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March - 1 
A National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre, Jwngshar Swargiary (28), was arrested by the Army on March 1 from Bhalukpong village in Sonitpur District, reports Telegraph.
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A National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre, Jwngshar Swargiary (28), was arrested by the Army on March 1 from Bhalukpong village in Sonitpur District, reports Telegraph.
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March - 1 
A suspected leader of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter with the Udupi District Police and the Anti-Naxalite Force (ANF) at Mairadijaddu near Mutlapady village in the forests of the Western Ghats under Ajeka
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A suspected leader of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed in an encounter with the Udupi District Police and the Anti-Naxalite Force (ANF) at Mairadijaddu near Mutlapady village in the forests of the Western Ghats under Ajekar Police Station limits on March 1, reported The Hindu. The deceased, Vasanth Gowdlu (30), was a member of the Maoist's Karavali Area Committee. Earlier in May 2009, the Karnataka Police had declared an award of INR 500,000 for any information on Vasant. Times of India added that one Constable was also injured in the encounter.
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March - 1 
According to Assam Tribune, the ‘commander-in-chief’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Paresh Baruah, has started reorganising the outfit. Security sources said that at least 30 to 40 members of the outfit are still in Bangladesh. The ‘
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According to Assam Tribune, the ‘commander-in-chief’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Paresh Baruah, has started reorganising the outfit. Security sources said that at least 30 to 40 members of the outfit are still in Bangladesh. The ‘central committee headquarters’ of the ULFA is still located in the Bakapura area in Sherpur District of Bangladesh. After the arrests of the top leaders of the outfit, the ‘commander-in-chief’ is now the most powerful man in the outfit and Jiban Moran is the ‘second in command’. Sources added that ULFA has made three ranks among the remaining senior members. Most of the members of these three groups are still in Bangladesh. Sources further said that all is not well in the ‘28th battalion’ headquarter of the ULFA in Myanmar and the top leaders have ‘suspended’ a senior member Sujit Mohan. Though Bijoy Das alias Bijoy Chinese is now heading the ‘28th battalion’, still considered the strongest wing of the outfit, personality clashes among the senior members have created problems.
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March - 1 
According to Mumbai Mirror, 25-year-old Abdhulla Unni, a resident of Pakistan, is one of the most wanted LeT militants in Jammu and Kashmir. He is reported to have dodged SFs eight times during encounters in Sopore. Unni, the operational head of LeT,
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According to Mumbai Mirror, 25-year-old Abdhulla Unni, a resident of Pakistan, is one of the most wanted LeT militants in Jammu and Kashmir. He is reported to have dodged SFs eight times during encounters in Sopore. Unni, the operational head of LeT, is the mastermind behind all suicide attack operations in the region. “He is presently the most wanted militant in north Kashmir and carries a reward of Rs [INR] 10 lakh on his head,” said Deputy Inspector General of Police (North Kashmir) Abdul Qayoom Manhas. Police said there were more than 200 militants in North Kashmir which shares a very long Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan.
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Admitting a surge in cross-border infiltration, the Jammu and Kashmir Government on March 1 said an estimated 485 attempts were made by armed militants in 2009, up by 143 against the previous year (2008), reports PTI. "It is a fact that infiltration
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Admitting a surge in cross-border infiltration, the Jammu and Kashmir Government on March 1 said an estimated 485 attempts were made by armed militants in 2009, up by 143 against the previous year (2008), reports PTI. "It is a fact that infiltration bids have risen. During 2009, the gross infiltration (attempts) was estimated at 485 and net infiltration (number of militants) was 113," the Jammu and Kashmir Minister in charge for Home said in a written reply to Zulfikar Ali in the Assembly. During 2008, infiltration bids were estimated at 342, while 57 militants intruded. There is an increase of 143 bids in 2009 and 56 militants have been able to infiltrate as compared to the previous year. "A number of the steps have been taken to check infiltration. These measures include border fencing and its electrification, installation of night vision devices and heat sensing gadgets," the Minister added.
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ANI adds that that another wanted Maoist leader Vikram Goudlu and Vasant's sister Sundari managed to escape from the incident site. Police later recovered one self-loading rifle (SLR), three magazines and a handbag from the incident site.
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ANI adds that that another wanted Maoist leader Vikram Goudlu and Vasant's sister Sundari managed to escape from the incident site. Police later recovered one self-loading rifle (SLR), three magazines and a handbag from the incident site.
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Four Kolkata (West Bengal) based businessmen have received extortion calls from the terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM), which is now headed by Amir Reza Khan, who hails from the city and was one of the masterminds of the 2002 American Center at
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Four Kolkata (West Bengal) based businessmen have received extortion calls from the terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM), which is now headed by Amir Reza Khan, who hails from the city and was one of the masterminds of the 2002 American Center attack, reports Times of India. The outfit has demanded billions from the four entrepreneurs and have threatened them to pay up or face a fate like that of former Khadim’s company chief Partha Pratim Roy Burman, who was abducted in 2001. The calls were traced to Dubai, Karachi and Nepal. According to intelligence sources, the IM is in a desperate bid to raise money. It made similar calls last months to several industrialists and developers in Mumbai (Maharashtra), Surat (Gujarat) and Chennai (Tamil Nadu). Claiming that IM chief Amir Reza Khan is behind the threat, the sources say that the modus operandi suggests the role of the D-Company headed by fugitive underworld don Dawood Ibrahim.
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Four suspected militants of Bengali Tiger Force (BTF), were shot dead in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at Chereng Chapori in Darrang District on March 1, reports Telegraph. Three 7.65 bore revolvers, a 9-mm pistol, three hand grenades, two
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Four suspected militants of Bengali Tiger Force (BTF), were shot dead in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) at Chereng Chapori in Darrang District on March 1, reports Telegraph. Three 7.65 bore revolvers, a 9-mm pistol, three hand grenades, two magazines of a 9-mm pistol, 14 rounds of ammunition and some incriminating documents were recovered from the possession of the slain militants. This is the first major incident involving BTF militants in the State after a majority of their cadres laid down arms in 2006. A resident of Chereng Chapori claimed that the slain rebels did not hail from that area and he had not seen them earlier.
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Kalu Sona Mondal, a worker of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), was shot dead by suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Purulia District on March 1, reported PTI. Four suspected Maoists came in two
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Kalu Sona Mondal, a worker of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), was shot dead by suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Purulia District on March 1, reported PTI. Four suspected Maoists came in two motorcycles and fired at him at around 6pm (IST) at Kherkridih village, Police said.
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Maoists slit the throat of one Rajo Hansda at Bagdhasba village under Belhar block (administrative division) in the Banka District on March 1, suspecting him to be a Police informer.
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Maoists slit the throat of one Rajo Hansda at Bagdhasba village under Belhar block (administrative division) in the Banka District on March 1, suspecting him to be a Police informer.
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Pakistani troops in the evening of March 1 fired Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs) on the Indian Army's forward location at Nangi Tekri area of Krishna Ghati (KG) sector on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch District, Defence spokesman Lieutenant Col
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Pakistani troops in the evening of March 1 fired Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPGs) on the Indian Army's forward location at Nangi Tekri area of Krishna Ghati (KG) sector on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch District, Defence spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Biplab Nath said, according to Central Chronicle. The spokesman said Indian posts had come under heavy volume of firing with automatic weapons from across the LoC at about 1830 hrs. Pakistani troops also fired RPGs on Army posts during two-hour-long intermittent firing that last at around 2030 hrs, he stated, adding, the Army also retaliated. No soldier was injured in the cross-firing, the spokesperson added further. India and Pakistan had agreed to observe a cease-fire along the International Border, the LoC and the Actual Ground Position Line in Jammu and Kashmir on November 25, 2003.
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March - 1 
PTI reports that a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was arrested in Baramulla District on March 1, Police said. Identified as Fayaz Ahmad Gojri alias Yasser, he was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) in the Khawajabagh area. An under barrel grenade laun
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PTI reports that a Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant was arrested in Baramulla District on March 1, Police said. Identified as Fayaz Ahmad Gojri alias Yasser, he was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) in the Khawajabagh area. An under barrel grenade launcher with two grenades were recovered from him, Police said, adding, he was a resident of Mohalla Kadeem in Baramulla.
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March - 1 
Reports indicate that a new outfit with both Muslim and Reang militants had been formed. Some local sources said a splinter group of Atabur Bahini led by Abdul Salem had formed a new outfit called the United Revolutionary Army of Barak Valley with th
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Reports indicate that a new outfit with both Muslim and Reang militants had been formed. Some local sources said a splinter group of Atabur Bahini led by Abdul Salem had formed a new outfit called the United Revolutionary Army of Barak Valley with the help of some Reang tribals. It is to be noted that militancy in the south Hailakandi, which shares its border with Mizoram, was started by Panchuram Reang who formed an outfit called United Liberation Front of Barak Valley (ULFBV). Panchuram later surrendered to the State government and subsequently joined the Congress. But militancy did not came to a halt with his surrender and another Reang outfit was formed by Dhanyaram Reang, once a cadre of Panchuram. Atabur, joined the United Democratic liberation Army (UDLA), the outfit Dhanyaram had formed. In 2009, Dhanyaram, along with his wife was arrested in Mizoram. Meanwhile, in the backdrop of a series of kidnapping, in maximum cases Muslims being the victims, relation between the Reang and Muslims started to sour. A group of Reang youths, once associated with Panchuram’s outfit, were mercilessly assaulted by villagers. Panchuram squarely blamed the Muslims for the incidents and subsequently.
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Telegraph reports suspected militants of the Puranthaba Meiraba faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), in the night of March 1 attacked the house of a computer engineer, Oinam Tombi Singh, working at the Thoubal Deputy Commissioner’s office
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Telegraph reports suspected militants of the Puranthaba Meiraba faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), in the night of March 1 attacked the house of a computer engineer, Oinam Tombi Singh, working at the Thoubal Deputy Commissioner’s office. No one was injured in the incident. Further, three gunmen came to the house on March 2 and forcibly took away INR 70,000 and one mobile phone from the family. Meanwhile, wife of the engineer alleged that a gunman, who claimed to be a cadre of Puranthaba Meiraba faction of the KCP, came to their house on February 27 and wanted to know why the engineer could not pay INR five lakh as demanded by them through a letter delivered to the engineer on an unspecified date in the month of January. He had also warned that the amount must be paid.
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The dead body of abducted trader, Sujit Paul (30), from Joypur area of Lakhimpur bordering North Cachar Hills District, was recovered from the dense forests of Dijung hill in the neighbouring District on March 1. Paul had been running his business at
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The dead body of abducted trader, Sujit Paul (30), from Joypur area of Lakhimpur bordering North Cachar Hills District, was recovered from the dense forests of Dijung hill in the neighbouring District on March 1. Paul had been running his business at Sonkai market in NC Hills and it was reported that he used to pay money to militants. Sources said that he was abducted and later killed by suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) militants.
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Visakhapatnam District Police recovered 18 Cannon-type modern claymore mines weighing 18 kilograms each dumped by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Cheedigondi forest area under G. K. Veedhi Police Station limits on March 1, repor
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Visakhapatnam District Police recovered 18 Cannon-type modern claymore mines weighing 18 kilograms each dumped by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Cheedigondi forest area under G. K. Veedhi Police Station limits on March 1, reported The Hindu.
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March - 1 
An al Qaeda-linked militant who had called for attacks on China over its treatment of Muslims was killed in a US missile strike in North Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on February 15, reports Daily Times. The militant, ident
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An al Qaeda-linked militant who had called for attacks on China over its treatment of Muslims was killed in a US missile strike in North Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on February 15, reports Daily Times. The militant, identified as Abdul Haq Al Turkistani, leader of an outfit called the Turkistani Islamic Party (TIP), was killed in an attack by a US drone aircraft in North Waziristan, Pakistani intelligence and Taliban officials confirmed this belated news on March 1.
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March - 1 
Interior Minister Rehman Malik urged Ulema ( Muslim religious leaders) belonging to different schools of thought to foil the conspiracy aimed at fanning sectarian strife in the country and play an effective role in thwarting terrorism.
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Interior Minister Rehman Malik urged Ulema ( Muslim religious leaders) belonging to different schools of thought to foil the conspiracy aimed at fanning sectarian strife in the country and play an effective role in thwarting terrorism.
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March - 1 
Security Forces (SFs) recovered the dead bodies of a senior Taliban ‘commander’ and five of his accomplices from the Madyan area of Swat on March 1. Sources said that dead bodies of former Taliban ‘commander’ in Buner, Muhammad Alam, Matta tehsil (re
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered the dead bodies of a senior Taliban ‘commander’ and five of his accomplices from the Madyan area of Swat on March 1. Sources said that dead bodies of former Taliban ‘commander’ in Buner, Muhammad Alam, Matta tehsil (revenue unit) ‘commander’ Shamsul Haq, and their accomplices Abdullah, Muhammad Musafir and Sher Zaman were found at a roadside in Madyan area. Alam was carrying a head money of PNR 10 million. The ISPR said the Taliban militants were killed at around 4am (PST) in a clash with the SFs. Jihadi literature, two pistols and three hand grenades were recovered from them.
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March - 1 
SFs set the houses of 15 militant commanders on fire in the Charmang valley of Nawagai tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency.
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SFs set the houses of 15 militant commanders on fire in the Charmang valley of Nawagai tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency.
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March - 1 
Suspected Taliban militants blew up a tanker carrying fuel for NATO troops based in Afghanistan on March 1 near Jamil Chowk on Ring Road of Peshawar, the capital of NWFP. A Police official of the Chamkani Police Station said the driver sustained inju
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Suspected Taliban militants blew up a tanker carrying fuel for NATO troops based in Afghanistan on March 1 near Jamil Chowk on Ring Road of Peshawar, the capital of NWFP. A Police official of the Chamkani Police Station said the driver sustained injuries in the attack and the tanker caught fire.
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March - 1 
The Taliban issued ‘threatening pamphlets’, claiming responsibility for the suicide attack on the Khasadar (tribal Police) personnel in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency on February 10, 2010. The Taliban posted the threatening pamphlets on the walls of
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The Taliban issued ‘threatening pamphlets’, claiming responsibility for the suicide attack on the Khasadar (tribal Police) personnel in Jamrud tehsil of Khyber Agency on February 10, 2010. The Taliban posted the threatening pamphlets on the walls of two mosques and some shops in Jamrud, in which the militants claimed responsibility for the attack on the Khasadar Force. The letters also warned women to wear a ‘proper veil’ when visiting Government offices in Jamrud. The pamphlets further declared the money distribution method employed by the Benazir Income Support Programme (BISP) as ‘wrong’, adding that the money should be distributed among people at their homes.
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March - 1 
Two of the three Sikhs who were abducted for extortion escaped from Taliban captivity and reached the Jamrud of Khyber Agency. Rajpar and Govind Singh, who escaped from the Taliban at the Chapri Feroz Khel area between the Orakzai and Khyber Agencies
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Two of the three Sikhs who were abducted for extortion escaped from Taliban captivity and reached the Jamrud of Khyber Agency. Rajpar and Govind Singh, who escaped from the Taliban at the Chapri Feroz Khel area between the Orakzai and Khyber Agencies reached Tirah valley and handed themselves over to Security Forces (SFs). Earlier, the beheaded dead body of the third abducted Sikh, Jaspal Singh, had been recovered from Chura area of Jamrud.
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March - 1 
The Constituent Assembly (CA) will hold its 94th meeting from March 3, 2010. The meeting will kick off after three weeks. The meeting is set to amend the CA Calendar of Events for the 10th time. The last CA meeting was concluded on February 4.
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The Constituent Assembly (CA) will hold its 94th meeting from March 3, 2010. The meeting will kick off after three weeks. The meeting is set to amend the CA Calendar of Events for the 10th time. The last CA meeting was concluded on February 4.
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March - 1 
The YCL called for an indefinite shutdown in Surkhet District on March 1, protesting against the killing of its fellow cadres.
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The YCL called for an indefinite shutdown in Surkhet District on March 1, protesting against the killing of its fellow cadres.
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March - 1 
Two major coalition allies—CPN-UML and Nepali Congress (NC)—have become ready to talk about the change of guard with the main opposition party Unified CPN-Maoist on March 1. A joint meeting of the ruling CPN-UML and the NC held here in the capital fi
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Two major coalition allies—CPN-UML and Nepali Congress (NC)—have become ready to talk about the change of guard with the main opposition party Unified CPN-Maoist on March 1. A joint meeting of the ruling CPN-UML and the NC held here in the capital finalized the six-point agenda for the discussion with the Maoists.
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March - 1 
The Police seized over 5,000 jihadi books from a ICS-controlled room at Shaheed Shamsuzzoha Hall of the Rajshahi university. During the raid, the Police also recovered a hit list of seven leaders and workers of the hall unit Bangladesh Chhatra League
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The Police seized over 5,000 jihadi books from a ICS-controlled room at Shaheed Shamsuzzoha Hall of the Rajshahi university. During the raid, the Police also recovered a hit list of seven leaders and workers of the hall unit Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) along with its action plan including attack on BCL men, one photo album, CD disks on campus violence and huge leaflets.
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March - 1 
A Special Police team conducted a search and clear operation in Puthukudirippu area and recovered four claymore mines, one remote controller, eight electric detonators, two claymore stands, a piece of 2-m long flexible wire and another 2-m long deto
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A Special Police team conducted a search and clear operation in Puthukudirippu area and recovered four claymore mines, one remote controller, eight electric detonators, two claymore stands, a piece of 2-m long flexible wire and another 2-m long detonator code on the same day.
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March - 1 
During combined search operations the Army troops and Police in Vellamullivaikkal recovered 21 RPGs, one suicide jacket, four Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) links with 500 rounds of MPMG ammunition, two MPMG ammunition boxes containing 1440 rounds
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During combined search operations the Army troops and Police in Vellamullivaikkal recovered 21 RPGs, one suicide jacket, four Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) links with 500 rounds of MPMG ammunition, two MPMG ammunition boxes containing 1440 rounds of ammunition, 72 12.7 rounds of ammunition, 1200 General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) ammunition, nine Bangalore torpedoes, five T-56 weapons, 20 kilograms of C-4 explosives, one .22 gun, five I-com communication sets and one Yesu communication set.
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March - 1 
Inspector General of Police Mahinda Balasuriya said Police Stations will be set up in all liberated areas in the North in 2010 to facilitate normal civilian life and civil administration in them, reports Daily News.
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Inspector General of Police Mahinda Balasuriya said Police Stations will be set up in all liberated areas in the North in 2010 to facilitate normal civilian life and civil administration in them, reports Daily News.
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March - 1 
Sri Lanka Army has expedited its de-mining activities in the mine-infested former battlefields in the North in order to accelerate the resettlement of displaced civilians still languishing in the welfare camps, reports Colombo Page. Around 1000 Army
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Sri Lanka Army has expedited its de-mining activities in the mine-infested former battlefields in the North in order to accelerate the resettlement of displaced civilians still languishing in the welfare camps, reports Colombo Page. Around 1000 Army de-mining troops have already cleared approximately 200 square kilometres in the Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, and Mannar Districts by February 20, 2010.
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March - 2 
A suspected militant was shot dead by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter in the Hiyanglam areas on March 2, reports Imphal Free Press. While one 9-mm pistol with four live rounds, two Chinese hand gre
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A suspected militant was shot dead by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter in the Hiyanglam areas on March 2, reports Imphal Free Press. While one 9-mm pistol with four live rounds, two Chinese hand grenades and one point 36 hand grenade were recovered, other militants managed to escape from the encounter site.
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March - 2 
A suspected Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) militant, Nurul Islam, was arrested from Silongoni of Nagaon District. A pistol and one round of ammunition were recovered from his possession.
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A suspected Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) militant, Nurul Islam, was arrested from Silongoni of Nagaon District. A pistol and one round of ammunition were recovered from his possession.
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March - 2 
A terror alert has been sounded in five key cities of Gujarat following an intelligence tip-off, an official said on March 2, reports Times of India. Cities marked out for enhanced vigil are Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot and Jamnagar. According
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A terror alert has been sounded in five key cities of Gujarat following an intelligence tip-off, an official said on March 2, reports Times of India. Cities marked out for enhanced vigil are Ahmedabad, Vadodara, Surat, Rajkot and Jamnagar. According to Joint Commissioner of Police (Ahmedabad) Satish Sharma, this was done following specific intelligence inputs.
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March - 2 
According to Telegraph, two Naga youths, suspected to have links with militant outfits, were arrested by Police from a Mokchung-bound night bus during a routine check near the office of Cement Corporation of India at Bokajan in Karbi Anglong District
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According to Telegraph, two Naga youths, suspected to have links with militant outfits, were arrested by Police from a Mokchung-bound night bus during a routine check near the office of Cement Corporation of India at Bokajan in Karbi Anglong District on March 2. A rifle and 30 rounds of ammunition were seized from the youths.
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March - 2 
Ahead of the peace talk with Union Government on March 2 (today), National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) ‘general secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah on February 28 reiterated that they would not accept anything less than sovereignty,
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Ahead of the peace talk with Union Government on March 2 (today), National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) ‘general secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah on February 28 reiterated that they would not accept anything less than sovereignty, according to Nagaland Page. "It is pretty long time that we have been talking to Government of India and it is high time that the government should take the matter seriously. In more than 10 years, they could not solve the problem so they are responsible for that," Thuingaleng Muivah said. "No, sovereignty cannot be withdrawn because sovereignty is with the people. It is the people who should decide their fate and that cannot withdrawn but the question is how to understand, how are we going to understand Government of India or it should understand us. This is the problem," he said.
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March - 2 
ANI reports that Security Forces seized a huge cache of arms, ammunition and communication equipment from a hideout of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Narayanpur forest of Chhattisgarh. Police said on March 2 that they had recover
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ANI reports that Security Forces seized a huge cache of arms, ammunition and communication equipment from a hideout of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Narayanpur forest of Chhattisgarh. Police said on March 2 that they had recovered pipe bombs, rifles and Maoist uniforms.
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March - 2 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a village guard and a villager, identified as Kameswar Mandal and Kailash Pundit respectively, at Goghaldiha village in Kharagpur Police Station of Munger District on March 2, suspecti
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a village guard and a villager, identified as Kameswar Mandal and Kailash Pundit respectively, at Goghaldiha village in Kharagpur Police Station of Munger District on March 2, suspecting them to be Police informers, reports Dainik Jagran.
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March - 2 
Chidambaram said that a major part of fencing, surfacing and road work being carried out along India’s international borders with Bangladesh and China were completed during February 2010, adds ANI. Chidambaram said that under phase II of the India-Ba
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Chidambaram said that a major part of fencing, surfacing and road work being carried out along India’s international borders with Bangladesh and China were completed during February 2010, adds ANI. Chidambaram said that under phase II of the India-Bangladesh Border project 47 kilometres of fencing and 83 kilometres of road work were completed along the border in February. He also said that 123 kilometres of fencing were replaced under phase III of the project, while poles for floodlighting were erected on a length of 95 kilometres and cables were laid on a length of 45 kilometres. Notifying about the work being carried along the India-China Border, Chidambaram said: “2.38 kilometres of formation works and 3.59 kilometres of surfacing works were completed in February.” He further informed that under the Border Area Development Programme (BADP), INR 798.4 millions was released to Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal. Chidambaram also said that the MHA was particularly strengthening the country’s coastal security, and have added 14 more boats to its force. He said that a total of 92 boats have been supplied by the two shipyards responsible for the delivery against a target of 126 boats to be supplied by March. Some more will be delivered in the month of March, while at the request of the shipyards, time has been extended up to April to deliver the remaining boats, he added.
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March - 2 
In the Budget Session of the Assam Legislative Assembly started on March 2, the Governor of Assam, J. B. Patnaik said that the Government is ready for talks with the militants within the framework of the Constitution of India. In his speech, the Gove
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In the Budget Session of the Assam Legislative Assembly started on March 2, the Governor of Assam, J. B. Patnaik said that the Government is ready for talks with the militants within the framework of the Constitution of India. In his speech, the Governor said that there has been perceptible improvement of the law and order situation mainly because of constant pressure by the SFs. A number of top United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leaders were arrested in last few months, while, two important militant groups – Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) and Black Widow surrendered arms. “While we will continue to deal with any act of violence firmly, I would like to say that the doors are open for negotiation within the framework of the Constitution of India,” the Governor added.
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March - 2 
In the Thoubal District, the Assam Rifles personnel recovered one RPG,32 live rounds of AK 47, three anti personnel mines and People's Liberation Army (PLA) documents during a search operation in general area of Wabagching on March 2.
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In the Thoubal District, the Assam Rifles personnel recovered one RPG,32 live rounds of AK 47, three anti personnel mines and People's Liberation Army (PLA) documents during a search operation in general area of Wabagching on March 2.
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March - 2 
Karnataka Home Minister V.S. Acharya said on March 2 that the administration has gained considerable control over the Naxal-infested areas and the Centre has pulled out the State from the list of States hit by Naxals. Ironically, his statement comes
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Karnataka Home Minister V.S. Acharya said on March 2 that the administration has gained considerable control over the Naxal-infested areas and the Centre has pulled out the State from the list of States hit by Naxals. Ironically, his statement comes just a day after a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Vasanth alias Ananda, was killed while two others escaped in Udupi District.
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March - 2 
Mamina Munda (18) of Jambahali village and Mataram Munda (20) of Rebana, a Maoist couple, involved in many incidents of violence in Daitary area surrendered in Keonjhar District on March 2, reported Times of India. "Male cadres always harassed and e
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Mamina Munda (18) of Jambahali village and Mataram Munda (20) of Rebana, a Maoist couple, involved in many incidents of violence in Daitary area surrendered in Keonjhar District on March 2, reported Times of India. "Male cadres always harassed and exploited the women after consuming liquor. Women are not safe in the camp," Mamina said.
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March - 2 
Maoists attacked a brick kiln in Bheldi Police Station area of Saran District and set two tractors ablaze on March 2.
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Maoists attacked a brick kiln in Bheldi Police Station area of Saran District and set two tractors ablaze on March 2.
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March - 2 
One trooper and two local people were injured during an encounter between militants and a combined force of the Assam Rifles, Border Security Force and Thoubal District Police at Marylane on the same day.
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One trooper and two local people were injured during an encounter between militants and a combined force of the Assam Rifles, Border Security Force and Thoubal District Police at Marylane on the same day.
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March - 2 
Sources said the Government formalised a peace formula to break the deadlock with Naga insurgents. According to Times Now, the Government is proposing the setting up of a Naga body without territorial jurisdiction but one that would have Constitution
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Sources said the Government formalised a peace formula to break the deadlock with Naga insurgents. According to Times Now, the Government is proposing the setting up of a Naga body without territorial jurisdiction but one that would have Constitutional sanction. The Government proposal would be in exchange for the NSCN-IM withdrawing its demand for sovereignty. The NSCN-IM leader who has been invited for talks to India by the Prime Minister has made his stand clear more than once that there will be no compromise on the issue of sovereignty.
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March - 2 
Telegraph reports that the Minister for relief and rehabilitation Joygobinda Debroy told the State Assembly on March 2 that till the latest round of violence that had rocked Mizoram, the number of Reang refugees registered with the camps at Kashiramp
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Telegraph reports that the Minister for relief and rehabilitation Joygobinda Debroy told the State Assembly on March 2 that till the latest round of violence that had rocked Mizoram, the number of Reang refugees registered with the camps at Kashirampur, Longthariakami, Hezacherra, Kasko, Khakchang and Hamchhapara had remained stagnant at 37,466. But in November-December, 2009, 2,746 new refugees had arrived at the camps, raising the total to 40,212. Debroy further said “They arrived in October 1997 and instead of repatriation the number of refugees has actually increased, and practically no progress has been made in initiating the process of repatriation.” He added that the Government would try to ensure early repatriation of the inmates.
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March - 2 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) held the first round of talks with the Union Government’s newly appointed interlocutor R. S. Pandey in New Delhi on March 2 and the group submitted a list of 30 demands including sovere
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) held the first round of talks with the Union Government’s newly appointed interlocutor R. S. Pandey in New Delhi on March 2 and the group submitted a list of 30 demands including sovereignty for Nagaland, according to Nagaland Post. During the meeting held at undisclosed location a NSCN-IM delegation led by its ‘general secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah submitted their 30-point demands. Government’s interlocutor, however, conveyed to them that there was no possibility of sovereignty for Nagaland and the talks could be held around granting more autonomy. The Centre offered more autonomy for Nagaland under Article 371 (A) of Indian Constitution but won’t integrate Naga-inhabited parts of Arunachal to Nagaland. The Centre prepared a 29-point counter proposal for the discussions, which included financial sops and greater autonomy. Also, the NSCN-IM leaders met Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi. Muivah during his meet with Prime Minister conveyed the seriousness of his outfit to find a lasting solution to the Naga issue. Muivah later met Union Home Minister during which the two sides had a comprehensive discussion on finding a lasting solution to the six-decade old vexed issue which includes boundary dispute with neighbouring Manipur and Assam. “The government hasn’t given us any counter proposal, we have had comprehensive discussion, we will continue with the talks,” Muivah said. “If the Centre is serious then we will talk,” he said. While the Centre said there would be no discussion on sovereignty Muivah said the NSCN-IM would not compromise on sovereignty.
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March - 2 
Three suspected cadres of the Military Defence Force faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) were shot dead by a rival faction at Kamuching hills under Yairipok Police Station in Thoubal District on March 2, according to Telegraph. The villager
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Three suspected cadres of the Military Defence Force faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) were shot dead by a rival faction at Kamuching hills under Yairipok Police Station in Thoubal District on March 2, according to Telegraph. The villagers informed the Police that about five suspected militants were camping in the hill for the past month or so and they were extorting money from passing trucks and auto rickshaws in the area.
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March - 2 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on March 2 said that sanctions amounting to INR 6067 millions were issued in the month of February for acquisition of land and construction of buildings and barracks for Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMFs), reports
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on March 2 said that sanctions amounting to INR 6067 millions were issued in the month of February for acquisition of land and construction of buildings and barracks for Central Paramilitary Forces (CPMFs), reports Sify News. Presenting the Union Ministry of Home Affair’s (MHA) report card in New Delhi, Chidambaram said that the sanction includes INR 3588 millions to the Border Security Force (BSF), INR 1543 millions to Assam Rifles, INR 737 millions to the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and INR 199 millions to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Chidambaram further said that sanction for the release of INR 26764000 to the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli under the Police Modernisation Scheme was issued on February 25.
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March - 2 
Venkateswar Reddy alias Telugu Dipak (40), a top leader of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and suspected mastermind behind the February 15 attack on Eastern Frontier Rifles personnel in Silda in West Midnapore District was arrested b
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Venkateswar Reddy alias Telugu Dipak (40), a top leader of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and suspected mastermind behind the February 15 attack on Eastern Frontier Rifles personnel in Silda in West Midnapore District was arrested by the West Bengal Police from Sarshuna on the southern fringes of Kolkata, the State capital, on March 2, reported The Hindu. An expert in explosives, Dipak, is a close aide of Maoist politburo member Koteswar Rao alias Kishan, a member of the State Military Commission, West Bengal chapter and is in charge of armed operations in Orissa, Bihar and Jharkhand, Criminal Investigation Department (CID) sources said.
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March - 2 
While expressing satisfaction over the situation in 2009 and describing it as the “most peaceful year” in 20 years of turmoil, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on March 2 said 2010, however, saw a spurt in infiltration, reports The Hindu. “Militants are
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While expressing satisfaction over the situation in 2009 and describing it as the “most peaceful year” in 20 years of turmoil, Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on March 2 said 2010, however, saw a spurt in infiltration, reports The Hindu. “Militants are grouping in the Sopore area and Kulgam District. These areas are a challenge for us on the militancy front. We are taking extra measures to deal with the militants there,” he added. Referring to stone throwing incidents, he told the Legislative Council that his Government would not allow some 700 youths to disrupt the peace, adding, “They want a volcano to spread, but we will not allow that.” The Chief Minister reiterated that his Government was committed to ensure safe return of the Kashmiri youth, who went for arms training to Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) in 1990 and now want to return and start their life afresh, adds Rising Kashmir. “This is not the surrender policy, it is a rehabilitation policy. The State already has a surrender policy, where youth return with arms and lay before the troopers. Under rehabilitation policy, youth would not come back with arms in their hands, but will come to live with their families. Many youth are coming on fake passports via Nepal,” he added.
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March - 2 
At least two persons were killed and five others injured in a bomb blast in a cultural function on the premises of a local Engineering University in Khuzdar of Balochistan on February 2, reports Daily Times.
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At least two persons were killed and five others injured in a bomb blast in a cultural function on the premises of a local Engineering University in Khuzdar of Balochistan on February 2, reports Daily Times.
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March - 2 
Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was on March 2 blamed by an Afghan intelligence official for February 26, 2010 car bomb and suicide attacks that killed 16 people, including 9 Indians, in Kabul, reports Times of India. Saeed Ansari, a spokesman f
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Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) was on March 2 blamed by an Afghan intelligence official for February 26, 2010 car bomb and suicide attacks that killed 16 people, including 9 Indians, in Kabul, reports Times of India. Saeed Ansari, a spokesman for Afghanistan's intelligence service, said that his agency has evidence that Pakistani nationals, specifically LeT militants were involved in the attacks. "We are very close to the exact proof and evidence that the attack on the Indian guest house ... is not the work of the Afghan Taliban but this attack was carried out by Lashkar-e-Toiba network, who are dependent on the Pakistan military," Ansari said in an interview. He also said that one of the attackers was heard speaking Urdu. As reported earlier, the Afghan Taliban militants already claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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March - 2 
Protesters blocked the Quetta-Karachi Highway, ransacked a state-run utility store and set a post office on fire following the blast in a cultural function at the Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology in Khuzdar on March 2.
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Protesters blocked the Quetta-Karachi Highway, ransacked a state-run utility store and set a post office on fire following the blast in a cultural function at the Balochistan University of Engineering and Technology in Khuzdar on March 2.
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March - 2 
Seven militants, including a ‘commander’, were killed in a clash between two factions of militants in the Dogar area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 2, according to Daily Times. The sources said the factions of
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Seven militants, including a ‘commander’, were killed in a clash between two factions of militants in the Dogar area of Kurram Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 2, according to Daily Times. The sources said the factions of militants headed by Mulla Toofan and Mulla Rafique clashed in Dogar area using heavy weapons and ammunition. As a result, seven militants, including Qari Yousaf, were reported to have been killed while Mulla Toofan fraction claimed to have made 48 militants, including Mulla Rafique, hostage. However, independent sources did not confirm the incident.
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March - 2 
The Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi has acquitted seven persons accused of a suicide attack on a Government bus because of lack of evidence. The Attock Police had registered a case against the accused for their alleged involvement in the sui
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The Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) in Rawalpindi has acquitted seven persons accused of a suicide attack on a Government bus because of lack of evidence. The Attock Police had registered a case against the accused for their alleged involvement in the suicide attack on a bus, which was carrying schoolchildren on February 10, 2007.
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March - 2 
The News reports that Interior Minister Rehman Malik on March 2 said that the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were involved in terrorist activities in the country and warned of strict action against them. Referring t
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The News reports that Interior Minister Rehman Malik on March 2 said that the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were involved in terrorist activities in the country and warned of strict action against them. Referring to the SSP, the interior minister said it had close links to al-Qaeda and Taliban. Malik also added that he was facing serious life threats himself and had received threatening letters.
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March - 2 
The Police submitted a charge sheet against five American national detained in 2009 in an Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) in Sargodha on charges of plotting terrorism, reports Daily Times. The charge sheet carries charges of criminal conspiracy, having th
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The Police submitted a charge sheet against five American national detained in 2009 in an Anti-Terrorist Court (ATC) in Sargodha on charges of plotting terrorism, reports Daily Times. The charge sheet carries charges of criminal conspiracy, having the intention to go to Pakistan’s neighbouring countries to topple the Government and involvement in fund raising for terrorist acts.
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March - 2 
The Taliban militants detonated explosives planted around the house of a pro-Government tribal elder, Malik Zaliman Shah, in Aliabad area of Hangu District, injuring 10 members of the family. A Hangu bomb disposal squad official said that 70 kilogram
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The Taliban militants detonated explosives planted around the house of a pro-Government tribal elder, Malik Zaliman Shah, in Aliabad area of Hangu District, injuring 10 members of the family. A Hangu bomb disposal squad official said that 70 kilograms of explosives were used in the attack. Malik Zaliman Shah was supporting the Government in the drive against the Taliban. The TTP claimed responsibility of the blast. TTP Orakzai Agency spokesman Ziaur Rehman told the media over the phone from an undisclosed location that tribal elders supporting the Government’s operations against the Taliban would meet the same fate.
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March - 2 
Two groups of the militants exchanged heavy fire against each other in Ferozkhel area in Orakzai Agency but there was no report of casualty.
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Two groups of the militants exchanged heavy fire against each other in Ferozkhel area in Orakzai Agency but there was no report of casualty.
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March - 2 
Two important Taliban ‘commanders’, identified as Muhammad Tufail alias Abdullah and Muhammad Iqbal, were killed by Security Forces (SFs) in an exchange of fire during the ongoing Operation Spring Cleaning in Frontier Region (FR) of Peshawar, the cap
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Two important Taliban ‘commanders’, identified as Muhammad Tufail alias Abdullah and Muhammad Iqbal, were killed by Security Forces (SFs) in an exchange of fire during the ongoing Operation Spring Cleaning in Frontier Region (FR) of Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 2, according to Daily Times. Muhammad Tufail alias Abdullah worked as a ‘commander’ for Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Ziarat Kaka Sahib Chapter and was involved in missiles and rocket attacks on Nowshera Cantonment and in an attack on the ASC mosque in Nowshera. Muhammad Iqbal was a member of the TTP Bara Chapter. He was a key supplier of suicide jackets and explosives to Islamabad and other cities of Pakistan. He supplied explosives for 21 car bombings in Swat, Hazara and other cities.
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March - 2 
Secretary of the Unified CPN-Maoist Chandra Prasad Gajurel said that their party would not participate in the Government on conditions put forth by other parties, reports Himalayan Times. Inaugurating the first District conference of ‘Martyrs' family
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Secretary of the Unified CPN-Maoist Chandra Prasad Gajurel said that their party would not participate in the Government on conditions put forth by other parties, reports Himalayan Times. Inaugurating the first District conference of ‘Martyrs' family in Sindhulimadhi, Gajurel said, "Maoists will never accept those conditions set forth by other parties," adding that submitting to conditions set by the CPN-UML and the NC for a Government under their leadership would amount to sheer disrespect for people's war and sacrifice made by the ‘martyrs’.
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March - 2 
Six Nepali Congress (NC) activists have sought Police protection after being displaced from their village in remote Kushapani-4 of Dailekh District due to repeated threats by the cadres of Unified Communist party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist),
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Six Nepali Congress (NC) activists have sought Police protection after being displaced from their village in remote Kushapani-4 of Dailekh District due to repeated threats by the cadres of Unified Communist party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist), reports Nepal News. Similarly, in Argakachi District, a Maoist leader has threatened to make three Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) District leaders disappear.
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March - 2 
The Defense Minister Bidhya Devi Bhandari on March 2 accused the Unified CPN-Maoist of breaching the peace accord by involving in the game to topple Government instead of focusing on constitution drafting, reports Kantipuronline.
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The Defense Minister Bidhya Devi Bhandari on March 2 accused the Unified CPN-Maoist of breaching the peace accord by involving in the game to topple Government instead of focusing on constitution drafting, reports Kantipuronline.
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March - 2 
The longest meeting after the inception of the High Level Political Mechanism (HLPM) made little progress on issues, including on the most protracted issues related to the current political deadlock and replacing the incumbent Government.
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The longest meeting after the inception of the High Level Political Mechanism (HLPM) made little progress on issues, including on the most protracted issues related to the current political deadlock and replacing the incumbent Government.
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March - 2 
Rajshahi University authorities aided by Police seize five cocktails (petrol bombs) and over 500 jihadi and pro-Jamaat books from Shah Makhdoom Hall captured by the Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres on March 2, reports Daily Star.
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Rajshahi University authorities aided by Police seize five cocktails (petrol bombs) and over 500 jihadi and pro-Jamaat books from Shah Makhdoom Hall captured by the Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres on March 2, reports Daily Star.
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March - 2 
A "martyrs' prayer event" was held at Toronto in Canada in the night of March 2 in the honour of the two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) pilots killed during the failed suicide air attack on the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on February 20, repo
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A "martyrs' prayer event" was held at Toronto in Canada in the night of March 2 in the honour of the two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) pilots killed during the failed suicide air attack on the Sri Lankan capital Colombo on February 20, reports National Post. The Royal Canadian Mountain Police (RCMP) and Toronto Police officer showed up with video cameras and filmed as the LTTE flag was raised and several hundred people laid flowers at a makeshift shrine to the dead militants. Toronto is home to the world's largest population of Sri Lankan Tamils and many are reportedly sympathetic to the LTTE. The RCMP has said the city has become a lucrative fundraising base for the LTTE.
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March - 2 
The Criminal Investigations Division (CID) arrested a high ranking member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's (LTTE) international finance wing, the State-owned radio reported, according to Colombo Page. The CID arrested the suspect, who arrive
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The Criminal Investigations Division (CID) arrested a high ranking member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's (LTTE) international finance wing, the State-owned radio reported, according to Colombo Page. The CID arrested the suspect, who arrived in the country from Geneva in Switzerland on January 10, 2010, while hiding in a house at Pallidora road in Dehiwala area in Colombo. The CID claimed the suspect has arrived in the country to look into the business enterprises owned by the outfit. Reportedly the suspect has obtained a passport and visa after producing false information to the immigration and emigration controller. Reports indicate that the LTTE received funds nearing 300 million dollars a year from its overseas network.
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March - 2 
The Special Task Force in Ampara District recovered one T 56 weapon, two magazines, 59 rounds of T 56 ammunition, two hand grenades and one I-Com communication set during a search operation in the Akkaraipattu area on March 2, according to a Sri Lank
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The Special Task Force in Ampara District recovered one T 56 weapon, two magazines, 59 rounds of T 56 ammunition, two hand grenades and one I-Com communication set during a search operation in the Akkaraipattu area on March 2, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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March - 2 
Troops during search and clear operations in Velasinnakulam, Tachchanmarathamadu, Sinnapandivirichchan, Akkarayankulam, Paranthan, Vellamullivaikkal and Akkaraipaththuwa areas of Wanni and Jaffna on March 2 recovered, 14 anti-personnel mines, eight 6
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Troops during search and clear operations in Velasinnakulam, Tachchanmarathamadu, Sinnapandivirichchan, Akkarayankulam, Paranthan, Vellamullivaikkal and Akkaraipaththuwa areas of Wanni and Jaffna on March 2 recovered, 14 anti-personnel mines, eight 60-mm mortar chargers, eight 60-mm mortar bombs, 11 hand grenades, two Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), one 81-mm mortar bomb, 14 40-mm bombs, fifty claymore mines of 13.5 kilograms each, on march 02, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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March - 3 
A key suspect in the 1993 Surat (Gujarat) bomb blast case, wanted by Police worldwide for over 17 years, was arrested from a north England grocery store, reports Times of India. 49-year-old Mohammed Hanif Umerji Patel alias Tiger Hanif was traced to
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A key suspect in the 1993 Surat (Gujarat) bomb blast case, wanted by Police worldwide for over 17 years, was arrested from a north England grocery store, reports Times of India. 49-year-old Mohammed Hanif Umerji Patel alias Tiger Hanif was traced to the grocery store in Bolton by Scotland Yard and later arrested from a house in Astley Street in Halliwell on February 16, a spokesman of the Metropolitan Police said on March 3. Tiger Hanif has been remanded in custody and will appear at City of Westminister Magistrate Court on March 25 where the India Government application for his extradition will come up.
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March - 3 
Demanding release of his close aide Venkateswar Reddy alias Telugu Dipak, who was arrested from the southern fringes of Kolkata, the Maoist leader Kishan said his outfit was ready for talks with the Government but it has not responded so far. Maoist
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Demanding release of his close aide Venkateswar Reddy alias Telugu Dipak, who was arrested from the southern fringes of Kolkata, the Maoist leader Kishan said his outfit was ready for talks with the Government but it has not responded so far. Maoist leader Venkateswar Reddy alias Telugu Dipak, arrested from Sarshuna in the southern fringes of Kolkata on March 2, was remanded to 14 days in Police custody by a court on March 3. Reddy - chief of the CPI-Maoists’ state military commission - was operating the Maoist network from Kolkata’s adjacent areas for the past 10 years, adds IANS.
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March - 3 
Five cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested along with loaded guns and Maoist literature from Murarpani village in Rajnandgaon District on March 3 reports IANS.
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Five cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested along with loaded guns and Maoist literature from Murarpani village in Rajnandgaon District on March 3 reports IANS.
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Four top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants and an Army officer, Captain Deepak Sharma, were killed during an encounter that lasted over 30 hours in the Dadsara village near Tral in Pulwama District, reports Daily Excelsior. The operation began in the
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Four top Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militants and an Army officer, Captain Deepak Sharma, were killed during an encounter that lasted over 30 hours in the Dadsara village near Tral in Pulwama District, reports Daily Excelsior. The operation began in the mornings of March 3 and ended on March 4. Defence spokesman Lieutenant Colonel J. S. Brar said, "The officer was martyred after killing two terrorists in fierce gun fight in densely populated and heavy build up area.” The Army officer was killed when he was leading a group of soldiers into the house where the militants were hiding. "An operation was launched on specific information about presence of militants in densely populated Dadsara village near Tral on Wednesday [March 3] morning. During 30-hour long gun battle, four top terrorists of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen were killed and five Under Barrel Grenade Launchers recovered", the spokesman added. The slain HM militants, identified as Shabbir Ahmad Mir alias Zahid alias Aamir, Mohammad Amin Mir alias Mitha, Ghulam Mohammad Mir and Khalid, were active in militancy-related activities for past 15 years and were high on wanted list of Security Forces.
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March - 3 
Gun battle broke out between SFs and militants in the forest area of Zarinwan in the Tral area. The encounter took when place when SFs who launched a search operation in the forest area came under fire from the militants. After brief exchange of fire
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Gun battle broke out between SFs and militants in the forest area of Zarinwan in the Tral area. The encounter took when place when SFs who launched a search operation in the forest area came under fire from the militants. After brief exchange of fire, the militants slipped deep into the forests. Unconfirmed reports said the Army had pressed a helicopter into service to track down the movement of the militants but have not been able to trace them so far.
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March - 3 
Hanif is wanted by the Indian authorities in connection with a terror bombings in Surat in Gujarat which killed an eight-year-old schoolgirl and left 12 others wounded. After the bomb blast, Indian Police issued a Red Corner notice for him through In
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Hanif is wanted by the Indian authorities in connection with a terror bombings in Surat in Gujarat which killed an eight-year-old schoolgirl and left 12 others wounded. After the bomb blast, Indian Police issued a Red Corner notice for him through Interpol, which activated a worldwide hunt for the suspect.
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March - 3 
Jayob Majhi alias Bulu, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, surrendered before Police at Paralakhemundi in Gajapati District on March 3, reported The Hindu. He hailed from Raiganda village under Adaba Police station in Rayagada Dist
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Jayob Majhi alias Bulu, a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, surrendered before Police at Paralakhemundi in Gajapati District on March 3, reported The Hindu. He hailed from Raiganda village under Adaba Police station in Rayagada District and was part of the Bansadhara division of the CPI-Maoist which is active in Gajapati, Rayagada, Kandhamal and Ganjam Districts of south Orissa.
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March - 3 
Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on March 3 called on Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi in the backdrop of the Centre’s talks with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). The Union Home Minister reassur
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Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on March 3 called on Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi in the backdrop of the Centre’s talks with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM). The Union Home Minister reassured the Chief Minister that “the Centre would not do anything that would create more problems in the Northeast”.
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March - 3 
One Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant was killed and two Security Force (SF) personnel injured in two encounters in Pulwama District on March 3, reports Daily Excelsior. The SFs launched a search and cordon operation at Mir Mohalla at Dadsara in the A
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One Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant was killed and two Security Force (SF) personnel injured in two encounters in Pulwama District on March 3, reports Daily Excelsior. The SFs launched a search and cordon operation at Mir Mohalla at Dadsara in the Awantipora area in the morning after receiving information about presence of two to four militants of the HM in the area, official sources said. Militants opened indiscriminate firing on the SFs as they were closing in on the house of one Ghulam Mohammad Mir, where the militants were hiding. The SFs retaliated, triggering off a gun battle in which one militant was killed and two SF personnel injured. Intermittent exchange of firing was continuing till reports last came in.
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March - 3 
PTI reports that a day after Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram termed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Koteswar Rao alias Kishan's truce offer as "bizarre", top Government officials on March 3 said Kishan's offer for talks may be
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PTI reports that a day after Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram termed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Koteswar Rao alias Kishan's truce offer as "bizarre", top Government officials on March 3 said Kishan's offer for talks may be considered if he could ensure complete cease-fire for 72 hours. Earlier, Chidambaram had termed the truce offer by the Maoist leader as "bizarre" while underlining double standards adopted by the Maoists.
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March - 3 
PTI reports that Security Forces seized a can bomb weighing 20 kilograms and four gelatin sticks each weighing two kilograms from a spot near Leyangi Pahar under Bandgaon Police station in West Singhbhum District on March 3.
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PTI reports that Security Forces seized a can bomb weighing 20 kilograms and four gelatin sticks each weighing two kilograms from a spot near Leyangi Pahar under Bandgaon Police station in West Singhbhum District on March 3.
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March - 3 
Sadashiva Gowda, an alleged sympathiser of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested by the Police near Hebri in Udupi District on March 3, reported The Hindu. A resident of Mairoli in Andar village, he was arrested on the charge
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Sadashiva Gowda, an alleged sympathiser of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested by the Police near Hebri in Udupi District on March 3, reported The Hindu. A resident of Mairoli in Andar village, he was arrested on the charge of providing logistic support to the Maoists.
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March - 3 
Telegraph reports that two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres, identified as Prahlad Malakar and Akon Das, were arrested by the Police at Barpara in Bongaigaon District on March 3.
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Telegraph reports that two United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadres, identified as Prahlad Malakar and Akon Das, were arrested by the Police at Barpara in Bongaigaon District on March 3.
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March - 3 
The Central Government has set up combined Special Operation Groups (SOGs) of State Police Forces and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Left Wing Extremism-affected States, which will coordinate among themselves for joint operations, reports Tim
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The Central Government has set up combined Special Operation Groups (SOGs) of State Police Forces and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Left Wing Extremism-affected States, which will coordinate among themselves for joint operations, reports Times of India on March 4. The SOGs will commence operations in seven most LWE infested States -- Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal, Orissa, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. The SOG teams would comprise of 40-50 selected personnel from the paramilitary and concerned State Police force.
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March - 3 
The Centre presented the counter proposal to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to resolve the vexed Naga problem, reports Assam Tribune. The first round of dialogue with new interlocutor R. S. Pandey was held in the aft
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The Centre presented the counter proposal to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to resolve the vexed Naga problem, reports Assam Tribune. The first round of dialogue with new interlocutor R. S. Pandey was held in the afternoon of March 3 at a Border Security Force (BSF) Camp in New Delhi.
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March - 3 
The militant training camps for those fighting in Jammu and Kashmir (India) are once again being established in ‘Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)’ and recruitment is also on the rise in Punjab, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) said on March 3,
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The militant training camps for those fighting in Jammu and Kashmir (India) are once again being established in ‘Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)’ and recruitment is also on the rise in Punjab, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) said on March 3, according to Daily Times. In its latest report, the BBC also mentioned that the United Jihad Council (UJC) meeting was held in Muzaffarabad in mid-January, chaired by former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General (r) Hameed Gul. The meeting decided that the freedom struggle or jihad should continue until the Indian occupation of Jammu and Kashmir comes to an end. According to the BBC, it looks evident now that the Kashmiri militant groups are once again working under the ‘patronage of the Pakistani establishment agencies’.
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March - 3 
The other Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ajay Maken, said: "In view of the prevailing security scenario in the country, the nuclear establishments, hotels, tourist and religious places and important personalities like scientists in the country c
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The other Minister of State for Home Affairs, Ajay Maken, said: "In view of the prevailing security scenario in the country, the nuclear establishments, hotels, tourist and religious places and important personalities like scientists in the country continue to remain prime target of the terrorist groups and outfits".
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March - 3 
The Union Government and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) continued talks for the second day on March 3 when its demand for sovereignty for Nagaland and its territorial claims over portions of neighbouring States were
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The Union Government and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) continued talks for the second day on March 3 when its demand for sovereignty for Nagaland and its territorial claims over portions of neighbouring States were categorically rejected, according to Nagaland Page. The talks revolved around a list of 30 demands submitted by NSCN-IM which included sovereignty for Nagaland. "We talked on all issues… There is seriousness on both sides to continue dialogue on sustained basis,“ Government’s interlocutor R.S. Pandey said after the meeting in New Delhi. Sources said NSCN-IM was conveyed that while sovereignty was not the issue for discussion but if need be, more autonomy could be considered. Among other issues in the charter demand, the NSCN-IM pointed out certain taxation matters and preservation of cultural heritage, the sources said.
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March - 3 
Tripura Governor D. Y. Patil said that militancy in the State had declined but not disappeared because of existence of insurgents camps in Bangladesh. “In Tripura, the menace of extremist activities has lessened, but not disappeared as many base camp
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Tripura Governor D. Y. Patil said that militancy in the State had declined but not disappeared because of existence of insurgents camps in Bangladesh. “In Tripura, the menace of extremist activities has lessened, but not disappeared as many base camps of these groups across the border remain intact enabling them to continue their onslaught in a different manner,” Patil said in his address to the Assembly. He added that to prevent infiltration by insurgents, the remaining portion of the border needs to be fenced expeditiously.
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March - 3 
Two top HM militants surrendered before the Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda in Doda District along with a large quantity of arms and ammunition. The militants were identified as Abdul Latif alias Hamza and Sher Mohammad alias Saifullah
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Two top HM militants surrendered before the Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda in Doda District along with a large quantity of arms and ammunition. The militants were identified as Abdul Latif alias Hamza and Sher Mohammad alias Saifullah, both residents of Darosh in the Dessa area of Doda District. Hamza was a HM ‘district commander’ operating in Doda and Kishtwar Districts for more than a decade while Saifullah was an active militant of the outfit for past about two years. At the time of surrender, the militants handed over a large quantity of arms and ammunition including one Universal Machine Gun, one AK-47 rifle, one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), seven RPG rounds, one pistol silencer, one .303 gun, six AK magazines, two Motorola wireless sets, 10 kg RDX, one Chinese grenade, one UBGL shell, seven RPGs, 50 detonators, one M-16 shell, one walkie-talkie set and a pouch. However, PTI reported that Abdul Latif Bali alias Abdu Hamza, was a self-styled ‘deputy divisional commander’ of the outfit, and Sher Mohammad alias Saifullah was his deputy.
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March - 3 
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran informed the Parliament on March 3 that the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, some of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists and nuclear establishments across
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran informed the Parliament on March 3 that the Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir, some of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) scientists and nuclear establishments across the country continue to be on the terror radar, reports Times of India. Admitting the threat on Vaishno Devi shrine, Ramachandran said: "The central security agencies have furnished inputs based on intelligence intercepts to that effect. It is not in public interest to disclose these facts." In his written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha (Upper house of the Parliament), he said the central security agencies regularly conduct security audit of all important pilgrimage centres including Tirupati temple (Andhra Pradesh) and Shirdi (Maharashtra). "The Ministry has sent advisories to the State Government and Union Territories administration to prepare appropriate security plans in order to secure and protect these religious places," he added.
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March - 3 
A private TV channel reported that the recently arrested Iranian militant Abdul Malik Reigi, leader of the banned Jundullah outfit, was among the 25,000 foreign recipients of Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs) issued by National Database an
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A private TV channel reported that the recently arrested Iranian militant Abdul Malik Reigi, leader of the banned Jundullah outfit, was among the 25,000 foreign recipients of Computerised National Identity Cards (CNICs) issued by National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA). The name written on Reigi’s CNIC was Saeed Ahmed s/o Ghulam Haider. Also, the Federal Investigation Agency arrested 12 foreigners in a raid at the NADRA office in Balochistan when they came to collect their CNICs.
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March - 3 
Daily Times reports that the British High Commission (BHC) received a call on March 3 from an unidentified person threatening to "blow them up" if the BHC did not close down its offices in Pakistan and Afghanistan. An official said that the Secretari
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Daily Times reports that the British High Commission (BHC) received a call on March 3 from an unidentified person threatening to "blow them up" if the BHC did not close down its offices in Pakistan and Afghanistan. An official said that the Secretariat Police had registered an FIR against the unknown caller on the complaint of BHC’s senior security officer Captain Shakil Ur Rahman.
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March - 3 
Motasim Agha Jan, son-in-law of Taliban ‘supreme’ leader Mullah Omar was arrested by Intelligence Officials from a house in Ahsanabad area in Karachi on March 3, according to Daily Times. According to the sources the arrestee held the office of Prime
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Motasim Agha Jan, son-in-law of Taliban ‘supreme’ leader Mullah Omar was arrested by Intelligence Officials from a house in Ahsanabad area in Karachi on March 3, according to Daily Times. According to the sources the arrestee held the office of Prime Minister during the Taliban regime in Afghanistan and was the seventh most senior leader of the Taliban Shura (Consultative Council) hierarchy. Meanwhile, Afghan Taliban spokesman, Qari Yousef, Ahmadi has denied the news of the arrest.
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March - 3 
One person was killed and two others injured in a landmine explosion that took place in the outskirts of Dera Bugti District on March 3, reports Daily Times. According to Police, the landmine was planted on a road leading to Dera Bugti.
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One person was killed and two others injured in a landmine explosion that took place in the outskirts of Dera Bugti District on March 3, reports Daily Times. According to Police, the landmine was planted on a road leading to Dera Bugti.
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March - 3 
One trooper died and four others injured in the overnight gun battle after an early morning attack on an Army check post in Chamarkand area of the Momand region of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 3, reports Dawn.
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One trooper died and four others injured in the overnight gun battle after an early morning attack on an Army check post in Chamarkand area of the Momand region of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 3, reports Dawn.
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March - 3 
Paramilitary Forces on March 3 claimed to have killed 38 Taliban militants during the weeklong Operation Spring Cleaning, reports Daily Times. Frontier Constabulary (FC) head Sifwat Ghayoor said that troops had seized control of the Taliban stronghol
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Paramilitary Forces on March 3 claimed to have killed 38 Taliban militants during the weeklong Operation Spring Cleaning, reports Daily Times. Frontier Constabulary (FC) head Sifwat Ghayoor said that troops had seized control of the Taliban stronghold Pastawana near the garrison city of Kohat. The operation was launched by the Army and FC troops on February 24 to flush out terrorists from the area, he said, adding that 18 of the Taliban militants had also been arrested. He said that one soldier was killed while six others wounded in the operation. “The first phase of the operation is over. Security Forces are in complete control of the area,” he said, adding that troops would now conduct house-to-house searches from today (March 4).
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March - 3 
Security Forces (SFs) killed a local Taliban ‘commander’, identified as Sultan Azeem, during an encounter in the Malakand Agency of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 3, according to Daily Times. Sultan Azeem’s body was found lying by the r
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Security Forces (SFs) killed a local Taliban ‘commander’, identified as Sultan Azeem, during an encounter in the Malakand Agency of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 3, according to Daily Times. Sultan Azeem’s body was found lying by the roadside in Palai area.
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March - 3 
Six militants surrendered to the Security Forces (SFs) in the Malangi area of Bajaur Agency. Tribal sources said the local elders persuaded the militants to lay down arms and surrender to the SFs. The surrendered militants were identified as Gul Fara
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Six militants surrendered to the Security Forces (SFs) in the Malangi area of Bajaur Agency. Tribal sources said the local elders persuaded the militants to lay down arms and surrender to the SFs. The surrendered militants were identified as Gul Faraz, Lal Zada, Sher Muhammad, Taj Khan, Sharif and Muhammad Zubair.
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March - 3 
The death toll in factional clash of the Taliban militants in the Kurram Agency of FATA rise to 10, official sources said on March 3, according to Daily Times. Earlier on March 2, it was reported that seven militants, including a ‘commander’, were ki
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The death toll in factional clash of the Taliban militants in the Kurram Agency of FATA rise to 10, official sources said on March 3, according to Daily Times. Earlier on March 2, it was reported that seven militants, including a ‘commander’, were killed in a clash between two factions of Taliban, headed by Mulla Toofan and Mulla Rafique, in Dogar area of Kurram Agency.
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March - 3 
The Education Department terminated the services of five teachers in Lower Dir for having alleged links with the Taliban. Education Department officials said that education officers in Lower Dir had carried out investigations and discovered proof of
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The Education Department terminated the services of five teachers in Lower Dir for having alleged links with the Taliban. Education Department officials said that education officers in Lower Dir had carried out investigations and discovered proof of the five terminated teachers’ links with the Taliban. The teachers who have been terminated include Rehman, Aqil Zada, Mohammad Nisar, Mohammad Ilyas and Mohammad Saeed.
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March - 3 
The militant training camps for those fighting in Jammu and Kashmir (India) are once again being established in ‘Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)’ and recruitment is also on the rise in Punjab, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) said on March 3,
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The militant training camps for those fighting in Jammu and Kashmir (India) are once again being established in ‘Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)’ and recruitment is also on the rise in Punjab, the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) said on March 3, according to Daily Times. In its latest report, the BBC also mentioned that the United Jihad Council (UJC) meeting was held in Muzaffarabad in mid-January, chaired by former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) chief Lieutenant General (r) Hameed Gul. The meeting decided that the freedom struggle or jihad should continue until the Indian occupation of Jammu and Kashmir comes to an end. According to the BBC, it looks evident now that the Kashmiri militant groups are once again working under the ‘patronage of the Pakistani establishment agencies’.
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March - 3 
The SFs killed a supplier of suicide jackets and explosives, Mohammad Iqbal, who operated a key inter-city network during an encounter in the north-western part of Peshawar. The Army sources said Iqbal belonged to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) fac
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The SFs killed a supplier of suicide jackets and explosives, Mohammad Iqbal, who operated a key inter-city network during an encounter in the north-western part of Peshawar. The Army sources said Iqbal belonged to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) faction of Khyber Agency. “He was a key supplier of suicide bomb jackets and explosives to Islamabad and other cities of Pakistan,” the Army said. He was accused of supplying explosives for “21 suicide vehicles” to Swat District, where Pakistan launched a military operation in 2009.
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March - 3 
The Taliban militants blew up a boys’ school in the Spin Qabar area of Khyber Agency in the midnight. However, there was no loss of life and property was reported.
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The Taliban militants blew up a boys’ school in the Spin Qabar area of Khyber Agency in the midnight. However, there was no loss of life and property was reported.
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March - 3 
US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke on March 3 said that the February 26 terrorist attack in Kabul did not target the Indians specifically and cautioned against jumping to conclusions without any solid proof, repo
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US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan Richard Holbrooke on March 3 said that the February 26 terrorist attack in Kabul did not target the Indians specifically and cautioned against jumping to conclusions without any solid proof, reports The News. “In regard to this attack, I do not accept the fact that this was an attack on an Indian facility like the embassy. They were foreigners, non-Indian foreigners hurt. It was a soft target,” he told reporters at a State Department briefing. “And let us not jump to conclusions. I understand why everyone in Pakistan and everyone in India always focus on the other. But please, let us not draw a conclusion which for which there is no proof,” Holbrooke stated, responding to a question, which suggested that Indians based in Kabul were being targeted. Holbrook’s remarks came after an Afghan official in Kabul alleged a Pakistan-based militant outfit’s link to the incident but did not provide any substantial evidence.
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March - 3 
Himalayan Times reports that the Standing Committee member of the ruling CPN-UML K. P. Sharma Oli said in Chitwan District that the cases of shootings on the media persons was a legacy of the Maoist insurgency.
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Himalayan Times reports that the Standing Committee member of the ruling CPN-UML K. P. Sharma Oli said in Chitwan District that the cases of shootings on the media persons was a legacy of the Maoist insurgency.
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March - 3 
One leader of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), Laxam Yadav, managed to escape unhurt when an unidentified armed gang opened fire in Saptari District on March 3.
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One leader of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML), Laxam Yadav, managed to escape unhurt when an unidentified armed gang opened fire in Saptari District on March 3.
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March - 3 
The High Level Political Mechanism (HLPM) meeting of the three major political parties, Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist), Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and Nepali Congress (NC) on March 3 fail
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The High Level Political Mechanism (HLPM) meeting of the three major political parties, Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist), Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) and Nepali Congress (NC) on March 3 failed to forge an understanding on the terms of Reference of State Restructuring Commission, reports Kantipuronline.
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March - 3 
The Police arrested seven cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) from two dormitories at Dhaka University on March 3 for suspicious activities, reports Daily Star. However, they were granted bail by a Dhaka Court.
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The Police arrested seven cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) from two dormitories at Dhaka University on March 3 for suspicious activities, reports Daily Star. However, they were granted bail by a Dhaka Court.
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March - 3 
The German Police arrested six Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres suspected of raising funds for the outfit, reports Colombo Page. The federal prosecution agency of Germany said on March 5 that the Police arrested three German nationals a
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The German Police arrested six Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres suspected of raising funds for the outfit, reports Colombo Page. The federal prosecution agency of Germany said on March 5 that the Police arrested three German nationals and three Sri Lankan nationals aged between 22 and 58 on March 3. The suspects were arrested during raids on eight premises including the Tamil Coordination Committee (TCC) in Oberhausen in Essen.
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March - 4 
A 19-year-old girl, Anju Kumari from Latehar District, was shot at and wounded by Naxals (Left Wing Extremists) because she filed a Police case against their leader Pappu Lohra alleging rape and assault on March 4, reported NDTV.
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A 19-year-old girl, Anju Kumari from Latehar District, was shot at and wounded by Naxals (Left Wing Extremists) because she filed a Police case against their leader Pappu Lohra alleging rape and assault on March 4, reported NDTV.
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March - 4 
A Delhi court on March 4 allowed the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to interrogate a suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant as part of its probe against Pakistani born American national David Coleman Headley charged with conspiring in November
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A Delhi court on March 4 allowed the National Investigating Agency (NIA) to interrogate a suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant as part of its probe against Pakistani born American national David Coleman Headley charged with conspiring in November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, PTI reported. Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Kaveri Baweja allowed an application by the NIA seeking permission to examine Mohammad Aslam who was arrested by the Delhi Police's Special Cell from the Ajmeri Gate side of the New Delhi railway station on August 25, 2009.
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March - 4 
About 250 kilograms of explosive materials, suspected to be stockpiled by the CPI-Maoist was recovered by Security Forces (SFs) after a gunfight with the Maoists at Shirshi in the Lalgarh region of West Medinipur District on March 4, reported The Hin
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About 250 kilograms of explosive materials, suspected to be stockpiled by the CPI-Maoist was recovered by Security Forces (SFs) after a gunfight with the Maoists at Shirshi in the Lalgarh region of West Medinipur District on March 4, reported The Hindu. Among the cache was 200 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, 50 kilograms of sulphur and a gas cylinder.
