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December - 1 
A high alert has been sounded in Upper Assam Districts following the arrest of Arabinda Rajkhowa. Police have tightened the security in the sensitive areas. A meeting among the Security officials held in Jorhat to review the security scenario and som
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A high alert has been sounded in Upper Assam Districts following the arrest of Arabinda Rajkhowa. Police have tightened the security in the sensitive areas. A meeting among the Security officials held in Jorhat to review the security scenario and some new strategies were adopted to prevent any kind of militant activities in the area.
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December - 1 
A People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Ningthoujam Damen alias Tamlen Singh (32), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Khurai Telipati.
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A People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Ningthoujam Damen alias Tamlen Singh (32), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Khurai Telipati.
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December - 1 
A villager was assaulted to death by Maoists using lathis and rods in Pidiya village, Police said.
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A villager was assaulted to death by Maoists using lathis and rods in Pidiya village, Police said.
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December - 1 
An improvised explosive device (IED) weighing around 5 kilograms was recovered by the Police inside the campus of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal West District on December 1, reports Imphal Free Press. The explosive was subsequentl
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An improvised explosive device (IED) weighing around 5 kilograms was recovered by the Police inside the campus of Regional Institute of Medical Sciences in Imphal West District on December 1, reports Imphal Free Press. The explosive was subsequently defused by the Police.
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December - 1 
Bhim Kanta Buragohain alias Mama, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) idealogue who was arrested during the Bhutan operation, was produced at Tezpur court in Sonitpur District, reports Assam Tribune. Buragohain told reporters that he believed
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Bhim Kanta Buragohain alias Mama, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) idealogue who was arrested during the Bhutan operation, was produced at Tezpur court in Sonitpur District, reports Assam Tribune. Buragohain told reporters that he believed that talks with the Indian Government could be held if the arrested leaders of the outfit are unconditionally released.
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December - 1 
Handwritten Maoist posters were found at the BD Market area, and the walls of adjacent Bidhan Nagar Government School in Salt Lake locality in the evening of December 1, reports Times of India. The Director General of State Police Bhupinder Singh on
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Handwritten Maoist posters were found at the BD Market area, and the walls of adjacent Bidhan Nagar Government School in Salt Lake locality in the evening of December 1, reports Times of India. The Director General of State Police Bhupinder Singh on December 3 conceded that the Maoist menace had raised manifold in West Bengal in the last ten years.
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December - 1 
In a separate incident in Giridih, the Maoists blew up a culvert at Matiobera.
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In a separate incident in Giridih, the Maoists blew up a culvert at Matiobera.
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December - 1 
Manipur Education Minister L. Jayantakumar said that some militant groups demand huge share from the mid-day meal scheme which aims to empower children’s education by providing nutritious food.
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Manipur Education Minister L. Jayantakumar said that some militant groups demand huge share from the mid-day meal scheme which aims to empower children’s education by providing nutritious food.
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December - 1 
Manipur Government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in November 2009, for taking up a project of Crime Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) to connect all Police Stations of the State as wel
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Manipur Government signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in November 2009, for taking up a project of Crime Criminal Tracking Network System (CCTNS) to connect all Police Stations of the State as well as with Police Stations throughout the country. A well placed source said that information obtained from tapping cell phones carrying certain numbers are being used as feedback in counter insurgency operations. Server required for tapping cell phones has been already installed at Police Department. Information thus obtained after tapping cell phones have led to successful operations in some instances, conveyed the source. Land-line telephones and CDMA cell phones are spared from tapping at the moment. Cell phones are being tapped with due permission of service providers which are usually renewed after every two months.
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December - 1 
One Border Security Force (BSF) trooper, Chandrip Singh, was injured in an exchange of fire with Maoists in a jungle near Pirakulli at Salboni in the district.
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One Border Security Force (BSF) trooper, Chandrip Singh, was injured in an exchange of fire with Maoists in a jungle near Pirakulli at Salboni in the district.
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December - 1 
PTI reports that a villager was assaulted to death and another hanged by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Bijapur District. Anil was hanged in the Daglipura village by the extremists in front of the residents on November
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PTI reports that a villager was assaulted to death and another hanged by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Bijapur District. Anil was hanged in the Daglipura village by the extremists in front of the residents on November 30, Bijapur Superintendent of Police Avinash Mohanty told PTI. He was abducted by the extremists on November 23 and was subsequently hanged by the Maoists, who accused him of being a Police informer, Mohanty said. Anil, who was earlier working with the Police department, had later joined the Maoists, the Police official said. He, however, returned to the mainstream recently which infuriated the Maoists leading to his brutal killing, Mohanty added.
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PTI reports that the beheaded body of a school teacher, abducted by a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was found near Goaltore in West Midnapore District on December 1, Police sources said. The teacher, Satya Kinkar Hansda,
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PTI reports that the beheaded body of a school teacher, abducted by a cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was found near Goaltore in West Midnapore District on December 1, Police sources said. The teacher, Satya Kinkar Hansda, of Sirisboni village, who had been warned by the Maoists for being a member of Gana Pratirodh Committee (a group formed by the ruling CPI-M to resist the Maoists), was abducted by an armed cadre the night before and his decapitated body was found in a nearby jungle in the next morning, they said.
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December - 1 
Telegraph reports that an United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, Gobin Ojha alias Kiran Jyoti Gogoi (29) and a Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) cadre, Arun Terong alias John Mukran (37), laid down arms before the Ins
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Telegraph reports that an United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, Gobin Ojha alias Kiran Jyoti Gogoi (29) and a Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) cadre, Arun Terong alias John Mukran (37), laid down arms before the Inspector-General of the Assam-Meghalaya frontier of the BSF, Prithvi Raj, at a surrender ceremony during the 45th raising day of the Paramilitary Force in Shillong on December 1. “Myanmar continues to be a safe haven for the Ulfa cadres after the ongoing crackdown on militants by the Bangladeshi security forces,” the ULFA cadre revealed. Ojha said three camps of the ‘28th battalion’ of the ULFA were in Myanmar, located adjacent to the camps of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K). There were at present 110 ULFA cadres in the three camps and among the prominent leaders housed there include Konkon Gohain, Bijoy Chinese, Myanmar camp ‘commander’ Bijoy Das and Montu Saikia, he said. The militants said that the new cadres had to trek several days to reach the camps set up in a forest area in Myanmar. The ULFA cadre laid down one 7.65mm pistol and 5 rounds of 7.65mm ammunition. The KLNLF militant, Terong, who was the ‘finance commander’ of the outfit, laid down a 9-mm pistol.
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December - 1 
The Maoists destroyed a Police barrack in PV-34 village after learning about its construction, Vij said.
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The Maoists destroyed a Police barrack in PV-34 village after learning about its construction, Vij said.
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December - 1 
The Peace talks with militant groups like Black Widow (BW), United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) and the pro-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) are likely to be expedited as the Union Government’s interlocutor fo
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The Peace talks with militant groups like Black Widow (BW), United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) and the pro-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) are likely to be expedited as the Union Government’s interlocutor for the peace talks, P.C. Haldar has started the process and the Union Government is also reportedly keen on early solution of the problems. Official sources told Assam Tribune that Haldar, a former Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), arrived in Guwahati to hold preliminary talks with the militant outfits under cease-fire agreement with the Government. Sources said that during the visit, Haldar would stay in the State for at least four to five days and he would be holding preliminary talks with the leaders of the outfits. Sources said that Haldar would be visiting Haflong in North Cachar Hills District for talks with the leaders of the BW followed by a visit to Diphu in Karbi Anglong District for talks with the UPDS leadership. He will also hold talks with the leaders of the pro-talk group leaders of the NDFB. However, sources said that the present visit of the former IB chief is only to hold preliminary talks with the outfits to know their psychology and demands.
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December - 1 
The People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) has called for a 120-hour bandh (general shut down) in the West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia from Decemebr 1 (today) demanding an end to police patrolling for two weeks. The PCAPA spokesperso
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The People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCAPA) has called for a 120-hour bandh (general shut down) in the West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia from Decemebr 1 (today) demanding an end to police patrolling for two weeks. The PCAPA spokesperson Asit Mahato said the Central-state joint forces should stop patrolling for two weeks so that the farmers and locals could harvest their crops. The PCAPA also requested the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres not to attack the Police for the next two weeks to improve the prevailing situation. According to Mahato, they requested Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen through media a few days ago to withdraw Police patrolling for the next two weeks. The PCAPA had fixed November 30-evening as the deadline for Sen to respond but he did not. Mahato said this is the time for harvesting and farmers store crops for next four-five months. The Central-state joint forces, he alleged, often arrest farmers from paddy fields and many are injured in the cross-fire between Security Forces and the Maoists. According to Mahato, the PCAPA has formally requested the Maoists restrain themselves for the next 15 days but there was no assurance from the latter. N S Nigam, the District Magistrate of West Midnapore said the PCAPA had not informed him on their bandh to be observed from tomorrow.
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December - 1 
The Union Government said on December 1 that there was increase in the number of infiltration cases along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir during 2009, Daily Excelsior reported. According to the data furnished by Union Minister of State
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The Union Government said on December 1 that there was increase in the number of infiltration cases along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir during 2009, Daily Excelsior reported. According to the data furnished by Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran in reply to a written question in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament), 395 cases of apprehension of infiltration were reported in 2009 as compared to 342 in 2008. There were 573 cases of apprehension of infiltration reported in 2006 and 535 in 2007 along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir, the data said. The Minister said that Government has increased the budget for road construction and fencing on the India-Pakistan border by nearly 300 per cent. "Along Indo-Pakistan border, the Government has approved revision of cost estimates in fencing, floodlighting, roads and Border Outposts works from the earlier sanctioned Rs 380 crore to Rs 1,201 crore," he said. The Minister said 1,915 km of fencing and 1,861 km of floodlighting works have been completed on the India-Pakistan border out of 2,043 km of fencing and 2,009 km of floodlighting sanctioned by the Government. "Out of 340 km of border roads sanctioned by the Government in Gujarat sector on the Indo-Pakistan border, the construction works of 219 km of border roads have been completed," he added.
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December - 1 
The Union Home Minister P Chidambaram clarified that the Union Government is yet to receive any offer from ULFA to come for talks even as the Union Government seems to have softened its stand on the presence of the elusive commander-in-chief Paresh B
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The Union Home Minister P Chidambaram clarified that the Union Government is yet to receive any offer from ULFA to come for talks even as the Union Government seems to have softened its stand on the presence of the elusive commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah at the talks. When asked whether the Government of India was willing to sit for negotiations minus Paresh Baruah, he said, “Good, if they come for talks.” However, he also reiterated the same preconditions of abjuring violence, surrendering weapons and dropping the demand for sovereignty before coming for dialogue. “However, we have not received any offer so far,” he added.
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December - 1 
There was a decline in possible infiltration along the India-Bangladesh border as 2,098 cases were reported in 2009 as against 3,175 in 2008. The minister said "there is no specific input about nexus between insurgent groups and illegal Bangladeshi m
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There was a decline in possible infiltration along the India-Bangladesh border as 2,098 cases were reported in 2009 as against 3,175 in 2008. The minister said "there is no specific input about nexus between insurgent groups and illegal Bangladeshi migrants in general." The strengthening of infrastructure on the India- Bangladesh border is also on the anvil with nearly 150 per cent hike in the budget to improve fencing, floodlights and roads. "The Government has approved the revision of targets of fencing and road works along India-Bangladesh border from earlier sanctioned works of 2,429 km for fencing and 797 km of roads to 2,579 km and 1,422 km respectively under phase-2," he said. "Out of 3,436 km of fencing and 4,326 km of border roads sanctioned by the Government on Indo-Bangladesh border, the construction work of 2,677 km of fencing and 3,330 km of border roads has been completed," he said.
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December - 1 
Two cadres belonging to M.I. Khan faction of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF) were arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at Thoubal Kshetri Leikai on December 1. They were identified as Mohammed Sahid Ahmad alia
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Two cadres belonging to M.I. Khan faction of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF) were arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at Thoubal Kshetri Leikai on December 1. They were identified as Mohammed Sahid Ahmad alias Abdul Sahid (25) and Mohammed Sherkhan (23).
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December - 1 
At least four militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries when the Security Forces (SFs) attacked the headquarters of the proscribed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Dabori area of upper Orakzai Agency on December 1-night, Dawn re
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At least four militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries when the Security Forces (SFs) attacked the headquarters of the proscribed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Dabori area of upper Orakzai Agency on December 1-night, Dawn reported. Several hideouts of the TTP were destroyed in the Dabori bazaar and its outskirts when artillery shells fired from the nearby Shahu Khel area in Hangu District in the NWFP slammed into them. According to sources, the SFs had taken control of important positions in the lower Orakzai Agency area of Feroze Khel and were now moving deeper into the tribal territory.
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December - 1 
Dr. Shamsher Ali Khan, the Awami National Party legislator in the NWFP Assembly from Swat, was killed and 13 persons were injured in a suicide attack in his house in the Dherai area of Kabal sub-division on December 1, Daily Times reported. A man wit
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Dr. Shamsher Ali Khan, the Awami National Party legislator in the NWFP Assembly from Swat, was killed and 13 persons were injured in a suicide attack in his house in the Dherai area of Kabal sub-division on December 1, Daily Times reported. A man with explosives strapped to his body walked unchallenged into the grounds of Khan’s house and blew himself up, killing the legislator, sources said. According to witnesses, the suicide bomber entered Khan’s hujra (guest house) with other people to greet the legislator and as he got closer to the target he blew himself up, AFP reported. “The MPA [Member of Provincial Assembly] was killed in a suicide attack,” the Kabal Deputy Superintendent of Police, Hussain Badshah, said, adding that the MPA had been given two Policemen for security while eight personal security guards were protecting him. The Security Forces are reported to have imposed a curfew in the area and started a search operation. His injured brothers, Shaukat Ali Khan and Wakeel Khan, were earlier kidnapped by the militants when the military Operation Rah-e-Rast was launched in the District, The News reported. However, they were released later but the militants killed his nephew.
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December - 1 
In the FATA, the SFs also cleared Dunai Killi, the remaining portion of Janata and seized a huge cache of weapons during Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan in the last 24 hours, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said. “The se
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In the FATA, the SFs also cleared Dunai Killi, the remaining portion of Janata and seized a huge cache of weapons during Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan in the last 24 hours, an Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said. “The security forces conducted patrolling in areas around Bxu, Bakka Khel, Rucha, Bapsa, Sagai and Talib Khel,” it added. The ISPR also said the SFs arrested 10 suspected terrorists during search operations in two different areas of Swat and Malakand in the NWFP.
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December - 1 
Militant ‘commander’ Mulla Launcher and one of his accomplices were killed and six others sustained injuries in clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in various areas of Kurram Agency on December 2, The News reported. In addition, the SFs arrested t
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Militant ‘commander’ Mulla Launcher and one of his accomplices were killed and six others sustained injuries in clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in various areas of Kurram Agency on December 2, The News reported. In addition, the SFs arrested three militants along with some heavy weapons while the militants blew up a key bridge on the Parachinar-Peshawar Road in Arawali area.
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December - 1 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed four militants in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on December 1, Daily Times reported. The SFs conducted a search and a clearance operation in Kamarkhel and Dorra on the outskirts of Bara, APP reported.
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed four militants in the Bara sub-division of Khyber Agency on December 1, Daily Times reported. The SFs conducted a search and a clearance operation in Kamarkhel and Dorra on the outskirts of Bara, APP reported.
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December - 1 
Unidentified gunmen killed the chief of a local peace committee in the Swabi District, official sources said on December 1. Sources said that pro-Taliban militants killed Ambar Pakhpokha, head of a local peace committee. The Taliban have subsequently
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Unidentified gunmen killed the chief of a local peace committee in the Swabi District, official sources said on December 1. Sources said that pro-Taliban militants killed Ambar Pakhpokha, head of a local peace committee. The Taliban have subsequently claimed responsibility for the killing.
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December - 1 
Unidentified gunmen killed three tribal leaders in Orakzai Agency, official sources said on December 1, Daily Times reported. The unidentified gunmen killed the tribal chiefs when they ambushed their vehicle in Oblan area. The deceased were identifie
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Unidentified gunmen killed three tribal leaders in Orakzai Agency, official sources said on December 1, Daily Times reported. The unidentified gunmen killed the tribal chiefs when they ambushed their vehicle in Oblan area. The deceased were identified as Malik Gul Haider, Malik Sabz Ali and Malik Mir Aslam Khan.
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December - 1 
Army troops conducted search and clear operations in the Putukudirippu and Putukulam areas of Wanni and recovered five hand grenades and 3000 rounds of FNC ammunition on December 1, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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Army troops conducted search and clear operations in the Putukudirippu and Putukulam areas of Wanni and recovered five hand grenades and 3000 rounds of FNC ammunition on December 1, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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December - 1 
On the advice of President Mahinda Rajapakse the Government has taken action to grant the IDPs freedom of movement from December 1. Accordingly, 22,443 IDPs have gone away from their welfare villages. Out of this figure 9,778 have come back. "Any per
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On the advice of President Mahinda Rajapakse the Government has taken action to grant the IDPs freedom of movement from December 1. Accordingly, 22,443 IDPs have gone away from their welfare villages. Out of this figure 9,778 have come back. "Any person can leave the welfare villages and return as they wish. No action will be taken against the persons who wont come back to IDP Villages. The freedom is not limited to 15 days," Minister Samarasinghe noted. The Minister rejected certain media reports that Security Forces personnel will go after the IDPs if they don’t come back. "It is up to them to decide whether to return or not. What the Government did was to grant the freedom for them to move away as they wish. However, the Government is carrying out the welfare activities in welfare villages further as usual," Samarasinghe added.
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December - 1 
Troops during a search operation in the Meegasooriyapura area of Trincomalee District recovered one hand grenade.
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Troops during a search operation in the Meegasooriyapura area of Trincomalee District recovered one hand grenade.
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December - 2 
A grenade exploded near a cinema hall at Abhayapuri area of District headquarters of Bongaigaon District in the wee hours of December 2, according to Assam Tribune. However, there was no casualty or injury, Police sources said.
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A grenade exploded near a cinema hall at Abhayapuri area of District headquarters of Bongaigaon District in the wee hours of December 2, according to Assam Tribune. However, there was no casualty or injury, Police sources said.
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December - 2 
A hand grenade planted in the residence of Sanasam Lokendro, Assistant Engineer of Manipur Public Health Engineering Department at Thongju Lampak was recovered and subsequently defused by the Imphal West District Police on December 2, reports Imphal
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A hand grenade planted in the residence of Sanasam Lokendro, Assistant Engineer of Manipur Public Health Engineering Department at Thongju Lampak was recovered and subsequently defused by the Imphal West District Police on December 2, reports Imphal Free Press.
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December - 2 
A Policeman was killed in a landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Giridh District on December 2 (today), reports Indian Express. Maoists triggered the landmine at Teliabahiar when Policemen were on a foot
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A Policeman was killed in a landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Giridh District on December 2 (today), reports Indian Express. Maoists triggered the landmine at Teliabahiar when Policemen were on a foot patrol, Deputy Commissioner, Vandana Dadil, said.
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December - 2 
Chidambaram noted that Jammu and Kashmir had a number of groups with a number of demands. And even though some groups had demanded the right of self-determination or self-rule, "I do not think we should shy away from talking to any group." "These wil
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Chidambaram noted that Jammu and Kashmir had a number of groups with a number of demands. And even though some groups had demanded the right of self-determination or self-rule, "I do not think we should shy away from talking to any group." "These will be quiet talks, quiet diplomacy... far away from the glare of media," he said, adding he could not share details of the talks at this moment. Noting that the response to the proposal was encouraging, he hoped a "solution will emerge." Asked if the Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah too shared the Centre's perception of having "quiet talks", he said, "I think I know Omar Abdullah's position... we are on the same page." He said the right climate had been created in Jammu and Kashmir where Friday Prayers were being held smoothly and there had been no major public demonstrations against the Government. The Amarnath Yatra participated in by 3.92 lakh pilgrims had passed off peacefully without a single incident and lakhs of people were visiting the Vaishno Devi shrine without problems and Gurupurab and Eid functions were held in the Valley. Answering supplementary questions, he said there will be no talks with Pakistan unless it brings to book the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks. "There are no talks with Pakistan," he said. "The Prime Minister has already stated that unless Pakistan brings to book the preparatory of 26/11 Mumbai (terror) attacks and dismantles terrorist infrastructure (in that country), there is no scope for talks with Pakistan," Chidambaram said. Replying to a debate in the Rajya Sabha on internal security, he said the Government would maintain zero tolerance towards terrorism, whether it is in the shape of jihadi violence or Hindu extremist violence. He also said India remains vulnerable to terrorism as he noted that outfits like the Lashkar-e Toiba (LeT) have forged alliances with Al Qaeda and Pakistan has not changed its attitude.
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December - 2 
India foiled 12 terror attacks in the last one year but it cannot afford to lower its guard as Pakistan has not changed its approach, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said in the Parliament on December 2, reports IANS. 'There has been no terror att
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India foiled 12 terror attacks in the last one year but it cannot afford to lower its guard as Pakistan has not changed its approach, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said in the Parliament on December 2, reports IANS. 'There has been no terror attack in the last one year and two days. In fact, we have foiled a dozen terror attacks,' Chidambaram said while replying to a short duration discussion in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) on the internal security situation. 'Against Pakistan, we have built capacity but we remain vulnerable as our adversary has not changed his approach,' the Home Minister said. Chidambaram had referred to Pakistan during question hour too, saying the sub-continental peace process would not be resumed unless Islamabad took concrete action against the perpetrators of the November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) Mumbai attacks.
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December - 2 
India is as vulnerable to a terror attack as it was a few months ago because terrorist outfits have forged alliances against the country, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on December 2, according to Times of India. "We are as vulnerable today,
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India is as vulnerable to a terror attack as it was a few months ago because terrorist outfits have forged alliances against the country, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on December 2, according to Times of India. "We are as vulnerable today, as we were a few months ago. Groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) are now coordinating their action. One of these groups appears to have forged ties with al-Qaeda," he said in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament). Without naming Pakistan, Chidambaram said even while there has not been any terrorist attack in the last one year, the country cannot lower its guard because "our adversary has not changed its attitude...". Replying to a debate on the internal security, he said the epicenter of the cross border terrorism is the junction point of Afghanistan and Pakistan and since India is in the region, "we are vulnerable".
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December - 2 
Normal life was hit hard in the interiors of Chhattisgarh on December 2, the first day of the weeklong anniversary celebrations of the People's Liberation of Guerrilla Army (PLGA), the military wing of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)
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Normal life was hit hard in the interiors of Chhattisgarh on December 2, the first day of the weeklong anniversary celebrations of the People's Liberation of Guerrilla Army (PLGA), the military wing of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), according to Sify.com. Passenger buses were off the road and shops were shut in Rajnandgaon District bordering Maharashtra State and in the entire Bastar region comprising of five districts - Bijapur, Narayanpur, Kanker, Dantewada and Bastar - due to the fear of Maoist attack. The State Government has already sounded a high alert after Police recovered a number of leaflets from Bastar, in which the insurgents had asked people to observe the ninth anniversary of the PLGA between December 2-8. In the leaflets in Gondi language, the Maoists have also appealed to people to become members of the CPI-Maoist and get recruited as PLGA fighters.
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December - 2 
One Himanshu Das, site in-charge of Uditya Construction, was abducted by unidentified militants numbering about 12 from Lakhicherra stone quarry under Gumrah Police Station in Katigorah in Hailakandi District in the afternoon of December 2, according
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One Himanshu Das, site in-charge of Uditya Construction, was abducted by unidentified militants numbering about 12 from Lakhicherra stone quarry under Gumrah Police Station in Katigorah in Hailakandi District in the afternoon of December 2, according to Sentinel. Uditya Construction is owned by Gautam Gupta who is private secretary of State Excise Minister Gautam Roy. Sources said the abductors demanded INR ten millions for the safe release of Das.
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December - 2 
Over 170 Security Force (SF) personnel have lost their lives fighting Naxalites (left wing extremists) in six different States over the past six months, PTI reported. "A total of 176 Security Forces had to lose their lives in Naxalite attack during t
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Over 170 Security Force (SF) personnel have lost their lives fighting Naxalites (left wing extremists) in six different States over the past six months, PTI reported. "A total of 176 Security Forces had to lose their lives in Naxalite attack during the last six months," Ajay Maken, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs said in a written reply on in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) on December 2. While 74 SF personnel were killed in Chhattisgarh, 34 died in Maharashtra, followed by 32 in Jharkhand, 20 in Orissa, nine in West Bengal and seven in Bihar. Giving details about the deaths, he said this data was of Naxalite attacks that happened between May 15 to November 23.
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December - 2 
Paresh Baruah, ‘Commander-in-Chief’, asked the chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa to clarify his stand on the issue of talks with the Government of India. In a statement e-mailed to the media, Baruah said that he had come to know about the fact that Rajkhowa
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Paresh Baruah, ‘Commander-in-Chief’, asked the chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa to clarify his stand on the issue of talks with the Government of India. In a statement e-mailed to the media, Baruah said that he had come to know about the fact that Rajkhowa along with the Military Spokesman of the outfit Raju Baruah and Sergeant Raja Gogoi were in the custody of the Indian Security Forces since December 2. He said that the Government of India would like to take advantage of the situation by forcing them to participate in the "so called talks" with the Government. The media reports in the last couple of days also indicated that the Government was trying to start "so called talks" with the arrested ULFA leaders. Baruah called upon the ULFA chairman to remember the demands and ideology of the ULFA and the supreme sacrifices of more than 12,000 ULFA members. He appealed to the ULFA chairman not to fall into the trap of the Government of India to take part in "so called talks" and asked him to clarify his position regarding talks.
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December - 2 
PTI reports that among the suggestions given by the team from the Union Home ministry to the administration in West Bengal on December 2 was the upgrading of technology and an increase in the strength of the Police. "They suggested introduction of be
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PTI reports that among the suggestions given by the team from the Union Home ministry to the administration in West Bengal on December 2 was the upgrading of technology and an increase in the strength of the Police. "They suggested introduction of better technology for gathering more information in Maoist-affected areas and increased manpower in the Police force," State Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen said at the conclusion of the two-day visit by the team, which did not visit trouble spots in the State, but met top officials from nine violence-affected districts in Kolkata, the State capital. "Modern technology introduced in other Maoist-hit states yielded better results," Sen said. The team, which had three meetings with top state officials in the last two days, also called for improved coordination among police stations in Maoist-affected districts.
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December - 2 
Telegraph reports that unidentified persons set ablaze a private school at Sugnu Wapokpi in Thoubal District on December 2. One office room was destroyed along with a computer set and an almirah in the arson. The Police and school authorities could n
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Telegraph reports that unidentified persons set ablaze a private school at Sugnu Wapokpi in Thoubal District on December 2. One office room was destroyed along with a computer set and an almirah in the arson. The Police and school authorities could not confirm who was responsible for the arson. However, the Police suspect that the supporters of the ongoing class boycott campaign could be behind it. The All Manipur Students Union, Manipuri Students Federation and Kangleipak Students Association had jointly launched a class boycott campaign since September 9 against July 23 encounter. The campaign was launched in support of the Apunba Lup’s demand for resignation of Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh and action against Police officers responsible for the killing of passerby, Rabina Devi, and Ch. Sanjit, an alleged former militant, in the encounter.
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December - 2 
The ‘chairman’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Arabinda Rajkhowa and another cadre of the outfit are in custody of Government of India in Delhi, reports Assam Tribune. Highly-placed sources confided that Rajkhowa is in safe custody and
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The ‘chairman’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Arabinda Rajkhowa and another cadre of the outfit are in custody of Government of India in Delhi, reports Assam Tribune. Highly-placed sources confided that Rajkhowa is in safe custody and currently kept in a ‘safe and highly secured location’. The ‘chairman’ of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) Ranjan Daimary and ULFA ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Barua are also expected to be brought to the Delhi shortly. The entire operation, being kept under tight secret, began with their handing over by Bangladesh authorities in the night of December 2, somewhere in Tripura sector to Border Security Force (BSF). The duo was flown in an Indian Air Force aircraft from Agartala to a defence airfield and was taken to an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) camp. Later, Rajkhowa was shifted to an Intelligence Bureau (IB) safe house. Though officials here were tight-lipped about the whole affair, even refusing to confirm the presence of the leaders in India, it has been learnt that a safe passage formula is being worked out. The possibility of Rajkhowa being arrested now seems remote, as pressure to start a peace dialogue has taken precedence, sources said.
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December - 2 
The Army released photographs of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) two cadres, who had carried out the November 22 Nalbari twin blasts claiming nine lives. Both the cadres, Mohan alias Mahesh Rajbongshi and Hemanto Rajbongshi, belonged to the ‘7
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The Army released photographs of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) two cadres, who had carried out the November 22 Nalbari twin blasts claiming nine lives. Both the cadres, Mohan alias Mahesh Rajbongshi and Hemanto Rajbongshi, belonged to the ‘709th battalion’ of the ULFA, a press statement issued by Army said.
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December - 2 
The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel arrested two suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives from Umkrem near Pyrdiwah in East Khasi Hills District along India-Bangladesh border on December 2, according to Telegraph. They were subsequently hand
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The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel arrested two suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives from Umkrem near Pyrdiwah in East Khasi Hills District along India-Bangladesh border on December 2, according to Telegraph. They were subsequently handed over to the Meghalaya Police. They were identified as Siraj Shamzudin (30) and Nazir Tarian Dabede (25) and both of them belonged to Kannur District in Kerala. A senior Police official said the militants had confessed their involvement in 2008 serial bomb blasts in Bangalore. They had also masterminded the 2005 terror attack in the same city of Bangalore. They managed to escape Bangladesh soon after the blasts and stayed there till they surfaced in on the Meghalaya border. The BSF public relations officer Ravi Gandhi said that Security Forces in Bangladesh had provided intelligence inputs to the BSF leading to their arrest. “The militants have confessed to belong to LeT though we could not recover any document or identity card from them,” Meghalaya Director General of Police S.B. Kakati said. The militants also did not possess any arm or ammunition. A senior Police official said the militants spoke fluent English. “They seem to be highly educated and are the brain behind many other bomb attacks in the southern states,” he mentioned. According to the Police, the LeT operatives had no contact or guide in Meghalaya and were probably trying to travel from Shillong to the mainland by themselves. The Police sources said that their guide in Bangladesh may have helped them to reach the border and returned soon after. “The LeT militants wanted to go to mainland India after reaching Shillong. We do not know what new mission they were entrusted with,” a Police official said. The Police ruled out any plan by the LeT operatives to strike in the Northeast.
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December - 2 
The detained ULFA ‘leader’ Mithinga Daimary said that Arabinda Rajkhowa alone cannot sit for talks outside the ambit of the outfit’s constitution. He termed Bangladesh’s recent offensive towards the ULFA militants as a ‘betrayal.’
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The detained ULFA ‘leader’ Mithinga Daimary said that Arabinda Rajkhowa alone cannot sit for talks outside the ambit of the outfit’s constitution. He termed Bangladesh’s recent offensive towards the ULFA militants as a ‘betrayal.’
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December - 2 
The Hindu reports that three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter with special party Policemen in the evening of December 2 in the forest near Kallegaon-Pittaguda under Kerameri Police Station limits
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The Hindu reports that three cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in an encounter with special party Policemen in the evening of December 2 in the forest near Kallegaon-Pittaguda under Kerameri Police Station limits of Adilabad District. While two of those killed were identified as Mylarapu Adellu alias Bhaskar alias Narsanna, Adilabad District Committee Secretary (DCS) of the CPI-Maoist and Chippakurthi Ravi alias Sudershan, a District Committee member, the third could not be identified due to darkness. Some 10 others were believed to have escaped. Adilabad Superintendent of Police P. Promod Kumar said a sten gun, a SLR, a pistol, a manpac communication set some batteries and blasting material were recovered from the spot. The encounter, which took place gains significance as it comes a week after the Maoists had burnt machinery at the Dorli open cast mine in adjacent Tiryani mandal. Adellu, who carried a reward of INR 500,000 on his head, had escaped a series of encounters with the Police parties in the Jogapur forests of Asifabad in November 2005.
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December - 2 
The Maoists have threatened candidates with dire consequences if they open election offices in Palamu District, Police said. The Maoists also set ablaze the house of one of the supporters of Chhaterpur Congress nominee Radha Krishna Kishore recently
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The Maoists have threatened candidates with dire consequences if they open election offices in Palamu District, Police said. The Maoists also set ablaze the house of one of the supporters of Chhaterpur Congress nominee Radha Krishna Kishore recently to show their commitment to the cause. They have also pasted posters in the District warning electorates to stay away from the polls. Palamu Superintendent of Police Jatin Narwal, however, claimed that the Police would foil the ulterior designs of Maoists.
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December - 2 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland -Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) on December 4 alleged that one of its cadres, Ch. Robert, and his driver were assaulted by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Unification (NSCN-U) militants, when he was travel
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland -Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) on December 4 alleged that one of its cadres, Ch. Robert, and his driver were assaulted by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Unification (NSCN-U) militants, when he was traveling in a hired vehicle in Peren District on December 2, according to Nagaland Post. The NSCN-IM also stated that while Robert was kept in confinement, his driver managed to escape from the incident site.
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December - 2 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) alleged that illegal collection of taxes, extortion, blackmailing and the likes have been going on unnoticed for some time against Government departments, business establishments and ot
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) alleged that illegal collection of taxes, extortion, blackmailing and the likes have been going on unnoticed for some time against Government departments, business establishments and others through fake demand letters of the outfit in and around Dimapur and Kohima using fictitious mobile numbers
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December - 2 
The Security Forces (SFs) on December 2 recovered a landmine planted beneath a culvert at Zarzari village under Bishnugarh Police Station of Hazaribgah District, reports Times of India. Briefing the media, Deputy Commissioner-cum District Returning O
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The Security Forces (SFs) on December 2 recovered a landmine planted beneath a culvert at Zarzari village under Bishnugarh Police Station of Hazaribgah District, reports Times of India. Briefing the media, Deputy Commissioner-cum District Returning Officer Vinay Kumar Choubey said that the SFs recovered the landmine weighing 50 kilograms while patrolling the Bishnugarh-Gomia road. The officer said that the SF personnel, who were patrolling the area on foot, heard the sound of an explosion and saw smoke billowing out of the culvert. Subsequently, they conducted a thorough search of the culvert and found the landmine lying underneath it. A bomb squad, which accompanied the SFs, immediately deactivated the landmine, he added. Choubey said that the SFs also recovered a pair of shoes and slippers from the spot which the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) had probably left behind after planting the landmine. "A major mishap seems to have been averted as polling personnel were supposed to return from the same route along with electronic voting machines (EVMs) after the commencement of polls," he added. He said that polling personnel and SFs, who were supposed to cross the Maoist-hit areas under the Bishnugarh Police Station of the District, were advised to move on foot as a precautionary measure. The Police have launched a massive combing operation in the area, he added.
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December - 2 
The Security Forces on December 2 arrested three militants, including the former ‘financial chief’ of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), who had returned from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in 2008 and evaded arrest several times since t
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The Security Forces on December 2 arrested three militants, including the former ‘financial chief’ of the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), who had returned from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in 2008 and evaded arrest several times since then, Daily Excelsior reported. Sirajuddin Mir, who went across the Line of Control in 1990, was arrested during a operation at the house of a slain JKLF ‘commander’ at Sunoorkalipora in the Budgam District, official sources said. "Police and Army had information that Mir might visit the residence of slain JKLF commander Haider on his anniversary today. He came trying to conceal his identity by wearing a monkey cap and wrapping himself in a blanket but was found out by the police personnel on cordon and arrested," they said. Mir, a resident of Karehama village in the Kunzer area of Baramulla District, was still active in militancy related activities and had not visited his home since returning from the other side of Kashmir in August 2008. A Range Officer in the Forest Department when he joined militancy in 1990, Mir, now believed to be around 70 years old, was the financial chief for JKLF at the peak of militancy and had stayed in PoK for more than 18 years.
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December - 2 
The Union Government on December 2 announced the withdrawal of a "significant" number of battalions of Central forces from Jammu and Kashmir in a significant confidence-building measure following the initiative for holding a "quiet" dialogue with sep
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The Union Government on December 2 announced the withdrawal of a "significant" number of battalions of Central forces from Jammu and Kashmir in a significant confidence-building measure following the initiative for holding a "quiet" dialogue with separatist groups, Daily Excelsior reported. The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram informed the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) that the decision had been taken in view of the improvement of law and order situation in the State. On the situation in Jammu and Kashmir, Chidambaram said violence in the State has been the lowest in 2009 and the Centre is willing to take "what appears to be a risky step of withdrawing a significant number of battalions of security forces" and hand over law and order to the Jammu and Kashmir Police. He also said the process has already been initiated but refused to quantify the personnel being withdrawn. The announcement would be a major confidence-building measure offered by the Union Government which has initiated a "quiet" dialogue with the separatist groups. Earlier in the day, Chidambaram told the Upper House of Parliament that Kashmiri groups have responded positively to the Centre’s initiative of "quiet talks" and hoped a solution will emerge. He said the Government would not shy away from talking to any organisation, some of which are demanding self-rule.
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December - 2 
The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram reiterated on December 2 that the Government was ready to talk to the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) if they laid down their arms, reports IANS. “There is no dialogue at the moment. I have offered
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The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram reiterated on December 2 that the Government was ready to talk to the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) if they laid down their arms, reports IANS. “There is no dialogue at the moment. I have offered talks if they abjure violence,” the Minister said during question hour in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament). “We are prepared to talk about any subject provided they abjure violence,” he added.
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December - 2 
The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) that he would respond within 72 hours if the ULFA decided to hold talks with the Government, reports Sentinel. He was responding to a discussion on the interna
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The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) that he would respond within 72 hours if the ULFA decided to hold talks with the Government, reports Sentinel. He was responding to a discussion on the internal security situation in the country. He further said, “I hope that the ULFA leaders will release a political statement on peace talks with the Union Government very soon.”
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December - 2 
the West Midnapore District administration shifted SFs from only a single school in Lalgarh, though Advocate General Bolai Roy had assured the Calcutta High Court that it would vacate at least two schools by December 2, reports Indian Express. One co
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the West Midnapore District administration shifted SFs from only a single school in Lalgarh, though Advocate General Bolai Roy had assured the Calcutta High Court that it would vacate at least two schools by December 2, reports Indian Express. One company of forces was shifted from Gohamidanga High School, which had been occupied since July 1. After hearing a Public Interest Litigation on November 24, the Calcutta High Court had directed the State Government to vacate all the schools where Police camps had been set up to accommodate the Central-State joint forces. According to Roy, State Government had occupied 22 educational institutions between June to September at Binpur, Lalgarh, Salboni and Goaltore blocks in different phases to accommodate 4,100 personnel of the Central-State joint forces to carry out Police operation against Maoists outfits.
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December - 2 
Troops of Rashtriya Rifles (44th Battalion) arrested a militant of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) from the Keller area of Shopian District. One pistol, two magazines and 12 rounds were recovered from the possession of the militant, who has been identifi
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Troops of Rashtriya Rifles (44th Battalion) arrested a militant of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) from the Keller area of Shopian District. One pistol, two magazines and 12 rounds were recovered from the possession of the militant, who has been identified as Jehangir Ahmad Malik.
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December - 2 
Two other Maoists were arrested from Nautan Bazaar in the Rohtas District. The Security Forces carried out a raid and arrested the insurgents. Four 9-mm pistols and several rounds of ammunition were seized from the arrested insurgents, who were also
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Two other Maoists were arrested from Nautan Bazaar in the Rohtas District. The Security Forces carried out a raid and arrested the insurgents. Four 9-mm pistols and several rounds of ammunition were seized from the arrested insurgents, who were also identified.
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December - 2 
Two unidentified National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants surrendered before the Assam Rifles at Chhamanu in Dhalai District, according to Assam Tribune.
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Two unidentified National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants surrendered before the Assam Rifles at Chhamanu in Dhalai District, according to Assam Tribune.
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December - 2 
According to Dawn, planes bombed a number of areas in the Warh Mamond and Nawagai sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency on December 2, killing four militants and injuring three others. Official sources said the Security Forces targeted positions of militant
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According to Dawn, planes bombed a number of areas in the Warh Mamond and Nawagai sub-divisions of Bajaur Agency on December 2, killing four militants and injuring three others. Official sources said the Security Forces targeted positions of militants in the Kharkay, Anga, Almazo and Gotki areas in Mamond sub-division and Sharif Khana and Shah Khana in Nawagai, The News reported.
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December - 2 
According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, six militants were arrested in Peer Pati and Qambar. The SFs also arrested 20 suspects from Mingora while eight militants surrendered in the Bar Sor, Charbagh and Garga areas of Matta.
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According to the Inter-Services Public Relations, six militants were arrested in Peer Pati and Qambar. The SFs also arrested 20 suspects from Mingora while eight militants surrendered in the Bar Sor, Charbagh and Garga areas of Matta.
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December - 2 
An official of the Pakistan Navy foiled a suicide attack on the Naval Headquarters at Zafar Chowk on the Margalla Road in the national capital Islamabad on December 2, The News reported. However, two Navy personnel were killed in the attack, while 13
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An official of the Pakistan Navy foiled a suicide attack on the Naval Headquarters at Zafar Chowk on the Margalla Road in the national capital Islamabad on December 2, The News reported. However, two Navy personnel were killed in the attack, while 13 persons were injured. A spokesman for the Pakistan Navy confirmed the death of two personnel - Amjad Ittwar and Muhammad Ashraf. A 16-year-old suicide bomber blew himself up at 1:30 pm during his body search, eyewitnesses said. A Navy spokesman claimed students of Bahria College located on the premises of the complex were the target of the terrorist. Police said a naval intelligence official, deployed in plainclothes around the main entrance gate of the Naval Complex in E-8 Sector of Islamabad and a naval guard, spotted a suspicious teenager following information provided by a passer-by. He called the boy and started searching him. As he was engaged in the body search, the boy blew himself up.
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December - 2 
Five militants were killed in an exchange of fire with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Palai area of Malakand Agency in the NWFP on December 2, The News reported. Official sources said the militants attacked a convoy of the SFs in the Palai area, lo
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Five militants were killed in an exchange of fire with the Security Forces (SFs) in the Palai area of Malakand Agency in the NWFP on December 2, The News reported. Official sources said the militants attacked a convoy of the SFs in the Palai area, located near the border between Malakand Agency and Mardan District. The SFs, however, repulsed the attack and five militants were killed. Palai, situated in the foothills, has reportedly been the scene of encounters between the military and militants in recent months. Militants from Buner, Swat and Malakand Agency have been operating in the area.
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December - 2 
In the Hangu District, 10 militants were killed in a clash and 128 wanted criminals were arrested during a joint operation by the Police and the Frontier Constabulary, Dawn reported. The operation was carried out in areas adjacent to Hangu and Orakza
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In the Hangu District, 10 militants were killed in a clash and 128 wanted criminals were arrested during a joint operation by the Police and the Frontier Constabulary, Dawn reported. The operation was carried out in areas adjacent to Hangu and Orakzai Agency - Thall, Doaba, Shahu Khel, Kahi, Naryab and Kotki. The District Police chief Abdur Rasheed said three bombs with remote control devices, a rocket launcher, two grenades, 19 Kalashnikovs, 18 rifles, 17 shotguns, 24 pistols, 10kgs of hashish and thousands of cartridges had been seized. He said Police had also seized 1,950 bags of sugar and 868 of flour which were being smuggled to Afghanistan.
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December - 2 
In the Shangotai area of Matta sub-division in the Swat District, the bodies of two persons, Shah Ji and his son Yaqub, were found. They were reported to have had links with the Taliban and were wanted in several militancy-related cases.
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In the Shangotai area of Matta sub-division in the Swat District, the bodies of two persons, Shah Ji and his son Yaqub, were found. They were reported to have had links with the Taliban and were wanted in several militancy-related cases.
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December - 2 
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on December 2 that Washington will press Islamabad to do more against all the militant groups threatening Pakistan, its neighbours and the United States, Dawn reported. Testifying about President Barack Obama’s
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on December 2 that Washington will press Islamabad to do more against all the militant groups threatening Pakistan, its neighbours and the United States, Dawn reported. Testifying about President Barack Obama’s new strategy for the region, Clinton told lawmakers that the Pakistanis had shown over the last year their “willingness to take on the Pakistani Taliban which directly threaten them.” “The unity of support that the people of Pakistan are showing for this effort is profoundly significant, but, as we have said, it is not enough,” she told the Senate Armed Services Committee. “It is difficult to parse out the different groups that are operating within Pakistan, all of whom we think are connected in one way or another with Al Qaeda, and partition some off and go after the others,” she said. “It will be our continuing effort... to make the case that the Pakistanis have to do more against all of the insurgent terrorist groups that are threatening them, that are threatening us in Afghanistan and the Afghan people and are threatening other neighbours in the region,” she added.
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December - 2 
The US President Barack Obama said on December 2 that US success in Afghanistan – where he plans to deploy 30,000 more troops and has vowed to “seize the initiative” to end the unpopular war and start a pullout in July 2011 – is “inextricably linked”
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The US President Barack Obama said on December 2 that US success in Afghanistan – where he plans to deploy 30,000 more troops and has vowed to “seize the initiative” to end the unpopular war and start a pullout in July 2011 – is “inextricably linked” to Washington’s partnership with Pakistan, Daily Times reported. But the US president also warned that the people and Governments of both Pakistan and Afghanistan are “endangered”. “We will act with the full recognition that our success in Afghanistan is inextricably linked to our partnership with Pakistan,” Obama told cadets at the US military academy at West Point. In a speech televised live nationwide, Obama billed the “effective partnership” with Pakistan as one of the three “core elements” for defeating extremism, along with an increase in both troops and civilians. “We are in Afghanistan to prevent a cancer from once again spreading... but this same cancer has also taken root in the border region of Pakistan,” he said. “In the past, we too often defined our relationship with Pakistan narrowly. Those days are over,” Obama stated. “We are committed to a partnership with Pakistan that is built on ... mutual interests, mutual respect and mutual trust,” he told his audience. “We will strengthen Pakistan’s capacity to target those groups that threaten our countries, and have made it clear that we cannot tolerate a safe-haven for terrorists whose location is known and whose intentions are clear,” he said.
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December - 2 
Nepal News reports that speaking at a programme organized in the capital on the occasion of Jyapu (indigenous peasants of Kathmandu) Day on December 2, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal said that the plan of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maois
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Nepal News reports that speaking at a programme organized in the capital on the occasion of Jyapu (indigenous peasants of Kathmandu) Day on December 2, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal said that the plan of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) to declare autonomous federal states is against the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the Interim Constitution, accusing the Maoists of trying to end the significance of the Constituent Assembly (CA) with this move. He criticized the Maoists for their plan to declare federal states at a time when the political parties are holding discussion on state restructuring, adding that the Maoist move is objectionable.
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December - 2 
The District Administration Office (DAO), Banke, ordered the Police to take Maoist People’s Liberation Army (PLA) fifth division brigade commander Deependra Shah aka Yuganta into custody for three months, reports Kantipuronline. The administration de
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The District Administration Office (DAO), Banke, ordered the Police to take Maoist People’s Liberation Army (PLA) fifth division brigade commander Deependra Shah aka Yuganta into custody for three months, reports Kantipuronline. The administration decided to hold Yuganta in detention for three months on charge of public offence.
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December - 2 
Hindustan Times reports that ULFA ‘chairman’ claimed that reports of his "arrest" were aimed at creating confusion and "derailing" the peace process in Assam. "I am speaking to you from the same location in Bangladesh from where I normally speak from
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Hindustan Times reports that ULFA ‘chairman’ claimed that reports of his "arrest" were aimed at creating confusion and "derailing" the peace process in Assam. "I am speaking to you from the same location in Bangladesh from where I normally speak from. Those who say that I have been arrested are deliberately trying to create confusion. They want to derail the peace process in Assam even before it can begin," he told North East TV channel. Rajkhowa was quoted further saying, "They (people opposing him) don't want a political and peaceful solution to the problem. Such people don't want the peace process to succeed. Every time we want to take the peace process forward such people spread wrong information".
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December - 2 
The ‘chairman’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Arabinda Rajkhowa and ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Baruah were arrested in Dhaka on December 2, according to Assam Tribune. Both the ULFA leaders are likely to be handed over to India,
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The ‘chairman’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Arabinda Rajkhowa and ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Baruah were arrested in Dhaka on December 2, according to Assam Tribune. Both the ULFA leaders are likely to be handed over to India, highly placed official sources said. The sources said that Rajkhowa, whose movements were under scanner of the Security Forces of Bangladesh since September 2009, was picked up from a house in the suburbs of Dhaka city along with a few of his associates. Sources said that the Government of Bangladesh already intimated India about the detention of Rajkhowa and he is likely to be handed over to India. Bangladesh has not registered any case against Rajkhowa and he will be handed over to India as a part of the assurance to hand over militant leaders of India taking shelter in Bangladesh for years. Official sources said that intelligence inputs indicated detention of the ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ of the ULFA Raju Baruah. “The Government of Bangladesh is yet to confirm the detention of Raju Baruah. The Government of Bangladesh only informed India that the ULFA Chairman and a few others were detained. But Indian intelligence agencies managed to obtain reports confirming the detention of Raju Baruah,” sources added. The report adds that the ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa will fly to Delhi after he is “pushed back” to Tripura from Bangladesh.
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December - 2 
KP was on Interpol’s most wanted list for various crimes, including arms smuggling and criminal conspiracy. Pathmanathan was one of the top LTTE operatives and the chief procurer of arms for the organization. He ran a global network of LTTE offices
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KP was on Interpol’s most wanted list for various crimes, including arms smuggling and criminal conspiracy. Pathmanathan was one of the top LTTE operatives and the chief procurer of arms for the organization. He ran a global network of LTTE offices which were engaged in weapons procurement, logistics and money laundering operations. Initially based in Malaysia, where he set up a shipping company in 1987, he was forced to move out after the Malaysian Special Branch cracked down on LTTE activities in the country in 1990, culminating in the seizure of an LTTE ship the same year. KP then moved to Thailand, which became a safe haven for the LTTE. There he established himself as the head of banking, procurement and shipping for the LTTE. He is believed to have obtained citizenship of Thailand. In Thailand, KP set up and led the “KP Department”, the procurement arm of the LTTE, the oldest international wing of the organisation. He was responsible for equipping the LTTE cadres with a modern day arsenal which enabled them to challenge the Security Forces. KP was arrested by the Intelligence on August 6, 2009.
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December - 2 
During search and clear operations in the Akkarayankulam, Kumulamunai, Muththuvinayagapuram, Ampalavanpokkanai and Putukudirippu areas of Wanni recovered 112 anti-personnel mines, three hand grenades, one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) and one Arul b
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During search and clear operations in the Akkarayankulam, Kumulamunai, Muththuvinayagapuram, Ampalavanpokkanai and Putukudirippu areas of Wanni recovered 112 anti-personnel mines, three hand grenades, one Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) and one Arul bomb on December 2, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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December - 2 
The Government of Sri Lanka seized three Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ships overseas and is in the process of bringing them to the country, a news report revealed, according to Colombo Page. The ships are expected to arrive in Colombo soon
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The Government of Sri Lanka seized three Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ships overseas and is in the process of bringing them to the country, a news report revealed, according to Colombo Page. The ships are expected to arrive in Colombo soon, The Island said in a report on December 2. All information with regard to the ships had been disclosed to the Security Forces (SFs) by the recently arrested LTTE's chief arms procurer Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP. Interpol has helped the SFs to act on information provided by KP, sources said. The ships were known to have been utilized for transportation of arms, ammunition, and human smuggling in the past by the overseas LTTE outfit. Sri Lanka Navy has taken charge of the three vessels and they are expected to reach Sri Lankan waters under tight security during the next couple of weeks, the report said, quoting highly placed Government officials. Sources have refused to divulge further information. Information about local contacts of the LTTE, provided by KP, was being verified, sources added. The seizure is considered as the first step in the Government's endeavour to confiscate LTTE's overseas assets. Sri Lanka Navy managed to destroy 10 LTTE vessels during war time which had been engaged in arms smuggling.
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December - 2 
The Government will take over all the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) property and assets in the possession of individuals and groups in Sri Lanka and abroad, Daily News reported. The LTTE has 14 ships, five of them belonging to the self-appo
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The Government will take over all the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) property and assets in the possession of individuals and groups in Sri Lanka and abroad, Daily News reported. The LTTE has 14 ships, five of them belonging to the self-appointed LTTE chief Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP now in custody. Addressing the media at the Media Centre for National Security on December 2, Defence Affairs spokesman Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said the Government Intelligence has identified properties of the LTTE in various parts of the world. Action has been taken to confiscate these LTTE properties held by individuals and groups. “The Government has sought the Attorney General’s advice to take action to take ownership of the LTTE properties,” he added. It is known that the LTTE possesses 14 ships and five of them belonged to KP. The Government had taken steps to bring three ships belonging to KP. “More than 600 accounts of KP were frozen by the Government and it is in the process of probing LTTE financing channels,” the Minister added.
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December - 3 
A cadre belonging to Lamyanba Khuman group of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Kh. Dharmendra Singh (35), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel when he was traveling in a vehicle at Khudengtabi
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A cadre belonging to Lamyanba Khuman group of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Kh. Dharmendra Singh (35), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel when he was traveling in a vehicle at Khudengtabi in Bishnupur District on December 3.
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December - 3 
A truck and a car were set on fire on National Highway 6 on the fourth day of a five-day bandh (shut down) called by the PCPA. Police have not been able to identify those responsible for the incident, but suspect that PCPA supporters were involved.
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A truck and a car were set on fire on National Highway 6 on the fourth day of a five-day bandh (shut down) called by the PCPA. Police have not been able to identify those responsible for the incident, but suspect that PCPA supporters were involved.
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December - 3 
A United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, Oinam Nandi Singh alias Khagemba (38), was arrested by a combined team of Imphal East District Police, Assam Rifles and the Army from his residence at Kwakeithel Landong.
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A United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, Oinam Nandi Singh alias Khagemba (38), was arrested by a combined team of Imphal East District Police, Assam Rifles and the Army from his residence at Kwakeithel Landong.
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December - 3 
An executive engineer of the Manipur Public Health Engineering Department, identified as L. Dhablo of Wangkhei Ayangpali in Imphal East District, was abducted by unidentified militants on December 3.
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An executive engineer of the Manipur Public Health Engineering Department, identified as L. Dhablo of Wangkhei Ayangpali in Imphal East District, was abducted by unidentified militants on December 3.
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December - 3 
ANI reports that hundreds of tribals associated with the Maoist backed outfit ‘Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh’ (CMAS), after being fed up of the violence, surrendered before the Police in the Narayanpatna region on an unspecified date. The tribals were i
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ANI reports that hundreds of tribals associated with the Maoist backed outfit ‘Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh’ (CMAS), after being fed up of the violence, surrendered before the Police in the Narayanpatna region on an unspecified date. The tribals were involved in agitations, and had forcibly occupied lands belonging to non-tribals across Narayanpatna, causing unrest in the region. But disillusioned with the life of violence and bloodshed, the tribals, who claim that they were forced into joining CMAS by the outfit’s leaders, gave up arms in order to join mainstream.
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December - 3 
Another hand grenade planted at the residence of one Phungreithang of Ukhrul town was also recovered and defused by the Police.
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Another hand grenade planted at the residence of one Phungreithang of Ukhrul town was also recovered and defused by the Police.
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December - 3 
Four National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants, who were reportedly involved in the killing of the late Sub-Divisional Officer of Kasom Khullen, Dr. Th. Kishan and his two sub ordinates, failed to appear before the Chief
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Four National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants, who were reportedly involved in the killing of the late Sub-Divisional Officer of Kasom Khullen, Dr. Th. Kishan and his two sub ordinates, failed to appear before the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Ukhrul District despite the court’s summon orders on December 3. They were identified as Hopeson Ningsen, Aboshibo, Ashang and Jonhny. Sources said representatives of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), who have been handling the case of the triple murder, appeared before the court and pleaded for extension of the summon deadline of Hopeson Ningsen currently lodged at the Tihar Jail, consequent upon which the court extended its order till January 15, 2010.
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December - 3 
IANS Police seized about seven quintals of potassium nitrate used to make explosives from a village under Chakai block (administrative division) in the Jamui District and arrested five people, officials said on December 4. A Police officer said the e
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IANS Police seized about seven quintals of potassium nitrate used to make explosives from a village under Chakai block (administrative division) in the Jamui District and arrested five people, officials said on December 4. A Police officer said the explosive material was recovered late in the night of December 3.
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December - 3 
IANS reports that eight suspected Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested in the Aurangabad District, Police said on December 3. The arrests took place during a joint operation involving Police and the Special Task Force. "T
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IANS reports that eight suspected Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested in the Aurangabad District, Police said on December 3. The arrests took place during a joint operation involving Police and the Special Task Force. "The Maoists were arrested while they were holding a jan adalat (people's court)," a Police official said.
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December - 3 
In a statement mailed to reporters, the ‘press secretary’ of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) Tokyung Pha said on December 3 that “contrary to reports in a section of the media, the NLFT president had never been detained in Bangladesh”, re
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In a statement mailed to reporters, the ‘press secretary’ of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) Tokyung Pha said on December 3 that “contrary to reports in a section of the media, the NLFT president had never been detained in Bangladesh”, reports Telegraph. “In fact, he does not live in Bangladesh any more,” Pha said in his statement. Indirectly confirming the NLFT’s ‘press secretary’s statement, Tripura Director-General of Police Pranay Sahay said, “It is not Biswamohan but Biswamoni who was picked up by the Bangladeshi Security Forces from Bandarban area in Chittagong Hill Tracts. We gather that Biswamoni along with another NLFT rebel, Parushuram Tripura who had been picked up a few months ago may be sent back soon.”
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December - 3 
It was reported in Assam Tribune that both the leaders were handed over to BSF personnel somewhere in Tripura sector and flown in an Indian Air Force aircraft from Agartala to a defence airfield and was taken to an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) c
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It was reported in Assam Tribune that both the leaders were handed over to BSF personnel somewhere in Tripura sector and flown in an Indian Air Force aircraft from Agartala to a defence airfield and was taken to an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) camp.
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December - 3 
Nagaland Post quoting Army source reports that eight out of the 14 youths who were reportedly abducted by suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres from Purr village in Phek District on November 29 have returned home.
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Nagaland Post quoting Army source reports that eight out of the 14 youths who were reportedly abducted by suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres from Purr village in Phek District on November 29 have returned home. The report adds that eight youths returned to Purr in two separate batches and the remaining six youths are still missing. “It is feared that the group under hostage may have been forced to cross over to Myanmar to hit safe havens of NSCN (K)”, the release said about the six missing youths.
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December - 3 
On December 3, a person, was arrested for allegedly carrying fake Indian currency notes with face value of INR 40000 at Rishikesh near State capital Dehradun, Police said, reports The Hindu. Following a tip-off, a Special Task Force (STF) team laid a
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On December 3, a person, was arrested for allegedly carrying fake Indian currency notes with face value of INR 40000 at Rishikesh near State capital Dehradun, Police said, reports The Hindu. Following a tip-off, a Special Task Force (STF) team laid a trap and arrested Jasim along with fake notes, they said. On interrogation, Jasim told the STF that he brought the notes here from Pakistan via Nepal.
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December - 3 
On December 3, the additional chief judicial magistrate’s court at Jhargram acquitted Chhatradhar Mahato, convenor of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), on charges of "waging war against the State." Mahato has been
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On December 3, the additional chief judicial magistrate’s court at Jhargram acquitted Chhatradhar Mahato, convenor of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), on charges of "waging war against the State." Mahato has been charged under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, besides being implicated for other criminal offences, and is presently in prison.
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December - 3 
On December 3, the two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, who were handed over to India by the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) near the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya on December 2, confessed their involvement in the July 25 Bangalore serial bomb blasts
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On December 3, the two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants, who were handed over to India by the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) near the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya on December 2, confessed their involvement in the July 25 Bangalore serial bomb blasts, reports Times of India. “Nazir Tarian Dabede (25) alias T Nazir told interrogators of Meghalaya Police and BSF that he had planted the bombs along with another person, Rahim,” a top Police official said on December 3. “The duo did not admit their involvement in the 2005 terrorist attack on the Indian Institute of Science in Bangalore,” the official added. They are likely to be taken to Bangalore on December 5. A Bangalore Police team, led by an ACP, has arrived here. Formalities are on to take the two to Karnataka, officials said.
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December - 3 
One more hand grenade was found lying in the residence of one Sorokhaibam Chandramani (53) at Oinam Awang Leikai in Bishnupur District.
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One more hand grenade was found lying in the residence of one Sorokhaibam Chandramani (53) at Oinam Awang Leikai in Bishnupur District.
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December - 3 
Paresh Baruah called up a member of the People’s Consultative Group (PCG), Hiranya Saikia, asserting that the struggle for sovereignty of Assam would continue even if some members of the outfit have come forward for talks by giving up the demand and
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Paresh Baruah called up a member of the People’s Consultative Group (PCG), Hiranya Saikia, asserting that the struggle for sovereignty of Assam would continue even if some members of the outfit have come forward for talks by giving up the demand and ideology of the ULFA. When contacted, Saikia confirmed the phone call and said that the ULFA ‘commander -in-chief’ was very assertive. “He said that if any member of the outfit gives up the demand for sovereignty and come for talks with the Government they are free to do so. He also asserted that he would not give up the demand and ideology of the outfit and is ready to continue the struggle for which more than 11,000 youths laid down their lives,” Saikia said.
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December - 3 
PTI reports that a top Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, accused in the killing of 11 Policemen was arrested in the Nawada District on December 3, Hindustan Times reported. Acting on a tip-off, police raided Mahuliatand village and
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PTI reports that a top Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, accused in the killing of 11 Policemen was arrested in the Nawada District on December 3, Hindustan Times reported. Acting on a tip-off, police raided Mahuliatand village and arrested Meero Ravidas, Superintendent of Police Anil Kishore Yadav said. Ravidas was the prime accused in the killing of 11 Policemen in the same village on February 9, he added.
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December - 3 
PTI reports that Ram Briksha Kol, a cadre of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), carrying a head money of INR 50,000 was found dead in the in Kon forest area of Sonebhadra District on December 3. Two other Maoists, identified as Rakesh Mish
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PTI reports that Ram Briksha Kol, a cadre of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), carrying a head money of INR 50,000 was found dead in the in Kon forest area of Sonebhadra District on December 3. Two other Maoists, identified as Rakesh Mishra and Amarnath Khushwaha, who allegedly killed Ram Briksha Kol, were arrested by the Police team after an encounter in Kon area, Additional Director General (Law and Order) A. K. Jain told reporters in Lucknow. A self-loading rifle, a walkie-talkie and a number of cartridges of different bores were recovered from their possession, Jain added.
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December - 3 
Sources also said that the court is likely to send arrest warrants for the other three absconding cadres of the NSCN-IM. The report adds that on November 3, as per the charge sheet submitted by the Manipur Home Department, based on statements of 68 w
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Sources also said that the court is likely to send arrest warrants for the other three absconding cadres of the NSCN-IM. The report adds that on November 3, as per the charge sheet submitted by the Manipur Home Department, based on statements of 68 witnesses, the suspects were summoned by the concerned court to appear before the court. Out of the three suspects, only Hopeson Ningsen is in the custody of the CBI and the other three are still at large.
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December - 3 
The Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi indicated that the much-awaited peace talks with the ULFA might be held even without the presence of the banned outfit’s still elusive ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah. “I have all along been convinced that the
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The Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi indicated that the much-awaited peace talks with the ULFA might be held even without the presence of the banned outfit’s still elusive ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah. “I have all along been convinced that the problem of insurgency has to arrive at some sort of political solution…If Paresh Baruah comes that is well and good but my personal view is that a dialogue can begin without him. This is also the desire of the people of Assam who favour a peaceful solution of insurgency,” Gogoi said at a press conference. In addition, the mother of ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Barua, Miliki Barua (84), said if the proposed peace process was initiated without her son then the whole exercise would be “useless”. She said, “All the boys (the ULFA leadership) had set out together on a journey to achieve something for Assam and if negotiations are held without my son then the whole process will be useless”. “If the Government has the capacity, then it should bring all of them (ULFA leaders hiding in other countries) back. All the boys went together to realise a common goal, then why is the Government bringing back some and leaving out the others?” she questioned. However, she said that she was confident that her son would return if the Government’s intention on the peace process was explained to him and he was convinced.
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December - 3 
The Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blocked a street in the Chakuliya area of East Singhbhum District in the morning of December 3 bringing the traffic movement on the street to a standstill for hours, reports Times of India. The
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The Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blocked a street in the Chakuliya area of East Singhbhum District in the morning of December 3 bringing the traffic movement on the street to a standstill for hours, reports Times of India. The local Police and the paramilitary forces removed the blockade at around 2pm (IST) after which the normal traffic resumed on the road. "The Maoists had blocked the Seeshakundh-Chakuliya link road by placing a felled tree in the midst of the street at Zoram. They had also laid some 100-odd bricks on the street," Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Ghatsila Anup Virtherey said. In the morning, the Police received information that suspected Maoists had blocked a street in Chakuliya. The Police rushed to the spot immediately. Later, the local Police and some Central reserve Police Force personnel removed the blockade with ease, Virtherey said. "The motive behind the blockade appears to instil fear among villagers so that they do not take part in the poll exercise. This assumption gains credence since the Maoists left behind posters warning people not to take part in polling," the SDPO said.
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December - 3 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is having its own well organized secret service, according to Times Now. They call it PSS – the ‘Peoples Security Service’. The spies are a new and critical tool in the Maoist network, said Chhattisgar
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is having its own well organized secret service, according to Times Now. They call it PSS – the ‘Peoples Security Service’. The spies are a new and critical tool in the Maoist network, said Chhattisgarh Director General of Police (DGP) Vishwa Ranjan. “Any underground movement will have to establish an intelligence unit for its own survival,” he explained. Accordingly the PSS’s mission is to penetrate Government intelligence. One line of the confidential handbook reads: “That you cannot know yourself completely without knowing about your enemy is a reality" The DGP said that Maoists have been using their spies “very successfully”. “I think what they have been using very successfully is their scanners which catches the frequency of police wireless,” he added. The documents reveal among other things infiltration guidelines to penetrate and extract information from the Army, the Police forces and other central agencies. The Police officer admitted that the Indian Government forces have never been able to apprehend so far, “someone who at a higher echelon of their intelligence service.” Recently, however, police arrested three alleged Maoist spies. There could be many more and spies and at higher levels, spread through various Government bodies, plotting the next Maoist assault.
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December - 3 
The formation of a new militant outfit, United Democratic Liberation Tiger (UDLT), in south Hailakandi bordering Mizoram has come to light, reports Sentinel. The Police sources said the new outfit is being led by Atabur, a dacoit and accomplice of th
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The formation of a new militant outfit, United Democratic Liberation Tiger (UDLT), in south Hailakandi bordering Mizoram has come to light, reports Sentinel. The Police sources said the new outfit is being led by Atabur, a dacoit and accomplice of the Reang militant outfit United Democratic Liberation Army (UDLA). However, according to reports, the relation between the Reangs and the Muslims had soured following the UDLA kidnapping a number of Muslims from south Hailakandi. But Police sources hinted that Atabur had formed the new outfit vowing to protect the Muslims from Reang militants. The sources added that a fierce gun battle took place between the UDLT and Reang militants recently which left at least three people injured. Even after the arrest of UDLA chief Dhanyaram Reang by Mizoram Police and the surrender of United Liberation Front of Barak Valley (ULFBV) chief Panchuram Reang before the Government, the terror scenario in south Hailakandi area has not changed.
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December - 3 
The Government has launched a major offensive codenamed Operation Green Hunt against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Chhattisgarh on December 3. The assault Green Hunt was launched against insurgents in Chhattisgarh--the epicentre
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The Government has launched a major offensive codenamed Operation Green Hunt against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Chhattisgarh on December 3. The assault Green Hunt was launched against insurgents in Chhattisgarh--the epicentre of violence between Maoist fighters, Security Forces and pro-government militias since 2005. Officials said there was least resistance from some of the Maoist strongholds, which could be a ploy. "We are handling the Operation Green Hunt in a more decisive way. And as on today the operation is on in districts like Bijapur and Dantewada. According to the information that we have, the police are not facing any resistance in the interior areas of the Maoist strongholds. It maybe an operational tactics of Maoists; we are still discussing this issue with our officers," said S. R. P. Killuri, Deputy Inspector General (Police).
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December - 3 
The Hindu reports that six companies of the Border Security Force (BSF) were withdrawn from the Maoist violence-affected areas in southwest West Bengal for deployment in the remaining three phases of the Assembly elections in Jharkhand, even as Secur
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The Hindu reports that six companies of the Border Security Force (BSF) were withdrawn from the Maoist violence-affected areas in southwest West Bengal for deployment in the remaining three phases of the Assembly elections in Jharkhand, even as Security Forces (SFs) and the Maoists engaged in a seven-hour-long gun battle in the forests near Dherua near Lalgarh in the State’s West Midnapore District on December 3. “At about 10 in the morning a landmine was discovered near Dherua, after which they [Maoists] started firing at us and we had to return their fire,” said Manoj Verma, the West Midnapore Superintendent of Police. There were no causalities, but the exchange of fire lasted until 5 p.m. (IST), Manoj Verma said.
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December - 3 
The Maoists set ablaze the party flags of the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) and left behind some posters asking villagers to boycott the polls in the Ghatsila subdivision. The security agencies in the subdivision are trying their best to ensure a peac
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The Maoists set ablaze the party flags of the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) and left behind some posters asking villagers to boycott the polls in the Ghatsila subdivision. The security agencies in the subdivision are trying their best to ensure a peaceful atmosphere in the subdivision ahead of the fourth phase polls scheduled for December 12, he added.
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December - 3 
The opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) party made an appeal to both the Government and ULFA to settle the contentious issues through negotiation. In a statement in Guwahati, the chief spokesman of the party, Atul Bora, said that none of the parties
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The opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) party made an appeal to both the Government and ULFA to settle the contentious issues through negotiation. In a statement in Guwahati, the chief spokesman of the party, Atul Bora, said that none of the parties should slap any condition for the negotiation. Moreover, he said that the Governments in the State and at the Union should involve all leaders of the militant group in the negotiation. In the name of negotiation, the people of the State should not be deceived again, said Bora. Blaming the Tarun Gogoi-led Government’s nine-year term for the present volatile situation, said that the restoration of peace is the only solution to it. The Government should not go on reckless killing of youths in the name of containing insurgency. It should go for political solution of the insurgency problem, he added further.
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December - 3 
The withdrawn six BSF companies would be replaced by the State’s Indian Reserve Battalion. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) would continue to be deployed in Paschim Medinipur, Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh said here.
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The withdrawn six BSF companies would be replaced by the State’s Indian Reserve Battalion. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) would continue to be deployed in Paschim Medinipur, Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh said here.
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December - 3 
Three cadres belonging to the Military Council faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) were shot dead in an ambush carried out by the suspected rival United Tribal Liberation Army outfit between Longpi and Lenglong village under Nungba Police Stat
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Three cadres belonging to the Military Council faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) were shot dead in an ambush carried out by the suspected rival United Tribal Liberation Army outfit between Longpi and Lenglong village under Nungba Police Station in Tamenglong District on December 3, reports Imphal Free Press. The slain cadres were identified as Paotinlam alias Laxman (27), Sothang (27) and Khupmang alias Dony (22).
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December - 3 
Three prominent jailed ULFA leaders — ‘vice-chairman’ Pradip Gogoi, former ‘publicity secretary’ Mithinga Daimary and ‘cultural secretary’ Pranati Deka — said that there is a bleak future of peace talks if Rajkhowa takes such a move sidelining Paresh
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Three prominent jailed ULFA leaders — ‘vice-chairman’ Pradip Gogoi, former ‘publicity secretary’ Mithinga Daimary and ‘cultural secretary’ Pranati Deka — said that there is a bleak future of peace talks if Rajkhowa takes such a move sidelining Paresh Baruah and violating ULFA’s constitution. The three ULFA leaders were produced in the court in Guwahati on December 3. Talking to reporters, Mithinga Daimary said: “Arabinda Rajkhowa alone can’t drop the sovereignty demand that is in the constitution of the ULFA, and as such, he has no right to go for peace talks without Paresh Baruah. If he holds peace talks with the Government of India without Paresh Baruah and dropping the demand for sovereignty, the jailed ULFA leaders won’t be with him. Talks should be on sovereignty of Assam, and whether the demand is met or not is a different matter. If Paresh Baruah gives his nod to peace talks, the peace process may go on the right track.” On the reported arrest of Arabinda Rajkhowa, he said the Government does not want any peace talks with the ULFA. “An arrested Rajkhowa can’t do anything towards peace talks what a free Rajkhowa can,” he added.
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December - 3 
Two cadres of Ranjan Daimary faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), identified as Sanjay Mochahari and Tularam Mochahary, were arrested by the Army personnel at Dolabari area from a Tezpur-bound passenger bus in Sonitpur Distric
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Two cadres of Ranjan Daimary faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), identified as Sanjay Mochahari and Tularam Mochahary, were arrested by the Army personnel at Dolabari area from a Tezpur-bound passenger bus in Sonitpur District, reports Assam Tribune. One 9-mm pistol was recovered from the possession of the arrested militants.
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December - 3 
Unidentified militants shot dead one Nazrul Ali, the driver of pro-talks United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘leader’ Russel Maradona, at Citnipara in Nalbari District on December 3, according to Telegraph.
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Unidentified militants shot dead one Nazrul Ali, the driver of pro-talks United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘leader’ Russel Maradona, at Citnipara in Nalbari District on December 3, according to Telegraph.
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December - 3 
In Bajaur Agency, militants are reported to have attacked security checkpoints on the outskirts of the main town of Khar, according to Daily Times. “It was an organised attack. Troops effectively repulsed it, and five militants were killed in the ret
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In Bajaur Agency, militants are reported to have attacked security checkpoints on the outskirts of the main town of Khar, according to Daily Times. “It was an organised attack. Troops effectively repulsed it, and five militants were killed in the retaliatory fire,” said Fazal Rabbi, deputy commander of the local tribal police force.
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December - 3 
In the NWFP, a Police official was injured in an explosion at a Police check-post in the Regi area of capital Peshawar on December 3, Daily Times reported. A Police official said the blast created a three feet deep and eight feet wide crater at the s
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In the NWFP, a Police official was injured in an explosion at a Police check-post in the Regi area of capital Peshawar on December 3, Daily Times reported. A Police official said the blast created a three feet deep and eight feet wide crater at the site. Bomb Disposal Squad chief Shafqat Malik told reporters that around seven kilograms of explosives were used in the attack. The Senior Superintendent of Police (Coordination), Muhammad Alam Shinwari, said the remote- controlled device was planted at some distance from the check-post.
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December - 3 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 13 militants during raids at two locations in the Swat while two bullet-riddled bodies were found dumped elsewhere in the District on December 3, The News reported. Official sources said the SFs had arrested a militant ‘c
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 13 militants during raids at two locations in the Swat while two bullet-riddled bodies were found dumped elsewhere in the District on December 3, The News reported. Official sources said the SFs had arrested a militant ‘commander’, identified as Naseem alias Abu Faraj, recently. On his information, the sources said SFs raided a militant hideout in Saigram near Koza Bandai and in an exchange of fire 10 militants were killed. Naseem, who was guiding the SFs to the hideout of his accomplices, was also killed and a soldier sustained injuries in the incident.
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December - 3 
The New York Times reported on December 3 that the White House had authorized an expansion of the Central Intelligence Agency’s drone programme in the tribal region and that American officials are talking to Pakistan to explore the possibility of str
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The New York Times reported on December 3 that the White House had authorized an expansion of the Central Intelligence Agency’s drone programme in the tribal region and that American officials are talking to Pakistan to explore the possibility of striking in Balochistan. The expanded authorisation, it added, paralleled President Barack Obama’s decision to send 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan.
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December - 3 
The Security Forces arrested Taliban ‘commander’ Hayatullah and his two associates from the Larmai area of Mamoond sub-division in Bajaur Agency.
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The Security Forces arrested Taliban ‘commander’ Hayatullah and his two associates from the Larmai area of Mamoond sub-division in Bajaur Agency.
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December - 3 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) on December 3 concluded that it would demarcate the borders of its proposed autonomous states only after holding broader deliberations.
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) on December 3 concluded that it would demarcate the borders of its proposed autonomous states only after holding broader deliberations.
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December - 3 
The founder of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), identified as Sheikh Abdus Salam on December 3 confessed his involvement in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally, reports Daily Star. In a statement given to a Dhaka
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The founder of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B), identified as Sheikh Abdus Salam on December 3 confessed his involvement in the August 21, 2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally, reports Daily Star. In a statement given to a Dhaka court, Salam also disclosed the names of a number of top administrative officials and politicians as involved in the gruesome attack. After his statement was recorded by Metropolitan Magistrate Moazzem Hossain, Salam, also chief of Islamic Democratic Party (IDP) was sent to jail. According to sources, the HuJI-B founder narrated the roles of a few top political leaders and influential administrative officials in the attempt to kill Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who was the opposition leader in parliament at that time when the Bangladesh National Party (BNP)-Jamaat-led alliance was in power. In his statement, Salam admitted that he was present at a meeting held at the Dhanmondi residence of detained former BNP deputy minister Abdus Salam Pintu.
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December - 3 
Two top cadres of the Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-ML) were shot dead in an encounter with the Police at Kedarganj in Chuadanga District in the early morning of December 3 (today), according to Daily Star. The slain cadres were identified as ‘
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Two top cadres of the Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-ML) were shot dead in an encounter with the Police at Kedarganj in Chuadanga District in the early morning of December 3 (today), according to Daily Star. The slain cadres were identified as ‘general secretary’ of the outfit Jamal alias Robi alias Nuruzzaman Sumon (34) and ‘second-in-command’ Sunnat Ali (45). Official sources said Chuadanga Sadar Police raided a mango orchard, behind the Kedarganj Girls College, where a group of PBCP men, led by Jamal, were holding a secret meeting at about 1:30 AM (BST). The cadres hurled bombs on the Police personnel. After an hour long encounter the cadres managed to escape from the encounter site. Later, the bodies of Jammal and Sunnat were found lying on the ground. Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Rab Aminul Islam Amin and Constable Manik were injured in the encounter. One foreign made pistol, three LGs, two shutter guns, six bullets and 11 bombs were recovered from the encounter site. Hailing from Palashpara village of Chuadanga town, Jalmal had been leading PBCP-ML since 2005 after the death of its founder Mofakkar Hossain Choudhury on December 4, 2004 in Kushtia. Chuadanga Police said he was wanted in 16 cases, including 12 for murder. Sunnat of Loknathpur village in Damurhuda upazila (Sub-District) in Chuadanga was awarded 20 years imprisonment by a Chuadanga court in a murder case in 1994. But he was released from jail after nine years and again joined the outfit. Sunnat was accused in 11 cases, including four for murder, Police said.
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December - 3 
Two top leaders of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at Kedarganj area in Chuadanga District on December 3, reports Daily Star. The deceased were identified as ‘general secretary’ of PBCP
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Two top leaders of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at Kedarganj area in Chuadanga District on December 3, reports Daily Star. The deceased were identified as ‘general secretary’ of PBCP Jamal alias Robi alias Nuruzzaman Sumon and Sunnat Ali, the ‘second-in-command’ of PBCP. Two personnel of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) -- Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Aminul Islam Amin and Constable Manik -- were also injured in the incident. Police recovered one pistol, three LGs, two locally made guns, six bullets and 11 bombs from the encounter site.
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December - 3 
Army troops conducted search and clear operations in the Nanthikadal, Neththikulam, Periyathampane, Mankerni, Adampan and Mannar areas of Wanni on December 3 and recovered one 81-mm mortar base plate, one 60-mm booby trap, 79 anti-personnel mines, fi
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Army troops conducted search and clear operations in the Nanthikadal, Neththikulam, Periyathampane, Mankerni, Adampan and Mannar areas of Wanni on December 3 and recovered one 81-mm mortar base plate, one 60-mm booby trap, 79 anti-personnel mines, five hand grenades, three 81-mm booby traps, 4000 rounds of F&C ammunition, one T-56 weapon, one magazine, 29 rounds of T-56 ammunition and UXO's (Unexploded Ordnance, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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December - 4 
Policeman was injured in a landmine explosion at Ramgarh. Police suspect that the blast was triggered by the Maoists.
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Policeman was injured in a landmine explosion at Ramgarh. Police suspect that the blast was triggered by the Maoists.
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December - 4 
Another Lashkar operative, identified as Abdul Rashid Bhat, was arrested from the Kangan area of Ganderbal District. Bhat was a close associate of Pakistani militant Nadeem Gujjar, a resident of village Dohota in the Sialkot District in Pakistan. One
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Another Lashkar operative, identified as Abdul Rashid Bhat, was arrested from the Kangan area of Ganderbal District. Bhat was a close associate of Pakistani militant Nadeem Gujjar, a resident of village Dohota in the Sialkot District in Pakistan. One Chinese pistol, one magazine and 15 rounds were recovered from his possession. Meanwhile, the Sopore Police arrested a hawala courier who had evaded arrest earlier this week. Identified as Raju, the youth was scheduled to pick up INR 300000 from Manzoor Ahmad, a bakery owner at Sopore, on November 30 but slipped from the Police net as the bakery owner was arrested. Police had raided several hideouts of Raju over the past three days and he was arrested late last night, official sources said. Eight persons have been arrested in the latest crack down on hawala operators in Kashmir valley since July 2009.
