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December - 1 
A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’, Zakir Rashid Bhat Musa, who reportedly is the successor of slain HM ‘commander’ Burhan Wani, has threatened to attack Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police and their families if they don'
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A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’, Zakir Rashid Bhat Musa, who reportedly is the successor of slain HM ‘commander’ Burhan Wani, has threatened to attack Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police and their families if they don't stop harassing the families of militants in the state, Times of India reports on December 2. In the one-and-a-half minute video, Bhat warns, "Next time, think a thousand times before (attacking our families). And if you still do it, you will find the bodies of policemen in every lane and bylane of Kashmir."
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December - 1 
All the militant groups of the Northeast, including United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), Karbi People's Liberation Tiger (KPLT) and others are facing paucity of fu
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All the militant groups of the Northeast, including United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), Karbi People's Liberation Tiger (KPLT) and others are facing paucity of fund due to demonetization, reports The Sentinel. This was disclosed by NDFB-IKS cadres arrested by Nagaon Jakhalabandha Police on November 28 at Jakhalabandha in Nagaon District of Assam during regular Police raid. According to Police sources, during interrogation, the apprehended NDFB-IKS cadres stated that not only the cadres of NDFB, but all other militants groups of the entire Northeast like ULFA, KPLT and others were facing financial crisis due to demonetization for which the ultras had been forced to collect money through car lifting or by other unfair means.The arrested cadres of NDFB-IKS also in their statement said that the Swift car which was recovered by Jakhalabandha Police along with the cadres of NDFB-IKS, had been lifted from Guwahati (Assam) and they brought the vehicle to Dimapur (Nagaland) with a view to sell it there. But unfortunately, the stolen Swift car had some mechanical problems for which they stopped the vehicle near a garage when the police picked up the three cadres along with arms and ammunitions.
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December - 1 
An exchange of fire took place between Special Operations Group (SOG) jawans and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Lankagarh gram panchayat (village level local-self government institution) under Belaghar Police limits in K
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An exchange of fire took place between Special Operations Group (SOG) jawans and the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Lankagarh gram panchayat (village level local-self government institution) under Belaghar Police limits in Kandhamal District on December 1, reports New Indian Express. Police said the gunbattle took place while SOG jawans were conducting a raid at a Maoist camp. Inspector General of Police (Southern Range) Amitabh Thakur said acting on a tip off about the Maoist camp at Lankagarh panchayat, SOG jawans conducted the operation. On seeing the security personnel, around 20-25 Maoists, who were present there, started firing. In retaliation, SOG personnel also fired. The gunbattle continued for about one and a half hours. The SOG jawans seized explosives, arms and ammunition and old currency notes from the Maoist camp.Meanwhile, some Maoist posters, asking people to observe People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week from December 2 to 8, were found at Parlimal and Tanla villages of Belpara block in Balangir District on December 1, reports New Indian Express. The Maoist group urged the people to join their ranks in large numbers and extend cooperation to the outfit. According to reports, the posters have been put up by members of Balangir-Bargarh Mahasamund division protesting various developmental policies of the Centre.
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Army in the evening of December 1 shot dead a ‘militant’ at Aagnoo village in the Dooru area of Anantnag District and recovered a rifle from him, reports Daily Excelsior. Sajjad Malik alias Bita Malik of Batagund in the Verinag area of An
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Army in the evening of December 1 shot dead a ‘militant’ at Aagnoo village in the Dooru area of Anantnag District and recovered a rifle from him, reports Daily Excelsior. Sajjad Malik alias Bita Malik of Batagund in the Verinag area of Anantnag who was killed by Army was a former Sarpanch (head of Panchayat, village level local self Government institution) of Congress party who was picked up by the Police one and a half months back and was detained in Police Station Dooru. He had also been bailed by the court but was reportedly in the Police Station in some other offence. Sources said that he was arrested in 3-4 cases and was in the Police Station Dooru for over a month. He was a former militant and had left the militancy long back and was now full time ‘political worker with Congress’.Further, two main complexes at the Army unit in Nagrota in Jammu District which witnessed a fierce gunbattle and hostage-like situation on November 29, was cleared by the Army as combing operation continued for the second day on December 1 at the camp targeted by terrorists though the operation against the militants had been declared as closed after the killing of all three militants, who were believed to be Pakistanis affiliated with ‘Afzal Guru Brigade’ of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) outfit. “Combing and sanitization operations resumed today [December 1] to clear the entire area of the Army Unit from unexploded bombs and other material left out by the slain militants. It will take some more time. No one has been allowed inside so far”, sources said. They said two main building complexes where the gun-battle and hostage-like situation took place have been cleared and they are totally free from blinds (unexploded shells).
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Assam Riffles (AR) arrested three Reformation faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-R) militants, identified as ‘area commander’ Khonsa District, ‘self-styled captain’ Eli Ketok, ‘self-styled 2nd lieute
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Assam Riffles (AR) arrested three Reformation faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-R) militants, identified as ‘area commander’ Khonsa District, ‘self-styled captain’ Eli Ketok, ‘self-styled 2nd lieutenant’ Wingjun Jugli and an overground worker Rajapio Junghap Jugli from Lunglong village in Changlang District on December 1, reports The Assam Tribune. The senior cadres were arrested along with two pistols, three magazines and 18 live rounds and one extortion register documenting their misdeeds.
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Global Terrorism Index (GTI) published by Institute for Economics and Peace shows that on a scale of one to ten, India scores 7.484 at eighth position, New Indian Express reports on December 2. The report said, “In 2015, India had the highest n
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Global Terrorism Index (GTI) published by Institute for Economics and Peace shows that on a scale of one to ten, India scores 7.484 at eighth position, New Indian Express reports on December 2. The report said, “In 2015, India had the highest number of attacks since 2000, whilst paradoxically it had the second lowest number of deaths for a single year since 2000.” Almost 80 per cent of the attacks had no casualties.The disparity between fatalities and attacks perhaps indicate that the nature of terrorism in India is different. Most of these groups seem to be looking for political recognition rather than killing people. For example, around 10 attacks came from the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in India which resulted in no casualties.In plain numbers, India saw 289 deaths from 800 attacks, which accounts for 7 per cent of terror attacks globally. Most of these attacks were targeted towards the government which is also the case in other South Asian countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq. According to the report, the two most deadly terror groups of 2015 are Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Hizbul Mujahedeen (HM). Another surprising factor from the report is that among the 49 different terrorist groups that engaged in terrorism, “four of them accounted for 72 per cent of all deaths”. Predictably, the main source of Islamist terrorism comes from the Kashmir dispute with Pakistan. LeT and Hizbul Mujahedeen killed 33 civilians in 2015.
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Government has urged China to reverse its technical hold on India's request, which is co-sponsored by several prominent countries, to get Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar designated as terrorist by the United Nations, Minister of State f
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Government has urged China to reverse its technical hold on India's request, which is co-sponsored by several prominent countries, to get Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar designated as terrorist by the United Nations, Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar said on December 1, Times of India reports. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Akbar said China has often repeated its concern on spread of terrorism and their desire to cooperate with India on this issue. "Government has consistently highlighted to China regarding the threat of cross border terrorism emanating from Pakistan and affecting the region, including India. Specifically, we have emphasised forcefully that while the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed has been proscribed by the UNSC Sanctions Committee...for its well known terror activities and links to the al-Qaida, the designation of JeM's main leader, financier and motivator Azhar has been repeatedly put on a technical hold. Accordingly, we have urged China to reverse its technical hold on India's request to list Azhar under 1267 provisions. India's request is co-sponsored by several prominent countries," the minister added.
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India will never accept continuing cross-border terrorism as the new normal in Indo-Pak bilateral relationship, said the Government on December 1, reports Times of India. Reiterating the significance of the need to address the issue of terrorism, Min
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India will never accept continuing cross-border terrorism as the new normal in Indo-Pak bilateral relationship, said the Government on December 1, reports Times of India. Reiterating the significance of the need to address the issue of terrorism, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the terror attack on an Army camp at Nagrota in Jammu District was the latest example of Pakistan's use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy. MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup on being asked if there would be bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Heart of Asia (HoA) Conference in Amritsar (Punjab, India) on December 3 and 4, said, "We have not received any request from Pakistan for a bilateral meeting. India has always been open to talks, but obviously it cannot be that talks take place in an atmosphere of continued terrorism. India will never accept continued terrorism as the new normal in the bilateral relationship." Asked about the increasing number of terror attacks after India's surgical strikes on September 29, Swarup said, "It was our assessment at that point of time that there was an imminent threat based on hard intelligence about the location of armed terrorists who were ready to infiltrate from across the LoC [Line of Control] and carry out terrorist activities on our side. This imminent threat was successfully neutralised through the surgical strikes. We should not look only at what happened but also at what did not happen, what was prevented through successful neutralisation of terrorists."
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December - 1 
Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative, Abdul Karim Tunda on December 1 was acquitted in the Panipat bomb blast case of 1997 on the grounds of lack of evidence in the case, reports The Times of India. He will, however, stay behind bars as he is facing sever
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Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operative, Abdul Karim Tunda on December 1 was acquitted in the Panipat bomb blast case of 1997 on the grounds of lack of evidence in the case, reports The Times of India. He will, however, stay behind bars as he is facing several other similar cases. Tunda, was booked under conspiracy charges into the matter. Tunda was arrested by Delhi Police from India-Nepal border in 2013. The CBI had charged him with organizing LeT's major terror attacks outside Jammu and Kashmir. He is accused in 43 bomb blasts in Mumbai, Hyderabad, Delhi, Rohtak and Jalandhar in which over 20 persons were killed and over 400 injured.
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Meghalaya Police today arrested two persons, identified as Sengchang Momin and Solly Sangma from South Garo Hills District and traced INR 28 lakh that was deposited by militants using civilians’ bank account in Tura on December 1, reports The T
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Meghalaya Police today arrested two persons, identified as Sengchang Momin and Solly Sangma from South Garo Hills District and traced INR 28 lakh that was deposited by militants using civilians’ bank account in Tura on December 1, reports The Telegraph. A statement issued by Meghalaya Police said, "The arrested persons had confessed that the cash belongs to Baichung who is an 'area commander' of the GNLA (Garo National Liberation Army)." It said that following the demonetisation of INR 500 and INR1,000 notes, militants made desperate attempts to deposit their ill-gotten money in bank accounts of civilians in Garo hills. The Police also issued directions to bank authorities to freeze these bank accounts for further investigation.
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December - 1 
One person was seriously injured when he accidentally stepped on a tiffin bomb planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Vijaypuri Colony on Cherla-Venkatapuram highway in the Jayashankar Bhupalapally District on Decembe
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One person was seriously injured when he accidentally stepped on a tiffin bomb planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Vijaypuri Colony on Cherla-Venkatapuram highway in the Jayashankar Bhupalapally District on December 1, reports The Hindu. According to information, the CPI-Maoist Charla Shabari Area Committee put up banners and posters on trees along the road appealing to people to make a success the 16th People Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week-long celebrations from December 2 to 8 and urging youth to join the PLGA to fight for the rights of the poor. They wanted the people to defeat the Operation Green Hunt launched by the Centre. According to the Police, one Guggilla Karthik (22), a resident of Venkatapuram village, a private driver, went to answer nature’s call around 11 p.m. and accidentally stepped on the bomb planted by the Maoists. He sustained serious injuries.Meanwhile, three persons were arrested as Police in Mahabubnagar District on December 1, claimed to have thwarted an attempt by the CPI-Maoist to convert old currency to the tune of INR 1.2 million with new notes by unlawful means, reports Indian Express. INR 1.2 million in old denominations and three mobile phones were recovered from the trio, Police said. The Station House Officer (SHO) of Makhtal Police Station in the District received a tip off that some persons suspected to be having links with anti-social elements were trying to convert old currency into new currency with the help of a post office employee in Manthangode village in Makhtal mandal (administrative unit), Mahabubnagar Police stated in a release.
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December - 1 
Police asked villagers living in the bordering areas of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh not to panic due to the ongoing combing operations following the terror strike at Pengeri in Tinsukia District in upper Assam and sought their cooperation in comba
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Police asked villagers living in the bordering areas of Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh not to panic due to the ongoing combing operations following the terror strike at Pengeri in Tinsukia District in upper Assam and sought their cooperation in combating militancy, reports The Times of India on December 2. Following the ambush carried by Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) and Manipuri militant groups at Pengeri in which three army jawans were killed, life at the nearby villages has been hit as combing operations carried out by Security Forces (SFs) have triggered panic among villagers who are being allegedly harassed, report said.On November 30, hundreds of villagers of Lakiligaon in Sivasagar District were asked to assemble at a playground for several hours as SFs were conducting an operation in their village. Many complained of suffering losses and many reportedly remained hungry for hours. Director General of Police (DGP) Mukesh Sahay said, "The operation is not against innocent people but anti-national elements. So, villagers need not fear or panic. We seek public support to counter militancy in the state and in fact locals are helping us." Reacting to the situation and the modus operandi in which villagers were kept away from their daily chores, the top Police officer added, "It's a normal exercise for the safety of the locals. When they were gathered in a particular area, it's easy to keep them away from any untoward situation. They were allowed to go after sometime." Sources said some youths from these bordering villagers have left their homes after the Pengeri attack and are yet to return. "Stories of alleged harassment by forces in the name of search operation are creating panic among villagers. Locals have stopped going to their paddy fields," a source said.
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December - 1 
Ravindra Kumar, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member in Koderma District, arrested for having links with LWEs, reports The Pioneer on December 2. Following completion of a probe into the cases related to supplying explosives to the outlawed, the Dep
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Ravindra Kumar, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member in Koderma District, arrested for having links with LWEs, reports The Pioneer on December 2. Following completion of a probe into the cases related to supplying explosives to the outlawed, the Deputy Commissioner office of the District has initiated stern action against Ravindra Kumar and ordered to shut down his firm ‘Sarang Explosive’. Ravindra Kumar alias Raju Mehta, is the proprietor of ‘Sarang Explosive’ and said to be an active member of the BJP at Phulwaria of Domchanch in Koderma District. As per a detailed report of the Koderma, SP, dated September 11, 2016, Sarang Explosive’s hand was found in a Naxal incident having taken place three days before at Barachatti of Gaya District in neighbouring Bihar.
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December - 1 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres pasted a poster, at former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Laxman Swarnkar Gandey's house in Ahilyapur village in Giridih District, warning him of dire consequences if he did not
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres pasted a poster, at former Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Laxman Swarnkar Gandey's house in Ahilyapur village in Giridih District, warning him of dire consequences if he did not part his ways with Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (JVM) Chief Babu Lal Marandi, reports The Telegraph on December 2.
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December - 1 
The Assam Police on December 1 brought three Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadres to the State from the custody of the West Bengal Police Special Task Force, reports The Sentinel. These three JMB cadres, Jahidul Islam, Yusuf Sheikh and Sa
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The Assam Police on December 1 brought three Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadres to the State from the custody of the West Bengal Police Special Task Force, reports The Sentinel. These three JMB cadres, Jahidul Islam, Yusuf Sheikh and Sahidul Islam, who were arrested by the West Bengal Police Special Task Force in connection with the October 2, 2014 Burdwan blast, were brought to Assam by the State Police to extract possible information from them about the group’s network in the State. On December 2, these three cadres were produced at the CJM Court which sent them to seven-day Police custody.On this issue, Assam Police Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) Pallav Bhattacharjee said, “We have an information that 15/20 youths were working in Assam on behalf of JMB, but they are absconding,” adding, “the JMB aims to create a new district by curving out areas from Assam and West Bengal.”Meanwhile, during past one week huge old Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of INR 100 denomination have surfaced in Tinsukia markets in Tinsukia District causing serious concern for general public, reports The Sentinel on December 2. Though source of these fake notes could not be ascertained, public, however, suspect that the militant groups or their agents might have pumped the notes in the wake shortage of currency following demonetization, the public even did not rule out dubious involvement of some banks, report said.
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December - 1 
The Changlang battalion of AR arrested the self-styled ‘area commander’ of Khonsa Self Styled ‘Captain’ Eli Ketok along with another cadre Self Styled ‘second lieutenant’ Winjung Jugli of Reformation faction of Nat
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The Changlang battalion of AR arrested the self-styled ‘area commander’ of Khonsa Self Styled ‘Captain’ Eli Ketok along with another cadre Self Styled ‘second lieutenant’ Winjung Jugli of Reformation faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-R) and Rajapio Junghap Jugli from Lunglong village in Changlang District the wee hours of December 1, reports Nagaland Post. Acting on a tip off, the Security Forces (SFs) arrested the militants from Lunglong village in Changlang with two Pistols, three magazines and 18 live rounds along with an extortion register documenting their misdeeds. The NSCN-R cadres were involved in many extortions cases in the Changlang and Tirap District of Arunachal Pradesh. There are pending cases against Self Styled ‘Captain’ Eli Ketok at Khonsa and Kanubari Police Stations.
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December - 1 
The eight suspected SIMI (Students Islamic Movement of India) operatives who were killed in an alleged encounter after their escape from Bhopal Central Jail on October 31, dreamed of fighting for Islamic State (IS), according to Police sources, Hindu
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The eight suspected SIMI (Students Islamic Movement of India) operatives who were killed in an alleged encounter after their escape from Bhopal Central Jail on October 31, dreamed of fighting for Islamic State (IS), according to Police sources, Hindustan Times reports on December 2. This was disclosed to the Police by nine other SIMI activists who are lodged in the jail, said sources privy to the jailbreak investigations.The escapees, especially Aqeel Khilji, Amjad, Zakir and Mehboob, harboured wish of joining the IS fighters in Syria, sources said quoting the SIMI men.Despite knowing about the shrinking IS base in Iraq and Syria, the eight were determined to go to that country, police said. Police also claimed that the SIMI men had often planned to flee India via Nepal with the help of contacts in Uttar Pradesh and eastern India.
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December - 1 
The Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) ‘self-styled military chief’ Sohan D Shira has around INR12-13 crore of terror funds in his and his family members' possession and he is trying to force local businessmen and villagers to conve
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The Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) ‘self-styled military chief’ Sohan D Shira has around INR12-13 crore of terror funds in his and his family members' possession and he is trying to force local businessmen and villagers to convert this black money into white money, said Police sources, reports The Sentinel on December 2. The other group, A’chik Songna An’pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK) is also adopting similar ploy, disclosed by a senior Police official overseeing the entire modus operandi of the two armed outfits. "Our estimates of terror money amounting to Rs 12-13 crore is learnt to have been stacked with Sohan D Shira's family members and close aides," stated the official, adding, "the GNLA is forcing the local businessmen and villagers to use the available options to convert the extorted cash into white money"."The Police, the Intelligence Bureau and Income tax department have this information and we have alerted the banks," the official said. Terming the two Garo militant groups of making desperate attempts by coercing the simple businessmen and villagers to come out of their helplessness, the official based at the Shillong Police headquarters stated, "The fortunate thing is that some of these people have come forward to provide information that they cannot go beyond the inevitable of going for depositing the old notes in their respective names." The Police have made it clear that anybody can submit their cash money through the banks, but any intentional act to launder terror funds into black money is liable for prosecution.
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December - 1 
The Jharkhand Government will set up a security camp atop Burha Pahar in Latehar District, which has become a bastion of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) with its top leaders, such as Arvindji and Sudhakaran, hiding there, reports Hin
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The Jharkhand Government will set up a security camp atop Burha Pahar in Latehar District, which has become a bastion of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) with its top leaders, such as Arvindji and Sudhakaran, hiding there, reports Hindustan Times on December 2. Dev Kumar Singh alias Arvindji carries a reward of INR 10 million. Sudhakaran came to Jharkhand from Andhra Pradesh early this year to help Maoists regain control over the bases smashed by Security Forces (SFs), Police said. “Burha Pahar that has become a synonym for Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] will soon be under police control. Security forces will set up a camp there,” State’s Chief Secretary Rajabala Verma said on December 1, at Latehar, praising the forces for their offensives against the Maoists in the region.
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December - 1 
The People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) on December 2 claimed that it was their Red Army which planted a hand grenade at the residential gate of AngomjambamNandini of SagolbandNepraMenjorLeikai of Imphal West District on Decembe
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The People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) on December 2 claimed that it was their Red Army which planted a hand grenade at the residential gate of AngomjambamNandini of SagolbandNepraMenjorLeikai of Imphal West District on December 1, reports The Sangai Express.
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December - 1 
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on December 1, lodged a complaint with MP Nagar Police after 933 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 3,97,000 were detected, reports Free Press Journal. Ten currency notes were of INR 50 denomination, while the
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The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on December 1, lodged a complaint with MP Nagar Police after 933 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) worth INR 3,97,000 were detected, reports Free Press Journal. Ten currency notes were of INR 50 denomination, while there were 728 notes of INR 100 denomination, 142 of INR 500 denomination and 53 currency notes were of INR 1,000 denomination.
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December - 1 
One person was shot dead in Federal B Area’s Block-2 in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on December 1, reports Dawn. Police said that Noman aka Nomi (38), was shot at by armed motorcyclists after he came out of his home to sit i
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One person was shot dead in Federal B Area’s Block-2 in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on December 1, reports Dawn. Police said that Noman aka Nomi (38), was shot at by armed motorcyclists after he came out of his home to sit in his car. The victim was a car dealer.
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December - 1 
Police arrested 51 suspects and recovered huge illegal arms from them in Phandu area of Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the Search and Strike operations on December 1, reports Daily Times. Police said that the area was chosen a
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Police arrested 51 suspects and recovered huge illegal arms from them in Phandu area of Peshawar, the capital of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the Search and Strike operations on December 1, reports Daily Times. Police said that the area was chosen after the martyrdom of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Asmat Ullah in a recent attack on a Police patrol vehicle in Phandu. Police added that the arrested persons could have cause disaster if they were not arrested in time.
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December - 1 
The main opposition party, Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), obstructed parliament proceedings on December 1, to protest against the Constitution amendment bill that proposed changes in provincial boundaries and other provi
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The main opposition party, Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), obstructed parliament proceedings on December 1, to protest against the Constitution amendment bill that proposed changes in provincial boundaries and other provisions, reports My Republica. The Government registered a bill that proposes shifting some Districts from Province 5 to Province 4 and making changes to the provisions relating to citizenship, language of official business and representation in the National Assembly. The Government however is yet to table the bill in the House meeting for deliberations. Speaker Onsari Gharti couldn't introduce any agenda items in the House meeting as no sooner she announced the commencement of the meeting than CPN-UML lawmakers stood up from their seats. CPN-UML leader Bamdev Gautam addressed the parliament to obstruct the House proceedings to stop the bill from getting endorsed. "The government has flouted the constitution while bringing this amendment bill in parliament. This bill shouldn't have been brought here because this transitional parliament has no right to make changes to provincial boundaries," said Gautam. "The prime minister either doesn't understand the constitution or has deliberately flouted it." Gautam claimed that the proposal to change the provincial boundaries was brought against the wish of the people from that province and to "please someone else". "We decided to adopt federalism in a model under which people from the Tarai, hills and the mountains stay together," he said. "But the bill has come as a plot to separate the three regions and create conflict between them." Three small parties -- CPN (ML), Nepal Workers and Peasants Party and Rastriya Janamorcha - have also stood against the bill.Meanwhile, the CPN-UML Central Secretariat meeting on December 1, concluded that the Constitution amendment bill that the Government had moved in the Parliament was anti-national, reports The Himalayan Times. According to the party’s press release, the meeting demanded that the Government immediately withdraw the bill, which had been registered in violation of the Constitution and had created division among the people. The party expressed support for the agitation launched by the people of Province 5 and urged all to expand and intensify the current agitation to the entire nation. The CPN-UML also urged agitators to protect private and public property and maintain communal harmony.
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December - 1 
A senior Police official who has seen communications between Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury and Abu Terek Mohammad Tajuddin Kausar said that evidence shows deep Islamic State (IS)' role in Dhaka café massacre, reports The Daily Star. Before Tamim A
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A senior Police official who has seen communications between Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury and Abu Terek Mohammad Tajuddin Kausar said that evidence shows deep Islamic State (IS)' role in Dhaka café massacre, reports The Daily Star. Before Tamim Ahmed Chowdhury, a Canadian of Bangladeshi origin, orchestrated Bangladesh's worst militant attack, he sought and won approval for it from IS. He was told by his contact in the militant group, Abu Terek Mohammad Tajuddin Kausar, to target foreigners, according to the senior Police official. the back-and-forth between Tamim and Kausar which includes drafts of articles later published in Is magazines.
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December - 1 
Reiterating her Government's “zero tolerance policy” against terrorism and militancy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on December 1 said no one will be allowed to use Bangladesh's soil for carrying out terrorist activities against an
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Reiterating her Government's “zero tolerance policy” against terrorism and militancy, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on December 1 said no one will be allowed to use Bangladesh's soil for carrying out terrorist activities against any country, reports The Daily Star. She told this to visiting Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar who met her at the Gono Bhaban (People´s House) in Dhaka city.
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December - 2 
A day after an exchange of fire between Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel near Lankagarh village under the Belaghar Police limits in Kandhamal District, Superintendent of Police (SP), Pin
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A day after an exchange of fire between Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and Special Operations Group (SOG) personnel near Lankagarh village under the Belaghar Police limits in Kandhamal District, Superintendent of Police (SP), Pinak Mishra on December 2, informed that demonetized currency notes worth INR 32,000 were seized from a camp of the Maoists, reports The Pioneer on December 3. A total of 48 scrapped notes in denominations of INR 500 and eight notes in denominations of INR 1000 were seized from the spot, the SP said. This apart, two tiffin bombs, two country-made guns, live bullets, 15 detonators, Maoist uniforms, cooking items and medicines were also seized, he said. “SOG jawans started an operation after getting information from the intelligence department regarding presence of Maoists on the hills near Lankagarh. The Maoists ran helter-skelter after an exchange of fire. There were 20 to 25 Maoists present at the camp,” Southern Range Inspector General (IG), Amitabh Thakur had said on December 1.
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December - 2 
A Fisheries department employee was killed in cross-fire between the Security Forces (SFs) and militants at Chansar in Kulgam District in the evening of December 2, reports Daily Excelsior. The militants, however, manage to escape. One Asadullah Kuma
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A Fisheries department employee was killed in cross-fire between the Security Forces (SFs) and militants at Chansar in Kulgam District in the evening of December 2, reports Daily Excelsior. The militants, however, manage to escape. One Asadullah Kumar was posted at Chansar as Fisheries guard where he was killed. Army on a tip off cordoned of Chansar village and an encounter took place between the militants and SFs. While Kumar was killed in the cross fire, the militants manage to escape from the cordon. Meanwhile, Police on December 2 issued a statement regarding the killing of an arrested Congress worker, Sajjad Ahmad Malik in Dooru area of Anantnag District on December 1, reports Daily Excelsior. “On 1.12.2016 at about 1720 hrs an accused person namely Sajad Malik alias Bita Malik decamped with an AK rifle along with one magazine from Police Station Dooru. After firing some shots near the market, and taking advantage of the darkness he managed to escape towards Zamalgam. On way near Cherikari he fired towards an Army patrol. The fire was retaliated. In the exchange of fire Shabir Malik got killed. The deceased was a released militant and a history sheeter, who was already arrested in militancy cases in various Police Stations”, Police said.Also, the SFs on December 2 raided a house at Batipora village in the Dadsara area of Tral in Pulwama District where Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’ Zakir Rashid used to record videos to issue threats to Policemen and mainstream politicians and launched massive manhunt against the owner of the house. The SFs conducted an operation at the Batipora village. “During the operation, house belonging to Mudasir Ahmed Gunoo, son-in-law of late Ghulam Mohi-ud-din Mir was searched where forces found material and articles used by militants,” the spokesman said. During preliminary investigation, said the police, it was also established that Zakir alias Mosa used to record videos in one of the rooms of the house raided by security forces.
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December - 2 
Pakistani troops on December 2 violated the ceasefire by firing on forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri District, leaving a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper injured, reports Daily Excelsior. “At 10 AM, a BSF constable dep
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Pakistani troops on December 2 violated the ceasefire by firing on forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri District, leaving a Border Security Force (BSF) trooper injured, reports Daily Excelsior. “At 10 AM, a BSF constable deployed at a forward location at LoC in Bhimber Gali sector of Rajouri district sustained an injury due to single round fire (sniper fire) from Pakistan Forward Defence location”, sources said. The fresh ceasefire violation by Pakistani troops has taken place after a lull of over one week along the LoC. 11 persons, including six Army personnel, four BSF trooper and a civilian porter working with Army were injured in Pakistan shelling and firing in Nowshera, Manjakote, Balakote, Mendhar and Gurez sectors on November 23. A total of 26 people, including 14 security personnel and 12 civilians, have been killed and more than 83 suffered injuries in Pakistani shelling and firing along International Border (IB) and LoC in Jammu after surgical strikes.
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December - 2 
Police on December 2 informed the State High Court that 34 incidents of arson at schools across Kashmir were reported since July 8, 2016, reports Daily Excelsior. At least 33 persons were arrested for their involvement in such cases. The Inspector Ge
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Police on December 2 informed the State High Court that 34 incidents of arson at schools across Kashmir were reported since July 8, 2016, reports Daily Excelsior. At least 33 persons were arrested for their involvement in such cases. The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kashmir, in his report informed the court, “Out of them 28 are adult and five are Juvenile. Out of 33 accused arrested in such cases, dossiers against 14 accursed persons have been submitted to concerned District Magistrates for issuance of detention warrants under PSA [Public Safety Act]. Nine warrants have been received out of which six detention warrants have been executed till date.”The Court was also informed about number of fire incidents at schools in different districts and related arrests - Srinagar (four incidents, four arrests), Ganderbal (one incident, one arrest), Baramulla (four incidents, six arrests), Kupwara (two incidents, none arrested), Handwara (two incidents, none arrested), Bandipora (four incidents, none arrested), Anantnag (seven incidents, six arrests), Kulgam (seven incidents, 10 arrests), Shopian (two incidents, three arrests). “Due to the effective mechanism put in place, 14 incidents of the school burning have been timely addressed and property has been saved. As a result of effective mechanism there has been no report of school building arson since 7.11.2016”, read the compliance report of IGP.Meanwhile, a court Baramulla District on December 2 warned an absconding All Parties Hurriyat Conference-Geealni (APHC-G) leader of ‘coercive action’ if he didn’t appear before it on December 28, reports Daily Excelsior. Judicial Magistrate, Arvind Sharma, concluded that the warrants against Abdul Gani Bhat alias Gani Guroo, resident of Baba Raza locality of Sopore, Baramulla District, accused under section 25 of Police Act were issued and the said warrants returned unexecuted. The court directed the accused Hurriyat leader, who has been actively organizing anti-India protests, to remain present before the court of law on December 28 or face ‘coercive action’ if he continues to skip the court.
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December - 2 
Suspected Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)], apparently belonging to a newly formed outfit, raided a road construction site, thrashed workers and set ablaze four SUVs in Keredari in Hazaribagh District on December 2,reports The Telegraph. Polic
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Suspected Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)], apparently belonging to a newly formed outfit, raided a road construction site, thrashed workers and set ablaze four SUVs in Keredari in Hazaribagh District on December 2,reports The Telegraph. Police said the attack was aimed at intimidating and extorting money from the management of ECI Company, which has been engaged by the State Highways Authority for the renovation of 117 kilometres-long Hazaribagh-Bijupada road at a cost of INR 4.41 billion. Sources said around 15 armed Naxalites of newly formed Jharkhand Kranti Raksha Dal (JKRD) (Utari Chhotanagpur) stormed into the ECI camp at Damhabagi village in Keredari block, some 52 kilometres from Hazaribagh District headquarters, around 2am. The extremists took three workers at gunpoint and then beat them up badly. They warned them against working on the project and set four vehicles on fire. The suspected extremists left behind a pamphlet, wherein one Amit ji claimed responsibility for the attack, and disappeared into Keredari forests. Local sources said of late, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and their breakaway factions had been on the back foot in the face of sustained Police patrol in the area. There hadn't been any big crime here in recent past, they claimed. So, the raid was basically a handiwork of a local gang, which wanted to terrorise the agency officials in the garb of a new rebel outfit. Hazaribagh, Superintendent of Police (SP), Bhimsen Tuti visited the spot to take stock of the situation and spoke to the workers. "Preliminary probe hints at involvement of a criminal gang, and police have identified some of its members. Raids are on and all of them will be arrested soon," the SP added.
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December - 2 
The Border Security Force (BSF) in the night of December 2 foiled an infiltration attempts by the militants in the Dinda area of Bamiyal sector in Pathankot District along the International Border, bordering Lakhanpur area of Jammu, and killed three
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The Border Security Force (BSF) in the night of December 2 foiled an infiltration attempts by the militants in the Dinda area of Bamiyal sector in Pathankot District along the International Border, bordering Lakhanpur area of Jammu, and killed three infiltrators, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said the BSF personnel observed movement of militants in Dinda area at 10pm [IST] and challenged the infiltrators. In the ensuing gunbattle, three infiltrators were killed. Gunbattle in the area was on when the reports last came in.
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December - 2 
The twin arrests of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadres in East Garo Hills District, Police could solve a abduction case as well as seized extortion money, reports The Shillong Times on December 3. The arrest of a teenage militant on December
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The twin arrests of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadres in East Garo Hills District, Police could solve a abduction case as well as seized extortion money, reports The Shillong Times on December 3. The arrest of a teenage militant on December 1, night solved the mystery of the missing Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) school teacher. The 16-year-old boy told Police that he guided the armed GNLA militants to the teacher’s house at Nengsang Adugre village in the District on the night of November 4. The Lower Primary School teacher, Rechard Stranger Sangma, was taken away at gunpoint from his house. Police’s search operation had yielded no result. The teenager is also from Nengsang Adugre and was arrested from the outskirts of Tura, where he had arrived two days ago. GNLA ‘chief’ Sohan D. Shira had given the boy INR 100,000 in old currency notes for exchange and asked him to keep a watch on the outfit’s deserters in Williamnagar and Baghmara who recently surrendered to the Government. Tura Police have recovered a substantial amount of the money. GNLA had maintained silence about the abduction.Meanwhile, another militant arrested from a different locality was found to possess INR 84,000 collected as extortion from civilians in and around the town, reports The Shillong Times on December 3. He was arrested from outside the gate of Don Bosco College in Tura on the same day. The cadre, identified as M. Sangma, was picked up based on intelligence inputs. When Police searched his rented house at Wadanang, they found INR 84,000 which had been extorted from a person in Tura town.
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December - 2 
Three persons, Abhinav Verma, Vishakha Verma and Suman Nagpal were caught along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) amounting to INR 42,00,000 in the recent INR 2,000 note denomination in Mohali on December 2, reports ahmedabadmirror. The trio, alo
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Three persons, Abhinav Verma, Vishakha Verma and Suman Nagpal were caught along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) amounting to INR 42,00,000 in the recent INR 2,000 note denomination in Mohali on December 2, reports ahmedabadmirror. The trio, along with two others, were duping people by exchanging the demonetised INR 500 and 1,000 notes for the fake INR 2,000 notes. They were charging 30 per cent commission for the exchange. The Police have been conducting raids to arrest two more members of the gang who slipped away.
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December - 2 
Two Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) personnel, including a Sub-Inspector (SI) were injured after they inadvertently stepped over a spike trap laid by the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Bijapur District on Decemb
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Two Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) personnel, including a Sub-Inspector (SI) were injured after they inadvertently stepped over a spike trap laid by the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Bijapur District on December 2, reports Business Standard. The incident took place at around 11:35 AM when a team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s elite CoBRA 204th battalion was conducting an anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation in the interiors of Gangaloor Police Station limits, a CRPF official said. While returning, the two personnel inadvertently stepped over iron spikes placed in Kusnar village forests, causing them injuries on their legs, he said. Those injured were identified as SI, Munendra and head constable Tarun Gogoi belonging to CoBRA 204th battalion, the official said.
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December - 2 
Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Al-Qaeda Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and other banned outfit operatives were among 22 suspects arrested by the Sindh Rangers and Police in raids across Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on December 2, reports The News.
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Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Al-Qaeda Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) and other banned outfit operatives were among 22 suspects arrested by the Sindh Rangers and Police in raids across Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on December 2, reports The News. A Rangers spokesman said 19 suspects were picked up in intelligence-based operations, including two LeJ men, an AQIS operative, two activists of the Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz, six extortionists, four Iranian diesel smugglers, two unregistered Afghans and two street criminals. Weapons, ammunitions, and smuggled Iranian diesel were seized in the raids. All the arrested men were later handed over to Police for further legal action. In another operation in the Surjani Town area, the Sindh Police’s Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested three terrorists associated with a proscribed outfit. As per details, CTD teams conducted a raid on a hideout and after an encounter arrested three terrorists identified as Qari Abid, Qari Nazeer and Zubair Ashfaq. Officials said the men were working for a banned outfit and had been involved in murders, extortion and other crimes. Hand grenades and pistols were recovered from them.
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December - 2 
Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Zafar Hajazi talking to journalists about the Companies Ordinance 2016 said that SECP will conduct investigations against money laundering, fraud and terror financing, reports Daily Times
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Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) Chairman Zafar Hajazi talking to journalists about the Companies Ordinance 2016 said that SECP will conduct investigations against money laundering, fraud and terror financing, reports Daily Times on December 3. He said the new ordinance was 80 percent a facilitative law. He further said that under the Companies Ordinance 2016, if some company provides false information then it would be considered a criminal offence, with the regulator being able to impose a punishment of one to seven years of imprisonment on the company's director. He mentioned that it would be helpful in addressing illicit financial flows and would help to tackle corruption, money laundering and terrorist financing.
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December - 2 
Unidentified gunmen on December 2 kidnapped three officials of Customs from Balochistan’s Gwadar District, reports Dawn.“Gunmen seized the vehicle of customs officials at Zero Point in Pasni tehsil of Gwadar,” said Tufail Baloch, De
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Unidentified gunmen on December 2 kidnapped three officials of Customs from Balochistan’s Gwadar District, reports Dawn.“Gunmen seized the vehicle of customs officials at Zero Point in Pasni tehsil of Gwadar,” said Tufail Baloch, Deputy Commissioner Gwadar. Among those kidnapped was Inspector Abdul Malik, constables Muhammad Yaqoob and Hafeez.Following the kidnapping, security was tightened at all entry and exit points to aid in the recovery of the kidnapped individuals. There has been no claim of responsibility.
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December - 2 
Opposition parties obstructed the second successive meeting of the parliament on December 2, demanding withdrawal of the Constitution amendment bill registered by the Government in the parliament, reports My Republica. Lawmakers from Communist Party
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Opposition parties obstructed the second successive meeting of the parliament on December 2, demanding withdrawal of the Constitution amendment bill registered by the Government in the parliament, reports My Republica. Lawmakers from Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), Communist Party of Nepal (Marxist Leninist) CPN (ML), Rastriya Janamorcha and Nepal Workers and Peasants Party (NWPP) opposed the amendment bill by standing from their seats subsequently after the commencement of the House meeting. Stating that Government's amendment bill has flouted the constitution and sparked divisions among the people, opposition parties stuck to their demand of withdrawal of the amendment bill. “The amendment bill has only invited dispute and divisions among the people. The government should rescue the country from division by withdrawing the amendment proposal,” CPN (ML) General Secretary C P Mainali said while addressing the House meeting after speaker Onsari Gharti allowed the opposition to put forth their demands. In their protest against the Constitution amendment bill that proposes shifting some Districts from Province 5 to Province 4 and making changes to the provisions relating to citizenship, language of official business and representation in the National Assembly, opposition parties have resorted to House obstruction.Meanwhile, the All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU), close to opposition party CPN-UML, also demonstrated against the registered Constitution amendment bill, reports My Republica on December 2. They urged the Government to withdraw the bill saying that the bill is against the national sovereignty and public interest. The union has protested and called the transport strike in front of almost all Government campuses across the country, said ANNFSU secretary RC Lamichhane.
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December - 2 
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairperson Kamal Thapa said that RPP will present amendment proposal to the second Constitution amendment bill registered at the Parliament Secretariat on November 29 to press for reinstatement of Nepal as a Hindu na
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Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Chairperson Kamal Thapa said that RPP will present amendment proposal to the second Constitution amendment bill registered at the Parliament Secretariat on November 29 to press for reinstatement of Nepal as a Hindu nation, reports My Republica. Speaking at the press conference organized by Media Nepal in Chitwan on December 2, the RPP Chair shared that his party will hold discussion with all other parties before floating the proposal in parliament during the deliberation on the newly registered bill. Expressing his displeasure over the Government's on November 29 move, Thapa reaffirmed his party's ideals, saying that although RPP wanted to propose for the reinstatement of Hindu nation, the bill was registered without consulting with them. According to him, the meeting of RPP's central committee would take official decisions on the registration of the bill tomorrow (December 3, today).
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December - 2 
The youth and students called an indefinite strike in Palpa in protest at the decision to shift the District to Province no 4 from December 2, reports The Himalayan Times. Joint Youth, Tarun and Student Agitation Committee, Palpa said it would not re
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The youth and students called an indefinite strike in Palpa in protest at the decision to shift the District to Province no 4 from December 2, reports The Himalayan Times. Joint Youth, Tarun and Student Agitation Committee, Palpa said it would not recognise the Government’s decision to split Province no 5 through Constitution amendment. The agitators held strike till 5 pm on December 1, against the decision to shift hilly Districts of Palpa, Gulmi, Arghakhanchi, Pyuthan, Rukum and Rolpa from Tarai. The draft of the amendment proposal, which the Government registered at the Parliament Secretariat on November 29, proposes for shifting Palpa, Gulmi, Arghakhanchi, Rolpa and Rukum Districts to Province no 4.
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December - 2 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal at a fresher’s reception programme of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute on December 2 said that fugitive extremists who have been arrested in India or other neighbouring countries would be brought back to the coun
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal at a fresher’s reception programme of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute on December 2 said that fugitive extremists who have been arrested in India or other neighbouring countries would be brought back to the country soon, reports Dhaka Tribune. He said “Under the extradition treaty between Bangladesh and India the fugitive extremists and other miscreants will be handed over to Bangladesh soon, and the process ongoing.”
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December - 2 
Police arrested two cadres of Purba Bangla Communist Party (PBCP) while they were holding a secret meeting in Natipota village of Chuadanga District on December 2, reports Dhaka Tribune. Police recovered a local-made gun and five bullets from th
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Police arrested two cadres of Purba Bangla Communist Party (PBCP) while they were holding a secret meeting in Natipota village of Chuadanga District on December 2, reports Dhaka Tribune. Police recovered a local-made gun and five bullets from them. The two are accused in a number of cases ranging from extortion to murder.
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December - 3 
A former sarpanch (local-self government institution head) of a village was seriously injured in a pressure bomb blast, allegedly planted by Maoists, at Polampalli village in Sukma District on December 3, reports PTI. "The Naxals (LWEs) had alle
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A former sarpanch (local-self government institution head) of a village was seriously injured in a pressure bomb blast, allegedly planted by Maoists, at Polampalli village in Sukma District on December 3, reports PTI. "The Naxals (LWEs) had allegedly planted a pressure bomb on a road between Dornapal and Polampalli, and threw some propaganda material there," Police officials said. "When Vetti Ballu (40) went to collect the propaganda papers, the pressure bomb exploded, injuring him grievously," they said.
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December - 3 
A month-long blockade of two key highwaysof the National Highways No.2 (NH 2) and No.53 (NH 53) in Manipur by United Naga Council (UNC) has hit construction works in the state, reports the Zee News on December 4. Various construction works, including
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A month-long blockade of two key highwaysof the National Highways No.2 (NH 2) and No.53 (NH 53) in Manipur by United Naga Council (UNC) has hit construction works in the state, reports the Zee News on December 4. Various construction works, including the construction of check posts near the border with Myanmar, have been stopped because of the blockade
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December - 3 
China on December 3 said it will remain in touch with India and “relevant parties” on Beijing blocking India’s bid for a UN ban on Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) 'chief' Masood Azhar, as it mulled further options afte
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China on December 3 said it will remain in touch with India and “relevant parties” on Beijing blocking India’s bid for a UN ban on Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) 'chief' Masood Azhar, as it mulled further options after its technical hold on the ban expires this month, reports siasat.com. “On the issue of listing in the UNSC 1267 Committee, I have already explained China’s position many times,” Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang stated. “China will continue to keep in touch with relevant parties including India on this issue,” he said in a written response to Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar’s comments that India has urged China to reverse its technical hold on New Delhi’s request.Akbar also said in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Indian Parliament) on December 2, that India’s request on Azhar’s ban is co-sponsored by several prominent countries. Akbar said China has often repeated its concern on the spread of terrorism and its desire to cooperate with India on the issue.
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December - 3 
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Qatar counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani on December 3, agreed on joint action to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing, Indian Express. This comes at a time when the gove
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Qatar counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani on December 3, agreed on joint action to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing, Indian Express. This comes at a time when the government has decided to demonetise high value currency notes to curb the use of black money.The two sides also resolved to work closely to combat terrorism and radicalisation and noted the importance of consolidating the values of tolerance and preventing the spread of sectarianism.Five agreements were signed in areas such as visa exemption for holders of diplomatic, special and official passports; technical cooperation in cyber space and combating cyber crime, letter of intent regarding negotiations on an agreement on grant of e-visa for businessmen and tourists, and an MoU between the Supreme Committee for Delivery and Legacy of Qatar and CII. Another MoU aimed at encouraging greater collaboration and exchange in the field of national ports management was also signed.
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December - 3 
Mizoram Government and Manipur-based militant outfit, Hmar People’s Convention-Democratic (HPC-D), would hold the third round of peace talks by mid-December, a State Home Department official said on December 3, reports The Assam Tribune. The ex
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Mizoram Government and Manipur-based militant outfit, Hmar People’s Convention-Democratic (HPC-D), would hold the third round of peace talks by mid-December, a State Home Department official said on December 3, reports The Assam Tribune. The exact date would be finalised in a meeting on December 5, Additional Secretary for Home Lalbiakzama, who headed the State Government delegation in the previous rounds of meeting, said. Earlier, rounds of talks were held in cordial atmosphere with both the sides being optimistic about the outcome of the parleys. Several grounds have been covered during the previous rounds when according higher autonomy and power to the Sinlung Hill Development Council (SHDC) was deliberated, he said. The SHDC was established in the north eastern part of the State adjoining Manipur where a large number of Hmar community people are living in a compact area, in accordance with the provisions of the agreement between the State Government and the erstwhile underground HPC in 1994. The HPC-D was formed after the surrender of the HPC cadres to the authorities, by some leaders who were not satisfied with the terms of the agreement and continued to demand a separate autonomous district council under the Sixth schedule of the Constitution. The six-member HPC-D delegation led by Lalthalien said that the outfit dropped the demand for a separate Autonomous District Council. The first round of talks was held in Aizawl on August 10 and the second round on October 5. The peace talks in 2013 were derailed by disagreement on the period of extension of the Suspension of Operation (SoO) after which a spate of violence was experienced in the State resulting in the deaths of three policemen and one Hmar militant.
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December - 3 
Two Assam Rifles (AR) jawans were killed and eight others injured when armed militants, suspected to be from the banned Naga outfit, the Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K), ambushed a convoy of the 16 AR along the Ind
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Two Assam Rifles (AR) jawans were killed and eight others injured when armed militants, suspected to be from the banned Naga outfit, the Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K), ambushed a convoy of the 16 AR along the India-Myanmar border at Nginu village in Tirap District on December 3, reports Nagaland Post. “Soldiers belonging to the 16 Assam Rifles were returning from a patrol when the heavily armed militants fired at them. While two of them including a JCO (junior commissioner officer) died, eight others were injured,” an AR spokesman said adding the conditions of two of them are stated to be serious.
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December - 3 
Two persons were shot dead by unidentified armed men riding a motorcycle in LondKhor area of Mardancity, headquarters of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 3, reports Daily Times.The incident took place in LondKhor area where Abid and
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Two persons were shot dead by unidentified armed men riding a motorcycle in LondKhor area of Mardancity, headquarters of Mardan District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 3, reports Daily Times.The incident took place in LondKhor area where Abid and Saddam Hussain, hailing from Mianwali, were returning after attending a wedding ceremony when unidentified persons intercepted them and opened indiscriminate firing on them.Meanwhile, Police arrested two suspects and recovered illegal weapons from Tangisar area in Upper Dir District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on December 3, reports Daily Times. The weapons include one Light Machine Gun (LMG), two kalanshinkoves and one marter Gola.
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December - 3 
Despite the tall promise that the Government to resolve the remaining issues of the peace process, it has failed to introduce the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Act amendment bill in the Parliament to facilitate the process of resolving in
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Despite the tall promise that the Government to resolve the remaining issues of the peace process, it has failed to introduce the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Act amendment bill in the Parliament to facilitate the process of resolving insurgency-era rights violation cases, reports The Himalayan Times on December 4. Resolving outstanding transitional justice issues through the TRC was one of his top priorities when Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal was sworn in August.The Government had prepared a preliminary draft of the bill, but multiple stakeholders, including some ruling parties and the TRC itself were said to have reservations.Attorney General Raman Kumar Shrestha accepted that the Government couldn’t push the bill forward due to the ‘interests of various groups’, who, according to him, ‘don’t want to see an end to the protracted political transition in Nepal.“There are such forces as political parties, civil society, the court, and so-called intellectuals, who don’t want war-era cases to be resolved,” Attorney General Shrestha said.Shrestha further said he had prepared the draft bill two-and-a- half months ago and shared it with relevant stakeholders, including the Office of the Prime Minister; the Supreme Court; the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction; and the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs. “We revised the draft after taking feedback from the stakeholders, but nothing came of it,” Shrestha added.
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December - 3 
The Saptari District Police Office on December 3, arrested two persons, identified as Nathuni Yadav (50) and Bhawani Prasad Argariya (30) of Siraha, for their alleged involvement in installing explosives at the District Administrative Office (DAO), a
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The Saptari District Police Office on December 3, arrested two persons, identified as Nathuni Yadav (50) and Bhawani Prasad Argariya (30) of Siraha, for their alleged involvement in installing explosives at the District Administrative Office (DAO), around a week ago, reports The Himalayan Times. According to Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Dan Bahadur Karki, the duo was arrested from Melath-5 of Saptari District on December 3.The investigation has confirmed their involvement in the case and necessary investigation is being carried out, Police said.On November 27, Police had found a pressure cooker bomb in front of the DAO.It has been learnt that the explosives were planted by the Jaya Krishna Goita-led JanatantrikTaraiMuktiMorcha-Krantikari (JTMM-K).
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December - 3 
Secretary to the Ministry of Defense, Eng. Karunasena Hettiarachchion December 3 asserted that there is no truth to the rumors spread by the extremists that security in North and East are in danger, reports Colombo Page. Speaking at the inauguration
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Secretary to the Ministry of Defense, Eng. Karunasena Hettiarachchion December 3 asserted that there is no truth to the rumors spread by the extremists that security in North and East are in danger, reports Colombo Page. Speaking at the inauguration ceremony of the "Nila Mehewara" Mobile Service Programme at the Richard Pathirana Vidyala in Galle District of Southern Province, the Defense Secretary said anyone can visit these areas and verified that the Government has provided suitable livelihood environment for the people in these areas.The Defense Secretary also pointed out that, lands that were acquired by the government forces during the war period is presently being handed back to their legitimate owners not because of international requirement but to fulfill the needs of the people.
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December - 4 
A delegation of the Naga Mothers Association (NMA) left for Myanmar to meet the leaders of the Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) on December 4, reports The Telegraph. A delegation led by the president of the associat
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A delegation of the Naga Mothers Association (NMA) left for Myanmar to meet the leaders of the Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) on December 4, reports The Telegraph. A delegation led by the president of the association, Abieu Meru and its adviser, Rosemary Dzivichu, left for Myanmar on December 4 via Tuensang. Sources said the delegation halted at Tuensang town on December 4 night and left for Myanmar on December 5 morning, passing through Pangsha International Trade Centre. There were also unconfirmed reports of a Naga MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly) being part of the delegation. A source said the ‘chairman’ of NSCN-K, S.S. Khaplang, and other senior leaders, including Niki Sumi, the ‘second-in-command’ who is from Nagaland, will attend the meeting. The main purpose of the association's mission to Myanmar was to convince the outfit to join the peace process.
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December - 4 
A group of Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly killeda 55-year-old man after accusing him of being a member of the erstwhile SalwaJudum (an anti-Maoist vigilante group) in Bijapur District on December 4, reports Business Sta
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A group of Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres allegedly killeda 55-year-old man after accusing him of being a member of the erstwhile SalwaJudum (an anti-Maoist vigilante group) in Bijapur District on December 4, reports Business Standard."BudhramMudma was killed this afternoon with sharp-edged weapons and sticks at his village Mandem under Farsegarh police station limits," a senior Police official said.Mudma's younger brother is the sarpanch (local-self government institution head) of the village. A group of eight to ten Maoists attacked him when he and his family members were working in their vegetable garden outside the house. Later the Maoists fled into the forest.Security Forces (SFs) were rushed to the spot and Mudma's body was brought to Farsegarh for autopsy, the official said. Maoist pamphlets recovered from the spot claimed that Mudma was killed because he was involved with SalwaJudum in the pastand was responsible for the deaths of innocent tribals in the area. The pamphlets also accused him of being a ‘Police informer’, the official added. SalwaJudum, anti-Naxal[Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] militia, was disbanded in 2011 after Supreme Court declared it unconstitutional.Meanwhile,the CPI-Maoist cadres detonated a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in a dense forest in Kanker District on December 4, reports DNA India. The incident happened in the forest under Chhote Bethiya Police Station limits when a District Force was patrolling the region. However, no casualties were reported, a Police official said. The patrolling was launched based on inputs that Maoists had put up posters and banners in the interiors of ChhoteBethiya, as a part of People's Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week being observed from December 2 to 8 in honour of slain leaders of the CPI-Maoist's armed wing, he said. "When the police party reached Bechaghat forest, the explosion occurred ahead of them, though no injuries or casualties were reported in the incident," he said.Soon after the explosion, a combing operation was launched in the region to trace the attackers, he said.
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December - 4 
As per the Right to Information (RTI) report, it was revealed that the Prison Department has spent over INR 1, 33, 266 for Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) leader Champion Sangma’s upkeep in prison since August 2012 till October 2016, repor
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As per the Right to Information (RTI) report, it was revealed that the Prison Department has spent over INR 1, 33, 266 for Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) leader Champion Sangma’s upkeep in prison since August 2012 till October 2016, reports Nagaland Post on December 4.Champion Sangma was arrested way back in 2012, and is still serving jail time in the Shillong District Jail. Sangma was shifted to the Shillong District Jail from the Shillong Court, in August 2016.RTI report further revealed that the government had to incur over INR 1, 17, 459 on Sangma’s general expenses and INR 15, 807 on his treatment.
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December - 4 
Assam Police arrested one Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) cadre, identified as Tarun Moran aliasJantufrom Bordubi in Tinsukia District on December 4 evening, reports The Sentinel. The arrest was made during a counter-i
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Assam Police arrested one Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) cadre, identified as Tarun Moran aliasJantufrom Bordubi in Tinsukia District on December 4 evening, reports The Sentinel. The arrest was made during a counter-insurgency operation being carried out across the entire vulnerable locations of the District following the ULFA-I ambush in Pengaree on November 19. A revolver, several rounds of live ammunitions, demand letters along with mobile handsets were recovered from the possession of the arrested ULFA-I cadre.
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December - 4 
Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) on December 4 claimed responsibility for the attack on 16 Assam Rifles (AR) convoy, killing two Jawans(troopers) and injuring eight others in Nginu village in Tirap District of Aruna
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Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) on December 4 claimed responsibility for the attack on 16 Assam Rifles (AR) convoy, killing two Jawans(troopers) and injuring eight others in Nginu village in Tirap District of Arunachal Pradeshnear India-Myanmar border on December 3, reports Nagaland Post. In a press statement, NSCN-K ‘Ministry of Information & Publicity (MIP)’ claimed that during the ambush one AR vehicle was completely reduced to ashes and all the occupants killed.Refuting the statement that only two ARjawans were killed and eight injured during the ambush, MIP claimed that more than nine AR jawansincluding an officer was killed on the spot and several others injured. MIP however said that there was no casualty/injury on their side.MIP further maintained that the NSCN-K Naga army would continue to sanitize their territory from forceful occupation by Indian military. Meanwhile, according to reports, the AR jawans killed in the December 3ambush were identified as Rifleman Shree Bhagwan and RiflemanNanwang S. Konyak.
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December - 4 
Mizoram government has been preceding to start repatriation of Bru refugees from January2017 and oversee the preparation Joint Secretary of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) is scheduled to visit Bru camps in Panisagar of North Tripura District n
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Mizoram government has been preceding to start repatriation of Bru refugees from January2017 and oversee the preparation Joint Secretary of Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) is scheduled to visit Bru camps in Panisagar of North Tripura District next week, reveals the officials of UMHA on December 4, reports the Shillong Times.
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December - 4 
One of the main objectives of the government's decision to demonetise the old INR 500 and Rs 1,000 notes was to root out Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), which are used for terror funding among other crimes, however, according to documents avail
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One of the main objectives of the government's decision to demonetise the old INR 500 and Rs 1,000 notes was to root out Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), which are used for terror funding among other crimes, however, according to documents available only 1,39,000 (3.4 per cent of all notes returned) FICN with a face value of INR 9.63 crore had been returned to the banking system by November 27, nearly 20 days after the demonetisation was started, The Times of India reports on December 5.This forms an extremely small share of the estimated face value of fake INR 500 and INR 1,000 notes in circulation. In the first half of 2016, the Indian Statistical Institute had pegged the face value of fake notes in circulation at INR 400 crore — INR 1,000 notes accounted for 50 per cent of the sum, while the old INR 500 accounted for at least 25 per cent. According to the estimates, together, the fake notes of the INR 500 and INR 1,000 denominations had a face value of INR 300 crore.
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December - 4 
Probing ZakirNaik's terror connections and dubious funding to his now banned Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has started questioning senior functionaries of the NGO who looked after his operations from M
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Probing ZakirNaik's terror connections and dubious funding to his now banned Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), the National Investigation Agency (NIA) has started questioning senior functionaries of the NGO who looked after his operations from Mumbai, The Times of India reports on December 5.Without divulging names, NIA sources said they had questioned two senior IRF office bearers in the last couple of days while others were being summoned. Officials said the IRF officials were being questioned about the activities of the NGO other than organizing seminars, conferences on religious issues, funding Muslim students and where the money came from.The agency is digging into records of terrorists from Indian Mujahideen (IM), Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and others arrested in the past. The NIA had found video tapes and DVDs of Naik's public speeches, documents related to property and investment, financial transactions and foreign and domestic funding for IRF and associated companies.
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December - 4 
Terrorism emanating from Pakistan was one of the main focus areas at the Heart of Asia conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani seeking to corner Islamabad on the issue, The Times of India reports on December 5.
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Terrorism emanating from Pakistan was one of the main focus areas at the Heart of Asia conference with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani seeking to corner Islamabad on the issue, The Times of India reports on December 5. "Pakistan has generously pledged $500 million for reconstruction of Afghanistan. This fund, Mr Aziz, could very well be used for containing extremism because without peace, any amount of assistance will not meet the needs of our people,'' Ghani said, directly addressing Sartaj Aziz, the Pakistan Prime Minister's adviser on foreign affairs.In addition, Modi didn't name Pakistan but said terrorism and externally induced instability posed the gravest threat to Afghanistan's peace, stability and prosperity.He asked for resolute action against those who sheltered and financed terrorists. According to Modi, the growing arc of terrorist violence endangered the entire region and, as such, support for voices of peace in Afghanistan alone were not enough."It must be backed by resolute action. Not just against forces of terrorism, but also against those who support, shelter, train and finance them," Modi said even as he refrained from naming Pakistan. He said silence and inaction against terrorism not just in Afghanistan but the entire region would only embolden terrorists and their masters.
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December - 4 
The District Voluntary Force (DVF) personnel of Odisha have intensified their hunt to track down topthe Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Ramkrishnaalias RK dead or alive in Malkangiri District, following a tip-off that the mastermi
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The District Voluntary Force (DVF) personnel of Odisha have intensified their hunt to track down topthe Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Ramkrishnaalias RK dead or alive in Malkangiri District, following a tip-off that the mastermind of the banned outfit, injured in the encounter, is hiding somewhere inside the dense forest cover along Andhra Pradesh-Odisha Border (AOB) on December 4, reports Odisha TV. The DVF personnel are thoroughly scanning possible hideouts of the Naxals [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)]. “The state government has provided us with sophisticated guns with a killing range of 300 metres. We have imparted advance training to the Malkangiri DVF to counter Maoists. With the modern weapons and training, we hope that we will make the district free from Maoists within some days,” said DambaruHananga, DVF Leader.“Acting on the directive of the District Superintendent of Police (SP), we have intensified Operation RK in the district. Our motto is to track down the Maoists and provide security to the people,” RadhakrushnaNayak, a DVF jawan on duty said. Talking to the media about the Operation RK, Malkangiri, SP,MitrabhanuMohapatra said as per the information, RK has sustained bullet injuries on his leg during the encounter in Panasput area in Chitrakonda block on October 24. The top Maoist leader is undergoing treatment in a Maoist camp somewhere on Odisha-Andhra Pradesh border. “We are collecting more information on this,” he added.
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December - 4 
The Heart of Asia Conference declaration adopted on December 4 at the Sixth Heart of Asia Conference-Istanbul Process mentions two groups targeting India, Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), in addition to the Haqqani Network, among
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The Heart of Asia Conference declaration adopted on December 4 at the Sixth Heart of Asia Conference-Istanbul Process mentions two groups targeting India, Lashkar-e-Taiba(LeT) and the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), in addition to the Haqqani Network, among the organisations causing a “high level of violence” in Afghanistan and the region, reports Indian Express.Describing terrorism as the biggest threat to peace, stability and cooperation in the region, it calls upon all states to “take action against these terrorist entities in accordance with their respective national counter-terrorism policies, their international obligations and the UN Global Counter Terrorism Strategy 2006”. The declaration asks for “early finalisation of the Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism [CCIT] with consensus”.But, in an indication of the hard bargaining that went into the document, the declaration also lists Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Jamat-ul-Ahrar, a TTP offshoot, which Pakistan has often hinted are “foreign” funded. Jundullah, the anti-Iran group based in Balochistan, is also mentioned along with the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan and East Turkistan Islamic Movement, apart from the Islamic State (IS) and al Qaeda.“For the first time, a Heart of Asia declaration has expressed concern at the violence caused in Afghanistan and the region by groups like al-Qaeda and Daesh, Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammad etc,” Indian Finance Minister ArunJaitley, who co-chaired the meeting with his Afghan counterpart, said.
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December - 4 
The Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum (MBDPF), apex body of Bru refugees lodged in six relief camps in Tripura, revived their demand for a separate Autonomous District Council (ADC) by filing a writ petition in the Supreme Court (SC), report
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The Mizoram Bru Displaced People’s Forum (MBDPF), apex body of Bru refugees lodged in six relief camps in Tripura, revived their demand for a separate Autonomous District Council (ADC) by filing a writ petition in the Supreme Court (SC), reports the Assam Tribune on December 5.The writ petition, which called for creation of a separate ADC for the Bru community, is a reversal of the letter written by the Forum on May 4, 2016 to Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), in which it said that it was no longer pressing for autonomy for the community.The MBDPF, in the petition, appealed to the SC to direct the Government of India to establish an ADC for the Bru community in accordance with Article 244 (2) of the Constitution read together with the Sixth Schedule.
