was affected in several areas of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-infested Districts like Malkangiri, Rayagada, Gajapati, Sundargarh and Kandhamal during the bandh (shutdown strike) called by the Maoists in protest against the killing of their top leader Mallojula Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji. Shops and business establishments remained closed in Kalimela, Motu, Padia and Chitrakonda areas of Malkangiri District, the Police said. In Sundergarh District, shops and markets were shut in areas bordering Jharkhand and remote places. No untoward incident was reported from any place of the State and the bandh has remained peaceful so far, the Police said.
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December - 4 
Vinay Singh alias Manan Singh, husband of Dharfari panchayat sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) Kamini Singh, was shot dead by a group of about 30 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who attacked the village under the Paroo block in Muzaffarpur Distric
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Vinay Singh alias Manan Singh, husband of Dharfari panchayat sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution) Kamini Singh, was shot dead by a group of about 30 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who attacked the village under the Paroo block in Muzaffarpur District late on December 4, to enforce the Bharat Bandh (All India shutdown strike) called by the Maoists, reports The Times of India. The Maoists also shouted pro-Maoist slogans and left behind a large number of leaflets.
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December - 5 
A fierce gun battle started between the Police and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres after more than 50 heavily armed Maoists attacked Tandwa Police Station in Aurangabad District on December 5, the concluding day of two-day 'Bharat bandh' (all India shut down strike) called by the
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A fierce gun battle started between the Police and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres after more than 50 heavily armed Maoists attacked Tandwa Police Station in Aurangabad District on December 5, the concluding day of two-day 'Bharat bandh' (all India shut down strike) called by the Maoists, reports IBN Live. Further details are awaited about the incident.
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December - 5 
Maoists blew up a school building at Bhardaria village in Garhwa District in the same day night, the second day of the Bharat bandh (all India shutdown strike) called by the CPI-Maoist in the State, reports The Pioneer. A group of armed Maoists stuffed improvised Explosive Device (IED) inside a room
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Maoists blew up a school building at Bhardaria village in Garhwa District in the same day night, the second day of the Bharat bandh (all India shutdown strike) called by the CPI-Maoist in the State, reports The Pioneer. A group of armed Maoists stuffed improvised Explosive Device (IED) inside a room of a middle school in the village and triggered the blast, damaging a large portion of the structure, Superintendent of Police Michael S Raj said, adds The Economic Times.
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December - 5 
Maoists set ablaze a three-wheeler near Arauri village under the Konch Police Station in Gaya District for violating their diktat to observe two-day bandh, reports The Times of India.
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Maoists set ablaze a three-wheeler near Arauri village under the Konch Police Station in Gaya District for violating their diktat to observe two-day bandh, reports The Times of India.
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December - 5 
Police found posters calling for mass support to the bandh suspected to be put up by Maoists in Galudih in East Singhbhum District on December 5, reports The Times of India. The posters urging the people to support the bandh were found pasted in the Subash Chowk area in Galudih.
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Police found posters calling for mass support to the bandh suspected to be put up by Maoists in Galudih in East Singhbhum District on December 5, reports The Times of India. The posters urging the people to support the bandh were found pasted in the Subash Chowk area in Galudih.
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December - 5 
The second day of the Bharat Bandh (all India shut down strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) protesting the killing of top Maoist leader Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji evoked a lukewarm response in the State, reports The Indian Express. Government establishments and offic
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The second day of the Bharat Bandh (all India shut down strike) called by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) protesting the killing of top Maoist leader Koteswara Rao alias Kishanji evoked a lukewarm response in the State, reports The Indian Express. Government establishments and offices were closed, but no untoward incident was reported in the State and the bandh passed off peacefully. The bandh partially impacted life in Jungle Mahal (West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura districts). Banks, schools, post offices and government offices were shut. Commercial establishments downed shutters while vehicles stayed off roads in West Midnapore.
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December - 5 
Vehicular traffic came to a halt and markets remained shut in several Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested regions of the State on second day of the Bharat Bandh (all India shut down strike) called by the Maoists, reports Zee News. Impact of the bandh was felt in several places of M
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Vehicular traffic came to a halt and markets remained shut in several Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested regions of the State on second day of the Bharat Bandh (all India shut down strike) called by the Maoists, reports Zee News. Impact of the bandh was felt in several places of Maoist-infested Districts like Malkangiri, Rayagada, Gajapati, Sundargarh and Kandhamal. Passengers faced a tough time as buses and other vehicles remained off the roads in most Maoist-hit areas including Malkangiri, Rayagada and Sundargarh for the second day on December 5, Police said. Shops and business establishments remained closed in Kalimela, Motu, Padia and Chitrakonda areas of Malkangiri District and remote places and areas bordering Jharkhand in Sundargarh District, they said.
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December - 11 
The East Coast Railways decided to resume night train services in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected contiguous regions of Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal on December 11, reports IBN Live. The trains which will route through the Kharagpur-Tata, Kharagpur-Adra and Rourkela-Ch
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The East Coast Railways decided to resume night train services in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected contiguous regions of Odisha, Jharkhand and West Bengal on December 11, reports IBN Live. The trains which will route through the Kharagpur-Tata, Kharagpur-Adra and Rourkela-Chakradharpur sections will travel with adequate safety precautions and at a restricted speed of 75 km per hour between 10 pm and 5 am during the bandh (shut down strike) called by the Maoists. As a safety precaution, light engines and goods trains will be run before passenger trains during the nights.
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