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December - 4 
Express Buzz reports that the arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant and the mastermind of the July 25, 2008 Bangalore bomb blasts, Nasir, who was handed over to the Bangalore Police on December 4, has revealed to investigators that he had links wit
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Express Buzz reports that the arrested Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant and the mastermind of the July 25, 2008 Bangalore bomb blasts, Nasir, who was handed over to the Bangalore Police on December 4, has revealed to investigators that he had links with Abdul Nasir Madani, leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the Police said in Bangalore. Tadaiyantavida Nasir alias Ummer Haji alias Ummer and his close aide Safaz alias Shafaz Samsuddi, were taken into custody by the Bangalore Police team lead by Assistant Commissioner Omkaraiah, City Commissioner of Police Shankar Bidari told Express Buzz. Madani was reportedly the first accused in the 12 serial bomb blasts that killed 33 people and injured 153 others in Coimbatore on February 14, 1998. But he was released after the Police failed to prove his involvement. He had close contacts with Nasir and the police are interrogating Nasir about possible involvement in the Coimbatore case, a Police officer said. Nasir allegedly visited Madani in October 2007 and acted as a mediator in a scuffle between Madani and Nasir's associates. The Police said that Nasir reportedly revealed to investigators that he was responsible for converting youth in the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) through Tareequath classes (a meeting of like minded) to the Jihadi ideology. The Police said that Nasir and his associates regularly visited Hyderabad to attend similar assemblies.
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December - 4 
Hira Saraniya, the ‘leader’ of the outfit’s 709th battalion said that the arrested leaders of ULFA were keen for peace talk and a breakthrough can be expected in the next few days. Official sources have claimed that all the four ULFA battalions, foll
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Hira Saraniya, the ‘leader’ of the outfit’s 709th battalion said that the arrested leaders of ULFA were keen for peace talk and a breakthrough can be expected in the next few days. Official sources have claimed that all the four ULFA battalions, following the arrest of ULFA chairman and deputy commander Raju Baruah among others, are said to have shown keenness in pursuing the peace talks route, provided the Union Government agrees to entertain their charter of demands, which may not feature the demand of sovereignty. This comes at a time when the ‘Commander-in-Chief’ Paresh Baruah, through a press release, had asked the arrested ULFA leaders, particularly chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, not compromise on the sovereignty issue. Official sources, however, have not ruled out the possibility of Paresh Baruah coming for talks, stating that the commanders of a couple of battalions are expected to convey the message to the ‘C-in-C’ and prepare the charter of demands accordingly.
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December - 4 
In a major set back to the dialogue process between the Centre and separatists in the State, unidentified gunmen on December 4 shot at and critically injured Fazal Haq Qureshi - a senior leader of the faction of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC)
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In a major set back to the dialogue process between the Centre and separatists in the State, unidentified gunmen on December 4 shot at and critically injured Fazal Haq Qureshi - a senior leader of the faction of All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) led by Mirwaiz Umar Farooq - outside his house in the Soura locality of capital Srinagar, Daily Excelsior reported. Qureshi was shot at by the assailants from point blank range when he was returning home after offering the Maghrib (dusk) prayers at the local mosque at Bilal Colony, official sources said. The little known militant outfit Al-Nasireen has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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December - 4 
In the State, Police has arrested three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives, including a hawala operator and an arms courier, in three separate operations in the Kashmir valley, recovering a large quantity of ammunition meant for top Lashkar ‘commander’
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In the State, Police has arrested three Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives, including a hawala operator and an arms courier, in three separate operations in the Kashmir valley, recovering a large quantity of ammunition meant for top Lashkar ‘commander’ Abdullah Uni. Police arrested a shopkeeper from the Sangrama area of Sopore in Baramulla District who was on his way to deliver a consignment of 3590 AK ammunition rounds to Abdullah Uni, official sources said. They said Manzoor Ahmad Malik, a resident of Lalad in Sangrama, had received the consignment from Kupwara and was directed to deliver it to Uni and his close associate Muzaffar Ahmad Naikoo. Malik, who runs a shop in Sangrama, has been arrested under the Arms Act and Unlawful Activities Act. The recovery made from Malik was reportedly one of biggest hauls of ammunition in Kashmir valley during 2009.
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December - 4 
Police put up posters of Nachika Linga, president of CMAS, in different parts of the District on December 4 to arrest him, reports Times of India. Linga heads the Maoist-backed CMAS Narayanpatna unit and is involved in several cases, including the at
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Police put up posters of Nachika Linga, president of CMAS, in different parts of the District on December 4 to arrest him, reports Times of India. Linga heads the Maoist-backed CMAS Narayanpatna unit and is involved in several cases, including the attack on Narayanpatna police station.
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December - 4 
Security Forces recovered a large quantity of ammunition from a militant hideout in the Chajla area of Poonch District. Recoveries made from the hideout include two sealed boxes carrying 1500 AK rounds (750 each from one box) and 455 Pika ammunition
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Security Forces recovered a large quantity of ammunition from a militant hideout in the Chajla area of Poonch District. Recoveries made from the hideout include two sealed boxes carrying 1500 AK rounds (750 each from one box) and 455 Pika ammunition besides belts.
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December - 4 
Sentinel quoting an unnamed top Government official reports that the elusive ‘commander-in-chief’ of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Paresh Baruah is hiding in Kachin area of Myanmar, bordering China, and under the full grip of anti-India forc
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Sentinel quoting an unnamed top Government official reports that the elusive ‘commander-in-chief’ of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Paresh Baruah is hiding in Kachin area of Myanmar, bordering China, and under the full grip of anti-India forces like Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan. Baruah, who has been against holding any peace dialogue with the Government, has fled from his hideout in Bangladesh some time ago. "He is now in Kachin area of Myanmar," the official said. Several militant outfits in the Northeast have training camps and bases in Kachin, which borders China’s Yunnan province which Baruah visits regularly.
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December - 4 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a guard in the East Singhbhum District, Police said on December 5, according to PTI. The activists arrived at the house of Tejlal Singh (40) in the night of December 4 and dragge
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a guard in the East Singhbhum District, Police said on December 5, according to PTI. The activists arrived at the house of Tejlal Singh (40) in the night of December 4 and dragged him out about a kilometre away before killing him in Chotachidka village under Bodam Police Station, the sources said. The exact cause behind the killing could not be ascertained, they said.
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December - 4 
The ‘chairman’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Arabinda Rajkhowa alias Rajiv Rajkonwar and ‘Deputy Commander-in-Chief’ of the outfit, Raju Baruah, were handed over to the Border Security Force (BSF) near Dawki sector of the India-Bangl
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The ‘chairman’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Arabinda Rajkhowa alias Rajiv Rajkonwar and ‘Deputy Commander-in-Chief’ of the outfit, Raju Baruah, were handed over to the Border Security Force (BSF) near Dawki sector of the India-Bangladesh border in Meghalaya in the morning of December 4 along with their family members, according to Assam Tribune. Official sources said that they were handed over to the Assam Police later. A team of the Assam Police brought them to Guwahati and they have been kept in the Assam Police’s Special Branch headquarters at Kahilipara area of Guwahati.
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December - 4 
The Assam Rifles personnel recovered 35 assorted weapons, including AK-47, M-56, SLR and G-3 Rifles, from the residence of a leader of an unspecified Kuki militant outfit at Moreh in Chandel District on December 4, according to Sangai Express.
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The Assam Rifles personnel recovered 35 assorted weapons, including AK-47, M-56, SLR and G-3 Rifles, from the residence of a leader of an unspecified Kuki militant outfit at Moreh in Chandel District on December 4, according to Sangai Express.
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December - 4 
The Hindu reports that a group of armed men, suspected to be cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), abducted three persons, identified as Neemai Singh, Phani Singh and Bagrai Soren, from their homes in Simulpal village under Belpahar
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The Hindu reports that a group of armed men, suspected to be cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), abducted three persons, identified as Neemai Singh, Phani Singh and Bagrai Soren, from their homes in Simulpal village under Belpahari Police Station area of West Midnapore District before on December 4 and took them to the near by forest area and killed them. The bullet-ridden dead bodies of the victims were found on the outskirts of the village in the morning. Two of the victims - Neemai Singh and Phani Singh - were reportedly actively associated with the Gana Pratirodh Committee, a local resistance group that has been campaigning against the Maoists.
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December - 4 
The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has come out in support of Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) and called for bandh (shut down) on December 8 in protest against Police firing on CMAS activists at Narayanpatna in
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The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has come out in support of Chasi Muliya Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) and called for bandh (shut down) on December 8 in protest against Police firing on CMAS activists at Narayanpatna in Koraput District.
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December - 4 
The official sources in BSF said that Rajkhowa, his wife Kaberi Kachari and two children, Raju Baruah, his wife and a child, wife and two children of ULFA Foreign Secretary Sasha Choudhury and one Raja Bora, who was the bodyguard of Rajkhowa, surrend
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The official sources in BSF said that Rajkhowa, his wife Kaberi Kachari and two children, Raju Baruah, his wife and a child, wife and two children of ULFA Foreign Secretary Sasha Choudhury and one Raja Bora, who was the bodyguard of Rajkhowa, surrendered to the BSF and were handed over to the Assam Police. Sources said that the ULFA members and their family members looked tired when they were brought to the city and "it seemed that they had to travel a long way", an official added. Security sources said that the ULFA chairman may face as many as nine cases under different sections of the IPC and the Arms Act as well as Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act for waging war against the nation. He has specific cases against him in Jagiroad and Sivasagar. Raju Baruah has two cases lodged against him and the possibility of the police tracing out other cases against him during the course of investigations cannot be ruled out. Sources said that the wives of Rajkhowa and Sasha Choudhury were members of the ULFA and they are likely to face trial. However, it is yet to be ascertained whether Raju Baruah’s wife was a member of the militant outfit. Police sources informed that top security officials, including officials from the Ministry of Home Affairs, questioned the arrested rebel leaders. The militant leaders are expected to be produced tomorrow.
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December - 4 
The Union Government said ULFA leaders, who surrendered, will have to face judicial process as several cases were pending against them and talks with the militant outfit will take place in "due course". "(Arabinda) Rajkhowa and Raju Baruah have surre
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The Union Government said ULFA leaders, who surrendered, will have to face judicial process as several cases were pending against them and talks with the militant outfit will take place in "due course". "(Arabinda) Rajkhowa and Raju Baruah have surrendered and then they were arrested. They are now in Guwahati. They will be produced in a court," Union Home Secretary G. K. Pillai told to reporters when asked about the fate of the ULFA leaders, who surrendered along the Indo-Bangla border in Meghalaya. "They have just come. Everything will take place in due course. Wait for that," he said. Asked about the fate of the family members of Rajkhowa and others, Pillai said as no cases were pending against the family members, they were free to go. "Families are free," he added.
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December - 4 
Two civilians were injured in a cross fire between suspected militants and Assam Rifles personnel at Khoripok village along Yairipok-Kasom Khullen road under Yairipok Police Station in Thoubal District on December 4.
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Two civilians were injured in a cross fire between suspected militants and Assam Rifles personnel at Khoripok village along Yairipok-Kasom Khullen road under Yairipok Police Station in Thoubal District on December 4.
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December - 4 
Two unidentified National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadres were shot dead in an encounter with the Security Forces at Kaizamati Gormara in Udalguri District at 5am in the morning of December 4, according to Telegraph. A 9mm pistol, a US-mad
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Two unidentified National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadres were shot dead in an encounter with the Security Forces at Kaizamati Gormara in Udalguri District at 5am in the morning of December 4, according to Telegraph. A 9mm pistol, a US-made carbine and ammunition were recovered from the possession of the slain militants.
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December - 4 
Two United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) cadres were arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Golapati Maning Leikai on December 4, reports Imphal Free Press. They were identified as Shongjakhup Haokip alias Hekhup (19) of New Molbem village i
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Two United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) cadres were arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Golapati Maning Leikai on December 4, reports Imphal Free Press. They were identified as Shongjakhup Haokip alias Hekhup (19) of New Molbem village in Chandel District and Letminthang Lhanghal alias Ricky (20) of Makhan Village in Churachandpur District. A revolver along with four live ammunitions was recovered from the possession of Shongjakhup. They disclosed that joined the UKLF in April 2007 through one self styled ‘officer’ of the outfit John and were involved in extortion of money from general public and Government officials.
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December - 4 
40 persons, including 17 children besides serving and retired Army officers and personnel, were killed and over 86 others injured, when a Friday congregation at the Parade Lanes mosque in Rawalpindi was attacked by a group of terrorists, The News rep
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40 persons, including 17 children besides serving and retired Army officers and personnel, were killed and over 86 others injured, when a Friday congregation at the Parade Lanes mosque in Rawalpindi was attacked by a group of terrorists, The News reported. The high number of casualties was caused by hurling of grenades and indiscriminate targeted firing by the terrorists, reportedly numbering between six to eight. According to latest reports, two of the terrorists blew themselves up while two others were shot dead in an exchange of fire with the Security Forces (SFs). Exhaustive combing of the densely-populated locality was also being carried out by the SFs to flush out the other terrorists, who reportedly managed to escape from the spot and took refuge in the vicinity. The mosque is predominantly frequented by serving and retired Army officers, soldiers and members of their families and is not open to civilians living in the area. A serving Major General, a Brigadier, one Colonel and two Lt-Colonels were among the officers killed in the attack. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that 36 people, including 17 children, 10 civilians and nine Army personnel were killed in the attack. The ISPR said four terrorists approached the mosque inside an officers’ residential colony in the Parade Lane and lobbed grenades at worshipers, followed by indiscriminate firing. Meanwhile, two suicide bombers entered the mosque and blew themselves up, killing 36 people, who were offering the Friday prayers. SF personnel in the area retaliated and two other terrorists were killed in an exchange of fire. The terrorists reportedly scaled the mosque wall to enter the premises and carried out a double suicide attack, and when the people rushed out, their other accomplices hurled hand grenades at them and sprayed bullets with automatic weapons, killing 40 people on the spot and injuring over 86.
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December - 4 
A senior US diplomat on December 4 alleged that some Al Qaeda leadership could be present in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, Dawn reported. "Our intelligence shows that some of the Al Qaeda leadership is in Pakistan," Candace Putnam, the
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A senior US diplomat on December 4 alleged that some Al Qaeda leadership could be present in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan province, Dawn reported. "Our intelligence shows that some of the Al Qaeda leadership is in Pakistan," Candace Putnam, the US Consul-General in Peshawar, told a media roundtable in Peshawar. "I don’t know where Osama bin Laden is on any given day, but we do know that some of the leadership is sitting in Quetta and that they travel back and forth from Afghanistan to Pakistan," she said. "We know that they are there. And I think your government also knows this. Whether they want to say this in public or not but I think they know they are there," she added. She also said that the United States had been successful in removing some of the Al Qaeda leadership. But increasingly, she added, the United States had found that Al Qaeda was working with the Taliban, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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December - 4 
According to the AFP, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told reporters that the Taliban militants entered the mosque disguised as worshippers. Claiming responsibility for the attack, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said the Parade Lane mosque was si
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According to the AFP, Interior Minister Rehman Malik told reporters that the Taliban militants entered the mosque disguised as worshippers. Claiming responsibility for the attack, the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said the Parade Lane mosque was similar to Masjid-e-Zarrar built in Madina by the munafiqeen (infidel), and was "demolished on the orders of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH)". Talking to BBC, the TTP leader Waliur Rehman Mehsud said his men attacked senior army officers. "Our militants attacked the military officers (our primary target) and we will continue to attack the army," he said, adding that the civilians killed in the attack were relatives of army personnel and their deaths "did not matter," Daily Times reported.
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December - 4 
Eight militants were killed and their three hideouts destroyed on December 4 in strikes carried out by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets in the Ferozkhel area of the Orakzai Agency, The News reported. Official and tribal sources said fighter
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Eight militants were killed and their three hideouts destroyed on December 4 in strikes carried out by the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) fighter jets in the Ferozkhel area of the Orakzai Agency, The News reported. Official and tribal sources said fighter jets targeted the hideouts and compounds of militants in the Ferozkhel area, killing eight militants and destroying their three hideouts and four houses. The sources added that the jets also destroyed an arms depot of the militants.
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December - 4 
Six persons were killed and 13 injured when a bus carrying a marriage party hit a landmine in the Safi sub-division of Mohmand Agency on December 4, Daily Times reported. A political administration official said Amanullah, resident of Qala Gai Lakaro
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Six persons were killed and 13 injured when a bus carrying a marriage party hit a landmine in the Safi sub-division of Mohmand Agency on December 4, Daily Times reported. A political administration official said Amanullah, resident of Qala Gai Lakaro, Baseer Khan, Safi Jan, Haji Bakht Noor, resident of Landi Arbab, the driver Khaista Rehman, resident of Haleemzai, and an unidentified person were killed in the incident. The injured, including Amroz, Saifullah, Hamayatulalh Khan, Rukhsana and Ayesha, were taken to a hospital where four of them were said to be in critical condition.
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December - 4 
The Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit described Candace’s statement as "speculation" and "misleading". "This is but sheer speculation. If there is any credible information, it should be shared with us through government channels rather than making
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The Foreign Office spokesman Abdul Basit described Candace’s statement as "speculation" and "misleading". "This is but sheer speculation. If there is any credible information, it should be shared with us through government channels rather than making misleading statements through the media," the spokesman said. Pakistan’s own intelligence, he added, indicated that the Taliban leadership was in Afghanistan. "Otherwise, they would have long been handled, given our unflinching commitment against violent extremism. Our actions against terrorism speak for themselves," Abdul Basit claimed.
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December - 4 
The Superintendent of Police (Potohar Town), Kamran Adil, said there were at least four terrorists who blew themselves up inside and outside the mosque during the attack. "We believe the total number of these terrorists, who came on a 2002 model grey
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The Superintendent of Police (Potohar Town), Kamran Adil, said there were at least four terrorists who blew themselves up inside and outside the mosque during the attack. "We believe the total number of these terrorists, who came on a 2002 model grey colour Toyota Corolla car, could be seven. Four have blown themselves up. We are trying to ascertain our suspicions that there is at least another terrorist who has been killed and is among the dead counted so far, while at least two are hiding somewhere in the area. We are trying to track them down and arrest or kill them," he said.
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December - 4 
US Army General David Petraeus told the National Public Radio (NPR) on December 4 that the Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar stays most, if not all, of the time in Pakistan, Daily Times reported. He told NPR that the Afghan Taliban were located "in va
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US Army General David Petraeus told the National Public Radio (NPR) on December 4 that the Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Omar stays most, if not all, of the time in Pakistan, Daily Times reported. He told NPR that the Afghan Taliban were located "in various locations in Pakistan... typically in Balochistan. It’s called the Quetta shura". "I’m not sure that folks will say [the Taliban] right inside the city [Quetta] or precisely — it will move around and so forth. But... has historically been centred on that city," Petraeus said. "And when the Taliban were ejected, defeated along with Al Qaeda and other extremist elements that were located in Afghanistan prior to 9/11... they dispersed in these very rugged areas of eastern Afghanistan, the tribal areas of Pakistan and then down in the Balochistan as well". The US general also said the Siraj Haqqani network, believed to be operating from North Waziristan, was a "big concern".
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December - 4 
Kantipuronline reports that Upendra Yadav, the Chairman of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), on December 4 said that his party would launch peaceful protest, starting December 5, to press the Government to implement agreement signed with the party incl
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Kantipuronline reports that Upendra Yadav, the Chairman of Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), on December 4 said that his party would launch peaceful protest, starting December 5, to press the Government to implement agreement signed with the party including the demand for 'One Madhesh One Province.' Talking to journalists in the Sunsari District, Yadav said the party has been compelled to resort to the strike as the Government remained indifferent to the Madhesh demands. He said the first-phase protest will include general assembly of cadres. Yadav said general strike has not been included in the first-phase protest as an ultimatum to the government. He said other agitation programmes will be launched if the demands were not met even after the peaceful protest.
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December - 4 
Nepal News reports that as part of the third phase of protest programmes announced by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist), Maoist-affiliated Nepal National Dalit Mukti Morcha disrupted transport service in the capital Kat
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Nepal News reports that as part of the third phase of protest programmes announced by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist), Maoist-affiliated Nepal National Dalit Mukti Morcha disrupted transport service in the capital Kathmandu in the morning of December 4. The ethnic front called strike in the valley for two hours from 10:30 am local time.
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December - 4 
The Brigade Commander of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Dipendra Shahi 'Yuganta', who was handed down three-month detention by the District Administration Office of Banke on December 2, has been released after the Nepalgunj Appellate Court appro
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The Brigade Commander of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), Dipendra Shahi 'Yuganta', who was handed down three-month detention by the District Administration Office of Banke on December 2, has been released after the Nepalgunj Appellate Court approved his habeas corpus petition.
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December - 4 
According to Daily Star, the Bangladesh Government on December 4 finally spoke about the rampant international media speculations regarding United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa's arrest in Dhaka and his subsequent transfe
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According to Daily Star, the Bangladesh Government on December 4 finally spoke about the rampant international media speculations regarding United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) Chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa's arrest in Dhaka and his subsequent transfer to Indian custody. Terming the media reports baseless, Bangladesh Home Minister Sahara Khatun told reporters, "Since we did not arrest him, there is no question of pushing him back," adding, "Media reports about the ULFA chairman's arrest in Bangladesh is baseless and untrue." The Indian authorities however formally announced in the afternoon of the December 4 that the ULFA chairman surrendered to Indian Border Security Force (BSF) earlier in the day at Dawki in the northeastern Meghalaya State of the country. "Rajkhowa and another ULFA leader Raju Baruah surrendered, and then they were arrested. They are now in Guwahati. They will be produced before a court," Indian Home Secretary Gopal Krishna Pillai told reporters.
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December - 4 
Talking to Daily Star, Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Director General Maj Gen Mainul Islam said that he was not aware of handing over of any ULFA leader to India by his Government.
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Talking to Daily Star, Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Director General Maj Gen Mainul Islam said that he was not aware of handing over of any ULFA leader to India by his Government.
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December - 4 
Two cadres of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), identified as Rokon and Sagar, were killed in an encounter in Jagati village of Kushtia District on December 4, reports Daily Star. Police also recovered one pistol, one LG and seven bullets fro
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Two cadres of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), identified as Rokon and Sagar, were killed in an encounter in Jagati village of Kushtia District on December 4, reports Daily Star. Police also recovered one pistol, one LG and seven bullets from the encounter site. Police said that Rokon is accused in 12 cases including four for murder while Sagar is accused in 11 cases including three for murder.
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December - 4 
Disaster Management and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said that a total of 169,938 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have been resettled in their native places within a short period providing them along with the provision of health, sh
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Disaster Management and Human Rights Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said that a total of 169,938 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have been resettled in their native places within a short period providing them along with the provision of health, shelter, sanitary, education co-operative, water, electricity and other facilities in their villages, reports Daily News. "As a result of the speedy resettlement program the number of IDPs in welfare villages has come down to 112,062 from 282,000," the Minister told a media briefing on December 4. Most probably by December 31 the Government will resettle a large number of IDPs out of the remaining or else complete resettlement activities, Minister Samarasinghe added. At present 105,664 IDPs are in Vavuniya, 1,738 IDPs in Jaffna, 2,298 IDPs in Trincomalee. Approximately 2,360 IDPs are receiving treatment in several hospitals. A total number of 112,062 IDPs are yet to be resettled.
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December - 4 
The resettlement process in a way depend on the on-going de-mining activities. The Government has already put into operation 24 de-mining machines. It purchased 19 de-mining machines out of 24 while the UN has offered five machines. In de-mining acti
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The resettlement process in a way depend on the on-going de-mining activities. The Government has already put into operation 24 de-mining machines. It purchased 19 de-mining machines out of 24 while the UN has offered five machines. In de-mining activities priority has been given to public roads, common places and villages earmarked for speedy resettlement. Accordingly, public places, villages and many roads including A9, A32 roads and railway tracks are now free from land mines.
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December - 5 
A Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) cadre, Hemkhomang Taothang (37), was abducted and subsequently killed by an unspecified kuki outfit in Churachandpur District on December 5.
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A Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) cadre, Hemkhomang Taothang (37), was abducted and subsequently killed by an unspecified kuki outfit in Churachandpur District on December 5.
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December - 5 
An active cadre of the CPI-Maoist, identified as Jamuna Paswan wanted in connection with the killing of a Police Inspector was arrested from Telhatta Dhamani village under Kauakol Police Station limits of Nawada District late in the night of December
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An active cadre of the CPI-Maoist, identified as Jamuna Paswan wanted in connection with the killing of a Police Inspector was arrested from Telhatta Dhamani village under Kauakol Police Station limits of Nawada District late in the night of December 5, Police said on December 6.
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December - 5 
Army personnel recovered a cache of arms and explosives from near the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote sector of Mendhar tehsil (revenue unit) in Poonch District on December 5, according to Daily Excelsior. The recovered materials included four AK-5
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Army personnel recovered a cache of arms and explosives from near the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote sector of Mendhar tehsil (revenue unit) in Poonch District on December 5, according to Daily Excelsior. The recovered materials included four AK-56 rifles with four magazines and 60 rounds, three pistols, 3.4 kilogrammes RDX, 17 explosive sticks and some other items. Sources said that the consignment appeared to have been kept for the infiltrating militants.
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December - 5 
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has called for a general strike on December 5 (today) in the Valley as a mark of protest. He told reporters that the elements behind the attack were scared that their shops will be shut in case of resolution of Kashmir issue throu
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Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has called for a general strike on December 5 (today) in the Valley as a mark of protest. He told reporters that the elements behind the attack were scared that their shops will be shut in case of resolution of Kashmir issue through a dialogue process. He asserted that talks with India and Pakistan for resolution of Kashmir issue will go ahead. Chief Minister Omar Abdullah is reported to have described the attack as a well-thought out attempt to derail the peace process. "It is the most unfortunate incident and a well thought out attempt to derail the peace process and deny people of the State a peaceful atmosphere they have a right to," Omar said. Describing Qureshi as a pro-dialogue individual and among the most reasonable separatist leaders, Omar said he was one of the separatist leaders who wanted to find a solution to the Kashmir problem at the negotiating table. The Chief Minister said Qureshi was offered security on various occasions but he turned it down. A member of the decision-making Executive Committee of the Hurriyat Conference, Qureshi had played a key role in facilitating talks between the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) and the Government in 2000 following a cease-fire in July that year. He was also part of the Hurriyat delegation that held talks with the then Deputy Prime Minister L. K. Advani in 2004.
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December - 5 
Police recovered two hand grenades at an abandoned area near the Udalguri railway station in Udalguri District at about 5 AM in the morning of December 5, according to Assam Tribune.
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Police recovered two hand grenades at an abandoned area near the Udalguri railway station in Udalguri District at about 5 AM in the morning of December 5, according to Assam Tribune.
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December - 5 
The Kuki Students Organisation (KSO) stated that People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadres assaulted villagers of Bongte area under Tengnoupal Block in Chandel District on December 5 causing injuries to ten people, according to Sangai Express. The KSO sa
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The Kuki Students Organisation (KSO) stated that People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadres assaulted villagers of Bongte area under Tengnoupal Block in Chandel District on December 5 causing injuries to ten people, according to Sangai Express. The KSO said that defiance to PLA cadres’ insistence against venturing out of the villages to make them human shields angered the PLA cadres. The student body also demanded that State and security authorities to extend financial assistance to the injured people as well as to ensure safety of the villagers by taking appropriate measures without any delay failing which agitations would be launched.
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December - 5 
The Police recovered a bomb planted at the residence of a trader, identified as Thingujam Munindro (55), at Khongman zone under Irilbung Police Station in Imphal East District on December 5.
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The Police recovered a bomb planted at the residence of a trader, identified as Thingujam Munindro (55), at Khongman zone under Irilbung Police Station in Imphal East District on December 5.
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December - 5 
Two persons were killed when a crude bomb exploded in Muzaffarnagar District, 200 kilometres from capital Lucknow, on December 5, according to The Hindu.
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Two persons were killed when a crude bomb exploded in Muzaffarnagar District, 200 kilometres from capital Lucknow, on December 5, according to The Hindu.
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December - 5 
Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants, identified as Angshuman Bora alias Sabin Buragohain, ‘self-styled sergeant major’ of the ‘28th battalion’ and Rinku Baruah alias Bitupan Baruah, ‘lance corporal’ of the same battalion, surrendered
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Two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants, identified as Angshuman Bora alias Sabin Buragohain, ‘self-styled sergeant major’ of the ‘28th battalion’ and Rinku Baruah alias Bitupan Baruah, ‘lance corporal’ of the same battalion, surrendered before the Army personnel at Thakurbari Army Camp in Sonitpur District on December 5, according to Assam Tribune.
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December - 5 
Around 40 Taliban militants attacked an Army checkpoint in Wana of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing one Security Force (SF) on December 5, according to Daily Times. Six Taliban militants were also killed in the retaliatory firing o
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Around 40 Taliban militants attacked an Army checkpoint in Wana of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing one Security Force (SF) on December 5, according to Daily Times. Six Taliban militants were also killed in the retaliatory firing of the SFs. “Soldiers at the checkpoint on a bridge in Wana retaliated after coming under fire on Friday night,” said an unnamed Security official adding that “There were 30 to 40 Taliban who first fired rocket-propelled grenades at our post and then opened fire with AK-47 rifles which killed one of our soldiers. But we retaliated and killed six of them.”
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December - 5 
SFs arrested 35 Taliban militants, including three important commanders, during search operations in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency.
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SFs arrested 35 Taliban militants, including three important commanders, during search operations in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency.
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December - 5 
SFs arrested former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud’s right-hand ‘commander’, Rafiuddin, along with five other terrorists in Hangu, official sources said adding the SF had also killed a Taliban commander. The Taliban commander Zahir
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SFs arrested former Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan chief Baitullah Mehsud’s right-hand ‘commander’, Rafiuddin, along with five other terrorists in Hangu, official sources said adding the SF had also killed a Taliban commander. The Taliban commander Zahir Shah was killed during a military operation in Tal area of Hangu.
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December - 5 
Taliban militants in Ladha of South Waziristan killed one SF, as troops continue the ongoing military operation in the region. “A soldier was martyred when militants shot and killed him in Ladha,” the Inter-Services Public Relations said.
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Taliban militants in Ladha of South Waziristan killed one SF, as troops continue the ongoing military operation in the region. “A soldier was martyred when militants shot and killed him in Ladha,” the Inter-Services Public Relations said.
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December - 5 
Unified CPN-Maoist vice-chairman Baburam Bhattarai accused the Government of seeking to compel the Maoists to return to war by opening fire at unarmed landless squatters in Kailali District on December 5, killing four persons.
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Unified CPN-Maoist vice-chairman Baburam Bhattarai accused the Government of seeking to compel the Maoists to return to war by opening fire at unarmed landless squatters in Kailali District on December 5, killing four persons.
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December - 6 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, wanted for carrying out landmine blasts and attacks on Security Force personnel, was arrested from Sonbhadra District, Police said on December 7, IANS reports. Vishundev, wanted by the Uttar Prade
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, wanted for carrying out landmine blasts and attacks on Security Force personnel, was arrested from Sonbhadra District, Police said on December 7, IANS reports. Vishundev, wanted by the Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand Police, was arrested following a joint operation conducted by the Police and Paramilitary Forces. “Though Vishundev was nabbed Saturday (December 5), an official confirmation about his arrest was made late Sunday (December 6) evening as we were busy interrogating him,” Police Inspector A. N. Yadav told reporters. “Vishundev is a resident of Jharkhand. Acting on a tip-off, we caught him while he was trying to enter Sonbhadra district through the Jharkhand border,” Yadav said. According to the Police, Vishundev has given vital clues about the hideouts of his aides who have managed to enter Sonbhadra District. “A revolver and several live cartridges were recovered from Vishundev’s possession. During interrogation, he admitted that he works as an active member for a group headed by hardcore, wanted Naxalite Munna Vishwakarma,” the officer said. Vishundev has some 10 criminal cases pending against him, including attacks on a Police outpost and carrying out landmine blasts in Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh, Police added.
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December - 6 
Daily Excelsior reports that Police arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant while his associate managed to escape in Gubbar forest nursery in Gandoh area of Doda District on December 6. The militants were heading towards upper reaches of Gandoh rep
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Daily Excelsior reports that Police arrested a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant while his associate managed to escape in Gubbar forest nursery in Gandoh area of Doda District on December 6. The militants were heading towards upper reaches of Gandoh reportedly to meet two Pakistani militants of the LeT outfit known with their code names of Ans and Maaz. The arrested militant was identified as Mudassar Nazar, a resident of village Sarna in Gandoh, while his associate, who escaped from the incident site, was Naseer, a surrendered militant, who also hailed from Sarna. The arrested militant is being interrogated to ascertain hide-outs of the Pakistani militants - Ans and Maaz.
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December - 6 
In the same District, another KLA cadre, Hemkhomang alias Tiger (30), was killed by an unspecified kuki outfit.
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In the same District, another KLA cadre, Hemkhomang alias Tiger (30), was killed by an unspecified kuki outfit.
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December - 6 
PTI reports that four civilians were killed when suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a truck in a landmine blast in the Dantewada District, Police said. The Maoist blew up the truck near Keralapal village in the Dist
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PTI reports that four civilians were killed when suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a truck in a landmine blast in the Dantewada District, Police said. The Maoist blew up the truck near Keralapal village in the District, killing all the four persons travelling in the vehicle on the spot, Superintendent of Police (Dantewada) Amresh Singh said. The truck had left Doranapal village in the District for Sukama with truck's owner Surya Narayan Raju and three labourers. As it reached near Keralapal village on NH-221, the Maoists triggered landmine blast, he added, saying, Police was trying to ascertain the identity of victims.
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December - 6 
The Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi asked all militant groups of the State, including the ULFA, to come forward for peace talks with the Government.
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The Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi asked all militant groups of the State, including the ULFA, to come forward for peace talks with the Government.
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December - 6 
The Assam Rifles personnel foiled an attempt by two suspected militants to carry out extortion and subversive activities in Dimapur town on December 6, reports Nagaland Page. While the two militants managed to escape, a bag containing Carbine Machine
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The Assam Rifles personnel foiled an attempt by two suspected militants to carry out extortion and subversive activities in Dimapur town on December 6, reports Nagaland Page. While the two militants managed to escape, a bag containing Carbine Machine Gun, eight 9-mm rounds, one assembled improvised explosive device (IED), one Kenwood Radio set and extortion documents was recovered from the incident site.
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December - 6 
The Boarder Security Force (BSF) Inspector General (IG), Kashmir frontier, Baljit Singh told reporters on the side lines of function of passing out parade of 665 new recruits at Humhama in the central District of Budgam that the militants currently u
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The Boarder Security Force (BSF) Inspector General (IG), Kashmir frontier, Baljit Singh told reporters on the side lines of function of passing out parade of 665 new recruits at Humhama in the central District of Budgam that the militants currently used tough routes, including 40-foot snow-bound areas, for infiltration.
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December - 6 
The Hindu reports that a pamphlet in the name of Prajaswamya Parirakshana Samiti (PPS) has surfaced in the coal belt of Adilabad District a few days ago on an unspecified date. The pamphlet declares that the PPS has been formed to counter the activit
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The Hindu reports that a pamphlet in the name of Prajaswamya Parirakshana Samiti (PPS) has surfaced in the coal belt of Adilabad District a few days ago on an unspecified date. The pamphlet declares that the PPS has been formed to counter the activities of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) and their sympathisers who operate under different garbs. The PPS says the extremists now operating in the District have come back after being driven away by people of Chhattisgarh where they had functioned for the last three years. In order to seek shelter, the Maoists are resorting to disturbing the peace prevailing in the tribal areas and the coal belt for the last three years, the period during which the Maoists had quit the District.
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December - 6 
The Hindu reports that the Orissa Police have urged the State Government to ban the organisation Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) which is active in Koraput District for its violent activities as well as links with the Communist Party of India-Maoist
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The Hindu reports that the Orissa Police have urged the State Government to ban the organisation Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) which is active in Koraput District for its violent activities as well as links with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists). Speaking to The Hindu, the Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, south-west range, Sanjeev Panda, said they have recommended the State Government to ban the CMAS for maintenance of law and order in Koraput especially in the violence-prone Naraynpatna block of the District.
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December - 6 
The Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) on December 6 rejected Meghalaya Chief Minister D. D. Lapang’s appeal to ‘surrender’ and his offer for ‘safe passage’, reports Shillong Times. The outfit accused the Government for not being sincere
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The Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) on December 6 rejected Meghalaya Chief Minister D. D. Lapang’s appeal to ‘surrender’ and his offer for ‘safe passage’, reports Shillong Times. The outfit accused the Government for not being sincere by solving political problems raised by it. "Mr Lapang’s statement was only to frighten us and dampen the patriotic spirit in the history of Hynniew-trep", the HNLC said. In an e-mailed statement issued to a section of the media, HNLC said, "The organisation will not entertain the personal appeal of Mr Lapang for safe passage." On December 5, Lapang had appealed to HNLC leaders ‘general secretary’ Cherishterfield Thangkhiew and ‘commander-in-chief’ Bobby Marwein to come over ground and also offered them ‘safe-passage.’
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December - 6 
The State Police arrested a Maoist leader, the first since Maoists launched their movement in Bengal in November 2008, Hindustan Times reports. In the night of December 6, the Security Forces arrested Raju Adak (30), believed to be behind the Maoist
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The State Police arrested a Maoist leader, the first since Maoists launched their movement in Bengal in November 2008, Hindustan Times reports. In the night of December 6, the Security Forces arrested Raju Adak (30), believed to be behind the Maoist insurgence in Purnapani, a pocket of the Maoists near Lalgarh. According to sources, Adak had led the team that killed two Police officers in Sankrail Police Station in West Midnapore on October 20.
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December - 6 
The Union Government on December 6 said it is ready to hold peace talks with United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), reports Sentinel. The Government, however, ruled out any discussion on the basis of a demand voiced by a section of the banned milita
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The Union Government on December 6 said it is ready to hold peace talks with United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), reports Sentinel. The Government, however, ruled out any discussion on the basis of a demand voiced by a section of the banned militant outfit for “sovereignty” of Assam. Sources said the ULFA was speaking in different voices on the prospect of talks with the Centre. There is no question of any discussion on the basis of “sovereignty” for Assam, the sources said. Meanwhile, Paresh Baruah, ‘commander-in-chief’ of ULFA, on December 5 said that there was no confusion in the minds of the ULFA cadres who want “sovereignty” for Assam to be discussed in any dialogue, while denying a split in the outfit.
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December - 6 
Tripurainfo on December 5 reports that ban on the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) was extended. The ban on the two outfits was enforced in 1997 at the peak of militancy in the State. The report adds that
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Tripurainfo on December 5 reports that ban on the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) was extended. The ban on the two outfits was enforced in 1997 at the peak of militancy in the State. The report adds that a notification of the Delhi High Court’s Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal in this regard was issued recently. The Tribunal comprised G. S. Sistani of Delhi High Court.
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December - 6 
Two People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadres, Waikhom Imo Singh alias Nanao alias Sanahal (28) and Waikhom Shila Devi (23), were arrested by the Thoubal District Police on December 6.
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Two People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadres, Waikhom Imo Singh alias Nanao alias Sanahal (28) and Waikhom Shila Devi (23), were arrested by the Thoubal District Police on December 6.
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December - 6 
At the Tanai check-point, the sources said, SFs arrested six militants, including two important ‘commanders’.
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At the Tanai check-point, the sources said, SFs arrested six militants, including two important ‘commanders’.
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December - 6 
Eight militants were killed and many others sustained injuries in attacks by fighter jets in lower parts of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 6, according to Daily Times. Tribal sources said the fighter jets pou
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Eight militants were killed and many others sustained injuries in attacks by fighter jets in lower parts of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 6, according to Daily Times. Tribal sources said the fighter jets pounded the compounds and hideouts of militants in lower parts of the tribal agency, including Saifal Darra, Shakarkand and Sra Gharai, killing eight militants and injuring many others. Also, three hideouts and five vehicles of the militants were destroyed in the raid.
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December - 6 
Fighter jets bombed Kharki, Gatki and Sparay areas of Salarzai tehsil and Banda area of Mamoond tehsil. No casualties were reported.
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Fighter jets bombed Kharki, Gatki and Sparay areas of Salarzai tehsil and Banda area of Mamoond tehsil. No casualties were reported.
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December - 6 
Five militants, including local ‘commander’ Gul Maula, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the Dangram area in the suburbs of Mingora city of Swat in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 6, according to The News. Sour
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Five militants, including local ‘commander’ Gul Maula, were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in the Dangram area in the suburbs of Mingora city of Swat in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 6, according to The News. Sources said ‘commander’ Gul Maula and his four accomplices, identified as Tariq, Khadim Shah, Muhammad Ali and Ejaz, were killed during an encounter with SFs.
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December - 6 
Four Security Force (SF) personnel were seriously injured in a roadside bomb blast in the Chinari area of the Mohmand Agency on December 6. Official sources said SFs were patrolling the Chinari area in Safi sub-division when their vehicle struck a re
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Four Security Force (SF) personnel were seriously injured in a roadside bomb blast in the Chinari area of the Mohmand Agency on December 6. Official sources said SFs were patrolling the Chinari area in Safi sub-division when their vehicle struck a remote-controlled device planted by the militants. Four soldiers sustained injuries in the blast.
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December - 6 
In the province, Swabi District Police foiled a terrorist plot, seizing a large quantity of explosives from a coffin. According to a private television channel, Police stopped a vehicle near Shevah checkpoint. Upon searching it, they found 511 dynami
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In the province, Swabi District Police foiled a terrorist plot, seizing a large quantity of explosives from a coffin. According to a private television channel, Police stopped a vehicle near Shevah checkpoint. Upon searching it, they found 511 dynamites, 90 detonators and 250-meters of fuse cable from a coffin in the car. The Police arrested two persons for further investigation.
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December - 6 
SFs also arrested six suspected militants in the Damghar area in Kabal tehsil (revenue unit). The sources said the arrested men were shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation. The names of those held were not disclosed to the media. The Ar
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SFs also arrested six suspected militants in the Damghar area in Kabal tehsil (revenue unit). The sources said the arrested men were shifted to an undisclosed location for interrogation. The names of those held were not disclosed to the media. The Army-run Swat Media Centre (SMC) said seven militants surrendered before SFs in the Charbagh area.
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December - 6 
The fighter jets attacked suspected hideouts of Taliban militants in Kharkay Gotki and Saparay areas in Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) and the Banda area of Salarzai sub-division. However, there was no word on loss of life or damage to property.
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The fighter jets attacked suspected hideouts of Taliban militants in Kharkay Gotki and Saparay areas in Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) and the Banda area of Salarzai sub-division. However, there was no word on loss of life or damage to property.
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December - 6 
The law-enforcement agencies arrested 60 suspected persons from the twin cities of Islamabad-Rawalpindi during a grand search operation on December 6 in the wake of Parade Lane mosque attack in Rawalpindi city on December 4, according to Daily Times.
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The law-enforcement agencies arrested 60 suspected persons from the twin cities of Islamabad-Rawalpindi during a grand search operation on December 6 in the wake of Parade Lane mosque attack in Rawalpindi city on December 4, according to Daily Times. The Islamabad Police arrested 60 suspected persons from the limits of Sabzi Mandi Police Station. Meanwhile, the Rawalpindi City Police along with other law-enforcement agencies arrested 10 suspected people in search operation in Rawalpindi.
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December - 6 
The SFs arrested seven militants from Toda Cheena and Qalandher areas in Makeen and recovered a huge cache of weapons, including anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank mines and other arms.
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The SFs arrested seven militants from Toda Cheena and Qalandher areas in Makeen and recovered a huge cache of weapons, including anti-aircraft guns, anti-tank mines and other arms.
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December - 6 
Two anti-Taliban tribal elders, identified as Khan Wali and Rehmatullah, were killed and another two were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast near a mosque in Malangi area under Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) of Federally Administered Tribal Area
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Two anti-Taliban tribal elders, identified as Khan Wali and Rehmatullah, were killed and another two were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast near a mosque in Malangi area under Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 6, according to Daily Times. The injured persons were identified as Abdul Wadud and Abdul Hadi. “Two tribesmen were killed and two were injured in the blast. The bomb was planted outside a mosque,” senior Police official Fazal Rabbi told AFP by telephone. An intelligence official in the area confirmed the incident and said both tribesmen were respected elders who spoke out against the Taliban.
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December - 6 
All Nepal Teachers Association (ANTA) affiliated to the Unified Communist Party of Nepal Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) and Republic Educational Forum (REF) called for a nationwide shut down of academic institutions on December 7.
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All Nepal Teachers Association (ANTA) affiliated to the Unified Communist Party of Nepal Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) and Republic Educational Forum (REF) called for a nationwide shut down of academic institutions on December 7.
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December - 6 
Kantipuronline reports that Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM), an armed outfit active in the Terai belts, split up after a mere seven months of its merger with the Madheshi Mukti Tigers (MMT) party, leading to the formation of a single party- Jan
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Kantipuronline reports that Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM), an armed outfit active in the Terai belts, split up after a mere seven months of its merger with the Madheshi Mukti Tigers (MMT) party, leading to the formation of a single party- Janatantrik Madhesh Mukti Tigers Terai (JMMTT) with an aim to launch armed revolution on mid April. According to one of the underground party leaders, the party has expelled party chairman Jwala Singh for his failed leadership and individualistic activities. The two-day party meeting held at some unspecified location in the eastern borderland has formed a committee under the leadership of Rajan Pratap. Similarly, Surya Dev Singh is the new committee Vice President and the meeting has established eight-member politburo. The politburo members consist of activists who were previously associated with different organisations including Gajraj, Kranti Singh, Thufan Singh, Bidhrohi, Bhagat Singh, among others.
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December - 6 
The Unified CPN-Maoist-called nationwide general strike brought life to a standstill across the country on December 6. The Maoist party had enforced the strike protesting the death of three people in Police action against squatters in the Kailali-bas
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The Unified CPN-Maoist-called nationwide general strike brought life to a standstill across the country on December 6. The Maoist party had enforced the strike protesting the death of three people in Police action against squatters in the Kailali-based Dudhejhadi forest on December 4.
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December - 6 
A regional leader of the Biplobi Communist Party (BCP) was killed by the Police during an encounter at Munshiganj village under Alamdanga upazila (Sub-District) of Chuadanga District on November 6, according to Daily Star. He was identified as Monwar
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A regional leader of the Biplobi Communist Party (BCP) was killed by the Police during an encounter at Munshiganj village under Alamdanga upazila (Sub-District) of Chuadanga District on November 6, according to Daily Star. He was identified as Monwar Hossain alias Mono (32). Police recovered one shutter gun, two bombs, splinters and two bullets from the encounter site. Monwar was an accused in 11 cases, including five for murder and six for abduction.
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December - 6 
Arrested Jammu and Kashmir based Islamist militant Abu Yusuf Butt, who is a leader of Jamaat-e-Islami and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit, confessed before a Dhaka court on December 6 that he was linked to the August 21,2004 grenade attack on an Awami
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Arrested Jammu and Kashmir based Islamist militant Abu Yusuf Butt, who is a leader of Jamaat-e-Islami and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit, confessed before a Dhaka court on December 6 that he was linked to the August 21,2004 grenade attack on an Awami League rally on Bangabandhu Avenue in the city, reports Daily Star. Disclosing that he was present at the site of the attack that killed 24 people and injured 300 others, the HM leader also admitted to his close involvement in the planning and preparation of it, court sources said. Yusuf gave the confessional statement before Metropolitan Magistrate AKM Emdadul Huq after being in remand for 14 days in four phases in the custody of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Yusuf also said that he also worked with militant outfits Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) and Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
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December - 6 
A special team from Kandy Police on information conducted a joint search operation with Army troops in the Dangeliyadda area and recovered 125 kilograms of C4 explosives buried in the area.
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A special team from Kandy Police on information conducted a joint search operation with Army troops in the Dangeliyadda area and recovered 125 kilograms of C4 explosives buried in the area.
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December - 6 
Army troops conducted search and clear operations in the Puthukkudiyiruppu area of Wanni on December 6 and recovered nine T-56 weapons, five T-56 magazines, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) tripod, one Sub Machine Gun (SMG) part, eight Liberation
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Army troops conducted search and clear operations in the Puthukkudiyiruppu area of Wanni on December 6 and recovered nine T-56 weapons, five T-56 magazines, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) tripod, one Sub Machine Gun (SMG) part, eight Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) photo albums, one LTTE document, one I-com set, one radio set, three antennas, one hand mike, eight CDMA phones, one CDMA phone charger, two CDMA receivers and one modem card, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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December - 6 
Police intelligence service personnel serving in the Kumalawadi area of Batticaloa District recovered two T-56 weapons, three hundred and 10 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 10 T-56 magazines and two knives on December 6, according to a Sri Lanka Army repo
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Police intelligence service personnel serving in the Kumalawadi area of Batticaloa District recovered two T-56 weapons, three hundred and 10 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 10 T-56 magazines and two knives on December 6, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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December - 6 
The troops in the Uppuvelli area of Trincomalee District recovered two claymore mines.
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The troops in the Uppuvelli area of Trincomalee District recovered two claymore mines.
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December - 7 
A People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Mushta Khan (18), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Pangal Basti in Moreh of Chandel District on December 7.
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A People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Mushta Khan (18), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Pangal Basti in Moreh of Chandel District on December 7.
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December - 7 
A People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Mohamed Mahamud Khan (24), was arrested by the Imphal East Police from Kairang.
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A People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Mohamed Mahamud Khan (24), was arrested by the Imphal East Police from Kairang.
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December - 7 
A senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader who surrendered in Maharashtra last week claimed that a warfare expert from the Philippines visited and stayed in a Bastar (Chhattisgarh) Maoist-camp in Abujmadh for about a month to train
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A senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader who surrendered in Maharashtra last week claimed that a warfare expert from the Philippines visited and stayed in a Bastar (Chhattisgarh) Maoist-camp in Abujmadh for about a month to train cadres, indicating the global reach of the extremist movement. “It was way back in 2001 that a man from the Philippines had come to train us in south Bastar,” the Maoist leader Rainu told Indian Express. The Philippines has its own Maoist insurgent movement which operates under the banner of the New People’s Army. Also, two LTTE [Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam] men had come twice for the same purpose,” he added, saying, “For one month, the Filipino taught us how to carry out a mass attack. The LTTE men taught us how to lay mines and handle grenades.” “As against popular understanding that the Nepal Maoists have a smooth relationship with their Indian counterparts, the fact is that the relationship has been marred by the latter’s move of participating in elections there,” he further added. “Ten years ago, the Central Committee members (of the CPI-Maoist) had personally trained in warfare tactics in Nepal,” Rainu said. The Maoists got their first AK-47 as long back as in 1988, he also said. “While some of the arms have been purchased, most have been seized in Police ambushes. A huge cache of arms such as AK rifles, SLRs, LMGs, INSAS rifles and two-inch mortar is generally recovered from the ambush spot,” he added. Rainu said that Maoists continue to change their strategies based on previous experience, and have got advanced training in warfare. “That is one reason why Naxal casualties are generally low,” he said. For instance, the highest recorded Naxal (left wing extremist) casualties, he says, were 17 deaths in an encounter in Konta in south Bastar in 2008. At Rani Bodli Police Station in Bijapur District of Bastar, where Naxals had carried out the biggest attack in history killing 55 Policemen in a late night swoop, the insurgents lost seven men after a Policeman hiding in the bushes opened fire while the Naxals were coming out raising slogans in jubilation, according to Rainu. In various incidents in Maharashtra, in which over 50 Policemen have been killed this year, only one Naxal, Mangesh, was killed in Lahiri, he claimed. Funds, he said, come from public works, bamboo and tendu contractors, as also from tribals who contribute to the “party fund”. . “Bamboo activity fetches crores of rupees annually,” he claimed. One of the three tribal members in the 22-member Andhra cadre-dominated Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee created in 2007 to oversee activities in Maharashtra and Chhattisgarh, Rainu laid down arms recently.
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December - 7 
A team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) would arrive in New Delhi on December 7 (today) on a two-day visit to acquaint the Indian authorities with the outcome of the FBI’s probe into the visits to India by David Headley and Tahawwur Rana
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A team of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) would arrive in New Delhi on December 7 (today) on a two-day visit to acquaint the Indian authorities with the outcome of the FBI’s probe into the visits to India by David Headley and Tahawwur Rana around the time of the Mumbai attacks in November 26, 2008, highly placed Government sources said, The Hindu reported. The duo is now in the custody of U.S. authorities. A team of Indian Intelligence officials recently returned empty-handed from the U.S. as the investigation was not completed. Sources expect the FBI team to come armed with additional material promised during Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s visit to America.
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December - 7 
After a gap of a month, fugitive Maoist politburo member Kishen attended an open gathering in Jangalmahal on December 2 to observe the foundation day of the People’s Liberation Group Army (PLGA). Another Maoist activist, Rakesh, leader of the West Be
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After a gap of a month, fugitive Maoist politburo member Kishen attended an open gathering in Jangalmahal on December 2 to observe the foundation day of the People’s Liberation Group Army (PLGA). Another Maoist activist, Rakesh, leader of the West Bengal-Jharkhand-Orissa border regional committee also attended the function along with the ‘commander-in-chief’ of Jangalmahal, Bikash.
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December - 7 
Assam Police on December 7 produced the former chief of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council, Mohit Hojai, Black Widow (BW) ‘chief’ Jewel Gorlosa and his associate Samir Ahmed before the Special Court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA)-d
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Assam Police on December 7 produced the former chief of the North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council, Mohit Hojai, Black Widow (BW) ‘chief’ Jewel Gorlosa and his associate Samir Ahmed before the Special Court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA)-designated Judge, Tarun Phukan, in connection with the trial against them on charges of diversion and siphoning funds of the council, reports Telegraph.
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December - 7 
Daily Excelsior reports that a worker of the ruling National Conference, identified as Manzoor Ahmad Lone, was shot dead by unidentified militants outside his house at Nowpora Jagir under Kreeri Police Station area of Baramulla District on December 7
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Daily Excelsior reports that a worker of the ruling National Conference, identified as Manzoor Ahmad Lone, was shot dead by unidentified militants outside his house at Nowpora Jagir under Kreeri Police Station area of Baramulla District on December 7. Lone had earlier survived a bid on his life by militants around a year and half back. He had sustained injuries during the attack.
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December - 7 
Economic Times on December 7 reports that after a gap of a month, fugitive Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) politburo member Kishan attended an open gathering in Jangalmahal on December 2 to observe the foundation day of the People’s Lib
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Economic Times on December 7 reports that after a gap of a month, fugitive Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoists) politburo member Kishan attended an open gathering in Jangalmahal on December 2 to observe the foundation day of the People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA). Another Maoist activist, Rakesh, leader of the West Bengal-Jharkhand-Orissa border regional committee also attended the function along with the ‘commander-in-chief’ of Jangalmahal, Bikash. The gathering was held amid tight security provided by PLGA activists who had surrounded the area with sophisticated arms and weapons to prevent the joint forces from attempting to foil the function and arrest top Maoist leaders like Kishan. It is, however, not clear whether Kishan is staying at Jangalmahal or left the place after attending the function there on December 2. The function was attended by the inhabitants at least 50 villages in the region.
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December - 7 
Handwritten posters were put up by the Maoists urging people to boycott the Assembly polls. The Maoists also challenged the Police administrations and threatened leaders of political parties, besides creating panic in the tribal-dominated villages of
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Handwritten posters were put up by the Maoists urging people to boycott the Assembly polls. The Maoists also challenged the Police administrations and threatened leaders of political parties, besides creating panic in the tribal-dominated villages of Bhandaria block of Garhwa District in the last 24 hours. The Maoists, in fact, have threatened people and political leaders with dire consequences if they opposed the poll boycott call.
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December - 7 
Imphal Free Press reports that suspected militants triggered a bomb explosion at the residence of an Executive Engineer of the Manipur Public Health Engineering Department, Shanasam Lokendro, at Thongju Pichu Lampak under Singjamei Police Station in
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Imphal Free Press reports that suspected militants triggered a bomb explosion at the residence of an Executive Engineer of the Manipur Public Health Engineering Department, Shanasam Lokendro, at Thongju Pichu Lampak under Singjamei Police Station in Imphal East District on December 7.
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December - 7 
In a separate incident, the extremists set ablaze a pick-up van in the same District. Sources said the Naxals set ablaze the vehicle as it was plying during the five-day shutdown called by the People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCAPA). The
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In a separate incident, the extremists set ablaze a pick-up van in the same District. Sources said the Naxals set ablaze the vehicle as it was plying during the five-day shutdown called by the People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCAPA). The PCAPA had called for the shutdown in the Districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia, demanding a 15-day halt to the anti-Maoist operations in view of the harvesting season.
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December - 7 
PTI reports that Maoists blew up a vacant school building in Latehar District on December 7. About 20 Maoists went to the middle school and packed explosives before triggering the blast at Newari village. There was no casualty in the blast, which too
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PTI reports that Maoists blew up a vacant school building in Latehar District on December 7. About 20 Maoists went to the middle school and packed explosives before triggering the blast at Newari village. There was no casualty in the blast, which took place on the eve of the third of the five-phase elections in Jharkhand on December 8 (today).
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December - 7 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) activist in the West Midnapore District on December 7, Police said, according to IBN. The body of Sanatan Pratihar (44) was found
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) activist in the West Midnapore District on December 7, Police said, according to IBN. The body of Sanatan Pratihar (44) was found near a forest in the Pingboni area. "The rebels also torched the house of another District CPI-M leader at Shalboni region this (Monday) morning," Police said.
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December - 7 
The Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said, “There can be talks with the ULFA [United Liberation Front of Asom] minus Paresh Baruah the way the Centre has started peace talks with the NDFB [National Democratic Front of Bodoland] minus Ranjan Daimary.
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The Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said, “There can be talks with the ULFA [United Liberation Front of Asom] minus Paresh Baruah the way the Centre has started peace talks with the NDFB [National Democratic Front of Bodoland] minus Ranjan Daimary. Now only two central executive members of the ULFA — Paresh Baruah and Jibon Moran — are at large. While Jibon Moran is in Myanmar, Paresh Baruah shifted his base from Bangladesh to a safer site,” according to Sentinel. Reacting to Arabinda Rajkhowa and Raju Baruah’s statement that they were cheated by Bangladesh, Gogoi said: “Who told the ULFA leaders to trust Bangladesh over the years.”
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December - 7 
The Assam Forest Minister Rokybul Hussain informed the State Legislative Assembly that 948 people were killed in the incidents of militant- sabotage between May 14, 2006 and November 30, 2009, reports Assam Tribune. Of them, 854 were civilians, 85 we
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The Assam Forest Minister Rokybul Hussain informed the State Legislative Assembly that 948 people were killed in the incidents of militant- sabotage between May 14, 2006 and November 30, 2009, reports Assam Tribune. Of them, 854 were civilians, 85 were Police personnel and nine were Army and Paramilitary personnel. Besides, 2,955 people were injured in these incidents during the period. Of them, 2,716 were civilians. The Minister also told in the House that 66 people were killed and 22 people were injured in the incidents that involved firing by Security Forces (SFs) to maintain law and order during the period. On the other hand, 481 people were killed and 38 were injured in incidents of SFs’ encounters with the militants during the period. The bomb blasts triggered by the militant groups during the period resulted in the death of 275 people and injury to 2,386 people. Of those killed in these incidents, 251 were civilians and those injured included 2,249 civilians. During same period, militants abducted 334 people and of them, 40 were killed in captivity. Those killed included 35 civilians and 5 Police personnel, said the Minister.
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December - 7 
The Manipur Government decided to establish an independent Central Unit of the Police Commandos under the State Home Department.
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The Manipur Government decided to establish an independent Central Unit of the Police Commandos under the State Home Department.
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December - 7 
The Military Council faction of the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) in a press release stated that a person named Thokchom Ramkumar alias Tocha (30) of Kwakeithel Thokchom Leikai in Imphal was taken into the ‘custody’ of the outfit, due to his al
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The Military Council faction of the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) in a press release stated that a person named Thokchom Ramkumar alias Tocha (30) of Kwakeithel Thokchom Leikai in Imphal was taken into the ‘custody’ of the outfit, due to his alleged anti-social activities as he was ‘arrested’ with several grams of heroin no.4 along-with some ‘prohibited’ drugs, reports Imphal Free Press. The statement has further stated that the last date of his safe release is December 9 and that his parents are informed to secure his release on or before the given date line and failure of it may compel the outfit to give him ‘capital punishment’.
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December - 7 
The Minister said that altogether 3,065 cadres of the militant groups announced cease-fires between April 1, 2001 and March 31, 2009 and most of them are now staying in different designated camps, while majority of cadres of the Adivasi Cobra Force (
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The Minister said that altogether 3,065 cadres of the militant groups announced cease-fires between April 1, 2001 and March 31, 2009 and most of them are now staying in different designated camps, while majority of cadres of the Adivasi Cobra Force (ACF) and Birsa Commando Force (BCF) are staying in their own houses. These militants are now continuing their dialogues with the Government. Of them, 282 belonged to the United People's Democratic Solidarity (UPDS), 502 to the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD), 936 to the NDFB, 170 to the A and C ‘companies’ of the ‘28th battalion’ of the ULFA, 575 to the ACF and 600 to the BCF. Of the militants on cease-fire, 847 have been recruited by different Paramilitary Forces, said the Minister.
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December - 7 
The Police arrested two persons, identified as Abdul Hamid Lone and Hussain Mohammad Dar alias Raju, for using cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road to deliver funds for the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to fuel militancy in the Kas
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The Police arrested two persons, identified as Abdul Hamid Lone and Hussain Mohammad Dar alias Raju, for using cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade on Srinagar-Muzaffarabad road to deliver funds for the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to fuel militancy in the Kashmir Valley. The arrests were made by Sopore Police while investigating the recovery of INR 300,000 Hawala money from a bakery owner in the apple-town of North Kashmir earlier in December, official sources said. Lone has told Police that his brother Abdul Majid Lone, who is living in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) for the last 16 years, was using the cross-LoC trade to fund militants of LeT in the Valley.
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December - 7 
Three persons were killed and many others wounded by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Sheohar District in the night of December 7, Police said, reports PTI. The Maoists numbering over 50 came on a truck to a market place at
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Three persons were killed and many others wounded by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Sheohar District in the night of December 7, Police said, reports PTI. The Maoists numbering over 50 came on a truck to a market place at Dariani Chapra in the District and started firing indiscriminately killing three persons on the spot, they said.
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December - 7 
Top United States (US) security expert and former secretary of Homeland Security which was created after 9/11 said on December 7 that more Mumbai-like attacks were likely to happen in the future and that the challenge before India was to integrate fu
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Top United States (US) security expert and former secretary of Homeland Security which was created after 9/11 said on December 7 that more Mumbai-like attacks were likely to happen in the future and that the challenge before India was to integrate fully all elements of domestic security for dealing with terrorism, according to Times of India. According to Chertoff, who headed Homeland Security from 2005 to 2009, safe havens for terrorists in countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan posed one of the biggest challenges for the world and that an otherwise weakened al Qaida had been able to rebuild itself somewhat in areas controlled by Pakistan. “In Mumbai attacks we have seen evolving the tactic of using weapons and bombs together in a commando like operation and how dangerous such an attack could be. Such attacks are likely to happen more and the challenge before everybody is to be able to deal with them,'' said Chertoff, while delivering a lecture on terrorism and threat to India. “There are safe havens around the world which are being used by terrorists to plan and organise strikes. Afghanistan was one such haven after 9/11. The frontier areas of Pakistan and Somalia too are proving to be such havens for terrorism,'' said Chertoff, adding that there are ungoverned places or places where there is a weak Government which have become the launching pad for attacks on neighbouring countries. Chertoff admitted that while al Qaida is a much weaker force now than it was in 2001 and that it no longer has its earlier “command and control system'' it has been able to rebuild itself to an extent in Pakistan. He said that it also coordinates with groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT). He, however, said that India had to exercise extreme caution in dealing with terrorism emanating from a nuclear-armed Pakistan. According to Chertoff, technology and internet-induced radicalisation was another challenge for India and that it needed to develop ``soft power'' to prevent elements of radicalisation from taking shape. “All soft power has to be used to check elements of radicalisation and alter the conditions on the ground. We have the example of Saudi Arabia and Singapore,'' said Chertoff. “As for technology, we can't put the genie back. To look at the positive side, we have developed the capability to detect radioactive and other dangerous substances. The use of biometrics, which is increasing being used in India too, is another positive as it makes it harder to forge documents. It helps in locating the needle in the haystack,'' he added. Chertoff revealed that had the current security apparatus in the US been in place in 2001, at least 15 of the 19 who executed 9/11 would have been caught in the planning stage. Chertoff further said that India too needed to enlist support from the private sector in dealing with terror, just like what the US had done after 9/11, and ensure it coordinates with law and order agencies. He admitted that while integration of all intelligence and security agencies was the motive behind the US National Counter Terrorism Centre, intelligence assessment was the key to preventing terrorist strikes. “It is necessary that all agencies involved have access to all the information. I always looked for 2 or 3 different perspectives or competing assessments. The key is to allow dissenting views just like the NCTC does and it always helps,'' he said, adding that cyber security too was a major concern for the US. “The US made this mistake of treating al Qaida as a police matter before 9/11. We realised after the attack that the planning and coordinating mechanism needed to be taken to the civilian domain. There is a need for layered defences in dealing with terror - not one tactic, but a series of tactics,'' he said, while advocating the role of private sector.
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December - 7 
25 militants belonging to Sor Dagai, Chinar and Lara Darra areas in Salarzai, surrendered along with their weapons before SFs in Khar town.
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25 militants belonging to Sor Dagai, Chinar and Lara Darra areas in Salarzai, surrendered along with their weapons before SFs in Khar town.
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December - 7 
A car bomb blast injured nine persons and damaged several vehicles and shops in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan on December 7, according to Daily Times. Sources said that at least nine persons, including two children, were injured when the explosi
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A car bomb blast injured nine persons and damaged several vehicles and shops in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan on December 7, according to Daily Times. Sources said that at least nine persons, including two children, were injured when the explosion occurred at the main gate of the Junior Assistant Colony (JAR) in the Chaman Housing Society. Police said the explosives-laden vehicle blew up 30 minutes after unidentified men left it at the gate of the residential colony. An Assistant Commissioner was also injured in the blast.
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December - 7 
A fierce clash took place in the Chinar area of Charmang Valley in the Nawagai Sub-Division when militants attacked Security Forces (SFs). The official sources said one militant was killed and several others sustained injuries in the clash.
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A fierce clash took place in the Chinar area of Charmang Valley in the Nawagai Sub-Division when militants attacked Security Forces (SFs). The official sources said one militant was killed and several others sustained injuries in the clash.
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December - 7 
A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court in Peshawar, the provincial capital of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), killing nine people, including two Policemen, and injuring 50 others on December 7, according to Dawn. It was the second suic
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A suicide bomber blew himself up outside a court in Peshawar, the provincial capital of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), killing nine people, including two Policemen, and injuring 50 others on December 7, according to Dawn. It was the second suicide attack on a court in the city in three weeks. The earlier target was the Judicial Complex on the Khyber Road and the bombing claimed 22 lives. The two Policemen who died were identified as head Constable Naseer Ahmed and Assistant Sub-Inspector Ruhullah. The blast damaged the court building and damaged windows of the nearby MPA hostel, petrol station and some other buildings. About half a dozen vehicles and motorcycles were destroyed. Peshawar District Coordination Officer Sahibzada Mohammad Anees said the bomber had come in an auto-rickshaw. He tried to enter the session’s court building, but when the Policeman on duty stopped him for a search, the man blew himself up. Dr Hameed Afridi of the Lady Reading Hospital said that 54 victims had been brought to the hospital. Six of them were brought dead and three others died in the hospital. The condition of six of the inured was critical, he said. Mohammad Tanveer told Dawn that the bomber had used six to seven kilograms of explosives. Parts of his suicide vest, ball bearings and his head and legs have been found.
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December - 7 
Daily Times quoting an intelligence reports warned on December 8 that the al Qaeda and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are planning to carry out attacks at the Karachi’s hospitals and the airport to “avenge Operation Rah-e-Nijat”. The reports st
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Daily Times quoting an intelligence reports warned on December 8 that the al Qaeda and the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are planning to carry out attacks at the Karachi’s hospitals and the airport to “avenge Operation Rah-e-Nijat”. The reports stated that the Taliban could strike in the guise of patients or Haj pilgrims. A communiqué sent by the Interior Ministry’s National Crisis Management Cell to provincial authorities warned that Taliban could also use improvised explosive devices (IED) and suicide attacks against foreigners in Karachi. A letter issued by Sindh Special Home Secretary Collin Kamran Dost to Inspector General of Police Sallahuddin Khattak quoted intelligence sources as saying that the Taliban’s possible targets could be US citizens, people associated with American projects and guests staying at hotels, and US diplomats and employees working for foreign non-governmental organisations. According to another communiqué, the TTP plans to target hospitals and airports, while posing as patients in wheelchairs and as pilgrims arriving in the city after Haj. Moreover, the Taliban are likely to use vehicles covered with garlands – such as the ones used in wedding processions – to carry suicide bombers and explosives to the areas they seek to target.
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December - 7 
Eight Taliban militants were killed and several others sustained injuries in different areas of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 7, according to The News. The official sources added that fighter jets pounded sus
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Eight Taliban militants were killed and several others sustained injuries in different areas of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 7, according to The News. The official sources added that fighter jets pounded suspected hideouts of insurgents in Kharkay, Gotki, Anga and Banda areas in which four militants were killed and several others injured. Two hideouts were also destroyed in air raids.
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December - 7 
SFs conducted a search operation in Inayat Killay, the second business hub of the Bajaur tribal region near Khar headquarters, and arrested five militants and recovered weapons from their possession.
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SFs conducted a search operation in Inayat Killay, the second business hub of the Bajaur tribal region near Khar headquarters, and arrested five militants and recovered weapons from their possession.
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December - 7 
The death toll of in Peshawar Sessions Courts suicide bombing on December 7 rose to 13 as two more people succumbed to their injuries at the hospital on December 8, according to The News. The sources said public prosecutor in Mardan, Arifullah, a res
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The death toll of in Peshawar Sessions Courts suicide bombing on December 7 rose to 13 as two more people succumbed to their injuries at the hospital on December 8, according to The News. The sources said public prosecutor in Mardan, Arifullah, a resident of Badaber and Bakhtawar Shah, a rickshaw driver, died at the Lady Reading Hospital.
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December - 7 
There were reports that three militants were killed when explosives stored in a house went off in the Damadola area in the Mamond Sub-Division. The house was reportedly being used by militants as their hideout and was completely destroyed in the blas
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There were reports that three militants were killed when explosives stored in a house went off in the Damadola area in the Mamond Sub-Division. The house was reportedly being used by militants as their hideout and was completely destroyed in the blast.
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December - 7 
Two bomb blasts killed at least 38 people, and injured more than 100 at the crowded Moon Market in Allama Iqbal area of Lahore in Punjab on December 7, according to Daily Times. The two bombs exploded 30 seconds apart at 8:45 PM (PST). The first blas
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Two bomb blasts killed at least 38 people, and injured more than 100 at the crowded Moon Market in Allama Iqbal area of Lahore in Punjab on December 7, according to Daily Times. The two bombs exploded 30 seconds apart at 8:45 PM (PST). The first blast occurred outside a plaza housing a branch of the Muslim Commercial Bank, while the other outside the Allama Iqbal Town Police Station, situated across the road. A suicide bomber had also targeted Moon Market in August 2008 in which nine people were killed. As the first bomb went off, the plaza where the bank is situated, and an adjacent building went up in flames, halting rescue work, Nazeer Ahmed, a security guard who was at the spot when the blasts occurred, said. Nazeer said the fire made it impossible to rescue anyone from the burning buildings. The Punjab Law Minister, Police officials and officials of the Bomb Disposal Squad, rescue officials and witnesses could not say if the blasts were suicide attacks or remote-controlled detonations. Punjab Inspector General Tariq Saleem Dogar said the bombs might have been detonated by remote control, while Superintendent of Police Ali Nasir Rizvi said he was not certain if a suicide bomber was involved. “We have recovered 33 dead bodies so far,” said Dr Rizwan Naseer, Director General of Rescue and put the toll for the injured at 95. However, Dawn reports 45 causalities in the twin blast.
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December - 7 
Kantipuronline reports that Nepal Media Society (NMS), an alliance of publishers and broadcasters, on December 7 said that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist)-affiliated trade union’s ‘request to shut down’ the publicatio
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Kantipuronline reports that Nepal Media Society (NMS), an alliance of publishers and broadcasters, on December 7 said that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist)-affiliated trade union’s ‘request to shut down’ the publication houses on December 9 has drawn the society’s serious attention. “We have been forced to take the trade union’s request to close the publication houses not only as an attempt to stifle people’s right to information but also as an endeavour to undermine people’s freedom that consequently can have serious ramifications,” said the press release issued by NMS. The society has requested the trade union to seriously internalise people’s freedom and their right to information and demanded that the union immediately withdraw such sorts of protests to help create a conducive environment for the publication and distribution of newspapers.
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December - 7 
The six-member taskforce formed by the three major parties, which on December 7 was given two days to arrive at a conclusion on ending the prolonged political impasse, seems still nowhere close to reaching an agreement.
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The six-member taskforce formed by the three major parties, which on December 7 was given two days to arrive at a conclusion on ending the prolonged political impasse, seems still nowhere close to reaching an agreement.
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December - 7 
The Unified CPN-Maoist captured a house reportedly belonging to its lawmaker Binod Pahadi at Butwal in Rupandehi District. The Maoist cadres led by central committee member Bamdev Chhetri seized the two-storey house and set up a liaison office of its
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The Unified CPN-Maoist captured a house reportedly belonging to its lawmaker Binod Pahadi at Butwal in Rupandehi District. The Maoist cadres led by central committee member Bamdev Chhetri seized the two-storey house and set up a liaison office of its Abadh Madhesh State Committee. Chhetri inaugurated the party office amid a function. The party captured the house at a time when there is a rift between the party and lawmaker Pahadi over the ownership of the house. Stating that Pahadi went against of the party policy, the recently held meeting of the state committee had recommended central committee to take disciplinary action against him. The meeting also decided to set up its party office in the house.
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December - 7 
A Marxist group of Tamil militants with connections to the Palestinian Liberation Organisation and Cuba is preparing to mount a new insurgency in Sri Lanka. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was founded in eastern Sri Lanka in August and has vowed t
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A Marxist group of Tamil militants with connections to the Palestinian Liberation Organisation and Cuba is preparing to mount a new insurgency in Sri Lanka. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) was founded in eastern Sri Lanka in August and has vowed to launch attacks against Government and military targets unless its demands for a separate Tamil homeland are met. “This war isn’t over yet,” Commander Kones, head of the PLA’s Eastern District military command, told The Times during a night meeting in a safe house in the east of the country last week. “There has been no solution for Tamils since the destruction of the LTTE [Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam] in May. So we have built and organised the PLA and are ready to act soon. Our aim is a democratic socialist liberation of the northeast for a Tamil Eelam [the desired Tamil state].” Kones, a nom de guerre, claimed that the PLA had 300 active members and expected to recruit 5,000 volunteers from the 280,000 Tamil civilians recently freed from detention camps. He said that the PLA, commanded by a 10-man committee, was an entirely separate organisation from the LTTE, but said that former LTTE cadres would be able to join the organisation provided that they swore their allegiance to the PLA’s political aims. “There are former LTTE members in the PLA now,” he said. “But the LTTE was an extremist organisation that fought only for itself rather than the people’s needs. It is totally destroyed now and I don’t worry about it. We are socialist ideologues and we are trying to draw different Tamil groups together for a people’s struggle, a people’s war.” The PLA includes in its ranks several experienced insurgents. Commander Kones, now in his forties, had himself been given guerrilla training at a camp in Uttar Pradesh, India, in 1983, where his trainers included fighters from the Palestinian Liberation Organisation (PLO). “We still have a relationship with the PLO, as well as Cuba and Indian Maoist groups,” he said, adding, “They fight for their rights just as we do.” During later action against Government Forces in eastern Sri Lanka he was imprisoned and tortured, before escaping from the country to live in Europe. “We are much more politically skilled than the LTTE ever were and know how to avoid the ‘terrorist’ label that they acquired,” Kones said. “Our enemy is simply the Government here, and we fight just for Tamil rights. We are not against the international community. Indeed, we want them to support us in pressurising the Sri Lankan Government,” he added. Kones said that he had no intention of trying to emulate the LTTE’s style of warfare, but suggested a more asymmetric strategy involving attacks by widely dispersed PLA cells. However, he added that his targets would include economic and administrative centres, as well as military forces. Other PLA insiders said that one of their likely first fights would be with groups of former LTTE cadres led by ‘Colonel’ Karuna [Karuna split from the LTTE ranks in 2004 and later joined the Government, but still holds influence in eastern Sri Lanka.] “We are getting stronger by the day, much stronger than any other group,” Kones said, adding, “The day of action is close.”
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December - 7 
Army intelligence in Mandaveli recovered two T-56 weapons, six T-56 magazines, two claymore mines, six hand grenades, 10 electric detonators and 40 kilograms of TNT explosives while they had been kept hidden in a structure.
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Army intelligence in Mandaveli recovered two T-56 weapons, six T-56 magazines, two claymore mines, six hand grenades, 10 electric detonators and 40 kilograms of TNT explosives while they had been kept hidden in a structure.
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December - 7 
During search and clear operations in the Oddusuddan, Ussan, Iranamadu, Visuamadukulam and Akkarayankulam areas of Wanni troops on December 7 recovered 519 anti-personnel mines (APMs), three 60-mm mortar tubes, three 60-mm mortar bipods, three 60-mm
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During search and clear operations in the Oddusuddan, Ussan, Iranamadu, Visuamadukulam and Akkarayankulam areas of Wanni troops on December 7 recovered 519 anti-personnel mines (APMs), three 60-mm mortar tubes, three 60-mm mortar bipods, three 60-mm mortar base plates, one 81-mm mortar tube, six Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs), five RPG chargers and two hand grenades, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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December - 7 
The Palestinian Ambassador in Sri Lanka, Anwar Al- Agha, on December 7 denied reports that a link exists between the People’s Liberation Organization (PLO) in Palestine and a new Tamil armed group called the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the East
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The Palestinian Ambassador in Sri Lanka, Anwar Al- Agha, on December 7 denied reports that a link exists between the People’s Liberation Organization (PLO) in Palestine and a new Tamil armed group called the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in the East of Sri Lanka, according to Daily Mirror. Agha said that he was not even aware of the existence of such a group, and that it is not possible for such ties to exist. His observations follow a report which appeared in The Times hinting that an organization called the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) in the East of Sri Lanka had the support of the well known PLO, who are active in Palestine, as well as another country. “We have had strong ties with the legitimate Government of Sri Lanka and have supported the Government in defeating terrorism and still support the Government in their efforts,” he emphasized.
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December - 7 
The Trincomalee Police following information recovered one T-56 weapon, one magazine and twenty-eight rounds of T-56 ammunition from the Sinnapuram area of Batticaloa District on December 7, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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The Trincomalee Police following information recovered one T-56 weapon, one magazine and twenty-eight rounds of T-56 ammunition from the Sinnapuram area of Batticaloa District on December 7, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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December - 8 
A cadre belonging to Lamyanba Khuman group of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Sandram Daho alias Santosh (39), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Wangjing on December 8, reports Imphal Free Press. He was operating in
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A cadre belonging to Lamyanba Khuman group of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Sandram Daho alias Santosh (39), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Wangjing on December 8, reports Imphal Free Press. He was operating in the ‘finance section’ of the outfit.
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December - 8 
A cadre belonging to the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Thingbaijam Naocha, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Iroisemba.
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A cadre belonging to the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Thingbaijam Naocha, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Iroisemba.
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December - 8 
A Congress leader was severely injured when the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired at him at his residence in Eturunagaram on December 8, reports The Hindu.
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A Congress leader was severely injured when the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired at him at his residence in Eturunagaram on December 8, reports The Hindu.
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December - 8 
A National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre was shot dead by SFs during another encounter at Orangpara under Barugaon Police Station in Chirang District.
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A National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre was shot dead by SFs during another encounter at Orangpara under Barugaon Police Station in Chirang District.
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December - 8 
According to information, five Maoists went to M.P.P. Jadi Laxmi’s house at 7.30pm (IST) and immediately opened fire on her and her husband Rammurthy. Her husband sustained bullet injuries in his arm and leg. The Maoists branded him as Police informe
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According to information, five Maoists went to M.P.P. Jadi Laxmi’s house at 7.30pm (IST) and immediately opened fire on her and her husband Rammurthy. Her husband sustained bullet injuries in his arm and leg. The Maoists branded him as Police informer and tried to eliminate him.
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December - 8 
Former Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) cadres assaulted one youth, Moinul Ali (24), at Kajalgaon on December 8, according to Assam Tribune. Subsequently, local people in retaliation set ablaze office of the former BLT cadres. Two former BLT cadres were
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Former Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) cadres assaulted one youth, Moinul Ali (24), at Kajalgaon on December 8, according to Assam Tribune. Subsequently, local people in retaliation set ablaze office of the former BLT cadres. Two former BLT cadres were also wounded in the attack.
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December - 8 
IANS reports that about 50 armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres raided Thema village in the Kanker District of Bastar region and shot dead two brothers allegedly on charges of spying, Police said on December 9. The incident took
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IANS reports that about 50 armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres raided Thema village in the Kanker District of Bastar region and shot dead two brothers allegedly on charges of spying, Police said on December 9. The incident took place in the night of December 8. “Guerrillas raided the village and took away two brothers- Rakesh, 30, and Rajuram, 25, into a nearby forested area and shot them dead on charges of being police informers,” Vishwa Ranjan, Director General of Police told IANS over the phone. He said the extremists shot at another civilian of the same village, Chabilal Markam. The villagers said Markam was taken to a Government hospital and was in a critical condition.
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December - 8 
Imphal Free Press reports that a Chinese made hand grenade was recovered by the Imphal West District Police from a waiting shed at Sagolband Moirang Hanuba on December 8.
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Imphal Free Press reports that a Chinese made hand grenade was recovered by the Imphal West District Police from a waiting shed at Sagolband Moirang Hanuba on December 8.
