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November - 1 
A Special Task Force (STF) team seized 260 live cartridges of Self-Loading Rifle (SLR) meant for supply to Security Forces (SFs) from NH-31 near Srichandrapur village under Sahebpur Kamal Police Station area in Begusarai District on November 1, repor
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A Special Task Force (STF) team seized 260 live cartridges of Self-Loading Rifle (SLR) meant for supply to Security Forces (SFs) from NH-31 near Srichandrapur village under Sahebpur Kamal Police Station area in Begusarai District on November 1, reports The Times of India. Three arms smugglers, Manchan Yadav (42), Arvind Mandal (45) and his son Bhrigu Mandal (22), were arrested with the ammunition, a bike, three cell phones and INR 5000. However, Shushil Singh, who had handed over the cartridges to the trio, managed to escape. Station House Officer (SHO) of the Sahebpur Kamal Police Station, Rajesh Kumar Yadav said the cartridges were manufactured at Indian Ordinance Factory and are supplied only to SFs. "Shushil had brought them from Odisha. It will be known only after his arrest that how he got the cartridges," Yadav said adding that the consignment might have been sold to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). He further said Manchan used to purchase the smuggled cartridges at INR 300 per piece and later sold it to Arvind for INR 350. "Arvind used to sell them to Maoists for INR 400 per piece," the SHO said and added that in 2015, Shushil and Manchan were arrested from Begusarai with more than 250 cartridges of INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifle
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November - 1 
According to a statistics available with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), as many as 37 persons including nine Security Force (SFs) personnel were killed in the insurgency related violence in the Northeast region over the last seven months,
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According to a statistics available with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), as many as 37 persons including nine Security Force (SFs) personnel were killed in the insurgency related violence in the Northeast region over the last seven months, reports The Sentinel on November 2. Official statistics available with The Sentinel said that 28 civilians and nine security personnel were killed in 204 insurgency related violence across the Northeastern States. As many as 57 persons were also abducted this year up to July 31st.
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November - 1 
District Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, Motilal Soren alias Sandeep, carrying prize money of INR five million and wanted by Jharkhand and Odisha Police, from
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District Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, Motilal Soren alias Sandeep, carrying prize money of INR five million and wanted by Jharkhand and Odisha Police, from near a field in Latarkundrijhor village under Jetia Police Station in Saranda forest under Gua block in West Singhbhum District on November 1, reports The Pioneer. Superintendent of Police (SP), Anish Gupta confirmed the arrest at Chaibasa Police headquarters and said, “We acted on a tip-off that the Maoist leader was coming to Jetia to watch a football match. We had spread our team and deputed our sources. On getting information, a joint team of CRPF and District Police entered the field in the village. We could see a man sitting in a hut and watching the match. Our informers helped us in identifying him as the Maoist. He tried to escape but was caught. We recovered a loaded pistol and two highly explosives bombs from his possession.” Motilal Soren (48), a resident of Giridih had a prize money of INR 2.5 million each from both State and Odisha Police and was amongst the ‘most wanted’ Maoists in the Police list after leading Chaibasa jail break in December 2014 (in which 13 Maoists had escaped).
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November - 1 
Four cadres of Galikonda dalam (armed squad) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Korra Balaram alias Chitri (28), Korra Sathi alias Barasu alias Ko-Ko (30), both ‘section co
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Four cadres of Galikonda dalam (armed squad) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Korra Balaram alias Chitri (28), Korra Sathi alias Barasu alias Ko-Ko (30), both ‘section commanders’, Pangi Ganesh alias Gaddar (26) and Dippala Venkat Rao (27), both dalam members, surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP), Rahul Dev Sharma in Visakhapatnam District on November 1, reports The Hindu. All of the four cadres belonged to Pedapadu village of G.K. Veedhi in Visakhapatnam Agency and carried a reward of INR 100,000 each on their heads. They have cited disillusionment with the ideology and family pressures among the reasons for their surrender. “The Maoists had been in the dalam for the last seven to 10 years and have a number of cases against them. Korra Balaram who joined the dalam in 2009, has 10 cases against him, including three murders. Balaram was involved in the murder of Vanthala Malathi at Kothapalem in 2009, elimination of three villagers at Saagulu near Lakkavaram in 2013 and the murder of businessman Makkali Satyanarayana at Kumkumpudi last year,” Visakhapatnam Rural SP, Rahul Dev Sharma said while producing the surrendered Maoists before the media.
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November - 1 
Intelligence agencies reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), despite recent reverses, are regrouping and looking to expand their presence to areas beyond the so-called ‘Red Corridor’, reports Liveminton Novemb
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Intelligence agencies reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), despite recent reverses, are regrouping and looking to expand their presence to areas beyond the so-called ‘Red Corridor’, reports Liveminton November 2. According to intelligence reports, the Maoists are now expanding their base beyond their usual bastion of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar District to the tri-junction of Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh (MMC) in order to support their existing strongholds in Sukma and Dantewada Districts. The report also reveals that under the Odisha State Committee (OSC) of the Maoists, Rayagada, Kandhamal and Kalahandi Districts in Odisha are also emerging as hotbeds of Naxal [Left wing Extremism (LWE)] activity, with the “absence of road infrastructure in these regions aiding the Naxals.” The Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) region, the report stated, is also seen by Naxals as a safe corridor between the Dandakaranya region in Chhattisgarh (areas such as Sukma and Dantewada) and the forests of Jharkhand. “The planning of Maoists is to build a new battlefield in the MMC tri-junction area with an aim to create a new guerilla zone. They discussed the need to expand their battle zone towards the north and then the east to create a corridor with their old battle zones of Odisha and Jharkhand,” the intelligence report states.
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November - 1 
Intelligence agencies reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), despite recent reverses, are regrouping and looking to expand their presence to areas beyond the so-called ‘Red Corridor’, reports Liveminton Novemb
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Intelligence agencies reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), despite recent reverses, are regrouping and looking to expand their presence to areas beyond the so-called ‘Red Corridor’, reports Liveminton November 2. According to intelligence reports, the Maoists are now expanding their base beyond their usual bastion of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar District to the tri-junction of Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh (MMC) in order to support their existing strongholds in Sukma and Dantewada Districts. The report also reveals that under the Odisha State Committee (OSC) of the Maoists, Rayagada, Kandhamal and Kalahandi Districts in Odisha are also emerging as hotbeds of Naxal [Left wing Extremism (LWE)] activity, with the “absence of road infrastructure in these regions aiding the Naxals.”The Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) region, the report stated, is also seen by Naxals as a safe corridor between the Dandakaranya region in Chhattisgarh (areas such as Sukma and Dantewada) and the forests of Jharkhand. “The planning of Maoists is to build a new battlefield in the MMC tri-junction area with an aim to create a new guerilla zone. They discussed the need to expand their battle zone towards the north and then the east to create a corridor with their old battle zones of Odisha and Jharkhand,” the intelligence report states.
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November - 1 
Intelligence agencies reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), despite recent reverses, are regrouping and looking to expand their presence to areas beyond the so-called ‘Red Corridor’, reports Liveminton Novemb
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Intelligence agencies reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), despite recent reverses, are regrouping and looking to expand their presence to areas beyond the so-called ‘Red Corridor’, reports Liveminton November 2. According to intelligence reports, the Maoists are now expanding their base beyond their usual bastion of Chhattisgarh’s Bastar District to the tri-junction of Madhya Pradesh-Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh (MMC) in order to support their existing strongholds in Sukma and Dantewada Districts. The report also reveals that under the Odisha State Committee (OSC) of the Maoists, Rayagada, Kandhamal and Kalahandi Districts in Odisha are also emerging as hotbeds of Naxal [Left wing Extremism (LWE)] activity, with the “absence of road infrastructure in these regions aiding the Naxals.The Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) region, the report stated, is also seen by Naxals as a safe corridor between the Dandakaranya region in Chhattisgarh (areas such as Sukma and Dantewada) and the forests of Jharkhand. “The planning of Maoists is to build a new battlefield in the MMC tri-junction area with an aim to create a new guerilla zone. They discussed the need to expand their battle zone towards the north and then the east to create a corridor with their old battle zones of Odisha and Jharkhand,” the intelligence report states.
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November - 1 
Meanwhile, only 10 hardcore Maoist leaders are left in north coastal Andhra Pradesh and close to Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) zone and each must be having eight to 10 followers, according to SP, Rahul Dev Sharma, reports The Hans India on Nov
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Meanwhile, only 10 hardcore Maoist leaders are left in north coastal Andhra Pradesh and close to Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) zone and each must be having eight to 10 followers, according to SP, Rahul Dev Sharma, reports The Hans India on November 2. “After suffering a heavy blow in the last year’s Baliguda encounter, they are trying to regroup and strengthen their base. Dwindling funds and frequent surrenders have weakened them in the region,” he was saying while producing four Maoists who surrendered to the Police before media.
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November - 1 
Meanwhile, SFs are on their toes following reports of recruitment of youth by the insurgent outfits in the landlocked Northeastern States. “We are keeping a tight monitoring on the development. We have asked our agencies to stop any such recrui
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Meanwhile, SFs are on their toes following reports of recruitment of youth by the insurgent outfits in the landlocked Northeastern States. “We are keeping a tight monitoring on the development. We have asked our agencies to stop any such recruitment drive by the undergrounds,” said a senior UMHA official. New Delhi has taken a number of steps to deal with insurgency in Northeast and concerted efforts are being made by the State Governments in the region to counter the activities of the underground militant groups. The Central Government is supplementing the efforts of the State Government through various measures which, include deployment of Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) for carrying out intensive joint counter insurgency operations and providing security for vulnerable installations and infrastructural projects based on threat assessment. “Sharing of intelligence, financial assistance for strengthening of the State police forces and intelligence agencies under the Police Modernization scheme among others are some of the initiatives being taken by the Centre,” the official said.
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November - 1 
Meanwhile, SFs launched an operation against top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’ Abu Maaz in Handwara in Kupwara District on November 1st evening, reports Daily Excelsior. Special Operations Group (SoG) of Handwara Police and
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Meanwhile, SFs launched an operation against top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’ Abu Maaz in Handwara in Kupwara District on November 1st evening, reports Daily Excelsior. Special Operations Group (SoG) of Handwara Police and 21 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) of Army in the evening cordoned off Harnipora Shailhall in Handwara after reports that Abu Maaz was present in the area. However, the operation was later called off as he was not found in the village.
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November - 1 
Sadiya Police arrested two youths, identified as Biswajeet Gogoi and Vikash Parit for allegedly running an extortion racket from Kakopathar town, 42km from Tinsukia town in Tinsukia District on November 1, reports The Telegraph. They were allege
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Sadiya Police arrested two youths, identified as Biswajeet Gogoi and Vikash Parit for allegedly running an extortion racket from Kakopathar town, 42km from Tinsukia town in Tinsukia District on November 1, reports The Telegraph. They were allegedly extorting money in the name of ‘Asom Freedom Fighters’. The Police said this hints at the emergence of a new outfit. Sadiya Superintendent of Police (SP) Prasanto Changmai said, "We were working on inputs of extortion calls made to local small traders at Sonpura. The investigation prompted us to believe in the involvement of local youths. We got the mobile number from which the extortion calls were made. On Wednesday [November 1], we arrested Biswajeet from outside the house of one Dhonti of Kakopathar. Dhonti fled from the backdoor. Biswajeet took us to a local computer shop from where we seized letterheads of Asom Freedom Fighters. The police seized the computer and arrested shop owner Vikash." A search is on for their accomplices.
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November - 1 
Syed Shahid Yousuf, son of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) 'chief' Syed Salahuddin, was sent to judicial custody by a Delhi court in a 2011 terror funding case on November 1, reports Daily Excelsior. District Judge Poonam A Bamba sent the accuse
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Syed Shahid Yousuf, son of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) 'chief' Syed Salahuddin, was sent to judicial custody by a Delhi court in a 2011 terror funding case on November 1, reports Daily Excelsior. District Judge Poonam A Bamba sent the accused to custody till November 27 after he was produced before the court on expiry of his seven-day custody of the National Investigation Agency (NIA). The NIA had earlier alleged that the accused had links with proscribed terrorist organisation like HM. The NIA said the case was registered on the basis of information regarding funds from Pakistan being sent to Jammu and Kashmir through hawala (illegal money transfer) channels via Delhi to fund terrorism
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November - 1 
The Assam Rifles (AR) arrested one Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) cadre, identified as Kiyeto Kinimi (33) from general area of Hekiye Village, under Zunheboto District on November 1, reports Morung Express. T
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The Assam Rifles (AR) arrested one Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) cadre, identified as Kiyeto Kinimi (33) from general area of Hekiye Village, under Zunheboto District on November 1, reports Morung Express. The cadre was arrested when the AR launched an operation along with a Police representative based on specific information regarding presence of the cadre. Kiyeto Kinimi revealed that he was a member of NSCN-K since 2008, the Police release said adding that a rifle as well as live ammunitions were recovered from him.
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November - 1 
The Chintooru Police arrested Gundi Chalapathi (34), who joined the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in 2014 and presently working as supply committee member and supplying diesel, electrical wire bundles and medicines to the Maoists from&
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The Chintooru Police arrested Gundi Chalapathi (34), who joined the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in 2014 and presently working as supply committee member and supplying diesel, electrical wire bundles and medicines to the Maoists from Chintooru mandal (administrative unit) in East Godavari District on November 1, reports The Hindu. Superintendent of Police (SP), Vishal Gunni, charged Chalapathi with transaction banned currency notes worth INR 2.5 million with the help of middlemen and handed over the valid currency to Maoists during the demonetisation period. He said that following a tip-off, the Etapaka Police conducted a vehicle check at Kannayigudem and arrested Chalapathi on suspicion. During the questioning, he confessed to his offence to the Police.
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November - 1 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have allegedly abducted four youths of Badadenguni village under Muniguda block in Rayagada District on November 1, reports Pragativadi. The abducted have been identified as Bali Karkaria,
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have allegedly abducted four youths of Badadenguni village under Muniguda block in Rayagada District on November 1, reports Pragativadi. The abducted have been identified as Bali Karkaria, Hara Takri, Chela Karkaria and Nepal Takri, informed Rayagada Superintendent of Police (SP), Rahul PR, adding, the role of Maoists is not confirmed behind the missing of youths, however, cadres of Bansadhara-Ghumusara-Nagavali (BGN) division were active in the area. Though the exact reason behind the abduction is yet to be ascertained, the locals suspected that the Maoists might have abducted the youths citing as ‘Police informers’, adds KalingaTV
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November - 1 
Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, on November 1, called upon the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to give up violence and join the democratic process by fighting polls to serve the people, reports The Pioneer. “If you have faith
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Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu, on November 1, called upon the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to give up violence and join the democratic process by fighting polls to serve the people, reports The Pioneer. “If you have faith in your ideals, come and contest polls. Give up violence”, the Vice President exhorted Maoists in his address while inaugurating a five-day glittering ‘Rajyotsava 2017’ function at smart city Naya Raipur of Chhattisgarh. “Give up your illusion. Believe in democracy’, he told Maoists who have significant presence in State’s forested patches in Bastar. Naidu said that Maoists will not gain anything by disrupting developmental processes and by demolishing hospitals and schools. “They need to shun violence and join the mainstream of development.”
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November - 2 
A combined team of Manipur Police and Army arrested one active cadre of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) - People War Group, from Wabagai Bazaar area in Kakching District on November 2, reports The Indian Express.
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A combined team of Manipur Police and Army arrested one active cadre of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) - People War Group, from Wabagai Bazaar area in Kakching District on November 2, reports The Indian Express.
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November - 2 
A two-member consultative committee, constituted by the Manipur Government to monitor peace talks between the Government of India and the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), is also in New Delhi to discuss progres
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A two-member consultative committee, constituted by the Manipur Government to monitor peace talks between the Government of India and the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), is also in New Delhi to discuss progress of the talks with central officials. The team met Ravi and Union Home secretary Rajiv Gauba on November 2. It is believed to have conveyed to the officials the Manipur Government's stand on its territorial integrity. They also plan to meet National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Kumar Doval and other stakeholders.
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November - 2 
At least five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured in a militant attack on the vehicle of Security Forces (SFs) in Anantnag District on November 2 (today), reports Daily Excelsior. Militants opened fire on the vehicle of th
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At least five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured in a militant attack on the vehicle of Security Forces (SFs) in Anantnag District on November 2 (today), reports Daily Excelsior. Militants opened fire on the vehicle of the 96 Battalion CRPF at Lazibal in Anantnag District at 8.30 am, a Police official said. He said three CRPF jawans (troopers) received bullet injuries while two others were injured after getting hit by broken glass panes of the vehicle. An operation has been launched to track down the assailants.
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November - 2 
Foreign Office (FO) Spokesman Muhammad Faisal during a briefing on November 2 said that Pakistan had contributed significantly in the fight against terrorism, reports Business Standard. He rejected the US allegations that Pakistan provides safe
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Foreign Office (FO) Spokesman Muhammad Faisal during a briefing on November 2 said that Pakistan had contributed significantly in the fight against terrorism, reports Business Standard. He rejected the US allegations that Pakistan provides safe havens for terrorists and said that America should refrain from making unfounded allegations. FO said Pakistan made gains through its counter-terrorism operations. He also said that Afghanistan’s territory was being used against Pakistan and added that Pakistan had raised concerns about the presence of Taliban leader Mullah Fazlullah in Afghanistan
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November - 2 
Four legislators of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) have written to Assam Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami, requesting a special session on the 2015 ‘framework agreement’ signed by the Government of India and the Isak-Muivah fa
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Four legislators of the All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) have written to Assam Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami, requesting a special session on the 2015 ‘framework agreement’ signed by the Government of India and the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), reports The Telegraph. The letter, signed by MLAs (Member of Legislative Assembly) Aminul Islam, Aziz Ahmed Khan, Suzam Uddin Laskar and Nijanur Rahman, was sent to Goswami on November 2. The MLAs requested Goswami to call a special session on the issue "as news has widely been spread by electronic and print media that a large section of Assam has been included in Greater Nagalim through the framework agreement".
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November - 2 
In a separate incident, an alleged Maoist member was arrested by SFs at Basaguda in Bijapur District on November 2, reports The Hindu. The Bijapur Police said, Midium Kanna alias Fulla (36), was wanted in cases under the Arms Act. He h
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In a separate incident, an alleged Maoist member was arrested by SFs at Basaguda in Bijapur District on November 2, reports The Hindu. The Bijapur Police said, Midium Kanna alias Fulla (36), was wanted in cases under the Arms Act. He had warrants pending against him in Basaguda Police Station.
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November - 2 
In a separate incident, one live hand grenade was recovered by Police after it was found lying on the roadside near Old Bridge adjacent to DC office in Main Town of Kupwara District on November 2, reports Daily Excelsior. The grenade was detecte
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In a separate incident, one live hand grenade was recovered by Police after it was found lying on the roadside near Old Bridge adjacent to DC office in Main Town of Kupwara District on November 2, reports Daily Excelsior. The grenade was detected by Police on the roadside and Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) was immediately summoned who later recovered the device. Army’s 19 Mahar posted at Asha Post in Gulmarg sector during searches of forest area at Kuthyali Dokh in Drung area of Tangmarg busted a militant hideout and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition. The recovery included one AK 47 rifle, 147 rounds of AK ammunition, one Pistol, three hand grenades, six Wireless sets, one UBGL thrower, one UBGL, one MLG round, one stamp of Jammu and Kashmir LeT unit, stamp of District ‘commander’ LeT, one solar panel and one walki talki.
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November - 2 
Meanwhile, two Army personnel and a militant were killed in an encounter at Samboora area of Pulwama District on November 2, reports Daily Excelsior. Army’s 50 Rashtriya Rifles, Special operations Group (SOG) and Central reserve Police For
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Meanwhile, two Army personnel and a militant were killed in an encounter at Samboora area of Pulwama District on November 2, reports Daily Excelsior. Army’s 50 Rashtriya Rifles, Special operations Group (SOG) and Central reserve Police Force (CRPF) acting on a tip about presence of four militants in village Samboora, Pampore cordoned it and as Security Forces (SFs) were conducting searches and fired some warning shots towards a suspected spot, the hiding militants opened fire on troops, triggering an encounter. In the ensuing encounter, a militant was killed and he has been identified as Waqas Ahmad. Three soldiers were also injured in the gun battle and two of them later succumbed to injuries. The other three militants managed to flee from the village under the cover of darkness. The operation has ended and SFs recovered one AK-47 rifle and one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) from the site.
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November - 2 
One Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was killed in Pakistan’s firing on the International Border (IB) in Samba sector in Samba District on November 2, reports Daily Excelsior. Also, two Rangers were killed and their two to three posts wer
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One Border Security Force (BSF) jawan was killed in Pakistan’s firing on the International Border (IB) in Samba sector in Samba District on November 2, reports Daily Excelsior. Also, two Rangers were killed and their two to three posts were decimated in retaliation from the Indian side to the ceasefire violation. Sources told that the Pakistani Rangers resorted to unprovoked ceasefire violation on the IB in Samba sector at 9.30 am today targeting a BSF patrol party. The Rangers targeted the patrol party with heavy fire arms and mortars in which BSF constable Tapan Mondal was seriously injured and later succumbed to his injuries. Sources also said the two Pakistani Rangers, who had sustained multiple splinter injuries in retaliatory firing by the BSF, have succumbed to their injuries and there were reports that another Ranger was injured. Three posts of the Rangers have been completely destroyed in retaliatory firing by the BSF.
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November - 2 
President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), youth wing of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Gowhar Ahmad Bhat, was killed by militants in Shopian District on November 2, reports Daily Excelsior. Police recovered the throat slit body
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President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), youth wing of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Gowhar Ahmad Bhat, was killed by militants in Shopian District on November 2, reports Daily Excelsior. Police recovered the throat slit body of Bhat from village Kiloora with visible torture marks on body parts.
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November - 2 
Separately, a combined team of Manipur Police and Assam Rifles (AR) arrested another active cadre of proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Joint Committee (KCP-MJC) from Thoubal Bazaar area in Thoubal District on November 2, adds The In
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Separately, a combined team of Manipur Police and Assam Rifles (AR) arrested another active cadre of proscribed Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Joint Committee (KCP-MJC) from Thoubal Bazaar area in Thoubal District on November 2, adds The Indian Express
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November - 2 
Separately, five CRPF personnel were injured in a militant attack in Anantnag District on November 2, reports Daily Excelsior. Two paramilitary CRPF men were injured after militants attacked their vehicle at Lazbal area in the District in the mo
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Separately, five CRPF personnel were injured in a militant attack in Anantnag District on November 2, reports Daily Excelsior. Two paramilitary CRPF men were injured after militants attacked their vehicle at Lazbal area in the District in the morning. A group of militants opened fire upon a bus of 96 Battalion CRPF which resulted in bullet injuries to two paramilitary men while three others suffered minor injuries due to broken glass panes of the vehicle. Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant outfit has claimed responsibility of the attack.
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November - 2 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have released all four residents of Badadenguni village in Rayagada District on November 2, after keeping them in captivity for four days, since their abduction on October 29, reports KalingaTV. T
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have released all four residents of Badadenguni village in Rayagada District on November 2, after keeping them in captivity for four days, since their abduction on October 29, reports KalingaTV. The abductees identified as Bali Karkaria, Hara Takri, Chela Karkaria and Nepal Takri were reportedly released after intervention of two interlocutors from the village. While the exact reason of the abduction of the villagers is yet to be confirmed by Police, it suspects that they could have been captured by the Maoists on suspicion of being ‘Police informers’. Notably, at least 10 armed Maoists of Bansadhara-Ghumusura-Nagabali (BGN) division of the CPI-Maoist raided the village in the night of October 29, and took the four with them.
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November - 2 
The Kerala Police, on November 2, confirmed that six more youth from Kannur District have joined the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, reports Deccan Chronicle. The Police said these people were active workers of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in K
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The Kerala Police, on November 2, confirmed that six more youth from Kannur District have joined the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, reports Deccan Chronicle. The Police said these people were active workers of the Popular Front of India (PFI) in Kerala. Those who have been identified now are Abdul Khayyoom (25), resident of Chekikulam near Kuttiattoor, Abdul Manaf P P (30), resident of Valapattanam, Shabeer Muhammed Shafi (33), resident of Mooppanpara in Valapattanam, his relative Suhail and his wife Rizwana, and Safwan (18), resident of Pazhanjirapally in Pappinissery (All in Kannur District). India Today adds that Kannur Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) P P Sadanandan said that all six men were active as PFI activists in the state. Police said that these men managed to move out of India, possibly to Syria, with fake passports.Times of India adds that Police said the families of four of them are in Syria, and efforts are on to get their complete details. Khayyoom went to Syria on April 18, 2017, while Abdul Manaf travelled using a fake passport, said Police. Moreover, he was a close associate of Shahjahan Velluva, another IS operative who was arrested in Delhi a few months ago. When Shahjahan and his group reached Istanbul (Turkey) in an effort to sneak in to Syria, Manaf had met them, but the group could not coordinate and their bid to enter Syria failed, and they were deported. Suhail reached Syria from Dubai in 2016, said Police. Last week, the investigating team had confirmed the death of Safwan's brother Salman and their father T V Shameer in Syria, along with three others from the District.
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November - 2 
The Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Kartam Hunga and Podiya Masa, are experts in bomb-making, within Awapalli Police Station limits in Bijapur District on November 2, reports The Hindu. The
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The Police arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Kartam Hunga and Podiya Masa, are experts in bomb-making, within Awapalli Police Station limits in Bijapur District on November 2, reports The Hindu. The Bijapur Police, in a press statement, said, “The Additional Superintendent of Police [Bijapur] Mohit Garg led a joint team of the District Reserve Group (DRG) and the Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) in an anti-Maoist operation in Hamrah, Murduda, Vayguda and Chatalpalli areas of Bijapur. When the team was returning through Chatalpalli forest road two youths were seen digging the road.” The members of the team found the behaviour of the youths suspicious. When the Security Forces (SFs) approached the youths, they ran away. The team then cordoned off the area and arrested both of them. The statement said, “One of them was carrying a tiffin bomb and a long wire. A nylon rope, pressure mechanism and electric wire were recovered from them along with batteries.” The statement added, “Both of them confessed that they were planting bombs to target the police parties. They were produced before a court in Bijapur on Thursday
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November - 3 
A District Reserve Guard (DRG) trooper, identified as Mohit Patel, was killed in an exchange of fire with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the forest of Binagunda village under Chhote Bethiya Police Station limits in Kanker Dist
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A District Reserve Guard (DRG) trooper, identified as Mohit Patel, was killed in an exchange of fire with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the forest of Binagunda village under Chhote Bethiya Police Station limits in Kanker District on November 3, reports The Pioneer. The incident took place when a joint team of DRG and local Police was out on a search operation; it came under heavy fire from a group of ultras leading to the gun-battle between the two sides at Binagunda forest. However, Maoists soon escaped from the spot on finding security personnel zeroing in on them, a Police official said.
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November - 3 
A six-member armed group, suspected to be Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, threatened a shopkeeper at gunpoint at his house in Wayanad District on November 3, reports The Hindu. The Police said the group in green uniform reac
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A six-member armed group, suspected to be Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, threatened a shopkeeper at gunpoint at his house in Wayanad District on November 3, reports The Hindu. The Police said the group in green uniform reached the house of Moideen of Melmuriyil Kodiyadan, who runs a small provision store at Pozhuthana under the Vythiri Police Station limits, around 1 a.m. The team threatened Moideen at gunpoint and asked him to provide them food. When he tried to call his family members, the armed men forbade him to do so. Later, they took him to his shop beside the house and took away provisions such as tea dust, rusk, biscuits, bun, and sugar, the Police said. The team left to the nearby Kurichyarmala forest after spending nearly one hour in the area, the Police said.
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November - 3 
Army troops of 57 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) killed a militant while foiling a major infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Macchil sector in Kupwara District on November 3, reports Daily Excelsior. Srinagar based Defence spokesman Colon
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Army troops of 57 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) killed a militant while foiling a major infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Macchil sector in Kupwara District on November 3, reports Daily Excelsior. Srinagar based Defence spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said that Army foiled an infiltration bid along the LoC in Macchil sector killing a militant. “One militant was killed and a weapon was recovered,” the spokesman said, adding the operation was on.
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November - 3 
Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on November 3 said Manipur had already approached the Centre on the issue while Assam was not doing anything to protect the territorial integrity of the state.
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Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on November 3 said Manipur had already approached the Centre on the issue while Assam was not doing anything to protect the territorial integrity of the state.
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November - 3 
General Officer Commanding (GOC) Victor Force, Major General BS Raju, on November 3, said that after failing to take on Security Forces (SFs), militants in desperation aimed at soft targets like killing of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) youth president,
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General Officer Commanding (GOC) Victor Force, Major General BS Raju, on November 3, said that after failing to take on Security Forces (SFs), militants in desperation aimed at soft targets like killing of Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) youth president, reports Daily Excelsior. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a function at Budgam, Major General Raju said that SFs will take necessary actions against militants to restore peace in South Kashmir. “Two to three such incidents have taken place in recent past. We are given to believe these are acts of desperation by the terrorists. They are not able to make any concerted action against the security forces. So obviously they are looking at weaker targets and I am given to believe that police is taking necessary action against the perpetrators of these crimes and we as Army and other security agencies will continue to take all necessary actions against the militants so that people of South Kashmir can live in peace”, he said. Major General Raju further said that there are around 115 militants in South Kashmir, majority of them locals and this year they have already neutralized 80. “There are around 115 militants in south Kashmir and out of them, 99 are local and 15-16 are foreign terrorists. And the actions that we have taken since past 6-7 months; we have neutralized nearly 80 terrorists including top leadership. We believe this will continue and as soon as number of terrorists would decrease, the situation will improve”, Major General Raju said. Adding to it, the Major also said that the situation in South Kashmir is much better. “And, I want to say this that apart from these one-two political killings, the situation in South Kashmir is much better. The stone-pelting and random acts initiated by terrorists have also decreased. So, as the winter season sets in, our actions would be more effective and peace shall return”, he said. The GOC said that security forces are in the process of neutralizing the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants. “There are indeed members of Jaish in South Kashmir and the process of neutralization of the Jaish cadre began yesterday (at Samboora) and we intend to act particularly against the Jaish”, he said, adding, there are 10-15 JeM militants in South Kashmir. “Definitely there is some strength of JeM and we are given to believe that there could be some 10-15 people in south Kashmir. We look at all them as terrorists and we will be taking action to neutralize them”, he said. Major General Raju also said that recruitment of the militants is a concern but efforts are being made to stop it. “New recruitment of militants is definitely a cause of concern. A lot of stakeholders need to work in a concerted manner to ensure that new recruitment is put in check. I would put the onus on the parents to ensure that they are able to take care of their children and I would put the onus on village elders, to the Moulvis in the villages and towns to ensure that they get right message across to the young people. I would like to put the onus on teachers and principals of schools and colleges where these people study so that they are able to bring sense into them that this is not the route that is going to take them anywhere and of course, the role of the security forces to ensure that they conduct operations in such a manner that would not alienate the population and the youth”, he said. The GOC further said that Zakir Musa group has been given much attention but its strength is not more than 8-10 people. “I think Zakir Musa phenomenon hasn’t caught that much of attraction as it appears to be. We are given to believe that the strength is not more than 8-10 people who are with him”, he said. On the picture of Hizb ‘commander’ Sameer Tiger holding M4 weapon, Major General Raju said, “That is also a weapon and that also fires same bullet which an AK 47 fire. So we believe it won’t make any impact.”
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November - 3 
Meanwhile, four Maoists, including a woman, were arrested following an encounter between Security Forces (SFs) and Maoists in Bijapur District on November 3, reports New Indian Express. The cadres were arrested from Mirtoor Police Station area w
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Meanwhile, four Maoists, including a woman, were arrested following an encounter between Security Forces (SFs) and Maoists in Bijapur District on November 3, reports New Indian Express. The cadres were arrested from Mirtoor Police Station area when a joint team of SFs was out on a search operation, a local Police official said. When the patrolling team reached between Madpal and Tamodi it came under fire from a group of Maoists following which the encounter broke out, and after the firing stopped, four Maoists, including a woman, were arrested while they were trying to flee from the spot, he said. Of them, the woman cadre was identified as Lakkhe (26) who was active as a member of military platoon no 13 under Bhairamgarh area committee of Maoists, the officer said, adding, that a muzzle loading gun was also recovered from her possession. The remaining cadres were identified as Moti Vetti (26), a ‘Jan Militia commander’, Bijju Telam (19) and Gutta Madkam (22), both Jan Militia members, he said.
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November - 3 
Meanwhile, Shopian Police, on November 3, have identified the killers of Gowhar Ahmad Bhat, President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), youth wing of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who was killed in Shopian District on Novem
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Meanwhile, Shopian Police, on November 3, have identified the killers of Gowhar Ahmad Bhat, President of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), youth wing of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who was killed in Shopian District on November 2, as Hamas, resident of Pakistan, Umer Nazir, resident of Malikgund and affiliated to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Ishfaq Thoker, resident of Paderpora and Zubair Turay, resident of Shopian and affiliated to the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), reports Daily Excelsior. Police have announced cash reward for the persons whose information will lead to their arrest or killing.
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November - 3 
The Assam Congress and peasant rights organisation Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti had also demanded a special Assembly session on the issue. The Assam Tea Tribe Students' Association (ATTSA) on November 3 demanded that the Centre should make public
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The Assam Congress and peasant rights organisation Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti had also demanded a special Assembly session on the issue. The Assam Tea Tribe Students' Association (ATTSA) on November 3 demanded that the Centre should make public the contents of the framework agreement. "The people of Assam are worried as the content of the framework agreement has been kept in the dark though Assam will be affected by it. We demand that the Centre make the contents of the agreement public," ATTSA general secretary Paban Bedia said
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November - 3 
The Centre, on November 3, assured all assistance to the Chhattisgarh Government to deal with Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)], which continue to pose a threat to several States, reports India Today. Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajna
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The Centre, on November 3, assured all assistance to the Chhattisgarh Government to deal with Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)], which continue to pose a threat to several States, reports India Today. Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh gave the assurance to Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh at a meeting in New Delhi, which was attended by senior officers of the Central and State Governments, a statement said. The two leaders noted that the declining trend of left- wing extremism continues across the country. Naxalism-related incidents have dropped by 21 per cent as compared to the corresponding period last year. Naxalites are under pressure with ever shrinking influence, both in terms of geographical spread and public support, they noted. Security and development-related measures required to achieve the same were discussed, the statement said. Important development schemes include the Road Requirement Plan (RRP) Phase I under which Chhattisgarh was sanctioned 1,988 kilometres of road out of which 1,351 kilometres have been completed. Under the newly launched RRP-II, Chhattisgarh has been sanctioned 891 kilometres of road. To improve mobile connectivity, 519 mobile towers have been installed in Phase-I. Another 1028 towers are being planned in Phase-II of the project. In addition, 11 India Reserve Battalions (IRB) and two Special IRBs have been sanctioned to the State. The Central Government provides security-related assistance to the State which includes provision for Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) personnel, helicopters, UAVs among others.
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November - 3 
The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested a man, identified as Asikul Sekh recovered 198 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) along with a face value of INR 3.96 lakh from near India-Bangladesh border in Malda District of West Bengal on No
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) arrested a man, identified as Asikul Sekh recovered 198 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) along with a face value of INR 3.96 lakh from near India-Bangladesh border in Malda District of West Bengal on November 3, reports Business Standard. Investigations revealed that the FICNs were smuggled into India from Bangladesh. Acting on a tip-off, accused Asikul Sekh residing in Charianantpur village near the international border was intercepted at the New Farakka Railway Station late on Friday (November 3) evening, the official said. "The accused was to board the Malda Town-Patna Intercity Express. Two plastic packets were recovered from his possession which contained 198 fake notes of INR 2,000 denomination, totaling up to INR 3.96 lakh," the official said
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November - 3 
The Government of India’s interlocutor R.N. Ravi on November 3 said that most of the substantial issues of the Naga peace talks had been resolved and only symbolic issues needed resolution, reports The Telegraph. Ravi made the statement in
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The Government of India’s interlocutor R.N. Ravi on November 3 said that most of the substantial issues of the Naga peace talks had been resolved and only symbolic issues needed resolution, reports The Telegraph. Ravi made the statement in a meeting held at Nagaland House in New Delhi in the afternoon. Earlier in the day, Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang, his cabinet ministers and MP (Member of Parliament) Neiphiu Rio met Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh in his office. Zeliang requested Ravi to ensure that all Naga political issues are settled before elections and appreciated his efforts in bringing about an inclusive, "honourable and acceptable" solution. Ravi urged them to impress upon all parties the need for an early solution, preferably before elections, in the best interests of the state. He said they were very near the final solution and it was essential that all parties were involved in the final negotiations to ensure a peaceful and long-lasting solution. Earlier, Zeliang impressed upon Rajnath the need for a final solution to the Naga political issue before the Assembly elections next year. Rio said with the commitment and leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Rajnath, the final settlement did not seem far and it would be in the interest of all if it was arrived at before Christmas. Rajnath hoped that a settlement to the Naga political issue would be arrived at soon.
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November - 4 
Earlier in the day, militants hurled a grenade on Special Operations Group (SOG) camp at Imam Sahib in Shopian District on November 4, reports Daily Excelsior. However, no one was injured in the attack and entire area was cordoned off to arrest
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Earlier in the day, militants hurled a grenade on Special Operations Group (SOG) camp at Imam Sahib in Shopian District on November 4, reports Daily Excelsior. However, no one was injured in the attack and entire area was cordoned off to arrest the militants responsible for the attack
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November - 4 
Meanwhile, Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) has served extortion notices to big-sized and mini truck owners' unions of Charaideo district, reports The Assam Tribune. Office-bearers of the unions on the condition of
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Meanwhile, Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) has served extortion notices to big-sized and mini truck owners' unions of Charaideo district, reports The Assam Tribune. Office-bearers of the unions on the condition of anonymity, told that the first notice was purportedly issued by the NSCN-K with a seal and signatures of a local commander and his subordinate (a ‘ 2nd lieutenant’) stating to be of ‘Konyak region ‘ and demanding INR 800,000 as ‘income tax’ was received on November 2 night. The ‘notice’, issued in the pad of NSCN-K/GPRN, ordered the mini-truck owners to pay INR 800,000 as ‘income tax’ for a three-year period, namely 2015, 2016 and 2017 to the outfit within one week.
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November - 4 
Meanwhile, Police arrested one Noyon faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Noyon) militant, ‘corporal’ Khuraijam Ingocha Singh alias Black alias Kakabi (44), in a search operation carried out in and around Chingmeirong Mamang Leikai
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Meanwhile, Police arrested one Noyon faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-Noyon) militant, ‘corporal’ Khuraijam Ingocha Singh alias Black alias Kakabi (44), in a search operation carried out in and around Chingmeirong Mamang Leikai in Imphal West District on November 4, reports Epao.
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November - 4 
One Policeman was killed while another injured after terrorists fired on a Police team in Pulwama District on November 4, reports The Times of India. "Terrorists fired upon a naka party of police near Police Station Rajpora in Pulwama, resu
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One Policeman was killed while another injured after terrorists fired on a Police team in Pulwama District on November 4, reports The Times of India. "Terrorists fired upon a naka party of police near Police Station Rajpora in Pulwama, resulting in injuries to two of our personnel - Abdul Salam and Munir Ahmad," Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police S P Pani said. He further said both the injured personnel were taken to Army's 92 base hospital, where Salam succumbed to his injuries.
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November - 4 
People’s Democratic Council of Karbilongri (PDCK) group has called for a 24-hour total bandh (shutdown) starting from November 7, reports Nagaland Post on November 5. In a press note, PDCK ‘red army’s ‘chie
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People’s Democratic Council of Karbilongri (PDCK) group has called for a 24-hour total bandh (shutdown) starting from November 7, reports Nagaland Post on November 5. In a press note, PDCK ‘red army’s ‘chief of army staff’, ‘captain’ David Mukrang alleged that the bandh has been called in protest against alleged “atrocity and torture committed against its ‘functionaries’, Raju Engleng and Logsing Teron, by Indian occupational forces.”
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November - 4 
RS Pura Police arrested three persons with fake currency worth INR 44,000 in Jammu District on November 4, reports Daily Excelsior. According to a Police official, after getting specific information a joint naka was laid at Bhatyari, Bishnah by
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RS Pura Police arrested three persons with fake currency worth INR 44,000 in Jammu District on November 4, reports Daily Excelsior. According to a Police official, after getting specific information a joint naka was laid at Bhatyari, Bishnah by Bishnah Police and District Special Branch (DSB) officials. He said during naka checking, one Scooty was intercepted and all three riders were thoroughly checked and during checking, INR 10,000 fake currency was recovered from one Harmeet Singh of Sanjay Nagar Jammu, INR 12,000 from Mohinder Kumar alias Baba of Chak Bala, RS Pura and worth INR 22,000 fake currency from Ramesh Kumar alias Doctor of Chak Bala, RS Pura. All the recovered fake currency was in denomination of INR 500 and INR 2000 notes.
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November - 4 
The Centre will provide INR 7 billion for the development of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) -affected Districts of Chhattisgarh, reports ddinews.gov.in on November 5. The funds will be provided in the next three years under th
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The Centre will provide INR 7 billion for the development of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) -affected Districts of Chhattisgarh, reports ddinews.gov.in on November 5. The funds will be provided in the next three years under the Special Central Assistance (SCA) scheme. A meeting, presided over by Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh, was held in New Delhi on November 3, to review development works and security operations in Maoist-affected regions of the State. During the meeting, it was decided that more emphasis should be given on finding effective ways to provide maximum benefits of road and telephone connectivity and other public welfare schemes to beneficiaries.
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November - 4 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze nine vehicles kept in the contractor’s camp at Narengtola in Melakajoba village under Kalyansinghpur block in Rayagada District late on November 4, to protest the construction o
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze nine vehicles kept in the contractor’s camp at Narengtola in Melakajoba village under Kalyansinghpur block in Rayagada District late on November 4, to protest the construction of a road in the region, reports Odisha Sun Times. According to reports, eight masked Maoists stormed into the camp, threatened the workers to leave the place and set ablaze the vehicles, including four tractors, four motorcycles, one Bolero SUV and a JCB. The Maoists committed the act as they were reportedly protesting the Gunduriguda-Lakhapadar road work under Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY).
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November - 4 
The Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) ‘publicity secretary’ Saiñkupar Nongtraw stated that it was keeping a low profile as it was preparing implement its hit list that is topped by the incumbent Chief Minister (CM), Mu
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The Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) ‘publicity secretary’ Saiñkupar Nongtraw stated that it was keeping a low profile as it was preparing implement its hit list that is topped by the incumbent Chief Minister (CM), Mukul Sangma, reports The Shillong Times on November 5. “The CM is also included into the top hit list. In case, if he loses the 2018 upcoming legislative assembly elections he shall become very vulnerable and it will be easy for us to hunt him down. A person who gave us the hope of peace talks and cheated us does not deserve to live. He is a parasite to our ‘Jaidbynriew’,” Saiñkupar Nongtraw stated. He also stated that many Khasi politicians who are the backstabbers of the ‘jaidbynriew’ are in the hit list of the HNLC. He said the HNLC had tried to hunt down National People’s Party (NPP) leader HS Shylla but he escaped.
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November - 4 
The Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested one suspected Islamic State (IS) terrorist, identified as Abu Zaid (37) from the Mumbai Airport on November 4, soon after deboarding a flight from Riyadh, reports The Times of India. "Ab
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The Uttar Pradesh Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested one suspected Islamic State (IS) terrorist, identified as Abu Zaid (37) from the Mumbai Airport on November 4, soon after deboarding a flight from Riyadh, reports The Times of India. "Abu Zaid, suspected ISIS terrorist was arrested by the ATS team from Mumbai Airport yesterday (November 4) after he came from Saudi Arabia," Additional Director General (ADG) - Law and order, Anand Kumar said. He said Zaid was residing in Riyadh and formed a social media group to allegedly radicalise youths and lure them to ISIS. Abu Zaid of Azamagarh District of Uttar Pradesh, who had been staying in Riyadh for a year, allegedly used a highly-secure chat application Threema, for his conversations with his targets from western UP, Kumar said. 'Threema' provides random IDs to users without asking them to provide a phone number or e-mail address. Abu Zaid was later brought to Lucknow on a transit remand. A police team was sent to Zaid's house in Azamgarh.