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March - 4 
According to Sentinel, founder ‘vice-chairman’ of ULFA, Pradip Gogoi, was released on March 4 from jail after 18 years and he immediately called for initiation of the peace process to end insurgency in Assam. The court of the Kamrup Chief Judicial Ma
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According to Sentinel, founder ‘vice-chairman’ of ULFA, Pradip Gogoi, was released on March 4 from jail after 18 years and he immediately called for initiation of the peace process to end insurgency in Assam. The court of the Kamrup Chief Judicial Magistrate freed Gogoi after the ULFA leader furnished INR 1.2 million in bail bonds as sureties in nine cases. Gogoi urged the Government to release other top jailed leaders, including ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, ideologue Bhimkanta Buragohain and ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ Raju Baruah to expedite the peace process.
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March - 4 
Delhi Police on March 4 sought death penalty from a court against two Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) militants, including a Bangladeshi national, who have been convicted of waging war against the country and possessing explosives, reports PTI. Publ
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Delhi Police on March 4 sought death penalty from a court against two Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) militants, including a Bangladeshi national, who have been convicted of waging war against the country and possessing explosives, reports PTI. Public Prosecutor Vinod Kumar Sharma argued for the capital punishment against Mohammad Amin Wani, a Jammu and Kashmir resident, and Lutfur Rahman, the Bangladeshi national who is reportedly to have received training at the instance of Pakistan-based Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed.
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March - 4 
The Centre on March 4 clarified that it had not received any formal request for peace dialogues so far at the organizational level from the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), reports Assam Tribune. The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs sa
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The Centre on March 4 clarified that it had not received any formal request for peace dialogues so far at the organizational level from the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), reports Assam Tribune. The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs said that the Government of India has always shown its willingness to enter into dialogue with any group, which is willing to abjure the path of violence and place its demand within the framework of the Constitution of India. Sources added that at least one round of meeting between top officials and the ULFA leaders were held in the jail premises. The ULFA leaders were advised to draft its charter of demands.
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March - 4 
The Hindu reported that arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Venkatesh Reddy alias Telugu Deepak, admitted on March 4 that he was tasked with setting up a safe corridor between the forested areas of West Bengal's south-western
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The Hindu reported that arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Venkatesh Reddy alias Telugu Deepak, admitted on March 4 that he was tasked with setting up a safe corridor between the forested areas of West Bengal's south-western Districts (known as Jangalmahal) and Nandigram and said the Trinamool Congress party had provided Maoists with arms and that they, in turn, gave supporters of the party arms training during the movement in Nandigram.
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March - 4 
The Reang refugee problem discussed on March 4 in the Tripura House with ruling party’s Member of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and Opposition members accusing each other for stalling the repatriation of refugees to Mizoram. Revenue Minister Badal Chow
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The Reang refugee problem discussed on March 4 in the Tripura House with ruling party’s Member of Legislative Assembly (MLAs) and Opposition members accusing each other for stalling the repatriation of refugees to Mizoram. Revenue Minister Badal Chowdhury said the sufferings of refugees as pathetic and further added that State Government had been demanding Centre’s intervention to ensure early repartition of refugees sheltered in six relief camps in the North District.
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March - 4 
The Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), political wing of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), said its ‘executive committee’ in February 2010 resolved to support the struggle for freedom of Nagaland, but decided to oppose any design to break up Manip
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The Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), political wing of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), said its ‘executive committee’ in February 2010 resolved to support the struggle for freedom of Nagaland, but decided to oppose any design to break up Manipur as a result of the political dialogue. “The meeting also decided to face boldly any design by the NSCN-IM to strain relationships among revolutionary groups in the region,” T. Leisemba, ‘publicity secretary’ of the RPF, said in a statement. The statement said the NSCN-IM cadres had shot dead two PLA cadres and injured another on October 19, 2009. Following the incident, the RPF reviewed its policy and decided to fight any move of the NSCN-IM to break up Manipur and strain relations among fraternal groups, the statement added.
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March - 4 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) decided to send 2,000 more Paramilitary Force personnel, trained in jungle warfare, to Bihar and Jharkhand to help the Police counter the Left Wing Extremist (LWE) violence, reported The Hindu.
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) decided to send 2,000 more Paramilitary Force personnel, trained in jungle warfare, to Bihar and Jharkhand to help the Police counter the Left Wing Extremist (LWE) violence, reported The Hindu.
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March - 4 
The United Committee Manipur (UCM) reiterated that it would not allow breaking up of the State.
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The United Committee Manipur (UCM) reiterated that it would not allow breaking up of the State.
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March - 4 
The West Bengal Government declined to comment on Maoist Politburo member Koteswar Rao alias Kishan's offer to hold talks with the Centre, provided Maoist leader Deepak is released unconditionally.
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The West Bengal Government declined to comment on Maoist Politburo member Koteswar Rao alias Kishan's offer to hold talks with the Centre, provided Maoist leader Deepak is released unconditionally.
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March - 4 
Voicing concern over America's reported decision to supply sophisticated weapons to Pakistan, Defence Minister A.K. Antony on March 4 said that the US should ensure that the "latest tranche of military aid" is used in fighting al-Qaeda and Taliban te
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Voicing concern over America's reported decision to supply sophisticated weapons to Pakistan, Defence Minister A.K. Antony on March 4 said that the US should ensure that the "latest tranche of military aid" is used in fighting al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorists and not against India, reports Times of India. "Given our bitter past experience of how Islamabad used such aid against India, Washington should ensure that the latest tranche of military aid is used only for the purpose of countering al-Qaeda and Taliban terrorists and not against India," he said in a statement in New Delhi
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March - 4 
Daily Times reports that an unidentified person, suspected to be a suicide bomber, was killed in a blast at a grocery shop, about seven kilometres from the Sarwar Chowk of Shaheed town on March 4. Police said the suspected bomber might have stayed in
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Daily Times reports that an unidentified person, suspected to be a suicide bomber, was killed in a blast at a grocery shop, about seven kilometres from the Sarwar Chowk of Shaheed town on March 4. Police said the suspected bomber might have stayed inside the shop to avoid the rain when the explosives he was carrying went off accidentally.
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March - 4 
Nine more Taliban militants were killed in the on going factional clash between followers of Noor Jamal alias Mullah Toofan and Rafiq Mengal in the Neka Ziarat area of Kurram Agency on March 4. The sources added that the Rafiq Mengal faction had also
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Nine more Taliban militants were killed in the on going factional clash between followers of Noor Jamal alias Mullah Toofan and Rafiq Mengal in the Neka Ziarat area of Kurram Agency on March 4. The sources added that the Rafiq Mengal faction had also detained 11 cadres of the rival faction. While the Mulla Toofan group is associated with the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), the Rafiq Mengal faction is associated with the Ishaat-e-Tauheed-Wa-Sunnah. Both factions are part of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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March - 4 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested 25 suspected militants, including three militant ‘commanders’, in separate raids in Ziarat Kaka Sahib and Badrashi areas of Nowshera District, reports The News. The sources said the law-enforcement agencies recovered ar
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested 25 suspected militants, including three militant ‘commanders’, in separate raids in Ziarat Kaka Sahib and Badrashi areas of Nowshera District, reports The News. The sources said the law-enforcement agencies recovered arms, explosives and important documents from the arrested persons. The ‘commanders’ were identified as Maulana Arshad, Maulana Insaf alias Habib, resident of Darra Adamkhel and Shakeel alias Nasir. Maulana Arshad was reported to be the ‘deputy leader’ of militants operating in Nowshera and Charsadda under the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the sources said.
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March - 4 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ’commander’ from Surjani town in Karachi. The arrestee was identified as Alam Mehsud. Senior Superintendent of Police Fayyaz Khan, leader of the CID
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of Sindh Police arrested a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ’commander’ from Surjani town in Karachi. The arrestee was identified as Alam Mehsud. Senior Superintendent of Police Fayyaz Khan, leader of the CID team, said that Alam was a close aide of the slain TTP ‘chief’ Baitullah Mehsud.
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March - 4 
The SFs arrested three persons, including an Afghan national, and recovered arm and explosives from an Afghanistan-bound passenger vehicle at Michni check post in Khyber Agency in the night of March 4, reports The News. An Afghan national Wajihullah,
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The SFs arrested three persons, including an Afghan national, and recovered arm and explosives from an Afghanistan-bound passenger vehicle at Michni check post in Khyber Agency in the night of March 4, reports The News. An Afghan national Wajihullah, driver and cleaner of the vehicle Abdur Rasheed and Zabihullah were also arrested. 14 magnetic bombs, 32 detonators, eight kilograms of explosives, 290 bullets, two Kalashnikov rifles and three pistol magazines were recovered from the possession of the arrestees.
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March - 4 
According to the Himalayan Times, a Constituent Assembly (CA) committee formed to study the preliminary reports of CA's 11 thematic committees submitted the report of Committee to Determine the Structure of Constitutional Bodies to the full House of
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According to the Himalayan Times, a Constituent Assembly (CA) committee formed to study the preliminary reports of CA's 11 thematic committees submitted the report of Committee to Determine the Structure of Constitutional Bodies to the full House of the CA.
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March - 4 
Nepal Student Union (NSU) activist Suresh Tamang sustained injury when cadres of Young Communist League (YCL) and the members of the Nepali Congress (NC) clashed in Dhading District, reports Kantipuronline.
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Nepal Student Union (NSU) activist Suresh Tamang sustained injury when cadres of Young Communist League (YCL) and the members of the Nepali Congress (NC) clashed in Dhading District, reports Kantipuronline.
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March - 4 
Nine Police men and two Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres were injured in a clash when Police tried to evict the Maoists from the property of a local landowner at Sauraha in Bacheli Village Development Committee (VDC
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Nine Police men and two Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres were injured in a clash when Police tried to evict the Maoists from the property of a local landowner at Sauraha in Bacheli Village Development Committee (VDC) of Chitwan District on March 4, reports Himalayan Times. The Maoists also disrupted Narayanghat-Hetauda road section following the incident.
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March - 4 
The leaders of the NC warned in Sanepa of Lalitpur District that the country will plunge into a serious crisis if the NC makes a power sharing deal with the Unified CPN-Maoist, saying the Maoists has betrayed the party time and again in the past.
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The leaders of the NC warned in Sanepa of Lalitpur District that the country will plunge into a serious crisis if the NC makes a power sharing deal with the Unified CPN-Maoist, saying the Maoists has betrayed the party time and again in the past.
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March - 4 
The Vice-President of the Unified CPN-Maoist Baburam Bhattarai said on March 4 that all United Nations verified combatants must be integrated for new constitution. He mentioned that the new constitution wont' be drafted unless all 19,000 Maoist comba
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The Vice-President of the Unified CPN-Maoist Baburam Bhattarai said on March 4 that all United Nations verified combatants must be integrated for new constitution. He mentioned that the new constitution wont' be drafted unless all 19,000 Maoist combatants verified by the United Nation’s Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) are integrated.
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March - 4 
Kishoreganj Police arrested two Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) cadres, Ramjan Ali and Azizul Huq, of Kishoreganj District unit while leading a procession in the town protesting against the Government, reports Daily Star.
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Kishoreganj Police arrested two Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) cadres, Ramjan Ali and Azizul Huq, of Kishoreganj District unit while leading a procession in the town protesting against the Government, reports Daily Star.
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March - 4 
Rajshahi Police arrested three cadres of the Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), also students of Rajshahi University (RU), from RU campus on March 4, reports Daily Star. Police also raided five ICS controlled private dormitories for female students of diff
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Rajshahi Police arrested three cadres of the Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), also students of Rajshahi University (RU), from RU campus on March 4, reports Daily Star. Police also raided five ICS controlled private dormitories for female students of different educational institutions in the city and seized seven jihadi books from one of them.
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March - 4 
Teachers of Rajshahi University (RU), supporting the Jmmat-e-Islami (JeI) held a secret meeting on March 4 defying the restriction on political activities on the campus. Sources said the teachers sat in the meeting hearing the news of arrest of forme
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Teachers of Rajshahi University (RU), supporting the Jmmat-e-Islami (JeI) held a secret meeting on March 4 defying the restriction on political activities on the campus. Sources said the teachers sat in the meeting hearing the news of arrest of former RU unit Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) president, Delwar Hossain Sayedee.
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March - 4 
Troops during search and clear operations in Puthukkudiyiruppu area of Anuradhapura District on March 4 recovered one 60-mm mortar bomb, two 60-mm mortar fuses, 48 explosive devices and four hand grenades, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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Troops during search and clear operations in Puthukkudiyiruppu area of Anuradhapura District on March 4 recovered one 60-mm mortar bomb, two 60-mm mortar fuses, 48 explosive devices and four hand grenades, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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March - 4 
Troops in the East recovered one anti-personnel mine in the Kallar area of Batticaloa District on the March 4, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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Troops in the East recovered one anti-personnel mine in the Kallar area of Batticaloa District on the March 4, according to a Sri Lanka Army report.
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March - 5 
A 45-year-old businessman, Nepal Halder, who was abducted on February 21 and held hostage in forests — possibly in Assam — returned to Malda District of West Bengal on March 5, reports Telegraph. A day after his abduction from Old Malda on February 2
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A 45-year-old businessman, Nepal Halder, who was abducted on February 21 and held hostage in forests — possibly in Assam — returned to Malda District of West Bengal on March 5, reports Telegraph. A day after his abduction from Old Malda on February 21, his wife Gangarani had received a call demanding INR ten million for his release. But the family members refused to say if they had paid the ransom to secure the release. Police suspect that he had been abducted by Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) or United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants and a financial deal had been struck for his release.
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March - 5 
A cadre belonging to Vice Chairman faction of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Gautam alias Chaouba (24), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from general area of Elangkhangpokpi under Kakching Police Stat
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A cadre belonging to Vice Chairman faction of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Gautam alias Chaouba (24), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from general area of Elangkhangpokpi under Kakching Police Station in Thoubal District.
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March - 5 
A salesman of a licensed country liquor shop, Anuj Gupta, was shot dead by a group of five suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Balishankar in Sundargarh District on March 5, reports PTI. The suspected Maoists left
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A salesman of a licensed country liquor shop, Anuj Gupta, was shot dead by a group of five suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Balishankar in Sundargarh District on March 5, reports PTI. The suspected Maoists left behind a poster claiming themselves to be members of 'Mazdoor Trishul Manch', a newly formed group of Maoists in the District.
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March - 5 
An unspecified number of militants fired on a house of Village Defence Committee (VDC) member Jan Mohammad from Thathri forest area of Doda District, in the wee hours of March 5, Police said, reports Daily Excelsior. But members of VDC however repuls
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An unspecified number of militants fired on a house of Village Defence Committee (VDC) member Jan Mohammad from Thathri forest area of Doda District, in the wee hours of March 5, Police said, reports Daily Excelsior. But members of VDC however repulsed the attack of militants and forced them to flee in forest area.
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March - 5 
Army and Police recovered explosive devices and ammunition during a search operation at Peer Kaleva forests near Dudasan Bala in Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri District. A hide-out of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit was destroyed during the search operati
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Army and Police recovered explosive devices and ammunition during a search operation at Peer Kaleva forests near Dudasan Bala in Thanna Mandi area of Rajouri District. A hide-out of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit was destroyed during the search operation, Police said. Recoveries made during the searches include 30 grenades of Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), six hand grenades, 23 Pika rounds and three detonators.
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March - 5 
Bihar Minister for Water Resources Development Brijendra Prasad Yadav told the State assembly on March 5 that Bihar Government will provide INR 150, 000 as compensation to the family of the 11 villagers killed by the Communist Party of India- Maoist
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Bihar Minister for Water Resources Development Brijendra Prasad Yadav told the State assembly on March 5 that Bihar Government will provide INR 150, 000 as compensation to the family of the 11 villagers killed by the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Phulwari- Korsai village in Jamui District on February 18, reported PTI. The injured would receive an amount ranging between INR 20,000 and INR 50,000 depending on the nature of their injuries. The Government had also sanctioned INR 19, 70, 000 for construction of over 200 houses which were set ablaze.
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March - 5 
People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Abdual Matalab (24), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel in the general area of Chamol under Tengnoupal Police Station in Chandel District on March 5.
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People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Abdual Matalab (24), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel in the general area of Chamol under Tengnoupal Police Station in Chandel District on March 5.
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March - 5 
Police in Doda and Kishtwar Districts have identified 15 young women, who have been actively working for LeT and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfits and were even trying to motivate other ladies to join ranks of the militants. Inputs developed by Police
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Police in Doda and Kishtwar Districts have identified 15 young women, who have been actively working for LeT and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) outfits and were even trying to motivate other ladies to join ranks of the militants. Inputs developed by Police of Doda and Kishtwar through their Intelligence network during past few days of winter have confirmed earlier intercepts of some women’s support to the militants of two major outfits in the two Districts.
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March - 5 
The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh Police arrested an Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre and accused in the September 13, 2008 Delhi serial bomb blasts identified as Salman alias Chhotu, in Siddhartnagar District in the night of March 5, r
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The Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) of the Uttar Pradesh Police arrested an Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre and accused in the September 13, 2008 Delhi serial bomb blasts identified as Salman alias Chhotu, in Siddhartnagar District in the night of March 5, reports The Hindu. He carried a reward of INR 100000 on his head announced by the Delhi Police for his involvement in the bomb blast. He was also involved in the serial bomb blasts in Gorakhpur (Uttar Pradesh) on May 22, 2007, bomb blasts in the Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) civil court on November 23, 2007, the May 13, 2008 bomb blasts in Jaipur (Rajasthan), as well as the serial bomb blasts in Ahmadabad (Gujarat) on July 26, 2008.
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March - 5 
The Chhattisgarh Police arrested five cadres of the Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Rowghat Forest area in Kanker District on March 5, reports ANI. The arrested Maoists were identified as Lakhmu, Jai Singh, Santu, Hannu and Kohlu. L
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The Chhattisgarh Police arrested five cadres of the Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Rowghat Forest area in Kanker District on March 5, reports ANI. The arrested Maoists were identified as Lakhmu, Jai Singh, Santu, Hannu and Kohlu. Lakhmu was presiding over the Gardha Area Committee of the Maoists.
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March - 5 
The Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) declared ‘shoot at sight order’ for the violators of the code of conduct of the Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination which is scheduled to take place on March 8-26, 2010.
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The Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) declared ‘shoot at sight order’ for the violators of the code of conduct of the Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate Examination which is scheduled to take place on March 8-26, 2010.
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March - 5 
Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted headmaster of Shibram Satpathy School Ranjit Duley from Sarulia in Bankura District on March 5. Police suspect that Ranjit’s abduction has a revenge motive.
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Times of India reports that the Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted headmaster of Shibram Satpathy School Ranjit Duley from Sarulia in Bankura District on March 5. Police suspect that Ranjit’s abduction has a revenge motive. On August 15, 2009, Ranjit’s brother Ramkrishna was shot dead by Maoists. Both brothers were members of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) local committee at Sarulia. After the killing, Ranjit quit the committee but continued being a party member despite Maoist threats.
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March - 5 
Tripura Government accused Mizoram of going against the Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA) directive by not taking steps to repatriate Reang refugees who have been sheltered in Tripura for 13 years, reports Sentinel. Tripura State Relief and Rehab
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Tripura Government accused Mizoram of going against the Union Ministry of Home Affairs’ (MHA) directive by not taking steps to repatriate Reang refugees who have been sheltered in Tripura for 13 years, reports Sentinel. Tripura State Relief and Rehabilitation Minister Badal Choudhury on March 5 said, "The Mizoram Government has been violating the Union Home Ministry’s direction over the repatriation of Reang tribal refugees. Whenever the Centre and Tripura Government takes efforts to send back the evacuees, the Mizoram Government fails to take initiative to take back their residents."
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March - 5 
Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said in New Delhi on February 5 that the objective of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) engaged in an armed ‘liberation struggle' was to overthrow the Indian State by 2050, as indicated by documents sei
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Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai said in New Delhi on February 5 that the objective of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) engaged in an armed ‘liberation struggle' was to overthrow the Indian State by 2050, as indicated by documents seized from them, reported The Hindu. Pillai also said that an in-depth analysis of Maoist operations also pointed to assistance by former Army men. "It is quite likely that the violence will go up in 2010 or 2011 before the tide begins to turn," he said adding that the Government would need seven to eight years to have full control over the areas lost to the Maoists. Pillai also said that the Bihar Government is a "little soft" in taking any "hard action" against Maoists since assembly elections are scheduled in 2010, added PTI.
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March - 5 
An improvised explosive device (IED) planted at the Ganj Bakhsh market in the Mardan area of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) went off on March 5, destroying five shops, according to Daily Times.
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An improvised explosive device (IED) planted at the Ganj Bakhsh market in the Mardan area of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) went off on March 5, destroying five shops, according to Daily Times.
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March - 5 
At least 30 Taliban militants were killed when Security Forces (SFs) retaliated against a predawn attack on Marjhana security post in the Chamarkand area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit), some 45 kilometres northeast of Ghallanai, in Mohmand Agency of F
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At least 30 Taliban militants were killed when Security Forces (SFs) retaliated against a predawn attack on Marjhana security post in the Chamarkand area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit), some 45 kilometres northeast of Ghallanai, in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 5 (today), according to Daily Times. Local sources said 30 Taliban militants, including two ‘local commanders’, were killed in the fighting in the Chamarkand area. The sources said the Taliban militants attacked the security post with mortars and rockets at around 3:30am (PST). An Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement said one soldier was also killed in the fighting. However, Taliban spokesman Akramullah Mohmand claimed that only four Taliban were killed in the fighting, while “11 security personnel died in the attack”. He claimed the Taliban militants destroyed three security posts in the attack.
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March - 5 
Five militants were killed in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Charbagh and Matta tehsils (revenue unit) in Swat Valley of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 5, according to Daily Times. The sources said a clash occurred in Charbagh te
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Five militants were killed in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Charbagh and Matta tehsils (revenue unit) in Swat Valley of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 5, according to Daily Times. The sources said a clash occurred in Charbagh tehsil during a search operation in which four militants were killed. SFs also arrested two militants in a search operation in the same area. The arrested militants were identified as Shahzada, Laiqzada alias Saifullah, Abdul Nasir and Abdullah.
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March - 5 
Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on March 5 said, "We have dealt severe blows to terrorists and the day is not far when we will rid the country of them", according to Daily Times. In his first address to the nation on radio, Prime Minister
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Pakistan Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani on March 5 said, "We have dealt severe blows to terrorists and the day is not far when we will rid the country of them", according to Daily Times. In his first address to the nation on radio, Prime Minister said terrorism had severely affected the national economy, deterring international investors from investing in the country. "Disappointed and unsuccessful, these terrorists turned to civilian populations, but the vigilant people of the country have seen their real faces now," he added. In addition, Yousaf Raza Gilani vowed to restore the 1973 constitution to its original form. He said his Government would complete its constitutional term after which it would appear before the nation once again to be held accountable. "We are trying to revive the unanimous 1973 constitution to its original form, which has been distorted by dictators. We are rectifying it and the nation will soon hear the good news," Gilani said, adding that the government had replaced the concept of political confrontation with the notion of reconciliation and harmony.
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March - 5 
Police arrested three militants from the Ellam Mountain in Buner District. Sources said the militants were identified as Noorul Alam, Shaukat Ali and Gul Qadar.
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Police arrested three militants from the Ellam Mountain in Buner District. Sources said the militants were identified as Noorul Alam, Shaukat Ali and Gul Qadar.
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March - 5 
SFs killed a militant in Narai Sar, in the outskirts of Mingora, and arrested seven others.
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SFs killed a militant in Narai Sar, in the outskirts of Mingora, and arrested seven others.
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March - 5 
SFs killed a militant, identified as Abdullah, in Qalagai area in Matta tehsil. SFs also set ablaze the house of militant ‘commander’ Shah Wazir Khan in Barikot tehsil.
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SFs killed a militant, identified as Abdullah, in Qalagai area in Matta tehsil. SFs also set ablaze the house of militant ‘commander’ Shah Wazir Khan in Barikot tehsil.
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March - 5 
The Army officials said there were strong indications that senior Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commanders’, including Maulvi Faqir Mohammad, Maulvi Abdul Wali, Qari Ziaur Rahman and Omar Rahman alias Fateh, were killed or injured in heavy bombin
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The Army officials said there were strong indications that senior Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commanders’, including Maulvi Faqir Mohammad, Maulvi Abdul Wali, Qari Ziaur Rahman and Omar Rahman alias Fateh, were killed or injured in heavy bombing by the Army gunship helicopters in Pindyali tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 5, according to The News. "We have struck some hideouts of militants in Pindyali, where, according to our intelligence reports, Faqir Mohammad, Omar Khalid, Qari Zia and Fateh from Swat were hiding," an Army official said. He added that they had learnt from their local sources that the militant commanders were present in the hideout during the attack and could have been killed or injured. The officials, however, did not provide further details about the number of the militants and their identity, who were killed or injured in the bombing. Faqir Mohammad is ‘chief’ of Bajaur Taliban militants and ‘deputy leader’ of the TTP. According to officials, Fateh, a dreaded militant ‘commander’ from Swat, whose real name is Omar Rahman, had come to Bajaur along with his fighters when a massive military operation was launched by the Government in 2009. Ziaur Rahman, according to the officials, was earlier operating in the Charmang area of Bajaur and had put tough resistance to Security Forces (SFs) during early days of the military operation launched on August 6, 2008. There were also reports that Qari Ziaur Rahman later went back to Afghanistan on the intervention of Afghan Taliban ‘commanders’, where he was appointed the ‘commander’ for the Marawara area in Kunar province of Afghanistan.
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March - 5 
Twelve persons, including four women, were killed and 33 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a Parachinar-bound civilian convoy carrying Shia passengers in Tull area of Hangu in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 5, according to D
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Twelve persons, including four women, were killed and 33 others injured when a suicide bomber targeted a Parachinar-bound civilian convoy carrying Shia passengers in Tull area of Hangu in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 5, according to Daily Times. Local administration officials said the suicide bomber blew himself up when the civilian convoy, on its way to Parachinar and escorted by the Frontier Corps, slowed down at a speed breaker near a petrol station, some two kilometres from Tull city. Thirteen of the injured persons are said to be students of a local private school. Eyewitnesses said that the suicide bomber was on foot and was waiting near the petrol station. They said he detonated the explosives strapped to his body when the convoy passed by. "The target was a Shia convoy. This is sectarian violence," Kohat Division Commissioner Khalid Umarzai said.
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March - 5 
Two Taliban ‘commanders’ Latifullah and Najeebullah along with their 35 aides surrendered before the SFs in the Bajaur Agency, reports Daily Times. Latifullah and Najeebullah left the defunct Tehreek-e-Taliban (Latif faction), a militant outfit, and
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Two Taliban ‘commanders’ Latifullah and Najeebullah along with their 35 aides surrendered before the SFs in the Bajaur Agency, reports Daily Times. Latifullah and Najeebullah left the defunct Tehreek-e-Taliban (Latif faction), a militant outfit, and announced complete support to the SFs and the political administration for maintaining peace in the area.
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March - 5 
Leaders of the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) held bilateral discussions on making appointments in constitutional bodies, which have remained vacant for a long time due to non-cooperation b
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Leaders of the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) held bilateral discussions on making appointments in constitutional bodies, which have remained vacant for a long time due to non-cooperation by the main opposition Unified CPN-Maoist Party.
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March - 5 
The Chairman of the main opposition party Unified CPN-Maoist Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda said that the country could get the constitution with the two-third majority of leftists in the Constituent Assembly if they could be united. "It’s possib
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The Chairman of the main opposition party Unified CPN-Maoist Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda said that the country could get the constitution with the two-third majority of leftists in the Constituent Assembly if they could be united. "It’s possible to make a single communist centre through ideological and political struggle," he added.
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March - 5 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara on March 5 said that conflict existed mainly within four major political parties in the Constituent Assembly, reports Himalayan Times. He added that "Confl
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) leader Krishna Bahadur Mahara on March 5 said that conflict existed mainly within four major political parties in the Constituent Assembly, reports Himalayan Times. He added that "Conflict is underway between regressive, status-quoists, progressive and transformers". "We are for pro-people and progressive statute," he asserted.
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March - 5 
Daily Star reports that Nannu Mia alias Belal Mandal alias Billal, a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist, who was arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dhaka on February 28, admitted that he made safe passages for several terrorists, who were
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Daily Star reports that Nannu Mia alias Belal Mandal alias Billal, a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terrorist, who was arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Dhaka on February 28, admitted that he made safe passages for several terrorists, who were involved in 1999 Indian plane hijacking, to India from Bangladesh.
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March - 6 
A Maoist, identified as Deba Padiami (32), was arrested from the forest near Chitrangapalli in Malkangiri District on March 6 during a joint combing operation, conducted by Special Operation Group (SOG) and the District Police. Padiami is a leader of
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A Maoist, identified as Deba Padiami (32), was arrested from the forest near Chitrangapalli in Malkangiri District on March 6 during a joint combing operation, conducted by Special Operation Group (SOG) and the District Police. Padiami is a leader of Padia Naxal Dalam (squad) operating in his native Durmaguda village in the District.
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March - 6 
Kolkata (West Bengal) and Bhubaneswar (Orissa) could be among the next targets of Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoists) cadres, if the Union Government does not announce talks immediately, CPI-Maoists politburo member and military commander
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Kolkata (West Bengal) and Bhubaneswar (Orissa) could be among the next targets of Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoists) cadres, if the Union Government does not announce talks immediately, CPI-Maoists politburo member and military commander Koteswar Rao alias Kishan has warned, reports Times of India. He served the Union Government with an ultimatum from an unspecified jungle hideout on March 6, threatening to strike cities and towns if it rejected their offer of talks.
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March - 6 
Telegraph reports that unidentified militants shot dead a person, Mohammed Tajudin (25), at Moirang Saajet Chingkhong in Imphal East District on March 6.
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Telegraph reports that unidentified militants shot dead a person, Mohammed Tajudin (25), at Moirang Saajet Chingkhong in Imphal East District on March 6.
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March - 6 
The Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a Communist Party of India – Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bunker at Birma area in Banka District on March 6, reports The Hindu. However, the CPI-Maoist cadres managed to escape. The CPI-Maoist cadres left behind two rifle
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The Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a Communist Party of India – Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bunker at Birma area in Banka District on March 6, reports The Hindu. However, the CPI-Maoist cadres managed to escape. The CPI-Maoist cadres left behind two rifles which they had looted from the Police, one 9-mm foreign made regular pistol, 100 cartridges of different bores, three country-made pistols and ammunition, one cane-bomb weighing 20 kilograms and Maoist literature.
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March - 6 
In Chittagong, four Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres were arrested on March 6 in connection with February 12 clash with the Police in the city, reports Daily Star.
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In Chittagong, four Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres were arrested on March 6 in connection with February 12 clash with the Police in the city, reports Daily Star.
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March - 6 
Army Intelligence troops engaged in a combined search operation with the special operation unit troops of Sri Lanka Air Force in Kadawana area in Trincomalee District recovered one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG), 600 rounds of MPMG ammunition, two
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Army Intelligence troops engaged in a combined search operation with the special operation unit troops of Sri Lanka Air Force in Kadawana area in Trincomalee District recovered one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG), 600 rounds of MPMG ammunition, two T-81 weapons, two T-81 magazines, seven T-56 weapons, 23 T-56 magazines, 750 rounds of Light Machine Gun (LMG) ammunition, one 40-mm grenade launcher, nine 40-mm bombs and 44 hand grenades on March 6, according to Sri Lanka Army report
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March - 6 
Naval troops attached to Sri Lanka Naval Ships Elara on information received from civilians recovered two 81-mm high explosive mortar bombs from an abandoned well located close to Walanthalai Junction in Karainagar of Jaffna on March 6.
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Naval troops attached to Sri Lanka Naval Ships Elara on information received from civilians recovered two 81-mm high explosive mortar bombs from an abandoned well located close to Walanthalai Junction in Karainagar of Jaffna on March 6.
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March - 6 
Troops recovered four anti-personnel mines, 17 60-mm mortar bombs, five 81-mm mortar bombs, seven unidentified bombs, eight hand grenades, 11 claymore mines, one booby trap and 11 120-mm mortar bombs during search and clear operations in Mullaittivu,
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Troops recovered four anti-personnel mines, 17 60-mm mortar bombs, five 81-mm mortar bombs, seven unidentified bombs, eight hand grenades, 11 claymore mines, one booby trap and 11 120-mm mortar bombs during search and clear operations in Mullaittivu, Kumulamunai, Iranamadu, Kanchilamadu, Kilinochchi, Paranthan, Palai and Adampan areas of North on March 6, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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March - 7 
‘Chairman’ of the ULFA’s women wing Kaberi Kachari, who is also the wife of the ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, also held dialogue with Mithinga Daimari at Nizzuluki. Kaberi met Mithinga along with Runumi Chetia, wife of ULFA’s ‘foreign secretary’
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‘Chairman’ of the ULFA’s women wing Kaberi Kachari, who is also the wife of the ULFA ‘chairman’ Arabinda Rajkhowa, also held dialogue with Mithinga Daimari at Nizzuluki. Kaberi met Mithinga along with Runumi Chetia, wife of ULFA’s ‘foreign secretary’ Sasha Chaudhury.
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March - 7 
A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘district commander’, identified as Riaz Ahmed alias Shaheen Parvez, was shot dead by a combined force of the Police and Army in a joint operation at Bhagwa in the Doda District in the evening of March 7, reports Daily Excel
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A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘district commander’, identified as Riaz Ahmed alias Shaheen Parvez, was shot dead by a combined force of the Police and Army in a joint operation at Bhagwa in the Doda District in the evening of March 7, reports Daily Excelsior. One AK-47 rifle, two magazines and two grenades were recovered from the incident site.
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March - 7 
A Maoist, identified as Gurcharan Hembram, was killed in an encounter when Security Force personnel, who went to rescue a teacher abducted from Bankura District, were fired upon by Maoists at the Bhalukbasa forest near Lalgarh in West Midnapore Distr
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A Maoist, identified as Gurcharan Hembram, was killed in an encounter when Security Force personnel, who went to rescue a teacher abducted from Bankura District, were fired upon by Maoists at the Bhalukbasa forest near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District, reports DNA. The Hindu adds that five Maoists were injured in the encounter.
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March - 7 
A suspected People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Momo, was shot dead by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at Heibirok, according to Sangai Express.
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A suspected People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Momo, was shot dead by a combined force of the Thoubal District Police and Assam Rifles during an encounter at Heibirok, according to Sangai Express.
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March - 7 
A three-day conclave of the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) concluded at Balonggre, in the outskirts of Tura town in West Garo Hills District on March 7, according to Shillong Times. The conclave was attended by a conglomerate of Non Governme
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A three-day conclave of the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) concluded at Balonggre, in the outskirts of Tura town in West Garo Hills District on March 7, according to Shillong Times. The conclave was attended by a conglomerate of Non Governmental Organisations, student and social organizations, church elders, senior citizens, public representatives from Assam and political activists from Meghalaya to discuss ways to push forward the tripartite peace talks. The people who attended the conclave expressed apprehension over the last Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) meet between the ANVC, Meghalaya Government and Union Government at Tura in which the central delegation was in favour of a periodical cease-fire extension in place of an indefinite one citing violation of ground rules. In the JMG meeting, the Government delegation had accused the ANVC of giving its support to a new militant group- Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) and engaging in sporadic extortion, an accusation the outfit denied. The ANVC, on the other hand, has expressed disappointment that its charter of demands with its main focus of creating a Garoland Territorial Council has not been seriously considered which, according to the group, is a ‘benign’ and ‘reasonable’ demand within the ambit of the Indian Constitution.
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March - 7 
A worker of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was shot dead by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Golbandhi in West Midnapore District in the night of March 7, reports PTI.
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A worker of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was shot dead by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Golbandhi in West Midnapore District in the night of March 7, reports PTI.
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March - 7 
According to a delayed report, in a similar incident on March 7, militants shot dead a 30-year old shopkeeper in the Bemina area of the city.
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According to a delayed report, in a similar incident on March 7, militants shot dead a 30-year old shopkeeper in the Bemina area of the city.
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March - 7 
As many as 36 former militants working as Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Jammu and Kashmir were appointed as Constables in the State Police, in recognition of their efforts in tackling extremism.
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As many as 36 former militants working as Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Jammu and Kashmir were appointed as Constables in the State Police, in recognition of their efforts in tackling extremism.
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March - 7 
Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Chief Hagrama Mahilary held talks with ULFA ‘publicity secretary’ Mithinga Daimari at the latter’s residence at Nizzuluki near Barama of Baksa District in Assam on March 7.
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Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) Chief Hagrama Mahilary held talks with ULFA ‘publicity secretary’ Mithinga Daimari at the latter’s residence at Nizzuluki near Barama of Baksa District in Assam on March 7.
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March - 7 
Economic Times on March 12 reported that the Security Forces (SFs) neutralised two major Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) training camps in Jharkhand and arrested a top ‘area commander’ and 20 cadres during the joint operations that were
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Economic Times on March 12 reported that the Security Forces (SFs) neutralised two major Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) training camps in Jharkhand and arrested a top ‘area commander’ and 20 cadres during the joint operations that were launched on March 7 against Left Wing Extremist (LWE) hideouts along the Jharkhand-Orissa-West Bengal tri-junction. The two neutralised Naxalite training camps were in Chaibasa area of West Singbhum District. Around 10 Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and Naxal (LWE) literature were seized. At the camps, cooking stove and utensils enough to prepare food for 200 people, tents, medicines and water supply lines complete with Sintex tanks were found. The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Jharkhand Police arrested a ‘sub-zonal commander’ of the CPI-Maoist, Bhubaneswar Mahato, along the Bokaro-Hazaribagh border. His aide and suspected arms supplier, Quttubudin, is also in Police custody. Earlier, another Maoist ‘area commander’, Pandu Majhi, was arrested near Bokaro. Around 1,250 kilograms of explosives, 50 detonators, 235 kilograms wire, two rifles, a large number of bullets, two grenades, a water storage tank, a bike, INR 400,000 and Maoist literature were seized during the joint raid.
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March - 7 
Four Maoist posters were found pasted on the walls of the Midnapore bus stand in Midnapore town near the residence of the District Superintendent of Police and the District Police headquarters.
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Four Maoist posters were found pasted on the walls of the Midnapore bus stand in Midnapore town near the residence of the District Superintendent of Police and the District Police headquarters.
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March - 7 
In a change of strategy to avoid casualties in its ranks, terrorists have triggered 11,876 explosions which claimed 1,754 lives while 15,589 others were injured during the last two decades in Jammu and Kashmir, reports DNA. According to the latest of
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In a change of strategy to avoid casualties in its ranks, terrorists have triggered 11,876 explosions which claimed 1,754 lives while 15,589 others were injured during the last two decades in Jammu and Kashmir, reports DNA. According to the latest official data of the State Home Ministry, terrorists have now resorted to Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and grenade attacks to avoid direct conflict with Security Forces in the State since 1990. "Militants are using IEDs and grenades as a tool to cause casualties to security forces and civilians, and thereby avoiding direct conflict with security forces. This is the part of their target and hit strategy to avoid their own casualty," An unnamed senior Police officer told PTI. Of these 11,876 explosions, 5,682 were caused by the IEDs and 6,194 by hurling of grenades. The highest number of explosions (1,522) took place in 1990, followed by 1,005 explosions in 1993, it said. Similarly, the maximum number of casualties reported was 153 killed and 1,021 injured in 1995. While 133 were killed and 1,443 injured in 2001, the report said, adding the number of blasts in those two years were 945 and 775, respectively. However, there was fall in grenade attacks during the past two years with 79 and 170 blasts in 2009 and 2008, respectively. Around 47 persons were killed and 208 injured in these grenade attacks, the report added.
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March - 7 
Indian Express reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a daily labourer, identified as Shibshankar Das, in West Midnapore District on March 7, suspecting him to be a Police informer. The bullet-riddled body of S
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Indian Express reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a daily labourer, identified as Shibshankar Das, in West Midnapore District on March 7, suspecting him to be a Police informer. The bullet-riddled body of Shibshankar Das was found near Chotokalsibhanga village under the Salboni Police station area. Maoist-backed Sidhu Kanhu Gana Militia, the armed wing of People’s Committee against Police Atrocities, claimed responsibility for the killing.
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March - 7 
Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on March 7 denied Pakistan's contention that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed did not figure in the recent foreign secretary-level talks, reports Times of India. The MEA, in a statement said, "India has been
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Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on March 7 denied Pakistan's contention that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Saeed did not figure in the recent foreign secretary-level talks, reports Times of India. The MEA, in a statement said, "India has been demanding action against Saeed, one of the masterminds of the Mumbai terrorist attack [26/11], since the barbaric and dastardly attack took place." Yet, on March 6 Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi declared that India had not asked for the arrest of Saeed nor did he figure in the February 25 talks.
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March - 7 
One person, identified as Bitu Banra (56), was killed and five others were injured in a midnight attack by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Dainmari village under Ghatshila block of East Singhbhum District late in the nig
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One person, identified as Bitu Banra (56), was killed and five others were injured in a midnight attack by cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Dainmari village under Ghatshila block of East Singhbhum District late in the night of March 7, reports Times of India. The Maoists also set ablaze about half-a-dozen houses before leaving with cash, clothes, ration and other materials. They also threatened villagers with dire consequences if found guilty of sympathizing with the Nagrik Suraksha Samity (NSS) or assisting Police to track down Maoists.
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March - 7 
PLA cadre, Elangbam Inao Singh alias Che (27), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at Hiyanglam Mayai Leikai area on March 7. The Police stated that he joined the outfit in 1999 and he was involved in various encount
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PLA cadre, Elangbam Inao Singh alias Che (27), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at Hiyanglam Mayai Leikai area on March 7. The Police stated that he joined the outfit in 1999 and he was involved in various encounters with Security Forces (SFs) at Wangjing, Singhat and Salungpham in 2000, 2003 and 2004 respectively.
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March - 7 
PTI reports that Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a terrorist hideout in the Chor gali Tuskum area of Mahore tehsil (revenue unit) in the Reasi District and recovered arms and ammunition including one pistol with its magazine and 14 rounds, one AK m
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PTI reports that Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a terrorist hideout in the Chor gali Tuskum area of Mahore tehsil (revenue unit) in the Reasi District and recovered arms and ammunition including one pistol with its magazine and 14 rounds, one AK magazine, 28 AK rounds, 20 SLR rounds, two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDS), one tape recorder, one walkman, two blankets, one stove and some household items. Another terrorist hideout was neutralised near Line of Control (LoC) in the Poonch District. Two AK rifles, six magazines and 231 rounds were recovered during the operation. Similarly, 14 kilograms of explosives and 24 kilograms of urea were seized as a militant hideout was neutralised in Doda District.
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March - 7 
Sikh militant outfits based abroad are trying to revive terrorism in Punjab and the Government is maintaining a close watch on such outfits, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said, reports Times of India. "Available reports suggest that Sikh m
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Sikh militant outfits based abroad are trying to revive terrorism in Punjab and the Government is maintaining a close watch on such outfits, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said, reports Times of India. "Available reports suggest that Sikh militant groups, especially those based abroad, continue to persist with their efforts to revive militancy in Punjab," Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken told the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament). "A close watch is maintained on the activities of various groups known to have been engaged in trying to foment terrorist activities in Punjab," he said. He also added that pro-Khalistan terrorist outfits namely Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF), Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) and Khalistan Zindabad Force (KZF) continued to be banned under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act, 2004.
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March - 7 
Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted a security personnel posted with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) unit in Bastar from Gorli area in Dantewada District on March 7, reports Indian Ex
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Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) abducted a security personnel posted with the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) unit in Bastar from Gorli area in Dantewada District on March 7, reports Indian Express. Quoting preliminary reports, Police said 26-year-old Vinay Kumar Chouhan, who was on leave, belonged to Kukanar village.
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March - 7 
The People's Liberation Army (PLA) set May 31 as the deadline for non-locals to leave Manipur, reports Telegraph. The outfit said all those who came to Manipur after 1949 were considered non-Manipuris and entry of outsiders to the State was illegal.
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The People's Liberation Army (PLA) set May 31 as the deadline for non-locals to leave Manipur, reports Telegraph. The outfit said all those who came to Manipur after 1949 were considered non-Manipuris and entry of outsiders to the State was illegal. Giving reasons for "appealing" to the non-Manipuris to leave, T. Leisemba, ‘publicity secretary’ of the Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), political wing of the PLA, said living and working in the State by non-Manipuris had become dangerous as "hatred" among the residents was growing.
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March - 7 
The Union Government decided to set up a 'centralised database' to check terror funding by integrating intelligence from different central security agencies, reports Times of India. Sources in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that the pr
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The Union Government decided to set up a 'centralised database' to check terror funding by integrating intelligence from different central security agencies, reports Times of India. Sources in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said that the proposed database would act as a "ready reckoner" for different security and law and order enforcement agencies to check illegal routing of money through various financial channels meant to further organised crime and support anti-national activities. They said the databank would be created to detect illegal money movement within and outside the country and among particular groups or institutions by means of banks or other intermediaries. The data bank would be created by the Financial Intelligence Unit-India (FIU-IND) - a central national agency responsible for receiving, processing, analysing and disseminating information relating to suspect financial transactions.
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March - 7 
The Union Government may not be willing to allow United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘commander in chief’ Paresh Baruah to "hold talks to hostage" for an indefinite period if the other leaders of the outfit express their desire to solve the proble
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The Union Government may not be willing to allow United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) ‘commander in chief’ Paresh Baruah to "hold talks to hostage" for an indefinite period if the other leaders of the outfit express their desire to solve the problems through discussions, highly placed official sources said, reports Assam Tribune.
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March - 7 
The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) stated that Security Forces killed 245 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir in 2009, when the number of infiltration attempts by militants from Pakistan
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The Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House of Parliament) stated that Security Forces killed 245 terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir in 2009, when the number of infiltration attempts by militants from Pakistan went up marginally, reports Sify.com. "As per the statistics provided by the ministry of defence, the terrorists killed in Jammu and Kashmir are 245 in 2009, and 27 up to Feb 21, 2010," Union Minister said in a written reply. "Attempts at infiltration from across the Line of Control (LoC) [saw] a marginal increase during 2009," he informed, adding that 342 incursion attempts were recorded in 2008 and 485 in 2009. Maken said that terrorist activities showed a 'declining trend - from 708 in 2008 to 499 in 2009' in Jammu and Kashmir. The Minister said the Government had adopted a multi-pronged approach to contain cross-border infiltration in the State. This 'includes strengthening of border management and multi-tiered and multi-modal deployment along international border and the LoC and infiltration routes'. He said the Government was also upgrading border fencing, acquiring latest weapons and equipment, and synergising intelligence flow to check infiltration from Pakistan.
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March - 7 
An unidentified gunmen killed a local Taliban ‘commander’, identified as Maulvi Noor Muhammad, on the outskirts of Miranshah in North Waziristan. "Unknown gunmen fired at Maulvi Noor Mohammad outside a residence of his relatives on the outskirts of M
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An unidentified gunmen killed a local Taliban ‘commander’, identified as Maulvi Noor Muhammad, on the outskirts of Miranshah in North Waziristan. "Unknown gunmen fired at Maulvi Noor Mohammad outside a residence of his relatives on the outskirts of Miranshah on Friday ... the assailants escaped," a local official Khadim Ali said. Intelligence officials said Noor Muhammad led a group of about 400 men, who focused on staging cross-border attacks against US and NATO troops in Afghanistan in coordination with other commanders in the area.
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March - 7 
At least eight militants were killed and two injured as fighter jets pounded Taliban hideouts in Hamdana area of Sararogha tehsil (revenue unit) in South Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at around 2pm (PST) on March 7, accordi
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At least eight militants were killed and two injured as fighter jets pounded Taliban hideouts in Hamdana area of Sararogha tehsil (revenue unit) in South Waziristan of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) at around 2pm (PST) on March 7, according to Daily Times.
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March - 7 
Daily Times quoting a Government official source on March 7 reports that Adam Gadahn, the American-born spokesman for al-Qaeda, was recently arrested by the Pakistani intelligence personnel in Karachi. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Daily Times quoting a Government official source on March 7 reports that Adam Gadahn, the American-born spokesman for al-Qaeda, was recently arrested by the Pakistani intelligence personnel in Karachi. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Gadahn moved to Pakistan in 1998 and said to have attended an al-Qaeda training camp six years later, serving as a translator and consultant for the group. He had been wanted by the FBI since 2004, and there is a PNR one million reward on his head. The 31-year-old militant is known by various aliases including Yahya Majadin Adams and Azzam al-Amriki. He has posted videos and messages calling for the destruction of the West and for strikes against targets in the United States. The most recent was posted on February 7, praising the US Army Major charged with killing 13 people at Fort Hood in Texas, as a role model for other Muslims. A US court charged Gadahn with treason in 2006, making him the first American to face such a charge in more than 50 years.
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March - 7 
Six insurgents were arrested during raid on a seminary in Kas area of Bajaur Agency. Another militant, the sources said, was arrested during a raid on a house in Salarzai tehsil. The SFs also recovered explosives and jihadi literature, computers, wir
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Six insurgents were arrested during raid on a seminary in Kas area of Bajaur Agency. Another militant, the sources said, was arrested during a raid on a house in Salarzai tehsil. The SFs also recovered explosives and jihadi literature, computers, wireless sets and cassettes from the house.
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March - 7 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested four suspected militants from the Akakhel area of Bara tehsil in the night of March 7, reports The News.
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested four suspected militants from the Akakhel area of Bara tehsil in the night of March 7, reports The News.
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March - 7 
The Security Forces (SFs) blew up the house of a militant ‘commander’ and arrested his father and bother in Erab area of Mamond subdivision. Sources said the SFs carried out search operation in Badan Kot and Kas areas during which the house of a mili
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The Security Forces (SFs) blew up the house of a militant ‘commander’ and arrested his father and bother in Erab area of Mamond subdivision. Sources said the SFs carried out search operation in Badan Kot and Kas areas during which the house of a militant ‘commander’, Ali Rehman, was destroyed with explosives. The SFs also arrested father and brother of the Ali Rehman for further investigation. A cache of weapons including rocket launchers, MM guns, explosives and bomb making gadgets was also recovered. The sources added that the SFs also carried out search and clear operation in Tangi, Loy Tangi and Erab areas in the same Sub-Division.
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March - 7 
The unidentified militants abducted and beheaded a pro-Government tribal elder in Orakzai Agency. Sources said that tribal elder Malik Taj Mohammad was abducted by militants from the Feroz Khel area in Orakzai Agency some days back, adding that the b
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The unidentified militants abducted and beheaded a pro-Government tribal elder in Orakzai Agency. Sources said that tribal elder Malik Taj Mohammad was abducted by militants from the Feroz Khel area in Orakzai Agency some days back, adding that the beheaded body of the tribal elder was found in Feroz Khel.
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March - 7 
Three Bugti tribesmen were injured in a bomb explosion at Achanak Chowk in Dera Bugti on March 7, reports Daily Times. According to Police, a convoy of the Bugti tribe was passing on the road, when unidentified person detonated a bomb, injuring the t
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Three Bugti tribesmen were injured in a bomb explosion at Achanak Chowk in Dera Bugti on March 7, reports Daily Times. According to Police, a convoy of the Bugti tribe was passing on the road, when unidentified person detonated a bomb, injuring the three persons.
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March - 7 
Cadres of the Janatantrik Terai Madhesh Mukti (JTMM) detonated a bomb at the house of a secretary of Germi Village Development Committee (VDC) of Nawalparasi District on March 7, reports Himalayan Times. According to the Police JTMM cadres may have d
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Cadres of the Janatantrik Terai Madhesh Mukti (JTMM) detonated a bomb at the house of a secretary of Germi Village Development Committee (VDC) of Nawalparasi District on March 7, reports Himalayan Times. According to the Police JTMM cadres may have detonated the bomb, as the Secretary was unable to pay an amount demanded by them as ‘donation’. The Police found pamphlets issued by the district in-charge of the outfit, Lalan Singh, at the site of the blast.
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March - 7 
Minister for Information and Communication Shanker Pokharel claimed that the Maoists are preparing for another revolt instead of focusing their energy in constitution making task, reports Nepal News. He also said that the Maoists are the "source" of
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Minister for Information and Communication Shanker Pokharel claimed that the Maoists are preparing for another revolt instead of focusing their energy in constitution making task, reports Nepal News. He also said that the Maoists are the "source" of guns and weapons that has led to increase in crime and other law and order problems in the country.
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March - 7 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda on March 7 asked the Young Communist League (YCL) to counter those opposing the pro-people constitution and attacking its leaders and cadres, rep
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda on March 7 asked the Young Communist League (YCL) to counter those opposing the pro-people constitution and attacking its leaders and cadres, reports Himalayan Times. YCL Newa State Committee in-charge Chandra Bahadur Thapa alias Sagar said that YCL will initiate programmes to counter increasing attacks on Maoists as per chairman’s direction
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March - 7 
Detained Jaish-e Mohammed (JeM) coordinator for Bangladesh Rezwan Ahmed disclosed to investigators the 'identities' and 'whereabouts' of three other Pakistani terrorists who are his accomplices. Rezwan said the three- Sohel, Ali and Zawad- came to Ba
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Detained Jaish-e Mohammed (JeM) coordinator for Bangladesh Rezwan Ahmed disclosed to investigators the 'identities' and 'whereabouts' of three other Pakistani terrorists who are his accomplices. Rezwan said the three- Sohel, Ali and Zawad- came to Bangladesh with him in August 2009, for crossing over to India for terrorist activities. Of them, Sohel and Ali have already returned to Pakistan while Zawad left for Singapore after over two months' stay in Bangladesh, he said.
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March - 7 
In Rajshahi, Motihar Police arrested two ICS cadres at Rajshahi University (RU). In addition, Sylhet Kotwali Police arrested four more ICS cadres from Rikabibaza College area.
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In Rajshahi, Motihar Police arrested two ICS cadres at Rajshahi University (RU). In addition, Sylhet Kotwali Police arrested four more ICS cadres from Rikabibaza College area.
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March - 7 
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on March 7 arrested Mizanur Rahman Mithu of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami (HuJI) in charge of former finance minister Kibria killing case in Habiganj District, reports Daily Star.
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The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on March 7 arrested Mizanur Rahman Mithu of Harkat-ul-Jihad-al Islami (HuJI) in charge of former finance minister Kibria killing case in Habiganj District, reports Daily Star.
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March - 7 
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered huge bomb-making materials from a house at Jalkorpara in Kashiani Sub-District of Gopalganj District while the RAB Jessore recovered 12 air guns and four bombs and arrested two persons on March 7.
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The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recovered huge bomb-making materials from a house at Jalkorpara in Kashiani Sub-District of Gopalganj District while the RAB Jessore recovered 12 air guns and four bombs and arrested two persons on March 7.
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March - 7 
India expressed its satisfaction over the resettlement process and development programs in North and assured its continued support to the Sri Lankan Government's efforts when Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao called on President Mahinda Rajapakse
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India expressed its satisfaction over the resettlement process and development programs in North and assured its continued support to the Sri Lankan Government's efforts when Indian Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao called on President Mahinda Rajapakse in Colombo in March 7, adds Colombo Page.
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March - 7 
Mine Action Group (MAG) team demining in the Palampiddi area of Vavuniya District meanwhile found 17 anti-personnel mines and a 60-mm mortar bomb on March 7.
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Mine Action Group (MAG) team demining in the Palampiddi area of Vavuniya District meanwhile found 17 anti-personnel mines and a 60-mm mortar bomb on March 7.
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March - 7 
Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD) demining team clearing the general area of Madhu Road on March 7 found 48 anti-personnel mines, 2 RPG bombs, one 60-mm and one 81-mm mortar bombs and a hand grenade, adds Colombo Page.
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Swiss Foundation for Mine Action (FSD) demining team clearing the general area of Madhu Road on March 7 found 48 anti-personnel mines, 2 RPG bombs, one 60-mm and one 81-mm mortar bombs and a hand grenade, adds Colombo Page.
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March - 8 
A National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre, Kusumbor Basumatary (38) of Village Nigoam, was arrested by the SFs in Bhalukpong of Sonitpur District, according to Sentinel. Basumatary had earlier served with 12th Assam Battalion Police for fo
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A National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre, Kusumbor Basumatary (38) of Village Nigoam, was arrested by the SFs in Bhalukpong of Sonitpur District, according to Sentinel. Basumatary had earlier served with 12th Assam Battalion Police for four years but was dismissed from service in 1994 in relation to trafficking of arms and robbery. He has been absconding for the past 16 years. Basumatary is currently into timber and stone smuggling in Bhalukpong.
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March - 8 
A United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) linkman, identified as Dipak Bhumij of Tiphuk tea estate, was arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) at Sivasagar. A 9-mm pistol was recovered from his possession.
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A United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) linkman, identified as Dipak Bhumij of Tiphuk tea estate, was arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) at Sivasagar. A 9-mm pistol was recovered from his possession.
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March - 8 
Altogether 160 civilians and 77 Police personnel were killed in 338 Naxal (left wing extremist) strikes during the past four years in Bihar, the State Government informed the Assembly on March 8, reports The Hindu. Replying to a query, Minister in ch
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Altogether 160 civilians and 77 Police personnel were killed in 338 Naxal (left wing extremist) strikes during the past four years in Bihar, the State Government informed the Assembly on March 8, reports The Hindu. Replying to a query, Minister in charge of Home Affairs Brijendra Prasad Yadav said out of the 40 Districts in the State, 33 are Naxal-affected and a total of 160 civilians and 77 Policemen were killed in 338 Maoist attacks during the past four years. While 49 civilians and eight Policemen were killed in 63 Naxal attacks in 2006, 39 people and 23 Policemen were killed in 73 attacks by the Naxals in 2007, the Minister told the House. The Naxals stepped up their activities and killed 43 civilians and 21 Policemen in 79 attacks during 2008 and in 2009 the insurgents killed 29 people and 25 Police personnel in 123 attacks. Giving details of the Naxal-hit Districts, he said of the 38 Maoist-hit Districts, 20 fall under ‘A' category (worst affected). These include Gaya, Aurangabad, Rohtas, Jamui, Munger, Kaimur, Bhojpur, Nawada, Jehanabad, Arwal, Motihari, Patna, Sitamarhi, Bagaha, Bettiah, Banka, Sheohar, Lakhisarai, Vaishali and Begusarai. Five Districts-Buxar, Khagaria, Muzaffarpur, Saharsa, and Nalanda-fall under ‘B' category (moderately hit), while Siwan, Saran, Samastipur, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Sheikhpura and Darbhanga Districts are less affected and fall under ‘C' category.
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March - 8 
An Assam Rifles trooper was killed and another wounded in an encounter with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadres at Salungpham in Chandel District on March 8, according to Telegraph. Meanwhile, Imphal Free Press quoting a village chief reports t
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An Assam Rifles trooper was killed and another wounded in an encounter with the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) cadres at Salungpham in Chandel District on March 8, according to Telegraph. Meanwhile, Imphal Free Press quoting a village chief reports that around 100 armed cadres of the suspected PLA were passing through the village in the wee hours and troops of the Assam Riffles rushed to the village. Thereafter, a fierce encounter between the two sides ensued for about 20 minutes, the report adds.
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March - 8 
Arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre and September 13, 2008 Delhi serial bomb blast accused Salman Ahmed was remanded to eight-day Police custody on March 8 (today), report Economic Times. The investigators claim that he has already provided some de
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Arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre and September 13, 2008 Delhi serial bomb blast accused Salman Ahmed was remanded to eight-day Police custody on March 8 (today), report Economic Times. The investigators claim that he has already provided some details of the Lashkar-e-Toiba’s (LeT) plans to launch fresh attacks on Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore. As reported earlier, Ahmed was arrested on March 6 by the Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of Uttar Pradesh Police from Siddarth Nagar District. However, Police claimed that they recovered a Nepali passport obtained under a fake name and an international SIM card from Salman’s possession. After his name cropped up in the bomb blast cases, Police claimed, he moved to Nepal, where he reportedly got the passport issued in June 2009. With the help of the passport, which was issued in the name of Mohd Fahad Ansari, the IM operative travelled to Pakistan and other countries. Ahmed is believed to have gone to Pakistan in December 2009 and returned to Nepal in January 2010. According to Police, Ahmed is an expert in carrying out blasts. He is also alleged to have received training in handling weapons and explosives during his stay in Pakistan.
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March - 8 
Bhutan would lift the travel restrictions imposed on students and patients of his country after Operation All Clear in 2003 to restore good relations with Assam. "We have to take risks now and withdraw the advisory," said the Consul General of Bhutan
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Bhutan would lift the travel restrictions imposed on students and patients of his country after Operation All Clear in 2003 to restore good relations with Assam. "We have to take risks now and withdraw the advisory," said the Consul General of Bhutan at the Royal Bhutan Consulate in Calcutta, Dasho Tsering Wangda. The movement of students and patients from Bhutan to Assam had considerably reduced after Operation All Clear was launched in the neighbouring country in 2003 in the apprehension that its citizens could be targeted in revenge strikes. The operation was launched to drive away militants of the ULFA and NDFB holed up in Bhutan.
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March - 8 
Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh informed the State Legislative Assembly that suspected involvement of the PLA cadres behind the January 13 killing of a woman, Angom Ongbi Chanbi, and her daughter Meneka alias Ibemcha (17) of Phayeng was cited in a P
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Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh informed the State Legislative Assembly that suspected involvement of the PLA cadres behind the January 13 killing of a woman, Angom Ongbi Chanbi, and her daughter Meneka alias Ibemcha (17) of Phayeng was cited in a Police report. One N. Meghachandra (29), who is suspected to be involved in the killing, was arrested. Meghachandra confessed during interrogation that he had gone along with a PLA cadre, N. Sunil alias Piktru, to the house of Chanbi in June-July 2009, the Chief Minister said. The Chief Minister further informed the House that Meghachandra disclosed that after going to the house of Chanbi, Sunil had threatened her to produce one of her sons who was also a PLA cadre but deserted along with arm. Besides Sunil, the identity of 12 to 13 other persons who were also suspected to be involved in the killing was established. Chief Minister, while responding to a question raised by Legislator Morung Makunga in the State Legislative Assembly, said that 104 weapons recovered from militants had been auctioned off to private buyers in the last two decades. The Chief Minister further clarified that in all 1728 numbers of all categories of arms were seized during the same period.
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March - 8 
Chief Minister Shibu Soren on March 8 said the State is capable of handling Maoist menace, reports PTI. "The State is capable of effectively containing extremist violence. Anti-Naxal operations are on," Soren told the State assembly in reply to a que
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Chief Minister Shibu Soren on March 8 said the State is capable of handling Maoist menace, reports PTI. "The State is capable of effectively containing extremist violence. Anti-Naxal operations are on," Soren told the State assembly in reply to a query by Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantric) Member of Legislative Assembly Pradip Yadav on whether the State has taken any decision to launch 'Operation Green Hunt' against Maoists.
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March - 8 
Hafiz Saeed, the founder and ‘chief’ of Lashkar-e-Toiba (also known as Jama’at-ud-Da’awa) and the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks, accused India of waging water wars on Pakistan while addressing a public rally in Lahore on March 8, re
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Hafiz Saeed, the founder and ‘chief’ of Lashkar-e-Toiba (also known as Jama’at-ud-Da’awa) and the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks, accused India of waging water wars on Pakistan while addressing a public rally in Lahore on March 8, reports Economic Times. He urged the Pakistani Government to prepare the country to counter "Indian aggression" and called for launching a nation-wide movement against India on the issue. Saeed maintained that India has imposed war on Pakistan by "constructing illegal dams and diverting water from Pakistani rivers".
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March - 8 
Police claimed that five Maoists were killed in a series of explosions set off by them to mark International Women’s Day in Gadra village of West Midnapore on March 8, reports Telegraph. The claim of deaths could not be verified as the Security Force
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Police claimed that five Maoists were killed in a series of explosions set off by them to mark International Women’s Day in Gadra village of West Midnapore on March 8, reports Telegraph. The claim of deaths could not be verified as the Security Forces did not go to the village where the blasts were triggered.
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March - 8 
PTI reports that a militant hideout was neutralised by the Army in the Min Nallah area of Gandoh belt in the Doda District on March 8. A cache of arms and ammunition including four country-made rifles, one kilogram of explosives, one kilogram of impr
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PTI reports that a militant hideout was neutralised by the Army in the Min Nallah area of Gandoh belt in the Doda District on March 8. A cache of arms and ammunition including four country-made rifles, one kilogram of explosives, one kilogram of improvised explosive device, 15 SLR rounds, 14 INSAS Rifle rounds, four AK rifle rounds and seven were recovered from the hideout.
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March - 8 
PTI reports that armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) caused extensive damage to a panchayat (village level local self-government institution) office in Andrahal village under Khairput block of Malkangiri District on March
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PTI reports that armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) caused extensive damage to a panchayat (village level local self-government institution) office in Andrahal village under Khairput block of Malkangiri District on March 8.
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March - 8 
Six Maoists are suspected of having been killed by Police in an encounter near Tilaiya Damar village in the Latehar District. "Though villagers had seen the Maoists dragging their killed colleagues into the village and safe hideouts, no dead body was
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Six Maoists are suspected of having been killed by Police in an encounter near Tilaiya Damar village in the Latehar District. "Though villagers had seen the Maoists dragging their killed colleagues into the village and safe hideouts, no dead body was seen or found," said Superintendent of Police Kuldeep Diwedi.
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March - 8 
Telegraph reports that the Assam Government assured the Assembly that all efforts were on to trace the ‘commander-in-chief’ of Black Widow (BW), Niranjan Hojai, who had gone missing from a designated camp about two months ago. According to other sour
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Telegraph reports that the Assam Government assured the Assembly that all efforts were on to trace the ‘commander-in-chief’ of Black Widow (BW), Niranjan Hojai, who had gone missing from a designated camp about two months ago. According to other sources, Hojai could remain in hiding till the political process with the BW begins and he manages to get amnesty. "In that case, he doesn’t have to go to jail although the process of getting amnesty could be time consuming. Otherwise, he lands in jail as soon as he surfaces," a source said, adding the court could soon declare him a "proclaimed offender". Assam Forest and Environment Minister Rockybul Hussain said that action would be taken against the cadres of the militant groups who had fled their designated camps. So far, 15 BW militants, seven Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) militants, 40 NDFB militants and five ULFA cadres have fled their designated camps.
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March - 8 
Telegraph reports that unidentified militants lobbed a grenade at the residence of Congress party leader Pranjit Uzir at Hadukata in Baksa District on March 8.
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Telegraph reports that unidentified militants lobbed a grenade at the residence of Congress party leader Pranjit Uzir at Hadukata in Baksa District on March 8.
