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January - 1 
According to a media report of January 1, 2003, at least 93 persons were killed in the year 2002 in Kokrajhar district of Assam in various terrorism-related incidents. According to police sources, those killed included 64 civilians, five Army personnel, 18 National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB
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According to a media report of January 1, 2003, at least 93 persons were killed in the year 2002 in Kokrajhar district of Assam in various terrorism-related incidents. According to police sources, those killed included 64 civilians, five Army personnel, 18 National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists and six United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists. A total of 47 persons were also injured in various incidents. Besides, terrorists also abducted eight persons. Arms recovered during the year included five pistols, eight rifles (303), two RDX consignments, two bombs, 12 grenades and 203 cartridges.
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January - 19 
The report said this came to light after an Indian Army patrol along the Bhutan border arrested 10 porters from Assam carrying ration for the terrorists, on January 17. According to an Army official, a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorist who was leading them was also arrested. He said,
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The report said this came to light after an Indian Army patrol along the Bhutan border arrested 10 porters from Assam carrying ration for the terrorists, on January 17. According to an Army official, a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorist who was leading them was also arrested. He said, "The porters were released but we arrested one ULFA militant who was leading the group into camps in Bhutan with a huge stock of food grains and other essentials." ULFA and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists were also reported to be forcibly collecting rations from border villages of Assam to meet their food requirements. According to intelligence officials, there could be approximately 4,000 ULFA and NDFB cadres in terrorist training camps in Bhutan. An unnamed intelligence official said, "A few arrested militants said during interrogations that cadres were facing the worst winters in the Bhutan jungles with food shortage adding to their woes." He further said, "A number of militants in the Bhutan camps were hit by disease but with troops blocking the entry and exit routes along the border, they were unable to get medicine supplies and other essentials." Bhutan has reportedly also admitted that ULFA alone has six camps in the country, including the outfit’s general headquarters and military training bases inside jungles in the southern Samdrup Johngkhar district. The NDFB runs seven camps separately in this district. Bhutan had warned these outfits of military action if they did not leave its territory. Bhutan’s King Jigme Singhye Wangchuk was quoted, on an unspecified date, as saying, "We will hold talks with the militants who have established camps inside Bhutan". He further said, "If the militants refuse to leave our country through peaceful dialogue, we will be left with no option but to use our military forces." Bhutan has not taken any direct military action against the NDFB and ULFA, thus far.
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January - 23 
A media report on January 24 indicated the United States (US) is using its influence "at the highest level" to help India extradite underworld don and 1993-Mumabi serial blasts accused Abu Salem, who is also close associate of Dawood Ibrahim. Abu Salem was arrested in Lisbon in September 2002 on a t
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A media report on January 24 indicated the United States (US) is using its influence "at the highest level" to help India extradite underworld don and 1993-Mumabi serial blasts accused Abu Salem, who is also close associate of Dawood Ibrahim. Abu Salem was arrested in Lisbon in September 2002 on a tip-off from the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The FBI wanted to interrogate him for possible links with the Al Qaeda.
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January - 29 
According to a media report of January 30, Mumbai police investigating the January 27&28-Vile Parle blasts believe the two suspects arrested on January 28 could be members of the Muslim Defence Force (MDF). The report said police are also working on the theory that the Vile Parle blasts are connecte
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According to a media report of January 30, Mumbai police investigating the January 27&28-Vile Parle blasts believe the two suspects arrested on January 28 could be members of the Muslim Defence Force (MDF). The report said police are also working on the theory that the Vile Parle blasts are connected to the blasts engineered by left-wing extremists—Naxalites—in Andhra Pradesh and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Sri Lanka. They have reached this conclusion on the basis of the explosive-laden bicycles used in the Vile Parle blasts. The modus operandi is similar to that of the LTTE and Naxals in Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra.
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February - 12 
According to a media report, the fear of terrorist attacks in Britain continued to mount with reports that Royal Air force jets are patrolling the skies over London. The report said that Britain has launched its biggest ever security operation against possible terrorist strikes. Reportedly, authorit
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According to a media report, the fear of terrorist attacks in Britain continued to mount with reports that Royal Air force jets are patrolling the skies over London. The report said that Britain has launched its biggest ever security operation against possible terrorist strikes. Reportedly, authorities suspect that terrorists could strike with missiles that have possibly been smuggled from Pakistan and the police fear that a large arsenal has been built up by terrorist groups. Official sources were quoted as saying that special monitoring is underway near mosques and in cities and suburbs, where a large number of people having links with Pakistan have settled. The arsenal of missiles, authorities suspect, could be hidden in such areas.
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February - 12 
Quoting a report prepared by Central intelligence agencies for a meeting of Chief Ministers in Delhi on February 8 to discuss the internal security scenario, a media report said there has been an increase in left-wing extremist—Naxalite—violence in Bihar. In the year 2002, there were 238 Naxal incid
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Quoting a report prepared by Central intelligence agencies for a meeting of Chief Ministers in Delhi on February 8 to discuss the internal security scenario, a media report said there has been an increase in left-wing extremist—Naxalite—violence in Bihar. In the year 2002, there were 238 Naxal incidents in the State in which 117 persons were killed as opposed to 169 incidents in 2001 in which 111 persons were killed. Further, the report said Naxalite violence between 2001 and 2002 showed a decline in the worst Naxalite-hit States like Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand. The report also expressed grave concern over the possible merger of the two largest Naxalite outfits in Bihar—the People’s War Group (PWG) and the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC).
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February - 13 
Quoting intelligence sources, media reports of February 14 indicated that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), an outfit proscribed under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), is planning to set up a base in the port city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The reports also said that LTTE
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Quoting intelligence sources, media reports of February 14 indicated that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), an outfit proscribed under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA), is planning to set up a base in the port city of Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The reports also said that LTTE cadres were allegedly making clandestine visits to the city. Intelligence officials suspect that it could be an effort to operationalise a corridor with the city as base to be used by the LTTE and its alleged partners, the left wing extremists––Naxalites––of the People's War Group (PWG), the Maoist Communist Center (MCC), and the Maoist insurgents of Nepal. The LTTE is also alleged to have signed an ‘agreement’ with them approximately five months back. The alleged 'corridor' would reportedly run via East Godavari, Vizag and Sileru in Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar and through the Dandakaranya forests to Nepal.
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February - 16 
A media report quoting official sources indicated that the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, is infiltrating more foreign mercenaries into Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). According to data prepared by security agencies, from November 2002 to the first week of Febru
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A media report quoting official sources indicated that the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, is infiltrating more foreign mercenaries into Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). According to data prepared by security agencies, from November 2002 to the first week of February 2003 approximately 304 terrorists are reported to have crossed over to J&K across the International Border and the Line of Control (LoC). The figure during the corresponding period in 2001-2002 was 467. However, the percentage of foreign mercenaries among the infiltrators during the present period has increased to approximately 80 per cent as compared to 24.62 per cent during the same period in 2001-2002, the report said. The ISI is reported to have infiltrated 241 foreign mercenaries and 63 local terrorists during November 2002 and February 2003 as compared to 352 locals and 115 foreigners during the corresponding period in 2001-2002.
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February - 18 
Union Minister of State for Home I D Swami informed the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament), on February 18, that the Union government has put some Northeast-based Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) under scrutiny for their alleged linkages with terrorist outfits in the region. The Minis
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Union Minister of State for Home I D Swami informed the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament), on February 18, that the Union government has put some Northeast-based Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) under scrutiny for their alleged linkages with terrorist outfits in the region. The Minister also said none of these organisations was getting any financial assistance from the government. NGOs being closely monitored include Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti (MASS), North-East Coordination Committee on Human Rights (NECCHR), United Committee, Manipur (UCM), Naga Peoples Movement for Human Rights (NPMHR) and Naga Students Federation (NSF). These organisaions, however, never expressed support to the terrorist groups openly. Among these, while MASS is suspected to have linkages with the proscribed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), the NPMHR and NSF reportedly sympathise with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM).
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March - 6 
Quoting a senior Indian Army officer, a media report of March 7 said that, though the armed forces have lost over 1,000 soldiers in terrorist attacks in the last three years, the ratio of security forces (SFs) killed to terrorists killed was overwhelmingly in favour of SFs. A rough calculation of
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Quoting a senior Indian Army officer, a media report of March 7 said that, though the armed forces have lost over 1,000 soldiers in terrorist attacks in the last three years, the ratio of security forces (SFs) killed to terrorists killed was overwhelmingly in favour of SFs. A rough calculation of the latest figures, the report said, revealed that the ratio in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on the whole hovers around 1:5, occasionally even going up to 1:10 during some months. The report further added, "The recent increase in the number of specially-trained battalions of the … Rashtriya Rifles (RR) to around 55 has strengthened anti-terrorist operations in J&K." Additional RR batalions are needed because infiltration from Pakistan is likely to increase during the approaching summer. Over 15,000 terrorists have been "neutralised" in J&K since 1990. In the year 2002, 1,522 terrorists were killed in the State, while 1,432 terrorists had been killed in the year 2000. The report said, "Over 60 per cent of them [terrorists killed] have been foreign mercenaries". Another report said, according to figures tabled in Parliament on March 6, as many as 982 troops of the army were killed and 2,507 more injured in terrorist violence in J&K, between January 2000 and February 2003. During the same period, 65 troops were killed in the Northeast.