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December - 4 
The Police and the Army, in a joint operation, arrested one cadre of I.K.Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), identified as IyubIslari from Chirang District along the Indo-Bhutan border, reports DY365on December
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The Police and the Army, in a joint operation, arrested one cadre of I.K.Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), identified as IyubIslari from Chirang District along the Indo-Bhutan border, reports DY365on December 5. The Security Forces (SFs) recovered a pistol, several rounds of live ammunition from the NDFB-IKS militant. The arrested militant was involved in rampant extortion drives in Chirang.
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December - 4 
The smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) has fallen sharply along India’s border with Bangladesh since the government’s demonetisation move, livemint.com reports on December 5.On the India-Bangladesh border, while the smuggling
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The smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) has fallen sharply along India’s border with Bangladesh since the government’s demonetisation move, livemint.com reports on December 5.On the India-Bangladesh border, while the smuggling of FICN has been on the rise over the past eight years, it saw a reduction from INR 2.87 crore in 2015 to INR 1.53 crore in 2016, as of the third week of November, according to data provided by the Border Security Force (BSF).Data provided by security forces and the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) show that the smuggling of fake currency was down from INR 43.83 crore in 2015 to INR 27.70 crore in September 2016.“The printing press of fake currency notes has taken a big hit. The quantum of old Rs500 and Rs1,000 notes that had earlier been printed has gone to waste. They still have not been able to print the new notes,” a senior BSF official said stated.However, on the India-Pakistan border, security forces said the situation was much more grim.The smuggling of FICN had come down over time, but had made way for an almost impenetrable narcotics network, which, according to BSF officials, had its biggest clientele in Punjab.This, the officials explained, was because of two reasons: India’s border with Pakistan is much more tightly guarded, because of the current security situation, than the border in the east because Bangladesh is a friendly nation. So, when smugglers operate their network in the west, it is primarily for higher-risk goods such as heroin and other narcotics, than for FICN. Second, the economy in western India is more affluent, which means more people are able to afford illegal narcotics.
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December - 4 
12 Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) militants killed in air strikes in the Rajgal valley area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 4, reports The News.According to security sources, Pakistan Air Force jets precisely targeted
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12 Lashkar-i-Islam (LI) militants killed in air strikes in the Rajgal valley area of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 4, reports The News.According to security sources, Pakistan Air Force jets precisely targeted militant hideouts in Rajgal valley in which 12 militants were killed and several hideouts were destroyed.
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December - 4 
Naya Shakti Party (NSP) Nepal Coordinator Baburam Bhattarai has claimed that the Constitution amendment motion recently tabled by the Government before the parliament is incomplete, reports My Republica on December 5.Addressing a political training a
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Naya Shakti Party (NSP) Nepal Coordinator Baburam Bhattarai has claimed that the Constitution amendment motion recently tabled by the Government before the parliament is incomplete, reports My Republica on December 5.Addressing a political training and party entry program organized by NSN's Interim District Council in Kapilvastu on December 5, Coordinator Bhattarai said they have made their stance clear on demarcating two provinces in Tarai on five bases of identity and four bases of capability. Bhattarai further spoke of the importance of Constitution amendment for safeguarding and implementing the Constitution. NSN Province Number 5 Coordinator Surendra Chaudhary hinted about the possible collapse of achievements of the past movements if serious efforts are not made regarding the implementation of the constitution -- albeit incomplete.
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December - 4 
The opposition parties obstructed the meeting of Parliament for the third consecutive time on December 4, demanding to withdraw the Constitution amendment bill, reports My Republica.Following the obstruction, the meeting was deferred till 1 pm on Wed
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The opposition parties obstructed the meeting of Parliament for the third consecutive time on December 4, demanding to withdraw the Constitution amendment bill, reports My Republica.Following the obstruction, the meeting was deferred till 1 pm on Wednesday (December 7) afternoon.Lawmakers from the main opposition party, Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), Communist Party of Nepal-Marxist Leninist (CPN-ML), Nepal Workers and Peasants Party (NWPP), RastriyaJanamorcha and Nepa Party stood from their respective seats to obstruct the proceeding following the commencement of the meeting.Earlier speaking at the meeting, NWPP lawmaker AnuradhaThapa Magar argued that the Article 274(1) of the constitution bars constitution amendment against national interest and sovereignty.Meanwhile, different students' unions and youth organizations protested against the Constitution amendment bill registered by the Government in the parliament even on December 4, reports My Republica. They have organized different agitating programs in front of the various Government campuses urging to withdraw the bill soon for few days.Locals, different political parties and industrialists have protested against the amendment bill as it has the provision of excluding some Districts from the Province-5 and including in the Province-4. Various Districts were shut called by various political parties against the changes in the boundaries of the province in the Constitution amendment proposal. All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU) Secretary R C Lamichhane has urged all to be united for the nationality and sovereignty adding that the amendment bill was centered to disharmonize the social cohesion in these Districts.Separately, President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on December 4, urged political parties to end the deadlock in the Parliament through dialogue, reports The Himalayan Times. President Bhandari conveyed this message to the parties in an all-party meeting she had called at Shital Niwas in Kathmandu. The meeting was attended by chiefs of political parties, including Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal.The meeting that was called in the backdrop of CPN-UML’s continued obstruction of House proceedings against the Constitution amendment bill lasted for four hours.According to CPN-ML General Secretary CP Mainali, the President told the parties to forge consensus through dialogue on political issues. Mainali said the President reminded the parties of the significance of their unity and consensus to hold the three types of elections before January 22, 2018.
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December - 4 
A militant outfit of Jama'atulMujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was arrested in Haldibari Rail Gate area of Rangpur District on December 4, reports The Daily Star. The arrestee is Yousub Ali (19), an accused in an arson case.
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A militant outfit of Jama'atulMujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was arrested in Haldibari Rail Gate area of Rangpur District on December 4, reports The Daily Star. The arrestee is Yousub Ali (19), an accused in an arson case.
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December - 5 
A local court dismissed a petition seeking re-post-mortem on the bodies of two Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Malappuram District on December 5, reports Business Standard. District and Sessions Judge S S Vasan in Manjeri D reje
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A local court dismissed a petition seeking re-post-mortem on the bodies of two Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Malappuram District on December 5, reports Business Standard. District and Sessions Judge S S Vasan in Manjeri D rejected the plea in this regard by Sreedharan, brother of slain Maoist leader Kuppuswamy Devaraj and some human rights activists, public prosecutor P Suresh said. The court observed that the autopsy was conducted by experts in Kozhikode Medical College Hospital and there was no need for a re-post-mortem. It also directed the hospital to hand over the bodies to relatives of the deceased. The Police can take further action if the relatives refuse to receive the bodies, he said. The court on November 29 had directed Police to preserve the bodies of the two Maoists until it pronounces its verdict on December 5, on a PIL by Sreedharan and some human rights activists. The petitioners had claimed the duo were gunned down in a "fake" encounter which was rejected by police saying they were killed in retaliatory firing, after the Maoists fired at them. KuppuswamyDevaraj, a Central Committee member of the outlawed outfit, and Ajitha were killed in an alleged encounter in the Nilambur Forests in the district on November 24 during search operations by a 60-member elite team of the Thunderbolt Force, based on a tip-off that some Maoists were camping in the area.
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A local militant was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Shopian District on December 5, reports Daily Excelsior.A SF official said that they arrested Bilal Ahmed Sheikh of Aglar inZainapora in the District.The official said that Police, 62-Rashtr
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A local militant was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Shopian District on December 5, reports Daily Excelsior.A SF official said that they arrested Bilal Ahmed Sheikh of Aglar inZainapora in the District.The official said that Police, 62-Rashtriya Rifle (RR) of Army and 14 battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched an operation after specific information and arrested him. The official said that the militant gave slip to SFs in Wurapur Village a few days ago. He said that the operation was launched when the SFs received information that militants were planning to carry out a grenade attack in Imam Sahib area when the operation was launched. During the search operation, troops noticed suspicious movement of a person in the orchards. The suspect immediately tried lobbying a grenade on the SFs with an aim to cause grievous injuries.“Troops pounced on the militant and overpowered him thereby ensuring that the grenade does not explode. During his search, two more grenades were recovered from his possession”, said the official.
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December - 5 
Army arrestedan infiltrator from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in an injured condition on the Line of Control (LoC) at Rangarh Nullah near Chakan-Da-Bagh in Poonch District on December 5, reports Daily Excelsior.Official sources said troops spotted
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Army arrestedan infiltrator from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in an injured condition on the Line of Control (LoC) at Rangarh Nullah near Chakan-Da-Bagh in Poonch District on December 5, reports Daily Excelsior.Official sources said troops spotted the infiltrator moving towards the Indian Territory and challenged him to surrender. However, he tried to run away and was fired upon. Later, he was arrested from near the LoC in an injured condition.The intruder has disclosed his identity as Mohammad Nadeem (40) of Abbaspurin Rawlakote in PoK. Sources said further details including motive behind the infiltration would emerge during his questioning by the Police.
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December - 5 
At least 21 youths, including a woman, joined the Paresh Baruah-led Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I), Police sources said, reports The Times of India on December 6. After the attack on a Army convoy in Tinsukia District
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At least 21 youths, including a woman, joined the Paresh Baruah-led Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I), Police sources said, reports The Times of India on December 6. After the attack on a Army convoy in Tinsukia District on November 19, in which three jawans were killed and four injured, security forces launched a massive search operation in various villages in Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and Sivasagar Districts and those on the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh and Assam-Nagaland borders. "Some of the youths, linkmen for ULFA-I, have fled the villages where search operation is on. But at least 21 youths from Tinsukia district, including a woman, have reportedly joined the outfit. Most of them have a history of petty crime," a Police source said. The group also includes computer-skilled youths.
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December - 5 
In a major initiative to detect and plug all cross-border tunnels, which might have been dug by Pakistan to facilitate infiltration by the militants along the International Border (IB), the Border Security Force (BSF) has launched a massive operation
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In a major initiative to detect and plug all cross-border tunnels, which might have been dug by Pakistan to facilitate infiltration by the militants along the International Border (IB), the Border Security Force (BSF) has launched a massive operation along entire 198 kilometers long IB in Jammu sector spread over three Districts of Jammu, Samba and Kathua to unearth them and thwart infiltration attempts, Daily Excelsior reports on December 6. “The massive operation is being carried out using all available resources including manual, scientific and other measures through which such tunnels can be detected along the International Border from Lakhanpur to Akhnoor. The operation will take some days but it would help in detection of the tunnels,” Inspector General of BSF, Jammu Frontiers, DK Upadhyaya said. The operation was necessitated after three militants infiltrated through the tunnel on November 29 at Chamliyal in Ramgarh sector of Samba District but were immediately eliminated by the alert BSF personnel. It may be mentioned here that Security Forces have so far detected four tunnels on the International Border and Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu sector. The longest of them was detected at Chilyari in Samba-Hiranagar sector in 2012 while another tunnel was detected on LoC in Pallanwalla sector in August 2014. The third tunnel was detected in RS Pura sector in April 2016.
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December - 5 
India and Bangladesh on December 5 decided to strengthen anti-terror mechanism besides increasing cooperation to deal with border crimes, including smuggling of arms, narcotics and cattle, reports Indian Express. Growing activities of Islamic State (
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India and Bangladesh on December 5 decided to strengthen anti-terror mechanism besides increasing cooperation to deal with border crimes, including smuggling of arms, narcotics and cattle, reports Indian Express. Growing activities of Islamic State (IS) in Indian subcontinent, increased presence of Jehadi groups in Bangladesh and sharing of intelligence also dominated the Indo-Bangladesh Home Secretary level talks held in New Delhi. During the meeting, the two sides discussed working of institutional arrangements, security related issues, cooperation in prevention of illegal activities along the borders, border management issues, an official statement said. Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Mozammel Haque Khan led their respective teams in the talks.The talks were held in a cordial atmosphere and conducive to greater cooperation between the two countries, the statement said. Both sides flagged the menace of smuggling of cattle, narcotics and arms through the porous Indo-Bangladesh border and agreed to work together to check them. Bangladesh side requested for Indian cooperation in nabbing its most wanted criminals, especially those who were involved in war crimes and assassination of Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Both sides exchanged notes about developments and investigations following the July 1 terror attack at a cafe in Dhaka. Bangladesh has been on edge ever since the terror attack.
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December - 5 
India on December 5 said it will evolve technology against nuclear terrorism, not only for “physical protection” but also against cyber attacks, reports Indian Express. Without naming Pakistan, New Delhi said all countries must assume res
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India on December 5 said it will evolve technology against nuclear terrorism, not only for “physical protection” but also against cyber attacks, reports Indian Express. Without naming Pakistan, New Delhi said all countries must assume responsibility and should scrupulously abide by their respective international obligations. Addressing the IAEA Ministerial Conference on Nuclear Security in Vienna, Minister of State (External Affairs) M J Akbar said, “We, in India, will continue to evolve technology against nuclear terrorism not only in terms of physical protection measures, but also to guard against cyber intrusion and sabotage. We will also continue to maintain and enhance export controls, in particular intangible controls, to complement nuclear security measures. We invite the Agency to take the lead in promoting work on the technology dimension of nuclear security.”He said recent developments showed that terrorist use of WMD materials is not a theoretical concern. “A breach of nuclear security could lead to unimaginable consequences. Our meeting is therefore critical, urgent and essential. It underlines the Agency’s central role in strengthening the global nuclear security framework, in facilitating national efforts on nuclear security, in fostering effective international cooperation, in setting future priorities and in forging technical and policy guidance. This meeting must carry forward the legacy of the Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) process,” he added.
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December - 5 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has approached a special court on December 5 seeking to conduct a lie-detector test on Arshi Qureshi, guest manager with Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), arrested for ‘instigating’ 22
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) has approached a special court on December 5 seeking to conduct a lie-detector test on Arshi Qureshi, guest manager with Zakir Naik's Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), arrested for ‘instigating’ 22 youths to join Islamic State (IS), reports Indian Express. As per Supreme Court directions, NIA produced Qureshi before the special NIA Judge VV Patil after filing an application to seek his consent to undergo the test. The court will decide on his plea on December 6 (today). Qureshi, who had earlier been questioned by the Mumbai Police crime branch and sent to judicial custody, was sent to NIA’s custody last week till December 7.
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December - 5 
Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik, on December 5, informed the Assembly that 19 of the 30 Districts of Odisha are Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] prone, reports New Indian Express. In a written reply to a question from Kailash Kulesika (Con
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Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik, on December 5, informed the Assembly that 19 of the 30 Districts of Odisha are Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] prone, reports New Indian Express. In a written reply to a question from Kailash Kulesika (Congress), the CM said 45 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have been killed and 80 arrested in 55 encounters since 2015 till November this year. Besides, five Border Security Force (BSF) jawans among seven security personnel have been killed during encounter with Maoists during the period, he said.Naveen said during the period, 94 Maoists have surrendered of which 44 were rehabilitated under the surrender rehabilitation policy. In a written reply to a question from Tara Prasad Bahinipati (Congress), the CM, however, said there has been a progressive decline in the overall LWE in Odisha. During the year till November 15, 2016, 57 cases of LWE-related violence have taken place in Odisha in which 17 innocent people died.As many as 39 Maoists have been killed in police action during the period, he said and added that adequate and effective steps are being taken to combat LWE in the State.
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December - 5 
Security Forces (SFs) have discovered a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) dump and unearthed electronic items and medical equipment in Rajnandgaon District on December 5, reports Business Standard. The recovery was made from a densely fore
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Security Forces (SFs) have discovered a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) dump and unearthed electronic items and medical equipment in Rajnandgaon District on December 5, reports Business Standard. The recovery was made from a densely forested area under Madanwada Police Station when a joint team of Security Forces (SFs) was carrying out patrolling, a senior Police official told PTI.A squad of District Force, Special Task Force (STF) and 27thbattalion of Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP)had launched the operation on Saturday (December 3) keeping in view that Naxal[Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] cadres may create disturbance during Peoples' Liberation Guerrilla Army(PLGA) week being observed by them from December2 to 8, the official said. While cordoning off a forested hill on December 5 between Edma and Murjhar Village, the patrolling team located the dump from where they recovered a fax machine, charger, lead wire, hand grenade, printer cartridge, ink bottles, three self-made stretchers to carry injured or sick members and water bottles, he added.
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December - 5 
Security Forces, on December 5, foiled Lal Chowk march of separatists by imposing restrictions in the city centreand detaining leaders, reports Daily Excelsior. The roads leading towards Lal Chowk were sealed off by Police and Central Reserve Police
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Security Forces, on December 5, foiled Lal Chowk march of separatists by imposing restrictions in the city centreand detaining leaders, reports Daily Excelsior. The roads leading towards Lal Chowk were sealed off by Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) by erecting barricades and laying concertina wires. No vehicle or pedestrian were allowed to cross these barricades that were set up from multiple sides including Court Road, Residency Road, Amira Kadal Bridge, Palladium Cinema and Abi Guzar. However, there were no restrictions in any other part of the city. Apprehending protests, large number of Police and CRPF men were deployed in Old City areas, Maisuma and Habba Kadal. Due to tight security arrangements, there was less movement of pedestrians and vehicles in these areas. In view of the call for Lal Chowk march, All Party Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M) chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G) chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani were put under house arrest at their Nigeen and Hyderpora residences respectively. The Jammu Kashmir Liberation front (JKLF) chief, Yasin Malik, however, evaded arrest. This afternoon (December 5), Malik along with dozens of JKLF activists took out a protest march from the Dastgeer Sahab shrine and attempted to march towards Lal Chowk but Police deployed there stopped them and whisked away Malik and few of his supporters in a police vehicle. The other demonstrators were chased away by Police. Police said minor incidents of stone-pelting were reported from Rekka Chowk Batamaloo and Noorbagh. “The stone-pelters were dispersed by using mild force,” said a Police official. He said elsewhere the situation was peaceful and no attempt to march towards Lal Chowk was made by anyone.Meanwhile, throwing his weight behind separatists, opposition National Conference (NC) president and former Chief Minister (CM), Dr Farooq Abdullah, on December 5, asked APHC leaders to remain united and extended his support to the ongoing agitation in Kashmir valley, reports Daily Excelsior. The controversial remarks of Farooq came days after he dared India over taking back Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Addressing his party workers during a function organized to commemorate the 111th birthday of NC founder, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, at latter’s grave here at Hazratbal, Farooq in his direct address to the separatists said they should not think him or his party as their enemies. “I want to tell Hurriyat leaders not to go separate ways, be united and we are also standing with you. Do not think of us as your enemies, we are not. But we are not ready to tread the wrong path. We have also struggled and given our lives to it. So, I am telling you from this sacred place that you (Hurriyat) move forward, we are with you till your steps are on the right track and till you take this nation forward in a right manner,” he said. Farooq, however, warned separatists of miseries if they don’t remain united.
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December - 5 
The Alliance for Socialist Unity, Kangleipak (ASUK) claimed that a combined team of the Naga Army, Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) and Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) attacked the A
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The Alliance for Socialist Unity, Kangleipak (ASUK) claimed that a combined team of the Naga Army, Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) and Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) attacked the Assam Rifles (AR) convoy and killed two of tits troopers on December 3 in Arunachal Pradesh, reports The Sangai Express on December 6. A press release jointly signed by NSCN-K ‘down operation commander’ Brig Akaho Zhimmomi, KYKL ‘publicity and research deputy’ Thoiba Mangang and ASUK ‘publicity committee convenor’S Mangal further claimed that nine AR personnel were also injured in the attack. Meanwhile, SS Khaplang, ‘chairman’ of NSCN-K who is also the ‘chairman’ of United Liberation Front of Western South East Asia (UNLFW) hailed the combined team which has reached their base camp after successfully carrying out the attack, it conveyed.
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December - 5 
The leadership of the disbanded breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) on December 5 accused the Meghalaya Government of trying to divide the cadres from the leadership, reports The Assam Tribune. The General Secretary (GS) of
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The leadership of the disbanded breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) on December 5 accused the Meghalaya Government of trying to divide the cadres from the leadership, reports The Assam Tribune. The General Secretary (GS) of the Non-governmental Organization (NGO) of the disbanded outfit, Jakrik Wareng said, “There is confusion among the cadres as there is an attempt to divide the cadres from the leadership. We only came to know about it when some cadres were asked to submit their account numbers to the police station without the knowledge of the leaders.” The leadership of the organisation has called for a meeting at Edenbari near Tura of West Garo Hills District on December 9 to discuss the matter and show a united front.
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December - 5 
The number of alleged militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) till November 2016 has exceeded the combined total of the past three years, the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir informed the Lok Sabha on December 6,
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The number of alleged militants killed in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) till November 2016 has exceeded the combined total of the past three years, the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Hansraj Gangaram Ahir informed the Lok Sabha on December 6, Times of India reports. He said the number of such terrorists killed till November 27, 2016, was 140. The corresponding figure was 38, 52 and 46 in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively. 71 Security Force (SFs) personnel were killed compared to 39 in 2016 - an increase of over 82 per cent. There has also been a 100 per cent increase in injuries suffered by the SFs - 208 in 2016 as compared to 103 in 2015. However, there has been a marginal decline in the number of civilians killed, from 17 in 2015 to 14 in 2016. The number of attacks has also shot up, rising from 208 in 2015 to 305 till November 2016. Incidentally, terror-related incidents in J&K were 170 in 2013 and 222 in 2014.Pakistan had violated ceasefire 437 times along the Line of Control (LoC) and the International Border in the state till November 2016. 25 people were killed and 179 injured in these violations. Of the total ceasefire violations, 216 incidents were reported along the LoC and 221 incidents along the International Border till November 2016. The ceasefire violations in 2016 resulted in killing of 12 civilians and injuries to 80 others, apart from leaving 111 houses/structures damaged as on November 7, 2016. While eight Army personnel were killed and 74 injured till November 26 (as against six killed and 17 injured in 2015), the Border Security Force suffered five fatal and 25 non-fatal casualties till November 30, 2016. There were 405 incidents of ceasefire violations in 2015 (253 on the international border and 152 on the LoC) in which 26 people were killed and 97 others were injured, he said. He said 27,449 people living along the border in the state had to be shifted to safer places because of the ceasefire violations following the surgical strikes in September. Ahir said majority of the people have since returned to their homes from relief camps and at present, about 220 families comprising around 700 persons are in three relief camps.
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on December 5 sentenced a militant to 19 years in jail, reports The News. The convict, Saeedus Salam, had been arrested in 2015 by personnel of the Special Investigation Unit (SIU). The conviction was based on charges of
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on December 5 sentenced a militant to 19 years in jail, reports The News. The convict, Saeedus Salam, had been arrested in 2015 by personnel of the Special Investigation Unit (SIU). The conviction was based on charges of possessing explosives and illegal weapons.
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Bajwa on December 5 okayed death execution of four hardcore terrorists, reports Daily Times. The terrorists include Attaur Rehman, Muhammad Sabir, Farooq Bhatti and Gul Zareen. They were involved in killing of
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Bajwa on December 5 okayed death execution of four hardcore terrorists, reports Daily Times. The terrorists include Attaur Rehman, Muhammad Sabir, Farooq Bhatti and Gul Zareen. They were involved in killing of civilians and law enforcers. They planned and executed attacks on Jinnah International Airport Karachi, CID building Karachi, ISI Office Sukkur and convoys of law enforcers. They killed 58 people, including Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Chaudhry Aslam and injured 226 others, including SSP Farooq Awan. Firearms and explosives were also seized from them. The convicts were tried by military courts.
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Frontier Corps troops on December 5 killed five militants of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) in the village of Huramzai in Pashin District, reports The News. Frontier Corps spokesman Khan Wasay told that LeJ works both with Islamic State(IS) and Al-Qaeda in
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Frontier Corps troops on December 5 killed five militants of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) in the village of Huramzai in Pashin District, reports The News. Frontier Corps spokesman Khan Wasay told that LeJ works both with Islamic State(IS) and Al-Qaeda in Pakistan.
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December - 5 
Police arrested 12 suspects during search operations and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession in different parts of Peshawar, the capital city of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on December 5, reports Daily Times. Police conducted oper
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Police arrested 12 suspects during search operations and recovered arms and ammunition from their possession in different parts of Peshawar, the capital city of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on December 5, reports Daily Times. Police conducted operation against outlaws in the Jurisdictions of Khyber Super Market, Nothia Jadeed, university road and Tehkal-Garib Abad.
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December - 5 
Two Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants, Asim alias Kapri and Ishaq alias Bobby confessed to killing four Rangers in Ittehad Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports The News on December 6. The militants, while recording their confessi
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Two Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants, Asim alias Kapri and Ishaq alias Bobby confessed to killing four Rangers in Ittehad Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports The News on December 6. The militants, while recording their confessional statements under Section 164 of the Criminal Procedure Code told the Judicial Magistrate (West) that they had killed four Rangers in Ittehad Town. They also admitted they had gunned down two Military Police personnel near the Saddar Parking Plaza on July 19.
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December - 5 
CPN-UML senior leader and former Prime Minister Jhal Nath Khanal has said Constitution implementation and not amendment was the need of the hour, reports My Republica. Addressing a program organized for selecting the players for Seventh National Spor
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CPN-UML senior leader and former Prime Minister Jhal Nath Khanal has said Constitution implementation and not amendment was the need of the hour, reports My Republica. Addressing a program organized for selecting the players for Seventh National Sports Tournament from western developmental region Pokhara on December 5, leader Khanal added that the nation will witness more tussle inviting foreign interference if the attention was centered to amend the constitution rather implementing it. He urged all political parties and people to be united for implementing the Constitution.
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December - 5 
Locals in the western and mid-western regions of the country have continued their protests for the sixth consecutive day against the Government's plan to revise the federal boundaries of Province 5, reports My Republica on December 6.Local market
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Locals in the western and mid-western regions of the country have continued their protests for the sixth consecutive day against the Government's plan to revise the federal boundaries of Province 5, reports My Republica on December 6.Local market places, Government offices, industrial plants and schools remained closed in various hill Districts as an indefinite strike continues. Locals and cadres of various political parties took to the streets chanting anti-Government slogans. Corner meetings were also organized at various places in these Districts which will be affected by the Constitution amendment bill.In view of possible unrest, Kapilvastu District Administration Office (DAO) has declared certain flashpoints at District headquarters Taulihawa prohibited areas. Locals have been protesting against the Government's move to split Province 5 and take away the hill Districts. The joint struggle committee in the District had a complete 'shutdown' of the District on December 5.
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December - 5 
Ruling coalition partner Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has stated that some of the provisions in the Constitution amendment bill are against the national interest and urged the Government to put the bill on hold, reports My Republica. A meeting of
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Ruling coalition partner Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has stated that some of the provisions in the Constitution amendment bill are against the national interest and urged the Government to put the bill on hold, reports My Republica. A meeting of the party's central executive committee, on December 5, concluded that some of the provisions of the bill are against national interest. "The changes made in the provincial delineation are mostly against national interest. Likewise, the proposed provision on language of official business is also equally objectionable," said Rajaram Shrestha, a member of the party's central executive committee.Along with the argument, RPP, whose partnership is crucial for the ruling coalition to garner two-thirds majority in favor of the bill, asked the Government to put the bill on hold for now saying that the people from Province 5 are protesting against it and even the Madhes-based political parties are dissatisfied with the bill.The party has asked the Government to initiate fresh discussions within the parties in parliament and create an environment for developing new understanding and consensus among the political forces.Meanwhile, the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) has decided to intensify the ongoing agitation against the Constitution amendment bill registered by the Government at the Legislature-Parliament, reports My Republica. The standing committee meeting of the party held at Chairman KP Sharma Oli's residence, Balkot, reiterated the importance of taking the agitation nationwide, said party Vice-Chairman Bam Dev Gautam. Informing media about the meeting, CPN-UML Spokesperson Yogesh Bhattarai said the protest against Government's plan to amend the Constitution would be widened across the country, taking the agitations to all seven provinces.According to him, the date for the massive demonstrations in the provinces would be fixed later. Government's atrocity against protest would be debunked, he added, condemning the vandalism at party offices and at leaders' residence and interference in the programmes in different Districts.
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December - 5 
India and Bangladesh on December 5 decided to strengthen anti-terror mechanism besides increasing cooperation to deal with border crimes, including smuggling of arms, narcotics and cattle, reports Indian Express. Growing activities of Islamic State (
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India and Bangladesh on December 5 decided to strengthen anti-terror mechanism besides increasing cooperation to deal with border crimes, including smuggling of arms, narcotics and cattle, reports Indian Express. Growing activities of Islamic State (IS) in Indian subcontinent, increased presence of Jehadi groups in Bangladesh and sharing of intelligence also dominated the Indo-Bangladesh Home Secretary level talks held in New Delhi. During the meeting, the two sides discussed working of institutional arrangements, security related issues, cooperation in prevention of illegal activities along the borders, border management issues, an official statement said. Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi and his Bangladeshi counterpart Mozammel Haque Khan led their respective teams in the talks.The talks were held in a cordial atmosphere and conducive to greater cooperation between the two countries, the statement said. Both sides flagged the menace of smuggling of cattle, narcotics and arms through the porous Indo-Bangladesh border and agreed to work together to check them. Bangladesh side requested for Indian cooperation in nabbing its most wanted criminals, especially those who were involved in war crimes and assassination of Bangladesh founder Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Both sides exchanged notes about developments and investigations following the July 1 terror attack at a cafe in Dhaka. Bangladesh has been on edge ever since the terror attack.
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December - 5 
International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on December 5 handed down death penalty to fugitive Edris Ali Sardar alias Gazi Edris (67) in absentia for crimes during the Liberation War in 1971, reports The Daily Star. It was the Hindus of Shariatpur Distr
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International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on December 5 handed down death penalty to fugitive Edris Ali Sardar alias Gazi Edris (67) in absentia for crimes during the Liberation War in 1971, reports The Daily Star. It was the Hindus of Shariatpur District who were targeted by Sulaiman Mollah (84) and Edris during the Liberation War. With the intent to wipe out the Hindu community, the duo along with the Pakistan Army and their associates killed more than 200 Hindus in Palang of Shariatpur District and raped 15 Hindu women. Their atrocities forced around 1,500 Hindus to leave the country. The ICT-1 did not hold Sulaiman responsible for the crimes as he had died of old age complications on October 26 during the closing arguments of the case. The court handed down death penalty to Edris for two charges in connection with two acts of genocide. Edris, who was a leader of Islami Chhatra Sangha, the then student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), joined Razakar force in 1971. He was given jail until death for another charge related to the killing of two Hindus and looting of Hindu houses. He was also jailed for seven years for forcing the Hindus to leave the country. The tribunal also directed the Home Secretary and the Inspector General of Police to ensure his arrest and, if need be, take the Interpol's help.
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December - 5 
A Sri Lankan court on December 5 rejected granting bail to the former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader turned deputy minister of the former Sri Lankan Government, Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman who was arrested by the F
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A Sri Lankan court on December 5 rejected granting bail to the former Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader turned deputy minister of the former Sri Lankan Government, Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan alias Karuna Amman who was arrested by the Financial Crimes Investigation Department (FCID) of the Police on November 29, reports Colombo Page. Karuna Amman was arrested when he arrived at the FCID on November 29 to record a statement over financial irregularities reported during his tenure in the previous United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) led Government.The former deputy minister was alleged of misusing state vehicles.
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December - 6 
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was killed and another one injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast followed by firing in Dantewada District on December 6, repor
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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan was killed and another one injured when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast followed by firing in Dantewada District on December 6, reports The Times of India. The incident took place at around 11.15 am when a joint team of CRPF's 231st battalion and District Force was patrolling to ensure security to the under-construction Aranpur (Dantewada)-Jagargunda (Sukma) road which passes through the restive dense forests under Aranpur Police Station limits, a senior Police official said. When the security personnel were cordoning-off a patch between Kondapara and Kondasawli villages, the Maoists detonated the IED and started firing in which two head constables were injured, he said. "Head constable Kamal Singh succumbed to his injuries while being airlifted to Raipur. Another head constable, Anil Kumar, was shifted to a hospital in the state capital," the official said, adding that both the personnel belong to CRPF's 231st battalion.Meanwhile, the Maoists triggered two IED blasts targetting the security personnel at a road construction site in Narayanpur District on December 6, reports Indian Express. There were no reports of injuries or casualties.
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A Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadre, identified as Azizur Rahman was arrested from the Gumra locality of Cachar District by Assam Police on December 6, for sheltering another JMB cadre Jahidul Islam, who in turn was arrested by Kolkata Poli
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A Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadre, identified as Azizur Rahman was arrested from the Gumra locality of Cachar District by Assam Police on December 6, for sheltering another JMB cadre Jahidul Islam, who in turn was arrested by Kolkata Police on December 4, reports The Times of India. The Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court in Silchar on December 7 sent him to five days' Police custody. Meanwhile, Assam Police arrested another suspect Selim Ali, who worked under Rehman in this case. Selim Ali hails from Barpeta District.
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December - 6 
A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered from the site of the ambush incident of November 19 along the Pengaree- Digboi Road passing through the Upper Dehing Reserve Forest in Tinsukia District on December 6, reports The Sentinel. T
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A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered from the site of the ambush incident of November 19 along the Pengaree- Digboi Road passing through the Upper Dehing Reserve Forest in Tinsukia District on December 6, reports The Sentinel. The IED which was weight around 2 kilogram was safely recovered by the Penagree based Kumaon Regiment of Indian Army after getting informed by the local people who witnessed the bomb in the morning at around 10.30 am.
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December - 6 
Assam Police in association with a team of Arunachal Police arrested a linkman of Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I), identified as Bikash Gogoi (26) from Kathalguri village of Mahadevpur in Namsai District on December 6,
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Assam Police in association with a team of Arunachal Police arrested a linkman of Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I), identified as Bikash Gogoi (26) from Kathalguri village of Mahadevpur in Namsai District on December 6, reports The Sentinel. According to Security Forces (SF), Bikash Gogoi, acting as an active ULFA-I linkman in Tinsukia District of Assam, was involved in the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast carried out near the residential gate of Vivek Agarwal, the proprietor of Padmini Tea Estate in Tinsukia District earlier on April 27, 2016.
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December - 6 
Before pushing for final leg of repatriation of Bru refugees sheltered in six relief camps in Tripura, Special Secretary Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA)-Internal Security, Mahesh Kumar Singhlawill visit Kanchanpur of North Tripura District on D
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Before pushing for final leg of repatriation of Bru refugees sheltered in six relief camps in Tripura, Special Secretary Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA)-Internal Security, Mahesh Kumar Singhlawill visit Kanchanpur of North Tripura District on December 6 (today), reports The Assam Tribune. He is scheduled to visit Naisingpara camp for interaction with Bru refugees.
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December - 6 
Chatra District Police on December 6, claimed to have arrested an ‘area commander’ of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), The Times of India reported. Mu
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Chatra District Police on December 6, claimed to have arrested an ‘area commander’ of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), The Times of India reported. Mukesh Yadav, a resident of Lesligunj in Palamu, was arrested from Shabano village under Simaria Police Station in the District, by a joint team of local Police and a central reserve Police Force (CRPF) unit. Yadav carries a cash reward of INR 200,000 on him as announced by the State Home Department. Chatra, Superintendent of Police (SP), Anjani Kumar Jha said Yadav, who is in his mid-twenties, was hiding in a house when he was arrested with a loaded country-made pistol. "Yadav tried to escape the house from the rear but was chased down. He did not offer any resistance and no-gunshots were fired from our end as well," Jha claimed. Chatra Police added that Yadav, ‘area commander’ of Lesligunj and Satbarwah Zone, was sent to Chatra few months ago, by PLFI's ‘second-in-command’ Santosh Yadav, to strengthen the outfit's organizational set up. Yadav had joined the PLFI fold as early as 1999 and operated mostly in Palamu and Latehar Districts. He has six registered cases against him, comprising attempt to murders, kidnappings and extortion.
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December - 6 
Police arrested a youth, identified as Sachin Das along with 20 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN)of new INR 500 denomination at Birubari area in Guwahati of Kamrup Metropolitan District on December 6,reports theNagaland Post.
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Police arrested a youth, identified as Sachin Das along with 20 Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN)of new INR 500 denomination at Birubari area in Guwahati of Kamrup Metropolitan District on December 6,reports theNagaland Post.
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December - 6 
The ‘disturbed area status’ for Manipur under the controversial Armed Forces [Special Powers] Act (AFSPA) has been extended for another year from December 1, reports Nagaland Post on December 7. Manipur, Additional Chief Secretary (Home),
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The ‘disturbed area status’ for Manipur under the controversial Armed Forces [Special Powers] Act (AFSPA) has been extended for another year from December 1, reports Nagaland Post on December 7. Manipur, Additional Chief Secretary (Home), J Suresh Babu issued a notification regarding the extension of the of the ‘disturbed area status’ in the State excluding the area under Imphal Municipal Corporation on November 30. “The Governor of Manipur is of the opinion that due to violent activities of various extremist/insurgent groups, the entire state of Manipur is in such a disturbed condition that the use of Armed Force in aid of civil power is necessary,” the notification stated. Section 3 of the AFSPA empowers the State Government to extend the disturbed area over the entire State or some selected areas. The AFSPA, which was imposed in the State since September 1980, has been extended from time to time.Except the seven assembly segments under the Imphal Municipal Corporation, the ‘disturbed area status’ would be applicable to the valley and hill districts in the State as per the notification. In the wake of unabated violent agitations in 2004 after troops of Assam Rifles (AR) murdered a former woman militant after allegedly raping coupled with indefinite fasting stir by Irom Sharmila Chanu demanding scrapping of the AFSPA, Manipur Government removed disturbed area status from area covered by Imphal Municipal Corporation.The notification was issued barely a day after a cabinet meeting presided by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh approved a proposal of the State Home Department regarding the matter. Before giving its approval, the cabinet discussed threadbare on the comments and opinions collected by the State Home Department from the State Police, Army, Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF) and other Central security agencies deployed in the State. Most of the security agencies recommended extension of disturbed area status further so that they can carry out operations against the militants operating in both hills and valley of Manipur, an official source said on December 6.
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December - 6 
The Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Palamu District Ameet Kumar said on December 6 that Naxals [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] require ‘counselling’ for making them detached from violence and gun culture reports The Pioneer. Addressing in a Janta
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The Deputy Commissioner (DC) of Palamu District Ameet Kumar said on December 6 that Naxals [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] require ‘counselling’ for making them detached from violence and gun culture reports The Pioneer. Addressing in a Janta Darbar at heavily Naxal infested Chak Village of Manatu Block of of Palamu District, the DC admitted that area has serious problem in hands. Moreover locals were of view that counselling to naxals is a good idea and in this job civil society activist should come forward but asking naxals to shun violence and stop using ‘bandook’ (gun) to gain ‘haque’ (right) on their naxal hit soil is no easy thing to do. DC made this appeal to the naxals when his district Agricultural Officer had offered 300 farmers each 10 kilograms of free wheat seed. Farmers had to assure that they had three times ‘patwan’ (irrigating) facility with them. The farmers on hearing these freebies in the shape of seed of wheat at once dashed towards the stall of the agricultural department.
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December - 6 
The District Police detected two heavily loaded Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Kumada village under the Kumada Gram Panchayat (village level local-self government institutio
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The District Police detected two heavily loaded Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres near Kumada village under the Kumada Gram Panchayat (village level local-self government institution) in the Munchingput mandal (administrative unit) in the Visakha Agency of Vishakhapatnam District on December 6, reports The Hindu. This was the major incident reported so far during the Maoist party’s People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) week observance since December 2. Each landmine, kept three feet under the bitumen road, was packed with 20 kilograms of explosives. Since they could not be safely removed, the bomb disposal squad of the rural Police set them off under controlled and safe conditions, said Rahul Dev Sharma, Superintendent of Police (SP), in a press release. Babujee Attada, Additional SP, (operations), supervised the operation of detection and blasting of the landmines. “The landmines were meant to attack the police but there is every possibility of innocent Girijans that walk on the road and vehicles that bring material to the weekly shandy getting killed if they are set off,” Sharma said.
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December - 6 
The District Police recovered 14 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from an unspecified location in Latehar District on December 6, reports The Times of India.
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The District Police recovered 14 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from an unspecified location in Latehar District on December 6, reports The Times of India.
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December - 6 
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs is its report, has cautioned the government and security agencies about possible use of uninhabited islands in seas being used as safe haven by terrorists, Hindustan Times reports on December 7. Th
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The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs is its report, has cautioned the government and security agencies about possible use of uninhabited islands in seas being used as safe haven by terrorists, Hindustan Times reports on December 7. The report said that terrorist may use new modus operandi and unconventional methods to launch terror strikes in India by using the uninhabited islands.In its submission, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) said that threats from terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) to India’s coastal security have been shared with agencies concerned from time-to-time. Inputs such as poaching by Myanmar fishermen and Rohingya Muslims fleeing Myanmar by sea and its likely impact on the security of Andaman and Nicobar Islands have also been shared.The committee mentioned that Marine Police should be watchful in thwarting any incursions by foreigners in any island. UMHA also informed the panel about the three tier coastal security ring provided by marine police, Coast Guard and the Indian Navy.
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December - 6 
The People’s Democratic Council of Karbilongri (PDCK) expressed its resentment over a statement of Abhijeet Asom, ‘chairman’ of Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) on December 6, reports The Sentinel.In a
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The People’s Democratic Council of Karbilongri (PDCK) expressed its resentment over a statement of Abhijeet Asom, ‘chairman’ of Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) on December 6, reports The Sentinel.In a press statement, the ‘general secretary’ of the PDCK, Nongme Tungjang said that the press release of ULFA-I on November 24 was full of baseless and motivated charges and insinuations leveled against the newly-formed PDCK where the chairman Abhijit Asom said that PDCK was a carbon copy of ‘artificial’ Nagalim. Nongme Tungjang further reminded him that the Karbi Longri and Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) and the Karbi people had provided everything they had to revive the ULFA after the ‘Operation All Clear’ in Bhutan in 2003.
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December - 6 
The Special Secretary for the Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ (UMHA) Internal Security, MK Singla, expressed his hope that the Bru repatriation process would be implemented from January, 2017, during a talk held with the State Chief Secretary L
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The Special Secretary for the Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ (UMHA) Internal Security, MK Singla, expressed his hope that the Bru repatriation process would be implemented from January, 2017, during a talk held with the State Chief Secretary Lalmalsawma and top Home Department officials in Aizawl on December 6, reports The Assam Tribune. The Mizoram State Government officials, who conducted the identification in the Tripura relief camps during November 2 to November 23, identified 32,857 people belonging to 5,413 families for physical repatriation.
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December - 6 
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on December 6 directed the Police to submit the charge sheets of two Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants linked with high-profile murder cases, including that of renowned Qawwal Amjad Sabri, by December 10, reports The New
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on December 6 directed the Police to submit the charge sheets of two Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) militants linked with high-profile murder cases, including that of renowned Qawwal Amjad Sabri, by December 10, reports The News. Asim alias Capri and Ishaq alias Bobby have been charged with murdering Army, Rangers and Police officials. They are facing more than two dozen cases pertaining to charges of murder and possession of illegal weapons and explosives. The Investigating Officer (IO) told the court that the two men had confessed to killing four soldiers of the paramilitary Rangers. He said the judicial magistrate concerned had ordered sending the accused to prison on judicial remand. Upon this the administrative judge told the IO to submit the suspects’ charge sheets along with their confessional statements by December 10.
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December - 6 
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa during a visit to Quetta on December 6 vowed zero tolerance against terrorism and directed focused operations against terrorists of all kinds in coordination with Intelligence and other law enforce
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa during a visit to Quetta on December 6 vowed zero tolerance against terrorism and directed focused operations against terrorists of all kinds in coordination with Intelligence and other law enforcement agencies, reports Daily Times. Soon after his arrival at Quetta, COAS laid a floral wreath at Yadgar-e-Shuhada to acknowledge the sacrifices of all martyrs who sacrificed their lives for the country, notably during his predecessor’s operation against terror, Zarb-e-Azb.
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December - 6 
Police arrested 25 suspected persons including nine proclaimed offenders (POs) and recovered weapons and narcotics during search operations in various areas of Hangu District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on December 6, reports Daily Times. Talk
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Police arrested 25 suspected persons including nine proclaimed offenders (POs) and recovered weapons and narcotics during search operations in various areas of Hangu District in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on December 6, reports Daily Times. Talking to reporters, District Police Officer Shah Nazar Khan said that the Police launched search operations in the limits of the City, Saddar and Duaba Police Stations and arrested 25 suspects and nine POs. Police also recovered two Kalashnikov rifles, two pistols, a gun and two kilograms of hashish from them.
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December - 6 
Police claimed to have killed Lyari gang ‘commander’ in an alleged encounter in Gaon Godam area of Lyari Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on December 6, reports The News. The gang war ‘commander’ is identified
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Police claimed to have killed Lyari gang ‘commander’ in an alleged encounter in Gaon Godam area of Lyari Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on December 6, reports The News. The gang war ‘commander’ is identified as Bilal alias Bhaiya and he belongs to Uzair Baloch group. Bilal was wanted to Police in murder, attempt to murder and other heinous crimes. Police recovered arms and narcotics from him.
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December - 6 
As many as 250 rounds of INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) bullet were seized from four cadres of the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) party in Chhedachaur of Jajarkot District on December 6. The Himalayan Times repo
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As many as 250 rounds of INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) bullet were seized from four cadres of the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) party in Chhedachaur of Jajarkot District on December 6. The Himalayan Times reported. A Police team deployed from a local Police post arrested the cadres travelling on a jeep. The arrested cadres have been identified as Milan Shahi from Khagenkot-3, Nain Singh Bista from Dandagaun-7, Dirgha Bahadur Nepali from Pajaru-7 and Dharma Raj Devkota from Tatopani-9. The vehicle belongs to the District Education Office (DEO). The driver, Lal Bahadur Khadka, told Police that he had let the cadres travel on the vehicle after chief of the DEO allowed him for the same. The jeep was travelling to Nepalgunj for an official purpose.
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December - 6 
The student and youth organizations close to the opposition parties have decided to intensify their stir against the Constitution amendment proposal tabled at the parliament, reports My Republica. A meeting held at the office of Youth Association Nep
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The student and youth organizations close to the opposition parties have decided to intensify their stir against the Constitution amendment proposal tabled at the parliament, reports My Republica. A meeting held at the office of Youth Association Nepal based in New Baneshwor, Kathmandu on December 6, decided to intensify the agitation, shared All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU) Vice-Chairperson Mahesh Bartaukla. Protest programmes are being organised as the Constitution amendment proposal is against the aspirations of the general public, Bartaukla stated.
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December - 7 
A ‘sub-zonal commander’ of CPI-Maoist, identified as Sanjay Korwa, carrying a bounty of INR 500,000, surrendered before Palamu, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Vipul Shukla and Latehar, SP, Anup Birtharey in Latehar District on
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A ‘sub-zonal commander’ of CPI-Maoist, identified as Sanjay Korwa, carrying a bounty of INR 500,000, surrendered before Palamu, Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Police, Vipul Shukla and Latehar, SP, Anup Birtharey in Latehar District on December 7, reports The Times of India. Sanjay surrendered without any weapon. The Maoist was accompanied by his wife and wore his Maoist uniform. Birtharey said Sanjay had five cases against him and he was operative in Bareysarn, Mahuadarn and Mandal. Inducted in the Maoist outfit around seven years ago, Sanjay reached the position of ‘sub-zonal commander’ for his ferocity in ambushing the Security Forces (SFs). He is learnt to have remained in regular touch with Arvindji, Bada Vikas and also cadres of Chhattisgarh Maoist outfit.
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December - 7 
A mass rally demanding immediate release of United Naga Council (UNC) President Gaidon Kamei and Secretary of Information and Publicity Ks Stephen was organised by the Co-ordination Core Committee of Naga Civil Societies at District Head Quarters in
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A mass rally demanding immediate release of United Naga Council (UNC) President Gaidon Kamei and Secretary of Information and Publicity Ks Stephen was organised by the Co-ordination Core Committee of Naga Civil Societies at District Head Quarters in Chandel District, reports The Sangai Express on December 8. A memorandum addressed to Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi was also submitted to Chandel District Commissioner (DC).
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December - 7 
A senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre of the rank of ‘deputy commander’ of the CPI-Maoist’s armed squad operating in the restive Sukma District of Chhattisgarh, surrendered before Bhadrachalam in-charge Deputy
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A senior Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre of the rank of ‘deputy commander’ of the CPI-Maoist’s armed squad operating in the restive Sukma District of Chhattisgarh, surrendered before Bhadrachalam in-charge Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Ashok Kumar in Bhadrachalam in Bhadradri District on December 7, reports The Hindu. Savithri Dalam (armed squad) Uyka Dulaiah alias Joga (24), carrying a reward of INR 300,000 on his head, surrendered to the Bhadrachalam Police due to ‘ill-health’. He originally hails from Nalabelli village in Dummugudem mandal (administrative unit) of Bhadrachalam division, the Police said. He was reported to be involved in six major offences, including the murder of Greyhounds Reserve Inspector Prasad, who was allegedly killed by the Maoists in retaliation to the Puvarthi encounter in Sukma District of Chhattisgarh in 2013.
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December - 7 
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing around 2.5 kilogram was recovered from the residential gate of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Manipur Pradesh Election Management Committee convenor, Thounaojam Chaoba at Utlou Mayai Leikai of Bishnupur Dis
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An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing around 2.5 kilogram was recovered from the residential gate of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Manipur Pradesh Election Management Committee convenor, Thounaojam Chaoba at Utlou Mayai Leikai of Bishnupur District on December 7, reports the E-pao. Later, a bomb disposal squad of Manipur Police safely defused the IED using radio wave jammer
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December - 7 
Security Forces (SFs) on December 7 launched an operation at Hussanpora Khudwani village in Kulgam District after they received information about presence of 3-4 militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), including ‘divisional commander’ Abu Duj
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Security Forces (SFs) on December 7 launched an operation at Hussanpora Khudwani village in Kulgam District after they received information about presence of 3-4 militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), including ‘divisional commander’ Abu Dujana and Abdul Majeed Gania, in the area. The cordon was laid around the village at around 2pm. However, at around 4pm the SFs fired several tear smoke shells inside a house where they had information about presence of militants. The militants responded by firing few shots. The firing stopped thereafter. The firing again started at 7pm and it was going on at the time of reporting. The residents of the area, meanwhile, pelted stones at the SFs during the cordon and more troops were rushed to the area for law and order duty.
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December - 7 
Senior Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) leader, lieutenant general Anthony Ningkhan Shimray on December 7 stated that Nagas would be free from Indian political domination and added that the 70 years of struggle
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Senior Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) leader, lieutenant general Anthony Ningkhan Shimray on December 7 stated that Nagas would be free from Indian political domination and added that the 70 years of struggle of the Nagas will be politically resolved soon, reports The Sangai Express. Anthony Ningkhan Shimray who was imprisoned for more than five years in Tihar jail came to his home town at Ukhrul District headquarters (Manipur) for the first time on December 7 after his release on bail in August to have a public discourse. Tangkhul Naga Long (TNL) on behalf of the Tangkhul community accorded a warm welcome to the NSCN-IM leader at TNL ground.Speaking at the felicitation programme, Anthony asserted that the Naga issue will be resolved on the basis of the unique history of the Naga people and added that the ‘Framework Agreement of 2015’ will override the 16 Points Programme and the Shillong Accord signed earlier. Under this agreement, Naga Nation would be established and the NSCN-IM will create a new history, for under the agreement Nagas will be treated as a separate entity, added Anthony. The Nagas will have a separate flag and a Constitution to govern ourselves, he claimed. Nagas are likely to have an interim administrative set up under Regional Autonomous Territorial Council and in the process a joint commission will be instituted to work out the boundaries of the Naga inhabited areas so as to integrate the Nagas under one administrative roof, further claimed Anthony. Other tribal communities are welcome to be a part of Pan Naga Hoho/Parliament, he said and added that the Nagas will not discriminate the rights of other tribal communities.
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December - 7 
Three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), weighing five kilograms each, planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were recovered by Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District of Bastar on December 7,reports The Pioneer. The IEDs were
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Three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), weighing five kilograms each, planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were recovered by Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District of Bastar on December 7,reports The Pioneer. The IEDs were unearthed on December 7 night by a team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) coming under Tongpal Police Station limits while they were out on patrolling, a Police official informed. SFs spotted a suspicious wire connection and later discovered three IEDs, placed in steel containers, hidden beneath the earth in the forest pocket on a roadside, said Police official. Besides, 16 meter Electric Wire, a detonator and five gelatin rods were also recovered from the spot, the Police official added.
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December - 7 
Three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), weighing five kilograms each, planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were recovered by Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District of Bastar on December 7,reports The Pioneer. The IEDs were
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Three Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), weighing five kilograms each, planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were recovered by Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District of Bastar on December 7,reports The Pioneer. The IEDs were unearthed on December 7 night by a team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) coming under Tongpal Police Station limits while they were out on patrolling, a Police official informed. SFs spotted a suspicious wire connection and later discovered three IEDs, placed in steel containers, hidden beneath the earth in the forest pocket on a roadside, said Police official. Besides, 16 meter Electric Wire, a detonator and five gelatin rods were also recovered from the spot, the Police official added. Meanwhile, a Maoist sympathiser,allegedly trying to illegally exchange over INR 100,000 in scrapped INR 1,000 currency notes for the new ones, was arrested in Dantewada District on December 8, reports The Business Standard. Hemla Bheema (40) was arrested from Bhansi Police Station area, Dantewada Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) (anti-Maoist Operations) Gorakhnath Baghel said. As per preliminary information, Bheema, a native of Masapara in Bhansi area, was active as a ‘range committee member’ of Janatana Sarkar squad of the outlawed CPI-Maoist, the officer said. During interrogation, the accused revealed that Sanjay Kadti, a senior member of Bhairamgarh Area Committee of Maoists, had given him the cash to get it exchanged with new notes, either through banks or with support of local traders, Baghel said, adding that his interrogation is on.
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December - 7 
Four militants were killedin an encounter with personnel of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in the vicinity of Machike Oil Depot of Sheikhupura District in Punjab province on December 7, reports The News. According to details, the CTD team receive
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Four militants were killedin an encounter with personnel of Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) in the vicinity of Machike Oil Depot of Sheikhupura District in Punjab province on December 7, reports The News. According to details, the CTD team received credible information of 7-8 terrorists are present in the vicinity of Oil Depot and are planning to attack sensitive installations. The team raided their hideout and ordered them to surrender. The terrorists started firing at the team which defended itself. Four militants were killed and three-four terrorists fled the scene, taking advantage of darkness. The terrorists killed in the shootout were affiliated to the proscribed organizations, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) and Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Three kilograms of explosives with detonators, two Kalashnikovs, two pistols, ammunition and two motorcycles were recovered from the site of encounter.
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December - 7 
Maulana Sheerani, Chairman of Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), speaking at a National Conference on the Ideological Status of the Country on December 7 said that sectarian killings are part of politics not religion, reports Dawn. He said “The
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Maulana Sheerani, Chairman of Council of Islamic Ideology (CII), speaking at a National Conference on the Ideological Status of the Country on December 7 said that sectarian killings are part of politics not religion, reports Dawn. He said “The nation has to decide whether terrorism and sectarian killings are a part of religion or politics. The answer is clear that these killings were part of politics and not religion – let alone speak of Islam.”
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December - 7 
Police on December 7 arrested four terrorists after an early morning encounter that took place at village Qazi Patti in teshil (revenue unit) Khanpurof District Shikarpur in Sindh province, reports Daily Times. The arrested terrorists were identified
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Police on December 7 arrested four terrorists after an early morning encounter that took place at village Qazi Patti in teshil (revenue unit) Khanpurof District Shikarpur in Sindh province, reports Daily Times. The arrested terrorists were identified as Qari Sanaullah aka Molvi Zahoor, Rasheed Brohi, Riaz Brohi and Muneer Brohi. Police recovered four TT pistols and a good cache of bullets from their possession.Police on December 7 arrested four Lyari gangsters allegedly involved in target killing and extortion activities in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports Daily Times. The arrests were made during raids and encounters in parts of troubled Lyari neighborhood including Chakiwara and Kalakot. Police also claim to have recovered weapons from their possession. Police said that the criminals arrested were affiliated with the Wasiullah Lakho and Ayaz Zehri group of Lyari gang.
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December - 7 
The Rangers and Frontier Corps on December 7 arrested five key suspects with arms, ammunition and explosive material from the min Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, reports Daily Times. The suspects were wanted in attacks on Government of
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The Rangers and Frontier Corps on December 7 arrested five key suspects with arms, ammunition and explosive material from the min Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, reports Daily Times. The suspects were wanted in attacks on Government officials, targeted killings and ransom cases. The security forces recovered eight rocket launchers, eight hand grenades, five mortar bombs, six fuses, four SMGs and explosive material from them.
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December - 7 
Conflict Victims' National Society on December 7, handed over a memorandum to Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba and urged the largest party in the parliament to pay attention toward transitional justice and transitional justice me
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Conflict Victims' National Society on December 7, handed over a memorandum to Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba and urged the largest party in the parliament to pay attention toward transitional justice and transitional justice mechanism, reports My Republica. Claiming that the Government has been preparing to amend the existing transitional justice act with the intention of providing amnesty to the perpetrators of serious human rights violation, the victims' society urged the NC not to let it happen. The society, led by NC leaders Kul Bahadur Gurung and Binaydhoj Chand, urged the party to ensure that the amendment on the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) and Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Act would be as per the Supreme Court verdicts on cases related to transitional justice.
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December - 7 
Police in Dhangadhi of Kailali District on December 7, arrested more than 70 leaders and cadres of the main opposition Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) after they held a demonstration against Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kama
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Police in Dhangadhi of Kailali District on December 7, arrested more than 70 leaders and cadres of the main opposition Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) after they held a demonstration against Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s visit to the Dhangadhi city, reports The Himalayan Times. The arrestees include the party’s District chairman Dirgha Sodari and Secretary Rana Bahadur Chand. Dahal is scheduled to visit Dhangadhi to inaugurate the Far-Western Festival.
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December - 7 
Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the Constitution amendment bill registered in parliament would not be withdrawn at any cost as long as he remains the PM, reports My Republica. Speaking at a function organized to lay the foundatio
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Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the Constitution amendment bill registered in parliament would not be withdrawn at any cost as long as he remains the PM, reports My Republica. Speaking at a function organized to lay the foundation stone for bridge over the Rapti River in Sisahaniya Village Development Committee (VDC) in Dang Deokhuri District on December 7, Prime Minister Dahal claimed that the bill was brought to create environment for the implementation of the Constitution and would not be withdrawn as long as he remains the PM. However, Dahal opined that changes can be made to the bill to address the grievances of the stakeholders. Dahal said that changes can be made to the bill through political consensus in line with the bill in line with the parliamentary procedures. "The government is not saying that the bill must be endorsed just because it has been registered in parliament. We can make changes to it as per the parliamentary procedures," he added.Meanwhile, inaugurating the Bharatpur festival organized by the Youth Society Bharatpur in Chitwan District on December 7, Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Minister for Home Affairs (MHA) Bimalendra Nidhi claimed that the Constitution amendment bill would be passed at any cost, albeit with some changes, reports My Republica. He further said that failure to hold the three tier elections within the stipulated time could lead to a constitutional crisis in the country, hence efforts are being made to stall both the Constitutional process as well as parliamentary proceedings towards that end.
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December - 7 
Police arrested a militant of Neo Jama'atulMujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Dhaka city's Ramna area on December 7, reports The Daily Star. A team of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested Yasin Bin
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Police arrested a militant of Neo Jama'atulMujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Dhaka city's Ramna area on December 7, reports The Daily Star. A team of Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested Yasin Bin Shahid alias Zoheb. Some jihadi books and leaflets were also recovered from him.
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December - 7 
Supreme Court (SC) on December 7 (today) upheld death penalty of three Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) militants, including its chief Mufti Abdul Hannan, in a case filed for the 2004 grenade attack on the then UK envoy in Bangladesh, re
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Supreme Court (SC) on December 7 (today) upheld death penalty of three Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) militants, including its chief Mufti Abdul Hannan, in a case filed for the 2004 grenade attack on the then UK envoy in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. The two other condemned militants are Sharif Shahedul Alam Bipul and Delwar Hossain alias Ripon.On May 21, 2004, three people were killed in a grenade attack at the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal in Sylhet District. Former UK high commissioner to Bangladesh Anwar Choudhury and 70 others were injured in the incident. On December 23, 2008, the Sylhet Divisional Speedy Trial Tribunal sentenced Mufti Hannan, Bipul and Ripon to death, and Ovi and Abu Zandal to life imprisonment for the grenade attack and the killings.
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December - 7 
The United Nations Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) called on Sri Lanka on December 7 to investigate documented allegations of torture and rape of detainees by Security Forces (SFs) and to rein in broad Police powers, reports Daily Mirror. The UNCAT
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The United Nations Committee Against Torture (UNCAT) called on Sri Lanka on December 7 to investigate documented allegations of torture and rape of detainees by Security Forces (SFs) and to rein in broad Police powers, reports Daily Mirror. The UNCAT described continuing reports of abductions, deaths in custody, poor conditions of detention and the use of forced confessions in court. The report included recommendations by the panel of 10 independent rights experts citing "consistent reports" from national and UN sources that torture remains common in regular criminal investigations in Sri Lanka. "The Committee is concerned that the broad Police powers to arrest suspects without a court warrant has led to the practice of detaining persons while conducting the investigations as a means to obtain information under duress," it said.The panel urged Sri Lanka to identify and prosecute perpetrators of "emblematic cases" from a 26-year-civil war that ended in 2009, including the murder of the "Trincomalee Five" students on the beach and 17 aid workers of Action Contre la Faim, both in 2006. However, there was no immediate response from the Sri Lankan authorities. But the committee's report said the Sri Lanka’s attorney general, Jayantha Jayasuriya, had told its investigators that his Government had a zero tolerance policy when it came to torture.
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December - 8 
A couple of hand-made posters by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘Bhavani Dalam’, surfaced at Mele Ommathampatti at Pudur Panchayat in Attapadi in Palakkad District demanding the withdrawal of Kerala Thunderbolts Commando
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A couple of hand-made posters by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘Bhavani Dalam’, surfaced at Mele Ommathampatti at Pudur Panchayat in Attapadi in Palakkad District demanding the withdrawal of Kerala Thunderbolts Commandos from Attapadi on December 8, reports Times of India. Alleging that State Government was trying to suppress the naxals [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)], the posters accused the ruling party of killing their leaders in the recent encounter at Nilambur in Malappuram District.
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December - 8 
A four-member ‘peace team’ of the Naga Mothers Association (NMA) led by its president Abeiu Meru recently crossed over to Myanmar to reach out to the Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K), in order to urge th
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A four-member ‘peace team’ of the Naga Mothers Association (NMA) led by its president Abeiu Meru recently crossed over to Myanmar to reach out to the Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K), in order to urge the group to reconsider cease-fire (CF) with Government of India (GoI), reports Nagaland Post on December 9. Informing this in a press note, NMA president Abeiu Meru and advisor Dr Rosemary Dzuvichu said their appeal was conveyed to NSCN-K‘chairman’ SS Khaplang and that their appointment was accepted to meet the ‘chairman’ soon. This was the second peace mission for a dialogue with NSCN-K across the borders since last year (2015) and NMA was hopeful of meeting the NSCN-K ‘chairman’ soon, it added.Meanwhile, refuting the news report published in a local daily, that the peace team was led by the wife of an NSCN-K functionary, NMA said it was false and speculative. In the midst of armed conflicts, NMA said such wrong information by some news agency would give rise to misunderstandings. It further requested that proper confirmation be made before going to press. The association has thanked Inspector General of Assam Rifles - North (IGAR-N) and commanders for granting permission to cross over without any problems and the willing support given by Naga mothers for peace initiatives.
