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April - 1 
A Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) cadre, Johan Uddin, was arrested by Security Forces from Diabari village under Bilasipara Police Station of Dhubri District on April 1, reports Sentinel. A pistol with ammunition was recovered from
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A Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) cadre, Johan Uddin, was arrested by Security Forces from Diabari village under Bilasipara Police Station of Dhubri District on April 1, reports Sentinel. A pistol with ammunition was recovered from his possession.
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April - 1 
According to Sangai Express, self-styled ‘chief’ of the Military Defense Force (MDF) faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), Maisnam Gopeshwar alias Athouba (40), was remanded to Police custody by the Thoubal Chief Judicial Magistrate for seve
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According to Sangai Express, self-styled ‘chief’ of the Military Defense Force (MDF) faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), Maisnam Gopeshwar alias Athouba (40), was remanded to Police custody by the Thoubal Chief Judicial Magistrate for seven days till April 6. He was arrested by a combined force of the Manipur Police, Meghalaya Police and Army from Shillong city in Meghalaya on March 26, and was subsequently brought to Imphal by the Police on March 31.
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April - 1 
Cadres and supporters of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a mobile tower of a private service provider, which got partially damaged but remained functional, in Kalinga Nagar area of Jajpur District on April 1, reported PTI.
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Cadres and supporters of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a mobile tower of a private service provider, which got partially damaged but remained functional, in Kalinga Nagar area of Jajpur District on April 1, reported PTI. Some posters bearing the name of CPI-Maoist were found near the mobile tower. The posters opposed the common corridor road project which was being constructed with Police protection and warned the administration and the people who supported them.
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Defence Minister A.K. Antony on April 1 warned that a “hot summer” is on the cards for Indian Security Forces as more terrorists will be sent across the border, reports The Hindu. Antony was speaking to journalists after the launch of “INS Chennai,”
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Defence Minister A.K. Antony on April 1 warned that a “hot summer” is on the cards for Indian Security Forces as more terrorists will be sent across the border, reports The Hindu. Antony was speaking to journalists after the launch of “INS Chennai,” the third missile destroyer of Project-15A, being built for the Navy at the Mazagon Docks. Antony warned of infiltration into the country by those against India's interests. They were sending more and more terrorists across the border. However, the Army was ready to face this onslaught. He stressed the use of modern technology and up gradation of skills and training in the armed forces.
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Indian Express reported on April 1 that Operation Green Hunt has begun along Koraput-Malkangiri-Dantewada axis on Orissa-Chhatisgarh border since last 4-5 days.
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Indian Express reported on April 1 that Operation Green Hunt has begun along Koraput-Malkangiri-Dantewada axis on Orissa-Chhatisgarh border since last 4-5 days.
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INR 222.5 million was released by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for the families of 416 slain Central Para-Military Forces personnel as a grant-in-aid for payment of compensation, he said. Chidambaram also said that the Government also sa
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INR 222.5 million was released by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for the families of 416 slain Central Para-Military Forces personnel as a grant-in-aid for payment of compensation, he said. Chidambaram also said that the Government also sanctioned procurement of 801 assault rifles for the National Security Guards (NSG) at a cost of INR 206.8 million. He also said Andhra Pradesh Government has issued a notification for acquisition of land for the NSG regional centre at Hyderabad. The Home Minister informed that a CCTV system was approved for 29 markets and check posts in the national capital and an advance withdrawal of 70 per cent (INR 476.2 million) of the total cost was sanctioned on March 17, 2010.
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Police recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition from Chinarbagh area of Srinagar, official sources said on April 1. The recoveries included four Chinese grenades, five rifle grenades, one rifle grenade thrower, one pistol, two magazines, 16
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Police recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition from Chinarbagh area of Srinagar, official sources said on April 1. The recoveries included four Chinese grenades, five rifle grenades, one rifle grenade thrower, one pistol, two magazines, 16 rounds and silencer.
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PTI quoting Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sources reported on April 1 that Security Forces (SFs) have regained control over large tract of lands, which were under occupation of Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) in Lalgarh of West Midnapore District
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PTI quoting Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sources reported on April 1 that Security Forces (SFs) have regained control over large tract of lands, which were under occupation of Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) in Lalgarh of West Midnapore District and they are intensifying operations to flush out the LWEs from the remaining areas. Civil administration has started development activities as per the Government's anti-Naxal strategy.
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Satyam Rao (47), a suspected Naxal (Left Wing Extremist), active in Gujarat was arrested by Special Investigation Team (SIT) from Tangutur taluka in Nalgonda District of Andhra Pradesh, reported Indian Express on April 1. He was produced before Katho
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Satyam Rao (47), a suspected Naxal (Left Wing Extremist), active in Gujarat was arrested by Special Investigation Team (SIT) from Tangutur taluka in Nalgonda District of Andhra Pradesh, reported Indian Express on April 1. He was produced before Kathor court on March 31 and was remanded for nine days. Rao was given the task to develop the Communist Party of India- Marxist-Leninist- Janshakti (CPI-ML-Janshakti) network in Gujarat. He was the secretary of the Gujarat Shramik Sangathan.
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Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a doctor, Dinesh Prasad, at Nauhatta in Sasaram, the headquarter town of Rohtas District on April 1, reports Times of India.
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Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a doctor, Dinesh Prasad, at Nauhatta in Sasaram, the headquarter town of Rohtas District on April 1, reports Times of India.
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The Security Forces on April 1 shot dead six top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including five Pakistanis and a local, after an exchange of fire at Khabra forests near village Raa Bagla in the Taryath area of Rajouri District, reports Daily Excelsi
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The Security Forces on April 1 shot dead six top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, including five Pakistanis and a local, after an exchange of fire at Khabra forests near village Raa Bagla in the Taryath area of Rajouri District, reports Daily Excelsior. The slain local militant was identified as Mohammad Aslam alias Qasim, a resident of Thanol, Mahore in the Reasi District. Aslam had been deputed by the LeT outfit to receive the infiltrators and take them safely to Mahore. Recoveries made from the scene of encounter include six AK-47 rifles with 27 magazines and 787 rounds, four UBGL grenades, two HE grenades, 25 Chinese grenades, two satellite telephones with one card, two mobile telephones with two Pak SIM cards, INR 2.30 lakh cash in Indian currency in the denomination of 1000, four compass, three Global Positioning Systems (GPS), one MP3 player, four maps of routes, five I Com wireless sets, drugs, water bottles, 92 batteries and a number of Pakistan made eatables. With this killing, two major groups of militants, who had infiltrated into Indian Territory from Pallanwalla and Nowshera sectors during past fortnight, have almost been neutralised. “A couple of more militants could be there but most of them have been eliminated. Majority of the ultras were dreaded commanders of LeT outfit hailing from Pakistan,” official sources said. The militant groups were reportedly heading towards Gulabgarh and Mahore areas of Reasi District from where they were to be allotted to other areas. Sources said prior to killings, the militant in the night of March 31 went to the house of a Village Defence Committee (VDC) member Raj Kumar at Raa Bagla and asked for food. As the VDC member refused, the militants resorted to firing. The VDC members fired back forcing the militants to flee.
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The Union Government has frozen 18 bank accounts found involved in terror financing under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, reports Economic Times. The bank accounts located in Pune (Maharashtra) , Guwahati (Assam) and West Bengal h
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The Union Government has frozen 18 bank accounts found involved in terror financing under the stringent Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, reports Economic Times. The bank accounts located in Pune (Maharashtra) , Guwahati (Assam) and West Bengal have been frozen under section 51A of the UAPA which enables the Government to freeze accounts of individuals or terror groups to prevent and cope with terrorist activities. "14 bank accounts of Moshin Ismail Chowdhary (involved in terrorist activities) in the Ratnakar Bank, Nana Peth branch, Pune, two bank accounts held by S S Brig Ningthoujam Rajen Singh, Commander-in-Chief and Finance Secretary of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup in the ICICI Bank, Guwahati and two bank accounts held by Rajen Singh's associate in SBI, Kurseong" have been frozen," said Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram.
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Troops neutralised two hide outs of the militants in a day long operation at Darra Sangla and Cham Dhok in the Surankote tehsil (revenue division) of Poonch District and recovered 220 rounds of AK-47, two AK magazines, three UBGL grenades, three Chin
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Troops neutralised two hide outs of the militants in a day long operation at Darra Sangla and Cham Dhok in the Surankote tehsil (revenue division) of Poonch District and recovered 220 rounds of AK-47, two AK magazines, three UBGL grenades, three Chinese grenades, one Chinese pistol with one magazine and six rounds.
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April - 1 
West Bengal Director General of Police (DGP) Bhupinder Singh said that the Police have arrested a quack who reportedly treated an injured Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politbureau member Koteswar Rao alias Kishan, reports Ibnlive.in.c
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West Bengal Director General of Police (DGP) Bhupinder Singh said that the Police have arrested a quack who reportedly treated an injured Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politbureau member Koteswar Rao alias Kishan, reports Ibnlive.in.com. "There was some information about some of possible injured person being treated by some quack. We worked on this information and we picked up one quack doctor from Belpahari area," says Singh. He claimed that during the recent crackdown on the Maoists some of their top leaders may have been injured or killed.
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April - 1 
Around 24 Taliban militants were killed as gunship helicopters targeted their vehicles and Security Forces (SFs) pounded suspected hideouts during the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Are
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Around 24 Taliban militants were killed as gunship helicopters targeted their vehicles and Security Forces (SFs) pounded suspected hideouts during the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 1, according to Daily Times. The sources said 18 Taliban militants were killed on their way to Kurram Agency when gunship helicopters hit their vehicles in Ferozkhel area of Lower Orakzai. Also, SFs used heavy artillery to bomb suspected Taliban militant compounds in Gomeen and Beezot areas. “Six militants have been killed in the attacks,” the sources said.
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April - 1 
Six Taliban militants, including a local ‘commander’, were killed and five others injured during a factional clash between the Mullah Toofan and Maulana Rafique factions of Taliban in Orakzai Agency. ‘Commander’ Anwarul Haq was among those killed as
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Six Taliban militants, including a local ‘commander’, were killed and five others injured during a factional clash between the Mullah Toofan and Maulana Rafique factions of Taliban in Orakzai Agency. ‘Commander’ Anwarul Haq was among those killed as firing erupted between rival factions in a Government school in Chappar Mashti in Lower Orakzai
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April - 1 
The Taliban militants set ablaze a basic health unit in Lower Orakzai, local residents told Daily Times.
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The Taliban militants set ablaze a basic health unit in Lower Orakzai, local residents told Daily Times.
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April - 1 
The US imposed new sanctions on a close associate of Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda network, who helped smuggle foreign fighters into Iraq. The Treasury Department said it is freezing the assets of Ahmad Khalaf Shabib al-Dulaymi in US jurisdictions for a
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The US imposed new sanctions on a close associate of Osama bin Laden’s al Qaeda network, who helped smuggle foreign fighters into Iraq. The Treasury Department said it is freezing the assets of Ahmad Khalaf Shabib al-Dulaymi in US jurisdictions for allegedly supporting the al Qaeda, including acting as an intermediary between al Qaeda cadres and its leaders close to Bin Laden. The Treasury Department said he supported al Qaeda by assisting the flow of foreign fighters into Iraq and recruited people to smuggle money and weapons into Iraq from Syria. Al-Dulaymi is suspected of managing two al Qaeda network cells. In addition, the US has frozen the assets of German national Atilla Selek, who was convicted in Germany in March 2010 in connection with plotting to bomb US military installations and other sites in Germany.
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April - 1 
The US on April 1 called on Pakistan to curb anti-India militants, praising Islamabad’s recent efforts against extremism but saying it could do more to improve ties with New Delhi, reports Daily Times. Robert Blake, the Assistant Secretary of State f
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The US on April 1 called on Pakistan to curb anti-India militants, praising Islamabad’s recent efforts against extremism but saying it could do more to improve ties with New Delhi, reports Daily Times. Robert Blake, the Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia, held talks in India and Pakistan in late March where he said he voiced support for the recent resumption of dialogue between the long time rivals. Blake hailed the “enormous” progress in Pakistan in fighting extremists, pointing to its offensives against the Taliban in its northwest and recent arrests of militant leaders. “I think one can argue there is a lot of important progress that has been made but we think there also needs to be progress against these Punjab-based groups,” Blake told reporters. He was referring to banned groups such as the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), which India holds responsible for a 2008 assault on Mumbai and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), believed to have joined LeT in a 2001 attack on the Indian Parliament.
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April - 1 
Two ‘commanders’ of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed during their bid to escape the custody of SFs, while six cadres of the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), including nephew of LI ‘chief’ Mangal Bagh, were shot dead in a similar incident at Bara
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Two ‘commanders’ of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed during their bid to escape the custody of SFs, while six cadres of the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI), including nephew of LI ‘chief’ Mangal Bagh, were shot dead in a similar incident at Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency, reports The News. TTP ‘commanders’ Ajmal Akharwal and Khalid, belonging to Darra Adamkhel, were shot dead when they tried to flee the custody of SFs in Akakhel area of Bara. They were being shifted from Darra Adamkhel to Bara when the incident took place. Also, officials said six LI militants were killed by SFs in Dogra area when they tried to flee the custody after allegedly attacking Security personnel and trying to snatch rifles from them.
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April - 1 
Two Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) militants were arrested by the Police in Karachi on April 1, reports Daily Times. According to officials of Sindh Police Crime Investigation Department’s anti-Extremist Cell (AEC), the arrestees were identified as Sardar S
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Two Tehreek-e-Taliban (TTP) militants were arrested by the Police in Karachi on April 1, reports Daily Times. According to officials of Sindh Police Crime Investigation Department’s anti-Extremist Cell (AEC), the arrestees were identified as Sardar Shah alias Sardar Khan and Tahir. They were involved in an attack on a check post in Swat that killed 25 soldiers in 2009. Two TT pistols were recovered from the possession of the arrested militants.
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April - 1 
As reported in Nepal News, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal who has intensified political consultations with leaders of various political parties since past one week has hinted at stepping down from his position if the situation requires so.
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As reported in Nepal News, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal who has intensified political consultations with leaders of various political parties since past one week has hinted at stepping down from his position if the situation requires so.
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April - 1 
Nepal Police have seized 19 small arms since September 17, 2009 in the Kathmandu Valley, a Police official said on April 1, reports Himalayan Times. “Among the 19 small arms, eight have been seized from daily wage earners,” spokesperson for the Metro
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Nepal Police have seized 19 small arms since September 17, 2009 in the Kathmandu Valley, a Police official said on April 1, reports Himalayan Times. “Among the 19 small arms, eight have been seized from daily wage earners,” spokesperson for the Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s Office SSP Madhav Prasad Nepal said. “The weapons and ammunition include a Petoor Bertiand 27710 pistol, one magazine, four rounds of live 9mm bullets, a USA-made pistol with its magazine and three rounds of 9mm bullets, two rounds of OFU 7.62 bullets, two USA-7.62 bullets, another USA-made pistol with its magazine and a bullet, and a Riksar revolver,” the Commissioner added.
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April - 1 
The People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Technical Committee (TC) has demanded a sum of NPR two million or 3.38 hectares of land in Terai area for joining politics and not to join Army, reports Kantipuronline. The Maoists have been demanding integration
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The People’s Liberation Army’s (PLA) Technical Committee (TC) has demanded a sum of NPR two million or 3.38 hectares of land in Terai area for joining politics and not to join Army, reports Kantipuronline. The Maoists have been demanding integration of 15,000 combatants into the security forces, including 5,000 in the Nepal Army.
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April - 1 
A Rajshahi court postponed the hearing on Police prayers for remand of three top local leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) following their petition for changing the Court.
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A Rajshahi court postponed the hearing on Police prayers for remand of three top local leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) following their petition for changing the Court.
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April - 1 
The Government planned to deploy around six million Ansar (voluntary Para-Military Force) and Village Defence Party (VDP) members countrywide to combat militancy and improve law and order, reports Daily Star. “On the Prime Minister's directive, a pro
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The Government planned to deploy around six million Ansar (voluntary Para-Military Force) and Village Defence Party (VDP) members countrywide to combat militancy and improve law and order, reports Daily Star. “On the Prime Minister's directive, a process is now underway to make rules specifying the duties and jurisdictions of Ansar and VDP” Home Minister Sahara Khatun told the Parliament House on April 1.
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April - 1 
De-mining groups recovered 37 anti-personnel mines and two hand grenades in Vellarsinnakulam, Periyapandivirichchan, Palampiddi and Nochchikulam areas on the same day.
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De-mining groups recovered 37 anti-personnel mines and two hand grenades in Vellarsinnakulam, Periyapandivirichchan, Palampiddi and Nochchikulam areas on the same day.
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April - 1 
Troops during search and clear operations in Karunkandal, Iranamadu, Mankulam, Kumulamunai and Mulliyawalai on April 1, recovered one Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), one T-56 weapon and 26 anti-personnel mines, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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Troops during search and clear operations in Karunkandal, Iranamadu, Mankulam, Kumulamunai and Mulliyawalai on April 1, recovered one Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), one T-56 weapon and 26 anti-personnel mines, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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April - 2 
Four more Pakistani militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and an Army trooper were killed in another encounter with Army and Police at Sadda Darkeri forests in the Kalakote area of Rajouri District during day long gun battle on April 2, reports Dail
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Four more Pakistani militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and an Army trooper were killed in another encounter with Army and Police at Sadda Darkeri forests in the Kalakote area of Rajouri District during day long gun battle on April 2, reports Daily Excelsior. During continued search operations in Kalakote and Dharamshal areas of Rajouri District, troops intercepted the militants at Sadda Darkeri forests and an exchange of fire ensued in which the four militants and the army trooper were killed. The slain militants were identified as Abu Mavia, Abu Zakir alias Chacha, Abu Hafiz and Abu Rana, all code names. All of them were Pakistani militants of the LeT outfit in the age group of 20 to 25 years. Recoveries made from the site of encounter include four AK rifles with 10 magazines and 250 rounds, two pistols, two Under Barrel Grenade Launchers (UBGLs), three satellite telephones, three Global Positioning Systems (GPS), 12 hand grenades, three I Com wireless sets, two matrix sheets, four maps and some eatables.
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April - 2 
Militants blew up about three metres of railway track in Pulwama District, an official said on April 2 (today). "Around 10pm last evening (Thursday) [April 1], militants carried out an IED blast blowing off two to three metres of the rail track at Gu
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Militants blew up about three metres of railway track in Pulwama District, an official said on April 2 (today). "Around 10pm last evening (Thursday) [April 1], militants carried out an IED blast blowing off two to three metres of the rail track at Gulbugh village near Kakapora town of Pulwama District," a senior police officer said. "Restoration work started on Friday morning and rail traffic would resume soon," he said. This is the first time that militants have attempted to disrupt rail traffic in the valley. The rail services connect south Kashmir with north Kashmir.
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April - 2 
One ULFA cadre, identified as Kaushal Kunwar alias Amar Kakoti, was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Pithalibam village in Dibrugarh District on April 2, reports Sentinel. His wife Nomi Kunwar alias Runi Tai was also called in the Police Statio
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One ULFA cadre, identified as Kaushal Kunwar alias Amar Kakoti, was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Pithalibam village in Dibrugarh District on April 2, reports Sentinel. His wife Nomi Kunwar alias Runi Tai was also called in the Police Station for further interrogation. Police sources said both the husband-wife duo was staying in Pithalibam village in disguise.
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April - 2 
The dead body of a non-local inhabitant was recovered by Nungba Police along the NH-53 in Tamenglong District on April 2, reports Imphal Free Press.
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The dead body of a non-local inhabitant was recovered by Nungba Police along the NH-53 in Tamenglong District on April 2, reports Imphal Free Press.
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April - 2 
Three militant hideouts were neutralised by the SFs in the Poonch and Ramban Districts from where a cache of arms and ammunition was recovered. Police said, while two hideouts were neutralised in the Sangla forest and Chamb Dhok area of Surankote teh
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Three militant hideouts were neutralised by the SFs in the Poonch and Ramban Districts from where a cache of arms and ammunition was recovered. Police said, while two hideouts were neutralised in the Sangla forest and Chamb Dhok area of Surankote tehsil (revenue unit) in Poonch, another was neutralised in Tata area of Ramban's Banihal tehsil. The recoveries include six kilograms of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), two IED circuits, a Chinese pistol along with 16 rounds, a pistol magazine, four AK rifle magazines and 220 rounds, four Chinese grenades, three rockets and a binocular, Police said.
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April - 2 
In Jalka Mela and Bezot areas the Taliban militants destroyed a Government degree college and a technical institute with explosives.
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In Jalka Mela and Bezot areas the Taliban militants destroyed a Government degree college and a technical institute with explosives.
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April - 2 
One person was killed while another was seriously injured when Taliban militants fired at a vehicle in Charkhel area of Lower Kurram Agency.
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One person was killed while another was seriously injured when Taliban militants fired at a vehicle in Charkhel area of Lower Kurram Agency.
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April - 2 
Seven Taliban militants were killed and five others injured as Security Forces destroyed three Taliban hideouts in Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 2, reports Daily Times.
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Seven Taliban militants were killed and five others injured as Security Forces destroyed three Taliban hideouts in Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 2, reports Daily Times.
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April - 2 
Unidentified militants blew up a Government secondary school in Khogh Pand area of Mohmand Agency’s Saafi tehsil (revenue division). The school was completely destroyed in the explosion. However, no loss of human life was reported.
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Unidentified militants blew up a Government secondary school in Khogh Pand area of Mohmand Agency’s Saafi tehsil (revenue division). The school was completely destroyed in the explosion. However, no loss of human life was reported.
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April - 2 
The Police arrested a suspected Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadre at Chowranga village in Faridganj sub-district of Chandpur District on April 2. The arrestee was identified as Maulana Abdur Rashid (60), an Imam (religious teacher) of a mos
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The Police arrested a suspected Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadre at Chowranga village in Faridganj sub-district of Chandpur District on April 2. The arrestee was identified as Maulana Abdur Rashid (60), an Imam (religious teacher) of a mosque of the village.
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April - 3 
A cadre of Kazi group of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Potsambam Deben Singh (40), was arrested by the Security Forces in Thoubal District on April 3.
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A cadre of Kazi group of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Potsambam Deben Singh (40), was arrested by the Security Forces in Thoubal District on April 3.
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April - 3 
A Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Amar Singh, was killed on April 3 in an encounter with Patamda Police, along with their counterparts from Bodam and Kamalpur and in coordination with the paramilitary forces, at Ban
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A Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Amar Singh, was killed on April 3 in an encounter with Patamda Police, along with their counterparts from Bodam and Kamalpur and in coordination with the paramilitary forces, at Bantoriya village in East Singhbhum District of Jharkhand, reports Times of India. Sources said Amar fired several rounds at the Police before falling to the latter's bullet. Police have seized a motorcycle, a 9 mm pistol, 15 cartridges, seven SIM cards and a cell phone from the deceased. Amar Singh alias Sunil Gorai alias Amar Gorai, reportedly a CPI-Maoist commander of Nimdih-Patamda in his early thirties, was a sharpshooter active in the Dalma range and wanted in over a dozen cases of murder, attempt to murder and looting, besides being a co-accused in the unsuccessful attack on the Patamda Police Station.
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April - 3 
A day before Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's proposed visit to Lalgarh in West Bengal's West Medinipur District to review the progress of the anti-Maoist operation, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on April 3 trigger
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A day before Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's proposed visit to Lalgarh in West Bengal's West Medinipur District to review the progress of the anti-Maoist operation, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on April 3 triggered a landmine explosion, targeting security personnel at Bamal village, reports The Hindu. Police said no one was injured in the blast.
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April - 3 
Around a dozen armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a rest house with dynamites at Matlong in Latehar District on April 3, reported PTI.
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Around a dozen armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a rest house with dynamites at Matlong in Latehar District on April 3, reported PTI.
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April - 3 
Communist Party of India (CPI) National Executive member Promode Gogoi on April 3 demanded of the State Government to release all the jailed leaders of the ULFA so as to initiate political dialogue with the militant outfit. Gogoi said that from the v
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Communist Party of India (CPI) National Executive member Promode Gogoi on April 3 demanded of the State Government to release all the jailed leaders of the ULFA so as to initiate political dialogue with the militant outfit. Gogoi said that from the very beginning, the Assam State Council of the CPI had been demanding that the demands raised by the ULFA should be solved through discussion without any preconditions.
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April - 3 
Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) ‘chairman’, P. Dili, arrested from Shillong in Meghalaya in May 2009, was released from Diphu jail on April 3.
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Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) ‘chairman’, P. Dili, arrested from Shillong in Meghalaya in May 2009, was released from Diphu jail on April 3.
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April - 3 
Residents of Khonghampat Awang Leikai in Imphal West District on April 3 demonstrated in protest against an attempt to abduct an official of the Manipur Public Works Department by two suspected militants from his residence on April 1, according to Te
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Residents of Khonghampat Awang Leikai in Imphal West District on April 3 demonstrated in protest against an attempt to abduct an official of the Manipur Public Works Department by two suspected militants from his residence on April 1, according to Telegraph.
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April - 3 
Sangai Express reports that a rusted bomb was recovered from atop Kakching Mantak Hillock in Thoubal District April 3.
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Sangai Express reports that a rusted bomb was recovered from atop Kakching Mantak Hillock in Thoubal District April 3.
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April - 3 
Two minor brothers were seriously injured when an explosive material exploded in Tain Dhar forest area near Nowshera town on April 3, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Two minor brothers were seriously injured when an explosive material exploded in Tain Dhar forest area near Nowshera town on April 3, reports Daily Excelsior.
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April - 3 
30 Taliban militants were killed in ground and air attacks in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 3, officials said, reports Daily Times. Military sources also said that six troopers were killed and five other injur
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30 Taliban militants were killed in ground and air attacks in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 3, officials said, reports Daily Times. Military sources also said that six troopers were killed and five other injured in the clashes with the Taliban militants. "Security forces have taken control of important heights around Bezoti after facing resistance from the terrorists. During the operation, 30 terrorists were killed and many others got injured," the sources informed.
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April - 3 
The Military has announced a running death toll of more than 100 militants in the Orakzai operation since last March 2010, but the figures cannot be verified independently because access to the remote area is extremely limited.
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The Military has announced a running death toll of more than 100 militants in the Orakzai operation since last March 2010, but the figures cannot be verified independently because access to the remote area is extremely limited.
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April - 4 
A cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed during an encounter with joint Security Forces (SFs) of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh in Tipagarh area in northern part of Gadchiroli District on March 4, reports Indian Express. A
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A cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed during an encounter with joint Security Forces (SFs) of Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh in Tipagarh area in northern part of Gadchiroli District on March 4, reports Indian Express. A 12-bore gun, three cartridges and two bags were recovered from the slain Maoist.
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April - 4 
A People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Seleibam Saratchandra of Karirembikhok Mayai Leikai, was arrested by the Thoubal District Police form Wangjing Bazar area on April 4.
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A People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Seleibam Saratchandra of Karirembikhok Mayai Leikai, was arrested by the Thoubal District Police form Wangjing Bazar area on April 4.
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April - 4 
A People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Nongmaithem Banner alias Norendro Meitei (31), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Phumlou village on April 4, according to Imphal Free Press. A 9-mm pistol loaded with seven live ammunitions i
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A People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Nongmaithem Banner alias Norendro Meitei (31), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Phumlou village on April 4, according to Imphal Free Press. A 9-mm pistol loaded with seven live ammunitions in the magazine and two cellular phones were recovered from his possession.
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April - 4 
Addressing a public rally on April 4, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said more than 20 militant camps still exist in Bangladesh, reports Sentinel. Sarkar said, “Around four years back we noticed a change in the situation; they (militants) have b
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Addressing a public rally on April 4, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said more than 20 militant camps still exist in Bangladesh, reports Sentinel. Sarkar said, “Around four years back we noticed a change in the situation; they (militants) have become and have been cornered, but not uprooted. Still today around 20 to 25 camps of Tripura militants exist in Bangladesh and they are trying to increase their strength eyeing the Autonomous District Council poll.”
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April - 4 
An exchange of fire took place between the Army and suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants at Litong Betoni village under Pengeri Police Station in Tinsukia District on April 4, reports Telegraph. The encounter took place when the
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An exchange of fire took place between the Army and suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants at Litong Betoni village under Pengeri Police Station in Tinsukia District on April 4, reports Telegraph. The encounter took place when the Army personnel were carrying out a search operation in the village after receiving information of ULFA militants taking shelter at the house of one Bholen Moran. However, no casualty was reported in the incident.
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April - 4 
Army on April 4 foiled another infiltration bid by the militants in the Keran sector of Kupwara District, killing two militants, reports Daily Excelsior. "In the wee hours of Sunday [April 4], our troops observed suspicious movement near the Line of
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Army on April 4 foiled another infiltration bid by the militants in the Keran sector of Kupwara District, killing two militants, reports Daily Excelsior. "In the wee hours of Sunday [April 4], our troops observed suspicious movement near the Line of Control [LoC] in Keran sector. The heavily armed militants were challenged by the troops, leading to exchange of fire between the two sides," Defence Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel J. S. Brar said, adding, two militants were killed in the gun battle. The identity of the slain militants is yet to be ascertained. Two AK rifles, six magazines, 96 rounds, three grenades, an ICOM radio set and a wire cutter were recovered from the encounter site. The militants had crossed the Line of Control and were approaching fencing erected along the cease-fire line when the troops noticed their movement. "The militants could not get past the fencing and were shot dead on the other side of the fence," the sources said.
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April - 4 
Around six heavily-armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) raided the office of Jagdamba Construction, confined the labourers in a room and set ablaze a road construction machine near Paharpura village in Aurangabad District
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Around six heavily-armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) raided the office of Jagdamba Construction, confined the labourers in a room and set ablaze a road construction machine near Paharpura village in Aurangabad District on April 4, reported PTI.
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April - 4 
At least 79 gelignite sticks, capable of causing a huge explosion, were recovered from a bridge construction site near Tirurangadi area in Malappuram District on April 4, reports The Hindu. The explosives were found wrapped in a plastic bag near a pi
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At least 79 gelignite sticks, capable of causing a huge explosion, were recovered from a bridge construction site near Tirurangadi area in Malappuram District on April 4, reports The Hindu. The explosives were found wrapped in a plastic bag near a pillar being built for a bridge at Karyadu Kadavu across the Kadalundipuzha. The Police said the sticks, though without detonators, were lethal explosives. “If detonated, they are capable of devastating a large area,” said a senior Police officer.
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April - 4 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a school run by an NGO, Alternative for India Development (AID), at Chapee under Panki Police station in Palamu District late on April 4, reports Times of India. The Maoists had damaged the
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a school run by an NGO, Alternative for India Development (AID), at Chapee under Panki Police station in Palamu District late on April 4, reports Times of India. The Maoists had damaged the same school in 2009 as well.
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April - 4 
During his visit to Lalgarh in West Midnapore District of West Bengal on April 4, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram made a fresh offer of talks with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) if they abjured violence, reports The Hindu. He rul
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During his visit to Lalgarh in West Midnapore District of West Bengal on April 4, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram made a fresh offer of talks with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) if they abjured violence, reports The Hindu. He ruled out military action against them. “The Naxals are cowards. Why are they hiding in the forests? We had invited them for talks…If they really want development…, they are welcome to talk about anything in the world. Just give up violence,” he said after his two-and-half-hour visit.
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April - 4 
Gopeshwar alias Athouba, the ‘self-styled chief’ of Military Defense Faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), after his arrest from Shillong in Meghalaya, said that most of the insurgent groups are not committed to their professed ideology, b
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Gopeshwar alias Athouba, the ‘self-styled chief’ of Military Defense Faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), after his arrest from Shillong in Meghalaya, said that most of the insurgent groups are not committed to their professed ideology, but solely interested in exploiting the people to amass wealth, reports Imphal Free Press. He also said that a good number of the insurgents are in league with some persons in power.
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April - 4 
Indian Express that Sunil Mandiwal, a faculty with Dayal Singh College under Delhi University, was picked from his residence near Dilshad Garden in Delhi and was questioned by a Police team on April 4 for his alleged links with the Communist Party of
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Indian Express that Sunil Mandiwal, a faculty with Dayal Singh College under Delhi University, was picked from his residence near Dilshad Garden in Delhi and was questioned by a Police team on April 4 for his alleged links with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). He was subsequently let off.
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April - 4 
Kashmir Times reports that after receiving inputs about increased infiltration by militants, Police has activated its posts near the border and plugged possible routes through which the militants could cross over into Jammu and Kashmir. "We have acti
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Kashmir Times reports that after receiving inputs about increased infiltration by militants, Police has activated its posts near the border and plugged possible routes through which the militants could cross over into Jammu and Kashmir. "We have activated our Border Police Posts (BPPs), plugged hinterland infiltration routes flowing into our land from across the Line of Control (LoC) to track down the militants and eliminate them in case they infiltrate", an unnamed Police officer said. Not only this, our BPPs and Police Stations along Indo-Pak border have also been instructed to gather actionable intelligence over infiltration and movement of militants for surgical strikes, he added. Troops have also been put on the alert following reports that over 400 are staged along the LoC looking for a chance to infiltrate into the State.
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April - 4 
Nagaland Page reports that Dimapur District Police arrested a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) 'sergeant' Sunny Anal on April 4, in connection with the seizure of Manipur-bound trucks. Subsequently, the Manipur-bound trucks lo
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Nagaland Page reports that Dimapur District Police arrested a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) 'sergeant' Sunny Anal on April 4, in connection with the seizure of Manipur-bound trucks. Subsequently, the Manipur-bound trucks loaded with rice and sugar, which were stranded at Food Corporation of India godown in Dimapur, left for Manipur in the afternoon of April 5. Dimapur District Police provided security to the vehicles till Piphema. Sunny Anal, reportedly camping at Khehoi Designated Camp, confessed that he acted under the ‘orders’ of Abi Anal, 'chairman' of Chandel region in Manipur of NSCN-K.
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April - 4 
Nine personnel of the anti-Maoist Special Operation Group (SOG) were killed and eight others were seriously injured when cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a landmine blast targeting a mini bus carrying the SOG pers
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Nine personnel of the anti-Maoist Special Operation Group (SOG) were killed and eight others were seriously injured when cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a landmine blast targeting a mini bus carrying the SOG personnel at Tanginiguda on the Govindpalli ghat road in Koraput District on April 4, reports The Hindu. Sources said a brief exchange of fire took place between the SOG personnel and the Maoists near the blast site. Koraput Superintendent of Police Anup Sahu confirmed the death of nine personnel and injuries to eight. However, the sources said one SOG trooper was still missing till evening. Reports said there were 19 persons in the vehicle. The SOG personnel were on a mission to sanitise the Maoist-prone Govindpalli ghat road so that Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel camping at Govindpalli in Malkangiri District could move from there to Koraput.
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April - 4 
Noklem Wansu, a hardcore cadre of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) operating in Longding sub-division of Tirap District, was arrested from Longding market in Tirap District by the Assam Rifles April 4, reports Telegraph. D
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Noklem Wansu, a hardcore cadre of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) operating in Longding sub-division of Tirap District, was arrested from Longding market in Tirap District by the Assam Rifles April 4, reports Telegraph. During interrogation, it was revealed that he was using his Army identity card to carry out criminal activities, including extortion. A senior Assam Rifles officer said “We have recovered an Indian army identity card bearing No. F479968 from Noklem Wansu, a self-styled sergeant major in the NSCN (K). During the initial interrogation he revealed that he was enrolled into the Assam regiment of the army in 1996 and after 11 years of service he deserted his battalion.” Post desertion, he joined the NSCN-K in 2007. Being a trained soldier of the Army, he was enrolled as ‘sergeant major’. Using the Army identity card, he could easily access the Government offices and pass through Police and security checkpoints, the official added. The NSCN-K also used Wansu to spread rumours that many more like him were deserting the Army and joining the outfit. Initial interrogation has also revealed that he had collected huge amount of ransom from Government Departments and the people in 2009. Wansu is a resident of Zedua, a village near Longding, which is considered a hub of militant activities.
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Partha Biswas (26), Secretary of Students’ Federation of India (SFI), Belpahari Zonal Committee, was shot dead by six suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Malabati village nearby Binpur in West Midnapore District on
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Partha Biswas (26), Secretary of Students’ Federation of India (SFI), Belpahari Zonal Committee, was shot dead by six suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Malabati village nearby Binpur in West Midnapore District on April 4, reported The Hindu. SFI is student wing of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).
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Police on April 5 arrested the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant who was injured in a failed attempt on the life of a Congress party leader in the Pulwama District in the night of April 4, reports Daily Excelsior. Arshad Ahmad, who was injured in the
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Police on April 5 arrested the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant who was injured in a failed attempt on the life of a Congress party leader in the Pulwama District in the night of April 4, reports Daily Excelsior. Arshad Ahmad, who was injured in the shootout with the Personal Security Officers (PSO) of Congress District President Abdul Gani Dar, was found by Police in critical condition in a lane some distance away from the Dar's house in the Rohama area of Rajpora in Pulwama, official sources said.As reported earlier, three militants knocked at the door of Dar at around 8.30pm. Dar's PSOs did not open the door and sought to know the identity of the visitors. The refusal of the PSOs to open the door infuriated the militants, who threatened the cops of dire consequences, as they wanted to "talk to the Congress leader". A shootout ensued in which one militant, Aslam Kalas, was killed while Arshad was injured. The third militant managed to escape from the spot. All the three militants belonged to the HM. One AK rifle with magazine, one pistol with magazine and two hand grenades were recovered form the possession of the slain militant and his injured accomplice.
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April - 4 
The 2009-10 annual report of the Union Ministry of the Home Affairs (MHA) has indicated that the terror infrastructure in Pakistan continues to remain intact and infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir remains unabated with a substantial increase in 2009,
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The 2009-10 annual report of the Union Ministry of the Home Affairs (MHA) has indicated that the terror infrastructure in Pakistan continues to remain intact and infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir remains unabated with a substantial increase in 2009, reports Times of India. "There are reports to indicate that the infrastructure for training terrorist elements across the border continues to remain intact," the 2009-10 annual report of the MHA said. It also mentioned that the Government was firmly committed to thwarting the challenge posed by terrorists and violence sponsored from across the border. "The available information reveals that the infiltration that consistently decreased since 2005 has reversed in 2009 and increased substantially when compared to 2008," the report said. There were 485 attempts of infiltration in 2009 in comparison to 342 in 2008. Giving an overview of the internal security scenario, the MHA annual report said, the situation in the country remains largely under control, though violence has increased in terms of number of incidents and casualties of civilians and security personnel, as compared to the corresponding period of 2008. "In the recent years, the concentration of Left Wing Extremist (LWE) violence has been mainly in the States of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Bihar, West Bengal and Maharashtra," the report said. Left wing extremists operate in the vacuum created by functional inadequacies of field level governance structures, espouse local demands and take advantage of prevalent dissatisfaction and feelings of perceived neglect and injustice among the under-privileged segments of population. "CPI (Maoist) [Communist Party of India-Maoist] philosophy of armed struggle to overthrow the Indian State is not acceptable in our Parliamentary democracy and will have to be curbed at any cost. Government has given a call to the Maoist to abjure violence and come for talks. This has not been accepted by them so far," it said. While the overall counter action by the affected States in terms of LWEs killed, arrested and surrendered has shown much better results in 2009, there is an urgent need to strengthen Police response particularly by Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh by improving actionable intelligence collection and sharing mechanisms and strengthening their Police Force, the report said.
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April - 4 
The Government said the terror infrastructure in Pakistan continues to remain intact and infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir remains unabated with a substantial increase in 2009. "There are reports to indicate that the infrastructure for training terro
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The Government said the terror infrastructure in Pakistan continues to remain intact and infiltration in Jammu and Kashmir remains unabated with a substantial increase in 2009. "There are reports to indicate that the infrastructure for training terrorist elements across the border continues to remain intact," the 2009-10 annual report of the Home Ministry said. It said the Government was firmly committed to thwarting the challenge posed by terrorists and violence sponsored from across the border. "The available information reveals that the infiltration that consistently decreased since 2005 has reversed in 2009 and increased substantially when compared to 2008," the report said. There were 485 attempts of infiltration last year in comparison to 342 in 2008.
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April - 4 
The Personal Security Officers of District President of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC), Advocate Abdul Gani Dar, in the night of April 4 repulsed an attack on the residence of the protected person in the Pulwama District, killing one militant a
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The Personal Security Officers of District President of the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC), Advocate Abdul Gani Dar, in the night of April 4 repulsed an attack on the residence of the protected person in the Pulwama District, killing one militant and injuring another. The slain militant was identified as Mohammad Aslam, a resident of Shalidara village in Pulwama District.
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April - 4 
The State Government has written to the Union Home Minister for finalising a convenient date and timing for signing the agreement in connection with the proposed tri-partite peace talks with the Lallumba group belonging to Military Council faction of
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The State Government has written to the Union Home Minister for finalising a convenient date and timing for signing the agreement in connection with the proposed tri-partite peace talks with the Lallumba group belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), according to Sangai Express.
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April - 4 
The Union Government decided to launch a full-scale operation against both the factions of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) in Tirap and Changlang Districts of Arunachal Pradesh. This decision was taken during the recent visit of the
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The Union Government decided to launch a full-scale operation against both the factions of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) in Tirap and Changlang Districts of Arunachal Pradesh. This decision was taken during the recent visit of the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to Arunachal Pradesh. Official sources said that the main purpose of the visit of Chidambaram was to assess the situation on the ground following reports of disturbance in Tirap and Changlang Districts. Sources further said that though Arunachal Pradesh is a relatively peaceful State, activities of both factions of the NSCN became a matter of serious concern. The cadres of the NSCN factions are indulging in large-scale extortions, abductions, etc. in the two Districts, while there have been reports that the NSCN cadres also forced local youths to work for them. Sources said that though the cadres of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) also visit Tirap and Changlang Districts from time to time, their activities have not caused much concern as yet. “The ULFA and NDFB use the area for tactical retreat whenever pressure is mounted on them in Assam and though there were some reports of the members of the groups indulging in extortions, they have not created much trouble in the area so far. Moreover, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), which is demanding inclusion of the Districts in the ‘Greater Nagalim’, has a stake in the area, which the ULFA and NDFB do not have,” sources added.
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April - 4 
Three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered by Security Forces (SFs) from Chalktong village in Chandel District near India-Myanmar border pillar number 85 on April 4, according to Sangai Express.
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Three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered by Security Forces (SFs) from Chalktong village in Chandel District near India-Myanmar border pillar number 85 on April 4, according to Sangai Express.
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April - 4 
Two persons, Debasish Saha and Narayan Saha, were arrested by the Army in Dhubri for possessing illegal arms. A .32 pistol was recovered from their possession.
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Two persons, Debasish Saha and Narayan Saha, were arrested by the Army in Dhubri for possessing illegal arms. A .32 pistol was recovered from their possession.
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April - 4 
A Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Al-alami (HuMA) cadre was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Babar Kanta area of Karachi on April 4, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, the deceased, Jamal Iqbal, was sitting with some friends when two unident
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A Harkat-ul-Mujahideen Al-alami (HuMA) cadre was shot dead by unidentified assailants near Babar Kanta area of Karachi on April 4, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, the deceased, Jamal Iqbal, was sitting with some friends when two unidentified assailants opened fore on him and managed to escape.
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April - 4 
As many as 28 Taliban militants belonging to various areas of Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency laid down their arms and surrendered to the SFs, reports Daily Times. The militants also announced full support for the Government and vowed
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As many as 28 Taliban militants belonging to various areas of Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency laid down their arms and surrendered to the SFs, reports Daily Times. The militants also announced full support for the Government and vowed to remain loyal to the state.
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April - 4 
Daily Times reports that one Frontier Corps (FC) trooper was injured in a firing incident in Khuzdar on April 4. According to Police sources, the trooper, Mohammad Zaman, was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at him at Sultan Ibrahim R
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Daily Times reports that one Frontier Corps (FC) trooper was injured in a firing incident in Khuzdar on April 4. According to Police sources, the trooper, Mohammad Zaman, was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire at him at Sultan Ibrahim Road in Khuzdar town.
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April - 4 
Four Taliban militants were killed and some others sustained injuries in a clash between two factions of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur-led militants in North Waziristan Agency. The tribal sources said cadres of the two senior Taliban commanders opened fire o
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Four Taliban militants were killed and some others sustained injuries in a clash between two factions of the Hafiz Gul Bahadur-led militants in North Waziristan Agency. The tribal sources said cadres of the two senior Taliban commanders opened fire on each other after exchanging harsh words during a football match in Tapi village, about 12 kilometres east of Miramshah, the headquterer of North Waziristan Agency. Senior Taliban commanders of Hafiz Gul Bahadur faction had arrived in the village to stop the fighting between the two militant groups.
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April - 4 
The Security Forces (SFs), backed by tanks and artillery, killed 40 Taliban militants during the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 4, according to Daily Times. A pol
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The Security Forces (SFs), backed by tanks and artillery, killed 40 Taliban militants during the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 4, according to Daily Times. A political administration official said that dozens of Taliban militants attacked a security post in the village of Syed Khalil Baba. The SFs retaliated and killed 20 militants, while 14 others were injured. Eight Taliban militants were arrested and the SFs also destroyed six militant hideouts. 12 Taliban militants were killed in a two-hour in clash with the SFs at Shana Karapa area of Lower Orakzai Agency. Also, the SFs killed eight Taliban militants at the Andara area of the Orakzai Agency.
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April - 4 
Three anti-Taliban volunteers and two Taliban militants were killed during an encounter near a checkpoint of the Baizai Amn Committee in far-off Manzari Cheena village of Mohmand Agency, reports The News. The sources said a group of volunteers were o
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Three anti-Taliban volunteers and two Taliban militants were killed during an encounter near a checkpoint of the Baizai Amn Committee in far-off Manzari Cheena village of Mohmand Agency, reports The News. The sources said a group of volunteers were on their way to the checkpoint in Manzari Cheena when the militants attacked them, killing three of them. Two of the slain volunteers were identified as Abdullah and Suhrab. The sources said two militants were also killed and three others injured in the exchange of fire.
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April - 4 
Three Taliban militants were killed and two SF personnel sustained injuries in an exchange of fire in the Palai area of Malakand Agency in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) April 4, according to The News. Sources said the militants were intercepted
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Three Taliban militants were killed and two SF personnel sustained injuries in an exchange of fire in the Palai area of Malakand Agency in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) April 4, according to The News. Sources said the militants were intercepted by Security Forces (SFs) when they were trying to enter Malakand Agency from the Swat District. The sources said instead of surrendering, the militants traded fire with SFs in the Palai area. “The three militants were killed and two soldiers were injured in the exchange of fire,” the sources added.
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April - 4 
Unidentified militants blew up a girls’ primary school in Bakhmal Shah area of Mohmand Agency.
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Unidentified militants blew up a girls’ primary school in Bakhmal Shah area of Mohmand Agency.
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April - 4 
Chairman of the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) Upendra Yadav on April 4 warned of overthrowing the incumbent Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) led Government during the winter session of House, reports Kantipuronline. "If n
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Chairman of the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) Upendra Yadav on April 4 warned of overthrowing the incumbent Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) led Government during the winter session of House, reports Kantipuronline. "If needed, the Government will be toppled in order to find out solution to the national crisis and for the nation's benefit," he said. He also charged that the alliance of three major political parties—Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist), Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML— has held the country in captivity.
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April - 4 
MJF took out a torch rally in Rajbiraj of Saptari District as part of their second phase of Madhesh agitation. The rally that started from local Shiva temple was led by MJF Chairman Upendra Yadav, Co-Chairman Jayprakash Prasad Gupta and Treasurer Ren
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MJF took out a torch rally in Rajbiraj of Saptari District as part of their second phase of Madhesh agitation. The rally that started from local Shiva temple was led by MJF Chairman Upendra Yadav, Co-Chairman Jayprakash Prasad Gupta and Treasurer Renukumari Yadav.
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April - 4 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) spokesman Dina Nath Sharma claimed that his party has secured a majority vote to topple the incumbent Government and form a national unity Government under the leadership of Maoist Chai
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) spokesman Dina Nath Sharma claimed that his party has secured a majority vote to topple the incumbent Government and form a national unity Government under the leadership of Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal. "By hook or by crook, we will bring down this government," Sharma said at the Reporters’ Club in Kathmandu.
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April - 4 
The Unified CPN-Maoist Chairman Prachanda placed three alternatives for the integration of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), reports Nepal News. According to his proposal, PLA combatants wishing to join the Nepal Army should be allowed to do so, or
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The Unified CPN-Maoist Chairman Prachanda placed three alternatives for the integration of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), reports Nepal News. According to his proposal, PLA combatants wishing to join the Nepal Army should be allowed to do so, or PLA to be kept as separate force or a new security agency should be created incorporating personnel from Nepal Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force.
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April - 4 
A Rajshahi court rejected bail prayers of 210 leaders and cadres of JeI and ICS sued for police assault during February 9 Rajshahi University (RU) violence.
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A Rajshahi court rejected bail prayers of 210 leaders and cadres of JeI and ICS sued for police assault during February 9 Rajshahi University (RU) violence.
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April - 4 
An Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadre, Ayub Ali Rashed (26), was lynched by a mob in Hathazari sub-district of Chittagong District for attempting to abduct a college girl on April 4, reports Daily Star. Ayub was also accused in Bangladesh Chhatra Leag
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An Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadre, Ayub Ali Rashed (26), was lynched by a mob in Hathazari sub-district of Chittagong District for attempting to abduct a college girl on April 4, reports Daily Star. Ayub was also accused in Bangladesh Chhatra League’s (BCL) Chittagong University unit senior vice president Ali Murtaza Chowdhury and Awami League (AL) leader Faruk Ahmed murder cases.
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April - 4 
The High Court on April 4 rejected the bail prayers of five Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders including its chief Matiur Rahman Nizami in two separate cases filed against them on charge of hurting the religious sentiments of Muslims. The court also direc
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The High Court on April 4 rejected the bail prayers of five Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders including its chief Matiur Rahman Nizami in two separate cases filed against them on charge of hurting the religious sentiments of Muslims. The court also directed them to surrender before the trial court within nine weeks.
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April - 4 
A stock of welding sticks stacked in five boxes, six welding plants, ten drill drive boxes and 200 screw drivers and one anti-personnel mine were also among the recoveries made by troops from Andankulam and Iranapalai areas on the same day.
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A stock of welding sticks stacked in five boxes, six welding plants, ten drill drive boxes and 200 screw drivers and one anti-personnel mine were also among the recoveries made by troops from Andankulam and Iranapalai areas on the same day.
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April - 4 
Demining groups also recovered 39 anti-personnel mines, three claymore mines and four 60-mm mortar bombs from Periyapandivirichchan and Palampiddi during their clearing operations, the same day.
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Demining groups also recovered 39 anti-personnel mines, three claymore mines and four 60-mm mortar bombs from Periyapandivirichchan and Palampiddi during their clearing operations, the same day.
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April - 4 
Troops conducted search and clear operations in Porathivu areas of Wanni and recovered one micro pistol, two T-56 weapons and 60 rounds of T-56 ammunition on April 4, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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Troops conducted search and clear operations in Porathivu areas of Wanni and recovered one micro pistol, two T-56 weapons and 60 rounds of T-56 ammunition on April 4, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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A huge cache of explosives was seized and a man, suspected to be a Naxalite, was arrested from Dayalbigha village Rohtas District on April 5, reported PTI. The recovered explosives include 242 power gelatines, 112 detonators, 30 kilograms of ammoniu
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A huge cache of explosives was seized and a man, suspected to be a Naxalite, was arrested from Dayalbigha village Rohtas District on April 5, reported PTI. The recovered explosives include 242 power gelatines, 112 detonators, 30 kilograms of ammonium nitrate and three bundles of fuse wires.
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April - 5 
A Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) woman cadre, identified as Thingboi Touthang (30) of Jangthompahi village of Churachandpur District, was arrested by SFs from Kadangband Part-I in Imphal West District on April 5. One 9-mm pistol with five live rounds, on
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A Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) woman cadre, identified as Thingboi Touthang (30) of Jangthompahi village of Churachandpur District, was arrested by SFs from Kadangband Part-I in Imphal West District on April 5. One 9-mm pistol with five live rounds, one AK ammunition and one cellular phone were recovered from her possession,
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April - 5 
A National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant, identified as D. Brahma, was killed by Security Forces (SFs) in an encounter in Monglajhora under Bogribari Police Station of Porbotjhora sub-division of Kokrajhar District on April 5, reports
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A National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant, identified as D. Brahma, was killed by Security Forces (SFs) in an encounter in Monglajhora under Bogribari Police Station of Porbotjhora sub-division of Kokrajhar District on April 5, reports Telegraph. One pistol, 5 rounds of ammunition and NDFB letterheads were recovered from him. Another militant who sustained injuries, escaped.
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A woman cadre belonging to Umar Faruk faction of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Makakmayum Rahena Begum (27), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from North AOC area on April 5, reports Imphal Free Press. One c
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A woman cadre belonging to Umar Faruk faction of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Makakmayum Rahena Begum (27), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from North AOC area on April 5, reports Imphal Free Press. One cell phone along with two subscriber identity module cards, one money bag along with INR 50 and one fake currency note of INR 1000 and a hand bag having some clothes were recovered from her possession. She disclosed that she joined the PULF in 2002 through one Soni alias Sadhana alias Samina (35) of Bora Yangbi Moirang in ‘finance section’ of the outfit and was operating under her ‘command’ since then.
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April - 5 
According to Telegraph, United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is said to have stepped up activities across some pockets in Upper Assam with a group entering Borhat in Sivasagar District and the Kakopathar-Pengeri areas in Tinsukia District, promptin
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According to Telegraph, United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is said to have stepped up activities across some pockets in Upper Assam with a group entering Borhat in Sivasagar District and the Kakopathar-Pengeri areas in Tinsukia District, prompting SFs to sound an alert. The development comes ahead of the outfit’s Raising Day on April 7, a day when it has carried out strikes in the past. An MIU source said “The group is equipped with sophisticated weapons like AK-series rifles, hand grenades and a huge quantity of explosives. We are tracking them and hope to get them soon.” The sources added that the group had come from the Myanmar camps of the outfit and entered Assam through Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh. However, the tardy progress in the peace process affected the confidence of the pro-talks ULFA group and boosted the morale of the anti-talks faction. There is another report of yet another seven-member group entering the Pengeri-Kakopathar-Bordumsa area in Tinsukia District. All these areas had always been a hotbed for the outfit. “We are tracking the movements of this group. An alert had been sounded throughout the district and we are confident that we will be able to prevent this group from carrying out any acts of violence,” a senior Police official of the District said. Mrinal Hazarika, a leader of the pro-talks ULFA camp, blamed the State as well as the Union Government for the reported resurgence of ULFA in Upper Assam. He said “Talks are the only possible way out. We will keep on repeating this. Direct talks between the Centre and the outfit are the only solution.”
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April - 5 
Nagaland Post reports that National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) had stopped at least 70 Manipur bound trucks from carrying essential commodities such as rice and sugar at Dimapur on a demand for INR five million. Sources said that
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Nagaland Post reports that National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) had stopped at least 70 Manipur bound trucks from carrying essential commodities such as rice and sugar at Dimapur on a demand for INR five million. Sources said that the outfit had demanded the Manipur Department of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution (CAF&PD) to pay an amount of INR five million. But the CAF&PD did not pay the money. Reacting to the non-payment of the money, the NSCN-K stopped 70 trucks from lifting the essential commodities from the Food Corporation of India (FCI) godown located at Dimapur in Nagaland.
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April - 5 
Ram Sajivan Kushwaha alias Guruji, a sub-zonal ‘commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested following an encounter with the Police in Kon area of Sonbhadra District on April 5, reported Indian Express. There was a rew
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Ram Sajivan Kushwaha alias Guruji, a sub-zonal ‘commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested following an encounter with the Police in Kon area of Sonbhadra District on April 5, reported Indian Express. There was a reward of INR 50,000 on his head. Kushwaha was active in Naugarh area of Chandauli District and was wanted in 25 criminal cases including those in Chandauli and Sonbhadra Districts.
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April - 5 
Rama Kanta Nath, headmaster of Dengaon High School under Dokmoka Police Station was rescued alive during operation launched by SFs and Assam Police from Panjuri hill area of Karbi Anglong District, reports Sentinel. He was abducted by a four-group of
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Rama Kanta Nath, headmaster of Dengaon High School under Dokmoka Police Station was rescued alive during operation launched by SFs and Assam Police from Panjuri hill area of Karbi Anglong District, reports Sentinel. He was abducted by a four-group of suspected NDFB militant on March 28 from his residence, Police said.
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April - 5 
Shillong Times reports that dead body of a Bru militant, as Thankima, was recovered inside Tripura near the Mizoram border in last week of March 2010. He was the main accused in the killing of Zarzokima, a 17-year-old Mizo youth of Bungthuam village
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Shillong Times reports that dead body of a Bru militant, as Thankima, was recovered inside Tripura near the Mizoram border in last week of March 2010. He was the main accused in the killing of Zarzokima, a 17-year-old Mizo youth of Bungthuam village in Mamit District in western Mizoram on November 13, 2009. The Mizoram Police had arrested six persons in connection with the Bungthuam killing which had triggered violence between Mizos and Brus, forcing hundreds of Brus to flee to the Tripura in November 2009.
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April - 5 
The death toll in the landmine explosion triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Koraput District increased to 11 on April 5, reported PTI. Dead bodies of constables Bibhisan Sahu and Chandrakant Pradhan were found at the att
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The death toll in the landmine explosion triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Koraput District increased to 11 on April 5, reported PTI. Dead bodies of constables Bibhisan Sahu and Chandrakant Pradhan were found at the attack site on Gobindpalli Ghat Road. Earlier it was reported that nine Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel were killed in the landmine blast.
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April - 5 
The Integrated Check Post (ICP) Joint Action Committee disclosed that they were threatened by president of Hill Tribal Council (HTC) Jangmang Haokip. The ICP Joint Action Committee (JAC) questioned the inaction of the Chandel District Administratio
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The Integrated Check Post (ICP) Joint Action Committee disclosed that they were threatened by president of Hill Tribal Council (HTC) Jangmang Haokip. The ICP Joint Action Committee (JAC) questioned the inaction of the Chandel District Administration in the face of open threat. The JAC asked whether the Chandel District Collector has any secret understanding with the HTC president regarding ICP compensation. All the extortion at Moreh was carried out by the Kuki National Army (KNA) through HTC, alleged the JAC. Asserting that the Chandel District Collector is well aware of all these facts, the JAC demanded that distribution/payment of compensation should be delayed until the KNA is drive out from Moreh and Chandel District permanently. In case the Government is not in a position to drive out the KNA, the land owners should be shifted to a suitable place under an arrangement by the Government, it added.
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April - 5 
Two cadres of belonging to the MI Khan faction of the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) were arrested by SFs at Sekmaijin Bazar of Thouba Distrct on April 5. They were identified as Mohammed Abdur Rahaman (38) and Mohammed Ahmed Ali (41).
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Two cadres of belonging to the MI Khan faction of the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) were arrested by SFs at Sekmaijin Bazar of Thouba Distrct on April 5. They were identified as Mohammed Abdur Rahaman (38) and Mohammed Ahmed Ali (41).
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April - 5 
A Pakistan-born Chicago cab driver on April 5 pleaded not guilty to charges that he attempted to aid al Qaeda by sending money to Ilyas Kashmiri, a terrorist leader believed to be in Pakistan, reports IANS. Raja Lahrasib Khan (56), a naturalised Amer
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A Pakistan-born Chicago cab driver on April 5 pleaded not guilty to charges that he attempted to aid al Qaeda by sending money to Ilyas Kashmiri, a terrorist leader believed to be in Pakistan, reports IANS. Raja Lahrasib Khan (56), a naturalised American citizen, appeared briefly before US District Judge James B. Zagel to enter his not guilty plea then returned to the Metropolitan Correctional Centre where he is being held without bond at Government request. The judge set May 5 as the date for next hearing. Khan claims to have known Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) ‘chief’ Ilyas Kashmiri for 15 years. Kashmiri in turn is linked with Mumbai terror suspect David Coleman Headley.
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April - 5 
A series of three powerful blasts followed by heavy gunfight in a brazen suicide mission, apparently planned to target the US Consulate in Peshawar, left eight persons dead and 18 others injured in Peshawar, the provincial capital of North West Front
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A series of three powerful blasts followed by heavy gunfight in a brazen suicide mission, apparently planned to target the US Consulate in Peshawar, left eight persons dead and 18 others injured in Peshawar, the provincial capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), in the afternoon of April 5, according to The News. A suicide bomber hit one Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) parked on the entrance to the Hospital Road, which hosts the US Consulate General as well as several offices of the Pakistan Army around 1.20 pm (PST). “The first suicide bomber exploded his car near the APC at the entry point to the Hospital Road after which unknown number of attackers coming in a double cabin pick-up drove towards the gate of the US Consulate while opening fire,” Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)-Operations Karim Khan said. The Deputy City Police Chief said another suicide bomber blew himself up hardly 20 feet away from the main gate of the US Consulate on the Hospital Road after the attackers failed to enter the building. He said the gate of the consulate was partially damaged in the blast. Those killed included two Frontier Crops officials, one Frontier Reserved Policeman and two passers-by, while three bodies could not be identified. According to SSP-Operations, around 20 kilograms of explosives were used in the first suicide attack while around 100 kilograms were used in the second one outside the main gate of the consulate. He was not sure about the nature of the third blast. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was in reaction to the US drone attacks.
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April - 5 
At least 45 persons were killed and over 100 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a public meeting of the Awami National Party (ANP) at the Timergara Rest House in Lower Dir District of North West Frontier Province (NWFP
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At least 45 persons were killed and over 100 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a public meeting of the Awami National Party (ANP) at the Timergara Rest House in Lower Dir District of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 5, according to The News. Dozens of the ANP workers were holding the public meeting at the Rest House in Timergara, the District headquarters of Dir Lower, to celebrate getting Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa name for the province. Eyewitnesses said the rally was in final movements when the bomber, a young boy, struck. An official of the District Headquarters Hospital Timergara, Ahmad Shah, said that death toll may rise.
