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January - 1 
A Mumbai court on January 1 extended till January 15 the judicial remand of Mohammed Afroz Razak, a suspected member of the Al Qaeda, who had planned to blow up targets in Britain and Australia. The accused did not plead for bail and also preferred
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A Mumbai court on January 1 extended till January 15 the judicial remand of Mohammed Afroz Razak, a suspected member of the Al Qaeda, who had planned to blow up targets in Britain and Australia. The accused did not plead for bail and also preferred not to engage any lawyer. Hence, no bail petition was moved on his behalf. Earlier, on December 18, 2001, Afroz had made a statement purported to be a confession about his links with the Al Qaeda and its plans to hit targets in foreign countries. However, the contents of his statement are not known, as it was recorded in-camera.
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January - 1 
A security force patrol was fired upon by a group of unidentified gunmen at Bukjan, a tribal hamlet in the West Tripura district on the same day. Consequent to an encounter, the gunmen managed to escape into the forest areas. A Chinese-made pistol an
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A security force patrol was fired upon by a group of unidentified gunmen at Bukjan, a tribal hamlet in the West Tripura district on the same day. Consequent to an encounter, the gunmen managed to escape into the forest areas. A Chinese-made pistol and magazine with 20 live cartridges were recovered from the encounter site. No casualty was reported on any side.
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January - 1 
According to Intelligence sources, the surrendered ANVC cadre told the police that huge consignments of arms and ammunition were being supplied to the outfit from China. He said arms and ammunition for the outfit were finding their way through the So
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According to Intelligence sources, the surrendered ANVC cadre told the police that huge consignments of arms and ammunition were being supplied to the outfit from China. He said arms and ammunition for the outfit were finding their way through the South China Sea and were being delivered at the Cox Bazar port in Bangladesh. He disclosed that the outfit also runs more than half a dozen training camps in Bangladesh. Intelligence sources added that Marak had reportedly confessed that arms were being transported to the Garo Hills district through Mymensing and Netrokona districts, in Bangladesh. News sources pointed that Marak was posted in Bangladesh for more than two years.
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January - 1 
According to media reports of January 2, arms and ammunition were recovered from two passenger buses recently by the Dhing police. The police also arrested four persons and seized the buses used in carrying arms and ammunition from Motrabari.
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According to media reports of January 2, arms and ammunition were recovered from two passenger buses recently by the Dhing police. The police also arrested four persons and seized the buses used in carrying arms and ammunition from Motrabari.
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January - 1 
Assam on January 1 announced a month’s safe passage to United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists, and offered to hold unconditional peace talks to end insurgency in the State, which is two deca
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Assam on January 1 announced a month’s safe passage to United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists, and offered to hold unconditional peace talks to end insurgency in the State, which is two decades-old. "As a New Year offer, we want the militants to shun the path of violence and come to the negotiating table for peace talks… Militants can feel free to come to their families on the New Year provided they don’t bring arms and indulge in violent activities", Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said in Guwahati. The Union government should take up with all sincerity the issue of Assam’s militant groups taking shelter in neighbouring countries," Gogoi added, referring to the fact that the terrorist outfits operate out of Bhutan, Bangladesh and Myanmar. "But unfortunately that is not happening, which is really sad," he opined.
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January - 1 
Earlier, on the evening of January 1, two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed in an encounter in Khudwani, Anantnag district. One of them was a Pakistani mercenary and the other a Kashmiri. In another encounter in Keri, Rajouri, an SF pers
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Earlier, on the evening of January 1, two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed in an encounter in Khudwani, Anantnag district. One of them was a Pakistani mercenary and the other a Kashmiri. In another encounter in Keri, Rajouri, an SF personnel was killed and another injured. Meanwhile, unidentified terrorists accused a civilian of being an SF informer and killed him in Bandipore, Baramulla district. In another incident, an SF personnel was injured after unidentified terrorists ambushed a patrol party at Bhimdasa, Udhampur. The terrorists managed to escape after the ambush.
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January - 1 
In a separate encounter at Kalsari, Baramulla district, three HM terrorists were killed. In the same district, two security force (SF) personnel were killed and four others injured when unidentified terrorists ambushed an SF convoy at Chapdaji, Baram
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In a separate encounter at Kalsari, Baramulla district, three HM terrorists were killed. In the same district, two security force (SF) personnel were killed and four others injured when unidentified terrorists ambushed an SF convoy at Chapdaji, Baramulla district. The terrorists managed to escape after the ambush. In a third incident in the district, a civilian was killed and another abducted by unidentified terrorists in Bandipore. In Budgam district, two civilians were abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists in Poshkar.
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January - 1 
In a separate incident, unidentified terrorists killed a civilian in Shalimar, near Srinagar. Meanwhile, unidentified terrorists fired rockets at the Rajouri residence of a former State Minister and leader of the ruling National Conference (NC), Tali
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In a separate incident, unidentified terrorists killed a civilian in Shalimar, near Srinagar. Meanwhile, unidentified terrorists fired rockets at the Rajouri residence of a former State Minister and leader of the ruling National Conference (NC), Talib Hussain. Hussain was not present at his residence at the time of the attack. This was the second attack on his residence. Earlier, on December 24, 2001, unidentified terrorists snatched eight rifles from SF personnel guarding the leader’s residence.
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January - 1 
In the past, Pakistan has waived normal extradition procedures to deliver two men Ramzi Yousef and Mir Amal Kansi wanted by the US for terrorist crimes there. But, Pakistan Foreign Minister Abdus Sattar said, on January 1, that the 20 suspects would
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In the past, Pakistan has waived normal extradition procedures to deliver two men Ramzi Yousef and Mir Amal Kansi wanted by the US for terrorist crimes there. But, Pakistan Foreign Minister Abdus Sattar said, on January 1, that the 20 suspects would be handed over to India under the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation’s (SAARC) Regional Convention on Suppression of Terrorism, that too, only if India met the necessary "legal obligations''. Sattar also said that India should initiate a case against each person in its own courts, indict them and then ask for their extradition. At that point, he clarified, "Pakistan will consider the request and if the person is genuinely required for the prosecution, (he) will be handed over''.
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Left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), blew up the telephone exchange building at Mallamaplli village, Mulug police station limits, on January 1. According to police sources, the entire building came down under its impact an
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Left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), blew up the telephone exchange building at Mallamaplli village, Mulug police station limits, on January 1. According to police sources, the entire building came down under its impact and all the equipment in the exchange was totally damaged. The loss of property is estimated at Rs. 50 lakh.
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Left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Peoples' War Group (PWG), set off an explosion inside a telephone exchange building at Mallampalli village, Warangal district, on January 1 night, police said.A group of 10 Naxals belonging to the Pandava Dalam
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Left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Peoples' War Group (PWG), set off an explosion inside a telephone exchange building at Mallampalli village, Warangal district, on January 1 night, police said.A group of 10 Naxals belonging to the Pandava Dalam (squad) were allegedly involved in the act. The equipment as well as the building suffered a heavy damage.
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January - 1 
The proscribed Achik National Volunteers’ Council (ANVC) terrorist outfit operating in the Garo Hills, Mehhalaya, and in some parts of West Khasi Hills has a direct link with China, a surrendered terrorist said. The ANVC purchases sophisticated weap
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The proscribed Achik National Volunteers’ Council (ANVC) terrorist outfit operating in the Garo Hills, Mehhalaya, and in some parts of West Khasi Hills has a direct link with China, a surrendered terrorist said. The ANVC purchases sophisticated weaponry at subsidized rates from China, said Chengmut K Marak, an ANVC cadre, who surrendered at the Krishnai police station, Goalpara district, with an AK-56 assault rifle on December 25, 2001, along with a National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Issak Muivah (NSCN -IM) terrorist.
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January - 1 
The Tripura government has offered a safe passage to terrorist outfits active in the State to pave way for peace talks to end two decades of violent insurgency. "Our doors are open for talks with militant groups and as a goodwill gesture we are offer
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The Tripura government has offered a safe passage to terrorist outfits active in the State to pave way for peace talks to end two decades of violent insurgency. "Our doors are open for talks with militant groups and as a goodwill gesture we are offering safe passage in the New Year to enable the rebels to come forward for peace dialogue," Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said, on January 1. "Any militant leader or cadres willing to accept our free passage offer could visit their families but that must confirm to the parameters of the Indian Constitution and he or she cannot carry arms during such visits," he added. The Chief Minister also pointed that the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) operated out of well-entrenched bases inside neighbouring Bangladesh.
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January - 1 
The ULFA on the same day said there was no scope for peace talks with the Union government under the provisions of the Indian Constitution. The ULFA had earlier expressed its willingness to hold talks if the government agreed to three of its precondi
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The ULFA on the same day said there was no scope for peace talks with the Union government under the provisions of the Indian Constitution. The ULFA had earlier expressed its willingness to hold talks if the government agreed to three of its preconditions — a foreign venue, negotiations under United Nations’ supervision and discussions on its main demand of independence. The Union government said that the ULFA’s last two preconditions could not be met.
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January - 1 
Three Army personnel were killed and five others injured when a group of unidentified terrorists attacked them at a firing range in Damtl, in Punjab, on January 1. The site of the attack is close to the State’s border with Himachal Pradesh. News repo
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Three Army personnel were killed and five others injured when a group of unidentified terrorists attacked them at a firing range in Damtl, in Punjab, on January 1. The site of the attack is close to the State’s border with Himachal Pradesh. News reports said SF personnel, who were engaged in preparing the firing range, were first attacked with rockets, from atop a nearby hill. Then they were fired at. Police suspect that the terrorists probably belonged to outfits active in Jammu and Kashmir.
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January - 1 
Three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed during an encounter in Machhipora, Kupwara district, on January 1, 2002.
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Three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed during an encounter in Machhipora, Kupwara district, on January 1, 2002.
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January - 1 
Two tribal youths of the Halam community were killed by a group of 12 terrorists of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) near the Jamthung village, Dhalai district, on January 1.
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Two tribal youths of the Halam community were killed by a group of 12 terrorists of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) near the Jamthung village, Dhalai district, on January 1.
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January - 2 
A news analysis in the Times of India on January 3 noted the Indian government’s demand that Pakistan extradites 20 terrorist suspects entails a complex legal issue. India had, on December 15, 2001, presented four demands to Pakistan, following the
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A news analysis in the Times of India on January 3 noted the Indian government’s demand that Pakistan extradites 20 terrorist suspects entails a complex legal issue. India had, on December 15, 2001, presented four demands to Pakistan, following the December 13, 2001 terrorist attack on Parliament. The demands were (a) arrest of terrorist leaders present in Pakistan, (b) a ban on their finances (c) a ban on their activities, and (d) the closure of their offices.
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January - 2 
A top terrorist of the Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JuM), Master Ghulam Hassan, and four associates were killed in an encounter in Zab Khurhama, Kupwara district, also on January 2. Ghulam Hassan was the JuM ‘divisional commander’ and was reportedly the rig
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A top terrorist of the Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JuM), Master Ghulam Hassan, and four associates were killed in an encounter in Zab Khurhama, Kupwara district, also on January 2. Ghulam Hassan was the JuM ‘divisional commander’ and was reportedly the right hand man of the JuM chief ‘General Abdullah’. In the same district, an unidentified terrorist was killed in a separate encounter in Badarhar. In a third encounter in the district, a terrorist of the Tehreek-e-Jehad-e-Islami was killed at Lakhihakar. In Pulwama district, two suspected JeM terrorists and an SF personnel were killed in an encounter in Pinjora. SF sources suspect, while one of the slain terrorists was a Pakistani mercenary, the other was a Kashmiri. Two civilians were reportedly injured as they were trapped in the encounter.
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January - 2 
According to media reports, a large Naga delegation from the North-east is arriving in Bangkok on January 4 for a meeting with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Issak Muivah (NSCN-IM) leadership to evolve means for a peaceful end to the 54
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According to media reports, a large Naga delegation from the North-east is arriving in Bangkok on January 4 for a meeting with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Issak Muivah (NSCN-IM) leadership to evolve means for a peaceful end to the 54-year-old insurgency in Nagaland. Leaders drawn from the Naga Hoho, the apex tribal council of the Nagas, the Church, the Naga Students’ Federation, Naga People’s Movement for Human Rights besides the Naga Mothers’ Association, a powerful Naga women’s group, are to attend the two-day Bangkok meet scheduled to commence on January 4. "The meeting has been initiated by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland faction headed by Isak Chishi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah. There is no fixed agenda, but we on our part shall impress upon the need for reconciliation among the feuding Naga rebel factions which is a must for restoration of peace," M Vero, President of the Naga Hoho, said in Dimapur, Nagaland.
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January - 2 
According to media reports, the Union Home Ministry has directed security forces based in Assam and Meghalaya to be on the alert to the possibility of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) setting up bases in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya. The red ale
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According to media reports, the Union Home Ministry has directed security forces based in Assam and Meghalaya to be on the alert to the possibility of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) setting up bases in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya. The red alert was sounded consequent to the expiry of Bhutan government’s deadline to the proscribed outfit to shift its camps from Bhutanese territories.
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January - 2 
According to official sources, a left-wing extremist, Naxalite of the People’s War Group (PWG) was arrested during a joint operation by the Orissa police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Chintrakonda, Malkangiri district on January 2 ni
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According to official sources, a left-wing extremist, Naxalite of the People’s War Group (PWG) was arrested during a joint operation by the Orissa police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Chintrakonda, Malkangiri district on January 2 night. Police sources said that the Naxalite was wanted by the Andhra Pradesh police and carried a cash award of Rs 40,000 on his head.
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January - 2 
Another leading businessman, who was abducted from Itanagar on December 26, 2001, was released on January 2, reportedly after a huge ransom was paid.
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Another leading businessman, who was abducted from Itanagar on December 26, 2001, was released on January 2, reportedly after a huge ransom was paid.
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January - 2 
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said, in Guwahati, on January 2, his government does not want to take any decision on the proposed Bodoland Tribal Council (BTC) in a hurried manner. Such a step could hurt the sentiments of the non-Bodos co-habiting
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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said, in Guwahati, on January 2, his government does not want to take any decision on the proposed Bodoland Tribal Council (BTC) in a hurried manner. Such a step could hurt the sentiments of the non-Bodos co-habiting the area along with the Bodos and create "administrative and other social problems" in Assam, Gogoi said. Commenting on the January 21-deadline set by the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) to the Assam Government, he said fixing deadlines would not solve the Bodo problem and the Bodo leaders should understand that the sentiments of non-Bodos must not be ignored, if they wanted durable peace.
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January - 2 
Delayed news reports said that an ULFA terrorist was killed during an encounter at the Deochunga reserve forests of Darrang district on January 2. A gun and some ammunition were seized after the encounter. The slain terrorist has been identified as a
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Delayed news reports said that an ULFA terrorist was killed during an encounter at the Deochunga reserve forests of Darrang district on January 2. A gun and some ammunition were seized after the encounter. The slain terrorist has been identified as a 'corporal' of the outfit and active in the district in December 2001.
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January - 2 
In another incident, PWG Naxalites sent back officials who had come to start the 16th phase of Janmabhoomi programme in villges of Mahamuttaram on January 2. According to media reports, the Naxalites warned the government officials against conducting
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In another incident, PWG Naxalites sent back officials who had come to start the 16th phase of Janmabhoomi programme in villges of Mahamuttaram on January 2. According to media reports, the Naxalites warned the government officials against conducting the programme in these villages. Later, the leader of the local guerrilla squad, Latchanna, addressed a public gathering and condemned the government saying that it was wasting public money in the name of such programmes. He said the public should not participate in such programmes for their own good, as these programmes were merely eyewash.
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January - 2 
In Kupwara district, unidentified terrorists abducted and killed a civilian in Potshai on January 2.
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In Kupwara district, unidentified terrorists abducted and killed a civilian in Potshai on January 2.
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January - 2 
In Srinagar, 10 security force (SF) personnel and 15 civilians were injured when unidentified terrorists lobbed a hand grenade at Jehangir Chowk. News reports said a defused grenade was lobbed first, prompting many civilians to run away. As policemen
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In Srinagar, 10 security force (SF) personnel and 15 civilians were injured when unidentified terrorists lobbed a hand grenade at Jehangir Chowk. News reports said a defused grenade was lobbed first, prompting many civilians to run away. As policemen gathered to investigate, a live grenade was lobbed which exploded and caused the injuries. Two of the injured personnel died later at a hospital. In a second grenade attack the city, two SF personnel were injured when a grenade was thrown on a patrol party. There were no arrests in either attack. Unconfirmed news reports added that two SF personnel were killed and seven others injured when unidentified terrorists attacked an SF camp in Darhal, Rajouri district; the terrorists managed to escape after the attack. In the same district, a civilian was abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists at Jamola.
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January - 2 
In the opinion of unnamed Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) officials, as Pakistan has come to claim that it had acted on India’s demands, the next logical step for India is to demand the extradition of 20 terrorists and criminals wanted in India. T
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In the opinion of unnamed Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) officials, as Pakistan has come to claim that it had acted on India’s demands, the next logical step for India is to demand the extradition of 20 terrorists and criminals wanted in India. The MEA officials have also said that the first four demands made to Pakistan were "consistent with Pakistan's obligations under international law'' and also with UN Security Council Resolution 1373. However, the extradition request takes India into uncharted legal territory.
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January - 2 
In Udhampur district, a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist was arrested after an encounter in Chanakot. A civilian died after being trapped in the encounter.
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In Udhampur district, a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist was arrested after an encounter in Chanakot. A civilian died after being trapped in the encounter.
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January - 2 
National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) terrorists killed two young villagers in Dhalai district, after they attended a meeting of their community which condemned the ongoing terrorist activities in Tripura and decided to prevent any other youths
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National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) terrorists killed two young villagers in Dhalai district, after they attended a meeting of their community which condemned the ongoing terrorist activities in Tripura and decided to prevent any other youths from their community from joining the terrorist outfits.
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January - 2 
PWG Naxalites sent back officials who had come to start the 16th phase of Janmabhoomi programme in villges of Mahamuttaram on January 2. According to media reports, the Naxalites warned the government officials against conducting the programme in the
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PWG Naxalites sent back officials who had come to start the 16th phase of Janmabhoomi programme in villges of Mahamuttaram on January 2. According to media reports, the Naxalites warned the government officials against conducting the programme in these villages. Later, the leader of the local guerrilla squad, Latchanna, addressed a public gathering and condemned the government saying that it was wasting public money in the name of such programmes. He said the public should not participate in such programmes for their own good, as these programmes were merely eyewash.
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January - 2 
Seven Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in a raid by security forces (SFs) on their hideout in Hill Kaka, Poonch district, on January 2. In the same district, two more Pakistani LeT mercenaries were killed in another enco
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Seven Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in a raid by security forces (SFs) on their hideout in Hill Kaka, Poonch district, on January 2. In the same district, two more Pakistani LeT mercenaries were killed in another encounter at Phagla.
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January - 2 
SF sources clarified that four security force (SF) personnel were killed and eight more injured when a convoy was ambushed by unidentified terrorists at Darhal, Rajouri district, on the night of January 2. Earlier reports said two SF personnel were k
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SF sources clarified that four security force (SF) personnel were killed and eight more injured when a convoy was ambushed by unidentified terrorists at Darhal, Rajouri district, on the night of January 2. Earlier reports said two SF personnel were killed when their camp was attacked. On the same night, an SF personnel was killed and another injured in an encounter in Keri, Rajouri. In a third incident in the district on the night of January 2, unidentified terrorists made an attempt to destroy the Thanna Mandi Electricity Grid Station. SF personnel guarding the site repulsed the attack and there was no damage. The terrorists managed to escape after the attack. A group of terrorists had made a similar unsuccessful attempt to destroy the Grid Station the previous night. In Kupwara district, unidentified terrorists abducted and killed a civilian in Potshai on January 2.
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January - 2 
Speaking at a public meeting in Lucknow, on January 2, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee criticised Pakistan’s demand for proof that its nationals were involved in the December 13, 2001, attack on Parliament in New Delhi. The Prime Minister said th
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Speaking at a public meeting in Lucknow, on January 2, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee criticised Pakistan’s demand for proof that its nationals were involved in the December 13, 2001, attack on Parliament in New Delhi. The Prime Minister said the bodies of the terrorists slain during the attack and documents recovered from their possession were enough proof to establish their identity as Pakistani nationals. The Prime Minister also said that religious fundamentalism was the driving force behind terrorism, which he described as the biggest threat to the world after the cold war. Terming the attack on Parliament as an attack on the heart of Indian democracy, Vajpayee said it was important to see whether it was one organisation or an entire government that had masterminded the incident.
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January - 2 
The Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) said on January 2 that it was shifting its offices to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to escape a crackdown by Pakistani authorities. JeM leader Mohammed Abdullah said the outfit’s leaders would infiltrate into J&K, despite heavy I
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The Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) said on January 2 that it was shifting its offices to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) to escape a crackdown by Pakistani authorities. JeM leader Mohammed Abdullah said the outfit’s leaders would infiltrate into J&K, despite heavy Indian security. "We have decided to shift offices to held Kashmir… We will open offices on the mountains of Kashmir and no one can stop us from doing so," he said.
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January - 2 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Issak Muivah (NSCN-IM) has denied recent reports of dropping demands for "independence", and said there was no question of demanding independence as it is the "natural right" of the Nagas. Reacting to a re
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Issak Muivah (NSCN-IM) has denied recent reports of dropping demands for "independence", and said there was no question of demanding independence as it is the "natural right" of the Nagas. Reacting to a recent statement by the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, I D Swami, in Imphal, that the Amsterdam-based Naga International Support Centre said so in a press release, the NSCN-IM said, "It is a figment of Mr Swami’s imagination. The talks in recent meetings of the negotiation teams of India and Nagalim (Nagaland) in Osaka, Japan, and then in Bangkok, were focused totally on the road map of negotiation, to step up the process of the dialogue."
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January - 2 
The news analysis adds, under international law, extradition presupposes the consent of the `host' government's judicial institutions. The only exceptions in recent years have involved two separate US demands––that Libya hand over two men wanted for
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The news analysis adds, under international law, extradition presupposes the consent of the `host' government's judicial institutions. The only exceptions in recent years have involved two separate US demands––that Libya hand over two men wanted for the Lockerbie disaster and that the erstwhile Taliban regime in Afghanistan deliver Osama bin Laden. The US was able to get the UN to impose sanctions on both countries. Though Libya was eventually compelled to extradite the men, the US had to compromise by agreeing to have them tried in Netherlands under Scottish rather than US law. According to the news analysis, India could also approach the Security Council but the outcome is uncertain.
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January - 2 
The news analysis cites an anonymous international law expert as saying that Abdus Sattar's statements are "procedurally correct'' and that it was not "politically feasible'' for the Indian government to do to Pakistan what the US did to the Taliban
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The news analysis cites an anonymous international law expert as saying that Abdus Sattar's statements are "procedurally correct'' and that it was not "politically feasible'' for the Indian government to do to Pakistan what the US did to the Taliban in regard to the case against Osama bin Laden. According to the expert, Article VIII of the SAARC Convention obliges countries to provide "…all evidence at their disposal necessary for the (legal) proceedings…'' and though the evidentiary standard need not be high, "…extradition requests have to be accompanied by specific judicial documents…"
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January - 2 
The PWG Naxals triggered a blast inside a building, which had till recently housed a police station, in Epur village, Guntur district, on January 2 night. There were no casualties in the incident.
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The PWG Naxals triggered a blast inside a building, which had till recently housed a police station, in Epur village, Guntur district, on January 2 night. There were no casualties in the incident.
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January - 3 
According to media reports from Nagaland, Kohima police have, in two separate incidents, arrested three cadres of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Issak Muivah (NSCN -IM) and also recovered three AK-47 series of rifles along with a sizeab
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According to media reports from Nagaland, Kohima police have, in two separate incidents, arrested three cadres of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Issak Muivah (NSCN -IM) and also recovered three AK-47 series of rifles along with a sizeable quantity of ammunition from their possession.
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January - 3 
According to media reports, the Royal Government of Bhutan has formally confirmed the dismantling of four camps, including a military training camp, by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in the country in response to the deadline set by the g
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According to media reports, the Royal Government of Bhutan has formally confirmed the dismantling of four camps, including a military training camp, by the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in the country in response to the deadline set by the government there. A spokesperson of the Royal Bhutanese Embassy indicated that officials of the Royal Government have physically verified the spot where the camps were located and found that sheds have been demolished and camps dismantled by the ULFA. The abandoned camps included one military training camp near Samdrup Jongkhar. According to the spokesperson, the ULFA first abandoned its Nangri camp in November 2001. The camp is located at a place called Pemagattal. The camps located near Samdrup Jongkhar were, however, dismantled only on December 31, 2001, he added. Two other camps vacated included the Goburkonda camp located near the Manas Wildlife Sanctuary and the Deori camp in Samdrup Jongkhar. The District Administrator in Samdrup Jongkhar visited the area on December 31, 2001, and is reportedly confirmed that the camp has been abandoned by ULFA.
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January - 3 
Four postal employees were injured when a parcel bomb exploded at the Surya Nagar sub post office in the premises of Veterinary College of Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) near Siripur under Khandagiri police station limits, on
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Four postal employees were injured when a parcel bomb exploded at the Surya Nagar sub post office in the premises of Veterinary College of Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology (OUAT) near Siripur under Khandagiri police station limits, on January 3. Official sources said the registered parcel was being stamped when it exploded. The Chief Post Master General, who visited the scene of the blast, said the name of the consignee could not be ascertained as the postal department had dispensed with the practice of keeping duplicate copies of the receipt given to the sender of the parcel. The district police chief said that residue materials collected have indicated that the parcel had Electronic Explosive Device (EED). The explosive devices is suspected to have been triggered with a remote and contained a timer.
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January - 3 
In a separate incident, the police claimed they had foiled a major strike planned by the PWG targeting a prominent political leader on the hitlist with the arrest of a PWG Naxalite from the Eturunagaram area, Warangal district. Police sources said th
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In a separate incident, the police claimed they had foiled a major strike planned by the PWG targeting a prominent political leader on the hitlist with the arrest of a PWG Naxalite from the Eturunagaram area, Warangal district. Police sources said that the PWG deputed the Naxalite for collecting information on the movement of the political leader in the area.
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January - 3 
In Doda district, a Special Police Officer (SPO) was injured in a grenade attack at Thatri. The lone terrorist who lobbed the grenade managed to escape.
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In Doda district, a Special Police Officer (SPO) was injured in a grenade attack at Thatri. The lone terrorist who lobbed the grenade managed to escape.
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January - 3 
Inaugurating the 89th session of the Indian Science Congress in Lucknow on January 3, the Premier appealed to South Asian scientists to join hands to fight terrorism. Vajpayee said, ‘‘In our national and global battle against terrorism we look to sci
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Inaugurating the 89th session of the Indian Science Congress in Lucknow on January 3, the Premier appealed to South Asian scientists to join hands to fight terrorism. Vajpayee said, ‘‘In our national and global battle against terrorism we look to scientists and technologists for help. We know that terrorist networks have been trying to master advances in science and technology to pose new threats to the civilised world.’’ ‘‘The only way we can stop them in their tracks is by building even more powerful collaborative network among all those governments, agencies and non-governmental institutions committed to defending peace and human values,’’ the PM added.
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January - 3 
Left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) has reportedly said that it committed a ‘mistake’ by killing the Congress Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) D Raghya Naik and apologised to his family. Naik, who represented Devarakon
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Left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) has reportedly said that it committed a ‘mistake’ by killing the Congress Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) D Raghya Naik and apologised to his family. Naik, who represented Devarakonda constituency in Nalgonda district, was killed by the PWG near Maddimadugula village, Mahboobnagar district on December 29, 2001.
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January - 3 
Media reports from Surat, in the western Indian State of Gujarat, said, on January 3, police ad officials of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) belonging to various states have almost finished the preliminary investigation into the backgrounds of 123 Stude
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Media reports from Surat, in the western Indian State of Gujarat, said, on January 3, police ad officials of the Intelligence Bureau (IB) belonging to various states have almost finished the preliminary investigation into the backgrounds of 123 Students Islamic Movement of India (Simi) activists arrested in Surat. Thee information gathered is being passed on to the various States to which the cadres belong. Reports also claimed that, Intelligence officials from all States, except Bihar, had cooperated in the investigations. The SIMI cadres were earlier arrested in Surat where they had converged to hold a meeting, on December 29 and 30, 2001. A majority of the arrested persons belonged to Maharashtra.
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January - 3 
on the night of January 3, the residence of an elected village official was burnt down by unidentified terrorists at Sailan, Rajouri. There were no casualties. In another incident, a civilian was abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists at Badr
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on the night of January 3, the residence of an elected village official was burnt down by unidentified terrorists at Sailan, Rajouri. There were no casualties. In another incident, a civilian was abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists at Badran, Budgam. In Anantnag district, a civilian was abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists at Kulgam.
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January - 3 
Police, on January 3, arrested a terrorist of the Al Badr in Varanasi. Identified as Azizul, a native of Miyan Wali in the Punjab province of Pakistan, he reportedly confessed during interrogation that he was an active member of Al Badar since the la
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Police, on January 3, arrested a terrorist of the Al Badr in Varanasi. Identified as Azizul, a native of Miyan Wali in the Punjab province of Pakistan, he reportedly confessed during interrogation that he was an active member of Al Badar since the last three years. He reportedly admitted that he attended three training camps in Pakistan and was operating in Jammu region comprising Rajauri, Punj and Doda areas. He has also admitted his involvement in a series of terrorist acts in Jammu and Kashmir. Police sources have not ruled out the possibility of his arrival being linked to a recruitment drive.
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January - 3 
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, addressing a news conference prior to his departure for Kathmandu, expressed dissatisfaction with steps taken by Pakistan against terrorist outfit. He said that the recent steps taken by Pakistan against terrorist
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Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, addressing a news conference prior to his departure for Kathmandu, expressed dissatisfaction with steps taken by Pakistan against terrorist outfit. He said that the recent steps taken by Pakistan against terrorist outfits were just not enough and showed that Pakistan was not willing to act in a decisive manner. The PM said Pakistan’s demand for evidence against terrorists living on its soil and wanted by India in connection with the December 13 attack on Parliament and other subversive activities was nothing but a ‘cruel joke’. ‘‘I am at a loss to understand what evidence Pakistan wants when it is a well-established fact that our neighbour is responsible for the terrorist activities in India,’’ he added. The PM said: ‘‘If Pakistan is at all sincere in curbing terrorism, it should tell us about the action taken by it and clear all doubts in our minds.’’ He opined that there was no point in a dialogue with Musharraf unless he showed willingness to end cross-border terrorism.
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January - 3 
Security has been tightened at the Taj Mahal consequent to the threat. A senior Uttar Pradesh police official, while speaking to the media in Agra on January 3, said that a special meeting of police officers was held on January 2 to review the securi
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Security has been tightened at the Taj Mahal consequent to the threat. A senior Uttar Pradesh police official, while speaking to the media in Agra on January 3, said that a special meeting of police officers was held on January 2 to review the security set up at the Taj Mahal and to take further measures for the protection of the monument against any possible terrorist attack.
