# Cities

Three Maoists arrested in Jharkhand

Three Maoist guerrillas were arrested in Jharkhand’s Khuti district on Monday, police said. According to the police, the arrested guerrillas…

IANS | Ranchi | February 26, 2018 8:27 pm

Three Maoist guerrillas were arrested in Jharkhand’s Khuti district on Monday, police said.

According to the police, the arrested guerrillas belonged to the banned Maoist organisation, People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI). Three bikes, two country-made revolvers and live cartridges were seized from them.

Acting on a tip-off that some guerrillas were planning to execute an attack, a police team raided Parezghag village in Khuti district on Monday and arrested the Maoists.

Maoist guerrillas are active in 18 of the 24 districts of Jharkhand.

# India

Workshop on PESA Act in Ranchi tomorrow

The Jharkhand government is organizing a workshop in Ranchi on Tuesday with the aim of disseminating awareness about the Provisions of the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act, 1996 (PESA Act).

# Bengal

Elephant herd enters Bankura

A herd of 52 Dalma range elephants from Jharkhand entered the Bankura forests Monday late night through the West Midnapore jungle corridor.

# Opinion

Urban voters must turn out in larger numbers

The results of the Maharashtra and Jharkhand Legislative Assembly elections are now out, and new governments have been formed in both states. The Chief Ministers and some ministers have also taken their oaths.