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March - 8 
The State Crime Investigation Department (CID), on March 8, forwarded to the State government a list of 83 persons charged under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) recommending withdrawal of cases against them. Quoting official sources, media reports said a total of 207 persons have been charged
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The State Crime Investigation Department (CID), on March 8, forwarded to the State government a list of 83 persons charged under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) recommending withdrawal of cases against them. Quoting official sources, media reports said a total of 207 persons have been charged under POTA in Jharkhand, though the State government has given prosecution sanction against only eight. Earlier, the CID had been entrusted with the task to review all the cases after a Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) communiqué reached the State government, asking to review all the cases lodged under POTA in the State.
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March - 16 
Official sources said the death toll in the terrorist attack on a remote police post in Gool area of Udhampur district, on March 16, was nine Special Police Officers (SPO) and two civilians. Initial reports had indicated that at least 11 police personnel were killed and two others injured as unident
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Official sources said the death toll in the terrorist attack on a remote police post in Gool area of Udhampur district, on March 16, was nine Special Police Officers (SPO) and two civilians. Initial reports had indicated that at least 11 police personnel were killed and two others injured as unidentified terrorists blasted a police post with rockets and grenade launchers. These sources also said that the terrorists abducted seven persons and injured nine others. They also looted all arms and ammunition from the destroyed police post, including 28 rifles and a Light Machine Gun. They also set ablaze the police post, a Primary Health Centre building and eight houses in the village before escaping. Further, when last reports came in, the whereabouts of four police personnel and three civilians held hostage by the terrorists remained uncertain. A massive search operation has reportedly been launched by the Border Security Force (BSF) and police to trace the hostages and track the terrorists, whose number was stated to be between 30 to 35 with a majority of them being foreign mercenaries. Official sources said the terrorist attack appears to be in retaliation to the killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen’s Chenab division ‘commander’ Iqbal Fareed, and his four associates, in the same area on February 25. Sources added that a group of approximately 30 to 35 terrorists and at least 50 civilians, who were being used as a human shield, attacked the Ind police post, which was being manned mainly by the SPOs. Meanwhile, a message intercepted by the security forces later in the day indicated that cadres of four terrorist groups had jointly carried out the raid. The group comprised of terrorists of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Al Badr, Harkat-ul-Jehadi-e-Islami (HuJI) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
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March - 17 
According to a media report of March 17, Meghalaya is planning action against terrorists in the Garo Hills area following reports that approximately 100 terrorists belonging to the Assam-based proscribed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), including its 'chief' Ranjan Daimari and 'commande
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According to a media report of March 17, Meghalaya is planning action against terrorists in the Garo Hills area following reports that approximately 100 terrorists belonging to the Assam-based proscribed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), including its 'chief' Ranjan Daimari and 'commander-in-chief' Emmanual Basumatary have intruded into the State. The terrorists reportedly want to flee to Bangladesh. Search reportedly is already going on in Ri-Bhoi district and the coal-belt areas of Jaintia Hills district.
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March - 23 
Media reports of March 24 said the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), declared as a foreign terrorist outfit by the United States, has renamed itself as Jamiat-ul-Ansar (JuA). It is reportedly persuading Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar to join forces with it. Reports also said a fa
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Media reports of March 24 said the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), declared as a foreign terrorist outfit by the United States, has renamed itself as Jamiat-ul-Ansar (JuA). It is reportedly persuading Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar to join forces with it. Reports also said a faction of the Harkat ul-Jihad-i-Islami (HuJI) has merged with the JuA.
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March - 25 
The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA) was invoked against 168 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, the Legislative Assembly was informed on March 25. As many as 893 terrorists, including those detained under POTA, were lodged in different jails and joint interrogation centres in the State, Chief
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The Prevention of Terrorism Act, 2002 (POTA) was invoked against 168 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, the Legislative Assembly was informed on March 25. As many as 893 terrorists, including those detained under POTA, were lodged in different jails and joint interrogation centres in the State, Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed said in a written reply to a question during the session of the Assembly. He added that 625 persons have been detained under the Public Safety Act, Arms Act and Explosive Substance Act.
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March - 31 
Quoting Crime Investigation Department (CID) officials of Mumbai, media reports on March 31 said preliminary investigations into the killing of three alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists, on March 29, revealed that they had planned a series of 'fidayeen' (suicide) attacks in the city. They were
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Quoting Crime Investigation Department (CID) officials of Mumbai, media reports on March 31 said preliminary investigations into the killing of three alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists, on March 29, revealed that they had planned a series of 'fidayeen' (suicide) attacks in the city. They were reportedly in touch with terrorists in the Kashmir valley and their handers in Pakistan. It is suspected that one of the slain terrorists, Abu Sultan, had developed a strong base in Karnataka before moving to Maharashtra. His role in the bomb blasts in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh in the past few months is also being probed. The three terrorists were chiefly involved in training Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activists in handling explosives. Separately, Maharastra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal said the slain LeT terrorists had masterminded the March 12- Mulund blast and vital clues were now available.
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April - 13 
A report, on April 13, indicated that National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) 'action groups' might have infiltrated into various parts of lower Assam from their Bhutan based-camps to carry out subversive activities. This is reportedly part of a changed strategy of the outfit, by which the
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A report, on April 13, indicated that National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) 'action groups' might have infiltrated into various parts of lower Assam from their Bhutan based-camps to carry out subversive activities. This is reportedly part of a changed strategy of the outfit, by which the "Gimi Action Group" would possibly initiate strikes in Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Dhubri, Goalpara, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamrup and Darrang districts. The report also said the group would have a three-tier command structure, with 10 cadres at each level. Police discovered the information in documents recovered from a slain NDFB terrorist, on April 10.
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April - 21 
The Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) claimed on April 21 that the five Inter Service Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external agency, agents arrested for allegedly killing former Gujarat Minister Haren Pandya had undergone training in Pakistan. The CBI disclosed that they have not, thus far, disclo
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The Central Bureau Investigation (CBI) claimed on April 21 that the five Inter Service Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external agency, agents arrested for allegedly killing former Gujarat Minister Haren Pandya had undergone training in Pakistan. The CBI disclosed that they have not, thus far, disclosed the exact motive for killing Pandya, or who had ordered the murder. All the five have been remanded to 10 days in CBI custody. As reported earlier, CBI Director P C Sharma said Mohammed Asgar Ali was the "main killer’’
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April - 28 
The annual report of the Union Home Ministry for the year 2002-2003, which was released on April 28, has indicated that the country was overwhelmed with internal security problems generated from outside. The report also pointed out that terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and in the northeast as we
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The annual report of the Union Home Ministry for the year 2002-2003, which was released on April 28, has indicated that the country was overwhelmed with internal security problems generated from outside. The report also pointed out that terrorism in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and in the northeast as well as violence by left-wing extremists in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa as the area of concern. It also further stated that approximately 60 to 70 per cent of terrorists operating in J&K are from outside, "under the direct control of Inter Service Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency'' with local people "playing the role of porters and guides.'' The report also pointed out that Pakistan was "making efforts to revive terrorism in Punjab in a big way and the ISI has assured its commitment to the revival of Khalistan movement.''
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April - 30 
Approximately 1,200 civilians and 503 security force (SF) personnel were killed in terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) during January 2002 to March 2003. The Union Minister of State for Home, Harin Pathak, stated this during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament
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Approximately 1,200 civilians and 503 security force (SF) personnel were killed in terrorist attacks in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) during January 2002 to March 2003. The Union Minister of State for Home, Harin Pathak, stated this during Question Hour in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) on April 30. Besides, 1,973 terrorists were killed in the State during the period as per information available from the State Government, added Pathak.
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May - 2 
A report on May 2 has indicated that differences have cropped up amongst the top leadership of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), a terrorist outfit operating in parts of Assam. Police in Kolkata, West Bengal, are attributing the arrest of two top NDFB leaders from a city hotel on Apr
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A report on May 2 has indicated that differences have cropped up amongst the top leadership of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), a terrorist outfit operating in parts of Assam. Police in Kolkata, West Bengal, are attributing the arrest of two top NDFB leaders from a city hotel on April 30 to the information provided by the NDFB chairman Ranjan Daimary himself. Police arrested Sunil Brahma alias B Simang, NDFB ‘spokesperson’ and another top ranking leader Indra Mohan Basumatary alias B Buthang. The report also said that the NDFB ‘publicity secretary’ B Erakdao was also present in the city at the time of their arrest, but he escaped after being warned of police action reportedly by Ranjan Daimary.
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May - 11 
A report on May 11 has indicated that the proscribed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) is forcing tribals from the border villages of the State into bonded labour to work in the jhum (shifting cultivation) fields in the regions of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), in Bangladesh. According
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A report on May 11 has indicated that the proscribed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) is forcing tribals from the border villages of the State into bonded labour to work in the jhum (shifting cultivation) fields in the regions of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), in Bangladesh. According to the report, their estimated number could be 4,500. The State’s Tribal Welfare Minister Jiten Chowdhury reportedly disclosed this following his visit to the Kanchanpur and Longtarai Valley in North Tripura district. He reportedly said, "Since the poll results were declared, at least 4,500 tribals have been displaced from villages in Kanchanpur, Longtarai Valley and Khowai subdivisions. I have confirmation that 483, 253 and 250 families have been displaced from these three areas by the NLFT. Another 448 families have been driven away from other hilly regions."