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January - 3 
Statistical indicators of terrorist violence in Assam has indicated a downtrend with 485 incidents of violence recorded in 2001 as compared to 643 incidents registered in 2000. A news report on January 3, citing a senior State police official, also r
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Statistical indicators of terrorist violence in Assam has indicated a downtrend with 485 incidents of violence recorded in 2001 as compared to 643 incidents registered in 2000. A news report on January 3, citing a senior State police official, also revealed that the total casualties in these incidents of violence fell to 654 in 2001 as compared to 820 in 2000. Kidnappings and abductions too registered a decline with 67 cases registered in 2001 as compared to 111 in 2000. While the terrorists killed in 2001 declined to 307 as compared to 328 in the past year, casualties suffered by security forces in the State increased to 86 in 2001, as compared to 86 in the past year. The number of civilian casualties in 2001 has also declined to 261 as compared to 412 in 2000. Security forces arrested 912 terrorists, seized 379 weapons and 6,860 rounds of ammunition and recovered cash amounting to over Rs 4 million in 2001. Among the insurgent groups, terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were responsible for 187 incidents of violence, killing 146 persons, including 23 security forces personnel. 108 terrorists of the outfit were also killed while 193 others were arrested. Terrorists of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were responsible for 186 incidents of violence in which 95 persons were killed. The outfit lost 143 of its terrorists who were killed and 569 others who were arrested. The Isak- Muivah and Khaplang factions of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM; NSCN-K) were behind 10 incidents of terrorist violence while the Dima Halom Daogah (DHD) and the United People's Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) were responsible for 20 and 36 incidents of violence respectively. Terrorists of the UPDS, killed 45 people, including eight police personnel and abducted three persons in Karbi Anglong district during 2001. Sixteen UPDS terrorists were killed and 23 others were arrested in 2001. Terrorists of the North Cachar Hills district-based DHD killed 20 persons including 13 police personnel and abducted eight persons, while five of its activists were killed and 25 others were arrested. The two NSCN factions, which have cease-fire agreements with the Union government, together killed 20 persons, including 14 security personnel and abducted three persons in Assam. Seven terrorists of the two factions were killed and eighteen others were arrested.
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January - 3 
The Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, has taken exception to the apology saying that a mere apology after killing an elected representative was not enough. He said if the Naxalites were concerned about the welfare of the people, they should confr
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The Chief Minister, N. Chandrababu Naidu, has taken exception to the apology saying that a mere apology after killing an elected representative was not enough. He said if the Naxalites were concerned about the welfare of the people, they should confront elected representatives instead of killing them. Participating in a Janmabhoomi programme in Jainur in Adilabad district on January 3, he said people were fed up with the excesses of Naxals and were turning against them.
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January - 3 
The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has reportedly threatened to assassinate the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Rajnath Singh, the Samajwadi Party chief, Mulayam Singh Yadav, and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader, Mayawati, blow up the Taj Mahal and also att
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The Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has reportedly threatened to assassinate the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Rajnath Singh, the Samajwadi Party chief, Mulayam Singh Yadav, and the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) leader, Mayawati, blow up the Taj Mahal and also attack the makeshift Ram temple at Ayodhya. The Principal Secretary (Home), Naresh Dayal, told reporters that the threat was e-mailed to the Chief Minister.
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January - 3 
The Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist outfit in a statement released from Muzaffarabad, on January 3, indicated that there would be no scaling down of its terrorist operations in India’s Jammu and Kashmir despite a clampdown by Pakistan
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The Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist outfit in a statement released from Muzaffarabad, on January 3, indicated that there would be no scaling down of its terrorist operations in India’s Jammu and Kashmir despite a clampdown by Pakistan authorities. "I declare on behalf of my organisation that our Jihad will continue in occupied Kashmir as long as our last fighter and India's last soldier is there," JeM spokesperson Rana Farooq Tahir said in Muzaffarabad. "We are not afraid of war. Rather we want it to take place because Kashmir can only be liberated from Indian slavery by military means," Tahir said.
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January - 3 
Three terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), including a Pakistani mercenary, were killed in an encounter in Rainather, Anantnag district, on January 3. In another encounter in Bandipore, Baramulla district, a ‘battalion commander’ of the Jamiat-ul
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Three terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), including a Pakistani mercenary, were killed in an encounter in Rainather, Anantnag district, on January 3. In another encounter in Bandipore, Baramulla district, a ‘battalion commander’ of the Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JuM) was killed
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January - 3 
Unidentified terrorists attacked the residence of Abdul Gani Lone, a senior leader of the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) at Srinagar. SF personnel repulsed the attack and there were no casualties or arrests.
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Unidentified terrorists attacked the residence of Abdul Gani Lone, a senior leader of the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) at Srinagar. SF personnel repulsed the attack and there were no casualties or arrests.
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January - 4 
A news report on January 5 said that the State government proposes to purchase four landmine-resistant vehicles (LRVs) from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) by April 2002. The price of each such vehicle is about Rs 5.5 million
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A news report on January 5 said that the State government proposes to purchase four landmine-resistant vehicles (LRVs) from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) by April 2002. The price of each such vehicle is about Rs 5.5 million. The LRVs will be used in the areas in which left wing extremists, Naxalites are active. A Naxalite outfit, the People’s War Group (PWG), has used landmines several times in the past to kill police personnel.
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January - 4 
A police personnel was killed when left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) ambushed a police party conducting combing operations in the Addagutta forests of Warangal district on January 4. The Naxalites escaped after the ambus
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A police personnel was killed when left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) ambushed a police party conducting combing operations in the Addagutta forests of Warangal district on January 4. The Naxalites escaped after the ambush without suffering any casualties.
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January - 4 
A United National Liberation Front (UNLF) terrorist, who was on bail, was shot dead by unknown gunmen on January 4 night. According to a delayed report, he was taken away by the gunmen and shot dead after "interrogation" him in Angtha. No terrorist g
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A United National Liberation Front (UNLF) terrorist, who was on bail, was shot dead by unknown gunmen on January 4 night. According to a delayed report, he was taken away by the gunmen and shot dead after "interrogation" him in Angtha. No terrorist group has so far claimed the body.
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January - 4 
According to media reports, the forcible recruitment of young girls into the People's Guerilla Army (PGA) by left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People's War Group (PWG) has led to panic among parents of girls in the 14-20 age group who have sent
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According to media reports, the forcible recruitment of young girls into the People's Guerilla Army (PGA) by left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People's War Group (PWG) has led to panic among parents of girls in the 14-20 age group who have sent them out of their native villages to their relatives outside the ‘recruitment zone’ bordering Maharashtra. Official sources said all the families in and around the Tanda and Bagh rivers bordering Gondhia and Balaghat, have been forced to send their young girls away from the villages as the PWG was forcing them to send at least one girl from each family for recruitment in its sister outfit, PGA. The process started in December 2001 and is still continuing, sources say.
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January - 4 
Citing insecure life, unhealthy conditions, bleak future and continuing factional fighting within terrorist outfits, 52 terrorists from different outfits, surrendered, along with arms and ammunition, before the State Governor Om Prakash Sharma at Kig
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Citing insecure life, unhealthy conditions, bleak future and continuing factional fighting within terrorist outfits, 52 terrorists from different outfits, surrendered, along with arms and ammunition, before the State Governor Om Prakash Sharma at Kigwema near Kohima on January 4. The surrendered terrorists accepted cash incentives from Nagaland Commissioner P Talitemjen Ao. State Chief Minister S C Jamir and his Cabinet colleagues were also present. Of the 52 surrendered terrorists, 10 had already came overground and were undergoing vocational training, but they also formally today accepted the cash incentives. The surrendered terrorists included 19 from the National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Khaplang (NSCN-K), 14 from the NSCN – Islak Muivah (NSCN-IM) and five from the Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN), reported to be the pioneer of underground movement in the region. Two terrorists each from the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) and the United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) also laid down their arms. About half of the terrorists were below the age of 20 and hailed from different districts of Nagaland and Manipur. The weapons surrendered included pistols, Light Machine Guns and AK rifles.
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January - 4 
Four terrorists of the Hnniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), including a local ‘commander’, were arrested after an encounter at Shangpung in Jaintia Hills district. In another encounter at Umsing in Ribhoi district, three HNLC terrorists wer
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Four terrorists of the Hnniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), including a local ‘commander’, were arrested after an encounter at Shangpung in Jaintia Hills district. In another encounter at Umsing in Ribhoi district, three HNLC terrorists were injured and later arrested.
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January - 4 
In Kupwara district, a group of LeT suicide terrorists, fidayeen, launched an attack on an SF camp at Gujjar Patti. The attack was repulsed and the fidayeen escaped without causing any casualties.
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In Kupwara district, a group of LeT suicide terrorists, fidayeen, launched an attack on an SF camp at Gujjar Patti. The attack was repulsed and the fidayeen escaped without causing any casualties.
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January - 4 
In Poonch district, two Pakistani mercenaries of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were killed in an encounter at Kalaban.
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In Poonch district, two Pakistani mercenaries of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were killed in an encounter at Kalaban.
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January - 4 
Meanwhile, a suspected terrorist was arrested from Narola, Rajouri on January 4. A gun was seized from the arrested suspect and he was being questioned.
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Meanwhile, a suspected terrorist was arrested from Narola, Rajouri on January 4. A gun was seized from the arrested suspect and he was being questioned.
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January - 4 
Meanwhile, an SF personnel who was injured the January 2 ambush, died of his injuries on January 4. Four SF personnel had been reported killed immediately after the ambush. In the same district, two Pakistani Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) mercenaries were
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Meanwhile, an SF personnel who was injured the January 2 ambush, died of his injuries on January 4. Four SF personnel had been reported killed immediately after the ambush. In the same district, two Pakistani Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) mercenaries were killed during search operations at Mehari.
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January - 4 
Speaking to newsmen on January 4, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that the State government would continue efforts to initiate dialogue with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) to find an amicable solution to the insurgency problem in the Stat
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Speaking to newsmen on January 4, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that the State government would continue efforts to initiate dialogue with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) to find an amicable solution to the insurgency problem in the State. He added that the process would continue despite ULFA’s rejection of the State government’s January 1, offer of ‘safe passage’ for its cadre if they wished to meet their families in the State during the New Year.
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January - 4 
Three more JeM terrorists were killed in an encounter at Kawoosa in Budgam district on January 4. While two of the slain terrorists were identified as Pakistani mercenaries, the third was a Kashmiri.
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Three more JeM terrorists were killed in an encounter at Kawoosa in Budgam district on January 4. While two of the slain terrorists were identified as Pakistani mercenaries, the third was a Kashmiri.
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January - 4 
Three suspected foreign mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter at Malut near Darhal in Rajouri district on January 4. The three were part of a group of seven LeT foreign mercenaries who ambushed a security force (SF) con
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Three suspected foreign mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter at Malut near Darhal in Rajouri district on January 4. The three were part of a group of seven LeT foreign mercenaries who ambushed a security force (SF) convoy at Darhal on January 2. Search operations were on for the four mercenaries who escaped during the Malut encounter.
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January - 4 
Three terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed in an encounter at Magam in Budgam district on January 4.
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Three terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed in an encounter at Magam in Budgam district on January 4.
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January - 4 
West Bengal police unearthed a spy ring of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) in Jalpaiguri district on January 4 with the arrest of a Pakistani ISI agent at Matigara, Jalpaiguri district. West Bengal Home Secretary AK Deb, while talking to
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West Bengal police unearthed a spy ring of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) in Jalpaiguri district on January 4 with the arrest of a Pakistani ISI agent at Matigara, Jalpaiguri district. West Bengal Home Secretary AK Deb, while talking to the media in Kolkata said that the arrested suspect, Mohammad Dilshad who is a Pakistan Army personnel, confessed that he had been asked by the ISI to collect information on 33 Corps army headquarters in Siliguri and other vital army installations. Based on his statement during interrogation, police raided his rented house in Adarshnagar, Siliguri and arrested four accomplices. One of the four was employed with in the 33 Corps army headquarters. The raid led to the recovery of half a kilo of RDX, a grenade, arms, a floppy disc with information on Army installations, restricted Army maps, Army special train movement maps and pocket diaries listing a large number of telephone numbers in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The home secretary said that cases had been registered against all the five for waging war against the state, Official Secrets Act and Explosive Substances Act besides provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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January - 5 
Based on the interrogation reports of a terrorist who surrendered on January 1 at West Tripura, security forces said that several terrorist outfits of the Northeast region were planning to launch a series of co-ordinated attacks in the region. The su
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Based on the interrogation reports of a terrorist who surrendered on January 1 at West Tripura, security forces said that several terrorist outfits of the Northeast region were planning to launch a series of co-ordinated attacks in the region. The surrendered terrorist, John Baruah was a member of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and had returned to India after undergoing training at a Bangladesh camp run by the ULFA along with the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF). He revealed that the ULFA had carried out an extensive recruitment drive in Assam during 2001 and the recruits are being trained in camps run by ULFA in association with outfit outfits.
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January - 5 
Delhi police, on January 5, arrested a hawala (illegal money transaction) operator from Lal Kuan area of North Delhi for his alleged involvement in financing the agents of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) in the country. Police sources s
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Delhi police, on January 5, arrested a hawala (illegal money transaction) operator from Lal Kuan area of North Delhi for his alleged involvement in financing the agents of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) in the country. Police sources said the hawala operator, Abdul Bari, who runs a shop in Naya Bans in Lahori Gate area, was taken into following the arrest of Pakistani national and ISI agent Dilshad from Jalpaiguri district by West Bengal Police on January 4. Dilshad had reportedly disclosed during interrogation that he had been frequently meeting Bari who used to arrange money for him through the hawala channel on instructions from Paksitan.
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January - 5 
In Srinagar, security forces (SFs) raided a bus and seized 72 kg RDX explosives.
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In Srinagar, security forces (SFs) raided a bus and seized 72 kg RDX explosives.
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January - 5 
On the night of January 5, an unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter at Mattan Chowk in Anantnag district. In Sogam, Kupwara district, an unidentified terrorist was killed.
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On the night of January 5, an unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter at Mattan Chowk in Anantnag district. In Sogam, Kupwara district, an unidentified terrorist was killed.
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January - 5 
Suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists on January 5 shot dead a timber smuggler in the Deo Shankar forest under the Bagaribari police station limits near Bilasipara, reports said.
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Suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) terrorists on January 5 shot dead a timber smuggler in the Deo Shankar forest under the Bagaribari police station limits near Bilasipara, reports said.
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January - 5 
Talking to a news agency on January 5, the Bodo Liberation Tiger's (BLT) Vice Chariman, Kamal Musahary said that in the next rounds of tripartite peace talks, to be held with the Union government and the Assam State government in New Delhi on January
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Talking to a news agency on January 5, the Bodo Liberation Tiger's (BLT) Vice Chariman, Kamal Musahary said that in the next rounds of tripartite peace talks, to be held with the Union government and the Assam State government in New Delhi on January 9-10, the draft agreement for creation of the Bodoland Teritorial Council (BTC) under the Sixth Schedule of the Indian Constitution is likely to be finalized. He added that the outfit is likely to take its future course of action after this round of peace negotiations. This has been necessitated since the ongoing ceasefire agreement between the outfit and the Government will come to an end on January 21. Kamal Musahary also said that the outfit hopes that the Assam State government will give its consent to the proposed BTC adding that the Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi had assured the BLT recently that his government would give its consent for creation of the BTC under the Sixth Schedule. He added that the since the process of peace negotiation has completed almost two-and-a-half years, the outfit now wants the draft agreement to be given a final shape.
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January - 5 
The body of a civilian, abducted earlier from Budgam District, was recovered on January 5.
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The body of a civilian, abducted earlier from Budgam District, was recovered on January 5.
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January - 5 
The body of another civilian, was recovered from Khaloora in Anantnag district. In Sogam, Kupwara district, two civilians were injured after being trapped during an encounter which was continuing till last reports came in.
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The body of another civilian, was recovered from Khaloora in Anantnag district. In Sogam, Kupwara district, two civilians were injured after being trapped during an encounter which was continuing till last reports came in.
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January - 5 
Two Jordanians and a Palestinian national were arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) in Lucknow on January 5, after they were found in possession of fake passport and other documents. Police sources said the three are
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Two Jordanians and a Palestinian national were arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) and Intelligence Bureau (IB) in Lucknow on January 5, after they were found in possession of fake passport and other documents. Police sources said the three are said to have links with the Palestinian terrorist group, the Hamas. One of the arrested accused was reportedly in constant touch with a few embassies in New Delhi and their personal diaries and communiqués have details of the Hamas. The STF sources also said a bulk of the documents seized during the raid had been handed over to intelligence agencies of the Union government for further investigations.
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January - 6 
According to media reports, the Bihar government has proposed to purchase four landmine-resistant vehicles (LRVs) from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) by the end of the current financial year. The price of each such vehicle i
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According to media reports, the Bihar government has proposed to purchase four landmine-resistant vehicles (LRVs) from the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) by the end of the current financial year. The price of each such vehicle is around Rs 55 lakh. The LRVs will be used in the Naxalite-affected districts of the State.
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January - 6 
Bihar Inspector General of Police (Operation) Neelmani, while speaking to the media in Patna, on January 6, said the forces had launched a special drive in the districts of Palamu, Rohatas, Garwah, Lohardaga and Kaimur of Bihar and Jharkhand and Chan
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Bihar Inspector General of Police (Operation) Neelmani, while speaking to the media in Patna, on January 6, said the forces had launched a special drive in the districts of Palamu, Rohatas, Garwah, Lohardaga and Kaimur of Bihar and Jharkhand and Chandauli, Mirzapur and Sonebhadra of Uttar Pradesh. He said the force, which received special training at Hyderabad to deal with the Naxalites, achieved its first success in Rohatas district on January 4 when it destroyed a bunker and a training camp of the Naxalites and killed two of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC). Police also recovered some arms, ammunition and several incriminating documents. Neelmani said a special drive had also been launched to bring the Naxalites to the mainstream. Those who would surrender would be provided with Rs 10,000 immediately, besides a house and Rs two lakh assistance for rehabilitation.
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January - 6 
Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh police have launched a combined offensive against left-wing extremists, Naxalites, operating in their border districts.
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Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh police have launched a combined offensive against left-wing extremists, Naxalites, operating in their border districts.
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January - 6 
In another incident, on January 6, MCC Naxalites raided the Adi Shakarya math (shrine) at Khajwati in Bihar’s Gaya district, and blew up a portion of the math. According to media reports, the Naxalites, numbering several dozens, used dynamite sticks
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In another incident, on January 6, MCC Naxalites raided the Adi Shakarya math (shrine) at Khajwati in Bihar’s Gaya district, and blew up a portion of the math. According to media reports, the Naxalites, numbering several dozens, used dynamite sticks to blow up the building. The attack caused extensive damage to the math property.
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January - 6 
In the same district, two persons were killed by unidentified terrorists at Kakora Top on the night of January 6. While one of the victims was a counter-insurgency source, the other was a former SF personnel.
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In the same district, two persons were killed by unidentified terrorists at Kakora Top on the night of January 6. While one of the victims was a counter-insurgency source, the other was a former SF personnel.
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January - 6 
In two massacres by unidentified terrorists in Doda district on the night of January 6, seven people were killed. In the first massacre, unidentified terrorists first lobbed grenades into the residence of a Village Defence Committee (VDC) member at L
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In two massacres by unidentified terrorists in Doda district on the night of January 6, seven people were killed. In the first massacre, unidentified terrorists first lobbed grenades into the residence of a Village Defence Committee (VDC) member at Luddu. As the residents rushed out in panic, the terrorists opened fire killing three family members. Consequently, other VDC members engaged the terrorists until security force (SF) reinforcements reached. A civilian was killed and four people, including a Special Police Officer (SPO), were injured in the encounter. The terrorists managed to escape without suffering any casualties. In the nearby Ramsu village, another group of unidentified terrorists attacked the residence of a VDC member. Three brothers, two of who were VDC members, were killed and 12 others injured in the attack. The terrorists also took away the weapons of the slain VDC members and burnt down five residences before escaping. Quoting eyewitness accounts news reports said the terrorists were suspected to be Kashmiris and members of either the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) or the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
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January - 6 
Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and British Prime Minister Tony Blair signed a joint declaration in New Delhi, on January 6, condemning all those who support and finance terrorism. The declaration specifically equated the December 13-atta
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Indian Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and British Prime Minister Tony Blair signed a joint declaration in New Delhi, on January 6, condemning all those who support and finance terrorism. The declaration specifically equated the December 13-attack on the Indian Parliament and the October 1-attack on the State Legislature in Jammu and Kashmir with the September 11-terrorist attacks in the United States. It said, "Those responsible for these crimes must be delivered to justice…. We condemn all those who support terrorism: those that finance, train or provide support for terrorist share their guilt".
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January - 6 
Manipur Police said in a press release on January 6 that they have arrested 10 terrorists of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), including a woman terrorist, and another terrorist of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF).
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Manipur Police said in a press release on January 6 that they have arrested 10 terrorists of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), including a woman terrorist, and another terrorist of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF).
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January - 6 
Nagaland Chief Minister S.C. Jamir, on January 6, promised to relinquish office to pave the way for the restoration of peace in the Naga areas as and when the Naga problem reached the final stage for a settlement between the Union government and the
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Nagaland Chief Minister S.C. Jamir, on January 6, promised to relinquish office to pave the way for the restoration of peace in the Naga areas as and when the Naga problem reached the final stage for a settlement between the Union government and the terrorists. For a meaningful and permanent solution to be achieved, the Union government must endeavour to talks with all the Naga terrorist groups, the Chief Minister noted. He also so urged unity among the different Naga terrorist groups and called for an end to factional killings between rival groups. The Chief Minister lauded the initiative of the Naga Hoho, the apex tribal council of the Nagas, Church leaders and other Naga non-governmental organisations (NGOs) in launching the ‘Naga Reconciliation Process’
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January - 6 
Speaking to the media, the British Prime Minister said he believed India would resume a dialogue with Pakistan once the perceived threat of attack from militant groups operating from Pakistan had been eradicated. He said, "Everybody knows what the si
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Speaking to the media, the British Prime Minister said he believed India would resume a dialogue with Pakistan once the perceived threat of attack from militant groups operating from Pakistan had been eradicated. He said, "Everybody knows what the situation is. On one hand a complete rejection of this type of terrorism, and on the other side a meaningful dialogue. But it is something that India and Pakistan have to decide".
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January - 6 
Suspected Bodo terrorists are reported to have abducted two businessmen of Dorlong, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh when they had gone to a jungle in the Assam-Arunachal border on January 6.
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Suspected Bodo terrorists are reported to have abducted two businessmen of Dorlong, East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh when they had gone to a jungle in the Assam-Arunachal border on January 6.
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January - 6 
The body of an LeT terrorist was recovered from Halaran in Doda district. The identity of the killers is not known and investigations are on.
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The body of an LeT terrorist was recovered from Halaran in Doda district. The identity of the killers is not known and investigations are on.
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January - 6 
Three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed in an encounter at Branawar in Budgam district, on January 6. In Poonch district, three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an encounter in the Kalaban forests.
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Three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed in an encounter at Branawar in Budgam district, on January 6. In Poonch district, three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists were killed in an encounter in the Kalaban forests.
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January - 6 
Two security force personnel were killed and three others injured, when unidentified terrorists ambushed them at Mahore in Udhampur district.
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Two security force personnel were killed and three others injured, when unidentified terrorists ambushed them at Mahore in Udhampur district.
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January - 6 
Two unidentified terrorists were killed at Chingus in Rajouri district.
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Two unidentified terrorists were killed at Chingus in Rajouri district.
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Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary, Home Affairs, Naresh Dayal, while addressing the media in Lucknow, on January 7, said, seven left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), were killed in different encounters in Rohtas distri
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Uttar Pradesh Principal Secretary, Home Affairs, Naresh Dayal, while addressing the media in Lucknow, on January 7, said, seven left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), were killed in different encounters in Rohtas district in Bihar on January 6 and 7. He said the Uttar Pradesh police had tip-off their counterparts in Bihar and added that Bihar police had recovered some arms from the possession of the MCC cadres, which were stolen from various police stations of the State.
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January - 7 
A terrorist of the Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) was arrested at Kiyamgei Makha Leikai in Imphal on January 7. A Japan-made wireless set was seized from his possession. The arrested terrorist reportedly belongs to the finance division of the out
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A terrorist of the Revolutionary People's Front (RPF) was arrested at Kiyamgei Makha Leikai in Imphal on January 7. A Japan-made wireless set was seized from his possession. The arrested terrorist reportedly belongs to the finance division of the outfit.
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January - 7 
According to media reports, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), have reportedly intensified a drive for collecting funds to acquire modern weapons. According to the district police chief of Jagdalpur, the Naxalites are co
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According to media reports, left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), have reportedly intensified a drive for collecting funds to acquire modern weapons. According to the district police chief of Jagdalpur, the Naxalites are collecting money from villagers. They are planning to purchase modern weapons and arms, he added. He said that a 5000sq. k.m. area, including the reserved forest in Bastar district, is Naxalite-infested.
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January - 7 
According to media reports, the arrest of a new recruit of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) at the Simna border, West Tripura district, on January 7, brought to light the nexus between terrorist cadres of the two States. The new recruit wa
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According to media reports, the arrest of a new recruit of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) at the Simna border, West Tripura district, on January 7, brought to light the nexus between terrorist cadres of the two States. The new recruit was arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) when he was crossing over to Tripura after receiving training at the Satchari camp of the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) in Bangladesh. Indian currency notes amounting to Rs 1,400 and Tk 7,052 in Bangladeshi currency were also recovered from him. Police sources indicated that the arrest has vindicated their intelligence report on the nexus between the ULFA and the ATTF. The recruit also reportedly admitted during interrogation about the existence of a training camp of the two outfits at Satchari opposite Simna, where he was trained. He also added that 31 ULFA cadres and some ATTF new recruits were still undergoing training at the camp.
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January - 7 
Commenting on his statement, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Nirupama Rao said, "India finds it immensely beneficial to learn from Israel’s experience in dealing with terrorism, since India, too, has long suffered from cross-border terroris
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Commenting on his statement, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Nirupama Rao said, "India finds it immensely beneficial to learn from Israel’s experience in dealing with terrorism, since India, too, has long suffered from cross-border terrorism".
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January - 7 
In Baramulla district, an activist of the ruling National Conference (NC) was killed and a civilian injured when SFs opened fire while carrying out a search operation at Chak-e-Sodal, also on January 7. News reports said local residents alleged that
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In Baramulla district, an activist of the ruling National Conference (NC) was killed and a civilian injured when SFs opened fire while carrying out a search operation at Chak-e-Sodal, also on January 7. News reports said local residents alleged that SFs opened fire when they objected to open interrogation of a suspect in the village. SF sources, however, denied the allegation, saying the SFs opened fire to prevent the escape of some terrorists hiding there. They added that the casualties were a result of cross-firing.
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January - 7 
In Kupwara district, two civilians were injured after being trapped in the cross-fire during an encounter at Gagal.
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In Kupwara district, two civilians were injured after being trapped in the cross-fire during an encounter at Gagal.
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January - 7 
In Poonch district, seven JeM terrorists, including a ‘district commander’, were killed in an encounter at Golad, on January 7. The other slain terrorists included a Kashmiri ‘area commander’ and five Pakistani mercenaries.
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In Poonch district, seven JeM terrorists, including a ‘district commander’, were killed in an encounter at Golad, on January 7. The other slain terrorists included a Kashmiri ‘area commander’ and five Pakistani mercenaries.
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January - 7 
Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, on a three-day visit to India, offered to share with India Israel’s expertise in counter-terrorism. Speaking in New Delhi on January 7, he said there are similarities between India and Israel in terms of threat
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Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres, on a three-day visit to India, offered to share with India Israel’s expertise in counter-terrorism. Speaking in New Delhi on January 7, he said there are similarities between India and Israel in terms of threat perceptions emanating from terrorism and since "Israel has unfortunately become an experienced country in this domain (countering terrorism), we can offer our expertise to India". He added, "The world is not divided between East and West…. The world has a new division now, the countries that harbour terrorism and the countries that fight terrorism". Peres said, in order to fight terror, "we have to ask countries that harbour terror to stop it. What is clear today (is) that you can not have high tech unless you have an upper hand, you can not have terror unless you have a dishonest government because the terror starts beginning by terrorizing their own people".
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January - 7 
On the evening of January 7, unidentified terrorists abducted and killed a former terrorist at Waripora in Baramulla district. News reports described the deceased as a counter-insurgency source for SFs.
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On the evening of January 7, unidentified terrorists abducted and killed a former terrorist at Waripora in Baramulla district. News reports described the deceased as a counter-insurgency source for SFs.
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January - 7 
Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced a package of Rs 40 crore for the development of left-wing extremist, Naxalite, affected Malkangiri district. Announcing this at a public meeting in Malkangiri, on January 7, Patnaik said the package
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Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik has announced a package of Rs 40 crore for the development of left-wing extremist, Naxalite, affected Malkangiri district. Announcing this at a public meeting in Malkangiri, on January 7, Patnaik said the package included a high-level bridge over river Gurupriya in Janbai area, to be built at an estimated cost of Rs 25 crore. Improvement of roads and culverts from Govindpalli to Balimela, Balimela to Chitrakonda, Kalimela to Podia, Govindpalli-Balimela-Sileru road will also be taken up as part of the package, he added.
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January - 7 
Reports in the media on January 8 said four personnel of the India Reserve Battalion (IRB) of Manipur Rifles were killed and seven more injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast on January 7 in Mundum Mahadeva Lamkhai, Thoubal district. T
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Reports in the media on January 8 said four personnel of the India Reserve Battalion (IRB) of Manipur Rifles were killed and seven more injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast on January 7 in Mundum Mahadeva Lamkhai, Thoubal district. The identity of the terrorists who had perpetrated the attack has not been established yet, but it is suspected that the Kanglei Yawol Kunna Lup-Oken (KYKL-O) had set off the blast. The security force personnel were heading to Kakching Lamkhai, Leingangching and Umathel areas for search operations when the attack took place, reports said. A search has been launched to apprehend the terrorists.
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January - 7 
Reports said, an unnamed KYK:-O spokesman called the offices of the Imphal free Press and reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was a case of mistaken identity.
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Reports said, an unnamed KYK:-O spokesman called the offices of the Imphal free Press and reportedly claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was a case of mistaken identity.
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January - 7 
SFs raided and destroyed a terrorist hideout at Bonala, in Rajouri district, on January 7. A gun, some ammunition, rifle grenades and timer devices were seized during the raid. No arrests were made.
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SFs raided and destroyed a terrorist hideout at Bonala, in Rajouri district, on January 7. A gun, some ammunition, rifle grenades and timer devices were seized during the raid. No arrests were made.
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January - 7 
Speaking in New Delhi, on January 7, Jammu and Kashmir State Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said Al-Qaeda terrorists had started trickling into the State. He was speaking to newsmen after a meeting with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. The Chief
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Speaking in New Delhi, on January 7, Jammu and Kashmir State Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah said Al-Qaeda terrorists had started trickling into the State. He was speaking to newsmen after a meeting with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee. The Chief Minister added that the international community must understand that Al Qaeda activists, driven out of Afghanistan, "cannot be militants in one part of the globe and freedom fighters in another". Commenting about the withdrawal of troops from the counter insurgency grid in the State, Farooq Abdullah said the Union government would be sending additional para-military forces to the State to fill the gap. He added, "The State as well as the [Union government] realises the fact that the noose around the militants cannot be allowed to be loosened even by an inch".
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January - 7 
The Police, on January 7, recovered several audio cassettes used for propagating the activities of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) from a deserted place in Kim, about 25 kms from Surat. Police sources said that several documents, magaz
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The Police, on January 7, recovered several audio cassettes used for propagating the activities of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) from a deserted place in Kim, about 25 kms from Surat. Police sources said that several documents, magazines, bill-books, membership forms and papers carrying the names and addresses of other SIMI activists were also found dumped in a drain.
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January - 7 
The United National Liberation Front (UNLF), while stating that it does not accept or recognize any election held under Indian auspices, clarified that it would not support any candidate or any party in the forthcoming elections to the State Legislat
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The United National Liberation Front (UNLF), while stating that it does not accept or recognize any election held under Indian auspices, clarified that it would not support any candidate or any party in the forthcoming elections to the State Legislative Assembly. In a statement, the outfit said a new Manipur is possible only after "uprooting Indian rule and exercising the right to self-determination." It opined that "participating in Indian elections amounted to legalising colonial rule with a veneer of democracy, and mortgaging the right to self-determination for a period of five years."