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April - 5 
The beheaded body of security official Kaleemullah was recovered in Goteen area of the Orakzai Agency. Kaleem was abducted a few days ago.
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The beheaded body of security official Kaleemullah was recovered in Goteen area of the Orakzai Agency. Kaleem was abducted a few days ago.
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April - 5 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested six militants including three important ‘commanders’ of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during a search and clean-up operation in Kot Adda area of Dargai tehsil (revenue unit) in Malakand Agency on April 5, accordi
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested six militants including three important ‘commanders’ of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) during a search and clean-up operation in Kot Adda area of Dargai tehsil (revenue unit) in Malakand Agency on April 5, according to The News. The arrested persons were identified as Muhammad, resident of Swabi District, Gul Naseeb, resident of Bajaur Agency and Sher Rehman, resident of Matta. The three were stated to be the important ‘commanders’ of the TTP and were on their way to Barang area in Bajaur Agency. The names of the three other militants were yet to be ascertained.
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April - 5 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed 15 Taliban militants and destroyed four of their hideouts during the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in various areas of the Orakzai Agency in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 5, accor
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed 15 Taliban militants and destroyed four of their hideouts during the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in various areas of the Orakzai Agency in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 5, according to Daily Times. Sources said gunship helicopters bombed Taliban hideouts at Miangano Kalay and Handara in Orakzai, killing eight Taliban militants while destroying four militant hideouts. SFs recovered dead bodies of seven Taliban militants in Beezot area of Lower Orakzai, killed during clashes with the SFs.
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April - 5 
The Taliban militants set ablaze eight tankers, supplying fuel to NATO troops in Afghanistan, with petrol bombs and rockets at a terminal in Mathakhel area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency on April 4, according to Daily Times. Seven tankers were comple
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The Taliban militants set ablaze eight tankers, supplying fuel to NATO troops in Afghanistan, with petrol bombs and rockets at a terminal in Mathakhel area of Landikotal in Khyber Agency on April 4, according to Daily Times. Seven tankers were completely destroyed in the attack while the eighth one was slightly damaged. However, there were no human causalities or injuries.
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April - 5 
The unidentified militants shot dead a senior official of the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) in the Satellite Town Police area of Quetta on April 5, according to Daily Times. The Police and SSGC official sources said that the SSGC Manager Customer S
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The unidentified militants shot dead a senior official of the Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) in the Satellite Town Police area of Quetta on April 5, according to Daily Times. The Police and SSGC official sources said that the SSGC Manager Customer Services Muhammad Khalid Malik was on his way to his office when unidentified militants opened fire at him. The victim died on the spot while his driver Naseem sustained serious injuries.
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April - 5 
Two former officials of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and a free lance journalist have gone missing in suspicious circumstances from Kohat of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 5, according to Dawn. Family sources of the missing ISI
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Two former officials of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) and a free lance journalist have gone missing in suspicious circumstances from Kohat of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 5, according to Dawn. Family sources of the missing ISI officials Colonel (retired) Imam and Squadron Leader (retired) Khalid Khawaja said that these officers were assisting the free lance journalist, Asad Qureshi, who was making a documentary on Taliban and al-Qaeda. They were on way back to their homes after having a meeting with the Taliban leadership in tribal areas when they were allegedly abducted by unidentified persons. The report adds that both the former ISI officers were having close relations with Taliban and Al-Qaeda leadership.
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April - 5 
Three SFs, including a gunman of the Assistant Political Agent (APA), were injured in an attack by the Taliban in Kalaya area.
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Three SFs, including a gunman of the Assistant Political Agent (APA), were injured in an attack by the Taliban in Kalaya area.
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April - 5 
According to Kantipuronline, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) is organising a mass gathering at Khullamanch in Kathmandu on April 7. Senior Maoist leaders including chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda are set to
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According to Kantipuronline, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) is organising a mass gathering at Khullamanch in Kathmandu on April 7. Senior Maoist leaders including chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda are set to address the gathering. The Maoists will organise rallies at different places across the country also to mark the Janaandolan Diwas (People’s war Day). According to Young Communist League (YCL) Valley In-charge Chandra Bahadur Thapa Sagar about 150 thousand people will gather at Khullamanch.
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April - 5 
Chairman of Sadbhawana Party and Minister for Supplies Rajendra Mahato on April 5 threatened to launch an agitation if the agreements reached with Madheshi parties were not implemented, reports Himalayan Times. He said, “We will launch an agitation i
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Chairman of Sadbhawana Party and Minister for Supplies Rajendra Mahato on April 5 threatened to launch an agitation if the agreements reached with Madheshi parties were not implemented, reports Himalayan Times. He said, “We will launch an agitation if the new constitution does not ensure Madhesh as an autonomous region.”
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April - 5 
Demining groups also recovered one anti-personnel mine, three 40 mm Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG) and two hand grenades from Periyapandivirichchan area on the in Wanni on the same day 5.
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Demining groups also recovered one anti-personnel mine, three 40 mm Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG) and two hand grenades from Periyapandivirichchan area on the in Wanni on the same day 5.
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April - 5 
Troops during their search and clear operations in Karunkandal, Mulliyaweli, Muttuvinayagapuram in Kilinochchi District recovered one Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), 445 rounds of 7.62 x 39 mm ammunition and two anti-personnel mines on April 5, according
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Troops during their search and clear operations in Karunkandal, Mulliyaweli, Muttuvinayagapuram in Kilinochchi District recovered one Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), 445 rounds of 7.62 x 39 mm ammunition and two anti-personnel mines on April 5, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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April - 6 
Expressing shock over the “very high'' casualty of CRPF personnel in the attack, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said something must have gone “drastically'' wrong in the CRPF-Police joint operation.
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Expressing shock over the “very high'' casualty of CRPF personnel in the attack, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said something must have gone “drastically'' wrong in the CRPF-Police joint operation.
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April - 6 
A cadre belonging to the outfit’s ‘28th battalion’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), identified as Pinku Bora, was arrested by the Police from Lakhimpur on April 6.
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A cadre belonging to the outfit’s ‘28th battalion’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), identified as Pinku Bora, was arrested by the Police from Lakhimpur on April 6.
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April - 6 
A joint team of the Border Security Force (BSF) and State Police arrested 12 suspected Maoists and seized their weapons from Koilibeda area of Kanker District. The Maoists belonged to Panidobir 'dalam' (squad) and was allegedly led by Ram Singh who a
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A joint team of the Border Security Force (BSF) and State Police arrested 12 suspected Maoists and seized their weapons from Koilibeda area of Kanker District. The Maoists belonged to Panidobir 'dalam' (squad) and was allegedly led by Ram Singh who along with his accomplice Darsu was also arrested, sources said.
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April - 6 
A militant, identified as Javaid Ahmad Chesti alias Nanna Chesti, was arrested by Police near Islamia College in the Gojwara area of the Srinagar city in the evening of April 5, reports Daily Excelsior. Police also recovered a pistol and some explosi
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A militant, identified as Javaid Ahmad Chesti alias Nanna Chesti, was arrested by Police near Islamia College in the Gojwara area of the Srinagar city in the evening of April 5, reports Daily Excelsior. Police also recovered a pistol and some explosives from his possession, Police sources said on April 6. According to sources, Chesti was a member of now-defunct Students Liberation Front (SLF) in the early days of militancy in Kashmir. He was arrested and after his release several years ago, he had given up arms to lead to normal life. However, he told the Police, that he was wooed back to militancy recently as efforts were on to revive the Al Umar Mujahideen militant group in the city by recruiting fresh youth into militancy and to recycle those who had given up arms earlier. Al Umar Mujahideen, an outfit which was believed to be the armed wing of Awami Action Committee headed by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, is headed by Mushtaq Ahmad Zargar alias Latram. The chief ‘commander’ of the outfit was arrested by Security Forces in mid-1990s and released, along with Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Maulana Azhar Masood and British militant Omar Sheikh, in exchange of the hijacked Indian Airlines plane from Kathmandu to Kabul (IC-814) in December 1999. The militant outfit had lost most of its cadres during counter-insurgency operations during the decade of 90’s and was considered almost defunct. The outfit kept itself alive by claiming responsibility for some grenade attacks in the old city areas in the early years of past decade.
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April - 6 
A United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, identified as ‘captain’ Apurba Barua, was shot dead by a combined force of the Meghalaya Police and the Army during an encounter at Rongalgre village in West Garo Hills District near Meghalaya-Assam
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A United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, identified as ‘captain’ Apurba Barua, was shot dead by a combined force of the Meghalaya Police and the Army during an encounter at Rongalgre village in West Garo Hills District near Meghalaya-Assam border in the night of April 5, according to Shillong Times. Other militants managed to escape from the encounter site.
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April - 6 
A US Defence Department think tank warned that India’s transportation, economic infrastructure and political establishment are on the Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) radar, report Economic Times. It has also confirmed India’s charge that the militant outfit
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A US Defence Department think tank warned that India’s transportation, economic infrastructure and political establishment are on the Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) radar, report Economic Times. It has also confirmed India’s charge that the militant outfit still enjoys funding from Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The think tank found the close links between LeT and Karachi-based D-Company of underworld gangster Dawood Ibrahim. “D-Company has established smuggling routes in the region, access to material, a partnership with LeT, and depends on ISI for refuge in Pakistan,” the report has said. The think tank associated with the US Army War College said that the LeT, though having a close relationship with al Qaeda, will continue to evolve into a distinctive South Asia-centric terrorist actor while still receiving aid from fringe elements in Pakistan’s security and intelligence apparatus and elsewhere. “This will not only allow LeT to continue to plan future Mumbai-style terrorist attacks in India from safe havens in Pakistan, but will also enable it to guide and assist the predominantly indigenous Indian Mujahideen (IM), ” According to the think tank, LeT collects donations from the overseas Pakistani community in the Persian Gulf and the UK, Islamic non-Governmental organisations, Pakistani/Kashmiri business people and through its parent organisation Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD). The militant outfit also counts on donations from sympathetic Saudis, Kuwaitis, and Islamist-leaning ISI leaders. “In addition, LeT maintains relations with extremist and/ or terrorist groups across the globe ranging from the Philippines to the Middle East and Chechnya by means of the Jamaat-ud-Dawa [JuD] network,” the report said.
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April - 6 
A woman cadre of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), identified as Thangjam O. Loli Devi (42), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Nongpok Sekmai village on April 6. She confessed that she was operating in the ‘finance section’ of the o
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A woman cadre of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), identified as Thangjam O. Loli Devi (42), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Nongpok Sekmai village on April 6. She confessed that she was operating in the ‘finance section’ of the outfit under one Nongleiba of Khurai Kongpal, who was recently killed by the Security Forces (SFs). The Police said that she was involved in passing critical information about the movement of SFs as well as providing shelter and logistic support to the PLA cadres.
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April - 6 
A woman cadre of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Ralizhar (37), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police on April 6. Five demand notes of the PULF and a small bottle containing some powder, suspected to be drugs, wer
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A woman cadre of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Ralizhar (37), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police on April 6. Five demand notes of the PULF and a small bottle containing some powder, suspected to be drugs, were recovered from her possession. She disclosed that she was involved in extortion of money from the general public and Government officials.
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April - 6 
An IED was recovered by the Assam Rifles personnel from Samtal Salient area in Chandel District and was subsequently defused on April 6.
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An IED was recovered by the Assam Rifles personnel from Samtal Salient area in Chandel District and was subsequently defused on April 6.
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April - 6 
At least 70 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in an attack by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Dantewada District early on April 6, reports Times of India. The attack took place when a CRPF patrol party was
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At least 70 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed in an attack by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Dantewada District early on April 6, reports Times of India. The attack took place when a CRPF patrol party was returning from a road opening duty in the naxalite-infested Mukrana forest in the District between 6 to 7 am. "We have rushed helicopters to evacuate the casualties," Chhattisgarh Director General of Police Viswa Ranjan told PTI. The death toll in the attack may rise as many of the personnel have been seriously injured. The CRPF patrol party was totally taken aback by the Maoists who surfaced at a hillock to carry out the attack. Dantewada Superintendent of Police Amresh Mishra said that the Maoists blew up a vehicle carrying the CRPF personnel. The incident took place in the early hours near Chintalnar -Tarmetla village in the District when Maoists attacked a joint team comprising personnel from CRPF, District Forces and Special Police, he said. The team had been camping in interiors of Tarmetla forest for the last three days as part of a combing operation, Mishra said. Four Policemen have been injured in the blast. The landmine had exploded in Tanginiguda area when a van carrying personnel of the elite anti-Naxalite Special Operation Group was returning from an operation in adjacent Malkangiri District in Orissa.
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April - 6 
Center’s new interlocutor R. S. Pandey in Kohima on April 6 said the Union Government is “honestly sincere” to find solution to the protracted Naga political issue, reports Imphal Free Press. On the Naga sovereignty issue, he said India had a concept
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Center’s new interlocutor R. S. Pandey in Kohima on April 6 said the Union Government is “honestly sincere” to find solution to the protracted Naga political issue, reports Imphal Free Press. On the Naga sovereignty issue, he said India had a concept of “shared sovereignty.” In some matters, States are sovereign, while in some other the Center is, he said adding that sovereignty in matters of State List could be further augmented keeping the uniqueness of the Naga society. “That is where we have to explore to settle the problem,” he stated.
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April - 6 
In the first major security breach since the ban on prepaid cell phone connections was lifted in Jammu and Kashmir, the Police seized over two dozen Subscribers Identity Module (SIM) cards which they said were meant for suspected militants, according
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In the first major security breach since the ban on prepaid cell phone connections was lifted in Jammu and Kashmir, the Police seized over two dozen Subscribers Identity Module (SIM) cards which they said were meant for suspected militants, according to Indian Express. Police said the SIM cards of four private telecom operators — Airtel, Aircel, Idea and Tata Indicom — were recovered from two “active Over Ground workers (OGWs)” on April 6 in Kupwara. The detained OGWs had procured SIMs in the Pulwama District and were travelling to Kupwara in a Sumo when a Police team intercepted them. The Police also recovered five mobile phone sets from them. “The two active OGWs identified as Owais Ahmed Wani and Owais Bashir are from South Kashmir’s Pulwama District. They had procured SIMs of four telecom companies in Pulwama and had to hand them over to militants in Kupwara. But we got an input and arrested them at Sogam,” Superintendent of Police (Kupwara) Mohammad Yousuf Mir told Indian Express. “We also arrested the driver of the Sumo for questioning,” he added. This is the first time that Police have come across SIM cards being smuggled by suspected militants from South Kashmir to North Kashmir. The Home Ministry had in November 2009 banned prepaid connections in the State in view of security concerns. However, the ban was lifted on January 21, 2010 after a “foolproof” plan was finalised by the Ministry to ensure proper verification for prepaid cell phone subscribers.
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April - 6 
Manipur continues to be the hotbed of insurgency followed by Assam as 150 violent incidents have been reported in the two States in last three months, claiming 100 lives, reports Sangai Express. According to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), thos
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Manipur continues to be the hotbed of insurgency followed by Assam as 150 violent incidents have been reported in the two States in last three months, claiming 100 lives, reports Sangai Express. According to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), those killed included 77 militants, 20 civilians and three Security Force (SF) personnel. Altogether, 105 persons were killed in six Northeastern States — Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh —in 174 incidents till March. Mizoram had no major insurgency and was comparatively a peaceful State. In 2009, 435 persons, including 81 civilians and 336 insurgents, were killed in 659 incidents in Manipur, while 368 persons, including 152 civilians, were killed in 424 incidents in Assam. 517 persons, including 364 militants, were killed in 2008 in Manipur while 373 persons, including 245 civilians, lost their lives in Assam in the same year. A MHA official said, "Though there is a declining trend in the incidents of violence, both Manipur and Assam continue to be the most troubled States in the North east." Overall, there were 1297 incidents of violence that claimed 877 lives, including 571 militants and 264 civilians, in 2009 in the entire Northeast. There were 1,561 incidents in the region in 2008 in which 1,152 people, including 466 civilians, lost their lives. The MHA report stated that Nagaland, home to major insurgent groups like National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), has become relatively peaceful, thanks to the peace pacts signed by the two groups with the Government. Though there were 12 incidents of violence in the first three months of 2010 in Nagaland, there was no report of any casualty while in 2009 only 31 persons lost their lives. However, in 2008, the State saw 321 incidents in which 213 persons, including 140 extremists and 70 civilians, were killed. In Meghalaya, four persons were killed in 2010 in five different incidents while one person was killed in Arunachal Pradesh. Though, there were nine incidents in Tripura in 2010, no report of any casualty has come from the State. In 2009, 22 persons lost their lives in Arunachal Pradesh, nine in Meghalaya and 10 in Tripura.
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April - 6 
The Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) asked the Meghalaya Police to set up a cell to monitor the movement of deserters who have joined other militant groups and are allegedly engaging in extortion, reports Telegraph.
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The Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) asked the Meghalaya Police to set up a cell to monitor the movement of deserters who have joined other militant groups and are allegedly engaging in extortion, reports Telegraph.
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April - 6 
The death toll in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack in Dantewada District on April 6 rose to 76, including 75 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and one Chhattisgarh Police Head Constable, reports PTI. Earlier it wa
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The death toll in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack in Dantewada District on April 6 rose to 76, including 75 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and one Chhattisgarh Police Head Constable, reports PTI. Earlier it was reported that 70 CRPF personnel were killed.
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April - 6 
Times of India reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, in another e-mail to Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, threatened a Dantewada-type bloodbath in the State. The threat e-mail reached Chief Minister’s offic
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Times of India reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, in another e-mail to Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, threatened a Dantewada-type bloodbath in the State. The threat e-mail reached Chief Minister’s official e-mail ID late on April 6. A similar threat e-mail was received on March 27.
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April - 6 
Two cadres belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were arrested by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles from Lamjao bazaar area on April 6. They were identified as Ningthoujam Jeevan
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Two cadres belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were arrested by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles from Lamjao bazaar area on April 6. They were identified as Ningthoujam Jeevan Meitei (35) and Haobijam Inakhunba Meitei (36).
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April - 6 
Two sympathisers of the United Tribal Liberation Army outfit were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Phaitol village under Tousem sub-division in Tamenglong District on April 6, according to Sangai Express. They were identified as Tongjalen
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Two sympathisers of the United Tribal Liberation Army outfit were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Phaitol village under Tousem sub-division in Tamenglong District on April 6, according to Sangai Express. They were identified as Tongjalen Singson (65) and Thangkosem Singson (32).
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April - 6 
Union Home Secretary G. K. Pillai admitted that there was some failure. Pillai reiterated the Government's resolve to carry out the fight against Naxals (Left Wing Extremists). He said, “We will give them a firmer reply. But, as of now, there is no n
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Union Home Secretary G. K. Pillai admitted that there was some failure. Pillai reiterated the Government's resolve to carry out the fight against Naxals (Left Wing Extremists). He said, “We will give them a firmer reply. But, as of now, there is no need to use air power against them.'' Air services would be used only for rescue and reconnaissance purposes.
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April - 6 
A mini-truck belonging to the National Logistical Cell (NLC) was snatched away on April 6 in Islamabad by unidentified persons after intoxicating and injuring the driver, reports Daily Times. Sources told Daily Times that the NLC vehicle was snatched
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A mini-truck belonging to the National Logistical Cell (NLC) was snatched away on April 6 in Islamabad by unidentified persons after intoxicating and injuring the driver, reports Daily Times. Sources told Daily Times that the NLC vehicle was snatched when the driver was on his way back to NLC Office in Swan Camp, after dropping an Army Major at his residence. They said unidentified persons intercepted the truck near the Subzi Mandi Police station. After intoxicating the driver, the attackers dumped him at a deserted area. As the NLC provides logistic support to armed forces, missing of a vehicle of such an important organization has raised many questions. “It is of no use for an ordinary car snatcher. It can be used for any terrorist activity as has happened in the past when militants used army uniforms in an attack on the GHQ (General Headquarters),” said a Police officer.
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April - 6 
At least 14 Taliban militants were killed when security forces backed by fighter jets bombed various areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) during the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) on April 6, according
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At least 14 Taliban militants were killed when security forces backed by fighter jets bombed various areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) during the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) on April 6, according to Daily Times. Six militant hideouts were also destroyed in the airstrikes.
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April - 6 
Daily Times reports that a high intensity bomb was defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) at Habib Colony in Lahore. The BDS said that the bomb was a timed device and the militants used an Indian-made cellular phone and subscriber identity module c
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Daily Times reports that a high intensity bomb was defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) at Habib Colony in Lahore. The BDS said that the bomb was a timed device and the militants used an Indian-made cellular phone and subscriber identity module card for the potential detonation. The BDS officials said a four-volt battery volt, an electronic timer, explosives, a detonating card and an electronic detonator was used to assemble the bomb.
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April - 6 
Following the suicide attack of April 5, the US Embassy has shifted the employees of its Peshawar consulate to Islamabad due to security reasons, reports Daily Times. In addition, the UN announced a two-day closure of its offices in Peshawar, citing
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Following the suicide attack of April 5, the US Embassy has shifted the employees of its Peshawar consulate to Islamabad due to security reasons, reports Daily Times. In addition, the UN announced a two-day closure of its offices in Peshawar, citing security fears following the attack on the US consulate.
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April - 6 
Militants fired several mortar shells from the Baizai direction on the Security (SFs) Forces camp in Mamad Gat area of Mohmand Agency, reports The News. The SFs returned the fire and targeted suspected hideouts of insurgents in remote borderlands in
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Militants fired several mortar shells from the Baizai direction on the Security (SFs) Forces camp in Mamad Gat area of Mohmand Agency, reports The News. The SFs returned the fire and targeted suspected hideouts of insurgents in remote borderlands in Baizai tehsil (revenue unit) with artillery. There was, however, no word on loss of life or damage to the property.
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April - 6 
Police shot dead two suspected suicide bombers during a raid in Mattani area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 6, according to Daily Times. One of the two alleged attackers killed, wa
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Police shot dead two suspected suicide bombers during a raid in Mattani area on the outskirts of Peshawar, the provincial capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 6, according to Daily Times. One of the two alleged attackers killed, was wearing a suicide vest, said Liaquat Ali, a Senior Police Official.
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April - 6 
The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused four bombs planted in an electricity pylon near the Mochko check post in Mauripur Police limits in Karachi on April 6, according to Daily Times. All four local-made bombs, which were planted in the pylon to cause
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The Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused four bombs planted in an electricity pylon near the Mochko check post in Mauripur Police limits in Karachi on April 6, according to Daily Times. All four local-made bombs, which were planted in the pylon to cause power supply suspension from Baldia Town to Hub Chowki, were defused, said BDS Sub-Inspector Ghulam Mustafa.
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April - 6 
The death toll of the April 5’s suicide attack on the Awami National Party (ANP) public rally in Timergara, the headquarters of Lower Dir District, rose to 55 as 10 more injured persons succumbed to their injuries on April 6, reports The News.
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The death toll of the April 5’s suicide attack on the Awami National Party (ANP) public rally in Timergara, the headquarters of Lower Dir District, rose to 55 as 10 more injured persons succumbed to their injuries on April 6, reports The News.
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April - 6 
The Intelligence agencies have warned the Government about possible terror attacks in the month of April, while specifying Bohri Bazaar and various other installations located along the MA Jinnah Road, the downtown commercial hub of Karachi- as poten
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The Intelligence agencies have warned the Government about possible terror attacks in the month of April, while specifying Bohri Bazaar and various other installations located along the MA Jinnah Road, the downtown commercial hub of Karachi- as potential targets. The National Crisis Management Cell (NCMC) has advised the Sindh Government to enhance security measures to prevent potential terrorist attacks at markets in Saddar Town including Bohri Bazaar and MA Jinnah Road. In the letter, the agencies have warned of possible attacks within a week, as the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was planning to destroy peace in Karachi. According to details, a man ‘Ikram’, hailing from Sararogha of Waziristan, had been dispatched on a suicide-bombing mission and he might target Islamabad, Rawalpindi, Lahore or Karachi.
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April - 6 
The volunteers of Khwezai Peace Committee arrested two suspects for having links with Taliban militants and handed them over to the political authorities in Kong area in Mohmand Agency.
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The volunteers of Khwezai Peace Committee arrested two suspects for having links with Taliban militants and handed them over to the political authorities in Kong area in Mohmand Agency.
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April - 6 
Two persons were killed and four another were injured in a landmine explosion near Pir Koh in Dera Bugti District of Balochistan on April 6, reports Daily Times. According to sources, the explosion occurred when a vehicle carrying six persons hit a l
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Two persons were killed and four another were injured in a landmine explosion near Pir Koh in Dera Bugti District of Balochistan on April 6, reports Daily Times. According to sources, the explosion occurred when a vehicle carrying six persons hit a landmine planted by unidentified men along a road near Pir Koh. The deceased were identified as Karim Baksh and Ali Bahadur while the injured were Dilshan, Fatu, Saeed Ali and Guharam.
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April - 6 
Underscoring the need for establishing nuclear safety around the world, US President Barack Obama said on April 6 that he is confident that Pakistan has secured its atomic weapons, reports Daily Times. “I feel confident that Pakistan has secured its
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Underscoring the need for establishing nuclear safety around the world, US President Barack Obama said on April 6 that he is confident that Pakistan has secured its atomic weapons, reports Daily Times. “I feel confident that Pakistan has secured its nuclear weapons. I am concerned about nuclear security around the world, not just in Pakistan but everywhere,” he said in an interview with The New York Times. However, Obama refused to talk about the details of Islamabad’s nuclear programme.
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April - 6 
Unidentified militants attacked a Frontier Crops checkpost in Shahu Khel area of Hangu. Further, the militants fired three rockets at Hangu city targeting the Elite Force Headquarters, damaging the building.
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Unidentified militants attacked a Frontier Crops checkpost in Shahu Khel area of Hangu. Further, the militants fired three rockets at Hangu city targeting the Elite Force Headquarters, damaging the building.
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April - 6 
As Himalayan Times reports, Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) demanded the ouster of the incumbent Government led by the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN- UML). The party claimed that the Government cannot promulgate the constitut
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As Himalayan Times reports, Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) demanded the ouster of the incumbent Government led by the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN- UML). The party claimed that the Government cannot promulgate the constitution on time and take the peace process to a logical conclusion.
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April - 6 
Kaushal Kishwor Jha, a cadre of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist)-affiliated Madheshi Mukti Morcha, was abducted from his residence in Damahi Madai of Mahottari District on April 6, reports Kantipuronline. According to
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Kaushal Kishwor Jha, a cadre of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist)-affiliated Madheshi Mukti Morcha, was abducted from his residence in Damahi Madai of Mahottari District on April 6, reports Kantipuronline. According to Police sources, Surya Bidrohi and Naresh Yadav, who deserted the Jwala Singh faction of Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha (JTMM-J), are suspected to have abducted Jha.
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April - 6 
The Unified CPN-Maoist has announced the start of a new round of protests to uphold civilian supremacy, national integrity and for timely constitution drafting and peace in the country, reports Nepal News. Addressing a mass gathering organized in Khu
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The Unified CPN-Maoist has announced the start of a new round of protests to uphold civilian supremacy, national integrity and for timely constitution drafting and peace in the country, reports Nepal News. Addressing a mass gathering organized in Khullamanch in Kathmandu on the occasion of Janaandolan Diwas or People's Movement Day, Pushpa Kamal Dahal Aka Prachanda said the party will give continuity to the fresh round of protests until the aforementioned demands are met.
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April - 6 
Unified CPN-Maoist Vice Chairman Baburam Bhattarai warned that the nation could witness a 'deadly accident' if the new constitution did not take shape by May 28.
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Unified CPN-Maoist Vice Chairman Baburam Bhattarai warned that the nation could witness a 'deadly accident' if the new constitution did not take shape by May 28.
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April - 6 
The Police on April 6 arrested 17 cadres of the ICS from an apartment in the Pallabi area of Dhaka on suspicion of planning for devastating acts. Sub-Inspector Firoz Hossain Molla of Pallabi Police Station produced them before the Chief Metropolitan
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The Police on April 6 arrested 17 cadres of the ICS from an apartment in the Pallabi area of Dhaka on suspicion of planning for devastating acts. Sub-Inspector Firoz Hossain Molla of Pallabi Police Station produced them before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate's court seeking remand while the court ordered them to be sent to jail. The Police also arrested one cadre of the ICS from Pabna District.
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April - 6 
Sri Lanka's Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has said that it was ready to support the Government in implementing a solution to the national issue if it is genuinely interested in resolving it, reports Colombo Page. TNA legislator R. M. Imam in his spee
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Sri Lanka's Tamil National Alliance (TNA) has said that it was ready to support the Government in implementing a solution to the national issue if it is genuinely interested in resolving it, reports Colombo Page. TNA legislator R. M. Imam in his speech during the debate to extend Emergency Regulations in Parliament on April 6 said that the Government was continuously putting off resolving the issues faced by the Tamil people. "The latest excuse of the Government is that they were waiting till new members of the TNA are elected on April 8 to discuss the issue with them and thereby adopt delaying tactics," he said. He also said that the people in the North and the East were moving towards obliteration daily as their problems were not addressed by the Government. "The TNA is ready to support the Government if it comes out with a genuine effort to resolve the national issue," Imam noted.
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April - 6 
Troops during their search and clear operations on April 6 recovered seven anti-personnel mines and one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) from Alankulam and Kollakurichcheh areas of Kilinochchi District, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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Troops during their search and clear operations on April 6 recovered seven anti-personnel mines and one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) from Alankulam and Kollakurichcheh areas of Kilinochchi District, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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April - 7 
‘Military affairs secretary’ of the Military Council faction of the KCP, Lanheiba Meitei, declared that ‘captain’ Chingkheinganba was ‘appointed’ as ‘deputy chief central finance’ of the outfit, due to the alleged abduction of following the abduction
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‘Military affairs secretary’ of the Military Council faction of the KCP, Lanheiba Meitei, declared that ‘captain’ Chingkheinganba was ‘appointed’ as ‘deputy chief central finance’ of the outfit, due to the alleged abduction of following the abduction and confinement of the new appointee’s predecessor, Lanchenba Meitei alias Naoba, by unidentified persons since February 6.
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April - 7 
A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Chabungbam Lukhoi Meitei alias Henry (18), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at Langmeidong area on April 7, repo
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A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Chabungbam Lukhoi Meitei alias Henry (18), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at Langmeidong area on April 7, reports Imphal Free Press.
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April - 7 
A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Tonambam Johnson Singh alias Mubi (24), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Maharabi area on April 7. He disclosed that he joined the outfit under one Giridhani Sharma (30) and he was involved
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A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Tonambam Johnson Singh alias Mubi (24), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Maharabi area on April 7. He disclosed that he joined the outfit under one Giridhani Sharma (30) and he was involved in extortion of money from general public, Government officials and private firms.
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April - 7 
A PLA cadre, Tennison, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police. One 9-mm pistol was recovered from his possession.
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A PLA cadre, Tennison, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police. One 9-mm pistol was recovered from his possession.
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April - 7 
An IED, 100 grams of plastic explosives, one detonator No.27, one metre safety fuse and one GC primer were recovered by the Assam Rifles from new Samtal and New Lajang in Chandel District on the same day.
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An IED, 100 grams of plastic explosives, one detonator No.27, one metre safety fuse and one GC primer were recovered by the Assam Rifles from new Samtal and New Lajang in Chandel District on the same day.
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April - 7 
Army personnel recovered explosives suspected to be RDX from a Jorhat-Doomdooma bus at Rajmai in Sivasagar District on April 7, reports Telegraph.
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Army personnel recovered explosives suspected to be RDX from a Jorhat-Doomdooma bus at Rajmai in Sivasagar District on April 7, reports Telegraph.
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April - 7 
Around 50 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted Sitaram Rai, headman of Usri village in Darbhanga District on April 7, reported PTI.
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Around 50 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted Sitaram Rai, headman of Usri village in Darbhanga District on April 7, reported PTI.
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April - 7 
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that operations against ULFA would continue because the outfit was still recruiting cadres. “If Ulfa continues to indulge in violence we will keep our operations going. We can’t lower our guard,” Gogoi said. Chie
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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that operations against ULFA would continue because the outfit was still recruiting cadres. “If Ulfa continues to indulge in violence we will keep our operations going. We can’t lower our guard,” Gogoi said. Chief Minister on April 7 said that the Maoists had attempted to infiltrate the border areas of Assam over the past few years but failed because of “preventive measures”. Gogoi said, “What happened in Chhattisgarh is very dangerous. Assam is also vulnerable because the Maoists have been trying to build a base in the state’s border areas and tea gardens. They have not been successful because our forces are more experienced in tackling insurgents and also because we have treated the Maoist issue seriously from the outset.”
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April - 7 
Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Tariq Ahmed Karim on April 7 said, “The world has seen our resolve to fight terrorism and India has acknowledged it at the highest level. We shall not allow any terrorist act against India to be carried out from
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Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Tariq Ahmed Karim on April 7 said, “The world has seen our resolve to fight terrorism and India has acknowledged it at the highest level. We shall not allow any terrorist act against India to be carried out from our territory.”
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April - 7 
Earlier in the day, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who visited Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh to review the security situation in the wake of the Maoist attack and pay tributes to martyred CRPF personnel, said the Naxalites have answered the call for
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Earlier in the day, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, who visited Jagdalpur in Chhattisgarh to review the security situation in the wake of the Maoist attack and pay tributes to martyred CRPF personnel, said the Naxalites have answered the call for talks after giving up violence by a “savage and brutal act of violence.'' “It is the Naxalites who have described the State as the ‘enemy' and the conflict as a ‘war.' If this is a war – and I wish to say that we have never used that word – it is a war that has been thrust upon the State by those who do not have a legitimate right to carry weapons or to kill. The State – the Central government and the affected State governments – are discharging their legal and constitutional duty to protect the people,'' he said in a statement. He further said that the goal of the Naxalites was to overthrow the established authority of the government through armed liberation struggle. “We cannot – and we shall not – allow them to succeed in that goal.'' Chidambaram also said while the Government had refrained from using air power against Maoists, the situation could change. "At present there is no mandate to use the air force or any aircraft. But, if necessary, we will have to revisit the mandate to make some changes." Meanwhile, Chidambaram insisted that there was no "Operation Green Hunt" against Maoists as has been widely reported. Chhattisgarh Police officials say they had coined the term for one successful drive against the Maoists in the State.
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April - 7 
Maharashtra Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) on April 7 submitted its investigation report on the February 13, 2010 Pune bomb blast report to the State Government claiming the perpetrators of the bombing that killed 17 people have been identified and their
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Maharashtra Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) on April 7 submitted its investigation report on the February 13, 2010 Pune bomb blast report to the State Government claiming the perpetrators of the bombing that killed 17 people have been identified and their arrest would be made soon, reports PTI. The report was submitted by newly-appointed ATS Chief Rakesh Maria to the State Home Department and was then forwarded to the Union Government, ATS sources said but refused to disclose the identity of the suspects. According to the sources, terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) is suspected to be behind the bomb blast and the suspects would be arrested in a day or two. State Home Minister R.R. Patil had told the Legislative Council on April 6 that the investigating agency had identified the suspects and more details would be disclosed after their arrest. The Police department has zeroed in on the accused.
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April - 7 
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 7 said the Government reviewed all options in the fight against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) such as use of air power from time to time but no decision has yet been taken on it, reports The H
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 7 said the Government reviewed all options in the fight against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) such as use of air power from time to time but no decision has yet been taken on it, reports The Hindu. “I think the policy has to be reviewed practically from time to time, learning from experience. We are too close to the event to take a view that the existing policy needs to be modified,'' Dr. Singh told reporters. He said: “All these options are kept open and continuously reviewed. As of now, we have not taken any view in this direction.''
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April - 7 
Sangai Express reports that unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at the residential compound of Chanam Jugindro (50), an officer in the Manipur Agriculture Department, at Uripok Achom Leikai in Imphal West District on April 7. The grenade, ho
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Sangai Express reports that unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at the residential compound of Chanam Jugindro (50), an officer in the Manipur Agriculture Department, at Uripok Achom Leikai in Imphal West District on April 7. The grenade, however, failed to explode and was subsequently defused by the Police. Jugindro said that a militant group earlier demanded ‘tax’ in connection with distribution of seeds for winter crops to the farmers, clubs and other organizations.
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April - 7 
Sentinel reports that the ULFA hoisted its organizational flag at Bakaliaghat in Karbi Anlong on account of its Foundation Day on April 7. The outfit hoisted flag at No. 2 Udali Lower Primary School premises. The local administration claimed for a lo
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Sentinel reports that the ULFA hoisted its organizational flag at Bakaliaghat in Karbi Anlong on account of its Foundation Day on April 7. The outfit hoisted flag at No. 2 Udali Lower Primary School premises. The local administration claimed for a long time that the ULFA was inactive or has been neutralized in the hill District Karbi Anglong. But the ULFA’s organizational flag hoisting only at a distance of 200 metres from the 5th Rajputna Rifles Camp has shown presence of the militant organization in the District.
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April - 7 
The Assam Rifles clarified that statement of NSCN-K on the alleged raid by Assam Rifles personnel allegedly on the residence of its cadre, Ghuito Sumi, was factually incorrect.
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The Assam Rifles clarified that statement of NSCN-K on the alleged raid by Assam Rifles personnel allegedly on the residence of its cadre, Ghuito Sumi, was factually incorrect.
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April - 7 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) stated that the Centre should realize that the issue was between the Government of India and the Naga people and not with National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), repor
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) stated that the Centre should realize that the issue was between the Government of India and the Naga people and not with National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), reports Nagaland Post. “Perhaps he (Pandey) understands best that he is the interlocutor for government of India only to solve IM’s charter of demands and not the interlocutor for government of India on Naga sovereignty issue,” the NSCN-K said.
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April - 7 
The Thoubal District Police arrested People's Liberation Army’s (PLA) ‘finance commander’, Laishram Kelio alias Bheiya alias King (32), during a search operation at Hiyanglam area on April 7. One laptop, one cellular phone, subscriber identity module
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The Thoubal District Police arrested People's Liberation Army’s (PLA) ‘finance commander’, Laishram Kelio alias Bheiya alias King (32), during a search operation at Hiyanglam area on April 7. One laptop, one cellular phone, subscriber identity module, and some incriminating documents were recovered from his possession.
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April - 7 
Three pressure-activated Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered by the Assam Rifles personnel from Shalwang Dung area in Chandel District and were subsequently defused on April 7.
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Three pressure-activated Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered by the Assam Rifles personnel from Shalwang Dung area in Chandel District and were subsequently defused on April 7.
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April - 7 
ULFA celebrated its ‘31st raising day’ with supporters and suspected cadres unfurling the proscribed outfit’s flag in various places across Assam. A flag was hoisted on the Moran College campus under Moranhat Police Station in Sivasagar District on A
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ULFA celebrated its ‘31st raising day’ with supporters and suspected cadres unfurling the proscribed outfit’s flag in various places across Assam. A flag was hoisted on the Moran College campus under Moranhat Police Station in Sivasagar District on April 6. Police later removed the flag and picked up Gopal Bhujjal, the night chowkidar of the college, for questioning. Further, suspected ULFA cadres hoisted the outfit’s flag in Rajgarh market on April 7, while supporters of the outfit tried to hoist the flag in an open field near the Tinsukia deputy commissioner’s office. “We chased two boys who were carrying an Ulfa flag and managed to catch one of them, Lakhi Moran, a resident of Pengeri and a student of Tinsukia ITI. His accomplice, Raju Moran, is absconding,” a senior Police official in Tinsukia said.
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April - 7 
A bomb exploded in a parking lot adjacent to a patrol pump in the Jinnah Super Market in Islamabad on April 7, according to The News. The bomb disposal experts said that it was a low powered bomb blast which was planted between cars parked in the par
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A bomb exploded in a parking lot adjacent to a patrol pump in the Jinnah Super Market in Islamabad on April 7, according to The News. The bomb disposal experts said that it was a low powered bomb blast which was planted between cars parked in the parking area while the Police claimed that it could be a fire cracker. Though, no casualty was reported, the sound was so potent that windowpanes of adjacent buildings and vehicles were broken.
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April - 7 
A child was burnt alive in a coach while three others, including two women, sustained burn injuries when a powerful time bomb exploded in a NATO oil tanker near the Michni checkpost in Landikotal of Khyber Agency in Federally Administrated Tribal Are
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A child was burnt alive in a coach while three others, including two women, sustained burn injuries when a powerful time bomb exploded in a NATO oil tanker near the Michni checkpost in Landikotal of Khyber Agency in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) at 12:45 pm (PST) on April 7, according to The News. The timed device, fitted with the oil tanker (584-TLM), was on way to the US airbase at Bagram in Afghanistan carrying thousands of jet petroleum (JP-8). Due to the huge explosion, a nearby passenger van was also destroyed, in which the deceased and injured persons were travelling. Later, a Taliban ‘commander’ identified as Omer claimed responsibility for the attack, adds Daily Times.
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April - 7 
At least 12 shops, located in the main bazaar of Mingora city, were completely destroyed due to a bomb blast, reports Daily Times. However, no casualties were reported in the incident, local Police said. According to District Police Officer (DPO) Qaz
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At least 12 shops, located in the main bazaar of Mingora city, were completely destroyed due to a bomb blast, reports Daily Times. However, no casualties were reported in the incident, local Police said. According to District Police Officer (DPO) Qazi Ghulam Farooq, the incident occurred after Isha (night time) prayers.
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April - 7 
Atleast three persons, including a pro-Government lashkar (tribal militia) leader, were killed in a shootout in the Shahi Khel area of Hangu in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 7, according to Daily Times. Former Taliban ‘commander’ and l
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Atleast three persons, including a pro-Government lashkar (tribal militia) leader, were killed in a shootout in the Shahi Khel area of Hangu in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 7, according to Daily Times. Former Taliban ‘commander’ and lashkar leader Hafiz Sakhiur Rehman and his brother Salamat were killed in their house compound by a Taliban militant who was also killed in return of fire by the commander’s guards. Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Orakzai chapter claimed responsibility for Sakhi’s killing. Commander Sakhi, who had parted ways with the Taliban and had announced his support for the Government, was busy organising a Qaumi lashkar (community militia) to tackle the Taliban.
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April - 7 
The Taliban militants bombed three Government schools with explosives in different areas of Peshawar, the provincial capital of NWFP, late in the night of April 7. Bhana Mari Police Station official Farhad said that unidentified militants planted exp
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The Taliban militants bombed three Government schools with explosives in different areas of Peshawar, the provincial capital of NWFP, late in the night of April 7. Bhana Mari Police Station official Farhad said that unidentified militants planted explosives at a Government Girls High School in Landi Arbab area which damaged the main gate, and windows and doors of the classrooms. Separately, an official at the Pishtahara Police Station said unidentified militants blew up Sufaid Dheri Middle School for Boys, adding that the blast severely damaged the school building. In addition, unidentified militants blew up two storeys of Government Primary School Bacha Garhi in the Regi Lalma area.
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April - 7 
Three militants were killed in separate clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Swat District, reports The News. The sources said that two militants, identified as Khaista Muhammad, resident of Khareri village, and Bakhtzada of Sambat area, were killed
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Three militants were killed in separate clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Swat District, reports The News. The sources said that two militants, identified as Khaista Muhammad, resident of Khareri village, and Bakhtzada of Sambat area, were killed in a clash with SFs in Matta tehsil (revenue unit). Another suspected militant, identified as Sarbuland, was killed in an encounter with Paramilitary Forces in Madyan area.
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April - 7 
Unidentified assailants opened fire and seriously injured a Police official at the Qambrani Road in Quetta on April 7, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources, the Police official, Maula Bakhsh, was on his way to the Police station when he w
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Unidentified assailants opened fire and seriously injured a Police official at the Qambrani Road in Quetta on April 7, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources, the Police official, Maula Bakhsh, was on his way to the Police station when he was shot at by armed assailants riding on a motorbike.
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April - 7 
Unknown assailants abducted two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel from a passenger bus near Panjgur. According to an FC official, the two personnel whose identity could not be ascertained were returning from their duties after completing their leave term
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Unknown assailants abducted two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel from a passenger bus near Panjgur. According to an FC official, the two personnel whose identity could not be ascertained were returning from their duties after completing their leave term and were travelling in a passenger bus when unidentified armed men stopped the bus and abducted them at gunpoint.
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April - 7 
As Nepal News reports, Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) politburo member Gopal Kiranti has said, Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) lawmakers would be barred from Udaypur
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As Nepal News reports, Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) politburo member Gopal Kiranti has said, Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) lawmakers would be barred from Udaypur District as they had become an obstacle for the new constitution. Speaking at a press conference organised by Revolutionary Journalists Association, Udaypur, on April 7, Kiranti said, NC and UML Constituent Assembly (CA) members will not be allowed in the districts. We will chase them away as they are creating a hurdle in the timely completion of the constitution writing process, he said. Further, the Unified CPN-Maoist politburo member Gopal Kirati said that his party will not allow the Government security personnel to enter the villages. Kirati, a former minister, said, “Security personnel obeying the orders of a Government neglected by people better stay off the villages.”
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April - 7 
A cadre of the outlawed Gono Bahini, identified as Ashraful Islam alias Mandar, was killed in a shootout with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in the Kushtia District town on April 7, reports Daily Star. An accused in 50 criminal cases, including 17
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A cadre of the outlawed Gono Bahini, identified as Ashraful Islam alias Mandar, was killed in a shootout with the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in the Kushtia District town on April 7, reports Daily Star. An accused in 50 criminal cases, including 17 killings, Mandar was claiming responsibility to Police and local journalists from the spots after the killings.
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April - 7 
A case was filed at Chokoria in Cox's Bazar District against a former Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Member of Parliament (MP) and 19 others on charges of arson, looting, rape and killing during the liberation war in 1971.The accused included Enamul Haque Mon
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A case was filed at Chokoria in Cox's Bazar District against a former Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Member of Parliament (MP) and 19 others on charges of arson, looting, rape and killing during the liberation war in 1971.The accused included Enamul Haque Monju, former JeI MP of Cox's Bazar-1 (Chokoria-Pekua) constituency and central president of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), and Azizur Rahman, father of Chokoria Municipality Awami League (AL) convener AKM Giasuddin.
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April - 7 
De-mining groups recovered 28 anti-personnel mines and one hand grenade from Marakkarampalai and Akkarayankulam areas on the same day.
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De-mining groups recovered 28 anti-personnel mines and one hand grenade from Marakkarampalai and Akkarayankulam areas on the same day.
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April - 7 
Nearly 60,000 Police officers have been deployed to ensure security at the poling booths and counting centers. They will be assisted by over 19,000 armed forces personnel and Special Task Force (STF) Police to maintain security.
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Nearly 60,000 Police officers have been deployed to ensure security at the poling booths and counting centers. They will be assisted by over 19,000 armed forces personnel and Special Task Force (STF) Police to maintain security.
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April - 7 
One of the accredited election monitoring groups, People's Action For Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) says they have deployed 11,000 local poll observers in addition to the 16 international observers who arrived in the country last week.
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One of the accredited election monitoring groups, People's Action For Free and Fair Elections (PAFFREL) says they have deployed 11,000 local poll observers in addition to the 16 international observers who arrived in the country last week.
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April - 7 
Troops during their search and clear operations in Badypuram, Jaffna, Ninthavil, Adampan, Kilinochchi and Palcheni ares of Nothern Province, recovered one 60-mm mortar bomb, one 81-mm mortar bomb, three anti-personnel mines, one Unexploded Ordnance (
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Troops during their search and clear operations in Badypuram, Jaffna, Ninthavil, Adampan, Kilinochchi and Palcheni ares of Nothern Province, recovered one 60-mm mortar bomb, one 81-mm mortar bomb, three anti-personnel mines, one Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), one hand grenade and 58500 rounds of T-56 ammunition on April 7, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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April - 8 
A cadre belonging to City Meitei faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Huidrom Guneshore alias Kundo Singh (18), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Singjamei Chanam in Imphal West District on April 8.
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A cadre belonging to City Meitei faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Huidrom Guneshore alias Kundo Singh (18), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Singjamei Chanam in Imphal West District on April 8.
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April - 8 
A little over 36 hours after the Maoists ambushed a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) party in the Tarmetola forest near Chintalnar in Dantewada, the Maoists launched another audacious attack on the Security Forces (SFs) in the night of April 7.
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A little over 36 hours after the Maoists ambushed a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) party in the Tarmetola forest near Chintalnar in Dantewada, the Maoists launched another audacious attack on the Security Forces (SFs) in the night of April 7.
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April - 8 
A new militant outfit, Liberal Democratic Council of Misingland (LDCM), was formed in Mising-inhabited areas. The Mising Autonomous Demand Committee (MADC) believes that there is a political force behind the birth of the outfit for which arms have be
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A new militant outfit, Liberal Democratic Council of Misingland (LDCM), was formed in Mising-inhabited areas. The Mising Autonomous Demand Committee (MADC) believes that there is a political force behind the birth of the outfit for which arms have been bought with money that was siphoned off the former Mising Autonomous Council (MAC). The existence of the LDCM came to light recently when cadres of the outfit were arrested in Lakhimpur District. MADC working president Jiban Kuli said, “There is a political force behind the LDCM. Large-scale corruption in the former MAC helped formation of the outfit. Money belonging to the previous Council has been used for buying arms for the LDCM.” Kuli also alleged that the LDCM had been formed at Jonai Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) Bhubon Pegu’s behest. Kuli observed that the LDCM could be used for destroying the Congress party in Mising-inhabited areas even as he said the sole aim of the outfit was to foment violence. “Majority of the LDCM members are people who were involved in cases of theft and looting,” he further added.
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April - 8 
A People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Laimujam Rupachandra alias Tenyson (22), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Wanghengbam Leikai bus parking. A 9-mm pistol with one magazine along with 11 live rounds and one Chinese hand grena
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A People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Laimujam Rupachandra alias Tenyson (22), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Wanghengbam Leikai bus parking. A 9-mm pistol with one magazine along with 11 live rounds and one Chinese hand grenade were recovered from his possession. He disclosed that he joined the PLA in May 2006 through one Ajit and got basic military training at Tumbol in Myanmar. He was reportedly operating in ‘mobile fighting section-II’ of the outfit.
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April - 8 
About 100 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a person, identified as Badan Singh, and his son Visambhar in Kenar-Khurd village under Chenari Police Station in Rohtas District late on April 8, reports Times of I
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About 100 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a person, identified as Badan Singh, and his son Visambhar in Kenar-Khurd village under Chenari Police Station in Rohtas District late on April 8, reports Times of India. Maoists also blew up Singh's house by using dynamite. Villagers told Police that the incident was an outcome of a land dispute with Maoists.
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April - 8 
An Army trooper was killed and another injured in a gun battle with militants holed up in the forest area of Handwara in the Kupwara District on April 8, reports Daily Excelsior. Acting on a tip off about presence of militants, Security Forces (SFs)
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An Army trooper was killed and another injured in a gun battle with militants holed up in the forest area of Handwara in the Kupwara District on April 8, reports Daily Excelsior. Acting on a tip off about presence of militants, Security Forces (SFs) launched a search operation in the forests of Kramhour-Rajwar in Handwara. During the operation the troops came under heavy firing from the militants in which two soldiers were injured. One of the injured soldiers later succumbed to injuries. Three to four militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), including the most wanted ‘commander’ of the outfit, Abdullah Uni, are believed to be holed up in the forest area. The militants were already operating in the hinterland of the Valley and were not infiltrators. However, intelligence sources said Uni, a Pakistani national, might have been on his way back to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Uni is the top ranked LeT ‘commander’ in North Kashmir and has managed to escape the dragnet of SFs at least five times in the last five to six months. He is considered to be the brain behind all the major attacks on SFs and Police informers in Sopore and adjoining areas over the past couple of years.
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April - 8 
Eleven suspected Maoists, including an ‘area-commander’, identified as Sheotahal Sahni, were arrested in separate raids from Belsand area of Sitamarhi District on April 8, reports PTI. Sheotahal was arrested with two of his accomplices near Mehasi ch
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Eleven suspected Maoists, including an ‘area-commander’, identified as Sheotahal Sahni, were arrested in separate raids from Belsand area of Sitamarhi District on April 8, reports PTI. Sheotahal was arrested with two of his accomplices near Mehasi chowk with a 9-mm pistol and 25 live cartridges.
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April - 8 
In another operation in the Magam area of the same District, the SFs arrested an OGW of the LeT, identified as Nazir Ahmad Mir, along with two hand grenades in the night of April 8.
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In another operation in the Magam area of the same District, the SFs arrested an OGW of the LeT, identified as Nazir Ahmad Mir, along with two hand grenades in the night of April 8.
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April - 8 
Nagaland Governor Nikhil Kumar on April 8 said people of the State have faith on Centre's new interlocutor for Naga peace talks R. S. Pandey, according to Shillong Times.
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Nagaland Governor Nikhil Kumar on April 8 said people of the State have faith on Centre's new interlocutor for Naga peace talks R. S. Pandey, according to Shillong Times.
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April - 8 
Police recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition after neutralising a militant hideout in the higher reaches of Khag in the Budgam District. The recoveries include one RPGL with two rockets, one AK 47, two AK 47 magazines, one AK 74 rifle, one Ka
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Police recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunition after neutralising a militant hideout in the higher reaches of Khag in the Budgam District. The recoveries include one RPGL with two rockets, one AK 47, two AK 47 magazines, one AK 74 rifle, one Kalashnikov, one Chinese pistol mark 30 with eight magazines, 80 rounds of PIKA ammunition, 120 rounds of AK 47 ammunition, 80 rounds of pistol ammunition, two UBGL grenades, one kilogram of RDX in a white coloured container and one long range cordless phone.
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April - 8 
Sangai Express reports that unidentified militants lobbed a hand grenade at the residence of Longjam Bhagaton, Superitendent Engineer of Loktak Development Authority, at Keishampat Thiyam Leikai of Imphal West District in the evening of April 8. Th
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Sangai Express reports that unidentified militants lobbed a hand grenade at the residence of Longjam Bhagaton, Superitendent Engineer of Loktak Development Authority, at Keishampat Thiyam Leikai of Imphal West District in the evening of April 8. The grenade, however, failed to explode.
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April - 8 
The CRPF on April 8 said it was conducting anti-Maoist operations in close consultation with Chhattisgarh Police and a joint offensive would be carried out, reports PTI. "We will do our planning in close consultation with the state DGP and the state
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The CRPF on April 8 said it was conducting anti-Maoist operations in close consultation with Chhattisgarh Police and a joint offensive would be carried out, reports PTI. "We will do our planning in close consultation with the state DGP and the state officers. We will have good coordination with them and it will be a joint plan," CRPF Director General Vikram Srivastava said referring to the intensification of the anti-Naxal operations.
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April - 8 
The Dandakaranya special zonal committee of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has admitted that they lost eight of their cadres in the Dantewada attack that killed 76 Security Force personnel, reports Times of India. The statement, signed
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The Dandakaranya special zonal committee of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has admitted that they lost eight of their cadres in the Dantewada attack that killed 76 Security Force personnel, reports Times of India. The statement, signed by three office-bearers of the committee, has claimed that the Maoists made away with 21 AK-47s, seven SLRs, six LMGs, one stengun and other arms after the operation. The attack was to mark the centenary of the Bhumkal adivasi rebellion and was to send a message to Union Home Minister P. Chidamabaram to stop Operation Green Hunt.
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April - 8 
The Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) slapped a demand of INR three million on a local car dealer, according to Shillong Times. Sources said that the HNLC is taking advantage of the turmoil prevailing in the State and the resurgence of m
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The Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) slapped a demand of INR three million on a local car dealer, according to Shillong Times. Sources said that the HNLC is taking advantage of the turmoil prevailing in the State and the resurgence of militancy in Garo Hills to send a message that the Khasi and Jaintia Hills are its turf and no one can operate in that space. The report adds that several others, including coal traders and businessmen, received extortion notes in recent times but they all decided to remain silent and negotiate with the outfit. Sources said that many of these businessmen who have received extortion notes do not have enough faith in the system to seek for any kind of help. They preferred to negotiate and pay some amount to the outfit and continue with their businesses than counter the militants. Sources said that HNLC remained immobile for sometime but a senior Police official said, "it is a matter of time before they resurface because the State does not seem to have a policy to deal with them." Several young recruits have joined the outfit in recent times and negated the efforts of the State Police to immobilize the outfit, said sources.
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April - 8 
The Manipur Police revealed that a new militant outfit, Manipur National Liberation Front, was formed on March 23.
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The Manipur Police revealed that a new militant outfit, Manipur National Liberation Front, was formed on March 23.
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April - 8 
The operation of Army against the militants holed up in the forest area of Handwara in Kupwara District continued for second day on April 8, according to Daily Excelsior.
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The operation of Army against the militants holed up in the forest area of Handwara in Kupwara District continued for second day on April 8, according to Daily Excelsior.
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April - 8 
The Union Government on April 8 said it will not enter into any kind of dialogue with splinter militant groups operating in the Northeast nor accept their laying down of arms in a public function, according to Shillong Times. Security Forces shall ta
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The Union Government on April 8 said it will not enter into any kind of dialogue with splinter militant groups operating in the Northeast nor accept their laying down of arms in a public function, according to Shillong Times. Security Forces shall take concerted action against such splinter groups, a Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) spokesman said. "It has been decided that Government will not enter into dialogue with splinter groups or any other new outfits or breakaway factions or accept their laying down of arms in a public function," he said. "It has been observed that some of the renegade cadres of the outfits who did not give up their arms have not joined the ongoing peace process and some of them have reportedly formed splinter groups. Security forces shall take concerted action against such splinter groups," the spokesperson said.
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April - 8 
Two People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadres were arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Keishampat Kangabam Leikai area on April 8. They were identified as Elangbam Sanaton Singh (46) and Keisham Ingocha Singh (50). Two c
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Two People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadres were arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Keishampat Kangabam Leikai area on April 8. They were identified as Elangbam Sanaton Singh (46) and Keisham Ingocha Singh (50). Two cellular phones and another similar gadget along with INR 150 were recovered from their possession. They joined the outfit in 2006 through one Tamo (48) in ‘finance section’ and operated under his ‘command’.
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April - 8 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on April 8 announced an inquiry into the massacre of 76 CRPF personnel in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on April 6, reports The Hindu. The inquiry will be conducted by one-member committee of retired Indian Pol
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on April 8 announced an inquiry into the massacre of 76 CRPF personnel in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh on April 6, reports The Hindu. The inquiry will be conducted by one-member committee of retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer E. N. Rammohan. It will submit its report in 15 days. Chidambaram also said Maoists always took away arms of the security personnel killed by them. “They also buy arms from across the border. There are arms bazaars across the border. They bring them clandestinely into the country,'' he said, pointing out India had open and porous borders with Nepal, Myanmar and Bangladesh.
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April - 8 
A ‘spokesman’ for the for Swat chapter of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Noor Hashim Ahrabi, claimed responsibility for the recent suicide bombing at the ANP rally in Timergara in Lower Dir District on April 5 and for all the bomb attacks in M
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A ‘spokesman’ for the for Swat chapter of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Noor Hashim Ahrabi, claimed responsibility for the recent suicide bombing at the ANP rally in Timergara in Lower Dir District on April 5 and for all the bomb attacks in Malakand Division. Ahrabi, who replaced Salman as Swat Taliban ‘spokesman’, spoke to the media after a long time and asked the people to stay away from the ANP meetings to avoid harm as these were a target for the Taliban.
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April - 8 
A hand grenade was hurled at a vehicle carrying labourers by unidentified militants in Hub town of Balochistan on April 8, reports Daily Times. According to Police, a vehicle was on its way to the Hub Cement Factory carrying its labourers when the at
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A hand grenade was hurled at a vehicle carrying labourers by unidentified militants in Hub town of Balochistan on April 8, reports Daily Times. According to Police, a vehicle was on its way to the Hub Cement Factory carrying its labourers when the attack took place. However, no loss of life was reported.
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April - 8 
At least 10 abducted persons and two Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants were killed as the fighter aircraft bombed a private prison of the LI outfit in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 8, according to
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At least 10 abducted persons and two Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants were killed as the fighter aircraft bombed a private prison of the LI outfit in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 8, according to Daily Times. Security sources said LI operatives had fled before the bombing, adding that the prison was completely destroyed. The LI operatives kept abducted persons for ransom in this private prison, sources added further.
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April - 8 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 24 Taliban militants and arrested 21 others during fresh clashes in Swat and Lower Dir Districts of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 8, according to Daily Times. SFs pounded 40 hideouts and killed
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 24 Taliban militants and arrested 21 others during fresh clashes in Swat and Lower Dir Districts of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 8, according to Daily Times. SFs pounded 40 hideouts and killed 21 militants in Patao and Takuroshikhan areas of Lower Dir District. The SFs also killed three militants in Swat and arrested 21 others from different areas of Swat District.
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April - 8 
Unidentified militants fired 10 rockets at security check posts in Shahu Khel area of Hangu District late in the night of April 8. Three rockets landed near Qazi Talaab checkpost while one hit a house injuring an Afghanistan refugee.
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Unidentified militants fired 10 rockets at security check posts in Shahu Khel area of Hangu District late in the night of April 8. Three rockets landed near Qazi Talaab checkpost while one hit a house injuring an Afghanistan refugee.
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April - 8 
As Himalayan Times reports, Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) condemned the arrest of 15 of its protesters including their Mahottari District chairman Tej Narayan Yadav during their mass protest. Armed Police arrested the cadres to resume the general s
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As Himalayan Times reports, Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) condemned the arrest of 15 of its protesters including their Mahottari District chairman Tej Narayan Yadav during their mass protest. Armed Police arrested the cadres to resume the general strike called by the party.