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December - 8 
PTI reports that two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the third phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections on December 8. The elections for 11 seats in the 81-member House regi
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PTI reports that two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the third phase of Jharkhand Assembly elections on December 8. The elections for 11 seats in the 81-member House registered a turnout of 55 per cent. Maoists, who had given a call for poll boycott, fired at a BSF patrol party near the Sarasdangal forest in Dumka District, killing head constable Dharamvir Singh and constable Dinesh Sharma, Inspector-General of Police V. H. Desmukh said. The BSF personnel, on a road-opening mission for the passage of polling personnel, returned the fire, he said. The fourth phase is scheduled for December 12 and the fifth and final round on December 18. The results will be announced on December 23.
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December - 8 
The KCP declared that it would start keeping vigil in activities of the Manipur Social Welfare Department with regard to implementation of Integrated Child Development Services project in Manipur.
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The KCP declared that it would start keeping vigil in activities of the Manipur Social Welfare Department with regard to implementation of Integrated Child Development Services project in Manipur.
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December - 8 
Three suspected Naga militants were shot dead by Security Forces (SFs) during an encounter at Boro Haflong village under Haflong Police Station in North Cachar Hills District on December 8, according to Telegraph.
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Three suspected Naga militants were shot dead by Security Forces (SFs) during an encounter at Boro Haflong village under Haflong Police Station in North Cachar Hills District on December 8, according to Telegraph.
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December - 8 
Two ULFA cadres, who were trained in Myanmar, surrendered before Lakhimpur District authorities on December 8, according to Assam Tribune. They were identified as Debashish Bhuyan alias Bipul and Bubul Chowdung. They deposited a 9-mm pistol and .30 p
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Two ULFA cadres, who were trained in Myanmar, surrendered before Lakhimpur District authorities on December 8, according to Assam Tribune. They were identified as Debashish Bhuyan alias Bipul and Bubul Chowdung. They deposited a 9-mm pistol and .30 pistol at the time of surrender.
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December - 8 
A group of three Taliban militants launched a gun, rocket and suicide attack on the office of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), killing at least 12 people and injuring several others at Multan in Punjab on December 8, according to Daily Times. The b
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A group of three Taliban militants launched a gun, rocket and suicide attack on the office of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), killing at least 12 people and injuring several others at Multan in Punjab on December 8, according to Daily Times. The blast in Multan destroyed the facades off several buildings in a part of the city largely reserved for Government and Security Agencies. The apparent target of the blast was a building housing an office of the ISI which was also damaged. Senior Police Officer Agha Yusuf said at least three Taliban militants in a car carried out the attack. He said one of them first fired a rocket and an automatic weapon at a police checkpoint, and then drove to the intelligence agency – where they blew it up. He said Security personnel were also among the 12 killed. “It was a suicide attack. There were two attackers who were stopped at the checkpost, but they tried to flee and Security personnel fired at them,” another Police Official, Arif Ikram told reporters. “The attackers returned fire and also launched two rockets, and later exploded their vehicle.” Multan’s top administrative official, Syed Mohammad Ali Gardezi, said that one military building was badly damaged in the blast. “They did not succeed in hitting the target,” he claimed.
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December - 8 
A US missile strike killed at least three civilians in a village near Mir Ali, a main town in North Waziristan near the Afghanistan border of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 8 (today), according to Dawn. The official sources al
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A US missile strike killed at least three civilians in a village near Mir Ali, a main town in North Waziristan near the Afghanistan border of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 8 (today), according to Dawn. The official sources also confirmed that the missiles destroyed a car carrying three people.
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December - 8 
Five Taliban militants surrendered before the SFs at Sakhra and Asharai near Matta during Operation Rah-e-Rast in Malakand. The SFs arrested nine suspects at Kabal, Bakhro near Madyan, Qambar and Tahirabad near Mingora.
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Five Taliban militants surrendered before the SFs at Sakhra and Asharai near Matta during Operation Rah-e-Rast in Malakand. The SFs arrested nine suspects at Kabal, Bakhro near Madyan, Qambar and Tahirabad near Mingora.
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December - 8 
One Naeem Qureshi (40), a leather trader, was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Awami Colony Station of Karachi. The Police sources said that Naeem was sitting outside his house situated in C-Area of Landhi, when two armed militants riding o
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One Naeem Qureshi (40), a leather trader, was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Awami Colony Station of Karachi. The Police sources said that Naeem was sitting outside his house situated in C-Area of Landhi, when two armed militants riding on a motorcycle came and opened indiscriminate fire, killing Naeem on the spot, while injuring his friend Basheer and subsequently managed to escape.
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December - 8 
Peshawar Police on December 8 foiled bomb blast bid in Bakhshupul area of the Peshawar, the capital of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), when they defused four bombs weighing 40 kilogrammes each, according to Daily Times. Inspector General Shafqat
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Peshawar Police on December 8 foiled bomb blast bid in Bakhshupul area of the Peshawar, the capital of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), when they defused four bombs weighing 40 kilogrammes each, according to Daily Times. Inspector General Shafqat Malik said the bombs could have destroyed everything within a 100 meters radius had they not been defused.
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December - 8 
PNR 19,716 cash cards have also been issued to displaced families of South Waziristan.
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PNR 19,716 cash cards have also been issued to displaced families of South Waziristan.
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December - 8 
The death toll in the December 8 bombing at Moon Market in Allama Iqbal Town of Lahore rose to 54, according to Daily Times. A spokesman of the rescue operation said of the 45 people, 28 were men, 11 women and six children. Nine people were burned be
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The death toll in the December 8 bombing at Moon Market in Allama Iqbal Town of Lahore rose to 54, according to Daily Times. A spokesman of the rescue operation said of the 45 people, 28 were men, 11 women and six children. Nine people were burned beyond recognition. More than 150 people were injured in the attack, he said.
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December - 8 
The Government has concrete evidence of India’s involvement in terrorism across the country and the issue will be taken up during a round of talks with New Delhi soon, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on December 8, according to Daily Times. Talki
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The Government has concrete evidence of India’s involvement in terrorism across the country and the issue will be taken up during a round of talks with New Delhi soon, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on December 8, according to Daily Times. Talking to reporters after meeting clerics in Karachi, Malik said militants and weapons were also coming in from Afghanistan, and Pakistan had taken up the issue with Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai. He said the Government was working on an action plan for effective surveillance of the Pak-Afghan border, adding that in this regard, biometric checkposts would soon be set up at three points along the border. Malik said al Qaeda chief Osama Bin Laden was not in Pakistan, and if anyone had any information in this regard, he should share it with Islamabad so that the country could take appropriate action. The Interior Minister said religious scholars from all sects had declared suicide attacks against the teachings of Islam, while the Government had also sought the views of clerics from around the world on terrorism. He said the Government would organise a conference on terrorism where scholars from Muslim countries would be invited to give their views on the issue. Malik said he would also meet clerics across the country and in this regard, a meeting had been scheduled in Lahore on December 10.
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December - 8 
The leader of Pasban-e-Aza, a Shia organization was shot dead by unidentified militants in a suspected sectarian attack in the remit of the Brigade Police Station of Karachi on December 8, according to Daily Times. The slain leader was identified as
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The leader of Pasban-e-Aza, a Shia organization was shot dead by unidentified militants in a suspected sectarian attack in the remit of the Brigade Police Station of Karachi on December 8, according to Daily Times. The slain leader was identified as Syed Shahid Hussain. Police quoting eyewitnesses said three unidentified suspects barged into Hussain’s apartment in the Assistant Commissioner Apartments, and opened fire on him using 9-mm pistols.
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December - 8 
The Police and Bomb Disposal Squad personnel said that the twin blasts at Moon Market in Allama Iqbal Town of Lahore were suicide attacks. Iqbal Town Police claimed to have recovered the remains of two suicide attackers. Iqbal Town Superintendent of
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The Police and Bomb Disposal Squad personnel said that the twin blasts at Moon Market in Allama Iqbal Town of Lahore were suicide attacks. Iqbal Town Police claimed to have recovered the remains of two suicide attackers. Iqbal Town Superintendent of Police (SP) Ali Nasir Rizvi told Daily Times that a head and limbs recovered from the site of the blasts are believed to be of two suicide attackers, who according to initial reports were not more than 18 years old and belonged to southern Punjab. Civil Defence District Officer Mazhar Ahmed while talking to Daily Times supported the version of the SP and termed both attacks as suicide bombings. He said the material used in the twin blasts included ball bearings that are used in suicide vests. Mazhar said that 10 kilogrammes of explosives were used in the blasts. He said there was also possibility that some hand grenades were also used in the blasts, which targeted the building in a 150-yard radius.
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December - 8 
The Police recovered 10 mortar shells from the suburbs of Mingora city.
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The Police recovered 10 mortar shells from the suburbs of Mingora city.
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December - 8 
The Saryab station house officer (SHO) and two other Policemen were injured in a hand-grenade attack on a Police convoy on the Sabzal Road in Quetta of Balochistan on December 8, according to Daily Times. Police sources said SHO Jamil Marri was on r
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The Saryab station house officer (SHO) and two other Policemen were injured in a hand-grenade attack on a Police convoy on the Sabzal Road in Quetta of Balochistan on December 8, according to Daily Times. Police sources said SHO Jamil Marri was on routine patrol in the area when unidentified militants hurled a hand-grenade at his vehicle.
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December - 8 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 13 suspected militants in the last 24 hours during Operation Rah-e-Nijat and Rah-e-Rast in South Waziristan. According to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the SFs carried out a search opera
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 13 suspected militants in the last 24 hours during Operation Rah-e-Nijat and Rah-e-Rast in South Waziristan. According to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the SFs carried out a search operation at Ziarat in the Jandola sector and also cleared Ospana Raghazai in the Shakai sector. Clearance and search operations at Kudi Ghar Sar, Nanu and Khaisura are underway. Taliban militants fired six rockets at Spin Jamaat, which were responded to effectively. The forces also cleared 46 compounds, including a training centre at Marobi West and defused nine improvised explosive devices in the Razmak sector. The Taliban also fired 10 rockets and fired Kalashnikov rounds at the Saidullah Post near Dua Khula and Pash Ziarat, to which SFs retaliated.
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December - 8 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 47 suspects from across Swat during search and clearance operations and issued a list of 10 most wanted Taliban militants, directing them to surrender. The SFs arrested 30 suspects from Koza Bandai, 10 from Galouch
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 47 suspects from across Swat during search and clearance operations and issued a list of 10 most wanted Taliban militants, directing them to surrender. The SFs arrested 30 suspects from Koza Bandai, 10 from Galouch area of Kabal tehsil (revenue unit), two from Tahirabad, four from Sarsenai and one from Mingora. However, some of them were released after initial investigation.
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December - 8 
The SFs arrested 11 suspected Taliban militants from Khawaza Khela tehsil (revenue division), while two Taliban militants, including a key Taliban ‘commander’, surrendered before the SFs in Charbagh tehsil, officials said.
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The SFs arrested 11 suspected Taliban militants from Khawaza Khela tehsil (revenue division), while two Taliban militants, including a key Taliban ‘commander’, surrendered before the SFs in Charbagh tehsil, officials said.
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December - 8 
The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on the ISI office. Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq claimed responsibility for the attack in a conversation with an Associated Press reporter in Waziristan.
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The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack on the ISI office. Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq claimed responsibility for the attack in a conversation with an Associated Press reporter in Waziristan.
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December - 8 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) will take on the Army when winter arrives in the tribal region, TTP chief T.T.P. Hakeemullah Mehsud said in a phone call with CNN on December 8, according to The News. “We will wait till January for our offensive
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) will take on the Army when winter arrives in the tribal region, TTP chief T.T.P. Hakeemullah Mehsud said in a phone call with CNN on December 8, according to The News. “We will wait till January for our offensive since we are stronger during the snowing season,” Hakeemullah said. He said he was confident despite the large-scale military operation currently targeting the TTP in South Waziristan. “We have conserved our energy and have not lost our morale,” he said. “The leadership of my organisation is safe,” he said, but he did not say where they were taking refuge. He neither denied nor confirmed that the TTP was responsible for the December 8 suicide blast outside the District court in Peshawar. “Being occupied in other matters, I have not been able to contact my colleagues there, so I will not be able to take responsibility at this time,” Hakeemullah said.
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December - 8 
The United Sates intelligence personnel stationed in Pakistan are trying to ascertain whether Abdur Rehman alias Pasha, a retired major of the Pakistan Army, who has recently been named by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as a key link betwe
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The United Sates intelligence personnel stationed in Pakistan are trying to ascertain whether Abdur Rehman alias Pasha, a retired major of the Pakistan Army, who has recently been named by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as a key link between the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack suspect David Headley and his Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) handlers, is the brother-in-law of Qari Saifullah Akhtar, the absconding Ameer of the pro-Taliban Pakistani Jehadi outfit Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), reports The News. Rehman has been charged in a Chicago court by the FBI on allegations of conspiring terrorist attacks in association with Headley, a US national of Pakistani-origin, who is already in the FBI’s custody. According to diplomatic circles in Islamabad, the United Sates intelligence personnel are trying to determine if Abdur Rehman Hashim Syed is the same person who had filed a petition in the Supreme Court on October 12, 2004, challenging the arrest of Qari Saifullah Akhtar and seeking his production in the apex court. The petitioner had also sought a court order to prevent possible deportation of Qari Saifullah, his brother-in-law, to another country. The petition was thrown out on January 18, 2005. Qari Saifullah Akhtar, the Ameer (chief) of the Pakistan chapter of the HUJI, who had been arrested in 1995 for conspiring to topple the second Government of Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, had been named by the slain PPP leader in her posthumous book -- Reconciliation: Islam, Democracy and the West - as a principal suspect in the October 18, 2007 attempt on her life in Karachi.
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December - 8 
The United States has warned the Government that its Security Forces (SFs) will chase Taliban forces into Pakistan if Islamabad does not get tough with the insurgents, the Daily Times reported quoting The New York Times on December 8. Quoting unnamed
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The United States has warned the Government that its Security Forces (SFs) will chase Taliban forces into Pakistan if Islamabad does not get tough with the insurgents, the Daily Times reported quoting The New York Times on December 8. Quoting unnamed US and Pakistani officials, the newspaper said the blunt message was delivered in November when National Security Adviser James Jones and White House counterterrorism chief John Brennan met with the heads of the military and intelligence. “Jones’s message was if that Pakistani help wasn’t forthcoming, the United States would have to do it themselves,” an unnamed official told the New York Times. That could mean the US expanding drone attacks beyond the Tribal Areas and Special Forces raids in Pakistan against Al Qaeda and Taliban leaders, the officials said. “I think they read our intentions accurately,” a senior US Administration Official said. US officials said the message was intended to press the Pakistani military to pursue Taliban insurgents.
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December - 8 
The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on December 8 said that Pakistan’s stability was critical to the security of South Asia, according to Daily Times. Speaking to US Global Leadership of Coalition, she said the Obama Administration was amplifyi
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The US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on December 8 said that Pakistan’s stability was critical to the security of South Asia, according to Daily Times. Speaking to US Global Leadership of Coalition, she said the Obama Administration was amplifying its diplomatic and development efforts in the region and considered civilian aid a key part of the overall partnership with regional players. “We have also begun expanding our civilian effort in Pakistan, whose stability is essential to the security of that region and beyond,” Clinton said. She further added that President Barack Obama had made it clear while outlining his revamped strategy for the region “that we cannot finish the (anti-terror) job on our own, or with military might alone”.
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December - 8 
Two Arab nationals were killed in a missile strike on a car by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) -operated spy planes at Spalga village in North Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the morning of December 8, according to T
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Two Arab nationals were killed in a missile strike on a car by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) -operated spy planes at Spalga village in North Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the morning of December 8, according to The News. A senior Government official based in Miranshah, the headquarters of North Waziristan, told The News by telephone that the drone fired two missiles on the car. He said two Arab nationals were travelling in the car when it was struck by the drone. Four drones were flying at the time of the attack over the area. The Taliban sources also confirmed that both the men killed in the drone attack were foreigners and belonged to Saudi Arabia. Both of them had just left their homes and were on their way to the Afghan border, where they were supposed to meet their colleagues, the Taliban sources said. They said the identity of the two ‘guest fighters’ could not be ascertained as their bodies had been blown apart. A tribesman of Spalga village, Hafiz Rasool, told The News by telephone that the car was torn into pieces after being hit by the drone.
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December - 8 
Two persons, including one Frontier Constabulary (FC), were killed in separate incidents in the Karachi on December 8, reports The News. Gul Maalik (35) was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Quaidabad Police Station of Karachi. The Police so
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Two persons, including one Frontier Constabulary (FC), were killed in separate incidents in the Karachi on December 8, reports The News. Gul Maalik (35) was shot dead by unidentified militants in the Quaidabad Police Station of Karachi. The Police sources said that the incident happened inside the victims’ house situated in Gulshan-i-Bunair of Quaidabad, while he was asleep. During the investigation it was found that the deceased was a recruit of the FC and was posted in Abbottabad. A few days ago, he took a leave from headquarters and came to Karachi for the construction of his house. The deceased personnel was married and originated from Swat. The murder seems to be a target killing incident.
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December - 8 
United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates on December 8 said that the U.S. is prepared to give Pakistan more help in fighting against al-Qaeda if its Government wants it, according to The News. Gates, who arrived in Afghanistan, said it is Pakista
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United States Defense Secretary Robert Gates on December 8 said that the U.S. is prepared to give Pakistan more help in fighting against al-Qaeda if its Government wants it, according to The News. Gates, who arrived in Afghanistan, said it is Pakistan's ``foot on the accelerator'' when it comes to fighting terrorists. But he said the U.S. could provide more assistance ``at any pace they are prepared to accept.'' While Pakistan is considered one of the closest U.S. allies in the war on terrorism, it is also accused of giving anti-U.S. forces a safe haven along its lawless border.
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December - 8 
Minister for Information and Communications Shanker Pokharel suspected that the Maoists might be behind the attack on Rukum-based female journalist Tika Bista on December 8. Journalist Bista was attacked by an unidentified group and left in a bush ne
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Minister for Information and Communications Shanker Pokharel suspected that the Maoists might be behind the attack on Rukum-based female journalist Tika Bista on December 8. Journalist Bista was attacked by an unidentified group and left in a bush near her house. The attack could be over a piece of news she had written a few days before as she had been receiving threat calls, according to Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ).
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December - 8 
President Ram Baran Yadav has yet again called for consensus among the stakeholders to ensure that the country gets a new constitution within the stipulated time. President Yadav said it is very important that constitution is written within the next
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President Ram Baran Yadav has yet again called for consensus among the stakeholders to ensure that the country gets a new constitution within the stipulated time. President Yadav said it is very important that constitution is written within the next six months and that the constitution writing and concluding peace process must be the top priority for now.
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December - 8 
The Communist Party Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Jhala Nath Khanal has urged the opposition party Unified Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) to withdraw their plan to announce autonomous states, Nepal News reports. Speaking
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The Communist Party Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Jhala Nath Khanal has urged the opposition party Unified Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) to withdraw their plan to announce autonomous states, Nepal News reports. Speaking to media persons in Salyan in the morning of December 8, Khanal alleged that Maoists are trying to bypass the mandate given to Constituent Assembly and make it useless. He said that Maoists must seek solution of all differences through the constituent assembly and that the announcement of states by a party does not give a good public message. “The job is mandated to CA, let it do that,” Khanal said. In another context, Khanal repeated his statement that UML must make sacrifices to forge political consensus that would end the current deadlock.
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December - 8 
A cadre of the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), identified as Sheikh Murad, was killed in an encounter with the Police at Brahmandia village of Fakirhat Sub- District in Bagerhat District on December 8, reports Daily St
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A cadre of the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), identified as Sheikh Murad, was killed in an encounter with the Police at Brahmandia village of Fakirhat Sub- District in Bagerhat District on December 8, reports Daily Star. Assistant Sub Inspector Abdul Aziz, Constable Waziar Rahman and Constable Fazlul Huq sustained bullet injuries during the encounter. Two shutter guns, 21 bullets and seven bullet caps were recovered from the incident site. Murad, who was on the run, was sentenced to death in connection with the murder of eminent shrimp exporter and Fakirhat upazila (Sub-District) Awami League leader S. M. Farhad Hossain. He was also accused in seven other cases including three for murders.
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December - 8 
Daily News reports that a large stock of C4 explosives and arms were recovered by Police and the Army in two separate locations in the Batticaloa area. Kandy Police Intelligence Unit launched a search operation in the Dangeliyadda area and unearthed
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Daily News reports that a large stock of C4 explosives and arms were recovered by Police and the Army in two separate locations in the Batticaloa area. Kandy Police Intelligence Unit launched a search operation in the Dangeliyadda area and unearthed 125 kilograms of C4 explosives following information provided by a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suspect, Police said.
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December - 8 
Sri Lanka Government spokesman for National Security and Defence Minister Keheliya Rambukwella speaking to Daily Mirror said that the country was on a reconciliation course and as such it was likely that groups of this nature would exist and added th
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Sri Lanka Government spokesman for National Security and Defence Minister Keheliya Rambukwella speaking to Daily Mirror said that the country was on a reconciliation course and as such it was likely that groups of this nature would exist and added that the matter would be dealt with “politically and administratively”. Military spokesman Brigadier Udaya Nanayakkara stated that a matter of this nature needed to be backed by substantial evidence.
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December - 8 
Sri Lanka Parliament on December 8 extended State of Emergency for another month with a majority of 74 votes.
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Sri Lanka Parliament on December 8 extended State of Emergency for another month with a majority of 74 votes.
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December - 8 
Suresh Premachandran, the party’s MP for the Jaffna District told Daily Mirror that his party was awaiting responses from the two main presidential hopefuls on their stands regarding a political solution to the ‘Tamil national question’. Premachan
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Suresh Premachandran, the party’s MP for the Jaffna District told Daily Mirror that his party was awaiting responses from the two main presidential hopefuls on their stands regarding a political solution to the ‘Tamil national question’. Premachandran said that neither of them appeared to be clear about his position in this respect. “Troops continue to occupy certain public places in Jaffna and some hotels. They have to be removed immediately so that the people can live normal lives. We do not mind these troops being there if they are confined to barracks. Demilitarisation should take place in the post war era. Today, we see the IDPs being resettled in an ad hoc manner. The government does not have a proper road map for the resettlement,” he added. Asked for his comments on the progress of the negotiations between the TNA and the main presidential candidates, Premachandran said that there had been some positive responses. “We want to see what they can offer to the Tamil people in terms of a political solution. There are talks about the 13th Amendment. Nevertheless, it has been implemented sans Police and land powers. So why do they talk about the 13th Amendment?” he asked. Responding to a query about TNA MP M. K. Sivajilingam stressing the need for a common Tamil candidate, Premachandran said that a majority of the members had not been in favour of such an arrangement. “If the two main candidates do not respond positively to our demands, we shall have to look for other alternatives. Anyway most members are not in favour of fielding a common Tamil candidate. Sivajilingam has not discussed this with the party either,” he added.
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December - 8 
The Mannar Police serving the beach area arrested three fishermen with five packets of gelignite sticks that can be used for production of explosives, adds Sri Lanka Army.
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The Mannar Police serving the beach area arrested three fishermen with five packets of gelignite sticks that can be used for production of explosives, adds Sri Lanka Army.
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December - 8 
The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said on December 8 that a political solution based on federalism was foremost among their conditions for supporting either of the two main candidates at the presidential election, according to Daily Mirror. The TNA l
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The Tamil National Alliance (TNA) said on December 8 that a political solution based on federalism was foremost among their conditions for supporting either of the two main candidates at the presidential election, according to Daily Mirror. The TNA leader R. Sampanthan has already held negotiations with President Mahinda Rajapakse and General Sarath Fonseka, but the party has not yet to decided on its final stand. Besides, the party, which has 22 Member of Parliaments (MPs) , has also asked for the speedy resettlement of the displaced civilians, the scaling down of troops stationed in the Jaffna peninsula, the removal of High Security Zones and the withdrawal of plans to set up military camps in the Wanni area.
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December - 9 
The Hindu reports that militant outfits in the Northeast— the Manipur People’s Liberation Front, National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), Tripura People’s Democratic Front, and anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (ND
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The Hindu reports that militant outfits in the Northeast— the Manipur People’s Liberation Front, National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), Tripura People’s Democratic Front, and anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) — on December 9 said the people of the region engaged in “liberation struggle” felt “betrayed” by Bangladesh’s handing over of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa and other leaders to India.
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December - 9 
A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, Theja Kent Rengma, was killed by the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants in his residence at Tsosinyu village in the Kohima District on Decem
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A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, Theja Kent Rengma, was killed by the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants in his residence at Tsosinyu village in the Kohima District on December 9, according to Nagaland Post. “This is another tragic instance where the voice of the Naga people gets drowned in the pool of blood,” ‘publicity cell’ of the NSCN-K said in a press release.
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December - 9 
According to The Hindu, David Headley, the suspect terrorist arrested by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), will soon be charged separately by the Mumbai Police for allegedly conducting reconnaissance of targets hit by Lashkar-e-Toiba (L
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According to The Hindu, David Headley, the suspect terrorist arrested by the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), will soon be charged separately by the Mumbai Police for allegedly conducting reconnaissance of targets hit by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists in November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11). The decision comes after the FBI gave in a Chicago court details of the reconnaissance missions carried out by the American national at the behest of the LeT. Official sources said that Indian investigators had enough proof of Headley, who is of Pakistani origin, conducting surveillance of targets in Mumbai for more than two years preceding the also known as 26/11and all evidence of his involvement would be incorporated in the supplementary charge sheet. However, it would be filed only after Indian investigators get access to interrogate Headley.
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December - 9 
Assam Tribune reports that arrested United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa and ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Baruah completely ruled out any possibility of negotiation with the Government without outfit’s ‘commander-in
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Assam Tribune reports that arrested United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa and ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Baruah completely ruled out any possibility of negotiation with the Government without outfit’s ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah before the Police and the Government officials during interrogation. “Sovereignty or no sovereignty, peace talks would reap benefits only when the C-in-C comes forward for talks,” Rajkhowa was said to have told the interrogators.
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December - 9 
Assam Tribune reports that the Joint Working Group (JWG) formed by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Naga National Council on December 9 said it would not ac
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Assam Tribune reports that the Joint Working Group (JWG) formed by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) and Naga National Council on December 9 said it would not accept any “conditional political package” from the Union Government. The report adds that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had earlier said it would offer a set of political proposals to the Naga groups by the end of December to form the basis of future peace talks for an acceptable and honourable settlement to the vexed political conflict. “To clarify doubts arising out of recent statements made by the Government of India, the JWG hereby recommit ourselves to uphold, respect and honour the principles of a joint declaration signed on September 28 in which we jointly reject any form of conditional package offered to the Nagas by the Centre,” a JWG statement said.
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December - 9 
Daily Excelsior reports that the Army and Police on December 9 arrested two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from village Patnazi in Kishtwar District. They were identified as Noor Hussain (55), son of Abdul Aziz and his 25 year ol
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Daily Excelsior reports that the Army and Police on December 9 arrested two Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) from village Patnazi in Kishtwar District. They were identified as Noor Hussain (55), son of Abdul Aziz and his 25 year old son Masood Ahmed, residents of Pattan at Patnazi in Kishtwar. Official sources said the OGWs were arrested by a joint team of 21 Rashtriya Rifles and Police during searches conducted in Patnazi. However, no recoveries were made from the possession of the OGWs. Sources said the OGWs had been providing logistic support including eatables and shelters to the LeT militants on the directions of LeT ‘district commander’ Mohammad Ishaq Bhat alias Atiq.
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December - 9 
Intelligence agencies are working on inputs that Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants may be in Mumbai and Hyderabad to work on terror plots in these two cities, reports Times of India. The Indian Mujahideen (IM) and the Deccan Mujahideen
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Intelligence agencies are working on inputs that Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants may be in Mumbai and Hyderabad to work on terror plots in these two cities, reports Times of India. The Indian Mujahideen (IM) and the Deccan Mujahideen (DM) have been on the local security agencies' radar for some time, but this is the first time that the Bangladesh-based outfit has emerged as a possible player in Mumbai. The JMB, officials said, had been facing problems ever since the change of Government in Bangladesh. ''The Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League has shown much greater sensitivity to India's concerns than the previous Bangladesh Nationalist Party of Begum Khaleda Zia. Reports here indicate that the JMB is trying to expand operations to western and southern India because it is under intense pressure in its homeland,'' a senior Home department official said.
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December - 9 
On December 9, the Maoists shot dead a supporter of the CPI-Marxist and injured another person in the Belpahari Police Station area near Lalgarh. A group of Maoists shot at Subal Mahato and Suresh Murmu at Chirakuti village and the former died on the
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On December 9, the Maoists shot dead a supporter of the CPI-Marxist and injured another person in the Belpahari Police Station area near Lalgarh. A group of Maoists shot at Subal Mahato and Suresh Murmu at Chirakuti village and the former died on the spot, Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma told The Hindu over the phone. Mahato was involved in the Government’s local water supply scheme, District Magistrate N. S. Nigam said. At a rally in Kolkata, Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said Maoists had killed 70 supporters of the Left parties in the region in the recent past.
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December - 9 
Security agencies have also received intelligence inputs that some JMB militants have been pushed to Sri Lanka, from where they plan to enter India by sea. ''Increased surveillance and cooperation by Indian and Bangladeshi forces along the border is
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Security agencies have also received intelligence inputs that some JMB militants have been pushed to Sri Lanka, from where they plan to enter India by sea. ''Increased surveillance and cooperation by Indian and Bangladeshi forces along the border is forcing them to look for other routes to enter India,'' an official said. The Intelligence Bureau (IB), in an alert, has said at least 30 suspected JMB militants had reached the Negombo area in Sri Lanka and were being assisted by narco-peddler Jaleel alias Ravi.
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December - 9 
Sify reports that three persons were arrested along with 150 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, 95 detonators and 2,500 feet length of fuse wires in Uttar Pradesh, Police said on December 9. The persons were arrested from Shankergarh area of the Allahab
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Sify reports that three persons were arrested along with 150 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, 95 detonators and 2,500 feet length of fuse wires in Uttar Pradesh, Police said on December 9. The persons were arrested from Shankergarh area of the Allahabad District that borders Madhya Pradesh. “People are given license in Shankergarh area to procure and use explosives for blasting purpose but there are a number of criminals involved in illegal smuggling of huge quantities of explosives from Madhya Pradesh. The three are being interrogated to ascertain from where they brought the explosives,” Police Inspector D.K. Soni told reporters in Allahabad. Police suspect the three persons were smuggling the explosives to the State's Mirzapur District. “The three arrested are giving contradictory statements. There may be a possibility that they were transporting explosives for the Naxalites (Maoists),” said Soni.
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December - 9 
The Andhra Pradesh Police on December 9 expressed apprehension that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were infiltrating the ongoing agitation for a separate province of Telangana, according to The Hindu. They were seizing the op
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The Andhra Pradesh Police on December 9 expressed apprehension that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were infiltrating the ongoing agitation for a separate province of Telangana, according to The Hindu. They were seizing the opportunity of the ‘possible huge gathering’ in the State capital on December 10 (today) in response to the Chalo Assembly (Go to Assembly) call given by the Joint Action Committee of students. The Inspector-General of Police A. R. Anuradha, spokesperson of the State Police said, “We have received Intelligence reports that the movement has gone out of the students’ hands and that Maoists and other professional agitators are moving in. Given such a situation, we do not wish to take any chance with law and order problem. The Maoists already are believed to be in Dandakaranya.”
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December - 9 
The Maharashtra Government on Deepener 9 said it would soon launch an anti-Naxal (left wing extremist) operation in coordination with neighbouring Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, according to PTI. The State has three battalions of Central Paramilita
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The Maharashtra Government on Deepener 9 said it would soon launch an anti-Naxal (left wing extremist) operation in coordination with neighbouring Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, according to PTI. The State has three battalions of Central Paramilitary Forces and Policemen have been provided with necessary training and sophisticated weapons. We would soon launch an anti-Naxal operation in coordination with Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, Home Minister R. R. Patil told the Assembly. There has been a spurt in Maoist activities in Gadchiroli District. At least 17 Policemen were killed in a Naxal attack in Bhamragarh taluka (revenue division) of the District in October. A young road contractor was killed by a group of Naxalites on November 25, he said. The minister informed the House that 52 Policemen were killed by Naxalites between February and May 2009. The extremists were also disrupting developmental activities and terrorising contractors working in deep forests. There have been instances of the extremists snatching arms and ammunition of Forest Department officials while they were on patrolling duty, he added. As part of streamlining and strengthening the Police force in Gadchiroli, the worst Naxal-hit district has been divided into two parts - Gadchiroli and Aheri, Patil said. About 2,355 new posts of Policemen are being created for the newly set up Gadchiroli Police range. State Reserve Police Force (SRPF) Group No 13, based in Nagpur, will be shifted to Gadchiroli to beef up anti-Naxal defence, he said. Policemen in the newly created range will be equipped with motorcycles, binoculars, bullet-proof jackets, night vision goggles and anti-landmine vehicles among other equipment. Efforts are also on to procure a helicopter, the Minister said. The Government was providing INR five lakh compensation each to the families of those killed by Naxalites on suspicion of being Police informers, he said. Unemployed local youths in the 23-40 age group are being recruited on a priority basis in Police force to deal with the Naxal menace, Patil stated. Policemen posted in Naxal-infested areas are paid one and half times more salary due to difficult condition they operate in. They are also given 30-day special leave and additional allowances, the Minister said.
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December - 9 
The Maoists blew up an office of the forest department at Jhitka in Lalgarh area using a landmine.
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The Maoists blew up an office of the forest department at Jhitka in Lalgarh area using a landmine.
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December - 9 
The State Legislative Assembly on December 9 adopted a resolution not to yield an inch of the State’s constitutional boundary to the Nagalim (Greater Nagaland) demanded by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM).
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The State Legislative Assembly on December 9 adopted a resolution not to yield an inch of the State’s constitutional boundary to the Nagalim (Greater Nagaland) demanded by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM).
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December - 9 
The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on December 9 said in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) that talks with the insurgent groups in the Northeast could be held only if they laid down arms, reports Imphal Free Press. Chidambaram said, “Our st
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The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on December 9 said in Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) that talks with the insurgent groups in the Northeast could be held only if they laid down arms, reports Imphal Free Press. Chidambaram said, “Our stand is clear. Lay down arms, give up demands for sovereignty and talks can be held... My appeal is common to all insurgent groups (in the northeast). Give up demands for sovereignty and lay down your arms. This will open the way for talks.” Reminding the House that he had last week hoped that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) would make a political statement offering talks with the Government, the Home Minister said, “No, such offer has not come. If they make an offer, we will talk.” He added, “If there is an offer for talks, these will be conducted with due dignity.” The Minster, responding to a question on the Government’s talks with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), said, “There is a ceasefire in place (in Nagaland). By and large, it has brought down the levels of violence. We are in touch with both factions (of the NSCN). At this moment, I am not in a position to disclose anything more…I am confident that both groups will move on the line of talks,” he added. When asked whether the ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa had been arrested or had surrendered, the Minister said, “The BSF (Border Security Force) apprehended three people on the Meghalaya-Bangladesh border. A team from the Assam Police took custody of the three persons after their identities were established since they are involved in cases in Assam.” Asked whether any leaders of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) had been arrested and whether the Government would hold talks with the group demanding a separate Bodoland, Chidambaram said, “There are talks with the pro-talk faction through an interlocutor”. Replying to a supplementary question on whether any leader of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) was in custody in Bangladesh, the Minister said, “Thanks to the coordinated effort of the central government and the Tripura government, militant activities have by and large been contained. I don't think there is a threat from the NLFT or any other group.” “Whether or not anyone is in custody, I do not know,” he added.
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December - 9 
Three persons were arrested along with nearly 150 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, 95 detonators and 2,500 feet length of fuse wires, Police said on December 9. They were arrested from Shankergarh area of the Allahabad District that borders Madhya Prad
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Three persons were arrested along with nearly 150 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, 95 detonators and 2,500 feet length of fuse wires, Police said on December 9. They were arrested from Shankergarh area of the Allahabad District that borders Madhya Pradesh. "People are given license in Shankergarh area to procure and use explosives for blasting purpose but there are a number of criminals involved in illegal smuggling of huge quantities of explosives from Madhya Pradesh. The three are being interrogated to ascertain from where they brought the explosives," Police Inspector D. K. Soni told reporters in Allahabad. Police suspect the three men were smuggling the explosives to the State’s Mirzapur District. "The three arrested are giving contradictory statements. There may be a possibility that they were transporting explosives for the Naxalites (Maoists)," said Soni.
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December - 9 
Tripura Government decided to provide ration and clothes to the newly displaced Reang families sheltered in refugee camps in Kanchanpur sub-division of North Tripura District, sources said here on December 9, reports Shillong Times. The report adds t
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Tripura Government decided to provide ration and clothes to the newly displaced Reang families sheltered in refugee camps in Kanchanpur sub-division of North Tripura District, sources said here on December 9, reports Shillong Times. The report adds that violence erupted in Reang dominated villages of Mizoram after the killing of a Mizo youth on November 13 that resulted in fresh exodus from the neighbouring State. Around 2800 Reang people had to leave their homes in Mizoram following ethnic clashes in Mamit and its adjacent Districts recently and take shelter in different refugee camps in Kanchapur. In fact, they were denied of ration and cash doles as their names were not enlisted in the beneficiary lists.
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December - 9 
Five suspected militants were arrested at Miachan Baba in Shakai sector. The SFs also cleared 25 compounds at Tara Tiza Alghad and Mairobi Raghzai in Razmak sector and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition.
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Five suspected militants were arrested at Miachan Baba in Shakai sector. The SFs also cleared 25 compounds at Tara Tiza Alghad and Mairobi Raghzai in Razmak sector and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition.
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December - 9 
In the province, the SFs neutralised a militant plot and defused three powerful remote-controlled bombs at Mamond tehsil (revenue division) of the Bajaur Agency.
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In the province, the SFs neutralised a militant plot and defused three powerful remote-controlled bombs at Mamond tehsil (revenue division) of the Bajaur Agency.
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December - 9 
India is involved in terrorism in Pakistan and wants to tear the country apart, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) ‘chief’ Munawwar Hasan said on December 9, according to Daily Times. Addressing a grand tribal jirga (council) at Markaz Islami, the JI ‘Chief’ said
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India is involved in terrorism in Pakistan and wants to tear the country apart, Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) ‘chief’ Munawwar Hasan said on December 9, according to Daily Times. Addressing a grand tribal jirga (council) at Markaz Islami, the JI ‘Chief’ said India, the United States and Israel were united against Pakistan. He said India wanted to decide the Kashmir issue unilaterally, adding that there would be no compromise on the issue. The JI ‘chief’ said his party condemned suicide bombings, but drone attacks, military operations and alliance with the US were equally condemnable and Ulema (religious scholars) should give fatwa against them.
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December - 9 
Security Agencies arrested six people, three foreigners among them, for their alleged links with banned religious outfit Jaish-i-Mohammed and for planning a terrorist attack in Sargodha of Punjab on December 9, according to The News. Among the suspec
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Security Agencies arrested six people, three foreigners among them, for their alleged links with banned religious outfit Jaish-i-Mohammed and for planning a terrorist attack in Sargodha of Punjab on December 9, according to The News. Among the suspects were two Egyptians, one Yemeni, two Pakistani-Americans and a local. Sources said that these five militants were arrested from the house of one of the suspects in Aziz Bhatti Town. Two computers and some jihadi literature were recovered. The Pakistani-Americans were identified as Omer Farooq and Waqar.
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December - 9 
The Police arrested 13 suspected militants in a raid conducted in Kharmato areas of Kohat city in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in the evening of December 9, according to The News. Sources said the raids were conducted after unidentified person
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The Police arrested 13 suspected militants in a raid conducted in Kharmato areas of Kohat city in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in the evening of December 9, according to The News. Sources said the raids were conducted after unidentified persons beheaded an employee of Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) in the area on December 9. Arms including 12 Kalashnikov rifles, five guns, four pistols, five hand-grenades and 2,000 rounds were recovered from the possession of the arrested militants.
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December - 9 
The SFs arrested 10 suspected militants at Saidu Sharif, Fizaghat, Bishbanr, Mingora and Jijal Kandao near Fatehpur.
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The SFs arrested 10 suspected militants at Saidu Sharif, Fizaghat, Bishbanr, Mingora and Jijal Kandao near Fatehpur.
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December - 9 
The SFs cleared Aka Khel Pungai near Ahmadwam and Abdullah Noor Kaskai near Kotkai in Jandola sector during the latest action in Operation Rah-e-Nijat and destroyed several improvised explosive devices. The SFs also cleared Ghujre, two kilometres nor
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The SFs cleared Aka Khel Pungai near Ahmadwam and Abdullah Noor Kaskai near Kotkai in Jandola sector during the latest action in Operation Rah-e-Nijat and destroyed several improvised explosive devices. The SFs also cleared Ghujre, two kilometres north of Pash Ziarat, and destroyed tunnels and underground bunkers.
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December - 9 
The SFs sources said that 589 Taliban militants have so far been killed in Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan, while 79 of their personnel died. According to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a large cache of arms and
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The SFs sources said that 589 Taliban militants have so far been killed in Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan, while 79 of their personnel died. According to a statement by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), a large cache of arms and ammunition had also been recovered from different terrorist hideouts since the operation began.
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December - 9 
Three Taliban militants were killed in the military operation in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 9, according to Daily Times. Political administration officials said that three Taliban militants were killed in
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Three Taliban militants were killed in the military operation in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 9, according to Daily Times. Political administration officials said that three Taliban militants were killed in clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in the Chinar area in Nawagai tehsil (revenue division) of the Bajaur Agency.
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December - 9 
Two Taliban militants surrendered before the SFs at Salhand and Chamtalai posts in Swat.
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Two Taliban militants surrendered before the SFs at Salhand and Chamtalai posts in Swat.
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December - 9 
Unidentified Taliban militants blew up a boys school in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of December 9, according to Daily Times. Sources said that unidentified Taliban militants a
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Unidentified Taliban militants blew up a boys school in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of December 9, according to Daily Times. Sources said that unidentified Taliban militants arrived at the Government High School for Boys at Shlobar and abducted the school watchman. Later, the militants blew up the school. However, no casualty was reported. According to AFP, Taliban blew up two schools in Khyber Agency, officials said. They said most of the buildings were reduced to rubble but no one was injured. “Both main school buildings were completely destroyed,” said Shafeerullah Wazir, the top Administrative Official of the District, adding only two classrooms remained standing in the two adjacent schools. Wazir said the Taliban had buried large quantities of dynamite around the outer walls of the schools. “Both Taliban and Lashkar-e-Islam are involved in this act,” he said.
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December - 9 
Days after the country witnessed violent clashes over forest capture in Kailai by the landless squatters, the Government formed a high level commission to resolve the problem of landless squatters.
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Days after the country witnessed violent clashes over forest capture in Kailai by the landless squatters, the Government formed a high level commission to resolve the problem of landless squatters.
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December - 9 
Kantipuronline reports that at least 24 persons were injured in a clash between Young Communist League (YCL) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-UML)-aligned Youth Force (YF) at the CPN-UML’s District convention in Khal
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Kantipuronline reports that at least 24 persons were injured in a clash between Young Communist League (YCL) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-UML)-aligned Youth Force (YF) at the CPN-UML’s District convention in Khalanga, the District headquarters of Salyan, on December 9. The clash erupted after YCL cadre allegedly attacked participants at the convention. Khalanga was tense after the incident. Police had to be deployed from Tulsipur in Dang District.
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December - 9 
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal underlined the need for reviewing the entire peace process from the 12-point pact to the present time. Mentioning about recent remarks questioning Government's dedication to the peace process, the Prime Minister reit
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Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal underlined the need for reviewing the entire peace process from the 12-point pact to the present time. Mentioning about recent remarks questioning Government's dedication to the peace process, the Prime Minister reiterated that the Government is committed to the peace process.
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December - 9 
Daily Star reports that personnel of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered a light gun (LG) and arrested five persons from a workshop at Paduar bazaar under Sadar Dakkhin upazila (Sub-District) in Comilla District on December 9. Arms making mate
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Daily Star reports that personnel of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered a light gun (LG) and arrested five persons from a workshop at Paduar bazaar under Sadar Dakkhin upazila (Sub-District) in Comilla District on December 9. Arms making materials were also recovered from the workshop. The arrestees were identified as workshop owner Abul Khayer, workers Safiullah, Bashir Uddin, Milon and Abdul Awal.
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December - 9 
Army troops conducted search and clear operations in the Manikkulam, Neththikulam, Periyathampane, Adampan and Kalamadukulam areas of Wanni on December 8 and recovered six Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) made Rangan mines, 37 anti-personnel m
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Army troops conducted search and clear operations in the Manikkulam, Neththikulam, Periyathampane, Adampan and Kalamadukulam areas of Wanni on December 8 and recovered six Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) made Rangan mines, 37 anti-personnel mines (APMs), two Un-exploded Ordinance, two 81-mm mortar bombs, one hand grenade and 160 crackers, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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December - 9 
Authoritative sources said that the three ships were believed to be among the LTTE fleet that was targeted by the SLN during September 2006 – October 2007 period. The SLN destroyed eight vessels in four separate operations on the high seas.
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Authoritative sources said that the three ships were believed to be among the LTTE fleet that was targeted by the SLN during September 2006 – October 2007 period. The SLN destroyed eight vessels in four separate operations on the high seas.
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December - 9 
The Government said that most of the people associated with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) now held in detention will be released, ABC News reported on December 9. The secretary of the Ministry for Disaster Management and Human Rights, R
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The Government said that most of the people associated with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) now held in detention will be released, ABC News reported on December 9. The secretary of the Ministry for Disaster Management and Human Rights, Rajiva Wijesinha, said of the 11,000 LTTE cadres, only 200 are being charged, adding, the rest are in rehabilitation for eventual return to society. "The vast majority we believe, even if they were involved in actual combat, were more people who were conscripted and forced to do so," he added. "And then there are girls who I think were just forced into a rather horrid life for a few months. I think that in the long run we believe very much that what you would call real hardcore Tigers are extremely few," he further added, saying, most of the LTTE cadres handed themselves in.
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December - 9 
The Government said the process of returning people displaced by the conflict to their homes is well under way and will be completed by the end of January 2010. It also claimed the 130,000 people remaining in refugee camps enjoy complete freedom of m
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The Government said the process of returning people displaced by the conflict to their homes is well under way and will be completed by the end of January 2010. It also claimed the 130,000 people remaining in refugee camps enjoy complete freedom of movement and can leave at any time.
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December - 9 
The Sri Lanka Navy brought three LTTE ships to the Sri Lankan waters. Sources told The Island that the Government had taken custody of the vessels following negotiations with foreign officials subsequent to information provided by the new LTTE leader
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The Sri Lanka Navy brought three LTTE ships to the Sri Lankan waters. Sources told The Island that the Government had taken custody of the vessels following negotiations with foreign officials subsequent to information provided by the new LTTE leader Kumaran Pathmanthan alias KP, who had been in charge of the LTTE arms procurement network.
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December - 9 
Troops found three hand grenades, three APMs, 87 rounds of 7.62-mm ammunition, one Jonny mine and one Rocket Propelled Grenade from the Echchalanpaththu, Kowiladi and Periyawadduwan areas.
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Troops found three hand grenades, three APMs, 87 rounds of 7.62-mm ammunition, one Jonny mine and one Rocket Propelled Grenade from the Echchalanpaththu, Kowiladi and Periyawadduwan areas.
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December - 10 
A suspected militant was shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter at Patbung village under Saparmeina Police Station in Senapati District on December 10, reports Imphal Free Press. One .32 pistol, one magazine, 20 live round of AK-
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A suspected militant was shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel during an encounter at Patbung village under Saparmeina Police Station in Senapati District on December 10, reports Imphal Free Press. One .32 pistol, one magazine, 20 live round of AK-47 and seven empty cases of AK-47 were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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December - 10 
A top Maoist was arrested and three landmines were recovered on December 10 from different areas of Jharkhand, Police said, according to Hindustan Times. The Maoist, identified as Joseph, was arrested from a village in Gumla District during a combing
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A top Maoist was arrested and three landmines were recovered on December 10 from different areas of Jharkhand, Police said, according to Hindustan Times. The Maoist, identified as Joseph, was arrested from a village in Gumla District during a combing operation by the SFs, they said, adding he was an expert in making IEDs.
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December - 10 
An executive engineer of the Manipur Public Health Engineering Department, identified as L. Dhaballo, who was abducted by suspected militants on December 3, was released by his abductors at an area in Langol in Imphal West District.
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An executive engineer of the Manipur Public Health Engineering Department, identified as L. Dhaballo, who was abducted by suspected militants on December 3, was released by his abductors at an area in Langol in Imphal West District.
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December - 10 
Four mini gun factories were unearthed in Munger District and six persons involved in manufacturing illegal firearms and supplying them to Naxalite (left wing extremists) outfits in Jharkhand were arrested, Police said. Superintendent of Police (SP)
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Four mini gun factories were unearthed in Munger District and six persons involved in manufacturing illegal firearms and supplying them to Naxalite (left wing extremists) outfits in Jharkhand were arrested, Police said. Superintendent of Police (SP) M Sunil Naiak told reporters that the Police arrested two arms smugglers, Chetlal and Kundan, for supplying firearms to Naxalites in Jharkhand. The SP said Chetlal and Kundan were hardcore Naxalites and wanted by the Jharkhand police in connection with several cases of Naxalite activities. Two 9 mm pistols and 30 rounds of live cartridges were recovered from their possession. During interrogation, they provided vital information about their modus-operandi and on the basis of information supplied by them, the Police raided Bardah village in Munger District and unearthed four mini gun factories and seized 17 country made pistols and equipment used for making firearms. Those arrested by the police have been identified as Md Saddam, Tanvir, Md. Shakeer, Md. Parvez and Md. Heera. Five of the arrested persons were minors, the SP said.
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December - 10 
IANS reports that Police exchanged gunfire with a group of cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Satpati village in West Midnapore District in the night of December 10. While Police said no one was injured, a union minister of
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IANS reports that Police exchanged gunfire with a group of cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Satpati village in West Midnapore District in the night of December 10. While Police said no one was injured, a union minister of the Trinamool Congress, Mukul Roy, claimed one person was killed and six others injured in the gunbattle. An officer manning the control room told IANS that around 40-50 Maoists attacked the Pirakata outpost under Salboni police station around 8 p.m. “The police returned the fire. But there are no reports of any injury,” the officer said.
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December - 10 
PTI reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a senior official of the Small Forest Produce Cooperative Committee in the Raigarh District, Police said on December 11. Brijlal Yadav, manager of the committee, wa
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PTI reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a senior official of the Small Forest Produce Cooperative Committee in the Raigarh District, Police said on December 11. Brijlal Yadav, manager of the committee, was stabbed to death in village Kindhra, Special Divisional Police Officer G. N. Baghel said. The assailants, who had come in a jeep, abducted Yadav from his residence in the village in the night of December 9 and his dead body was found in the evening of December 10 in a nearby forest, he said.
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December - 10 
PTI reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) workers at Sebaytan village in the West Midnapore District in the morning of December 10 (today). The three
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PTI reports that suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) workers at Sebaytan village in the West Midnapore District in the morning of December 10 (today). The three deceased identified as, Bijay Mahto, Manik Mahto and Brihaspati Mahto, were called out from their homes in the village under Jhargram Police Station at about 1.30am (IST) and gunned down, Police said. The bodies were found this morning in front of a college with a note that the three were given the "extreme punishment by people's verdict" as they were 'Police informers', they said.
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December - 10 
PTI reports that two cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Rajkishore Ram and Babulal Ram, were arrested from Yadopur Chainpur village in the East Champaran District. The duo, both residents of Sishohan village in
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PTI reports that two cadres of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Rajkishore Ram and Babulal Ram, were arrested from Yadopur Chainpur village in the East Champaran District. The duo, both residents of Sishohan village in the District, was involved in a landmine blast and an encounter with Police at Betani village during the last Lok Sabha election
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December - 10 
Telegraph reports that a 12-year-old boy was killed and 36 persons injured when militants belonging to anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) triggered two bomb blasts in Sonitpur District on December 10. While one expl
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Telegraph reports that a 12-year-old boy was killed and 36 persons injured when militants belonging to anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) triggered two bomb blasts in Sonitpur District on December 10. While one explosion was triggered at Garubandha weekly market under Missamari Police Station leaving one dead and 34 injured, another explosion at Rakshasmari under Dhekiajuli Police Station left two injured.
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Telegraph reports that surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres killed six persons at Singirmari in Nagaon District on December 10. Subsequently, several hundred women along with the villagers of Rajagaon launched a search operation
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Telegraph reports that surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres killed six persons at Singirmari in Nagaon District on December 10. Subsequently, several hundred women along with the villagers of Rajagaon launched a search operation to locate the culprits on December 11.
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December - 10 
The arrested United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa and ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Barua said during interrogation that family members of the outfit’ s ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Barua are still holed up in Banglad
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The arrested United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa and ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Barua said during interrogation that family members of the outfit’ s ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Barua are still holed up in Bangladesh along with the family members of Anup Chetia, another jailed ULFA leader.
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December - 10 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres beheaded a 25-year-old man after branding him a Police informer in the Sonbhadra District, Police said on December 11, according to IANS. A group of nearly 10 armed Maoists on December 10 behead
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres beheaded a 25-year-old man after branding him a Police informer in the Sonbhadra District, Police said on December 11, according to IANS. A group of nearly 10 armed Maoists on December 10 beheaded Shiv Prakash, a resident of Pannuganj village in Sonbhadra, after holding a panchayat (village level local self Government institution) meeting in the village, they added. "They (Maoists) carried out the gruesome act just to create terror amongst the locals," Police Inspector Raveendra Singh told reporters in Sonbhadra. After killing Prakash, the Maoists apparently directed the villagers to inform the Police and fired a few rounds in the air before fleeing from the spot, the official said. "After the incident, security in the village has been strengthened and we have assured the locals that those involved in the killing would be arrested," said Raveendra Singh.
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December - 10 
The CPI-Maoist Malkangiri Divisional Committee Secretary Ramal in a letter to Orissa Daily’s Malkangiri-based reporter on December 10 said that all the ruling Bharatiya Janta Dal leaders, including party Members of Legislative Assembly and Members of
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The CPI-Maoist Malkangiri Divisional Committee Secretary Ramal in a letter to Orissa Daily’s Malkangiri-based reporter on December 10 said that all the ruling Bharatiya Janta Dal leaders, including party Members of Legislative Assembly and Members of Parliament, of Malkangiri and Koraput Districts in Orissa will be awarded death sentence if the Police atrocity does not comes to end in Narayanpatna of Koraput District. The Maoist leader also urged Chief Minister Naveen Pattnaik to beg apology for the Narayanpatna Police firing on November 20 and unconditional release of all the forcibly arrested innocent tribals.
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December - 10 
A top al Qaeda leader, Abu Yahya al-Libi, was killed in a drone missile strike in South Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 10, according to Daily Times. Yahya managed to escape from the Bagram Airbase of Afghanistan
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A top al Qaeda leader, Abu Yahya al-Libi, was killed in a drone missile strike in South Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 10, according to Daily Times. Yahya managed to escape from the Bagram Airbase of Afghanistan in 2005. He was born in Libya in 1963 and enjoyed close relations with Osama bin Laden and Ayman al Zawahri. United States authorities had offered a bounty of USD five million for his capture, dead or alive. According to an Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement, no US drone hit South Waziristan on December 10. Since August 2008, at least 65 such strikes have killed around 625 people.
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December - 10 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 15 Taliban militants in ongoing operations in Khyber Agency and South Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 10, according to Daily Times. The SFs targeted militant hideouts in Bara tehsil (r
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 15 Taliban militants in ongoing operations in Khyber Agency and South Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 10, according to Daily Times. The SFs targeted militant hideouts in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber, killing 10 militants in Zava area of Tirah valley, official sources said. Sources told Daily Times that troops also destroyed four militant hideouts in the area, adding that three militants, including a commander, were arrested during a search operation in Akakhel area of Bara.
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December - 10 
SFs killed five militants, while a trooper was killed in the clashes in South Waziristan. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the SFs cleared the Nanu area and destroyed militant hideouts in Barwand, including that of Taliban commander Wa
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SFs killed five militants, while a trooper was killed in the clashes in South Waziristan. The Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) said the SFs cleared the Nanu area and destroyed militant hideouts in Barwand, including that of Taliban commander Waliur Rehman. The SFs also cleared Partigai area near Ahmadwam and Kazha Kats, and also secured 30 militant’s compounds in the area around Abdullah Nur Kaskai, Bangiwala and Aka Khel Pungai. The SFs conducted a search operation in Marobi Raghozai near Makeen and neutralised an ammunition factory, along with a cache of arms and ammunitions.
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December - 10 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 10 suspected Taliban militants and demolished three houses belonging to the Taliban in Mattani area of SWAT in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 10, according to Daily Times.
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 10 suspected Taliban militants and demolished three houses belonging to the Taliban in Mattani area of SWAT in North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 10, according to Daily Times.
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December - 10 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) expressed its dissatisfaction over a Cabinet decision on December 9 which mentioned that Maoists had breached the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), reports Nepal News. A meeting of t
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) expressed its dissatisfaction over a Cabinet decision on December 9 which mentioned that Maoists had breached the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), reports Nepal News. A meeting of the Maoist standing committee’s officials held in Naya Bazaar, in the morning of December 10, concluded such decision was against an agreement between its chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Prime Minister (PM) Madhav Kumar Nepal at a meeting in the evening of December 8. Speaking to journalists after the meeting Maoist vice chairman Narayan Kaji Shrestha said, his party would talk to the PM again and remind him of the agreement.
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December - 10 
Army troops conducted search and clear operations in the Puliyankulam, Nochchikulam, Periyathampane, Iluppukulam, Kurukkandal, Adampan, Kilinochchi and Puthukkudiyiruppu areas of Wanni found one shotgun, 60 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 92 anti-personne
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Army troops conducted search and clear operations in the Puliyankulam, Nochchikulam, Periyathampane, Iluppukulam, Kurukkandal, Adampan, Kilinochchi and Puthukkudiyiruppu areas of Wanni found one shotgun, 60 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 92 anti-personnel mines, one anti-tank mine, 57 unexploded ordinances, 11 hand grenades, one T-56 weapon, one hundred and sixty eight 81-mm mortar bombs, 4600 rounds of 9-mm ammunition, 2800 rounds of 5.56-mm ammunition on December 10, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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December - 11 
A local leader of the CPI-Marxist was killed and several other party supporters were reportedly injured at Parulia village in Salboni sub-division following a gun battle between suspected Maoists and members of the Gana Pratirodh Committee that was s
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A local leader of the CPI-Marxist was killed and several other party supporters were reportedly injured at Parulia village in Salboni sub-division following a gun battle between suspected Maoists and members of the Gana Pratirodh Committee that was set up last year to resist Maoist activities.
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December - 11 
A People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, L. Thonba Singh (31), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel during a search operation at Keithelmanbi in Chandel District on December 11.
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A People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, L. Thonba Singh (31), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel during a search operation at Keithelmanbi in Chandel District on December 11.
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December - 11 
A supporter of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee (PSBJC) was shot dead and five other PSBJC supporters suffered bullet injuries in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in front of t
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A supporter of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee (PSBJC) was shot dead and five other PSBJC supporters suffered bullet injuries in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in front of the Satpati camp in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District on December 11, according to The Hindu. Though the name of the victim, Tilak Tudu, was confirmed by the Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Kumar Verma, the identities as well as the exact number of the injured could not be established till later in the day. According to the PSBJC spokesperson Asit Mahato, the SF personnel opened fire on villagers in the evening of December 10 when the latter protested against alleged high-handedness of the SFs. "Several CPI (M) cadres, dressed as security force personnel, have taken shelter at the Satpati camp. They were misbehaving with the local residents when the villagers protested…one of our supporters, Biplab Betal, was killed on the spot as the forces started firing at the local crowd and five more were injured," Mahato told The Hindu over phone from the Lalgarh region. The SP Verma, however, denied that the Police had opened fire at first and claimed that the SFs retaliated only when suspected Maoists in the crowd fired at the camp. Further, the PSBJC leadership called for a gherao of the Satpati camp in protest against incident of its supporters being fired at. Elaborate security arrangements were made around the Satpati camp to avoid any more untoward incident. The PSBJC supporters put up blockades on the road connecting Lalgarh with Midnapore town with felled tress at several places. There were also reports of torching of houses of Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) supporters at some places late by suspected Maoists. Meanwhile, the PSBJC called for a bandh (shut down) in the three Maoist-affected Districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia on December 12 (today).
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December - 11 
An over ground worker of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Mayengbam Mantri Singh (22), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Langmeidong Maning Awang Leikai area.
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An over ground worker of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Mayengbam Mantri Singh (22), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Langmeidong Maning Awang Leikai area.
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December - 11 
Daily Excelsior reports that more than 100 persons, including 59 Policemen, were injured in protests during a strike call given by hardline leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, demanding withdrawal of troops from the State, which led to violent clashes with
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Daily Excelsior reports that more than 100 persons, including 59 Policemen, were injured in protests during a strike call given by hardline leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani, demanding withdrawal of troops from the State, which led to violent clashes with Police at many places in the summer capital Srinagar on December 11. Although District Magistrate Srinagar imposed Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code in the city on December 10 to maintain law and order, the day began with a group of Geelani supporters raising slogans at the Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) stronghold of Maisuma in the Lal Chowk area of the city.
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December - 11 
IANS reports that Police on December 11 arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from West Bengal for allegedly attacking Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Orissa unit chief Sudam Marandi, authorities said. "We have arrested two Ma
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IANS reports that Police on December 11 arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from West Bengal for allegedly attacking Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) Orissa unit chief Sudam Marandi, authorities said. "We have arrested two Maoists involved in the attack on Sudam Marandi on October 13. They have been arrested from Gopiballav Police Station areas of West Bengal. Prime suspect Lossor Tudu along with his accomplice Jasai Soren have been arrested," Mayurbhanj’s Superintendent of Police Dayal Gangwar said. A weapon and few live bullets were recovered from them. An unnamed Police officer said four Maoists were earlier arrested in this connection. Marandi had escaped unhurt when the Maoists attacked him when he came out of a football field at Pandab village of Mayurbhanj District. Three of his Police guards were killed in the attack.
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December - 11 
Imphal Free Press reports that suspected militants opened fire on a person, Hanjabam Suresh (37), at his residence in Bramhapur Nahabam of Imphal East District on November 11. While no one was wounded in the attack, the militants managed to escape fr
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Imphal Free Press reports that suspected militants opened fire on a person, Hanjabam Suresh (37), at his residence in Bramhapur Nahabam of Imphal East District on November 11. While no one was wounded in the attack, the militants managed to escape from the incident site.
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December - 11 
Many residents of five villages affected by Maoist menace had deserted their villages and staged dharna (protest) near K. Balang Police Station and its adjoining NH-23 on December 11 demanding security. They returned only after security camps were op
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Many residents of five villages affected by Maoist menace had deserted their villages and staged dharna (protest) near K. Balang Police Station and its adjoining NH-23 on December 11 demanding security. They returned only after security camps were opened at Jharbeda and Mahupada villages. The villagers of Relhatura, Sanbalijore and Nanglakata have been demanding similar security camps at their villages. The villagers numbering about 400 have left their homes on December 16 and taken shelter at K Balang town.
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December - 11 
Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla on December 11 said a roadmap for the repatriation of Bru refugees from Tripura has been prepared and sanctioned by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and it is now on them to accept it and return, according
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Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla on December 11 said a roadmap for the repatriation of Bru refugees from Tripura has been prepared and sanctioned by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and it is now on them to accept it and return, according to Assam Tribune. In his statement on the occasion of his Government completing one year, Lal Thanhawla said the Government has always agreed to bring back the bonafide Bru citizens of Mizoram, now lodged in the six relief camps in Tripura.
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December - 11 
Personnel of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunitions from Uttapani/Jharbari area in Kokrajhar District near India-Bhutan border on December 11, reports Assam Tribune. The recoveries included 170 live ammunitions o
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Personnel of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunitions from Uttapani/Jharbari area in Kokrajhar District near India-Bhutan border on December 11, reports Assam Tribune. The recoveries included 170 live ammunitions of AK-47 series, four anti-tank rifle grenades, 10 RPGs, four anti-personnel mines, 10 detornators and four pencil-type RPGs. They were all dug out from under the ground. These arms and ammunitions are suspected to belong to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
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December - 11 
Security Forces killed two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in a fierce gun battle in Ranchi District on December 11, according to CNN-IBN. The SFs fired 500 rounds of bullets and also lobbed grenades. A huge cache of arms and ammu
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Security Forces killed two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in a fierce gun battle in Ranchi District on December 11, according to CNN-IBN. The SFs fired 500 rounds of bullets and also lobbed grenades. A huge cache of arms and ammunition including 200 kilograms of explosives, 100 detonators and 30 kilograms can bombs were also recovered. However, Times of India reported that Police busted a Maoist camp killing one extremist and injuring three others. The incident occurred at Anteorda village at the tri-junction of Ranchi, Seraikela and West Singhbhum Districts. "Police fired around 500 rounds, used four high explosives, 14 hand grenades in which one Maoist was killed while three were reportedly injured and the camp was busted by police," Ranchi Senior Superintendent of Police Praveen Kumar. "Around 70 Maoists took advantage of the low visibility and managed to flee through a small stream. But local people confirmed that Maoists were spotted taking their injured counterparts with them," he added. "Police recovered two single-barrel guns, one double-barrel gun, 200 kg ammonium nitrate, 200 kg semi-liquid explosive gel, two landmines weighing 30 kg, 200 detonators, 50 metre codex wire, 100 Duracell batteries, 25 camera flashes," said Kumar. Among other things recovered by Police were several kilograms of food grain meant for nearly 70 people, cooked food, 15 rucksacks of medicines for cerebral malaria, first aid kits and 200 soap cases to be used for making country-made bombs and two large barbed wire cutters. "The IAF helicopter was largely used during a recce mission to guide the movement of security men through the thick jungle," said Kumar, adding that a company of Security Forces will move into the forest in the morning of December 12 (today). "Looking at the recoveries, it appears that Maoists were planning a major attack during the ongoing election or attack police pickets or a camp of security forces," he added.
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December - 11 
Seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an exchange of fire with the Police in the Dantewada District, the Police said on December 11, reports The Hindu. The operation led by the District Police force took place in th
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Seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an exchange of fire with the Police in the Dantewada District, the Police said on December 11, reports The Hindu. The operation led by the District Police force took place in the Aranpur forests of Jangargunda area on December 11, Inspector General (Bastar range) R. K. Vij said. Weapons, including .303 rifles, grenades and IEDs were recovered from the possession of the slain Maoists, he added.
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December - 11 
SF personnel recovered three powerful landmines from Bidir village of Latehar District, which were later defused.
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SF personnel recovered three powerful landmines from Bidir village of Latehar District, which were later defused.
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted one Trilok Tudu, a student of the Gorbeta College and member of the Students Federation of India, while he was returning to his village on December 11, reports The Hindu. His dead
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted one Trilok Tudu, a student of the Gorbeta College and member of the Students Federation of India, while he was returning to his village on December 11, reports The Hindu. His dead was found at Paraulia in the Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District in the night of December 12, Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said.
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December - 11 
Suspected militants left a bomb at the residence of Mayengbam Pramodchand (41), Secretary of the Population Health Institution (PHI), on December 11. The bomb, however, failed to explode and was subsequently defused by the Imphal West Police.
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Suspected militants left a bomb at the residence of Mayengbam Pramodchand (41), Secretary of the Population Health Institution (PHI), on December 11. The bomb, however, failed to explode and was subsequently defused by the Imphal West Police.
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December - 11 
The Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) outfit on December 11 stated that its fight for a separate Garoland would gain momentum with the Centre initiating the process for the creation of Telangana, according to Telegraph. The outfit’s ‘publicity
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The Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) outfit on December 11 stated that its fight for a separate Garoland would gain momentum with the Centre initiating the process for the creation of Telangana, according to Telegraph. The outfit’s ‘publicity secretary’, Arist Sangma, said with the Centre taking steps to create a Telangana State, the outfit’s demand would also be justified in the days to come. "Our demand is very much genuine and we are not asking for the sun or moon, but a separate state within India unlike other militant groups, which are demanding sovereignty," Sangma said.
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December - 11 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up an under-construction Police outpost in the Malkanagiri District of Orissa, on December 11, according to Times of India. "It was an under-construction Police outpost. CPI-Maoist blew up
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up an under-construction Police outpost in the Malkanagiri District of Orissa, on December 11, according to Times of India. "It was an under-construction Police outpost. CPI-Maoist blew up part of the building. We had planned this outpost to increase our presence by stationing more armed personnel there," Malkanagiri Sub Divisional Police Officer Anup Sahu said. According to Police, about 40 CPI-Maoist were involved in the attack.
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December - 11 
The Customs Department in Attari seized three kilogram heroin (drug) smuggled from Pakistan worth INR 150 million in the international black market. Confirming the seizure, Custom official said that heroin was seized from a goods train, which had arr
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The Customs Department in Attari seized three kilogram heroin (drug) smuggled from Pakistan worth INR 150 million in the international black market. Confirming the seizure, Custom official said that heroin was seized from a goods train, which had arrived from Pakistan.
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December - 11 
The Maoists were disgruntled over the arrest of two of their aides on December 3 and the killing of their leader Ramvriksh Kol, who died in a gang war among the Maoists.
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The Maoists were disgruntled over the arrest of two of their aides on December 3 and the killing of their leader Ramvriksh Kol, who died in a gang war among the Maoists.
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December - 11 
The ULFA asked the Union Government for a plebiscite in Assam. "Talks, if any, have to be on the issue of Assam's independence or sovereignty. If the government cannot hold talks on the issue of sovereignty or independence, let there be a plebiscite
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The ULFA asked the Union Government for a plebiscite in Assam. "Talks, if any, have to be on the issue of Assam's independence or sovereignty. If the government cannot hold talks on the issue of sovereignty or independence, let there be a plebiscite on the issue," ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah said in an emailed statement to the local media in Guwahati.
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December - 11 
The Union Home Secretary Gopal Krishna Pillai said that despite an attempt made on the life of moderate Hurriyat Conference leader Fazal Haq Qureshi, the Centre would continue dialogue with all sections of people in the State as it was the only solut
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The Union Home Secretary Gopal Krishna Pillai said that despite an attempt made on the life of moderate Hurriyat Conference leader Fazal Haq Qureshi, the Centre would continue dialogue with all sections of people in the State as it was the only solution to resolve the problem.
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December - 11 
The United Democratic People’s Front (UDPF), an Udalguri-based newly formed group, called a 36-hour general shutdown, demanding a separate State for the Bodos and other indigenous tribals, as Assam Government rejected such ideas and appealed to all t
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The United Democratic People’s Front (UDPF), an Udalguri-based newly formed group, called a 36-hour general shutdown, demanding a separate State for the Bodos and other indigenous tribals, as Assam Government rejected such ideas and appealed to all to "live together" in the State, according to Telegraph. The UDPF has called the shutdown from 5 am on December 14.
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December - 11 
There was a brief spell of gunfight between the SFs and the Maoists in the forest adjacent to the Pirakata outpost, 16 kilometres from Lalgarh.
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There was a brief spell of gunfight between the SFs and the Maoists in the forest adjacent to the Pirakata outpost, 16 kilometres from Lalgarh.
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December - 11 
At least five people were injured when a petrol filling station was blown up through a remote-controlled device in the main town of Lakki Marwat District. The bomb was fitted to a bicycle. The injured included the owner of the station, Naseer Khan, w
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At least five people were injured when a petrol filling station was blown up through a remote-controlled device in the main town of Lakki Marwat District. The bomb was fitted to a bicycle. The injured included the owner of the station, Naseer Khan, who is a former parliamentarian from Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N). Others injured were identified as Nazir Muhammad, Qasim Khan, Jan Dad and Sher Muhammad. Lakki Marwat District Police Officer Ayub Khan said the bomb weighed between eight to 10 kilogrammes.
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December - 11 
One unidentified militant was killed in Charmang area of Nawagai tehsils (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency.
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One unidentified militant was killed in Charmang area of Nawagai tehsils (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency.
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December - 11 
Pakistan must cooperate more fully with the United States to help wipe out al-Qaeda, US President Barack Obama said in excerpts of a weekend interview on December 11, according to The News. In the interview with media, Barack Obama said the tribal mi
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Pakistan must cooperate more fully with the United States to help wipe out al-Qaeda, US President Barack Obama said in excerpts of a weekend interview on December 11, according to The News. In the interview with media, Barack Obama said the tribal militants that straddle the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan were the "epicenter of the violent extremism directed against the West... and the United States." "Ultimately, in order for us to eradicate the problem, to really go after al-Qaeda... we are going to need more cooperation from Pakistan. There is no doubt about that," Barack Obama added.
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December - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) discovered a Jannat (heaven) in South Waziristan Agency on December 11, in which militants used to brainwash suicide bombers. According to ISPR, a team of journalists visited the jannat at Nawaz Kot area of the agency. The ‘heav
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Security Forces (SFs) discovered a Jannat (heaven) in South Waziristan Agency on December 11, in which militants used to brainwash suicide bombers. According to ISPR, a team of journalists visited the jannat at Nawaz Kot area of the agency. The ‘heaven’ consisted of four rooms. Each room contains beautiful paintings of running canals of milk and honey surrounded by hoors (maidens of paradise). Conducting Officer Major Saleem said Taliban clerics showed the jannat to the would-be suicide bombers to convince them that once they blew themselves up they would enjoy a status equivalent to that of the companions of Prophet Muhammad. He said they were also told that they would live forever in the company of beautiful hoors. He said SFs had also seized hate literature, CDs, hashish and other drugs from the site. The official said two would-be suicide bombers and their trainers were also arrested from the place.
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December - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 17 Taliban militants in the ongoing military operations in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 11, according to Daily Times. In Orakzai Agency, nine Taliban militants were killed and two of the
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Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 17 Taliban militants in the ongoing military operations in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 11, according to Daily Times. In Orakzai Agency, nine Taliban militants were killed and two of their hideouts destroyed in air strikes on Ghiljo and Mamoonzai tehsils (revenue unit), Paramilitary Force spokesman Major Fazalur Rehman told AFP. They included a man identified as a local Taliban ‘commander’, Bacha Akbar, Military spokesman Major Mushtaq Khan said.
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Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants and arrested two others in the ongoing military operations in Swat of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 11, according to Daily Times.
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Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants and arrested two others in the ongoing military operations in Swat of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 11, according to Daily Times.
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December - 11 
Seven militants were killed and 20 others injured when troops clashed with the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Shalobar area of Bara tehsils (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency. The clash occurred when troops raided a house in the area.
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Seven militants were killed and 20 others injured when troops clashed with the Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Shalobar area of Bara tehsils (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency. The clash occurred when troops raided a house in the area.
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December - 11 
The five Americans arrested from Sargodha on charges of seeking jihad will not be deported until investigation is complete, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on December 11, according to Daily Times. Addressing a press conference, Malik said US Amb
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The five Americans arrested from Sargodha on charges of seeking jihad will not be deported until investigation is complete, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on December 11, according to Daily Times. Addressing a press conference, Malik said US Ambassador Anne W Patterson had informed him in writing that five US nationals were arriving in Pakistan with "bad intentions". "Acting on the information, our law enforcement authorities arrested the Americans," he said, adding that the US nationals were not being deported. "We will first see which laws they have violated. Once our law enforcement authorities clear them, only then can we deport them," he said.
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December - 11 
Three Taliban were arrested from the Mamoond tehsils (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency. The SFs also destroyed two Taliban hideouts in Nawagai.
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Three Taliban were arrested from the Mamoond tehsils (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency. The SFs also destroyed two Taliban hideouts in Nawagai.
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December - 11 
Kantipuronline reports that notwithstanding the extensive national and international concerns, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) declared autonomous Kochila and Laimbuwan States on December 11. The Unified CPN-Maoist ma
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Kantipuronline reports that notwithstanding the extensive national and international concerns, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) declared autonomous Kochila and Laimbuwan States on December 11. The Unified CPN-Maoist made the announcement as part of its third phase protest. The Maoists declared Kochila State by lighting candles amid a function organised at Birtamod in Jhapa District where the party central leaders Netra Bikram Chand and Haribol Gajurel were also present. The Kochila state includes Jhapa, Morang and Sunsari Districts. Likewise, it also declared Limbuwan autonomous State at Myaglung of Terhathum District under the leadership of party central leader Suresh Ale Magar on the first day of its autonomous States declaration. Leader Magar said border of the Limbuwan State, however, has not been delineated. He said the border of the State would be finalised later after border discussion within the party. He warned that the Maoists would declare parallel Government if the Government failed to address their demands by December 22.
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December - 11 
The Maoists had on November 25 unveiled its plan to declare 13 autonomous States based on ethnicity and region within December 11-18.
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The Maoists had on November 25 unveiled its plan to declare 13 autonomous States based on ethnicity and region within December 11-18.
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December - 11 
Unified CPN-Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda accused that the Government is bent on killing some Maoist leaders.
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Unified CPN-Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda accused that the Government is bent on killing some Maoist leaders.
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December - 11 
Daily Star reports that an activist of the Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) party, identified as Shanti Kumar Chakma, was killed in a gunfight between two factions of the PCJSS near Moner Manush area at Dighinala upazila (Sub-Distric
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Daily Star reports that an activist of the Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS) party, identified as Shanti Kumar Chakma, was killed in a gunfight between two factions of the PCJSS near Moner Manush area at Dighinala upazila (Sub-District) in Khagrachhari District on December 11. Dighinala Police sources said two factions were locked in the clash over establishing supremacy in the area.
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December - 11 
Authorities in Thailand arrested five people, including a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre, for producing and smuggling more than 300 fake European Union (EU) passports and other official European documents, officials said on December 11
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Authorities in Thailand arrested five people, including a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadre, for producing and smuggling more than 300 fake European Union (EU) passports and other official European documents, officials said on December 11, according to Daily News. They said Police seized from the group more than 300 bogus passports, produced in Thailand but made to look like official documentation from 14 EU countries including Britain, France and Belgium. The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) said the suspects, all arrested since August 21, were 32-year-old Pakistani man Azad Said Giyani and a 35-year-old Sri Lankan man, known to be a LTTE cadre. A 43-year-old Thai woman was arrested for assisting them. A 38-year-old man from Myanmar was arrested on suspicion of producing the passports and a 28-year-old Thai woman is also being held for helping him.
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December - 11 
In a statement the DSI said Thai authorities had also picked up a British national, Ahoor Rambarak Fathi, at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on September 27, 2009, carrying 104 stolen genuine passports. Fathi, travelling under fake Swedish documents,
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In a statement the DSI said Thai authorities had also picked up a British national, Ahoor Rambarak Fathi, at Bangkok’s Suvarnabhumi Airport on September 27, 2009, carrying 104 stolen genuine passports. Fathi, travelling under fake Swedish documents, had passports from Britain, Spain, France, Sweden and Russia, that had been smuggled into Thailand. "He (Fathi) confessed that he had trafficked stolen passports into Thailand more than 20 times," the statement said. The DSI said Thailand is a known hub for the trafficking of fake and stolen passports.
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December - 12 
A KCP cadre, Irom London alias England Singh, was arrested by a joint team of the Imphal West District Police and Assam Rifles from Lamsang Bazar area on December 12.
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A KCP cadre, Irom London alias England Singh, was arrested by a joint team of the Imphal West District Police and Assam Rifles from Lamsang Bazar area on December 12.
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December - 12 
A suspected People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Anil alias Premjit alias Prem alias Ali, was shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel at Semang in Chandel District on December 12. One 9-mm US made pistol along with three live rounds, three fired car
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A suspected People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Anil alias Premjit alias Prem alias Ali, was shot dead by the Assam Rifles personnel at Semang in Chandel District on December 12. One 9-mm US made pistol along with three live rounds, three fired cartridges of 9-mm and one personal diary were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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December - 12 
A Trinamool Congress member, Amjad Ali (50), was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Bhagawanpur in the Bhangar area of South 24 Parganas District, on December 12, according to Times of India. Five-six persons attacked Am
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A Trinamool Congress member, Amjad Ali (50), was killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Bhagawanpur in the Bhangar area of South 24 Parganas District, on December 12, according to Times of India. Five-six persons attacked Amjad Ali with sharp weapons when he was returning home from his party office in the evening. Ali died on way to the hospital. Criticising the CPI-Maoist for "unleashing politics of killing and violence", Union minister of State for shipping Mukul Roy appealed to his party workers "not to be provoked by CPI-Maoist's tactics".
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December - 12 
On December 12, a demand for autonomy for three tribal-dominated Districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia in West Bengal was made by a top Maoist leader, who also justified the Gorkhaland statehood issue. The Maoist politburo member Kishen to
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On December 12, a demand for autonomy for three tribal-dominated Districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia in West Bengal was made by a top Maoist leader, who also justified the Gorkhaland statehood issue. The Maoist politburo member Kishen told PTI from an undisclosed location, "We demand autonomy for the three districts on the lines of the Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council." He alleged that the West Bengal Government had denied the legitimate rights of the people of the Districts, adding, "We demand autonomy to protect the language, culture and religious beliefs of tribals." Asked if he meant statehood, he replied, "the people of the three districts are not yet prepared for statehood." Queried if it was part of the demand for a 'greater Jharkhand', Kishen said, "That demand is no longer relevant. The scenario has changed. Moreover the formation of Jharkhand has not solved any problem.”