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May - 11 
Media reports on May 11 have indicated that the Government has handed over to Bangladesh a list of 155 training camps, with their exact locations, allegedly being run by various terrorist outfits operating in the five North Eastern States and has also sought their removal. The outfits who are said t
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Media reports on May 11 have indicated that the Government has handed over to Bangladesh a list of 155 training camps, with their exact locations, allegedly being run by various terrorist outfits operating in the five North Eastern States and has also sought their removal. The outfits who are said to have camps there include, among others, unnamed faction(s) of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), primarily operating in Nagaland, United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Muslim United Liberation Tiger of Assam (MULTA), Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), operating in Assam, People’s Liberation Army (PLA) operating in Manipur, Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) in Meghalaya, and National Liberation Front of Tripura and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) operating in Tripura. Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), and Al Qaeda are allegedly assisting an unspecified number of these outfits in training. Besides, the Government has also asked Bangladesh to hand over 85 terrorists, including ULFA leaders Anup Chetia and Babul Sarma, who were arrested in Bangladesh over a period of time from various places. Even terrorists from various outfits operating in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) are also being infiltrated via Bangladesh border, the reports added.
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May - 13 
Quoting military intelligence sources in New Delhi, media reports on May 13 have said that approximately 4,500 terrorists allegedly trained in Pakistan are waiting along the 740-km of Line of Control (LoC) to cross over into Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) from "several launch pads". The intelligence source
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Quoting military intelligence sources in New Delhi, media reports on May 13 have said that approximately 4,500 terrorists allegedly trained in Pakistan are waiting along the 740-km of Line of Control (LoC) to cross over into Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) from "several launch pads". The intelligence sources also reportedly maintain that these terrorists are trained in camps located in places like Muridke in Pakistan. The officials also say that approximately 2,500 terrorists trained in Pakistan are currently operating in J&K.
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May - 17 
According to official sources, in a major ongoing operation, the army, using Mi-17 helicopters and mountain artillery, have killed approximately 65 Pakistani terrorists in over six weeks to clear a vast area near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Surankote area of Poonch district where the mercenarie
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According to official sources, in a major ongoing operation, the army, using Mi-17 helicopters and mountain artillery, have killed approximately 65 Pakistani terrorists in over six weeks to clear a vast area near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Surankote area of Poonch district where the mercenaries had set up ‘command centres’. Army officials were quoted as saying that groups like Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), LeT, Al Badr and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) had over a period of time set up fortifications in the dense forest areas and had been using these bases to facilitate terrorist infiltration into Jammu district and Kulgam, Shopian and Pulwama areas of the Kashmir Valley. SFs, in a major operation, which commenced in the first week of April, launched an attack to destroy these bases and convert some of them into SF camps.
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May - 20 
Media reports on May 20 have indicated that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has intensified its extortion drive in Assam’s Sivasagar district following which security has been beefed up in the area. Reports also said that the outfit has sent ‘demand notes’ to some prominent businessmen an
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Media reports on May 20 have indicated that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has intensified its extortion drive in Assam’s Sivasagar district following which security has been beefed up in the area. Reports also said that the outfit has sent ‘demand notes’ to some prominent businessmen and highly placed officials in the area. The outfit reportedly intends to collect Rupees two billion from the upper Assam districts of Sivasagar, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and Golagahat.
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May - 21 
Terrorism-related violence in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has shown a significant decrease from January 1 to May 15 this year compared to the corresponding period last year, official sources were quoted as saying in a media report. The total number of terrorism-related incidents registered a decrease
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Terrorism-related violence in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) has shown a significant decrease from January 1 to May 15 this year compared to the corresponding period last year, official sources were quoted as saying in a media report. The total number of terrorism-related incidents registered a decrease of more than 17 per cent as only 110 acts of violence were recorded in the State this year, compared to 134 last year. There was a 20 per cent decrease in civilian deaths as 288 persons were killed in various incidents compared to last year’s 364 for the corresponding period. Deaths of security force personnel also registered a downward trend as 96 of them were killed since the beginning of year 2003 as against 110 for the last year. The report added that fewer terrorists - a decrease of approximately 32 per cent - were killed this year compared to year 2002. The sources said though only 474 terrorists were killed since the beginning of 2003 compared to 696 last year, security forces have killed as many as 60 terrorists in the first fortnight of this month. However, the number of bomb blasts in J&K increased marginally, recording a 10 per cent increase. During the current year, terrorists exploded as many as 152 grenades and Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) compared to 138 explosions for the corresponding period last year. Further, district-wise, Pulwama in the Kashmir Valley witnessed the highest number of incidents of violence since the beginning of the year followed closely by Rajouri in the Jammu region. Sources added that Jammu and Kathua districts were the most peaceful of all districts in the State as only two incidents of terrorism-related violence were recorded in each district since January 1, 2003.
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May - 23 
According to a media report of May 23, the Union Home Ministry has put approximately 824 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) operating in the North-East and Sikkim under surveillance for suspected links with various terrorist outfits. The Ministry has also passed on information to the Governments
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According to a media report of May 23, the Union Home Ministry has put approximately 824 Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) operating in the North-East and Sikkim under surveillance for suspected links with various terrorist outfits. The Ministry has also passed on information to the Governments of Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Nagaland and Tripura in this regard. The Ministry suspects that there could be as many as 323 such NGOs in Meghalaya, 197 in Manipur, 151 in Assam, 82 in Nagaland, 69 in Tripura and two in Sikkim. The matter is still under investigation and details in this regard are awaited.
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May - 25 
A media report quoting official sources has indicated that Pune city in the State of Maharashtra is gradually been transformed into a base of Islamist terrorist organizations like the Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). It also said that LeT terrorists and the Mafia g
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A media report quoting official sources has indicated that Pune city in the State of Maharashtra is gradually been transformed into a base of Islamist terrorist organizations like the Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). It also said that LeT terrorists and the Mafia gangs were receiving arms training in the city.
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May - 26 
A media report quoting State Home Department sources has indicated that outlawed terrorist groups of Tripura have intensified violence, which has shown a sharp rise in the State compared to the past two years. Sources said that terrorism-related incidents have led to the death of 123 civilians after
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A media report quoting State Home Department sources has indicated that outlawed terrorist groups of Tripura have intensified violence, which has shown a sharp rise in the State compared to the past two years. Sources said that terrorism-related incidents have led to the death of 123 civilians after the Manik Sarkar-led fifth Left Front Government assumed office for the second time in February 2003. According to official statistics, 123 civilians were killed in Tripura during the first five months of this year, which were only 65 during the corresponding period in year 2002 and 144 during the whole of 2002. The current year has also witnessed three major massacres in which 38 persons have been killed. Incidents of abductions have also increased in a similar proportion. 86 persons were abducted during the first five months of this year, which were only 56 during the corresponding period last year and 201 during the whole of 2002. The number of terrorist incidents also increased similarly. The first five months of the current year have registered 166 incidents, which were only 85 during the corresponding period last year, and 201 during the whole of 2002. Furthermore, the report added that despite repeated calls, none of the terrorist outfits have shown any interest to come for negotiations with the State or the Central Government.
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May - 27 
A media report on May 27 has indicated that the Union Government is likely promulgate an ordinance to give effect to the provisions of the Agreement signed on February 10, 2003 with the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT). The Agreement stipulated, inter alia, creation of an autonomous Bodoland Territorial
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A media report on May 27 has indicated that the Union Government is likely promulgate an ordinance to give effect to the provisions of the Agreement signed on February 10, 2003 with the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT). The Agreement stipulated, inter alia, creation of an autonomous Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC).
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May - 28 
Vernacular media sources in Assam on May 28 have indicated that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘Commander-in-Chief’ Paresh Baruah was attacked in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka by four unidentified assailants. According to reports, Baruah, who has been hiding in Dhaka for approximately a d
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Vernacular media sources in Assam on May 28 have indicated that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘Commander-in-Chief’ Paresh Baruah was attacked in the Bangladesh capital Dhaka by four unidentified assailants. According to reports, Baruah, who has been hiding in Dhaka for approximately a decade, was attacked while he was leaving his transport agency, ‘Challenger’ at the Uttara location in the city. He escaped unhurt in the attack. Bangladeshi authorities have, however, refused to confirm the incident, the reports added.
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May - 29 
Media reports on May 29 have indicated that terrorist outfits are serving demand notes to businessmen and contractors, among others, in the Phulbari, Tikrikilla, Ampati and Garobadh areas of the West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), the Assam-based National
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Media reports on May 29 have indicated that terrorist outfits are serving demand notes to businessmen and contractors, among others, in the Phulbari, Tikrikilla, Ampati and Garobadh areas of the West Garo Hills district in Meghalaya. Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), the Assam-based National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and Hajong United Liberation Army (HULA) are suspected to be involved in the act. Citing police sources, reports added that the demand notes vary from Rupees 50,000 to 200,000
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May - 31 
A ULFA conduit was reportedly killed by his colleagues who alleged him of misusing the outfit’s ‘fund’ at Barbheta in Assam’s Goalpara district on May 31.
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A ULFA conduit was reportedly killed by his colleagues who alleged him of misusing the outfit’s ‘fund’ at Barbheta in Assam’s Goalpara district on May 31.
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June - 1 
A media report on June 1 has indicated that the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD), a terrorist outfit of the Dimasa tribe in Assam is yet to decide over extension of six-month cease-fire with the Union Government that came into effect on December 31, 2002. The outfit has also alleged the security forces of "p
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A media report on June 1 has indicated that the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD), a terrorist outfit of the Dimasa tribe in Assam is yet to decide over extension of six-month cease-fire with the Union Government that came into effect on December 31, 2002. The outfit has also alleged the security forces of "provocative actions" against its cadres and another tribal community of Hmars of targeting the Dimasas. The DHD ‘vice-president’ Dilip Nunisa while talking to a Kolkata-based daily from Haflong, the North Cachar district head quarters said, "We have kept in mind the appeals by Dimasa organisations and the plight of thousands of villagers who have been uprooted from their houses by Hmar militants. We will take these factors into account before arriving at any decision on the ceasefire."