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April - 8 
Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-N) Kamal Thapa has claimed the three big parties – Unified CPN-Maoist, Nepali Congress (NC) and communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) --- have secretly made an agreement to exte
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Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-N) Kamal Thapa has claimed the three big parties – Unified CPN-Maoist, Nepali Congress (NC) and communist Party of Nepal- Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) --- have secretly made an agreement to extend the Constituent Assembly (CA) term. “They (leaders of three main parties) continue to say that the new constitution will be promulgated on time even after agreeing to extend the CA term. Thus they have deceived people,” he said.
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April - 8 
The general strike enforced by the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal (MJF-N) has affected life in Terai districts since morning of April 8 (today), reports Kantipuronline. The MJF-N has been waging a protest movement calling for implementation of the 2
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The general strike enforced by the Madheshi Janadhikar Forum-Nepal (MJF-N) has affected life in Terai districts since morning of April 8 (today), reports Kantipuronline. The MJF-N has been waging a protest movement calling for implementation of the 22-point agreement reached between the Government and the Madheshi parties in the past.
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April - 8 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) has called for nation-wide general strike on April 12 protesting against the Government decision to award the Machine Readable Passports (MRP) contract to India, reports Kantipuronline.
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) has called for nation-wide general strike on April 12 protesting against the Government decision to award the Machine Readable Passports (MRP) contract to India, reports Kantipuronline.
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April - 8 
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister G. M. Quader revealed that a western country's embassy in Dhaka informed the Government about the possible terror attack or plane hijacking at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on April 8. In the wake of such
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Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister G. M. Quader revealed that a western country's embassy in Dhaka informed the Government about the possible terror attack or plane hijacking at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on April 8. In the wake of such information from a foreign embassy, the Government issued red alert in the airport area and beefed up security measurers in and around the airport.
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April - 8 
Polls for the first post-war parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka opened on April 8 (today) morning at 7:00 a.m. (SLT) amid heavy security, reports Colombo Page. The polls will close at 4:00 p.m. This is the first parliamentary election held after w
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Polls for the first post-war parliamentary elections in Sri Lanka opened on April 8 (today) morning at 7:00 a.m. (SLT) amid heavy security, reports Colombo Page. The polls will close at 4:00 p.m. This is the first parliamentary election held after winning the war against the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorism. Over 14 million registered voters are eligible to cast their ballots at 11,098 polling centers throughout the country including the LTTE controlled Northern and Eastern provinces. Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapakse who was elected to a second term earlier in 2010 has already cast his vote early this morning at the D.A Rajapaksa Vidyalaya in his hometown of Medamulana in Hambanthota District. Voters are to elect 196 candidates to the 225-member parliament. A total of 7,620 candidates representing 36 parties and 301 independent groups are vying for a slot. Elections Commissioner Dayananda Dishanayake called on the voters to cast their ballots early to prevent voter fraud. The Government says it has taken every measure to ensure a free and fair election. However, nearly 60,000 Police officers have been deployed to ensure security at the poling booths and counting centers. They will be assisted by over 19,000 armed forces personnel and Special Task Force (STF) Police to maintain security.
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April - 8 
The Election Secretariat is to commence releasing the results of Sri Lanka's parliamentary elections before midnight on April 8, state run radio station Rupavahini reported. According to the election officials, the results will be released in three s
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The Election Secretariat is to commence releasing the results of Sri Lanka's parliamentary elections before midnight on April 8, state run radio station Rupavahini reported. According to the election officials, the results will be released in three stages. The postal voting results and the district level results would be issued first before 10:00 p.m. tonight followed by the polling division level results. The final result representing the composition of the new parliament will be released by about 2:00 p.m. tomorrow. The number of counting centers has been increased to 1,387 to ensure the speedy release of results, the election officials added.
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April - 9 
A cadre belonging to City Meitei faction of the KCP, identified as Akhom Herojit alias Vicky Singh (25), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Waheng Leikai on April 9. A Chinese hand grenade with one detonator and a Chinese cellular p
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A cadre belonging to City Meitei faction of the KCP, identified as Akhom Herojit alias Vicky Singh (25), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Waheng Leikai on April 9. A Chinese hand grenade with one detonator and a Chinese cellular phone were recovered from his possession. He confessed that he joined the outfit in August 2009 through one Nanao of Moirang and was asked to extort money.
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April - 9 
A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Khuraijam Ajit (41), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police on April 9. One .22 pen gun, three live ammunitions of .22 and one 9-mm pistol along
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A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Khuraijam Ajit (41), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police on April 9. One .22 pen gun, three live ammunitions of .22 and one 9-mm pistol along with four live ammunitions were recovered from his possession. Khuraijam was an employee of the Telecom Department currently under suspension. He was operating in ‘finance section’ of the outfit under one Naobicha.
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April - 9 
A female cadre of the PLA, identified as Soraisam Ongbi Ningthoujam Ningol Premila Devi (46), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police during a search operation along Uripok Kangchup road. She confessed that she was involved in extortion of mo
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A female cadre of the PLA, identified as Soraisam Ongbi Ningthoujam Ningol Premila Devi (46), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police during a search operation along Uripok Kangchup road. She confessed that she was involved in extortion of money from the general public in Thoubal areas under the instruction of one Chitra of the ‘medical staff’ of the PLA.
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April - 9 
A suspected militant was shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter at Waithou Chiru village under Lilong Police station in Thoubal District on April 9, reports Imphal Free Press. One 9-mm pistol with Mag, one live round of 9-mm, sev
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A suspected militant was shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter at Waithou Chiru village under Lilong Police station in Thoubal District on April 9, reports Imphal Free Press. One 9-mm pistol with Mag, one live round of 9-mm, seven FCC of 9-mm, one Kenwood Hand Held RS were recovered from the encounter site.
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April - 9 
According to Telegraph, voters in the Bodo belt on April 9 exercise their franchise in large numbers in the most peaceful election held in the area since 2005.State election commissioner Biren Dutta said that the overall estimated turnout was 75 per
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According to Telegraph, voters in the Bodo belt on April 9 exercise their franchise in large numbers in the most peaceful election held in the area since 2005.State election commissioner Biren Dutta said that the overall estimated turnout was 75 per cent and repolling was ordered in 16 of the 2,685 polling stations in the 40 Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) seats.
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April - 9 
Acting on a tip off, Police arrested a horse shoe dealer from Sopore town in Baramulla District after recovering a hand grenade from his shop. Showkat Ahmad Shalla, was arrested by the Special Operations Group of Police and taken for questioning.
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Acting on a tip off, Police arrested a horse shoe dealer from Sopore town in Baramulla District after recovering a hand grenade from his shop. Showkat Ahmad Shalla, was arrested by the Special Operations Group of Police and taken for questioning.
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April - 9 
An 18 year old girl, Thangkhoi Haokip, was injured when unidentified militants hurled one hand grenade inside the residential complex of former Deputy Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly T.T. Haokip at New Lambulane under Porompat Police Station
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An 18 year old girl, Thangkhoi Haokip, was injured when unidentified militants hurled one hand grenade inside the residential complex of former Deputy Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly T.T. Haokip at New Lambulane under Porompat Police Station in Imphal East District. Thangkhoi Haokip is the daughter of T.T. Haokip.
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April - 9 
Army on April 9 (today) foiled an infiltration bid and killed two militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kupwara District, reports PTI. Troops guarding the border noticed some movement in Keran sector near the LoC, a defence spokesman said.
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Army on April 9 (today) foiled an infiltration bid and killed two militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Kupwara District, reports PTI. Troops guarding the border noticed some movement in Keran sector near the LoC, a defence spokesman said. The infiltrators opened fire at the Security Force (SF) personnel and in the ensuing gun battle two militants were killed, he said, adding that search operation is on in the area.
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April - 9 
Bangladesh Government assured Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar that it would take effective steps against Indian insurgents holed up in that country, reports Assam Tribune. “During my visit to Dhaka last month, I met Bangladesh Prime Minister She
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Bangladesh Government assured Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar that it would take effective steps against Indian insurgents holed up in that country, reports Assam Tribune. “During my visit to Dhaka last month, I met Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and spoke to her about the presence of the North East insurgents in that country. She assured me that effective steps would be taken against the ultras and they would not be allowed to use the soil of Bangladesh,” Sarkar said on April 9. Manik Sarkar told Hasina that Tripura Government had sent a detailed list of the insurgent camps in Bangladesh to former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and she had also made counter complaints that there were camps of anti-Bangladesh elements in India. “However, when we proposed for joint inspection, there was no response from the Bangladesh side,” he said.
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April - 9 
Chandra Kichipadia (25), a suspected cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested by the Police from Khemaguru village in Malkangiri District on April 9, reported The Hindu. He was reportedly involved in Govindpalli ghat ro
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Chandra Kichipadia (25), a suspected cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested by the Police from Khemaguru village in Malkangiri District on April 9, reported The Hindu. He was reportedly involved in Govindpalli ghat road landmine blast where 11 troopers of the Special Operation Group (SOG) were killed in Baipariguda block of Koraput District near Malknagiri District border on April 4. 50 electronic detonators, gelatine and bundles of electric wires used for detonation of landmines were seized from his possession.
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April - 9 
Security agencies have launched a crackdown against terror suspects using international cards as a mode of funding their operations in India, reports Times of India. In two operations in Lucknow and Delhi, intelligence agencies with the help of local
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Security agencies have launched a crackdown against terror suspects using international cards as a mode of funding their operations in India, reports Times of India. In two operations in Lucknow and Delhi, intelligence agencies with the help of local Police seized more than 65 international credit cards with at least INR 40-50 million withdrawn on them and distributed to sleeper cells, sources said. In the first operation, the Anti-Terrorist Squad of the Uttar Pradesh Police in March recovered 20 international cards from two individuals in Lucknow after a close surveillance revealed that they were using the credit cards to draw money and pass it on to sleeper cells in the city on the instructions of Nepal-based masterminds. In a similar action in the national Capital Delhi, officials of the Delhi Police raided a resident in Rohini and recovered 45 international credit cards from his possession along with INR 600000 in cash. Initial questioning of the accused in both the cases that the revealed money was paid in Nepal and the operatives in Lucknow and Delhi were instructed to withdraw it and pass it on to contacts as per orders. While the income tax department is on the job to map the economic footprint of these jehadis within the country, the Government has roped in the Enforcement Directorate to register and investigate each of these cases to identify the sources of transactions made in foreign countries on these cards and further investigate the cases under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). A year-long investigation in the use of international credit cards by terror suspects in India has revealed that at least INR 200-250 million had been spent by them in the recent past across the country. These credit cards were issued in US, Canada, UK, Dubai, Nepal and Bangladesh and the bills were picked up by terror masterminds based there. Agencies are identifying all such payment gateways, their beneficiaries and sponsors.
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April - 9 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested three local trained militants of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) during separate operations in Kashmir valley, Daily Excelsior reported. On April 9, the SFs ar
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested three local trained militants of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) during separate operations in Kashmir valley, Daily Excelsior reported. On April 9, the SFs arrested the three HM militants, identified as Bilal Ahmad Wani, Imran Ahmad Wani and Mohammad Ashraf Gojri, from the Batapora-Magam area of Handwara in the Kupwara District along with huge cache of arms and ammunition. While an AK rifle, two magazines, 60 rounds of ammunition and two UBGL grenades were recovered from the possession of Bilal, six UBGL grenades were recovered at the instance of Imran and Ashraf.
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April - 9 
Telegraph reports that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader Arabinda Rajkhowa’s former personal bodyguard, Dilip Barman, was attacked in Dhubri on April 7. Therefore, the Dhubri Zila Praktan ULFA Samannayrakshi Samiti (an organisation of for
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Telegraph reports that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader Arabinda Rajkhowa’s former personal bodyguard, Dilip Barman, was attacked in Dhubri on April 7. Therefore, the Dhubri Zila Praktan ULFA Samannayrakshi Samiti (an organisation of former ULFA cadres) has called a 12-hour Dhubri District bandh (general shutdown) beginning from 5am, April 9 (today). Dilip Barman is a central committee member of the organisation. The president of the Samiti, Sushil Chandra Roy, said that Barman was attacked by Bodoland Peoples' Front (BPF) candidate Doneswar Goyari and his armed supporters when he was on his way back home from his uncle’s house in Satipara village in the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD). Meanwhile, the Samiti asked Assam Governor J.B. Patnaik to use his office to get ULFA, ‘general secretary’, Anup Chetia, extradited from Bangladesh. A seven-member group of the Samiti in a memorandum also said the Government and ULFA should start honourable talks at the earliest and Chetia should be part of the dialogue. Chetia is in custody of Bangladesh. The development comes a day after ULFA, ‘vice-chairman’ Pradip Gogoi, writing in the outfit's mouthpiece, Freedom, said the time had come to seek the opinion of masses, of different organizations and races.
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April - 9 
The Assam Rifles refuted the allegation of the PLA regarding desecrating of sacred places by the Armed Forces in Manipur.
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The Assam Rifles refuted the allegation of the PLA regarding desecrating of sacred places by the Armed Forces in Manipur.
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April - 9 
The Kuki Peoples’ Forum in Chandel District opposed decision of the Manipur Government to shelter 200 cadres belonging to Lallumba group of the Military Council faction of the KCP at 8 Manipur Rifles campus in Leikun in Chandel District. It objected
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The Kuki Peoples’ Forum in Chandel District opposed decision of the Manipur Government to shelter 200 cadres belonging to Lallumba group of the Military Council faction of the KCP at 8 Manipur Rifles campus in Leikun in Chandel District. It objected to housing valley based militant outfits in hill areas. The forum also warned of launching several forms of agitation with civil society organisations if the State Government failed to review its decision at the earliest.
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April - 9 
Two suspected Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadres were arrested by the Border Security Force personnel near Dawki in Jaintia Hills District along India-Bangladesh border on April 9, according to Shillong Times. They were identified
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Two suspected Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadres were arrested by the Border Security Force personnel near Dawki in Jaintia Hills District along India-Bangladesh border on April 9, according to Shillong Times. They were identified as Rishot Lyngdoh and Suk Kharakor. Two suspected Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadres were arrested by the Border Security Force personnel near Dawki in Jaintia Hills District along India-Bangladesh border on April 9, according to Shillong Times. They were identified as Rishot Lyngdoh and Suk Kharakor.
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April - 9 
Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres, Bharat Kataki (20) and Balin Bora (19), were arrested by the Police from Deotala under Narayanpur Police outpost in Lakhimpur District on an unspecified date, reports Sentinel. The Police recovered t
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Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres, Bharat Kataki (20) and Balin Bora (19), were arrested by the Police from Deotala under Narayanpur Police outpost in Lakhimpur District on an unspecified date, reports Sentinel. The Police recovered two cellular phones, five subscriber identity module cards, one khukuri (knife) and a bike from their possession.
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April - 9 
A UN report said that more than 200,000 civilians have fled a military offensive and violence in the tribal Districts near the Afghanistan border. The UN said the mass exodus began in November 2009 from the Districts of Orakzai and Kurram, which have
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A UN report said that more than 200,000 civilians have fled a military offensive and violence in the tribal Districts near the Afghanistan border. The UN said the mass exodus began in November 2009 from the Districts of Orakzai and Kurram, which have been hit by the Taliban and al Qaeda militants as well as sectarian violence. “More than 35,000 families or approximately 210,000 individuals from Orakzai and Kurram Agencies have been registered as internally displaced persons (IDPs) since November last year,” UN refugee agency spokeswoman Ariane Rummery said.
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April - 9 
NWFP Police Chief Malik Naveed on April 9 said that Kala Dhaka is the new base for the Taliban, who fled the Army operation in Swat and other Districts in Malakand in 2009. “It (Kala Dhaka) is creating problems for us,” he expressed concern over the
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NWFP Police Chief Malik Naveed on April 9 said that Kala Dhaka is the new base for the Taliban, who fled the Army operation in Swat and other Districts in Malakand in 2009. “It (Kala Dhaka) is creating problems for us,” he expressed concern over the new base of the Swat Taliban who could make a comeback if not contained now. Kala Dhaka is part of Provincially Administered Tribal Areas (PATA) where the Government’s writ has not been established yet as neither a jirga (council) is effective nor do the Levies Force operate there. Further, the Interior Minister Rehman Malik assured the National Assembly that citizens would not be affected by the action against outlaws in Kala Dhaka, a tribal area adjacent to Hazara region. He said the operation would be aimed at eliminating criminals, proclaimed offenders and militants who were hiding there after being pushed out from Swat and Waziristan. Malik said action would be taken against the criminals who have taken refuge in Kala Dhaka area of the Hazara Division.
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April - 9 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed 30 Taliban militants in clashes during the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in Lower Orakzai and Kurram Agencies of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 9, according to Daily Times. The SFs
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed 30 Taliban militants in clashes during the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in Lower Orakzai and Kurram Agencies of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 9, according to Daily Times. The SFs bombed Taliban hideouts in Beezot area of Lower Orakzai, killing 19 militants while one SF and 18 militants were injured. Later, the SFs killed 11 militants in Kurram.
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April - 9 
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up when they were signalled by Police to stop for a body search in Ameer Wanda area in Lakki Marwat District of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 9, according to Daily Times. However, no other casualties
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Two suicide bombers blew themselves up when they were signalled by Police to stop for a body search in Ameer Wanda area in Lakki Marwat District of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 9, according to Daily Times. However, no other casualties were reported.
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April - 9 
A group of Young Communist League (YCL) cadres on April 9 assaulted five cadres of the Matrika-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Matrika-led CPN-Maoist), including the District in-charge, Bhim Prasad Chapagain, at Thumpokhara-6 in Bhaisekhola of S
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A group of Young Communist League (YCL) cadres on April 9 assaulted five cadres of the Matrika-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Matrika-led CPN-Maoist), including the District in-charge, Bhim Prasad Chapagain, at Thumpokhara-6 in Bhaisekhola of Syangja District, reports Himalayan Times. According to the Matrika-led party, its cadres were assaulted while they were engaged in the party's work in Chapagain's house.
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April - 9 
Former Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Rookmangud Katawal on April 9 said in Lalitpur District that the Nepal Army would not remain silent if violence erupts in the nation after May 28, 2010, the deadline for the promulgation of the statute, reports Himal
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Former Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) Rookmangud Katawal on April 9 said in Lalitpur District that the Nepal Army would not remain silent if violence erupts in the nation after May 28, 2010, the deadline for the promulgation of the statute, reports Himalayan Times. "If somebody has made a bullet to target my head, I welcome it. I am ready to die for Nepali people," he said. Ostensibly referring to the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) plan of launching a people's revolt by bringing about a split in the Nepal Army, Katawal said, "Since the Nepal Army has been actively maintaining peace in the country for long, NA is not as weak as certain people think. Nobody can split it."
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April - 9 
Kantipuronline reports that chairman of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) Upendra Yadav said that there is no alternative to the high level political consensus for constitution writing and completing the ongoing peace process.
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Kantipuronline reports that chairman of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) Upendra Yadav said that there is no alternative to the high level political consensus for constitution writing and completing the ongoing peace process.
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April - 9 
The situation in Bajura District headquarter Martadi has returned to normalcy after Unified CPN-Maoist and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leaders agreed to abstain from clashes, reports Nepal News. Martadi had become ten
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The situation in Bajura District headquarter Martadi has returned to normalcy after Unified CPN-Maoist and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leaders agreed to abstain from clashes, reports Nepal News. Martadi had become tense from April 7 due to clashes between Unified CPN-Maoist and CPN-UML cadres ensued by a minor dispute between them.
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April - 9 
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam asked his party men to undo the conspiracy of war criminals who are out to hinder the war crimes trial. “The war criminals have hundreds of millions of taka (Bangladeshi Currency). They will try
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Awami League (AL) General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam asked his party men to undo the conspiracy of war criminals who are out to hinder the war crimes trial. “The war criminals have hundreds of millions of taka (Bangladeshi Currency). They will try to hold back the trials with the power of money,” Ashraful said while addressing a rally in Dhaka.
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April - 9 
Police on April 9 arrested four cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) as they took out a procession in the city streets violating Section 144 imposed by Barisal District Police Commissioner, reports Daily Star. The authoriti
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Police on April 9 arrested four cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) as they took out a procession in the city streets violating Section 144 imposed by Barisal District Police Commissioner, reports Daily Star. The authorities imposed 144 banning any rally, meeting or gathering on the Barisal Women Club premises to restore law and order.
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April - 9 
De-mining groups recovered four anti-personnel mines and three Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG) from Mallavarakkayan and Kilinochchi areas.
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De-mining groups recovered four anti-personnel mines and three Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG) from Mallavarakkayan and Kilinochchi areas.
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April - 9 
The Election Commission is to release the voting data only after all the results are officially announced and the independent election monitors have estimated the voter turnout to be between 50 and 55 per cent. Polling in the war-ravaged Northern Pro
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The Election Commission is to release the voting data only after all the results are officially announced and the independent election monitors have estimated the voter turnout to be between 50 and 55 per cent. Polling in the war-ravaged Northern Province appears to be very low.
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April - 9 
The Hindu adds that of the results of 180 seats declared so far, the UPFA has won in 120 constituencies. The outcome of the elections to the 225-member House shows that there is no change in the public mood since the January 26, 2010 Presidential ele
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The Hindu adds that of the results of 180 seats declared so far, the UPFA has won in 120 constituencies. The outcome of the elections to the 225-member House shows that there is no change in the public mood since the January 26, 2010 Presidential election in which Mahinda Rajapakse secured a second tenure by nearly 18 percentage points over the candidate backed by the entire Opposition. The main Opposition grouping, led by the United National Party (UNP), has so far bagged only 47 seats. The Democratic National Alliance (DNA), the third front led by the defeated common consensus Presidential candidate and the former Army Chief General (retired) Sarath Fonseka, has fared poorly, securing less than half-a-dozen seats.
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April - 9 
The official final tally of the new Parliament is expected to be delayed for at least two weeks, as the Election Commission has withheld the results of 12 seats in the Kandy District following complaints of irregularities in some polling booths. Thou
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The official final tally of the new Parliament is expected to be delayed for at least two weeks, as the Election Commission has withheld the results of 12 seats in the Kandy District following complaints of irregularities in some polling booths. Though the six-week campaign in the run-up to the elections did not evoke much interest among the people, the outcome was watched with keen interest as it is the first general election in the island nation after the military defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the death of its leader Velupillai Prabakaran in May 2009. The pro-LTTE Tamil National Alliance (TNA) bagged a dozen of the 20 seats for which the results have been declared so far in the provinces of north and east.
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April - 9 
The ruling United Peoples' Freedom Alliance (UPFA) won a huge majority close to almost two-thirds in the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka at the General election held on April 8, reports Daily News. The UPFA secured majorities over 100, 000 in six lecto
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The ruling United Peoples' Freedom Alliance (UPFA) won a huge majority close to almost two-thirds in the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka at the General election held on April 8, reports Daily News. The UPFA secured majorities over 100, 000 in six lectoral Districts while its majority in the electoral District of Kurunegala exceeded 200,000. The highest majority of 322,953 votes was recorded in the Gampaha District. The results for Kandy and Trincomalee Districts have not been released. They will be released only after a re-poll is held by the Elections Commissioner in electorates where counting has been suspended on account of alleged malpractices.
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April - 9 
Troops during search and clear operations in the Neenthavil, Kilinochchi and Alankulam areas of Wanni on April 9 recovered 40 anti-personnel mines and one hand grenade, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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Troops during search and clear operations in the Neenthavil, Kilinochchi and Alankulam areas of Wanni on April 9 recovered 40 anti-personnel mines and one hand grenade, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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April - 10 
A huge cache of ammunition was recovered by the Imphal West District Police from Yangoi Maril under Wangoi Police Station on April 10. The seizure included seven lethod cells, one cellular phone and 197 AK rifle ammunition. Two suspects were subseque
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A huge cache of ammunition was recovered by the Imphal West District Police from Yangoi Maril under Wangoi Police Station on April 10. The seizure included seven lethod cells, one cellular phone and 197 AK rifle ammunition. Two suspects were subsequently arrested from the adjoining Toupokpi and Pangal Sipphai villages.
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April - 10 
Myanmar’s Ambassador to India U. Kyi Thein at Shillong in Meghalaya on April 10 said that action against Indian insurgents in its territory will be initiated only after receiving military assistance from India. “We have informed India of our requirem
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Myanmar’s Ambassador to India U. Kyi Thein at Shillong in Meghalaya on April 10 said that action against Indian insurgents in its territory will be initiated only after receiving military assistance from India. “We have informed India of our requirements to help us in fighting against the insurgents,” the Ambassador said. “India has agreed to provide us our military requirements, but I cannot share with you our requirements,” Thein said. He said, “We also shared the same problem (insurgency) like India. This problem will be sorted once India meet our requirements.” The report adds that there are at least 15 insurgents’ camps operating from Myanmar soil, fighting either for an autonomous or independent homeland in Manipur, Nagaland and Assam. The Centre asked the Myanmar to take action against the militant groups, including Manipur-based United National Liberation Front (UNLF), People’s Liberation Army (PLA), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK); Assam-based United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and Nagaland-based National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) operating from Sagaing division and the Chin State of Myanmar. Thein said that the problem of insurgency across the India-Myanmar border can be sorted out through infrastructure development. “We (India- Myanmar) now plan to develop infrastructure in the border with special emphasis on enhancing connectivity,” the Ambassador informed.
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April - 10 
Security Forces neutralised a militant hideout in the Khankote area of Doda District and recovered one 12-bore rifle with two rounds of ammunition, 10 rounds of AK ammunition, 8-meter safety fuse, 3 detonators and 10 kilograms of assorted ration on A
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Security Forces neutralised a militant hideout in the Khankote area of Doda District and recovered one 12-bore rifle with two rounds of ammunition, 10 rounds of AK ammunition, 8-meter safety fuse, 3 detonators and 10 kilograms of assorted ration on April 10, reports PTI.
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April - 10 
Shillong Times reports that ‘publicity secretary’ of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), Gilsang Matgrik Marak, said that an Indian Mujahideen militant, Sanwar Hussain, was captured by its cadres, along with three AK-47 rifles and a huge cache
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Shillong Times reports that ‘publicity secretary’ of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), Gilsang Matgrik Marak, said that an Indian Mujahideen militant, Sanwar Hussain, was captured by its cadres, along with three AK-47 rifles and a huge cache of ammunition, from East Garo Hills District on April 10 and was kept in confinement.
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April - 10 
Sources said that a Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) party member, Kanaklal Basumatary, was injured in a clash between the BPF and the ceasefire group of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) on April 10, according to Telegraph. The BPF, a pa
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Sources said that a Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) party member, Kanaklal Basumatary, was injured in a clash between the BPF and the ceasefire group of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) on April 10, according to Telegraph. The BPF, a partner in the ruling coalition at Dispur, has accused its rival, the Bodo People's Progressive Front (BPPF), of taking the help of the faction of the NDFB, which is in ceasefire with the Government, for the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) polls.
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April - 10 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in West Midnapore District on April 10, reported Hindustan Times. The duo was identified as Kaushik Dutta and P
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in West Midnapore District on April 10, reported Hindustan Times. The duo was identified as Kaushik Dutta and Paban Mahato and their dead bodies were found in the Bandhgora area of Jhargram sub-division in the District. The posters found near the dead bodies claimed that Dutta and Mahato, both CPI-M supporters, used to act as Police informers.
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April - 10 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a culvert on an important road and put up posters opposing ‘Operation Green Hunt' in the Narayanpatna block of Koraput District on April 10, according to The Hindu. They also put up posters nea
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a culvert on an important road and put up posters opposing ‘Operation Green Hunt' in the Narayanpatna block of Koraput District on April 10, according to The Hindu. They also put up posters near Roxy area of the K.Balanga block of Sundergarh District. Deputy Inspector-General of Police (South western range) Sanjiv Panda said the Maoists used landmines to damage a culvert on the crucial Narayanpatna-Laxmipur road near the Karki ghat.
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April - 10 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a school, a community hall and two health centres at Sarodag village in Kaimur District on April 10, reported Times of India. Maoist leaflets were also found at the site.
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a school, a community hall and two health centres at Sarodag village in Kaimur District on April 10, reported Times of India. Maoist leaflets were also found at the site.
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April - 10 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead two civilians in the Lalgarh area of Paschim Medinipur District on April 10, reports The Hindu. According to Superintendent of Police (SP), the bullet-riddled bodies were found on a village r
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead two civilians in the Lalgarh area of Paschim Medinipur District on April 10, reports The Hindu. According to Superintendent of Police (SP), the bullet-riddled bodies were found on a village road at Bandhgora near Jhargram town. The victims, Kaushik Datta and Paban Mahato, were part-time Government employees.
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April - 10 
Two cadres belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), including a woman, were arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Khurai Tharoijam Leikai area on April 10, reports Imphal Free Press. They were identif
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Two cadres belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), including a woman, were arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Khurai Tharoijam Leikai area on April 10, reports Imphal Free Press. They were identifies as Saikhom Loyangamba Meetei alias Inao (26) and Yaithangbam N. Pravita Devi (42).
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April - 10 
Two former ULFA militants, identified as Pikash Rabha and Santu Rabha, who laid down arms in 2000, were arrested by the Goalpara District Police from Salpara on April 10 for acting as linkmen.
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Two former ULFA militants, identified as Pikash Rabha and Santu Rabha, who laid down arms in 2000, were arrested by the Goalpara District Police from Salpara on April 10 for acting as linkmen.
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April - 10 
A LI ‘commander’ Ghazi Afridi was killed in an encounter with abductors of Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) technician, Khitab Gul, at Karamna area of the Khyber Agency. According to sources, three relatives of the Khitab Gul along with LI comm
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A LI ‘commander’ Ghazi Afridi was killed in an encounter with abductors of Expanded Program on Immunization (EPI) technician, Khitab Gul, at Karamna area of the Khyber Agency. According to sources, three relatives of the Khitab Gul along with LI commander Ghazi Afridi had gone to Karamna to hold negotiations with the abductors. During negotiations a scuffle broke out and the abductors opened fire, which resulted in the death of the LI commander. Furthermore, the abductors also abducted the three relatives who were accompanying Afridi.
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April - 10 
A patrolling team of the Frontier Corps (FC) escaped a remote controlled bomb attack in Panjgur. According to sources, unidentified militants planted an explosive device along the road near Paskool, a seasonal river in the Panjgur district, aiming to
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A patrolling team of the Frontier Corps (FC) escaped a remote controlled bomb attack in Panjgur. According to sources, unidentified militants planted an explosive device along the road near Paskool, a seasonal river in the Panjgur district, aiming to target an FC vehicle, which was on routine patrolling.
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April - 10 
A toy bomb injured two children in Chaman of Balochistan on April 10, according to Daily Times. Sources said that two children, identified as Bacha (10) and Ali (12), were playing outside their house in the Mehmoodabad area of Chaman when one of the
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A toy bomb injured two children in Chaman of Balochistan on April 10, according to Daily Times. Sources said that two children, identified as Bacha (10) and Ali (12), were playing outside their house in the Mehmoodabad area of Chaman when one of the children found a toy bomb and started playing with it. Resultantly, it exploded and caused minor injuries to both children.
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April - 10 
At least 45 Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants were killed in air strikes in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 10, reports Daily Times. “At least 45 militants of the LI were killed and two hideouts were
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At least 45 Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) militants were killed in air strikes in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 10, reports Daily Times. “At least 45 militants of the LI were killed and two hideouts were also destroyed,” Khyber administration Chief Shafeerullah Wazir said. “The death toll may rise as dozens of others were also injured in the airstrikes,” he added. However, the locals said the people who died in the airstrikes in Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency were civilians. “The dead civilians included women and children,” locals said, adding that the house and a nearby building were completely destroyed.
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April - 10 
Three security forces (SFs) personnel and 10 militants were killed in clashes in Sararogha District of South Waziristan Agency. Officials said the clashes took place in the Sararogha District of South Waziristan Agency, where helicopter gunship and j
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Three security forces (SFs) personnel and 10 militants were killed in clashes in Sararogha District of South Waziristan Agency. Officials said the clashes took place in the Sararogha District of South Waziristan Agency, where helicopter gunship and jet fighters have been dispatched for consolidation. During the clashes, seven security personnel and several militants were also injured.
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April - 10 
Unidentified militants blew up a boys’ primary school with explosives in the Charagali area of Upper Dir District of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 10, according to Daily Times.
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Unidentified militants blew up a boys’ primary school with explosives in the Charagali area of Upper Dir District of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 10, according to Daily Times.
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April - 10 
Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline in Mastung District, 40 km from Quetta, The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility of the blast.
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Unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline in Mastung District, 40 km from Quetta, The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility of the blast.
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April - 11 
A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Mohammed Shabir Ahmad (18), was arrested by the troops during a search operation at Paubitek area on April 11.
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A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Mohammed Shabir Ahmad (18), was arrested by the troops during a search operation at Paubitek area on April 11.
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April - 11 
A militant, identified as Bhadia Bhumij, managed to escape after a brief encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at Kulapathar in Tinsukia District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on the same day.
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A militant, identified as Bhadia Bhumij, managed to escape after a brief encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at Kulapathar in Tinsukia District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on the same day.
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April - 11 
A People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Mohammed Iboyai (35), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Thongju area. He was subsequently handed over to Kakwa Police Station in Imphal West District on April 11.
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A People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Mohammed Iboyai (35), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Thongju area. He was subsequently handed over to Kakwa Police Station in Imphal West District on April 11.
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April - 11 
A Policeman was killed and another seriously injured in an encounter with United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants at Kochgaon Tinthengia in Dibrugarh District on April 11, reports Telegraph. The slain Policeman was Sisuram Das of 19 India Re
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A Policeman was killed and another seriously injured in an encounter with United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants at Kochgaon Tinthengia in Dibrugarh District on April 11, reports Telegraph. The slain Policeman was Sisuram Das of 19 India Reserve Battalion (IRB). No militant was killed in the encounter. Additional Director-General Of Police (special branch) Khagen Sarma said that the Police team launched an operation in the area on the basis of information provided by three arrested ULFA cadres that a group of about five cadres, led by Ratul Bora, was camping in the area. The trio were arrested while trying to extort money from a brick kiln in the area.
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April - 11 
Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister Tako Dabi said that there were definite intelligence inputs about ethnic guerrillas of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) from adjoining Myanmar infiltrating into the State’s Changlang District in recent weeks, reports
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Arunachal Pradesh Home Minister Tako Dabi said that there were definite intelligence inputs about ethnic guerrillas of the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) from adjoining Myanmar infiltrating into the State’s Changlang District in recent weeks, reports Sentinel. “We have already launched a military operation to drive out the KIA rebels, although we don’t have any immediate information of them setting up bases in our state,” Dabi said. The Home Minister said the KIA controls large part of northern Myanmar - a region where up to a half-a-dozen Indian separatist groups from the restive Northeast have well entrenched bases under KIA’s direct patronage. “We cannot allow the KIA to stay here for long as it could have dangerous ramifications in the long run as Arunachal Pradesh does not have any home grown terror groups, but the State is becoming a hot bed of imported terror groups. We are also trying to find out if the KIA is trying to become close with the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) of Assam to help them shift bases to Myanmar and China,” the Home Minister further said. The Home Minister added further that two of Assam’s main militant groups, NDFB and United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), besides National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NSCN-K) of Nagalnd, have presence in Arunachal Pradesh.
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Indian Express reports that a group of about 20 to 25 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed the former Sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution), Malliya Gawde, at Kurupalli village in Sironc
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Indian Express reports that a group of about 20 to 25 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed the former Sarpanch (head of village level local self-Government institution), Malliya Gawde, at Kurupalli village in Sironcha taluka of Gadchiroli District on April 11 after branding him to a Police informer.
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April - 11 
Manipur Food and Civil Supplies Minister Yumkham Erabot asked the Centre to take concrete steps regarding the extortion bid by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NSCN-K), reports Nagaland Post.
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Manipur Food and Civil Supplies Minister Yumkham Erabot asked the Centre to take concrete steps regarding the extortion bid by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NSCN-K), reports Nagaland Post.
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April - 11 
Maoists also expressed sympathy for the families of the 76 troopers killed in their attack on April 6 in Dantewada District and offered compensation.
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Maoists also expressed sympathy for the families of the 76 troopers killed in their attack on April 6 in Dantewada District and offered compensation.
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April - 11 
The Assam Rifles personnel recovered a huge consignment of ammunitions when they arrested three arms peddlers traveling in a vehicle at Joupi on Pallel-Sehlon road in Chandel District on April 11, according to Imphal Free Press. The recovery included
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The Assam Rifles personnel recovered a huge consignment of ammunitions when they arrested three arms peddlers traveling in a vehicle at Joupi on Pallel-Sehlon road in Chandel District on April 11, according to Imphal Free Press. The recovery included two lethode bombs, 296 rounds of 7.62, 48 live rounds of AK-47, 39 rounds of M-16, 59 live rounds of US Carbine 9-mm, 58 rounds of locally made weapons, a mobile camera phone, illegal wooden logs (Burmese Teak) and vehicle with cash INR 32,700. The arms peddlers were identified as Thangjalet (30), L. Chandra Singh (45) and Saiboy (20). They along with the recovery were handed over to the Imphal West District Police.
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April - 11 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on April 11 warned of more Dantewada-type attacks on Security Forces (SFs) if the Union Government carried on with the anti-Maoist offensive, reported PTI.
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on April 11 warned of more Dantewada-type attacks on Security Forces (SFs) if the Union Government carried on with the anti-Maoist offensive, reported PTI.
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April - 11 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NSCN-K) lifted the ‘ban’ on the Western Sumi Hoho (apex tribal council) following change of its leadership, according to Nagaland Page. The ‘ban’ on the tribal council was imposed by the NSCN-K on
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Khaplang (NSCN-K) lifted the ‘ban’ on the Western Sumi Hoho (apex tribal council) following change of its leadership, according to Nagaland Page. The ‘ban’ on the tribal council was imposed by the NSCN-K on July 29, 2008.
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April - 11 
The Peoples Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) imposed ‘ban’ on a newly released book “Manipur Kangleipak kouremde, Kangla konna leirakkhi” written by Keisham Birchand in Meitei language, reports Imphal Free Press. The outfit also imposed ‘ba
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The Peoples Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) imposed ‘ban’ on a newly released book “Manipur Kangleipak kouremde, Kangla konna leirakkhi” written by Keisham Birchand in Meitei language, reports Imphal Free Press. The outfit also imposed ‘ban’ sale of a book written by Bengali writer Subalchandra Mitra “Saral Bangla Abhidhan - an Encyclopedia of the Bengali Literature” to which the Meitei writer took reference in preparing his book. Sangai Express adds that PREPAK cadres set ablaze copies of Birchand’s book before media persons in Imphal East District on April 11.
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April - 11 
The Police recovered a hand grenade from a shop in the Sopore town of Baramulla District, a Police spokesman said. Acting on specific information, police broke open a shop owned by Showkat Ahmad Shalla in the presence of a top revenue official and so
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The Police recovered a hand grenade from a shop in the Sopore town of Baramulla District, a Police spokesman said. Acting on specific information, police broke open a shop owned by Showkat Ahmad Shalla in the presence of a top revenue official and some civilians at Neharpora and recovered one hand grenade, the spokesman told PTI. It is for the first time in the two-decade long militancy in the State that the Police broke open a shop in presence of revenue officials and recovered an explosive device, he added. The shopkeeper, who resides in Neharpora near Hotel Plaza Sopore, is absconding.
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April - 11 
Two All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) cadres, who had deserted the outfit’s Satcherri camp in Habiganj District of Bangladesh, surrendered before the Jirania Police in West District of Tripura on April 11, according to a delayed report. Telegraph report
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Two All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) cadres, who had deserted the outfit’s Satcherri camp in Habiganj District of Bangladesh, surrendered before the Jirania Police in West District of Tripura on April 11, according to a delayed report. Telegraph reports that they were identified as Khemijay Debbarma and Samprai Debbarma. They revealed in detail picture of the privation and hardship in outfit’s camps in Sylhet and Habiganj Districts and Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh. The duo also revealed that ATTF had taken a major initiative to raise a force of women cadres to launch a fresh offensive against civilians and Security Forces (SFs). They said that altogether 187 women cadres of the outfit are being trained in Tarabon, Kalu Adam, Pancherri and Bandarban areas in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts over the past two months. But those camps would be shifted to the nearby Arakan areas of Myanmar in case the Bangladesh Government launched counter-insurgency operation. Source said, “The duo told us that 96 of the women cadres have finished training and are currently training others. They are being trained in the use of arms, tactics of guerrilla warfare and even the technique of making bombs.” The sources, however, expressed concern over the revelation that officers of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) attend and supervise the final phase of training in the use of heavy arms to guide the instructors. ATTF ‘chief’ Ranjit Debbarma had visited the training camps of women cadres and in a speech told them that their job would be not only to fight SFs but lay “honey-traps” for leaders of the rival National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT). Sources also said that Ranjit Debbarma is trying to strike a deal with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to buy arms.
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April - 11 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram also said, “Our efforts are on to bring Paresh Baruah to the table for talks. However, nothing can be said with certainty so long as Paresh Baruah is at large.” According to sources, the Assam Government has already
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram also said, “Our efforts are on to bring Paresh Baruah to the table for talks. However, nothing can be said with certainty so long as Paresh Baruah is at large.” According to sources, the Assam Government has already asked ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa and ‘vice-president’ Pradip Gogoi to prepare a list of their demands that are within the Constitution of India before the initiation of peace talks.
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April - 11 
With the Assembly elections in Assam slated for 2011 drawing nearer, State Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has been putting pressure on the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the initiat
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With the Assembly elections in Assam slated for 2011 drawing nearer, State Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has been putting pressure on the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) chairperson Sonia Gandhi and Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for the initiation of direct talks with the ULFA, even though top intelligence officials still maintain that time is not ripe for peace talks with the militant outfit. Top intelligence officials are of the opinion that the Government should take the issue of ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah into consideration while taking any decision on peace talks with the outfit.
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April - 11 
At least 39 Taliban militants and four troopers were killed while nine soldiers sustained injuries in clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and Taliban militants at Shireen Darra area of lower parts in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administrated Tribal
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At least 39 Taliban militants and four troopers were killed while nine soldiers sustained injuries in clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and Taliban militants at Shireen Darra area of lower parts in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of April 11, according to The News. The United Nations (UN) said more than 200,000 persons have fled military offensive against Taliban militants in Orakzai tribal region. The UN said on April 11 that almost 210,000 have fled Orakzai since the fighting first started at the end of 2009. Nearly 50,000 people have fled in March 2010 alone.
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April - 11 
Daily Times quoting The Washington Post reports that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had set free at least two senior Afghan Taliban militants even as it helped the US detain the Taliban’s second-ranking ‘commander’ in the area. Citing unnamed
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Daily Times quoting The Washington Post reports that the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had set free at least two senior Afghan Taliban militants even as it helped the US detain the Taliban’s second-ranking ‘commander’ in the area. Citing unnamed US officials, The Washington Post said the releases had occurred as the ISI worked with US intelligence operatives to capture Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar and other militants. The quiet actions by the ISI were detected by US intelligence agencies but not publicly disclosed, the report said. According to The Washington Post, the US military and intelligence officials said the actions were evidence that parts of Pakistan’s security establishment continued to support the Taliban. The US officials declined to identify the Taliban men who were released because of the secrecy surrounding US monitoring of the ISI, The Washington Post added. In interviews in Islamabad, Pakistani intelligence officials said the ISI is committed to dismantling insurgent groups and denied that any Taliban operatives had been released after being captured. “It is our policy that we will go against these people,” an intelligence official said. The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the ISI are “working like this”, he said, clasping his hands together.
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April - 11 
The Security Forces (SFs) backed by helicopter gunships killed 19 Taliban militants in Lower Orakzai Agency of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 11, reports Daily Times. Ten militants were killed in a clash in Shireen Dara area of
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The Security Forces (SFs) backed by helicopter gunships killed 19 Taliban militants in Lower Orakzai Agency of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 11, reports Daily Times. Ten militants were killed in a clash in Shireen Dara area of Lower Orakzai while nine were killed in another clash between the Taliban militants and troops in Saam and Kangra areas of the Orakzai Agency. Political administration officials said that troops have launched a fresh offensive in the Orakzai Agency to flush out Taliban militants. The SFs also destroyed two vehicles and four hideouts belonging to the Taliban militants. Three paramilitary personnel were injured in the fighting, Political administration officials added.
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April - 11 
The unidentified militants ambushed a Police patrol van across a bridge in the town of Mardan in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), killing one officer and wounding two others on April 11, according to Dawn.
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The unidentified militants ambushed a Police patrol van across a bridge in the town of Mardan in North West Frontier Province (NWFP), killing one officer and wounding two others on April 11, according to Dawn.
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April - 11 
As reported in Himalayan Times, cadres of Sanyukta Jatiya Mukti Morcha (SJMM) damaged and set ablaze the office of Chhatredeuli VDC of Dhading District. It is reported that four rooms of the building and all the official documents were completely des
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As reported in Himalayan Times, cadres of Sanyukta Jatiya Mukti Morcha (SJMM) damaged and set ablaze the office of Chhatredeuli VDC of Dhading District. It is reported that four rooms of the building and all the official documents were completely destroyed in the fire. The SJMM earlier had asked for donations in the various VDCs of the District. SJMM is a group agitating for ethnic liberation and has been active in Dhading District.
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April - 11 
As reported in Himalayan Times, cadres of Young Communist League (YCL) attacked a District member of the Nepal Students Union (NSU), Ramji Poudel, in Nuwakot District on April 11. Poudel sustained serious injuries when he came under attack from YCL c
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As reported in Himalayan Times, cadres of Young Communist League (YCL) attacked a District member of the Nepal Students Union (NSU), Ramji Poudel, in Nuwakot District on April 11. Poudel sustained serious injuries when he came under attack from YCL cadres following a brawl in the election of the management committee of a school in Bageswori Village Development Committee (VDC).
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April - 11 
Civilians citing the escalating atrocities of the Unified CPN-Maoist in the Dedeldhura District staged a demonstration against the party. A rally of youths and businessmen wielding batons chanted slogans against the Maoists and went through different
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Civilians citing the escalating atrocities of the Unified CPN-Maoist in the Dedeldhura District staged a demonstration against the party. A rally of youths and businessmen wielding batons chanted slogans against the Maoists and went through different thoroughfares of Dedeldhura bazaar, the District headquarters.
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April - 11 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) attacked the State Minister for Energy Chandra Singh Bhattarai's vehicle at Dhaibung Village Development Committee (VDC) in Rasuwa District on April 11, reports Kantipuronline. Two Policem
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) attacked the State Minister for Energy Chandra Singh Bhattarai's vehicle at Dhaibung Village Development Committee (VDC) in Rasuwa District on April 11, reports Kantipuronline. Two Policemen were injured in the incident.
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April - 11 
Unified CPN-Maoist cadres assaulted two Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) activists at Dharapani of Arghakhanchi District. Two of the CPN-UML party men, Dev Bahadur Tamang and Baburam Tamang, sustained injury in this assault
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Unified CPN-Maoist cadres assaulted two Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) activists at Dharapani of Arghakhanchi District. Two of the CPN-UML party men, Dev Bahadur Tamang and Baburam Tamang, sustained injury in this assault.
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April - 11 
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the opposition's threat to the Government is intended to protect the war criminals, reports Daily Star. “They have adopted the same way to protect the war criminals as they did to save the killers of Banga
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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the opposition's threat to the Government is intended to protect the war criminals, reports Daily Star. “They have adopted the same way to protect the war criminals as they did to save the killers of Bangabandhu. Their only task is to protect the offenders,” she said in Dhaka.
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April - 11 
Chittagong District Central Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders had to leave the port city without holding a scheduled conference in the face of strong protests. Activists of different organisations had been surrounding the conference venue since noon wit
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Chittagong District Central Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders had to leave the port city without holding a scheduled conference in the face of strong protests. Activists of different organisations had been surrounding the conference venue since noon with slogans calling JeI an anti-liberation force.
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April - 11 
One cadre each of the outlawed Gono Mukti Fouz (GMF) and Purba Bangla Communist Party (PBCP) were killed in shootouts with Police in Kushtia and Chuadanga Districts respectively on April 11, reports Daily Star. Of them, Alamgir Hossain (36) was a to
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One cadre each of the outlawed Gono Mukti Fouz (GMF) and Purba Bangla Communist Party (PBCP) were killed in shootouts with Police in Kushtia and Chuadanga Districts respectively on April 11, reports Daily Star. Of them, Alamgir Hossain (36) was a top cadre of the GMF in Kushtia while Ferdous Ali (45) is from the PBCP in Chuadanga.
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April - 11 
Troops on their search and clear operations in the general areas of Ariyalai and Olumadu recovered one 81-mm mortar bomb, one 40-mm grenade, 21 hand grenades, 43 rounds of Light Machine Gun (LMG) ammunition, 778 rounds of T-56 ammunition and seventy
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Troops on their search and clear operations in the general areas of Ariyalai and Olumadu recovered one 81-mm mortar bomb, one 40-mm grenade, 21 hand grenades, 43 rounds of Light Machine Gun (LMG) ammunition, 778 rounds of T-56 ammunition and seventy rounds of T-56 blank ammunition on April 11, according to Sri Lanka Army report
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April - 12 
A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Tensubam Teden Meitei (26), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Sawombung area.
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A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Tensubam Teden Meitei (26), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Sawombung area.
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April - 12 
A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) sympathiser was arrested from Doda District and sent to jail for two years under the Public Safety Act (PSA), officials said on April 12, according to PTI. Abdul Qayoom was arrested on April 11 after a warrant was issued again
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A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) sympathiser was arrested from Doda District and sent to jail for two years under the Public Safety Act (PSA), officials said on April 12, according to PTI. Abdul Qayoom was arrested on April 11 after a warrant was issued against him under PSA by the district magistrate on a dossier prepared by the Police. "Qayoom of Bhaderwah area has been sent to jail after his detention under the PSA for two years," Police said.
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April - 12 
Ajay Kumar, a resident of Jhalda in Purulia District of West Bengal was branded as a Police informer as well as an impostor by a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) kangaroo court and was beheaded at Khairachatar, a marketplace 42 kilometres
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Ajay Kumar, a resident of Jhalda in Purulia District of West Bengal was branded as a Police informer as well as an impostor by a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) kangaroo court and was beheaded at Khairachatar, a marketplace 42 kilometres from Bokaro steel city, in Bokaro District in the night of April 12, reports Telegraph.
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April - 12 
An infiltration bid was foiled by the Security Forces at Bobiya post in the Hiranagar sector of Kathua District in the mid-night of April 12. Senior Superintendent of Police (Kathua) Gareeb Dass said the infiltration bid was made between 12.45 to 1.1
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An infiltration bid was foiled by the Security Forces at Bobiya post in the Hiranagar sector of Kathua District in the mid-night of April 12. Senior Superintendent of Police (Kathua) Gareeb Dass said the infiltration bid was made between 12.45 to 1.15 am. However, the militants were not able to come close to the border fencing and were said to have retrieved to Pakistan.
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April - 12 
An unidentified militant kept a Chinese hand grenade wrapped in a gift box at the residence of A. Tolen, secretary of Leprosy Welfare Society, at Leingkhol in Chingmeirong of Imphal East District on April 12. The bomb did not explode and was subseque
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An unidentified militant kept a Chinese hand grenade wrapped in a gift box at the residence of A. Tolen, secretary of Leprosy Welfare Society, at Leingkhol in Chingmeirong of Imphal East District on April 12. The bomb did not explode and was subsequently defused by the Police. Tolen had earlier received threatening calls from a militant outfit in the first week of March 2010 demanding INR 500, 000.
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April - 12 
Another cadre of Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Wahengbam Tomba Singh (36), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Ahallup following disclosure of Graceson.
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Another cadre of Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Wahengbam Tomba Singh (36), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Ahallup following disclosure of Graceson.
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April - 12 
Assam Chief Minister on April 12 said that the Government would wait for some more time to have ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah in the proposed peace dialogue, but hinted that the talks could start without him as well, reports Assam Tribune.
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Assam Chief Minister on April 12 said that the Government would wait for some more time to have ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah in the proposed peace dialogue, but hinted that the talks could start without him as well, reports Assam Tribune. He further said that the doors for talks with militant outfits were open but that operations against them would continue as long as they indulged in violence.
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April - 12 
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on April 12 admitted the links between insurgent groups like United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), according to Telegraph. “There are reports about links between
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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on April 12 admitted the links between insurgent groups like United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), according to Telegraph. “There are reports about links between our insurgent outfits and Maoists. There is a probable link. I don’t find much of a difference between them if you look at their respective ideologies and styles of functioning. Both start off by exploiting sentiments of the masses in underdeveloped areas and try to solve problems through armed struggle. The whole idea is to destabilise the government,” Chief Minister said. Security sources earlier said that if the guns used in the massacre at Dantewada in Chhattisgarh were not all snatched from local Security Forces (SFs), chances are that some of them came from the Northeast, ferried in oil tankers. Sources said that the poorly guarded borders with Bangladesh and Myanmar, is now gunrunners’ gateway to India. The region’s assortment of active, “surrendered” or “ceasefire-bound” militants keep the clandestine trade flowing, with a little help from SFs and private business, mentioned sources. The report adds that recent interrogation of a middle-ranked National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant revealed how easily and how often the insurgents cross the international border carrying ammunitions that may then change hands. Another militant, from the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), spoke of how his group set up a Khasi militant outfit in Meghalaya just to gain control over a gun-smuggling route by proxy. “Don’t think (that arms smuggling takes place through) Kashmir and the western frontier. Those areas are well guarded,” a defence source said in Guwahati. “Whatever goes to the rest of India, including the Maoists, comes from areas such as Myanmar, China and Bangladesh and passes through the Northeast,” said source.
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April - 12 
Defence establishment said “over-ground Maoist activists” have already set up base in three Districts in Assam: Goalpara in the west and Dibrugarh and Tinsukia in the east. “The Maoists may snatch some weapons from the security forces and single-barr
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Defence establishment said “over-ground Maoist activists” have already set up base in three Districts in Assam: Goalpara in the west and Dibrugarh and Tinsukia in the east. “The Maoists may snatch some weapons from the security forces and single-barrelled and double-barreled guns from other people, but please understand that all their sophisticated arms go from here,” an Army officer said. Since February 16, 2010, the SFs have seized four AKs, two Dragonov sniper rifles, one M20 7.65-mm pistol and ammunition in Guwahati alone, part of it from a Naga woman courier. Teams of women are the most widely used couriers to bring arms to Guwahati. They are transferred outside the Northeast by some among the hundreds of private oil tankers leaving the region every day, sources said.
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April - 12 
Five suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested and a huge quantity of explosive was seized by the Police from Fatehpurmore in Nawada District, on April 12, reported Outlook India.
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Five suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested and a huge quantity of explosive was seized by the Police from Fatehpurmore in Nawada District, on April 12, reported Outlook India.
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April - 12 
Goutam Hapoi (50), a timber merchant at Kathasirisi in Suliapada area in Mayurbhanj District was killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on April 12, reported PTI. The Maoists left behind posters in ‘Bengali’ and 'Oriya' lan
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Goutam Hapoi (50), a timber merchant at Kathasirisi in Suliapada area in Mayurbhanj District was killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on April 12, reported PTI. The Maoists left behind posters in ‘Bengali’ and 'Oriya' languages threatening that "dalals" (middlemen) would be punished in a similar way.
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April - 12 
Indian Express reports that on May 18, the first death anniversary of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leaders, including its former chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, a new political party will be launched by a film director in Tamil Nadu. The
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Indian Express reports that on May 18, the first death anniversary of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leaders, including its former chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, a new political party will be launched by a film director in Tamil Nadu. The report adds that the latest entrant from the Tamil cinema is an ardent LTTE supporter Sebastian Seeman, who on April 10 unveiled the Naam Tamilar (We the Tamils) party’s flag, which closely resembled the LTTE’s Tiger insignia — barring the twin rifles in the background. Naam Tamilar, now functioning as a social outfit, aims to toe the hardline abandoned by other Dravidian parties over the years on issues ranging from the situation in Sri Lanka to Mullaiperiyar and seek a better deal for Tamils and Tamil Nadu. The organisation was formed during the last days of the Lankan conflict when Tamil Nadu witnessed a string of protests.
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April - 12 
One United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) linkman, Asraf Ali (35), was arrested by the Army from Nampara village in Goalpara District on the same day, according to Telegraph.
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One United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) linkman, Asraf Ali (35), was arrested by the Army from Nampara village in Goalpara District on the same day, according to Telegraph.
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April - 12 
Sentinel reports that the Assam Government has to spend around INR 7.59 million a month for the 4,006 militant cadres who have been staying in various designated camps in the State. The militant outfits now in ceasefire and whose cadres are in such c
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Sentinel reports that the Assam Government has to spend around INR 7.59 million a month for the 4,006 militant cadres who have been staying in various designated camps in the State. The militant outfits now in ceasefire and whose cadres are in such camps are the United People's Democratic Solidarity (UPDS), Dima Halim Daogah (DHD), Black Widow (BW), NDFB, Adivasi Cobra Force (ACF), Birsa Commando Force (BCF), Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) and the ULFA.
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April - 12 
Suspected Maoists have threatened to kill a former army officer, Umesh Sharma and his family at Madhu Chapra village in Muzaffarpur District village on April 12, if he failed to pay them INR 1.5 million, reported Hindustan Times.
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Suspected Maoists have threatened to kill a former army officer, Umesh Sharma and his family at Madhu Chapra village in Muzaffarpur District village on April 12, if he failed to pay them INR 1.5 million, reported Hindustan Times.
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April - 12 
The Border Security Force (BSF) on April 12 shot dead a Pakistani infiltrator on the International Border (IB) at Balarh Post in the Ramgarh sector of Samba District, reports Daily Excelsior. The dead body of the infiltrator was retrieved from near t
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on April 12 shot dead a Pakistani infiltrator on the International Border (IB) at Balarh Post in the Ramgarh sector of Samba District, reports Daily Excelsior. The dead body of the infiltrator was retrieved from near the fencing.
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April - 12 
Two cadres belonging to Military Council faction of the KCP were arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Lamlong bazaar area. They were identified as Nandeiba alias Graceson alias Michel Meetei (20) and Ngangom Victor alias Vicky (26). Three
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Two cadres belonging to Military Council faction of the KCP were arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Lamlong bazaar area. They were identified as Nandeiba alias Graceson alias Michel Meetei (20) and Ngangom Victor alias Vicky (26). Three demand letters were recovered from their possession. Graceson disclosed he joined the outfit in 2008 through one Boy of Konthoujam while Victor joined in October 2009 throuhg Graceson. They were involved in extortion activities from general public and transportation of arms and ammunitions.
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April - 12 
Two overground women extortionists belonging to Lamyenba Khuman group of the Military Council faction of the KCP were arrested by a combined force of the Army and Bishnupur District Police. They were identified as Laisarom Tombi (46) and Oinam Prat
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Two overground women extortionists belonging to Lamyenba Khuman group of the Military Council faction of the KCP were arrested by a combined force of the Army and Bishnupur District Police. They were identified as Laisarom Tombi (46) and Oinam Pratima alias Abey (42). Laisarom Tombi was wife of a dead People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre L. Naucha.
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April - 12 
Two persons, identified as Ningnem Suite (40) and Simon Singson (48), were arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) with ammunition near Nanja in Karbi Anglong District on April 12, reports Sentinel. The SFs suspect that they are involved in illegal ar
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Two persons, identified as Ningnem Suite (40) and Simon Singson (48), were arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) with ammunition near Nanja in Karbi Anglong District on April 12, reports Sentinel. The SFs suspect that they are involved in illegal arms dealing and associated with the Manipur-based outfit Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA).
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April - 12 
Five Taliban militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles into a Taliban compound located in Boya village about 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of Miramshah, the headquterers of North Waziristan on April 12, reports Dawn. “The compound was
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Five Taliban militants were killed when a US drone fired two missiles into a Taliban compound located in Boya village about 20 kilometres (12 miles) west of Miramshah, the headquterers of North Waziristan on April 12, reports Dawn. “The compound was owned by local Taliban ‘commander’ Tariq Khan,” a security official said, adding that two militants were believed to have been injured.
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April - 12 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested seven Taliban militants and recovered a cache of arms, suicide jackets and rocket launchers from the hideout of a Taliban ‘commander’, Maulana Noor Majeed, in Kala Dhaka sub-division of Mansehra District of the Nort
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested seven Taliban militants and recovered a cache of arms, suicide jackets and rocket launchers from the hideout of a Taliban ‘commander’, Maulana Noor Majeed, in Kala Dhaka sub-division of Mansehra District of the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 12, according to Dawn.
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April - 12 
Unidentified militants blew up a Government-run school in Pampokha area of Anbar sub-division in Mohmand Agency, reports The News. The sources said that SFs carried out search and clean-up operation during which two improvised explosive devices (IEDs
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Unidentified militants blew up a Government-run school in Pampokha area of Anbar sub-division in Mohmand Agency, reports The News. The sources said that SFs carried out search and clean-up operation during which two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were defused in Lakhkar Killay in Baizai sub-division. The SFs also arrested four militants during routine checking at Safi-I checkpost.
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April - 12 
Cadres of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist’s (Unified CPN-Maoist) student front, All Nepal National Independent Students Union–Revolutionary (ANNISU-R), and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) affiliated All Nepal N
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Cadres of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist’s (Unified CPN-Maoist) student front, All Nepal National Independent Students Union–Revolutionary (ANNISU-R), and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) affiliated All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU) clashed in Rolpa District on April 12 leaving seven students of ANNFSU injured, reports Kantipuronline . The clash ensued after the ANNISU-R dismantled the stage set by the ANNFSU for the sixth District convention of the CPN-UML.