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December - 8 
A man was killed and a soldier injured in a gun battle at Hussanpora in the Arwani area of Anantnag District between militants and Security Forces (SFs) on December 8, reports Daily Excelsior. An unnamed Police spokesman said: “As has been repo
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A man was killed and a soldier injured in a gun battle at Hussanpora in the Arwani area of Anantnag District between militants and Security Forces (SFs) on December 8, reports Daily Excelsior. An unnamed Police spokesman said: “As has been reported earlier an encounter is going on at Hussanpora Tabela, Arwani in jurisdiction of police station Bijbehara, Anantnag between militants and joint operation team of police and security forces. At some distance from the encounter site, a stray bullet hit a person identified as Arif Ahmad Shah S/o Mohammad Khalil Shah R/o Gund Baba, Sangam. The said person later succumbed to his injuries. Police has appealed to the people not to assemble or come close to the encounter sites as there is every chance that stray bullets may hit them and they may get injured”. As reported earlier the SFs had launched an operation in Hussanpora Khudwani village of Anantnag District (earlier it was reported that the area lies in Kulgam District) on December 7 after they received information about presence of 3-4 militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), including ‘divisional commander’, Abu Dujana. The gun battle was still going on. Though sources said that SFs have seen two bodies of militants lying in the rubble of the house where the encounter was taking place, the body of these two militants has not been recovered so far. A United Jehad Council (UJC) statement, however, claimed that three militants – Abdul Majeed Zargar, Mohammad Waseem and Raheel Amin - were killed in the encounter.Meanwhile, militants on December 8 robbed Arihal branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Pulwama District of over INR 1.3 million. At around 1 pm three masked gunmen appeared at Arihal Branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank and looted INR 1.33 million in cash at gun point. Earlier, an attempt to loot a bank at Poshkar in Budgam District was made by gunmen. No further report about the incident is available.
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December - 8 
A powerful pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, was found in Sukma District December 8 (today), reports The Times of India. The IED was unearthed by a team of Central Reserve Polic
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A powerful pressure Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, was found in Sukma District December 8 (today), reports The Times of India. The IED was unearthed by a team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s 74th battalion personnel from Chintalnar Police Station limits while they were out on road security operation toward Mukram Nullah, located around 450 kilometres from Raipur, a Police official said. They spotted the pressure bomb hidden by the roadside, which weighed around five kilograms, was immediately destroyed on the spot by the bomb disposal squad. The official said, the IED was possibly meant to harm the security men during their operation in the area.Meanwhile, Maoists have called for an agitation against the move for disinvestment of National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) steel plant at Nagarnar in Bastar saying the move was aimed at handing over the region's natural wealth to corporates, The Times of India reported on December 2. CPI-Maoist, Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DSZC), spokesman Vikalp sent an audio message to journalists alleging that it was an attempt to hand over NMDC project to powerful corporates, including those having base in Gujarat. The Maoist leader called upon people of Bastar, political parties and other peoples' organisations to strongly resist the move for privatization of the integrated steel plant, which is yet to be commissioned and start production. NMDC, country's largest iron ore miner, is setting up a three million tonnes per annum (MTPA) integrated steel plant at Nagarnar in Bastar. In June this year, an environment ministry panel gave clearance to a captive iron ore mine in Bastar for plant that is expected to start trial production by mid-2017.
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December - 8 
An A’chik Songna An’pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK)cadre and close confidant of the outfit’s ‘commander in chief’ Reding T. Sangma, identified as Barush Sangma was arrested by Special Forces-10 (SF-10) commandos from Baghmara in
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An A’chik Songna An’pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK)cadre and close confidant of the outfit’s ‘commander in chief’ Reding T. Sangma, identified as Barush Sangma was arrested by Special Forces-10 (SF-10) commandos from Baghmara in South Garo Hills District on December 8, reports The Shillong Times. He was on the Police’s wanted list for some time. He used to ferry weapons and essentials for the outfit. After demonetisation, Barush was helping the outfit in converting and depositing old currency notes through various bank accounts.Also, a senior Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA)cadre, identified as Salchrang Ch Marak alias Mogo, who escaped twice during Police encounters earlier, surrendered to the Police without any arms in Rongsak in East Garo Hills District on December 8, reports The Shillong Times. Mogo had been present during the encounter with the close aide of GNLA ‘chief’ Sohan D Shira, Ruga T Sangma, who was killed in an encounter with the Police on November 25 in Songma Adugre village in East Garo Hills. Mogo had earlier been arrested by the Police but was out on bail. After obtaining bail he rejoined the outfit and became a senior cadre.
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December - 8 
An official sources in New Delhi said that India has handed over the details of the ‘commander-in-chief’ of Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I), Paresh Baruah to China for taking necessary action against the mi
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An official sources in New Delhi said that India has handed over the details of the ‘commander-in-chief’ of Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I), Paresh Baruah to China for taking necessary action against the militant leader, reports The Assam Tribune on December 9. The sources said that India has already signed an agreement with China for jointly dealing with terrorism. The process of sharing information with China has already started. However, for the agreement to become fully operational, as development of a proper system for day-to-day intelligence sharing, may take little bit of time. Sources also said that as a part of the agreement, China has assured that it would not allow any militant to use its territory to indulge in anti-India activities. A number of leaders and key members of militant outfits of North East, including the Paresh Baruah, are still believed to be in China.
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December - 8 
Clearing all doubts, repatriation of Bru refugees sheltered in six relief camps in Tripura would begin from January 15, 2017, official sources confirmed in Agartala on December 8, reports The Assam Tribune. Initially, those who have been identified a
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Clearing all doubts, repatriation of Bru refugees sheltered in six relief camps in Tripura would begin from January 15, 2017, official sources confirmed in Agartala on December 8, reports The Assam Tribune. Initially, those who have been identified as bona fide citizens of Mizoram would be taken back to their homeland while no decision has been taken on the fate of around 1,000 Bru families living in relief camps.The decision to start repatriation of Reang refugees was taken in a meeting held at Kanchanpur in North Tripura District which was chaired by Special Secretary, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA)-Internal Security, Mahesh Kumar Singla. Representatives from Tripura and Mizoram Governments attended the meeting. “All issues related to repatriation of Reang refugees and rehabilitation were discussed in the meeting held on Wednesday (December 7). The District administration will complete all necessary arrangements for resuming the repatriation of Bru refugees”, District Magistrate, North Tripura Dr Sandeep Mahatme said over telephone from Kanchanpur. Although he did not reveal the rehabilitation package to be offered to the refugees, sources said most of the repatriated Bru families will get job either in the State or Central Government. Besides, cash assistance and housing under IYA (financial assistance program) will also be provided to them.
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December - 8 
In the wake of virulent criticism of Ahmadiyya Muslim community and terrorist threat perception for their annual convention to be held in Punjab later on December 26, 2016, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) ordered a two-kilometre full-proof secu
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In the wake of virulent criticism of Ahmadiyya Muslim community and terrorist threat perception for their annual convention to be held in Punjab later on December 26, 2016, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) ordered a two-kilometre full-proof security perimeter around Ahmadiyya headquarters at Qadian in Gurdaspur District, India Today reports on December 9. Highly placed intelligence sources said that the UMHA has asked Punjab government to provide adequate security to Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Headquarters at Qadian.The report prepared by UMHA, on the basis of intelligence inputs, says that efforts by the "rabid" groups to harm Ahmadiyya interest cannot be ruled out. The government report cited the statement of alleged Indian Mujahideen (IM) and former Students of Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) operative Mohammed Mojibuillah Ansari, who had claimed that he planned to target places related to the Ahmadiyyas. Ansari was arrested in connection with 2013-Bodhgaya blast in Bihar. He had identified Punjab's Qadiani Centre among the targets for attack. SIMI operatives had allegedly undertaken reconnaissance of Qadian, he told investigators.Moreover, UMHA has sent an 11-point recommendation to the Punjab Police to ensure tight security arrangements for the annual convention. Deployment of Police personnel in plain clothes has also been recommended. The Centre has advised the state police to increase patrolling around the Ahmadiyya Mohalla in Qadian. Ahmadiyya community is holding its 125th Jalsa (annual convention). Members from many countries including Pakistan are expected to attend the convention.
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December - 8 
India is ranked seventh in the list of countries most impacted by terrorism in 2015, according to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), 2016, released by the Institute for Economics & Peace, a think-tank based in Sydney, Australia, Business Standard
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India is ranked seventh in the list of countries most impacted by terrorism in 2015, according to the Global Terrorism Index (GTI), 2016, released by the Institute for Economics & Peace, a think-tank based in Sydney, Australia, Business Standard reports on December 9. India recorded 289 terrorism-related deaths in 2015, a 45 per cent decline over 2014. However, the number of Indian Army and paramilitary soldiers killed this year is at an eight-year high. As many as 797 terrorist attacks were recorded in India in 2015, up 4 per cent since 2014, the report said. While the 2015 attacks were the highest since 2000, 80 per cent were non-lethal. Overall, 49 different terrorist groups were engaged in attacks but 31 of these failed to kill anyone. “This suggests that groups are seeking to remind governments of their presence without provoking significant military reactions,” the report said. India experienced 7% of all terrorist attacks around the world, the fourth highest after Iraq (20%), Afghanistan (14%) and Pakistan (8%). India, in 2015, had fewer terror attacks (797) than only Iraq (2,415), Afghanistan (1,715) and Pakistan (1,008). India suffered twice as many attacks as Syria (384).
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December - 8 
Manipur Police re-arrested United Naga Council (UNC) President Gaidon Kamei and his Publicity Secretary Stephen Lamkang on December 8,who were in Police custody after they were arrested on November 25, reports The Nagaland Post. On completion of the
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Manipur Police re-arrested United Naga Council (UNC) President Gaidon Kamei and his Publicity Secretary Stephen Lamkang on December 8,who were in Police custody after they were arrested on November 25, reports The Nagaland Post. On completion of the 14 days remand, the two leaders were produced in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Imphal East District on December 8, which remanded them to 15-day judicial custody. But a team of Tadubi Police station personnel of Senapati District re-arrested them in connection with another case registered with the Police Station and took them into custody for five days, that is, till December 14. The case was related with setting ablaze of a chick-feed laden truck (MN01-0444) on November 21 morning at Tadubi area along the National Highway-2 (NH-2).On the other hand, Security Forces (SFs) escorted back hundreds of Imphal-bound vehicles on NH-2, NH-102 and NH-37 as the ongoing indefinite economic blockade imposedby the UNC crossed one month, adds The Sangai Express. UNC president Kamei stated that the economic blockade was a collective decision of the Nagas and he added that decision could be taken only after consulting his people.
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December - 8 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) identifies Islamic State (IS) operatives Abu Isa al Amirki and an Indian national key in inspiring the Hyderabad module of the group, dnaindia.com reports on December 9. A key IS planner from its External Operation
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) identifies Islamic State (IS) operatives Abu Isa al Amirki and an Indian national key in inspiring the Hyderabad module of the group, dnaindia.com reports on December 9. A key IS planner from its External Operations division, known by his alias Abu Isa al Amriki, has been identified by the NIA as one of the main handlers who indoctrinated and recruited five Hyderabad men who conspired to form an IS-inspired module.Amriki will be named in the charge sheet on the Hyderabad module to be filed this month, as one of the handlers from the IS directed to recruit from India, senior NIA officials told. The NIA, in June, arrested five men – Ibrahim and Ilyas Yazdani, Habib Mohammad, Mohammad Irfan and Abdullah Bin Ahmad. They were carrying explosives and weapons for allegedly carrying out terror attacks in the name of IS.Amriki, believed to be an American citizen, was a Sudanese national and was also known as Abu Saad al Sudani. He was killed in an airstrike by US coalition forces on April 22, 2016 along with his wife Umm Isa al Amriki, an Australian national. Pentagon has also confirmed Amriki's role as a planner in the IS' external operations division, headed by Abu Mohammad al-Adnani mastermind behind the deadly attacks in France, the US, Belgium and Turkey."Forensic investigation on chat messages, emails, online communication and interrogation of the five suspects has revealed that they received instructions from IS operatives. Based on the IP addresses, the language in chat messages, conversations and accent, we have established that Amirki was one of the handlers. There is also a second handler based in Syria, who seems to be of Indian origin,'' asenior NIA officer said.Amriki is booked as a conspirator in the New York New Year's eve attack in 2015, wherein accused Emanuel L Lutchman, an American citizen from Rochester, New York, pleaded guilty of planning to carry out terrorist attack in the name of IS.The NIA officer said that the modus operandi followed by Amriki in recruiting Lutchman and the Hyderabad men online was strikingly similar. Amriki introduced himself as an IS member based in Syria and encouraged Ibrahim to travel to the Caliphate and join the IS.After the two failed attempts to travel to Syria via Greece and Turkey, Ibrahim came into contact with a second handler – an Urdu speaking IS fighter, whose leads were given by Amriki – in November. The second handler convinced Ibrahim that there was no need to travel to Syria and he should stay in India and continue to do his work (jihad). This included recruiting more members, setting up a module, procuring explosives and carrying out terror attacks.The five suspects also issued a bayah (pledge of allegiance) in the name of IS leader Abu Bakar al Baghdadi, signed and sent through email to the second handler. NIA says he is still active online and he is operating and responding from IS-controlled areas, possibly Aleppo or Raqqa.
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December - 8 
Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik on December 8 said that at least 48 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including some of their leaders have been neutralised during 2015 and in 2016, reports PTI. "There is significant r
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Odisha Chief Minister (CM) Naveen Patnaik on December 8 said that at least 48 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including some of their leaders have been neutralised during 2015 and in 2016, reports PTI. "There is significant reduction in the strength of Maoists in the state. 48 Maoists including state committee members have been neutralised, 88 LWE members have been arrested and 95 have surrendered in the state during 2015 and in 2016 till November 30," he informed the Legislative Assembly of Odisha. Large number of pro-Maoist militia and sympathisers has publicly announced withdrawal of their support from the Maoists in Malkangiri District, which was an encouraging development, the Chief Minister added."Attempts by Maoists to intensify their activities in Kalahandi, Kandhamal, Boudh and Nayagarh districts have been contained due to pro-active police action," he said. In order to increase mobile telephone connectivity in naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)]-affected areas, Patnaik said 248 towers have been operationalised and proposal for installation of 518 more towers coveringnaxal -affected districts has been sent to the Centre for approval.
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December - 8 
On December 8. a seven member team of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), arrived in Kolkata to interrogate Islamic State (IS) terrorist Mohammad Musiruddin alias Musa, reports India Today. The team arrived at the National Investigation Agency (NI
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On December 8. a seven member team of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), arrived in Kolkata to interrogate Islamic State (IS) terrorist Mohammad Musiruddin alias Musa, reports India Today. The team arrived at the National Investigation Agency (NIA) office in Kolkata. Musa was arrested in July, 2016 by the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). Musa was one of the six operatives of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) who were arrested by Kolkata Police's Special Task Force (STF) and CID in connection to the Khagragarh blast incident.Indian Express adds that, after a “marathon interrogation” by FBI, Musa who is said to have planned attacks against US nationals in India on behalf of the JMB was sent back to judicial custody on December 9. Sources said the American agency grilled him regarding his involvement in the Dhaka cafe attack on July 1 as those killed were mostly foreigners. The FBI allegedly also asked him about how IS lured youths to join the outfit. Musa allegedly told them that creating hatred for “white people” in the minds of the youth was one of their targets.The interrogation, said to be a part of FBI’s global study and monitoring of detainees with links to IS operatives, mainly concentrated on Musa’s international connections, said sources. The agency tried to trace their network and channel of communication across the border, said sources. Musa was also allegedly questioned about top IS leaders Safi Arma and Abu Suleiman. He allegedly revealed that Arma was in touch with IS operatives from three countries.The FBI also tried to trace routes through which the IS supplied explosives. The sleuths allegedly quizzed Musa about IS’ many contacts, including in South Asia. “Interrogating Musa was a part of US’ interest in getting involved with anti-militancy investigations,” said a source. According to NIA sources, the FBI had wanted to interrogate those arrested in connection with the Dhaka attack earlier as well, but the Bangladesh government had not responded favourably to its request.
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December - 8 
The Mizoram Police and Assam Rifles (AR) jointly raided a militant hideout located at five kilometres from Saiha town in Saiha District, near the Kolodyne river along the Indo-Myanmar border and arrested eight militants of the Arakan Liberation Army
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The Mizoram Police and Assam Rifles (AR) jointly raided a militant hideout located at five kilometres from Saiha town in Saiha District, near the Kolodyne river along the Indo-Myanmar border and arrested eight militants of the Arakan Liberation Army (ALA), which is a major insurgent group of Myanmar, along with sophisticated weapons and ammunition on December 8, reports The Assam Tribune. The arrested militants were identified as Khaing Thi Zaw, Khaing Myo, Khaing Ray Min, Khaing Ming, Khaing min Htoo, Khaing Raing, Khaing Myo Naing and Khaing Zaw. The recovered weapons included one Lathode Grenade Launcher, one 7.62mm Assault Rifle, one 5.56mm M-16 Rifle, one M-11 Assault Rifle, one G-3 Rifle, ten Lathode grenades, two Chinese-made hand grenades, 237 rounds of 5.56mm M-16 ammunition, 176 rounds of AK-56 ammunition, 92 rounds of G-3 ammunition, five M-16 magazines, two AK-56 magazines, two M-11 magazines, a binocular and two hand-held radio sets. Police said that, eight Myanmarese militants were brought to Saiha on December 9 and have been booked under the Indian Passport Act and Arms Act. “Language is a problem and as such, we couldn’t find out the reason of their infiltration. But what we understood was that they are all members of the ALA,” the Police sources added.
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December - 8 
The US on December 8, designated India as its "Major Defence Partner", reports news18.com. The designation took place as US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter met Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar -- the seventh meeting between the two.
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The US on December 8, designated India as its "Major Defence Partner", reports news18.com. The designation took place as US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter met Indian Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar -- the seventh meeting between the two. The two sides also discussed terrorism and agreed to strengthen counter-terror cooperation. "The designation of a 'Major Defence Partner' is a status unique to India and institutionalises the progress made to facilitate defence trade and technology sharing with India to a level at par with that of the United States' closest allies and partners," said a joint statement issued after the meeting. The move also aims at ensuring an enduring cooperation in the future, it added."Both sides exchanged views on regional security issues including the threat posed by terrorism. They agreed to continue further strengthening the bilateral counter-terrorism cooperation and underlined the need to ensure that terror groups receive no patronage from any state," the joint statement said. India has pointed fingers at Pakistan repeatedly for waging a proxy war on India through terrorists trained on its soil. The statement, however, did not name Pakistan.
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December - 8 
There is no place for double standards in the fight against international terrorism, Ambassador of India in Moscow Pankaj Saran said, adding that India and Russia are united in their efforts to tackle the threat, in.rbth.com reports on December 9. &q
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There is no place for double standards in the fight against international terrorism, Ambassador of India in Moscow Pankaj Saran said, adding that India and Russia are united in their efforts to tackle the threat, in.rbth.com reports on December 9. "As far as international terrorism concerned, India and Russia are together in this very important campaign and terrorism is a threat to both of us and to the global community. We have to fight it together. There is no place for double standards, it is the principle threat we are facing today," Saran said. Russia and India have maintained a close partnership in military and technical cooperation for decades. In 2002, Russia and India signed an intergovernmental memorandum of understanding on counter-terrorism cooperation. In September, 2016 India and Russia held 11-day Indra 2016 counter-terrorism drills.
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December - 8 
Two suspected GNLA cadres, identified as Borgen Sangma and Rankhu Momin were arrested for threatening to kill South Garo Hills Superintendent of Police (SP) Anand Mishra, from South Garo Hills District on December 8, reports The Shillong Times. The d
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Two suspected GNLA cadres, identified as Borgen Sangma and Rankhu Momin were arrested for threatening to kill South Garo Hills Superintendent of Police (SP) Anand Mishra, from South Garo Hills District on December 8, reports The Shillong Times. The duo was sending threat messages to Mishra’s personal and official mobile numbers since October 20, Police sources said. They had sent SMSs demanding INR 50 lakh. Sangma and Momin claimed they were the ‘foreign secretary in charge’ and ‘public information officer’ of the GNLA and that they were keeping an eye on Mishra’s movements. They threatened to raid his house and shoot the SP. Police recovered the mobile phone and the SIM card that were used only to send the messages from them after the Information Technology (IT) cell of Baghmara Police cracked the blind case. The duo has named more people involved in this connection.
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December - 8 
A general councilor belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) was shot at and injured by assailants within the jurisdiction of the Karachi Company Police Station in Islamabad on December 8, reports Dawn. PTI claimed that some “suspected t
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A general councilor belonging to the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) was shot at and injured by assailants within the jurisdiction of the Karachi Company Police Station in Islamabad on December 8, reports Dawn. PTI claimed that some “suspected terrorists” were involved in mysterious activities along the wall of a government girls’ college in the area. When Mr Zeeshan of Union Council 35 in Sector G-9-1 challenged the suspects, they opened fire at him and fled on their motorbike.
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December - 8 
Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on December 8 declared General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf absconder due to his continuous disappearance in the judges' detention case, reports Daily Times. The Police submitted report with ATC regarding implementation of a
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Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on December 8 declared General (Retd) Pervez Musharraf absconder due to his continuous disappearance in the judges' detention case, reports Daily Times. The Police submitted report with ATC regarding implementation of arrest warrants for the former President. Inspector Yaseen Bhutta informed the court that Musharraf had left the country due to which the warrants couldn't be implemented. However, the counsel for the accused contradicted the statement and said that his client was abroad to get medical treatment. He said Musharraf couldn't attend the proceeding due to security reasons and health problems. Prosecutor Aamir Nadeem requested the court to declare former president absconder due to his disappearance from the court proceedings in the case. Musharraf, who is facing a number of cases including the Abdul Rasheed Ghazi murder case, Benazir Bhutto murder case and high treason case, left for Dubai on March 18, hours after the interior ministry issued a notification, to remove his name from the Exit Control List (ECL). He had already been declared an "absconder" in the Lal Masjid and high treason case and the court had seized his property due to his non-appearance. The judges' detention case was registered by the Secretariat Police Station on August 11, 2009, on the complaint of Advocate Aslam Ghumman, who had sought legal proceedings against the former military ruler for confining 60 judges of the superior courts, for over five months at their homes and restraining them from administering justice.
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December - 8 
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on December 8 said that Pakistan would continue its cooperation with China to eliminate terrorism from the region, reports Daily Times. He said this during his visit to National Counter Terrorism T
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on December 8 said that Pakistan would continue its cooperation with China to eliminate terrorism from the region, reports Daily Times. He said this during his visit to National Counter Terrorism Training Centre (NCTC), Pabbi and spent his day witnessing concluding sessions of high profile training events. He saw the final day of two months long Pak-China exercise Warrior-4, which was focused on high impact counter terrorism operations both in rural and urban areas using Special Forces of both countries.
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December - 8 
Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) gunned down four alleged terrorists in Sheikhupura District of Punjab province on December 8, reports Daily Times. The CTD team raided a hideout where they were fired upon by eight suspects. The CTD retaliated and g
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Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) gunned down four alleged terrorists in Sheikhupura District of Punjab province on December 8, reports Daily Times. The CTD team raided a hideout where they were fired upon by eight suspects. The CTD retaliated and gunned down four of the group. The remaining accomplices fled from the scene. The suspects were alleged to be members of a banned terrorist outfit. The CTD also claimed to have recovered three kilogrammes of explosives.
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December - 8 
One person was killed and four others were arrested in an armed encounter with Security Forces in Chatter area of Nasirabad District in Balochistan province on December 8, reports Dawn.Meanwhile, an attempt by militants to target the shrine of Pir Zi
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One person was killed and four others were arrested in an armed encounter with Security Forces in Chatter area of Nasirabad District in Balochistan province on December 8, reports Dawn.Meanwhile, an attempt by militants to target the shrine of Pir Ziarat in Sui area of Dera Bugti District was foiled by the Security Forces by defusing an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) on December 8, reports Dawn. The locally made IED, weighing about 10 kg, had been planted near the shrine of Pir Ziarat on the outskirts of the Sui town.
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December - 8 
Police arrested two Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists from different locations of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on December 8, reports Dawn. According to Police, they in a raid arrested an alleged terrorist of TTP Swat, Attau
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Police arrested two Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists from different locations of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on December 8, reports Dawn. According to Police, they in a raid arrested an alleged terrorist of TTP Swat, Attaullah, resident of Sambat village. The Police claimed to have recovered anti-government pamphlets from him. In another such action, Rahimabad Police arrested an alleged terrorist of TTP Swat identified as Amir Hussain, a resident of Bilal Colony, Amankot. The Police said he was involved in terrorist activities in 2008.
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December - 8 
Police claimed to have foiled a major terror bid in Orangi Town No.11 of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh and arrested five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists on December 8, reports The News. The suspected militants have been identif
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Police claimed to have foiled a major terror bid in Orangi Town No.11 of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh and arrested five Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorists on December 8, reports The News. The suspected militants have been identified as Shahzad, Noor Muhammad, Abdul Mannan, Arsalan Khan and Salman Khan. Police also recovered five Kalashnikovs, one kilogram explosive material, half kilogram ball bearings, five hand grenades, one 9mm pistol and bullets.
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December - 8 
Suspected militants on December 8 shot dead a Hazara man in Satellite town area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, reports Dawn. The deceased was later identified as Ali Khan Hazara. Officials have termed the incident as an act of targ
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Suspected militants on December 8 shot dead a Hazara man in Satellite town area of Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, reports Dawn. The deceased was later identified as Ali Khan Hazara. Officials have termed the incident as an act of targeted killing.
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December - 8 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)‘commander’ Fazal Saeed Haqqani and his associate were shot dead in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 8, reports The News. Sources said that one of the security guards
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)‘commander’ Fazal Saeed Haqqani and his associate were shot dead in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 8, reports The News. Sources said that one of the security guards of Fazal Saeed Haqqani fired at him outside his house in Parachinar as a result; the sources said that Fazal Saeed Haqqani and another militant Sher Zaman were killed on the spot. Idrees Afridi, the security guard who shot dead the two men, managed to escape after the firing.Meanwhile, one militant was killed during an action by the personnel of Frontier Corps (FC) in Lower Kurram Agency on December when suspected terrorists tried to infiltrate into Pakistani territory from the Afghan side, reports Dawn. One SMG along with five magazines and 145 rounds, one SMG bandolier and two hand grenades were recovered from the area.
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December - 8 
Two persons killed in separate incidents in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on December 8, reports Daily Times. Masaud (24) was killed when he received a stray bullet near Karachi Public School in New Karachi. Another man was killed by unide
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Two persons killed in separate incidents in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on December 8, reports Daily Times. Masaud (24) was killed when he received a stray bullet near Karachi Public School in New Karachi. Another man was killed by unidentified armed men in the area of Tariq Road.Meanwhile, Police claimed to have foiled a major terror bid in Orangi Town No.11 of Karachi and arrested five terrorists of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on December 8, reports The News. The militants have been identified as Shahzad, Noor Muhammad, Abdul Mannan, Arsalan Khan and Salman Khan. Police also recovered five Kalashnikovs, one kilogram explosive material, half kilogram ball bearings, five hand grenades, one 9mm pistol and bullets
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December - 8 
Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Revolutionary (CPN-Maoist Revolutionary) Chairperson Mohan Baidhya on December 8 said to scrap the Constitution amendment bill registered by the Government in the Parliament, reports The Himalayan Times. Speaking
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Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Revolutionary (CPN-Maoist Revolutionary) Chairperson Mohan Baidhya on December 8 said to scrap the Constitution amendment bill registered by the Government in the Parliament, reports The Himalayan Times. Speaking at a press conference organized by Revolutionary Journalists Federation Nawalparasi, said “In fact, the recent clamor over statute amendment is nothing but a cheap show. Earlier, the so-called big parties wrote it in haste and are now etching out amendment after amendment to serve the vested interests of one or the other party.”
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December - 8 
Supreme Court (SC) on December 8issued show cause notice to Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on a case filed against the registration of Constitution amendment bill in the Parliament, reports The Himalayan Times. Advo
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Supreme Court (SC) on December 8issued show cause notice to Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on a case filed against the registration of Constitution amendment bill in the Parliament, reports The Himalayan Times. Advocate Tika Dhwoj Khadka had filed the case against the speaker, the Prime Minister, the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, Parliament Secretariat and minister for law, justice and parliamentary affairs arguing that revision of provincial boundaries was not allowed by the constitution without the consent of the provincial assembly concerned.Meanwhile, Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML)Chairman KP Sharma Oli on December 8 said that House obstruction to continue till bill to amend Constitution not withdrawn, reports The Himalayan Times. Talking to media persons outside the meeting venue in Singha Durbar, Oli said the speaker wanted to see an end to House obstruction and wished that important issues be debated in the House. Oli said he told the speaker that if the Government withdrew the Constitution amendment bill and started a fresh process to reach a new consensus, House obstruction would end.
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December - 8 
Additional Director General (Operations) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Lieutenant Colonel Anwar Latif Khan on December 8 said that absconding militant leaders are trying to rapidly collect new members for their outfits despite continuous anti-mili
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Additional Director General (Operations) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), Lieutenant Colonel Anwar Latif Khan on December 8 said that absconding militant leaders are trying to rapidly collect new members for their outfits despite continuous anti-militant drives by law enforcement agencies, reports Independent. He said “The militant organisations are facing a severe manpower shortage after they lost some high-profile militant leaders and trained members during special drives in the previous months. The militant outfits want to regain their striking power by hiring new faces, the sources said when they were asked about the recent incidents of going missing by some youths.
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December - 8 
Five militants of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) were arrested in Chittagong District’s Pahartali area with arms and explosiveson December 8 (today), reports The Daily Star. They were identified as: Taijul Islam, Nazim Uddin, Moh
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Five militants of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) were arrested in Chittagong District’s Pahartali area with arms and explosiveson December 8 (today), reports The Daily Star. They were identified as: Taijul Islam, Nazim Uddin, Mohamad Hafez Abu Zafar, Nur-e-Alam, and Ibtisham Ahmed. 12 improvised explosive devices (IEDs), two pistols, nine magazines, 167 rounds of ammunition, and religiously inciting books in large volumes were recovered from them.
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December - 8 
International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on December 8 indicted five Moulvibazar men for allegedly committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971, reports The Daily Star. Of them Yunus Ahmed (71) and Ujer Ahmed Chowdhury (63) are
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International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on December 8 indicted five Moulvibazar men for allegedly committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971, reports The Daily Star. Of them Yunus Ahmed (71) and Ujer Ahmed Chowdhury (63) are in jail while the rest Samsul Hossain Tarafder (65), Nesar Ali (75) and Mobarak Mia (66) are on the run. Prosecutors pressed the five charges on May 26.
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December - 8 
Three cases have been filed against five Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) militants in Chittagong District on December 8, reports New Age. Golam Rabbani, Deputy Assistant Director of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Chittagong, filed the cas
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Three cases have been filed against five Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh (HuJI-B) militants in Chittagong District on December 8, reports New Age. Golam Rabbani, Deputy Assistant Director of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Chittagong, filed the cases against Nazim Uddin, Tajul Islam, Hafez Abu Jar Gifari, Iftisham Ahmed, and Nur-e-Alam with Akbar Shah Police Station.Earlier, on December 8th morning RAB raided an ‘extremist den’ in Colonel Haat area and arrested the five HuJI-B militants from the spot.
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December - 8 
In response to the United Nations Committee Against Torture’s (UNCAT) findings that torture is a common tactic adopted by the Police in Sri Lanka, the Government on December 8 said it would take due note of the UN panel’s recommendations
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In response to the United Nations Committee Against Torture’s (UNCAT) findings that torture is a common tactic adopted by the Police in Sri Lanka, the Government on December 8 said it would take due note of the UN panel’s recommendations in working to improve accountability, prevent torture, to take legal action against those who commit torture and in carrying out the necessary institutional reforms, reports Daily Mirror. The Foreign Affairs Ministry, in a statement, said Sri Lanka is engaged with the CAT in keeping with its Treaty obligations, and commitment, under the leadership of President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe to ensure that the human rights of all citizens in the country, rule of law, and good governance are assured. It further said Sri Lanka appreciated the Committee’s recognition of the positive steps taken by the Government since January 2015 to end torture. "Among several measures which have been initiated by the government to address allegations of torture, is an indicator-based Human Rights Plan for the next five years which is being developed through an inclusive stakeholder process,” it said.
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December - 9 
A hand grenade was lobbed bysome unidentified assailants at the residence of Akoijam Brojen (40), who is a head constable of Manipur Police, in Singjamei Mayengbam Leikai of Imphal West District where six persons including two minors were injured on
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A hand grenade was lobbed bysome unidentified assailants at the residence of Akoijam Brojen (40), who is a head constable of Manipur Police, in Singjamei Mayengbam Leikai of Imphal West District where six persons including two minors were injured on December 9, reports The Sangai Express. One of the assailants allegedly involved in carrying out the grenade attack, identified as Mohamad Imran Khan (25) was rounded up by local people, thrashed and later handed over to Police.Meanwhile, suspected economic blockade supporters set ablaze an empty truck near Mount Zion in Senapati District along Imphal-Dimapur highway at around 7 pm on December 9, reports The Sangai Express. Police registered a case in connection with the arson.Also, the United Naga Council (UNC), in a statement issued to the press on December 10, strongly opposed the Government decision of creating seven new Districts in Manipur and said that the Government decision is like adding salt to the wound and added that Nagas will not remain silent spectator. The UNC also made it clear that the ongoing blockade will be lifted only after a written assurance.
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December - 9 
A hardcore Maoist wanted in dozen cases was arrested by Bermo Police in Bokaro District on December 9,reports The Pioneer. Bermo Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Rajkumar Mahto informed this on December 11 about the arrest made on December 9. Th
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A hardcore Maoist wanted in dozen cases was arrested by Bermo Police in Bokaro District on December 9,reports The Pioneer. Bermo Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Rajkumar Mahto informed this on December 11 about the arrest made on December 9. The arrested rebel has been identified as Kalimullah Ansari alias Kamruddin Ansari alias Karu Miya, belonging to Lodhi village under the Gomia Police Station. The SDPO said that the arrested Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] Karu Miya has admitted his involvement in dozen cases related to Naxal activities in and around Bokaro and Hazaribagh Districts. Police claimed that it was a major breakthrough for the District Police he was evading arrest from Bokaro and Hazaribagh Police last 20 years. Giving details of the arrested Maoist’s modus operandi, Mehta said, on December 9, he came to Lodhi panchayat for solving some land dispute.
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December - 9 
A senior leader of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) identified as Lingdho N. Sangma (25) surrendered at Tura of West Garo Hills District on December 9, reports The Shillong Times. He was a senior cadre of the GNLA’s sixth batch of recru
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A senior leader of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) identified as Lingdho N. Sangma (25) surrendered at Tura of West Garo Hills District on December 9, reports The Shillong Times. He was a senior cadre of the GNLA’s sixth batch of recruits who completed arms training in 2014, was assigned as a ‘personal security officer’ of GNLA ‘chief’ Sohan D. Shira for three months. He operated under former ‘commander’ Nikam Ch Momin alias Baichung Momin in the Chokpot region of the South Garo Hills District. As SATP reported earlier, Baichung Momin also surrendered on December 9.According to sources, after the surrender of the senior leaders, GNLA might lure minors to join the militant group, reports The Shillong Times on December 12. Regarding this issue, the sources mentioned the incident of the arrest of a minor boy from West Garo Hills District on November 30, where the GNLA ‘chief’ Sohan D. Shira gave money to the minor boy to target surrendered GNLA cadres. Sources also pointed out that the sudden surrender of the senior leaders of GNLA (particularly ‘commander’ Baichung Ch Momin), who were in possession of several lakhs of extortion money, may weaken the cases of extortions. Sources alleged different yardsticks on the part of Police in facilitating the surrender of GNLA commander Baichung whereas three persons who were having links with Baichung were arrested. Legal experts pointed out that Baichung should have been arrested instead of facilitating his surrender as this money trail case may weaken after his surrender.
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December - 9 
A team of Assam Rifles (AR) arrested one cadre of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K), identified as Avika Achumi alias Avika Sema from Teen Patti in Kohima District on December 9, reports Nagaland Post. According to P
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A team of Assam Rifles (AR) arrested one cadre of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K), identified as Avika Achumi alias Avika Sema from Teen Patti in Kohima District on December 9, reports Nagaland Post. According to Public Relations Officer (PRO), Inspector General of Assam Rifles - North (IGAR-N), the arrested person was a ‘deputy finance secretary’ of NSCN-K operating from Kohima since August 2016. PRO said that a large number of extortion slips were recovered from his possession. PRO also claimed that, on interrogation the accused revealed that he was carrying out extortion/tax collection from various shops in Kohima.
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December - 9 
A top leader of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), identified as ‘second in command’, Nikam Ch Momin alias Baichung Momin, surrendered in Chokpot of South Garo Hills District on December 9, reports The Shillong Times. Baichung surrende
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A top leader of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), identified as ‘second in command’, Nikam Ch Momin alias Baichung Momin, surrendered in Chokpot of South Garo Hills District on December 9, reports The Shillong Times. Baichung surrendered with one Rifle, 120 rounds of live ammunition, one magazine, two mobile phones and four SIM cards.According to the sources, apart from the poor health of the leader and the family pressure, the Centre’s demonetization has also played a crucial role in the surrender of the leader. Earlier, Baichung’s attempt to channel old currency notes to the tune of INR 20 lakh was foiled by the Police. Two of his aides were arrested and his two bank accounts in South Garo Hills were also frozen. After the surrender the Superintendent of Police (SP) Anand Mishra said, “His surrender has broken the backbone of GNLA. Only the C-in-C, Sohan D Shira remains.” The leader, who was earlier a senior leader of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), joined GNLA in December 2009 and recently entrusted with multiple commands of the GNLA. Explaining about the reason of his surrender the militant leader said that Sohan D Shira brought ruin to the outfit by collecting huge amount of ill-gotten wealth.
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December - 9 
AR arrested two Myanmar nationals and recovered ten sophisticated weapons including six AK series rifles, 12 magazines and 10 lakh foreign currencies from them at an unspecified location in India-Myanmar borderin Mizoram, reports indiablooms on Decem
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AR arrested two Myanmar nationals and recovered ten sophisticated weapons including six AK series rifles, 12 magazines and 10 lakh foreign currencies from them at an unspecified location in India-Myanmar borderin Mizoram, reports indiablooms on December 10.
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December - 9 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders, carrying cash rewards of various amounts on their heads, were arrested from Karkeli weekly market in Bedre area in Bijapur District on December 9evening, reports The New Indian Express. Sub D
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders, carrying cash rewards of various amounts on their heads, were arrested from Karkeli weekly market in Bedre area in Bijapur District on December 9evening, reports The New Indian Express. Sub Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) Prashant Shukla said that, among the arrested Maoists, Waale Pallo (35) head of Chetna Natya Manch (CNM), a cultural wing of Maoists, was a prominent cadre and carried a reward of INR 3 lakh on his head. Besides, three others - head of Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sangthan (DAKMS) of Maoists, Doli Majji (45), militia commander Somdu Tati (28), another head of DAKMS Karve Majji, the SDOP said, adding, that they all were carrying reward of INR 1 lakh each. "During interrogation, they have admitted that they were conducting a recee in a bid to launch attack on Karkeli police camp. Earlier too they had been part of the Maoist squad that had attacked this camp," SDOP said. Besides, all four Maoists were allegedly involved in the incidents of attempt to murder, kidnapping, damaging roads, torching vehicles and attacks on Police party, he added.
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December - 9 
On December 9, India's Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar pitched for bilateral cooperation between India and China, in dealing with “fundamentalist terrorism”, expressing dismay over the two countries not being able to come together on t
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On December 9, India's Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar pitched for bilateral cooperation between India and China, in dealing with “fundamentalist terrorism”, expressing dismay over the two countries not being able to come together on the issue at critical international forums, reports Hindustan Times. “As diverse and pluralistic societies, we both face threats from fundamentalist terrorism. Yet, we do not seem to be able to cooperate as effectively we should in some critical international forums dealing with this subject,” Jaishankar said. His remarks are seen as a reference to China opposing India’s move to get Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) 'chief' Masood Azhar designated as a global terrorist by the United Nations. Jaishankar also said, “At a time of change, we should obviously pay great attention to strategic communication. This could help avoid misunderstanding and promote greater trust and cooperation.”
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December - 9 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) seized a few rounds of bullet, musket and other arms and ammunition in West Midnapore District, reports India Today on December 10. CRPF jawans of the 184th Battalion led by Deputy Commander (DC) of CRPF 184th
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) seized a few rounds of bullet, musket and other arms and ammunition in West Midnapore District, reports India Today on December 10. CRPF jawans of the 184th Battalion led by Deputy Commander (DC) of CRPF 184th Battalion, Prabir Kumar Ghosh, identified a mysterious sack of goods which was tied at its neck in a forest of Poradiha Village during two search operations. He initially suspected that the sack belonged to the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres. The jawans then, cordoned the abandoned sack and informed the Bomb Disposal Squad of 207 Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) Force. The squad arrived on the site and retrieved a musket, 8 rounds of bullet and an empty cap of bullet from the sack. The retrieved arms were then handed over by the squad to the Jamboni Police Station. The presence of these arms has lead to the creation of a sense of worry among the residents of the locality on whether it is signaling the rise of Maoists in the region.
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December - 9 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) lodgedin Coimbatore Central Prison will observe a day-long fast on December 16, reports The Hindu on December 10. They will be fasting to condemn the recent encounter killing of two Maoist leaders insi
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) lodgedin Coimbatore Central Prison will observe a day-long fast on December 16, reports The Hindu on December 10. They will be fasting to condemn the recent encounter killing of two Maoist leaders inside the forest in Nilambur in Malappuram District of Kerala. The protest is also to demand that the Kerala Government register a murder case against ‘Thunderbolt’, the anti-Maoist squad of the Kerala Police, and also to seek a magisterial probe. Sources said the Maoists lodged in Coimbatore Central Prison - Shyna, Roopesh, Veeramani, Kannan and Anoop - will take part in the protest. Earlier, on December 9, suspected Maoists lodged in the prisons in Tiruchi, Chennai, Vellore, Palayamkottai observed a fast.
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December - 9 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA)has said there is no proof the two accused arrested in the Uri terror attack case are minors, reports Times of India on December 10. "We cannot go simply by media reports. As per the statement given by the
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA)has said there is no proof the two accused arrested in the Uri terror attack case are minors, reports Times of India on December 10. "We cannot go simply by media reports. As per the statement given by the two alleged guides after their arrest, they are adults. So, if a counter-claim is to be made, the person concerned or family member may approach us directly or the court. We will verify the counter-claim if required. Alternatively, the court may be requested by the aggrieved party for medical tests to establish the age of the accused," a NIA official told. The two youths, hailing from Muzaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), Faisal Hussain Awan and Ahsaan Khursheed, whose age is entered as 20 years and 19 years in the NIA records were arrested by the agency on September 26 and charged with having facilitated infiltration of the four terrorists who attacked the Army's Uri camp on September 18.
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December - 9 
Three militants were killed in a gun battlethat ended in the Arwani area of Anantnag District on December 9, reports Daily Excelsior. However, the identity of militants could not be established as the bodies were burnt beyond recognition. An un
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Three militants were killed in a gun battlethat ended in the Arwani area of Anantnag District on December 9, reports Daily Excelsior. However, the identity of militants could not be established as the bodies were burnt beyond recognition. An unnamed Defence spokesman said that the Security Forces (SFs) killed three militants and recovered three weapons.An unnamed Police spokesman while giving details said that Police received specific information about the presence of militants in the house of one Mushtaq Ahmad Ganie son of Ghulam Qadir Ganie at Hassanpora in the Arwani area of Anantnag on December 7. “As per the information, Mushtaq Ahmad Ganie works as an Over Ground Worker (OGW) of terrorists ofLeT [Lashkar-e-Toiba] outfit and not only harboured terrorists in his house, but also provides all sort of logistical support to them”, the spokesman said. “Based on this input, an operation was launched by joint team of Anantnag, Awantipora police along with Army and CRPF [Central Reserve Police Force]. The said house was cordoned off and when the security forces party entered into the house for searching, terrorist fired on them. The fire was retaliated and the ensuing gun battle lasted for almost two days. The operation concluded today [December 9] when a joint team of Jammu and Kashmir Police and CRPFs Quick Action Team (QAT) stormed the house and cleared it. The cover fire to the storming team was given by Army troops” the spokesman said. He said that during the search operation, two bodies of the militants and three AK-rifles along with other incriminating material has been recovered from the debris of the house. As reported earlier, one civilian was killed in the cross-fire on December 8.Meanwhile, an unnamed Police official said that the three LeT terrorists killed in the encounter at Anantnag were planning to create fresh unrest in the Valley on the lines of disturbances that followed after Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant Burhan Wani was gunned down in a similar encounter on July 8, reports Times of India on December 10. "They wanted the protests by locals’ supporters to get out of hand and lead to a law & order face-off between the forces and local sympathizers. This, they believed, would have triggered a fresh spell of unrest in the Valley. However, with locals failing to come in aggressive support and confining themselves to pelting stones at the forces, it seems their plans went awry, and they finally fell to the bullets after a protracted gunfight," said the officer.
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December - 9 
An improvised explosive device (IED) planted in a bicycle went off near the Sindh Agriculture University in Tando Jam town of Hyderabad District in the Sindh province on December 9 leaving two persons injured including a Sindh Rangers personnel, repo
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An improvised explosive device (IED) planted in a bicycle went off near the Sindh Agriculture University in Tando Jam town of Hyderabad District in the Sindh province on December 9 leaving two persons injured including a Sindh Rangers personnel, reports Daily Times. Officials said that two explosive devices were recovered from the crime scene while a suspect had also been taken into custody.
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December - 9 
Rangers conducted a raid on December 9 and recovered a huge cache of arms from a house in Old Golimar area of Karachi, reports Daily Times. According to Rangers spokesman, the arms and munitions recovered from the house includes nine SMGs, two repeat
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Rangers conducted a raid on December 9 and recovered a huge cache of arms from a house in Old Golimar area of Karachi, reports Daily Times. According to Rangers spokesman, the arms and munitions recovered from the house includes nine SMGs, two repeaters, one 32-bore pistols, 11 9MM pistols, nine 30-bore pistols, one airgun, one 30-bore mouser, 76 hand grenades, a bomb, detonators and at least 5,000 bullets.In the meantime, the Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) of Sindh Police on December 9 claimed it has arrested a Special Branch officer for leaking sensitive information to suspect militants regarding raids conducted by law enforcement personnel, owing to which the Police failed in apprehending them, reports Dawn. CTD SSP Naveed Khowaja told Dawn that the officer, identified as Irfan, worked as a 'locator operator' in the Special Branch.
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December - 9 
The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and six other parties continued to obstruct Parliamentary proceedings on December 9 to protest the registration of the Constitution amendment bill in the Parliament, reports The Himalaya
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The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and six other parties continued to obstruct Parliamentary proceedings on December 9 to protest the registration of the Constitution amendment bill in the Parliament, reports The Himalayan Times. As soon as the House met, lawmakers representing the CPN-UML, CPN-ML, Rastriya Janamorcha, Nepal Workers’ and Peasants’ Party (NWPP), Rastriya Janamukti Party, Nepal Parivar Dal and Nepal Rastriya Party rose from their chairs to protest the bill. Following the obstruction, Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar adjourned the House meeting for next six days and called the next meeting on December 15.
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December - 10 
A joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police arrested three Maoist supporters, identified as Hemla Budhu (35), Aytu Kudiam (30) and Ursa Budhram (35) while carrying out an area domination operation to the interiors of Ganga
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A joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Police arrested three Maoist supporters, identified as Hemla Budhu (35), Aytu Kudiam (30) and Ursa Budhram (35) while carrying out an area domination operation to the interiors of Gangaloor Police Station limits in Bijapur District on December 10, adds The New Indian Express.
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Based on specific information, the Army and Udalguri Police launched a joint operation and arrested one linkman of the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), identified as Phungkha Narzari (22) from Santipur v
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Based on specific information, the Army and Udalguri Police launched a joint operation and arrested one linkman of the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), identified as Phungkha Narzari (22) from Santipur village under Harisinga Police Station in the Udalguri District on December 10,reports The Sentinel. The Security Forces (SFs)recovered one .22 LR pen gun along with four rounds of .22 mm calibre live ammunition from his possession. Based on his confession, one of his aides who is believed to be involved in extortion related cases in the area, identified as Ashok Tanti (24), was also arrested from Hatigarh TE under Harisinga Police Station in the Udalguri District on December 11. A hand-made pistol was recovered from his possession.
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December - 10 
Daily Excelsioron December 11 reports that the improvised explosive device (IED) attack in the night of November 4, 2016, targeting a police bullet-proof ‘Rakshak’ jeep under the Dadasara Police Station area in Awantipora of Pulwama Distr
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Daily Excelsioron December 11 reports that the improvised explosive device (IED) attack in the night of November 4, 2016, targeting a police bullet-proof ‘Rakshak’ jeep under the Dadasara Police Station area in Awantipora of Pulwama District was first of its kind command-wire IED blast, used by Naxals (Left Wing Extremists, LWE), that was reported in the state. Three police officials were injured in the blast that was trigerred by joining the wires drawn from the IED and when the jeep, plying on the normal ‘pucca’ road, went over it, the blast severely damaged the entire front and engine portion of the four-wheeler.The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), mainstay for anti-LWE operations in the country, has reportedly rushed a team of its counter-IED experts to train and sensitise its troops, those of the Border security Force (BSF), Jammu and Kashmir Police and others against such blasts trigerred by the ‘command-wire’ technique. “This is for the first time…There have been IED attacks against security forces and their convoys in the past but using the command-wire technique was unheard and unseen here. This technique till now has been used by Naxals to target security forces in the LWE affected areas,” CRPF Director General (DG) K Durga Prasad said.
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December - 10 
Four members of a gang were arrested from Bhawanigarh village in Sangrur District of Punjab on December 10 on charge of printing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and conspiring to circulate the counterfeit notes including newly introduced INR 2,000
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Four members of a gang were arrested from Bhawanigarh village in Sangrur District of Punjab on December 10 on charge of printing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) and conspiring to circulate the counterfeit notes including newly introduced INR 2,000 notes, reports The Indian Express. The arrested persons were identified as Harbhajan Dass, Jasvir Singh alias Jassi, Bhagwan Dass and Jaidev alias Jajji. The Sangrur Police on December 10 busted the gang and recovered FICN worth of INR 4.15 lakh. “Earlier, they were only circulating fake Rs 100 notes. But ever since new currency notes were introduced, they also started making Rs 2,000 notes,” said Pritpal Singh Thind, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sangrur.
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December - 10 
In view of the indefinite economic blockade and ban on National Projects imposed by the United Naga Council (UNC), the Central Government has sent 17 companies of Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMF) to the State for protection of National Highways lea
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In view of the indefinite economic blockade and ban on National Projects imposed by the United Naga Council (UNC), the Central Government has sent 17 companies of Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMF) to the State for protection of National Highways leading to and from Imphal, reports the E-Pao on December 11.Meanwhile, the Committee for Joint Naga Civil Societies, Delhi (CJNCSD) issued a 48-hour ultimatum – with effect from midnight of December 12, demanding the “unconditional release” of the two UNC leaders and also the “immediate withdrawal” of the Manipur Government’s decision to form seven new Districts, reports the The Morung Express on December 11.In another incident, the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) has questioned the declaration of seven new Districts including Kangpokpi and Noney (Longmai) by the State Government without consulting the stakeholders, reports the E-pao on December 11. The ZUF in a statement issued by its ‘information and publicity secretary’ A Longmei said that the ploy of the Government is nothing less than putting of old wine in the new bottle to fool the people. The concern of Zeliangrong people in particular and the Nagas in general is not the name of Districts but rather the division of their ancestral land, it said.Meanwhile, the Coordination Committee (CorCom) has greeted all the people of Manipur on the 77th anniversary of Nupi Lan (December 12) on December 11, reports theE-pao. Recalling the legacy of the first Nupi Lan of 1904, a statement issued by CorCom asserted that Manipuri women started donning the roles of vanguards on both political and economic fronts as male population was severely depleted in the aftermath of the war fought against Ava (Myanmar) in 1817 and the Anglo-Manipur war of 1891.
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December - 10 
Intelligence alerts on terrorist threats in Delhi were 50 per cent down over the past five years, Hindustan Times reports on December 11. Experts cautioned that the declining number didn’t mean New Delhi has become less vulnerable to attacks, e
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Intelligence alerts on terrorist threats in Delhi were 50 per cent down over the past five years, Hindustan Times reports on December 11. Experts cautioned that the declining number didn’t mean New Delhi has become less vulnerable to attacks, especially from Pakistan-based militant outfits such the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The Jaish and Lashkar enjoy patronage from the Pakistani establishment and army, and are involved in this year’s Pathankot air base and Uri army camp attacks in which about two dozen Indian soldiers were killed. Pakistan denies the charge.The Intelligence Bureau (IB) and Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) alerted Delhi Police 306 times about possible terrorist attacks since 2012, which recorded the highest number of warnings at 77. In comparison, only 29 alerts have surfaced till September, 2016 a Delhi Police response to a right to information query revealed. “Broadly, we can divide these inputs into two parts. One is of general nature. Say possibilities of attack during Independence Day and Republic Day. We circulate these inputs to keep our forces on the toes,” a senior Delhi police officer said. He added, “The second type is specific. For instance, X person is coming to Delhi and staying in a particular hotel. We investigate and report back to the agency about the authenticity of the alert. No information is available on the authenticity of each and every alert.”Another aspect attributed to the decreasing alerts is the growing presence of Islamic State (IS) and al Qaeda sympathizers, and home-grown militants. Intelligence agencies don’t share alerts in such cases, but take action with the help of local Police. Delhi Police arrested about a dozen militants in 2016; among them six IS sympathisers and two are from the al Qaeda in Indian Subcontinent (AQIS). “None of them came directly from Pakistan. Agencies get information about Pakistan-based terrorist through local informers and technical intervention such as call interception, including months of work such as data encryption as ISIS members interact through social media,” an officer said. Such cases go beyond the realm of alert, but invite actionable input that requires direct collaboration between the intelligence agency and police to arrest the militant. “That explains why number of terrorism-related alerts is going down, though IS members are getting arrested increasingly,” the officer said.
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December - 10 
The Deputy Chief of Army staff, Lieutenant General N P S Hira, said on the sidelines of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) Passing Out Parade (POP) at Dehradun on December 10 that demonetisation had made an impact on terrorist activities, reports The
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The Deputy Chief of Army staff, Lieutenant General N P S Hira, said on the sidelines of the Indian Military Academy (IMA) Passing Out Parade (POP) at Dehradun on December 10 that demonetisation had made an impact on terrorist activities, reports The Times of India. “The supply of fake currency in circulation has been affected and this will no doubt have an impact on terror activities on the ground,” said the officer who has had extensive experience of counter-insurgency operations in Jammu and Kashmir as well as the North East. He added that “cash reserves of terrorists have been hit, which is definitely a positive impact of demonetisation.”To a query about the surgical strikes and their aftermath, he said that terror attacks have increased following the strikes but “the Army is fully prepared to give a befitting reply to such misadventures.” “Terrorists have started targeting Army establishments but whenever they have indulged in such misadventures, we have given them a befitting reply. I must reiterate that the Indian Army is fully prepared to deal with the enemy,” said the officer who has commanded an infantry division near the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir.
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December - 10 
Two militants belonging to I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) were killed in a joint operation by Army and Assam Police in Kokrajhar District on December 10(today) morning, reports DNA India. One AK 47 assa
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Two militants belonging to I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) were killed in a joint operation by Army and Assam Police in Kokrajhar District on December 10(today) morning, reports DNA India. One AK 47 assault rifle, one pistol and ammunition were recovered from the slain militants. The encounter by the joint unit of Army-Police reflects the strong stance taken against insurgency by the State following the terror attack in Kokrajhar on August 5 in which 14 civilians and one militant were killed.
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December - 10 
A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), Riazul Islam was killed and his son was injured as militants opened fire on them at Charsadda Road under the Faqirabad Police Station in Peshawar, the provincial capital of
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A Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Counter Terrorism Department (CTD), Riazul Islam was killed and his son was injured as militants opened fire on them at Charsadda Road under the Faqirabad Police Station in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on December 10 evening, reports The Express Tribune. Later, the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP)-Operations, Sajjad Khan confirmed that Riazul Islam was killed in a terrorist attack. Following the incident, Police cordoned off the area and began search operation in the vicinity. Meanwhile, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) has claimed responsibility for the attack on DSP, Riazul Islam.
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December - 10 
The Joint Struggle Committee, Arghakhanchi, an alliance formed to protest the Constitution amendment bill that proposes to transfer five hill Districts from Province 5, has resumed banda (general strike) in the District on December 10, reports My Rep
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The Joint Struggle Committee, Arghakhanchi, an alliance formed to protest the Constitution amendment bill that proposes to transfer five hill Districts from Province 5, has resumed banda (general strike) in the District on December 10, reports My Republica. Organizing a press conference, the joint struggle committee has said that the banda will continue on December 10 and 11. Youths are holding a whistle rally today (December 10) while women will hit the streets tomorrow (December 11) displaying utensils as part of pressure on the Government against the proposed bill. Similarly, the strike will be withdrawn for three days (12, 13 and 14) due to Dewali festival before it resumes December 15 and will continue until 21, Bishnu Khanal Muskan, Nepali Congress (NC) District Party Office, Arghakhanchi President said. According to the protest programs, the committee will launch a torch rally on December 13. Since November 29, Province 5 people are up in arms after the Government registered the Constitution amendment bill in Parliament that proposes to split five hill Districts from the Province.Meanwhile, a mass demonstration was held in Tamghas in the District headquarter of Gulmi District on December 10, as part of the 11th day of the indefinite District-wide banda to protest the Constitution amendment bill the Government registered in the parliament, reports My Republica. The demonstrators had wielded sticks. The amendment proposal proposes to separate the Gulmi District from Province No 5 which has angered the locals. The banda has affected the normal life in the District.
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December - 11 
A Communist Party India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)couple, allegedly involved in a number of cases includingattacks on Police personnel in Telangana and Chhattisgarh and carrying hefty reward on their heads, surrendered in Jaishankar Bhupalpally District on
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A Communist Party India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)couple, allegedly involved in a number of cases includingattacks on Police personnel in Telangana and Chhattisgarh and carrying hefty reward on their heads, surrendered in Jaishankar Bhupalpally District on December 11, reports The Times of India. K Ganapathi (40), a ‘divisional committee member’ of Challa Venkatapur Division (CVD) of the CPI-Maoist, and his Wife Swaroopa (33), a ‘committee member’ active in Venkatapur area in State, surrendered at Bhupalpally citing their "disillusionment" with Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] policies, a Police officer said. While Ganapathi and Swaroopa were carrying a reward of INR 500,000 and INR 400,000 on their heads respectively, said District Superintendent of Police (DSP) Bhaskaran. "Ganapathi, a native of Shappalli village, has been active since 1999. He was involved in seven cases, including a bomb blast that killed 11 people travelling in a bus at Chintapalli village in 2001," the Police Officer said. He said Ganpathi was also involved in attacks on Eturunagaram and Mahadevpur Police Stations and for triggering a blast targeting a Police van in Chhattisgarh."Swaroopa married Ganapathi in 2004. She has been involved in at least five cases, including bomb blast targeting a police van in Chhattisgarh," Bhaskaran said, adding the couple claimed they got disillusioned due to "anti-people" policies of CPI-Maoist.
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December - 11 
A joint team of Assam Police and CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) commandos arrested four Adivasi Dragon Fighters (ADF) militants, identified as Jonash Murmu, Mangaldoi Murmu, Birbal Soren and Manak Hembrom, along with a huge cache of a
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A joint team of Assam Police and CoBRA (Commando Battalion for Resolute Action) commandos arrested four Adivasi Dragon Fighters (ADF) militants, identified as Jonash Murmu, Mangaldoi Murmu, Birbal Soren and Manak Hembrom, along with a huge cache of arms and ammunition from South Bhomraguri area in Kokrajhar District on December 11, reports The Indian Express. The Police recovered country-made one INSAS rifle with magazine, four pistols, five 7.62 mm live ammunition, six bombs and three mobile handsets from their possession, Kokrajhar Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sreejit said.
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December - 11 
An emerging American link has come to light in the investigation of the Islamic State (IS) inspired terror cases with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) identifying a key recruiter, Abu Isa al Amriki–one of the planners of the terror group
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An emerging American link has come to light in the investigation of the Islamic State (IS) inspired terror cases with the National Investigation Agency (NIA) identifying a key recruiter, Abu Isa al Amriki–one of the planners of the terror group’s external operations division which planned and executed terror attacks in foreign countries– to have set his eyes on India for recruitment of young Muslims, dnaindia.com reports on December 12. NIA officials have found glaring similarities in the modus operandi employed by al Amriki in at least two instances, Hyderabad module involving five men and a case of a lone wolf in Kolkata where the suspects were ready to commit terror acts in the name of IS. It has now prompted the US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to keep a close eye and coordinate with the NIA on the Indian IS related cases.A team of FBI officials arrived in Kolkata (West Bengal), last week, to interrogate IS suspect Mohammad Masiuddin alias Musa, who was instructed by his handler to target foreigners particularly US nationals, behead them with machete and make videos of the act. In December 2015, the FBI uncovered a plot involving American citizens to attack revellers on new year’s eve with machete and knives in the name of IS. The man who masterminded the new year plot, Amriki, is now found to have influenced Hyderabad resident Ibrahim Yazdani. “We are in touch with the FBI and American authorities on the investigation in the IS cases. They have refused to accept Amriki as an American national (he is described as Sudanese) but have charged him in the New York case,’’ a senior NIA official said. He added that Amriki was using the social media platforms to influence people worldwide including US and Indian nationals to join IS in Syria or make terror attacks in their home country.
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December - 11 
Assam Rifles (AR) arrested one Reformation faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-R) militant, identified as ‘kilonser’ Chongpon Phom from Kanching village in Longleng District on December 11, reports the Morung Express.
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Assam Rifles (AR) arrested one Reformation faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-R) militant, identified as ‘kilonser’ Chongpon Phom from Kanching village in Longleng District on December 11, reports the Morung Express. One 22 pistol, two magazines and 73 rounds along with incriminating documents were recovered from the arrested militant.
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December - 11 
Assam Rifles (AR) troops busted a hideout of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) and recovered arms and ammunition including eighteen live AK-47 bullets, one high-frequency wireless radio set with a spare battery, four
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Assam Rifles (AR) troops busted a hideout of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) and recovered arms and ammunition including eighteen live AK-47 bullets, one high-frequency wireless radio set with a spare battery, four pairs of camouflage uniform, medicines, rations and utensils from Phinbiro forest area in Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh on December 11, reports the Indian Times. According to AR sources, around 10 or 12 NSCN-K militants were taking shelter in the jungle hideout, with three bamboo huts and a sentry post. However, the militants managed to flee, taking advantage of the thick forests.
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December - 11 
Based on intelligence input, Police arrested a hardcore militant of I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), identified as Sujon Mushahary alias Denim along with huge cache of arms and ammunition including one A
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Based on intelligence input, Police arrested a hardcore militant of I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), identified as Sujon Mushahary alias Denim along with huge cache of arms and ammunition including one AK-81 rifle, six magazines, 141 rounds live ammunition, one LMG magazine, one hand grenade and two radio sets from Sonitpur District, reports India Blooms on December 12.