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June - 1 
According to a media report on June 1, pocket wireless communication devices worth Rupees 2.4 million were found missing when the consignment reached Dharmanagar in North Tripura district of Tripura on May 27 from Chandigarh, capital city of Punjab and Haryana. The report indicated that the walkie-t
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According to a media report on June 1, pocket wireless communication devices worth Rupees 2.4 million were found missing when the consignment reached Dharmanagar in North Tripura district of Tripura on May 27 from Chandigarh, capital city of Punjab and Haryana. The report indicated that the walkie-talkies meant for the Central Reserve Police Force personnel might have been stolen enroute by terrorists operating in Tripura. The consignment of six boxes was booked at Chandigarh on May 15 and three boxes were found missing after arrival at Dharmanagar.
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June - 1 
According to media reports, Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), is reportedly in contact with some Maoist groups in Nepal to gain access to Indian left-wing extremist—Naxalite—groups like the People's War Group (PWG) and the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC).
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According to media reports, Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), is reportedly in contact with some Maoist groups in Nepal to gain access to Indian left-wing extremist—Naxalite—groups like the People's War Group (PWG) and the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC). Quoting interrogation reports of some arrested terrorists and other intelligence inputs, reports said that ISI operatives in Nepal have roped in Maoists in Nepal to do the needful in making inroads into the Eastern Indian States like Bihar and other PWG and MCC dominated areas in the same region. Reports further said that some of the Nepalese Muslims were also being trained to infiltrate into India under the guise of labourers to carry out anti-India activities.
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June - 2 
Media reports on June 2 have indicated that Special Services Bureau (SSB) personnel would be deployed along the International Border with Bhutan to counter the movement of terrorists into the Northeast region and West Bengal. Outfits like United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Democrati
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Media reports on June 2 have indicated that Special Services Bureau (SSB) personnel would be deployed along the International Border with Bhutan to counter the movement of terrorists into the Northeast region and West Bengal. Outfits like United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) that operate in Assam and Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), active in parts of Assam and West Bengal, are known to regularly use routes along this border to infiltrate and exfiltrate.
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June - 3 
A media report on June 3 has indicated that terrorist outfits active in Tripura, the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and the Nayanbasi Jamatiya and Biswamohan Debbarma factions of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), reportedly attended a meeting in March 2003 that was allegedly convened
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A media report on June 3 has indicated that terrorist outfits active in Tripura, the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and the Nayanbasi Jamatiya and Biswamohan Debbarma factions of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), reportedly attended a meeting in March 2003 that was allegedly convened by the Bangladesh’s Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) in the Chittagong Hill Tracts area. Representatives of the Jamaat-e-Islami, Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and Al Qaeda were also present, the report added. Details of this meeting, however, were not available.
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June - 4 
A report has indicated that the Surrendered ULFA terrorists (SULFA) might still be working for the parent outfit. The matter reportedly came to the light following interrogations of the ULFA ‘sergeant major’ Bipul Bora and his colleague Mintu Bora who were arrested earlier at Dalgaon in the Nagaon d
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A report has indicated that the Surrendered ULFA terrorists (SULFA) might still be working for the parent outfit. The matter reportedly came to the light following interrogations of the ULFA ‘sergeant major’ Bipul Bora and his colleague Mintu Bora who were arrested earlier at Dalgaon in the Nagaon district on June 2. The report also indicated that a 36-member ULFA group had sneaked into the district during February 2003.
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June - 4 
Another report has indicated that the ULFA might be using a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti (MASS), operating in Assam to recruit cadres. A ULFA cadre Kushal Mech, who surrendered before the Karbi Anglong district police chief on May 27 reportedly confessed that he
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Another report has indicated that the ULFA might be using a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Manab Adhikar Sangram Samiti (MASS), operating in Assam to recruit cadres. A ULFA cadre Kushal Mech, who surrendered before the Karbi Anglong district police chief on May 27 reportedly confessed that he had joined the ULFA in 2002 with the help of two MASS activists whom he identified as Pratul Saikia and Amrendra Sharma. The police arrested the latter on the charges of maintaining links with the ULFA. While Pratul was arrested from the Chungajun area under Sarupathar police station limits in Golaghat district, Amrendra was arrested from Nagabat under Borhola police station limits in Bongaigaon district.
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June - 4 
Citing official sources, reports have added that Luphen had masterminded some recent abductions including that of German national Henrich Wolfgang on March 23.
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Citing official sources, reports have added that Luphen had masterminded some recent abductions including that of German national Henrich Wolfgang on March 23.
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June - 6 
According to media reports on June 6, the arrest of a conduit of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM), identified as Aron Chisi of Keyoto village in the proximity of Dimapur, by security forces has brought to notice the outfit’s involvement in issuing ‘work permit cards’
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According to media reports on June 6, the arrest of a conduit of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM), identified as Aron Chisi of Keyoto village in the proximity of Dimapur, by security forces has brought to notice the outfit’s involvement in issuing ‘work permit cards’ to Bangladeshi Muslims. The arrest of the conduit with extortion amount and receipts led to a search operation in the house of a NSCN-IM ‘captain’ Phutoyi in Dimapur district from whom 16 ‘work permit cards’ issued to ‘Bangladeshi Muslims’ on yearly contract basis were recovered.
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June - 6 
Reports from north Kashmir said that two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in the Pannar forest area of Bandipore.
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Reports from north Kashmir said that two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter with security forces in the Pannar forest area of Bandipore.
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June - 8 
A media report on June 8 has indicated that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is in a state of disarray following serious differences among its top leadership. Quoting official sources, the report said that a large number of its lower-level cadres are even contemplating surrender. A war of
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A media report on June 8 has indicated that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is in a state of disarray following serious differences among its top leadership. Quoting official sources, the report said that a large number of its lower-level cadres are even contemplating surrender. A war of supremacy is reportedly going on, among others, between the outfit’s "commander-in-chief" Paresh Barua, based in Bangladesh and his deputy Raju Barua, based in Bhutan. The report also indicated that Raju Barua allegedly masterminded the reported attack on Paresh Barua in Dhaka on May 27.
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June - 9 
Quoting unnamed sources, a media report of June 9 has said that Pakistani-sponsored terrorists might be planning strikes at some places in Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra and Delhi. Recently, during operation Sarp Vinash (snake annihilation) in Jammu and Kashmir, security force personnel had
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Quoting unnamed sources, a media report of June 9 has said that Pakistani-sponsored terrorists might be planning strikes at some places in Mumbai, the capital city of Maharashtra and Delhi. Recently, during operation Sarp Vinash (snake annihilation) in Jammu and Kashmir, security force personnel had seized photographs of some high-rise buildings located in Mumbai. The photographs also showed some terrorists in south Mumbai's Bhuleshwar locality, where several high-rise buildings, including the Raj Bhavan (Governor’s House) are located. The terrorists' intended to flare up communal tensions in Mumbai, the report added.
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June - 10 
A media report on June 10 has indicated that increasing influence of Islamist outfits in Bangladesh is troubling the Christian leaders of the Biswamohan Debbarma faction of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT-B). The outfit has been alleged of carrying out conversion of Tripura tribals to
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A media report on June 10 has indicated that increasing influence of Islamist outfits in Bangladesh is troubling the Christian leaders of the Biswamohan Debbarma faction of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT-B). The outfit has been alleged of carrying out conversion of Tripura tribals to Christianity at gunpoint and is now reportedly playing second fiddle to radical Islamist outfits in Bangladesh. The report quoting intelligence sources said the latter include Jamaat-e-Islami, Harkat-ul-Jehad and Al Qaeda, among others. According to the report, in a recent meeting, the top and middle rung leaders of the NLFT-B even said that the Nayanbashi faction of the outfit (NLFT-N), formed after a vertical split in the main outfit three years ago had been reduced to a ‘dacoit party’ with the influence of Muslim elements of Bangladesh.
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June - 10 
On June 10, the Meghalaya Government reportedly admitted that many Government employees might have succumbed to the extortion demands of the terrorists. The admission came on the basis of the incriminating documents recovered following the arrest of Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) ‘fi
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On June 10, the Meghalaya Government reportedly admitted that many Government employees might have succumbed to the extortion demands of the terrorists. The admission came on the basis of the incriminating documents recovered following the arrest of Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) ‘finance secretary’ Fullstar Rani on June 7 from a hideout in Shillong, capital city of Meghalaya. An unspecified number of his associates were also arrested along with him. The Government has said that action would be taken against the persons whose names had figured in the list of demand notes seized from the outfit’s ‘finance secretary’.
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June - 11 
Reports from Varmul have indicated that three terrorists were killed in the Kupwara district on June 11. While two of them were killed at Kalaroos, the other was killed at Kandi.
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Reports from Varmul have indicated that three terrorists were killed in the Kupwara district on June 11. While two of them were killed at Kalaroos, the other was killed at Kandi.
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June - 12 
Police in Cachar district have stepped up surveillance at Khaspur following intelligence reports that Hmar People’s Convention-Democratic (HPC-D) terrorists were planning to attack historical relics of the Dimasas.
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Police in Cachar district have stepped up surveillance at Khaspur following intelligence reports that Hmar People’s Convention-Democratic (HPC-D) terrorists were planning to attack historical relics of the Dimasas.