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April - 12 
The Standing Committee (SC) meeting of the Unified CPN-Maoist on April 12 decided to withhold its plan of tabling a no-confidence motion against the Government for some days in view of the intra-party rifts in the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-
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The Standing Committee (SC) meeting of the Unified CPN-Maoist on April 12 decided to withhold its plan of tabling a no-confidence motion against the Government for some days in view of the intra-party rifts in the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML, reports Kantipuronline. Unified CPN-Maoist secretary C.P. Gajurel informed that the party would wait for UML Parliamentary Party meeting’s decision before taking any steps regarding the Government and current politics.the Standing Committee (SC) meeting of the Unified CPN-Maoist on April 12 decided to withhold its plan of tabling a no-confidence motion against the Government for some days in view of the intra-party rifts in the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML, reports Kantipuronline. Unified CPN-Maoist secretary C.P. Gajurel informed that the party would wait for UML Parliamentary Party meeting’s decision before taking any steps regarding the Government and current politics.
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April - 12 
A clash between Police and cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) left at least 15 persons, including four Policemen, injured when Police halted their attempt to bring out a procession at Andarkillah in Chittagong District on
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A clash between Police and cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) left at least 15 persons, including four Policemen, injured when Police halted their attempt to bring out a procession at Andarkillah in Chittagong District on April 12, reports Daily Star. Police arrested 11 JeI-ICS cadres after they took shelter inside nearby buildings and a mosque.
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April - 12 
A Tamil Parliamentarian elected from Sri Lanka's ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has assured to gradually remove the High Security Zones (HSZs) in the northern peninsula, reports Colombo Page. Former Minister and Eelam People's Democra
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A Tamil Parliamentarian elected from Sri Lanka's ruling United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) has assured to gradually remove the High Security Zones (HSZs) in the northern peninsula, reports Colombo Page. Former Minister and Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) Leader Douglas Devananda has reportedly said that the HSZs in the peninsula will be removed as there is no security threat any more.
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April - 12 
Colombo Page reports that Sri Lanka's major Tamil party, Tamil National Alliance (TNA), has said that it is not opposed to supporting an acceptable proposal on finding a lasting solution to the ethnic issue. TNA MP-elect from the Jaffna District, Sur
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Colombo Page reports that Sri Lanka's major Tamil party, Tamil National Alliance (TNA), has said that it is not opposed to supporting an acceptable proposal on finding a lasting solution to the ethnic issue. TNA MP-elect from the Jaffna District, Suresh Premachandran, said that the party was open for discussion with the Government. According to him, the TNA does not have any idea at present as to what types of constitutional amendments were likely to be brought forward. He has, however, added that if President Mahinda Rajapakse comes forward with constitutional reforms aimed at finding solutions to the ethnic problems the TNA would definitely discuss such proposals with him.
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April - 12 
Troops in the east recovered two T-56 weapons, three 120-mm mortar bombs, five detonators, one hand grenade, two T-56 ammunition boxes and one unidentified grenade launcher from Kaluwankerni area in Batticaloa during a search operation.
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Troops in the east recovered two T-56 weapons, three 120-mm mortar bombs, five detonators, one hand grenade, two T-56 ammunition boxes and one unidentified grenade launcher from Kaluwankerni area in Batticaloa during a search operation.
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April - 12 
Troops on their search and clear operations in the general areas of Mirusuvil, Iranamadu, Alankulam and Visuamadu in Wanni recovered, two 81 mm mortar bombs, seventeen 60 mm mortar bombs, fourteen 60 mm mortar fuses, one hand grenade, two 12.7-mm amm
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Troops on their search and clear operations in the general areas of Mirusuvil, Iranamadu, Alankulam and Visuamadu in Wanni recovered, two 81 mm mortar bombs, seventeen 60 mm mortar bombs, fourteen 60 mm mortar fuses, one hand grenade, two 12.7-mm ammunition links, 1one hundred rounds of 12.7 mm ammunition, sixty-two Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) Ammunition links, one T-56 weapon barrel, 100 rounds of blank ammunition, one kilogram of TNT explosives, 150 grams of C-4 explosives, one detonator, one Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) made bomb, one anti personnel mine, one 12.7-mm weapon tri port, two T-56 weapon parts, one Yamaha 40 HP boat engine and one Yamaha 8 HP boat engine on April 12, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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April - 13 
A Delhi court has convicted a former Jammu and Kashmir Police Constable for being a cadre of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), PTI reported on April 13. Mushtaq Ahmed Wani, who was posted as guard at the residence of Fazal Hussain Beigh, brother of ex-Finan
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A Delhi court has convicted a former Jammu and Kashmir Police Constable for being a cadre of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), PTI reported on April 13. Mushtaq Ahmed Wani, who was posted as guard at the residence of Fazal Hussain Beigh, brother of ex-Finance Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffar Hussain Beigh, was arrested from a place near Red Fort in Delhi on November 25, 2006, by the Delhi police's Special Cell personnel. Wani, hailing from Baramulla District, was arrested along with INR 6 lakh alleged hawala money. It alleged the convict had come to the national capital to collect a consignment of arms, ammunition and hawala money which were to be used for terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir. The convict came into contact with his Pakistan-based handler Mohammad Ahmed, a ‘deputy commander’ of LeT, in September, 2006, and started working for the banned organisation at his instance. Additional Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma held Wani, 30, guilty of the various offences under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act. The court is likely to pronounce the quantum of sentence on April 19.
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April - 13 
Ajay Rajkonwar, brother of ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, on April 13 sent a fax message to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi requesting him to allow Arabinda Rajkhowa to go home to meet his ailing mother during Rongali Bihu festival, reports Sent
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Ajay Rajkonwar, brother of ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, on April 13 sent a fax message to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi requesting him to allow Arabinda Rajkhowa to go home to meet his ailing mother during Rongali Bihu festival, reports Sentinel.
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April - 13 
An over ground worker of the PLA, identified as N. Sana Singh, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Sangiungpham area on April 13. One cellular phone with two subscriber identity module cards was recovered from his possession. He was subse
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An over ground worker of the PLA, identified as N. Sana Singh, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Sangiungpham area on April 13. One cellular phone with two subscriber identity module cards was recovered from his possession. He was subsequently handed over to Thoubal District Police.
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April - 13 
DNA reported on April 13 that the Uttar Pradesh Government was planning to raise the new crack force of 400 commandos trained in jungle warfare, on the lines of ‘Greyhounds’, to tackle Left Wing Extremism.
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DNA reported on April 13 that the Uttar Pradesh Government was planning to raise the new crack force of 400 commandos trained in jungle warfare, on the lines of ‘Greyhounds’, to tackle Left Wing Extremism.
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April - 13 
Elsewhere in the same District, suspected militants exploded one IED targeting the Assam Rifles personnel at Koirengei.
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Elsewhere in the same District, suspected militants exploded one IED targeting the Assam Rifles personnel at Koirengei.
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April - 13 
Four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested and arms and ammunition seized in a joint operation by the Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) from the forests Hazaribagh, Bokaro and Giridih Districts on April
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Four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested and arms and ammunition seized in a joint operation by the Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) from the forests Hazaribagh, Bokaro and Giridih Districts on April 13, reported PTI. The arrested were identified as Shiv Charan Manjhi, Secretary of the CPI -Maoist local area committee and an expert in laying landmines, Talo Manjhi, member of the local area committee, Vijay Ravidas, and Shobha alias Subhasini, the chief of the CPI-Maoist’s women wing- Nari Mukti Morcha of Dumri, Pirtand, Vishnugarh and Bokaro Districts. The arrestees belong to the Daasta (group) of the CPI-Maoist ‘Zonal Commander’ Navin Manjhi of Hazaribagh, Bokaro and Giridih areas.
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April - 13 
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 13 said that India could resume dialogue with Pakistan on all issues if "concrete" and "effective" action is taken against those behind the 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes but made it clear that there was no need fo
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 13 said that India could resume dialogue with Pakistan on all issues if "concrete" and "effective" action is taken against those behind the 26/11 Mumbai terror strikes but made it clear that there was no need for the US or any other country to get involved in the Indo-Pak affairs, reported PTI.
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April - 13 
SFs claimed to have recovered arms and explosives from a militant hideout in the Tandar forest area of Doda District on April 13, according to Kashmir Times. The recoveries included one AK Rifle with 25 rounds of ammunition, five rounds of 7.62 mm SL
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SFs claimed to have recovered arms and explosives from a militant hideout in the Tandar forest area of Doda District on April 13, according to Kashmir Times. The recoveries included one AK Rifle with 25 rounds of ammunition, five rounds of 7.62 mm SLR, four Chinese grenades, two gelatine sticks, one binocular and four pencil cells.
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April - 13 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted and hacked to death two persons at Rajaun village in Jamui District on April 13, reported PTI. They were identified as panchayat samiti (block level local self Government institution) m
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted and hacked to death two persons at Rajaun village in Jamui District on April 13, reported PTI. They were identified as panchayat samiti (block level local self Government institution) member Arjun Paswan, and Rajaun village chief of Poorest Areas Civil Society programme Vishnudeo Yadav.
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April - 13 
The Union Government will send around 6,000 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel to Naxal (Left Wing Extremism)-affected States of the country including Chhattisgarh, reported The Hindu on April 14. The Government has already sent almost 60,
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The Union Government will send around 6,000 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel to Naxal (Left Wing Extremism)-affected States of the country including Chhattisgarh, reported The Hindu on April 14. The Government has already sent almost 60,000 Central Para-Military Force (CPMF) personnel drawn from CRPF, Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Border Security Force (BSF) for anti-Naxal duties.
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April - 13 
The Uttar Pradesh Government has started a comprehensive overhaul of the State intelligence department to meet the growing challenges of insurgency and terror, reported Times of India on April 14. A batch of 270-odd inspector-rank officers has been
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The Uttar Pradesh Government has started a comprehensive overhaul of the State intelligence department to meet the growing challenges of insurgency and terror, reported Times of India on April 14. A batch of 270-odd inspector-rank officers has been sanctioned to add to the existing strength of approximately 225. The count of superintendent of Police (SP)-rank officers in the intelligence department was also set to be increased to 23 from the existing 18.
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April - 13 
Times of India reported that the Union Government has decided to speed up restructuring CRPF by bifurcating it into two parts with one earmarked for ‘soft duties’ like general law and order and the other being kept for ‘tough’ assignments like counte
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Times of India reported that the Union Government has decided to speed up restructuring CRPF by bifurcating it into two parts with one earmarked for ‘soft duties’ like general law and order and the other being kept for ‘tough’ assignments like counter-insurgency and anti-Naxal operations. The exercise had begun two months ago with 10 battalions of CRPF being separated for general law and order duties. Currently, CRPF — the largest paramilitary force in the country — has 206 battalions.
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April - 13 
Times of India reports that after the Delhi Police received a tip-off that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) could hijack the Howrah-bound Rajdhani Express in a bid to free their politbureau member Kobad Ghandy who was being taken to Midna
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Times of India reports that after the Delhi Police received a tip-off that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) could hijack the Howrah-bound Rajdhani Express in a bid to free their politbureau member Kobad Ghandy who was being taken to Midnapore in West Bengal for a court appearance, Ghandy was taken off from the train in Allahabad on April 11 and was flown back to Delhi the next day.
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April - 13 
Two suspected Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres were killed in an accidental blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) inside the residential complex of a person, Leitangthem Ranjan (38), at Sekta Awang Leikai under Lamlai Police Station in
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Two suspected Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres were killed in an accidental blast of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) inside the residential complex of a person, Leitangthem Ranjan (38), at Sekta Awang Leikai under Lamlai Police Station in Imphal East District on April 13, reports Imphal Free Press.
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April - 13 
An explosive device, apparently home-made, went off in the green belt near Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) College in Sector H-8/4 of Islamabad at around 1:00 p.m. (PST) of April 13, almost at the time of the college closure, causing fear among
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An explosive device, apparently home-made, went off in the green belt near Overseas Pakistanis Foundation (OPF) College in Sector H-8/4 of Islamabad at around 1:00 p.m. (PST) of April 13, almost at the time of the college closure, causing fear among the students and parents, according to Daily Times. The explosive device was planted in a garbage trolley placed near the boundary wall of the OPF College.
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April - 13 
At least four NATO supply containers were recovered during a search operation from a warehouse, owned by Safeer Ullah, in the Khunga Khel Shinwari area of Landikotal in the Khyber Agency. Fifteen miscreants, who allegedly broke container seals, were
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At least four NATO supply containers were recovered during a search operation from a warehouse, owned by Safeer Ullah, in the Khunga Khel Shinwari area of Landikotal in the Khyber Agency. Fifteen miscreants, who allegedly broke container seals, were arrested and shifted to Landikotal Jail, Landikotal Political officer Akbar Khan said.
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April - 13 
The democratic Government in Pakistan is fully committed to ensuring nuclear security, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on April 13, reports Daily Times. At a dinner hosted by US President Barack Obama, Gilani said Pakistan attached the highest
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The democratic Government in Pakistan is fully committed to ensuring nuclear security, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said on April 13, reports Daily Times. At a dinner hosted by US President Barack Obama, Gilani said Pakistan attached the highest importance to the security of its nuclear material and had put in place multi-layered mechanisms and processes. He said Pakistan had already worked with India on several nuclear confidence-building measures. More than ever before, our two nations need to hold a sustained dialogue to address all issues,” he added. In addition, Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani vowed to rid the country of “evil forces”, adding that Osama Bin Laden was not in Pakistan and he had no information whether he was alive or not.
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April - 13 
The unidentified militants fired on a NATO supply convoy at Kata Koshtra near Parang Sam checkpost in Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) of the Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April13, according to Daily Times. However, the
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The unidentified militants fired on a NATO supply convoy at Kata Koshtra near Parang Sam checkpost in Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) of the Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April13, according to Daily Times. However, the vehicles were not damaged.
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April - 13 
Two persons were injured when unknown assailants hurled a hand grenade at a barber shop in Chitkan bazaar in Panjgur District on April 13, according to Daily Times. Sources said that the assailants were riding a motorcycle when they threw a hand gren
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Two persons were injured when unknown assailants hurled a hand grenade at a barber shop in Chitkan bazaar in Panjgur District on April 13, according to Daily Times. Sources said that the assailants were riding a motorcycle when they threw a hand grenade at the shop, injuring barbers Fazalul Haq and Jahanzeb, both hailing from Mansehra town of North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
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April - 13 
Unidentified militants killed two persons, including Awami National Party’s (ANP) provincial leader, at a shop in Abaseen Market in Mingora city of Swat District in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April13, according to Daily Times. ANP’s p
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Unidentified militants killed two persons, including Awami National Party’s (ANP) provincial leader, at a shop in Abaseen Market in Mingora city of Swat District in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April13, according to Daily Times. ANP’s provincial leader Sajjad Khan, son of Lakhti Khan and one Abdul Ghafoor died on the spot, while two others, Rahmatullah and Naimatullah, sustained injuries.
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April - 13 
After 15 hours of Police detention for possession of a loaded pistol, Unified CPN-Maoist politburo member and Young Communist League (YCL) in-charge Kul Prasad KC alias Sonam and his bodyguard — a battalion commander—Mahabir Rana Magar alias Sunil w
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After 15 hours of Police detention for possession of a loaded pistol, Unified CPN-Maoist politburo member and Young Communist League (YCL) in-charge Kul Prasad KC alias Sonam and his bodyguard — a battalion commander—Mahabir Rana Magar alias Sunil were released, reports Himalayan Times.
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April - 13 
CPN-UML chairman Jhalanath Khanal said in Rukum District that the current Government will continue until a new national consensus is formed. Khanal alleged that the main opposition party Unified CPN-Maoist is the main hurdle for drafting the new stat
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CPN-UML chairman Jhalanath Khanal said in Rukum District that the current Government will continue until a new national consensus is formed. Khanal alleged that the main opposition party Unified CPN-Maoist is the main hurdle for drafting the new statute on time.
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April - 13 
The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) has withdrawn the indefinite Rasuwa District shutdown it had called to protest the beating of its cadres by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres, repor
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The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) has withdrawn the indefinite Rasuwa District shutdown it had called to protest the beating of its cadres by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres, reports Kantipuronline. In a press release issued on April 13, the CPN-UML said the District-wide indefinite shutdown has been withdrawn in view of the Matatirtha Aunsi festival and the New Year.
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April - 13 
A Habiganj court, on April 13, deferred charge-framing against seven Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadres in four of the five cases for serial blasts in Habiganj town as one of the militants, Salah Uddin alias Salehin of the banned outfit cou
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A Habiganj court, on April 13, deferred charge-framing against seven Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadres in four of the five cases for serial blasts in Habiganj town as one of the militants, Salah Uddin alias Salehin of the banned outfit could not be produced before the court from Kashimpur Jail, reports Daily Star.
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April - 13 
According to the reports of the Government formed Commission for Judicial Inquiry into the post-polls violence in 2001, nearly 15,000 incidents of repression and violence took place during the regime of Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP)-JeI led Gover
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According to the reports of the Government formed Commission for Judicial Inquiry into the post-polls violence in 2001, nearly 15,000 incidents of repression and violence took place during the regime of Bangladesh Nationalist Party(BNP)-JeI led Government after 2001 general elections. About 20,000 supporters of the then opposition Awami League (AL) and its allies were tortured across the country by the ruling party cadres during the regime. That time 4,500 cases were filed with Police stations in connection with violence and torture on the opposition activists. "But most of the cases were disposed of without taking any actions in favour of the victims of the incidents who are now passing their days in great miseries and bearing the burnt of violence," the member secretary of the Commission said.
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April - 13 
Chittagong city unit JeI leaders said JeI was in the Pakistan's side during the liberation war of Bangladesh and they don't accept the issue of trying war criminals. “None of our organisations was involved in war crimes and trial of war criminals is
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Chittagong city unit JeI leaders said JeI was in the Pakistan's side during the liberation war of Bangladesh and they don't accept the issue of trying war criminals. “None of our organisations was involved in war crimes and trial of war criminals is a mockery as the issue is now settled one,” said city unit JeI chief Mohammad Shamsul Islam.
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April - 13 
Chittagong Police filed a case accusing 1,500 to 2,000 leaders and cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) for attack on Police at city's Anderkilla Intersection on April 12. Sub-Inspector Mohammad Yunus Mian of Kotwali Police
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Chittagong Police filed a case accusing 1,500 to 2,000 leaders and cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) for attack on Police at city's Anderkilla Intersection on April 12. Sub-Inspector Mohammad Yunus Mian of Kotwali Police Station filed the case mentioning the names of 29 identified persons among the accused, including former JeI lawmaker Mohammad Shahjahan Chowdhury.
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April - 13 
Ten alleged collaborators of Pakistani occupation forces have been sued for war crimes in Chapainawabganj and Satkhira Districts.
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Ten alleged collaborators of Pakistani occupation forces have been sued for war crimes in Chapainawabganj and Satkhira Districts.
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April - 13 
Three cadres of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) were arrested in Sirajganj and Satkhira Districts on April 13, reports Daily Star. They were identified as Abdul Mannan (35), Abdul Hannan (32) and Bidyut Kumar Bachchu (38).
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Three cadres of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) were arrested in Sirajganj and Satkhira Districts on April 13, reports Daily Star. They were identified as Abdul Mannan (35), Abdul Hannan (32) and Bidyut Kumar Bachchu (38).
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April - 13 
According to Sri Lanka Army report, a special joint operation conducted by the Police and Army on April 13 unearthed a buried fuel storage tank used by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in northern Sri Lanka. On information received by the
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According to Sri Lanka Army report, a special joint operation conducted by the Police and Army on April 13 unearthed a buried fuel storage tank used by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in northern Sri Lanka. On information received by the Police, a special team of Police and Army troops found the underground tank in the LTTE’s former stronghold of Puthukkudiyiruppu. Police Spokesman Prishantha Jayakody said the tank which is 18 feet long and 8 feet wide was estimated to contain about 20,000 to 25,000 liters of diesel. Meanwhile, while conducting search operations in the same area, troops recovered one 81 mm mortar bomb and two thousand two hundred and fifty rounds of 12.7 mm ammunition.
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April - 13 
De-mining groups also recovered 48 anti personnel mines, one 40-mm Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG), one 12.7 x 108-mm API ammunition and one RPG bomb from Tachchanamaruthamadu and Kilinochchi areas.
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De-mining groups also recovered 48 anti personnel mines, one 40-mm Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG), one 12.7 x 108-mm API ammunition and one RPG bomb from Tachchanamaruthamadu and Kilinochchi areas.
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April - 14 
A People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Wahengbam Inao alias Khomei alias Ibohal Singh (25), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Kongba bazaar area on April 14, reports Imphal Free Press. He joined the outfit in December 200
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A People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Wahengbam Inao alias Khomei alias Ibohal Singh (25), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Kongba bazaar area on April 14, reports Imphal Free Press. He joined the outfit in December 2009 under one Mohammed Kaji Umar alias Tebe and was involved in extortion.
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April - 14 
Abdul Aleem, 28, suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba operative hailing from Maldives, was detained by Thiruvanathapuram city Police on April 14 following an input from the Intelligence Bureau, reported Express Buzz. There is a look-out-notice of the Interpol w
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Abdul Aleem, 28, suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba operative hailing from Maldives, was detained by Thiruvanathapuram city Police on April 14 following an input from the Intelligence Bureau, reported Express Buzz. There is a look-out-notice of the Interpol was pending against him. He would be deported to Male on April 15 since he was not involved in any cases India.
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April - 14 
An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Handwara area of Kupwara District on April 14, reports Daily Excelsior. The militant was killed in the encounter when the SFs came under fire from a lone milita
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An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Handwara area of Kupwara District on April 14, reports Daily Excelsior. The militant was killed in the encounter when the SFs came under fire from a lone militant in the Rainawari forest area near Pahaldajji village of Handwara and retaliated. An AK rifle along with four magazines, 67 rounds, one pouch and INR 1,000 Indian currency were recovered from the slain militant, the officials said, adding the identity and group affiliation of the militant was being ascertained.
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April - 14 
Another PULF cadre, Hijam Romeo (26), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Kongpal Students Club on the same day. He disclosed that he joined the outfit through one Umar Kaji.
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Another PULF cadre, Hijam Romeo (26), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Kongpal Students Club on the same day. He disclosed that he joined the outfit through one Umar Kaji.
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April - 14 
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on April 14 that Assam Government will have no objection in allowing jailed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa to visit his ailing 90-year-old mother, especially with people celebrating
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Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said on April 14 that Assam Government will have no objection in allowing jailed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa to visit his ailing 90-year-old mother, especially with people celebrating Assamese New Year or Bohag Bihu, reports Assam Tribune. Gogoi said, "I received a written appeal from Rajkhowa's family to allow him to see his old mother during Bihu. We have absolutely no problems in allowing the ULFA chairman to go and meet his mother. But since he is in judicial custody, it depends on the court." The Chief Minister further said that the Government would have no objection in allowing even other jailed leaders to visit their families during Bihu beginning on April 15 (today). "We want peace and on the eve of Bihu I am extending my best wishes and greetings to even Paresh Baruah (the elusive ULFA commander-in-chief). Let all of them realise the futility of an armed struggle and see how we all are celebrating Bihu with our families," added Gogoi.
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April - 14 
One local leader of the Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter with the Police and Border Security Force (BSF) and 11 others were arrested in separate incidents from Narayanpur District of Bastar region on April 14, r
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One local leader of the Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter with the Police and Border Security Force (BSF) and 11 others were arrested in separate incidents from Narayanpur District of Bastar region on April 14, reported Asian Age.
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April - 14 
Police headquarters in an official handout claimed that Police and Security Forces recovered arms and ammunition from the hideout of militants during a joint search operation in the forest area of Tandor Dacchan village under the jurisdiction of Dacc
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Police headquarters in an official handout claimed that Police and Security Forces recovered arms and ammunition from the hideout of militants during a joint search operation in the forest area of Tandor Dacchan village under the jurisdiction of Dacchan Police Post in the Kishtwar District.
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April - 14 
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 14 refused to give any credence to Islamabad’s contention that further evidence was needed against terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba, which is responsible for the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks, reported Economic Tim
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 14 refused to give any credence to Islamabad’s contention that further evidence was needed against terror group Lashkar-e-Toiba, which is responsible for the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks, reported Economic Times. “I think the American intelligence and the American forces have pointed out the role of Lashkar-e-Taiba and the link between Lashkar-e-Toiba and Al Qaeda... So, I do not see there is any need for me to provide any additional evidence to Prime Minister Gilani about the role of Lashkar-e-Toiba... Hafiz Saeed, Illyas Kashmiri, Zaki-ur-Rahman, are names with regard to fanning of terrorism directed against (India),” he said. He also said that India could resume the dialogue with Pakistan only after “concrete” and “effective” action against the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror strikes. The Hindu adds that Prime Minister Singh told a press conference in Washington that that people who were named as part of the conspirators in the Mumbai terrorist attacks “are roaming around freely” in Pakistan.
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April - 14 
Separately, Army and Police destroyed a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) hideout at village Tandar in the Kishtwar District and recovered a large quantity of explosive devices and ration items on April 14. Recoveries include two UBGL launchers with 10 rounds, t
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Separately, Army and Police destroyed a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) hideout at village Tandar in the Kishtwar District and recovered a large quantity of explosive devices and ration items on April 14. Recoveries include two UBGL launchers with 10 rounds, two Chinese grenades, two RPG rounds, one detonator, one AK rifle and a large quantity of ration, blankets, eatables and medicines. Police said the hideout belonged to slain LeT militant Dawood Ahmed.
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Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted and killed Tapan Das, Domohini village branch-committee secretary of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) at Dharampur near Lalgarh in West Midnapore Distri
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Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted and killed Tapan Das, Domohini village branch-committee secretary of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) at Dharampur near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District on April 14, reported The Hindu. His bullet riddled dead body was found in neighbouring Baghjhnaapi village on April 15.
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April - 14 
The dead bodies of two persons, suspected to have been killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Lalgarh area in West Midnapore District late on April 12, were found on April 14, reports The Hindu. Both victims, Ranjit Mal and
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The dead bodies of two persons, suspected to have been killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Lalgarh area in West Midnapore District late on April 12, were found on April 14, reports The Hindu. Both victims, Ranjit Mal and Goutam Mal, residents of Dhula village and Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporters, “fled from the area last year [2009] when Maoist violence reached its peak. They returned home only a few days ago”, West Midnapore Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Verma told The Hindu over telephone.
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April - 14 
The Hindu reports that a suspected Naxalite (Left Wing Extremist), identified as Nandu Chero, was arrested along with arms in the forests of Harriya in Sonbhadra District, the Police said on April 14. A country-made revolver and two live cartridges w
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The Hindu reports that a suspected Naxalite (Left Wing Extremist), identified as Nandu Chero, was arrested along with arms in the forests of Harriya in Sonbhadra District, the Police said on April 14. A country-made revolver and two live cartridges were recovered from him.
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April - 14 
Times of India reported that Pune District collector Chandrakant Dalvi on April 14 said that show-cause notices about 'unlawful associations' have been issued to 47 activists of the banned Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in Pune following
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Times of India reported that Pune District collector Chandrakant Dalvi on April 14 said that show-cause notices about 'unlawful associations' have been issued to 47 activists of the banned Students' Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) in Pune following a notification from the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal of the Delhi High Court. Dalvi said that the procedure for issuing of notices was underway since April 13. The notices will be served by the city Police. He said that the notices are as per the central government's notification dated February 5, 2010, under section 3 (1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, which declared SIMI as an unlawful association'.
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) were successfully tested over the dense forests of Bastar in the first trial run for operations targeting the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on April 14 and 15, reported PTI. The UAV known as T- Micro Air
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) were successfully tested over the dense forests of Bastar in the first trial run for operations targeting the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on April 14 and 15, reported PTI. The UAV known as T- Micro Air Vehicle (MAV) is a compact machine manufactured by the US based 'Honeywell' and weighs around 10 kilograms. The decision to have UAV flights was taken by the Union Home Ministry (MHA) after the April 6 Maoist attack in Dantewada District and their field trials were ordered immediately. The use of UAVs was aimed at generating real-time intelligence information to help ground forces in any offensive.
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April - 14 
A bomb planted by unidentified militants exploded in the vicinity of Mir Hassan Police Station in Dera Murad Jamali of Nasirabad District in Balochistan on April 14, according to Daily Times. However, no loss of life and property was reported.
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A bomb planted by unidentified militants exploded in the vicinity of Mir Hassan Police Station in Dera Murad Jamali of Nasirabad District in Balochistan on April 14, according to Daily Times. However, no loss of life and property was reported.
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April - 14 
A journalist, Muhammad Imran Khan, and his sister were injured on April 14 when unidentified militants made a failed attempt to abduct them from their home in Khar of Bajaur Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Time
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A journalist, Muhammad Imran Khan, and his sister were injured on April 14 when unidentified militants made a failed attempt to abduct them from their home in Khar of Bajaur Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Daily Times. Muhammad Imran Khan, a correspondent for a private news agency in Khar, and his 14-year-old sister were injured in the incident. “Around 10 masked militants attacked Imran at home and tried to abduct him. Imran resisted the abduction attempt and that is what saved him from the captivity of the militants,” the family sources said. Imran’s father, Muhammad Ibrahim Khan, was shot dead on May 22, 2008, after returning from an interview with a spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Local journalists believe that the TTP are responsible for the attempted abduction. Meanwhile, the TTP spokesman Azam Tariq told journalists in North Waziristan that the “pro-America” media was spreading wrong information about the Taliban.
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April - 14 
A US drone fired two missiles at a vehicle that killed four Taliban militants in the Degaan area of Datta Khel tehsil (revenue unit), 30 kilometres west of Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Ar
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A US drone fired two missiles at a vehicle that killed four Taliban militants in the Degaan area of Datta Khel tehsil (revenue unit), 30 kilometres west of Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) around 6:45pm (PST) on April 14, according to Daily Times.
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April - 14 
Himalayan Times reports the meeting of the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) for the Integration, Supervision and Rehabilitation of the Maoist combatants scheduled for April 14 was postponed yet again as the chiefs of the political parties we
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Himalayan Times reports the meeting of the Army Integration Special Committee (AISC) for the Integration, Supervision and Rehabilitation of the Maoist combatants scheduled for April 14 was postponed yet again as the chiefs of the political parties were unable to allocate the time from their busy schedules. Earlier, on April 11, also AISC meet was postponed citing the same reason 'the busy schedules of the top leaders.
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April - 14 
Nepali Congress (NC) top leaders have clearly put forth four conditions before the Unified CPN-Maoist to dissolve the present Government and form a national consensus Government. The four conditions put forward by NC are return of seized property and
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Nepali Congress (NC) top leaders have clearly put forth four conditions before the Unified CPN-Maoist to dissolve the present Government and form a national consensus Government. The four conditions put forward by NC are return of seized property and land to the rightful owners, transformation of its youth wing Young Communist League (YCL) from its existing Para-military structure, clear plans for army and arms management before promulgating the constitution and a convincing commitment to show the Maoists have transformed themselves to a citizen party and renounced violence.
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April - 15 
A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Islauddin alias Sanaya (20), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Moreh town in Chandel District. One .22 pistol, eight .22 live rounds and one extortio
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A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), Islauddin alias Sanaya (20), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Moreh town in Chandel District. One .22 pistol, eight .22 live rounds and one extortion note of INR 20,000 were recovered from his possession. He was involved in ‘tax’ collection and extortion activities in Moreh town.
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April - 15 
A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Oken Meitei alias Maijao alias Manglemnganba alias Ibothe (21), was arrested by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during a search operation at Waithou Nungei Lamkhai on April 15.
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A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Oken Meitei alias Maijao alias Manglemnganba alias Ibothe (21), was arrested by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during a search operation at Waithou Nungei Lamkhai on April 15. He disclosed that he was involved in extortion of money in Thoubal.
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April - 15 
According to Sangai Express, suspected People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres set ablaze a Mithana-ma (betel leaves) laden truck near Jairolpokpi under Jiri Police Station in Imphal East District.
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According to Sangai Express, suspected People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres set ablaze a Mithana-ma (betel leaves) laden truck near Jairolpokpi under Jiri Police Station in Imphal East District.
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April - 15 
K.K. Nganba group belonging to the KCP claimed responsibility for the April 13 explosion of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Koirengei in Imphal East District, according to Sangai Express.
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K.K. Nganba group belonging to the KCP claimed responsibility for the April 13 explosion of an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Koirengei in Imphal East District, according to Sangai Express.
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April - 15 
Manasha Ram, a Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, was killed by unidentified persons in a village at Bandwan block in Purulia District on April 15, reported Indian Express. His bullet-ridden body was recovered from Dulukdi village. P
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Manasha Ram, a Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, was killed by unidentified persons in a village at Bandwan block in Purulia District on April 15, reported Indian Express. His bullet-ridden body was recovered from Dulukdi village. Purulia District Superintendent of Police Rajesh Yadav said that it was not possible to say who killed Manasha Ram at this stage.
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April - 15 
Minister of State for Railways E. Ahmed informed in Rajya Sabha (upper house of the Parliament) that almost 202 railway stations across the country are facing extremist threats, and the Ministry of Railways has approved an integrated security system
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Minister of State for Railways E. Ahmed informed in Rajya Sabha (upper house of the Parliament) that almost 202 railway stations across the country are facing extremist threats, and the Ministry of Railways has approved an integrated security system for these sensitive and vulnerable stations, reported Deccan Herald on April 16.
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April - 15 
Non-locals in Manipur on April 15 asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to intervene and to take immediate measures to protect their lives and property, according to Indian Express. The Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), the political wing of the Peop
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Non-locals in Manipur on April 15 asked Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to intervene and to take immediate measures to protect their lives and property, according to Indian Express. The Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), the political wing of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), had in March 2010 issued a statement, asking all non-locals living in the State to leave before May 31. It had described all those who entered Manipur after 1949 (when the erstwhile princely state had merged with the Indian Union) as “non-Manipuris” and said these people were facing “extreme hatred” in State. The Hindustani Samaj of Manipur, an association of non-locals, said the State Government had done nothing to ensure their safety. “As many as 32 non-Manipuris have been killed by militant groups in the state since January while the RPF has asked transporters not to transport non-Manipuri people into the state,” said Nareshwar Kumar, president of the Hindustani Samaj, in a letter to the Prime Minister. “In some areas, these elements are visiting the houses of non-Manipuris and threatening them to leave. As a result, there is a panic among non-Manipuris,” he said. The report adds that about 50,000 non-locals in Manipur from different States, majority of them petty vendors and labourers.
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April - 15 
Pakistan failed to properly protect former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto or investigate her assassination and "severely hampered" a United Nations (UN) inquiry, U.N. investigators said on April 15, reported Reuters.
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Pakistan failed to properly protect former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto or investigate her assassination and "severely hampered" a United Nations (UN) inquiry, U.N. investigators said on April 15, reported Reuters.
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April - 15 
Police on April 15 arrested an alleged militant sympathizer, identified as Altaf Hussain, in the Mendhar tehsil (revenue unit) of Poonch District, reports Kashmir Times. He was arrested after seven years of registration of militancy case against him.
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Police on April 15 arrested an alleged militant sympathizer, identified as Altaf Hussain, in the Mendhar tehsil (revenue unit) of Poonch District, reports Kashmir Times. He was arrested after seven years of registration of militancy case against him. Police sources said that he was working with a militant ‘commander’ with code ‘Tabi’ and was popular with name ‘Chota Tabi’
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April - 15 
Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze several trucks and machines of two road construction companies in Vaishali and Aurangabad Districts on April 15, reported Times of India. Two earth moving machines, a tra
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Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze several trucks and machines of two road construction companies in Vaishali and Aurangabad Districts on April 15, reported Times of India. Two earth moving machines, a tractor, truck and dumpers were set ablaze at Madarna in Vaishali District while three trucks of a construction company were burnt at Seema village in Aurangabad District.
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April - 15 
The Army remains strongly opposed to any move to either ‘withdraw' or ‘dilute' the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from militancy-hit areas like Jammu and Kashmir, reports Times of India. Talking to the Defence Ministry's fortnightly Sainik
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The Army remains strongly opposed to any move to either ‘withdraw' or ‘dilute' the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) from militancy-hit areas like Jammu and Kashmir, reports Times of India. Talking to the Defence Ministry's fortnightly Sainik Samachar, Army Chief General V. K. Singh said, "Any dilution of the Act will impinge adversely on the manner in which the armed forces operate.'' "While operating against terrorists, insurgents and anti-national elements in constrained and trying circumstances, the armed forces need requisite legal protection,'' he added. Holding that the AFSPA was designed to facilitate the conduct of operations against terrorists and anti-national elements, he said its utility "cannot be disputed''. Enacted in 1990, after militancy gained ground in Jammu and Kashmir, AFSPA covers the entire Jammu and Kashmir State, except for Kargil and Ladakh. Under its Sections 4 and 7, sweeping powers and legal safeguards are given to Security Forces for undertaking counter-terrorism operations.
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April - 15 
The Police recovered and defused a bomb at Langol Garbage in Imphal West District on the same day.
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The Police recovered and defused a bomb at Langol Garbage in Imphal West District on the same day.
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April - 15 
The Union Government has decided to deploy 12 additional companies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the three Districts of West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura, reported Indian Express on April 16.
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The Union Government has decided to deploy 12 additional companies of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in the three Districts of West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura, reported Indian Express on April 16.
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April - 15 
Unidentified militants lobed a Chinese grenade at the residence of pradhan (chief) of Mayang Langjil gram panchayat (village level local self-Government institution), identified as Takhelambam Tompok (48), at Mayanglangjing Mayai Leikai in Imphal Wes
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Unidentified militants lobed a Chinese grenade at the residence of pradhan (chief) of Mayang Langjil gram panchayat (village level local self-Government institution), identified as Takhelambam Tompok (48), at Mayanglangjing Mayai Leikai in Imphal West District on April 15, reports Imphal Free Press. The bomb however failed to explode and was subsequently defused by the Police.
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April - 15 
A Bugti tribe chieftain was killed while his six supporters were injured in an attack by unidentified militants at his compound near Dera Murad Jamali in Nasirabad District on April 15, according to Daily Times. Police said that the armed assailants
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A Bugti tribe chieftain was killed while his six supporters were injured in an attack by unidentified militants at his compound near Dera Murad Jamali in Nasirabad District on April 15, according to Daily Times. Police said that the armed assailants opened fire in the compound of Wadera Meer Muhammad Bugti under Notal Police Station area and managed to escape from the incident site.
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April - 15 
Five militants were killed and two others sustained injuries when Security Forces (SFs) targeted their hideouts in lower parts of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 15, according to The News. The sources said SFs, b
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Five militants were killed and two others sustained injuries when Security Forces (SFs) targeted their hideouts in lower parts of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 15, according to The News. The sources said SFs, backed by gunship helicopters, carried out search operation in Goyen, Shireen Darra and adjacent hilly areas by targeting the hideouts of militants. As a result, five militants were killed and two others injured. SFs also destroyed two hideouts of militants in Shireen Darra, the sources added.
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April - 15 
SFs arrested eight militants during search operation in various areas of Bajaur Agency. The sources said SFs carried out search operations in different areas of Nawagai, Khar and Mamond sub-divisions and arrested eight militants. The SFs also recover
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SFs arrested eight militants during search operation in various areas of Bajaur Agency. The sources said SFs carried out search operations in different areas of Nawagai, Khar and Mamond sub-divisions and arrested eight militants. The SFs also recovered huge quantity of weapons, including Kalashnikov rifles, hand-grenades and explosives during search and clean-up operation in Damadola, Tangi, Nawagai Khas and Sadiqabad areas.
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April - 15 
The Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) on April 15 said that it is ready to hold talks with the Government, according to Daily Times. LI spokesman Zarr Khan called on the Government to stop the ongoing military operation in the tribal region of Bara tehsil (revenu
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The Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) on April 15 said that it is ready to hold talks with the Government, according to Daily Times. LI spokesman Zarr Khan called on the Government to stop the ongoing military operation in the tribal region of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency and said his outfit was willing to hold talks with the administration. Zarr Khan said the LI had not challenged the writ of the State, and should, therefore, not be attacked by the armed forces. He claimed his outfit was not involved in anti-state activities and not fighting Security Forces. "Many civilians and local tribesmen have been killed in the operation, and we appeal to the Government to stop it immediately," he said.
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April - 15 
The United States Treasury said on April 15 it had imposed sanctions on two "high-profile" Pakistani trust fund chiefs allegedly linked to terrorism, reports Daily Times. The Treasury identified the trust fund chiefs as Muhammed Mazhar, director of A
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The United States Treasury said on April 15 it had imposed sanctions on two "high-profile" Pakistani trust fund chiefs allegedly linked to terrorism, reports Daily Times. The Treasury identified the trust fund chiefs as Muhammed Mazhar, director of Al-Akhtar Trust, and Mufti Abdul Rahim, leader of Al-Rashid Trust, and said both Pakistani charities’ assets under US jurisdiction were frozen. Americans have also been prohibited from engaging in any transactions with them. Mazhar was accused of supporting al Qaeda and the Taliban, while Rahim was charged with funding the Taliban. "Today’s designation of these two high-profile financiers of al Qaeda and the Taliban, who are also leaders of Al-Akhtar Trust and Al-Rashid Trust, further exposes those organisations’ continuing support for terrorism under the guise of charitable activity," said the Treasury.
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April - 15 
Three militants laid down their arms and surrendered before the SFs in Mandal area.
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Three militants laid down their arms and surrendered before the SFs in Mandal area.
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April - 15 
Two teenager assailants shot dead Qaumi Lashkar (community militia) ‘chief’ Alamgir Khan and another person, Mukaram Khan, in an unspecified place around Mingora city in Swat District of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 15, according to D
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Two teenager assailants shot dead Qaumi Lashkar (community militia) ‘chief’ Alamgir Khan and another person, Mukaram Khan, in an unspecified place around Mingora city in Swat District of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 15, according to Daily Times. In what appeared to be a target killing by the Taliban, the armed teenagers shot dead Khan and managed to escape from the incident site, eyewitnesses said.
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April - 15 
Unidentified militants blew up two Government-run schools in various areas of Ambar tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency. The sources said militants had planted explosives in the buildings of Government Boys’ Primary School in Wara Kor and Governm
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Unidentified militants blew up two Government-run schools in various areas of Ambar tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency. The sources said militants had planted explosives in the buildings of Government Boys’ Primary School in Wara Kor and Government Girls’ Primary School in Ghaljo Darra, which completely destroyed both the schools.
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April - 15 
The meetings of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist)'s politburo and standing committee scheduled to take place on April 14 have been deferred for April 15 (today), reports Nepal News. The politburo and the standing commit
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The meetings of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist)'s politburo and standing committee scheduled to take place on April 14 have been deferred for April 15 (today), reports Nepal News. The politburo and the standing committee of the Maoist party are to meet to decide the party's protest programmes against the current coalition Government and its strategy after May 28 provided the constitution does not get promulgated by then.
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April - 15 
A special court began trials for 624 Bangladesh Rifle (BDR) men of 13 Rifles Battalion in a case filed for February 25-26, 2008 mutiny at Pilkhana BDR Headquarters.
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A special court began trials for 624 Bangladesh Rifle (BDR) men of 13 Rifles Battalion in a case filed for February 25-26, 2008 mutiny at Pilkhana BDR Headquarters.
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April - 15 
The banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh on April 15 brought out a procession in the city protesting US military exercise in Chittagong District, reports Daily Star. The banners they carried urged the Muslims working in the Army to topple
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The banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh on April 15 brought out a procession in the city protesting US military exercise in Chittagong District, reports Daily Star. The banners they carried urged the Muslims working in the Army to topple Sheikh Hasina and her Government and help Hizb ut-Tahrir. The Government of Hasina is subservient to American imperialists, and the US and India will not be allowed to set up their base in Bangladesh, the banners read.
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April - 15 
The Detective Branch (DB) of the Police arrested the alleged United Kingdom (UK) unit ‘chief’ of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), Golam Mostofa (55), from Osmaninagar in Sylhet on April 15, 14 months after he came out of jail on a H
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The Detective Branch (DB) of the Police arrested the alleged United Kingdom (UK) unit ‘chief’ of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), Golam Mostofa (55), from Osmaninagar in Sylhet on April 15, 14 months after he came out of jail on a High Court bail. The DB on April 16 took the Bangladesh-born British citizen, who is also an Afghan war veteran, on a four-day remand for interrogation. On the same day, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner A.K.M Shahidul Hoque said that London Police levelled charges of financing militant groups against Mostofa and has seized various documents relating to militancy in several drives. He said, "Coming out of jail on bail, Mostofa was carrying out militant activities in the country and tried to get other arrested militant leaders freed," and further added "During his stay in Birmingham, UK, until 2007, Mostofa had sent thousands of taka to militants active in Bangladesh. So, London Police filed a case against him under terrorist financing act of that country." After the Afghan war, Mostofa was also busy arranging financial support for Bosnia war.
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April - 15 
According to a pro-Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) website, Tamilnet, a Divisional Secretary for Thirukkovil, A. K Thavarajah, was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in Thirukovil on April 15.
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According to a pro-Liberation Tiger of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) website, Tamilnet, a Divisional Secretary for Thirukkovil, A. K Thavarajah, was shot dead by an unidentified gunman in Thirukovil on April 15.
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April - 15 
Troops during their search and clear operations on April 15 recovered one pistol, one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG), one 60-mm mortar bomb, one 120-mm mortar bomb, 23 anti personnel mines and 20 hand grenades from the general areas of Kilinochchi an
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Troops during their search and clear operations on April 15 recovered one pistol, one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG), one 60-mm mortar bomb, one 120-mm mortar bomb, 23 anti personnel mines and 20 hand grenades from the general areas of Kilinochchi and Puthukkudiyiruppu, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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April - 16 
A United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, Haobam Dhanachandra alias Tomba (29), was shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter at Thampalok under Tengnoupal Police Station in Chandel District on April 16, according to Sangai E
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A United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, Haobam Dhanachandra alias Tomba (29), was shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter at Thampalok under Tengnoupal Police Station in Chandel District on April 16, according to Sangai Express. He joined the UNLF since 2003. One AK series Rifles loaded with one magazine containing 10 live rounds, one Chinese hand grenade and two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) were recovered from the possession of the slain militant, adds Imphal Free Press.
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April - 16 
According to PTI, Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) continues to have close links with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and has used the terror group's services to foment anti-India passion in Kashmir and elsewhere, a UN report said on April 16. "The
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According to PTI, Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) continues to have close links with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and has used the terror group's services to foment anti-India passion in Kashmir and elsewhere, a UN report said on April 16. "The Pakistani military organised and supported the Taliban to take control of Afghanistan in 1996. Similar tactics were used in Kashmir against India after 1989," said the much-awaited report by UN-appointed independent panel to probe the killing of former Pakistan premier Benazir Bhutto.
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April - 16 
An unidentified National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre was shot dead by the Army at Goalbil under Barama Police station in the Nalbari District in the night of April 16, reports Sentinel.
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An unidentified National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre was shot dead by the Army at Goalbil under Barama Police station in the Nalbari District in the night of April 16, reports Sentinel.
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April - 16 
Decoded information from captured laptop of Maoist politburo member Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan has revealed that the Maoists operating in the Bengal-Jharkhand-Orissa region have been allocated INR 12.20 crore for the year 2010, of which 75 per cent i
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Decoded information from captured laptop of Maoist politburo member Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan has revealed that the Maoists operating in the Bengal-Jharkhand-Orissa region have been allocated INR 12.20 crore for the year 2010, of which 75 per cent is meant for expanding roots in West Bengal, reported Indian Express on April 17.
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April - 16 
India has made it clear to Pakistan that although action against Hafiz Saeed, ‘chief’ of Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD), over ground organisation of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), will help ease the strained atmosphere, it's not the only benchmark that will sat
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India has made it clear to Pakistan that although action against Hafiz Saeed, ‘chief’ of Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD), over ground organisation of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), will help ease the strained atmosphere, it's not the only benchmark that will satisfy New Delhi before it can think of resuming talks, reports IANS. Action against Hafiz Saaed will be a useful indicator of Pakistan's willingness to do something about India's concerns over cross-border terror, informed sources said.
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April - 16 
One cadre of the Manipur-based People’s United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Kalam Uddin of Makhan Nagar area under Jirighat Police Station in Cachar District, was arrested by the Security Forces, reports Sentinel. One demand note or extort
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One cadre of the Manipur-based People’s United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Kalam Uddin of Makhan Nagar area under Jirighat Police Station in Cachar District, was arrested by the Security Forces, reports Sentinel. One demand note or extortion notice of INR 0.2 million, which was to be served on some individual or business house of the area, was recovered from his possession. PULF after lying low in Barak Valley for long respite has been trying to regroup and spread its presence, following the hiatus created by the surrender of Black Widow (BW) and the subdued presence of People's Liberation Army (PLA), United National Liberation Front (UNLF), People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) and Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP).
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April - 16 
Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) continues to have close links with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and has used the outfit's services to foment anti-India passion in Kashmir and elsewhere, a UN report said on April 16, reported NDTV.
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Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) continues to have close links with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and has used the outfit's services to foment anti-India passion in Kashmir and elsewhere, a UN report said on April 16, reported NDTV.
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April - 16 
Security Forces (SFs) detected three landmines underneath a road at Balivia in the Saranda forest of West Singhbhum District on April 16, reported PTI.
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Security Forces (SFs) detected three landmines underneath a road at Balivia in the Saranda forest of West Singhbhum District on April 16, reported PTI.
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April - 16 
Sentinel reports that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘vice-president’ Pradip Gogoi and ‘publicity secretary’ Mithinga Doimary visited Barpeta on an unspecified date, to know the views of the people of Barpeta about the ULFA and the Union Go
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Sentinel reports that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘vice-president’ Pradip Gogoi and ‘publicity secretary’ Mithinga Doimary visited Barpeta on an unspecified date, to know the views of the people of Barpeta about the ULFA and the Union Government talks before the Sanmilit Jatiya Abhibartan which will be held on April 24. The duo exchanged their views regarding the issue of ULFA-Government and also took advice from the leading citizens of the town. In their talk they said that at present ULFA is not a problem for the government. But the demands that ULFA raised at present became a great problem for the government. The duo cadres hoped that the noted persons of Assam must help them to make the ULFA cadres free who are in jail. The duo also mentioned that the people opined that there should not be any barrier to discuss about the issue of sovereignty of Assam which have been raised by ULFA since a long period.
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April - 16 
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh Police would look into the recovery of explosive devices from the Sampark Kranti Express train at Mahoba railway station on April15, Additional Director General (ADG) (law and order) Brij Lal said o
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The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh Police would look into the recovery of explosive devices from the Sampark Kranti Express train at Mahoba railway station on April15, Additional Director General (ADG) (law and order) Brij Lal said on April 16, reports Indian Express. On the nature of the bomb, Lal said the Allahabad Police had verified that they were gelatine sticks with loose wires. The device was found in a sleeper coach of the Delhi-bound Manikpur-Hazrat Nizamuddin Express.
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April - 16 
The Hindu reported on April 17 that according to Ramanna, ‘secretary’ of the ‘south Bastar regional committee’ of the Maoists, media reports that Maoists used 1,000 fighters and three light machine guns and booby-trapped all trees on April 6 to attac
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The Hindu reported on April 17 that according to Ramanna, ‘secretary’ of the ‘south Bastar regional committee’ of the Maoists, media reports that Maoists used 1,000 fighters and three light machine guns and booby-trapped all trees on April 6 to attack CRPF men in Dantewada District were exaggerated. He also claimed to have set the ambush in 40 minutes.
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April - 16 
The Union Government has expressed concern on the availability of Bangladeshi subscriber identity module cards along the region’s border and called for steps to check the development, according to Telegraph. Union Minister of State for Communication
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The Union Government has expressed concern on the availability of Bangladeshi subscriber identity module cards along the region’s border and called for steps to check the development, according to Telegraph. Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Gurudas Kamat on April 16 said, “This is a matter of serious concern for the security of the country and a solution needs to be thrashed out.” The Minister’s warning comes within days of a report regarding the arms deals done in the region being difficult to trace because of the use of powerful satellite phones with their transponders in Dubai or over Grameen Phone from near the Bangladesh border.
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April - 16 
The United States (US) has warned in its latest advisory that terrorist groups may be planning attacks in India and asked its nationals to exercise caution during their stay in the country, reports PTI.
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The United States (US) has warned in its latest advisory that terrorist groups may be planning attacks in India and asked its nationals to exercise caution during their stay in the country, reports PTI.
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April - 16 
Times of India reported that a six-member fact-finding team from Delhi was detained on April 16 by Shyamsunderpur Police in Chakuliya block for "interviewing local people and moving around in Maoist-hit area of East Singhbhum District", where Operati
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Times of India reported that a six-member fact-finding team from Delhi was detained on April 16 by Shyamsunderpur Police in Chakuliya block for "interviewing local people and moving around in Maoist-hit area of East Singhbhum District", where Operation Green Hunt was launched in March 2010. The team comprised Delhi University (DU) English department head Deepika Tandon, Supreme Court advocate Paramjeet Singh, DU research scholars Kamal Kumar and two others (all from People's Union for Democratic Right) and Sriman Narayanan of Andhra Pradesh Civil Liberties Committee.
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April - 16 
Two cadres belonging to anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), including one of them identified as Sukhram Boro of Naokata, were arrested by Security Forces, while conducting extortion at Khagrabari village in Udalgur
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Two cadres belonging to anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), including one of them identified as Sukhram Boro of Naokata, were arrested by Security Forces, while conducting extortion at Khagrabari village in Udalguri District on April 16, reports Sentinel. Two locally made pistols and NDFB extortion pads were recovered from their possession. The duo had reportedly been conducting extortion in the area of Bhergaon, Tangla, Dimakuchi and Khairabari under Udalguri District of Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) for a long time.
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April - 16 
Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants were killed on April 16 in an encounter with Security Forces in the Keller area of Shopian District, reports Daily Excelsior. One of the slain militants has been identified as Fayaz Ahmad, a local resident of Sho
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Two Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants were killed on April 16 in an encounter with Security Forces in the Keller area of Shopian District, reports Daily Excelsior. One of the slain militants has been identified as Fayaz Ahmad, a local resident of Shopian District. The other militant is suspected to be a Pakistani national Osama, one of the most wanted militants in South Kashmir, the sources said. Two AK rifles and some arms and ammunition were recovered from the possession of the two slain militants. The Hindu, however, quoted Police officers saying that the slain militants were identified as Fayaz Peer, ‘divisional commander' of the HM, and a Pakistani national identified as Usma.
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April - 16 
A suicide bomber blew himself up in an attack inside civil hospital in Quetta on April 16, killing 11 persons and injuring 35 others, reports Daily Times. Among the killed was a private television cameraman, Malik Arif, and Senior Police Officials wh
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A suicide bomber blew himself up in an attack inside civil hospital in Quetta on April 16, killing 11 persons and injuring 35 others, reports Daily Times. Among the killed was a private television cameraman, Malik Arif, and Senior Police Officials while out of 35 injured, least four reporters and a local parliamentarian were injured. Sources said unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle killed Ashraf Zaidi, the son of the chief of the Shia Conference Balochistan. “Hundreds of people, including a local parliamentarian and dozens of journalists, rushed to the hospital where the body was lying. As the crowd gathered at the casualty ward, a suicide bomber blew himself up,” Senior Police Official Wazir Khan Nasir said. Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Shabir Shaikh said that four Police Officials, including two Deputy Superintendents of Police (DSP), one head constable and one constable, had died. Police said 15 kilogrammes of explosives were used in the attack. Those killed in the blast were identified as DSPs Zahir Shah Kazmi and Ghulam Muhammad, television journalist Malik Arif, Anti-Terrorism Force head constable Muhammad Hussain, Constable Muhammad Haadi, Haji Dawood, Muhammad Mujtaba and Yar Muhammad. Member of National Assembly (MNA) belonging to Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) Agha Nasir Shah and four journalists Khalil Ahmed, Noor Elahi Bugti, Malik Sohail and Salman Ashraf had been injured in the blast.Meanwhile, the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed responsibility of the suicide attack. The LeJ claimed that it had carried out the suicide bombing that also injured MNA Nasir Ali Shah of the PPP.
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April - 16 
A team of Crime Investigation Department (CID) personnel arrested two suspected suicide bombers from the Ferozepur Road of Lahore in Punjab on April 16, according to Daily Times. The sources also said that on March 17, 2010, the Punjab Home Departmen
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A team of Crime Investigation Department (CID) personnel arrested two suspected suicide bombers from the Ferozepur Road of Lahore in Punjab on April 16, according to Daily Times. The sources also said that on March 17, 2010, the Punjab Home Department had passed on information to the agencies concerned, including Punjab Police, that two high-profile militants from Vehari had entered Lahore for carrying out terror activities.
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April - 16 
At least 17 Taliban militants were killed and several others were injured during Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 16, according to Daily Times. The sources said tha
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At least 17 Taliban militants were killed and several others were injured during Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 16, according to Daily Times. The sources said that the Security Forces (SFs) had taken control of the Sanghar area.
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April - 16 
SFs arrested eight Taliban militants in Bajaur Agency. A search operation was carried out in various areas of the Bajaur agency in which weapons and hand-grenades were recovered. The house of a militant ‘commander’ was also blown up in Tangi area of
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SFs arrested eight Taliban militants in Bajaur Agency. A search operation was carried out in various areas of the Bajaur agency in which weapons and hand-grenades were recovered. The house of a militant ‘commander’ was also blown up in Tangi area of Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit).
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April - 16 
Six Taliban militants were killed as a US drone fired five missiles at a house and two vehicles in Toll Khel village of North Waziristan.
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Six Taliban militants were killed as a US drone fired five missiles at a house and two vehicles in Toll Khel village of North Waziristan.
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April - 16 
At least 12 persons were injured when supporters of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN Maoist) clashed with those of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Loktantrik (MJF-L) in Kapilvastu on April 16, reports Kantipuronline. The clash oc
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At least 12 persons were injured when supporters of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN Maoist) clashed with those of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum-Loktantrik (MJF-L) in Kapilvastu on April 16, reports Kantipuronline. The clash occurred as Deputy Prime Minister Bijay Kumar Gachhadar was visiting the District. The fracas erupted in Barakulpur Village Development Committee (VDC) along the East-West Highway when Maoist activists waved black flags at Gachhadar, who is also the MJF-L chairman.
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April - 16 
Five major ruling parties, minus Unified CPN-Maoist, have agreed on the Government proposal to integrate 3,000 Maoist combatants into the security forces in the first phase. The meeting of the Special Committee on integration, supervision and rehabil
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Five major ruling parties, minus Unified CPN-Maoist, have agreed on the Government proposal to integrate 3,000 Maoist combatants into the security forces in the first phase. The meeting of the Special Committee on integration, supervision and rehabilitation of the Maoist combatants held on April 16 in Singh Durbar took the decision. The committee had invited top leaders of the six big parties to be apprised on the activities carried out by it so far and take a decision on the number of combatants and the modality of integration. However, Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and two other Maoist members of the committee - Janardhan Sharma and Barsha Man Pun - were absent at the meeting.
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April - 16 
Maoists have issued threats to a school principal in Nuwakot District, reports Nepal News. They repeatedly warned Lal Bahadur Kuwar, principal of Bageshwori Higher Secondary School, over the phone that if he doesn't invalidate the election of the Sch
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Maoists have issued threats to a school principal in Nuwakot District, reports Nepal News. They repeatedly warned Lal Bahadur Kuwar, principal of Bageshwori Higher Secondary School, over the phone that if he doesn't invalidate the election of the School Management Committee held four days ago, then anything might happen to him.
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April - 16 
The second day of the Unified CPN-Maoist’s politburo meeting at its party headquarters in Parisdanda in the capital on April 16 ended after concluding that though the current Government is a major hindrance towards the formation of a national unity G
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The second day of the Unified CPN-Maoist’s politburo meeting at its party headquarters in Parisdanda in the capital on April 16 ended after concluding that though the current Government is a major hindrance towards the formation of a national unity Government, but toppling it by taking a no-confidence motion against it will create a political turmoil and adversely affect the constitution drafting process. "So, if the current government doesn't step down to make way for a national unity government by May 1, we will then have to bring it down from the street," the party's chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said after the meeting. Even as the political leaders are expressing their doubts about timely promulgation of the new constitution, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal told President Ram Baran Yadav that the promulgation of constitution-in-the making by May 18 has been out of question.
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April - 16 
An Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadre, Jashim Uddin alias 5-star Jashim, was killed in a "shootout" between his cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Wajibia near Ananya residential area in Chittagong city on April 16, reports Daily Star. He wa
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An Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadre, Jashim Uddin alias 5-star Jashim, was killed in a "shootout" between his cohorts and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) at Wajibia near Ananya residential area in Chittagong city on April 16, reports Daily Star. He was one of the most wanted criminals in Chittagong. Two light guns and two bullets were recovered by the RAB. Bayezid Police in several raids in last two months arrested Jashim's five cohorts and was seeking out Jashim. Officer-in-Charge of Bayezid Police Station Abdus Sabur said that the five associates of Jashim were Sweden Sohel, Dhama Sohel, Jahangir, Sabuj, and Chhotan.
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April - 16 
De-mining groups recovered one hand grenade, one 60-mm mortar bomb and one Rangan 99 mine from Adampan area.
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De-mining groups recovered one hand grenade, one 60-mm mortar bomb and one Rangan 99 mine from Adampan area.
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April - 16 
In an exclusive interview with The Island, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse said on April 16 that the new Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) led United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Government should be prepared to thwart a fresh attempts by sep
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In an exclusive interview with The Island, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse said on April 16 that the new Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) led United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Government should be prepared to thwart a fresh attempts by separatists operating abroad to throw a lifeline to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE). A section of the international community is bent on reviving the LTTE and giving it recognition, he said. Thus, the destruction of the LTTE’s conventional military capability about a year ago might give a false sense of complacency to the political establishment, he said. He further added that pro-LTTE sections of the Tamil Diaspora were carrying out a high profile campaign against Sri Lanka. The Global Tamil Forum was lobbying overseas to win over foreign politicians. He said that the presence of high profile British politicians and officials at a recent gathering of GTF in the UK had revealed the gravity of the situation. Referring to recent British press reports that Islamic radicals had infiltrated the British Labour Party, Defence Secretary Rajapakse said that the Tamil Diaspora could adopt a similar strategy, if it had not already done that.