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January - 8 
A joint-team of Bihar police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) killed five left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) in an encounter in Kojiam Bara village, Jehanabad district, on January 8 night, reports said. Some ar
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A joint-team of Bihar police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) killed five left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) in an encounter in Kojiam Bara village, Jehanabad district, on January 8 night, reports said. Some arms and several rounds of ammunition were recovered from the slain Naxals.
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January - 8 
A news report on January 8 cited a leader of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Imtiaz Salim Chaudhry, as saying in Kotli that if the outfit’s chief, Amanullah Khan was handed over to the Interpol, "severe panic will be created in the regi
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A news report on January 8 cited a leader of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) Imtiaz Salim Chaudhry, as saying in Kotli that if the outfit’s chief, Amanullah Khan was handed over to the Interpol, "severe panic will be created in the region." Imtiaz Chaudhry added that "Kashmir freedom struggle would suffer negative impact if movement leader Ammanullah Khan was handed over to the Interpol on Indian demand." He also claimed that to hand over a Muslim leader to a foreign government is against the constitution and law of the country.
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January - 8 
A terrorist of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was killed in an encounter with security forces at Dihing in Sonitpur district on January 8. The terrorist was killed in retaliatory fire after NDFB terrorists attacked a security force
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A terrorist of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was killed in an encounter with security forces at Dihing in Sonitpur district on January 8. The terrorist was killed in retaliatory fire after NDFB terrorists attacked a security force party in the area. The slain terrorist’s associates managed to escape after the attack. A revolver and some documents were recovered from the slain terrorist.
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January - 8 
A unit of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) posted in the Hathidhar forests in Himachal Pradesh, intercepted a wireless message which mentioned targeting Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and other top Central leaders. Disclosing details, a new
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A unit of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) posted in the Hathidhar forests in Himachal Pradesh, intercepted a wireless message which mentioned targeting Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and other top Central leaders. Disclosing details, a news report on January 9 said the ITBP has requisitioned the services of communication experts to help track down terrorists using wireless sets and to install high-frequency wireless sets in the area. The news report also added that two persons, suspected to be linked with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), were arrested from Soldha near Nurpur and were being questioned.
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January - 8 
According to delayed reports, a suspected agent of Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), was killed in an encounter near the Muradnagar ordnance factory in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, on January 8. The police recov
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According to delayed reports, a suspected agent of Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), was killed in an encounter near the Muradnagar ordnance factory in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, on January 8. The police recovered a .30 calibre Chinese pistol, several live and spent cartridges and some drawings from the spot. His accomplice, however, managed to escape. The deceased had been arrested by the Delhi Police in 1993 and convicted by a Delhi court under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act, Arms Act and other counts. He however, ‘jumped’ bail on a personal bond in 1995 and allegedly lived in Delhi's Sundar Nagar locality for the next five years.
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January - 8 
According to official sources, India on January 8 asked Pakistan to take back the bodies of five terrorists killed in the December 13 attack on Parliament, failing which it would have no option but to perform the last rites. This was conveyed to Pak
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According to official sources, India on January 8 asked Pakistan to take back the bodies of five terrorists killed in the December 13 attack on Parliament, failing which it would have no option but to perform the last rites. This was conveyed to Pakistan’s Deputy High Commissioner Jalil Abbas Jilani by Joint Secretary in the External Affairs Ministry in charge of Pakistan Arun Kumar Singh. Jilani was reportedly told that in view of the condition of the bodies, it would be difficult to preserve them beyond January 10.
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January - 8 
Another former terrorist was attacked and injured by unidentified terrorists at Mohanvij in Pulwama district.
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Another former terrorist was attacked and injured by unidentified terrorists at Mohanvij in Pulwama district.
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January - 8 
During the Kargil conflict in 1999, Pakistan had declined to accept bodies of Pakistani soldiers killed in action.
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During the Kargil conflict in 1999, Pakistan had declined to accept bodies of Pakistani soldiers killed in action.
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January - 8 
In Jammu, a Special Police Officer (SPO) whose legs were cut off by unidentified terrorists on January 7 succumbed to his injuries on January 8. An unconfirmed news report citing SF sources said that two terrorists involved in the attack were killed
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In Jammu, a Special Police Officer (SPO) whose legs were cut off by unidentified terrorists on January 7 succumbed to his injuries on January 8. An unconfirmed news report citing SF sources said that two terrorists involved in the attack were killed by SFs.
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January - 8 
In Srinagar, three terrorists involved in lobbing grenades, were arrested by SFs.
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In Srinagar, three terrorists involved in lobbing grenades, were arrested by SFs.
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January - 8 
News reports on January 8 said that an arrested agent of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Mohammad Dilshad has reportedly confessed about serious plans to disrupt Republic Day celebrations in a massive way in North Bengal and the north-e
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News reports on January 8 said that an arrested agent of Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Mohammad Dilshad has reportedly confessed about serious plans to disrupt Republic Day celebrations in a massive way in North Bengal and the north-eastern States. Documents seized from the possession of the terrorist, who was arrested from Siliguri in North Bengal, also carried details of these plans. Following this, senior police officials in Meghalaya said that vigilance is being stepped up in the State. According to the DIG, Western Range, Mr. S G Momin, though it is a known fact that ISI agents are present throughout the belt it is very difficult to track them as they use the North Bengal-Garo Hills corridor to move about. The DIG also informed that on most occasions, ISI agents go to Assam to start "anti-India activities" as they can very easily mix with the common people there.
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January - 8 
On the night of January 8, a suspected terrorist and an SF personnel were killed in an accident at Gandoh in Doda district. The terrorist, who was arrested earlier, was being brought to the local police station when he tried to escape and fell into a
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On the night of January 8, a suspected terrorist and an SF personnel were killed in an accident at Gandoh in Doda district. The terrorist, who was arrested earlier, was being brought to the local police station when he tried to escape and fell into a gorge. The SF personnel also fell into the gorge while pursuing him.
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January - 8 
Police in Delhi arrested 42 terrorists who were planning to cause explosions or target political leaders in the year 2001. Delhi Police Commissioner Ajai Raj Sharma, while speaking to the media on January 8 said, "We arrested 42 terrorists in 2001, a
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Police in Delhi arrested 42 terrorists who were planning to cause explosions or target political leaders in the year 2001. Delhi Police Commissioner Ajai Raj Sharma, while speaking to the media on January 8 said, "We arrested 42 terrorists in 2001, and most of them were Pakistani or trained in Pakistan". Three Pakistanis were caught for terrorist activities and smuggling. Five men who were arrested on charges of trying to set off bombs in the city were accused of receiving military training in Pakistan, he said. The other belonged to various terrorist groups allegedly backed by Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI).
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January - 8 
Police, on January 8, arrested three left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) in Ballia district and seized 73 detonators carrying impressions of a government ordinance factory in Haryana. The security agencies were now t
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Police, on January 8, arrested three left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) in Ballia district and seized 73 detonators carrying impressions of a government ordinance factory in Haryana. The security agencies were now tracing the security lapse at the ordinance factory which could have led to detonators' smuggling.
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January - 8 
SF sources had said that radio messages had been intercepted where local ‘commanders’ of LeT and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Jammu & Kashmir were told that that they should not claim responsibility for any suicide strikes, particularly those carried ou
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SF sources had said that radio messages had been intercepted where local ‘commanders’ of LeT and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) in Jammu & Kashmir were told that that they should not claim responsibility for any suicide strikes, particularly those carried out in New Delhi and other places "as the same could trigger off war". These intercepts also instructed ‘commanders’ that strikes carried out by LeT and JeM would be claimed by Kashmiri terrorist groups like Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), JuM and Al-Omar Mujahideen.
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January - 8 
The Nizamabad ‘district commander’ of the People’s War Group (PWG), the left-wing extremist, Naxalite organisation, Ilanna, was killed in an encounter in the forest adjoining Basheerabad village, under the Kammarpalli police station limits, late in t
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The Nizamabad ‘district commander’ of the People’s War Group (PWG), the left-wing extremist, Naxalite organisation, Ilanna, was killed in an encounter in the forest adjoining Basheerabad village, under the Kammarpalli police station limits, late in the night on January 8, media reports said. The slain Naxal and his colleague, who had escaped from the scene, were moving on a bicycle, when the police spotted them, reports claimed and added that the Naxal leader was carrying a reward of Rs. 3 lakhs on his head. Some communication equipment, a grenade and a revolver were recovered from the scene of the encounter, district police chief Dr. Ravi Shankar Ayyanar told the media, on January 9.
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January - 8 
The Nizamabad ‘district commander’ of the People’s War Group (PWG), the left-wing extremist, Naxalite organisation, Ilanna, was killed in an encounter in the forest adjoining Basheerabad village, under the Kammarpalli police station limits, late in t
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The Nizamabad ‘district commander’ of the People’s War Group (PWG), the left-wing extremist, Naxalite organisation, Ilanna, was killed in an encounter in the forest adjoining Basheerabad village, under the Kammarpalli police station limits, late in the night on January 8, media reports said. The slain Naxal and his colleague, who had escaped from the scene, were moving on a bicycle, when the police spotted them, reports claimed and added that the Naxal leader was carrying a reward of Rs. 3 lakhs on his head. Some communication equipment, a grenade and a revolver were recovered from the scene of the encounter, district police chief Dr. Ravi Shankar Ayyanar told the media, on January 9. The slain district commander was also a member of the sub-committee on military affairs (SCOMA) of the North Telangana Special Zone Committee (NTSZC) and Squad Area Secretary of the People's Guerrilla Army (PGA), Nizamabad and Karimnagar west division, reports added.
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January - 8 
Two JeM terrorists were killed when SFs intercepted them at the Lam sector of the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district while they were attempting to infiltrate into India on January 8. A third JeM terrorist managed to escape back to Pakistan. A
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Two JeM terrorists were killed when SFs intercepted them at the Lam sector of the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district while they were attempting to infiltrate into India on January 8. A third JeM terrorist managed to escape back to Pakistan. A SF personnel was injured in the encounter
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January - 8 
Two suspected Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and a security force personnel were killed in a suicide attack on a SF camp at Trehgam in Kupwara district on January 8. News reports said that three fidayeen (suicide terrorists), appr
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Two suspected Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and a security force personnel were killed in a suicide attack on a SF camp at Trehgam in Kupwara district on January 8. News reports said that three fidayeen (suicide terrorists), approached the camp in SF uniforms with one of them posing as a Major. Even as the sentry of the camp was questioning them on their identity, one of the terrorists barged into the camp and another lobbed a grenade. The third terrorist fired a grenade killing a SF personnel and injuring two others. In retaliatory firing, two terrorists were killed while the third managed to escape. SF sources said that later in the day, a LeT radio message was intercepted which said that two of its members were killed and a third returned to his hideout. However, the spokesman of the Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JuM), Jameel-ur-Rehman, told certain Srinagar-based journalists over telephone that the terrorists of his outfit had carried out the attack, killing 10 soldiers.
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January - 8 
West Bengal on January 8, was put on special alert following the arrest of some Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agents from Siliguri and its vicinity. Chief Minister Buddhadev Dasgupta, while speaking to the media in Kolkata, said, "These
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West Bengal on January 8, was put on special alert following the arrest of some Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) agents from Siliguri and its vicinity. Chief Minister Buddhadev Dasgupta, while speaking to the media in Kolkata, said, "These ISI arrests from Siliguri and its surrounding areas in the last two days had provided a lot of vital information about their spying network in North Bengal". These were important developments and fresh arrests followed in the region to bust the network, he said. Police sources said under the special alert in North Bengal, police posting had been made in vulnerable areas and more forces deployed in West Bengal’s border with neighbouring countries. Police has also been directed to step up extra vigil and keep watch on vital installations prior to the Republic day celebrations.
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January - 9 
A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed and another who was injured surrendered following an encounter at Tangmarg, Baramulla district, on January 9. The two terrorists had taken refuge in a local mosque after attacking a security force (SF) p
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A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed and another who was injured surrendered following an encounter at Tangmarg, Baramulla district, on January 9. The two terrorists had taken refuge in a local mosque after attacking a security force (SF) patrol party.
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January - 9 
A suspected Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) terrorist was killed in retaliatory firing by police on January 9 afternoon, following the latter intercepting the taxi the terrorist was travelling in, at Lumshai, Shillong. The police later
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A suspected Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) terrorist was killed in retaliatory firing by police on January 9 afternoon, following the latter intercepting the taxi the terrorist was travelling in, at Lumshai, Shillong. The police later recovered a Chinese grenade, a 9mm pistol, 15 rounds of ammunition, Rs 1,420, in cash and a mobile phone. Cellular operators have been asked to provide information on calls made and received by the slain terrorist. Subsequent unconfirmed reports said police arrested two more HNLC terrorists, who were injured in the same incident, from a taxi stand in Shillong.
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January - 9 
According to news reports on January 9, Indian Intelligence agencies discovered the clandestine network built by the ISI within the Army to monitor the movement of troops in the Northeast and in North Bengal. The network was detected following the in
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According to news reports on January 9, Indian Intelligence agencies discovered the clandestine network built by the ISI within the Army to monitor the movement of troops in the Northeast and in North Bengal. The network was detected following the interrogation of an agent of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)––Pakistan’s external intelligence agency––who was arrested in Siliguri, on January 4. The ISI agent revealed that he was trained in 555 Unit of the Pakistan Army and his contacts included two army men. Subsequent raids led to the recovery of defence documents, defence maps, a computer floppy with details of vital installations half kilogram of RDX and a grenade. Those arrested as follow up action included a defence employee, two persons from Rajasthan and persons involved in hawala transaction (illegal money transfers).
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January - 9 
An encounter was continuing in Poonch when last reports came in. News reports said that three unidentified terrorists escaped after opening fire at an SF camp in the area. SF units chased the terrorists and trapped them.
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An encounter was continuing in Poonch when last reports came in. News reports said that three unidentified terrorists escaped after opening fire at an SF camp in the area. SF units chased the terrorists and trapped them.
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January - 9 
An HM terrorist was arrested from Srinagar and some explosives and other equipment seized from his possession.
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An HM terrorist was arrested from Srinagar and some explosives and other equipment seized from his possession.
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January - 9 
Five unidentified terrorists looted more than one and a half lakh rupees from the Dena Bank on Rangagora Road, Tinsukia, on January 9, reports said. There were no security personnel at the bank and employees and customers offered no resistance, repor
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Five unidentified terrorists looted more than one and a half lakh rupees from the Dena Bank on Rangagora Road, Tinsukia, on January 9, reports said. There were no security personnel at the bank and employees and customers offered no resistance, reports said.
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January - 9 
In a separate encounter at Gujarnar in Anantnag district, three suspected LeT terrorists were killed. In Kupwara district, an LeT terrorist was killed in an encounter at Haril.
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In a separate encounter at Gujarnar in Anantnag district, three suspected LeT terrorists were killed. In Kupwara district, an LeT terrorist was killed in an encounter at Haril.
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January - 9 
In Pulwama district, a civilian was killed when SF personnel opened fire after unidentified terrorists lobbed a grenade on their picket at Tahab.
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In Pulwama district, a civilian was killed when SF personnel opened fire after unidentified terrorists lobbed a grenade on their picket at Tahab.
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January - 9 
In the same district, a Pakistani mercenary of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was killed in another encounter at Chak Dhudhkal.
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In the same district, a Pakistani mercenary of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was killed in another encounter at Chak Dhudhkal.
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January - 9 
In yet another incident on January 9, four unidentified terrorists attempting to extort money from a truck driver escaped on seeing the police, leaving behind a country made revolver and two rounds of ammunition at Jhalupara junction.
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In yet another incident on January 9, four unidentified terrorists attempting to extort money from a truck driver escaped on seeing the police, leaving behind a country made revolver and two rounds of ammunition at Jhalupara junction.
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January - 9 
Jowai Police in a raid conducted recently arrested an HNLC terrorist and recovered narcotics and Nepalese currency from his possession. In another incident, an employee of a jewellery shop was shot on his right hand by three unidentified terrorists a
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Jowai Police in a raid conducted recently arrested an HNLC terrorist and recovered narcotics and Nepalese currency from his possession. In another incident, an employee of a jewellery shop was shot on his right hand by three unidentified terrorists after he refused to pay them a sum of Rs 10,000.
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January - 9 
Meanwhile, a delayed report said an SF personnel was killed and three others injured during an encounter in Gujarnar, Anantnag on January 9. Earlier reports said three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists had been killed in the encounter.
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Meanwhile, a delayed report said an SF personnel was killed and three others injured during an encounter in Gujarnar, Anantnag on January 9. Earlier reports said three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists had been killed in the encounter.
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January - 9 
Nagaon police arrested an arms trafficker on January 9, from the Dimaruguri area and recovered six detonators and three gelatine sticks, besides some fuse wire from his possession.
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Nagaon police arrested an arms trafficker on January 9, from the Dimaruguri area and recovered six detonators and three gelatine sticks, besides some fuse wire from his possession.
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January - 9 
On the night of January 9, an activist of the ruling National Conference (NC) was killed by unidentified terrorists in Kalaroos, Kupwara.
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On the night of January 9, an activist of the ruling National Conference (NC) was killed by unidentified terrorists in Kalaroos, Kupwara.
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January - 9 
Troops of the Indian Army shot dead two suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists and recovered a 9 mm revolver, assorted ammunition, some communication equipment, five detonators and some incriminating documents, in Bhitribari vill
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Troops of the Indian Army shot dead two suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorists and recovered a 9 mm revolver, assorted ammunition, some communication equipment, five detonators and some incriminating documents, in Bhitribari village, Kokrajhar district, on January 9, an Army release said.
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January - 10 
A surrendered United National Liberation Front (UNLF) terrorist has informed Mizoram police that the outfit has a strength of approximately 3,000 including 200 women and possesses sophisticated weapons. The terrorist had recently surrendered to Mizor
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A surrendered United National Liberation Front (UNLF) terrorist has informed Mizoram police that the outfit has a strength of approximately 3,000 including 200 women and possesses sophisticated weapons. The terrorist had recently surrendered to Mizoram police at the Mizoram-Manipur border outpost of Vaitin along with a rifle and ammunition. He told police that he had joined the UNLF training camp on April 2001 and underwent training for three months. Altogether, six armed UNLF terrorists and more than 10 terrorists belonging to Hmar People’s Convention - Democrats have surrendered to Mizoram police since January 2001.
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January - 10 
According to media reports, Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), was monitoring Indian troop movements from the north-eastern (NE) region and north Bengal to other parts of the country in view of prevailing tens
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According to media reports, Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), was monitoring Indian troop movements from the north-eastern (NE) region and north Bengal to other parts of the country in view of prevailing tension in the western sector. The ISI is reported to have planted agents in various parts of the NE region and north Bengal to monitor the movement of troops, the sources said. This was revealed during interrogation of an ISI agent Dilshad alias Raju alias Dilla of Sindh province who was arrested in Siliguri on January 4. The ISI agent was reportedly instructed to settle down in India and provide details of troop movement and other sensitive information to Pakistan.
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January - 10 
According to media reports, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked all banks to monitor the transactions of 23 organisations identified by the Union government as terrorist outfits. The Government of India's (GoI) list includes Pakistan-based Lash
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According to media reports, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has asked all banks to monitor the transactions of 23 organisations identified by the Union government as terrorist outfits. The Government of India's (GoI) list includes Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), terrorist organisations of the north-eastern region like the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Sources added that the RBI’s measure is consequent to the President of India's promulgation of Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO) in October 2001. "It has been decided in consultation with GoI that banks should keep a watchful eye on the transactions of these organisations and if something is found violative of the extant acts or normal banking operations, the matter must be reported by the concerned bank to the appropriate authorities under the ordinance and to RBI," the apex bank said in a circular issued to all commercial banks.
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January - 10 
Girijan (Tribal) leaders in Andhra Pradesh, on January 10, have declared the Naxalites guilty of killing 194 tribals and their leaders branding them police informers. They have also demanded a judicial inquiry by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court
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Girijan (Tribal) leaders in Andhra Pradesh, on January 10, have declared the Naxalites guilty of killing 194 tribals and their leaders branding them police informers. They have also demanded a judicial inquiry by a sitting judge of the Supreme Court into these killings and 80 other deaths caused by police. Consequent to a recent conclave, Girijan leaders belonging to different political parties, NGOs and other organisations, formed a State-level forum called "Rashtra Adivasi Girijan Aikhya Vedika" (RAGAV) to represent the 60 lakh Girijans in the State belonging to 33 different sects which reportedly became active after the killing of Ragya Naik, a Member of the State Legislative Assembly. Addressing a press conference in Hyderabad on January 10, Chanda Lingaiah, RAGAV convener said that "Naxalism in the State was born in the forests of Srikakulam district where tribals lived, on the pretext of saving tribals from exploitation and atrocities but Naxalites today were annihilating the very Girijans."
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January - 10 
Home Minister L K Advani has said that his talks with US leaders in Washington have given him a measure of assurance that the US would stand by its promise to eliminate terrorism wherever it exists in the world. "After Thursday's and Friday's discuss
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Home Minister L K Advani has said that his talks with US leaders in Washington have given him a measure of assurance that the US would stand by its promise to eliminate terrorism wherever it exists in the world. "After Thursday's and Friday's discussions, I believe that America is keen to carry out its role insofar as its pronouncements are concerned," Advani said in Washington on January 10. He pointed out that that if terrorism was a crime when engaged in Afghanistan, it was also a crime when conducted against India. Commenting on the threat perception from Pakistan, Advani said that for nearly two decades Pakistan has been promoting terrorism in India. He added, "We have faced wars from Pakistan thrice earlier. This is a war of a different kind, a war which reached its climax as two organisations based in Pakistan (Jaish-e-Mohammed, JeM and Lashkar-e-Toiba, LeT) sent terrorists to attack the Indian Parliament."
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January - 10 
In Anantnag district, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed and his associate arrested after being injured during an encounter following a raid by SF units on their hideout in Krangsoo.
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In Anantnag district, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed and his associate arrested after being injured during an encounter following a raid by SF units on their hideout in Krangsoo.
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January - 10 
In another incident, a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) conduit was killed in an encounter with the Army in the Dihing Reserve Forest, Tinsukia district. A bottle grenade, a magazine of AK-47 and seven live cartridges were recovered from the en
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In another incident, a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) conduit was killed in an encounter with the Army in the Dihing Reserve Forest, Tinsukia district. A bottle grenade, a magazine of AK-47 and seven live cartridges were recovered from the encounter site.
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January - 10 
In another incident, two SF personnel were injured when unidentified terrorists set-off an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near an SF post in Sadak, Doda district. In search operations that followed, SF units engaged the terrorists but there were n
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In another incident, two SF personnel were injured when unidentified terrorists set-off an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near an SF post in Sadak, Doda district. In search operations that followed, SF units engaged the terrorists but there were no casualties on either side.
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January - 10 
In Kupwara district, a Kashmiri terrorist was killed in Tarhama. SF sources said the slain terrorist was a member of Ansaar-ul-Islam. Local residents, however, alleged that the SFs had captured the terrorist and killed him later.
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In Kupwara district, a Kashmiri terrorist was killed in Tarhama. SF sources said the slain terrorist was a member of Ansaar-ul-Islam. Local residents, however, alleged that the SFs had captured the terrorist and killed him later.
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January - 10 
India on January 10 handed over evidence regarding Pakistan's involvement in cross-border terrorism to Turkey, one of the members of Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC). The proof was handed over to the Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem when M
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India on January 10 handed over evidence regarding Pakistan's involvement in cross-border terrorism to Turkey, one of the members of Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC). The proof was handed over to the Turkish Foreign Minister Ismail Cem when Minister of State for External Affairs Omar Abdullah called on him at Istanbul, media sources said. Abdullah also briefed the Minister about the December 13 terrorist attack on Indian Parliament and the involvement of Pakistan-based terrorist outfits in the incident. Media sources added that the visiting Minister handed over all proofs that had been provided to Pakistan ever since 1985.
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January - 10 
Meanwhile the police confirmed that the murdered terrorist was himself involved in as many as 11 major crimes in the State during 2001 including the killing of five innocent people at an electronic shop at Dhankheti area of the city on January 5. He
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Meanwhile the police confirmed that the murdered terrorist was himself involved in as many as 11 major crimes in the State during 2001 including the killing of five innocent people at an electronic shop at Dhankheti area of the city on January 5. He also led an operation in which three policemen were killed at Rilbong Beat House on January 17 and had also gunned down two policemen and injured three other at Jaiaw Langsning on March 27
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January - 10 
Media reports said a terrorist belonging to the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) escaped from the Lumdiengjri Police Station, on January 10 night.
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Media reports said a terrorist belonging to the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) escaped from the Lumdiengjri Police Station, on January 10 night.
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January - 10 
Meghalaya Police on January 10 suspended three police personnel, including an Inspector ‘for their negligence’ following the escape of a terrorist of Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) from Lumdiengjri Police Station. The escaped terroris
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Meghalaya Police on January 10 suspended three police personnel, including an Inspector ‘for their negligence’ following the escape of a terrorist of Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) from Lumdiengjri Police Station. The escaped terrorist had murdered another HNLC terrorist Sombar Khonglam at Jaiaw Langsning on January 9 afternoon.
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January - 10 
On the night of January 10, a village official was killed by unidentified terrorists in Bafliaz, Poonch district. In the same district, unidentified terrorists burnt down five houses in Sangla. SF personnel occupied these houses till recently, before
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On the night of January 10, a village official was killed by unidentified terrorists in Bafliaz, Poonch district. In the same district, unidentified terrorists burnt down five houses in Sangla. SF personnel occupied these houses till recently, before they were shifted to border areas.
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January - 10 
On the night of January 10, armed Janasakthi Naxalites raided three villages in Warangal district and severely assaulted 10 villagers.
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On the night of January 10, armed Janasakthi Naxalites raided three villages in Warangal district and severely assaulted 10 villagers.
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January - 10 
Police killed three terrorists, including a National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) ‘commander’, at a place 30km away from Diphu, Karbi Anglong district, on January 10. The other two terrorists belonged to the Dima Halong Daoga (DHD)
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Police killed three terrorists, including a National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) ‘commander’, at a place 30km away from Diphu, Karbi Anglong district, on January 10. The other two terrorists belonged to the Dima Halong Daoga (DHD)
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January - 10 
Six activists of the proscribed left extremist, Naxalite outfit, People's War Group (PWG) have been arrested in combing operations in Midnapore West district in West Bengal on January 10. According to police sources, the six PWG activists were arrest
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Six activists of the proscribed left extremist, Naxalite outfit, People's War Group (PWG) have been arrested in combing operations in Midnapore West district in West Bengal on January 10. According to police sources, the six PWG activists were arrested in a joint combing operation by the State police and Eastern Frontier Rifles in Goaltore, Salbani, Gopiballavpur and Midnapore- Bankura forest areas. With the arrest of these six activists, the total number of activists of the PWG and another proscribed Naxalite outfit, Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) arrested in the district has risen to 56 in the last seven days, sources added.
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January - 10 
Two left wing extremists, Naxalites, were arrested in Bangalore on January 10 for involvement in several cases of murder, bomb explosions and attempt to murder. The two are members of a splinter group of the People’s War Group (PWG). Police sources s
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Two left wing extremists, Naxalites, were arrested in Bangalore on January 10 for involvement in several cases of murder, bomb explosions and attempt to murder. The two are members of a splinter group of the People’s War Group (PWG). Police sources said that the two were involved in five murders, nine bomb blast cases and an attempt to murder case.
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January - 10 
Two suspected foreign mercenaries were killed and another injured in an encounter in Fatehpur in Rajouri district, on January 10. Three security force (SF) personnel were also injured in the encounter. The injured terrorist managed to escape with oth
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Two suspected foreign mercenaries were killed and another injured in an encounter in Fatehpur in Rajouri district, on January 10. Three security force (SF) personnel were also injured in the encounter. The injured terrorist managed to escape with other colleagues.
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January - 10 
Unidentified terrorists burnt down a wooden bridge in Pyasa, on January 10, thus snapping a vital road link between Galar and Padyaran, in Doda district. Local residents said three suspected foreign mercenaries were involved in the incident. The dist
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Unidentified terrorists burnt down a wooden bridge in Pyasa, on January 10, thus snapping a vital road link between Galar and Padyaran, in Doda district. Local residents said three suspected foreign mercenaries were involved in the incident. The district administration has initiated steps for reconstructing the bridge speedily.
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January - 11 
Eight left wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), surrendered before police officials in Karminagar, on January 11. Among those who surrendered were two women and two ‘deputy commanders’ of the outfit. Meanwhile, in a separate de
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Eight left wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), surrendered before police officials in Karminagar, on January 11. Among those who surrendered were two women and two ‘deputy commanders’ of the outfit. Meanwhile, in a separate development, cases have been registered on January 11 against three Congress (I) local leaders for helping PWG Naxalites who conspired to blast the model police station at Kararam, Karimnagar. Speaking to the media, an unnamed police official said one of the three had supplied maps and other details of the police station to the PWG Naxalites. No details were provided on the nature of assistance provided by the other two politicians.
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January - 11 
In a third encounter in the district, a terrorist was killed at Mattan. Another terrorist was arrested in a separate operation in the same area.
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In a third encounter in the district, a terrorist was killed at Mattan. Another terrorist was arrested in a separate operation in the same area.
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January - 11 
In another incident, police raided a huge arms dump and arrested four people, including two Congress (I) activists, at Ibrahimpet. 1995 weapons, 20 claymore mines and other materials were seized during the raid.
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In another incident, police raided a huge arms dump and arrested four people, including two Congress (I) activists, at Ibrahimpet. 1995 weapons, 20 claymore mines and other materials were seized during the raid.
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January - 11 
In Pulwama district, two terrorists were killed in an encounter at Aayingling. While one was identified as a Kashmiri, the other is yet to be identified.
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In Pulwama district, two terrorists were killed in an encounter at Aayingling. While one was identified as a Kashmiri, the other is yet to be identified.
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January - 11 
In the same district, an SF officer and an unidentified terrorist were killed while another SF officer was injured during an encounter in Shadipora.
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In the same district, an SF officer and an unidentified terrorist were killed while another SF officer was injured during an encounter in Shadipora.
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January - 11 
In the same district, two terrorists, including a Pakistani mercenary, were killed in an encounter at Kapran. An SF personnel and a civilian were also killed during the encounter.
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In the same district, two terrorists, including a Pakistani mercenary, were killed in an encounter at Kapran. An SF personnel and a civilian were also killed during the encounter.
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January - 11 
Six terrorists holding a meeting at a hideout in Behak dhok, Anantnag district, were killed when security forces (SFs) conducted a raid on January 11. The slain terrorists included two ‘district commanders’ of the Harkar-ul-Jehad-e-Islami (HUJI) and
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Six terrorists holding a meeting at a hideout in Behak dhok, Anantnag district, were killed when security forces (SFs) conducted a raid on January 11. The slain terrorists included two ‘district commanders’ of the Harkar-ul-Jehad-e-Islami (HUJI) and the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), and two ‘commanders’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM).
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January - 11 
The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) on January 11 warned Pakistan authorities that the handing over of its leader in line with Indian demands "would be a betrayal of their cause." "We are carrying out a legitimate freedom struggle because Kashmir is a disput
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The Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) on January 11 warned Pakistan authorities that the handing over of its leader in line with Indian demands "would be a betrayal of their cause." "We are carrying out a legitimate freedom struggle because Kashmir is a disputed territory under the UN Security Council resolutions," said Hizb spokesperson Saleem Hashmi. Syed Salahuddin, the ‘supreme commander’ of HM, is on the list of India's 20 most wanted men. "Pakistan supports the Kashmiris' right to self-determination and any such move would mean a deviation from this position," Hashmi said. While declining to provide details on the whereabouts of Salahuddin, Hashmi added, "The commander lives in his own territory because both Azad Kashmir and held Kashmir are our own territories."