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June - 13 
According to a media report on June 13, the ULFA terrorists are compelled to move out of their hideouts in Bhutan, Myanmar, Garo Hills area in Meghalaya and also from the regions in upper Assam due to heavy rains. The report quoted the Inspector General of Police Khagen Sarma as saying that the ULFA
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According to a media report on June 13, the ULFA terrorists are compelled to move out of their hideouts in Bhutan, Myanmar, Garo Hills area in Meghalaya and also from the regions in upper Assam due to heavy rains. The report quoted the Inspector General of Police Khagen Sarma as saying that the ULFA was shifting its camps with the onset of the rains. Consequently, the police have increased surveillance on the border areas of Assam. He further said that the recent arrests and surrender of many ULFA terrorists is also a result of this development. He also informed that 25 terrorists had surrendered in the past 15 days and also more than 30 terrorists were arrested. The ULFA cadres who move out of the camps also face financial crunch and to overcome this, they indulge in extortion, thus, making them more noticeable, he added.
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June - 14 
Delayed media reports have indicated that a combined team of Manipur police and India Reserve Battalion arrested a senior cadre of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) at Wangban Khongnangkhong in the Thoubal district of Manipur on June 14. Meanwhile, citing official sour
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Delayed media reports have indicated that a combined team of Manipur police and India Reserve Battalion arrested a senior cadre of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) at Wangban Khongnangkhong in the Thoubal district of Manipur on June 14. Meanwhile, citing official sources, reports said that he has been identified as S.R. Wilcan alias Molno, ‘under-secretary’ of the outfit’s ‘finance division’.
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June - 15 
Media reports quoting official sources have informed that Boro has escaped from the clutches of the terrorists and reported the incident to the police. Other details of the incident are awaited.
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Media reports quoting official sources have informed that Boro has escaped from the clutches of the terrorists and reported the incident to the police. Other details of the incident are awaited.
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June - 16 
According to a media report, a Naga Reconciliation Commission (NRC) has been formed by the Naga Hoho, the highest tribal body in the State of Nagaland, and the Naga Christian Forum (NCF) in a bid to bring about "reconciliation, unity and integration" among the 19 Naga tribes. "It is being felt that
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According to a media report, a Naga Reconciliation Commission (NRC) has been formed by the Naga Hoho, the highest tribal body in the State of Nagaland, and the Naga Christian Forum (NCF) in a bid to bring about "reconciliation, unity and integration" among the 19 Naga tribes. "It is being felt that without reconciliation among various tribes, a permanent solution to the Naga problem cannot be found. Talking with one or two Naga rebel tribal groups will not help as the solution arrived may not be acceptable to the other tribal groups," an unnamed senior government official was quoted as saying in the report on June 16. However, the rebel Naga group, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), with which the Union Government is engaged in a dialogue for peace, has reportedly opposed the formation of the NRC.
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June - 17 
A media report said that in Assam’s Darrang district, three hardcore United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists and an Army Major were killed in an encounter on June 17. A woman also received bullet injuries during the encounter. Quoting official sources, the report further said that the inci
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A media report said that in Assam’s Darrang district, three hardcore United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists and an Army Major were killed in an encounter on June 17. A woman also received bullet injuries during the encounter. Quoting official sources, the report further said that the incident occurred at Neogpara village under Kalaigaon police station limits when security forces were searching the village on specific information that a group of ULFA terrorists had sneaked in. While three ULFA terrorists were killed in retaliatory firing, the Army Major, Indrajit Singh Babar, also lost his life during the encounter. The remaining terrorists of the group escaped following the incident. 12 dwellings were also gutted during the encounter. An UMG, an AK 56 beside 56 rounds of live cartridges and two grenades along with some incriminating documents were recovered from the incident site.
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June - 17 
According to reports, the Union Government is likely to extend the cease-fire with the Assam-based Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) for another term, beginning July 1. The earlier cease-fire agreement, which was in force for six months, ends on June 30.
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According to reports, the Union Government is likely to extend the cease-fire with the Assam-based Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) for another term, beginning July 1. The earlier cease-fire agreement, which was in force for six months, ends on June 30.
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June - 18 
A media report has said that on June 18, Britain asked Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to do more to tackle cross-border terrorism emanating from that country. An unnamed official spokesperson later added that the Pakistan President is aware that the international community expects Pakistan to d
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A media report has said that on June 18, Britain asked Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf to do more to tackle cross-border terrorism emanating from that country. An unnamed official spokesperson later added that the Pakistan President is aware that the international community expects Pakistan to deal severely against anyone using Pakistan as a safe haven.
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June - 18 
According to a media report on June 18, the Union Government has assured the Assam Government and leaders of the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) that the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Bill would be passed by August 14, 2003. A tripartite agreement had been reached for the formation of the Council
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According to a media report on June 18, the Union Government has assured the Assam Government and leaders of the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) that the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Bill would be passed by August 14, 2003. A tripartite agreement had been reached for the formation of the Council on February 10, 2003. The Union Government has also said that a special session of the Parliament may be called for the purpose, if necessary. Earlier, a Joint Secretary in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, Rajiv Agarwal, had discussed the issue with representatives of the State Government and BLT on June 10 in Delhi.
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June - 18 
Media reports on June 18 have indicated the formation of a new terrorist outfit, ‘United People’s Council of Non-Manipuris-Hindu Army’ consisting of members of Bengali, Nepali, Marwari, Punjabi, Tamil and Bihari communities has been formed in Manipur with the objective of protecting the Hindus. Fax
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Media reports on June 18 have indicated the formation of a new terrorist outfit, ‘United People’s Council of Non-Manipuris-Hindu Army’ consisting of members of Bengali, Nepali, Marwari, Punjabi, Tamil and Bihari communities has been formed in Manipur with the objective of protecting the Hindus. Fax messages to the effect, signed by the outfit’s ‘information secretary’ Bahadur Karki, was sent from Guwahati to media offices. Karki reportedly explained that the ‘Hindu Army’ would not attack Central and State government security forces and has been formed ‘to defend ourselves’. He also claimed that the Hindu Army was getting arms training from the National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) of Manipur.
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June - 18 
Other reports have said that on June 18, a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) attack occurred on a clubhouse at Kumocheera under Lakhipur police station limits in Cachar district. The report indicated that suspected Hmar terrorists targeted a meeting of the Dimasas. However, the rocket missed the intend
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Other reports have said that on June 18, a Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) attack occurred on a clubhouse at Kumocheera under Lakhipur police station limits in Cachar district. The report indicated that suspected Hmar terrorists targeted a meeting of the Dimasas. However, the rocket missed the intended target and a likely tragedy was averted, the report added.
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June - 18 
Other reports have said that the abductors of the minor child have demanded Rupees 800,000 for his safe release.
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Other reports have said that the abductors of the minor child have demanded Rupees 800,000 for his safe release.
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June - 18 
Reports from Budgam said that a Sub Inspector of Police was killed during an encounter at Dalwan near Chrar-e-Sharif. The terrorists managed to escape from the incident site.
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Reports from Budgam said that a Sub Inspector of Police was killed during an encounter at Dalwan near Chrar-e-Sharif. The terrorists managed to escape from the incident site.
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June - 19 
According to a media report of June 19, three terrorist outfits, including the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA), among others, are currently active in Assam’s Dhubri district. The number of ULFA
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According to a media report of June 19, three terrorist outfits, including the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA), among others, are currently active in Assam’s Dhubri district. The number of ULFA terrorists present in the district is approximately 25 and that of the NDFB 30. While ULFA is primarily active in the Golakganj area on the Assam-Meghalaya border under Mankachar sub-division, the NDFB is active in the northern part of the district, primarily in the Bogribari, Golakganj and Gauripur areas, including a few places of Bilashipara and Chapor. The NDFB also has a hideout in the forest villages under the Mahamaya Reserve Forest area. Besides ULFA, the Meghalaya-based Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) is also allegedly active in the Mankachar area. ANVC‘s activities have also been noticed in the Boldongiri area. Moreover, Hajong United Liberation Army (HULA), reportedly formed by Gopesh Hajong, a ULFA cadre, too is trying to spread its activities in some parts of the district. These outfits are allegedly involved in arms smuggling using the Mahendraganj (in Meghalaya)-Halsati (in Bangladesh) route.
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June - 19 
According to a media report on June 19, the Bangladesh Director General of Field Intelligence (DGFI) is believed to be probing into the reported attack on United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘chief’ Paresh Baruah on the outskirts of Dhaka on May 27, 2003. Baruah reportedly escaped unhurt. The rep
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According to a media report on June 19, the Bangladesh Director General of Field Intelligence (DGFI) is believed to be probing into the reported attack on United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘chief’ Paresh Baruah on the outskirts of Dhaka on May 27, 2003. Baruah reportedly escaped unhurt. The report quoting arrested ULFA cadres in Assam further said that differences have increased between Baruah and the ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa over the leadership issue and division of millions of rupees extorted through various sources. The DGFI has also reportedly arrested several ULFA cadres said to be loyal to Rajkhowa for interrogation.
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June - 20 
According to a media report on June 20, the State Government has issued directives to the Deputy Commissioners and district police chiefs in Assam to remain vigilant following intelligence reports that some United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists would sneak into the State. As reported ear
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According to a media report on June 20, the State Government has issued directives to the Deputy Commissioners and district police chiefs in Assam to remain vigilant following intelligence reports that some United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists would sneak into the State. As reported earlier, ULFA cadres might seek safer havens if heavy rains during the monsoon force them to descend from their current hideouts located in the mountainous region in the States of Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya and also in Bhutan and Myanmar. The report further indicated that ULFA cadres in small groups have already entered Lakhimpur, Darrang, Nalbari, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Dhubri, Goalpara, Jorhat, Tinsukia, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh and Karbi Anglong districts.