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April - 16 
Sri Lankan Army has recovered valuable documents and photo albums belonging to slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) chief Vellupillai Prabakaran during a search operation in Mullaitivu, reports PTI. Besides the documents and photo albums, fou
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Sri Lankan Army has recovered valuable documents and photo albums belonging to slain Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE) chief Vellupillai Prabakaran during a search operation in Mullaitivu, reports PTI. Besides the documents and photo albums, four video cassettes depicting Prabakaran's activities were recovered by the troops engaged in search operations at Ampalawanpokkanai in Mullaitivu, military spokesman Major General Prasad Samarasinghe said.
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April - 16 
Troops during their search and clear operations on April 16 recovered one hand grenade, two 81 mm mortar bombs, sixteen anti personnel mines and two Rangan 99 mines from the general areas of Paranthan and Ampakamam, according to Sri Lanka Army report
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Troops during their search and clear operations on April 16 recovered one hand grenade, two 81 mm mortar bombs, sixteen anti personnel mines and two Rangan 99 mines from the general areas of Paranthan and Ampakamam, according to Sri Lanka Army reports.
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April - 17 April - 22
A suspected Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militant, identified as Avtar Singh, was arrested by Zirakpur Police from Materi village in Ambala on April 17, reports Times of India. He was produced in the Derabassi court on April 18 from where he was
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A suspected Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militant, identified as Avtar Singh, was arrested by Zirakpur Police from Materi village in Ambala on April 17, reports Times of India. He was produced in the Derabassi court on April 18 from where he was sent in Police remand till April 22. Station House Officer Yogi Raj stated that they raided the accused’s hideout on a tip-off and arrested him from Materi village bus stand. He is said to be brother of another BKI cadre Purshotam Singh, who is living in France. According to Police sources, Purshotam was regularly sending money to BKI cadres in India to sustain their criminal activities.
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April - 17 
At the end of a long-drawn encounter between Security Forces (SFs) and suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bhalukbasha forest in West Midnapore District on April 17, the body of a Maoist was recovered, reports The
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At the end of a long-drawn encounter between Security Forces (SFs) and suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bhalukbasha forest in West Midnapore District on April 17, the body of a Maoist was recovered, reports The Hindu. The Police believe there could be more losses among the Maoists. Many persons have been detained from the area for questioning. Several firearms and a huge cache of ammunition, improvised explosive devices, detonators, explosives and Maoist literature were recovered, the Police said. According to Police sources, the Maoist group was headed by Sidhu Soren, commander of the Sidhu Kanu Gana Militia — militant wing of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA).
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April - 17 
Investigators believe the bomb explosions at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on April 17 were executed by an Indian Mujahideen (IM) cell led by Mohammad Zarar Siddi Bawa, Police sources told The Hindu. Karnataka-born Bawa—also known as ‘Yasin
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Investigators believe the bomb explosions at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore on April 17 were executed by an Indian Mujahideen (IM) cell led by Mohammad Zarar Siddi Bawa, Police sources told The Hindu. Karnataka-born Bawa—also known as ‘Yasin Bhatkal'—is allegedly a key figure in a series of urban bombings executed by the IM between 2005 and 2008 that claimed hundreds of lives. Bawa, Police said, was the organisation's key-bomb maker and his devices were used in the attacks.
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April - 17 
Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) dressed in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) uniform fired at Dantewada massacre (April 6, 2010) probe team headed former Border Security Force (BSF) Director General E. N. Rammohan, at Chintalnar in Dantewada District o
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Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) dressed in Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) uniform fired at Dantewada massacre (April 6, 2010) probe team headed former Border Security Force (BSF) Director General E. N. Rammohan, at Chintalnar in Dantewada District on April 17, reported PTI. No one was injured in the firing.
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April - 17 
PTI reports that two crude bombs exploded in quick succession outside the M A Chinnaswamy cricket stadium in Bangalore on April 17, minutes before an Indian Premier League (IPL) match was to begin, leaving 15 persons injured and creating panic in the
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PTI reports that two crude bombs exploded in quick succession outside the M A Chinnaswamy cricket stadium in Bangalore on April 17, minutes before an Indian Premier League (IPL) match was to begin, leaving 15 persons injured and creating panic in the packed venue. A third crude bomb was found near Gate number 8 of the stadium, venue of the fixture between Bangalore Royal Challengers and Mumbai Indians, but was defused, Police said.
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April - 17 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) resumed talks with the Union Government New Delhi on April 17 and discussed differences over some points in the memorandum it had submitted earlier, according to Telegraph. NSCN-IM ‘gen
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) resumed talks with the Union Government New Delhi on April 17 and discussed differences over some points in the memorandum it had submitted earlier, according to Telegraph. NSCN-IM ‘general secretary’ Thuingalang Muivah led a four-member team of leaders to negotiate their demands with the interlocutor for Naga talks, R.S. Pandey, and senior Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) officials. “We met and discussed the points that they have submitted, but differences continue. The talks will continue,” a senior MHA official said. The key issue for the past three years has been Muivah’s proposal for a “special federal relationship between Nagalim and India” with the Nagas having a constitution of their own. This has been a bone of contention. The Government’proposals, which was readied earlier in 2010, was also being discussed. The MHA had made it clear that unless all insurgent factions come together and accept a package from the Centre, the talks will not succeed.
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April - 17 
Two Special Auxiliary Police commandos were injured in an ambush on a Police patrol by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Azad Bigha village in Gaya District on April 17, reported Zee News.
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Two Special Auxiliary Police commandos were injured in an ambush on a Police patrol by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Azad Bigha village in Gaya District on April 17, reported Zee News.
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April - 17 
The United Nations (UN) has temporarily suspending its programmes helping displaced people in Kohat and neighbouring Hangu as a result of the bombings.
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The United Nations (UN) has temporarily suspending its programmes helping displaced people in Kohat and neighbouring Hangu as a result of the bombings.
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April - 17 
Two burqa-clad suicide bombers targeted a crowd of internally displaced persons (IDP) waiting to get themselves registered and receive relief goods at the Kacha Pakka IDP camp on the outskirts of Kohat in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April
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Two burqa-clad suicide bombers targeted a crowd of internally displaced persons (IDP) waiting to get themselves registered and receive relief goods at the Kacha Pakka IDP camp on the outskirts of Kohat in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 17, killing at least 44 and injuring more than 70, reports Daily Times. The bombers struck minutes apart at the Kacha Pakka IDP camp, where the NWFP Social Welfare Department was registering those displaced amid military offensives. Locals said the IDPs were from Kalaya, Sipah and Maraye areas of Orakzai Agency. A local journalist, Azamat Ali Bangash, who worked for the APP news agency and a local TV channel, was among those killed. Kohat Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Abdullah Khan said the bombers walked into the crowd wearing burqas, and blew themselves up “one after the other”. He said the first bomber detonated his explosives as IDPs gathered to register and receive relief goods. “A few minutes later, the second bomber blew himself up in the middle of the crowd that had gathered at the site of the first attack.” Meanwhile, the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi’s Al-Aalmi faction claimed responsibility for the bombings, and cited the presence of Shias at the IDP camp as the reason for the attack.
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April - 18 
A cadre belonging to Lanheiba group of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Thongratabam Ibomcha Sharma (50), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police during another search operation at Lamlai areas.
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A cadre belonging to Lanheiba group of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Thongratabam Ibomcha Sharma (50), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police during another search operation at Lamlai areas.
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April - 18 
A civilian, Laishram Mocha Singh (24), was shot at and wounded by suspected militants at his residence at Utlou Mayai Leikai in Bishnupur District. He was the younger brother of Laishram Basanta, pradhan (chief) of Utlou gram panchayat (village level
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A civilian, Laishram Mocha Singh (24), was shot at and wounded by suspected militants at his residence at Utlou Mayai Leikai in Bishnupur District. He was the younger brother of Laishram Basanta, pradhan (chief) of Utlou gram panchayat (village level local self-Government institution). The report adds that militants were looking for his elder bother before attacking Mocha Singh.
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April - 18 April - 19
A group of militants is reported to have intruded into the Indian Territory, taking probably for the first time Gurdaspur (Punjab) route, in the night of April 18, reports Daily Excelsior. However, two of them were trapped by Police and Security Forc
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A group of militants is reported to have intruded into the Indian Territory, taking probably for the first time Gurdaspur (Punjab) route, in the night of April 18, reports Daily Excelsior. However, two of them were trapped by Police and Security Force (SF) personnel at Chabe Chak Nursery along Ujh River under the jurisdiction of Rajbagh Police Station, about eight kilometres from Jammu-Pathankot national highway, in the Kathua District in the evening of April 19. The militants opened firing on Police personnel before taking shelter inside the Nursery, about 400 meters away from the populated area of village Chabe Chak. Retaliation by Police left one of the militants injured. While only two militants have been spotted so far, Police didn’t rule out the possibility of some more militants having succeeded in infiltrating into this side but maintained that at no other place movement of the intruders has been observed. “We have surrounded entire Chabe Chak Nursery, spread in 400 kanals of land, along Ujh River. Besides, entire village, where the militants were hiding, and surrounding areas leading to Jammu-Pathankote national highway have been sealed. People have been advised to observe extreme restraint while venturing out of their houses with confirmed presence of two militants,” said Senior Superintendent of Police (Kathua) Gareeb Dass. Official sources said there was a strong possibility that the militants had intruded into this side from forward village of Simbal Skole in the Bamial sector of Gurdaspur District of Punjab where Pakistan troops resorted to heavy firing at 10.20pm in the night of April 18 and damaged border fencing in 400 meters of area by firing rockets. Another possibility was that the militants had infiltrated through Tinda Post in Paharpur area of Hiranagar sector but there was no visible evidence of intrusions as the fencing was in tact, sources said. According to sources, the group of militants included some activists of Dashmesh Regiment of the Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) besides Pakistani militants. While the KZF militants were reported to have left for Punjab, the Pakistani militants intruded into Kathua District.
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April - 18 
A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, G. Romin Sharma (28), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel at Salungpham areas in Thoubal District.
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A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, G. Romin Sharma (28), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel at Salungpham areas in Thoubal District.
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April - 18 
A UNLF cadre, identified as Kh. Amuthoi Meitei alias Lamthoi (28) of Umathel Awang Leikai in Thoubal District, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel.
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A UNLF cadre, identified as Kh. Amuthoi Meitei alias Lamthoi (28) of Umathel Awang Leikai in Thoubal District, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel.
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April - 18 
According to Times of India, Congress party workers in Lohardaga District have started leaving the party following a threat from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). The Maoists had issued an ultimatum to the former, asking them to oppos
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According to Times of India, Congress party workers in Lohardaga District have started leaving the party following a threat from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). The Maoists had issued an ultimatum to the former, asking them to oppose Operation Green Hunt or leave the party. Posters at various places in the Kuru Police station area last week had conveyed the message to the Congressmen. Following the threat, most Congress workers from Kuru block have started leaving the party. The number is increasing by the day and it has now reached 75.
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April - 18 
Army and the Assam Rifles recovered 84 AK-47 rounds, 55 M-16 rounds, one high explosive No. 36 hand grenade, one Chinese hand grenade, two Lathode bombs and three AK magazines during a joint search operation at Wangoi area in Imphal West District on
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Army and the Assam Rifles recovered 84 AK-47 rounds, 55 M-16 rounds, one high explosive No. 36 hand grenade, one Chinese hand grenade, two Lathode bombs and three AK magazines during a joint search operation at Wangoi area in Imphal West District on April 18, reports Imphal Free Press
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April - 18 
former General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Army's 4 Corps, Lieutenant General (retd) D.B. Shekhatkar warned that though the fundamentalist forces are lying low at this moment, the region is virtually sitting on a sleeping volcano, which may erupt
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former General Officer Commanding (GOC) of the Army's 4 Corps, Lieutenant General (retd) D.B. Shekhatkar warned that though the fundamentalist forces are lying low at this moment, the region is virtually sitting on a sleeping volcano, which may erupt at any time and “one should not be surprised if a demand for separation comes up by the end of the year 2018,” according to Assam Tribune. He also pointed out that effective steps must be taken to prevent infiltration of foreigners to the region and a close watch must be maintained on the activities of the fundamentalist forces. He further pointed out that there have been demands for inclusion of the Northeast in the erstwhile East Pakistan (Bangladesh) since the time of Independence and even today, the demand is raised from time to time. The fundamentalist forces and Islamic militant groups are now lying low but they have their “sleeping cells”, which can become active when they feel that the time is ripe for them to strike. The militant groups backed by Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), including the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), are still active and there is no reason for the fundamentalist forces to use their manpower to create disturbance in the region at this moment.
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April - 18 
India Today reported that 10 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested and a large cache of arms and ammunition were seized from Lalgarh and adjoining areas of West Midnapore District, informed Police on April 18. Super
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India Today reported that 10 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested and a large cache of arms and ammunition were seized from Lalgarh and adjoining areas of West Midnapore District, informed Police on April 18. Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said, "The Maoist cadres were arrested from Brindabanpur, Sirshi in Jhargram and Bhalukbasa in Goaltore during raids in the past three days in the forests." 14 single-barrel guns, four double-barrel guns, eight pistols, gelatine sticks, detonators, explosives and Maoist literature were seized from several places, he added.
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April - 18 
Pakistani Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing in the Bamial sector in Pathankot along the International Border late in the night of April 18, drawing retaliation from the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, reports PTI. No casualty was reported
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Pakistani Rangers resorted to unprovoked firing in the Bamial sector in Pathankot along the International Border late in the night of April 18, drawing retaliation from the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, reports PTI. No casualty was reported in the firing. The firing lasted for 30 minutes. There have been incidents of unprovoked firing from Pakistan side in Poonch (Jammu and Kashmir) and Amritsar sectors in the recent past and BSF authorities had lodged protests with Pakistani authorities.
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April - 18 
Police arrested a People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadre from Suguttoli village in Gumla District on April 18, reported Times of India. The arrested Left Wing Extremist was identified as Shivnath Oraon, a resident of Mariytoli under Sisai Po
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Police arrested a People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadre from Suguttoli village in Gumla District on April 18, reported Times of India. The arrested Left Wing Extremist was identified as Shivnath Oraon, a resident of Mariytoli under Sisai Police station of the District. He is believed to be the next in command to PLFI sub-zonal commander Jogi Oraon, alias Jogiji. Besides arms and ammunition, a motorcycle and cash were seized from him.
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April - 18 
Rammohan said that his inquiry report would be submitted to the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram by April 25, added IANS.
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Rammohan said that his inquiry report would be submitted to the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram by April 25, added IANS.
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April - 18 
Security Forces recovered arms and ammunition from a militant hide out in the Sawjian sector of Poonch District on April 18, reports ANI. The recoveries included one AK-47 assault rifle, two magazines of AK-47 assault rifle, 160 live bullets and four
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Security Forces recovered arms and ammunition from a militant hide out in the Sawjian sector of Poonch District on April 18, reports ANI. The recoveries included one AK-47 assault rifle, two magazines of AK-47 assault rifle, 160 live bullets and four Chinese grenades along with communication equipments. “This operation today, was a joint operation with the Police Station of Mandi. This area is heavily forested, but due to our high vigilance in the area, we busted this hide out during a search operation. We recovered an AK 47 rifle, some magazines and Chinese grenades along with some radio communication equipment,” said Lieutenant Colonel Ashok Rana, Commanding Officer of 40 Rashtriya Rifles.
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April - 18 
The militants involved in November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) Mumbai terrorist attacks had undergone training in al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan, sources said, revealing for the first time the Afghan link to the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, reports PTI.
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The militants involved in November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) Mumbai terrorist attacks had undergone training in al-Qaeda camps in Afghanistan, sources said, revealing for the first time the Afghan link to the 26/11 Mumbai attacks, reports PTI.
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April - 18 
Two People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres were arrested by a combined force of the Imphal East District Police and Assam Rifles during a search operation at Pundongbam area. They were identified as Y Jiten Singh (40) and Yaithembam Inao (38). Y. Jite
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Two People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres were arrested by a combined force of the Imphal East District Police and Assam Rifles during a search operation at Pundongbam area. They were identified as Y Jiten Singh (40) and Yaithembam Inao (38). Y. Jiten joined the PLA in December 1997 through one Inaoton of Khullen and got training at Sajik Tampak. Yaithembam Inao joined the outfit in 2000 through one Samba alias Ibai of Phaknung. Both of them were involved in extortion of money from general public, Government officials, businessmen etc. and also provided shelter for PLA cadres
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April - 18 
A key Taliban ‘commander’, Ibrahim alias Zubair, of Swat chapter was killed in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) at a house in Gandeeri area of Swat District. Three other militants were arrested.
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A key Taliban ‘commander’, Ibrahim alias Zubair, of Swat chapter was killed in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) at a house in Gandeeri area of Swat District. Three other militants were arrested.
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April - 18 
At least 13 Taliban militants and one Frontier Corps (FC) trooper were killed in a clash between Taliban militants and Security Forces (SFs) during Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in Sangra area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administere
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At least 13 Taliban militants and one Frontier Corps (FC) trooper were killed in a clash between Taliban militants and Security Forces (SFs) during Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in Sangra area of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 18, according to Daily Times. After the clashes, the remaining Taliban militants managed to escape Sangra.
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April - 18 
Seven persons, including a child, were killed and 30 others injured in a suicide car bombing near the Saddar Police Station in Kohat of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 18, according to Daily Times. This is the second suicide attack durin
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Seven persons, including a child, were killed and 30 others injured in a suicide car bombing near the Saddar Police Station in Kohat of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 18, according to Daily Times. This is the second suicide attack during 24 hours after suicide bombers targeted an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp at the Kacha Pakka on the outskirts of Kohat. Police official Faizullah, who witnessed the attack, said the bomber wanted to target the Police Station, but had to detonate the explosives in the car early when officers tried to stop him. Faizullah said the explosion severely damaged the Police Station and a primary school. Kohat Commissioner Khalid Khan said all those killed in the attack were civilians, while nine Policemen and two Frontier Corps personnel were among the injured. Qari Hussain, a top commander of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) who allegedly trains suicide bombers, called an Associated Press (AP) reporter from an undisclosed location hours after the blast to claim responsibility.
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April - 18 
The Bomb Disposal Squad neutralised a seven-kilogram bomb planted in a Government high school in Warsata area of Orakzai Agency.
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The Bomb Disposal Squad neutralised a seven-kilogram bomb planted in a Government high school in Warsata area of Orakzai Agency.
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April - 18 
The capital city Police arrested three Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, including the mastermind of the Rescue 15 bomb blast on April 18, according to Daily Times. The militants were identified as Shafiqur Rehman alias Adam, Abdul Qayum al
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The capital city Police arrested three Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, including the mastermind of the Rescue 15 bomb blast on April 18, according to Daily Times. The militants were identified as Shafiqur Rehman alias Adam, Abdul Qayum alias Mufti and Ghulam Tabassum. Police sources said Mullah Shafiq and Ghulam Tabassum were the masterminds of suicide attack on Rescue-15 offices in Sector G-9/1 of Islamabad on June 6, 2009, which killed two Policemen and injured four others. Two Kalashnikovs, 25 rounds detonators and explosives were recovered from their possession.
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April - 18 
The dead bodies of two Taliban militants, Abu Jandal and Mullah Fazal, were recovered from Ogdai, a suburb of Mingora city.
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The dead bodies of two Taliban militants, Abu Jandal and Mullah Fazal, were recovered from Ogdai, a suburb of Mingora city.
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April - 18 
Unidentified militants abducted one Amanullah along with assistant from his Khwar Bazaar clinic in Zakhakhel area of Landikotal in the Khyber Agency. Amanullah, a resident of Charsadda District in North West frontier province (NWFP), has been running
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Unidentified militants abducted one Amanullah along with assistant from his Khwar Bazaar clinic in Zakhakhel area of Landikotal in the Khyber Agency. Amanullah, a resident of Charsadda District in North West frontier province (NWFP), has been running the clinic for the last many years.
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April - 18 
Kantipuronline reports that chairman of the Matrika led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Matrika-led CPN-Maoist) Matrika Yadav, on April 18 charged Unified CPN-Maoist of indulging in the dirty game of state capture by undermining the class struggle a
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Kantipuronline reports that chairman of the Matrika led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Matrika-led CPN-Maoist) Matrika Yadav, on April 18 charged Unified CPN-Maoist of indulging in the dirty game of state capture by undermining the class struggle and achievements of 'people's war'. “The Unified CPN-Maoist going against the spirit of people's movement and Madhesh movement, is indulged in the politics of state capture”, he said.
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April - 18 
Minister of State for Local Development Ganesh Bahadur Khadka said that the new constitution could not be promulgated prior to finalising the issue of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), according to Himalayan Times.
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Minister of State for Local Development Ganesh Bahadur Khadka said that the new constitution could not be promulgated prior to finalising the issue of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), according to Himalayan Times.
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April - 18 
A Rajshahi court rejected bail prayers of 14 leaders and cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in connection with the Rajshahi University (RU) violence cases. Meanwhile, the Police arrested an ICS cadre when he went to Rajsh
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A Rajshahi court rejected bail prayers of 14 leaders and cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in connection with the Rajshahi University (RU) violence cases. Meanwhile, the Police arrested an ICS cadre when he went to Rajshahi Police Lines for attending recruitment tests for Police Sub Inspectors.
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April - 18 
Foreign militants are still suspected to have been obtaining Bangladeshi passports using false information to leave the country to escape or have training and take part in 'Jihad', reports Daily Star. Law enforcers investigating the matter said their
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Foreign militants are still suspected to have been obtaining Bangladeshi passports using false information to leave the country to escape or have training and take part in 'Jihad', reports Daily Star. Law enforcers investigating the matter said their suspicion became firm after learning that a suspected Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) operative left Bangladesh either for Singapore or India using a Bangladeshi passport.
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April - 18 
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) disclosed on April 18 that detained United Kingdom (UK) unit ‘chief’ of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), Golam Mostofa was a close aide to another fugitive Bangladesh-born UK citizen Mustafa Faisal a
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The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) disclosed on April 18 that detained United Kingdom (UK) unit ‘chief’ of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), Golam Mostofa was a close aide to another fugitive Bangladesh-born UK citizen Mustafa Faisal and an adviser to his Green Crescent Madrasa in Bhola District. The London Police also picked up Golam Mostofa several times for interrogation after they arrested Mustafa Faisal, who was declared a terror suspect in 1996 and 2002 by British courts.
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April - 18 
Troops during their search and clear operations in Kilinochchi, Kumulamunai and Kandakadu recovered one 60-mm mortar bomb and four anti personnel mines on April 18, according to Sri Lanka Army reports.
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Troops during their search and clear operations in Kilinochchi, Kumulamunai and Kandakadu recovered one 60-mm mortar bomb and four anti personnel mines on April 18, according to Sri Lanka Army reports.
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April - 18 
Troops during their search and clear operations on April 17 recovered two 81-mm mortar bombs, 101 anti personnel mines, two 60-mm mortar bombs, one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG), one 130-mm artillery ammunition, three detonators, 37 rounds of 7.62x
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Troops during their search and clear operations on April 17 recovered two 81-mm mortar bombs, 101 anti personnel mines, two 60-mm mortar bombs, one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG), one 130-mm artillery ammunition, three detonators, 37 rounds of 7.62x39 ammunition, two Unexploded Ordnances (UXO), one micro pistol, one pistol magazine, eight rounds of pistol ammunition and one pistol cover from the Passaiyoor, Periyathampane, Tumbanekulam, Vilatikulam, Ninthavil, Alankulam, Kilinochchi and Ampakamam areas of Northern Province, according to Sri Lanka Army reports.
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April - 18 
Troops on a tip-off recovered two hand grenades, two kilograms of cannabis and five rounds of 7.62 x 38 mm ammunition from Matihakwala under Openayake Police Division area in Ratnapura District on April 18, according to Sri Lanka Army reports.
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Troops on a tip-off recovered two hand grenades, two kilograms of cannabis and five rounds of 7.62 x 38 mm ammunition from Matihakwala under Openayake Police Division area in Ratnapura District on April 18, according to Sri Lanka Army reports.
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April - 19 
A Delhi court on April 19 sentenced a former Jammu and Kashmir Police Constable to eight years rigorous imprisonment for being a cadre of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), reports PTI. Mushtaq Ahmed Wani, who was posted as guard as the residence of Fazal Hu
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A Delhi court on April 19 sentenced a former Jammu and Kashmir Police Constable to eight years rigorous imprisonment for being a cadre of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), reports PTI. Mushtaq Ahmed Wani, who was posted as guard as the residence of Fazal Hussain Beigh, brother of ex-Finance Minister of Jammu and Kashmir Muzaffar Hussain Beigh, was arrested from the Red Fort in New Delhi on November 25, 2006, by personnel of the Delhi Police's Special Cell. Besides the prison term, Additional Sessions Judge Dharmesh Sharma, who pronounced the quantum of punishment, also imposed a fine of INR 50,000 on Wani (30), holding him guilty of various offences under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The court had held Wani guilty in the case on April 13.
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April - 19 
A link between the Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has once again surfaced with the infiltration of two militants, including a Pakistani and a local of Doda in Jammu and Kashmir, from Bamial sector of Gurdaspur District in Pu
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A link between the Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has once again surfaced with the infiltration of two militants, including a Pakistani and a local of Doda in Jammu and Kashmir, from Bamial sector of Gurdaspur District in Punjab on April 19, as reported earlier, according to Daily Times. The militants had surfaced at Chabe Chak in Rajbagh area on April 19 and after a brief contact with Police remained untraced since then. Reports said three suspected guides, who had the history of assisting infiltrators, have gone under ground after the Police operation between Chabe Chak to Billawar forests. A possibility is being explored whether these guides had helped the militants. Official sources said that intrusion of the militants from forward village of Simbal Skole in Bamial sector of Gurdaspur District in Punjab was facilitated by KZF cadre across the International Border (IB) in Pakistan. This has been corroborated by enough on spot evidence as well as messages intercepted on both sides—Gurdaspur and Kathua by the Security Forces (SFs). Reports indicate that a couple of KZF militants might also have infiltrated into Punjab from Bamial sector but the reports have not been corroborated by the security agencies so far. However, a number of KZF literature (Dashmesh Regiment) was recovered by SFs from the border area from where the intrusion took place in the morning of April 19. Recovery of ‘Dashmesh Regiment’, a part of KZF outfit, and literature from the border from where the LeT militants had infiltrated has confirmed that a nexus between the two militant outfits still existed. A close co-ordination between KZF and LeT existed a long back too. However, after the militancy died down in Punjab, the KZF and LeT links were confined to Pakistan. Sources said the intercepts as well as circumstantial evidence have confirmed that it was the KZF network opposite Gurdaspur District in Punjab which had helped the LeT cadre to infiltrate into this side as the militants were finding it difficult to breach fencing in Jammu sector despite making a series of attempts to do so during past few months. Except for Pallanwalla from where a big group of ultras succeeded in infiltration on the intervening night of March 26 and 27, most of other intrusion bids by the militants have been foiled. The LeT leadership, according to sources, is understood to have taken the help of their KZF associates in Pakistan to push the militants into this side as they were running extreme shortage of cadre especially in the wake of killing of almost all 17 militants, who were pushed to this side from Pallanwalla and Nowshera, during encounters with the Army and Police.
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April - 19 
A surrendered National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant, Thirangtha Basumatary (25), was shot dead by the anti-talks faction of the outfit at Pahijuri under Rangapara Police Station in Sonitpur District on April 19, according to Shillong
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A surrendered National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant, Thirangtha Basumatary (25), was shot dead by the anti-talks faction of the outfit at Pahijuri under Rangapara Police Station in Sonitpur District on April 19, according to Shillong Times. One 7.68 pistol with ten live cartridges and two cellular phone sets were recovered from the incident site.
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April - 19 
A suspected Kachin Independent Army (KIA) cadre, Sanlim Singpho (35), was arrested by the Dibrugarh District Police from the doctor hostel of Assam Medical College (AMC).
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A suspected Kachin Independent Army (KIA) cadre, Sanlim Singpho (35), was arrested by the Dibrugarh District Police from the doctor hostel of Assam Medical College (AMC).
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April - 19 
Admitting to command and control failure in the Dantewada massacre of 76 CRPF troopers on April 6, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on April 19 told the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Parliament) that he had asked the inquiry committee headed by E
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Admitting to command and control failure in the Dantewada massacre of 76 CRPF troopers on April 6, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on April 19 told the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Parliament) that he had asked the inquiry committee headed by E.N. Rammohan to fix responsibility from top to bottom, reported The Hindu. “I have asked the probe team to pinpoint the failures from the Assistant Commandant level right up to the Home Minister's level. The report will be submitted by April 25 and I will share the contents of the report with the House,” Chidambaram said, replying to the debate on the massacre.
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April - 19 
Jaypal Hembram alias Kunduru (27), a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Janashakti was arrested from Parvat Nuasahi area under Daitari Police station in Jajpur District on April 19, reported DNA.
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Jaypal Hembram alias Kunduru (27), a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Janashakti was arrested from Parvat Nuasahi area under Daitari Police station in Jajpur District on April 19, reported DNA.
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April - 19 
Police raided the residence of a doctor, Samir Biswas, in Asansol's Bajghoria area, for allegedly treating Maoists. As Biswas was not in the residence, two caretakers of the house — Susanta Das and Rajesh Marandi, were detained. Police found a large
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Police raided the residence of a doctor, Samir Biswas, in Asansol's Bajghoria area, for allegedly treating Maoists. As Biswas was not in the residence, two caretakers of the house — Susanta Das and Rajesh Marandi, were detained. Police found a large number of Maoists posters and leaflets from his residence.
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Police recovered a large quantity of Pakistani items including fresh eatables from a bag seized from Chabe Chak Nursery where two militants had taken shelter in the night of April 19. The militants reportedly have managed to escape into a nearby area
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Police recovered a large quantity of Pakistani items including fresh eatables from a bag seized from Chabe Chak Nursery where two militants had taken shelter in the night of April 19. The militants reportedly have managed to escape into a nearby area in the morning of April 20 in the Rajbagh area of Kathua District. Both the militants, whom intercept revealed as Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) cadre, hadn’t been able to cross Ujh and were believed to be hiding in downtown of the river. As reportedly earlier, the militants had infiltrated in the morning of April 19 from village Simbal Skole in the Bamial area of Gurdaspur District in Punjab and took route of forward villages to reach Chabe Chak where they were spotted at 7pm on April 19.
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April - 19 
Suspected militants left a bomb near the residential gate of L. Ibomcha, Integrated Cereal Development Programme (Rice) scheme in-charge of the Manipur Agriculture Department, at Thangmeiband Hijam Dewan Leikai in Imphal West District on April 19. Th
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Suspected militants left a bomb near the residential gate of L. Ibomcha, Integrated Cereal Development Programme (Rice) scheme in-charge of the Manipur Agriculture Department, at Thangmeiband Hijam Dewan Leikai in Imphal West District on April 19. The bomb was subsequently defused by the Police.
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April - 19 
Telegraph reports that ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Barua rejected the peace initiative taken by the newly floated Citizen’s Forum stating that the outfit would never compromise on its demand for sovereignty. “We will never compromise on the issu
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Telegraph reports that ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Barua rejected the peace initiative taken by the newly floated Citizen’s Forum stating that the outfit would never compromise on its demand for sovereignty. “We will never compromise on the issue of sovereignty. As such, we fail to understand how the Citizen’s Forum will go ahead with the peace talks without our core demand for independence,” Barua said in an e-mailed statement to the media. The forum had been floated to help broker peace between ULFA and the Government. Assam Tribune quoted Barua saying, “We know that the persons organizing the convention on April 24 are prominent personalities of Assam, but they are committed to the Constitution of India, which took away the legitimate rights of the people of Assam.” Also, the ULFA ‘chief’ added that the ULFA would sit for talks only if the Government of India agrees to hold talks on the issue of sovereignty of Assam and hoped that the convention would not call upon the outfit to come for discussions by giving up its demand and ideology. He said that the prominent citizens of Assam should put pressure on the Government of India to hold talks on the issue of sovereignty of Assam. They should also call upon the Government of India to arrange for a plebiscite on the issue of sovereignty of Assam. Paresh Barua said that 12,000 persons lost their lives during the ULFA’s struggle for restoration of the historical rights of the indigenous people of Assam and now the outfit would never compromise on its demand for the interest of holding talks with the Government of India. “We will not respect any call by the convention of prominent citizens if we are asked to give up our demand,” he asserted.
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April - 19 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up two pump houses at Karrampada area in West Singbhum District affecting water supply to the area on April 19, reported PTI. One pump house belonged to Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL)
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up two pump houses at Karrampada area in West Singbhum District affecting water supply to the area on April 19, reported PTI. One pump house belonged to Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) and the other to the Railways.
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April - 19 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politburo member Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan’s brother Venugopal Rao alias Bhupati, will be the new Maoist in-charge of the red corridor of Lalgarh in West Midnapore District reported DNA on April 20. A
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) politburo member Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan’s brother Venugopal Rao alias Bhupati, will be the new Maoist in-charge of the red corridor of Lalgarh in West Midnapore District reported DNA on April 20. A Maoist spokesperson confirmed about the replacement of Kishan “for the time being” on April 19. Venugopal, also a CPI-Maoist politburo member, is part of a special action team for the “liberated zone” in the Dandakaranya area. Venugopal is also known as Sonu and Master.
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April - 19 
The Kuki National Front (KNF) threatened that intending contractors or sub-constractors who failed to obtain prior permission and consultation on all developmental works should be ready to face the consequences, according to Sangai Express. In a stat
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The Kuki National Front (KNF) threatened that intending contractors or sub-constractors who failed to obtain prior permission and consultation on all developmental works should be ready to face the consequences, according to Sangai Express. In a statement, ‘information and publicity secretary’ of the outfit T.H. Stephen Kuki said the step is being taken up in the interest of proper secution of the work.
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April - 19 
The SFs launched a search and combing operation in the Samba District following reports that suspected militants are threatening villagers in Birpur-Purmandal forest belt of the District, reports PTI. However, the SFs did not find presence of any sus
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The SFs launched a search and combing operation in the Samba District following reports that suspected militants are threatening villagers in Birpur-Purmandal forest belt of the District, reports PTI. However, the SFs did not find presence of any suspected persons in the area, they said, adding that the area is still been put under cordon.
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April - 19 
The SFs on April 19 neutralised a militant hideout in the Kreeri area of Baramulla District and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition. The recoveries included 27 UBGL grenades, seven hand grenades, four high explosive bombs, one AK 47 rifle, fi
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The SFs on April 19 neutralised a militant hideout in the Kreeri area of Baramulla District and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition. The recoveries included 27 UBGL grenades, seven hand grenades, four high explosive bombs, one AK 47 rifle, five AK magazines, 111 AK rounds, two pistols, three pistol magazines and 10 rounds, two country-made 12 bore guns, three explosive sticks, one Kenwood wireless set, one UBGL launcher, 21 IED connectors, 16 IED circuits, 13 IED transformers, two IED batteries and a dynamo. Intelligence sources, meanwhile, said Kreeri had become a launch pad for militants due to the vast expanses of agricultural land and orchards and connectivity between several areas of North Kashmir.
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April - 19 
The United States is working at the “highest level” to provide India with access to Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Headley, even as it is sharing “real-time” information with India, U.S. Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer said on April 19, reported
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The United States is working at the “highest level” to provide India with access to Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Headley, even as it is sharing “real-time” information with India, U.S. Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer said on April 19, reported The Hindu.
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April - 19 
Three engines and 14 bogies of a goods train, laden with iron ore, derailed as the track near Tilabjhodi village in Bastar District was found uprooted on April 19, reported PTI. Unidentified persons removed the fish plates and uprooted the track. Dis
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Three engines and 14 bogies of a goods train, laden with iron ore, derailed as the track near Tilabjhodi village in Bastar District was found uprooted on April 19, reported PTI. Unidentified persons removed the fish plates and uprooted the track. District Superintendent of Police Sunderaj P. said that though no literature or posters were found from the site, Police are probing whether Naxals were behind uprooting the track.
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April - 19 
Three persons were arrested and huge ammunition and weapons were seized on their way to Praja Pratighatana Naxalites at Zulkal crossroad in Sangareddy mandal (administrative unit) in Medak District on April 19, reported The Hindu. The arrested were i
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Three persons were arrested and huge ammunition and weapons were seized on their way to Praja Pratighatana Naxalites at Zulkal crossroad in Sangareddy mandal (administrative unit) in Medak District on April 19, reported The Hindu. The arrested were identified as Naluvala Devender, Sunil Kumar and Ajay Kumar. In addition, INR 27,000 cash was also seized from them. According to Superintendent of Police V.C. Sajjanar, Devender was a native of Sircilla village in Karimnagar District and worked for CPI-ML Chandra Pulla Reddy group for 17 years and later with Kura Rajanna in Janashakti party for about a decade.
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April - 19 
Two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadres surrendered before the Border Security Force (BSF) in Shillong on April 19, according to Shillong Times. They were identified as Poren Brahma and Janjir Halong, They were involved in many extort
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Two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadres surrendered before the Border Security Force (BSF) in Shillong on April 19, according to Shillong Times. They were identified as Poren Brahma and Janjir Halong, They were involved in many extortion and killing cases. They laid down two pistols, one magazine, nine rounds of ammunition and one Austrian grenade. BSF Inspector General (Assam and Meghalaya Frontier) Prithvi Raj on the sidelines of their surrender said, "Smuggling of arms and cross-border movement of militants cannot be ruled out as it is difficult to guard the border until and unless it is properly fenced." He also mentioned that the BSF troops were alerted against possible attempts by Northeast militants to cross over to India after the crackdown launched by Bangladeshi authorities.
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April - 19 
Two persons, Mangal Mahato and Mantu Mahato, were arrested by the Police from Hotel Imperial at Kokrajhar on the same day, reports Telegraph. 50 rounds of live ammunition of AK-47 rifles were recovered from their possession. Sentinel further added t
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Two persons, Mangal Mahato and Mantu Mahato, were arrested by the Police from Hotel Imperial at Kokrajhar on the same day, reports Telegraph. 50 rounds of live ammunition of AK-47 rifles were recovered from their possession. Sentinel further added that they were suspected to be Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres.
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April - 19 
Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) linkmen were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from village Outala and Chamuapara under Mangaldai Police Station of Darrang District on an unspecified date. The duo was, reportedly, close associates of self-
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Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) linkmen were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from village Outala and Chamuapara under Mangaldai Police Station of Darrang District on an unspecified date. The duo was, reportedly, close associates of self-styled ‘lieutenant’ of the ‘27th battalion’ of the outfit, Manoj Kama alias Mukul Rabha. Documents pertaining to banned ULFA outfit and some recharge vouchers of cellular phone were recovered from the possession of one of the ULFA linkman Jyotish Deka.
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April - 19 
Unidentified assailants opened fired at two Policemen near Mendubi village along the Karbi Anglong-Nagaon District border on April 19, reports Telegraph. However, they missed their targets. One of the Policemen was injured when he fell down from the
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Unidentified assailants opened fired at two Policemen near Mendubi village along the Karbi Anglong-Nagaon District border on April 19, reports Telegraph. However, they missed their targets. One of the Policemen was injured when he fell down from the motorcycle he was riding on.
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April - 19 
A bomb attack destroyed two tankers, carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan, near Takhtabeg village in Khyber Agency. The bomb planted under one tanker exploded injuring six persons.
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A bomb attack destroyed two tankers, carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan, near Takhtabeg village in Khyber Agency. The bomb planted under one tanker exploded injuring six persons.
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April - 19 
A mortar shell killed a Government high school principal’s daughter-in-law, while his granddaughter and a Khasadar official sustained injury in Landikotal of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 19, according to Daily
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A mortar shell killed a Government high school principal’s daughter-in-law, while his granddaughter and a Khasadar official sustained injury in Landikotal of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 19, according to Daily Times. Sources said that Shamsul Akbar, son of Khan Akbar, the principal of Landikotal Government high school, owned the house adjacent to the school, which was hit by a mortar shell. Shamsul’s wife was killed on the spot, while his daughter and a Khasadar were injured.
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April - 19 
At least 24 people, including a child and Police officials, were killed and 49 others injured in twin bombings hours apart at a school and a crowded market in Peshawar, the provincial capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on April 19, accor
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At least 24 people, including a child and Police officials, were killed and 49 others injured in twin bombings hours apart at a school and a crowded market in Peshawar, the provincial capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), on April 19, according to Daily Times. The first bomb exploded outside a school run by a Police welfare foundation in the Peshawar, killing a boy and injuring eight others. A bomb disposal squad (BDS) official said one-and-a-half kilogrammes of explosives packed in a schoolbag were used in the blast, which were detonated by a timed device. The second blast occurred at Qissa Khawani Bazaar of Peshawar when a suicide bomber walked into the crowd and detonated explosives.Capital City Police Officer Liaquat Ali said, “Just after the conclusion of a Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) demonstration against load shedding, a young suicide bomber aged 14, walked towards a Police mobile Van and detonated explosives strapped to his body”. “Twenty-three people were killed including three Police officials. At least 41 persons were injured,” Senior Police Official Imran Kishwar said. Peshawar Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Gulfat Hussain, JI city Naib (deputy) Ameer Dost Muhammad and JI Dir-Bajaur Qaumi Jirga (community assembly) Chairman Ghausur Rehman were among the dead. Police suspect the bomber mainly targeted DSP Hussain because he belonged to the Shia sect. JI Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (new name of NWFP) ‘secretary general’ and former Member of National Assembly (MNA) Shabir Ahmed Khan and JI Peshawar Ameer (chief) and former MNA Sabir Hussain Awan were among the injured.
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April - 19 
The Pakistan Army on April 19 announced a relief package of around PNR 20 million for the victims of the Khyber Agency where 61 civilian deaths were reported following air strikes over a Kokikhel jirga (tribal assembly) at Serawala area in remote Tir
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The Pakistan Army on April 19 announced a relief package of around PNR 20 million for the victims of the Khyber Agency where 61 civilian deaths were reported following air strikes over a Kokikhel jirga (tribal assembly) at Serawala area in remote Tirah valley on April 10, reports Daily Times. Initially, the Army authorities denied the report of civilian death. On behalf of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Pervez Kayani, a high level delegation of the Army led by Brigadier Basit Raza and Brigadier Arshad visited the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) Field Hospital in University Town Islamabad and handed over the compensation cheques to each injured person. The COAS had already tendered an apology to the Kokikhel tribe over the civilian deaths. An official of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said that PNR 200,000 would be given to the heirs of each deceased and PNR 100,000 to each person injured in the incident.
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April - 19 
The Taliban abducted a Khasadar, Sameen Khan, from his house in the Zakha Khel Bazaar area.
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The Taliban abducted a Khasadar, Sameen Khan, from his house in the Zakha Khel Bazaar area.
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April - 19 
The Taliban militants fired five mortar shells in Landikotal, which landed in an open area around the Landikotal Degree College. However, no casualties or damage to properties was reported.
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The Taliban militants fired five mortar shells in Landikotal, which landed in an open area around the Landikotal Degree College. However, no casualties or damage to properties was reported.
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April - 19 
Two more members of a pro-government village defence committee were shot dead and three others, including a woman, were injured by unidentified assailants in the Koza Bandai area of Swat District. Sources said the slain persons, identified as Bahr-i-
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Two more members of a pro-government village defence committee were shot dead and three others, including a woman, were injured by unidentified assailants in the Koza Bandai area of Swat District. Sources said the slain persons, identified as Bahr-i-Karam and Aqil Shah, were sitting outside a shop in the Koza Bandai area, along with others, when unidenfied assailants opened fire at them. Both were killed on the spot while three others, a woman among them, sustained injuries in the incident.
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April - 19 
Unidentified militants blew up a NATO oil tanker on the Pak-Afghan highway near the Jamrud Bazaar on April 19 (today), reports Dawn. The Pak-Afghan highway was after the explosion and supply to NATO forces was also suspended. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pa
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Unidentified militants blew up a NATO oil tanker on the Pak-Afghan highway near the Jamrud Bazaar on April 19 (today), reports Dawn. The Pak-Afghan highway was after the explosion and supply to NATO forces was also suspended. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack on the NATO supply line.
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April - 19 
According to Nepal News, Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist)'s student wing, All Nepal National Independent Students Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) has padlocked the account sections of various private schools in Kathmandu, B
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According to Nepal News, Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist)'s student wing, All Nepal National Independent Students Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) has padlocked the account sections of various private schools in Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur demanding the hiked tuition fees for the new academic session be revoked. According to ANNISU-R central secretariat member Ratna Dhakal, the account sections in over 400 schools of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur were padlocked on April 19.
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April - 19 
Himalayan Times reports that ANNISU-R shut down all campuses and higher secondary schools in Kaski District. The college bandh (general strike) was called to pressurise the local administration to release ANNISU-R Prithvi Narayan Campus unit chairman
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Himalayan Times reports that ANNISU-R shut down all campuses and higher secondary schools in Kaski District. The college bandh (general strike) was called to pressurise the local administration to release ANNISU-R Prithvi Narayan Campus unit chairman Dinesh Poudel.
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April - 19 
The Unified CPN-Maoist has been providing physical training to its cadres and commoners across the nation in the name of preparing them for a possible people's rebellion. Reports said in Kailali District some 3000 people including both the party cadr
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The Unified CPN-Maoist has been providing physical training to its cadres and commoners across the nation in the name of preparing them for a possible people's rebellion. Reports said in Kailali District some 3000 people including both the party cadres and the public have been kept at 10 different temporary camps for a week-long training. Youths aged 16 to 25 are participating in the training.
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April - 19 
The Unified CPN-Maoist has demanded immediate resignation of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, saying he must step down to build consensus and pave the way for a national unity Government, reports Nepal News. A meeting of the Unified CPN-Maoist parl
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The Unified CPN-Maoist has demanded immediate resignation of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, saying he must step down to build consensus and pave the way for a national unity Government, reports Nepal News. A meeting of the Unified CPN-Maoist parliamentary party concluded that no solution to current stalemate would come out as long as the current leadership of the Government is retained.
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April - 19 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) high-ups have agreed to replace high-ranking leaders of the party after the possible arrest of some of its leaders for their alleged involvement in war crimes in 1971. Sources said most of the leaders and workers of JeI and its
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) high-ups have agreed to replace high-ranking leaders of the party after the possible arrest of some of its leaders for their alleged involvement in war crimes in 1971. Sources said most of the leaders and workers of JeI and its different front organisations are worried about possible arrest of all top leaders, which might create a serious vacuum and their absence may lead to desertion of JeI by field-level cadres.
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April - 19 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that further enquiry is needed to find out the reason why Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia had “gone into hiding” just before the BDR mutiny in 2009. ”Why she went out from her residence riding a black-tinted glass car
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that further enquiry is needed to find out the reason why Opposition Leader Khaleda Zia had “gone into hiding” just before the BDR mutiny in 2009. ”Why she went out from her residence riding a black-tinted glass car just before the BDR mutiny? Did she know what will happen at Pilkhana?” she posed the question while addressing the Bangladesh Krishak League leaders.
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April - 19 
The District and Sessions Judge of Sylhet Mohammed Momin Ullah rejected the bail prayers of six Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres and sent them to the jail in a case filed in connection with clash with Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men.
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The District and Sessions Judge of Sylhet Mohammed Momin Ullah rejected the bail prayers of six Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres and sent them to the jail in a case filed in connection with clash with Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) men.
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April - 19 
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) sought information on the bank accounts of JeI central leader Delwar Hossain Saidee and the acting editor of the daily Amar Desh Mahmudur Rahman and his wife Feroza Mahmud. The Central Intelligence Cell of NBR, in
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The National Board of Revenue (NBR) sought information on the bank accounts of JeI central leader Delwar Hossain Saidee and the acting editor of the daily Amar Desh Mahmudur Rahman and his wife Feroza Mahmud. The Central Intelligence Cell of NBR, in a letter, asked all banks and financial institutions to send information regarding their bank accounts from the date of opening to date, saving instruments, vault, credit cards and Fix Deposit Records within 7 days.
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April - 19 
The Special Court-1 of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on April 19 sentenced 56 accused of 7 Rifle Battalion to different terms of rigorous imprisonment for their involvement in mutiny in Nildumur of Shyamnagar upazila (sub-district) of Satkhira District
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The Special Court-1 of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on April 19 sentenced 56 accused of 7 Rifle Battalion to different terms of rigorous imprisonment for their involvement in mutiny in Nildumur of Shyamnagar upazila (sub-district) of Satkhira District, reports Daily Star. The court set up at 41 Rifle Battalion also acquitted four accused -sepoys Zaidul Islam, Golam Masud, Makbul Hossain and Golam Mostafa Sagir -as the prosecution could not prove the charges against them.
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April - 19 
De-mining groups recovered eight anti personnel mines from Velarsinnakulam, Periyathampane, Alankulam and Akkarayankulam.
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De-mining groups recovered eight anti personnel mines from Velarsinnakulam, Periyathampane, Alankulam and Akkarayankulam.
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April - 19 
Troops during their search and clear operations in the general areas of Ninthavil, Kilinochchi and Iranamadu recovered one Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), eight anti personnel mines and one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) on April 19, according to Sri Lank
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Troops during their search and clear operations in the general areas of Ninthavil, Kilinochchi and Iranamadu recovered one Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), eight anti personnel mines and one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) on April 19, according to Sri Lanka Army reports.
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April - 20 
A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) was captured and assaulted by people when he was trying to extort money using two live rounds of pistol and a piece of paper with a cellular phone number written on
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A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) was captured and assaulted by people when he was trying to extort money using two live rounds of pistol and a piece of paper with a cellular phone number written on it at Soibam Leikai Meri Leirak under Porompat Police Station in Imphal East District on April 20, according to Sangai Express.
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April - 20 
A youth, Hidangmayum Bishorjit alias Nanao Sharma (18), was shot dead by suspected militants at Chingphu road under Nambol Police Station in Bishnupur District on April 20, reports Imphal Free Press.
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A youth, Hidangmayum Bishorjit alias Nanao Sharma (18), was shot dead by suspected militants at Chingphu road under Nambol Police Station in Bishnupur District on April 20, reports Imphal Free Press.
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April - 20 
According to The Hindu, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) carried out near-simultaneous attacks on five camps of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Dantewada District in the night of April 20, triggering gunbattles. T
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According to The Hindu, cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) carried out near-simultaneous attacks on five camps of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Dantewada District in the night of April 20, triggering gunbattles. There was no immediate report of casualties. About 300 to 400 Maoists fired from a distance on the camps of the paramilitary personnel at Chintangufa, where 76 CRPF men were killed in a Maoist strike on April 6, Kanker Lanka, Potampalli, Bheji and Erawa in quick succession beginning around 7.30 p.m. The CRPF men retaliated, sparking intermittent gunbattles. Dantewada Superintendent of Police (SP) Amaresh Mishra said the firing could have been carried out to facilitate the militants' escape to Orissa.
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April - 20 
An Improvised Explosive Device was detected and defused by Security Forces near Batote in the Ramban District on Jammu-Srinagar national highway on April 20, reports Daily Excelsior.
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An Improvised Explosive Device was detected and defused by Security Forces near Batote in the Ramban District on Jammu-Srinagar national highway on April 20, reports Daily Excelsior.
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April - 20 
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in New Delhi said that the Government will not wait "indefinitely" for elusive ULFA military ‘chief’ Paresh Baruah to come for talks but expects "some good news" in the next few days, reports Shillong Times. He said,
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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi in New Delhi said that the Government will not wait "indefinitely" for elusive ULFA military ‘chief’ Paresh Baruah to come for talks but expects "some good news" in the next few days, reports Shillong Times. He said, "We will not wait indefinitely for Paresh Baruah to come. We are ready to initiate dialogue with other leaders on all issues, except sovereignty." Gogoi said that Government wanted to involve all leaders of ULFA in the negotiations but everything will depend on the willingness and sincerity of the insurgent leaders. Regarding the ULFA’s links with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Assam, the Chief Minister said that all extremists groups like Maoists and ULFA are "in the same boat" as all of them believe in armed struggle, which is not acceptable for a democratic country like India. "Naxals, ULFA are in the same boat. Their objective is to achieve their goals through armed revolution. They just want to create problem for the country," he said. The Chief Minister also advised the Maoists to follow the footsteps of the erstwhile Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT), a militant group which after surrendering arms joined the democratic process and is now in power of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), if they really care about the development of poor people.
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April - 20 
Assam Tribune reports that Hiren Gohain, President of the Preparatory Committee for All Assam Convention for Revival of Talks between Government and the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), on April 20 said, “Let Paresh Baruah examine the contents
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Assam Tribune reports that Hiren Gohain, President of the Preparatory Committee for All Assam Convention for Revival of Talks between Government and the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), on April 20 said, “Let Paresh Baruah examine the contents of suggestions given by the State-level convention as a member of the central committee, which alone has the authority to take a final decision on the matter. If Baruah honours the constitution of the ULFA, he should wait until conditions are suitable for a meeting of the central committee in a situation free from constraints before rushing to the press.” He stated, “We are not proposing an abject dishonourable surrender to the political and bureaucratic bosses in Delhi unmindful of the legitimate claims and demands of the natives of the State.”
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April - 20 
Clues from the explosive material recovered outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore where twin blasts occurred on April 17, indicate the hand of an international gang, Karnataka Director-General of Police Ajay Kumar Singh said in Bangalore on
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Clues from the explosive material recovered outside the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore where twin blasts occurred on April 17, indicate the hand of an international gang, Karnataka Director-General of Police Ajay Kumar Singh said in Bangalore on April 20, reports Hindustan Times. "Clues from the site where the twin blasts occurred Saturday and explosive material collected Sunday indicate the crime could have been committed by an international gang or a betting mafia," said the Police Chief. The report adds that though the Police are investigating all angles to arrest the suspects behind the incidents, which led to shifting the two semi-finals of the Indian Premier League (IPL)-III T20 tournament to Mumbai from this tech hub, no arrests have been made even four days after the twin blasts that injured 10 persons and caused panic among the people.
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April - 20 
Militants in Jammu and Kashmir are recruiting more and more women, a secret Police document accessed by Daily News & Analysis has shown. “Each village has a substantial number of women Over Ground Workers (OWGs) who are being used to deliver money, w
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Militants in Jammu and Kashmir are recruiting more and more women, a secret Police document accessed by Daily News & Analysis has shown. “Each village has a substantial number of women Over Ground Workers (OWGs) who are being used to deliver money, weapons or information to terrorists,” the report says. Recruiting women has its advantages, according to the report, which says, “Getting women convicted under preventive detention is a distant dream. For example, one woman was caught transferring terrorist money and grenades but was let off on bail after Sopore witnessed law and order problems.” Society, too, doesn’t look kindly on women being held for terrorist activities. Also, the militants have started using upgraded technology. They are using voice overlapped internet protocol (VOIP) and encrypted messages. “Terrorists have switched to different methods of communication, including VOIP calls, which are difficult to track,” the six-page document reveals, adding, “All messages sent and received are matrix-based and take a lot of time to decipher. By the time they are decoded, their importance is lost.” The report further said that in the past six months, more than 20 Security Force (SF) personnel and 15 militants were killed in Sopore in various militancy-related incidents. The high casualty among SFs is attributed to a new strategy developed by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Uni, who has been able to bring together several outfits. In 2010, Sopore has seen more than eight militant attacks on Policemen and security installations. Most of them have been carried out by a module comprising LeT, Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) and HM, all headed by Uni. Pakistani national Uni had replaced Furqan, LeT’s Kashmir chief, who returned to his home country a few years ago. Uni was earlier operating from Lolaab and Bandipora areas, but has now started operating from Sopore.
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April - 20 
Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation, Raman Bhalla, on April 20 informed the Legislative Assembly that in all 38,119 families, comprising 2,168 Muslim families and 1,749 Sikh families have migrated from the Kashmir Valley due to the distur
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Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation, Raman Bhalla, on April 20 informed the Legislative Assembly that in all 38,119 families, comprising 2,168 Muslim families and 1,749 Sikh families have migrated from the Kashmir Valley due to the disturbed condition, reports Orissa Diary. The Minister said that since 1989, 219 Kashmiri Pundits have been killed. He informed the House that 808 Kashmiri Pundit families, comprising 3445 souls are still living in the Valley.
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April - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) raided the house of Maslim Uddin Sheikh of Bherbari village under Tamarhat Police Station in Dhubri District on April 20 and arrested his sons, Abdul Salam Sheikh (27) and Osman Gani (19), who are suspected to be linkmen of the
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Security Forces (SFs) raided the house of Maslim Uddin Sheikh of Bherbari village under Tamarhat Police Station in Dhubri District on April 20 and arrested his sons, Abdul Salam Sheikh (27) and Osman Gani (19), who are suspected to be linkmen of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), reports Sentinel. SFs recovered two hand bombs like objects from the house and an extortion note of NDFB written in Bodo language.
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April - 20 
Sentinel reports that West Bengal Government has launched a special scheme at Jalpaiguri to rehabilitate the surrendered cadres of the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO). The report adds that they are being trained in productive vocations under
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Sentinel reports that West Bengal Government has launched a special scheme at Jalpaiguri to rehabilitate the surrendered cadres of the Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO). The report adds that they are being trained in productive vocations under the Rashtriya Sam Vikash Yojana (RSVY) scheme. Out of the 150 and odd surrendered KLO cadres, 52 have been attending the rehabilitation programme mooted under RSVY. Biswajyoti Das, coordinator of the programme said, “Although we have expected around 100 surrendered persons to undergo this special rehabilitation programme, presently we have 52. Actually when the Chief Minister visited Cooch Behar, Jalpaiguri and other regions in north Bengal he wished to know whether we have maintained any contact with the surrendered and former KLO cadres. He prompted the Commissioner to lend a fillip to this rehabilitation programme and it has been going on well.”
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April - 20 
Sher Khan, a member of Tirhut sub-zonal committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bihar said on April 20 that a delegation of the CPI-Maoist visited Manipur recently and found the militants' ultimatum to the labourers of Bihar
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Sher Khan, a member of Tirhut sub-zonal committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Bihar said on April 20 that a delegation of the CPI-Maoist visited Manipur recently and found the militants' ultimatum to the labourers of Bihar to leave Manipur by April 30 as true, according to Sangai Express. "We are with the labourers of Bihar and Jharkhand. If they are forced to leave the State, we will not remain silent on the issue," he said. He said that the CPI-Maoist would also issue an ultimatum to the students of Manipur enrolled in different educational institutions in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal to leave these places by June 30. He said that even the people working in other organizations in the four States would not be spared. "We have clear stand on the issue. If ill-treatment being meted out to Bihari labourers is not stopped immediately, we will decide other course of action also," Khan said.
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April - 20 
Six suspected armed militants of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) abducted a person, Sankar Bijoy Chakma of Apanbooli village in Dhalai District on April 20, reports Tripurainfo.
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Six suspected armed militants of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) abducted a person, Sankar Bijoy Chakma of Apanbooli village in Dhalai District on April 20, reports Tripurainfo.
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April - 20 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called a seven-day bandh (general shutdown) from April 24 in Koraput District in protest against joint operation against them, reported PTI on April 20.
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called a seven-day bandh (general shutdown) from April 24 in Koraput District in protest against joint operation against them, reported PTI on April 20.
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April - 20 
The Hindu reports that security has been tightened at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport in Mumbai following an alert issued by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) about a possible terror attack. The alert came after BCAS received
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The Hindu reports that security has been tightened at the Chhatrapati Shivaji International airport in Mumbai following an alert issued by the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) about a possible terror attack. The alert came after BCAS received a tip-off from the Delhi Police stating that there could be a “terror attack” on April 22 at the airport and a few other installations in the city, airport sources said. There were also threats of attack on the Santa Cruz railway station and a shopping mall in Lokhandwala.
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April - 20 
Three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) were arrested by Police in the Mahore area of Reasi District on April 20. They arrestees were identified as Mohammad Iqbal, Mohammad Aslam and Farid Ahmed, all residents of Neoch. The OGWs h
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Three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) were arrested by Police in the Mahore area of Reasi District on April 20. They arrestees were identified as Mohammad Iqbal, Mohammad Aslam and Farid Ahmed, all residents of Neoch. The OGWs had been working for the HM for past quite some time and were providing logistic support carrying eatable items for the militants and providing shelter to them at different places in Mahore.
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April - 20 
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken said in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) on April 20 that the controversial Salwa Judum movement that started in Chhattisgarh nearly five years ago has lost its momentum, reported Hindustan
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken said in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) on April 20 that the controversial Salwa Judum movement that started in Chhattisgarh nearly five years ago has lost its momentum, reported Hindustan Times. The movement had started out as a revolt of local tribals against the excesses of Maoists in Chhattisgarh, with encouragement from the State Government. “However, the movement has lost its momentum,” said Maken.
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April - 20 
An intelligence agency on April 20 warned the law enforcement agencies that six to seven al Qaeda-linked militants entered Gujranwala and are likely to target foreigners, especially Chinese nationals who are working on different projects in various a
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An intelligence agency on April 20 warned the law enforcement agencies that six to seven al Qaeda-linked militants entered Gujranwala and are likely to target foreigners, especially Chinese nationals who are working on different projects in various areas of the city, and residing in WAPDA Town, reports Daily Times. According to the intelligence report, the militants, equipped with hand grenades and AK-47 assault rifles, entered Gujranwala a week ago. It said the militants are being provided accommodation and other logistics support by a local resident identified as one Tariq. The report also revealed that some of the militants were likely to use gas masks during their attacks.
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April - 20 
Daily Times quoting the CNN on April 20 reports the Taliban militants demanded release of three Afghan Taliban leaders in return of abducted filmmaker and former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials who were abducted from Kohat of North West F
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Daily Times quoting the CNN on April 20 reports the Taliban militants demanded release of three Afghan Taliban leaders in return of abducted filmmaker and former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials who were abducted from Kohat of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 5. According to an Afghanistan Taliban source, they e-mailed CNN videos of the two former intelligence officials, Khalid Khawaja and retired Colonel Sultan Amir Tarar. The source said that they (hostages) would be killed if Afghan Taliban leaders Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Mullah Abdul Kabir and Mullah Mansour Dadullah were not released within 10 days. The two were acting as guides for filmmaker Asad Qureshi, who was working on a documentary on Taliban in the Tribal Areas.