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November - 5 
A 12-hour bandh (shutdown strike) called on November 5 by the Maoist Communist Party of Manipur (MCPM) over misappropriation of Public Distribution System items paralyzed life in the Imphal city, reports The Telegraph. The group also demanded re
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A 12-hour bandh (shutdown strike) called on November 5 by the Maoist Communist Party of Manipur (MCPM) over misappropriation of Public Distribution System items paralyzed life in the Imphal city, reports The Telegraph. The group also demanded resignation of Consumer Affairs and Food Public Distribution Minister Karam Shyam.
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November - 5 
An absconding accused involved in printing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and circulating them in market, identified as Abhishek Chouhan was arrested by Bhopal city crime branch in Betma in Indore District on November 5, reports Free Press J
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An absconding accused involved in printing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and circulating them in market, identified as Abhishek Chouhan was arrested by Bhopal city crime branch in Betma in Indore District on November 5, reports Free Press Journal. He was on the run after his five accomplices were arrested a few days ago. Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) (crime) Amarendra Singh said that following a tip off about the presence of accused Abhishek Chouhan in his residence in Betma, a joint team of crime branch and MIG Police Station reached Betma and arrested him. A printer, cutter and fake notes amounting INR 7,100 were also recovered from the accused. During sustained interrogation, the accused told Police that he works with a company in Pithampur. Prime accused of the gang Naresh had given him lift on his bike in Pithampur a few days ago following which they became friends. Naresh told him that he prints FICNs of INR 2000, 500 and 100 at home. Later, Naresh gave him fake notes of INR 5,000 to circulate it in the market. Abhishek later started printing fake notes with Naresh and accused Rameshwar at their home in Pithampur. To circulate the notes in the market, they included Rajesh, Chandrashekhar and Nandu in their group. Abhishek also confessed to circulate fake notes in Indore, Dhar and Ujjain as well. Earlier, Crime Branch team had arrested five accused named Naresh Pawar, Narendra Chouhan, Rajesh Mali, Chandrashekhar Parmar and Rameshwar Parihar a week ago in connection with the printing of FICN and recovered INR 2.60 lakh from them. The investigation is underway into the case.
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November - 5 
Army operation at Lashdat in the Macchil sector, near the Line of Control (LoC), in Kupwara District continued for third consecutive day on November 5, reportsDaily Excelsior. AsSATPhad reported earlier, on November 3, Army had foiled a major infiltr
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Army operation at Lashdat in the Macchil sector, near the Line of Control (LoC), in Kupwara District continued for third consecutive day on November 5, reportsDaily Excelsior. AsSATPhad reported earlier, on November 3, Army had foiled a major infiltration bid along the LoC in Macchil sector killing a militant and had recovered one weapon. However, the operation in the area continued as three militants are believed to be still hiding in the area taking advantage of dense forests. An unnamed senior Army officer said that large number of infiltrators are waiting on the launch pads in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) for infiltration ahead of winter when mountain passes get blocked due to snowfall in the hills. However, Army along the LoC is alert to foil such efforts.
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November - 5 
Meanwhile, Minister C.P. Singh's distant relative Gupteshwar Singh, whose wife is a mukhiya (village head), was beaten up with sticks by Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) cadres at Nawgarha village in Vishrampur in Palamu District late on November
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Meanwhile, Minister C.P. Singh's distant relative Gupteshwar Singh, whose wife is a mukhiya (village head), was beaten up with sticks by Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) cadres at Nawgarha village in Vishrampur in Palamu District late on November 5, reports The Telegraph. The TPC also wanted Gupteshwar's mukhiya wife to pay INR 30,000 as ‘levy’ for building roads from panchayat (village level local self government institution) funds. TPC is a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist
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November - 5 
Meanwhile, the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the CPI-Maoist on November 5, claimed responsibility for the hijacking of a boat laden with ration for Border Security Force (BSF) personnel near Totapadar in the “cut-off&
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Meanwhile, the Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC) of the CPI-Maoist on November 5, claimed responsibility for the hijacking of a boat laden with ration for Border Security Force (BSF) personnel near Totapadar in the “cut-off” region of the Malkangiri District, reports The Pioneer. In a letter, the Maoists have mentioned that the loot was to protest the Andhra Pradesh Police’s arrest of three innocent villagers from Andarapalli Panchayat (village level local-self government institution) in the District in the name of Maoist cadres. Earlier, the Police used to stand by the people in difficult times, but now have changed their attitude and are least bothered about the villagers’ plight, alleged the Maoists in the letter.
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November - 5 
Militants hurled a grenade on Special Operation Group (SOG) camp at Imam Sahib in Shopian District on November 5, reports Daily Excelsior. However, no one was injured in the attack.
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Militants hurled a grenade on Special Operation Group (SOG) camp at Imam Sahib in Shopian District on November 5, reports Daily Excelsior. However, no one was injured in the attack.
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November - 5 
National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on November 5 categorically stated that the solution to the Naga political problem has to be a win-win situation for all in order to create a congenial atmosphere for acceptance of the agreement between Unio
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National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on November 5 categorically stated that the solution to the Naga political problem has to be a win-win situation for all in order to create a congenial atmosphere for acceptance of the agreement between Union Government and the ‘Naga National groups’, reports Nagaland Post. Once the right atmosphere is created everyone can move ahead on the path of development and leave the history of clashes and violence behind, he added. Doval said this to the DAN delegation led by Chief Minister, T.R. Zeliang and Lok Sabha (lower House of the parliament) Member of Parliament, Neiphiu Rio during the meeting in New Delhi, a press note from the Chief Minister Office media cell stated.
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November - 5 
One Special Operations Group (SOG) trooper was injured by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in combing operation in Mahakhanda forest in Kantabanji in Balangir District on November 5, reports Odisha Sun Times. The Maoists attac
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One Special Operations Group (SOG) trooper was injured by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in combing operation in Mahakhanda forest in Kantabanji in Balangir District on November 5, reports Odisha Sun Times. The Maoists attacked the SOG team while they were going from a combing operation in the region. There was an exchange of fire in which the trooper, identified as Chandrabhanu Bhoi, was hit by a bullet in the stomach.
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November - 5 
Police arrested two NDFB-IKS militants, Ananta Boro alias Ankhwma and Kwrawmga alias Krawmshar Basumatary at Batachipur under Dhekiajuli Police Station in Sonitpur District along the interstate boundary with Arunachal Pradesh on N
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Police arrested two NDFB-IKS militants, Ananta Boro alias Ankhwma and Kwrawmga alias Krawmshar Basumatary at Batachipur under Dhekiajuli Police Station in Sonitpur District along the interstate boundary with Arunachal Pradesh on November 5, reports The Telegraph .The police recovered a pistol, 12 bullets along with a magazine and a mobile phone from them.
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November - 5 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a ‘private’ of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM), Ganhee Wangpan, from Longding village in Longding District on November 5, reports Nagaland Post. A pistol and live ammunit
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a ‘private’ of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM), Ganhee Wangpan, from Longding village in Longding District on November 5, reports Nagaland Post. A pistol and live ammunition was recovered from his possession. Post spot interrogation, the cadre admitted to being active part of the outfit since 2010 and had undergone training at NSCN training camp, said the Public Relation Officer (PRO-Defence) release. The cadre has been actively involved in extortion activities in Longding and Tirap District and has been apprehended twice before in 2010 and 2012, it added.
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November - 5 
Separately, Security Forces (SFs) on November 5 launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) at Monghama village in Pulwama District after reports of presence of some militants in the village, including Zahoor Ahmad, a Territorial Army man, who fled
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Separately, Security Forces (SFs) on November 5 launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) at Monghama village in Pulwama District after reports of presence of some militants in the village, including Zahoor Ahmad, a Territorial Army man, who fled from Army camp in North Kashmir three months ago and joined militancy, Daily Excelsior reports. However, clashes erupted between protesters opposing the CASO and SFs which lasted for about four hours in which four protesters were injured. The CASO was later called off. Similar clashes also erupted at Murran Chowk in Pulwama, though no injury was reported on either side.
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November - 5 
Several posters extolling the Russian Revolution of 1917 have appeared in the name of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) along the Charla-Pusuguppa main road at Pujarigudem village in Charla Mandal(administrative sub-division) of
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Several posters extolling the Russian Revolution of 1917 have appeared in the name of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) along the Charla-Pusuguppa main road at Pujarigudem village in Charla Mandal(administrative sub-division) of Bhadrachalam Agency in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District on November 5, reports The Hindu. The posters, purportedly put up by the Maoists, contained slogans urging people to participate in the week-long centenary celebrations of the Russian Revolution from November 7-13 across the State, sources said.
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November - 5 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has decided to send a team to Manila in the Philippines to interrogate a notorious woman recruiter for the Islamic State (IS) terror group, Karen Aisha Hamidon, who radicalised several Indians in the last three
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has decided to send a team to Manila in the Philippines to interrogate a notorious woman recruiter for the Islamic State (IS) terror group, Karen Aisha Hamidon, who radicalised several Indians in the last three years through social media, reports The Times of India on November 5. Sources said the NIA was already in touch with investigators in Manila following her arrest last month. A proposal for the planned visit would be sent soon through the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA). Officials feel Hamidon's interrogation could provide crucial leads about other Indian ‘foreign fighters’ who may have joined IS since 2014 and more recruiters radicalising Indian youths through platforms like WhatsApp, Telegram, Facebook etc. Hamidon, whose name is mentioned in two NIA chargesheets as an ‘online motivator’, was arrested by the Philippines' National Bureau of Investigation (NBI). It was the NIA that first found out about her activities and informed the Filipino authorities last year. The development comes even as Hamidon reportedly claimed before the department of justice in Manila on November 3 that she was being ‘framed’. According to reports in Manila-based newspapers, Hamidon told reporters she was just a ‘blogger’ and a ‘Muslim missionary’ against whom false accusations had been levelled by Police.
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November - 5 
The terror module busted by the Punjab Police on November 5 was allegedly operated by Pakistan-based Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) militant Harmeet alias Happy alias PHD, while the network of all operatives was spread in the Unit
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The terror module busted by the Punjab Police on November 5 was allegedly operated by Pakistan-based Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) militant Harmeet alias Happy alias PHD, while the network of all operatives was spread in the United Kingdom (UK), France and Italy, reports The Tribune. Happy’s name had figured in the questioning of the members of the previous terror modules also. The accused whose arrest was announced on November 7, Jimmy Singh of Jammu, Jagtar Singh Johal alias Jaggi and gangster Dharmendra alias Guggni, were being questioned for further leads. Police sources claimed that the questioning had revealed they operated with a new modus operandi in which sub-groups of the module worked on different aspects of the killings. The sources said unlike the usual functioning of the Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), this terror module operated with one group arranging the weapons, another radicalising the youths, yet another finalising the targets and conducting recce, while the fourth carrying out the killings. The questioning has revealed that after the killings, the assailants quietly went about their life. “None of them had a criminal record. They were not known criminals or activists of a specific ideology,” said a Police official. Though the Police are tight-lipped about the ongoing investigations into the links and activities of the terror module, the sources said the assailants had revealed they were influenced into killing of Hindu leaders by tales of atrocities on Sikhs during 1984 anti-Sikh riots.
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November - 5 
Two unidentified militants were killed as the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector in Baramulla District early on November 5 (today), reports The Tribune. The infiltration bid was foiled in Uri sector, wh
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Two unidentified militants were killed as the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector in Baramulla District early on November 5 (today), reports The Tribune. The infiltration bid was foiled in Uri sector, when troops noticed suspected movement during the night hours. “The group was challenged and militants opened fire, triggering a gunfight. So far two militants have been killed in the gunfight and the operation is on,” Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said. The identity and the group affiliation of the slain militants could not be established immediately
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November - 6 
An Indian Mujahideen (IM) undertrial, Naki Ahmed Wasi Ahmed Sheikh (28), who was arrested in connection with the Mumbai triple blasts on July 13, 2011, was injured in Taloja jail in Raigad District of Maharashtra after another inmate assaulted him wi
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An Indian Mujahideen (IM) undertrial, Naki Ahmed Wasi Ahmed Sheikh (28), who was arrested in connection with the Mumbai triple blasts on July 13, 2011, was injured in Taloja jail in Raigad District of Maharashtra after another inmate assaulted him with a tin sheet on November 6 afternoon, reports The Hindu. The brawl between Sheikh and Amir Khan, another undertrial arrested in a murder case occurred in their barrack. “We have registered the case under Section 324 of the IPC [Indian Penal Code] for causing hurt by dangerous weapon, and will arrest Mr. Khan,” Sub Inspector (SI) Seema Mundhe said.
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November - 6 
Cross-Line of Control (LoC) travel on Poonch (Poonch District, Jammu and Kashmir, J&K, India)-Rawalakot (‘Azad Jammu and Kashmir’ in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, PoK) route resumed on November 6, reports Daily Excelsior. The bus se
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Cross-Line of Control (LoC) travel on Poonch (Poonch District, Jammu and Kashmir, J&K, India)-Rawalakot (‘Azad Jammu and Kashmir’ in Pakistan occupied Kashmir, PoK) route resumed on November 6, reports Daily Excelsior. The bus service, which has been named as `Paigam-e-Aman’ (message of peace), resumed after 17 weeks. However, no citizen from this side boarded the bus to visit PoK while 20 civilians reached Poonch from Rawlakote to meet their divided family members and friends, mostly in the twin border districts of Poonch and Rajouri. The cross-LoC bus was suspended on July 10, 2017, in view of heavy mortar shelling and firing by the Pakistan Army on the LoC in Rajouri and Poonch Districts including places near Chakan-Da-Bagh from where the bus crosses over to Rawlakote. The LoC in this area has remained calm for past about a fortnight. There is another bus service, Karvan-e-Aman bus service, between Srinagar (India) and Muzaffarabad (PoK). The bus service, introduced as one of the major Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) between India and Pakistan on April 7, 2005
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November - 6 
Director General of Police SB Singh on November 6 asked the State intelligence agencies to assess the threat perception to Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and Cabinet Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh following the statement by militant group Hynniewtrep Nationa
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Director General of Police SB Singh on November 6 asked the State intelligence agencies to assess the threat perception to Chief Minister Mukul Sangma and Cabinet Minister Ampareen Lyngdoh following the statement by militant group Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), reports The Shillong Times.
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November - 6 
Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on November 6 picked up one person, identified as Uruzkhan Pathan of Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) for questioning in connection with the firearms which were to be supplied to alleged Islamic State (IS) operatives, Ubaid
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Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on November 6 picked up one person, identified as Uruzkhan Pathan of Ujjain (Madhya Pradesh) for questioning in connection with the firearms which were to be supplied to alleged Islamic State (IS) operatives, Ubaid Mirza and Kasim Stimberwala who were arrested by Gujarat ATS on October 25, reports The Times of India. According to the FIR (First Information Report) registered by ATS, both Mirza and Stimberwala were planning to carry out 'lone wolf' attacks on a synagogue in Khamasa area of Ahmedabad city to kill Jews. Senior ATS officials said that Pathan had been picked up but not yet arrested. He works at a bakery in Ujjain. "During Pathan's interrogation, it came to light that Ubaid Mirza had met him in Delhi," said a senior ATS official. Later, Ubaid had phoned Pathan and asked him to arrange for an imported pistol and some ammunition.Senior ATS officials said they suspect that Pathan knew that the weapons were to be used for a lone wolf attack on the Synagogue in Khamasa area of Ahmedabad. "On the directions of Ubaid, Stimberwala had recced the Synagogue on 12th of September with logistic support from two in Ahmedabad. Both Ubaid and Stimberwala were to flee to Jamaica after the attack to take shelter with a radical preacher named Mohammed el Faisal who was born as William Forrest" a senior ATS official added. Sources in ATS also said Ubaid was in contact with one Zabiullah of Tamil Nadu who was to help him smuggle gold with the help of one air hostess based in Tamil Nadu. "We have dispatched a team to Tamil Nadu to record the statement of Zabiullah and track the air hostess," an ATS officer said.
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November - 6 
Guwahati city Police busted a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) printing unit at house number 10 on Minaj Path at Sijubari under Hatigaon Police Station and FICN with a face value of INR 300,000 on November 6, reports The Telegraph. City Police c
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Guwahati city Police busted a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) printing unit at house number 10 on Minaj Path at Sijubari under Hatigaon Police Station and FICN with a face value of INR 300,000 on November 6, reports The Telegraph. City Police commissioner Hiren Chandra Nath said the seized FICN were in denomination of INR 200, INR 500 and INR 2,000. The owner of the house, Sahida Latif Begum, has told the police that three persons, Jainal Ahmed (45), Azmal Hoque (31) and Jiabuddin Lashkar (30), had taken her house on rent six months ago but she had no idea about their illegal activities. "We are trying to track them down. We have learnt that the accused hail from Barak Valley and efforts are on to find their permanent addresses," a Police source said.
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November - 6 
In June this year, the Chhattisgarh Police had launched an operation involving 1500 personnel from the State Police and Paramilitary, called ‘Operation Prahaar’ in Sukma, where four jawans were killed, and while the Police claimed that ov
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In June this year, the Chhattisgarh Police had launched an operation involving 1500 personnel from the State Police and Paramilitary, called ‘Operation Prahaar’ in Sukma, where four jawans were killed, and while the Police claimed that over 20 Maoists were killed, only one body was recovered. Senior Police officials said that nearly every District launched ‘Operation Prahaar’ on November 6 evening, with close to 2000 personnel involved. DM Awasthi, also informed, “These operations were launched by the State Police, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), other Paramilitary, District Reserve Guard (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) last evening across the Districts of Sukma, Bijapur, Narayanpur, Dantewada, Kanker and Bastar. Close to two thousand personnel are involved, and the operations are ongoing and will last at least till tomorrow,” adds Indian Express.
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November - 6 
Meanwhile, Inspector General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Ravideep Sahi, on November 6 said that militants may strike during the visit of Centre’s ‘Interlocutor’ to Kashmir, Daily Excelsior reports. “There
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Meanwhile, Inspector General of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Ravideep Sahi, on November 6 said that militants may strike during the visit of Centre’s ‘Interlocutor’ to Kashmir, Daily Excelsior reports. “There is an input. May be a grenade throwing. May be hit and run attack. There is indication that they may step up violence. Whenever, any such step takes place, which leads to peace, enemy will not want peace. So they may try to step up. It would be like grenade throwing, hit and run on standing CRPF and Police jawans,” he said. Sahi also said that militants do come to Srinagar but they have no permanent bases here. “As per information available with us, they do sometime come to city. They don’t have a permanent base but of course we receive inputs of their presence on outskirts. And on these inputs we carried out some operations. Many commanders have been neutralized”, he added. The official also said there has been reduction in stone pelting incidents in Kashmir. “In 2017, there has been lot of reduction in stone pelting, particularly after April. In March and April, there was heavy stone pelting but then it slowed down gradually. But stone pelting still takes places at the encounter sites and that is cause of concern. By and large, the spontaneous stone-pelting in city from law and order point has reduced to a large extent”, he added. Sahi said that National Investigation Agency (NIA) operations and economy taking a hit may be the reasons for the reduction in the stone pelting incidents. “The reason for reduction I think is that there is no positive result of stone pelting and this thing people understand. So these things common people have understood. So this is one reason. Besides this, the operations were also carried out and also NIA operations could be the reason. There are multiple reasons, not one or two”, he further added.
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November - 6 
Meanwhile, Police arrested a National Democratic Front of Bodoland-IK Songbijit (NDFB-IKS) cadre, Swmkhwr Narzary alias N Sibilang (25), from Mwndarguri village under Amguri Police Station of Chirang District on November 6, reports The
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Meanwhile, Police arrested a National Democratic Front of Bodoland-IK Songbijit (NDFB-IKS) cadre, Swmkhwr Narzary alias N Sibilang (25), from Mwndarguri village under Amguri Police Station of Chirang District on November 6, reports The Sentinel.
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November - 6 
Meanwhile, the All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU), Pro-Talks faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-PTF) and the People’s Joint Action Committee for Bodoland Movement (PJACBM) staged a three-hour demonstration and blood
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Meanwhile, the All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU), Pro-Talks faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-PTF) and the People’s Joint Action Committee for Bodoland Movement (PJACBM) staged a three-hour demonstration and blood signature campaign demanding early creation of Bodoland state and political rights to the Bodos residing outside the BTC region, reports The Sentinel.
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November - 6 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested Kanglei Yowel Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, ‘sergeant’ Sorokhaibam Omita Devi alias Memcha (26), while conducting a search operation in and around Chairel Awang Leikai in Kakching District on November
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested Kanglei Yowel Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, ‘sergeant’ Sorokhaibam Omita Devi alias Memcha (26), while conducting a search operation in and around Chairel Awang Leikai in Kakching District on November 6, reports Epao.
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November - 6 
Separately, SFs busted a militant hideout in the forests of Najwan in the Kangan area of Ganderbal District on November 6, reports Daily Excelsior. Though no one was arrested, the SFs recovered cache of arms and ammunition
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Separately, SFs busted a militant hideout in the forests of Najwan in the Kangan area of Ganderbal District on November 6, reports Daily Excelsior. Though no one was arrested, the SFs recovered cache of arms and ammunition
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November - 6 
Separately, the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP), All Tai Ahom Students' Union (ATASU) and Tai Ahom Yuba Parishad (ATYP) were among the organisations on November 6 organised a sit-in in front of the Charaideo Deputy Commissione
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Separately, the Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP), All Tai Ahom Students' Union (ATASU) and Tai Ahom Yuba Parishad (ATYP) were among the organisations on November 6 organised a sit-in in front of the Charaideo Deputy Commissioner's office as a protest against the framework agreement signed between the Centre and the (NSCN-IM), reports The Telegraph. These organisations were demanding the Centre to make the agreement public.
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November - 6 
The Central Government has decided to create two new divisions in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) to shape up policy and response to these new-age threats like radicalisation, mostly online, and cyber crimes, reports The Times of India
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The Central Government has decided to create two new divisions in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) to shape up policy and response to these new-age threats like radicalisation, mostly online, and cyber crimes, reports The Times of India on November 7. The two new divisions, counter-radicalisation and cyber security are likely to be created as part of an administrative restructuring plan that will see the merger of four existing divisions of the UMHA into two. The judicial division and Centre-State divisions are being rolled into one, as are international cooperation and public grievances divisions. "Though home ministry will continue to have 18 divisions even after the restructuring, eliminating the need for Cabinet approval, consolidation of four divisions into two will create space for two additional divisions headed by joint-secretary level officers. The structural changes are likely to take effect in the next few days, possibly within this month," said a UMHA functionary. While the counter-radicalisation division will focus on tracking and assessing the online reach of global terrorist outfits like the Islamic State (IS) terror group and devising strategies to counter their propaganda, the cyber security division will monitor online crimes and threats, including cyber fraud and hacking, and suggest ways to minimize and fight them. "Online radicalisation has become a global phenomenon, given the growing use of social media by terrorists outfits for propaganda. Though this problem is not too pronounced in India, with only a few youth influenced enough to join IS or travel to Iraq/Syria, the need for a counter-radicalisation division and policy was felt as Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh was keen that the problem be "nipped in the bud," said a UMHA officer. The UMHA officer said that even though online radicalisation has only had a limited influence on young Indian Muslims, with their families acting as buffer against attempts by IS elements to lure them to fight in Iraq/Syria, "this does not mean we don't have trends available that will help devise strategies to nip the problem in the bud". "We can't be complacent and need to think ahead. The new division, which is likely to hire domain experts, will seek to formulate a counter-radicalisation strategy and an elaborate action-plan to operationalise it," said the officer. IS' online propaganda has found some traction among Indian Muslims, with around 70-80, mostly from Kerala, estimated to have left the country for IS-controlled territories in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan.
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November - 6 
The Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP) cadres exchanged fire with the Security Forces (SFs) in Manika in Latehar District on November 6, reports The Telegraph. After the encounter, two JJMP cadres, identified as Chintaman Ganjhu and Kamlesh Yad
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The Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP) cadres exchanged fire with the Security Forces (SFs) in Manika in Latehar District on November 6, reports The Telegraph. After the encounter, two JJMP cadres, identified as Chintaman Ganjhu and Kamlesh Yadav were arrested by the SFs. Chintaman is being treated for bullet injuries, while Kamlesh is being interrogated at an undisclosed spot in Latehar. Police also claimed, at least two more cadres sustained bullets and have intensified search in forests of Barwaia-Kumrahi in Manika where over 350 rounds were fired, 200 by the cadres alone. Superintendent of Police (SP), Dhananjay Singh, said, they were keeping watch on hospitals, nursing homes and homes of quacks in case any injured cadres turned up. JJMP is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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November - 6 
The Police arrested four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) imposters, including a businessman, on the charge of carrying out extortion in Sheohar District on November 6, reports The Telegraph. Acting on a tip off, a Police team led by
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The Police arrested four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) imposters, including a businessman, on the charge of carrying out extortion in Sheohar District on November 6, reports The Telegraph. Acting on a tip off, a Police team led by Sheohar Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Pritish Kumar raided a garments shop at Babali Chowk in the District headquarters town and arrested Devendra Ram alias Dev. They also seized copies of extortion letters sent to businessmen, brick kiln owners and other professionals. Devendra, Police said, was the kingpin of the group that operated in the garb of Maoists. During interrogation, Devendra admitted he had sent threat letters to three businessmen - Pintu Tiwary, Reza Ahmad and Bechan Kumar - demanding extortion. Four of his associates are residents of East Champaran and the others to Sheohar and Sitamarhi Districts.
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November - 6 
The recoveries and seizures of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in the current year following demonetisation have witnessed a sharp drop from the levels recorded in 2016 and 2015, reports The Times of India on November 7. The face value o
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The recoveries and seizures of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) in the current year following demonetisation have witnessed a sharp drop from the levels recorded in 2016 and 2015, reports The Times of India on November 7. The face value of FICN recovered across the country between November 2016, when demonetisation was announced, and November 6, 2017, totalled INR 16 crore, less than one-third of the INR 51.3 crore recovered in 2016. In 2015, this figure was INR 44.2 crore, according to data on FICN seizures accessed by The Times of India. Besides the steep decline in FICN recoveries and seizures, what is described as equally significant by officials is that none of the FICNs caught post-demonetisation were of high quality. "In fact, they were found during physical and forensic examination to be mere photocopies or computer scans of real currency notes". The common features that run through FICN recovered or seized between demonetisation and now are its poor print quality, absence of micro-lettering, use of thick paper, poorly attempted water-marks, no optical variable ink and color-shift effect in denomination numerals and security thread, absence of intaglio or raised effect and uneven windowed effect in security thread."No security feature was breached in fake notes seized after November 8, 2016. Only poor imitation attempts have been made," an officer said. A Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official said the dip in FICN seizures is a positive development in efforts to counter terror financing. "A good part of terror funds were pumped in by Pakistan in form of high-value FICN printed by Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed syndicates. However, they are yet to replicate security features of the new notes," the official claimed.
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November - 6 
The Union Government has offered a final repatriation deal to Reang refugees in Tripura, saying that it would stop all relief if they do not return to Mizoram in January 2018, reports The Telegraph. Dates for the process will be finalized this D
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The Union Government has offered a final repatriation deal to Reang refugees in Tripura, saying that it would stop all relief if they do not return to Mizoram in January 2018, reports The Telegraph. Dates for the process will be finalized this December, said Special Secretary (internal security) Mahesh Kumar Singla, who visited refugee camps in North Tripura district (Tripura) on November 6. After his visit to Kaskao, Naisinghpara and Ashapara camps, Singla told reporters that he had tried to inform the refugees about their rights back home in Mizoram. Singla said the Union Government would provide a host of benefits to the repatriated Reang families, including a one-time aid of INR 130,000 and a monthly aid of INR 5,000 per family for two years. Over 37,000 Reangs had fled Mamit, Kolasib and Lunglei Districts of Mizoram to Tripura during clashes between the Mizo and Reang communities in 1997-98.
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November - 6 
Three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants and a soldier were killed while two soldiers were injured during an encounter at Aglar Kandi village of Pulwama District on November 6, reports Daily Excelsior. Two AK-47 rifles and a pistol were recovered
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Three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants and a soldier were killed while two soldiers were injured during an encounter at Aglar Kandi village of Pulwama District on November 6, reports Daily Excelsior. Two AK-47 rifles and a pistol were recovered from the debris of the house, where the encounter took place. One of them slain militant was identified as Waseem of Drubgam in Pulwama while two others were from Pakistan. A civilian Tariq Ahmad Bhat, son of Ghulam Mohammad Bhat of Aglar Kandi, was also injured when clashes between locals and Security Forces (SFs) erupted in the area amid encounter. Meanwhile, internet services were snapped in Pulwama district in wake of the gunfight.
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November - 6 
Two powerful landmines placed under a culvert by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, were unearthed by the Police near Abbaigudem village in Venkatapur mandal (administrative sub-division) on the highway towards Bhadrac
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Two powerful landmines placed under a culvert by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, were unearthed by the Police near Abbaigudem village in Venkatapur mandal (administrative sub-division) on the highway towards Bhadrachalam in Jayashankar Bhupalpally District on November 6, reports The Hindu. According to information, each landmine weighing 500 kilograms and some gelatine sticks were planted by the Maoists near Abbaigudem village near Morlonigudem Gram Panchayat (village level local-self government institution). Police found electric wire of 2.5-kilometres length meant for detonating the landmines. Two days ago, the Maoists had left some pamphlets at the same place.
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November - 7 
A huge cache of explosives, including detonators and gelatin sticks, has been recovered from separate Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideouts in the forests in Sukma District on November 9, during Operation Prahaar-2, reports India
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A huge cache of explosives, including detonators and gelatin sticks, has been recovered from separate Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideouts in the forests in Sukma District on November 9, during Operation Prahaar-2, reports India Today. The seizure included a tiffin bomb, 60 detonators, 50 gelatin rods, one grenade headed arrow, 500 grams of explosive powder, 3 kg gun powder, a couple of batteries and switches, one bundle cordex wire, splinters, three cameras flash, few live cartridges of Self Loading Rifle (SLR) rifle and a 12 bore gun, besides Maoist material, medicines and commodities of daily use. "Separate teams of security personnel were engaged in gun battles with naxals at three places on November 7 during the operation. No harm was reported to forces in the exchange-of-fire," Deputy Inspector General of Police (Dantewada range) Sundarraj P said
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November - 7 
An unnamed senior Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official stated on November 7 that one of the three terrorists killed by Security Forces in Pulwama District is believed to be Tallah Rashid, son of Abdul Rauf, the key conspirator behind the 19
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An unnamed senior Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official stated on November 7 that one of the three terrorists killed by Security Forces in Pulwama District is believed to be Tallah Rashid, son of Abdul Rauf, the key conspirator behind the 1999 hijacking of an Air India plane and brother of JeM ‘chief’ Maulana Masood Azhar, reports Daily Excelsior. The other killed militants were identified as Mehmood Bhai, the ‘divisional commander’ of JeM in the South Kashmir; and Wasim Ahmed Ganie. While the first two were in the category of ‘most wanted’ militants carrying cash rewards, the third was a local and had joined militancy in May 2017. A JeM ‘spokesperson’, identifying himself as Hassan Shah, sent a statement to local news agencies claiming that one of the slain militants was Tallah Rashid, the nephew of Maulana Masood Azhar. Inspector General (Kashmir Range) Munir Khan thanked the militant outfit for acknowledging the identity of the killed militant, and said the State police would like to request Pakistan to claim the body of the two foreign militants. “I am thankful that for the first time they have owned a Pakistani militant, that ‘yes, he is nephew of Maulana Masood Azhar’. Now, we will take up the matter through proper channels and we will very firmly request… Please claim the body and take it because they have owned it,” he said
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November - 7 
Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat on November 7 said that they will continue their operations in eliminating militants in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. “We can easily understand from where these terrorists get support. It is clear t
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Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat on November 7 said that they will continue their operations in eliminating militants in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. “We can easily understand from where these terrorists get support. It is clear that from beyond the border, they are getting assistance. The operation will continuously take place. If the terrorists attack the people, buildings, police stations or political entity, the Army will try to neutralise them as soon as possible,” the Army chief said, without naming Pakistan on recovery of a United States Army-issue weapon, appearing to be a Colt-manufactured M4 carbine, from site of encounter in which three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants were killed on November 6 (SATP had reported earlier). Reacting to the killing of militants the General said, “Our main aim is to end terrorism whether the terrorist is nephew of Masood Azhar or from other religion.”
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November - 7 
At least six cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman cadre, were killed by the Security Forces (SFs) in two simultaneous encounters that took place in the Abujhmadh area in Narayanpur District on November 7, repo
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At least six cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman cadre, were killed by the Security Forces (SFs) in two simultaneous encounters that took place in the Abujhmadh area in Narayanpur District on November 7, reports The Hitavada. When the operations were undergoing near Dhurbeda in the morning, the SFs came under heavy fire from a group of armed Maoists, leading to strong retaliation by the SFs. After the encounter stopped, the SFs recovered a body of a woman Maoist along with weapons. Later in the afternoon, five Maoists were killed in another exchange of fire between SFs and Maoists near Pinka village. Two .303 rifle, five .315 bore rifles, one 12 bore gun and one pistol were recovered by the SFs in the two encounters. State Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) (Anti-Naxal Operations), Durgesh Madhav Awasthi said, five Maoists were gunned down during an encounter at Pinka village, the woman Maoist was eliminated also in another encounter at Dhurbeda forests, both under restive Narayanpur District. Awasthi further informed the media persons that the SFs recovered nine weapons, including two .303 rifles and large number of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] materials and literatures during both these operations. Both the operations were taken place in the interiors of Abujhmadh area, considered Maoist hotbed, he added. The identity of the killed Maoists were yet to be established as the operation is sill still underway in the region and will conclude by tomorrow, he said.
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November - 7 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters resurfaced in Narayanpatna of Koraput District on November 7, with the Maoist cadres appealing people to participate in the week-long centenary celebrations of the Russian Revolution from November
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters resurfaced in Narayanpatna of Koraput District on November 7, with the Maoist cadres appealing people to participate in the week-long centenary celebrations of the Russian Revolution from November 7-13 across the State, reports Odishatv. The posters have been put up by Koraput-Srikakulam division of the CPI-Maoist at various places in Narayanpatna. They have called upon people to draw inspiration from Russia’s Bolshevik Revolution dating back to 1917 and strive to achieve the New Democratic Revolution in India. The rebel outfit has also asked all organised and unorganised labourers to launch a powerful agitation demanding eight hours work, minimum wages, social security and labour law. The posters also urged the people to protest the false arrests and encounters of people by the Police under the Naveen Patnaik Government. Similar posters were also found in Bandhugaon block of the District on November 3.
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November - 7 
Demonetisation has choked the flow of funds to terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) besides adversely impacting the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in several parts of the country, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on November 7, reports T
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Demonetisation has choked the flow of funds to terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) besides adversely impacting the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) in several parts of the country, Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on November 7, reports The Indian Express. She also said that the number of incidents of stone pelting in Kashmir has come down since summer and suggested that it was the result of fund crunch being faced by terror outfits due to the note ban. “The data shows flow of funds to the terrorists has clearly been choked after demonetisation,” Sitharaman said. She said the terrorists are “really running short of funds. There have been a lot of attempted bank robberies and it clearly shows that demonetisation or withdrawal of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes has affected the flow of funds for terrorism.”
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November - 7 
Further, National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 7 arrested a NDFB-IKS militant, identified as Upen Basumatary alias Jathi alias Uasaobadao (41), who is a prime accused in the killing of at least 11 Adivasi villagers, incl
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Further, National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 7 arrested a NDFB-IKS militant, identified as Upen Basumatary alias Jathi alias Uasaobadao (41), who is a prime accused in the killing of at least 11 Adivasi villagers, including three minors, at Shantipur village of Kokrajhar district in December 2014., reports The Times of India. The militant was already lodged in the Kokrajhar jail in connection with other criminal cases.
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November - 7 
Further, Police on November 7 claimed that a group of well-equipped and trained NDFB-IKS militants, accompanied by a highly sophisticated arms trainer, had entered Assam with the "objective" of disrupting the National Register for Citizens
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Further, Police on November 7 claimed that a group of well-equipped and trained NDFB-IKS militants, accompanied by a highly sophisticated arms trainer, had entered Assam with the "objective" of disrupting the National Register for Citizens (NRC) update process, reports The Telegraph.
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November - 7 
Major General B S Raju, who heads Victor Force and is responsible for security in South Kashmir and parts of Budgam and Bandipore, said Pakistan’s special forces use M4 carbine rifles and it is likely that they supplied the weapon to the JeM. T
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Major General B S Raju, who heads Victor Force and is responsible for security in South Kashmir and parts of Budgam and Bandipore, said Pakistan’s special forces use M4 carbine rifles and it is likely that they supplied the weapon to the JeM. The weapon is mostly used by the US Army in its wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. “M4 Carbine is a US-made weapon, presently with a lot of armies in NATO and it is also with the Special Forces of the Pakistan Army. So we have reason to believe that this particular weapon was given by the Pakistan army to the JeM cadre. This clearly shows the complicity between the JeM and Pakistan and its nefarious designs in Kashmir,” he said. The Army Commander said it was the first time that a US- made weapon was recovered in Kashmir. He added that there were reports that 10 such rifles were brought by terrorists who infiltrated from across the border recently. While the number of militants has not come down, the level or quality of militancy in Kashmir “definitely has come down”, Raju said. “The quality of people who are joining is definitely being compromised and the relative level of peace that is there in the environment is ensuring that the Government is able to function better… That is an important development,” he said. According to him, the presence of JeM militants in the valley is an indication that Pakistan thinks the “capacity and the propensity” of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) to survive has reduced. “My understanding is that there is too much relationship between this and radicalisation… This void is being filled by JeM… So, this fundamentally tells me that the Valley wants peace and to get back to normalcy but is not being permitted by Pakistan,” he said.
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November - 7 
Meanwhile, a large number of Maoists' posters were found pasted at Saria area, Chichaki Railway gate, hotel, Chirua water tank, and other villages of Saria block in Giridih District on November 7, reports The Pioneer. The posters in red ink
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Meanwhile, a large number of Maoists' posters were found pasted at Saria area, Chichaki Railway gate, hotel, Chirua water tank, and other villages of Saria block in Giridih District on November 7, reports The Pioneer. The posters in red ink appealed to locals to dethrone the local operation of “green-hunt” as well as Raghubar Das Government as it supports capitalism. The Maoists also raised voice against the domicile policy of the Government in the poster. They asked the villagers to get united against the “Operation Green Hunt” in which Police have been killing innocent villagers, they also appealed to the local people to organise Kranti Diwas. Saria Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Deepak Kumar Verma said that Police have removed the posters which were pasted to instill fear among the residents. The Maoists have lost their domination here, he said. "We have intensified raids in the areas to nab the Maoists," added the SDPO.
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November - 7 
Meanwhile, sources added that trade between businessmen of J&K and PoK was also likely to resume today (November 7), reports Daily Excelsior. Cross-LoC trade takes place from Tuesday to Friday every week. Senior civil officials from Poonch a
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Meanwhile, sources added that trade between businessmen of J&K and PoK was also likely to resume today (November 7), reports Daily Excelsior. Cross-LoC trade takes place from Tuesday to Friday every week. Senior civil officials from Poonch and PoK had held a meeting at the crossing point near the LoC on November 3, 2017, and reached a consensus to resume the suspended bus service and trade between the two sides. The trade, which works on the barter system, between the two parts of Kashmir started in October 2008.
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November - 7 
Police arrested one I K Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) cadre along with an overground worker, Sukron Basumatary alias B. Saorailang (26) and Badam Goyari, from Dwimuguri village under Panbari Police St
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Police arrested one I K Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) cadre along with an overground worker, Sukron Basumatary alias B. Saorailang (26) and Badam Goyari, from Dwimuguri village under Panbari Police Station in Chirang District on November 7, reports The Sentinel. The Police recovered a pistol, 12 bullets along with a magazine and a mobile phone from them.
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November - 7 
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh claimed on November 7 that his Police force had cracked the string of targeted killings of religious leaders in the State by busting a terror module managed by Pakistan-based Inter Services Intelligence (
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Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh claimed on November 7 that his Police force had cracked the string of targeted killings of religious leaders in the State by busting a terror module managed by Pakistan-based Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), reports The Times of India. Amarinder said ISI was working in tandem with gangsters and ‘cells’ abroad to destabilise Punjab. The victims include RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) leader Brig Jagdish Gagneja (Retd), RSS activist Ravinder Gosain, Pastor Sultan Masih and two Dera Sacha Sauda supporters. Most of the killings took place in Ludhiana, Khanna and Jalandhar. Amarinder said that four persons have been arrested in this connection. This included UK (United Kingdom) national Jagtar Singh Johal alias Jaggi, who had landed in India on October 2. Others are Jimmy Singh, who had stayed in the UK for several years, and alleged gangster Dharmendra alias Guggni, who was lodged in Nabha jail and had supplied weapons to the killers. The fourth accused, who is believed to be the main shooter in various cases, was caught on November 7th afternoon. Police officials said his identity cannot be revealed at this juncture as he is still being interrogated. Amarinder said, "Forensic and ballistic evidence in these cases matched, which confirms the hand of this module. The module was using encrypted mobile software and their main handler was the ISI, besides cells in other countries. The objective was to further ISI's agenda of carrying out anti-India activities to fan communal tension." Interrogation of the four conspirators showed that they had met and were trained in various places abroad and had been using encrypted mobile software and apps for communication with handlers based in Pakistan and some western countries.
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November - 7 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) documents recovered from the site of an encounter in Abujhmaad on November 7, show that they successfully exchanged demonetised INR 500 and INR 1000 notes adding up to INR 200,000, reports The Indian E
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) documents recovered from the site of an encounter in Abujhmaad on November 7, show that they successfully exchanged demonetised INR 500 and INR 1000 notes adding up to INR 200,000, reports The Indian Express on November 23. D M Awasthi, Special Director General, (SDG, Anti-Naxal Operations), Chhattisgarh, confirmed that at least 20 pages of handwritten accounts, spanning several years, were recovered after the encounter in the jungles of Abujhmaad in Narayanpur District on November 7 in which six Maoists were reported to have been killed. A postscript in the ‘balance sheet’, maintained by the Nelnar area Janatana Sarkar (“local government”), for 2017 States: “Note bandi ke dauran 2 lakh jama kiya manta (Deposited 2 lakh during note ban).” While the year’s total expenditure has been put at INR 46,720, there is a line which says that a sewing machine worth INR 16,000 was damaged during an attack by Security Forces (SFs). The handwritten ‘balance sheets’, for 2013 to 2017, include sub-heads like expenditure incurred by the “vikas shakha”, “raksha shakha”, “school sanskriti shakha”, “jan sampark shakha” and so on. There are separate pages on expenditure incurred on “community infrastructure”, such as building of wells and small check dams as well. SDG, Anti-Naxal Operations, Awasthi, however, maintained that demonetisation had adversely affected Maoist operations in Chhattisgarh. “It is true that Maoist groups would have exchanged some amount of the demonetised cash. They could have used villagers, forcing them to deposit cash in their bank accounts, as also contractors who they ‘levy’ taxes from. After demonetisation, we had to deal with the situation sensitively, and did not make any arrests. But we did have information on certain bank accounts, details of which were given to the authorities concerned, and some money was seized as well,” he said. According to Police data, post-demonetisation, the Chhattisgarh Police seized banned notes adding up to INR 10.5 million from 27 people, including INR 4.4 million from one person, across seven of the worst Maoist-hit Districts in the State. “Although they would have exchanged some notes, and have an ecosystem that supports them in the region, I do feel that demonetisation affected their operations. We will compile data at the end of this year, and only then will we be able to say with certainty, but there is a sense that in operations in areas that were hitherto untouched, the Maoists are either avoiding an exchange of fire or preserving their ammunition. This is one indication of low finances,” said Awasthi. Another Police officer stated, “This balance sheet is only of one janatana sarkar. Every Maoist organisation, from the special zonal committee to the janatana sarkar, has separate accounts and would have exchanged their notes. We cannot even begin to quantify the amount,” he said. Narayanpur District, one of the worst-hit Districts in the country, has as many as 91 operational janatana sarkars, according to Police records.