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January - 11 
Unidentified terrorists lobbed a grenade at an SF vehicle near the Jammu and Kashmir High Court in Srinagar on January 11. The grenade, however, missed the target and exploded inside the court premises. There were no casualties.
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Unidentified terrorists lobbed a grenade at an SF vehicle near the Jammu and Kashmir High Court in Srinagar on January 11. The grenade, however, missed the target and exploded inside the court premises. There were no casualties.
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January - 12 
A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was killed and three others injured when two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) exploded in quick succession at Gulwan village in the Basantgarh area, on the same day.
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A Border Security Force (BSF) personnel was killed and three others injured when two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) exploded in quick succession at Gulwan village in the Basantgarh area, on the same day.
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January - 12 
A January 13-news report said the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) is likely to make a positive response to the unilateral cease-fire announced recently the Kuki National Front (KNF), a terrorist outfit of Manipur which ha
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A January 13-news report said the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) is likely to make a positive response to the unilateral cease-fire announced recently the Kuki National Front (KNF), a terrorist outfit of Manipur which has been fighting the NSCN-IM. The news report cites senior NSCN-IM member W Shimray as saying that the KNF’s cease-fire offer is a positive sign and that his outfit would give a positive reply. However, W Shimray added that his outfit would not allow the KNF to continue with its demand for a separate Kuki homeland. He said the Kukis "… have settled in the land belong to the Nagas, so we will persuade them to settle their problems with our government, the GPRN". He added, "The KNF can even merge with the NSCN." The NSCN (IM) leader further said even the Paiteis of Manipur should come forward for truce forgetting their demand for a separate homeland.
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January - 12 
A Special Police Officer (SPO) was killed by unidentified terrorists at his house in Mendhar, Poonch district. The terrorists managed to escape from the incident site.
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A Special Police Officer (SPO) was killed by unidentified terrorists at his house in Mendhar, Poonch district. The terrorists managed to escape from the incident site.
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January - 12 
According to media reports, a terrorist of the proscribed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) was killed in an encounter in South Tripura district, on January 12. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the encounter site.
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According to media reports, a terrorist of the proscribed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) was killed in an encounter in South Tripura district, on January 12. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the encounter site.
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January - 12 
According to newspaper reports India and Bhutan in their effort to strengthen bilateral ties and check activities of militants held the last round of the border district coordination meeting at Jalpaiguri between January 7 to 9. The Joint Secretary
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According to newspaper reports India and Bhutan in their effort to strengthen bilateral ties and check activities of militants held the last round of the border district coordination meeting at Jalpaiguri between January 7 to 9. The Joint Secretary of the Bhutanese Home Ministry, Dasho Tshering Wangda led the Bhutanese delegation, while, the Indian delegation was led by the Commissioner of Jalpaiguri division, AK Jain. The meeting decided to take up immediate steps for the identification of the international boundary with realignment of the pillars which were missing and to share information about militants and criminals. The Government of Bhutan decided to construct a stone wall along the border, not to step movement of the local people, but for security reasons as the border town Phuentsholing is being used by the militant groups active in West Bengal and Assam.
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January - 12 
At a meeting held in Bangkok to discuss the Naga peace process, Naga associations operating in various north east States of India called for repealing all special Acts under implementation in Nagaland, reportds said on January 13. The meeting also c
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At a meeting held in Bangkok to discuss the Naga peace process, Naga associations operating in various north east States of India called for repealing all special Acts under implementation in Nagaland, reportds said on January 13. The meeting also called for the withdrawal of the ban on Naga terrorist outfits and cancellation of arrest warrants against leaders, besides upgrading the existing cease-fire monitoring mechanism to an autonomous body. The crucial four-day Naga consultative meeting attended by 44 delegations adopted several vital resolutions that may have deep impact on the ongoing negotiations between the Government of India and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM), reports said. The meeting also appealed to Britain to clarify the status of the Nagas at the time of India’s independence.
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January - 12 
At Kriri area of Dooru block in Anantnag district, two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were killed in an encounter after SFs raided their hideout at Matti-Gawran, in Kokernag.
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At Kriri area of Dooru block in Anantnag district, two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were killed in an encounter after SFs raided their hideout at Matti-Gawran, in Kokernag.
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January - 12 
In another incident, a Pakistani terrorist of the JeM was killed in Godsathu village, near the Indian Air Force (IAF) base in Budgam district. Reports from north Kashmir have indicated that a Pakistani militant of the Al Badr was killed in an encount
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In another incident, a Pakistani terrorist of the JeM was killed in Godsathu village, near the Indian Air Force (IAF) base in Budgam district. Reports from north Kashmir have indicated that a Pakistani militant of the Al Badr was killed in an encounter at Nagri Malpora, in the Kupwara district. Meanwhile, a police personnel was killed by unidentified terrorists near Cement Bridge, in Qamarwari, Srinagar.
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January - 12 
In the same area, two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were killed in an encounter after SFs raided their hideout at Matti-Gawran, in Kokernag.
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In the same area, two Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were killed in an encounter after SFs raided their hideout at Matti-Gawran, in Kokernag.
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January - 12 
Media reports have indicated that the BSF had seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition from a terrorist hideout in the Chrar-e-Sharif area of Budgam district.
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Media reports have indicated that the BSF had seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition from a terrorist hideout in the Chrar-e-Sharif area of Budgam district.
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January - 12 
Noted economist of Bangladesh and a professor in Jahoninagar College, Dhaka, Prof Mohammad Masood, said that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘general secretary’ Anup Chetia would continue to be lodged at Dhaka Jail as he was arrested for posse
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Noted economist of Bangladesh and a professor in Jahoninagar College, Dhaka, Prof Mohammad Masood, said that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘general secretary’ Anup Chetia would continue to be lodged at Dhaka Jail as he was arrested for possessing fake passport, currencies of several countries and for illegally staying in Bangladesh. He felt that the Bangladesh government was doing a favour to India as the extradition of Chetia would possibly trigger fresh ULFA attacks in the North-east.
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January - 12 
On a tip-off, SFs raided a terrorist hideout in Tuli Naupora, Dooru, Anantnag district, and killed two terrorists of the HM in the ensuing encounter. An SF personnel was injured in the encounter.
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On a tip-off, SFs raided a terrorist hideout in Tuli Naupora, Dooru, Anantnag district, and killed two terrorists of the HM in the ensuing encounter. An SF personnel was injured in the encounter.
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January - 12 
On another tip-off, SFs raided a terrorist hideout at Kriri, Dooru, in Anantnag district and, in the consequent encounter, two Al Badr terrorists were killed. Also, four SF personnel were injured in the encounter.
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On another tip-off, SFs raided a terrorist hideout at Kriri, Dooru, in Anantnag district and, in the consequent encounter, two Al Badr terrorists were killed. Also, four SF personnel were injured in the encounter.
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January - 12 
On the night of January 12, two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter at Watherkhul in Kupwara district. In the same district, a third unidentified terrorist was killed in a separate encounter at Wangbal. In Srinagar, an SF personnel wa
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On the night of January 12, two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter at Watherkhul in Kupwara district. In the same district, a third unidentified terrorist was killed in a separate encounter at Wangbal. In Srinagar, an SF personnel was killed by unidentified terrorists. In another terrorist attack at Chilli Pain, Doda, a Village Defence Committee (VDC) member was injured. The terrorists managed to escape after the attack.
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January - 12 
One person was killed by two United People's Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) terrorists at Ram Chorang village, under the Bokajan police station limits, on January 12.
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One person was killed by two United People's Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) terrorists at Ram Chorang village, under the Bokajan police station limits, on January 12.
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January - 12 
Police in Rajasthan, seized a large cache of explosives, arms and ammunition from Biryani village in Jaisalmer district on January 12. The seizures includes 8.66 kg RDX, 16.95kg plastic explosives, a wireless set, an AK-47 rifle, 380 magazines, 109 l
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Police in Rajasthan, seized a large cache of explosives, arms and ammunition from Biryani village in Jaisalmer district on January 12. The seizures includes 8.66 kg RDX, 16.95kg plastic explosives, a wireless set, an AK-47 rifle, 380 magazines, 109 live cartridges, detonators, timers, chargers, and coils of electric wire. One person was arrested in this connection.
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January - 12 
Three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists, involved in the massacre of eight civilians, earlier on January 6, at Luddu and Sohnwa in the Ramsu area, Doda district, were killed on January 12. Security forces (SF) sealed village Parihander Zaari in Neel
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Three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists, involved in the massacre of eight civilians, earlier on January 6, at Luddu and Sohnwa in the Ramsu area, Doda district, were killed on January 12. Security forces (SF) sealed village Parihander Zaari in Neel Top after receiving information that the HM terrorists had taken shelter there. In the ensuing encounter, three terrorists, including a foreign mercenary, were killed. Five other terrorists managed to escape from the encounter site. Some arms and ammunition were also recovered from the encounter site.
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January - 13 
In another encounter, two foreign mercenaries were killed at Mati Gawran.
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In another encounter, two foreign mercenaries were killed at Mati Gawran.
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January - 13 
A civilian, reported to be an SF informer, was killed by unidentified terrorists at Beerwah in Badgam, on January 13.
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A civilian, reported to be an SF informer, was killed by unidentified terrorists at Beerwah in Badgam, on January 13.
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January - 13 
Media reports on January 14 from Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh, said the left-wing extremist group, People’s War Group (PWG) of Naxalites, has revived the Singareni Karmika Samakhya (Sikasa), a front organisation that works among coal miners, in the dist
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Media reports on January 14 from Nizamabad, Andhra Pradesh, said the left-wing extremist group, People’s War Group (PWG) of Naxalites, has revived the Singareni Karmika Samakhya (Sikasa), a front organisation that works among coal miners, in the district. Owing to intense police pressure and dwindling numbers of activists the Sikasa was wound up in the district two years ago, and the remaining activists were asked to join the armed movement in the forests. The Jaipur Local Guerrilla Squad has reportedly asked to revive the activities of the Sikasa in the district.
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January - 13 
On the night of January 13, three SF personnel, including an officer, were killed and three other personnel injured when unidentified terrorists attacked their picket at Khanetar, Poonch. SF sources described the attackers as suicide terrorists, fida
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On the night of January 13, three SF personnel, including an officer, were killed and three other personnel injured when unidentified terrorists attacked their picket at Khanetar, Poonch. SF sources described the attackers as suicide terrorists, fidayeen, who fired on the picket from a distance and escaped before retaliatory action could be launched. In Baramulla, a SF personnel was injured when unidentified terrorists attacked a search party. One of the attackers was later arrested. A civilian was killed by suspected HM terrorists at Kaintli, Udhampur. Another civilian was killed by unidentified terrorists at Mangat, Doda.
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January - 13 
On the political front, the secessionist All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), in a statement, on January 13, welcomed the stand taken by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf during his speech on January 12. APHC chairman Abdul Ghani Bhat, speaking
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On the political front, the secessionist All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), in a statement, on January 13, welcomed the stand taken by Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf during his speech on January 12. APHC chairman Abdul Ghani Bhat, speaking in Srinagar, while welcoming the President’s statements on Kashmir asked India’s Union government to respond positively to find a solution. Meanwhile, in a separate statement, senior APHC leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, while reacting to President Musharraf’s remarks, said "… the speech is a realistic one if viewed in its totality" and added "… the speech is appreciable as far as Musharraf’s stance vis-a-vis Kashmir is concerned." However, referring to the ban imposed by Pakistan on the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), he said "Nobody has the right to ban such individual acts where Muslims come to help their brethren."
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January - 13 
On the same night, two terrorists of the HM, including a ‘district commander’ were killed in an encounter at Krewa Manloo in Pulwama district. The encounter ensued after the two terrorists attacked a patrol party in the area.
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On the same night, two terrorists of the HM, including a ‘district commander’ were killed in an encounter at Krewa Manloo in Pulwama district. The encounter ensued after the two terrorists attacked a patrol party in the area.
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January - 13 
Reacting to President Musharraf's speech of January 12, Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC) Chairman Syed Salahuddin said the ban on the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were shocking. In a statement released on January 13, Salahuddin deman
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Reacting to President Musharraf's speech of January 12, Muttahida Jehad Council (MJC) Chairman Syed Salahuddin said the ban on the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) were shocking. In a statement released on January 13, Salahuddin demanded President Musharraf to review the decision and defer the ban till India provided clear proof of their involvement in the December 13, 2001 terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament. He also said the proscription would have no effect on the ongoing terrorist activities of these outfits in Jammu and Kashmir. The MJC Chairman described President’s Musharraf's statement on Kashmir as "historic and spirit-infusing."
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January - 13 
Residents of Vanjarapalli village, Warangal district, on January 13, chased a group of three extortionists, who posed as Naxalites, left-wing extremists, and killed one of them. The three, identified as members of Praja Rakshana Samithi, a group invo
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Residents of Vanjarapalli village, Warangal district, on January 13, chased a group of three extortionists, who posed as Naxalites, left-wing extremists, and killed one of them. The three, identified as members of Praja Rakshana Samithi, a group involved in extortion and other offences, were attempting to gain possession of the government-sanctioned weapon of a local-leader, who they were holding captive but had given them the slip. Subsequently village residents chased the extortionists. Among the criminals, one was a surrendered Naxalite, reports said.
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January - 13 
Security forces in Srinagar killed two Dutch nationals on January 13. SF sources said the foreigners, who were suspected to be of Arab origin, were killed after they attacked members of an SF patrol party. Three SF personnel were reported to have sus
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Security forces in Srinagar killed two Dutch nationals on January 13. SF sources said the foreigners, who were suspected to be of Arab origin, were killed after they attacked members of an SF patrol party. Three SF personnel were reported to have sustained injuries in the attack. Two terrorists of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) were killed in another encounter at Manloo Karewa near Shopian in Pulwama district. In Doda district, a suspected Pakistani HM mercenary was killed in an encounter at Harray.
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January - 13 
Terrorists of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) killed 16 people, including a seven-year-old girl and two women, at Singicherra Bazar in West Tripura district, on January 13. The scene of the attack, a market place, was crowded with sho
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Terrorists of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) killed 16 people, including a seven-year-old girl and two women, at Singicherra Bazar in West Tripura district, on January 13. The scene of the attack, a market place, was crowded with shoppers on the eve of a local festival. The terrorists dressed in security force uniforms opened fire on the crowd. A massive search operation has been launched to track down the terrorists who escaped after the massacre.
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January - 13 
Three terrorists of the Kamatapuri Liberation Organization (KLO) were arrested from Karibari and Matigora village, Jalpaiguri district, on January 13. The three were reportedly trained at camps of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in Bhutan.
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Three terrorists of the Kamatapuri Liberation Organization (KLO) were arrested from Karibari and Matigora village, Jalpaiguri district, on January 13. The three were reportedly trained at camps of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in Bhutan. The three have also confessed that they have links with the Maoist insurgents in Nepal. Meanwhile, police have intensified search operations in many parts of Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling districts.
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January - 14 
In the same district, unidentified terrorists exploded a bomb near the boundary wall of a school at Mendhar. However, there were no casualties.
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In the same district, unidentified terrorists exploded a bomb near the boundary wall of a school at Mendhar. However, there were no casualties.
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January - 14 
A former terrorist was killed by unidentified terrorists at Barigund in Budgam district on January 14.
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A former terrorist was killed by unidentified terrorists at Barigund in Budgam district on January 14.
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January - 14 
A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed in an encounter at Mahakund in the Udhampur district on January 14. In another encounter, an unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter at Sarthal in Doda district.
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A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed in an encounter at Mahakund in the Udhampur district on January 14. In another encounter, an unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter at Sarthal in Doda district.
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January - 14 
A large plastic bag containing explosives and grenades was recovered on January 14 from the Sukantanagar area of Hoogly district. Police sources said that the bag contained 20 pieces of plastic explosives, one kg of explosive, three detonators, one s
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A large plastic bag containing explosives and grenades was recovered on January 14 from the Sukantanagar area of Hoogly district. Police sources said that the bag contained 20 pieces of plastic explosives, one kg of explosive, three detonators, one slap demolition TNT and a hand grenade. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the seizure.
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January - 14 
According to delayed media reports, the father and younger brother of a former left wing extremist, Naxalite of the People’s War Group (PWG) leader were waylaid and lynched by a group of unidentified persons in the Vellutlapet village, Nizamabad, on
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According to delayed media reports, the father and younger brother of a former left wing extremist, Naxalite of the People’s War Group (PWG) leader were waylaid and lynched by a group of unidentified persons in the Vellutlapet village, Nizamabad, on January 14. Eyewitnesses have reportedly indicated that the killing may be related to certain old enmity. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the killing.
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January - 14 
According to media reports, the visiting Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, has indicated that China would co-operate with India in jointly combating terrorism as part of steps to strengthen trust and understanding between the two countries. At a banquet ho
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According to media reports, the visiting Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji, has indicated that China would co-operate with India in jointly combating terrorism as part of steps to strengthen trust and understanding between the two countries. At a banquet hosted for the visiting dignitary in New Delhi on January 14, Indian Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee said, "Co-operation against terrorism is at the top of the agenda of all peace-loving countries, and I am happy that we have agreed today to jointly counter this menace".
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January - 14 
In Poonch district, a civilian was abducted by unidentified terrorists from Behram Kund and later killed. The abductors alleged that the civilian had aided security forces (SFs) with information on terrorists.
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In Poonch district, a civilian was abducted by unidentified terrorists from Behram Kund and later killed. The abductors alleged that the civilian had aided security forces (SFs) with information on terrorists.
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January - 14 
On the political front, a three member delegation of secessionist All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) are reported to have left New Delhi on January 14, abandoning proposed meetings with the foreign diplomats. The three members are reported to have
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On the political front, a three member delegation of secessionist All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) are reported to have left New Delhi on January 14, abandoning proposed meetings with the foreign diplomats. The three members are reported to have decided to abandon meetings in protest against the arrest of fifty Hurriyat activists in Jammu and Kashmir on January 13.
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January - 14 
Security force personnel on January 14 raided and destroyed a camp of the proscribed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Cahkrashila reserve forest in Dhubri district and rescued a businessman, a resident of Kokrajhar, who was abducted re
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Security force personnel on January 14 raided and destroyed a camp of the proscribed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Cahkrashila reserve forest in Dhubri district and rescued a businessman, a resident of Kokrajhar, who was abducted recently for ransom by NDFB terrorists
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January - 15 
A court in Mumbai on January 15 extended till January 29, the judicial custody of Mohammed Afroz Abdul Razak, suspected member of Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda terrorist network. Mohammed Razak is accused of having planned to blow up targets in UK and A
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A court in Mumbai on January 15 extended till January 29, the judicial custody of Mohammed Afroz Abdul Razak, suspected member of Osama bin Laden's Al Qaeda terrorist network. Mohammed Razak is accused of having planned to blow up targets in UK and Australia. According to media reports, the accused did not plead for bail and also preferred not to engage any lawyer. As reported earlier, Afroz, on December 18, 2001, had reportedly made a confessional statement about his links with the Al Qaeda and its plans to air-dash targets in foreign countries. However, the contents of his statement before the court are not known, as it was recorded in-camera. Afroz was arrested from Mumbai on December 3, 2001 and had confessed to police that he frequently visited Australia, USA, UK, Hong Kong and China between 1997 and 2001. He had also disclosed that suicide squads had been formed by the Al Qaeda to carry out terrorist attacks on World Trade Centre, New York, British Parliament, London, Romal Tower, Australia and Parliament House, New Delhi.
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January - 15 
A SF officer was injured when unidentified terrorists attacked a patrol party at Bandi Devalgam in the Anantnag district on January 15. The terrorists managed to escape after the attack without suffering any casualties.
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A SF officer was injured when unidentified terrorists attacked a patrol party at Bandi Devalgam in the Anantnag district on January 15. The terrorists managed to escape after the attack without suffering any casualties.
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January - 15 
A suspect, alleged to have provided funds to the conspirators of the December 13, 2001, terrorist attack on the Indian parliament, was arrested in New Delhi on January 15, 2002. Police said that the suspect, Dilip Tribhuwandas Bharot provided, Mohamm
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A suspect, alleged to have provided funds to the conspirators of the December 13, 2001, terrorist attack on the Indian parliament, was arrested in New Delhi on January 15, 2002. Police said that the suspect, Dilip Tribhuwandas Bharot provided, Mohammad Afzal, a conspirator in the December 13 incident and presently in custody, with Rs. 2.8 million. The suspect was remanded to police custody for eight days by a local judge on January 16.
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January - 15 
According to media reports, Tripura has been put on maximum alert following the massacre of 16 non-tribals in West Tripura district on January 13 by the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and a Republic Day boycott call issued by the All Tri
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According to media reports, Tripura has been put on maximum alert following the massacre of 16 non-tribals in West Tripura district on January 13 by the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and a Republic Day boycott call issued by the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and NLFt. The 840 km-long Indo-Bangladesh international border has been sealed and all border outposts have been put on maximum alert to foil terrorist attempts to infiltrate into the State.
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January - 15 
An estimated twenty heavily armed terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) massacred thirteen civilians at Dailongjhar in Bongaigon district on the night of January 15. While one of the victim was of Bihari origin, all the other
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An estimated twenty heavily armed terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) massacred thirteen civilians at Dailongjhar in Bongaigon district on the night of January 15. While one of the victim was of Bihari origin, all the others were of Bengali origin. News reports said that the NDFB terrorists had come to the village, where a festival was on, looking for terrorists of a rival outfit, Bengali Tiger Force (BTF). They initially pulled away two youth away from the site of the celebrations and killed them. Immediately thereafter, they returned and opened fire on the crowd killed eleven more. Five others were injured in the attack. Security forces have launched massive combing operations in the area.
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January - 15 
Delayed reports said that a Maoist ‘district commander’ was arrested on January 15 from Sitamarhi in Bihar, India. News reports said that the arrested Maoist has confessed to looting guns after an attack on a police post at Pattharkor. Details of thi
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Delayed reports said that a Maoist ‘district commander’ was arrested on January 15 from Sitamarhi in Bihar, India. News reports said that the arrested Maoist has confessed to looting guns after an attack on a police post at Pattharkor. Details of this attack were not available.
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January - 15 
Massive combing operation is on at Singhicherra village and its adjoining areas to arrest the terrorists who managed to escape from the incident site after the January 13 massacre. The ruling Communist Party of India – Marxist (CPI-M) has given a cal
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Massive combing operation is on at Singhicherra village and its adjoining areas to arrest the terrorists who managed to escape from the incident site after the January 13 massacre. The ruling Communist Party of India – Marxist (CPI-M) has given a call for a one day strike in the Khowai subdivision. The Opposition Congress and Trinamool Congress have also condemned the incident.
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January - 15 
On the night of January 15, a patrol party was attacked by unidentified terrorists who managed to escape after the attack. There were no casualties. In another incident, a ‘district commander’ of the Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) was arrested from Srin
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On the night of January 15, a patrol party was attacked by unidentified terrorists who managed to escape after the attack. There were no casualties. In another incident, a ‘district commander’ of the Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen (TuM) was arrested from Srinagar. In Kupwara district, a terrorist was arrested and some explosives seized from his possession at Shah Nagri.
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January - 15 
On the night of January 15, a SF personnel was injured when unidentified terrorists lobbed a grenade on a SF picket at Srinagar. The terrorists managed to escape after the attack.
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On the night of January 15, a SF personnel was injured when unidentified terrorists lobbed a grenade on a SF picket at Srinagar. The terrorists managed to escape after the attack.
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January - 15 
Security forces (SFs) at Keri in Rajouri district recovered three bullet-ridden bodies on January 15. SF sources said that one body appeared to be of a terrorist while the other two were probably locals.
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Security forces (SFs) at Keri in Rajouri district recovered three bullet-ridden bodies on January 15. SF sources said that one body appeared to be of a terrorist while the other two were probably locals.
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January - 15 
SFs reported that three bodies found at Keri in Rajouri district on January 15 were identified as that of a local Village Defence Committee (VDC) member, his wife and a suspected foreign mercenary of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
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SFs reported that three bodies found at Keri in Rajouri district on January 15 were identified as that of a local Village Defence Committee (VDC) member, his wife and a suspected foreign mercenary of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
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January - 15 
The Delhi Police have arrested four terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in New Delhi and recovered eight kilograms of RDX from them, official sources said on January 15. The sources said that the four had arrived at the capital with plans to caus
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The Delhi Police have arrested four terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in New Delhi and recovered eight kilograms of RDX from them, official sources said on January 15. The sources said that the four had arrived at the capital with plans to cause blasts at crowded places and disrupt normal life in the run-up to the Republic Day Parade on January 26. The police also recovered Rs 35 lakh cash from them, sources added. The four terrorists are reported to be natives of Anantnag district in Jammu and Kashmir. Police sources added that the arrests were made from a private students' hostel in South Delhi.
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January - 15 
The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah said on January 15, that the State government is inquiring into the killing of two Dutch nationals in Srinagar on January 13. A patrol party of the Border Security Force (BSF) killed the two Dutch
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The Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister, Farooq Abdullah said on January 15, that the State government is inquiring into the killing of two Dutch nationals in Srinagar on January 13. A patrol party of the Border Security Force (BSF) killed the two Dutch nationals. BSF sources said that the Dutch nationals were killed after they attacked the patrol party with swords and injured two personnel. Local sources, however, disputed the BSF version alleging that the two were killed when they objected to the behaviour of the patrol party personnel.
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January - 16 
A ‘battalion commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) was killed in an encounter at Kandipora in the Anantnag district on January 16. The encounter ensued when a security force (SF) patrol party in the area was attacked.
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A ‘battalion commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) was killed in an encounter at Kandipora in the Anantnag district on January 16. The encounter ensued when a security force (SF) patrol party in the area was attacked.
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January - 16 
A news report citing a senior leader of the left wing extremist, Naxalite outfit, People’s War Group (PWG), said on January 16 that the outfit would oppose the construction of the multi-purpose hydro project planned at Devadula near Warrangal. The PW
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A news report citing a senior leader of the left wing extremist, Naxalite outfit, People’s War Group (PWG), said on January 16 that the outfit would oppose the construction of the multi-purpose hydro project planned at Devadula near Warrangal. The PWG leader said that the outfit would oppose the project’s construction since, he alleged, the State government was not concentrating on constructing small irrigation projects and was also not adequate measures in providing alternative employment to the tribals displaced by big projects.
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January - 16 
A second HM terrorist was killed in a separate encounter at the Madmadu forests of the Kupwara district.
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A second HM terrorist was killed in a separate encounter at the Madmadu forests of the Kupwara district.
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January - 16 
Four terrorist hideouts were raided and destroyed by SFs in separate operations at Kungri nallah and Hardoop-Wagub, Baramulla district, Wourapachnar in Srinagar and Sheltu-Shopian in Pulwama district. Some guns, grenades, rockets, explosives and othe
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Four terrorist hideouts were raided and destroyed by SFs in separate operations at Kungri nallah and Hardoop-Wagub, Baramulla district, Wourapachnar in Srinagar and Sheltu-Shopian in Pulwama district. Some guns, grenades, rockets, explosives and other equipment were seized from the hideouts during these raids.
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January - 16 
In a press statement on January 16, the Manipur based secessionist outfit, United National Liberation Front (UNLF) has said that it would not participate in the forthcoming State Assembly elections to be held in February 2002. The outfit’s statement
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In a press statement on January 16, the Manipur based secessionist outfit, United National Liberation Front (UNLF) has said that it would not participate in the forthcoming State Assembly elections to be held in February 2002. The outfit’s statement alleged that the elections was a a garb of democracy to legalise India’s occupation. It pointed out that taking part in the election is akin to mortgaging ‘our right to self determination’ by another five years for a few crores of rupees. It further accused the election as an exercise carried out by the Government of India to eliminate the right of self-determination by the people of Manipur.
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January - 16 
In Srinagar, Justice O P Sharma presented the report of one-man Commission of Inquiry on a firing incident at Haigam, Baramulla to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on January 16. After receiving the report, Farooq Abdulla said, "… a f
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In Srinagar, Justice O P Sharma presented the report of one-man Commission of Inquiry on a firing incident at Haigam, Baramulla to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on January 16. After receiving the report, Farooq Abdulla said, "… a follow up action will be taken after examination of report at an appropriate level". The Chief Minister ordered the Commission on February 19, 2001, to inquire into the incident where SFs fired on a procession at Haigam on February 15, 2001. The commission was specifically asked to enquire into the causes and circumstances which led to the event of firing resulting in the death of seven persons and causing injuries to others; to probe whether the firing opened by SFs on the crowd was justified or not; and fix responsibility for using excessive force, if any.
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January - 16 
In the context of the Union government’s demand for extradition of 20 terrorists from Pakistan, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on January 16, accused the Union government of not showing a similar determination in dealing with terrorism in the No
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In the context of the Union government’s demand for extradition of 20 terrorists from Pakistan, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on January 16, accused the Union government of not showing a similar determination in dealing with terrorism in the Northeast. He urged the centre to hand over a list of terrorists operating in the area to Bangladesh for their extradition. Speaking to newsmen in Agartala, the Chief Minister pointed out that he was not aware if the Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee who met Bangladesh Premier Begum Khaleda Zia recently at the South Asian Association for Regional Co-operation (SAARC) summit in Kathmandu had taken up the issue. He further pointed out that Tripura Government had already submitted documents to the Centre showing that the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) were operating 16 and 35 base camps respectively in Bangladesh. He added that the State government had also demanded a speedy erection of barbed wire fence, augmentation of the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel for guarding the 840-km-long porous border and more Central paramilitary forces for effectively containing insurgency.
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January - 16 
Media reports quoting intelligence sources have indicated that four persons including three agents of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, have been arrested along with Indian military documents in Suratgarh
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Media reports quoting intelligence sources have indicated that four persons including three agents of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, have been arrested along with Indian military documents in Suratgarh, Jaisalmer and Bikaner in Rajasthan. An Indian Army ex-serviceman hailing from Nepal, had been arrested along with sensitive documents from his residence in Bikaner on January 16. He had been working as an ISI agent since 1996 and was attached with the agency’s network in Nepal. Two other ISI agents and their associate were arrested along with a suitcase containing defence documents in the border districts of Jaisalmer and Bikaner.
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January - 16 
On the night of January 16, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed in an encounter at Kalaroos in the Kupwara district. In the same district, a counter-insurgent aide was killed when unidentified terrorists ambushed a patrol party at Lolab. T
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On the night of January 16, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist was killed in an encounter at Kalaroos in the Kupwara district. In the same district, a counter-insurgent aide was killed when unidentified terrorists ambushed a patrol party at Lolab. The terrorists managed to escape after the attack.
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January - 16 
Several underground terrorist organisations of the Northeast issued a joint statement appealing for a public boycott of Republic Day programmes to be held on January 26, in the region. The joint statement also appealed to the people to observe a day-
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Several underground terrorist organisations of the Northeast issued a joint statement appealing for a public boycott of Republic Day programmes to be held on January 26, in the region. The joint statement also appealed to the people to observe a day-long strike on Republic Day. The terrorist groups which issued the joint statement are Arunachal Dragon Federation (ADF), Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC), Dima Halang Daogah (DHD), Manipur People’s Liberation Front (MPLF), National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA).
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January - 17 
A court in New Delhi on January 17 allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to interrogate four Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists and a hawala (illegal finance network) dealer arrested on January 15 in connection with a plan to disrupt the Repubic Day
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A court in New Delhi on January 17 allowed the Enforcement Directorate (ED) to interrogate four Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists and a hawala (illegal finance network) dealer arrested on January 15 in connection with a plan to disrupt the Repubic Day parade of January 26. As reported earlier, the four LeT terrorists were arrested from a private hostel in South Delhi and police sources said they had been tasked to carry out bomb explosions on the Republic Day parade route during rehearsals to force cancellation of the parade on January 26.