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April - 20 
Four persons, including two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, were killed and 12 others sustained injuries in a blast caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a Kurram Agency-bound Security Forces (SFs) convoy in Tutkas area in Thall teh
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Four persons, including two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, were killed and 12 others sustained injuries in a blast caused by an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a Kurram Agency-bound Security Forces (SFs) convoy in Tutkas area in Thall tehsil (revenue unit) of Hangu District in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on April 20, according to Daily Times. Official sources said the FC convoy, comprising three vehicles, was on its way to Alizai area located in central part of the Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). Those killed were FC personnel Iftikhar Hussain and Nazar Hussain and Gul Hussain and Nejat Hussain, both civilians and residents of Parachinar in Kurram Agency.
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April - 20 
Two Frontier Corps (FC) officials were killed while another was seriously injured when a security vehicle hit a landmine in the Margat area in Mach town of Bolan District in Balochistan on April 20, according to Daily Times. Local Police and FC offic
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Two Frontier Corps (FC) officials were killed while another was seriously injured when a security vehicle hit a landmine in the Margat area in Mach town of Bolan District in Balochistan on April 20, according to Daily Times. Local Police and FC officials in Quetta said the security vehicle was carrying out routine patrolling in the Margat coalfield where unidentified militants had planted a landmine. Two officials, Naib Subedar Ali Khan and Lance Naik Waheedullah, died on the spot while Hawaldar Zafar sustained injuries.
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April - 20 
Intelligence wing of the RAB arrested Kazi Morshedul Huq, ‘second-in-command’ of banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh, from his Mohammadpur house at Dhaka on April 20. Director General Hassan Mahmood Khandaker said RAB intelligence arrest
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Intelligence wing of the RAB arrested Kazi Morshedul Huq, ‘second-in-command’ of banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh, from his Mohammadpur house at Dhaka on April 20. Director General Hassan Mahmood Khandaker said RAB intelligence arrested him in connection with a case filed with Uttara Police Station for plotting subversive and terrorist activities.
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April - 20 
Police arrested Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh chief coordinator Mahiuddin Ahmed from the capital Dhaka on April 20 on charges of plotting subversive and terrorist activities, reports Daily Star.
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Police arrested Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh chief coordinator Mahiuddin Ahmed from the capital Dhaka on April 20 on charges of plotting subversive and terrorist activities, reports Daily Star.
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April - 20 
The Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested the publicity secretary, Mir Nurul Islam, of Natore District unit Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) on charges of being involved in a bid to foil the government's move to try crimes against humanity.
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The Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested the publicity secretary, Mir Nurul Islam, of Natore District unit Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) on charges of being involved in a bid to foil the government's move to try crimes against humanity.
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April - 20 
Demining groups unearthed 47 anti personnel mines and eight UXOs from Tambanaikulam, Alankulam and Akkarayankulam areas.
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Demining groups unearthed 47 anti personnel mines and eight UXOs from Tambanaikulam, Alankulam and Akkarayankulam areas.
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April - 20 
Sri Lanka's Elections Secretariat has announced that the ruling United People's Freedom Party (UPFP) has won the 2010 General Elections securing 144 seats in the seventh Parliament, according to Colombo Page. The ruling party won a total of 127 seats
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Sri Lanka's Elections Secretariat has announced that the ruling United People's Freedom Party (UPFP) has won the 2010 General Elections securing 144 seats in the seventh Parliament, according to Colombo Page. The ruling party won a total of 127 seats at the General Election and with the 17 National List slots secured 144 seats in the 225-member legislature but fell six seats short of the 150 required for the two-third majority. The main opposition United National Party (UNP) led by Ranil Wickremasinghe will have 60 seats while the major Tamil party, Tamil National Alliance (TNA), will be represented by 14 Parliamentarians. The Marxist Democratic National Alliance (DNA) led by former Army Commander General (retd.) Sarath Fonseka has secured seven seats. Following the conclusion of the polls on April 20, the UPFA received 4,846,388 votes (60.33 percent) and as a result was allocated 17 seats under the National List and the UNP has received nine National List slots after polling 2,357,057 votes (29.34 percent).The DNA has received two and the TNA one National List slot.
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April - 20 
Troops during search and clear operations in the Passaiyoor, Mathagal, Mankulam, Anuradhapura, Adampan, Killinochchi, Akkarayankulam, Paranthan and Periyaparanthan areas of Wanni recovered seven hand grenades, four anti-personnel mines, two claymore
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Troops during search and clear operations in the Passaiyoor, Mathagal, Mankulam, Anuradhapura, Adampan, Killinochchi, Akkarayankulam, Paranthan and Periyaparanthan areas of Wanni recovered seven hand grenades, four anti-personnel mines, two claymore mines, seven Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), two 81-mm mortar bombs, 665 T-56 ammunition, 50 7.62 x 54-mm ammunition rounds, 13 12.7 x 54mm ammunition, three 60-mm mortar bombs and one fuse on April 20, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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April - 20 
Troops engaged in de-mining work found four anti-personnel mines from Kandakadu area in the Polonnaruwa District on April 20, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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Troops engaged in de-mining work found four anti-personnel mines from Kandakadu area in the Polonnaruwa District on April 20, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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A grenade explosion took place at village Avil Damhal Hanjipora in the Kulgam District during the intervening night of April 21 and 22, reports Daily Excelsior. A few window panes of the residential house of one Abdul Rashid Bhat got damaged during t
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A grenade explosion took place at village Avil Damhal Hanjipora in the Kulgam District during the intervening night of April 21 and 22, reports Daily Excelsior. A few window panes of the residential house of one Abdul Rashid Bhat got damaged during the incident. However, no person was injured in the blast.
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April - 21 
A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Tomanbam Johnson Singh alias Mubi (24), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Thangal bazaar area on April 21, reports Imphal Free Press.
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A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Tomanbam Johnson Singh alias Mubi (24), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Thangal bazaar area on April 21, reports Imphal Free Press.
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April - 21 
A person, L. Ibomcha alias Amudon (35), who was shot at by unidentified militants at Lamboi Makha Leikei under Lamlai Police Station in Imphal East District, subsequently succumbed to his injury. He was brother-in-law of L. Lairentombi, pradhan (chie
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A person, L. Ibomcha alias Amudon (35), who was shot at by unidentified militants at Lamboi Makha Leikei under Lamlai Police Station in Imphal East District, subsequently succumbed to his injury. He was brother-in-law of L. Lairentombi, pradhan (chief) of Uyumpok gram panchayat (village level local self-Government institution). Militants were looking for Lairentombi’s husband before opening fire at Amudon.
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April - 21 
A Police Constable, identified as Bashir Ahmed, was shot dead by two militants just 300 meters away from a Police Station and a Security Force’s (SF’s) camp at Navapachi in the Marwah area of Jammu District in the afternoon of April 21, reports Dail
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A Police Constable, identified as Bashir Ahmed, was shot dead by two militants just 300 meters away from a Police Station and a Security Force’s (SF’s) camp at Navapachi in the Marwah area of Jammu District in the afternoon of April 21, reports Daily Excelsior. Both the militants and two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) supporting them, however, managed to escape from the incident site.
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April - 21 
A suspected NDFB militant, Suresh Rabha, was arrested by SFs from the Barbari area in Guwahati city on April 21. Two Chinese grenades and extortion notes were recovered from his possession.
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A suspected NDFB militant, Suresh Rabha, was arrested by SFs from the Barbari area in Guwahati city on April 21. Two Chinese grenades and extortion notes were recovered from his possession.
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April - 21 
A suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, Dinesh Das, was arrested from Narangi area of Guwahati on the same day. Some incriminating documents, including demand notes of the outfit, were recovered from his possession.
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A suspected United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, Dinesh Das, was arrested from Narangi area of Guwahati on the same day. Some incriminating documents, including demand notes of the outfit, were recovered from his possession.
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April - 21 
A UNLF cadre, Ningthoujam Meghachandra alias Yaibiren alias Vikash alias Valentino alias Fock Light (28), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Nupilal Complex gate.
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A UNLF cadre, Ningthoujam Meghachandra alias Yaibiren alias Vikash alias Valentino alias Fock Light (28), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Nupilal Complex gate.
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April - 21 
Based on Yaibiren’s confession, another cadre and a sympathizer of the UNLF were arrested by the Imphal West District Police. They were identified as Laimayum Toleshwor alias Token (45) and Sagolsem Babulu Singh (45). They disclosed that they were o
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Based on Yaibiren’s confession, another cadre and a sympathizer of the UNLF were arrested by the Imphal West District Police. They were identified as Laimayum Toleshwor alias Token (45) and Sagolsem Babulu Singh (45). They disclosed that they were operating under the instruction one Ingba. One receipt book of UNLF was seized from the possession of Babulu.
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April - 21 
In Kathua District, the SFs and Police continued searches for two militants for third day. Searches were extended to villages, bordering Punjab but the militants remained untraced. "There had been no contact with the militants since late Sunday [Apri
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In Kathua District, the SFs and Police continued searches for two militants for third day. Searches were extended to villages, bordering Punjab but the militants remained untraced. "There had been no contact with the militants since late Sunday [April 18] night when they had exchange firing with Police at Chabe Chak Nursery in Rajbagh area'', sources said, adding the operation to track down the militants has not been called off.
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April - 21 
Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) has called an indefinite bandh (general shutdown) from April 21 in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts to protest the alleged ‘illegal’ arrest of some tribals, reported PTI.
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Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) has called an indefinite bandh (general shutdown) from April 21 in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts to protest the alleged ‘illegal’ arrest of some tribals, reported PTI. Ten persons were arrested during raids in Brindabanpur and Sirshi villages in Jhargram sub-division and Bhalukbasa in West Midnapore District in the past three days.
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April - 21 
Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur informed the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) on April 21 that India would not scale down its activities in Afghanistan, reports Times of India. The Union Minister said that the Government had
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Minister of State for External Affairs Preneet Kaur informed the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) on April 21 that India would not scale down its activities in Afghanistan, reports Times of India. The Union Minister said that the Government had ensured financial and other assistance to families of Indian officials and Indians, who were killed in Afghanistan while working on projects taken up by India there. It included ex-gratia compensation, insurance payments, liberalised pensionary benefits and other admissible benefits, she said during Question Hour, adding employees of private firms were provided compensation by their company. The Minister said no Indian was among those killed in Afghanistan in 2007, but nine Indians lost their lives in 2008 including seven in the terror attack on its embassy in Kabul, one in 2009 (a private firm employee) and seven in 2010 (in a terror attack on a hotel). Pointing out that India had "no plan to scale down" its activities in Afghanistan, Kaur said its commitment to assist Afghan people and Government in building a peaceful, pluralistic, democratic and prosperous nation remained undiluted. She also added that the Indian Government had comprehensively reviewed and enhanced security measures for the safety of personnel and other Indians working in Afghanistan.
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April - 21 
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 21 asked for urgent and considered action to root out the problem of Left Wing Extremism and asserted that no quarter can be given to those challenging the authority of the Indian State, reported PTI. Inaugurati
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Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 21 asked for urgent and considered action to root out the problem of Left Wing Extremism and asserted that no quarter can be given to those challenging the authority of the Indian State, reported PTI. Inaugurating the Civil Services Day function in New Delhi he singled out Left Wing Extremism as the gravest internal security threat faced by the nation and said, "Recent events have underscored the need for urgent and considered action to root out this problem". "No quarter can be given to those who have taken upon themselves to challenge the authority of the Indian state and the fabric of our democratic polity," he added. He also acknowledged that many areas in which such extremism flourishes are under-developed, saying, “It is incumbent upon us to ensure that no area of our country is denied the benefits of our ambitious developmental programmes.”
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April - 21 
PTI reports that Police arrested two sympathisers of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) -- Mohmmad Amin and Tariq Ahmed -- in Kishtwar District for calling militant commander Farooq Chadi in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on
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PTI reports that Police arrested two sympathisers of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) -- Mohmmad Amin and Tariq Ahmed -- in Kishtwar District for calling militant commander Farooq Chadi in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) on April 21.
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April - 21 
The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel opened firing after observing movement of a group of suspected infiltrators at forward village of Maljodha in the Pargwal sector of Jammu. The intruders, if any, appeared to have retrieved after firing by the
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The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel opened firing after observing movement of a group of suspected infiltrators at forward village of Maljodha in the Pargwal sector of Jammu. The intruders, if any, appeared to have retrieved after firing by the BSF personnel.
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April - 21 
The Hindu reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Sailen Mahato, a local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), in the Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District on April 21,susp
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The Hindu reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Sailen Mahato, a local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), in the Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District on April 21,suspecting him to be a Police informer. Mahato was abducted from his house at Purnapani village.
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April - 21 
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on April 21 arrested Mohammad Ahsan Antoo, the head of the little-known body called Human Rights Forum, hours before he was to organise a conference to be tele-addressed by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Muhammad
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The Jammu and Kashmir Police on April 21 arrested Mohammad Ahsan Antoo, the head of the little-known body called Human Rights Forum, hours before he was to organise a conference to be tele-addressed by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed, Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar and HM chief Syed Salahuddin, according to Indian Express. Besides Antoo, the Police also arrested four other separatist leaders including Javid Mir, Mukhtar Ahmad Sofi, Sheikh Zahoor Ahmad and Haji Farooq Ahmad Wani. They were heading towards the local hotel, where the meet was to be held, when the Police took them into custody. “We had reports that they are going to play a taped message of Hafiz Mohammad Syed. Then Jaish’s Masood Azhar and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin were also going to address this gathering through phone. We investigated the matter and once we found out that it was not a seminar, but a separatist meeting, we had to act,” Inspector General of Police Farooq Ahmad told Indian Express.
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April - 21 
The NSCN-IM on April 21 stated that the ‘annual ration tax’ was fixed at INR 200 per household for fiscal year 2010-2011.
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The NSCN-IM on April 21 stated that the ‘annual ration tax’ was fixed at INR 200 per household for fiscal year 2010-2011.
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April - 21 
The U.S. on April 21 issued a fresh warning to its citizens in India asking them to refrain from visiting congested areas of Delhi, following “increased indications” of terrorists planning attacks, reports The Hindu. “Markets such as those located in
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The U.S. on April 21 issued a fresh warning to its citizens in India asking them to refrain from visiting congested areas of Delhi, following “increased indications” of terrorists planning attacks, reports The Hindu. “Markets such as those located in Chandni Chowk, Connaught Place, Greater Kailash, Karol Bagh, Mehrauli, and Sarojini Nagar can be especially attractive targets for terrorist groups,” the message issued by the U.S. Embassy said in New Delhi. Further, Australia has warned its tourists to avoid some of the New Delhi’s shopping areas and markets, reports Times of India. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade updated its travelers' website on April 22 (today) to give information about the new warnings issued by the United States and Canada a day earlier. The warnings come as thousands of athletes and tourists prepare to travel to New Delhi for the games and only days after bomb blasts at t Bangalore ahead of the Indian Premier League semi-finals. The new Australian warning highlights the dangers posed by crowded areas which foreigners are known to frequent, including six of the city's shopping areas and markets. ``According to these warnings, specific and credible information suggests that markets ... could be targeted by terrorists in the coming days or weeks,'' the department's website states. ``We strongly advise Australians to minimize their presence in market areas of New Delhi.'' Chandni Chowk, Connaught Place, Greater Kailash, Karol Bagh, Mehrauli and Sarojini Nagar are all believed to be possible targets for terrorist attack in the Indian capital, the website says. Australia, however, has not upgraded the overall level of advice on India, continuing to urge travelers to exercise a high degree of caution while in the country.
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April - 21 
The ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Barua in an e-mail to the newly floated Citizen’s Forum’s leader Hiren Gohain, over the panel’s plan to hold a convention on peace, said “There is no question of talks without the issue of sovereignty on the agend
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The ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Barua in an e-mail to the newly floated Citizen’s Forum’s leader Hiren Gohain, over the panel’s plan to hold a convention on peace, said “There is no question of talks without the issue of sovereignty on the agenda. Agreeing to hold talks without the sovereignty issue would be like surrendering to the colonial forces,” reports Telegraph. Barua’s statement questioned Gohain’s knowledge about ULFA and his commitment to solving the ULFA issue. “We believe that Gohain is not among those intellectuals who are working at the behest of the colonial forces to divide Ulfa. He should try to go deep into the Ulfa issue before coming up with suggestions,” the statement further said. Reacting to Barua’s statement, Gohain said, “I was Ulfa’s critic earlier, I would rather advise Paresh Barua to read my books and numerous articles on the Ulfa issue”. Further, the ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ of the ULFA, Raju Barua, said that it was the central committee of the outfit that was empowered to take a decision in a free and fair atmosphere on holding peace talks with the Government of India, according to Shillong Times. He said that there was no division in the ranks of ULFA and all cadres and leaders of the outfit including those lodged in jail now supported the outfit’s core demand for ‘restoration of sovereignty’ of Assam.
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April - 21 
The Union Government has convened a meeting of Members of Parliament (MPs) belonging to 33 worst Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected Districts on April 30 to apprise them about its strategy to deal with the Naxals and seek their coo
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The Union Government has convened a meeting of Members of Parliament (MPs) belonging to 33 worst Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-affected Districts on April 30 to apprise them about its strategy to deal with the Naxals and seek their cooperation in the endeavour, reported PTI on April 22. Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram and top officials of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will brief the MPs about the gravity of the Maoist problem, their activities and the steps being taken by the government to deal with the menace.
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April - 21 
Two cadres belonging to Noyon faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Uripok area. They were identified as Leishangthem Ibomchasagar alias Lovely alias Itao (27) and Laishram O. Momota ali
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Two cadres belonging to Noyon faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Uripok area. They were identified as Leishangthem Ibomchasagar alias Lovely alias Itao (27) and Laishram O. Momota alias Mamta (34).
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April - 21 
Two United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadres were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Wabagai area in Thoubal District. They were identified as Mayengbam Chandramani alias Mani (29) and Waikhom Darmo Singh (32).
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Two United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadres were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Wabagai area in Thoubal District. They were identified as Mayengbam Chandramani alias Mani (29) and Waikhom Darmo Singh (32).
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April - 21 
Two United People’s Party of Kangleipak cadres were arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Wangkhei Keithel Ashangbi area on an unspecified date. They were identified as Laitonjam Shyamo Singh (30) and Brahmacharimayum Suraj Sharma (24). Th
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Two United People’s Party of Kangleipak cadres were arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Wangkhei Keithel Ashangbi area on an unspecified date. They were identified as Laitonjam Shyamo Singh (30) and Brahmacharimayum Suraj Sharma (24). They confessed that they joined the outfit in March 2010 though one Vomi and they were involved in extortion of money from general public and Government officials from Wangkhei area.
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April - 21 
Vinay Kodium (35), postman and also local businessman, was shot dead by around 25 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at weekly market in Matwada village in Bijapur District on April 20, reported ANI. The Maoists suspected him
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Vinay Kodium (35), postman and also local businessman, was shot dead by around 25 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at weekly market in Matwada village in Bijapur District on April 20, reported ANI. The Maoists suspected him to be a supporter of their opponents.
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April - 21 
West Bengal Governor and former National Security Adviser (NSA) M. K. Narayanan on April 21 said that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has "proven links" with the Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), reports The Hindu. He was speaking at a seminar
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West Bengal Governor and former National Security Adviser (NSA) M. K. Narayanan on April 21 said that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has "proven links" with the Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), reports The Hindu. He was speaking at a seminar on terrorism organised by the Mumbai Police. "The LeT is linked to the ISI; these links are well-proven. There is a specified section of the ISI to oversee covert operations of the LeT, which has networks in 21 countries, including Australia, North America, Europe and Asia," said Narayanan. The involvement of American LeT operative David Headley and Canadian national Tahawwur Rana in terror plots had thrown light on the LeT's deep pool of recruits and the use of modern communication equipment in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks showed the level of sophistication in the outfit, he mentioned.
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April - 21 
A woman was killed and four children injured as a mortar shell hit their house in the Kamar area of the Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in the Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 21, according to Dawn.
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A woman was killed and four children injured as a mortar shell hit their house in the Kamar area of the Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in the Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 21, according to Dawn.
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April - 21 
The United States (US) Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke alleged that the Taliban carry out attacks on US and NATO forces in Afghanistan from their sanctuaries in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Daily Ti
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The United States (US) Special Representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Holbrooke alleged that the Taliban carry out attacks on US and NATO forces in Afghanistan from their sanctuaries in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Daily Times reported quoting a private television channel on April 21. Holbrooke, talking to the media in Washington, said the US would provide economic development assistance and make sure that the new military equipment was delivered to Pakistan. He said the Taliban insurgency faced by Pakistan “is very dangerous both to them and the US.” The ambassador said the US-Pak bilateral relations had improved since the last 15 months and the strategic dialogue between the two countries was a great step in further strengthening the relationship, which was based on common interests. “Pakistan needs our support to resolve huge economic, energy and water problems and the US is working with the Pakistani government to meet those pressing needs,” Holbrooke said. The representative told the media that the USD 7.5 billion aid package, authorised by the Congress had been finalised and the money would be soon delivered to Pakistan.
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A Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadre, Mahato, who was injured in a clash between the cadres of the Unified CPN-Maoist and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) in Mukundapur Village Development Co
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A Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadre, Mahato, who was injured in a clash between the cadres of the Unified CPN-Maoist and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) in Mukundapur Village Development Committee (VDC) of Nawalparasi District on April 21, subsequently succumbed to his injury on April 22, reports Himalayan Times. Moti Rijal, Maoist District sub-in-charge, said, "UML activists had beaten Mahato to death with wood sticks". The clash flared up between the two groups following disagreements in appointing employees at Gorkha Brewery. The clash also left at least 10 persons, including two Unified CPN-Maoist cadres and eight CPN-UML activists, injured.
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April - 21 
According to Nepal News, cadres of the Unified CPN-Maoist attacked and injured two activists of CPN-UML and abducted one of Nepali Congress (NC) in separate incidents in Surkhet and Panchthar Districts. Mohan Baduwal and Dhir Bahadur Shahi, both Dist
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According to Nepal News, cadres of the Unified CPN-Maoist attacked and injured two activists of CPN-UML and abducted one of Nepali Congress (NC) in separate incidents in Surkhet and Panchthar Districts. Mohan Baduwal and Dhir Bahadur Shahi, both District level members of ruling CPN-UML, were injured in an attack by Maoist cadres in a remote village in Surkhet District on April 21. Meanwhile, Maoist cadres also abducted NC activist Ganesh Prasad Dulal in Panchthar District.
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April - 21 
Nepal News reports that Seema Surakshya Bal (SSB), a border security force of India, reportedly detained three cadres of the Young Communist League (YCL) from Mainathpur Duhabi of Dhanusha District on April 21. They were arrested when they had gone t
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Nepal News reports that Seema Surakshya Bal (SSB), a border security force of India, reportedly detained three cadres of the Young Communist League (YCL) from Mainathpur Duhabi of Dhanusha District on April 21. They were arrested when they had gone to a village for a door-to-door programme as part of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist’s (Unified CPN-Maoist) agitation for national sovereignty.
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April - 21 
Normal life in Nawalparasi District was crippled on April 21 (today) due to the shutdown called by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) affiliated trade union in protest against the killing of one its labourer, reports Kan
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Normal life in Nawalparasi District was crippled on April 21 (today) due to the shutdown called by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) affiliated trade union in protest against the killing of one its labourer, reports Kantipuronline. A person was killed and at least a dozen others injured in a clash between labourers affiliated to Unified CPN-Maoist trade union and local Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) supporters over the appointment of workers at the Gorkha Brewery at Mukundapur of Nawalparasi District on April 20.
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April - 21 
The much anticipated meeting of the High Level Political Mechanism (HLPM) failed to arrive at any decision to resolve the protracted political impasse, but leaders claimed they would reach a broad understanding at the next meeting of the mechanism sl
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The much anticipated meeting of the High Level Political Mechanism (HLPM) failed to arrive at any decision to resolve the protracted political impasse, but leaders claimed they would reach a broad understanding at the next meeting of the mechanism slated for April 24.
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April - 21 
The Unified CPN-Maoist intensified physical training to youths in various Districts amidst criticism from other political parties and civil society. In Jhapa, the party even imposed ban on travel of general public and the media persons in and around
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The Unified CPN-Maoist intensified physical training to youths in various Districts amidst criticism from other political parties and civil society. In Jhapa, the party even imposed ban on travel of general public and the media persons in and around the training compound. Over 600 Maoist cadres are engaged in the training session conducted in Bahundagi and Satasidham. The training participants have been told to stay as guests of the local villagers. The Maoists have chosen forest areas for conducting training, which they say was a preparation for possible conspiracies by regressive forces. They are trained on using baton, knives and guns. In the western District of Dang, the party has been conducting similar training in 45 places. YCL said over 10,000 youths are attending the training.
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April - 21 
Unified CPN-Maoist leader, C. P. Gajurel, has said that the ruling parties are conspiring to isolate his party by spreading rumours that the Maoists are providing "military training" to its cadres as well as commoners across the nation. "Ruling part
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Unified CPN-Maoist leader, C. P. Gajurel, has said that the ruling parties are conspiring to isolate his party by spreading rumours that the Maoists are providing "military training" to its cadres as well as commoners across the nation. "Ruling parties are conspiring to isolate us by spreading rumors about the party providing military training," he said at press meet organized by Revolutionary Journalists' Association in Itahari District.
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April - 21 
Daily Star reports that dead body of Mohammad Selim (28), a cadre of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party-Janajuddha (PBCP-Janajuddha) faction, was recovered from Shibpur in Atgharia upazila (sub-district) of Pabna District on April 21.
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Daily Star reports that dead body of Mohammad Selim (28), a cadre of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party-Janajuddha (PBCP-Janajuddha) faction, was recovered from Shibpur in Atgharia upazila (sub-district) of Pabna District on April 21.
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April - 21 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Motiur Rahman Nizami claimed that the country's mainstream Islamic parties don't have any link with militancy. The militancy issue was cooked up to bring foreign forces to Bangladesh just like Afghanistan, said Nizami, bl
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Motiur Rahman Nizami claimed that the country's mainstream Islamic parties don't have any link with militancy. The militancy issue was cooked up to bring foreign forces to Bangladesh just like Afghanistan, said Nizami, blaming its creation on Mossad of Israel and Research and Analysis Wing of India.
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April - 21 
Police recovered two powerful bombs from near the house of a retired Government official at Dewanpara area in Goalanda municipality of Rajbari District on April 21, reports Daily Star. None was arrested in this connection.
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Police recovered two powerful bombs from near the house of a retired Government official at Dewanpara area in Goalanda municipality of Rajbari District on April 21, reports Daily Star. None was arrested in this connection.
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April - 21 
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a 'regional leader' of outlawed PBSP from Mridhar More (intersection) area under Chhilar Char sub-district of Chittagong District and recovered a rifle, two bullets and two machetes from his house following h
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The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a 'regional leader' of outlawed PBSP from Mridhar More (intersection) area under Chhilar Char sub-district of Chittagong District and recovered a rifle, two bullets and two machetes from his house following his confession.
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April - 21 
The United Kingdom unit chief of banned Islamist outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) Golam Mostofa was taken on a fresh five-day remand by Detective Branch (DB) of the Police on April 21.
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The United Kingdom unit chief of banned Islamist outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) Golam Mostofa was taken on a fresh five-day remand by Detective Branch (DB) of the Police on April 21.
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April - 21 
Mahinda Rajapakse will name his new cabinet on April 23, a Government official said on April 21. General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), former Minister Maithripala Sirisena told the State-run radio that the new cabinet is scheduled
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Mahinda Rajapakse will name his new cabinet on April 23, a Government official said on April 21. General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), former Minister Maithripala Sirisena told the State-run radio that the new cabinet is scheduled to be sworn in on April 23. According to Sirisena, the President has decided to limit the cabinet to 40 members. The new cabinet will function until the President takes oaths in his second term in office in November 2010. A new speaker will be elected April 22 (today) during the inaugural session of the new Parliament. The elected and appointed Parliamentarians will take oath before the new Speaker. Election of the Deputy Speaker and the Chairman of the Committees is to follow the MP's swearing-in.
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April - 21 
Sri Lanka Freedom Party leader and Former Minister D. M. Jayaratna was sworn in as Sri Lanka's next Prime Minister before President Mahinda Rajapakse at the Temple Trees on April 21, reports Colombo Page.
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Sri Lanka Freedom Party leader and Former Minister D. M. Jayaratna was sworn in as Sri Lanka's next Prime Minister before President Mahinda Rajapakse at the Temple Trees on April 21, reports Colombo Page.
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April - 22 
A Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) militant, Gopal Burman alias Marang Singh, was arrested on April 22 when a gang of five KLO cadres was trying to abduct a trader at Malda, reports Telegraph. Four of his accomplice managed to escape from the
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A Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) militant, Gopal Burman alias Marang Singh, was arrested on April 22 when a gang of five KLO cadres was trying to abduct a trader at Malda, reports Telegraph. Four of his accomplice managed to escape from the incident site. Gopal used to visit Malda frequently. Police said, “He had even made a list of traders who could be abducted for extortion. He had succeeded in one of his plans but was arrested while executing the second.” He was earlier involved in the abduction of Nepal Halder of Old Malda on February 21. Gopal Burman later revealed that Jeevan Singha, the self-styled ‘chief’ of the KLO, is renewing abductions and extortion bids to mobilise funds for the militant outfit. Police added, “We have specific information that Singha is trying to spread his network across north Bengal after staying in hibernation for six-seven years.” According to sources, a plan has been chalked out to abduct businessmen, doctors and engineers from North Bengal to raise funds for buying arms and ammunition for the outfit.
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April - 22 
A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Moirangthem Anand alias Anitkumar alias Ibungo Singh, was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Sawombung area on April 22.
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A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Moirangthem Anand alias Anitkumar alias Ibungo Singh, was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Sawombung area on April 22.
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April - 22 
A Delhi court on April 22 awarded the death penalty to three of the six cadres of the banned militant outfit, the Jammu Kashmir Islamic Front, who had been convicted of involvement in the May 21, 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast, in which 13 people were
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A Delhi court on April 22 awarded the death penalty to three of the six cadres of the banned militant outfit, the Jammu Kashmir Islamic Front, who had been convicted of involvement in the May 21, 1996 Lajpat Nagar bomb blast, in which 13 people were killed, reports The Hindu. District and Sessions Judge S. P. Garg, who awarded the death sentence to Mohammad Naushad, Mohammad Ali Bhatt and Mirza Nissar Hussain, said: "The convicts do not deserve a lenient view. It was the most dastardly act ... the convicts indulged in the killing of innocent persons without any provocation." Their accomplice Javed Ahmed Khan was sentenced to life imprisonment. The four were convicted on April 8, 2010 of the murder, conspiracy and attempt to murder under the Indian Penal Code. The other two, Farooq Ahmed Khan and his woman accomplice Farida Dar, who had been held guilty of minor offences under the Explosive Substances Act and the Arms Act, were sentenced to imprisonment for seven years, and four years and two months respectively.
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April - 22 
A father-son duo, identified as Rajiv Mahto and his son Pawan, suspected to be involved in supplying arms to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested and ten bombs and 275 grams of heroin were recovered from them at Batauna in Madh
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A father-son duo, identified as Rajiv Mahto and his son Pawan, suspected to be involved in supplying arms to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested and ten bombs and 275 grams of heroin were recovered from them at Batauna in Madhubani District on April 22, reports PTI .
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April - 22 
A Maoist cadre, identified as Laba Kimbaka, was arrested by Security Forces near Dangasorada under Chandrapur block in Rayagada District. It is suspected that he along with some other Maoists of the area was planning to attack a camp of the Central R
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A Maoist cadre, identified as Laba Kimbaka, was arrested by Security Forces near Dangasorada under Chandrapur block in Rayagada District. It is suspected that he along with some other Maoists of the area was planning to attack a camp of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel at Dangasorada, said the Rayagada Superintendent of Police Anup Krishna. Police seized two landmines, two locally made grenades, three detonators, Maoist literature and other incriminating literature from the arrested Maoist. He was part of the Dhepaguda Dalam (squad) of the Bansadhara Division of the CPI-Maoist.
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April - 22 
A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, Khanding Tangkhul, along with four persons, was arrested by troops, when they were traveling at Singrijan area in Dimapur District on April 22, according to Nagaland Post. A locall
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A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, Khanding Tangkhul, along with four persons, was arrested by troops, when they were traveling at Singrijan area in Dimapur District on April 22, according to Nagaland Post. A locally made 9-mm pistol along with three live rounds was recovered from Khanding’s possession. He confessed that he along with two of his accomplices, identified as Moyothung and Akhuve Angami, had captured two persons, identified as Kughato Zhimo and Tsacho Sangtam, on April 20 for their alleged involvement in extortion related activities. The duo, he said, were taken towards Patkai college area, where they were assaulted, and that while on their way to Hebron camp, the NSCN-IM ‘council headquarters’, they were arrested by the troops. All the arrested persons were subsequently handed over to Diphupar Police Station. However, Kughato Zhimo and Tsacho Sangtam, were released on bond.
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April - 22 
A new outfit, Aggrieved Teachers’ Liberation Front (ATLF), was formed on April 16 with some members having procured small arms from various sympathisers. Both the NSCN-IM and National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) stated that they w
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A new outfit, Aggrieved Teachers’ Liberation Front (ATLF), was formed on April 16 with some members having procured small arms from various sympathisers. Both the NSCN-IM and National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) stated that they would not tolerate any move to take up arms though they viewed the issues as sensitive.
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April - 22 
A People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, MayengbamTomba Singh (32), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Wabagai area in Thoubal District.
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A People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, MayengbamTomba Singh (32), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Wabagai area in Thoubal District.
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April - 22 
A trader’s son, identified as Rana (12), was abducted by armed men at Hukrajuli under Dhekiajuli Police Station on April 22. Police said that two men in Army fatigues and riding a motorcycle reached the businessman Ratan Das’s house and abducted his
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A trader’s son, identified as Rana (12), was abducted by armed men at Hukrajuli under Dhekiajuli Police Station on April 22. Police said that two men in Army fatigues and riding a motorcycle reached the businessman Ratan Das’s house and abducted his son Rana at gunpoint. They also opened fire before managing to esacpe. A Police Officer said that there was no information on whether the businessman was served with an extortion notice by any militant outfit. National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was suspected to be behind the act since the outfit is active in these areas, criminals could also be involved behind the kidnap, he added. “Many gangs are operating in the district under the guise of militants in recent times,” he further said. Sources said that there are reports of traders being served extortion notices, allegedly by the NDFB, and many of them were paying the ransom.
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April - 22 
A United Tribal Liberation Army cadre, Tonglen Singsong, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Tamenglong town. Assam Rifles said that he was ‘defence advisor’ of the outfit.
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A United Tribal Liberation Army cadre, Tonglen Singsong, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Tamenglong town. Assam Rifles said that he was ‘defence advisor’ of the outfit.
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April - 22 
A youth, Neklalsiam Vaiphei (20), was abducted by unidentified militants at gunpoint from New Checkon area in Imphal East District on April 22, reports Imphal Free Press.
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A youth, Neklalsiam Vaiphei (20), was abducted by unidentified militants at gunpoint from New Checkon area in Imphal East District on April 22, reports Imphal Free Press.
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April - 22 
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detected and later defused at a school in the Anantnag District on April 22. The IED was detected in the playground of Government Higher Secondary School Shangus at Achabal.
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An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was detected and later defused at a school in the Anantnag District on April 22. The IED was detected in the playground of Government Higher Secondary School Shangus at Achabal.
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April - 22 
Asserting that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is a threat not only to India and America but also to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, P. J. Crowley said counter-terrorism is the central pillar of US' strategic dialogue
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Asserting that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is a threat not only to India and America but also to Afghanistan and Pakistan, Assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs, P. J. Crowley said counter-terrorism is the central pillar of US' strategic dialogues with all these countries, reports PTI. "It (LeT) is a threat to our citizens. It's a threat to Indian citizens. Next door, it's a threat to Pakistani citizens. And next door, it's a threat to Afghan citizens," Crowley said. "We have stepped up our cooperation with all of these countries. Together we are trying to reduce threat of violent extremism that threatens all of us and our respective citizens. It is a work in progress," he said when asked about the threat posed by the LeT.
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April - 22 
Hindustan Times adds that the court said the attack was a well-planned operation and, therefore, the death penalty was justified. It also imposed fines ranging between INR 10,000 and INR 42,000 on the convicts.
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Hindustan Times adds that the court said the attack was a well-planned operation and, therefore, the death penalty was justified. It also imposed fines ranging between INR 10,000 and INR 42,000 on the convicts.
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April - 22 
In a separate incident, about 20 armed Maoists raided the house of a man at Chapiyamadgadh village in Garhwa District and took him to a nearby place before shooting him dead, suspecting him to be a Police informer.
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In a separate incident, about 20 armed Maoists raided the house of a man at Chapiyamadgadh village in Garhwa District and took him to a nearby place before shooting him dead, suspecting him to be a Police informer.
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April - 22 
In another e-mail statement, Paresh Barua once again criticized some intellectuals of the State for having failed to understand the ULFA’s ideology.
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In another e-mail statement, Paresh Barua once again criticized some intellectuals of the State for having failed to understand the ULFA’s ideology.
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April - 22 
Sentinel reports that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, deputy ‘commander-in-chief’ Raju Baruah and ‘foreign secretary’ Shashadhar Chouhury were produced in the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (TADA)-designa
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Sentinel reports that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, deputy ‘commander-in-chief’ Raju Baruah and ‘foreign secretary’ Shashadhar Chouhury were produced in the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (TADA)-designated court on April 22, in connection with eight cases pending against them. When asked to offer his views on ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah’s rejection of a State-level convention by the peace forum constituted to take forward the peace process, Rajkhowa declined to make any comments. He said, "Personal views would only add to the confusion and lead to the people of Assam getting confused."
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April - 22 
Surat Police arrested Nagpur (Maharashtra) based retired Customs Officer, Vishwanath Vardharajan Iyer (60), for suspected links with Naxalites (Left Wing Extremists), reported Indian Express. According to the Police, Iyer is among those who provided
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Surat Police arrested Nagpur (Maharashtra) based retired Customs Officer, Vishwanath Vardharajan Iyer (60), for suspected links with Naxalites (Left Wing Extremists), reported Indian Express. According to the Police, Iyer is among those who provided guerrilla warfare training to a few Naxals from Gujarat in the forests in Kerala, sometime in 2000. The Police are probing Iyer’s links with the Philippines Communist Party, which is believed to have conducted the training camp in Kerala. Iyer belongs to Tiruchirapalli in Tamil Nadu and was one of the central committee members of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist–Janshakti (CPI-ML-Janshakti).
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April - 22 
Suspected militants shot dead a National Conference (NC) worker and injured his son late in the night of April 22 at Hajan-Sonawari in the Bandipora District, reports Kashmir Times. According to Police, unidentified assailants entered into the house
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Suspected militants shot dead a National Conference (NC) worker and injured his son late in the night of April 22 at Hajan-Sonawari in the Bandipora District, reports Kashmir Times. According to Police, unidentified assailants entered into the house of Sonaulla War, an NC worker and opened fire at him and his son Muzaffar War. While Sana- Ulla died on the spot, his son got injured.
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April - 22 
The Assam Public Works (APW) criticized the ULFA Paresh Baruah for being a stumbling block to the peace process in Assam. APW President Abhijit Sarma and Secretary-General Bitu Talukdar, in a press statement issued, said that Paresh Baruah had been h
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The Assam Public Works (APW) criticized the ULFA Paresh Baruah for being a stumbling block to the peace process in Assam. APW President Abhijit Sarma and Secretary-General Bitu Talukdar, in a press statement issued, said that Paresh Baruah had been hindering several peace initiatives in Assam since 1990. "Paresh Baruah is being held captive by foreign forces. He has changed his name and religion and is working for the ISI and DGFI. He has never been interested in a peaceful solution to the ULFA issue," said Sarma and Talukdar.
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April - 22 
The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead two persons at Lanjo village in West Singhbhum District in the night of April 22, reports rediff.com.
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The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead two persons at Lanjo village in West Singhbhum District in the night of April 22, reports rediff.com.
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April - 22 
The NSCN-K ‘kilonser (minister)’ Y. Wangtin Naga on April 22 said that he had conveyed NSCN-IM ‘general secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah’s message and ‘best regards’ to NSCN-K ‘chairman’ S.S. Khaplang and ‘commander-in-chief’ Khole, who had reciprocated
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The NSCN-K ‘kilonser (minister)’ Y. Wangtin Naga on April 22 said that he had conveyed NSCN-IM ‘general secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah’s message and ‘best regards’ to NSCN-K ‘chairman’ S.S. Khaplang and ‘commander-in-chief’ Khole, who had reciprocated by conveying their regards to Muivah and NSCN-IM ‘chairman’ Isak Chishi Swu, according to Telegraph. Wangtin met Muivah at Hebron camp on April 10. "I felt most privileged to meet Uncle Th. Muivah and was happy to convey his message to chairman S.S. Khaplang and Gen. Khole," he said. Wangtin said that the meeting would not mean that Khaplang and Khole join the NSCN-IM but that the leaders meet and reconcile during their lifetime to make the ‘Nagas one family’.
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April - 22 
The Union Government has clarified that no formal request for release of the ULFA leaders from jail has been received by Assam Government, according to Assam Tribune. In Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament), Union Minister of State for Home Affair
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The Union Government has clarified that no formal request for release of the ULFA leaders from jail has been received by Assam Government, according to Assam Tribune. In Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament), Union Minister of State for Home Affairs M. Ramachandran said that the Assam Government has informed that no demand for release of detained leaders from jail has been received from the ULFA. He declined to comment on the question whether the Government of Assam was keen on granting parole to at least eight top leaders currently in jail to facilitate talks.
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April - 22 
The Uttar Pradesh Government announced reward on three criminals, including a 'zonal commander of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on April 22 reported PTI. A reward of INR 200,000 was announced on the head of Munna Vishwakarma, who i
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The Uttar Pradesh Government announced reward on three criminals, including a 'zonal commander of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on April 22 reported PTI. A reward of INR 200,000 was announced on the head of Munna Vishwakarma, who is ‘zonal commander’ of the Maoists. He hails from Sonbhadra District, is active in Bihar, Jharkhand and certain Disricts of Uttar Pradesh. A reward of INR 100,000 each has been announced on the head of Dharmendra alias Lala and Neeraj Singh, who hail from Bagpath and Jaunpur Districts respectively.
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April - 22 
Times of India reports that some armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a cellular phone tower of the Airtel service provider at Kudmuluguda in Malkangiri District late on April 22.
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Times of India reports that some armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a cellular phone tower of the Airtel service provider at Kudmuluguda in Malkangiri District late on April 22.
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April - 22 
Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman, who were active in Chhattisgarh, surrendered in Adilabad District on April 22, reported PTI. They were identified as Raisidam Jaywantha Rao alias Lalchand (35) and Kon
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Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman, who were active in Chhattisgarh, surrendered in Adilabad District on April 22, reported PTI. They were identified as Raisidam Jaywantha Rao alias Lalchand (35) and Konganti Karuna alias Latha (30). Both were ‘divisional committee members’ of Mainapur ‘division’ of Raipur District. While Lalchand was a native of Pathaguda village in Adilabad, Latha hailed from Jaigiri village in Warangal District.
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April - 22 
A group of Taliban militants attacked a security checkpost at Kabal town in Swat District. "The security forces retaliated and killed four militants," said Major Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, a spokesman for the Swat media centre.
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A group of Taliban militants attacked a security checkpost at Kabal town in Swat District. "The security forces retaliated and killed four militants," said Major Mushtaq Ahmad Khan, a spokesman for the Swat media centre.
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April - 22 
A senior cadre of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Athar, was shot at and wounded near Darul Uloom locality under Awami Colony Police Station of Korangi town in Karachi on April 22, reports Daily Times. Landhi Town Superintendent of Police (SP) Hai
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A senior cadre of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), Athar, was shot at and wounded near Darul Uloom locality under Awami Colony Police Station of Korangi town in Karachi on April 22, reports Daily Times. Landhi Town Superintendent of Police (SP) Haider Sultan said the incident occurred in Sector 28 of Korangi where unidentified assailants opened fire on the victim Athar while he was passing by on his motorcycle.
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April - 22 
A Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) cadre, Athar Jadoon, who was injured in an attack on April 22, succumbed to his injuries on April 23, reports Daily Times. Athar was shot at near the Darul Uloom at Korangi in Karachi on April 22.
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A Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) cadre, Athar Jadoon, who was injured in an attack on April 22, succumbed to his injuries on April 23, reports Daily Times. Athar was shot at near the Darul Uloom at Korangi in Karachi on April 22.
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April - 22 
The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) ‘chief’ Syed Munawar Hassan on April 22 offered his services for negotiations between the Government and Taliban to curb terrorism in the country, reports Daily Times. During a press conference held at the party headquarters
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The Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) ‘chief’ Syed Munawar Hassan on April 22 offered his services for negotiations between the Government and Taliban to curb terrorism in the country, reports Daily Times. During a press conference held at the party headquarters in Mansoora of Lahore, he strongly condemned the recent Peshawar bomb blast and demanded the Government to conduct a judicial inquiry into the matter to sort out the facts behind the incident. Hassan said that the Awami National Party’s (ANP) Government in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as NWFP) was not serious in probing into the matter, and the Federal Government was also not giving importance to terror activities, which were increasing day by day. The JI chief urged the Government and Army to review their aggressive policies towards the Taliban and to stop the military operation at the western border.
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April - 22 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed 26 Taliban militants, while two soldiers also died during clashes in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 22, according to Daily Times. Troops used heavy artillery to target suspected
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed 26 Taliban militants, while two soldiers also died during clashes in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 22, according to Daily Times. Troops used heavy artillery to target suspected militant bases in two villages in the Orakzai Agency. "At least 22 militants were killed in clashes with SFs which targeted hideouts of terrorists in Mishti Mela village of Orakzai Agency," a Frontier Corps statement said. The SFs occupied important heights around Kambar Masi village," it added.
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April - 22 
Unidentified militants killed former Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Alamzeb Omarzai and three others in an attack on his vehicle in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as NWFP) on April 22, according to Daily Times. Omarzai
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Unidentified militants killed former Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Alamzeb Omarzai and three others in an attack on his vehicle in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as NWFP) on April 22, according to Daily Times. Omarzai had served as the District Nazim (Organiser) and was a leader of the Pakistan People's Party-Sherpao (PPP-S). A foreign channel reported that Taliban have started targeting local politicians in the province. "As Mr Omarzai drove out of the sui gas office in his car, militants sprayed bullets on it," a local Police Official told the channel.
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April - 22 
As Kantipuronline reports, the Deputy Prime Minister Bijay Kumar Gachhadar warned that the nation may head towards civil war if the Maoists do not stop their military trainings to their cadres.
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As Kantipuronline reports, the Deputy Prime Minister Bijay Kumar Gachhadar warned that the nation may head towards civil war if the Maoists do not stop their military trainings to their cadres.
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April - 22 
Unified CPN-Maoist vice-chairman Baburam Bhattarai warned that his party would bring hundreds of thousands of people in the streets to establish the "people's federal democratic republic" in the country if the constitution is not drafted as per the p
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Unified CPN-Maoist vice-chairman Baburam Bhattarai warned that his party would bring hundreds of thousands of people in the streets to establish the "people's federal democratic republic" in the country if the constitution is not drafted as per the people's aspiration within May 28 deadline, reports Nepal News. Speaking at a programme organised on the occasion of Lenin Day in Kathmandu on April 22, he, however, claimed that the constitution as per the aspiration of the people is not possible in the current circumstances.
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April - 22 
Police arrested a Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadre, Hamidul Haque Babu (38), from Bamonitola village of Atrai upazila (sub-district) in the Chapainawabganj District on April 22, reports Daily Star.
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Police arrested a Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadre, Hamidul Haque Babu (38), from Bamonitola village of Atrai upazila (sub-district) in the Chapainawabganj District on April 22, reports Daily Star.
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April - 22 
The convener of the War Crimes Facts Finding Committee (WCFFC) said that, "It is possible at this moment to arrest around 20 alleged war criminals on the basis of evidence and documents, but many identified war criminals are fleeing the country since
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The convener of the War Crimes Facts Finding Committee (WCFFC) said that, "It is possible at this moment to arrest around 20 alleged war criminals on the basis of evidence and documents, but many identified war criminals are fleeing the country since there is no vigilance against them."
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April - 22 
The detained chief of the banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh, Mohiuddin Ahmed, on April 22 revealed that about 20,000 leaders and cadres of the outfit are active across the country. He also said that the outfit spends around USD 4341 a
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The detained chief of the banned Islamist outfit Hizb ut-Tahrir Bangladesh, Mohiuddin Ahmed, on April 22 revealed that about 20,000 leaders and cadres of the outfit are active across the country. He also said that the outfit spends around USD 4341 a month, collecting the amount from its sympathisers for the conduct of its cadres.
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April - 22 
US Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg said that some questions like the trial of war criminals have to be resolved through the internal political process of Bangladesh. "It is important to have accountability and fairness in any proceeding
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US Deputy Secretary of State James B. Steinberg said that some questions like the trial of war criminals have to be resolved through the internal political process of Bangladesh. "It is important to have accountability and fairness in any proceeding or process, but how it would be carried out in a specific circumstance is to be decided by the people of the country, " he said.
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April - 22 
Colombo Page quoting Malaysian National News Agency Bernama Today reported that Malaysian Police had arrested a number of key Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leaders among other foreign nationals between August 2009 and March 2010. According
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Colombo Page quoting Malaysian National News Agency Bernama Today reported that Malaysian Police had arrested a number of key Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leaders among other foreign nationals between August 2009 and March 2010. According to the report, Malaysian Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has said that the Malaysian authorities have informed Sri Lanka's Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse recently of the arrest of the LTTE leaders.
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April - 22 
De-mining groups engaged in de-mining work recovered one 120 AP mines, eight 81-mm mortar bombs and one 60-mm mortar bomb from Velarasinnakulam, Thampanai, Thampanni, Nochchikulam and Kirisuddan areas in the Northern Province on the same day.
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De-mining groups engaged in de-mining work recovered one 120 AP mines, eight 81-mm mortar bombs and one 60-mm mortar bomb from Velarasinnakulam, Thampanai, Thampanni, Nochchikulam and Kirisuddan areas in the Northern Province on the same day.
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April - 22 
Sri Lanka has said that although the top Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leadership had been eliminated during the military campaign in 2009, the international network of the outfit was intact and very active, reports Daily Mirror. The Foreig
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Sri Lanka has said that although the top Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leadership had been eliminated during the military campaign in 2009, the international network of the outfit was intact and very active, reports Daily Mirror. The Foreign Ministry quoted the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to Brazil, A.M.J. Sadiq, as saying that a number of vessels belonging to the LTTE’s shipping fleet, which had been hitherto been involved in drug trafficking and gun running, were now engaged in the lucrative business of human trafficking. Ambassador Sadiq estimates that the overseas LTTE network had amassed assets worth anywhere between USD three billion and USD five billion through its vast range of illicit and nefarious activities over the last three decades. He called upon member States of the United Nations, especially those in which the LTTE and its various front organisations continued to operate with impunity, to proactively go after the ill-gotten assets of the LTTE and seize such assets and repatriate the proceeds to Sri Lanka. He said that such funds could then be applied in an equitable manner by the Government to compensate the thousands of families that had been victimised by the LTTE in its three decade long terror spree as well as to rebuild the war ravaged infrastructure of the North and East of Sri Lanka.
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April - 22 
Troops during search and clear operations in Ninthavil, Alankulam, Vaddakachchi, Adampan, Ampakamam, Naganchola, Vellamullivaikkal and Ottamavadi recovered 26 Anti-Personnel (AP) mines, three Unexploded Ordnances (UXOs), four hand grenades, 226 round
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Troops during search and clear operations in Ninthavil, Alankulam, Vaddakachchi, Adampan, Ampakamam, Naganchola, Vellamullivaikkal and Ottamavadi recovered 26 Anti-Personnel (AP) mines, three Unexploded Ordnances (UXOs), four hand grenades, 226 rounds of T-56 ammunition, one 60-mm mortar bomb, 393 rounds of 14.5-mm ammunition, one box of 12.7-mm ammunition, 915 rounds of 7.62 x 54-mm ammunition, five 81-mm mortar bombs, one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG), one RPG charger, seven 120-mm mortar bombs, one T 56 weapon and one magazine on April 22, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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April - 23 
A civil surgeon in Hazaribagh District alleged that a Maoist posing as Vinod Ganjhu, an ‘area commander’ of CPI-Maoist, gave him an extortion call demanding INR 500,000., a civil surgeon in Hazaribagh District alleged that a Maoist posing as Vinod Ga
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A civil surgeon in Hazaribagh District alleged that a Maoist posing as Vinod Ganjhu, an ‘area commander’ of CPI-Maoist, gave him an extortion call demanding INR 500,000., a civil surgeon in Hazaribagh District alleged that a Maoist posing as Vinod Ganjhu, an ‘area commander’ of CPI-Maoist, gave him an extortion call demanding INR 500,000.
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April - 23 
A Maoist was killed and four men, including two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, were injured in a fierce gunbattle between Security Forces and Maoists at Bandu village in West Singhbhum District of on April 23 (today).
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A Maoist was killed and four men, including two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, were injured in a fierce gunbattle between Security Forces and Maoists at Bandu village in West Singhbhum District of on April 23 (today).
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April - 23 
Another trader was abducted from Mezengajuli weekly market under Missamari Police Station on an unspecified date.
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Another trader was abducted from Mezengajuli weekly market under Missamari Police Station on an unspecified date.
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April - 23 
Ashok Sinha (42), a timber merchant and ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) worker from Baro Negui village in Nayagram in West Midnapore District, was shot dead by the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on April 23, repor
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Ashok Sinha (42), a timber merchant and ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) worker from Baro Negui village in Nayagram in West Midnapore District, was shot dead by the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on April 23, reported Indian Express.
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April - 23 April - 24
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) started their week-long general shut-down call in south Orissa from April 24 through acts of violence in Koraput and Malkangiri Districts to create panic in the minds of common mass in the night of April 2
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) started their week-long general shut-down call in south Orissa from April 24 through acts of violence in Koraput and Malkangiri Districts to create panic in the minds of common mass in the night of April 23, reports The Hindu. A group of armed Maoists and their supporters stuck at Podapadar in Narayanpatna block of Koraput District. They damaged two uninhabited Government quarters there. Further, the Maoists dug up the road and cut down trees to block the Narayanpatna-Bandhugaon road. They cut down trees to block the road at Govindpalli ghat disrupting road communication between Malkangiri and Jeypore in Koraput District. In most places Maoists left banners and posters against the proposed major joint operation against them.
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April - 23 
Daily Excelsior reports that unidentified assailants in the night of April 23 shot dead a former militant in Sopore area of Baramulla District. Ashiq Hussain Khan, a resident of Batapora area in Sopore town, was shot at and injured by the assailants
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Daily Excelsior reports that unidentified assailants in the night of April 23 shot dead a former militant in Sopore area of Baramulla District. Ashiq Hussain Khan, a resident of Batapora area in Sopore town, was shot at and injured by the assailants inside his house. He succumbed to his injuries later.
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April - 23 
Four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sundarlal, Sukalu, Narayan and Kamlesh, were arrested from a forested hamlet at Durgkondal in Kanker District on April 23, reports IANS.
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Four cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sundarlal, Sukalu, Narayan and Kamlesh, were arrested from a forested hamlet at Durgkondal in Kanker District on April 23, reports IANS.
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April - 23 
In another incident, troops fired in the air after picking up movement near Manyari border outpost along the IB in Samba District. The BSF has launched search operations in the areas, they said. This is the fourth such incident along the border line
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In another incident, troops fired in the air after picking up movement near Manyari border outpost along the IB in Samba District. The BSF has launched search operations in the areas, they said. This is the fourth such incident along the border line in Jammu, Kathua and Samba Districts in last five days. The first incident took place in Hiranagar belt on April 19 followed by a similar one in Akhnoor's Majota Border Outpost on April 21.
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April - 23 
Police arrested an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of the HM, identified as Abdul Gaffar, along with arms and ammunition from Banihal in the Ramban District. Recoveries made from his possession include one Chinese pistol with one magazine and seven rounds.
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Police arrested an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of the HM, identified as Abdul Gaffar, along with arms and ammunition from Banihal in the Ramban District. Recoveries made from his possession include one Chinese pistol with one magazine and seven rounds. The OGW was providing logistic supports, eatables and shelter to the militants of HM.
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April - 23 
PTI reports that a suspected Naxalite (Left Wing Extremist), identified as Ajay Kumar Singh, was arrested from Govindpuri in Delhi two days ago on a tip off, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) H G S Dhaliwal said on April 23. Singh was reportedly
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PTI reports that a suspected Naxalite (Left Wing Extremist), identified as Ajay Kumar Singh, was arrested from Govindpuri in Delhi two days ago on a tip off, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) H G S Dhaliwal said on April 23. Singh was reportedly involved in many Naxal activities in Taryani area of Sheohar District of Bihar including the incident of setting ablaze a Police jeep on March 23 when the Maoists had given a call for a Bihar Bandh (shut down). "He has been involved in similar other incidents of arson and Naxal activities. He is associated with the Naxal movement in association with 10 members of Maoist Communist Council which is very active in Taryani," Dhaliwal said. The Maoist Communist Council is being run Lakhender Paswan who was recently arrested by Bihar Police.
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April - 23 
PTI reports that five Security Force (SF) personnel were injured when they were fired upon by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in West Singbhum District on April 23. The attack on the SFs came when they went to rescue two ab
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PTI reports that five Security Force (SF) personnel were injured when they were fired upon by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in West Singbhum District on April 23. The attack on the SFs came when they went to rescue two abducted villagers from Maoists' clutches.
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April - 23 
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) on April 23 that incidents of Naxal (Left Wing Extremist) attacks on railway property nearly doubled to 58 in 2009 from 30 in 2008 and the Indian Railways lost over
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Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) on April 23 that incidents of Naxal (Left Wing Extremist) attacks on railway property nearly doubled to 58 in 2009 from 30 in 2008 and the Indian Railways lost over INR 5 billion due to disruptions by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). 56 incidents were reported in 2007, she said.
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April - 23 
Security Forces arrested two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman, from separate places in Hazaribag District on April 23, reported Times of India. The woman cadre was arrested from a place under the Bishungar
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Security Forces arrested two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman, from separate places in Hazaribag District on April 23, reported Times of India. The woman cadre was arrested from a place under the Bishungarh Police station. The another Maoist was arrested from a place under the Churchu Police station.
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April - 23 
SFs recovered 50 kilograms of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from a Maoists' hideout at a village under Angara Police station in Ranchi District.
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SFs recovered 50 kilograms of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from a Maoists' hideout at a village under Angara Police station in Ranchi District.
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April - 23 
Shillong Times reports that a militant belonging to Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) was arrested by the Security Forces at Paglahat area in Dhubri District on April 23. Police said that brown sugar worth INR 0.4 million in the intern
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Shillong Times reports that a militant belonging to Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) was arrested by the Security Forces at Paglahat area in Dhubri District on April 23. Police said that brown sugar worth INR 0.4 million in the international market was recovered from his possession. He was also involved in drug trafficking and arms dealing.
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April - 23 
Suspected Maoists attacked family of Prem Singh at Panidobri village in Kanker District and looted household items worth INR 6,000 on April 23, reported ANI.
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Suspected Maoists attacked family of Prem Singh at Panidobri village in Kanker District and looted household items worth INR 6,000 on April 23, reported ANI.
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April - 23 
Telegraph reports that a trader was shot and injured by militants at Batasipur in Sonitpur District when he resisted an attempt to abduct him from a market on an unspecified date.
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Telegraph reports that a trader was shot and injured by militants at Batasipur in Sonitpur District when he resisted an attempt to abduct him from a market on an unspecified date.
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April - 23 
The Border Security Force (BSF) fired in the air following suspected movements of militants along the Indo-Pak border in Samba and Kathua Districts in the morning of April 23. According to officials, the troops of forward Chak Faqira border outpost o
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The Border Security Force (BSF) fired in the air following suspected movements of militants along the Indo-Pak border in Samba and Kathua Districts in the morning of April 23. According to officials, the troops of forward Chak Faqira border outpost observed some movement of infiltrators near the International Border (IB) in Hiranagar belt of Kathua District. The troops fired a few para bombs to light up the area and then fired 15 to 20 rounds in the air, they said, adding there was no response from the other side.
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April - 23 
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) stated that it might soften its stand on the sovereignty issue, a demand which the group had set as a precondition for talks with the Government, reports PTI. The outfit’s ‘vice chairman’ Pradip Gogoi said,
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The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) stated that it might soften its stand on the sovereignty issue, a demand which the group had set as a precondition for talks with the Government, reports PTI. The outfit’s ‘vice chairman’ Pradip Gogoi said, “Sovereignty is a vital demand of the ULFA. The government should show an interest in this demand.” He, however, said “Discussion on sovereignty does not mean it has to be granted.” Gogoi said that the people of Assam are hoping that the Government will create a favourable atmosphere for peace talks and are concerned about the ongoing operations by the Army and Paramilitary Forces. Gogoi hoped that the state-level convention of Committee of Intellectuals, formed to facilitate talks between the Union Government and ULFA, scheduled to be held on April 24 (today), would come out with valuable suggestions to take forward the peace process. He also hoped that the convention would create a favourable atmosphere so that ULFA central committee leaders could meet either outside or inside the jail, where they are currently lodged. Gogoi asked the committee to take a resolution on ULFA leaders missing since ‘Operation All Clear’ by Royal Bhutan Army in 2003 and hoped the Government would give details about them.