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November - 7 
The United Naga Council (UNC) on November 7 expressed its disappointment on the alleged “dilly-dallying tactics employed” by the State Government and the Central Government on the district creation issue, reports Epao. The next '
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The United Naga Council (UNC) on November 7 expressed its disappointment on the alleged “dilly-dallying tactics employed” by the State Government and the Central Government on the district creation issue, reports Epao. The next 'tripartite talks' on the District creation issue is scheduled for November 10 at Senapati district headquarters. On December 8, 2016, the pre-existing five Hill Districts were bifurcated and new Districts were formed. Tamenglong District was divided into the Noney and Tamenglong; Churachandpur into Pherzawl and Churachandpur; Chandel into Tengnoupal and Chandel; Ukhrul into Kamjong and Ukhrul; and Senapati into Kangpokpi and Senapati. This was followed by the four months long UNC sponsored blockade to press for the annulment of the decision
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November - 8 
A surrendered militant, Mohammad Masook, who had been absconding for past about a decade, was arrested by Police in the Chillad area of Arnas in Reasi District on November 8, reports Daily Excelsior. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Reasi,
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A surrendered militant, Mohammad Masook, who had been absconding for past about a decade, was arrested by Police in the Chillad area of Arnas in Reasi District on November 8, reports Daily Excelsior. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Reasi, Tahir Sajjad Bhat said that Mohammad Masook, 41, son of Mohammad Ramzan resident of Chillad had surrendered in 2007 after giving up the path of militancy. However, he didn’t appear in the court in the FIRs registered against him during the period of militancy and had been declared as absconder by the court. Instead, Masook fled to Pulwama District, where he was reportedly working at a private place. He was arrested on November 8 when he returned to Chillad
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November - 8 
A wanted Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Lakhinder Patar, was arrested during a joint combing operation by Seraikela-Kharsawan district police and 196 battalion of CRPF from Bada Bandi village in Kuchai block of Seraikela-Kharsawa
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A wanted Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Lakhinder Patar, was arrested during a joint combing operation by Seraikela-Kharsawan district police and 196 battalion of CRPF from Bada Bandi village in Kuchai block of Seraikela-Kharsawan District early on November 8, reports The Pioneer. Seraikela-Kharsawan Superintendent of Police (SP), Chandan Kumar Sinha, said that acting on a tip-off, the joint combing operation was carried in the forest area of Bada Bandi village. The Police said the team managed to arrest the Maoist cadre who identified himself as the aide to ‘zonal commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, Maharaj Pramanik. Lakhinder was wanted in connection with several murder and loot cases.
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November - 8 
A woman originally from India was among three Singaporeans arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for supporting the Islamic State (IS) and terrorism-related activities, authorities in Singapore said on November 8, reports The Indian Exp
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A woman originally from India was among three Singaporeans arrested under the Internal Security Act (ISA) for supporting the Islamic State (IS) and terrorism-related activities, authorities in Singapore said on November 8, reports The Indian Express. Of the three, Adzrul Azizi bin Bajuri (19) was issued with a Restriction Order, while Abu Thalha bin Samad (25) and Munavar Baig Amina Begam (38) were issued with Detention Orders, the Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore said in a statement. Amina, a housewife and a naturalised Singapore Citizen originally from India, is an ISIS supporter and harboured the intention to make her way to the conflict zone to join IS, the Ministry said. She was radicalised by a foreign online contact, who shared pro-IS materials with her and convinced her that ISIS was fighting to defend Sunnis in the conflict zone, it said. “She was radicalised to the extent that she was prepared to undergo military training and take up arms to fight for ISIS in the Middle-East if called upon by ISIS to do so,” the statement said. Amina shared on social media materials promoting terrorism. She was issued a Detention Order for a period of two years this month. Of the two men, Abu Thalha was found to be a member of the terrorist group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI). He was educated in JI-linked schools in the region and also underwent paramilitary training in some of the schools he attended.
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November - 8 
Alleged Islamic State (IS) operatives Kasim Stimberwala and Ubaid Mirza were sent on Police remand for six more days in Gujarat on November 8, reports The Times of India. Both were arrested by Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on October 25 on
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Alleged Islamic State (IS) operatives Kasim Stimberwala and Ubaid Mirza were sent on Police remand for six more days in Gujarat on November 8, reports The Times of India. Both were arrested by Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) on October 25 on charges of planning to attack a synagogue in Khamasa area of Ahmedabad and then flee to Jamaica. Both were to take shelter with a radical preacher, Abdullah el Faisal of Jamaica, said a Police officer. ATS officials said they are keeping watch for the weapons and firearms that they had allegedly been acquired to attack the synagogue.
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November - 8 
Assam and Meghalaya Police in a joint operation arrested five militants, including three militants of Garo National liberation Army (GNLA) and two from Tiwa Liberation Army (TLA) from Salang area in East Jaintia Hills District on November 8, reports&
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Assam and Meghalaya Police in a joint operation arrested five militants, including three militants of Garo National liberation Army (GNLA) and two from Tiwa Liberation Army (TLA) from Salang area in East Jaintia Hills District on November 8, reports Outlook. The five arrested were identified as ‘commander’ Motilal Deori, Sourav Deka (TLA cadre), Khasang .A. Marak (GNLA), Smart .A. Marak (GNLA) and Arween .A. Marak (linkmen GNLA). The 'commander' of TLA, Motilal Deori had issued an extortion note to Tiwa Autonomous Council (TAC), Chief Executive Member (CEM) Paban Manta demanding INR 5 million.
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November - 8 
Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on November 8 that controversial televangelist Zakir Naik, who has been charge sheeted under terror charges in India, will be extradited if a formal request is sent to Malaysia under Mutual Lega
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Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said on November 8 that controversial televangelist Zakir Naik, who has been charge sheeted under terror charges in India, will be extradited if a formal request is sent to Malaysia under Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) by the Indian Government, reports The Times of India. The Malaysian newspapers reported that Hamidi informed the lower house in Malaysia that it was yet to receive any formal extradition request from India. National Investigation Agency (NIA) sources said they will send an extradition request to Malaysia through Ministry of External Affairs as soon as the court takes the cognizance of its charge sheet filed against Zakir Naik last month. Naik has been accused of money laundering and radicalising several Indian Muslim youths through his speeches.
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November - 8 
Meanwhile, a jawan of the Special Task Force (STF) was injured in an encounter with the Maoists in Sukma District on November 8, reports India TV. The skirmish took place in the morning in a forest in Regargatta village of Sukma when a joint tea
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Meanwhile, a jawan of the Special Task Force (STF) was injured in an encounter with the Maoists in Sukma District on November 8, reports India TV. The skirmish took place in the morning in a forest in Regargatta village of Sukma when a joint team of personnel from different Security Forces (SFs) was out in an anti-Maoist operation. The composite squad of STF, District Reserve Guard (DRG) and District Force was passing through the forest in Regargatta, when the SFs came under heavy fire from a group of Maoists, leading to an exchange of fire between the two sides. The Maoists, however, soon escaped into the dense forest and a constable of the STF sustained bullet injury in the incident.
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November - 8 
Meanwhile, the Punjab Police identified the fourth accused of the terror module as Ramandeep Singh, the sharp-shooter seen in CCTV footages with covered face on a motorcycle, reports Hindustan Times on November 9. Sources said Ramandeep had
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Meanwhile, the Punjab Police identified the fourth accused of the terror module as Ramandeep Singh, the sharp-shooter seen in CCTV footages with covered face on a motorcycle, reports Hindustan Times on November 9. Sources said Ramandeep had revealed the name of Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) chief Harminder Singh Mintoo during his interrogation, following which the Moga Police brought him from the Nabha jail on a production warrant. After bursting the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) terror module, the Police on November 9 claimed to have solved seven out of the eight cases of targeted killings in the State. The other three were Jimmy Singh of Jammu, Jagtar Singh Johal alias Jaggi, a UK national, and Dharmender alias Gugni, an infamous gangster from Meharban village of Ludhiana. In the meantime, the Moga Police produced Mintoo and the four accused before the duty magistrate in Baghapurana and procured their custody for five days.
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November - 8 
Meanwhile, the shooter who has confessed to his involvement in the seven targeted killings in Punjab, including Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders Brigadier Jagdish Gagneja (retd.) and Ravinder Gosain, since last year has been identified as Ra
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Meanwhile, the shooter who has confessed to his involvement in the seven targeted killings in Punjab, including Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders Brigadier Jagdish Gagneja (retd.) and Ravinder Gosain, since last year has been identified as Ramadeep Singh alias Raman Canadian (28), a resident of Chuharwal in Ludhiana District, reports The Times of India on November 8. After his arrest on November 7, Ramandeep was produced in Baghapurana court on November 8 and has been remanded to seven days of Police custody. During his interrogation, Ramandeep revealed that he had selected his targets to carry out killings at the behest of his ISI handlers and some of the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) leaders, who have taken refuge in Pakistan, so as to create communal disturbances to destabilise the State.
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November - 8 
Normal life in the capital city of Imphal was hit on November 8 because of a 12-hour strike (5am-5pm) imposed by the Maoist Communist Party of Manipur (MCPM) demanding action against the culprits responsible for misappropriation of Public Distributio
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Normal life in the capital city of Imphal was hit on November 8 because of a 12-hour strike (5am-5pm) imposed by the Maoist Communist Party of Manipur (MCPM) demanding action against the culprits responsible for misappropriation of Public Distribution System (PDS) items in the State, reports Epao.
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November - 8 
The Anti Extortion Cell of the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested two persons, identified as Sana-ul (22) and Suleiman (46) along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth of INR 480,000 in Dongri in Thane District on November 8, reports The Hindu.
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The Anti Extortion Cell of the Mumbai Crime Branch arrested two persons, identified as Sana-ul (22) and Suleiman (46) along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth of INR 480,000 in Dongri in Thane District on November 8, reports The Hindu. The two accused were found to be in possession of 240 fake INR 2,000 notes. They were of superior quality and had the same serial numbers. Investigating officials said the accused hailed from Malda District of West Bengal and were part of a large group of residents of border towns who are regularly used as conduits of fake currency. Mumbai Crime Branch officers on November 10 said that FICN gangs employ poor residents of towns on the India-Bangladesh border to smuggle fake notes into cities like Mumbai. A Crime Branch officer said, “The accused said during interrogation that scores of poor like them hailing from Malda and other border towns signed up for the job as they were in dire need of money. “The gangs operate from across the border and are on the lookout for people willing to take the risk of circulating counterfeit currency to make a quick buck. The officer said the fake currency was sold to Suleiman at 40% of its value and he was told to keep the profits earned while making purchases with the notes. Another officer said, “Both the accused lived in Malda and knew each other well. Suleiman had relatives in Bangladesh and was in regular touch with them. He once came into contact with the masterminds of the fake currency racket in Bangladesh through his relatives. The racket operates on word of mouth publicity and there is no dearth of poor men and women willing to take the risk.”
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November - 8 
The draft memorandum of settlement (MoS) proposed to be signed between the Mizoram Government and the Hmar People's Convention-Democratic (HPC-D) was approved at the consultation meeting of the Hmar community on November 8, reports The Teleg
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The draft memorandum of settlement (MoS) proposed to be signed between the Mizoram Government and the Hmar People's Convention-Democratic (HPC-D) was approved at the consultation meeting of the Hmar community on November 8, reports The Telegraph. The leaders said the consultation meeting was held on Wednesday at Sakawrdai village along the Mizoram-Manipur border. The meeting was convened by the "Hmar Inpui" (apex Hmar body) and chaired by Joseph Lalrothanga, ‘president’ of the Hmar Inpui. The meeting also approved the draft Sinlung Hills Council Bill, 2017, which is required to be approved by the Mizoram council of ministers before its introduction in the State Legislature
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November - 8 
The Times of India adds that Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Suresh Arora on November 8 interrogated four suspects for the murders of religious figures that took place in the State in the past months. Arora arrived at Moga (Moga District
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The Times of India adds that Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Suresh Arora on November 8 interrogated four suspects for the murders of religious figures that took place in the State in the past months. Arora arrived at Moga (Moga District) a day after Chief Minister Amarinder Singh declared that the high profile cases of the killings of religious figures had been solved with the arrest of four persons. Amarinder had also claimed that the gang members were being funded by Pakistan-based ISI. Harminder Singh Mintoo of the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) and one of the main accused in Nabha jailbreak case is also learnt to have been brought to Moga on November 8 for questioning. Moga Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rajjit Singh confirmed that five suspects, including Mintoo, were in custody of the Moga Police and DGP Suresh Arora had questioned them personally.
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November - 8 
Two Railway Protection Force (RPF) jawans were attacked by a gang of suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at the Bacheli Railway station in Bastar District on November 8, reports India TV. According to reports, both the
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Two Railway Protection Force (RPF) jawans were attacked by a gang of suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at the Bacheli Railway station in Bastar District on November 8, reports India TV. According to reports, both the jawans were found with their throats slit. While one jawan succumbed at the station, another was rushed to a nearby hospital where his condition is said to be very critical. Police said that they suspect the hand of Maoists behind this heinous act
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November - 8 
Uttar Pradesh Police busted a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket and arrested one member, identified as Abul Hassan along with FICN worth of INR 30 lakh at Behat in Saharanpur District on November 8, reports UNI India. Senior Superintendent
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Uttar Pradesh Police busted a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket and arrested one member, identified as Abul Hassan along with FICN worth of INR 30 lakh at Behat in Saharanpur District on November 8, reports UNI India. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Bablu Kumar said that on tip off Police raided at Pathlokhar village and arrested Abul Hassan while his two accomplices managed to flee. Kumar said during interrogation Abul disclosed that racket of three miscreants had plan of purchasing gold after printing FICNs.
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November - 9 
A huge cache of explosives, including detonators and gelatin sticks, has been recovered from separate Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideouts in the forests in Sukma District on November 9, during Operation Prahaar-2, reports India
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A huge cache of explosives, including detonators and gelatin sticks, has been recovered from separate Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideouts in the forests in Sukma District on November 9, during Operation Prahaar-2, reports India Today. The seizure included a tiffin bomb, 60 detonators, 50 gelatin rods, one grenade headed arrow, 500 grams of explosive powder, 3 kg gun powder, a couple of batteries and switches, one bundle cordex wire, splinters, three cameras flash, few live cartridges of Self Loading Rifle (SLR) rifle and a 12 bore gun, besides Maoist material, medicines and commodities of daily use. "Separate teams of security personnel were engaged in gun battles with naxals at three places on November 7 during the operation. No harm was reported to forces in the exchange-of-fire," Deputy Inspector General of Police (Dantewada range) Sundarraj P said
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November - 9 
A National Investigation Agency (NIA) official’s team questioned two persons in Chennai for their alleged links with the Islamic State (IS) on November 9, reports The Times of India. NIA sources said the two men, identified as Mohammed Jaf
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A National Investigation Agency (NIA) official’s team questioned two persons in Chennai for their alleged links with the Islamic State (IS) on November 9, reports The Times of India. NIA sources said the two men, identified as Mohammed Jaffer of Kondithope and Sahib of Mannadi, were questioned by a team of officials from Delhi in a secluded place in Chennai city. They were summoned to appear before them to inquire after IS sympathiser Shajahan VK had spilled the beans about them during questioning. NIA officials said Shajahan, hailing from Kannur District in Kerala, was deported from Turkey in July after a failed attempt to enter Syria. The Delhi Police arrested him in July after he was deported from Turkey. The NIA took over a case from the Delhi Police in September. Inquiries revealed that Jaffer and Sahib met Shajahan during their visit to Uttar Pradesh in 2016. Shajahan disclosed to intelligence agencies about the presence of 17 people from Kerala in the IS in Syria and Iraq. Shajahan had visited Turkey for carrying out terrorist activities after procuring an Indian passport in the fake name of Mohammad Ismail Mohideen. He travelled to Turkey from Chennai in February.
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November - 9 
Also, Police on November 9 arrested an Over Ground Worker of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), identified as Showkat Ahmad Lone, resident of Charsoo, in Kulgam District, Daily Excelsior reports. “One pistol, pistol magazine and 4 pistol rounds
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Also, Police on November 9 arrested an Over Ground Worker of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), identified as Showkat Ahmad Lone, resident of Charsoo, in Kulgam District, Daily Excelsior reports. “One pistol, pistol magazine and 4 pistol rounds were recovered from his possession”, an unnamed Police spokesman said. He also said that HM’s ‘operational chief’ Riyaz Naikoo had provided weapons to some OGWs for carrying out subversive activities in District Kulgam. “These OGW’s were roaming in the area from one place to another to seek a chance to attack on police security personnel”, he said. He further said that acting on this information, Kulgam Police launched a manhunt and arrested one of them, adding, “More arrests are expected in coming days.”
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November - 9 
Militants on November 9 shot at and injured a Special Police Officer (SPO) attached with Traffic Police near the office of Deputy Commissioner Anantnag in Anantnag District, reports Daily Excelsior. The policeman was shot while he was on his rou
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Militants on November 9 shot at and injured a Special Police Officer (SPO) attached with Traffic Police near the office of Deputy Commissioner Anantnag in Anantnag District, reports Daily Excelsior. The policeman was shot while he was on his routine duties
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November - 9 
Pakistani troops on November 9 violated cease-fire agreement (CFA) and resorted to firing on Line of Control (LoC) in Shahpur Sector of Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior. In the firing, which last for five minutes, no casualty was reporte
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Pakistani troops on November 9 violated cease-fire agreement (CFA) and resorted to firing on Line of Control (LoC) in Shahpur Sector of Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior. In the firing, which last for five minutes, no casualty was reported.
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November - 9 
Separately, personnel of Army’s 62-Rashtriya Rifles (RR), 3 RR, Shopian Police along with Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on November 9 launched cordon and search oper
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Separately, personnel of Army’s 62-Rashtriya Rifles (RR), 3 RR, Shopian Police along with Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on November 9 launched cordon and search operation in 13 villages of Shopian District to flush out militants, reports Daily Excelsior. The Security Forces (SFs) cordoned off Kadgam, Barbugh, Chiterwich, Imamsahab, Hillow, Manihel, Amarbugh, Badimarg, Yamrch, Munad, Gofan, Woyen and D K Pora villages in Shopian district and conducted house to house searches and were looking for militants at suspected places. However, no one was arrested during the operation. It was first such major operation in the district in 2017 after the SFs launched Operation All Out in Kashmir against militants. Sources said that the operation was launched to prevent militants from attacking the political workers, SF personnel and their families.
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November - 9 
The Governments of Odisha and West Bengal will soon organize a joint security exercise named as 'Sagar Kavach' to further tighten the existing coastal security mechanism along the 630 km long coastline, reports The Times of India on
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The Governments of Odisha and West Bengal will soon organize a joint security exercise named as 'Sagar Kavach' to further tighten the existing coastal security mechanism along the 630 km long coastline, reports The Times of India on November 10. This was informed by Odisha's additional chief secretary, Home department, Asit Tripathy after attending a meeting in Bhubaneswar. "Sagar Kavach security exercise is a realistic drill to check the efficacy of the security parameters and preparedness of various security forces like the Indian Navy, Marine Police force, Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Forest Department, Fisheries and district administration," Tripathy said. Stating that Odisha for the first time will have a joint security drill along with West Bengal, Tripathy said, "We are going to organise a simulated terror attack named 'red force' at a random place along Odisha or West Bengal coast and check how effective our marine policing is. The exercise will be held over two days within a week," he said. The participants in the drill will be personnel from the Indian Navy, Coast Guard at Paradip and Haldia, 18 marine Police stations in Odisha and 12 Police stations of West Bengal
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November - 9 
The Governments of Odisha and West Bengal will soon organize a joint security exercise named as 'Sagar Kavach' to further tighten the existing coastal security mechanism along the 630 km long coastline, reports The Times of India on
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The Governments of Odisha and West Bengal will soon organize a joint security exercise named as 'Sagar Kavach' to further tighten the existing coastal security mechanism along the 630 km long coastline, reports The Times of India on November 10. This was informed by Odisha's additional chief secretary, Home department, Asit Tripathy after attending a meeting in Bhubaneswar. "Sagar Kavach security exercise is a realistic drill to check the efficacy of the security parameters and preparedness of various security forces like the Indian Navy, Marine Police force, Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Forest Department, Fisheries and district administration," Tripathy said. Stating that Odisha for the first time will have a joint security drill along with West Bengal, Tripathy said, "We are going to organise a simulated terror attack named 'red force' at a random place along Odisha or West Bengal coast and check how effective our marine policing is. The exercise will be held over two days within a week," he said. The participants in the drill will be personnel from the Indian Navy, Coast Guard at Paradip and Haldia, 18 marine Police stations in Odisha and 12 Police stations of West Bengal.
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November - 9 
The Indian Army arrested a suspected Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, Khampai Konyak, from Sonari town in Charaideo District on November 9, reports Nagaland Post.
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The Indian Army arrested a suspected Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, Khampai Konyak, from Sonari town in Charaideo District on November 9, reports Nagaland Post.
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November - 9 
The Kozhikode Rural Police arrested three youths, identified as Aswin Venugopal (26), Mohammed Aslam (24) and Sanal Sahadevan (31) in connection with the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) distribution case from Kozhikode District on November 9, report
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The Kozhikode Rural Police arrested three youths, identified as Aswin Venugopal (26), Mohammed Aslam (24) and Sanal Sahadevan (31) in connection with the Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) distribution case from Kozhikode District on November 9, reports The Times of India. According to Police, the youths joined the FICN network hoping to make money enough for their silver screen entry. The youngsters were allegedly lured to the gang by the three persons who were arrested by the Rural Police from Karnataka. Earlier, Police had arrested P V Gold Joseph, M Shihab and Josephs's nephew Vipin and recovered printers and FICN to the tune of INR 32 lakh. According to Police, the gangsters have distributed counterfeit currency notes to the tune of INR 1 crore in Kerala and Karnataka. The currency notes were in the denominations of 2000 and 500. All the six arrests were made after the arrest of Punaloor Sabu from Koduvally in Kozhikode District while trying to fill fuel from a petrol pump by giving fake note in 500 denominations.
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November - 9 
The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Kirpal Singh Badungar on November 9 said that “as per a Supreme Court [SC] ruling, there is nothing wrong in raising the demand for Khalistan”, a separate Sikh nation, and that
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The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) president Kirpal Singh Badungar on November 9 said that “as per a Supreme Court [SC] ruling, there is nothing wrong in raising the demand for Khalistan”, a separate Sikh nation, and that “it is neither unconstitutional nor an offence”, reports Hindustan Times. He was talking to mediapersons in Amritsar in Punjab at Guru Ramdas Medical College where he attended a function along with Punjab’s Health Minister Brahm Mohindra. Badungar was replying to a question related to election of a Sikh as Mayor of Hoboken city in the United States (US) and reacting to alleged ‘labels such as terrorists and Khalistani attached with Sikhs.’ He was apparently referring to the SC verdict in a case about two men having shouted some slogans in Chandigarh after assassination of Indira Gandhi in Delhi in 1984. The court had held that mere shouting of slogans did not amount to sedition unless there was incitement to violence. When specifically asked to comment on some Sikh leaders living abroad being termed ‘Khalistanis’, he referred to movements going on in other parts of the world: “Irish people have been fighting against England. Similarly, we can consider the conflict between South Korea and North Korea. The conflict between Shia and Sunni Muslims in as many as 37 countries is another instance... This is not only an issue about Sikhs, but also of others.”
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November - 9 
The trial in the first Islamic State (IS)-related case registered in Kerala, in which 15 persons from Kasaragod District migrated to Afghanistan to join the terror group, began at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Kochi on November 9,
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The trial in the first Islamic State (IS)-related case registered in Kerala, in which 15 persons from Kasaragod District migrated to Afghanistan to join the terror group, began at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court in Kochi on November 9, reportsThe New Indian Express. NIA-II Court judge Santhosh Kumar examined three witnesses on the first day of the trial. The lone arrested person, Yasmeen Mohammed Zahid of Bihar was produced at the court as part of the trial.“The witnesses examined by the court on the first day include the brother of Abdulla Abdul Rashid of Kasaragod, his aunt and a village officer, who is an official witness. Abdul Abdulla Rashid is the prime accused in the case and his brother has deposed some crucial matters regarding the case before the judge. As many as five witnesses will be examined on Friday,” an NIA officer said. Though there are 16 accused persons in the case, the NIA had filed the first chargesheet against Rashid and Yasmeen. The probe against the other accused is still proceeding. There are 68 prosecution witnesses in the case. The witness examination will be completed on December 4. NIA prosecutor Arjun Ambalapatta appeared for the investigation agency.
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A 25-year old woman on November 10 filed a petition in the Kerala High Court accusing her husband of forcing her into marriage and conversion and attempting to sell her as a sex slave to the Islamic State (IS), reports Outlook on November 12. The wom
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A 25-year old woman on November 10 filed a petition in the Kerala High Court accusing her husband of forcing her into marriage and conversion and attempting to sell her as a sex slave to the Islamic State (IS), reports Outlook on November 12. The woman has claimed that her husband Muhammed Riyaz is a member of Popular Front of India (PFI), which has been under the scanner for its alleged terror links. In her plea, the woman, a native of Kerala who was born and brought up in Gujarat, stated that she met Riyaz in Bengaluru (Karnataka) and the two got into a relationship. Riyaz later recorded a private video and forced the woman to change her religion and marry him using the footage. victim also stated that she was taken to Saudi Arabia and made to join the ISIS in Syria. Somehow, the girl managed to contact her parents and asked them to rescue her. The case will be considered by the court on November 13 (today
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November - 10 
Four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured in a landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Latu village in Latehar District on November 10, reports The Pioneer. "Four of our
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Four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were injured in a landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Latu village in Latehar District on November 10, reports The Pioneer. "Four of our police personnel have been injured after a land mine was triggered while a patrolling party was walking through the Latu jungles during the ongoing anti-Maoist operation in the area," said Latehar Superintendent of Police (SP), Dhananjay Kumar. The SP further informed that a joint team of State Police and CRPF were out for anti-Maoist operation and as soon as they reached near Latu village at 2:15 pm, Maoists triggered a land mine leaving four jawans injured. He also said that intensive search operation has been launched in the area to trace the culprits out. The CRPF personnel who got injured in the land mine blast were identified as Deputy Commandant HL Gangte, Radio Operator Nitish Pandey, Constable Deepak Singh and Gopaljee Yadav.
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November - 10 
Meanwhile, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on November 10 (today) that stone pelting in Kashmir has come down "to some extent", Times of India reports. He that combined efforts of the Indian Army, Border Security Force (BSF), CRPF,
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Meanwhile, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat on November 10 (today) that stone pelting in Kashmir has come down "to some extent", Times of India reports. He that combined efforts of the Indian Army, Border Security Force (BSF), CRPF, and the J&K Police has helped. "Solution to this can't be achieved overnight. Government, intelligence agencies, state administration all are making efforts. Will be successful if things go in this direction, can say this with belief," he added
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November - 10 
Meanwhile, the SFs repulsed a militant attack on a Police post near general bus stand at Anantnag District late on November 10, reports Daily Excelsior. The militants resorted to indiscriminate firing with automatic weapons near the bus stand ca
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Meanwhile, the SFs repulsed a militant attack on a Police post near general bus stand at Anantnag District late on November 10, reports Daily Excelsior. The militants resorted to indiscriminate firing with automatic weapons near the bus stand causing panic. People in the area ran for safety after hearing the firing. SFs and Police personnel immediately retaliated but the militants managed to escape under the cover of darkness.
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November - 10 
Police took Pro Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) ‘leader’ Jiten Dutta and seven others into custody for their alleged involvement in a case of arson at Bor-phukial sapori area of Tinsukia District on November 10
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Police took Pro Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF) ‘leader’ Jiten Dutta and seven others into custody for their alleged involvement in a case of arson at Bor-phukial sapori area of Tinsukia District on November 10, reports The Telegraph. However, seven, including Dutta, were released on a personal recognizance (PR) Bond. Margherita Sub-Divisional Police official Debabrat Morang said, "All eight persons, including Dutta, had been taken into custody for interrogation for their role in burning the houses of Samsul Haque. The Police had planned eviction of people living at Bor-phukial sapori but even before we started the drive, a few people set ablaze two houses belonging to one person, along with a cowshed."
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November - 10 
Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Suresh Arora on November 10 claimed that the handlers of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed terror module behind targeted killings of religious leaders in the state were based in Italy, the UK and Can
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Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Suresh Arora on November 10 claimed that the handlers of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed terror module behind targeted killings of religious leaders in the state were based in Italy, the UK and Canada, reports The Times of India. "The role of the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) is being investigated. Although it is too early to share details, funding for the module from foreign sources has been confirmed," he said. The DIG made the announcement after the arrest of a second alleged sharp-shooter in the case on November 10th morning. Hardeep Singh Shera (21) of Fatehgarh Sahib is believed to be directly involved in at least three of the eight murders. Shera and the second jailed sharp-shooter, Ramandeep Canadian, were reportedly contacted on Facebook. So far, five people have been arrested over their alleged involvement in the killings. Those arrested include a UK national, Jagtar Singh Johal. Shera is believed to have fled to Italy six days after he allegedly killed Gagneja on August 6, 2016. His passport has revealed that he would leave the country after each killing and return when the ‘dust settled’. Officials were reluctant to give details, but said his passport bore visas for ‘many nations’. Arora said Shera tried to fire at the Police who confronted him at a gym in Fatehgarh Sahib on November 10. However, he was quickly overpowered. He has no criminal record. The DGP said the motorcycle used in Gagneja's killing was recovered from a canal after Shera gave them the details. "Since the conspiracy was executed by trained operatives, the perpetrators managed to hide their footprints quite well," said a Government official, "The modus operandi...was to kill RSS and other leaders... in the hope of triggering communal disharmony in Punjab."
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November - 10 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested twelve Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) cadres from different districts of Bastar division in the past twenty-four hours, reports Doordarshan on November 11.Also, SFs arrested three Maoists from the Bacheil
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested twelve Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) cadres from different districts of Bastar division in the past twenty-four hours, reports Doordarshan on November 11.Also, SFs arrested three Maoists from the Bacheili area of Dantewada District
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November - 10 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested twelve Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) cadres from different districts of Bastar division in the past twenty-four hours, reports Doordarshan on November 11.SFs arrested eight Maoists in Kharagupa region fr
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested twelve Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) cadres from different districts of Bastar division in the past twenty-four hours, reports Doordarshan on November 11.SFs arrested eight Maoists in Kharagupa region from Sukma District.
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November - 10 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested twelve Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) cadres from different districts of Bastar division in the past twenty-four hours, reports Doordarshan on November 11Police have arrested a Maoist in Bijapur District
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested twelve Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) cadres from different districts of Bastar division in the past twenty-four hours, reports Doordarshan on November 11Police have arrested a Maoist in Bijapur District
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November - 10 
Six armed Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)]-of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML New Democracy) were arrested by the Police in Mahabubabad District on November 10, reports The Hindu. Superintendent of Police (
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Six armed Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)]-of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML New Democracy) were arrested by the Police in Mahabubabad District on November 10, reports The Hindu. Superintendent of Police (SP), N Koti Reddy said a Self-Loading Rifle (SLR), a Springfield rifle, a, 8 MM rifle, a .303 single shot rifle, and one 9MM pistol were recovered along with 53 live rounds of ammunition. The arrested Naxalites were identified as Kothaguda ‘dalam (armed squad) area commander’ J Sammaiah alias Jampanna, Gangaram ‘dalam area commander’ S Papa Rao alias Pradeep, ‘dalam member's’ G Kranthi Kumar alias KK, B Vinod alias Samba Rao, N Ashok alias Veeraswamy, and M Karnakar.
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November - 10 
Suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants on November 10th night abducted a Nokma (traditional Garo village head) of Riangdim village, Neelam R Sangma, in West Khasi Hills District, reports The Shillong Times.
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Suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants on November 10th night abducted a Nokma (traditional Garo village head) of Riangdim village, Neelam R Sangma, in West Khasi Hills District, reports The Shillong Times.
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November - 10 
The Indian Express adds that Shera had met KLF ‘commander’ Harminder Singh Mintoo in Italy three years ago. “Hardeep was adopted by his paternal uncle. He was just 18 when he met Mintoo in Italy. Mintoo had stayed at Hardeep&rs
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The Indian Express adds that Shera had met KLF ‘commander’ Harminder Singh Mintoo in Italy three years ago. “Hardeep was adopted by his paternal uncle. He was just 18 when he met Mintoo in Italy. Mintoo had stayed at Hardeep’s place in Italy for 21 days and then he also tried to influence him with Khalistani ideology. He tried to radicalise him and asked him to join KLF but he refused then. However, later Hardeep’s relationship with his foster father (paternal uncle) turned sour and then he again contacted Mintoo. Probably, he needed money. They started interacting through Skype. Both Ramandeep and Hardeep were hired through Facebook for these killings,” said Inspector Jangjit Singh Randhawa, SHO (station house officer), Baghapurana Police station and investigating officer in an illegal weapons case of 2016 in which first two accused- Jimmy Singh and Jagtar Singh (UK-based) – were arrested and following their interrogation, the shooters were traced.
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November - 10 
The Pakistani Army violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri District late on November 10, reports New Indian Express. No casualty or damage was reported from the Indian side. Using mortars, automatics and small arms they tar
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The Pakistani Army violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri District late on November 10, reports New Indian Express. No casualty or damage was reported from the Indian side. Using mortars, automatics and small arms they targeted Indian positions as they resorted to unprovoked and heavy firing in Laam area of Nowshera sector on Friday evening, the Defence Ministry sources said. "Our troops retaliated strongly and effectively. Firing exchanges began at 5 p.m. and continued for two hours," the sources said.
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November - 10 
Third round of tripartite talk between the Union and State Government and United Naga Council (UNC) was held at Senapati District head quarter on November 10, reports Epao. During the talk representatives of UNC led by its ‘president&rsquo
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Third round of tripartite talk between the Union and State Government and United Naga Council (UNC) was held at Senapati District head quarter on November 10, reports Epao. During the talk representatives of UNC led by its ‘president’ Gaidon Kamei questioned the Government authority for the delay in materializing the demands of the UNC. Next round of meeting is scheduled on Feb, 23, 2018.
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November - 10 
Three lower rung Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested during a joint search operation in Bijapur District on November 10, reports India.com. The cadres – Uika Joga (24), Madkam Somdu (21) and Kujnam Bodda (40)
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Three lower rung Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested during a joint search operation in Bijapur District on November 10, reports India.com. The cadres – Uika Joga (24), Madkam Somdu (21) and Kujnam Bodda (40) – were arrested from the forests of Bugdicheru village under Basaguda Police Station limits, Bijapur Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mohit Garg said. The three cadres were allegedly involved in Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)]-related incidents of attempt to murder, riots, the ASP said
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November - 11 
Amidst concerns raised from various quarters on radicalization of youth in Jammu and Kashmir, including from Centre Government’s Special Representative Dineshwar Sharma and Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat among others, the Union Ministry of Home Aff
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Amidst concerns raised from various quarters on radicalization of youth in Jammu and Kashmir, including from Centre Government’s Special Representative Dineshwar Sharma and Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat among others, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has decided to set up two Special Divisions named Counter Terrorism and Counter Radicalization (CTCR) and Cyber and Information Security (ICS), Daily Excelsior reports on November 12. “Each of the two divisions will be headed by an officer of the rank of Joint Secretary in the MHA,” official sources said. Sources said: “The CTCR division will exclusively deal with radicalization, the ICS will tackle cyber crimes including instigating the youth to take to terrorism and stone pelting in the Valley”. They added that the new UMHA division is being tasked not only to prevent youths from falling into the trap of various terrorist outfits across the country including the Kashmir valley but also launch online initiatives to counter the propaganda unleashed by various terrorist outfits including Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) to give correct picture of the situation to the youth.
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November - 11 
Around 100 persons from Kerala are suspected to have joined the Islamic State (IS) over the years, Kerala Police said in Kannur on November 11, reports The Hindu. The Kerala Police has collected evidence in this regard, including over 300 voice clips
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Around 100 persons from Kerala are suspected to have joined the Islamic State (IS) over the years, Kerala Police said in Kannur on November 11, reports The Hindu. The Kerala Police has collected evidence in this regard, including over 300 voice clips and messages from WhatsApp, Telegram messaging applications and other social media platforms, sources said. The latest proof was an audio clip from a woman, wherein she can be heard informing her kin in Kannur District about the death of her husband, who had joined IS. The woman can be heard saying her husband Shajil was killed recently in the ‘jihadi war’. According to the audio clip, she and her two children are still in Syria, the sources said. The woman can be heard telling her kin that many Keralite women, who have lost their husbands, and their children are in Syria, they said. The voice clip was received by Shajil’s brother. Police have another audio clip from one Qayoom, whose photos in the IS uniform are available on the Internet, the source said.
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November - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) continued their anti-militancy operations on November 11 and in the process carried out cordon and search operations in over a dozen villages and towns across Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. The SFs cordoned off vari
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Security Forces (SFs) continued their anti-militancy operations on November 11 and in the process carried out cordon and search operations in over a dozen villages and towns across Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. The SFs cordoned off various villages of the twin districts of Pulwama and Shopian, including Bongam Kellar, Chakoora Bamno, Qasbayar, Kanigam, Maspuna, Aglar Kandi, Sugan and adjacent villages and launched searches. The search operation that was launched in early hours was then called off by noon in both Shopian and Pulwama Districts as there was no contact with any militant. The villages remained under tight cordon for several hours but there was no incident of stone-pelting from locals.
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November - 11 
Security Forces (SFs), on November 11 (today), launched massive search operations in Pulwama and Shopian in south Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. On specific information about the presence of militants, the SFs launched a Cordon and Search Ope
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Security Forces (SFs), on November 11 (today), launched massive search operations in Pulwama and Shopian in south Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. On specific information about the presence of militants, the SFs launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in about half-a-dozen villages, including Kanigam and Kasbaiyar in south Kashmir District of Pulwama, official sources said.
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November - 11 
Security Forces (SFs), on November 11 (today), launched massive search operations in Pulwama and Shopian in south Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. On specific information about the presence of militants, the SFs launched a Cordon and Search Ope
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Security Forces (SFs), on November 11 (today), launched massive search operations in Pulwama and Shopian in south Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. On specific information about the presence of militants, the SFs launched a Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) in about half-a-dozen villages, including Kanigam and Kasbaiyar in south Kashmir District of Pulwama, official sources said.
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November - 11 
SFs launched a cordon and search operation in Qazi Hamam Mohalla of old town in Baramulla District. During the operation, several houses were frisked but no suspect was arrested. The cordon and search operation was also carried out at Budnumbal
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SFs launched a cordon and search operation in Qazi Hamam Mohalla of old town in Baramulla District. During the operation, several houses were frisked but no suspect was arrested. The cordon and search operation was also carried out at Budnumbal village of border Kupwara District which concluded peacefully.
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November - 11 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has confirmed that the youths from Kasaragod District of Kerala, who had fled the country last year (2016), have joined the Islamic State (IS) in Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan, reports The Times of India on
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has confirmed that the youths from Kasaragod District of Kerala, who had fled the country last year (2016), have joined the Islamic State (IS) in Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan, reports The Times of India on November 12. In the charge-sheet filed against Yasmin Muhammad, who was arrested at the Delhi airport while she was allegedly trying to leave for Kabul on August 1, 2016, NIA states that some of the youths, who are in Afghanistan, "are still spreading the messages in favour of the IS and are inviting others join the terror organization." There are 15 persons in the charge-sheet who have been charged under Section 120 (B), and Sections 38, 39 and 40 of the Unlawful Activities [Prevention] Act (UAPA). NIA took over the case on August 23, 2016 from the State Police after initial investigation. According to the NIA, witnesses have revealed that Abdul Rashid had taken secret classes in support of IS to motivate others 'in the path of violent jihad terming it as holy war, by showing them online propaganda material of ISIS like the Dabiq magazine.' "Investigation by the NIA has established that Abdul Rashid (first accused) along with his wife Sonia Sebastian alias Ayisha had taken secret classes in support of the proscribed organization ISIS and violent jihad, as propagated by it, during last part of Ramadan, sometime in the month of July, 2015," said the chargesheet. The charge-sheet further added that the "mobile communication made by the absconding accused with their relatives, over internet-based social media platforms, have been recovered during investigation and the same establish that the absconding accused Sajid is staying at same place as Murshid." It is believed that two among the youth, Hafeesudeen and Marwan have been killed in the battle. The charge-sheet said, "The mobile phone, SIM Cards and memory cards seized from the possession of accused Yasmin Mohammed were subjected to digital forensic examination. The two memory cards contain pro-ISIS propaganda videos, videos advocating violent jihad, ISIS propaganda material as PDF documents, besides certain communication amongst the accused." The charge-sheet has the passport details and travel information of all the accused.
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November - 11 
The SFs also carried out similar search operations in Kulgam and Anantnag Districts. The SFs cordoned off Laram village of Qazigund and Rampura in Kulgam District and carried out searches which ended peacefully. The cordon and search operation was al
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The SFs also carried out similar search operations in Kulgam and Anantnag Districts. The SFs cordoned off Laram village of Qazigund and Rampura in Kulgam District and carried out searches which ended peacefully. The cordon and search operation was also carried out at Maliknag in Anantnag District but it also concluded peacefully.
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November - 11 
Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on November 11 said that in spite of Pakistan continuing with its antics and making efforts to break India, the situation in Jammu and Kashmir had improved significantly and that there was a decline in the inci
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Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on November 11 said that in spite of Pakistan continuing with its antics and making efforts to break India, the situation in Jammu and Kashmir had improved significantly and that there was a decline in the incidents of extremism, reports Daily Excelsior. Singh said, “Pakistan is continuing with its antics and making efforts to break us, but the co-ordination among our Army, paramilitary forces, the Jammu and Kashmir Police and intelligence agencies has been excellent.” He said there were 86,000 terror-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir in 1995, adding that over the last one year, the number of such incidents had come down to 300 in that state.
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November - 12 
Another two TPC cadres, identified as Ramlal Oraon and Sadwa Oraon, were arrested from Chandwa Police Station area of Latehar District. They are alleged to have killed school headmaster Vinod Baitha and torched his house in 2014 for refusing to pay a
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Another two TPC cadres, identified as Ramlal Oraon and Sadwa Oraon, were arrested from Chandwa Police Station area of Latehar District. They are alleged to have killed school headmaster Vinod Baitha and torched his house in 2014 for refusing to pay a ‘levy’. "Both of them were arrested from their homes in Chandwa on Sunday (November 12) night and sent to Latehar divisional jail today (Monday). We are also trying to find out their involvement in other cases," Chandwa Officer-in-Charge (OIC), Kamleshwar Pandey, who led the raid team, said.
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November - 12 
Meanwhile, CPI-Maoist cadre identified as Kushal Munda was arrested from Murhu Police Station area of Ranchi District on November 12, reports The Telegraph.
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Meanwhile, CPI-Maoist cadre identified as Kushal Munda was arrested from Murhu Police Station area of Ranchi District on November 12, reports The Telegraph.
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November - 12 
Police arrested a ‘chairman’ of the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), Ranjit Debbarma on November 12 from his house at Sidhai under Mohanpur Sub-Division of Khowai District on sedition charges, reports The Sentinel.Ranjit Debbarma, who is o
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Police arrested a ‘chairman’ of the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), Ranjit Debbarma on November 12 from his house at Sidhai under Mohanpur Sub-Division of Khowai District on sedition charges, reports The Sentinel.Ranjit Debbarma, who is out on bail since 2015,in a meeting at Dushki near Teliamura on November 9, 2017, he challenged the merger of princely Tripura with the Indian Union in 1949 and promptly the police registered a sedition case against him
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November - 12 
Separately, another Maoist cadre identified as Chhotu Besra was arrested from his residence at Chatra village in Giridih District on November 12. reports The Telegraph.
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Separately, another Maoist cadre identified as Chhotu Besra was arrested from his residence at Chatra village in Giridih District on November 12. reports The Telegraph.
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November - 12 
Six cadres belonging to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, were arrested from different parts of the State on November 12, and were forwarded to divisional jails on N
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Six cadres belonging to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, were arrested from different parts of the State on November 12, and were forwarded to divisional jails on November 13, reports The Telegraph. Following a tip-off on the presence of a TPC squad in Bantha forests in Kunda Police Station area of Chatra District, Superintendent of Police (SP), Anjani Kumar Jha formed a team of State Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and arrested TPC ‘area commander’ Subhash Ganjhu and his close aide Kailu Ganjhu on November 12. "A carbine, a .303 rifle, a country-made pistol, cartridges and mobile phones were found on the rebels, both of which are natives of Bantha village. We were looking for them for a long time," Jha said.
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November - 12 
Suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants abducted a Nokma (traditional Garo Village headman) of Rongding Awe village under Nangalbibra Police Station in South Garo Hills District on November 12, reports The Shillong Times.
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Suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants abducted a Nokma (traditional Garo Village headman) of Rongding Awe village under Nangalbibra Police Station in South Garo Hills District on November 12, reports The Shillong Times.