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Based on specific input, Assam Rifles (AR) recovered cache of ammunitions from the house of ‘self styled colonel’ Tinka Konyak of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) in Techa Colony of Mon District on Decem
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Based on specific input, Assam Rifles (AR) recovered cache of ammunitions from the house of ‘self styled colonel’ Tinka Konyak of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) in Techa Colony of Mon District on December 11, reports The Nagaland Post. According to Public Relation Officer (PRO) Inspector General of Assam Rifles-North (IGAR-N), 50 live rounds of 7.62 mm AK 47, one radio set Motorola, combat dresses, extortion slips of NSCN-K and other incriminating documents were recovered from stores that were dug under the floor of the house.
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Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), in an operation, recovered two country-made guns and 17 rounds of live ammunition from Sibuttar village under Hailakandi Police Station in Hailakandi District on December 11, reports The Sentinel. Later, two perso
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Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), in an operation, recovered two country-made guns and 17 rounds of live ammunition from Sibuttar village under Hailakandi Police Station in Hailakandi District on December 11, reports The Sentinel. Later, two persons, identified as Badrul Haq Laskar and Azizul Haq Laskar were arrested in this connection.
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China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a media briefing that there is no change in China’s position on Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, Times of India reports on December 12. "As for India's application for&h
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China's Foreign Ministry spokesman Geng Shuang told a media briefing that there is no change in China’s position on Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) chief Masood Azhar, Times of India reports on December 12. "As for India's application for… listing issue pursuant to resolution of 1267 (to list Masood as terrorist), China's position remains unchanged," Geng Shuang said. His assertion that China's stand remains unchanged was made while answering a question on Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar's remarks at an India-China think tank forum in New Delhi on December 9, 2016, where he had expressed dismay over the two countries not being able to come together on the issue of "fundamentalist terrorism" at critical international forums, a reference to China blocking India's bid to get Azhar banned by the United Nations (UN). China's second 'technical hold' on Azhar's banning in UN is due to expire at the end of this month (December) and the two countries are in talks on Azhar issue.
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Kokrajhar Police arrested another NDFB-IKS militant, identified as Tomas Narzary along with a rifle and one hand grenade from Chanpur area in Barpeta District, adds India Blooms on December 12.
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Kokrajhar Police arrested another NDFB-IKS militant, identified as Tomas Narzary along with a rifle and one hand grenade from Chanpur area in Barpeta District, adds India Blooms on December 12.
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December - 11 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including the founder of Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, during a raid at a place under National Thermal Power Corporati
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres including the founder of Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP), a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist, during a raid at a place under National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) Khaira Police Station in Aurangabad District on December 11, reports New Indian Express. Superintendent of Police (SP), Satya Prakash said after getting a tip off that three Maoists were intimidating local people, especially farmers, to get their personal work done, Police raided Khadaha-Sonedila area under NTPC Khaira Police Station area from where the three Maoists were arrested along with arms and ammunition. The arrested trio included Arvind Ram, the founder of Maoist outfit JJMP and a resident of Kathkur Village of Kutumba Police Station of the District. Arvind Ram formed JJMP after splitting from the CPI-Maoist. The other two arrested were identified as Shankar Ram alias Alam ji, a resident of Aurangabad District and Mukesh Kumar Mehta, a resident of Palamu District of Jharkhand, the SP said. The Police seized three country made pistols, 15 live cartridges and an empty cartridge from their possession, he added. Arvind Ram was a mastermind of the Jaipur jewellery shop loot case in which he had served three years of jail, Prakash said adding, and Ram was involved in various Maoist related incidents in Mali and Nabinagar Police Station areas of the District.Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs), in two separate incident, arrested CPI-Maoist Puran Murmu in Jamui District and CPI-Maoist Gopal Das in Munger District on December 11, reports New Indian Express.
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The ARs busted a camp of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) which was established in dense forest near Phenbiro village in Changlang District on December 11, reports The Sentinel. A large cache of warlike stores, like
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The ARs busted a camp of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) which was established in dense forest near Phenbiro village in Changlang District on December 11, reports The Sentinel. A large cache of warlike stores, like radio set with spare battery, live AK 47 rounds, insurgent combat uniforms, belts, backpack and a large quantity of rations were recovered from the destroyed camp.
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December - 11 
The Maharashtra Anti-terrorism Squad (ATS) probing a person from Mumbra, Tabrez Tambe for reportedly joining the terror group Islamic State (IS), are also looking into the visit of a Pakistani national Ali, who had allegedly visited India and stayed
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The Maharashtra Anti-terrorism Squad (ATS) probing a person from Mumbra, Tabrez Tambe for reportedly joining the terror group Islamic State (IS), are also looking into the visit of a Pakistani national Ali, who had allegedly visited India and stayed here for 10-12 days along with the missing youngster, Hindustan Times reports on December 12. As per sources, Tabrez, who used to work in the Middle East, came in contact with Ali and had come to Maharashtra with him. ATS is finding out if Ali had tried to radicalise anyone else in Mumbra and is also checking the places he visited in Thane and Mumbai.The squad is trying to verify if the main intention behind Ali’s visit was to try and establish an IS module in the state. The disappearance of Tambe came to light after his brother Saud Noor Mohammad Tambe approached ATS. The brothers are from Ratnagiri District and were living in Mumbra.Tambe became friends with Ali while working in Saudi Arabia. So far, ATS has found that Tambe went to school at the National High School and Junior College in Ratnagiri, before moving to Mumbai to study chemistry at the Mumbai University. He was good at academics, played volleyball and took part in science quizzes. He also volunteered for a charitable organisation and studied cargo services for his undergraduation.Investigators said Tambe had always been employed at good firms. He started working in 2009, went on to join an airline as a cargo supervisor in 2010 and then moved to Iraq to work as a warehouse executive in 2011. In October 2012, Tambe moved to Dubai, where he worked as a logistics officer. Somewhere around December 2015, he moved to Saudi Arabia for a logistics officer profile. This is when he is said to have met Ali.
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The mukhiya (village headman) of Jargo panchayat (village level local self government institution) in Tamar block in Ranchi District, Jeevan Singh Munda (38), was dragged out of his home by unidentified assailants, masquerading as Police, and shot de
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The mukhiya (village headman) of Jargo panchayat (village level local self government institution) in Tamar block in Ranchi District, Jeevan Singh Munda (38), was dragged out of his home by unidentified assailants, masquerading as Police, and shot dead on December 11, reports The Telegraph. Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters found near his body read that Munda was being "punished for being a Police informer" and others should learn a lesson from his death. The forested spot where the mukhiya's body was found is 25 kilometres from Tamar thana (Police Station) and around 80 kilometres from the State capital, Ranchi. An unnamed local resident claimed that Munda was once a Maoist sympathizer, adding, "But, he parted ways with the rebels three years ago and entered mainstream politics. Currently, he did not have any political affiliation and facilitated construction of rural roads to help Police movement in the area." Rural Superintendent of Police (SP), Raj Kumar Lakra said, "Four Maoist posters found near his body said he had paid the price for being a police informer. But, there is nothing on record to prove that the deceased was an informer. We are also not aware of his past Maoist links."Meanwhile, acting on a tip-off by local residents, Police recovered a huge cache of 120 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), two cylinder bombs, weighing five kilograms each, and 200 metres of codex wire, used in landmine blasts, from a Maoist hideout in Barwaiya forests of Manika in Latehar District on December 11, reports The Telegraph. The explosives were found hidden underneath rocks atop a hillock in the dense forests. Latehar, SP, Anoop Birtharay said the explosives belonged to the Maoist squad of ‘sub-zonal commander’ Shravan Yadav who carried a reward of INR 500,000 on his head. "At present, he has been located in Gaya district of neighbouring Bihar. Almost all Maoist squads have fled the district following recent search operations but they have sympathisers who extend them logistic support," said SP, Birtharay. Sharing the credit of the recovery with the villagers, he said it was an outcome of community policing. "I regularly visit the remote villages and introduce community policing there," added SP, Birtharay. Police sources said Maoist squads of ‘sub-zonal commanders’ Ugreshwar Yadav and Virendra Yadav, who too carried INR 500,000 rewards each on their heads, also used to operate in Latehar. Following recent operations, they have hidden their arms and ammunition and fled to safer havens.
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Visuals found on the data storage devices that the Kerala Police had recovered from the Karulayi jungle in Nilambur in Malappuram District after two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in encounter reportedly showed Left W
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Visuals found on the data storage devices that the Kerala Police had recovered from the Karulayi jungle in Nilambur in Malappuram District after two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in encounter reportedly showed Left Wing Extremist (LWE) leaders asking followers to oppose the Constitution and Government and to prepare for armed struggle, reports The Hindu on December 12. Kuppu Devaraj, a ‘central committee (CC) member’ of the CPI-Maoist who was killed along with woman extremist Ajitha in the encounter with the Thunderbolt commandos of the Kerala Police on November 24, is seen in the video found in one of the pen drives asking the extremists to focus attention on colonies of Adivasis and to take care not to lose their support. The visuals found on the pen drives recovered from the Maoists’ camp have appeared in the visual media of Kerala in the particular context of the suspicion aired by certain rights groups and the Communist Party of India (CPI), second biggest partner in the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) led ruling Left Democratic Front (LDF), that the Police could have killed the two Maoists in unilateral firing in a fake encounter.Meanwhile, a dossier compiled by the Kerala Police on Kuppuswamy Murthy alias Kuppu Devarajan was released in Kollam District on December 11, reports The Hindu. The top CPI-Maoist leader killed by the Police in an alleged encounter inside the Nilambur forests on November 24, shows that Kuppu was trained in arms handling by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during the late 1980s.
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December - 11 
Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Terrorists Intelligence Group in-charge, Raja Umer Khattab on December 11 said that Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al-Almi is nothing more than an internet entity, reports The News. He said Syed Safdar Ali, the man who claims he
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Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Terrorists Intelligence Group in-charge, Raja Umer Khattab on December 11 said that Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al-Almi is nothing more than an internet entity, reports The News. He said Syed Safdar Ali, the man who claims he’s the outfit’s chief, is abroad and runs pages on social networking websites merely claiming responsibility for attacks. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi al-Almi is limited to the internet alone and operates only through social media websites without any actual presence on the ground. Laskhar-e-Jhangvi al-Almi was founded by Abid Mehsud, had who formed a splinter group following differences with the Laskhar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ).
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One Frontier Corps (FC) personal was injured as an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated in the Shabqadar area near Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 11, reports Tribune. The convoy was targeted when it wa
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One Frontier Corps (FC) personal was injured as an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated in the Shabqadar area near Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 11, reports Tribune. The convoy was targeted when it was on its way from Mohmand to Peshawar. As soon as it reached Dhando Bridge on main Shabqadar road, explosives planted on the roadside went off, injuring Subidar Najab Ali.Meanwhile,Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants have distributed pamphlets in tribal regions of South Waziristan in FATA issuing threats to media persons in the area, reports The News on December 12. The distribution of pamphlets again highlights the dangers to the lives of the tribal journalists and the freedom of expression in South Waziristan, the birthplace of the banned TTP. At least four journalists have been killed only in South Waziristan while two in North Waziristan over the past several years.
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Sindh Police on December 11 proposed to the provincial Government to place 93 seminaries in different cities and Districts under the fourth schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) to monitor their ‘affairs’ and ‘other’ activi
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Sindh Police on December 11 proposed to the provincial Government to place 93 seminaries in different cities and Districts under the fourth schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) to monitor their ‘affairs’ and ‘other’ activities due to their suspected terror links, reports Dawn. The proposal came days after the Sindh Government directed the law enforcement agencies to crack down on drug dealers and seminaries which had links with terrorists or banned outfits. “This move will help us in keeping an eye on these seminaries which are suspected for their links and activities. All these seminaries are marked after their geotagging across the province and analysis and audit of their finances to trace the source of their funding and spending in line with the National Action Plan initiatives, which requires the database of all madrassahs operating across the country. Under this arrangement placing 93 seminaries under fourth schedule we would be able to do our work more confidently,” Additional IG of Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) Sanaullah Abbasi told.
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December - 11 
Chairman of major opposition, Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), KP Sharma Oli, expressed wonder why the Government was voicing for Constitution amendment rather than making preparations for elections, reports My Republica.
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Chairman of major opposition, Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), KP Sharma Oli, expressed wonder why the Government was voicing for Constitution amendment rather than making preparations for elections, reports My Republica. During a talk program organized by the student wing of the party, All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU), in Kathmandu on December 11, Chairman Oli argued that Constitution could not be amended without any reason. It is high time Government focused elections, he underscored. He, however, said Constitution could be amended for the elections. "Let's seek the provisions that bar elections on time, and amend it," he urged the Government, adding that amendment must not be the cause resulting in crisis in country.
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Minister for Law Anisul Huq on December 11 said that the Government is drafting a law to impound assets of war criminals, reports New Age. He said “Drafting of the law is on process.” In September, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Moza
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Minister for Law Anisul Huq on December 11 said that the Government is drafting a law to impound assets of war criminals, reports New Age. He said “Drafting of the law is on process.” In September, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Hague, also said in Parliament that new bill was in the offing to confiscate properties of war criminals. The families of war crimes victims and several organizations, among which are Ekattarer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee and Ganajagaran Mancha, which are demanding the death penalty for all war criminals, have also been demanding a confiscation of war criminals' properties.
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December - 11 
Several political parties and Indian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Malaysia have threatened to hold demonstrations if the Government allowed Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena to make a visit to the country, reports Daily Mirror on
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Several political parties and Indian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in Malaysia have threatened to hold demonstrations if the Government allowed Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena to make a visit to the country, reports Daily Mirror on December 12. The President is scheduled to visit Malaysia on December 15 to sign several memorandum of understanding (MoUs) with the Government and also to launch the Sri Lanka Food and Cultural Festival. Johor PKR (People's Justice Party), Vice-Chairman, Rony Murugan expressed his dismay over Sirisena's scheduled visit to Malaysia, adding that the Government should take into consideration the sentiments of the Tamilians in the country. He said Mr. Sirisena should not be allowed into the country because of his alleged role in the killing of civilians during the Sri Lankan Civil War. Rony, who is also the coordinator for the Johor Coalition Against the Visit of the President of Sri Lanka, said the coalition would be lodging police reports in 10 stations throughout the state, as a sign of protest. The coalition, which was formed to protest against the visit, consists of 10 NGOs including the Johor Tamilar Sangam and Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) as well as PKR, DAP, Amanah and Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM).
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on December 11 said that a small group of people is trying to destroy the unity in the country by creating hatred between races and religions and their attempts to disrupt reconciliation and peace among
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Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe on December 11 said that a small group of people is trying to destroy the unity in the country by creating hatred between races and religions and their attempts to disrupt reconciliation and peace among the communities will not succeed under the unity Government, reports Colombo Page. Speaking at the inauguration of the 7th annual international session of the Global Energy Parliament at the Temple Trees in Colombo, the Prime Minister said the present Government would not allow anyone to achieve political aims by inciting racism or religious hatred. He said the Government will hold discussions with those groups as well on their issues but, if they continue to engage in disrupting the peace, the Government will take legal action to stop those activities.
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December - 12 
A joint team of the Special Cell of East Khasi Hills District and Arunachal Pradesh Police raided the rented house of a leader, identified as Moinam Mothang of a newly formed Naga militant group, the Eastern Naga National Army (ENNA) at Lumding
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A joint team of the Special Cell of East Khasi Hills District and Arunachal Pradesh Police raided the rented house of a leader, identified as Moinam Mothang of a newly formed Naga militant group, the Eastern Naga National Army (ENNA) at Lumdingsoh in Motinagar in East Garo Hills District, on December 12, reports The Shillong Times. Police recovered a number of incriminating documents, mobile phones and laptops during the raid. The ENNA is the military wing of the Eastern Naga National Government (ENNG) and was formed in January, 2016. It operates mainly in the Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh and Lumding area of Hojai District of Assam. According to Police, the leader was involved in demanding money to a Mumbai based road Construction Company operating in Arunachal Pradesh.
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A villager was killed and another injured when they were reportedly caught in crossfire between Security Forces (SFs) and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Bijapur District on December 12, reports The Hindu. The incident took pla
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A villager was killed and another injured when they were reportedly caught in crossfire between Security Forces (SFs) and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Bijapur District on December 12, reports The Hindu. The incident took place when a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)’s 168th Battalion and District Force was out on an anti-Maoist operation near Timmapur village under the Basaguda Police Station limits, Bijapur, Superintendent of Police (SP), K.L. Dhruv said. Acting on inputs about the movement of rebels, SFs had launched the operation from its Timmapur camp, around 450 kilometres away from Raipur, to adjoining areas late last night, he said. On the way back close to the camp, they came under fire from ultras prompting them to retaliate. However, the exchange of fire soon stopped after the rebels escaped, he added. During searches, they spotted two men who had reportedly sustained injuries in the cross fire, in the forests. They rushed the injured to Basaguda hospital where one of them was declared brought dead, the SP said. “The deceased was identified as Punem Nandu, a native of Timmapur,” he said adding that another injured man— Kaken Suklu— a resident of the same village, was undergoing treatment at Basaguda. However, a CRPF official claimed that the deceased and injured villager could be jan-militia members who handle the village level operations of the Maoists.
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Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) for Bodoland Territorial Administrative Districts (BTAD), Dr LR Bishnoi offered surrender opportunity to the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) leaders, includin
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Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) for Bodoland Territorial Administrative Districts (BTAD), Dr LR Bishnoi offered surrender opportunity to the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) leaders, including G Bidai saying that they would be treated as well being as per constitution if they come to the main stream, reports the Assam Times on December 13.Bishnoi said that NDFB-IKS has three camps in Myanmar where they are taking shelter and working for the outfit. He said that G Bidai, senior leader of the militant outfit has been taking shelter inside Bhutan territory along with few cadres in deep jungles. He said that Police administration has been taking strong operations against militant outfits. There are 23 ‘council members’ of the NDFB-IKS in its organization and four of them were arrested by Police and remaining leaders are taking shelter in Myanmar soil, Bishnoi said. ‘G Bidai and his colleague leaders should come forward to the main stream because there is no sustaining feasibility in the jungles due rapid search operations are intensified’, Bishnoi added.
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Indonesia President Joko Widodo, who is coming to India on December 12 (today) on a 2-day state visit, has sought greater cooperation with New Delhi on anti-terror and bilateral trade cooperation, reports The Hindu. Earlier on December 10, Widodo sai
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Indonesia President Joko Widodo, who is coming to India on December 12 (today) on a 2-day state visit, has sought greater cooperation with New Delhi on anti-terror and bilateral trade cooperation, reports The Hindu. Earlier on December 10, Widodo said Indonesia and India must cooperate closely in the key areas defence, security and counter-terrorism as no country was immune to a terror attack and also sought stepping up of bilateral trade ties.“This is something that we are currently discussing...both our countries have large maritime regions, so cooperation in this sphere is welcome,” said Mr. Widodo, the President of the country that has the world’s largest Muslim population. “Indonesia will always cooperate with all countries to fight terrorism through the exchange of information as well as intelligence exchanges and cooperation,” he said.
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December - 12 
Taking strong exception to what it described as 'ongoing incessant assault” on the political and historical rights of the Nagas by the Government of Manipur backed by Central Government, Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of
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Taking strong exception to what it described as 'ongoing incessant assault” on the political and historical rights of the Nagas by the Government of Manipur backed by Central Government, Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) on December 12 maintained that as it represents the Naga people and their political aspirations, it would therefore take full authority to claim the responsibility of their well being and protection, reports Nagaland Post. In a press release, ‘Ministry of Information & Publicity (MIP)’, NSCN-IM said declaration of disturbed areas in the hill areas of Manipur and sending the Central Forces has taken the Nagas by surprise and questioned Government of India (GoI) if it was “a sign of sincerity or of seeking peaceful political solution?” Objecting to the creation of seven new districts, out of Naga areas, NSCN-IM expressed its belief that Naga people’s protest under the aegis of the United Naga Council (UNC) against the creation of new districts was “their legitimate historical and political rights.” Further, it described the arrest of UNC by Manipur Police as “not only a cowardly act” but lack of statesmanship in handling political issue.
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The Border Security Force (BSF) in the night of December 12 foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of four to five militants in Ramgarh sector of Samba District and apprehended a former Pakistan army personnel while other militants retreated to Pa
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The Border Security Force (BSF) in the night of December 12 foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of four to five militants in Ramgarh sector of Samba District and apprehended a former Pakistan army personnel while other militants retreated to Pakistan, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said that the BSF noticed movement of four to five militants inside Pakistan territory close to the International Border in Ramgarh and subsequently fired para illuminating bombs to lit up the area. Finding the BSF jawans alert, the militants, who were trying to infiltrate into the Indian territory under the cover of dense fog and thick sarkanda growth, retreated to Pakistan. The BSF later apprehended an intruder as he kept on moving towards the Indian territory even after firing of warning shots towards him. The intruder escaped unhurt and was arrested. The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Baksh son of Feroz Din R/o village Gandiyal in Parsroor area of Sialkot District of Punjab Province in Pakistan. He had served in Pakistan army and is now a pensioner. From his possession, BSF recovered two currency notes in 500 denomination, two identity cards, one small knife and a paper with “CMA Lahore Cantt” written on it with pen.Meanwhile, according to Multi-Agency Centre (MAC) figures, 116 militants, mostly belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), have infiltrated into Kashmir in 2016 till November while the number was 35 for the whole of 2015, Daily Excelsior reports on December 13. Also, sources said militant training camps are active in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) with 19 of them most active including those at Skardu, Kel, Karko, Dullu, Titwal, Chakoti, Kotli, Dehri, Barhal Mirpur and Chaprai. In these training camps, the militants are receiving rigorous training besides map reading, GPS use, weight, weapon and tactical training. They said that over 200 militants are still waiting at launch pads for infiltration before the heavy snowfall closes the mountain passes. According to official figures, 147 militants have been killed in 2016 so far while the figure for the whole of 2015 was 97. The killed include 40 of this year’s infiltrated militants. As per the official figure, this year 71 Security Force (SF) personnel were killed along the Line of Control (LoC), International Border and hinterland, in Pakistani troops firing and during gun battles with militants. The figures suggested that 76 locals joined militancy in 2016 and 16 of them were killed and surrendered leaving 60 still active. Majority of them joined after July 8 following the killing of Hizb-ul- Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’ Burhan Wani.
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The Central Government on December 12 issued a stern warning to United Naga Council (UNC) for continuing with its economic blockade agitation, while urging Manipur Government to act with responsibility and maturity to ensure maintenance of supplies i
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The Central Government on December 12 issued a stern warning to United Naga Council (UNC) for continuing with its economic blockade agitation, while urging Manipur Government to act with responsibility and maturity to ensure maintenance of supplies in the State, as well as social harmony, reports The Assam Tribune. Official sources said that the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) watched with concern the on-going blockade on National Highway 37 (NH 37) in Manipur and the consequent shortages of essential commodities faced by the people of the State. It said that the Government of India is firmly committed to maintaining rule of law. It made it clear that the Government was committed to ensuring that the routes to Manipur are open and remains accessible to all including supplies of petroleum products, and other essential commodities including foodstuff. The Central Government placed 15 companies of Central Forces stationed in Manipur at the disposal of the State Government.Meanwhile, different Naga organisations confirmed their rigid stand against the Government decision of creating of new Districts, reports The New Indian Express. Manipur’s apex Naga organization, the UNC held a meeting at Senapati District bordering Nagaland on December 12 where it viewed the Ibobi Government’s decision as against the interests of the Nagas and decided to keep opposing it, report said. Sources also said that the meeting had taken a decision to impress upon the Central Government to expedite the peace parleys with the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) based on the “Framework Agreement” signed last year (2015). The UNC insisted that Sadar Hills was the “ancestral homeland of the Nagas” where “migrant” Kukis are now in a majority. The organisation alleged that by upgrading it to a full-fledged District, the State Government was trying to keep the Kukis in good humor ahead of elections.On the other hand, People’s Resurgence and Justice Alliance (PRJA), the political front which rights activist Irom Sharmila floated, welcomed the Government’s decision but questioned its timing, adds The New Indian Express.
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Two suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were spotted at Chenappadi near Kalikavu inside Nilambur Forest region in Malappuram District on December 12, reports The Times of India. A joint team of anti-naxal [Left Wing Extremis
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Two suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were spotted at Chenappadi near Kalikavu inside Nilambur Forest region in Malappuram District on December 12, reports The Times of India. A joint team of anti-naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] squad of Police and Kerala Thunderbolts commandos carried hours-long search in the area. According to the Police, it was a worker of Pullakode Estate who had first noticed the men with backpacks and alerted the local people and Police. Following this, the Police team led by Circle Inspector (CI) of Nilambur, Sunil Pulikkan and Thunderbolts personnel carried out a search in the deep forest areas. After the recent encounter of two CPI-Maoist cadres with Police which culminated in the death of two Naxals, Police have intensified vigil in the region.
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December - 12 
Two trucks were fired upon by unidentified assailants at two different places of Imphal-Jiribam Highway in Tamenglong District where two civilians, identified as Khulem Ibomcha (44) and Salou Rahman were injured in the midst of the indefinite economi
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Two trucks were fired upon by unidentified assailants at two different places of Imphal-Jiribam Highway in Tamenglong District where two civilians, identified as Khulem Ibomcha (44) and Salou Rahman were injured in the midst of the indefinite economic blockade of the United Naga Council (UNC) on December 12, reports The Sangai Express.
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on December 12 has vowed to break nexus between terrorists in remote areas and their facilitators in urban centers, reports The News. General Qamar Bajwa said “Nexus between terrorists in rem
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on December 12 has vowed to break nexus between terrorists in remote areas and their facilitators in urban centers, reports The News. General Qamar Bajwa said “Nexus between terrorists in remote areas and their facilitators in urban centers will be severed whatever the amount of effort and time”.
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December - 12 
Nine people were injured on December 12 when suspected militants attacked the office of National Party (NP) in Balochistan's Turbat District, reports Dawn. The attackers lobbed a hand grenade inside the NP office targeting the workers inside.&nbs
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Nine people were injured on December 12 when suspected militants attacked the office of National Party (NP) in Balochistan's Turbat District, reports Dawn. The attackers lobbed a hand grenade inside the NP office targeting the workers inside. The assailants escaped unhurt from the spot and no one has claimed the attack so far. Security personnel and workers of NP have been frequent targets of attacks in Turbat in the past few years, with several of these orchestrated by Baloch separatists and sectarian outfits.
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December - 12 
One minor girl was killed and three others sustained injuries in a roadside blast in Spinwam tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 12, reports Dawn. Security sources said the Improvised Ex
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One minor girl was killed and three others sustained injuries in a roadside blast in Spinwam tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on December 12, reports Dawn. Security sources said the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was planted next to Abakhel School gate which. The children were going to the school to play when the bomb planted outside it went off.
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December - 12 
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressing a Seeratun Nabi conference in Lahore on December 12 urged religious scholars to help eliminate extremism, reports Dawn. Nawaz regretted that 'certain elements' had distorted Islam's image as a religi
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif addressing a Seeratun Nabi conference in Lahore on December 12 urged religious scholars to help eliminate extremism, reports Dawn. Nawaz regretted that 'certain elements' had distorted Islam's image as a religion of peace by spreading anarchy and bloodshed. The premier pointed out that the hideouts of terrorists had been eliminated due the efforts and sacrifices of the national leadership, religious scholars, armed forces and police. He added that it is now the responsibility of religious scholars to reestablish a link between Islam and peace, taking guidance from the life and teachings of the Holy Prophet (Peace Be Upon Him).
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December - 12 
A joint meeting of eight political parties including the main opposition Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) those are against the Constitution amendment bill decided to continue the House obstruction and intensify their prote
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A joint meeting of eight political parties including the main opposition Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) those are against the Constitution amendment bill decided to continue the House obstruction and intensify their protests until the bill is withdrawn, reported My Republica on December 13. The meeting that took place at the Singha Durbar-based CPN-UML's Parliamentary Party office reached to this decision, according to CPN-UML Chief Whip Bhanubhakta Dhakal. Talking to media following the meeting, he said the meeting agreed to go with the House obstruction and other programs of protests until the bill is taken back. We are ready to extend all possible support to the Government for holding the election if it is ready to withdraw the amendment bill, he added. The meeting, stating that not only the opposition parties but also leaders from the ruling parties are dissatisfied with the amendment bill, demanded the Government pull it back from the Legislature-Parliament. Following the meeting, Rastriya Janamorcha Chairman and former Deputy Prime Minister Chitra Bahadur KC termed the constitution amendment proposal tabled at the Parliament wrong and added there were no alternatives for the government than to withdrawing the bill
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December - 12 
Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli has stated that consensus with the ruling parties will be forged if the Government revokes the newly registered Constitution amendment bill, reports My Republica. At a
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Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli has stated that consensus with the ruling parties will be forged if the Government revokes the newly registered Constitution amendment bill, reports My Republica. At a press conference organized by the Press Chautari, Banke Chapter at Nepalgunj on December 12, leader Oli commented that the country was misled by the politicians who he blamed were confusing the people in the name of identity. The former Prime Minister said, "The political crisis is caused by those politicians who register a party in the name of class and do ethnicity-based politics." Oli stated that the Constitution amendment bill registered on November 29 in an attempt to bring on board the dissenting Madheshi Front will not be endorsed by parliament.
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December - 12 
Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation Shankar Bhandari claimed that his party, Nepali Congress (NC), has not forged an official opinion that Nepal should be a secular country, reports My Republica. Speaking at an interaction at Reporters’ C
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Minister for Forest and Soil Conservation Shankar Bhandari claimed that his party, Nepali Congress (NC), has not forged an official opinion that Nepal should be a secular country, reports My Republica. Speaking at an interaction at Reporters’ Club in Kathmandu on December 12, Minister Bhandari said, “Till now, no discussions have been made in our party on secularism. Secularism was not the agenda of the People’s Revolution-2. It came out of nowhere.” He added that his party was for restoring Nepal as a Hindu State. Saying that NC has no alternatives that opting for Hindu State, Minister Bhandari added, “Opting for Hindu state will benefit the party. NC should take an initiation for that, Nepal will be restored as a Hindu state at any cost.”
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December - 12 
The student union leaders close to the political parties dissenting the registration of the Constitution amendment bill organised a protest assembly at Maitighar Mandala in Kathmandu on December 12, reports My Republica. Leaders belonging to the stud
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The student union leaders close to the political parties dissenting the registration of the Constitution amendment bill organised a protest assembly at Maitighar Mandala in Kathmandu on December 12, reports My Republica. Leaders belonging to the student unions affiliated to the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), Communist Party of Nepal-Marxist Leninist (CPN-ML), Rastriya Janamorcha and Nepal Workers and Peasants Party (NWPP) organized the assembly, stating that the amendment bill was not in favour of the country and the countrymen. Youth Association Nepal (YAN) President Rajiv Pahari underscored the need for delineation of provincial boundaries that would unify people living in hill, mountain and Terai rather than causing an emotional separation among them. Youth Organization affiliated to the Rastriya Janamorcha Chairperson Tika Thapa pressed for revoking the amendment bill, claiming that it was brought forth to extend foreign influence and interference. All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU) Secretary RC Lamichhane stated that bill had fouled the environment for all three levels of election to bring into effect the new Constitution.
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December - 12 
A Chittagong court on December 12 placed five militants of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh(HuJI-B) on a three-day remand in connection with three cases filed with Chittagong city’s Akbar Shah Police, reports Dhaka Tribune.On December 8,Tai
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A Chittagong court on December 12 placed five militants of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami Bangladesh(HuJI-B) on a three-day remand in connection with three cases filed with Chittagong city’s Akbar Shah Police, reports Dhaka Tribune.On December 8,Taijul Islam, Nazim Uddin, Mohamad Hafez Abu Zafar, Nur-e-Alam, and Ibtisham Ahmed were arrested with12 improvised explosive devices (IEDs), two pistols, nine magazines, 167 rounds of ammunition, and religiously inciting books in large volumes.
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December - 12 
Sri Lanka’s internal war which ended in May 2009 had cost the country around USD 200 billion according to India’s former National Security Adviser (NSA) and Foreign Secretary, Shivshankar Menon, reports Colombo Gazette on December 13. In
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Sri Lanka’s internal war which ended in May 2009 had cost the country around USD 200 billion according to India’s former National Security Adviser (NSA) and Foreign Secretary, Shivshankar Menon, reports Colombo Gazette on December 13. In his book ‘Choices: Inside the Making of India’s Foreign Policy’, Menon says that this estimate does not include the “opportunity cost” to Sri Lanka which was once the fastest growing and the most open economy in South Asia. About deaths, the veteran Indian diplomat turned security expert says that between 1983 and 2009, 80,000 to 100,000 people, including combatants from both sides, lost their lives. Among them were 30,000 to 50,000 civilians, 27,693 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, 23,790 Sri Lankan Army personnel, and 1,155 men of the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF).The final stages of the war had created a little over 300,000 refugees or Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). The war had also left 1.6 million land mines in the Northern and Eastern Provinces. But the real casualty of the war was Sri Lanka’s composite society, something that the LTTE and Sinhala chauvinism are “equally responsible for”, Menon says. “Sri Lanka’s democracy was flawed by disappearances, killings, torture, detention, and widespread human rights abuses committed by all sides in the war. Civil-military relations were skewed, Sinhala society was militarized, and the brutalized remnants of Tamil civil society were leaderless, without direction or hope. Nor was there any sign of an attempt to come to terms with the legacy and result of the war, to undertake real reconciliation,” he observes grimly. Menon points out that LTTE ‘chief’ Prabhakaran had left his Sri Lankan Tamil community “gutted and brutalized” by his war.
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December - 12 
Sri Lankan Parliament will have a three-day debate in January (2017) on the proposals for constitution making, Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella said on December 12, reports Daily News. Kiriella said that six subcommittees had worked out proposal
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Sri Lankan Parliament will have a three-day debate in January (2017) on the proposals for constitution making, Leader of the House Lakshman Kiriella said on December 12, reports Daily News. Kiriella said that six subcommittees had worked out proposals and they would be debated in Parliament on January 9-11. "This is the first time in Sri Lanka that a constitution making process has been underway under the glare of media. Earlier, it was not open to the media. The general public can see what we do," he said. After the debate, the views of respective political parties will be taken up for consideration in drafting the new constitution.Report adds that Sri Lanka sponsors the resolution adopted by the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in September last year (2015) to work out a political solution to the country's Tamil national question. In the UNHRC session scheduled for March next year (2017), Sri Lanka's case is listed to be taken. Therefore, the Government is bent on showing some progress in constitution making this year (2016), in coincidence with the first anniversary of President Maithripala Sirisena in office.
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December - 13 
A clerk at the Government Polytechnic College at West Hill in Kozhikode District, who had assisted the relatives of a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, killed in an alleged encounter in Nilambur forest, in securing his body from the
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A clerk at the Government Polytechnic College at West Hill in Kozhikode District, who had assisted the relatives of a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, killed in an alleged encounter in Nilambur forest, in securing his body from the mortuary and negotiated with the Police on behalf of human rights organisations has been placed under suspension pending inquiry by the Director of Technical Education for his alleged links with Left Wing Extremist (LWE) groups, reports The Hindu on December 14. Rajeesh Kollankkadi (36), of Vadakara, was suspended from service based on a report submitted by Uma Behra, Commissioner of Police, Kozhikode city.
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December - 13 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple belonging to the Sabari Area Committee surrendered to East Godavari District Superintendent of Police (SP), M Ravi Prakash on December 13, reports The Times of India. They were identified as Vetti
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple belonging to the Sabari Area Committee surrendered to East Godavari District Superintendent of Police (SP), M Ravi Prakash on December 13, reports The Times of India. They were identified as Vetti Vungi alias Jyothi of Sangampadu Village and her husband Madakam Bandi alias Kamalesh of Gollaguppa Village in Yetapaka Mandal (administrative unit). Addressing the media, Ravi Prakash said the Maoists carried a reward of INR 100,000 each on them. "Vetti Vungi (22) joined the Maoists when she was 15 years old following a dispute with her mother and influenced by then Sabari Dalam (armed squad) member Sharmila. She worked as a dalam member under commanders Naresh, Nagesh and Rajitha. She was involved in the exchange of fire at Baidichelma, Chhattisgarh, in 2013, attack on the State Police Camp at Dharmapenta in 2014, police camp attack at Pamedu, Chhattisgarh, in 2016, and Buttem encounter. She also planted explosives in Pega village in Chinturu Mandal of AP (Andhra Pradesh) in 2016.Her husband Madakam Bandi alias Kamalesh (22) joined the Dalam in 2015.He was involved in the kidnap of Uike Isaac, son of Lakshmipuram pastor Kannayya in 2015 and an exchange of fire at Buttem, Chhattisgarh.”
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December - 13 
A Maoist was killed by SFs in forests near Peddagelur Village under Basaguda Police Station limits in Bijapur District. According to Bijapur, SP, K L Dhruv, a patrolling party comprising Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA)'s 204th batt
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A Maoist was killed by SFs in forests near Peddagelur Village under Basaguda Police Station limits in Bijapur District. According to Bijapur, SP, K L Dhruv, a patrolling party comprising Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA)'s 204th battalion, DRG and STF was out on a search operation in the interiors of Basaguda, around 450 Kilometers away from Raipur. When the party reached close to Peddagelur, they came under heavy fire from Maoists that led to gun-battle between both the sides, the SP said. After the firing stopped, body of a Maoist clad in 'black uniform', a country-made gun, bag and other items were recovered while searching the spot, he said. The identity of all three killed Maoists was being ascertained.Meanwhile, three Maoists were arrested from theforest of Cherli Nilavaya under Mirtur Police Station limits in Bijapur District on December 13, reportsPTI. Those arrested were identified as Boda Kadti (30), Kumma Kadti (32) and Baisu Kunjam (28). The three were allegedly involved in the murder of an Assistant Constable who was posted in Mirtur, last year, SP, K L Dhruv said.
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December - 13 
A Tata Sumo which was trying to cross the Khubong area through diversion route (inter-village road) was torched by some villagers at Ngairangbam village in Imphal West District on December 13. The vehicle has been almost reduced to ashes before
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A Tata Sumo which was trying to cross the Khubong area through diversion route (inter-village road) was torched by some villagers at Ngairangbam village in Imphal West District on December 13. The vehicle has been almost reduced to ashes before Police team could arrive. The driver and passengers were, however, left unharmed, reports added. Imphal West District imposed a counter blockade banning transport of all kinds of goods to Tamenglong District. A large number of people came out on the streets along the stretch of the Highway on December 13 and frisked vehicles heading towards Tamenglong District. Goods found in the vehicles were dragged down and destroyed by the counter blockade imposers.
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December - 13 
A top Maoist carrying a cash reward of INR 800,000 surrendered in Dantewada District on December 13, reports The Times of India. Kama alias Joga Sodi (27), who was active as ‘secretary’ of Kanger Ghati area committee of the CPI-Maoist, tu
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A top Maoist carrying a cash reward of INR 800,000 surrendered in Dantewada District on December 13, reports The Times of India. Kama alias Joga Sodi (27), who was active as ‘secretary’ of Kanger Ghati area committee of the CPI-Maoist, turned himself in before Dantewada SP, Kamlochan Kashyap, citing disappointment with "hollow" Naxal ideology, a senior Police official said. A native of Polampalli area in Sukma District, Joga joined the CPI-Maoist in 1996 as a member of 'Bal Sangham' (Children's Association) of the banned outfit.
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December - 13 
According to information available with the intelligence and security agencies, the militant groups of North East lost at least 50 per cent of the cash following the demonetization move of the Government of India (GoI), reports The Assam Tribune on D
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According to information available with the intelligence and security agencies, the militant groups of North East lost at least 50 per cent of the cash following the demonetization move of the Government of India (GoI), reports The Assam Tribune on December 14.Though the vigil along the international border with Myanmar was intensified, the militant groups managed to send good amounts of old currency notes to India to exchange. Sources said that, the Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) was keeping around INR 60 million in old currency notes in the camps in Myanmar. The outfit managed to exchange around 50 per cent of those in Nagaland. The outfit used the family members of the ULFA-I militants, who are now staying in Nagaland and their sympathisers and associates in that state to exchange the old currency notes.Similarly, the Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) tried to exchange old currency notes valued at around INR 50 million and the outfit also managed to exchange around 50 percent of the amount. The outfit sent a group to Zunheboto District for the exchange of currency notes. It is believed that the Manipur-based outfits also managed to get substantial amounts of old currency notes, but the amount is yet to be assessed by the security agencies.
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Five Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives, including co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, were on December 13 convicted by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Hyderabad in connection with the 2013 blasts in Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad, reports India
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Five Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives, including co-founder Yasin Bhatkal, were on December 13 convicted by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Hyderabad in connection with the 2013 blasts in Dilsukhnagar, Hyderabad, reports Indian Express. The other four convicts are Zia-ur-Rehman alias Waqas from Pakistan, Asadullah Akhtar alias Haddi from Uttar Pradesh, Tahaseen Akhtar from Bihar and Aijaz Sheikh from Maharashtra. They are at present lodged in Cherlapally prison, where the special court heard the case. The sentencing has been posted for December 19, 2016. IM founder Riyaz Bhatkal, the prime accused in the case, is absconding.The six were charged under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Explosives Substances Act and Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA), 1967. The trial began on August 24, 2015. By the time final arguments concluded in November, the NIA court had examined 453 witnesses and over 150 documents. The court reserved its judgment for November 21, and then posted it for December 13.In its first chargesheet, the NIA accused Yasin Bhatkal alias Mohammed Ahmed Siddibappa and Asadullah Akhtar of conspiring to plant bombs at two places. Akhtar and Bhatkal were arrested by the NIA on August 29, 2013, from the Nepal border in Bihar. Akhtar was also accused of smuggling explosives from Mangaluru to Hyderabad. The second chargesheet was filed after Zia-ur-Rehman and Tahaseen Akhtar were arrested in March 2014. The NIA said that Riyaz Bhatkal had sent the explosives and money to Mangaluru, where Asadullah and Rehman took the consignment from an unknown person. They brought it to Hyderabad, where they joined Tahaseen and prepared two IEDs using pressure cookers. According to the chargesheet, they conducted a test blast at Abdullahpurmet on the outskirts of Hyderabad. On February 21, 2013, they placed the two IEDs on the two bicycles — purchased by them on February 20, 2013 — and parked them at the busy Venkatadri and Konak theatres in Dilsukhnagar. The IEDs exploded at 7 pm. Director General of NIA Sharad Kumar said this was the first conviction of IM cadres. “We will appeal for maximum punishment,’’ he said.
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December - 13 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from a forest under Rajauli Police Station in Nawada District during a combing operation on December 13, reports The Times of India. Superintendent of Police (SP), Vikas Barman, s
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from a forest under Rajauli Police Station in Nawada District during a combing operation on December 13, reports The Times of India. Superintendent of Police (SP), Vikas Barman, said Police were conducting search for arms and ammunition on the basis of information provided by the four. The Maoists had planned to strike vital public installations taking advantage of the cold weather and extreme foggy conditions prevailing throughout the District. The ultras led by Praduman Sharma had set several railway equipment and vehicles at the newly-constructed Kharond railway station under Rajauli sub-division on fire on October 3 besides furling black flags on Independence Day, added the SP. The four cadres have been identified as Manoj Yadav, Akhilesh Kumar, Surendra Yadav and Ramchandra Yadav. Acting on a tip- off, the four were arrested while trying to escape in a boat from Phulwaria dam under Hardiya panchayat under Rajauli Police Station in a joint operation involving the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) personnel and local Police.
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December - 13 
In reaction to the statement of Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain to pass the bill to grant Indian citizenship to Hindu Bangladeshis, the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) led by B. Saoraig
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In reaction to the statement of Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain to pass the bill to grant Indian citizenship to Hindu Bangladeshis, the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) led by B. Saoraigwra on December 13 called upon the indigenous people of Assam to stand up against the decision of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Union Government for protecting and safeguarding indigenous people, reports The Sentinel. In a press statement, the ‘secretary general’ of the NDFB-IKS, B. Ferenga said the strategy of the BJP-led Government, as disclosed by Gohain’s statement on December 12 in Guwahati, was unfortunate and condemnable. He said the NDFB was always with the indigenous people of Assam and it stood against the foreigners. He said, “Our organization was born for the protection of the indigenous people of Assam. Neither Hindus nor Muslims of Bangladesh or those who came after 1951 will be allowed to stay in Assam.”
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December - 13 
Mahrashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is finding out bank account details of Tabrez Tambe, a suspected member of Islamic State (IS) held in Libya, and his close relatives to find out the nature of transactions, if any, dnaindia.com reports on Decembe
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Mahrashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) is finding out bank account details of Tabrez Tambe, a suspected member of Islamic State (IS) held in Libya, and his close relatives to find out the nature of transactions, if any, dnaindia.com reports on December 14. Meanwhile, the agency has confirmed that Tabrez's friend Ali who had indoctrinated him, is a Saudi national. Tabrez, a resident of Mumbra in neighbouring Thane District in Maharashtra, was caught last week in Libya, where he had joined IS with Ali. According to ATS officials, the agency has written to Central government seeking more information about Tabrez and his activities in the oil-rich country and the exact role he might have played for the terror group.The agency is trying to ascertain the nature of bank transactions, if any, between Tabrez and his kin and if money was deposited in their accounts by any suspected IS handler, they said. ATS officials are now trying to find out if Ali, who had earlier visited India with Tabrez, met or brainwashed more local youths. The ATS teams are making enquiries with Tabrez's family members, relatives and friends in this regard. "We will investigate Ali's motive to visit India," an ATS official said. ATS has also seized various gadgets belonging to Tabrez's family members, through which he used to communicate with his mother, brother and wife. The gadgets, including mobile phone handsets and a laptop, are sent to Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) to find out details about the communication.
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December - 13 
Military-grade equipment banned for sale to civilians, including a device- PVS-14 American monocular used by terrorists during the July 27, 2015 Dinanagar Police Station attack in Punjab's Gurdaspur District, can be bought online in India, an inv
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Military-grade equipment banned for sale to civilians, including a device- PVS-14 American monocular used by terrorists during the July 27, 2015 Dinanagar Police Station attack in Punjab's Gurdaspur District, can be bought online in India, an investigation reveals, Hindustan Times reports on December 14. Among the merchandise listed for sale by popular shopping portal Amazon India are night vision telescopic sights for rifles, helmet-mounted night vision goggles and monocular sights that help in precision shooting even in darkness.Indian law states goggles, rifle scopes and optical sights with night vision capability are “restricted” items and can be used only by the armed forces, police and government agencies. Civilians possessing or trading in night vision devices (NVDs) without Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) can be prosecuted.Asked about the availability of such devices, a defence ministry official said, “We are not aware of any rule that permits civilians to buy or use military-grade NVDs.” A customs department official said, “NVDs are a part of 428 items classified as ‘restricted’ in the government’s import list.”Amazon, however, offers them for prices ranging from INR 14,190 to INR 296,000. EMI option is available for the costly devices though the cash-on-delivery is reserved only for those with a lower price tag. Most of the NVDs available on Amazon state they are made in the US, a few carry British brand names and the rest do not mention their origin. The average prices are four to six times higher than in the US. Some of the high-end products carry a statutory US government warning: “This item is restricted for sale to the state of California and outside the US.”Further, a spokesperson for Amazon India promised an investigation. “We have taken note of your concern and will investigate this matter at our end. As you are aware, Amazon.in is a pure marketplace and products are listed on Amazon.in by independent sellers. We will take this up with the concerned sellers to take the necessary corrective actions, if required.” However, the spokesperson failed to readily state how many such devices had been sold in India.
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December - 13 
Prime accused in Dilsukhnagar blast case, and Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, Riyaz Bhatkal is believed to be holed up in Karachi, with the patronage of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), The Times of India reports on December 14. NI
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Prime accused in Dilsukhnagar blast case, and Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, Riyaz Bhatkal is believed to be holed up in Karachi, with the patronage of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), The Times of India reports on December 14. NIA detectives claim IM co-founder Riyaz made a huge amount of money courtesy the benevolence of ISI. "Several IM members received financial and material assistance from ISI, which has been providing shelter to Riyaz and his brother Iqbal Bhatkal in Karachi," the NIA said in its chargesheet filed in the Dilsukhnagar blast case. Officials said Riyaz is currently living a lavish life at a house in Karachi.Riyaz's financial prosperity, a result of deciding to sail with the ISI, is what led to the IM split, an NIA source said. His decision was contrary to that of former IM members such as Shafi Armar who is reportedly in Syria luring Indians to join the ranks of the Islamic State (IS) - and others, who wanted to further the cause of either al Qaeda or the IS. As Riyaz reportedly has a passport issued by Pakistan, NIA officials are finding it difficult to track his movements and nab him.To execute the blasts, Riyaz sent INR 1.25 lakh through hawala (illegal money transaction) and a legitimate money transfer channel. After the blasts, he wired nearly INR 70,000 to his associates from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Riyaz was constantly in touch with Yasin Bhatkal, who kept changing his location, before executing the Dilsukhnagar terror strike from Pakistan, the NIA source said.
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December - 13 
The Meghalaya Police instructed all Superintendents of Police (SPs) to coordinate with banks following several attempts by banned militant outfits in Garo Hills to exchange old currency notes with new ones after the demonetisation, reports The Shillo
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The Meghalaya Police instructed all Superintendents of Police (SPs) to coordinate with banks following several attempts by banned militant outfits in Garo Hills to exchange old currency notes with new ones after the demonetisation, reports The Shillong Times on December 14. Meghalaya Police are coordinating with banks in Assam to prevent money laundering by militants after a directive from the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) to all North Eastern states. Post demonetisation, many over ground cadres of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) were arrested while trying to exchange old currency notes.When asked about GNLA’s dwindling strength following several arrests and surrenders, the Police said at present, Sohan D. Shira may have around 20-25 cadres with him. However, Police officials pointed out that despite the weakening manpower, GNLA’s firepower is still intact. The GNLA chief had reportedly bought huge caches of weapons since 2010 which are buried in the jungles of the Durama range in Garo Hills. The Police officials said even if Sohan surrenders, he might sell the arms caches.
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December - 13 
The Mizoram Government and Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D)will hold a third round of peace talks on December 16, reports The Shillong Times on December 14. The HPC-D delegation, for the first time since August 10, would be led by &lsq
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The Mizoram Government and Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D)will hold a third round of peace talks on December 16, reports The Shillong Times on December 14. The HPC-D delegation, for the first time since August 10, would be led by ‘working chairman’ of the outfit Lalthangliana Hmar, Hmar sources said on December 13. Lalthalien, a church leader in Imphal, who had led the HPC-D delegation in the first and second rounds of talks, said that Hmar would lead the delegation this time, while ‘deputy army chief’ of the outfit Lalbiaknunga, earlier tipped to be included in the delegation will not be present.Meanwhile, in a goodwill gesture by the Government, HPC-D ‘army chief’ Lalropuia Famhoite, who had been incarcerated at the Central Jail in Aizawl District since last year, was released on bail by a local court on December 12, adds The Shillong Times. Officials, however, did not comment on his likely participation in the talks.
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December - 13 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has approached the National Central Bureau (NCB), a wing under Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that acts as Interpol in India, for issuing red corner notice (RCN) against 19 Keralites, including five wome
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has approached the National Central Bureau (NCB), a wing under Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that acts as Interpol in India, for issuing red corner notice (RCN) against 19 Keralites, including five women, who are believed to have joined Islamic State (IS) in Afghanistan, New Indian Express reports on December 14. The notice, which is an arrest warrant circulated by Interpol on behalf of the government of a particular country and serves as a request from one country to another to arrest and deport the wanted individual, will enable the NIA to track the missing persons with assistance from police agencies, which act as Interpol in Afghanistan.NIA officials said an application for the notice was filed a few weeks ago. “NCB would proceed on the application against the absconding accused in the missing person cases reported in Kasargod and Palakkad. It will be sent to the Interpol Secretariat for issuing red corner notices. There is a non-bailable arrest warrant pending against the 19 accused,” said an NIA official. The official added that once the notice is issued, agencies acting as Interpol in Afghanistan would assist in tracking them.“They can also be nabbed easily at airports, should they choose to fly. We suspect the accused have reached Nangarhar Province in Afghanistan, where IS has gained a foothold after Syria, Iraq and North African countries. Hence tracking them would not be easy,” the official said. In all, 22 persons - 14 men, five women and three children - were reported absconding from Kasargod and Palakkad. The children were not named as accused in the case.Earlier, the Interpol issued RCNs against 23 Keralites - 20 men and 3 women. With the addition of 19 more persons, Kerala would be one of the Indian states with highest number of wanted persons in the country against who RCN has been issued. An RCN is pending against P P Yusuf and K P Sabir, who have been absconding since cases pertaining to terrorist activities were registered against them in Kerala and other states.NIA has approached NCB to issue RCNs against Abdul Rasid alias Rashi (30) of Udumbunthala, his wife Sonia Sebastian alias Ayisha (29), Padanna-natives Mohammed Sahid (29), Murshid Mohammed T K (24), Hafesudheen Theke Koleth (23) Ashfaq Majeed (25), Dr Ijas (32), his wife Rafeela (25), Shihas (24) of Thekkepuram, his wife Ajmala, Yakkara-natives Bexen Vincent alias Isa alias Easa (31), his wife Fathima alias Nimisha (26), Bestin Vincent alias Yahiya (24), his wife Merin Jacob alias Mariyam (24), Shibi Kunnath Thodil (31) of Kanjikode, Muhammad Marwan (23) of Thrikaripur and Firoskhan M T P (24), Shamsiya Kuriya (24) and Muhammad Manzad of South Thrikaripur.
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December - 13 
The People's Liberation Front of India’s (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), called a 24-hour bandh (general strike) in the PLFI strongholds in the State (outskirts of Ranchi, Khunti, Gumla, Simdega
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The People's Liberation Front of India’s (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), called a 24-hour bandh (general strike) in the PLFI strongholds in the State (outskirts of Ranchi, Khunti, Gumla, Simdega, Lohardaga, Latehar, Giridih and mining areas of Santhal Pargana) on December 14, reports The Telegraph. The bandh is in protest against the amendments in tenancy laws. A person was arrested from Khunti District on December 13, for pasting a PLFI poster. The poster, issuing a warning to tribal Members of Legislative Assembly (MLA) s and Members of Parliament (MP) s, was found in Murhu area of Khunti, prompting Police to arrest one Surendra Swansi alias Bhotha alias Guerrilla.
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December - 13 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)cadres were killed in exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) at two different places in Narayanpur and Bijapur Districts on December 13, reports PTI. In Narayanpur, the skirmish took place while
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)cadres were killed in exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) at two different places in Narayanpur and Bijapur Districts on December 13, reports PTI. In Narayanpur, the skirmish took place while a joint team of SFs was carrying out a counter-insurgency operation in Abujhmaad area, Narayanpur, Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Meena said. A composite squad of District Reserve Group (DRG) and Special Task Force (STF) had launched the operation in the interiors of Abujhmad on December 11 from the District headquarters. "Today, they came face to face with a group of military company no. 1 of Maoists in the forests of Kutul village, round 300 Kilometers away from Raipur, following which a gun-battle took place that lasted for about an hour before the rebels escaped," SP, Meena added. During the search at the site, body of two Maoists, three weapons and other Naxal [Left Wing extremism (LWE)]-related materials were recovered from the spot, the SP said.
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December - 13 
Kurram Agency tribal elders on December 13 urged the Government to abolish the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) and merged the tribal area with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. Speaking at a press conference, Member National Assembly (MNA) Sa
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Kurram Agency tribal elders on December 13 urged the Government to abolish the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) and merged the tribal area with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. Speaking at a press conference, Member National Assembly (MNA) Sajid Hussain Turi along with the local leaders of all the political parties and tribal elders asked the Government to implement the proposed reforms to make an end to the sufferings of the tribes’ people.
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December - 13 
Lahore High Court (LHC) on December 13 rejected the appeals of seven militants convicted by military courts in cases of targeted killings, reports Tribune. An LHC division bench comprising Justices Shahid Mahmood Abbasi and Shahid Mehmood Sethi dismi
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Lahore High Court (LHC) on December 13 rejected the appeals of seven militants convicted by military courts in cases of targeted killings, reports Tribune. An LHC division bench comprising Justices Shahid Mahmood Abbasi and Shahid Mehmood Sethi dismissed the writ petitions of the seven convicts associated with proscribed organisations after going through the record of the military court’s proceedings and arguments presented in-camera by the federal Government. The military courts had awarded death penalty to Sabir Shah, Abdul Rauf, Awais Gujjar, Suleman Pathan, Rafiullah and Sheikh Farhan, but the heirs of the convicts challenged their sentences before the LHC.
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December - 13 
10 Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leaders and cadres were injured as cadres of the Young Communist League (YCL), the youth wing of Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center) attacked them in Gokule Village
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10 Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leaders and cadres were injured as cadres of the Young Communist League (YCL), the youth wing of Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center) attacked them in Gokule Village Development Committee (VDC) of Kavre District on December 13, reports The Himalayan Times. Of the injured, the condition of four is said to be critical. According to locals, they feel terrorized after the attack. They saved themselves by hiding in the forest. According to a report, YCL cadres attacked CPN-UML leader Khadga Bahadur Moktan at his home in Gokule. Moktan is a former ward chairperson. “After they thrashed me to the point of death with sticks and other domestic weapons, they headed for the houses of other leaders and cadres and vandalized their property and thrashed them as well,” said Moktan, who is being treated at Dhulikhel Hospital.
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December - 13 
Major three political parties [Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center) and Nepali Congress (NC); and the main opposition Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML)], have agreed to hold local elections under the ex
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Major three political parties [Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center) and Nepali Congress (NC); and the main opposition Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML)], have agreed to hold local elections under the existing structures, reports My Republica. During the meeting of the chiefs of the three major parties at the Prime Minister (PM)’s official residence in Baluwatar in Kathmandu on December 13, NC President Sher Bahadur Deuba had floated the proposal. CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli and PM and CPN-Maoist Center Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal agreed to the proposal, according to a source. “If possible, let’s opt for the local elections under new structures. UML (CPN-UML) is ready for the polls even under the existing structures,” said the source quoting Oli. The source added that PM Dahal also agreed to the proposal as he is under pressure from the main opposition party to hold the polls at the soonest and disputes on the local-level restructuring. “Local unit restructuring is yet to complete in different districts. In such a condition, we should opt for the polls under the existing structures,” said Deuba at the meeting. The Government is mulling over conducting polls between mid-April and early May, according to sources.In addition, according to the PM’s Secretariat, the agreement to settle major issues of the national politics in their consensus was forged during the meeting, adds The Himalayan Times. By the “national issues”, the leaders meant Constitution amendment, impeachment motion against the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority Chief Lok Man Singh Karki, elections at three levels, endorsement of election-related laws and delineation of constituencies, according to a statement issued by the Secretariat.Meanwhile, the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF), an alliance of agitating Madhes-based parties, will not accept civic polls without constitution amendment, said Sadbhawana Party Chairman Rajendra Mahato, reports The Himalayan Times on December 14. “We want elections to be held at all three levels local, provincial and parliamentary. However, we will not allow polls to be held before our concerns are addressed by amending the constitution,” Mahato said. The agitating Madhes-based parties have been demanding that federal boundaries be redrawn by amending the Constitution.
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December - 13 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing the Graduation Ceremony of National Defence Course (NDC) and Armed Forces War Course (AFWC) 2016 at Mirpur Cantonment in Dhaka city on December 13 called to identify cause of militancy and terrorism and s
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing the Graduation Ceremony of National Defence Course (NDC) and Armed Forces War Course (AFWC) 2016 at Mirpur Cantonment in Dhaka city on December 13 called to identify cause of militancy and terrorism and source of money to defeat these social vices, reports The Daily Star. "Militancy and terrorism is a global concern. To eliminate such an evil practice against civilization, we need to identify the reason and sources of money. We also have to find out a way for preventing these menaces," she said.
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December - 14 
A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘divisional commander’, identified as Abu Bakar, was killed in a gun battle in the Sopore area of Baramulla District on December 14, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said that Security Forces (SFs) got information
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A Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) ‘divisional commander’, identified as Abu Bakar, was killed in a gun battle in the Sopore area of Baramulla District on December 14, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said that Security Forces (SFs) got information about presence of Abu Bakar, hiding in Bomai village of Sopore. The area was cordoned off by the SFs during which the militant opened fire on troops leading to a gun battle in which SFs killed him. One AK-47 rifle, four magazines, few rounds and two hand grenades were recovered from his possession. Abu Bakar was active since 2009 in Kupwara and Handwara areas of North Kashmir but for one year he was active in Sopore area but failed to establish base in Sopore town. Sources said that he was motivating local youth for joining militancy and launching infiltrating militants to Central and South Kashmir.
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December - 14 
A local Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant was killed in an encounter with the SFs in an apple orchard at Bewoora Mirhama village of Anantnag District on December 14. SFs received information that a group of militants will pass through an apple orchard
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A local Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant was killed in an encounter with the SFs in an apple orchard at Bewoora Mirhama village of Anantnag District on December 14. SFs received information that a group of militants will pass through an apple orchard and they laid ambush. A militant was killed on spot when he along with two associates walked into ambush while two others managed to escape. The deceased militant was identified Basit Ahmed Dar alias Sameer son of Ghulam Rasool Dar, a resident of Mirhama Bijbehara. Basit, the son of a Bank Manager according to family sources, had gone missing two months ago and had joined militancy. He was studying in Islamic University of Science and Technology Awantipora.
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December - 14 
At least two persons were injured when violent confrontation broke out between two groups of people at Lilong Nungei in Thoubal District on December 14, reports The Sangai Express. A group of armed assailants came to a neighbouring locality at around
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At least two persons were injured when violent confrontation broke out between two groups of people at Lilong Nungei in Thoubal District on December 14, reports The Sangai Express. A group of armed assailants came to a neighbouring locality at around 4 pm. They fired several rounds of bullets in addition to setting ablaze four houses located in the southern direction of the locality. It is reported that two persons were injured in the firing. The assailants also looted all the articles kept in two huts and a shop located in the northern side of the locality.
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December - 14 
Crime Branch of Kutch West Police neutralised a racket of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) printing by arresting two men, identified as Chirag Chauhan alias Dasu and Bhachubha Jadeja and seizing FICN worth INR 59,500 of INR 500 denomination on Decemb
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Crime Branch of Kutch West Police neutralised a racket of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) printing by arresting two men, identified as Chirag Chauhan alias Dasu and Bhachubha Jadeja and seizing FICN worth INR 59,500 of INR 500 denomination on December 14, reports Indian Express. Following a lead, the team raided a private office on Hirani Nagar Road in Madhapar village near Bhuj town. The sleuths also found a colour printer, four printing ink bottles, CD of colour printer and cables, knives and pairs of scissors for cutting papers and photocopies of driving licences, PAN cards and Aadhar cards of a number of persons. During primary interrogation, Police source said, the duo told that they were in debt and thought of printing fake notes to make quick money and clear the debt.
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December - 14 
In an unprecedented move, six ‘Naga National Political Groups’ (NNPGs) - Government of the People’s Republic of Nagaland (GPRN)/ National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), Naga National Council-Federal Government of Nagaland (NN
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In an unprecedented move, six ‘Naga National Political Groups’ (NNPGs) - Government of the People’s Republic of Nagaland (GPRN)/ National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN), Naga National Council-Federal Government of Nagaland (NNC-FGN), National People’s Government of Nagaland/Non Accordist faction of Naga National Council (NPGN/NNC-NA), Reformation faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-R) and Government Democratic Republic of Nagaland / Non Accordist faction of Naga National Council (GDRN/NNC-NA) unanimously decided to join hands in the interest of the Naga people, informed Yesonu Veyie, ‘convenor mediation committee’ Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC) in a press note on December 13 at AIDA Hall in Dimapur District, reports Nagaland Post. Veyie also said that, the coming together of the six groups was in response to the appeal made by NTC. The group formed an interim body called the ‘Working Group’ led by GPRN/NSCN 'ato kilonser' (Prime Minister) and also unanimously adopted a five-point resolution, the press release added.