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June - 20 
According to sources, various construction companies involved in the project like the Jolly Construction Company, Bhagirathi and Gamon India Limited were compelled to shell out money to the terrorist outfits. After completion of the project, all most all the 452 officers and employees of the Northea
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According to sources, various construction companies involved in the project like the Jolly Construction Company, Bhagirathi and Gamon India Limited were compelled to shell out money to the terrorist outfits. After completion of the project, all most all the 452 officers and employees of the Northeastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) have been paying ‘taxes’ to the outfits. Whereas the Isak-Muivah faction (NSCN-M) reportedly collects 24 percent of the basic income as its ‘tax’, 20 percent goes to the Khaplang group (NSCN-K) every month.
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June - 21 
Media reports on June 21 have indicated that the three terrorist groups in the Northeast have planned to jointly carry out strikes. The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) operating in Assam, the Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF), a conglomerate of three terrorist groups–United National Li
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Media reports on June 21 have indicated that the three terrorist groups in the Northeast have planned to jointly carry out strikes. The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) operating in Assam, the Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF), a conglomerate of three terrorist groups–United National Liberation Front (UNLF), People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK)– active in Manipur, and the Tripura People’s Democratic Front (TPDF), a front outfit of the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), operating in Tripura under a common platform have launched a "Coordinated Regional Military Offensive for liberation of the Region from Indian colonial occupation," code named "Operation Freedom". The reports further said that attacks under the ‘operation’ started on June 17.
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June - 23 
A media report of June 23 has indicated that counter terrorism operations by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to flush out terrorists in Tripura are being hampered due to inadequate intelligence network at the grassroots level. The Inspector General (Tripura-Mizoram sector) Sukhjinder Singh i
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A media report of June 23 has indicated that counter terrorism operations by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to flush out terrorists in Tripura are being hampered due to inadequate intelligence network at the grassroots level. The Inspector General (Tripura-Mizoram sector) Sukhjinder Singh informed this at a news conference at the CRPF’s 68th battalion headquarters at Narsinghar near Agartala. He also said that in the past three years, CRPF had arrested approximately 200 terrorists and their collaborators and recovered 265 firearms, including AK-series rifles, and huge quantities of ammunition in the area. The National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and Borok National Council of Tripura (BNCT) are active in the State. More than 100 terrorists have also surrendered before the CRPF in different stages. He added, "However, the CRPF has had to pay a heavy price for its success. We lost 38 officers and jawans to rebel bullets and 26 jawans have been seriously injured over the past three years."
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June - 23 
A media report said that the ULFA ‘Commander-in-Chief‘ (C-in-C) Paresh Baruah admitted that he was indeed attacked by unidentified gunmen in Dhaka on May 27. While talking to the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC’s) Kolkata correspondent on June 21, he also sought to refute reports that the at
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A media report said that the ULFA ‘Commander-in-Chief‘ (C-in-C) Paresh Baruah admitted that he was indeed attacked by unidentified gunmen in Dhaka on May 27. While talking to the British Broadcasting Corporation’s (BBC’s) Kolkata correspondent on June 21, he also sought to refute reports that the attack was the result of the intra-organisational feud. He said, "There is no internal rivalry in my organization and its running smoothly. All these are false propaganda by Indian intelligence to malign ULFA’s image and demoralize its cadres".
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June - 25 
A media report on June 25 has indicated that the terrorists might turn to Sikkim in search of safe hideouts. The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) ‘vice chairman’ Dhiren Boro and his associates were arrested on January 1, 2003 from the capital Gangtok. Sikkim is strategically important as
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A media report on June 25 has indicated that the terrorists might turn to Sikkim in search of safe hideouts. The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) ‘vice chairman’ Dhiren Boro and his associates were arrested on January 1, 2003 from the capital Gangtok. Sikkim is strategically important as the State shares borders with China, Nepal and Bhutan. United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and NDFB that are active in Assam and Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) active in parts of Assam and West Bengal already have camps in Bhutan and Bhutan has asked to leave them to vacate its territory by June 30.
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June - 25 
According to a media report on June 25, the Union Government is likely to deploy two battalions of the Special Services Bureau (SSB) along the Assam-Bhutan border to put a check on the activities of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). The
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According to a media report on June 25, the Union Government is likely to deploy two battalions of the Special Services Bureau (SSB) along the Assam-Bhutan border to put a check on the activities of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). The report also indicated that a proposal in this regard had been cleared in the year 2002, however, the forces could not be deployed.
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June - 25 
Media reports of June 25 have indicated that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland –Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) leaders Isak Chishi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah have appealed to the Union Government to appoint persons with a political background for the forthcoming talks likely to be held during early
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Media reports of June 25 have indicated that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland –Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) leaders Isak Chishi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah have appealed to the Union Government to appoint persons with a political background for the forthcoming talks likely to be held during early July 2003. Reports also quoted NSCN-IM’s ‘home minister’, A K Lungalang, as saying that the Union Government ‘should not appoint a bureaucrat like K Padmanabhaiah’ for the purpose.
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June - 26 
A media report on June 26 has indicated that the police are inquiring into the role of an unspecified number of Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Assam’s Nagaon district for allegedly siphoning funds granted to them by the Government under various schemes to the proscribed United Liberation F
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A media report on June 26 has indicated that the police are inquiring into the role of an unspecified number of Non Governmental Organisations (NGOs) in Assam’s Nagaon district for allegedly siphoning funds granted to them by the Government under various schemes to the proscribed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).
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June - 29 
A media report on June 29 has said that the Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani ordered a probe into the alleged links between six State Ministers and five congress Members in Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and the Isak Muivah and Khaplang factions of the Nationals Socialist Council of Nagaland
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A media report on June 29 has said that the Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani ordered a probe into the alleged links between six State Ministers and five congress Members in Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly and the Isak Muivah and Khaplang factions of the Nationals Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM and NSCN-K).
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June - 29 
According to a media report on June 29, Arunachal Pradesh has mobilised a 3,000-strong force comprising surplus personnel in the State from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and India Reserve (IR) Battalion. The force would conduct a likely Operation Hurricane to flush out terrorists from Tira
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According to a media report on June 29, Arunachal Pradesh has mobilised a 3,000-strong force comprising surplus personnel in the State from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and India Reserve (IR) Battalion. The force would conduct a likely Operation Hurricane to flush out terrorists from Tirap district. An unnamed official from Khonsa, the headquarters of Tirap district reportedly said, "All arrangements, including positioning of security forces, have been made." According to official sources approximately 250 National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres under ‘lieutenant colonel’ Absalom Tangkhul Rockwang are based in Tirap. Operation Hurricane was reportedly planned in May, after the Election Commission had postponed the panchayat (local body) polls in Tirap citing interference by the NSCN-IM the reason.
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June - 29 
According to a media report on June 29, the two terrorist groups active in Assam and operating from their Bhutan-based camps– United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) have formed a new outfit named Gorkha Bhutan Liberation Front (GBLF). The report furth
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According to a media report on June 29, the two terrorist groups active in Assam and operating from their Bhutan-based camps– United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) have formed a new outfit named Gorkha Bhutan Liberation Front (GBLF). The report further said that approximately 300 Nepalese Gorkha youths from Bhutan have been recruited in the new group. The Bhutan authorities had earlier asked ULFA and NDFB along with the Kamtapur Liberation Organisatoin (KLO), another terrorist outfit active in parts of West Bengal and Assam to vacate its territory by June 30.
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July - 1 
According to a media report on July 1, Indian terrorists outfits operating from Bhutan have not responded to the June 30 deadline set by the Government there to vacate its territory. The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), active in Assam and the
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According to a media report on July 1, Indian terrorists outfits operating from Bhutan have not responded to the June 30 deadline set by the Government there to vacate its territory. The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), active in Assam and the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), active in parts of Assam and West Bengal, were asked by the Bhutan Government to remove their camps located in the jungles of southern Bhutan by the said deadline. The Government there, however, has reportedly said that efforts were on to resolve the matter peacefully. While speaking to a Guwahati-based journalist from the capital Thimphu on July 1, Bhutan’s Foreign Secretary, Ugyen Tshering reportedly said, "We are committed to a peaceful resolution of the problem, and have not shut our doors to anything which can ensure that. But, the response from the ULFA and NDFB rebels have been less than encouraging." However, he added, "We want their immediate withdrawal, but we never set any deadline for the withdrawal process."
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July - 2 
A media report on July 2 has indicated that the Biswamohan Debbarma faction of the proscribed Tripura group, National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), may have split following ‘removal’ of the leader from the post of ‘president’ on an unspecified date in June 2003 on allegations of ‘corruption’ a
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A media report on July 2 has indicated that the Biswamohan Debbarma faction of the proscribed Tripura group, National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), may have split following ‘removal’ of the leader from the post of ‘president’ on an unspecified date in June 2003 on allegations of ‘corruption’ and ‘inefficiency’. Mantu Koloi was reportedly made the new leader of the faction that Debbarma was leading. Following this, Debbarma has possibly formed an ‘outfit’ of his own and has also set up two camps in Damcherra area in North Tripura district on Tripura’s border with Mizoram and Bangladesh, the report added.
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July - 2 
A media report on July 2 has said that the Pakistani external intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), has opened new routes along the Indian border in the Northeast region for infiltration. According to official sources, India’s border with Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan is alleged
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A media report on July 2 has said that the Pakistani external intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), has opened new routes along the Indian border in the Northeast region for infiltration. According to official sources, India’s border with Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan is allegedly being used by the ISI to push terrorists into the Northeast.