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December - 12 
Police foiled Maoists' bid to assassinate All Jharkhand Students' Union (AJSU) nominee Kuldip Ganjhu, who is contesting the Assembly elections from the Simaria constituency in Chatra District, which is scheduled to go for polls in the fifth phase on
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Police foiled Maoists' bid to assassinate All Jharkhand Students' Union (AJSU) nominee Kuldip Ganjhu, who is contesting the Assembly elections from the Simaria constituency in Chatra District, which is scheduled to go for polls in the fifth phase on December 18. Acting on a specific information, a police team took Ganjhu in custody at Pathalgada where he had gone to address an election meeting on December 12 along with Roshan Lal Choudhury, the brother of former state minister Chandra Prakash Choudhury. According to an official report received on December 13, the Police picked up Ganjhu from Pathalgada under the Simaria constituency and took him to an undisclosed destination to save his life. The Police claimed that Maoists had deployed two sharpshooters to eliminate Ganjhu, a former ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the erstwhile Maoist Communist Centre, which is now known as the CPI-Maoist. They added that Ganjhu's decision to contest the Assembly election had angered Maoists, who tried their best to keep him off the polls. The then Hazaribagh Superintendent of Police, Anurag Gupta, had arrested Ganjhu from his native village in 2003. The Police had also recovered a huge sum of money and arms from his possession. Ganjhu was released from jail on bail about nine months ago. Police said that Ganjhu was later dropped at his residence in Simaria village, where has also been provided with police security.
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December - 12 
Police seized 10 quintals of ammonium nitrate, 60,000 detonators and 100 gelatine rods from a village in the Rohtas District on December 12. Rohtas Superintendent of Police Vikas Vaibhav told that the explosives were seized from a house under the mof
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Police seized 10 quintals of ammonium nitrate, 60,000 detonators and 100 gelatine rods from a village in the Rohtas District on December 12. Rohtas Superintendent of Police Vikas Vaibhav told that the explosives were seized from a house under the mofussil Police Station of the District. However, the Police refused to reveal any further details about it.
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December - 12 
Security Forces (SFs) defused a pressure activated cylindrical improvised explosive device (IED) recovered from Khengjang area in Chandel District on December 12. The IED was approximately 500 grams in weight, six inches length and three inch diamete
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Security Forces (SFs) defused a pressure activated cylindrical improvised explosive device (IED) recovered from Khengjang area in Chandel District on December 12. The IED was approximately 500 grams in weight, six inches length and three inch diameter.
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December - 12 
Situation in Srinagar continued to be tense for the second consecutive day on December 12 as violent clashes were witnessed between Police and protestors at Maisuma which left at least 10 persons including a Policeman injured. Protests started in Mai
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Situation in Srinagar continued to be tense for the second consecutive day on December 12 as violent clashes were witnessed between Police and protestors at Maisuma which left at least 10 persons including a Policeman injured. Protests started in Maisuma locality early in the morning as a group of angry youth started pelting stones on the Police personnel. The protests were held against the use of force by Police against protestors in the area the day before in which one teenaged boy received bullet injury while nearly 80 persons including 59 Policemen were injured
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December - 12 
The Joint Secretary of the Manipur Legislative Assembly was abducted two suspected militants from his private residence in Imphal East District on December 12.
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The Joint Secretary of the Manipur Legislative Assembly was abducted two suspected militants from his private residence in Imphal East District on December 12.
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December - 12 
Two National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) cadres, Subhash Tripura and Romsrai Reang, surrendered before the Assam Rifles personnel at Manikpur village in Longterai valley subdivision of Dhalai District on December 12, according to Assam Tribune
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Two National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) cadres, Subhash Tripura and Romsrai Reang, surrendered before the Assam Rifles personnel at Manikpur village in Longterai valley subdivision of Dhalai District on December 12, according to Assam Tribune. They deposited one revolver, one hand grenade and many live cartridges and one magazine.
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December - 12 
10 militants were killed while more than 150 suspects arrested in the Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency. Officials said the SFs retaliated when Taliban militants fired at them in the Shalobar area of Bara during the operation, jointly c
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10 militants were killed while more than 150 suspects arrested in the Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency. Officials said the SFs retaliated when Taliban militants fired at them in the Shalobar area of Bara during the operation, jointly conducted by the Army and the Frontier Corps.
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December - 12 
A patrolling party of the Levies Force escaped a remote-controlled bomb attack in the Kotki area of Khar tehsil in Bajaur Agency. They said 19 suspects had been arrested in search operations. The sources said a bomb went off during a routine patrol o
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A patrolling party of the Levies Force escaped a remote-controlled bomb attack in the Kotki area of Khar tehsil in Bajaur Agency. They said 19 suspects had been arrested in search operations. The sources said a bomb went off during a routine patrol of the Levies Force, while another remote-controlled blast occurred in the Nawagai bazaar.
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December - 12 
At least 10 Taliban militants were killed during the ongoing military operation in the Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 12, according to Daily Times. The killed Taliban militants included a ‘commander’ wanted by
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At least 10 Taliban militants were killed during the ongoing military operation in the Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 12, according to Daily Times. The killed Taliban militants included a ‘commander’ wanted by Police in several incidents of sabotage and insurgency. The Security Forces (SFs) launched a massive operation in Marghan, Dogar, Gawadar, Zangey and Terley area. The SFs are advancing into other areas and have destroyed four Taliban hideouts so far. They have also seized a large amount of ammunition and explosive material.
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December - 12 
Bonair Khan, a close aide of Sufi Muhammad, was killed along with three other associates as they tried to escape from the Army’s Red Fort in Maidan area of Lower Dir in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 12, according to Daily Times.
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Bonair Khan, a close aide of Sufi Muhammad, was killed along with three other associates as they tried to escape from the Army’s Red Fort in Maidan area of Lower Dir in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 12, according to Daily Times. It has been reported that Bonair Khan had masterminded several suicide bombings, target killings and attacks on Security Forces and facilitated the Taliban in various attacks.
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December - 12 
The SFs also captured an underground cave in South Waziristan Agency that was used as a depot by the Taliban militants for storing arms and heavy weapons, besides seizing a large cache of foreign-made weapons. Major Saleem of the army told the journa
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The SFs also captured an underground cave in South Waziristan Agency that was used as a depot by the Taliban militants for storing arms and heavy weapons, besides seizing a large cache of foreign-made weapons. Major Saleem of the army told the journalists that the SFs had also recovered a 22-pound cannon that could strike long-range targets. He said the seized foreign weapons included anti-aircraft guns, missiles, rocket launchers, mortar guns, hand grenades and land mines.
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December - 12 
The SFs arrested two suspects from Ghalanai tehsil of Mohmand Agency. According to the Mohmand Agency’s political administration, one of the suspects was arrested from Kashmir Kor by the SFs while the second was arrested by the Ghalanai tehsildar.
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The SFs arrested two suspects from Ghalanai tehsil of Mohmand Agency. According to the Mohmand Agency’s political administration, one of the suspects was arrested from Kashmir Kor by the SFs while the second was arrested by the Ghalanai tehsildar.
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December - 12 
The discharge of 4,008 disqualified Maoist combatants living in the UN-monitored cantonments is expected to be finalised by the end of the visit of Special Representative of Secretary General (SRSG) for Children and Armed Conflict Radhika Coomaraswam
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The discharge of 4,008 disqualified Maoist combatants living in the UN-monitored cantonments is expected to be finalised by the end of the visit of Special Representative of Secretary General (SRSG) for Children and Armed Conflict Radhika Coomaraswamy who arrived in Kathmandu on December 12. The four-day visit to Nepal is aimed at ensuring progress in the discharge of nearly 4,000 Maoist personnel verified as minors by UNMIN. She is scheduled to meet Unified CPN-Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, Peace and Reconstruction Minister Rakam Chemjong, and commanders of the People’s Liberation Army, among others.
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December - 12 
Daily Star returns that Kushtia District Police recovered the dead body of an alleged cadre of the Gono Mukti Fouz (GMF) outfit, Sahin Sheikh (30), from Bhadalia in Sadar upazila (Sub-District) on December 12. Police said that he was involved in drug
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Daily Star returns that Kushtia District Police recovered the dead body of an alleged cadre of the Gono Mukti Fouz (GMF) outfit, Sahin Sheikh (30), from Bhadalia in Sadar upazila (Sub-District) on December 12. Police said that he was involved in drug peddling at the area.
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December - 12 
Army troops conducted search and clear operations in the Kodikamam, Periyathampane, Iluppakaddavai, Vishuamadu, Udayarkattukulam, Vellamullivaikkal and Putukudirippu areas of Wanni on December 12 and recovered 19 hand grenades, 90 anti-personnel mine
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Army troops conducted search and clear operations in the Kodikamam, Periyathampane, Iluppakaddavai, Vishuamadu, Udayarkattukulam, Vellamullivaikkal and Putukudirippu areas of Wanni on December 12 and recovered 19 hand grenades, 90 anti-personnel mines, two un exploded ordinances, 1791 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 16 presser mines, 5050 rounds of FNC ammunition, 227 detonators, three T-56 weapons, two T-56 magazines, 96 Multi Purpose Machine Gun ammunition and one body armour, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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December - 12 
Naval troops found a massive haul of weapons and ammunition from the Kayts area of Jaffna District on December 12, the Media Center for National Security reported, according to Colombo Page. Among the items recovered were 30 RPG bombs, 70 hand grenad
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Naval troops found a massive haul of weapons and ammunition from the Kayts area of Jaffna District on December 12, the Media Center for National Security reported, according to Colombo Page. Among the items recovered were 30 RPG bombs, 70 hand grenades, fourteen 60-mm mortar bombs, two commando mortar launchers and thousands of ammunition rounds of various calibers.
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December - 12 
The leader of People’s Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) said in a press meet held on December 12 in the PLOTE office in Jaffna, “We are not preparing ourselves to launch another armed struggle. The accusations that we had abducted minor
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The leader of People’s Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) said in a press meet held on December 12 in the PLOTE office in Jaffna, “We are not preparing ourselves to launch another armed struggle. The accusations that we had abducted minors from Vavuniya camps are baseless.” He further said that after the talks held with President Mahinda Rajapakse his party has decided to support him in the forthcoming presidential election, sources in Jaffna said.
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December - 13 
A cadre belonging to Lamyanba Khuman group of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) was shot dead, when a militant hide out was neutralized by a combined team of Bishnupur District Police and Army during a counter-insu
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A cadre belonging to Lamyanba Khuman group of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) was shot dead, when a militant hide out was neutralized by a combined team of Bishnupur District Police and Army during a counter-insurgency operation at Waroiching in Sadu Chiru village on December 13, reports Imphal Free Press. While other militants managed to escape, two AK-56 Rilfes containing two magazines with 20 live ammunitions each, one lethod gun M-79 with three live shells and one Walkie Talkie Kenwood set were recovered from the incident site.
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December - 13 
A senior Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadre, Badonsing Lyngdoh, who hailed from Pyndemsohsaw in West Khasi Hills District, surrendered at Dawki Police Station in Jaintia Hills District on December 13. He surrendered along with his w
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A senior Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadre, Badonsing Lyngdoh, who hailed from Pyndemsohsaw in West Khasi Hills District, surrendered at Dawki Police Station in Jaintia Hills District on December 13. He surrendered along with his wife and two-year-old daughter. His wife was identified as Syntiew Dkhar hailing from Nonsara village near Maulari Bazar of Sylhet District in Bangladesh. Badonsing had joined the outfit in 2003. Police subsequently took the militant and his family to Jowai for interrogation.
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December - 13 
A suspected cadre belonging to Lamyanba Khuman group of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) was shot dead by a combined team of the Bishnupur District Police and Army at Leibol Khul Waroiching under Nambol Police Station in the evening of December 1
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A suspected cadre belonging to Lamyanba Khuman group of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) was shot dead by a combined team of the Bishnupur District Police and Army at Leibol Khul Waroiching under Nambol Police Station in the evening of December 13, reports Imphal Free Press. One AK-series rifles and assorted ammunitions were recovered from the incident site.
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December - 13 
An Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadre, Badonsing Lyngdoh Marshillong, who surrendered before the Dawki Police in the evening of December 13, revealed that the outfit still had over 100 cadres and most of them were wandering in Bang
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An Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadre, Badonsing Lyngdoh Marshillong, who surrendered before the Dawki Police in the evening of December 13, revealed that the outfit still had over 100 cadres and most of them were wandering in Bangladesh to earn for their livelihood, reports Shillong Times. He mentioned that while leaders of the proscribed outfit were leading a luxurious life in Bangladesh, its common cadres were facing a lot of difficulty to make their both ends meet. He said the cadres of the outfit were working as labourers in the Khasi Pnar villages of Bangladesh. Marshillong, who joined the militant group in 2003, is a school drop-out. A resident of Pyndengsohsaw villager under Mawsynram Police Station in East Khasi Hills District, Marshillong crossed over to Bangladesh via Balat and completed his training at Arusumen Camp in the same year. After his training, the leaders gave him no assignment and had to spend his time with no responsibility. Later, he worked as a labourer at betel leaf garden of some of the Khasi-Pnar people residing at Nonsara village in Bangladesh earning BDT 100 per day. In 2006, he married one local Nonsara girl, Syntiew Dkhar. They now have a two-year-old daughter. In 2007, Marshillong had informed the ‘area commander’ of the banned outfit in writing that he was not willing to remain in the group. But he did not get any response. In the early part of December 2009, the group asked him to leave Bangladesh at once or face death. He was forced to leave Bangladesh. He crossed over to India on December 13 and surrendered at Dawki Police Station.
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December - 13 
Cadres of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) set ablaze two goods-loaded trucks on fire on National Highway 6, for violating the bandh (shut down) called by them in three Districts of West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura, reports
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Cadres of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) set ablaze two goods-loaded trucks on fire on National Highway 6, for violating the bandh (shut down) called by them in three Districts of West Midnapore, Purulia and Bankura, reports Indian Express. The truck was heading towards Kharagpur. Another truck was burnt on State highway 9 near Salboni by the PCAPA supporters. The truck was heading towards Jhargram from Lodhashuli. Asit Mahato, convener of PCPA, said: “The trucks were set on fire as they did not comply with the will of the people by going against the bandh call.” The bandh had been called to protest against the police firing on PCPA supporters at Satpati near Lalgarh on Thursday [December 10] night, in which one PCPA activist was killed. A senior Police officer, meanwhile, said a mine had been recovered from Dharampur near Lalgarh.
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December - 13 
In less than a month, Pakistan Army and Rangers made a second attempt to facilitate infiltration of militants from near Ballar forward post in Ramgarh sector of Samba District in early hours of the same morning. Timely action and retaliation of fir
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In less than a month, Pakistan Army and Rangers made a second attempt to facilitate infiltration of militants from near Ballar forward post in Ramgarh sector of Samba District in early hours of the same morning. Timely action and retaliation of firing by the Border Security Force (BSF) thwarted intrusion plan of four militants.
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December - 13 
In the same District, another NLFT cadre, Piyajoy Tripura, also surrendered before the Assam Rifles personnel at Dronakumarpara. He did not deposit any arms or ammunition.
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In the same District, another NLFT cadre, Piyajoy Tripura, also surrendered before the Assam Rifles personnel at Dronakumarpara. He did not deposit any arms or ammunition.
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December - 13 
In the State, an over-ground worker (OGW) of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), Haobijam Ibomcha alias Roshan Singh (26), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police in the vicinity of Loktak Lake on December 13. He was involved in extortion drive.
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In the State, an over-ground worker (OGW) of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), Haobijam Ibomcha alias Roshan Singh (26), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police in the vicinity of Loktak Lake on December 13. He was involved in extortion drive.
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December - 13 
On December 13, unidentified gunmen shot at and injured a released militant, Mohammad Iqbal Malla, son of Mohammad Sultan Malla, resident of Qazipora Mallapora in Bandipora, who was suspected to be working with Security Forces in Bandipora District o
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On December 13, unidentified gunmen shot at and injured a released militant, Mohammad Iqbal Malla, son of Mohammad Sultan Malla, resident of Qazipora Mallapora in Bandipora, who was suspected to be working with Security Forces in Bandipora District of Kashmir valley, reports Daily Excelsior.
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December - 13 
One person was wounded when unidentified militants lobbed a grenade and opened fire at the residence of an Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) worker, Memi, at Yourbung Khunou under Lamlai Police Station in Imphal East District on December
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One person was wounded when unidentified militants lobbed a grenade and opened fire at the residence of an Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) worker, Memi, at Yourbung Khunou under Lamlai Police Station in Imphal East District on December 13.
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December - 13 
Police killed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, in possession of a service revolver, in an encounter in the Dharmaram forests, some 15 kilometres from Yellandu, in the Khammam District at around 6am on December 13, The Hindu repor
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Police killed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, in possession of a service revolver, in an encounter in the Dharmaram forests, some 15 kilometres from Yellandu, in the Khammam District at around 6am on December 13, The Hindu reports. According to reports, Vajja Rangaiah, who was accused in three murders committed in Khammam and Warangal Districts, was killed in an exchange of fire between a special Police party and a Maoist dalam (squad). Other members of the dalam managed to escape. Rangaiah, who was underground for four years, belonged to Polaram village in the District. A service pistol that belonged to the Chhattisgarh Police was found near his body.
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December - 13 
PTI reports that suspected Maoists killed a former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) in the same District. The dead body of Dinabandhu Soren, who was missing from his home in Dharampur since December 12, was found by the joint forces in
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PTI reports that suspected Maoists killed a former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) in the same District. The dead body of Dinabandhu Soren, who was missing from his home in Dharampur since December 12, was found by the joint forces in the forests of Kadamdiha in Lalgarh on December 13, a senior District Police Officer said, adding, Dinabandhu was killed on suspicion of being a Police informer.
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December - 13 
SFs arrested one OGW from Dool area of Kishtwar District and recovered 10 AK bullets from his possession. He was identified as Bashir Ahmed Ahangar.
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SFs arrested one OGW from Dool area of Kishtwar District and recovered 10 AK bullets from his possession. He was identified as Bashir Ahmed Ahangar.
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December - 13 
Telegraph reports that the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has alleged that 18 youths, aged between 18 and 23, were recruited by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) from Pongchau circle in Tirap District on Nove
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Telegraph reports that the All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) has alleged that 18 youths, aged between 18 and 23, were recruited by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) from Pongchau circle in Tirap District on November 19. Of the 18 reported recruits, 16 were from Pongchau village while two others belonged to Bonia village under Pongchau circle.
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December - 13 
The former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta accused Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi of “telling lies” over the “secret killings” issue, reports Telegraph. Gogoi, according to him, had learnt to “tell lies”, as none of the commissions of inquiries co
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The former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta accused Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi of “telling lies” over the “secret killings” issue, reports Telegraph. Gogoi, according to him, had learnt to “tell lies”, as none of the commissions of inquiries constituted to probe the “secret killings” were able to find the “non-existent proof”. “Will the chief minister pursue the widely published statement made by Ulfa finance secretary Chitrabon Hazarika that his ministers and officials had paid to Ulfa so that the truth is placed before the people of the state? The ministers are said to have paid Ulfa for helping the ruling Congress on various occasions,” he added.
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December - 13 
The Imphal West District Police arrested three United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadres, who were involved in the grenade attack on a convoy of 34 Assam Rifles at Singjamei Bazar on November 19, along with a cable operator of a television netwo
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The Imphal West District Police arrested three United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadres, who were involved in the grenade attack on a convoy of 34 Assam Rifles at Singjamei Bazar on November 19, along with a cable operator of a television network from the morgue of the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences on December 13. They were identified as Aheibam Nabin Singh (38), Keisam Premjit alias Yotchabi Singh (32) and R.K. Surjit Singh (35).
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December - 13 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) alleged that its cadre, Yanthungo Odyuo, was assaulted and kept in confinement by the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres at Lotha region in Wokha Dist
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) alleged that its cadre, Yanthungo Odyuo, was assaulted and kept in confinement by the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres at Lotha region in Wokha District since December 13, according to Nagalnd Post. The Lotha region ‘chairman’ of the NSCN-K, John Lotha, said it was for the Nagas to judge whether it was a “deliberate ploy” to keep one region aflame or anti reconciliatory group wanted to “insult” Lotha people. He also said that one R.S.I Shopemo Mozhui of Longtseng village defected to the NSCN-IM and was reportedly collecting ‘tax’ in and around Sanis town with T.R. Challan of the NSCN-K.
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December - 13 
The Security Force (SF) personnel on December 13 recovered 10 landmines and huge quantity of detonators in the Sundargarh District, reports Orissadailry.com. The seizures were made during a joint combing operation by the SFs in different Naxal (left
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The Security Force (SF) personnel on December 13 recovered 10 landmines and huge quantity of detonators in the Sundargarh District, reports Orissadailry.com. The seizures were made during a joint combing operation by the SFs in different Naxal (left wing extremisms)-infested villages under K Balang Police Station, they said. During the search, nine landmines, one claymore mine, 10 tension batteries, 150 metres wire and some Maoist literature were recovered.
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December - 13 
The Union Government has granted INR 330 million to help the Mizoram Government for rehabilitating Bru refugees, who fled the State in 1996 to seek shelter in Tripura in the wake of an ethic backlash by the Mizos, reports Telegraph. Mizoram Chief Min
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The Union Government has granted INR 330 million to help the Mizoram Government for rehabilitating Bru refugees, who fled the State in 1996 to seek shelter in Tripura in the wake of an ethic backlash by the Mizos, reports Telegraph. Mizoram Chief Minister Lalthanhawla on December 13 said the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) had drawn up a road map for the repatriation of the Bru refugees, numbering about 36,000, from Tripura’s six camps spread over Kanchanpur sub-divisionin in the North District. The details of the road map included, among others, the transportation, food and medical needs for the journey from the camps to Mizoram and to build homes and distribute farmland.
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December - 13 
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Barua on December 13 apologised to the people of Assam for the bomb blast at Dhemaji on August 15, 2004, killing 17 persons, including 16 school children. Barua, however, blamed s
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The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Barua on December 13 apologised to the people of Assam for the bomb blast at Dhemaji on August 15, 2004, killing 17 persons, including 16 school children. Barua, however, blamed some of the former cadres of the outfit for the blast and said they had misled the top ULFA leadership by saying it was done by the Government machinery to defame ULFA in the eyes of the people of Assam.
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December - 13 
Times of India reports that future terrorist attacks on India will focus on large-scale casualties and symbolic targets, according to the US think tank Research And Development (Rand) Corporation, which studied the 26/11 attacks and released a report
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Times of India reports that future terrorist attacks on India will focus on large-scale casualties and symbolic targets, according to the US think tank Research And Development (Rand) Corporation, which studied the 26/11 attacks and released a report called ‘The Lessons of Mumbai’. On February 3, Times of India reported that Rand’s Brian Jenkins, who contributed to the report, gave testimony to the US Senate that India would continue to face a serious jihadi threat in the ‘‘foreseeable future’’. According to new details, the report by Rand, which works with US defence and intelligence, says, ‘‘The jihadis have stated, and the Mumbai attack demonstrates, the determination of the terrorists to seek high body counts, go after iconic targets and cause economic damage.’’ The report says this strategy of the terrorists is designed to ‘‘maximise the psychological impact of their attacks’’.
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December - 13 
Two personnel of the joint Security Forces (SFs) were injured when the Maoists exploded two landmines -- one at Pirakata and the other at Maldiha in Lalgarh.
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Two personnel of the joint Security Forces (SFs) were injured when the Maoists exploded two landmines -- one at Pirakata and the other at Maldiha in Lalgarh.
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December - 13 
An intelligence agency captured the Swat Taliban ‘leader’ Fazlullah’s driver, Rahim Dad, from Shergarh area in Mardan of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), on December 13, according to Daily Times. Sources said the personnel of an intelligence agen
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An intelligence agency captured the Swat Taliban ‘leader’ Fazlullah’s driver, Rahim Dad, from Shergarh area in Mardan of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), on December 13, according to Daily Times. Sources said the personnel of an intelligence agency’s raided a house in Shergarh area on a tip-off and arrested Rahim Dad, recovering a Kalashnikov rifle and hand grenades from his possession. Rahim is a resident of Gulshanabad in Batkhela Tehsil (revenue division) of Malakand Agency.
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December - 13 
Four militants of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), including their ‘commander’, were arrested in the Quaidabad area of Karachi on December 13, according to Daily Times. The arrested militants were allegedly plotting terror activities in the city
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Four militants of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), including their ‘commander’, were arrested in the Quaidabad area of Karachi on December 13, according to Daily Times. The arrested militants were allegedly plotting terror activities in the city during Moharramul Haram (Islamic Religious Month) and four hand grenades, four Kalashnikovs and three-and-a-half kilogrammes of hashish were recovered from their possession. The Senior Superintendent of Police (East Zone II Investigations) Choudhry Aslam Khan said the arrested men have been identified as Noor Wali, Niaz alias Riaz, Kher Mohammad alias Kaka and Niaz alias Omer. Giving details about the militant’s background, Khan said they had abducted a businessman named Zain Mehdi in Karachi, detained him for three months and later released him after receiving ransom money of PNR one million. Two months back, they had killed a man named Zubair at the Sohrab Goth graveyard suspecting him of being a Police informer. They had also robbed PNR one million from a petrol pump in Federal B Area of Karachi.
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December - 13 
On December 13, the religious leaders from various schools of thought in Punjab declared suicide attacks as ‘haram’ (prohibited) and promised to cooperate with the Punjab Government in the fight against terrorism, according to Daily Times. They expre
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On December 13, the religious leaders from various schools of thought in Punjab declared suicide attacks as ‘haram’ (prohibited) and promised to cooperate with the Punjab Government in the fight against terrorism, according to Daily Times. They expressed this commitment in a unanimous resolution, passed after a meeting at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat in Lahore. The resolution, presented by Muttahida Ulema Board Chairman Sahibzada Fazle Karim, stated that suicide bombings had no place in Islam. It said the board wanted to see the country on the road to development and peace. Meanwhile, talking to journalists, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif urged religious leaders to play a major role in countering the challenges being faced by the country.
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December - 13 
The former Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed called suicide bombings “un-Islamic”, saying that United States drone strikes were an assault on the country’s sovereignty and “cannot be tolerated anymore”. Addressing a conference, he said Is
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The former Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) chief Qazi Hussain Ahmed called suicide bombings “un-Islamic”, saying that United States drone strikes were an assault on the country’s sovereignty and “cannot be tolerated anymore”. Addressing a conference, he said Islam did not allow killing of “Muslim brothers” by launching suicide attacks and bomb blasts on ordinary citizens. “Suicide attacks are not allowed in Islam and our religion does not allow the killing of innocent people. “The murder of a Muslim is in fact the killing of all humanity,” he said, adding that United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces would be defeated in Afghanistan due to their “anti-people” policies. He said drone attacks in Pakistan were a violation of international law and the country’s sovereignty. Qazi called for strict action against elements involved in corruption adding that clerics from different schools of thought should unite to guide the nation in “these testing times” and protect it from imperialist forces.
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December - 13 
The Security Forces (SF) killed at least seven militants in Kurram tribal region of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 13, according to Daily Times. Two soldiers also died in the fighting, officials told the Associated Press on co
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The Security Forces (SF) killed at least seven militants in Kurram tribal region of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 13, according to Daily Times. Two soldiers also died in the fighting, officials told the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because they are not authorised to speak to the media. People began fleeing the area after SF urged villagers to leave, the officials said. Reuters quoted administration officials and intelligence agents as saying that the SF, backed by artillery and fighter aircraft, had attacked terrorists in Kurram and destroyed 10 of their hideouts. 20 militants and 12 SF personnel were also injured in the exchange of fire.
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December - 13 
The SFs carried out an operation at village Tanga Patai and destroyed nine improvised explosive device (IEDs) and recovered a cache of arms from the area.
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The SFs carried out an operation at village Tanga Patai and destroyed nine improvised explosive device (IEDs) and recovered a cache of arms from the area.
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December - 13 
Unidentified militants blew up and set ablaze the houses of eight Government officials in Sharif Khana of Charmang area in Nawagai sub-division of Bajaur Agency, reports The News. The sources said that militants first blew up one by one all the eight
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Unidentified militants blew up and set ablaze the houses of eight Government officials in Sharif Khana of Charmang area in Nawagai sub-division of Bajaur Agency, reports The News. The sources said that militants first blew up one by one all the eight houses located in Sharif Khana, some 20 kilometres from Khar headquarters, and then set ablaze all the structures. The houses were completely destroyed in the blasts and fire. No casualty was reported as the families had abandoned the houses when the military operation was launched against militants in the area. Eyewitnesses said that eight Government Officials identified as Abdul Kabeer, Nazifullah, Mujtaba, Abdul Hadi, Muhammad Zubair, Abdul Khaliq and Muhammad Aziz were earlier living in these houses. Nobody claimed responsibility for the act.
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December - 13 
Nepal News reports that despite the national and international concerns over its move, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN Maoist) on December 13 declared Seti-Mahakali and Tharuwan autonomous States as part of the party's third
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Nepal News reports that despite the national and international concerns over its move, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN Maoist) on December 13 declared Seti-Mahakali and Tharuwan autonomous States as part of the party's third round of protests. The declaration comes two days after the party declared Kochila and Limbuwan autonomous States in eastern Nepal. The Maoists declared five Districts in western Terai as Tharuwan autonomous State amidst a huge gathering of party cadres and supporters in Nepalgunj of Banke District. Maoist party secretary C.P Gajurel was among the senior party members who addressed the programme. The Tharu ethnic community forms the majority in the region. Similarly, the Maoists also declared Seti-Mahakali autonomous State - which comprises hilly Districts of far-west - in Dhangadi of Kailali District. Maoist leader Lilamani Pokharel addressed the function attended by large number of Maoist activists and supporters.
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December - 13 
On December 13, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal had said the Maoist decision to declare federal States would invite political confrontation and urged the Maoists to withdraw the decision if they wanted timely drafting of constitution.
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On December 13, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal had said the Maoist decision to declare federal States would invite political confrontation and urged the Maoists to withdraw the decision if they wanted timely drafting of constitution.
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December - 13 
Ten political parties in the Government including Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and MJF-Loktantrik have urged the agitating Unified CPN-Maoist to withdraw its agitation including the general strike on December 20- 22 and the declaration of federal States.
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Ten political parties in the Government including Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and MJF-Loktantrik have urged the agitating Unified CPN-Maoist to withdraw its agitation including the general strike on December 20- 22 and the declaration of federal States.
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December - 13 
Tharu Kalyankarini Sabha (TKS), a semi-political organization working for the welfare of Tharu community, has raised objection over declaration of federal states by the Unified CPN-Maoist. Issuing a statement on Saturday, TKS general secretary Raj Ku
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Tharu Kalyankarini Sabha (TKS), a semi-political organization working for the welfare of Tharu community, has raised objection over declaration of federal states by the Unified CPN-Maoist. Issuing a statement on Saturday, TKS general secretary Raj Kumar Lekhi said the Maoists undermined the Constituent Assembly by declaring States, and without considering the concerns of indigenous communities.
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December - 13 
31,148 eligible Eezham Tamil Diaspora voters over 18 in France participated this weekend in the referendum to say yes or no to independent and sovereign Tamil Eelam and 30,936 of them said yes, reports pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Webs
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31,148 eligible Eezham Tamil Diaspora voters over 18 in France participated this weekend in the referendum to say yes or no to independent and sovereign Tamil Eelam and 30,936 of them said yes, reports pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) Website Tamil Net. The postal votes permitted to interior areas of France are yet to be counted and is expected to be between 2,000 and 3,000. In the absence of any official statistics, Police estimates earlier placed the number of adult Eezham Tamils in France between 25,000 and 35,000. The referendum was organised by the formation committee of the country council of Eezham Tamils called "The House of Tamil Eelam," supported by 61 Eezham Tamil organisations in France and two NGOs, Mouvement de la Paix (Movement for Peace) and Mouvement contre le racisme et pour l'amitié entre les peuples (Movement Against Racism and for Friendship between Peoples).
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December - 13 
Financial Times, on a follow-up article to October coverage on young Tamils, said that while the western crackdown on the LTTE’s financiers among the Diaspora, has created despondency among this often wealthy migrant community, the "clued-up second-g
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Financial Times, on a follow-up article to October coverage on young Tamils, said that while the western crackdown on the LTTE’s financiers among the Diaspora, has created despondency among this often wealthy migrant community, the "clued-up second-generation migrants were turning to political lobbying," and that, "[t]hese young activists said the fight for Eelam, an independent Tamil homeland, was far from over."
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December - 13 
On December 13, the troops recovered 85 anti-personnel mines, one M-16 weapon, one unexploded ordinance, 16 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 2500 SG ammunition, three I-com sets, seven hundred and ninety 9-mm pistol ammunition, one Bino, eight silver comp
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On December 13, the troops recovered 85 anti-personnel mines, one M-16 weapon, one unexploded ordinance, 16 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 2500 SG ammunition, three I-com sets, seven hundred and ninety 9-mm pistol ammunition, one Bino, eight silver compasses, nine I-com antennas, 253 detonators, 200 Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) ammunition, three mobile antennas, One Central Processing Unit (CPU), 200 CDs, one uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), 490 digital camera chips, one Cannon digital camera, one Casio digital camera, one Panasonic Digital camera, one computer mouse and one computer card from the Periyathampanai, Mankulam, Kilinochchi, Udayarkattukulam and Puthukkudiyiruppu areas of Wanni, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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December - 13 
The Criminal Investigating Division (CID) on December 13 arrested the Finance Division head of the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO), a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) front organization, in Jaffna, according to The Island. He was arres
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The Criminal Investigating Division (CID) on December 13 arrested the Finance Division head of the Tamil Rehabilitation Organisation (TRO), a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) front organization, in Jaffna, according to The Island. He was arrested by a special team of officers in Chunnakam where he lived with his wife. Prior to his arrest he had lived in a welfare camp in Vavuniya for a few months and moved to Chunnakam a few weeks ago claiming his wife was pregnant. She had worked as a Samurdhi animator in Kilinochchi. The suspect has admitted to his interrogators that he transferred millions of rupees to the LTTE accounts from the TRO funds. He is alleged to have provided millions of rupees to the terrorist organization for its war effort. Investigations have revealed that he provided TRO funds to slain LTTE chief Velupillai Prabhakaran, its Political Head S. Thamilselvan, Bhanu and several key members. Military intelligence had earlier said there were at least 10,000 LTTE combatants and activists in the Internally Displaced Person (IDP) centres. They had crossed over to the army held terrain during the final stages of the war on terror. Among them were family members of top LTTE leaders, including Prabhakaran’s mother and father.
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December - 14 
A woman cadre of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Sagolshem O. Ebemcha Devi (29), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Lamlong bazaar on December 14. Three lady’s gold rings, two gold chain for ch
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A woman cadre of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Sagolshem O. Ebemcha Devi (29), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Lamlong bazaar on December 14. Three lady’s gold rings, two gold chain for children, two gold earrings for women, one gold coated lady’s bangle, one gold coated lady neck chain and two gold coated lady’s earring were recovered from her possession. Ebemcha during her interrogation confessed that she joined the outfit in June 2009 through her husband, S. Ibomcha Singh, and was involved in extortion from general public, Government officials and businessmen.
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December - 14 
About 30 Maoists stuffed explosives inside a primary school at Rorad in the Lohardaga District before triggering the blast in the night of December 14, Police said.
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About 30 Maoists stuffed explosives inside a primary school at Rorad in the Lohardaga District before triggering the blast in the night of December 14, Police said.
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December - 14 
Employees of the Manipur Legislative Assembly secretariat on December 14 staged a sit in protest along the Assembly road in protest against the abduction of an official of the secretariat, Akoijam Tiken (54), by unidentified militants from his reside
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Employees of the Manipur Legislative Assembly secretariat on December 14 staged a sit in protest along the Assembly road in protest against the abduction of an official of the secretariat, Akoijam Tiken (54), by unidentified militants from his residence in the evening of December 12.
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December - 14 
Four innocent villagers were seriously injured in a land mine blast in the middle of the DC Road near Haolenphai village under Moreh Police Station in Chandel District on December 14.
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Four innocent villagers were seriously injured in a land mine blast in the middle of the DC Road near Haolenphai village under Moreh Police Station in Chandel District on December 14.
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December - 14 
In a new disclosure, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has said that the famous Somnath temple in Gujarat, Bollywood stars and Shiv Sena leaders in Mumbai were also the targets of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), which was planning to carry out strikes
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In a new disclosure, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has said that the famous Somnath temple in Gujarat, Bollywood stars and Shiv Sena leaders in Mumbai were also the targets of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), which was planning to carry out strikes with the help of two Chicago-based residents of Pakistani origin, according to Times of India. These three possible LeT targets were revealed for the first time by the FBI in a footnote to the fresh evidence and chargesheet submitted by it against Pakistani-Canadian Tahawwur Rana, the terror suspect whose bail plea hearing is scheduled for December 15 (today) in a Chicago court. Earlier, the Federal Bureau of Investigation had said that the National Defence College in New Delhi was on the hit list of LeT. "In the September 7, 2009 conversation, David Coleman Headley discussed four targets with Rana - Somnath (a temple in India) and Denmark, Bollywood (a reference to the Indian film industry) and Shiv Sena (a political party in India with roots in Hindu nationalism)," the FBI said in a foot note on page nine of the 10-page fresh affidavit. "In his post-arrest statement, Rana falsely claimed that these were references to potential business ventures. It is difficult to imagine why a person who praises the work of a designated terrorist group that attacks India would look at an Indian temple or a Hindu nationalist party as a business venture," the FBI noted. "It bears note that, as set out in the complaint, 'business' and 'investments' were code words used by Rana, David Coleman Headley (Pakistani-origin American terror suspect has been charged for plotting Mumbai terror attacks), "Pasha" (a retired Pakistani Army Brigadier) and others to describe terrorist plots," the FBI said. The FBI said in his September seven conversation with Headley, Rana discussed the National Defense College in India as a "target". "Headley added this target to their list of previously discussed targets, saying 'sorry not four, five,' and identified the 'defence college'. Rana responded, 'right, this is it, I knew already'," the investigating agency said. "Rana said he 'thought it is the target' using the English word 'target'. Headley explained that he would ask LeT Member A to 'do that first' (attack the Defence College). Rana responded affirmatively, 'in this matter, do the defence," the FBI said in the affidavit. "After Headley stated that 'we' would use LeT Member A to carry out the attack on the Defence College, Rana again offered praise for Let Member A and the terror outfit: 'they should be really commended. I appreciate them from my heart'," the FBI said.
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December - 14 
Pashtun-looking’ suicide bombers, trained by Taliban, have entered India and are positioned in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and a couple of cities in Gujarat to carry out Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) plan to launch a fresh wave of attacks in coming days, secur
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Pashtun-looking’ suicide bombers, trained by Taliban, have entered India and are positioned in Delhi, Kolkata, Mumbai and a couple of cities in Gujarat to carry out Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) plan to launch a fresh wave of attacks in coming days, security agencies have said, according to Times of India. Though the exact number of fidayeen who entered India is not yet clear, Indian agencies have come across inputs stating that suicide squads have already been in touch with their facilitators - who entered India as an advance party - for necessary logistics for the operations. An official said, “It is possible that one or two suicide bombers could be positioned in each of the cities, which are on terror radar. They have been trained by Taliban and pushed into India by LeT.” The suicide bombers’ targets include BARC, Trombay; Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and Shiv Sena Bhavan in Mumbai; American consulate and sea port in Kolkata; Rashtiya Swayamsevak Sangathan (RSS) headquarters in Nagpur; National Defence College in Delhi, and some defence establishments and civilian targets in other cities including Ahmedabad. Indian agencies have got the inputs from FBI, which got the details from US-based terrorist David Coleman Headley during his interrogation. After being tipped off by FBI, the home ministry has now alerted Maharashtra, West Bengal, Delhi and Gujarat asking them to beef up security of all such installations and high-risk individuals - like Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Shiv Sena supremo Bal Thackeray - and remain fully vigilant. The official said states had also been asked to keep watch on soft and potential targets and intensify patrolling, especially at airports, railway stations, bus terminus and hotels. He said the inputs also suggested that terrorists were ‘‘Pashtun-looking’’ and drawn from Pakistan-Afghanistan border areas. A few days before the terrorists’ entry, some of their ‘‘facilitators’’ had visited different cities for recce and to provide information, the official said.
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December - 14 
PTI reports that three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman member, were arrested from different areas in the Gaya District on December 14, Police said. While Daulti Devi was taken into custody from Kajragarh village
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PTI reports that three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a woman member, were arrested from different areas in the Gaya District on December 14, Police said. While Daulti Devi was taken into custody from Kajragarh village, her two associates Biajnath Yadav and Rajdeo Das were arrested from Mahapur village in the District, said Superintendent of Police Sushil Khopede. Khopede said the extremists were arrested when they had come to the area to collect money from some businessmen.
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December - 14 
Shillong Times reports that Border Security Force (BSF) sources on December 14 said that a self-styled ‘lieutenant’ of the Manipur-based People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) outfit, identified as H. Herojit Singh alias Ingenjao (31), w
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Shillong Times reports that Border Security Force (BSF) sources on December 14 said that a self-styled ‘lieutenant’ of the Manipur-based People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) outfit, identified as H. Herojit Singh alias Ingenjao (31), was arrested by the BSF in a joint-operation with the Mizoram Police at Ramhlun South locality of Aizawl.
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December - 14 
Shillong Times reports that Meghalaya Police is conducting counter-insurgency operations in the East Garo Hills region to flush out United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants who have entered in large numbers to escape ongoing flush-out operati
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Shillong Times reports that Meghalaya Police is conducting counter-insurgency operations in the East Garo Hills region to flush out United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants who have entered in large numbers to escape ongoing flush-out operations in neighbouring State of Assam. The area is idle for militants to use as a corridor to cross over to and fro Bangladesh and for concealment of weapons in view of the thick forest cover with an inaccessible terrain. Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP) S. B. Kakati said Garo Hills had previously been used by Assam-based militants as a safe haven. "I don't deny the fact that it is even now being used by militants and we are on the lookout for them," he said. According to Kakati, the area of concern is Resubelpara sub-division sharing border with Assam's Goalpara District. He said ‘109th battalion’ of the ULFA led by its ‘commander’ Hira Sarania was active in lower Assam and thereby used the route for transport of men and arms. "Resubelpara sub-division is infested by ULFA and even now operations are taking place to flush them out. There have been instances of arrest, seizure of weapons and neutralizing of militants," he said and added that identification of militants is a problem for the Police. In regards to the presence of local militant groups, the DGP said so far only the Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF) was active with a few cadres and weapons but its strength had been drastically reduced following successive operations by the State Police. "Recent reports about the formation of a new Garo outfit by the ULFA called the Achik Liberation Tiger Force (ALTF) has not been substantiated," Kakati said adding that such a group was existing but nexus with ULFA was yet to be ascertained.
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December - 14 
Suspected Maoists blew up three schools in Palamu and one in Giridih late in the night of December 14. The Maoists used dynamite to blow up a Government middle school and an aided high school at Dhakchha village in Hariharganj block and a Government
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Suspected Maoists blew up three schools in Palamu and one in Giridih late in the night of December 14. The Maoists used dynamite to blow up a Government middle school and an aided high school at Dhakchha village in Hariharganj block and a Government middle school at Koo-koo Kalan village in Chhatarpur block in the Palamu District. The Manjhladih Middle School at Dumri in Giridih District was also reduced to rubble. Incidentally, filing of nomination papers in Palamu began on Tuesday.
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December - 14 
Telegraph reports that four cadres of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and two cadres belonging to the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) were arrested by the Police at Jakhalabandha in Nagaon District on Decembe
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Telegraph reports that four cadres of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) and two cadres belonging to the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) were arrested by the Police at Jakhalabandha in Nagaon District on December 14. One AK-56, an AK-47, and a .303 rifle were recovered from their possession.
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December - 14 
The KLNLF stated that it would not sacrifice even one inch of Karbi land for the proposed Dimaraji State, while more than 50 Dimasa organizations have called for several protest programmes in demand for Dimaraji State comprising areas of North Cachar
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The KLNLF stated that it would not sacrifice even one inch of Karbi land for the proposed Dimaraji State, while more than 50 Dimasa organizations have called for several protest programmes in demand for Dimaraji State comprising areas of North Cachar Hills, Karbi Anglong, Cachar and Nagaon Districts. The KLNLF ‘publicity secretary’ Rejak Dera said, “The Government will ultimately decide as to whether the proposed Dimaraji State will be actually formed. But we will not allow even an inch of Karbi land to be given for the proposed State. Such an action will not be tolerated at any cost.” Extending full support to the demand for an autonomous State under Article 244 (A) of Indian Constitution by the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KACC), the ruling Congress and all political parties of Karbi Anglong, Dera said, “We have been fighting for an autonomous State for a long time now. If the Government can create a separate State for Telangana, why not Karbi Anglong?” On ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah’s demand for a referendum on the issue of sovereignty, Dera said, “The public has to decide on that.”
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December - 14 
The Manipur Director General of Police Y. Joykumar on December 14 said that the women Police commando units which are going to be set up for the first time in Manipur would be also be utilised in the counter-insurgency operations.
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The Manipur Director General of Police Y. Joykumar on December 14 said that the women Police commando units which are going to be set up for the first time in Manipur would be also be utilised in the counter-insurgency operations.
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December - 14 
The Special Operation Unit of Assam Police on December 14 submitted the case diary pertaining to the January 1 bomb blast in Bhangagarh and Paltan Bazar to the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Kamrup District, according to Assam Tribune. The
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The Special Operation Unit of Assam Police on December 14 submitted the case diary pertaining to the January 1 bomb blast in Bhangagarh and Paltan Bazar to the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate of Kamrup District, according to Assam Tribune. The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘foreign secretary’ Sasha Choudhury and ‘finance secretary’ Chitraban Hazarika were accused in the blasts.
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December - 14 
The ULFA’s pro-talk faction led by Mrinal Hazarika reacted sharply to the public apology made by ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah on December 13 for the Dhemaji bomb blast on August 15, 2004 and termed the apology a ‘drama’, reports Sentinel.
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The ULFA’s pro-talk faction led by Mrinal Hazarika reacted sharply to the public apology made by ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah on December 13 for the Dhemaji bomb blast on August 15, 2004 and termed the apology a ‘drama’, reports Sentinel.
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December - 14 
The Union Government has issued instructions to all Naxal (left-wing extremism)-affected States for implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in a more meaningful way, reports Netindian.in. The States are Andhra Pradesh
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The Union Government has issued instructions to all Naxal (left-wing extremism)-affected States for implementation of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) in a more meaningful way, reports Netindian.in. The States are Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa and Uttar Pradesh. In a written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) on December 14, the Minister of State for Rural Development Pradeep Jain Aditya said the States had also been told to intensify awareness campaigns among rural households and monitor issuance of job cards, implementation of sufficient number of works and timely payment of wages. He said 737,395 works had been taken up to October in this financial year in Andhra Pradesh, 117693 in Bihar, 62036 in Chhattisgarh, 128563 in Jharkhand, 433928 in Madhya Pradesh, 16759 in Maharashtra, 160049 in Orissa and 294249 in Uttar Pradesh.
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December - 14 
Three Naxalites (left wing extremists) belonging to different revolutionaries parties surrendered before the Police in the presence of Additional Superintendent of Police (Operations) Tharun Joshi in Warangal on December 14, The Hindu reports. Accor
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Three Naxalites (left wing extremists) belonging to different revolutionaries parties surrendered before the Police in the presence of Additional Superintendent of Police (Operations) Tharun Joshi in Warangal on December 14, The Hindu reports. According to the Police, one Budige Nagaraju alias Sanju of Narsimhulapet mandal (administrative unit) joined the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and became member in 2004. He is presently working as squad commander in Maharashtra. Manda Adi Laxmi alias Lalitha of Praja Pratighatana of Mangapet mandal and Vanka Janaki of the Pratighatana faction of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML Pratighatana) of Muthapur village of Govindaraopet mandal also surrendered before the police. They said they were disillusioned with ideology of their parties and decided to give up.
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December - 14 
Three over ground workers (OGWs) of the militants were arrested by the SFs at Narla in Mahore area of Reasi District. They were identified as Khalid, Mohammad Sofi and Haakam.
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Three over ground workers (OGWs) of the militants were arrested by the SFs at Narla in Mahore area of Reasi District. They were identified as Khalid, Mohammad Sofi and Haakam.
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December - 14 
Two Policemen were killed in a landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Lohardaga District on December 14, Times of India reports. It was followed by another similar explosion that ripped through a bu
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Two Policemen were killed in a landmine blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Lohardaga District on December 14, Times of India reports. It was followed by another similar explosion that ripped through a bus some seven hours later in the same District, injuring its driver and his deputy. While the first blast occurred at the Jharnapani turning point in Kekrang valley under Kisko Police Station at around 9am (IST), the second one took place near Chandalgo village, about three kilometers away. The bus was returning empty after the Security Forces were airlifted following the Kekrang valley blast but the Maoists targeted it near Chandalgo village. Police recovered wire, blankets and camera flash used to explode the mine. The explosion followed an encounter when 105 rounds of fire were exchanged by either side. No casualty was reported.
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December - 14 
Two top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, including a ‘district commander’, were killed by Security Forces (SFs) at Amrai forests in Chilli area of Gandoh in Doda District on December 14, according to Daily Excelsior. Official sources said SFs, who
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Two top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants, including a ‘district commander’, were killed by Security Forces (SFs) at Amrai forests in Chilli area of Gandoh in Doda District on December 14, according to Daily Excelsior. Official sources said SFs, who had been hunting four militants in upper reaches of Chilli area since the afternoon of December 13 finally trapped the militants in early hours of December 14. A heavy exchange of gun fighting between the two sides continued for more than two and a half hours in which two top militants of Hizbul Mujahideen were eliminated while two others managed to escape. Inspector General of Police (IGP), Jammu Zone, Ashok Gupta said that one of the slain militant, Tariq Hussain Khandey alias Idrees alias Mama son of Bashir Ahmed, a resident of Chilli, Gandoh was a ‘district commander’ of HM. Mama was second longest surviving militant in Doda district. He was active in the militancy since 1998, Mr Gupta said, adding he was involved in a number of militant activities including killings of civilians, attacks on SFs and abductions. Other slain militant was identified as Yasir Ahmed Kantroo alias Mubassir alias Owais. He was active since 2003 and was also wanted in a number of subversive activities. Two AK-56 rifles and four magazines were recovered from the possession of the slain militants. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Doda District, Parbhat Singh, who supervised the operation, said that SFs didn’t suffer any casualties in the operation.
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December - 14 
A Spanish court on December 14 sentenced nine Pakistani nationals and two Indian nationals to 14-year jail terms for belonging to a terrorist outfit and making plan for a suicide bomb blast in Barcelona, according to The Hindu. Earlier, these person
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A Spanish court on December 14 sentenced nine Pakistani nationals and two Indian nationals to 14-year jail terms for belonging to a terrorist outfit and making plan for a suicide bomb blast in Barcelona, according to The Hindu. Earlier, these persons were arrested in Spain on January 19, 2008.
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December - 14 
Frontier Constabulary sources said SFs killed nine Taliban militants in Kurram Agency.
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Frontier Constabulary sources said SFs killed nine Taliban militants in Kurram Agency.
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December - 14 
SFs killed two Taliban militants and injured another three militants in various areas of Khar and Nawagai in Bajaur Agency.
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SFs killed two Taliban militants and injured another three militants in various areas of Khar and Nawagai in Bajaur Agency.
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December - 14 
Six militants were killed when helicopter gunships targeted a terrorists’ vehicle in Kurram Agency.
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Six militants were killed when helicopter gunships targeted a terrorists’ vehicle in Kurram Agency.
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December - 14 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed 18 Taliban militants in the ongoing military operations in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 14, according to Daily times. The SFs killed five Taliban militants in Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South W
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed 18 Taliban militants in the ongoing military operations in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 14, according to Daily times. The SFs killed five Taliban militants in Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. It said the SFs killed four militants at Mola Khan Sarai in the Shakai sector, while a trooper was also injured during the clash. Another militant was killed and a soldier injured during a clash in the Razmak sector.
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December - 14 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants during a search operation at Najigram in Swat of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 14, according to Daily times.
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants during a search operation at Najigram in Swat of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 14, according to Daily times.
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December - 14 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ for the Naugolai area in Swat of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) was arrested during a raid at a hideout in Ittehad Town, a close proximity of Karachi city, on December 14, according to Daily times
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ for the Naugolai area in Swat of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) was arrested during a raid at a hideout in Ittehad Town, a close proximity of Karachi city, on December 14, according to Daily times. Police sources said a Crime Investigation Department team headed by Investigations Senior Superintendent of Police Umar Shahid arrested Rashid alias Tooti Khan. One TT pistol was recovered from his possession. The arrested man is believed to be a close associate of Maulvi Fazlullah and Abu Faraj of the TTP Swat and was involved in killing law enforcement personnel and attacking various sensitive installations and check posts.
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December - 14 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on December 14 urged clerics to refrain from issuing edicts against suicide bombing without lending an ear to the “jihadi point of view”, according to Daily Times. TTP spokesman Azam Tariq said, “We expect that th
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on December 14 urged clerics to refrain from issuing edicts against suicide bombing without lending an ear to the “jihadi point of view”, according to Daily Times. TTP spokesman Azam Tariq said, “We expect that the clerics will not issue fatwas against suicide bombing without listening to the point of view of the jihadi forces.” “These clerics, if they are forced by the Government to issue decrees against us, should visit areas where Security Forces’ operation is going on to know who is doing what.” The TTP appeal came after the Government sought edicts from renowned religious scholars and clerics against suicide attacks. “Issuing fatwas against suicide bombing on the basis of the Government’s propaganda is unjust,” the spokesman added.
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December - 14 
Unidentified militants blew up a girls’ school in Saddokhel area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 14, according to Daily times. Local residents said it was the second attack on Malik Ashraf Killi Primary Scho
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Unidentified militants blew up a girls’ school in Saddokhel area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 14, according to Daily times. Local residents said it was the second attack on Malik Ashraf Killi Primary School. They said as many as 200 girls were enrolled in the school. Political administration and security officials also visited the site and warned Afghanistan nationals to vacate the area within a week. “They are Taliban. They are the same people who do not want children to get education,” Rahim Gul Khattak, a senior administration official, told AFP.
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December - 14 
Weapons being used for terrorism in Pakistan come from Afghanistan, the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani said on December 14, according to Daily times. Addressing a conference on ‘Improving Governance: Towards Sustainabl
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Weapons being used for terrorism in Pakistan come from Afghanistan, the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) Governor Owais Ahmed Ghani said on December 14, according to Daily times. Addressing a conference on ‘Improving Governance: Towards Sustainable Growth, Peace and Equity’, he said, “Every bullet, gun, bomb, rocket and explosives being used in acts of terrorism in Pakistan comes from Afghanistan.” The NWFP Governor was chairing the session ‘Sustainable Governance Strategies to Counter Terrorism’ on the second day of the three-day conference. He said external factors were the main cause for the increasing terrorism across the country. “Religious seminaries and economic problems in the country existed before the advent of terrorism in the country; therefore, these things cannot be attributed as the reason behind the menace. Terrorism has actually been triggered by external factors, primarily anarchy and unrest in Afghanistan,” he said. “The question that needs answering is that who is providing the resources to the insurgents,” Ghani said, adding that around Rs 40 billion had been spent by terrorists in the NWFP and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the last 10 years.
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December - 14 
Around 25 cadres of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM), an underground armed group active in Terai, including its central chairman Surya Bidhrohi joined en mass into the reconstituted CPN-Maoist led by Matrika Yadav.
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Around 25 cadres of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM), an underground armed group active in Terai, including its central chairman Surya Bidhrohi joined en mass into the reconstituted CPN-Maoist led by Matrika Yadav.
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December - 14 
Enraged by acts of violence by Unified CPN-Maoist cadres in different parts of the country, including in Salyan, Rukum and Nuwakot Districts, the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) decided to launch a nationwide ‘exposure cam
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Enraged by acts of violence by Unified CPN-Maoist cadres in different parts of the country, including in Salyan, Rukum and Nuwakot Districts, the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) decided to launch a nationwide ‘exposure campaign’ against the main opposition party.
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December - 14 
Kantipuronline reports that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) on December 14 declared two more 'autonomous States' in the eastern Nepal. Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal announced Sherpa State in Solukhumbu, and polit
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Kantipuronline reports that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) on December 14 declared two more 'autonomous States' in the eastern Nepal. Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal announced Sherpa State in Solukhumbu, and politburo member Gopal Kirati declared Kirat State in Khotang. Earlier, the Maoists had declared Tharuwan, Seti-Mahakali, Kochila and Limbuwan as autonomous States. As part of their third-phase agitation against the Government, the Maoists have decided to go for a phase wise declaration of autonomous States.
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December - 14 
Personnel of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a cadre of the Gono Bahini outfit, identified as Ashraf Ali alias 'Koshai' Ashraf, from Peerpur village under Ataikula Police Station in Pabna District in the night of December 14, according to D
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Personnel of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a cadre of the Gono Bahini outfit, identified as Ashraf Ali alias 'Koshai' Ashraf, from Peerpur village under Ataikula Police Station in Pabna District in the night of December 14, according to Daily Times. While other militants managed to escape, a shutter gun was recovered from his possession.
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December - 14 
Troops continued their search and clear operations in the Kilinochchi and Visuamadukulam areas of Wanni and recovered one Improvised Explosive Device (IED), one claymore mine, four hand grenades, 20 Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG), one T-56 weapon,
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Troops continued their search and clear operations in the Kilinochchi and Visuamadukulam areas of Wanni and recovered one Improvised Explosive Device (IED), one claymore mine, four hand grenades, 20 Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG), one T-56 weapon, six T-56 magazines, 380 rounds of T-56 ammunition, one pouch, three 60-mm mortar bombs, five 81-mm mortar bombs, two 120-mm mortar bombs, one 60-mm mortar base plate, seven anti-personnel mines, four kilograms of C-4 explosives, four booby traps made using claymore mines and one booby trap made of 120-mm mortar bomb on December 14, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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December - 15 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) manual that has helped Maoists accelerate their activities in Gadchiroli has been recovered, according to Times Now. After a subdued stint in Gadchiroli, the Maoists have resolved to recapture their turf
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) manual that has helped Maoists accelerate their activities in Gadchiroli has been recovered, according to Times Now. After a subdued stint in Gadchiroli, the Maoists have resolved to recapture their turf in the eastern District of Maharashtra. Inducting new militia, modernisng weaponry and much more is the new Maoist strategy to carry out red terror in Gadchiroli. The manual is prepared by Kosa alias Satynarayana Rao, ‘secretary’ of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML) militant wing. This report, prepared late 2008, is an analysis of the Maoists decline in Gadchiroli. A future strategy, that's found resonance in attacks this year, including the gruesome encounter in Laheri that killed 17 policemen is mentioned in the report. The report also states reasons for an unsuccessful Maoist stint in Gadchiroli since 2003. According to Kosa's observations in the report, Gadchiroli has eluded Maoist attacks due to inadequate recruitment. The recommendations of the manual have now been taken very seriously. Three major attacks this year alone have massacred around 50 Policemen. Kosa's recommendations include, militia induction drives, classes for women in Upper Bastar based on new syllabus, formation of another revolutionary cell of locals and change from guerrilla warfare to mobile warfare. The Union Government's anti-Maoist operation 'Operation Green Hunt' is in its first stage. And Gadchiroli forms the first phase of this operation. Given this, Kosa's analysis could help the forces to beat the Maoists to their own game.
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December - 15 
A Maoist ideologue who has been associated with the Maoist movement in Jharkhand for 30 long years admits there are acute differences within the party. While the young cadres endorse armed action, the Maoist leadership is contemplating “whether enter
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A Maoist ideologue who has been associated with the Maoist movement in Jharkhand for 30 long years admits there are acute differences within the party. While the young cadres endorse armed action, the Maoist leadership is contemplating “whether entering the political mainstream and working in social sectors in the villages will help draw more people” into the CPI-Maoist fold, the leader told IANS. This is particularly so because the Indian Government has threatened a crackdown on the Maoists, and the Police and Army have already stepped up anti-Maoist operations. The leader, originally from West Bengal, who spoke to IANS near Ghatshila in the East Singhbhum District, is attached to the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML), which gave up violence for electoral politics in the early 1980s. “A new revolution is not possible at this stage - neither nationally nor internationally,” he said, adding, “This is making the young armed insurrectionists in the state a little frustrated, impatient and restive. The dialectical debate has also forced a section of the Maoist leaders to surrender and join mainstream politics this time. The trend actually began a couple of years ago.”
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December - 15 
A militant belonging to the HM was arrested by the by Police and Rashtriya Rifles during search operation at Fruit Mandi Parimpora in Srinagar. The Pakistan-trained militant was identified as Feroz Ahmad Rather, son of Abdul Jabar, resident of Khamba
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A militant belonging to the HM was arrested by the by Police and Rashtriya Rifles during search operation at Fruit Mandi Parimpora in Srinagar. The Pakistan-trained militant was identified as Feroz Ahmad Rather, son of Abdul Jabar, resident of Khambayar in Pattan area of Baramulla District. Rather had exfiltrated to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in 2000 and after undergoing arms training, the HM militant had returned recently. One pistol, one magazine and two Chinese grenades were recovered from his possession.
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December - 15 
A self styled Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’ hailing from Reasi District was killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in Kupwara District on December 15, while a Pakistan-trained militant of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) was arrested by
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A self styled Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘commander’ hailing from Reasi District was killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) in Kupwara District on December 15, while a Pakistan-trained militant of the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) was arrested by SFs in Srinagar, reports Daily Excelsior. The encounter took place at Kakadpathri forests in Lolab area of Kupwara District in the morning, after SFs launched an operation to flush out the militants hiding in the area, official sources said. An AK assault rifle, few grenades and some other ammunition were recovered from the incident site. Superintendent of Police of Kupwara District, Uttam Chand, told Daily Excelsior that the slain militant was identified as Abu Muaviya, a resident of Mahore area in Reasi District.
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December - 15 
A woman cadre of the Unite Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), identified as Bobita Gogoi, from Bimalapur in Sivasagar District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on December 15, according to Telegraph.
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A woman cadre of the Unite Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), identified as Bobita Gogoi, from Bimalapur in Sivasagar District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on December 15, according to Telegraph.
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December - 15 
Armed Maoists set afire an election vehicle of AJSU candidate Vinod Kumar at Jashpur, 15 kilometers from Giridih town, in the morning of December 15 (today) after asking the occupants to run away and not to come again in the area.
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Armed Maoists set afire an election vehicle of AJSU candidate Vinod Kumar at Jashpur, 15 kilometers from Giridih town, in the morning of December 15 (today) after asking the occupants to run away and not to come again in the area.
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December - 15 
Government admitted that the problem of fake currency was "alarming and dangerous" as some groups are trying to destabilise the Indian economy by injecting massive doses of counterfeit notes in the country. "There are two kinds of groups, one is of i
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Government admitted that the problem of fake currency was "alarming and dangerous" as some groups are trying to destabilise the Indian economy by injecting massive doses of counterfeit notes in the country. "There are two kinds of groups, one is of individuals working for profits, but much more dangerous is the effort of injecting massive doses of fake notes in the country, trying to destabilise the economy," finance minister Pranab Mukherjee said in Rajya Sabha (Uppar House of the Parliament).
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December - 15 
IANS reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a local businessman in the Bastar region, Police said on December 17. “Rammanohar, a small businessman based in Bijapur District was killed by Maoists with a sharp edged
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IANS reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a local businessman in the Bastar region, Police said on December 17. “Rammanohar, a small businessman based in Bijapur District was killed by Maoists with a sharp edged weapon late Wednesday [December 15] in Bijapur District,” said Inspector General of Police T.J. Longkumer. Police recovered the disfigured dead body and his charred motor-cycle from the interiors of Bijapur District. Local Police officials said they suspect the businessman was killed because he was allegedly a Police informer.
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December - 15 
IANS reports that two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in a gun battle with the Security Forces in a thickly forested village of Surakhera in the Bijapur District on December 15, Police said. The Maoists opened fire on
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IANS reports that two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in a gun battle with the Security Forces in a thickly forested village of Surakhera in the Bijapur District on December 15, Police said. The Maoists opened fire on a Police team and the Policemen returned fire and killed two Maoists. The gun battle continued for about 90 minutes. Some Maoists were reported to have received bullet injuries but they were dragged inside the forest by other cadres, the Police added. Police also recovered a loaded gun, some tiffin bombs and Maoist literature from the site of the gun battle.
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December - 15 
In the same District, a hand grenade was lobbed by unidentified militants inside the complex of NRL oil pump, owned by one Thoudam Devkumar of Khurai Thoudam Leikai, at Khurai Telepati under Porompat Police Station. The bomb, however, failed to explo
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In the same District, a hand grenade was lobbed by unidentified militants inside the complex of NRL oil pump, owned by one Thoudam Devkumar of Khurai Thoudam Leikai, at Khurai Telepati under Porompat Police Station. The bomb, however, failed to explode and was defused by the Imphal East District Police.
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December - 15 
Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mullappally Ramachandran in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha informed that the Government proposes to set up specialised institutes/police organisations to train personnel of State Police
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Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Mullappally Ramachandran in written reply to a question in the Lok Sabha informed that the Government proposes to set up specialised institutes/police organisations to train personnel of State Police Forces to deal with naxal/terrorist challenges chemical and biological warfare and problems of internal security. The Govt. has decided to set up a Central Academy for Police Training (CAPT), two more Central Detective Training Schools (CDTS) and twenty temporary Counter Insurgency & Anti-Terrorism (CIAT) Schools in different states to improve capability of the State Police Forces in various aspects of policing including facing of challenges of Naxalism / Terrorism. These are to be set up in the 11th Plan Period (2007-12). CAPT is to be set up at Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, two CDTSs would be set up in Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat and four each temporary CIATs are proposed to be set up in five States namely Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa. It is proposed to provide training to the newly recruited Deputy Superintendent of Police of all States, police trainers in CAPT & investigating officers of all States in two CDTSs. Police Personnel of five states namely Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Orissa would get training in Counter Insurgency and Anti-Terrorism in twenty temporary CIAT Schools.
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December - 15 
One non local street hawker, Deepak Kumar Shahu (28), was shot dead by unidentified militants at Pangei Haotal under Heingang Police Station in Imphal East District. They were identified as Lalziding (12), Lalmalsawn (9) and Lalrohkim (4).
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One non local street hawker, Deepak Kumar Shahu (28), was shot dead by unidentified militants at Pangei Haotal under Heingang Police Station in Imphal East District. They were identified as Lalziding (12), Lalmalsawn (9) and Lalrohkim (4).
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December - 15 
Police recovered around 400 detonators from a passenger bus coming from Barpeta Road during a routine checking at a city entry point at Jalukbari in Guwahati on December 15.
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Police recovered around 400 detonators from a passenger bus coming from Barpeta Road during a routine checking at a city entry point at Jalukbari in Guwahati on December 15.
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December - 15 
Suspected militants lobbed a hand grenade which exploded inside the residential complex of one Mayengbam Binod (45) at Chingmeirong Mamang Leikai in Imphal East District on December 15. The explosion caused damaged to hearing of Sima Devi (35), Binod
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Suspected militants lobbed a hand grenade which exploded inside the residential complex of one Mayengbam Binod (45) at Chingmeirong Mamang Leikai in Imphal East District on December 15. The explosion caused damaged to hearing of Sima Devi (35), Binod’s wife, and to the walls of their house.
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December - 15 
The Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on December 15 said the Centre and the State Government are not in a hurry to start peace talks with the ULFA and the Government will talk to the outfit only if the outfit sheds its sovereignty demand and shun vio
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The Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on December 15 said the Centre and the State Government are not in a hurry to start peace talks with the ULFA and the Government will talk to the outfit only if the outfit sheds its sovereignty demand and shun violence, reports Sentinel.
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December - 15 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a Policeman in the Chatra District, police said on December 15, reports PTI. The Policeman was killed in a gruesome act by the Maoists who descended on his house at Meral village, dragge
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a Policeman in the Chatra District, police said on December 15, reports PTI. The Policeman was killed in a gruesome act by the Maoists who descended on his house at Meral village, dragged him out and slit his throat and cut off his left hand in front of his family members in the night of December 14, said Chatra Superintendent of Police D. B. Sharma. The body was found on December 15 in the village along with a note by Maoists saying he was killed for being a Police informer, Sharma said.
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December - 15 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) will stand by the people of Andhra Pradesh and build up ‘public pressure’ as long as the process for a separate state of Telangana is not initiated, the Maoist politburo member Kishen said on December
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) will stand by the people of Andhra Pradesh and build up ‘public pressure’ as long as the process for a separate state of Telangana is not initiated, the Maoist politburo member Kishen said on December 15, reports PTI. “We will build public pressure on the Government so that they start the process for a separate Telangana state. The people will not allow creating deliberate disturbance to stop statehood for Telangana,” the Maoist leader said. He claimed that ‘public pressure’ had similarly paid off in case of anti-Maoist ‘Operation Green Hunt’. “Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram had to tone down ’Operation Green Hunt’ under tremendous public pressure,” he said. Kishen also said that the problem of the people of Telangana would be solved through a ‘new democratic revolution’. Maoists, he said, wanted the people of Telangana to have their constitutional rights and protection of their religion, culture and social customs. On the demand for a separate state of Gorkhaland in north Bengal, Kishen said the GJM, spearheading a movement for such a state, “should not trust national leaders” and continue the movement. “The Gorkha leaders withdrew the bandh trusting Chidambaram and L. K. Advani (leader of opposition in Parliament). There is no reason to trust these leaders. They (Gorkha leaders) should carry on with their own political program until they succeed,” he added.
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December - 15 
the CPI-Maoist has announced Police Pratirodh Divas (Police Resistance Day) on December 27 and 28 in protest against the death of villagers in a blast that was targeted at Security Force personnel in Amjore village, Patamda, last month. The Maoists o
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the CPI-Maoist has announced Police Pratirodh Divas (Police Resistance Day) on December 27 and 28 in protest against the death of villagers in a blast that was targeted at Security Force personnel in Amjore village, Patamda, last month. The Maoists on December 15 launched a poster campaign at Nimdih and Patamda in adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan and East Singhbhum Districts, accusing the Police and Central reserve Police Force (CRPF) of forcing villagers to run errands for them. The posters also demanded INR 10 lakh compensation for the next of kin of the deceased, besides an unconditional public apology. As reported earlier, on November 27, the Maoists had planted a pressure bomb under the felled trunk of a tree in Amjore to blow up a security convoy. But a team of CRPF personnel and Policemen — returning to their Jamshedpur base camp after the first phase of election in Patamda — forced a group of villagers to clear the road. As soon as they lifted the tree trunk, the IED went off, killing three. The same day East Singhbhum Superintendent of Police Naveen Kumar Singh declared a compensation of INR 1 lakh and Government job for the kin of the deceased. Cheques were handed over the next day while Singh said job would be provided at the earliest. Intelligence sources said that by demanding 10 times the compensation given by the administration, the Maoists were trying to gain foothold in pockets where it had no or little influence. The Seraikela-Kharsawan Superintendent of Police Abhishek said: “We are keeping close watch. No rebel programme will be allowed in Seraikela-Kharsawan.”
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December - 15 
The Indian Air Force on December 15 said that it is planning to rope in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to conduct surveillance in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested areas of the country, according to ANI. Addressing the media
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The Indian Air Force on December 15 said that it is planning to rope in Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to conduct surveillance in the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-infested areas of the country, according to ANI. Addressing the media in Kolkata (West Bengal), Air Marshal S. K. Bhan, Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Air Command, said, “We are getting UAVs, as well. I think, right now, there is one operating in the sector and we are getting more. You see, in the induction plans of Indian Air Force, the additional UAV units are going to be raised and some have to come into the sector.” Bhan further said that these remotely-piloted vehicles would be best for tracking down the Maoists. “The purpose of UAV is primarily to be able to do surveillance, to do electronic intelligence about communication, and signal intelligence, and it also has the capability to designate. That means if designated from the air, the aircraft can come and put its weapon on the target, which has laser capability. So, two things happen: one is that it becomes easier for the attacking aircraft, and secondly it becomes much more accurate,” Bhan added.
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December - 15 
The Naxalites (left-wing extremists) are trying to procure bullet-proof jackets for their senior leaders and are acquiring sufficient arms and ammunition as they prepare to fight the security forces, reports PTI. Official sources said they have input
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The Naxalites (left-wing extremists) are trying to procure bullet-proof jackets for their senior leaders and are acquiring sufficient arms and ammunition as they prepare to fight the security forces, reports PTI. Official sources said they have inputs suggesting that the Naxals, who were earlier known to use looted weapons, have slowly changed their strategy and are now even trying to procure bullet-proof jackets besides foreign weapons and high-end communication systems. This information first came to light with the arrest of officials a Delhi-based construction firm in July 2009. The arrests, made in a joint operation of the Delhi Police Special Cell and the Jharkhand Police, was affected after a consignment of high-end communication systems was seized at the Ranchi airport. Subsequent raids had led to discovery of bullet-proof jackets from a Jharkhand office of the particular firm.
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December - 15 
The Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad claimed that 95 percent of the militants operating in Jammu and Kashmir are not from the State. "Twenty years ago the ratio was 95 percent from the State and five percent from outside. Now it is just the rev
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The Union Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad claimed that 95 percent of the militants operating in Jammu and Kashmir are not from the State. "Twenty years ago the ratio was 95 percent from the State and five percent from outside. Now it is just the reverse because the people have understood that justice can be done only through dialogue," Azad told reporters.
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December - 15 
The villagers' assured that henceforth they would not allow the entry of Maoists into their villages, said District Superintendent of Police Diptesh Patnaik, adding, that the area was infested with Maoists. Even though it is not possible to provide s
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The villagers' assured that henceforth they would not allow the entry of Maoists into their villages, said District Superintendent of Police Diptesh Patnaik, adding, that the area was infested with Maoists. Even though it is not possible to provide security to each and every individual, the villagers' cooperation will ensure a sense of security and safety. If the villagers do not cooperate with the Maoists, the insurgents have to retreat, he added. Earlier, several residents belonging to Mahupada, Langalakata, Jharbeda, Sanbalijore and Rehlatur villages had taken shelter in K Balang since December 10 after Maoists had issued whip to either support them or face death penalty. The threat came after the villagers demanded security following an attack on a man by Maoists, suspecting him to be a Police informer, in Mahupada village on December 10. The locals who were fed up with the Maoists activities and went to the Police, the report added.
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December - 15 
Three minor children, including a girl, were killed during a mortar shell explosion at Senvon village under Tipaimukh sub-division in Churachandpur District on December 15, reports Imphal Free Press.
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Three minor children, including a girl, were killed during a mortar shell explosion at Senvon village under Tipaimukh sub-division in Churachandpur District on December 15, reports Imphal Free Press.
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December - 15 
Times of India adds that the Naxals (left wing extremists) are concentrating at the grassroots level as well as strengthening their military wing for giving an added edge to their already potent striking powers. At least 10 area dalams (squads) have
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Times of India adds that the Naxals (left wing extremists) are concentrating at the grassroots level as well as strengthening their military wing for giving an added edge to their already potent striking powers. At least 10 area dalams (squads) have been formed by the Naxals in Gadchiroli itself. This is to ensure that their mass base remains strong in the face of incisive onslaughts by the Security Forces. The area dalams have received training in deep forest camps with the active support of the villagers on the either side of the Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border. Apart from the other routine work of recruitment and intelligence gathering, these area dalam members have been specially trained in planting explosives and triggering blasts. A recent blast at Chichoda near Fulbodi Gatta village in the Dhanora tehsil (revenue division) of Gadchiroli District that left three cops injured was the successful outcome of the experiment. The patrolling Police party was also fired at but there was no casualty. Sources also claimed that Naxals, which have already proved better tacticians than the cops, have planned to counter the newly-designed counter offensive against them by turning the District into a virtual minefield rather than trying to clash with the 18 Central Paramilitary Forces with their extra fire powers. Sources revealed that the Naxals were already making their plans even before the paramilitary companies landed in Gadchiroli after the State elections in October. Naxals, which too has a potent intelligence wing, is learnt to have devoted their energies in building a stronger organizations at village levels. With a view to keep their mass bases intact, the Naxals focused on building as many area dalams as possible in different parts of the District. Their plan was to make Gadchiroli a liberated zone through establishing Janatana sarkars or their forms of Peoples' Government, like what they claimed to have done at Abujmadh. According to a local source, the Naxals have been fast forming smaller groups, comprising 10-15 members, for area dalams to conduct meetings in villages. These groups fan anti-Government sentiments, appeal villages to join the movement and cultivate hatred against Security Forces. "These area dalams are effective in giving shape to bigger sabotage attacks by combing their strengths, laying traps for cops or working as support with their military wings during encounter like removing the bodies of their cadres, distract the cops while fighting and also delaying the reinforcements," said an unnamed Policeman.
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December - 15 
Times of India reports that the Government on December 15 said it would strive to establish a National Security Guard (NSG) hub or an equivalent commando force in every State in due course to strengthen the national security apparatus. Union Home min
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Times of India reports that the Government on December 15 said it would strive to establish a National Security Guard (NSG) hub or an equivalent commando force in every State in due course to strengthen the national security apparatus. Union Home minister P. Chidambaram told Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Parliament)during Question Hour that the Government was trying to have the units soon, though it was a long-term plan in view of the constraints of manpower and training. The Centre would also provide assistance for raising commandos in States, apart from upgrading existing four training centres for Central Paramilitary Forces at Silchar (Assam), Hazaribagh (Jharkhand), Sapri (Himachal Pradesh) and Gawaldham (Uttarkhand), which would train the commando components of India Reserve Battalions.
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December - 15 
Two visitors from the PoK were sent to jail on judicial remand after the completion of their Police remand of 15 days, the most part of which they spent in Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) in Jammu. Munawar Hussain Shah son of Habib Shah, a resident
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Two visitors from the PoK were sent to jail on judicial remand after the completion of their Police remand of 15 days, the most part of which they spent in Joint Interrogation Centre (JIC) in Jammu. Munawar Hussain Shah son of Habib Shah, a resident of Panag Sharief in PoK, who has confessed himself as an official of the Pakistani Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), and Tufail Hussain son of Syed Bhaar Hussain, a resident of Mahajir Colony No. 3 at Islamgarh in Mirpur of PoK have been lodged in Sub Jail in Poonch, official sources said. Both of them have been booked under Prevention of Unlawful Activities Act at Poonch Police Station.
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December - 15 
A pipeline supplying gas to Loti Gas Field in Zain Koh area was blown up at Sui. The Police sources said unidentified militants planted a bomb near the 16-inch pipeline, adding the explosion destroyed a portion of the pipeline.
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A pipeline supplying gas to Loti Gas Field in Zain Koh area was blown up at Sui. The Police sources said unidentified militants planted a bomb near the 16-inch pipeline, adding the explosion destroyed a portion of the pipeline.
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December - 15 
A suicide car bomb exploded in a market outside the home of the Punjab Chief Minister’s senior adviser, Zulfiqar Khosa in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab, killing 33 people and injured 60 others on December 15, according to Daily Times. Unidentifi
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A suicide car bomb exploded in a market outside the home of the Punjab Chief Minister’s senior adviser, Zulfiqar Khosa in Dera Ghazi Khan District of Punjab, killing 33 people and injured 60 others on December 15, according to Daily Times. Unidentified militants detonated the explosives outside the house of Khosa, who was not in home at the time of explosion. An eyewitness, Naeem, said a white-coloured car reached the gate of Khosa’s house and exploded, APP reported. Most of the dead and injured were persons shopping or working at the market. It was unclear whether the bomber meant to target the politician’s home or the market. The attack badly damaged the house and several nearby shops and buildings, including a mosque and bank. “The whole market has collapsed,” said Raza Khan, a local resident. “There is smoke and people running here and there.” The attacker had packed the car with about 900 pounds (400 kilogrammes) of explosives, Senior Police Officer Muhammad Rizwan said. Zulfiqar Khosa’s son, Dost Muhammad Khosa, said two of his cousins were among the wounded. “It was a direct attack on us,” Dost alleged, declining to speculate who was behind the blast. Meanwhile, Sardar Zulfiqar Khosa said that his residence was targeted in the suicide attack but he is not sure whether he was the target of the bomber or not. “All of my family members are safe and are in Lahore,” he told a private television channel after a suicide bomber exploded an explosives-laden car outside his residence. Khosa condemned the explosion.
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December - 15 
During ‘Operation Rah-e-Raast’ in Malakand Division, SFs recovered a cache of arms from Lalkhu Gharai, Batku, Hatrang, Tangar, Darogzar and Bashkhela. SFs also conducted a search operation in Tutaki near Matta, Manglaur, Charbagh, Harichand, Devolai,
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During ‘Operation Rah-e-Raast’ in Malakand Division, SFs recovered a cache of arms from Lalkhu Gharai, Batku, Hatrang, Tangar, Darogzar and Bashkhela. SFs also conducted a search operation in Tutaki near Matta, Manglaur, Charbagh, Harichand, Devolai, Imamdherai and Tighak-Galoch and arrested 17 Taliban militants.
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December - 15 
Gunship helicopters also pounded suspected Taliban hideouts in Tarali, Sultani, Tari Tank, Dogar and Alwara Mela. As many as five Taliban militants were injured and several of their hideouts were destroyed. Orakzai is believed to be the base of Hakee
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Gunship helicopters also pounded suspected Taliban hideouts in Tarali, Sultani, Tari Tank, Dogar and Alwara Mela. As many as five Taliban militants were injured and several of their hideouts were destroyed. Orakzai is believed to be the base of Hakeemullah Mehsud, leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, and is part of Pakistan’s tribal belt on the Afghanistan border.
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December - 15 
in the province, SFs conducted search operation near Tara Tiza and neutralised 22 militant hideouts, including two tunnels (35 feet long) in Razmak sector. SFs successfully established link up at village Zawar near Ghariom. In Pash Ziarat, 15 militan
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in the province, SFs conducted search operation near Tara Tiza and neutralised 22 militant hideouts, including two tunnels (35 feet long) in Razmak sector. SFs successfully established link up at village Zawar near Ghariom. In Pash Ziarat, 15 militant hideouts were neutralised and a cache of arms was recovered.
