Jammu/New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Sunday condemned the Maoist strike on Congress party leaders and activists in Chhattisgarh.

Raipur, May 26 (ANI): Following Saturday's tragic and dastardly attack on Congress leaders and activists by Maoists in Chhattisgarh, Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi have reached here today to offer their condolences and support to families of those killed and injured.

Gurgaon, May 26 (ANI): Senior Congress leader V.C.Shukla, who was injured after heavily-armed Maoists ambushed a convoy of party leaders in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district, was on Sunday airlifted to Gurgaon's Medanta hospital from Raipur.

New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): Army Chief General Bikram Singh is undertaking a four days tour to France from today.

New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi has termed the naxal attack on Congress leaders in Chhattisgarh as gruesome, and said that the government needed to adopt a zero tolerance policy towards terrorism and Naxalism.

New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has condemned the Maoist strike on Congress leaders and workers in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur district, and said that the Government will take firm action against the perpetrators of violence of any kind.

Raipur (Chhattisgarh), May 26 (ANI): Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi arrived in Chhattisgarh capital Raipur early on Sunday morning, and immediately went to the hospital where Congress leaders and workers attacked and injured by Maoists late on Saturday, have been admitted.

New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): Congress President Sonia Gandhi has condemned as "despicable" the Maoist strike on her party colleagues in Chhattisgarh's Jagdalpur district, and described it as an attack on the nation's democratic values.

Raipur, May 26 (ANI): Tribal Congress leader Mahendra Karma, who organised the anti-Naxalite "Salwa Judum" movement in Chhattisgarh, was reportedly shot dead in cold blood in Saturday's Maoist attack in a forested area of Jagdalpur in the state's Sukma District.

New Delhi, May 26 (ANI): Following Saturday's tragic and dastardly attack on Congress leaders and activists by Maoists in Chhattisgarh, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress president Sonia Gandhi will visit state capital Raipur on Sunday to offer their condolences and support to families of those killed and injured.

Chhattisgarh, May 25 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma was reportedly killed in an ambush by Maoists on the Darbha Ghat section of the Jagdalpur-Sukma Highway in Chhattisgarh's tribal-dominant Bastar District on Saturday afternoon.

Chattisgarh, May 25 (ANI): Senior Congress leader Mahendra Karma was killed in an attack by Maoists in Jagdalpur district of Chhattisgarh on Saturday, according to television reports.

Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), May 25 (ANI): External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid arrived in Jeddah on Saturday for talks with the Saudi Arabian leadership on a wide range of issues, including the controversial 'Nitaqat law' and on counter terrorism cooperation.

New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Murli Manohar Joshi on Saturday lashed out at Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President N.Srinivasan saying he should resign.

New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): Union Law and Justice Minister Kapil Sibal on Saturday highlighted the need for a stringent anti-fixing law to tackle dishonest practices in sports.

Srinagar, May 25 (ANI): Residents in Srinagar are demanding the immediate repair of the parapet walls surrounding the scenic Dal Lake, as it has become unsafe for visitors.

Ranchi, May 25 (ANI): In the name of faith and ritual, small children of four to five years of age walk on fire, in order to please Lord Shiva, a Hindu deity of destruction, during a festival in Ranchi.

New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kamal Nath on Saturday said the Board of Cricket Control in India President N.Srinivasan has lost all his credibility and should resign.

New Delhi, May 25 (ANI): The government has decided to establish institutes of teachers training at the block level in 196 districts during the 12th Plan to strengthen teacher training capacity.

Solan (Himachal Pradesh), May 25 (ANI): President Pranab Mukherjee inaugurated the Maharaja Agrasen University at Kalujhanda in Himachal Pradesh's Solan District on Saturday, and called fro universities across the country to identify one department that could be made into a centre of excellence.