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December - 14 
Indian Railways lost more than INR 70 million in 2015 due to destruction of its property by Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)], reports DNA on December 15. According to sources, the States in which the railways suffered the maximum losses due to
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Indian Railways lost more than INR 70 million in 2015 due to destruction of its property by Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)], reports DNA on December 15. According to sources, the States in which the railways suffered the maximum losses due to Naxal disruptions were Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Odisha. Minister of State for Railways, Rajen Gohain disclosed the figures in a written reply to the Lok Sabha (Lower House of the Indian Parliament) on December 14. He said railway property worth INR 7,02,92,441 was damaged by Naxalites in 2015. The minister also informed the Parliament that the loss suffered by the railways due to Naxal activities in 2015 was less than the losses in 2014. Railways spent INR 34.15 billion to safeguard its property in the 2014-15 and it has already spent INR 38.33 billion on the same this year. The minister appraised the Parliament that the railways had taken many measures in order to protect its property but added that Policing in railways was the responsibility of states. “Policing on railways is a state matter and prevention of crime, registration of cases, their investigation and maintenance of law and order is the statutory responsibility of the state police, which they discharge through Government Railway Police (GRP) of the state concerned,” Gohain said. He, however, added that the Railway Protection Force (RPF) supplements the efforts of GRP by deploying its staff on trains and railway stations.
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December - 14 
Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on December 14 said that the State Government was planning to start a programme of inducting youngsters in the Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)]-affected areas as Auxiliary Police, who will be later absorbed as r
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on December 14 said that the State Government was planning to start a programme of inducting youngsters in the Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)]-affected areas as Auxiliary Police, who will be later absorbed as regular Police, reports Indian Express. He also said that demonetisation has hit the Naxals and other extremist elements hard. Speaking at the inaugural three-day workshop of Police officials from 10 LWE-affected States conducted by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Ranchi, Das said that development and peace were complementary to each other. The programme, said Das, envisaged inducting the youngsters from these areas as Auxiliary and absorbing them as regular Police after three years of training. Das also stressed on the need for better coordination and sharing of intelligence between the States. During the workshop, the officials from 10 States – Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and West Bengal – discussed ways to share intelligence and make coordinated efforts in curbing naxal movements. They also discussed use of media and social media, besides technology in dealing with naxals.
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December - 14 
Nagaon Police arrested four suspected illegal Bangladeshi nationals, identified as Abdul Sattar, Atul Sarkar, Deep Sarkar and Kiran Das from various places of the Nagaon District, reports The Sentinel on December 15.Meanwhile, according to a highly p
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Nagaon Police arrested four suspected illegal Bangladeshi nationals, identified as Abdul Sattar, Atul Sarkar, Deep Sarkar and Kiran Das from various places of the Nagaon District, reports The Sentinel on December 15.Meanwhile, according to a highly placed official source, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) recently rejects a ceasefire offer of the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), reports The Assam Tribune on December 15. According to the report, a political leader from the State recently approached the UMHA in this regard, but the Government of India (GoI) cleared its tough stand by rejecting the proposal.Sources also revealed that a group of around eight hardcore members of the NDFB-IKS headed by B Bidai are now in Bhutan, but, according to reports available, the militants are having a tough time in sustaining themselves in the neighbouring country as the network of sympathisers and suppliers of the outfit has almost been broken and efforts are on to totally snap the supply line of the outfit.
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December - 14 
On December 14, a Pakistani national, identified as Burhanuddin Sajjad was arrested and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of scrapped INR 500 with a face value of INR 50,000 were seized from him at Surat Railway station, reports Indian Express. Accord
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On December 14, a Pakistani national, identified as Burhanuddin Sajjad was arrested and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of scrapped INR 500 with a face value of INR 50,000 were seized from him at Surat Railway station, reports Indian Express. According to Police, the accused, had entered India on a valid tourist visa and had obtained the fake notes from Pakistan. Burhanuddin, first claimed to be a Mumbai resident, when he was apprehended at Surat Railway station. “Later, during his primary questioning and frisking, police recovered his Pakistani passport, which confirmed his nationality,” Western Railway Superintendent of Police (SP), Vadodara division, Sharad Singhal, said. “Burhanuddin’s passport confirmed that he is a Pakistani national and not a resident of Mumbai. Stamps on his passport suggested that he entered India via Attari border in Punjab on December 12 and then headed to Mumbai by a train. We recovered 100 fake notes of old Rs 500 currency. We also found three notes of USD 100 with him,” Singhal said. “Burhanuddin came to India on a valid tourist visa, which has not expired. He told us that he had acquired these fake notes from Pakistan. We will seek his remand from court to investigate his intentions to visit India with such fake notes,” said Singhal.
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December - 14 
Rachakonda Police commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat on December 14 said three pseudo Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] were booked under the Preventive Detection (PD) Act for indulging in extortions, abductions and land settlements in Hyderabad, reports
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Rachakonda Police commissioner Mahesh Bhagwat on December 14 said three pseudo Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] were booked under the Preventive Detection (PD) Act for indulging in extortions, abductions and land settlements in Hyderabad, reports The Times of India. The Cyberabad Police said Bolla Narsimhlu, Oruganti Sammaiah and A Krishna were involved in nine offences in Jawaharnagar, Kushaiguda and Nacharam Police Station limits. "The gang members, posing as Maoists [Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)], threatened businessmen and realtor's with an air pistol. They demanded huge amounts from them in the name of party fund," the commissioner said. Police said the offenders used to make threatening calls to businessmen and demand money. They carried out their criminal activities in the Rachakonda and Siddipet police Commissionerate limits.
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December - 14 
The ‘publicity secretary’ Roben Khuman of Revolutionary People's Front (RPF), in a press release prohibited the former member of the party and its armed wing People’s Liberation Army (PLA) from contesting any election held under
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The ‘publicity secretary’ Roben Khuman of Revolutionary People's Front (RPF), in a press release prohibited the former member of the party and its armed wing People’s Liberation Army (PLA) from contesting any election held under the Constitution of India, reports the Sangai Express on December 15.
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December - 14 
The Assam Rifles(ARs)along with Police representative arrested a Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) militant, identified as Tokavi Sumi, from New Market in Dimapur District on December 14, reports The Morung Express.
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The Assam Rifles(ARs)along with Police representative arrested a Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) militant, identified as Tokavi Sumi, from New Market in Dimapur District on December 14, reports The Morung Express.
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December - 14 
The head of Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I)’s 'western command', Drishti Rajkhowa, continues to remain elusive for Assam Police, reports The Times of India on December 15. According to the sources, Rajkho
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The head of Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I)’s 'western command', Drishti Rajkhowa, continues to remain elusive for Assam Police, reports The Times of India on December 15. According to the sources, Rajkhowa was recently spotted near the India-Bangladesh bordering areas. Director General of Police (DGP), Mukesh Sahay said, "His movements were recorded near the Meghalaya-Bangladesh bordering areas." On various occasions, he was traced to the Garo Hills, Goalpara and Bangladesh, too. Rajkhowa has been operating a gunrunning racket with the help of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) of Meghalaya, the sources added.Meanwhile, two Bangladeshi women, identified as Golapjan Bibi (85) and her daughter Shabana Begam (32) were arrested from South Manikona village under Girishganj Police Station in Karimganj District on December 14, reports The Assam Tribune. Another person, identified as Sahab Uddin (52), who sheltered them, had been arrested as well.
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December - 14 
The joint Security Forces (SFs) of Indian Army in association with Assam Rifles (ARs) killed two militants and arrested six cadres of the Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) at Dharmapur village under Maio Police Station i
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The joint Security Forces (SFs) of Indian Army in association with Assam Rifles (ARs) killed two militants and arrested six cadres of the Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) at Dharmapur village under Maio Police Station in Changlang District on December 14, reports The Sentinel. The eliminated militants were identified as Deep Moran and Noga Moran. An AK-47 rifle and a pistol were also recovered from the militant.
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December - 14 
The United Naga Council (UNC) President, Gaidon Kamei, and Publicity Secretary Stephen Lamkang who were arrested by Manipur Police commandoes on November 25 were further remanded to Police custody for seven days by Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Im
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The United Naga Council (UNC) President, Gaidon Kamei, and Publicity Secretary Stephen Lamkang who were arrested by Manipur Police commandoes on November 25 were further remanded to Police custody for seven days by Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM), Imphal East District, on December 14, reports Nagaland Post.
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December - 14 
US Ambassador to India Richard Verma on December 14 said Indo-US relations will continue as they are today in the years to come, and that the US believes that it is in its strategic interest to see a stronger India, reports The Times of India. "
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US Ambassador to India Richard Verma on December 14 said Indo-US relations will continue as they are today in the years to come, and that the US believes that it is in its strategic interest to see a stronger India, reports The Times of India. "The US has been speaking about condemnation of cross-border terrorism which has to end. We want to see that kind of unity in our relations with India. With Pakistan, it is complex, based on cross-border terrorism. With India it is on a different plane," he said.He was all praise for India's engagement with its neighbouring countries, saying India's resolution of territorial disputes with Bangladesh and Myanmar stands as an example of its commitment to international norms and regional stability. He, however, pointed out some cross-border threats like disease, human trafficking and narcotics, that can often flow easily across states and countries, giving rise to multiple health and security challenges.
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December - 14 
A 'low-intensity' blast on December 14 targeted a Chinese engineer's vehicle in the jurisdiction of Patni Police Station in Rohri town of Sukkur District, reports Dawn. The engineer remained unhurt in the explosion. "Unknown acc
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A 'low-intensity' blast on December 14 targeted a Chinese engineer's vehicle in the jurisdiction of Patni Police Station in Rohri town of Sukkur District, reports Dawn. The engineer remained unhurt in the explosion. "Unknown accused attacked a Chinese engineer's vehicle near Rohri. Rescue teams moved [to the location]," said a police statement.Meanwhile, the Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa assured the people of Karachi on December 14 that the change of military command would not affect the Karachi operation as more “efforts will be made to consolidate the gains achieved so far” for peace in Karachi, reports Dawn. It was General Bajwa’s first visit to Karachi after taking over the army command last month. He arrived in the morning and went straight to the mausoleum of Quaid-i-Azam Mohammad Ali Jinnah to pay homage to the father of the nation.
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December - 14 
A man identified as Basheer was shot dead near Sindhi hotel in New Karachi area of Karachi on December 14, reports The News.
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A man identified as Basheer was shot dead near Sindhi hotel in New Karachi area of Karachi on December 14, reports The News.
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December - 14 
Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) leaders on December 14 threatened to disrupt civic polls if they are conducted without the Parliament passing the constitution amendment bill, reports The Himalayan Times. Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal (FSF-N) Chairman
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Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) leaders on December 14 threatened to disrupt civic polls if they are conducted without the Parliament passing the constitution amendment bill, reports The Himalayan Times. Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal (FSF-N) Chairman Upendra Yadav said “We’ll not allow the government to hold civic polls if it proceeded with the process without ensuring passage of the constitution amendment bill,” Yadav said. He added that the major parties should also ensure that provinces had the jurisdiction over the local bodies and provinces should have the power to hold municipal elections. Similarly, General Secretary of Sadbhawana Party (SP) Manish Kumar Suman added that if the revised constitution amendment bill was not passed in the Parliament and if the government proceeded with the plan to hold civic polls, they would boycott and disrupt the polls.
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December - 14 
Government on December 14 registered two election related bills - Bill on Local Level Elections and Bill to amend and Integrate Prevailing Law on Election Offences and Punishment at the Legislature Parliament Secretariat, proposing an increase in pun
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Government on December 14 registered two election related bills - Bill on Local Level Elections and Bill to amend and Integrate Prevailing Law on Election Offences and Punishment at the Legislature Parliament Secretariat, proposing an increase in punishment for poll related offences, reports The Himalayan Times. Three election related bills Bill to Amend and Integrate Laws related to Functions, Duties and Powers of Election Commission, Bill to Amend and Integrate Laws related to Voters’ List and Bill to Amend and Integrate Laws related to Political Parties are already under consideration after the government tabled them in the Parliament on October 4. Government is yet to introduce three other election bills related to state assembly, national assembly and House of Representatives. It is working on them, according to Secretary of Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Tek Prasad Dhungana.Meanwhile, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal speaking with journalists in Lahan of Siraha District on December 14 claimed that the Government would soon announce dates for the local elections, reports The Himalayan Times. Dahal said, “The three major parties are holding serious discussions over it and the dates would be announced in consensus very soon. The government’s focus is on implementing the Constitution and creating an election-conducive environment by increasing acceptance of the Constitution in plains, hills and mountains and taking the Madhesi parties into confidence.”
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December - 14 
Police arrested 27 leaders and cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami(JeI) while they were holding meetings to conduct subversive activities at a two-storey building in Sholashahar Alfallah Goli area of Chittagong
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Police arrested 27 leaders and cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami(JeI) while they were holding meetings to conduct subversive activities at a two-storey building in Sholashahar Alfallah Goli area of Chittagong city in Chittagong District on December 14, reports The Daily Star. Police also recovered some documents including leaflets, jihadi books, money receipts and lists of ICS cadres.
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December - 14 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing a discussion on the occasion of the Martyred Intellectuals Day at Krishibid Institution in Dhaka city on December 14 said the trial of war criminals involved in genocide, killing of intellectuals and oppo
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing a discussion on the occasion of the Martyred Intellectuals Day at Krishibid Institution in Dhaka city on December 14 said the trial of war criminals involved in genocide, killing of intellectuals and opposing the independence of the country must continue, reports The Independent. "No one will be able to save them [war criminals]. Whatever the tactics and conspiracy they devise, the trial will go on. I think the time has come; the people will have to be vocal. Those who nourished the war criminals, gave them the political rights in the country gave them flag, are the same criminals. They didn’t want the country’s independence and they also do not like development of the country," she said.
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December - 14 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a militant of Hizb ut-Tahrir from Banogram village in Jessore District on December 14, reports The Daily Star. The arrestee Ataur Rahman (45) is a fugitive accused.
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a militant of Hizb ut-Tahrir from Banogram village in Jessore District on December 14, reports The Daily Star. The arrestee Ataur Rahman (45) is a fugitive accused.
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December - 14 
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that Government will deliver on its promises next year, reports Colombo Page on December 15. The Premier said "With the parliamentary elections in August 2015, we created the National Government. And we g
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said that Government will deliver on its promises next year, reports Colombo Page on December 15. The Premier said "With the parliamentary elections in August 2015, we created the National Government. And we gave it a period for it to stabilize. I think that has taken place now. We also prepared a new policy framework. We had incurred a heavy national debt, there was adverse publicity for Sri Lanka, and human right was a big issue - all those have been resolved. We have sort of created the stability and cleared the way. Now, next year is when we have to deliver on our promises, which will also help us to consolidate this arrangement."
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December - 15 
A discussion on development and security of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) prone areas was held between the Odisha Government and Central Cabinet Secretary via video conferencing on December 15, reports prameyanews7.com. After the meeti
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A discussion on development and security of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) prone areas was held between the Odisha Government and Central Cabinet Secretary via video conferencing on December 15, reports prameyanews7.com. After the meeting State Home Secretary Asit Tripathy said additional requirement of two battalions of forces and balance budget of Gurupriya Bridge was demanded to centre. Further construction of 518 new mobile towers, more banks and ATMs were also demanded, added Tripathy. Director General of Police (DGP) KB Singh said discussion on re-starting Andhra-Odisha Green Hunt Operation was discussed on the meeting. Joint discussions on new strategies for dealing with Maoists, place of posting of the trained security officers and their ranks were held, added Singh.
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December - 15 
A team of Mangaldai Police assisted by troops of 168 Field Regiment, arrested a youth identified as Nikunja Sarma of Shankar Nagar of Darrang District and recovered a factory-made pistol of .32 caliber from his possession, on December 15, reports The
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A team of Mangaldai Police assisted by troops of 168 Field Regiment, arrested a youth identified as Nikunja Sarma of Shankar Nagar of Darrang District and recovered a factory-made pistol of .32 caliber from his possession, on December 15, reports The Sentinel.
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December - 15 
An US intelligence agency report mentions that Syria-based IS (Islamic State) operative Shafi Armar, an Indian, is planning to target US interest in India, sputniknews.com reports on December 16. The report also mentions that Armar, who has changed h
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An US intelligence agency report mentions that Syria-based IS (Islamic State) operative Shafi Armar, an Indian, is planning to target US interest in India, sputniknews.com reports on December 16. The report also mentions that Armar, who has changed his name and operates as Yousuf al Hindi, is in touch with local Indian terrorist outfits and also recruiting Indian youths to carry out the mission. National Investigation Agency (NIA) sources that the FBI suspects that Shafi Armar is in touch with the IS operatives based in India for a Paris-style ‘lone wolf' attacks on American citizens.
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December - 15 
Centre Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Director General (DG), Durga Prasad, on December 15, claimed that Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] will end from Jharkhand by 2017, reports Dainik Jagran. He addressed the media after attending the video confer
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Centre Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Director General (DG), Durga Prasad, on December 15, claimed that Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] will end from Jharkhand by 2017, reports Dainik Jagran. He addressed the media after attending the video conference with Union Cabinet Secretary in Building Project. He pressed that in Jharkhand, greater coordination among CRPF, Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), Border Security Force (BSF) and State Police is required to eradicate the Naxal campaign by 2017.
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December - 15 
District Police recovered the body of T Anil Kumar alias Chandu, a former Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre of Koraput – Srikakulam Special Zonal Committee (KSSZC) of CPI-Maoist, from Kanti Village under Semiliguda Police limit
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District Police recovered the body of T Anil Kumar alias Chandu, a former Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre of Koraput – Srikakulam Special Zonal Committee (KSSZC) of CPI-Maoist, from Kanti Village under Semiliguda Police limits in Koraput District on December 15, reports The New Indian Express. He was also the head of the Intelligence Wing of the committee. Chandu’s body bore injuries on his back which indicates that he was attacked from behind. According to Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), BR Rao, Chandu, who belonged to Chirala Village in Andhra Pradesh, was arrested from Talapaniki village under Narayanpatna Block in the District in 2014. He was granted conditional bail and later rehabilitated in Koraput. His wife Sandhya Padiyami, another CPI-Maoist cadre hailing from Malkangiri District, had also surrendered before the District Police during that period. They were both working in the intelligence wing of KSSZC of the CPI-Maoist. Sources said Chandu had received a warning letter from the Maoist party suspecting him to be ‘police informer’, adds merinews.com.
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December - 15 
Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case records in West Bengal for the six-month period between May and October reveal that North 24-Parganas District has emerged as a close second behind Malda District in the circulation of counterfeit currency, Hindu
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Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case records in West Bengal for the six-month period between May and October reveal that North 24-Parganas District has emerged as a close second behind Malda District in the circulation of counterfeit currency, Hindustan Times reports on December 16. Different Police Stations in North 24-Parganas registered 31 FICN cases during the six-month window. Murshidabad Police Stations registered 24 cases. Malda topped the list with 45. Bardhaman was the fourth with 16 cases.A few years ago, North 24-Parganas was not prominent on the fake note map at all. According to Reserve Bank (RBI) records, INR 521,155 counterfeit notes with face value of INR 20.16 million were seized in 2011-12. On the basis of data obtained from different central and state agencies, RBI found that over 80 per cent of these notes came in through Malda, Murshidabad and Nadia districts. All these districts, Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia and North 24-Parganas share a border with Bangladesh.In North 24-Parganas, FICNs were seized in areas such as Jagaddal, Belghoria, Noapara, Naihati, Basirhat, Baduria, Swarupnagar, Habra, Gaighata, Bongaon, Barasat and Baduria. In Bardhaman, FICN face value of INR 181,300 has been seized from Kulti, Durgapur, Hirapur, Galsi, Jamuria, Bardhaman and Asansol. In Malda, FICN was seized mainly in the established hubs of Kaliachak, Baishnabnagar, Chanchol, English bazar and Malda.RBI and income tax authorities have already alerted banks about the fake notes that could be deposited in banks after demonetisation. The banks were asked to install CCTV at the cash counter to identify the persons depositing cash. The banks were also asked to install FICN scanner in the bank to identify the FICN notes.
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December - 15 
Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in three encounters after massive operations were launched across Districts in Chhattisgarh, reports Indian Express on December 16. While three of the bodies recovered were found af
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Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in three encounters after massive operations were launched across Districts in Chhattisgarh, reports Indian Express on December 16. While three of the bodies recovered were found after two separate encounters with the Bijapur Police, two bodies have been recovered from Narayanpur. Officers said that one Maoist, whose identity is yet to be confirmed, was killed in the Peddagelur area of Bijapur on December 13. Senior Police officials said the operations were “a big success” for a number of reasons, with the body of Jagat alias Jagdish (40), a ‘divisional commander’ of the West Bastar area committee, being recovered. Jagat carried a reward of INR 800,000 against his name. The other dead body recovered was that of Indravati area committee's ‘jan-militia commander’ Badru (30), adds PTI. The gunfight took place in Bade Kakloor area when a joint team of Security Forces (SFs) was on a counter-insurgency operation, Special Director General of Police (anti-Maoist operations) D M Awasthi said. Along with the bodies of two rebels, an INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) rifle, one 12-bore gun and other items were recovered from the spot, Awasthi said. The officials said that massive operations involving six Districts and agencies including the State Police, District Reserve Group (DRG), Special Task Force (STF), Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and others were launched on December 11. “There were intelligence inputs in different areas, and at least 3,000 personnel were deployed. We had information of Maoist movement in the border areas, so teams from Sukma and Bijapur police were sent in, while there were inputs from Kutul area at Abhujmaad in Narayanpur. Teams were sent from Dhamtari to the Odisha border in Nagri and Sihowa, while there was a similar operation in Rajnandgaon as well. Almost all these teams exchanged fire several times as they entered deep in the forests,” said DM Awasthi.
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December - 15 
It may take Pakistani security agencies anything between one to two years to come out with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of new INR 500 and INR 2,000 denomination, owing to a number of safety features that have been introduced by the Reserve Bank
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It may take Pakistani security agencies anything between one to two years to come out with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) of new INR 500 and INR 2,000 denomination, owing to a number of safety features that have been introduced by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), according to Intelligence Bureau, Asian Age reports on December 16. Following the government’s demonetisation move last month, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) had asked intelligence agencies to closely monitor its impact on circulation of FICN and terror funding. According to government estimates, there is INR 400 crore of FICN in circulation in the economy at any given point of time. Following the demonetisation, circulation of FICN has been severely hit, intelligence agencies have informed the government.According to a recent report on impact of demonetisation on FICN and terror funding, the Intelligence Bureau stated that by the time, which is almost two years, Pakistani agencies are able to fine tune production of new Indian currency security agencies, particularly in states, should enhance their capacity to deal with menace even in the long run.The intelligence agency, in its report, has also advised that the RBI should once again review the safety features in the INR 500 and INR 2,000 notes and introduce new or change some of them following the duration that it suspects the Pak agencies will take to develop counterfeit currency. “The demonetisation drive is a great opportunity to completely remove menace of fake currency. According to our estimate, it will take close to two years for ISI and its terror operatives to develop good quality fakes. So by the time they develop the expertise for the same, the RBI should introduce new features and then it should make it a routine exercise,” a senior intelligence official said.
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December - 15 
Militants looted INR 984,000 from Ratnipora branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Pulwama District on December 15, Daily Excelsior reports. Superintendent of Police (SP), Pulwama, Rayees Bhat, said, “From the Ratnipora bank branch, Rs 9.84 lakh [
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Militants looted INR 984,000 from Ratnipora branch of Jammu and Kashmir Bank in Pulwama District on December 15, Daily Excelsior reports. Superintendent of Police (SP), Pulwama, Rayees Bhat, said, “From the Ratnipora bank branch, Rs 9.84 lakh [INR 984,000] have been looted and out of which 16,000 is old currency while rest is new currency. Today we got the CCTV footage from the bank and it has been established that Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] is behind the bank robberies. The militants involved in today’s robbery are Arif Dar of Lelhar and Abu Ali. They are wanted in the bank robbery and two others who were outside acted as scouts and were guarding their colleagues”. Significantly, this is the fourth bank robbery in the State since July 9, 2016, and third since November 8, 2016. On December 8, 2016, militants had targeted a branch of the same Bank at Arihal in the same district and looted INR 133,800. On November 21, militants had robbed a bank in Chrar-e-Sharief area of Budgam District, adds Times of India.SP, Bhat said, “In Budgam we have shown the photographs to the employees and two of the dacoits have been identified as Abu Ali and Abu Ismail, both foreign terrorists and one local militant Arif of Lelhar. Today [December 15] when we spoke to the bank officials, same identification was established,” reports Daily Excelsior. Bhat said that police reached in no time but militants had managed to flee. The SP said that stone pelting diverted the attention of police which gave militants enough time to flee. “Due to stone pelting our attention got diverted. Otherwise the leads we had got we could have chased them”, he said.
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December - 15 
Police arrested a 33-year-old doctor, identified as Sudhir Ravsaheb Kumble for allegedly circulating Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Kolhapur (Maharashtra) and seized from him the same in different denominations worth INR 17,000, news.webindia123
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Police arrested a 33-year-old doctor, identified as Sudhir Ravsaheb Kumble for allegedly circulating Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) in Kolhapur (Maharashtra) and seized from him the same in different denominations worth INR 17,000, news.webindia123.com reports on December 16. The accused, a resident of Evergreen Park in Nagala Park area of city, was printing FICN of INR 2,000, INR 100 and INR 20 with use of a modern scanner in his dispensary alongside his medical practice and was circulating it to the unsuspecting people, police said. The doctor was caught while trying to give such a counterfeit note to a salesman, who became suspicious and refused to accept the note.
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December - 15 
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team's visit to Kolkata to question arrested Islamic State (IS) terror group operative Mohammad Masiuddin alias Musa, was essentially to gather more information on his Syria-based handler Shafi Armar, ali
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) team's visit to Kolkata to question arrested Islamic State (IS) terror group operative Mohammad Masiuddin alias Musa, was essentially to gather more information on his Syria-based handler Shafi Armar, alias Yousuf al Hindi, and his alleged plans to harm US interests, The Times of India reports on December 16. According to top sources in the Indian security establishment, US agencies have been tracking the activities of Armar, who they suspect is in touch with radicalised American youth either looking to join or already recruited by IS. They also suspect Armar may be planning to target US interests and American citizens in India and elsewhere.After questioning Musa FBI investigators shared their assessment on the IS operative with the National Investigation Agency (NIA).The FBI officers, based on the sustained interrogation, concluded that Musa was a "potential suicide bomber" who was highly motivated to carry out a terror mission, according to sources. However, the officer added that FBI's prime concern is Armar, who is based somewhere in Syria and could be conspiring to target Americans and other foreign nationals. Even though FBI didn't share with Indian investigators what exactly they had got against Armar to make this trip, officials say US investigators might be wary of Armar preparing 'lone wolf' bombers to attack Americans.
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December - 15 
The Government of the ‘People’s Republic of Nagaland (GPRN)/ National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN)’, on December 15, demanded a high level inquiry into the death of one of its cadres who passed away on December 13, reports T
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The Government of the ‘People’s Republic of Nagaland (GPRN)/ National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN)’, on December 15, demanded a high level inquiry into the death of one of its cadres who passed away on December 13, reports The Morung Express.
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December - 15 
The joint Security Forces (SFs) of Madras Regiment and Arunachal Police arrested two Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) militants, identified as Pomai Moran and Muhunto Phukon (17) at Wakhet Ghat near Wakhet village of Bo
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The joint Security Forces (SFs) of Madras Regiment and Arunachal Police arrested two Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) militants, identified as Pomai Moran and Muhunto Phukon (17) at Wakhet Ghat near Wakhet village of Bordumsa in Changlang District, on December 15, reports The Sentinel. The SFs recovered detonators and several other objectionable materials from the possession of the arrested militants.
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December - 15 
The SFs from Narayanpur District returned with two dead bodies allegedly of the Maoists belonging to the Maoists’ military company no 2 after the four-day-long anti-Maoist campaign, adds The Hindu. The SFs also recovered a large amount of arms
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The SFs from Narayanpur District returned with two dead bodies allegedly of the Maoists belonging to the Maoists’ military company no 2 after the four-day-long anti-Maoist campaign, adds The Hindu. The SFs also recovered a large amount of arms and ammunition from the Narayanpur campaign. However, some Police officials claimed to have killed at least eight Maoists during the gun battle; however, the SFs could recover only five dead bodies of the uniformed Maoists in these encounters.
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December - 15 
Three Manipur Police personnel, identified as Lungrei Charanga (25), Mohammad Ayub Khan (35) and Yengkhom Jiban (50) were killed and eight others injured in two separate ambushes by unidentified militants in Chandel District on December 15, reports T
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Three Manipur Police personnel, identified as Lungrei Charanga (25), Mohammad Ayub Khan (35) and Yengkhom Jiban (50) were killed and eight others injured in two separate ambushes by unidentified militants in Chandel District on December 15, reports The Assam Tribune. The first incident took place at Lokchao area around 6.30 am while the second occurred at Bongyang area around 8 am along the Imphal-Moreh road when two teams of State Police were on road patrol duty.
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December - 15 
Two Policemen were killed and six others critically injured in an ambush laid by suspected militant at Lokchao village in Chandel District on December 15, reports The Financial Express. Army sources said that an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blas
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Two Policemen were killed and six others critically injured in an ambush laid by suspected militant at Lokchao village in Chandel District on December 15, reports The Financial Express. Army sources said that an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast was triggered during a combing operation by the commandos. This was followed by firing from light arms by the militants.
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December - 15 
At least three alleged gangsters were killed and two paramilitary troops injured during a shootout in Yousaf Goth area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, in the early morning of December 15 (today), reports The News. Heavy cache of automati
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At least three alleged gangsters were killed and two paramilitary troops injured during a shootout in Yousaf Goth area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, in the early morning of December 15 (today), reports The News. Heavy cache of automatic weapons and ammunition was also seized in the operation.
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December - 15 
Clashes erupted between Magars opposing the Constitution amendment bill and pro-constitution bill supporters in Libang, the District headquarters of Rolpa on December 15, reports Republica. Miffed by the Constitution amendment bill, locals have enfor
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Clashes erupted between Magars opposing the Constitution amendment bill and pro-constitution bill supporters in Libang, the District headquarters of Rolpa on December 15, reports Republica. Miffed by the Constitution amendment bill, locals have enforced banda (shut down) in Rolpa and Pyuthan Districts but the supporters of the Constitution amendment bill defied the banda inviting clashes in Rolpa District. Police said no major violence was reported. Nepali Congress (NC) District president Amar Singh Pun, Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) chairman Hari Prasad Pun and Rastriya Janamorcha chairman Meghnath Bista have been leading anti-constitution protests in Rolpa.
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December - 15 
Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) on December 15 forged understanding with Coordinator of Naya Shakti Nepal (NSN) to jointly launch a movement if the Government moved ahead with the process of holding local polls after postponing the process on the con
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Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) on December 15 forged understanding with Coordinator of Naya Shakti Nepal (NSN) to jointly launch a movement if the Government moved ahead with the process of holding local polls after postponing the process on the constitution amendment bill, reports The Himalayan Times. This decision was taken at a meeting between NSN and UDMF leaders where NSN Coordinator Baburam Bhattarai and Tarai Madhes Sadbhawana Party (TMSP) Chairman Mahantha Thakur were also present.
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December - 15 
Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar on December 15 adjourned the Parliament until 1:00pm on December 19 after the ruling parties, Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center), disputed with the main opposition Communist
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Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar on December 15 adjourned the Parliament until 1:00pm on December 19 after the ruling parties, Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center), disputed with the main opposition Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) over business schedule at a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee of the Parliament, reports The Himalayan Times. Following the CPN-UML’s disagreement over tabling of the constitution amendment bill in the business schedule as intended by the ruling parties, the Speaker adjourned the House for four days as an attempt to find consensus among parties on the bill.
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December - 15 
A militant of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was surrendered before the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Kushtia District on December 15, reports New Age. RAB said that Mohamad Salauddin Ahmed Sujon (34) was involved with JMB since March in
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A militant of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) was surrendered before the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Kushtia District on December 15, reports New Age. RAB said that Mohamad Salauddin Ahmed Sujon (34) was involved with JMB since March in 2015. Recently, law enforcers zero tolerance against extremism encouraged Salauddin to surrender and return at the right path.
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December - 15 
Minister for Law, Anisul Huq, on December 15 said that the Government is going to enact a law to confiscate the property of the convicted war criminals, reports New Age. The Minister came up with the disclosure while talking to reporters after inaugu
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Minister for Law, Anisul Huq, on December 15 said that the Government is going to enact a law to confiscate the property of the convicted war criminals, reports New Age. The Minister came up with the disclosure while talking to reporters after inaugurating a helpdesk at Tejgaon land registration office in the city. Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Division Department of the Law Ministry has already outlined the draft of the law, Anisul said.
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December - 15 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressing the concluding function of Law and Administration Courses organised by Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy in Dhaka city's Shahbagh area on December 15 asked the new officers of the civil admini
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressing the concluding function of Law and Administration Courses organised by Bangladesh Civil Service Administration Academy in Dhaka city's Shahbagh area on December 15 asked the new officers of the civil administration to always stay alert and play their due role so that terrorism and militancy cannot raise their ugly heads in the country, reports The Independent. "New problems - terrorism and militancy - now have emerged, and we'll have to keep Bangladesh free from these menaces. We've already taken necessary steps in this regard through involving people from all classes. All of us including fresh administration officials will have to remain alert and play the due role in this connection," she said.
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December - 15 
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Leader of Opposition and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) R. Sampanthanhave sought support of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa for the ongoing Constitutional reform efforts, reports Daily Mirror on December
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and Leader of Opposition and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) R. Sampanthanhave sought support of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa for the ongoing Constitutional reform efforts, reports Daily Mirror on December 16. The leaders asked Rajapaksa, as “a senior and respected leader”, to back the National Unity Government and other political parties working with it to remake the country’s Constitution. The meeting held at the Prime Minister’s office in Parliament reportedly prompted by President Maithripala Sirisena, who is said to be keen that the former President be brought on board while the country embarks on a new Constitution.Meanwhile, TNA on December 15 said it was of the view that there was a need to discuss Sri Lanka's constitution-making process with the international community, especially with India, reports Daily Mirror. TNA Deputy Leader Mavai Senathirajah, who is also the leader of the Ilankai Tamil Arachi Katchchi (ITAK) said no such discussions had been scheduled so far. He said his party was keen on a federal solution to the national question. “Even in my latest speech in parliament I stressed the need to devolve even financial matters to the North,” he said.
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December - 16 
A ‘one-day winter session’ of the ‘Government of the People’s Republic of Nagalim (GPRN)’ was held on December 16 at Hebron in Dimapur District, reports the Nagaland Post.
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A ‘one-day winter session’ of the ‘Government of the People’s Republic of Nagalim (GPRN)’ was held on December 16 at Hebron in Dimapur District, reports the Nagaland Post.
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December - 16 
A 19-year-old, identified as Jatin who fashioned himself as Dawood Ibrahim, and his illegal gun supplier, Rahul were arrested by police in Kapashera southwest Delhi on December 16, reports Asian Age. Jatin was arrested from Kapashera area after a tra
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A 19-year-old, identified as Jatin who fashioned himself as Dawood Ibrahim, and his illegal gun supplier, Rahul were arrested by police in Kapashera southwest Delhi on December 16, reports Asian Age. Jatin was arrested from Kapashera area after a trap was laid to nab him with 22-year-old Rahul, Police said. Three ‘desi kattas’ (locally-made guns) and live rounds were also recovered during the arrest. The teen, who uploaded photos of Dawood and pistols to his Facebook profile, created the social media account under the name ‘Bhai Jatin Baniya’. His personal descriptions read ‘Dawood at Crime City’ and ‘Only Boss Secret’.
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December - 16 
An INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) rifle that was snatched from Police, after a Police party came under stone pelting attack in Budgam District, was recovered on December 16, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that in Budgam, a scuffle took place
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An INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) rifle that was snatched from Police, after a Police party came under stone pelting attack in Budgam District, was recovered on December 16, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that in Budgam, a scuffle took place between two groups over some issue at Makhama. A Police party from Police Station Magam reached the spot soon after the culmination of Friday prayers. “However, some miscreants started pelting stones on the police party. During this incident some unknown persons snatched an INSAS rifle and fled away”, Police said. Police later recovered the rifle after they launched a hunt. The person has been arrested, sources said.
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December - 16 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)cadres hacked to death the husband of a village sarpanch (local-self government institution head) on the suspicion of he being a ‘Police informer’ in Dantewada District on December 16, reports B
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)cadres hacked to death the husband of a village sarpanch (local-self government institution head) on the suspicion of he being a ‘Police informer’ in Dantewada District on December 16, reports Business Standard. Dharmendra Kudami (33) was killed in Kurrempara area of Metapal village under Katekalyan Police Station area, a senior Police official told PTI. Kudami's wife Ratna Kudami is the sarpanch of Metapal. "A group of Maoists, armed with bow and arrow, axes and knives stormed into victim's house and murdered Dharmendra in front of his family," the official said. "Though the exact reason for the attack is yet to be ascertained, preliminary investigation suggests the ultras accused him of being a police informer," he said.
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December - 16 
Four Policemen were injured when unidentified militants attacked them while they were guarding a playground in Noney District, on December 16, reports The Shillong Times.
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Four Policemen were injured when unidentified militants attacked them while they were guarding a playground in Noney District, on December 16, reports The Shillong Times.
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December - 16 
Mizoram Government and Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) held the third round of peace talks on December 16, reports The Assam Tribune. HPC-D sources said that its delegation would be led by working ‘chairman’ of the outfit
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Mizoram Government and Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) held the third round of peace talks on December 16, reports The Assam Tribune. HPC-D sources said that its delegation would be led by working ‘chairman’ of the outfit Lalthangliana Hmar.
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December - 16 
Six Maoist cadres, including a ‘commander’surrendered in Kanker District on December 16, reportsTimes of India. The cadres, one of them a woman, turned up at the District Headquarters before Kanker, SP, ML Kotwani, citing disappointment w
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Six Maoist cadres, including a ‘commander’surrendered in Kanker District on December 16, reportsTimes of India. The cadres, one of them a woman, turned up at the District Headquarters before Kanker, SP, ML Kotwani, citing disappointment with 'hollow' CPI-Maoist ideology and violence. Those surrendered were identified as Bislal alias Sukhdev Hidko (28), Shamlal alias Kara Komra, Dhaniram Dugga, Budhram Kowasi (24), Mahesh Kumar (35), and the woman cadre Pushpa Anchla (24), said Kotwani.Of them, Sukhdev, ‘commander’ of Section B under Military Platoon no 33, is a key CPI-Maoist member in the region carrying a reward of INR 300,000, he said. While Pushpa was active as member of Chetna Natya Manch (CNM) - the cultural wing of CPI-Maoist, three others were Jan-militia members, the SP added.
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December - 16 
The Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) surrendered arms stolen from Mizoram Police to the State Government authorities during the third round of peace talks held in Aizawl on December 16, reports The Assam Tribune. The surrendered arms i
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The Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) surrendered arms stolen from Mizoram Police to the State Government authorities during the third round of peace talks held in Aizawl on December 16, reports The Assam Tribune. The surrendered arms included three AK-47 Assault rifles, one INSAS rifle, three .9mm Browning pistols, one .9mm Glock pistol, 17 magazines of different arms and 74 rounds of ammunition.
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December - 16 
The State Government of Manipur sent a report to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on December 17, based on a report filed by the State Director General of Police (DGP), stating that NSCN-IM was suspected behind the twin attacks that killed t
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The State Government of Manipur sent a report to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) on December 17, based on a report filed by the State Director General of Police (DGP), stating that NSCN-IM was suspected behind the twin attacks that killed three policemen and wounded 6 others along Imphal-Moreh road ahead of Chief Minister (CM) Okram Ibobi Singh’s visit to Tengnoupal District on December 16, reports the Sangai Express.
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December - 16 
The United Naga Council (UNC) held a Presidential Council meeting in Senapati District on December 16 to discuss the ongoing indefinite economic blockade imposed on National Highways leading to Manipur since October 31 midnight and decided to continu
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The United Naga Council (UNC) held a Presidential Council meeting in Senapati District on December 16 to discuss the ongoing indefinite economic blockade imposed on National Highways leading to Manipur since October 31 midnight and decided to continue the economic blockade, reports the Sangai Express.
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December - 16 
Three bombs exploded at the residences of Shangreihan Muivah (90), Mingyao Ruivanao (58) and RB Leisinsham (85) at Fairyland and Nagaram in Somdal District on December 16, reports the Sangai Express. However, there is no report of any casualty. Shang
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Three bombs exploded at the residences of Shangreihan Muivah (90), Mingyao Ruivanao (58) and RB Leisinsham (85) at Fairyland and Nagaram in Somdal District on December 16, reports the Sangai Express. However, there is no report of any casualty. Shangreihan Muivah (90), who’s resident was attacked is the elder brother of Th Muivah, the ‘general secretary’ of the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM).
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December - 16 
Three of Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres lodged in the Central Jail in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu, observed a day-long fast on December 16 to condemn the 'encounter' killing of two CPI-Maoist leaders near Nilam
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Three of Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres lodged in the Central Jail in Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu, observed a day-long fast on December 16 to condemn the 'encounter' killing of two CPI-Maoist leaders near Nilambur in Kerala, reports The New Indian Express. The three inmates, Roopesh, Anoop and Veeramani refused to take breakfast and lunch to protest the killings, which they termed as a "planned encounter," jail sources said. However, two others, Shyna, wife of Roopesh and Kannan, who were arrested 18 months ago from Karumathampatti on the outskirts, did not participate in the hunger strike, they said.
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December - 16 
Two youths from Telangana, Hamid Ul Rehman of Hyderabad and Gufran Mohiuddin of Warangal were questioned about links with Islamic State (IS) after their deportation from Turkey about three months ago, were given clean chit, The Times of India reports
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Two youths from Telangana, Hamid Ul Rehman of Hyderabad and Gufran Mohiuddin of Warangal were questioned about links with Islamic State (IS) after their deportation from Turkey about three months ago, were given clean chit, The Times of India reports on December 17. The duo was first deported to Mumbai, where the Anti-Terror Squad (ATS) questioned and released them after cross-checking their antecedents. An officer from the Telangana Police said, "We questioned and let them off. We cannot say if they had any plans to join terror outfits. They have been leading a peaceful life over the last three months or so." Hamid and Gufran were employed in Saudi Arabia for a few years before they moved to Turkey, where they were held for the lack of required documents. Over the past one year or so, dozens of youths have been held for trying to join the Islamic State in various parts of Telangana.
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December - 16 
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs (MoSHA) Hansraj Gangaram Ahir blamed the Communist Party of India–Maoist (CPI-Maoist) for underdevelopment of tribals in the country while addressing media on December 16 in Ranchi District, reports, Tim
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs (MoSHA) Hansraj Gangaram Ahir blamed the Communist Party of India–Maoist (CPI-Maoist) for underdevelopment of tribals in the country while addressing media on December 16 in Ranchi District, reports, Times of India. He was attending the concluding part of three-day workshop on "LWE Theatre - Interstate operations and coordination' hosted by the CRPF, Ahir said that the living standard of tribals in most parts of the country is around 150 years behind that of our modern cities. "The Maoists have not allowed development work to penetrate to the far flung hamlets," he accused reiterating his government's commitment to wipe out Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] of all forms from the country with full might."We don't want to use bullets against our own people and its better if they understand our language (Hum chahte hain ki goli nahi boli se baat bane) and get prepared to shun violence," he said. Ahir expressed disappointment over use of Central Auxiliary Police Forces (CAPF) for controlling Left Wing Extremism in different states. "If we are not compelled to use our forces within the mainland they can be engaged at the borders," he said. He took a stock of the situation prevailing in all ten states which includes Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Bengal, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana and parts of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh considered to be red corridor region of the country. "Our Central Minister Rajnath Singh has agreed to extend full cooperation in terms of financial support and assistance of the security forces in these states to ensure that the development work is not affected," he said. Ahir pointed finger to the fact that most of the Central Welfare schemes like Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojna, extending loans under Pradhan Mantri Mudra Yojna and Skill Development Programmes have failed to reach the tribal hamlets because of CPI- Maoist presence. "Construction of schools, health centres, railway, industry, irrigation projects and roads have also suffered because of presence of Maoists which has not just retarded government's effort for development but has deprived the tribals of facilities that they should enjoy as citizens of an independent nation," he said underlining the fact that everyone in the country has equal right to life and opportunities.
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December - 16 
West Bengal has set up a ‘State Bomb Centre’ to deal with all kinds of threats from bombs ranging from crude ones to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) mostly used by terror outfits and Maoist rebels, New Indian Express reports on Decemb
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West Bengal has set up a ‘State Bomb Centre’ to deal with all kinds of threats from bombs ranging from crude ones to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) mostly used by terror outfits and Maoist rebels, New Indian Express reports on December 17. “A variety of bombs were recovered from different parts of the State after the Burdwan blast. Lives of personnel of the State police were lost due to unsafe bomb disposal techniques. Hence, the CID sent a proposal to create an exclusive agency to deal with advanced bombs used by terror groups,” said a CID official.“Focus would be on IEDs that have repeatedly been used by terrorists in blasts in Hyderabad, Mumbai, Bengaluru and Varanasi and by Maoists in central India and Jharkhand. The nature of blasts in foreign countries will also be studied by the centre,” said a CID official. “The State Bomb Centre will be in direct contact with the National Security Group (NSG). There would be continuous coordination with NSG for exchange of information to make the fight against terror foolproof. Officials from the centre will train State police officers to deal with bombs,” he added.
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December - 16 
Women vendors of Khwairamband Keithel of Imphal called a 24 hour State-wide bandh on December 16 against the violence of Tengnoupal District on December 16. A protest rally was also taken out by the women vendors and alleged that NSCN-IM was responsi
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Women vendors of Khwairamband Keithel of Imphal called a 24 hour State-wide bandh on December 16 against the violence of Tengnoupal District on December 16. A protest rally was also taken out by the women vendors and alleged that NSCN-IM was responsible for the violence and economic blockade.
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December - 16 
A would-be suicide bomber on a motorcycle was shot dead by Rangers personnel on Daman-i-Kohsar road in Hyderabad city of Sindh after he lobbed a 'cracker' into a nearby graveyard while fleeing on December 16, reports Dawn. His accomplice fled
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A would-be suicide bomber on a motorcycle was shot dead by Rangers personnel on Daman-i-Kohsar road in Hyderabad city of Sindh after he lobbed a 'cracker' into a nearby graveyard while fleeing on December 16, reports Dawn. His accomplice fled the scene of crime. A Rangers vehicle on patrol near the Amani Shah graveyard signalled for two men on a passing motorcycle to stop. The men stopped and one lobbed a 'cracker' into the graveyard. Rangers’ sources said they shot and killed the man who threw the 'cracker' into the graveyard. Upon examination, they found he was wearing a suicide vest. The assailant could not be identified, but Rangers sources claimed he appeared to be in his early 30s. The sources alleged the would-be suicide bomber had intended to target the under-construction Imambargah (Shia place of Worship) nearby.
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December - 16 
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on December 16 confirmed the death sentences of 13 'hardcore terrorists', Dawn reported on December 17 quoting Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release. The 13 were involved in
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Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on December 16 confirmed the death sentences of 13 'hardcore terrorists', Dawn reported on December 17 quoting Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) press release. The 13 were involved in heinous offences related to terrorism, including the killing and slaughtering of innocent civilians, officials of law enforcement agencies and the armed forces, ISPR said.The ISPR statement today said the suspected terrorists were involved in the planning and execution of the Bacha Khan, Parade Lane mosque, Marriott Hotel and World Vision NGO attacks, as well as an attack on an educational institution at Nawagai, Buner. "On the whole, they were involved in killing 325 persons and in causing injuries to 366 others. Firearms and explosives were also recovered from their possession. These convicts were tried by military courts," ISPR said.
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December - 16 
39 persons including 35 protestors and four Policemen were injured during a clash between banda (shut down) enforcers and Police in Tamghas, the District headquarters of Gulmi on December 16, reports The Himalayan Times. The clash erupted after Polic
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39 persons including 35 protestors and four Policemen were injured during a clash between banda (shut down) enforcers and Police in Tamghas, the District headquarters of Gulmi on December 16, reports The Himalayan Times. The clash erupted after Police tried to unlock the District Administration Office padlocked by the protesters. The District has been paralyzed by the banda for 17 dayscalled in protest of Constitution amendment bill which proposed to split some hilly Districts from the proposed Province No. 5.
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December - 16 
Naya Shakti Nepal (NSN) Coordinator Baburam Bhattarai and Tarai Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP) Chairman Mahantha Thakur on December 16 met Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and urged him to hold local polls only after ensuring passage of a revised Co
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Naya Shakti Nepal (NSN) Coordinator Baburam Bhattarai and Tarai Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP) Chairman Mahantha Thakur on December 16 met Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and urged him to hold local polls only after ensuring passage of a revised Constitution amendment bill, reports The Himalayan Times. According to Bhattarai’s Personal Aide Bishwadeep Pandey, “Bhattarai told the prime minister that it would be good for the government it held local polls only after ensuring passage of a revised constitution amendment bill.”Meanwhile, Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML)Chairperson KP Sharma Oli on December 16 called on the Government to withdraw the Constitution amendment bill registered at the Parliament, reports The Himalayan Times. He said, “The Constitution amendment proposal has resulted in political crisis.” He reiterated that the parliamentary business would not resume until the amendment proposal was taken back. Urging the Government to enable political environment for political consensus and collaboration by withdrawing the proposal, he stressed the need to create an election-conducive atmosphere as holding local election would be the only constitutional way out.
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December - 16 
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal speaking at a press meet in Pokhara city of Kaski District on December 16 (today) defended the proposed amendment to Nepal’s Constitution, claiming that it was on a par a proposal that the opposition had floate
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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal speaking at a press meet in Pokhara city of Kaski District on December 16 (today) defended the proposed amendment to Nepal’s Constitution, claiming that it was on a par a proposal that the opposition had floated earlier, reports The Himalayan Times. “The government has registered the proposal to amend the Constitution at Parliament. It was put forth by the main opposition party in the past. And all the parties had agreed to it. There is no essence at protesting the same proposal now,” he said.
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December - 16 
Sri Lanka and Malaysia, maintaining a common understanding on a number of important regional and international issues have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen regional stability and called upon all States to reject terrorism on December 16, rep
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Sri Lanka and Malaysia, maintaining a common understanding on a number of important regional and international issues have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen regional stability and called upon all States to reject terrorism on December 16, reports Colombo Page. President Maithripala Sirisena and Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak during their bilateral meeting in Putrajaya city of Malaysia emphasized the need for concerted efforts to build confidence and mutual understanding, as well as strengthen stability both regionally and internationally. "The two leaders agreed that international issues should be resolved through peaceful dialogue and diplomatic means," a joint statement issued following their meeting said.
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December - 17 
A group of suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland -- Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants attacked a post of Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) at Noney District and decamped with large number of weapons, reports Times of India. At least 20 weapons
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A group of suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland -- Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants attacked a post of Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) at Noney District and decamped with large number of weapons, reports Times of India. At least 20 weapons have been reportedly snatched from the IRB men. NSCN IM spokesman V Horam denied the involvement of the outfit as suspected. He said, "This is a political conspiracy in Manipur aimed at coming assembly elections."
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December - 17 
A Maoist cadre was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Bijapur District on December 17 (today), reports The Times of India. The skirmish took place this morning (December 17) in forest of Metapal village under Gangaloor Police Statio
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A Maoist cadre was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Bijapur District on December 17 (today), reports The Times of India. The skirmish took place this morning (December 17) in forest of Metapal village under Gangaloor Police Station when a joint team of SFs was out on a counter-insurgency operation, said Bijapur, Superintendent of Police (SP), KL Dhruv. "A composite squad of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Reserve Group (DRG) had launched the operation in the interiors of Gangaloor, around 450 kms away from the state capital," he said. When the party was advancing through Metapal forest, they came under heavy fire from Maoists that led to a gunbattle between both the sides, the SP said. However, the ultras soon fled from the spot. During the search conducted later, body of a rebel and a 12-bore gun were recovered from the spot, the SP said adding that the identity of the deceased Maoist was being ascertained.
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December - 17 
A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 17, arrested a 23-year-old youth Abid Khan from a church in Banjar town in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh for allegedly being an Islamic State (IS) sympathizer, reports New Indian Expr
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A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on December 17, arrested a 23-year-old youth Abid Khan from a church in Banjar town in Kullu District of Himachal Pradesh for allegedly being an Islamic State (IS) sympathizer, reports New Indian Express. Sources said that Khan a resident of Bengaluru (Karnataka) was living in a church for the last six months. He was staying here under a fake identity of Paul and was working as a helper. A mobile phone and a laptop were recovered from his possession. Kullu Superintendent of Police Padam Chand, confirming Khan’s arrest said that it was a joint operation of NIA with Kullu Police. “Khan was planning to reach Syria via Indonesia and had recently visited Sri Lanka. We have registered against him.’’
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December - 17 
An official source of the Mizoram Government declared on December 17 that they had signed a temporary ceasefire agreement with Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) to facilitate people of the Christian-dominated State to celebrate the carn
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An official source of the Mizoram Government declared on December 17 that they had signed a temporary ceasefire agreement with Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) to facilitate people of the Christian-dominated State to celebrate the carnival and New Year under undisturbed ambience, reports The Shillong Times.
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December - 17 
Assam Police recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunitionfrom an unidentified militants' camp in the Ram-Lakshman hills of Karbi Anglong District on December 17, reports The Times of India. The recovered arms include two AK-56 rifles, one .303 r
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Assam Police recovered a huge cache of arms and ammunitionfrom an unidentified militants' camp in the Ram-Lakshman hills of Karbi Anglong District on December 17, reports The Times of India. The recovered arms include two AK-56 rifles, one .303 rifle, two silencers, four grenades, ammunition and parts of a rhino horn.
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December - 17 
Assam Rifles (ARs) troops along with Thoubal District Police commandos launched a joint operation in Serou Lamkhai area under Thoubal District and arrested an unidentified Kuki National Front-Democrats (KNF-D) militant on December 17, reports The Ass
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Assam Rifles (ARs) troops along with Thoubal District Police commandos launched a joint operation in Serou Lamkhai area under Thoubal District and arrested an unidentified Kuki National Front-Democrats (KNF-D) militant on December 17, reports The Assam Tribune. One 9mm pistol, four rounds and one extortion note were recovered from his possession
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December - 17 
In a memorandum sent to the Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, Socialist Students’ Union of Manipur (SSUM) alleged the UNC for inciting communal enmity among the various community of the state and cutting the life lines of the people by imposin
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In a memorandum sent to the Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi, Socialist Students’ Union of Manipur (SSUM) alleged the UNC for inciting communal enmity among the various community of the state and cutting the life lines of the people by imposing prolong economic blockade on the National Highways (NHs) and asked the Centre to declare UNC as terrorist organisation on December 17, reports the Nagaland Post.
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December - 17 
Motorcycle-riding militants fired on an Army bus in Pampore town of Pulwama District killing three soldiers on December 17, reports Hindustan Times. Most of the soldiers were returning from leave or moving to their new deployment, and were unarmed. T
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Motorcycle-riding militants fired on an Army bus in Pampore town of Pulwama District killing three soldiers on December 17, reports Hindustan Times. Most of the soldiers were returning from leave or moving to their new deployment, and were unarmed. The attack occurred around 2pm at a crowded place in Pampore, limiting the soldiers’ ability to retaliate with full force an Army spokesman said. Two others, including the driver of the Army bus, were injured.
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December - 17 
Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and District Police have arrested two hardcore Naxalites [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] during a raid in Bhaluka Jungles of Jamui District on December 17, reports PTI. The Naxalites, arrested on December 17, are Pankaj Yadav, s
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Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and District Police have arrested two hardcore Naxalites [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] during a raid in Bhaluka Jungles of Jamui District on December 17, reports PTI. The Naxalites, arrested on December 17, are Pankaj Yadav, self-styled ‘area commander’ of the outfit, and another hardcore Naxalite Bhola Yadav, Superintendent of Police (SP), Jayant Kant and SSB Commandant, M S Yadav told reporters during a joint press conference here on December 19. Pankaj Yadav is the resident of Abhaypur village under Piri Bazar Police Station area of Munger District while Bhola Yadav is the resident of Amarakh village under Jamui Police Station area of Jamui District, Jayant Kant said, adding that these Naxalites were arrested during a joint operation carried out by SSB and District Police. The Police seized two rifles, one automatic pistol, 305 shells of cartridge, two hand grenades, two mobile phones, one motorcycle and seven live bombs from their possession, the SP said. The twonaxalites were sent to Jamui Jail on December 18 after being interrogated.
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December - 17 
The Manipur Baptist Convention (MBC) Church located at Chingmeirong in Imphal East District was also attacked by a mob on December 17, during the bandh called by women vendors of four Ima markets of Khwairamband Keithel, reports The Morung Express. N
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The Manipur Baptist Convention (MBC) Church located at Chingmeirong in Imphal East District was also attacked by a mob on December 17, during the bandh called by women vendors of four Ima markets of Khwairamband Keithel, reports The Morung Express. Numbering over a hundred, the mob attempted to barge into the MBC Church compound before resorting to pelting stones breaking glass shields of the Church. Another group of bandh supporters pelted stones at a bus and a Bolero jeep in which India Reserve Battalion (IRB) personnel were escorting some stranded passengers at Khurai Puthiba Nandeibam Leikai in Imphal East District. Some five to six persons including the driver of the bus sustained minor injuries in the attack. Four women supporters of the bandh were also injured when Police used tear gas to control the mob.
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December - 17 
The Manipur Naga People’s Front (MNPF) has claimed responsibility for the three bomb blasts which took place on December 16, at the residences of Shangreihan, special contractor Mingyao and Leishisan at Fairyland and Nagaram in Somdel District,
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The Manipur Naga People’s Front (MNPF) has claimed responsibility for the three bomb blasts which took place on December 16, at the residences of Shangreihan, special contractor Mingyao and Leishisan at Fairyland and Nagaram in Somdel District, reports The Sangai Express on December 18.
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December - 17 
Three ‘landmines’ reportedly placed by Communist party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were found in East Godavari District on December 17, reports The Hindu. ‘Landmines’ were on the main road between Bhadrachalam and Raj
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Three ‘landmines’ reportedly placed by Communist party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were found in East Godavari District on December 17, reports The Hindu. ‘Landmines’ were on the main road between Bhadrachalam and Rajamahendravaram near Yedugurrallapalli in Chintur Mandal (administrative unit). The CPI-Maoist also hung banners to the trees near the village condemning the October 23 encounter on the Andhra-Odisha border in which 24 Maoists were killed. Chintur Circle Inspector (CI) Durgaprasad said they got information that some wires were jutting out near the village main road which was dug up on the both sides. The local Police apprised East Godavari Superintendent of Police (SP), M Ravi Prakash of the situation following which the SP directed the Police to cordon off the area and stop vehicular traffic and the bomb squad along with Greyhound Police from Kakinada diffused the land mines, adds The Hans India.
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December - 17 
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and Northern Provincial Council (NPC) had requested the Government to reduce the power vested in the Governors of the Provincial Councils, reports Daily Mirror on December 18. TNA Member of Parliament (MP) M.K. Sivajilin
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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) and Northern Provincial Council (NPC) had requested the Government to reduce the power vested in the Governors of the Provincial Councils, reports Daily Mirror on December 18. TNA Member of Parliament (MP) M.K. Sivajilingam said “We wanted to reduce the powers vested with the governors because it is known that the governors have extreme powers as he was a representative of the Executive President.” Meanwhile, NPC Chairman C.V.K. Sivagnanam said they had requested the Government to consider this proposal when amending the Constitution. “However, we have no objection of President appointing them,” he said.
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December - 18 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in Bijapur District on December 18, reports The India Express. The skirmish took place when a joint team of security men from various Fo
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in Bijapur District on December 18, reports The India Express. The skirmish took place when a joint team of security men from various Forces was out on a combing operation in the interiors of Mirtur Police Station limits, Bijapur Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mohit Garg told PTI. Acting on inputs about the presence of CPI-Maoist in Hakwa and Hallur Village areas of Mirtur, a composite squad of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF), Central Reserve Police Force’s (CRPF) 199th Battalion and District Force, had launched the operation on December 17 towards the target area, the ASP said. On December 18, when the security personnel were cordoning-off a forested patch near Hakwa village, about 450 kilometres from Mirtur, the Maoists fired on them leading to a gun battle between the two sides, he said. However, the Maoistssoon escaped from the spot. During search, the body of a male Maoist cadre in ‘uniform’, a muzzle loading gun and other CPI-Maoist-related material were recovered from the spot, he said adding that the identity of the killed Maoist was being ascertained. “The police team is reported to be safe and approaching back their camp,” he added.
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December - 18 
A hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Devilal Marandi, who carried a reward of INR 200,000, was arrested from his home at Haldipahari in Dumka District on December 18, reports Business Standard. He was involved in the killing of Pol
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A hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Devilal Marandi, who carried a reward of INR 200,000, was arrested from his home at Haldipahari in Dumka District on December 18, reports Business Standard. He was involved in the killing of Police personnel including a Superintendent of Police (SP). Acting on a tip-off that Marandi alias Joseph Marandi was visiting his home, Security Forces (SFs) led by Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) (Operations), Emanuel Baski raided the village and arrested him, SP, Prabhat Kumar said. Marandi was involved in several criminal cases, including killing of Pakur SP, Amarjeet Balihar, in an ambush in Shikaripara Police Station in 2013 and the officer-in-charge of Shikaripara Police Station Satanand Singh in September 2010 under the same Police Station limits, he said. A case was also pending against him in Pakur District in connection with Simaldhav encounter in 2013, the SP said, adding Marandi was an active member of Santal Paragana North sub-zone of CPI -Maoists.
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December - 18 
Altogether 22 vehicles were set ablaze by residents protesting against the Naga economic blockade at Khurai Heikrumakhong in Imphal East District on December 18, reports The Sangai Express. However there was no report of any human casualty.
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Altogether 22 vehicles were set ablaze by residents protesting against the Naga economic blockade at Khurai Heikrumakhong in Imphal East District on December 18, reports The Sangai Express. However there was no report of any human casualty.
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December - 18 
Around 22 non-local labourers were abducted by unidentified armed assailants from Paoi village under Litan Police Station of Kamjong District and were, later, released in Ukhrul District after looting their money and mobile phones on December 18, rep
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Around 22 non-local labourers were abducted by unidentified armed assailants from Paoi village under Litan Police Station of Kamjong District and were, later, released in Ukhrul District after looting their money and mobile phones on December 18, reports the Nagaland Post.
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December - 18 
Heavily armed militants suspected to be cadres of Nehlun faction of Kuki National Front (KNF-N) fired several blank rounds of bullets at Maphou dam Kabui Khul area, under Lamlai Police station, in Imphal West District on December 18, reports The Imph
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Heavily armed militants suspected to be cadres of Nehlun faction of Kuki National Front (KNF-N) fired several blank rounds of bullets at Maphou dam Kabui Khul area, under Lamlai Police station, in Imphal West District on December 18, reports The Imphal Free Press. However there is no report of any casualty.