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November - 12 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 12 claimed to have busted an inter-state gang cheating people on pretext of exchanging Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and arrested three persons from Maharashtra, identified as Rashid Khan, Gaga
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 12 claimed to have busted an inter-state gang cheating people on pretext of exchanging Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and arrested three persons from Maharashtra, identified as Rashid Khan, Gagan Kumar Vyas and Iqbal Ahmad Ansari in Dholpur in Dholpur District of Rajasthan, reports The Times of India. The arrest came during investigation into a 2016 NIA case relating to seizure of FICN of face value INR 9.8 lakh, by the Border Security Force (BSF) from Malda District of West Bengal. NIA has already filed a chargesheet in the case naming arrested accused Nasir Sheikh and Tajik Sk. Searches were carried out at two places in Mumbai and one place in Kolhapur (Maharashtra) after the detention of three persons early on November 12. A total of 20 gold biscuits, each weighing 100 grams, have been recovered from their possession so far. The purity of the gold biscuits is being verified. During the preliminary examinations, it was revealed that an inter-state gang had been active since long in the states of Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Delhi, and West Bengal. They primarily lured people on the pretext of exchanging high quality FICN or unbilled gold biscuits at attractive rates. They either looted their targets directly or carried out fake police raids with the help of other associates. The targets use to leave their money behind and could not even lodge a police complaint. While investigating the original FICN case, the NIA had recovered fake currency of face value INR 9,80,000 from the possession of Nasir Sheikh near Indo-Bangladesh border. He was arrested on the spot, however his associate from Bangladesh namely Darul Sheikh alias Darul escaped.
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November - 12 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in Bijapur District on November 12, reports The Hindu. Three weapons, including one INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifle, a
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in Bijapur District on November 12, reports The Hindu. Three weapons, including one INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifle, and Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered from the encounter site. The encounter took place near Mankeli village under the Bijapur Police Station limits when a joint team of the Special Task Force (STF) and the District Reserve Guard (DRG) was on an anti-Maoist operation, Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG, Dantewada range), Sundarraj P said. After a brief exchange of fire, the Maoists escaped into the core area of the forests. During a search operation of the encounter site, bodies of three Maoists were recovered and their identities are yet to be ascertained.
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November - 13 
A Malayalam audio clip, claiming to be from the Islamic State (IS), has surfaced on the internet calling for war against India and conducting lone-wolf terror attacks on crowds thronging Indian festival events like Kumbh Mela (major Hindu religious f
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A Malayalam audio clip, claiming to be from the Islamic State (IS), has surfaced on the internet calling for war against India and conducting lone-wolf terror attacks on crowds thronging Indian festival events like Kumbh Mela (major Hindu religious festival in North India) and Thirssur Pooram (major Hindu Temple festival in Kerala), reports Outlook on November 14. The male voice in the 10-minute clip liberally quotes from the Quran with an authentic Arabic pronunciation. It claims that it is the 50th audio clip from Daulatul Islam (house of believers). “You use your intellect. Poison them in food. Use trucks. Drive over them at Thirssur pooram or at Maha Kumbh Mela. IS Mujahideen are doing it in several parts of the world. In Las Vegas, one of our supporters killed many people at a music concert. At least you should try to derail a train. Or use a knife,” the clip said..Police sources said the audio clip has been transmitted over Telegram Messenger from Afghanistan and its voice belongs to Rashid Abdullah, the leader of the Kasaragod IS module who left to join Islamic State in Afghanistan. He has been chargesheeted by National Investigation Agency (NIA) under IPC (Indian Penal Code) sections 120B r/w 125 and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) Sections 38, 39 and 40. There has also been an Interpol red notice issued against him. The case against him came to light after his father filed a Police complaint last year saying Rashid Abdullah, his wife and son were missing from Kasaragod. The clip in question says that Muslims should go for hijrah (migrate) from Darul Kufr (house of non-believers) to Darul Islam (house of believers). “If you are not able to do that despite your prayers and efforts, then you should financially support Daulatul Islam and Islamic State,” it says. According to sources, Rashid Abdulla's previous audio clips had only urged people to perform hijrah. However, in his 50th clip, he has changed his tone and has made an open call for attacks in India, which he has described as a country where ‘Hindus rule.’ “Many are trying to finish IS and khilafat. We have been reduced to nothing in many parts. But, Daultaul Islam is still active and we will fight until the last man,” the clip adds. Responding to the audio clip, former special Director of Cabinet Secretariat, V Balachandran said, "This is very serious. They are going to take the battle to India from Europe and Middle East."
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November - 13 
Absconding gangster Saraj Sandhu, in a post on a social media website, Facebook on November 13 claimed to have killed the Hindu Sangharsh Sena leader Vipan Sharma in Amritsar on October 30, reports The Times of India. The Punjab Police had not includ
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Absconding gangster Saraj Sandhu, in a post on a social media website, Facebook on November 13 claimed to have killed the Hindu Sangharsh Sena leader Vipan Sharma in Amritsar on October 30, reports The Times of India. The Punjab Police had not included Vipan Sharma's murder in the list of targeted killings of religious leaders in the State which they had solved a week ago by busting a terror module managed by Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agency. Saraj Sandhu, who is main accused in the Amritsar case, has been on the run after the murder. He allegedly also posted on his Facebook account on November 13 that the ‘killing should not be linked with any religion.’ "I want to tell my friends that the murder of Vipan Sharma which took place on October 30 on Amritsar-Batala road was committed by me," Sandhu allegedly admitted in his Facebook post, which has now been deleted. The incident comes just days after a Punjab gangster-turned-activist uploaded a Facebook video from Faridkot jail. Amritsar Deputy Commissioner of Police (investigation) Jagmohan Singh, said, "I do not believe that the gangster Saraj Sandhu had himself put this post on his Facebook account. It seems to have been done by someone else. But we are investigating the case." It is learnt that the Amritsar Police have brought Monday's (November 13) incident into the knowledge of its cyber-crime cell so as to ascertain as to who is behind the Facebook post.
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November - 13 
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on November 13 said the State’s territorial integrity would not be compromised at any cost when a final peace accord would be signed by the Union Government with Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak M
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Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on November 13 said the State’s territorial integrity would not be compromised at any cost when a final peace accord would be signed by the Union Government with Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM), reports The Indian Express.
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November - 13 
Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militia members of the Galikonda and Korukonda area committees of the CPI-Maoist in Visakhapatnam Agency surrendered before the Superintendent of Police (SP), Rahul Dev Sharma in Visakhapatnam Distric
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Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militia members of the Galikonda and Korukonda area committees of the CPI-Maoist in Visakhapatnam Agency surrendered before the Superintendent of Police (SP), Rahul Dev Sharma in Visakhapatnam District on November 13, reports The Hindu. The surrendered militia members were Gemeli Ramesh (18), Musiri Appalanaidu (20) and Musiri Ramakrishna (20), hailing from Nallabelli area in Koyyuru mandal (administrative sub-division) of Galikonda area committee. They allegedly extended logistics support to the Maoists, put up Maoist posters and were involved in a few other offences. They reportedly joined the outfit around three years ago. The two others were Killo Bangru (28) and Gemeli Venkateswara Rao (29), hailing from Chintapalli mandal. The duo was allegedly involved in the offences which include the killing of home guard Sheikh Valli by planting and triggering a landmine in the Andhra-Odisha Border (AOB) area close to Ramaraopalem in Annavaram Police Station limits in Visakhapatnam Agency this year.
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November - 13 
Kashmiri youth visiting Pakistan are being imparted training in cybercommunication and used as conduits for conveying specific instructions, a multiagency body constituted by the Government to probe terrorism and smuggling of drugs across the IndoPak
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Kashmiri youth visiting Pakistan are being imparted training in cybercommunication and used as conduits for conveying specific instructions, a multiagency body constituted by the Government to probe terrorism and smuggling of drugs across the IndoPak border found, reports The Times of India on November 13. Kashmiri youth, who are either studying in Punjab or involved in some business there, are being encouraged to visit Pakistan on valid visa documents, said a report of the agency that has members from the Punjab Police, Border Security Force (BSF) and the Army. It was underlined that a particular pattern with the Kashmiri youth visiting Pakistan was observed from the data of 2016. The frequent overstaying of visa period by Kashmiri youth was pointed out and it was observed that the database and details of Indians who have either under stayed or over stayed the visa period should be closely monitored and shared with all the concerned agencies.In one such case, a resident of Kulgam in Jammu and Kashmir was found carrying specific instructions from Saifullah Ghazi, a terrorist active in Rawalpindi, the report recorded. The youth was provided money to purchase a mobile phone and install BBM app in order to receive further instructions from his handlers in Pakistan which he was supposed to convey to his commander in Kulgam, the report said. The report expressed concern over the trend for it was done at the behest of JaisheMohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar. The role of Azhar’s younger brother Talha AlSaif has also come to light. It might be mentioned here that a petition pertaining to drugs and cross border terrorism is pending adjudication in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. The agency has learnt about the involvement of banned Pakistani terrorist outfit JamaatudDawa (JuD), which the report said, has increased its training activities all across Pakistan administered Kashmir (PaK) and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) particularly after Eid. Over the period of two months, three to four reports of infiltration from Gurdaspur and Amritsar area have been received.The Indian intelligence agencies were informed that JeM student wing, AlMurabitun (AM) organised a second annual congregation for Jihadi indoctrination titled “Islamic and Training Convention” at Balakot (KhyberPakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan) from July 28 to 30 which was addressed by Talha AlSaif. Besides, JeM inducted a batch of 1213 students at Markaz UsmanoAli, Bahawalpur from July 10 to 21 in which 70 students from Peshawar, Manshera and Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa participated. Another JeM centre in Karachi was scheduled to conduct a DauraeTarbiya course from July 21to 27.
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November - 13 
Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) conducted a cordon and search operation in Hajin area of Bandipora District on November 13, reports Daily Excelsior. The Army’s Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Police’s Special Operation Group (SOG) and Central Res
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Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) conducted a cordon and search operation in Hajin area of Bandipora District on November 13, reports Daily Excelsior. The Army’s Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Police’s Special Operation Group (SOG) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel carried out an early morning search operation at Mir Mohalla in Hajin after receiving an input about presence of militants. The SFs conducted house-to-house searches and also cordoned off adjacent areas but no militant was found in the area. Later, the searches were called off. A cordon and search operation was also launched by SFs in Rangwar village of Lalpora in Kupwara District but it ended peacefully
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November - 13 
Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) conducted a cordon and search operation in Hajin area of Bandipora District on November 13, reports Daily Excelsior. The Army’s Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Police’s Special Operation Group (SOG) and Central Res
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Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) conducted a cordon and search operation in Hajin area of Bandipora District on November 13, reports Daily Excelsior. The Army’s Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Police’s Special Operation Group (SOG) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel carried out an early morning search operation at Mir Mohalla in Hajin after receiving an input about presence of militants. The SFs conducted house-to-house searches and also cordoned off adjacent areas but no militant was found in the area. Later, the searches were called off. A cordon and search operation was also launched by SFs in Rangwar village of Lalpora in Kupwara District but it ended peacefully.
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November - 13 
The number of cybercrime complaints has seen a rise by 350% from 2013 and by over 44% from 2016, according to cyber cell statistics, reports The Times of India on November 14. Most crimes are related to online banking, emphasising why policymakers ar
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The number of cybercrime complaints has seen a rise by 350% from 2013 and by over 44% from 2016, according to cyber cell statistics, reports The Times of India on November 14. Most crimes are related to online banking, emphasising why policymakers are concerned about digital security as the government pushes for a more cashless economy and card-based or wallet-based transactions. As many as 3,474 cybercrime complaints have been registered in the past 10 months till October 2017. A total of 2,402 such complaints were registered last year and 760 in 2013. The number of online banking fraud-related complaints in Gurgaon has increased nearly nine times in the last five years. The number jumped from 248 in 2013 to 2,095 this year (till October). While online banking and credit card fraud tops the list, social networking-related crime, email hacking, online sexual harassment or pornography, lottery fraud, data-theft and job-related fraud are also frequent. Social networking-related complaints have doubled from 2016. The number of complaints related to Facebook was 151 in 2016, and is 316 this year (till October). The number of complaints related to Twitter was just four last year. This year, the number is three times more at 12 complaints.
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November - 13 
Two Assam Rifles (AR) troopers died and six were injured in a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) explosion at Maha Mani village in Chandel District on November 13, reports The Telegraph. Two AR personnel, identified as riflemen Indra Singh an
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Two Assam Rifles (AR) troopers died and six were injured in a powerful improvised explosive device (IED) explosion at Maha Mani village in Chandel District on November 13, reports The Telegraph. Two AR personnel, identified as riflemen Indra Singh and Sohan Lal, died on the spot. The six injured, identified as S. Sekhar, N. Shyamkumar, Tirendra Nath Das, Ram Govind Singh, Nirmal Roy and Lalnunpuia, were evacuated to the Army Hospital at Leimakhong, on the Imphal city's outskirts, by helicopter. Revolutionary People's Front (RPF), the ‘political wing’ of People's Liberation Army (PLA) has claimed responsibility for the attack. Source said that condition of one among the six injured is critical adds Epao.
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November - 13 
Two militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) were killed in a brief exchange of fire at Handwara area of Kupwara District late on November 13, reports Daily Excelsior. Militants fired upon a joint party of Police and Army near Galganzer, Zachaldara in Ra
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Two militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) were killed in a brief exchange of fire at Handwara area of Kupwara District late on November 13, reports Daily Excelsior. Militants fired upon a joint party of Police and Army near Galganzer, Zachaldara in Rajwar area of Handwara in the frontier District. The attack was, however, repulsed and both the militants were killed in exchange of fire. The militants have been identified as Toyib of Sopore and Ashiq of Palhallan in Baramulla District. They were affiliated with HM outfit.
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November - 13 
Two troopers of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Malkangiri District on November 13, reports News Nation. The
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Two troopers of Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Malkangiri District on November 13, reports News Nation. The incident took place in the Chitrakonda forest when the joint Security Forces (SFs) including Odisha Police and CoBRA (a specialised unit jungle warfare unit of Central Reserve Police Force, CRPF) were on sanitization operation. According to sources, a joint operation was launched on early hours of November 13, after Odisha Police received intelligence inputs regarding Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] leaders from various zones gathering at Chitrakonda forest area, to corner the Maoists.
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November - 14 
A year after demonetisation of high value Indian currency notes, the Pakistan’s intelligence agency, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is back with a mirror copy of INR 2000 and 500 notes that was launched by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) wit
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A year after demonetisation of high value Indian currency notes, the Pakistan’s intelligence agency, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is back with a mirror copy of INR 2000 and 500 notes that was launched by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) with new security features to neutralize Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) factories operating across the border, reports DNA India on November 15. Although, ISI suspected to have copied majority of security features of newly launched notes, the sudden increase in last two months is perplexing. The intelligence agencies have revealed the reason behind the surge. Sources said Pak’s ISI has managed to set up a proper unit in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and newly printed FICN is smuggled to Bangladesh before it reaches to India through FICN mules. The FICN business that involves both state and non state actors is using high quality machine and ink making the lot difficult to detect, identified and easy to slip as original. The Intelligence agencies officials last week have voiced concern over the high quality of INR 2000 FICNs, which makes them difficult to distinguish from real notes.
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November - 14 
Also, the SFs in the evening of November 14 launched a search operation in the Ahmad Nagar area of Srinagar after reports of two local militants hiding there, reports Daily Excelsior. However, the operation was later called off after no militants wer
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Also, the SFs in the evening of November 14 launched a search operation in the Ahmad Nagar area of Srinagar after reports of two local militants hiding there, reports Daily Excelsior. However, the operation was later called off after no militants were found there.
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November - 14 
An Army soldier and a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant were killed and another two soldiers were injured in a day long encounter in the Nowbug Kund village area of Qazigund in Kulgam District on November 14, reports Daily Excelsior. Acting on specifi
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An Army soldier and a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant were killed and another two soldiers were injured in a day long encounter in the Nowbug Kund village area of Qazigund in Kulgam District on November 14, reports Daily Excelsior. Acting on specific information, that six HM and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including LeT’s ‘district commander’, Altaf Kachru, were hiding in the village the Security Force (SFs) cordoned off the village in the morning. As searches were launched, the hiding militants fired upon the SFs triggering an encounter. The intermittent firing continued throughout the day between the two sides in which one soldier and a militant were killed. The slain militant, identified as Muzamil Ahmad of Badroo Yaripora, Kulgam, was an Engineering Graduate, and was active since 2015. Searches were on against the rest members of the group and SFs suspected that they were still hiding in the forest area and had intensified the operation to track them down. More troops were rushed to the forest area for the operation
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November - 14 
Assam Rifles (AR) trooper and at least two militants were killed in an ambush by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militants near Chamol village, about three Kilometer from the Police Outpost at Sajik Tampak, in Chandel district, along the Ind
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Assam Rifles (AR) trooper and at least two militants were killed in an ambush by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militants near Chamol village, about three Kilometer from the Police Outpost at Sajik Tampak, in Chandel district, along the Indo-Myanmar, reports Epao. The Assam Rifles trooper identified as Jay Prakash Araon (33). The militant killed was identified as ‘sergeant’ Loko alias Themreiyo. One AR trooper and three militants were also wounded in the incident.
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November - 14 
Kajal Debbrma, wife of All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) ‘chairman’ Ranjit Debbarma wants to surrender before law enforcement agencies to lead a normal life, the Chief Minister (CM) Manik Sarkar informed the State Assembly on November 14, re
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Kajal Debbrma, wife of All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) ‘chairman’ Ranjit Debbarma wants to surrender before law enforcement agencies to lead a normal life, the Chief Minister (CM) Manik Sarkar informed the State Assembly on November 14, reports Tripurainfo. “Ranjit Debbarma has given me a letter saying that his wife and daughter want to surrender for leading a normal life. I have got the letter on May 31, 2018 and accordingly, I sent it to the Centre for consideration”, he informed the Assembly while replying to a query by Leader of Opposition, Ratan Lal Nath.
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November - 14 
Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Reformation (NSCN-R) has appointed Akato Chophi as its ‘vice president (collective leader)’, reports Nagaland Post on November 15.
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Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland- Reformation (NSCN-R) has appointed Akato Chophi as its ‘vice president (collective leader)’, reports Nagaland Post on November 15.
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November - 14 
Over 120 surrendered insurgents of the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) started an indefinite hunger strike in Agartala on November 14 to press for the fulfillment of their demands, reports The Telegraph. The former militants have been in talks with th
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Over 120 surrendered insurgents of the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) started an indefinite hunger strike in Agartala on November 14 to press for the fulfillment of their demands, reports The Telegraph. The former militants have been in talks with the State Government since 2007 for post-surrender support and rehabilitation. Sailen Kumar Bru, ‘general secretary’ of pre-1998 ATTF returnees, said that they were assured of animal husbandry and other livelihood support by the government in September 2017. He said they had organised a hunger strike on September 15 but had withdrawn the agitation a day later following assurance from the director of tribal welfare department and other officials of livelihood support from the departments of animal resources development and agriculture.
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November - 14 
Separately, the SFs neutralized a militant hideout in the Lam forest area of Tral in Pulwama District on November 14, Daily Excelsior reports. The hideout was busted after exchange of fire between militants and SFs. Sources said that SFs cordoned off
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Separately, the SFs neutralized a militant hideout in the Lam forest area of Tral in Pulwama District on November 14, Daily Excelsior reports. The hideout was busted after exchange of fire between militants and SFs. Sources said that SFs cordoned off Lam forest area after reports about presence of at least 3-4 militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) hiding there. However, militants fired on the SFs and managed to escape. The searches against the group continued throughout the day.
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November - 14 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered blasts of a slurry pipeline, belonging to Essar Steel, near Chinitalguna village at Chitrakonda block in Malkangiri District on November 14, reports The Telegraph. According to r
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered blasts of a slurry pipeline, belonging to Essar Steel, near Chinitalguna village at Chitrakonda block in Malkangiri District on November 14, reports The Telegraph. According to reports received here from the company sources, the Maoists blasted portions of the pipeline in at least three spots by using landmine explosives. The damaged points are located 500 metres from one end to the other. The blasts caused considerable damage to the pipeline, which is stretched across the Bailadila mines area of Dantewada District in Chhattisgarh to its steel plant in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. "The Maoists have caused damaged to the Essar slurry pipeline by triggering blast at three places. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, besides the forces of state police, have rushed to the spot to diffuse the live landmines if any left behind by the armed cadres. Combing operation has been intensified in the area to flush out the Left-wing extremists," said Malkangiri Member of Parliament (MP), Jagmohan Meena
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November - 14 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), Kolkata Branch, arrested four persons, identified as Barkat Ansari, Utpal Chowdhury, Fijul Mia and Rabjul along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 9.1 lakh (in the denomination of
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), Kolkata Branch, arrested four persons, identified as Barkat Ansari, Utpal Chowdhury, Fijul Mia and Rabjul along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 9.1 lakh (in the denomination of INR 2,000) from the vicinity of the Howrah Railway Station in Howrah District on November 14, reports Business Standard. All four accused are residents of Sattari village in Malda District.
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November - 14 
The Palvancha sub-division Police arrested an underground cadre of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy) Chandranna faction, and seized a knife from his possession at Rajeev Nagar in Bhadradri-Kothagudem D
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The Palvancha sub-division Police arrested an underground cadre of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy (CPI-ML-New Democracy) Chandranna faction, and seized a knife from his possession at Rajeev Nagar in Bhadradri-Kothagudem District on November 14, reports The Telegraph. The Police identified the arrested cadre as Muchhaka Aitha alias Srinu. He was allegedly involved in the murder of a farmer of Narsampet village in August this year and in an “exchange of fire” with the Police in September.
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November - 14 
Two encounters broke out this morning (November 14), between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in Kulgam and Pulwama Districts of south Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. SFs launched a cordon and search operation in Nowbug Kund village in Qazigund
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Two encounters broke out this morning (November 14), between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in Kulgam and Pulwama Districts of south Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. SFs launched a cordon and search operation in Nowbug Kund village in Qazigund area of Kulgam District after receiving specific information about the presence of militants in the area, a Police spokesman said. As the forces were conducting the searches, the militants fired upon them, triggering an encounter, he said. The firing was going on when last reports came in, the spokesman said. He also said another encounter broke out in Laam village of Tral in Awantipora area of Pulwama District after the militants fired upon a search party of SFs. Gunfight was going on, the spokesman said.
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November - 14 
Two militants were arrested in Kund Nowbug village of Kulgam District in an operation launched on November 14, Daily Excelsior reports. “One local militant Shamsul Waqar son of Mohammad Amin Teli of village Ganjipora, Kulgam was held by the joi
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Two militants were arrested in Kund Nowbug village of Kulgam District in an operation launched on November 14, Daily Excelsior reports. “One local militant Shamsul Waqar son of Mohammad Amin Teli of village Ganjipora, Kulgam was held by the joint team of Army, SOG [Special Operations Group] and CRPF [Central Reserve Police Force] last night [November 14 while as another militant Aqib Iqbal Malik alias Tahir Bhai son of Mohammad Iqbal Malik of Ringath Kulgam was arrested today [November 15] in an injured condition when the joint team of security forces resumed the combing operation against the hiding militants”, an unnamed Police official said. Sources said that the injured militant Aqib Iqbal Malik received two bullets in his legs and had slipped out of cordoned area. He was arrested from a medical facility centre in the area where he was being treated. He was associated with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM). The other militant Shamsul Waqar alias Abu Saqib of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was arrested from near the Railway Station in Qazigund as, he after fleeing the cordoned area, was trying to board the train. One AK-47 rifle, one carbine, one AK and carbine ammunition were recovered from his possession. Sources said that the operation in the area is still going on and the joint teams have also launched searches in the adjoining Waltengo Nar village to trace out the two more militants, who are hiding in the area. As reported earlier, a local militant and an Army soldier were killed in the encounter in the area on November 14 after which the Security Forces had launched their search operation, which is still going on.
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November - 15 
A local court at Baghapurana in Moga District of Punjab on November 15 extended the Police remand of the alleged hitman Ramandeep Singh and Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) ‘commander’ Harminder Singh Mintoo arrested in connection with a
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A local court at Baghapurana in Moga District of Punjab on November 15 extended the Police remand of the alleged hitman Ramandeep Singh and Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) ‘commander’ Harminder Singh Mintoo arrested in connection with a series of targeted killings in Punjab, reports The Indian Express. Ramandeep’s Police remand has been extended for three days till November 18 and Mintoo’s for two days till November 17. Moga Police sources said that during his interrogation, Ramandeep had named ‘PHD’ and ‘Baiji’, their two accomplices abroad, and now the Police will be interrogating him further to know their real names and locations. “These are the secret code words. We are now tracing their real names and location,” said a source. As per initial Police probe, ‘Baiji’ is related to KLF ‘commander’ Mintoo and is one of his closest aides handling all his operations after Mintoo was arrested from Thailand in 2014. Meanwhile, the Police also told the court they had to interrogate Ramandeep about how they procured illegal weapons from Meerut and Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh. Inspector Jangjit Singh, SHO (station house officer) at Baghapurana Police Station, said, “Ramandeep has revealed they were procured weapons from Saharanpur and Meerut in UP. Mintoo is being questioned about how much funding came from abroad through his pro-Khalistan network.” So far, the Punjab Police have arrested five men in connection with the targeted killings including that of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leaders Jagdish Gagneja, Ravindra Gosain, Shiv Sena leader Durga Prasad Gupta, church pastor Sultan Masih, Hindu Takht leader Amit Sharma among others. The arrested five are Jagtar Singh alias Jaggi, Jimmy Singh, Ramandeep alias Raman Canadian, Hardeep alias Shera, jailed gangster Dharmendra Singh Ghuggni and Mintoo.
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November - 15 
India witnessed an 18 per cent surge in terror-related casualties in 2016 as compared to the previous year (2015) and has been ranked eighth in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report released on November 15, reports News 18. Although 340 deaths from
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India witnessed an 18 per cent surge in terror-related casualties in 2016 as compared to the previous year (2015) and has been ranked eighth in the Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report released on November 15, reports News 18. Although 340 deaths from terrorism were recorded in 2016 alone, the figures were still the third-lowest since 2000. The GTI report is released annually by the Sydney-based Institute for Economics & Peace. The report said that though there has been a palpable dip in terror-related deaths in the last couple of years, the number of terror attacks have actually increased 16 per cent over the last year. A total of 929 terror-related incidents were reported in the country as compared to 800 in 2015. However, India still has the lowest rate of deaths per attack among the top 10 countries that are most impacted by terror-related violence. India had an average of 0.4 deaths per attack compared to 2.7 deaths per attack for the rest of the other countries that figure in the top 10. The report elaborated that most of the non-lethal explosions were designed to attract people and the Government’s attention and aimed at evoking a shock-and-awe effect. In fact, such blasts were intentionally carried out some distance away from crowded places to lessen the impact. Maoist rebels, operating in the ‘red corridor’ in central and eastern India, remained the biggest challenge for India’s security apparatus. According to the report, Maoist groups were behind the highest number of blasts and were responsible for over 50% terror-related deaths. Police and civilians were the predominant target of Maoist rebels as they accounted for over 50 per cent of all attacks and 88 per cent of deaths last year, the report said. On the issue of Islamist terrorism in the country, the report cited dispute with Pakistan over Jammu and Kashmir as the primary reason behind a spike in violence. Despite numerous international sanctions - Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), founded by Hafiz Saeed, and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), headed by Syed Salahuddin - remained the two deadliest terror groups. The report said that LeT, which mainly operates out of Pakistan, was responsible for 30 deaths in as many as 20 attacks in 2016. HM, on the other hand, was responsible for five deaths. The report also revealed the role of various ethnic secessionist movements that are causing terror-related deaths in the country. For instance, National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), the report said, was responsible for 15 deaths, while United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) militants claimed seven lives in 2016.
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November - 15 
Meanwhile, Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on November 15 announced an INR 3.25 billiondevelopment package for the hill district of Tamenglong, reports The Telegraph. He promised that power, water supply and road condition would improve considerably in
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Meanwhile, Chief Minister N. Biren Singh on November 15 announced an INR 3.25 billiondevelopment package for the hill district of Tamenglong, reports The Telegraph. He promised that power, water supply and road condition would improve considerably in the district.
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November - 15 
Meanwhile, CM Manik Sarkar has alleged that peace talks with the National Liberation Front of Tripura – Biswamohan Debbarma (NLFT-BM) could not be held because of the Centre's lack of initiative, reports The Telegraph. "The Centre want
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Meanwhile, CM Manik Sarkar has alleged that peace talks with the National Liberation Front of Tripura – Biswamohan Debbarma (NLFT-BM) could not be held because of the Centre's lack of initiative, reports The Telegraph. "The Centre wanted the State Government on board the tripartite talks and we agreed. The director-general of police and secretary of tribal welfare department were sent to New Delhi," Sarkar told the House. He slammed the Centre for its alleged lack of initiative, as none of the meetings had any high officials from the home ministry but admitted that the Director-General (DG) of Border Security Force (BSF) had joined the talks. "Three meetings were held. Recently, the NLFT-BM has declared new leaders (Subir Debbarma in May this year). They are talking on lines similar to the IPFT (Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura], a party demanding a separate state for indigenous communities in Tripura," he said, adding that the chief secretary wrote to the Centre but did not receive any reply from Delhi.
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November - 15 
Meanwhile, reports indicate that a high-level meeting of Home and Defence Ministries decided that there will be no let up in the operations against militants despite the opening up of channel of dialogue by the Centre Government with the appointment
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Meanwhile, reports indicate that a high-level meeting of Home and Defence Ministries decided that there will be no let up in the operations against militants despite the opening up of channel of dialogue by the Centre Government with the appointment of Dineshwar Sharma as Special Representative of the Government on Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior on November 16. “The talks will go on. Dineshwar Sharma has completed his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir and would undertake another visit to the State after sometime during which he will also cover remote districts of Leh and Kargil. However, as the talks go on, the anti-militancy operations will also continue,” sources said, adding that this aspect has been made clear to all security agencies in the State. Instead, they asserted, the anti-militancy operations will be further stepped-up in the winter. Sources also said the Centre was satisfied with the impact the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raids had in choking terror funding in Kashmir as Intelligence inputs suggested that terrorists, separatists and Over Ground Workers (OGWs) were clearly running short of funds. “Lack of funding has contributed a lot in reducing violence in Kashmir,” they observed
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November - 15 
Meanwhile, reports indicate that a high-level meeting of Home and Defence Ministries decided that there will be no let up in the operations against militants despite the opening up of channel of dialogue by the Centre Government with the appointment
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Meanwhile, reports indicate that a high-level meeting of Home and Defence Ministries decided that there will be no let up in the operations against militants despite the opening up of channel of dialogue by the Centre Government with the appointment of Dineshwar Sharma as Special Representative of the Government on Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior on November 16. “The talks will go on. Dineshwar Sharma has completed his first visit to Jammu and Kashmir and would undertake another visit to the State after sometime during which he will also cover remote districts of Leh and Kargil. However, as the talks go on, the anti-militancy operations will also continue,” sources said, adding that this aspect has been made clear to all security agencies in the State. Instead, they asserted, the anti-militancy operations will be further stepped-up in the winter. Sources also said the Centre was satisfied with the impact the National Investigation Agency (NIA) raids had in choking terror funding in Kashmir as Intelligence inputs suggested that terrorists, separatists and Over Ground Workers (OGWs) were clearly running short of funds. “Lack of funding has contributed a lot in reducing violence in Kashmir,” they observed.
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November - 15 
Meanwhile, the national executive member of the Popular Front of India (PFI), P Koya on November 15 said that getting killed in an unknown country that, too, for a mysterious organization which has ulterior motive is not the martyrdom envisaged in Is
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Meanwhile, the national executive member of the Popular Front of India (PFI), P Koya on November 15 said that getting killed in an unknown country that, too, for a mysterious organization which has ulterior motive is not the martyrdom envisaged in Islam, reports The Times of India. Inaugurating a public meeting held here against the Islamic State (IS), he said martyrdom in Islam is sacrificing life in the fight against injustice. "IS is a dubious outfit, the origin of which is shrouded in mystery," he said. Koya said that only less than 150 Muslims have reportedly joined IS from India which has 18 crore Muslims. "That means IS has not succeeded in influencing the Muslim population in the country'" he said.
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November - 15 
Pakistani troops violating the cease-fire agreement (CFA) opened fire and shelled areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch District on November 15 (today), reports Daily Excelsior. “Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate f
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Pakistani troops violating the cease-fire agreement (CFA) opened fire and shelled areas along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch District on November 15 (today), reports Daily Excelsior. “Pakistan Army initiated unprovoked and indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatics and mortars from 0815 hours in Poonch sector along the Line of Control (LoC)”, an unnamed defense spokesman said, adding the firing is still on. The Indian Army is retaliating strongly and effectively
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November - 15 
State Home Minister R Lalzirliana on November 15 said that 400 people from the Arakan region in Myanmar had entered Mizoram, reports NDTV. No Rohingya Muslim refugee has entered the state till date but around 400 people from conflict-torn Araka
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State Home Minister R Lalzirliana on November 15 said that 400 people from the Arakan region in Myanmar had entered Mizoram, reports NDTV. No Rohingya Muslim refugee has entered the state till date but around 400 people from conflict-torn Arakan in Myanmar have taken refuge in Mizoram, state Home Minister R Lalzirliana told the Assembly. Mr Lalzirliana also explained that the ongoing armed encounter between militant group Arakan Army (AA) and the Myanmar Army have resulted in around 400 people fleeing Arakan in the past few months to take shelter in Lawngtlai district. He said the refugees that have put up in the southern part of Lawngtlai district - mainly in Laitlang, Hmawngbuchhuah and Zochawchhuah villages - have received food and shelter from local people and the district administration.Of these 400 people, three are Arakan Army (AA) militants who received injuries during clashes with the Myanmarese Army.
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November - 15 
the AR has clarified that the report of apprehension of one Thokchom Ningthemba alias ‘Private’ Pheiroijamba by 4 AR during an encounter with the militant is totally false and baseless, reports Epao. A press release issued by the Public R
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the AR has clarified that the report of apprehension of one Thokchom Ningthemba alias ‘Private’ Pheiroijamba by 4 AR during an encounter with the militant is totally false and baseless, reports Epao. A press release issued by the Public Relation Officer, Inspector General Assam Rifles (IGAR-South) stated that on November 15, at around 5.30 am, a foot column of 4 AR came under indiscriminate firing in Sajik Tampak area. In the ensuing retaliatory fire, a militant was killed on the spot, while the rest of the militants fled.
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November - 15 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a villager, identified as Ajit Poddar of Paralkot village, after branding him as a ‘Police informer’ in the Paralkot village under Pakhanjore Tehsil (revenue unit) in Kanker D
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a villager, identified as Ajit Poddar of Paralkot village, after branding him as a ‘Police informer’ in the Paralkot village under Pakhanjore Tehsil (revenue unit) in Kanker District late on November 15, reports KalingaTV. At least 30 armed Maoists barged into the victim’s house late night and dragged him out of his home. Later they took him to a village road bordering Malkangiri District of Odisha and shot dead. Maoists also left a few posters on the spot which read, Ajit had been cautioned against becoming police informers on two occasions earlier—once on July 25 and then on November 15—this year. As the deceased didn’t pay heed to the warning, he was eliminated.
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November - 15 
The Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC) took out a public rally in Tura on November 15 to press for their demand for a separate state to be carved out of Meghalaya, reports The Shillong Times. “The struggle for a Garoland state did not
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The Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC) took out a public rally in Tura on November 15 to press for their demand for a separate state to be carved out of Meghalaya, reports The Shillong Times. “The struggle for a Garoland state did not start in 1912 but has been a demand since the time of Late Sonaram Sangma, the first Garo political leader from the time of the British rule,” said Niman Ch Marak, ‘Chairman’ of the GHSMC which is leading the separate state demand. A supporter for the Gorkhaland state which is currently being demanded from West Bengal, Joydeep Chetry called on the people of Garo Hills to give their unflinching support for the Garoland demand. “Just as we are fighting for Gorkhaland, so too are the people of Garo Hills fighting for Garoland. We give our support for this movement,” said Chetry.
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November - 16 
Also, Inspector General of Police Kashmir Muneer Khan on November 16 said that Pakistan is using social media to lure youth into militancy but Police have foiled their design by arresting several of them, reports Daily Excelsior. IGP Muneer Khan, &ld
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Also, Inspector General of Police Kashmir Muneer Khan on November 16 said that Pakistan is using social media to lure youth into militancy but Police have foiled their design by arresting several of them, reports Daily Excelsior. IGP Muneer Khan, “There is a relentless social media campaign by Pakistan to lure the youth also. Most of them you will find college or school dropouts”. The IGP said youth in the age group of 15 years to 25 years are vulnerable to be exploited as they find it hard to differentiate between right and wrong.
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November - 16 
At least eight Security Force (SF) personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Jharkhand Police sustained injuries in an encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, during which the latter exploded several Imp
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At least eight Security Force (SF) personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Jharkhand Police sustained injuries in an encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, during which the latter exploded several Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) in Burha Pahar area in Latehar District late on November 16, reports The Indian express. According to the Police, around 2.15 pm, it was during the search and combing operations that Maoists exploded several land mines, following which there was fierce exchange between the SF personnel and the Maoists. “At least six personnel of CRPF and one each of district police and Jharkhand Jaguar sustained injuries in the explosions. Nevertheless, our forces continued with their operation during which many naxals are suspected to have been injured. Some could be dead also,” said a Police official
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November - 16 
Kerala Police are on the lookout for a former Popular Front of India (PFI) worker from Kannur District who is suspected to have raised funds for the Islamic State (IS) cadres from the State to travel to Syria, reports The Times of India on November 1
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Kerala Police are on the lookout for a former Popular Front of India (PFI) worker from Kannur District who is suspected to have raised funds for the Islamic State (IS) cadres from the State to travel to Syria, reports The Times of India on November 17. Thasleem, from Pappinassery in Kannur District, is presently in the Gulf and is an accused in eight cases related to the clashes between the PFI and the CPM, Police said. "Thasleem had handed over $400 to two of the IS cadres who were leaving the country at the Kannur railway station premises. He had also arranged money for another group in the Gulf," said a Police officer. PFI Kannur district president V K Noufal said that Thasleem had dissociated from the organisation ever since he left for the Gulf around seven years ago. "He used to come to Pappinassery while on leave but never contacted our organisation. We learnt that Thasleem was in Kannur around six months ago," he said. Police have also found out that V K Shajahan, the PFI worker from Koodali in Kannur District who was arrested from Turkey for trying to sneak into Syria four months ago, had received money sent from Kannur while he was in the Gulf. The money was sent through 'reverse hawala' channels operating in Kerala and the Gulf. A businessman from Kannur, who was in the WhatsApp group of IS leader Abdul Rashid Abdualla, is also in the radar of the Police for lending financial help to the IS module
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November - 16 
Meanwhile, Special Director General Central Reserve Police Force-Jammu and Kashmir (CRPF-J&K), SN Srivastava on November 16 said that very few educated youths have joined the militancy in Kashmir and it was not “worrisome phenomenon”
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Meanwhile, Special Director General Central Reserve Police Force-Jammu and Kashmir (CRPF-J&K), SN Srivastava on November 16 said that very few educated youths have joined the militancy in Kashmir and it was not “worrisome phenomenon” even as he expressed confidence that `Operation All Out’ launched jointly by all security agencies would progress smoothly during winter also, reports Daily Excelsior. “The operations against militants will continue in winter as well despite harsh weather conditions. We are not going to relent. All militants operating in the Valley have to be killed or arrested or they would have to surrender,” SN Srivastava said
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November - 16 
Pakistan Army, violating the cease-fire agreement (CFA), fired on forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Khour belt of Akhnoor Sector in Jammu District in the night of November 16, reports Daily Excelsior. The Indian troops retaliated
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Pakistan Army, violating the cease-fire agreement (CFA), fired on forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Khour belt of Akhnoor Sector in Jammu District in the night of November 16, reports Daily Excelsior. The Indian troops retaliated. An Army trooper sustained minor injuries in the exchange of fire.
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November - 16 
Police arrested three persons and recovered a huge cache of explosives from their possession at Sadaipali and Dunguripali villages in Bolangir District on November 16, reports New Indian Express. The arrested persons are identified as Sudam Mahaling
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Police arrested three persons and recovered a huge cache of explosives from their possession at Sadaipali and Dunguripali villages in Bolangir District on November 16, reports New Indian Express. The arrested persons are identified as Sudam Mahaling of Sadaipali, Mahesh Agrawal and Murarilal Agrawal of Kantabanji. Sources said on a tip-off, Balangir Sadar Police raided the house of Sudam at Sadaipali in Turekela block and seized gelatin, ammonium nitrate and detonator which are used in making of explosives. A cash of INR 232,000 was also seized from the house. Similarly, Belpara Police raided the godown of Murarilal in Dunguripali and seized 27 bags electrical explosives. The seized items from Sadaipali include 106 bundles of safety fuse, 38 bags of ammonium nitrate weighing around 15 kilograms, 83 kilograms of Gelatin, 13,527 detonators, 35,770 non-electrical detonators, 15 kilograms of charcoal power, 15 kilograms of sulphur powder and eight bundles of electric wire. Investigation is on to check if the seized explosives have any connection with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). Incidentally, both Turekela and Belpara blocks are Maoist-prone areas.
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November - 16 
Security Forces (SFs) on November 16 arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, Azad Ahmad Mir, from Kralgund area of Handwara in Kupwara district, reports Daily Excelsior.SFs recovered one pistol, one magazine and five pistol rounds
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Security Forces (SFs) on November 16 arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant, Azad Ahmad Mir, from Kralgund area of Handwara in Kupwara district, reports Daily Excelsior.SFs recovered one pistol, one magazine and five pistol rounds
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November - 16 
The Coordination Committee, a militant conglomerate, has called a bandh (general shutdown strike) to boycott President Ram Nath Kovind's visit to Manipur to inaugurate the State's annual tourism event, The Sangai Festival, reports The Telegra
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The Coordination Committee, a militant conglomerate, has called a bandh (general shutdown strike) to boycott President Ram Nath Kovind's visit to Manipur to inaugurate the State's annual tourism event, The Sangai Festival, reports The Telegraph. The visit is Kovind's first to three states of the Northeast -Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Manipur - beginning November 19. He will arrive in Imphal on November 21 to inaugurate the festival with a function here the same day. CorCom consists of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Kanglei Yowel Kanna Lup (KYKL), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), Progressive faction of PREPAK (PREPAK-Pro), Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) and United National Liberation Front (UNLF).
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November - 16 
The Delhi Police Special Cell arrested a 54-year-old resident of Malda (West Bengal), identified as Kashid for allegedly trafficking Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) into the Capital (New Delhi) and the neighbouring States from Anand Vihar in New De
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The Delhi Police Special Cell arrested a 54-year-old resident of Malda (West Bengal), identified as Kashid for allegedly trafficking Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) into the Capital (New Delhi) and the neighbouring States from Anand Vihar in New Delhi on November 16, reports The Hindu. The Police also recovered FICN with a face value of INR 6.6 lakh from the accused. During interrogation, the accused allegedly told the Police that he was in FICN trafficking business for the past 15 years and supplied fake notes in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. “He said the supply of FICN was halted for a while after demonetisation but began again over four months ago,” said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) P.S. Kushwah.
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November - 16 
The militant group Eastern Naga National Government (ENNG) has made it clear that it would not compromise with the territorial integrity of Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts of Arunachal Pradesh in the event of Framework Agreement between Natio
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The militant group Eastern Naga National Government (ENNG) has made it clear that it would not compromise with the territorial integrity of Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts of Arunachal Pradesh in the event of Framework Agreement between Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) and the Centre, reports The Sentinel on November 17. Stating that the only solution to the vexed Naga political issue is a full-fledged sovereign nation for the entire Nagas, ENNG in a press statement said that neither the Supra-State, which is a Pan-Naga idea nor “Shared Sovereignty”. “There cannot be a solution to the vexed Naga political issue unless there was a full-fledged sovereign nation for the entire Nagas,” the release said
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November - 16 
Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh, on November 16, has urged Microsoft founder Bill Gates to adopt villages affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) violence in Odisha, Bihar and Jharkhand and make them “model villages” by focusing on
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Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh, on November 16, has urged Microsoft founder Bill Gates to adopt villages affected by Left Wing Extremism (LWE) violence in Odisha, Bihar and Jharkhand and make them “model villages” by focusing on sanitation and cleanliness, reports The Indian Express. The Home Minister met Gates, Co-Chair and Trustee of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and his wife Melinda Gates with senior officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) at North Block. “The Home Minister appreciated the welfare works being undertaken by the BMGF. He requested Gates to initiate health awareness programmes in India and suggested that the Foundation should concentrate on developing villages and make them Model Villages so that the local people get inspired,” a MHA statement said.