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January - 17 
According to media reports, 28 sympathisers of left wing extremists, Naxalites, including an active cadre of the proscribed People's War Group (PWG), surrendered before police at Nizamabad, about 200 km from Hyderabad, said on January 17. The PWG sym
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According to media reports, 28 sympathisers of left wing extremists, Naxalites, including an active cadre of the proscribed People's War Group (PWG), surrendered before police at Nizamabad, about 200 km from Hyderabad, said on January 17. The PWG sympathisers, who provided food, shelter, vehicles and information regarding the movements of police to the extremists, surrendered before the Dharpally police.
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January - 17 
According to media reports, villagers of the left extremist, Naxalite-affected Naguram village in Karimnagar district, have taken an oath in a temple that they would not allow Naxalites into their village who were obstructing developmental activities
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According to media reports, villagers of the left extremist, Naxalite-affected Naguram village in Karimnagar district, have taken an oath in a temple that they would not allow Naxalites into their village who were obstructing developmental activities and also ensure the surrender of underground Naxalites of the village.
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January - 17 
Assam Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi, on January 17 reviewed the law and order situation in the State during a high level meeting with senior police and civil authorities following the killing of 13 persons near Bijni on the night of January 15. He also
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Assam Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi, on January 17 reviewed the law and order situation in the State during a high level meeting with senior police and civil authorities following the killing of 13 persons near Bijni on the night of January 15. He also announced an ex-gratia payment of Rs one lakh each to the next of kin of those killed and an amount of Rs 10,000 each to those injured, from the CM’s relief fund.
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January - 17 
Colin Powell, the visiting US Secretary of State said at a press conference in New Delhi on January 17 that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf had reportedly told him on January 16 in Islamabad that a hand over of some of those on the list of terro
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Colin Powell, the visiting US Secretary of State said at a press conference in New Delhi on January 17 that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf had reportedly told him on January 16 in Islamabad that a hand over of some of those on the list of terrorists wanted by India was "not ruled out", but Pakistan would like more evidence. "Musharraf did make an important statement. We will monitor the action," he said. Powell held discussions with the India’s External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh on January 17. He is to hold consultations with the National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra, meet Congress President Sonia Gandhi and also call on Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee on January 18. Consequent to the meeting between Powell and Jaswant Singh, India said it would send more information on the list of 20 criminals and terrorists it has asked Pakistan to extradite. Commenting on the US role in Kashmir, Powell said that the US wanted to see a dialogue between India and Pakistan and was standing by to help but it was for the two countries to resolve all issues by ‘‘direct dialogue’’.
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January - 17 
Expressing optimism over the two rounds of peace talks with the government, the Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF), a Mizoram based outfit on January 17 said that all its members would surrender to the Mizoram government if the later concedes their
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Expressing optimism over the two rounds of peace talks with the government, the Bru National Liberation Front (BNLF), a Mizoram based outfit on January 17 said that all its members would surrender to the Mizoram government if the later concedes their demands through peace negotiations. The BNLF's main demands include rehabilitation of the 32,000 Reang refugees sheltered in six evacuee camps in North Tripura district and an Autonomus District Council for the Reangs in Mizoram.
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January - 17 
In Udhampur district, a civilian was killed after being trapped in an encounter between terrorists and security forces (SFs) at Gool. In Anantnag district, a civilian was attacked and injured by unidentified terrorists at Ashajipora.
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In Udhampur district, a civilian was killed after being trapped in an encounter between terrorists and security forces (SFs) at Gool. In Anantnag district, a civilian was attacked and injured by unidentified terrorists at Ashajipora.
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January - 17 
Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister D D Lapang on January 17 appealed to the banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) terrorists to withdraw their Republic Day strike and boycott call. He indicated
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Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister D D Lapang on January 17 appealed to the banned Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) terrorists to withdraw their Republic Day strike and boycott call. He indicated that such boycotts have for several years prevented the people from celebrating the Republic Day. He also noted that the State machinery has been strengthened to ensure the successful celebration of the Republic Day in all the district headquarters.
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January - 17 
Nagaland Chief Minister S.C. Jamir urged the people to stand untidily when the Naga society is passing through the most crucial phase of its political history and asserted that the people had to admit and accept the ground realities of the Naga polit
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Nagaland Chief Minister S.C. Jamir urged the people to stand untidily when the Naga society is passing through the most crucial phase of its political history and asserted that the people had to admit and accept the ground realities of the Naga political issue in all its dimensions. Addressing the 62nd session of Ao Students Conference at Longjang in Mokokchung district on January 17, the Chief Minister called upon the youth to stand boldly and fearlessly against the "forces of falsehood, fear and faithlessness" to help the state go ahead with the rest of the country.
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January - 17 
On the night of January 17, two children were injured when unidentified terrorists lobbed a grenade on a civilian residence at Budhan. In another incident, a civilian’s residence was attacked and burnt down by unidentified terrorists at AMohu, Doda.
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On the night of January 17, two children were injured when unidentified terrorists lobbed a grenade on a civilian residence at Budhan. In another incident, a civilian’s residence was attacked and burnt down by unidentified terrorists at AMohu, Doda. However, there were no casualties.
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January - 17 
The Islamic Council of India (ICI) has decided to launch a campaign against terrorism, Chairman of the Council and the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation of India, Qari Mohd Mian Mazhari has said. "Islam is not only the greatest
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The Islamic Council of India (ICI) has decided to launch a campaign against terrorism, Chairman of the Council and the National Minorities Development and Finance Corporation of India, Qari Mohd Mian Mazhari has said. "Islam is not only the greatest saviour of human values but the biggest opponent of massacre, destruction and bloodshed. It is therefore not only the national but the religious duty of all Muslims to raise their voice against terrorism, unitedly,'' Mazhari said in New Delhi on January 17. Commenting on the alleged misuse of some madrassas (religious seminaries) in the country, Mazhari said, "If there was any shred of evidence that any madrassas were being used for promoting anti-national activities like propagating jehad, training terrorist mind-sets, the Muslims of this country would themselves go and burn such madrassas.'' The government must produce evidence against these madrassas, he added. On the issue of intelligence reports indicating that militants were misusing some madrassas, especially in the border regions, he opined that the government must immediately conduct an inquiry and take action. He also called for the formation of a central madrassa body to regulate the syllabus and functioning of madrassas all over the country.
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January - 17 
Three terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter at Bandipora in Baramula district on January 17. The encounter was continuing when last reports came in. A civilian was injured after being trapped during the encounter.
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Three terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter at Bandipora in Baramula district on January 17. The encounter was continuing when last reports came in. A civilian was injured after being trapped during the encounter.
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January - 17 
Two civilians were killed and eight others injured, when a bomb exploded in the Kanak Mandi area of Jammu city.
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Two civilians were killed and eight others injured, when a bomb exploded in the Kanak Mandi area of Jammu city.
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January - 17 
While referring to the surrender of terrorists, Lapang said only a small number of terrorists belonging to the ANVC had surrendered reportedly because the rehabilitation schemes were less attractive. He also pointed out that the new Cabinet sub-commi
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While referring to the surrender of terrorists, Lapang said only a small number of terrorists belonging to the ANVC had surrendered reportedly because the rehabilitation schemes were less attractive. He also pointed out that the new Cabinet sub-committee headed by Chief Secretary, J Tayeng, would ensure that the terrorists joined the normal way of life by providing them with better vocational schemes.
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January - 18 
A media report on January 18, citing intelligence sources, said that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is preparing to launch its first women's battalion, by mid-March 2002 at one of its bases in Bhutan. This would make it the outfit’s ninth
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A media report on January 18, citing intelligence sources, said that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is preparing to launch its first women's battalion, by mid-March 2002 at one of its bases in Bhutan. This would make it the outfit’s ninth battalion, at least two of which are already operating out of Bhutan. Each battalion is expected to comprise at least four companies and each company four platoons. ULFA commander-in-chief Paresh Barua, is himself likely to announce the setting up of this battalion with initial cadre strength of 150 members to be headed by a top lady member of the outfit, the reports said. The decision was reported to have been taken in 2000. Intelligence sources added that recruitment has been completed and weaponry procured for the new unit.
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January - 18 
A media report on January 18, said that the Federal Bureau of Investigation of USA has given India a list of 30 Indian nationals who are suspected to have been part of the Al Qaeda terrorist network of Osama bin Laden. The FBI move is reported to be
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A media report on January 18, said that the Federal Bureau of Investigation of USA has given India a list of 30 Indian nationals who are suspected to have been part of the Al Qaeda terrorist network of Osama bin Laden. The FBI move is reported to be part of the co-operation between India and the US over sharing of intelligence. The report added that the Karzai government and US authorities have arrested some of them in Afghanistan. At least three of those named in the list are under arrest in Hyderabad. This is in addition to the two Hyderabad men who were held in the US after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. The list reportedly also includes the name of Mohammad Afroz, who had been arrested by the Mumbai police in October 2001. As reported earlier, Afroz had confessed that he had been given pilot training in Australia, the UK and the US before September 11. Sources added that the FBI list is being processed by Indian security agencies within and outside the country. The Al Qaeda’s Indian connection is also expected to be discussed by US and Indian intelligence officials at a meeting of the two countries’ joint working group on terrorism which is scheduled to meet on January 21 and 22.
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January - 18 
According to media reports, police in Mumbai on January 18 arrested two hawala (illegal money) operators for allegedly facilitating the funding of the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
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According to media reports, police in Mumbai on January 18 arrested two hawala (illegal money) operators for allegedly facilitating the funding of the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
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January - 18 
According to media reports, suspected terrorists on January 18 shot at a senior activist of Nalbari district unit of Manab Adhikar Swangram Samiti (MASS), Apurba Pathak at Kendukuchi village under Nalbari police station.
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According to media reports, suspected terrorists on January 18 shot at a senior activist of Nalbari district unit of Manab Adhikar Swangram Samiti (MASS), Apurba Pathak at Kendukuchi village under Nalbari police station.
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January - 18 
Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Goutham Sawang has said that the people alone should pressurise left wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) to the negotiating table to hold talks with the government. He was commenting in the contex
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Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Goutham Sawang has said that the people alone should pressurise left wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) to the negotiating table to hold talks with the government. He was commenting in the context of statements issued by PWG North Telangana Special Zone committee secretary Jampanna and Warangal district PWG secretary Rama Krishna saying that the PWG was ready to hold talks with the government if police stopped encounters. The DIG added that except for issuing statements in November 2001, the PWG leadership has failed to disclose terms for a dialogue with the government. While indicating that dialogue between the two parties is part of a democratic process, he added that the government "welcomed the change of heart of the Naxalites." He also said that the government was unable to proceed, as the PWG leadership was demanding cessation of firing by the police alone without declaring that they would also lay down arms.
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January - 18 
In Kupwara district, an unidentified terrorist was killed at Khanagund. In Udhampur district, a security force (SF) personnel was killed when suspected foreign mercenaries ambushed a patrol party at Karasi.
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In Kupwara district, an unidentified terrorist was killed at Khanagund. In Udhampur district, a security force (SF) personnel was killed when suspected foreign mercenaries ambushed a patrol party at Karasi.
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January - 18 
Pursuing the Naga peace process which was launched on December 19, 2001 to create a condition for peaceful celebration of Christmas and New Year in Kohima, the Naga Hoho, on January 18, asked the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-
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Pursuing the Naga peace process which was launched on December 19, 2001 to create a condition for peaceful celebration of Christmas and New Year in Kohima, the Naga Hoho, on January 18, asked the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) to extend its month-long unilateral cease-fire offered to rival groups and urged the NSCN-Isak-Muivah NSCN(I-M) to reciprocate positively to create a conducive atmosphere for the peace process.
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January - 18 
Referring to India's demand of handing over 20 terrorists and criminals who are reported to be present in Pakistan, the visiting US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, said that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf had not ruled out action against non-
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Referring to India's demand of handing over 20 terrorists and criminals who are reported to be present in Pakistan, the visiting US Secretary of State, Colin Powell, said that Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf had not ruled out action against non-Pakistani citizens. He said this while addressing a joint press conference with External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh in New Delhi on January 18. According to him, "We hope Musharraf will examine all the information and do what is proper in case of each of the 20 individuals".
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January - 18 
Six terrorists of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) were killed in a clash with the rival NSCN-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) at Tenyiphe-II near Dimapur on January 18. No further details were available.
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Six terrorists of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) were killed in a clash with the rival NSCN-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) at Tenyiphe-II near Dimapur on January 18. No further details were available.
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January - 18 
Terrorists of the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) ambushed a convoy being escorted by police at Sateradhanpara in West Tripura District on January 18. The convoy was carrying State Industries Minister Pabitra Kar, Opposition leader Radhacharan Debbarm
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Terrorists of the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) ambushed a convoy being escorted by police at Sateradhanpara in West Tripura District on January 18. The convoy was carrying State Industries Minister Pabitra Kar, Opposition leader Radhacharan Debbarma and a legislator Monaranjan Debbarma. There were no casualties.
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January - 18 
The report also added that Indian security officials discount the official Bhutanese claim that the ULFA has closed down four of its camps in the country and pulled out in compliance with an agreement reached with the royal government in June 2001. I
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The report also added that Indian security officials discount the official Bhutanese claim that the ULFA has closed down four of its camps in the country and pulled out in compliance with an agreement reached with the royal government in June 2001. Indian security officials are reported to have said that the ULFA may have simply relocated their camps and cadres by closing down the four camps and merging the cadres with others in the rest of the bases.
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January - 18 
The State Secretary, who earlier held talks with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra, said he was "encouraged" by his discussions with the Indian leadership. Jaswant Singh reiterated India's position, duri
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The State Secretary, who earlier held talks with Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and National Security Advisor Brajesh Mishra, said he was "encouraged" by his discussions with the Indian leadership. Jaswant Singh reiterated India's position, during the press conference, that Pakistan should hand over terrorists named in the list of 20 given by New Delhi to Islamabad. He said 14 of the 20 were Indian citizens. Details of their whereabouts have been given to Islamabad, he said and added, "these are wanted terrorists, written about in Pakistani journals. It is not they are hiding in caves in Karachi... There are no caves in Karachi. They are in fact visible to the Pakistan establishment".
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January - 18 
Three foreign mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter at Kither in Doda district on January 18.
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Three foreign mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter at Kither in Doda district on January 18.
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January - 19 
A delayed news report on January 19 said that two State government officials were attacked and injured by terrorists of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) at CI College road in Bishnupur district. The two officials were accused by their assailants of
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A delayed news report on January 19 said that two State government officials were attacked and injured by terrorists of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) at CI College road in Bishnupur district. The two officials were accused by their assailants of malpractice in their official tasks and had appeared before terrorists of the outfit on January 10 and 12.
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January - 19 
According to delayed reports, security forces on January 19 killed a hardcore United liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorist, self-styled major of the 7th battalion, in an encounter at Longkham village under Baithalangsu police station in Karbi Ang
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According to delayed reports, security forces on January 19 killed a hardcore United liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) terrorist, self-styled major of the 7th battalion, in an encounter at Longkham village under Baithalangsu police station in Karbi Anglong.
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January - 19 
In the January 19 ambush, a civilian was injured. In another incident on the night of January 19, a HM terrorist was killed at the Dedikote forests, Kupwara.
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In the January 19 ambush, a civilian was injured. In another incident on the night of January 19, a HM terrorist was killed at the Dedikote forests, Kupwara.
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January - 19 
Media reports have indicated that the left extremist, Naxalite outfit, People's War Group (PWG), has made an unconditional offer of talks with the government but sought a conducive atmosphere for dialogue by stopping "police encounters and raids at l
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Media reports have indicated that the left extremist, Naxalite outfit, People's War Group (PWG), has made an unconditional offer of talks with the government but sought a conducive atmosphere for dialogue by stopping "police encounters and raids at least for a couple of months." "We are not setting any pre-condition for talks. We only request the Government to stop encounters, arrests, raids and combing operations at least for two to three months,'' the outfit said in an undated letter to the Committee of Concerned Citizens (CCC), a copy of which was released to the press on January 19.
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January - 19 
The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered ten crude bombs, hidden in a bush near a house, from Narayanpur, a border village in the West Tripura district on January 19. Police had earlier recovered three bombs from a bus from the same place the previo
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The Border Security Force (BSF) recovered ten crude bombs, hidden in a bush near a house, from Narayanpur, a border village in the West Tripura district on January 19. Police had earlier recovered three bombs from a bus from the same place the previous day. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the seizures.
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January - 19 
Two suspected terrorists were killed in an encounter with Assam Rifles, who acting on a tip off, on January 19 attempted to interrogate two persons but were fired at, in the Lango Housing Complex area in Manipur's Imphal West district. Two other terr
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Two suspected terrorists were killed in an encounter with Assam Rifles, who acting on a tip off, on January 19 attempted to interrogate two persons but were fired at, in the Lango Housing Complex area in Manipur's Imphal West district. Two other terrorists of the group managed to escape from the encounter site. One wireless set and two hand grenades were recovered from the site.
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January - 19 
Unidentified terrorists attacked the residence of former State Chief Minister W Nipamacha Singh at Wangoi in Imphal West district on January 19 and burnt down the residence. There were no casualties. The former Chief Minister was not in his residence
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Unidentified terrorists attacked the residence of former State Chief Minister W Nipamacha Singh at Wangoi in Imphal West district on January 19 and burnt down the residence. There were no casualties. The former Chief Minister was not in his residence when the attack occurred. In another incident, the residence of former Union Minister Th Chaoba Singh too was attacked.
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January - 20 
A civilian was killed after being trapped in the cross fire during an encounter at Gambhir Mugalan area in Rajouri district on January 20. The encounter ensued after SF personnel encountered a group of unidentified terrorists during search operations
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A civilian was killed after being trapped in the cross fire during an encounter at Gambhir Mugalan area in Rajouri district on January 20. The encounter ensued after SF personnel encountered a group of unidentified terrorists during search operations launched after the terrorists had attacked a convoy on the night of January 19, in the area
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January - 20 
Following allegations made by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief K S Sudersan, senior church leaders of Meghalaya have asked him to come out with substantial corroboration on the claims made by him regarding the active support of missionarie
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Following allegations made by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Chief K S Sudersan, senior church leaders of Meghalaya have asked him to come out with substantial corroboration on the claims made by him regarding the active support of missionaries in aiding and abetting terrorism in the north-eastern region. Earlier, Sudersan speaking in Guwahati on January 20, had accused churches in the North east, especially Baptist churches, of providing arms and other logistic support to the various insurgent outfits in the region.
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January - 20 
Four terrorists belonging to the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were killed in an encounter on January 20 at the Toli village near Agomani on the Assam-Bangladesh border.
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Four terrorists belonging to the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were killed in an encounter on January 20 at the Toli village near Agomani on the Assam-Bangladesh border.
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January - 20 
In Anantnag district, two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed in a separate encounter at Gopalpur-Mattan.
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In Anantnag district, two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed in a separate encounter at Gopalpur-Mattan.
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January - 20 
In Kupwara district, three unidentified terrorists and a security force (SF) personnel were killed while another SF personnel was injured during an encounter at Keegam. In Udhampur district, a suspected HM terrorist and a SF personnel were killed dur
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In Kupwara district, three unidentified terrorists and a security force (SF) personnel were killed while another SF personnel was injured during an encounter at Keegam. In Udhampur district, a suspected HM terrorist and a SF personnel were killed during an encounter at Thuru.
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January - 20 
In Poonch district, two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter at Tila Malhan.
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In Poonch district, two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter at Tila Malhan.
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January - 20 
In the same district, two HM terrorists were killed in an encounter at Gopalpora in Anantnag district on January 20.
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In the same district, two HM terrorists were killed in an encounter at Gopalpora in Anantnag district on January 20.
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January - 20 
In the third encounter in Anantnag district, an unidentified terrorist was killed at Dayalgam-Manihama. The encounter was continuing when last news reports were filed and two more terrorists are suspected to be trapped.
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In the third encounter in Anantnag district, an unidentified terrorist was killed at Dayalgam-Manihama. The encounter was continuing when last news reports were filed and two more terrorists are suspected to be trapped.
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January - 20 January - 21
Suspected terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) including a former Special Police Officer (SPO) massacred 11 civilians including eight children and a woman and injured three others at Behra in Poonch district on the night of January 20. News report
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Suspected terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) including a former Special Police Officer (SPO) massacred 11 civilians including eight children and a woman and injured three others at Behra in Poonch district on the night of January 20. News reports citing eyewitness statements said that the group of terrorists was led by a native of the district, Mohammed Najeeb alias Nadeem who was a former SPO. Following these eyewitness statements, security forces arrested three close relatives of Nadeem including his father on January 21. The terrorists first attacked the residence of Zakir Hussain and killed him when he came out. They subsequently fired upon all who came out of the residence and other near-by residences before escaping.
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January - 20 
Two HM terrorists were arrested from Jammu on January 20. Police sources said that the two were conspiring to carry out a series of bomb blasts in the city.
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Two HM terrorists were arrested from Jammu on January 20. Police sources said that the two were conspiring to carry out a series of bomb blasts in the city.
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January - 20 
Two terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed during an encounter at Mowbug in Anantnag district on January 20.
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Two terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed during an encounter at Mowbug in Anantnag district on January 20.
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January - 21 
A printing press owner was arrested and printing machines and materials used for printing handbills, wall posters and literature for the proscribed People’s War Group (PWG) were seized by police in Nizamabad on January 21. Police sources indicated th
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A printing press owner was arrested and printing machines and materials used for printing handbills, wall posters and literature for the proscribed People’s War Group (PWG) were seized by police in Nizamabad on January 21. Police sources indicated that the arrested person had joined a printing press in 1984 and came into contact with the PWG North Telangana ‘special zone committee’ member Azad in 1997. He claimed that Azad gave him Rs 7 lakh in May 2001 for the purpose of printing handbills, wall posters and literature for the PWG.
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January - 21 
According to media reports, the Centre is expected to launch a special sports project in the North-eastern region to curb terrorism and bring back the terrorists and alienated youths into the mainstream. The project, "sports capsule", is to be jointl
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According to media reports, the Centre is expected to launch a special sports project in the North-eastern region to curb terrorism and bring back the terrorists and alienated youths into the mainstream. The project, "sports capsule", is to be jointly implemented by the Union Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, Ministry of Home Affairs and the North East Development Department.
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January - 21 
An unidentified terrorist was killed at Nelow in Anantnag district on January 21.
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An unidentified terrorist was killed at Nelow in Anantnag district on January 21.
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January - 21 
At least 16 persons, including nine women and three children, were killed and five others injured as approximately 40 armed terrorists belonging to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) encircled the Jangalbari Paharpur village, forced the
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At least 16 persons, including nine women and three children, were killed and five others injured as approximately 40 armed terrorists belonging to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) encircled the Jangalbari Paharpur village, forced the villagers to line up before killing them on January 21. The village is on the border with Bhutan and about 140 km west of Guwahati. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the massacre.
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January - 21 
External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh said on January 21 that India is yet to receive any formal communication from Pakistan seeking the extradition of criminals it says are sheltered in India. He however added that if Pakistan sends a list, "the M
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External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh said on January 21 that India is yet to receive any formal communication from Pakistan seeking the extradition of criminals it says are sheltered in India. He however added that if Pakistan sends a list, "the Ministries of Home and External Affairs will work double time to send them promptly back to Pakistan". Commenting on India’s list of 20 terrorists given to Pakistan, he opined that the Pakistani government should "stop indulging in legal quibbling and hand over the terrorists."
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January - 21 
Francis Taylor is in India, leading a 13-member inter-agency US delegation for the fourth meeting of the India-US Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter-Terrorism. The two-day meeting began on January 21. According to media reports, technology for impr
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Francis Taylor is in India, leading a 13-member inter-agency US delegation for the fourth meeting of the India-US Joint Working Group (JWG) on Counter-Terrorism. The two-day meeting began on January 21. According to media reports, technology for improved border management is prominent on the agenda of the JWG meeting. "We will be discussing how we can improve each other's military capability to fight terror," Taylor said. The agenda for the fourth JWG meeting includes increased homeland security, co-operation in strengthening forensic capabilities in India and aviation security. The two sides are also expected to launch a joint initiative on cyber-terrorism. The US delegation includes Ambassador John Craig of the National Security Council and Ambassador Ted McNamara, co-ordinator for world-wide implementation of the UN Security Council Resolution 1373. Jayant Prasad, Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, leads the Indian delegation.
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January - 21 
In another encounter, a ‘battalion commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) was killed at Hatipora in Baramulla district on January 21.
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In another encounter, a ‘battalion commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) was killed at Hatipora in Baramulla district on January 21.
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January - 21 
In another significant development, the All Bodo Christian Committee (ABCCC) Vice-president, Binai Khungur Basumatari, accused the Army of carrying out night raids, and brutally assaulting Christian people attached to the Dwimujuli Baptist Church. Th
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In another significant development, the All Bodo Christian Committee (ABCCC) Vice-president, Binai Khungur Basumatari, accused the Army of carrying out night raids, and brutally assaulting Christian people attached to the Dwimujuli Baptist Church. The Army is said to have reportedly confined youths within the Church building on the night of January 12.
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January - 21 
In Pulwama district, two unidentified terrorists were killed at Batapora. In a related encounter, which broke out at the nearby Kundlan, a third unidentified terrorist was killed and an SF personnel injured.
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In Pulwama district, two unidentified terrorists were killed at Batapora. In a related encounter, which broke out at the nearby Kundlan, a third unidentified terrorist was killed and an SF personnel injured.
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January - 21 
Kaloji Narayana Rao, a famous poet of the State announced on January 21 in Warangal that he was willing to mediate between the government and the PWG if both the parties sought his services for a fruitful dialogue. News reports have pointed out that
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Kaloji Narayana Rao, a famous poet of the State announced on January 21 in Warangal that he was willing to mediate between the government and the PWG if both the parties sought his services for a fruitful dialogue. News reports have pointed out that Kaloji has mediated between the two parties on earlier occasions also. He also said that the State government should immediately respond favourably for the talks with the PWG.
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January - 21 
On the night of January 21, a civilian was killed by unidentified terrorists at Mohra Bachchai, Poonch.
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On the night of January 21, a civilian was killed by unidentified terrorists at Mohra Bachchai, Poonch.
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January - 21 
Security forces killed two hardcore National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Issak Muivah (NSCN-IM) terrorists while another was injured at Khonsa, the headquarters of Tirap district on January 21. The incident occurred when security forces cordoned
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Security forces killed two hardcore National Socialist Council of Nagaland – Issak Muivah (NSCN-IM) terrorists while another was injured at Khonsa, the headquarters of Tirap district on January 21. The incident occurred when security forces cordoned of Hukan and Dadam villages, few kilometres away form Khonsa, on securing specific information that certain terrorists of NSCN-IM were camping in these two villages.
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January - 21 
the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said in Hyderabad on the same day that the government would respond to the PWG offer of talks after examining it in depth, formulating its approach and taking other political parties into confidence
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the Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu said in Hyderabad on the same day that the government would respond to the PWG offer of talks after examining it in depth, formulating its approach and taking other political parties into confidence. He added that he had read about the PWG offer in the press only and had not studied the offer in detail. The government, he pointed out, would analyse the PWG proposals, prepare a basic framework for the proposed talks and decide its strategy and approach without prejudice to effective maintenance of law and order.
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January - 21 
The shop of a civilian was burnt down by unidentified terrorists at Bhathean, Rajouri.
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The shop of a civilian was burnt down by unidentified terrorists at Bhathean, Rajouri.
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January - 21 
The USA is to assist India in improving the latter’s border security in order to deny access to infiltrating terrorists as part of the global campaign against terrorism. Referring to the pilot project in Jammu and Kashmir in this connection, the US C
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The USA is to assist India in improving the latter’s border security in order to deny access to infiltrating terrorists as part of the global campaign against terrorism. Referring to the pilot project in Jammu and Kashmir in this connection, the US Co-ordinator for Counter-terrorism, Ambassador Francis Taylor, said on January 21 that this was "a key part of efforts to enable nations to protect themselves" against terrorism. The declared objective is to "end terrorism as a political tool". "The fact that terrorists can cross and not be identified is a big challenge. September 11 too is a reflection of this, and we have constituted a group on border security for the US as well," he added.
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January - 21 
Three terrorists of the proscribed National Liberation Front of Triputa (NLFT) were arrested in separate raids in Tripura, police said on January 22. Police arrested two NLFT terrorists from Kanchanpur area of the North Tripura district on January 21
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Three terrorists of the proscribed National Liberation Front of Triputa (NLFT) were arrested in separate raids in Tripura, police said on January 22. Police arrested two NLFT terrorists from Kanchanpur area of the North Tripura district on January 21 night and also recovered a .22 revolver from their possession while in another incident, a terrorist was arrested from the Takarjala village of West Tripura district on the same day. Several incriminating documents were also recovered from him.
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January - 21 
Two terrorists belonging to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland –Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) were killed in an encounter at the Dadam village, near Khonsa in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh on January 21. Security forces recovered a carbine, an
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Two terrorists belonging to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland –Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) were killed in an encounter at the Dadam village, near Khonsa in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh on January 21. Security forces recovered a carbine, an AK-47 rifle and some ammunition from the encounter site.
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January - 22 
A ‘local commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) surrendered before SFs at Pulwama on January 22. He also handed over a rifle, grenade launcher, grenades, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and other explosives.
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A ‘local commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) surrendered before SFs at Pulwama on January 22. He also handed over a rifle, grenade launcher, grenades, Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and other explosives.
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January - 22 
A Dubai-based criminal with links to the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistani external intelligence agency, has reportedly claimed responsibility for the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre in Calcutta. He has also reportedly t
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A Dubai-based criminal with links to the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistani external intelligence agency, has reportedly claimed responsibility for the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre in Calcutta. He has also reportedly threatened to execute more such attacks in New Delhi and Gujarat. Media reports have indicated that officials in Kolkata received a telephone call from Farhan Malik, who is based in Dubai and is linked, to the Harkat-ul-Jehad-e-Islami (HuJI), a Pakistan-based terrorist outfit. Reports quoting official sources said that Malik in March 2000 was issued a Pakistani passport and was reportedly directed to establish a covert network in India to carry out terrorist operations. Malik is allegedly involved in underworld crime and also organized the abduction earlier this year of a Calcutta businessman for a 37.5 million-rupee ransom. Sources added that in August 2001, Malik was in contact with Omar Sheikh, an Al Qaeda terrorist, who was released in exchange for passengers of an Indian Airlines plane hijacked in December 1999 to Kandahar, Afghanistan.
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January - 22 
A suspected terrorist of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was killed in an encounter at No 8 Ripuride in the Raimana Reserve Forest area near Gosssaigoan on January 22. Two hand grenades, four rounds of AK-56 ammunition and a 9 mm revolver
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A suspected terrorist of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was killed in an encounter at No 8 Ripuride in the Raimana Reserve Forest area near Gosssaigoan on January 22. Two hand grenades, four rounds of AK-56 ammunition and a 9 mm revolver with ammunition were also recovered from the encounter site.
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January - 22 
According to a media report, approximately 125 madrassas (religious seminaries) in the districts along the West Bengal-Bangladesh border have been identified as being linked to various terrorist outfits by the State government. The State and Central
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According to a media report, approximately 125 madrassas (religious seminaries) in the districts along the West Bengal-Bangladesh border have been identified as being linked to various terrorist outfits by the State government. The State and Central intelligence agencies, including the military intelligence, have reportedly compiled the list of madrassas in the Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri, Malda and Murshidabad districts. The agencies are reported to have gathered evidence that these madrassas have been harbouring terrorists belonging to various Islamist terrorist outfits and have also been preaching terror. Quoting intelligence sources, the report added that a crackdown on these madrassas is expected to commence soon. While pointing out that all these madrassas have reportedly been funded by trusts based in the Gulf countries, the report added one of the trusts in Saudi Arabia is known to have strong linkages with the Al Qaeda terror network of Osama bin Laden. This trust has reportedly sponsored a number of madrassas in Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri.