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March - 8 
The Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) said that it would seek a plebiscite on whether to continue with the tripartite peace talks, after the Centre took an ‘arbitrary’ decision to extend the cease-fire only periodically, according to Telegraph
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The Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) said that it would seek a plebiscite on whether to continue with the tripartite peace talks, after the Centre took an ‘arbitrary’ decision to extend the cease-fire only periodically, according to Telegraph.
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The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel foiled an infiltration bid by the militants in the Ramgarh sector of Samba District late in the night of March 8, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said BSF personnel observed movement of a group of a
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The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel foiled an infiltration bid by the militants in the Ramgarh sector of Samba District late in the night of March 8, reports Daily Excelsior. Official sources said BSF personnel observed movement of a group of about four militants when they were reportedly trying to come close to the International Border (IB) in the Maluchak area of Ramgarh sector at 11.30pm (IST). The BSF personnel opened fire to neutralise the militants. The resultant exchange of gun fire continued till 5am on March 9 after which the infiltrators were reported to have escaped back to Pakistan.
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March - 8 
The Jammu and Kashmir Police on March 8 claimed that militant outfits Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) have been rooted out of the Jammu region, reports Hindustan Times. The focus, they said, has now shifted to the Lashkar-
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The Jammu and Kashmir Police on March 8 claimed that militant outfits Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami (HuJI) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) have been rooted out of the Jammu region, reports Hindustan Times. The focus, they said, has now shifted to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), who remain active. "HuJI and JeM were mostly active in Kishtwar District and have been wiped out. Out of four HuJI militants, three have been eliminated. The fourth has left the organisation and is now working as a freelance journalist," said Ashok Gupta, Inspector General of Police (IGP, Jammu Zone). Nearly 180 militants, including 21 women, are still working in Doda and Kishtwar Districts, Gupta said. "We worked on a strategy for winters and eliminated more and more militants as they came down from the hills. With the support of civilians, we were able to target militants, particularly commanders," he said. This year, 17 militants have been killed in Jammu, of whom 10 were HM commanders, the IGP claimed. Calling the neutralising of militants a major success, the IGP said it was due to "surgical strikes" in south of Pir Panjal in the State, adds Indian Express. Gupta said under "surgical strikes", the Police used two types of planning — "Track and Target" and "Scout, Seek and Kill"— in neutralising the top leadership of the HuJI, JeM and HM outfits in Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch, Reasi and Rajouri Districts of the region. Under the strategy, a large number of Special Operation Groups (SOGs) generated critical real-time information and conducted meticulous operations in high-altitude areas, he said. "Instead of big SOG teams of 20 to 30 members, we formed small teams of five to six men," he said. He said as part of their strategy, the Police targeted militant sympathisers, including women. "We have identified 16 women symathisers of militants in Doda District and another six in Kishtwar District. Now, the process has started in Rajouri-Poonch Districts," Gupta said. While four top ‘commanders’ were killed in Kishtwar, three were in Doda District, and one each in Reasi, Rajouri and Poonch Districts. Two top ‘commanders’ of HM surrendered before the Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda in Doda, Gupta said. "We are focusing on Lashkar," Gupta said, adding there were nearly 100 militants still operating in Doda, Kishtwar and Ramban. Regarding the Police’s summer strategy, the IGP said, "Our concern is that infiltration will increase after snow melts. However, we will ensure the number of militants does not swell and they don’t get supply of arms and funds." He further said that as of now 20 percent militants in Jammu and Kashmir are without guns adding, "So our strategy will be to see that they (militants) don't get these things from across the border, from normal channels... money, persons or weapons. That is our strategy we are working at." Claiming that that around 180 militants were active in the Jammu, he said, "However, they (militants) were running out of weapons due to the loss of their cadre in the last two months. We targeted OGW’s be it ladies or others. We have booked many of them to send our message loud and clear." He described the killing of top JeM ‘commander’ Dawood as the biggest achievement of the Police, according to Kashmir Observer.
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March - 8 
The Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) on March 8 issued an alert for Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore saying these cities could be targeted by terrorists, reports PTI. The alert was based on the interrogation of suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terr
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The Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) on March 8 issued an alert for Mumbai, Kolkata and Bangalore saying these cities could be targeted by terrorists, reports PTI. The alert was based on the interrogation of suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorist Salman Ahmed.
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March - 8 
Troops rescued Basanta Kumar, principal of Irema Public School at Saikul in Senapati District, who was abducted and held as hostage against a demand of INR 100, 000 for his safe release by the Kuki National Front (KNF) cadres. The abductors along wit
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Troops rescued Basanta Kumar, principal of Irema Public School at Saikul in Senapati District, who was abducted and held as hostage against a demand of INR 100, 000 for his safe release by the Kuki National Front (KNF) cadres. The abductors along with a vehicle were handed over to the Saparmaina Police Station.
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March - 8 
Two crude bombs, probably from the Assam agitation days, were recovered from the drawer of a table in the Economics Department of Gauhati University in Guwahati in the afternoon of March 8, reports Telegraph. Source said, "These are old hand bombs an
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Two crude bombs, probably from the Assam agitation days, were recovered from the drawer of a table in the Economics Department of Gauhati University in Guwahati in the afternoon of March 8, reports Telegraph. Source said, "These are old hand bombs and were probably hidden during the agitation days." A senior Police official, however, said that the bombs could have belonged even to some militant outfit which might have sympathisers among the students: "There were reports of militants taking shelter in the university earlier."
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March - 8 
Two suspected terrorists of Indian Mujahideen (IM) outfit were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) along the India-Bangladesh border on March 8, reports PTI. Both the terrorists belonged to Uttar Pradesh and were returning to the country from Banglades
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Two suspected terrorists of Indian Mujahideen (IM) outfit were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) along the India-Bangladesh border on March 8, reports PTI. Both the terrorists belonged to Uttar Pradesh and were returning to the country from Bangladesh when they were arrested by the SFs. "We suspect that they were returning to India via Bangladesh after getting training in Pakistan," a Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) official said. The two suspected terrorists were being interrogated by central security agencies at an undisclosed location. Their names were yet to be revealed by the security agencies.
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March - 8 
A gunman was shot dead by the Police in the Kashmirabad area near Sariab Road in Quetta, on March 8, reports Daily Times. According to the Sariab Police sources, the attacker identified as Noorul Haq was firing at the Imambargah when the Police arriv
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A gunman was shot dead by the Police in the Kashmirabad area near Sariab Road in Quetta, on March 8, reports Daily Times. According to the Sariab Police sources, the attacker identified as Noorul Haq was firing at the Imambargah when the Police arrived. "Seeing Police, he also opened indiscriminate fire on the Police to which they retaliated, and he was gunned down," Police sources said.
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March - 8 
A minor girl was killed and her mother and sister sustained serious injuries when a stray mortar shell hit their house in Alingar area in Safi tehsil of Mohmand Agency.
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A minor girl was killed and her mother and sister sustained serious injuries when a stray mortar shell hit their house in Alingar area in Safi tehsil of Mohmand Agency.
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March - 8 
A Salarzai lashkar (tribal militia) set ablaze 130 Taliban houses in Bajaur Agency, reports Daily Times. One Taliban militant was killed and nine others arrested in a joint operation of the political administration and an armed lashkar of the Salarza
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A Salarzai lashkar (tribal militia) set ablaze 130 Taliban houses in Bajaur Agency, reports Daily Times. One Taliban militant was killed and nine others arrested in a joint operation of the political administration and an armed lashkar of the Salarzai tribe.
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March - 8 
A spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for attack on the Special Intelligence Agency’s office in Model Town. "The attack was to avenge (US) drone attacks and (Pakistani) military operations in the Tribal Areas," s
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A spokesman for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for attack on the Special Intelligence Agency’s office in Model Town. "The attack was to avenge (US) drone attacks and (Pakistani) military operations in the Tribal Areas," said Taliban spokesman Azam Tariq. "We have 2,800 to 3,000 more suicide bombers ... We will target all Government places, buildings and offices," he added.
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March - 8 
Five persons were killed and 22 others injured in a bomb blast in Model town area of Lahore on March 8 (today), reports The News. According to Police sources, the explosion took place in a secret agency office in K Block of Model town area. A suicide
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Five persons were killed and 22 others injured in a bomb blast in Model town area of Lahore on March 8 (today), reports The News. According to Police sources, the explosion took place in a secret agency office in K Block of Model town area. A suicide bomber blew himself up when a security guard intercepted him while trying to enter the building of the secret agency.
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March - 8 
Hafiz Saeed, the founder and ‘chief’ of Lashkar-e-Toiba (also known as Jama’at-ud-Da’awa) and the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks, accused India of waging water wars on Pakistan while addressing a public rally in Lahore on March 8, re
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Hafiz Saeed, the founder and ‘chief’ of Lashkar-e-Toiba (also known as Jama’at-ud-Da’awa) and the alleged mastermind of the Mumbai terror attacks, accused India of waging water wars on Pakistan while addressing a public rally in Lahore on March 8, reports Economic Times. He urged the Pakistani Government to prepare the country to counter "Indian aggression" and called for launching a nation-wide movement against India on the issue. Saeed maintained that India has imposed war on Pakistan by "constructing illegal dams and diverting water from Pakistani rivers".
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March - 8 
SFs arrested a potential Afghan suicide bomber while planting a landmine on a roadside in the Koz Chamarkand area in Safi tehsil and also recovered a suicide vest from his possession, reports Daily Times. The initial report said the bomber was a nati
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SFs arrested a potential Afghan suicide bomber while planting a landmine on a roadside in the Koz Chamarkand area in Safi tehsil and also recovered a suicide vest from his possession, reports Daily Times. The initial report said the bomber was a native of the Kunar province of Afghansitan, which borders Bajaur agency.
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March - 8 
The death toll in the suicide bomb blast of March 8 in front of the Special Intelligence Agency’s (SIA) office in the Model Town area of Lahore increased to 13, reports Daily Times. 13 persons included a woman, a five-year-old girl and security perso
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The death toll in the suicide bomb blast of March 8 in front of the Special Intelligence Agency’s (SIA) office in the Model Town area of Lahore increased to 13, reports Daily Times. 13 persons included a woman, a five-year-old girl and security personnel. The powerful blast, which was carried out using around 600 kilograms of explosives packed with ball bearings and blades, according to officials, damaged houses in a 0.5 kilometre radius and destroyed more than 40 cars in the area. The SIA office in Model Town K-Block, a residential area, was being used to house officials and detain suspects. "It was a Police Special Investigation Unit that was targeted. The building was used to interrogate suspected terrorists," Lahore Police chief Pervez Rathore said.
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March - 8 
Three missiles fired by a US drone killed five Taliban militants in the Miranshah area of North Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 8, according to Daily Times. "Five people have been killed and three wounded in the atta
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Three missiles fired by a US drone killed five Taliban militants in the Miranshah area of North Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 8, according to Daily Times. "Five people have been killed and three wounded in the attack. It was an American drone attack," an intelligence official said.
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March - 8 
Two persons including brother of a commander of Ansarul Islam (AI) outfit was killed in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency, reports The News. The sources said that five masked men came to the main bazaar and shot dead one Majeed, belonging to Shalobar trib
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Two persons including brother of a commander of Ansarul Islam (AI) outfit was killed in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency, reports The News. The sources said that five masked men came to the main bazaar and shot dead one Majeed, belonging to Shalobar tribe. However, the sources said that brother of the Majeed, Mandry Khan, was a powerful ‘commander’ of AI, a rival group of the banned Lashkar-e-Islam (LI). Elsewhere, a man identified as Najeeb was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Zawa area.
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March - 8 
Two pro-Government tribal leaders were killed while another was injured when some unidentified Taliban militants blew up their car in Shakai area of South Waziristan. Sher Ali and his associates were riding a car in Mazdak area of Shaki tehsil (reven
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Two pro-Government tribal leaders were killed while another was injured when some unidentified Taliban militants blew up their car in Shakai area of South Waziristan. Sher Ali and his associates were riding a car in Mazdak area of Shaki tehsil (revenue unit), when the Taliban blew it up, killing Ali and Syed Nawaz on the spot. Another tribal leader Abdullah was injured in the blast.
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March - 8 
According to Nepal News, four Police personnel have been injured in a scuffle with the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres in Kanchanpur District on March 8. The clash erupted in front of Mahakali Zonal Hospital when P
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According to Nepal News, four Police personnel have been injured in a scuffle with the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres in Kanchanpur District on March 8. The clash erupted in front of Mahakali Zonal Hospital when Police tried to disperse the Maoist cadres who were chanting slogans against Health Minister Umakanta Chaudhary.
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March - 8 
The Unified CPN-Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda said that conspirators were spreading rumour that the Maoists were planning revolt. "Our top priority at this juncture is statute within the stipulated time and we are focused to accomp
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The Unified CPN-Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda said that conspirators were spreading rumour that the Maoists were planning revolt. "Our top priority at this juncture is statute within the stipulated time and we are focused to accomplish the task," said Prachanda. However, he maintained that party would opt to go for the revolt if the ‘extreme rightist forces’ tried to derail the peace process and thwart constitution-drafting. "
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March - 8 
Young Communist League (YCL) has set the stage to launch what it has described as a 'national youth campaign', reports Kantipuronline. The YCL said it is launching the campaign to draw the attention of the concerned stakeholders to the statue-draftin
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Young Communist League (YCL) has set the stage to launch what it has described as a 'national youth campaign', reports Kantipuronline. The YCL said it is launching the campaign to draw the attention of the concerned stakeholders to the statue-drafting and the peace process as these vital tasks have been stalled.
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March - 8 
A top ICS leader of the Rajshahi University and president of Amir Ali Hall unit of ICS, Ekram Hossain, accused of killing Chhatra League leader Faruk Hossain, said that key central leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and ICS were involved in the kil
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A top ICS leader of the Rajshahi University and president of Amir Ali Hall unit of ICS, Ekram Hossain, accused of killing Chhatra League leader Faruk Hossain, said that key central leaders of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and ICS were involved in the killing.
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March - 8 
A trial court in Sylhet District, framed charges against HUJI chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and five others in the case filed for the city's bomb blast hours ahead of a pre-poll rally of Awami League Chief Sheikh Hasina on September 26, 2001.
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A trial court in Sylhet District, framed charges against HUJI chief Mufti Abdul Hannan and five others in the case filed for the city's bomb blast hours ahead of a pre-poll rally of Awami League Chief Sheikh Hasina on September 26, 2001.
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March - 8 
The Police on March 8 recovered a cocktail (petrol bomb) from an Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS)-held room at a hall at Rajshahi University and arms from the house of a Shibir cadre in Noakhali District.
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The Police on March 8 recovered a cocktail (petrol bomb) from an Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS)-held room at a hall at Rajshahi University and arms from the house of a Shibir cadre in Noakhali District.
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March - 8 
Two suspected terrorists of Indian Mujahideen (IM) outfit were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) along the India-Bangladesh border on March 8, reports PTI. Both the terrorists belonged to Uttar Pradesh and were returning to the country from Banglades
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Two suspected terrorists of Indian Mujahideen (IM) outfit were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) along the India-Bangladesh border on March 8, reports PTI. Both the terrorists belonged to Uttar Pradesh and were returning to the country from Bangladesh when they were arrested by the SFs. "We suspect that they were returning to India via Bangladesh after getting training in Pakistan," a Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) official said. The two suspected terrorists were being interrogated by central security agencies at an undisclosed location. Their names were yet to be revealed by the security agencies.
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March - 8 
Troops serving general areas of Ariyalai, Adampan, Iranamadu and Vellamullivaikkal on March 8 recovered one 81-mm mortar bomb, 48 anti-personnel mines, two Rangan 99 anti-personnel mines, two Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), one Arul bomb, 200 trappi
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Troops serving general areas of Ariyalai, Adampan, Iranamadu and Vellamullivaikkal on March 8 recovered one 81-mm mortar bomb, 48 anti-personnel mines, two Rangan 99 anti-personnel mines, two Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), one Arul bomb, 200 trapping charges, one 144 Improvised Explosive Devices (IED), 20kilograms of RDX explosives, 24 detonator codes, three claymore mines, 12 suicide jackets with explosives, 10 suicide jackets without explosives, 16 C- 4 chargers, 28 claymore remote controllers, four boxes with C-4 explosives, two unidentified small machines, 570 remote control switches, 93 remote controller circuits, 12 unidentified chargers and 18 improvised Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) torches, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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March - 9 
A Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) cadre, Thangpilen Haolai alias Rudy alias Nanao alias SM Kuki (22), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from New Checkon area on March 9, reports Imphal Free Press. Haolai joined the KLA in June 2009 through o
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A Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) cadre, Thangpilen Haolai alias Rudy alias Nanao alias SM Kuki (22), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from New Checkon area on March 9, reports Imphal Free Press. Haolai joined the KLA in June 2009 through one Paongam alias Angam of Churachandpur and he was involved in extortion of money from general public, Government officials, private farms and transport arms and ammunitions from one place to another.
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March - 9 
A Maoist ‘area commander’, identified as Suresh Sundhi, surrendered before Police in Keonjhar District.
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A Maoist ‘area commander’, identified as Suresh Sundhi, surrendered before Police in Keonjhar District.
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March - 9 
Arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre Salman Ahmed alias Chhotu has revealed that most IM operatives have shifted base from Bangladesh to Nepal after the massive crackdown by Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion in the past few months, reports Times of
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Arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre Salman Ahmed alias Chhotu has revealed that most IM operatives have shifted base from Bangladesh to Nepal after the massive crackdown by Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion in the past few months, reports Times of India. Another arrested IM militant, Shehjad Ahmed, who was has corroborated this, saying IM has strengthened its Nepal unit for operations in eastern India.
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March - 9 
As many as 577 militants were killed in various group clashes between different militant outfits during past two decades of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, reports PTI. As per the recent State Home Ministry statistics, as many as 820 incidents of gro
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As many as 577 militants were killed in various group clashes between different militant outfits during past two decades of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir, reports PTI. As per the recent State Home Ministry statistics, as many as 820 incidents of group clashes have taken place between various militant outfits due to turf war in last 20 years of militancy and 577 militants and 173 civilians were killed in these incidents. Around 102 terrorists and 398 civilians were injured in these incidents, the report said. "The militant outfits clash with each other over turf war, women, land disputes and supremacy. Group clashes between foreign militants and locals were also witnessed more this time," an unnamed senior Police officer said. The highest number of 170 group clashes took place in 1995 in which 108 militants and 35 civilians were killed and 23 militants and 57 civilians were injured. It was followed by 168 incidents in 1994 in which 110 terrorists and 29 civilians were killed and 15 militants and 47 civilians injured. Similarly, 121 incidents took place in 1993 followed by 103 in 1992, 87 in 1996 in which 74 militants and 30 civilians were killed. In 1992, 64 militants and 41 civilians were killed.
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March - 9 
Available reports indicate that some educated youth have been found to be involved in anti-national activities, the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) was informed on March 9, reports Daily Excelsior. Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken
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Available reports indicate that some educated youth have been found to be involved in anti-national activities, the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) was informed on March 9, reports Daily Excelsior. Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken said in a written reply that the details of all such cases are not centrally maintained. He said so far as the State of Jammu and Kashmir is concerned, the Prime Minister’s Recommendation plan for Jammu and Kashmir announced in November, 2004 includes several projects/ schemes aimed at imparting a thrust to employment and income generation. Further, the Central Government is providing assistance to the State under the Security Related Expenditure (Relief and Rehabilitation) Scheme, which inter-alia covers on ex-gratia payment and surrender policy. The Central Government has formulated a scheme for surrender-cum-rehabilitation to militants in the North Eastern States. In addition, every plan scheme in its manifest/ and intent is geared towards creation of productive employment and endowing employable skills, creating rural connectivity and these schemes also help preventing misguided youth from taking to militancy. He further said in the Eleventh Plan the Government has included dedicated schemes which shall be instrumental in curtailing extremism/terrorism.
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March - 9 
Birsa Badaik, Block President of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) party was shot dead by a 15-member Maoist squad led by its self-styled 'commander' Jageshwar alias Debu near his residence at Nava village under Bano Police station of Simdega District in
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Birsa Badaik, Block President of Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) party was shot dead by a 15-member Maoist squad led by its self-styled 'commander' Jageshwar alias Debu near his residence at Nava village under Bano Police station of Simdega District in the night of March 9.
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March - 9 
Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda told Daily Excelsior that infiltration bids have gone up by several fold in 2010 but most of them have been foiled by Army on the Line of Control (LoC) and the BSF on the IB. However, he asserted, as the
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Director General of Police (DGP) Kuldeep Khoda told Daily Excelsior that infiltration bids have gone up by several fold in 2010 but most of them have been foiled by Army on the Line of Control (LoC) and the BSF on the IB. However, he asserted, as the number of infiltration attempts was very high during a little over first two months of this year, a possibility of some militants having managed to sneak in can’t be ruled out. "Number of incidents have gone up this year so far as compared to similar period last year mainly because of our initiatives taken against the militants. Our operations against the militants have increased manifold," the DGP said. 39 militants, 30 of them categorised, have been killed during just over two months of 2010, Khoda said, adding that 19 militants were killed in Jammu region and 20 in Kashmir valley. In 2009, number of the militants killed in similar period was just 18. The militants are categorised by Police when they are operating in different parts of the State and not after their killing. He further said that 25 persons have so far been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) while action under substantive sections of law has been taken against 419 others in connection with stone pelting in the Kashmir Valley so far. "So far, we have booked 25 mentors and organisers of stone pelters under the PSA. Action under law has been taken against 419 others, mostly stone throwers. Process is on and all those who are directly or indirectly involved in stone pelting will be identified and action taken against them", the DGP said. Asserting that the stone throwing, interestingly, has many dimensions, he averred that separatists, Over Ground Workers (OGWs) of militants and certain vested interests have been lending direct and indirect support to terrorists by diverting attention of SFs and Police. "This (the stone pelting) helps militants to move from one place to another. This leaves less chance of ultras [militants] getting detected. Return of peace and developmental activities were also suffering", Khoda added. He added that the Police have identified 700 to 800 stone pelters while number of their organisers was confined to double digit.
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March - 9 
Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran told Lok Sabha (Lower house of parliament) in a written reply on March 9 that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Naxalites (Left-Wing Extremist) had undertaken extensive recces in a bid to at
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Minister of State for Home Affairs Mullappally Ramachandran told Lok Sabha (Lower house of parliament) in a written reply on March 9 that the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the Naxalites (Left-Wing Extremist) had undertaken extensive recces in a bid to attack Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) armouries located at power plants in several States, reports Times of India. "Militant and terrorist outfits had planned to target some power plants in Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh. Besides LeT, there are also reports of CPI (Maoist) [Communist Party of India-Maoist] having undertaken extensive recces to target CISF armoury located in some power plants," Ramachandran said
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March - 9 
Pandu Manjhi, a sub-zonal ‘area commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested from a forested area in Bokaro District on March 9, reports Times of India. A 9 mm pistol and INR 10,000 in cash were seized from him.
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Pandu Manjhi, a sub-zonal ‘area commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested from a forested area in Bokaro District on March 9, reports Times of India. A 9 mm pistol and INR 10,000 in cash were seized from him.
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March - 9 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a 22 year-old youth in Garhwa District after abducting him for his alleged involvement in an illicit relationship with a married woman, Police said on March 10. The
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a 22 year-old youth in Garhwa District after abducting him for his alleged involvement in an illicit relationship with a married woman, Police said on March 10. The youth and his cousin were abducted by the Maoists on March 6 from Chatia-Madgarhia. The cousin managed to escape, while the Maoists shot dead the youth the next day. The body was found on March 9, the Police said.
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March - 9 
School teacher and CPI-M leader Ranjit Duley, abducted by Maoists from a school in Bankura District on March 4, was released unharmed in West Midnapore District early on March 9 (today), reports PTI. Duley was released at a remote place between Goalt
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School teacher and CPI-M leader Ranjit Duley, abducted by Maoists from a school in Bankura District on March 4, was released unharmed in West Midnapore District early on March 9 (today), reports PTI. Duley was released at a remote place between Goaltore and Pingboni at around 1:15am [IST] to a select team of electronic media, which took him to Lalgarh Police station, the Police said.
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March - 9 
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of US on March 9 warned India and Brazil that they face "emerging threats" from al-Qaeda and Taliban, though the terrorist outfits are "on the run" due to extreme pressure exerted on them in Afghanistan and Pakis
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) of US on March 9 warned India and Brazil that they face "emerging threats" from al-Qaeda and Taliban, though the terrorist outfits are "on the run" due to extreme pressure exerted on them in Afghanistan and Pakistan, reports Times of India. CIA Director Leon Panetta said that the US spy agency has a "fundamental duty to provide warning and prevent surprise," which also refers to "emerging threats" to nations like Brazil and India, indicating the need for growing cooperation between the US and India on intelligence sharing. "Intense operations have put top al-Qaida and Taliban leaders under extreme pressure and "many of them are on the run," Panetta claimed.
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March - 9 
The IM cadres from Nepal had conducted a reccee of the Kolkata city around four months ago, say intelligence officers who are interrogating Salman. However, Salman has told Police that Kolkata is very much on the terror radar, say sources. A few week
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The IM cadres from Nepal had conducted a reccee of the Kolkata city around four months ago, say intelligence officers who are interrogating Salman. However, Salman has told Police that Kolkata is very much on the terror radar, say sources. A few weeks ago, IM operatives had visited Kolkata to activate their sleeper cells.
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March - 9 
The Jharkhand Police on March 9 launched a joint inter-State operation against the Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) from two strategic locations in the State’s East Singhbhum and West Singhbhum Districts, bordering Purulia and West Midnapore Districts of
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The Jharkhand Police on March 9 launched a joint inter-State operation against the Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) from two strategic locations in the State’s East Singhbhum and West Singhbhum Districts, bordering Purulia and West Midnapore Districts of West Bengal, reported Hindustan Times. They were helped by the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the West Bengal Police. More than 30 companies of the Jharkhand Police and central para-military forces have been engaged in the operation. Four helicopters are maintaining vigil on movements of the LWEs.
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March - 9 
Three cadres belonging to Lamyanba Khuman group of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), including a woman, by the Bishnupur District Police during a search operation at Phubala Awang Leikai on March 9, reports Imphal
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Three cadres belonging to Lamyanba Khuman group of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), including a woman, by the Bishnupur District Police during a search operation at Phubala Awang Leikai on March 9, reports Imphal Free Press. They were identified as Khwairakpam Joykumar Meitei alias Boy (51), Lourembam Biren Singh alias Amarjit (40) and Soibam Ningol Thoudam O. Bilashini Devi (53). One .32 pistol along with two magazine and seven live ammunitions and 13 demand letters of the outfit were recovered from their possession.
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March - 9 
Two blasts were reported from the forward area of the IB in the in Ramgarh sector in the morning of March 9 when the BSF troopers were patrolling the area but there were no casualties or damage.
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Two blasts were reported from the forward area of the IB in the in Ramgarh sector in the morning of March 9 when the BSF troopers were patrolling the area but there were no casualties or damage.
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March - 9 
Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Salim Barla and Jablin Munda, were arrested from Sundargarh District Orissa, reports Times of India. Two landmines were recovered from them. According to Police, the two ha
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Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Salim Barla and Jablin Munda, were arrested from Sundargarh District Orissa, reports Times of India. Two landmines were recovered from them. According to Police, the two had killed a Marxist trade union leader, Thomas Munda.
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March - 9 
Union Government has denied Pakistan's allegation that it was involved in March 8 bomb blast in Lahore and said Islamabad routinely came up with such "baseless" charges, reports Times of India. "No evidence has been shared with us. This is fabricatio
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Union Government has denied Pakistan's allegation that it was involved in March 8 bomb blast in Lahore and said Islamabad routinely came up with such "baseless" charges, reports Times of India. "No evidence has been shared with us. This is fabrication by that side. And they will continue doing it till they convince themselves that this fabrication is convincing," sources said, adding that similar charges were hurled when the Sri Lankan cricket team was attacked in Pakistan. Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik had claimed that India was involved in the suicide attack at a building in Lahore. India also rejected Pakistani allegation of non-adherence to Indus Water Treaty, saying it was yet another move to raise an "anti-India" bogey to create "popular resonance" to cover up their internal domestic water woes and asked Islamabad to do better water management.
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March - 9 
An activist of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), Zulfiqar-ul-Hasan alias Papu, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Saeedabad Police Station area of Karachi on March 9, according to The News. Police sources said that Hasan was the reside
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An activist of the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM), Zulfiqar-ul-Hasan alias Papu, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Saeedabad Police Station area of Karachi on March 9, according to The News. Police sources said that Hasan was the resident of Sector-9C, Saeedabad.
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March - 9 
At least 60 militants, including two would-be suicide bombers, were arrested during a week-long search operation in Hangu, security officials said, reports Daily Times. “We have arrested 60 terrorists. Two of them had suicide vests and had planned to
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At least 60 militants, including two would-be suicide bombers, were arrested during a week-long search operation in Hangu, security officials said, reports Daily Times. “We have arrested 60 terrorists. Two of them had suicide vests and had planned to attack Government installations,” the officials said. However, the officials gave no details as to whether the terrorists included any foreigners. “They are being interrogated by intelligence agencies,” the officials added. Hangu Police also arrested nine suspects in connection with planting a bomb in main Hangu Bazaar. “These men are believed to have been involved in an attempt to plant a bomb,” Police sources said.
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March - 9 
Daily Times quoting a letter send by an anonymous sender to Sindh Police Inspector General (IG) Sultan Salahuddin Babar Khattak and Sukkur Regional Police Officer reports that as many as 66 militants belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan
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Daily Times quoting a letter send by an anonymous sender to Sindh Police Inspector General (IG) Sultan Salahuddin Babar Khattak and Sukkur Regional Police Officer reports that as many as 66 militants belonging to the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) have arrived at Sindh including Karachi to carry out terror attacks. The anonymous sender in the letter written in Urdu has warned that the militants who arrived from Waziristan planned to attack sensitive installations including Police training centres situated in the provincial capital of Karachi and interior Sindh and also planned to target Government and non-government organisations including the Sindh Assembly building.
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March - 9 
Security Forces (SFs) and a local tribal lashkar (militia) set ablaze 14 houses of the Taliban militants in the Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 9, according to Daily Times. Politic
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Security Forces (SFs) and a local tribal lashkar (militia) set ablaze 14 houses of the Taliban militants in the Mamoond tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 9, according to Daily Times. Political administration officials said that nine Taliban militants also surrendered to the political authorities in the Mamoond tehsil. Explosives material and mortar shells were recovered in a large quantity from the Taliban houses.
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March - 9 
SFs arrested three suspected Taliban militants in Barokhel area of Halimzai tehsil and demolished the house of a wanted militant in Safi tehsil.
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SFs arrested three suspected Taliban militants in Barokhel area of Halimzai tehsil and demolished the house of a wanted militant in Safi tehsil.
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March - 9 
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon Panetta on March 9 said counter terrorism operations have placed al Qaeda’s top leaders under extreme pressure and many are "on the run" but recent thwarted terror plots in the US indicate the terro
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) Director Leon Panetta on March 9 said counter terrorism operations have placed al Qaeda’s top leaders under extreme pressure and many are "on the run" but recent thwarted terror plots in the US indicate the terror network is changing its tactics, reports Daily Times. "We are a nation at war with al Qaeda and its associates and the war is persistent," Panetta said during a foreign policy conference at the University of Oklahoma. "They remain determined to kill as many Americans as possible, " he said, adding, another new form of terrorist threat is the "lone wolf" who becomes self-radicalised and decides on his own to take violent action without al Qaeda taking a direct role.
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March - 9 
The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) arrested four Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan (TTA) militants from Lahore on March 9. The arrestees were identified as Muhammad Yasin, Muhammad Kamran of Sahiwal, Abubakar and Khurshid Ali. All are of Pakistani orig
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The Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) arrested four Tehreek-e-Taliban Afghanistan (TTA) militants from Lahore on March 9. The arrestees were identified as Muhammad Yasin, Muhammad Kamran of Sahiwal, Abubakar and Khurshid Ali. All are of Pakistani origin. According to the Police the militants were planning to carry out a major attack in Lahore.
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March - 9 
The death toll in the Lahore bomb blast of March 8 rose to 15 on March 9 as rescuers recovered a dead body from the debris and shifted it to morgue while another injured person succumbed to his injuries at the Jinnah Hospital.
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The death toll in the Lahore bomb blast of March 8 rose to 15 on March 9 as rescuers recovered a dead body from the debris and shifted it to morgue while another injured person succumbed to his injuries at the Jinnah Hospital.
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March - 9 
Union Government has denied Pakistan's allegation that it was involved in March 8 bomb blast in Lahore and said Islamabad routinely came up with such "baseless" charges, reports Times of India. "No evidence has been shared with us. This is fabricatio
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Union Government has denied Pakistan's allegation that it was involved in March 8 bomb blast in Lahore and said Islamabad routinely came up with such "baseless" charges, reports Times of India. "No evidence has been shared with us. This is fabrication by that side. And they will continue doing it till they convince themselves that this fabrication is convincing," sources said, adding that similar charges were hurled when the Sri Lankan cricket team was attacked in Pakistan. Pakistani Interior Minister Rehman Malik had claimed that India was involved in the suicide attack at a building in Lahore. India also rejected Pakistani allegation of non-adherence to Indus Water Treaty, saying it was yet another move to raise an "anti-India" bogey to create "popular resonance" to cover up their internal domestic water woes and asked Islamabad to do better water management.
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March - 9 
According to the Nepal News report, the Constituent Assembly (CA) has amended constitution-writing calendar for the tenth time on March 9. The tenth amendment, however, has not changed the final date for promulgation of the constitution, which is sch
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According to the Nepal News report, the Constituent Assembly (CA) has amended constitution-writing calendar for the tenth time on March 9. The tenth amendment, however, has not changed the final date for promulgation of the constitution, which is scheduled for May 28, 2010.
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March - 9 
Arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre Salman Ahmed alias Chhotu has revealed that most IM operatives have shifted base from Bangladesh to Nepal after the massive crackdown by Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion in the past few months, reports Times of
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Arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre Salman Ahmed alias Chhotu has revealed that most IM operatives have shifted base from Bangladesh to Nepal after the massive crackdown by Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion in the past few months, reports Times of India. Another arrested IM militant, Shehjad Ahmed, who was has corroborated this, saying IM has strengthened its Nepal unit for operations in eastern India.
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March - 9 
At least six children were injured when a bomb exploded in front a health post at Ramgunj, in Sunsari District on March 9, 2010, reports Himalayan Times. The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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At least six children were injured when a bomb exploded in front a health post at Ramgunj, in Sunsari District on March 9, 2010, reports Himalayan Times. The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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March - 9 
Chairman of the main opposition party Unified CPN-Maoist Prachanda on March 9 expressed his hope of drafting the new statute in the given time frame of May 28. Speaking to journalists after a meeting of Constitutional Committee (CC), Prachanda said t
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Chairman of the main opposition party Unified CPN-Maoist Prachanda on March 9 expressed his hope of drafting the new statute in the given time frame of May 28. Speaking to journalists after a meeting of Constitutional Committee (CC), Prachanda said that it is possible to complete the new statute if a consensus is forged between the political parties.
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March - 9 
Leaders of the political parties in the Constituent Assembly have expressed their commitment to draft the new constitution within the prescribed time. In the March 9 Constitutional Committee meeting the leaders assured cooperation in the drafting pro
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Leaders of the political parties in the Constituent Assembly have expressed their commitment to draft the new constitution within the prescribed time. In the March 9 Constitutional Committee meeting the leaders assured cooperation in the drafting process so the constitution gets promulgated within the deadline.
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March - 9 
Major political parties’ leaders underscored that the integration and management of the Maoist combatants should be taken ahead by forging agreement among the parties. The leaders stressed on the need to forge a new agreement, saying that the agreeme
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Major political parties’ leaders underscored that the integration and management of the Maoist combatants should be taken ahead by forging agreement among the parties. The leaders stressed on the need to forge a new agreement, saying that the agreement on the resettlement, management, and integration of the Maoist combatants as per the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA) and the interim constitution has been breached repeatedly.
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March - 9 
Police on March 9 evicted Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) and its affiliated outfit Nepal Farmers Association-Revolutionary (ANFA-Revolutionary) cadres squatting on the premises of Gaindakot-based Santachuli Deluxe Hotel
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Police on March 9 evicted Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) and its affiliated outfit Nepal Farmers Association-Revolutionary (ANFA-Revolutionary) cadres squatting on the premises of Gaindakot-based Santachuli Deluxe Hotel in Nawalparasi District, reports Kantipuronline. Reportedly, 37 families belonged to ANFA-Revolutionary had taken over the hotel compound four months ago. They had been living there by erecting huts.
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March - 9 
The IM cadres from Nepal had conducted a reccee of the Kolkata city around four months ago, say intelligence officers who are interrogating Salman. However, Salman has told Police that Kolkata is very much on the terror radar, say sources. A few week
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The IM cadres from Nepal had conducted a reccee of the Kolkata city around four months ago, say intelligence officers who are interrogating Salman. However, Salman has told Police that Kolkata is very much on the terror radar, say sources. A few weeks ago, IM operatives had visited Kolkata to activate their sleeper cells.
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March - 9 
A parliamentary body of Bangladesh had alleged that former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker Abdul Wadud Bhuiyan and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) had instigated the recent unrest in the hill Districts with assistance from a Pakistani intelligence
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A parliamentary body of Bangladesh had alleged that former Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) lawmaker Abdul Wadud Bhuiyan and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) had instigated the recent unrest in the hill Districts with assistance from a Pakistani intelligence agency.
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March - 9 
Arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre Salman Ahmed alias Chhotu has revealed that most IM operatives have shifted base from Bangladesh to Nepal after the massive crackdown by Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion in the past few months, reports Times of
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Arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) cadre Salman Ahmed alias Chhotu has revealed that most IM operatives have shifted base from Bangladesh to Nepal after the massive crackdown by Bangladesh Rapid Action Battalion in the past few months, reports Times of India. Another arrested IM militant, Shehjad Ahmed, who was has corroborated this, saying IM has strengthened its Nepal unit for operations in eastern India.
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Rajshahi University Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) leader Ekram Hossain who was arrested in connection with Chhatra League leader Faruk murder case from Dhamrai in Dhaka District was brought to Rajshahi and handed over to Motihar Police for interrogatio
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Rajshahi University Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) leader Ekram Hossain who was arrested in connection with Chhatra League leader Faruk murder case from Dhamrai in Dhaka District was brought to Rajshahi and handed over to Motihar Police for interrogation on March 9, reports Daily Star. He will be placed before the court on March 10 with a remand prayer for 10 days, said Mrinal Bhattachariya, Motihar Zonal Assistant Commissioner of Rajshahi Metropolitan Police.
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March - 9 
The judicial magistrate court in Habiganj on March 9 granted seven days' remand for Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami (HuJI) operative Shah Mizanur Rahman Mithu, an accused in former Finance Minister S.A.M.S. Kibria killing case. Mithu was arrested on March
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The judicial magistrate court in Habiganj on March 9 granted seven days' remand for Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami (HuJI) operative Shah Mizanur Rahman Mithu, an accused in former Finance Minister S.A.M.S. Kibria killing case. Mithu was arrested on March 7, 2010.
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March - 9 
The ruling Awami League (AL) asked main opposition BNP to sever relations with JeI, a key partner in the four-party coalition, for its involvement in the war crimes, especially repression on women, during the liberation war in 1971. AL also asked the
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The ruling Awami League (AL) asked main opposition BNP to sever relations with JeI, a key partner in the four-party coalition, for its involvement in the war crimes, especially repression on women, during the liberation war in 1971. AL also asked the BNP chairperson to make apology to the countrymen, especially to women, for the party's previous misdeeds, including repression on them.
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March - 9 
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) granted additional financial assistance of USD 12.8 million for the rehabilitation of conflict-affected areas in the Northern Province, particularly to assist the return and resettlement of Internally Displaced Person
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) granted additional financial assistance of USD 12.8 million for the rehabilitation of conflict-affected areas in the Northern Province, particularly to assist the return and resettlement of Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), reports Colombo Page. The loan will be provided from its concessional Asian Development Fund (ADF) for the ongoing North East Community Restoration and Development (NECORD) Project II. The loan will help to rebuild urgently needed community, social and economic infrastructure in health, education, agriculture, rural electrification, rural access and administration in the Northern Province, a press release issued by the ADB said.
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March - 10 
A ‘deputy commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Madhu Markam (25), was arrested by the Police from a thickly forested stretch in Kanker District late on March 10, reports sify.com. Markam, who hails from Bijapu
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A ‘deputy commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Madhu Markam (25), was arrested by the Police from a thickly forested stretch in Kanker District late on March 10, reports sify.com. Markam, who hails from Bijapur in Bastar was carrying a reward of INR 150,000 on his head. The Police recovered explosives and Maoist literature from Markam.
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March - 10 
A Bangladeshi national and his Kashmiri associate, both belonging to the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) outfit, were on March 10 sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court for possessing explosives and waging war against country, reports Times
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A Bangladeshi national and his Kashmiri associate, both belonging to the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) outfit, were on March 10 sentenced to life imprisonment by a trial court for possessing explosives and waging war against country, reports Times of India. Additional Sessions Judge Nivedita Anil Sharma sentenced Mohammad Amin Wani, a resident of Jammu and Kashmir, and Lutfur Rahman, the Bangladeshi national who was reportedly to have received training at the instance of Pakistan-based Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD) chief Hafiz Saeed, to life imprisonment. Awarding the sentence, the judge said they did not deserve capital punishment as the case was not the rarest of rare. Wani (29) was arrested on January 4, 2007, from Seeshganj Gurdwara in the old city area by Delhi Police's special cell for possessing INR 450000 hawala (informal money laundering system) money. Rahman (30) was arrested from Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway station with 1.5 kilograms explosives and a timer. According to the Police, the duo was in the capital to disrupt the January 26 Republic Day function.
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March - 10 
A 'corporal' of the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), identified as Kordor Lyngdoh Mawlong alias Sumar, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police of East Khasi Hills District on March 10, according to Shillong Times. He joined the
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A 'corporal' of the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), identified as Kordor Lyngdoh Mawlong alias Sumar, surrendered before the Superintendent of Police of East Khasi Hills District on March 10, according to Shillong Times. He joined the outfit in 2002 and underwent arms training at Chittagong Hill Tracts in Bangladesh, Police said.
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March - 10 
A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Ipuri Yeshodamma (36), surrendered before Police in Guntur District on March 10 due to ill health, reported The Hindu. She was the area committee member of the outfit for 15 years, reported
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A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, Ipuri Yeshodamma (36), surrendered before Police in Guntur District on March 10 due to ill health, reported The Hindu. She was the area committee member of the outfit for 15 years, reported The Hindu. A dropout from Class 10, she got attracted to the Maoist ideology in 1995 at Pulukurthi village in Warangal District.
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March - 10 
Chidambaram on March 10 said that terrorism and militancy are being fanned to destabilise the economy of the country which is at the threshold of a double digit growth, adds Indian Express. He said that hostile forces seek to undermine the security a
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Chidambaram on March 10 said that terrorism and militancy are being fanned to destabilise the economy of the country which is at the threshold of a double digit growth, adds Indian Express. He said that hostile forces seek to undermine the security and stability of our nation. "Even while they (hostile forces) challenge our borders and our boundaries, they make attempts to destabilize our economy. Terrorism and militancy are being fanned to hinder the growth of our country," Chidambaram said in his address at the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Raising Day Parade in Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh.
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March - 10 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Koteswar Rao alias Kishan threatened that the Maoist cadres could "blow up Writers' Buildings [Secretariat of West Bengal] any day". "We have the explosives and skill to blow Writers' Buildings and
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Koteswar Rao alias Kishan threatened that the Maoist cadres could "blow up Writers' Buildings [Secretariat of West Bengal] any day". "We have the explosives and skill to blow Writers' Buildings and CPM's [Communist Party of India-Marxist’s] Alimuddin Street headquarters to smithereens. If the Centre can deploy forces, we will get our comrades from Chhattisgarh. We are also redeploying our forces (in anticipation of Green Hunt). If police have leads on our strengths and weaknesses, we are also identifying targets where we can hurt them most," the CPI-Maoist leader said. He further added that his offer of talks was still open. When told that writer Arundhati Roy has refused to act as mediator, Kishan said: "We proposed her name because she is aware of tribal problems and the exploitation of tribals by the state. It is her choice. We are ready to sit for talks on our own."
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March - 10 
Manipur Legislator Morung Makunga, on the third day of the ongoing seventh session of the ninth State Legislative Assembly on March 10 said that militant outfits under the Suspension of Operation (SoO) are not in compliance with the agreements laid d
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Manipur Legislator Morung Makunga, on the third day of the ongoing seventh session of the ninth State Legislative Assembly on March 10 said that militant outfits under the Suspension of Operation (SoO) are not in compliance with the agreements laid down under SoO and so it must be suspended as the Government is incurring extra expenditure on it. He said that armed groups, which have signed SoO, have violated the agreement by collecting 50 per cent of the compensation given by the Government to the land owners of the Integrated Check Post (ICP) at Moreh town in Chandel District along the India-Myanmar border allegedly by the Kuki militant outfit.
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March - 10 
Maoist training camp was destroyed and 10 landmines seized following a gunfight between Maoists and Security Force personnel using Indian Air Force helicopters at West Singhbhum District of the State.
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Maoist training camp was destroyed and 10 landmines seized following a gunfight between Maoists and Security Force personnel using Indian Air Force helicopters at West Singhbhum District of the State.
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March - 10 
People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Amakcham Naocha alias Raju Singh (31), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from North AOC area. Two live ammunitions of the AK were recovered from his possession. Naocha disclosed
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People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Amakcham Naocha alias Raju Singh (31), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from North AOC area. Two live ammunitions of the AK were recovered from his possession. Naocha disclosed that he was operating under the ‘command’ of one Houna and had extorted a sum of INR 20,000 from the Manipur Fishery Department.
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March - 10 
People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Mohammed Alimuddin alias Shaolin (23), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from KR Land area on March 10.
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People's United Liberation Front (PULF) cadre, Mohammed Alimuddin alias Shaolin (23), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from KR Land area on March 10.
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March - 10 
PREPAK cadre, Nahakpam Nanaobi alias Churchill Singh (24), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Kongba bazaar area on March 10. One cellular phone and one demand letter of the outfit were recovered from his possession.
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PREPAK cadre, Nahakpam Nanaobi alias Churchill Singh (24), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Kongba bazaar area on March 10. One cellular phone and one demand letter of the outfit were recovered from his possession.
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March - 10 
PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a trader, identified as Mandia Sahu Loknath (45), outside his residence at Nimlabadi area in Koraput District on March 10. Though the exact reason behind the killin
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PTI reports that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a trader, identified as Mandia Sahu Loknath (45), outside his residence at Nimlabadi area in Koraput District on March 10. Though the exact reason behind the killing was yet to be ascertained, the trader was believed to have been targeted as he had opposed activities of Maoist-backed Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh (CMAS) in several areas of the District, sources said.
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March - 10 
PTI reports that Police neutralised a militant hideout in the Pingla Gala area of Rajouri District, a Police spokesman said on March 10. One .303 rifle along with its eight rounds were recovered from there, he said, adding, there was no presence of m
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PTI reports that Police neutralised a militant hideout in the Pingla Gala area of Rajouri District, a Police spokesman said on March 10. One .303 rifle along with its eight rounds were recovered from there, he said, adding, there was no presence of militants in and around the hideout during the search operation.
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March - 10 
Security agencies suspect that several modules of such trained IM cadres may be currently lying dormant, waiting to be activated by LeT ‘commanders’ who may not be holed up in the Kashmir Valley. According to a senior intelligence official, there are
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Security agencies suspect that several modules of such trained IM cadres may be currently lying dormant, waiting to be activated by LeT ‘commanders’ who may not be holed up in the Kashmir Valley. According to a senior intelligence official, there are inputs of a tie-up between Pakistani Taliban and LeT for attacks aimed at India, and their ‘commanders’ are possibly already in Jammu and Kashmir — as evident from the various encounters in the recent past. These commanders may only be waiting for the right time to move beyond the Valley and activate the local IM modules for logistical help to carry out more terror attacks. “IM is a potential resource base that the LeT hopes to use right from identification and reconnaissance of targets to arranging logistics for terror attacks planned by it,” a senior intelligence official told Economics Times.
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March - 10 
Six additional companies of the Central Reserve Police Force arrived in the State during the day. With their arrival, the total number of Central para-military force in the State has reached to 26 companies. They would be deployed at sensitive locati
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Six additional companies of the Central Reserve Police Force arrived in the State during the day. With their arrival, the total number of Central para-military force in the State has reached to 26 companies. They would be deployed at sensitive locations in the three Maoist-affected Districts — West Midnapore, Bankura and Purulia.
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March - 10 
Suspected militants abducted Badal Dutta (62), the supervisor of a private company, from Deothar under Santipur Police Station in Karbi Anglong District on March 10, reports Telegraph. The Police said that it could be the handiwork of the few cadres
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Suspected militants abducted Badal Dutta (62), the supervisor of a private company, from Deothar under Santipur Police Station in Karbi Anglong District on March 10, reports Telegraph. The Police said that it could be the handiwork of the few cadres of the Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) who did not surrender along with the rest of the outfit. A source said that abductors have demanded INR four million for his release.
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March - 10 
Terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) has set up bases not only in Karachi in Pakistan, where its top leaders Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal are currently located, but also has safe houses in Gulf countries, Nepal and Bangladesh, interrogation of arreste
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Terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) has set up bases not only in Karachi in Pakistan, where its top leaders Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal are currently located, but also has safe houses in Gulf countries, Nepal and Bangladesh, interrogation of arrested IM cadres has revealed, reports Economics Times. Such bases normally serve to house runaway IM leaders who operate from there to keep the local jihadi network alive. They also offer temporary shelter to IM recruits during transit between Pakistan, where they receive their terror training, and India. As per matching versions of IM operations put out by Salman, arrested by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police from Sidharthnagar District, Amjad Khawaja, arrested by the Hyderabad Police and Shahzad, arrested from Azamgarh District in UP, IM cadres were receiving training at the same facilities used by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), both in Karachi as well as other parts of Pakistan. However, the focus of IM training is mostly bomb-making, unlike LeT cadres who are trained to fire sophisticated arms and use guerrilla tactics. However, IM cadres, recruited from various Indian locations including Azamgarh, Bhatkal village near Mangalore in Karnataka and Hyderabad, receive their training from serving as well as retired officers of the Pakistani Army, who are referred to as ‘Bada Saheb’ and ‘Chhota Saheb’. Incidentally, this is part of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)-engineered ‘Karachi Project’ unveiled first by American terror suspect David Coleman Headley. Under the ‘Karachi Project’, Indian terror kingpins recruit jihadis from here and send them across to Pakistan for training. Once trained, these cadres ex-filtrate through the Jammu and Kashmir border or enter India via Nepal, Bangladesh or UAE. Further, Salman revealed that the outfit’s new recruiting grounds are now in South India. Salman claimed that hit hard by the arrest of its cadres between 2008 and 2009, the IM has launched a fresh recruitment drive. Investigators said that the terrorist outfit has traded its traditional bases in Uttar Pradesh for South India. Investigators also adds that one of the reasons for the IM to shift down south could be several arrests from the Azamgarh District base and a constant scrutiny by intelligence agencies.
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March - 10 
The Chief of Army Staff-designate Lieutenant General V. K. Singh gave hints of withdrawal of the Army troops from the Northeast region in view of the improving law and order situation. Lieutenant General Singh, when asked on the possibility of de-mil
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The Chief of Army Staff-designate Lieutenant General V. K. Singh gave hints of withdrawal of the Army troops from the Northeast region in view of the improving law and order situation. Lieutenant General Singh, when asked on the possibility of de-militarisation of the region with more insurgent groups joining the negotiating table, said, “Although demilitarization is the wrong word, obviously more and more troops will return to their respective barracks and cantonments in view of the improving law and order situation”. Regarding the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in Manipur, he said, “… It is a law and there are many legal provisions in it to take on those who misuse it”.
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March - 10 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres hijacked a truck which was transporting ammonium nitrate, raw material for manufacturing explosives, between Dhanora and Yerkad village in Gadchiroli District on March 10, reported Times of Indi
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres hijacked a truck which was transporting ammonium nitrate, raw material for manufacturing explosives, between Dhanora and Yerkad village in Gadchiroli District on March 10, reported Times of India. The raw materials were being transported from Chandrapur MIDC area to the National Mineral Development Corporation in Chhattisgarh where the emulsion was supposed to be used for preparing high quality explosives. Nearly 16 metric tonnes of raw materials worth nearly INR 275,000 were stolen.
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March - 10 
The European Union’s (EU) counter-terrorism coordinator, Gilles de Kerchove, said on March 10 that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is a "dangerous group" having a "global agenda", Daily Excelsior reported. "We see Lashkar-e-Toiba as a very dange
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The European Union’s (EU) counter-terrorism coordinator, Gilles de Kerchove, said on March 10 that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is a "dangerous group" having a "global agenda", Daily Excelsior reported. "We see Lashkar-e-Toiba as a very dangerous organisation with a global agenda and not a local agenda," he explained. Apparently, referring to Pakistan he added, "It is all but a good idea to fight India with proxy through terrorist organisations." He was addressing a seminar on Yemen organised by Carnegie in Brussels (Belgium).
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March - 10 
The Hindu reports that West Bengal's Director-General of Police (DGP) Bhupinder Singh on March 10 said that the “inter-State joint operation,” that was being planned for so long, has been on for the last three days. Refusing to call it Operation Gree
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The Hindu reports that West Bengal's Director-General of Police (DGP) Bhupinder Singh on March 10 said that the “inter-State joint operation,” that was being planned for so long, has been on for the last three days. Refusing to call it Operation Green Hunt, he said: “I do not know what Operation Green Hunt is. But it is true that joint operations spanning the two States that have considerable Maoist presence, began three days back.”
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March - 10 
The Union Government on March 10 admitted that shortage of manpower have made it difficult to safeguard "all public places" in the country, reports Times of India. Stating that suspected main targets in Pune were put under Police protection, Minister
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The Union Government on March 10 admitted that shortage of manpower have made it difficult to safeguard "all public places" in the country, reports Times of India. Stating that suspected main targets in Pune were put under Police protection, Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken said, "However, due to obvious limitations of manpower, it was not possible to bring all public places under security cover.” Although the shortage of manpower is a country-wide phenomenon, Maharashtra, which witnessed the latest terror attack despite having intelligence alert, presented a dismal picture with the highest number of Police vacancies (49,252) in the country, the report added. There is an existing vacancy of over 267000 of Police personnel across the country.
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March - 10 
Two suspects, identified as Tazika and Thuk from Phek District of Nagaland, were arrested by the Security Forces at Bokajan town in Karbi Anglong District on March 10, reports Shillong Times. The Police recovered a consignment of 75 kilogrammes of ex
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Two suspects, identified as Tazika and Thuk from Phek District of Nagaland, were arrested by the Security Forces at Bokajan town in Karbi Anglong District on March 10, reports Shillong Times. The Police recovered a consignment of 75 kilogrammes of explosives, 1,200 detonators and five kilogramme of fuse wire which they had kept concealed inside boxes.
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March - 10 
Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken said in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) that Assam witnessed considerably lesser number of terror incidents in 2009 than the previous years. According to him, Assam reported 1297 terror incidents duri
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Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Ajay Maken said in the Rajya Sabha (Upper House) that Assam witnessed considerably lesser number of terror incidents in 2009 than the previous years. According to him, Assam reported 1297 terror incidents during 2009. The figure was 1561 in 2008. The number of extremists killed was 571 while 2164 terrorists were arrested during 2009 in the State. The number of security personnel killed was 42 and the number of civilians killed stood at 264. “There were 85 such incidents till January 31, 2010. While the number of extremists/terrorists arrested was 149 during this period the number of extremists killed was 31 and that of civilians killed was 12. Two security personnel have been killed till January 31 this year”, said the Minister.
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March - 10 
At least 14 Taliban militants were killed in a US drone attack in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of March 10, according to Daily Times. Sources based in Miranshah said that in the first attack,
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At least 14 Taliban militants were killed in a US drone attack in the North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the night of March 10, according to Daily Times. Sources based in Miranshah said that in the first attack, a US drone fired four missiles on a vehicle in Macha Madakhel at Dada Khel tehsil (revenue unit), killing six militants. Another vehicle that was en route to help the victims also came under the attack of a US drone. Eight more Taliban militants were killed. An intelligence official confirmed the strikes and casualties adding that the area under attack was a stronghold of local militant ‘commander’ Hafiz Gul Bahadur.
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March - 10 
Six persons, including two women were killed and seven others were injured when over a dozen militants armed with Kalashnikov rifles, pistols and hand-grenades attacked the office of World Vision International, a US-based Christian aid agency, in Ogh
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Six persons, including two women were killed and seven others were injured when over a dozen militants armed with Kalashnikov rifles, pistols and hand-grenades attacked the office of World Vision International, a US-based Christian aid agency, in Oghi village in Mansehra of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 10, reports The News. According to the Police, all the victims were of Pakistani origin. An official of the World Vision, Muhammad Sajid, who was present in his office at that time, told reporters the militants made the staff members hostage in a hall and then dragged them to an adjacent room and killed them one by one. Before escaping, the militants detonated an explosive device, damaging the building.
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March - 10 
Terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) has set up bases not only in Karachi in Pakistan, where its top leaders Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal are currently located, but also has safe houses in Gulf countries, Nepal and Bangladesh, interrogation of arreste
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Terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) has set up bases not only in Karachi in Pakistan, where its top leaders Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal are currently located, but also has safe houses in Gulf countries, Nepal and Bangladesh, interrogation of arrested IM cadres has revealed, reports Economics Times. Such bases normally serve to house runaway IM leaders who operate from there to keep the local jihadi network alive. They also offer temporary shelter to IM recruits during transit between Pakistan, where they receive their terror training, and India. As per matching versions of IM operations put out by Salman, arrested by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police from Sidharthnagar District, Amjad Khawaja, arrested by the Hyderabad Police and Shahzad, arrested from Azamgarh District in UP, IM cadres were receiving training at the same facilities used by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), both in Karachi as well as other parts of Pakistan. However, the focus of IM training is mostly bomb-making, unlike LeT cadres who are trained to fire sophisticated arms and use guerrilla tactics. However, IM cadres, recruited from various Indian locations including Azamgarh, Bhatkal village near Mangalore in Karnataka and Hyderabad, receive their training from serving as well as retired officers of the Pakistani Army, who are referred to as ‘Bada Saheb’ and ‘Chhota Saheb’. Incidentally, this is part of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)-engineered ‘Karachi Project’ unveiled first by American terror suspect David Coleman Headley. Under the ‘Karachi Project’, Indian terror kingpins recruit jihadis from here and send them across to Pakistan for training. Once trained, these cadres ex-filtrate through the Jammu and Kashmir border or enter India via Nepal, Bangladesh or UAE. Further, Salman revealed that the outfit’s new recruiting grounds are now in South India. Salman claimed that hit hard by the arrest of its cadres between 2008 and 2009, the IM has launched a fresh recruitment drive. Investigators said that the terrorist outfit has traded its traditional bases in Uttar Pradesh for South India. Investigators also adds that one of the reasons for the IM to shift down south could be several arrests from the Azamgarh District base and a constant scrutiny by intelligence agencies.
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March - 10 
Three persons, including a soldier, were killed in clashes between the Mamond Lashkar (militia)-backed Security Forces (SFs) and militants in Mulla Killay, Lagharai and adjoining areas of Mamond subdivision in Bajaur Agency, reports The News. Also, S
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Three persons, including a soldier, were killed in clashes between the Mamond Lashkar (militia)-backed Security Forces (SFs) and militants in Mulla Killay, Lagharai and adjoining areas of Mamond subdivision in Bajaur Agency, reports The News. Also, SFs set ablaze the houses of 18 militants and recovered a huge quantity of arms and vehicles during a search operation. During the search operation, the militants attacked SFs and Lashkar men, killing a soldier and a volunteer on the spot in Lagharai area. SFs and Lashkar men, the sources said, retaliated and killed one militant in the encounter.
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March - 10 
According to Kantipuronline report, the visiting United Nations Under Secretary General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe said on March 10 that the Nepal’s peace process has become vulnerable. Pascoe is scheduled to meet various leaders including
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According to Kantipuronline report, the visiting United Nations Under Secretary General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe said on March 10 that the Nepal’s peace process has become vulnerable. Pascoe is scheduled to meet various leaders including Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda and Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal.
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March - 10 
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has reiterated that integration and rehabilitation of cantoned Maoist fighters should be completed before the promulgation of the constitution.
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Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has reiterated that integration and rehabilitation of cantoned Maoist fighters should be completed before the promulgation of the constitution.
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March - 10 
Terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) has set up bases not only in Karachi in Pakistan, where its top leaders Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal are currently located, but also has safe houses in Gulf countries, Nepal and Bangladesh, interrogation of arreste
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Terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) has set up bases not only in Karachi in Pakistan, where its top leaders Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal are currently located, but also has safe houses in Gulf countries, Nepal and Bangladesh, interrogation of arrested IM cadres has revealed, reports Economics Times. Such bases normally serve to house runaway IM leaders who operate from there to keep the local jihadi network alive. They also offer temporary shelter to IM recruits during transit between Pakistan, where they receive their terror training, and India. As per matching versions of IM operations put out by Salman, arrested by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police from Sidharthnagar District, Amjad Khawaja, arrested by the Hyderabad Police and Shahzad, arrested from Azamgarh District in UP, IM cadres were receiving training at the same facilities used by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), both in Karachi as well as other parts of Pakistan. However, the focus of IM training is mostly bomb-making, unlike LeT cadres who are trained to fire sophisticated arms and use guerrilla tactics. However, IM cadres, recruited from various Indian locations including Azamgarh, Bhatkal village near Mangalore in Karnataka and Hyderabad, receive their training from serving as well as retired officers of the Pakistani Army, who are referred to as ‘Bada Saheb’ and ‘Chhota Saheb’. Incidentally, this is part of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)-engineered ‘Karachi Project’ unveiled first by American terror suspect David Coleman Headley. Under the ‘Karachi Project’, Indian terror kingpins recruit jihadis from here and send them across to Pakistan for training. Once trained, these cadres ex-filtrate through the Jammu and Kashmir border or enter India via Nepal, Bangladesh or UAE. Further, Salman revealed that the outfit’s new recruiting grounds are now in South India. Salman claimed that hit hard by the arrest of its cadres between 2008 and 2009, the IM has launched a fresh recruitment drive. Investigators said that the terrorist outfit has traded its traditional bases in Uttar Pradesh for South India. Investigators also adds that one of the reasons for the IM to shift down south could be several arrests from the Azamgarh District base and a constant scrutiny by intelligence agencies.
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March - 10 
Bagerhat District Court sentenced three operatives of banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to seven years' imprisonment in a case for serial blasts in Bagerhat on August 17, 2005. The convicts are Ziaur Rahman alias Sabbir alias Sagar of Baga
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Bagerhat District Court sentenced three operatives of banned Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to seven years' imprisonment in a case for serial blasts in Bagerhat on August 17, 2005. The convicts are Ziaur Rahman alias Sabbir alias Sagar of Bagatipara in Natore, Anisuzzaman alias Anis of Char Astail village under Mollahat sub-district of Bagerhat, and Abu Taleb of Garfa village of the same sub-district.
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March - 10 
JeI Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid said that the Government has resorted to illegal and unethical acts by publishing the statement of detained Ekram Hussain, who was taken by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) forcibly after his arrest.
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JeI Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojahid said that the Government has resorted to illegal and unethical acts by publishing the statement of detained Ekram Hussain, who was taken by Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) forcibly after his arrest.
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March - 10 
Police on March 10 arrested a Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader, Md Eakub Ali Chowdhury, at Kandirpar in Comilla District in connection with the violence at Khagrachhari on February 23, 2010, that left one Bangalee settler dead and 50 others injured, , re
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Police on March 10 arrested a Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader, Md Eakub Ali Chowdhury, at Kandirpar in Comilla District in connection with the violence at Khagrachhari on February 23, 2010, that left one Bangalee settler dead and 50 others injured, , reports Daily Star. Arrestee Eakub is a member of JeI Khagrachhari unit and founder president of Parbattya Bangalee Chhatra Parishad.
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March - 10 
Terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) has set up bases not only in Karachi in Pakistan, where its top leaders Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal are currently located, but also has safe houses in Gulf countries, Nepal and Bangladesh, interrogation of arreste
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Terrorist outfit Indian Mujahideen (IM) has set up bases not only in Karachi in Pakistan, where its top leaders Riyaz and Iqbal Bhatkal are currently located, but also has safe houses in Gulf countries, Nepal and Bangladesh, interrogation of arrested IM cadres has revealed, reports Economics Times. Such bases normally serve to house runaway IM leaders who operate from there to keep the local jihadi network alive. They also offer temporary shelter to IM recruits during transit between Pakistan, where they receive their terror training, and India. As per matching versions of IM operations put out by Salman, arrested by the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Police from Sidharthnagar District, Amjad Khawaja, arrested by the Hyderabad Police and Shahzad, arrested from Azamgarh District in UP, IM cadres were receiving training at the same facilities used by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), both in Karachi as well as other parts of Pakistan. However, the focus of IM training is mostly bomb-making, unlike LeT cadres who are trained to fire sophisticated arms and use guerrilla tactics. However, IM cadres, recruited from various Indian locations including Azamgarh, Bhatkal village near Mangalore in Karnataka and Hyderabad, receive their training from serving as well as retired officers of the Pakistani Army, who are referred to as ‘Bada Saheb’ and ‘Chhota Saheb’. Incidentally, this is part of the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)-engineered ‘Karachi Project’ unveiled first by American terror suspect David Coleman Headley. Under the ‘Karachi Project’, Indian terror kingpins recruit jihadis from here and send them across to Pakistan for training. Once trained, these cadres ex-filtrate through the Jammu and Kashmir border or enter India via Nepal, Bangladesh or UAE. Further, Salman revealed that the outfit’s new recruiting grounds are now in South India. Salman claimed that hit hard by the arrest of its cadres between 2008 and 2009, the IM has launched a fresh recruitment drive. Investigators said that the terrorist outfit has traded its traditional bases in Uttar Pradesh for South India. Investigators also adds that one of the reasons for the IM to shift down south could be several arrests from the Azamgarh District base and a constant scrutiny by intelligence agencies.
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March - 11 
23 top militants, including five foreign militants and two top ‘commanders’, were killed and 16 arrested by the Police and Security Forces (SFs) across the Kashmir valley in less than two and a half months of 2010, reports Daily Excelsior. The Inspec
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23 top militants, including five foreign militants and two top ‘commanders’, were killed and 16 arrested by the Police and Security Forces (SFs) across the Kashmir valley in less than two and a half months of 2010, reports Daily Excelsior. The Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kashmir zone Farooq Ahmed on March 11 said while a lone foreign militant was killed in January, two more were killed in February and March till date. A top ‘commander’ each was killed in January and February. 16 local but top militants of different outfits were killed in this year so far. Six local militants each were killed in January and February while four have been killed in March so far, the IGP added. Also, 16 militants have been arrested during first two months of this year. While six militants were arrested in January, number of the arrested militants went up to 10 this year. Meanwhile, he said there were only five casualties of SFs and one of Police. Police suffered only one casualty in the month of January while the SFs had five casualties, including one in the month of January and four in February.