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April - 23 
Three Maoists, including a couple, surrendered before the Police in Bijapur District. The Maoists are identified as Dilip and his wife Sadhna and Sannu. Dilip, a 'commander' among the Maoists was associated with the movement for the last six years wh
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Three Maoists, including a couple, surrendered before the Police in Bijapur District. The Maoists are identified as Dilip and his wife Sadhna and Sannu. Dilip, a 'commander' among the Maoists was associated with the movement for the last six years while his wife and Sannu were with the group for the last two years.
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April - 23 April - 24
Two militants of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants were killed in a gunfight with the Security Forces (SFs) in the in Doda District on April 23, Police said on April 24 (today), reports Times of India. The SFs carried out the operation around the
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Two militants of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants were killed in a gunfight with the Security Forces (SFs) in the in Doda District on April 23, Police said on April 24 (today), reports Times of India. The SFs carried out the operation around the mountainous forest in Gandoh, about 180 kilometres north-east of Jammu, in the night of April 23 following information about presence of a group of militants there. "One militant was killed last [April 23] night while the other early Saturday [April 24] morning," Doda Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Prabhat Singh said. "Tanvir Ahmad, one of the killed militants, was the ‘area commander’ of Hizbul while the other Zubair Ahmad was his close associate. The Security Forces recovered both the bodies today [April 24] morning," the SSP added. The duo was close associates of Shah Din alias Shabir Shah, a ‘divisional commander’ of HM for Doda District, adds Daily Excelsior.
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April - 23 
Two unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at the residential gate of Moirangthem Prem-jit (55), Director of Extension Education cum Registrar in Central Agriculture University, at Thangmeiband Hijam Dewan Leikai in Imphal West District on Apri
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Two unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at the residential gate of Moirangthem Prem-jit (55), Director of Extension Education cum Registrar in Central Agriculture University, at Thangmeiband Hijam Dewan Leikai in Imphal West District on April 23, according to Sangai Express. They also threw inside a written note.
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April - 23 
A Taliban spokesman warned the media for “the last time” against “ignoring” his group’s viewpoint, and claimed newspapers and television channels were “hiding the truth” and “conveying the Army’s point of view”. The warning by Muhammad Umar, a “spok
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A Taliban spokesman warned the media for “the last time” against “ignoring” his group’s viewpoint, and claimed newspapers and television channels were “hiding the truth” and “conveying the Army’s point of view”. The warning by Muhammad Umar, a “spokesman for the Taliban Media Centre” in North Waziristan, was emailed to the media hours after a deadly attack targeted an Army convoy in North Waziristan.
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April - 23 
At least 16 Taliban militants were killed and several others injured in the ongoing Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), on April 23, reports Daily Times. The sources said one t
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At least 16 Taliban militants were killed and several others injured in the ongoing Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), on April 23, reports Daily Times. The sources said one trooper was also injured in the action in Ferozkhel area of Lower Orakzai.
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April - 23 
Dead bodies of four persons, including a headless one, were recovered in Mir Ali, 25 kilometres east of Miranshah in North Waziristan. A note lying near the bodies read they were spying for the US, adding that spies would meet the same fate.
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Dead bodies of four persons, including a headless one, were recovered in Mir Ali, 25 kilometres east of Miranshah in North Waziristan. A note lying near the bodies read they were spying for the US, adding that spies would meet the same fate.
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April - 23 
The Taliban militants ambushed a Security Force (SF) convoy at North Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 23, killing seven soldiers and injuring 16 others, reports Daily Times. The convoy was going from Miranshah to Datt
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The Taliban militants ambushed a Security Force (SF) convoy at North Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 23, killing seven soldiers and injuring 16 others, reports Daily Times. The convoy was going from Miranshah to Datta Khel tehsil (revenue unit) when the assailants fired rockets at it. “It was a pre-planned attack. Dozens of militants first fired several rockets and then used other weapons and guns,” an intelligence official based in Miranshah said, adding that four military vehicles were destroyed. In retaliation, helicopter gunships shelled the militants’ hideouts, killing six militants.
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April - 23 
The Taliban militants blew up a girls’ school in Mamozai area of Upper Orakzai Agency.
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The Taliban militants blew up a girls’ school in Mamozai area of Upper Orakzai Agency.
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April - 23 
The Taliban militants blew up a power supply tower in Maroofkhel village near Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 23, reports Daily Times. The suspects planted explosives close to the tower and detonated them at around 3 a
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The Taliban militants blew up a power supply tower in Maroofkhel village near Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 23, reports Daily Times. The suspects planted explosives close to the tower and detonated them at around 3 am (PST).
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April - 23 
A group of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres set ablaze the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) District office in Nawalparsi on April 23, leaving the office and its documents completely dam
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A group of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres set ablaze the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) District office in Nawalparsi on April 23, leaving the office and its documents completely damaged, reports Kantipuronline. They also attacked and injured CPN-UML members including the office secretary Tulsi Pasi.
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April - 23 
As reported in Nepal News, the chairman of Unified CPN-Maoist Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda directed his party cadres to be well-prepared "for a strong confrontation with the enemies".
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As reported in Nepal News, the chairman of Unified CPN-Maoist Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda directed his party cadres to be well-prepared "for a strong confrontation with the enemies".
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April - 23 
Cadres of the All Nepal National Independent Students’ Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R), the student wing of Unified CPN-Maoist, damaged at least eight school buses belonging to three private schools. Police arrested six persons in connection with the
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Cadres of the All Nepal National Independent Students’ Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R), the student wing of Unified CPN-Maoist, damaged at least eight school buses belonging to three private schools. Police arrested six persons in connection with the incident.
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April - 23 
Kantipuronline reports that normal life was affected in Pokhara on April 23 due to the strike called by the Unified CPN-Maoist student front All Nepal National Independent Students Union–Revolutionary (ANNISU-R). The ANNISU-R called the strike protes
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Kantipuronline reports that normal life was affected in Pokhara on April 23 due to the strike called by the Unified CPN-Maoist student front All Nepal National Independent Students Union–Revolutionary (ANNISU-R). The ANNISU-R called the strike protesting against the arrest of its cadres.
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April - 23 
The Government formally asked the Unified CPN-Maoist to withdraw their plan for holding a nationwide protest programme. Minister for Information and Communication and Government spokesperson Shanker Pokharel said that the Maoists will have to take th
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The Government formally asked the Unified CPN-Maoist to withdraw their plan for holding a nationwide protest programme. Minister for Information and Communication and Government spokesperson Shanker Pokharel said that the Maoists will have to take the responsibility of the consequences if it continues to engage in violent activities against the peace agreement.
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April - 23 
A military team recovered 21 grenades and 18 mortar shells from a site where labourers were digging into a hill at Ghagra Bazar under Kaukhali sub-district of Rangamati District.
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A military team recovered 21 grenades and 18 mortar shells from a site where labourers were digging into a hill at Ghagra Bazar under Kaukhali sub-district of Rangamati District.
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April - 24 
A Maoist-turned-businessman, Praveen Jha, surrendered in the Tenughat Court of Bokaro District on April 24. At present, he is a resident of Silvassa, the capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Jha ran a cell phone showroom and became a leader of the Lok
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A Maoist-turned-businessman, Praveen Jha, surrendered in the Tenughat Court of Bokaro District on April 24. At present, he is a resident of Silvassa, the capital of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Jha ran a cell phone showroom and became a leader of the Lok Janshakti Party. He had several aliases like Sachidanand Jha, Praveen Khan, Shankarnath Jha, S. N. Jha and Shankar Jha.
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April - 24 
Inaugurating a conference to celebrate ‘National Panchayati Raj Day' under the auspices of the Union Ministry of the Panchayati Raj in New Delhi on April 24, Minister Manmohan Singh said that if Panchayati Raj Institutions (Local Self Government Inst
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Inaugurating a conference to celebrate ‘National Panchayati Raj Day' under the auspices of the Union Ministry of the Panchayati Raj in New Delhi on April 24, Minister Manmohan Singh said that if Panchayati Raj Institutions (Local Self Government Institutions) functioned properly and locals participated in the development process, the threat of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) could be countered, reports The Hindu.
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April - 24 
Over 50-60 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up with dynamite two buildings housing the additional health sub-centre and the training centre for blanket and carpet industries at Bangalwa in Munger District on April 24, r
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Over 50-60 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up with dynamite two buildings housing the additional health sub-centre and the training centre for blanket and carpet industries at Bangalwa in Munger District on April 24, reported Times of India.
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April - 24 
Sentinel reports that amid opposition from the ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah, a number of intellectuals and litterateurs of the State are going to hold the Sanmilita Jatiya Abhivartan at ITA Cultural Centre for Performing Arts at Muchkhowa,
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Sentinel reports that amid opposition from the ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah, a number of intellectuals and litterateurs of the State are going to hold the Sanmilita Jatiya Abhivartan at ITA Cultural Centre for Performing Arts at Muchkhowa, Guwahati on April 24 (today). The convention, according to the intellectuals, has been convened to pave the way for talks between the ULFA and the Government.
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April - 24 
Shashiranjan Mahato, a resident of Dhangasole village in West Midnapore District, was abducted from his home by an armed group, suspected to be Maoists, in the night of April 24. “Shashiranjan Mahato's body was found outside a nearby village, Mirgan,
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Shashiranjan Mahato, a resident of Dhangasole village in West Midnapore District, was abducted from his home by an armed group, suspected to be Maoists, in the night of April 24. “Shashiranjan Mahato's body was found outside a nearby village, Mirgan, in the morning. It seems to be a Maoist attack,” Manoj Verma, the District's Superintendent of Police, said.
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April - 24 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres damaged two vehicles including one belonging to State Police and blocked roads by chopping down trees in Visakhapatnam District on April 24 during their general shutdown, reported PTI.
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres damaged two vehicles including one belonging to State Police and blocked roads by chopping down trees in Visakhapatnam District on April 24 during their general shutdown, reported PTI.
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April - 24 
The Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) in a statement on April 24 extended support to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and said if like-minded people of the Northeast were united, they and the Maoists could extend support to one another,
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The Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) in a statement on April 24 extended support to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and said if like-minded people of the Northeast were united, they and the Maoists could extend support to one another, according to Telegraph.
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April - 24 
The Sanmilita Jatiya Abhivartan convened at Guwahati by intellectuals and civil society activists of Assam on April 24, adopted several resolutions appealing to the Government to hold discussion with the ULFA on its various demands, including the cor
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The Sanmilita Jatiya Abhivartan convened at Guwahati by intellectuals and civil society activists of Assam on April 24, adopted several resolutions appealing to the Government to hold discussion with the ULFA on its various demands, including the core demands, according to Sentinel.
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April - 24 
A suicide attack targeting a Police van wounded at least 10 policemen along the Timergara bypass near a girls’ college and the Lower Dir District jail of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 24, reports Daily Times.
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A suicide attack targeting a Police van wounded at least 10 policemen along the Timergara bypass near a girls’ college and the Lower Dir District jail of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 24, reports Daily Times.
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April - 24 
A US drone fired three missiles into a Taliban compound in North Waziristan on April 24, killing seven militants, Security Officials said. The strike took place at 9pm (PST) in Marsikhel area, 20 kilometres east of Miranshah, the headquterer of North
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A US drone fired three missiles into a Taliban compound in North Waziristan on April 24, killing seven militants, Security Officials said. The strike took place at 9pm (PST) in Marsikhel area, 20 kilometres east of Miranshah, the headquterer of North Waziristan.
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April - 24 
At least 11 persons were injured in a bomb blast in a confectionary shop at Masjid Road in Sibi town of Sibi District in Balochistan on April 24, according to Daily Times. Sources said an unidentified miscreant planted a remote control bomb behind th
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At least 11 persons were injured in a bomb blast in a confectionary shop at Masjid Road in Sibi town of Sibi District in Balochistan on April 24, according to Daily Times. Sources said an unidentified miscreant planted a remote control bomb behind the refrigerator in a confectionary shop.
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April - 24 
Four Policemen were killed by unidentified militants, who also set 12 NATO oil tankers on fire, at the Talagang-Mianwali Road in Chakwal District of Punjab on April 24, according to Daily Times. Talagang Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ghaffar
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Four Policemen were killed by unidentified militants, who also set 12 NATO oil tankers on fire, at the Talagang-Mianwali Road in Chakwal District of Punjab on April 24, according to Daily Times. Talagang Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ghaffar said that the incident took place around two kilometres from Talagang in Chakwal district. The DSP said Sub-Inspector Iqbal, driver Fareed and two unidentified Police personnel died in the incident, as some unidentified militants started firing at a Police mobile van before setting the NATO oil tankers on fire.
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April - 24 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 10 Taliban militants in Lower Orakzai Agency of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 24, according to Daily Times. Troops raided a militants’ ammunition depot in Sangra village of Orakzai, killing 10 Talib
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 10 Taliban militants in Lower Orakzai Agency of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 24, according to Daily Times. Troops raided a militants’ ammunition depot in Sangra village of Orakzai, killing 10 Taliban militants, while a soldier was also injured in the clash. Further, Fighter jets later pounded three more hideouts, killing another 10 Taliban militants.
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April - 24 
According to Daily Star, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on April 24 arrested an Imam (religious leader) turned militant, Tofazzol (50), from Badiapara in Gangni upazila (sub-district) in Meherpur District and recovered two bombs from him. RAB said
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According to Daily Star, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on April 24 arrested an Imam (religious leader) turned militant, Tofazzol (50), from Badiapara in Gangni upazila (sub-district) in Meherpur District and recovered two bombs from him. RAB said that he was operating for the Janajuddho faction of the Purbo Banglar Communist Party-Marxist Leninist (PBCP-ML).
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April - 25 
A frontline militant of banned militant outfit All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), identified as Barun Debbarma (29) of Kalyanpur, surrendered before the Police in West District on April 25, reports Sentinel. He deposited one locally-made .22 revolver. H
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A frontline militant of banned militant outfit All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), identified as Barun Debbarma (29) of Kalyanpur, surrendered before the Police in West District on April 25, reports Sentinel. He deposited one locally-made .22 revolver. He was involved in several crimes, including killings and abductions. He also revealed that following large-scale desertion and surrenders over the past few years, the ATTF was now raising a force of women cadres to launch a fresh offensive against civilians and Security Forces.
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April - 25 
Assam Tribune quoting intelligence source reports United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah might have returned to Bangladesh recently. Sources pointed out that Baruah always maintained close links with a section of
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Assam Tribune quoting intelligence source reports United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah might have returned to Bangladesh recently. Sources pointed out that Baruah always maintained close links with a section of officers of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), the intelligence agency of Bangladesh and India still believes that the political leadership of Bangladesh still does not have full control over all the Government agencies. Sources also pointed out that though four ‘central committee leaders’ of the ULFA were handed over to India, most of the hardcore militants, who are operationally active, have not been handed over. Sources said that the ‘chairman’ of the anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), Ranjan Daimary, and a number of his followers are still in Bangladesh, while several key leaders of the ULFA, including Antu Chowdang and Drishti Rajkhowa are, also staying in Bangladesh.
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April - 25 
DNA reports that a suspected LeT cadre, identified as Ghulam Qadir Mir, was arrested by the SFs along with four grenades and 22 rounds of AK ammunition in the Kupwara District.
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DNA reports that a suspected LeT cadre, identified as Ghulam Qadir Mir, was arrested by the SFs along with four grenades and 22 rounds of AK ammunition in the Kupwara District.
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April - 25 
During this period, all the Rajdhani Express trains passing through Bihar and Jharkhand would run at a restricted speed of 75 kilometres per hour during night hours instead of their original speed of 110-120 kilometres per hour, said sources in Railw
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During this period, all the Rajdhani Express trains passing through Bihar and Jharkhand would run at a restricted speed of 75 kilometres per hour during night hours instead of their original speed of 110-120 kilometres per hour, said sources in Railways.
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April - 25 
Police neutralised a militant hideout at Gurnal Neel area under the jurisdiction of Banihal Police Station in the Ramban District and recovered one pistol with magazine, one magazine of AK 47 with 10 rounds, two pencil cells, one battery 09 Volt, two
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Police neutralised a militant hideout at Gurnal Neel area under the jurisdiction of Banihal Police Station in the Ramban District and recovered one pistol with magazine, one magazine of AK 47 with 10 rounds, two pencil cells, one battery 09 Volt, two detonators, one Tape recorder and one Cassette, according to Kashmir Times. In addition, the Security Forces (SFs) in the evening of April 25 neutralised a militant hideout in the Argali area, four kilometres from Ukhral in the same District and recovered one 9mm pistol along with one magazine, one AK magazine along with 10 rounds of ammunition, two detonators and other miscellaneous items.
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April - 25 
Suspected militants lobbed a grenade at the residence of Executive Engineer of the Manipur Minor Irrigation Department Keisam Roni (45) at Tera Khuraijam Leirak in Imphal West District on April 25, reports Imphal Free Press.
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Suspected militants lobbed a grenade at the residence of Executive Engineer of the Manipur Minor Irrigation Department Keisam Roni (45) at Tera Khuraijam Leirak in Imphal West District on April 25, reports Imphal Free Press.
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April - 25 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a culvert on a road near Bandhugaon by triggering a landmine blast on April 25 during their shutdown which paralysed vehicular movement between Koraput and places in neighbouring Andhra
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a culvert on a road near Bandhugaon by triggering a landmine blast on April 25 during their shutdown which paralysed vehicular movement between Koraput and places in neighbouring Andhra Pradesh, reported PTI. They also fired a few rounds in the air in Chitrakonda area of Malkangiri District in an apparent bid to mislead Security Forces, Police said.
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April - 25 
The State level convention organized by prominent citizens in Assam called for release of the jailed leaders of the ULFA to enable the outfit to hold its central committee meeting. Sources said that it would be difficult for the Government to do so w
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The State level convention organized by prominent citizens in Assam called for release of the jailed leaders of the ULFA to enable the outfit to hold its central committee meeting. Sources said that it would be difficult for the Government to do so without going through the judicial process. Sources said that it is unlikely on the part of the Government to grant general amnesty to the ULFA leaders till a settlement is arrived at. However, sources said that if the ULFA leaders in judicial custody apply for bail and the Government does not oppose it, they can come out on bail. On the demand of the convention that both the Government and the ULFA should come forward for talks without any pre-condition, sources said that the Government of India (GoI) is yet to change its position regarding talks. The GoI is of the view that talks with any militant group must be held within the framework of the Constitution of India and the militant groups must give up violence to come for talks. The Government has made it clear that sovereignty is not negotiable and the stand is yet to be changed.
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April - 25 
Two militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), including a Pakistani, were shot dead by Punjab Police in the morning of April 25 at village Rattarwaha in Gurdaspur District, bordering Kathua District in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Two Pu
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Two militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), including a Pakistani, were shot dead by Punjab Police in the morning of April 25 at village Rattarwaha in Gurdaspur District, bordering Kathua District in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Two Punjab Police personnel were killed and four others injured in the operation. Recoveries made from their possession include two AK-47 rifles, two pistols, six Chinese grenades, 16 AK and pistol magazines, all loaded, four IEDs, one compass, packets of detol soap and some other belongings. As reported earlier the militants in the morning of April 19 had infiltrated into Indian side from Bamial sector on the International Border in Gurdaspur sector after Pakistan Rangers had blasted fencing in 400 meters area by firing rockets and forced their way into Chabe Chak nursery in the Rajbagh area of Kathua. The militants, who kept on shuffling between border villages of Kathua and Gurdaspur Districts, were unable to breach Police cordon of both States to cross Jammu-Pathankot national highway to reach Udhampur or Doda Districts and were held up on this side for more than a week. Unconfirmed reports said that some Punjab militants had also intruded along with the Lashkar militants as literature of ‘Dashmesh Regiment’ of Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) was recovered from the site of intrusion. Bamial sector in Gurdaspur has Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan on its three sides, adds Daily News & Analysis (DNA).
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April - 25 
Two People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadres were arrested by a combined force of the Imphal West and Imphal East District Police from near the gate of AIR in Imphal on April 25, in connection with grenade attack at the residence of
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Two People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadres were arrested by a combined force of the Imphal West and Imphal East District Police from near the gate of AIR in Imphal on April 25, in connection with grenade attack at the residence of the owner of Haokip Travels, reports Imphal Free Press. They were identified as Keithellakpam Shantikumar alias S.K. Singh (25) and Saikhom Hemanta alias Rakesh Singh (28). One hand grenade and a cellular phone with a subscriber identity module card were recovered from their possession. They disclosed that they joined the outfit one Shanti of Wangoi and were currently operating under the ‘command’ of Nongdamba, ‘finance commander’ of the outfit. They confessed that that they had lobbed one hand grenade at the residence of the owner of the Haokip Travel on April 9 and another one at the residence of Hanjamayum Joydev Sharma of Thangapat Mapan in Imphal East District for not complying with monetary demands. They were asked to serve demand letters and also to extort money from the general public for outfit’s fund.
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April - 25 
Two supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) were killed in separate incidents in the Maoist-affected Jangalmahal area in West Midnapore and Bankura Districts on April 25, reports The Hindu. One of the victims was Parmeshwar
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Two supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) were killed in separate incidents in the Maoist-affected Jangalmahal area in West Midnapore and Bankura Districts on April 25, reports The Hindu. One of the victims was Parmeshwar Murmu, a local leader of the CPI-M. But, the Police are still investigating whether it was a Maoist attack.
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April - 25 
Two top LeT militants, identified as Ans and Maaz, both Pakistanis, once again managed to give a slip to Security Forces (SFs) and Police during an encounter at village Khatasoo in the Gandoh area of Doda District in the morning of April 25, accordin
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Two top LeT militants, identified as Ans and Maaz, both Pakistanis, once again managed to give a slip to Security Forces (SFs) and Police during an encounter at village Khatasoo in the Gandoh area of Doda District in the morning of April 25, according to Daily Excelsior. An Army trooper was injured in the operation.
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April - 25 
At least 14 Taliban militants were killed and 16 others injured in airstrikes and clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Lower Orakzai Agency of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 25, according to Daily Times.
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At least 14 Taliban militants were killed and 16 others injured in airstrikes and clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Lower Orakzai Agency of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 25, according to Daily Times.
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April - 25 
Pakistan on April 25 handed over to India six dossiers on its own investigation into the Mumbai attacks, with a request that India hand over Ajmal Kasab and an Indian national, Fahim Ansari, so that their testimonies could be recorded in Pakistan, re
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Pakistan on April 25 handed over to India six dossiers on its own investigation into the Mumbai attacks, with a request that India hand over Ajmal Kasab and an Indian national, Fahim Ansari, so that their testimonies could be recorded in Pakistan, reports Daily Times. Top Foreign Office officials handed over the dossiers to the Indian Deputy High Commissioner. “We have sought India’s help that he (Ajmal Kasab) should be handed over to us so that the trial here can go forward,” Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit said. Islamabad is holding seven suspects linked to the November 26 to 29 attacks on India’s financial capital, including alleged mastermind of the operation, Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi, and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative Zarar Shah. An anti-terrorism court in Rawalpindi indicted the seven persons on the eve of the first anniversary of the attack. Since the indictment, officials have implied that the seven suspects’ trial cannot proceed unless Kasab, who was convicted in Mumbai in March 2010 after a year-long trial, is handed over as a witness. When asked how India could extradite Kasab and Ansari to Pakistan, Basit replied, “It is not extradition per se. It is a legal requirement since the court has asked that Kasab be produced before it.” Interior Minister Rehman Malik has also said that Kasab is required to appear in Rawalpindi.
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April - 25 
The dead body of a tribal elder, abducted by unidentified gunmen in the evening of April 25, was recovered in Bajaur Agency on April 26. Local residents said Maulvi Abdul Hakeem was abducted along with five other tribal elders from Nawagai tehsil (re
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The dead body of a tribal elder, abducted by unidentified gunmen in the evening of April 25, was recovered in Bajaur Agency on April 26. Local residents said Maulvi Abdul Hakeem was abducted along with five other tribal elders from Nawagai tehsil (revenue unit), 30 kilometres northwest of Khar. He was on his way home after offering prayers when the unidentified militants abducted them away. Later, the Mohmand Agency-based Taliban militants claimed for the killing as he was involved in anti-Taliban activities.
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April - 25 
Unidentified militants attacked a checkpost and killed three officials on duty near Rabi Canal in Dera Murad Jamali city in Nasirabad District of Balochistan on April 25, according to Daily Times. Police sources said the militants seized the weapons
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Unidentified militants attacked a checkpost and killed three officials on duty near Rabi Canal in Dera Murad Jamali city in Nasirabad District of Balochistan on April 25, according to Daily Times. Police sources said the militants seized the weapons of the Police officials after killing them. The personnel were identified as Head Constable Faiz Muhammad and Constables Rashid Ali and Mohammad Siddiq. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed the responsibility for the attack.
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April - 25 
As reported in Kantipuronline, all private schools across the country stayed shut due to the indefinite nationwide closure called by All Nepal National Independent Students’ Union- Revolutionary (ANNISU-R), the student wing of the Unified CPN-Maoist.
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As reported in Kantipuronline, all private schools across the country stayed shut due to the indefinite nationwide closure called by All Nepal National Independent Students’ Union- Revolutionary (ANNISU-R), the student wing of the Unified CPN-Maoist.
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April - 25 
Police have seized over 600 sticks on April 25 being transported to Kathmandu from Kavre District by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres for the May 1 mass movement, reports Nepal News. Reports said that large num
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Police have seized over 600 sticks on April 25 being transported to Kathmandu from Kavre District by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres for the May 1 mass movement, reports Nepal News. Reports said that large number of Unified CPN-Maoist cadres from various surrounding Districts have already entered Kathmandu for the mass uprising.
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April - 25 
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal said that he is ready to quit if the political parties come up with a consensus candidate other than Unified CPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda for the Prime Minister’s position, reports Nepal News.
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Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal said that he is ready to quit if the political parties come up with a consensus candidate other than Unified CPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda for the Prime Minister’s position, reports Nepal News.
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April - 25 
Daily Star reports that Mohiuddin Ahmed, chief of the banned Islamist outfit Hizb-ut Tahrir Bangladesh, was taken on a fresh remand for four days on April 25 in three separate cases under Anti-Terrorism Act-2009.
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Daily Star reports that Mohiuddin Ahmed, chief of the banned Islamist outfit Hizb-ut Tahrir Bangladesh, was taken on a fresh remand for four days on April 25 in three separate cases under Anti-Terrorism Act-2009.
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April - 25 
Investigators are likely to provide prosecutors with reports on allegations against some identified war criminals by May to start the long-awaited trial. They have already collected relevant information on some perpetrators of crimes against humanity
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Investigators are likely to provide prosecutors with reports on allegations against some identified war criminals by May to start the long-awaited trial. They have already collected relevant information on some perpetrators of crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War, 1971. Chief Investigator Abdul Matin told this to the Government at an inter-Ministerial meeting at Dhaka
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April - 25 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Motiur Rahman Nizami claimed that people who talk about the trial for crimes against humanity do not think about crises of countrymen. “I believe that the allegations of committing crimes against humanity against any Jamaa
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) chief Motiur Rahman Nizami claimed that people who talk about the trial for crimes against humanity do not think about crises of countrymen. “I believe that the allegations of committing crimes against humanity against any Jamaat leader will not be proved even after searching with microscope,” he said.
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April - 25 
Troops during search and clear operations in Uduppiddi, Anuradhapura, Paranthan, Andankulam, Chemmalai and Puthukkuddiyiruppu recovered one 60-m mortar bomb, four hand grenades, one 81-m mortar bomb, 20 anti-personnel mines, one Sony television, one
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Troops during search and clear operations in Uduppiddi, Anuradhapura, Paranthan, Andankulam, Chemmalai and Puthukkuddiyiruppu recovered one 60-m mortar bomb, four hand grenades, one 81-m mortar bomb, 20 anti-personnel mines, one Sony television, one cassette recorder, two Singer sewing machines and two water pumps on April 25, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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April - 26 
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper, Head Constable Mohar Singh, was shot at and injured by unidentified militants at Magam in the Budgam District on April 26, reports Daily Excelsior. The trooper died later. Militants opened fire at a CRPF
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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper, Head Constable Mohar Singh, was shot at and injured by unidentified militants at Magam in the Budgam District on April 26, reports Daily Excelsior. The trooper died later. Militants opened fire at a CRPF road opening party, which was on the way to Gulmarg, at Magam, sources said.
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April - 26 
A People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, as Ningthoujam Khamba Singh alias Ngamba (38), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Lamdeng Khunou in Imphal West District.
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A People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, as Ningthoujam Khamba Singh alias Ngamba (38), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Lamdeng Khunou in Imphal West District.
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April - 26 
A person, identified as Devendra Gupta, a resident of Bihari Ganj in Ajmer, was arrested in the night of April 26 by Rajasthan Police in connection with the 2007 Ajmer Dargah bomb blast, in which three people were killed and over 30 injured, reports
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A person, identified as Devendra Gupta, a resident of Bihari Ganj in Ajmer, was arrested in the night of April 26 by Rajasthan Police in connection with the 2007 Ajmer Dargah bomb blast, in which three people were killed and over 30 injured, reports Times of India. He reportedly had links with ‘Abhinav Bharat Sangathan’ and is suspected to be involved in the bomb blast inside the Dargah of Khawaja Moinuddin Chishty at Ajmer in October 2007, Police said.
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April - 26 
A supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was killed and another seriously injured by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Bammal village in Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District on April 26, reported PTI. The Ma
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A supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was killed and another seriously injured by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Bammal village in Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District on April 26, reported PTI. The Maoists forcibly took away Aditya Lohar (50) and Mihir Singh from their home. The bullet-riddled dead body of Lohar was found in the outskirts of the village while Singh was found in a seriously injured condition. Maoist posters were found on the spot in which they claimed that the victims were punished for being Police informers.
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April - 26 
An over ground worker of the PREPAK, Khangenbam Tomba alias Ahan (58), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Kakching Bazar area.
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An over ground worker of the PREPAK, Khangenbam Tomba alias Ahan (58), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Kakching Bazar area.
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April - 26 
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on April 26 said, “Let the ULFA first respond to the resolutions adopted by the Citizens’ Forum. We have to know what the ULFA thinks about the forum and also if the outfit’s leadership acknowledges the initiative tak
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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on April 26 said, “Let the ULFA first respond to the resolutions adopted by the Citizens’ Forum. We have to know what the ULFA thinks about the forum and also if the outfit’s leadership acknowledges the initiative taken by it.” He further said, “We are ready for talks, but they should shun violence and send a written proposal for peace talks first.”
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April - 26 
Defence Minister A. K. Antony informed the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) on April 26 that over 200 Indian Army personnel have lost their lives in last three years during the anti-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast, repor
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Defence Minister A. K. Antony informed the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) on April 26 that over 200 Indian Army personnel have lost their lives in last three years during the anti-terror operations in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast, reports PTI. "There have been 208 casualties of Army personnel during the last three years in anti-terror operations," Union Minister said in a written reply. The highest number of casualties were suffered in 2007 when 83 followed by 64 in 2008, he added. To another query, Antony said contract has been signed with Israel on March 4, 2010 to procure two Heron Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) for deploying them for surveillance along the Eastern and Western seaboard of the country.
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April - 26 
Hindustan Times reports that the ruling CPI-M in West Bengal has organised a Salwa Judum-type anti-Maoist civilian force. A CPI-M supported private militia has already started operating in Bankura District without a formal name. CPI-M Bankura Distric
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Hindustan Times reports that the ruling CPI-M in West Bengal has organised a Salwa Judum-type anti-Maoist civilian force. A CPI-M supported private militia has already started operating in Bankura District without a formal name. CPI-M Bankura District secretary Amiya Patra said, "So far, 15 villages have formed such forces. We're encouraging the villagers." The force — comprising about 30 people at each village — will carry out night vigils to stop the Maoists from entering villages. "Every night we spread around the village and ensure that strangers don't get to enter. We also stop villagers from helping the Maoists," said a member of the force. Even though the force's job is to stop strangers, some outsiders have been noticed visiting them regularly to train them in vigilance and intelligence work.
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April - 26 
India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 26 said that Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai assured India of its commitment to provide full security to Indians working in Afghanistan, reports The Hindu. “We discussed the issue of terrorism, whic
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India’s Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on April 26 said that Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai assured India of its commitment to provide full security to Indians working in Afghanistan, reports The Hindu. “We discussed the issue of terrorism, which threatens our region. President Karzai assured me that the Government of Afghanistan will take all possible measures for the security of Indians in Afghanistan,'' Manmohan Singh said after the bilateral meeting. The report adds that New Delhi conveyed readiness to augment its assistance to Kabul for capacity building and strengthening public institutions.
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April - 26 
Pakistan has contended that the Indian evidence against Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed of his involvement in November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) Mumbai terrorist attack is not admissible under their laws for prosecution, repo
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Pakistan has contended that the Indian evidence against Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Muhammad Saeed of his involvement in November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) Mumbai terrorist attack is not admissible under their laws for prosecution, reports Times of India. In a dossier given to India in which it asked for handing over of Mohammed Ajmal Amir Kasab, Islamabad has also asked New Delhi to give all additional evidence related to 26/11 to it by the middle of next month, sources said. In the dossier given by Pakistan in response to the three dossiers given by India, Islamabad said whatever evidence India has given was not credible and not enough to prosecute anyone in a Pakistani court, sources said. Pakistan said Indian evidence against Saeed and others, accused in the involvement of 26/11 Mumbai attack, was mainly based on the statement of Kasab, the lone arrested terrorist in 26/11, and it was not admissible under Pakistani law. Pakistan has termed India's claims about involvement of a Pakistan Army Major and dreaded terrorist Ilyas Kashmiri as nothing but "figment of imagination". The Pakistani response was handed over by Foreign Office officials to Indian Deputy High Commissioner Rahul Kulshreshth in Islamabad on April 26.
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April - 26 
Police on April 26 arrested two suspects, identified as Manzoor Ahmed Keen and Mohammad Yusuf Chowhan, both residents of Kishtwar District, and recovered fake currency worth INR 3.09 lakhs from their possession in the Kishtwar town, Daily Excelsior r
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Police on April 26 arrested two suspects, identified as Manzoor Ahmed Keen and Mohammad Yusuf Chowhan, both residents of Kishtwar District, and recovered fake currency worth INR 3.09 lakhs from their possession in the Kishtwar town, Daily Excelsior reported.
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April - 26 
The dead body of a surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, Jibon Bora, was recovered from near the railway tracks in Chungajan in Golaghat District on April 26, reports Telegraph. Police suspects it to be a case of murder.
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The dead body of a surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, Jibon Bora, was recovered from near the railway tracks in Chungajan in Golaghat District on April 26, reports Telegraph. Police suspects it to be a case of murder.
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April - 26 
The Hindu reports that Former Chief of the Border Security Force (BSF), E.N. Rammohan, on April 26 submitted his report to Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on the April 6 Communist Party of India-Maoist’s (CPI-Maoist) ambush killing 76 Security For
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The Hindu reports that Former Chief of the Border Security Force (BSF), E.N. Rammohan, on April 26 submitted his report to Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on the April 6 Communist Party of India-Maoist’s (CPI-Maoist) ambush killing 76 Security Force personnel in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh. The one-man committee was appointed on April 8 by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs to establish the circumstances preceding and the sequence of events leading to the April 6 ambush. The committee reportedly blamed "leadership failure" and "lack of coordination between Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and State Police" for the incident, added Times of India.
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April - 26 
The Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) on April 26 asked labourers and the contractors engaged in the construction work of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital (JNIMS) to stop their activities at once, following the alleged complaint
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The Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) on April 26 asked labourers and the contractors engaged in the construction work of Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences Hospital (JNIMS) to stop their activities at once, following the alleged complaint of the people against closure of the Porompat- JNIMS road in connection with the developmental work.
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April - 26 
The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) formed and nurtured several radical outfits like Muslim Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) to get logistical support, shelter and passage in minority-dominate
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The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) formed and nurtured several radical outfits like Muslim Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) to get logistical support, shelter and passage in minority-dominated Districts of lower Assam, reports Telegraph. Also, the arrest of a MULTA cadre in Dhubri District on April 23, has unravelled involvement of MULTA in drug peddling. Four months ago, two MULTA cadres had been arrested with 400 grams of brown sugar in Meghalaya’s Garo Hills District on December 29, 2009. Sources said that MULTA that stepped up its drug-peddling activities after intensive counter-insurgency operations against the ULFA and the NDFB, which have been supporting it reduced its strength considerably. Sources mentioned, “This is evident from the fact that many youths of minority community belonging to the NDFB or acting as its linkmen have been arrested from the lower Assam districts in the past few years.” The source added, “The ISI is sitting at the helm of affairs and controlling the situation in the Northeast from Bangladesh and the fundamentalist organisations are carrying out their activities under the umbrella of Ulfa and the NDFB without much hue and cry.” The report adds that it took a long time for the intelligence agencies to understand that ULFA and the NDFB were using these fundamentalist organisations as their conduit. Meanwhile, sources also said that no direct link had been found between the MULTA and any National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) faction. But since MULTA’s patrons, ULFA and the NDFB, camped in Bangladesh and had tactical understanding with the NSCN factions for logistical support, it could be involved in arms racket, mentioned sources. The strategic location of Dhubri serves their purpose very well as the District shares an international border with Bangladesh, inter-State boundaries with Meghalaya and West Bengal and is in close proximity to Bhutan. All the narcotics routed to this part of the region come through Bangladesh. The Police and the Army have seized brown sugar five times in the past three years. Sources said though MULTA had lost considerable strength and was lying low at present, it was not totally depleted.
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April - 26 
The Police arrested a suspected arms smuggler, Siphrian Langrin (24), along with a locally made revolver under Nongstoin Police Station in West Khasi Hills District on April 26, according to Shillong Times.
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The Police arrested a suspected arms smuggler, Siphrian Langrin (24), along with a locally made revolver under Nongstoin Police Station in West Khasi Hills District on April 26, according to Shillong Times.
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April - 26 
Two cadres belonging to Military Defense Force faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) were arrested by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and the Army from Seijang area under Lamlai Police Station, according to Sangai Express. The
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Two cadres belonging to Military Defense Force faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) were arrested by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and the Army from Seijang area under Lamlai Police Station, according to Sangai Express. They were identified as Moirangthem Sanjoy alias Goroba (26) and Tayenjam Gunan (29). Following their disclosure, three more cadres of the outfit were arrested by the troops from their respective houses. They were identified as Taorem Robindro alias Lemba (24) of Seijang Awang Leikai, Laishram Medish (35) of the same locality and Thongam James alias Ibungo (23) of Moirang Kampu Awang Leikai.
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April - 26 
Charbagh operations commander, Colonel Ejaz Malik, said the Charbagh jirga (council) announced complete support for the SFs.
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Charbagh operations commander, Colonel Ejaz Malik, said the Charbagh jirga (council) announced complete support for the SFs.
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April - 26 
Six key Taliban ‘commanders’ of Swat Chapter were killed in two separate clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 26, according to Daily Times. Troops recovered a cache of arms from the Taliban hideouts. The
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Six key Taliban ‘commanders’ of Swat Chapter were killed in two separate clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Swat District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 26, according to Daily Times. Troops recovered a cache of arms from the Taliban hideouts. The first clash occurred at Kanju town of Kabal tehsil (revenue unit) in which four wanted Taliban ‘commanders’ were killed. During second clash, the troops killed two Taliban ‘commanders’ in Elam area of Barikot tehsil.
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April - 26 
Six Taliban militants were killed as a US drone pounded three missiles on a Taliban compound at Khushhali Toori Khel village of the Mir Ali sub-division, 30 kilometres east of Miranshah, the headquterer of North Waziristan Agency, in Federally Admini
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Six Taliban militants were killed as a US drone pounded three missiles on a Taliban compound at Khushhali Toori Khel village of the Mir Ali sub-division, 30 kilometres east of Miranshah, the headquterer of North Waziristan Agency, in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 26, according to Daily Times. “The target was a militant compound belonging to followers of a local Taliban commander Haleem Khan,” a senior Pakistani security official said. Most of the dead were Taliban militants from the Mehsud tribe in neighbouring South Waziristan, from which top leaders and many foot soldiers in Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are drawn, security official added.
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April - 26 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police arrested a high-profile militant belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Karachi and recovered a loaded TT pistol from his possession on April 26, according to Daily Times. CID (Operat
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police arrested a high-profile militant belonging to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Karachi and recovered a loaded TT pistol from his possession on April 26, according to Daily Times. CID (Operations) Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Fayyaz Khan said the arrested militant Hakimullah Wali Swati was a close associate of the Amir (Chief) of the TTP in Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Khan further added that the militant had been living in Karachi for a long time and was involved in several robberies at banks and other places to collect funds for militants. He also used to provide hiding places to militants arriving in the city from Swat and northern areas of the country.
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April - 26 
The Police arrested three Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ) militants who had robbed at least PNR 4.3 million from a private bank under the Memon Goth Police Station area in Karachi on April 26. As per details, at least five armed persons entered the bank locat
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The Police arrested three Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ) militants who had robbed at least PNR 4.3 million from a private bank under the Memon Goth Police Station area in Karachi on April 26. As per details, at least five armed persons entered the bank located in a market of Murad Memon Goth near Superhighway around 10 am (PST), held the staff, security guards and customers hostage at gunpoint, and were trying to escape with the looted amount within five to seven minutes. Following information about bank robbery, Police moving towards the crime scene intercepted the robbers’ car. However, two of the five robbers managed to escape. A Police officer said the arrested persons were identified as Asif, Abdul Basit and Talha, who used to collect money for funding militant outfits fighting with the Security Forces (SFs) in tribal areas.
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April - 26 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 25 militants during a search operation in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency. The sources said the search operation was launched at Aka Khel and Qambar Khel areas of Bara. The arrested militants belonged to the banned Las
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 25 militants during a search operation in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency. The sources said the search operation was launched at Aka Khel and Qambar Khel areas of Bara. The arrested militants belonged to the banned Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) outfit.
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April - 26 
As the Unified CPN-Maoist has given call for indefinite strike from May 2, cadres of the Unified CPN-Maoist and local people from various Districts across the country started leaving for Kathmandu on April 26 to take part in the demonstration.
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As the Unified CPN-Maoist has given call for indefinite strike from May 2, cadres of the Unified CPN-Maoist and local people from various Districts across the country started leaving for Kathmandu on April 26 to take part in the demonstration.
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April - 26 
Cadres of the Matrika Yadav-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Matrika led CPN-Maoist) blackened the face of Chahara villege Development Committee (VDC) secretary in Palpa District. In presence of locals and representatives of various political par
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Cadres of the Matrika Yadav-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Matrika led CPN-Maoist) blackened the face of Chahara villege Development Committee (VDC) secretary in Palpa District. In presence of locals and representatives of various political parties, the cadres blackened the face of Bhupal Singh, for his alleged involvement in corruption worth NPR 91, 900 of the VDC fund.
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April - 26 
Himalayan Times reports that the Young Communist League (YCL) has started its paramilitary patrolling across Jhapa District. According to Kochila State Committee member Amrit, YCL has been patrolling in places such as Damak, Birtamod, Bhadrapur and D
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Himalayan Times reports that the Young Communist League (YCL) has started its paramilitary patrolling across Jhapa District. According to Kochila State Committee member Amrit, YCL has been patrolling in places such as Damak, Birtamod, Bhadrapur and Dhulabari after 8 pm. "YCL started patrolling with the aim of minimising criminal activities, which have become rife in the district," he said. "It is a joint effort of youths against criminals." According to Amrit, the patrolling team will be handing over all persons it finds suspicious to the police. "We have directed our cadres to coordinate with the police," he said.
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April - 26 
Rajendra Tiwari, the Awadh State Committee leader of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist), was shot dead in Kapilvastu District on April 26, reports Kantipuronline. Akhil Tarai Mukti Morcha (ATMM) led by Jaya Krishan Goit
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Rajendra Tiwari, the Awadh State Committee leader of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist), was shot dead in Kapilvastu District on April 26, reports Kantipuronline. Akhil Tarai Mukti Morcha (ATMM) led by Jaya Krishan Goit claimed the responsibility of the killing. ATMM charged that Tiwari was killed because he was involved in anti-Madhesh activities and helped the administration to arrest its cadres
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April - 26 
43 persons were sued on charge of killing three people during the Liberation War in 1971 in Rajshahi, Bagerhat and Jessore Districts, reports Daily Star. 25 people, 15 of them unidentified, were sued on April 26 on charge of killing a freedom fighter
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43 persons were sued on charge of killing three people during the Liberation War in 1971 in Rajshahi, Bagerhat and Jessore Districts, reports Daily Star. 25 people, 15 of them unidentified, were sued on April 26 on charge of killing a freedom fighter in Bagerhat in 1971. The case was filed with the court of Judicial Magistrate Md Elias Rahman. Abdul Mannan Sheikh of Panbaria village under Kachua sub-district of Bagerhat District filed the petition case and the court ordered the Officer in Charge of Kachua Police station to record the case after investigation.
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April - 26 
Khagrachhari District Chief Judicial Magistrate's granted bail to a leader of the District unit of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Mohammad Eakub Ali Chowdhury, who was arrested on March 10 for his alleged role in February 23 Khagrachhari violence that lef
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Khagrachhari District Chief Judicial Magistrate's granted bail to a leader of the District unit of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), Mohammad Eakub Ali Chowdhury, who was arrested on March 10 for his alleged role in February 23 Khagrachhari violence that left one Bengali settler killed and 50 others injured.
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April - 26 
Police arrested 18 leaders and cadres of the Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) on charges of bringing out militant procession on April 26 in Bogra District, reports Daily Star.
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Police arrested 18 leaders and cadres of the Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) on charges of bringing out militant procession on April 26 in Bogra District, reports Daily Star.
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April - 26 
De-mining groups recovered 65 anti-personnel mines and one 81-mm mortar bomb from Velarsinnakulam, Periyapandivirichchan, Tambanaikulam, Nochchikulam, Thampanai and Madhu areas on the same day.
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De-mining groups recovered 65 anti-personnel mines and one 81-mm mortar bomb from Velarsinnakulam, Periyapandivirichchan, Tambanaikulam, Nochchikulam, Thampanai and Madhu areas on the same day.
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April - 26 
Troops during search and clear operations in the Adampan, Elephant Pass, Paranthan, Kumulamunai, Mulliyavalai and Iranamadu on April 26 recovered one T-56 weapon, one receiving cover, seven 60-mm mortar bombs, two Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), 44
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Troops during search and clear operations in the Adampan, Elephant Pass, Paranthan, Kumulamunai, Mulliyavalai and Iranamadu on April 26 recovered one T-56 weapon, one receiving cover, seven 60-mm mortar bombs, two Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), 44 hand grenades, one 81-mm mortar bomb, 40 anti-personnel mines and one round of RCL ammunition, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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April - 26 
Troops recovered two anti-personnel mines and one 60-mm mortar bomb from Kandakadu area in Batticaloa District during a search operation on April 26, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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Troops recovered two anti-personnel mines and one 60-mm mortar bomb from Kandakadu area in Batticaloa District during a search operation on April 26, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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April - 27 
A cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter with the Security Forces and a village woman also died in cross-fire at Ladi village under Barwadih Police station in Latehar District on April 27, reported PTI. A
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A cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter with the Security Forces and a village woman also died in cross-fire at Ladi village under Barwadih Police station in Latehar District on April 27, reported PTI. A rifle was recovered from the dead Maoist.
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April - 27 
A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, Phybio Lotha (33), was arrested from Burma Camp area on April 27. One .32 pistol along with one live round was recovered from his possession.
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A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, Phybio Lotha (33), was arrested from Burma Camp area on April 27. One .32 pistol along with one live round was recovered from his possession.
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April - 27 
DNA reported on April 28 that Maoists have entered into an arms-exchange agreement with an underground extremist organisation in Assam, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). As part of the deal, Maoists will receive highly sophisticated A
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DNA reported on April 28 that Maoists have entered into an arms-exchange agreement with an underground extremist organisation in Assam, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). As part of the deal, Maoists will receive highly sophisticated AK-series and Insas rifles, ammunition and China-made hand grenades from NDFB in return for liquid explosive Neogel 90. Maoists are procuring Neogel 90 from Nepal. The trade-off was happening in Kokrajhar, Bodo-stronghold in Assam.
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April - 27 
Imphal Free Press reports that villagers of Bungbal Khullen, Seichang and Suongthel areas under Yairipok Police Station in Senapati District started fleeing their respective villages following continued clashes between suspected rival Kuki militants
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Imphal Free Press reports that villagers of Bungbal Khullen, Seichang and Suongthel areas under Yairipok Police Station in Senapati District started fleeing their respective villages following continued clashes between suspected rival Kuki militants since April 27. As already reported, a cadre belonging to Prithvi faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) was killed in the clash. The report adds that five other Kuki militants sustained injuries in that clash. Sources said that apart from Prithvi faction of the KNF, Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) and Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) were involved in the factional clash.
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Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) accused the Prithvi faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF-P) of attacking the Zion camp, the tactical headquarters of KLA, on April 27 and 28 without any provocation resulting in unwanted casualties on their part. ‘Info
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Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) accused the Prithvi faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF-P) of attacking the Zion camp, the tactical headquarters of KLA, on April 27 and 28 without any provocation resulting in unwanted casualties on their part. ‘Information and publicity secretary’ of the KLA, Kh. Addy Kuki, said that following the Nongbrang incident of 2009, the KNF-P was asked by the Government to withdraw from Saichang area. He said that even though the KNF-P reported to the Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) to have obliged and withdrawn all their cadres from the area, they were very active in the area till now. The KLA stated that it expected the KNF-P to withdraw from Saichang area just as they reported to the JMG so as to avoid further fratricidal bloodshed among the Kuki people and also to restore peaceful atmosphere in the area.
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April - 27 
One cadre of the President faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF-P), identified as Keiminlun Kipgen (20) of Haiken village, was reportedly killed in an internecine clash occurred between suspected cadres of Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) and KNF-P at
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One cadre of the President faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF-P), identified as Keiminlun Kipgen (20) of Haiken village, was reportedly killed in an internecine clash occurred between suspected cadres of Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) and KNF-P at Saichang in Saikul subdivision of Senapati District on April 27, reports Sangai Express. Both the outfits are signatories of Suspension of Operation (SoO), the tripartite agreement involving the Kuki underground outfits, the Union Government and the State Government.
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April - 27 
Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is making concerted efforts to carry out attacks in India and to develop links in Maldives and other neighbours, the Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken told Lok Sabha (Lower House of Par
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Pakistan-based militant outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is making concerted efforts to carry out attacks in India and to develop links in Maldives and other neighbours, the Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken told Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) on April 27, reports Times of India. "Available inputs indicate that Pakistan-based terrorist groups primarily the Lashkar-e-Toiba are making concerted efforts to organise terrorist attacks in various parts of the country, inter-alia, including iconic institutions, prominent industrial installations and tourist locations among others," Ajay Maken told Lok Sabha in a written reply. The Minister also said some of the prominent groups which pose a serious threat include LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami (HuJI), Harkat-ul Mujahideen (HuM), Al Badr, Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF), Khalistan Commando Force (KCF), International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF), United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and Communist Party of India –Maoist (CPI-Maoist). "There is also another organisation, the Indian Mujahideen," the Minister informed. Maken said, "The Government continues to be alert to these threats and re-calibrates its measures to combat terrorism by way of reviewing threat perception and a number of important decisions and measures have been taken. Further, he said "Government has constituted National Investigation Agency (NIA).The Multi-Agency centre has been strengthened and reorganised to enable it to function on 24x7 basis for real time collection and sharing of intelligence with other intelligence and security agencies."
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April - 27 
The Assam Police detained six persons from Goalpara and Kamrup Districts, including two from Guwahati on April 27, for planning to carryout bomb blasts in the Guwahati city, reports Assam Tribune. Sources confirmed that a team of ‘109th battalion’ of
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The Assam Police detained six persons from Goalpara and Kamrup Districts, including two from Guwahati on April 27, for planning to carryout bomb blasts in the Guwahati city, reports Assam Tribune. Sources confirmed that a team of ‘109th battalion’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) had carried out a survey of the city and it was planning to carryout blasts in Guwahati. Sources revealed that the blasts were being masterminded by Drishti Rajkhowa, ‘commander’ of ‘109th battalion’ of the outfit. Sources said, “The ULFA team is concentrating somewhere in Goalpara and the explosives, as per our intelligence report, have already been procured.” However, sources refused that the subversive activities are being planned to derail the peace initiative taken by a group of distinguished citizens. Sources further claimed, “This appears to be a desperate move on the part of the outfit to make its presence felt and make some quick bucks through extortion.”
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April - 27 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a railway track at Puturia between Midnapore and Bhadutala stations near Midnapore town in West Midnapore District during their general shutdown on April 27, reported PTI.
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a railway track at Puturia between Midnapore and Bhadutala stations near Midnapore town in West Midnapore District during their general shutdown on April 27, reported PTI.
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April - 27 
The Police arrested two suspected Maoists, Saga Guru and Mena Hembram, from Unit-5 area Hanuman Temple of Bhubaneswar on April 27, reported Orissa Diary.
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The Police arrested two suspected Maoists, Saga Guru and Mena Hembram, from Unit-5 area Hanuman Temple of Bhubaneswar on April 27, reported Orissa Diary.
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April - 27 
The special cell of Delhi Police arrested Gopal Mishra, a leading trade union activist from east Delhi, and detained his wife Anu along with one Pradip and one more person, for allegedly being involved in Naxal (Left Wing Extremist) activities in the
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The special cell of Delhi Police arrested Gopal Mishra, a leading trade union activist from east Delhi, and detained his wife Anu along with one Pradip and one more person, for allegedly being involved in Naxal (Left Wing Extremist) activities in the capital, reported Times of India on April 28. The fourth person was not named by the Police, added Indian Express.
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April - 27 
Times of India reported on April 27 that in a bid to inspire its cadres, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is showing its cadres a CD of the April 6 massacre in Chhattisgarh in which 76 Security Force personnel were killed. Police sour
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Times of India reported on April 27 that in a bid to inspire its cadres, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is showing its cadres a CD of the April 6 massacre in Chhattisgarh in which 76 Security Force personnel were killed. Police sources said a few copies of the CD were recovered from a Maoist cadre last week from an interior location in Dantewada District close to Andhra Pradesh border. A State intelligence bureau official said: "The CPI-Maoist has learnt the art of preparing video films of its major attacks from the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam)." The officer described the seven-minute CD as "99 percent genuine". But Chhattisgarh Director General of Police Vishwa Ranjan refused to accept "it as a CD of the April 6 massacre". "The CD is a mix up of a number of attacks carried out by the Maoists in recent years,” Ranjan said. "I don't think it has a single footage of April 6."
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April - 27 
A female professor of Balochistan University, Nazima Talib, was shot dead in Quetta on April 27, reports The Dawn. The deceased, Nazima Talib was travelling in a rickshaw when two masked men on a motorcycle opened fire on her on the Sariab road. A sp
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A female professor of Balochistan University, Nazima Talib, was shot dead in Quetta on April 27, reports The Dawn. The deceased, Nazima Talib was travelling in a rickshaw when two masked men on a motorcycle opened fire on her on the Sariab road. A spokesman for the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for Nazima’s killing. He told reporters on phone that it was a reaction to the killing of two Baloch women and torture of women political workers.
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April - 27 
A militant ‘commander’, Jan Gul, surrendered before SFs in Puran tehsil (revenue unit) of Shangla District, reports The News. Jan Gul, whose brothers are already in custody of the SFs, reportedly played a key role in bringing militants to Shangla Dis
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A militant ‘commander’, Jan Gul, surrendered before SFs in Puran tehsil (revenue unit) of Shangla District, reports The News. Jan Gul, whose brothers are already in custody of the SFs, reportedly played a key role in bringing militants to Shangla District via Buner. The former ‘commander’, the sources added, was then tasked to take care of several checkpoints established by the advancing militants on the road linking Shangla with Buner.
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April - 27 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakeemullah Mehsud has survived an American drone strike in January 2010 and he is alive, The Guardian reported on April 28. An unnamed senior official with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) said that that t
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) chief Hakeemullah Mehsud has survived an American drone strike in January 2010 and he is alive, The Guardian reported on April 28. An unnamed senior official with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) said that that the Taliban leader was alive. Mehsud was reported to have died in a drone strike in South Waziristan in January. Although Interior Minister Rehman Malik claimed he had been killed, the death was never confirmed by either US or Pakistani intelligence agencies.
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April - 27 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 26 Taliban militants, including three important ‘commanders’, in the Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 27, according to Daily Times.
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 26 Taliban militants, including three important ‘commanders’, in the Lower Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on April 27, according to Daily Times.
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April - 27 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed 13 Taliban militants during a fresh offensive in the Orakzai Agency of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 27, according to Daily Times. In Lower Orakzai, the SFs, backed by helicopter gunships and ar
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed 13 Taliban militants during a fresh offensive in the Orakzai Agency of Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 27, according to Daily Times. In Lower Orakzai, the SFs, backed by helicopter gunships and artillery, killed eight terrorists after a battle over a checkpoint in the Beezot area. The forces also arrested five militants from the Mashti area. Airstrikes killed five more in the Kasha area of Orakzai.
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April - 27 
The SFs killed five Taliban militants, including two ‘commanders’, and arrested another 18 during an operation in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency. The operation was launched at the Akakhel area in which two commanders, including five mili
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The SFs killed five Taliban militants, including two ‘commanders’, and arrested another 18 during an operation in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency. The operation was launched at the Akakhel area in which two commanders, including five militants of the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) were killed.
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April - 27 
The US administration has issued red warrants for five American nationals arrested in Sargodha under terrorism charges, reports Daily Times. An official of the US embassy submitted the warrants to the Anti-Terrorist Court set up in Sargodha District
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The US administration has issued red warrants for five American nationals arrested in Sargodha under terrorism charges, reports Daily Times. An official of the US embassy submitted the warrants to the Anti-Terrorist Court set up in Sargodha District jail during the case’s hearing on April 27. The warrants demanded the handover of the arrested men to the US after completion of legal proceedings in Pakistan.
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April - 27 
A People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ‘platoon commander’, Santosh Rai, of the Second Division in Udaypur was arrested in Chitwan District on April 27 on the charge of possession of weapons, reports Himalayan Times. Rai was arrested for having possession
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A People’s Liberation Army (PLA) ‘platoon commander’, Santosh Rai, of the Second Division in Udaypur was arrested in Chitwan District on April 27 on the charge of possession of weapons, reports Himalayan Times. Rai was arrested for having possession of a 36 hand grenades and a khukuri (sharp edged weapon) during the regular security check-up from a bus heading to Kathmandu from Katari, Police said.
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April - 27 
According to Nepal News, Minister for Information and Communication Shankar Pokharel, who is also the Government's spokesperson, said the Nepal Army will be mobilised if the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) protests starti
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According to Nepal News, Minister for Information and Communication Shankar Pokharel, who is also the Government's spokesperson, said the Nepal Army will be mobilised if the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) protests starting May 1 go out of control.
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April - 27 
Unified CPN-Maoist Vice-chairman Baburam Bhattarai said the indefinite nationwide general strike that the party has announced to be observed from May 2 will be "entirely peaceful". He assured that his party doesn’t want to see the country reel under
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Unified CPN-Maoist Vice-chairman Baburam Bhattarai said the indefinite nationwide general strike that the party has announced to be observed from May 2 will be "entirely peaceful". He assured that his party doesn’t want to see the country reel under violence and mayhem again.
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April - 27 
27 among 675 accused of the 44 Rifle Battalion of the Bangladesh Rifle (BDR) were in particular focus as they were hauled before the (Bangladesh Rifles) BDR Special Court-5 on April 27 in civil dress. The rest were handcuffed and in uniform in the do
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27 among 675 accused of the 44 Rifle Battalion of the Bangladesh Rifle (BDR) were in particular focus as they were hauled before the (Bangladesh Rifles) BDR Special Court-5 on April 27 in civil dress. The rest were handcuffed and in uniform in the dock at the Darbar Hall of Bangladesh Rifles headquarters in Pilkhana where the bloody mutiny broke out on February 25, 2009. This was the first incident of producing the accused in fetters before the BDR court set up to hold trial for mutiny charges. Of the 27, sepoy (soldier) Salim Reza drew special attention as he played a leading role during the carnage. Everyone's focus was trained on Salim on the first day of the trial on April 26 when the complainant and prosecutor of the case narrated his leading role. Further, on the basis of a video footage of BDR mutiny at Pilkhana, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigators confirmed another BDR sepoy's involvement and he was brought to CID headquarters from Thakurgaon on April 27. The BDR sepoy Billal Hossain, 20, had been working undisturbed at Rifles Battalion-20 headquarters in Thakurgaon since the bloody mutiny that left 74 people including 57 Army officials killed.
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April - 27 
The Hindu reports quoting a BBC report that seven suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres have been arrested in The Netherlands. The Sri Lankan Ambassador to Holland Grace Asirvathan provided the information. As per the BBC, the arre
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The Hindu reports quoting a BBC report that seven suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres have been arrested in The Netherlands. The Sri Lankan Ambassador to Holland Grace Asirvathan provided the information. As per the BBC, the arrests came after an intensive study of the LTTE banned activities in the country. It quoted The Netherlands National Criminal office as saying 16 residences and businesses were searched in the operation and computers, paperwork, phones, documents, photos, DVDs and 40,000 Euro were seized. “Among the suspects are the leaders of various organisations of Tamils in the Netherlands, which probably play a role in the international network of the LTTE,” it quoted the Justice Ministry as saying. Leaders of the Tamil Coordinating Committee (TCC), the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO), the Tamil Youth Organisation (TYO), the Tamil Women Organisation (TWO) and the Tamil Arts and Cultural Organization Netherlands (TKCO), are believed to be among the suspects.