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January - 22 
According to media reports, an attempt by suspected Jammu and Kashmiri terrorists to blow up the Birsa Munda Central Jail and the administrative block of Ranchi College was foiled when police recovered a huge quantity of explosives outside the jail p
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According to media reports, an attempt by suspected Jammu and Kashmiri terrorists to blow up the Birsa Munda Central Jail and the administrative block of Ranchi College was foiled when police recovered a huge quantity of explosives outside the jail premises on January 22. The explosives were seized following a tip off that suspected terrorists riding two two-wheelers with a plan to blow up the two structures had left for their destinations. 22 gelatine sticks, 10 detonators and 20 metres of fuse wire were recovered. One person has been arrested in connection with the incident. Police sources have indicated that an unnamed Kashmir-based terrorist outfit might have planned the attacks in protest against the jailing of over a dozen foreign mercenaries at the Hazaribagh Central Jail.
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January - 22 
According to media reports, linking the January 22 terrorist attack at the American Centre in Kolkata with the September 11, 2001 terror strikes on the US, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) informed the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI
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According to media reports, linking the January 22 terrorist attack at the American Centre in Kolkata with the September 11, 2001 terror strikes on the US, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) informed the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that the ransom money taken by Dubai mafia Aftab Ansari to release a Kolkata businessman was used to finance Mohammed Atta, leader of the September 11 terrorist strikes in the US.
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January - 22 
According to media reports, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on January 22 handed over to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) a list of 22 terrorists, criminals and economic offenders believed to be in the United States. The list, c
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According to media reports, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on January 22 handed over to the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) a list of 22 terrorists, criminals and economic offenders believed to be in the United States. The list, comprising some Sikh terrorists and economic offenders wanted in India, was handed over by the CBI Director to the visiting FBI chief Robert Mueller in New Delhi. The CBI has also secured a Red Corner Notice against these persons. The CBI has also reportedly asked the FBI to give any evidence it has relating to the hijacking of Indian Airlines plane from Kathmandu to Kandahar in December 1999. On India's demand for extraditing the four hijackers of IC-814, Mueller said for extradition, "admissible evidence and overwhelming proof of guilt" had to be gathered against them. He also added that there were different kinds of judicial systems in India and the US and any evidence would have to hold good for both judicial systems.
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January - 22 
According to media reports, the Shillong Khasi Jaintia Church Leaders Forum (SKJCLF) urged the Meghalaya government to be sincere and honest in its attempt to bring the two banned terrorist outfits of the State to the negotiating table. The SKJCLF al
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According to media reports, the Shillong Khasi Jaintia Church Leaders Forum (SKJCLF) urged the Meghalaya government to be sincere and honest in its attempt to bring the two banned terrorist outfits of the State to the negotiating table. The SKJCLF also pointed out that the present "double standard" policy of the administration in bringing the terrorist groups for talks would not help in any way. The President of the SKJCLF, Bishop Purely Lyngdoh, according to media reports, pointed out that the government at present is maintaining a policy of killing and arrests and at the same time forming sub-committees to bring the terrorists for discussion.
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January - 22 
Aftab Ansari is reported to have called up West Bengal's Inspector General of Police Partha Bhattacharya four hours after the attack and claimed that the attack was revenge for the killing of Asif Reza Khan. Khan, who had abducted Kolkata businessman
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Aftab Ansari is reported to have called up West Bengal's Inspector General of Police Partha Bhattacharya four hours after the attack and claimed that the attack was revenge for the killing of Asif Reza Khan. Khan, who had abducted Kolkata businessman Partha Roy Burman, was killed in an encounter on December 7, 2001. Reports added that Rs 47 lakh of the Rs 4 crore ransom extracted from Burman was wired to Mohammad Atta, to help fund the September 11 attacks. Both Reza Khan and Ansari had connections with the proscribed Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). The money reportedly reached Atta via Omar Sheikh, one of the terrorists released in Kandahar, Afghanistan, after the IC 814 hijacking in December 1999. Sheikh is a Pakistan-based cadre of the Al Qaeda terror network of Osama bin Laden. Reza Khan, reportedly an activist of the proscribed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), had also been a Hizb-ul –Mujahideen (HM) cadre.
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January - 22 
Four security personnel were killed and 17 persons, including civilians, were injured in a suspected terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata on January 22. According to media reports, four unidentified gunmen fired indiscriminately on the
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Four security personnel were killed and 17 persons, including civilians, were injured in a suspected terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata on January 22. According to media reports, four unidentified gunmen fired indiscriminately on the police picket outside the United States Information Service (USIS) known as the American Centre at around 6:35 in the morning. Consequent to the incident, the entire State of West Bengal has been put on maximum alert, police sources added. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the killing.
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January - 22 
Four terrorists were killed during an encounter at Gambhir in Rajouri district on January 22. Two civilians were also killed when they were trapped in the crossfire during the encounter. Security forces said that two of the slain terrorists were susp
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Four terrorists were killed during an encounter at Gambhir in Rajouri district on January 22. Two civilians were also killed when they were trapped in the crossfire during the encounter. Security forces said that two of the slain terrorists were suspected to be foreign mercenaries of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) while the others are yet to be identified.
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January - 22 
In another encounter at Solian, Poonch, five foreign LeT mercenaries were killed.
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In another encounter at Solian, Poonch, five foreign LeT mercenaries were killed.
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January - 22 
India’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Nirupama Rao said on January 22 that India might seek Malik's extradition from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). "We have an extradition treaty with the UAE and we remain in touch with the agencies inv
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India’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Nirupama Rao said on January 22 that India might seek Malik's extradition from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). "We have an extradition treaty with the UAE and we remain in touch with the agencies involved with such crimes in the UAE on a realtime basis," she said. "On this particular issue we will be looking to investigate this crime further and since the individual who has claimed responsibility for this heinous crime is stationed in Dubai obviously we will be in consultation with the authorities there," she added.
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January - 22 
Media reports have indicated that non-Bodos, living in the Bodo-dominated areas of Bongaigaon, Nalbari and Darrang districts, have started leaving for safer places following two separate massacres carried out by terrorists of the National Democratic
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Media reports have indicated that non-Bodos, living in the Bodo-dominated areas of Bongaigaon, Nalbari and Darrang districts, have started leaving for safer places following two separate massacres carried out by terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) on January 15 and 21. In these massacres, 30 persons, all of non-bodo origin, were killed while several others were injured. Meanwhile, an injured victim of the January 21 massacre in Udalguri, died on January 23.
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January - 22 
Media reports have indicated that terrorists belonging to the Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) of Meghalaya and National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) on January 22 attacked a security forces camp by firing at it using rocket-propelled
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Media reports have indicated that terrorists belonging to the Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) of Meghalaya and National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) on January 22 attacked a security forces camp by firing at it using rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) at Tikrikilla in South Garo Hills. Senior police officials were reportedly present in the camp at the time of the attack. Director General of Police, L Sailo reportedly mentioned that it was for the first time that terrorists have attacked using rockets, which were not RPGs, but presumably shoulder fired rockets.
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January - 22 
Minister of State for Home Pradyut Bordoloi, is expected to submit a detailed report on the massacre to the Chief Minister shortly. Police have been asked to be alert in view of the Republic Day celebrations on January 26, as twelve terrorist groups
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Minister of State for Home Pradyut Bordoloi, is expected to submit a detailed report on the massacre to the Chief Minister shortly. Police have been asked to be alert in view of the Republic Day celebrations on January 26, as twelve terrorist groups of the North-east including the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), NDFB and Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) have called for a boycott of the celebrations. Three columns of Army personnel have been deployed in the Udalguri area while troops also took up positions at several vital installations including the Guwahati Refinery.
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January - 22 
Official sources said US Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke to Indian External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf hours after the terrorist attack in Kolkata. State Department spokesperson Richard Boucher comme
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Official sources said US Secretary of State Colin Powell spoke to Indian External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh and Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf hours after the terrorist attack in Kolkata. State Department spokesperson Richard Boucher commenting on the attack said, "as far as who exactly was responsible for this, we don't know at this point."
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January - 22 
On the night of January 22, a civilian was killed by unidentified terrorists at Sagam in Anantnag district.
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On the night of January 22, a civilian was killed by unidentified terrorists at Sagam in Anantnag district.
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January - 22 
On the same day, an SPO was injured during an encounter with unidentified terrorists at Pahalpura in the Doda district. The terrorists managed to escape without suffering any casualties.
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On the same day, an SPO was injured during an encounter with unidentified terrorists at Pahalpura in the Doda district. The terrorists managed to escape without suffering any casualties.
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January - 22 
Police recovered two more dead bodies of terrorists from village Gambhir Mugalan in the Manjakot area of Rajouri district. Four terrorists and two civilians were killed in Gambhir Mugalan on January 22 and with the recovery of two more bodies, the de
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Police recovered two more dead bodies of terrorists from village Gambhir Mugalan in the Manjakot area of Rajouri district. Four terrorists and two civilians were killed in Gambhir Mugalan on January 22 and with the recovery of two more bodies, the death toll of terrorists has risen to six. One AK rifle, one IED, three grenades and a wireless set were also recovered alongside the bodies of two slain terrorists, media sources added.
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January - 22 
Security has been tightened in all sensitive areas of Assam in the wake of the massacre near Udalguri by terrorists belonging to National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) on January 21, even as the death toll increased to eighteen following death
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Security has been tightened in all sensitive areas of Assam in the wake of the massacre near Udalguri by terrorists belonging to National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) on January 21, even as the death toll increased to eighteen following death of two injured persons in Guwahati. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on January 22 blamed the Centre for its failure to take up a diplomatic initiative to persuade the Royal Government of Bhutan to flush out terrorists from Assam hiding in the in that country. He also said that Assam had sent a proposal to the Centre to construct a boundary wall along the Indo-Bhutan border to prevent the movement of the terrorists. Pointing out the difficulties involved in counter-insurgency operations, especially with regard to guarding the border, he said that the police and security agencies have been directed to chalk out strategies to check movement of terrorists in the bordering areas as far as possible.
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January - 22 
Seven special police personnel recruited from the civilians to assist regular police in combating militancy are reported to have decamped with firearms and ammunitions on January 22 from a camp at Gachhirampara under Kanchanpur police station in Nort
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Seven special police personnel recruited from the civilians to assist regular police in combating militancy are reported to have decamped with firearms and ammunitions on January 22 from a camp at Gachhirampara under Kanchanpur police station in North Tripura district. Media reports have indicated that they left to join an unnamed terrorist outfit. The camp has been closed following the incident.
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January - 22 
Suspected terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) killed Mohammed Najeem alias Nadeem at Salwa in Poonch district on January 22. Nadeem, a former Special Police Officer (SPO) and a LeT activist, was suspected to have led a terrorist group that massac
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Suspected terrorists of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) killed Mohammed Najeem alias Nadeem at Salwa in Poonch district on January 22. Nadeem, a former Special Police Officer (SPO) and a LeT activist, was suspected to have led a terrorist group that massacred 11 civilians at Behra on January 20. SF sources said that Nadeem was killed by his associates fearing that his arrest would implicate the outfit. SF units continued search operations to locate other terrorists who participated in the massacre. Three close relatives of Nadeem had been arrested on January 21 on charges of participating in the massacre.
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January - 22 
The Assam Inspector General of Police (Law and Order), M Mohanraj, who is camping at Jangalburima village, according to media reports, said that terrorists numbering around 15 wearing Army fatigues arrived in the village, called out the villagers to
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The Assam Inspector General of Police (Law and Order), M Mohanraj, who is camping at Jangalburima village, according to media reports, said that terrorists numbering around 15 wearing Army fatigues arrived in the village, called out the villagers to an open space, lined them up and sprayed bullets from close range. He also said that the terrorists came from NDFB’s Zabrang camp, situated in the Daifam sub-division of Bhutan, 16 kms from the international border. He also termed the attack as part of the NDFB’s calculated ethnic cleansing drive.
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January - 22 
The bullet-ridden body of a surrendered ULFA (SULFA) member, was recovered at Pulibor in the Rahdoi Pukhuri area under Mathurapur police station in Sivasagar district on January 22.
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The bullet-ridden body of a surrendered ULFA (SULFA) member, was recovered at Pulibor in the Rahdoi Pukhuri area under Mathurapur police station in Sivasagar district on January 22.
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January - 22 
The CBI Director is reported to have indicated to Mueller the CBI has checked 7,000 Interpol notices and none of the Pakistanis, wanted for a crime in that country, is hiding in India. They also discussed increased co-ordination in cyber crime-relate
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The CBI Director is reported to have indicated to Mueller the CBI has checked 7,000 Interpol notices and none of the Pakistanis, wanted for a crime in that country, is hiding in India. They also discussed increased co-ordination in cyber crime-related cases and trafficking in women. Official sources have pointed out that during their meeting, Sharma and Mueller decided that both agencies would co-operate and co-ordinate in all terrorist and criminal cases.
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January - 22 
The Norwegian peace delegation, which visited Britain on January 22, informed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that the two requests made by them on peace process in Sri Lanka have been forwarded to the Government of India for consideratio
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The Norwegian peace delegation, which visited Britain on January 22, informed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) that the two requests made by them on peace process in Sri Lanka have been forwarded to the Government of India for consideration. Media reports have indicate that the details of these requests had been conveyed through the Indian High Commissioner in Colombo, Gopalakrishna Gandhi, and formally communicated by letter from Oslo to New Delhi.
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January - 22 
The President of All Bodo Students Union (ABSU), Rabi Ram Narzary, strongly condemned the killing of innocent non-Bodo villagers, and said that it was aimed at derailing the ongoing tripartite peace negotiations to solve the Bodo problem. He criticis
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The President of All Bodo Students Union (ABSU), Rabi Ram Narzary, strongly condemned the killing of innocent non-Bodo villagers, and said that it was aimed at derailing the ongoing tripartite peace negotiations to solve the Bodo problem. He criticised those quarters who have been trying to put the blame on the ABSU for the killing of innocent non-Bodo since the January 15 massacre in the Bijni area. He stated that the Bodo people had isolated the terrorists belonging to the NDFB and it would be a politically motivated move to try to link the ABSU with the outfit.
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January - 22 
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller said in New Delhi on January 22 that no one country or agency can on its own counter terrorism and all countries have to fight it together. Mueller met the Central Bureau of Investi
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The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Robert Mueller said in New Delhi on January 22 that no one country or agency can on its own counter terrorism and all countries have to fight it together. Mueller met the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Director and Head of Interpol in India P C Sharma and other senior government, law enforcement and security officials to discuss joint efforts and strategies against terrorism. "Additional terrorist attacks have to be stopped and for this we (India and the US) need to exchange information swiftly," he said. On the attack at the American Information Center in Kolkata, Mueller said, "It is too early to tell whether it is a terrorist attack. The motive and the identity of the attackers have to be found out first, before anything can be said. It is a horrible tragedy and we are ready to give assistance to the Kolkata police, if they require it, during their investigation."
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January - 22 
Two HM terrorists were killed in separate encounters at Adoora and Wanihama in Anantnag district. In Pulwama district, a LeT terrorist was killed at Dangam.
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Two HM terrorists were killed in separate encounters at Adoora and Wanihama in Anantnag district. In Pulwama district, a LeT terrorist was killed at Dangam.
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January - 22 
Two Pakistani mercenaries of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed and three security force personnel injured during an encounter at Khanpora in Doda district on January 22.
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Two Pakistani mercenaries of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) were killed and three security force personnel injured during an encounter at Khanpora in Doda district on January 22.
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January - 22 
Union Home Minister, L. K Advani, said in New Delhi on January 22 that a group connected with the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, was responsible for the early morning attack on the United States Informatio
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Union Home Minister, L. K Advani, said in New Delhi on January 22 that a group connected with the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, was responsible for the early morning attack on the United States Information Service (USIS) premises in Kolkata. Making a brief statement on the incident, Advani said a senior member of the group that had recently abducted a Kolkata-based businessman had claimed responsibility for the attack. The person, he added, claimed to be calling from Dubai. While condemning the terrorist attack, Advani said he had spoken to the West Bengal Chief Minister, Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee, and was also in contact with the US Embassy. He added that a Union Home Ministry official had been deputed to Kolkata and "necessary security at other such targets is also being provided."
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January - 22 
US President George W Bush has condemned the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata and said that all countries must "work together to fight off terrorists" to ensure people's safety. Bush indicated to press personnel during a
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US President George W Bush has condemned the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata and said that all countries must "work together to fight off terrorists" to ensure people's safety. Bush indicated to press personnel during a trip to West Virginia that he was not sure if the attack - in which no Americans were killed or injured - was targeted at the US or provoked by a grievance against local police. "We're gathering more information about it, to find out exactly what the facts are. Terror is terror, however -- it doesn't matter whether it's an attack on US or an attack on other people. You have got to work together to fight off terrorists," he said.
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January - 23 
A External Affairs Ministry spokesperson said in New Delhi on January 23 that there is no change in its stand on the ban imposed on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) after the assassination of former Premier Rajiv Gandhi in May 1991. According
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A External Affairs Ministry spokesperson said in New Delhi on January 23 that there is no change in its stand on the ban imposed on Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) after the assassination of former Premier Rajiv Gandhi in May 1991. According to media reports, this indication came in response to a question on a statement made by the Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe in Parliament on January 22 in Colombo.
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January - 23 
A media report quoting intelligence sources has indicated that the Asif Reza Commando Force (ARCF), one of the two outfits that has claimed responsibility for January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata was raised sometime in the th
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A media report quoting intelligence sources has indicated that the Asif Reza Commando Force (ARCF), one of the two outfits that has claimed responsibility for January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata was raised sometime in the third week of December 2001. According to intelligence sources, the ARCF was probably raised at a village populated by illegal migrants from Bangladesh along the Indo-Bangladesh border in the Malda district of West Bengal. The sources said that the ARCF is an adjunct of the Harkat-ul-Jehadi-e-Islami (HuJI), a Pakistan-based terrorist outfit that has links with Pakistan's external intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). As reported earlier, the HuJI has also claimed responsibility for the attack. Sources added that certain HuJI leaders upon entry into Malda through Bangladesh are reported to have met some fundamentalist activists of the proscribed Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) there and floated the idea of forming a front outfit of the HuJI. The HuJI is reported to have sent some of its experienced cadres to the ARCF.
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January - 23 
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Detective Department), Soumen Mitra, the brother of abduction case accused Asif Reza Khan, who was killed in an encounter with police in Gujarat in December 2001, was detained from the Beniapukur area of ce
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According to Deputy Commissioner of Police (Detective Department), Soumen Mitra, the brother of abduction case accused Asif Reza Khan, who was killed in an encounter with police in Gujarat in December 2001, was detained from the Beniapukur area of central Kolkata for questioning. Mitra said that certain vital clues were found following the examination of video footage of the close circuit TV at the American Center and "now it is established that there were two attackers on one motorcycle."
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January - 23 
According to media reports, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on January 23 said that his government was ready to vest responsibility to the Axom Xatra Mahaxabha (AXM), the apex body of some 700 Vaishnavite monasteries in the State, to act as an inter
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According to media reports, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on January 23 said that his government was ready to vest responsibility to the Axom Xatra Mahaxabha (AXM), the apex body of some 700 Vaishnavite monasteries in the State, to act as an intermediary between the proscribed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the government, provided the terrorist group let its views on the idea known. He, however, made it clear that any possible dialogue can be only between the ULFA and the Centre as the demands raised by the rebel group include certain things that cannot be decided at the level of the State Government. Gogoi also made it clear that his government would accept in principle the proposal to create a Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) in accordance with the Constitution’s Sixth Schedule to provide "maximum autonomy" to the agitating Bodo tribes in Assam, provided the new Bodo Accord had clear provisions to safeguard the interests of the non-Bodos living within the proposed BTC area.
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January - 23 
According to media reports, officials of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) met top officials of the West Bengal administration on January 23 to discuss the progress in the investigations in to the January 22 terrorist attack on the America
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According to media reports, officials of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) met top officials of the West Bengal administration on January 23 to discuss the progress in the investigations in to the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata. American Consul-General Christopher Sandrolini and his team, including the FBI and embassy officials from New Delhi, discussed the investigation with Chief Secretary Sourin Roy and Home Secretary Amitkiran Deb. ‘‘The embassy as well as the FBI officers are examining the video footage of the close circuit cameras that were installed on the top of the USIS building. They have assured all help in investigation.’’ said Deb after the meeting.
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January - 23 
According to media reports, unidentified terrorists on January 23 killed the Vice-chairman of the United Peoples Democratic Society (UPDS) Gandhiram Terang in the Karbi Anglong district. Teron was one of the UPDS leaders in favour of talks with the G
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According to media reports, unidentified terrorists on January 23 killed the Vice-chairman of the United Peoples Democratic Society (UPDS) Gandhiram Terang in the Karbi Anglong district. Teron was one of the UPDS leaders in favour of talks with the Government and it is suspected that he was killed at the behest of those opposing such a dialogue. Police have recovered empty cartridges of AK-47 rifles from the site of the incident.
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January - 23 
According to the BBC Urdu Service, US State Department spokesperson Richard Boucher said that they did not have any evidence that Pakistan's external intelligence agency, Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), could be involved in the terrorist attack on
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According to the BBC Urdu Service, US State Department spokesperson Richard Boucher said that they did not have any evidence that Pakistan's external intelligence agency, Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI), could be involved in the terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkatat, India, on January 22. He said that the US had not yet found evidence to support the Indian government’s view that Pakistan had a hand in the terrorist attack.
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January - 23 
Another HM terrorist surrendered in Pulwama. In the same district, two security forces (SF) personnel guarding a bridge at Naina-Sangam were overpowered by a group of unidentified terrorists who took away their weapons. There were no casualties. The
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Another HM terrorist surrendered in Pulwama. In the same district, two security forces (SF) personnel guarding a bridge at Naina-Sangam were overpowered by a group of unidentified terrorists who took away their weapons. There were no casualties. The two personnel have been suspended and a probe was ordered into the incident.
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January - 23 
In another operation, a civilian was arrested after SFs raided his residence at Chagimullah, Kupwara and seized rifles and ammunition. In the same district, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist surrendered before SFs at Natnoosa.
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In another operation, a civilian was arrested after SFs raided his residence at Chagimullah, Kupwara and seized rifles and ammunition. In the same district, a Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist surrendered before SFs at Natnoosa.
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January - 23 
In Budgam district, a ‘commander’ of the Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen was arrested from Narkara.
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In Budgam district, a ‘commander’ of the Tehreek-ul-Mujahideen was arrested from Narkara.
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January - 23 
Meghalaya Police on January 23 killed a hard-core Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) terrorist and arrested three others at Riatmidi, bordering Mawlai Nangpdeng and Mawlai Motsyiar on January 23 following an encounter in a house in which
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Meghalaya Police on January 23 killed a hard-core Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) terrorist and arrested three others at Riatmidi, bordering Mawlai Nangpdeng and Mawlai Motsyiar on January 23 following an encounter in a house in which the terrorists were hiding. Police sources said that the deceased was one of the top ten terrorists of the Council.
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January - 23 
Milik Baruah, the mother of Paresh Baruah, self-styled commander-in-chief of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), has urged people to work for a violence-free society in which all citizens could live in peace without fear. She asked terrorists
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Milik Baruah, the mother of Paresh Baruah, self-styled commander-in-chief of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), has urged people to work for a violence-free society in which all citizens could live in peace without fear. She asked terrorists to shun violence and extend their co-operation towards building a strong and peaceful Assam.
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January - 23 
Minister of State for Home Affairs Pradyut Bordoloi said on January 23 that security along the 265-long Indo-Bhutan border would be tightened to stop terrorists from repeating the massacre similar to that of January 21. He also appealed to the people
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Minister of State for Home Affairs Pradyut Bordoloi said on January 23 that security along the 265-long Indo-Bhutan border would be tightened to stop terrorists from repeating the massacre similar to that of January 21. He also appealed to the people to strengthen the vigilance in their villages and also to form peace committees in consultation of district and sub-divisional government agencies.
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January - 23 
Pulwama district, an unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter at Mantarbug.
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Pulwama district, an unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter at Mantarbug.
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January - 23 
The All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU) while terming the January 21 attack by the NDFB as acts of anti-national youths, argued that the entire Bodo community should not be blamed and appealed to the people not to panic following the violence.
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The All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU) while terming the January 21 attack by the NDFB as acts of anti-national youths, argued that the entire Bodo community should not be blamed and appealed to the people not to panic following the violence.
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January - 23 
The Dubai-based Farhan Malik alias Aftab Ansari, prime suspect in the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata, may be put in the list of India's Most Wanted which India would give to Pakistan with a request for extradition. Acco
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The Dubai-based Farhan Malik alias Aftab Ansari, prime suspect in the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata, may be put in the list of India's Most Wanted which India would give to Pakistan with a request for extradition. According to media reports, the Special Secretary, Union Home Ministry, Ashok Bhandari, who arrived in Kolkata, is reported to have told the West Bengal government to hand over all evidences relating to the incident so that the Centre could bring Ansari, reportedly linked to Pakistan's external intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), back to India for trial.
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January - 23 
Three Bangladeshi nationals and the brother of the main accused in the abduction of a businessman were among 61 persons detained on January 23 in connection with the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Center in Kolkata. Three teachers of the
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Three Bangladeshi nationals and the brother of the main accused in the abduction of a businessman were among 61 persons detained on January 23 in connection with the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Center in Kolkata. Three teachers of the Bithani Jamia Islamia Senior Madrassa (religious seminary) were arrested from Swarupnagar in North 24-Parganas. They are suspected to have provided shelter to the terrorists. Based on their interrogation, police detained two Bangladeshis from Bashirhat near the Indo-Bangladesh border.
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January - 23 
Two civilians were abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists at Donipora-Kantpora in the Kupwara district on January 23.
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Two civilians were abducted and killed by unidentified terrorists at Donipora-Kantpora in the Kupwara district on January 23.
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January - 23 
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee said on January 23 that Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and certain Pakistan-based terrorist outfits are responsible for the January 22 terrorist attack on
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West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadev Bhattacharjee said on January 23 that Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and certain Pakistan-based terrorist outfits are responsible for the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata. The Chief Minister said, "Behind all these attacks, be it in Delhi, Kashmir or in Kolkata, the ISI is responsible. They won’t let us stay in peace. They even attacked the World Trade Center in America…In the state’s north, Kamtapuri Liberation Organisation is threatening to create Assam-like situation. In the south, PWG has become active. Be it KLO, PWG or any other Naxal outfit, the ISI are backing them to create disturbances in the state."
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January - 24 
A powerful 55-kg IED, concealed in a plastic bucket, was detected and successfully defused by security forces at the Jangalwar Bridge on Thathri-Kishtwar road. Meanwhile, a transistor IED was defused by bomb experts of the army at Nashri nullah, near
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A powerful 55-kg IED, concealed in a plastic bucket, was detected and successfully defused by security forces at the Jangalwar Bridge on Thathri-Kishtwar road. Meanwhile, a transistor IED was defused by bomb experts of the army at Nashri nullah, near the 132 kms milestone on Jammu-Srinagar national highway.
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January - 24 
A reporter of a vernacular daily was arrested for aiding Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), according to Nizamabad police sources on January 24. The Officer on Special Duty (OSD) of Nizamabad said that Kola Baleshwer Rao of Medak district had
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A reporter of a vernacular daily was arrested for aiding Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), according to Nizamabad police sources on January 24. The Officer on Special Duty (OSD) of Nizamabad said that Kola Baleshwer Rao of Medak district had been assisting the PWG for the last eight years. According to the OSD, the arrested journalist was also involved in printing literature and pamphlets of PWG at Gandhinagar in Hyderabad. As reported earlier, the printing press was raided and its owner arrested in Hyderabad recently.
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January - 24 
A Special Police Officer (SPO) was killed and three others injured in an attack on their picket by unidentified terrorists at village Sathra in Poonch district on January 24. The terrorists also snatched four weapons of the SPOs. Official sources sai
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A Special Police Officer (SPO) was killed and three others injured in an attack on their picket by unidentified terrorists at village Sathra in Poonch district on January 24. The terrorists also snatched four weapons of the SPOs. Official sources said a group of terrorists stormed the SPO post in Sathra and opened indiscriminate firing. Media reports have indicated that the SPOs were unable to match the strength of the terrorists, who were in possession of sophisticated weapons as compared to obsolete weaponry with the policemen. Security forces to track down the terrorists, stated to be more than 10, have launched a search and cordon operation. This is the second major terrorist attack in this district this week after January 20 massacre of 11 civilians including eight children and a woman in the Salwa area of Mendhar.
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January - 24 
According to delayed media reports, the ‘Operational chief ‘of Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), Suresh Roy, surrendered at the office of the Darjeeling Intelligence branch, on January 24.
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According to delayed media reports, the ‘Operational chief ‘of Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO), Suresh Roy, surrendered at the office of the Darjeeling Intelligence branch, on January 24.
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January - 24 
According to media reports, two cadres of the proscribed Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) have been killed and 42 others have been arrested during the first phase of a drive against left-wing extremists in the Chatra, Hazaribagh, Bokaro, Gumla, Ranchi,
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According to media reports, two cadres of the proscribed Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) have been killed and 42 others have been arrested during the first phase of a drive against left-wing extremists in the Chatra, Hazaribagh, Bokaro, Gumla, Ranchi, Lohardagga and Chaibasa districts of Jharkhand. Police sources indicated that in the next phase, the drive would be extended to other left-wing extremist-affected districts of the State.
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January - 24 
According to media sources, a report, prepared by the Border Security Force (BSF), in December 2001 and submitted recently to the West Bengal Chief Minister, has indicated a sharp rise in the number of unaffiliated madrassas (religious seminaries) in
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According to media sources, a report, prepared by the Border Security Force (BSF), in December 2001 and submitted recently to the West Bengal Chief Minister, has indicated a sharp rise in the number of unaffiliated madrassas (religious seminaries) in North Bengal, particularly along the border with Bangladesh. However, it is not known how many madrassas in the border areas are affiliated with the Board of Madarasa Education. Sources indicated that while minority institutions have gone up by approximately 50 per cent, the report points at a change in the demography of North Bengal in the last two decades. A survey was conducted along a 20-km stretch of the border in six districts. According to the report, the number of madrassas and mosques in 1990 were 487 and 823. In 2001, the numbers rose to 734 and 1227 respectively. The report also reportedly indicates that most of the institutions have emerged within a radius of five km from the border. The number of mosques close to the border has gone up from 475 in 1990 to 639. In case of madrassas, it has risen to 317 from 255.
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January - 24 
External Affairs Ministry spokeswoman Nirupama Rao said, "the FBI is working with the state government and the central government authorities in this case."
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External Affairs Ministry spokeswoman Nirupama Rao said, "the FBI is working with the state government and the central government authorities in this case."
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January - 24 
In a press statement released on January 24, the NDFB claimed responsibility for the massacre and added that it was in retaliation to alleged Army atrocities on the Bodos in Daimujuli village on January 12. In another development, the North East Stud
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In a press statement released on January 24, the NDFB claimed responsibility for the massacre and added that it was in retaliation to alleged Army atrocities on the Bodos in Daimujuli village on January 12. In another development, the North East Students Coordination Committee's secretary general, Mr Surjya Baruah on behalf of the Assam State unit, in a press release on January 24, warned the NDFB to rein in their terrorist activities and to refrain from all kinds of subversive activities on the linguistic minority community in the future.
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January - 24 
In another incident, three terrorists, including two foreign mercenaries, were killed in an encounter on the same day at village Sailan in Surankot. The operation was going on till last reports emerged. Four more terrorists of the group are reportedl
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In another incident, three terrorists, including two foreign mercenaries, were killed in an encounter on the same day at village Sailan in Surankot. The operation was going on till last reports emerged. Four more terrorists of the group are reportedly still hiding in the village. Four AK-56 rifles, one Improvised Explosive Device (IED), two radio sets and five hand grenades were recovered from the encounter site.