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December - 15 
Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) ‘chief’ Altaf Hussain appealed to religious scholars of all schools of thought on December 15 to highlight in their sermons and speeches the fact that Islam forbids suicide bombing and to issue a fatwa (dictat) declarin
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Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) ‘chief’ Altaf Hussain appealed to religious scholars of all schools of thought on December 15 to highlight in their sermons and speeches the fact that Islam forbids suicide bombing and to issue a fatwa (dictat) declaring that it (suicide bombing) is impermissible under any circumstances, according to Dawn. He was addressing from London a convention of Ulema and mashaikhs organised to discuss ways of maintaining sectarian harmony during Muharram. He condemned the rising incidents of terrorism and suicide bombings across the country. Hussain also condemned United States drone attacks in Pakistan when a participant drew his attention to such attacks in tribal areas. Such attacks, he said, often caused death of innocent people.
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December - 15 
One Pakistan origin American national, Syed Haris Ahmed (25) of Atlanta, and one Bangladesh origin American national, Ehsanul Islam Sadequee (23) of Georgia, were sentenced to 13 and 17 years in prison respectively by a United States court on Decembe
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One Pakistan origin American national, Syed Haris Ahmed (25) of Atlanta, and one Bangladesh origin American national, Ehsanul Islam Sadequee (23) of Georgia, were sentenced to 13 and 17 years in prison respectively by a United States court on December 15, for their link to Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and providing them with material aid and support for attacks in the U.S. and abroad, according to The Hindu. District Judge William Duffey Junior of Federal Court in Atlanta sentenced Syed Haris Ahmed and Ehsanul Islam Sadequee, following their convictions in 2009 in separate but related criminal trials. Like David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Rana, Sadequee and Ahmed too were in contact with the LeT and the JeM. However unlike Headley, who sent video footage and photographs of possible LeT targets in India, Sadeequee and Ahmed sent video clips of possible LeT targets in the US. “This is not about your faith,” Judge Duffey Jr. told them. “This is about your conduct. This is about the rule of law in this country that you have decided does not apply to you.”
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December - 15 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 36 Taliban militants in separate military operations in Orakzai, Bajaur and Kurram Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 15, according to Daily Times. Sources said that 25 Taliban militants we
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 36 Taliban militants in separate military operations in Orakzai, Bajaur and Kurram Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 15, according to Daily Times. Sources said that 25 Taliban militants were killed when gunship helicopters pounded their hideouts in the Khost Sturi Khel and Sultanzai areas of Orakzai Agency. They also said three hideouts and two vehicles were also destroyed in the attack. An important training centre at Sultankhel was also destroyed.
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December - 15 
SFs killed two Taliban militants and injured two other militants in Charmang, Mamoond and Nawagai tehsils of Bajaur Agency. Eighteen Taliban surrendered to security forces in Inayat Killay and various parts of Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit).
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SFs killed two Taliban militants and injured two other militants in Charmang, Mamoond and Nawagai tehsils of Bajaur Agency. Eighteen Taliban surrendered to security forces in Inayat Killay and various parts of Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit).
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December - 15 
SFs recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in South Waziristan Agency. SFs also cleared Aqhzar, Tauda Uba, Jani Kot and arrested two suspects. They also consolidated their positions in Shakai sector.
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SFs recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in South Waziristan Agency. SFs also cleared Aqhzar, Tauda Uba, Jani Kot and arrested two suspects. They also consolidated their positions in Shakai sector.
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December - 15 
The JIT reportedly decided to book the six United States nationals under Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), reports Dawn. The Police had registered a case against Waqar Hussain Khan, 22 (Virginia), Ahmed Abdullah Mani, 20 (Virginia), Ramay S Zamzam, 22 (Egypt
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The JIT reportedly decided to book the six United States nationals under Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA), reports Dawn. The Police had registered a case against Waqar Hussain Khan, 22 (Virginia), Ahmed Abdullah Mani, 20 (Virginia), Ramay S Zamzam, 22 (Egypt) Iman Hasan Yamar, 17, (California), Omar Farouk, 24 and his father Khalid Farouk (Virginia) under the Pakistan Penal Code for criminal conspiracy and violation of Foreigners Act after arresting them from Sargodha on December 9.
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December - 15 
The Sargodha civil court on December 15 granted 10 days’ physical remand of the five United States nationals arrested for their reported involvement in planning to join militant outfits, according to The News. They were brought to Sargodha from Lahor
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The Sargodha civil court on December 15 granted 10 days’ physical remand of the five United States nationals arrested for their reported involvement in planning to join militant outfits, according to The News. They were brought to Sargodha from Lahore amid tight security and presented before the judge, where a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) requested for their 10-day remand. Meanwhile, United State’s State Department spokesman Ian Kelly said in response to a question about the Lahore High Court order: “It sounds to me to be a reasonable judicial procedure.” The LHC had directed the authorities in Pakistan not to deport the arrested US nationals to any country. “We are in the process of working with the Pakistani authorities to determine their legal status, and formal charges haven’t been brought,” Kelly said. Declining to comment on the LHC verdict, Kelly said: “What we’re interested in is that their legal rights are being respected, that the local law is being followed, and that they have access to legal counsel. And we normally provide them with a list of lawyers, who are available in the matter that they’re being held for.”
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December - 15 
The Taliban leadership is sending messages from various sources to the Government for holding dialogue, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on December 15, according to Daily Times. “The Government cannot hold talks with unreliable people who don’t e
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The Taliban leadership is sending messages from various sources to the Government for holding dialogue, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on December 15, according to Daily Times. “The Government cannot hold talks with unreliable people who don’t even fulfil their commitments. If the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) really wants to hold dialogue with the Government, they must surrender and lay down their arms first,” Malik said. He said TTP leader Hakeemullah Mehsud had accepted responsibility for the Parade Lane mosque attack in Rawalpindi, adding that the TTP had time and again accepted the responsibility of militant attacks in various parts of the country including suicide attacks on students at the International Islamic University. “How can they (Taliban) blame the country’s secret agencies for carrying out terrorist attacks,” he asked, adding that, “TTP spokesman Azam Tariq is a liar. He is the person who first announced the death of Hakeemullah Mehsud and said Faqir Muhammad will be the head of the TTP, but later backtracked.” “The leadership of TTP has realised that their so-called and self-designed jihad is meaningless now as the clerics have denounced suicide attacks and their jihad, which is against innocent people,” Malik said.
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December - 15 
Unidentified militants hurled a grenade at a Police bus in Quetta of Balochistan on December 15, according to Daily Times. Police sources said the bus was slightly damaged and caused no casualties.
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Unidentified militants hurled a grenade at a Police bus in Quetta of Balochistan on December 15, according to Daily Times. Police sources said the bus was slightly damaged and caused no casualties.
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December - 15 
Unidentified militants torched two North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) oil tankers in Spiny Road of Quetta. Officials said the unidentified militants opened fire on the tankers on Spiny Road and managed to escape from the scene.
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Unidentified militants torched two North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) oil tankers in Spiny Road of Quetta. Officials said the unidentified militants opened fire on the tankers on Spiny Road and managed to escape from the scene.
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December - 15 
Kantipuronline reports that an unidentified group killed a Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) District committee member in Kanchanpur District on December 15 following his abduction on November 22. Ram Sworup Rana (30), a re
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Kantipuronline reports that an unidentified group killed a Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) District committee member in Kanchanpur District on December 15 following his abduction on November 22. Ram Sworup Rana (30), a resident of Dandajai in Dekhatmuli-2 of the District was found dead on the bank of Doda river in Shankarpur Village Development Committee (VDC). His body was recovered following a joint search operation launched by the Maoist cadres and the Police.
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December - 15 
The Jhapa District unit of the All Nepal Peasants Association affiliated to the Unified CPN-Maoist seized about 13,670 square meter of land belonging to Kankai Irrigation Project at Satashidham-8. The Maoist cadres announced the land capture by plant
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The Jhapa District unit of the All Nepal Peasants Association affiliated to the Unified CPN-Maoist seized about 13,670 square meter of land belonging to Kankai Irrigation Project at Satashidham-8. The Maoist cadres announced the land capture by planting the party flags and putting up banners on the land amidst a corner meeting. They said the land has been seized as it was registered in the name of an individual. More than 300 district-level Maoist leaders and cadres of the party were present while capturing the land.
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December - 15 
The Prime Minister (PM) Madhav Kumar Nepal on December 15 met the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki Moon at the sidelines of the Copenhagen Climate Summit in Copenhagen in Denmark and held discussion on the future of United Nations Mission
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The Prime Minister (PM) Madhav Kumar Nepal on December 15 met the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki Moon at the sidelines of the Copenhagen Climate Summit in Copenhagen in Denmark and held discussion on the future of United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN). During the meeting that lasted for nearly 30 minutes, PM Nepal is learnt to have informed UN Secretary General Ban of the Government's intention to extend the tenure of the UNMIN for some more time. However, PM Nepal said he made it clear to Ban that UNMIN's term can be extended, but it can't be allowed to stay in the country indefinitely.
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December - 15 
Haimchar upazila (Sub-District) president of the Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), identified as Iqbal Hossain, who was arrested from Chandpur on December 14 for his reported involvement with JMB activities, was taken on a three-day remand on December 15.
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Haimchar upazila (Sub-District) president of the Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), identified as Iqbal Hossain, who was arrested from Chandpur on December 14 for his reported involvement with JMB activities, was taken on a three-day remand on December 15. Police produced Iqbal in Chandpur Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court with a prayer for seven days' remand. Judge Mohammed Mozammel Haque granted a three-day remand for the ICS leader. Police said Iqbal was carrying out JMB activities staying in an orphanage adjacent to Faruq-e-Azam Dakhil Madrassa (seminary) at Algi Bazar in Haimchar upazila and recruiting members for the outfit at the madrassa.
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December - 15 
Three Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadres, including its Chittagong divisional ‘commander’ Javed Iqbal, were sentenced to imprisonment in Chittagong in a case under Explosive Substances Act, while a Shibir leader was taken on remand in Chand
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Three Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadres, including its Chittagong divisional ‘commander’ Javed Iqbal, were sentenced to imprisonment in Chittagong in a case under Explosive Substances Act, while a Shibir leader was taken on remand in Chandpur for his alleged link with the militant outfit on December 15, reports Daily Star. Chittagong Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal Judge Mohammed Shafiqul Karim awarded 20 years imprisonment to Javed Iqbal alias Mohammad and 15 years to Naimuzzaman alias Sohag and Rafiqul Islam each. Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Javed Iqbal and Naimuzzaman at a house at South Kattoli under Pahartali Police Station on December 14, 2005 and seized explosives from their possession. RAB official Abdul Hannan filed a case with Pahartali Police Station on the same day under Explosive Substances Act. Later, Police pressed charges in the case against JMB ‘chief’ Abdur Rahman, Siddiqul Islam alias Bangla Bhai, JMB ‘operation wing chief’ Ataur Rahman Sunny, Zahidul Islam alias Boma Mizan, Javed Iqbal alias Mohammad, Naimuzzaman alias Zafar alias Sohag and Rafiqul Islam. Of them, Abdur Rahman, Bangla Bhai and Sunny were executed in March 2007 in Jhalakathi judges' murder case. After examining 25 witnesses, tribunal judge on December 15 pronounced the verdict. The court acquitted Boma Mizan as charge brought against him could not be proved.
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December - 15 
During search and clear operations conducted in the Periyathampane, Sinna Pandiparichchan, Sugandipuram, Devapuram Iranamadu, Adampan, Mulliyavelli and Puthukkudiyiruppu areas of Wanni on December 15 the troops recovered huge cache of arms and ammu
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During search and clear operations conducted in the Periyathampane, Sinna Pandiparichchan, Sugandipuram, Devapuram Iranamadu, Adampan, Mulliyavelli and Puthukkudiyiruppu areas of Wanni on December 15 the troops recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition, reports Sri Lanka Army. The recoveries included 168 anti-personnel mines, seven 60-mm mortar bombs, six 120-mm mortar bombs, thirty-four 81-mm mortar bombs, 11 Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG), 260 RPG propellers, fifty 81-mm mortar chargers, one claymore mine weighing about 2.5 kilograms, five claymore mines of one kilogram each, three hundred and seven 81-mm Para bombs, 460 rounds of 12.7-mm ammunition, 750 litres of kerosene, 53 kilograms of C-4 explosives, 28 unidentified chemical bottles of three litres each, two liquid cyanide bottles containing two litres each, one unidentified chemical can with 20 litres, 10 unidentified chemical cans containing 1 litre, one kerosene can containing 5 litre, one gas cylinder, 85 acid cans containing 6 litres each, 13 acid cans containing 20 litres each, 12 acid cans containing 10 litres each, two nitric acid cans containing 30 litres each, 380 nitric acid cans containing 2.5 litres each, three hand grenades, one 5.56 weapon, one 5.56 magazine and 17 rounds of 5.56-mm ammunition.
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December - 15 
A parliamentarian from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) is to contest the presidential polls to be held in January 2010, reports Colombo Page. The Election Secretariat sources said TNA Jaffna parliamentarian M. K. Sivajilingam paid his deposit to co
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A parliamentarian from the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) is to contest the presidential polls to be held in January 2010, reports Colombo Page. The Election Secretariat sources said TNA Jaffna parliamentarian M. K. Sivajilingam paid his deposit to contest the polls as an independent candidate. Sivajilingam earlier said that he will contest as an independent candidate if the TNA does not a field a presidential candidate. The Jaffna Member of Parliament opposes both candidates, incumbent President Mahinda Rajapakse and the former Chief of Defence Staff General Sarath Fonseka. The TNA, however, was divided on its decision whether to support the two main candidates, or to field a contender from the party. Sivajilingam a leading member of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO), was an ardent supporter of the vanquished terrorist outfit of LTTE. During the height of the war, he was in Chennai (India), after taking leave of absence from the Sri Lanka Parliament in October 2008.
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December - 16 
“It’ll be bullet for a bullet in our fight against Maoists...We will not spare any Naxal in Vidarbha. They have already killed 52 police jawans this year and it is high time we take a firm stand,” said Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on December 16, acco
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“It’ll be bullet for a bullet in our fight against Maoists...We will not spare any Naxal in Vidarbha. They have already killed 52 police jawans this year and it is high time we take a firm stand,” said Chief Minister Ashok Chavan on December 16, according to Times of India. Chavan said there was a rise in Naxal (left wing extremist) migration from other states to Maharashtra. “We cannot have any sympathy for them nor can we wait for them to surrender. So many lives have been lost. We will henceforth be more aggressive,” he stated, adding, “Maoists from Nepal have infiltrated and provided firearms and logistics support to Naxals hiding in our jungles. We are, therefore, expediting the process of strengthening our police machinery in Gadchiroli and other Naxal affected areas, and providing more funds for modern weaponry, helicopters and equipment.” The State Home Minister R. R. Patil, had on December 14, announced various measures being taken by Government to tackle the Naxal menace.
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December - 16 
A cadre belonging to Ranjan Daimari faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was shot dead by Security Forces at Rangijhora-Daisungjhora under Bijni Police Station of Chirang District in the night of December 16, reports Assam Trib
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A cadre belonging to Ranjan Daimari faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was shot dead by Security Forces at Rangijhora-Daisungjhora under Bijni Police Station of Chirang District in the night of December 16, reports Assam Tribune. The slain militant was identified as Binod Narzary (30).
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December - 16 
A joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force, Provincial Armed Constabulary and anti-Naxal (Left Wing Extremism) unit of Police began combing operations in Kaimur forest around Kon area in the Sonbhadra District on December 16 following a tip-off
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A joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force, Provincial Armed Constabulary and anti-Naxal (Left Wing Extremism) unit of Police began combing operations in Kaimur forest around Kon area in the Sonbhadra District on December 16 following a tip-off that the ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the Naxals, Munna Vishwakarma, was hiding in the area. The State Government had earlier announced a reward of INR 50,000 for Vishwakarma’s capture. According to the Police, Vishwakarma, who is in-charge of Naxal’s operations in the tri-junction of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand, was injured in the firing with a rival Naxal group led by Ram Vriksha Kol on November 9 and was hiding in the Kaimur forest. It is to be mentioned that Kol was killed in the firing incident. After the incident, Vishwakarma had sneaked into Rohtas District in Bihar where he received medical treatment at a private hospital. Nearly a week ago, he had returned to his hideout in the forest. According to the information with the Police, the Naxal leader has not fully recovered and can’t move freely. “The Police force deployed in the area is getting inputs and we are trying to catch Munna Vishwakarma,” said Superintendent of Police of Sonbhadra Preetinder Singh.
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December - 16 
A Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) cadre, Kashim Ali (45), was arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along India-Bangladesh border, according to Assam Tribune. One pistol and five live ammunitions were recovered from h
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A Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) cadre, Kashim Ali (45), was arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along India-Bangladesh border, according to Assam Tribune. One pistol and five live ammunitions were recovered from his possession. He belonged to Majerchar village in Dhubri District.
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December - 16 
A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Chunaram Murmu, was arrested by the Police following a brief gun battle between the Security Forces and the extremists at Parulia village in the Salboni sub-division of West Midnapore District
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A suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Chunaram Murmu, was arrested by the Police following a brief gun battle between the Security Forces and the extremists at Parulia village in the Salboni sub-division of West Midnapore District on December 16, reports The Hindu.
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December - 16 
Farmers in West Midnapore District may not have to repay their crop loans, Hindustan Times reported. The Maoists have announced a waiver. This is the first time the extremists have announced such a decision. “Several peasants who took crop loans over
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Farmers in West Midnapore District may not have to repay their crop loans, Hindustan Times reported. The Maoists have announced a waiver. This is the first time the extremists have announced such a decision. “Several peasants who took crop loans over the last two years have suffered losses. So, we have decided that they don’t have to pay back their loans,” said a moist politburo member Koteshwar Rao alias Kishen. “Moreover, no agricultural cooperative, bank or private money lender will be allowed to charge more than two per cent interest on loans they advance to peasants this year,” he added. Cooperative and public sector banks usually charge seven per cent interest on agricultural loans. Private moneylenders charge much more – between three per cent and five per cent a month. “If anybody, be it from public sector banks or private moneylender tries to squeeze money out of the farmers, he will be branded a people’s enemy and tried in a people’s court,” Kishen threatened. Kishen claimed that farmers have suffered losses and that “no one is in a position to repay the loans. Since the government did nothing, it was left to us to give relief”. These “courts” usually hand out the death penalty to those who defy their writ. “We will look into the matter and take action if anybody lodges a complaint,” said the West Midnapore District SP.
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December - 16 
He had harped on the surrender policy for Naxals and the need for development in the region. The CM has, however, taken an aggressive stand on the issue. Chavan said that the government was also encouraging IAS and IPS officers to take up posting is
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He had harped on the surrender policy for Naxals and the need for development in the region. The CM has, however, taken an aggressive stand on the issue. Chavan said that the government was also encouraging IAS and IPS officers to take up posting is these areas. “I often see officers reluctant to take up such postings. But we are now giving them incentives to serve Naxal-hit areas,” he stated.
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December - 16 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a Government school building in the Aurangabad District, Police said on December 17. Heavily-armed Maoists numbering around 25 surrounded the building at Poha village
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a Government school building in the Aurangabad District, Police said on December 17. Heavily-armed Maoists numbering around 25 surrounded the building at Poha village in the District and detonated dynamites to blow it up late in the night of December 16, the Superintendent of Police Nishant Tiwari said.
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December - 16 
Songanga Vindhyachal Committee (SVC), a group affiliated to the People’s War Group, confirmed that Vishwakarma was injured but was not currently in Uttar Pradesh. Jamuna, the secretary of the group, said that contrary to the reports, Vishwakarma had
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Songanga Vindhyachal Committee (SVC), a group affiliated to the People’s War Group, confirmed that Vishwakarma was injured but was not currently in Uttar Pradesh. Jamuna, the secretary of the group, said that contrary to the reports, Vishwakarma had not attacked Kol. Instead, a member of a group from Varanasi who had joined Kol about nine months ago had fired indiscriminately in which Kol was killed. “The assailant had attacked both Vishwakarma and Kol after he was quizzed about a levy amount of INR 1 lakh, which he had not handed over to either of them,” said Jamuna.
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December - 16 
Telegraph reports that Security Forces recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) weighing three kilograms from under a bridge at Gorubasa in Chirang District on December 16. The explosive was subsequently defused.
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Telegraph reports that Security Forces recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) weighing three kilograms from under a bridge at Gorubasa in Chirang District on December 16. The explosive was subsequently defused.
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December - 16 
The Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) has launched combing operations against the Naxals (Left Wing Extremism) holed up in the thick forests of the Western Ghats spread across Udupi, Chikmagalur and Shimoga Districts, reports Manglorean.com. According to Police
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The Anti-Naxal Force (ANF) has launched combing operations against the Naxals (Left Wing Extremism) holed up in the thick forests of the Western Ghats spread across Udupi, Chikmagalur and Shimoga Districts, reports Manglorean.com. According to Police sources, the operation, which will last for three days have been taken up jointly by the state Reserve Police, ANF and the civil Policemen. The teams have been provided with Global Positioning System to keep track of each other after they fan out.
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December - 16 
The Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi ruled out the possibility of halting army operations targeting the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) outfit.
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The Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi ruled out the possibility of halting army operations targeting the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) outfit.
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December - 16 
The Centre’s peace interlocutor P.C. Haldar held a meeting with the pro-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in New Delhi, reports Sentinel. The Joint Secretary (Northeast) of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Nav
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The Centre’s peace interlocutor P.C. Haldar held a meeting with the pro-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in New Delhi, reports Sentinel. The Joint Secretary (Northeast) of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Naveen Verma, and other senior official were present at the meeting. The six-member NDFB delegation led by its ‘general secretary’ Gobinda Basumatary demanded for a separate State.
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December - 16 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a villager in the Angadda area, a remote area in the Simaria constituency, in the Chatra District, reports Telegraph. One Sushil Oraon was dragged out from his home in the night of Decemb
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a villager in the Angadda area, a remote area in the Simaria constituency, in the Chatra District, reports Telegraph. One Sushil Oraon was dragged out from his home in the night of December 16 and killed. A Maoist poster recovered from near his dead body claimed that he had been punished for being an informer of the Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a rival faction of the CPI-Maoist.
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December - 16 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres late on December 10 ransacked and looted a forest beat office on the periphery of the Jhitka forest near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District, reports The Hindu. But most of the looted materia
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres late on December 10 ransacked and looted a forest beat office on the periphery of the Jhitka forest near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore District, reports The Hindu. But most of the looted materials were returned to the office employees on December 16. According to Vinod Kumar Yadav, Conservator of Forest (Western Range), the Maoists have apologised for the incident and even asserted that forest department officials would not be harassed in future.
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December - 16 
The Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) has called for a 24-hour general shut down during Union Minister of Home Affairs P. Chidambaram's visit to the State on December 19, according to Shillong Times. The HNLC spokesman Sainkupar Nongtraw
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The Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) has called for a 24-hour general shut down during Union Minister of Home Affairs P. Chidambaram's visit to the State on December 19, according to Shillong Times. The HNLC spokesman Sainkupar Nongtraw said that the shutdown will come into effect from 6 pm on December 18 in the entire Khasi-Jaintia Hills. ''The bandh will be organised to show to the Union Home Minister the opposition by people of 'Hynniewtrep Land' against forceful occupation of land by the armed forces, human rights abuse and attempt to forcefully extract uranium from West Khasi Hills,'' Nongtraw said.
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December - 16 
The situation in the Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District, it is feared, could take a bad turn from December 18 with the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) threatening to launch an indefinite violent movement. The PCPA leadershi
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The situation in the Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District, it is feared, could take a bad turn from December 18 with the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) threatening to launch an indefinite violent movement. The PCPA leadership has issued a 24-hour-deadline to the Police for producing in court two of their supporters who were allegedly detained earlier this month, failing which they would be “forced to begin a violent movement in the three Districts of West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia.” The PCPA supporters, Raju Adak and Joydeb Bera, were allegedly picked up by the Lalgarh Police late on December 6 and could not be traced by their family members since. “We fear that both the men have been killed in police custody. Though the inspector-in-charge of the Lalgarh thana has assured us to produce them in court on December 24, we are not convinced,” Asit Mahato, spokesperson of the PCPA told The Hindu over telephone on December 16. Mahato added: “We demand their production in court within the next 24 hours. If they fail to do so, the PSBJC supporters will set ablaze any vehicle that plies in the three districts from December 18. We will have no alternative.” The Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Kumar Verma, however, said that the two persons were not in Police custody. “They were not picked up by the police in the first place. I have spoken to the inspector-in-charge of Lalgarh thana and he said that the police have not promised any production date…maybe this is one of the tactics adopted by the Maoists in order to create unrest,” Verma alleged.
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December - 16 
Two non-local persons were shot dead by unidentified militants at Chingmeirong Kabui Khul under Lamphel Police Station in Imphal East District on December 16, reports Imphal Free Press.They were identified as Gajindra Ram (45) of Motihar District in
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Two non-local persons were shot dead by unidentified militants at Chingmeirong Kabui Khul under Lamphel Police Station in Imphal East District on December 16, reports Imphal Free Press.They were identified as Gajindra Ram (45) of Motihar District in Bihar and Subas Yadav (35) of Cachar Chingdong Leikai in Assam.
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December - 16 
A Baloch Senator on December 15 said there is no proof that New Delhi is fomenting trouble there (Balochistan), according to The Hindu. In a statement that could embarrass Pakistan, which has claimed that India is fuelling unrest in Balochistan, the
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A Baloch Senator on December 15 said there is no proof that New Delhi is fomenting trouble there (Balochistan), according to The Hindu. In a statement that could embarrass Pakistan, which has claimed that India is fuelling unrest in Balochistan, the Senator Mir Hasil Bizenjo said that “We don’t have a proof. As a representative of Baloch people and a leader of a National Party, I have no information on this. Maybe, intelligence agencies of India and Pakistan have knowledge about it”. Asking India to realise the threat posed by terrorism in its neighbourhood, the Senator said terror emanating from Afghanistan reached Pakistan in no time and New Delhi should keep this fact in mind.
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December - 16 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested 25 suspected militants, including a ‘commander’, Syed Noor, during a search operation in Shalober, Qamberkhel and Akakhel area of Bara sub-division in Khyber Agency.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested 25 suspected militants, including a ‘commander’, Syed Noor, during a search operation in Shalober, Qamberkhel and Akakhel area of Bara sub-division in Khyber Agency.
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December - 16 
Six Taliban militants and one soldier were killed in the raids and clashes in the South Waziristan.
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Six Taliban militants and one soldier were killed in the raids and clashes in the South Waziristan.
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December - 16 
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) interrogator of David Coleman Headley alias Daood Gilani has, for the first time, confirmed that "A section of serving Pakistan army officers" are working in collaboration with India-specific jihadi groups li
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) interrogator of David Coleman Headley alias Daood Gilani has, for the first time, confirmed that "A section of serving Pakistan army officers" are working in collaboration with India-specific jihadi groups like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), according to Times of India. Sources said this was revealed by Headley to his FBI interrogators in what is the first confirmation by an independent probe agency of the involvement of Pakistani Army officers in planning and executing terrorist operations against India. This, sources said, had been conveyed to the Indian side by the FBI team which visited India to share information on Headley’s questioning. While Pakistan has explained away the instances of the involvement of Army officials calling them “aberrations”, this has exposed the jihadi infiltration of the Pakistani Army and their collaboration with terrorist outfits in anti-India operations. Sources said the officials identified by Headley were working with Lashkar on ‘Karachi project’ as part of a larger campaign against India. This project involves using jihadi fugitives from India sheltered in Pakistan to draw in vulnerable Indian Muslim youth. The FBI interrogation of David Coleman Headley has revealed a Lashkar training project involving jihadi fugitives from India. The youth, after they are trained by Pakistani army officials, are sent back to India as part of the gameplan to conceal the Pakistani involvement and pass off the terror in India as a home-grown phenomenon.
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December - 16 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed 49 Taliban militants in separate military actions in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 16, according to Daily Times. “At least 18 militants were killed when helicopters pounded Toori Khel town
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed 49 Taliban militants in separate military actions in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 16, according to Daily Times. “At least 18 militants were killed when helicopters pounded Toori Khel town of Orakzai Agency when they (militants) were holding an important meeting,” paramilitary spokesman Major Fazlur Rehman said. Local Administration Official Riaz Khan confirmed the toll and said four more were killed in air strikes in the Sultanzai town of Orakzai Agency.
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December - 16 
The SFs lunched a ground and air offensive in Dagar town in the Kurram Agency, killing 21 Taliban militants, paramilitary spokesman Major Fazlur Rehman said. However, Dawn put the death toll to 27. Another 18 Taliban militants were arreted from the s
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The SFs lunched a ground and air offensive in Dagar town in the Kurram Agency, killing 21 Taliban militants, paramilitary spokesman Major Fazlur Rehman said. However, Dawn put the death toll to 27. Another 18 Taliban militants were arreted from the same town.
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December - 16 
The top leadership of al Qaeda and Taliban is in Pakistan and planning to kill “as many Americans as they have” in the past, United States (US) Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen said on December 16, according to Daily Times. “The ind
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The top leadership of al Qaeda and Taliban is in Pakistan and planning to kill “as many Americans as they have” in the past, United States (US) Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen said on December 16, according to Daily Times. “The indication that I have is that they (al Qaeda and Afghan Taliban leadership) are here [Pakistan] and are actually protected by others, particularly, by the [local] Taliban. This is our information, we operate under it and it’s the focus of our strategy,” he said in an interview at the US embassy in Islamabad. Mullen said both al Qaeda and the Taliban had their “resource” and leadership in Pakistan and are “still planning to kill as many Americans as they have killed before”. Mullen said the US was determined not to let the terrorists use Pakistan as staging ground to launch attacks in the future. “We are going to do everything we possibly can do to make sure that it does not happen again,” he said. Mullen avoided questions on possible US drone attacks in Balochistan.
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December - 16 
Unidentified militants blown up two gas pipelines in separate incidents in Dera Bugti of Balochistan on December 16, causing disruption of gas supply to many parts of Karachi, according to Daily Times. Local sources said that unidentified militants b
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Unidentified militants blown up two gas pipelines in separate incidents in Dera Bugti of Balochistan on December 16, causing disruption of gas supply to many parts of Karachi, according to Daily Times. Local sources said that unidentified militants blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline at Loti area of Dera Bugti, which was connected to well number 2. Another 30-inch gas pipeline passing from Sui was also damaged by unidentified militants. The attack disrupted the supply of gas to several parts of Karachi.
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December - 16 
Unidentified militants fired several rockets in Peshawar city, the capital of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 16, according to Daily Times. The rockets landed in an uninhabited area and caused no loss of life or property. Chamkani Sta
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Unidentified militants fired several rockets in Peshawar city, the capital of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 16, according to Daily Times. The rockets landed in an uninhabited area and caused no loss of life or property. Chamkani Station Police officials said that the explosion occurred in Afridi Garhi on Chamkani Road at around 7:30 AM (PST). The Bomb Disposal Squad said the rockets were of the MP-12 type.
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December - 16 
Nepal News reports that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) on December 16 announced two more autonomous States - Newa and Tamsaling - defying calls from several quarters to withdraw the autonomous state declaration progr
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Nepal News reports that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) on December 16 announced two more autonomous States - Newa and Tamsaling - defying calls from several quarters to withdraw the autonomous state declaration programme. Unified CPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda declared Newa autonomous State amid a function organized at Basantapur in the capital Kathmandu. The Maoist proposed Newa autonomous State comprises Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur Districts. Similarly, Maoist vice-chairman Baburam Bhattarai declared Tamsaling State from Kakani of Nuwakot District. The Tamsaling autonomous State comprises Nuwakot, Dhading, Sindhupalchowk, Kavre, Ramechhap, Makwanpur and Dolakha Districts. With this, the number of Maoist-declared autonomous States has reached ten. The Maoists are set to declare Magarat and Tamuwan on December 17 (today) and Madhesh State on December 18. Despite facing widespread criticism, the Maoists have continued to declare autonomous States as per its third round of protests to uphold "civilian supremacy". The Maoists had on November 25 unveiled its plan to declare 13 autonomous States based on ethnicity and region between December 11 and December 18.
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December - 16 
The discharge of disqualified Maoist combatants currently living in the UN-monitored cantonments will start from December 27 and completed within 40 days. The representatives of the Nepal Government, the Unified CPN-Maoist and the United Nations sign
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The discharge of disqualified Maoist combatants currently living in the UN-monitored cantonments will start from December 27 and completed within 40 days. The representatives of the Nepal Government, the Unified CPN-Maoist and the United Nations signed the action plan for the release of 4,008 disqualified combatants, most of them minors in Kathmandu.
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December - 16 
The Unified CPN-Maoist captured hundreds of acres of land belonging to various individuals across the country on December 15 using its sister organisations. According to Kantipuronline, Maoist cadres captured about 100 hectares of land in Tanahun, 15
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The Unified CPN-Maoist captured hundreds of acres of land belonging to various individuals across the country on December 15 using its sister organisations. According to Kantipuronline, Maoist cadres captured about 100 hectares of land in Tanahun, 15 hectares in Kavre, 6.3 hectares in Palpa, over 30.3 hectares in Bara and about 3.3 hectares in Nawalparasi, by hoisting their party flag. They issued threats to the landowners not to sell or use the land. They said the land will be distributed to landless persons. Large number of Maoist cadres affiliated to unions of farmers and squatters had flocked to hoist their party flags in the seized lands. Most of the captured land plots belong to leaders of other political parties including Nepali Congress and Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP). The seized land in Nawalparasi belonged to late Surya Bhakta Adhikari, while that in Kavre belongs to RPP leader Pashupati Shumsher Rana and his relatives. Nepali Congress has condemned the seizure saying it is a serious of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA).
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December - 16 
Troops continued their search and clear operations in the Iranamadu, Adampan, Vendikurichchi and Puthukkudiyiruppu areas of Wanni on December 16 and recovered eight anti-personnel mines, three land mines, one hand grenade, one pistol, three magazines
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Troops continued their search and clear operations in the Iranamadu, Adampan, Vendikurichchi and Puthukkudiyiruppu areas of Wanni on December 16 and recovered eight anti-personnel mines, three land mines, one hand grenade, one pistol, three magazines, one Passport, three photo albums and some Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) documents.
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December - 17 
A Government high school at Tiskopi under Gomia Police Station in Bokaro District was blown up late in the night of December 17, reports Times of India. Though 10 rooms of the school were damaged, there were no casualties reported. As many as seven b
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A Government high school at Tiskopi under Gomia Police Station in Bokaro District was blown up late in the night of December 17, reports Times of India. Though 10 rooms of the school were damaged, there were no casualties reported. As many as seven blasts were triggered by the Maoists to demolish the school building. Sources said Maoists had earlier threatened the school management to stop allowing Security Force (SF) personnel, who used the school as camps during the anti-Maoist operations, to stay there. Still, the SFs again camped at the school for the third phase of the Assembly election that concluded on December 8. After they left the building a couple of days back, 50 armed Maoists came to the school at around 11pm (IST) and detonated the landmines. Before leaving, they put up posters on the walls of the school, describing the explosion as revenge taken by them against Police personnel using schools as a camp. Another school was blown up in the Kawal village of Palamau District. Maoists also blew up a small bridge near Kahkula and Seriyar villages in the same District.
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December - 17 
A module of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) was neutralized by the Hyderabad city Police with the arrest of its two operatives at Saidabad in the State capital on December 17, reports The Hindu. The arrestees, Mirza Akbar Baig (32) and Gulam Abdullah (23
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A module of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) was neutralized by the Hyderabad city Police with the arrest of its two operatives at Saidabad in the State capital on December 17, reports The Hindu. The arrestees, Mirza Akbar Baig (32) and Gulam Abdullah (23), were allegedly planning subversive activities. Seditious CDs were seized from them, said M. Srinivas, Hyderabad Detective Department Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP). The two operatives were associates of Mujeeb Ahmed, HM’s South India ‘commander’, who was sentenced to life imprisonment three months ago in a case of arms smuggling and sedition.
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December - 17 
A surrendered militant, Ratul Pathak (27), was shot at and wounded by unidentified militants at Gobordhana Chariali in the Barpeta District on December 17, according to Telegraph.
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A surrendered militant, Ratul Pathak (27), was shot at and wounded by unidentified militants at Gobordhana Chariali in the Barpeta District on December 17, according to Telegraph.
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December - 17 
A surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, Ratul Pathak, was shot at and wounded by unidentified militants at Gobardhana Chariali in Barpeta District on December 17.
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A surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, Ratul Pathak, was shot at and wounded by unidentified militants at Gobardhana Chariali in Barpeta District on December 17.
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December - 17 
A suspected militant was shot dead by the Thoubal District Police in between Sangaiyumpham and Samaram on December 17, reports Imphal Free Press. One 9-mm pistol, a magazine, five live rounds and a Chinese hand-grenade were recovered from the posses
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A suspected militant was shot dead by the Thoubal District Police in between Sangaiyumpham and Samaram on December 17, reports Imphal Free Press. One 9-mm pistol, a magazine, five live rounds and a Chinese hand-grenade were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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December - 17 
Army on December 17 foiled an infiltration bid by militants at Kamalkote in Uri sector near the Line of Control (LoC), killing one militant, reports Daily Excelsior. The other cadres of the group escaped back into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The
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Army on December 17 foiled an infiltration bid by militants at Kamalkote in Uri sector near the Line of Control (LoC), killing one militant, reports Daily Excelsior. The other cadres of the group escaped back into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). The militants had not crossed the barbed wire fencing erected along the Line of Control (LoC) but had entered the Indian Territory when the gun battle took place. A Defence spokesman said the operation was still in progress. As per intelligence reports, more than 2000 militants are waiting at various launch pads across the LoC, awaiting orders to infiltrate into the Valley and other parts of the State. Nearly 100 militants have been killed in dozens of infiltration bids along the LoC in 2009 after the top three militant outfits - Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) - lost several of their top ‘commanders’ in anti-militancy operations launched by the Security Forces.
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December - 17 
Arrested leaders of the ULFA confessed that the outfit received “benefits” from political parties mostly in forms of money, particularly during elections, highly placed security sources said, reports Assam Tribune. Sources said that the ULFA leaders,
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Arrested leaders of the ULFA confessed that the outfit received “benefits” from political parties mostly in forms of money, particularly during elections, highly placed security sources said, reports Assam Tribune. Sources said that the ULFA leaders, including the ‘chairman’, did not divulge the name of any political leader who paid money to the outfit. Sources mentioned that the ULFA was involved in selling arms and ammunition to different militant groups of the region, including All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), etc. The outfit, over the years, managed to establish very good contacts with the clandestine arms dealers of South East Asian countries and also received Programmable Time Device (PTD) switches from Pakistan. The outfit still has a good stock of PTD switches and the potential to trigger off explosions, sources said. However, seizures of a large number of weapons of the ULFA in 2004 and 2007 in Bangladesh severely affected the outfit, sources added.
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December - 17 
Bhutan said it has no information about ULFA running any camp in its territory but would take “positive steps” only if India communicated to it on this issue, reports Press Trust of India.
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Bhutan said it has no information about ULFA running any camp in its territory but would take “positive steps” only if India communicated to it on this issue, reports Press Trust of India.
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December - 17 
During the last two years, the Maoists disrupted work on laying of 10 roads in the Agency area by burning the vehicles engaged in the work on the plea that the roads were meant for bauxite mining. But the roads were in Pedabayalu, Munchingput and G.
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During the last two years, the Maoists disrupted work on laying of 10 roads in the Agency area by burning the vehicles engaged in the work on the plea that the roads were meant for bauxite mining. But the roads were in Pedabayalu, Munchingput and G. Madugula where bauxite mining was not planned. “This is a hypocrisy on the part of Maoists. By disrupting work on roads, they are also denying transport facility to the Girijans, for whom they are claiming to be fighting. They are not allowing road laying as they are scared of losing hold over the area”, Brij Lal said. He called upon the Girijans to chase away the Maoists when road was disrupted. Recently villagers of Boodaralla in Koyyuru mandal did not respond to a call from the Maoists to attend a meeting, he pointed out. The poster on Maoist leaders has photos and details of top leaders like Ganapathi, Ganganna, RK, Jampanna, Bhaskar, Sudhakar and some other active cadres. Reward on the heads of these Maoists ranged from INR 12 lakhs to INR 20,000. There are 67 underground cadres in the District. Poster on the ganja cultivation has photos of ganja crop being raised by the Girijans at the behest of Maoists, who the SP alleged were allowing each Girijan family to raise 200 plants. Some Girijans arrested recently in the ganja cases revealed that the Maoists were receiving some cut from the traders from Kerala and Tamil Nadu who were financing the cultivation and smuggling ganja to other parts of the country, Brij Lal concluded.
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December - 17 
Four suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including three from neighbouring State of Jharkhand, were arrested during combing operation at Taiburu forest in the Sundargarh District bordering Orissa-Jharkhand, Police said on D
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Four suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including three from neighbouring State of Jharkhand, were arrested during combing operation at Taiburu forest in the Sundargarh District bordering Orissa-Jharkhand, Police said on December 17, Times of India reports. The extremists, arrested on December 16, were allegedly involved in the killing of Koida Police Sub-Inspector Ajit Bardhan on July 16, 2009 at Jharbeda under Banki, they said. One of the arrestee was identified as Guru Charan Singh of Mahupada village in K. Balang area and the rest three hails from Nuagam village in Jharkhand. A joint combing operation by the Security Forces (SF) was on in Maoist-infested villages bordering Jharkhand after Maoists assaulted one Harekrushna Singh of Mahupada on December 10, suspecting him to be Police informer. During the combing, the SF personnel had recovered nine can bombs, a claymore mine and a huge quantity of materials used to prepare explosive devices, Police said.
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December - 17 
In addition, the Maoists abducted the Nawjavan Sangharsh Morcha candidate from Garhwa, Rajesh Kumar, from Siroikala village under Ranka Police Station area, according to Telegraph. Eight suspected Maoists abducted Kumar at gunpoint at 11am (IST) on D
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In addition, the Maoists abducted the Nawjavan Sangharsh Morcha candidate from Garhwa, Rajesh Kumar, from Siroikala village under Ranka Police Station area, according to Telegraph. Eight suspected Maoists abducted Kumar at gunpoint at 11am (IST) on December 17. The incident took place at the same spot where the Maoists had targeted a convoy of Rashtriya Janta Dal candidate and sitting Member of Legislative Assembly, Girinath Singh, on December 16.
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December - 17 
In another counter-insurgency operation, an Army soldier was seriously injured in an encounter with militants at Dangerpora in Pattan area of Baramulla District in the same night, the sources said.
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In another counter-insurgency operation, an Army soldier was seriously injured in an encounter with militants at Dangerpora in Pattan area of Baramulla District in the same night, the sources said.
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December - 17 
In the past three days, Security Forces, including the Central Reserve Police Force, were airlifted to other places. Even personnel manning the Peshraar Police Picket were replaced by Jharkhand Armed Police personnel. The Superintendent of Police (SP
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In the past three days, Security Forces, including the Central Reserve Police Force, were airlifted to other places. Even personnel manning the Peshraar Police Picket were replaced by Jharkhand Armed Police personnel. The Superintendent of Police (SP) Subodh Prasad said the Police are keeping vigil on Maoist activities and even recovered landmines planted at certain places in Kekrang area. He said the State Police headquarters have been requested to send additional forces to combat Maoists who are present in the area in strong numbers. Besides, the rebels have also planted landmines at several places in the region. "The Maoists have outnumbered Security Forces in the District. We are waiting for additional forces to arrive from the Police headquarters in Ranchi," the SP said. Though the District has at its disposal one company of Indian Reserve Battalion, the Police are waiting for more forces from the State Police headquarters before launching any operation against Maoists, who have captured the Kekrang area.
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December - 17 
Inspector General of Police (Operations) K.S. Dwivedi on December 17 said that at least 25 Policemen lost their lives while three Maoists were killed in gun battles with Police in Bihar this year. “Twenty-five Policemen were killed in 16 encounters (
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Inspector General of Police (Operations) K.S. Dwivedi on December 17 said that at least 25 Policemen lost their lives while three Maoists were killed in gun battles with Police in Bihar this year. “Twenty-five Policemen were killed in 16 encounters (gun battles) with Maoists in Bihar so far this year. Only three Maoists were killed in these encounters,' Dwivedi said. The figures are till the first week of December. In the same period, 26 people were killed in 110 violent attacks by the Maoists in the State. According to Police records, 21 policemen and 31 Maoists were killed in 26 gun battles with Maoists in 2008. In the same period, 43 people were killed in 76 violent incidents by Maoists in the state. Maoist guerrillas also looted 28 guns from Police during attacks on Police Stations and patrolling teams in 2009. Dwivedi said 384 Maoists were arrested during operations IN 2009 and 105 arms and huge quantities of ammunition were recovered from the Maoists.
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December - 17 
Six cadres on December 16 deserted the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter faction of the CPI-Maoist, to re-join the CPI- Maoist group in Jharkhand, according to ANI. Defying writ of local administration, Police and paramilitary forces, hund
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Six cadres on December 16 deserted the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a splinter faction of the CPI-Maoist, to re-join the CPI- Maoist group in Jharkhand, according to ANI. Defying writ of local administration, Police and paramilitary forces, hundreds of CPI-Maoist cadres brandishing automatic rifles and villagers attended the ceremony deep in the forests of Manatu in Palamau District.
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December - 17 
Soofiya Madani, wife of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Nasser Madani, was arrested from her residence in Kochi shortly after the Kerala High Court dismissed her anticipatory bail application in connection with the burning of a Tamil Na
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Soofiya Madani, wife of Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) leader Abdul Nasser Madani, was arrested from her residence in Kochi shortly after the Kerala High Court dismissed her anticipatory bail application in connection with the burning of a Tamil Nadu bus in the State in September 2005, reports Times of India. Soofiya was named as the tenth accused by the Kerala Police recently after the interrogation of suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant T Nazir, who was picked up by the Bangladesh Rifles along with an associate and handed over to Indian security agencies. Her arrest came as Justice K T. Sankaran dismissed her bail plea stating that, prima facie, there was evidence that terrorism took place and there were serious allegations against the petitioner of waging war against the country.
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December - 17 
The Army and Police recovered a big consignment of arms and ammunition from Sona Wali forest in Khanetar area of Poonch District. Recoveries included one AK-47 rifle with two magazines and 74 rounds, two pistols with two magazines and 10 rounds, one
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The Army and Police recovered a big consignment of arms and ammunition from Sona Wali forest in Khanetar area of Poonch District. Recoveries included one AK-47 rifle with two magazines and 74 rounds, two pistols with two magazines and 10 rounds, one binocular, five Chinese grenades, two wireless sets, three wireless set antennas, one Pika ammunition belt, seven rounds, one rucksack bag and two pistol covers. The hide-out of the militants, where the consignment had been dumped, was destroyed.
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December - 17 
The Black Widow (BW) ‘chief’ Jewel Gorlosa was remanded to the Police custody by a court in Nagaon.
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The Black Widow (BW) ‘chief’ Jewel Gorlosa was remanded to the Police custody by a court in Nagaon.
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December - 17 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) stepping up violence in Visakha Agency area during the last one month or so could be a tactical move, felt Superintendent of Police (SP) Vineet Brij Lal in Visakhapatnam on December 17, The Hindu repor
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) stepping up violence in Visakha Agency area during the last one month or so could be a tactical move, felt Superintendent of Police (SP) Vineet Brij Lal in Visakhapatnam on December 17, The Hindu reports. Talking to reporters the SP said that the Maoists activity was being observed in Pedabayalu and Munchingput mandals (administrative divisions). This could be a new strategy of Maoists as they were mainly concentrated and active in Orissa in the Andhra-Orissa Border (AOB) region and to escape pressure from the Police there after the Narayanapatna incident and another reason might be because the Andhra Pradesh Police were now more engaged with the ongoing agitation on the Telangana issue. During the last few incidents it was noticed that the Maoists, who would come into Andhra Pradesh area from Orissa and retreat after committing a crime, were foraying deeper into the Andhra Pradesh area instead of their usual practice of creating incidents very near the border on Andhra Pradesh side. The Andhra Pradesh Police on their part were conducting orientation for its forces by conducting discussions on their operations to find out strengths and weaknesses. Violence witnessed during some incidents during the ongoing agitation might be related to the Maoists, he said. Visakhapatnam District received two platoons of Andhra Pradesh Special Police force, consisting of 60 members, and with 400 Armed Reserve and 900 civil Policemen, the force was sufficient to deal with the present level of agitation. On the reports that some of the Maoists leaders were moving around in the Agency area, Brij Lal said that the terrain in the District was their advantage and it was not possible to establish the communication network all over the area.
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December - 17 
The Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate in Guwahati, Robin Phukan, remanded ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Barua and Rajkhowa’s bodyguard Raja Bora, to nine days of Police custody in connection with three blast-rel
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The Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate in Guwahati, Robin Phukan, remanded ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Barua and Rajkhowa’s bodyguard Raja Bora, to nine days of Police custody in connection with three blast-related cases registered at Paltan Bazar, Bharalumukh and Bhangagarh Police Stations, according to Telegraph.
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December - 17 
The District Police released posters as part of its campaign to contain the activities of the CPI-Maoist. The SP released posters with photos of 48 Maoist leaders and active dalam (squad) members in Visakhapatnam District along with details of reward
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The District Police released posters as part of its campaign to contain the activities of the CPI-Maoist. The SP released posters with photos of 48 Maoist leaders and active dalam (squad) members in Visakhapatnam District along with details of reward on their heads, the destruction of vehicles engaged in laying roads in the Visakha Agency area and on the Maoists encouraging cultivation of ganja (marijuana) by the Girijans.
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December - 17 
The Kisko Police on December 16 lodged three separate First Information Reports (FIRs) against Maoist ‘zonal commander’ Nakul Yadav and 300 unidentified cadres hailing from Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand, reports Times of India. The e
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The Kisko Police on December 16 lodged three separate First Information Reports (FIRs) against Maoist ‘zonal commander’ Nakul Yadav and 300 unidentified cadres hailing from Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Bihar and Jharkhand, reports Times of India. The extremists have been accused of creating law and order problem in the Kekrang, Chandalgi and Rorad villages in the Lohardaga District in the past three days. Two FIRs were lodged by the owner and driver of two buses while the Police lodged a third FIR against Maoists for killing two Policemen of the motorcycle squad. Kisko Police Station in-charge Sunil Kumar Tiwari said that the Police lodged an FIR (case no. 74/09) against Maoists under the various Sections of the IPC, Arms Act, Explosive Substance Act and Criminal Law Amendment Act. On December 14, the Maoists killed two Policemen of the motorcycle squad and later blew up a bus and a school building. They also set two buses ablaze in the early hours of December 15.
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December - 17 
The Maoists abducted the Nawjavan Sangharsh Morcha candidate from Garhwa, Rajesh Kumar, from Siroikala village under Ranka Police Station area, according to Telegraph.
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The Maoists abducted the Nawjavan Sangharsh Morcha candidate from Garhwa, Rajesh Kumar, from Siroikala village under Ranka Police Station area, according to Telegraph.
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December - 17 
The NSCN-K asked all its ‘civil’ and ‘military’ workers to immediately cease collection of ‘donations’ during the time season of Christmas festival.
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The NSCN-K asked all its ‘civil’ and ‘military’ workers to immediately cease collection of ‘donations’ during the time season of Christmas festival.
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December - 17 
The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram had told the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) that the decision had been taken in view of improvement of law and order situation in the State.
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The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram had told the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) that the decision had been taken in view of improvement of law and order situation in the State.
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December - 17 
Three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) activists were killed in two separate incidents while several vehicles and properties were ransacked and set ablaze by suspected Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Lalgarh a
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Three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) activists were killed in two separate incidents while several vehicles and properties were ransacked and set ablaze by suspected Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District since December 17, reports The Hindu. The bullet-riddled dead bodies of Anil Chalak and Dayal Chalak, both residents of Chandra village near Lalgarh, were found at Bandhgora near Jhargram town on December 18. Another resident of the same village, Ganesh Hansda, was also found in a critical condition with wounds inflicted by sharp weapons. All the three persons were abducted from their homes in the evening of December 17. While all three of them were members of the CPI-Marxist, Anil Chalak was also a former panchayat (village level local self Government institution) President and Hansda was a current panchayat member.
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December - 17 
Three militants were reported to have returned from Pakistan taking an unidentified route and were hiding somewhere in upper reaches of Banihal in Ramban District. The militants have returned after spending nearly a decade in different training camps
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Three militants were reported to have returned from Pakistan taking an unidentified route and were hiding somewhere in upper reaches of Banihal in Ramban District. The militants have returned after spending nearly a decade in different training camps of Pakistan. Intelligence reports said the route taken by the three militants, two belonging to the HM and another to the LeT, to reach Banihal is being ascertained as strict surveillance is being maintained on traditional infiltration routes at LoC as well as International Border (IB). The militants, who have reached Banihal after nearly a decade long hi-tech training in different camps of Pakistan, have been identified by the Intelligence agencies as Inayatullah and Mohammad Rafiq of HM and Mohammad Iqbal of LeT. With arrival of the three militants, the number of militants operating in Ramban District has gone up to 21.
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December - 17 
Times Now has accessed to a Maoists training session that promises to do all they can to disrupt the polling process in Jharkhand. In Palamu, around 200 Maoists can be seen at a meeting preparing for more violence. One of the Maoist leaders who spoke
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Times Now has accessed to a Maoists training session that promises to do all they can to disrupt the polling process in Jharkhand. In Palamu, around 200 Maoists can be seen at a meeting preparing for more violence. One of the Maoist leaders who spoke to Times Now said they would target schools and hospitals because they believe the buildings are being used as a cover for Police camps. They also said any political leader part of the polling process would also need to face their wrath. Prasenjit, a CPI-Maoist ‘zonal commander’, said, "All leaders who are part of the elections are our targets. We will also target schools and hospitals. That's because those buildings are being used as police camps." Meanwhile, Jatin Narwal, SP, Palamu, said, "Our police force is equipped and well prepared to fight the Naxals."
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December - 17 
A key al Qaeda operative, Zohaib Al-Zahidi, and seven other foreigners were among 17 persons killed in two separate drone strikes in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 17, according to Daily Times. Zohai
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A key al Qaeda operative, Zohaib Al-Zahidi, and seven other foreigners were among 17 persons killed in two separate drone strikes in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 17, according to Daily Times. Zohaib Al-Zahidi was an important al Qaeda cadre involved in planning and executing several militant attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In the first attack, five United States (US) drones fired at least 10 missiles at two houses in the Ambarshaga area killing at least 15 people. Another US drone killed two Taliban militants as it fired two missiles at their vehicle around 4 AM (PST) in Godi Wala village in Datta Khel tehsil (revenue division), 40 kilometres west of Miranshah. Official sources said the first missile missed the target due to which several militants escaped, while two of them were killed by the second missile. However, The News put the death to 16.
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December - 17 
A teenage suicide bomber blew himself up at a gathering in Bannu of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 17, but guests at the ceremony escaped unhurt, according to Daily Times. Senior Police Official Muhammad Ayub said that it was a “mira
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A teenage suicide bomber blew himself up at a gathering in Bannu of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 17, but guests at the ceremony escaped unhurt, according to Daily Times. Senior Police Official Muhammad Ayub said that it was a “miracle” that no one was killed or injured in the bombing in Essakhel village. “A young boy, aged 13 or 14, blew himself up in the middle of guests who were visiting the house of a local political leader to congratulate him on his return from Haj,” Ayub said. The boy was killed by his suicide vest, but Police said it was possible that not all the explosives detonated, while a hand grenade the bomber was carrying was also defused at the scene.
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December - 17 
As many as four persons were killed and 27 others were injured when unidentified militants hurled grenades at the participants of a music concert at Shah Kas area in Jamrud tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal A
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As many as four persons were killed and 27 others were injured when unidentified militants hurled grenades at the participants of a music concert at Shah Kas area in Jamrud tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 16, according to Daily Times.
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December - 17 
Six persons, including three Security Force (SF) personnel and three Taliban militants, were killed while five SF personnel injured in two separate attacks in Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FAT
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Six persons, including three Security Force (SF) personnel and three Taliban militants, were killed while five SF personnel injured in two separate attacks in Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 17, according to Daily Times. The sources said two SF personnel were killed when a remote-controlled bomb struck a security convoy in the Malikdin Khel area of Bara tehsil. In the second incident, the Taliban militants attacked a security check post in the Feroz Khel area, close to the Orakzai Agency border. A SF official was killed while five others were injured in the attack. Three Taliban militants were also killed when SFs retaliated.
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December - 17 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) on December 17 arrested one Nooran Gul Mehsud alias Rocket, a close aide of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘chief’ Hakeemullah Mehsud from Ramzan Goth in Karachi, according to Daily Times. Senior Superintend
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) on December 17 arrested one Nooran Gul Mehsud alias Rocket, a close aide of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘chief’ Hakeemullah Mehsud from Ramzan Goth in Karachi, according to Daily Times. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) OF CID Fayyaz Khan said an incomplete suicide jacket, 20 kilogrammes of explosives, two kilogrammes of ball bearings and nails each, six electric timers and wires, and one Kalashnikov rifle was recovered from his possession. “The man’s name is included in CID’s Red Book in the category of most dangerous terrorists,” Fayyaz Khan added. Khan said Nooran had organised a terrorist network in Karachi on the directives of the slain TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud. “Nooran was also involved in an attack on an Intelligence Agency personnel and the Anti-Violent Crime Unit (AVCU) in Sohrab Goth,” he said. “Two policemen were killed while several others, including AVCU chief SSP Farooq Awan and an intelligence official were wounded in the incident.” The arrested militant was also responsible for providing medical treatment to terrorists in the city who were wounded while fighting the Pakistan Army in Waziristan, Khan added further.
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December - 17 
The Pakistan Army will crackdown on the Sirajuddin Haqqani network after the completion of the South Waziristan operation, a private television channel quoted United States Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen as saying on December 1
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The Pakistan Army will crackdown on the Sirajuddin Haqqani network after the completion of the South Waziristan operation, a private television channel quoted United States Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Admiral Michael Mullen as saying on December 17, according to Daily Times. In an interview with the channel, Mullen said Pakistan’s operation against terrorists in Waziristan was in its final phase, adding that the Security Forces had gained considerable success against the Taliban. To a question, Mullen said US President Barack Obama had directed his administration to work to build mutual trust between Pakistan and the US. He said Obama had discussed the new Pak-Afghan policy with the Pakistani leadership over telephone and addressed Islamabad’s concerns over the issue. He said Washington respected Pakistan’s sovereignty, however, the US had conveyed its reservations to Pakistan Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani. Mullen said he had asked Kayani to fight al Qaeda, which was hiding in the Tribal Areas
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December - 17 
Times of India quoting the report of Geopolitical intelligence group Stratfor said that the investigation into the David Headley case has conclusively proved that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami (HuJI) continue to enjoy great deal
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Times of India quoting the report of Geopolitical intelligence group Stratfor said that the investigation into the David Headley case has conclusively proved that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami (HuJI) continue to enjoy great deal of operational freedom in Pakistan because of their links with its Government and military officials even as al-Qaeda barely manages to survive. This is one of the conclusions drawn by Geopolitical intelligence group Stratfor in its latest report on US investigations into Headley which further authenticates India’s stand that Islamabad is not doing enough to dismantle the terror infrastructure. According to Stratfor, the case shows that LeT and HuJI operatives were able to travel, raise funds, communicate, train and plan operations in Pakistan with seemingly little interference. ‘‘This is a stark contrast to al-Qaeda, which is hunted, on the run and experiencing a great deal of difficulty moving operatives, communicating, raising funds and conducting operations. The links between Headley and his associates to current and former Pakistani military officers and Government officials are likely what is affording LeT and HUJI their operational freedom,’’ said the report, adding that even while having to drift out from under the wings of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), the two groups have developed an advanced central planning apparatus. The report goes on to say that HuJI leader Ilyas Kashmiri’s links with al-Qaida and the plans for Denmark attack are an indication that HuJI has become more closely aligned with the transnational jihadis targeting philosophy as a result of Kashmiri’s contacts with Osama bin Laden and company. ‘‘It appears that LeT, on the other hand, has retained more of a focus on India. So, while the two organisations continue to cooperate, they do have some differences in targeting philosophy, and it would seem that HuJI is creeping further into the al-Qaida orbit than LeT,’’ states the report.
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December - 17 
Two personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) were injured in Khuzdar District of Balochistan after unidentified militants opened fire on a routine patrol party on December 17, according to Daily Times. The FC team came under attack in Zehri area of Khuzd
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Two personnel of the Frontier Corps (FC) were injured in Khuzdar District of Balochistan after unidentified militants opened fire on a routine patrol party on December 17, according to Daily Times. The FC team came under attack in Zehri area of Khuzdar while on a routine patrol. The attackers opened fire on the FC team and injured two personnel. The FC retaliated, but the militants managed to escape. The injured officials were moved to a hospital where their condition was reported to be stable. Following the incident, the FC cordoned off the area and began a search for the attackers. At least five suspects were detained by the FC in connection with the attack. No group has so far accepted responsibility for the assault.
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December - 17 
Another outfit, Swatantra Madheshi Youth Force, Parsa, declared Madhesh autonomous State amid a function in Birgunj. Addressing the function, outfits central chairman Pradip Biswokarma said, “Only the Madheshis of this place have the right to declare
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Another outfit, Swatantra Madheshi Youth Force, Parsa, declared Madhesh autonomous State amid a function in Birgunj. Addressing the function, outfits central chairman Pradip Biswokarma said, “Only the Madheshis of this place have the right to declare provinces under the Madhesh state,” adding,” If the Maoists try to interfere in Madhesh by using traitor Madheshi, we will remind them of the Gaur incident.” He said that the Madhesh from Mechi to Mahakali was ‘one’ and that it had become autonomous with the declaration.
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December - 17 
Disregarding calls from various quarters including the political parties to refrain from declaring autonomous States, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) declared two more Autonomous States—Magarat and Tamuwan—on December
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Disregarding calls from various quarters including the political parties to refrain from declaring autonomous States, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) declared two more Autonomous States—Magarat and Tamuwan—on December 17, reports Kantipuronline. The Unified CPN-Maoist declared the Magart State from Tansen-Tudikhel, the headquarters of Palpa District and the Tamuwan State from Pokhara in Kaski District. Likewise, Senior Maoists leader Dev Gurung declared the Tamuwan Autonomous State at a function in Pokhara amid cheering Maoist cadres. With the latest Maoist announcement, the Maoist-declared autonomous States have reached to 12. According to the Maoists, the Magrat State includes Palpa, Gumli, Arghakhachi, Salyan, Pyuthan, Rukum, Rolpa, Baglung and Myagdi Districts, while Tamuwan State includes Lamjung, Gorkha, Tanahun, Mustang, Kaski, Parbat and Syangja Districts.
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December - 17 
Bhutan said it has no information about ULFA running any camp in its territory but would take “positive steps” only if India communicated to it on this issue, reports Press Trust of India.
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Bhutan said it has no information about ULFA running any camp in its territory but would take “positive steps” only if India communicated to it on this issue, reports Press Trust of India.
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December - 17 
At least 10 persons were injured when suspected cadres belonging to the Jonojuddho faction of the Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) carried out an attack on a village at Belkuchi sub-district in the Sirajganj District on December 17, reports Daily
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At least 10 persons were injured when suspected cadres belonging to the Jonojuddho faction of the Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) carried out an attack on a village at Belkuchi sub-district in the Sirajganj District on December 17, reports Daily Star. The cadres also ransacked four shops and three houses and damaged goods as well as properties in the village. They also decamped with cash and valuables worth about BDT 200, 000.
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December - 17 
Army troops conducted search and clear operations in the Vavunikulam, Sinnapandiparichchan, Nochchikulam, Mundampi, Adampan and Kokavil areas of Wanni and recovered one 81-mm mortar bomb, two 60-mm mortar bombs, 160 anti-personnel mines, one anti-tan
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Army troops conducted search and clear operations in the Vavunikulam, Sinnapandiparichchan, Nochchikulam, Mundampi, Adampan and Kokavil areas of Wanni and recovered one 81-mm mortar bomb, two 60-mm mortar bombs, 160 anti-personnel mines, one anti-tank mine, eight Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG) and eight hand grenades on December 17, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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December - 17 
Police recovered 4200 rounds of 5.56-mm ammunition and 11200 rounds of T-56 ammunition from the Puthukkudiyiruppu West area.
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Police recovered 4200 rounds of 5.56-mm ammunition and 11200 rounds of T-56 ammunition from the Puthukkudiyiruppu West area.
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December - 18 
A 25-year-old youth, Nazir Ahmad Chopan, was shot dead by militants while a ruling National Conference worker was brutally killed by slitting open his throat after he was abducted in the night of December 18 from Pulwama District in south Kashmir, ac
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A 25-year-old youth, Nazir Ahmad Chopan, was shot dead by militants while a ruling National Conference worker was brutally killed by slitting open his throat after he was abducted in the night of December 18 from Pulwama District in south Kashmir, according to Daily Excelsior. Two unidentified militants entered the house of Nazir Ahmad Chopan at Kadipora in Pulwama District and asked him to accompany them. As soon as Chopan came out of his residence premises, the militants opened indiscriminate firing on him, resulting in his on the spot death, official sources said. Chopan was a shepherd by profession and was targeted by the militants on the suspicion of being an informer of the Security Forces, the sources said.
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December - 18 
A cadre belonging to the Ranjan Daimary faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), identified as Ratan Daimary (25), was arrested by the Guwahati City Police from Odalbakra area, reports Assam Tribune. A pistol along with three roun
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A cadre belonging to the Ranjan Daimary faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), identified as Ratan Daimary (25), was arrested by the Guwahati City Police from Odalbakra area, reports Assam Tribune. A pistol along with three rounds of ammunition was recovered from his possession.
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December - 18 
A Central Reserve Police Force trooper was killed in the blast at Titlighat in the Saranda forest, under the Jagannathpur constituency, in West Singhbhum District.
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A Central Reserve Police Force trooper was killed in the blast at Titlighat in the Saranda forest, under the Jagannathpur constituency, in West Singhbhum District.
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December - 18 
A People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Chingangbam Jiten Singh alias Kemba alias Inao (34), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Khurai Lamlong bazaar area on December 18. A cellular phone was recovered from his possession. He joined
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A People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Chingangbam Jiten Singh alias Kemba alias Inao (34), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Khurai Lamlong bazaar area on December 18. A cellular phone was recovered from his possession. He joined the outfit in 1996.
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December - 18 
A trooper of the of Bihar Military Police (BMP) was killed and two others sustained injuries in a gunfight with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Kanda Ghati in the Bisrampur Police Station area of Palamu District, the Police said on
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A trooper of the of Bihar Military Police (BMP) was killed and two others sustained injuries in a gunfight with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Kanda Ghati in the Bisrampur Police Station area of Palamu District, the Police said on December 19. The Superintendent of Police, Jatin Narwal, said that a BMP trooper, Pultas Sharma, was killed in the encounter that lasted for about four hours in the night of December 18. The encounter ensued after Maoists attacked a cluster centre at Nawa, the Police said.
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December - 18 
Daily Excelsior reports that five persons, including four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, were injured in a grenade attack by militants in the Sopore town of Baramulla District on December 18. The militants hurled a grenade towards the
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Daily Excelsior reports that five persons, including four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers, were injured in a grenade attack by militants in the Sopore town of Baramulla District on December 18. The militants hurled a grenade towards the bunker of the CRPF (179th Battalion) at main Chowk Sopore at around noon, official sources said. Four CRPF troopers and a civilian received splinter injury as the grenade exploded.
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December - 18 
In the State, two engineers of the Manipur Power Department, who were abducted by the UPPK cadres, were released on December 18, according to Telegraph.
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In the State, two engineers of the Manipur Power Department, who were abducted by the UPPK cadres, were released on December 18, according to Telegraph.
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December - 18 
Jamui Police recovered five can bombs on December 18 from a village under the Laxmipur Police Station in the Jamui District, reports Times of India. The Jamui Superintendent of Police Rakesh Kumar Rathi said one of the recovered can bombs weighed 50
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Jamui Police recovered five can bombs on December 18 from a village under the Laxmipur Police Station in the Jamui District, reports Times of India. The Jamui Superintendent of Police Rakesh Kumar Rathi said one of the recovered can bombs weighed 50 kilograms while the other four weighed 14 kilograms each. "The bombs were presumably meant to target a Police patrolling party," said Additional Director General of Police (ADG, Headquarters) U. S. Dutt. The Jamui SP, who led the raiding party on getting confidential information that extremists had collected some explosives, surrounded the hideouts of the suspected Maoists at village Thada Mor under the Laxmipur Police Station. The Maoists, however, managed to escape leaving behind the explosives and five detonators.
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December - 18 
Maoists numbering about 200 entered the premises of prosperous farmers Arun Kumar Singh, Sunit Kumar Singh and his brother Manoj Kumar Singh located at village Lakrihaar under the Dharhara Police Station in the Munger District and looted about 400 mo
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Maoists numbering about 200 entered the premises of prosperous farmers Arun Kumar Singh, Sunit Kumar Singh and his brother Manoj Kumar Singh located at village Lakrihaar under the Dharhara Police Station in the Munger District and looted about 400 mounds of paddy stacked there. The extremists loaded the paddy on the tractor of farmer Arun Kumar Singh and drove towards the forest area. When the caretakers protested, the Maoists set ablaze a go down as a result of which furniture were reduced to ashes, Police said, adding the Maoists also assaulted the caretaker.
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December - 18 
Munger Police on recovered one foreign made rifle and a pistol, INR 1 lakh in cash and two country made pistols from a place at village Ponkari under the Haveli Kharagpur Police Station in a raid. Haveli Kharagpur Sub Divisional Police Officer A. Cha
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Munger Police on recovered one foreign made rifle and a pistol, INR 1 lakh in cash and two country made pistols from a place at village Ponkari under the Haveli Kharagpur Police Station in a raid. Haveli Kharagpur Sub Divisional Police Officer A. Chandra said Police recovered 200 kilograms raw materials meant for manufacturing bombs. Equipment for manufacturing firearms were also recovered during the raid. Police have taken two persons, Ajay Kumar and Pawan Kumar, under custody for interrogation. The village is a Maoist stronghold, Police said.
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December - 18 
PTI reports that Police on December 18 claimed to have neutralised a Maoist plan to cause disturbances during polling at Palamu and Chatra assembly seats with the recovery of a cell phone and charger from the high-security Hazaribagh Central Jail, wh
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PTI reports that Police on December 18 claimed to have neutralised a Maoist plan to cause disturbances during polling at Palamu and Chatra assembly seats with the recovery of a cell phone and charger from the high-security Hazaribagh Central Jail, where over 100 Maoists were lodged. The devices were recovered from a cell during a search following a tip-off that top Maoists, lodged in the jail, were conspiring with their counterparts in Palamau and Chatra to create disturbances during December 18 polling and to trap the SF personnel, Superintendent of Police Pankaj Kamboj said.
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December - 18 
Speaking in the context of the withdrawal of two Army Divisions (about 30,000 troops) Defence Minister A. K. Antony ruled out revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from areas where the armed forces were deployed for counterinsurge
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Speaking in the context of the withdrawal of two Army Divisions (about 30,000 troops) Defence Minister A. K. Antony ruled out revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from areas where the armed forces were deployed for counterinsurgency operations. “Already the Army, by its own initiative, has withdrawn two divisions from Jammu and Kashmir. Last year, it withdrew one division. This year also it withdrew another division. So whenever we feel the situation is improving, we are willing to further reduce the visibility and presence of the armed forces,” he said after delivering the keynote address at a seminar on internal security. On the AFSPA, he reiterated the stand taken by the Army chiefs in the past that the armed forces needed special powers whenever they were deployed on counter-insurgency duties. But, he expressed the Government’s willingness to discuss changes in these powers. “Without special powers, the Army cannot operate … But at the same time we can have a detailed discussion about making some modification here and there,” he added.
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December - 18 
The dead body of another CPI-Marxist supporter, Amar Patra, was found at Baita village near Lalgarh on December 18. He, too, was abducted and shot dead. Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Verma said that the Maoists’ role was primarily suspected in
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The dead body of another CPI-Marxist supporter, Amar Patra, was found at Baita village near Lalgarh on December 18. He, too, was abducted and shot dead. Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Verma said that the Maoists’ role was primarily suspected in the killing. The violence coincided with the first day of the indefinite blockade called by the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA). The PCPA also called for a two-day-bandh (shut down) on December 28 and 29 in protest against the assault on tribal women by the Security Force personnel.
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December - 18 
The Hindu reports that 14 new Coast Guard stations are being set up in different coastal areas to address the security gaps along the Indian coastline, the Director-General of the Indian Coast Guard, Vice-Admiral Anil Chopra, said. He said acquisitio
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The Hindu reports that 14 new Coast Guard stations are being set up in different coastal areas to address the security gaps along the Indian coastline, the Director-General of the Indian Coast Guard, Vice-Admiral Anil Chopra, said. He said acquisition of surface and air assets were on a fast-track basis and necessary funds were sanctioned to the coast guard for the new acquisitions. Vice-Admiral Chopra was speaking at a ceremonial function at Porbandar on the occasion of commissioning of the Coast Guard Interceptor Boat C-145 which would further enhance the operational capabilities of the coast guard in shallow water.
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December - 18 
The Imphal West District Police foiled the bomb attack at Chingmeirong by arresting four cadres, including one woman, belonging to the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) on December 18.
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The Imphal West District Police foiled the bomb attack at Chingmeirong by arresting four cadres, including one woman, belonging to the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) and Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) on December 18.
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December - 18 
The over 2,000 Sahastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel protecting State Government-run Salwa Judum camps in Chhattisgarh are likely to be replaced by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel for better coordination of operations ahead of the all
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The over 2,000 Sahastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel protecting State Government-run Salwa Judum camps in Chhattisgarh are likely to be replaced by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel for better coordination of operations ahead of the all out offensive against Naxals (left wing extremists) in the country, according to Indian Express. The two SSB battalions will be shifted to Assam for counter-insurgency and internal security duties. The SSB already has five companies (about 500 men) deployed in the State, official sources said. The SSB personnel have been protecting around ten Salwa Judum camps, comprising 2,000 people in the two Districts of Bijapur and Dantewada in Chhattisgarh since April 2008. The force which will replace SSB could be the CRPF, they said. The Home Ministry had ordered the replacement and the movement of the troops will take place now as it was held back for sometime due to elections in few States. The move has been initiated to achieve a streamlined and focused output of operations and administration, sources said. The SSB has spent an approximately INR 16 lakh for civic action works in 2008 in these camps, an SSB officer said.
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December - 18 
The Union Defence Minister A. K. Antony on December 18 (today) said that two Army divisions, comprising around 30,000 troops, have been moved out of Jammu and Kashmir due to improvement in the situation there, reports rediff.com. Earlier in the month
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The Union Defence Minister A. K. Antony on December 18 (today) said that two Army divisions, comprising around 30,000 troops, have been moved out of Jammu and Kashmir due to improvement in the situation there, reports rediff.com. Earlier in the month, the Government announced withdrawal of a 'significant' number of battalions of the Central forces from Jammu and Kashmir in a noteworthy confidence- building measure following the initiative for holding 'quiet' dialogue with the separatist groups.
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December - 18 
Times of India reports that suspected Maoists exploded a landmine, injuring a Policeman at Mahur on December 18 (today). A trooper of the Jharkhand Armed Police suffered splinter injuries in the explosion triggered during patrolling in the area, Supe
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Times of India reports that suspected Maoists exploded a landmine, injuring a Policeman at Mahur on December 18 (today). A trooper of the Jharkhand Armed Police suffered splinter injuries in the explosion triggered during patrolling in the area, Superintendent of Police Jatin Narwal said. Mahur belongs to Hussainabad Assembly constituency where Maoist presence is strong, he said. It is among the 16 constituencies where polling is on.
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December - 18 
Two Policemen were killed and two others injured in landmine blasts triggered by the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the West Singhbhum and Palamau Districts on December 18, The Hindu reports. A landmine, triggered at Mahur in
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Two Policemen were killed and two others injured in landmine blasts triggered by the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the West Singhbhum and Palamau Districts on December 18, The Hindu reports. A landmine, triggered at Mahur in the Hussainabad constituency of Palamau District, killed a Policeman and injured two others, Superintendent of Police Jatin Narwal said.
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December - 18 
With Jharkhand assembly polls coming to an end on December 18, the Union Government is set to send an additional 17,000 paramilitary personnel to States to step up their anti-Naxalite (left wing extremism) operations under its plan of a “major offens
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With Jharkhand assembly polls coming to an end on December 18, the Union Government is set to send an additional 17,000 paramilitary personnel to States to step up their anti-Naxalite (left wing extremism) operations under its plan of a “major offensive” against the Naxalites in all affected States, reports Times of India. Though the operation is underway in Chhattisgarh, the idea is to extend it simultaneously at the junctions and tri-junctions of the affected states of Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal and Maharashtra. A senior home ministry official said the States already had 58,000 paramilitary personnel — drawn from the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force, Indo Tibetan Border Police, Sahastra Seema Bal and Combat Battalion for Resolute Action— at their command. The additional deployment would increase the strength of central forces for the anti-Naxalite operation to nearly 75,000. Stating that there is nothing called a “Green Hunt” as such, which could have possibly been coined by some State Police for some local operation, the official said the home ministry was already on track to pursue its plan of a “major offensive” against the Naxalites. The Jharkhand polls, which saw the deployment of nearly 40,000 paramilitary personnel, made the Union Government postpone the simultaneous operation for a couple of months, but there was hardly any period when the forces were not after Naxals in one or the other affected State, he added. “Operations are supposed to be launched secretly so that the forces can catch the ultras off guard. We are on the job and we will expand the area of operation gradually,” said a senior CRPF official, adding its a “long haul”.
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December - 18 
12 persons, mostly worshippers, were killed and 32 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden van near a mosque in the Police Lines in Dir Lower District of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 18, accordi
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12 persons, mostly worshippers, were killed and 32 others sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew up his explosives-laden van near a mosque in the Police Lines in Dir Lower District of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 18, according to The News. “The worshipers were coming out after offering the Friday prayers from the Civil Colony mosque in the Police Lines when the suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into the wall,” an eyewitness said. “Eleven persons were killed and 32 others injured in the explosion, which occurred at 1:30 PM (PST),” a Police official said. It was the first incident of its kind in Dir Lower, where Security Forces (SFs) in the summer crushed a Taliban-led insurgency concentrated in Maidan and Adinzai tehsil (revenue division) of the Dir Lower District.
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December - 18 
A US drone fired four missiles in the Shagga village of North Waziristan, killing eight Taliban militants and injuring five others. The US drone struck at around 3:30pm (IST) in Pyekhel area of Dattakhel tehsil (revenue division), 25 kilometres west
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A US drone fired four missiles in the Shagga village of North Waziristan, killing eight Taliban militants and injuring five others. The US drone struck at around 3:30pm (IST) in Pyekhel area of Dattakhel tehsil (revenue division), 25 kilometres west of Miranshah. “The US drone fired four missiles, hitting a house, a compound and some makeshift buildings,” a Security Official in Peshawar told the AFP. “It looks like some key Taliban or al Qaeda figures are hiding in this area, and that’s why the drones are targeting this area again and again.” An official told AFP, “Our informers told us that the Taliban had gathered to attend the funeral prayers of those killed December 17’s missile attacks,” he said.
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December - 18 
Security Forces (SFs) backed by fighter jets killed 16 Taliban militants and injured another 22 when they targeted militant hideouts in various areas of Orakzai Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 18, according to Dai
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Security Forces (SFs) backed by fighter jets killed 16 Taliban militants and injured another 22 when they targeted militant hideouts in various areas of Orakzai Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 18, according to Daily Times. Sources said the jets destroyed four hideouts in Dabori, Ghalju, Mamuzai and Malpati areas of Upper Orakzai.
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December - 18 
The SFs arrested 14 suspected militants during a search operation in the Malakdin Khel and Qambar Khel areas of Bara tehsil.
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The SFs arrested 14 suspected militants during a search operation in the Malakdin Khel and Qambar Khel areas of Bara tehsil.
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December - 18 
The SFs arrested 30 suspected militants during search operations in Bala Sur near Chuprial, as well as Hamwarai, Roria, Kontangat, Kotkai, Kamargai area of Swat, according to Daily Times. A Taliban militant surrendered at Kharary near Matta.
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The SFs arrested 30 suspected militants during search operations in Bala Sur near Chuprial, as well as Hamwarai, Roria, Kontangat, Kotkai, Kamargai area of Swat, according to Daily Times. A Taliban militant surrendered at Kharary near Matta.
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December - 18 
The SFs in South Waziristan neutralised 30 bunkers and compounds, which were previously being used by the Taliban militants. The SFs conducted a search operation in Song Khula near Asman Manza and destroyed a watchtower that was used by the Taliban m
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The SFs in South Waziristan neutralised 30 bunkers and compounds, which were previously being used by the Taliban militants. The SFs conducted a search operation in Song Khula near Asman Manza and destroyed a watchtower that was used by the Taliban militants. The Taliban militants fired with small arms at a SFs checkpost near Razmak, injuring a soldier.
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December - 18 
Unidentified militants destroyed a boys’ college in Alamgodar area of Bara tehsil (revenue division) in Khyber Agency. The sources said that the militants attacked the college in the early hours of morning. They tied up the guard with ropes and blew
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Unidentified militants destroyed a boys’ college in Alamgodar area of Bara tehsil (revenue division) in Khyber Agency. The sources said that the militants attacked the college in the early hours of morning. They tied up the guard with ropes and blew up the building using explosives. The sources said 20 rooms of the college were completely destroyed.
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December - 18 
The Communist Party of Nepal-Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) ‘chairman’ Jhalanath Khanal on December 18 said the Constituent Assembly (CA) along with the President and the Government will be dissolved if new constitution is not drafted on time. He said al
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The Communist Party of Nepal-Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) ‘chairman’ Jhalanath Khanal on December 18 said the Constituent Assembly (CA) along with the President and the Government will be dissolved if new constitution is not drafted on time. He said all the powers will be transferred to the President if constitution is not drafted on time.
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December - 18 
The Maoists declared that they would go ahead with their pre-announced plan to impose nationwide general strike for three days starting December 20.