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July - 3 
According to media reports, police on July 3 confirmed that the truckload of ammunition seized in Bangladesh’s Bogra district on June 27 was being smuggled for the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) terrorists in the Northeastern Indian State of Tripura. The terrorists reportedly intended to send the co
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According to media reports, police on July 3 confirmed that the truckload of ammunition seized in Bangladesh’s Bogra district on June 27 was being smuggled for the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) terrorists in the Northeastern Indian State of Tripura. The terrorists reportedly intended to send the contraband to the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) area first and had plans to smuggle it further across the border into Tripura. The report further said that the outfit had sent the cache from its Satcherri headquarters in Habiganj district of Bangladesh, just across the West Tripura district. While 62,100 rounds of ammunition of Chinese rifles and 115 kg of high-power explosives were recovered on June 27, the Bogra police also recovered approximately 37,000 more rounds of ammunition and another 60 kilograms of explosives from different places in the same district in subsequent searches. Bangladesh police later arrested, among others, an ATTF terrorist Kishore Debbarma and his two associates, Jogesh Debbarma and Chitta Debbarma, from the Teliapara area of Habiganj district in this connection and also recovered an AK-47 rifle and a wireless set from Jogesh Debbarma’s residence.
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July - 6 
Daily Excelsior has reported that over 95 per cent of people in a district of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have opted for independence from the Pakistani regime. According to a release issued by All Parties National Alliance (APNA), in a survey carried out in Rawalakote district of PoK, over 95 p
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Daily Excelsior has reported that over 95 per cent of people in a district of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have opted for independence from the Pakistani regime. According to a release issued by All Parties National Alliance (APNA), in a survey carried out in Rawalakote district of PoK, over 95 per cent of people favoured independence rather than accession to Pakistan. APNA, reportedly an amalgam of various political parties in PoK, had earlier announced that it would be holding a phased survey in all the districts, including areas like Gilgit and Baltistan. APNA along with the Gilgit-Baltistan National Alliance (GBNA), an amalgam of political parties in the Northern Areas, has been demanding its inclusion in the peace process between India and Pakistan.
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July - 11 
According to a media report on July 11, Meghalaya police registered First Information Reports (FIRs) against 14 Government employees for their alleged role in funding terrorist outfits in the State. Meanwhile, 57 businessmen against whom police had registered FIRs on similar charges surrendered befo
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According to a media report on July 11, Meghalaya police registered First Information Reports (FIRs) against 14 Government employees for their alleged role in funding terrorist outfits in the State. Meanwhile, 57 businessmen against whom police had registered FIRs on similar charges surrendered before East Khasi Hills district’s Deputy Commissioner (DC) D.P. Wahlang. They were, however, granted conditional bail. The report added that total number of such businessmen is now 152. Earlier reports had said that the police had registered FIRs against 79 businessmen for funding terrorist outfits including Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC).
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July - 13 
A media report on July 13 has indicated that Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) has intensified its extortion bid in the Garo Hills area of Meghalaya. The report has further said that doctors in Government-run health centres are seeking transfer due to the extortion notes sent to them by the ou
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A media report on July 13 has indicated that Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) has intensified its extortion bid in the Garo Hills area of Meghalaya. The report has further said that doctors in Government-run health centres are seeking transfer due to the extortion notes sent to them by the outfit. A Tura based doctor in the West Garo Hills district was reportedly asked to pay Rupees 1.5 million by the outfit who has sought transfer to Shillong.
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July - 22 
In a written reply in Lok Sabha, (Lower House of the Indian Parliament) on July 22, the Minister of State (MoS) for Home, Harin Pathak, said that 682 persons have been arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) across the country thus far. He also reportedly accepted that the Home Ministr
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In a written reply in Lok Sabha, (Lower House of the Indian Parliament) on July 22, the Minister of State (MoS) for Home, Harin Pathak, said that 682 persons have been arrested under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (POTA) across the country thus far. He also reportedly accepted that the Home Ministry had received complaints about the misuse of the Act. Giving details, he said that approximately 60 per cent of these arrests were made in Jharkhand and Jammu Kashmir (J&K). Of the 234 persons arrested in Jharkhand, 104 were later released following a review by the State Government. Other Sates where arrests have been made under POTA include 181 in J&K; 83 in Gujarat; 44 in Delhi; 42 in Maharashtra; 41 in Tamil Nadu; 40 in Andhra Pradesh; 28 in Uttar Pradesh; six in Sikkim and three in Himachal Pradesh.
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July - 28 
At least three persons were killed and 34 others injured in a powerful bomb explosion allegedly triggered by the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) inside a Government-run, Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus at Ghatkopar in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on July 28. Unconfirmed
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At least three persons were killed and 34 others injured in a powerful bomb explosion allegedly triggered by the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) inside a Government-run, Bombay Electric Supply and Transport (BEST) bus at Ghatkopar in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on July 28. Unconfirmed reports have put the death toll at five. While the use of high-intensity gelatin sticks to trigger the blast is being suspected, the Police Commissioner R S Sharma, however, said that the nature of the explosive used is not yet clear. The police also suspect that SIMI was being instigated by the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to carry out terrorist strikes. Earlier, on December 2, 2002, two persons were killed and 31 more injured in a similar explosion near the Ghatkopar railway station.
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July - 31 
The Hindustan Times has reported that US investigators have traced the funding for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to Al Qaeda accounts in Pakistan. John S Pistole, Deputy Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) counter-terrorism division, reportedly revealed this
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The Hindustan Times has reported that US investigators have traced the funding for the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks to Al Qaeda accounts in Pakistan. John S Pistole, Deputy Assistant Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) counter-terrorism division, reportedly revealed this during his testimony to the Senate Governmental Affairs Committee in Washington on July 31. Pistole said that they have "traced the origin of the funding of 9/11 to financial accounts in Pakistan, where high-ranking and well-known Al-Qaida operatives played a major role in moving the money forward, eventually into the hands of the hijackers located in the US". However, Pistole did not specify how those accounts in Pakistan were funded. The FBI has estimated that the 9/11 attacks cost between $175,000 and $250,000, which paid for flight training, travel and other expenses. This money reportedly flowed to the hijackers through associates in Germany and the United Arab Emirates. Those associates reported to top Al Qaeda terrorist Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who managed much of the 9/11 planning from Pakistan, US officials said.
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August - 17 
A media report quoted an unnamed security official on August 17 as saying that Pakistan-based terrorist outfits Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Jehadi-e-Islami (HuJI) were luring youths from various places, including Ahmedabad, Baroda and Godhra in Gujarat, and sending them to terrorist training
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A media report quoted an unnamed security official on August 17 as saying that Pakistan-based terrorist outfits Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Jehadi-e-Islami (HuJI) were luring youths from various places, including Ahmedabad, Baroda and Godhra in Gujarat, and sending them to terrorist training camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) through Poonch district in Jammu and Kashmir. The official reportedly said, "Some batches of 65-68 Gujarati youth have been pushed into PoK along the Line of Control via Poonch".
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August - 18 
Meanwhile, official sources indicated that approximately 3,000 terrorists were being trained in various training camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (POK). The sources also indicated that approximately 1,000 terrorists from various outfits were killed since January 2001 while trying to "infiltrate or
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Meanwhile, official sources indicated that approximately 3,000 terrorists were being trained in various training camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (POK). The sources also indicated that approximately 1,000 terrorists from various outfits were killed since January 2001 while trying to "infiltrate or exfiltrate" along the Line of Control (LOC).
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August - 25 
The Sentinel has reported that the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) has served extortion notices to a large number of people, including cultivators, teachers, and traders, in the Greater Nadwar area of Sonitpur district in Assam. The demanded amounts, termed in the NDFB notes as "Borolan
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The Sentinel has reported that the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) has served extortion notices to a large number of people, including cultivators, teachers, and traders, in the Greater Nadwar area of Sonitpur district in Assam. The demanded amounts, termed in the NDFB notes as "Boroland tax", range from Rupees one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand. While financially well-off cultivators have reportedly been asked to pay Rupees one hundred thousand each, teachers and traders have been asked to pay up to two hundred thousand. Some of the villages where the NDFB collects this money are Mahalakshmi, Joysidhi, Borpam and Dalsaguri.
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August - 27 
The State Forensic Laboratory in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on August 27, in a report said that RDX was used in the twin car bomb explosions that occurred at the Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar (market). 52 persons were killed and 148 more injured on August 25 in these blasts.
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The State Forensic Laboratory in Mumbai, Maharashtra, on August 27, in a report said that RDX was used in the twin car bomb explosions that occurred at the Gateway of India and Zaveri Bazaar (market). 52 persons were killed and 148 more injured on August 25 in these blasts.
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August - 28 
In a report to the Home Ministry, security agencies have reportedly informed that the Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM), an all-woman proscribed outfit in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) could also have been involved in the August 25- twin bomb blasts in Mumbai in which 52 persons were killed an approximately 150 in
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In a report to the Home Ministry, security agencies have reportedly informed that the Dukhtaran-e-Millat (DeM), an all-woman proscribed outfit in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) could also have been involved in the August 25- twin bomb blasts in Mumbai in which 52 persons were killed an approximately 150 injured. DeM cadres could have acted as courier to supply explosives used in the blast to the cadres of the SIMI, the report added.
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August - 31 
A media report of August 31 has indicated that the Biswamohan Debbarma, leader of a faction of the proscribed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) has initiated moves for rapprochement with the rival Nayanbasi Jamatiya faction. The report further indicated that NLFT leaders including Mantu Ko
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A media report of August 31 has indicated that the Biswamohan Debbarma, leader of a faction of the proscribed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) has initiated moves for rapprochement with the rival Nayanbasi Jamatiya faction. The report further indicated that NLFT leaders including Mantu Koloi, Dhanu Koloi, Satya Debbarma, Chelama Debbarma and Sudhir Debbarma, among others also held a meeting in this regard in the Burmatilla area of West Tripura district on an unspecified date. At the meeting, the NLFT also allegedly decided to intensify its activities.