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March - 11 
A resolution of Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan would no longer satisfy Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and it would continue to pose a serious threat to both India and the western world in particular the United States, top experts have told America
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A resolution of Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan would no longer satisfy Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and it would continue to pose a serious threat to both India and the western world in particular the United States, top experts have told American lawmakers, reports PTI. "There is no doubt in my mind that we have to find ways to resolve the issues relating to Kashmir. But I think resolving Kashmir is not going to solve the problems relating to LeT," Ashley J. Tellis, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, told US lawmakers at a Congressional hearing on March 11. "I always find it interesting that the people conducting the murder and mayhem (in the Valley) today are not Kashmiri. The people who actually are deprived of all their political rights, they are not conducting the murder and mayhem," Tellis added.
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March - 11 
A resolution of Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan would no longer satisfy Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the militant outfit would continue to pose a serious threat to both India and the western world in particular the US, top experts have told A
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A resolution of Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan would no longer satisfy Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the militant outfit would continue to pose a serious threat to both India and the western world in particular the US, top experts have told American lawmakers, according to Times of India. "There is no doubt in my mind that we have to find ways to resolve the issues relating to Kashmir. But I think resolving Kashmir is not going to solve the problems relating to LeT," Ashley. J. Tellis, senior associate at the prestigious Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, told US lawmakers at a Congressional hearing on March11. However, the eminent Pakistani scholar and Director of South Asia Centre, the Atlantic Council of the United States Shuza Nawaz said "resolving the Kashmir problem by itself is not going to remove this threat because the aim of these groups is to leverage themselves into a position of power inside Pakistan and to take control," said. Both Nawaz and Tellis were responding to concerns of the US Congressmen at the hearing if LeT would abandon terrorism if Kashmir dispute was resolved; given that LeT was initially popped up by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan for the specific purpose of targeting Kashmir and India in particular.
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March - 11 
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on March 11 urged Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to stop communicating with the Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) via the media, reported The Hindu. "I appeal to Mr. Chidambaram not to talk to the ultras through newspa
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Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on March 11 urged Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to stop communicating with the Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) via the media, reported The Hindu. "I appeal to Mr. Chidambaram not to talk to the ultras through newspapers. It is ridiculous to hold talks on such a grave issue via mobile phones and SMS." he said. Nitish added, "We have only 23 Central Reserve Police Force companies stationed in Bihar. The Centre has not responded to our demand for more battalions. On the contrary, it talks of withdrawing even these." He was also quoted saying, "People in backward belts can be brought into the mainstream only if implementation of ground-level schemes is corruption-free."
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March - 11 
Both the chiefs also agreed to ensure that the spirit of the India-Bangladesh joint statement issued during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi in January 2010 percolates down to ground level forces on the border.
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Both the chiefs also agreed to ensure that the spirit of the India-Bangladesh joint statement issued during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi in January 2010 percolates down to ground level forces on the border.
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March - 11 
Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on March 11 stated that abduction and subsequent killing of one L. Tomba of Top Siphai Mayai Leikai on July 23, 2009 after subjecting him to severe torture was carried out by four/five cadres of the People's R
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Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh on March 11 stated that abduction and subsequent killing of one L. Tomba of Top Siphai Mayai Leikai on July 23, 2009 after subjecting him to severe torture was carried out by four/five cadres of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), according to Sangai Express.
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March - 11 
Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Mukul Sangma asked Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to initiate all steps for peace and development of the Garo Hill Districts for a logical conclusion of the tripartite accord with the Achik National Volunteer Counc
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Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Mukul Sangma asked Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram to initiate all steps for peace and development of the Garo Hill Districts for a logical conclusion of the tripartite accord with the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC). After meeting Chidambaram, the Deputy Chief Minister said following the suspension of operations against the militants way back in July 2004, there was an overall improvement of law-and-order situation in the region. "But there is confusion and uncertainties in Garo Hill due to the indication of expiry of the ‘suspension of operation’ (SoO) on March 31 by the Home Ministry," he pointed out.
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March - 11 
Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on March 11 said the railways was losing 40 percent of its business due to various Naxal (left wing extremism) incidents, bandhs (shut downs) and strikes across States including the insurgency-hit areas, reports Times
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Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee on March 11 said the railways was losing 40 percent of its business due to various Naxal (left wing extremism) incidents, bandhs (shut downs) and strikes across States including the insurgency-hit areas, reports Times of India. Admitting that the Maoists' menace and different incidents have dealt a blow to railways' business, Banerjee, while replying to the discussion on the railway budget in Rajya Sabha (upper house of the Parliament), said: "We have lost about 40% of our business due to Maoist violence and agitations like bandhs. These have hit our operations to a great extent... Such problems did not exit earlier."
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March - 11 
Telegraph reports that two suspected militants assaulted Chief of Imphal East Zila Parishad (District level local self-Government institution), Bimola Devi, and shot at and wounded her husband, Pungsungbam Kunjo, at their residence in Achanbigei Maya
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Telegraph reports that two suspected militants assaulted Chief of Imphal East Zila Parishad (District level local self-Government institution), Bimola Devi, and shot at and wounded her husband, Pungsungbam Kunjo, at their residence in Achanbigei Mayai Leikai of Imphal East District in the night of March 11.
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March - 11 
The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, continues to maintain links with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the terrorist outfit responsible for November 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11), and Islamabad
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The Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Pakistan’s external intelligence agency, continues to maintain links with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), the terrorist outfit responsible for November 26 Mumbai terrorist attacks (also known as 26/11), and Islamabad is reluctant to take action against its leaders and its network, several eminent United States (US) scholars and experts of South Asia have categorically told US lawmakers, reports Times of India. Attending a special Congressional hearing on March 11 on 'Lashkar-e-Toiba and the growing ambition of Islamic militancy in Pakistan', Congressmen unanimously expressed concern that despite best of the efforts by the Obama administration, the ISI continues to maintain links with LeT and that Pakistan is not taking decisive action against the terrorist outfit. Testifying before the Congressional committee, Marvin G. Weinbaum, from the Middle East Institute -- a Washington-based think tank, said the ISI is believed to continue to share intelligence and provide protection to LeT. Eminent Pakistani scholar Shuja Nawaz too conceded that the relationship between the ISI and LeT has stayed overtime. "The LeT's emerging role as a trans regional force that has broadened its aim to include India and perhaps even Afghanistan, by linking with the Students Islamic Movement of India or SIMI and the Harkat-ul-Jihad al Islami or HUJI of Bangladesh poses a serious threat to regional stability," Nawaz said. Nawaz is currently the director, South Asia Center, The Atlantic Council of the United States.
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March - 11 
The Military Defence Force faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) reacted against the recent declaration of the KYKL to track down its remaining cadres as well as supporters, and sated that it would retaliate in case its cadres were targeted.
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The Military Defence Force faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) reacted against the recent declaration of the KYKL to track down its remaining cadres as well as supporters, and sated that it would retaliate in case its cadres were targeted.
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March - 11 
The West Bengal Government is set to press charges under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) against 10 persons arrested for alleged Maoist activities over the last few months, reported The Hindu. State Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen on March
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The West Bengal Government is set to press charges under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) against 10 persons arrested for alleged Maoist activities over the last few months, reported The Hindu. State Home Secretary Ardhendu Sen on March 11 said, "Charges under the UAPA are proposed to be pressed against 10 persons arrested for engaging in Left-wing extremist activities."
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March - 11 
Times of India reports that the border guarding agencies of India and Bangladesh - Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) - on March 11 agreed to increase mutual cooperation in restricting cross-border movement of criminals/insurgent
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Times of India reports that the border guarding agencies of India and Bangladesh - Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) - on March 11 agreed to increase mutual cooperation in restricting cross-border movement of criminals/insurgents and help in identifying `suitable patches' even within 150 yards of the border for erecting fences. The contentious issue of border fencing was discussed during the BSF-BDR parleys in New Delhi within the framework of the in-principle decisions taken in this regard during the home secretary-level talks in November 2008. Bangladesh also promised action against Indian insurgents who may be operating from its soil -- a list of whom was handed over to it by BSF Director-General Raman Srivastava. "BDR is trying to ascertain the presence of these insurgents on their side of the border," Srivastava said after signing a joint record of discussions with BDR Director-General Major General Mainul Islam, who is on a four-day visit in New Delhi.
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March - 11 
"Pakistan’s military is likely paying compensation to the families of the terrorists killed in the Mumbai attacks", says chairman of US House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia Gary Ackerman on March 11 and blamed Islamabad for allegedly
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"Pakistan’s military is likely paying compensation to the families of the terrorists killed in the Mumbai attacks", says chairman of US House Subcommittee on the Middle East and South Asia Gary Ackerman on March 11 and blamed Islamabad for allegedly continuing to support Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), reports Dawn. "There is, in fact, no reason to doubt that Pakistan’s military is likely paying compensation to the families of the terrorists killed in the Mumbai attacks, adding that these are our allies in the war on terror," he bemoaned.
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March - 11 
A resolution of Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan would no longer satisfy Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and it would continue to pose a serious threat to both India and the western world in particular the United States, top experts have told America
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A resolution of Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan would no longer satisfy Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and it would continue to pose a serious threat to both India and the western world in particular the United States, top experts have told American lawmakers, reports PTI. "There is no doubt in my mind that we have to find ways to resolve the issues relating to Kashmir. But I think resolving Kashmir is not going to solve the problems relating to LeT," Ashley J. Tellis, senior associate at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, told US lawmakers at a Congressional hearing on March 11. "I always find it interesting that the people conducting the murder and mayhem (in the Valley) today are not Kashmiri. The people who actually are deprived of all their political rights, they are not conducting the murder and mayhem," Tellis added.
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March - 11 
A resolution of Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan would no longer satisfy Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the militant outfit would continue to pose a serious threat to both India and the western world in particular the US, top experts have told A
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A resolution of Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan would no longer satisfy Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and the militant outfit would continue to pose a serious threat to both India and the western world in particular the US, top experts have told American lawmakers, according to Times of India. "There is no doubt in my mind that we have to find ways to resolve the issues relating to Kashmir. But I think resolving Kashmir is not going to solve the problems relating to LeT," Ashley. J. Tellis, senior associate at the prestigious Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, told US lawmakers at a Congressional hearing on March11. However, the eminent Pakistani scholar and Director of South Asia Centre, the Atlantic Council of the United States Shuza Nawaz said "resolving the Kashmir problem by itself is not going to remove this threat because the aim of these groups is to leverage themselves into a position of power inside Pakistan and to take control," said. Both Nawaz and Tellis were responding to concerns of the US Congressmen at the hearing if LeT would abandon terrorism if Kashmir dispute was resolved; given that LeT was initially popped up by the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan for the specific purpose of targeting Kashmir and India in particular.
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March - 11 
An attempt was also made on Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Nadeem, a leader of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), in which he was injured, while his son lost his life. Maulana Ghafoor Nadeem was shot at on his way to the city courts near Annu Bhai Park in Naz
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An attempt was also made on Maulana Abdul Ghafoor Nadeem, a leader of the Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP), in which he was injured, while his son lost his life. Maulana Ghafoor Nadeem was shot at on his way to the city courts near Annu Bhai Park in Nazimabad in Karachi. One of his sons, Mavia Nadeem, was killed on the spot, while the SSP leader, his sons Shoaib and Rashid and security guards Nadeem and Waseem were severely injured and rushed to a hospital.
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March - 11 
At least four civilians were killed and 20 others injured when a suicide bomber, who was supposed to target a paramilitary convoy, prematurely detonated explosives at Old Bara area near Khyber Agency on the border between Khyber and Peshawar of Feder
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At least four civilians were killed and 20 others injured when a suicide bomber, who was supposed to target a paramilitary convoy, prematurely detonated explosives at Old Bara area near Khyber Agency on the border between Khyber and Peshawar of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 11, according to Daily Times. While no outfit has claimed responsibility, Police suspect the Taliban of carrying out the attack. Police said the paramilitary convoy passed moments before the bomber struck.
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March - 11 
Four persons were killed and 25 others injured when a powerful bomb exploded near the Bara Qadeem checkpost close to a market on the Bara Road in Peshawar on March 11, reports Dawn. Eight of the injured were children playing near the site of the blas
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Four persons were killed and 25 others injured when a powerful bomb exploded near the Bara Qadeem checkpost close to a market on the Bara Road in Peshawar on March 11, reports Dawn. Eight of the injured were children playing near the site of the blast. Peshawar Cantonment Circle Superintendent of Police Tauseef Haider said that the explosion took place just after an Frontier Crops (FC) convoy had passed through the area. Local people said it was a suicide attack. However, a bomb disposal official said the blast was caused by a time-bomb which appeared to have been placed on a table near a music centre in the market.
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March - 11 
Pakistan’s relationship with Afghanistan is close to the core of Islamabad’s National Security interests and Pakistan must be a partner in finding solutions to Afghanistan’s problems, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on March 11, accordi
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Pakistan’s relationship with Afghanistan is close to the core of Islamabad’s National Security interests and Pakistan must be a partner in finding solutions to Afghanistan’s problems, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on March 11, according to Daily Times. He made these remarks while delivering a lecture on how to end the war in Afghanistan at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Miliband said Afghans must find a political solution to their problems and he sees a vital opportunity in expanding US-Pakistan partnership to address Islamabad’s concerns. "There has been a significant change in Pakistan in the last 18 months under President Zardari’s civilian Government. The reality and threat of domestic terrorism has brought new purpose to civilian and military leadership, and new consensus between leaders and people," he added.
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March - 11 
The law enforcement agencies have discovered that the suicide attack on the Special Intelligence Agency (SIA) office in Model Town on March 8, 2010, had been planned in Lahore. According to sources, initial investigations had revealed that the attack
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The law enforcement agencies have discovered that the suicide attack on the Special Intelligence Agency (SIA) office in Model Town on March 8, 2010, had been planned in Lahore. According to sources, initial investigations had revealed that the attackers had been facilitated by residents of Township and Green Town area. In raids since the attack, law enforcement agencies had checked several auto workshops and arrested an undisclosed number of Afghanistan nationals.
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March - 11 
The law enforcement agencies warned the authorities concerned that 19 militants were deputed in 12 cities of the province will most likely target National Accountability Bureau (NAB) offices and anti-terrorism courts (ATC). Sources said that a letter
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The law enforcement agencies warned the authorities concerned that 19 militants were deputed in 12 cities of the province will most likely target National Accountability Bureau (NAB) offices and anti-terrorism courts (ATC). Sources said that a letter had also been forwarded to the authorities concerned, mentioning that some defunct organisations, including Commander Maulana Abdul Jabbar’s fraction of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) and Harkat ul-Ansar (HuA), have also joined the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
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March - 11 
The noted religious leader and chief of the Aalmi Majlis-e-Tahafuza-e-Khatam-e-Naboowat (AMTKN), Mufti Saeed Jalalpuri, was shot dead along with three associates in Karachi on March 11, reports The News. The Police said that the attack on the religio
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The noted religious leader and chief of the Aalmi Majlis-e-Tahafuza-e-Khatam-e-Naboowat (AMTKN), Mufti Saeed Jalalpuri, was shot dead along with three associates in Karachi on March 11, reports The News. The Police said that the attack on the religious leader took place at night, when Mufti Jalalpuri, along with his 11-year-old son, Uzayfa, Mufti Qamar Zaman, Mufti Ateeq-ur-Rehman and two others, was heading home after attending a Majlish (gathering) in the Sohrab Goth area of Karachi.
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March - 11 
The Swat Taliban ‘chief‘ Mullah Fazlullah overcame the security siege in the region to flee the valley to avoid siege, Lieutenant General Masood Alam of Peshawar corps commander said on March 11, according to Daily Times. The formal announcement on F
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The Swat Taliban ‘chief‘ Mullah Fazlullah overcame the security siege in the region to flee the valley to avoid siege, Lieutenant General Masood Alam of Peshawar corps commander said on March 11, according to Daily Times. The formal announcement on Fazlullah’s escape comes against the backdrop of Interior Minister Rehman Malik’s claim that the Swat Taliban ‘chief’ was "surrounded" and would soon be arrested. "We will keep chasing him until he is arrested," Lieutenant General Masood Alam said. "We appeal to the public to share [with us] information on Taliban ... security forces must be informed wherever members of the group are seen." The Peshawar corps commander said the Taliban had pushed back Swat 100 years by destroying schools: "But the Army will reconstruct these destroyed schools to help the Swat youth get an education and serve the country".
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March - 11 
Three more militants, including one senior Taliban ‘commander’ Qari Mohammad Ayub, were shot dead by unidentified assailants at Naurak village near Mirali subdivision of North Waziristan Agency. According to sources, dead bodies of the slain militant
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Three more militants, including one senior Taliban ‘commander’ Qari Mohammad Ayub, were shot dead by unidentified assailants at Naurak village near Mirali subdivision of North Waziristan Agency. According to sources, dead bodies of the slain militants were still lying on the road along with their automatic rifles and telephone sets.
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March - 11 
The chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda said that the 10-year-long conflict is the main and the final cause behind the current change in the country. He attributed the awaken
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The chairman of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda said that the 10-year-long conflict is the main and the final cause behind the current change in the country. He attributed the awakening of communal, regional and gender consciousness in the country to what he called the "Maoist people's war".
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March - 11 
Visiting United Nations Under Secretary General B. Lynn Pascoe said on March 11 that the number of Maoist combatants will be kept confidential as it is essential for United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) to live up to its commitment to impartiality
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Visiting United Nations Under Secretary General B. Lynn Pascoe said on March 11 that the number of Maoist combatants will be kept confidential as it is essential for United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) to live up to its commitment to impartiality, reports Kantipuronline. He observed that both sides—the Government and the Maoists—to the Comprehensive Peace Accord have agreed to keep the information obtained by the UNMIN as a result of the registration process confidential.
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March - 11 
Both the chiefs also agreed to ensure that the spirit of the India-Bangladesh joint statement issued during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi in January 2010 percolates down to ground level forces on the border.
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Both the chiefs also agreed to ensure that the spirit of the India-Bangladesh joint statement issued during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's visit to New Delhi in January 2010 percolates down to ground level forces on the border.
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March - 11 
Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres, who have been detained on charge of killing a Rajshahi University student, are delivering statements "spontaneously" about the involvement of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders, State Minister for Home Affairs Shamsul H
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Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres, who have been detained on charge of killing a Rajshahi University student, are delivering statements "spontaneously" about the involvement of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders, State Minister for Home Affairs Shamsul Haq Tuku said on March 11, reports Daily Star. "The detained Shibir men are speaking 'spontaneously' on the involvement of JeI leaders in the killing of a Rajshahi University student," he said adding that the ICS cadres are not being forced to make the statements as claimed by JeI leaders.
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March - 11 
The Police on March 11 seized 200 Jihadi books, documents including a hit list of 27 Chhatra League leaders and activists, and a scheme to attack Bangladesh Chhatra League workers, from the room of an Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadre of Rajshahi Uni
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The Police on March 11 seized 200 Jihadi books, documents including a hit list of 27 Chhatra League leaders and activists, and a scheme to attack Bangladesh Chhatra League workers, from the room of an Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadre of Rajshahi University dormitory.
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March - 11 
The Police recovered 37 handmade bombs from a sand heap outside district Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) office at Bhadughar of Brahmanbaria District on March 11, reports Daily Star.
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The Police recovered 37 handmade bombs from a sand heap outside district Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) office at Bhadughar of Brahmanbaria District on March 11, reports Daily Star.
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March - 11 
Times of India reports that the border guarding agencies of India and Bangladesh - Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) - on March 11 agreed to increase mutual cooperation in restricting cross-border movement of criminals/insurgent
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Times of India reports that the border guarding agencies of India and Bangladesh - Border Security Force (BSF) and Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) - on March 11 agreed to increase mutual cooperation in restricting cross-border movement of criminals/insurgents and help in identifying `suitable patches' even within 150 yards of the border for erecting fences. The contentious issue of border fencing was discussed during the BSF-BDR parleys in New Delhi within the framework of the in-principle decisions taken in this regard during the home secretary-level talks in November 2008. Bangladesh also promised action against Indian insurgents who may be operating from its soil -- a list of whom was handed over to it by BSF Director-General Raman Srivastava. "BDR is trying to ascertain the presence of these insurgents on their side of the border," Srivastava said after signing a joint record of discussions with BDR Director-General Major General Mainul Islam, who is on a four-day visit in New Delhi.
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March - 11 
Colombo Page reports that Naval troops attached to the Point Pedro Naval Detachment in the Northern Naval Area of Jaffna District recovered 14 packets of three kilograms each C-4 explosives, five complete suicide jackets, and accessories for explosi
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Colombo Page reports that Naval troops attached to the Point Pedro Naval Detachment in the Northern Naval Area of Jaffna District recovered 14 packets of three kilograms each C-4 explosives, five complete suicide jackets, and accessories for explosive devices hidden in a boat's false double bottom on March 11, according to the Sri Lanka Navy report.
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March - 11 
De-mining groups recovered 101 anti-personnel mines, three RPG bombs, two 60-mm mortar bombs, one 40-mm bomb, one 81-mm mortar bomb and one detonator on the same day from Periyathampanai, Sinnapandivirichchan, Palampiddi, Nochchikulam, Chettiyarmakan
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De-mining groups recovered 101 anti-personnel mines, three RPG bombs, two 60-mm mortar bombs, one 40-mm bomb, one 81-mm mortar bomb and one detonator on the same day from Periyathampanai, Sinnapandivirichchan, Palampiddi, Nochchikulam, Chettiyarmakan, Kattaiadampan and Iranamadu areas.
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March - 11 
Troops recovered four 60-mm mortar bombs, two anti-personnel mines, two hand grenades, one 120-mm mortar bomb, 21 81 mm-Para bombs, two Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPGs) and one T-56 - M III weapon from Passiyur, Super Madam, Periyathampanai, Iranamad
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Troops recovered four 60-mm mortar bombs, two anti-personnel mines, two hand grenades, one 120-mm mortar bomb, 21 81 mm-Para bombs, two Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPGs) and one T-56 - M III weapon from Passiyur, Super Madam, Periyathampanai, Iranamadu, Mulaikoduttavil, Vattapalai and Puthukkudiyiruppu areas of Wanni on March 11, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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March - 11 
Pakistan’s relationship with Afghanistan is close to the core of Islamabad’s National Security interests and Pakistan must be a partner in finding solutions to Afghanistan’s problems, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on March 11, accordi
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Pakistan’s relationship with Afghanistan is close to the core of Islamabad’s National Security interests and Pakistan must be a partner in finding solutions to Afghanistan’s problems, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband said on March 11, according to Daily Times. He made these remarks while delivering a lecture on how to end the war in Afghanistan at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Miliband said Afghans must find a political solution to their problems and he sees a vital opportunity in expanding US-Pakistan partnership to address Islamabad’s concerns. "There has been a significant change in Pakistan in the last 18 months under President Zardari’s civilian Government. The reality and threat of domestic terrorism has brought new purpose to civilian and military leadership, and new consensus between leaders and people," he added.
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March - 12 
A 13-year-old boy, Jatia Siddhu, forcibly taken away by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Gadasahi in Keonjhar District and recruited to the party rank two years ago, managed to escape from the clutches of the Maoists and surrende
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A 13-year-old boy, Jatia Siddhu, forcibly taken away by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from Gadasahi in Keonjhar District and recruited to the party rank two years ago, managed to escape from the clutches of the Maoists and surrendered in Mayurbhanj District on March 12, reported PTI. He was renamed as Bipin, trained in jungle warfare and made the ‘area committee member’ in Similipal.
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March - 12 
A cadre belonging to General Secretary faction of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Mayengbam Sobha Singh (24), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Wabagai area on March 12. The hidden assorted arms a
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A cadre belonging to General Secretary faction of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Mayengbam Sobha Singh (24), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police from Wabagai area on March 12. The hidden assorted arms and ammunitions, including an American Carbine along with one magazine, .36 HE grenade and 10 live ammunitions of AK rifle, were recovered from his possession. He disclosed that joined the outfit in 2000 under one Ningthee of Kakching.
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March - 12 
Calling Naxalism (Left-wing Extremism) a "graver problem" than jihadi (Islamist Extremist) terrorism, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on March 12 said that the Government had a legitimate right to use as much force as necessary to regain control o
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Calling Naxalism (Left-wing Extremism) a "graver problem" than jihadi (Islamist Extremist) terrorism, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on March 12 said that the Government had a legitimate right to use as much force as necessary to regain control of areas dominated by the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) and expressed confidence that the Government would be able to "get rid of the Maoist menace" before the United Progressive Alliances (UPA) second term ended, reports Times of India. "We are confident that before the term of UPA-2 ends, we will get rid of naxals and will have considerably strengthened our security to face any threat," P Chidambaram said while addressing a media conclave in New Delhi. Referring to the offer of talks made by the Government to Maoists recently, he asked, "Why aren't the Maoists making a simple statement that we abjure violence?" He said in such a situation, it was the legitimate right of the Government to use as much force as necessary to regain areas under their control and hoped that once the Government regained control in two to three years, it would usher in development. Putting the threat from Naxalism higher than jihadi terrorism, Chidambaram said they had a presence in 200 Districts of the country and virtually controlled 34 Districts. "They (Maoists) have declared a war on the Indian State... They are anti-development. They do not want the poor to be emancipated or become economically free," Chidambaram said, adding that civil rights groups naively thought that Naxalites were pro-poor.
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March - 12 
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol party had a narrow escape when a landmine exploded on a road shortly before the security personnel were to pass it near Rajhania in Jamui District on March 12. Sukar Yadav, a passer-by, was critically injure
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Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol party had a narrow escape when a landmine exploded on a road shortly before the security personnel were to pass it near Rajhania in Jamui District on March 12. Sukar Yadav, a passer-by, was critically injured in the blast.
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March - 12 
Chhattisgarh State’s Panchayatraj (local level self-Government) Minister Ramvichar Netam on March 12 said in the State Legislative Assembly that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have stopped work of 300 roads which were to be c
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Chhattisgarh State’s Panchayatraj (local level self-Government) Minister Ramvichar Netam on March 12 said in the State Legislative Assembly that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have stopped work of 300 roads which were to be constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) in the Bastar region, reported Business Standard.
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March - 12 
Chidambaram on March 12 blamed Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism against India, vowing "swift and decisive" response if a fresh terror attack was found to have been directed from within Pakistan. "It is no secret that every militant organisation that
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Chidambaram on March 12 blamed Pakistan for sponsoring terrorism against India, vowing "swift and decisive" response if a fresh terror attack was found to have been directed from within Pakistan. "It is no secret that every militant organisation that is based in Pakistan is supported by ISI [Inter–Services Intelligence]. Lashkar [Lashkar-e-Toiba], Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Jama'at-ud-Da'awa (JuD), Al Badr -- every one of them is supported by ISI," agencies quoted Chidambaram as saying. The Home Minister said the involvement of Pakistan's State actors was hindering a genuine rapprochement between India and its "difficult neighbour". "If it is the State policy to sponsor terrorism, if the State policy is to export terrorism to India, how will we deal with that State," he said. However, Chidambaram, according to the agency report, responded to Pakistan's High Commissioner Shahid Malik’s denial by stressing that the truth could be found out if Pakistan agreed to, as demanded by India, provided voice samples of terrorists who were mentioned in the dossier India had given to Pakistan. "These can be matched with the voice transcripts of 26/11 [November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorist attack] attackers and their handlers at a US laboratory. Then we will know whether the person is a State or non-State actor," Chidambaram asserted. In addition, Chidambaram said nothing came out of February 25 foreign secretary-level talks between the two countries, adding, "But I am told we are still open to another round of talks between foreign secretaries." His remarks can possibly be interpreted to signal his distance from the exertions to continue negotiations with Pakistan. He said Pakistan has been a difficult neighbour from 1947 with "lucid intervals". "We have a serious problem with Pakistan revolving around Kashmir. We acknowledge that. If it is a difficult neighbour then it must re-invent itself and one way to re-invent it, if it can, we wish it can become a truly democratic country where the real power lies with the democratically elected leaders," Chidambaram said.
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March - 12 
Daily Excelsior reports that unidentified militants shot at and injured a civilian, identified as Arif Mushtaq, near a Mosque in the Jawahar Nagar area of Srinagar city on March 12. He subsequently succumbed to his injuries.
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Daily Excelsior reports that unidentified militants shot at and injured a civilian, identified as Arif Mushtaq, near a Mosque in the Jawahar Nagar area of Srinagar city on March 12. He subsequently succumbed to his injuries.
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March - 12 
Hideout of militants was neutralised during a search operation in the Gari forest area of Ramban District, reports Kashmir Times. The arms and ammunition recovered included 31 rounds of PIKA gun, one empty ammunition box and 28 empty cartridges of AK
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Hideout of militants was neutralised during a search operation in the Gari forest area of Ramban District, reports Kashmir Times. The arms and ammunition recovered included 31 rounds of PIKA gun, one empty ammunition box and 28 empty cartridges of AK 47.
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March - 12 
Indian envoys in Afghanistan are now under threat from Pakistan-supported terrorists, reports Times of India. According to Government sources, India has received credible intelligence inputs on a terrorist plot to abduct Indian diplomats. Coming agai
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Indian envoys in Afghanistan are now under threat from Pakistan-supported terrorists, reports Times of India. According to Government sources, India has received credible intelligence inputs on a terrorist plot to abduct Indian diplomats. Coming against the backdrop of a determined effort by Inter–Services Intelligence (ISI) to terrorise India into withdrawing from Afghanistan, India has taken the threat seriously, rushing 40 Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel to ramp up security of its diplomatic corps in Afghanistan. An Indian diplomat in Afghanistan would be a huge prize for the Taliban and their Pakistani handlers, sources said.
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March - 12 
The Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) denied its involvement in the abduction of a coal trader Nokma Chongrin Marak of Garo Hills and instead accused the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) outfit of attempting to derail the ongoing peace proc
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The Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) denied its involvement in the abduction of a coal trader Nokma Chongrin Marak of Garo Hills and instead accused the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) outfit of attempting to derail the ongoing peace process, according to Shillong Times. The ANVC ‘spokesperson’ and ‘chief organising secretary’ Torik Jangning Marak said, "We are in the negotiating table for the last 6 years having shunned the path of violence with a positive attitude and opting for a permanent solution. The allegation (by GNLA) is a desperate attempt to derail the peace process." "ANVC chairman Dilash Marak has no hand in the abduction of Nokma Chongrin Marak and most of the extortions and demand notes are being served by the new outfit (GNLA). Soon we will send representatives to the government for a joint operation in Garo Hills," Torik Jangning Marak said.
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March - 12 
The Army and Police on March 12 neutralised a major hide-out out, consisting of three small under ground rooms, of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in the Pathimallah Palmar area of the Kishtwar District. The Security Forces (SFs) recovered 10 rounds of AK-
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The Army and Police on March 12 neutralised a major hide-out out, consisting of three small under ground rooms, of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) in the Pathimallah Palmar area of the Kishtwar District. The Security Forces (SFs) recovered 10 rounds of AK-47, six gelatine sticks, two Chinese grenades, three UBGL grenades, four safety fuses with detonator, one mobile charger, torch cell, two blankets, two mattresses, plastic sheets, one small gas cylinder, 20 litre kerosene oil, water cans, utensils and 15 kilograms of ration from the hideout. Superintendent of Police (SP, Kishtwar) Haseeb Mughal said the hide-out reportedly belonged to top LeT cadre Saifullah. Constructed to accommodate 7/9 terrorists with sufficient stocks the hide-out had inconspicuous entry. "The hide-out was a major waypoint for LeT terrorists where they used to take rest and recoup prior to undertaking their nefarious activities in Malar/Bhatta areas", the SP said, adding, "The destruction of hide-out has disrupted the movement of terrorists in the area and adversely affected their chain of supply and replenishment". He further said that neutralising of Saifullah’s hide-out has given some vital clues to the SFs about the group of LeT terrorists active in the area.
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March - 12 
The central investigating agencies on March 12 confirmed Indian Mujahideen’s (IM) role in the bomb blast at Pune's German Bakery on Feburary13 that killed 17 persons and injured more than 70, reports DNA. The agencies have conveyed this to Maharashtr
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The central investigating agencies on March 12 confirmed Indian Mujahideen’s (IM) role in the bomb blast at Pune's German Bakery on Feburary13 that killed 17 persons and injured more than 70, reports DNA. The agencies have conveyed this to Maharashtra's Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and have named the absconding Bhatkal brothers - Iqbal and Riyaz - for the operation. According to the report, Riyaz Bhaktal oversaw the entire operation from Dubai. Although the central agencies have asked other investigating agencies to identify local operatives who assisted in carrying out the blast, Police teams in Pune have failed to make any arrests. Although 16 IM cadres had been arrested in the last two years from the outfit's north and south modules, the Police believe that fresh recruits were used for the German Bakery blast. And that is why it is difficult to identify them. An officer said that the perpetrators of the Pune blast were not from the State and had received support from sleeper cells in Pune. According to security officials, while Iqbal is based in Dubai, Riyaz is living in Karachi in Pakistan.
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March - 12 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) alleged that a combined team of the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), Assam Rifles, Central Reserve Police Force and Nagaland Police ransacked the house of
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) alleged that a combined team of the rival National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), Assam Rifles, Central Reserve Police Force and Nagaland Police ransacked the house of its ‘chaplee (finance) secretary’, Qhehovi Awomi, at Solophe village on March 12, according to Nagaland Post.
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March - 12 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked Kerala Police to step up security in Kochi following intelligence inputs that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants may attempt to strike the coastal city, reports Zee News. Following the intelligence inpu
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has asked Kerala Police to step up security in Kochi following intelligence inputs that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants may attempt to strike the coastal city, reports Zee News. Following the intelligence inputs, Union Home Secretary G. K. Pillai spoke to Kochi Police Commissioner Manoj Abraham and asked him to beef up security in and around the city, official sources said. The commercial capital of Kerala hosts Southern Command of Indian Navy, a famous Jewish synagogue, Kochi Shipyard and some other sensitive installations. The Kochi backwaters frequented by foreign and domestic tourists are also believed to be under the radar of terrorist groups. When contacted, Kerala Home Minister Kodiyeri Balakrishnan told news agency in Thiruvananthapuram that the State Director General of Police (DGP) received some information from the Union Government and steps have been taken on that basis. High alert machinery has been put on active mode following the receipt of the information, sources said.
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March - 12 
Three National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres were arrested by the Police near Naharbari in Dimapur District on March 12, while abducting a non-local student, according to a delayed report. They were identified as ‘captain’ Ku
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Three National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) cadres were arrested by the Police near Naharbari in Dimapur District on March 12, while abducting a non-local student, according to a delayed report. They were identified as ‘captain’ Kughaho Chishi, ‘lieutenant’ Akato Yeptho and ‘major (retired)’ Obed Awomi, reports Nagaland Post.
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March - 12 
Two top leaders of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in separate gun battles in Prakasam and Warangal Districts on March 12, reported The Hindu. They carried reward money of INR one million and INR 500,000 on their heads re
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Two top leaders of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were killed in separate gun battles in Prakasam and Warangal Districts on March 12, reported The Hindu. They carried reward money of INR one million and INR 500,000 on their heads respectively. Party central committee leader and former chief of the military commission in Nallamala forests, Sakhamuri Appa Rao alias Ravi alias Venkanna (55), was killed in exchange of fire near Nettikonda forests in Pullalacheruvu mandal (administrative unit) in Prakasam District. Kondal Reddy alias Tech Ramana (48) was shot dead in Bandala Kodishala forest village in Tadwai mandal in Warangal District. He had worked as the secretary of the South Telangana Regional Committee (STRC) coordinating the Maoist movement in south Telangana Districts. Two Kalashnikov rifles were recovered at Isullapaya Penta in Prakasam District and Bandhala hillocks in Tadvai forests of Warangal District. Police say five more Maoists managed to escape.
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March - 12 
At least 10 persons were killed and 37 others injured in a suicide blast on Golkada main road in Swat tehsil (revenue unit) of Mingora in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 12, according to The News. Police sources said that a suicide bombe
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At least 10 persons were killed and 37 others injured in a suicide blast on Golkada main road in Swat tehsil (revenue unit) of Mingora in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 12, according to The News. Police sources said that a suicide bomber rammed his vehicle into a check post of the Security Forces (SFs), killing 10 persons on the spot and injuring 37 others. The deceased included SF personnel as well. At least 10-kilogram explosives were used in the blast.
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March - 12 
At least 57 persons, including eight soldiers, were killed and more than 90 persons were injured as twin suicide blasts, moments apart from each other, ripped through the Lahore’s RA Bazaar in the cantonment area on March 12, according to Daily Times
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At least 57 persons, including eight soldiers, were killed and more than 90 persons were injured as twin suicide blasts, moments apart from each other, ripped through the Lahore’s RA Bazaar in the cantonment area on March 12, according to Daily Times. The bombers struck during Friday prayers at around 12:50 pm (PST). The first bomber targeted an Army patrol unit near a mosque and the RA Bazaar bus stand. Gunshots were also heard following the attack, adding to the panic in the area. As rescuers rushed to help victims, another bomber struck around two minutes later only a few yards away from the site of the first attack. According to Police sources, initial investigations suggest both bombers were aged between 17 and 20 years. Bomb disposal squad officials said both bombers used suicide vests, weighing 10 kilogrammes each and packed with ball bearings and blades. A private television channel reported that the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) had claimed responsibility of the bombings while another television channel reported that al Qaeda-linked Sunni terrorist organisation Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) had claimed responsibility of the bombings. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Shafiq Ahmed said that the bombers were on foot and targeted the patrol unit.
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March - 12 
Authorities declared red alert at sensitive installations after the reported entrance of an explosive-laden car in the Lahore, reports Daily Times. Sources said that a white car, with registration number 1320-A, had entered Lahore from Rawalpindi on
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Authorities declared red alert at sensitive installations after the reported entrance of an explosive-laden car in the Lahore, reports Daily Times. Sources said that a white car, with registration number 1320-A, had entered Lahore from Rawalpindi on March 12, following which security was beefed up to avoid any mishap.
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March - 12 
Five persons were injured when seven low-intensity explosions , six in Allama Iqbal town Police Station area and one in the Samanabad area of Lahore, were carried out in the late night.
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Five persons were injured when seven low-intensity explosions , six in Allama Iqbal town Police Station area and one in the Samanabad area of Lahore, were carried out in the late night.
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March - 12 
Four persons were injured during an explosion in Sariab Road area of Quetta in Balochistan on March 12, according to Dawn. Police said unidentified militants hurled a bomb inside the house of an Agriculture Department employee in Sariab Road. The bla
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Four persons were injured during an explosion in Sariab Road area of Quetta in Balochistan on March 12, according to Dawn. Police said unidentified militants hurled a bomb inside the house of an Agriculture Department employee in Sariab Road. The blast left four persons including two women injured.
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March - 12 
Intelligence sources warned that four bombers were still present in the city awaiting instructions to hit their targets. The sources said law-enforcement agencies had put security on high alert because of the threat.
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Intelligence sources warned that four bombers were still present in the city awaiting instructions to hit their targets. The sources said law-enforcement agencies had put security on high alert because of the threat.
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March - 12 
Pakistani-American expert, Shuja Nawaz, said that the LeT was "a Frankenstein’s monster", which assumed a broader regional role. Nawaz, who is the director of South Asia Centre at the Atlantic Council of the US, warned that "another Mumbai-type attac
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Pakistani-American expert, Shuja Nawaz, said that the LeT was "a Frankenstein’s monster", which assumed a broader regional role. Nawaz, who is the director of South Asia Centre at the Atlantic Council of the US, warned that "another Mumbai-type attack involving the LeT might bring India and Pakistan into conflict, a prospect that should keep us awake at night." Further, Shuja Nawaz said that "Resolving the Kashmir problem by itself is not going to remove this threat because the aim of these groups is to leverage themselves into a position of power inside Pakistan and to take control."
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March - 12 
The News reports that Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that there is solid evidence of the Indian involvement in acts of terror in Balochistan and that the Pakistani Government was taking up the matter diplomatically with the Indian Government
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The News reports that Interior Minister Rehman Malik has said that there is solid evidence of the Indian involvement in acts of terror in Balochistan and that the Pakistani Government was taking up the matter diplomatically with the Indian Government. Talking to media persons at the Parliament House in Islamabad on March 12, Malik said, "We are not leveling mere allegations against India but have solid evidence of the Indian involvement in Balochistan". He also added that the weapons recovered from various areas were also Indian-made, and that Afghanistan’s soil was also being used for destablisation of Balochistan.
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March - 12 
According to Kantipuronline, the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) has decided to reorganise and reactivate its youth wing, Youth Force (YF), which the party had declared defunct in December 2008- six months after it was for
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According to Kantipuronline, the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) has decided to reorganise and reactivate its youth wing, Youth Force (YF), which the party had declared defunct in December 2008- six months after it was formed. Following intra-party disagreements and allegations that YF cadre were involved in extortions, the party had asked YF to discontinue its activities. However, the YF had continued with its activities. The decision to reactivate YF was taken during the recently concluded Central Committee meeting of the party.
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March - 12 
Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Chhatra Man Singh Gurung on March 12 has made it clear that it will be difficult to integrate "politically indoctrinated" Maoist combatants into the Nepal Army in bulk, reports Nepal News. According to a statement i
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Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Chhatra Man Singh Gurung on March 12 has made it clear that it will be difficult to integrate "politically indoctrinated" Maoist combatants into the Nepal Army in bulk, reports Nepal News. According to a statement issued by the Directorate of Public Relations of the Nepal Army, Gurung, said the Maoist combatants who come on an individual basis and meet the criteria for recruitment can be a part of the national Army.
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March - 12 
The Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) and Tharu organisations on March 12 announced their respective struggle plans to have their demands met by the Government, reports Himalayan Times. The MJF has claimed that they were forced to begin the second phas
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The Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) and Tharu organisations on March 12 announced their respective struggle plans to have their demands met by the Government, reports Himalayan Times. The MJF has claimed that they were forced to begin the second phase of their movement because the eight-point agreement with the Government signed by the Joint Democratic Madheshi Front and a 22-point agreement signed with the MJF Nepal earlier have been ignored
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March - 12 
The University ICS leader Ekram Hossain, who is in the Police custody, gave confessional statement before a Rajshahi court on March 12, reiterating his statement in Dhaka that linked central leaders of JeI and ICS with the February 9 violence. Source
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The University ICS leader Ekram Hossain, who is in the Police custody, gave confessional statement before a Rajshahi court on March 12, reiterating his statement in Dhaka that linked central leaders of JeI and ICS with the February 9 violence. Sources said that Ekram in the statement said he took part in the attack on Chhatra League with the Shibir group led by RU Shibir President Shamsul Alam Golap. He said that Golap contacted several times with central JeI and ICS leaders during the night of violence.
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March - 12 
Indian envoys in Afghanistan are now under threat from Pakistan-supported terrorists, reports Times of India. According to Government sources, India has received credible intelligence inputs on a terrorist plot to abduct Indian diplomats. Coming agai
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Indian envoys in Afghanistan are now under threat from Pakistan-supported terrorists, reports Times of India. According to Government sources, India has received credible intelligence inputs on a terrorist plot to abduct Indian diplomats. Coming against the backdrop of a determined effort by Inter–Services Intelligence (ISI) to terrorise India into withdrawing from Afghanistan, India has taken the threat seriously, rushing 40 Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel to ramp up security of its diplomatic corps in Afghanistan. An Indian diplomat in Afghanistan would be a huge prize for the Taliban and their Pakistani handlers, sources said.
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March - 13 
16 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) surrendered in Gajapati District of Orissa on March 13, according to The Hindu. They surrendered before the Gajapati District Superintendent of Police (SP), Sanjeev Arora. Eight of them we
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16 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) surrendered in Gajapati District of Orissa on March 13, according to The Hindu. They surrendered before the Gajapati District Superintendent of Police (SP), Sanjeev Arora. Eight of them were trained militia while the others were members providing strategic help to the CPI-Maoist outfit. Except one who was from adjoining Kandhamal District, all others were from seven villages of Maoist infested Adaba block of Gajapati District. They were between the ages of 18 to 35 years.
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March - 13 
A huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideout at Paidiparru near Tanuku in the West Godavari District on March 13, reported The Hindu. This included over 1,600 grenade shells, plastic ch
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A huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered from a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) hideout at Paidiparru near Tanuku in the West Godavari District on March 13, reported The Hindu. This included over 1,600 grenade shells, plastic chambers, springs, rings, safety pins, hammers, live ammunition and six rocket launchers. Displaying the material recovered that could go into making of 3,000 hand grenades, Director General of Police (DGP) R. R. Girish Kumar told a press conference in Hyderabad on March 15 that this was a sign that Maoists were trying to revive their activities in the Sate. He estimated that about 400 underground Maoists could be there in the State.
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March - 13 
Imphal Free Press reports that a Chinese made bomb, hurled by unidentified militants, was recovered by the Police from the Deputy Commissioner's office complex in Ukhrul District on March 13. The explosive was subsequently defused.
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Imphal Free Press reports that a Chinese made bomb, hurled by unidentified militants, was recovered by the Police from the Deputy Commissioner's office complex in Ukhrul District on March 13. The explosive was subsequently defused.
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March - 13 
Security Forces recovered two locally made guns and ammunitions from two separate locations of South District, on March 13, reports Tripurainfo. A locally made gun, AK-47 ammunition and 19 tax collection receipts of the National Liberation Front of T
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Security Forces recovered two locally made guns and ammunitions from two separate locations of South District, on March 13, reports Tripurainfo. A locally made gun, AK-47 ammunition and 19 tax collection receipts of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) were recovered from remote Khambar Para area of South District.
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March - 13 
Suspected cadres the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a JCB machine and one tractor of a road construction company at Dumraon in Buxar District on March 13, reported The Hindu. "The Maoists apparently targeted the construction
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Suspected cadres the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a JCB machine and one tractor of a road construction company at Dumraon in Buxar District on March 13, reported The Hindu. "The Maoists apparently targeted the construction company for levies," a Police officer said.
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March - 13 March - 14
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested two militants for plotting to set ablaze the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) office in Mumbai, ATS chief K.P. Raghuvanshi said on March 14, reports The Hindu. The duo, identified as A
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The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) arrested two militants for plotting to set ablaze the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) office in Mumbai, ATS chief K.P. Raghuvanshi said on March 14, reports The Hindu. The duo, identified as Abdul Latif Shaikh (29) of Bandra and Riyaz Ali (23) of Dahisar, were arrested at 8.30 p.m (IST) on March 13 from Matunga area on information given by Central agencies. Raghuvanshi said that the two were suspected of working on plans to target Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, offshore installations of the ONGC in Mumbai and Nhava Sheva, fuel storage tankers of oil companies in Sewri, Thakkar Mall in Borivili and Mangaldas cloth market, adds Times of India. However, they were produced in court on March 14 and remanded to Police custody till March 18. The ATS Chief said both were in touch with a person from Pakistan, whom they referred to as “uncle.” They had received instructions from Pakistan to get their passports readied. Raghuvanshi also said that the ATS was probing their links with terror outfits in Pakistan.
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March - 13 
The Security Forces (SFs) decided to extend Operation Green Hunt against the Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) to four new Districts of the Jharkhand bordering West Bengal and Orissa on March 13, reported Times of India. Director-General of Police (DGP) N
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The Security Forces (SFs) decided to extend Operation Green Hunt against the Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) to four new Districts of the Jharkhand bordering West Bengal and Orissa on March 13, reported Times of India. Director-General of Police (DGP) Neyaz Ahmad said, "Since the progress of the operation against the Maoists is satisfactory on the Jharkhand-Bengal border, we have decided to extend the area. Now, we have decided to zero in on four locations spread along the borders for the second phase of the offensive." However, he declined to reveal the Districts selected for the fresh offensive on security reason and as a matter of strategy.
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March - 13 
Three unidentified cadres belonging to anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were arrested with arms by the Security Forces (SFs) from Maydungsire village in Sonitpur District on March 13, reports Sentinel.
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Three unidentified cadres belonging to anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were arrested with arms by the Security Forces (SFs) from Maydungsire village in Sonitpur District on March 13, reports Sentinel.
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March - 13 
A civilian, Ikramullah, was killed in a landmine explosion in the Gara Akhunzada area of Dera Ismail Khan in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 13, according to Dawn.
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A civilian, Ikramullah, was killed in a landmine explosion in the Gara Akhunzada area of Dera Ismail Khan in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 13, according to Dawn.
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March - 13 
At least 17 persons including two Policemen and an army trooper were killed in a suicide attack at a checkpoint manned by Police and military personnel at Mingora town of Swat District in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 13, according to
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At least 17 persons including two Policemen and an army trooper were killed in a suicide attack at a checkpoint manned by Police and military personnel at Mingora town of Swat District in North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 13, according to Daily Times. "Around 17 people, including two Policemen and an army jawan (trooper), were killed in the suicide attack," Swat District Police Officer (DCO) Ghulam Farooq said. More than 60 people were injured in the attack. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack and warned that similar attacks would be launched if US drone strikes continued in Waziristan. "We will continue carrying out such strikes in the future," TTP spokesman Azam Tariq told BBC Urdu.
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March - 13 
The SFs and volunteers of local lashkar (militia) on March 13 arrested the wife and brother-in-law of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Maulvi Omar, who is already in detention in the Bajaur Agency since August 2009, reports Dawn. Residents
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The SFs and volunteers of local lashkar (militia) on March 13 arrested the wife and brother-in-law of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman Maulvi Omar, who is already in detention in the Bajaur Agency since August 2009, reports Dawn. Residents of Mamond said the SFs and lashkar during a joint search operation in the Umary village arrested Maulvi Omar’s wife and brother-in-law Fazl Rehman.
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March - 13 
Unidentified assailants killed the commander of a local lashkar (tribal militia) and his two bodyguards of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) in Peshawar on March 13, according to Daily Times. However, in Mohmand Agency, ab
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Unidentified assailants killed the commander of a local lashkar (tribal militia) and his two bodyguards of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) in Peshawar on March 13, according to Daily Times. However, in Mohmand Agency, about seven anti-Taliban lashkar are operating, while locals said the Taliban had warned their heads and volunteers of dire consequences through media and other sources
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March - 13 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Unified CPN-Maoist) has called for a bandh (general shut down) in Bheri and Karnali zones for two days starting from March 13 (today) over the death of their leader Rishi Gautam, who was knocked down by a passeng
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Unified CPN-Maoist) has called for a bandh (general shut down) in Bheri and Karnali zones for two days starting from March 13 (today) over the death of their leader Rishi Gautam, who was knocked down by a passenger bus on March 11, 2010, reports Nepal News. The Maoists have termed the incident as a ploy to kill Gautam in disguise of an accident.
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March - 13 
The United States (US) has ruled out taking the Unified CPN-Maoist off its terrorist list until the Maoists have completely renounced violence, reports Himalayan Times. In an interview with popular Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, Assistant Secretar
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The United States (US) has ruled out taking the Unified CPN-Maoist off its terrorist list until the Maoists have completely renounced violence, reports Himalayan Times. In an interview with popular Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asia, Robert Blake said on March 13, that the US would not in a hurry lift sanctions against the Maoists.
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March - 13 
Rajshahi Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Gias Uddin gave a confessional statement before a Rajshahi court on March 13 that all tiers of JeI helped Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in the February 9 violence at Rajshahi University following an organisational
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Rajshahi Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader Gias Uddin gave a confessional statement before a Rajshahi court on March 13 that all tiers of JeI helped Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) in the February 9 violence at Rajshahi University following an organisational decision.
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March - 13 
Troops during search and clear operations in Iranamadu, Paranthan, Vellamullivaikkal, Kumburupiddi and Sittandy areas of Wanni recovered seven hand grenades, one 60-mm mortar bomb, one suicide jacket with explosives, two G3A3 weapons, one SLR weapon,
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Troops during search and clear operations in Iranamadu, Paranthan, Vellamullivaikkal, Kumburupiddi and Sittandy areas of Wanni recovered seven hand grenades, one 60-mm mortar bomb, one suicide jacket with explosives, two G3A3 weapons, one SLR weapon, one T-56 weapon, one Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) barrel, one shotgun and two 81-mm mortar bombs on March 13, according to Sri Lanka Army report. Meanwhile, civilians clearing their lands found one-81 mm mortar bomb in Omanthai area on the same day.
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March - 14 
A cadre belonging to the Military Council (MC) faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Khaidem Ranjan alias Nanao alias Arun (22), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Maharani Bridge on March 14. Khaidem Ranjan
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A cadre belonging to the Military Council (MC) faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Khaidem Ranjan alias Nanao alias Arun (22), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Maharani Bridge on March 14. Khaidem Ranjan disclosed that he was earlier a cadre belonging to Fighting group of the People Liberation Army (PLA) and subsequently joined the KCP-MC on November 2009 through his elder brother self styled ‘sergeant’ Naocha and was operating under ‘finance section’ of the outfit. He was asked to extort money from general public.
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March - 14 
A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed and five others, including an officer were injured, in a grenade attack by militants in the Maharajgunj area of Srinagar on March 14, reports Daily Excelsior. Unidentified militants hurled a gr
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A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper was killed and five others, including an officer were injured, in a grenade attack by militants in the Maharajgunj area of Srinagar on March 14, reports Daily Excelsior. Unidentified militants hurled a grenade at the bus of CRPF from a narrow lane near Pathar Masjid (mosque) in the Maharajgunj area at around 3.30pm resulting in injuries to six CRPF troopers, including an officer, official sources said. One of the injured troopers died later. The bus carrying the troopers was also damaged. According to intelligence agencies, 20 to 22 militants have managed to sneak into the city following stepped up operations against the militants in other areas of the valley over the past three months.
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March - 14 March - 16
A National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant, Ronen Brahma, who was arrested by the Bhutan Army near Chirang District on March 14, was handed over to the Indian authorities on March 16, reports Telegraph.
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A National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant, Ronen Brahma, who was arrested by the Bhutan Army near Chirang District on March 14, was handed over to the Indian authorities on March 16, reports Telegraph.
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March - 14 
According to Sentinel, two All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) militants, identified as Khudiram Debbarma (31) and Lokhendra Debbarma (29), surrendered before the Border Security Force (BSF) at Ambassa in the Dhalai District in the night of March 14. They
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According to Sentinel, two All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) militants, identified as Khudiram Debbarma (31) and Lokhendra Debbarma (29), surrendered before the Border Security Force (BSF) at Ambassa in the Dhalai District in the night of March 14. They also deposited eight rounds of AK-47, two Nokia mobile sets and Bangladeshi currencies worth 883 Taka.
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March - 14 
According to Zee News, heavily-armed personnel of the Revolutionary Communist Centre (RCC), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), raided the office of a private road construction firm, burnt a machine and kidnapped
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According to Zee News, heavily-armed personnel of the Revolutionary Communist Centre (RCC), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), raided the office of a private road construction firm, burnt a machine and kidnapped an engineer, Sudip Ghosh, from Banahi village of Gaya District late in the night of March 14. The engineer was released in Sherghati forest in the morning of March 15.
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March - 14 
Assam Tribune quoting security sources reports that the interrogation of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders arrested in recent past indicated the game plan of the groups to extend cooperation to other militant groups in the coun
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Assam Tribune quoting security sources reports that the interrogation of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders arrested in recent past indicated the game plan of the groups to extend cooperation to other militant groups in the country. The main aim of the Maoists is to divert the attention of the Government and SFs. The Maoists have already tried to establish links with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) as such a move would be beneficial for both sides. Sources also indicated links between Maoists and cadres of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and sources said that the Maoist insurgents received training from trained cadres of the Naga group despite the fact that the NSCN-IM is under cease-fire agreement with the Government of India. The Maoists have also signed an agreement with the Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF) of Manipur, political wing of People’s Liberation Army (PLA), to extend cooperation to each other.
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March - 14 
Elsewhere in the South District, the Police conducted a raid in the house of one Sanjit Reang (37) in Dashamani Para area and recovered a locally made gun from his house.
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Elsewhere in the South District, the Police conducted a raid in the house of one Sanjit Reang (37) in Dashamani Para area and recovered a locally made gun from his house.
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March - 14 
Four landmines were seized during a combing operation by Security Forces (SFs) from the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected Saranda forest area in Sundargarh District on march 14, reported The Hindu.
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Four landmines were seized during a combing operation by Security Forces (SFs) from the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected Saranda forest area in Sundargarh District on march 14, reported The Hindu.
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March - 14 
Imphal Free Press reports that ‘commander in chief’ of the Manipur based Kanglei Yawol Kana Lup (KYKL), identified as Ningthoujam Tomba alias Koireng alias Tomba, was arrested by a combined team of the Manipur Police and West Bengal Police from Khapr
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Imphal Free Press reports that ‘commander in chief’ of the Manipur based Kanglei Yawol Kana Lup (KYKL), identified as Ningthoujam Tomba alias Koireng alias Tomba, was arrested by a combined team of the Manipur Police and West Bengal Police from Khaprail Bazaar area at Siliguri in West Bengal on March 14.
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March - 14 
India has decided to further strengthen security of its embassy in Kathmandu as a precautionary measure after getting a tip off that a terrorist group might target it, reports Nepal News. Times of India reported on March 14, that India has "sensed so
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India has decided to further strengthen security of its embassy in Kathmandu as a precautionary measure after getting a tip off that a terrorist group might target it, reports Nepal News. Times of India reported on March 14, that India has "sensed some danger" following intelligence inputs that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba may attack the embassy and target the diplomats posted there.
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March - 14 
Militants in the night of March 14 hurled a grenade on a Central Reserve Police Force bunker at Chankhan in the Sopore area of Baramulla District, reports Daily Excelsior. The grenade missed the intended target and landed on the roadside, injuring tw
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Militants in the night of March 14 hurled a grenade on a Central Reserve Police Force bunker at Chankhan in the Sopore area of Baramulla District, reports Daily Excelsior. The grenade missed the intended target and landed on the roadside, injuring two civilians.
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March - 14 
One more PLA cadre, Haorongbam Basant alias Bheigo (41), was also arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Lalambung Makhong Haorongbam Leikai. He joined the outfit on October 14, 2009 through one Lata.
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One more PLA cadre, Haorongbam Basant alias Bheigo (41), was also arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Lalambung Makhong Haorongbam Leikai. He joined the outfit on October 14, 2009 through one Lata.
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March - 14 
Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has identified as many as 320 targets across the globe, 20 of which are in India, US Congressman Gary Ackerman said, reports Times of India. "In the wake of the (26/11) Mumbai attack, investigato
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Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has identified as many as 320 targets across the globe, 20 of which are in India, US Congressman Gary Ackerman said, reports Times of India. "In the wake of the (26/11) Mumbai attack, investigators uncovered in controller records and e-mail accounts a list of 320 locations worldwide deemed by the LeT as possible targets for attack. Only 20 of the targets were located within India," Gary Ackerman said before a Congressional hearing last week. "The LeT has been attacking US forces in Afghanistan almost from day one and their forces are present throughout Afghanistan. The LeT has been slaughtering Indians by the score for decades. The LeT has put the world on notice that they intend to escalate the carnage and spread it worldwide," he said. Noting that it would be unfair and wrong to suggest that the LeT problem is strictly confined to Pakistan and Middle East, he said, adding in fact, one of the key facilitators of the Mumbai attack was an American of Pakistani extraction, referring to David Coleman Headley. "Unfortunately, the LeT enjoys a substantial global network stretching from the Philippines to the United Kingdom," Ackerman added. According to Ackerman, though after 9/11 Pakistan officially banned the LeT, the reality is that like other Islamist terrorist groups, LeT maintains a clear public presence and a vast recruiting network by providing extremely useful charitable and social services to millions of impoverished people in that country. "Public estimates suggest LeT operates some 2,000 offices in towns and villages throughout Pakistan, as well as maintaining ties with the Pakistani military. There is, in fact, no reason to doubt that Pakistan's military is likely paying compensation to the families of the terrorists killed in the Mumbai attacks. These are our allies in the war on terror," he informed. "Operational funding for the LeT comes from charitable fundraising amongst the general population in Pakistan, but also depends heavily upon contributions by Pakistani businessmen living abroad and other wealthy individuals from the Persian Gulf. Let us note too, these states are also our allies in the war on terror," Ackerman said.
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March - 14 
People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Saikhom Khogen alias Ngouthoi alias Kiyamba Meitei (22), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Nagamapal area. He joined the outfit in 2007 under one ‘lance corporal’ Bony and received basic milita
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People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Saikhom Khogen alias Ngouthoi alias Kiyamba Meitei (22), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Nagamapal area. He joined the outfit in 2007 under one ‘lance corporal’ Bony and received basic military training at Myanmar. Two non-resident stay permits of the Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), political wing of the PLA, and one cellular phone were recovered from his possession.
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March - 14 
PLA cadre, Khuraijam Vaksar Meitei (30), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Thangal Bazaar area. He joined the outfit in 2009 through one Basanta alias Bheigo and was operating in the ‘finance section’ of the outfit and asked to ext
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PLA cadre, Khuraijam Vaksar Meitei (30), was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Thangal Bazaar area. He joined the outfit in 2009 through one Basanta alias Bheigo and was operating in the ‘finance section’ of the outfit and asked to extort money from Thangal Bazaar area.
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March - 14 
Security Forces recovered one AK magazine, 69 AK rounds and one bag from an orchard at Cherwad Wail in the Nagbal area of Anantnag District.
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Security Forces recovered one AK magazine, 69 AK rounds and one bag from an orchard at Cherwad Wail in the Nagbal area of Anantnag District.
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March - 14 
Several gelatine sticks weighing about one kilogram were found from a bus in Durgapur town in Burdwan District on March 14, reported PTI. A bomb disposal squad came from Kolkata and defused the explosives.
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Several gelatine sticks weighing about one kilogram were found from a bus in Durgapur town in Burdwan District on March 14, reported PTI. A bomb disposal squad came from Kolkata and defused the explosives.
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March - 14 
Shillong Times reports that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants shot dead a 65-year-old person, Tomen N. Marak, at his residence at Rongrong Apal village under Resubelpara sub-division in East Garo Hills District on March 14. Tomen was a
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Shillong Times reports that United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants shot dead a 65-year-old person, Tomen N. Marak, at his residence at Rongrong Apal village under Resubelpara sub-division in East Garo Hills District on March 14. Tomen was a jury member of the Rari village court for the last twenty years. The militants had suspected him of colluding with the Police against the outfit. The report adds that ULFA had all along used Garo Hills as a corridor but rarely targeted the local villagers, and that the killing has indicated the desperation of the outfit to continue keeping a foothold in Garo Hills.
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March - 14 
The Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) asked for holding the peace talks at Tura in West Garo Hills District instead of capital Shillong, according to Shillong Times. "We have received a letter from the government that the talks with Haldar will
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The Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) asked for holding the peace talks at Tura in West Garo Hills District instead of capital Shillong, according to Shillong Times. "We have received a letter from the government that the talks with Haldar will be held in Shillong, but we want the meeting to be held in Tura," the ANVC publicity secretary Arist Sangma said. "As our demands are concerning Garo Hills, the interlocutor should come to Tura instead of Shillong to hold the discussion," he explained. "There is a need to have a change in the venue and we hope that the government will look into the matter," Sangma said.
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March - 14 
The Dalma Gramin Suraksha Samity (DGSS), a group formed to take on the Maoists, has sought arms training for its members. On the lines of the Nagrik Suraksha Samity (NSS), the DGSS volunteers have requested the East Singhbhum District administration
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The Dalma Gramin Suraksha Samity (DGSS), a group formed to take on the Maoists, has sought arms training for its members. On the lines of the Nagrik Suraksha Samity (NSS), the DGSS volunteers have requested the East Singhbhum District administration to provide arms training to take on the banned insurgents in the border areas of West Bengal and Jharkhand.
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March - 14 
The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on March 14 has claimed to have arrested a suspected Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, identified as Bashir Ahmed Baba alias “Aijaz” from the national highway near Anand, reports The Hindu. Gujarat ATS Chief Aj
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The Gujarat Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) on March 14 has claimed to have arrested a suspected Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, identified as Bashir Ahmed Baba alias “Aijaz” from the national highway near Anand, reports The Hindu. Gujarat ATS Chief Ajay Tomar said in Ahmadabad on March 14 that Bashir came from Srinagar on February 20 apparently to spot “terror talents” who would be willing to go for training in Pakistan and establish the terror network in Jammu and Kashmir and Gujarat. Tomar also said that the 32-year-old Bashir was closely working with the HM’s top militants based in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), including Bilal Shera, as well as with General Abdulla of the PoK-based Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen (JUM). Bashir maintained his links with Bilal and his other Pakistan “handlers” through mobile phones and e-mails even after he came to Gujarat. “Police have recovered three mobile phones, four SIM cards, e-mail addresses and objectionable documents from him,” Tomar added. However, Bashir reportedly surveyed vital installations such as the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), important business spots on the Sarkhej-Gandhinagar Highway on the posh outskirts of Ahmedabad, and several other important and usually-crowded spots such as the Fun Republic, Kankaria Lake, Gujarat Science City, Lal Darwaja, and the Law Garden. In addition, the famous Akshardham temple in Gandhinagar was also among his targets, Tomar said.
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March - 14 
The Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) sources in New Delhi said that the conspiracy was part of the Karachi Project — a joint venture of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) which involves serving and retired officers o
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The Union Ministry for Home Affairs (MHA) sources in New Delhi said that the conspiracy was part of the Karachi Project — a joint venture of the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) which involves serving and retired officers of the Pakistan Army and fugitive terrorists from India. The project, first revealed by the American LeT terrorist David Coleman Headley to his Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) handlers, is designed to use Indians for setting off terror attacks in India.
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March - 14 
A suspected cadre of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), identified as Hidayatullah Barki (32), was shot dead and one of his associates, Usman Khan (22), got injured during foiled bid to abduct a property dealer in Manghopir Police station area of
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A suspected cadre of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), identified as Hidayatullah Barki (32), was shot dead and one of his associates, Usman Khan (22), got injured during foiled bid to abduct a property dealer in Manghopir Police station area of Karachi on March 14, according to Daily Times.
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March - 14 
A truck loaded with explosives was seized in Haji Shah area of Attock District on March 14, according to Daily Times. However, the three culprits managed to escape. 10 packs of gunpowder, wires and other bomb-making equipment were recovered from the
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A truck loaded with explosives was seized in Haji Shah area of Attock District on March 14, according to Daily Times. However, the three culprits managed to escape. 10 packs of gunpowder, wires and other bomb-making equipment were recovered from the vehicle. The truck coming from Peshawar tried to enter Punjab, but Police officials stopped to search it and recovered a huge quantity of explosives in it.