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November - 17 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, was arrested under Penk Police Station limits in Bokaro District on November 17, reports The Pioneer. Baldeo Manjhi alias Baldeo Kisku, a member of Na
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, was arrested under Penk Police Station limits in Bokaro District on November 17, reports The Pioneer. Baldeo Manjhi alias Baldeo Kisku, a member of Navin Manjhi group- associates of the CPI-Maoist, was arrested by a joint team of Central reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police during a search operation in the forest under Penk Police Station, CRPF Assistant Commandant Nitesh Singh Bhadoria said. Working on tip-off Security personnel had launched the operation in the Penk region, they arrested the rebel who was trying to escape, he said. During interrogation Manjhi accepted his crime and involvement in dozens of cases registered under different police station across the District.
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November - 17 
A Police officer, Sub-Inspector (SI) Imran Tak, and a militant were killed and a Special Police Officer (SPO) was injured in a shootout in the Zakoora area of Srinagar in the evening of November 17, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports indicate that the
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A Police officer, Sub-Inspector (SI) Imran Tak, and a militant were killed and a Special Police Officer (SPO) was injured in a shootout in the Zakoora area of Srinagar in the evening of November 17, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports indicate that the shoot-out ensued when a Police party which had gone in the area after receiving information about presence of militants in the area was fired upon by militants, who were travelling in a car. Out of the two Policemen injured in the firing, one (the SI) died later. A militant, identified as Mugees Ahmad Mir, son of Abdul Aziz Mir, of Parimpora, who was active since last many years, was injured in the shootout but managed to escape from the spot at Zakoora. However, he succumbed to injuries later and his body was recovered from nearby area. Mugee was presently affiliated with Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind led by Zakir Musa. One militant was also arrested from the spot besides some cell phones were seized.
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November - 17 
Also, Pakistan Army again resorted to heavy mortar shelling and firing with automatic weapons at Shahpur, Khari Karmara and surrounding villages in Poonch District on November 17, reports Daily Excelsior. There were no casualties or damage on the Ind
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Also, Pakistan Army again resorted to heavy mortar shelling and firing with automatic weapons at Shahpur, Khari Karmara and surrounding villages in Poonch District on November 17, reports Daily Excelsior. There were no casualties or damage on the Indian side in Pakistan shelling and firing. However, casualties, if any, on Pakistan side couldn’t be ascertained. Indian side, according to sources, retaliated very effectively. Authorities in India subsequently ordered closure of both Government and private educational institutions in shelling hit forward areas of Poonch District and suspended cross- LoC trade on Poonch-Rawlakote route through Chakan-Da-Bagh. Trade between Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) takes place every week from Tuesday to Friday. Today (November 17) was last day of this week’s trade.
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November - 17 
Chhattisgarh Police said that two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commanders’ were killed in an encounter with the Police in the jungles of Kanhaiguda in Sukma District on November 17, reports The Indian Express. The names o
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Chhattisgarh Police said that two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘commanders’ were killed in an encounter with the Police in the jungles of Kanhaiguda in Sukma District on November 17, reports The Indian Express. The names of the slain Maoists are yet to be ascertained, however, Police claimed that both the Maoists carried a head money of INR 800,000 on them
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November - 17 
Further, referring to State Chief Minister (CM) Mehbooba Mufti’s tweet, subsequent to Majid Khan’s ‘surrender’, dropping hints towards Rehabilitation Policy for the surrendered youth, sources said the State Government’s
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Further, referring to State Chief Minister (CM) Mehbooba Mufti’s tweet, subsequent to Majid Khan’s ‘surrender’, dropping hints towards Rehabilitation Policy for the surrendered youth, sources said the State Government’s Home Department was drafting the Policy, which would be completely different from previous National Conference (NC)-Congress Government’s Surrender Policy for the militants. While Omar Abdullah Government’s Surrender Policy had focused on return of militants from Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) through four designated routes, the upcoming Rehabilitation Policy was likely to focus on surrender of local youths and ensure their rehabilitation. Omar Government had designated four routes including Uri-Muzaffarabad in Kashmir, Poonch-Rawlakote in Jammu, Wagah border in Amritsar District of Punjab and Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. However, not even a single militant returned from these four routes. Only Nepal border with Uttar Pradesh and Bihar was used by some of the militants to return along with their families, which have come up during their stay in Pakistan and PoK.
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November - 17 
Government of India and Working Committee (WC) comprising of six Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs), signed an agreement which recognised the political and historical rights of the Nagas to self determine their future in consonance with their dis
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Government of India and Working Committee (WC) comprising of six Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs), signed an agreement which recognised the political and historical rights of the Nagas to self determine their future in consonance with their distinct identity, reports Nagaland Post. According to sources, in the agreement the government of India has “recognised the political and historical rights of the Nagas to self determine their future in consonance with their distinct identity”. It was learnt that both the sides have agreed to work out a relationship that “is honourable, inclusive and enduring for peaceful co-existence”. the GoI’s interlocutor to Naga Peace Talks, R.N. Ravi and Working Committee led by its convener, N. Kitovi Zhimomi and co-conveners – Federal Government of Nagaland-Kedallo (FGN-Kedallo), Zhopra Vero ‘secretary’ Naga National Council (NNC-Parent Body), V. Nagi; National People's Government of Nagaland/NNC-Non- Accordist (NPGN/NNC-NA) ato kilonser, Hozheto; ‘president’ Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R), Wangtin Naga; (NNC/GDRN-NA) ‘president’, Kiumukam Yimchungru, signed the agreement on November 17, 2017.
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November - 17 
In the first organised campaign by a terrorist group to use the Internet to recruit support across India, Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has begun online distribution of Tamil, Bengali and Hindi translations of key jihadists, reports The
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In the first organised campaign by a terrorist group to use the Internet to recruit support across India, Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has begun online distribution of Tamil, Bengali and Hindi translations of key jihadists, reports The Indian Express on November 17 (today). The translations, obtained by The Indian Express, range from excerpts from magazines like al-Risalah and Inspire, to ideological tracts by the jihadist leadership. The organisation’s vernacular push reflects the increasing reliance of the jihadist movement on recruits from States in the southern, western and eastern regions - a phenomenon which first became evident with the Indian Mujahideen (IM) which, from 2005, carried out the most lethal urban terrorism campaign India has ever suffered. For the most part, the translations appear to be targeting educated volunteers. The Tamil articles include one from issue 3 of al-Risalah, aimed at doctors and engineers. “I ask you, Doctor: are your services not better spent in patching the leg of that child who lost his limb in a barrel bomb in Aleppo rather than prescribing medication for an Islamophobe with you in your country,” the article asks. “We use the excuse of being watched by the enemy of Allah and our passports being flagged,” the article goes on. “Do we not have trust in Allah? Did Prophet Muhammad not leave Mecca and migrate to Medina under the very eyes of the disbelievers?”. Another Tamil translation from al-Risalah tells the story of an elderly man who volunteered to fight despite having only one eye. “If I am incapable of fighting, at least I will increase the number of the army and would guard your luggage,” he is claimed to have said. In addition to speeches and messages from a Qaeda ‘chief’ Ayman al-Zawahiri, and his Uttar Pradesh-born Karachi-trained subcontinent deputy Sami-ul-Haq, the Bengali-language material produced by al Qaeda includes subtitled videos, telling the stories of jihadists fighting in Syria and Somalia. Large numbers of Sami-ul-Haq’s speeches have been translated into Hindi, notably his call to target IAS and IPS officers. “This is an organisation which is aware that many young Muslims cannot read Urdu,” a police officer noted. “In earlier decades, material like this circulated clandestinely, through pamphlets and so on, but almost always in Urdu.”
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November - 17 
Kerala Police have come across a money trail behind the migration of youths from Kannur (Kannur District) to fight for the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, reports The Indian Express on November 17 (today). Police sources said the money was handed over t
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Kerala Police have come across a money trail behind the migration of youths from Kannur (Kannur District) to fight for the Islamic State (IS) in Syria, reports The Indian Express on November 17 (today). Police sources said the money was handed over to the recruited persons by K O P Thasleem, a native of Pappinissery in Kannur District. “All those who either migrated to Syria or tried to sneak into that country from Kannur have got financial assistance to the tune of $400 each. They were paid through Popular Front of India [PFI] activist Thasleem, who channelled the funds from the Gulf through a hawala route. Thasleem has been in Sharjah for the last six months and we now suspect he has moved to Syria,’’ a Police source said. Sources said documents seized from the houses of the arrested persons substantiated the money transactions. “We are yet to look into the sources who have channelled the money from the Gulf through Thasleem. The amount handed over to the recruited persons was meant only to meet their travel and other expenses. We have not come across any evidence to suggest that money was paid to lure youths to join the IS,’’ the source said. Two weeks back, Police in Kannur had arrested six persons who had earlier tried to go to Syria but were deported by security agencies. Based on the input received from the arrested persons, Police said five others from Kannur were still fighting in Syria, while five others had been killed since 2015.
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November - 17 
Meanwhile, a sub-committee of political parties, which is drafting a memorandum to be submitted to the Centre on the peace talks with NSCN-IM, has "almost finalized" its points, reports The Telegraph. "The memorandum is almost final. I
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Meanwhile, a sub-committee of political parties, which is drafting a memorandum to be submitted to the Centre on the peace talks with NSCN-IM, has "almost finalized" its points, reports The Telegraph. "The memorandum is almost final. It will be submitted to the Chief Minister (N. Biren Singh) in the next couple of days. It will be finalized after an all-party meeting," Deputy Chief Minister Y. Joykumar Singh, who is the chairman of the committee, on November 17, said. "It is early to disclose all the details of the memorandum. However, there will be no compromise on the state's territorial integrity and no Sixth Schedule status to the hill districts," Y Joykumar Singh said. An all-party meeting on October 28 constituted the seven-member committee in view of the Centre's move for a final agreement with the NSCN-IM.
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November - 17 
Meanwhile, college student and footballer Arshid Majid Khan ‘surrendered’ before security agencies on November 17, barely days after he had joined the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), officials said, according to Daily Excelsior. His surrender was
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Meanwhile, college student and footballer Arshid Majid Khan ‘surrendered’ before security agencies on November 17, barely days after he had joined the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), officials said, according to Daily Excelsior. His surrender was seen as a whiff of fresh air in South Kashmir which has witnessed large-scale recruitment of local youths by militants in the past. Unofficial estimates have put the figure of such youths at nearly 150 since July 2016. Inspector General of Police, Muneer Khan said: “The question is has he surrendered. I said no. The question was has he been apprehended, I said no. Again at this time also, I would say neither has he surrendered nor has been apprehended. He has come to the family on his own. He went on his own to see how it tastes, he came on his own. And, of course, his father, friends were instrumental in bringing him back”, he said. LeT, however, said that Majid Arshad Khan was permitted to leave for his home on the request of his mother, since he was the only guarantor to his household.
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November - 17 
Meanwhile, ten Maoists were arrested from separate places during search operations launched by Security Forces (SFs) in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on November 17, reports PTI. Of them, nine were arrested from Sukma District and one from Kanker
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Meanwhile, ten Maoists were arrested from separate places during search operations launched by Security Forces (SFs) in the Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on November 17, reports PTI. Of them, nine were arrested from Sukma District and one from Kanker District, a Police official from Bastar said. The Maoists arrested in Sukma were facing criminal cases like murder, attempt to murder, attack on Police teams and arson, in different Police Stations, the official said. The Police seized a rifle from the 25-year-old Maoist arrested in Kanker, they added.
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November - 17 
Meghalaya Government on November 17 reiterated that the members of banned militant groups should come over ground and take advantage of the rehabilitation programmes of the Government, reports The Shillong Times. Speaking to media persons after&
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Meghalaya Government on November 17 reiterated that the members of banned militant groups should come over ground and take advantage of the rehabilitation programmes of the Government, reports The Shillong Times. Speaking to media persons after holding the meeting of the State Security Commission here on Friday , Chief Minister, Mukul Sangma said “In view of our past experiences, we say them to resort to peace and besides sustaining it, members of the any outfit should withdraw themselves from their organisations and assimilate with the national mainstream.” Mukul Sangma added that if the State Government wanted to negotiate with the outfits. Firstly, it has to discuss the matter with Government of India. CM Mukul Sangma also said that even the Union Government had made it clear that there would be no talks with the militant outfits unless they gave up arms. On being asked about the overall law and order situation in Garo Hills, Sangma informed that the Government would strengthen the Police to deal with the challenges of militancy and terrorism. “There will be some intervention and support to Police,” Sangma said.
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November - 17 
Punjab Police are investigating the role of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) member Gursharan Bir Singh in the series of targeted killings of religious leaders in the state over the past two years, reports The Times of India on November 18. Gurshara
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Punjab Police are investigating the role of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) member Gursharan Bir Singh in the series of targeted killings of religious leaders in the state over the past two years, reports The Times of India on November 18. Gursharan is also wanted in the murder of Rashtriya Sikh Sangat head Rulda Singh in Patiala on July 28, 2009. Punjab Director General of Police (DGP) Suresh Arora said that the State Police has got some leads about Gursharan's involvement while interrogating the men arrested for their alleged role in the killing of at least eight people, including former Punjab RSS vice-president Brig Jagdish Gagneja (retd) in Jalandhar. The State Police had recently arrested UK resident Jagtar Singh Johal alias Jaggi in the targeted killings case. He was arrested from Jalandhar. DGP Suresh Arora said the Police are investigating the alleged links between Pakistan-based Harmeet Singh who is believed to be running Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)-back International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) and another fugitive Rampreet Singh alias Romy who is in Hong Kong. Romy is believed to have links with gangsters in Punjab and has been named as an accused in the 2016 Nabha jailbreak case as well. Police believe Harmeet trained the men involved in the targeted killings.
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November - 17 
Separately, acting on specific information, the Security Forces (SFs) on November 17 busted a militant hideout in the forests of Naidgam, approximately 15 kilometers north of Kishtwar (Kishtwar District) and recovered arms and ammunition, Daily Excel
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Separately, acting on specific information, the Security Forces (SFs) on November 17 busted a militant hideout in the forests of Naidgam, approximately 15 kilometers north of Kishtwar (Kishtwar District) and recovered arms and ammunition, Daily Excelsior reports. The recoveries included two Chinese pistols with two magazines and five rounds, a .303 rifle with one magazine and 10 cartridges and one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UGBL) with five grenades were recovered
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November - 17 
Separately, suspected Maoists put up banners and posters in Bijapur District on November 17, threatening to kill Chhattisgarh Forest Minister Mahesh Gagda, local officials, and even journalists who report “incorrectly on encounters”, repo
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Separately, suspected Maoists put up banners and posters in Bijapur District on November 17, threatening to kill Chhattisgarh Forest Minister Mahesh Gagda, local officials, and even journalists who report “incorrectly on encounters”, reports The Indian Express. In a poster seemingly signed by Madvi Hidma, South Bastar Zonal Committee ‘secretary’, the Maoists threatened the Minister, as well as the patwari and tehsildar (settlement officer) of Usur block, accusing them of “anti-people” activities. The posters were found at the tehsildar’s office in Usur. The poster also says that journalists who misrepresent encounters on television or in newspapers will be killed, like Sai Reddy. Bijapur-based journalist Sai Reddy was killed in Basaguda village in Bijapur District on December 6, 2013. D M Awasthi, Special Director General (DG, Anti Naxal Operations), said, “This is the first time in recent times that they have issued a written threat like this… a case will be registered and the matter investigated. Journalists report from these difficult areas with great bravery.”
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November - 17 
Terrorism has no border and the ultras take advantage of boundaries between countries to cause menace and kill people which is why Government and the Indian Army is getting closer to the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) nation
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Terrorism has no border and the ultras take advantage of boundaries between countries to cause menace and kill people which is why Government and the Indian Army is getting closer to the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) nations to jointly combat terrorism, said Major General MS Ghura, Commandant of the Counter Insurgency and Jungle Warfare (CIJW) School at Variegate in Mizoram on November 17, reports Assam Tribune. While interacting with media after the 13 days filed exercise between Armies of India and Bangladesh ‘SAMPRITI’ conducted by the CIJW, Major General MS Ghura said “If terrorism has no borders, the armies across the globe and of the neighboring nations in particular should also stretch beyond borders to combat the rising instances of terror attacks.” Appreciating the benefits of the international bilateral exercises, the commandant of the Jungle Warfare School informed that drills such as the one held between the Indo-Bangladesh soldiers here shall pave way for strengthening bonds and lend solidity to the forces against terrorism. Asked about the training affairs at the CIJW School, Major General Ghura said that initially, the school began to impart training to Army personnel in the North East. Later, we expanded involving Armed forces of Indian Air Force (IAF), and special Navy, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) etc., and now already 43 foreign nations are sending their contingents to receive training here. “We are improving with new experiences everyday and the just concluded drill between India and Bangladesh testifies the claims. Just as the terrorists resort to newer technologies, we also need to keep ourselves updated keeping track of incidents not just in India but overseas as well. He added to inform that the present campus at Variegate is gradually expanding to accommodate more foreign armies for training sessions on counter insurgency techniques. “We are preparing the soldiers mainly on areas including terrorist neutralization, surrender, ensuring less or no casualty of soldiers and minimum collateral damage of civilian life and property. We train the visiting armies on the basis of their requirements and soon a contingent of Myanmar Army will reach here for training. On the other hand, Major General Mohammad Moshfiqur Rahman of the Bangladesh Army expressed happiness over the successful completion of the joint exercise saying “the exercise is an outcome of the friendly relations between the two armies which bears the diplomatic and political relations between the two neighboring countries. We are going back with fruitful results of exhaustive drills.”
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November - 17 
Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) militants fired three rounds of gunshots in the air near Noney market under Noney police station in Noney district on November 17, reports Epao. Sources say the gunshots were a warning meant for the Nationalist Socialis
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Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) militants fired three rounds of gunshots in the air near Noney market under Noney police station in Noney district on November 17, reports Epao. Sources say the gunshots were a warning meant for the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM), who report suggests has an undesignated camp in Noney.
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Considering the gravity of the growing Islamic State (IS) related activities, the Kerala Police machinery has been forced to change its operational procedures and the State is now in high alert mode, reports The Indian Express on November 19. Ever si
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Considering the gravity of the growing Islamic State (IS) related activities, the Kerala Police machinery has been forced to change its operational procedures and the State is now in high alert mode, reports The Indian Express on November 19. Ever since the first migration of Malayalees to join IS in Syria and Afghanistan was reported in June 2016, Kerala Police have been on the trail of suspected IS operatives in the State. With the latest audio clip of Rashid Abdullah, the leader of the Kasaragod group which left for Syria to join IS, exhorting IS modules to unleash lone wolf attacks in Kerala, the Police have become even more determined to go for an all out offensive drive. State Police chief Loknath Behera said the situation has become very alarming and the Police have taken necessary operational measures to counter IS activities. “We are fully geared up. The entire force has been put on high alert,” he said. Though the State Police have been tracking the activities of dedicated IS cells camouflaged in the form of other organisations, the real, functioning modules in the State were identified after a dedicated Kerala Police started to coordinate with Central agencies in analyzing various communication channels of the suspects. “We have been interacting with Central agencies on various levels to ensure we don’t miss any leads in the investigation into IS activities in the state,” said a senior intelligence officer. A few senior police officers in north Kerala have been specifically tasked with keeping track of the activities of a few suspects flagged for their association with certain organisations clandestinely supporting IS modules in Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. “In the past two years, a few suspects have flown to West Asia to raise funds using the cover of some organisations, said the intelligence officer. “The fund is used to strengthen IS activities in Kerala.
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Meanwhile, District Police arrested a CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Deepak Singh (22), from Kunda-Pahadi area in Gopikandar block in Dumka District on November 18, reports The Telegraph. Deepak is wanted in six Maoist related cases.
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Meanwhile, District Police arrested a CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Deepak Singh (22), from Kunda-Pahadi area in Gopikandar block in Dumka District on November 18, reports The Telegraph. Deepak is wanted in six Maoist related cases.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two militants belonging to the A'chik Liberation Army (ALA) in a joint operation at Dudhnoi, in Goalpara District on November 18, reports Nagaland Post. They were identified as Silgrak Sangma alias Amar Thapa (Assam
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two militants belonging to the A'chik Liberation Army (ALA) in a joint operation at Dudhnoi, in Goalpara District on November 18, reports Nagaland Post. They were identified as Silgrak Sangma alias Amar Thapa (Assam resident) and Changke R. Marak (Meghalaya resident). The police recovered a pistol and three bullets from the duo. "They came to Dudhnoi to abduct a person for extortion," the Superintendent of Police of Goalpara, Amitava Sinha, said.
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November - 18 
Six Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants including the nephew of 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, and a Garud commando of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed in an encounter at Chandergeer village in Hajin area of Bandipora Distri
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Six Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants including the nephew of 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi, and a Garud commando of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were killed in an encounter at Chandergeer village in Hajin area of Bandipora District on November 18, reports Daily Excelsior. Security Forces (SFs) cordoned off and launched a search operation in Chandergeer village in Hajin area of the District, which resulted in an encounter with the militants hiding there. "Six terrorists have been killed in an ongoing encounter at Hajin," Srinagar-based Defence spokesman Colonel Rajesh Kalia said. An IAF Garud commando was killed and an Army soldier was also injured in the encounter, he said. "Nephew of Mumbai Attacks mastermind Zaki-ur Rehman Lakhvi was among six terrorists killed in J&K encounter," said Director General of Police (DGP) J&K, S. P. Vaid.
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The ‘finance secretary’ of militant outfit National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), Inovi Avika Assumi, was arrested from Demseiniong area in Shillong city in East Khasi hills District on November 18, reports The Shillong
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The ‘finance secretary’ of militant outfit National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), Inovi Avika Assumi, was arrested from Demseiniong area in Shillong city in East Khasi hills District on November 18, reports The Shillong Times.
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The Central Government has taken note of reports about global terror group Islamic State (IS) claiming an attack in the Kashmir Valley that left a Police officer dead, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh said addin
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The Central Government has taken note of reports about global terror group Islamic State (IS) claiming an attack in the Kashmir Valley that left a Police officer dead, the Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitendra Singh said adding that the future course of action would be adopted after taking an appropriate view, reports The Times of India on November 19. The Union Minister also said that the recent "back to back" successes achieved against terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was the result of the free hand given to Security Forces to wipe out the nearly three-decade-old militancy which is in its "last phase".
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November - 19 
A Central reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Sukma District on November 19, reports The Pioneer. Head Constable K Venkan
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A Central reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Sukma District on November 19, reports The Pioneer. Head Constable K Venkanna sustained splinter injuries after a joint patrol of the CRPF and State Police were out for an operation in the Chintagufa area of the District. The incident happened early morning around 5.30 am when the IED blast took place in which the trooper sustained injuries and later succumbed to his injuries.
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Further, Indian Army on November 19 said that the top leadership of the Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in the Kashmir valley has been wiped out with the killing of six militants in Bandipora district and 180 militants have been killed this yea
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Further, Indian Army on November 19 said that the top leadership of the Pakistan-backed Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in the Kashmir valley has been wiped out with the killing of six militants in Bandipora district and 180 militants have been killed this year while 200 are still active, reports Daily Excelsior. General Officer Commanding (GOC) of Srinagar-headquartered 15 Corps, Lieutenant General J S Sandhu, told reporters in Srinagar during a press conference: “With the elimination of six of its commanders yesterday, the top leadership of LeT in the Valley has been wiped out.”
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November - 19 
Meanwhile, SFs arrested three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants in Budgam District on November 19, reports Daily Excelsior. SFs recovered one Self Loading Rifle (SLR) rifle, one pistol and grenades from the arrested militants.
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Meanwhile, SFs arrested three Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) militants in Budgam District on November 19, reports Daily Excelsior. SFs recovered one Self Loading Rifle (SLR) rifle, one pistol and grenades from the arrested militants.
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November - 19 
Meanwhile, State Police team on November 19 seized several documents including electronic evidences related to the public meeting of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JuH) president Arshad Madani held on November 13 in New Delhi, reports Times of India. JuH presi
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Meanwhile, State Police team on November 19 seized several documents including electronic evidences related to the public meeting of Jamiat Ulema-e-Hind (JuH) president Arshad Madani held on November 13 in New Delhi, reports Times of India. JuH president Madani on that day had reportedly said that Assam would witness unrest if the National Register for Citizens (NRC) updating process excludes local Muslims.
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November - 19 
Mizoram Home Minister R. Lalzirliana on November 19 expressed hope that the ongoing peace talks between the state and H. Zosangbera faction of the Hmar People's Convention-Democratic (HPC-D), would end the imbroglio over the Sinlung Hills Develop
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Mizoram Home Minister R. Lalzirliana on November 19 expressed hope that the ongoing peace talks between the state and H. Zosangbera faction of the Hmar People's Convention-Democratic (HPC-D), would end the imbroglio over the Sinlung Hills Development Council (SHDC), reports The Telegraph. The home minister said the onus for the continuation of parleys with the group lies with Chief Minister Lal Thanhawala."We are trying to hold political-level talks as most of the points on the memorandum of settlement have been agreed upon by both the parties," he said. An unnamed Home Department source said another HPC-D faction of the Convention, led by Lalhmingthanga Sanate, which had earlier insisted on conditional talks with the state, has now softened its tone. The Sanate faction has expressed willingness to come to the negotiating table, before the government signs a peace agreement with the Zosangbera-led faction, he said.
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November - 19 
On the other hand, the final list of tribals selected from Sukma District for the newly raised Bastar Battalion raised by the CRPF for counter-insurgency operations had been released, an official statement issued in March this year had informed, repo
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On the other hand, the final list of tribals selected from Sukma District for the newly raised Bastar Battalion raised by the CRPF for counter-insurgency operations had been released, an official statement issued in March this year had informed, reports The Pioneer on November 20. It may be recalled that the recruitment process for all Districts of insurgency infested Bastar region had been held earlier. The newly being raised ‘Bastar Battalion’ by CRPF will have one-third women representation, officials informed. The Bastar Battalion of CRPF is being raised by recruiting 744 Scheduled Tribe (ST) youths from four insurgency infested Districts of Bastar in Chhattisgarh, the Central Government has informed. The Districts from where the tribal youths are being recruited for the new Battalion are —Bijapur, Dantewada, Narayanpur and Sukma
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November - 19 
On the other hand, the final list of tribals selected from Sukma District for the newly raised Bastar Battalion raised by the CRPF for counter-insurgency operations had been released, an official statement issued in March this year had informed, repo
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On the other hand, the final list of tribals selected from Sukma District for the newly raised Bastar Battalion raised by the CRPF for counter-insurgency operations had been released, an official statement issued in March this year had informed, reports The Pioneer on November 20. It may be recalled that the recruitment process for all Districts of insurgency infested Bastar region had been held earlier. The newly being raised ‘Bastar Battalion’ by CRPF will have one-third women representation, officials informed. The Bastar Battalion of CRPF is being raised by recruiting 744 Scheduled Tribe (ST) youths from four insurgency infested Districts of Bastar in Chhattisgarh, the Central Government has informed. The Districts from where the tribal youths are being recruited for the new Battalion are —Bijapur, Dantewada, Narayanpur and Sukma.
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November - 19 
Separately, a National Investigation Agency (NIA) team from Ranchi went to a Gumla guest house named Repose, on November 19, to establish that CPI-Maoist ‘politburo’ member Sudhakar's wife Nilima alias Madhvi, brother B. Narayan and a
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Separately, a National Investigation Agency (NIA) team from Ranchi went to a Gumla guest house named Repose, on November 19, to establish that CPI-Maoist ‘politburo’ member Sudhakar's wife Nilima alias Madhvi, brother B. Narayan and aide Satyanarayan Reddy stayed there last November-December, when the woman fell ill, reports The Telegraph. The NIA also suspect that Sudhakar's aides allegedly used this address as a transit point to amass information from cadres and collect ‘levy’. However, findings from search at Repose in Gumla town, 95 kilometres from Ranchi, proved inconclusive. The NIA had taken along arrested trio of Satyanarayan, Sudhakar's younger brother B. Narayan and Gumla-based contractor-cum-aide Prabhu alias Mintu for identification but Repose manager Shantanu Singh could not be certain if any among the trio had stayed or come to their establishment last year.
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November - 19 
The Juvenile Justice Board that held an 18-year-old boy guilty of planting explosives at the Bodh Gaya temple complex in Bihar in 2013 has said the attack was to avenge the atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, reports Nagaland Post on Nove
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The Juvenile Justice Board that held an 18-year-old boy guilty of planting explosives at the Bodh Gaya temple complex in Bihar in 2013 has said the attack was to avenge the atrocities against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, reports Nagaland Post on November 20. The juvenile placed a bomb under the 80-ft statue of Gautama Buddha at the revered temple complex as “Buddhists from all over the world used to come there and a message will be sent to all,” an order of the juvenile court that convicted the boy of terrorist activities said. The board sentenced him to three years in a remand home on October 11. Myanmar, a Buddhist country, has seen the exodus of thousands of Rohingya Muslims from the Rakhine province over the past several decades. Before this year’s exodus, the mass migration intensified in 2012-13 when hundreds of Rohingya fled to neighbouring countries, including India. On July 7, 2013, the juvenile and other accused planted 13 bombs at the Maha Bodhi temple complex. Two monks were injured and three unexploded bombs were recovered. One of the accused, Haidar Ali, told the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that on the day of the blast, he along with the juvenile and others came from Ranchi and had 13 bombs with them. “Two accused — Mujibullah and Imtiyaz — got down at the monastery. The juvenile and another accused, Tarique Ansari, were directed to put the bomb under the 80-ft statue of Lord Buddha. Haidar Ali proceeded towards the Mahabodhi complex, changed to a monk’s attire and first planted a bomb at Animesh Lochan temple, the second at Mahabodhi tree, the third under an ambulance and the fourth at a small temple. The bombs were timed to explode between 6 a.m. and 7 a.m.,” the Board’s order said. The accused, residents of Ranchi (Jharkhand) and Raipur (Chhattisgarh), came together to avenge the killings of Muslims in the 2002 Gujarat riots and were also affected by the civil war in Yemen. Haidar Ali, who was associated with the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), “drew a map of the temple and decided to plant the explosives early in the morning as Buddhists and local people would be present in large numbers to offer prayers,” the order said. Ali was closely linked to the Indian Mujahideen (IM). “The Board’s order was the first judgment in the Bodh Gaya and Patna blast cases. The case against the other accused is pending trial,” an NIA official said.
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November - 19 
The Times of Indiaon November 20 (today) adds that even as Indian agencies and J&K Police verify the alleged Islamic State (IS) claim owning up the November 17 attack in Srinagar that killed a Policeman, officials doubt any direct involvement tho
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The Times of Indiaon November 20 (today) adds that even as Indian agencies and J&K Police verify the alleged Islamic State (IS) claim owning up the November 17 attack in Srinagar that killed a Policeman, officials doubt any direct involvement though they are concerned over the outfit's capability to attract self-radicalised recruits. "IS does not have a presence or any resources in Kashmir to carry out an attack, even though its online propaganda may be followed by the Valley's youth. It is more likely that an IS franchise or Pakistan-based elements influenced or owing allegiance to IS could be involved. However, this too needs to be verified", a senior intelligence operative said. The officer added that while the IS may not have planned, financed or deployed its men for such an attack, which it has claimed to be its first strike in J&K, the outfit may be seeing this as propaganda to rope in Kashmiri youth and promote their radicalisation. "As long as IS is making its presence felt in Pakistan, we are not bothered. But if these groups start getting to Kashmir, it is a cause for worry," the official said.
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November - 19 
Unidentified persons from within a stone pelting mob lobbed a grenade at Security Forces (SFs) near foot bridge in Parimpora area of Srinagar during the strike call called by separatists on November 19, reports Daily Excelsior. The Parimpora area is
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Unidentified persons from within a stone pelting mob lobbed a grenade at Security Forces (SFs) near foot bridge in Parimpora area of Srinagar during the strike call called by separatists on November 19, reports Daily Excelsior. The Parimpora area is tense since November 17 over the killing of local militant Mugees Aziz Mir in Zakoora shootou
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November - 20 
A Communist Party of IndiaMaoist (CPIMaoist) ‘Jan Militia commander’, carrying a reward of INR 100,000, was arrested by Chhattisgarh Police from neighbouring Telangana, reports Orissa Post. Acting on a specific input, the cadre Baman Kawa
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A Communist Party of IndiaMaoist (CPIMaoist) ‘Jan Militia commander’, carrying a reward of INR 100,000, was arrested by Chhattisgarh Police from neighbouring Telangana, reports Orissa Post. Acting on a specific input, the cadre Baman Kawasi alias Chaman (32), was arrested from Husnabad area in Khammam District of Telangana on November 20, Dantewada Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Gorakhnath Bahgel said. After receiving the information about the location of Kawasi, a native of Kuwakonda Police Station area (Dantewada), a local Police team was sent to the place and was he was arrested, he said. Kawasi was allegedly involved in the attack on police personnel in Etepal forests after the patrolling team was returning after dismantling a Maoist memorial in July this year. Besides, he was also allegedly involved in other incidents of planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) to target troopers, firing on Police patrolling team, set ablaze machines and vehicles engaged in construction works, the ASP said.
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November - 20 
A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, identified as Adil Rashid Chopan of Larow in Tral was killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Gujarbasti forest area of Tral in Pulwama District on November 20, reports Daily Excelsior. Accordi
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A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, identified as Adil Rashid Chopan of Larow in Tral was killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Gujarbasti forest area of Tral in Pulwama District on November 20, reports Daily Excelsior. According to reports, the SFs launched a cordon-and-search operation in the area on the bases of information about the presence of some militants. During the searches, gunshots were heard, prompting the SFs to intensify the combing operation. As the security forces zeroed in towards the area where from gun shots were heard, militants fired on the troops leading to a gun battle in which one militant was killed. Other militants of the group, however, managed to escape.
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Also, the operation launched by the SFs in Rajwar forests of Handwara in Kupwara District on November 20 after reports of presence of a heavily armed militant group continued on November 22, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Also, the operation launched by the SFs in Rajwar forests of Handwara in Kupwara District on November 20 after reports of presence of a heavily armed militant group continued on November 22, reports Daily Excelsior.
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November - 20 
Also, the SFs on November 20 cordoned off several orchards of Shopian District after reports about presence of militants, reports Daily Excelsior. The operation launched in orchards of Amshipora, Chitterpora, Nowgam, Shamsipora and Ramnagri villages
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Also, the SFs on November 20 cordoned off several orchards of Shopian District after reports about presence of militants, reports Daily Excelsior. The operation launched in orchards of Amshipora, Chitterpora, Nowgam, Shamsipora and Ramnagri villages of the district. The operation was limited to orchards only.
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November - 20 
An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Ashfak Quarashi of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) and Mahendra Turi, a constable of Jharkhand Police were killed and three others were injured, when a bomb they were defusing exploded accidentally at Saria Police Stat
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An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI), Ashfak Quarashi of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) and Mahendra Turi, a constable of Jharkhand Police were killed and three others were injured, when a bomb they were defusing exploded accidentally at Saria Police Station in Giridih District on November 20, reports Hindustan Times. The bomb was found during an anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operation and a BDS was called from Hazaribagh District to defuse it. The injured are identified as Satyendra Sharma, Binod Upadhyay and Porai Oroan.
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November - 20 
Assam Rifles (AR) on November 20 claims arrest of two persons who are responsible for the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast at Mahamani Village in Chandel district November 13, reports Epao.
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Assam Rifles (AR) on November 20 claims arrest of two persons who are responsible for the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast at Mahamani Village in Chandel district November 13, reports Epao.
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November - 20 
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on November 20 arrested two persons who were allegedly running a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket in Dhubri and South Salmara-Mankachar Districts from Fekamari market under Deepchar border outpost, report
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Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on November 20 arrested two persons who were allegedly running a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket in Dhubri and South Salmara-Mankachar Districts from Fekamari market under Deepchar border outpost, reports The Telegraph. BSF seized FICN worth at INR 100,000 from the duo. The duo was identified as Mohammad Shah Alom, (34) and Mir Jamal (35
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November - 20 
Declaring that Afghanistan's stability and security was tied to that of the entire region, India has demanded an end to the ‘Special Terrorist Zones’ in Pakistan where militant outfits, the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (
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Declaring that Afghanistan's stability and security was tied to that of the entire region, India has demanded an end to the ‘Special Terrorist Zones’ in Pakistan where militant outfits, the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) are protected, reports India Today. "It is imperative to address the support that terrorist organisations like the Taliban, Haqqani Network, Islamic State (IS), al Qaeda and its designated affiliates such as the LeT and JeM operating outside the fabric of international law, draw from outside Afghanistan," India's Deputy Permanent Representative, Tanmaya Lal told the United Nations (UN) General Assembly on November 20 during a debate on the situation in that country. "The Special Terrorist Zones, safe havens and sanctuaries beyond Afghanistan's border must end," he added, without naming Pakistan while the context made clear the country he was referring to.
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November - 20 
Dismissing reports of the Islamic State (IS) gaining a foothold in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh said that Indian Muslims would never allow the terrorist outfit to have a base in the country, reports First Post on Novembe
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Dismissing reports of the Islamic State (IS) gaining a foothold in Jammu and Kashmir, Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh said that Indian Muslims would never allow the terrorist outfit to have a base in the country, reports First Post on November 21. Singh also said he has complete faith in the Indian youth that they would not let Islamic State misled them. "Any Indian Muslim who believes in Islam would not allow any opportunity to the Islamic State to have a base in the country," he said. He dismissed reports about Islamic State gaining a foothold in the Kashmir Valley and said there was no confirmation about such reports. He said the matter was being investigated by security agencies and any conclusion should be arrived at only after their report was submitted to the Government. Singh urged the young men, who live near the India-Pakistan border and who have been misled into joining terrorist groups, to return to the mainstream, saying proper assistance would be provided to them. His remarks came in wake of claims that the global terror outfit was involved in an attack on Security Forces (SFs) in Srinagar on November 17, in which one terrorist, Mugees, was killed and a Sub-Inspector (SI), Imran Tak, lost his life. The terrorist group claimed the attack through its propaganda news agency Amaq. Photographs of Mugees with the Islamic State flag had surfaced on the social media. Even his body was wrapped in the flag of the banned terror group during the funeral.
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Further, the operation launched by the SFs in Rajwar forests of Handwara in Kupwara District on November 20 after reports of presence of a heavily armed militant group continued on November 21, reports Daily Excelsior. The operation was launched by t
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Further, the operation launched by the SFs in Rajwar forests of Handwara in Kupwara District on November 20 after reports of presence of a heavily armed militant group continued on November 21, reports Daily Excelsior. The operation was launched by the SFs in the Forest Compartment of 8,9,10 and 11 in Handwara.
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November - 20 
In a separate incident, a makeshift camp of a construction company was attacked and a machine set on fire near Shivpur village in Darigav Police outpost area in Rohtas District late on November 20, reports Hindustan Times. Seven armed men raided the
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In a separate incident, a makeshift camp of a construction company was attacked and a machine set on fire near Shivpur village in Darigav Police outpost area in Rohtas District late on November 20, reports Hindustan Times. Seven armed men raided the camp of Baba Hans Construction Company, engaged in making canals under Durgawati Reservoir Project (DRP), and assaulted the staff as well. The area is 15 kilometres south of District headquarters Sasaram and 166 kilometres southwest of Patna. Some farmers, whose land had been acquired for the project, had threatened the staff earlier in the day. Police were investigating if the attack was carried out by farmers or Maoists, Station House Officer (SHO), Manoj Kumar said.
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November - 20 
In another incident, a tribal woman, identified as Jaini Parsa, sustained bullet injury after Maoists tried to attack her husband at Laheritola in Bhamragarh tehsil in Gadchiroli District on November 20, reports The Times of India. The rebels had com
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In another incident, a tribal woman, identified as Jaini Parsa, sustained bullet injury after Maoists tried to attack her husband at Laheritola in Bhamragarh tehsil in Gadchiroli District on November 20, reports The Times of India. The rebels had come to her place to eliminate her husband when Jaini had put up a resistance shielding her husband. After she had raised an alarm, the Maoists learnt to have fled from the place.
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November - 20 
Meanwhile, Akash Singh (24), an ‘area commander’ of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), surrendered before Simdega Superintendent of Police (SP), Rajiv Ranjan Singh on November 20, reports The Telegraph. Akash, who surren
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Meanwhile, Akash Singh (24), an ‘area commander’ of the People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), surrendered before Simdega Superintendent of Police (SP), Rajiv Ranjan Singh on November 20, reports The Telegraph. Akash, who surrendered after Police of Odisha and Jharkhand mounted pressure on the outfit, has six pending cases at Bisra police station of Sundargarh District of Odisha, which include a double murder. This apart, eight cases of crimes including rape and murder in Jharkhand’s West Singhbhum District and six more in Simdega District are pending against him. Akash of Kolebira area in Simdega had joined PLFI in 2012 after his friend Ratan Gope was killed by operatives of CPI-Maoist. After receiving training, he worked for PLFI in Jaldega, Bano and Tatotonia areas of Simdega. From 2013 to his surrender, Akash was ‘area commander’ of Anandpur area of West Singhbhum and Bisra area of Sundargarh. He was carrying INR 200,000 reward on his head in Jharkhand. The Simdega SP said it was an irony that Akash was working for the outfit while his father had served in the Police force and his twin brother is in the central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). “Akash also revealed that PLFI chief Dinesh Gope is destroying the future of local youths by recruiting them for extortion. He was forced to extort and pay `1.30 lakh to Gope to get a Sten gun,” said SP Singh. PLFI is a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist.
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November - 20 
Meanwhile, the Union Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre on November 20 said that the Government has “zero tolerance” for terrorism and it is determined to flush out terrorists from J&K, Daily Excelsior reports. “Our po
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Meanwhile, the Union Minister of State for Defence Subhash Bhamre on November 20 said that the Government has “zero tolerance” for terrorism and it is determined to flush out terrorists from J&K, Daily Excelsior reports. “Our policy is clear. There is zero tolerance for terrorism. We are going to stop cross border infiltration of terrorists. Our Army is trying to flush out terrorism from the Valley,” he stated.
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November - 20 
Police on November 20 arrested Art of Living (AOL) foundation ‘Interlocutors’ when they were heading to Sylhet in Bangladesh to meet top members of Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) from Dawki check post in West Jaintia Hills
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Police on November 20 arrested Art of Living (AOL) foundation ‘Interlocutors’ when they were heading to Sylhet in Bangladesh to meet top members of Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) from Dawki check post in West Jaintia Hills District, reports The Shillong Times. The duo was identified as Khroo Lamsalanki Pariat (39) of Iawmusiang Jowai and Samir Jolly (44) of Noida. The duo’s meeting with HNLC leaders was scheduled for November 21.
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November - 20 
Police said that a 16-year-old boy who had joined militancy heeded to parents’ call and returned home in Kulgam District on November 20, Daily Excelsior reports. An unnamed official said that the boy, a resident of Chimmer village – a far
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Police said that a 16-year-old boy who had joined militancy heeded to parents’ call and returned home in Kulgam District on November 20, Daily Excelsior reports. An unnamed official said that the boy, a resident of Chimmer village – a far flung area in Damhal-Hanjipora tehsil (revenue unit) ‘surrendered’ before police following an appeal by his parents. He had left his home on September 27, 2017. Inspector General of Police, Kashmir, Muneer Khan, however, said that the boy hasn’t surrendered, adding, “He has neither surrendered nor been apprehended. He has just returned to his family
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November - 20 
Separately, SFs launched a search operation in Rajwar forests of Handwara in Kupwara District on November 20 after reports of presence of a heavily armed militant group, Daily Excelsior reports. The SFs, however, couldn’t spot the militant grou
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Separately, SFs launched a search operation in Rajwar forests of Handwara in Kupwara District on November 20 after reports of presence of a heavily armed militant group, Daily Excelsior reports. The SFs, however, couldn’t spot the militant group but the operation in the forests will continue.
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November - 20 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted Suresh Rajak, a forest official from a wildlife sanctuary, in Kaimur District late on November 20, reports Hindustan Times. The abductors allegedly made the call for ransom on the
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted Suresh Rajak, a forest official from a wildlife sanctuary, in Kaimur District late on November 20, reports Hindustan Times. The abductors allegedly made the call for ransom on the mobile phone of the victim's son Kaushal Kumar around 9.15pm on Monday. They claimed they were Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] operating in the region. Another call was made on the cell phone of an employee Dhananjay Kumar. The Maoists demanded a ransom of INR 800,000 from his family for his release, officials and his relatives said the next day. The Police said the Maoists descended at the office of Rajak and held him captive at gunpoint. He was posted as forester at the Karar beat office in Kaimur wildlife sanctuary, around 200 kilometres southwest of Patna. Buxar Superintendent of Police (SP), Rajesh Kumar, said a Police team has been assigned to rescue the official from the abductors. He confirmed that ransom calls were made to the victim's family.