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December - 18 
Madhya Pradesh Police on December 18, neutralised a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket and arrested two persons for printing FICN in Shahdol District, reports newsx.com. Copies of FICN worth INR 2,000 in new currency notes and printing materials
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Madhya Pradesh Police on December 18, neutralised a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket and arrested two persons for printing FICN in Shahdol District, reports newsx.com. Copies of FICN worth INR 2,000 in new currency notes and printing materials like printer and scanner were confiscated from the counterfeiters. An inquiry has been launched into the matter.
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December - 18 
Security Forces (SFs) have launched a massive manhunt, on December 18, against militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) responsible for attack on an Army convoy at Kadalbal in Pampore area of South Kashmir on National Highway yesterday (December 17) in whi
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Security Forces (SFs) have launched a massive manhunt, on December 18, against militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) responsible for attack on an Army convoy at Kadalbal in Pampore area of South Kashmir on National Highway yesterday (December 17) in which three Army personnel were killed and two others injured, reports Daily Excelsior. Army assisted by Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) launched massive operations in South Kashmir against the LeT militants responsible for the attack.Meanwhile, the Border security Force (BSF) has recovered a Night Vision Device (NVD) near Border Out Post Chamliyal of Ramgarh Sector in Samba District during the search operation on December 18, reports Daily Excelsior. According to official sources, the NVD was found in the same area where three Pakistani terrorists were neutralized by BSF who had managed to sneak about 100 to 200 meters inside the Indian territory on November 29 this year and where the Pakistani Rangers had dug a tunnel from across the border also. Sources said the device belonged to slain terrorists and it was being used by them during night to locate the way and also the movement of the security forces after sneaking inside the Indian Territory. However, after the killing of all the three terrorists the device was lying in the fields in the area and during the search operations the BSF jawans located it today and seized it.
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December - 18 
The CorCom has categorically stated that all forms of economic blockades and counter economic blockades are crimes against humanity and alleged that the blockades are ‘a part of conspiracy’ of Government of India (GoI), reports The Sangai
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The CorCom has categorically stated that all forms of economic blockades and counter economic blockades are crimes against humanity and alleged that the blockades are ‘a part of conspiracy’ of Government of India (GoI), reports The Sangai Express on December 19.Meanwhile, taking serious note of the immense suffering faced by the people on account of the economic blockade imposed by the United Naga Council (UNC) at “the behest of the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) and the Government of India,” the Manipur Naga People’s Front (MNPF), on December 19, said that it was ready to take up stern action against the UNC in the interest of the people of Manipur if the economic blockade was not lifted before Christmas, reports The Sangai Express. It also condemned the burning down of numerous Ukhrul bound vehicles in Manipur by counter economic blockade supporters.
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December - 18 
The declaration by the head of the Bangladesh unit of the Islamic State (IS), Shaykh Abu Ibrahim al-Hanif, in the IS propaganda magazine Dabiq in April 2016, that the terror outfit was contemplating guerrilla attacks in India like those of the CPI (M
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The declaration by the head of the Bangladesh unit of the Islamic State (IS), Shaykh Abu Ibrahim al-Hanif, in the IS propaganda magazine Dabiq in April 2016, that the terror outfit was contemplating guerrilla attacks in India like those of the CPI (Maoists), seems to be confirmed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) probing into the pipe bomb conspiracy, Deccan Chronicle reports on December 19. The NIA’s Mumbai unit, following the pipe bomb conspiracy case, had arrested the alleged masterminds in January 2016. It had also filed the charge sheet against the accused.In a chargesheet filed against city-based IS terror suspect Mohammed Nafees Khan (Accussed No. 2) of Tolichowki and others, the NIA has said: “In September 11, 2015, during the coordination meeting in Sharanpur in Uttar Pradesh regarding expansion of base of the IS in India, one of the accused Md Azhar Khan alias Ikrama (Accused 16) of Madhya Pradesh had suggested that, since their fight was against the security forces, they should adopt the guerrilla tactics as was being done by the Maoists. In the said meeting, it was discussed that they should purchase a piece of land in a remote area to operate in clandestine manner”. Maharashtra-based IS suspect Mudbabir Shaik (Accused 3) also took part in the meeting, the chargesheet says. Around 17 persons were named as being part of the module, including four Hyderabadis.
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December - 18 
The National Investigating Agency (NIA) simultaneously conducted raids at Trade Facilitation Centres (TFCs) at Chakan-Da-Bagh in Poonch District and Uri in Baramulla District on December 18, from where cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade takes place in
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The National Investigating Agency (NIA) simultaneously conducted raids at Trade Facilitation Centres (TFCs) at Chakan-Da-Bagh in Poonch District and Uri in Baramulla District on December 18, from where cross-Line of Control (LoC) trade takes place in four days of every week (Tuesday to Friday) after developing specific inputs that some of the traders were misusing barter facility to pump money to fuel militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources told that the NIA teams conducted raids at Chakan-Da-Bagh and Uri simultaneously after registering a First Information Report (FIR) under Regular Case 17 of 2016 in New Delhi following very credible and specific inputs that some of the traders were getting extra goods from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) and part of the money generated from them was being pumped into the militancy in Jammu and Kashmir. “This was being done in-league with the terror networks of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), who have their cadre in both parts of the divided States i.e. Jammu and Kashmir and PoK,” sources said. They added that the NIA has seized entire record of 303 firms, dealing in cross-LoC trade on Poonch-Rawlakote route, which would be used to identify the traders, who had misused cross-LoC trade facility and generated funds for the anti-national activities. Entire record of the cross-LoC trade since 2009 has been seized by the NIA team, which was camping at Poonch and was expected to stay in the border district for next three-four days before taking relevant records with it to New Delhi for further investigations.
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December - 18 
The Police Department, earlier this week, reached out to the residents of Kulithuraipatti and Nandhipuram in Bhavani Sagar limits of Erode District on December 18, reports The Hindu. The Police also handed over benefits as part of its efforts to prot
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The Police Department, earlier this week, reached out to the residents of Kulithuraipatti and Nandhipuram in Bhavani Sagar limits of Erode District on December 18, reports The Hindu. The Police also handed over benefits as part of its efforts to protect them from influence of Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)]. Superintendent of Police (SP), R. Sivakumar and other senior officials interacted with the residents and gave an assurance to liaise with the District Administration on their behalf for provision of basic amenities. The officials urged the residents to pass on information about suspicious looking persons immediately to the Police.
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December - 18 
The United Naga Council (UNC) and Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) strongly condemned the violence at Khurai area in Imphal East District, and accused the Manipur Government and the Central Government of inaction on the prevailing situation in M
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The United Naga Council (UNC) and Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) strongly condemned the violence at Khurai area in Imphal East District, and accused the Manipur Government and the Central Government of inaction on the prevailing situation in Manipur on December 18, reports the Sangai Express. The UNC also condemned the attack on the MBC Centre Church and a Tangkhul Church in Imphal.
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December - 18 
Two extortionists, identified as Pradeep Chetry (24) and Prasanta Dangoria (31) who were demanding money in the name of Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I),were arrested by Tinsukia Police from Kakopathar in Tinsukia Distr
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Two extortionists, identified as Pradeep Chetry (24) and Prasanta Dangoria (31) who were demanding money in the name of Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I),were arrested by Tinsukia Police from Kakopathar in Tinsukia District on December 18, reports The Sentinel.
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December - 18 
Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on December 18 (today) claimed to have killed five terrorists in the Choti Bala area of Dera Ghazi Khan District in Punjab, reports The News. The suspects opened fire during CTD raid that was conducted on a tip of a
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Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on December 18 (today) claimed to have killed five terrorists in the Choti Bala area of Dera Ghazi Khan District in Punjab, reports The News. The suspects opened fire during CTD raid that was conducted on a tip of about presence of militants in the Choti Bala area. Five of them were killed while four suspects are said to have fled during the exchange of fire. Two of the suspects killed in the operation were identified as Malik Tehseen and Kamran. Arms and explosive material was also recovered in the operation.
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December - 18 
A key leader of the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF), Sadbhawana Party (SP) Chairman Rajendra Mahato, speaking with journalists at the Reporters’ Club in Kathmandu on December 18 said the UDMF would help the Government endorse the Constit
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A key leader of the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF), Sadbhawana Party (SP) Chairman Rajendra Mahato, speaking with journalists at the Reporters’ Club in Kathmandu on December 18 said the UDMF would help the Government endorse the Constitution amendment bill registered at the Parliament, reports The Himalayan Times. Mahato said the Front, however, would fight hard in order to include five districts of Tarai – Jhapa, Morang, Sunsari, Kailali and Kanchanpur – into Madhesi-majority provinces.
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December - 18 
Protests against the Government's move to revise federal boundaries of Province 5 have paralyzed various Districts of western and mid-western regions of the country on December 18, reports Republica. “People from every nook and corner have
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Protests against the Government's move to revise federal boundaries of Province 5 have paralyzed various Districts of western and mid-western regions of the country on December 18, reports Republica. “People from every nook and corner have been participating in the mass protests. Despite prolonged protests, the Government has been turning deaf ears to our demands,” said Gyamuram Neupane, chairman of the District chapter of Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI). They had been staging protests against the border delineation since the past three weeks.
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December - 18 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan while inaugurating the Fire Service and Civil Defense Week at Mirpur in Dhaka city on December 18 said that the missing youths started returning home as the members of law enforcement agencies remain vigilant in this re
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan while inaugurating the Fire Service and Civil Defense Week at Mirpur in Dhaka city on December 18 said that the missing youths started returning home as the members of law enforcement agencies remain vigilant in this regard, reports New Age. He said “The youths who went into hiding or went missing are returning. Suspecting their links with extremism, the members of law enforcement agencies started working on the missing ones.”
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December - 19 December - 20
Activist Gul Muhammed Nadeer, who was taken into custody from the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, on December 19, for his suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) links, was let off by the Aralam Police in Kannur Distric
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Activist Gul Muhammed Nadeer, who was taken into custody from the Government Medical College Hospital, Kozhikode, on December 19, for his suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) links, was let off by the Aralam Police in Kannur District on December 20, for want of ‘sufficient evidence’, reports The Hindu. He was taken into custody while he was visiting writer and theatre activist Kamal C. Chavara, who had been admitted to the hospital following uneasiness after his release by the Karunagapally Police who had detained him on a complaint of insulting the national anthem.
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December - 19 
An Army jawan suffered serious injuries in a land mine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar sector of Poonch District on December 19, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said that Sepoy Mohinder Singh of 21 Punjab was deployed at
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An Army jawan suffered serious injuries in a land mine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar sector of Poonch District on December 19, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said that Sepoy Mohinder Singh of 21 Punjab was deployed at a forward post. During patrol at Fagwari Galli, he over stepped a mine, resulting into massive blast. His right foot was blown up and legs sustained severe inquiries.
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December - 19 
Chief Minister (CM) Okram Ibobi Singh convened a Cabinet meeting to discuss the situation in the State as the UNC resorted to an indefinite economic blockade since November 1 on the two National Highways (NHs) of the land-locked State, reports The Mo
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Chief Minister (CM) Okram Ibobi Singh convened a Cabinet meeting to discuss the situation in the State as the UNC resorted to an indefinite economic blockade since November 1 on the two National Highways (NHs) of the land-locked State, reports The Morung Express on December 20.
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December - 19 
Eight vehicles were burnt down in different parts of Imphal East District, Senapati District and Imphal West District by suspected counter economic blockade supporters on December 19, reports The Sangai Express. Considering the situation, the indefin
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Eight vehicles were burnt down in different parts of Imphal East District, Senapati District and Imphal West District by suspected counter economic blockade supporters on December 19, reports The Sangai Express. Considering the situation, the indefinite curfew imposed in Imphal East District on December 18 continued till December 19 reports The Assam Tribune. The government also decided to shut down mobile internet services in Imphal West District to halt spreading of rumours through social networking sites and re-imposed night curfew in Imphal West District till December 20.
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December - 19 
Five Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives were on December 19, awarded death penalty by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Hyderabad in the February 2013 Dilsukhnagar (Hyderabad) blasts case, reports freepressjournal.in. This is the
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Five Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives were on December 19, awarded death penalty by a special National Investigation Agency (NIA) court in Hyderabad in the February 2013 Dilsukhnagar (Hyderabad) blasts case, reports freepressjournal.in. This is the first case that any operative of the IM has been convicted. Earlier, on December 13, the court convicted the five operatives, including IM co-founder Mohammad Ahmed Sidibapa alias Yasin Bhatkal, Pakistani national Zia-ur-Rahman alias Waqas, Asadullah Akh-tar alias Haddi, Tahaseen Akhtar alias Monu and Ajaz Shaikh, who are at present in judicial custody and lodged in the Cherlapally Central Prison here.The court convicted Yasin Bhatkal and others under various sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC), Arms Act, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA). The NIA special court, after hearing the defence and prosecution’s arguments, pronounced the quantum of sentence. According to NIA, Riyaz Bhatkal arranged for explosive substances and directed Asadullah Akhtar and Zia-ur-Rahman at Mangalore to receive the same.After receiving the explosive materials and the money sent by Riyaz through hawala and money transfer channels, Asadullah Akhtar and Waqas reached Hyderabad and joined Tahseen Akhtar, who was already hiding there, it had said. Together they prepared two IEDs after procuring the other required materials as well as two cycles for mounting the IEDs from Hyderabad, the agency had said. After preparation of the IEDs on February 21, 2013, the accused mounted two bombs on two bicycles. They had planted them in two separate places in Dilsukhnagar which resulted in powerful explosions, it had said.
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December - 19 
India took on Pakistan at the United Nations (UN) and called on the hostile neighbour to leave behind its ways of terrorism, with the warning saying that, "what you sow will bear fruit", Deccan Chronicle reports on December 20. Speaking at
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India took on Pakistan at the United Nations (UN) and called on the hostile neighbour to leave behind its ways of terrorism, with the warning saying that, "what you sow will bear fruit", Deccan Chronicle reports on December 20. Speaking at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), India's permanent envoy to the U.N. Syed Akbaruddin in a veiled attack on Pakistan, said that safe havens being provided to terrorists must be dealt with in order to bring sustainable peace. "We need to address, as an imperative, the support that terrorist organisations like the Taliban, Haqqani Network, Daesh [IS], Al-Qaeda and its designated affiliates such as Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] and the Jaish-e-Mohammed [JeM] which operate entirely outside the fabric of international law draw from their shadowy supporters outside Afghanistan," he said.
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December - 19 December - 20
Nine Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, were arrested from separate places in Bijapur District on December 19-20, reports The Daily Pioneer. Three of them were allegedly involved in the murder of a Police jawan in November 10. "
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Nine Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, were arrested from separate places in Bijapur District on December 19-20, reports The Daily Pioneer. Three of them were allegedly involved in the murder of a Police jawan in November 10. "While five insurgents were held from Kutru police station area last evening (December 19), four others were held today (December 20) from two different places under Bhairamgarh police station limits," according to Bijapur Superintendent of Police (SP), KL Dhruv. According to the Police, Sonsai alias Boti Yadav (30), Baman Kunjami (26) and Banaru Mandavi (28) had allegedly hacked to death Assistant Constable Rahul Raidu in Bhairamgarh Town with the help of their four associates. The Bhairamgarh Police was on their trail for around a month, he said, adding the four CPI-Maoists who were also involved in the murder are yet to be arrested. Another CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Aaytu alias Doba (26), was arrested from a separate place in Bhairamgarh. In another incident, a joint team of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and District Force rounded up five CPI-Maoists from Hurrenar village under Kutru Police Station limits during a search operation. They were allegedly involved in crimes like murder, attempt to murder, abduction and loot in the region, the officer said, adding further investigation is on.
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December - 19 
Nungba Police formally arrested United Naga Council (UNC) President Gaidon Kamei and Publicity Secretary Shangkhel Stephen regarding a First Information Report (FIR) case taken up against the two while they were produced before the Chief Judicial Mag
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Nungba Police formally arrested United Naga Council (UNC) President Gaidon Kamei and Publicity Secretary Shangkhel Stephen regarding a First Information Report (FIR) case taken up against the two while they were produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Court in Imphal East District by a team of Tadubi Police Station, reports the E-pao on December 20.
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December - 19 
One Nadeer Gul Mohammed was detained by the Police for his suspected links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kozhikode District on December 19, reports The Hindu. The Police said they detained Nadeer as the Aralam Police in Kannur
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One Nadeer Gul Mohammed was detained by the Police for his suspected links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Kozhikode District on December 19, reports The Hindu. The Police said they detained Nadeer as the Aralam Police in Kannur District had earlier registered a case against him under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) for distributing Maoist pamphlets among Adivasi families. The Balussery native would be released into the custody of the Aralam Police for further investigation, the Police said.
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December - 19 
Police arrested two cadres of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) splinter group, after a fierce gunbattle in a dense forest area of Herhanj in Latehar District on December 19, seizing, among others, a
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Police arrested two cadres of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) splinter group, after a fierce gunbattle in a dense forest area of Herhanj in Latehar District on December 19, seizing, among others, an AK- 47 and an INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) rifle, two 3.3 and .315 guns and over 600 cartridges, reports The Telegraph. Preliminary inquiries suggest that the weapons had possibly been stolen from Police. Early this morning, Latehar Superintendent of Police (SP), Anoop Birtharay received a tip-off about a Tritiya Prastuti committee squad moving around in the dense forests of Herhanj, about 75 kilometres from the District headquarters and 175 kilometres from Ranchi. After verification, he formed special teams comprising the State Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) to take them on from multiple directions. Police sources said the rebels were cooking a meal, when Police zeroed in on them. The rebels were the first to open fire after which the Police retaliated. Finally, the rebels started to flee, leaving behind some of their weapons and essentials. "The arrested rebels, Chhotu Thakur and Manoj Ganju, both around 25 years of age, are being brought to Latehar district headquarters. They are being interrogated. Around 35 rebels were present when the encounter began. No policeman has been injured in the operation," SP, Birtharay said.
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December - 19 
Police recently recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth of INR 42 lakh and arrested four persons in connection with the same from Mohali District in Punjab, reports Tribune India on December 20. Police arrested one of the prime suspects in
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Police recently recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth of INR 42 lakh and arrested four persons in connection with the same from Mohali District in Punjab, reports Tribune India on December 20. Police arrested one of the prime suspects in the fake currency racket, Abhinav Verma along with his cousin, Vishaka Verma and a Ludhiana based property dealer, Suman Nagpal. Later, Police arrested Abhinav Verma’s driver, identified as Pramod in connection with the case. The suspects was produced in a court on December 20 and remanded in Police custody for five days.
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December - 19 December - 20
The ‘counter economic blockade’ bandh(strike)supporters damaged two Ambulances in two separate incidents at Sekmai in Imphal West District and at Koirengei in Imphal East District on December 19 and December 20 respectively, report The Sa
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The ‘counter economic blockade’ bandh(strike)supporters damaged two Ambulances in two separate incidents at Sekmai in Imphal West District and at Koirengei in Imphal East District on December 19 and December 20 respectively, report The Sangai Express.
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December - 19 
The Naga Students Federation (NSF) imposed total blockade of all Manipur bound vehicles in the Naga inhabited areas demanding the assurance of safety and security of the Nagas in Manipur from the Government of Manipur on December 19, reports The Moru
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The Naga Students Federation (NSF) imposed total blockade of all Manipur bound vehicles in the Naga inhabited areas demanding the assurance of safety and security of the Nagas in Manipur from the Government of Manipur on December 19, reports The Morung Express.
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December - 19 
Two persons, identified as Rahul Gogoi and Jan Borah were arrested by Police from a train at Mariani railway station in Jorhat District along with ammunition on December 19, reports The Sentinel. Police recovered six rounds live ammunitions of 7.65 m
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Two persons, identified as Rahul Gogoi and Jan Borah were arrested by Police from a train at Mariani railway station in Jorhat District along with ammunition on December 19, reports The Sentinel. Police recovered six rounds live ammunitions of 7.65 mm pistol from the duo. They were coming from Guwahati by Jana Satabdi Express (12062) in coach No. 10 and Railway Police arrested them at Mariani.
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December - 19 
A team of houbara bustard hunters from Abu Dhabi, led by Prince Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, came under a gun attack by a group of militants in the Gichk area of Panjgur District on December 19, reports Dawn. Two vehicles of the convoy were damag
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A team of houbara bustard hunters from Abu Dhabi, led by Prince Sheikh Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan, came under a gun attack by a group of militants in the Gichk area of Panjgur District on December 19, reports Dawn. Two vehicles of the convoy were damaged. According to the Tehsildar of the area, personnel of Frontier Corps and other security men retaliated, forcing the attackers to flee. An unnamed ‘spokesman’ for the Balochistan Liberation Front claimed responsibility of the attack.
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December - 19 
No journalist was murdered in Pakistan “in retaliation for their work” in 2016, a first since 2001, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) study report said on December 19, reports Dawn. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an
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No journalist was murdered in Pakistan “in retaliation for their work” in 2016, a first since 2001, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) study report said on December 19, reports Dawn. The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), an independent organisation working to promote press freedom worldwide, in its special report said that it “did not identify anyone singled out for murder in Pakistan because of journalist work” — for the first time in 15 years. The organisation classifies murder as “the targeted killing of a journalist, whether premeditated or spontaneous, in direct relation to the journalist's work”. At least 33 journalists have been targeted and killed “in retaliation for their work” since 1992, CPJ further said in its press statement.
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December - 19 
One militant was killed and three others were arrested on December 19when the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) foiled major terror bid, said to be planning a suicide attack in University of Karachi and seized huge cache of weapons from their possessio
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One militant was killed and three others were arrested on December 19when the Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) foiled major terror bid, said to be planning a suicide attack in University of Karachi and seized huge cache of weapons from their possession at National Highway near Kathore area in Gadap Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports The News. Four militants were arrested during the operation but one arrested militant was later killed in exchange fire with personnel of LEAs when he tried to flee from the custody. He was identified as Abdul Amin. The officials also confiscated a truck loaded with 10 kilograms of explosives, 5 kilograms ball bearing and a detonator.
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December - 19 
The chairman of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, retired Justice Javed Iqbal, told a Senate standing committee on December 19 that only 96 people are missing in Balochistan and the matter has been politicised, reports Dawn. The c
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The chairman of the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, retired Justice Javed Iqbal, told a Senate standing committee on December 19 that only 96 people are missing in Balochistan and the matter has been politicised, reports Dawn. The claim surprised the Senate Standing Committee on Interior, and two members from Balochistan – Mir Israrullah Khan Zehri and Dr Jehanzeb Jamadini – rejected Mr Iqbal’s statements. Both senators said a large number of people have disappeared in Balochistan, and are killed and their bodies discarded by agencies. “A few years ago, some people marched from Quetta to Islamabad and claimed almost 17,000 people from Balochistan were missing but they never gave me the list,” Mr Iqbal said.
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December - 19 
Two persons, riding a motorcycle, were killed by a landline explosion in the Kathan area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on December 19, reports Dawn. Levies sources said unknown miscreants had planted the landmine on the roadside to target peo
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Two persons, riding a motorcycle, were killed by a landline explosion in the Kathan area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on December 19, reports Dawn. Levies sources said unknown miscreants had planted the landmine on the roadside to target people travelling on the road.
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December - 19 
Durga Tiwari (40), Rupandehi District Chairman of Youth Association of Nepal (YAN), the youth wing of Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) was shot dead on December 19, reports Republica. Two motorcycle-borne assailants opened
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Durga Tiwari (40), Rupandehi District Chairman of Youth Association of Nepal (YAN), the youth wing of Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) was shot dead on December 19, reports Republica. Two motorcycle-borne assailants opened fire at Tiwari in Khairani while he was heading to Butwal Municipality together with his friend Khushi Neupane. Tiwari was actively participating in the ongoing protests against the Government's proposal to take away five hill Districts of Province 5.
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December - 19 
Owing to the obstruction from opposition parties again, Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar on December 19 adjourned the House meeting till 1 pm on December 22, reports The Himalayan Times. Before the Speaker’s announcement, Nepa: Rastriya Party’
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Owing to the obstruction from opposition parties again, Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar on December 19 adjourned the House meeting till 1 pm on December 22, reports The Himalayan Times. Before the Speaker’s announcement, Nepa: Rastriya Party’s Laxman Rajbanshi demanded the Constitution amendment bill be withdrawn stating that the bill proposed a divide in the country. The Parliament has been unable to move with its business after the Government registered the bill on November 29.
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December - 19 
A fugitive war criminal died of old age complications in Narayanganj District on December 19, reports The Daily Star. Gazi Abdul Mannan (88), died in one of his relatives' house in Tarabo. Mannan, the commander of a local Razakar camp in Karimgan
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A fugitive war criminal died of old age complications in Narayanganj District on December 19, reports The Daily Star. Gazi Abdul Mannan (88), died in one of his relatives' house in Tarabo. Mannan, the commander of a local Razakar camp in Karimganj District, went into hiding right before the beginning of the trial and he was tried in absentia as he did not appear before the tribunal even after publications of advertisement in national dailies.On May 3, the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) handed down death penalty to Mannan and three others from Karimganj for committing crimes against humanity during the Liberation War in 1971 and sentenced another to jail until death for the same offences. Among the five, only Shamsuddin Ahmed (60) was in jail while the tribunal delivered the verdict. The other three accused Nasiruddin Ahmed (62), Hafiz Uddin (66) and Azharul Islam (60) are still on the run.
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December - 19 
Mohamad Shafiqul Islam, Deputy Inspector of General (DIG), Chittagong range, in the divisional law enforcement meeting in Chittagong District on December 19 said that Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB), a banned militant outfit and an offshoot o
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Mohamad Shafiqul Islam, Deputy Inspector of General (DIG), Chittagong range, in the divisional law enforcement meeting in Chittagong District on December 19 said that Jagrata Muslim Janata Bangladesh (JMJB), a banned militant outfit and an offshoot of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), has become active again and is trying to reorganize itself, reports The Independent. “After the attack on Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka, the old JMB, which was the follower of Bangla Bhai (Siddique ul-Islam), has become active again. We are keeping an eye on their activities. Most of the JMB members who carried out bomb blasts in 63 districts are out of jail. We have launched a hunt for the militants who were named in the charge-sheet in the bomb blasts case,” Shafiqul Islam said.
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December - 19 
Northern Province Chief Minister (CM) C. V. Wigneswaran at a media briefing held on December 19 at the Jaffna Library in Jaffna District said that Government should implement without delay the pledges made regarding the Tamil people while entering in
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Northern Province Chief Minister (CM) C. V. Wigneswaran at a media briefing held on December 19 at the Jaffna Library in Jaffna District said that Government should implement without delay the pledges made regarding the Tamil people while entering into pacts, reports Daily Mirror. He said that, in 2009, the then President of Sri Lanka had made a promise to Ban Ki-moon that the Government would undertake to ensure the welfare of the Tamil people in future. "It is good to examine whether the present government has honoured these pledges. Another pact had been signed in Geneva and it is relevant to examine whether what was contained in that pact for the betterment of the Tamil people has been implemented. A third describes how our country should change by 2030 and what should be done for the people. It is prudent for the government to show what changes they would make and what they intend doing for the people. What has to be done in accordance with all these pacts has not been done, and that had led to various problems. If what needed to be done had been done, we could forge ahead in peace and harmony," he said.
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December - 19 
People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) at the executive committee under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena on December 19 decided to conduct the local government election during the first quarter of 2017, reports Colombo Page. At the meeti
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People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) at the executive committee under the patronage of President Maithripala Sirisena on December 19 decided to conduct the local government election during the first quarter of 2017, reports Colombo Page. At the meeting, President Sirisena informed the leaders of UPFA constituent parties that the local government elections would be conducted early next year. Speaking after the conclusion of the meeting the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Youth Front Shantha Bandara told that UPFA will make the necessary preparations to face the local government election during the first quarter of 2017.
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December - 20 
A delegation of UNC met Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on December 20 and demanded that President’s Rule be imposed in the Manipur in the wake of ongoing violence in the Imphal Valley, reports The Sentinel. Nagaland Chief Minister (CM)
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A delegation of UNC met Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on December 20 and demanded that President’s Rule be imposed in the Manipur in the wake of ongoing violence in the Imphal Valley, reports The Sentinel. Nagaland Chief Minister (CM) TR Zeliang also sought the intervention of both the Centre and Manipur Government in securing the lives and property of Naga people in the Imphal Valley of Manipur, reports The Assam Tribune on December 20.In the mean time, the Union Home Ministry (UHM) official said on December 20 that the Centre had sent around 4,000 paramilitary personnel to Manipur in the wake of violence following economic blockade on National Highways (NHs) connecting the State, reports The Shillong Times.
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December - 20 
A People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) ‘sub-zonal commander’ Lalit Baraik (30), wanted in 13 murder cases, surrendered before Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Kotwali, Bhola Prasad Singh in Khunti District on December 20, r
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A People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) ‘sub-zonal commander’ Lalit Baraik (30), wanted in 13 murder cases, surrendered before Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Kotwali, Bhola Prasad Singh in Khunti District on December 20, reports The Telegraph. In Khunti, a PLFI poster, asking people to protest against the amendments in tenancy laws was seized from the outskirts. PLFI is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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December - 20 
A suspension bridge which connected Erong Khunou and Mutum Phibou Khul in Imphal West District was burned down by unidentified assailants on December 20, reports the E-pao.
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A suspension bridge which connected Erong Khunou and Mutum Phibou Khul in Imphal West District was burned down by unidentified assailants on December 20, reports the E-pao.
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December - 20 
A woman in northern Bihar was allegedly gang-raped by six Maoists as a punishment for refusing to join the outfit as a cadre in West Champaran District on December 20, reports The New India Express. The married woman, a resident of West Champaran Dis
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A woman in northern Bihar was allegedly gang-raped by six Maoists as a punishment for refusing to join the outfit as a cadre in West Champaran District on December 20, reports The New India Express. The married woman, a resident of West Champaran District was approached by six armed Maoists and asked her to join their outfit, said Police. When she refused to join the Maoist group she was allegedly gang-raped. “An FIR has been registered against six unidentified men. We are conducting raids to nab the culprits based on the victim’s allegations. The report of her medical examination is awaited,” said Umashankar Prasad, a sub-inspector at Kangli Police Station. Although it is not clear which Maoist outfit the culprits belonged to, Prasad said it appears that they were from what is known in the area as Democracy Party.
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December - 20 
Aiming to improve telecom network in 10Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)]-affected States, the Centre plans to install 2,700 additional mobile towers in these areas, reports India Today on December 21. The proposed 2,700 mobile towers will be installe
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Aiming to improve telecom network in 10Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)]-affected States, the Centre plans to install 2,700 additional mobile towers in these areas, reports India Today on December 21. The proposed 2,700 mobile towers will be installed in addition to the 2,199 towers recently installed in some of the worst Naxal-hit regions. "A proposal is being mooted for setting up of the new 2,700 mobile towers and we hope that the Union Cabinet will soon give its nod to it," a senior Government official said. The exact cost of the entire endeavour is not immediately known but the expenses will be borne by the Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF) of the Department of Telecommunications (DoT). The towers will strengthen the telecom network resulting in increased mobile penetration in LWE-affected and other areas facing security challenges.106 Districts across 10 States have been identified by the Government as Naxal-affected. The States are: Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.
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December - 20 
Asking the United Naga Council (UNC) to lift the economic blockade on or before December 25, nine civil society organisations of Assam, under the aegis of Meetei Youths’ for Human Rights Organisation of Assam (MYHROA) have come together and dec
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Asking the United Naga Council (UNC) to lift the economic blockade on or before December 25, nine civil society organisations of Assam, under the aegis of Meetei Youths’ for Human Rights Organisation of Assam (MYHROA) have come together and decided to launch an indefinite counter blockade on National Highways (NHs) leading to Nagaland from Karbi-Anglong District, Golaghat District and Jorhat District on December 20, reports The Sangai Express.
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December - 20 
Bihar Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre in Patna District on December 20, reports Web India123. He was involved in attack on Security personnel and other unlawful activities from a bus stand under Jakkanpur Police S
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Bihar Police arrested a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre in Patna District on December 20, reports Web India123. He was involved in attack on Security personnel and other unlawful activities from a bus stand under Jakkanpur Police Station area. Patna Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Manu Maharaj said that the Police personnel cordoned off the bus stand on the information that a cadre of the CPI-Maoist, Mohammed Abdul aka Azad was loitering around the area. He said Police took the Maoist, attached with the ultra Left outfit`s Magadh Zone Central Committee (MZCC) into custody before he could make good his escape. Maharaj said Maoists under the leadership of Azad had attacked a Police team near Paliganj in the Patna District in 1996 and also strangulated a person identified as Rajdeo Yadav to death same year.
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December - 20 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and four others, who were convicted in the Dilsukhnagar blasts (2013, Hyderabad)) case, will file an appeal in the High Court against the death penalty awarded to them, their advocate said on December 2
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) co-founder Yasin Bhatkal and four others, who were convicted in the Dilsukhnagar blasts (2013, Hyderabad)) case, will file an appeal in the High Court against the death penalty awarded to them, their advocate said on December 20, reports The Indian Express. “I have received instructions from the five and their relatives to file an appeal before the High Court. I am in the process of doing that,’’ advocate Ramaswamy Mahadevan said. The death penalty order is also being submitted to the High Court, which has to confirm it.
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December - 20 
Security is on high alert along the National Highway (NH) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) after attack on Army convoy last week in Pampore area of Pulwama District in which three Army personnel were killed and two injured, reports Daily Excelsior. Sec
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Security is on high alert along the National Highway (NH) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) after attack on Army convoy last week in Pampore area of Pulwama District in which three Army personnel were killed and two injured, reports Daily Excelsior. Security Forces (SFs) established check points at Gallender, Kadalbal and Sempora on NH in Pulwama District and were frisking the vehicles at these places on the highway since early morning. They had also established checkpoints at Kakapora, Dangerpora and at Khadermoh junction on Pulwama-Kakapora road to conduct surprise checks and frisking of suspicious vehicles. However, no one was arrested during the checking and frisking of the vehicles. SFs have also stepped up their hunt to track down the militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) who attacked the Army convoy on December 17 in Pampore area of Pulwama District killing three Army men and injuring two others.
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December - 20 
The Assam Police arrested four suspects, identified as Philimon Narzary, Gobinda Brahma, Subhash Singh and Rajkumar Tapadar, on December 20, after a First Information Report (FIR) was lodged by the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and former
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The Assam Police arrested four suspects, identified as Philimon Narzary, Gobinda Brahma, Subhash Singh and Rajkumar Tapadar, on December 20, after a First Information Report (FIR) was lodged by the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) and former Minister Chandan Brahma at the Dhaligaon Police Station in Chirang District complaining about extortion demand of INR 35 lakh by some unknown person in the name of the Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I), reports The Indian Express. One of the arrestees, Philimon Narzary, a former member of I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) was the mastermind behind the conspiracy, said Chirang Superintendent of Police (SP) Shankar Brata Rai Medhi.
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December - 20 
The Assam Rifles (AR) denied an allegation made by the ‘Government of the People’s Republic of Nagaland (GPRN)/ National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN)’ on December 16 in the local dailies over the arrest and death of its cadr
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The Assam Rifles (AR) denied an allegation made by the ‘Government of the People’s Republic of Nagaland (GPRN)/ National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN)’ on December 16 in the local dailies over the arrest and death of its cadres at Naginimora under Mon District, reports The Morung Expresson December 20. AR said that the militant was arrested with two 9 mm pistol, four live rounds, extortion notes and mobiles with sim-card which was in violation of Cease Fire Ground Rules, and they handed over the militant with the recoveries to Naginimora Police Station according to the procedure.
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December - 20 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) charge sheet in the Pathankot terror attack (January 2016) case not only provides evidence on the strike at the Indian Air Force (IAF) base but also links its perpetrator Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) with blasts in T
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) charge sheet in the Pathankot terror attack (January 2016) case not only provides evidence on the strike at the Indian Air Force (IAF) base but also links its perpetrator Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) with blasts in Tangdhar, Samba, Kathua and Rajbagh in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) last year (2015), reports The Times of India on December 21. The main handler of the Pathankot attackers, Kashif Jan, had claimed in his Facebook messages that he had planned the attacks at Kathua and Samba on March 20-21, 2015. He was in constant touch with the Pathankot attackers over phone during the strike. Government sources said Pakistan would be informed about the charge sheet against JeM ‘chief’ Maulana Masood Azhar, his brother Abdul Rauf, Shahid Latif, Kashif and other JeM activists. NIA Director General, Sharad Kumar said, "All evidence, be it technical, oral, digital, DNA samples or field investigations, is irrefutable. It...can stand the scrutiny of any international authority"(sic).NIA claimed in its Pathankot charge sheet that it recovered documentary and digital evidence pointing to JeM's role in Samba and Rajbagh attacks too. The charge sheet said the terrorists had left two slips of paper in the Pathankot attack, which had the same message in Urdu and Hindi, "Jaish-e-Mohammad zindabad, Tangdhar se le kar Samba Kathua Rajbagh aur Delhi tak, Afzal Guru shaheed ke jan nisar tum ko milte rahenge. Insha Allah." Intelligence sources said JeM was involved in all the attacks. Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has also been active in J&K over the last year (2015) and was held responsible for several attacks, including the one on the Army base in Uri
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December - 20 
The People’s Joint Action Committee for Bodoland Movement (PJACBM) appealed the Governor of Assam to expedite talks with the Progressive faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland(NDFB-P), reports The Sentinel on December 21.
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The People’s Joint Action Committee for Bodoland Movement (PJACBM) appealed the Governor of Assam to expedite talks with the Progressive faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland(NDFB-P), reports The Sentinel on December 21.
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December - 20 
A Baloch person of Pakistani origin, Naveed Baloch, who was an asylum seeker, suspected of ploughing a lorry into a Berlin Christmas market was released on December 20 for lack of evidence, reports Dawn. “The accused, detained over the attack o
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A Baloch person of Pakistani origin, Naveed Baloch, who was an asylum seeker, suspected of ploughing a lorry into a Berlin Christmas market was released on December 20 for lack of evidence, reports Dawn. “The accused, detained over the attack on the Berlin Christmas market on December 19, 2016, was let go on this evening on the orders of the federal prosecutor,” prosecutor’s office said in a statement. “The forensic tests carried out so far did not provide evidence of the accused's presence during the crimes in the cab of the lorry." German authorities had earlier said that the Pakistani asylum seeker may not be the right man, sparking fears the real killer could be on the run.
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December - 20 
The Commander Southern Command Lieutenant General Amir Riaz on December 20 said that 700 personnel of the Security Forces (SFs) have been killed while fighting for the “stability of the country”, reports Dawn. Riaz added that around 2,000
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The Commander Southern Command Lieutenant General Amir Riaz on December 20 said that 700 personnel of the Security Forces (SFs) have been killed while fighting for the “stability of the country”, reports Dawn. Riaz added that around 2,000 personnel were also wounded in the province. The commander was speaking at a function organized at the Frontier Corps Headquarters in Quetta. “For the last 10 to 12 years, FC personnel have been fighting against the enemies of Pakistan,” said the senior officer. “You stood firm and defeated the enemy.” Riaz added that some elements in Geneva, Dubai and London were behind acts of terrorism and were involved in the killing of innocent civilians in Balochistan. “Balochistan is part of Pakistan, and will always remain so,” reiterated the commander of southern command.
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December - 20 
Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli on December 20 said all political forces that backed the promulgation of the constitution in 2015 have to come together to end the current political imbroglio, reports
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Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Chairman KP Sharma Oli on December 20 said all political forces that backed the promulgation of the constitution in 2015 have to come together to end the current political imbroglio, reports The Himalayan Times. Oli said “All those who were at one place while promulgating the constitution have to once again sit together to resolve the current political issues.”
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December - 20 
National Madhes Socialist Party (NMSP) General Secretary Keshav Jha, expressing serious dissatisfaction over the possible number of local units in the Tarai, on December 20 said that Madhes-based parties want at least 46 percent of the local units to
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National Madhes Socialist Party (NMSP) General Secretary Keshav Jha, expressing serious dissatisfaction over the possible number of local units in the Tarai, on December 20 said that Madhes-based parties want at least 46 percent of the local units to be in the Tarai, reports Republica. Keshav Jha said “The Madhes-based parties can settle for at least 46 percent of local units in the terai districts. We are not saying the number should be directly proportionate with the population. We can consider four to five percent for geography, otherwise population should be the major factor for fixing the number of local units."
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December - 20 
Non-Government Organisation (NGO) Shopner Desh, which conducted a preliminary research on impact of militancy, on December 20 said that most rural students believe in militant propaganda, reports Dhaka Tribune. Some 20-25% Districts in Bangladesh is
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Non-Government Organisation (NGO) Shopner Desh, which conducted a preliminary research on impact of militancy, on December 20 said that most rural students believe in militant propaganda, reports Dhaka Tribune. Some 20-25% Districts in Bangladesh is at risk of militant activities and the tendency is significant among students of village and rural level educational institutes where some 26% students have received offers to join militant activities, the new study has revealed. The study also found that 87% of the rural students who got offers think that the militant activities are justified.
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December - 20 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on December 20 arrested two militantsof Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Dhaka city's Pallabi area, reports The Daily Star. They were identifies as Atikur Rahman alias Milon (21) and Khademul Islam alias K
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on December 20 arrested two militantsof Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Dhaka city's Pallabi area, reports The Daily Star. They were identifies as Atikur Rahman alias Milon (21) and Khademul Islam alias Khadem (28). Five books promoting extremism, leaflets, four sharp weapons and BDT 37,593 were also recovered from their possession.
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December - 20 
Tamils for Obama, a Tamil Diaspora group in the U. S. urged the outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama to delist the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) from the U.S. Terrorist Organizations list, reports Colombo Pageon December 21. A spokesman for
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Tamils for Obama, a Tamil Diaspora group in the U. S. urged the outgoing U.S. President Barack Obama to delist the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) from the U.S. Terrorist Organizations list, reports Colombo Pageon December 21. A spokesman for Tamils for Obama said many Tamils are suffering from the listing of LTTE as it creates pain for many U.S. Tamils when they travel to abroad and when they return to U.S. "They have to go through many hours of interrogation. Some U.S. Tamils have asked us to convince President Obama to help us by removing Tamil Tiger from the list. Obama can give Tamils a little relief by de-listing the Tamil Tiger during this Christmas and giving season," the spokesman said.
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December - 21 
A low intensity Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was exploded by suspected assailants at a shop owned by Bimal Kumar Jain at Marwari Patti in Dimapur District where three persons suffered minor injuries on December 21, reports the Nagaland Post.&nbs
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A low intensity Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was exploded by suspected assailants at a shop owned by Bimal Kumar Jain at Marwari Patti in Dimapur District where three persons suffered minor injuries on December 21, reports the Nagaland Post.
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December - 21 
Asserting that it would be wrong to view all the Naga people as agents/henchmen of the United Naga Council (UNC) or Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), the Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front (MNRF) December 21 state
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Asserting that it would be wrong to view all the Naga people as agents/henchmen of the United Naga Council (UNC) or Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), the Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front (MNRF) December 21 stated that there are a lot of Naga people who are against the ongoing economic blockade and NSCN-IM’s ‘theory of integration’, reports The Sangai Express. Appealing to all the leaders to reconcile and ensure peaceful co-existence in the Manipur, MNRF said that it would be foolish to let the future generations witness the chaos and violence.
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December - 21 
District Police of Bokaro along with the CRPF found a haul of explosives stocked by the CPI-Maoist cadres in Goniyato in Jhumra foothills under Pek Police Station of Gomia Block in Bokaro District on December 21, reports Times of India. Superintenden
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District Police of Bokaro along with the CRPF found a haul of explosives stocked by the CPI-Maoist cadres in Goniyato in Jhumra foothills under Pek Police Station of Gomia Block in Bokaro District on December 21, reports Times of India. Superintendent of Police (SP), Y S Ramesh said that search operations were conducted following leads of Maoist movement in the jungle near Goniyato village, where they found a sack behind the bushes. The sack contained 101 gelatin gel packs and 10 electric detonators.
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December - 21 
Latehar Police, on December 21, seized INR 1.5 million in the banned currency notes, including INR 300,000 belonging to a self-styled ‘zonal commander’ of the CPI-Maoist in Latehar District, reports One India. The Latehar Police also arre
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Latehar Police, on December 21, seized INR 1.5 million in the banned currency notes, including INR 300,000 belonging to a self-styled ‘zonal commander’ of the CPI-Maoist in Latehar District, reports One India. The Latehar Police also arrested a bank manager in a raid at a bank in Balumath area. SP, Anoop Birtharay said the raid was conducted based on tip-off that the CPI-Maoist front-ranking leader Chotu Kherwar had deposited the old currency notes in his wife Lalitha Dev's account, allegedly in connivance with Branch Manager Chandan Kumar. Birtharay said Chandan had allegedly received INR 1.5 million in old from Chotu Kherwar alias Sujit Kherwar and had already deposited INR 12,000,000in 64 installments in Devi's account while INR 300,000 cash was yet to be deposited. The entire amount has been seized, the SP said, adding that Chandan has been arrested.
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December - 21 
Militants hurled a grenade at a Police vehicle in Parimpora area of Srinagar on the National Highway on December 21, reports Daily Excelsior. An official said that the grenade was hurled at the vehicle in Shalteng area of Parimpora at around 8 pm. Th
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Militants hurled a grenade at a Police vehicle in Parimpora area of Srinagar on the National Highway on December 21, reports Daily Excelsior. An official said that the grenade was hurled at the vehicle in Shalteng area of Parimpora at around 8 pm. The vehicle suffered minor damage in the explosion. However, no one was injured. Police immediately cordoned off the area and launched searches but no one was arrested.
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December - 21 
People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) ‘area commander’ Lalit Kumar Badaik of Bano surrendered before Kotwali Police in Simdega District on December 21, reports Daily Pioneer. An inter pass student from +2 Navodaya Vidyalaya in G
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People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) ‘area commander’ Lalit Kumar Badaik of Bano surrendered before Kotwali Police in Simdega District on December 21, reports Daily Pioneer. An inter pass student from +2 Navodaya Vidyalaya in Gumla, Badaik joined the PLFI cadre in the year 2006 after he was sent to jail in a murder case. “After remaining there from 2006 to 2010, I decided to get into the mainstream again and was underground till now. During these years, I kept on moving from one place to another with my family and finally contacted a journalist who helped me to surrender before the Police today,” said Badaik. He also has a one and a half year child. Badaik, who used to carry AK-47 along with him, has more than 13 cases registered against him in various Police Stations in Simdega. “I am happy that my husband too will be able to lead a dignified life now but at the same time I would request the Government to provide some security for him,” Badaik’s wife, Mamta Devi said. Government must also pay attention to my husband, she added.
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December - 21 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] in Latehar District on December 21, reports Business Standard. In a joint operation, Police of Latehar District and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel arr
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] in Latehar District on December 21, reports Business Standard. In a joint operation, Police of Latehar District and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel arrested the Naxals belonging to Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), and seized a cache of arms and ammunition from their possession. TPC is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) which was formed in 2002. They routinely call strikes, attack Government property and target politicians and Police.
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December - 21 
The Arunachal Naga Student’s Federation (ANSF) on December 21 condemned the creation of seven new Districts in Manipur which had led to communal violence in the state, reports The Sentinel. The ANSF said that the Manipur Government did not have
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The Arunachal Naga Student’s Federation (ANSF) on December 21 condemned the creation of seven new Districts in Manipur which had led to communal violence in the state, reports The Sentinel. The ANSF said that the Manipur Government did not have any right to create new Districts in Naga inhabitant areas without consulting the Nagas.
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December - 21 
The Hyderabad City Police - Central Crime Station (CCS) Police arrested an eight member gang, allegedly involved in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, at Regonda mandal centre in Warangal District on December 21, reports The Hans India. Superin
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The Hyderabad City Police - Central Crime Station (CCS) Police arrested an eight member gang, allegedly involved in Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, at Regonda mandal centre in Warangal District on December 21, reports The Hans India. Superintendent of Police (SP) Bhaskaran said that two of the gang members would print fake currency while the remaining members distributed it. New currency notes of INR 2,000 worth INR 1,35,800 were recovered from them. The SP said the arrested were sent for judicial remand.
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December - 21 
The United States (US) embassy in India warned its citizens in India to remain vigilant and stay away from places frequented by Westerners after certain media reports that the Islamic State (IS/ISIS) terror group may be planning to attack such target
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The United States (US) embassy in India warned its citizens in India to remain vigilant and stay away from places frequented by Westerners after certain media reports that the Islamic State (IS/ISIS) terror group may be planning to attack such targets, reports The Times of India on December 22. "As we head into holiday season, please be reminded that recent Indian media reports indicate ISIL's (Islamic State's) desire to attack targets in India. The US embassy warns of an increased threat to places in India frequented by Westerners, such as religious sites, markets, and festival venues," said the US embassy in a statement. "All US citizens are reminded to maintain a high level of vigilance and take appropriate steps to increase their security awareness as detailed in the State Department's Worldwide Caution of September 9, 2016," it added.
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December - 21 
Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on December 21 said that there was no presence of militant Islamic State group (Daesh) in Pakistan and the country has destroyed safe havens and sanctuaries of al Qaeda and the Taliban, reports The News. The PM was sp
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Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif on December 21 said that there was no presence of militant Islamic State group (Daesh) in Pakistan and the country has destroyed safe havens and sanctuaries of al Qaeda and the Taliban, reports The News. The PM was speaking to a delegation of Bosnian parliamentarians. He emphasized on exchange of parliamentary delegations and sharing of their respective expertise.
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December - 21 
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal addressing cadres of his Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center) party in Dhangadhi of Kailali District on December 21 said the Constitution amendment proposal must be passed for an effective imple
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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal addressing cadres of his Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center) party in Dhangadhi of Kailali District on December 21 said the Constitution amendment proposal must be passed for an effective implementation of the national charter, reports The Himalayan Times. Dahal argued that the amendment proposal was aimed at strengthening national unity by incorporating sentiments of people of all regions in the Constitution. Dahal also claimed his Government was preparing grounds to hold elections at local, provincial and federal level to ensure the Constitution implementation.
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December - 21 
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on December 21 finalized the probe report on six suspected war criminals of Gaibandha District for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War, reports The Independent. M San
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International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on December 21 finalized the probe report on six suspected war criminals of Gaibandha District for their alleged involvement in crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War, reports The Independent. M Sanaul Hoque, coordinator of the investigation agency, disclosed the information at a press briefing at Dhanmondi. The six suspected war criminals are: Abdur Jabbar Mandal (86), Jasijar Rahman alias Khoka (64), Abdul Wahed Mandal (62), Montaj Ali Bepari alias Montaj (68), Ajgar Hossain Khan (66) and Ranju Miah (59). Of the six, Police arrested Ranju Miah on May 26 while five others are on the run.
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December - 21 
Joint Opposition (JO) leader Dinesh Gunawardena addressing the media on December 21 at N. M. Perera Centre in Colombo said JO won’t support new constitution if its 14 point proposal is not accepted, reports Daily News. Dinesh Gunawardena said t
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Joint Opposition (JO) leader Dinesh Gunawardena addressing the media on December 21 at N. M. Perera Centre in Colombo said JO won’t support new constitution if its 14 point proposal is not accepted, reports Daily News. Dinesh Gunawardena said that the JO has 14 proposals for the new constitution and if there is no positive response from the Government to these proposals, the JO will not support the new constitution. Former Foreign Affairs Minister G.L. Peiris also said that the JO is waiting for the Government’s response to the14 proposals submitted to the steering committee. “We have no confidence with regard to the process of making a new constitution and it is contradictory.” he said.
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December - 22 
A group of employees of Suvam Mustard Oil Company were shot and one of the employees, identified as Lohit Das was injured by unidentified assailants at Rangia Bhatkuchi in Kamrup (rural) District on December 22, reports The Sentinel. The group
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A group of employees of Suvam Mustard Oil Company were shot and one of the employees, identified as Lohit Das was injured by unidentified assailants at Rangia Bhatkuchi in Kamrup (rural) District on December 22, reports The Sentinel. The group of employees was coming towards Nalbari from Tamulpur after collecting cash from different businessmen of Tamulpur. The assailants allegedly snatched about INR 1 lakh from the group.
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December - 22 
A person identified as G. Apparao, husband of Talagoluru Gram Panchayat’s Naib Sarpanch, was shot dead by the Naxals [Left Wing Extremist (LWEs)] at Munuguluwalsa village under Pottangi Police limits in Koraput District on December 22, reports
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A person identified as G. Apparao, husband of Talagoluru Gram Panchayat’s Naib Sarpanch, was shot dead by the Naxals [Left Wing Extremist (LWEs)] at Munuguluwalsa village under Pottangi Police limits in Koraput District on December 22, reports Odisha Sun Times. According to reports, a group of 10-15 Naxals called Apparao out of his home and had an exchange of words with him following which they fired at him killing him on the spot. The Naxals also torched two tractors and one van of Apparao before leaving the spot. The reason behind the killing was yet to be ascertained.
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December - 22 
five persons were arrested on December 22, for their alleged involvement in the murder of former Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre T Anil Kumar alias Chandu at Upper Kanti village under Semiliguda Police limits of Koraput District on
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five persons were arrested on December 22, for their alleged involvement in the murder of former Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre T Anil Kumar alias Chandu at Upper Kanti village under Semiliguda Police limits of Koraput District on December 14, reports The New Indian Express. The arrested are President of Sunabeda Tippers & Truck Owners Association Narendra Macha alias Mitu Kalia, his wife Jayanti Macha, son Amir Macha and his aides Madhu Tadingi and Biswanath Padhi.
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December - 22 
Police arrested two persons, identified as Dharmendra Singh (26) and Kamta Prashad (26) and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth of INR 2.92 lakh from Kanchanpur village of Bundelkhand region in Chhatarpur District on December 22, repor
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Police arrested two persons, identified as Dharmendra Singh (26) and Kamta Prashad (26) and recovered Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth of INR 2.92 lakh from Kanchanpur village of Bundelkhand region in Chhatarpur District on December 22, reports The Times of India. The youth were circulating the notes in the rural area of the region. After a tip-off, the Police recovered 146 fake currency notes worth INR 2.92 lakh, said Sub Divisional Officer (SDO) of Police, Luvkush Nagar, LS Mishra.
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December - 22 
Police fired several rounds in air after they found suspicious movement of militants in the Shuhama area of Ganderbal District in the evening of December 22. Reports said that Police received information about presence of militants in Shuhama area. A
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Police fired several rounds in air after they found suspicious movement of militants in the Shuhama area of Ganderbal District in the evening of December 22. Reports said that Police received information about presence of militants in Shuhama area. As a police party reached the spot, they asked two persons to stop, who fled and Police fired to stop them. However, they managed to escape. Police later conducted searches in the area. However, no one was arrested. SFs have been receiving reports of militant movement in the area for last one month. The security patrolling in the area has been intensified.
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December - 22 
Six months after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) busted an Islamic State (ISIS) module in Hyderabad, the agency on December 22 filed a charge sheet against eight members including their leader Mohammad Ibrahim Yazdani, reports The Times of In
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Six months after the National Investigation Agency (NIA) busted an Islamic State (ISIS) module in Hyderabad, the agency on December 22 filed a charge sheet against eight members including their leader Mohammad Ibrahim Yazdani, reports The Times of India. The module was planning major attacks on VVIPs, religious places, crowded markets, government buildings including police stations and had even collected several kilograms of explosives for the purpose. The outfit'S leader Ibrahim Yazdani, who was in continuous touch with ISIS's principal recruiter for India - Shafi Armar - was specifically inspired by controversial Islamic preacher Zakir Naik and had even gone to Mumbai (Maharashtra) to attend one of Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) camp as a volunteer. Yazdani went for the IRF camp in 2010 and listened to his speeches. He had been following Naik's speeches since 2004. The other members of the outfit were also radicalized online by watching videos of the ISIS, bayans (discourses and lectures) of radical Islamic preachers such as Anwar Awlaki, Abdu Sami Qasmi, Meraj Rabbani, Tausif ur Rehman, Jerjees Ansari and Zakir Naik.NIA charge sheet says that the module members downloaded and followed the ISIS propaganda videos, ISIS magazine - "Dabiq", which convinced them that the ISIS was fighting for the rights of the Sunnis. "The group associated with the terrorist organization called the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (the ISIS) and pledged their allegiance through the Bay'ah (oath of allegiance) to Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, the self-proclaimed Caliph of the Islamic State and formed a group called Junood-ul Khilafa Fi Bilad Al Hind (Army of the Caliph from the South India)," says NIA chargesheet.
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December - 22 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested one person, identified as Abdul Salam alias Podi Salam, wanted in connection with a 2013 Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case as soon as he landed at the IGI airport in New Delhi on December 22, repor
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested one person, identified as Abdul Salam alias Podi Salam, wanted in connection with a 2013 Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case as soon as he landed at the IGI airport in New Delhi on December 22, reports The Times of India. Earlier, Saudi Arabia has deported Abdul Salam, a resident of Malappuram District in Kerala, is wanted in connection with a 2013 case.The case relates to conspiracy to smuggle FICN worth of INR 9.75 lakh, which were recovered from one Abid Chullikulavan Hassan by Customs wing Kochi at Nedumbasserry International Airport in Kochi in Ernakulum District in 2013. NIA took over the probe in July 2014. Abdul Salam was part of the criminal conspiracy to smuggle high quality counterfeit Indian currency notes to India from UAE and had facilitated smuggling of the contraband through Abid Chullikulavan Hassan.
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December - 22 
Three militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) fled from cordon in Hajan area of Bandipora District in the morning of December 22 after locals pelted stones at Security Forces (SFs), reports Daily Excelsior. The militants who were hiding in the village wer
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Three militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) fled from cordon in Hajan area of Bandipora District in the morning of December 22 after locals pelted stones at Security Forces (SFs), reports Daily Excelsior. The militants who were hiding in the village were identified as Musaib, Maviya and Khitab, all Pakistanis, who infiltrated into Kashmir this year and are operating in this area for past few months. SFs were tracking them for last few months in the area. On a tip of about presence of three militants of LeT hiding in a house in Parray Mohalla Hajin, the SFs’ cordoned it off at around 6:30am. However, locals pelted stones on them and facilitated fleeing of the three militants. Militants also fired several rounds at the SFs before fleeing. The SFs fired tear smoke to disperse the protesters. They later called of the operation to prevent collateral damage.
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December - 22 
Two Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] aides were arrested from Dhamtari District and INR 350,000 cash in valid currencies and explosives were seized from on December 22, reportsPTI. “Naxal associates Tikeshwar and Bajrang were arrested from Gor
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Two Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] aides were arrested from Dhamtari District and INR 350,000 cash in valid currencies and explosives were seized from on December 22, reportsPTI. “Naxal associates Tikeshwar and Bajrang were arrested from Gorgaon and Rs 3.50 lakh cash and explosives including a 10 kg tiffin bomb, two gelatin sticks and five detonators were seized,” said Dhamtari Superintendent of Police (SP) Manish Sharma. The officer said the money belonged to Maoists and the duo got it exchanged for valid currencies. The cash included bills of Rs 2000, Rs 500, Rs 100 and Rs 50.
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December - 22 
With the improvement in law and order situation in Manipur after the violence started on December 18, curfew was relaxed by the District Magistrates in Imphal West and Imphal East Districts on December 22, reports The Morung Express. However, the eco
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With the improvement in law and order situation in Manipur after the violence started on December 18, curfew was relaxed by the District Magistrates in Imphal West and Imphal East Districts on December 22, reports The Morung Express. However, the economic blockade imposed by the United Naga Council (UNC) crossed 52 days on December 22.
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December - 22 
The Foreign Office (FO) dismissed on December 22 Pentagon’s latest assessment that the Taliban and Haqqani network were freely operating from Pakistan and instead accused Afghanistan of being an epicentre of terrorism in the region, reports Daw
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The Foreign Office (FO) dismissed on December 22 Pentagon’s latest assessment that the Taliban and Haqqani network were freely operating from Pakistan and instead accused Afghanistan of being an epicentre of terrorism in the region, reports Dawn. “This is more of a rhetoric than anything else. Afghanistan is infested with most terrorist organisations due to the instability there, which has created space for these terrorist elements,” Foreign Office Spokesman Nafees Zakaria said.He was reacting to the recent biannual report of the US Department of Defence on security and stability situation in Afghanistan, which had said: “Afghan-oriented militant groups, including Taliban and Haqqani network’s senior leadership, retain freedom of action from safe havens inside Pakistani territory. The United States continues to be clear with Pakistan about steps it should take to improve the security environment and deny safe havens to terrorist and extremist groups.” Mr Zakaria recalled the counterterrorism operations undertaken by Pakistani security forces in the tribal areas, which had restored peace there. But he also acknowledged that a large number of terrorists had moved to Afghanistan after the start of the operations.
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December - 22 
A meeting of the Federal Alliance held in Kathmandu on December 22 announced to isolate the CPN-UML through various programs including street protests, reports Republica. Federal Alliance alleged that the protests launched by the CPN-UML are aimed at
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A meeting of the Federal Alliance held in Kathmandu on December 22 announced to isolate the CPN-UML through various programs including street protests, reports Republica. Federal Alliance alleged that the protests launched by the CPN-UML are aimed at inciting ethnic and social unrest and weakening the national unity by pushing the nation toward disintegration. The meeting also concluded that the CPN-UML-led protest was 'regressive' and it will land the country in a never-ending civil war.
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December - 22 
Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) on December 22 has informed that the party began preparations for a mass demonstration it had planned against the registered Constitution amendment bill, reports The Himalayan Times. The mai
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Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) on December 22 has informed that the party began preparations for a mass demonstration it had planned against the registered Constitution amendment bill, reports The Himalayan Times. The main opposition is planning to hold the demonstration on January 6. To manage the programme, a committee has been formed under the coordination of party’s General Secretary Ishwor Pokharel. The committee held its first meeting on December 22 has directed the party’s sister organisations and liaison forums in Kathmandu to come up with a work plan within two days. The party has urged all its cadres, supporters, well-wishers and members of the general public to join the programme.
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December - 22 
Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on December 22 praised Sri Lanka's commitment for reconciliation, reports Colombo Page. The UN chief, whose term will end at the end of December, telephoned President Maithripala Sirisena and commended t
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Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on December 22 praised Sri Lanka's commitment for reconciliation, reports Colombo Page. The UN chief, whose term will end at the end of December, telephoned President Maithripala Sirisena and commended the progress achieved in social, economic, political and all sectors in Sri Lanka, under the leadership of President Sirisena and said that Sri Lanka's commitment for the reconciliation is praiseworthy.
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December - 23 
A fresh batch of 200 special commandos drawn from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police have been trained to take on fidayeen (suicide attackers) following a spurt in terror attacks against Security Forces (SFs) and official installations in the Kashmir
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A fresh batch of 200 special commandos drawn from Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police have been trained to take on fidayeen (suicide attackers) following a spurt in terror attacks against Security Forces (SFs) and official installations in the Kashmir Valley, reports The Times of India. The 200 commandos, who received vigorous training under experts of various agencies and former Police officers at Commando Training Centre (CTC) Lethpora in Pulwama District, were formally pressed in to service in a passing out parade attended by the Chief Minister (CM) Mehbooba Mufti last week on December 14. "The commandos are part of Anti-Fidayeen Squad of J&K Police. They used to conduct anti-terror operations under the brand name Special Operations Group (SOG)," Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Mehmood Chaudhary, principal of CTC Lethpora, said. The special commandos have been trained by the Army and Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). In the last three years, over 2,000 commandos had been trained. They are trained to clear buildings occupied by fidayeen, floor by floor, climb steep mountains and swim through rivers. They are also equipped to use scientific aid during criminal investigations and collection of intelligence from the field as well.