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The Maoists declared that they would go ahead with their pre-announced plan to impose nationwide general strike for three days starting December 20.
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December - 18 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) wrapped up its autonomous state declaration programme by declaring Madhesh autonomous state on December 18, reports Nepal News. The Maoist vice-chairman Babu Ram Bhattarai announced the
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) wrapped up its autonomous state declaration programme by declaring Madhesh autonomous state on December 18, reports Nepal News. The Maoist vice-chairman Babu Ram Bhattarai announced the establishment of Madhesh autonomous state amid a programme organized at Barabigha Ranabhoomi Maidan in Janakpur District. The Madhesh state comprises 12 Terai Districts from Saptari in the east to Kapivastu in mid-west Nepal. With the announcement, the Maoists have finished declaration of 13 autonomous states based on ethnicity and region. Earlier, the Maoists had declared Limbuwan, Kochila, Kirat, Sherpa, Bher-Karnali, Tharuwan, Seti-Mahakali, Tamsaling, Newa, Bhote, Magarat and Tamuwan autonomous states.
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December - 18 
The Unified CPN-Maoist cadres pelted stones at Minister for Energy Prakash Sharan Mahat in Baglung in the morning of December 18 (today) while he was on the way to participate at one programme. He was also shown black flags. The situation in Baglung
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The Unified CPN-Maoist cadres pelted stones at Minister for Energy Prakash Sharan Mahat in Baglung in the morning of December 18 (today) while he was on the way to participate at one programme. He was also shown black flags. The situation in Baglung has been tensed following the assault.
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December - 18 
The dead body of a regional leader of the Red flag faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Red flag), identified as Saiful Islam Saban alias Sabai, was found on a railway track in Alamganga sub district of Chuadanga District on December 18
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The dead body of a regional leader of the Red flag faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Red flag), identified as Saiful Islam Saban alias Sabai, was found on a railway track in Alamganga sub district of Chuadanga District on December 18, reports Daily Star. Police rushed to the site and sent the body to Chuadanga Sadar Hospital morgue for autopsy. The body of Saban, a top listed cadre in Chuadanga, was bisected from waist, Police said.
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December - 18 
Sri Lanka Transport Board recommenced the commuter transportation between Kandy and Jaffna on December 18 after a lapse of 26 years, Colombo Page reported. The first bus bound for Jaffna after the A-9 highway was opened left the Kandy bus stand at 3a
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Sri Lanka Transport Board recommenced the commuter transportation between Kandy and Jaffna on December 18 after a lapse of 26 years, Colombo Page reported. The first bus bound for Jaffna after the A-9 highway was opened left the Kandy bus stand at 3am (SLST), the Chief Minister of the Central Province Sarath Ekanayaka said. The commuter service between the two cities had been suspended for 26 years due to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorism in the North. Early reservations of seats in the Kandy-Jaffna buses are available for the commuters.
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December - 19 
A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was killed and two others were injured as a group of militants opened firing on them after infiltrating into Indian Territory from the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch District in the morni
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A Border Security Force (BSF) trooper was killed and two others were injured as a group of militants opened firing on them after infiltrating into Indian Territory from the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch District in the morning of December 19, according to Daily Excelsior. Official sources said a group of four to six militants were pushed into this side of the LoC from Pakistan’s forward Daku Post in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch District. However, the militants were traced by the BSF personnel, manning the forward Kranti Post in Krishna Ghati sector, as soon as they infiltrated into Indian Territory along with a consignment of arms, ammunition and explosives. Observing that their movement has been noticed by the BSF personnel from their forward posts, the militants opened heavy firing on them in a bid to intrude further into Indian Territory. Three BSF personnel were injured in the firing, one of them succumbed to his wounds while being evacuated to hospital. The BSF trooper, who was killed in firing by the infiltrators, was identified as Mukesh Chand. Two injured BSF personnel were identified as S. Gogi and Pawan Kumar.
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December - 19 
A cadre of the United Peoples Party of Kangleipak (UPPK), identified as Chaitaba Singh (18), was arrested by the Assam Riffles personnel at Khudengthabi in the Chandel District on December 19.
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A cadre of the United Peoples Party of Kangleipak (UPPK), identified as Chaitaba Singh (18), was arrested by the Assam Riffles personnel at Khudengthabi in the Chandel District on December 19.
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December - 19 
A Delhi Court on December 19 acquitted a suspected Hizb-e-Islami militant on charges of carrying RDX four years ago, reports Times of India. Additional Sessions Judge Madhu Jain absolved Nazir Ahmed Khan, of various charges under the Explosive Substa
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A Delhi Court on December 19 acquitted a suspected Hizb-e-Islami militant on charges of carrying RDX four years ago, reports Times of India. Additional Sessions Judge Madhu Jain absolved Nazir Ahmed Khan, of various charges under the Explosive Substances Act. Nazir Ahmed Khan, a resident of Mendser in Jammu and Kashmir, was apprehended by Delhi Police's special cell on June 4, 2005 from Daryaganj on a tip off. The Police reportedly recovered 490 grams of RDX from his possession.
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December - 19 
A ruling National Conference worker, Mohammad Iqbal Dar (40), was abducted by unidentified militants from his village at Dogri Awantipora in Pulwama District. Police recovered his dead body from the nearby village of Patwari-Nar in Kawani area of Aw
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A ruling National Conference worker, Mohammad Iqbal Dar (40), was abducted by unidentified militants from his village at Dogri Awantipora in Pulwama District. Police recovered his dead body from the nearby village of Patwari-Nar in Kawani area of Awantipora in the morning of December 19. Dar was brutally killed by his abductor as his throat had been slit from ear to ear.
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December - 19 
According to Telegraph, Security Forces (SFs) shot dead two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants during an encounter in Sonitpur District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in the night of December 19. Two foreign-made pistols
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According to Telegraph, Security Forces (SFs) shot dead two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants during an encounter in Sonitpur District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border in the night of December 19. Two foreign-made pistols, a grenade, detonators and a walkie-talkie set were recovered from their possession. Police claimed that the two militants were involved in the November 10 grenade blast at Missamari market near an Army cantonment, in which a child was killed while several others were injured.
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December - 19 
An official of the Manipur Revenue Department who was abducted by suspected militants on November 28, was found beaten to death at Kasom Khullen Lamkha under Kasom Police Station in Ukhrul District on December 19. The slain official was identified as
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An official of the Manipur Revenue Department who was abducted by suspected militants on November 28, was found beaten to death at Kasom Khullen Lamkha under Kasom Police Station in Ukhrul District on December 19. The slain official was identified as A.S. Ringphamei (37).
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December - 19 
Armed Maoists in the night of December 19 blew up a state-run school building at Karma village the Aurangabad District, Police sources said. Around 50 Maoists surrounded the vacant school building, planted dynamites and blew it up, sources said. No h
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Armed Maoists in the night of December 19 blew up a state-run school building at Karma village the Aurangabad District, Police sources said. Around 50 Maoists surrounded the vacant school building, planted dynamites and blew it up, sources said. No harm was caused to anybody.
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December - 19 
Meghalaya Chief Minister D.D. Lapang on December 19 criticised the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) for creating confusion by resorting to a general shut down even after the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram cancelled his visit to the
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Meghalaya Chief Minister D.D. Lapang on December 19 criticised the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) for creating confusion by resorting to a general shut down even after the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram cancelled his visit to the State, according to Telegraph. The outfit reportedly called the 24-hour general shut down, beginning 6.30pm on December 18, to protest against the Home Minister’s visit, alleging that India was adopting double standard on human rights issues.
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December - 19 
Police on December 19 said that surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres were involved in the December 18 robbery at a branch of the United Bank of India at Dirok in Margherita of Tinsukia District, reports Telegraph. "We have identi
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Police on December 19 said that surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres were involved in the December 18 robbery at a branch of the United Bank of India at Dirok in Margherita of Tinsukia District, reports Telegraph. "We have identified a few members of the gang. At least three of them are surrendered ULFA militants," a senior Police official involved in the investigations said. He, however, did not name them, saying the time was "not right" yet.
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December - 19 
Power generation at the Balimela hydroelectricity project in the Malkangiri District was disrupted following an attack by Maoists on the infrastructure of the unit during the early hours of December 19. Power had not resumed at the unit till evening.
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Power generation at the Balimela hydroelectricity project in the Malkangiri District was disrupted following an attack by Maoists on the infrastructure of the unit during the early hours of December 19. Power had not resumed at the unit till evening. Speaking to The Hindu, Malkangiri Superintendent of Police Satyabrata Bhoi said about a dozen armed Maoists launched the attack at around 12.30am. The project is located in a remote area around 60 kilometres from Malkangiri. The Maoists were targeting the areas of the unit that had low security. When the Maoists reached the tunnel camp of the project, it was deserted. Then the attack took place.
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December - 19 
The ‘chief’ of the M.I. Khan faction of PULF, Mohammed Islamuddin alias Ibrahim Kaji alias M.I. Khan (48), who was in detention under judicial custody at the Central Jail Sajiwa in Imphal following the recommendation from the state NSA Board, was tra
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The ‘chief’ of the M.I. Khan faction of PULF, Mohammed Islamuddin alias Ibrahim Kaji alias M.I. Khan (48), who was in detention under judicial custody at the Central Jail Sajiwa in Imphal following the recommendation from the state NSA Board, was transferred to the Tihar Jail in Delhi on December 19.
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December - 19 
The extremists were believed to have planted the landmine beneath a culvert to restrict the force movement on combing operation, continuing for two days following Maoists attack at Relhatur, a nearby village, on December 19. The Maoists reportedly ha
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The extremists were believed to have planted the landmine beneath a culvert to restrict the force movement on combing operation, continuing for two days following Maoists attack at Relhatur, a nearby village, on December 19. The Maoists reportedly had damaged three Government buildings, including the local panchayat (village level local self Government situation) office, at Relhatur. Around 100 armed Maoists stormed into Relhatur village and blew up the panchayat office and its adjoining panchayat store building. An eyewitness said the Maoists were shouting anti-Government slogans, daring villagers to call the Police. The extremists also pasted hand written posters at nearby villages of Rengeda and Topadih. The people of Mahupada, Jharbeda, Relhatur, Sanbalijore and Nangalkata village had earlier left their houses out of fear and staged a dharna (protest) before K Balang Police Station and NH No 215 demanding security. The villagers had returned only three days ago, after security camps were opened in their villages. The District administration had held a “civil action” programme at Relhatur on December 17 and announced several development programmes and appealed to villagers to cooperate with police to tackle the menace in their area. Superintendent of Police (Rourkela) Diptesh Patnaik said additional Police force with senior officers will be rushed to Relhatur and joint combing operation will be intensified.
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December - 19 
The Maoists launched a brutal assault on a zoo in Jhargram town in the night of December 19, firing indiscriminately into deer and black buck enclosures, setting fire to animal cages, burning hundreds of birds and beating the beat officer and forest
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The Maoists launched a brutal assault on a zoo in Jhargram town in the night of December 19, firing indiscriminately into deer and black buck enclosures, setting fire to animal cages, burning hundreds of birds and beating the beat officer and forest guards, according to Times of India. The actual toll is still being assessed, but two black bucks are confirmed dead and hundreds of birds burnt to ashes. Forest department officials are now scrambling to save an elephant herd that is headed in the direction. The attack on the zoo, just two kilometres from Jhargram, could be a strategic move because it connects the town with Jharkhand via Banstala and Manikpara. Once Maoists have access to it, they can easily reach Jharkhand.
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December - 19 
The Police arrested three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants from Shopian District, who were reportedly involved in the attack on a National Conference office bearer on August 25. Three arrested militants were identified as Rafiq Ahmad Sheikh, Mukhtar
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The Police arrested three Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants from Shopian District, who were reportedly involved in the attack on a National Conference office bearer on August 25. Three arrested militants were identified as Rafiq Ahmad Sheikh, Mukhtar Ahmad Tantray and Jehangir Ahmad Malik. Police sources said the militants had carried out the attack on Abdul Rehman Watchku, the NC Shopian town president. One AK-47 rifle used in the offence and one pistol with ammunitions were recovered from their possession.
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December - 19 
Troops of Rashtriya Rifles and Police neutralised a hide-out of the militants during a search operation in Salani forest area of Mendhar tehsil (revenue division) in Poonch District. 1500 AK rounds, 399 Pika rounds and two Pika belts were recovered f
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Troops of Rashtriya Rifles and Police neutralised a hide-out of the militants during a search operation in Salani forest area of Mendhar tehsil (revenue division) in Poonch District. 1500 AK rounds, 399 Pika rounds and two Pika belts were recovered from the hide-out.
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Two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) activists were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the West Midnapore District on December 20, Police said, reports PTI. The dead bodies of two CP-Marxist workers Jyo
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Two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) activists were killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the West Midnapore District on December 20, Police said, reports PTI. The dead bodies of two CP-Marxist workers Jyotidranath Mahato and Manik Midha, who along with four others were abducted by Maoists late in the night of December 19 from Balodhoba village, were found dead on December 20 at Lauria village near Manikpara, they said. The whereabouts of the other two persons abducted by the Maoists from Balodhaba village was not known, they added.
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December - 19 
Two trucks and a forest beat office were set ablaze by suspected Maoists in the West Midnapore district on December 19. Police said the two trucks were set ablaze on the National Highway 6 near Gajasul and a forest beat office at Sankhahar under Jhar
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Two trucks and a forest beat office were set ablaze by suspected Maoists in the West Midnapore district on December 19. Police said the two trucks were set ablaze on the National Highway 6 near Gajasul and a forest beat office at Sankhahar under Jhargram Police Station.
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December - 19 
A Police patrol party convoy narrowly escaped a roadside bomb blast at a suburban Afridi Garhi locality along the Ring Road-A Police patrol party convoy narrowly escaped a roadside bomb blast at a suburban Afridi Garhi locality along the Ring Road-Ch
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A Police patrol party convoy narrowly escaped a roadside bomb blast at a suburban Afridi Garhi locality along the Ring Road-A Police patrol party convoy narrowly escaped a roadside bomb blast at a suburban Afridi Garhi locality along the Ring Road-Chughalpura Road in Peshawar of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 19, according to Daily Times. Police said the blast occurred when Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Iftikhar Khan and some constables were passing through the area. The DSP said he was on official duty, adding the bomb went off seconds before the Police patrol party would have reached the spot. Speaking with journalists, Peshawar Senior Superintendent (coordination) Muhammad Alam Shinwari said the explosive device had been planted along the road and was detonated using a remote control, adding it seemed the actual target of the suspected militants was the Police convoy.
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December - 19 
At least three personnel of the Balochistan Constabulary (BC), including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), were killed and another two injured when unidentified militants opened fire at them in Quetta of Balochistan on December 19, according t
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At least three personnel of the Balochistan Constabulary (BC), including a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), were killed and another two injured when unidentified militants opened fire at them in Quetta of Balochistan on December 19, according to Daily Times. Sources said that DSP Habibullah Qaisarani had left his home for office when the militants, riding a motorcycle, ambushed his car on the Jail Road. Habibullah, Assistant Sub-Inspector Muhammad Aslam and Constable Shafiq Ahmed died on the spot. The driver of the van, Nazeer Ahmed, and another constable Muhammad Yasir were injured in the attack.
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December - 19 
In North Waziristan, the SFs conducted a search of Waziristan Hotel in Miran Shah and arrested two militants and recovered three grenades and a jacket from them.
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In North Waziristan, the SFs conducted a search of Waziristan Hotel in Miran Shah and arrested two militants and recovered three grenades and a jacket from them.
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December - 19 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 20 militants in operations across the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 19, according to Daily Times. The SFs killed six militants in Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency and arrested anoth
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 20 militants in operations across the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 19, according to Daily Times. The SFs killed six militants in Bara tehsil (revenue division) of Khyber Agency and arrested another four militants during a search operation in the area. The six militants were killed when they tried to attack the Janki Post in Bara, while the militants were arrested from the Shalobar area. The SFs also blew up the house of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) ‘commander’ Arif.
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December - 19 
SFs also conducted a search operation in Badam Shah near Pash Ziarat and neutralised three militant compounds, two bunkers and a tunnel and cleared four suspected houses.
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SFs also conducted a search operation in Badam Shah near Pash Ziarat and neutralised three militant compounds, two bunkers and a tunnel and cleared four suspected houses.
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December - 19 
SFs conducted search operations in several areas of the Jandola sector in South Waziristan and recovered a large cache of arms and ammunitions.
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SFs conducted search operations in several areas of the Jandola sector in South Waziristan and recovered a large cache of arms and ammunitions.
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December - 19 
SFs killed six militants and neutralised three militant’s hideouts in the Orakzai Agency. Also, unidentified gunmen shot dead two militants in the area. The helicopter gunships pounded Feroz Khel and Shaikhan areas of Lower Orakzai, killing six milit
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SFs killed six militants and neutralised three militant’s hideouts in the Orakzai Agency. Also, unidentified gunmen shot dead two militants in the area. The helicopter gunships pounded Feroz Khel and Shaikhan areas of Lower Orakzai, killing six militants and neutralised three of their hideouts. The two bodies of militants were recovered from Sanpaga Kandao area of Upper Orakzai.
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December - 19 
SFs killed six militants in the Razmal area in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan. “Security forces conducted a search operation in Lowara Punga near Mana. During the encounter six terrorists were killed,” The Inter-Services Public
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SFs killed six militants in the Razmal area in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat in South Waziristan. “Security forces conducted a search operation in Lowara Punga near Mana. During the encounter six terrorists were killed,” The Inter-Services Public Relations said. The SFs secured Sain Tanga and Malik Shahi areas in South Waziristan and arrested four suspects during the clearance operation in several areas of the Jandola sector.
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December - 19 
The militants fired rockets and small arms at a SFs patrol near Mana, which was effectively retaliated. SFs also cleared 52 compounds in various areas and recovered a cache of arms.
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The militants fired rockets and small arms at a SFs patrol near Mana, which was effectively retaliated. SFs also cleared 52 compounds in various areas and recovered a cache of arms.
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December - 19 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 40 suspected Taliban militants during a search operation in Kabal tehsil (revenue division) of Swat.
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested 40 suspected Taliban militants during a search operation in Kabal tehsil (revenue division) of Swat.
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December - 19 
The SFs also imposed curfew in Bara Bandai area of Kabal and conducted a search operation in which they arrested several suspects.
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The SFs also imposed curfew in Bara Bandai area of Kabal and conducted a search operation in which they arrested several suspects.
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December - 19 
99.82 percent of 48,583 voters mandated independent and sovereign Tamil Eelam in the poll conducted in 31 centres across Canada on December 19, the pro-LTTE Website Tamil Net reported.
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99.82 percent of 48,583 voters mandated independent and sovereign Tamil Eelam in the poll conducted in 31 centres across Canada on December 19, the pro-LTTE Website Tamil Net reported.
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December - 19 
Troops conducted search and clear operations in the Vavuniya, Kevil, Maradamadu, Sinnapandiparichchan, Naddankandal, Mundampiddi, Adampan and Puthukkudiyiruppu areas of Wanni and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition on December 19, reports Sri
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Troops conducted search and clear operations in the Vavuniya, Kevil, Maradamadu, Sinnapandiparichchan, Naddankandal, Mundampiddi, Adampan and Puthukkudiyiruppu areas of Wanni and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition on December 19, reports Sri Lanka Army. The recoveries include fifty-nine 40-mm Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG), seventeen 60-mm mortar fuses, 1369 rounds of Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) ammunition, 101 anti-personnel mines, 14 RPG bombs, 77 hand grenades, three T-56 weapons, 12 T-56 magazines, 3338 rounds of T-56 ammunition, four M72 x A3 weapons, 525 artillery fuses, one 60-mm mortar launcher barrel, one Motorola base station, 12 unidentified fuses, eight claymore mines, one claymore remote, twenty 60-mm mortar bombs, 750 rounds of 7.62 ammunition, one C90 weapon, two RPG chargers, six 12.7 ammunition boxes, 60 rounds of 12.7 ammunition with links, three I-com communication sets, two Yesu communication sets, one Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) jacket, nineteen 122-mm artillery rounds, eight kilograms of C-4 explosives, seven 81-mm mortar fuses, one bag containing artillery boosters, a stock of weapon body parts, one four litres kerosene oil can and one five litres diesel can .
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December - 20 
A college employee was found dead in the Gaya District on December 20, two days after he was abducted by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from a village, police said, according to PTI. Kamlesh Kumar, a fourth grade employ
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A college employee was found dead in the Gaya District on December 20, two days after he was abducted by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from a village, police said, according to PTI. Kamlesh Kumar, a fourth grade employee of Upendra Nath Verma College, was abducted by suspected Maoists from Juri village in the Banke Bazar Police Station on December 18, they said.
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December - 20 
A day after an abortive infiltration attempt on the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch District, Pakistan Rangers opened firing on forward Indian posts on the International Border (IB) in the morning of December 20 at Hiranagar s
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A day after an abortive infiltration attempt on the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch District, Pakistan Rangers opened firing on forward Indian posts on the International Border (IB) in the morning of December 20 at Hiranagar sector in Kathua district reportedly with a view to push militants. The militants were, however, unable to intrude due to alertness displayed by the Border Security Force (BSF), which immediately retaliated the firing. The BSF has, meanwhile, put in place a Winter Border Management Strategy (WBMS) all along the IB in Jammu sector to keep a check on infiltrators as reports revealed that the militants continued to camp at launching pads across the IB awaiting an opportunity to sneak in, IG BSF AK Surolia said here this morning.
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December - 20 
A landmine, triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, blew up the parapets of a culvert on NH 215 in the Bonai sub-division of Sundargarh District on December 20, reports Express Buzz. The blast appeared to be another atte
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A landmine, triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, blew up the parapets of a culvert on NH 215 in the Bonai sub-division of Sundargarh District on December 20, reports Express Buzz. The blast appeared to be another attempt by the Maoists to make their presence felt amid mounting pressure from the Security Forces combing the area with the help of local tribals. The blast took place around noon and was targeted at a location close to a forested hilly terrain. The explosion was not powerful and it left only the parapets damaged. The expressway is a key link between Rajamunda and Panikoili. Normal vehicular traffic, however, continued. Rourkela Superintendent of Police Diptesh Patnaik played down the incident, by saying that the Security Forces are working overtime to sanities the areas.
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December - 20 
A local labourer, Heikrujam Tomba (35), was shot at and wounded by suspected militants at Samurou under Wangoi Police Station in Imphal West District on December 20, reports Sangai Express.
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A local labourer, Heikrujam Tomba (35), was shot at and wounded by suspected militants at Samurou under Wangoi Police Station in Imphal West District on December 20, reports Sangai Express.
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December - 20 
A Police van carrying two platoons of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel had a narrow escape when a landmine, triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist), exploded in the Sundargarh District on December 20, Police sa
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A Police van carrying two platoons of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel had a narrow escape when a landmine, triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist), exploded in the Sundargarh District on December 20, Police said, reported PTI. There was no report of injury to the vehicle or any personnel, they said. The blast took place at Kamarposh on NH-215 under K. Balang Police Station, about 80 kilometres from Rourkela. The explosion occurred as soon as the Police van passed the culvert at around 11am (IST) and under its impact the small bridge was partially damaged, the sources said.
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December - 20 
A surrendered National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre, Dhananjay Boro, was arrested by the Police from Jatiya area in Guwahati on December 20 in connection with the killing of a person, Gurbinder Singh Sodhi, on October 10, 2007, according
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A surrendered National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre, Dhananjay Boro, was arrested by the Police from Jatiya area in Guwahati on December 20 in connection with the killing of a person, Gurbinder Singh Sodhi, on October 10, 2007, according to Assam Tribune.
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December - 20 
As the period of detention of top Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) leader Kobad Ghandy completes 90 days on December 20, Delhi Police has moved a trial court seeking extension of time to file charge sheet against him, reports Times of In
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As the period of detention of top Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) leader Kobad Ghandy completes 90 days on December 20, Delhi Police has moved a trial court seeking extension of time to file charge sheet against him, reports Times of India. In an application filed before a metropolitan magistrate recently, the special cell of Delhi police submitted that they needed time to file the charge sheet against Ghandy. The period of extension for filing the charge sheet can go up to 180 days in accordance with the Act.
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December - 20 
IANS reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) blew up a community building in Bokaro District as it was used by the Security Force personnel in the recently concluded elections, Police said December 21. The Maoists att
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IANS reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) blew up a community building in Bokaro District as it was used by the Security Force personnel in the recently concluded elections, Police said December 21. The Maoists attacked the building in Palamau village under Nawadih block of Bokaro District on December 20. No one was injured in the incident, a Police officer said. "Maoists left a pamphlet saying that the community building was blown up as it was used by the security forces during the polls," the officer said.
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December - 20 
IANS reports that hundreds of poor school children in Aurangabad District on December 20 appealed to the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) not to damage or target their schools as it impacts their education badly. In an open
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IANS reports that hundreds of poor school children in Aurangabad District on December 20 appealed to the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) not to damage or target their schools as it impacts their education badly. In an open letter to Maoists, the school children urged Maoists not to deprive them of education by damaging and blowing up the school buildings.
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December - 20 
PTI reports that Security Forces on December 20 arrested a close supporter of slain Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘Divisional Commander’ Abu Tallah, identified as Nisar Ahmed, in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police officials said. He was working as a
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PTI reports that Security Forces on December 20 arrested a close supporter of slain Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘Divisional Commander’ Abu Tallah, identified as Nisar Ahmed, in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, police officials said. He was working as a guide, messenger and courier of slain LeT Abu Tallah.
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December - 20 
Telegraph reports that two suspected Maoists were shot dead by the Security Forces near Jhargram during a gun battle that injured at least seven villagers caught in the crossfire. The Police identified the slain duo as Santu Mahato, 26, and Kajol Mah
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Telegraph reports that two suspected Maoists were shot dead by the Security Forces near Jhargram during a gun battle that injured at least seven villagers caught in the crossfire. The Police identified the slain duo as Santu Mahato, 26, and Kajol Mahato, 22. The People’s Committee against Police Atrocities, meanwhile, said they were its leaders, “killed when the police fired indiscriminately at villagers”. Santu’s body has been retrieved but Kajol’s was lying deeper in the Boira forest. During a patrol along a State Highway that connects Kharagpur with Jhargram, the joint forces learnt that mines had been planted near Boira. Two companies (around 200 personnel) went there with a bomb squad and defused two improvised devices at around 3pm (IST). 15 minutes after the force had picked up two men on suspicion that they may have planted the mines, 500 villagers surrounded them protesting arrests. The Maoists opened fire from an adjoining forest, a Police official said, adding, “The Maoists tried to put the villagers in the line of fire. Shots rang out as we started lobbing tear-gas shells to drive the villagers away.” The encounter on the fringes of Boira forest, 12 kilometres from Jhargram town, started around 3.30pm and continued till 9pm.
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December - 20 
The former ‘chairman’ of the proscribed HNLC Julius Dorphang said the outfit's insistence on going ahead with the general shut down even after the Union Home Minister had called off his visit to the State was a major blunder in the history of the out
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The former ‘chairman’ of the proscribed HNLC Julius Dorphang said the outfit's insistence on going ahead with the general shut down even after the Union Home Minister had called off his visit to the State was a major blunder in the history of the outfit, reports Shillong Times. "It shows the leadership vacuum in the HNLC," the surrendered militant mentioned.
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December - 20 
The Hindu reports that a Police officer was killed and another critically injured in an encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Bijapur District on December 20. Assistant Sub-Inspector Baldev Patel died and Constable Ja
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The Hindu reports that a Police officer was killed and another critically injured in an encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Bijapur District on December 20. Assistant Sub-Inspector Baldev Patel died and Constable Jairam Nag was seriously injured in the encounter at Tumnar village under Bangapal Police Station, Bijapur Police Superintendent Avinash Mohanty said.
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December - 20 
The huge cache of explosives, seized by Bihar Police from different parts of the State and Jharkhand during the past few days, was mostly pushed into the State from Avadi in Pune and Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh, Times of India reported on December 2
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The huge cache of explosives, seized by Bihar Police from different parts of the State and Jharkhand during the past few days, was mostly pushed into the State from Avadi in Pune and Srikakulam in Andhra Pradesh, Times of India reported on December 21. This was disclosed to interrogators by the four persons who were arrested in Rohtas following seizure of a large quantity of ammonium nitrate. Though Bihar Police are yet to get to the bottom of the case, they are now convinced that the explosives were to be supplied to Maoists. Over one lakh kilograms of ammonium nitrate was recovered from Patna, Gaya, Rohtas, and Bokaro (Jharkhand) following raids which started on November 7, 2009. Those arrested initially tried to hoodwink the cops by maintaining that the chemical was meant for use as fertiliser. "For the last three years, not even a gram of ammonium nitrate was supplied to Rohtas by the government for use as fertiliser," a senior Police officer said and added that seizure of gelatine sticks gave further credence to their belief that it was to be used for nefarious purposes. Ammonium nitrate, if mixed with diesel and triggered with gelatine sticks, can cause huge explosion. "It is a good substance for making effective explosive devices," the Police officer said. Police said the arrested persons later confessed that the chemical was to be sent to Midnapore in West Bengal and Jharkhand where Maoists were to use it to enforce their poll boycott call. Assembly elections are being held in Jharkhand in five phases beginning November 25. "Thank God, the explosives were seized in time otherwise one can very well imagine the extent of damage the Maoists would have caused during elections in Jharkhand," the Police officer said. Patna Senior Superintendent of Police Vineet Vinayak said the explosive materials were to be distributed in Maoists-hit Districts of Bihar and Jharkhand. Meanwhile, Police are still wondering from where are the Maoists getting .315 bore and 12 bore cartridges, a large number of which too were seized in raids. "These are obsolete bores, neither being produced nor in use by police or Army anywhere in the country," said Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) U. S. Dutt. Police speculate these ammunitions might have been pilfered from army go downs. "We are working on this theory," said Dutt.
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December - 20 
The SFs shot dead another NDFB militant at Kamengbari area in the Chirang District. Subsequently, a pistol was found from the encounter site.
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The SFs shot dead another NDFB militant at Kamengbari area in the Chirang District. Subsequently, a pistol was found from the encounter site.
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December - 20 
Two Policemen were abducted by Maoists from Tehgoria under Salboni Police Station at around 10am on December 20, the Police said, adding that a massive search operation was launched to rescue the policemen, reports PTI.
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Two Policemen were abducted by Maoists from Tehgoria under Salboni Police Station at around 10am on December 20, the Police said, adding that a massive search operation was launched to rescue the policemen, reports PTI.
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December - 20 
Two suspected People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadres were shot dead by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at Leishangthem and Khelakhong area in the morning of December 20, reports Imphal Free
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Two suspected People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadres were shot dead by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at Leishangthem and Khelakhong area in the morning of December 20, reports Imphal Free Press. They were identified as Mohammed Anishkhan (16) and Mohammed Ali alias Bocha (21). While other militants managed to escape, one AK series rifle loaded with one magazine containing nine live ammunitions, one 9mm pistol with magazine containing six live rounds, one Chinese made hand grenade, one M-16 magazine containing eight live rounds, one misfired round of lethod, one demand letter of PULF and one leather wallet with INR 200 were recovered from the possession of the slain militants.
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December - 20 
Two United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadres, Naorem Kiran alias Shekhar (29) and Ningthoujam Helendro Singh (29), were arrested by the Imphal West District Police from near the northern gate of the Johnstone Hr. Secondary School. One cellular
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Two United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadres, Naorem Kiran alias Shekhar (29) and Ningthoujam Helendro Singh (29), were arrested by the Imphal West District Police from near the northern gate of the Johnstone Hr. Secondary School. One cellular phone and one identity card of the 2nd India Reserve Battalion were recovered from their possession. Following their confession, five other cadres of the UNLF were arrested. They were identified as one Khaidem Romen Singh (29), Ashem Nilakanta alias Ingo alias Yaiphaba (29), Elangbam Ratankumar (28), Heisnam Romeo Singh (22) and Heisnam Deban Singh (32). Three AK 56 Rifles, one double barrel gun, one inverter, 170 Numbers of AK-56 projectiles, 10 live rounds of double barrel ammunition, one utensil (Tekali) and solar lamp plate were recovered from the residence of one Heisnam Deban Singh (32) at Khodrak Mayai Leikai.
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December - 20 
According to a delayed report of December 20, the Police arrested Khalilullah, the Punjab chief of the proscribed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and 17-year-old would-be suicide bomber, Usman alias Shahbaz, from Manawan locality of Lahore, Dawn r
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According to a delayed report of December 20, the Police arrested Khalilullah, the Punjab chief of the proscribed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and 17-year-old would-be suicide bomber, Usman alias Shahbaz, from Manawan locality of Lahore, Dawn reports on December 31. Khalil, who was said to be the right hand of late Baitullah Mehsud, allegedly masterminded the twin suicide bombings at Moon Market of Iqbal Town in Lahore on December 7, 2009. According to sources, the Cantonment Division Police raided an outhouse of Malik Nazir in a Manawan locality of Lahore on December 20 and arrested Khalil and the 17-year-old would-be suicide bomber, Usman alias Shahbaz. Police recovered explosive material and sensitive documents from the place where he was living. On confession provided by Khalil, Police captured another eight suspected militants, three of them from Tandlianwala in Faisalabad District. During interrogation, the suspected militants confessed that they were to attack the flag-lowering ceremony at the Wagah border on December 22. Khalil confessed before investigators that he had a team of 600 suicide bombers. According to sources, Khalil was on the US list of most-wanted terrorists. Capital City Police Officer Pervez Rathor said that Khalil arranged food, accommodation, weapons and vehicles for the bombers for attacks across the province.
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December - 20 
A private school building was damaged in a blast in Mathra Police Station area of Peshawar. A Mathra Police Station official said that the blast occurred at around 2 AM (PST) in the Muslim Public School, damaging two rooms, a gate and part of the bou
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A private school building was damaged in a blast in Mathra Police Station area of Peshawar. A Mathra Police Station official said that the blast occurred at around 2 AM (PST) in the Muslim Public School, damaging two rooms, a gate and part of the boundary wall. However, no casualty in the blast was reported.
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December - 20 
Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants in Kalangi area of Malakand in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 20, according to Daily Times. Security officials said the Taliban were trying to enter Malakand through Bajaur Agency o
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Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants in Kalangi area of Malakand in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 20, according to Daily Times. Security officials said the Taliban were trying to enter Malakand through Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), and fired at the SFs when they were intercepted near the Kalangi checkpost. The subsequent gun battle led to the killing of four Taliban militants. The SFs recovered a rocket launcher, four machine guns, sixteen magazines and six grenades from the possession of the slain militants.
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December - 20 
The SFs arrested 60 suspected Taliban militants during search operations in various parts of Swat.
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The SFs arrested 60 suspected Taliban militants during search operations in various parts of Swat.
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December - 20 
The SFs recovered bodies of four Taliban militants and a sub-inspector of Police in Buner District, officials said. The sources said the beheaded body of sub-inspector Umar Ghani was recovered from Manyari Gokad area of Buner. Ghani was the in-charge
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The SFs recovered bodies of four Taliban militants and a sub-inspector of Police in Buner District, officials said. The sources said the beheaded body of sub-inspector Umar Ghani was recovered from Manyari Gokad area of Buner. Ghani was the in-charge of Gagra Police Station and had been abducted in June while he was on his way home. The bodies of the Taliban militants, identified as Imtiaz, Israr, Saadat and Ismail, were found in the Nawagai Police Station area.
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December - 20 
The SFs recovered improvised explosive devices (IEDs), explosive material and weapons during search operation in Dhoda area of the Lakki Marwat District, reports The News. At least 20 persons were arrested for further investigation “The militants had
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The SFs recovered improvised explosive devices (IEDs), explosive material and weapons during search operation in Dhoda area of the Lakki Marwat District, reports The News. At least 20 persons were arrested for further investigation “The militants had buried the IEDs, explosive material, arms and ammunition in the underground caves,” the District Police Officer Muhammad Ayub said. The recovered explosive devices and arms included eight IEDs, three buckets each filled with 25 kilograms of explosive, detonators, two bags full of explosive powder, eight Kalashnikov rifles, a long machine gun, two shotguns, explosive wire (prime cord) and 2,605 rounds.
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December - 20 
Businessmen in Parasi picketed the District office of the Unified CPN-Maoist protesting the party’s decision to close down the Parasi bazaar.
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Businessmen in Parasi picketed the District office of the Unified CPN-Maoist protesting the party’s decision to close down the Parasi bazaar.
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December - 20 
Kantipuronline reports that the entire nation came to a grinding halt on the first day of the three-day general strike called by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) and at least 50 protesters and two dozen security person
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Kantipuronline reports that the entire nation came to a grinding halt on the first day of the three-day general strike called by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) and at least 50 protesters and two dozen security personnel were injured in clashes in Kathmandu on December 20. Protests in Kathmandu and some Districts were marked with sporadic violent clashes between security personnel and protesters. The situation in Kathmandu, which was relatively calm until one in the afternoon, suddenly became tense after the police fired water cannons at protesters in Naya Baneshwor square to clear the road for Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal’s motorcade from the airport.
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December - 20 
Unified CPN-Maoist-affiliated students set ablaze campus chief’s office of Mahendra Bindeshowri Multiple campus in Rajbiraj for defying their general strike.
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Unified CPN-Maoist-affiliated students set ablaze campus chief’s office of Mahendra Bindeshowri Multiple campus in Rajbiraj for defying their general strike.
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December - 20 
Earlier in the night of December 20, two ICS cadres - Ismail Hossain, and Anwarul Islam, were arrested from Shahid Akhtar Ali Moon Hall. At least 18 students were reportedly injured as the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and ICS were eng
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Earlier in the night of December 20, two ICS cadres - Ismail Hossain, and Anwarul Islam, were arrested from Shahid Akhtar Ali Moon Hall. At least 18 students were reportedly injured as the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) and ICS were engaged in a violent clash at the college.
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December - 20 
Police in a special drive on December 20 arrested ten 'top-level members' of PBCP from Boroitola and Paikora villages in Tarash sub district of Sirajganj District.
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Police in a special drive on December 20 arrested ten 'top-level members' of PBCP from Boroitola and Paikora villages in Tarash sub district of Sirajganj District.
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December - 20 
Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) cadres threatening to kill five people if they stand against their 'movement', pasted posters and distributed leaflets at Katagari Bazaar in Tarash sub district of Sirajganj District in the night of December 20, r
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Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) cadres threatening to kill five people if they stand against their 'movement', pasted posters and distributed leaflets at Katagari Bazaar in Tarash sub district of Sirajganj District in the night of December 20, reports Daily Star. Many cadres, who had earlier went into hiding following operations by law enforcers, are now back to the scene and they are engaged in different crimes including abduction, robbery, murder and extortion. During the last few months, PBCP has set up safe havens in different remote chars (small islands) of Jamuna River and greater Chalon Beel region under Sirajganj, Bogra, Pabna and Natore Districts as law enforcers' vigilance is rather lax due to poor communication facilities. At daytime, the criminals remain unnoticed in the guise of general people or travellers and at night they come out in groups for organisational and anti-social activities, locals said. The criminals go into hiding when law enforcers take tough action but return to the area and become active again when there is laxity in vigilance, they added.
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December - 20 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on December 20 claimed that Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) now has no suicide squad, reports Daily Star. "Information we're gathering through our intelligence says that now JMB has no suicide," RAB Additional Direc
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on December 20 claimed that Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) now has no suicide squad, reports Daily Star. "Information we're gathering through our intelligence says that now JMB has no suicide," RAB Additional Director General (ADG) Col Mizanur Rahman Khan told a press conference at its headquarters. He briefed the media persons about the arrest of five militants of JMB, which made a number of attacks that left 71 people dead and 582 others injured since the JMB's clandestine activities began in the country. The RAB ADG also adds JMB activities have almost come to a halt as its command system has been almost broken down and limited to only invitational programmes. He also said that JMB's capability to carry out any subversive activity has been diminished to a great extent.
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December - 20 
Replying to a question, Col Mizan, however, said that JMB is trying to reorganise again through invitational activities. "Since JMB is trying to regroup again, we are launching drive against them and nabbing them," he said. About the present JMB Chie
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Replying to a question, Col Mizan, however, said that JMB is trying to reorganise again through invitational activities. "Since JMB is trying to regroup again, we are launching drive against them and nabbing them," he said. About the present JMB Chief Moulana Saidur Rahman, the RAB ADG said they are closing in on Saidur but yet to arrest him as he shift his shelter quite frequently. The RAB ADG also informed that since 2005 they have arrested 12 majlish-e-shura (highest policy-making body) members, 44 Eshar (full-time), 22 gayeri ehsar (part time) members and 90 JMB activists.
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December - 20 
The Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court in Kushtia District on December 20 placed six Gono Mukti Fouz (GMF) cadres on a three-day fresh remand.
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The Chief Judicial Magistrate's Court in Kushtia District on December 20 placed six Gono Mukti Fouz (GMF) cadres on a three-day fresh remand.
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December - 20 
The interview given by Sarath Fonseka to the Sunday Leader on December 13, 2009 wherein he alleges that three Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leaders who came to surrender with white flags during the final stages of the battle were shot dead
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The interview given by Sarath Fonseka to the Sunday Leader on December 13, 2009 wherein he alleges that three Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leaders who came to surrender with white flags during the final stages of the battle were shot dead by ground troops has opened an United Nations (UN) probe into possible war crimes charges against the Heroic Forces, reports Daily News. The UN Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions Philip Alston in a letter to President Mahinda Rajapakse has demanded an explanation regarding the allegations made by Fonseka that the Defense Secretary has instructed the Commander of the 58th Brigade of the Sri Lanka Army to shoot those surrendering. The UN is inquiring particularly "the circumstances of the death of three representatives of the LTTE Balasingham Nadeshan, Seevaratnam Pulidevan and Ramesh, as well as members of their families, in the night of 17 to 18 May, 2009." In his letter, Alston says that the information that he has received are based on the allegations made by Sarath Fonseka in the above mentioned interview. He also says "accounts of journalists embedded with the SLA 58th Brigade confirm some of the alleged circumstances of the deaths of Nadeshan, Pulidevan and Ramesh and their families." Referring to "fundamental legal rules applicable to all armed conflicts under international humanitarian law and human rights law", particularly Article 5 of the Geneva Conventions of 1949, the Special Rapporteur has inquired about the accuracy of the allegations and demanded information and documentary proof in the event that the accusations are inaccurate. The letter also seeks information on the family members of Nadeshan, Pulidevan and Ramesh.
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December - 20 
The Presidential Secretariat in a release said the Government is making a careful study of the UN Rapporteur’s letter, prior to a formal response, and any action that may be necessary.
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The Presidential Secretariat in a release said the Government is making a careful study of the UN Rapporteur’s letter, prior to a formal response, and any action that may be necessary.
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December - 20 
Troops conducted search and clear operations in the Mannar, Pratibguard, Kalmadu, Akkarayankulam and Puthukkudiyiruppu areas of Wanni and recovered two hand grenades, one Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTF) pack, one Olive Green (OG) uniform, one
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Troops conducted search and clear operations in the Mannar, Pratibguard, Kalmadu, Akkarayankulam and Puthukkudiyiruppu areas of Wanni and recovered two hand grenades, one Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTF) pack, one Olive Green (OG) uniform, one OG cap, one black face mask, one leather ground sheet, one anti-personnel mine, three hundred and twenty-four 23-mm bombs, two magazines, two T-56 bayonets, one VCD player, one T-56 weapon, 30 rounds of T-56 ammunition, two LTTE flags, one LTTE uniform, one Cyanide capsule 36 pressure mines on December 20, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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December - 20 
Troops recovered one T-56 weapon, one T-56 magazine and 22 rounds of T-56 ammunition during search operation in the Uppuweli and Pirapiddi areas of Trincomalee District on December 20, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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Troops recovered one T-56 weapon, one T-56 magazine and 22 rounds of T-56 ammunition during search operation in the Uppuweli and Pirapiddi areas of Trincomalee District on December 20, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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December - 21 
A high-level committee appointed by the Maharashtra Government to go into the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks has found serious lapses on the part of the then Mumbai Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor in handling the "war-like" multi-pronged attack, rep
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A high-level committee appointed by the Maharashtra Government to go into the 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks has found serious lapses on the part of the then Mumbai Police Commissioner Hasan Gafoor in handling the "war-like" multi-pronged attack, reports Times of India. However, the two-member committee did not find any serious lapses to act or react on the part of individual officers and Police Men of the Mumbai Police. "There was absence of overt leadership on the part of Hasan Gafoor, the CP, and lack of visible Command and Control at the CP's office," said the report prepared by former Governor and Union Home Secretary R. D. Pradhan. The report tabled by Maharashtra Home Minister R.R. Patil in the Assembly on December 21 said the Committee found several lacunae in working, both within Mantralaya, the State secretariat, and the Police establishment. "Well set out procedures for handling intelligence and 'Crisis Management' were overlooked. These require urgent attention," Pradhan said in his note to Chief Minister Ashok Chavan presenting the report of the committee which also had as member V Balachandran, former Special Secretary in the Cabinet Secretariat. The report said the "war-like" attack was beyond the capacity of the Mumbai Police -- for that matter of any police set up. It had to be tackled by specialised forces such as the National Security Guards. "However, we find that the CP Mumbai did not exhibit adequate initiative in handling the multi-pronged attack. He remained at one spot near Trident Hotel throughout the operations.
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December - 21 
A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, Toishe (20), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Dhikhu Nullah in Mokokchung District on December 21, according to Nagaland Post. One M 21 rifle along with 49 rounds of
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A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, Toishe (20), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Dhikhu Nullah in Mokokchung District on December 21, according to Nagaland Post. One M 21 rifle along with 49 rounds of live ammunition, a bayonet, personal kit pouches, documents and a dairy were recovered from his possession.
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December - 21 
A People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Athokpam Lukhoi Singh (44), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at Shantipur village under Waikhong Police Station. He confessed that he was operating in t
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A People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Athokpam Lukhoi Singh (44), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at Shantipur village under Waikhong Police Station. He confessed that he was operating in the ‘finance section’ of the outfit.
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December - 21 
Daily Excelsior reports that Pakistan Army and Rangers resorted to heavy firing on Indian positions to facilitate infiltration by the militants from the International Border (IB) in the Ramgarh sector of Samba District in the night of December 21. Th
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Daily Excelsior reports that Pakistan Army and Rangers resorted to heavy firing on Indian positions to facilitate infiltration by the militants from the International Border (IB) in the Ramgarh sector of Samba District in the night of December 21. This was third intrusion bid on the Line of Control (LoC) and IB during last four days. Official sources said Pakistan Rangers targeted Indian posts of SM Pur, SM Pur-1 and Kangral besides surrounding areas in Ramgarh sector at 9pm (IST) with a view to push infiltrators into Indian Territory. The BSF personnel, who were maintaining a high alert along the IB, observed movement of the infiltrators on their sophisticated gadgetry. The militants were also reported to have started firing on the Security Force personnel in a bid to sneak-in.
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December - 21 
Disillusioned with violence and militancy, two Pakistan trained militants surrendered before the Police along with their spouses and children in the Baramulla District. Abdul Rashid Chopan and Mohammad Altaf Hajam had crossed the LoC and gone to Paki
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Disillusioned with violence and militancy, two Pakistan trained militants surrendered before the Police along with their spouses and children in the Baramulla District. Abdul Rashid Chopan and Mohammad Altaf Hajam had crossed the LoC and gone to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in early 1990s to receive training in handling of arms and ammunition and carrying out subversive activities, official sources said.
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December - 21 
Eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by the Chintapalli special Police party at Korukonda village in Visakhapatnam on December 21 and the arrested were sent for remand on December 22, reports The Hindu. According to
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Eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested by the Chintapalli special Police party at Korukonda village in Visakhapatnam on December 21 and the arrested were sent for remand on December 22, reports The Hindu. According to the District Police Officer, the eight belonged to Rollagedda village in Orissa, which is very near to Andhra border. They were carrying Maoist party literature, banners and other material, when they were arrested.
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December - 21 
Inspector General (IG) of the Border Security Force (BSF), Jammu Frontiers, A. K. Surolia told few reporters after visiting forward posts in Ramgarh sector which came under heavy firing from Pakistan Rangers and militants on December 21 that at least
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Inspector General (IG) of the Border Security Force (BSF), Jammu Frontiers, A. K. Surolia told few reporters after visiting forward posts in Ramgarh sector which came under heavy firing from Pakistan Rangers and militants on December 21 that at least two militants were injured in retaliatory firing by the BSF when a group of eight militants well equipped with arms, ammunition and explosives made a serious attempt to intrude into Indian territory. Meanwhile, concerned over the infiltration bid through cover of firing, the Centre sought a report from the BSF on the situation along the border in Ramgarh sector of Jammu.
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December - 21 
Later, a contingent of Security Force (SF) personnel was dispatched from the Binpur thana (Police Station) on receiving news of the attack. The Maoists, however, had set up a booby trap on the way to Dahijuri from Binpur by planting a directional imp
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Later, a contingent of Security Force (SF) personnel was dispatched from the Binpur thana (Police Station) on receiving news of the attack. The Maoists, however, had set up a booby trap on the way to Dahijuri from Binpur by planting a directional improvised explosive device on the way at Andharia. It was set off while the SFs were approaching the spot, injuring four personnel, including the Inspector-In-Charge of the Police Station, the Police said. Another contingent of forces was also dispatched from Jhargram, along with a fire-tending machine, but could not reach the spot fearing the presence of more landmines on the way. The SFs finally reached the spot in the morning of December 22.
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December - 21 
The Assam Government on December 21 decided to carry on counter-insurgency operations in the State. The decision was taken at a Unified Command meeting chaired by the State Chief Secretary Prafulla Sarma and attended by top Government, Army and intel
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The Assam Government on December 21 decided to carry on counter-insurgency operations in the State. The decision was taken at a Unified Command meeting chaired by the State Chief Secretary Prafulla Sarma and attended by top Government, Army and intelligence officials. The meeting welcomed the unilateral cease-fire declared by the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) and recommended to the State Government to hold discussions with the outfit, official sources said.
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December - 21 
The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) ransacked and set ablaze the houses of two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) leaders at Dahijuri
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The Hindu reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) ransacked and set ablaze the houses of two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) leaders at Dahijuri village in the West Midnapore District in the evening of December 21. According to Police, a large group of PCPA cadres and several armed Maoists attacked the house of Amiyo Sengupta, a member of the CPI-M’s district committee, at Dahijuri. Though Sengupta was not at home at the time, his wife, three daughters and grand-daughter were present. The extremists ransacked the house and later set it on fire. Unable to get out of the house, the women took refuge on the roof of the three-storied-building to escape the fire raging on the ground floor. The Police said the extremists also attacked the neighbouring house of local CPI-Marxist leader Avijit Singha and set it ablaze. The family, however, managed to flee.
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December - 21 
The Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadres have been breaking boulders and supplying the stones to the construction market in Bangladesh, where they have most of their hideouts, an unnamed Police official quoting a surrendered HNLC mil
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The Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadres have been breaking boulders and supplying the stones to the construction market in Bangladesh, where they have most of their hideouts, an unnamed Police official quoting a surrendered HNLC militant said, reports Shillong Times. The HNLC cadre, Badonsing Lyngdoh Marshillong, who surrendered before the Dawki Police in the evening of December 13, revealed that its common members were facing immense hardship to eke out a living in Bangladesh. "Financial crisis has compelled the Khasi outfit to take to ‘business’ in Bangladesh for the survival of its cadres who are still camping in that country," the Police official said. He said one such business that HNLC is engaged is export of stones from a quarry owned by the outfit at Nohksiar, a Khasi village in Bangladesh. "From this quarry, HNLC is supplying stones to many places in Bangladesh," he said.
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December - 21 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) claimed that National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) ‘functionaries’, including ‘chairman’ of the Nationalist Socialist Woman Organization of Nagalim (NSWON) Salem, ‘jo
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) claimed that National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) ‘functionaries’, including ‘chairman’ of the Nationalist Socialist Woman Organization of Nagalim (NSWON) Salem, ‘joint secretary’ Imcha Longkumer and ‘tatar (member)’ Hutovi Chishi, were ‘arrested’, according to Nagaland Post.
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December - 21 
Two CPI-Marxist workers who were believed to have been killed by the Maoists returned home on December 21, reports Times of India. Gopal Mahato and Khagen Mahato, residents of Shabardanga in Jhargram, said they were hiding in neighbouring Dubhkundi a
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Two CPI-Marxist workers who were believed to have been killed by the Maoists returned home on December 21, reports Times of India. Gopal Mahato and Khagen Mahato, residents of Shabardanga in Jhargram, said they were hiding in neighbouring Dubhkundi after they learnt of the alleged Maoist threat to their lives in the afternoon of December 20. Confirming the return of the duo, CPI-Marxist district secretariat member Dahareswar Sen said, "We feared the Maoists had killed Gopal and Khagen Mahato. The Maoists had organized a 'people's court' against them and their mobiles were also switched off. We came to know on Monday that they were alive." However, Kishan had earlier claimed responsibility for the "murder" of Gopal and Khagen saying they killed the duo to avenge the death of two villagers in firing by the joint forces.
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December - 21 
Two Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres, Khundrakpam Arunkumar alias Leishemba Singh (34) and Huidrom Ongbi Shanti alias Nao Devi (37), were arrested by a combined team of Imphal West District Police and Assam Rifles from Langol Game Village in Z
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Two Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres, Khundrakpam Arunkumar alias Leishemba Singh (34) and Huidrom Ongbi Shanti alias Nao Devi (37), were arrested by a combined team of Imphal West District Police and Assam Rifles from Langol Game Village in Zone-II area on December 21, according to Sangai Express. They confessed that they joined the outfit through one Chingkheinganba alias Kala, self styled ‘district commander’ of the outfit in Imphal West. One 9-mm pistol with magazine loaded with two live rounds of ammunition was also recovered from the possession of Huidrom Ongbi Shanti.
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December - 21 
Two Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front cadres were arrested by a combined force of the Imphal East District Police and Assam Rifles personnel from the gate of Andro Police Station on December 21. They were identified as Lucas Chingthungnao (26) and Nga
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Two Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front cadres were arrested by a combined force of the Imphal East District Police and Assam Rifles personnel from the gate of Andro Police Station on December 21. They were identified as Lucas Chingthungnao (26) and Ngalingam Shimprui (24) of Lairam Khunou in Ukhrul District. They confessed that they joined the outfit in March 2009 through Ahao Tangkhul, a self styled ‘chief finance secretary’ of the outfit.
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December - 21 
Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants in the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat in the Totakna area of Swat District in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 21, according to Daily Times.
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Security Forces (SFs) killed four Taliban militants in the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat in the Totakna area of Swat District in the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 21, according to Daily Times.
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December - 21 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh Police arrested a Taliban militant from Bin Qasim Town of Karachi on December 21 who is allegedly involved in high-profile terrorism cases in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh Police arrested a Taliban militant from Bin Qasim Town of Karachi on December 21 who is allegedly involved in high-profile terrorism cases in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Daily Times. CID Superintendent Police (Investigations) Mazhar Mashwani said a special CID team successfully raided Bin Qasim Town and arrested the accused Mohammad Umer after an encounter. During the initial course of interrogation, Umer revealed that he had been involved in several heinous cases of crime, including terrorism, in Mohmand Agency, he added. A shotgun and five bullets were recovered from Umer’s possession.
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December - 21 
Two Taliban militants were killed and three others arrested in the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat in the South Waziristan Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 21, according to The News. The Inter-Services Public Relatio
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Two Taliban militants were killed and three others arrested in the ongoing operation Rah-e-Nijat in the South Waziristan Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 21, according to The News. The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) sources said the militants fired with small arms at the Security Forces (SFs) check-post near Janata, which was effectively retaliated. In the Shakai sector, the ISPR said, the militants engaged SFs positions in Pungai near Ladha from southwest of Narakai. During the ensuing clash, two militants were killed, ISPR said. In the Razmak sector, militants attacked the SFs check-post near Mana and Pash Ziarat, which was effectively retaliated.
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December - 21 
Unidentified militants blew up the Khattako Bridge checkpost on the Shamshato Road in the Urmur Police Station area of Peshawar. The checkpost was manned by four Policemen, but none of them was present when the blast occurred. The Senior Superintende
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Unidentified militants blew up the Khattako Bridge checkpost on the Shamshato Road in the Urmur Police Station area of Peshawar. The checkpost was manned by four Policemen, but none of them was present when the blast occurred. The Senior Superintendent of Police (Coordination) Muhammad Alam Shinwari said the remote-controlled bomb weighed around one and half kilogrammes.
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December - 21 
According to the Home Ministry, security personnel held at least 17 strike enforcers on the charge of indulging in vandalism, arson and attacks in different parts of the Capital.
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According to the Home Ministry, security personnel held at least 17 strike enforcers on the charge of indulging in vandalism, arson and attacks in different parts of the Capital.
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December - 21 
Central Chairman of the Madheshi Mukti Tigers (MMT) Raman Kumar Singh on December 21 warned to launch its agitation starting from January 15, saying that the Government remained indifferent to dialogue procedure, reports Kantipuronline. He claimed th
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Central Chairman of the Madheshi Mukti Tigers (MMT) Raman Kumar Singh on December 21 warned to launch its agitation starting from January 15, saying that the Government remained indifferent to dialogue procedure, reports Kantipuronline. He claimed that the agitation slated for January 15 will be peaceful.
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December - 21 
In a bid to end the protracted political deadlock with the agitating main opposition, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal called on Unified CPN-Maoist Chairman Puspha Kamal Dahal and asked him to shun violence.
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In a bid to end the protracted political deadlock with the agitating main opposition, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal called on Unified CPN-Maoist Chairman Puspha Kamal Dahal and asked him to shun violence.
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December - 21 
Kantipuronline reports that normal life remained crippled on the second day of the three-day general strike called by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) on December 21. The general strike in the Capital remained relative
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Kantipuronline reports that normal life remained crippled on the second day of the three-day general strike called by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) on December 21. The general strike in the Capital remained relatively peaceful compared to December 20, while clashes took place in some parts of the country with over a dozen incidents of vandalism, arson and attack on Government employees. The Capital, which witnessed violent clashes on December 20, remained largely peaceful with Maoist demonstrators burning tyres, singing songs and chanting slogans against the government. However, protesters in Bhaktapur manhandled Haribol Khanal, Director of the Curriculum Development Centre. They had vandalised three vehicles near the centre before entering the office. The Home Ministry had beefed up security in the Capital to prevent untoward incidents. Over 5000 security personnel, including senior police officers were deployed.
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December - 21 
Outside the Valley, Maoist cadre vandalised Government offices, attacked Government employees, journalists and resorted to arson. The agitators did not even spare an ambulance in Rupandehi. In Mugu, Maoist cadre attacked journalist Kabi Raj Karki wit
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Outside the Valley, Maoist cadre vandalised Government offices, attacked Government employees, journalists and resorted to arson. The agitators did not even spare an ambulance in Rupandehi. In Mugu, Maoist cadre attacked journalist Kabi Raj Karki with boots, sticks and stones while he was taking pictures of the demonstration. Over a dozen Maoist cadres were injured in a clash with security personnel in Panchthar. The clash ensued after protesters resorted to vandalism and tried to shut down the district Land Revenue Office. Maoist cadres vandalised two Government offices and a Government vehicle in Butwal. In Gorkha, a group of 25 Young Communist League (YCL) cadre attacked Bhola Shrestha, a CPN-UML District member at his home.
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December - 21 
On December 21, Army troops recovered one T-56 weapon from the Vinayagapuram area of Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka Army reported.
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On December 21, Army troops recovered one T-56 weapon from the Vinayagapuram area of Batticaloa District, Sri Lanka Army reported.
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December - 21 
Princess Chrisanta, a cargo vessel formerly belonging to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was acquired by the Navy on December 21, Daily News reported. It was held in a foreign country and was acquired through information gained through th
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Princess Chrisanta, a cargo vessel formerly belonging to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was acquired by the Navy on December 21, Daily News reported. It was held in a foreign country and was acquired through information gained through the state intelligence service, on a directive by President Mahinda Rajapakse and Defence Secretary Gothabaya Rajapakse. The vessel was escorted into the Colombo harbor on December 21. It was brought to the harbor by Navy tug boats Nandimitra and Vijayabahu. Six Navy personnel, led by former Media Secretary to the Navy, K.P.K. Dassanayake took part in the exercise. It is believed that the vessel was to be used to aid the escape of LTTE leaders following heavy losses in the war. It has the capacity to carry one light helicopter. This is the largest of the eight LTTE vessels discovered or acquired by the Navy so far. The vessel, 90 meters in length and 16 meters in depth has an enormous cargo capacity of 5,000 metric tons. The vessel which is now a property of the Sri Lankan Navy will be used in the future by the Navy as well as in the country’s development process. It is currently fully operational, needing only a few minor adjustments. Navy Commander Vice Admiral Thisara Samarasinghe emphasized that the LTTE had a strong international shipping network and received much support from foreign countries. However following the battle over terrorism, an increasing number of countries have decided to join forces with Sri Lanka and this situation would continue in the future, he said.
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December - 21 
The troops recovered 29 rounds of T-56 ammunition from the Kurundankal area of Anuradhapura District.
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The troops recovered 29 rounds of T-56 ammunition from the Kurundankal area of Anuradhapura District.
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December - 21 
Three Sri Lankan Tamils in Melbourne in Australia are to plead guilty to charges of providing money to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to Colombo Page. Aruran Vinayagamoorthy, 35, Sivarajah Yathavan, 38, and Arumugam Rajeevan,
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Three Sri Lankan Tamils in Melbourne in Australia are to plead guilty to charges of providing money to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to Colombo Page. Aruran Vinayagamoorthy, 35, Sivarajah Yathavan, 38, and Arumugam Rajeevan, 43, of New South Walse, are to plead guilty to a single charge of providing money to the LTTE, their lawyers informed the Australian Supreme Court on December 21. In addition, Vinayagamoorthy would plead guilty to providing radio transmitters to the terrorists. The three men were arrested in a raid in May 2007 and charged of being members of a banned organization and providing financial support to the organization. The prosecutors have charged the men with several counts but later dropped most of the charges. They are pleading guilty to single count of providing money to a banned organization.
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December - 21 
Troops conducted search and clear operations in the Karaweddi, Periyapandiparichchan, Sinnapandiparichchan, Nandankandal, Piramanakulam, Mannar, Mundampiddi, Akkarayankulam, Adampan, Murusamodai, Punagari, Andankulam and Wellamullivaikkal areas of Wa
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Troops conducted search and clear operations in the Karaweddi, Periyapandiparichchan, Sinnapandiparichchan, Nandankandal, Piramanakulam, Mannar, Mundampiddi, Akkarayankulam, Adampan, Murusamodai, Punagari, Andankulam and Wellamullivaikkal areas of Wanni and recovered one claymore mine, five meters long detonator code, 192 anti-personnel mines, four 120-mm mortar bombs, four 81-mm mortar bombs, two 60-mm mortar bombs, four hand grenades, one 130-mm artillery shell, eight Rangan 99 bombs, two micro pistols, one CN 100 pistol, one MP22 pistol, nine pistol magazines, 30 rounds of pistol ammunition, one pistol holster, two “Yesu” radio communication sets, one pressure mine and 2525 rounds of T-56 ammunition on December 21, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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December - 22 
A Jalpaiguri court on December 22 acquitted 13 Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) militants as the prosecution failed to prove the charges brought against them, reports Telegraph.
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A Jalpaiguri court on December 22 acquitted 13 Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) militants as the prosecution failed to prove the charges brought against them, reports Telegraph.
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December - 22 
Admitting that in dealing with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threat, “we had been in a state of denial,” Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on December 22 that the Union Government did not accept the theory of an armed struggl
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Admitting that in dealing with the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threat, “we had been in a state of denial,” Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said on December 22 that the Union Government did not accept the theory of an armed struggle, and that unless the Maoists abjured violence, the paramilitary forces will engage them and reassert the authority of the State, The Hindu reports. Speaking of his Government’s decision to send paramilitary forces to reclaim the State’s authority over territory lost by it to be followed by rapid development programmes, Chidambaram said the work of paramilitary forces and development could not go hand-in-hand. “In Jharkhand alone, in the past 35 days, a dozen schools have been demolished,” he said, adding, that development projects cannot be supported in such a situation. Chidambaram also pointed out that the Jharkhand polls — where the Maoists declared that if anyone went to vote, their thumb would be cut off — proved that “a large number of people support Maoists, not willingly but out of fear.”
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December - 22 
Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh remain the top three states which have benefited most from the scheme. While the Centre has sanctioned INR 103.5 crore for Andhra Pradesh under the scheme during 2009-10, Uttar Pradesh’s share has been IN
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Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh remain the top three states which have benefited most from the scheme. While the Centre has sanctioned INR 103.5 crore for Andhra Pradesh under the scheme during 2009-10, Uttar Pradesh’s share has been INR 114.04 crore. Maharashtra will receive INR 84.05 crore under the scheme during the year. Other major recipients include, Karnataka- INR 66.81 crore, Assam- INR 68.54 crore, Bihar- INR 66.11 crore, Rajasthan- INR 54.43 crore and West Bengal- INR 56.34 crore. Modernisation of Police forces and purchase of modern arms have become highly necessary for the State Police in view of the increased activities of the Maoists.
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December - 22 
Daily Excelsior reports that two Policemen were killed while another was injured as militants opened indiscriminate firing on a patrolling party at Pampore town in Pulwama District of south Kashmir on December 22. The militants attacked the patrollin
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Daily Excelsior reports that two Policemen were killed while another was injured as militants opened indiscriminate firing on a patrolling party at Pampore town in Pulwama District of south Kashmir on December 22. The militants attacked the patrolling party at around 7.10 pm (IST) when they were passing through Kadlabal area of the saffron town, official sources said. The Security Forces immediately cordoned off the area but the militants had escaped from the scene of the incident taking advantage of darkness.
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December - 22 
Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda said that no let up was expected in infiltration from across the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) even in the months of winter."Normally, the infiltration comes to a halt in winter esp
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Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda said that no let up was expected in infiltration from across the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) even in the months of winter."Normally, the infiltration comes to a halt in winter especially on the LoC. However, this year there has been no halt in intrusion bids, aided and abetted from across the border", DGP Khoda said.
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December - 22 
In a joint operation, the Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand Police arrested a kingpin involved in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) across the country, identified as D. Manarul Sheikh, in Jharkhand on December 22, reports The Hindu. According t
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In a joint operation, the Tamil Nadu and Jharkhand Police arrested a kingpin involved in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) across the country, identified as D. Manarul Sheikh, in Jharkhand on December 22, reports The Hindu. According to sources in the Crime Branch (CB) of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), a special team investigating many FICN cases that were reported in the recent past visited Jharkhand and West Bengal, as most of the accused persons hailed from there. Acting on instructions from the Additional Director-General of Police (CBCID) Archana Ramasundaram, the team followed specific clues and arrested Sheikh at his native village in Sahibganj District. "Sheikh is one of the most important accused and a key player in the circulation of FICN across the country. Preliminary investigation reveals that the fake notes came from Bangladesh and Nepal. We made enquiries along the international border and held discussions with the Customs and Border Security Force officials," Deputy Superintendent of Police N. Mohan, who led the team, said.
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December - 22 
In the District, the Maoists set ablaze machines of a construction company at Gurua, including two JCB machines, a tractor and a motorcycle, whose owner had reportedly refused ransom. A Maoist outfit named Shastra People’s Morcha (SPM - Armed People’
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In the District, the Maoists set ablaze machines of a construction company at Gurua, including two JCB machines, a tractor and a motorcycle, whose owner had reportedly refused ransom. A Maoist outfit named Shastra People’s Morcha (SPM - Armed People’s Front) claimed responsibility, said a Police official. “This is the first violent activity carried by SPM (Shastra People’s Morcha) in Gurua. Outfits like MCC (Maoist Communist Centre) have carried out violent activities here earlier but it is for the first time that we have recorded a militant activity by SPM,” said Rup Narayan Ram, Police Officer in-charge, Gurua.
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December - 22 
Journalists on December 22 suspended work to hold a meeting to discuss pressure from factions of the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) over publication of statements issued by them. The meeting decided not to publish any statement issued by the
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Journalists on December 22 suspended work to hold a meeting to discuss pressure from factions of the People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) over publication of statements issued by them. The meeting decided not to publish any statement issued by the factions.
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December - 22 
Maoist politburo member Koteswar Rao alias Kishan said over phone, "We are not shifting base anywhere. We are always with the people, according to Times of India. We will stand by the people anywhere." Claiming the support of the people of Jhargram,
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Maoist politburo member Koteswar Rao alias Kishan said over phone, "We are not shifting base anywhere. We are always with the people, according to Times of India. We will stand by the people anywhere." Claiming the support of the people of Jhargram, Kishan said, "The Government should know that they cannot control us or the people through force." Challenging the joint forces, he said, "We are at war with the state and have our own strategy. The government is well equipped with police, central force and intelligence network. Let them catch us." Kishan also said that the violent incidents taking place in and around Jhargram for the past two weeks was “the beginning of realising a long-term goal to turn Jhargram into a liberated zone,” adds The Hindu.
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December - 22 
Police exchanged fire with the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadres who came to the house of a trader at Borgang in Sonitpur District on December 22, to demand money, reports Telegraph.
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Police exchanged fire with the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadres who came to the house of a trader at Borgang in Sonitpur District on December 22, to demand money, reports Telegraph.
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December - 22 
PTI reports that a Police team on December 22 seized bombs and explosive materials during a combing operation at the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-hit Rengo forest in the Manoharpur area near Jamshedpur. "Seventy-five gelatin sticks, a
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PTI reports that a Police team on December 22 seized bombs and explosive materials during a combing operation at the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-hit Rengo forest in the Manoharpur area near Jamshedpur. "Seventy-five gelatin sticks, a can bomb weighing 25 kg and other bomb making explosive materials were found during the operation," Manoharpur Police Station officer-in-charge Ranjit Minz said. No Maoist was arrested during the raid, he added.
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December - 22 
PTI reports that Shankar Sada, a self-styled ‘area commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and his two accomplices were arrested from a place under Bakhri Police Station in the Begusarai District on December 22, Police sources
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PTI reports that Shankar Sada, a self-styled ‘area commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and his two accomplices were arrested from a place under Bakhri Police Station in the Begusarai District on December 22, Police sources said. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided a house and arrested Shankar, ‘commander’ of the Kosi belt of the Maoist, and his two associates, the sources said. Shankar and the two others were wanted in connection with several criminal offences, including attack on a patrol and loot of Police rifles, they said.
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December - 22 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two villagers and set ablaze machines of a road construction company in two separate incidents in the evening of December 22 in Bihar, Police said on December 23, reports ANI. In the f
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two villagers and set ablaze machines of a road construction company in two separate incidents in the evening of December 22 in Bihar, Police said on December 23, reports ANI. In the first incident in Atari region of Gaya District, armed Maoists, looking for a deserter, fired indiscriminately at a house that they suspected to be his hideout. Two villagers were killed in the firing, but they had nothing to do with the Maoists. “As soon as we received the information, we reached the spot with the Police force. We searched for the rebels but they had fled,” said Nand Kishore, Assistant Sub Inspector.
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December - 22 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have apparently been shifting base from their strongholds in Lalgarh and Belpahari in the last two months, with killings and violence increasingly taking place in Jhargram subdivision, 40 kilometers aw
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have apparently been shifting base from their strongholds in Lalgarh and Belpahari in the last two months, with killings and violence increasingly taking place in Jhargram subdivision, 40 kilometers away in the West Midnapore District, reports PTI. Police sources attribute this to the strong Security Force (SF) presence in Belpahari and Lalgarh. There are seven camps of the joint SFs in the Lalgarh and nine in Belpahari while there are only three camps in Jhargram and one in Jamboni. Quoting statistics, the sources said, that around 50 Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) local leaders and supporters were killed around Jhargram in the last two months, while there was no casualty in Lalgarh, considered a Maoist stronghold and which had been wrested by the joint forces earlier 2009. "As there are many camps of the joint forces in and around Belpahari and Lalgarh, Maoists are not able to operate there and are shifting to areas around Jhargram," an unnamed senior Police officer said. Asked why Jhargram, the officer said Jhargram's proximity to Jharkhand was one of the main reasons, adding, "Maoist can slip away into Jharkhand easily after committing a crime and it involves time and legal problems for the West Bengal Police to follow them across the border."
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December - 22 
The Home Minister convened a meeting of chief secretaries and Police chiefs of five Maoist-affected States on December 24 to take stock of their plans to deal with Maoists, reports PTI. During the day-long meeting, the Home Minister will review with
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The Home Minister convened a meeting of chief secretaries and Police chiefs of five Maoist-affected States on December 24 to take stock of their plans to deal with Maoists, reports PTI. During the day-long meeting, the Home Minister will review with chief secretaries and Director Generals of Police of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa, Bihar and Maharashtra their plans in dealing with the Maoists, availability of forces and other operational aspects. Home Ministry sources said Chidambaram will also take stock of development programmes to be carried out by the State Governments in the Maoist-dominated areas once they are freed from the clutches of Naxals through operations.
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December - 22 
The Maoist politburo member Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan told IANS that if 2009 was bad, 2010 would be 'bloodier' if the Government goes ahead with its planned offensive against the Maoist forest bases. He warned, “I understand there is going to be a m
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The Maoist politburo member Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan told IANS that if 2009 was bad, 2010 would be 'bloodier' if the Government goes ahead with its planned offensive against the Maoist forest bases. He warned, “I understand there is going to be a major crackdown in March. If they (security forces) begin their operations, I promise you 2010 will get bloodier. There will be no respite from violence.” He added, “This so-called assault against us will backfire. All this talk of war against its own people is humbug and carries no conviction.” Kishan said the Maoist leadership had changed its strategy after some top-rung leaders were arrested, adding, “We have learnt our lessons. Our tactics have changed and we won't make similar mistakes again.” However, Kishan did hold hope that there could be room for talks with the authorities saying, “We can talk, if there is ceasefire and if there is a withdrawal of forces. But it has to be genuine. Otherwise it has no meaning at all.” Kishan refused to comment on reports that a section of Maoists disapproved of methods of 'indiscriminate killing' unleashed by him. Media reports have quoted unnamed Maoists in the outfit's West Bengal State unit questioning Kishan's way of dealing with CPI-Marxist sympathisers. “If that was true, then I would not be here. My ways are transparent and there for everyone to see,” he said.
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December - 22 
The Maoist politburo member Koteswar Rao alias Kishan justified the attacks, saying they were “spontaneous outbursts of people who have been refused their rights and freedom for years and are continuously subjected to atrocities by the Security Force
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The Maoist politburo member Koteswar Rao alias Kishan justified the attacks, saying they were “spontaneous outbursts of people who have been refused their rights and freedom for years and are continuously subjected to atrocities by the Security Forces.”
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December - 22 
The Maoists in Bihar have warned of action against dishonest officials if rampant corruption is not curbed in the implementation of Government sponsored welfare schemes, Police said on December 22, reports IANS. The Maoists in Arwal District asked th
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The Maoists in Bihar have warned of action against dishonest officials if rampant corruption is not curbed in the implementation of Government sponsored welfare schemes, Police said on December 22, reports IANS. The Maoists in Arwal District asked the authorities to immediately curb rampant corruption in the implementation of the schemes. “We will be forced to take action against corrupt officials,” Maoists said in their posters pasted in public places in the District. The Maoists pointed out that rampant corruption was depriving the poor of the benefits of the welfare schemes, a Police officer said. Local dailies reported that the Maoists were angered as there were major leakages in Government-run food schemes.
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December - 22 
The Police arrested three militants of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit during an operation in Srinagar. "Srinagar Police has arrested three militants of Hizbul Mujahideen from Srinagar and recovered one AK 47 rifle and two grenades from their poss
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The Police arrested three militants of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfit during an operation in Srinagar. "Srinagar Police has arrested three militants of Hizbul Mujahideen from Srinagar and recovered one AK 47 rifle and two grenades from their possession," a Police spokesman said. He said the three militants were identified as Rafiq Magray alias Aadil, Mohammad Ramzan alias Ibrahim and Iqbal Haroon alias Muzaffar. Sources said the militants were arrested from Nowgam after Police had been on their trail for the past nearly two months.
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December - 22 
The Police on December 24 said that two persons, who were lynched by people at Nongbrang in Thoubal District on December 22, when nearly 20 suspected militants belonging to President faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) attacked them, were studen
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The Police on December 24 said that two persons, who were lynched by people at Nongbrang in Thoubal District on December 22, when nearly 20 suspected militants belonging to President faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) attacked them, were students belonging to the Kuki community.
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December - 22 
The Union Government has released INR 23.79 crore during the current financial year for modernisation of Police forces. Sources said that INR 49.18 crore has been sanctioned by the Union Government for 2009-10 under the scheme. While the State Govern
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The Union Government has released INR 23.79 crore during the current financial year for modernisation of Police forces. Sources said that INR 49.18 crore has been sanctioned by the Union Government for 2009-10 under the scheme. While the State Government had fully utilised INR 38 crore released by the Union Government for modernisation of the forces in 2006-07, during the 2007-08, it had utilised INR 42.52 crore out of the INR 45.8 crore released by the Centre. The central allocation under the scheme in 2008-09 was INR 42.54 crore. The utilisation certificates from the states for the central funds released in 2008-09 will become due on April 1, 2010. The utilisation certificates for the funds released in 2009-10 will be due on April 1, 2011. A high powered committee under the chairmanship of additional secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs has been constituted to approve the annual action plans under the scheme and monitor the progress of the implementation of the action plans. At the State level, an empowered committee under the chairmanship of the Chief Secretary of the states concerned exists for monitoring the implementation. In addition, a system of concurrent audit of central funds has been introduced from the last quarter of the financial year 2008-09 to oversee the utilisation.
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December - 22 
The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram pointed out that the insurgency in the Northeast, Maoists and terrorism were the three challenges to India’s internal security, while addressing a conference organised by the Chambers of Industries and Commerce,
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The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram pointed out that the insurgency in the Northeast, Maoists and terrorism were the three challenges to India’s internal security, while addressing a conference organised by the Chambers of Industries and Commerce, reports The Hindu. Declaring 2009 to have been “a terror-free year for India, with nine days to go,” Chidambaram reaffirmed his Government’s stand of zero tolerance for terrorism. He added that the perception that “terrorism was an imported phenomenon” was no longer entirely valid as there were home-grown terrorist groups in India. On the issue of armed insurgency in the northeast, he said that while the creation of sovereign states was out of the question, the Indian Constitution was flexible enough to create forms of governance where the desires and aspirations of the people can be accommodated.
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December - 22 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in a gun battle with the Security Force personnel, while an equal number of extremists were arrested in separate incidents in Chhattisgarh, Police officials said on December 23, Th
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in a gun battle with the Security Force personnel, while an equal number of extremists were arrested in separate incidents in Chhattisgarh, Police officials said on December 23, The Hindu reported. The Maoists killed in Bijapur District on December 22 were part of a group that had killed Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Baldev Patel during a gunfight on December 19.
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Three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) party workers were found dead in the Junglemahal area of West Midnapore District on December 23, Indian Express reported. Habul Patra, a cable operator and CPI-Marxist worker, was dragged out of hi
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Three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) party workers were found dead in the Junglemahal area of West Midnapore District on December 23, Indian Express reported. Habul Patra, a cable operator and CPI-Marxist worker, was dragged out of his home at Bamal village in Lalgarh by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the night of December 22. His dead body was found near his residence. Separately, a CPI-Marxist zonal committee member of Gopiballabhpur in Lalgarh was allegedly killed by Maoists in the night of December 23. Prabir Dandaput, 48, was returning to his home when Maoists fired at him. In addition, the bullet-ridden dead body of Sadhan Mahato, another CPI-Marxist member, was found at Damakata village in Salboni earlier in the day. While he was returning from a local tea stall, he was surrounded by a group of 10-12 armed extremists. As Mahato tried to flee, the Maoists shot fire at him. The incident took place very close to Pirakata Police camp. Mahato was forced to leave his home several months ago fearing Maoist onslaught and had returned Salboni on December 22.The Maoists had put up posters near the bodies stating that they were punished for being Police informer. “The incident is supposed to be the handiwork of the Maoists,” said West Midnapore Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma.
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December - 22 
Two cadres belonging to President faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) were lynched by people at Nongbrang in Thoubal District on December 22, when nearly 20 suspected militants attacked them, who were protesting against threats and intimidation
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Two cadres belonging to President faction of the Kuki National Front (KNF) were lynched by people at Nongbrang in Thoubal District on December 22, when nearly 20 suspected militants attacked them, who were protesting against threats and intimidation by the outfit, according to Telegraph. Three women were wounded in the attack.
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December - 22 
Two women cadres of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), Laisham Bembem alias Dina (23) and Laishram Indu alias Ton (22), were arrested by the Imphal East District Police from near Wangkhei Pujah Lampak on December 22, according t
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Two women cadres of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), Laisham Bembem alias Dina (23) and Laishram Indu alias Ton (22), were arrested by the Imphal East District Police from near Wangkhei Pujah Lampak on December 22, according to Sangai Express . They disclosed that they joined the outfit in October 2008 and they were involved in extortion of money from general public, Government officials and businessmen for the group’s fund.
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December - 22 
A girl’s school was bombed in Kamar Khel area of Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency by unidentified militants on December 22. Sources said that the militants planted explosives in Government Girls Middle Schools. The blast damaged the compound and rooms of
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A girl’s school was bombed in Kamar Khel area of Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency by unidentified militants on December 22. Sources said that the militants planted explosives in Government Girls Middle Schools. The blast damaged the compound and rooms of the school, a local said. Moreover, the continuing curfew has forced the closure of all educational institutions in Bara.
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December - 22 
At least 17 Taliban militants were killed and another eight injured as the Security Forces (SFs), backed by helicopter gunships, continued their offensive against terrorists in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December
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At least 17 Taliban militants were killed and another eight injured as the Security Forces (SFs), backed by helicopter gunships, continued their offensive against terrorists in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 22, according to Daily Times. A private news channel said helicopter gunships pounded militant’s hideouts in the region, killing seven militants and injuring another eight. Six more militants were killed in Ferozekhel during a encounter with the SFs. Ihsanullah, an important Taliban ‘commander’, was also among the dead. However, another TV channel claimed that Ihsanullah’s killing was a result of clash between two militant groups.