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November - 20 
The Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), made an extortion call to a stone crushing plant at Asehar under Panki Police Station in Palamu District, reports The Pioneer on November 2
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The Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), made an extortion call to a stone crushing plant at Asehar under Panki Police Station in Palamu District, reports The Pioneer on November 21. The 100 million worth of stone crushing plant is at Asehar under Panki Police Station 20 kilometres from the nearest Police Station Panki and 33 kilometres from the Police headquarters in Daltonganj. One Paramjeet identifying himself to be from JJMP outfit made calls to one of the members of plant management asking him to meet and finalise the issue (read money).
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November - 20 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has identified Darul Sheikh as the key operator who from Dhaka (Bangladesh) controls an international network dealing in the distribution and peddling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) aimed at damaging the
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has identified Darul Sheikh as the key operator who from Dhaka (Bangladesh) controls an international network dealing in the distribution and peddling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) aimed at damaging the monetary stability of India, reports Mumbai Mirror on November 20 (today). The NIA is now investigating if Darul's cartel is actively behind the recent spurt in "Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racketeering" across cities such as Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata and Ahmedabad. Also, the NIA is probing if Tajel Sheik alias Tiger Sheikh and Nasir Sheikh, residents of Malda in West Bengal close to the Indo-Bangladesh, who were arrested in March last year (2016), were 'employed' by Darul to smuggle counterfeit Indian currency notes through the porous border into India. The agency had then seized FICN worth INR 9.8 lakh from the duo in demonetised denominations of INR 1,000 and INR 500. Both Tajel and Nasir were charge-sheeted by the NIA in June this year. The agency's Terror Funding and Fake Currency (TFFC) cell is probing if Darul, a Bangladeshi national, has connections with terrorist groups and their leaders. The cell is also investigating whether he was in touch with members of the gang recently busted by the agency which used to convert demonetised scrap notes aimed at funding terrorists in Kashmir.
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November - 20 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) have intensified search for more than 20 suspected Islamic State (IS) recruits, including 12 Keralites, who they believe, might have returned to the country from Syria, reportsMathrubhumi on November 21. Accord
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) have intensified search for more than 20 suspected Islamic State (IS) recruits, including 12 Keralites, who they believe, might have returned to the country from Syria, reportsMathrubhumi on November 21. According to information provided by foreign intelligence agencies, the members of the Islamic State (IS)’s Bahrain module, who were engaged in militant activities in Syria, have returned to the country. Most of them found their way back home via Turkey and had used fake passports. NIA has handed over the details of 12 Malayalees to the Kerala Police. Eleven people are from Kannur (Kannur District) and Kasaragod (Kasaragod District) regions and one belongs to Malappuram (Malappuram District). A total of 97 Indians were learned to have joined the terror outfit’s Bahrain module. Of them, 67 people migrated to the war-torn regions of Syria. Fifteen of them were killed in various conflicts.
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November - 20 
There is no authoritative information about the presence of Islamic State (IS) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), an unnamed senior Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) said on November 20, reports Daily Excelsior. He was responding to claim made by th
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There is no authoritative information about the presence of Islamic State (IS) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), an unnamed senior Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) said on November 20, reports Daily Excelsior. He was responding to claim made by the IS. Notably, Amaq, which is the ‘official news agency’ of IS had claimed the responsibility for the November 17, 2017, Srinagar attack in which a Police officer, Sub-Inspector (SI) Imran Tak, and a militant,Mugees Ahmad Mir, were killed and a Special Police Officer (SPO) was injured. Pictures of Mugees with the IS flag in the background surfaced on social media. Even his body was wrapped in the IS during funeral. The UMHA official said it has come to light that Mugees belonged to Tehrik-ul- Mujahideen and was its Pulwama ‘district commander’. The Tehrik-ul-Mujahideen was among the first few militant groups that emerged at the onset of terrorism in J&K in the early 1990s, the official said. It follows the ideology of Salafism which is ultra radical like IS. However, the Police have found no logistical connection between the two, another unnamed official said. The cadre strength of Tehrik-ul-Mujahideen is very small and it has been facing an extreme shortage of weapons. After the killing of Mujees, Adil Ahmed has been appointed the group’s ‘commander’ in Pulwama district. (PTI)
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November - 20 
Unidentified militants, shot dead one non local, Murali Thakur (41), at Liwa Lambi near Catholic School Chanchipur, under Singjamei Police Station in Imphal West District, reports Epao. The deceased was staying at Liwa Lambi for the last 20 years and
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Unidentified militants, shot dead one non local, Murali Thakur (41), at Liwa Lambi near Catholic School Chanchipur, under Singjamei Police Station in Imphal West District, reports Epao. The deceased was staying at Liwa Lambi for the last 20 years and ran a canteen at Catholic School Canchipur.
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November - 21 
A Delhi court on November 21 sent nine persons, arrested in connection with the seizure of INR 360 million worth of old currency allegedly linked to terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), to judicial custody till the month end, Daily Excel
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A Delhi court on November 21 sent nine persons, arrested in connection with the seizure of INR 360 million worth of old currency allegedly linked to terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), to judicial custody till the month end, Daily Excelsior reports on November 21. District Judge Poonam Bamba sent the accused persons to custody till November 30 after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said they were required for further custodial interrogation. The arrestees included Pradeep Chauhan, Bhagwan Singh and Vinod Shreedhar Shetty (all residents of Delhi), Deepak Toprani of Mumbai (Maharashtra), Ejajul Hassan of Amroha (Uttar Pradesh), Jaswinder Singh of Nagpur (Maharashtra) and J&K-residents Umar Mushtaq Dar (Pulwama), Shahnawaz Mir (Srinagar) and Majid Yousuf Sofi (Anantnag). The NIA had on November 7, 2017, seized over INR 360 million in demonetised currency notes, allegedly linked to financing of terror and separatist activities in Jammu and Kashmir, and arrested these nine persons. Seven people were intercepted by an NIA team in Connaught Place in central Delhi as they were carrying 28 cartons filled with demonetised INR 1,000 and INR 500 notes in four vehicles, the NIA had said. It had said that the agency got an input about their activities while investigating a case relating to the terror financing in the Kashmir valley. During the probe, it emerged that the people and entities linked to separatists and terrorists were still in possession of a significant amount of demonetised currency notes that could not be converted into new ones, it had said.
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November - 21 
Another operation launched by the SFs in Rajwar forests of Handwara in Kupwara District on November 21 after reports of presence of a heavily armed militant group continued for the third n November 23, Daily Excelsior reports.
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Another operation launched by the SFs in Rajwar forests of Handwara in Kupwara District on November 21 after reports of presence of a heavily armed militant group continued for the third n November 23, Daily Excelsior reports.
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November - 21 
Frustrated by the failure of terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and other places, Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is now planning to target Hindu leaders in India to create communal tensions with other communities, t
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Frustrated by the failure of terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and other places, Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) is now planning to target Hindu leaders in India to create communal tensions with other communities, top Government sources said, reports India Today on November 22. Sources said that the ISI carried out the first such attack in Punjab, where RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) leader Ravinder Gosain was shot dead in Ludhiana in broad daylight on October 17 by gunmen hired using money routed through Europe, Dubai and Mumbai. According to sources, investigation has revealed that the Pakistani spy agency would try to follow the same modus operandi in other parts of the nation as well. Eight Hindus at the local level have so far been targeted by terrorists in Punjab. Investigation into these cases has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). ISI has been employing petty criminals to target leaders to trigger riots and violence in India in the run-up to 2019 polls. Security of key leaders has been tightened to thwart the ISI's plans, sources said.
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November - 21 
Government Railway Police (GRP) arrested two persons along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth of INR 1.20 lakh at the Jhansi railway station in Jhansi District of Uttar Pradesh, reports India.com on November 21. During the routine checking
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Government Railway Police (GRP) arrested two persons along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth of INR 1.20 lakh at the Jhansi railway station in Jhansi District of Uttar Pradesh, reports India.com on November 21. During the routine checking, two youths were arrested with FICN of INR 2,000 denomination to the tune of INR 1.20 lakh, Superintendents of Police (SP) Railway Om Prakash Singh said. The accused, one hailing from Shivpuri of Madhya Pradesh and the other from Babina area of Jhansi said that they had brought the notes from New Delhi for using them in the Bundelkhand region, the SP said.
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November - 21 
Intelligence agencies are scrambling to verify an input that Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Maulana Masood Azhar is setting up a special squad to target prominent politicians, including senior cabinet ministers and a high-profile chief mi
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Intelligence agencies are scrambling to verify an input that Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Maulana Masood Azhar is setting up a special squad to target prominent politicians, including senior cabinet ministers and a high-profile chief minister, Times of India reports on November 22. The input was shared with all stakeholders at an intelligence meeting last week, sources said. As per the initial tip-off, JeM and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) have come together for the task and are using a Bangladesh-based cadre for logistics. Some of the men assigned to execute the task are learnt to have already crossed the border, the intelligence input suggested. As per intercepted chatter, reports about a CM moving around with minimal security has made him one of the prime targets. Sources, however, said the input was yet to be fully corroborated. Teams from a foreign intelligence agency is learnt to have visited the hideout mentioned near Dhaka but did not find anything.
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November - 21 
Kolkata Police busted a module of the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) - a group banned in Bangladesh for killing secular bloggers – and arrested three of its members who were in the city to buy arms and chemicals from Kolkata railway station in Ko
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Kolkata Police busted a module of the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) - a group banned in Bangladesh for killing secular bloggers – and arrested three of its members who were in the city to buy arms and chemicals from Kolkata railway station in Kolkata District on November 21, reports The Times of India. Two of the arrested are Bangladeshi nationals, identified as Samsad Mian alias Tanvir (26) and Rizaul Islam alias Riyaz alias Suman (25) and the third is an Indian, identified as Manotosh De alias Monda (42). All the three accused were arrested after three days of tracking following tip-offs from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) during two of this year's biggest festivals in Kolkata: the first came on Nabami, September 29, and the second a couple of days before the start of the Fifa U-17 World Cup in October.According to officials, the three men have been working in close coordination with the Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS), a wing of the global al Qaeda having active presence in Bangladesh and believed to be behind much of the available jihadi literature in Bengali. Special Task Force (STF) officials claimed they had found papers mentioning some of the more important places in the city, including Esplanade bus terminus and Eden Gardens, where the India-Sri Lanka cricket match ended on November 20.The Indian national, Manotosh De alias Monda (42), a resident of Kholapota in Basirhat, was into arms smuggling, officials said. But the biggest catch for officials is Samsad Mian alias Tanvir (26), a resident of Bangladesh's Sylhet: this civil engineer was found with a fake Aadhaar Card. "A separate probe on the fake card has been launched. He did not have a genuine passport or visa," STF Deputy Commissioner Murlidhar Sharma said. Samsad is believed to be the "amir" (head) of the ABT's explosives wing and is responsible for the group's revival after a major crackdown in Bangladesh. "We are ascertaining with Bangladesh cops whether he is named in any FIR there," a top Lalbazar official said. Rizaul Islam alias Riyaz alias Suman (25), a madrasa-educated youth of Khulna (Bangladesh) is believed to have come to India on successful reconnaissance missions in the past. "Both Samsad and Rizaul have been staying in India for the past one-and-a-half years after crossing the International Border (IB). They have visited at least three other Indian cities, including Patna, Ranchi and Hyderabad. We have not yet been able to establish any particular assignment they may have had in Kolkata but the Bangladeshis and the Indian were in touch. The Bangladeshis approached Manotosh De for arms and an initial demonstration might have been completed. They were coming to Kolkata as part of a deal. Further questioning will reveal more details," Sharma said.
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November - 21 
Meanwhile, a rally organised by the All Apex Bodies' Coordination Committee of Dima Hasao district in Haflong town on November 21 saw thousands of protesters, protesting against any inclusion of any area of Dima Hasao District in the Nation
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Meanwhile, a rally organised by the All Apex Bodies' Coordination Committee of Dima Hasao district in Haflong town on November 21 saw thousands of protesters, protesting against any inclusion of any area of Dima Hasao District in the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) proposed "Greater Nagalim", reports The Telegraph.
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November - 21 
On November 21, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) had announced four major Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) for J&K based on the preliminary recommendations of centre’s newly appointed special representative Dineshwar Sharma, rep
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On November 21, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) had announced four major Confidence Building Measures (CBMs) for J&K based on the preliminary recommendations of centre’s newly appointed special representative Dineshwar Sharma, reports Daily Excelsior. The CBMs included manifold increase in compensation for loss of lives, property etc in Pakistan shelling and firing, enhancement of relief for J&K Police martyrs to take it at par with Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs), 800 mw free electricity to the State for winters and amnesty for first-time stone pelters. All these major CBMs were based on recommendations made by Sharma after his maiden visit to Jammu and Kashmir from November 6 to 11. He is scheduled to visit the State again by the end of this month. Sources said taking the suggestion of Sharma forward, over 4,500 cases against youths involved in stone pelting for the first time will be dropped in a bid to win hearts in the Kashmir valley. Over 11,500 cases have been registered against stone pelters since July 2016 when unrest broke out in Kashmir following the killing of Burhan Wani. Out of these, over 4,500 cases were registered against youths who were found indulging in stone pelting for the first time.
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November - 21 
One Sunil Pawar, a former supporter of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was shot dead at a market at Jhadapapda, which is located around eight kilometers from Pendhri in Dhanora tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on Novembe
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One Sunil Pawar, a former supporter of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was shot dead at a market at Jhadapapda, which is located around eight kilometers from Pendhri in Dhanora tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on November 21, reports The Times of India. Two more persons, Sadaram Thakur and Ravindra Kusram, sustained injuries as the Maoists, in civil attires, opened fire at them. Gadchiroli Police said Chatgaon Area committee of the CPI-Maoist outfit has claimed in a pamphlet that they had targeted Pawar as he was helping the Police since 2007. The Maoists have also claimed to have warned Pawar several times. Police said Pawar, requesting for pardoning, had initially tried to flee but was later shot on head from close quarters
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November - 21 
Over 10,000 State Government employees on November 21 took out a massive protest rally in the heart of Kohima, to demand immediate suspension of probes on Government servants by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) pertaining to demands of illegal
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Over 10,000 State Government employees on November 21 took out a massive protest rally in the heart of Kohima, to demand immediate suspension of probes on Government servants by the National Investigating Agency (NIA) pertaining to demands of illegal ‘taxation’ from Naga National Political Groups (NNPGs), reports Nagaland Post. Confederation of All Nagaland State Services Employees' Association (CANSSEA) member Er Tsukti said that 36 departments were currently under NIA scanner and warned that the hospitality of the Nagas should not be misconstrued
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November - 21 
Police arrested wanted Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, indentified as Sachindra Majhi alias Sachin of Kuimunda village under Boden Police Station in Nuapada District on November 21, reports New Indian Express. Sachin was the presi
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Police arrested wanted Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, indentified as Sachindra Majhi alias Sachin of Kuimunda village under Boden Police Station in Nuapada District on November 21, reports New Indian Express. Sachin was the president of Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS), (Association of Peasants, Bonded Labours and the Tribal), a known CPI-Maoist front organization. He was also an active militia of the Maoists in Patdhara Reserve Forest area of the District. Nuapada Superintendent of Police (SP), Smit P Parmar said Sachin was wanted by Boden Police for his involvement in the killing of a civilian Gajapati Majhi on April 18 last year. His role as a militia included arranging meetings in Patdhara area, logistics, providing information on movement of Security Forces (SFs) besides extortion from contractors engaged in development work.
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November - 21 
Security Forces (SFs) on November 21 arrested a ‘lieutenant’ Tikkam Mossang, (area commander of Miao area) of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R) with arms and ammunitions from Miao town under Changlang Dist
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Security Forces (SFs) on November 21 arrested a ‘lieutenant’ Tikkam Mossang, (area commander of Miao area) of the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R) with arms and ammunitions from Miao town under Changlang District, reports The Sentinel.
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November - 21 
Separately, three LeT militants were killed in an encounter in the Magam area of Handwara in Kupwara District on November 21, Daily Excelsior reports. The SFs launched a cordon-and-search operation at Khar Mohalla in Magam after inputs about presence
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Separately, three LeT militants were killed in an encounter in the Magam area of Handwara in Kupwara District on November 21, Daily Excelsior reports. The SFs launched a cordon-and-search operation at Khar Mohalla in Magam after inputs about presence of a militant group in the area. As the SFs intensified the search operation, the militants hiding in the area opened fire, triggering an encounter. Three militants were killed during the gunfight and their bodies were recovered along with three AK rifles
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November - 21 
The National Security Guard (NSG) is planning to train their commandos exclusively to deal with ‘lone wolf’ terror attacks using vehicles at public places, reports Zee Newson November 22. The elite Security Force (SF) has taken this decis
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The National Security Guard (NSG) is planning to train their commandos exclusively to deal with ‘lone wolf’ terror attacks using vehicles at public places, reports Zee Newson November 22. The elite Security Force (SF) has taken this decision in the wake of some recent incidents across the world where terrorists used vehicles to mow down people at crowded places. According to sources, the NSG is likely to send their commandos to European countries to get training to deal with ‘lone wolf’ attacks. This comes amid Indian authorities fearing a possible attack by the Islamic State (IS) on places of religious significance like Kumbh Mela (major Hindu religious festival in North India) and Thirssur Pooram (major Temple festival in Kerala).Following a 10-minute audio clip by an alleged leader of the Islamic State (IS) module in Kerala, released recently, which talked of Las Vegas-like terror attack on Kumbh Mela and Thirssur Pooram, Indian agencies have said that the threats cannot be ruled out, conceding that they need to prepare to counter any such eventuality. Earlier this month, the audio clip was released in Malayalam and it warned of lone wolf terror attack by the Islamic State in the country in the days to come.
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November - 21 
Three militants and a soldier were killed while two soldiers were injured in two separate encounters in forests of Kupwara District on November 21, reports Daily Excelsior. The Security Forces (SFs) cordoned off Gujarpati forest area in the Zurhama a
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Three militants and a soldier were killed while two soldiers were injured in two separate encounters in forests of Kupwara District on November 21, reports Daily Excelsior. The Security Forces (SFs) cordoned off Gujarpati forest area in the Zurhama area of Kupwara District following specific inputs about the presence of two to three militants there. As the SFs launched the searches, the hiding militants opened fire on troops, triggering an encounter in which, an Army soldier was killed and two soldiers were injured. The operation was going on till the time of reporting. Sources said that it was a group of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants headed by one Saifullah which was on its way towards Line of Control (LoC) to receive a group of infiltrators.
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November - 22 
A Kolkata court (West Bengal) on November 22 remanded two suspected members of banned Bangladeshi terror group Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) and their Indian accomplice in 14 days of Police custody, reports India Today. The trio, who were arrested by
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A Kolkata court (West Bengal) on November 22 remanded two suspected members of banned Bangladeshi terror group Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) and their Indian accomplice in 14 days of Police custody, reports India Today. The trio, who were arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of the city Police from Kolkata railway station on November 21, were sent to Police custody till December 5 by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Satya Arnab Ghosal. Seeking their remand, public prosecutor Pijush Kanti Mondal submitted that Bangladeshi citizens Samsad Mia and Rizaul Islam were suspected members of ABT, while their Indian accomplice Manotosh Dey was an arms dealer. He submitted that all the three were arrested when they met at Kolkata railway station in the northern part of the city to discuss an arms deal. Mondal stated that documents related to terror outfit al Qaeda were recovered from the two Bangladeshis, who were also allegedly in possession of some Aadhaar cards. The three persons have been arrested under the Arms Act and accused of forgery, cheating and criminal conspiracy.
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November - 22 
Acting on the suspicion that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres may have entered the Bandipur National Park, and its surrounding areas, the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF), District Armed Reserve (DAR) Police and forest department launched a
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Acting on the suspicion that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres may have entered the Bandipur National Park, and its surrounding areas, the Anti-Naxal Force (ANF), District Armed Reserve (DAR) Police and forest department launched a joint combing operation in Chamarajanagar District on November 22, reports The Times of India. The personnel of ANF, DAR and forest department were divided into two separate groups. While Chamarajanagar Superintendent of Police (SP), Dharmendra Kumar Meena led the 60-member ream that carried out the operation in Kundakere, Mulapura and Karapura forest areas and along the banks of Mayar River. The second team, led by Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), MS Geeta, on the other hand, covered Mulehole, Kalkere and surrounding areas. This team comprised around 60 personnel. Sources said that neither team managed to find any information pertaining to Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] activities during their respective operations. Adding that the operation would continue on November 23, a Police said, "Combing operations will be carried out near the Karnataka-Tamil Nadu border and near the Kerala border. We did not uncover any information on Wednesday."
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Also, the search operation that was initially launched on November 22 near Chunkun post in Farkian Gali of Keran, where a group of infiltrators was intercepted, continued on November 23, Daily Excelsior reports.
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Also, the search operation that was initially launched on November 22 near Chunkun post in Farkian Gali of Keran, where a group of infiltrators was intercepted, continued on November 23, Daily Excelsior reports.
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November - 22 
Asia-Pacific region, which now accounts for more than half of the world’s Internet users and is the largest region globally in terms of e-commerce sales, has seen a huge rise in cybercrime as well, according to the 2017 APAC Cybercrime Report b
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Asia-Pacific region, which now accounts for more than half of the world’s Internet users and is the largest region globally in terms of e-commerce sales, has seen a huge rise in cybercrime as well, according to the 2017 APAC Cybercrime Report by ThreatMetrix, reports The Hindu on November 23. “Spurred by massive economic growth, the Asia-Pacific region continues its rapid digital transformation. Cybercrime in the region is also growing with attacks becoming more organized and sophisticated,” states the study. Further, China, India, Japan, and Vietnam are now some of the top cybercrime hotspots in the world, with China ranking second behind the US as the largest source of global threats. The Asia-Pacific region continues to demonstrate its susceptibility to malware, with Indonesia, India, and the Philippines among the top countries with the highest number of malware infections, says the report.
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November - 22 
Chief Minister (CM) Mehbooba Mufti in the night of November 22 announced that she has set the process in motion for withdrawal of First Information Reports (FIRs) against first time offenders of stone pelting, reports Daily Excelsior. She asserted th
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Chief Minister (CM) Mehbooba Mufti in the night of November 22 announced that she has set the process in motion for withdrawal of First Information Reports (FIRs) against first time offenders of stone pelting, reports Daily Excelsior. She asserted that her Government had initiated the process (of withdrawal of cases against first-time stone pelters) in May 2016 but it was unfortunately stalled due to the unrest later that year. She was referring to the trouble that followed after the killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘divisional commander’ Burhan Wani on July 8, 2016.
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November - 22 
Following reports of a group of National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Saoraigwra (NDFB-S) militants having crossed over into the State, Police have sounded high alert in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD), reports Times of India .The grou
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Following reports of a group of National Democratic Front of Bodoland-Saoraigwra (NDFB-S) militants having crossed over into the State, Police have sounded high alert in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD), reports Times of India .The group, comprising 11 members, reportedly entered the state a fortnight ago via Nagaland after crossing the international border from Myanmar. "Seven of them have already been arrested. A search is on for the rest. Police in Chirang and Kokrajhar districts have been alerted," Additional Director General of Police (ADGP special branch) Pallab Bhattacharya said.
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November - 22 
Further, a cordon and search operation was launched by the SFs at Bamnoo in the Keller area of Pulwama District on November 22, reports Daily Excelsior. The forces conducted searches in the village but no one was arrested.
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Further, a cordon and search operation was launched by the SFs at Bamnoo in the Keller area of Pulwama District on November 22, reports Daily Excelsior. The forces conducted searches in the village but no one was arrested.
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November - 22 
General Officer Commanding (GOC) 16 Corps, Lt Gen Saranjit Singh said on November 22 that Pakistan army has used its civilians as shield and resorted to mortar shelling and firing from civilian areas on their side of Line of Control (LoC) to target I
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General Officer Commanding (GOC) 16 Corps, Lt Gen Saranjit Singh said on November 22 that Pakistan army has used its civilians as shield and resorted to mortar shelling and firing from civilian areas on their side of Line of Control (LoC) to target Indian villages during recent ceasefire violations, reports Daily Excelsior. “Pakistan army had fired from its civilian areas targeting populated villages on the Indian side,’’ the GOC said. He charged Pakistan army with using terrorism as weapon towards India and declared that the troops were fully prepared to meet with any kind of situation on the LoC including infiltration attempts as he maintained that large number of militants were waiting at launching pads on Pakistan side of the LoC to infiltrate into the Indian territory.
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November - 22 
Meanwhile, Maoists killed Jadhoram Jangi (50), native of Ranwahi village in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, in Rajnandgaon District on November 22, suspecting him to be a ‘Police informer’, reports Business Standard. The body of Jadho
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Meanwhile, Maoists killed Jadhoram Jangi (50), native of Ranwahi village in Gadchiroli District of Maharashtra, in Rajnandgaon District on November 22, suspecting him to be a ‘Police informer’, reports Business Standard. The body of Jadhoram was found near Raimanora village under Aundhi Police Station area of Rajnandgaon, a Police official said. As per the Police, around two dozen armed rebels abducted Jangi from his house in Ranwahi last (November 21) night. Later, locals spotted his body near a rivulet in Raimanora. "Prima facie it appears that he was brutally beaten to death, suspecting that he was working as a police informer," the Police official said.
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November - 22 
Meanwhile, the SFs on November 22 launched a cordon and search operation in the Harmain area of Shopian District after inputs about presence of militants in the area. No further information is available.
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Meanwhile, the SFs on November 22 launched a cordon and search operation in the Harmain area of Shopian District after inputs about presence of militants in the area. No further information is available.
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November - 22 
Meanwhile, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on November 22 that the policy of the Government is aimed at bringing normalcy in J&K, Daily Excelsior reports. Responding to a question on the Centre’s proposal to withdraw cases against
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Meanwhile, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on November 22 that the policy of the Government is aimed at bringing normalcy in J&K, Daily Excelsior reports. Responding to a question on the Centre’s proposal to withdraw cases against first-time stone-pelters in Kashmir valley, he said that the Government’s aim was to ensure peace and it worked on the basis of what steps were required to bring normalcy back. “There was a situation when civil disobedience was at its peak. Thousands of stone-throwers used to come out. Terrorists were picking their targets at will. Hurriyat (Conference) would give a call whenever they liked and everything was paralysed,” Jaitley told reporters. He said the situation today has changed. The Security Forces have an upper hand and it has become difficult for stone- pelters to gather a crowd. “The Hurriyat leadership has been exposed,” he said. Through its new initiatives, the Government intends to engage with all who want to talk to ensure return of normalcy. “What efforts are to be made will be decided by our Special Representative and the State Government,” he said
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November - 22 
One militant and a soldier were killed and another two soldiers sustained injuries in a gun battle along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of Kupwara District on November 22, reports Daily Excelsior. Srinagar based Defence spokesman said that
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One militant and a soldier were killed and another two soldiers sustained injuries in a gun battle along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of Kupwara District on November 22, reports Daily Excelsior. Srinagar based Defence spokesman said that soldiers manning the fence near Chunkun post in Farkian Gali of Keran intercepted a group of infiltrators this afternoon. “A militant and a soldier have been killed in an ongoing operation so far”, the spokesman said, adding that two more soldiers suffered injuries.
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November - 22 
Separately, a search operation in the Zirhama area of Kupwara District continued on second day on November 22 but the Security Forces (SFs) could not intercept militants anywhere, reports Daily Excelsior. As reported earlier, a soldier was killed and
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Separately, a search operation in the Zirhama area of Kupwara District continued on second day on November 22 but the Security Forces (SFs) could not intercept militants anywhere, reports Daily Excelsior. As reported earlier, a soldier was killed and two others were injured in the encounter at Zirhama on November 21.
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November - 22 
The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) of State Police’s Special Operation Group (SOG), engaged in anti- Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operation in Gajapati District defused the landmines spread across the forest areas on November 22, rep
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The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) of State Police’s Special Operation Group (SOG), engaged in anti- Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operation in Gajapati District defused the landmines spread across the forest areas on November 22, reports samajalive.in. The land mines were detected by the SOG personnel during combing operation to flush out the Maoists in Baliganda forest cover under Mohana Block (administrative unit) of the District. The BDS personnel later defused the live landmines.
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November - 22 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel seized huge cache of explosives of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) while carrying out combing operation at Kendu Panduli forest in Keonjhar District on November 22, reports Pragativad
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel seized huge cache of explosives of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) while carrying out combing operation at Kendu Panduli forest in Keonjhar District on November 22, reports Pragativadi. Reportedly, the Armed Forces personnel spotted a Maoist camp in the forest during combing operation and raided the camp. Even though the Maoists managed to flee from the spot, they left behind three tiffin bombs, 38 gelatin sticks, 35 detonators, 10 packets of gunpowder and other materials used in explosives. The materials have been seized by the Police.
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November - 22 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have killed a villager suspecting him to be a ‘Police informer’ in Sodegaon under Dhanora Tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on November 22, reports Nagpur Today. According
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have killed a villager suspecting him to be a ‘Police informer’ in Sodegaon under Dhanora Tehsil (revenue unit) in Gadchiroli District on November 22, reports Nagpur Today. According to report, the Maoists entered the house of one Suresh Tofa woke him up from the sleep and took him outside the house. Soon after this the Maoists killed him with an axe. The Maoists suspected Suresh was a ‘Police informer’ and had been informing the Police about their movements. After killing Suresh the Maoists put up as banner in the village which read Suresh as ‘informer’ and further stated that the persons informing Police will punished in a similar manner.
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November - 22 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a tractor cum trolley in the buffer area of Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) near Budha Pahad in Latehar District on November 22, reports The Pioneer. The incident took place in the contigu
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a tractor cum trolley in the buffer area of Palamu Tiger Reserve (PTR) near Budha Pahad in Latehar District on November 22, reports The Pioneer. The incident took place in the contiguity of the Baresaad based sambhar enclosure. Superintendent of Police (SP), Dhanajay K Singh said that the act was done by the Maoists as the site of the incident falls in their territory. Sources said that Maoists had identified the tractor which was, as the Maoists suspected, providing logistics to the Security Forces (SFs) on hunt for Arvind ji and Sudhakaran ji, believed to be holed up in the Budha Pahad.
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November - 22 
The Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ and 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed's release order by a Pakistani judicial body shows how Pakistan is ‘hoodwinking’ the international community on the issue of terrorism
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The Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ and 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed's release order by a Pakistani judicial body shows how Pakistan is ‘hoodwinking’ the international community on the issue of terrorism, Indian Government sources said on November 22, reports The Times of India. It is also reflective of Islamabad's "duplicity" in tackling terrorism, they said and asked Pakistan to ‘walk the talk’ on its assurances to the international community over dismantling terror infrastructure and not allowing its soil to be used for terror acts. "The release order only shows that Pakistan provides free space to terrorists to indulge in acts against other countries. And in case of Saeed, a designated terrorist, it also shows how Pakistan is hoodwinking the international community on the issue of terrorism," the source said. The sharp reaction came within hours of the Judicial Review Board of Punjab province comprising judges of the Lahore High Court ordering Saeed's release on the expiry of his 30-day house arrest which is going to expire in a couple of days. Hafiz Saeed's release may also coincide with the anniversary of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks in which at least 166 people were killed.
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November - 23 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre and his two associates were arrested from West Singhbhum District on November 23, following an encounter with the Security Force (SF) personnel, reports Outlook India. Superintendent of Police (SP)
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre and his two associates were arrested from West Singhbhum District on November 23, following an encounter with the Security Force (SF) personnel, reports Outlook India. Superintendent of Police (SP), Anish Gupta said, the District Armed Police (DAP) had rushed to Boritika village in the District acting on a tip-off on the movement of the Maoists in the area, it is when the Maoists opened fire at the approaching security personnel, who retaliated. The Maoists beat a hasty retreat and the three were arrested while the others managed to escape, Gupta said. SFs recovered a gun and a pistol from their possession.
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November - 23 
Further, the search operation launched in the Zirhama area of Kupwara District continued for third day on November 23, reports Daily Excelsior. The operation was launched on November 21 in which, as reported earlier, a soldier was killed and two sold
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Further, the search operation launched in the Zirhama area of Kupwara District continued for third day on November 23, reports Daily Excelsior. The operation was launched on November 21 in which, as reported earlier, a soldier was killed and two soldiers were injured.
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November - 23 
In protest against the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) threat hundreds of tea workers of Shree Krishna tea estate blocked National Highway (NH- 38) for over half-an-hour at Digboi-Tingrai in Tinsukia district on November 23, repo
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In protest against the United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) threat hundreds of tea workers of Shree Krishna tea estate blocked National Highway (NH- 38) for over half-an-hour at Digboi-Tingrai in Tinsukia district on November 23, reports The Telegraph. The agitation comes almost 48 hours after ULFA-I rebels attempted to kidnap the manager of the Shree Krishna Tea Garden and threatened to shut down the garden for failing to meet their extortion demands. According to sources, the protesters demanded security for the manager and tea estate staff. Tinsukia Superintendent of Police Mugdha Jyoti Mahanta said: "A joint team of Police and Army is conducting operations at various locations in the district in search of the militants, suspected to be led by ULFA-I cadre Rupom Asom. The group, in army uniform, had gone to abduct the manager but the watchman alerted the manager and they fled." A day later, a group of six ULFA-I cadres, believed to be of the same group, walked into McLeod Russell's Samdang tea estate on the outskirts of Doomdooma, close to NH- 37.
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November - 23 
Meanwhile, 30 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), seized from Budha Pahad in Latehar District, were defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on November 23, reports New Indian Express. The IEDs planted in series were seized by the SF personnel
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Meanwhile, 30 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), seized from Budha Pahad in Latehar District, were defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on November 23, reports New Indian Express. The IEDs planted in series were seized by the SF personnel soon after the suspected CPI-Maoist cadres set ablaze a tractor in Mounasilli under Palamau Tiger project in Baresaad Police station limit, the sources said. The Maoists have also stopped the construction work of a watch tower being set up by the forest department amidst ongoing anti-Maoist operation, they said.
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November - 23 
Meanwhile, India is likely to raise the issue of terrorism in a big way at the Russia-India-China (RIC) Foreign Ministers’ meeting to be held in New Delhi on December 11 against the backdrop of China’s continued stonewalling of the attemp
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Meanwhile, India is likely to raise the issue of terrorism in a big way at the Russia-India-China (RIC) Foreign Ministers’ meeting to be held in New Delhi on December 11 against the backdrop of China’s continued stonewalling of the attempts by the international community to get Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) ‘chief’ Masood Azhar declared as a global terrorist by the UN, reports The Statesman. The MEA on November 23 confirmed that External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi would hold the trilateral meeting. ‘’We are still working out the programme for the meeting,’’ MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said. India has also been upset with China for the ‘double standard’ it has adopted in fighting terrorism. On the one hand, China was declaring its firm commitment to tackle terrorism while on the other it was blocking listing of the JEM chief as a global terrorist, only to save its close ally Pakistan from facing embarrassment across the globe, a source said.
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November - 23 
Meanwhile, Taxi operators of the State on November 23 threatened to suspend services between Imphal and Dimapur in Nagaland if the State Government failed to check extortion and looting along National Highway (NH-2) within 15 days, reports The Telegr
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Meanwhile, Taxi operators of the State on November 23 threatened to suspend services between Imphal and Dimapur in Nagaland if the State Government failed to check extortion and looting along National Highway (NH-2) within 15 days, reports The Telegraph. The drivers alleged that Kuki militant outfits were behind the lootings, particularly the Kuki National Front (KNF), Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA), Kuki Revolutionary Front (KRF) and Kuki Revolutionary Army-Unification (KRA-U). The groups are in a ceasefire with the government, the drivers said
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November - 23 
Meanwhile, the Director General (DG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) RR Bhatnagar on November 23 said that this year (2017) SFs have achieved major successes against militants which has led to improvement in security situation in Kashmir, repo
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Meanwhile, the Director General (DG) of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) RR Bhatnagar on November 23 said that this year (2017) SFs have achieved major successes against militants which has led to improvement in security situation in Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. “The security situation is improving with the successful operations of the security forces and this is possible due to coordination between various security agencies”, he stated. “This year, 195 militants were killed. They include top commanders of JeM [Jaish-e-Mohammad], HM [Hizb-ul-Mujahideen] and LeT [Lashkar-e-Toiba]. Security forces have achieved these major successes this year and will continue their operations against the militants”, he said.
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November - 23 
Nations must take responsibility to ensure that the internet does not become a playground for the dark forces of terrorism and radicalisation, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi said at the Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCSS) in New Delhi on Novem
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Nations must take responsibility to ensure that the internet does not become a playground for the dark forces of terrorism and radicalisation, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi said at the Global Conference on Cyber Space (GCSS) in New Delhi on November 23, reports The Economic Times. “Information sharing and coordination among security agencies is essential to counter the ever-changing threat landscape,” Modi said at the inaugural session.
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November - 23 
Reacting sharply to a Pakistan court's decision to set 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed free, India on November 23 said that the move has once again exposed Islamabad's policy of shieldin
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Reacting sharply to a Pakistan court's decision to set 26/11 Mumbai attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed free, India on November 23 said that the move has once again exposed Islamabad's policy of shielding terrorists, reports DD News. In a press briefing Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that India and the entire International community is outraged that a self confessed and a UN (United Nations) proscribed terrorist is being allowed to walk free and continue with his evil agenda.
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November - 23 
Security Forces arrested two arms dealers from Supermarket area near Sunrise ground of Ward No.4 Moreh in Chandel district, reports Epao. The two arrested armed dealers have been identified as Liansuan Maung Ngaihte (22) (Myanmar resident) and Jamkhe
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Security Forces arrested two arms dealers from Supermarket area near Sunrise ground of Ward No.4 Moreh in Chandel district, reports Epao. The two arrested armed dealers have been identified as Liansuan Maung Ngaihte (22) (Myanmar resident) and Jamkheng Maung Ngaihte (25). SFs recovered one 5.56 HK rifle along with a magazine were recovered from their possession.
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November - 23 
Separately, Jharkhand Police arrested a Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) cadre, identified as Shyam Bhokta and seized INR 500,000 cash when he was on way to Balumath from Chatra via Panki in Palamu District on November 23, reports The Pioneer. SP, Pa
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Separately, Jharkhand Police arrested a Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) cadre, identified as Shyam Bhokta and seized INR 500,000 cash when he was on way to Balumath from Chatra via Panki in Palamu District on November 23, reports The Pioneer. SP, Palamu, Indrajeet Mahatha stated, “A joint team of Palamu Police and Jharkhand Jaguar nabbed one TPC cadre Shyam Bhokta on way to Balumath from Chatra via Panki in Palamu and the joint team recovered Rs 5 lakhs in possession of this TPC cadre.” On Shyam’s revelation about a tunnel at Kekargarh, the joint team recovered one Light Machine Gun (LMG), 307 bullets, four rifles one Lethe machine, transformer, welding machine and other articles all for making illicit arms. There were bullets of AK 47 and INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) assault rifles too. The joint team also arrested two more at Kekargarh tunnel identified as Prem Sagar Mahto and Uchit Mahto. The SP said this tunnel (read cave) was used as a store cum manufacturing unit of TPC for illicit arms. TPC is a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist.
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November - 23 
Separately, the SFs on November 23 continued searches for infiltrators in the Keran sector of Kupwara District, where as reported earlier, a militant and a soldier were killed along the Line of Control (LoC) on November 22, reports Daily Excels
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Separately, the SFs on November 23 continued searches for infiltrators in the Keran sector of Kupwara District, where as reported earlier, a militant and a soldier were killed along the Line of Control (LoC) on November 22, reports Daily Excelsior.
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November - 23 
The chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed walked from house arrest as a free man on November 23, reports The Times of India. The Judicial Review Board of Punjab province compris
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The chief of Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed walked from house arrest as a free man on November 23, reports The Times of India. The Judicial Review Board of Punjab province comprising judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) had unanimously ordered Saeed's release on the completion of his 30-day house arrest. He was set free after the Pakistan Government decided against detaining him further in any case. Moments after the release he said, “I was detained for 10 months only to stop my voice for Kashmir. I fight the case of Kashmiris. I will gather the people from across the country for the cause of Kashmir. And we will try to help Kashmiris get their destination of freedom." Saeed said he was detained when he announced a month of solidarity for Kashmiris this January. He used the release order to buttress his claims of "innocence". "I am very happy that none of the allegations against me proved as three judges of the LHC ordered my release... The LHC's review board decision has proved that I am innocent," Saeed said. On January 31, 2017, Saeed and his four aides - Abdullah Ubaid, Malik Zafar Iqbal, Abdul Rehman Abid and Qazi Kashif Hussain - were detained by the Punjab government for 90 days+ under Anti-Terrorism Act 1997 and the Fourth Schedule of Anti- Terrorism Act 1997. However, the last two extensions were made on the 'public safety law'. The board had refused to give further extension to the detention of Saeed's aides. They were set free last month (October). Under the law, the government can detain a person for up to three months under different charges but for extension to that detention it needs approval from a judicial review board.
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November - 23 
The Security Force (SFs) on November 23 resumed search operation in the forest area of Kupwara District; where as reported earlier, four militants, including an infiltrator, were killed in two different encounters during last three days, reports Dail
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The Security Force (SFs) on November 23 resumed search operation in the forest area of Kupwara District; where as reported earlier, four militants, including an infiltrator, were killed in two different encounters during last three days, reports Daily Excelsior
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November - 23 
The special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai on November 23 rejected the bail application filed by Kalyan (Maharashtra) youth Areeb Majeed, who was arrested for allegedly joining the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), reports
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The special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Mumbai on November 23 rejected the bail application filed by Kalyan (Maharashtra) youth Areeb Majeed, who was arrested for allegedly joining the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS), reports The Asian Age. “The (bail) application filed by the accused (Majeed) is rejected,” said special NIA judge. Majeed had sought bail on the ground that section 20 (being member of terrorist organisation) of the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) had been removed against him and hence the other sections also do not survive because he had been charged with committing crimes as a member of a terrorist organisation. Opposing Majeed’s bail plea, the NIA had contended before the court that his bail and discharge application have been rejected in the past considering serious allegations against him so he should not be granted bail. The NIA counsel had also argued before the court that there are serious charges against Majeed, including that of waging war against an Asiatic country that has friendly ties with India.
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November - 23 
Twelve Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have been arrested from separate places in Bijapur District on November 23, during a joint operation of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)’s 199th battalion and the District Police
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Twelve Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have been arrested from separate places in Bijapur District on November 23, during a joint operation of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)’s 199th battalion and the District Police, reports Indian Express. The Maoists were arrested from the forests under the Bhairamgarh Police Station limits, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mohit Garg said. Acting on specific inputs, Security Forces (SFs) had launched a search operation in the interior of Bhairamgarh, around 450 kilometres from State capital Raipur, on November 22, he said. The Maoists were rounded up after the joint team cordoned off Itampara, Uspari, Biriyabhoomi and Daler villages inside the forests, he added. Among those arrested, warrants were pending against nine Maoists including a woman, he added. The maximum numbers of warrants, for 36 incidents, were pending against Sitaram Hemla, while 12 warrants were pending against Bheema Atra, the ASP said. The arrested Maoists were active as lower-rung cadres and involved in attacks on Police, planting of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and putting up Maoist banners and posters, he added.
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November - 24 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP), Jagmohan Meena in Malkangiri District on November 24, reports The Hindu. The Odisha Government had declared a reward of INR 200,000 for capture of
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP), Jagmohan Meena in Malkangiri District on November 24, reports The Hindu. The Odisha Government had declared a reward of INR 200,000 for capture of each of the surrendered Maoists — Bijal Kadme (26) and Soni Oyame (23). Lured by “better rehabilitation package” for surrendering Maoists in Odisha, they decided to lay down their arms in Malkangiri, said Meena. The couple was a part of the military wing of the CPI-Maoist organisation. They were involved in Maoist activities in parts of Odisha, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. There are more than 17 cases of violence, ranging from Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blasts to murders, registered against them in Odisha and Chhattisgarh, said the Police. Kadme had joined the Maoists in 2008 and Oyame in 2009. They hailed from Pedakarme village in Bijapur District of Chhattisgarh. The duo alleged that the Maoist organisation as well as its leaders had deviated from their original ideology and were involved in atrocities on tribals. “Both cited miserable condition of low-rank cadres in the Naxalite organisation and alleged that senior cadres were self-centered with no concern for their problems,” said the SP.