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March - 14 
An oil tanker carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan was blown up in Chaman, injuring a passer-by. According to Police, unidentified assailants attacked the oil tanker with an explosive devise when the vehicle reached near the Chaman Custom Hou
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An oil tanker carrying fuel for NATO forces in Afghanistan was blown up in Chaman, injuring a passer-by. According to Police, unidentified assailants attacked the oil tanker with an explosive devise when the vehicle reached near the Chaman Custom House.
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March - 14 
Around 279 suspects were arrested from Rawalpindi and Islamabad during search operations in the wake of militant activities in Lahore. The Islamabad Police on March 14 arrested 104 suspects during the search operation in different areas of Islamabad.
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Around 279 suspects were arrested from Rawalpindi and Islamabad during search operations in the wake of militant activities in Lahore. The Islamabad Police on March 14 arrested 104 suspects during the search operation in different areas of Islamabad. Meanwhile, Rawalpindi Police arrested 175 suspected people from the Pirwadhai Police station area.
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March - 14 
At least 18 Taliban militants were killed when fighter Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets bombed their hideouts in Orajzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 14, according to Daily Times. The political administration officials s
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At least 18 Taliban militants were killed when fighter Pakistan Air Force (PAF) jets bombed their hideouts in Orajzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 14, according to Daily Times. The political administration officials said that PAF jets targeted six Taliban hideouts in Upper and Lower Orakzai. The AFP news agency reported that houses owned by two ‘commanders’ had also been destroyed. An administrative official said the houses were also being used as “training centres”. A government girls’ high school was also damaged in the bombing. Locals said the Government was preparing for a “grand operation” against the Taliban in the agency, as additional troops had been deployed at in Lower Orakzai and Security Forces (SFs) had sealed off all main routes leading to Orakzai Agency.
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March - 14 
Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has identified as many as 320 targets across the globe, 20 of which are in India, US Congressman Gary Ackerman said, reports Times of India. "In the wake of the (26/11) Mumbai attack, investigato
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Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has identified as many as 320 targets across the globe, 20 of which are in India, US Congressman Gary Ackerman said, reports Times of India. "In the wake of the (26/11) Mumbai attack, investigators uncovered in controller records and e-mail accounts a list of 320 locations worldwide deemed by the LeT as possible targets for attack. Only 20 of the targets were located within India," Gary Ackerman said before a Congressional hearing last week. "The LeT has been attacking US forces in Afghanistan almost from day one and their forces are present throughout Afghanistan. The LeT has been slaughtering Indians by the score for decades. The LeT has put the world on notice that they intend to escalate the carnage and spread it worldwide," he said. Noting that it would be unfair and wrong to suggest that the LeT problem is strictly confined to Pakistan and Middle East, he said, adding in fact, one of the key facilitators of the Mumbai attack was an American of Pakistani extraction, referring to David Coleman Headley. "Unfortunately, the LeT enjoys a substantial global network stretching from the Philippines to the United Kingdom," Ackerman added. According to Ackerman, though after 9/11 Pakistan officially banned the LeT, the reality is that like other Islamist terrorist groups, LeT maintains a clear public presence and a vast recruiting network by providing extremely useful charitable and social services to millions of impoverished people in that country. "Public estimates suggest LeT operates some 2,000 offices in towns and villages throughout Pakistan, as well as maintaining ties with the Pakistani military. There is, in fact, no reason to doubt that Pakistan's military is likely paying compensation to the families of the terrorists killed in the Mumbai attacks. These are our allies in the war on terror," he informed. "Operational funding for the LeT comes from charitable fundraising amongst the general population in Pakistan, but also depends heavily upon contributions by Pakistani businessmen living abroad and other wealthy individuals from the Persian Gulf. Let us note too, these states are also our allies in the war on terror," Ackerman said.
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March - 14 
The BDS defused another explosive device planted near the Police post in Mamoo Banda area of Thall tehsil (revenue unit) on the main Thall-Hangu Road. The Police launched an operation in the area and arrested an accused identified as Fida Hussain, so
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The BDS defused another explosive device planted near the Police post in Mamoo Banda area of Thall tehsil (revenue unit) on the main Thall-Hangu Road. The Police launched an operation in the area and arrested an accused identified as Fida Hussain, son of Ali, who was reportedly involved in planting both the explosive devices.
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March - 14 
The bomb disposal squad (BDS) defused a five kilograms of explosive device found near the venue of a public meeting of former Chief Minister Mohammad Akram Durrani in the Cantonment Police jurisdiction of Bannu.
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The bomb disposal squad (BDS) defused a five kilograms of explosive device found near the venue of a public meeting of former Chief Minister Mohammad Akram Durrani in the Cantonment Police jurisdiction of Bannu.
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March - 14 
The Frontier Corps (FC) personnel defused a bomb planted at a grid station located along the Airport Road in Khuzdar. However, the grenade failed to explode and was later defused by the bomb disposal squad.
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The Frontier Corps (FC) personnel defused a bomb planted at a grid station located along the Airport Road in Khuzdar. However, the grenade failed to explode and was later defused by the bomb disposal squad.
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March - 14 
The Khasadar (local tribal force) Force defused an explosive device planted in an oil tanker near Jamrud in the Khyber Agency.
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The Khasadar (local tribal force) Force defused an explosive device planted in an oil tanker near Jamrud in the Khyber Agency.
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March - 14 
The Police arrested a suspected militant, Fida Hussain, involved in planting explosive devices at the house of a journalist, Misri Khan Orakzai, and at a Police post in Hangu on March 14, reports The News.
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The Police arrested a suspected militant, Fida Hussain, involved in planting explosive devices at the house of a journalist, Misri Khan Orakzai, and at a Police post in Hangu on March 14, reports The News.
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March - 14 
The Security Forces (SFs) recovered one kilogramme explosive, five rockets, 10 shells, hand grenades, six Kalashnikovs and 2,000 cartridges from a militant during a search operation in the jurisdiction of the Kaki Police Station.
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The Security Forces (SFs) recovered one kilogramme explosive, five rockets, 10 shells, hand grenades, six Kalashnikovs and 2,000 cartridges from a militant during a search operation in the jurisdiction of the Kaki Police Station.
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March - 14 
Two persons, including the brother of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Bara chapter ‘president’, were killed in firing incidents in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency, reports The News. The sources said three armed men, riding a car, came to the Dog
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Two persons, including the brother of the Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) Bara chapter ‘president’, were killed in firing incidents in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency, reports The News. The sources said three armed men, riding a car, came to the Dogra area and shot dead Said Akbar, son of Haji Zewar Khan and brother of Sultan Akbar, the president of the JI Bara chapter, when he was on his way to Speen Qaber in Bara bazaar. The deceased belonging to the Sipah tribe was an electrician and often helped SFs in repairing power supply lines in different areas, the sources added.
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March - 14 
Two unidentified assailants shot dead Muhammad Amin, son of Nawab Khan, a resident of Malik Dinkhel, besides two passers-by identified as Tasleem, son of Jalil and Akhtar Sher, son of Hazrat Sher, sustained injuries in the firing.
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Two unidentified assailants shot dead Muhammad Amin, son of Nawab Khan, a resident of Malik Dinkhel, besides two passers-by identified as Tasleem, son of Jalil and Akhtar Sher, son of Hazrat Sher, sustained injuries in the firing.
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March - 14 
Two unidentified assailants shot dead one Muhamadullah, belonging to Malik Din Khel sub-section of Afridi tribe, after picking him from his shop near his house in Nala area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Trib
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Two unidentified assailants shot dead one Muhamadullah, belonging to Malik Din Khel sub-section of Afridi tribe, after picking him from his shop near his house in Nala area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 14, according to The News. Sources said the father of deceased, Lal Zaman, was a member of Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) shura (committee) and local head of the militant outfit in Naaki area of Tirah Valley of Bara sub-division.
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March - 14 
Unidentified assailants tried to blow up a Security Force (SF) vehicle, carrying Law Enforcement Agency personnel, at the Hazarganji Road in Quetta on March 14, according to Daily Times. Police sources said that unidentified assailants had placed a r
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Unidentified assailants tried to blow up a Security Force (SF) vehicle, carrying Law Enforcement Agency personnel, at the Hazarganji Road in Quetta on March 14, according to Daily Times. Police sources said that unidentified assailants had placed a remote control bomb at a roadside in the Hazarganji area. However, there was no casualty.
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March - 14 
India has decided to further strengthen security of its embassy in Kathmandu as a precautionary measure after getting a tip off that a terrorist group might target it, reports Nepal News. Times of India reported on March 14, that India has "sensed so
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India has decided to further strengthen security of its embassy in Kathmandu as a precautionary measure after getting a tip off that a terrorist group might target it, reports Nepal News. Times of India reported on March 14, that India has "sensed some danger" following intelligence inputs that Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba may attack the embassy and target the diplomats posted there.
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March - 14 
Police arrested a cadre of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist), Sunita KC, with a 9-mm pistol and bullets from Chabahil of Kathmandu District on March 14, reports Nepal News. A youth, whose identity is yet to be ascertain
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Police arrested a cadre of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist), Sunita KC, with a 9-mm pistol and bullets from Chabahil of Kathmandu District on March 14, reports Nepal News. A youth, whose identity is yet to be ascertained, was also arrested with her. Although, male Maoist cadres were arrested many times in the past, this is the first time a Maoist female cadre has been arrested with a pistol.
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March - 14 
The main opposition Unified CPN-Maoist is preparing to challenge the Madhav Kumar Nepal-led Government by tabling a no confidence motion against it at the Parliament. The Unified CPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda has met the top
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The main opposition Unified CPN-Maoist is preparing to challenge the Madhav Kumar Nepal-led Government by tabling a no confidence motion against it at the Parliament. The Unified CPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda has met the top leadership of Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) seeking the latter's support in his party's campaign to find an alternative to the current Government. MJF leader Jaya Prakash Gupta confirmed that Dahal met the top leaders of the party to request for their support in the Maoist drive against the Government. However, as the Maoists make hefty preparation to float a no confidence motion against the Government, Minister for Information and Communication Shanker Pokharel has said that the Government will face the Maoist challenge in a strong manner.
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March - 14 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on March 14 arrested three suspected Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) militants in connection with the January 20 bomb blasts that killed five people during a Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) rally, reports Daily Star.
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on March 14 arrested three suspected Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI) militants in connection with the January 20 bomb blasts that killed five people during a Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) rally, reports Daily Star. The arrested militants were identified as Moulana Idris Ali, Moulana Abdul Latif and Sakhawat Hossain alias Dulal.
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March - 14 
The ICS President Rezaul Karim retracted his statement regarding the ‘threat on the life of one lakh (hundred thousand) Awami League workers’ and blamed the media for 'distorting' his comments. At a discussion on March 14, he said any decision to ban
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The ICS President Rezaul Karim retracted his statement regarding the ‘threat on the life of one lakh (hundred thousand) Awami League workers’ and blamed the media for 'distorting' his comments. At a discussion on March 14, he said any decision to ban ICS would cost the lives of one lakh workers of the organisation and if it happens, one lakh workers of Awami League have to be ready to sacrifice their lives.
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March - 14 
The leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Rajshahi University (RU) on March 14 laid a siege to the pharmacy department office alleging secret liaison between a section of teachers and ICS men. They alleged that some teacher
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The leaders and activists of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) at Rajshahi University (RU) on March 14 laid a siege to the pharmacy department office alleging secret liaison between a section of teachers and ICS men. They alleged that some teachers have a secret deal with ICS cadre Ali Reza Faruk who is one of the main accused in BCL worker Faruque Hossain’s killing case.
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March - 14 
The military source on March 14 said that all the road blocks and barriers in the Jaffna peninsula have been removed to facilitate the free movement of the civilians there, adds Daily Mirror. “Now the people in the Jaffna peninsula can freely move at
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The military source on March 14 said that all the road blocks and barriers in the Jaffna peninsula have been removed to facilitate the free movement of the civilians there, adds Daily Mirror. “Now the people in the Jaffna peninsula can freely move at any time using public roads with the removal of roadblocks and barriers that had been there for a long period,” military Spokesman Major General Prasad Samarasinghe told the Daily Mirror on March 14.
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March - 15 
A People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Aftar Khan alias Yunush (25), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Moreh Muslin Nagar in Chandel District on March 15. The Assam Riffles personnel had to open fire to disperse th
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A People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Aftar Khan alias Yunush (25), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Moreh Muslin Nagar in Chandel District on March 15. The Assam Riffles personnel had to open fire to disperse the crowd who were stopping his arrest.
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March - 15 
A suspected Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Chongtham Naoba alias Sanjoys (23), was shot dead by a combined force of the Assam Rifle and Thoubal District Police during an encounter at Nungjubi foothill under Kakching Police Station on March 15,
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A suspected Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadre, Chongtham Naoba alias Sanjoys (23), was shot dead by a combined force of the Assam Rifle and Thoubal District Police during an encounter at Nungjubi foothill under Kakching Police Station on March 15, reports Imphal Free Press. One 9-mm pistol along with three live rounds and one hand grenade were recovered from the possession of the deceased.
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March - 15 
A United Naga People’s Council (UNPC) cadre, Atika Tangkhul, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Dewlaland on March 15. One extortion note of the UNPC was recovered from his possession. Atika confessed that he was operating in financ
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A United Naga People’s Council (UNPC) cadre, Atika Tangkhul, was arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Dewlaland on March 15. One extortion note of the UNPC was recovered from his possession. Atika confessed that he was operating in finance section of the UNPC in Imphal area since 2007 under the command of one Solomon, ‘finance secretary’ of the outfit. The Police said that he was asked to extort money from bazaar area for the outfit’s fund.
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March - 15 
An official of the State Government on March 15 said that the number of people killed in Maoist violence in Bihar declined in 2006-09 as compared to previous years, reports Sify News. 'At least 160 civilians were killed in Maoist violence between 200
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An official of the State Government on March 15 said that the number of people killed in Maoist violence in Bihar declined in 2006-09 as compared to previous years, reports Sify News. 'At least 160 civilians were killed in Maoist violence between 2006-09. It is less than one-fourth compared to that of previous years,' a Police official told IANS. The figures are from the latest State Crime Record Bureau report released on March 15. According to official sources, 668 civilians were killed in Maoist violence between 2001 and 2004. Bihar Police chief Neelmani said decline in civilian casualties was one of the several parameters to show that the Maoist violence in the State is on the decline. Police arrested 1,881 rebels, including 350 hardcore Maoists, in 2006-09. In 2001-04, Police arrested 1,160 left wing rebels. Similarly, Police seized 62,841 kilograms explosives from the Maoists between 2006-09 as compared to 94 kilograms in 2001-04. Police also seized 560 firearms from Maoists between 2006-09 compared to 496 in 2001-04.
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March - 15 
Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on March 15 that the Government was committed to rehabilitation of the youths who have crossed over to other side of Line of Control (LoC) and were living a miserable life there. "We are committed to rehabilitation o
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Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on March 15 that the Government was committed to rehabilitation of the youths who have crossed over to other side of Line of Control (LoC) and were living a miserable life there. "We are committed to rehabilitation of the youths who, according to our reports, were living a miserable life in Muzaffarabad, Mirpur and other areas of PoK [Pakistan occupied Kashmir]. We will shortly come up with a Rehabilitation Policy for the youths", Abdullah added.
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March - 15 
During a combing operation from Arsha village on Ayodhya Hills in Purulia District on March 15, Police intercepted two persons named Gobinda Besra and Ramesh Mahato and recovered a huge quantity of explosives, reports The Hindu. Purulia District Supe
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During a combing operation from Arsha village on Ayodhya Hills in Purulia District on March 15, Police intercepted two persons named Gobinda Besra and Ramesh Mahato and recovered a huge quantity of explosives, reports The Hindu. Purulia District Superintendent of Police Rajesh Yadav said, ”We seized 100 gelatin sticks and 300 detonators from them. Two hundred detonators had wires attached." He, however, did not confirm their Maoist links.
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March - 15 
Four suspected Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) including a woman visited the house of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tingale Vikramarjuna Hegde at Nadpal village in Udupi District on March 15, reported The Hindu. They were in his house from 1
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Four suspected Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) including a woman visited the house of senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Tingale Vikramarjuna Hegde at Nadpal village in Udupi District on March 15, reported The Hindu. They were in his house from 1.20 p.m. to 4 p.m. During this period, they cooked food for themselves. The team asked the gardener about his salary. They issued a threat to Hegde. The gardener escaped from the house at 3 p.m. They also took food grains from the house.
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March - 15 
Militant hideout was neutralised in the Medoora area of Tral in Pulwama District. One AK rifle, one magazine, 38 AK rounds and 12 empty cartridges of 12 Bore rifle were recovered from the forest area of Wustarwan in Medoora.
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Militant hideout was neutralised in the Medoora area of Tral in Pulwama District. One AK rifle, one magazine, 38 AK rounds and 12 empty cartridges of 12 Bore rifle were recovered from the forest area of Wustarwan in Medoora.
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March - 15 
Pakistan has violated cease-fire agreement along the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC) 139 times during the last three years and 485 militants had tried to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir in 2009, Government said on March 15,
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Pakistan has violated cease-fire agreement along the International Border (IB) and the Line of Control (LoC) 139 times during the last three years and 485 militants had tried to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir in 2009, Government said on March 15, according to Outlook. "14 cease-fire violations took place along the IB and 125 violations took place along the LOC between 2007 and 2009," Defence Minister A. K. Antony said in reply to a Lok Sabha (Lower House of Parliament) query. While 77 violations along the LoC had taken place in 2008, 27 were registered in 2009, he said. Replying to another query, Antony said as per assessment of Multi Agency Centre, 485 terrorists had attempted to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir in 2009. A Memorandum of Understanding has been signed with Indian Space Research Organisation to provide a communication network to the Navy, including space-based resources, he said in reply to another query.
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March - 15 
PTI reports that in day-long operations over vast areas of Jangalmahal in the West Midnapore District, the joint Security Forces (SFs) arrested 14 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a leader on March 15. Superintend
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PTI reports that in day-long operations over vast areas of Jangalmahal in the West Midnapore District, the joint Security Forces (SFs) arrested 14 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a leader on March 15. Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said Parameswar Mahato, a Maoist squad leader, was arrested from Lodhashuli forest area. Maoist literature, mobiles, several phone numbers were recovered from the possession of Mahato, known to be active in the West Midnapore belt, besides firearms. 13 other Maoists were arrested from Salboni, Belpahari and Jhargram areas of Jangalmahal, the forested Naxalite-dominated pockets of West Midnapore. Besides West Midnapore, parts of Purulia and Bankura Districts also fall under the stretch.
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March - 15 
Security Forces neutralised two militant hideouts and recovered arms and ammunition. Troops neutralised a militant hideout at an orchard in the Ashmuqam are of Anantnag District and recovered 10 kilograms of explosives and 11 kilograms of material us
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Security Forces neutralised two militant hideouts and recovered arms and ammunition. Troops neutralised a militant hideout at an orchard in the Ashmuqam are of Anantnag District and recovered 10 kilograms of explosives and 11 kilograms of material used to make Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDS). Other recoveries included four hand grenades, including two of Chinese make, two UBGL grenades, 15 9-mm cartridges, 35 Pika cartridges and three sniper cartridges, one AK magazine, 69 rounds, one pouch, six detonators and a Jerry can.
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March - 15 
Special Operations Group (SOG) of Police arrested a wanted militant of LeT terrorist, identified as Noor Hussain, from Regal Chowk area of Srinagar city in the night of March 15. One pistol, one magazine and seven rounds were recovered from his posse
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Special Operations Group (SOG) of Police arrested a wanted militant of LeT terrorist, identified as Noor Hussain, from Regal Chowk area of Srinagar city in the night of March 15. One pistol, one magazine and seven rounds were recovered from his possession.
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March - 15 
The Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) agreed to sit for peace talks with the Union Government in Shillong, capital of Meghalaya, according to Shillong Times. The ANVC ‘publicity secretary’ Arist Sangma said they had agreed to come to Shillong f
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The Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) agreed to sit for peace talks with the Union Government in Shillong, capital of Meghalaya, according to Shillong Times. The ANVC ‘publicity secretary’ Arist Sangma said they had agreed to come to Shillong for the talks with the Centre's interlocutor P. C. Haldar following a request from the Meghalaya Government.
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March - 15 
The Hindu reported that the Union Government on March 15 warned of retaliatory attacks from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and alerted all its Security Forces (SFs) operating in Left Wing Extremism-affected States following the arre
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The Hindu reported that the Union Government on March 15 warned of retaliatory attacks from the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and alerted all its Security Forces (SFs) operating in Left Wing Extremism-affected States following the arrest of four Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) and the seizure of over 2,800 kilograms of explosives in Andhra Pradesh.
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March - 15 
The Kuki National Front (KNF) denied the involvement of its cadres in the reported abduction of one Longjam Basanta of Ikou Bazar area in Imphal East District, according to Sangai Express.
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The Kuki National Front (KNF) denied the involvement of its cadres in the reported abduction of one Longjam Basanta of Ikou Bazar area in Imphal East District, according to Sangai Express.
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March - 15 
The Manipur Home Department proposed keeping two Special Operational Parties (SOPs) under the State Crisis Management Plan, 2009. One would deal with threats from militant groups to public peace and maintenance of law and order, and the other SOP wou
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The Manipur Home Department proposed keeping two Special Operational Parties (SOPs) under the State Crisis Management Plan, 2009. One would deal with threats from militant groups to public peace and maintenance of law and order, and the other SOP would deal with extortion and related intimidation and abduction for ransom, etc. by the armed groups.
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March - 15 
The Police arrested 11 suspected Maoists, including Nanigopal Goswami, an important leader of the Sidhu Kanu Gana Militia, the militant wing of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities, in the Goaltore region during several raid
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The Police arrested 11 suspected Maoists, including Nanigopal Goswami, an important leader of the Sidhu Kanu Gana Militia, the militant wing of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities, in the Goaltore region during several raids since March 15.
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March - 15 
The PREPAK on the occasion of Sajibu Nongma Panba or Cheiraoba (New Year on the Metei lunar calendar) on March 15 asked writers to be more ‘careful’ in their work and to ensure that they consult ‘authoritative’ persons and documents in making their c
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The PREPAK on the occasion of Sajibu Nongma Panba or Cheiraoba (New Year on the Metei lunar calendar) on March 15 asked writers to be more ‘careful’ in their work and to ensure that they consult ‘authoritative’ persons and documents in making their claims.
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March - 15 
Two chief operatives belonging to Lamyanba Khuman group of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as ‘publicity secretary’ Laishram Manao alias Ranjit alias Loya alias Anik alias Tongaba (36) and ‘project off
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Two chief operatives belonging to Lamyanba Khuman group of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as ‘publicity secretary’ Laishram Manao alias Ranjit alias Loya alias Anik alias Tongaba (36) and ‘project officer’ Naorem Anand Singh (35), were reportedly arrested by a combined team of Manipur Police and Mizoram Police from Aizawl town in the night of March 15, according to Sangai Express.
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March - 15 March - 18
Two chief operatives belonging to Lamyanba Khuman group of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as ‘publicity secretary’ Laishram Manao alias Ranjit alias Loya alias Anik alias Tongaba (36) and ‘project off
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Two chief operatives belonging to Lamyanba Khuman group of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as ‘publicity secretary’ Laishram Manao alias Ranjit alias Loya alias Anik alias Tongaba (36) and ‘project officer’ Naorem Anand Singh (35), who were arrested by a combined team of Manipur Police and Mizoram Police from Aizawl town in the night of March 15, were brought to Imphal on March 18.
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March - 15 
A Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman said that the outfit would stop targeting public and Government places in Punjab if the Provincial Government gave an assurance that the Taliban would be spared from any action, Daily Times reported quotin
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A Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman said that the outfit would stop targeting public and Government places in Punjab if the Provincial Government gave an assurance that the Taliban would be spared from any action, Daily Times reported quoting a private TV channel on March 15. Talking to the channel, Mohmand Agency Ameer Abdul Wali alias Umar Khalid, who is also the deputy of the TTP chief Hakeemullah Mehsud, offered the Punjab Government a conditional end to its activities in the province. The offer comes after a statement by Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif where he said, “Musharraf planned a bloodbath of innocent Muslims at the behest of others only to prolong his rule, but the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) opposed his policies and rejected dictation from abroad, thus the Taliban are fighting for the same cause and should not carry out acts of terror in Punjab.”
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March - 15 
Militants fired two rockets at the camp of Security Forces (SFs) in the Bhai Dag area of Baizai subdivision in Mohmand Agency in the wee hours of March 15. Sources told The News that two rockets fired by militants landed in Bhai Dag camp of Mohmand R
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Militants fired two rockets at the camp of Security Forces (SFs) in the Bhai Dag area of Baizai subdivision in Mohmand Agency in the wee hours of March 15. Sources told The News that two rockets fired by militants landed in Bhai Dag camp of Mohmand Rifles, a wing of the paramilitary Frontier Corps. However, no loss of life or damage to property was reported in the attack. The security forces returned the fire and targeted with artillery fire the suspected hideouts of militants in different areas of Baizai. The Mohmand-based Taliban spokesman Ikramullah Mohmand claimed responsibility for the attack.
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March - 15 
Police recovered 1,500 kilograms of explosive materials during a search operation in Allama Iqbal Town of Lahore on March 15, according to Daily Times. Locals had informed authorities that a large number of sacks were present in a shop in Mehran Bloc
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Police recovered 1,500 kilograms of explosive materials during a search operation in Allama Iqbal Town of Lahore on March 15, according to Daily Times. Locals had informed authorities that a large number of sacks were present in a shop in Mehran Block that had been unattended for some time. Police recovered 1,500 kilograms of explosive material, suicide jackets, 18 hand grenades, unassembled light machine guns parts and thousands of bullets.
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Police recovered 3,000 kilogrammes of ammonium nitrate and potassium, which can be used for a lethal explosion, and four machine guns from a shop in the Sabzi Mandi area of Lahore on March 16, according to Daily Times. Earlier on March 15, the Police
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Police recovered 3,000 kilogrammes of ammonium nitrate and potassium, which can be used for a lethal explosion, and four machine guns from a shop in the Sabzi Mandi area of Lahore on March 16, according to Daily Times. Earlier on March 15, the Police recovered 1,500 kilograms of explosive materials during a search operation in Allama Iqbal Town. The 3,000 kilogrammes of ammonium nitrate and potassium, packed in 200 sacks, are the largest quantity of explosive material ever to be seized in Lahore. Senior Superintendent of Police (Operations) Shafiq Ahmed said the material found could have been used for a “major terrorist attack”.
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March - 15 
Police recovered around 70 kilograms of explosive material from a Toyota Hiace (LXK-1618) during checking near Toll Plaza on I. J. Principal Road under Sabzi Mandi Police Station in Islamabad. Two persons including a woman were taken into custody for
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Police recovered around 70 kilograms of explosive material from a Toyota Hiace (LXK-1618) during checking near Toll Plaza on I. J. Principal Road under Sabzi Mandi Police Station in Islamabad. Two persons including a woman were taken into custody for investigation.
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March - 15 
Security Forces (SFs) on March 15 claimed that the mastermind of March 13’s suicide attack on SFs check post in Mingora of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), which left 17 persons dead, was killed in an encounter at Shamak area of Khawazakhela, rep
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Security Forces (SFs) on March 15 claimed that the mastermind of March 13’s suicide attack on SFs check post in Mingora of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), which left 17 persons dead, was killed in an encounter at Shamak area of Khawazakhela, reports Daily Times. “Commander Khalid, the mastermind of Saturday’s suicide attack, was seen in Mingora just days before the attack,” officials said, calling his death a major victory for peace in Swat. The officials said Khalid and three other militant commanders, identified as Fazal Qadir, Naseeb and Izzat, were killed in the clash.
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March - 15 
Two persons were killed and two others injured in an exchange of fire between militants of banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and local residents in Sangu area of Peshawar District, reports The News. The sources said villagers were playing c
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Two persons were killed and two others injured in an exchange of fire between militants of banned militant outfit Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and local residents in Sangu area of Peshawar District, reports The News. The sources said villagers were playing cricket at the Chaki Dera Ground in Sangu when a group of LI militants came there and traded harsh words with the players, which led to an exchange of fire. As a result two brothers, identified as Shahid and Asif belonging to Sangu village, died on the spot while two militants of LI, named as Amir and Zubair, sustained injuries.
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March - 15 
According to Kantipuronline, the Chairman of the Unified CPN-Maoist Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda claimed that the rightists have been spending hefty amounts to split his party.
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According to Kantipuronline, the Chairman of the Unified CPN-Maoist Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda claimed that the rightists have been spending hefty amounts to split his party.
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March - 15 
The main opposition Unified CPN-Maoist proposed that issues related to the statute that have been agreed upon be endorsed at the next meeting of the Constituent Assembly (CA) and other contentious issues be resolved through voting. This will help th
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The main opposition Unified CPN-Maoist proposed that issues related to the statute that have been agreed upon be endorsed at the next meeting of the Constituent Assembly (CA) and other contentious issues be resolved through voting. This will help the CA meet its May 28 deadline, the party said.
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March - 15 
The Police, on March 15, resorted to use of moderate force to enforce the Supreme Court order and vacated a four-storey house being occupied by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) in the Teku area of Kathmandu District, r
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The Police, on March 15, resorted to use of moderate force to enforce the Supreme Court order and vacated a four-storey house being occupied by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) in the Teku area of Kathmandu District, reports Himalayan Times. Police had to fire teargas shells and charge batons, as the Maoists hurled bricks and stones at them. Seven Policemen were injured in the clash with the Unified CPN-Maoist cadres.
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March - 15 
A Dhaka court placed three Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami-Bangladesh (HuJI-B) militants on a three-day remand in a case filed against them for their alleged involvement in anti-state activities across the country, reports. Metropolitan Magistrate Kamrunah
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A Dhaka court placed three Harkat-ul-Jehad-al-Islami-Bangladesh (HuJI-B) militants on a three-day remand in a case filed against them for their alleged involvement in anti-state activities across the country, reports. Metropolitan Magistrate Kamrunahar remanded three HuJI militants after Mohammadpur Police produced Idris Ali, Abdul Latif and Shakhawat Hossain Dulal before it with a seven-day remand prayer
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March - 15 
An Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadre was stabbed while four others were injured by brickbat as the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) attacked the ICS cadres on March 15, and drove them out of Carmichael College in Rangpur District, reports
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An Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadre was stabbed while four others were injured by brickbat as the activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) attacked the ICS cadres on March 15, and drove them out of Carmichael College in Rangpur District, reports Daily Star.
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March - 15 
Local Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader of Chapainawabganj District, Mofizul Islam, filed a case with Judicial Magistrate's Court against a superintendent of police and 12 other policemen of Shibganj Police Station for killing an ICS leader of Rajshahi un
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Local Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader of Chapainawabganj District, Mofizul Islam, filed a case with Judicial Magistrate's Court against a superintendent of police and 12 other policemen of Shibganj Police Station for killing an ICS leader of Rajshahi university unit.
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March - 15 
Contrary to claims by a section of the media that the Sri Lanka's pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) political party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), has given up its stance on Eelam; the alliance has reiterated the demand on the right to
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Contrary to claims by a section of the media that the Sri Lanka's pro-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) political party, the Tamil National Alliance (TNA), has given up its stance on Eelam; the alliance has reiterated the demand on the right to self-determination of Tamils, reports The Hindu. In its manifesto for the April 8 general election, the TNA has sought federal solution based on shared sovereignty while reiterating its position on the right to self-determination. The stated position of the TNA on Eelam has been that it has never articulated the demand. In its election manifesto, the TNA also demanded re-merger of northern and eastern provinces. Under the amended Constitution of the nation, any party advocating secession would be disqualified from Parliament.
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March - 15 
De-mining groups recovered 131 anti-personnel mines, 475 rounds of 7.62 x 39-mm ammunition, ten Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG), one 40-mm bomb, three RPG body parts and six hand grenades in Velarsinnakulam, Periyathampanai, Periyapandivirichchan, Si
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De-mining groups recovered 131 anti-personnel mines, 475 rounds of 7.62 x 39-mm ammunition, ten Rocket Propelled Grenades (RPG), one 40-mm bomb, three RPG body parts and six hand grenades in Velarsinnakulam, Periyathampanai, Periyapandivirichchan, Sinnapandivirichchan, Palampiddi, Nochchikulam, Chettiyarmakan, Waddakachchi and Iranamadu areas of Wanni on the same day.
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March - 15 
Troops during their search and clear operations in Nallur, Pirappanmaduwa, Oddankulam, Iranamadu, Puthumattalan, Kanthale and Kiliveddi areas of Wanni recovered three 60-mm mortar bombs, twelve hand grenades, five 81-mm mortar bombs, one booby trap,
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Troops during their search and clear operations in Nallur, Pirappanmaduwa, Oddankulam, Iranamadu, Puthumattalan, Kanthale and Kiliveddi areas of Wanni recovered three 60-mm mortar bombs, twelve hand grenades, five 81-mm mortar bombs, one booby trap, made using a 81-mm mortar bomb, one T-56 fixed butt weapon, thirteen T-56 magazines, one pouch, one hundred and 50 rounds of 7.62 x 39-mm ammunition and 50grams of C-4 explosives on March15, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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March - 16 
A People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Thingom Indrajit Meitei (26), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at tri-junction of Wabagai Market on March 16.
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A People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Thingom Indrajit Meitei (26), was arrested by the Thoubal District Police during a search operation at tri-junction of Wabagai Market on March 16.
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March - 16 
A suspected militant, identified as Khumbongmayum Oshorjit (23), was shot dead by Imphal West District Police along the inter village road connecting Taothang to Tharoijam on March 16. One .32 pistol, two live rounds and a cellular phone were recover
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A suspected militant, identified as Khumbongmayum Oshorjit (23), was shot dead by Imphal West District Police along the inter village road connecting Taothang to Tharoijam on March 16. One .32 pistol, two live rounds and a cellular phone were recovered from the possession of slain militant.
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March - 16 
According to Assam Tribune, more than 10,000 militants surrendered before the Government in Assam since 1998. As per the list submitted by the Assam Government in the State Assembly, the ULFA topped the list of surrendered militants as during the per
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According to Assam Tribune, more than 10,000 militants surrendered before the Government in Assam since 1998. As per the list submitted by the Assam Government in the State Assembly, the ULFA topped the list of surrendered militants as during the period from 1998 to March 5, 2010, more than 4260 militants belonging to the outfit have laid down arms. The list included 2711 militants of the Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT), which was disbanded following the signing of the Memorandum of Settlement between the Government and the outfit in 2003. The list included 514 Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) and 416 Black Widow (BW) militants. These outfits surrendered weapons to come for talks with the Government for political solution of their problems.
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March - 16 
According to Assam Tribune, the Union Government has ruled out the possibility of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) maintaining permanent camps in Arunachal Pradesh. “There is no report of any permanent camp of the ULFA in Arunachal Pradesh,
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According to Assam Tribune, the Union Government has ruled out the possibility of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) maintaining permanent camps in Arunachal Pradesh. “There is no report of any permanent camp of the ULFA in Arunachal Pradesh, although there are reports of some activities of ULFA in the State,” said Union Minister of State for Home Affairs M. Ramachandran in Rajya Sabha (Upper House). In 2009, Assam recorded 424 incidents, marking an increase over 2008, when 387 incidents took place. However, killing of civilians had declined last year with 152 deaths, while in 2008, 245 civilians fell to bullets of insurgents, he added. Manipur continued to lead the table, with the State recording 659 incidents last year, which was marginally less than the previous year, when 740 incidents were recorded.
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March - 16 
Amid speculation over peace talks with the ULFA, the outfit is busy reorganising, in a bid to emerge as a force to reckon with ahead of the Assembly elections, slated for early next year (2011), reports Telegraph. The SFs have received “disturbing” i
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Amid speculation over peace talks with the ULFA, the outfit is busy reorganising, in a bid to emerge as a force to reckon with ahead of the Assembly elections, slated for early next year (2011), reports Telegraph. The SFs have received “disturbing” inputs about ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Barua re-allocating specific tasks and responsibilities among his top rung leaders. The outfit has finalised its blueprint for regrouping at a meeting held at its central command headquarters, known as Rupohi Ashroy Shibir, at Bakapura in Sherpur District of Bangladesh recently, sources added. According to the Police, cadres will function under the direct supervision and command of Barua and self-styled ‘major’ Jibon Moran. “Although Ulfa has weakened, we can’t afford to lower our guard as no one knows how long this lull will last. Moreover, they may try to carry out strikes ahead of the Assembly polls in order to create pressure on political parties and their candidates,” the source said.
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March - 16 
Cadre of the Nando Group faction of the KCP, identified as Salam Geeta alias Abe Devi (32), was arrested by the SFs from the residence of one Thoudam Nganbi Devi (32) on March 16. Some stamps of KCP and one cellular phone were recovered from her poss
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Cadre of the Nando Group faction of the KCP, identified as Salam Geeta alias Abe Devi (32), was arrested by the SFs from the residence of one Thoudam Nganbi Devi (32) on March 16. Some stamps of KCP and one cellular phone were recovered from her possession.
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March - 16 
Four leaders of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested in near Jaggaram village in Thatilanka reserve forest of Bhadrachalam division in Khammam District on March 16, reported The Hindu. Two of them were identified as Koram Ra
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Four leaders of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested in near Jaggaram village in Thatilanka reserve forest of Bhadrachalam division in Khammam District on March 16, reported The Hindu. Two of them were identified as Koram Ramesh alias Singanna, company commander of the Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee of the CPI-Maoist, member of the South Zonal Command and South Bastar Divisional committee of the Party and his wife Radha alias Madakam Aithe a section commander in Kunta platoon. The others were identified as Musiki Jogaiah and his wife Maski Hassi. Musiki Jogaiah led a platoon of 25 members. Both Singanna and Jogaiah carried AK-47s.
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March - 16 
Ittehad Al Salasa Al Jehadi, a hitherto unknown militant amalgam of three lesser known groups, claimed responsibility for the March 16 Srinagar attack as well as the grenade explosion on March 14 that killed a Para-military trooper and left five inju
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Ittehad Al Salasa Al Jehadi, a hitherto unknown militant amalgam of three lesser known groups, claimed responsibility for the March 16 Srinagar attack as well as the grenade explosion on March 14 that killed a Para-military trooper and left five injured, according to Daily Excelsior. A spokesman of the amalgam, comprising Al Nasireen, Farzandaan-e-Millat and Shuhada Brigade, said they carried out the attack at Koker Bazaar (March 16) and Zaina Kadal (March 14). "People should stay away from places where troops are deployed either individually on in large number. Any civilian getting injured in such attacks will be responsible for his or her own safety," the spokesman told media persons over phone. However, Economic Times reported that the grenade attack was claimed by Save Kashmir Movement militant outfit, which is believed to be a joint brigade of the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM).
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March - 16 
Marshal Topno, a close aide of top Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Koteswar Rao alias Kishan, was arrested in West Singhbhum District during a combing operation in Maoist-hit Posaita area on March 16, reports DNA. Topno is alleged
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Marshal Topno, a close aide of top Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Koteswar Rao alias Kishan, was arrested in West Singhbhum District during a combing operation in Maoist-hit Posaita area on March 16, reports DNA. Topno is alleged to be among those involved in blowing up of rail tracks, resulting in derailment of several coaches of the 322-up Tata-Bilaspur passenger on November 19 that left two people dead. However, three others managed to escape from the Police cordon but firearms, five can-bombs and a motorcycle were seized from the Maoist leader.
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March - 16 
PTI reports that Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on March 16 called a 48-hour bandh (shut down) from March 22 in Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and three Districts of Maharashtra- Bhandara, Chandrapur
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PTI reports that Communist Party of India Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on March 16 called a 48-hour bandh (shut down) from March 22 in Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and three Districts of Maharashtra- Bhandara, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli- to protest the ongoing operations by Security Forces against them. "The bandh call on March 22 and March 23 is to protest the operations targeted against the movement of the common people led by Maoists," top Maoist leader Koteswar Rao alias Kishan told PTI from an undisclosed location.
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March - 16 
Sentinel reports that Saurav Gogoi, surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader, was arrested by the Police following an instruction from the Union Government on the charge of threatening Brahmaputra Crackers & Polymers Limited (BCPL) o
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Sentinel reports that Saurav Gogoi, surrendered United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader, was arrested by the Police following an instruction from the Union Government on the charge of threatening Brahmaputra Crackers & Polymers Limited (BCPL) officials. He was, however, released on bail later on.
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March - 16 
SFs recovered a rocket launcher from the Bhatidhar area of Mendhar in the Poonch District.
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SFs recovered a rocket launcher from the Bhatidhar area of Mendhar in the Poonch District.
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March - 16 
Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead Tapan Dolui, a local leader of ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District on March 16, reported The Hindu.
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Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead Tapan Dolui, a local leader of ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), near Lalgarh in West Midnapore District on March 16, reported The Hindu.
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March - 16 
Syed Salahuddin, the commander-in-chief of Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), has been caught on camera at a terror launch pad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) exhorting his squad of suicide attackers to cross the Line of Cont
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Syed Salahuddin, the commander-in-chief of Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), has been caught on camera at a terror launch pad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) exhorting his squad of suicide attackers to cross the Line of Control and attack the Security Forces in India, reports India Today. In the video, accessed by Headlines Today, Salahuddin is seen indoctrinating his armed suicide attackers with destructive weapons like rocket launchers and Kalashnikov rifles. Sources told Headlines Today that it was a very recent video, as recent as late January or early February, 2010. Salahuddin is seen on video talking about the 21-year-old fight in J&K. "Recently on February 5, 2010, Kashmir Solidarity Day was observed across Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir where Salahuddin was quoted talking about the 21-year long struggle in Kashmir," a source told Headlines Today.
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March - 16 
The Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), after meeting the Centre's interlocutor P.C. Haldar in Shillong on March 16, withdrew the threat of pulling out from the cease-fire agreement and agreed to Centre's proposal for periodic agreement with a v
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The Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), after meeting the Centre's interlocutor P.C. Haldar in Shillong on March 16, withdrew the threat of pulling out from the cease-fire agreement and agreed to Centre's proposal for periodic agreement with a validity of three months, according to Shillong Times. After the talks, ANVC ‘spokesperson’ Torik Jangning Marak said the outfit would not pull out from the ceasefire as "it would affect the prevailing peaceful atmosphere of Garo Hills". "ANVC is not pulling out from the agreement yet we are not happy about as it was a unilateral decision which was taken in the last meeting to have periodic ceasefire," he said. Meanwhile, Telegraph reports that the Centre decided to examine the ANVC’s demand for an autonomous body like a Garoland Territorial Council.
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March - 16 
The Inspector General of Border Security Force (BSF), Baljit Singh, on March 16 said that while regular infiltration bids are being attempted from Pakistan occupied Kashmir, Security Forces are vigilant enough to foil them, reports ANI. "The other si
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The Inspector General of Border Security Force (BSF), Baljit Singh, on March 16 said that while regular infiltration bids are being attempted from Pakistan occupied Kashmir, Security Forces are vigilant enough to foil them, reports ANI. "The other side is desperately trying hard to infiltrate some people because situation, as far as the security situation is concerned in the Valley, is absolutely coming to normal and the infiltration bids are being done," Singh told reporters in Srinagar. "But forces whether it is the army, BSF, CRPF [Central Reserve Police Force] and J-K [Jammu and Kashmir] Police, we are all alert and we have filed so many cases and there are so many bids. I don't think they have been able to succeed," Singh added.
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March - 16 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) ‘issued’ a strong warning against extortion and abduction by ‘external forces’ in Dimapur, according to Telegraph. “In Nagaland, particularly in and around Dimapur, the activities of extern
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) ‘issued’ a strong warning against extortion and abduction by ‘external forces’ in Dimapur, according to Telegraph. “In Nagaland, particularly in and around Dimapur, the activities of external forces and anti-social elements have increased alarmingly,” the outfit’s ‘ministry of information and publicity’ said in a statement in Imphal in Manipur on March 16.
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March - 16 
The outlawed outfit ULFA hoisted a flag of the outfit in the District headquarter town of Darrang at Mangaldai. The cadres of the outfit in the early hours of March 16 on the occasion of the ‘Military Day’ of the outfit unfurled their flag near the S
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The outlawed outfit ULFA hoisted a flag of the outfit in the District headquarter town of Darrang at Mangaldai. The cadres of the outfit in the early hours of March 16 on the occasion of the ‘Military Day’ of the outfit unfurled their flag near the Swahid Bedi at Mangaldai College. However on receipt of the information Darrang Additional Superintendent of Police Sushanta Biswa Sarma rushed to the spot and seized it.
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The Surat Rural Police arrested a former freelance journalist of Orissa, identified as Niranjan Mahapatra (37), from Pandesara in Surat District on March 16 for his alleged involvement in Maoist movement in Surat city and different tribal areas of so
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The Surat Rural Police arrested a former freelance journalist of Orissa, identified as Niranjan Mahapatra (37), from Pandesara in Surat District on March 16 for his alleged involvement in Maoist movement in Surat city and different tribal areas of south Gujarat, reports Times of India. Niranjan Mahapatra was produced before a local court on March 17, which sent him to the Police remand for 10 days. The Police claimed to have found several incriminating documents and books in Oriya related to Maoist movements from his rented accommodation at Jagannath Nagar. He is believed to be residing in Surat for the last five years.
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March - 16 
Three civilians and three Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and eight others, including three SF personnel, injured by militants in the Srinagar and Baramulla Districts on March 16, reports Economic Times. Three terrorists fired from a close
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Three civilians and three Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and eight others, including three SF personnel, injured by militants in the Srinagar and Baramulla Districts on March 16, reports Economic Times. Three terrorists fired from a close range using automatic weapons at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) posse at Lal Chowk in Srinagar in the morning. A shop worker was killed and another injured civilian died in the hospital later. The CRPF personnel killed were identified as constable Basant Kumar and head constable Omkar Ram. Three civilians and two CRPF personnel were injured in the attack. No group owned up the responsibility for the attack. Kashmir Times quoted Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of CRPF as saying, "We have inputs that militants have sneaked into the city... I cannot say the exact number of militants sneaking into the city but there can more attacks." In the evening, terrorists attacked a posse of the Special Police Officers (SPOs) at the Sopore bus stand in Baramulla District killing SPO Asif Hussain and a civilian Tanveer Ahmad, adds Economic Times. Five civilians and another SPO were injured in the attack.
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March - 16 
Two suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadres were shot dead by Security Forces (SFs) at Majuli village in Udalguri District in the morning of March 16, reports Telegraph.
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Two suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadres were shot dead by Security Forces (SFs) at Majuli village in Udalguri District in the morning of March 16, reports Telegraph.
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March - 16 
10 Taliban militants were killed when United States (US) drones fired four missiles at a house in Manzarkhel village located in Dattakhel tehsil (revenue unit), 40 kilometres west of the North Waziristan Agency headquarters, Miranshah around 12:45 pm
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10 Taliban militants were killed when United States (US) drones fired four missiles at a house in Manzarkhel village located in Dattakhel tehsil (revenue unit), 40 kilometres west of the North Waziristan Agency headquarters, Miranshah around 12:45 pm (PST). The area is the home of Hafiz Gul Bahadur, a powerful warlord whose fighters are battling US and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
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March - 16 
38 Taliban militants including a senior Taliban ‘commander’ surrendered before the Government in Khar of Bajaur Agency on March 16, reports Daily Times. SFs recovered a cache of arms and ammunitions. Commander Khalifa led the group of 38 Taliban mili
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38 Taliban militants including a senior Taliban ‘commander’ surrendered before the Government in Khar of Bajaur Agency on March 16, reports Daily Times. SFs recovered a cache of arms and ammunitions. Commander Khalifa led the group of 38 Taliban militants who surrendered in Khar. These militants belong to the Mamoond tehsil.
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March - 16 
A Bajaur-based militant ‘commander’, identified as Mohammad Rehan, was arrested during an operation in Wakho Pul on Kohat Road under Bhanamari Police Station area of Peshawar on March 16, according to The News. Rehan was head of a faction of militant
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A Bajaur-based militant ‘commander’, identified as Mohammad Rehan, was arrested during an operation in Wakho Pul on Kohat Road under Bhanamari Police Station area of Peshawar on March 16, according to The News. Rehan was head of a faction of militants that had parted ways with Maulvi Faqir Mohammad-led Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA).
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March - 16 
At least 13 persons, including 10 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and three tribesmen, were killed in a clash between a local lashkar (militia) and Taliban militants in central Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on
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At least 13 persons, including 10 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and three tribesmen, were killed in a clash between a local lashkar (militia) and Taliban militants in central Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 16, according to Daily Times. Official sources said militants of TTP Mullah Toofan faction reached central Kurram Agency to attack a local lashkar named ‘Chagha Party’ and abduct people for ransom, but the laskhar surrounded them at Badizona area and opened fire, which killed 10 Taliban militants. Three volunteers were also killed in the ensuing gunbattle.
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March - 16 
Earlier on March 16, 13 persons, including 10 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and three tribesmen, were killed in a clash between a local lashkar and Taliban militants at Badizona area of the Kurram Agency.
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Earlier on March 16, 13 persons, including 10 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants and three tribesmen, were killed in a clash between a local lashkar and Taliban militants at Badizona area of the Kurram Agency.
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March - 16 
One person got injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on a NATO tanker in the Dhadar area of Bolan District. No outfit claimed the responsibility for the two NATO tanker attacks.
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One person got injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on a NATO tanker in the Dhadar area of Bolan District. No outfit claimed the responsibility for the two NATO tanker attacks.
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March - 16 
Police arrested one, Salman Mehsud, a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, who was wanted for abduction and various other charges from Karachi on March 16, according to Daily Times. Mehsud was arrested along with two kilogrammes of explosive
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Police arrested one, Salman Mehsud, a Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, who was wanted for abduction and various other charges from Karachi on March 16, according to Daily Times. Mehsud was arrested along with two kilogrammes of explosives and a pistol, Senior Police Officer Sarwar Commando said.
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March - 16 
The unassembled parts of three submachine guns and one light machine gun were also found from the shop in Mehran Block Iqbal Town. The SSP (Investigations) Zulfiqar Hameed said that “Police... (also seized) two suicide vests [and] four rifles.” The o
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The unassembled parts of three submachine guns and one light machine gun were also found from the shop in Mehran Block Iqbal Town. The SSP (Investigations) Zulfiqar Hameed said that “Police... (also seized) two suicide vests [and] four rifles.” The owner of the shop, Javed Sheikh, was arrested for further investigation.
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March - 16 
Two NATO tankers were attacked by unidentified militants in Kalat town and Dhadar area in Balochistan, leaving three persons injured on March 16, according to Dawn. Police said unidentified assailants came on motorcycles opened fire on NATO tanker an
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Two NATO tankers were attacked by unidentified militants in Kalat town and Dhadar area in Balochistan, leaving three persons injured on March 16, according to Dawn. Police said unidentified assailants came on motorcycles opened fire on NATO tanker and injured two persons in Kalat.
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March - 16 
According to Himalayan Times, main opposition party Unified CPN-Maoist and Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum (MJF) chose to skip the all party meeting called by Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal in his office at Singha Durbar (Parliament).
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According to Himalayan Times, main opposition party Unified CPN-Maoist and Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum (MJF) chose to skip the all party meeting called by Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal in his office at Singha Durbar (Parliament).
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March - 16 
Due to intra-party differences, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) has decided not to table a no-confidence motion against the government for now, said party leaders, adding the party is considering whether to call for t
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Due to intra-party differences, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) has decided not to table a no-confidence motion against the government for now, said party leaders, adding the party is considering whether to call for the special session of the parliament.
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March - 16 
The Young Communist League (YCL) cadres on March 16 interrupted the tender bidding process called by the Urban Development and Building Construction Division Office (UDBCDO) in Gorkha District, reports Kantipuronline. UDBCDO last week had called ten
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The Young Communist League (YCL) cadres on March 16 interrupted the tender bidding process called by the Urban Development and Building Construction Division Office (UDBCDO) in Gorkha District, reports Kantipuronline. UDBCDO last week had called tender for various nine projects to be carried out in Gorkha, Tanahu and Lamjung for the construction of the buildings destroyed during insurgency. “Only the Maoist-affiliated contractors could register their firms. Other construction entrepreneurs were not even allowed to bidding as Maoist district leaders and YCL activists threatened and prevented them from bidding,” said Dhirajbabu Maskey, Chairman of Construction Entrepreneurs Association (CEA), Gorkha.
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March - 16 
A Special Tribunal Court of Dinajpur sentenced two Jama'atul Mujahideen of Bangladesh (JMB) militants, Mohammed Anwar Shahadat (32) and Md Obaidullah (34), each to life term imprisonment and 10 years' jail in a bomb blast and arms case of February
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A Special Tribunal Court of Dinajpur sentenced two Jama'atul Mujahideen of Bangladesh (JMB) militants, Mohammed Anwar Shahadat (32) and Md Obaidullah (34), each to life term imprisonment and 10 years' jail in a bomb blast and arms case of February 22, 2003, in Dinajpur District, reports Daily Star.
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March - 16 
The Law Minister of Bangladesh, Shafique Ahmed, briefed after his visit from the United States (US) that the US Government was examining whether there are links between Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Bangladesh and the Pakistan-based militant organisation Las
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The Law Minister of Bangladesh, Shafique Ahmed, briefed after his visit from the United States (US) that the US Government was examining whether there are links between Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Bangladesh and the Pakistan-based militant organisation Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
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March - 16 
De-mining groups recovered 82 anti-personnel mines, one 81-mm mortar bomb, 64 60-mm mortar bombs, 13 60-mm mortar fuses, one 81-mm mortar bomb cartridge, two detonators and 84 rounds of Light Machine Gun (LMG) ammunition from Sinnapandivirichchan,
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De-mining groups recovered 82 anti-personnel mines, one 81-mm mortar bomb, 64 60-mm mortar bombs, 13 60-mm mortar fuses, one 81-mm mortar bomb cartridge, two detonators and 84 rounds of Light Machine Gun (LMG) ammunition from Sinnapandivirichchan, Palampiddi, Nochchikulam, Tathchanamarathamadu, Chettiyarmakan, Alankulam and Iranamadu areas of Wanni on the same day.
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March - 16 
Troops during search and clear operations in Kurai, Paranthan, Iranamadu and Mulliyaweli recovered one anti-personnel mine, 34 60-mm mortar bombs, two Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), two 81-mm mortar bombs, one booby trap made using 9-mm pistol, one
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Troops during search and clear operations in Kurai, Paranthan, Iranamadu and Mulliyaweli recovered one anti-personnel mine, 34 60-mm mortar bombs, two Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), two 81-mm mortar bombs, one booby trap made using 9-mm pistol, one 40-mm RPG, one improvised bomb, three hand grenades and two Arul bombs on March 16, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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March - 16 
Troops of Navy Unit recovered nine anti-personnel mines and one Global Positioning System (GPS) in Puthukkudiyiruppu on the same day.
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Troops of Navy Unit recovered nine anti-personnel mines and one Global Positioning System (GPS) in Puthukkudiyiruppu on the same day.
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March - 17 
A cadre belonging to Vice Chairman faction of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Surnachand Singh alias Chand (37), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel during a search operation under Kakwa Police Station in
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A cadre belonging to Vice Chairman faction of the People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Surnachand Singh alias Chand (37), was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel during a search operation under Kakwa Police Station in Bishnupur District on March 17, reports Imphal Free Press.
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March - 17 
A group of 25 to 30 armed members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ransacked the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) party office in Jhargram town’s ward 6 and set it ablaze on March 17, reported Indian Express.
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A group of 25 to 30 armed members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ransacked the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) party office in Jhargram town’s ward 6 and set it ablaze on March 17, reported Indian Express.
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March - 17 
According to PTI, intensifying anti-Naxal operations, Bihar Government ha
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According to PTI, intensifying anti-Naxal operations, Bihar Government ha s raised cash rewards for those providing information leading to arrests of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leaders who have been evading arrest for long, official sources said on March 17. The rewards on Maoist leaders, including their self-styled area commanders, would now range from INR 50,000 to INR 300,000. Earlier it ranged from INR 20,000 to INR 100,000. Vijay Kumar Arya alias Jaipal alias Dilip, a dreaded Maoist, now carries a reward of INR 300,000 on his head, followed by Jagdish Yadav alias Master and Satish Pandey who carry INR 200,000 each on their heads, the sources said.
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March - 17 
An unidentified militants lobbed a hand grenade at the residence of Imphal West Up-Adhyaksha (Vice President) Chanam Ongbi Bijenti at Ngairangbam Makha Leikai, according to Sangai Express. The bomb failed to explode and was subsequently defused by th
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An unidentified militants lobbed a hand grenade at the residence of Imphal West Up-Adhyaksha (Vice President) Chanam Ongbi Bijenti at Ngairangbam Makha Leikai, according to Sangai Express. The bomb failed to explode and was subsequently defused by the SFs.
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March - 17 
Defence Minister A. K. Antony on March 17 said that Pakistan has 42 terror camps within its territory and the neighbouring country was not taking effective steps to dismantle the terror outfits, reports Daily Excelsior. "These 42 terror camps in Paki
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Defence Minister A. K. Antony on March 17 said that Pakistan has 42 terror camps within its territory and the neighbouring country was not taking effective steps to dismantle the terror outfits, reports Daily Excelsior. "These 42 terror camps in Pakistan are active. The country has not taken any serious step to destroy these terror camps," Antony said. When asked about the increasing infiltration into India by Pakistan-based terror outfits, Antony said that this only meant that the peace process was on track in Kashmir. The increasing incidents of terrorist infiltration into India was a result of Kashmir’s return to normalcy at galloping pace, he added saying, "Kashmir is becoming normal. Violence is less. This situation cannot be tolerated by forces inimical to India," Antony said.
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March - 17 
General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 4 Corps Lieutenant General Gyan Bhusan a top Army commander on March 17 at Tezpur said the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in Assam is a spent force and has lost its sting following sustained counte
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General Officer Commanding (GOC) of 4 Corps Lieutenant General Gyan Bhusan a top Army commander on March 17 at Tezpur said the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in Assam is a spent force and has lost its sting following sustained counter-insurgency operations and people’s apathy towards the insurgent group now, according to Sentinel. “The ULFA today has become weak with a large number of their top leaders either eliminated or captured. The ULFA is in total disarray,” said Gyan Bhusan. He further said, “The ULFA is not in a real position to even regroup now. In the last few important occasions like the Republic Day and the Bihu (Assamese harvest festival in January) they simply could not do anything as they are on the run.”
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March - 17 
Indian Express reports that KYKL chief, who was arrested from Matigara of Darjeeling District in West Bengal on March 14, had settled in Kurseong in 2007 and was living in a house purchased in the name of his Nepali associate’s wife, Police said on M
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Indian Express reports that KYKL chief, who was arrested from Matigara of Darjeeling District in West Bengal on March 14, had settled in Kurseong in 2007 and was living in a house purchased in the name of his Nepali associate’s wife, Police said on March 17, reports Indian Express. He used to make extortion calls to businessmen in Manipur through a satellite phone and his recruits in Imphal used to collect the money for him, said Police. Tomba used to be surrounded by young women, Police said. The two arrested Meitei women, S. Nemcha and N. Rama Chamu, used to accompany him to all foreign trips and are trained in using arms.
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March - 17 
Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on March 17 said that Pakistan sponsored terrorists want to keep the pot of militancy boiling and they have made their intentions clear from the beginning of 2010 by increasing their activities, accordin
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Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on March 17 said that Pakistan sponsored terrorists want to keep the pot of militancy boiling and they have made their intentions clear from the beginning of 2010 by increasing their activities, according to Indian Express. When asked about the strategy of Pakistan sponsored militants, Abdullah said, “They have made their intentions clear in the beginning of the year; they want to keep the pot boiling (militancy).” “Our forces, central paramilitary forces and Army are ready to face any challenge”, he added. About the submission of the draft to Central Government for a new surrender policy, he said, “We are preparing the draft and after completion we will discuss this in the cabinet and then we will send it to Delhi. We are working on that.”
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March - 17 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has two support groups in Kerala, reveals arrested militant Thadiyantavide Nazeer during interrogation by the Police team in Kannur on March 17, reports Express Buzz. Going by the revelations made by Nazeer, who is now under the
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has two support groups in Kerala, reveals arrested militant Thadiyantavide Nazeer during interrogation by the Police team in Kannur on March 17, reports Express Buzz. Going by the revelations made by Nazeer, who is now under the custody of the Police in Kannur, he was in charge of the support group of LeT in north Kerala. His main assignment was to recruit youths for terrorist activities. He also told investigating officials that LeT had given him INR 75,000 during his stay in Bangladesh after four Malayali LeT militants were killed in Jammu and Kashmir. The funds for the Kerala operations came from Gulf countries, according to Police sources.
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March - 17 
National Security Adviser (NSA) Shivshankar Menon said on March 17 that India is going to continue with its relief and reconstruction programme in Afghanistan, reports Times of India. Menon said that what India was doing in the country was in keeping
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National Security Adviser (NSA) Shivshankar Menon said on March 17 that India is going to continue with its relief and reconstruction programme in Afghanistan, reports Times of India. Menon said that what India was doing in the country was in keeping with the hopes and aspirations of the Afghan people. "What we are doing in Afghanistan is in response to what the people there want. We will continue to do what we are doing -- restore economy and democracy and help the Afghan people lead normal lives. We will find ways to do it,'' said Menon.
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March - 17 
One cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Mustopha (21), was arrested by the SFs from Koirengai Bazar area in Imphal West District.
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One cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Mustopha (21), was arrested by the SFs from Koirengai Bazar area in Imphal West District.
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PLA cadre, Likram Thoi, alias Thouyangba (19), who was injured in an encounter with the SFs at Old Tollen of Chandel District on March 17, was arrested from a house at Heirok in Thoubal District on March 18. One AK-56 rifle, 50 live rounds, one Chine
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PLA cadre, Likram Thoi, alias Thouyangba (19), who was injured in an encounter with the SFs at Old Tollen of Chandel District on March 17, was arrested from a house at Heirok in Thoubal District on March 18. One AK-56 rifle, 50 live rounds, one Chinese hand grenade, two rocket-propelled shells and a broken butt of an AK-56 rifle were recovered from his possession.
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March - 17 
The ANVC said that the group would seek public opinion whether the group would go for periodic cease-fire or indefinite cease-fire.
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The ANVC said that the group would seek public opinion whether the group would go for periodic cease-fire or indefinite cease-fire.
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March - 17 
The Centre has expressed concern over violation of conditions of the cease-fire with the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), according to Shillong Times. Meghalaya Chief Minister D.D. Lapang, who called on Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in N
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The Centre has expressed concern over violation of conditions of the cease-fire with the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), according to Shillong Times. Meghalaya Chief Minister D.D. Lapang, who called on Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram in New Delhi on March 17, apprised him of the outcome of March 16 talks between the ANVC and Centre's interlocutor P C Haldar. Chidambaram told the Chief Minister that there had been instances of violation of conditions of the suspension of operation (SoO). But at the same time the Centre would like to continue the SoO with the outfit, he said. Chidambaram assured that all necessary steps would be taken by the Centre to maintain peace and tranquillity in Meghalaya. The Home Minister asked Lapang to assess the ground realities and suggest suitable measures for the successful culmination of the peace process.
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March - 17 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) ‘area commander’ of North Cachar Hills District in Zeliangrong M. Kamei condemned the extortion drive carried out by some unidentified miscreants using its fake and forged letter heads.
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) ‘area commander’ of North Cachar Hills District in Zeliangrong M. Kamei condemned the extortion drive carried out by some unidentified miscreants using its fake and forged letter heads.
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March - 17 
Two cadres belonging to Nando Group faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Thokchom Subol Singh (55) and his wife Thokchom ongbi Indrani Devi (40), were arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Dewlahland near Hudco G
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Two cadres belonging to Nando Group faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Thokchom Subol Singh (55) and his wife Thokchom ongbi Indrani Devi (40), were arrested by the Imphal West District Police from Dewlahland near Hudco Gate. They disclosed during their interrogation that that they were involved in transportation of arms and ammunitions and in extortion activities.
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March - 17 
Two suspected People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres were shot dead by the Security Forces (SFs) during an encounter at Tolen village in Chandel District on March 17, reports Imphal Free Press. Sophisticated weapons including one RPG, two AK-47 Rifles
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Two suspected People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadres were shot dead by the Security Forces (SFs) during an encounter at Tolen village in Chandel District on March 17, reports Imphal Free Press. Sophisticated weapons including one RPG, two AK-47 Rifles, one M-4 Rifles, one lethod gun, one Pistol and two Universal Machine Guns (UMG) along with substantial amount of ammunitions were recovered from the possession of the slain militants.
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March - 17 
a NATO oil tanker blew up at the Wali Khel area of Landikotal in the Khyber Agency. According to official sources, the tanker was carrying 44,000 litres of oil to NATO troops in Afghanistan. “There were no casualties in the blast. The bomb had been f
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a NATO oil tanker blew up at the Wali Khel area of Landikotal in the Khyber Agency. According to official sources, the tanker was carrying 44,000 litres of oil to NATO troops in Afghanistan. “There were no casualties in the blast. The bomb had been fitted to the oil tanker, which caught fire after the bomb went off,” the sources said.
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March - 17 
A senior US official said that an al-Qaeda leader who is believed to have played a key role in the bombing of a CIA post in Afghanistan in December 31, 2009, was apparently killed in a missile strike last week (unspecified date), reports Dawn. The co
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A senior US official said that an al-Qaeda leader who is believed to have played a key role in the bombing of a CIA post in Afghanistan in December 31, 2009, was apparently killed in a missile strike last week (unspecified date), reports Dawn. The counterterrorism official said Hussein Al-Yemeni was believed killed in a strike at Miramshah in North Waziristan. Al-Yemeni is considered an important al-Qaeda planner and explosives expert who had established contacts with groups ranging from Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula to Afghanistan and Pakistani Taliban militant outfits.
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March - 17 
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) charged five Americans with planning terrorist attacks in the country and conspiring to wage war against nations allied with Pakistan, their defence lawyer Hasan Dastagir said. The five Americans - all Muslims from the W
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) charged five Americans with planning terrorist attacks in the country and conspiring to wage war against nations allied with Pakistan, their defence lawyer Hasan Dastagir said. The five Americans - all Muslims from the Washington suburb of Alexandria, Virginia - pleaded not guilty to a total of five charges, the most severe of which carries a maximum sentence of life in prison, Hasan Dastagir added. The Americans were produced before special ATC judge Mian Anwar Nazir who held a hearing inside the Sargodha District jail
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March - 17 
An unidentified militants blew up a Government-run girls’ primary school in Malkana of Nawagai sub-division in Bajaur Agency, reports The News.
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An unidentified militants blew up a Government-run girls’ primary school in Malkana of Nawagai sub-division in Bajaur Agency, reports The News.
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March - 17 
At least five Security personnel were killed in a militant attack on a check post in Sheen Darand area of Akakhel under Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency on March 17 (today), reports Dawn. Security Forces (SFs) retaliated but no militant casualties can be
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At least five Security personnel were killed in a militant attack on a check post in Sheen Darand area of Akakhel under Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency on March 17 (today), reports Dawn. Security Forces (SFs) retaliated but no militant casualties can be confirmed.