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September - 1 
Other reports have indicated that a civilian who was among the three persons injured in a grenade attack on a convoy of security forces at Bijbehara on August 28 succumbed to injuries at a hospital.
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Other reports have indicated that a civilian who was among the three persons injured in a grenade attack on a convoy of security forces at Bijbehara on August 28 succumbed to injuries at a hospital.
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September - 2 
According to a report in The Hindu, the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) is making attempts to re-group its cadres in the southern Indian State of Kerala. The State police are keeping a close watch on its activities, particularly after the former SIMI Ernakulam district president
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According to a report in The Hindu, the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) is making attempts to re-group its cadres in the southern Indian State of Kerala. The State police are keeping a close watch on its activities, particularly after the former SIMI Ernakulam district president C.A.M.Basheer is suspected to be involved in the August 25 twin bomb blasts of Mumbai that killed 52 persons and injured 148 others, the report added.
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September - 3 
Media reports have indicated that the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) may use local groups for terrorist attacks in Bangalore, capital city of Karnataka and Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh.
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Media reports have indicated that the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) may use local groups for terrorist attacks in Bangalore, capital city of Karnataka and Hyderabad, capital of Andhra Pradesh.
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September - 10 
Following reports of intensified trans-border movement of the terrorist groups in the State, the Border Security Force (BSF) is reported to have initiated a special operation code-named Operation Thunder against them. BSF personnel are reportedly carrying on search operations in the villages located
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Following reports of intensified trans-border movement of the terrorist groups in the State, the Border Security Force (BSF) is reported to have initiated a special operation code-named Operation Thunder against them. BSF personnel are reportedly carrying on search operations in the villages located within 10 km of the State’s border with Bangladesh. Various terrorist groups active in different States of the India’s Northeast are alleged to have approximately 150 training camps in Bangladesh. According to the BSF Deputy Inspector General Y.S. Visht, 16 villages under the Khowai subdivision jurisdiction had already been searched to find out presence of terrorists and Operation Thunder was gradually restoring confidence among the local people.
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September - 11 
The Daily Excelsior has reported that the Government is reviewing the security of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) chairman Maulana Abbas Ansari in the wake of threats from terrorist groups, including the Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JuM), to eliminate him. Quoting official sources, the report said t
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The Daily Excelsior has reported that the Government is reviewing the security of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) chairman Maulana Abbas Ansari in the wake of threats from terrorist groups, including the Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JuM), to eliminate him. Quoting official sources, the report said that his security was being reviewed in the wake of intelligence inputs suggesting that Pakistan-based terrorist outfits were planning to kill Ansari the way another Hurriyat leader Abdul Gani Lone was assassinated on May 21, 2002, in Srinagar.
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September - 12 
Media reports have indicated that Nasir had also formed the Gujarat Revenge Force (GRF) to carry out subversive activities following the communal riots in Gujarat in 2002.
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Media reports have indicated that Nasir had also formed the Gujarat Revenge Force (GRF) to carry out subversive activities following the communal riots in Gujarat in 2002.
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September - 15 
Reports from Khowai in West Tripura district have indicated that All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) terrorists are targeting tribals for not rendering support sought by them.
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Reports from Khowai in West Tripura district have indicated that All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) terrorists are targeting tribals for not rendering support sought by them.
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September - 16 
A media report has indicated that Bhutan has agreed for a counter-terrorism operation against these outfits. The report quoted an official source as saying, "I cannot give the details at this stage. All I can see is that it would be a joint operation between the forces of the two countries."
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A media report has indicated that Bhutan has agreed for a counter-terrorism operation against these outfits. The report quoted an official source as saying, "I cannot give the details at this stage. All I can see is that it would be a joint operation between the forces of the two countries."
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September - 18 
According to media reports, the December 2, 2002- bomb blast in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, was planned in Dubai, port city of United Arab Emirates, by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Abu Hamza and funded by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's external intelligence agency. A prime accused i
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According to media reports, the December 2, 2002- bomb blast in Ghatkopar, Mumbai, was planned in Dubai, port city of United Arab Emirates, by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Abu Hamza and funded by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan's external intelligence agency. A prime accused in the blast identified as Toufiq alias Chittu alias Rafique alias Yasar, an activist of the Muslim Defence Force (MDF), has reportedly revealed that the conspiracy was hatched by Abu Hamza who had roped him and others for the crime. Toufiq also revealed that he had collected Rupees 1.5 lakh from Muslims of Tamil Nadu residing in Riyadh and handed over the money to Abu Hamza. He said Hamza had planned to create explosions in India and target leaders and prominent personalities. Toufiq is the third accused to give a statement in the case. Two other accused, Imran Rehman Khan and Mohammed Altaf, were deported from Dubai in January 2003. Two persons were killed and 31 others injured in the Ghatkopar blast.
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September - 18 
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has served a notice to the Jharkhand Government in connection with the lynching of nine left-wing extremists—Naxalites—of the People’s War Group (PWG) in Lango village of the East Singhbhum district on August 8. The NHRC has directed the State Chief Secret
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has served a notice to the Jharkhand Government in connection with the lynching of nine left-wing extremists—Naxalites—of the People’s War Group (PWG) in Lango village of the East Singhbhum district on August 8. The NHRC has directed the State Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police to submit their reports in this regard within two weeks. Earlier, the People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL) State unit president S Bhattacharjee and secretary Nishant Akhilesh had petitioned NHRC chairman and former Chief Justice A S Anand, accusing the police of failure and persistent dereliction of duty in maintaining law and order in the district. The role of police administration has become too apparent as the whole district administration rushed to Lango village to congratulate villagers for killing nine PWG cadres, the PUCL has charged.
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September - 28 
Quoting intelligence sources, a media report of September 29 said the Inter Service Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, has revived terrorist training camps, including 12 special operational intelligence units (SOIUs), 13 launch pads and 25 arms-training camps, along the Lin
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Quoting intelligence sources, a media report of September 29 said the Inter Service Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, has revived terrorist training camps, including 12 special operational intelligence units (SOIUs), 13 launch pads and 25 arms-training camps, along the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB). Approximately 1,600 trained terrorists are ready to infiltrate into India from these camps, the report added. Further the report claimed that the bases were allegedly located opposite Kathua district in the Jammu-Rajouri-Poonch sector and that 20 suicide squads were set to infiltrate into India from these bases.
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October - 16 
Media reports have indicated that the Manipur Peoples' Liberation Front (MPLF), the umbrella organisation of the Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and United National Liberation Front (UNLF), is all set to expand its membership base with a number
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Media reports have indicated that the Manipur Peoples' Liberation Front (MPLF), the umbrella organisation of the Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and United National Liberation Front (UNLF), is all set to expand its membership base with a number of armed organisations, drawn from both the hills and valley in the State of Manipur. Speaking to the press during the ‘National Black Day’ observance at Sajik Tampak in the Chandel district of Manipur on October 15, an unidentified PREPAK leader said that a process is underway to admit the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and Zou Defence Volunteers (ZDV) into the MPLF. The report further added that UNLF and the PREPAK have decided to launch joint operations against security forces from December 2003.
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October - 19 
The Nepal Samacharpatra in a report has indicated that the Maoists have been smuggling arms and ammunitions from Indian territories through Bardia district in Nepal. "The smuggled arms are entering Nepal through Balaigaon of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh, India, with the help of local smugglers
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The Nepal Samacharpatra in a report has indicated that the Maoists have been smuggling arms and ammunitions from Indian territories through Bardia district in Nepal. "The smuggled arms are entering Nepal through Balaigaon of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh, India, with the help of local smugglers," the report added.
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November - 19 
The Assam Tribune has reported that approximately 4,000 Khasi-Pnar people residing in Block I and Block II of the Karbi Anglong district in Assam have moved to Meghalaya following alleged threats and intimidation by armed terrorists belonging to the Karbi National Volunteers (KNV) and the United Peo
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The Assam Tribune has reported that approximately 4,000 Khasi-Pnar people residing in Block I and Block II of the Karbi Anglong district in Assam have moved to Meghalaya following alleged threats and intimidation by armed terrorists belonging to the Karbi National Volunteers (KNV) and the United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS). A fresh batch of 35 people on November 19 joined the ranks of the refugees sheltered at Sahsniang village in the Jaintia Hills district, approximately 115 kilometers from the capital Shillong. This increased the number of refugees in the makeshift camp to 3,957.
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November - 24 
Reports from south Kashmir have indicated that unidentified terrorists ambushed the vehicle of Bhushan Lal, a local Awami League (AL) leader, at Lalchowk in the Anantnag town of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on November 24 and during the indiscriminate gunfire, Lal sustained critical injuries while his se
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Reports from south Kashmir have indicated that unidentified terrorists ambushed the vehicle of Bhushan Lal, a local Awami League (AL) leader, at Lalchowk in the Anantnag town of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on November 24 and during the indiscriminate gunfire, Lal sustained critical injuries while his security aide was killed on the spot. A civilian is also reported to have died in this ambush and two others were injured. A close associate of the slain counter-insurgents, Kukka Parray and Azad Nabi, Bhushan Lal had joined the latter’s pro-India outfit People’s Patriotic Front in 1995-96. Later, he had shifted to Kukka Parray’s AL and unsuccessfully contested an election in Anantnag. While Nabi was killed by the terrorists in his village Shihlipora in year 2000, AL chairman Kukka Parray was shot dead by terrorists along with two of his associates at his native Hajjan on September 13, 2003. Terrorists also killed National Conference activist and the State’s second most important counter-insurgent, Javed Hussain Shah, along with two of his security aides during a suicide attack at Hotel Greenway in Srinagar on August 27, 2003.
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