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November - 24 
A fourth Bangladeshi national with suspected al Qaeda links was arrested by Kolkata Police Special Task Force (STF) near Sealdah station in Kolkata District on November 24, reports Zee News. This comes days after three persons, including two suspecte
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A fourth Bangladeshi national with suspected al Qaeda links was arrested by Kolkata Police Special Task Force (STF) near Sealdah station in Kolkata District on November 24, reports Zee News. This comes days after three persons, including two suspected members of Bangladesh-based Islamist group Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT), were arrested on November 21 from the Kolkata railway station. The arrested person was identified as Sahadat Hossain (26) a resident of Benapole port in Bangladesh. The development came after the two ABT operatives, arrested on November 21, admitted that they had illegally infiltrated into the Indian territory from the Bangladesh border.The Police are on the lookout for two more persons - Shopon Biswas alias Sajol Ahmed alias Moon alias Tamim (23) and Nayan Gazi alias Zafor alias Safik alias Saiful alias Ariful Gazi (28). "We are now looking for Gazi. Both Gazi and Biswas are ABT members and had put up at a hotel in Howrah in the first week of October. They may be taking shelter anywhere in India and if anyone gives any lead, will be rewarded suitably," said Murlidhar Sharma, Deputy Commissioner (STF) said.
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November - 24 
A Policeman on duty was killed and a policewoman seriously injured when suspected Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a blast in a bustling market place in Gadchiroli District on November 24, reports Business Standard. The i
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A Policeman on duty was killed and a policewoman seriously injured when suspected Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered a blast in a bustling market place in Gadchiroli District on November 24, reports Business Standard. The incident occurred when the two were on security duty in Kotgul village of Kurkheda region as the weekly market was in full swing with participation of hundreds of tribals and traders from surrounding areas. Suddenly, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) triggered off by the Maoists exploded, seriously injuring the two security officials, Suresh Gawde and Sonal Khevale, standing close by. While, Gawde succumbed to his injuries Khevale's condition is reported to be stable.
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November - 24 
An armed squad of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked the base camp of an agency engaged in the construction of Jagdishpur-Haldia Gas Pipeline and set ablaze four vehicles in Gaya District on November 24, reports Zee News. The M
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An armed squad of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked the base camp of an agency engaged in the construction of Jagdishpur-Haldia Gas Pipeline and set ablaze four vehicles in Gaya District on November 24, reports Zee News. The Maoists yesterday attacked the camp located at Darna village under Aamas Police Station of the District and indulged in arson in which many vehicles, including three trucks, were set on fire, Patna's Inspector General of Police (IGP), Naiyar Hussnain Khan said. The Maoists also beat up some staff of the agency, Police said.
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November - 24 
Jharkhand Chief Minister (CM), Raghubar Das, speaking at the India Today Conclave 2017 in Kolkata, West Bengal, said that the state will be "Naxalismfree" in 2018, reports India Today on November 25. He further said the Police along with th
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Jharkhand Chief Minister (CM), Raghubar Das, speaking at the India Today Conclave 2017 in Kolkata, West Bengal, said that the state will be "Naxalismfree" in 2018, reports India Today on November 25. He further said the Police along with the Enforcement Directorate (ED) have cracked down on those funding Naxal Left Wing Extremism (LWE) terror. As a result, many Naxalites have surrendered, he said. Simultaneously, CM Das said, the Government is working towards developing Naxalhit regions. "I have visited many of these Naxalhit areas," he said, and added that "people have supported development".
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November - 24 
Meanwhile, a three-member team from the British High Commission on November 24 met United Kingdom (UK) national Jagtar Singh Johal, arrested in connection with targeted killings in Punjab, to ascertain whether he was subjected to any human rights vio
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Meanwhile, a three-member team from the British High Commission on November 24 met United Kingdom (UK) national Jagtar Singh Johal, arrested in connection with targeted killings in Punjab, to ascertain whether he was subjected to any human rights violation, reports Times of India. The team from Delhi remained with Johal for about an hour, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Dhruman Nimble. The commission officials asked the accused whether he was being given facilities available to all prisoners. He was also whether he was being tortured. Johal alias Jaggi is among five persons arrested in connection with the killing of RSS leader Jagdish Gagneja.
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November - 24 November - 25
Meanwhile, four Maoists were arrested from two places in Dantewada District on November 24-25, reports The Asian Age. “Out of the four, three ultras were apprehended from Bhansi police station area, while another from Aranpur police station lim
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Meanwhile, four Maoists were arrested from two places in Dantewada District on November 24-25, reports The Asian Age. “Out of the four, three ultras were apprehended from Bhansi police station area, while another from Aranpur police station limits yesterday,” a local Police official said. The patrolling team, while cordoning off a forest near Kamaloor village, spotted three Maoists. Subsequently, the team arrested the rebels — Suresh Bhaskar (25), Manglu Bhaskar (21) and Jaggu Bhaskar (55) — all active as ‘jan militia’ members, he said. The three were allegedly involved in torching trucks and a railway-track laying machine last month near Kamaloor railway station where track-laying work was underway on the Kirandul-Visakhapatnam route, the officer said. In a separate operation, a ‘jan militia’ member, identified as Barse Bheema (21), was arrested from Rewali village of Aranpur, the official said. One tiffin bomb, 30-meter long electricity wire, batteries and crackers were also recovered from his possession, he said.
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November - 24 
National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval on November 24 said that use of cyber space by terrorists and criminals is a threat to a converged and connected world and sought greater cooperation between various countries, businesses, and other stakehol
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National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval on November 24 said that use of cyber space by terrorists and criminals is a threat to a converged and connected world and sought greater cooperation between various countries, businesses, and other stakeholders to counter the menace, reports The Times of India. "Never before has there been any change which is so wide in its expanse, and which can affect the lives of so many people... (but) if it provides you global connectivity, it also provides global connectivity to the terrorists and criminals. It also provides connectivity to the people who want to subvert the minds and hearts of young generation and take them to a certain path of thinking," Doval said at the (GCSS. "How to control this is the real threat?" He said that the threats from cyber world are alive and have the potential to impact every section of the society. "It is expanding too fast, (and) in every walk of life ... It could add criminality not only in the areas of trade, commerce and bank frauds, but also pollute the minds of our children," he said.
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November - 24 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a Pakistani militant belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from Magam area in Kupwara District on November 24, reports Daily Excelsior. The official said that the arrested militant, whose identity has not been disclose
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a Pakistani militant belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from Magam area in Kupwara District on November 24, reports Daily Excelsior. The official said that the arrested militant, whose identity has not been disclosed, is being interrogated
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November - 24 
The ‘chief’ of Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) and the 26/ 11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s comments on Kashmir are nothing but rearticulation of the agenda of terrorists who have ‘thrived’ across the border, the Union Mi
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The ‘chief’ of Jamaat-ud-Dawah (JuD) and the 26/ 11 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed’s comments on Kashmir are nothing but rearticulation of the agenda of terrorists who have ‘thrived’ across the border, the Union Ministry of Homes Affairs (UMHA) said on November 24 after Saeed walked free from house arrest in Lahore, reports Daily Excelsior. Asserting that Jammu and Kashmir ‘is and will remain an integral part’ of India, it said that such repeated utterances by terrorists have been given an appropriate response on the ground every time by the law enforcement agencies and the people of the State. After his release on November 24, Saeed said he would gather people across Pakistan for the ‘cause of Kashmir’ and try to help Kashmiris get their ‘destination of freedom’.
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November - 24 
The Charla Police have arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militia members and seized medicines allegedly meant to be delivered to the Maoists from Satyanarayanapuram under Charla Police Station in Bhadradri Kothagudem Distric
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The Charla Police have arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militia members and seized medicines allegedly meant to be delivered to the Maoists from Satyanarayanapuram under Charla Police Station in Bhadradri Kothagudem District on November 24, reports The Hindu. Those arrested include Madakam Seethaiah (44), Karam Muthaiah (40) and Punem Ganapathi (30), of Kaliveru village in Charla mandal (administrative sub-division), Police said. A Police team arrested the trio during patrolling at Satyanarayanapuram in the mandal late on November 23 and seized medicines from their possession. The seized material included tablets and injections besides 20 saline bottles, all worth INR 5,000.
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November - 24 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres hacked Anit Kumar Sori (25) to death suspecting him to be a ‘Police informer’ at Pendra village under Mainpur Police Station limits in Gariabandh District on November 24, reports Bus
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres hacked Anit Kumar Sori (25) to death suspecting him to be a ‘Police informer’ at Pendra village under Mainpur Police Station limits in Gariabandh District on November 24, reports Business Standard. A group of armed rebels entered the village, located around 130 kilometres away from the State capital, Raipur, and asked Sori to come out of his house, a local Police official said. Sori was attacked with an axe. Afterwards the rebels fled into forest, the official said. Some Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] pamphlets, accusing Sori of being a ‘Police informer’, were found on the spot, the official said.
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November - 24 
Unidentified militants abducted four employees of Tripura Gramin Bank (TGB) from Khasiamangal area of Teliamura subdivision in Khowai District on November 24, reports Tripurainfo. Police on November 26 recovered the car of the town hall of Ambassa in
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Unidentified militants abducted four employees of Tripura Gramin Bank (TGB) from Khasiamangal area of Teliamura subdivision in Khowai District on November 24, reports Tripurainfo. Police on November 26 recovered the car of the town hall of Ambassa in Dhalai District. The abducted TGB employees are TGB’s Taidu Branch Manager Tanumoy Bhattacharjee (30), Sujit Chandra Dey (28) and Raktim Bhowmik (31) and Subrata Debbarma (32). The abductors have reportedly asked for INR 2 million each for the release of the bank staff.
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November - 24 
With the recent busting of a terror module operating in Punjab having links to other countries, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on November 24 directed the State Police to be vigilant against radicalization campaigns being carried out on various socia
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With the recent busting of a terror module operating in Punjab having links to other countries, Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on November 24 directed the State Police to be vigilant against radicalization campaigns being carried out on various social media platforms such as Facebook, reports The New Indian Express. Calling for greater vigilance along the India-Pakistan border, as the infiltration activity moves southwards once the passes close in neighbouring Jammu and Kashmir due to inclement winter weather, he said that the Punjab Police should curb any attempt to use territory of the state for anti-national activities. Chairing a high-level meeting to review the crime and law and order situation in the state, the Chief Minister said prevention of terrorist crime was his Government's top priority agenda and ordered all District police chiefs and commissioners of Police to lead from the front in combating such threats to Punjab's peace and stability.
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November - 25 
A year after the sensational Nabha jailbreak in Punjab’s Patiala, wherein two militants and four gangsters escaped from the prison with the help of 15 other gangsters, the Punjab Police have failed to nab eight accused, including two escapees a
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A year after the sensational Nabha jailbreak in Punjab’s Patiala, wherein two militants and four gangsters escaped from the prison with the help of 15 other gangsters, the Punjab Police have failed to nab eight accused, including two escapees and a Hong Kong-based handler, reports The Hindustan Times on November 26. Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) ‘chief’ Harminder Singh Mintoo, another militant Kashmir Singh and gangsters Vicky Gounder, Gurpreet Singh Sekhon, Neeta Deol and Amandeep Dhotian had escaped on the morning of November 27, 2016. The daring act, the kind of which was never seen even during the heydays of militancy in Punjab, had rocked the nation. Police later re-arrested KLF ‘chief’ Mintoo, gangsters Gurpreet Singh Sekhon, Neeta Deol, Amandeep Dhotian, but militant Kashmir Singh and gangster Gounder are still eluding the Police net. Apart from the six escapees and 15 attackers, there were 15 others who had helped or harboured the gangsters. Superintendent of Police (SP-detective) Harvinder Singh Virk said that a total of 28 accused have so far been arrested in the case, which include four escapees, 11 perpetrators and 14 others who helped the gangsters involved in the jailbreak. “Eight accused, including two escapees and four perpetrators, are still at large. Various teams are working to nab them. Police have also alerted central agencies to nab Hong Kong-based Romi, who was handling and funding the jailbreak operation,” he added. Meanwhile, nine jail officials and other private individuals, who were booked earlier, were found innocent during the investigations. Their names were later dropped from the FIR (First Information Report).
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November - 25 November - 26
Assam Rifles and Myanmar’s Light Infantry Regiment successfully conducted a joint boat patrolling along Tiau river in Champhai district of Mizoram that divides the two countries, reports The Assam Tribune on November 26.Sources said the boat pa
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Assam Rifles and Myanmar’s Light Infantry Regiment successfully conducted a joint boat patrolling along Tiau river in Champhai district of Mizoram that divides the two countries, reports The Assam Tribune on November 26.Sources said the boat patrolling was conducted on November 24 and 25, covering a stretch of 90 kms. Eight soldiers and one officer each from both countries joined the patrolling.
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November - 25 
Further, Army in the night of November 25 arrested a Pakistani militant belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from a forest area in Kupwara District, reports Daily Excelsior. “A Pakistani LeT militant was apprehended in a joint operation by Ar
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Further, Army in the night of November 25 arrested a Pakistani militant belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from a forest area in Kupwara District, reports Daily Excelsior. “A Pakistani LeT militant was apprehended in a joint operation by Army and JKP [Jammu Kashmir Police] in Magam forests. One AK-47 along with ammunition was also seized from him”, an unnamed Defence spokesman said.
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November - 25 
Militants abducted and killed a Territorial Army jawan identified as Irfan Ahmad Mir (23), a resident of Sezan Keegam, in Shopian District on November 25, reports Daily Excelsior. The bullet-riddled body of Mir was recovered from an orchard area in W
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Militants abducted and killed a Territorial Army jawan identified as Irfan Ahmad Mir (23), a resident of Sezan Keegam, in Shopian District on November 25, reports Daily Excelsior. The bullet-riddled body of Mir was recovered from an orchard area in Watmullah Keegam area of Shopian, an Army official said. Mir was working in the Territorial Army and was abducted by militants and later killed, the official said.
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November - 25 
On November 25, the SFs conducted searches in at least four different villages of Kupwara District on, Daily Excelsior reports. A search operation was started at Bawan village in the Zachaldara area of Handwara after reports about presence of militan
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On November 25, the SFs conducted searches in at least four different villages of Kupwara District on, Daily Excelsior reports. A search operation was started at Bawan village in the Zachaldara area of Handwara after reports about presence of militants in the village. Another search operation was started at Kutlari Mawar in the Qalmabad area of Handwara following inputs about presence of militants in the area. One more operation was launched at Chandigam in the Sogam area against a group of militants. At village Jagerpora a search operation was launched against another group of militants.
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November - 25 November - 26
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead the son of a contractor whom they had abducted from a rail construction site in Kanker District on November 25, reports The Pioneer. The body of Ramesh Jain (38) was found at a forest
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead the son of a contractor whom they had abducted from a rail construction site in Kanker District on November 25, reports The Pioneer. The body of Ramesh Jain (38) was found at a forest near Rekhabat village in the District on November 26, Kanker's Superintendent of Police (SP), K L Dhruv informed. Darbari Ram, the father of the deceased, had the contract for cutting of trees in the forest area for laying tracks as part of the Dallirajhara-Rowghat railway project and transportation of logs to the forest department's depot, he said. On Saturday (November 25), when Ramesh Jain was engaged in the work of transportation of timber logs in the forest close to Rekhabat between Rowghat and Tadoki, a group of armed Maoists reached there. The rebels asked the workers to leave the place. After setting ablaze four trucks and a loader machine they took the victim along with them, the SP said. "Later, they shot him dead in the nearby forest," Dhruv said. The construction of Dallirajhara-Rowghat-Jagdalpur broad-gauge railway line, covering 235 kilometres, would allow transportation of iron ore from the Maoist-affected area in north Bastar. Besides, it will provide transportation facility to the people in the Maoist hotbed. The work in the first phase, covering a 95-kilometres route from Dallirajhara to Rowghat, is in progress with 17 kilometres of tracks to Gudum commissioned for passenger train traffic. The Maoists have been opposing the project since its inception, fearing that the construction of the rail route will speed up the development work in Bastar thereby uprooting them from the region.
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November - 25 
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has deradicalised 86 people in the last two years as a part of its efforts to wean away misguided youth from the path of extremism in the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, an official said, report
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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has deradicalised 86 people in the last two years as a part of its efforts to wean away misguided youth from the path of extremism in the aftermath of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, an official said, reports First Post on November 26. Those brought into the mainstream include well-educated people like a young couple, both post-graduates in pharmacy, an aeronautical engineer and an IT professional, he said. The deradicalisation is done to bring back to normal life persons who had strayed in the name of 'jihad', a senior official of the ATS said. He said all these people, including eight women, had come in contact with their handlers via social networking sites and were radicalised online. They were on the verge of joining the terror outfit Islamic State (IS) or planning to work for it, but the law-enforcement agencies silently monitored their activities and successfully brought them back to the normal life, he said. The ATS approached the family members of these people, their community's spiritual leaders and counselors were also roped-in. After continuous efforts for more than two months in each case, all these people were deradicalised and now they have been brought back into the mainstream, he said. Among the many other initiatives of tackling terrorism post the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack, one of the important programmes of the ATS was to keep a close watch on the online activities of young minds of the minority community, he said.
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November - 25 
The SFs launched cordon and search operation in the Astan Mohalla area of Kakapora in Pulwama District on November 25, reports Daily Excelsior. House to house searches were conducted in the village but militants had managed to escape before the opera
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The SFs launched cordon and search operation in the Astan Mohalla area of Kakapora in Pulwama District on November 25, reports Daily Excelsior. House to house searches were conducted in the village but militants had managed to escape before the operation was launched.
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November - 26 
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan, identified as Manjunath Shivaligappa was killed and two others were injured during an encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Gadchiroli District on November 26, reports T
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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan, identified as Manjunath Shivaligappa was killed and two others were injured during an encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Gadchiroli District on November 26, reports The Hindu. The encounters took place in Padiyalmetta forest under Gyarapatti Police Station limits of Gadchiroli, when the 113th battalion of the CRPF was carrying out a joint anti-Maoist operation along with the Maharashtra Police. Three CRPF jawan — Deepak Sharma, Lokesh Kumar and Manjunath Shivaligappa — sustained serious injuries during the encounter and Shivaligappa succumbed to his injuries during efforts to evacuate the three men for treatment
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November - 26 
ceMeanwhile, in a press conference Joint Committee for Implementing Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) stated that ‘’JCILPS talked with the United Naga Council (UNC) and civil organisations of Churachandpur and most of them have agre
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ceMeanwhile, in a press conference Joint Committee for Implementing Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) stated that ‘’JCILPS talked with the United Naga Council (UNC) and civil organisations of Churachandpur and most of them have agreed inprinciple to enforce ILPS or a similar mechanism in the State", reports Epao. JCILPS has announced that a public convention would be held on December 1 to discuss about the next phase of protest movement.
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November - 26 
During his nation-wide address through Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on November 26 emphasised that humanity must unite to fight against the evil of terrorism, reports The Hindu. Recalling the notorious terror attack on Mumbai in 20
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During his nation-wide address through Mann Ki Baat, Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on November 26 emphasised that humanity must unite to fight against the evil of terrorism, reports The Hindu. Recalling the notorious terror attack on Mumbai in 2008, the PM paid tribute to the sacrifices of security personnel and common citizens who became victims of the terror attack. “26/11 is our Constitution Day but how can the nation forget that on this very day nine years ago, terrorists had launched an attack on Mumbai. The country remembers and bows to those brave citizens, policemen, security men and each one who lost their lives then. This country can never forget their sacrifice.” said the PM.
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November - 26 
Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) has "courteously requested" McLeod Russell’s Samdang tea estate in Tinsukia District to "contribute" INR 10 million to the outfit's organisational fund, rep
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Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) has "courteously requested" McLeod Russell’s Samdang tea estate in Tinsukia District to "contribute" INR 10 million to the outfit's organisational fund, reports The Telegraph. Tinsukia Superintendent of Police Mugdha Jyoti Mahanta said on November 26 that the extortion note was sent to a garden employee through WhatsApp. The purported extortion note read: "Please accept our revolutionary greetings. You/Your company is courteously requested to contribute INR 10000000.00 to our organisational fund. Your cooperation in making this payment promptly will be greatly appreciated." The note is signed by ULFA-I ‘finance secretary’ "brigadier" Jibon Asom.
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November - 26 
Manipur Baptist Convention Higher Secondary School, Kangpokpi, Lenkholal Chongloi alias Helen (45) was found dead with multiple bullet injuries in Kangpokpi District, reports Times of India.
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Manipur Baptist Convention Higher Secondary School, Kangpokpi, Lenkholal Chongloi alias Helen (45) was found dead with multiple bullet injuries in Kangpokpi District, reports Times of India.
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November - 26 
Meanwhile, State Police Chief Loknath Behera cautioned people against spreading threat messages through social media, claiming to be those of IS (Islamic State), adds The New Indian Express. Against the backdrop of Police issuing an alert to railway
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Meanwhile, State Police Chief Loknath Behera cautioned people against spreading threat messages through social media, claiming to be those of IS (Islamic State), adds The New Indian Express. Against the backdrop of Police issuing an alert to railway authorities in Thrissur, Behra said it was a normal Policing activity and there was no need to panic. “Every aspect of threat messages, including their veracity, is being inquired into by the police. We normally give certain alert messages to the authorities concerned, as a precaution and to remain alert. We are keeping a watch on the critical infrastructure of public interest.” said a statement from Police chief.
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November - 26 
Meanwhile, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on November 26 said the situation in Kashmir has changed and for the first time the SFs have established dominance over terrorists in the region, reports Daily Excelsior. “…And the situation
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Meanwhile, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on November 26 said the situation in Kashmir has changed and for the first time the SFs have established dominance over terrorists in the region, reports Daily Excelsior. “…And the situation in Kashmir that our Government had got as a legacy 2 to 3 years ago have also changed. Now the crowd of stone pelters who used to assemble on every petty issue are not visible. Today the intelligence system has again been restored across the villages and for the first time the security forces were dominating the terrorists there. The demonetisation move has dried up the funds of those who used to gather stone pelters by giving them money. After November 8 last year in such incidents never a crowd of more than 100 people has been seen,” he added. He further said, “On November 8 last year, we introduced note ban and it had a major impact. Those who used to distribute money to stone pelters are not able to gather even 100 youth to pelt stones in the past eight to 10 months after demonetization.” “Our biggest problem is Kashmir. Narendrabhai [Narendra Modi] Government inherited a situation where there was a civil disobedience- like situation three years ago. Thousands of stone pelters would gather to protest against stray incidents. Terrorists would mount attacks with impunity and Hurriyat [All Parties Hurriyat Conference, APHC] leaders could close down the valley with one call. Today, the situation has changed. The person who becomes the commander of Lashkar [Lashkar-e- Toiba (LeT)] knows he will be alive for two to three months. The intelligence network has been strengthened right down to the village level,” he added. “The Hurriyat leadership stands exposed today as it has been revealed from where they used to get money,” he said, referring to money laundering cases filed against some of the Hurriyat leaders.
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November - 26 
Militants on November 26 attacked the house of Congress party leader Imtiyaz Ahmad Parrey in the Hajin locality of Bandipora District, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said that militants lobbed a grenade and fired around 10 rounds towards the house
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Militants on November 26 attacked the house of Congress party leader Imtiyaz Ahmad Parrey in the Hajin locality of Bandipora District, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said that militants lobbed a grenade and fired around 10 rounds towards the house of Imtiyaz Parrey. They said that the grenade was hurled from back side of the house, but it exploded outside. “The CRPF guarding the house also fired few shots in retaliation,” they said. However, there was no loss of life.
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November - 26 
Rehabilitation Policy for local militants, addressing the issues of West Pakistan, Chhamb, other refugees, Kashmiri Pandit migrants and comprehensive development plan for Ladakh region, were set to become part of second phase of Confidence Building M
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Rehabilitation Policy for local militants, addressing the issues of West Pakistan, Chhamb, other refugees, Kashmiri Pandit migrants and comprehensive development plan for Ladakh region, were set to become part of second phase of Confidence Building Measures (CBMs), which the Central Government was planning in consultations with the State Government and could announce after one or two more visits of the Special Representative, Dineshwar Sharma to Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior on November 27. Official sources said that the State Government has been formulating Rehabilitation Policy for the militants, which would overrule previous such Policy which had been announced during National Conference (NC)-Congress Government headed by Omar Abdullah. Sources said the new Rehabilitation Policy, which is being formulated by the experts, might be confined to local Kashmiri militants who surrender and give up the path of violence. During past one week, two militants have returned homes following appeal made by their parents. After this, more parents have made similar appeals to their militant sons. However, according to sources, the State Government was likely to get the new Rehabilitation Policy approved by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) and it (the Policy) could become part of second phase of CBMs, which the Centre might announce before third visit of Dineshwar Sharma to the State. “The new Rehabilitation Policy could focus on permanent settlement of the surrendered militants instead of providing them with cash relief or other monetary benefits. It might focus on the measures that would help the surrendered militants in earning their livelihood,” they said.
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November - 26 
Separately, the Security Forces (SFs) on November 26 resumed search operation at Hanjin in Handwara area of Kupwara District after fresh inputs about presence of militants in the area, Daily Excelsior reports. However, there was no contact with milit
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Separately, the Security Forces (SFs) on November 26 resumed search operation at Hanjin in Handwara area of Kupwara District after fresh inputs about presence of militants in the area, Daily Excelsior reports. However, there was no contact with militants.
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November - 26 
Speaking at an event commemorating the bravery of Security Force (SF) personnel during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Home Affairs, Hansraj Ahir on November 26 said that the funds are being raised through drug
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Speaking at an event commemorating the bravery of Security Force (SF) personnel during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Minister of State (Independent Charge) Home Affairs, Hansraj Ahir on November 26 said that the funds are being raised through drug smuggling and are used for terrorist activities, reports The Indian Express. At present, such cases are booked under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substance Act, 1985. But for the first time, these cases will be booked under UAPA. As most of the known drugs are supplied from the Afghanistan to the Pakistan border and then enter India through the north-east, the government had decided to use Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to monitor and make border areas safer, says the Minister. Times of Indiaadds that due to unease with progress of Indian SFs to eliminate terrorism in Kashmir, the Pakistan Government has released the mastermind of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks, Hafiz Saeed to promote terrorism in India, said Hansraj Ahir. Speaking on the government’s measurement to improve internal security, the Minister said that the Indian Government increased the expenditure to buy new and modern weapons for the SFs. Claiming the success in curbing Naxal activities in the past three years, “The Naxal attacks have come down by 20-25 per cent. The government is also working on bringing down instances of smuggling through the coastal areas", said the Minister
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November - 26 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a tribal man, branding him ‘Police informer’, at Peddamidisileru village in Charla mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri Kothagudem District early on Novembe
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a tribal man, branding him ‘Police informer’, at Peddamidisileru village in Charla mandal (administrative sub-division) in Bhadradri Kothagudem District early on November 26, reports The Hindu. The Police identified the deceased as Sodi Prasad (45), of Peddamidisileru, an interior village close to the State’s border with Chhattisgarh. The Maoist left behind two handwritten letters — one in Telugu and the other in Hindi — containing stern warnings to ‘Police informers’. In one of the letters, the Maoists claimed to have punished a person belonging to Charla for allegedly acting as a ‘Police informer’. In a statement, Superintendent of Police (SP), Ambar Kishor Jha refuted reports that Sodi Prasad was a ‘Police informer’. The local Police, also, denied having any association with the deceased and attributed the murder to a financial dispute the latter reportedly had with some militia members over “exchange of demonetised currency.” The incident came just a few days ahead of the CPI-Maoist’s annual People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week to be observed by the banned organisation from December
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November - 26 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters were found at the Kalyansinghpur Tehsildar’s (revenue settlement officer) office in Rayagada District on November 26, opposing anti-Maoist combing operations, reports The Pioneer. The CPI
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters were found at the Kalyansinghpur Tehsildar’s (revenue settlement officer) office in Rayagada District on November 26, opposing anti-Maoist combing operations, reports The Pioneer. The CPI-Maoist’s Rayagada Area Committee was suspected to have put up two posters at the premises of the Government office demanding stopping of the combing operations in the Niyamgiri area. The posters threatened three persons, Suresh Kumar Bal, Ajit Padhi and Raju Gouda, who are working with the Police intelligence wing against Maoists. The Maoists also opposed the construction work of a central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in the Haat Dahikhal area asking the contractors and brokers to stop the construction work in the Niyamgiri area and demanding that the Government waive off farmers’ loan and remove Vedanta from the region. Two more posters were also found at the Anganwadi Centre at Kadambadwar Sahi and Sai Nagar Squares.
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November - 26 
The Government has conducted security audits of 227 non-major seaports to ensure their foolproof security and foil possible attempts by terrorists, to use them as launch pads to carry out 26/11 Mumbai attacks-type escapade, reports The Asian Age on N
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The Government has conducted security audits of 227 non-major seaports to ensure their foolproof security and foil possible attempts by terrorists, to use them as launch pads to carry out 26/11 Mumbai attacks-type escapade, reports The Asian Age on November 27. As India observed the 9th anniversary of the country’s worst terror attacks on November 26, a Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) official said a number of steps have been taken since the tragedy to strengthen the coastal security and that include monitoring of suspicious vessels and boats by ISRO satellite imageries. Security audits of 227 non-major seaports and single- point moorings have been completed and as per the recommendations of the experts, vulnerabilities of these harbours were plugged, the official said. Standard operating procedures (SOPs) were developed for dealing with the breach of International Maritime Boundary Line and SOPs were issued for upgrading security in the 227 non-major ports and single point mooring facilities. Strengthening of security in 12 major seaports in the country—Kandla, Mumbai, Jawaharlal Nehru port, Mormugao, New Mangalore, Cochin, V O Chidambaranar, Chennai, Kamarajar, Paradip, Visakhapatnam and Kolkata-Haldia—has already been completed where additional security protocols were implemented. According to official statistics, around 95 per cent of India’s trading by volume and 70 per cent by value is done through maritime transport. In 2015, the total traffic was recorded at 1,052 million metric tonnes (MMT) and it is expected to reach 1,758 MMT by this year-end. As part of the tightening of the coastal security, the Indian Space Research Organisation will monitor boats and vessels through satellites imageries and provide 1,000 transponders by March next year to observe the movements of boats under 20 meters. India has strengthened the coastal security after the 2008 terror attacks in Mumbai which claimed 166 lives.
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November - 26 
The Railway Police on the basis of an intelligence tip-off have warned of a likely security threat to the lives of commuters, especially Ayyappa devotees, in Thrissur (Thrissur District of Kerala) from the so-called Islamic State (IS) terror outfit,
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The Railway Police on the basis of an intelligence tip-off have warned of a likely security threat to the lives of commuters, especially Ayyappa devotees, in Thrissur (Thrissur District of Kerala) from the so-called Islamic State (IS) terror outfit, reports The New Indian Express. According to the advisory received by the Station Master at the Thrissur Railway station, the IS operatives might well poison the potable water provided at the station as part of the terror design. Hence, the Station Master has been advised to undertake a safety audit of the food and potable water made available to commuters and Sabarimala pilgrims. Thrissur Station Master K R Jayakumar said he had indeed received a tip-off in this regard from the Railway Police. He revealed the missive specifically referred to a possible bid by the IS operatives to lace the potable water with poison. “We are not taking any chances and viewing the issue in all seriousness. The water tanks and food items will be properly inspected and regular checking will be carried out,” Jayakumar said.
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November - 26 
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiran Rijiju on November 26 said India had adopted a ‘zero-tolerance policy’ towards terrorism and lamented that neighbour Pakistan was not doing enough to control the growth of terror on its soil,
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiran Rijiju on November 26 said India had adopted a ‘zero-tolerance policy’ towards terrorism and lamented that neighbour Pakistan was not doing enough to control the growth of terror on its soil, reports First Post. "The government has made it clear on various international platforms that Pakistan is a breeding ground for terrorism," he said at a function to commemorate the supreme sacrifices made by the security personnel during the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack nine years ago. "India has adopted a zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism. I do not want to go into its details but the outline is clear," Rijiju said.Asked about the release of 26/11 Mumbai terror attack mastermind and Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed, the Minister said, "It is a matter of concern for us. We have been putting pressure on Pakistan in a bilateral way as well as through multilateral forums." Rijiju said the coastal borders of India were much more secure now. "We have taken a series of measures to secure the coastal borders. We have adopted a series of integrated coastal security schemes which are effective," he added.
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November - 27 
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan (trooper) sustained minor burn injuries in a petrol bomb attack in Safakadal area of Srinagar District during a shutdown called by separatists that affected normal life across Kashmir on November 27, report
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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan (trooper) sustained minor burn injuries in a petrol bomb attack in Safakadal area of Srinagar District during a shutdown called by separatists that affected normal life across Kashmir on November 27, reports Daily Excelsior. A CRPF spokesman said that some persons lobbed a petrol bomb towards a CRPF party deployed for law and order duty near Malik Sahab area of Safa Kadal this evening (November 27) and one of their jawans, whose identity could not be ascertained yet, came under it. “He suffered minor burn injuries in his hand and was given first aid at the moment. He is fine now,” the spokesman said.Meanwhile, life in Kashmir was affected on November 27 due to the shutdown called by separatists against the ‘plight of prisoners’ who are lodged in local and outside jails during which restrictions were imposed in downtown areas of the Srinagar. The shutdown was jointly called by three separatist leaders – Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Yasin Malik. Due to the strike call, most of the shops, commercial establishments and fuel stations were closed in city here. The educational institutes were shut and private and public offices recorded thin attendance. The public transport was partially affected while private vehicles were plying normally.
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November - 27 
According to the Intelligence sources, Al Qaeda Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) is engaging its members in India to spark the communal tensions and target religious places, reports The Times of India on November 28. In the video titled, ‘Saffron Ter
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According to the Intelligence sources, Al Qaeda Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) is engaging its members in India to spark the communal tensions and target religious places, reports The Times of India on November 28. In the video titled, ‘Saffron Terror’, AQIS media unit included the morphed images and video clips associated with ‘Hindu extremism’ to communally charge the contents of the video. After the release of the video, the intelligence agencies are keeping an eye on the movements of AQIS affiliated sleeper cell headed by Sanual Haq, an Uttar Pradesh resident.
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November - 27 
Altogether 1,240 refugees entered Mizoram from bordering Myanmar recently, fearing reprisal following encounters between the Myanmar army and rebel group, Arakan Army (AA), reports The Telegraph. The refugees entered Lawngtlai district in the s
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Altogether 1,240 refugees entered Mizoram from bordering Myanmar recently, fearing reprisal following encounters between the Myanmar army and rebel group, Arakan Army (AA), reports The Telegraph. The refugees entered Lawngtlai district in the southern end of the State after an exchange of fire between the Myanmarese Army and the militants intensified near the border in the past couple of days. The police said there has been no increase in the number of refugees entering the state till November 27. Around 420 refugees have settled in Zochachhuah, 500 in Laitlang, 120 in Dumzautlang and 200 in Hmawngchhuah villages across the District.
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November - 27 
As per the latest Intelligence inputs, around 100 Indians have joined Islamic State (IS)-controlled regions in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan since 2014, reports The Times of India on November 28. While 50 Indians left India, the remaining 50 are part o
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As per the latest Intelligence inputs, around 100 Indians have joined Islamic State (IS)-controlled regions in Iraq, Syria and Afghanistan since 2014, reports The Times of India on November 28. While 50 Indians left India, the remaining 50 are part of Indian Diaspora who left from their respective countries, mostly from the Gulf countries. These low numbers depicts that IS propaganda to lure Indian Muslims has failed to an extent, as the numbers are very low in proportion to the large Indian population and also in comparison to the percentage of large Indian Muslim community, said an official of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA). According to an Intelligence official, the IS related content on social media is highly accessed in southern states such as Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, including Maharashtra, although the J&K youth is also drawn to the ISIS ideology at various phases of the radicalisation. As the indigenous outfit - Popular Front of India (PFI) is ‘systematically’ radicalising the some youths, the government is working on a proposal to declare PFI an ‘unlawful association’, said sources.
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November - 27 
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on November 27 said that the strength of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), a separatist outfit, is "no more" and there is "no law and order problem" in the state, reports Business
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Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on November 27 said that the strength of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), a separatist outfit, is "no more" and there is "no law and order problem" in the state, reports Business Standard."There is no law and order problem in the State and it is now a peaceful State... ULFA's strength is no more," he told reporters in Kolkata.Responding to a query about the reported incident of a Tea Garden being asked to contribute to Independent faction of ULFA (ULFA-I)’s fund, he said: "This is misleading information. We have to see the situation in the entire State. "The state is peaceful. Why had investors invested more than Rs 6,500 crore in our regime so far in the state? Only single incident cannot justify. There is no such incident in the state... only WhatsApp message. Cyber activities sometime create confusion in the mind of people."
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November - 27 
Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) and apex Naga organizations (consisting of 24 organizations) met at Chumukedima in Dimapur on November 27 urged the Government of India to "intently complete the Naga political cause without further delay, bef
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Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR) and apex Naga organizations (consisting of 24 organizations) met at Chumukedima in Dimapur on November 27 urged the Government of India to "intently complete the Naga political cause without further delay, before the general election in the State of Nagaland", reports Epao. The meeting then "acknowledged and welcomed the positive actions initiated by the Government of India towards an inclusive route" to the Naga political aspiration. The meeting also urged the "concerned Government" to take all Naga political stake holders on board for an amicable and abiding solution and earnestly.
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November - 27 
In connection with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader, Ravinder Gosain murder case, on November 27, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court extended the custody of two accused—Ramandeep Singh alias Canadian and Hardeep Singh
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In connection with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader, Ravinder Gosain murder case, on November 27, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court extended the custody of two accused—Ramandeep Singh alias Canadian and Hardeep Singh alias Shera, reports The Indian Express on November 28. The investigation has some ramifications that suspects the role of Pakistan in this conspiracy, said senior special Public Prosecutor. Both the accused have links with the United Kingdom (UK) based banned Khalistan separatist groups—International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) and the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF), said an official on condition of anonymity.
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November - 27 
India and Russia on November 27 agreed to help each other in combating terrorism as the two strategic partners signed a key agreement, asserting that there are no good or bad terrorists and the menace should be fought jointly, reports Tribune India.
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India and Russia on November 27 agreed to help each other in combating terrorism as the two strategic partners signed a key agreement, asserting that there are no good or bad terrorists and the menace should be fought jointly, reports Tribune India. The agreement between the two countries for cooperation in tackling all forms of terrorism was signed by Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh and Russia’s Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev in Moscow after they held wide-ranging talks. The Ministers underlined that cooperation in the field of security was an important aspect of this bilateral relationship further strengthen cooperation to combat terrorism, extremism and radicalism, a statement issued by the Indian embassy said.
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November - 27 
Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed has filed a petition in the United Nations (UN) for the delisting of his name from the UN’s list of Designated Terrorists, reports The Express Tribune on November 28. Saeed’s spokespers
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Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed has filed a petition in the United Nations (UN) for the delisting of his name from the UN’s list of Designated Terrorists, reports The Express Tribune on November 28. Saeed’s spokesperson, Nadeem Awan, confirmed the petition has been filed on behalf of the JuD chief by Supreme Court (SC) Advocate Navid Rasul Mirza.
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November - 27 
Keeping a security tab on the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2017 and Ivanka Trump’s visit to India, the United States (US) intelligence agencies have notified its Indian counterparts about a possible threat of Islamic State (IS)-inspired
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Keeping a security tab on the Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2017 and Ivanka Trump’s visit to India, the United States (US) intelligence agencies have notified its Indian counterparts about a possible threat of Islamic State (IS)-inspired lone-wolf attack, reports The Times of India on November 28. Following the alert issued by the US intelligence, the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Telangana Counter Intelligence Cell is keeping a close security tab on around 200 suspects who earlier had terror links and expressed jihadi ideology. According to officials, Ivanka Trump’s security will be closely monitored by the US Secret Service officials whereas India’s Special Protection Group (SPG) will take care of the security measures of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In addition to the existing anti-sabotage and anti-explosive equipments, the Telangana Police will have special equipments that are recently acquired from Israel.
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November - 27 
Meanwhile, The Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK, All Mising Students’ Union) has called for a 12-hour Assam bandh in support of 18 tribal organisations of Assam from 5 am to 5 pm on November 27 for demanding to stop eviction drive on the flood a
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Meanwhile, The Takam Mising Porin Kebang (TMPK, All Mising Students’ Union) has called for a 12-hour Assam bandh in support of 18 tribal organisations of Assam from 5 am to 5 pm on November 27 for demanding to stop eviction drive on the flood and erosion affected indigenous tribal areas, reports The Assam Tribune.
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November - 27 
Naga talks interlocutor R.N. Ravi told the parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on November 27 that “no deadline” could be fixed for the Naga peace agreement and talks were on with at least five or six Naga groups other than t
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Naga talks interlocutor R.N. Ravi told the parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs on November 27 that “no deadline” could be fixed for the Naga peace agreement and talks were on with at least five or six Naga groups other than the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Isak-Muivah), reports The Hindu. Mr. RN Ravi is learnt to have told the parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs that the Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) had been insisting that since it was the “legitimate Naga group”, negotiations should take place only with it but that was not the stand of the Government of India.“All members wanted to know when the details of the framework agreement will be disclosed by the Centre? The Naga interlocutor said negotiations were still on and the Government of India was not comfortable with only one or two main groups such as the NSCN-IM coming on board, but wanted to take into the fold the other groups as well,” a Member of Parliament who attended the meeting told The Hindu.
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November - 27 
SFs including Army’s 9 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) on November 27 arrested car-borne persons along with two grenades and cash at a checkpoint in Kund area of Qazigund in Kulgam District, adds Daily Excelsior. Sources said that during searches, the SF
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SFs including Army’s 9 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) on November 27 arrested car-borne persons along with two grenades and cash at a checkpoint in Kund area of Qazigund in Kulgam District, adds Daily Excelsior. Sources said that during searches, the SFs recovered two grenades, a cheque worth INR 55,000 and a cash amount of INR 12000 from the trio, who hailed from Awantipora. “A case has been registered in this regard and investigation started,” they said.
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November - 27 
The Azamgarh Police on November 27 opened history sheets of four alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives under instructions of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) AntiTerrorism Squad (ATS), reports The Indian Express. A senior ATS official said it was recently
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The Azamgarh Police on November 27 opened history sheets of four alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives under instructions of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) AntiTerrorism Squad (ATS), reports The Indian Express. A senior ATS official said it was recently decided that history sheets of all terror suspects hailing from the State would be opened to record the cases lodged against them in Police stations of their native districts for surveillance purposes. The four fugitivesAbu Rashid alias Sheikh alias Danda, Dr Shahnawaz Alam, Mohammad Sajid alias Bada Sajid and Mohammad Rashid Sultanbelong to Sanjarpur village in Azamgarh District. Their history sheets were opened at Saraimeer Police station, confirmed Inspector General (IG), ATS, Asim Kumar Arun.The ATS has prepared a list of 25 such suspects which include those who are absconding, in prison as well those acquitted in cases by a court. Shahnawaz and Sajid carry a bounty of INR10 lakh each on their heads, announced by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Station Officer of Saraimeer police station, Ram Naresh Yadav, said, “Abu Rashid’s historysheet has been opened with number 70A, Shahnawaj’s as 46A, Sajid’s as 37A and Mohammad Rashid’s as 26A. “These four historysheets were opened today on the basis of details provided by UP ATS.” An ATS official said they are yet to acquire “concrete information” about the whereabouts of the four alleged IM men since after terror cases were lodged against them in different states. The official, however, claimed that the agency suspects the four are fighting for the Islamic State (IS) in Syria.
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November - 27 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 27 took the custody of a Pakistani Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant who was arrested along the Line of Control (LoC) in Handwara area in Kupwara District recently, officials said, reports Daily Excels
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 27 took the custody of a Pakistani Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant who was arrested along the Line of Control (LoC) in Handwara area in Kupwara District recently, officials said, reports Daily Excelsior. The militant, identified as Mohammed Amir Awan, was arrested by the Army on November 24 during an intensive search launched after an encounter in the area on November 21 that left three LeT militants killed. One soldier was also killed during the encounter. The matter was transferred to the NIA which registered a case and took the custody of the terrorist. During initial interrogation, the militant identified himself as Mohammed Amir Awan whose code in the Lashkar terror group was ‘Abu Haamaz’, the officials said. The terrorist told his interrogators that he hailed from Bardiya town of the port-city Karachi in Pakistan and was recruited and trained by the terror group. He was pushed into the Kashmir valley from Pakistan- occupied-Kashmir (PoK) for carrying out attacks on various important installations in the Valley, the officials said.
