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Will India remain as a single nation?

Posted by ajadhind on February 18, 2008

The above question may look haphazard. But if people’s -more particularly politicians mind works in a same way as of now then my fear may come true.
Modi fought Gujrat elections with ‘Gujrat asmita’ as his trump card. Now Raj thackera is speaking about ‘ Marathi Manoos’. There is conflict between different states from long ago but nowadays turns to violent outbursts. Increased coverage from 24 hours news channel has added to these outbursts. Even a single incidence has been repeated so many times in news channels which gives an impression that the city is in turmoil when actually it is not.
Education should have increased the patience, morality of people. But the type of education we are recieving is a way just to earn our livelihood and nothing else. Theoritically increased education levels should decrease the violent outbursts and crime rates. Since the education has become competitive like a horse race people are losing patience. The stress, influence from media, unsettled life, frustration all adds up and is ending in crime. It may be school shootout in India / campus shootouts in USA – they are not signs of healthy society.
Is this the development pattern we need? If the tolerance level of people decreases at the present rate then India may divide once again in the near future.

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20 naxals killed in Orissa.

Posted by ajadhind on February 18, 2008

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Bhubaneswar: Backed by helicopters, Security forces killed at least 20 Naxals, including some women cadres, during continuing gun battles, a day after 14 policemen and a civilian died in Maoist attacks on police stations in Orissa’s Nayagarh district.
Three policemen however died during the intensive combing operation as hundreds of police and paramilitary personnel fanned to Nayagarh, Ganjam, Gajapati, Kandhamal and Rayagada districts after the coordinated strikes on three police stations, a police training school, an outpost and the district police armoury.
“We have information about killing of 20 Maoists and three jawans of Special Operation Group (SOG) during the combing operation,” Home Secretary T K Mishra said.
“We are in an offensive mode,” he added.
Refusing to divulge details, Mishra said the casualties among the naxals could be more. “But we have specific information about death of 20 ultras since yesterday,” said Mishra, adding that Additional Director General of Police, M M Praharaj was leading the operation which would continue “till the end.”

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14 people killed in a naxal attack in Orissa

Posted by ajadhind on February 18, 2008

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Nayagarh (Orissa), February 16: Striking in a big way for the first time in coastal Orissa, Naxalites killed 14 people, including 13 policemen, besides injuring 10 others and looting the district armoury here after virtually laying siege to the town, police said.
In a daring and meticulously planned attack late last night, the ultras targetted a police training school, armoury and a police station in Nayagarh and another police station at Daspalla, the police said.
A huge cache of arms and ammunition was taken away in a truck and a bus they had hijacked, the police said.
A group of nearly 100 naxals, including women cadre, with bombs and firearms carried out the attack killing 13 police personnel, including two women, and a civilian besides causing injuries to about nine persons, Nayagarh Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar said.
While 10 police personnel were killed at the PTS, armoury and Nayagarh police station, a civilian caught in crossfire died at Daspalla, he said.
Two police personnel were shot dead by the naxalites while they were returning after carrying out the operation at Mahipur police outpost.
One injured policemen succumbed to his wounds.
Five of the injured were sent to SCB medical college hospital at Cuttack and the rest admitted to hospitals here and at Daspalla, the police said.
Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik visited the armoury and the police training school at Nayagarh.

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