Singhbhum

Naxalite Maoist India: Maoists call Singhbhum bandh

Maoists call Singhbhum bandh Abhay N 2007

East Singhbhum SP Pankaj Kumar Darad, neither confirmed nor denied the news saying that the Naxalites had stepped up activities in areas like Gian under Ghurabandha police station and that the news of Naxalites organising a torch-lit procession could not be ruled out.

Torch rally to ignite protests Abhay N 2007

From 2003 onwards whenever Sunil Mahato set his foot on East Singhbhum, he chose to provoke the masses against us, against our movement for an exploitation - free Jharkhand.

CPI(Maoist) - An Open Letter To Sudhir Mahato, Dy. CM of Jharkhand Abhay N 2007

“From 2003, whenever Sunil Mahto set foot on East Singhbhum, he chose to provoke the masses against us, against our movement, for an exploitation-free Jharkhand.”

Maoist email jolts Ranchi Abhay N 2007

Rail traffic on the Howrah-Mumbai main line under the South Eastern Railways came to a grinding halt for more than four hours on Sunday when CPIMaoist cadres stopped the 346 Tata-Kharagpur passenger train on the Gidhni-Chakulia line in east Singhbhum district of Jharkhand bordering West Bengal for about two hours.

Singur slogan in train raid Abhay N 2006

Rail traffic on the Howrah-Mumbai main line under the South Eastern Railways came to a grinding halt for more than four hours on Sunday when CPIMaoist cadres stopped the 346 Tata-Kharagpur passenger train on the Gidhni-Chakulia line in east Singhbhum district of Jharkhand bordering West Bengal for about two hours.

Archive 2006-12-01 Abhay N 2006

The growth of the tribal movement in Singhbhum invoked the wrath of the State apparatus which represents the interests of the local power groups.

Archive 2006-09-01 Abhay N 2006

For months prior to the protest meeting, the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha had been spearheading the much misunderstood "jungle kato" movement in Singhbhum district.

Archive 2006-09-01 Abhay N 2006

Terror stalked the Singhbhum countryside for months afterwards.

Archive 2006-09-01 Abhay N 2006

In Singhbhum the Bhuiyas call themselves _Pawan-bans_ or 'The Children of the Wind,' and in connection with Hanuman's title of _Pawan-ka-put_ or 'The Son of the Wind,' are held to be the veritable apes of the Ramayana who, under the leadership of Hanuman, the monkey-god, assisted the Aryan hero Rama on his expedition to Ceylon.

The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India Volume II R. V. Russell