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March - 17 
At least six Taliban militants were killed and five others arrested in a clash with a lashkar (militia) at Dagar area in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 17, according to Daily Times.
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At least six Taliban militants were killed and five others arrested in a clash with a lashkar (militia) at Dagar area in Kurram Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 17, according to Daily Times.
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March - 17 
Four officials of the Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) were injured in a hand grenade blast followed by firing on their vehicle at Brewery Road in Quetta on March 17, while one of the militants was also killed, reports Daily Times. According to local
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Four officials of the Balochistan Frontier Corps (FC) were injured in a hand grenade blast followed by firing on their vehicle at Brewery Road in Quetta on March 17, while one of the militants was also killed, reports Daily Times. According to local Police and FC officials, the assailants first hurled a hand grenade and then opened fire at the security vehicle, which was on a routine patrol in the area. Four FC personnel were injured while one of the assailants was also killed during an exchange of fire with the FC personnel, while the rest of the attackers managed to escape.
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March - 17 
One person was killed in an explosion in a house in the Chalobawri area of Quetta
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One person was killed in an explosion in a house in the Chalobawri area of Quetta
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March - 17 
Police arrested two suspected militants during a search operation at Faruukhabad area of Shahdara in Lahore on March 17, according to Daily Times. They were believed to have been targeting religious scholars. The arrested militants, identified as Qar
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Police arrested two suspected militants during a search operation at Faruukhabad area of Shahdara in Lahore on March 17, according to Daily Times. They were believed to have been targeting religious scholars. The arrested militants, identified as Qari Abdul Jalil Mehsud and Qari Shakirullah, hail from Southern Punjab and belong to the Abdul Mannan Mu’awia outfit. Two pistols, the same number of suicide vests and four hand grenades were also recovered from their possession. The sources said that they were planning to target the religious leaders who had issued fatwas (dicta) against suicide attacks.
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March - 17 
Six Taliban militants were killed during encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Darra Adam Khel of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) late in the night of March 17, according to The News. Sources said that militants stormed SFs check post in Sapna
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Six Taliban militants were killed during encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Darra Adam Khel of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) late in the night of March 17, according to The News. Sources said that militants stormed SFs check post in Sapna Thana Camp in Darra Adam Khel. Six militants were killed and five SF personnel were injured in retaliatory action.
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March - 17 
The Law enforcement agencies are considering of launching a “well-coordinated large-scale operation” against possible militant hubs close to the entry points of the provincial metropolis. Sources said that after the recent recovery of large amounts o
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The Law enforcement agencies are considering of launching a “well-coordinated large-scale operation” against possible militant hubs close to the entry points of the provincial metropolis. Sources said that after the recent recovery of large amounts of explosive material, suicide jackets, hand grenades and other heavy ammunition in search operations across the city, law enforcement agencies have decided that instead of individual raids, a comprehensive operation should be undertaken to arrest all extremists. Authorities are expected to make similar recoveries of explosives material and ammunitions from areas including the area surrounding Sagian Bridge, Sherankot, Badamibagh, Township, Green Town, Naseerabad, Shafiqabad, Gulshan-e-Ravi, Sabzazar Scheme and Allama Iqbal Town. “The Punjab Home Department has forwarded information to the agencies concerned, including the Punjab Police, that two high profile militants are en route from the Vehari area and are trying to enter Lahore,” the sources said.
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March - 17 
The Ministry of Interior said that the Taliban have planned to launch fresh attacks on the Security Forces (SFs) in all major cities of the country, a private news channel reported. According to a notification released by the Ministry of Interior, a
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The Ministry of Interior said that the Taliban have planned to launch fresh attacks on the Security Forces (SFs) in all major cities of the country, a private news channel reported. According to a notification released by the Ministry of Interior, a group of at least 15 terrorists led by ‘Asadullah’ has left Waziristan to carry out fresh attacks in Pakistan’s major cities including Islamabad, Lahore and Peshawar. The terrorists can target the Pakistan Army helicopters and aircrafts, as they possess a 12.7 mm anti-aircraft gun and a ZGO gun, the notification added. Further, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said that a decisive operation will be launched against banned sectarian outfits if they do not refrain from carrying out terrorist attacks in the country. Malik made these comments at a joint-press briefing along with Information Minister Qamar Zaman Kaira after a special meeting of the federal cabinet, which was chaired by Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani. Malik claimed that the defunct Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) and the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) were behind 90 percent of the terrorist attacks in Punjab. “They are operating on the instructions of their foreign masters with the ulterior motive to destabilise Pakistan,” Malik said.
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March - 17 
The NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain ruled out the possibility that the Taliban would reorganise in Swat as the SFs have dismantled their network in the valley. “The militants cannot dare reorganise. Their network has been smashed,” the Min
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The NWFP Information Minister Iftikhar Hussain ruled out the possibility that the Taliban would reorganise in Swat as the SFs have dismantled their network in the valley. “The militants cannot dare reorganise. Their network has been smashed,” the Minister said while addressing a function on the passing out of Special Police Force in Kabal tehsil (revenue unit). Iftikhar recalled the Government had “accepted all demands of the terrorists” but still they continued killing innocent people of Swat. “We had no other option then to opt for military operation when the terrorists were least concerned about civilians’ lives,” he added.
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March - 17 
The SFs shot dead five Taliban militants, including two Taliban ‘commanders’, who were wanted over an uprising in Swat, in an encounter at Pattan town in Abbottabad District, reports Daily Times. Bakht Farzand and Mian Gul, who had a PNR 10 million r
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The SFs shot dead five Taliban militants, including two Taliban ‘commanders’, who were wanted over an uprising in Swat, in an encounter at Pattan town in Abbottabad District, reports Daily Times. Bakht Farzand and Mian Gul, who had a PNR 10 million reward on their heads, were killed along with three other militants. They were killed in a “joint operation launched by the Pakistan Army and Police in Pattan,” the Military’s media centre in Swat said. “One soldier and one Police constable were wounded in the encounter,” it added.
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March - 17 
Secretary of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) Post Bahadur Bogati, on March 17 said that his party would give more priority to consensus-building in a last ditch effort to pave way for a Maoist led national unity Governmen
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Secretary of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) Post Bahadur Bogati, on March 17 said that his party would give more priority to consensus-building in a last ditch effort to pave way for a Maoist led national unity Government than lodge no-confidence motion to topple it, reports Nepal News. He added that they would topple the Government "under any circumstances" if political consensus remains elusive.
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March - 17 
The Minister for Information and Communications Shankar Pokharel said that a new leadership for the Government could be possible if the Unified CPN-Maoist changed itself into a civilian party, reports Himalayan Times.
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The Minister for Information and Communications Shankar Pokharel said that a new leadership for the Government could be possible if the Unified CPN-Maoist changed itself into a civilian party, reports Himalayan Times.
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March - 17 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its associate organisations have picked a new strategy of using Bangabandhu's (Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) name to continue their activities among the children of Rajshahi under a new banner called Shishu Kantha Sangsad (SKS), re
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its associate organisations have picked a new strategy of using Bangabandhu's (Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) name to continue their activities among the children of Rajshahi under a new banner called Shishu Kantha Sangsad (SKS), reports Daily Star. The organisation (SKS) came into light on March 17 when it opened a stall at a children's fair at Rajshahi Shishu Academy premises marking the 90th birth anniversary of Bangabandhu and the National Children's Day.
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March - 18 
12 passengers were injured in a bomb blast in a mini-bus going from Barairpur to Jamui on March 18, reported Bihar Times. Police suspect the hand of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the incident as the bus continued to ply during
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12 passengers were injured in a bomb blast in a mini-bus going from Barairpur to Jamui on March 18, reported Bihar Times. Police suspect the hand of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the incident as the bus continued to ply during their bandh (general shutdown) call.
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A joint Police team of the Punjab and Delhi Police neutralised a module of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), an outfit backed by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), by arresting three militants from Punjab and Delhi, reports Times of I
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A joint Police team of the Punjab and Delhi Police neutralised a module of the Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), an outfit backed by Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), by arresting three militants from Punjab and Delhi, reports Times of India. Two suspected BKI militants, identified as Daljit Kumar alias Deepak of Baltana from Mohali District and Purshotam Singh alias Bunty from Rajoura in Patiala District, were arrested at the Zirakpur-Patiala road near Zirakpur in an operation conducted by the Mohali Police and the Special Cell of Delhi Police in the night of March 18. The third militant of the outfit, identified as Karwinder Singh, a native of Ropar, was arrested in Delhi on March 19. The arrests indicate that BKI is being pressured, just like Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists hosted by Pakistan, by its ISI handlers to revive terrorist activities. Senior Superintendent of Police, Mohali, Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said that two France-based terrorists identified as Purshotam Singh of Matheri and Goldy of Ghel, both from Ambala District, were funding the terrorists activities. INR 100000 recovered from the two militants was sent by them. Police also recovered a .455 bore revolver with three cartridges from the two militants. Purshottam Singh, a proclaimed offender, is reportedly one of the accused involved in the assassination of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, but could not be arrested. He had also tried to eliminate former Haryana Chief Minister Bhajan Lal before Benat Singh's assassination. Preliminary interrogation of the accused revealed that they were planning to carry out blasts in the region to create terror, the cops said, adding that more revelations are expected in the coming days. A case against them was registered at the Zirakpur Police Station and they were produced in the Derabassi court from where they were sent to Police remand till March 21.
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March - 18 
A large number of supporters of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) clashed with the Police when the PCPA supporters tried to lay siege to the Manikpara Police station near Jhargram in West Midnapore District on March 18, reported
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A large number of supporters of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) clashed with the Police when the PCPA supporters tried to lay siege to the Manikpara Police station near Jhargram in West Midnapore District on March 18, reported The Hindu. The Police initially resorted to baton charging and firing tear-gas shells to disperse the mob but later fired gunshots in the air when the situation turned violent.
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March - 18 
A Maoist couple Mallesh alias Vinod and his wife Chaya alias Kavitha, who were active in Maharashtra, surrendered before Warangal District Superintendent of Police (SP) Shah Nawaz Qasim. Mallesh was Gadchiroli ‘district division committee’ member whi
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A Maoist couple Mallesh alias Vinod and his wife Chaya alias Kavitha, who were active in Maharashtra, surrendered before Warangal District Superintendent of Police (SP) Shah Nawaz Qasim. Mallesh was Gadchiroli ‘district division committee’ member while his wife Chaya was ‘mahila dalam commander’ (women squad commander) of Devuru dalam in Maharashtra. The couple worked in Maoists' arms transportation wing and travelled to different areas, including Nagpur and Nashik, the Police officer said. They surrendered as they were disillusioned with Naxal (Left Wing Extremist) ideology, the SP said.
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March - 18 
A school teacher was assaulted by the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) for his alleged inability to check use of unfair means by students appearing in the ongoing High School Leaving Certificate examination, according to Sangai Express.
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A school teacher was assaulted by the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) for his alleged inability to check use of unfair means by students appearing in the ongoing High School Leaving Certificate examination, according to Sangai Express.
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March - 18 
A senior Police Officer of Meghalaya in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) joined the Garo National Liberation Council (GNLA), the newly formed militant outfit in Garo Hills, reports Shillong Times. According to sources, DSP Champion
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A senior Police Officer of Meghalaya in the rank of Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) joined the Garo National Liberation Council (GNLA), the newly formed militant outfit in Garo Hills, reports Shillong Times. According to sources, DSP Champion R. Marak recently joined the outfit after he had gone missing for quite sometime. He joined the Police Force in 2004 and belonged to Songsak region of East Garo Hills. The report adds that GNLA is being led by the DSP Champion Marak while former Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) ‘area commander’ of East Garo Hills, Sohan D. Shira, is believed to be the ‘commander in chief’. The group is also said to be in close ties with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) and presently has 20 well-armed cadres who have recently served extortion notes demanding huge amounts of ransom in East and South Garo Hills. The group is also trying to wean away many of the disgruntled ANVC cadres who are annoyed with their leadership over the handling of the ongoing peace process.
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March - 18 
A suspected militant was killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) and a former militant was shot dead by unidentified militants in two separate incidents on March 18, reports Telegraph. A suspected militant was shot dead by the SFs in an
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A suspected militant was killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) and a former militant was shot dead by unidentified militants in two separate incidents on March 18, reports Telegraph. A suspected militant was shot dead by the SFs in an encounter at Kongba Irong area in Imphal East District. One .32 pistol with three live rounds and a Chinese hand grenade were recovered by the SFs from the possession of slain militant whose identity is yet to be ascertained.
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March - 18 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a grocery shop owner, identified as Shaik Khaja, at his shop under Venkatapuram Police Station in Khammam District on March 18 suspecting him to be Police informer, reports outlooki
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a grocery shop owner, identified as Shaik Khaja, at his shop under Venkatapuram Police Station in Khammam District on March 18 suspecting him to be Police informer, reports outlookindia.com.
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March - 18 
IANS reports that 10 to 15 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up an electricity tower of the Damodar Valley Corp at Dhanbhumghar block in East Singhbhum District on March 18.
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IANS reports that 10 to 15 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up an electricity tower of the Damodar Valley Corp at Dhanbhumghar block in East Singhbhum District on March 18.
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March - 18 
Inspector-General of Police (IGP, Kashmir zone) Farooq Ahmad said, “There is little increase [in violence] but the overall situation is on improving track,” adding, that there are 245 listed militants in the valley besides over ground workers, report
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Inspector-General of Police (IGP, Kashmir zone) Farooq Ahmad said, “There is little increase [in violence] but the overall situation is on improving track,” adding, that there are 245 listed militants in the valley besides over ground workers, reports The Hindu. “This number may vary here and there.” Substantiating his claim, he said that in 2008 there were 51 grenade attacks and it remained almost same with 50 attacks in 2009 and so far in 2010 there have been seven such attacks. According to the IGP, there were 18 attacks in 2008 and 19 in 2009 but in just two and half months of 2010 the militants have carried out 11 attacks on Security Forces.
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March - 18 
Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on March 18 said that the Vidhan Bhavan (State Legislature building) was on the terror hit-list, while responding to questions on heightened security on the opening day of the budget session, reports
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Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Chhagan Bhujbal on March 18 said that the Vidhan Bhavan (State Legislature building) was on the terror hit-list, while responding to questions on heightened security on the opening day of the budget session, reports The Hindu. Earlier on the same day, State Home Minister R.R. Patil told television channels that security was stepped up everywhere and it was routine.
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March - 18 
Maoist ‘polit bureau member’ Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan on March 18 threatened a counter attack against the ongoing Operation Green Hunt against Maoists, reported Times of India. Kishan called a 48-hour strike from March 22 in seven States — West Ben
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Maoist ‘polit bureau member’ Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan on March 18 threatened a counter attack against the ongoing Operation Green Hunt against Maoists, reported Times of India. Kishan called a 48-hour strike from March 22 in seven States — West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and in three Districts of Maharashtra. "If the state continues operation against common people and the poor tribals, they have to prepare to face revolutionary counter-violence," he said.
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March - 18 
Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley, accused of plotting the November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) Mumbai terrorist attacks and conspiring to target a Danish newspaper, pleaded guilty before a U.S. court in Chi
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Pakistani-American Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley, accused of plotting the November 26, 2008 (also known as 26/11) Mumbai terrorist attacks and conspiring to target a Danish newspaper, pleaded guilty before a U.S. court in Chicago on March 18, reports The Hindu. Headley told U.S. District Judge Harry Leinenweber that he wanted to change his plea to guilty, in an apparent bid to get a lighter sentence than the maximum death penalty. Headley reportedly charged on 12 counts, admitted he was guilty of all of them.
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March - 18 
PTI reports that one battalion of the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel arrived in Orissa's Koraput District on March 18 ahead of the special joint operation against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to be launched soon, official sourc
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PTI reports that one battalion of the Border Security Force (BSF) personnel arrived in Orissa's Koraput District on March 18 ahead of the special joint operation against Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) to be launched soon, official sources said. Though the State Government is yet to decide the date of launching the operation, a senior Police official said it could begin next month after arrival of five battalions of central para-military forces required for the assignment.
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March - 18 
Referring to the security situation in the State, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on March 18 that there has been little increase in militancy-related incidents in 2010 and seeds of this increase were sown in 2009, reports Outlook
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Referring to the security situation in the State, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said on March 18 that there has been little increase in militancy-related incidents in 2010 and seeds of this increase were sown in 2009, reports Outlook. "As compared to 2008, there was four fold increase in infiltration from across the border," he added. He explained, "One worrying aspect of the security scenario is that the net infiltration has increased by above 98 per cent during 2009 as compared to the year 2008." Moreover, there were inputs indicating that many more militants were waiting across the Line of control (LoC) at different launching pads for infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir, he further said. About 550-575 militants were presently active in the State and the overall security situation for last two years has improved in the State as 29.52 percent decline is marked in militancy-related incidents. There were 708 militancy-related incidents in 2008 and 499 incidents in 2009, he added further. Omar Abdullah also said that a total of 35,000 troops have been withdrawn from Jammu and Kashmir and their camps closed during the reign of the current National Conference-Congress Government. He said that as and when the security situation improves, the army footprint will be decreased. The strength of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has decreased, the Border Security Force has decreased and the CRPF is replacing Army in Road Opening Party duty on the highway, he said. "We have removed several bunkers in Srinagar city and did not allow construction anymore," he said and added that the State Police was being brought at the forefront for security duty.
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March - 18 
The Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in Ahmadabad could well be the next terror target, said Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) officials, reports Times of India. It almost came in the crosshairs of militant outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), based in Pakistan o
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The Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) in Ahmadabad could well be the next terror target, said Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) officials, reports Times of India. It almost came in the crosshairs of militant outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), based in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Officials of ATS have found this explosive information in the cell phone conversation and email intercepts of Bashir Ahmad Baba, 32, a resident of Kashmir and an HM who was arrested by ATS on March 13 from Anand. “Before Bashir was arrested by ATS, his mobile phone was already under surveillance owing to the huge number of calls he made to Kashmir and PoK,” said ATS officials.
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March - 18 
The composition of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir continues to be dominated by foreigners — of the 398 militants killed 304 were foreigners, making it 76 per cent of total militants killed in the valley in 2008-09, reports The Hindu. Foreign militant
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The composition of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir continues to be dominated by foreigners — of the 398 militants killed 304 were foreigners, making it 76 per cent of total militants killed in the valley in 2008-09, reports The Hindu. Foreign militants generally come from North Western Frontier Province (NWFP), Punjab, Pakistan occupied Kashmir and other areas of Pakistan. In 2008, of the 237 militants killed 171 were foreigners and in 2009 of the 161 militants killed 133 were foreigners. In 2010, 21 militants have been killed, of whom five were foreigners.
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March - 18 
The Jammu and Kashmir Police confirmed that the March 16 attack on Security Force personnel at Lal Chowk in Srinagar was carried out at the direction of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin, reports India Today. Srinagar Deputy Inspector Gen
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The Jammu and Kashmir Police confirmed that the March 16 attack on Security Force personnel at Lal Chowk in Srinagar was carried out at the direction of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) chief Syed Salahuddin, reports India Today. Srinagar Deputy Inspector General of Police S.K. Lohia said, "The attack at Lal Chowk was carried out by Syed Salahuddin's men. We have information that the attack was carried out by Hizbul Mujahideen and LeT [Lashkar-e-Toiba] since they have joined hands now."
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March - 18 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) informed that its two cadres of Amamcht region were ‘expelled’ for their alleged ‘misconduct and disrespect to the higher authority’. They were identified as one ‘corporal’ W.S. Monem alias
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) informed that its two cadres of Amamcht region were ‘expelled’ for their alleged ‘misconduct and disrespect to the higher authority’. They were identified as one ‘corporal’ W.S. Monem alias Joheb alias Momo and ‘sergeant’ J.S. Rokan alias Pemin.
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March - 18 
The Police custody of Abdul Latif Sheikh alias Guddu and Riyaz Ali alias Rehan, arrested on the charge of plotting to set ablaze the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) office in Mumbai, was on march 18 extended to March 26. Prosecutor S.K. More t
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The Police custody of Abdul Latif Sheikh alias Guddu and Riyaz Ali alias Rehan, arrested on the charge of plotting to set ablaze the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) office in Mumbai, was on march 18 extended to March 26. Prosecutor S.K. More told journalists that apart from ONGC, Thakkar Mall and Mangaldas market, there were “two to three more targets.” He also said that the investigation agency had “confirmed” the possibility of attacks of the listed targets.
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March - 18 
Three suspected militants of the Mizoram-based Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D), identified as Ranhuo Pangamte, Himsang Infimete and Biaka Fani were arrested from Pdengshnong Madanryting in Shillong city on March 18, reports Shillong Time
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Three suspected militants of the Mizoram-based Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D), identified as Ranhuo Pangamte, Himsang Infimete and Biaka Fani were arrested from Pdengshnong Madanryting in Shillong city on March 18, reports Shillong Times. One M-20 pistol and two cellular phones were recovered by the Police from the possession of the suspected militants. Several indiscriminating documents related to the outfit were recovered from the house of Biaka Fani.
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March - 18 
Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and three others were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on Awapalli-Basaguda road, about 500 kilome
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Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed and three others were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on Awapalli-Basaguda road, about 500 kilometres south of the State capital Raipur on March 18, reported IANS. "CRPF head constable B. Haribhai was killed on the spot while a constable Balbir Singh succumbed to injuries later at the hospital when Maoist militants attacked a CRPF contingent with an improvised explosive device (IED)," said Bijapur Superintendent of Police Avinash Mohanty.
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March - 18 
A girl was killed when she stepped over an improvised explosive device (IED) in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 18, according to Daily Times. Bushra, a resident of Mahmadghat, was killed when the IED planted by s
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A girl was killed when she stepped over an improvised explosive device (IED) in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 18, according to Daily Times. Bushra, a resident of Mahmadghat, was killed when the IED planted by suspected Taliban militants exploded on Chinari-Sheikh Baba Road, said the sources.
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March - 18 
An unidentified assailants opened indiscriminate fire near Prush Pul in Khar tehsil (revenue unit) of the Bajaur Agency, killing Levies Force trooper, Ghafoor Khan, as he was going home after duty on March 18, according to Daily Times.
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An unidentified assailants opened indiscriminate fire near Prush Pul in Khar tehsil (revenue unit) of the Bajaur Agency, killing Levies Force trooper, Ghafoor Khan, as he was going home after duty on March 18, according to Daily Times.
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March - 18 
An unidentified militants shot dead a security guard in the Sariab area of Quetta. According to police, some unidentified militants opened fire at Shair Ali at Killi Geo in Qambrani Sariab area, killing him on the site.
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An unidentified militants shot dead a security guard in the Sariab area of Quetta. According to police, some unidentified militants opened fire at Shair Ali at Killi Geo in Qambrani Sariab area, killing him on the site.
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March - 18 
Attacks in Pakistan have driven Osama bin Laden and other leaders underground and reduced al-Qaeda’s ability to plan attacks, CIA Director Leon Panetta said on March 18, according to Dawn. He told The Washington Post in an interview that Bin Laden an
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Attacks in Pakistan have driven Osama bin Laden and other leaders underground and reduced al-Qaeda’s ability to plan attacks, CIA Director Leon Panetta said on March 18, according to Dawn. He told The Washington Post in an interview that Bin Laden and other al-Qaeda leaders had gone into hiding. He further said that intelligence operatives recently intercepted a message from an al-Qaeda official urging Bin Laden to provide leadership to the terrorist outfit. The CIA chief said the setbacks for Al-Qaeda resulted from an accelerated number of drone strikes and improved coordination with Pakistan in what he called “the most aggressive operation that CIA has been involved in our history”. CIA had mounted 22 such strikes this year, putting the agency on course to exceed last year’s roughly 53 strikes, a record. The CIA chief, however, warned that Al-Qaeda was still seeking to recruit people who lack criminal records or known ties to terrorist groups. Mr Panetta cited recent arrests of top Taliban figures — most notably Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar — as tangible evidence of improving ties with Pakistan’s intelligence service. He said that Pakistan had given the CIA access to Baradar since his capture and added that “we’re getting intelligence” from the interrogation.
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March - 18 
One Policeman was shot dead, while four others sustained injuries in an attack at Quetta in Balochistan on March 18, according to The News. Police officials were on patrolling when unidentified militants opened fire at them on the Samungly Road of Qu
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One Policeman was shot dead, while four others sustained injuries in an attack at Quetta in Balochistan on March 18, according to The News. Police officials were on patrolling when unidentified militants opened fire at them on the Samungly Road of Quetta. One Police official, identified as Nazar Hussain, died on the spot while the other two were seriously injured. Two passersby also sustained injuries.
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March - 18 
Security Forces (SFs) blew up houses of two militants in Nawagai Khas area of the Mohmand Agency.
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Security Forces (SFs) blew up houses of two militants in Nawagai Khas area of the Mohmand Agency.
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March - 18 
The composition of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir continues to be dominated by foreigners — of the 398 militants killed 304 were foreigners, making it 76 per cent of total militants killed in the valley in 2008-09, reports The Hindu. Foreign militant
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The composition of militancy in Jammu and Kashmir continues to be dominated by foreigners — of the 398 militants killed 304 were foreigners, making it 76 per cent of total militants killed in the valley in 2008-09, reports The Hindu. Foreign militants generally come from North Western Frontier Province (NWFP), Punjab, Pakistan occupied Kashmir and other areas of Pakistan. In 2008, of the 237 militants killed 171 were foreigners and in 2009 of the 161 militants killed 133 were foreigners. In 2010, 21 militants have been killed, of whom five were foreigners.
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March - 18 
The death toll in R. A. bazaar suicide attacks of March 12 rose to 62 after an injured driver, Faqeer Shah, succumbed to his injuries on March 18, according to Daily Times.
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The death toll in R. A. bazaar suicide attacks of March 12 rose to 62 after an injured driver, Faqeer Shah, succumbed to his injuries on March 18, according to Daily Times.
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March - 18 
The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) vowed that they would “free Pakistan from the American clutches” and continue jihad for the enforcement of sharia (Islamic law) law in the country. The message was released through pamphlets distributed in Mir
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The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) vowed that they would “free Pakistan from the American clutches” and continue jihad for the enforcement of sharia (Islamic law) law in the country. The message was released through pamphlets distributed in Miranshah town of North Waziristan, marking six years of the first-ever coordinated attack by SFs on their hideout near Wana in South Waziristan on March 16, 2004. The IMU is led by Uzbek terrorist Tahir Yuldashev who survived a Frontier Corps attack in Kaloosha region of South Waziristan.
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March - 18 
The law enforcement agencies arrested another alleged TTP commander, Ismail Mehsud. The sources said that the alleged TTP commander was a close aide of former TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud and Qari Hussain Mehsud. He was arrested near Sohrab Goth in Gad
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The law enforcement agencies arrested another alleged TTP commander, Ismail Mehsud. The sources said that the alleged TTP commander was a close aide of former TTP chief Baitullah Mehsud and Qari Hussain Mehsud. He was arrested near Sohrab Goth in Gadap Town Police Station area of Karachi. Ismail was involved in recruiting for the banned terrorist group and an expert in making suicide jackets. Explosives material and a TT pistol were recovered from his possession.
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March - 18 
The law enforcement agencies arrested three suspected members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and recovered explosives from their possession on March 18, according to Daily Times. Sources said Police arrested Ishtiaq Azmi and Faiz, an imam an
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The law enforcement agencies arrested three suspected members of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and recovered explosives from their possession on March 18, according to Daily Times. Sources said Police arrested Ishtiaq Azmi and Faiz, an imam and cleric of a mosque in Orangi Town Sector 14-I. Both Azmi and Faiz are reportedly affiliated with the TTP as well as the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ).
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March - 18 
Three persons were injured in a remote-controlled explosion at Achanak Chowk in Dera Bugti, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources, unidentified militants attached an explosive device to a cycle and parked it at Achanak Chowk. Later, they d
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Three persons were injured in a remote-controlled explosion at Achanak Chowk in Dera Bugti, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources, unidentified militants attached an explosive device to a cycle and parked it at Achanak Chowk. Later, they detonated the device with a remote control. Three passers-by, identified as Ali Dad, Mir Hazar Khan and Nasibullah, sustained serious injuries.
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March - 18 
According to Himalayan Times, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) held intensive talks with 11 fringe parties at its Parliamentary Party office in Singha Durbar (Parliament). Emerging from the meeting, Unified CPN-Maoist
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According to Himalayan Times, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) held intensive talks with 11 fringe parties at its Parliamentary Party office in Singha Durbar (Parliament). Emerging from the meeting, Unified CPN-Maoist vice chairman Baburam Bhattaari said that all the fringe parties were in agreement that a change in the current Madhav Kumar Nepal-led Government was necessary.
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March - 18 
Ram Kumari Jhakri, President of All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU), a student wing of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) party, on March 18 accused the United Nation’s Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) of trying to in
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Ram Kumari Jhakri, President of All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU), a student wing of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) party, on March 18 accused the United Nation’s Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) of trying to incite tension between the political parties and being "the Maoist party's spokesperson", reports Nepal News.
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March - 18 
The cadres of Young Communist League (YCL) assaulted a pregnant woman, Pushpa Nepali, 24, leaving her seriously injured in Dang District on March 18, reports Kantipuronline. The YCL cadres reportedly assaulted her following a press statement about ti
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The cadres of Young Communist League (YCL) assaulted a pregnant woman, Pushpa Nepali, 24, leaving her seriously injured in Dang District on March 18, reports Kantipuronline. The YCL cadres reportedly assaulted her following a press statement about timber smuggling jointly issued by Tarun Dal, Bagmare Village Development Council (VDC) secretary and Pushpa's husband Man Bahadur Pariyar a few days ago.
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March - 18 
A Rajshahi court deferred the date of hearing on prayers, seeking remand for three top local JeI-ICS leaders to March 25. Police on March 18, sought a 10-day remand for Rajshahi city Jamaat Ameer Ataur Rahman and General Secretary Abul Kalam Azad an
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A Rajshahi court deferred the date of hearing on prayers, seeking remand for three top local JeI-ICS leaders to March 25. Police on March 18, sought a 10-day remand for Rajshahi city Jamaat Ameer Ataur Rahman and General Secretary Abul Kalam Azad and an eight-day remand for ICS Rajshahi University Habibur Rahman Hall unit President Reazul Islam.
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March - 18 
De-mining groups recovered 197 anti-personnel mines, two RPG bombs, one Arul bomb, one hand grenade, one electric detonators, oneT-56 ammunition and three Unexploded Ordinances (UXO) from Periyapandivirichchan, Sinnapandivirichchan, Palampiddi, Manku
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De-mining groups recovered 197 anti-personnel mines, two RPG bombs, one Arul bomb, one hand grenade, one electric detonators, oneT-56 ammunition and three Unexploded Ordinances (UXO) from Periyapandivirichchan, Sinnapandivirichchan, Palampiddi, Mankulam, Kachchikulam, Kurai, Chettiyarmakan, Alankulam, Akkarayankulam and Mulliyaweli areas on the same day.
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March - 18 
The British Government said that the LTTE cadres had been “responsible for widespread and systemic war crimes and crimes against humanity” and that his membership of an extremist group could be presumed to amount to “personal and knowing participatio
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The British Government said that the LTTE cadres had been “responsible for widespread and systemic war crimes and crimes against humanity” and that his membership of an extremist group could be presumed to amount to “personal and knowing participation, or at least acquiescence amounting to complicity, in the crimes in question.” The decision was quashed by the British Court of Appeal which said the Government was wrong to assume that the individual, as a cadre of the LTTE, was guilty of knowingly participating in such crimes and that the Government should have considered whether there was evidence that he had made a significant contribution to the commission of such crimes.
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March - 18 
The British Supreme Court has ruled that being a cadre of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which has been designated as a terrorist organisation by the British Government can seek asylum in UK, reports Daily Mirror quoting London Telegrap
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The British Supreme Court has ruled that being a cadre of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), which has been designated as a terrorist organisation by the British Government can seek asylum in UK, reports Daily Mirror quoting London Telegraph. This ruling was made in the case of “R” who joined the LTTE in 1992, at the age of 10. “R” occupied various positions until, at the age of 18. He was ‘appointed’ to lead a mobile unit transporting members of the intelligence division through the jungles to Colombo. He also acted as chief security guard to the leader of the intelligence division and second in command of the combat unit of the intelligence division. In October 2006, he was sent under cover to Colombo to await further instructions but two months later he discovered that the Sri Lankan Government was aware of his presence in the capital. Then he fled to Britain and claimed asylum on the basis that if he returned to Sri Lanka he would face mistreatment due to his race and LTTE membership. The application was refused, saying there were grounds for considering that he had committed war crimes.
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March - 18 
Troops during search and clear operations in Vembodi Junction, Puliyankulam, Kilinochchi, Paranthan and Mulliyaweli areas of Wanni recovered one hand grenade, one 130-mm Artillery round, 13 anti personnel mines, five Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG),
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Troops during search and clear operations in Vembodi Junction, Puliyankulam, Kilinochchi, Paranthan and Mulliyaweli areas of Wanni recovered one hand grenade, one 130-mm Artillery round, 13 anti personnel mines, five Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), two body parts of pistols, two body parts of Light Machine Gun (LMG), two body parts of Multi Purpose Machine Gun (MPMG) on March 18, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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March - 19 
A KCP cadre, Gopen, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Kaikhu in Imphal West District on March 19, according to Sentinel.
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A KCP cadre, Gopen, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Kaikhu in Imphal West District on March 19, according to Sentinel.
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March - 19 
A National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant, involved in timber smuggling in Chariduar reserve forest, was killed in an encounter with the Army at Abhoi centre near Batasipur in Sonitpur District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border o
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A National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant, involved in timber smuggling in Chariduar reserve forest, was killed in an encounter with the Army at Abhoi centre near Batasipur in Sonitpur District along the Assam-Arunachal Pradesh border on March 19, according to Telegraph. Defence Spokesperson Rajesh Kalia said that a group of militants, who were collecting ‘tax’ from timber smugglers, were accosted by the troops. The militants hurled a grenade at the Army team, resulting in splinter injuries to two troopers. He said that another militant might have been injured. Army sources said that with the Security Forces (SFs) choking the source of income of the NDFB militants, the cadres were now collecting money from timber smugglers.
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March - 19 
A suspected militant was shot dead by the Assam Riffles during an encounter at Takhok Mapan in Imphal East District on March 19, according to Sentinel. A 32-mm Chinese pistol with magazine and a Chinese hand grenade were recovered from the possession
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A suspected militant was shot dead by the Assam Riffles during an encounter at Takhok Mapan in Imphal East District on March 19, according to Sentinel. A 32-mm Chinese pistol with magazine and a Chinese hand grenade were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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March - 19 
According to Daily Excelsior report, the Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor has said that there has been "no decline" in support from Pakistan to terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and top militant leaders including Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Muham
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According to Daily Excelsior report, the Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor has said that there has been "no decline" in support from Pakistan to terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir and top militant leaders including Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) chief Hafiz Muhammad Saeed is operating with impunity from its territory despite international pressure after 26/11 Mumbai terrorist attacks. Pointing to Inter Services Intelligence and Pakistan Army officials aiding terrorist camps and the functioning of top militant leaders including Lashkar-e-Toiba chief Hafiz Saeed and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen’s (HM) Syed Salahuddin from Pakistani soil, General Kapoor said the terrorists "are probably more emboldened". "The comparison of pre and post 26/11 period reveals that there is no decline or change in the quantum of Pak support to terrorists’ operations in J&K. To the contrary, the terrorists are probably more emboldened by the sustained support enjoyed by them despite international pressure on Pak, post 26/11," he said. "In recent times, Syed Salahuddin accompanied by Pak Army and ISI officials’ visits launch pads all along the LoC. At the behest of Pak, he is also exhorting his cadres to step up violence in J&K," Kapoor added. Further he said that, approximately 250-300 terrorists are poised for infiltration across the LoC.
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March - 19 
As the anti-Maoist operations cover new Districts in Jharkhand, the Maoists urged the Government to stop hounding them as they were "patriots" fighting against the capitalists, PTI reports. "We are patriots of the country. We are fighting against the
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As the anti-Maoist operations cover new Districts in Jharkhand, the Maoists urged the Government to stop hounding them as they were "patriots" fighting against the capitalists, PTI reports. "We are patriots of the country. We are fighting against the capitalists and their associates who are aiming at acquiring land of the poor. Stop this killing of patriots," Rajdeo, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) spokesman of the 'Bihar-Jharkhand-North Chhattisgarh Simant Committee' said in a press release in Latehar.
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March - 19 
Chief Minister D.D. Lapang on March 19 said that he had sought a detailed report from the Home department on a Meghalaya Police Officer, who has allegedly joined a militant outfit. Champion R. Sangma, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, has gone ''mis
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Chief Minister D.D. Lapang on March 19 said that he had sought a detailed report from the Home department on a Meghalaya Police Officer, who has allegedly joined a militant outfit. Champion R. Sangma, a Deputy Superintendent of Police, has gone ''missing'' for several months and allegedly joined the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), a new militant outfit in Garo Hills District.
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March - 19 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) terror threats have held up road laying work under a central Government scheme (Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana) in Dantewada District, with only one road of the 50 sanctioned being completed, Panchayat M
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) terror threats have held up road laying work under a central Government scheme (Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana) in Dantewada District, with only one road of the 50 sanctioned being completed, Panchayat Minister Ramvichar Netam said in the assembly on March 19, reports IANS.
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March - 19 
IANS reports that about 20 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set blaze machines and other vehicles of a private contractor being used in canal digging work at Chintalwada in Malkangiri District on March 19.
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IANS reports that about 20 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set blaze machines and other vehicles of a private contractor being used in canal digging work at Chintalwada in Malkangiri District on March 19.
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March - 19 
Meghalaya Governor R. S. Mooshahary expressed concern over mushrooming of militant groups in Garo hills and the activities of Assam-based outfits along the border, according to Telegraph. The Governor said that recent developments, such as reports o
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Meghalaya Governor R. S. Mooshahary expressed concern over mushrooming of militant groups in Garo hills and the activities of Assam-based outfits along the border, according to Telegraph. The Governor said that recent developments, such as reports on the formation of militant groups in Garo hills, were a cause of concern. Other militant groups active in Garo hills are Liberation of Achik Elite Force (LAEF), People’s Liberation Front of Meghalaya (PLF-M)), Achik National Security Defence (ANSD), Atong Liberation Army (ALA), and United Achik National Front (UANF). United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) are also active in Garo hills and border of Ri Bhoi District. The Governor said that the Government was committed to contain militancy at all costs. The Governor added that the security establishment of the State has acted swiftly to break up and contain the activities of the Hynniewtrep Liberation Front in Khasi hills, and LAEF in the Garo hills. He said the activities of the local militant organisations like the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) have been substantially controlled.
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March - 19 
N. K. Singh, suspected member of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist–Janashakti (CPI-ML-Janshakti) was arrested on March 19 from the Alang ship-breaking yard in Bhavnagar in the Saurashtra region where he was running a labour union, reporte
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N. K. Singh, suspected member of the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist–Janashakti (CPI-ML-Janshakti) was arrested on March 19 from the Alang ship-breaking yard in Bhavnagar in the Saurashtra region where he was running a labour union, reported The Hindu. He hailed from Begusarai in Bihar. The arrest was made on the basis of the lead the Police got from the mobile phone of another Naxal leader, Niranjan Mahapatra, who was arrested from Surat on March 16. The Police said the two were in close contact with each other.
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March - 19 
N. Premjit (30), said to be a former cadre of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), was shot dead by unidentified miscreants at Khangakcham Thong under Yairipok Police Station of Thoubal District.
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N. Premjit (30), said to be a former cadre of the Peoples Liberation Army (PLA), was shot dead by unidentified miscreants at Khangakcham Thong under Yairipok Police Station of Thoubal District.
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March - 19 
Police have decided to extend the operations in three more Districts-with one platoon of India Reserve Battalion (IRB) being deployed on the borders of Hazaribagh-Chatra of Jharkhand.
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Police have decided to extend the operations in three more Districts-with one platoon of India Reserve Battalion (IRB) being deployed on the borders of Hazaribagh-Chatra of Jharkhand.
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March - 19 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) suspects that the party's “untraceable" politburo member and spokesperson Cherkuri Rajkumar alias Azad has been arrested by Andhra Pradesh Police and is being held in "illegal custody", reported Times
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) suspects that the party's “untraceable" politburo member and spokesperson Cherkuri Rajkumar alias Azad has been arrested by Andhra Pradesh Police and is being held in "illegal custody", reported Times of India. The party claims he has been “untraceable" since March 12. The statement was issued in the name of Gudsa Usandi, spokesperson, Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee, and Pratap, spokesperson, Central Regional Bureau.
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March - 19 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) ‘general secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah said in Dimapur that the group would never accept New Delhi’s offer of greater autonomy as the demand of the Naga people was sovereignty, accordin
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) ‘general secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah said in Dimapur that the group would never accept New Delhi’s offer of greater autonomy as the demand of the Naga people was sovereignty, according to Telegraph. This, he said, was non-negotiable and the Government of India had to accept the truth. “We will never compromise on the issue of sovereignty,” Muivah said. Referring to the demand for the integration of all Naga contiguous areas, he said it was the birthright of the Naga people to live as one. United Peoples’ Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) through a Sai Ding-Eh, ‘general secretary’ of the organization left for New Delhi to conduct meeting with P.C. Halder, Central Government Peace Interlocutor, reports NagalandPost. The five member team will be involved in three to four days marathon discussion with Halder while staying at New Delhi, the UPDS members will further review its peace parlay with Naveen Varma, joint secretary, incharge North East at his office.
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March - 19 
Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman, suspected to be members of Sukhdev dalam (squad), were killed in an encounter with Police near Tadapala village in Venkatapuram forests in Khammam District on March 19
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Two cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), including a woman, suspected to be members of Sukhdev dalam (squad), were killed in an encounter with Police near Tadapala village in Venkatapuram forests in Khammam District on March 19, reported The Hindu. They were identified as K. Pullaiah alias Venkanna and his wife Kaniti Lakshmi. Some country-made weapons were recovered from the spot.
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March - 19 
An unidentified militants blew up another Government primary school in Ghundai in Nawagai Tehsil (revenue unit).
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An unidentified militants blew up another Government primary school in Ghundai in Nawagai Tehsil (revenue unit).
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March - 19 
At least 13 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and many others injured when the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) planes attacked and destroyed six hideouts in different parts of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA)
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At least 13 Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants were killed and many others injured when the Pakistan Air Force (PAF) planes attacked and destroyed six hideouts in different parts of Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 19, according to Dawn. Official sources said that the jets attacked TTP’s hideouts in Zakhtan, Kasha, Sra Mela and Nare Suka areas in Upper Orakzai Agency, killing five militants and destroying three hideouts. In Lower Orakzai, the military planes attacked Taliban fighters’ dens in Utman Khel, killing eight militants and razing three hideouts.
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March - 19 
Pakistan rejected a suggestion from the former head of the UN mission in Afghanistan that the arrest of senior Afghan Taliban members in Pakistan may have halted talks with UN representatives. Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit said, “The fact of
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Pakistan rejected a suggestion from the former head of the UN mission in Afghanistan that the arrest of senior Afghan Taliban members in Pakistan may have halted talks with UN representatives. Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit said, “The fact of the matter is that Mullah Baradar’s arrest was a joint operation with the US and had nothing to do with talks or reconciliation.” He said that Pakistan had long called for talks to end the Afghan war, and Eide’s comments were a misinterpretation of its aims. “Pakistan is committed to support an Afghanistan-led reintegration and reconciliation process, so any other contentions, we believe, are a misrepresentation and misinterpretation of our intentions.”
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March - 19 
Pakistan’s recent arrests of top Taliban leaders have halted the United Nations’ secret talks with the outfit, said the UN’s former envoy to Afghanistan Kai Eide on March 19, according to Daily Times. Kai Eide, a Norwegian diplomat who just stepped d
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Pakistan’s recent arrests of top Taliban leaders have halted the United Nations’ secret talks with the outfit, said the UN’s former envoy to Afghanistan Kai Eide on March 19, according to Daily Times. Kai Eide, a Norwegian diplomat who just stepped down from the UN post in the Afghanistan capital of Kabul, told BBC that discussions with senior Taliban members began a year ago and included face-to-face conversations in Dubai and elsewhere. “The first contact was probably 2009 spring, then of course you moved into the [Afghan presidential] election process ... communication picked up when the election process was over, and it continued to pick up until a certain moment a few weeks ago,” Eide told BBC. Eide said there were several channels of communication with the Taliban, including those involving senior representatives of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
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March - 19 
The Levies Force personnel raided many houses during a search operation in Yousufabad area of Khar tehsil. Around 29 suspects were arrested during the operation.
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The Levies Force personnel raided many houses during a search operation in Yousufabad area of Khar tehsil. Around 29 suspects were arrested during the operation.
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March - 19 
The militants blew up a Government primary school in the Mandal area of Bajaur Agency, increasing the number of schools attacked in the tribal agency to at least 70.
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The militants blew up a Government primary school in the Mandal area of Bajaur Agency, increasing the number of schools attacked in the tribal agency to at least 70.
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March - 19 
The Sindh Police Special Investigation Unit on March 19 claimed to have arrested a wanted militant of Lower Dir chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), from Jamshed Quarters of Patel Para area in Karachi, reports Daily Times. The arrested milita
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The Sindh Police Special Investigation Unit on March 19 claimed to have arrested a wanted militant of Lower Dir chapter of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), from Jamshed Quarters of Patel Para area in Karachi, reports Daily Times. The arrested militant was identified as Hassan Khan. A pistol was recovered from his possession. Hassan was a key member of Maulana Shahid faction in Lower Dir.
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March - 19 
Three persons, including a student of Mastung Cadet College, were killed in an attack on a vehicle of the college in Mastung District on March 19, according to Dawn. Police said the canteen contractor of the college, Mohammad Munir, was going to Quet
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Three persons, including a student of Mastung Cadet College, were killed in an attack on a vehicle of the college in Mastung District on March 19, according to Dawn. Police said the canteen contractor of the college, Mohammad Munir, was going to Quetta with three other people, including the cadet. When the vehicle reached the Quetta-Karachi highway men on a motorbike opened fire on it, killing three persons on the spot. The cadet was identified as Abu Hamza. The two other deceased were identified as Mohammad Munir and Ahmed Ali.
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March - 19 
An unidentified armed group abducted an activist of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Unified CPN-Maoist), Ramprabesh Sah, from Jhunkhunwa VDC of Rautahat District. The whereabouts of the abducted person is still unknown, said his family.
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An unidentified armed group abducted an activist of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Unified CPN-Maoist), Ramprabesh Sah, from Jhunkhunwa VDC of Rautahat District. The whereabouts of the abducted person is still unknown, said his family.
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March - 19 
The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Standing Committee member Bharat Mohan Adhikari on March 19 charged the Unified CPN-Maoist of being an obstacle in the peace process. Speaking at a press meet organised by Palpa chapter
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The Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) Standing Committee member Bharat Mohan Adhikari on March 19 charged the Unified CPN-Maoist of being an obstacle in the peace process. Speaking at a press meet organised by Palpa chapter of Press Chautari District, Adhikari said, the present situation has surfaced due to the Maoists' ultra-leftist views and terrorist activities.
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March - 19 
The Unified CPN-Maoist has decided to expel its Brahman and Chhettri members of its Lumbuwan State Committee, for joining the newly formed organisations of Brahmans and Chhettris, reports Nepal News. The party has issued warning to its Brahman and Ch
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The Unified CPN-Maoist has decided to expel its Brahman and Chhettri members of its Lumbuwan State Committee, for joining the newly formed organisations of Brahmans and Chhettris, reports Nepal News. The party has issued warning to its Brahman and Chhettri cadres who have joined the new oganisations to resign from the party within this week. The party said organisations of Brahmans and Chhettris are against party principles and policies of the party, adding these persons need to choose either the party or their own caste-based group.
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March - 19 
Dhaka City unit leaders of Awami League demanded immediate arrest and punishment of JeI leaders for comparing its chief Matiur Rahman Nizami with Prophet Muhammad.
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Dhaka City unit leaders of Awami League demanded immediate arrest and punishment of JeI leaders for comparing its chief Matiur Rahman Nizami with Prophet Muhammad.
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March - 19 
Land Minister Rezaul Karim Hira said the previous Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) -JeI Government issued 66,000 fake certificates of freedom fighters during its five-year rule. Mentioning that the anti-liberation forces JeI-Islami Chhatra Shibir (
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Land Minister Rezaul Karim Hira said the previous Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) -JeI Government issued 66,000 fake certificates of freedom fighters during its five-year rule. Mentioning that the anti-liberation forces JeI-Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) are still active against the freedom fighters, he urged the war heroes to remain alert against any conspiracy of JeI-ICS.
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March - 19 
State Minister for Law, Quamrul Islam, on March 19 said the trial of identified war criminals including Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders Matiur Rahman Nizami, Ali Ahsan Mojaheed and Delwar Hossain Sayeedi will be held in the first phase, reports Daily S
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State Minister for Law, Quamrul Islam, on March 19 said the trial of identified war criminals including Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders Matiur Rahman Nizami, Ali Ahsan Mojaheed and Delwar Hossain Sayeedi will be held in the first phase, reports Daily Star.
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March - 19 
Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) commencing its election campaign in Jaffna on March 19 promised to set up an effective resettlement program in the North, reports Colombo Page. The opposition leader Ranil Wickremasinghe said th
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Sri Lanka's main opposition United National Party (UNP) commencing its election campaign in Jaffna on March 19 promised to set up an effective resettlement program in the North, reports Colombo Page. The opposition leader Ranil Wickremasinghe said that his Government will keep only the essential security zones in the strategic areas and remove the others. The party which always thinks ahead has already finalized a plan to upgrade the Palaly airport to international standard, he said. He also promised the residents to convert Jaffna into a city that could compete with Indian cities like Chennai, Bangalore, and Hyderabad. Pooneryn and Pallai will be modernized and factories will be established, he added.
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March - 19 
Pakistan rejected a suggestion from the former head of the UN mission in Afghanistan that the arrest of senior Afghan Taliban members in Pakistan may have halted talks with UN representatives. Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit said, “The fact of
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Pakistan rejected a suggestion from the former head of the UN mission in Afghanistan that the arrest of senior Afghan Taliban members in Pakistan may have halted talks with UN representatives. Foreign Ministry spokesman Abdul Basit said, “The fact of the matter is that Mullah Baradar’s arrest was a joint operation with the US and had nothing to do with talks or reconciliation.” He said that Pakistan had long called for talks to end the Afghan war, and Eide’s comments were a misinterpretation of its aims. “Pakistan is committed to support an Afghanistan-led reintegration and reconciliation process, so any other contentions, we believe, are a misrepresentation and misinterpretation of our intentions.”
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March - 19 
Pakistan’s recent arrests of top Taliban leaders have halted the United Nations’ secret talks with the outfit, said the UN’s former envoy to Afghanistan Kai Eide on March 19, according to Daily Times. Kai Eide, a Norwegian diplomat who just stepped d
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Pakistan’s recent arrests of top Taliban leaders have halted the United Nations’ secret talks with the outfit, said the UN’s former envoy to Afghanistan Kai Eide on March 19, according to Daily Times. Kai Eide, a Norwegian diplomat who just stepped down from the UN post in the Afghanistan capital of Kabul, told BBC that discussions with senior Taliban members began a year ago and included face-to-face conversations in Dubai and elsewhere. “The first contact was probably 2009 spring, then of course you moved into the [Afghan presidential] election process ... communication picked up when the election process was over, and it continued to pick up until a certain moment a few weeks ago,” Eide told BBC. Eide said there were several channels of communication with the Taliban, including those involving senior representatives of Afghan President Hamid Karzai.
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March - 20 
A ‘district commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), identified as Parvaiz Ahmad Dar alias Musharaf, was killed and an Army trooper wounded in a fierce gun battle between militants and Security Forces (SFs) in village Malangpora-Awantipora of Pulwa
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A ‘district commander’ of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), identified as Parvaiz Ahmad Dar alias Musharaf, was killed and an Army trooper wounded in a fierce gun battle between militants and Security Forces (SFs) in village Malangpora-Awantipora of Pulwama District on March 20, reports PTI.
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March - 20 
A supervisor and three labourers were on March 20 set free in Gumla District, a day after they were abducted by Naxalites in neighbouring Simdega District. Gumla Superintendent of Police N. K. Singh said the Naxalites set them free near Bansdih villa
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A supervisor and three labourers were on March 20 set free in Gumla District, a day after they were abducted by Naxalites in neighbouring Simdega District. Gumla Superintendent of Police N. K. Singh said the Naxalites set them free near Bansdih village following intensive pressure owing to Police raids.
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March - 20 
A United People’s Party of Kangleipak cadre, Nongkhambam Hongnemshumbam alias Nongshei (37), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Konbga Bazar area on March 20.
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A United People’s Party of Kangleipak cadre, Nongkhambam Hongnemshumbam alias Nongshei (37), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Konbga Bazar area on March 20.
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March - 20 
An injured People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, who was involved in the encounter with the Security Forces on March 16 at Old Tolen area, was arrested by the Thoubal District Police on March 20. He was identified as one Ningthoukhongjam Bhagirat ali
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An injured People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, who was involved in the encounter with the Security Forces on March 16 at Old Tolen area, was arrested by the Thoubal District Police on March 20. He was identified as one Ningthoukhongjam Bhagirat alias Hardly Meitei (25). He disclosed that he joined the outfit in 2007 through one Nongleiba and got basic military training at Myanmar.
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March - 20 
Asit Mahato, spokesperson of People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), escaped from the joint forces when they raided Bhulageria in Lalgarh in West Midnapore District on March 20, reported Times of India. Maoists and PCPA's mass militia sq
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Asit Mahato, spokesperson of People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), escaped from the joint forces when they raided Bhulageria in Lalgarh in West Midnapore District on March 20, reported Times of India. Maoists and PCPA's mass militia squad blasted two landmines and started a gunbattle to stop the Security Forces from Dharampur camp, 2 kilometers from Bhulageria. A Police officer said five Maoists had been arrested from Lalgarh, Salboni and Jhargram including senior Maoist Biru Soren. Around 30 villagers of Bhulageria have been detained for interrogation.
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March - 20 
Eight persons, including four senior State Government officials, were abducted and later released by Naxalites (Left wing Extrimists) in Jharkhand on March 20, reports The Hindu. Director General of Police Control Room sources in Ranchi said that fou
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Eight persons, including four senior State Government officials, were abducted and later released by Naxalites (Left wing Extrimists) in Jharkhand on March 20, reports The Hindu. Director General of Police Control Room sources in Ranchi said that four Government officials, including an Additional Collector, went to Palahia area in Latehar District to supervise works done under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme when they were kidnapped by suspected Naxalites but released hours after.
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March - 20 
In the Pulwama District, suspected militants barged into the house of Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh, son of hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Sheikh Ali Mohammad, at Dadasara Tral, and shot at him on March 20. Mushtaq was critically injured. No militant out
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In the Pulwama District, suspected militants barged into the house of Mushtaq Ahmad Sheikh, son of hardline Hurriyat Conference leader Sheikh Ali Mohammad, at Dadasara Tral, and shot at him on March 20. Mushtaq was critically injured. No militant outfit has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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March - 20 
The Assam Rifles personnel arrested four United Liberation Army cadres, including its ‘commander-in-chief’ and ‘finance secretary’, at Moreh in Chandel District on March 20, reports Imphal Free Press. They were identified as ‘commander-in-chief’ Aims
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The Assam Rifles personnel arrested four United Liberation Army cadres, including its ‘commander-in-chief’ and ‘finance secretary’, at Moreh in Chandel District on March 20, reports Imphal Free Press. They were identified as ‘commander-in-chief’ Aimson (36)), ‘finance secretary’ Thangminlal (35), Moringson (16) and Aning (27). Two magazines of AK-47 were recovered from their possession.
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March - 20 
The central committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a 48-hour general shut down on March 22 and 23 in six states namely, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh apart from the Maois
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The central committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has called for a 48-hour general shut down on March 22 and 23 in six states namely, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, and Andhra Pradesh apart from the Maoist-infested Districts of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh, reports The Hindu. The shut down call has been given over a host of issues including the petroleum price hike operations and the joint security operation that the Maoists claim has taken a heavy toll of tribal lives.
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March - 20 
Three Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres, including two women, were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel when they were travelling in a vehicle at Sita Road Junction area in Imphal West District on March 20. They were identified as Shyam Khanal
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Three Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) cadres, including two women, were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel when they were travelling in a vehicle at Sita Road Junction area in Imphal West District on March 20. They were identified as Shyam Khanal (48), Lilni (40) and Jiban Devi (35). INR 3050 and other provisions were recovered from their possession.
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March - 20 
Jet fighters continued aerial strikes on Taliban hideouts in Mamozai, Shaktangi and Arghujo areas of the Upper Orakzai agency, which claimed ten lives.
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Jet fighters continued aerial strikes on Taliban hideouts in Mamozai, Shaktangi and Arghujo areas of the Upper Orakzai agency, which claimed ten lives.
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March - 20 
Salarzai Qaumi Lashkar announced a final crackdown on the Taliban and its volunteers burnt 140 houses of the Taliban in collaboration with the political administration in Ghundai area of the Bajaur Agency. Five suspected Taliban were also arrested du
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Salarzai Qaumi Lashkar announced a final crackdown on the Taliban and its volunteers burnt 140 houses of the Taliban in collaboration with the political administration in Ghundai area of the Bajaur Agency. Five suspected Taliban were also arrested during the operation. The lashkar elders announced that no Taliban would be given refuge in the area and anyone found sheltering them would be fined PNR two million in addition to being expelled from the area.
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March - 20 
Two ‘commanders’ of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mullah Toofan group are among 15 persons killed and nine others injured in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 20, report Daily Times. The two Taliban militants, identified as
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Two ‘commanders’ of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mullah Toofan group are among 15 persons killed and nine others injured in Federally Administrated Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 20, report Daily Times. The two Taliban militants, identified as Jungle Badshah and Ayub Shah, killed in a fresh fighting between rival Taliban factions in Kurram Agency. Meanwhile, three persons including a woman were also killed in the fighting in the Barozena area, while six other persons were injured in Central Kurram.
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March - 20 
The Police arrested two cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) at RU in connection with the February 9 violence on the campus on March 20. The arrestees are Mazharul Islam, a third year student of law and justice department and Ataur Rahman alias Akas
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The Police arrested two cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) at RU in connection with the February 9 violence on the campus on March 20. The arrestees are Mazharul Islam, a third year student of law and justice department and Ataur Rahman alias Akash, a second year student of social welfare department.
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March - 21 
A 40-year old man, identified as M Ansari, was shot dead by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Basua village in Gumla District on March 21, reports DNA. In 2009, two other members of the same family were killed by the Maoists.
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A 40-year old man, identified as M Ansari, was shot dead by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Basua village in Gumla District on March 21, reports DNA. In 2009, two other members of the same family were killed by the Maoists.
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March - 21 
A close associate of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Peer Panchal Range (HMPPR) chief was arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Mahore area of Reasi District, officials said, according to PTI. Acting on a tip off, the SFs launched a search operation in
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A close associate of the Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Peer Panchal Range (HMPPR) chief was arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) in the Mahore area of Reasi District, officials said, according to PTI. Acting on a tip off, the SFs launched a search operation in the Narkote-Hansoo Wali Gali area of Mahore belt in the night of March 21 and raided a hideout of Panchal HMPPR chief Abdullah Inqalabi and arrested his associate Wazir Hussain, Police said. Two grenades and some literature of the outfit was recovered from Hussain. Hussain was working with Inqalabi, a Pakistan terrorist commander, for past eight years, Police added.
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March - 21 
A KYKL cadre, Seram Piyarbond alias Iton Singh (45), was arrested by a combined force of the Imphal West District Police and Army from his residence on March 21.
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A KYKL cadre, Seram Piyarbond alias Iton Singh (45), was arrested by a combined force of the Imphal West District Police and Army from his residence on March 21.
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March - 21 
Apprehending reprisal from the Kuki National Army (KNA) cadres, two families deserted their Moreh town houses seeking safer haven in capital Imphal, according to Sangai Express. Speaking to media persons at Manipur Press Club on Mar 21 in the presenc
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Apprehending reprisal from the Kuki National Army (KNA) cadres, two families deserted their Moreh town houses seeking safer haven in capital Imphal, according to Sangai Express. Speaking to media persons at Manipur Press Club on Mar 21 in the presence of their husbands, two women, Hoikhotin Haokip and Veichin Lhungdim, said they no longer feel safe staying at the border town for the KNA is likely to resort to acts of violence to ‘punish’ them in the aftermath of the two family making public the armed outfit's insistence on percentage deduction out of the land compensation amount supposed to be provided by the State Government. Some residential areas of Moreh town had to be shifted to other places to accommodate construction of Integrated Check Post in connection with expansion of the India-Myanmar border trade.
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Assam Rifles personnel shot dead four cadres of the United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA), including the outfit’s top leader James Singson, during a counter-insurgency operation in the area of Leikot in Tamenglong District on March 21-22, reports Imph
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Assam Rifles personnel shot dead four cadres of the United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA), including the outfit’s top leader James Singson, during a counter-insurgency operation in the area of Leikot in Tamenglong District on March 21-22, reports Imphal Free Press. One AK-47 and two SLR rifles were recovered from the incident site. Army sources said that the UTLA had raided and looted a huge cache of arms and ammunition from the Chekarcham Police Outpost of Cachar District in Assam on November 13, 2009.
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March - 21 
External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on March 21 said that Indian aid workers in Kabul have become "soft targets" for terrorists who want to derail India-Afghan relations, reports Times of India. "I think (the Feb 26 Kabul attack that killed seven
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External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna on March 21 said that Indian aid workers in Kabul have become "soft targets" for terrorists who want to derail India-Afghan relations, reports Times of India. "I think (the Feb 26 Kabul attack that killed seven Indians) has been the handiwork of those forces who are out to see that the relationship between India and Afghanistan is jeopardized," Krishna told a television channel.
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March - 21 
Five persons involved in trade across the Line of Control (LoC) were arrested for giving ‘hawala' money to Lashkar-e-Toiba (Let) militants, Police said March 21,according to The Hindu. Hindustan Times adds that the arrested persons allegedly distribu
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Five persons involved in trade across the Line of Control (LoC) were arrested for giving ‘hawala' money to Lashkar-e-Toiba (Let) militants, Police said March 21,according to The Hindu. Hindustan Times adds that the arrested persons allegedly distributed INR 1,385,000 obtained from sale of goods sent from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) among terrorists and others associated with LeT outfit for terrorist activities in the Valley, they said. "Some people linked with cross-LoC trade between Jammu and Kashmir and POK have been found indulging in providing hawala money and helping terrorists involved in anti-national activities and terrorism," Police officials told PTI.
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March - 21 
Hindustan Times on March 21 reports that Central intelligence agencies indicated that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) is rearming. The agencies told the Government there is a growing sense of frustration among the ran
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Hindustan Times on March 21 reports that Central intelligence agencies indicated that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) is rearming. The agencies told the Government there is a growing sense of frustration among the rank and file of the NSCN-IM. The outfit is procuring sophisticated weapons, arms and ammunition — mostly of Chinese origin — and getting clear support from a neighbouring country, said the agencies. "We’ve registered an FIR against some NSCN members and started the investigation. The IB report clearly points to the outfit’s nefarious designs to destabilise the Northeast. We are also probing the extent of their links with China,” said a senior National Investigation Agency (NIA) official. The NSCN-IM has been extorting huge sums of money from individuals and organisations involved in implementing development projects.
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March - 21 
In a clear shift from its previous stand, the Bihar Government has now agreed to support Union Government’s anti-Naxal offensive, reports Financial Express. In an exclusive interview with The Indian Express, Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Nee
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In a clear shift from its previous stand, the Bihar Government has now agreed to support Union Government’s anti-Naxal offensive, reports Financial Express. In an exclusive interview with The Indian Express, Bihar Director General of Police (DGP) Neelmani said the State was “very much in favour of supporting Operation Greenhunt as and when the Centre decided to do so.” He said, “unnecessary confusion was created on the state’s ambivalence or even opposition” to the Centre’s move. “We had in fact started raising our own anti-Naxal force on lines of Andhra Pradesh’s STF in the absence of the Centre meeting demands of additional forces,” said the DGP.
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March - 21 
In an interview with Dawn news channel in Pakistan on Match 21, Syed Sallah-u-Din, supreme commander of HM and chairman of United Jehad Council (UJC) stated that the activities of militants in Jammu and Kashmir have increased according to a "definite
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In an interview with Dawn news channel in Pakistan on Match 21, Syed Sallah-u-Din, supreme commander of HM and chairman of United Jehad Council (UJC) stated that the activities of militants in Jammu and Kashmir have increased according to a "definite plan" and that the militants were continuing their "'war" against SFs, reports Kashmir Times . The UJC chairman also said that he supported the Taliban's war against US-led forces in Afghanistan. Dismissing a question about the Taliban being behind attacks within Pakistan he said, "Any mujahid can never be involved in disruptive actions in Pakistan." Noting that the HM had attacked the Wullar barrage in Jammu and Kashmir in 1992, Salahuddin said militants could attack other dams in the state "if there is a need." "It is not a big issue for us," he said.
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March - 21 
Maintaining that there is improvement in overall security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir, state chief minister Omar Abdullah has said that over 500 terrorists are still operating in the state."There are approximately 550-575 terrorists presently activ
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Maintaining that there is improvement in overall security scenario in Jammu and Kashmir, state chief minister Omar Abdullah has said that over 500 terrorists are still operating in the state."There are approximately 550-575 terrorists presently active in Jammu and Kashmir and the security situation is under control," Abdullah said. However, he said cross-border infiltration is a worrying aspect and net infiltration has increased by over 98% in 2009 as compared to 2008."There are inputs indicating that many more trained terrorists are awaiting across LoC at different launching pads for infiltration into our own side," he added. As far as security situation is concerned, there has been improvement in past two years and the State saw a 30 percent decline in terrorists-related incidents, he said. Against 708 terrorists related incidents in which 91 civilians, 85 security personnel and 339 militants were killed in 2008, the year 2009 registered only 499 incidents in which 239 militants, 71 civilians and 79 security personnel were killed.
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March - 21 
National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) ‘prime minister’ N. Kito Zhimomi addressing a press conference at a designated camp of the outfit in Khehoi near Dimapur on March 21, said that without including the issue of sovereignty the NS
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National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) ‘prime minister’ N. Kito Zhimomi addressing a press conference at a designated camp of the outfit in Khehoi near Dimapur on March 21, said that without including the issue of sovereignty the NSCN-K would never enter into talks with the Government of India.
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March - 21 
NSCN-IM general secretary, Thuingaleng Muivah, addressing the ‘30th republic day’ celebration of the NSCN at Camp Hebron in Dimapur on March 21, said, "Nagas will not accept Indian Constitution…no imposition on us…we'll accept only acceptable negoti
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NSCN-IM general secretary, Thuingaleng Muivah, addressing the ‘30th republic day’ celebration of the NSCN at Camp Hebron in Dimapur on March 21, said, "Nagas will not accept Indian Constitution…no imposition on us…we'll accept only acceptable negotiated settlement and that will be worked out …", according to Nagaland Page.
