Home secretary Pandey added a special India Reserve Battalion which comprised Paharia and other particularly vulnerable tribal groups, had been set up in Khunti and Dumka districts. Helipads apart, home secretary Pandey said there were 13 focus areas in the state where security and development initiatives were being pursued simultaneously. These include Banalat (Gumla), Pesrar (Lohardaga), Saryu (Palamau), Manatu (Palamau), Jhumra (Bokaro) and Parasnath (Giridih). On Saturday, Latehar police recovered a huge cache in Herhanj area, including four pressure cooker bombs, nine tiffin bombs, three cylinder bombs and bullets. Ranchi, May 16: Buoyed by recent successes in anti-rebel operations, Jharkhand home department and police have now planned to target remote, forested areas in choppers for "short and sharp strikes".

Source: The Telegraph May 16, 2016 16:15 UTC