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December - 23 
A PLFI cadre was killed during an encounter with Police at Murhu in Khunti District on December 23, reports The Telegraph. A carbine, a .315 rifle, three 9mm pistols, several rounds of live cartridges, three mobile phones, two bikes and INR 4,500 cas
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A PLFI cadre was killed during an encounter with Police at Murhu in Khunti District on December 23, reports The Telegraph. A carbine, a .315 rifle, three 9mm pistols, several rounds of live cartridges, three mobile phones, two bikes and INR 4,500 cash were also recovered. Khunti SP, Ashwini Kumar Sinha said they got a tip-off that a PLFI squad, comprising ‘sub-zonal commander’s Prabhu Sahay and Pattu Nag, was moving in the forests in Murhu and Arki. After verifying the information, the SP formed special teams to corner the rebels from all sides. The rebel, Mahadeo Munda, was killed in exchange of fire. His body was recovered from the spot, which is located 40 kilometres from Khunti District headquarters. The other PLFI members managed to escape.
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December - 23 
Normal life remained paralysed in Kashmir on December 23, due to a strike called by separatists while Police detained Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman and several of his supporters, reports Daily Excelsior. The protest call was give
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Normal life remained paralysed in Kashmir on December 23, due to a strike called by separatists while Police detained Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) chairman and several of his supporters, reports Daily Excelsior. The protest call was given by the separatist leadership including All Party Hurriyat Conference- Geelani faction (APHC-G) chairman, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, All Party Hurriyat Conference- Mirwaiz faction (APHC-M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and JKLF chief, Mohammad Yasin Malik in their joint statements. People took out a protest rally after the Friday prayers ended at Khankah Faiz Panah in Tral area in Pulwama District. The protesters raised slogans against Government. Police detained scores of JKLF activists along with its chairman, Malik, after they tried to march towards Lal Chowk. As soon as the Friday congregational prayers ended at Sarai Bala Masjid, Malik along with scores of his activists carried out a protest march. As soon the JKLF activists tried to march towards Lal Chowk, Police detained him along with his activists.
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December - 23 
Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres gunned down one Pravin Kandulna (24) after accusing him of sexually abusing village girls in Kolebira of Simdega District on December 23, reports The Telegraph. Armed rebels led by one Vijay Dang, who c
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Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres gunned down one Pravin Kandulna (24) after accusing him of sexually abusing village girls in Kolebira of Simdega District on December 23, reports The Telegraph. Armed rebels led by one Vijay Dang, who claimed to be the new PLFI ‘area commander’, forced the youth to come out of his home at Tutikel village, located 40 kilometres from Simdega District headquarters. They took him half a kilometre away and killed him. "Our preliminary inquiries suggest the PLFI executed this killing to regain their foothold in the area. No one has so far complained that Kandulna used to sexually exploit girls. However, our investigations are on. Search operations too have been intensified," said Simdega Superintendent of Police (SP), Rajeev Ranjan Singh. PLFI is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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December - 23 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested two cadres of the Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) from a remote village in Changlang District on December 23, reports The Assam Tribune. The SFs also recovered one 9 mm pistol al
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two cadres of the Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) from a remote village in Changlang District on December 23, reports The Assam Tribune. The SFs also recovered one 9 mm pistol along with magazine, four live rounds and extortion notes from their possession, Based on specific inputs about the presence of armed underground cadres in Khamkhai under Nampong Police Station, Assam Rifles (AR) troops launched an operation on December 23 and arrested the two cadres, who were identified as self-styled Corporal Rangtang Mungrey and self-styled Private Roshon Rai, both residents of Nampong. A release from AR said that the cadres were involved in extorting money from traders in Nampong area. During interrogation, they admitted that they belonged to NSCN-K and said they had undergone training in a NSCN-K camp in Myanmar.
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December - 23 
Surrendered Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] Nilaguli Padmanabha (45) was produced before the court at Koppa tehsil (revenue unit) in Chikkamagaluru District on December 23, reports New Indian Express. Padmanabha was one of the four Naxals [Rizwana
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Surrendered Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] Nilaguli Padmanabha (45) was produced before the court at Koppa tehsil (revenue unit) in Chikkamagaluru District on December 23, reports New Indian Express. Padmanabha was one of the four Naxals [Rizwana Begum alias Kalpana (33), Bharati alias Deepa, and Raju alias Parashuram (40)] who had surrendered before the District Administration under Naxal Rehabilitation Package on November 15, 2016.
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December - 23 
Taking a serious note of the ongoing economic blockade imposed by the UNC since November 1, Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh had written a letter on December 23, to Chief Minister (CM) of Manipur, Okram Ibobi Singh as well as the CM of Nagalan
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Taking a serious note of the ongoing economic blockade imposed by the UNC since November 1, Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh had written a letter on December 23, to Chief Minister (CM) of Manipur, Okram Ibobi Singh as well as the CM of Nagaland, TR Zeliang, to ensure that National Highway-2 (NH-2) was kept open, reports The Sangai Express.
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December - 23 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze 69 trucks and three JCBs at Surjagad Lloyd Metal’s iron mine, barely five-kilometres from Hedri Police post in Gadchiroli District on December 23, reports Indian Express. Source
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze 69 trucks and three JCBs at Surjagad Lloyd Metal’s iron mine, barely five-kilometres from Hedri Police post in Gadchiroli District on December 23, reports Indian Express. Sources said that hundreds of Maoists descended upon the area around noon and they drove out around 300 labourers loading iron ore before setting the vehicles afire. Inspector General of Police (IGP) of Gadchiroli range, Shivaji Bodkhe insisted that the attack was not a reflection on Policing. “Though we have the Hedri police post 5 km away, on the other side is Abujmaad, where about 40 sq km area has no police presence and hence Maoists find it not so difficult.” He added that the number of attackers would hardly have been 10 to 15. “They drove the labourers away and then had no hurdle and must have gone on setting the vehicles afire one after the other.’’ Sources said that Maoists generally recce an area before targeting it, making sure that there is no Police movement. They then split into five-member groups for completing a task in the shortest possible time. “In Surjagad, they must have finished the task within 30 minutes, which means there must have been Maoists and militia members by hundreds on the spot,” said a source.
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December - 23 
The District Collector (DC) of Naxal[Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected Kondagaon District in Chhattisgarh had received a letter threatening to kill him on December 23, reports Business Standard. The Collector Samir Bishnoi received the letter by pos
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The District Collector (DC) of Naxal[Left Wing Extremism (LWE)-affected Kondagaon District in Chhattisgarh had received a letter threatening to kill him on December 23, reports Business Standard. The Collector Samir Bishnoi received the letter by post and the Police were conducting a probe in this regard, added Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Kondagaon Maheshwar Nag. The letter mentions among other things drive against illegal constructions in Kondagaon city and had 'Maowadi-Kondagaon Committee' written at the end. However Police suspect that some mischievous persons might have send the letter in the name of Naxals, Nag added.
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December - 23 
The key accused in the Nedumbassery Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case who was deported from Saudi Arabia and arrested on December 22 from New Delhi airport, was brought to Kochi in Ernakulum District of Kerala on December 23, reports The Times of
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The key accused in the Nedumbassery Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case who was deported from Saudi Arabia and arrested on December 22 from New Delhi airport, was brought to Kochi in Ernakulum District of Kerala on December 23, reports The Times of India. After arresting him at the IGI airport, he was brought from New Delhi to Kochi and produced before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) court. The court sent him to the agency's custody for three days. Salam worked with members of Dawood Ibrahim's gang and was instrumental in bringing in a sum of INR 9.75 lakh worth FICN to the country.Abdul Salam from Wandoor in Malappuram District was the third accused in the case. “There was also an Interpol red corner notice issued against him," said an NIA official. Salam, who was engaged in hotel business, was absconding ever since the case was lodged against him. On January 26, 2013 when around 1,950 counterfeit notes in the denominations of INR 500 were recovered from a man, Abid Hassan, who arrived at the Cochin airport from Dubai. Aftab Bhatki, a member of Dawood Ibrahim's crime syndicate had arranged the counterfeit notes. Aftab is still absconding. Salam had arranged the carrier for transporting the notes from Dubai to Kerala. The agency had found that the notes were printed in Pakistan.
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December - 23 
The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju met Manipur Chief Minister (CM) Okram Ibobi Singh on December 23 over the issue of economic blockade in the State imposed by the United Naga Council (UNC) and asked the Manipur Government to
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The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, Kiren Rijiju met Manipur Chief Minister (CM) Okram Ibobi Singh on December 23 over the issue of economic blockade in the State imposed by the United Naga Council (UNC) and asked the Manipur Government to bring back normalcy in the State by removing the economic blockade, reports The Shillong Times. Rijiju also said that 15,000 paramilitary personnel had already placed under the disposal of the Manipur Government while 700 more were on their way. While over the allegation of the possibility of the UNC being backed by Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), Rijiju said that no group would be allowed to break ground rules and would be brought to task if anyone tried to do so.
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December - 23 
The United Committee Manipur (UCM)’s President Elangbam Johnson alleged that there was a link between the UNC’s demands and NSCN-IM’s recent violent actions, reports The Sangai Express on December 24. Speaking to media persons at La
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The United Committee Manipur (UCM)’s President Elangbam Johnson alleged that there was a link between the UNC’s demands and NSCN-IM’s recent violent actions, reports The Sangai Express on December 24. Speaking to media persons at Lamphelpat in Imphal West District, he said that NSCN-IM’s hands were too obvious in the recent spate of violent activities such as firing at truck drivers on Imphal-Jiribam highway and killing of three Policemen ahead of CM Okram Ibobi Singh’s visit to Tengnoupal on December 15.
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December - 23 
Two hand grenades were recovered at the office complex cum godown of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution Department in Imphal West District, reports The Sangai Express on December 24.
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Two hand grenades were recovered at the office complex cum godown of Consumer Affairs Food and Public Distribution Department in Imphal West District, reports The Sangai Express on December 24.
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December - 23 
Unidentified assailants set ablaze three Government offices including the Kamjong Block Office, Western Block of Ukhrul mini-Secretariat and the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) Office in newly created Kamjong District on December 23, reports Th
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Unidentified assailants set ablaze three Government offices including the Kamjong Block Office, Western Block of Ukhrul mini-Secretariat and the District Child Protection Unit (DCPU) Office in newly created Kamjong District on December 23, reports The Assam Tribune.
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December - 23 
Rangers raided three offices of a known businessman, Anwar Majeed, who is said to be a close friend of former President Asif Ali Zardari, and claimed seizing illegal weapons on December 23, reports the News. The spokesman for the Sindh Rangers said p
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Rangers raided three offices of a known businessman, Anwar Majeed, who is said to be a close friend of former President Asif Ali Zardari, and claimed seizing illegal weapons on December 23, reports the News. The spokesman for the Sindh Rangers said personnel of the force conducted the swoops on intelligence about the presence of weapons and miscreants in two offices on the II Chundrigar Road and at the Hockey Stadium in Karachi. The raids coincided with PPP Co-chairman Zardari’s return to the country from Dubai, 18 months after he had abruptly gone abroad. The crackdown led to the detention of five suspects and the seizure of 17 Kalashnikovs, four pistols, 3,225 bullets of different calibers and nine ball bombs. The arms and ammunition had been concealed in secret places in the offices. Some important documents were also seized. Those detained were identified as Shahzad Shahid, Rajab Ali Rajpur, Ajmal Khan, Kamran Munir Asari and Kashif Hussain.
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December - 23 
Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba addressing the inaugural session of the two-day national convention of NC treasurers from all 75 Districts in Kathmandu on December 23 alleged that the main opposition party, Communist Party of Nepal-
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Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba addressing the inaugural session of the two-day national convention of NC treasurers from all 75 Districts in Kathmandu on December 23 alleged that the main opposition party, Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), was trying to create division among the people living in the hills, mountains and tarai. Deuba alleged that the CPN-UML was creating such a division among people by obstructing the House proceedings. He maintained that the constitution amendment bill was introduced in order to restore sustainable peace in the tarai-Madhes and hold elections.
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December - 23 
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal addressing a convention of Government Attorneys in Kathmandu on December 23 said all three levels of elections civic, provincial and parliamentary could be held at once if the Government faced time constraints, repor
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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal addressing a convention of Government Attorneys in Kathmandu on December 23 said all three levels of elections civic, provincial and parliamentary could be held at once if the Government faced time constraints, reports The Himalayan Times. He said “If we faced time constrains, we could even hold all three elections at once. We would not be upholding the spirit of the constitution if we conduct election at only one level and ignore elections at other levels. We have to conduct all three levels of elections. Skipping elections would invite many problems.”
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December - 23 
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe while addressing Provincial Council Chief Ministers on December 23 said Development (Special Provision) Bill is to engage the Provincial Councils in national development, reports Daily Mirror. He said taking over t
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Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe while addressing Provincial Council Chief Ministers on December 23 said Development (Special Provision) Bill is to engage the Provincial Councils in national development, reports Daily Mirror. He said taking over the powers of the Provincial Councils or creating a super minister were not meant through this bill, but it was aimed at establishing a Development Board for the speedy development with the assistance of Provincial Councils. The Chief Ministers of the Western, Southern, Eastern and Uva provinces attended this meeting at Temple Trees in Colombo.
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December - 24 
An alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District on December 24, reports The Hindu. The District’s Superintendent of Police (SP), Indira Kalyan Elesela, claime
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An alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District on December 24, reports The Hindu. The District’s Superintendent of Police (SP), Indira Kalyan Elesela, claimed the incident occurred around 10 a.m. in an exchange of fire between SFs and Maoists near Masalmedgu village. The identity of the body is yet to be ascertained.
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December - 24 
Smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) mainly from some neighbouring countries into Assam had shown an increase, prompting intelligence agencies to keep a strict vigil, reports The Sentinel on December 25. From 2013 to September 2016 before t
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Smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) mainly from some neighbouring countries into Assam had shown an increase, prompting intelligence agencies to keep a strict vigil, reports The Sentinel on December 25. From 2013 to September 2016 before the demonetization exercise, FICN worth INR 1.8 crore in INR 500 and INR 1000 denominations were recovered in the State and 256 accused persons arrested in this connection according to the report.In 2013, FICN worth of INR 41,00,735 were recovered by banks and Police in Assam and 72 accused persons arrested in this connection. In 2014, FICN worth of INR 40,16,160 were recovered, and 54 accused persons arrested. In 2015, the figures were much higher at INR 76,71,655 FICN recovered and 107 accused persons arrested; and till September 2016, FICN worth INR 22,49,200 were recovered and 23 accused persons arrested in Assam. Overall, from 2013 to September 2016 before the demonetization exercise, FICN worth INR 1,80,37,750 were recovered in the State. Sources said Bangladesh, among other few countries, has fast emerged with new routes for smugglers to push FICNs into Assam. Despite vigil by security agencies and the Central Government’s recent demonetization exercise, attempts to push FICNs into the country, including Assam, has been continuing and are aimed at damaging the economy, report added.
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December - 24 
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal speaking at a press conference organized by the Dang Press Centre in Ghorahi city of Dang Deukhuri District on December 24 said the Constitution amendment bill registered at the Parliament would be finalized from the
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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal speaking at a press conference organized by the Dang Press Centre in Ghorahi city of Dang Deukhuri District on December 24 said the Constitution amendment bill registered at the Parliament would be finalized from the Parliament itself, reports The Himalayan Times. Dahal said, “The proposal will not be revoked. It should be put to a vote to decide whether it will be endorsed or not.” If the Constitution was not implemented, he said, all achievements made so far would be at risk.
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December - 24 
Police arrested a militant of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) at Hamirkutsa Bazar in Rajshahi District on December 24, reports The Daily Star. The arrestee is Mostafizur Rahman Montu (52), a close aide of executed JMB leader Siddikul Islam
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Police arrested a militant of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) at Hamirkutsa Bazar in Rajshahi District on December 24, reports The Daily Star. The arrestee is Mostafizur Rahman Montu (52), a close aide of executed JMB leader Siddikul Islam Bangla Bhai, wanted in a case filed under the Anti-terrorism Act with Bagmara Police Station.
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December - 24 
Two suspected extremists were killed during a raid at a suspected den of extremists at a house near the Hajj camp at Ashkona in Dhaka on December 24, reports New Age. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) officials said that one of the deceased, a teenage,
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Two suspected extremists were killed during a raid at a suspected den of extremists at a house near the Hajj camp at Ashkona in Dhaka on December 24, reports New Age. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) officials said that one of the deceased, a teenage, was son of banker Tanvir Quaderi, who ‘committed suicide’ during a raid at Azimpur house in Dhaka on September 10, while the other was the wife of suspected extremist Sumon. They, however, said that they were trying to confirm the exact identities of the deceased. A four-year girl was also rescued and four people were arrested on surrender during the raid at a suspected den of extremists at Ashkona. The Police officials said that they rescued the minor girl injured from the scene during the operation at the ground floor of three-storey Surja Villa on Mosque Road of Ashekona Purba Para, cordoned by the Security Forces (SFs). Monirul Islam, Deputy Commissioner of the DMP's Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit, said that four people – Jebunnesa Shila, the widow of suspected extremist retired army major Jahidul Islam alias Murad who was killed in an operation at Rupnagar in Dhaka on September 2, and their child, suspected leader of ‘Neo JMB’, an offshoot of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), is inspired by the ideologies of Islamic State (IS). Maynul Musa’s wife Trisha and their child – surrendered to the Police responding to their call. The law enforcers also seized a pistol, six bullets and explosives from the four, he said. Monirul said that the two deceased and the four detained were operatives of a faction of JMB. Inspector Shafiq Ahmed of CTTC unit also suffered minor injuries during the operation.
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December - 25 
A condolence meeting was held on December 23 at Aoyimsen panchayat ground in Dimapur District after the death of the ‘president’ of ‘National People’s Government of Nagaland/Non Accordist faction of Naga National Council (NPGN
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A condolence meeting was held on December 23 at Aoyimsen panchayat ground in Dimapur District after the death of the ‘president’ of ‘National People’s Government of Nagaland/Non Accordist faction of Naga National Council (NPGN/NNC-NA)’, Temjenyanger Ao, reports the Nagaland Post. In a press note, ‘ministry of information & publicity (MIP)'NPGN/NNC-NA N. Mar Ao had informed that the ‘political affairs kilonser’, Ovung Lotha had been appointed as the acting ‘president’ till the next ‘tatar hoho’ (parliament) session.
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December - 25 
A group of alleged Islamic State (IS) sympathisers, conspiring to target Police Stations in Hyderabad (Telangana), used a host of encrypted applications, including one developed by al Qaeda’s propaganda arm, in order to keep their communication
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A group of alleged Islamic State (IS) sympathisers, conspiring to target Police Stations in Hyderabad (Telangana), used a host of encrypted applications, including one developed by al Qaeda’s propaganda arm, in order to keep their communication secure, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) said, reports The Hindustan Times on December 26. Al-Fajr Media Centre distributes al Qaeda’s online propaganda material. Its technical branch al-Fajr Technical Committee was established in 2012. Two years later, it released an Android version of it is encryption programme called Amn al-Mujahid (security of mujahid) for mobile phones. “Two members of the (IS sympathiser) group, Mohammed Ibrahim Yazdani and Abdulla Bin Ahmed al-Amoodi had downloaded Amn al-Mujahid encryption on their mobile phones,” says the NIA charge sheet against eight members of the group. Even then, they never discussed their plans on these applications and preferred face-to-face meeting to discuss their targets, the agency noted. The group also used Tor applications like ‘Orbot’ and ‘Orfox’, which hide a user’s internet usage by bouncing it through a series of computers around the world. “We will have to continuously update our knowledge and technology to keep track of the suspect communication,” an NIA official said. The charge sheet said two handlers of the group - one of them is suspected to an Indian named Shafi Armar who is originally a native of Bhatkal (Karnataka) and a former member of terror outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) - kept them informed about the latest tools to keep their communication secure. Armar moved to IS-held area in Syria two years back. The charge sheet said the group members had plans to target Policemen and Police Stations in Hyderabad and used navigation and map application ‘OsmAnd+’ to plot their targets. One of the group members, Muzaffar Hussain Rizwan was found with a digital document containing three Global Positioning System co-ordinates saved in it. These corresponded to Kamathipura, Afzalganj and Bahadurpura Police Stations in Hyderabad when plotted on the Google map, says the charge sheet. Rizwan, during interrogation, confirmed that he was tasked with surveying the Police Stations.These coordinates of the police stations were later sent to the IS handler in Syria using Pidgin application which allows users to log into multiple chat accounts simultaneously. For making Voice-over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calls, the group was asked to use ‘Nymgo’ application. Besides, the group was also using ‘Chatsecure’ and ‘Trillian’, considered secure chat applications, and Tutanota email that provide end-to-end encryption. According to the NIA, the group was also planning to target religious places in Hyderabad to foment communal tension in the city.
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December - 25 
Indian army and Kokrajhar Police in a joint operation arrested two I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants, including one female cadre identified as Ansu Narzary and Mahiram Brahma alias Msisw in Kokra
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Indian army and Kokrajhar Police in a joint operation arrested two I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants, including one female cadre identified as Ansu Narzary and Mahiram Brahma alias Msisw in Kokrajhar District on December 25, reports The Sentinel. 154 live rounds of AK series Rifles and two mobile phones were recovered from the arrestees.
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December - 25 
Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister (CM) Mehbooba Muftion December 25, ordered review of the cases filed against the youths who were not involved in "serious crimes" during the over five-month-long unrest in the Valley, reports The T
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Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Chief Minister (CM) Mehbooba Muftion December 25, ordered review of the cases filed against the youths who were not involved in "serious crimes" during the over five-month-long unrest in the Valley, reports The Times of India. An official spokesman said Mehbooba gave directions in this regard at a meeting called to review the pace of development works in south Kashmir. "Though not many youths are in custody now, a lenient view may be taken of youths who were either not involved in any serious offence, or were too young," the spokesman said quoting Mehbooba. The Valley had witnessed violent protest after killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) terrorist Burhan Wani in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) on July 8, 2016.
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December - 25 
Poachers in Madhya Pradesh have an easy access to explosives of Naxals [Left Wing Extremist (LWEs)] in Balaghat and Seoni District, reports Times of India on December 26, 2016 .They have been using on a regular basis to kill endangered and protected
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Poachers in Madhya Pradesh have an easy access to explosives of Naxals [Left Wing Extremist (LWEs)] in Balaghat and Seoni District, reports Times of India on December 26, 2016 .They have been using on a regular basis to kill endangered and protected species of wild animals The shocker of surfaced during interrogation of members of a poaching syndicate, who have been arrested for killing three tigers, four leopards and 200 wild boars from forest areas of the state for witchcraft and consumption. The arrests were made in a joint operation by Madhya Pradesh Special Task Force (MPSTF) (forest) and sleuths from Balaghat and Seoni forest circles with the help of local Police. Officials seized 20 crude bombs from the possession of syndicate members. Crude bombs include explosive material laced with meat and rolled into balls, a bite of which can be fatal for a tiger or any other big cat. After three weeks of intense investigations, officials concluded poachers laced meat with explosives."Explosives are wrapped like a ball with thick paper and covered in intestine meat of a buffalo or a goat. Smell of meat attracts boars and other wild animals. When they bite, bomb explodes in their mouth killing them on the spot," said an official. These bombs were used for killing wild boars only, said the officer, adding they were getting black powder from core Naxal-hit areas.STF officials said Police have been informed about Naxal angle behind poaching syndicate. "We have got separate cases registered against these accused under the Explosives Act," said the officer. In all, 46 people have been arrested in eight cases so far.
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December - 25 
Raipur Police confiscated over INR 40 million on December 25 that they suspect belongs to the CPI-Maoist, reports Bihar Prabha. Police, Income Tax Department (IT) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) have been carrying out raids across India to unearth u
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Raipur Police confiscated over INR 40 million on December 25 that they suspect belongs to the CPI-Maoist, reports Bihar Prabha. Police, Income Tax Department (IT) and Enforcement Directorate (ED) have been carrying out raids across India to unearth unaccounted money since Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced to ban high currency notes of INR 500 and 1,000.
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December - 25 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Sukma District on December 25, reports India Today. A joint team of District Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested Handa Ram Mandavi, Kawasi
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Sukma District on December 25, reports India Today. A joint team of District Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) arrested Handa Ram Mandavi, Kawasi Motu and Madkami Mangala in Tongpal Police Station limits following a tip-off, a senior Police official said. The arrested Naxals were suspected to be involved in murder and other offences, he said.
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December - 25 
Suspected Islamic State (IS) cadre Mohammed Masiuddin alias Musa (25), allegedly had planned to attack the Mother House, headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity located in Mullick Bazar in Kolkata in West Bengal, reports The Indian Express on Dec
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Suspected Islamic State (IS) cadre Mohammed Masiuddin alias Musa (25), allegedly had planned to attack the Mother House, headquarters of the Missionaries of Charity located in Mullick Bazar in Kolkata in West Bengal, reports The Indian Express on December 26. This is according to a December 23 charge sheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Bankshall court in Kolkata. Musa was arrested earlier this year for his alleged links to terror groups such as Islamic State (IS) and Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB). The Mother house is visited by foreigners frequently. According to the NIA, during interrogation, Musa had allegedly revealed his plans to attack and the Mother House, which he claimed to be a ‘soft target’. According to Police sources, security has been increased in and around Mother House area now. Musa is currently under judicial custody till January 3, 2017.
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December - 25 
Suspected militants killed a 42-year-old man in Sopore area in Baramulla District on December 25, reports Daily Excelsior. Nazir Ahmad Mir (42), son of Abdul Ahad Mir, was shot at by suspected militants near his residence at Behrampora in Dangiwachha
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Suspected militants killed a 42-year-old man in Sopore area in Baramulla District on December 25, reports Daily Excelsior. Nazir Ahmad Mir (42), son of Abdul Ahad Mir, was shot at by suspected militants near his residence at Behrampora in Dangiwachha area of the district, a Police official said. Mir was rushed to a hospital where he was declared brought dead, the official said.
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December - 25 
The Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who have been camping in forests in the tri-junction of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka have shifted their camps to the Agali Forests in Palakkad District of Kerala, which is close to Annaikatt
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The Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres who have been camping in forests in the tri-junction of Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka have shifted their camps to the Agali Forests in Palakkad District of Kerala, which is close to Annaikatti near Coimbatore District, according to intelligence sources on December 25, reports New Indian Express. This follows the killing of two CPI-Maoist, Kuppu Deveraj and Ajitha, in an encounter with the Kerala police in Padukka village in the Nilambur forest division in Malappuram District of Kerala on November 24. The group now reportedly has 11 members, of who five are women .The tribals in the area have seen them with guns, sources told New Indian Express.“We have identified two of them — Manivasagam, a native of Dharmapuri, and Chandra, a native of Krishnagiri,” the sources added.Manivasagam has been absconding since 2008 and Chandra since 2002. Both were in an ultra-extremist organisation and later joined CPI -Maoist. Three to five members of the group often visit tribal villages in Pillur Dam area near Mettupalayam, from Agali via Mulli village by travelling through forests.“We have opened a permanent camp near Pillur dam to stop them from coming to the villages,” said a senior intelligence officer.In addition, the people in the tribal villages are being educated as part of the efforts to curb Maoist movement, said K Vijayakumar, Senior Security Adviser to the Ministry of Home Affairs.“After the encounter with the Maoists, we have strengthened the security forces in all the three states. In Tamil Nadu, there is Maoist movement in Coimbatore, Ooty and Gudalur. In Kerala, their movement has been found in five districts — Palakkad, Malappuram, Wayanad, Thrissur and Kannur. After four years of struggle, the present Maoist group in Kerala had laid a strong foundation,” he said. “Maoists are struggling for the rights of the tribal people. Though we may support their demands, we cannot accept their armed struggle, which is against democracy. We request them to return to the democratic path,” he added.
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December - 25 
The Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) said that the protest of the Naga people under the aegis of United Naga Council (UNC) against the creation of the new Districts by Manipur Chief Minister (CM) Okram Ibobi Sin
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The Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) said that the protest of the Naga people under the aegis of United Naga Council (UNC) against the creation of the new Districts by Manipur Chief Minister (CM) Okram Ibobi Singh was their ‘legitimate historical and political rights’, reports The Assam Tribuneon December 25. Alleging Manipur Government’s action as ‘a communal threat to the Naga people’, the statement also expressed their concern over the issue of ongoing peace talk between NSCN-IM and the Government of India (GoI). It demanded unconditional release of the arrested UNC leaders, withdraw all Central forces and initiate political dialogue with the UNC and the Naga people.
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December - 25 
Three persons, including a marble trader of Kesarganj area, identified as Hari Ram Jakhar and his labourers, identified as Ravi Kumar Prajapati and Prahlad Prajapati were arrested for allegedly printing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of denominat
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Three persons, including a marble trader of Kesarganj area, identified as Hari Ram Jakhar and his labourers, identified as Ravi Kumar Prajapati and Prahlad Prajapati were arrested for allegedly printing Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) of denomination of INR100 and INR 500 from Clock Tower Police Station area in Ajmer District on December 25, reports The Times of India. Police recovered 3,000 FICNs in INR 100 and INR 500 denomination, a colour printer, a die and some hand machines from them. The accused have allegedly pumped counterfeit money worth INR 21 lakh in the market already.
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December - 25 
A tug-of-war among Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) members has unnecessarily delayed the decision on the reparation guideline prepared by its sub-committee, reports The Himalayan Times on December 25. A seven-member panel headed by TRC memb
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A tug-of-war among Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) members has unnecessarily delayed the decision on the reparation guideline prepared by its sub-committee, reports The Himalayan Times on December 25. A seven-member panel headed by TRC member Madhabi Bhatta had prepared the guideline and submitted it to TRC Chairman Surya Kiran Gurung on September 30. The document was not presented at TRC meetings. Besides, it was also not made public for months, till December 25 when Bhatta could only retrieve its copy after a written petition. In a petition submitted to Chairman Gurung, Bhatta stated that the document wasn’t produced at TRC meetings despite her repeated requests. “It should either be endorsed or rejected by the TRC. This is a document relating to conflict victims and their families. It should not be kept in the dark,” she told.
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December - 25 
Claiming that the Government failed to justify any meaning of the Constitution amendment bill, nine opposition parties organizing a press conference in Kathmandu on December 25 demanded that it be withdrawn, reports The Himalayan Times. The parties &
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Claiming that the Government failed to justify any meaning of the Constitution amendment bill, nine opposition parties organizing a press conference in Kathmandu on December 25 demanded that it be withdrawn, reports The Himalayan Times. The parties – Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), Communist Party of Nepal-Marxist Leninist (CPN-ML), Rastriya Janamorcha, Nepal Workers and Peasants Party, Nepal Pariwar Dal, Rastriya Janamukti Party, Bahujan Shakti Party, Nepa Rastriya Party and Madhes Samata Party – claimed the amendment proposal was not only against Tarai-Madhes, but also against national interests.
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December - 25 
Worried about the increasing number of women taking up the cause of militancy, law enforcement agencies are concerned over rising number of women militants, reports The Independent on December 25. Sources in these agencies said several woman militant
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Worried about the increasing number of women taking up the cause of militancy, law enforcement agencies are concerned over rising number of women militants, reports The Independent on December 25. Sources in these agencies said several woman militants are active in the country. Most of them are members of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), Hizb ut-Tahrir, and Nobbo (New) JMB. These militant outfits now have in their ranks privileged, educated young men and women who carry out terror attacks. Although law enforcement agency members failed to determine the number of women involved in militancy, recent operations at different parts of the country exposes the increasing number of women militants in the country. During the operations conducted at Dakkhinkhan, Kalyanpur, Narayanganj and Gazipur, law enforcement agencies found evidence of woman suicide bombers being present in these organisations. At least 20 woman militants have so far been from different areas of the country. According to sources, militant outfits use their female members as a distraction. An intelligence officer explained that this technique is known as the ‘couple module’. The militant groups pair up a female and a male member who identify themselves as husband and wife.
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December - 25 
Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Secretary of Task Force on Reconciliation Mechanisms appointed by the Prime Minister on January 26 will present its report to the President on January 3, 2017, reports Colombo Page. He said the report will also be published
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Paikiasothy Saravanamuttu, Secretary of Task Force on Reconciliation Mechanisms appointed by the Prime Minister on January 26 will present its report to the President on January 3, 2017, reports Colombo Page. He said the report will also be published on its website on the same day. The Task Force received nearly 7500 proposals during the face-to-face consultations with different communities, civil society organizations, and religious leaders via town-hall meetings, focus group discussions and structured interviews in all Districts of the Island.
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December - 26 
A blast took place on December 26 at Akhegwo near Meluri in Phek District when troops of Assam Riles (AR) were on a routine patrol, reports the Nagaland Post. However no casualty was reported and no one had claimed responsibility for the blast so far
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A blast took place on December 26 at Akhegwo near Meluri in Phek District when troops of Assam Riles (AR) were on a routine patrol, reports the Nagaland Post. However no casualty was reported and no one had claimed responsibility for the blast so far.
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December - 26 
A hand grenade was planted by Kangleipak Communist Party -Military Council (KCP-MC) militant at the office of ‘PANDAM’, an evening daily, at Wahengbam Leikai in Imphal West District on December 26, reports The Sangai Express. The grenade
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A hand grenade was planted by Kangleipak Communist Party -Military Council (KCP-MC) militant at the office of ‘PANDAM’, an evening daily, at Wahengbam Leikai in Imphal West District on December 26, reports The Sangai Express. The grenade put inside a white plastic carry bag was recovered above a steel almirah along with a note from KCP-MC. The grenade was defused by a bomb disposal squad of Manipur Police.
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December - 26 
Giridih Police arrested two Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) cadres, including its Chief Nageshwar Ganju, from a forest under Sariya Police Station in Giridih District on December 26, reports Times of India. The other person arrested has been ident
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Giridih Police arrested two Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) cadres, including its Chief Nageshwar Ganju, from a forest under Sariya Police Station in Giridih District on December 26, reports Times of India. The other person arrested has been identified as Purushottam Ganju, who was the ‘sub-zonal commander’ and a close aide of Ganju. Security Forces (SFs) also recovered three land mines (each weighing between 2-2.5 Kilograms), a JPC letter pad and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) literature from the cadres. Police said the duo was involved in at least 17 cases of levy collection, loot, dacoity and murders in Hazaribag and Chatra Districts. Ganju carried a reward of INR 500,000 on his head, Police added. "Based on inputs that the two accused were planning to meet some local youths in Dhawaiya forests area, we arrested them," Superintendent of Police(SP), Abhishek B Variar said. The SP added that the arrest was considered to be a big achievement as the accused revealed valuable information on Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] activities. "The duo was nabbed while they were delivering a speech to lure villagers in their group. At least 25-30 youths managed to escape in the dark", Sariya-BagodarSub-Divisional Police Officer(SDPO), Deepak Kumar Sharma said. "During investigation, Ganju, said they were planning to expand their base in Giridih. Apart from local traders, their main target for levy collections and other criminal acts were contractors," Sharma added.JPC is a splinter group of CPI-Maoist.
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December - 26 
Hanamkonda Police arrested a person who was allegedly acting as a courier for Karimnagar, Khammam and Warangal (KKW) Region Secretary Damodhar in Warangal District on December 26, reports New Indian Express. A laptop, wall posters and revolutionary l
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Hanamkonda Police arrested a person who was allegedly acting as a courier for Karimnagar, Khammam and Warangal (KKW) Region Secretary Damodhar in Warangal District on December 26, reports New Indian Express. A laptop, wall posters and revolutionary literature was seized from the courier. Disclosing this to media persons, Hanamkonda Circle Inspector (CI) A Sampath Rao said that the courier, K Devender, was caught on a tip off on Mulgu Road. He came to the city to repair the laptop and was apprehended by the Police. Devender was earlier arrested in 2005 at Nagaram village in Bhupalpally District. After his release, he was living a normal life but when the Maoist platoon commander Anne Sridhar alias Santosh met him in 2013 and requested him to rejoin the organisation, he accepted the proposal and joined KKW region secretary Damodhar. Devender was produced before a court and sent to judicial custody.
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December - 26 
In the chargesheet filed against IS (Islamic State) operative Mohammad Mosiuddin alias Abu Musa, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) claimed that he was watching videos of slain al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki, who was also the preacher of 9/11 U
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In the chargesheet filed against IS (Islamic State) operative Mohammad Mosiuddin alias Abu Musa, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) claimed that he was watching videos of slain al Qaeda leader Anwar al-Awlaki, who was also the preacher of 9/11 US attacks plane hijackers, The Times of India reports on December 26. Anwar al-Awlaki, who was also the first US national to have been killed in drone strikes in September 2011, was one of the biggest motivators and a recruiter for al Qaeda for a very long time. His name had also figured in a dozen other bombings including London 2005 attacks, Times Square bombing and others. A team of Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was in India earlier this month to question Musa more about his radicalisation through the videos of Awlaki and also whether IS's principal recruiter in India - Shafi Armar, who sent him Awlaki's speeches, was in touch with any other aide of al Qaeda. The NIA chargesheet also says that Abu Musa was radicalised by Shafi Armar who sent him links of jihadi sites like Jihadology.net, Al-Shabab media and Just-Paste-it links, etc., apart from videos released by the Ansar Ut Tawid (AuT) and the footages of war between the cadres of the IS and the Iraqi forces.Musa, was asked to attack foreigners in India as " lone wolf " and also encouraged to use secured encrypted chat applications, like Telegram, Surespot, Threema, Chatsecure, to communicate with other IS operatives. NIA chargesheet adds that "Musa entered into a criminal conspiracy to carry out terrorist activities by way of robbing/raping/killing/beheading members and servants of one influential and well to do family, to publicize the presence of the IS in India and to spread terror among the people in India." The family which he had planned to attack in Labhpur, West Bengal near his house, was identified by agencies and its name has been kept secret to save them from any attack.
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December - 26 
Kerala Police have found video clips from a pen-drive they recovered during their encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on December 26, reports India Today. The video clips seem to be the propaganda intended to influence the you
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Kerala Police have found video clips from a pen-drive they recovered during their encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on December 26, reports India Today. The video clips seem to be the propaganda intended to influence the youth. The main objective of the narrators in video seems to be to delegitimize the Electoral process. Kerala Police have found video clips from a pen-drive they recovered during their encounter with CPI-Maoists in Nilambur forest in November. The said clips are said to have been recorded before Assembly Elections in Kerala. In the video, the men and women in uniforms are all seen narrating stories on how political parties don't care about the common people and how elections are held to deceive them. They discuss how the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM) is a party that bombs for votes and seats, how parties sell your drinking water to soft drink giants like Coco Cola, how Congress is a party that specialised in scams (solar, CWG, 2G) and that ever since the BJP came to power at the center, one is killed for eating beef or for loving someone outside one's caste and religion.
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December - 26 
Manipur Government extended the ban on mobile internet services for one more week, till December 30, reports the Nagaland Poston December 27. Mobile internet services remained suspended across the state since December 18 last to prevent spread of rum
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Manipur Government extended the ban on mobile internet services for one more week, till December 30, reports the Nagaland Poston December 27. Mobile internet services remained suspended across the state since December 18 last to prevent spread of rumours in the wake of heightened tension in the course of prolonged imposition of economic blockade on the National Highways (NHs) by the United Naga Council (UNC). On the other hand, the agitating UNC has reportedly called for a consultative meeting with its constituent bodies on December 28 (today) at Senapati District headquarters to discuss the future of stir.
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December - 26 
Pakistan's intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is planning to open new fronts to launch attacks in India, India Today reports on December 27. According to intelligence sources, ISI has made a tactical shift in its strategy for
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Pakistan's intelligence agency, Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is planning to open new fronts to launch attacks in India, India Today reports on December 27. According to intelligence sources, ISI has made a tactical shift in its strategy for India. After several attacks on the western border, the ISI plans to open a new front in eastern India by launching an attack from a secret terror launch pad. Indian intelligence sources said that ISI has recently set up a terror camp in Mae Sot, which is situated on Thailand-Myanmar border. Intelligence sources have further revealed that ISI is using Taliban fighters to train Rohingya Muslims to launch terror attacks.The terror launch pad in Mae Sot will be used to launch attacks on India and Bangladesh. If sources are to be believed, ISI with the help of the Pakistan Taliban is training groups like Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami Arkana (HuJI-A) and some Khalistani militants.Agencies believe that ISI is arranging huge funds and weapons for terror activities, and recently arranged a meeting between Maulana Abdul Kuddus and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed. Maulana Abdul Kuddus is a Rohingya Muslim of Pakistani origin and heads the HuJI-A. He is believed to be close to the Pakistan Taliban.
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December - 26 
Police arrested one Sweekar Luthra (39), supposed to be the kingpin in minting counterfeit coins and seized counterfeit coins over INR 17,390 from his possession on December 26, reports Indian Today. The Special Cell arrested Luthra from Mohan Garden
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Police arrested one Sweekar Luthra (39), supposed to be the kingpin in minting counterfeit coins and seized counterfeit coins over INR 17,390 from his possession on December 26, reports Indian Today. The Special Cell arrested Luthra from Mohan Garden area of Uttam Nagar in New Delhi on the basis of a specific input, said DCP (Special Cell) Sanjeev Yadav. "During 1997, his elder brother Upkar Luthra came in contact with one Gulshan Gambhir of Dehradun, who gave him the idea to enter the illegal trade of manufacturing of counterfeiting coins of five rupees. In 1999, Upkar was arrested with the counterfeited coins of five rupees but he did not disclose Sweekars name. Soon after being released, Upkar again established another unit for making counterfeit coins but was arrested. He didn't disclose his brother's name," said Yadav.
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December - 26 
Telangana’s Law Enforcement has received an intelligence input which has given them even more cause to be vigilant in Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)]-affected areas on December 26, reports New Indian Express. A Special Wing of State Police He
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Telangana’s Law Enforcement has received an intelligence input which has given them even more cause to be vigilant in Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)]-affected areas on December 26, reports New Indian Express. A Special Wing of State Police Headquarters would closely track the bullet proof vehicles of Superintendents of Police (SPs) through Global Positioning System (GPS). Personal Security Officers (PSOs) would be posted round the clock to the offices and residences of the SPs. What’s more, before visiting any interior places of the district, the SPs shall now have to communicate the tour schedule to the headquarters and submit a preliminary report to the state headquarters after finishing the tour. This is all part of the enhanced security measures to the SPs and SP rank officers working in Naxal affected districts in the state. Following the major encounter on the Andhra-Odisha-Border (AOB) in which 31 Maoists were killed, the Telangana Police officials have decided to enhance security given to SPs and their family members. Sources told New Indian Express that the higher officials are understood to have taken the decision to provide greater security to the SPs working in nearly six to ten districts of the state.In a meeting held recently, the higher officials have reviewed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) activities in Telangana after the AOB encounter. The Counter Intelligence Cell (CIC) and State Intelligence Bureau (SIB) officials have reviewed the reportedly tense circumstances prevailing in districts affected by CPI-Maoist activities. People living in these places are still being influenced by the ideology of Left wing extremism outfits and the Police believe there is a cause of concern. “Additional forces would be placed round the clock at the SP’s offices and residences as a preventive measure in the wake of Malkangiri encounter,’’ a senior officer said. Higher officials have obtained inputs from the intelligence wing in connection with the LWE activities and its impact on the maintenance of law and order. Based on the Intelligence inputs, special security will be provided to SPs in Naxal affected areas.
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December - 26 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a villager by slitting his throat, beaten up four others severely and taken another villager into their custody in Malkangiri District on December 26, reports prameyanews7.com. According to info
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a villager by slitting his throat, beaten up four others severely and taken another villager into their custody in Malkangiri District on December 26, reports prameyanews7.com. According to information, about 40 Maoists entered Chandanguda village under the Kudumulugumma block and committed the acts late on December 26-night. The deceased was identified as Rabi Pujari and the abducted as Nanda Goliri of Andrapalli village in the cut-off area. Villagers of Andrapalli have been staying in Chandanguda in fear of Maoists for long, according to reports. Meanwhile, villagers of Chandanguda have strongly protested the Police inaction and blocked the Balimela-Jeypore route keeping the dead body on the road. According to them, Police were yet to move to the village even as they informed about the Maoists’ barbaric act in written soon after the incident.
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December - 26 
The crime branch of Guwahati Police arrested a constable identified as Abdul Mazid on charges of extortion and blackmailing on December 26, reports the Nagaland Post.
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The crime branch of Guwahati Police arrested a constable identified as Abdul Mazid on charges of extortion and blackmailing on December 26, reports the Nagaland Post.
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December - 26 
The Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) of Rajkot Police cracked a racket of printing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) on December 26 and arrested two persons who allegedly had FICN of INR 26,10,000 face value in their possession, reports Indian Express.
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The Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) of Rajkot Police cracked a racket of printing Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) on December 26 and arrested two persons who allegedly had FICN of INR 26,10,000 face value in their possession, reports Indian Express. Following a tip-off, a team of DCB officials stopped a Swift car at Hanuman Madhi Chowk on Raiya Road at 7.45 am. During search of the vehicle, Police found 1,300 counterfeit notes of INR 2,000 denomination and 20 fake notes of INR 500 denominations. These FICN with cumulative face value of INR 26,10,000 were hidden in the speaker box of the car, city Police Commissioner Anupam Singh Gehlot said.The accused were identified as Hruday Jagani (29), resident of Devasya Bungalow in Bopal area of Ahmedabad, and Lakshman Chauhan (24), resident of Balasar village in Rapar taluka of Kutch District. Police also seized a high-quality printer from the car. Gehlot said that Jagani had knowledge of precision printing and therefore used to print counterfeit currency notes. “Their modus operandi to push counterfeit notes into circulation was to insert them in wades of original notes. For example, they used to insert fake notes worth Rs 15,000 to Rs 20,000 in bills with face value of Rs 2 lakh,” the Commissioner further said.
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December - 26 
The former President of Manipur People's Party (MPP), Laitonjam Borajao said that the UNC which had defied the orders of the Supreme Court and High Court should be declared as an unlawful organisation by the Central Government of India, reports t
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The former President of Manipur People's Party (MPP), Laitonjam Borajao said that the UNC which had defied the orders of the Supreme Court and High Court should be declared as an unlawful organisation by the Central Government of India, reports the E-pao on December 26. Briefing mediapersons at Manipur Press Club, Laitonjam Borajao alleged that UNC had been imposing the indefinite economic blockade under the instigation of NSCN-IM.
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December - 26 
The Joint Action Committee under the aegis of Meetei Youth for Human Rights Organisation of Assam (MYHRA), decided to roll back the counter economic blockade plan at Assam in view of the changing scenario in Manipur and taking cognizance of the decis
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The Joint Action Committee under the aegis of Meetei Youth for Human Rights Organisation of Assam (MYHRA), decided to roll back the counter economic blockade plan at Assam in view of the changing scenario in Manipur and taking cognizance of the decision of the Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) to suspend its blockade on Manipur bound vehicles in Naga areas on December 26, reports The Sangai Express.
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December - 26 
The Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) observed its ‘martyrs day’ on December 26 at ‘United Base Camp’ at an undisclosed location, reports the Assam Times. Apart from Jiban Singh Koch( Singha Koch), the self styled &lsquo
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The Kamatapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) observed its ‘martyrs day’ on December 26 at ‘United Base Camp’ at an undisclosed location, reports the Assam Times. Apart from Jiban Singh Koch( Singha Koch), the self styled ‘chairman’ of KLO, permanent founder members of the United National Liberation Front of Western Southeast Asia (UNLFW), ‘commander–in-chief (c-in-c) ‘general’ Kumchok and deputy ‘c-in-c’ ‘lieutenant general’ Niki Sumi of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K), JK Lijang ‘president’ People’s Democratic Council of Karbilongri (PDCK), ‘president’ B Saoraigwra and ‘general secretary’ BR Ferengga of I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), Suchin Borok, ’organizing secretary’ of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), ‘captain’ Litpa Meitei of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), ‘captain’ Mani Meitei of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) were present in the meeting according to the report.
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December - 26 
The Bastar Police arrested seven people from Andhra Pradesh inside the Chhattisgarh border in Sukma District and claimed that they belonged to Intellectual Wings of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) outfits on December 26, reports
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The Bastar Police arrested seven people from Andhra Pradesh inside the Chhattisgarh border in Sukma District and claimed that they belonged to Intellectual Wings of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) outfits on December 26, reports Hindustan Times. Police said they seized four motorcycles they were riding, demonetized currency with face value of INR 100,000, mobile phones and CPI-Maoist literature from their possession. All the arrested people were presented before a court after registering an FIR at Konta Police Station of Sukma District. The court sent them to judicial custody. “The accused were found with old currency notes and some important Naxal [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)]-related documents. They were arrested and booked and were produced in court,” said Indira Kalyan Elesela, Superintendent of Police(SP) of Sukma said. Elesela said those arrested included social activist Durga Prasad (36) of Hyderabad, R. Laxmaiyya (45), Secretary of Adivasi Tudem Dubba, Khammam, journalists B. Prabhakar Rao (52) and Rajendra Prasad (28) from Hyderabad, High Court advocates Ch Prabhakar Rao (48) and B. Ravindra Nath (42) Hyderabad and Mohammad Nazim (27), research scholar Osmania University. One of the arrested people - Ch. Prabhakar said the Police action was unwarranted because they were only civilians. Police claimed that both the journalists used to instigate the people while the advocates had enlarged support to the CPI-Maoists in encounters and the research scholar was propagating CPI-Maoist line of thinking. The seven men were booked under the Chhattisgarh Public Security Act (CSPA). The accused claimed they were rights activists on a fact-finding mission related to encounters and atrocities in Maoist-affected areas of Telangana and Chhattisgarh. Civil rights activists have slammed the Police for the arrest. “They left Hyderabad on December 24 and were detained on December 25 in Telangana. Later, Telangana Police handed over the team members to Chhattisgarh Police. They were human right activists and the citizen of India and the charges framed against them are unconstitutional,” said N Narayandeo, General Secretary of Civil Liberties Committee (CLC), Telangana. He said the committee has called for a massive protest on December 27 in Hyderabad.
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December - 26 
Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center) Chairman and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal launching a book on the life of late Maoist leader Bhakti Prasad Pandey in Kathmandu on December 26 asked all Maoist forces and leaders to come
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Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center) Chairman and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal launching a book on the life of late Maoist leader Bhakti Prasad Pandey in Kathmandu on December 26 asked all Maoist forces and leaders to come together to safeguard achievements of the armed conflict, reports The Himalayan Times. Dahal said “The people’s war brought the republicanism. Also, there was the Constitution. We achieved federalism, inclusiveness and secularism. But, now attempts are being made if these achievements can be subverted after seeking Maoist forces becoming weaker. We were yet to bear the responsibility of Constitution implementation. We could achieve a common conclusion through discussions.”
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December - 26 
Frustrated over the Government’s refusal to accept its report, the Local Bodies’ Restructuring Commission (LBRC) on December 26 sent a formal letter to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, seeking time to submit it, reports The Himalayan Ti
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Frustrated over the Government’s refusal to accept its report, the Local Bodies’ Restructuring Commission (LBRC) on December 26 sent a formal letter to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, seeking time to submit it, reports The Himalayan Times. “We have written to the PM that we have determined number, boundaries, centres, names and wards of local bodies and completed the report,” said LBRC member Sunil Ranjan Singh. He said the formal letter was written, as the PM was not granting LBRC time to submit its report.
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December - 26 
Nepali Congress (NC), the largest party in the Legislature-Parliament, at a meeting of the Parliamentary Party’s office-bearers and Central Working Committee members in Kathmandu proposed four-point road map for way out to the current political
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Nepali Congress (NC), the largest party in the Legislature-Parliament, at a meeting of the Parliamentary Party’s office-bearers and Central Working Committee members in Kathmandu proposed four-point road map for way out to the current political deadlock in the country, reports The Himalayan Times. The party proposed to announce the date for local polls immediately, endorse the election-related bills, resume the House proceedings and give a full shape to the Election Commission (EC) turn by turn. It hoped that the road map would help parties find a ground to break the existing political deadlock.
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December - 26 
Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq while inaugurating Muktijuddher Bijoy Manch organized by Bangladesh Gano Ajadi League at Liberation War Museum in Dhaka city on December 26 said the country will prosecute 195 identified Pakistani war
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Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq while inaugurating Muktijuddher Bijoy Manch organized by Bangladesh Gano Ajadi League at Liberation War Museum in Dhaka city on December 26 said the country will prosecute 195 identified Pakistani war criminals for sure, reports The Daily Star. "Though we are bringing the people of our country those committed crimes against humanity in 1971, to justice, but we are yet to try the 195 identified war criminals from Pakistan. But we will do it for sure and if necessary, we will go to international court for that," Mozammel said.
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December - 26 
Asoka Peiris, Chairman of Delimitation Committee, on December 26 said that its report will handed over to the Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils Faizer Mustapha on December 27, reports Colombo Page. According to the Chairman, althou
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Asoka Peiris, Chairman of Delimitation Committee, on December 26 said that its report will handed over to the Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils Faizer Mustapha on December 27, reports Colombo Page. According to the Chairman, although it was scheduled to be handed over on December 15, the finishing up the report got delayed as the report had to be translated to English and Tamil languages. The report is now available in all three languages. The committee headed by the former commissioner-general of lands, Asoka Peiris, consisted of four members from each of the major political parties - United National Party (UNP), United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA), Janatha Vimukthi Peramu?a (JVP) and Tamil National Alliance (TNA).
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December - 26 
Demining organizations involved in the removal of landmines in the north said Sri Lanka's delay in signing the United Nations (UN) anti-landmine treaty hinders reconciliation, reports Colombo Page on December 27. Although Sri Lanka has declared a
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Demining organizations involved in the removal of landmines in the north said Sri Lanka's delay in signing the United Nations (UN) anti-landmine treaty hinders reconciliation, reports Colombo Page on December 27. Although Sri Lanka has declared a National Integration and Reconciliation Week next month, the week is not meaningful since Sri Lanka has not yet signed the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention, the demining organizations point out. By signing the treaty, the Government can guarantee that there will not be another in the future. The demining organizations in the North say there are about 44 square kilometers of land yet to be cleared and it will take another 15 years for the North to be completely mined free.
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December - 26 
Southern and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Councils have rejected the Development (Special Provisions) Bill proposed by the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, reports Colombo Page on December 27. The Southern Provincial Council (SPC) rejected the propose
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Southern and Sabaragamuwa Provincial Councils have rejected the Development (Special Provisions) Bill proposed by the Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, reports Colombo Page on December 27. The Southern Provincial Council (SPC) rejected the proposed Development (Special Provisions) Bill with a majority of 19 votes with 33 members voting against bill while 14 votes were cast in favor. The Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council rejected the bill by a majority of 7 votes with 20 votes against and 13 votes in favor.
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December - 27 
A team of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)'s 27th battalionarrested three Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)], who were allegedly involved in raiding the Sundaram brick kiln at Marvapakar village on December 27, from Reva village in Muzaffarpur
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A team of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB)'s 27th battalionarrested three Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)], who were allegedly involved in raiding the Sundaram brick kiln at Marvapakar village on December 27, from Reva village in Muzaffarpur District on December 28, reports The Telegraph.
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December - 27 
Army opened fire in air after noticing suspicious moment at Jabalipora in Bijbehara in Anantnag District on December 27, reports Daily Excelsior. The firing created panic in the area and people around fled towards safer places. In the meanwhile, Poli
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Army opened fire in air after noticing suspicious moment at Jabalipora in Bijbehara in Anantnag District on December 27, reports Daily Excelsior. The firing created panic in the area and people around fled towards safer places. In the meanwhile, Police fired in air at Lassipora area of Pulwama District this evening after two persons, who were travelling in an auto rickshaw, fled after being asked to stop.
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December - 27 
Around 765 vehicles were stranded at Jiribam District waiting for the arrival of security escorts, reports The Sangai Express on December 25. Among the stranded vehicles, there were 116 oil tankers, 46 LPG bullet tankers and 603 others including pass
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Around 765 vehicles were stranded at Jiribam District waiting for the arrival of security escorts, reports The Sangai Express on December 25. Among the stranded vehicles, there were 116 oil tankers, 46 LPG bullet tankers and 603 others including passenger buses.On the other hand, the Central Government had asked the Manipur Government for proper utilization of 17,500 paramilitary personnel sent to the State to reopen a National Highway (NH) which was blocked for nearly two months by the UNC, reports The Shillong Times on December 28.
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December - 27 
Around two-dozen Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked a brick kiln in Marvapakar village under Saraiya Police Station in Muzaffarpur District and set off two cylinder bombs, destroying the kiln before fleeing on December 27, r
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Around two-dozen Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked a brick kiln in Marvapakar village under Saraiya Police Station in Muzaffarpur District and set off two cylinder bombs, destroying the kiln before fleeing on December 27, reports The Telegraph. The Maoists, equipped with sophisticated firearms, raided the Sundaram brick kiln owned by Tuntun Singh and caught hold of the kiln's caretaker, Jaggo Singh. They assaulted Jaggo at gunpoint. Other workers at the kiln fled sensing trouble. After setting off the cylinder bombs, the rebels fired in the air to intimidate residents. Fearing an influx of rebels, the residents too opened fire but the rebels left under cover of darkness. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) (operations) Rana Brajesh reached the site with security personnel in the morning. Saraiya Police have recorded the statement of injured caretaker Jaggo and lodged an FIR against unidentified rebels. Police sources said the Maoists had demanded levy from kiln owner Tuntun. But Tuntun neither informed the Police nor paid the extortion money.
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December - 27 
Crime Branch sleuths arrested three persons from Limbayat area of Surat city along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) having face value of INR 6,00,000 in INR 1,000 denominations on December 27, reports The Times of India. One of the accused, who
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Crime Branch sleuths arrested three persons from Limbayat area of Surat city along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) having face value of INR 6,00,000 in INR 1,000 denominations on December 27, reports The Times of India. One of the accused, who is a resident of the United Kingdom, claimed that he had brought the counterfeit notes from London, Police said.Accused Jakir Yakub Patel, 40, a native of Bhadkodra in Jambusar of Bharuch district, who now lives in Slough in London, told police he was a maulavi at a madrasa (Islamic Seminary) in UK where he teaches Urdu and English. The other two accused arrested were Sarfaraz Yakub Patel, 35, brother of Jakir, and Faizal Ibrahim Patel, 26. Both are electricians by profession. However, Sarfaraz, who lives in Limbayat, also announces prayer time on the loud speaker at Madina Mosque of Limbayat. Police had received specific information about Faizal which said he was searching for some person who could exchange the demonetized notes with new currency. The police picked up Faizal and on examining the notes in his possession found them to be fake. Faizal told Police he bought the notes from his friend Sarfaraz and that they were given to him by Jakir. "Jakir is a teacher in a madrasa and had landed at Mumbai airport three days ago. Jakir and Sarfaraz are brothers and Jakir was staying at Sarfaraz's residence in the city," said A M Captain, Police Inspector, detection of crime branch, Surat.
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December - 27 
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on December 27 (today) said India will spare no effort to secure release of Father Tom Uzhunnalil, a Keralite priest abducted nearly nine months ago by Islamic State (IS) a terror group in war-torn Yemen
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Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on December 27 (today) said India will spare no effort to secure release of Father Tom Uzhunnalil, a Keralite priest abducted nearly nine months ago by Islamic State (IS) a terror group in war-torn Yemen, reports Asian Age. The minister's remarks come a day after a purported video by the priest appealing to the government to free him surfaced. "We have spared no effort and we will spare no effort to secure Fr Tom's release from captivity," Swaraj tweeted. Expressing government's resolve to bring him back, she cited examples of India ensuring release of kidnapped citizens like Judith D'Souza and Fr Alexis Prem Kumar from Afghanistan.
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December - 27 
Militants fired at the house of Peer Mohammad Shafi, brother in law of former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed at Acchabal in Anantnag District on December 27, reports Daily Excelsior. The guards deployed at his residence fired back and militants
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Militants fired at the house of Peer Mohammad Shafi, brother in law of former Chief Minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed at Acchabal in Anantnag District on December 27, reports Daily Excelsior. The guards deployed at his residence fired back and militants fled under the cover of darkness. Security Forces (SFs) immediately rushed to the spot and searches were launched.
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December - 27 
One Project Manager of Simplex Company, Chinmoy Dutta Gupta, hailing from West Bengal, was abducted by some unidentified assailants on December 21 from Jiri-Tupud, tunnel no 2 construction site in Noney District, reports the PTI. Gupta, an engineer b
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One Project Manager of Simplex Company, Chinmoy Dutta Gupta, hailing from West Bengal, was abducted by some unidentified assailants on December 21 from Jiri-Tupud, tunnel no 2 construction site in Noney District, reports the PTI. Gupta, an engineer by profession, still remains untraced, Police official said, adding no group has claimed any responsibility about the incident as yet.
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December - 27 
Protesting against the planting of a hand grenade by Kangleipak Communist Party -Military Council (KCP-MC) militant at the office of a local newspaper, all newspaper editorials went blank on December 27, apart from organising a sit-in by journalists
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Protesting against the planting of a hand grenade by Kangleipak Communist Party -Military Council (KCP-MC) militant at the office of a local newspaper, all newspaper editorials went blank on December 27, apart from organising a sit-in by journalists at Keishampat in Imphal West District to protest the incident, reports The Assam Tribune.
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December - 27 
Suspected militants fired upon a Congress party worker injuring him critically at Ashtengoo village of Bandipora District on December 27, reports Daily Excelsior. Militants fired upon Bashir Ahmad Sheikh this evening at Ashtengoo in Bandipora. He was
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Suspected militants fired upon a Congress party worker injuring him critically at Ashtengoo village of Bandipora District on December 27, reports Daily Excelsior. Militants fired upon Bashir Ahmad Sheikh this evening at Ashtengoo in Bandipora. He was critically injured and was rushed to hospital for treatment. He is a Congress worker and was formerly a Sarpanch.
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December - 27 
The Islamic State (IS) has confirmed the death of Kalyan (Maharashtra) resident Aman Tandel who had joined the ranks of the terrorist organisation in Syria, dnaindia.com reports on December 28. The IS released a martyr tribute in the name of Abu Umar
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The Islamic State (IS) has confirmed the death of Kalyan (Maharashtra) resident Aman Tandel who had joined the ranks of the terrorist organisation in Syria, dnaindia.com reports on December 28. The IS released a martyr tribute in the name of Abu Umar al Hindi’, Tandel’s Arabic name alongside his photograph on its official media channel Khilafah news on December 27. IS releases details of death of its foreign recruits and hails them as `martyrs’. Its release on Tandel said he died in Raqqa the centre of Caliphate declared by IS in Syria.
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December - 27 
The Joint Action Committee against Anti Tribal Bills (JAC-AATB) had asserted on December 27 that ‘separation of all the tribal territories from present Manipur is the only way forward’, reports The Morung Express. It alleged that after th
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The Joint Action Committee against Anti Tribal Bills (JAC-AATB) had asserted on December 27 that ‘separation of all the tribal territories from present Manipur is the only way forward’, reports The Morung Express. It alleged that after the Nagas, the Okram Ibobi Singh Government had turned towards the ‘softer target’, like the Zo people (Chin-Kuki-Zomi/Mizo tribes) of present southern Manipur.
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December - 27 
The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) temporarily suspended its eight-day-long total blockade of all Manipur-bound vehicles with immediate effect taking into consideration the assurance of Manipur Government and the Centre Government’s requ
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The Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) temporarily suspended its eight-day-long total blockade of all Manipur-bound vehicles with immediate effect taking into consideration the assurance of Manipur Government and the Centre Government’s request on December 27, reports The Assam Tribune. The NSF President Subenthung Kithan and Assistant General Secretary Kesosul Christopher Ltu said that the decision was taken in view of the communiqué received from the Chief Secretary of Manipur through the Chief Secretary of Nagaland with assurance to provide safety and security to Nagas in Manipur. Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh also told Nagaland Chief Minister (CM) TR Zeliang on December 23 to ensure that there was no disturbance in movement of vehicles passing through the State following reports of NSF’s blockade.