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March - 21 
On March 20 Maoists killed Nityanand Nag of Buduguda village under Kalimela block of Malkangiri District, suspecting him to be a Police informer.
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On March 20 Maoists killed Nityanand Nag of Buduguda village under Kalimela block of Malkangiri District, suspecting him to be a Police informer.
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March - 21 
Sentinel reports that two suspected cadres belonging to the ‘27th battalion’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), identified as Samesh Choudhury and Dipak Bora, were arrested by the SFs for demanding money from a person in Dispur area of G
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Sentinel reports that two suspected cadres belonging to the ‘27th battalion’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), identified as Samesh Choudhury and Dipak Bora, were arrested by the SFs for demanding money from a person in Dispur area of Guwahati city on March 21.
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March - 21 
Suspected Maoists set ablaze an office of the ruling CPI-M and the homes of three CPI-M supporters at Bagjhappa in Jhargram District late on March 21.
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Suspected Maoists set ablaze an office of the ruling CPI-M and the homes of three CPI-M supporters at Bagjhappa in Jhargram District late on March 21.
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March - 21 
The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a 30-year-old Gram Rojgar Sevak (GRS), Gokul Pandu of Balipeta village under Naryanpatna block of Koraput District on March 21, reported The Hindu.
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The cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a 30-year-old Gram Rojgar Sevak (GRS), Gokul Pandu of Balipeta village under Naryanpatna block of Koraput District on March 21, reported The Hindu.
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March - 21 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked Security Forces trying to reconstruct a camp at Bhalukchira in the Sarenga Police station area in Bankura District on March 21, reported The Hindu. There were no casualties. There were
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres attacked Security Forces trying to reconstruct a camp at Bhalukchira in the Sarenga Police station area in Bankura District on March 21, reported The Hindu. There were no casualties. There were reports that the firing was preceded by landmine explosions.
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March - 21 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed that its missing leader Cherkuri Rajkumar alias Azad, has been found, reported Times of India. After a party statement that claiming that politburo member and party spokesperson Azad had gone m
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed that its missing leader Cherkuri Rajkumar alias Azad, has been found, reported Times of India. After a party statement that claiming that politburo member and party spokesperson Azad had gone missing since March 12, the Maoists issued a second statement on March 21, saying, "Comrade Azad is safe. The information that he was under illegal detention was incorrect."
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March - 21 
The employees as well as patients/inmates of various community care centres of the Leprosy Welfare Society staged sit-in-demonstration in protest against the monetary demand slapped by a Lanheiba group belonging to Military Council faction of the KCP
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The employees as well as patients/inmates of various community care centres of the Leprosy Welfare Society staged sit-in-demonstration in protest against the monetary demand slapped by a Lanheiba group belonging to Military Council faction of the KCP on March 21.
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March - 21 
The Hindu reports that Santosh Murmu, a supporter of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), was shot dead at Belpahari in West Midnapore District on March 21. The PCPA leadership accused the Communist Party of India-Ma
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The Hindu reports that Santosh Murmu, a supporter of the Maoist-backed People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), was shot dead at Belpahari in West Midnapore District on March 21. The PCPA leadership accused the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-backed Gana Pratirodh Committee for the killing.
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March - 21 
The KCP threatened to initiate ‘strong punitive action’ against four individuals for their alleged involvement anti-KCP activities and ‘defiance’ to earlier warnings.
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The KCP threatened to initiate ‘strong punitive action’ against four individuals for their alleged involvement anti-KCP activities and ‘defiance’ to earlier warnings.
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March - 21 
The Manipur-based militant outfits, Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) and United National Liberation Front (UNLF), are on recruitment drive in order to consolidate their bases in Barak Valley. According to intelligence sources, two hardcore women cadres
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The Manipur-based militant outfits, Peoples’ Liberation Army (PLA) and United National Liberation Front (UNLF), are on recruitment drive in order to consolidate their bases in Barak Valley. According to intelligence sources, two hardcore women cadres of the PLA, identified by name in their teens, are on recruitment mission and extortion drive. Resources are also being pulled up through ransoms. The PLA in particular is active in certain areas of Nagaon where a middle aged woman cadre is looking after the interests of the organization. UNLF, which has virtually no strength in the valley except in the fringe areas bordering Manipur in Lakhipur sub-division, is making desperate bid to regroup in order to make its presence felt with the sole objective of extortions to replenish its depleted coffers. A woman cadre of the outfit is looking after recruitment and resource generation. Both the outfits are however operating independently, said the sources.
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March - 21 
The Maoists also blew up two culverts and destroyed communication optical fibre cables in Narayanapatna and Bandugaon blocks on March 21, reported Times of India.
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The Maoists also blew up two culverts and destroyed communication optical fibre cables in Narayanapatna and Bandugaon blocks on March 21, reported Times of India.
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March - 21 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) denied its involvement in the March 21 killing of four United Tribal Liberation Army cadres at Longpi village in Tamenglong District.
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) denied its involvement in the March 21 killing of four United Tribal Liberation Army cadres at Longpi village in Tamenglong District.
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March - 21 
The United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) claimed that four of its cadres were shot dead by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) in Zeliangrong Region inside Longpi Government High School on March 21.
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The United Tribal Liberation Army (UTLA) claimed that four of its cadres were shot dead by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) in Zeliangrong Region inside Longpi Government High School on March 21.
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March - 21 
Three NDFB militants were arrested by the SFs from Azara area in Guwahati city on the same day.
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Three NDFB militants were arrested by the SFs from Azara area in Guwahati city on the same day.
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March - 21 
Two Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel Sita Road Junction area when they were travelling in a vehicle at Sita Road Junction area in Imphal West District on March 21. They were identified as Y. Ranjan S
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Two Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) cadres were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel Sita Road Junction area when they were travelling in a vehicle at Sita Road Junction area in Imphal West District on March 21. They were identified as Y. Ranjan Singh (32), and A. Singhajit (20).
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March - 21 
Two militant supporters, identified as Latief (40) and Yasin (25) were arrested by SFs and a cache of ammunition and explosives recovered from a hideout at Dodie village in Mahore in Reasi District. Recoveries include two grenades, two AK magazines,
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Two militant supporters, identified as Latief (40) and Yasin (25) were arrested by SFs and a cache of ammunition and explosives recovered from a hideout at Dodie village in Mahore in Reasi District. Recoveries include two grenades, two AK magazines, 245 AK rounds, eight rounds of 7.62 mm among other things.
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March - 21 
Two militants of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), arrested by Mohali Police, were produced in the court on March 21 and remanded to two-day Police custody, reports Times of India.
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Two militants of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), arrested by Mohali Police, were produced in the court on March 21 and remanded to two-day Police custody, reports Times of India.
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March - 21 
A remote-controlled bomb attached to a bicycle killed three persons, including two Policemen, and injured 14 others on Kawari Road in Quetta on March 21, according to Daily Times. The unidentified militants detonated the bomb when the official vehicl
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A remote-controlled bomb attached to a bicycle killed three persons, including two Policemen, and injured 14 others on Kawari Road in Quetta on March 21, according to Daily Times. The unidentified militants detonated the bomb when the official vehicle of Khuzdar District Police Officer Nazir Kurd was passing from there. Three persons including the driver and gunman of the DPO were killed while 11 others sustained injuries.
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March - 21 
A US drone aircraft fired two missiles into an al Qaeda and Taliban hideout at Inzar village of North Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing eight militants on March 21, Pakistani intelligence officials said, reports Daily
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A US drone aircraft fired two missiles into an al Qaeda and Taliban hideout at Inzar village of North Waziristan in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), killing eight militants on March 21, Pakistani intelligence officials said, reports Daily Times. “The targeted compound belongs to a relative of a Taliban commander,” the official said, adding that the Taliban had not yet begun rescue activities as US drones were still flying above the site. “Taliban have not started removing bodies yet,” he said.
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March - 21 
An injured militant ‘commander’ under treatment at hospital of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) in University Town of Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), managed to escape taking the cover of night on March 21
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An injured militant ‘commander’ under treatment at hospital of the International Committee of Red Cross (ICRC) in University Town of Peshawar, the capital of North West Frontier Province (NWFP), managed to escape taking the cover of night on March 21, reports The News. The militant was brought to the hospital in wounded condition a few days ago. There were reports that he was arrested during an operation on the outskirts of the city and was later shifted to the ICRC Hospital for treatment.
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March - 21 
An unidentified militants blew up a primary boy’s school in Nawagai tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency, raising the number of schools destroyed to 76. According to the political administration, Doda Government Primary Boys School was completely d
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An unidentified militants blew up a primary boy’s school in Nawagai tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency, raising the number of schools destroyed to 76. According to the political administration, Doda Government Primary Boys School was completely destroyed. Investigations into the incident have started.
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March - 21 
An unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at a grid station located in the Sariab area of Quetta.
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An unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade at a grid station located in the Sariab area of Quetta.
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March - 21 
Around seven Taliban militants were also killed in bombing by gunship helicopters on both Taliban factions in central Kurram Agency.
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Around seven Taliban militants were also killed in bombing by gunship helicopters on both Taliban factions in central Kurram Agency.
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March - 21 
At least 24 Taliban militants were killed in Orakzai and Kurram Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 21, according to Daily Times. Around 11 Taliban militants were killed by Security Forces (SFs) in an offensive, as they po
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At least 24 Taliban militants were killed in Orakzai and Kurram Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 21, according to Daily Times. Around 11 Taliban militants were killed by Security Forces (SFs) in an offensive, as they pounded terrorist hideouts in Orakzai Agency, official sources said. SFs targeted suspected hideouts of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘chief’ Hakeemullah Mehsud, destroying at least three of them.
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March - 21 
The bullet-riddled bodies of four tribesmen, killed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for allegedly spying for the US, were found in North Waziristan. “Notes found with the bodies said the men were killed for spying for the US,” tribal Police o
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The bullet-riddled bodies of four tribesmen, killed by the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) for allegedly spying for the US, were found in North Waziristan. “Notes found with the bodies said the men were killed for spying for the US,” tribal Police official Nisar Khan said.
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March - 21 
The dead body of one of the six abducted tribal elders was recovered in Ghaljo area of Upper Orakzai Agency. The dead body was identified as of one Janat Khan. Zarjan, son of the slain tribal elder, said that the Taliban militants had abducted his fa
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The dead body of one of the six abducted tribal elders was recovered in Ghaljo area of Upper Orakzai Agency. The dead body was identified as of one Janat Khan. Zarjan, son of the slain tribal elder, said that the Taliban militants had abducted his father along with five other tribal elders from Hangu of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 21.
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March - 21 
The ongoing clash between the Mulla Toufan and Mulla Rafiq Taliban faction resulted in the death of six more militants from both the sides.
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The ongoing clash between the Mulla Toufan and Mulla Rafiq Taliban faction resulted in the death of six more militants from both the sides.
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March - 21 
The political administration with the help of Levies Force arrested 17 suspected militants in a crackdown in Nawagai tehsil.
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The political administration with the help of Levies Force arrested 17 suspected militants in a crackdown in Nawagai tehsil.
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March - 21 
Former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on March 21 said that qualified Maoist combatants could be integrated in different security bodies, reports Himalayan Times. He said that it should not be made a matter of discussion as it is clearly mentioned
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Former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on March 21 said that qualified Maoist combatants could be integrated in different security bodies, reports Himalayan Times. He said that it should not be made a matter of discussion as it is clearly mentioned about the rehabilitation of the Maoist combatants in the Comprehensive Peace Accord.
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March - 21 
JeI leaders blamed a section of the media for whipping up propaganda and conspiring against the party. Some newspapers distorted the remarks made by JeI’s Dhaka city unit Ameer Rafiqul Islam Khan about Prophet Muhammad; they said adding that it was i
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JeI leaders blamed a section of the media for whipping up propaganda and conspiring against the party. Some newspapers distorted the remarks made by JeI’s Dhaka city unit Ameer Rafiqul Islam Khan about Prophet Muhammad; they said adding that it was ill motivated.
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March - 21 
Rajshahi Police arrested three Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders during a raid at their office in the city's Hatimkhan area on March 21, in connection with the February 9 violence in Rajshahi University (RU), reports Daily Star. The arrested persons were
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Rajshahi Police arrested three Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders during a raid at their office in the city's Hatimkhan area on March 21, in connection with the February 9 violence in Rajshahi University (RU), reports Daily Star. The arrested persons were JeI leader and Poba ‘sub-district (upazila) chairman’ Mokbul Hossain, city JeI ‘publicity secretary’ Emaj Uddin Mondol, and Ahsan Habib, a clerk of RU accounts department.
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March - 21 
The security experts of Bangladesh at a workshop said international terrorists consider Bangladesh a softer destination compared to Pakistan and Afghanistan. They also expressed grave concern over the lack of security measures at Shahjalal Internatio
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The security experts of Bangladesh at a workshop said international terrorists consider Bangladesh a softer destination compared to Pakistan and Afghanistan. They also expressed grave concern over the lack of security measures at Shahjalal International Airport.
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March - 21 March - 22
Three Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders, arrested on March 21 in connection with the February 9 Rajshahi University (RU) violence, were taken on a three-day Police remand on March 22, reports Daily Star. JeI leader and Poba upazila (sub-district) chairma
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Three Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders, arrested on March 21 in connection with the February 9 Rajshahi University (RU) violence, were taken on a three-day Police remand on March 22, reports Daily Star. JeI leader and Poba upazila (sub-district) chairman Mokbul Hossain, city JeI publicity secretary Imaj Uddin Mondol and JeI leader Ahsan Habib were accused in a Police assault case.
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March - 21 
De-mining groups recovered 12 anti-personnel mines, one 81-mm mortar bomb and two Unexploded Ordinances (UXO) from Vilarsinnakulam, Sinnapandivirichchan, Nochchikulam, Naddankandal and Narikkulam areas of Wanni on the same day.
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De-mining groups recovered 12 anti-personnel mines, one 81-mm mortar bomb and two Unexploded Ordinances (UXO) from Vilarsinnakulam, Sinnapandivirichchan, Nochchikulam, Naddankandal and Narikkulam areas of Wanni on the same day.
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March - 21 
Sri Lanka Election Department would set up special polling centers in Jaffna for over 1500 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suspects, who are being held in rehabilitation camps in Jaffna, to exercise their franchise at the April 2010 parliamen
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Sri Lanka Election Department would set up special polling centers in Jaffna for over 1500 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suspects, who are being held in rehabilitation camps in Jaffna, to exercise their franchise at the April 2010 parliamentary election, reports Colombo Page. According to an Election Department spokesperson, the authorities have taken the decision to set up special polling centers for the detained LTTE cadres following a written request from them to the Election Commissioner asking for necessary facilities to exercise their right to vote at the upcoming parliamentary elections.
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March - 21 
The Valachchenai Police in Batticaloa District recovered one hand grenade during a search operation in Valachchenai area on March 21.
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The Valachchenai Police in Batticaloa District recovered one hand grenade during a search operation in Valachchenai area on March 21.
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March - 21 
Troops during search operations in Manthikai, Puloli, Kollarpuliyankulam, Sinnaparathan, Kilinochchi, Visuamadu, Anandakulam and Wellamullivaikkal areas of Wanni recovered one claymore mine, a detonator wire and stand, five hand grenades, one 81-mm m
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Troops during search operations in Manthikai, Puloli, Kollarpuliyankulam, Sinnaparathan, Kilinochchi, Visuamadu, Anandakulam and Wellamullivaikkal areas of Wanni recovered one claymore mine, a detonator wire and stand, five hand grenades, one 81-mm mortar bomb, 45 60-mm mortar bombs, one anti-personnel mine, one trapping, two T-56 weapons, six parts of a T-56 weapon, one T-81 weapon, 660 rounds of 9.9-mm pistol ammunition and 700 rounds 5.6 mm-ammunition on March 21, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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March - 22 
A People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Moirangthem Sanjit Meetei alias Johnson (18), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Andro Parking area on March 22. He disclosed that he joined the outfit in June 2009 through one Elis, a self st
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A People's Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, Moirangthem Sanjit Meetei alias Johnson (18), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Andro Parking area on March 22. He disclosed that he joined the outfit in June 2009 through one Elis, a self styled ‘corporal’ of the PLA.
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March - 22 
A Policeman, Kalicharan Bodra, was killed when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened an indiscriminate fire on a Police patrolling team near Chouka Police station in Sareikela in Sareikela-Kharsawan District in the night of March
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A Policeman, Kalicharan Bodra, was killed when Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres opened an indiscriminate fire on a Police patrolling team near Chouka Police station in Sareikela in Sareikela-Kharsawan District in the night of March 22, reported PTI.
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March - 22 
A special team comprising members of National Investigation Team (NIA), as also Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) officials, will soon leave for the US to question Pakistani-American militant David Coleman Headley who recently confessed plotting
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A special team comprising members of National Investigation Team (NIA), as also Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) officials, will soon leave for the US to question Pakistani-American militant David Coleman Headley who recently confessed plotting November 26, 2008 Mumbai terrorists attack attacks and also his links with the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), reports Times of India. Sources said that Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram has asked officials to prepare a questionnaire for Headley's interrogation.
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March - 22 
After a sustained operation along the Jharkhand-West Bengal border, the anti-Naxal forces will soon launch an offensive along the crucial borderline of Orissa and Chhattisgarh which is considered a Maoist stronghold, reports PTI. Official sources sai
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After a sustained operation along the Jharkhand-West Bengal border, the anti-Naxal forces will soon launch an offensive along the crucial borderline of Orissa and Chhattisgarh which is considered a Maoist stronghold, reports PTI. Official sources said five battalions (over 5,000 personnel) of the BSF have been asked to move to Orissa border with Chhattisgarh. They said the deployment would be completed by month-end and the operations in the strategic area are likely to begin around the same time.
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March - 22 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) fought gun battles with the Police at three separate locations in Bastar region on March 22, reports Sify.com. A gun battle broke out in Bastar District's Mardum area when armed Maoists opene
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) fought gun battles with the Police at three separate locations in Bastar region on March 22, reports Sify.com. A gun battle broke out in Bastar District's Mardum area when armed Maoists opened fire on a joint-contingent of the District Force (DF) and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Two other gun battles between the Police and the Maoists were reported from forested stretches of Narayanpur and Bijapur Districts. Bastar District Superintendent of Police, P. Sundaraj, claimed that four Maoists were killed in the gun battle but sources at the Police headquarters said Police failed to recover any dead body but three Maoists were arrested with some arms and ammunition.
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March - 22 
Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Hemanta Pradhan (45), secretary of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) local committee, at Dhanghori, Jhargram in West Midnapore District on March 22, according to Indi
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Cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Hemanta Pradhan (45), secretary of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) local committee, at Dhanghori, Jhargram in West Midnapore District on March 22, according to Indian Express.
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March - 22 
In Bokaro District, four villagers were abducted by the Maoists from near Petarwar Police station on March 22. They were identified as Sushil Sao, Satan Sao, Santosh Lohar and Sidam Thakur. While Thakur was released later, the rest remained untraceab
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In Bokaro District, four villagers were abducted by the Maoists from near Petarwar Police station on March 22. They were identified as Sushil Sao, Satan Sao, Santosh Lohar and Sidam Thakur. While Thakur was released later, the rest remained untraceable.
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March - 22 
Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on March 22 said the anti-Maoist joint operation would be launched as per plans, despite a two-day bandh (shutdown) called by the Maoists began in seven States including Orissa.
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Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on March 22 said the anti-Maoist joint operation would be launched as per plans, despite a two-day bandh (shutdown) called by the Maoists began in seven States including Orissa.
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March - 22 
Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered an explosion on the railway tracks between Kasta and Paraiya stations in Gaya District on March 22 during 48-hour bandh (shutdown), reported PTI. This resulted into derail
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Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered an explosion on the railway tracks between Kasta and Paraiya stations in Gaya District on March 22 during 48-hour bandh (shutdown), reported PTI. This resulted into derailing of seven coaches and engine of the 2445 up Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express. There was no casualty or serious injury.
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March - 22 
Suspected Maoists blew up railway tracks between Kokpara and Dalbhumgarh railway stations in East Singhbhum District in the night of March 22 disrupting railway traffic in Kharagpur section, as part of their 48-hour bandh (shutdown) in seven States.
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Suspected Maoists blew up railway tracks between Kokpara and Dalbhumgarh railway stations in East Singhbhum District in the night of March 22 disrupting railway traffic in Kharagpur section, as part of their 48-hour bandh (shutdown) in seven States.
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March - 22 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a stretch of the railway track between Midnapore and Godapiasal stations in West Midnapore District on March 22 affecting the services in the Adra-Midnapore section of the South Eastern
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a stretch of the railway track between Midnapore and Godapiasal stations in West Midnapore District on March 22 affecting the services in the Adra-Midnapore section of the South Eastern Railway (SER) during their two-day shutdown,.
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March - 22 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered two blasts between Birsa and Bongomunda stations near Rourkela in late night of March 22, resulting in the derailment of a goods train and disrupting train services on the Mumbai-Howra
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres triggered two blasts between Birsa and Bongomunda stations near Rourkela in late night of March 22, resulting in the derailment of a goods train and disrupting train services on the Mumbai-Howrah route, reported PTI.
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March - 22 
The Maoists also triggered landmine blasts on railway tracks between Jhargram and Gidhni in West Midnapore District on March 22, reported Times of India.
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The Maoists also triggered landmine blasts on railway tracks between Jhargram and Gidhni in West Midnapore District on March 22, reported Times of India.
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March - 22 
The meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) on extension of cease-fire with the Meghalaya based Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) was held in New Delhi on March 22, according to Shillong Times.
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The meeting of the Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) on extension of cease-fire with the Meghalaya based Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) was held in New Delhi on March 22, according to Shillong Times.
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March - 22 
The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) ‘kilonser (minister) of trade and commerce’, S.K. Peter, in a statement asked all the businessmen, transporters, proprietors, suppliers and vehicles plying on the National Highways and Stat
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The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) ‘kilonser (minister) of trade and commerce’, S.K. Peter, in a statement asked all the businessmen, transporters, proprietors, suppliers and vehicles plying on the National Highways and State Highway to ‘co-operate’ and ‘pay taxes’ to the trade and commerce kilonser, saying no ‘payment’ should be made to any agency other than the ‘concerned kilonser’.
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March - 22 
The Police arrested two Maoists, identified as Pintu Panda (60) and Sabir Hussain (28), during a combing operation inside Karada forest in Sundargarh District in the night of March 22. Another Maoist, Binod Munda, was arrested from Topadiha in the sa
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The Police arrested two Maoists, identified as Pintu Panda (60) and Sabir Hussain (28), during a combing operation inside Karada forest in Sundargarh District in the night of March 22. Another Maoist, Binod Munda, was arrested from Topadiha in the same District earlier in the day.
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March - 22 
A renowned educationist Professor Fazal Bari was shot dead by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in Quetta on March 22, according to Daily Times. Professor Bari, Principal of the Tamir-i-Nau Public Model school and a former chairman of the Balochistan
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A renowned educationist Professor Fazal Bari was shot dead by the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) in Quetta on March 22, according to Daily Times. Professor Bari, Principal of the Tamir-i-Nau Public Model school and a former chairman of the Balochistan Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, was going to the school when the unidentified assailants on a motorcycle opened fire at his car near Bhosa Mandi, killing him on the spot and injuring his driver Abdul Sattar. The BLA claimed responsibility for the attack. Meerik Baloch, a spokesman for BLA, calling from an unspecified place, said that the BLA had organised the murder.
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March - 22 
A roadside bomb killed one person and injured three others near a busy intersection in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan on March 22, according to Daily Times. The bomb was planted beside a rickshaw, Deputy Inspector General (Operations) Hamid Shaki
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A roadside bomb killed one person and injured three others near a busy intersection in Quetta, the capital of Balochistan on March 22, according to Daily Times. The bomb was planted beside a rickshaw, Deputy Inspector General (Operations) Hamid Shakil said.
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March - 22 
Police on March 22 arrested two militants who were masterminds behind a bomb attack on a UN office that killed five persons in Islamabad on October 5, 2009, according to Dawn. Acting Police Chief of Islamabad Bani Amin Khan said both militants belong
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Police on March 22 arrested two militants who were masterminds behind a bomb attack on a UN office that killed five persons in Islamabad on October 5, 2009, according to Dawn. Acting Police Chief of Islamabad Bani Amin Khan said both militants belonged to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and were planning more attacks, including strikes on a western club in Islamabad and a hotel used by foreigners. “We have arrested two master trainers from a hotel in Islamabad. They are the masterminds. They trained suicide bombers to carry out attacks in Islamabad,” Khan added. “They sent two suicide bombers who hit their targets, the United Nations World Food Programme and naval headquarters,” he added further. In the attack on October 5, 2009, a suicide bomber dressed in military uniform struck inside the heavily fortified UN office in Islamabad, killing four Pakistanis and an Iraqi working for the food agency. On December 2, 2009, a suicide bomber blew himself up outside a naval complex in Islamabad. A naval Policeman was killed on the spot and a Security Official who was injured succumbed to his injuries on the following day. “They confessed that they were trying to target a western club, Serena hotel, Rescue 15 (a rescue service), a girls college in Islamabad and telephone headquarters,” Khan said.
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March - 22 
Security Forces (SFs) killed three Taliban militants, including a key Taliban ‘commander’ Bakht Marin, in a clash with the Taliban, while arresting more than 500 suspected terrorists in a search operation in the Swat District of North West Frontier P
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Security Forces (SFs) killed three Taliban militants, including a key Taliban ‘commander’ Bakht Marin, in a clash with the Taliban, while arresting more than 500 suspected terrorists in a search operation in the Swat District of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 22, reports Daily Times. Official sources said that three Taliban militants, including a key Taliban ‘commander’ Bakht Marin, were killed in a clash between Taliban and SFs at Khawazakhela tehsil (revenue unit) in Swat.
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March - 22 
SFs arrested a key Taliban ‘commander’, Iliyas also known as Usman, from the Bakhsh Pul area near Charsadda road of Peshawar, reports Dawn. Law enforcement agencies said Usman is accused of running a parallel court in the Pundyali tehsil of the Mohma
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SFs arrested a key Taliban ‘commander’, Iliyas also known as Usman, from the Bakhsh Pul area near Charsadda road of Peshawar, reports Dawn. Law enforcement agencies said Usman is accused of running a parallel court in the Pundyali tehsil of the Mohmand Agency in FATA.
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March - 22 
SFs arrested around 500 suspected militants during a search operation at Nave Kelai, a suburb village area of Mingora city.
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SFs arrested around 500 suspected militants during a search operation at Nave Kelai, a suburb village area of Mingora city.
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March - 22 
The High Court (HC) rejected a petition filed by detained Rajshahi City JeI leader Ameer Ataur Rahman seeking bail in RU student Faruk murder case.
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The High Court (HC) rejected a petition filed by detained Rajshahi City JeI leader Ameer Ataur Rahman seeking bail in RU student Faruk murder case.
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March - 22 
The Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) cadres assaulted a freedom fighter, his wife and son and set ablaze his house following an altercation over ownership of a land at Kashidangi village under Baliadangi upazila (sub-district) of Thakurgaon District on March 22
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The Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) cadres assaulted a freedom fighter, his wife and son and set ablaze his house following an altercation over ownership of a land at Kashidangi village under Baliadangi upazila (sub-district) of Thakurgaon District on March 22.
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March - 22 
There is a secret connection between the Sri Lanka opposition parties and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to betray the country, Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma alleged on March 22, reports Colombo Page. Addressing a media briefing held at C
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There is a secret connection between the Sri Lanka opposition parties and the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to betray the country, Transport Minister Dullas Alahapperuma alleged on March 22, reports Colombo Page. Addressing a media briefing held at Colombo, Alahapperuma said that the secret connection is clearly evident as the opposition parties have not yet made any comments on the manifesto of TNA that calls for the merger of Northern and Eastern provinces.
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March - 22 
Troops recovered one 81-mm mortar bomb, two claymore mines, 41 anti-personnel mines, 22 Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) chargers, 42 RPG bombs, one 60-mm mortar launcher, two 40-mm mortar launchers, 26 60-mm mortar bombs, six 60-mm mortar fuses, one
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Troops recovered one 81-mm mortar bomb, two claymore mines, 41 anti-personnel mines, 22 Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) chargers, 42 RPG bombs, one 60-mm mortar launcher, two 40-mm mortar launchers, 26 60-mm mortar bombs, six 60-mm mortar fuses, one Rangan 99 anti-personnel mine, three hand grenades, 2000 rounds of General Purpose Machine Gun (GPMG) ammunition, one electric mine and one thermo baric weapon during search and clear operations in Wellarasinnakulam, Ariyalai, Karaweddi, Periyapandivirichchan, Periyamadu, Nachchikulam, Palampiddi, Chettiarmakan, Akkarayankulam, Korakkankaddu, Ampakamam, Mullaweli and Kumulamunai on March 22, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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March - 22 
Troops while engaged in checking of vehicles at Omanthai entry / exit point found 269 T-56 ammunition and Chinese made tent on the same day.
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Troops while engaged in checking of vehicles at Omanthai entry / exit point found 269 T-56 ammunition and Chinese made tent on the same day.
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March - 23 
A Police jeep was set ablaze by the Maoists in Sheohar District.
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A Police jeep was set ablaze by the Maoists in Sheohar District.
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March - 23 
A schoolbag packed with dynamite sticks and Maoist posters was recovered in Howrah District from the toilet of a general compartment of the DN 210 Joynagar Express coming from Bihar to Howrah on March 23.
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A schoolbag packed with dynamite sticks and Maoist posters was recovered in Howrah District from the toilet of a general compartment of the DN 210 Joynagar Express coming from Bihar to Howrah on March 23.
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March - 23 
A villager, Rampati Gorain (65), was shot dead by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Dumka District suspecting him to be a Police informer, reports Indian Express.
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A villager, Rampati Gorain (65), was shot dead by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Dumka District suspecting him to be a Police informer, reports Indian Express.
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March - 23 
A woman cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Maibam N. Thangjam O. Memcha alias Bala (35), was arrested by a combined force of the Imphal West District Police and Assam Rifle during a sear
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A woman cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Maibam N. Thangjam O. Memcha alias Bala (35), was arrested by a combined force of the Imphal West District Police and Assam Rifle during a search operation at Yaiskul near Krishna Premi Oil Pump on March 23, reports Imphal Free Press. She confessed during her interrogation that she joined the outfit in March 2009 through one Chandba of Sugnu and was operating under his ‘command’.
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March - 23 
Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a rest house of the British era in Kopela area of Sironcha taluka (administrative division) of Gadchiroli District on March 23, reported PTI. Property worth INR 200,000 was d
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Armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) set ablaze a rest house of the British era in Kopela area of Sironcha taluka (administrative division) of Gadchiroli District on March 23, reported PTI. Property worth INR 200,000 was destroyed in the fire, Police said.
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March - 23 
Around 200 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a Government toll plaza at Mahapur in Gaya District and shot dead a private security guard and looted 25 weapons including rifles, carbines and ammunition on March 2
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Around 200 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked a Government toll plaza at Mahapur in Gaya District and shot dead a private security guard and looted 25 weapons including rifles, carbines and ammunition on March 23, reported Outlook India. During the attack, Maoists opened fire indiscriminately and hurled bombs.
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March - 23 
Around 80 Maoists attacked Jamunia village in Nawada District and injured two persons in the firing on March 23.
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Around 80 Maoists attacked Jamunia village in Nawada District and injured two persons in the firing on March 23.
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March - 23 March - 24
Five "Pakistan-made" hand grenades were seized from the Mohali District on March 23, following the arrest of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), reports PTI. The grenades were recovered from Siswan village in Mullanpur town, about 14 kilometres away f
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Five "Pakistan-made" hand grenades were seized from the Mohali District on March 23, following the arrest of Babbar Khalsa International (BKI), reports PTI. The grenades were recovered from Siswan village in Mullanpur town, about 14 kilometres away from the Punjab Cricket Association stadium, where one of the Indian Premier League cricket mach is scheduled to be held on March 24 (today). Mohali's Superintendent of Police Varinderpal Singh said that the grenades were made in Pakistan and had an imprint of 'P-86' on them.
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March - 23 
In Latehar District, the Maoists blew up a metre of track between Chhipa Dohar and Hehegarha railway stations.
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In Latehar District, the Maoists blew up a metre of track between Chhipa Dohar and Hehegarha railway stations.
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March - 23 
Indian Express reported that Police recovered a bomb planted on the single track near the Roxy level-crossing in the morning of March 23. Maoist posters were also traced on the rail tracks at Roxy and Sunumura on the expressway.
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Indian Express reported that Police recovered a bomb planted on the single track near the Roxy level-crossing in the morning of March 23. Maoist posters were also traced on the rail tracks at Roxy and Sunumura on the expressway.
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March - 23 
Maoists killed a Special Police Officer (SPO), Bhimsena Khila, and critically injured another person of the village who happened to be uncle of another SPO at Maribeda village under Kalimela Police station in Malkangiri District in the afternoon, rep
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Maoists killed a Special Police Officer (SPO), Bhimsena Khila, and critically injured another person of the village who happened to be uncle of another SPO at Maribeda village under Kalimela Police station in Malkangiri District in the afternoon, reports The Hindu.
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March - 23 
On March 23, the Army troops neutralised three militant hideouts recovering a cache of arms, ammunition and explosives. The Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a militant hideout in the Malnad forest under the jurisdiction of Mahore Police Station in t
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On March 23, the Army troops neutralised three militant hideouts recovering a cache of arms, ammunition and explosives. The Security Forces (SFs) neutralised a militant hideout in the Malnad forest under the jurisdiction of Mahore Police Station in the Reasi District and recovered one magazine of 7.62-mm Self Loading Rifle with 20 rounds, two rounds of INSAS rifle, one HD cartridge, five electric detonators, three grenade shells, 15 grams of RDX powder, four Improvised Explosive Device (IED) circuits and two metres of electric wire among others, Police said. In another incident, the SFs neutralised a militant hideout in the Dandwar Gad Nala area of Doda District and recovered one revolver along with three rounds, two AK magazines with 30 rounds.
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March - 23 
One more person was reported to be dead in the attack carried out by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on the toll plaza at Mahapur on March 23, reports PTI. The slain person was a truck driver identified as Krishna Kant. Earlier, i
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One more person was reported to be dead in the attack carried out by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on the toll plaza at Mahapur on March 23, reports PTI. The slain person was a truck driver identified as Krishna Kant. Earlier, it was reported that one security guard, identified as Wakil Singh, was killed in the attack.
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March - 23 
People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Ashem Sunder alias Tomba (20), was arrested by a combined force of the Imphal East District Police and Assam Rifles from Pundongbam Lamkhai on March 23. He revealed that he joined the PREPAK
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People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, Ashem Sunder alias Tomba (20), was arrested by a combined force of the Imphal East District Police and Assam Rifles from Pundongbam Lamkhai on March 23. He revealed that he joined the PREPAK in March 2009 through one Herojit of Pungdongbam and was involved in extortion of money from Government officials, contractors, businessmen etc. of Pangei Khundrakpam, Yumnam Khunou, Sekta, Pungdongbam and Sawombung areas.
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March - 23 
Sahdeo Das, a leader of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee, a Maoist splinter group, was arrested from Menka village under Imamganj Police station of Gaya district on March 23, reports Times of India. Earlier associated with the erstwhile Maoist Communis
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Sahdeo Das, a leader of the Tritiya Prastuti Committee, a Maoist splinter group, was arrested from Menka village under Imamganj Police station of Gaya district on March 23, reports Times of India. Earlier associated with the erstwhile Maoist Communist Centre, he remained an active cadre of the CPI-Maoist till 2006.
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March - 23 March - 24
Security was beefed up at Marwar Junction on March 23 after authorities received two separate letters containing threats to blow up the station, reports PTI. While a postcard threatening to blow up the station was received by the Government Railway P
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Security was beefed up at Marwar Junction on March 23 after authorities received two separate letters containing threats to blow up the station, reports PTI. While a postcard threatening to blow up the station was received by the Government Railway Police (GRP) and the Railway Police Force (RPF) at the junction this morning, a similar letter was found outside the station master's office, Superintendent of Police (GRP-Ajmer) Veerbhan Ajwani said. Written in Hindi, the postcard bears the name of Indian Mujahideen (IM) at the end and mentions the date 24 for the strike but does not specify the month, he said. However, taking no chances and assuming the date to be 24th of March, security has been tightened at the station, the official said.
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March - 23 
Six Policemen including five Special Auxiliary Police (SAP) constables and Station House Officer (SHO) Virendra Yadav, were injured when the Maoists exchanged fire with the Police at a market in Belsand of Sitamarhi District on March 23 reported Indi
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Six Policemen including five Special Auxiliary Police (SAP) constables and Station House Officer (SHO) Virendra Yadav, were injured when the Maoists exchanged fire with the Police at a market in Belsand of Sitamarhi District on March 23 reported Indian Express. Superintendent of Police (SP) Anwar Hussain said that 500 armed Maoists arrived at Belsand Bazaar and asked shopkeepers to pull down shutters. The Police rushed to the spot, and in the exchange of fire, six Policemen were injured while the Maoists managed to escape.
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March - 23 
The Centre issued an alert to Maoist violence-affected States - West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and Chhattisgarh – on March 23 against possible attacks on railway networks in the wake of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres targe
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The Centre issued an alert to Maoist violence-affected States - West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and Chhattisgarh – on March 23 against possible attacks on railway networks in the wake of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres targeting a Rajdhani Express train in Gaya, by blasting the rail tracks, reports The Hindu.
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March - 23 
The Centre on March 23 extended the cease-fire with the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) by three months. "A revised ceasefire agreement was signed by ANVC at the meeting of Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Group held in New Delhi," an official sour
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The Centre on March 23 extended the cease-fire with the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) by three months. "A revised ceasefire agreement was signed by ANVC at the meeting of Joint Ceasefire Monitoring Group held in New Delhi," an official source said. Sources said ANVC assured "to adhere to the ceasefire ground rules and have better control on the camps and the cadre".
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March - 23 
The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted and killed Basir Khan, a supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), at Joynagar village in Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District on March
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The Hindu reports that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres abducted and killed Basir Khan, a supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), at Joynagar village in Lalgarh area of West Midnapore District on March 23,suspecting him to be a Police informer.
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March - 23 
The Jammu and Kashmir Government on March 23 said 219 Kashmiri Pandits were killed by militants since 1989 while 24,202 families were among the total 38,119 families which migrated out of the Valley due to turmoil, reports The Hindu. Replying to a qu
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The Jammu and Kashmir Government on March 23 said 219 Kashmiri Pandits were killed by militants since 1989 while 24,202 families were among the total 38,119 families which migrated out of the Valley due to turmoil, reports The Hindu. Replying to a question from People's Democratic Party member Syed Basharat Bukhari, Revenue Minister Raman Bhalla told the Legislative Assembly in Jammu, “219 Pandits were killed in Kashmir from 1989 to 2004. From 2004, no killing of any person from the community [Kashmiri Pandits] took place till now.” A total number of 38,119 families comprising 1,42,042 Kashmiri migrants were registered with the Revenue and Relief Ministry till now. He also said that despite rehabilitation packages not a single Kashmiri migrant has returned to the Valley. He disclosed that 808 Pandit families consisting of 3,445 people were still living in the Valley. “These families have never migrated,” he added.
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March - 23 
The Kuki Revolutionary Front (KRF) in a statement released by its ‘information and publicity in-charge’ Armstrong Gangte denied the outfit’s involvement in the ransom demand ‘served’ to the Manipur Horticulture Department in the name of the KRF ‘comm
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The Kuki Revolutionary Front (KRF) in a statement released by its ‘information and publicity in-charge’ Armstrong Gangte denied the outfit’s involvement in the ransom demand ‘served’ to the Manipur Horticulture Department in the name of the KRF ‘commander-in-chief’, and warned those responsible for act of ‘punishment’.
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March - 23 
The Maoists also attacked and ransacked the guest house of the Essar Steel in Malkangiri District of south Orissa. According to local Police, a group of 200 Maoist supporters attacked the guest house at Chitrakonda which was meant for official of the
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The Maoists also attacked and ransacked the guest house of the Essar Steel in Malkangiri District of south Orissa. According to local Police, a group of 200 Maoist supporters attacked the guest house at Chitrakonda which was meant for official of the company monitoring the ‘iron ore slurry booster pumping station’ in the area. They also set ablaze two vehicles of the company.
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March - 23 
The Maoists also blew up three mobile towers in Birikot village of Gajapati's Mohana block.
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The Maoists also blew up three mobile towers in Birikot village of Gajapati's Mohana block.
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March - 23 
The Maoists ransacked the LPG godown of a Parliamentarian, Anwarul Haque, at Belsand and looted INR 172,000. Belsand Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Nawal Kishore Singh said the Maoists also fired on the Police party and the Police returned 10
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The Maoists ransacked the LPG godown of a Parliamentarian, Anwarul Haque, at Belsand and looted INR 172,000. Belsand Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Nawal Kishore Singh said the Maoists also fired on the Police party and the Police returned 10 rounds of fire. Police have arrested one Suresh Ram and detained Mohd Ali Sher in this connection, added Times of India.
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March - 23 
The Meghalaya Police launched a counter-insurgency operation to flush out the ULFA militants from the thick forests of East and South Garo Hills Districts.
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The Meghalaya Police launched a counter-insurgency operation to flush out the ULFA militants from the thick forests of East and South Garo Hills Districts.
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March - 23 
The militants on March 23 vowed to wage jihad (holy war) to liberate Kashmir from Indian control, reports Daily Times. About 5,000 persons attended a rally in Kotli in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), shouting, “We are ready for jihad, we are ready f
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The militants on March 23 vowed to wage jihad (holy war) to liberate Kashmir from Indian control, reports Daily Times. About 5,000 persons attended a rally in Kotli in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), shouting, “We are ready for jihad, we are ready for jihad!” The gathering marked the anniversary of the 1940 Pakistan Resolution, in which Indian Muslims decided to struggle for a separate country following independence from British rule. Pakistan was born seven years later on 14th August 1947. “Diplomacy, talks and negotiations spanning several decades have not worked,” said Syed Salahuddin, chairman of the United Jihad Council (UJC), which consists of 16 religious groups, militant outfits and political parties. “The only way to liberate Kashmir is jihad,” said Salahuddin, who is also ‘commander-in-chief’ of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). He denied that jihadi groups were behind attacks within the country. The rally was also attended by leaders of Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD). A resolution adopted after the meeting said, “Jihad will continue until India ends its occupation of Kashmir.”
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March - 23 
Three People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadres were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Wino Bazaar area and Pungdambam area in Ukhrul District on March 23, reports Imphal Free Press. They were identified as Yumnam Sushil Ku
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Three People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadres were arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel from Wino Bazaar area and Pungdambam area in Ukhrul District on March 23, reports Imphal Free Press. They were identified as Yumnam Sushil Kumar (36), Th. Basant Singha (22) and Sunder Meitei (17). Two live ammunitions of 9-mm were recovered from their possession. They were handed over to Porompat Police Station.
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March - 23 
Three Policemen, including two Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel, were shot dead and four others critically injured at Ambajiri forest in Guma block of Gajapati District when cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) launched a
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Three Policemen, including two Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel, were shot dead and four others critically injured at Ambajiri forest in Guma block of Gajapati District when cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) launched a sudden attack on a 30-member strong Police combing party in the night of March 23, reports Indian Express. Among the dead are Sanjit Tirkey of District Voluntary Force, Deepak Sanbhoi and Balram Pradhan of SOG. The Police party had gone to raid a Maoist camp in the Ambajiri forest following a tip-off at about 12 in the night.
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March - 23 
Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar on March 23 appointed two of his top Taliban ‘commanders’ from the south to replace his former ‘deputy’ Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar who was arrested by Pakistani forces in Karachi on February 18, reports Daily Times
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Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar on March 23 appointed two of his top Taliban ‘commanders’ from the south to replace his former ‘deputy’ Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar who was arrested by Pakistani forces in Karachi on February 18, reports Daily Times. Abu Zabihullah, a senior Taliban operative, said that Abdul Qayyum Zakir, a former Guantánamo Bay inmate and Akhtar Mohammad Mansoor replaced Baradar. Their appointments, Zabihullah said, are meant, “to convey a good message that, despite our leader’s arrest, the Taliban is back to business-as-usual operations without a problem”.
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March - 23 
The militants on March 23 vowed to wage jihad (holy war) to liberate Kashmir from Indian control, reports Daily Times. About 5,000 persons attended a rally in Kotli in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), shouting, “We are ready for jihad, we are ready f
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The militants on March 23 vowed to wage jihad (holy war) to liberate Kashmir from Indian control, reports Daily Times. About 5,000 persons attended a rally in Kotli in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), shouting, “We are ready for jihad, we are ready for jihad!” The gathering marked the anniversary of the 1940 Pakistan Resolution, in which Indian Muslims decided to struggle for a separate country following independence from British rule. Pakistan was born seven years later on 14th August 1947. “Diplomacy, talks and negotiations spanning several decades have not worked,” said Syed Salahuddin, chairman of the United Jihad Council (UJC), which consists of 16 religious groups, militant outfits and political parties. “The only way to liberate Kashmir is jihad,” said Salahuddin, who is also ‘commander-in-chief’ of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). He denied that jihadi groups were behind attacks within the country. The rally was also attended by leaders of Jama’at-ud-Da’awa (JuD). A resolution adopted after the meeting said, “Jihad will continue until India ends its occupation of Kashmir.”
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March - 23 
The missiles fired from US drones killed at least six militants in the suburbs of Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 23, reports Daily Times. “US drones fired two missiles on a militant vehicle
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The missiles fired from US drones killed at least six militants in the suburbs of Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 23, reports Daily Times. “US drones fired two missiles on a militant vehicle parked outside a compound. At least six militants were killed and three others were wounded,” a Senior Security Official said. “The compound, being frequented by militants recently, was also destroyed in the attack,” he added.
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March - 23 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed five Taliban militants in the Anjani area of Orakzai Agency. The SFs targeted Taliban hideouts with heavy artillery, killing at least five Taliban militants and injuring three others. A Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed five Taliban militants in the Anjani area of Orakzai Agency. The SFs targeted Taliban hideouts with heavy artillery, killing at least five Taliban militants and injuring three others. A Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) hideout was neutralised by the SFs.
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March - 23 
The SFs foiled a terrorist bid in Mohmand Agency. SFs arrested eight persons while they were planting explosives in Mosa Kor area of Ambar tehsil.
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The SFs foiled a terrorist bid in Mohmand Agency. SFs arrested eight persons while they were planting explosives in Mosa Kor area of Ambar tehsil.
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March - 23 
The SFs neutralised three Taliban hideouts in Bhai Cheena area of Khar tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency. During the crackdown in Bhai Cheena, the SFs also set ablaze houses of two militants and seized weapons.
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The SFs neutralised three Taliban hideouts in Bhai Cheena area of Khar tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency. During the crackdown in Bhai Cheena, the SFs also set ablaze houses of two militants and seized weapons.
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March - 23 
Unidentified militants blew up a girls’ high school in Shapnao area of Risalpur near Nowshera District of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 23, reports Daily Times. Police said explosives had been planted near the school’s building, which
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Unidentified militants blew up a girls’ high school in Shapnao area of Risalpur near Nowshera District of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 23, reports Daily Times. Police said explosives had been planted near the school’s building, which detonated early morning. The explosion destroyed two rooms in the building.
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March - 23 
Himalayan Times reports that debate has begun on the future leadership and fate of the High-Level Political Mechanism (HLPM), with the death of the guardian of Nepali politics Girija Prasad Koirala. The former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress presi
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Himalayan Times reports that debate has begun on the future leadership and fate of the High-Level Political Mechanism (HLPM), with the death of the guardian of Nepali politics Girija Prasad Koirala. The former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress president, Koirala, had been leading the HLPM that was formed to sort out differences among parties.
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March - 23 
Leaders of the Unified CPN-Maoist signed a Declaration formally discharging 1,614 disqualified combatants from the People's Liberation Army (PLA), who were absent in the formal discharge process conducted from January 6 to February 8, in Maoist cant
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Leaders of the Unified CPN-Maoist signed a Declaration formally discharging 1,614 disqualified combatants from the People's Liberation Army (PLA), who were absent in the formal discharge process conducted from January 6 to February 8, in Maoist cantonments across the country.
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March - 23 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) vice-chairman, Mohan Baidya alias Kiran, on March 23 has warned in Salyan District that the nation will see "fresh people's revolt" if the new constitution is not prepared by the stipulated
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) vice-chairman, Mohan Baidya alias Kiran, on March 23 has warned in Salyan District that the nation will see "fresh people's revolt" if the new constitution is not prepared by the stipulated timeframe, reports Nepal News. He further said that his party will organize various programmes across the country in the coming days to exert pressure on the Government for timely constitution drafting.
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March - 23 
Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists stabbed four Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres, allegedly involved in the February 9 violence, on the Rajshahi University campus on March 23 and handed them over to the Police, reports Daily Star. The assaul
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Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) activists stabbed four Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres, allegedly involved in the February 9 violence, on the Rajshahi University campus on March 23 and handed them over to the Police, reports Daily Star. The assaulted ICS cadres were identified as Abdus Salam, a former student of Arabic Department of the university, Abu Hanif and Rikat, all hailing from Pabna District and Abul Bashar, a first year student of Arabic Department.
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March - 23 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader and former Rajshahi city ward councillor Gias Uddin gave another confessional statement before a court on March 23, naming the masterminds, including four teachers of Rajshahi University, behind the February 9 violence in
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader and former Rajshahi city ward councillor Gias Uddin gave another confessional statement before a court on March 23, naming the masterminds, including four teachers of Rajshahi University, behind the February 9 violence in the university. He also confessed that JeI held a meeting at Islamia College in the city's Binodpur area on February 8 and decided to help the ICS with a view to safeguarding the party's existence.
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March - 23 
The High Court (HC) directed the Police not to harass or arrest over 200 cadres of JeI and its student front ICS in the cases filed on charge of killing of Rajshahi University student Faruk Hossain.
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The High Court (HC) directed the Police not to harass or arrest over 200 cadres of JeI and its student front ICS in the cases filed on charge of killing of Rajshahi University student Faruk Hossain.
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March - 23 
Troops during search and clear operations in Kaduwela and Welikada areas of Colombo and Gampaha Districts of Western Province recovered two hand grenades on March 23, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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Troops during search and clear operations in Kaduwela and Welikada areas of Colombo and Gampaha Districts of Western Province recovered two hand grenades on March 23, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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March - 23 
Troops during search and clear operations in the Palamunai area of Ampara District recovered one T-56 magazine and 22 rounds of 7.62 x 39-mm ammunition on March 23, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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Troops during search and clear operations in the Palamunai area of Ampara District recovered one T-56 magazine and 22 rounds of 7.62 x 39-mm ammunition on March 23, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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March - 23 
Troops during search and clear operations in Vellarsinnakulam, Senapilavu, Periyapandivirichchan, Periyamadu, Palampiddi, Mannakulam, Chettiyarmakan, Adampan, Mallavi, Vaddakadu, Paranthan, Ampakamam, Kumulamunai, Katkulam, Sugandhipuram and Pudumata
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Troops during search and clear operations in Vellarsinnakulam, Senapilavu, Periyapandivirichchan, Periyamadu, Palampiddi, Mannakulam, Chettiyarmakan, Adampan, Mallavi, Vaddakadu, Paranthan, Ampakamam, Kumulamunai, Katkulam, Sugandhipuram and Pudumatalan on March 23 recovered 99 anti-personnel mines, one 60-mm mortar bomb, seven Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), 31 hand grenades, one 81-mm mortar bomb, fifty-six anti-personnel mine fuses, one 120-mm mortar bomb, one round similar to Multi Barrel Rocket Launcher, 27 claymore mines, one 9-mm pistol, one Arul bomb, one Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) uniform, one LTTE cap, one belt order, 12 antenna jacks, six hand held radio set antennas, three hand held radio set battery packs, one pencil shooting, four Compact Disks and one T-56 weapon, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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March - 24 
A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Horakhan Nanda, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel at Konthoujam Awang Leikai area in Imphal West District, reports Imphal Free Press.
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A cadre belonging to Military Council faction of the KCP, identified as Horakhan Nanda, was arrested by the Assam Rifles personnel at Konthoujam Awang Leikai area in Imphal West District, reports Imphal Free Press.
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March - 24 
A group of Maoists opened fire twice on a Police party at Laheri weekly market in Bhamragarh taluka and fled from the scene but no one was injured, Police added.
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A group of Maoists opened fire twice on a Police party at Laheri weekly market in Bhamragarh taluka and fled from the scene but no one was injured, Police added.
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March - 24 
A three-member team of the ‘B’ company of the ‘28th battalion’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) led by Sujit Mohan is reportedly holding talks with the Assam Police on a possible ceasefire agreement, according to Sentinel. Sources said
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A three-member team of the ‘B’ company of the ‘28th battalion’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) led by Sujit Mohan is reportedly holding talks with the Assam Police on a possible ceasefire agreement, according to Sentinel. Sources said, “The ‘B’ company of the ULFA’s 28th battalion has come forward for ceasefire with the government. A three-member team of the ‘B’ company is holding talks with the Special Branch of the Assam Police.”
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March - 24 
Director General of Assam Rifles Lieutenant General K.S. Yadava on March 24 said that after the Centre had approved deployment of 26 additional Assam Rifles battalions along the India-Myanmar border, at least three of these battalions would be used o
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Director General of Assam Rifles Lieutenant General K.S. Yadava on March 24 said that after the Centre had approved deployment of 26 additional Assam Rifles battalions along the India-Myanmar border, at least three of these battalions would be used on the border towards the end of 2010, to check movement of militants and smuggling, reports Telegraph. On the issue of withdrawal of Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act from Manipur, General Yadava said it was up to the Government to decide on matters related to its review. He, however, said as the situation in Manipur was not normal, the withdrawal of the Army Act would deprive the Security Forces from containing law and order effectively in the trouble-prone areas of the country.
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March - 24 
Even as cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) continued to strike at different places of the State, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on March 24 said that joint operation against the Left wing extremists will continue in the days to
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Even as cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) continued to strike at different places of the State, Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on March 24 said that joint operation against the Left wing extremists will continue in the days to come, reports The Hindu.
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March - 24 
IANS reports that over 1,200 surrendered cadres of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) launched a 72-hour hunger protest demonstration in Tripura on March 24, asking the Government rehabilitate them.
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IANS reports that over 1,200 surrendered cadres of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) launched a 72-hour hunger protest demonstration in Tripura on March 24, asking the Government rehabilitate them. They are seeking immediate economic rehabilitation of all former insurgents. The militants had surrendered to the Tripura Government at different times in the past three years. “We surrendered long back, but the State Government is yet to fulfil its promise to rehabilitate us,” said Achai Kashrung Jamatia, leader of the protesting former militants. “If we do not get a specific and positive assurance from the State Government about our rehabilitation within the next 72 hours, we will extend our hunger strike,” he added.
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March - 24 
Kashmir Times reports that Security Forces claimed to have neutralised a militant hideout and recovered arms and ammunition at Dandidhar in the Surankot tehsil of Poonch District. The recoveries made included 140 rounds PIKA ammunition, five electron
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Kashmir Times reports that Security Forces claimed to have neutralised a militant hideout and recovered arms and ammunition at Dandidhar in the Surankot tehsil of Poonch District. The recoveries made included 140 rounds PIKA ammunition, five electronic detonators, two Chinese grenades, three AK magazines, 43 rounds AK ammunition and one Radio Set (Kenwood).
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March - 24 
Meghalaya Chief Minister D. D. Lapang on March 24 informed the State Legislative Assembly that the State had turned into a "shelter and corridor" of insurgents of other Northeastern States, according to Shillong Times. The insurgents of other States
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Meghalaya Chief Minister D. D. Lapang on March 24 informed the State Legislative Assembly that the State had turned into a "shelter and corridor" of insurgents of other Northeastern States, according to Shillong Times. The insurgents of other States have chosen Meghalaya as one of their favourite grounds for taking shelter and using it as a transit route due to the peaceful situation prevailing in the State, the Chief Minister said.
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March - 24 
One National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre, identified as Bishnu Mushahary, was arrested by the SFs at Simulguri under Bijni Police Station of Chirang District on March 24, according to Telegraph.
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One National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) cadre, identified as Bishnu Mushahary, was arrested by the SFs at Simulguri under Bijni Police Station of Chirang District on March 24, according to Telegraph.
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March - 24 
Over 50 armed Maoists destroyed an under construction Police station building by triggering dynamite blast at Bhelbi in Saran District on March 24. The Maoists also opened fire indiscriminately and left behind a handbill demanding the State Governmen
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Over 50 armed Maoists destroyed an under construction Police station building by triggering dynamite blast at Bhelbi in Saran District on March 24. The Maoists also opened fire indiscriminately and left behind a handbill demanding the State Government to immediately halt 'Operation Green Hunt' and release its top leaders lodged in jails. No casualty was reported in the incident.
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March - 24 
PTI reports that Jammu and Kashmir Government on March 24 said that 58 militants, including 43 foreign mercenaries, were undergoing convictions for indulging in militancy-related incidents in the State. "At present 43 foreigners and 15 local militant
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PTI reports that Jammu and Kashmir Government on March 24 said that 58 militants, including 43 foreign mercenaries, were undergoing convictions for indulging in militancy-related incidents in the State. "At present 43 foreigners and 15 local militants are undergoing convictions for indulging in militancy-related activities in Jammu and Kashmir", Chief Minister Omar Abdullah said in an official release. They will be released only after completion of their terms of punishment, he added. He said at present 2,477 inmates were lodged in various jails in the State including 337 convicts and 1,914 under-trials.
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March - 24 
PTI reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead two persons, identified as Shibu Mondal and Hemu Dey, at Adharia village in West Midnapore District in the night of March 24, suspecting them to be Police
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PTI reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead two persons, identified as Shibu Mondal and Hemu Dey, at Adharia village in West Midnapore District in the night of March 24, suspecting them to be Police informers.
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PTI reports that Yamuna Yadav, a local worker of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-Liberation (CPI-ML-Liberation), was shot dead by the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Dohnadrup village in Latehar District,
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PTI reports that Yamuna Yadav, a local worker of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist-Liberation (CPI-ML-Liberation), was shot dead by the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near Dohnadrup village in Latehar District, after pronouncing him death sentence in a Kangaroo Court (people’s court) accusing him to be a Police informer. His bullet riddled dead body was found on March 25. He was abducted on March 24.
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March - 24 
Reports from Doda District said that SFs during search operation located and neutralised a militant hideout in Dooran Hans area of Bhaderwah tehsil in the night of March 24. Some explosives, two grenades, one pistol, one detonator were recovered from
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Reports from Doda District said that SFs during search operation located and neutralised a militant hideout in Dooran Hans area of Bhaderwah tehsil in the night of March 24. Some explosives, two grenades, one pistol, one detonator were recovered from the hideout.
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March - 24 
Security Forces on March 24 neutralised two hide-outs of the militants in Doda and Ramban Districts and recovered 14.5 kilograms of explosive and other material, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports said a militant hideout was neutralised at village Pani
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Security Forces on March 24 neutralised two hide-outs of the militants in Doda and Ramban Districts and recovered 14.5 kilograms of explosive and other material, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports said a militant hideout was neutralised at village Panihalla in the Doda District and the recoveries made from the hideout include 10 kilograms of explosives, one detonator, two UBGL grenades, 10 meters fuse wire, 600 grams urea and an electronic calculator. Another hide-out of the militants was neutralised and arms and ammunition recovered at Dandwar Nallah at Mahu Mangat in the Banihal tehsil (revenue unit) of Ramban District. Recoveries include one revolver, 4.5 kilograms of RDX, two AK magazines, three revolver rounds, 30 AK rounds, 35 kilograms of rice and two kilograms of dry fruit.
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March - 24 
Sentinel reports that a National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) cadre, Bakul Debbarma (29), surrendered before the Assam Rifles at Kalyanpur in West District on March 24. He laid down 15 bullets of the AK-47 rifle.
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Sentinel reports that a National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) cadre, Bakul Debbarma (29), surrendered before the Assam Rifles at Kalyanpur in West District on March 24. He laid down 15 bullets of the AK-47 rifle.
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March - 24 
Talking about the earlier reported encounter in Kupwara District in which two militants were killed on March 24 Defence spokesman Lieutenant Colonel J. S. Brar said that the militants were believed to be eight to 10 in number, according to Daily Exce
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Talking about the earlier reported encounter in Kupwara District in which two militants were killed on March 24 Defence spokesman Lieutenant Colonel J. S. Brar said that the militants were believed to be eight to 10 in number, according to Daily Excelsior. The slain infiltrators were possibly foreigners and were dressed in snow clothing, he added. This was the first infiltration bid by militants in 2010 in Kashmir Valley as the snow in the upper reaches has started melting. The last infiltration bid was foiled in December 2009 and there was no militant activity reported near the Line of Control (LoC) since then. As per intelligence reports, more than 2000 militants are awaiting orders at various launch pads across the LoC to infiltrate into the Valley and other parts of the State.
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March - 24 
The Army foiled an infiltration bid in which two militants were killed in the Kupwara District on March 24 (today), reports PTI. Troops observed some movement of infiltrators in the Keran sector near the Line of Control, a defence spokesman said. The
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The Army foiled an infiltration bid in which two militants were killed in the Kupwara District on March 24 (today), reports PTI. Troops observed some movement of infiltrators in the Keran sector near the Line of Control, a defence spokesman said. The infiltrators on being challenged by the troops opened fire and in the ensuing gun battle two militants were killed, he added. Search operation is continuing in the area.
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March - 24 
The Government has put on hold the withdrawal of troops, which saw 36,000 Army personnel leave Jammu and Kashmir over the last 18 months, because of renewed infiltration attempts from across the border. In January 2010 alone, Security Forces recorded
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The Government has put on hold the withdrawal of troops, which saw 36,000 Army personnel leave Jammu and Kashmir over the last 18 months, because of renewed infiltration attempts from across the border. In January 2010 alone, Security Forces recorded 62 attempts to sneak in, or increasingly fight their way into India, through the snow-bound mountains. "Further reduction in troop presence was to take place in current months but it has been suspended,” a senior unnamed Government source told Hindustan Times.
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March - 24 
The Military Council faction of the United Kuki Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the March 22 attack carried out at the residence of Director of the Manipur Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Department.
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The Military Council faction of the United Kuki Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the March 22 attack carried out at the residence of Director of the Manipur Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Department.
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March - 24 
The Vaiphei People's Councils (VPC) of Chongkhawzou Block in Henglep sub-division and Tuiliiduang Block of Thanlon sub-division in Churachandpur District lodged a complained before the Assam Rifles on the presence of Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA) cad
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The Vaiphei People's Councils (VPC) of Chongkhawzou Block in Henglep sub-division and Tuiliiduang Block of Thanlon sub-division in Churachandpur District lodged a complained before the Assam Rifles on the presence of Zomi Revolutionary Army (ZRA) cadres in the civilian populated area, according to Sangai Express.
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March - 24 
Two associates of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Salam Laxman and Meisnam Khogen, were arrested by the Bishnupur District Police, according to Sangai Express.
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Two associates of the Military Council faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Salam Laxman and Meisnam Khogen, were arrested by the Bishnupur District Police, according to Sangai Express.
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March - 24 
Pakistan continued to support some militant outfits that operate in Afghanistan, a top US intelligence official said on March 24, according to Times of India. "Islamabad has demonstrated determination and persistence in combating militants it perceiv
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Pakistan continued to support some militant outfits that operate in Afghanistan, a top US intelligence official said on March 24, according to Times of India. "Islamabad has demonstrated determination and persistence in combating militants it perceives dangerous to Pakistan's interests, but it also has provided some support to other Pakistan-based outfits that operate in Afghanistan," said Mathew Burrows, Counsellor and Director of the Analysis and Production Staff at the National Intelligence Council. "Increased Pakistani cooperation is more likely, if Pakistan is persuaded that the US is committed to stabilising Afghanistan and capable of doing so," he said at a news briefing held at the Foreign Press Centre.
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March - 24 
Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 21 Taliban militants in Ajani area of Lower Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 24, according to Daily Times. The sources said the operation was formally launched in Storkhel, Aj
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Security Forces (SFs) killed at least 21 Taliban militants in Ajani area of Lower Orakzai Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 24, according to Daily Times. The sources said the operation was formally launched in Storkhel, Ajani and Khalil Kalay areas of the Agency. The SFs also captured Shantana area. “One bunker, one ammunition dump and one training centre of militants destroyed by the Security Forces,” the sources said.
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March - 24 
According to Kantipuronline, the Young Communist League (YCL) has launched a signature campaign to pressurise the political parties for drafting the constitution on time and taking the peace process to a logical conclusion. The YCL plans to launch it
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According to Kantipuronline, the Young Communist League (YCL) has launched a signature campaign to pressurise the political parties for drafting the constitution on time and taking the peace process to a logical conclusion. The YCL plans to launch its drive in every constituency of Kathmandu, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur Districts. YCL president Ganeshman Pun said that they would submit a memorandum to Constituent Assembly Chairman Subas Nembang on March 26.
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March - 24 
Himalayan Times reports that nine cadres of the All Nepal National Independent Students Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R), student wing of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist), were injured in a clash with the Police at Dharan in
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Himalayan Times reports that nine cadres of the All Nepal National Independent Students Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R), student wing of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist), were injured in a clash with the Police at Dharan in Sansuri District on March 24. The clash erupted after the students demanded the immediate release of their comrades.
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March - 24 
Minister for Peace and Reconstruction Rakam Chemjong said in Biratnagar District that the new constitution can be drafted on time only after the integration and rehabilitation process of the ex-Maoist combatants is completed, reports Himalayan Times
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Minister for Peace and Reconstruction Rakam Chemjong said in Biratnagar District that the new constitution can be drafted on time only after the integration and rehabilitation process of the ex-Maoist combatants is completed, reports Himalayan Times. He also added that the new constitution could not be promulgated until the Unified CPN-Maoist returns the seized properties, abandons the Para-military structure of YCL, and comes to terms on the integration of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants.
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March - 24 
The Unified CPN-Maoist and Nepali Congress (NC) have staked claim over the leadership of the three-party High Level Political Mechanism (HLPM) which was earlier headed by late NC president Girija Prasad Koirala, according to Nepal News. NC leaders sa
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The Unified CPN-Maoist and Nepali Congress (NC) have staked claim over the leadership of the three-party High Level Political Mechanism (HLPM) which was earlier headed by late NC president Girija Prasad Koirala, according to Nepal News. NC leaders said that the leadership of HLPM should remain within the NC while the Unified CPN-Maoist leaders said they should get it as theirs is the largest party.
