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NEW DELHI: Protesting the Rs.5-hike in petrol price, over 300 Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) workers blocked traffic and held sit-in demonstrations in the capital Monday morning, throwing traffic movement out of gear.
Maoists blast mobile tower in Bihar PDF Print E-mail
Written by IANS   
Wednesday, 27 July 2011 11:20

PATANA: Maoists, who are observing a 24-hour shutdown, blasted a mobile phone tower in Bihar's Saran district early Wednesday, police said.

A group of armed Maoists used a dynamite to blast the mobile phone tower at a village under Maker police station in Saran, police said. 

Police have launched a combing operation in the area.

The rebels are observing a 24-hour shutdown to protest alleged police atrocities against their supporters.