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December - 27 
Tripura and Mizoram are also witnessing scarcity of fuel for a week after the centre asked Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to shift the route of sending fuel tankers to Imphal (Manipur) on priority, leaving the main fuel loading terminal in Guwahati (As
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Tripura and Mizoram are also witnessing scarcity of fuel for a week after the centre asked Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) to shift the route of sending fuel tankers to Imphal (Manipur) on priority, leaving the main fuel loading terminal in Guwahati (Assam) to delay its load for other northeastern states, reports the Nagaland Post on December 28.
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December - 27 
Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center) and Nepali Congress (NC) on December 27 held a meeting with the Federal Alliance in a bid to find a solution to the current political stalemate, reports The Himalayan Times. Prime Minister an
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Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center) and Nepali Congress (NC) on December 27 held a meeting with the Federal Alliance in a bid to find a solution to the current political stalemate, reports The Himalayan Times. Prime Minister and CPN-Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal called the meeting to discuss various contemporary issues including removing obstructions at the Parliament, the Constitution amendment proposal and preparations for local polls.
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December - 27 
Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum-Republican (MJF-R) Chairperson Raj Kishor Yadav on December 27 said Madhesis are not in favor of seceding the region from Nepal, reports The Himalayan Times. “There is no question of Madhes being a separate country if
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Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum-Republican (MJF-R) Chairperson Raj Kishor Yadav on December 27 said Madhesis are not in favor of seceding the region from Nepal, reports The Himalayan Times. “There is no question of Madhes being a separate country if we are to take into account the geo-political situation,” he remarked.
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December - 27 
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal avoided a meeting with the Local Bodies Restructuring Commission (LBRC) members on December 27, reports Republica. The meeting was fixed at 10 am. The office-bearers reached the Prime Minister’s Office on time.
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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal avoided a meeting with the Local Bodies Restructuring Commission (LBRC) members on December 27, reports Republica. The meeting was fixed at 10 am. The office-bearers reached the Prime Minister’s Office on time. But, Dahal avoided the meeting saying he was busy. Personal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Manahari Timilsina told that the Prime Minister will meet the office-bearers after he gets free.
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December - 27 
Monirul Islam, chief of Counterterrorism and Transnational Unit (CTTC) on December 27 said Female militants got evolved in militancy under the pressure of their husbands, reports The Independent. Monirul said Police did not find any evidence of women
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Monirul Islam, chief of Counterterrorism and Transnational Unit (CTTC) on December 27 said Female militants got evolved in militancy under the pressure of their husbands, reports The Independent. Monirul said Police did not find any evidence of women joining militant activities willingly as they did it under the husbands’ influence. He said “We got information about their involvement in militancy from the arrested female militants.”
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December - 27 
Police on December 27 arrested five militants of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) who were allegedly collecting explosives to carry out attacks in Dhaka city during New Year celebrations, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are Mohamad Ria
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Police on December 27 arrested five militants of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) who were allegedly collecting explosives to carry out attacks in Dhaka city during New Year celebrations, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are Mohamad Riaz alias Engineer alias Rakib, Mohamad Abubin Sayem alias Bappi alias Opu, Kazi Abdullah Al Osman alias Ahsan, Mohamad Sohag alias Chairman and Mohamad Mamun alias Himel. Police recovered 30kg of liquid and powder explosive and bomb-making materials from their possession.
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December - 28 
A group of militants fled after Security Forces (SFs) cordoned off Bandzoo village in Pulwama District on December 29, reports Daily Excelsior. SFs received specific information about presence of a group of militants in the orchard area of the villag
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A group of militants fled after Security Forces (SFs) cordoned off Bandzoo village in Pulwama District on December 29, reports Daily Excelsior. SFs received specific information about presence of a group of militants in the orchard area of the village last evening. Sources said that local militants of LeT and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) had a meeting in the orchards to chalk out the strategy and SFs after receiving information cordoned it off but the militants managed to flee. SFs later conducted searches of these orchards but militants had fled. They, however, recovered two pouches, one magazine, 60 rounds of ammunition and some food items.
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December - 28 
A militant of A’chik Songna An’pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK), identified as Hem Ch Marak, surrendered at Baghmara Police Station in South Garo Hills District on December 28, reports The Assam Tribune. According to the report, Marak had earlier
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A militant of A’chik Songna An’pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK), identified as Hem Ch Marak, surrendered at Baghmara Police Station in South Garo Hills District on December 28, reports The Assam Tribune. According to the report, Marak had earlier surrendered to the Police without arms but rejoined the ASAK led by Reding T Sangma.
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December - 28 
Alleging the Central Government of allowing Manipur Chief Minister (CM) Okram Ibobi Singh to disturb its ongoing peace process, the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) warned that Nagas would defend their ‘an
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Alleging the Central Government of allowing Manipur Chief Minister (CM) Okram Ibobi Singh to disturb its ongoing peace process, the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) warned that Nagas would defend their ‘ancestral land’ at any cost and as such, they should not be blamed for ‘the worst to happen’, on December 28, reports The New Indian Express.
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December - 28 
An I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militant, identified as Ratan Narzary (40) was killed during a gun fight with Security Forces (SFs) in Kokrajhar District on December 28 morning, reports The Sentinel.
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An I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militant, identified as Ratan Narzary (40) was killed during a gun fight with Security Forces (SFs) in Kokrajhar District on December 28 morning, reports The Sentinel. The Kokrajhar Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajen Singh said the joint team of 7 Sikh Light Infantry (LI) regiment and Kokrajhar Police, based on specific information regarding the movement of NDFB-IKS, launched a joint operation at Ashrabari (Laopani area) under Bismuri police outpost on Wednesday (December 28) morning and a group of 3-4 suspected cadres of the outfit were seen moving in the area. He said the militants opened fire on them and on being challenged, the ambush party fired back and there was exchange of fire that lasted for about 15 minutes. The operation team found a person with bullet wounds and they brought him to RN Brahma Civil Hospital in Kokrajhar but the doctor declared him dead. Sources from the Police said one AK-56 rifle, a magazine, 11 live ammunition, nine fired cases, one hand grenade, a bag, a blanket, two mobile phones and two active SIM cards were recovered from his possession. Police sources also said the slain militant was also an arms dealer/peddler who, according to reliable intelligence input, had in his possession few deadly arms and hundreds of ammunitions of different calibre.However, the elder brother of the slain militant, Anil Narzary said before media persons in Kokrajhar that his brother, who is the father of three children, was not associated with the NDFB-IKS. He said his brother was a simple farmer. “My brother Ratan came to Bengtol market for Christmas shopping but he was suspected to have been taken away by the police”, he said adding that they searched till evening but could not found him. He questioned if his brother was an NDFB-IKS cadre then why had the police and army not arrested him long ago as he had been living at home and running the family as a farmer. He said that they would seek justice and take legal help.
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December - 28 
As many as 12 Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)], allegedly involved in an attack on Ranibodli Police outpost which killed 55 Police personnel on the intervening night of March 14-15, 2007, have been arrested in Bijapur District on December 28,
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As many as 12 Naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)], allegedly involved in an attack on Ranibodli Police outpost which killed 55 Police personnel on the intervening night of March 14-15, 2007, have been arrested in Bijapur District on December 28, reports Business Standard. The Naxalites, against whom warrants were pending, were arrested from various villages under Farsegarh and Kutru Police Stations last evening, Bijapur Superintendent of Police (SP), KL Dhruv said. A joint team of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and the District Police had launched a search-cum-area domination operation at Kuprel, Mukram, Kattur and Telmedri villages, around 450 kilometres from the State capital, during which the arrests were made acting on inputs from local informers, he added. Pandu Vejja (25), Samlu Podiami (25), Kursam Hiriya (22), Udde Chinna (35), Chinna Telam (26), Somlu Bedja (35), Lakhmu Venjam (30), Michha Chinna (30), Mahngu Tati (26), Mahadev Kartami (35), Baman Madvi (25) and Sukhram Tati (25) -- all active as platoon and jan-militia (lower-rung) members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) -- were arrested, said the SP. Among those arrested, Chinna Telam and Mahngu Tati were carrying a reward of INR 5,000 each on their heads while INR 3,000 was announced for the arrest of Mahadev, he added.
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December - 28 
One Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel was injured as Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked a patrol party in Bijapur District on December 27, reports Newsx.com. The Maoists detonated a pipe bomb when the CRPF 168 Ba
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One Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel was injured as Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked a patrol party in Bijapur District on December 27, reports Newsx.com. The Maoists detonated a pipe bomb when the CRPF 168 Battalion team was patrolling in Sarkeguda village, Superintendent of Police (SP), S.K. Dhruv said.
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December - 28 
Police arrested a ‘wanted’ leader of hardline faction of All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Abdul Gani Bhat, from Sopore Town of North Kashmir’s Baramulla District on December 28, reports Daily Excelsior. An official said Police
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Police arrested a ‘wanted’ leader of hardline faction of All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC), Abdul Gani Bhat, from Sopore Town of North Kashmir’s Baramulla District on December 28, reports Daily Excelsior. An official said Police arrested Bhat alias Gani Guroo of Baba Raza locality of Sopore from local court in Sopore. The official said that the Hurriyat leader, also said to be close aide of separatist Syed Ali Shah Geelani, has been lodged in Sopore Police Station. The arrested Hurriyat leader was wanted as he was involved in organizing anti-India protests since July 8 and was evading Police raids since last four months. Several warrants were issued by a court in Baramulla against Guroo as several cases are lodged against him.
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December - 28 
The Cabinet on December 28, approved INR 117.24 billion for construction and upgradation of 5,412 kilometres of road and 126 bridges, including culverts, in the 44 Districts affected by Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), reports The Times of India. These wor
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The Cabinet on December 28, approved INR 117.24 billion for construction and upgradation of 5,412 kilometres of road and 126 bridges, including culverts, in the 44 Districts affected by Left-Wing Extremism (LWE), reports The Times of India. These works will be implemented under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY). They all will be weather roads, meaning the stretches will be concrete or bituminous roads. The roads to be taken up under the scheme would include District roads, village roads and upgradation of the existing major roads that are critical from the security point of view. Bridges up to a span of 100metres, critical from security angle, would also be funded on these roads.
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December - 28 
The United Naga council (UNC) on December 28 resolved to intensify its agitations by launching ‘democratic picketing’ of State Government offices in four Naga hill Districts in Manipur-- Senapati, Chandel, Ukhrul and Tamenglong from Decem
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The United Naga council (UNC) on December 28 resolved to intensify its agitations by launching ‘democratic picketing’ of State Government offices in four Naga hill Districts in Manipur-- Senapati, Chandel, Ukhrul and Tamenglong from December 31 midnight, reports The Assam Tribune. The UNC decided to prevent District administration from functioning during the period. This is an additional mode of agitation apart from the ongoing economic blockade. The decision was taken at the marathon consultative meeting convened by the UNC at Senapati town attended by various Naga tribal bodies, frontal and regional organisations, intellectuals, church leaders, politicians, social leaders and public.
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December - 28 
The West Bengal Government has set up a new intelligence agency, Local Intelligence Unit (LIU) to counter terrorism, neutralise terror modules and invigilate suspicious movements in Bengal and also to foil militant infiltration into the state, indiab
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The West Bengal Government has set up a new intelligence agency, Local Intelligence Unit (LIU) to counter terrorism, neutralise terror modules and invigilate suspicious movements in Bengal and also to foil militant infiltration into the state, indiablooms.com reports on December 29. According to reports, LIU has already started its operations under direct monitoring of state's Intelligence Bureau (IB) department. State's Home Affairs department's officials said that skilled Police officers from Kolkata Police and West Bengal Police force have been sent on deputation to the unit."Like Central Intelligence Bureau's Subsidiary Intelligence Bureau (SIB), state IB's Local Intelligence Bureau (LIU) is working at the remote areas of India-Bangladesh border with an aim to monitor terrorists' movement and build up sources at grass-root level in those areas," an official stated. "As officials of our Intelligence Bureau, which has offices in every district, are usually busy with passport verification, VIP/VVIP's security and law & order maintenance, this LIU will do only their assignments on countering terrorism," the official added.
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December - 28 
Two anti-India terror organisations, Indian Mujahideen (IM) and al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) have been added to Canada’s list of proscribed groups on December 28, reports Hindustan Times. Both groups were designated as terrorist e
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Two anti-India terror organisations, Indian Mujahideen (IM) and al-Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) have been added to Canada’s list of proscribed groups on December 28, reports Hindustan Times. Both groups were designated as terrorist entities under Canada’s Criminal Code. The announcement was made by public safety and emergency preparedness minister Ralph Goodale. In a statement, the nodal department Public Safety Canada said the IM had “organised training in Pakistan with militant Islamist groups such as Lashkar-e-Tayyiba [LeT] - a listed entity under the Criminal Code”.Following the listing, Canada will act against groups or individuals funding or associating with these two terror organisations. The statement said, “The Criminal Code mandates potentially severe penalties for persons and organisations that deal in the property or finances of a listed entity.“It is a crime to knowingly participate in, or contribute to, any activity of a listed entity for the purpose of enhancing the ability of the entity to facilitate or carry out a terrorist activity.” Public Safety Canada noted the “actions” of the two groups “meet the legal threshold set out in the Criminal Code”.The statement added: “The IM’s stated goal is to carry out terrorist actions against non-Muslims for their oppression of Muslims. The group’s primary method of attack is multiple coordinated bombings in crowded areas against economic and civilian targets to maximise terror and casualties.” Describing the IM as “a Sunni Islamist militant group, consisting primarily of former members of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI)”, the agency noted it “is best understood as a label for a relatively amorphous, decentralised network that operates through a number of modules across India”.Following a mandatory two-year review period for listing entities, other terrorist groups such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Muhammad (JeM) and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen remain on the Canadian list, which now totals 53 entities, including Khalistani groups such as Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF).The LeT designation includes fronts of the group, including Jamaat-ud-Dawa (JuD), Paasban-e-Kashmir (Kashmir Brigade) and Falah-e-Insaniat Foundation (FIF). The LeT’s student wing, Al-Muhammadia Students, listed recently by the US government as a foreign terrorist organisation, does not yet figure in the Canadian list.
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December - 28 
Two cadres belonging to Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) were arrested and arms and ammunition seized from Paharia forests of Katkamdag block, during a joint search by District Police and paramilitary forces in Hazaribagh District on December 28, r
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Two cadres belonging to Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) were arrested and arms and ammunition seized from Paharia forests of Katkamdag block, during a joint search by District Police and paramilitary forces in Hazaribagh District on December 28, reports The Telegraph. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) (Hazaribagh range) Upendra Kumar said that it was one of the biggest arms haul involving any extremist outfit in the District. The recovered arms were one AK-47, two self-loading rifles, one semi-automatic gun, one .315 rifle, 143 rounds of rifle bullets, 24 rounds of AK-47 bullets, nine magazines, three small bags, seven mobile phones and a few caps. The arrested duos have been identified as Prakash Yadav and Bablu Yadav. Sources said after the arrest of JPC supremo Nageshwar Ganjhu alias Nagji, and outfit 'commander’ Purushottam Ganjhu from Giridih on Sunday (December 25), Police came to know about the huge cache of arms in Paharia forests. The DIG said that the search was undertaken after Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel and Police team, led by officers from Hazaribagh, Giridih and Chatra Districts, reached the spot yesterday evening. "They noticed suspicious movement inside the forests. When police gave a chase, many rebels - Dasrath Yadav, Baljeet, Ishwar Yadav, Khanan Yadav, Arun Yadav, Rewa Ganjhu and Suraj Ganjhu - managed to escape. But their associates, Prakash and Bablu, were caught," Kumar said. JPC pamphlets, mobile phones and two walkie-talkies were found on them. The duo admitted that they were hiding in the forest and kept the arms, wrapped in polythene, under the ground. "They led us to the spot," the DIG added. JPC is a splinter of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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December - 28 
Two persons, identified as Along Konyak (21) and Ringdhar Girisa (27) were injured when unidentified assailants detonated a crude bomb along the National Highway-29 (NH-29) near New Dhansiri bridge in Dimapur District, on December 28, reports the Nag
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Two persons, identified as Along Konyak (21) and Ringdhar Girisa (27) were injured when unidentified assailants detonated a crude bomb along the National Highway-29 (NH-29) near New Dhansiri bridge in Dimapur District, on December 28, reports the Nagaland Post. Police disclosed that the ‘handmade’ crude explosive device was made out of gelatin sticks and packed with sharpnels, designed for maximum damage. Altogether four vehicles, including Nagaland Congress General Secretary (GS), Roland Lotha’s vehicle, were also damaged in the blast. Police also recovered nails from the site and also from the vehicles.
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December - 28 
Unidentified assailants lobbed a grenade at the residence of Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain at Nagaon town in Nagaon District around 11.30 pm on December 28, reports The Assam Tribune. The grenade did not explode and no family memb
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Unidentified assailants lobbed a grenade at the residence of Union Minister of State for Railways Rajen Gohain at Nagaon town in Nagaon District around 11.30 pm on December 28, reports The Assam Tribune. The grenade did not explode and no family member of the Minister was present in the house when the grenade was hurled. Special Director General of Police (DGP)-Law and Order Kula Saikia, visited the spot and said that all angles are being probed into and they were trying to ascertain the identity of the miscreants. However sources said that there was no intelligence input of movement of members of any militant group in the entire District in recent times.
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December - 28 
with a number of militant outfits of the State trying to regroup, the Assam Government has sought additional forces from the Centre, while efforts are also on to improve coordination with the neighbouring states to check movement of the ultras, repor
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with a number of militant outfits of the State trying to regroup, the Assam Government has sought additional forces from the Centre, while efforts are also on to improve coordination with the neighbouring states to check movement of the ultras, reports The Assam Tribuneon December 29. Around 280 companies of forces, including more than a hundred companies of central paramilitary forces, are now engaged in counter-insurgency operations in the State. However, substantial number of forces was withdrawn from Assam following the last Assembly elections and that is why the State Government has requested the Centre to send additional forces to deal with the situation.The Special Director General of Police (Law and Order) Kula Saikia admitted that as the militant groups are not in a position to create trouble alone, they are trying to regroup and work under one umbrella. He said the militants are trying to shift their modus operandi and they have started to try and use more explosives. Another major shift is that the ultras are trying to use women cadres for transporting different materials. He said that in the last four months alone, at least 17 kilograms of explosives were recovered from the militants in different parts of the State. He revealed that so far this year (2016), around 50 militants were neutralised, while more than 800 were arrested. The incidents of violence involving the militants also came down as only 30 such incidents were reported in the last four months. Replying to a question on the strategies adopted by the Police and SFs to improve the overall law and order scenario, Saikia said that bringing the Police closer to the common people is one of the major thrusts. He said that efforts are on to expand the concept of formation of citizens’ committees, which started in Guwahati in 1996. All the Police Stations of the State have been directed to set up such citizens’ committees and the entire process will be supervised by the concerned SPs.As the militants are trying to take advantage of the jungle areas along the inter-state border between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, efforts are on to improve surveillance in those areas, while coordination with the Police forces of the neighbouring states has also improved. All the forces on the ground are operating in a coordinated manner and specific input-based operations are being carried out. Saikia said that the attempts by the Police and SFs to chock the supply lines of the militants are yielding results. Senior NDFB-IKS militant, G Bidai and the group moving around with him, are in trouble as the supply lines are chocked, while a large number of jackets and blankets were recovered when those were being taken for Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I)militants in Margherita area in Tinsukia District.
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December - 28 
The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on December 28 confirmed the death sentences of eight 'hardcore terrorists' tried by military courts, whereas three others were awarded imprisonment, Director-General Inter-Services Pub
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The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on December 28 confirmed the death sentences of eight 'hardcore terrorists' tried by military courts, whereas three others were awarded imprisonment, Director-General Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Major General Asif Ghafoor said, reports Dawn. The convicts were involved in the Safoora Goth massacre, the Sabeen Mahmud murder case, and other heinous offences related to terrorism, including the killing of innocent civilians, law enforcement personnel and members of the armed forces, ISPR said.
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December - 28 
The Federal Ministry of Interior has prepared the draft of a new law, integrating the Protection of Pakistan Act and Anti-Terrorism Act, and has sought opinion of the law ministry on it, The Express Tribune reported on December 29. The draft will be
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The Federal Ministry of Interior has prepared the draft of a new law, integrating the Protection of Pakistan Act and Anti-Terrorism Act, and has sought opinion of the law ministry on it, The Express Tribune reported on December 29. The draft will be presented in parliament after the final approval by the Minister. According to the Interior Ministry’s spokesperson, the military courts which were originally set up for two years after December 16, 2014 Peshawar APS attack will become permanent courts to deal with cases involving terrorism once the new law is passed.
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December - 28 
Opposition parties’ obstructedParliament meeting on December 28, reports The Himalayan Times.As soon as Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar announced commencement of the meeting at 3 pm, lawmakers from the opposition parties including the Communist Par
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Opposition parties’ obstructedParliament meeting on December 28, reports The Himalayan Times.As soon as Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar announced commencement of the meeting at 3 pm, lawmakers from the opposition parties including the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist(CPN-UML) stood up from their seats in protest of the bill the Government had registered at the Parliament Secretariat on November 29.On behalf of the opposition parties, Nepal Pariwar Dal Chairman Eknath Dhakal spoke at the meeting and said the Government must withdraw the amendment bill as its purpose was not established yet.The opposition parties continued standing up from the seats for around six minutes despite the Speaker’s repeated request to let the House proceed with its business as it was the ultimate place to put forth people’s views on various issues. The Parliament meeting was adjourned till 1 pm of December 29.
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December - 28 
President Bidya Devi Bhandari while receiving the annual report of the Election Commission (EC) at Sheetal Niwas in Katmandu has urged the EC to continue with its preparations for conducting elections in a free and fair manner whenever the parties ag
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President Bidya Devi Bhandari while receiving the annual report of the Election Commission (EC) at Sheetal Niwas in Katmandu has urged the EC to continue with its preparations for conducting elections in a free and fair manner whenever the parties agree to go for polls, reports Republica on December 29. The President said “Let's continue with the preparations for elections although some doubts need yet to be cleared. That will help make the elections a success." In his response to the President's concerns, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Ayodhee Prasad Yadav said “We have already drafted all election-related laws. They have now been forwarded to the government for parliamentary approval, and the voter rolls updating drive has also begun across the country. We are capable and committed to holding any elections if legal and other hurdles are cleared in time.”
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December - 28 
Reiterating their stance of not accepting any election without constitution amendment, the agitating Madhes-based parties on December 28 said that the local elections cannot take place under the new setup, reports Republica. "We have been clearl
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Reiterating their stance of not accepting any election without constitution amendment, the agitating Madhes-based parties on December 28 said that the local elections cannot take place under the new setup, reports Republica. "We have been clearly saying to the leaders in the government that elections are not possible without first amending the constitution. If they move toward local poll without addressing our demands, we'll not let the elections to take place," said Manish Suman, the general secretary of Sadbhavana Party (SP). National Madhes Socialist Party (NMSP) General Secretary Keshav Jha also said "The two processes could go simultaneously but the election in real sense would not be possible without completing the constitution amendment process."
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December - 28 
Three major parties the Nepali Congress (NC), Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center) on December 28 agreed in principle to announce dates of civic polls under the new
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Three major parties the Nepali Congress (NC), Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center) on December 28 agreed in principle to announce dates of civic polls under the new structure within a week and hold the polls between April end and mid-May, reports The Himalayan Times. “We have agreed to hold elections at all three levels – local, provincial and parliamentary – by mid-December 2017. We are planning to conduct all polls one month ahead of 21 January 2018 deadline stipulated in the constitution, as it is difficult to hold polls after that due to extreme cold in some places,” said CPN-Maoist Centre’s leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha following a meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Singha Durbar.
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December - 28 
Investigators on December 28 said that New JMB is gaining strength with the aid of old JMB, reports Dhaka Tribune. Investigators said that for New JMB, many of whose members have been named by the Islamic State (IS) as their operatives in Bangladesh,
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Investigators on December 28 said that New JMB is gaining strength with the aid of old JMB, reports Dhaka Tribune. Investigators said that for New JMB, many of whose members have been named by the Islamic State (IS) as their operatives in Bangladesh, the old group is a major source of strength. A majority of New JMB leaders and experts come from the old JMB.
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December - 28 
Central Provincial Council (CPC) on December 28 rejected the Development (Special Provisions) Bill with a majority of 32 votes, reports Daily Mirror. Four members of the ruling party refrained from voting when the proposal was taken up by the council
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Central Provincial Council (CPC) on December 28 rejected the Development (Special Provisions) Bill with a majority of 32 votes, reports Daily Mirror. Four members of the ruling party refrained from voting when the proposal was taken up by the council. The opposition led by Mrs. Renuka Herath walked out of the chamber, minutes before the vote was taken.
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December - 28 
North Western Provincial Council also rejected the Development (Special Provisions) Bill on December 28 with a majority of 20 votes with 31 councilors voting against the bill and 11 voting in favor, reports Colombo Page. The draft will be presented i
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North Western Provincial Council also rejected the Development (Special Provisions) Bill on December 28 with a majority of 20 votes with 31 councilors voting against the bill and 11 voting in favor, reports Colombo Page. The draft will be presented in Western, Central and Eastern provincial councils for voting soon. The provincial councils have opposed the Development (Special Provisions) Bill fearing that the central Government will take away the powers of provincial councils.
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December - 28 
State Minister of Child Affairs Vijayakala Maheswaran during a ceremony at the Kilinochchi District Secretariat said if Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Prabhakaran had been living today he could have become the Prime Minister of the co
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State Minister of Child Affairs Vijayakala Maheswaran during a ceremony at the Kilinochchi District Secretariat said if Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Prabhakaran had been living today he could have become the Prime Minister of the country, reports Daily Mirror on December 29. “The Vadamarachchi area was renowned for Education. LTTE leader Prabhakaran was from Valvettithurai. Compared to all of our presidents none could hold a candle to Prabhakaran’s leadership. If he had been living today, he could have been the Prime Minister or a Parliamentarian,” she said.
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December - 29 
A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres assaulted a panchayat samiti (block-level local self government institution) member of Kudumuluguma in Malkangiri District and left him inside a forest on December 29, reports New Indian
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A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres assaulted a panchayat samiti (block-level local self government institution) member of Kudumuluguma in Malkangiri District and left him inside a forest on December 29, reports New Indian Express. A group of 20 armed CPI-Maoist cadres thronged Nakamamudi village and forcibly took away the samiti member, Madhav Sisa from his house to a nearby forest. They assaulted him severely and left Sisa in the forest in a critical condition. Some villagers rescued the samiti member and admitted him to the District Headquarters Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment now. His condition is stated to be critical.
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December - 29 
An Army jawan got injured after Pakistan targetted the forward Indian posts on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch District on December 29, reports Daily Excelsior. “Pakistan troops this morning shelled around 5 to 6 Indian posts at Khari Karma
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An Army jawan got injured after Pakistan targetted the forward Indian posts on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch District on December 29, reports Daily Excelsior. “Pakistan troops this morning shelled around 5 to 6 Indian posts at Khari Karmara in Gulpur Sector of Poonch,” official sources said. They said that our troops retaliated effectively, adding that exchange of fire lasted till 1400 hours. “An Army jawan sustained injury in cross border firing and he has been hospitalised,” they added. Injured Army jawan has been identified as Naik P S Patil Suryakant.
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December - 29 
An encounter broke out between Security Forces (SFs) and terrorists at Shahgund Hajin in Bandipora District in Jammu and Kashmir on December 29 (today), reports Daily Excelsior. Acting on specific intelligence input about the presence of militants in
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An encounter broke out between Security Forces (SFs) and terrorists at Shahgund Hajin in Bandipora District in Jammu and Kashmir on December 29 (today), reports Daily Excelsior. Acting on specific intelligence input about the presence of militants in Shahgund village of Hajin area of the District, SFs cordoned off the area and launched a search operation, a Police official said. He said as the SFs were conducting the search operation, the hiding militants fired upon them, triggering an encounter. The operation is underway and details are awaited.
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December - 29 
As six Naxalites, including a woman, surrendered in Bijapur District on December 29, reports India Today. Citing disappointment with "hollow" Maoist ideology, the Naxalites, two of them carrying cash reward on their heads, turned themselves
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As six Naxalites, including a woman, surrendered in Bijapur District on December 29, reports India Today. Citing disappointment with "hollow" Maoist ideology, the Naxalites, two of them carrying cash reward on their heads, turned themselves in before police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials at the District headquarters, a senior Police official said. Of them, the woman ultra - Hemla Munni alias Rambati (25) was a key member of military platoon number 16 of the CPI-Maoist and has been allegedly instrumental in executing several Naxal incidents in the region, he said, adding she was carrying a reward of INR 200,000 on her head. Similarly, Awapalli LOS (local operation squad) member Kakem Nagesh (23), who was among the surrendered, carried cash reward of INR 100,000 on his head, the official said. The four other Naxalites who turned themselves in were Shivram Hemla (25), Korsa Sannu (24), Ramesh Sodhi (25) and Raja Ram Kadati (40). The surrendered rebels were allegedly involved in various crimes including targeting security personnel, triggering blasts, damaging roads and others, he said.
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Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), on December 29, alleged ‘collusion’ between Manipur Chief Minister (CM) Okram Ibobi Singh and Government of India (GoI) over the issue of sending additional Central
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Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), on December 29, alleged ‘collusion’ between Manipur Chief Minister (CM) Okram Ibobi Singh and Government of India (GoI) over the issue of sending additional Central forces in Manipur in the backdrop of the ongoing economic blockade by Naga groups, reports The Assam Tribune. It said that sending additional Central forces to the area would go against the interests of the Nagas. Asserting their seriousness and commitment for a peaceful solution, NSCN-IM also questioned the ‘sincerity’ of the Central Government in solving the ‘Indo-Naga’ problem.
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December - 29 
Separatist leader Masrat Alam was re-arrested from Kathua District, where he was released from the District Jail on the Court orders on December 29, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports said as soon as Alam was released from District Jail, Kathua, he was
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Separatist leader Masrat Alam was re-arrested from Kathua District, where he was released from the District Jail on the Court orders on December 29, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports said as soon as Alam was released from District Jail, Kathua, he was again taken into custody by Baramulla Police and Counter Intelligence sleuths and taken to the Kashmir valley. He was likely to be booked again under the Public Safety Act, reports added. The Court had a day before ordered release of Masrat Alam.
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December - 29 
The Committee for Joint Naga Civil Societies, Delhi (CJNCSD) organized a mass protest rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to further intensify protest against the arrest of two United Naga Council (UNC) leaders and the formation of seven new district
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The Committee for Joint Naga Civil Societies, Delhi (CJNCSD) organized a mass protest rally at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi to further intensify protest against the arrest of two United Naga Council (UNC) leaders and the formation of seven new districts in Manipur State on December 29, reports The Morung Express. They burnt effigies of Manipur Chief Minister (CM) Okram Ibobi Singh and Manipur State Government leader Gaikhangam Gangmei, during a protest rally. The CJNCSD also submitted a memorandum to the Prime Minister (PM) of India for fulfilling their demands.
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December - 29 
The Manipur Naga Tribes Forum (MNTF), Guwahati (Assam), in a statement signed by its convenor Bhim Anal and secretary Athishu Jonah, appealed to the Government of Manipur to reconsider its decision to create seven new Districts, reports The Sangai Ex
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The Manipur Naga Tribes Forum (MNTF), Guwahati (Assam), in a statement signed by its convenor Bhim Anal and secretary Athishu Jonah, appealed to the Government of Manipur to reconsider its decision to create seven new Districts, reports The Sangai Express on December 30. It appealed the Manipur Government to withdraw the decision. It further appealed to the State Government to resolve the issue amicable and to all the civil societies of different ethnic communities living in Manipur to engage in dialogues and shun violence of any form.
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December - 29 
Two Army men were injured in a gun battle with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants in Shahgund area of Hajin in Bandipora District on December 29, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said that on a specific input about the presence of militants in the area,
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Two Army men were injured in a gun battle with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants in Shahgund area of Hajin in Bandipora District on December 29, reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said that on a specific input about the presence of militants in the area, Army and Special Operations Group (SOG) of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police launched a joint operation in Shahgund Hajin area early today. At least three militants of LeT, who were hiding in the village, opened fire at the troops who were laying cordon around Gulshanpora Mohalla of Shahgund in Hajin, injuring two Army men. The militants who were hiding in the village fled under the cover of heavy fire and darkness. The militants were identified as Musaib and Maviya and Khitab, all Pakistanis, infiltrated into Kashmir this year and are operating in this area for past few months.
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December - 29 
Two days after beating up a villager to death, a group of armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead another villager of Sanyasiguda in Malkangiri District on December 29, reports odishatv.in. According to reports, the Maoist
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Two days after beating up a villager to death, a group of armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead another villager of Sanyasiguda in Malkangiri District on December 29, reports odishatv.in. According to reports, the Maoists came to Sanyasiguda village of Andrapalli panchayat (village level local-self government institution) in Chitrakonda block in the early morning hours with Nanda Golari whom they had kept as hostage for two days. Later, they shot him dead in front of his house and fled the area. It may be mentioned that the Maoists had brutally killed Rabi Pujari of Chandanpur village under Kudumulgumma block on December 27 by beating him to death. Later, they went to Sanyasiguda village and abducted Nanda Golari.
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December - 29 
Villagers of Kumguri staged a protest in front of Bengtol Outpost in Chirang District on December 29 against the killing of Ratan Narzary (40), a resident of the village by the Security Forces (SFs) in an encounter at Laopani-Asrabari under the Bishm
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Villagers of Kumguri staged a protest in front of Bengtol Outpost in Chirang District on December 29 against the killing of Ratan Narzary (40), a resident of the village by the Security Forces (SFs) in an encounter at Laopani-Asrabari under the Bishmuri Police Station in Kokrajhar District on December 28, reports The Assam Tribune. Police and SFs claimed that Narzary was a militant of I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), who was killed when he had challenged the security personnel. On the other hand, the villagers said that he was not associated with any outfit or organisation and demanded a probe into the killing. The villagers called off their protest when the Chirang District administration assured them of full cooperation in any probe related to the killing. Meanwhile, Chief Minister (CM) Sarbananda Sonowal instructed Lower Assam Commissioner Mohammad MU Ahmed to conduct a probe into the killing.
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December - 29 
Police on December 29 arrested two notorious Lyari gangsters, identified as Abdul Karim and Noman alias Nomi, during a search operation in Kalry area of Lyari town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports The New.
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Police on December 29 arrested two notorious Lyari gangsters, identified as Abdul Karim and Noman alias Nomi, during a search operation in Kalry area of Lyari town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports The New.
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December - 29 
Sindh Rangers report issued on December 29 claimed that a total of 446 'target killers' were arrested in 2016, mostly belonging to the 'militant wings' of different political groups, reports Dawn. According to the report, which is foc
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Sindh Rangers report issued on December 29 claimed that a total of 446 'target killers' were arrested in 2016, mostly belonging to the 'militant wings' of different political groups, reports Dawn. According to the report, which is focused on the ongoing Karachi operation, Sindh Rangers conducted 1,992 operations across the city over the year through which more than 2,847 suspected criminals were taken into custody. A break-up of the numbers shows that of the 446 target killers arrested by the Rangers, 348 belonged to various political groups, 87 had links to Lyari gangs, while 11 were affiliated with different sectarian groups.The report said 26 criminals involved in kidnapping for ransom were also apprehended, and 13 of their abductees were safely brought back. In the report, the Rangers also claimed that murders and targeted killings in the city hit an all-time low in the year, with 87 people falling victim compared to 199 in the preceding year. About weaponry recovered during the year, the report says that at least 1,845 arms, including machine guns, light machine guns, sub-machine guns, rocket launchers, detonators, pistols/revolvers and explosives, were confiscated in the year. A total of 194,579 rounds of ammunition of different calibres were also recovered, it said.
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December - 29 
The Chief of Armed Staff (CoAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on December 29 stated that Pakistan has successfully defeated terrorism and is now in consolidation phase, reports Dawn. He was speaking after inspecting a Pakistan-Jordan joint military exerc
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The Chief of Armed Staff (CoAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on December 29 stated that Pakistan has successfully defeated terrorism and is now in consolidation phase, reports Dawn. He was speaking after inspecting a Pakistan-Jordan joint military exercise, “Fajr-ul-Sharq 1”, near Attock, according to a statement released by Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). 'Fajr-ul-Sharq 1' is a two-week joint counterterrorism training program that seeks to share the experiences of both armies. General Bajwa said that the nature and character of war has changed, with direct conflict now becoming a less preferred means of waging war. "Pakistan's armed forces are fully trained and ready for response to [the] full spectrum [of] threats, [and] our achievements in counter terrorism operations are being taken as successful case studies," he said.
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December - 29 
Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar while receiving a delegation from the Reporters’ Club Nepal in Kathmandu on December 29 gave ultimatum find a consensus in order to end the ongoing Parliament obstruction within three days, reports The Himalayan Time
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Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar while receiving a delegation from the Reporters’ Club Nepal in Kathmandu on December 29 gave ultimatum find a consensus in order to end the ongoing Parliament obstruction within three days, reports The Himalayan Times. “The parties have informed me that they are close to consensus. I have given them a time of three days so that they can have more serious discussions,” she said. The Speaker also warned that the Parliament would follow set procedures to resume its business if the parties failed to clear the way.
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December - 29 
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque, who was the chief guest, at a meeting arranged on militancy at the Police Headquarters in Dhaka city on December 29 gave assurance that people who got involved in militant activities will get all
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Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque, who was the chief guest, at a meeting arranged on militancy at the Police Headquarters in Dhaka city on December 29 gave assurance that people who got involved in militant activities will get all kinds of support to return to normal life, otherwise Police will take stern actions, reports The Daily Star. Police will continue anti-militancy drives, said the IGP. He thanked the countrymen and media for their continuous support in curbing militancy.
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December - 29 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reaffirming her firm stance against extremism, on December 29 called to all, including teachers, students, guardians, religious teachers and people of various professions, to mobilize public opinion and wage a social mov
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, reaffirming her firm stance against extremism, on December 29 called to all, including teachers, students, guardians, religious teachers and people of various professions, to mobilize public opinion and wage a social movement against extremism, reports New Age. “All will have to remain alert, mobilize public opinion and wage a social movement against terrorism and extremism so that no one can choose such wrong path anymore. We want peace and there’ll be no development without peace. Terrorism and extremism are not the path of Islam… Islam is the path of peace and there’s no place for terrorism and extremism in it,” she said.
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December - 29 
States (US) Embassy in Dhaka city on December 29 warned US citizens of potential extremist violence in Bangladesh, reports The Independent. "US citizens should take stringent security measures and be alert to local security developments during t
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States (US) Embassy in Dhaka city on December 29 warned US citizens of potential extremist violence in Bangladesh, reports The Independent. "US citizens should take stringent security measures and be alert to local security developments during the holiday season. There is an ongoing potential for extremist violence in Bangladesh. The Travel Warning of July 10, 2016 is still in effect and the terrorist threat remains credible," the security message stated.
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December - 29 
Western Provincial Council rejected the Development (Special Provisions) Bill when it was presented in the Council on December 29 for vote, reports Colombo Page. Members of the Western Provincial Council voted against the Development (Special Pr
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Western Provincial Council rejected the Development (Special Provisions) Bill when it was presented in the Council on December 29 for vote, reports Colombo Page. Members of the Western Provincial Council voted against the Development (Special Provisions) Bill with a majority. While 28 members voted in favor of the Bill, 52 voted against and 5 abstained. The Development (Special Provisions) Bill has been rejected by all provincial councils except the Eastern Provincial Council. The Eastern Provincial Council is yet to vote for the Bill.
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December - 30 
A Chinese hand grenade was recovered from a staircase of Surgery Ward at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Imphal West District on December 30, reports The Assam Tribune. After recovering the grenade, a team of Manipur Police defus
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A Chinese hand grenade was recovered from a staircase of Surgery Ward at the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) in Imphal West District on December 30, reports The Assam Tribune. After recovering the grenade, a team of Manipur Police defused it in an isolated place of Lamphel area.
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December - 30 
A petrol bunk owner was threatened to pay INR 300,000 as levy through a People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) poster in Palkot area of Gumla District on December 30, reports The Telegraph. The poster was pasted on the boundary wall of the bun
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A petrol bunk owner was threatened to pay INR 300,000 as levy through a People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) poster in Palkot area of Gumla District on December 30, reports The Telegraph. The poster was pasted on the boundary wall of the bunk. PLFI is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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December - 30 
A shutdown amid clashes and protests was observed in Kashmir on December 30, during which Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) leader Yasin Malik was detained in Pulwama, reports Daily Excelsior. The JKLF chief appeared at local Jamia Masjid during
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A shutdown amid clashes and protests was observed in Kashmir on December 30, during which Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF) leader Yasin Malik was detained in Pulwama, reports Daily Excelsior. The JKLF chief appeared at local Jamia Masjid during morning prayers in Pulwama. Malik was scheduled to lead a protest march after Friday prayers. Soon after the Friday prayers, Malik along with hundreds of people took out a protest march from Pulwama Jamia Masjid. A large contingent of Police arrived on the spot and detained Malik. The arrest of Malik triggered protests in Pulwama and youth pelted stones on Police, ensuing clashes. Clashes erupted at Murran Chowk and in adjoining localities of the Pulwama. Police fired teargas to disperse the protesters. The clashes in the area continued for several hours.
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December - 30 
As per the direction of Idukki Superintendent of Police (SP), A V George, the Idukki Special Branch submitted a detailed report about the presence of the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Edamalakudy in Idukki District, rep
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As per the direction of Idukki Superintendent of Police (SP), A V George, the Idukki Special Branch submitted a detailed report about the presence of the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Edamalakudy in Idukki District, reports Times of Indiaon December 31. The report points out that the Government should take necessary steps against intervention of the middlemen in the area. Some organizations are prompting tribals to hold protests against the Government. Some of the groups have already opened Facebook pages and were posting messages to encourage protests against the State Government. The report adds that the Government should assure all types of developmental activities at Edamalakudy, it should take steps to encourage agricultural development of the area, water stability and better treatment facility. The report has already been forwarded to the State Police Chief for further action.
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December - 30 
Criticizing China's move to block India’s proposal to list Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) 'chief' Masood Azhar as a designated terrorist by the UN, India has termed the move as "unfortunate blow" and a step that confirms prevalenc
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Criticizing China's move to block India’s proposal to list Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) 'chief' Masood Azhar as a designated terrorist by the UN, India has termed the move as "unfortunate blow" and a step that confirms prevalence of double standards in the fight against terrorism, New Indian Express reports on December 30. Reacting sharply, MEA Spokesperson Vikas Swarup said the decision by Beijing is surprising as China itself has been affected by the scourge of terrorism and has declared opposition to all forms of terrorism. As a consequence of this decision, the UN Security Council has again been prevented from acting against the leader of a listed terrorist organization. "The inability of the international community to list its leader Masood Azhar is an unfortunate blow to the concerted efforts to effectively counter all forms of terrorism, and confirms prevalence of double standards in the fight against terrorism,’ MEA said in a statement issued in the evening.Officials said that with China blocking India's proposal, which was submitted in February to the 1267 Sanctions Committee of the UN Security Council, New Delhi has to make a fresh listing request for Azhar to be banned by the global body. After its submission, China twice imposed "technical" hold on the Indian proposal. However, India said it will continue to push forward with resolute determination "through the use of all options available with us to bring perpetrators of terrorist violence to justice".External Affairs Ministry also said, "We note with concern China's decision to block the proposal to list Masood Azhar. The international community is aware that the Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed which is proscribed by the United Nations has been responsible for innumerable terrorist attacks on India including the Pathankot Air Base attack.""As a consequence of this decision, the UN Security Council has again been prevented from acting against the leader of a listed terrorist organisation. We had expected China would have been more understanding of the danger posed to all by terrorism and would join India and others in fighting the common challenge of terrorism," Vikas Swarup added.
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December - 30 
In a notification issued on December 30, the Government of India (GoI) invoked the Armed Forces [Special Powers] Act (AFSPA) for another six month, saying the area comprising the whole of State of Nagaland is in such a disturbed and dangerous conditi
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In a notification issued on December 30, the Government of India (GoI) invoked the Armed Forces [Special Powers] Act (AFSPA) for another six month, saying the area comprising the whole of State of Nagaland is in such a disturbed and dangerous condition that the use of Armed Forces in aid of the civil power is necessary, reports The Morung Express. In November last year, itself the Centre had made it clear that the AFSPA, 1958, will not be repealed any time soon.
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December - 30 
Israel has issued a warning of imminent "terrorist attacks" on tourists in India, advising its citizens to avoid public places during the New Year celebrations, BBC reports on December 31. A statement from the Counter-Terrorism Bureau urged
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Israel has issued a warning of imminent "terrorist attacks" on tourists in India, advising its citizens to avoid public places during the New Year celebrations, BBC reports on December 31. A statement from the Counter-Terrorism Bureau urged particular caution in the south-west of India. It said travelers should shun crowded areas like beach parties, clubs, and markets. In a unusual move, the warning was published on December 30 evening in Israel, after the start of the Jewish Sabbath when government offices close for business. The Counter-Terrorism Bureau urged Israeli families to contact their relatives in India and tell them of the threat.
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December - 30 
Mobile data services resumed on December 30 in Manipur as law and order situation in the State has improved, reports The Assam Tribune. Mobile data services had been snapped in Manipur since December 17.
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Mobile data services resumed on December 30 in Manipur as law and order situation in the State has improved, reports The Assam Tribune. Mobile data services had been snapped in Manipur since December 17.
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December - 30 
Pakistan army on December 30, again pounded forward areas along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Poonch District, violating ceasefire and killing a civilian, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources told the Excelsior that troops all along
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Pakistan army on December 30, again pounded forward areas along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Poonch District, violating ceasefire and killing a civilian, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources told the Excelsior that troops all along the LoC have been put on very high alert following two ceasefire violations by Pakistan army in as many days in Poonch sector. “Army was maintaining strict vigil to thwart any infiltration attempt by the militants on the LoC in view of Intelligence reports that some militants have been spotted at launch pads in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), waiting for an opportunity to sneak-in,’’ sources said, adding that Pakistani troops might have been resorting to mortar shelling and firing to facilitate the intrusion bids. However, sources said, Army was on the high alert along the LoC in twin border Districts of Poonch and Rajouri and would thwart any attempt of infiltration into this side.
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December - 30 
Raja Rai (50), a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, surrendered to the District Police in Muzaffarpur District on December 30, The Telegraph reports. Rai was involved in loot and attack cases lodged with Sahebganj and Saraiya Police
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Raja Rai (50), a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, surrendered to the District Police in Muzaffarpur District on December 30, The Telegraph reports. Rai was involved in loot and attack cases lodged with Sahebganj and Saraiya Police Stations in the District.
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December - 30 
Saying that security situation in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is at an ‘important crossroads’’, the Defence Ministry on December 30, said that Army along with Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) we
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Saying that security situation in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) is at an ‘important crossroads’’, the Defence Ministry on December 30, said that Army along with Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) and Jammu and Kashmir Police (JKP) were making relentless efforts to bring back normalcy in the Kashmir valley, reports Daily Excelsior. In a detailed handout issued on the situation prevailing in J&K, Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan and Line of Actual Control (LAC) with China, the Ministry of Defence said relentless operations by Army, both along the LoC and the hinterland with the cooperation of other Security Forces (SFs), has thwarted the designs (by Pakistan, militants and other anti-national elements) to give a fillip to proxy war being waged against India in J&K. “The Army in concert with other security forces has successfully thwarted the nexus of militants and their Over Ground Workers to create trouble in Jammu and Kashmir. Army along with para-military forces and Jammu and Kashmir Police were putting relentless efforts to bring back normalcy in the Kashmir valley,’’ the Defence Ministry said. However, it said that post-November 23 talks between Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan, the incidents of ceasefire violations have seen drastic reduction on the LoC. The ceasefire violations were at the maximum post-September 29 surgical strikes by the Indian Army inside Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in which 50 militants and Pakistan army personnel were killed. “The Army operations were focused on ensuring that the terrorists didn’t succeed in their designs to cause destruction and endanger the lives of citizens,’’ an official handout of the Defence Ministry released by the Northern Command on the eve of New Year said.
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December - 30 
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on December 30, registered a cases against Islamic preacher Zakir Naik and his NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) on the basis of the earlier FIR registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports news.
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The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on December 30, registered a cases against Islamic preacher Zakir Naik and his NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) on the basis of the earlier FIR registered by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), reports news.webindia123.com. The cases have been registered under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA).The NIA had in November, 2016 registered a case against Naik and others under sections 10 (Penalty for being member of an unlawful association) and 13 (Punishment for unlawful activities) and other various sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act-UAPA and section 153A (promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language, etc., and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), said the spokesperson.The Union Government had declared the IRF as an "outlawed organisation" under the anti-terror law for its alleged terror activities, following which the Maharashtra Government said it would keep a close eye on locals and organisations funding the IRF and would be treated as "anti-social elements". However, the IRF said it would be arguing before a Central government tribunal against the validity of the ban imposed on it and invoking of the UAPA.
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December - 30 
The ongoing tribal agitation against eviction from forest areas in Kodagu District took an interesting turn on December 30 with the Karnataka Government suspecting the involvement of Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] and cadres from a Kerala-based
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The ongoing tribal agitation against eviction from forest areas in Kodagu District took an interesting turn on December 30 with the Karnataka Government suspecting the involvement of Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] and cadres from a Kerala-based organization that has figured in several terror-related probes, reports Times of India. Kodagu District in-charge Minister M R Seetharam told reporters on December 30 that Police reports clearly point to infiltration of Naxals into tribal pockets. Terror elements from Kerala too have joined them. These groups are instigating tribals in Kodagu District against moving out of the forests. The tribals are being provoked to reject the rehabilitation packages being rolled out by the State Government."
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December - 30 
The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Police, in a joint operation on December 30, arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre Subedar Mistry alias Toofani (45), after a raid in Korkati in Gaya District, reports The Telegraph. Subedar was
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The Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) and Police, in a joint operation on December 30, arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre Subedar Mistry alias Toofani (45), after a raid in Korkati in Gaya District, reports The Telegraph. Subedar was wanted in various cases.
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December - 30 
Triggered by rumours doing the round that the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) had barred or banned Manipur registered/bound vehicles from entering Nagaland, some Manipur bound vehicles are reportedly stranded a
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Triggered by rumours doing the round that the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) had barred or banned Manipur registered/bound vehicles from entering Nagaland, some Manipur bound vehicles are reportedly stranded at Khatkhati in Assam on December 30, reports The Sangai Express. However, NSCN-IM clarified latter on that it had not issued such a directive to ban Manipur bound vehicles. In the mean time, 536 loaded trucks were headed to Imphal from Jiribam under tight security and 356 more loaded trucks had arrived at Jiribam on December 30.
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December - 30 
Two persons were injured in clashes during cordon and search operations in Samboora village in Pulwama District while normal life was paralysed due to shut down called by separatists on December 30, reports Daily Excelsior. Stone throwing clashes eru
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Two persons were injured in clashes during cordon and search operations in Samboora village in Pulwama District while normal life was paralysed due to shut down called by separatists on December 30, reports Daily Excelsior. Stone throwing clashes erupted in Samboora area of Pampore in Pulwama District after Security Forces (SFs) launched a cordon and search operation in the village after reports about presence of militants. Two protesters received bullet injuries during the clashes. Later, the cordon and search operation was called off due to protests.
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December - 30 
At least two persons were injured in a blast near a mosque in Shafi Town area of Rahim Yar Khan District in Punjab on December 30, reports Dawn. Rescue officials claimed there were two attackers, a man and a burqa-clad individual. The burqa-clad atta
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At least two persons were injured in a blast near a mosque in Shafi Town area of Rahim Yar Khan District in Punjab on December 30, reports Dawn. Rescue officials claimed there were two attackers, a man and a burqa-clad individual. The burqa-clad attacker allegedly blew themselves up while the other fled. Local Police sources told Dawn the burqa-clad attacker was a man who succumbed to his injuries after attempting to carry out a suicide attack. Deputy Superintendent Police (DSP) Chaudhry Ashraf also said the explosion was a suicide attack. He said two people were injured in the attack.
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December - 30 
Deputy Prime Minister Bimalendra Nidhi on December 30 said that the Government will not withdraw the constitution amendment bill, reports Republica. He said so at a time when the main opposition party Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist
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Deputy Prime Minister Bimalendra Nidhi on December 30 said that the Government will not withdraw the constitution amendment bill, reports Republica. He said so at a time when the main opposition party Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) is piling pressure on the Government to withdraw the constitution bill. “The UML stance on the constitution amendment bill is against the democracy, parliamentary system and constitutional norms. I would like to urge UML to back down from its stance,” said Nidhi. He further stressed on the need to hold all the three polls – local, provincial and federal – by December 17, 2017, saying that the polls could not be conducted in hilly and mountainous regions due to severe cold.
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December - 30 
Kiranti National Mukti Morcha (KNMM) affiliated to the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center) on December 30 warned of launching a rebellion if the mother party abandoned its agenda of establishing identity-based autonomous provin
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Kiranti National Mukti Morcha (KNMM) affiliated to the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center) on December 30 warned of launching a rebellion if the mother party abandoned its agenda of establishing identity-based autonomous province, reports The Himalayan Times. Morcha Coordinator Durga Rai said “If the election is held under the existing structure, we will launch stern agitation. The polls held under the existing structure will not be acceptable to us at any cost.” KNMM was formed after merger between Khambuwan National Morcha (KNM) and Limbuwan Mukti Morcha (LMM) in 2003.
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December - 30 
Senior CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal on December 30 said his party was not against Madhes, reports The Himalayan Times. Likening CPN-UML’s relationship with Madhes as that between Hindu mythical characters Krishna and Sudama, he said CPN-UM
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Senior CPN-UML leader Madhav Kumar Nepal on December 30 said his party was not against Madhes, reports The Himalayan Times. Likening CPN-UML’s relationship with Madhes as that between Hindu mythical characters Krishna and Sudama, he said CPN-UML could never be anti-Madhes. He also stressed on conservation of Chure for the development of Madhes. “Chure should be protected to protect Madhes,” he said.
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December - 30 
Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan issuing a message of greetings for the New Year on December 30 said Sri Lanka should find a permanent and lasting solution to the national question in the coming year, reports Colombo Page. The Opposition Leader appeal
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Opposition Leader R. Sampanthan issuing a message of greetings for the New Year on December 30 said Sri Lanka should find a permanent and lasting solution to the national question in the coming year, reports Colombo Page. The Opposition Leader appealed to all citizens of the country not to let diversity become a barrier and strive hard to build a prosperous and peaceful country for the future generations. He said “I extend my greetings and best wishes for the New Year to all the citizens of Sri Lanka. 2017 will be a crucial year in the history of our country. Our expectation is that we should find a permanent and lasting solution to the national question. The new Constitution in the New Year should bring about this achievement. While acknowledging diversity in our communities in several aspects, my appeal to all the people in this country is that we should strive hard to not let such diversity become a barrier to building a prosperous and peaceful country for our future generations. I call upon all political parties, religious leaders, civil society and the people of this country to join hands in working together to build a prosperous and peaceful country. Let us not miss this golden opportunity in the coming year. I wish you all a happy and a prosperous New Year.”
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December - 30 
President Maithripala Sirisena, in the wake of Provincial Councils defeating the Development (Special Provisions) Bill, on December 30 told a group of United National Party (UNP) backbenchers that Development (Special Provisions) Bill will be re-pres
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President Maithripala Sirisena, in the wake of Provincial Councils defeating the Development (Special Provisions) Bill, on December 30 told a group of United National Party (UNP) backbenchers that Development (Special Provisions) Bill will be re-presented with Amendments, reports Daily News. The President had told them that he would discuss with Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and finalise Amendments to the Bill. About 30 UNP backbenchers met the President at the Presidential Secretariat for a special discussion on the current political developments.
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December - 31 
Director-General of Police (DGP), N. Sambasiva Rao has said that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)’s Under Ground (UGs) cadres has come down to all-time low in Andhra Pradesh, which was once a stronghold for the Naxalite [Left Wi
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Director-General of Police (DGP), N. Sambasiva Rao has said that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)’s Under Ground (UGs) cadres has come down to all-time low in Andhra Pradesh, which was once a stronghold for the Naxalite [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] movement in Vijayawada at Krishna District on December 31, reports The Hindu. “The Left Wing Extremism (LWE) ideology is losing relevance and the Andhra Pradesh Police has succeeded in controlling Naxalite activities in the State,” the DGP claimed in the year-ender press conference. According to DGP, Rao, 105 underground cadres of Naxals were operating in the State, of whom 45 are from Andhra Pradesh and 60 from outside. As many as 14 naxal-related incidents had been reported in the State this year as against 25 in 2015. “Naxalite movements are continuing in Visakhapatnam Rural, East Godavari and Vizianagaram Districts. But in Visakhapatnam Rural District, naxal activities were controlled well,” Rao said appreciating the Police for taking initiatives such as skill development programmes, sports and other activities. “During our tenure as Superintendents of Police (SPs) in the State, naxal movement used to be very high and many police personnel lost their lives in the fight against then People’s War Group (PWG). Due to the efforts of the Government, LWE has been controlled and tribal youth are not getting attracted towards Naxalism,” the DGP recalled. PWG is also known as Communist Party of India–Marxist-Leninist, (CPI-ML)
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December - 31 
Normal life was hit as a shutdown on the call of separatists was observed in Kashmir valley in Jammu and Kashmir on December 31, reports Daily Excelsior. Majority of shops, business establishments and fuel stations were closed in the valley. Authorit
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Normal life was hit as a shutdown on the call of separatists was observed in Kashmir valley in Jammu and Kashmir on December 31, reports Daily Excelsior. Majority of shops, business establishments and fuel stations were closed in the valley. Authorities had deployed contingents of Security Forces (SFs) in downtown areas and also in sensitive areas of civil line to maintain law and order. Although no major incident of violence was reported from any part of the Valley but stone-pelting clashes between youth and SFs erupted at HMT on Srinagar city outskirts and in Muslim Peer locality of Sopore in Baramulla District, a police official said.
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December - 31 
One militant of I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), identified as Aalai Ram Brahma alias Anthai Brahma was killed in an encounter by the Indian Army at Dhopguri village under Orang Police Station of Udalgur
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One militant of I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), identified as Aalai Ram Brahma alias Anthai Brahma was killed in an encounter by the Indian Army at Dhopguri village under Orang Police Station of Udalguri District on December 31, reports The Sentinel. In a fierce exchange of fire between the Army and NDFB-IKS militant, the cadre was injured who later succumbed to his injuries at Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH).
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December - 31 
One Policeman was killed when militants opened fire on a Police party in Handwara area in Kupwara District on December 31, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that a selection grade constable, Abdul Kareem, was critically injured after militants ope
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One Policeman was killed when militants opened fire on a Police party in Handwara area in Kupwara District on December 31, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that a selection grade constable, Abdul Kareem, was critically injured after militants opened fire on a naka party in Chogal area of Handwara this evening (December 31). He was shifted to a nearby hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Massive searches were launched in the area but the militants managed to flee.
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December - 31 
Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on December 31 said that terrorism and Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] which were heavily reliant on black money had been effectively neutralised thorough the Government’s demonetisation drive, reports The
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Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi on December 31 said that terrorism and Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] which were heavily reliant on black money had been effectively neutralised thorough the Government’s demonetisation drive, reports The Indian Express. In his 43-minute address to the nation, he said “Terror, Naxalism, etc rely on black money. This one decision has attacked them. Many youth are shunning violence. We can prevent our children from joining the path of violence. The money that was outside the economic mainstream is back.” Thanking bank officials for working hard during demonetisation process, Prime Minister Modi said the decision will force the corrupt and black money hoarders to come into the economic mainstream.
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December - 31 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), who suffered a major blow in a recent encounter with Police at the Andhra Odisha Border (AOB), have allegedly targeted Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) N. Chandrababu Naidu and conducted a recce at
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), who suffered a major blow in a recent encounter with Police at the Andhra Odisha Border (AOB), have allegedly targeted Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister (CM) N. Chandrababu Naidu and conducted a recce at the A.P. Bhavan in New Delhi, reports The Hindu on December 31. “Officials of the Ministry of Home have alerted us over the threat to Mr. Naidu and we are coordinating with the Delhi Police on increasing security cover for him at the A.P. Bhavan,” Director General of Police (DGP) N. Sambasiva Rao said in Vijayawada on December 31. Intelligence sources said suspected Maoists conducted a ‘recce’ many times at the A.P. Bhavan, and the target might be the Chief Minister or other Ministers visiting the place. “We are on a high alert and are in contact with the Delhi Police. We will increase the security for Mr. Naidu, if necessary,” the DGP said. Police were trying to collect the photographs of those who conducted the ‘recce’ through CCTV footage, report said.
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December - 31 
Three persons, identified as Mohammad Naushad, Noor Mohammad and Iqbal were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth of INR 5,300 in denominations of INR 50 and new notes of INR 500 in Bharatpur District of Rajasthan, reports The
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Three persons, identified as Mohammad Naushad, Noor Mohammad and Iqbal were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICNs) worth of INR 5,300 in denominations of INR 50 and new notes of INR 500 in Bharatpur District of Rajasthan, reports The Indian Express on January 1. The accused were trying to purchase items on shops in Pahadi area with fake notes of INR 500. One of the shopkeepers informed the Police, following which the accused were arrested, Police said.
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December - 31 
One suspected militant was killed and 19 others were arrested during a search operation conducted by Security Forces (SFs) in Kohlu District of Balochistan Province on December 31, reports Dawn. According to official sources, the Frontier Corps (FC)
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One suspected militant was killed and 19 others were arrested during a search operation conducted by Security Forces (SFs) in Kohlu District of Balochistan Province on December 31, reports Dawn. According to official sources, the Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, acting on a tip-off about the presence of suspected militants in the Jannat Ali area, launched the search operation. During the operation a gun battle ensued, resulting in the death of one suspect and arrest of 19 others. “One militant was killed in the heavy exchange of fire,” an FC spokesman said, adding that four submachine guns, two rifles and six motorcycles were recovered from the hideout.
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December - 31 
Manzurul Islam Liton, ruling Awami League (AL) Member of Parliament (MP) of Gaibandha-1 constituency, was killed after unidentified armed men opened fire on him inside his home at Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha District on December 31, reports The D
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Manzurul Islam Liton, ruling Awami League (AL) Member of Parliament (MP) of Gaibandha-1 constituency, was killed after unidentified armed men opened fire on him inside his home at Sundarganj upazila of Gaibandha District on December 31, reports The Daily Star. Four men stormed the MP's home in Bamondanga area around 6:00pm and shot him when he was in his guest room. Police could not immediately give any specific reason behind the attack.
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December - 31 
President Maithripala Sirisena on December 31 assured the Chief Prelates of Malwathu and Asgiriya Chapters that the proposed new constitution will not include any clauses harmful to the country and it will not create division, reports Daily News. Pre
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President Maithripala Sirisena on December 31 assured the Chief Prelates of Malwathu and Asgiriya Chapters that the proposed new constitution will not include any clauses harmful to the country and it will not create division, reports Daily News. President Sirisena noted this when he called on the two prelates in Kandy. The President also assured that the unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country will not be compromised and there will be no threat to Buddhism. President Sirisena said the new constitution will be drafted taking aboard views from all stakeholders and it will not happen without the blessings of the Mahanayake Theras.
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*Data till , May 01, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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