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November - 27 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has asked the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe the case where a suspected al Qaeda operative was alleged to set up camps for Rohingyas fighters in the North-East region, reports The Indian Express
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has asked the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe the case where a suspected al Qaeda operative was alleged to set up camps for Rohingyas fighters in the North-East region, reports The Indian Express November 28. The suspect in question, Samiun Rahman alias Shuman Haq alias Raju Bhai—a UK citizen, was arrested on September 18, 2017 and revealed to the interrogators that he is an active member of al Qaeda since 2013. According to the investigators, Rahman had travelled to Morocco, Mauritania, Turkey, Syria, Bangladesh and India regarding ‘suspected terror activities’ and had alleged conversation on Telegram—a cloud-based instant messaging application, with the handlers from Bangladesh and Pakistan. Rahman arrived in India in July 2017 with intentions to setup a base camp in Mizoram and Manipur, raise funds, and lure the youth to fight for the cause of Rohingyas, said the Special cell.
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November - 27 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has decided to use the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and more than 500 of their camps, located in areas affected by Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] violence in different States, as the focal point for
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has decided to use the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and more than 500 of their camps, located in areas affected by Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] violence in different States, as the focal point for delivering Government-run schemes and programmes among villagers and tribals, reports Indian Express on November 28.The UHMA believes this is also one way to counter the perception about Government as propagated by the Naxals and promote the development to villages abutting these camps. The Ministry has termed is as ‘camp village development (CVD)’. According to the report, UMHA sent a letter to Principal Secretaries (Home) of the Governments affects by the Naxal violence - Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha and Telangana on November 20. The District administration should also coordinate and make best use of CAPFs for delivery of centrally sponsored or State sponsored schemes in the villages nearby the camps. There are 118 battalions of CAPFs deployed in these seven States. Besides, States have raised Indian Reserve Battalion (IRBs) and special IRBs, and 10 CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) battalions have been deployed to handle Naxal violence.
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November - 28 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Junul Tigga (27), was arrested from a village in Tamar (administrative unit) in Ranchi District on November 28, reports The Telegraph. Tigga, who joined Maoists sometime in 2013, was
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Junul Tigga (27), was arrested from a village in Tamar (administrative unit) in Ranchi District on November 28, reports The Telegraph. Tigga, who joined Maoists sometime in 2013, was operating in Khunti District, was a member of the armed squad of Maharaj Pramanik and Amit Munda who are currently operating in the Tamar-Bundu zone, was wanted for the murder of a Mukhiya (village headman)and several robberies on NH 33. "He was arrested on basis of a tip-off that he had come to his village, Basukicha. Last year, he had murdered mukhiya of Jargo panchayat [village level local-self government institution] in Tamar Jeevan Singh Munda (38). Munda was dragged out of his home and then shot in the head. Maoist posters left near the body claimed he was killed for being a police informer," said Bundu Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), K.V. Raman, adding that investigations had, however, revealed that Tigga had a personal feud with the mukhiya. Two of his associates allegedly involved in the murder, Rammohan Munda and Das Tirkey, were also arrested. No weapon was found with Tigga when he was arrested. But Police seized his mobile phone, which he had looted from a truck driver on NH 33 on August 23, along with INR 13,000 in cash, Police said.
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November - 28 
A joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) member from Parasi forest under Jhajha Police Station area in Jamui District on November 28, reports UNI. Ravindra Rawat,
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A joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) member from Parasi forest under Jhajha Police Station area in Jamui District on November 28, reports UNI. Ravindra Rawat, an associate of Maoist Pintu Rana was arrested from the forest following a specific intelligence input, said Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP, Operation), D N Pandey. The arrested CPI-Maoist cadre was mainly involved in extorting money from construction companies. A country pistol and some live cartridges were recovered from his possession.
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November - 28 
An alleged operative of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT)—Omar Farooq alias Mohammad Aftab Khan has been arrested by the Kolkata Police’s Special Task Force (STF) from the India-Nepal border, reports The Tribune on November 29. Including this,
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An alleged operative of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT)—Omar Farooq alias Mohammad Aftab Khan has been arrested by the Kolkata Police’s Special Task Force (STF) from the India-Nepal border, reports The Tribune on November 29. Including this, the total arrests made in alleged connection with ABT—a banned Bangladeshi terror outfit has increased to five. Aftab was an expert in Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and belongs to the explosives wing of the ABT outfit, said an official. Last week, the Kolkata STF arrested other two members of ABT from Kolkata railway station and seized fake identity cards and arms from their possession. These terrorists were suspected with their involvement in the killings of bloggers and writers in Bangladesh.
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November - 28 
Imphal police on Tuesday arrested four People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadres, two of them women, from their residences in Imphal West District, reports The Telegraph. The arrested were identified as Naorem Bhume Singh (44), of Naorem Leikai, Ko
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Imphal police on Tuesday arrested four People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadres, two of them women, from their residences in Imphal West District, reports The Telegraph. The arrested were identified as Naorem Bhume Singh (44), of Naorem Leikai, Konsam Joykumar Singh, (47), from Thongju Part II, Naorem Ongbi Premila Devi, (37), of Kha Naorem Leikai and Huidrom Ongbi Jiballata Devi, (54), of Thongju Pechu Lampak. Bhume and Joykumar were active members of the banned organisation while the two women were overground workers who helped Bhume and Joykumar. Police recovered one AK-56 rifle, five magazines, 15 AK-57 ammunition, one lethod gun, 10 lethod shells, and a .9mm pistol with magazine from the arrested persons.
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November - 28 
India is most vulnerable to online crime, with explored trends in frauds conducted in financial services such as insurance, retails and telecoms, according to a survey conducted by the Experian, reports Deccan Chronicle on November 29. The persons be
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India is most vulnerable to online crime, with explored trends in frauds conducted in financial services such as insurance, retails and telecoms, according to a survey conducted by the Experian, reports Deccan Chronicle on November 29. The persons behind these online frauds are mostly educated and well-aware of their target’s whereabouts. So far the Cyber Crime Cell of Cyberabad had registered over fifty cases related to online frauds, said Inspector of the Cyber Crime Cell, P. Ravi Kiran in Hyderabad. According to the data from Cyberabad’s Cyber Crime Cell, around 60 to 70 complaints are related to the fraud involving ‘One-Time-Password (OTP)’, jobs and matrimonial matters. Ironically, 50 per cent of the victims are IT professionals and the accused are from non-IT background, said S. Jayaram, Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Cyberabad’s Cyber Crime Cell. The fraudsters also used advertisements and classifieds listing in well-known newspapers as their modus operandi in cyber crime, said a senior official at Cyberabad’s Cyber Crime Cell.
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November - 28 
Inspector General of Central Reserve Police Force (IG, CRPF, operations), Zulfiquar Hassan appealed to local youth who joined militant ranks, at an event in Budgam District on November 28, to return to mainstream and said all the Security Forces (SFs
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Inspector General of Central Reserve Police Force (IG, CRPF, operations), Zulfiquar Hassan appealed to local youth who joined militant ranks, at an event in Budgam District on November 28, to return to mainstream and said all the Security Forces (SFs) would together help them lead a better life, reports Daily Excelsior. IG, Hassan said, “It is a good thing that the families are appealing their children to return. We are with them and we all – the forces, the State Government and such families – want them to return. We have said it before as well and are saying it again, the youth of Kashmir who have joined militancy, we want them to leave it and return to mainstream. We, all the security forces, will provide them all the help and try to provide them a better life.”
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November - 28 
Pakistan army violated ceasefire twice on the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri District since last November 28 evening, reports Daily Excelsior. However, there were no casualties or damage on the Indian side. Sources said Pakistan army opened firing
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Pakistan army violated ceasefire twice on the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri District since last November 28 evening, reports Daily Excelsior. However, there were no casualties or damage on the Indian side. Sources said Pakistan army opened firing with automatic and semi automatic weapons targeting forward posts of the Army and civilian areas at village Malla Parot and surroundings in Sunderbani sector of Rajouri District, bordering Pallanwala area of Jammu District in the afternoon. The Indian side retaliated immediately, leading to exchanges that continued for only few minutes. Sources said Pakistan army was reported to have suffered some casualties and damage in retaliatory firing by the Indian side but there were no exact details. Again in the evening, Pakistani troops opened fire at Indian posts along the LoC Janghar area of Nowshera sector in Rajouri District in violation of the ceasefire. “Pakistani troops resorted to firing in Janghar forward area from 1845 hours to 1900 hours,” sources said. Last night’s violation of the ceasefire came after a lull of over a week in firing by Pakistani troops at Indian posts.
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November - 28 
Security agencies have arrested an alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant from Varanasi District and claimed that he was carrying out reconnaissance of vital installations such as army camps and power projects, officials said on November 28, reports
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Security agencies have arrested an alleged Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant from Varanasi District and claimed that he was carrying out reconnaissance of vital installations such as army camps and power projects, officials said on November 28, reports Indian Express. The arrested militant was identified as Abdul Naeem Sheikh, a resident of Aurangabad in Maharashtra. It is alleged that Sheikh had visited Jammu and Kashmir where he had carried out a recce mission involving some vital installations, including Army camps and power projects. The officials claimed that he had also visited some places in Himachal Pradesh, especially Kasol, which is being frequented by Israeli nationals. The case has been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) for further probe.
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November - 28 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered blasts of a slurry pipeline, belonging to Essar Steel, near Chinitalguna village at Chitrakonda block in Malkangiri District on November 28, reports The Telegraph. According to r
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered blasts of a slurry pipeline, belonging to Essar Steel, near Chinitalguna village at Chitrakonda block in Malkangiri District on November 28, reports The Telegraph. According to reports from the company sources, the Maoists blasted portions of the pipeline in at least three spots by using landmine explosives. The damaged points are located 500 metres from one end to the other. The blasts caused considerable damage to the pipeline, which is stretched across the Bailadila Mines area of Dantewada District in Chhattisgarh to its steel plant in Visakhapatnam in Andhra Pradesh. The slurry pipeline passes through dense and thick forest, where the Maoists have sizeable presence and influence. The Maoists have targeted the slurry pipelines thrice since past one year.
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November - 28 
Suspected Nationalist socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) militants set ablaze five vehicles and a generator at Tikak west colliery belonging to North Eastern Coalfields close to the Assam-Arunachal border in Tinsukia District on November 28, report
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Suspected Nationalist socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) militants set ablaze five vehicles and a generator at Tikak west colliery belonging to North Eastern Coalfields close to the Assam-Arunachal border in Tinsukia District on November 28, reports The Telegraph. The militants numbered around 25 also fired in the air indiscriminately and assaulted a few employees before fleeing into the nearby jungles. "There were around 50 dumpers in service, four of which were parked at the workshop. Over 100 employees were in the mine and the workshop. They fired on diesel and water tanks, hit employees with the butt of their rifles and set on fire five vehicles and a generator. Four dumpers and a service van, valued at over INR three crore, were damaged," Mining in-charge of ANE Industries Private Ltd Balbir Singh said. Tinsukia Superintendent of Police Mugdha Jyoti Mahanta said, "There is no doubt about the involvement of NSCN cadres in the attack. However, we are yet to ascertain which faction was behind the attack and the motive."
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November - 28 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has unearthed major Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) plot hatched by associates of recently released terrorist in Pakistan, Hafiz Saeed to rattle Jammu and Kashmir with a series of terror strikes with the arrest of Pakist
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has unearthed major Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) plot hatched by associates of recently released terrorist in Pakistan, Hafiz Saeed to rattle Jammu and Kashmir with a series of terror strikes with the arrest of Pakistani LeT militant, Mohammad Amin Awan alias Abu Hamaaz of Pakistan’s port city of Karachi, reports Daily Excelsior on November 29. Hamaaz was captured alive by Army on the Line of Control (LoC) in Handwara area of Kupwara District on November 24, when his three Pakistani associates were killed by the troops in an encounter. Hamaaz, who hailed from Karachi’s Bardiya town, has turned out to be a “very rare catch” for the NIA as he has spilled lots of LeT plans not only pertaining to create turmoil in Jammu and Kashmir but also about plots being hatched by the outfit in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK) to send more militants into the Valley to compensate for the heavy losses suffered this year with the killing, arrest and surrender of large number of militants. Sources said Hamaaz was “close confidant” of the associates of Hafiz Saeed, who had recently walked free in Pakistan, and had been pushed into this side along with other militants by them. Meanwhile, a New Delhi court on November 28 sent Abu Hamaaz to 10-day custody of the NIA.
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November - 28 
The Nationalist socialist Council of Nagaland- Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) on November 28 announced the appointment of ‘lieutenant general’ Anthony Ningkhan Shimray as its ‘longvibu’ (commander-in-chief of the Naga army), reports Hi
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The Nationalist socialist Council of Nagaland- Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) on November 28 announced the appointment of ‘lieutenant general’ Anthony Ningkhan Shimray as its ‘longvibu’ (commander-in-chief of the Naga army), reports Hindustan Times. The outfit’s ‘vice-president’ Kholi announced this via an ‘order’. Shimray, a 56-year-old Tangkhul Naga from Manipur’s Ukhrul district, replaces Phungthing Shimrang, who was formerly the convenor of the ceasefire monitoring cell. The NSCN-IM did not specify the removal of Shimrang, also a Tangkhul from Manipur. Anthony Ningkhan Shimray, arrested on charges of gunrunning in 2010, is out on bail since 4 August, 2016.
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November - 28 
The security level was stepped-up at Mumbai airport after a private security guard at airport’s cargo division found an alleged Islamic States’ note regarding an attack on its cargo facility section, reports The Indian Express on November
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The security level was stepped-up at Mumbai airport after a private security guard at airport’s cargo division found an alleged Islamic States’ note regarding an attack on its cargo facility section, reports The Indian Express on November 29. According to the sources, the note read “attack the cargo on 26 January 2018 or anytime—ISIS [Islamic State of Iraq and Syria]”, after which the bomb disposable teams of Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and local Police were briefed up for security. As the cargo area is not monitored by CISF team, the levels of vigilance and passenger checks has been increased in the main airport terminal area, said senior CISF office.
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November - 28 
Zakir Musa—chief of al Qaeda’s Kashmir outfit, Ansar Ghazwat-ul Hind (AGuH), and other members of the outfit are getting ready with their supplies for winters, reports The Times of India on November 29. According to a video released on No
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Zakir Musa—chief of al Qaeda’s Kashmir outfit, Ansar Ghazwat-ul Hind (AGuH), and other members of the outfit are getting ready with their supplies for winters, reports The Times of India on November 29. According to a video released on November 28, Zakir Musa and other militants of AGuH were seen stocking up to the eatables, including Ghee, Milk while singing jihadi songs and waving Islamic States’ (IS) flags. Reportedly, in winters, routes in forests get clogged due to heavy snowfall and seasoned rains. It is suspected that the Musa and other members filmed this video from their hideout somewhere located inside the dense forests of the Tral belt in Pulwama District where they have enormous support from local population, said Police sources.
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November - 29 
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable was injured in an Improvised explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Palodi village under Kistaram Police Station in Sukma District on Nove
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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable was injured in an Improvised explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Palodi village under Kistaram Police Station in Sukma District on November 29, reports Zee News. The incident took place when the jawan along with a Police team was carrying out an anti-Naxal [Left Wing extremism (LWE)] operation in the area. The injured constable, a trooper of the 208th CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) battalion, has been airlifted for treatment
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November - 29 
A top ‘zonal commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and a strategist Enul Khan alias Govind ji (52), who was wanted for killing at least two dozen security personnel in the red zone area of Jharkhand and Bihar, sur
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A top ‘zonal commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and a strategist Enul Khan alias Govind ji (52), who was wanted for killing at least two dozen security personnel in the red zone area of Jharkhand and Bihar, surrendered with a gun before the Jharkhand State Police along with a ‘Commander’ of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), Roshan alias Ajay Prasad Sao, on November 29, reports The Pioneer. Govind had joined the banned left wing organisation as a regular cadre in 2005. Considering his strategy making capabilities, senior leaders of the outfit rose his ranks to ‘area commander’. He was also member of the political wing of the CPI-Maoist. “He was wanted by Jharkhand and Bihar Police for carrying out attacks on joint security forces. He carried Rs 10 lakh award on his head,” said Indrajeet Mahatha, Superintendent of Police (SP) Latehar. The SP added that Govindji in 2013 led a troop of Maoist cadres which had triggered a landmine blast killing eight security personnel including a Sub-Inspector (SI) rank officer in Bihar’s Gaya District. Govind was also part of the Maoist team which ambushed joint Security Forces (SFs) in Palamu in 2016. Six Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed and several others were injured in the attack, adds News Nation. Active since 2014, Roshan has been in jail and came out only in 2016 but he again became a Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)]. As per the surrender policy of the Government, Khan was given INR 1.1 million while Roshan got INR 50,000. Palamu Deputy Inspector general of Police (DIG), Vipul Shukla informed that Khan has 21 cases against him and was operating interstate, covering Bihar, whereas Roshan’s tally was 24 of which 14 cases are registered in Garhwa District.
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November - 29 
According to the recent data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), out of 12,317 cybercrime incidents that were reported in 2016, in only 30 per cent the Police or concerned investigation agency filed a charge sheet, reports The Hindu
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According to the recent data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), out of 12,317 cybercrime incidents that were reported in 2016, in only 30 per cent the Police or concerned investigation agency filed a charge sheet, reports The Hindu on November 30. There were 40 cases that were done with a “political” motive and 14 cases pertained to sale and purchase of illegal drugs. As per the data, 149 cases were registered for ‘inciting crimes against a community’ and three cases were of ‘inciting hate crimes against the country’. Along with, other 6,818 cases were registered under various sections of the Information Technology (IT) Act that pertains to sending offensive and false information. Under the various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, total 922 cases were registered, where the state Meghalaya tops with 42 cases registered under the sections pertaining to the ‘sedition and waging war against the country’.
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November - 29 
An Over Ground Worker (OGW), who was wanted by Security Forces (SFs), surrendered before Army in Anantnag District on November 29, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said that the OGW identified as Altaf Ahmad Sheikh, resident of Qoimoh area of Kulgam
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An Over Ground Worker (OGW), who was wanted by Security Forces (SFs), surrendered before Army in Anantnag District on November 29, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said that the OGW identified as Altaf Ahmad Sheikh, resident of Qoimoh area of Kulgam District, surrendered before Army’s 1 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) in Khanabal. The OGW was a close confidante of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants and he was activated as OGW by slain HM Dawood Sheikh who was gunned down by SFs in March 2016. Sources said that Altaf had surrendered last on March 4, 2016, but then again became the OGW on November 25 last year. He was involved in weapon snatching from a constable Zahid Ali on September 11, 2015. Sources said that the OGW is also a notorious stone-pelter and also leader of other stone-pelters in Qoimoh area.
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November - 29 
Emphasising on ‘no place for violence’ in a democracy, India’s Vice-President—M. Venkaiah Naidu said that terrorists neither belong to any religion nor caste, and all nations along with the United Nations (UN) must come forwar
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Emphasising on ‘no place for violence’ in a democracy, India’s Vice-President—M. Venkaiah Naidu said that terrorists neither belong to any religion nor caste, and all nations along with the United Nations (UN) must come forward with strong steps to eradicate terrorism from the world, reports The Indian Express on November 30. “A terrorist is a terrorist. A terrorist has no religion, no caste and is an enemy of humanity,” said Venkaiah Naidu at an event of “Dr Rajendra Prasad Memorial Lecture 2017” in New Delhi, India.
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November - 29 
Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) on November 29 released a Nokma (Garo village chieftain) of Rongding Awe in South Garo Hills, Jonisol M Sangma, from its captivity in the remote Rewak region in South Garo Hills District, reports The Shillong Time
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Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) on November 29 released a Nokma (Garo village chieftain) of Rongding Awe in South Garo Hills, Jonisol M Sangma, from its captivity in the remote Rewak region in South Garo Hills District, reports The Shillong Times. The militant outfit had abducted him from his home on November 12. Meanwhile, Police have not ruled out the fact that the family paid ransom for his release, although the Nokma insisted that no money changed hands.
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November - 29 
Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her Singaporean counterpart, Ng Eng Hen, on November 29, added depth to the collaboration of two countries by signing an agreement to strengthen the maritime security and overall military cooperation, fo
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Indian Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her Singaporean counterpart, Ng Eng Hen, on November 29, added depth to the collaboration of two countries by signing an agreement to strengthen the maritime security and overall military cooperation, focusing on combating terrorism and China’s increased military strength in the Indo-Pacific region, reports The Asian Age. The agreement would also look-after areas of aerospace and electronics between two nation’s defence industries for enhanced collaboration. Appreciating India’s proposal for routinely naval engagements over shared maritime space between the two countries, Singaporean Defence Minister—Eng Hen also appreciated Indian Prime Minister Modi’s acceptance to be the keynote speaker at the forthcoming ‘Shangri-La’ Dialogue in 2018.
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November - 29 
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister (CM) Mehbooba Mufti on November 29, ordered the withdrawal of cases of stone-pelting against 4,327 youths, reports The Times of India. The decision follows the recommendation of a high-powered committee headed by Dire
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister (CM) Mehbooba Mufti on November 29, ordered the withdrawal of cases of stone-pelting against 4,327 youths, reports The Times of India. The decision follows the recommendation of a high-powered committee headed by Director General of Police (DGP), S P Vaid which submitted its report to her today (November 29), an official spokesman said. "Today's decision marks the revival of process of withdrawal of cases started by chief minister Mehbooba Mufti last year immediately after taking over," he said. Mufti had initiated a process of review of cases against youths from 2008 to 2014 and in the first instance, 104 cases involving 634 youths were withdrawn within two months of her assuming power, the official said. Mufti ordered the withdrawal of cases of stone-pelting against 4,327 youths in 744 cases, he said. "With this, the total number of cases withdrawn so far on the directions of the chief minister has gone to 848 and the persons benefiting out of these withdrawals stands at 4,957," the spokesman said.
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November - 29 
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Shaikh Abdul Nayeem—arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 28, turned out to be an associate of 26/11 Mumbai attacks’ accused Syed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, reports The Indian
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Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative Shaikh Abdul Nayeem—arrested by National Investigation Agency (NIA) on November 28, turned out to be an associate of 26/11 Mumbai attacks’ accused Syed Zabiuddin Ansari alias Abu Jundal, reports The Indian Express on November 30. According to the NIA, Nayeem was also associated with LeT ‘commander’ Amzad alias Rehan who is based in Pakistan, and facilitated funds from LeT operatives in United Arab Emirates (UAE) with intentions to setup basis in different parts of India. Nayeem also did recce of different tourism-focal areas in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Himachal Pradesh for the purpose of carrying out terror attacks, said NIA statement. The NIA special court had granted his custody to NIA for ten days.
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November - 29 
Meanwhile, demanding an early solution to the Bodoland issue, the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) has called for a 10-day economic blockade in January 2018, reports The Sentinel. The student body has also announced a 24-hour national highway blockade
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Meanwhile, demanding an early solution to the Bodoland issue, the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) has called for a 10-day economic blockade in January 2018, reports The Sentinel. The student body has also announced a 24-hour national highway blockade in December 2017. “We want solution of the Bodoland issue at the earliest. We had organized several tripartite talks with the government but there was no result. We are dissatisfied with the lackluster attitude of the government towards the issue,” said ABSU ‘president’ Pramod Boro.
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November - 29 
Meanwhile, seven alleged CPI-Maoist cadres were arrested in a search operation launched by the Security Forces (SFs) in Toayameta and Kaynar forest in Narayanpur District on November 29, reports The Hindu. Those arrested were identified as Benja Korr
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Meanwhile, seven alleged CPI-Maoist cadres were arrested in a search operation launched by the Security Forces (SFs) in Toayameta and Kaynar forest in Narayanpur District on November 29, reports The Hindu. Those arrested were identified as Benja Korram, Kulle Madavi, Madda Podiyam, Aasi Usendi, Sukko Kashyap, Pandharu Kurhami and Guddi Mandavi, the Narayanpur District Police said in a statement. All seven were working for the Maoist ‘militia’ in Bhattbeda, Kakawada and Kolokal area of Narayanpur. The Police also managed to recover two locally-made guns, ammunition and other party literature from the arrested Maoists.
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November - 29 
Meanwhile, The 12-hour Assam bandh (shutdown strike) called by the Coordination Committee of the Tribal Organisation of Assam (CCTOA) passed off peacefully in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Majuli in Upper Assam with vehicles remaining off the road, reports
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Meanwhile, The 12-hour Assam bandh (shutdown strike) called by the Coordination Committee of the Tribal Organisation of Assam (CCTOA) passed off peacefully in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Majuli in Upper Assam with vehicles remaining off the road, reports The Telegraph. The protest was launched against the eviction of settlers at Amchang Reserve Forest who took shelter from Lakhimpur, Dhemaji and Majuli districts after losing their land to floods and erosion. The protesters shouted slogans like Tez dim, mati nidiu (we will give blood, not land).
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November - 29 
Pakistan Army resorted to ceasefire violation on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch District using heavy fire arms and mortars but failed to cause any casualties or damage for the third consecutive day on November 29, reports Daily Excelsior. Offici
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Pakistan Army resorted to ceasefire violation on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch District using heavy fire arms and mortars but failed to cause any casualties or damage for the third consecutive day on November 29, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said Pakistan army resorted to sudden unprovoked firing and shelling on the LoC targeting forward areas in Krishna Ghati and Poonch sector at 2.30 pm today. Initially, the Pakistan troops violated ceasefire with small fire arms but later used automatic weapons and 82mm mortars to target forward posts of the Army and civilian areas. The Indian side retaliated very effectively and strongly to silence the Pakistani guns, leading to very heavy exchanges that continued till 3.45 pm. However, small arms firing lasted till 6 pm, intermittently. There were no reports of any casualties or damages on the Indian side in Pakistani firing and shelling though some mortars fell in the civilian areas in which the people had narrow escape. However, reports indicated that Pakistan army might have suffered some casualties and infrastructural damages in retaliatory firing by the Indian troops.
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November - 29 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested some pro-Khalistani militants from Punjab on November 4, which includes Jagtar Singh Johal alias Jaggi—a citizen of the United Kingdom (UK), allegedly using the Internet to lure youth to revive Sikh militancy in P
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested some pro-Khalistani militants from Punjab on November 4, which includes Jagtar Singh Johal alias Jaggi—a citizen of the United Kingdom (UK), allegedly using the Internet to lure youth to revive Sikh militancy in Punjab, reports The New Indian Express on November 30. Allegedly Jagtar Singh was in touch with Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) ‘chief’ Harminder Singh and other members of the outfit. Adding to the role of Pakistan’s Inter-Service Intelligence Directorate (ISID), Chief Minister of Punjab—Amarinder Singh claimed that ISID always looks for the opportunity to disturb the internal security and peace in India, whether through Khalistan issue or anything else.
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November - 29 
Separately, security has been stepped up in the vulnerable pockets like Digboi, Pengaree, Bordumsa, Kakopothar, Doomdooma and Makum following intelligence inputs stating the possible large scale sabotage activities, including abduction and extortion
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Separately, security has been stepped up in the vulnerable pockets like Digboi, Pengaree, Bordumsa, Kakopothar, Doomdooma and Makum following intelligence inputs stating the possible large scale sabotage activities, including abduction and extortion were being planned by the United Liberation Front of Assam-Independent (ULFA-I), reports The Sentinel.
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November - 29 
The co-founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind—Hafiz Saeed continues to remain a ‘free man’ in Pakistan, as earlier he had been arrested under the peer pressure from the United States (US) Government
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The co-founder of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the 26/11 Mumbai attacks mastermind—Hafiz Saeed continues to remain a ‘free man’ in Pakistan, as earlier he had been arrested under the peer pressure from the United States (US) Government, reports The Times of India on November 30. Hafiz carries a bounty of 10 million US dollars imposed by the US considering his involvements in terror activities, but last week he was freed by Pakistan Government claiming no further cases against him.
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November - 29 
The Coordination Committee of Tribal Organisations of Assam (CCTOA), an umbrella organisation of 19 indigenous communities, has called a 12-hour Assam bandh (strike) on November 29 (today) to protest the eviction in Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary in Guwa
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The Coordination Committee of Tribal Organisations of Assam (CCTOA), an umbrella organisation of 19 indigenous communities, has called a 12-hour Assam bandh (strike) on November 29 (today) to protest the eviction in Amchang Wildlife Sanctuary in Guwahati by State Government authorities, reports The Telegraph.
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November - 29 
The number of terrorists killed in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir has crossed 200, for the first time in seven years, according to the State Police, reports The Times of India on November 30. "Today by the collective effort o
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The number of terrorists killed in counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir has crossed 200, for the first time in seven years, according to the State Police, reports The Times of India on November 30. "Today by the collective effort of @JmuKmrPolice, Indian Army, @crpfindia, CAPF and people of Kashmir have led to neutralisation of more than 200 terrorists in the year of 2017 alone, This marks a huge landmark for establishing peace & stability in the state of J&K &our country." Director General of Police (DGP) Shesh Paul Vaid tweeted. The DGP's tweet came on a day five militants were killed in two separate encounters by the Security Forces (SFs) in Budgam and Baramulla Districts, officials said.According to official figures, 200 terrorists have been killed by the SFs during counter-insurgency operations from 1 January till date this year, which is the highest since 2010. In 2010, 270 terrorists were killed. However the number dropped to around 100 per year by the end of 2015. In 2016, 165 terrorists were killed by the SFs along the Line of Control (LoC) and in the hinterland. There has been an increase in civilian killings in militancy-related violence as well with 54 civilians getting killed this year compared to 14 last year. The number of SFs killed in militancy-related incidents this year was 77, lower than the 88 fatalities witnessed last year, TOI reported.
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November - 29 
The team comprises of local Police and National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided a house and arrested Akhtar Hussain Khan (52) in Samantrapur village, around 40 kilometres in Cuttack District of Odisha on November 29, reports The Times of India. Bef
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The team comprises of local Police and National Investigation Agency (NIA) raided a house and arrested Akhtar Hussain Khan (52) in Samantrapur village, around 40 kilometres in Cuttack District of Odisha on November 29, reports The Times of India. Before the arrest, the team probed Akhtar for five hours and thoroughly searched his house which includes examination of his mobile phone and other documents. Later, they took him to an undisclosed location. On the basis of suspicious terror links, the NIA team found some messages and phone numbers in Akhtar’s mobile phone, following his arrest, said sources. "My father was sitting in his room in the morning when suddenly the NIA team arrived and isolated him. They questioned him for over five hours and later took him along with them. When I opposed they said they are taking my father with them for further questioning and will leave him by evening," said Illiyash Khan, Akhtar's son. The raid on Akhtar’s house was based on the informative inputs from another suspected terror operative arrested by NIA team from Varanasi District of Uttar Pradesh on November 28, 2017, said sources.
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November - 29 
Two Rohingya refugee families comprising eight members were apprehended from Khayerpur area in Agartala in West Tripura District on November 29, reports Tripurainfo. Eight members of two Rohingya refugees were on their way to the city on an Inter-Sta
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Two Rohingya refugee families comprising eight members were apprehended from Khayerpur area in Agartala in West Tripura District on November 29, reports Tripurainfo. Eight members of two Rohingya refugees were on their way to the city on an Inter-State bus but they landed at Khayerpur ‘mistakenly’ at 10.05 am. All the detain Rohingya families were taken to Bodhjungnagar Police Station for interrogation, according to sources. The eight were identified as Mohammad Ansarulla (35), Syed Karim, (55), Khasina Bibi (25), Sufeda (20), Mohammad Jubain (13), Safilum Islam, (7), Taslima (5) and 16-month-old) Mohammad Afran.
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November - 30 
‘District secretary’ of Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy’s (CPI-ML-New Democracy) armed squad D. Sammaiah alias Gopi (49) was arrested by the Police in Mahabubabad District on November 30,
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‘District secretary’ of Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-New Democracy’s (CPI-ML-New Democracy) armed squad D. Sammaiah alias Gopi (49) was arrested by the Police in Mahabubabad District on November 30, reports The Hindu. Superintendent of Police (SP), N. Koti Reddy said the arrested Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] leader was underground for the past 30 years and belonged to Enchagudem in Kothaguda mandal(administrative sub-division). On credible information that Sammaiah was in Mahabubabad town to extort money from a contractor the Police laid a trap and arrested him. The Police seized one 8 mm rifle, 8 mm rifle magazine, 10 live rounds, one pouch and a kitbag. He was involved in a exchange of fire with the Police in 2004, in murder of two persons in 2012 in Gudur mandal, blasting of a belt shop and assault of a person in 2010 at Kothaguda mandal. The SP said the arrested Naxalite was extorting money from tendu leaf contractors, civil contractors and petty traders. He appealed to people to inform the Police about the movement of armed squads that were indulging in extortion and unlawful activities. He wanted the underground cadre to give up arms and join themainstream.
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November - 30 
An encounter raged between the Security Forces (SFs) and the militants in Budgam District early on November 30, reports Daily Excelsior. Official source said that on a tip off about the presence of militants, SFs and Special Operation Group (SOG) of
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An encounter raged between the Security Forces (SFs) and the militants in Budgam District early on November 30, reports Daily Excelsior. Official source said that on a tip off about the presence of militants, SFs and Special Operation Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir launched a joint search operation in a village in Charar-e-Sharief in the District early this morning. However, when the SFs were moving towards a particular area in the village, militants hiding there resorted to indiscriminate firing with automatic weapons, they said adding SFs also retaliated, ensuing an encounter. At least two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militants are reportedly trapped. Sources said that it is believed two to three militants are hiding in the area. No further details waited.
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November - 30 
Five militants including, four militants of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and one ‘divisional commander’, North Kashmir of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed and two Army personnel were injured in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir
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Five militants including, four militants of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and one ‘divisional commander’, North Kashmir of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed and two Army personnel were injured in two separate encounters in Jammu and Kashmir on November 30, reports Daily Excelsior. A Police spokesman said: “Acting on specific information, Budgam Police along with 10 Gadwal and CRPF [Central Reserve Police Force] launched a cordon and search operation (CASO) in Futli Pora area of Police Post Pakherpora, Charar-e-Sharief in Budgam. During the search operation, terrorists hiding in the area fired upon the joint search party. The fire was retaliated, ensuing an encounter. Three terrorists were killed in the encounter. One of the killed terrorists was identified as Shabir Ahmad Dar resident of Thokerpora Pulwama. The identity of other two foreign terrorists is being ascertained. Three AK rifles, 3 AK magazines, 111 AK rounds and other ammunition was recovered from the encounter site.” The 12-Sector Commander, Brigadier Harbir Singh while giving details of the operation stated: “We got specific information about presence of terrorists in a specific house in Futli Pora. We were tracking this group for last 3-4 days. When we got specific information of their hiding in a house, early in the morning we laid cordon around the village. Around 20 civilians were present in the house where terrorists were hiding. We rescued these civilians from the house and they told us there are 4 terrorists hiding including a local Shabir while three were foreign terrorists and all the four belonged to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM)”. A Scorpio parked near the encounter site and which belonged to the house-owner was also gutted in the encounter.During the encounter, locals staged protest and clashed with the SFs, who fired teargas and pellets against the stone-throwing protesters to bring the situation under control. During protests, one boy sustained bullet injuries in arm. Locals set ablaze a vehicle in the area as they suspected it had been hired by Army. Internet services were suspended in Pulwama and Budgam Districts in the wake of the encounter. Police have handed over the body of militant Shabir Ahmad Dar of Thokerpora to his family.
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November - 30 
Meanwhile, in the second encounter in North Kashmir’s Sopore area in Baramulla District, a LeT ‘divisional commander’ was killed and two Army personnel were injured, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said that 9 Para of Army laid an
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Meanwhile, in the second encounter in North Kashmir’s Sopore area in Baramulla District, a LeT ‘divisional commander’ was killed and two Army personnel were injured, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said that 9 Para of Army laid an ambush in Zaloora forests of Sopore in Baramulla District early today (November 30), acting specific information regarding the presence of militants in Kumar Mohalla Sagipora, Sopore. One Para-commando was injured in the ambush and militants fled but were again trapped by the SFs in Bomai area of Sopore. Army’s 22 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and SOG Sopore cordoned off Bomai Sopore and in an encounter killed a LeT commander while one Army jawan was injured. “During searches, terrorist hiding in a Nallah near water point of Kumar Mohalla, Sagipora fired upon the joint search party. The fire was retaliated in which the said terrorist was gunned down. The terrorist was later identified as Muzzamil from Pakistan affiliated with LeT outfit, commander of North Kashmir. One AK rifle, 5 AK magazines, 124 AK rounds, one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), 5 UBGL rounds and other ammunition were recovered from the encounter site”, the spokesman added.
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November - 30 
Meanwhile, Police arrested three Naga National Council (NNC) militants from Meherpur near Silchar in Cachar district November 30, reports The Telegraph. The cadres were identified as Sumgailung Gonmy, (19), Keirijin Kamai, (35), and Thuijinang K
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Meanwhile, Police arrested three Naga National Council (NNC) militants from Meherpur near Silchar in Cachar district November 30, reports The Telegraph. The cadres were identified as Sumgailung Gonmy, (19), Keirijin Kamai, (35), and Thuijinang Kamai, (26). The trio is based in Manipur. Superintendent of Police Rakesh Roushan said the Police, on the basis of a tip-off, had conducted an operation in Meherpur and nabbed the cadres. Two pistols, magazines, 14 rounds of ammunition and some clothes were recovered from their possession.
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November - 30 
Meanwhile, posters of the CPI-Maoist appealing people to observe People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) week, surfaced at the Kurtamgarh area under Tumudibandha Police Station area in Kandhamal District on November 30, reports Pragativadi New
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Meanwhile, posters of the CPI-Maoist appealing people to observe People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) week, surfaced at the Kurtamgarh area under Tumudibandha Police Station area in Kandhamal District on November 30, reports Pragativadi News. At least two posters were put up beside the Tumudibandha Road, released in the name of CPI-Maoist group appealing people to observe PLGA week to mark its foundation day from December 2-8. Through the posters, CPI-Maoist cadres also gave a call to people in the District to join the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] movement in large numbers. The posters highlighted of the Bargarh encounter and Naxals have warned through the posters that the sacrifice of woman CPI-Maoist cadre Banila and two others would not go in vain and they would fight for the rights on water, forest and women’s liberation.
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November - 30 
Meanwhile, security has been beefed up across Malkangiri District after posters of Kalimela Regional Committee of CPI-Maoist were found in Tekguda and Chitrakonda areas in the District on November 30, reports New Indian Express. Surveillance has been
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Meanwhile, security has been beefed up across Malkangiri District after posters of Kalimela Regional Committee of CPI-Maoist were found in Tekguda and Chitrakonda areas in the District on November 30, reports New Indian Express. Surveillance has been strengthened to foil violent activities of Naxals who will observe the PLGA week from December 2, to pay homage to their martyrs killed during encounter with Security Forces (SFs). The Police have been put on high alert and combing operations are underway in all sensitive areas along the border. Police sources said anti-Maoist operations are on in full swing with the combined efforts of Border Security Force (BSF), Special Operations Group (SOG) and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel. The District Police has stepped up joint combing operations with the Central forces. Additional forces have been deployed in all sensitive places such as Kalimela, MV-79, Motu, Podia, Maithili, Chitrakonda, Govindpalli and Bhejangwada of the District, said a Police official.
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November - 30 
Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on November 30 rejected the Centre's plea to extend the deadline for update of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) from December 31 this year to July 31, 2018, reports The Telegraph.
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Meanwhile, the Supreme Court on November 30 rejected the Centre's plea to extend the deadline for update of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) from December 31 this year to July 31, 2018, reports The Telegraph.
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November - 30 
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that Jammat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and founder of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Hafiz Saeed was released by the Lahore High Court in the lack of charges against him, reports The Times of India
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Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi said that Jammat-ud-Dawa (JuD) chief and founder of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) Hafiz Saeed was released by the Lahore High Court in the lack of charges against him, reports The Times of India on December 1. No substantial evidences have been provided by India to prove the allegations on Hafiz Saeed, these are only accusations, said Pakistan’s PM Abbasi. Abbasi asked Indian Government to provide substantial evidences and prosecute Hafiz Saeed at international platform.
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November - 30 
President Ram Nath Kovind ,hailing Mizoram as “special”, on November 30 said it is the focus of the Centre’s Act East policy that aims at providing access to new markets for the State, reports The Telegraph. The policy wi
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President Ram Nath Kovind ,hailing Mizoram as “special”, on November 30 said it is the focus of the Centre’s Act East policy that aims at providing access to new markets for the State, reports The Telegraph. The policy will give Mizoram’s agricultural produce and traditional products entry to such markets, as well as strengthen information technology and Internet connectivity in the State, Mr. Kovind said at a special session of the Assembly. He said this process would have a multiplier effect across a range of industries.
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November - 30 
Security Forces in an encounter killed United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) militant "sergeant major" Rajan Deka alias Rajan Asom (44),at Khoirabari village Udalguri district on November 30, reports&nbs
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Security Forces in an encounter killed United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) militant "sergeant major" Rajan Deka alias Rajan Asom (44),at Khoirabari village Udalguri district on November 30, reports The Telegraph. An AK-47 rifle, three magazines, three pistols, 74 live cartridges, eight mobile phones and INR 6,000 were recovered from the militant who carried a bounty of INR 5000,000 on his head.
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November - 30 
Separately, Jimendra Mallick, a CPI-Maoist cadre, who was providing logistical as well as intelligence inputs to the outfit, was arrested today form Tumudibandha Police Station area in Kandhamal District on November 30, reports samajalive.in. Mallick
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Separately, Jimendra Mallick, a CPI-Maoist cadre, who was providing logistical as well as intelligence inputs to the outfit, was arrested today form Tumudibandha Police Station area in Kandhamal District on November 30, reports samajalive.in. Mallick, a native of Duringpada village of Kotagada Block (administrative unit), was actively operating in Tumudibandha, Baliguda and Kotagada blocks of the District for the CPI-Maoists’ cause. He was disseminating the movement of Police and SFs in advance and confessed his allegiance to CPI-Maoist, said Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Bibekanand Sharma.
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November - 30 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have set up a permanent camp ahead of People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) week starting from December 2, in cut off area of Malkangiri District, reports Odisha Sun Times on December 1
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have set up a permanent camp ahead of People’s Liberation Guerilla Army (PLGA) week starting from December 2, in cut off area of Malkangiri District, reports Odisha Sun Times on December 1. The Maoists constructed a building, painted in red colour and cordoned off the place with the barricades like Police Station, in a remote area near Totaguda village in Jantri Panchayat (village level local-self government institution) in Chitrakonda area in the District. Sources said that Maoist leader Samara and his wife will be in charge of the management of the office. The Maoists office will be officially inaugurated on the first day of the PLGA week on Dec 2.
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November - 30 
The Consortium of Koch Royal Families (Conkorf), on November 30 raised the demand for separate “Koch Hajo” state, reports The Telegraph. This development comes after the demand for a separate "Bodoland" state to be carved out of
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The Consortium of Koch Royal Families (Conkorf), on November 30 raised the demand for separate “Koch Hajo” state, reports The Telegraph. This development comes after the demand for a separate "Bodoland" state to be carved out of Assam was raised by different Bodo organisations recently. According to the organisation, there is no historical basis of the demand for "Bodoland" as the ancient Bodo Kachari comprised Cachar and a part of Nagaland with Dimapur as the capital and not the areas that they are demanding as "Bodoland". Conkorf said in the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD), comprising Kokrajhar, Baksa, Udalguri and Chirang, Bodos comprise only 27 per cent of the total population.
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November - 30 
The eight Rohingya refugees arrested in the State were sent to seven days' judicial custody by the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Agartala on November 30, reports The Telegraph. They will be produced in court again on December 6. , investigat
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The eight Rohingya refugees arrested in the State were sent to seven days' judicial custody by the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Agartala on November 30, reports The Telegraph. They will be produced in court again on December 6. , investigating officers have found that the refugees were planning to cross over to Bangladesh. They were charged under Section 3/6 IPC and Section 14 of Foreigners Act.
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November - 30 
Unidentified militants planted a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in front of an iron and steel shop located at Khoyathong Polem Leikai Pukhri Mapal in Imphal West District on November 30, reports E-pao. The IED was later safely detonated b
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Unidentified militants planted a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in front of an iron and steel shop located at Khoyathong Polem Leikai Pukhri Mapal in Imphal West District on November 30, reports E-pao. The IED was later safely detonated by bomb experts on the spot.
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*Data till , March 27, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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