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April - 27 
Troops during search and clear operations in Ariyalai, Nochchimotai, Ampakam, Iranamadu, Kumulamunai, Kappalthirei, Alankulam and Andankulam areas of on April 27 recovered one T-56 weapon, nine Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPGs), seven hand grenades, t
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Troops during search and clear operations in Ariyalai, Nochchimotai, Ampakam, Iranamadu, Kumulamunai, Kappalthirei, Alankulam and Andankulam areas of on April 27 recovered one T-56 weapon, nine Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPGs), seven hand grenades, three 81 mm mortar bombs, one 60 mm mortar bomb, one electric mine, 16 anti-personnel mines and 133 rounds of T-56 ammunition, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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April - 28 
A Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadre, Wilfred Syiem alias Bah Grik, surrendered at Amlarem Police Station in the night of April 28, according to Shillong Times. Superintendent of Police of Jaintia Hills District O. Pasi informed tha
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A Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadre, Wilfred Syiem alias Bah Grik, surrendered at Amlarem Police Station in the night of April 28, according to Shillong Times. Superintendent of Police of Jaintia Hills District O. Pasi informed that Wilfred had joined the outfit in 2001 and had undergone arms training in the Chittagong Hill Tracts of Bangladesh. Wilfred, a resident of Mawlai Nongpdeng in Shillong, did not deposit any arms. He revealed that he had worked as a daily labourer at Panai, a Khasi village in Sylhet District of Bangladesh.
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April - 28 
About 30-40 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a forest guard, Sangram Swain, at the check gate inside the Bharuamunda forest area in Nuapada District in the night of April 28, reported Times of India.
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About 30-40 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a forest guard, Sangram Swain, at the check gate inside the Bharuamunda forest area in Nuapada District in the night of April 28, reported Times of India.
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April - 28 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a landmine blast on the Koraput-Rayagada State Highway at place between Tayaput and Laxmipur causing a five-foot deep pit on the road in the night of April 28, reports The Hindu. No
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a landmine blast on the Koraput-Rayagada State Highway at place between Tayaput and Laxmipur causing a five-foot deep pit on the road in the night of April 28, reports The Hindu. No one was injured in the incident. The landmine blast was part of the continuing weeklong bandh (shut down) of Maoists in south Orissa since April 24.
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April - 28 
Maoists blew up a culvert near Laxmipur in Koraput District in the same night of April 28.
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Maoists blew up a culvert near Laxmipur in Koraput District in the same night of April 28.
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April - 28 
Security Forces (SFs) neutralised two hide-outs of militants in Ramban District on April 28, reports Daily Excelsior
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Security Forces (SFs) neutralised two hide-outs of militants in Ramban District on April 28, reports Daily Excelsior
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April - 28 
Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Nihar Mahato (35), an active member of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), at Kamariya village in Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District on April 28, repo
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Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Nihar Mahato (35), an active member of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), at Kamariya village in Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District on April 28, reported PTI.
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April - 28 
Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed three villagers, including two activists of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), in separate attacks at Lalgarh and Salboni in West Midnapor
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Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed three villagers, including two activists of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), in separate attacks at Lalgarh and Salboni in West Midnapore District since the night of April 28, reports Telegraph.
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April - 28 
Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a pressure bomb blast in Bijapur District, which caused serious injuries to two engineers of the public sector telecommunications undertaking Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
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Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a pressure bomb blast in Bijapur District, which caused serious injuries to two engineers of the public sector telecommunications undertaking Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL), reported ANI on April 28.
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April - 28 
Telegraph quoting sources adds that explosives were suspected to have smuggled in from Bangladesh to Goalpara via the Garo Hills in Meghalaya. Police said, “According to information available with us, Drishti Rajkhowa, alias Mohan Rabha, has entruste
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Telegraph quoting sources adds that explosives were suspected to have smuggled in from Bangladesh to Goalpara via the Garo Hills in Meghalaya. Police said, “According to information available with us, Drishti Rajkhowa, alias Mohan Rabha, has entrusted self-styled sergeant major Dipak to carry out blasts in the city. Ulfa is trying to hire outsiders like the poor unemployed youths or daily wage-earners to ferry and plant the bomb,” adding that Dipak Das has several aliases like Dipak Rai, Arman Ali and Master.
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April - 28 
Three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) were arrested by the Police in Mahore area of Reasi District.
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Three Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) were arrested by the Police in Mahore area of Reasi District.
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April - 28 
Two cadres of the United Democratic Liberation Front-Barak (UDLF-B), identified as Zakir alias Salem (25) and Moinuddin (30), were arrested by the SFs from Alagapur of Hailakandi District on April 28, when they were trying to extort money from the lo
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Two cadres of the United Democratic Liberation Front-Barak (UDLF-B), identified as Zakir alias Salem (25) and Moinuddin (30), were arrested by the SFs from Alagapur of Hailakandi District on April 28, when they were trying to extort money from the local people of Algapur market, according to Sentinel. An extortion demand note of INR 0.2 million, one .22-mm pistol and one SBML rifle were recovered from their possession. They confessed that they were involved in an extortion racket run by UDLF-B headed by Danya Ram along with Lamboo Reang. They also revealed that they have been operating since long in Hailakandi District and border areas of Assam and Mizoram. Army confirmed that valuable inputs have been revealed by the arrested cadres which will also lead to a number of arrests in future.
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April - 28 
Around 10 Taliban militants surrendered before the troops at Koza Bandai in Kabal tehsil (revenue unit). Officials said the troops also arrested five Taliban militants, including two ‘commanders’, at Koza Bandai area.
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Around 10 Taliban militants surrendered before the troops at Koza Bandai in Kabal tehsil (revenue unit). Officials said the troops also arrested five Taliban militants, including two ‘commanders’, at Koza Bandai area.
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April - 28 
At least four Policemen were killed and 15 others wounded as a suicide car bomber attacked a checkpost in the Pir Bala area on the outskirts of Peshawar on April 28, reports Daily Times. The attacker apparently wanted to enter the city, but detonated
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At least four Policemen were killed and 15 others wounded as a suicide car bomber attacked a checkpost in the Pir Bala area on the outskirts of Peshawar on April 28, reports Daily Times. The attacker apparently wanted to enter the city, but detonated the explosives when he was stopped at the checkpost. According to the bomb disposal squad, 180 kilogrammes of explosive material was used in the blast that also damaged a mosque and seven houses.
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April - 28 
Four Taliban militants were killed in clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in Swat and Buner Districts, according to Daily Times. SFs said the deceased, included a close aide of Swat Taliban ‘chief’ Fazlullah, identified as Irfan Tarabi.
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Four Taliban militants were killed in clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in Swat and Buner Districts, according to Daily Times. SFs said the deceased, included a close aide of Swat Taliban ‘chief’ Fazlullah, identified as Irfan Tarabi.
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April - 28 
Intelligence sources on April 28 warned that two explosives-laden vehicles have entered Punjab and that terrorist activities could intensify at Peshawar in Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa in the next few days, reports Daily Times. According to one of the reports
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Intelligence sources on April 28 warned that two explosives-laden vehicles have entered Punjab and that terrorist activities could intensify at Peshawar in Khyber-Pakhtoonkhwa in the next few days, reports Daily Times. According to one of the reports, the banned militant group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is planning to hold the students of English-medium schools across Punjab hostage to force the Government to free its arrested cadres. The report also mentioned that two vehicles were likely to be used in car bombings.
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April - 28 
Newsweek reports that Abdul Qayum Zakir, a top Taliban leader, who was arrested along with Taliban’s ‘second-in-command’, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in February 2010 by Pakistani Security Forces aided by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the
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Newsweek reports that Abdul Qayum Zakir, a top Taliban leader, who was arrested along with Taliban’s ‘second-in-command’, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, in February 2010 by Pakistani Security Forces aided by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of the US, was recently released. Taliban sources said that Zakir was among the six captured Taliban leaders who were released by the Pakistani Authorities.
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April - 28 
Pakistan has shifted 100,000 of its troops from its Indian frontier to spearhead an unprecedented crackdown on Taliban along the Afghanistan border, but the offensives are unlikely to have an immediate impact on the US-led war in Afghanistan, the Pen
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Pakistan has shifted 100,000 of its troops from its Indian frontier to spearhead an unprecedented crackdown on Taliban along the Afghanistan border, but the offensives are unlikely to have an immediate impact on the US-led war in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said on April 28, reports Daily Times. In a report to Congress, the Pentagon estimated that about 140,000 Pakistani troops were taking part in offensives against militants in FATA, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa near Afghanistan. The Pentagon, which had long pressed Islamabad to take on the Taliban and al Qaeda leaders on their territory, said the recent military deployments were the biggest in the country’s history on the western border. To carry it out, Pakistan has shifted more than 100,000 troops from the eastern border with India, the report added. “This unprecedented deployment and thinning of the lines against India indicates that Islamabad has acknowledged its domestic insurgent threat,” the Pentagon said. The Pentagon issued the report one day before the India and Pakistan prime ministers are due to hold their first meeting in nine months. Washington has sought to improve frayed ties between the two countries. Further, the Pentagon said that Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is no longer being run by Hakeemullah Mehsud, who Pakistani intelligence officials now believe survived a CIA drone aircraft strike in January 2010. “I certainly have seen no evidence that the person you speak of (Mehsud) is operational today or is executing or exerting authority over the Pakistani Taliban as he once did. So I don’t know if that reflects him being alive or dead, but he clearly is not running the Pakistani Taliban anymore,” Pentagon Press Secretary Geoff Morrell told a news conference. Pakistan and US intelligence reported the death of the head of the Pakistani Taliban in a CIA drone strike, but recent reports reveal that he may have survived the attack. The reports of Hakeemullah’s survival will raise questions about the quality of the intelligence being gathered in the region. The Taliban on their part always claimed Hakeemullah was alive.
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April - 28 
Security Forces killed four Taliban militants in North Waziristan Agency on April 28, reports Daily Times. Taliban attacked the security checkpost at Esa, 10 kilometres east of Miranshah on the Bannu-Miranshah road. Four militants were killed and two
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Security Forces killed four Taliban militants in North Waziristan Agency on April 28, reports Daily Times. Taliban attacked the security checkpost at Esa, 10 kilometres east of Miranshah on the Bannu-Miranshah road. Four militants were killed and two troopers injured in the gunfight that followed.
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April - 28 
The abductors of two former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials and a British journalist of Pakistani origin are asking for a Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N) party leader to play the role of a mediator in negotiations over their demand f
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The abductors of two former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officials and a British journalist of Pakistani origin are asking for a Pakistan Muslim League–Nawaz (PML-N) party leader to play the role of a mediator in negotiations over their demand for the release of key Afghan Taliban leaders in Pakistan, Daily Times reported on April 29. “A spokesman for the group holding the two former ISI officials and the British journalist have asked me to play the role of a middleman in negotiations over their demands in return for the release of these people,” said Javed Ibrahim Paracha – a Kohat-based PML-N leader who also helped secure the release of several Arabs and other foreigners arrested for alleged links with al Qaeda. Former ISI officials Sultan Amir Tarar alias Colonel Imam and Khalid Khawaja and a British journalist of Pakistani origin, Asad Qureshi, were last seen on April 22 in a video released by the abductors, who call themselves the ‘Asian Tigers’, after their disappearance on April 5. The ‘Asian Tigers’, unheard of before these abductions, are demanding “freedom” for arrested Taliban leaders Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, Mullah Mansoor Dadullah and Maulvi Kabir in exchange for the release of the former ISI officials. They are also demanding a ransom of USD 10 million to allow the journalist to “walk into the free world”.
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April - 28 
The Anti-Extremist Cell (AEC) of Sindh Police’s Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested Ahsanullah alias Ahsan Bhai, a top militant of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), from a slum in Karachi on April 28, reports Daily Times. He was accused of hi
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The Anti-Extremist Cell (AEC) of Sindh Police’s Crime Investigation Department (CID) arrested Ahsanullah alias Ahsan Bhai, a top militant of the Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM), from a slum in Karachi on April 28, reports Daily Times. He was accused of his involvement in several terrorist activities, and was also included in the CID’s Red Book of wanted terrorists and had a head money of PKR 500,000.
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April - 28 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on April 30 claimed that its ‘chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud was alive and in a safe place, reports The News. TTP spokesman Azam Tariq claimed in a statement to the media that Hakimullah was in good health and somewhere
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on April 30 claimed that its ‘chief’ Hakimullah Mehsud was alive and in a safe place, reports The News. TTP spokesman Azam Tariq claimed in a statement to the media that Hakimullah was in good health and somewhere in South Waziristan. He claimed the TTP leader was in constant contact with the Taliban. Azam Tariq’s statement came after a report in the British daily Guardian on April 28 quoting a senior official of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) as saying that Hakimullah was alive and well. Azam Tariq also denied the Government claims to have defeated the militants, saying Taliban were strong and exercising control over South Waziristan and throughout the tribal area. He said their ‘jihad’ would continue as long as American agencies remain present in Pakistan and the alliance of the rulers with US was intact.
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April - 28 
The U.S. has agreed to “take suitable steps” to give India direct access soon to Pakistan born Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Headley, who has admitted to his role in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, reports PTI.
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The U.S. has agreed to “take suitable steps” to give India direct access soon to Pakistan born Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Headley, who has admitted to his role in the November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, reports PTI.
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April - 28 
According to Himalayan Times, Unified CPN-Maoist has maintained high alert in all the People's Liberation Army (PLA) camps across the country. Following the direction from the PLA ‘deputy commander’ Nanda Kishor Pun alias Pasang, all the PLA divisio
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According to Himalayan Times, Unified CPN-Maoist has maintained high alert in all the People's Liberation Army (PLA) camps across the country. Following the direction from the PLA ‘deputy commander’ Nanda Kishor Pun alias Pasang, all the PLA divisions across the country on April 28 have notified all its combatants to cut short their leave and join their respective camps.
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April - 28 
In Kathmandu, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres clashed with the Police on April 28, when the Police tried to vacate schools and private buildings occupied by the Maoists, according to Kantipuronline. Police step
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In Kathmandu, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres clashed with the Police on April 28, when the Police tried to vacate schools and private buildings occupied by the Maoists, according to Kantipuronline. Police stepped up raids suspecting that Maoists may have brought weapons. The report adds that with the mass exodus of Unified CPN-Maoist cadres and people from various Districts to Kathmandu for participating in the May 1 mass protest and indefinite strike call, tension is escalating in Kathmandu. The Maoists have started occupying schools, public buildings, party palaces, guest houses and other places to shelter their cadres.
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April - 28 
The Maoist cadres have intensified their donation drive and issued a decree to send at least one member from each household to participate in their protest programmes in different Districts. People, especially members of the business community, are l
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The Maoist cadres have intensified their donation drive and issued a decree to send at least one member from each household to participate in their protest programmes in different Districts. People, especially members of the business community, are living under a constant threat of any untoward incident since they have not been able to cough up a huge amount of money as donation.
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April - 28 
Two ruling partners Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) urged the Unified CPN-Maoist to seek solution of the current political impasse through dialogue, reports Nepal News. The meeting of top leaders
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Two ruling partners Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) urged the Unified CPN-Maoist to seek solution of the current political impasse through dialogue, reports Nepal News. The meeting of top leaders of both the parties, held at UML office in Balkhu of Kathmandu, concluded that agitation cannot change the current Government at any cost. Instead, the parties urged Maoists to seek legal procedure to change the Government.
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April - 28 
A Dhaka Court on April 28 asked five Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders, including its chief Matiur Rahman Nizami and secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, to appear before it on June 29 (today) in a case filed for hurting religious sentiment of
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A Dhaka Court on April 28 asked five Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders, including its chief Matiur Rahman Nizami and secretary general Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, to appear before it on June 29 (today) in a case filed for hurting religious sentiment of Muslims, reports Daily Star
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April - 28 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought cooperation from all, including the United States (US), to combat terrorism saying that it is not possible to fight against terrorism alone. She sought the cooperation when US Assistant Secretary of State Robert Bl
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought cooperation from all, including the United States (US), to combat terrorism saying that it is not possible to fight against terrorism alone. She sought the cooperation when US Assistant Secretary of State Robert Blake called on her during the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit at Thimpu in Bhutan.
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April - 28 
State Minister for Liberation War Affairs A.B. Tajul Islam urged the pro-liberation forces to remain united to resist any conspiracy to foil the trial of war criminals. “The anti-liberation forces have been engaged in hatching conspiracy to foil the
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State Minister for Liberation War Affairs A.B. Tajul Islam urged the pro-liberation forces to remain united to resist any conspiracy to foil the trial of war criminals. “The anti-liberation forces have been engaged in hatching conspiracy to foil the trial by bringing different issues such as water, gas and power crises into focus. But we along with all other pro-liberation forces will have to remain united against the conspiracy,” he said.
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April - 28 
The Police arrested Mohammed Rajai (35), a 'regional leader' of the Purba Banglar Communist Party-Janajuddha (PBCP-Janajudhha) faction from a remote village of Atghoria Sub-District in Pabna District on April 28, reports Daily Star.
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The Police arrested Mohammed Rajai (35), a 'regional leader' of the Purba Banglar Communist Party-Janajuddha (PBCP-Janajudhha) faction from a remote village of Atghoria Sub-District in Pabna District on April 28, reports Daily Star.
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April - 28 
De-mining groups recovered 154 anti-personnel mines from Valarasinnakulam, Madhu, Periyapandivirichchan, Nochchikulam and Narikkulam areas on the same day.
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De-mining groups recovered 154 anti-personnel mines from Valarasinnakulam, Madhu, Periyapandivirichchan, Nochchikulam and Narikkulam areas on the same day.
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April - 28 
Troops during search and clear operations in Avarangal, Paranthan, Puthukkudiyiruppu and Iranamadu areas of Wanni on April 28 recovered two hand grenades, 16 number of 60-mm mortar bombs, seven 60-mm mortar fuses, 30 number of 60-mm mortar bombs, fi
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Troops during search and clear operations in Avarangal, Paranthan, Puthukkudiyiruppu and Iranamadu areas of Wanni on April 28 recovered two hand grenades, 16 number of 60-mm mortar bombs, seven 60-mm mortar fuses, 30 number of 60-mm mortar bombs, five 40-mm mortar bombs, 4855 rounds of T-56 ammunition, eight T-56 cocking handles, five T-56 receiving covers, two Light Machine Gun (LMG) trappers, one LMG butt, one 60-mm mortar sight, four Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) blank attachments, four T-56 bolts, two MPMG muzzle flashes, four T-56 triggers, three 60 mm mortar traversing handles, one T-56 upper hand guard, two Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) body cover parts, three T-56 returning springs, two LMG gas regulators, two I-com communication sets, one I-com antenna, one battery pack, one set of iron handcuffs, one RPG and one 82-mm mortar bomb, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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April - 28 
Troops in the east recovered eight anti-personnel mines from Kandakadu area in Batticaloa District during a search operation on 28, according to Sri Lanka Army.
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Troops in the east recovered eight anti-personnel mines from Kandakadu area in Batticaloa District during a search operation on 28, according to Sri Lanka Army.
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April - 29 
An arms supplier to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Shrawan Das, was arrested from Madhaul village in Muzaffarpur District on April 29, Police said, reports Zee News. A Special Task Force (STF) team seized one regular
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An arms supplier to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Shrawan Das, was arrested from Madhaul village in Muzaffarpur District on April 29, Police said, reports Zee News. A Special Task Force (STF) team seized one regular double barrel gun, one rifle, nine live cartridges and one kilogram of explosive materials from his possession.
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April - 29 
a NSCN-IM cadre, Mughavi Sema, was arrested from Wungram colony on April 23. His accomplice, identified as Ashika Sema, was also taken into custody after some incriminating documents along with tax receipts were recovered from their possession.
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a NSCN-IM cadre, Mughavi Sema, was arrested from Wungram colony on April 23. His accomplice, identified as Ashika Sema, was also taken into custody after some incriminating documents along with tax receipts were recovered from their possession.
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April - 29 
A People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Mohammed Altab Hussain alias Baboy alias Boy (27), was arrested by Imphal East District Police from Hatta Golapati on April 29, reports Sangai Express. Three demand letters of PULF and one cellular ph
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A People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Mohammed Altab Hussain alias Baboy alias Boy (27), was arrested by Imphal East District Police from Hatta Golapati on April 29, reports Sangai Express. Three demand letters of PULF and one cellular phone with subscriber identity module card were recovered from his possession. He disclosed that he joined PULF in May 2007 through one self-styled ‘project officer’ Mohammed Tamijur and is currently operating under the ‘command’ of Mohammed Jamaruddin of Lilong Usoipokpi. He further disclosed that he was involved in extortion of money from general public, Government officials, and transportation of arms and ammunition.
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April - 29 
Another person, identified as Kito Ayemi, was arrested by the Police on April 29 near a hotel when he was moving around carrying one .32 pistol along with four live rounds of ammunition.
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Another person, identified as Kito Ayemi, was arrested by the Police on April 29 near a hotel when he was moving around carrying one .32 pistol along with four live rounds of ammunition.
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April - 29 
Another unidentified body was found in Salboni with its throat slit.
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Another unidentified body was found in Salboni with its throat slit.
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April - 29 
Assam Rifles arrested three women extortionists from Keibul Lamjao Mayai Leikai and Takmu Keibul Lamjao in Bishnupur District on April 29, according to Sangai Express. They were identified as Ningthoujam Bokullei Devi (45), Chouba alias Devla (25) an
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Assam Rifles arrested three women extortionists from Keibul Lamjao Mayai Leikai and Takmu Keibul Lamjao in Bishnupur District on April 29, according to Sangai Express. They were identified as Ningthoujam Bokullei Devi (45), Chouba alias Devla (25) and Bimla (40). They were involved in extortion activities on behalf of militant groups. They were arrested following the disclosure of an over ground worker (OGW) belonging to Lanheiba group of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as N. Biren Singh (35), who was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel on April 28.
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April - 29 
India and Pakistan agreed on April 29 to the resumption of high-level dialogue, which has been disrupted since the Mumbai terror attacks of November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11), reports The Hindu. Meeting on the sidelines of the South Asian Associ
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India and Pakistan agreed on April 29 to the resumption of high-level dialogue, which has been disrupted since the Mumbai terror attacks of November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11), reports The Hindu. Meeting on the sidelines of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and his Pakistani counterpart, Yusuf Raza Gilani, decided to ask their Foreign Ministers and Foreign Secretaries to first discuss the modalities of restoring trust and confidence in bilateral ties. That would pave the way for talks on “all issues of mutual concern,'' Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao said in Thimphu. India's concern on terrorism came up for detailed discussion with the Prime Minister conveying to Gilani that public opinion in India was exercised about the “terror machine'' that operates from Pakistan and this was the only aspect holding back normalisation of relations. Manmohan Singh touched on all aspects of concern to India such as the Pakistan-based terrorist infrastructure, increase in infiltration and the slow progress in prosecuting the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. Singh also spoke of India's “deep and continuing concern'' about the failure to prosecute Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Muhammad Hafiz Saeed. Pakistan said there were some difficulties in the judicial system to deal with Hafiz Saeed. Gilani assured Singh that Pakistan was serious about prosecuting the perpetrators of the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks and maintained that all efforts were being made to bring the trial to a speedy conclusion.
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April - 29 
Kolkata has been put on a high alert over chances of a terror strike by the Indian Mujahideen (IM) after the Police received “information from a very credible source,” Kolkata Police officers said on April 29, reports The Hindu. “We have received inf
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Kolkata has been put on a high alert over chances of a terror strike by the Indian Mujahideen (IM) after the Police received “information from a very credible source,” Kolkata Police officers said on April 29, reports The Hindu. “We have received information from a very credible source of the intention of a terror strike, which is why we want the public to be on alert,” said Joint Commissioner of Police (Headquarters) Jawed Shamim. About rumours that Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport and the Kali temple in Kalighat might be the likely targets of an attack, Shamim said the Police had not received any specific information about possible locations. “So far we know about their intent to do something. The details of their plans, how far they have progressed, and if they have brought explosives or weapons into the city is not known,” Shamim added.
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April - 29 
National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, identified as Ato Khuzumi (27) along with two of his accomplices, identified as Mughato Zhimomi and Kashiho, were arrested by Dimapur Police from rail gate area on April 19 while the
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National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, identified as Ato Khuzumi (27) along with two of his accomplices, identified as Mughato Zhimomi and Kashiho, were arrested by Dimapur Police from rail gate area on April 19 while they were trying to flee after forcibly snatching a cellular phone and INR 3,500 in cash from a daily labourer. However, one of them managed to escape while the trio was arrested.
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April - 29 
One Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadre, Khongbong-mayum Basanta Singh (40), was arrested from Lamlai Bazar of Imphal East District on the same day. He disclosed that he joined KCP in July 2008 through one Lamphel alias Bijoy of Nongada Awang Leik
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One Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadre, Khongbong-mayum Basanta Singh (40), was arrested from Lamlai Bazar of Imphal East District on the same day. He disclosed that he joined KCP in July 2008 through one Lamphel alias Bijoy of Nongada Awang Leikai and he was involved in extortion of money from a travel agency.
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April - 29 
Police said Maoists shot dead Ranjit Mahato, a PCPA supporter, on the suspicion that he had turned to be a Police informer. Mahato was a resident of Changsole village in Salboni.
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Police said Maoists shot dead Ranjit Mahato, a PCPA supporter, on the suspicion that he had turned to be a Police informer. Mahato was a resident of Changsole village in Salboni.
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Six persons, including two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers and a retired sub-inspector (armourer) of the State Police, were arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) and the Uttar Pradesh Police for supplying arms to the Left Wing Extremi
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Six persons, including two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers and a retired sub-inspector (armourer) of the State Police, were arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) and the Uttar Pradesh Police for supplying arms to the Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) following raids in Rampur, Moradabad, Kanpur and Jhansi on April 29 and 30, reported The Hindu. The Police seized 5,000 live cartridges, 16 magazines of Indian Small Arms System (INSAS) rifles and about 245 kilograms of used cartridge shells, a cellular phone and INR 176 000 in cash from them. They were identified as Yashodanand Singh, Vinod Paswan, Vinesh Singh, Nathi Ram Saini, Bansh Lal and Akhilesh Pandey. The arms and ammunition were allegedly siphoned off from the armoury of the CRPF's 62 battalion Group Centre in Rampur and Police Training College-I in Moradabad.
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April - 29 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion at an abandoned office of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) at Bhimpur near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District on April
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion at an abandoned office of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) at Bhimpur near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District on April 29, reported The Hindu. The explosion occurred within one-kilometre radius of a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp.
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April - 29 
The Orissa State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) has stopped plying buses in Phulbani-Paralakhemundi, Mohana-Rayagada-Gajapati, Jeypore-Motu, Jeypore-Baipariguda-Kosagumuda and Jeypore-Machakund routes in view of the Maoist bandh call.
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The Orissa State Road Transport Corporation (OSRTC) has stopped plying buses in Phulbani-Paralakhemundi, Mohana-Rayagada-Gajapati, Jeypore-Motu, Jeypore-Baipariguda-Kosagumuda and Jeypore-Machakund routes in view of the Maoist bandh call.
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April - 29 
The Police said suspected Maoists also shot dead Subodh Mondal, a farmer and a PCPA supporter, while he was working in a field in Lalgarh’s Gohomidanga village. The Police are yet to establish the motive behind the murder.
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The Police said suspected Maoists also shot dead Subodh Mondal, a farmer and a PCPA supporter, while he was working in a field in Lalgarh’s Gohomidanga village. The Police are yet to establish the motive behind the murder.
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April - 29 
The Security Forces on April 29 destroyed a hide-out of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants in the Nangali forests of Poonch District and recovered a consignment of arms and explosives including two AK-47 rifles, two AK magazines, two Chinese pisto
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The Security Forces on April 29 destroyed a hide-out of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants in the Nangali forests of Poonch District and recovered a consignment of arms and explosives including two AK-47 rifles, two AK magazines, two Chinese pistols, one pistol magazine, 242 Pika rounds and one ground sheet.
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April - 29 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sent a wireless message to the Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Sankar Barua that Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his brother Deputy Superintendent of Police
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has sent a wireless message to the Assam Director General of Police (DGP) Sankar Barua that Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and his brother Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sushanta Biswa Sarma were on the hit list of the ULFA, according to Sentinel. The MHA has asked the State Police Chief to intensify the security of the three persons. The threat to the Chief Minister and the Health Minister comes even as State intelligence agencies warned of plans by the ULFA to stage serial bombings in Guwahati, besides carrying out abductions in the State. In addition, ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Barua once again stated, “ULFA will sit for talks only if sovereignty is included for negotiations. There is no point for the organization to put forth any further proposal.” He said, “Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has violated the rights of the indigenous Assamese by stating that there can be no talks on the issue of sovereignty.” Barua asked people to put pressure on the Government to hold a referendum on the issue of sovereignty.
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April - 29 
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has launched an extortion drive and served extortion notices to people in different parts of Assam, reports Assam Tribune. Security agencies expressed apprehension that the outfit might indulge in acts of vi
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The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has launched an extortion drive and served extortion notices to people in different parts of Assam, reports Assam Tribune. Security agencies expressed apprehension that the outfit might indulge in acts of violence to prove its existence so that those served with extortion notices can be forced to pay the demanded amounts. Sources revealed that the ULFA had divided the upper Assam area into three zones for launching extortion drives. The Districts of Jorhat and Golaghat were in one zone, Dhemaji and Lakhimpur Districts and Majuli River Island were included in the second zone and the Districts of Sivasagar, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia were included in the third zone. Sources said that different sections of people including politicians, traders etc received extortion demands from the ULFA in upper Assam areas. Sources further said that the ‘109th battalion’ of the ULFA had been asked to launch extortion drives in Boko, Palasbari and Chaygaon areas of Kamrup District and in Goalpara District. Drishti Rajkhowa, who heads the battalion, is now believed to be in Bangladesh and Gulit Das and Pradeep Basumatary have been entrusted with the responsibility of extortions on behalf of the battalion. Also, Hira Sarania ‘commander’ of ‘709th battalion’ is still at large and the battalion served extortion notices in parts of Guwahati city. The battalion also carried out joint operations with the members of the anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) from time to time to collect funds for the outfit in recent months.
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April - 29 
Unidentified militants lobbed grenades on Police in Haflong town of North Cachar Hills District on April 29, reports Sentinel. But there were no casualties. Two grenades were lobbed at a Police Station while another was hurled at a Police team patrol
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Unidentified militants lobbed grenades on Police in Haflong town of North Cachar Hills District on April 29, reports Sentinel. But there were no casualties. Two grenades were lobbed at a Police Station while another was hurled at a Police team patrolling near a school. Source said, “There were no casualties. All the grenades missed their targets.”
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April - 29 
West Midnapore Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said five PCPA activists have been murdered since April 19. “It appears that the Maoists have fallen out with the People’s Committee. During our investigations, we have found that Maoists have not g
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West Midnapore Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said five PCPA activists have been murdered since April 19. “It appears that the Maoists have fallen out with the People’s Committee. During our investigations, we have found that Maoists have not got the money they have been demanding from the People’s Committee. The murders could be a result of this,” Verma said.
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April - 29 
At least 15 militants were killed and several others injured in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 29, according to Daily Times. Sources said the clashes took place in Sheikhan
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At least 15 militants were killed and several others injured in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 29, according to Daily Times. Sources said the clashes took place in Sheikhan and Shati Maila areas of Lower Orakzai. A security official was also injured in the clash, sources added.
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April - 29 
Four persons were injured in Quetta as a result of multiple rocket fire by unidentified militants on April 29, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, four rockets fired from an unidentified location landed in various areas of the provincial ca
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Four persons were injured in Quetta as a result of multiple rocket fire by unidentified militants on April 29, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, four rockets fired from an unidentified location landed in various areas of the provincial capital. The first rocket partially damaged a house on Manu Jan Road, injuring two men. The second rocket damaged a house in Hazara Town, injuring two women. The third one hit a tree in premises of Sandman Hospital, while the fourth landed near Shaheed Benazir flyover.
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April - 29 
One Haji Bakh, a commander of the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) surrendered to the political administration in Jamrud.
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One Haji Bakh, a commander of the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) surrendered to the political administration in Jamrud.
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April - 29 
The SFs arrested two ‘commanders’ of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) of Swat chapter during a raid at around 3pm (PST) at the Shah Kas area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) in the Khyber Agency. The arrested commanders were identified as Sardar K
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The SFs arrested two ‘commanders’ of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) of Swat chapter during a raid at around 3pm (PST) at the Shah Kas area of Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) in the Khyber Agency. The arrested commanders were identified as Sardar Khan and Azizullah who were residents of Swat. Both of them were members of the council of Swat Taliban ‘chief’ Fazalullah.
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April - 29 
The South Waziristan Political Agent Syed Shahab Ali Shah on April 29 said that 4,000 additional men will be recruited to the Levies Force to effectively enforce the writ of the Government in the Agency, reports Daily Times. Speaking at a press confe
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The South Waziristan Political Agent Syed Shahab Ali Shah on April 29 said that 4,000 additional men will be recruited to the Levies Force to effectively enforce the writ of the Government in the Agency, reports Daily Times. Speaking at a press conference at his office, Shah said the recruitment would start from May 3 and would continue until May 7, adding that the recruitment would help decrease unemployment in the area. The political agent said application forms could be obtained from the offices of the assistance political agent Ladah and assistant political agent Sarokai. He said recruitment for Suleman Khel and Dothanikhel tribes would be held at the Wana Scouts Camp, while men of the Mehsud and Burki tribes would be made at Manzi Constabulary Fort. Shah added that the displaced people of South Waziristan would start returning home from May 2010.
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April - 29 
The unidentified militants blew up three primary girls’ schools in Mamozai area of Orakzai.
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The unidentified militants blew up three primary girls’ schools in Mamozai area of Orakzai.
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April - 29 
The United States (US) drone attacks were illegal because the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was using civilian contractors to launch them, a US lawyer told a key Congressional Committee on April 29, reports Dawn. Another lawyer argued before the
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The United States (US) drone attacks were illegal because the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was using civilian contractors to launch them, a US lawyer told a key Congressional Committee on April 29, reports Dawn. Another lawyer argued before the US House Subcommittee on National Security and Foreign Affairs that while the US had the right to use the drones, the CIA personnel actually launching the attacks could be guilty of war crimes. A third expert tried to draw parallels between the killings in FATA and targeted killings of bandits loyal to Pancho Villa along the Mexican border in the 19th century. He insisted that current intelligence laws “implicitly” gave the US president the power to launch targeted killings. Lawyers and lawmakers both noted that what was a seldom-used tactic in the Bush Administration, the use of Predator drones to launch attacks against Pakistani territory has become ubiquitous since President Obama took office in 2009. In the eight years of George W. Bush’s presidency, unmanned aircraft — or drones — attacked militant targets 45 times. Since President Barack Obama took office, the numbers have risen sharply: 51 in 2009 and 29 so far in 2010. Most attacks have targeted suspected militant hideouts in Pakistan. While the experts were divided over the legality of the drone attacks, America’s human rights group, the American Civil Liberties Union, was not. Based on reports about the scope of the programme, the American Civil Liberties Union took the position that the administration’s programme of targeted killing outside of armed conflict zones was unlawful.
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April - 29 
14 political parties in the ruling coalition renewed their support to the current cabinet, concluding that the Government cannot be changed because of the pressure created by the Maoists through street protests, reports Nepal News. A meeting of the l
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14 political parties in the ruling coalition renewed their support to the current cabinet, concluding that the Government cannot be changed because of the pressure created by the Maoists through street protests, reports Nepal News. A meeting of the leaders of 14 ruling parties arrived at this conclusion, suggesting the Government to take all possible steps to quell the protest programmes of the Unified CPN-Maoist if they take a violent turn.
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April - 29 
According to Kantipuronline, more than 200 Unified CPN-Maoist cadres and combatants have rebelled in various parts of the country citing the party movement would lead to anarchy and invite violence in the country. In a press meet organised in Nepalgu
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According to Kantipuronline, more than 200 Unified CPN-Maoist cadres and combatants have rebelled in various parts of the country citing the party movement would lead to anarchy and invite violence in the country. In a press meet organised in Nepalgunj District 208 cadres of the Maoist including 44 commanders of the Maoist cantonments from Kailali, Shurkhet and Rolpa Districts made the announcement of quitting the party. The defectors include 69 from Kailali, 56 from Dang, 26 from Rupandehi and some leaders from Bardiya, Rolpa, Udayapur, Jhapa and Kathmandu. “We will take to retaliation against the ‘so-called Maoists’” if necessary, they warned.
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April - 29 
Cadres of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) on April 29 set ablaze a truck at Mohanpur Village Development Committee (VDC) along East-West highway in Saptari District for defying the District bandh called by JTMM. JTMM spokesperson Gajendra Manda
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Cadres of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) on April 29 set ablaze a truck at Mohanpur Village Development Committee (VDC) along East-West highway in Saptari District for defying the District bandh called by JTMM. JTMM spokesperson Gajendra Mandal alias 'Anurag' owned up responsibility for torching the vehicle, reports Himalayan Times.
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April - 29 
Police recovered a huge cache of materials used for making explosive devices from Seti Mahakali Hotel & Lodge at Sundhara of Kathmandu ahead of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist’s (Unified CPN-Maoist) May Day demonstration. Acting on a tip off,
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Police recovered a huge cache of materials used for making explosive devices from Seti Mahakali Hotel & Lodge at Sundhara of Kathmandu ahead of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist’s (Unified CPN-Maoist) May Day demonstration. Acting on a tip off, a team from the Metropolitan Police Range (MPR), Hanumandhoka, captured the raw materials from room no. 103 of the lodge, which was booked by Krishna Ghimire of Kupandole, Lalitpur District.
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April - 29 
Workers at Himalayan Distillery foiled Unified CPN-Maoist cadres’ attempt of abducting Uday Bhandari, General Manager of the Distillery in Parsa District. Cadres of Unified CPN- Maoist have been demanding the Distillery to provide donation in connect
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Workers at Himalayan Distillery foiled Unified CPN-Maoist cadres’ attempt of abducting Uday Bhandari, General Manager of the Distillery in Parsa District. Cadres of Unified CPN- Maoist have been demanding the Distillery to provide donation in connection to the mass protest scheduled to stage by the party on May 1.
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April - 29 
Nayek Subedar Torab Hosain Khan, a male nurse, confessed before the Bangladesh Rifle (BDR) trial Court on Mutiny at Pilkhana about his involvement in removing over 40 bodies of slain Army officers from the Darbar Hall in Dhaka. He was among 256 alleg
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Nayek Subedar Torab Hosain Khan, a male nurse, confessed before the Bangladesh Rifle (BDR) trial Court on Mutiny at Pilkhana about his involvement in removing over 40 bodies of slain Army officers from the Darbar Hall in Dhaka. He was among 256 alleged mutineers of the BDR Hospital Unit who were produced before the Special Court-6 set up at the Pilkhana headquarters of the border guards.
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April - 29 
The Police arrested 40 cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in Paltan area of Dhaka on April 29 as they tried to hold a rally obstructing traffic and causing suffering to the people, reports Daily Star. Several hundred JeI
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The Police arrested 40 cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in Paltan area of Dhaka on April 29 as they tried to hold a rally obstructing traffic and causing suffering to the people, reports Daily Star. Several hundred JeI and ICS cadres also brought out a procession demanding immediate steps to resolve water, gas and power crisis.
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April - 29 
Troops during search and clear operations in Nochchimotai, Omanthai, Kilinochchi, Kokavil and Kumulamunai on April 29 recovered 37 hand grenades, six 81-mm mortar bombs, one micro pistol, 27 rounds of armour piercing ammunition, 35 rounds of 7.62 x 1
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Troops during search and clear operations in Nochchimotai, Omanthai, Kilinochchi, Kokavil and Kumulamunai on April 29 recovered 37 hand grenades, six 81-mm mortar bombs, one micro pistol, 27 rounds of armour piercing ammunition, 35 rounds of 7.62 x 17 ammunition, 41 rounds of unidentified ammunition and 10 anti-personnel mines, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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April - 29 
Troops in the east recovered eight T-56 weapons, ten T-56 magazines, one claymore mine and 5 kilograms of C-4 explosives from Kumana area of Ampara District during a search operation on April 29, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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Troops in the east recovered eight T-56 weapons, ten T-56 magazines, one claymore mine and 5 kilograms of C-4 explosives from Kumana area of Ampara District during a search operation on April 29, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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April - 29 
Wakarai Police in Batticaloa District recovered 55 anti-personnel mines, 57 anti-personnel mine fuses, 66 electronic detonators, nine built-up can bombs, one firing device and two metres length of detonator cord from Angodavillu area on the same day.
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Wakarai Police in Batticaloa District recovered 55 anti-personnel mines, 57 anti-personnel mine fuses, 66 electronic detonators, nine built-up can bombs, one firing device and two metres length of detonator cord from Angodavillu area on the same day.
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April - 30 
A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre was arrested by SFs during an operation in general area of Khurao-pokpi of Thoubal District on April 30. He was identified as self-styled ‘corporal’ Momojeet alias Lai-phaba (26) of Pallel in Chandel District. F
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A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre was arrested by SFs during an operation in general area of Khurao-pokpi of Thoubal District on April 30. He was identified as self-styled ‘corporal’ Momojeet alias Lai-phaba (26) of Pallel in Chandel District. Five live rounds of AK rifle were recovered from his possession.
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April - 30 
Additional District and Session Judge,atGhatsila , M. M. Singh on April 30 sentenced six Maoists to life imprisonment for waging war against the State and other cases lodged in 2007, reported PTI. They were identified as Arun Singh, Ratan Mahto, Prem
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Additional District and Session Judge,atGhatsila , M. M. Singh on April 30 sentenced six Maoists to life imprisonment for waging war against the State and other cases lodged in 2007, reported PTI. They were identified as Arun Singh, Ratan Mahto, Premchand Mahto, Birbal Pattar, Bharat Singh and Nirmal Pattar. According to prosecution, they had killed two villagers, Nimai Murmu and Badal Pramanik, and set ablaze their houses and auto rickshaws on September 7, 2007.
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April - 30 
An inquiry committee probing the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack on February 15 at the Eastern Frontier Rifles camp at Silda in West Midnapore District, which left 24 Easter Frontier Rifles (EFR) troopers dead, submitted its repor
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An inquiry committee probing the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attack on February 15 at the Eastern Frontier Rifles camp at Silda in West Midnapore District, which left 24 Easter Frontier Rifles (EFR) troopers dead, submitted its report to the West Bengal Government on April 30, reported PTI. The three-member committee, headed by former Home Secretary and new Chief Secretary Ardhendu Sen, submitted the report, which was later placed before Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee. Sen declined to divulge details of the report on the attack.
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April - 30 
Army on April 30 (today) foiled an infiltration bid from across the Indo-Pak border by killing three militants at Kupwara District, a defence spokesman said, reports PTI. He said a heavily armed group of militants entered Machhal sector, 150 kilometr
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Army on April 30 (today) foiled an infiltration bid from across the Indo-Pak border by killing three militants at Kupwara District, a defence spokesman said, reports PTI. He said a heavily armed group of militants entered Machhal sector, 150 kilometres from Srinagar, in the morning but were confronted by troops guarding the border. The intruders were asked to surrender but they opened fire and in the retaliatory action, the three militants were killed, he added. The operation was still on till the reports last came in.
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April - 30 
Karnataka Home Minister V. S. Acharya on April 30 said that underworld elements and betting lobby were behind the April 17, 2010 twin low-intensity bomb explosions outside the Chinnaswamy cricket stadium in Bangalore which had left at least 17 people
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Karnataka Home Minister V. S. Acharya on April 30 said that underworld elements and betting lobby were behind the April 17, 2010 twin low-intensity bomb explosions outside the Chinnaswamy cricket stadium in Bangalore which had left at least 17 people injured, reports Times of India. "Underworld normally has links with betting lobby. Some elements wanted to scare away people and shift the two IPL semi-finals from the city to Mumbai," Acharya said.
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April - 30 
NSCN-IM cadre, Ismael Tangkhul, was arrested at Wungram colony on April 30. A receipt of annual ‘tax’ collection and INR 46,000 in cash were recovered from his possession.
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NSCN-IM cadre, Ismael Tangkhul, was arrested at Wungram colony on April 30. A receipt of annual ‘tax’ collection and INR 46,000 in cash were recovered from his possession.
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April - 30 
one People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Shailendra Singh (23), was arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) during an operation launched in Umathel area of Thoubal District. One .32 revolver and 27 live rounds of .32 revolver were
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one People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Shailendra Singh (23), was arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) during an operation launched in Umathel area of Thoubal District. One .32 revolver and 27 live rounds of .32 revolver were recovered from his possession.
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April - 30 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested three cadres of the anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) from Debang reserve forest in Dhemaji District along the Assam-Arunachal border.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested three cadres of the anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) from Debang reserve forest in Dhemaji District along the Assam-Arunachal border.
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April - 30 
Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad killed two employees of a private transport company in Chatra District on April 30.
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Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad killed two employees of a private transport company in Chatra District on April 30.
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April - 30 
Tarun Gogoi said that talks between the Government and the ULFA were possible without Paresh Baruah’s participation, reports Sentinel. “The Centre had held talks with Naga leaders minus A. Z. Phizo. So, talks between the government and the ULFA are p
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Tarun Gogoi said that talks between the Government and the ULFA were possible without Paresh Baruah’s participation, reports Sentinel. “The Centre had held talks with Naga leaders minus A. Z. Phizo. So, talks between the government and the ULFA are possible without Paresh Baruah’s participation. To me, Paresh Baruah is not more powerful than Phizo.” The Chief Minister, however, said, “We want Paresh Baruah to join the talks but we can’t wait for him indefinitely.” Gogoi also said his Government was getting signals from some ULFA leaders about their willingness to sit for talks with the Government. He played down the threat to his life by the ULFA. “I simply don’t care about ULFA’s threats as these are nothing new to me. There has always been a threat perception on my life and still I move around freely,” he said.
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April - 30 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened random firing near a camp of the paramilitary Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at Errabore in Dantewada District on April 30, reported Hindustan Times. "It was just a one or two rounds of random
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened random firing near a camp of the paramilitary Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) at Errabore in Dantewada District on April 30, reported Hindustan Times. "It was just a one or two rounds of random firing from distance in an area in Errabore that has a SSB camp besides a police station," Dantewada Superintendent of Police Amresh Mishra said.
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April - 30 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a road contractor, Chitta Rai, suspecting him to be a Police informer, at MV-69 village in Kalimela area of Malkangiri District on April 30.
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a road contractor, Chitta Rai, suspecting him to be a Police informer, at MV-69 village in Kalimela area of Malkangiri District on April 30.
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April - 30 
The Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) from India have developed links with the Shailen Sarkar Group of the Bangladesh Communist Party, which is providing arms training to Maoists at their camps in Bangladesh. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which
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The Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) from India have developed links with the Shailen Sarkar Group of the Bangladesh Communist Party, which is providing arms training to Maoists at their camps in Bangladesh. The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), which received inputs in this regard from Bangladesh intelligence agencies, has written to the Home Secretaries of Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal, warning them to take steps against such dangerous nexus which has added a new dimension to the Maoist problem.
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April - 30 May - 1
The SFs on May 4 thwarted a militant plot to carry out terrorist strikes by recovering a large quantity of explosive materials including three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) near Ballarh post in the Ramgarh sector of Samba District where a group
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The SFs on May 4 thwarted a militant plot to carry out terrorist strikes by recovering a large quantity of explosive materials including three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) near Ballarh post in the Ramgarh sector of Samba District where a group of four to five militants had tried to infiltrate into Indian territory on the intervening night of April 30 and May 1. The recoveries include three IEDs, one concealed in a plastic bag, second in a pressure cooker and third in an oil tin, which carried stamp of Latief Oil Mills, Sialkot, Pakistan, 28 grenades, one sweet box named Multan Sweets, which carried 11 detonators inside, one binocular with leather cover, one radio set with antenna, two water bottles, two batteries, almonds, biscuits, , an instrument used in digging of land, socks packets, flexible wire, eight
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April - 30 
Three persons of a private company were abducted by unidentified militants from near Ramnathpur village in Sonitpur District on April 30, reports Telegraph. Sonitpur Superintendent of Police Jitmol Doley said that four armed persons came at a stone q
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Three persons of a private company were abducted by unidentified militants from near Ramnathpur village in Sonitpur District on April 30, reports Telegraph. Sonitpur Superintendent of Police Jitmol Doley said that four armed persons came at a stone quarry in the area and forced the three to go with them at gunpoint.
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April - 30 
Two cadres of the Manipur-based outfit United National Liberation Front (UNLF), were arrested by the Police at Patharquwariri at Guwahati on April 30, reports Sangai Express. They were identified as ‘vice-president’ Kh. Tomba alias Vikram Singh and s
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Two cadres of the Manipur-based outfit United National Liberation Front (UNLF), were arrested by the Police at Patharquwariri at Guwahati on April 30, reports Sangai Express. They were identified as ‘vice-president’ Kh. Tomba alias Vikram Singh and self styled ‘lieutenant colonel’ Abu alias Dilip Singh. Sources said that they were arrested when they were planning to proceed to Myanmar. One lap top, cash in terms of hundreds of thousands and documents were recovered from their possession.
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April - 30 
Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said that Union Government is waiting for a nod from Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to start dialogue with the ULFA – with or without Paresh Barua. He said that the discussions are on between the State Government and Unio
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Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said that Union Government is waiting for a nod from Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to start dialogue with the ULFA – with or without Paresh Barua. He said that the discussions are on between the State Government and Union Government. G.K. Pillai said, “We are waiting for a response from the Chief Minister of Assam. We would be initiating the talks with or without Paresh Barua.” His response confirmed that the Union Government has endorsed the Chief Minister’s view on holding dialogue with ULFA.
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April - 30 
United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant Raja Bora, bodyguard of outfit’s ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, was produced before the Kamrup Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court in connection with the Bharalumukh blast, Bhangagarh blast and a case
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United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant Raja Bora, bodyguard of outfit’s ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, was produced before the Kamrup Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court in connection with the Bharalumukh blast, Bhangagarh blast and a case relating to the Special Investigation Team (SIT). The court sent him to 14-day judicial remand.
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April - 30 
30 displaced families returned to Stori Khel area after it was cleared by the troops.
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30 displaced families returned to Stori Khel area after it was cleared by the troops.
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April - 30 
A team of law enforcement agencies, in collaboration with the Police, arrested a militant on April 30 in Lahore and recovered large quantities of explosives from his possession, reports Daily Times. The arrested militant was identified as Khalil.
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A team of law enforcement agencies, in collaboration with the Police, arrested a militant on April 30 in Lahore and recovered large quantities of explosives from his possession, reports Daily Times. The arrested militant was identified as Khalil.
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April - 30 
Azam Tariq warned the tribesmen and pro-Government people, saying the Government was trying to pit Mehsud tribesmen against Taliban and wanted to use the Mehsuds as a shield to achieve their nefarious designs. He said cooperation with the Army would
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Azam Tariq warned the tribesmen and pro-Government people, saying the Government was trying to pit Mehsud tribesmen against Taliban and wanted to use the Mehsuds as a shield to achieve their nefarious designs. He said cooperation with the Army would be a blunder on the part of the Mahsud tribesmen and gave the example of lashkar and peace committees set up against the Taliban in Swat District and Khyber, Bajaur, Orakzai and Mohmand Agencies. He warned Mahsud tribesmen to avoid enmity with Taliban and make it clear to the Government that they would never impose the American war on themselves in South Waziristan.
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April - 30 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik on April 30 told the Senate that around 1,800 suspected terrorists had been arrested from different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on various charges during military operations, while 12 teams were investigating charges ag
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik on April 30 told the Senate that around 1,800 suspected terrorists had been arrested from different parts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on various charges during military operations, while 12 teams were investigating charges against them, reports Daily Times. On a point of order in the Upper House, Malik said investigation teams were interrogating the detainees and would deal with them according to the law. He said those found innocent would be released, while those guilty would be handed over to local elders on a condition that they will not repeat their crimes. He added that those found guilty of serious crimes would be punished under the law.
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April - 30 
One person was killed and five others were injured when a bomb went off in Karachi’s Soldier Bazaar, on April 30, according to Daily Times. The bomb was fixed to a motorcycle parked near a trash site in Hindu Para area of Soldier Bazaar. Police Deput
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One person was killed and five others were injured when a bomb went off in Karachi’s Soldier Bazaar, on April 30, according to Daily Times. The bomb was fixed to a motorcycle parked near a trash site in Hindu Para area of Soldier Bazaar. Police Deputy Inspector General (DIG) South Zone Ghulam Nabi Memon said the nature of the blast could not be ascertained, as the explosion site was still being inspected by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS). BDS Sub-Inspector Ghulam Mustafa said that they had discovered 150 grams of explosive material. “The bomb was planted in a plastic box covered with polythene bags. The homemade explosive was connected with a safety fuse suggesting that it was a timed device,” he added.
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April - 30 
Pakistani authorities, investigating the abduction and subsequent assassination of the former ISI official Khalid Khwaja believe that the killers, “Asian Tigers”, which had demanded PNR 10 million and release of a senior commander of the Afghan Talib
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Pakistani authorities, investigating the abduction and subsequent assassination of the former ISI official Khalid Khwaja believe that the killers, “Asian Tigers”, which had demanded PNR 10 million and release of a senior commander of the Afghan Taliban Mullah, was actually a cover for Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) led by ‘commander’ Ilyas Kashmiri, reports The News. According to well-informed sources in the Pakistani security establishment, Ilyas Kashmiri is currently based in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan from where the body of Squadron Leader (retd) Khalid Khwaja was recovered. The three, who were last seen in the Mir Ali area of North Waziristan, were in touch with one Usman Punjabi before they went missing. And the authorities probing the abduction believe Usman was actually a mole of Kashmiri to hook Khwaja and Imam.
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April - 30 
The bullet-ridden body of former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) official Khalid Khawaja, who was abducted on April 5 along with one of his colleague and a British Journalist, was recovered from Karam Kot, seven kilometres south of Mir Ali, in Nort
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The bullet-ridden body of former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) official Khalid Khawaja, who was abducted on April 5 along with one of his colleague and a British Journalist, was recovered from Karam Kot, seven kilometres south of Mir Ali, in North Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 30, reports Daily Times. A note was found with Khalid Khawaja’s body saying “whoever spies for US will meet same fate” and warning that the others abducted persons would meet the same fate if the Government did not meet their demands. “Khalid Khawaja is no more... we had given a deadline for the acceptance of our demands. The ISI and the government didn’t take it seriously,” said a mail from the “Asian Tigers” – a group unheard of before that had claimed to be holding Khawaja, former ISI official Colonel Imam alias Sultan Amir Tarar and a British journalist of Pakistani origin, Asad Qureshi. “His body was dumped in Karam Kot. He received several bullets in the head and chest,” Political authorities in Miranshah said. Police arrested Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam - Sami-ul Haq (JUI-S) leader Shah Abdul Aziz in Bannu where he was involved in negotiations with abductors of the three men, local Police said. Both Khawaja and his fellow abducted colleague were known to have close links with the Taliban and other extremist groups. Colonel Imam was known to have worked with the US Central Intelligence Agency during the Afghan jihad against the Soviet occupation of Afghanistan in the 1990s. He had trained many freedom fighters and leaders, including the Afghan Taliban’s elusive chief, Mullah Omar. He also served as Pakistani consul general in Herat in western Afghanistan during Taliban rule and only left the country in 2001 when Pakistan officially abandoned the Taliban and joined the US-led campaign against militancy.
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April - 30 
The German officials on May 3 said a suspected militants of German origin linked to a outfit convicted of plotting attacks on US facilities in Germany appears to have been killed in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA
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The German officials on May 3 said a suspected militants of German origin linked to a outfit convicted of plotting attacks on US facilities in Germany appears to have been killed in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 30, reports Daily Times. Germany’s main domestic intelligence agency said a statement issued by the Islamic Jihad Union (IJU) informing of 22-year-old Eric Breininger’s death on April 30 appeared to be authentic. Breininger, a German-born convert to Islam wanted by German Police on suspicion of belonging to a terrorist cell, was killed on April 30 in a fight with Pakistani troops, according to an unconfirmed claim by a jihadi group, Spiegel reported. “Based on our general knowledge, the contents of the statement appear to be authentic,” Associated Press quoted the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution as saying in a statement. Breininger (22) was a member of the IJU and had contacts with the homegrown outfit of terrorists who plotted to bomb US targets in Germany in 2007. Three of the members of that outfit, known as the ‘Sauerland cell’ after the region of western Germany where it was based, were arrested in September 2007 as they were preparing to carry out bombing attacks. They were sentenced to long jail terms in March 2010.
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April - 30 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed 21 militants, while two SFs were injured in clashes in Esa Khel Pahar and Mir Garh areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 30.
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed 21 militants, while two SFs were injured in clashes in Esa Khel Pahar and Mir Garh areas of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on April 30.
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April - 30 
Unidentified militants blew up a girls’ middle school in Siddiq Abad area of Khar in Khyber Agency, raising the number of schools destroyed so far by terrorists in the Agency to 80.
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Unidentified militants blew up a girls’ middle school in Siddiq Abad area of Khar in Khyber Agency, raising the number of schools destroyed so far by terrorists in the Agency to 80.
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April - 30 
Army personnel defused a bomb planted in the house of Binod Agrawal, the campus chief of Babai Campus at Gulariya in Bardiya District. Agrawal alleged that some members affiliated to All Nepal National Independent Students Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU
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Army personnel defused a bomb planted in the house of Binod Agrawal, the campus chief of Babai Campus at Gulariya in Bardiya District. Agrawal alleged that some members affiliated to All Nepal National Independent Students Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R), the student wing of Unified CPN-Maoist, planted the bomb at his home.
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April - 30 
Police recovered explosive raw materials from a public micro-bus en route to Kathmandu at Aanbu Khaireni of Tanahun District on April 30, reports Himalayan Times. Police seized some five kilograms of gelatin, 72 pieces of detonators and 300 metre lon
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Police recovered explosive raw materials from a public micro-bus en route to Kathmandu at Aanbu Khaireni of Tanahun District on April 30, reports Himalayan Times. Police seized some five kilograms of gelatin, 72 pieces of detonators and 300 metre long fuse wire during their regular security check pass, Police said. Six people including the driver of the micro bus have been detained in connection with the incident.
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April - 30 
Police recovered five socket bombs from a Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) combatant in Putalisadak, Kathmandu. Police arrested Srijana Sthapit, a Maoist combatant, carrying the five socket bombs on the eve of the massive
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Police recovered five socket bombs from a Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) combatant in Putalisadak, Kathmandu. Police arrested Srijana Sthapit, a Maoist combatant, carrying the five socket bombs on the eve of the massive demonstrations the Maoists have planned for May 1.
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April - 30 
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal said that anything can happen in the country if the Maoists try to capture State powers through violent means. "If the peace process is hindered and the Maoists escalate and promote violence through their stir, the G
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Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal said that anything can happen in the country if the Maoists try to capture State powers through violent means. "If the peace process is hindered and the Maoists escalate and promote violence through their stir, the Government may take necessary steps to contain their violent activities," the PM said. "If the Maoists want to solve the problems, I would not hinder for the solution of the problems." Urging the Maoists to hold talks with the political parties to solve the problems, PM Nepal said, "I am ready to take initiatives if the Maoists want to solve the problems through dialogue and agreement."
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April - 30 
United Nations’ Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) chief Karin Landgren expressed her concern that despite peaceful intentions, "potential spoilers" of the peace process could provoke a clash. "I appeal to all parties and groups to exercise maximum restrain an
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United Nations’ Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) chief Karin Landgren expressed her concern that despite peaceful intentions, "potential spoilers" of the peace process could provoke a clash. "I appeal to all parties and groups to exercise maximum restrain and underline that unity amongst the parties has been driving force of the peace process and remains the best prospect for permanent peace in Nepal," Landgren said.
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April - 30 
25 Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres out of 55 who got bail from the High Court were released from Rajshahi Central Jail. The ICS cadres were arrested from Uttara and Shahbag areas in Dhaka in connection with the case filed by the Police following t
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25 Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres out of 55 who got bail from the High Court were released from Rajshahi Central Jail. The ICS cadres were arrested from Uttara and Shahbag areas in Dhaka in connection with the case filed by the Police following the February 9 ICS atrocities at Rajshahi University.
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April - 30 
Gias Uddin, the ‘second in command’ of the outlawed Gono Mukti Fouj (GMF), was killed in a shootout between his cohorts and the Police in Shailokupa Sub-District of Jhenaidah District on April 30. Gias Uddin was an accused of seven cases, including m
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Gias Uddin, the ‘second in command’ of the outlawed Gono Mukti Fouj (GMF), was killed in a shootout between his cohorts and the Police in Shailokupa Sub-District of Jhenaidah District on April 30. Gias Uddin was an accused of seven cases, including murders, Police said.
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April - 30 
Three Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders were arrested on charge of delivering anti-State speech in a meeting of the party's women workers in Gobindagnaj sub-district of Gaibandh District on April 30.
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Three Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders were arrested on charge of delivering anti-State speech in a meeting of the party's women workers in Gobindagnaj sub-district of Gaibandh District on April 30.
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April - 30 
Troops during search and clear operations in Jaffna, Iranamadu, Panikkankulam, Ampakamam and Mulliyavelai on April 30 recovered three T-56 weapons, 17 T-56 magazines, 6550 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 7284 60-mm mortar bombs, 14 60-mm mortar bomb fuses
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Troops during search and clear operations in Jaffna, Iranamadu, Panikkankulam, Ampakamam and Mulliyavelai on April 30 recovered three T-56 weapons, 17 T-56 magazines, 6550 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 7284 60-mm mortar bombs, 14 60-mm mortar bomb fuses, four 40-mm mortar bombs, 125 rounds of 7.62 x 54 mm ammunition, 14 Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), 13 claymore mines, one 152-mm HE bomb, two T-56 weapon bolts, five bolt carrier groups, three T-81 gas tubes, one T-81 upper hand guard, one RPG Bayport, two T-56 receiving covers, 23 antipersonnel mines, 48 anti personnel mine fuses, 26 Para bombs and three artillery fuses.
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*Data till , April 25, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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