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December - 22 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed four militants in Karakar area of the Swat District. According to the Swat Media Centre, a group of militants were attempting to enter Buner from Swat when Security personnel intercepted them, resulting in an encounte
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed four militants in Karakar area of the Swat District. According to the Swat Media Centre, a group of militants were attempting to enter Buner from Swat when Security personnel intercepted them, resulting in an encounter. Two soldiers were also injured in the exchange of fire. The SFs recovered two improvised explosive devices (IEDs), two Klashnikovs, wireless sets and a sub-machine gun from the possession of the slain militants.
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December - 22 
The SFs conducted a search operation in Janata area and recovered an unspecified number of arms and ammunitions.
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The SFs conducted a search operation in Janata area and recovered an unspecified number of arms and ammunitions.
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December - 22 
the SFs killed four militants in separate clashes during the Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation) in South Waziristan. Sources said that two militants were killed and two injured in Nazar Khel near Gani Khel. The SFs killed two more militants du
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the SFs killed four militants in separate clashes during the Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation) in South Waziristan. Sources said that two militants were killed and two injured in Nazar Khel near Gani Khel. The SFs killed two more militants during a search operation in Ghariom.
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December - 22 
Three people, including a woman, were killed and another 24 persons injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the Peshawar Press Club in Peshawar of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 22, according to Daily Times.
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Three people, including a woman, were killed and another 24 persons injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up at the main gate of the Peshawar Press Club in Peshawar of North-West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 22, according to Daily Times. The building is situated on the Sher Shah Suri Road close to the Cantonment Railway Station. Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) officials confirmed the toll in the first ever suicide attack in the country aimed specifically at journalists. They said two of the bodies were identified as police constable Riazuddin and a passer-by, Rubina. Rubina, who died of a cardiac arrest, was traveling in a rickshaw close to the press club when the blast occurred. Peshawar Press Club accountant Mian Iqbal Shah succumbed to his injury at the hospital later. Several passers-by, including those travelling in a minibus, were injured in the blast besides Peshawar Press Club employees Yasir, Ayub and Kamran. A photo journalist, Khurram Pervez, also sustained injuries in the blast. Peshawar City Police chief Liaqat Ali Khan told reporters that the suicide attacker had tried to enter the premises. The Police guard at the gate frisked the man and tried to overpower him when he discovered that the person was wearing a suicide vest, however, the bomber detonated his vest during the scuffle. The press club employee Yasir Jamil, who was also injured in the blast said that the suicide bomber was trying to enter the press club when the Police guard stopped him. He said the attacker had an argument with the guard, and blew himself up moments later. He said the bomber had a dark complexion and short height and seemed around 18 to 19 years of age.
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December - 22 
Addressing the mass gathering organised in Naya Baneshwor of Kathmandu in the afternoon of December 22 after concluding the three-day general strike that was part of their third stage protest against the Government, the Unified CPN-Maoist Chairman an
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Addressing the mass gathering organised in Naya Baneshwor of Kathmandu in the afternoon of December 22 after concluding the three-day general strike that was part of their third stage protest against the Government, the Unified CPN-Maoist Chairman and former Prime Minsiter Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda said that his party will directly hold talks with New Delhi which is pulling wires of all parties in Nepal and not with the present 'puppet government' to end political stalemate in the country.
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December - 22 
Baburam Bhattarai, chairman of the United National People’s Movement that launched the strike, said the strike would conclude in the afternoon of December 22 with rallies and assemblies, reports The Hindu. Further, he warned of more protests if the g
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Baburam Bhattarai, chairman of the United National People’s Movement that launched the strike, said the strike would conclude in the afternoon of December 22 with rallies and assemblies, reports The Hindu. Further, he warned of more protests if the government did not address their demand to restore civilian supremacy
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December - 22 
Five cadres of the Terai Army, an underground outfit operating in the Terai, were arrested with weapons in the Rautahat District. According to District Police Office, Dinesh Yadav, Pramod Das, Chhabilal Sah, Bilasi Das and Manoj Das, all residents of
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Five cadres of the Terai Army, an underground outfit operating in the Terai, were arrested with weapons in the Rautahat District. According to District Police Office, Dinesh Yadav, Pramod Das, Chhabilal Sah, Bilasi Das and Manoj Das, all residents of Dhamaura, were held from Sisawatole of Raghunathpur. Police confiscated a pistol, two khukuris and a motorbike from their possession. Inspector Bir Bahadur Pulami said that Police are looking into the case. Meanwhile, Mister Sagar, the Terai Army chief, said the detained are not member of his party
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December - 22 
Kantipuronline reports that cadres of the Young Communist League (YCL) assaulted Buddiram Dindung the Youth Force (YF) central coordinator at Sisneri VDC-2, in Makwanpur District at Hetauda bazaar on December 22. Dindung has sustained some 12 stitche
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Kantipuronline reports that cadres of the Young Communist League (YCL) assaulted Buddiram Dindung the Youth Force (YF) central coordinator at Sisneri VDC-2, in Makwanpur District at Hetauda bazaar on December 22. Dindung has sustained some 12 stitches in his head. The YCL claimed that Dindung used disrespectful words to the demonstrators thus they attacked him
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December - 22 
Prachanda further announced that a fresh round of stir against the present coalition Government will start from December 25 and continue for a month. During the period the Maoists will launch national awareness. He further said that his party will re
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Prachanda further announced that a fresh round of stir against the present coalition Government will start from December 25 and continue for a month. During the period the Maoists will launch national awareness. He further said that his party will resort to an indefinite general strike if the Government did not give heed to the Maoist demands and political understanding is not forged till then.
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December - 22 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres vandalised a journalist's vehicle on the charge of defying their shutdown call in Doti District.
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres vandalised a journalist's vehicle on the charge of defying their shutdown call in Doti District.
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December - 22 
Police on December 22 arrested four cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in connection with the December 20 violent clashes at Government Azizul Haque University College, reports Daily Star. Police said, they raided different areas at night and arre
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Police on December 22 arrested four cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in connection with the December 20 violent clashes at Government Azizul Haque University College, reports Daily Star. Police said, they raided different areas at night and arrested Mizanur Rahman, from Jamilnagar and Rizvi, Zahurul Islam, and Hamidul Islam, all students of Shah Sultan College, from Latifpur Colony. They were shown arrested in the case filed against them on charge of campus violence, they added.
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December - 22 
During search and clear operations conducted in the Puthukkudiyiruppu, Kilinochchi, Mankulam, Andankulam and Wellamullivaikkal areas of Wanni the troops recovered nine 40-mm mortar bombs, 1460 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 25 rounds of 9-mm pistol ammun
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During search and clear operations conducted in the Puthukkudiyiruppu, Kilinochchi, Mankulam, Andankulam and Wellamullivaikkal areas of Wanni the troops recovered nine 40-mm mortar bombs, 1460 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 25 rounds of 9-mm pistol ammunition, one round of shotgun ammunition, one I-com communication set with one battery, one range card, three 81-mm mortar bombs, seven anti-personnel mines and six Rocket Propelled Grenades on December 22, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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December - 22 
In October, a boat carrying 255 Tamil asylum-seekers to Australia was stopped by the Indonesian navy. The interception followed a phone call from the Prime Minister to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The Government was concerned that a
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In October, a boat carrying 255 Tamil asylum-seekers to Australia was stopped by the Indonesian navy. The interception followed a phone call from the Prime Minister to Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The Government was concerned that a successful venture of that size could have spurred a wave of boats with similar passenger loads. The boat and its passengers were taken to Merak, where it has remained ever since. The passengers have refused to get off, insisting they receive the same generous treatment as the Tamils who were rescued by the Customs vessel Oceanic Viking, the first of whom arrived in Australia on December 20 after being confirmed as refugees. Refugee advocates have expressed alarm at conditions on the boat in Merak and the fate of the handful of Tamils who have left it. Ian Rintoul, who has been in regular contact with the Tamils, said about 247 people remained on the boat.
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December - 22 
On December 22, the Security Forces recovered 100 grams of explosives, 25 meters of detonator cord and two hand grenades during a search operation conducted in the Thissapura area of Trincomalee District, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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On December 22, the Security Forces recovered 100 grams of explosives, 25 meters of detonator cord and two hand grenades during a search operation conducted in the Thissapura area of Trincomalee District, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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December - 22 
The Sri Lankan Government said that it has identified up to three former LTTE militants seeking asylum in Australia on a boat intercepted after a personal request from Kevin Rudd to Indonesia's President. In allegations that will further complicate t
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The Sri Lankan Government said that it has identified up to three former LTTE militants seeking asylum in Australia on a boat intercepted after a personal request from Kevin Rudd to Indonesia's President. In allegations that will further complicate the processing of the 255 Tamils on a boat moored at the Indonesian port of Merak, Colombo's high commissioner to Australia, Senaka Walgampaya, said Sri Lankan embassy officials in Jakarta had identified the individuals. "Of (the Oceanic Viking) lot we have no specific knowledge," Walgampaya told The Australian, adding, “But of those in the boat of Merak, I think open-source photographs have identified ex-Tamil Tigers."
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December - 23 
13 persons, arrested on the charge of being involved in the Maoist attack on R. Udaygiri town in Gajapati District, were acquitted by a court in Paralakhemundi on December 23, The Hindu reported. The Maoist attack on R. Udaygiri occurred in March 200
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13 persons, arrested on the charge of being involved in the Maoist attack on R. Udaygiri town in Gajapati District, were acquitted by a court in Paralakhemundi on December 23, The Hindu reported. The Maoist attack on R. Udaygiri occurred in March 2006.
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December - 23 
A PREPAK cadre, Naorem Joy Singh alias Bungo (23), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at Wangjing Mihatpung area on December 23. He confessed that he was an over ground worker of the PREPAK and extended cooperation
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A PREPAK cadre, Naorem Joy Singh alias Bungo (23), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at Wangjing Mihatpung area on December 23. He confessed that he was an over ground worker of the PREPAK and extended cooperation to the outfit in extorting money from Thoubal area under the instruction of one self styled ‘lance corporal’ Vicky of the group.
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December - 23 
A United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, Jatin Shaw alias Alput Thapa (25), surrendered and deposited his 9-mm pistol and one magazine before the Inspector General of the Border Security Force (Assam-Meghalaya frontier) Prithvi Raj on the s
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A United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant, Jatin Shaw alias Alput Thapa (25), surrendered and deposited his 9-mm pistol and one magazine before the Inspector General of the Border Security Force (Assam-Meghalaya frontier) Prithvi Raj on the same day. Jatin belonged to Golaghat in Assam and joined the ‘B company’ of the outfit in 2003 and underwent training at the ‘first battalion Naga camp’ in Myanmar. He was also involved in many killing and extortions cases in Assam. The surrendered militant worked as the ‘personal security officer’ of ‘commander of B company’ Sujeet Mohan. Jatin reportedly came over ground at the calling of his mother. He said, "I decided to leave the outfit after my mother asked me to do so". He also stated that National Socialist Council of Nagaland and ULFA are operating collectively in the forests of Myanmar, adding 20-25 cadres from Arunachal Pradesh were also undergoing training at different camps of the neighbouring country.
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December - 23 
An unidentified NDFB cadre was shot dead by a combined force of the Police and Army during an encounter at Rampur village under Goreswar Police Station in Baksa District on December 23. The Police recovered a Chinese-made grenade, a 7.62-mm pistol an
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An unidentified NDFB cadre was shot dead by a combined force of the Police and Army during an encounter at Rampur village under Goreswar Police Station in Baksa District on December 23. The Police recovered a Chinese-made grenade, a 7.62-mm pistol and eight live bullets of the pistol from the encounter site.
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December - 23 
Armed Maoists set ablaze seven vehicles of a private road construction firm at Badiha village in the Rohtas District in the morning of December 23, Times of India adds. Around 200 extremists stormed the office of S. N. P. Infrastructure, confined its
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Armed Maoists set ablaze seven vehicles of a private road construction firm at Badiha village in the Rohtas District in the morning of December 23, Times of India adds. Around 200 extremists stormed the office of S. N. P. Infrastructure, confined its employees in a room and set ablaze the vehicles, the Police said. None of the employees were harmed in the incident, the Police said. Three road rollers, two pay loaders and a water tanker were among the vehicles set ablaze. The private road construction firm was engaged in construction of a National Highway between Dehri-on-Sone and Tilauthu in Rohtas District. Patrolling was intensified after the incident and a combing operation launched, the Police said.
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December - 23 
He also announced the commencement of two more projects — the first to overhaul the Foreigners Division at a cost of about INR 200 millions and the second to adopt mission mode project on immigration, visa and foreigners’ registration and tracking —
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He also announced the commencement of two more projects — the first to overhaul the Foreigners Division at a cost of about INR 200 millions and the second to adopt mission mode project on immigration, visa and foreigners’ registration and tracking — with the objective of creating a secure and integrated service delivery framework for facilitating legitimate travel and strengthening security. It would network 169 missions, cost INR 10.11 billions and take four-and-a-half years for full implementation.
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December - 23 
IANS reports that only one of the six former Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who contested the five-phased Jharkhand Assembly polls from November 25 to December 18 managed to pull off a victory. Polush Surin, a Jharkhand Mukti Mor
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IANS reports that only one of the six former Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who contested the five-phased Jharkhand Assembly polls from November 25 to December 18 managed to pull off a victory. Polush Surin, a Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) nominee from Torpa, won the election by defeating Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Koche Munda by over 16,000 votes. Surin, currently in jail, was a cadre of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a break away faction of the CPI-Maoist. The five others - Ugal Pal, Satish Kumar, Masi Charan Munda, Kuldeep Ganjhu and Ranjan Yadav - all lost their respective electoral battles. While Kumar and Munda were formerly associated with the PLFI, the remaining three were members of the CPI-Maoist. All except Kumar are in jail. Pal was defeated by Congress nominee Chandrashekhar Dubey. Kumar lost to Krishnanand Tripathy of Congress and Munda was defeated by BJP nominee Nilkanth Singh Munda. Ganju, an All Jharkhand Students Union (AJSU) nominee, was defeated by Jai Prakash Singh Bhokta of the Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P).Rashtriya Janata Dal nominee Yadav was defeated by independent nominee Videsh Singh. Except Charan all were on fourth or fifth positions in their respective constituencies. Charan lost by just 600 votes.
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December - 23 
Imphal Free Press reports that unidentified militants placed a hand grenade at the premise of an oil filling station at Khabeisoi under Lamlai Police Station in Imphal East District on December 23.
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Imphal Free Press reports that unidentified militants placed a hand grenade at the premise of an oil filling station at Khabeisoi under Lamlai Police Station in Imphal East District on December 23.
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In a series of attacks, the Maoists on December 23 blew up four school buildings and one healthcare centre in the areas bordering Jharkhand. The villages fall under Banki and K. Balang Police Stations in the Bonai sub-division of Sundargarh District.
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In a series of attacks, the Maoists on December 23 blew up four school buildings and one healthcare centre in the areas bordering Jharkhand. The villages fall under Banki and K. Balang Police Stations in the Bonai sub-division of Sundargarh District. Four massive explosions, triggered between 9am (IST) and 1.15pm, saw Mahupada primary school, B. Jharbera upper primary and high schools and B. Jharbera primary health centre being razed to the ground. The residential school at Sanbalijodi was blown up in the night of December 22.
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December - 23 
On December 23, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘foreign secretary’ Sashadhar Choudhury and ‘finance secretary’ Chitraban Hazarika were reproduced before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Kamrup and were sent to another 14 days
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On December 23, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘foreign secretary’ Sashadhar Choudhury and ‘finance secretary’ Chitraban Hazarika were reproduced before the Court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Kamrup and were sent to another 14 days of judicial custody in connection with the Bharalumukh Police Station case, reports Assam Tribune.
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December - 23 
One Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM, Aditya) leader was shot dead and another critically injured by the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Belpahari in the West Midnapore District in the night of December 23, reports Indian Express. A
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One Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM, Aditya) leader was shot dead and another critically injured by the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Belpahari in the West Midnapore District in the night of December 23, reports Indian Express. Around 12.30am (IST), a group of 10-15 Maoists stormed into the house of 50-year-old Biswanath Murmu at Sakhabhanga village. Murmu was dragged out of his house in front of his family members. Later Murmu’s bullet-ridden dead body was found near his residence. A couple of months back, Murmu’s son Karan had also been killed by Maoists. Karan was a popular leader of the JMM (Aditya).
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December - 23 
Prithvi Raj expressed concern over the move by Northeast militants to shift base from Bangladesh to Myanmar in the wake of the ongoing operations against them by Dhaka, according to Telegraph. Admitting that there was an exodus of ULFA militants to M
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Prithvi Raj expressed concern over the move by Northeast militants to shift base from Bangladesh to Myanmar in the wake of the ongoing operations against them by Dhaka, according to Telegraph. Admitting that there was an exodus of ULFA militants to Myanmar to escape the ongoing operations by the Bangladeshi Security Forces, Prithvi Raj said, “It is quite natural that the militants look for new pastures to continue their future activities.”
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December - 23 
Proposing a bold, thorough and radical restructuring of the security architecture at the national level, Chidambaram suggested bifurcation of the Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA), adds The Hindu. He said that subjects not directly related to int
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Proposing a bold, thorough and radical restructuring of the security architecture at the national level, Chidambaram suggested bifurcation of the Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA), adds The Hindu. He said that subjects not directly related to internal security should be dealt with by a separate Ministry or brought under a separate Department in the MHA itself and handled by a Minister independently. “The Home Minister should devote the whole of his/her time and energy to matters relating to security,” Chidambaram said. In his view, given the imperatives and the challenges of the times, a division of the current functions of the MHA “is unavoidable.”
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December - 23 
PTI on December 23 reports that cross border infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir is on the rise with militants making 433 such attempts in 2009, nearly 90 more than in 2008. As many as 106 militants infiltrated during these bids in 2009. "A total of
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PTI on December 23 reports that cross border infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir is on the rise with militants making 433 such attempts in 2009, nearly 90 more than in 2008. As many as 106 militants infiltrated during these bids in 2009. "A total of 433 infiltration attempts were made by the militants along the Line of Control and International Border in Jammu and Kashmir in 2009," a senior Police officer said. Admitting that there has been a surge in infiltration, the Director General of Police (DGP) of Jammu and Kashmir, Kuldeep Khoda, told PTI that measures have been taken by Security Forces to foil these bids and said it is a matter area of concern at a time when violence has gone down in the State.
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December - 23 
PTI reports that a former Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) 'commander’ was shot dead by his old companions at his home in the Gondia District, Police said on December 24. Around 30 to 40 extremists entered the house of Raghunath Fagnu Mar
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PTI reports that a former Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) 'commander’ was shot dead by his old companions at his home in the Gondia District, Police said on December 24. Around 30 to 40 extremists entered the house of Raghunath Fagnu Markam (48) at Daharitola under Salekasa tehsil (revenue division) of Gondia District at 1am (IST) on December 23, took him out and pumped two bullets in his chest, killing the former Maoist on the spot, they said.
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December - 23 
PTI reports that a former Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) 'commander’ was shot dead by his old companions at his home in the Gondia District, Police said on December 24. Around 30 to 40 extremists entered the house of Raghunath Fagnu Mar
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PTI reports that a former Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) 'commander’ was shot dead by his old companions at his home in the Gondia District, Police said on December 24. Around 30 to 40 extremists entered the house of Raghunath Fagnu Markam (48) at Daharitola under Salekasa tehsil (revenue division) of Gondia District at 1am (IST) on December 23, took him out and pumped two bullets in his chest, killing the former Maoist on the spot, they said. Raghunath was associated with the Maosit movement from 1992 to 1999, before his surrender on November 25, 1999, they said. He has served as ‘commander’ of Tanda Dalam between 1992-'96, and was instrumental in attacks on Police party in the year 1993 and 1995 at Darekasa, Banjaritola and Murkudoh, Police added. Raghunath was also the man behind to blown up the BSNL mobile tower in the year 1994 at Darekasa, and was wanted by Chhattisgarh Police also, they said. After his surrender, the former Maoist served a three-year jail term and was living a peaceful life at Daharitola. Raghunath had also contested State assembly elections from Gondwana Gantantra Party from Amgaon seat and got 636 votes.
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December - 23 
Shillong Times reports that four suspected Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) militants shot dead a coal trader and injured his wife at Pomshutia village in East Khasi Hills District on December 23. The slain coal trader was identified as
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Shillong Times reports that four suspected Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) militants shot dead a coal trader and injured his wife at Pomshutia village in East Khasi Hills District on December 23. The slain coal trader was identified as Raja Khongsit (45).
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December - 23 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on December 23 said it will positively respond to the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's call for talks if he withdraws Security Forces from States like Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. "If the Governme
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on December 23 said it will positively respond to the Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram's call for talks if he withdraws Security Forces from States like Chhattisgarh and West Bengal. "If the Government is serious, then let it wind up the airbases-28 and dissolve the para-military command in Chhattisgarh," the Maoist politburo member Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan told PTI over phone from an undisclosed location. For a settlement in West Bengal, he also demanded autonomy to three tribal-dominated districts. "If the government is eager to solve the problem of the tribals, let it give autonomy to the three districts and allow the tribals to plan out their own welfare," he said. Reacting to Chidambaram's proposal for an alternative administrative structure within the sixth schedule, he said sixth schedule had lost its viability. The Bhuria Committee report had provision for empowering tribals, but that had not been implemented.
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December - 23 
The Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF) Raman Srivastava announced that nine more border outposts (BOPs) would be set up besides relocating 17 BOPs along the 856-km-long India-Bangladesh border in Tripura to prevent Northeast insurge
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The Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF) Raman Srivastava announced that nine more border outposts (BOPs) would be set up besides relocating 17 BOPs along the 856-km-long India-Bangladesh border in Tripura to prevent Northeast insurgents from entering Indian territory from Bangladesh, reports Shillong Times. According to him, the BSF is looking for new land near the Zero Line of the international border for setting up 26 BOPs for more stringent vigil along the India-Bangladesh border so that insurgents using the soil of the neighbouring country cannot infiltrate into Indian territory. At present, there are 245 BOPs along the Tripura border. Over 370 militants from two main insurgent groups - All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) and National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT)- surrendered in 2009. According to Deputy Inspector General (Police Control) Nepal Das, interrogation of surrendered militants revealed that an "acute food crisis" was grappling militant camps and the insurgents "were not being paid money" that ultimately forced them to lay down arms.
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December - 23 
The Home Minister made it clear that the Government had not only taken a number of steps to strengthen the security and intelligence infrastructure but was also moving towards making it much more effective through new security architecture. The new
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The Home Minister made it clear that the Government had not only taken a number of steps to strengthen the security and intelligence infrastructure but was also moving towards making it much more effective through new security architecture. The new structure envisages setting up a National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) and creating NATGRID -- a unified data centre having 21 sets of database to "achieve quick, seamless and secure access to desired information for intelligence and enforcement agencies". "The project (NATGRID) is likely to be completed in 18-24 months from now," Chidambaram informed. He also said that NCTC must have a broad mandate to deal with all kinds of terrorist violence directed against the country and the people, adds The Hindu. “While the nature of the response to different kinds of terror would indeed be different and nuanced, NCTC’s mandate should be to respond to violence unleashed by any group — be it an insurgent group in the North East, the CPI (Maoist) in the heartland of India or any group of religious fanatics anywhere in India acting on their own or in concert with terrorists outside India.” Chidambaram said adding, “NCTC would, therefore, have to perform functions relating to intelligence, investigation and operations. All intelligence agencies would therefore have to be represented in the NCTC. But I am clear in my mind that without ‘operations,’ NCTC and the security architecture that is needed will be incomplete. It is the proposed ‘operations’ wing of the NCTC that will give an edge — now absent — to our plans to counter terrorism,”.
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December - 23 
The Joint Director of the Manipur Legislative Assembly, Akoijam Tiken, who was abducted by suspected militants from his residence at Mantripukhri in the afternoon of December 12, was released by his captors at a location in Imphal East District on De
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The Joint Director of the Manipur Legislative Assembly, Akoijam Tiken, who was abducted by suspected militants from his residence at Mantripukhri in the afternoon of December 12, was released by his captors at a location in Imphal East District on December 23.
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December - 23 
The Maoist-backed People’s Committee Police Atrocities (PCPA) set ablaze a truck near Dhosra village while they were on their way to Jhargram where they had gone to ransack the Parihati Range office. The PCPA activist ransacked and set ablaze the hou
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The Maoist-backed People’s Committee Police Atrocities (PCPA) set ablaze a truck near Dhosra village while they were on their way to Jhargram where they had gone to ransack the Parihati Range office. The PCPA activist ransacked and set ablaze the houses of two CPI-Marxist party workers at Goaltore. The first day of the PCPA-sponsored two-day bandh (shut down) paralysed life in the Junglemahal area on 23 with shops, educational institutions remaining closed.
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December - 23 
The Maoists blew up a mobile tower at Kiang in the Malkangiri District in the night of December 23. The mobile tower of a private telecom company was badly damaged in the landmine blast, Police said. Communication was disrupted in the highly forested
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The Maoists blew up a mobile tower at Kiang in the Malkangiri District in the night of December 23. The mobile tower of a private telecom company was badly damaged in the landmine blast, Police said. Communication was disrupted in the highly forested Malkangiri District due to damage to the mobile tower, Superintendent of Police Satyabrat Bhoi said.
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December - 23 
The Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar cited augmentation and modernisation of Security Forces, their deployment in strategic positions and barbed wire fencing along the long porous India-Bangladesh border as major factors for the success in the fig
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The Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar cited augmentation and modernisation of Security Forces, their deployment in strategic positions and barbed wire fencing along the long porous India-Bangladesh border as major factors for the success in the fight against insurgency. He also lauded the role of the Government in Bangladesh, which encircles the hilly State on three sides, in pushing out militants seeking refuge in its land that led to the arrest of several militants including top United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leaders Chitraban Hazarika and Sashadhar Chowdhury.
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December - 23 
The Union Home Minister also referred to the rise of a new kind of threat. He said, "Just as the Cold War came to an end, we witnessed the emergence of another kind of war, namely, jihad. Jihad is a war or struggle against non-believers and, currentl
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The Union Home Minister also referred to the rise of a new kind of threat. He said, "Just as the Cold War came to an end, we witnessed the emergence of another kind of war, namely, jihad. Jihad is a war or struggle against non-believers and, currently, it is waged by a number of groups owing allegiance to Islam. Unlike the original Crusades, jihad is not fought like conventional war. Jihad employs terror as an instrument to achieve its objectives. The tactics of jihadis have been copied by militants belonging to other groups too, not excluding militants professing the Hindu faith."
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December - 23 
The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said that India was "lucky" that there had been no major terror strikes since 26/11, adding "in 2009, 12-13 terror strikes were foiled which had the potential of becoming another Mumbai, Delhi or Jaipur attack..
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The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram said that India was "lucky" that there had been no major terror strikes since 26/11, adding "in 2009, 12-13 terror strikes were foiled which had the potential of becoming another Mumbai, Delhi or Jaipur attack... Luck plays an important role in this," at the Intelligence Bureau centenary endowment lecture in New Delhi on December 23, reports Times of India. The Union Home Minister, however, added that intelligence sharing had improved and the results were beginning to show. "But the credit goes to luck. One has to be lucky every time a terror plot is hatched. On the other hand, the terrorist has to be lucky just once," he said. Referring to his recent visit to the US, Chidambaram said that he had asked officials there how no terrorist strike had taken place after 9/11. "I was told it was 95% luck and 5% because of changes made after the 2001 attack," he said. "So, while it has been luck mainly, there has also been better intelligence gathering and better intelligence sharing between various agencies." Recalling how 26/11 put the nation in a state of shock and anger, he said, "a billion-plus people felt they had been humiliated and the country had been brought to its knees by a small band of terrorists. The security establishment was in disarray and numerous questions were being asked." Ranging from failure of intelligence agencies to total collapse of the crisis management system, "these questions continue to haunt me and many others even today", he said.
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December - 23 
The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, turning down the demand for sovereignty, asked the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in Assam and United National Liberation Front (UNLF) in Manipur to give up violence and hold talks, reports Nagaland Pag
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The Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram, turning down the demand for sovereignty, asked the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in Assam and United National Liberation Front (UNLF) in Manipur to give up violence and hold talks, reports Nagaland Page. He said that the Union Government was willing to look at 'new governing structures' to take care of the development agenda of the Northeast. "A couple of groups like the ULFA and the UNLF are still carrying out violent activities. To them we say, give up the demand for sovereignty. Give up violence and we can talk of anything," the Union Minister said at the valedictory session of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) leadership summit in Kolkata on December 22. Stating that the Constitution was resilient and innovative, and accommodated the concerns of the people of smaller states, he said, "If new innovations for governing structures are required, we are willing to look at it. The Constitution has provided for hill development councils, semi-autonomy, and some schedules to address the concerns of the people of the smaller states. We can have more schedules as long as it takes care of the development agenda."
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December - 23 
The West Bengal Cabinet approved a decision to set up a special directorate to oversee security and implement measures against terror on December 23, reports The Hindu. The directorate, which would work under the Home Department, will be headed by a
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The West Bengal Cabinet approved a decision to set up a special directorate to oversee security and implement measures against terror on December 23, reports The Hindu. The directorate, which would work under the Home Department, will be headed by a Deputy Inspector General of Police. It would engage more than 480 Police Personnel. It would also oversee security arrangements for VIPs and VVIPs. It was also decided to increase the strength of Police Personnel and improve the infrastructure in the Police Stations affected by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities in the three south-western Districts, Finance Minister Asim Dasgupta said. It was decided that 3,224 new posts would be created in various Departments, including Home and Health. Another 150 posts lying vacant would be filled up, Dasgupta said. Nearly 1,200 personnel would be added to the existing forces in 21 Police Stations in the Districts of West Medinipur, Bankura and Purulia. They would be provided with more vehicles.
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December - 23 
There has been mass exodus of villagers from B. Jharbera, Langalkata, Karampada, Mahupada, Sanbalijodi and Relhatu located on the hilly terrains since the evening of December 23 following the Maoist attacks. Panic-stricken tribals, including women an
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There has been mass exodus of villagers from B. Jharbera, Langalkata, Karampada, Mahupada, Sanbalijodi and Relhatu located on the hilly terrains since the evening of December 23 following the Maoist attacks. Panic-stricken tribals, including women and children, accompanied by the Security Forces, trudged miles to reach K. Balang. They were shifted from their temporary camps at B Jharbera and Mahupada. Inspector General of Police (WR) Prana Bindu Acharya told Express Buzz that the situation was being assessed and that normalcy would be restored soon. The armed Maoists are believed to have formed groups and fanned out to different locations. At B. Jharbera, over 50 Maoists, including gun-wielding women cadre, were spotted. Altogether, 13 explosions were reported but there was no official confirmation.
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December - 23 
Three Maoists, including a woman, were arrested from the Dantewada District after a brief exchange of fire with the Police, the officials said.
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Three Maoists, including a woman, were arrested from the Dantewada District after a brief exchange of fire with the Police, the officials said.
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December - 23 
Daily Times quoting a Senior Police Official on December 23 reported that several militants of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), who were hiding and fighting in the tribal areas of the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), have reached Karachi to carry out ter
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Daily Times quoting a Senior Police Official on December 23 reported that several militants of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), who were hiding and fighting in the tribal areas of the North-West Frontier Province (NWFP), have reached Karachi to carry out terrorist activities during Muharramul Haram. A senior police official, on condition of anonymity, told Daily Times that militants affiliated with LeJ, who were fighting against Security Forces in Dera Ismail Khan, Hangu and Waziristan, have come to Karachi to evoke sectarian violence in the city. “They plan to carry out suicide bombings and target killings,” the officer said. “These militants want to show their strength to the law enforcers and intelligence agencies, and they also want to take revenge of the killings of their leaders and workers in the last couple of months in the city.” A source said as many as 13 high-profile militants of LeJ had been killed in different acts of violence, which resulted in them taking revenge. It is believed that the prime target of the militants would be the main processions and Majalis-e-Azza held in various parts of the city during the first ten days of Muharram, the source added.
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December - 23 
In the Bara tehsil, SFs arrested five suspected persons, including a wanted militant, during a search operation on December 23.
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In the Bara tehsil, SFs arrested five suspected persons, including a wanted militant, during a search operation on December 23.
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December - 23 
Security Forces (SFs) killed 10 Taliban militants in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) after they came under attack in Charmang area of Nawagai tehsil (revenue unit) on December 23, according to Daily Times. Taliban militant
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Security Forces (SFs) killed 10 Taliban militants in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) after they came under attack in Charmang area of Nawagai tehsil (revenue unit) on December 23, according to Daily Times. Taliban militants attacked two check posts in Charmang area, upon which the SFs killed 10 of the militants in retaliatory fire. However, The News put the militant fatalities to 12.
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December - 23 
The SFs discovered and defused a roadside landmine in Shin Drang area. Officials said that militants had planted the bomb to target the SFs.
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The SFs discovered and defused a roadside landmine in Shin Drang area. Officials said that militants had planted the bomb to target the SFs.
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December - 23 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘chief’ Hakeemullah Mehsud on December 23 asked his ‘commanders’ not to interfere in the matters of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Daily Times. Warning of stric
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘chief’ Hakeemullah Mehsud on December 23 asked his ‘commanders’ not to interfere in the matters of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), according to Daily Times. Warning of strict action against those who violated the order, Hakeemullah asked his group to desist from abductions and other criminal activities and interference in the governance of Political Administration of North Waziristan. He said those violating the order would be held accountable.
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December - 23 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘deputy chief’ Waliur Rehman said he has sent thousands of fighters to neighbouring Afghanistan to rebuff incoming US troops. Waliur Rehman said the TTP remains committed to battling the Army in South Waziristan,
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘deputy chief’ Waliur Rehman said he has sent thousands of fighters to neighbouring Afghanistan to rebuff incoming US troops. Waliur Rehman said the TTP remains committed to battling the Army in South Waziristan, but they are essentially waging a guerrilla war. “Since Obama (President Barack Obama) is also sending additional SFs to Afghanistan, we sent thousands of our men there to fight North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and American SFs,” Rehman said. While the military estimated it had killed around 600 Taliban militants, Rehman claimed that he had lost fewer than 20. He also said his group would stop attacking Pakistan’s SFs if the country would sever its ties with the US. He claimed the Taliban only attacked SFs and did not believe in any strikes on civilian targets.
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December - 23 
A media mission team formed by the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) concluded on December 23 that Rukum-based journalist Tika Bista was attacked by the Maoist cadres. The mission team made public its findings in the capital December 23 after
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A media mission team formed by the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ) concluded on December 23 that Rukum-based journalist Tika Bista was attacked by the Maoist cadres. The mission team made public its findings in the capital December 23 after conducting field study on the case of Bista’s attack. Journalist Bista was seriously injured in an attack by an unidentified gang in Rukum District on December 8.
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December - 23 
A meeting of 10 ruling parties gave a positive nod to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), which has been monitoring Nepal's peace process since January 23, 2007. The UNMIN's current mandate is due to expire on January 2
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A meeting of 10 ruling parties gave a positive nod to extend the mandate of the United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN), which has been monitoring Nepal's peace process since January 23, 2007. The UNMIN's current mandate is due to expire on January 23, 2010.
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December - 23 
Kantipuronline reports that at least 22 activists of Tarun Dal, youth wing of the Nepali Congress party, were injured when the unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres attacked them at Harmatari Chowk in Gorkha District in
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Kantipuronline reports that at least 22 activists of Tarun Dal, youth wing of the Nepali Congress party, were injured when the unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres attacked them at Harmatari Chowk in Gorkha District in the night December 23. The injured activists included Tarun Dal’s general secretary Krishna Parajuli. The Maoist cadres attacked the microbus in which the Tarun Dal activists were riding on the way for Gorkha from the capital at Harmatari Chowk. The vehicle was totally damaged. "Maoist cadres pelted stones and vandalised the microbus, the police rescued us when they tried to torch the vehicle keeping us inside ", Parajuli said. The Tarun Dal cadres were due to call District shut down on December 24 (today) protesting against the Maoists attack on Gorkha Tarun Dal secretary Dhruba Pant on December 22. The party has been preparing to stage a sit-in at the District administration office for an hour and vehicular strike. The Maoists said that they attacked the Tarun Dal activists as they were coming to the District to create chaos.
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December - 23 
Police recovered the bullet-hit body of the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) cadre from Mongla Port area in the Bagerhat District on December 23, reports Daily Star. The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam Shahid.
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Police recovered the bullet-hit body of the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) cadre from Mongla Port area in the Bagerhat District on December 23, reports Daily Star. The deceased was identified as Shahidul Islam Shahid. Police said that Shahid was wanted in 16 cases for crimes like murder, robbery and extortion. He was involved in the killing of former Mongla municipality chairman M.A. Baten, Commissioner Salam and Bangladesh National Party (BNP) leader Halim, they added.
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December - 23 
The authority at Poonthotam detention camps in Vavuniya, Major Weerasekera, on December 23 said that more than 35 former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres detained in the camp were to be released on December 24, according to Daily Mirror
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The authority at Poonthotam detention camps in Vavuniya, Major Weerasekera, on December 23 said that more than 35 former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres detained in the camp were to be released on December 24, according to Daily Mirror. They told the reporters in Poonthotam that there are 209 detainees and 35 among them will be released on December 24.Some of the detainees who are in the camp have been with the LTTE for just three days while others have been for few months. However in other rehabilitation camps there are former LTTE combatants who have been with the LTTE for even for 24 years. Some of them have been ‘lieutenant colonels’ of the LTTE, according to the army. The detainees whom the journalists visited on December 23 are trained vocational activities such as beauty culture, tailoring, Masonry and sewing.
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December - 24 
A 60-year-old man and a teen-aged boy, suspected to be Maoists, were arrested on December 24 for allegedly launching an attack on the Similipal National Park in March 2009, reports PTI. Police sources said the man, Laxminarayan Isa, who belonged to K
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A 60-year-old man and a teen-aged boy, suspected to be Maoists, were arrested on December 24 for allegedly launching an attack on the Similipal National Park in March 2009, reports PTI. Police sources said the man, Laxminarayan Isa, who belonged to Kanshpada village of West Bengal's Burdwan District and the 15-year-old Kanhu Barik, a resident of Badauski village within the national park, were arrested for their alleged role in the attack and suspected links with the Maoists.
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December - 24 
A trooper of the Special Operation Group (SOG), elite anti-Naxalite (left wing extremism) force, was also killed on December 24 during a combing operation at Pallur in the Koraput District, nearly 500 km from here. As reported earlier, a woman Commun
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A trooper of the Special Operation Group (SOG), elite anti-Naxalite (left wing extremism) force, was also killed on December 24 during a combing operation at Pallur in the Koraput District, nearly 500 km from here. As reported earlier, a woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed and three Security Force (SF) personnel were injured in an exchange of fire between the two sides at Pallur in the Koraput District in the morning of December 24. Police suspects that at least two more Maoists might have been killed in the gun battle. "We recovered the body of the lady Maoist from the scene of the battle. An INSAS rifle was found near here. We believe there might be more casualties among the rebels and search operation is on to find dead bodies," Koraput Superintendent of Police Deepak Kumar said. According to the report, a fierce gun battle between the SFs and the Maoists ensued when a group of around 30 Maoists ambushed a combing party inside forest at Pallur. The Maoists first detonated claymore mines targeting the combing party in which four SOG personnel were injured. Then they fired at them from their hideout provoking return fire from the SFs. While one SOG trooper died on the spot in the landmine explosion, three others sustained bullet injuries.
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December - 24 
A woman cadre of the KCP, Maibam Ongbi Memi Devi, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Thangmeiband area in the morning of December 24. She was identified as wife of a person, Yaima, of Dalai District in Tripura presently residing at
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A woman cadre of the KCP, Maibam Ongbi Memi Devi, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Thangmeiband area in the morning of December 24. She was identified as wife of a person, Yaima, of Dalai District in Tripura presently residing at Takyel Khongbal Mayai Leirak. Police recovered two demand letters of KCP addressed to Dr. Ibomcha of Babupara and Dr. Bilashini of Thangmeiband.
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December - 24 
ANI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blocked a National Highway in the Dantewada region on December 24 in protest against the Operation 'Green Hunt' launched by the Security Forces. The extremists felled down trees
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ANI reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blocked a National Highway in the Dantewada region on December 24 in protest against the Operation 'Green Hunt' launched by the Security Forces. The extremists felled down trees and dug up the roads at several places on the NH-221. The road blockade crippled traffic, leaving several trucks and buses stranded. The Maoists also pasted several bills warning the Police.
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December - 24 
At least eight cadres belonging to Bishwamohan Debbarma faction of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), including women cadres from Assam, were arrested by a combined force of the Assam Rifles and Tripura Police during a search operation
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At least eight cadres belonging to Bishwamohan Debbarma faction of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), including women cadres from Assam, were arrested by a combined force of the Assam Rifles and Tripura Police during a search operation at Hamchapara area under Khedacherra Police Station in the North District on December 24, according to Tripurainfo. They were identified as Dobe Reang (27), Joy Mohan Reang (23), Swapna Reang (27) and Jamini Reang (25) of Assam, Ratanjoy Reang (24), Ubajoy Reang (20) and Tailoram Reang alias Khabel Thanga (30) of Mizoram. One improvised .22 pistol, one Chinese AK rifle, one Carbine, 10 live rounds of .22 carbine and two mobile sets with some Indian currency were recovered from their possession.
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December - 24 
Daily Excelsior reports that militants carried out a grenade attack on Security Forces in Sopore town of Baramulla District on December 24, injuring at least seven persons including two personnel of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Militants lobb
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Daily Excelsior reports that militants carried out a grenade attack on Security Forces in Sopore town of Baramulla District on December 24, injuring at least seven persons including two personnel of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Militants lobbed a grenade on a patrol party of 177 Battalion of the CRPF near Gadakocha in Sopore town at around 2.15 pm (IST), official sources said. No militant outfit claimed responsibility for the attack.
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Four cadres belonging to the Lamyanba Khuman group of the Military Council faction of the KCP, including three women cadres, were arrested by a combined force of the Bishnupur District Police and Army from Ningthoukhong bazaar area on December 24. Th
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Four cadres belonging to the Lamyanba Khuman group of the Military Council faction of the KCP, including three women cadres, were arrested by a combined force of the Bishnupur District Police and Army from Ningthoukhong bazaar area on December 24. They were identified as Joel L.D. Laino (22), Lina Laishram alias Nanao (31), Bindya Erengbam alias Abem (20) and Ahanthem Ongbi Shakhi Devi (50). Following their confession, four other cadres of the same outfit were arrested during a separate search operation at Moirang areas on December 26. They were identified as Pukhram Bobo Singh alias Babu (40), Angom Naocha (21), Konjengbam Manoranjan alias Poireiton (22) and Keisham Abem Devi alias Ichanthoibi alias Thoibi alias Thoi (23). Two Chinese hand grenades were recovered from their hideouts. They were involved in hurling of hand grenade at the Saw Mill of Ngangom Basanta Singh of Utlou Chanuar bazar in the night of November 27, hurling of hand grenade at the house of Tongbram Rajen Singh of Utlou Makha Leikai on November 29, hurling of hand grenade at the house of S. Chandramani Singh of Oinam Awang Leikai on December 2 and hurling of hand grenade at the residence of Moirangthem Premjit Singh of Moirnag College gate on December 25.
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December - 24 
PTI reports that a woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed and three security force personnel injured in an exchange of fire between the two sides at Pallur in the Koraput District in the morning of December 24. The exchange of
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PTI reports that a woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed and three security force personnel injured in an exchange of fire between the two sides at Pallur in the Koraput District in the morning of December 24. The exchange of fire took place when personnel of the Special Operation Group, the State's elite anti-Maoist force, were going on a combing operation in the Pallur area under Narayanpatna Police Station, said Sub Divisional Police Officer (Narayanapatna) Y. J. Rao. The gun battle, which began near the place where 10 personnel were killed in a landmine blast on June 18, was continuing till the report last came in, he added.
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December - 24 
Shillong Times reports that a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre would surrender before Inspector General of the Border Security Force (BSF) Prithvi Raj at Umpling in Shillong on December 24 (tomorrow).
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Shillong Times reports that a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre would surrender before Inspector General of the Border Security Force (BSF) Prithvi Raj at Umpling in Shillong on December 24 (tomorrow).
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December - 24 
The Maoists shot at Durga Soren (48), a zonal committee leader of the JMM (Aditya). Soren was also called out of his house in the midnight of December 24 and Maoists pumped bullets into him. Additional Superintendent of Police (Jhargram) Murlidhar sa
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The Maoists shot at Durga Soren (48), a zonal committee leader of the JMM (Aditya). Soren was also called out of his house in the midnight of December 24 and Maoists pumped bullets into him. Additional Superintendent of Police (Jhargram) Murlidhar said, "We have been informed that one bullet-ridden body has been found in Simulpal. We have sent forces to the area."
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December - 24 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed nine suspected militants in three encounters in Thoubal and Chandel Districts of Manipur in the night of December 24, according to Telegraph. SFs recovered a cache of weapons, including an M-16 rifle, an AK rifle, thr
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed nine suspected militants in three encounters in Thoubal and Chandel Districts of Manipur in the night of December 24, according to Telegraph. SFs recovered a cache of weapons, including an M-16 rifle, an AK rifle, three 9-mm pistols, a .38 revolver, a radio set and assorted ammunition from the possession of the slain militants. Confirming the report, Assam Rifles spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Prasant W. said the first encounter took place at Waithou Chiru in Thoubal District at 10 PM (IST) in which the personnel of Assam Rifles shot dead three suspected militants and recovered three 9-mm pistols and some ammunition. The second encounter took place in the Sajik Tampak area of Chandel District along the India-Myanmar border around midnight. Troops of the 8th Assam Rifles shot dead three suspected cadres of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) and recovered one AK rifle, two hand grenades and some ammunition. Two hours later, the same unit exchanged fire with another group of militants in the same area, about five kilometres away from the site of the second encounter. Three more suspected cadres of the PREPAK were shot dead and an M-16 rifle, a revolver, some ammunition and a radio set were recovered from possession of the militants. PREPAK had made Sajik Tampak near the India-Myanmar border a “liberated zone” till troops moved into the place before the 2004 Parliamentary elections and cleared the militant camps from the area.
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December - 24 
Two Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres, Ranvir Singh (39) and Laishram Mongomo Singh (40), were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel during a search operation at Sugnu and Chairel Khunou in Thoubal District on December 24, reports Imphal Free
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Two Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres, Ranvir Singh (39) and Laishram Mongomo Singh (40), were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel during a search operation at Sugnu and Chairel Khunou in Thoubal District on December 24, reports Imphal Free Press.
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December - 24 
Two suspected militants belonging to anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were shot dead by the Security Forces (SFs) at Mainawsree area under Rangapara Police Station in Sonitpur District along the Assam-Arunachal Pr
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Two suspected militants belonging to anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were shot dead by the Security Forces (SFs) at Mainawsree area under Rangapara Police Station in Sonitpur District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on December 24, according to Assam Tribune.
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December - 24 
A six-year-old girl, Arooj, was killed and two people, including a head constable, were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside an imambargah on Kurri Road in Rawalpindi on December 24, according to Daily Times. The bomber blew himself
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A six-year-old girl, Arooj, was killed and two people, including a head constable, were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up outside an imambargah on Kurri Road in Rawalpindi on December 24, according to Daily Times. The bomber blew himself up when Head Constable Ittefaq intercepted him at a picket set up for the Security of the imambargah, where a congregation was being held.
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December - 24 
Four persons were killed and 24 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a security post in Peshawar on December 24, according to Daily Times. Peshawar Senior Superintendent of Police (Coordination) Muhammad Alam Shinwari said that f
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Four persons were killed and 24 others injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a security post in Peshawar on December 24, according to Daily Times. Peshawar Senior Superintendent of Police (Coordination) Muhammad Alam Shinwari said that four persons, including one Policeman and three civilians, were killed and 24 injured in the attack, which was carried out using a suicide jacket packed with eight kilogrammes of explosives. The bomber struck at the junction of Mall Road and Arbab Road in front of an insurance company’s office, where a Security Force post had been set up to inspect vehicles. A policeman told Daily Times the bomber was on foot and detonated explosives strapped to his body when Policemen stopped him at the post.
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December - 24 
Police arrested four terrorists on December 24 and recovered as many suicide vests and a large cache of arms from their possession in Mianwali District. The Police arrested a suspect, Muhammad Jamil, from Gulberg Chowk and recovered videos of suicide
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Police arrested four terrorists on December 24 and recovered as many suicide vests and a large cache of arms from their possession in Mianwali District. The Police arrested a suspect, Muhammad Jamil, from Gulberg Chowk and recovered videos of suicide bombings and also arrested his accomplice, Egal Khan, on the basis of the information provided by Jamil. Further information provided by the two men led to the arrest of Amanullah Hattar and Imran Pathan from Kacha Gujrat area of Mianwali. The Police recovered explosives, suicide vests, CDs, cell phones, documents, maps and ball bearings from the possession of the arrested persons. Officials said the arrested persons were planning to carry out a terrorist attack in the city during Muharram.
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December - 24 
Two people were killed and another two sustained serious injuries in a landmine explosion in Phelawagh village of Dera Bugti in Balochistan on December 24, according to Daily Times. The deceased were identified as Saifullah and Shah Gul, who were kil
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Two people were killed and another two sustained serious injuries in a landmine explosion in Phelawagh village of Dera Bugti in Balochistan on December 24, according to Daily Times. The deceased were identified as Saifullah and Shah Gul, who were killed when their vehicle hit a landmine in Phelawagh village.
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December - 24 
After completing its third-phase protests for 'civilian supremacy, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) on December 24 commenced its publicity programmes for what the party called "national sovereignty", reports Kantipuron
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After completing its third-phase protests for 'civilian supremacy, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) on December 24 commenced its publicity programmes for what the party called "national sovereignty", reports Kantipuronline. Emerging from a meeting of the party office bearers, Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda informed that his party launched the publicity programmes as the 'civilian supremacy' cannot be established without national sovereignty. Issuing a press statement Dahal demanded that all the unequal treaties including the 1950 Indo-Nepal treaty of peace and friendship be scrapped.
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December - 24 
Former Navy Commander Admiral (Rtd) Wasantha Karannagoda told The Island on December 24 that the LTTE threw some 6,000 rounds of mortars overboard from one of the ships at the last stages of the war. Once they knew that they could not breach the SLN
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Former Navy Commander Admiral (Rtd) Wasantha Karannagoda told The Island on December 24 that the LTTE threw some 6,000 rounds of mortars overboard from one of the ships at the last stages of the war. Once they knew that they could not breach the SLN blockade on the last LTTE stronghold at Mullaitivu, the enemy had no option but to discard their arsenal. He said that by early 2009, the Sea Tigers (sea wing of the LTTE) lost their wherewithal to challenge the SLN not only on the high seas but coastal waters as well.
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December - 24 
Three 60-mm mortar booby traps, 14 APMs, five hand grenades, a part of Multi Purpose Machine Gun barrel, 2000 rounds of FMC ammunition and 44 rounds of T-56 ammunition were recovered by the troops from the Akkarayankulam, Andankulam, Puthukkudiyirupp
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Three 60-mm mortar booby traps, 14 APMs, five hand grenades, a part of Multi Purpose Machine Gun barrel, 2000 rounds of FMC ammunition and 44 rounds of T-56 ammunition were recovered by the troops from the Akkarayankulam, Andankulam, Puthukkudiyiruppu and Poonagar areas.
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December - 24 
Troops recovered eighty-six anti-personnel mines from the Periyanthampanei, Sinnapandivirichchan and Chiraddikulam areas of Wanni on December 24, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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Troops recovered eighty-six anti-personnel mines from the Periyanthampanei, Sinnapandivirichchan and Chiraddikulam areas of Wanni on December 24, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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December - 25 
A cadre belonging to Azad faction of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Yumkhai Rajit Khan (24), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Khergao areas in Imphal East District on December 25.
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A cadre belonging to Azad faction of the People's United Liberation Front (PULF), identified as Yumkhai Rajit Khan (24), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Khergao areas in Imphal East District on December 25.
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December - 25 
A Communist party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) activist Biswanath Kundu was abducted allegedly by the Maoists. A missing complaint has been lodged with the Goaltore Police Station.
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A Communist party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) activist Biswanath Kundu was abducted allegedly by the Maoists. A missing complaint has been lodged with the Goaltore Police Station.
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December - 25 
A KCP cadre, Ningthoukhongbam Sushil Singh, was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Bamon leikai area. He was involved in extortion of money from Singjamei petrol pump at Kakwa and IBP Konsams petrol pump near Lilong.
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A KCP cadre, Ningthoukhongbam Sushil Singh, was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Bamon leikai area. He was involved in extortion of money from Singjamei petrol pump at Kakwa and IBP Konsams petrol pump near Lilong.
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December - 25 
A sympathizer of militant groups, Konsam Raghu Singh (49), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Sawombung forest gate. He was involved in collection of money from various individuals and business establishment. He disclosed that he wa
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A sympathizer of militant groups, Konsam Raghu Singh (49), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Sawombung forest gate. He was involved in collection of money from various individuals and business establishment. He disclosed that he was an employee of Manipur Forest Department and was collecting a sum of INR 20 from each truck plying along Imphal-Ukhrul road for giving to the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) and PREPAK outfits. He also revealed that he had handed over a sum of INR 6200 to the PLA and INR 3200 to the PREPAK. One cellular phone, one driving license and one wallet with a sum of INR 140 were recovered from his possession.
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December - 25 
Following reports that Maoists may be shifting base from Lalgarh to Jhargram sub-division in West Midnapore, the State Government has decided to send an additional company of Central Paramilitary Forces to Jhargram. After sporadic incidents of violen
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Following reports that Maoists may be shifting base from Lalgarh to Jhargram sub-division in West Midnapore, the State Government has decided to send an additional company of Central Paramilitary Forces to Jhargram. After sporadic incidents of violence in Jhargram recently, including the torching of the deer park and setting ablaze sponge iron units followed by an attack on CPI-Marxist district committee leader Amiya Sengupta’s house, the State Government has decided to boost the reinforce the strength of paramilitary forces in the area.
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December - 25 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, allegedly involved in the assassination of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Laxamananda Saraswati, were arrested in the Rayagada District, Police said on December 26, according to PTI. The a
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, allegedly involved in the assassination of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Laxamananda Saraswati, were arrested in the Rayagada District, Police said on December 26, according to PTI. The arrests were made by Security Force (SF) personnel engaged in anti-Maoist operation in the dense forests of Tembaguda, about 120 kilometres from Rayagada on December 25, Nilakantha Patra, inspector-in-charge of the Police Station, said. The Maoists identified as Suna Gandalaka, Dhobai Kadraka, Bhapei Praska and Gopala Pidikaka of nearby villages were allegedly involved in a number of crimes, including the killing of the VHP leader in 2008 and Nayagarh attack in 2007. The SF personnel had seized a land mine, explosive substances, Maoists literature and banners from the extremists, Patra added.
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December - 25 
Intelligence agencies on December 25 sounded a fresh terror alert in Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi following reports that terrorists had sneaked into these cities to target vital installations, reports Times of India. The Union Ministry for Home Affairs
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Intelligence agencies on December 25 sounded a fresh terror alert in Kolkata, Mumbai and Delhi following reports that terrorists had sneaked into these cities to target vital installations, reports Times of India. The Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) sources said that Taliban trained fidayeen (suicide squads) had reportedly entered the country to carry out attacks at specific iconic structures. Security has been beefed up at key installations and patrolling has been intensified in market places, railway stations, airports and hotels, sources said.
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December - 25 
Official and Intelligence sources told the Excelsior that nearly 25 to 30 militants were still camping at the launching pads in forward areas of Lehri Kalan and Jhandewali Posts of Pakistan Rangers opposite Ramgarh sector of Samba District, despite f
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Official and Intelligence sources told the Excelsior that nearly 25 to 30 militants were still camping at the launching pads in forward areas of Lehri Kalan and Jhandewali Posts of Pakistan Rangers opposite Ramgarh sector of Samba District, despite four infiltration attempts have been foiled by the Border Security Force (BSF) in as many months with three of them reported in little over last one month.
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December - 25 
Telegraph reports that Police have launched a special operation in Assam’s northern Districts, particularly Udalguri and Sonitpur, to target the "headhunters" of the NDFB’s anti-talks faction who have been recruiting youths from these areas. "We have
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Telegraph reports that Police have launched a special operation in Assam’s northern Districts, particularly Udalguri and Sonitpur, to target the "headhunters" of the NDFB’s anti-talks faction who have been recruiting youths from these areas. "We have specific information about some of the middle-ranking cadres of the outfit being on a recruitment drive and operations are on to neutralise them," a Police official said. The official said most of the NDFB militants killed recently could not be identified immediately, which indicated that they were new recruits. He claimed that the Ranjan Daimary-led anti-talks faction of the NDFB had received a severe jolt in the last few months with SFs going all out against it. He said, "The success in our operations in the last few months against the NDFB was a big blow for the outfit. It has lost several armed wing cadres who were capable of carrying out major attacks." The NDFB has lost more than 40 cadres in encounters in the two northern Districts and the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) since June 2009. The official said the outfit had started a recruitment drive recently to recover lost ground. "At least 30 youths have joined the NDFB in the past month. They are promised money which rarely comes, but it is too late by that time," he said. "Recruitment is done in a co-ordinated manner. A few cadres are entrusted with this responsibility and assigned areas where each would work. We can deal a blow to the outfit if we can get these headhunters," he added. The official said most of the fresh recruits from Sonitpur belonged to Bodo families who had migrated from the BTAD and settled in reserve forest areas in the past decade. "It is very difficult to identify these families since they have encroached upon reserve forest lands and have no permanent addresses," he added.
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December - 25 
The Army recovered two AK-56 rifles from an abandoned house at Tisson village in Karbi Anglong District on December 25. The rifles belonged to the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) militants.
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The Army recovered two AK-56 rifles from an abandoned house at Tisson village in Karbi Anglong District on December 25. The rifles belonged to the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) militants.
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December - 25 
The Border Security Force said that 32 militants and 42 linkmen of different militant groups were arrested during border patrolling and counter-insurgency operations, while ten others laid down arms along India-Bangladesh border in Assam and Meghalay
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The Border Security Force said that 32 militants and 42 linkmen of different militant groups were arrested during border patrolling and counter-insurgency operations, while ten others laid down arms along India-Bangladesh border in Assam and Meghalaya in 2009, according to Assam Tribune. The report adds that altogether 479 infiltrators were arrested while nine persons were killed, due to firing by forces along the border between January and December 22, 2009.
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December - 25 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have started threatening gram pradhans (village heads) and chowkidars (guards) with dire consequences if any member of the CPI-Maoist outfit is arrested or if police raid their hideouts, reports
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have started threatening gram pradhans (village heads) and chowkidars (guards) with dire consequences if any member of the CPI-Maoist outfit is arrested or if police raid their hideouts, reports Times of India. The Maoists through posters put up at several villages under Shikaripara block (administrative division) of Dumka District, have threatened that village heads and chowkidars would be killed under the above-mentioned circumstances for being Police informers. Maoist posters were seen at various places in the three villages of Haripur, Maluti and Pinargarhia, which are considered to be Maoist strongholds. The CP-Maoist move to declare punitive action against the village heads and chowkidars is being viewed here as its modus operandi to persuade them to convince the common villagers being in regular touch to refrain from being Police informers by holding them directly responsible in case of an arrest or any other move by Police against it.
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December - 25 
The Defence Minister A. K. Antony on December 24 said that the withdrawal of 30,000 troops from Jammu and Kashmir does not mean that the situation has become normal in the militancy-affected State. "I don’t claim that the situation has become normal
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The Defence Minister A. K. Antony on December 24 said that the withdrawal of 30,000 troops from Jammu and Kashmir does not mean that the situation has become normal in the militancy-affected State. "I don’t claim that the situation has become normal [in Jammu and Kashmir]. As long as terrorist camps are operating across the border we have to be on alert," he told media persons after attending the passing out parade of the Flying Officers at Dundigal Air Force Station near Hyderabad in Andhra
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December - 25 
The Police arrested two militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfits from Dhara village in Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri District on December 25. One of the arrested militant was working as a co-ordinator between the LeT
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The Police arrested two militants of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfits from Dhara village in Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri District on December 25. One of the arrested militant was working as a co-ordinator between the LeT and HM outfits and was in constant touch with several top ‘commanders’ of the two groups, official sources said. They were identified as Abdul Salam (17), son of Abdul Rashid, a resident of Dhara, Thanna Mandi and Mohammad Rafiq alias Papa Lohar (45), son of Faiz Baksh, a resident of Khanyal Kot. While Salam was affiliated to the HM, Papa Lohar was working for the LeT. Police recovered a high range wireless set, two wireless set antennas, 17 pairs of Dura cell chargers, a number of incriminating documents including letter heads of LeT and HM outfit and a medical kit from the possession of Abdul Salam. Some more recoveries were expected from the two arrested militants during their further interrogation.
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December - 25 
Two persons were arrested on charges of assisting the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in collection of party funds in the Warangal District and INR 60 lakh was seized from their possession, Police said on December 26, reports PTI. V Veer
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Two persons were arrested on charges of assisting the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in collection of party funds in the Warangal District and INR 60 lakh was seized from their possession, Police said on December 26, reports PTI. V Veeraiah and Siddam Shetty Vykuntam were arrested while they were handing over INR 60 lakh, extorted amount from civil contractors, to the CPI-Maoist cadre near Gangugudem village under Eturnagaram Police Stations limits on December 25, Superintendent of Police (SP, Warangal) Shahnawaz Qasim told PTI over phone. Veeraiah and Siddam came to the forest abutting to Gangugudem village to handover the extorted money to the Maoist) cadre, but were arrested while around 12 CPI-Maoist cadres who came to collect the amount managed to escape in the dense forests after noticing the Police party, he said. The duo in their confession to the Police said that they were working for the CPI -Maoist and assisting it in extorting money, the senior Police officer added.
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December - 25 
The Police on December 25 recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from Morrian area near Rawal Town of Islamabad, according to Daily Times. The Police sources said that a citizen informed Shahzad Town Police Station that arms and ammunition was lyin
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The Police on December 25 recovered a cache of arms and ammunition from Morrian area near Rawal Town of Islamabad, according to Daily Times. The Police sources said that a citizen informed Shahzad Town Police Station that arms and ammunition was lying at a deserted place at Morrian near Rawal Town. Shahzad Town Police and bomb disposal squad reached the place and found two hand grenades, huge quantity of sulpher powder and other arms and ammunition.
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December - 25 
The Police recovered 500 kilogrammes of explosives from Mardan and 2,000 kilogrammes from Bannu. A private television channel quoted NWFP Police Inspector General (IG) Malik Naveed saying that the NWFP Government had thwarted six potential suicide at
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The Police recovered 500 kilogrammes of explosives from Mardan and 2,000 kilogrammes from Bannu. A private television channel quoted NWFP Police Inspector General (IG) Malik Naveed saying that the NWFP Government had thwarted six potential suicide attacks in recent weeks. Speaking with the media in Peshawar after the suicide blast at the Mall Road, the IG said Police were conducting raids in the suburban areas of the city. Regarding security arrangements for Muharram, he said as many as 700 ex-servicemen of the Frontier Corps had been recalled to protect citizens.
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December - 25 
The Security Forces (SFs) shot dead nine suspected Taliban militants in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 25, according to Daily Times. A Government official Muhammed Yasin said the Pakistan Army had killed at l
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The Security Forces (SFs) shot dead nine suspected Taliban militants in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 25, according to Daily Times. A Government official Muhammed Yasin said the Pakistan Army had killed at least nine suspected Taliban militants in the country’s northwest tribal region near the Afghanistan border. The Army had used helicopter gunships to destroy three Taliban hideouts in Orakzai Agency, he added further.
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December - 25 
The SFs arrested a militant during a search operation in Nawagai area of Bajaur Agency on December 25.
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The SFs arrested a militant during a search operation in Nawagai area of Bajaur Agency on December 25.
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December - 25 
The SFs neutralised the house of a militant ‘commander’ in Mamond by using explosives, besides targeting several militant positions in Mulla Said area with artillery shells and mortar guns.
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The SFs neutralised the house of a militant ‘commander’ in Mamond by using explosives, besides targeting several militant positions in Mulla Said area with artillery shells and mortar guns.
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December - 25 
The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has formed a group to avenge the death of their commander Ilyas Abufraz who was killed in an operation, according to Daily Times. The group, codenamed Mujahid Abufraz, has been assigned to carry out terrorist acti
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The Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has formed a group to avenge the death of their commander Ilyas Abufraz who was killed in an operation, according to Daily Times. The group, codenamed Mujahid Abufraz, has been assigned to carry out terrorist activities in Rawalpindi, Multan, Gujranwala, Karachi, Quetta, and Dera Ismail Khan during Muharram. According to a circular issued by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to the regional Police officers, TTP leader Qari Hussain Mehmood has formed a group of four militants to avenge the death of Abufraz.
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December - 25 
The unidentified militants blew up three schools in separate attacks in Landikotal and Peshawar. Buildings of two Government high schools about 1.5 kilometers apart were blown up in Landikotal. No casualties were reported, as both schools were empty
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The unidentified militants blew up three schools in separate attacks in Landikotal and Peshawar. Buildings of two Government high schools about 1.5 kilometers apart were blown up in Landikotal. No casualties were reported, as both schools were empty at the time. In the second incident, the militants tried to blow up a Government boys’ high school in Spin Wari village in Peshawar. According to the Police, the blast only damaged the school’s boundary wall.
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December - 25 
Three militants surrendered before the SFs in Lagharai area of Mamond tehsil in Bajaur Agency.
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Three militants surrendered before the SFs in Lagharai area of Mamond tehsil in Bajaur Agency.
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December - 25 
Three SF personnel were injured when militants fired rockets at two military check posts in Chamarkand area of Mohmand Agency late in the night of December 24, reports The News. Tribal sources said the militants fired rockets at Marjan-I and Marjan-I
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Three SF personnel were injured when militants fired rockets at two military check posts in Chamarkand area of Mohmand Agency late in the night of December 24, reports The News. Tribal sources said the militants fired rockets at Marjan-I and Marjan-II check posts in Chamarkand area in Safi tehsil (revenue unit). Three troopers on duty at the checkpoints were injured in the attack. In retaliation, the SFs pounded the hideouts of militants with artillery cannons but there was report on any human and material losses inflicted on the militants.
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December - 25 
Two Policemen were killed in a militant attack in Peshawar, the capital of the North-West Frontier Province, in the early hours of December 25, according to Daily Times. An official source said that unidentified militants shot dead two Policemen at a
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Two Policemen were killed in a militant attack in Peshawar, the capital of the North-West Frontier Province, in the early hours of December 25, according to Daily Times. An official source said that unidentified militants shot dead two Policemen at a check post in Taj Abad locality of Peshawar. The official said the two Policemen were identified as Shaukat Ali and Muhammad Javed, both from Swabi District. According to the officials, the militants managed to escape after killing the Policemen.
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December - 25 
Jaya Prakash Yadav, central chairman of Madhesi Virus Killers (MVK), an armed outfit active in the Terai, joined Matrika Yadav-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist). The armed group is still in negotiation with the Government. Issuing a pr
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Jaya Prakash Yadav, central chairman of Madhesi Virus Killers (MVK), an armed outfit active in the Terai, joined Matrika Yadav-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist). The armed group is still in negotiation with the Government. Issuing a press statement, Chairman Yadav stated that he relinquished the armed outfit and joined CPN-Maoist, reconstituted by Matrika Yadav who earlier walked out of the Unified CPN-Maoist. The statement says that the ongoing negotiations with the Government could not make any achievement on the behalf of Madhes and Madhesi people and that he had given up the armed struggle.
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December - 25 
The Constitutional Committee (CC) rejected the Unified CPN-Maoist proposal for changing the national flag by voice majority. The CC also declined to take up the terminology ‘People’s War’ in the preamble of the constitution-in-the making, while endor
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The Constitutional Committee (CC) rejected the Unified CPN-Maoist proposal for changing the national flag by voice majority. The CC also declined to take up the terminology ‘People’s War’ in the preamble of the constitution-in-the making, while endorsed the Terai-based parties’ proposal to use "Madhes Andolan" in it.
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December - 25 
A Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) vessel recently seized and brought to Colombo by the Sri Lanka Navy had been among five ships acquired by the group during the Eelam War IV though they could not be used at least once to smuggle in weapons, T
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A Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) vessel recently seized and brought to Colombo by the Sri Lanka Navy had been among five ships acquired by the group during the Eelam War IV though they could not be used at least once to smuggle in weapons, The Island reports. A six-man Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) team comprised four officers and two men had stealthy infiltrated a harbor situated at a remote island in South East Asia about a month ago to take control of the 90-metre ship, sources said. The LTTE had abandoned the vessel in April/May after failing in their bid to mount a rescue operation. Unlike the eight LTTE-operated vessels hunted down on the high seas from September 2006 to October 2007, the fleet of five ships bought legitimately had been registered with Lloyds. Government sources told The Island that most of the vessels, if not all were of Japanese origin and were bought through front companies. Sources said that the vessels, including the one brought to Colombo were constantly under surveillance during the war with the help of foreign intelligence services.
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December - 25 
A Singapore opposition party member has been extradited to the United States (US) where he stands accused of trying to supply arms to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to a December 25 report, Daily News reported. Balldev Naidu,
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A Singapore opposition party member has been extradited to the United States (US) where he stands accused of trying to supply arms to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), according to a December 25 report, Daily News reported. Balldev Naidu, 47, a businessman and co-founder of the Reform Party, was extradited on December 18, the Straits Times newspaper said quoting the Home Affairs Ministry. He is wanted on charges of acting as a broker between firearms manufacturers and the LTTE between February and September 2006, as well as seeking to export the arms illegally from the United States to Sri Lanka. His alleged accomplice, Singaporean Haniffa Osman, 57, had pleaded guilty to the charges in 2008 and was sentenced to 37 months' jail by a Baltimore court. Naidu had been detained in Singapore prior to the extradition following his arrest by local authorities in September 2009. He is a founding member of Singapore's opposition Reform Party. The party's secretary-general Kenneth Jeyaretnam said last month that the US charges involved activities alleged to have occurred before the party was set up in 2008. Jeyaretnam had described Naidu as "a gentle family man and someone who would never intentionally become involved with terrorists or arms dealers".
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December - 25 
Government sources said that of the remaining four ships, one had been in the custody of Canada since October. Sources pointed out that unlike the vessel seized by the SLN, the ship now in Canadian custody had arrived at an Indian port after the end
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Government sources said that of the remaining four ships, one had been in the custody of Canada since October. Sources pointed out that unlike the vessel seized by the SLN, the ship now in Canadian custody had arrived at an Indian port after the end of the war in May. Sources said that the ship had left an Indian port last September before being intercepted in Canadian waters. Sources expressed confidence that Canada and India would cooperate on this issue in a bid to identify LTTE terrorists among the 76 persons, who tried to reach Canada illegally in the detained LTTE ship. Sources said that they were in the process of tracking down LTTE assets, including remaining ships as part of an intelligence operation conducted under the purview of Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapakse.
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December - 26 
A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) leader was shot dead by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Barikul in the Bankura District on December 26, PTI reported. Rameshwar Murmu, the local committee secretary of
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A Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) leader was shot dead by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Barikul in the Bankura District on December 26, PTI reported. Rameshwar Murmu, the local committee secretary of the CPI-Marxist, was forcibly taken away from his residence at Bhulagara in the morning by an armed group of 15, who pushed aside his wife and son, saying Murmu deserved to be killed for his "anti-people activities." Shortly later the family heard gunshots and Murmu's dead body was recovered by Security Forces from a nearby forest. Police suspected Maoists, active in the belt, could be behind the attack but the identity of the attackers was still being probed.
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December - 26 
A couple was burnt alive by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Palamau District due to their land dispute with a Maoist ‘commander’, Police said on December 27. “Divesh Singh and his wife, Devbrati Devi were burnt al
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A couple was burnt alive by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in the Palamau District due to their land dispute with a Maoist ‘commander’, Police said on December 27. “Divesh Singh and his wife, Devbrati Devi were burnt alive at Saraidih village by suspected Maoist rebels,” Palamau’s Superintendent of Police Jatin Narwal told IANS. Around 10 to 15 extremists raided the Saraidih village, 180 kilometers from Ranchi in the night of December 26 and set Divesh’s house on fire. The couple who were sleeping at the time were burnt alive. The extremists left a pamphlet at the spot, terming the couple “police informers”. According to Narwal, Divesh had a land dispute with Mahendra Bhuiya, an ‘area commander’ of the CPI-Maoist.
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December - 26 
A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, Chipenthung Ezung (45), was shot at and wounded by unidentified militants in and around Notun Bosti in Dimapur on December 26, according to Nagaland Post.
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A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre, Chipenthung Ezung (45), was shot at and wounded by unidentified militants in and around Notun Bosti in Dimapur on December 26, according to Nagaland Post.
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December - 26 
A woman cadre of the PLA, identified as Khundrakpam Chandrajini alias Echaltombi (23), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Palace gate on December 26. Some incriminating documents of the outfit were recovered from her possession.
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A woman cadre of the PLA, identified as Khundrakpam Chandrajini alias Echaltombi (23), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Palace gate on December 26. Some incriminating documents of the outfit were recovered from her possession.
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December - 26 
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along the Kutch border in Gujarat have gone into high alert after two Pakistani boats with armed occupants, made yet another attempt to infiltrate into India from Harami Nala area near Sir Creek at about 12.30 am
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Border Security Force (BSF) personnel along the Kutch border in Gujarat have gone into high alert after two Pakistani boats with armed occupants, made yet another attempt to infiltrate into India from Harami Nala area near Sir Creek at about 12.30 am IST on December 26, reports Times of India . Officials are taking the incident seriously as BSF personnel and the intruders exchanged fire for nearly three hours before the boats turned around. According to officials, the armed men were tenacious and were familiar with the hostile terrain. No fish was ever caught with a gun, officials add. Besides, no fisherman would risk his life in this sensitive area in the middle of the night given the increased security here. Significantly, in the last two months, this is the third incident where armed men have tried to infiltrate through Harami Nala. The Harami Nala is a sluggish and shallow water channel, spread over 500 square kilometres near the Pakistan border.
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December - 26 
IANS reports that suspected Maoists ransacked and set abalze a forest beat office, after assaulting its employees at Sarenga in the Bankura District in the night of December 26, Police said on December 26. Police added that the extremists also threat
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IANS reports that suspected Maoists ransacked and set abalze a forest beat office, after assaulting its employees at Sarenga in the Bankura District in the night of December 26, Police said on December 26. Police added that the extremists also threatened the employees with dire consequences if they returned to work there. A group of 100 extremists set ablaze files and documents before escaping. This is the third attack on a forest beat office by the Maoists in December. The Maoists are active in areas under 30 Police Stations in Bankura, West Midnapore and Purulia Districts of the State.
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December - 26 
On December 26, the Maoists blew up earthmoving machinery of a road construction project at Gurua near Sherghati in the Gaya District. According to the local Police, around 30 to 40 extremists belonging to the Revolutionary Communist Centre came late
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On December 26, the Maoists blew up earthmoving machinery of a road construction project at Gurua near Sherghati in the Gaya District. According to the local Police, around 30 to 40 extremists belonging to the Revolutionary Communist Centre came late in the night of December 25 and blew up the JCB machinery in the Sherghati area, where a road widening project is underway.
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December - 26 
Sentinel reports that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Baruah and ‘sergeant major’ Raja Bora would be produced in camp court in Guwahati on December 26 (today).
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Sentinel reports that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Baruah and ‘sergeant major’ Raja Bora would be produced in camp court in Guwahati on December 26 (today).
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December - 26 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have given a 24-hour bandh call in five states on January 2 alleging that Communist Party of India-Marxist activist on December 26 fired at a Christmas tribal fair near Lalgarh in West Midnapore Distri
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have given a 24-hour bandh call in five states on January 2 alleging that Communist Party of India-Marxist activist on December 26 fired at a Christmas tribal fair near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District, reports Times of India. "Maoists has called the bandh on January 2 in West Bengal, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar to protest the unprovoked firing on villagers at Binpur," Maoist politburo member Kishan said on December 26. He claimed that two persons were killed and four others were injured in the firing at the fair. District Magistrate, Narayan Swarup Nigam confirmed the firing, but it was yet to be ascertained, if there was any casualty. He said that four hardcore Maoists were arrested in this connection. Earlier, a spokesman of People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) spearheading the campaign against alleged Police action on villagers and gave a 24-hour bandh call on December 27 in the West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts of West Bengal to protest the "unprovoked firing" at the fair.
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December - 26 
The Maoists on December 26 came out in support of a separate Telangana, asking the people of the region to "wage a united militant mass struggle" to achieve the statehood, The Hindu reports. Azad, the spokesperson of the Central Committee of the CPI-
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The Maoists on December 26 came out in support of a separate Telangana, asking the people of the region to "wage a united militant mass struggle" to achieve the statehood, The Hindu reports. Azad, the spokesperson of the Central Committee of the CPI-Maoist, said in a statement that a separate state of Telangana is an "inalienable right" of the four crore people of the region. He called for a "united militant mass struggle" against the "fascist Congress regime" and the "betrayers" in various political garbs to "achieve" a separate Telangana. “Their sole fear was that any mass agitation would become militant and slip out of their hands," Azad alleged.
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December - 26 
The ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa and ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Barua were on December 26 sent to judicial custody after 21 days in Police custody. The remand order was given by the Chief Judicial Magistrate Robin Phukan, who heard the cas
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The ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa and ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Barua were on December 26 sent to judicial custody after 21 days in Police custody. The remand order was given by the Chief Judicial Magistrate Robin Phukan, who heard the case at a camp court inside the Central Jail in Guwahati.
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December - 26 
The ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa’s bodyguard Raja Bora alias Polash Phukan was produced before the Special Court of Judicial Magistrate in Dibrugarh on December 26 and was sent to Police remand for seven days, reports Sentinel.
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The ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa’s bodyguard Raja Bora alias Polash Phukan was produced before the Special Court of Judicial Magistrate in Dibrugarh on December 26 and was sent to Police remand for seven days, reports Sentinel.
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December - 26 
Two cadres belonging to Noyon faction of the KCP, identified as Moirangthem Anand Singh alias Khingba (31) and Potsangbam Ibochouba Singh (30), were arrested by a combined force of the Imphal West District Police and Assam Rifles in two separate sear
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Two cadres belonging to Noyon faction of the KCP, identified as Moirangthem Anand Singh alias Khingba (31) and Potsangbam Ibochouba Singh (30), were arrested by a combined force of the Imphal West District Police and Assam Rifles in two separate search operations at Kakwa Bazar and Heirangoithong Aheibam Leikai on December 26. Moirangthem Anand confessed that he was a former People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre and currently an active cadre belonging to Noyon faction of the KCP. He further confessed of his involvemrnt in the abduction of a staff of the Manipur Fishery Department and extortion of INR one million from the Department as group’s fund. He also admitted that he was involved in the hurling of a hand grenade at the house of the Executive Engineer of the Manipur Public Health Engineering Department on December 7. Potsangbam Ibochouba also disclosed that he was involved in the abduction of the Fishery Department staff under the ‘command’ of Anand.
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December - 26 
Two unidentified militants shot dead a non-Manipuri hawker selling bakery items in front of a shop at Tongbram Leikai in the Imphal West District in the afternoon of December 26, according to Telegraph. Two bullets hit the migrant on the left chest a
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Two unidentified militants shot dead a non-Manipuri hawker selling bakery items in front of a shop at Tongbram Leikai in the Imphal West District in the afternoon of December 26, according to Telegraph. Two bullets hit the migrant on the left chest and he died on the spot. The Police said the two gunmen shot at the hawker while he was coming out of a grocery shop around 3pm (IST) in the afternoon. An eyewitness said two militants walked up to the victim while he was standing in front of the shop and fired at him before escaping. The victim is yet to be identified. Though the shopkeepers in the area knew him as Madan, they could not say where he came from.
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December - 26 
Two women cadres of the PLA, identified as Khundrakpam Chandrajini alias Ichaltombi (23) and Moirangthem Tangbi (25), were arrested by the Imphal East District Police on December 26. One application related to the PLA was recovered from the possessio
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Two women cadres of the PLA, identified as Khundrakpam Chandrajini alias Ichaltombi (23) and Moirangthem Tangbi (25), were arrested by the Imphal East District Police on December 26. One application related to the PLA was recovered from the possession of Chandrajini.
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December - 26 
Unable to infiltrate despite repeated attempts on the International Border, the militants camping at launching pads in forward areas of Pakistan once again planted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) after intruding few meters into Indian side in th
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Unable to infiltrate despite repeated attempts on the International Border, the militants camping at launching pads in forward areas of Pakistan once again planted an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) after intruding few meters into Indian side in the night of December 25 and triggered it with a remote control in the morning of December 26 causing injuries to five personnel of Border Security Force (BSF), who were on patrol duty in Mangu Chak area of Samba sector, reports Daily Excelsior. Forward fencing in Mangu Chak had been cut by the militants while infiltrating into this side to plant the IED. However, main fencing at Mangu Chak, which was about a kilometer inside the Indian territory behind the forward fencing was completely intact and there was no scope of further intrusion by the militants, official sources said. This was for the third time in a little over two months when the militants sneaked into Indian side, planted IEDs and returned.