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January - 24 
India will seek extradition of Dubai-based Mafia Don Aftab Ansari, who has reportedly claimed responsibility for the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata, Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Omar Abdullah, said in N
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India will seek extradition of Dubai-based Mafia Don Aftab Ansari, who has reportedly claimed responsibility for the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata, Union Minister of State for External Affairs, Omar Abdullah, said in New Delhi on January 24. "Government will request UAE authorities to extradite Ansari since India has an extradition treaty with them," Abdullah said. Aftab Ansari alias Aftab Ahmed alias Farhan Malik is based in Dubai and an Firsst Information Report (FIR) under Section 365 (kidnapping) of the Indian Penal Code has been registered against him by the Varanasi police in Uttar Pradesh.
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January - 24 
Media reports have indicated that Awantipora Police detected and defused a powerful IED that had been planted by terrorists in a LPG cylinder at Awantipora, on the national highway.
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Media reports have indicated that Awantipora Police detected and defused a powerful IED that had been planted by terrorists in a LPG cylinder at Awantipora, on the national highway.
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January - 24 
Naxalites of the Pratighatna group at Royyur village, Warangal district, killed an ex-sarpanch (village headman) on January 24. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the killing.
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Naxalites of the Pratighatna group at Royyur village, Warangal district, killed an ex-sarpanch (village headman) on January 24. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the killing.
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January - 24 
On January 24, the Chief Minister had said that a strict vigil was being kept on the unaffiliated madrassas from where some anti-national forces were operating. "We will not tolerate this. Madrassa Board has contacted me. I will ask them to run affil
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On January 24, the Chief Minister had said that a strict vigil was being kept on the unaffiliated madrassas from where some anti-national forces were operating. "We will not tolerate this. Madrassa Board has contacted me. I will ask them to run affiliated madrassas. Unaffiliated madrassas are only harming the Muslim community", he had said.
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January - 24 
On the political front, the Centre’s interlocutor on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), K C Pant, asked terrorist groups to shun violence in order to ensure free and fair elections to the State Legislative Assembly, which he said, would provide an opportunity
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On the political front, the Centre’s interlocutor on Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), K C Pant, asked terrorist groups to shun violence in order to ensure free and fair elections to the State Legislative Assembly, which he said, would provide an opportunity to the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) to prove its "much acclaimed" representative character. "If free and fair elections are to be held in Jammu and Kashmir, violence must stop. Power of the bullet must be replaced by the strength of ballots", Pant said in New Delhi on January 24. Pant added that those who claim to be the true representatives of the people of J&K would get a chance to prove their character by participating in the polls.
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January - 24 
Reports from south Kashmir said that a terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces at the Matre-Chak village in Shopian area. However, residents have alleged that the terrorist was captured in an injured condition and later killed in a
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Reports from south Kashmir said that a terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces at the Matre-Chak village in Shopian area. However, residents have alleged that the terrorist was captured in an injured condition and later killed in a fake encounter.
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January - 24 
Security forces said that five terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), including a suspected "operational commander" were killed in the January 24 encounter at Darwan in Budgam district. Earlier, reports had put the terrorist casualties at two. A s
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Security forces said that five terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), including a suspected "operational commander" were killed in the January 24 encounter at Darwan in Budgam district. Earlier, reports had put the terrorist casualties at two. A security force personnel was also killed in the encounter.
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January - 24 
The Bihar police have launched an investigation into the procurement of a passport from Patna by Farhan Malik. The passport had helped Malik to evade the police in connection with various crimes and escape to Dubai, senior police sources indicated in
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The Bihar police have launched an investigation into the procurement of a passport from Patna by Farhan Malik. The passport had helped Malik to evade the police in connection with various crimes and escape to Dubai, senior police sources indicated in Patna.
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January - 24 
The Kolkata police said on January 24 that they had arrested 12 persons on charges connected with the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre. The suspects were arrested at a railway station outside Kolkata as they reportedly returned from
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The Kolkata police said on January 24 that they had arrested 12 persons on charges connected with the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre. The suspects were arrested at a railway station outside Kolkata as they reportedly returned from a pilgrimage in neighbouring Bangladesh. The arrests were made on information provided by other suspects interrogated. As reported earlier, more than 70 persons have been detained for questioning in the wake of the terrorist incident. Media reports quoting senior police sources have indicated that a motorcycle that might have been used in the incident had been seized from a Muslim cleric in northern part of Kolkata.
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January - 24 
The residences of two politicians were attacked by unidentified terrorists at Lalad in Barmaulla district on the night of January 24. There were no casualties. The two politicians were activists of the ruling National Conference (NC).
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The residences of two politicians were attacked by unidentified terrorists at Lalad in Barmaulla district on the night of January 24. There were no casualties. The two politicians were activists of the ruling National Conference (NC).
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January - 24 
Two people, injured in the January 19 Barigaon massacre, died of their injuries on January 24. As reported earlier, suspected terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) carried out the massacre. With the two deaths on January 24,
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Two people, injured in the January 19 Barigaon massacre, died of their injuries on January 24. As reported earlier, suspected terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) carried out the massacre. With the two deaths on January 24, the casualties in the massacre has risen to 19.
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January - 24 
Two terrorists and a security force personnel were killed in an encounter in Budgam. According to media reports, acting on a tip-off, security force personnel raided the house of a village headman at Dalwan village in the Chrar-e-Sharif area of Budga
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Two terrorists and a security force personnel were killed in an encounter in Budgam. According to media reports, acting on a tip-off, security force personnel raided the house of a village headman at Dalwan village in the Chrar-e-Sharif area of Budgam district and found a group of five terrorists in the house. In the ensuing encounter, two terrorists were killed. Three other terrorists are reported to have escaped. One AK-56 rifle was also recovered from the incident site.
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January - 24 
Unofficial reports have indicated that a civilian, resident of Chadoura was arrested from the Rawalpora area and his dead body was later handed over to the police. Residents of the area have claimed that he was an innocent civilian and was killed in
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Unofficial reports have indicated that a civilian, resident of Chadoura was arrested from the Rawalpora area and his dead body was later handed over to the police. Residents of the area have claimed that he was an innocent civilian and was killed in police custody. Police officials while admitting that he died in custody added that he died a natural death. Separately, residents of Tengpora in Batmaloo have alleged that police in Anantnag district were responsible for the custodial killing of a civilian. They claimed that the Anantnag Police had arrested him on December 22, 2001 along with 21 others in connection with a fake currency racket. Police officials have indicated that he died "due to some severe stomach ailment".
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January - 25 
A woman was killed and two security force personnel injured when unidentified terrorists attacked a security forces party at the Kukimun area in Bishenpur district on the eve of Republic Day. Official sources said heavily armed terrorists ambushed th
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A woman was killed and two security force personnel injured when unidentified terrorists attacked a security forces party at the Kukimun area in Bishenpur district on the eve of Republic Day. Official sources said heavily armed terrorists ambushed the security forces party on January 25 and in the ensuing encounter, a woman passer-by was killed. Massive combing operations were on to track down the terrorists who escaped into the nearby jungles.
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January - 25 
In another incident, suspected terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) ambushed a security forces patrol party at Milan Bazar in Barpeta district. There were no casualties.
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In another incident, suspected terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) ambushed a security forces patrol party at Milan Bazar in Barpeta district. There were no casualties.
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January - 25 
Suspected terrorists of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) fired rocket propelled grenades on a police camp at Nagarbera in Kamrup district on January 25. A policeman was injured in the attack.
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Suspected terrorists of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) fired rocket propelled grenades on a police camp at Nagarbera in Kamrup district on January 25. A policeman was injured in the attack.
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January - 25 
Two civilians were injured in a bomb explosion at Howrahghat. No further details were available.
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Two civilians were injured in a bomb explosion at Howrahghat. No further details were available.
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January - 26 
A media report quoting official sources has indicated that the people who masterminded the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata are linked to the Taliban and Pakistan?s external intelligence agency, Inter Services Intelligenc
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A media report quoting official sources has indicated that the people who masterminded the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata are linked to the Taliban and Pakistan?s external intelligence agency, Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). Sources said that Omar Sheikh, one of the terrorists released at Kandahar, Afghanistan, in the IC-814 hijack incident of December 1999, was involved in planning the attack. Sources indicated that it was Sheikh, an Al Qaeda cadre, who gave Farhan Malik alias Aftab Ansari, Dubai-based Mafia Don, the idea of attacking the American Centre. Malik was reportedly taken to Islamabad in August 2001 and asked by Omar Sheikh to provide cover and logistical help for terrorist operations from Bangladesh.
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January - 26 
A mobile television transmitter was damaged when unidentified terrorists attacked the state-run Doordarshan’s Outdoor Broadcasting (OB) van with grenades and rockets in the Bandipora area of Baramulla district on January 26. According to official sou
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A mobile television transmitter was damaged when unidentified terrorists attacked the state-run Doordarshan’s Outdoor Broadcasting (OB) van with grenades and rockets in the Bandipora area of Baramulla district on January 26. According to official sources, a group of heavily armed terrorists lobbed a number of grenades and fired rockets at the OB van that contained the Low Power Transmitter (LPT) at Garoora in Bandipora. However, no one was injured in the attack, the sources added.
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January - 26 
A Special Police Officer (SPO) and his mother were killed by a group of five terrorists at their residence in village Hala under Gool police station jurisdiction. The terrorists managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been made so f
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A Special Police Officer (SPO) and his mother were killed by a group of five terrorists at their residence in village Hala under Gool police station jurisdiction. The terrorists managed to escape from the incident site. No arrests have been made so far in connection with the killing.
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January - 26 
A terrorist was injured when security forces posted at the Ribbon area of Sopore opened fire following some suspicious movement near their camp. The terrorist managed to escape with the help of his associates.
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A terrorist was injured when security forces posted at the Ribbon area of Sopore opened fire following some suspicious movement near their camp. The terrorist managed to escape with the help of his associates.
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January - 26 
Arunachal Pradesh Governor Arvind Dave on January 26 cautioned the people of the state about the designs of Pakistani intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which, he said, was trying to penetrate the peace-loving state of Arunachal
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Arunachal Pradesh Governor Arvind Dave on January 26 cautioned the people of the state about the designs of Pakistani intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), which, he said, was trying to penetrate the peace-loving state of Arunachal Pradesh through Assam. He said the youths of the state should remain vigilant as some people were trying to form outfits on the lines of the terrorist groups in neighbouring north-eastern states. He was speaking in Itanagar on the occasion of Republic Day.
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January - 26 
In another incident, terrorists fired two rocket propelled grenades towards a security forces camp at Qazigund in the Anantnag district of south Kashmir. However, no one was injured in the attack.
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In another incident, terrorists fired two rocket propelled grenades towards a security forces camp at Qazigund in the Anantnag district of south Kashmir. However, no one was injured in the attack.
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January - 26 
One unidentified terrorist was killed and another injured in a joint operation launched by the Army and Special Operations Group (SOG) in the Kupwara sector on January 26. An AK assault rifle, five magazines, 37 rounds and four grenades were recovere
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One unidentified terrorist was killed and another injured in a joint operation launched by the Army and Special Operations Group (SOG) in the Kupwara sector on January 26. An AK assault rifle, five magazines, 37 rounds and four grenades were recovered from the encounter site.
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January - 26 
The Police successfully defused a hand-made bomb, which was lying abandoned near a drain at the Ward No 3 area of Gauripur on January 26.
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The Police successfully defused a hand-made bomb, which was lying abandoned near a drain at the Ward No 3 area of Gauripur on January 26.
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January - 26 
The West Bengal police on January 26 arrested a leader of the left-wing extremist, Naxalite outfit the People’s War Group (PWG) in Belaidanga village under Salboni police station in the Purulia district. Some arms, ammunition and incriminating docume
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The West Bengal police on January 26 arrested a leader of the left-wing extremist, Naxalite outfit the People’s War Group (PWG) in Belaidanga village under Salboni police station in the Purulia district. Some arms, ammunition and incriminating documents were also seized from his possession. Addressing a press conference in Midnapore on January 27, the district police chief said that literature seized from the PWG hideout indicated to their links with Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and Maoist insurgents in Nepal.
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January - 26 
Tripura joined the nation in celebrating the 53rd Republic day with the chief minister calling upon the security forces to stamp out terrorism from the state and establish peace in state. In a speech on the eve of Republic Day, the governor also had
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Tripura joined the nation in celebrating the 53rd Republic day with the chief minister calling upon the security forces to stamp out terrorism from the state and establish peace in state. In a speech on the eve of Republic Day, the governor also had urged the terrorists in the state to shun the path of violence and join the mainstream to build up a prosperous state.
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January - 26 
Unidentified terrorists also fired three rifle grenades towards security force personnel posted at the Sangam bridge in Anantnag district, which however missed the target and exploded along the river Jhelum without causing any damage.
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Unidentified terrorists also fired three rifle grenades towards security force personnel posted at the Sangam bridge in Anantnag district, which however missed the target and exploded along the river Jhelum without causing any damage.
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January - 27 
A camp of the Assam Rifles deployed at Yairipok in Thoubal district to protect a water reservoir, was attacked by suspected terrorists who fired grenades and other explosives on January 27. Later, a spokesman for the United National Liberation Front
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A camp of the Assam Rifles deployed at Yairipok in Thoubal district to protect a water reservoir, was attacked by suspected terrorists who fired grenades and other explosives on January 27. Later, a spokesman for the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed that the attack was carried out by its armed wing - Manipur People’s Army - which has been fighting for what it called an "independent Manipur".
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January - 27 
According to media reports, the Bihar Chief Minister, Rabri Devi, has written a letter to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and the Union Home Minister L K Advani demanding appropriate action to ensure security of the people of Bihar living in Assa
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According to media reports, the Bihar Chief Minister, Rabri Devi, has written a letter to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee and the Union Home Minister L K Advani demanding appropriate action to ensure security of the people of Bihar living in Assam. Addressing newspersons at Guwahati on January 27, the Bihar Panchayat and Rural Development Minister, Upendra Verma, said that the Chief Minister had urged the Centre to discuss the issue with the Assam government.
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January - 27 
According to media reports, the State government is likely to initiate a process of consulting different sections of the society on the issue of talks with left-wing extremist, Naxalite outfit, the People’s War Group (PWG) after the Chief Minister N
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According to media reports, the State government is likely to initiate a process of consulting different sections of the society on the issue of talks with left-wing extremist, Naxalite outfit, the People’s War Group (PWG) after the Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s returns from abroad in the second week of February 2002. The issue was reportedly discussed at the politburo meeting of the ruling Telugu Desam Party (TDP) in Hyderabad on January 27. The politburo was said to have suggested that the Government should take a clear decision after consulting the concerned sections since a solution for the Naxal problem appeared possible after four decades.
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January - 27 
According to official sources, police have arrested 24 persons in raids launched to arrest the terrorists involved in the January 22 attack on American Centre in Kolkata. The raids were conducted in the areas of Purnea, Katihar and Kishenganj distric
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According to official sources, police have arrested 24 persons in raids launched to arrest the terrorists involved in the January 22 attack on American Centre in Kolkata. The raids were conducted in the areas of Purnea, Katihar and Kishenganj districts bordering West Bengal. A senior government official while speaking to media in Purnea on January 27 said, "We are not ruling out the possibility of terrorists connected with the Kolkata attack hiding in the area".
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January - 27 
Andhra Pradesh police arrested two suspected agents of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, for reportedly sending vital information to Pakistan and attempting to establish the agencies’ network in the State
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Andhra Pradesh police arrested two suspected agents of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, for reportedly sending vital information to Pakistan and attempting to establish the agencies’ network in the State. Official sources said that one agent was arrested from Nizamabad district on January 27, after police intercepted e-mails he was sending to Pakistan about vital defence installations. Another suspected ISI agent was arrested in Hyderabad on January 25 while reportedly trying to establish the agency’s network in the State. The police have also launched a massive combing operation to arrest the accomplices of the arrested ISI agents.
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January - 27 
Earlier, on the night of January 27, two civilians were killed by unidentified terrorists at Pingla Dai in Udhampur district.
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Earlier, on the night of January 27, two civilians were killed by unidentified terrorists at Pingla Dai in Udhampur district.
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January - 27 
Eleven persons, including nine Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) personnel, were killed in a landmine blast triggered by suspected left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) in the Chainpur police station limits in Gumla district on J
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Eleven persons, including nine Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) personnel, were killed in a landmine blast triggered by suspected left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) in the Chainpur police station limits in Gumla district on January 27 night.
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January - 27 
Eleven persons, including nine Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) personnel, were killed in a landmine blast triggered by suspected left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) in the Chainpur police station limits in Gumla district on J
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Eleven persons, including nine Jharkhand Armed Police (JAP) personnel, were killed in a landmine blast triggered by suspected left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) in the Chainpur police station limits in Gumla district on January 27 night. According to official sources, the incident took place when the police patrol party was returning to the Chainpur police station. Two villagers were also killed in the incident. Senior police officials rushed to the spot and a massive combing operation has been launched in the area to arrest the Naxalites. The district police chief said that Gumla’s borders had been sealed and police station in the area put on alert. This is the first such attack in Gumla district and the first major attack on the police after October 31, when 13 police personnel were killed in an attack on the police station in Topchanchi, Dhanbad district by the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC).
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January - 27 
Five security force personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured in an attack on their picket by unidentified terrorists at village Bafliaz in Surankot, Poonch district on January 27. Media reports said that a group of terrorists
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Five security force personnel of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were injured in an attack on their picket by unidentified terrorists at village Bafliaz in Surankot, Poonch district on January 27. Media reports said that a group of terrorists fired rockets and opened indiscriminate firing on a CRPF picket at Bafliaz. The terrorists managed to escape after the attack, reports added.
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January - 27 
In another explosion in Golaghat, Upper Assam, ten security force personnel were injured when ULFA terrorists used a remote-controlled Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to blast their bus. The security force convoy of five buses were going from Khatk
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In another explosion in Golaghat, Upper Assam, ten security force personnel were injured when ULFA terrorists used a remote-controlled Improvised Explosive Device (IED) to blast their bus. The security force convoy of five buses were going from Khatkhatia to the Meerapani area under Farkating police station, when the land mine exploded damaging the last vehicle and injuring 10 personnel. While the terrorists escaped into the jungle, police recovered a remote-control device. Following the incident, police has tightened security along the Assam-Nagaland border suspecting the ULFA terrorists to have crossed over to Nagaland after causing the blast.
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January - 27 
In another incident, on the same day, a MCC Naxalite was killed in an encounter in Ranchi.
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In another incident, on the same day, a MCC Naxalite was killed in an encounter in Ranchi.
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January - 27 
In another incident, the police recovered an arms dump of the PWG at Somarampet village, Machareddy mandal on January 27. Explosives and materials used to manufacture explosives were found in the dump. Five persons have been arrested in this connecti
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In another incident, the police recovered an arms dump of the PWG at Somarampet village, Machareddy mandal on January 27. Explosives and materials used to manufacture explosives were found in the dump. Five persons have been arrested in this connection.
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January - 27 
In yet another incident, on the same day, the police unearthed three landmines planted by PWG Naxalites in Chintapalli Agency area, Visakhapatnam district. According to official sources, the landmines were planted to target VIPs visiting mandals in t
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In yet another incident, on the same day, the police unearthed three landmines planted by PWG Naxalites in Chintapalli Agency area, Visakhapatnam district. According to official sources, the landmines were planted to target VIPs visiting mandals in the agency area during the Janmabhoomi programme.
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January - 27 
On the same night, unidentified terrorists fired rockets on a police post at Dachan, Doda. There were no casualties. In another incident, SFs detected and defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway at
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On the same night, unidentified terrorists fired rockets on a police post at Dachan, Doda. There were no casualties. In another incident, SFs detected and defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted on the Srinagar-Jammu national highway at Pampore.
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January - 27 
Police have arrested a retired police official in the Bhojpur district in connection with the issuance of a false passport to Farhan Mallick, Dubai-based Mafia Don responsible for the January 22 terrorist attack in Kolkata.
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Police have arrested a retired police official in the Bhojpur district in connection with the issuance of a false passport to Farhan Mallick, Dubai-based Mafia Don responsible for the January 22 terrorist attack in Kolkata.
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January - 27 
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, addressing the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Republic Day camp in New Delhi on January 27, said that India wanted friendship with all countries which was not possible as long as it was made a target of terrorism to w
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Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, addressing the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Republic Day camp in New Delhi on January 27, said that India wanted friendship with all countries which was not possible as long as it was made a target of terrorism to which it would give a befitting reply. He said, "We want friendly relations with all, but when we are made targets of terrorism it cannot be that we do not reply to this". Terrorism poses a challenge to the country both from outside and inside, Vajpayee said adding that India would tackle this successfully and root out the menace. While describing terrorism as a sign of "barbarity", the Prime Minister added that terrorists were targeting innocents, women and children. He also said that for over two decades, India has been fighting terrorism and "now an international coalition had been formed to fight this and we are part of it".
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January - 27 
Security agencies picked up 21 suspected individuals from the Nagarbera area of Kamrup district for interrogation in connection with the attack on a police party near Nagarbeda in Kamrup district on January 27. Two police officers were killed in the
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Security agencies picked up 21 suspected individuals from the Nagarbera area of Kamrup district for interrogation in connection with the attack on a police party near Nagarbeda in Kamrup district on January 27. Two police officers were killed in the attack which security forces said was carried out by suspected terrorists of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA). The opposition Asom Gana Parishad demanded a judicial inquiry into the recent series of violence.
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January - 27 
Security forces arrested one terrorist at Chowgam-Utrasoo in the Anantnag district and recovered two grenades and some ammunition from him.
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Security forces arrested one terrorist at Chowgam-Utrasoo in the Anantnag district and recovered two grenades and some ammunition from him.
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January - 27 
Terrorists caused two explosions using an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and a grenade on the same day. However, no one was injured in these explosions, which took place at Manchihama-Tral at Pulwama district and Bemina locality in Srinagar. Seven
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Terrorists caused two explosions using an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and a grenade on the same day. However, no one was injured in these explosions, which took place at Manchihama-Tral at Pulwama district and Bemina locality in Srinagar. Seven youths were detained by security forces from Tral after the explosion, while a suspected terrorist was arrested from Gousia colony in Bemina.
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January - 27 
The Committee of Concerned Citizens (CCC) appealed to the State government to respond positively on the talks issue. It welcomed the decision of the PWG to observe a cease-fire from second week of February if the State Government came forward for tal
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The Committee of Concerned Citizens (CCC) appealed to the State government to respond positively on the talks issue. It welcomed the decision of the PWG to observe a cease-fire from second week of February if the State Government came forward for talks.
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January - 27 
The police arrested eight suspected activists of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) during raids conducted in Vadodara on January 27. Some incriminating documents were also recovered from their possession. The city police chief said, "Scru
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The police arrested eight suspected activists of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) during raids conducted in Vadodara on January 27. Some incriminating documents were also recovered from their possession. The city police chief said, "Scrutiny of the documents revealed the list of SIMI members. This list included the names of those from Vadodara."
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January - 27 
Twelve people were injured when suspected terrorists belonging to United People's Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) lobbed a powerful grenade at a crowded street in Diphu town on January 27. A massive combing operation has been launched in the town to arr
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Twelve people were injured when suspected terrorists belonging to United People's Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) lobbed a powerful grenade at a crowded street in Diphu town on January 27. A massive combing operation has been launched in the town to arrest the terrorists.
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January - 27 
Two police officers, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police, were killed in a landmine blast by terrorists belonging to the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on January 27 when the police party, led by DSP Debajit Pathak, was returning from
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Two police officers, including a Deputy Superintendent of Police, were killed in a landmine blast by terrorists belonging to the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on January 27 when the police party, led by DSP Debajit Pathak, was returning from Nagarbeda village in Kamrup district after a search operation.
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January - 27 
Two terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were arrested from Bogijuli near Rangapara police station on January 27 while they were collecting illegal tax from the Nepali community living in the area.
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Two terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were arrested from Bogijuli near Rangapara police station on January 27 while they were collecting illegal tax from the Nepali community living in the area.
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January - 27 
Villagers of Errabelli, Karimnagar district vowed that they would not allow Naxalites to enter the village.
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Villagers of Errabelli, Karimnagar district vowed that they would not allow Naxalites to enter the village.
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January - 28 
In another incident, three unidentified terrorists looted a local bank at Murran in Pulwama district and escaped with cash worth Rs. 2,12,970.
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In another incident, three unidentified terrorists looted a local bank at Murran in Pulwama district and escaped with cash worth Rs. 2,12,970.
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January - 28 
A left-wing extremist, Naxalite of the People’s War Group (PWG) was killed in an encounter near Guttikonda in the Peduguralla police station limits, Guntur district on January 28. Police sources said that four Naxalites opened fire on an eight-member
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A left-wing extremist, Naxalite of the People’s War Group (PWG) was killed in an encounter near Guttikonda in the Peduguralla police station limits, Guntur district on January 28. Police sources said that four Naxalites opened fire on an eight-member police party searching for landmines in the area and in the ensuing encounter, a Naxalite was killed. The others managed to escape from the encounter site. The identity of the Naxalite was yet to be established.
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January - 28 
An official spokesperson on January 28 described as "ridiculous and funny" the claim by Indian authorities in New Delhi that they had killed two Pakistanis suspected of involvement in the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata.
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An official spokesperson on January 28 described as "ridiculous and funny" the claim by Indian authorities in New Delhi that they had killed two Pakistanis suspected of involvement in the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata. He was commenting on a foreign news agency report in which Indian Home Secretary Kamal Pande was stated to have said that the suspects were killed in an early morning raid on a "terrorist hideout" in the state of Jhakhand. "It’s a joke, it’s a mockery… Outlandish claims could satisfy preconceived designs of someone, but nobody with wisdom is prepared to believe in them… The whole thing smacks of a melodrama of the first order, a cooked-up matter," said Syed Anwar Mahmood. "Rather than to continue blaming ISI and Pakistan for all acts of terrorism, it is about time the Indian leadership looked inwards for answers and clues," he added. He also said that over a dozen insurgencies and movements are going on in various parts of India, and instead of facing the facts, the Indians find it easy to blame Pakistan.
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January - 28 
Bangladesh deputy high commissioner Mohammad Touhid Hossain after meeting the West Bengal home secretary in Kolkata on January 28 said that Bangladesh had never allowed its soil for carrying out terrorist activities and it had not harboured any terro
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Bangladesh deputy high commissioner Mohammad Touhid Hossain after meeting the West Bengal home secretary in Kolkata on January 28 said that Bangladesh had never allowed its soil for carrying out terrorist activities and it had not harboured any terrorist outfits nor given support to any such organisation. He said that the purpose of his meeting with the State Home Secretary was to seek clarification on some reports appearing in local media about the alleged involvement of five arrested Bangladeshi citizens in the shoot-out at the American Centre on January 22. He reportedly told Home Secretary that if any Bangladeshi was arrested for the American Centre incident, they should be handed over to Bangladesh for thorough investigation and appropriate action against the offender.
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January - 28 
In a search operation conducted at Malanu in Doda district on January 28, security forces (SFs) rescued three brothers who were abducted on January 27 by a group of five terrorists earlier in the day. One of the five terrorists were killed while the
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In a search operation conducted at Malanu in Doda district on January 28, security forces (SFs) rescued three brothers who were abducted on January 27 by a group of five terrorists earlier in the day. One of the five terrorists were killed while the other four, including one who sustained injuries, managed to escape.
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January - 28 
In a separate development, a suspected terrorist was arrested, In a separate operation, two suspected terrorists were arrested from Rafiabad in Baramulla district.
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In a separate development, a suspected terrorist was arrested, In a separate operation, two suspected terrorists were arrested from Rafiabad in Baramulla district.
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January - 28 
In another incident, a civilian was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists at Marah, Poonch.
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In another incident, a civilian was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists at Marah, Poonch.
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January - 28 
In Poonch district, an encounter was reported to be continuing at the Khanater-Dara area. News reports said that while three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were killed, four more are suspected to be hiding inside a concrete bunker.
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In Poonch district, an encounter was reported to be continuing at the Khanater-Dara area. News reports said that while three Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorists were killed, four more are suspected to be hiding inside a concrete bunker.
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January - 28 
In Rajouri district, SFs raided a terrorist hideout at Jandi Dhara and seized ammunition, grenades and explosives. There were no arrests.
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In Rajouri district, SFs raided a terrorist hideout at Jandi Dhara and seized ammunition, grenades and explosives. There were no arrests.
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January - 28 
In Srinagar, six SF personnel and a civilian were injured in a grenade attack by unidentified terrorists at Kyanyar on January 28.
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In Srinagar, six SF personnel and a civilian were injured in a grenade attack by unidentified terrorists at Kyanyar on January 28.
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January - 28 
In Udhampur district, a civilian was abducted by unidentified terrorists from Tuli and injured by his abductors before being set free.
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In Udhampur district, a civilian was abducted by unidentified terrorists from Tuli and injured by his abductors before being set free.
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January - 28 
In yet another incident, on January 28, the PWG Naxalites attacked a liquor shop in Muthukapalli in the Bantaram police station limits in Ranga Reddy district and also set ablaze three vehicles after locking up the owner of the shop and 15 others ins
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In yet another incident, on January 28, the PWG Naxalites attacked a liquor shop in Muthukapalli in the Bantaram police station limits in Ranga Reddy district and also set ablaze three vehicles after locking up the owner of the shop and 15 others inside the shop. The Naxalites also reportedly left a pamphlet in which they demanded that all liquor shops in the State be shut down. The pamphlet also urged people to take action against those selling liquor.
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January - 28 
Kolkata police chief Sujoy Chakraborty said that the killings of two Pakistani terrorists were a setback to the ongoing investigations, but claimed that it would not affect the reconstruction of events. He said that the city police were still in the
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Kolkata police chief Sujoy Chakraborty said that the killings of two Pakistani terrorists were a setback to the ongoing investigations, but claimed that it would not affect the reconstruction of events. He said that the city police were still in the process of reconstructing the crime. ‘‘ We don’t know about the group that was responsible for the incident. We are certain that they were terrorists but the group involved is not all that relevant, ’’ he said.
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January - 28 
Left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) attacked the Baloomath police station in Latehar district and exchanged fire with the security forces on January 28 night. Police sources said that an estimated 50 Naxalites armed w
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Left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) attacked the Baloomath police station in Latehar district and exchanged fire with the security forces on January 28 night. Police sources said that an estimated 50 Naxalites armed with sophisticated weapons disconnected the telephone line of the police station and engaged the police personnel in an encounter for about half-an-hour. The Naxalites later managed to escape. However, no injury was reported.
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January - 28 
Maharashtra police arrested two persons, suspected to have links with Osama bin Laden in Ahmednagar on January 28. Photographs of bin Laden and audio cassettes propagating jehad were also recovered from their possession. Police sources said that inte
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Maharashtra police arrested two persons, suspected to have links with Osama bin Laden in Ahmednagar on January 28. Photographs of bin Laden and audio cassettes propagating jehad were also recovered from their possession. Police sources said that interrogations were on to get more information regarding their alleged links with terrorist outfits.
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January - 28 
News reports said that an encounter occurred between army troops and terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) at Paglahat Lalmati in Dhubri district. No further details were available.
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News reports said that an encounter occurred between army troops and terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) at Paglahat Lalmati in Dhubri district. No further details were available.
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January - 28 
On the night of January 28, two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter at Sehpora in Kupwara district.
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On the night of January 28, two unidentified terrorists were killed in an encounter at Sehpora in Kupwara district.