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December - 26 
10 Taliban militants were killed in Orakzai and Mohmand Agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 26 as Security Forces (SFs) continued operations against the Taliban militants, according to Daily Times. Six militants wer
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10 Taliban militants were killed in Orakzai and Mohmand Agencies of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 26 as Security Forces (SFs) continued operations against the Taliban militants, according to Daily Times. Six militants were killed and 11 injured when helicopter gunships bombed militant hideouts in the Orakzai Agency, officials said. Political Administration officials said that SFs attacked militant hideouts in areas close to the border with Hangu, killing six militants and injuring 11, adding that two militant hideouts were also neutralised in the attacks. A clash between SFs and militants left at least four militants dead and seven injured in Mohmand Agency, APP reported. According to security officials, the clash occurred in the Chamarkand area in the night of December 24. SF personnel have started search operations in various areas of the Mohmand Agency.
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December - 26 
A roadside bomb blast injured at least 26 persons soon after a procession of mourners passed the Khalifat Chowk in Paposh Nagar Police Station area in North Nazimabad Town of Karachi on December 26, according to Daily Times. Karachi Capital City Poli
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A roadside bomb blast injured at least 26 persons soon after a procession of mourners passed the Khalifat Chowk in Paposh Nagar Police Station area in North Nazimabad Town of Karachi on December 26, according to Daily Times. Karachi Capital City Police Officer Waseem Ahmed said that it seemed that a remote controlled device was used to detonate the bomb that weighed around half a kilogramme. "Twenty-six people, including two rangers personnel and two Policemen were wounded and taken to hospital. Six of them have been discharged while others may be released soon," the Police chief said. Ahmed added the bomb was placed close to a car parked on the road, adding that from now on, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) would check all procession routes beforehand. BDS Assistant Sub-Inspector Abdul Rauf confirmed that around half a kilogramme of explosives was used along with ball bearings, nuts and bolts, which also caused cracks in the ground around the blast site. Sindh Police Criminal Investigation Department Senior Superintendent of Police Fayyaz Khan said that it was likely that the banned Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) outfit and other anti-Shia elements might have carried out the attack.
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December - 26 
A US missile attack that demolished a suspected Taliban compound in North Waziristan killed 13 militants on December 26, according to Daily Times. A US drone slammed two missiles into the building in Danday Saidgi village, seven kilometres north of M
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A US missile attack that demolished a suspected Taliban compound in North Waziristan killed 13 militants on December 26, according to Daily Times. A US drone slammed two missiles into the building in Danday Saidgi village, seven kilometres north of Miranshah, official sources said. “The Taliban have recovered more dead bodies from the debris today (December 27). We have reports that a total of 13 terrorists were killed and three injured,” an intelligence official in Miranshah said. “One of the local ‘commander’, Abdur Rehman, was also killed,” he added. “The compound was used by local Taliban attached to the Haqqani network, which has attacked US troops in Afghanistan,” said another Senior Security Official.
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December - 26 
Five militants were killed and two others injured in a clash between two banned militants groups, Ansar-ul-Islam and Lashkar-e-Islam, in the Tirrah Valley of Khyber Agency. Political administration officials told Daily Times that armed militants of t
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Five militants were killed and two others injured in a clash between two banned militants groups, Ansar-ul-Islam and Lashkar-e-Islam, in the Tirrah Valley of Khyber Agency. Political administration officials told Daily Times that armed militants of the two groups were using heavy weaponry to target rival hideouts in the valley. The SFs fired at hideouts of Lashkar-e-Islam, neutralizing two of them.
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December - 26 
Security Forces (SF) arrested 50 suspected militants, including two foreigners, during a search operation in Mingora of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 26, according to Daily Times. SF had earlier enforced a curfew in parts of Mingora
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Security Forces (SF) arrested 50 suspected militants, including two foreigners, during a search operation in Mingora of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 26, according to Daily Times. SF had earlier enforced a curfew in parts of Mingora after they learned that several militants were hiding out in the area. SF recovered a cache arms during the search operations.
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December - 26 
Three Taliban militants were killed and two injured when a US drone fired two missiles at a suspected militant compound in North Waziristan on December 26, reports Daily Times. The sources said that the missiles hit the house of a local, Asmatullah,
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Three Taliban militants were killed and two injured when a US drone fired two missiles at a suspected militant compound in North Waziristan on December 26, reports Daily Times. The sources said that the missiles hit the house of a local, Asmatullah, in Danday Saidgy village, 20 kilometres north of Miranshah, at around 7pm (PST). Another security official confirmed the drone strike to AFP, adding that Asmatullah had links with the Taliban.
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December - 26 
Unidentified militants assassinated an anti-Taliban tribal elder and dumped his beheaded dead body by the roadside in Bajaur Agency. According to a local official, Gul Muhammad (42), an elder of the Salarzai tribe, had been actively participating in
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Unidentified militants assassinated an anti-Taliban tribal elder and dumped his beheaded dead body by the roadside in Bajaur Agency. According to a local official, Gul Muhammad (42), an elder of the Salarzai tribe, had been actively participating in raising a village militia to battle the Taliban in the region. "The body of Gul Muhammad was found this morning in Mamund village," Faramosh Khan, the official, said. "A note found on the beheaded body said that anyone who would join the militia against the Taliban would be killed in the same manner," he added.
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December - 26 
Rajshahi Police aided by Rajshahi University (RU) authorities in the night of December 26 seized more than 500 jihadi books, kept for distribution by World Assembly of Muslim Youths (WAMY), from an Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) controlled room at Shahe
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Rajshahi Police aided by Rajshahi University (RU) authorities in the night of December 26 seized more than 500 jihadi books, kept for distribution by World Assembly of Muslim Youths (WAMY), from an Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) controlled room at Shaheed Shamsuzzoha Hall. The room was reportedly used as WAMY Bangladesh office and run by ICS cadres of the hall unit. WAMY was set up during the tenure of Bangladesh National Party-Jamaat led Government defying the RU rules and regulations, sources said.
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December - 26 
Troops conducted search and clear operations in the Periyamadu, Sinnapandi, Chunnam, Vishuamadu, Silawatta and Mullaitivu areas of Wanni on December 26 and recovered 25 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 26 anti-personnel mines, one UXO, 98 rounds of 12.7 am
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Troops conducted search and clear operations in the Periyamadu, Sinnapandi, Chunnam, Vishuamadu, Silawatta and Mullaitivu areas of Wanni on December 26 and recovered 25 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 26 anti-personnel mines, one UXO, 98 rounds of 12.7 ammunition, three 60-mm para illumination bombs, one hand grenade and three claymore mines, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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December - 27 
A bomb exploded at a school in Bordoloni village under Mondia Police Station in the Barpeta District causing damage to the vacant building on December 27.
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A bomb exploded at a school in Bordoloni village under Mondia Police Station in the Barpeta District causing damage to the vacant building on December 27.
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December - 27 
A cadre belonging to Lamphel faction of the KCP, identified as Laishram Amar alias Nanao Singh (24), was arrested by a combined force of the Imphal West District Police and Assam Rifles from Khuyathong on December 27. He confessed that he was oper
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A cadre belonging to Lamphel faction of the KCP, identified as Laishram Amar alias Nanao Singh (24), was arrested by a combined force of the Imphal West District Police and Assam Rifles from Khuyathong on December 27. He confessed that he was operating under the ‘command’ of one Lukok alias Yadu since March 2009. Amar said that he was assisting Lukok in the transportation of arms and ammunition from one place to another in cycle rickshaws.
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December - 27 
A cadre belonging to the Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Thounaojam Jotin alias Khaba, was arrested by the Thoubal District Police in and around Wangjing area on December 27.
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A cadre belonging to the Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Thounaojam Jotin alias Khaba, was arrested by the Thoubal District Police in and around Wangjing area on December 27.
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December - 27 
A suspected militant was shot dead by a combined force of the Imphal East District Police and Assam Rifles during a counter insurgency operation at Irilbung Kalika area on December 27, reports Imphal Free Press. One 9-mm pistol along with three live
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A suspected militant was shot dead by a combined force of the Imphal East District Police and Assam Rifles during a counter insurgency operation at Irilbung Kalika area on December 27, reports Imphal Free Press. One 9-mm pistol along with three live round and one Chinese hand grenade were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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December - 27 
A suspected ULFA linkman, Diganta Bora, was arrested by the Police from Murpholoni in Golaghat District on December 27. Incriminating documents were recovered from his possession.
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A suspected ULFA linkman, Diganta Bora, was arrested by the Police from Murpholoni in Golaghat District on December 27. Incriminating documents were recovered from his possession.
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December - 27 
According to Sangai Express, four People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres were arrested by a combined force of the Imphal East District Police and Assam Rifles on December 27. They were identified as Lairenlakpam Joychandra alias Ibungo alias Borax ali
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According to Sangai Express, four People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres were arrested by a combined force of the Imphal East District Police and Assam Rifles on December 27. They were identified as Lairenlakpam Joychandra alias Ibungo alias Borax alias Okendro (31), Thoudam Banta (39), Ningombam Sikender alias SK (30) and Nongthombam Ratan alias Romio (30). While Lairenlakpam Joychandra was Imphal East Division-II ‘secretary’ of the outfit, Ningombam Sikender was a member of Kangla Gram Panchayat (village level local self-Government institution). One 9-mm pistol and a magazine loaded with three live rounds and one Chinese hand grenade were also recovered from their possession. Further, the Imphal East District Police arrested deputy chief of Uyumpok Gram Panchayat Kshetrimayum Brojen (38). One hand grenade and one 9-mm pistol were recovered from his possession. Following their confession, five AK-56 rifles and one 9-mm pistol were also recovered.
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December - 27 
Alert was sounded in three southern Orissa Districts on December 27 in view of December 28 (today) bandh (shut down) call by Maoists in protest against alleged Police excess against tribals in the Districts. "We have alerted Security Forces in vulner
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Alert was sounded in three southern Orissa Districts on December 27 in view of December 28 (today) bandh (shut down) call by Maoists in protest against alleged Police excess against tribals in the Districts. "We have alerted Security Forces in vulnerable areas of Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal Districts in view of the bandh call given by the Naxalites", Deputy Inspector General of Police (Southern range) R. K. Sharma said.
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December - 27 
As per the figures by Police department 235 persons fell victim to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence between January and November 2009, reports PTI. They include 99 Policemen, two under cover Police, 11 Government officials, 2
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As per the figures by Police department 235 persons fell victim to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence between January and November 2009, reports PTI. They include 99 Policemen, two under cover Police, 11 Government officials, 21 Special Police Officers and 102 commoners.
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December - 27 
Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on December 27 admitted that it was difficult to track down Maoist politburo member Kishan despite his regular phone calls to prominent people, including State bureaucrats, reported PTI. "We can identify the (mo
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Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee on December 27 admitted that it was difficult to track down Maoist politburo member Kishan despite his regular phone calls to prominent people, including State bureaucrats, reported PTI. "We can identify the (mobile) tower but it is difficult to pin-point his location in that area," he told reporters when asked about Kishan’s reported phone call to State's Principal Secretary (Environment) Madan Lal Meena to protest about polluting mines. Bhattacharjee said the Maoist leader was talking to "hundreds of journalists every day" but despite this, it was difficult to catch him. He also said, "We are facing some problems in getting to the deep forest areas or villages in the interior places where the Maoists are operating from. However, we have cleared main roads, police stations, shops and markets." Noting that Jungalmahal was one area where security operations were facing problems, he said, "We are in discussion with other (neighbouring) states".
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December - 27 
Five civilians, including a woman, were injured when suspected militants hurled a grenade at Sky Hospital on RIMS road in Imphal West District. Three vehicles were damaged in the grenade blast.
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Five civilians, including a woman, were injured when suspected militants hurled a grenade at Sky Hospital on RIMS road in Imphal West District. Three vehicles were damaged in the grenade blast.
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December - 27 
Hundreds of Peoples Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) supporters ransacked and set ablaze the house of a local leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) at Radhanagar near Jhargram town in the West Midnapore District in th
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Hundreds of Peoples Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) supporters ransacked and set ablaze the house of a local leader of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) at Radhanagar near Jhargram town in the West Midnapore District in the evening of December 27, The Hindu reported. While the CPI-Marxist leader, Manoranjan Pal and his family managed to escape, their house was ransacked and set ablaze. Several PCPA supporters in the crowd reportedly carried sophisticated fire arms, the Police said corroborating local reports. The Superintendent of Police Manoj Kumar Verma told The Hindu that the report that some persons in the crowd were carrying firearms “proved once more” that the PCPA and the Maoists are “similar entities with different faces.”
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December - 27 
In the State, the construction work of the Manipur Assembly building and High Court complex was suspendded for 12 months due to threats and interruption by militant outfits. The report adds that Border Security Force personnel were deployed at the co
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In the State, the construction work of the Manipur Assembly building and High Court complex was suspendded for 12 months due to threats and interruption by militant outfits. The report adds that Border Security Force personnel were deployed at the construction sites from December 27.
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December - 27 
Out of the two distributors of a cellular phone service provider, who were reportedly abducted by suspected militants since December 17, one service distributor, identified as Thokchom Okendro (33) of Khabam Lamkhai, managed to escape from the confin
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Out of the two distributors of a cellular phone service provider, who were reportedly abducted by suspected militants since December 17, one service distributor, identified as Thokchom Okendro (33) of Khabam Lamkhai, managed to escape from the confinement of the militantants. Another distributor was identified as Khangembam Joy (43) of Brahmapur Bhageigyabati Leikai. The report adds that offices of the service provider remained closed in the State in protest against the abduction. Meanwhile, Telegraph reports that Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) was involved in the abduction incident and the abductors had demanded INR ten million from the service provider.
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December - 27 
Police unearthed and seized a dump of seven wire bundles, used to make gelatin sticks, on the outskirts of Narsimhasagar village in the District, the SP said.
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Police unearthed and seized a dump of seven wire bundles, used to make gelatin sticks, on the outskirts of Narsimhasagar village in the District, the SP said.
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December - 27 
Telegraph reports that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) has brought in heavily armed cadres of the Myanmar-based Kachin Independent Army (KIA) group to take on its rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (
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Telegraph reports that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) has brought in heavily armed cadres of the Myanmar-based Kachin Independent Army (KIA) group to take on its rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) in a renewed turf war in Tirap and Changlang Districts. “NSCN-K has turned to the Kachin Independent Army for logistical help to build up bases in the twin districts of Arunachal Pradesh — Tirap and Changlang — and heavily armed KIA fighters have already entered these two districts along the Indo-Myanmar border,” an unnamed senior Police official on December 27 said. The Police official said the NSCN-K had also started a recruitment drive in the twin Districts to take on the rival faction. “Altogether 16 youths from Pongchau and two others from Bonia village under Pongchau circle were recruited by the NSCN (K) in November,” he said. Besides, nine youths from Nyinu village under Wakka circle of Tirap District were recruited by the NSCN-K in December 2009 and these youths are currently undergoing training under the guidance of the KIA in Myanmar.
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December - 27 
The Army destroyed a hide-out of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and recovered explosive devices and ammunition in Surankote forests of Poonch District. Recoveries made by the troops of 25 Rashtriya Rifles from the forests include seven Chinese grenade, tw
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The Army destroyed a hide-out of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and recovered explosive devices and ammunition in Surankote forests of Poonch District. Recoveries made by the troops of 25 Rashtriya Rifles from the forests include seven Chinese grenade, two magazines of Sniper rifle, two magazines of AK rifle, one UBGL grenade, rucksack bags, medicines, incriminating documents of the LeT and some eatables.
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December - 27 
The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a State run school building at Birhni village in the Aurangabad District in the morning of December 27, Police said. Over 200 extremists surrounded the school buil
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The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a State run school building at Birhni village in the Aurangabad District in the morning of December 27, Police said. Over 200 extremists surrounded the school building and detonated dynamites to blow up the school building. Four rooms of the school collapsed in the blast, the police said.
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December - 27 
The Maoists have successfully created a parallel network working for the organisation in Komanapalli. They had a village-level committee working for the organisation on the lines of the ‘sanghams’ comprising militant supporters floated by the Maoists
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The Maoists have successfully created a parallel network working for the organisation in Komanapalli. They had a village-level committee working for the organisation on the lines of the ‘sanghams’ comprising militant supporters floated by the Maoists in the tribal habitations of the neighbouring Dantewada District. Four persons arrested from the village by the Police on September 14 were identified as members of the grama (village) committee. They all had confessed to be party to every activity sponsored by the extremists groups in the tribal pocket. One of the four members of the village committee, Thati Bhadraiah arrested by the Police, had committed suicide in Warangal central jail on November 27.
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December - 27 
The Maoists reportedly blocked roads at different places in south Orissa by felling trees on to the roads. Passenger services were also hit on the Adaba-Rayagada and Brahmani Gaon-Rayagada routes and in Ajapati, Berhampur, Rayagada and Malkangiri too
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The Maoists reportedly blocked roads at different places in south Orissa by felling trees on to the roads. Passenger services were also hit on the Adaba-Rayagada and Brahmani Gaon-Rayagada routes and in Ajapati, Berhampur, Rayagada and Malkangiri too. As reported earlier, the Maoists on December 27 had called for December 28 bandh (general shut down) in three southern Districts of Ganjam, Gajapati and Kandhamal in protest against alleged Police excess against tribals in the Districts.
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December - 27 
The Police arrested three persons, including two National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres, while they were demanding INR 20,000 from a non-local trader near SD Jain college area on December 27. They were identified as Ameto Aw
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The Police arrested three persons, including two National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres, while they were demanding INR 20,000 from a non-local trader near SD Jain college area on December 27. They were identified as Ameto Awomi, Inakhu Aye and Akato Sumi. Ameto Awomi and Inakhu Aye reportedly belonged to the NSCN-K.
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December - 27 
The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) rejected the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram’s appeal for to give up violence and hold talks.
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The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) rejected the Union Home Minister P Chidambaram’s appeal for to give up violence and hold talks.
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December - 27 
Two civilians were shot dead by suspected militants in Imphal West District in the night of December 27, according to Telegraph. They were identified as Ngangom Nanao (30) of Chingamathak Manipur College Road in Imphal West District and Laishram Chal
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Two civilians were shot dead by suspected militants in Imphal West District in the night of December 27, according to Telegraph. They were identified as Ngangom Nanao (30) of Chingamathak Manipur College Road in Imphal West District and Laishram Chalamba (26) of Nangu in Thoubal District. The villagers recovered their dead bodies from near a canal between Heikrujam and Khaidem in the morning of December 28. The victims’ hands were tied behind their backs. The Police found a piece of paper stating, “they are informers” attached to the dead body of Chalamba.
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December - 27 
Two National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) cadres surrendered along with arms before the Border Security Force (BSF) at Khasiamangal in North District on December 27, according to Tripurainfo. They were identified as Tatin Mohan Tripura (30) and
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Two National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) cadres surrendered along with arms before the Border Security Force (BSF) at Khasiamangal in North District on December 27, according to Tripurainfo. They were identified as Tatin Mohan Tripura (30) and Bazimohan Tripura(26). They deposited two Chinese grenades, one Dager and some subscription pad of the Bishwamohan Debbarma faction of the NLFT during the time of their surrender. They confessed in interrogation that they had joined in the NLFT in 2000 and they were involved in several crimes, including killing and abduction, when insurgency was in peak in the State.
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December - 27 
At least 15 persons, including two Policemen were killed and over 100 injured when a suicide bomber ripped through a Muharram procession near an imambargah in Muzaffarabad of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) on December 27, according to Daily Times. T
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At least 15 persons, including two Policemen were killed and over 100 injured when a suicide bomber ripped through a Muharram procession near an imambargah in Muzaffarabad of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) on December 27, according to Daily Times. The procession was passing close to a Police barricade in front of the imambargah on CMH Road at about 6.30 PM (IST) when the bomber struck, a Senior Police Officer said. At least 15 of those injured are in critical condition. The gathering attracted about 1,000 people, said Police Officer Tahir Qayum. Those killed included two policemen, he said. “The bomber came in front of me. He was accompanying the procession. Police searched everybody on the gate and the bomber blew himself during the body search,” said Atif Bashir, a medical storekeeper with a bandaged forehead. “All of a sudden the electricity cut. There was panic and people were crying for help,” he added.
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December - 27 
Eight Taliban militants were killed and 14 injured in attacks on militant hideouts and in a clash between militants and tribesmen in Orakzai Agency on December 27. Sources told Daily Times that air strikes pounded militant hideouts in Sturikhel area
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Eight Taliban militants were killed and 14 injured in attacks on militant hideouts and in a clash between militants and tribesmen in Orakzai Agency on December 27. Sources told Daily Times that air strikes pounded militant hideouts in Sturikhel area of Orakzai Agency, killing five militants and injuring eight others. The sources said three militant hideouts were also neutralised in the strikes.
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December - 27 
Police arrested a would-be suicide bomber near a religious congregation in Bagh District of POK. The would-be bomber has confessed to involvement in several attacks on Security Forces (SF). The arrested militant is a member of a group that has remain
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Police arrested a would-be suicide bomber near a religious congregation in Bagh District of POK. The would-be bomber has confessed to involvement in several attacks on Security Forces (SF). The arrested militant is a member of a group that has remained active in Swat, Buner and other Districts of North West Frontier Province (NWFP). The group has been responsible for destroying two tanks and the death of several troops. It also masterminded a suicide attack at a polling station that killed more than 100 citizens.
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December - 27 
Suspected Taliban militants blew up the home of an official in Kurram, killing him and five children as they slept, officials said. “Unknown assailants planted dynamite near the boundary wall of the house and exploded it between 2-3 AM (PST), complet
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Suspected Taliban militants blew up the home of an official in Kurram, killing him and five children as they slept, officials said. “Unknown assailants planted dynamite near the boundary wall of the house and exploded it between 2-3 AM (PST), completely destroying the house,” Abab Ali, an Administration Official, told AFP by telephone. A junior local official, Sarfraz Khan, one of his sons and four other relatives died. Three other relatives were wounded,” he said. “Besides the official, those killed were aged five to 11. We don’t know who was responsible,” he added.
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The clash, which was started, between Taliban and a tribal militia in Orakzai Agency on December 27 killed 15 persons more on December 28. The clashes broke out when Taliban fighters attacked homes and trenches dug by the anti-Taliban militia in the
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The clash, which was started, between Taliban and a tribal militia in Orakzai Agency on December 27 killed 15 persons more on December 28. The clashes broke out when Taliban fighters attacked homes and trenches dug by the anti-Taliban militia in the Sturikhel area of Orakzai Agency. Eight Taliban militants were killed and 14 injured on December 27. Security officials said the Taliban destroyed several houses and killed nine men from a rival militia, which was set up to challenge the Taliban who hold sway in parts of Orakzai. “They also killed local tribal elder Malik Sharif and took over his house,” one official said. “We have reports that nine militia men and six militants have been killed. The fighting is still going on,” a Security official based in the neighbouring garrison city of Kohat told AFP by telephone.
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December - 27 
The Taliban militants detained a freelance journalist working for the Associated Press (AP) for shooting in the volatile tribal region in violation of a ban imposed by them in Miranshah of North Waziristan, reports The News. Taliban spokesman Ahmadul
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The Taliban militants detained a freelance journalist working for the Associated Press (AP) for shooting in the volatile tribal region in violation of a ban imposed by them in Miranshah of North Waziristan, reports The News. Taliban spokesman Ahmadullah Ahmadi said by phone from somewhere in North Waziristan that the reporter had been taken into ‘custody’ for violating the ban. He said the detained reporter identified himself as Mohammad Rashid and was working for AP, an American wire service. He said the 45-year-old journalist was arrested by a group of Taliban fighters while making video of motor bargain centres in the evening of December 27. He belongs to Rawalpindi, said Ahmadi. Miranshah is the hub of non-custom paid expensive cars smuggled into the area from Afghanistan. Dealers come from all over Pakistan and buy these vehicles and take them to other parts of the country. The Taliban spokesman said they seized a car, an expensive video camera and some other items from the detained journalist.
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December - 27 
Three militants were killed and six injured in a clash between militants and members of the Sturikhel tribe. Sources said the militants had been threatening members of the Sturikhel tribe in a bid to stop them from enrolling in the Frontier Corps. Th
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Three militants were killed and six injured in a clash between militants and members of the Sturikhel tribe. Sources said the militants had been threatening members of the Sturikhel tribe in a bid to stop them from enrolling in the Frontier Corps. They said the situation had escalated to such an extent that a clash erupted between the militants and members of the tribe firing at each other. Resultantly, three militants were killed and six others injured.
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December - 27 
Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the Parliament decided to scrap the membership of expelled Maoist leaders Matrika Yadav and Jagat Yadav. Both Matrika and Jagat Yadav were formerly members of the erstwhile CPN-Maoist. They announced, they would q
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Business Advisory Committee (BAC) of the Parliament decided to scrap the membership of expelled Maoist leaders Matrika Yadav and Jagat Yadav. Both Matrika and Jagat Yadav were formerly members of the erstwhile CPN-Maoist. They announced, they would quit the party and reconstitute the original CPN-Maoist, after the erstwhile CPN-Maoist merged with CPN-Unity Centre-Masal to form the Unified CPN-Maoist, in February, 2009.
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December - 27 
Kantipuronline reports that Omkar Gosain, Baguada region ‘commander’ of Terai Janatantrik Mukti Tigers (TJMT), an armed underground outfit active in the Terai, was killed in an exchange of fire with the Security Force personnel in a forest between Na
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Kantipuronline reports that Omkar Gosain, Baguada region ‘commander’ of Terai Janatantrik Mukti Tigers (TJMT), an armed underground outfit active in the Terai, was killed in an exchange of fire with the Security Force personnel in a forest between Nairanpur and Matahiya across the Rapti River in Banke District on December 27. Gosain was killed when the Armed Police Force (APF) men acting on a tip-off tried to catch the TJMT cadres and opened fire in the forest. According to APF, the TJMT cadres fired two shots while the Police fired three shots. Some of the TJMT cadres fled the scene after the brief exchange of fire. Police recovered a pistol from the deceased.
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December - 27 
Matrika Yadav-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) announced the formation of its military wing in the East under the name of Namsam Memorial Battalion. Organising a press meet at Dharan in Sunsari District, Kirant-Limbuwan-Khumbuwan-Koch
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Matrika Yadav-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) announced the formation of its military wing in the East under the name of Namsam Memorial Battalion. Organising a press meet at Dharan in Sunsari District, Kirant-Limbuwan-Khumbuwan-Kochila State coordinator of the group Amar said the battalion comprises combatants who recently defected from the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist). “There are 650 combatants in our three companies--Kirat-Limbuwan A, Khumbuwan B and Kochila C,” said Amar. He said the battalion would soon manage arms. “We have weapons at the UN-monitored cantonments and the Maoist PLA fighters will soon defect our battalion with these arms,” he claimed. Twelve combatants in combat dress were presented at the press meet. Amar further said the battalion would not collect donation but ask for people’s support. He also warned the party would soon form parallel government across the country.
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December - 27 
The discharge of disqualified Maoist combatants, which was to start from December 27, has been postponed to January 7.
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The discharge of disqualified Maoist combatants, which was to start from December 27, has been postponed to January 7.
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December - 27 
The Sudharam Police on December 27 arrested eight Hizbut Touhid militants, including three women, from the third floor of a house in Uttar Fakirpur area in Noakhali District, reports Daily star. Police also recovered a huge number of books on militan
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The Sudharam Police on December 27 arrested eight Hizbut Touhid militants, including three women, from the third floor of a house in Uttar Fakirpur area in Noakhali District, reports Daily star. Police also recovered a huge number of books on militancy, leaflets, letters, 30 CDs, BNR 100000, two cheque books, eight mobile phone sets and four identity cards from their possession. The arrestees were identified as District amir (chief) of the outfit Mohammed Mainuddin, Abdus Sobhan, Mohammed Russell, Hasna Akter, Nargis Akter, Hosne Ara Begum, Abdul Wahid Mamun and Sajib. Police said six militants hailed from Purkora village under Sonaimuri upazila in the District. Of the other two--Abdul Wahid Mamun came from Bhouak village under Sonagazi sub-district while Sajib from Uttar Farkirpur village under Sadar sub-District.
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December - 27 
Army troops conducted search and clear operations in the Puthukkudiyiruppu, Periyanthampanei, Sinnapandiparichchan, Mullaitivu, Kumalamunai, Nallur and Akkarayankulam areas of Wanni and recovered 164 anti-personnel mines, 17 hand grenades, five Rocke
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Army troops conducted search and clear operations in the Puthukkudiyiruppu, Periyanthampanei, Sinnapandiparichchan, Mullaitivu, Kumalamunai, Nallur and Akkarayankulam areas of Wanni and recovered 164 anti-personnel mines, 17 hand grenades, five Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG), three RPG charges, one para-bomb, three 81-mm mortar bombs and two 60-mm mortar bombs on December 27, reported Sri Lanka Army.
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December - 27 
The Government is planning to close down Menik Farm welfare camp in Vavuniya as soon as possible, Human Rights and Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said, adding, that all Internally Displace Persons (IDPs) in the Northern region will
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The Government is planning to close down Menik Farm welfare camp in Vavuniya as soon as possible, Human Rights and Disaster Management Minister Mahinda Samarasinghe said, adding, that all Internally Displace Persons (IDPs) in the Northern region will be back in their homes by January 31. “We are working hard to resettle all the IDPs by January 31 to meet our 180- day deadline. At the moment, there are only about 80,000 IDPs in welfare camps,” he added. Speaking to The Nation, Minister Samarasinghe said about 120,000 IDPs had availed themselves of the freedom of movement by December 17. Of them, some 80,000 have returned to the welfare camps. According to the minister, the numbers had further come down by the evening of December 26 with only 80,000 persons remaining in the camps of which 72,000 had returned after visiting their relatives. “We are expediting the resettlement process to ensure the closure of the welfare camps ahead of the deadline. At the same time, the de-mining process is going ahead,” he said. Referring to IDPs willingly returning to the camps, he said, “This shows that the IDPs are satisfied with the conditions in the camps giving lie to the media reports to the contrary. We do not propose to encourage those taking advantage of the freedom of movement to return from December 1. They may come back the same day. They are not required either to return on the date of return they indicate in their application forms which they have to submit prior to leaving the camp. They may stay wherever they like,” he added.
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December - 28 
A cadre belonging to ‘709th battalion’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), identified as Dharmendra Kalita, was arrested by a joint team of the Police and CRPF near the Guwahati refinery along with RDX and ball bearings, which are used as
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A cadre belonging to ‘709th battalion’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), identified as Dharmendra Kalita, was arrested by a joint team of the Police and CRPF near the Guwahati refinery along with RDX and ball bearings, which are used as splinters in bombs, in the night of December 26, reports Telegraph. Kalita belonged to Nalbari District of lower Assam. “He was walking along the railway tracks near the Sector 3 area of the refinery complex. When he was asked to stop, he tried to flee but was captured,” a Police Officer said. Sources said Kalita had revealed during interrogation that several ULFA cadres from the lower Assam Districts had entered the State capital recently to carry out the strikes. “We, too, had some unsubstantiated inputs about Ulfa plans to carry out strikes at vital installations in the state, especially in the capital city, but Kalita has now corroborated it. We have now taken a re-look and tightened security around these areas,” the Police Officer said. He said Kalita was a bomb expert and knows how to make an improvised explosive device (IED). “He had all the ingredients required to prepare the IED with him. We are expecting to get more specific information from him about the other cadres who have entered the city,” he said. The Police said ULFA cadres in lower Assam were still active and preparing to carry out strikes. “Several active cadres of the outfit from lower Assam are taking shelter on the outskirts of the city and are looking for opportunities to enter the city to strike,” another Police Officer said. Police sources recently revealed that they have information about ULFA cadres from lower Assam Districts setting up a base again inside Bhutanese territory near Barpathar village in Assam’s Chirang District. Sources added that two top leaders of the 709th ‘battalion’ of the ULFA, identified as self-styled ‘second lieutenant’ Baba Rabha and ‘sergeant major’ Kushal Das, are manning the camp that has over 100 cadres, most of them new recruits.
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December - 28 
A combined team of the Imphal East District Police, Imphal West District Police and Assam Rifles shot dead two suspected militants when they rescued an abducted employee of a cellular phone service provider on December 28, reports Imphal Free Press.
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A combined team of the Imphal East District Police, Imphal West District Police and Assam Rifles shot dead two suspected militants when they rescued an abducted employee of a cellular phone service provider on December 28, reports Imphal Free Press. One AK-56 rifles with ammunitions and one 9-mm pistol were recovered from the possession of the slain militants
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December - 28 
A fleet of 10 helicopters will be pressed into service to assist the over 80,000 heavily armed central paramilitary troops as part of an elaborate anti-Naxal (left wing extremism) offensive across the country. The helicopters will be stationed at dif
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A fleet of 10 helicopters will be pressed into service to assist the over 80,000 heavily armed central paramilitary troops as part of an elaborate anti-Naxal (left wing extremism) offensive across the country. The helicopters will be stationed at different locations like Ranchi in Jharkhand and Raipur in Chhattisgarh. "The helicopters would be used both for dropping commandos as reinforcements for the operations and casualty evacuation purposes. They will be at the disposal of the Commander of the operations at Raipur (Chhattisgarh)," the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Director General A. S. Gill said. Three Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters, inducted in the Border Security Force air wing, have been already been stationed at Ranchi and Raipur. The CRPF has also employed about 80 specialist doctors on a contract basis, who will be part of the anti-Naxal operations. The move was taken to bring down troop causalities and ensure immediate medical care. The CRPF is providing the largest number of central Security Force personnel (about 58,000) for anti-Naxal operations, the report added.
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December - 28 
A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) sympathizer, Salam Tomba Singh (34), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation in and around Langmeidong area on December 28. He confessed that he was giving shelter for KYKL cadres in his
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A Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) sympathizer, Salam Tomba Singh (34), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation in and around Langmeidong area on December 28. He confessed that he was giving shelter for KYKL cadres in his house from the middle of part of 2009.
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December - 28 
A Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadre, Moirangthem Sunil Singh (30), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Lamlong Bazar area. He disclosed that he joined the KCP through one militant belonging to the City Meitei faction of the outf
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A Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadre, Moirangthem Sunil Singh (30), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Lamlong Bazar area. He disclosed that he joined the KCP through one militant belonging to the City Meitei faction of the outfit in May 2008. He was involved in extortion of money from the general public, Government officials and contractors.
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December - 28 
A NDFB cadre, Santosh Sargiyary, was arrested from Bhagdobe village in Baksa District on December 28, according to Telegraph. Explosives, a detonator and cash were recovered from his possession.
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A NDFB cadre, Santosh Sargiyary, was arrested from Bhagdobe village in Baksa District on December 28, according to Telegraph. Explosives, a detonator and cash were recovered from his possession.
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December - 28 
A People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Ningombam Bishorjit Singh alias Thamoijao alias Keri King (25), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Paorabi Huidrom Leikai on December 28. A Chinese hand grenade and two li
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A People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Ningombam Bishorjit Singh alias Thamoijao alias Keri King (25), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Paorabi Huidrom Leikai on December 28. A Chinese hand grenade and two live rounds of 9-mm pistol ammunitions were recovered from his possession. He confessed that he joined the PREPAK in October 2009 through one Rocky of the outfit.
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December - 28 
An 82 year old person, Mahendra Dey, who was injured in the in the November 10 bomb blast at Missamari in Sonitpur District, succumbed to his injuries on December 28, reports Assam Tribune.
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An 82 year old person, Mahendra Dey, who was injured in the in the November 10 bomb blast at Missamari in Sonitpur District, succumbed to his injuries on December 28, reports Assam Tribune.
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December - 28 
An ULFA linkman was arrested by the Police at Baihata area in Kamrup (rural) District on December 28, according to Shillong Times. Two 9-mm pistols with ten rounds of cartridges were recovered from his possession.
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An ULFA linkman was arrested by the Police at Baihata area in Kamrup (rural) District on December 28, according to Shillong Times. Two 9-mm pistols with ten rounds of cartridges were recovered from his possession.
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December - 28 
Coming down heavily on the hotel managements for ignoring specific security warnings, a Government-appointed probe panel set up after the 26/11 terror strikes has said that the lack of Police presence outside the Taj Mahal and Oberoi hotels allowed
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Coming down heavily on the hotel managements for ignoring specific security warnings, a Government-appointed probe panel set up after the 26/11 terror strikes has said that the lack of Police presence outside the Taj Mahal and Oberoi hotels allowed heavily-armed Pakistani Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) terrorists to walk in rather smoothly, reports Times of India. The two hotels and the Leopold Cafe - the worst-hit sites during the multiple terrorist attack last year - in south Mumbai were ill-prepared to thwart the attack despite their managements being informed about specific intelligence warnings that the LeT was planning to target them, says the report of the R.D. Pradhan probe committee. The three sites were specifically named in different intelligence tip-offs, the panel found during its investigations. The hotel managements ignored the warnings and didn't take proper security measures as advised by the Police, it says.
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December - 28 
Daily Excelsior reports that a group of militants ambushed an Army patrol party and opened firing injuring a soldier, Sarabjit Singh, at Dera Ki Gali (DKG) in Poonch District late in the evening of December 28. Army and Police have launched a search
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Daily Excelsior reports that a group of militants ambushed an Army patrol party and opened firing injuring a soldier, Sarabjit Singh, at Dera Ki Gali (DKG) in Poonch District late in the evening of December 28. Army and Police have launched a search operation in DKG forests to eliminate or apprehend the militants. Senior Superintendent of police (SSP) Poonch Manmohan Singh said troops of 16 Rashtriya Rifles came under firing from the militants at DKG when they were returning to their camp after routine patrolling in the area.
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December - 28 
Daily Excelsior reports that a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader was allegedly shot at by the militants in his house at Patnazi in Kishtwar District in the night of December 28. Police have detained personal security officer (PSO) of the politi
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Daily Excelsior reports that a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader was allegedly shot at by the militants in his house at Patnazi in Kishtwar District in the night of December 28. Police have detained personal security officer (PSO) of the politician to ascertain the facts. Reports said NCP leader Parvez Ahmed Tak’s house came under the militant attack in Patnazi. Tak survived the attack. A Police party visited the spot for investigations and has detained PSO of the political leader to ascertain from which direction the militants had opened firing. Police found no trace of the militants around the area.
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December - 28 
Indian Express reports that top Police officials of the State on December 28 said that the Maoist politburo member Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan’s mobility, apart from lack of local support, made it difficult to arrest him. While Kishan continues to be
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Indian Express reports that top Police officials of the State on December 28 said that the Maoist politburo member Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan’s mobility, apart from lack of local support, made it difficult to arrest him. While Kishan continues to be in West Bengal, as per the location of his cell phone that is being tapped by the Police, the closest the forces came to arrest him was on the morning of October 23, hours before abducted Police officer Atindranath Dutta was to be released. Orders had come from the top to abandon the raid at the time as Dutta’s life was at stake. West Bengal Director General of Police Bhupinder Singh acknowledged that Kishan is in the State, and that “there were a number of reasons” he still hadn’t been caught despite their best efforts. The special task force is hunting for Kishan.
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December - 28 
PTI reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested and over 1,500 rounds of cartridges were recovered from him possession in Sasaram, the District headquarters of Rohtas district, on December 28. On a tip off, Addition
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PTI reports that a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested and over 1,500 rounds of cartridges were recovered from him possession in Sasaram, the District headquarters of Rohtas district, on December 28. On a tip off, Additional Superintendent of Police Ranjit Kumar Mishra led a Police party at Kheelamganj locality and arrested a Naxalite, identified as Surendra Kumar, with the cartridges and two wireless sets, Additional Director General of Police (headquarters) U. S. Dutt said. Of the seized cartridge, 480 rounds were of 12 bore guns, 715 rounds were of .315 rifle and the rest of Insas and revolvers, Dutt added.
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December - 28 
Shillong Times reports that Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) militants are taking shelter in Khasi villages well inside Bangladesh after committing crime in Meghalaya. "The HNLC militants mingle with the Khasi villagers staying in Bang
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Shillong Times reports that Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) militants are taking shelter in Khasi villages well inside Bangladesh after committing crime in Meghalaya. "The HNLC militants mingle with the Khasi villagers staying in Bangladesh thereby making it impossible either for Meghalaya police or Bangladesh security forces to track down the militants," a senior Police Official said. The report adds that four HNLC militants who shot dead a coal trader, Raja Khongsit, in the East Khasi Hills border area, had infiltrated from Bangladesh into Pomshutia village in Meghalaya and exfiltrated to Bangladesh after committing the crime
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December - 28 
The ‘publicity secretary’ of the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF), Mathew Thadou, said that a community leader and his mother and uncle were abducted from Langkhong village in Tamenglong District on December 28 and kept in confinement by a Kuki o
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The ‘publicity secretary’ of the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF), Mathew Thadou, said that a community leader and his mother and uncle were abducted from Langkhong village in Tamenglong District on December 28 and kept in confinement by a Kuki outfit, which is a signatory of the Suspension of Operation (SoO) ground rules, reports Imphal Free Press.
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December - 28 
The academic career of tens of thousands of students have severely been affected, since students have been forced to stay away from schools for more than 100 days following the indefinite class boycott by the agitating students bodies in protest agai
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The academic career of tens of thousands of students have severely been affected, since students have been forced to stay away from schools for more than 100 days following the indefinite class boycott by the agitating students bodies in protest against the alleged July 23 fake encounter in Manipur.
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December - 28 
The Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on December 28 said that there will be no discussion on the sovereignty issue during peace talks with the ULFA, according to Shillong Times. "There will be no discussion on the sovereignty issue when the peace tal
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The Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on December 28 said that there will be no discussion on the sovereignty issue during peace talks with the ULFA, according to Shillong Times. "There will be no discussion on the sovereignty issue when the peace talks are held with the ULFA. One thing is clear: there will be no compromise on sovereignty," said Gogoi, adding, "the process for (initiating) the talks has almost started but I don't say that much progress has been made or any breakthrough achieved. Attempts are being made...let's hope for the best."
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December - 28 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two tribal leaders, including the gram sarpanch (village head), in the Komanapalli village of Khammam District on December 28, The Hindu reported. The dead were identified as sarpanch Kav
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two tribal leaders, including the gram sarpanch (village head), in the Komanapalli village of Khammam District on December 28, The Hindu reported. The dead were identified as sarpanch Kaviti Rajulu and his uncle and former village head Kaviti Subbaiah.
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December - 28 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze four buses, a mobile tower and blew up a forest department beat house in Gajapati and Malkangiri Districts on December 28, Police said, according to IANS. "Maoists have set ablaze fou
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze four buses, a mobile tower and blew up a forest department beat house in Gajapati and Malkangiri Districts on December 28, Police said, according to IANS. "Maoists have set ablaze four Government buses in the night. They set them on fire after forcing the passengers to get down around midnight. They have also set ablaze a mobile tower there. About 40 Maoists are involved in the incidents. We have rushed armed Policemen to the spot," said Superintendent of Police (Gajapati) Sanjeev Arora.
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December - 28 
The Director General of Assam Police G. M. Srivastava said that though the ULFA is not yet finished, it will not be the same organization after the arrests of its senior leaders, reports Assam Tribune. He pointed out that though the incidents of vio
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The Director General of Assam Police G. M. Srivastava said that though the ULFA is not yet finished, it will not be the same organization after the arrests of its senior leaders, reports Assam Tribune. He pointed out that though the incidents of violence are the visible impacts of a militant group, no organization can run only through acts of violence. “There are several other aspects of running a militant outfit effectively including maintaining international contacts and managing other aspects of the outfit and it will not be possible for Paresh Baruah alone to do that. The arrested top leaders of the outfit were key members of the ULFA and it will be difficult for the ULFA to run the outfit without them. For example, some of the arrested leaders were responsible for maintaining international contacts and without them the outfit will lose such contacts,” he added. Srivastava further said that if majority of the ULFA leaders finally decide to come forward for talks, the people of Assam would make Paresh Baruah redundant.
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December - 28 
The indefinite blockade called by the PCPA in the three Districts of Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore entered the 11th day on December 28, while the outfit also called a 48-hour-bandh in the three Districts from December 28 in protest against alle
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The indefinite blockade called by the PCPA in the three Districts of Bankura, Purulia and West Midnapore entered the 11th day on December 28, while the outfit also called a 48-hour-bandh in the three Districts from December 28 in protest against alleged Police excesses during combing operations. The blockades and bandhs have taken a toll on normal life in the areas adjacent to the forests in the three Districts even as it had little impact on the urban areas. Vehicular movement on a stretch of the National Highway 6 and State Highway 9, between Midnapore town and Jhargram, has virtually stopped following the setting ablaze of four vehicles in the first two days of the indefinite blockade. This had seriously impacted the supply of essential commodities.
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December - 28 
The Manipur Government gave its approval to conduct the hearing of the case related to the abduction and subsequent killing of the then Kasom Khullen Sub-Divisional Officer Dr. Thingnam Kishan and his two sub-ordinate staff by armed cadres of the
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The Manipur Government gave its approval to conduct the hearing of the case related to the abduction and subsequent killing of the then Kasom Khullen Sub-Divisional Officer Dr. Thingnam Kishan and his two sub-ordinate staff by armed cadres of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) at a Court in New Delhi following an application from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to the Supreme Court, according to Sangai Express. The CBI stated that conducting the hearing of the case at a New Delhi court would be more suitable in the light of the report earlier submitted to it by the State Police Department expressing apprehension over possible social unrest in case of bringing the main accused Hopeson Ningshen of the NSCN-IM to Imphal. The main accused is currently lodged in Tihar Jail.
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December - 28 
The Maoists blew up a forest department beat house and a mobile tower in Malkangiri District also. "Maoists have blown up a forest beat house at Orkel and a mobile tower in Chitrakonda chawk," said Anup Sahu, the sub-divisional Police officer of Malk
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The Maoists blew up a forest department beat house and a mobile tower in Malkangiri District also. "Maoists have blown up a forest beat house at Orkel and a mobile tower in Chitrakonda chawk," said Anup Sahu, the sub-divisional Police officer of Malkangiri.
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December - 28 
The Military Council faction of the United Kuki Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the December 12 gun attack at the residence of the farm manager of the Manipur Horticulture Department at the Sega Road.
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The Military Council faction of the United Kuki Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the December 12 gun attack at the residence of the farm manager of the Manipur Horticulture Department at the Sega Road.
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December - 28 
The Union Government on December 28 handed over two more terror-related cases registered in Kerala to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports Express Buzz. The Union Government has directed the NIA to investigate the Students Islamic Movemen
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The Union Government on December 28 handed over two more terror-related cases registered in Kerala to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports Express Buzz. The Union Government has directed the NIA to investigate the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) camps held at Wagamon and Pannayikulam. "Four cases have been handed over to the NIA - the Pannayikulam and Wagamon cases being the new ones," said Union Home Secretary G K Pillai. The Centre had already handed over the Kozhikode serial bomb blast case to the NIA.
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December - 28 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has given its approval for cease-fire with the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) and also assured to consider the outfit’s demand for a separate Karbi State. The KLNLF recently announced
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has given its approval for cease-fire with the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) and also assured to consider the outfit’s demand for a separate Karbi State. The KLNLF recently announced unilateral cease-fire for three months, from December 1, 2009 till March 1, 2010. Two top KLNLF leaders, through mediators, had held several rounds of talks with Additional Director General of Assam Police (Special Branch) Khagen Sarma, representative of the State Government, in this regard. They were, however, not ready to lay down arms until the Government assured a political solution to the Karbi issue. The Assam Government referred the matter to the Centre for approval. With the Centre clearing the decks for truce with the outfit, the KLNLF cadres would come over ground by formally surrendering arms at Diphu in Karbi Anglong District in January 2010.
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December - 28 
Top officials in the State Police said that the probe into the SIMI camps held at Wagamon and Pannayikulam had been completed and the chargesheet was almost ready. "We have taken all efforts to complete the investigation but now we feel the NIA is ju
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Top officials in the State Police said that the probe into the SIMI camps held at Wagamon and Pannayikulam had been completed and the chargesheet was almost ready. "We have taken all efforts to complete the investigation but now we feel the NIA is just plucking the ripe mangoes," said a senior Police official.
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December - 28 
A suicide bomber on December 28 targeted Pakistan's largest procession of Shiite Muslims on their holiest day of Ashura, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 63 persons, according to Dawn. The blast sparked riots in Karachi, the financia
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A suicide bomber on December 28 targeted Pakistan's largest procession of Shiite Muslims on their holiest day of Ashura, killing at least 30 people and injuring more than 63 persons, according to Dawn. The blast sparked riots in Karachi, the financial capital, where angry mourners went on the rampage, throwing stones at ambulances, torching cars and shops and firing bullets into the air. Tens of thousands of Police and paramilitary forces, fearing militant attacks on Ashura processions were deployed. “The blast was so huge that I felt my hearing had gone, but then I started hearing cries of injured people and saw pieces of human flesh and blood on the road,” said Abbas Ali, 35, one of the mourners thrown to the ground. Interior Minister Rehman Malik blamed Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), against which the Army has been waging a major operation in near the Afghan border, and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), another of most feared Islamist networks. “At least 30 people have been killed so far in the suicide attack and 63 others have been injured,” Provincial Health Minister Saghir Ahmed told AFP. “We have declared emergency at all hospitals in Karachi and doctors are making every effort to save the injured. The situation is very grim,” he added. Mohammad Ali Jinnah Road, where the attack happened, was ablaze with burning cars and motorcycles, and covered in debris from buildings attacked by rioters, said an AFP correspondent. This attack was the deadliest in Karachi since a suicide bomber targeted the homecoming of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto -- who was assassinated two months later -- killing at least 139 people in October 2007. It was the third attack on Ashura commemorations in Pakistan in 2009. However, The News put the death toll to 40.
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December - 28 
At least 15 militants were killed in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation) in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 28, a press released issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR)
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At least 15 militants were killed in the ongoing Operation Rah-e-Nijat (Path to Salvation) in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 28, a press released issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said, according to Dawn. The militants raided Boya Narai Post in South Waziristan Agency. Security Forces (SFs) retaliated and as a result 15 militants were killed including militant ‘commander’ Zainual. Two Security personnel, Lance Havaldar Sikandar and Havaldar Aftab were killed while three others were injured during the gun battle. Soon after successful retaliation the SFs conducted search and clearance operation in Marobi Raghzai and Zhawar Killi in Razmak sector and a compound in Landi Wah near Lakki in Shakai sector and recovered a cache a large cache of arms and ammunition.
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December - 28 
Police arrested three suspected militants near Kashmore. The militants, travelling from North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in a van, were on their way to Sindh and were carrying a heavy quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives. District Police Of
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Police arrested three suspected militants near Kashmore. The militants, travelling from North West Frontier Province (NWFP) in a van, were on their way to Sindh and were carrying a heavy quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives. District Police Officer Kashmore Abdul Salam Sheikh said the militants wanted to transfer the arms and ammunitions, including detonators, explosives, guns and suicide jackets, to different parts of Sindh.
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December - 28 
The Security Forces (SFs) carried out search and clearance operation in Atror near Kalam, Chuprial and Nilgram areas of Swat and recovered several weapons.
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The Security Forces (SFs) carried out search and clearance operation in Atror near Kalam, Chuprial and Nilgram areas of Swat and recovered several weapons.
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December - 28 
The Taliban blew up five-room Government primary girls school in the Shabqadar town of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 28, according to Dawn. Senior Police Official Mohammad Riaz Khan said that the school was destroyed when two bombs
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The Taliban blew up five-room Government primary girls school in the Shabqadar town of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 28, according to Dawn. Senior Police Official Mohammad Riaz Khan said that the school was destroyed when two bombs planted by Taliban militants exploded. A nearby house was also damaged but there were no casualties, Khan added.
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December - 28 
Three unidentified militants surrendered to SFs at Roringar and Devolai. SFs also carried out search and clearance operation in Mingora city and Tal, Kandao near Shah Dheri and Taghma areas of Swat and recovered arms and ammunition.
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Three unidentified militants surrendered to SFs at Roringar and Devolai. SFs also carried out search and clearance operation in Mingora city and Tal, Kandao near Shah Dheri and Taghma areas of Swat and recovered arms and ammunition.
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December - 28 
Two SF personnel were killed when suspected militants attacked a checkpost in Chamarkand with rockets in the night of December 28. Five SF personnel were also injured. Troops retaliated quickly and killed one militant and injured several others. Mili
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Two SF personnel were killed when suspected militants attacked a checkpost in Chamarkand with rockets in the night of December 28. Five SF personnel were also injured. Troops retaliated quickly and killed one militant and injured several others. Militant hideouts were pounded with artillery, but there was no report about casualties.
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December - 28 
Unidentified militants blew up a shop located along the Pak-Afghan Highway in Landi Kotal tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency.
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Unidentified militants blew up a shop located along the Pak-Afghan Highway in Landi Kotal tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency.
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December - 28 
Kantipuronline reports that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda floated a new strategy to shore up support for his party’s fourth phase of protests. The political dossier, which P
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Kantipuronline reports that the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda floated a new strategy to shore up support for his party’s fourth phase of protests. The political dossier, which Prachanda presented at the politburo meeting on December 28, says that the Maoist party will work in unison with all ‘nationalist forces’ to give the fourth phase of protests a boost. The fourth phase comprises a month long nationwide ‘awakening and exposure campaign’. “The chairman’s report underscores the need for a national movement,” said Maoist spokesman Dinanath Sharma.
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December - 28 
Army troops during their search and clear operations in the Akkarayankulam, Andankulam and Puthukkudiyiruppu areas of Wanni recovered three booby traps made using 60-mm mortar bombs, 13 anti-personnel mines, four hand grenades, one 81-mm mortar bom
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Army troops during their search and clear operations in the Akkarayankulam, Andankulam and Puthukkudiyiruppu areas of Wanni recovered three booby traps made using 60-mm mortar bombs, 13 anti-personnel mines, four hand grenades, one 81-mm mortar bomb, 350 rounds of Multi Purpose Machine Guns ammunition and six 60-mm mortar bombs on December 28, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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December - 28 
Troops recovered 346 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 22 rounds of SLR ammunition and 82 rounds of .22 ammunition from Wattegama area of Kandy District on December 28, Sri Lanka Army reported.
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Troops recovered 346 rounds of T-56 ammunition, 22 rounds of SLR ammunition and 82 rounds of .22 ammunition from Wattegama area of Kandy District on December 28, Sri Lanka Army reported.
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December - 29 
A cadre belonging to anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), Kamal Daimary, was shot dead by a joint force of the Police and Army during an encounter in the foests of Paharpur Minoshree under Rangapara Police Station in
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A cadre belonging to anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), Kamal Daimary, was shot dead by a joint force of the Police and Army during an encounter in the foests of Paharpur Minoshree under Rangapara Police Station in Sonitpur District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on December 29, according to Shillong Times. Subsequent to the encounter, NDFB militants lobbed a grenade on a Police convoy, in which the Superintendent of Police of Sonitpur District Jitmol Doley was traveling at Moainajuli area. The grenade, however, failed to explode.
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December - 29 
A cadre belonging to pro-talk faction of the NDFB, Deepak Basumatary alias Dikhou Raja, was arrested by the Police at Nagrijuli in Baksa District along with the explosives on December 29, reports Assam Tribune. He was involved in extortion in the are
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A cadre belonging to pro-talk faction of the NDFB, Deepak Basumatary alias Dikhou Raja, was arrested by the Police at Nagrijuli in Baksa District along with the explosives on December 29, reports Assam Tribune. He was involved in extortion in the area and had come out of the Government designated NDFB camp.
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December - 29 
A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, Inaka Achumi (30), was arrested by a combined force of the India Reserve Battalion and Police near Durga Mandir (temple of Hindu deity) in Dimapur on December 29, for possession of ill
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A National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadre, Inaka Achumi (30), was arrested by a combined force of the India Reserve Battalion and Police near Durga Mandir (temple of Hindu deity) in Dimapur on December 29, for possession of illegal arms and ammunition, according to Nagaland Post. One .32 country made pistol along with one live round was recovered from his possession.
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December - 29 
A PLA cadre, Lairenlakpam Joychandra Meetei alias Ibungo alias Boxer alias Okendro (31), was arrested by a combined force of the Imphal East District Police and Assam Rifles from Tiger camp village under Lamlai Police Station on December 29. One .32
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A PLA cadre, Lairenlakpam Joychandra Meetei alias Ibungo alias Boxer alias Okendro (31), was arrested by a combined force of the Imphal East District Police and Assam Rifles from Tiger camp village under Lamlai Police Station on December 29. One .32 revolver along with six live ammunition and one Chinese hand grenade were recovered from his possession. Joychandra disclosed that he joined the outfit in July 1997 through one Naba and got training at Sajik Tampak in Chandel District.
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December - 29 
After Maoist politburo memebr Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan’s recent phone call to state environment secretary M. L. Meena complaining about pollution allegedly caused by sponge iron factories, the West Bengal Government cautioned officials against spea
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After Maoist politburo memebr Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan’s recent phone call to state environment secretary M. L. Meena complaining about pollution allegedly caused by sponge iron factories, the West Bengal Government cautioned officials against speaking to any leader of outlawed organisations. "Why should any of our officers talk to Kishenji? We don't need discussion with any leader of an outlawed organisations like CPI (Maoist)," home secretary Ardhendu Sen told reporters. To another question, Sen said the whereabouts of outlawed leaders could not be pinpointed by mobile towers. "This is wrong. Then, the Centre could send high tech towers to all naxalite affected states to detect whereabouts of leaders of outlawed organisations," he said.
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December - 29 
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion took place in Dangerpora area of Sopore on December 29 but there was no loss of life or property in the incident.
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An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) explosion took place in Dangerpora area of Sopore on December 29 but there was no loss of life or property in the incident.
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December - 29 
Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) detonated dynamites to blow up a school building at Jurati village in the Aurangabad District in the morning of December 29, reports The Hindu. Around 200 extremists surrounded the Stat
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Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) detonated dynamites to blow up a school building at Jurati village in the Aurangabad District in the morning of December 29, reports The Hindu. Around 200 extremists surrounded the State-run school and triggered blasts partially damaging its building, Police said. A Police patrol soon arrived and engaged the extremists in an encounter for more than two hours. Police recovered two can bombs, cable wires and several Police uniforms besides Naxal literature from the spot.
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December - 29 
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel seized a consignment of arms, explosive and currency reported to have been thrown from atop the fencing into Indian Territory by Pakistan Rangers and some militants in R. S. Pura sector of Jammu District in the m
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Border Security Force (BSF) personnel seized a consignment of arms, explosive and currency reported to have been thrown from atop the fencing into Indian Territory by Pakistan Rangers and some militants in R. S. Pura sector of Jammu District in the morning of December 29. This is, however, not the first time when Pakistan Army or Rangers have thrown the consignments of weaponry from atop the fencing to this side of Line of Control (LoC) or International Border. Official sources said the BSF personnel noticed nine large packets lying just 20 meters inside the fencing in a field of Ghara Ram son of Pangu Ram at Pillar No. 940 falling between forward villages of Bakarpur and Gharana in R. S. Pura sector. A Bomb Disposal Squad opened the packets, which were found carrying 3.5 kilograms of RDX, three Chinese pistols, 211 rounds of 9mm, three detonators, three batteries and INR 350,000 in cash in Indian currency. The cash include 100 notes in the denomination of 1000 and rest in 500 denomination. It was being ascertained whether the currency was genuine or fake.
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December - 29 
During the 12-day blockade, PCPA supporters ransacked and set ablaze several forest department offices, including a mini zoo at Jhargram. A mob shot dead two rare species of blackbuck and carried away the carcass. Several rare birds were also feared
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During the 12-day blockade, PCPA supporters ransacked and set ablaze several forest department offices, including a mini zoo at Jhargram. A mob shot dead two rare species of blackbuck and carried away the carcass. Several rare birds were also feared charred to death. Many vehicles were also set ablaze for defiance of the blockade. Several persons, mostly supporters of the Communist Party of India-Marxist, were killed during this time.
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December - 29 
Earlier on December 29, Soren told Telegraph that talks are the “only solution” to Naxalism. “Naxalism is a big issue and, in my opinion, talks are the only solution to this socio-economic problem. I am in favour of initiating a dialogue with the reb
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Earlier on December 29, Soren told Telegraph that talks are the “only solution” to Naxalism. “Naxalism is a big issue and, in my opinion, talks are the only solution to this socio-economic problem. I am in favour of initiating a dialogue with the rebels to try and find out what they want,” Soren said. Soren said his Government would hold talks with the Maoists within six months. “I know of several channels through which talks can be initiated with the rebels,” he said.
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December - 29 
IANS reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a shop and an auto rickshaw in the Raisuan village of Keonjhar District, Police said on December 29. “Maoists torched a shop last night [December 28]. About 20 armed Mao
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IANS reports that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze a shop and an auto rickshaw in the Raisuan village of Keonjhar District, Police said on December 29. “Maoists torched a shop last night [December 28]. About 20 armed Maoists had come and torched a shop and an auto,” said Dhruba Charan Puhan, Sub Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Keonjhar. According to Police, the extremists set ablaze the shop by pouring petrol after asking the shop owner and his family members to leave. The Maoists have also left some literature, threatening the Police and some other individuals of the village.
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December - 29 
Indian Express on December 29 reports that the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) recently began an inquiry after discovering ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah figured in its employee rolls. “Two hearings were conducted on December 4 and December
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Indian Express on December 29 reports that the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) recently began an inquiry after discovering ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah figured in its employee rolls. “Two hearings were conducted on December 4 and December 20. Nobody came forward to either claim this job or offer a representation on behalf of Baruah,” said a senior NFR official. The report adds that almost three decades after Baruah last reported for his porter’s job in the Indian Railways, where he has continued to be ‘employed’ despite neither coming to work nor drawing a salary. ,
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December - 29 
Indian Express reports that the year 2009 has witnessed a phenomenal drop of 25 per cent in militancy-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir. “This year, we have achieved a milestone. It is for the first time in 20 years that less than 500 violent in
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Indian Express reports that the year 2009 has witnessed a phenomenal drop of 25 per cent in militancy-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir. “This year, we have achieved a milestone. It is for the first time in 20 years that less than 500 violent incidents took place in the State,” Jammu and Kashmir’s Director General of Police (DGP) Khuldeep Khoda said. The highest number of militancy-related incidents in Jammu and Kashmir took place in 1995 when the Police recorded a total of 5,946 cases across the State. Khoda said that during 2008, militancy-related violence came down by 35 per cent as compared to 2007, while in 2009, the violence dropped further by 25 per cent. “Over the past 20 years, the morale and confidence level of the Jammu and Kashmir Police has been built painstakingly and its professional skills have helped in restoration of peace and normalcy in the State. With these efforts, the graph of violence is rapidly coming down year after year,” Khoda said. For the second consecutive year in 2009, civilian casualties have been remained under-hundred mark. In 2008, 89 civilians were killed. “This year around 70 civilians were killed which is the lowest in the past 20 years,” Khoda said. The highest number of civilian casualties – 1413 - was witnessed in 1996. Khoda said that the Security Forces (SFs) causalities were also the lowest this year in the past two decades of violence. In 2008, 75 SFs were killed, while as in 2007, the causality figure was 110. This year, the lowest number of human rights violation cases was registered as compared to the previous years. “It is for the first time that no custodial death related to militancy was recorded this year,” the DGP Khoda said. The DGP said the Jammu and Kashmir Police, along with other Security Forces, succeeded in eliminating more than 50 self-styled militant commanders of different outfits during various anti-militancy operations.
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December - 29 
Police on December 30 (today) said that six suspected Maoists were arrested during a joint combing operation by Security Force personnel in Sundargarh District, according to Express Buzz. The arrests were made at Rubuda forests under K. Balang Police
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Police on December 30 (today) said that six suspected Maoists were arrested during a joint combing operation by Security Force personnel in Sundargarh District, according to Express Buzz. The arrests were made at Rubuda forests under K. Balang Police Station in the night of December 29, Sudarsan Sethi, SDPO of Bonai, said. The arrestees included Jagmohan Tarkode of neighbouring Jharkhand while the other five belonged to Relahatur village in Sundargarh District where the Maoists had triggered blasts damaging four school buildings and a hospital building last week. All the six were booked under five cases, including murder of Ajit Bardhan, sub-inspector of Koida Police Station in Sundargarh District and the recent blasting of school and hospital buildings.
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December - 29 
PTI reports that the West Bengal Government on December 29 said it was working with Jharkhand to launch joint operations against Maoists in both states. Joint operations were being planned by both states, Chief Secretary Ashok Mohan Chakraborti said,
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PTI reports that the West Bengal Government on December 29 said it was working with Jharkhand to launch joint operations against Maoists in both states. Joint operations were being planned by both states, Chief Secretary Ashok Mohan Chakraborti said, ruling out the possibility of deployment of Army in Maoist-affected areas in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purlia Districts. He said the joint forces operating in the area would remain there and the nine companies of central paramilitary forces which were dispatched to Jharkhand for the assembly elections would return soon. Chakraborti said the situation in the three Districts was improving. "Law and order situation has improved a lot in Purulia and West Midnapore," he noted.
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December - 29 
PTI reports that two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed by the Police on December 29, while three others were arrested in separate incidents in Bijapur District, officials said. Police department spokesman Inspector Gener
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PTI reports that two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed by the Police on December 29, while three others were arrested in separate incidents in Bijapur District, officials said. Police department spokesman Inspector General R. K. Vij told PTI that two Maoists were killed in an exchange of fire with the Police in jungles near Bechapal village, while others managed to escape taking advantage of the thick forest cover. Arms and explosives were also seized from the spot, he added.
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December - 29 
Sangai Express reports that black-topping works of the National Highway-150 from Tulihal airport to Churachandpur were stopped for four months following a ‘prohibition’ by militant groups in connection with a monetary demand. The Union Ministry of S
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Sangai Express reports that black-topping works of the National Highway-150 from Tulihal airport to Churachandpur were stopped for four months following a ‘prohibition’ by militant groups in connection with a monetary demand. The Union Ministry of Surface Transport and Highways sanctioned INR 230 million for repairing the National Highway-150 following which the Manipur Works Department issued the necessary work order on September 11. But the work order could not be executed till date following ‘prohibition’ by militants in connection with monetary demands, said a source.
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December - 29 
The ‘general council meeting’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) would be held at Central Jail in Guwahati to discuss the issue of holding talks with the Government. Highly placed sources said that Bhimkanta Buragohain, political adviser t
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The ‘general council meeting’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) would be held at Central Jail in Guwahati to discuss the issue of holding talks with the Government. Highly placed sources said that Bhimkanta Buragohain, political adviser to ULFA, would be transferred to Central Jail after his next hearing in Tezpur court on January 8, 2010 to satisfy ‘norms of a minimum of eight central committee members being present at the meeting’. Buragohain is currently in Tezpur jail. The report adds that the ‘16-member central committee’ of the ULFA can hold its ‘general council meeting’ with half its members. At present, seven leaders of the ‘central committee’, including ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, are in the jail in here. As such it was necessary for Buragohain to be present at the meeting to make it valid according to the ‘organization’s rules’. “We cannot say whether the outcome of the meeting would be positive vis à vis the talks, but the fact that there would be a meeting is a good beginning and, who knows, there may be some good news during the festive occasion,” a source said. Apart from Rajkhowa, Central Jail currently houses ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Barua, ‘foreign secretary’ Sasha Choudhury, ‘finance secretary’ Chitrabon Hazarika, ‘vice-president’ Pradip Gogoi, ‘publicity secretary’ Mithinga Daimary and ‘cultural secretary’ Pranati Deka, wife of Chitrabon. Sources said a few ‘members of the central committee’ were not willing to hold such a meeting without ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Barua but with people asking for talks to begin, the leaders have decided to go ahead without him.
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December - 29 
The Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on December 29 said the Government has already initiated a peace process with the ULFA, and expressed his hope that the peace process with the outfit would make a stride in 2010, according to Sentinel.
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The Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on December 29 said the Government has already initiated a peace process with the ULFA, and expressed his hope that the peace process with the outfit would make a stride in 2010, according to Sentinel.
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December - 29 
The Maoists had reportedly attributed the arrests to the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) supporters in the village. Sarpanch Kaviti Rajulu and former village head Kaviti Subbaiah, both staunch supporters of the CPI-Marxist in the pocke
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The Maoists had reportedly attributed the arrests to the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) supporters in the village. Sarpanch Kaviti Rajulu and former village head Kaviti Subbaiah, both staunch supporters of the CPI-Marxist in the pocket, had become their target in the episode. But the sarpanch, blamed for arrest of the Maoist supporters, had approached the Police officials and the elected representatives to secure their release. Though he was successful in the mission, he failed to convince the Maoists and hence paid the price. The Maoist raid on the village was planned and led by Sabari area committee secretary, Mutta Mogili alias Naresh. The armed Naxalites, who stormed the village, were accompanied by a group of Gothikoya youths from nearby villages in Maraigudem Police Stations (Chhattisgarh) limits. Maoists could gain a free passage to villages on the inter-state border ever since the Police outpost at Mallampet in Chintur mandal was shifted to Edugurallapallli and upgraded into a Police Station. It is highly difficult to keep track the movement of the Maoists dalams (squads) which were indulging in sneaky attacks and retreating to Chhattisgarh forests.
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December - 29 
The Meghalaya Government ordered a magisterial inquiry into the death of an inmate of the Jowai District Jail, Pynhunlang Kharbani (33), who was declared ‘brought dead’ at Jowai Civil Hospital on December 26 after he suddenly fell sick in his prison
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The Meghalaya Government ordered a magisterial inquiry into the death of an inmate of the Jowai District Jail, Pynhunlang Kharbani (33), who was declared ‘brought dead’ at Jowai Civil Hospital on December 26 after he suddenly fell sick in his prison cell. Kharbani was reportedly booked under the Meghalaya Detention and Prevention Act (MPDA). ''A magisterial inquiry into the death of the prisoner is already on to find out the exact cause of death,'' Jaintia Hills District Deputy Commissioner T. Dkhar said. He said a 15-day time was given to the Additional District Magistrate Sainkupar Syiemlieh to investigate into the incident. Meanwhile, the HNLC claimed that Kharbani was a cadre of the outfit.
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December - 29 
The Meghalaya Police decided to seek the help of surrendered Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadres to track down the militants who are provided shelter by villagers residing in Bangladesh after carrying out criminal activities in the
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The Meghalaya Police decided to seek the help of surrendered Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadres to track down the militants who are provided shelter by villagers residing in Bangladesh after carrying out criminal activities in the State, according to Shillong Times. "We are developing a strategy of engaging the surrendered militants to tackle the HNLC militants in the border," said Meghalaya Director General of Police (DGP) S.B. Kakati on December 29. There are more than 150 surrendered HNLC militants who had narrated to the police in the past that majority of the HNLC cadres stay with Khasi villagers inside Bangladesh. The militants also assist the Khasi villagers in the betel nut plantations. A major disadvantage for the Meghalaya Police is its inability to build up an effective intelligence network along the border areas of the Khasi hills region where the HNLC has a significant presence. Unable to extort money from Shillong due to constant vigil of the Police, the HNLC militants are carrying out large scale extortion from the coal exporters in the remote borders, Police said. "We need effective co-ordination of the police forces of East Khasi Hills and the Jaintia Hills to tackle militant activities in the borders," said Kakati, adding that more forces will be deployed in the border to tackle insurgency related crimes. "We had deployed some personnel of the Special Operations Team (SOT) in East Khasi Hills border, but we did not have actionable intelligence about the attack on December 23 [killing of a coal trader]," the DGP said. Kakati also admitted that police were aware of the threat to the coal baron from HNLC through intelligence inputs but the slain coal trader's family members had not divulged anything.
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December - 29 
The Peoples’ Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) on December 29 announced that the blockade in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts, called by the outfit since December 18, would be relaxed from December 31. Speaking to The Hindu over
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The Peoples’ Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) on December 29 announced that the blockade in West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia Districts, called by the outfit since December 18, would be relaxed from December 31. Speaking to The Hindu over telephone from Lalgrah, PCPA spokesperson Asit Mahato said, “The festival season of the tribal people is approaching. Potato farmers also need to sell their harvest. So we decided to relax the blockade for the time being.” Mahato also denied that the protest was called off in the face of local’s resentment, saying, “We have people’s support and we have relaxed the blockade for their sake. We can resume it any moment if the security forces harass the people again.”
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December - 29 
The US on December 29 alerted its citizens to be cautious during their visit to India and asked them to defer their travel to Andhra Pradesh as violence continues over issue of a separate Telangana State, reports Times of India. This is the third tr
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The US on December 29 alerted its citizens to be cautious during their visit to India and asked them to defer their travel to Andhra Pradesh as violence continues over issue of a separate Telangana State, reports Times of India. This is the third travel alert issued by the United States in quick session. "The US Government continues to receive information that terrorist groups may be planning attacks in India. Terrorists and their sympathisers have demonstrated their willingness and capability to attack targets where Americans or Westerners are known to congregate or visit," the travel alert said. "In addition, there continues to be a possibility of violence in the south-central Indian State of Andhra Pradesh over the contentious issue of creating a separate state," the State Department said. This alert replaces the travel alerts dated October 29 and December 9, 2009, and expires on January 31, 2010, it said.
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December - 29 
Three extremists were arrested after a chase by the Police near Tumnar village, Vij said. The arrested Maoists are facing several criminal cases, including that of murder and attempt to murder, the Police officer said.
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Three extremists were arrested after a chase by the Police near Tumnar village, Vij said. The arrested Maoists are facing several criminal cases, including that of murder and attempt to murder, the Police officer said.
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December - 29 
Three People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres were arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Top Khewa area. They were identified as Thoudam Banda (39), Ningombam Sikender alias S.K (30) and Nongthombam Ratan alias Romio (30). One 9-mm pistol lo
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Three People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres were arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Top Khewa area. They were identified as Thoudam Banda (39), Ningombam Sikender alias S.K (30) and Nongthombam Ratan alias Romio (30). One 9-mm pistol loaded with magazine along with three live rounds was recovered from the possession of Sikender. They were involved in extortion of money from general public, Government officials and motivation of young boys and girls to joint the outfit in and around Phaknung area.
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December - 29 
Troops recovered two grenades, two and half kilograms of explosives, five AK-47 series rifles, five detonators, two detonators from the residence of a person, Maheswar Boro, at Jharkhona village under Tamulpur Police Station in Baksa District on Dec
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Troops recovered two grenades, two and half kilograms of explosives, five AK-47 series rifles, five detonators, two detonators from the residence of a person, Maheswar Boro, at Jharkhona village under Tamulpur Police Station in Baksa District on December 29.
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December - 29 
A bomb blast near a hotel in Sibi of Balochistan injured the driver of a NATO oil tanker and damaged his vehicle on December 29, according to Daily Times. Police sources said the drivers parked the oil tankers near a local hotel in Sibi at night, dur
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A bomb blast near a hotel in Sibi of Balochistan injured the driver of a NATO oil tanker and damaged his vehicle on December 29, according to Daily Times. Police sources said the drivers parked the oil tankers near a local hotel in Sibi at night, during which, unidentified militants placed two boxes filled with explosives under the tankers. The explosives detonated as soon as the driver switched on the engine in the morning, injuring the driver and damaging the vehicle.
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December - 29 
Five civilians, including four children and a woman, and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in an exchange of fire and shelling in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) during last 24 hours, according to Daily Times.
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Five civilians, including four children and a woman, and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in an exchange of fire and shelling in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) during last 24 hours, according to Daily Times. Local people said the children were killed when a mortar shell hit a playground in Sagai Bala area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) on December 29. Another shell hit the house of Qazi in Chamarkand area, killing a woman.
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December - 29 
Helicopter gunships pounded militant’s positions in Shiekh Baba, Soran Dara, Golono and Sagai areas.
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Helicopter gunships pounded militant’s positions in Shiekh Baba, Soran Dara, Golono and Sagai areas.
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December - 29 
In the same locality, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have warned khasadars a (local tribal force) and construction contractors against carrying out their duties by distributing pamphlet in Miranshah in North Waziristan on December 29, reports D
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In the same locality, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have warned khasadars a (local tribal force) and construction contractors against carrying out their duties by distributing pamphlet in Miranshah in North Waziristan on December 29, reports Daily Times. The TTP said the decision had been made to protect the life and property of the tribal people belonging to the Mehsud tribe.
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December - 29 
The death toll of December 28, 2009 suicide bomb blast during an Ashura procession on the M.A. Jinnah Road near the Light House area of Karachi increased to 43 as 13 injured persons succumbed to their injuries on December 29, according to Dawn.
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The death toll of December 28, 2009 suicide bomb blast during an Ashura procession on the M.A. Jinnah Road near the Light House area of Karachi increased to 43 as 13 injured persons succumbed to their injuries on December 29, according to Dawn.
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December - 29 
The Ruet-e-Hilal Committee ‘Chairman’ Mufti Muneebur-Rehman has said the ‘Sunni Rehbar Council’ will observe a countrywide shutter down strike on January 1, 2010 to mourn the Karachi suicide blast, a private TV channel reported. Talking to the media
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The Ruet-e-Hilal Committee ‘Chairman’ Mufti Muneebur-Rehman has said the ‘Sunni Rehbar Council’ will observe a countrywide shutter down strike on January 1, 2010 to mourn the Karachi suicide blast, a private TV channel reported. Talking to the media persons in Karachi, Rehman said the suicide blast was a result of security failure and questioned how the suicide bomber managed to enter the procession amid tight security arrangements. He called upon the Government to establish a commission to probe the attack.
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December - 29 
The troopers killed an alleged Taliban ‘commander’, Abu Zar, during a search operation in Swat. “Security Forces (SFs) conducted a search operation near Charbagh tehsil (revenue unit) and killed Abu Zar, a wanted terrorist commander,” a military stat
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The troopers killed an alleged Taliban ‘commander’, Abu Zar, during a search operation in Swat. “Security Forces (SFs) conducted a search operation near Charbagh tehsil (revenue unit) and killed Abu Zar, a wanted terrorist commander,” a military statement said, calling him an explosives expert who planned attacks against SFs. “Two other militants were also arrested with a cache of arms and ammunition,” the statement added. A Senior Security Official said Muhammad Siddque alias Abu Zar, a close aide of Maulana Fazlullah, was a “great symbol of terror” in Swat, and had killed a number of Policemen and Army personnel. The arrested Taliban were identified as Sher Bahadar and Muhammad Ali.
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December - 29 
Two unidentified militants fired at a petrol station, injuring Police officer Malik Jan and his son Shoaib, in Munda area of Lower Dir in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 29, according to Daily Times. It was reported that Police killed
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Two unidentified militants fired at a petrol station, injuring Police officer Malik Jan and his son Shoaib, in Munda area of Lower Dir in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on December 29, according to Daily Times. It was reported that Police killed both the attackers in retaliatory firing.
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December - 29 
Unidentified militants killed one trooper of the Bajaur Levies, Havaldar Mukarram Khan, in Inayat Qila Bazaar of Khar tehsil on December 29.
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Unidentified militants killed one trooper of the Bajaur Levies, Havaldar Mukarram Khan, in Inayat Qila Bazaar of Khar tehsil on December 29.
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December - 29 
US President Barack Obama have identified Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia as the four places where terrorists were hatching plans to attack the United States, according to Dawn. In a statement issued in evening of December 28, Obama also vow
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US President Barack Obama have identified Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia as the four places where terrorists were hatching plans to attack the United States, according to Dawn. In a statement issued in evening of December 28, Obama also vowed to track down the plotters behind the attempted Christmas Day aero plane bombing attack. “We will continue to use every element of our national power to disrupt, to dismantle and defeat the violent extremists who threaten us, whether they are from Afghanistan or Pakistan, Yemen or Somalia, or anywhere where they are plotting attacks against the US homeland”, he added further.
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December - 29 
Nepal News reports that cadres of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) attacked Federalism, Constituent Assembly (CA) Affairs and Culture minister Minendra Rijal with bamboo sticks in Udaypur District on December 29. A sta
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Nepal News reports that cadres of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) attacked Federalism, Constituent Assembly (CA) Affairs and Culture minister Minendra Rijal with bamboo sticks in Udaypur District on December 29. A statement issued by Nepal Congress (NC), Udaypur unit president Narayan Bahadur Karki informed that minister Rijal was attacked on head and shoulders with bamboo sticks as he was coming out of the party's District office in the afternoon.
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December - 29 
The seventh interim constitution amendment bill was tabled at the legislature parliament, reports Kantipuronline. Minister for Law and Justice Prem Bahadur Singh said the bill was tabled with the intention to allow Vice President-elect Paramananda Jh
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The seventh interim constitution amendment bill was tabled at the legislature parliament, reports Kantipuronline. Minister for Law and Justice Prem Bahadur Singh said the bill was tabled with the intention to allow Vice President-elect Paramananda Jha to take oath in Hindi. Vice President-elect Paramananda, whose position was rendered defunct earlier after the Supreme Court vacated his oath in Hindi and directed him to re-take oath in Nepali, would be eligible to take oath in Hindi after the passage of the bill.
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December - 29 
De-mining officials, meanwhile, say the de-mining process is difficult in the northern region as the LTTE have mined the areas in an unpredictable pattern which is hindering the resettlement of the IDPs by the deadline at the end of January. "There i
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De-mining officials, meanwhile, say the de-mining process is difficult in the northern region as the LTTE have mined the areas in an unpredictable pattern which is hindering the resettlement of the IDPs by the deadline at the end of January. "There is no set pattern of landmines laid by the LTTE landmines and we confront with various challenges," Major K. Raju, an expert of the Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD) told Indian reporters recently. According to Major Raju whose team is involved in de-mining activities in north-western Mannar District, the unpredictable landmines pattern, poor visibility because of thick jungles in the terrain was slowing the de-mining progress.
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December - 29 
During search and clear operations conducted in the Wellankulam, Chempankadu and Puthukkudiyiruppu areas of Wanni the troops recovered six hand grenades, one 122-mm mortar bomb, one 40-mm grenade launcher, 16 kilograms of TNT, 35 kilograms of explosi
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During search and clear operations conducted in the Wellankulam, Chempankadu and Puthukkudiyiruppu areas of Wanni the troops recovered six hand grenades, one 122-mm mortar bomb, one 40-mm grenade launcher, 16 kilograms of TNT, 35 kilograms of explosive powder, two .22 weapons, 20 detonators, one pressure mine, one claymore mine and two detonator codes December 29, reports Sri Lanka Army.
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