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January - 28 
Police on January 28 killed two Pakistani mercenaries allegedly involved in the January 22 attack on American Centre in Kolkata in Hazaribagh. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on January 28, Union Home Secretary Kamal Pande said the Jharkha
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Police on January 28 killed two Pakistani mercenaries allegedly involved in the January 22 attack on American Centre in Kolkata in Hazaribagh. Addressing a press conference in New Delhi on January 28, Union Home Secretary Kamal Pande said the Jharkhand police raided a hideout and in the encounter that ensued, two Pakistani terrorists were seriously injured. Pande said that one of them Mohammad Zahid, in a statement admitted that he was a resident of Khanewala district in Multan and had opened fire at the police personnel guarding the American Centre. Both of them died at hospital. "Further investigations are being carried out but there is hardly any doubt now about the role of Pakistani nationals and Pak-based terrorist ‘tanzeems’ in this case", the Union Home Secretary added. He said a new trend was emerging in terms of the direct involvement of Pakistani nationals in terrorist, espionage and subversive activities in India. Apart from the December 13 terrorist attacks at the Parliament House, there have been at least five cases of subversion and espionage in recent months in which Pakistani nationals were arrested in the country, Pande said. Those arrested admitted during interrogation that they had been sent to India for sabotage and terrorism at the behest of Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), he added. Putting together the sequence of events after the January 22 incident, Mr. Pande said the Dubai-based criminal, Farhan Malik alias Aftab Ahmed Ansari, had called up the police and two newspaper offices in Kolkata within a few hours of the shooting and claimed responsibility. It also became known that Farhan Malik operated the terrorist module in conjunction with the Harkat-ul-Jihad Islami (HUJI) and the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
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January - 28 
Police sources said that the terrorists might have laid trap on the police team after intercepting a message sent by the DSP to the Boko police station about his return journey route- the Balapara road, which is normally avoided for a much safer rout
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Police sources said that the terrorists might have laid trap on the police team after intercepting a message sent by the DSP to the Boko police station about his return journey route- the Balapara road, which is normally avoided for a much safer route via Dhoopdhora.
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January - 28 
Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, while addressing a public meeting in Raipur, Chhattisgarh ruled out talks with Pakistan until it returned Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). He said, "If Kashmir is the central issue, then one third of Kashmir is oc
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Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, while addressing a public meeting in Raipur, Chhattisgarh ruled out talks with Pakistan until it returned Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). He said, "If Kashmir is the central issue, then one third of Kashmir is occupied by Pakistan illegally. Therefore, they should return that to India first and then start talks". The Prime Minister said, "one of our neighbours is exporting terrorists into the country but we are determined to root them out as was done in Punjab". Declaring that the people of Jammu and Kashmir joined India of their own volition, he said Pakistan is sending its people with arms to attack them but "now no one can separate Kashmir from us".
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January - 28 
Six persons were injured when the terrorists belonging to the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) attacked Panboa, a remote tribal village in Dhalai district on January 28 according to a delayed police report. The terrorists hit the vi
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Six persons were injured when the terrorists belonging to the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) attacked Panboa, a remote tribal village in Dhalai district on January 28 according to a delayed police report. The terrorists hit the villagers, set fire to six huts and threatened the villagers of dire consequences if they refused to hand over Special Police Officers.
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January - 28 
State Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on January 28, that the State Government is planning to involve common citizens while gathering intelligence inputs about terrorists. He clarified this was being done since the State’s financial resources are not
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State Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on January 28, that the State Government is planning to involve common citizens while gathering intelligence inputs about terrorists. He clarified this was being done since the State’s financial resources are not sufficient to recruit more people into the intelligence agencies.
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January - 28 
The Bihar police have arrested 11 activists of the proscribed Ranvir Sena, a private army of landowners, in Central Bihar, and recovered a huge cache of firearms in raids in Amarpur village, Jehanabad district on January 28 night.
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The Bihar police have arrested 11 activists of the proscribed Ranvir Sena, a private army of landowners, in Central Bihar, and recovered a huge cache of firearms in raids in Amarpur village, Jehanabad district on January 28 night.
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January - 28 
The State government on January 28 decided that the police would not resort to "unwanted and unnecessary action’’ against the left-wing extremist, Naxalite outfit, People’s War Group (PWG), reciprocating the undeclared gesture of the Naxalites. The d
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The State government on January 28 decided that the police would not resort to "unwanted and unnecessary action’’ against the left-wing extremist, Naxalite outfit, People’s War Group (PWG), reciprocating the undeclared gesture of the Naxalites. The decision was taken at the Cabinet meeting in Hyderabad. Official sources indicated that the government has also decided to hold an all-party meeting on February 12 to discuss PWG’s offer of talks.
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January - 28 
Three more Pakistani mercenaries, cadres of the Al Badr, were killed in an encounter at Srinagar that began on the night of January 28 and continued till the next day. Earlier, the mercenaries had killed a security force (SF) personnel and injured fi
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Three more Pakistani mercenaries, cadres of the Al Badr, were killed in an encounter at Srinagar that began on the night of January 28 and continued till the next day. Earlier, the mercenaries had killed a security force (SF) personnel and injured five others before fortifying themselves in a civilian’s residence.
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January - 28 
Three Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter at Dachi in Poonch district on January 28.
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Three Pakistani mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter at Dachi in Poonch district on January 28.
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January - 28 
Two foreign mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter at Check Sarai in Budgam district on January 28.
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Two foreign mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter at Check Sarai in Budgam district on January 28.
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January - 28 
Union Home Minister LK Advani, in an interview to Newsweek, said that a halt to infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir and ending their training would be the litmus test by which India would judge whether Pakistani President Pervez Musharr
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Union Home Minister LK Advani, in an interview to Newsweek, said that a halt to infiltration of terrorists into Jammu and Kashmir and ending their training would be the litmus test by which India would judge whether Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf had abandoned the use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy.
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January - 28 
West Bengal Chief Minister, Buddhadev Bhattacharjee while speaking in Domkal on January 28 said all madrassas in the State must be affiliated with the Madrassa Board. He said the government was not against madrassas, but it was necessary to streamlin
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West Bengal Chief Minister, Buddhadev Bhattacharjee while speaking in Domkal on January 28 said all madrassas in the State must be affiliated with the Madrassa Board. He said the government was not against madrassas, but it was necessary to streamline their administration.
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January - 29 
A close associate of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, agent Mohammed Dilshad, arrested in Siliguri on January 4, was arrested from a hideout in Barbourne Road in Kolkata on January 29. Police sources sai
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A close associate of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, agent Mohammed Dilshad, arrested in Siliguri on January 4, was arrested from a hideout in Barbourne Road in Kolkata on January 29. Police sources said the accused used to send money through the hawala (illegal money channel) route and maintained regular contact with Dilshad.
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January - 29 
A hard-core terrorist belonging to the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was killed in an encounter at the Dibru-Saikhowa reserved forest near Doomdooma on January 29.
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A hard-core terrorist belonging to the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was killed in an encounter at the Dibru-Saikhowa reserved forest near Doomdooma on January 29.
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January - 29 
According to media reports, the Mumbai police have been placed on a high alert following intelligence reports that Dubai-based terrorist Aftab Ansari alias Farhan Mallik was reportedly planning to target certain senior police officers in the city. As
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According to media reports, the Mumbai police have been placed on a high alert following intelligence reports that Dubai-based terrorist Aftab Ansari alias Farhan Mallik was reportedly planning to target certain senior police officers in the city. As reported earlier, Ansari is a prime accused in the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre in Kolkata.
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January - 29 
According to official sources, the two Pakistani mercenaries involved in the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre, who were consequently killed in an encounter in Hazaribagh, Jharkand, on January 28 belonged to the Pakistan-based Lashka
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According to official sources, the two Pakistani mercenaries involved in the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Centre, who were consequently killed in an encounter in Hazaribagh, Jharkand, on January 28 belonged to the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). Soumen Mitra, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, while speaking to a news agency in Hazaribagh on January 29, said this was proved by the dying declaration of one of the slain terrorists, Zaheed. He said the declaration of Zaheed also tallied with the statement recorded by Kolkata police from eyewitness accounts. He added that although the identity of Zaheed's companion Salim was not established, it was confirmed that he was part of the terrorist outfit. Mitra said linkages of the slain terrorists with Nalanda-based criminals have also been established.
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January - 29 
Five suspected foreign mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter at Nagoon in Rajouri district. Two security force (SF) personnel were injured during the same encounter, which began on the night of January 29 and continued
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Five suspected foreign mercenaries of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) were killed in an encounter at Nagoon in Rajouri district. Two security force (SF) personnel were injured during the same encounter, which began on the night of January 29 and continued till the next day.
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January - 29 
In another encounter on January 29, an unidentified terrorist was killed and a SF personnel injured at Gujar-Patheri in Baramulla district.
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In another encounter on January 29, an unidentified terrorist was killed and a SF personnel injured at Gujar-Patheri in Baramulla district.
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January - 29 
In another encounter on January 29, two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed at Haran Chogal in Kupwara district. In the same district, two LeT terrorists were killed in an encounter at Shehpora. In Baramulla district, a HM terrorist was ki
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In another encounter on January 29, two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorists were killed at Haran Chogal in Kupwara district. In the same district, two LeT terrorists were killed in an encounter at Shehpora. In Baramulla district, a HM terrorist was killed.
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January - 29 
In another incident, on January 29, the police reportedly foiled an attempt by the PWG Naxalites to blow up the railway track near Pondugula station on the Guntur-Nadikudi section. Police sources said that while a group of Naxalites was attempting to
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In another incident, on January 29, the police reportedly foiled an attempt by the PWG Naxalites to blow up the railway track near Pondugula station on the Guntur-Nadikudi section. Police sources said that while a group of Naxalites was attempting to blow up the railway track, a special police party foiled the same. Five gelatine sticks, six detonators, several boxes of fuse wire and coils of electric wire were recovered from the incident site.
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January - 29 
In Doda district, a Special Police Officer (SPO) was injured when unidentified terrorists attacked a SF picket at Zullu on the night of January 29.
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In Doda district, a Special Police Officer (SPO) was injured when unidentified terrorists attacked a SF picket at Zullu on the night of January 29.
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January - 29 
Left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) killed two persons near Baskarcha village, Latehar district on January 29 night. Police sources said the victims had criminal antecedents. The Naxalites also left a handbill owning respo
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Left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG) killed two persons near Baskarcha village, Latehar district on January 29 night. Police sources said the victims had criminal antecedents. The Naxalites also left a handbill owning responsibility for the killing.
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January - 29 
Meanwhile, delayed reports said that two terrorists of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland NSCN-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) were arrested from Lower Lodi near Haflong on January 29. The two terrorists, residents of Manipur, confessed that they were
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Meanwhile, delayed reports said that two terrorists of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland NSCN-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) were arrested from Lower Lodi near Haflong on January 29. The two terrorists, residents of Manipur, confessed that they were sent by the leadership to Assam to serve extortion notices and collect money from locals of the area. Some extortion notes have also been recovered from the possession of the arrested terrorists.
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January - 29 
Media reports said that a document seized by the police during an encounter with the PWG in Nizamabad district has revealed that the Naxal outfit is not sincere over the proposed talks with the State government. The document reportedly reveals that t
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Media reports said that a document seized by the police during an encounter with the PWG in Nizamabad district has revealed that the Naxal outfit is not sincere over the proposed talks with the State government. The document reportedly reveals that the PWG mooted the talks with government with the intention to utilise the brief lull for regrouping and strengthening its cadre. According to the document, the PWG, instead of sorting out the issues at the talks was intending to use the talks as an alibi to expand its network.
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January - 29 
Police arrested three persons after a gun battle near the Santipur police station in Karbi Anglong district on January 29 and also recovered 100 detonators and four packets of RDX.
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Police arrested three persons after a gun battle near the Santipur police station in Karbi Anglong district on January 29 and also recovered 100 detonators and four packets of RDX.
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January - 29 
The Kamrup Police on January 29 detained 15 more persons for interrogation in connection with the Nagarbera blast, which killed two police personnel. With this, the number of persons detained for interrogation has risen to 40.
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The Kamrup Police on January 29 detained 15 more persons for interrogation in connection with the Nagarbera blast, which killed two police personnel. With this, the number of persons detained for interrogation has risen to 40.
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January - 29 
The State Home Minister Devender Goud, while speaking in Hyderabad on January 29, said that the State government would not tolerate the PWG if it tried to take advantage of the government’s willingness to welcome any effort to establish and maintain
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The State Home Minister Devender Goud, while speaking in Hyderabad on January 29, said that the State government would not tolerate the PWG if it tried to take advantage of the government’s willingness to welcome any effort to establish and maintain peace in society. He said, "There is no need for prejudice or obstinacy on this issue. We want peace and whoever comes forward to help us would be welcomed. This will be our top priority". The Home Minister pointed out that there was an imperative to contain violence as it had already claimed hundreds of lives and also led to destruction of public property.
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January - 30 
According to media reports on January 31, intelligence agencies are tracing the fund routes of private madrassas in North 24-Parganas and Murshidabad districts of West Bengal. Reports said that unrecognised madrassas in the region have been receiving
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According to media reports on January 31, intelligence agencies are tracing the fund routes of private madrassas in North 24-Parganas and Murshidabad districts of West Bengal. Reports said that unrecognised madrassas in the region have been receiving funds through various international routes which depend heavily on illegal finance network, hawala channels. A senior intelligence officer was quoted as saying, "We are now tracking a person in Kazipara area of Barasat who receives the money siphoned to private-run madrassas through separate hawala channels. We have information that this individual recently received more than Rs. 600,000 from one such channel for a 'private-run academy', which doesn't have permission under the Foreign Currency Regulation Act, 1961. We also have reports of the presence of a Pakistan and Bangladesh-based organisation, 'Khilafat Majlish', that is regularly funding private madrassas." The police are also keeping a watch on pre-madrassa institutions in rural areas, 'Makhtabs', which do not need any government registration. There are allegations that Makhtabs are involved in the "elementary brainwashing" of children to create the foundation of the so-called jehadis, says an intelligence report.
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January - 30 
According to media reports, the State government is exploring various options regarding the proposed talks with left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), including utilising the services of a third party in the negotiations. Th
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According to media reports, the State government is exploring various options regarding the proposed talks with left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the People’s War Group (PWG), including utilising the services of a third party in the negotiations. The government is likely to go into the talks initially with a mediator and based on the outcome of these initial talks, the government will itself take part in the dialogue, said reports. The government has already set the process in motion by holding two rounds of ministerial-level meeting on the Naxalite’s offer of talks and a discussion in the Cabinet on January 28. The government has also consulted senior police officials with considerable experience in dealing with the Naxalite problem.
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January - 30 
Director General of Police (DGP) AN Singh, addressing a two-day meeting of Inspector Generals (IGs) in Bhopal on January 30, directed Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs) posted in the Special Armed Forces (SAF) to camp in the left-wing extremist, Naxali
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Director General of Police (DGP) AN Singh, addressing a two-day meeting of Inspector Generals (IGs) in Bhopal on January 30, directed Deputy Inspector Generals (DIGs) posted in the Special Armed Forces (SAF) to camp in the left-wing extremist, Naxalite- infested district of Balaghat, at least for one week every month. Singh said that police officers should regularly visit Naxal-infested areas and keep a strict vigil on the activities of the Naxal outfits.
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January - 30 
Earlier, on the night of January 30, an SF personnel and his relative were killed by unidentified gunmen at Lachipora in Kupwara district. News reports said that the SF personnel, posted in the intelligence wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police, was arres
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Earlier, on the night of January 30, an SF personnel and his relative were killed by unidentified gunmen at Lachipora in Kupwara district. News reports said that the SF personnel, posted in the intelligence wing of Jammu and Kashmir Police, was arrested on January 11 for suspected links with terrorists. He was subsequently released. Locals of the area alleged that personnel of the Special Operations Group (SOG), J&K police, were behind the killing.
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January - 30 
Goalpara police foiled an attempt by terrorists belonging to United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)'s to abduct the son of a former State legislator Afzalur Rahman, from Jaleswar area on January 30 and arrested 11 persons. Media reports said that the
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Goalpara police foiled an attempt by terrorists belonging to United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)'s to abduct the son of a former State legislator Afzalur Rahman, from Jaleswar area on January 30 and arrested 11 persons. Media reports said that the arrested persons were purchasing a Yamaha motorcycle, supposedly to be used for kidnapping.
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January - 30 
In another development, media reports quoting the Minister of State for Home, Pradyut Bordoloi on January 30 claimed that the Border Security Force (BSF) had already carried out a survey based on a proposal for the deployment of BSF along the 265 kms
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In another development, media reports quoting the Minister of State for Home, Pradyut Bordoloi on January 30 claimed that the Border Security Force (BSF) had already carried out a survey based on a proposal for the deployment of BSF along the 265 kms of virtually unprotected Assam-Bhutan border.
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January - 30 
In another incident unidentified gunmen killed a surrendered ULFA (SULFA) leader Ajoy Roy at his residence at Kayasthapara under Rangjuli police station in Goalpara district at 8.45 p.m. on January 30.
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In another incident unidentified gunmen killed a surrendered ULFA (SULFA) leader Ajoy Roy at his residence at Kayasthapara under Rangjuli police station in Goalpara district at 8.45 p.m. on January 30.
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January - 30 
In another incident, a Special Police Officer (SPO) was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists at Warpora, Baramulla.
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In another incident, a Special Police Officer (SPO) was attacked and killed by unidentified terrorists at Warpora, Baramulla.
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January - 30 
In another incident, the police arrested three Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) after an encounter in the Gumla-Sisai Bangarh hills, Gumla district on January 30. A huge quantity of arms and ammunition were also seized from their posses
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In another incident, the police arrested three Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) after an encounter in the Gumla-Sisai Bangarh hills, Gumla district on January 30. A huge quantity of arms and ammunition were also seized from their possession. They have been booked under the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance (POTO).
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January - 30 
In India, reacting to US President’s speech, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, said that the speech had clearly spelt out the dangers posed by terrorism. She said that India was looking forward to strengthen co-operation with the US a
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In India, reacting to US President’s speech, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, said that the speech had clearly spelt out the dangers posed by terrorism. She said that India was looking forward to strengthen co-operation with the US against international terrorism.
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January - 30 
India and Iran have agreed to put in place an institutional mechanism for tackling terrorism by either constituting a new Joint Working Group (JWG) on counter terrorism or by expanding the scope of the present JWG on Drug Trafficking. At the Home Se
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India and Iran have agreed to put in place an institutional mechanism for tackling terrorism by either constituting a new Joint Working Group (JWG) on counter terrorism or by expanding the scope of the present JWG on Drug Trafficking. At the Home Secretary-level talks in New Delhi on January 30, the two sides decided to hold the Secretary-level talks annually alternately at New Delhi and Tehran. Both sides resolved to enter into close co-operation in eradicating the scourge of global terrorism. To establish structural instruments of co-operation, it was agreed to consider conclusion of an agreement on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters and an extradition treaty. The two sides also recognised the need to firmly deal with drug trafficking and agreed to have close co-operation in combating the menace of drug trafficking and narco-terrorism.
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January - 30 
Media reports indicate that the Union Home Minister L.K. Advani on January 30 assured Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, that the Centre would soon take a decision regarding deployment of a 'dedicated force' to guard the 262 km long Indo-Bhutan border
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Media reports indicate that the Union Home Minister L.K. Advani on January 30 assured Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, that the Centre would soon take a decision regarding deployment of a 'dedicated force' to guard the 262 km long Indo-Bhutan border in the State.
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January - 30 
On the same night, two terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) surrendered before SFs at Tral in Pulwama district.
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On the same night, two terrorists of the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) surrendered before SFs at Tral in Pulwama district.
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January - 30 
Police acting on a tip off raided a house at Banamalipur near Agartala and arrested a terrorist of United Bengali Liberation Front (UBLF) on January 30. On interrogation, he confessed that he had organised many attacks on tribals, in protest against
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Police acting on a tip off raided a house at Banamalipur near Agartala and arrested a terrorist of United Bengali Liberation Front (UBLF) on January 30. On interrogation, he confessed that he had organised many attacks on tribals, in protest against the tribal terrorists’ attack on the Bengali population in the State. Several incriminating documents were seized from his possession.
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January - 30 
SFs detected and defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by terrorists at Jambhar Pattan in Kupwara district.
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SFs detected and defused an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by terrorists at Jambhar Pattan in Kupwara district.
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January - 30 
The Chief Minister had requested the Union Home Minister for 60 additional companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for the State and asked the centre to undertake a special recruitment drive to recruit youths from the State into the Army
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The Chief Minister had requested the Union Home Minister for 60 additional companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) for the State and asked the centre to undertake a special recruitment drive to recruit youths from the State into the Army and other Central security and paramilitary forces. He also demanded the home minister to make arrangement for advance payment of security related expenditure in place of the current practice of reimbursement by the Centre after the State Government initially incurs the expenditure. The Chief Minister also urged the Centre to prepare a scheme for modernisation of Assam Police.
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January - 30 
The combined police team, which has been conducting intensive raids after two Pakistani mercenaries were shot dead in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand on January 28, have arrested a person who is alleged to have made contacts in Kolkata for the terrorists, from
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The combined police team, which has been conducting intensive raids after two Pakistani mercenaries were shot dead in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand on January 28, have arrested a person who is alleged to have made contacts in Kolkata for the terrorists, from Sherghati police station area in Gaya district, Bihar on January 30. Police sources said the arrested person, Imam, had introduced Zahid, who along with Salim was killed in the Hazaribagh encounter, to Sadaquat, who drove the motorcycle from which Zahid fired at policemen outside the American Center in Kolkata.
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January - 30 
The minister pointed out that the police and the security forces were fighting terrorism with their hands tied because of terrorist bases in the neighbouring country, Bhutan and expressed concern at the Central Government’s failure to provide adequat
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The minister pointed out that the police and the security forces were fighting terrorism with their hands tied because of terrorist bases in the neighbouring country, Bhutan and expressed concern at the Central Government’s failure to provide adequate forces. The Minister also revealed that efforts were on to strengthen the Village Defence Organisation to make it more effective and that the organisation was playing a vital role in dealing with terrorism at the grass-root level.
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January - 30 
The police on January 30 arrested one more person in Kolkata who is alleged to have provided the motorbike to the terrorists who attacked the American Centre on January 22. The accused has been remanded to police custody till February 13, 2002. Polic
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The police on January 30 arrested one more person in Kolkata who is alleged to have provided the motorbike to the terrorists who attacked the American Centre on January 22. The accused has been remanded to police custody till February 13, 2002. Police sources said that this arrest was likely to provide new clues to the terrorist strike since he is alleged to have a direct link in the attack.
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January - 30 
Two left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) were killed in an encounter in the forests near the Tiur-Mahkaur village of Nawada district on the night of January 30. Police also recovered two rifles the Naxalites had earlie
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Two left-wing extremists, Naxalites of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) were killed in an encounter in the forests near the Tiur-Mahkaur village of Nawada district on the night of January 30. Police also recovered two rifles the Naxalites had earlier snatched from police personnel in Bihar and Jharkhand. Three hand grenades and a huge quantity of ammunition were also seized from the encounter site.
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January - 31 
A news report on January 31 citing official sources said that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) have come to an agreement to launch joint operations against security forces. The sources ad
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A news report on January 31 citing official sources said that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) have come to an agreement to launch joint operations against security forces. The sources added that two outfits’ leadership had signed an agreement to this effect before January 26, 2002. The agreement also covers joint extortion of funds from the selected regions of the State.
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January - 31 
A terrorist of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) was arrested from Imphal West District on January 31.
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A terrorist of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) was arrested from Imphal West District on January 31.
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January - 31 
A woman left-wing extremist, Naxalite of the Prathighanata faction was killed in an encounter in the Vadagudem forests of Warangal district on January 31. Police sources said the incident took place when the Naxals opened fire on a special police par
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A woman left-wing extremist, Naxalite of the Prathighanata faction was killed in an encounter in the Vadagudem forests of Warangal district on January 31. Police sources said the incident took place when the Naxals opened fire on a special police party on a combing operation in the area. The police also recovered some arms and ammunition from the encounter site. The identity of the Naxalite is yet to be established.
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January - 31 
American Consul General in Kolkata Christopher J Sandrolini on January 31, ruled out the possibility of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigating the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Center in Kolkata. Speaking to the media i
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American Consul General in Kolkata Christopher J Sandrolini on January 31, ruled out the possibility of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) investigating the January 22 terrorist attack on the American Center in Kolkata. Speaking to the media in Kolkata, he clarified that the West Bengal government is investigating the case with "due importance". Answering another question, he said that "We are not sure who were the targets of the attack - whether the police or the center."
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January - 31 
Four persons including two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and two suspected terrorists were killed in a fierce encounter at Phanda in South Garo Hills district of Meghalaya near the Indo-Bangladesh Border on the evening of January 31. The two
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Four persons including two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel and two suspected terrorists were killed in a fierce encounter at Phanda in South Garo Hills district of Meghalaya near the Indo-Bangladesh Border on the evening of January 31. The two slain terrorists are suspected to be members of the Achik National Volunteers’ Council (ANVC) and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM). The BSF Additional Deputy Inspector-General (Operations), S K Shekhawat said that a group of terrorists, in combat uniform, armed with assault rifles attacked a foot-patrol team of the BSF. The encounter continued for more than 30 minutes. Shekhawat said that senior BSF officials have rushed to the spot with reinforcement and have launched a massive search operation to nab the other surviving terrorists who had sneaked into the area from Bangladesh. BSF personnel recovered huge quantities of arms and ammunition and Indian as well as Bangladeshi currency from the slain terrorists.
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January - 31 
In a separate operation, a suspected terrorist was arrested from Imphal East District. Police sources said that the suspect was arrested after he was detected possessing fake currency and failed to give an adequate reason for doing so.
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In a separate operation, a suspected terrorist was arrested from Imphal East District. Police sources said that the suspect was arrested after he was detected possessing fake currency and failed to give an adequate reason for doing so.
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January - 31 
In Anantnag district, an unidentified body bearing bullet marks, was recovered from Damhalhanjipora.
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In Anantnag district, an unidentified body bearing bullet marks, was recovered from Damhalhanjipora.
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January - 31 
In another encounter, a terrorist of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was killed at the Upper Diring area of Sonitpur district along the State’s border with Arunachal Pradesh on January 31. Some associates of the slain terrorist manag
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In another encounter, a terrorist of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was killed at the Upper Diring area of Sonitpur district along the State’s border with Arunachal Pradesh on January 31. Some associates of the slain terrorist managed to escape during the encounter. Arms, ammunition and several incriminating documents were seized after the encounter.
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January - 31 
In another operation on January 31, an ULFA terrorist was arrested from Garpara in Dibrugarh district. A revolver with some ammunition and incriminating documents were also seized from the arrested terrorist.
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In another operation on January 31, an ULFA terrorist was arrested from Garpara in Dibrugarh district. A revolver with some ammunition and incriminating documents were also seized from the arrested terrorist.
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January - 31 
In the same district, three children were killed and a fourth injured when an abandoned grenade, they found and were playing with, exploded.
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In the same district, three children were killed and a fourth injured when an abandoned grenade, they found and were playing with, exploded.
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January - 31 
Meanwhile, in a separate statement, a Hurriyat constituent, Jammu and Kashmir People’s League (JKPL) strongly objected to the decision of having polls under Hurriyat’s own election commission. The statement said that "Hurriyat’s dramatic announcement
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Meanwhile, in a separate statement, a Hurriyat constituent, Jammu and Kashmir People’s League (JKPL) strongly objected to the decision of having polls under Hurriyat’s own election commission. The statement said that "Hurriyat’s dramatic announcement has raised doubts about its representative character thereby putting the whole leadership of the movement into crisis". A Hurriyat spokesperson clarified that the statement issued by JKPL was that of rival faction of the League headed by Pakistan-based Mohammad Farooq Rehmani. Six constituents of the alliance namely Kashmir Mass Movement, Traders Federation, Khawateen Kashmir, Khawateen-e-Markaz, Bazam-i-Tawheed and Tahreek-e-Alhahlihadees, boycotted the January 31 meeting.
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January - 31 
On the same day, an unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter at Ikhwanpora in Baramulla district.
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On the same day, an unidentified terrorist was killed in an encounter at Ikhwanpora in Baramulla district.
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January - 31 
State police chief RR Prasad, while talking to the media in Patna on January 31, said that the police had stepped up the pressure on the Naxal outfits and private armies of landowners over the last few days in view of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpa
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State police chief RR Prasad, while talking to the media in Patna on January 31, said that the police had stepped up the pressure on the Naxal outfits and private armies of landowners over the last few days in view of Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s proposed visit to Patna on February 3.
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January - 31 
Suspected terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) killed a the Sonitpur ‘district chairman’ of the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) Shanti Basumatary at Gajenpathar under Gohpur police station on the night of January 31.
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Suspected terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) killed a the Sonitpur ‘district chairman’ of the Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) Shanti Basumatary at Gajenpathar under Gohpur police station on the night of January 31.
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January - 31 
The General Council of the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) met in Srinagar on January 31 and endorsed the APHC Executive Committee to have elections in Jammu and Kashmir under Hurriyat’s own election commission to prove its representative charac
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The General Council of the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) met in Srinagar on January 31 and endorsed the APHC Executive Committee to have elections in Jammu and Kashmir under Hurriyat’s own election commission to prove its representative character. News reports citing Hurriyat members who attended the meeting said that the alliance’s leadership overcame stiff resistance from members of the general council before the controversial January 28 decision of Hurriyat’s executive was ratified. The dissenting members were reported to be agitated over the manner the decisions are taken by the executive without taking them into confidence.
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January - 31 
The Kamrup police have so far arrested four persons in connection with Nagarbera bomb blast of January 27. Police today picked up seven more persons for interrogation.
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The Kamrup police have so far arrested four persons in connection with Nagarbera bomb blast of January 27. Police today picked up seven more persons for interrogation.
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January - 31 
Three civilians, including two infants, were killed and five others injured when an unidentified terrorist lobbed a grenade on a group of migrant labourers at Reasi in Udhampur district on January 31. Security forces (SFs) launched search operations
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Three civilians, including two infants, were killed and five others injured when an unidentified terrorist lobbed a grenade on a group of migrant labourers at Reasi in Udhampur district on January 31. Security forces (SFs) launched search operations to locate the terrorists and several suspects have been arrested for questioning.
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January - 31 
Three terrorists of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were killed in an encounter near Boko in Kamrup district on January 31. Some other terrorists are reported to have managed to escape during the encounter. Some incriminating documents, ra
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Three terrorists of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were killed in an encounter near Boko in Kamrup district on January 31. Some other terrorists are reported to have managed to escape during the encounter. Some incriminating documents, radio sets and a huge cache of arms and ammunition were seized from the site of the encounter. Security forces said that the terrorists were of the outfit’s Enigma group which was involved in the killing of a senior police officer Devajit Dutta, while he was travelling along the Boko-Nalbari road on January 27.
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January - 31 
Two persons were killed and 12 others injured in an explosion inside a Punjab Roadways bus at Patrana in Hoshiarpur district on January 31. Two of the injured are stated to be in a critical condition. Forensic experts said that the blast was caused b
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Two persons were killed and 12 others injured in an explosion inside a Punjab Roadways bus at Patrana in Hoshiarpur district on January 31. Two of the injured are stated to be in a critical condition. Forensic experts said that the blast was caused by a bomb. JP Birdi, Inspector General of Police, ruled out Pakistan’s Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) behind the incident but said terrorists were suspected to have carried out the explosion.
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January - 31 
West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, speaking at the open session of the 17th Assam State conference of the Communist Party of India, Marxist CPI (M) in Guwahati on January 31, accused Pakistan of fomenting trouble in the country throug
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West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharya, speaking at the open session of the 17th Assam State conference of the Communist Party of India, Marxist CPI (M) in Guwahati on January 31, accused Pakistan of fomenting trouble in the country through the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). He said that the ISI was backing terrorist outfits including the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in Assam and the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) in West Bengal to engage in subversive activities in the region. The ISI was helping militant outfits in the region or else how one would explain the presence of arms in the hands of the KLO activists in West Bengal? Bhattacharya asked.
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*Data till , April 23, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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