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March - 24 
RAB personnel arrested four militants belonging to the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajudhha) and recovered five bombs, two shutter guns and three bullets from their possession at Shimulchara village in Ataikula sub
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RAB personnel arrested four militants belonging to the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajudhha) and recovered five bombs, two shutter guns and three bullets from their possession at Shimulchara village in Ataikula sub-district of Pabna District on March 24, reports Daily Star. According to RAB, the militants were holding a secret meeting for future attacks.
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March - 24 
Six Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres, who were arrested while holding a secret meeting in Chittagong District on March 22, were remanded for one day on March 24, reports Daily Star. They were arrested along with a number of Islamist books.
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Six Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres, who were arrested while holding a secret meeting in Chittagong District on March 22, were remanded for one day on March 24, reports Daily Star. They were arrested along with a number of Islamist books.
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March - 24 
On the charge that Army camps were mushrooming in the Wanni, Military Spokesman Major General Prasad Samarsinghe said that these were not new camps. “And they are there to protect the Tamils from the LTTE [Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam],” he added
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On the charge that Army camps were mushrooming in the Wanni, Military Spokesman Major General Prasad Samarsinghe said that these were not new camps. “And they are there to protect the Tamils from the LTTE [Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam],” he added.
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March - 24 
President Mahinda Rajapakse had only recently told Straits Times that there still were “sleeping cadres” of the LTTE, who could be activated by interested parties both at home and abroad. There were still people in the north who believed in Tamil Eel
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President Mahinda Rajapakse had only recently told Straits Times that there still were “sleeping cadres” of the LTTE, who could be activated by interested parties both at home and abroad. There were still people in the north who believed in Tamil Eelam, he pointed out.
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March - 24 
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) highlights the “dangers” arising from the post-war influx of Sinhalese into the predominently Tamil Jaffna peninsula and the Wanni by drawing attention to the construction of permament Sri Lankan Army camps in the in the
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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) highlights the “dangers” arising from the post-war influx of Sinhalese into the predominently Tamil Jaffna peninsula and the Wanni by drawing attention to the construction of permament Sri Lankan Army camps in the in the region, reports Express Buzz. Suresh Premachandran, who is contesting from Jaffna District, said that the construction of permanent camps meant the transformation of the existing camps into family stations, which in turn, would mean a great increase in the population of the Sinhalese. This fear stems from the fact that the Sri Lankan Army is almost exclusively Sinhalese. “The army has about 40,000 troops now in the Wanni.Very soon, the troops’ families will join them. Once a permanent settlement comes up, infrastructural facilities like Sinhalese schools and Buddhist temples will come up, and the ethno-cultural character of the Wanni will change,” Premachandran said. Tamil nationalists point out that the predominantly Tamil Wanni has been substantially denuded of Tamils by the war, which had gone on for 30 years. The existing Tamil population has been impoverished by the war, especially in the last two years of it. Further, C. Sridharan, another TNA candidate in Jaffna, is quoted by Sudar Oli daily as saying that the Army is constructing 4,000 family quarters at Kokkavil. There would soon be at least 8000 school going Sinhalese children, for whom Sinhalese schools would have to be opened, he said. “Similar family stations will come up in Iyakkachchi, Palai and Jaffna,” he warned.
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March - 24 
The Sri Lankan Government’s view is that just as there are Tamils living amicably among Sinhalese in south Sri Lanka, Sinhalese should be able to live among Tamils in the north, because the country belongs to all ethnic groups. There were Sinhalese i
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The Sri Lankan Government’s view is that just as there are Tamils living amicably among Sinhalese in south Sri Lanka, Sinhalese should be able to live among Tamils in the north, because the country belongs to all ethnic groups. There were Sinhalese in the north before the Tamil movement became militant, it is recalled.
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March - 25 
A hand grenade, hurled by suspected militants, was found lying at the gate of the residence of a person, Kangabam Solendro (56), at Keishampat Thiyam Leikai in Imphal West District on March 25, reports Imphal Free Press.
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A hand grenade, hurled by suspected militants, was found lying at the gate of the residence of a person, Kangabam Solendro (56), at Keishampat Thiyam Leikai in Imphal West District on March 25, reports Imphal Free Press.
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A hand grenade, recovered from the gate of the residence of one Kangabam Solendro (56) at Keishampat Thiyam Leikai in Imphal West District on March 25, was defused by the Police on March 26.
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A hand grenade, recovered from the gate of the residence of one Kangabam Solendro (56) at Keishampat Thiyam Leikai in Imphal West District on March 25, was defused by the Police on March 26.
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March - 25 
A local court on March 25 remanded two Bangladeshi nationals, identified as Jamal Uddin (30) and Abdul Karim (31), arrested by Mobile Task Force on March 24, in four-day Police custody, reports UNI. Police said that they were suspected to be associat
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A local court on March 25 remanded two Bangladeshi nationals, identified as Jamal Uddin (30) and Abdul Karim (31), arrested by Mobile Task Force on March 24, in four-day Police custody, reports UNI. Police said that they were suspected to be associated with Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) of Pakistan. “They were detained on way to Guwahati,” sources said. Police said, “Preliminary investigations revealed that Jamal had been working in Karachi for the past few years and there was a lot of confusion over their statement.”
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March - 25 
A top squad leader of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Bikram alias Abhisek Mukherjee, a former Jadavpur University student, was killed along with three other Maoists in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) at Lakhanpur in Hat
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A top squad leader of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), Bikram alias Abhisek Mukherjee, a former Jadavpur University student, was killed along with three other Maoists in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) at Lakhanpur in Hathilot forest of Jangalmahal in West Midnaporer District on March 25, reported Times of India. Bikram’s senior comrade, ‘field commander’ Bikash, who has been overseeing the expansion of Maoist base in Jangalmahal, was seriously injured in his first ever encounter with the forces in the forests spread over 48 square kilometres.
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March - 25 
A trooper of the Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) suffered bullet injuries in a gun battle with Maoists that lasted more than seven hours in the Lakhanpur forest in the same District on March 25, reports The Hindu. Two Maoists are suspect
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A trooper of the Combat Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) suffered bullet injuries in a gun battle with Maoists that lasted more than seven hours in the Lakhanpur forest in the same District on March 25, reports The Hindu. Two Maoists are suspected to have been either seriously injured or killed in the incident. Several persons were arrested and some landmines recovered from the incident site. Director-General of Police (DGP) Bhupinder Singh said that the Police suspected that a top Maoist leader was present during the exchange of fire.
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March - 25 
An unidentified youth was killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Malkangiri District on March 25, suspecting him to be a Police informer, reported PTI. The bullet-ridden dead body was found along with some Maoist posters
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An unidentified youth was killed by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Malkangiri District on March 25, suspecting him to be a Police informer, reported PTI. The bullet-ridden dead body was found along with some Maoist posters on the Kalimela-Moutu road near MV-82 village under Moutu Police station area.
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March - 25 
Badri Yadav, a suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested and six others were detained from Paraiya Police station area in Gaya District on March 25 for interrogation in connection with blast leading to the derailment o
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Badri Yadav, a suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested and six others were detained from Paraiya Police station area in Gaya District on March 25 for interrogation in connection with blast leading to the derailment of Bhubaneshwar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express near Gaya Railway station on March 22, reported PTI.
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March - 25 
Chhattisgarh Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar on March 25 said in the State Legislative Assembly that, "As many as 90 Maoists were killed and 12 of their terror camps were destroyed till Feb 27 this year in state's Bastar region under Operation Green Hu
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Chhattisgarh Home Minister Nankiram Kanwar on March 25 said in the State Legislative Assembly that, "As many as 90 Maoists were killed and 12 of their terror camps were destroyed till Feb 27 this year in state's Bastar region under Operation Green Hunt," reports Economic Times.
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March - 25 
Daily Excelsior reports that another militant hideout was neutralised by the by the troops at Taryath in Rajouri District. Recoveries made from the hideout include 350 rounds of PIKA ammunition, five RPG bombs, 10 UBGL grenades, two Chinese grenades,
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Daily Excelsior reports that another militant hideout was neutralised by the by the troops at Taryath in Rajouri District. Recoveries made from the hideout include 350 rounds of PIKA ammunition, five RPG bombs, 10 UBGL grenades, two Chinese grenades, one optical sight with box, four pencil cells, one dagger, two rucksack, two blankets and eatables.
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March - 25 
Hours earlier, a 100-strong squad of armed Maoists attacked a forest beat office at Etela and set it ablaze, reports Times of India. The Maoists then damaged the staff quarters, broke down walls of a quarter under construction and set ablaze the enti
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Hours earlier, a 100-strong squad of armed Maoists attacked a forest beat office at Etela and set it ablaze, reports Times of India. The Maoists then damaged the staff quarters, broke down walls of a quarter under construction and set ablaze the entire complex.
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March - 25 
PTI reported that at least 60 attempts have been made by Pakistan-based militants to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir since the beginning of 2010. The quantum jump in infiltration attempts between January 1 and March 20, 2010 led to 40 encounters be
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PTI reported that at least 60 attempts have been made by Pakistan-based militants to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir since the beginning of 2010. The quantum jump in infiltration attempts between January 1 and March 20, 2010 led to 40 encounters between SFs and militants which left 38 militants dead. "The successive attempts of infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir is a matter of serious concern as many of the militants have been able to cross over into India," an unnamed official said.
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March - 25 
Security Forces (SFs) on March 25 neutralised three militant hideouts and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in Doda and Poonch Districts, reports PTI. The SFs neutralised a militant hideout at Qasbalari area in the Poonch District and recovere
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Security Forces (SFs) on March 25 neutralised three militant hideouts and recovered a cache of arms and ammunition in Doda and Poonch Districts, reports PTI. The SFs neutralised a militant hideout at Qasbalari area in the Poonch District and recovered 10 Chinese grenades, one kilogram of RDX, 10 AK rounds, Improvised Explosive Device wires, two batteries and one wireless set. Another hideout was neutralised in the Damdidan area of Surankote tehsil (revenue unit) of the same district. The recoveries from the hideout included 140 rounds of PIKA gun, five electronic detonators, two Chinese grenades and three AK magazines.
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March - 25 
Sentinel reports that one person, Rausan Ali, was arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) from Udalbakra area in Guwahati city on March 25. Five kilogrammes of ammonium nitrate, 21 detonators, three gelatin sticks, 23 pieces of explosive wire and splin
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Sentinel reports that one person, Rausan Ali, was arrested by the Security Forces (SFs) from Udalbakra area in Guwahati city on March 25. Five kilogrammes of ammonium nitrate, 21 detonators, three gelatin sticks, 23 pieces of explosive wire and splinters were recovered from his possession.
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March - 25 
The Assam Government would constitute a ministerial committee to make recommendations to the Union Government on the demands raised by the United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) during talks with the Union Government’s interlocutor P.C. Haldar.
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The Assam Government would constitute a ministerial committee to make recommendations to the Union Government on the demands raised by the United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) during talks with the Union Government’s interlocutor P.C. Haldar. Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on March 25 said that Gogoi had said to a delegation of the UPDS, which called on him on March 24, that the State Government would constitute a ministerial committee. It will hold discussions with all the stakeholders, including political parties, and make recommendations to the Union Government on the demands of the Karbi outfit within two months, said the Mijnister. He later added that the State Government was in favour of giving maximum political autonomy to the Karbis without disintegrating Assam.
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March - 25 
The Maoists also set ablaze an office of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) at Silda and triggered a low intensity explosion inside the office.
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The Maoists also set ablaze an office of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) at Silda and triggered a low intensity explosion inside the office.
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March - 25 
The Maoists triggered five landmine explosions, targeting the Security Forces near Dharampur early in the day. A Police Constable suffered a minor injury in the explosion.
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The Maoists triggered five landmine explosions, targeting the Security Forces near Dharampur early in the day. A Police Constable suffered a minor injury in the explosion.
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March - 25 
The meeting of the Suspension of Operation (SoO) signatories, the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and United People’s Front (UPF), umbrella originations representing the Kuki militant groups, Manipur Government and the Union Government, was held in
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The meeting of the Suspension of Operation (SoO) signatories, the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and United People’s Front (UPF), umbrella originations representing the Kuki militant groups, Manipur Government and the Union Government, was held in capital Imphal.
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March - 25 
The Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), political wing of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), asked the local people to persuade the non locals to leave Manipur and to return to their respective States, according to Telegraph.
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The Revolutionary People’s Front (RPF), political wing of the People’s Liberation Army (PLA), asked the local people to persuade the non locals to leave Manipur and to return to their respective States, according to Telegraph.
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March - 25 
Three Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militants were arrested at Rajpura of Patiala District in the night of March 25, reports The Hindu. They were identified as Waryam Singh alias Jasbir Singh alias Giani of Mohali District, Kulwant Singh of Mann
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Three Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militants were arrested at Rajpura of Patiala District in the night of March 25, reports The Hindu. They were identified as Waryam Singh alias Jasbir Singh alias Giani of Mohali District, Kulwant Singh of Mann Kheri District and Bhupinder Singh of Ropar District. Senior Superintendent of Police R. S. Khatra said that they confessed that they were in constant touch with Italy-based BKI militant Jasvir Singh Jassi, who gave them the weapons to eliminate Baba Bhaniarwala to create unrest in the State. They were paid heavily by Jassi and were asked to step up militant activity in the State, Khatra said. Waryam Singh, who was lodged in Ambala Jail for his anti-social activities, had jumped parole and was declared a proclaimed offender, he said. The trio had made unsuccessful attempts twice to kill the Baba, Khatra said.
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March - 25 
Two Pakistani intruders were shot dead by the Border Security Force (BSF) troops at a village near the border in Punjab and fake Indian currency with a face value of INR 6.5 million was seized, officials said on March 26, reports Times of India. The
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Two Pakistani intruders were shot dead by the Border Security Force (BSF) troops at a village near the border in Punjab and fake Indian currency with a face value of INR 6.5 million was seized, officials said on March 26, reports Times of India. The duo infiltrated into Indian territory in the border village of Naushera Dhalla and reached near the barbed wire fencing at around midnight of March 25, they said. The troops asked them to surrender but they tried to flee, following which they were shot dead. The BSF personnel later carried a search operation in the area which led to the recovery of the fake currency notes in the denomination of INR 500 and INR 1000.
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March - 25 
Two truck drivers, identified as Shanta Sinmgh and Laimayum Kullabi, were coming to Imphal from Dimapur in Nagaland with their rice-laden trucks when the vehicles were stopped at Khongem area in Senapati District on March 25 by some hill-based uniden
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Two truck drivers, identified as Shanta Sinmgh and Laimayum Kullabi, were coming to Imphal from Dimapur in Nagaland with their rice-laden trucks when the vehicles were stopped at Khongem area in Senapati District on March 25 by some hill-based unidentified militants who abducted them to an unspecified place, Police said on March 28, according to Shillong Times.
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March - 25 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on March 25 urged the UK and the US to put pressure on Pakistan to shut down terror camps operating in that country adding terror training must come to an end, reports Times of India. In an interview to BBC, he sai
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on March 25 urged the UK and the US to put pressure on Pakistan to shut down terror camps operating in that country adding terror training must come to an end, reports Times of India. In an interview to BBC, he said that the civilian Government in Pakistan has not moved towards reining in the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and likened Pakistan-based militant outfits Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) to al-Qaeda. Chidambaram, on an official visit in London, said things would be better "if there is a truly civilian Government in Pakistan which can rein in the ISI and direct the army and the ISI to move in and dismantle their terror infrastructure". "The camps must be closed. Training must come to an end", he added. Chidambaram also said that it would be "naive" for Western countries to think that only India faces the threat from Pakistan-based terrorists. "Once you allow these terror groups to train, recruit and be able to build capacity to strike, they can strike in India, they can strike in UK, they can strike in Denmark as they were planning out of the Karachi project", he said. "No country is truly safe....Don't think that India alone is under threat. Every country is under threat from these groups and the Lashkar-e-Toiba today is like the al-Qaeda, a multi-country group,” he stressed.
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March - 25 
10 militants were killed in clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in Adamkhel Kalay and Mirobak areas in Lower Orakzai while eight others were killed in air strikes in Dabori in Upper Orakzai. Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (teaching you lesson) aims t
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10 militants were killed in clashes with the Security Forces (SFs) in Adamkhel Kalay and Mirobak areas in Lower Orakzai while eight others were killed in air strikes in Dabori in Upper Orakzai. Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (teaching you lesson) aims to dislodge Taliban from Orakzai where the top leadership and commanders of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) moved in 2009 year after Operation Rah-e-Nijat (path to salvation) flushed Hakeemullah Mehsud-led TTP out from their strongholds in South Waziristan.
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March - 25 
At least 66 Taliban militants were killed in air strikes in Taliban strongholds of Ghaljo and Mamuzai areas of Orakzai Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 25, according to Daily Times. Local residents said 48 terrorists
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At least 66 Taliban militants were killed in air strikes in Taliban strongholds of Ghaljo and Mamuzai areas of Orakzai Agency in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 25, according to Daily Times. Local residents said 48 terrorists were killed when fighter jets targeted a madrassa (seminary) and training centre being run by Taliban in Mamuzai and Ghaljo areas. 22 terrorists were reportedly injured in the strike.
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March - 25 
Pakistan does not want the Taliban to take over Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on March 25, adding, however, there was a time when there was a Taliban Government in Afghanistan and Pakistan felt comfortable with that, reports
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Pakistan does not want the Taliban to take over Afghanistan, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said on March 25, adding, however, there was a time when there was a Taliban Government in Afghanistan and Pakistan felt comfortable with that, reports Daily Times. Talking to the National Public Radio, Qureshi rejected suggestions that Pakistan has quietly supported Taliban in Afghanistan. He pledged to work to bring stability to its neighbour. He said Pakistan was striving to be a “moderate, democratic voice” since its return to civilian rule in 2008. “Friends can also change,” he said. “What the American people need to understand is that people and democracy in Pakistan are getting their act together,” he said. Qureshi said Pakistan would only seek involvement in Afghanistan in accordance with the country’s wishes. “We are going to do whatever we can do to achieve the objective of a peaceful, stable, friendly Afghanistan,” he added.
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March - 25 
SFs recovered a cache of weapons during search operations in Nawagai and Mamoond tehsils of the Bajaur Agency.
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SFs recovered a cache of weapons during search operations in Nawagai and Mamoond tehsils of the Bajaur Agency.
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March - 25 
Suspected Taliban militants blew up primary girls’ school at Doda area in Nawagai tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency. With this latest attack, the total number of schools destroyed in the agency has surged to 77.
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Suspected Taliban militants blew up primary girls’ school at Doda area in Nawagai tehsil (revenue unit) of Bajaur Agency. With this latest attack, the total number of schools destroyed in the agency has surged to 77.
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March - 25 
Two headless dead bodies of missing tribal elders were recovered days after they were abducted by suspected Taliban militants. The militants abducted six elders and had killed at least three of them.
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Two headless dead bodies of missing tribal elders were recovered days after they were abducted by suspected Taliban militants. The militants abducted six elders and had killed at least three of them.
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March - 25 
US drone attacks in the tribal areas are being carried out without Pakistan’s consent and the matter will be taken up with Washington during bilateral discussions, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on March 25, reports Daily Times. He added that th
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US drone attacks in the tribal areas are being carried out without Pakistan’s consent and the matter will be taken up with Washington during bilateral discussions, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on March 25, reports Daily Times. He added that the US was committed to provide drone technology to Pakistan.
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March - 25 
An activist of the Nepal Student Union (NSU), Shambu Adhikari, was assaulted by the cadres of All Nepal National Independent Students Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R), students’ front of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist)
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An activist of the Nepal Student Union (NSU), Shambu Adhikari, was assaulted by the cadres of All Nepal National Independent Students Union-Revolutionary (ANNISU-R), students’ front of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) at Kawasoti in the Nawalparasi District on March 25, reports Kantipuronline. According to Adhikari, he was attacked following a disagreement between the NSU and the ANNIS-R students over appointing Principal in the college.
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March - 25 
Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) president in the Rajshahi University (RU), Shamsul Alam Golap, was arrested at Patalkandi area under Bhuapur Upazila of Tangail District on March 25. Later, he was handed over to the RAB for his involvement with the Februa
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Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) president in the Rajshahi University (RU), Shamsul Alam Golap, was arrested at Patalkandi area under Bhuapur Upazila of Tangail District on March 25. Later, he was handed over to the RAB for his involvement with the February 9 murder in RU.
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March - 25 
The military spokesman Major General Prasad Samarasinghe said that the de-mining process in the northern region is nearing completion, reports Colombo Page. Both sides of the A-9, B-69, B-35 routes in Mullaitivu and Mannar Districts, Kokavil, Kilinoc
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The military spokesman Major General Prasad Samarasinghe said that the de-mining process in the northern region is nearing completion, reports Colombo Page. Both sides of the A-9, B-69, B-35 routes in Mullaitivu and Mannar Districts, Kokavil, Kilinochchi, and Muhamalai to Paranthan have been cleared, Major General Samarasinghe said. According to Samarasinghe already 183,219 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have been resettled in their own villages after their land was cleared of landmines. Another 84,700 are to be resettled as soon as the de-mining is complete. Some 29,000 IDPs have gone out with permission and 54,000 remain in the camps. The spokesman also said in recent times 480 civilians have been injured due to landmine explosions.
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March - 25 
Troops during search and clear operations in Jaffna, Wellarasinnakulam, Periyapandivirichchan, Palampiddi, Tachchanamarathamadu, Kattaitadda, Alankulam, Iranamadu, Visuamadu and Mulliyaweli areas of Northern Province on March 25 recovered five 60-mm
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Troops during search and clear operations in Jaffna, Wellarasinnakulam, Periyapandivirichchan, Palampiddi, Tachchanamarathamadu, Kattaitadda, Alankulam, Iranamadu, Visuamadu and Mulliyaweli areas of Northern Province on March 25 recovered five 60-mm mortar bombs, two hand grenades, three T-56 magazines, 119 anti-personnel mines, three Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), four 81-mm mortar bombs, 60 rounds of 7.62 x 39-mm ammunition, one 120-mm mortar bomb booby trap and one T-56 mark-1 weapon, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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March - 26 
A 14-year old boy, Thongram Jacojit alias Jacob, was injured when unidentified militants triggered a hand grenade blast near a petrol pump at Singjamei Mayengbam Leikai area of Imphal West District in the evening of March 26, according to Sangai Expr
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A 14-year old boy, Thongram Jacojit alias Jacob, was injured when unidentified militants triggered a hand grenade blast near a petrol pump at Singjamei Mayengbam Leikai area of Imphal West District in the evening of March 26, according to Sangai Express.
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March - 26 
A Maoist, who was injured during an encounter with the Police at Charpokhari village, was arrested in Jamui District. A rifle was recovered from the encounter-site.
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A Maoist, who was injured during an encounter with the Police at Charpokhari village, was arrested in Jamui District. A rifle was recovered from the encounter-site.
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March - 26 
A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded at Bafliaz Wali Gali in Poonch in the afternoon but failed to cause any casualties. Also, the Army and the Police destroyed a hide-out of the militants at Sabjian dhok and recovered 3.5 kg RDX, ni
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A powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded at Bafliaz Wali Gali in Poonch in the afternoon but failed to cause any casualties. Also, the Army and the Police destroyed a hide-out of the militants at Sabjian dhok and recovered 3.5 kg RDX, nine detonators, four UBGL grenades, eight Chinese grenades, three AK magazines and two rucksacks.
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March - 26 
According to Sangai Express, a combined force of the Manipur Police, Meghalaya Police and Army arrested self-styled ‘chief’ of the Military Defense Force faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), Maisnam Gopeshwar alias Athouba (40), from Shillo
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According to Sangai Express, a combined force of the Manipur Police, Meghalaya Police and Army arrested self-styled ‘chief’ of the Military Defense Force faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), Maisnam Gopeshwar alias Athouba (40), from Shillong in the night of March 26.
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March - 26 
According to Times of India, several satellite phone conversations intercepted by Indian agencies in the past few months indicate that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is now deeply involved in attempts to drive India out of Afghanistan. These intercepts, which
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According to Times of India, several satellite phone conversations intercepted by Indian agencies in the past few months indicate that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is now deeply involved in attempts to drive India out of Afghanistan. These intercepts, which have been brought to the notice of US security agencies, are in Urdu and not just in Pashto which, according to Indian officials, suggests the involvement of LeT. The location of the satellite phone in most of these conversations was established in areas adjoining the Kunar province along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Kunar is the place where LeT was first formed in the early 1990s. One such conversation was intercepted in the first week of February 2010 by the Research and Analysis Wing (R&AW) in which terrorists were heard talking about the need to hurt India in Kabul. "Unlike earlier, apart from Pashto, many of these recent intercepts have been in Urdu. These were taken up with US agencies and they later authenticated them," said an official source, adding that through the intercepts, India has been able to confirm at least five meetings since September 2009 in which plans to attack Indians in Afghanistan were discussed. The intercepts also revealed that ISI officials were in constant touch with not just LeT but also other groups in Afghanistan to carry out attacks against Indians and Indian establishments in Afghanistan. The first of these was in Kunar in September 2009 in which LeT played host to the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Taliban leaders and other groups like Hizb-e-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) led by Gulbuddin Hekmatyar, an ISI lackey and rabid India-baiter. According to Indian officials, it appears that the LeT is trying to revive its old base in Kunar and use it to carry its battle against India to Afghanistan. A week after the February 26 attacks on Indians in two guesthouses in Kabul, a spokesperson for the Afghan intelligence service had said that the perpetrators were from the LeT because they were heard talking in Urdu by those present at the spot. US counter-terror coordinator Daniel Benjamin said in New Delhi on March 25 that US was focusing on LeT because it was filling up the gap left by "a diminished Al Qaida".
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March - 26 
Arun Yadav, a Maoist, was arrested from Tarwadih village in Latehar District, reported Times of India. He was among the three Maoists who fired at Anju Kumari (17) at the Navrang Chowk near Latehar railway station on March 4 as the girl had lodged an
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Arun Yadav, a Maoist, was arrested from Tarwadih village in Latehar District, reported Times of India. He was among the three Maoists who fired at Anju Kumari (17) at the Navrang Chowk near Latehar railway station on March 4 as the girl had lodged an FIR against Arun Yadav and Maoist sub-zonal ‘commander’ Pappu Lohra on January 20, for abduction and gang rape.
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March - 26 
Chicago-based Pakistani-American has been arrested on terrorism charges, this time for apparently providing material support to the al Qaeda, reports Hindustan Times. The operative, identified as Raja Lahrasib Khan, was arrested on March 26 by the
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Chicago-based Pakistani-American has been arrested on terrorism charges, this time for apparently providing material support to the al Qaeda, reports Hindustan Times. The operative, identified as Raja Lahrasib Khan, was arrested on March 26 by the Chicago Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Joint Terrorism Task Force. Khan claimed to have close links to Pakistan-based terrorist mastermind Ilyas Kashmiri, and according to the criminal complaint filed against him, the funds may well have also been intended for carrying out attacks in Jammu Kashmir. Ilyas Kashmiri had already been charged in January 2010 in the terrorism indictment against David Coleman Headley and Tahawwur Rana. According to a US Department of Justice release, Khan may allegedly also have discussed bombing a stadium in the US in August 2010 though “there was no imminent domestic danger”. He apparently knew Kashmiri, who he called Lala, for nearly 15 years. Kashmiri was the ‘commander’ of the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami (HuJI), a group that has traditionally focused on attacks in Jammu and Kashmir. Khan was under the FBI’s surveillance during the last couple of years.
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March - 26 
Claiming that they were not in "direct conflict" with India, Taliban have said there was a possibility of reconciliation even as they justified the February 26 Kabul attack on Indians as a "legitimate" action, reports Times of India. In a self-contra
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Claiming that they were not in "direct conflict" with India, Taliban have said there was a possibility of reconciliation even as they justified the February 26 Kabul attack on Indians as a "legitimate" action, reports Times of India. In a self-contradicting interview to a news magazine, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid claimed his organisation did not want India out of Afghanistan but attacked the country for supporting the Hamid Karzai government and western forces. "If the Taliban return to power, we would like to maintain normal relations with countries including India. It's possible for the Taliban and India to reconcile with each other," Mujahid said. He said "India's role is different from those countries that sent troops to occupy Afghanistan." Zabihullah Mujahid, at the same time, added that, "India isn't neutral in the Afghan conflict as it is supporting the military presence of US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan and working for the strengthening of the Hamid Karzai government." Also, he said, "India has never condemned the civilian casualties caused by the occupying forces", a reference to US-led troops in Afghanistan. Asked about the February 26 attack in which Indians, housed in two hotels in Kabul, were targeted, the spokesman said Taliban were responsible for it. He said it was carried out by "Taliban fighters after we got intelligence information that RAW agents were holding a meeting there." Claiming that India was supporting the Afghan government and the western forces, Mujahid said the country is, "therefore, a legitimate target for us." Asked if Taliban wanted India out of Afghanistan, he said, "We are not saying that India should be out of Afghanistan. Nor can India be completely expelled from Afghanistan."
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March - 26 
Daily Excelsior reports that a militant was killed in a gun battle with the Army near Hanuman post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of Kupwara District in Kashmir valley on March 26, taking death toll of the militants in the ongoing op
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Daily Excelsior reports that a militant was killed in a gun battle with the Army near Hanuman post along the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of Kupwara District in Kashmir valley on March 26, taking death toll of the militants in the ongoing operation to three.
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March - 26 
Elsewhere in the Sonitpur District, an NDFB militant, identified as Samar Basumatary (26), was lynched, while, another militant, Dabla Wary (30), was seriously injured when they were attacked by a mob at Pabhoi tea estate in Biswanath Chariali town o
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Elsewhere in the Sonitpur District, an NDFB militant, identified as Samar Basumatary (26), was lynched, while, another militant, Dabla Wary (30), was seriously injured when they were attacked by a mob at Pabhoi tea estate in Biswanath Chariali town on March 26. A bayonet was recovered from the possession of the duo. The Police said the two had gone to extort money from a businessman in the tea estate and were caught by the people. The Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB had demanded INR 30,000 from that businessman who owns a grocery shop in the estate. A Police official said, “We were informed about the incident by the estate management. By the time we arrived at the garden, one militant was already dead. We rescued the other.”
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March - 26 
Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren on March 26 said that the State plans to raise dog squads in all the Districts to strengthen the Police department in detecting crime and launching anti-Naxal operations, reported Times of India.
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Jharkhand Chief Minister Shibu Soren on March 26 said that the State plans to raise dog squads in all the Districts to strengthen the Police department in detecting crime and launching anti-Naxal operations, reported Times of India.
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March - 26 
Militants made a failed bid to blow up the bunker of 177 battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Sopore town of Baramulla District. The grenade, however, exploded by the roadside, resulting in injuries to a civilian passer by, identified
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Militants made a failed bid to blow up the bunker of 177 battalion of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Sopore town of Baramulla District. The grenade, however, exploded by the roadside, resulting in injuries to a civilian passer by, identified as Tanveer Ahmad.
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March - 26 
Nine cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Koilibera area of Kanker District in Bastar region on March 26, reported IANS. Kanker Superintendent of Police Ajay Yadav said that six guns and explosives were recove
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Nine cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested from Koilibera area of Kanker District in Bastar region on March 26, reported IANS. Kanker Superintendent of Police Ajay Yadav said that six guns and explosives were recovered from them.
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March - 26 
Over 100 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a newly constructed Police station building and a block office with dynamites and later on burnt 12 trucks at Tilauthar in Rohtas District on March 26, reported PTI. They als
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Over 100 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up a newly constructed Police station building and a block office with dynamites and later on burnt 12 trucks at Tilauthar in Rohtas District on March 26, reported PTI. They also looted cash and mobiles from the truck drivers.
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March - 26 
Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has issued a warning in Kashmir, telling residents to stop helping defence forces or face death. In its latest diktat, the LeT has put up posters in the Doda District of Kashmir warning locals that
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Pakistan-based terror outfit Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) has issued a warning in Kashmir, telling residents to stop helping defence forces or face death. In its latest diktat, the LeT has put up posters in the Doda District of Kashmir warning locals that all who either serve in the paramilitary forces or the Police force will be slaughtered. The posters warn locals who are working in the paramilitary or Police force, that they should resign or face consequences. The leT goes on to add that in coming days the group will target the Special Police Officers (SPOs).
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March - 26 
Pocham Buchayya Kulmethe (40), a former cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who had surrendered in 2001, was beheaded by the Maoists at village Pusukapalli village in Gadchiroli District on March 26, reported PTI.
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Pocham Buchayya Kulmethe (40), a former cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who had surrendered in 2001, was beheaded by the Maoists at village Pusukapalli village in Gadchiroli District on March 26, reported PTI.
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March - 26 
Police demolished a bunker of Maoists and recovered 67 detonators, 300 rounds of ammunition of self-loading rifles, timer devices and 700 uniforms of the Maoists at Dhakpahari village in Gaya District.
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Police demolished a bunker of Maoists and recovered 67 detonators, 300 rounds of ammunition of self-loading rifles, timer devices and 700 uniforms of the Maoists at Dhakpahari village in Gaya District.
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March - 26 
Police recovered dead bodies of two quilt-makers from Bihar, who were killed by suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants in Koilajuli area of Sonitpur District, reports Telegraph. They were identified as Mohammed Alam and Moha
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Police recovered dead bodies of two quilt-makers from Bihar, who were killed by suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants in Koilajuli area of Sonitpur District, reports Telegraph. They were identified as Mohammed Alam and Mohammed Ghulab, They were missing since March 22. The Police official said that the duo was probably killed by the NDFB militants on suspicion of being Army informers. “We have sent the bodies for post-mortem. It is not clear whether they were shot dead,” the official said.
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March - 26 
Suspected cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) put up road blocks with the help of huge logs of trees on National Highway- 217 near Ashurabandha in Berhampur District on March 26 leading to disruption of the traffic, reported PTI
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Suspected cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) put up road blocks with the help of huge logs of trees on National Highway- 217 near Ashurabandha in Berhampur District on March 26 leading to disruption of the traffic, reported PTI.
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March - 26 
Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Chotu Majhi, a security guard by slitting his throat at Telia Bahiar village in Giridih District on March 26, reported PTI. Some hand-written posters were found on the spot.
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Suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed Chotu Majhi, a security guard by slitting his throat at Telia Bahiar village in Giridih District on March 26, reported PTI. Some hand-written posters were found on the spot.
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March - 26 
The investigations into the arrest of two terror suspects, who were planning to set ablaze the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) Bandra headquarters, revealed that they were also plotting to strike at two more places in Mumbai, including Band
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The investigations into the arrest of two terror suspects, who were planning to set ablaze the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) Bandra headquarters, revealed that they were also plotting to strike at two more places in Mumbai, including Bandra’s G7 cinema complex, officials said on March 26, reports Times of India. The Anti-Terrorism Squad arrested two suspects, Abdul Latif (29) and Riyaz Ali Imtiyaz (22), on March 14.
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March - 26 
Times of India reported that the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has launched a Civic Action Programme (CAP) as a tool to get close to the villagers and recognize them individually. Sanjay Kumar Singh, commandant of CRPF's 7th Battalion said, "Th
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Times of India reported that the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has launched a Civic Action Programme (CAP) as a tool to get close to the villagers and recognize them individually. Sanjay Kumar Singh, commandant of CRPF's 7th Battalion said, "The primary purpose of the CAP is to get close to the villagers and erase doubts about the paramilitary forces. Secondly, it provides a platform to recognize every villager in presence of the village head (gram pradhan/ mukhiya) and others."
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March - 26 
Times of India reports that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley identified five-six serving officers of the Pakistan Army among the leaders of the Karachi Project, which seeks to organize attacks on India through fugitive Indian jih
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Times of India reports that Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Coleman Headley identified five-six serving officers of the Pakistan Army among the leaders of the Karachi Project, which seeks to organize attacks on India through fugitive Indian jihadis being sheltered in Karachi by the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI)-LeT combine. Sources said that besides serving Majors Samir Ali and Iqbal of Pakistan Army, Headley has told his FBI handlers about the role of one Colonel Shah and at least two other officers of the Pakistan Army in the Karachi Project. The role of two serving officers of the Pakistan Army, Majors Samir Ali and Iqbal, in the Karachi Project, was reportedly mentioned in the dossier that was submitted to visiting Pakistani Foreign Secretary Salman Bashir in New Delhi on February 25.
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March - 26 
Times of India reports that speaking to reporters after meeting Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor on March 26 said, "Infiltration has increased in Jammu and Kashmir this winter in comparison to last winter. But we ar
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Times of India reports that speaking to reporters after meeting Union Home Minister P Chidambaram, Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor on March 26 said, "Infiltration has increased in Jammu and Kashmir this winter in comparison to last winter. But we are fully capable of handling the situation." Increased infiltration in Jammu & Kashmir has sparked serious concern among authorities with many expecting a “hot summer”. Sources in the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said at least 60 attempts were made by Pakistan-based militants to infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir since the beginning of this year. The rise in attempts to cross the border illegally come after a relative lull in 2009. The number of encounters has also shot up to 40 which is nearly double of last year.
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March - 26 
Two blasts occurred at Mehjoor Nagar and Khanyar areas of Srinagar within 15 minutes of each other but there was no damage to life or property in the incidents. In both case, the explosions were probably caused by militants hurling grenades or fired
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Two blasts occurred at Mehjoor Nagar and Khanyar areas of Srinagar within 15 minutes of each other but there was no damage to life or property in the incidents. In both case, the explosions were probably caused by militants hurling grenades or fired rifle grenades targeting Police which missed targets.
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March - 26 
Two United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadres surrendered before the Manipur Director General Police Y. Joykumar and IGAR (South) Major General C. A. Krishnan at a surrender ceremony held at Mantripukhri area in Imphal East District on March 26.
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Two United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadres surrendered before the Manipur Director General Police Y. Joykumar and IGAR (South) Major General C. A. Krishnan at a surrender ceremony held at Mantripukhri area in Imphal East District on March 26. They reportedly laid down arms to the Assam Rifles on March 15. They were identified as Sunil Singh alias Kiyamlakpa and Herojeet Singh alias Silongba. Kiyamlakpa joined ‘293rd battalion’ of the UNLF on October 27, 2007 and got training at Tuambual camp for 60 days. Silongba joined the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 2005 before he defected to the UNLF on April 14, 2009. He was trained at Mintha camp for 45 days.
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March - 26 
After a meeting with US Vice President Joseph Biden, Qureshi said he expressed the US administration’s willingness to transform the US-Pakistan relationship into a mutually beneficial and sustained partnership. Biden dropped in a White House meeting
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After a meeting with US Vice President Joseph Biden, Qureshi said he expressed the US administration’s willingness to transform the US-Pakistan relationship into a mutually beneficial and sustained partnership. Biden dropped in a White House meeting between National Security Adviser James Jones and top Pakistani officials including Qureshi, Defence Minister Ahmed Mukhtar, Army chief General Ashfaq Kayani and Islamabad’s Ambassador in Washington Hussain Haqqani. “We exchanged views on the discussions we had at the strategic dialogue and his (Biden’s) expression of support reinforced my understanding that this administration is ready to turn bilateral relations into a partnership,” Qureshi told reporters after the meeting.
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March - 26 
At least 31 Taliban militants and five soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, were killed in fighting and air strikes in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 26, according to Daily Times. “In the Kalaya area of Ora
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At least 31 Taliban militants and five soldiers, including a lieutenant colonel, were killed in fighting and air strikes in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 26, according to Daily Times. “In the Kalaya area of Orakzai, militants attacked and captured a Security Post. Security Forces (SFs) retaliated and recaptured the post. 21 Taliban militants and five Security personnel were killed in the fighting,” said an Army statement. Locals said, “around 150 Taliban” attacked the base camp in Kalaya. Orakzai Political Agent Riaz Mehsud confirmed the death of the lieutenant colonel. The officials said sixteen wounded soldiers were airlifted to a military hospital in Kohat. “Those killed in the fighting were mostly Uzbek and Arabs. We have their bodies,” Frontier Crops Commander Major General Tariq Khan said.
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March - 26 
Fighter jets pounded Taliban hideouts and training centres during the on going Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see u) in Dabori, Mamozai, Khadezai and Ghaljo, killing 10 Taliban militants.
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Fighter jets pounded Taliban hideouts and training centres during the on going Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see u) in Dabori, Mamozai, Khadezai and Ghaljo, killing 10 Taliban militants.
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March - 26 
One 10-year old Faisal Khan was killed while two others sustained injuries in a landmine blast near the Hopo Colony in the Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti on March 26. The two others injured were identified as Ghulam Hussein and Sona Khan.
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One 10-year old Faisal Khan was killed while two others sustained injuries in a landmine blast near the Hopo Colony in the Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti on March 26. The two others injured were identified as Ghulam Hussein and Sona Khan.
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March - 26 
The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh Police arrested four members of a gang, which used to provide logistical support to militants belonging to the tribal areas as well as a neighbouring country, from unspecified location of Karachi
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The Crime Investigation Department (CID) of the Sindh Police arrested four members of a gang, which used to provide logistical support to militants belonging to the tribal areas as well as a neighbouring country, from unspecified location of Karachi on March 26, reports Daily Times. A cache of fake documents was also seized from their possession.
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March - 26 
The Interior Minister Rehman Malik while giving day-wise details of Operation Rah-e-Nijat (path to salvation) during Question Hour on March 26 said that since October 17, 2009 till February 20, 2010, 823 militants were killed. He also mentioned the p
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The Interior Minister Rehman Malik while giving day-wise details of Operation Rah-e-Nijat (path to salvation) during Question Hour on March 26 said that since October 17, 2009 till February 20, 2010, 823 militants were killed. He also mentioned the presence of local as well as foreign militants in South Waziristan Agency, including those affiliated with al-Qaeda, with their headquarters in Makin from where suicide attacks on civilians and military installations were planned and executed. Malik also accepted the challenge of a member to provide the list of at least 100 militants killed in operation that the Government had declared militants. “I am even ready to present the list of 100. Give me time by Monday or Tuesday,” he said. To a question about civilian casualties, he said announcements were made for the people to leave the areas prior to the start of the operation. But, those who did not leave either did not want to leave or they were siding with the militants. He quoted the example of Mohmand Agency where Maulvi Faqir Mohammad and Qari Ziaur Rehman were found from a civilian’s home.” If the people do not leave the area and are hit during the operation, it is not our fault. We tried that no innocent was killed during the operation,” he added. The Minister said that those who raped women, burnt schools and buildings and hanged people cannot be innocent. “They were terrorists and the operation was against them”, Malik concluded.
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March - 26 
Three persons were injured in a bomb explosion inside a tea stall, owned by Jalat Khan Zarkon, in Kohlu town.
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Three persons were injured in a bomb explosion inside a tea stall, owned by Jalat Khan Zarkon, in Kohlu town.
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March - 26 
One Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadre, Ram Ayodhi Yadav, was shot dead by an unidentified gang at Rampurbirta of Siraha District in the night of March 26, reports Kantipuronline. Yadav was a member of Unified CPN Mao
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One Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadre, Ram Ayodhi Yadav, was shot dead by an unidentified gang at Rampurbirta of Siraha District in the night of March 26, reports Kantipuronline. Yadav was a member of Unified CPN Maoist’s sister organisation Mithila State Committee and coordinator of Federation of Trade Union.
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March - 26 
Rajshahi University’s (RU) Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) president Shamsul Alam Golap was taken on a seven-day Police remand in Rajshahi District on March 26 in connection with a case involving recovery of explosives, reports Daily Star. Golap was accu
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Rajshahi University’s (RU) Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) president Shamsul Alam Golap was taken on a seven-day Police remand in Rajshahi District on March 26 in connection with a case involving recovery of explosives, reports Daily Star. Golap was accused in the killing of Bangladesh Chhatra League worker Faruk Hossain in violence on February 9.
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March - 27 
A National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) linkman, Chagan Koch (25), was arrested by the Border Security Force personnel along the India-Bangladesh border on March 27, reports Shillong Times. Two cellular phones and three Bangladeshi subscriber
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A National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) linkman, Chagan Koch (25), was arrested by the Border Security Force personnel along the India-Bangladesh border on March 27, reports Shillong Times. Two cellular phones and three Bangladeshi subscriber identity module cards were recovered from his possession.
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March - 27 
A People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, identified as Thokchom Bond alias Ricket (21) of Kwakeithel Heinou Khongnembi Honchos Leikai, was arrested from his locality by the Imphal East District Police on the same day.
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A People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, identified as Thokchom Bond alias Ricket (21) of Kwakeithel Heinou Khongnembi Honchos Leikai, was arrested from his locality by the Imphal East District Police on the same day.
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March - 27 
A PREPAK cadre, Yengkhom Nabachandra Singh (22), surrendered before the Assam Rifles on March 27. He laid down one 9-mm pistol with magazine and two live ammunitions of 9-mm.
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A PREPAK cadre, Yengkhom Nabachandra Singh (22), surrendered before the Assam Rifles on March 27. He laid down one 9-mm pistol with magazine and two live ammunitions of 9-mm.
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March - 27 
An unidentified militants set ablaze a villager's house in the Shopian District. A group of militants in the night of March 27 entered the house of one Riyaz Ahmed Piswal in village Zerakan-Kellar and opened fire at Riyaz. He, however, managed to esc
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An unidentified militants set ablaze a villager's house in the Shopian District. A group of militants in the night of March 27 entered the house of one Riyaz Ahmed Piswal in village Zerakan-Kellar and opened fire at Riyaz. He, however, managed to escape. The militants later set ablaze the house after forcing the family members out of it.
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March - 27 
Army on March 27 shot dead five more militants, who were part of the infiltrating bid, near Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara District, taking death toll of the ultras in ongoing operation to eight, reports Daily Excelsior. "Today (March 27), five mil
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Army on March 27 shot dead five more militants, who were part of the infiltrating bid, near Line of Control (LoC) in Kupwara District, taking death toll of the ultras in ongoing operation to eight, reports Daily Excelsior. "Today (March 27), five militants were killed in Keran sector near the LoC. "The total number of militants killed in the operation so far has now gone up to eight," Brigadier General Staff (BGS) of Army's 15 Corps Brigadier Gurmeet Singh said adding that the operation was still in progress.
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March - 27 
Daily Excelsior reports that a Pakistani intruder was shot dead by the Border Security Force personnel on the International Border (IB) at Nanga in the Ramgarh sector of Samba District late in the night of March 27. Another intruder escaped back to P
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Daily Excelsior reports that a Pakistani intruder was shot dead by the Border Security Force personnel on the International Border (IB) at Nanga in the Ramgarh sector of Samba District late in the night of March 27. Another intruder escaped back to Pakistan.
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March - 27 
Following the confession of self-styled ‘chief’ of the Military Defense Force faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), Maisnam Gopeshwar alias Athouba (40), who was arrested from Shillong in Meghalaya on March 26, the Thoubal District Police ar
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Following the confession of self-styled ‘chief’ of the Military Defense Force faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), Maisnam Gopeshwar alias Athouba (40), who was arrested from Shillong in Meghalaya on March 26, the Thoubal District Police arrested his younger brother, identified as Khagemba (30), from his residence along with two AK-47 Rifles and ammunition on March 27. In the follow up action, one sympathiser, identified as Joyrose Machangnao, was also arrested on March 27.
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March - 27 
Four Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were killed in gun battles with Security Forces (SFs) in the Rajouri and Kishtwar Districts on March 27, reports Pioneer. Two top LeT militants, identified as ‘district commander’ LeT Patimahal, Rehmatulla alias S
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Four Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were killed in gun battles with Security Forces (SFs) in the Rajouri and Kishtwar Districts on March 27, reports Pioneer. Two top LeT militants, identified as ‘district commander’ LeT Patimahal, Rehmatulla alias Saifullah, and Nissar Ahmed Parrey, who had recently been recruited into the LeT, were killed in Kishtwar District. The SFs also recovered one AK-47 assault rifle and one Chinese grenade from the militants. In another encounter in the Kalakote area of Rajouri District, two top Pakistani terrorists of the LeT were killed in a gun battle with the SFs. The slain militants were identified as Abu Osama and Abu Sorab. Two AK-47 rifles with eight magazines, 214 rounds, one Chinese pistol with three magazines and 15 rounds, one solar charger, two radio sets/icon with two chargers, one GPS Garmin, one satellite phone charger, two hares, a sophisticated compass, a map sheet and matrix sheet, two UBGL grenades, one binocular, two hand grenades along with medicine and eatables were recovered from the rucksacks of the slain militants.
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March - 27 
Militants are using GPS for cross-border infiltration and locating safe routes in Jammu and Kashmir, Police said after a high-end GPS was found from Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants on March 27. "Militants are using GPS for finding infiltration routes
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Militants are using GPS for cross-border infiltration and locating safe routes in Jammu and Kashmir, Police said after a high-end GPS was found from Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants on March 27. "Militants are using GPS for finding infiltration routes and tracks for movement within J&K. The satellite based navigation system is being used by militants as a guide in mountainous terrain," Superintendent of Police (SP, Noushera) R. K. Bhat told PTI. A Taiwan-made 'Garmin GPS' was seized from two LeT militants who had recently infiltrated from across LoC and were killed in Dharamshal area of Rajouri District on May 27, the SP said. As the infiltrating militants are increasingly finding it difficult to get guides to help them move from one area to another, they are now using this GPS system, he added.
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March - 27 
Naxalites (Left Wing Extremist) have killed a civilian in Bingada village in Latehar District, the Police said in Latehar on March 27, reports The Hindu. The bullet-riddled body of Puleshwar Yadav was found in the morning with a note left by the Jhar
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Naxalites (Left Wing Extremist) have killed a civilian in Bingada village in Latehar District, the Police said in Latehar on March 27, reports The Hindu. The bullet-riddled body of Puleshwar Yadav was found in the morning with a note left by the Jharkhand-Chhattisgarh Simant Committee, a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), claiming responsibility for the killing, the Police said. This was the second killing by the Naxalites in three days.
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March - 27 
One United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, identified as Soibam Somen alias Ningaidaba (23) of Heinoubok, was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from his locality on March 27.
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One United National Liberation Front (UNLF) cadre, identified as Soibam Somen alias Ningaidaba (23) of Heinoubok, was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from his locality on March 27.
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March - 27 
Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), predominately a threat to India, is fast expanding operations to other South Asian countries including Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives, said Admiral Robert Willard, Commander of the US Pacific Command i
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Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), predominately a threat to India, is fast expanding operations to other South Asian countries including Nepal, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Maldives, said Admiral Robert Willard, Commander of the US Pacific Command in his testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee on March 27, according to Times of India. The dangerously expanding influence of LeT, which was responsible for the Mumbai attack in 2008, is an issue of concern for the Obama Administration, he said. "Right now our concern is the movement of Lashkar-e Taiba, the terrorist group that emanates from Pakistan that was responsible for the Mumbai attacks in India, and specifically their positioning in Bangladesh and Nepal, the Maldives and Sri Lanka," Willard said in response to a question from Senator George Lemieux. Admiral Robert Willard said the US was working "very closely with the Indians" and within to develop the necessary plans to counter LeT and its movement into the Asia-Pacific region. Asked specifically if the LeT is a regional threat or a threat to India, Willard said as of now Lashkar is predominately a threat to India. "We're attempting to develop a further understanding of the extent to which they're a regional threat. If you'll recall, Lashkar-e-Taiba was evidenced in Chicago with the arrest of Headley," he said. "And we have certainly knowledge of their influence within the region beyond the countries that I just mentioned. The extent of that influence is what we're taking under study," he said. Responding to a question from Senator Daniel Akaka, Willard said the military-to-military relationship with India has been evolving over the last decade and has also started at the tactical level service-to-service type interaction.
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March - 27 
SFs recovered two dead bodies at Chhotokalshibhanga village on March 27 and it is suspected that the bodies belonged to Maoists who were killed during the seven-hour-long exchange of fire between the SFs and the insurgents on March 25.
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SFs recovered two dead bodies at Chhotokalshibhanga village on March 27 and it is suspected that the bodies belonged to Maoists who were killed during the seven-hour-long exchange of fire between the SFs and the insurgents on March 25.
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March - 27 
The body of Sambhu Mahato — a Maoist squad leader in charge of Goaltore — was found in Bhalukbhasa jungle, claimed the report dated March 27.
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The body of Sambhu Mahato — a Maoist squad leader in charge of Goaltore — was found in Bhalukbhasa jungle, claimed the report dated March 27.
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March - 27 
The Chief Minister's Office (CMO) in Bhubaneswar received an e-mail on March 27 purportedly sent by the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Peoples' Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threatening
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The Chief Minister's Office (CMO) in Bhubaneswar received an e-mail on March 27 purportedly sent by the Central Military Commission (CMC) of the Peoples' Liberation Guerrilla Army (PLGA) of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) threatening to blow up the residence of CM Naveen Patnaik and other important establishments in the State, reported PTI. The mail suggests bullet injuries to top Maoist Politbureau member Kishan and squad leader Bikram. The e-mail read, "We will reply to each bullet those hit Kishanji and comrade Bikram."
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March - 27 
The Hindu reports on March 27 that Maoist politburo member Koteswar Rao alias Kishan is suspected to have been seriously injured during the seven-hour-long gun-battle between security forces and the Maoists. The Police also suspect that the insurgent
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The Hindu reports on March 27 that Maoist politburo member Koteswar Rao alias Kishan is suspected to have been seriously injured during the seven-hour-long gun-battle between security forces and the Maoists. The Police also suspect that the insurgents suffered heavy casualties during the exchange of fire and are pegging the casualty figure at around 10, although none of the dead bodies could be recovered on March 26. Though West Bengal Director-General of Police Bhupinder Singh declined to comment on whether Kishan was injured, he said: “It is suspected that several of those rebels injured in the firing have succumbed to their injuries.” There was also a report that a student of the city-based Jadavpur University was one of the Maoists killed in the exchange of fire, but Singh said there was no confirmation on the matter.
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March - 27 April - 2
The nearly seven-day-long battle between LeT militants and Security Forces (SF) in Rajouri District. In all, 16 militants, militants, 15 of them Pakistanis, and five SF personnel died. The encounter began on March 27 and lasted till the evening of Ap
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The nearly seven-day-long battle between LeT militants and Security Forces (SF) in Rajouri District. In all, 16 militants, militants, 15 of them Pakistanis, and five SF personnel died. The encounter began on March 27 and lasted till the evening of April 2. While a group of eight militants had infiltrated into Indian Territory from Pallanwalla sector, another group of militants reportedly entered into this side from Nowshera sector. The infiltrators were heading towards Mahore area of Reasi District, sources said.
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March - 27 
The people of Mahuadand village in Latehar District lodged a case with the Police against the Naxal violence and observed a shutdown in protest on March 27, reported ANI. The Naxals had killed deserter Jamuna Prasad on March 25.
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The people of Mahuadand village in Latehar District lodged a case with the Police against the Naxal violence and observed a shutdown in protest on March 27, reported ANI. The Naxals had killed deserter Jamuna Prasad on March 25.
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March - 27 
The Security Forces (SFs) conducted another operation on March 27 looking for bodies of Maoists suspected to have been killed during the encounter on March 25. “Acting on a tip-off, our forces is advancing towards the Chhotokalshibhanga forest when a
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The Security Forces (SFs) conducted another operation on March 27 looking for bodies of Maoists suspected to have been killed during the encounter on March 25. “Acting on a tip-off, our forces is advancing towards the Chhotokalshibhanga forest when a landmine blast was triggered by the Maoists and forces were also fired upon. They retaliated leading to a brief gunfight before the rebels retreated,” Manoj Kumar Verma, West Midnapore Superintendent of Police (SP), said. He added that a bullet-riddled body of a man was discovered inside an abandoned well in the vicinity immediately after the firing subsided.
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March - 27 
Two militants of anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were arrested by Security Forces from the Santipur area in Chirang District on March 27, reports Telegraph. They were identified as Prabin Mushahary and Maiju Bas
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Two militants of anti-talks faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were arrested by Security Forces from the Santipur area in Chirang District on March 27, reports Telegraph. They were identified as Prabin Mushahary and Maiju Basumatary. One 9-mm pistol, a hand grenade and three rounds of live ammunitions were recovered from the possession of the militants, added Shillong Times.
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March - 27 
Airstrikes killed around 16 Taliban militants in the on going Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see u) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 27, reports Daily Times. A political administration official said that f
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Airstrikes killed around 16 Taliban militants in the on going Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see u) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 27, reports Daily Times. A political administration official said that fighter jets targeted Taliban hideouts in various areas of Orakzai Agency, including Anjani, Sultanzai, and Chapri Ferozkhel, Bizut, Bazobamar, Katakanay, Utman Khel, Chunddra and Dragari. Also, helicopter gunships targeted and destroyed three Taliban vehicles and several hideouts at Bagram and Shadal areas.
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March - 27 
US missile strike in North Waziristan killed four militants in a suspected al Qaeda and Taliban hideout. One of the two missiles fired by a drone aircraft hit a village house used by militants as a hideout, killing four persons and wounding five, off
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US missile strike in North Waziristan killed four militants in a suspected al Qaeda and Taliban hideout. One of the two missiles fired by a drone aircraft hit a village house used by militants as a hideout, killing four persons and wounding five, officials said.
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March - 27 
Troops conducted search and clear operations in Mulliyawellal, Puthukkudiyirippu and Udhayakattukulam on March 27 and recovered ten Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), one communication set, one amplifier, one vehicle mounted antenna, a 50 feet antenna
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Troops conducted search and clear operations in Mulliyawellal, Puthukkudiyirippu and Udhayakattukulam on March 27 and recovered ten Rocket Propeller Grenades (RPG), one communication set, one amplifier, one vehicle mounted antenna, a 50 feet antenna wire, 20 kilograms of C-4 explosives and 80 Kilograms of RDX explosives, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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March - 28 
A Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) cadre, identified as Thangneo Doungel alias Mangcha (22), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Old Lambulane area on March 26, reports Imphal Free Press. He had joined the KRA in 2000 through one Boboi
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A Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) cadre, identified as Thangneo Doungel alias Mangcha (22), was arrested by the Imphal East District Police from Old Lambulane area on March 26, reports Imphal Free Press. He had joined the KRA in 2000 through one Boboi and got training at Seikul Phanjang.
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March - 28 
About 400 militants were waiting to cross over to Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC) and nearly 300 militants were active in the Kashmir Valley, Brigadier General Staff at 15 Corps headquarters Gurmeet Singh said on March 28. "According to the
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About 400 militants were waiting to cross over to Indian side of the Line of Control (LoC) and nearly 300 militants were active in the Kashmir Valley, Brigadier General Staff at 15 Corps headquarters Gurmeet Singh said on March 28. "According to the Intelligence available with us, there are 42 training camps across the LoC and 34 of these are active. There are 20 launch pads opposite our Corp zone where around 400 militants are waiting to infiltrate," Daily Excelsior quoted him as saying. Asked about the identity of slain militants, he said it was still being ascertained. "The militants are now coming in mixed batches – Hizb-ul-Mujahideen [HM], Lashkar-e-Toiba [LeT] and Harkat-ul-Mujahideen [HuM]," he added. He said the militants were using Global Positioning System (GPS) and satellite phones as they do not trust the local guides anymore.
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March - 28 
According to Sangai Express, protesting monetary demands served by some militant groups to the Imphal Lamlai Taxi Transport Cooperative Society Limited, transporters affiliated to the society stopped transport service along Imphal-Lamlai road on Marc
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According to Sangai Express, protesting monetary demands served by some militant groups to the Imphal Lamlai Taxi Transport Cooperative Society Limited, transporters affiliated to the society stopped transport service along Imphal-Lamlai road on March 28.
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March - 28 
All passenger vehicles along Imphal to Saikul route was suspended since March 25 causing inconvenience to commuters, after the Kuki Revolutionary Army-Unification (KRA-U) and a faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) imposed huge monetary dem
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All passenger vehicles along Imphal to Saikul route was suspended since March 25 causing inconvenience to commuters, after the Kuki Revolutionary Army-Unification (KRA-U) and a faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) imposed huge monetary demands to the Saikul-Imphal Road Bus Owner Association, reports Imphal Free Press.
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March - 28 
Assam Tribune reports that the Assam Government will have to take the lead role in early completion of talks with militant groups of the State, which already signed cease-fire agreements for peaceful solution of the problems. Sources said that the Un
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Assam Tribune reports that the Assam Government will have to take the lead role in early completion of talks with militant groups of the State, which already signed cease-fire agreements for peaceful solution of the problems. Sources said that the Union Government had a very limited role in the process of talks with the militant groups like pro-talk faction of the NDFB, United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS), Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF), Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) and Black Widow (BW). Sources added that in case of the militant groups of Assam, the Union Government had already ruled out the possibility of division of Assam and asked the militant groups to seek solution of the problems within the geographical boundaries of the State.
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Defence sources told Daily Excelsior that on the basis of inputs provided by 16 Corps Counter Intelligence Unit about the presence of some militants, a joint search and cordon operation was launched in the Plana Kanthol Lambi Bari area under the juri
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Defence sources told Daily Excelsior that on the basis of inputs provided by 16 Corps Counter Intelligence Unit about the presence of some militants, a joint search and cordon operation was launched in the Plana Kanthol Lambi Bari area under the jurisdiction of Kotranka Police Station on March 28. At around 4pm (IST) on March 30, a contact was established with the hiding militants and subsequently gun-battle started. The exchange of fire between hiding militants and the SFs continued till 9.30pm, the sources said. During the gun battle, four militants, all belonging to the LeT outfit got killed. Three Army personnel were also killed while another sustained injuries in the gun battle. Sources said that though identity of the slain militants could not be established yet they were part of the group which had infiltrated from Sunderbani and Pallanwalla area of Akhnoor tehsil (revenue unit) in the Jammu District some days back. Though there was no firing from the militant’s side after 9.30pm yet SFs maintained cordon of the area as there were reports that some more militants were hiding in the area.
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March - 28 
In a veiled reference to Pakistan, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on March 28 pressed the point that India continued to remain vulnerable to State sponsored terror, reports Times of India. The remarks come at a time when fresh revelations by the
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In a veiled reference to Pakistan, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram on March 28 pressed the point that India continued to remain vulnerable to State sponsored terror, reports Times of India. The remarks come at a time when fresh revelations by the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operative David Headley indicate that there could be five-six serving Pakistani officers who were involved in the Karachi project. Chidambaram said, “The challenge before security is that the source of the terror lies across our border and they have the support of the state and therefore their capacity to reach here and strike is very high.’’ At the same time, he also said that the Security Forces have the capacity to give a "swift and decisive" response to any terror attack targeted against the country. Chidambaram said that cities in India were as vulnerable to terror as those in other parts of the world. "Like any other country we are vulnerable to terror. We are no more vulnerable and no less vulnerable to terror than any other country," he said.
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March - 28 
In an attempt to attract more unemployed youths into their armed fight, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has started shelling out INR 3,000 to each of their cadres as salary and a cut of the extortion money, reports PTI. "It is a matt
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In an attempt to attract more unemployed youths into their armed fight, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has started shelling out INR 3,000 to each of their cadres as salary and a cut of the extortion money, reports PTI. "It is a matter of concern. Acute poverty coupled with lack of job opportunities is turning many youths to Naxalism. They get Rs 3,000 as monthly remuneration and a cut of the extortion money they collect," a Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) official said.
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March - 28 
Intelligence agencies of Security Forces and Police believed that the number of Kashmiri youths held up in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) was precisely 2500. "There is no accurate official data as families of most of the youths, who had crossed over
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Intelligence agencies of Security Forces and Police believed that the number of Kashmiri youths held up in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) was precisely 2500. "There is no accurate official data as families of most of the youths, who had crossed over to PoK for arms training during past several years of militancy, have not lodged their missing reports. We have through our own sources of information managed to identify most of the youths who were stationed in PoK", official sources told the Daily Excelsior. "To be very precise, the number of such youths could be around 2500. The number, however, varied with different agencies with some putting it at 2000 and others at 2500 or 3000. We are taking it at 2500", they said, adding there was no basis in the claim of some human rights organisations which described the number around 10,000 or so.
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March - 28 
Pakchara R. Sangma, a ‘Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)’ of the Meghalaya Police, who remained missing for the last many months, issued a press statement ‘confirming’ himself as the ‘chairman’ of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) outfit a
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Pakchara R. Sangma, a ‘Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)’ of the Meghalaya Police, who remained missing for the last many months, issued a press statement ‘confirming’ himself as the ‘chairman’ of the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) outfit and threatened to take on the Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), accusing its of 'harassing' the weaker sections of the Garo society.
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March - 28 
Police destroyed eight bunkers of the Left Wing Extremists (LWE) and seized about 50 kilograms explosives besides literature during anti-Naxal operation on Dhakpahari hill in Aurangabad District on March 28, reported PTI. Two rifles, one pistol, 50 r
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Police destroyed eight bunkers of the Left Wing Extremists (LWE) and seized about 50 kilograms explosives besides literature during anti-Naxal operation on Dhakpahari hill in Aurangabad District on March 28, reported PTI. Two rifles, one pistol, 50 rounds of ammunition, equipment and explosives for making detonators, 24 Police uniforms and some cane bombs were recovered from the incident site.
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March - 28 
PTI reports that suspected militants on March 28 triggered two blasts in Poonch District but there was no casualty, Police officials said. The militants planted two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on the road in the Dabi area near Line of Control
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PTI reports that suspected militants on March 28 triggered two blasts in Poonch District but there was no casualty, Police officials said. The militants planted two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on the road in the Dabi area near Line of Control (LoC) of Balakote belt and Abass Post in Mendhar to target SFs and their convoys, they said.
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March - 28 
SFs arrested two persons, believed to be the Over Ground Workers working for the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), in the Shahdra Sharief area under the jurisdiction of Thanamandi Police Station of Rajouri District late in the night of March 28, according to Da
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SFs arrested two persons, believed to be the Over Ground Workers working for the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), in the Shahdra Sharief area under the jurisdiction of Thanamandi Police Station of Rajouri District late in the night of March 28, according to Daily Excelsior. The duo, identified as Mohd Shabir and Mohd Sadeeq, and residents of Shahdra Sharief, during preliminary questioning they disclosed that they have contacts with self styled LeT ‘commander’ of Thanamandi namely Abu Qamar and his group and also revealed that Abu Qamar and his associate may be hiding in Chamrer Gali area. Based on the information provided by the duo, the SFs launched a search operation in the Chamrer Gali forest area and recovered one IED fitted in a pressure cooker weighing about five kilograms, three kilograms of RDX and three detonators.
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March - 28 
Sources said that India along with Myanmar is planning a joint military action against Northeast militants, according to Sentinel. After crackdown on the militants’ bases and camps on its soil by Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League Government of Banglades
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Sources said that India along with Myanmar is planning a joint military action against Northeast militants, according to Sentinel. After crackdown on the militants’ bases and camps on its soil by Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League Government of Bangladesh, these groups have shifted to the territory of Myanmar. After such joint action in 2001, there have been no effective results as far as operation against the militants is concerned. The Union Government is planning deployment of more paramilitary forces along the border which it believes will greatly check cross-border movement of the militants. From the existing 15 battalions of Assam Rifles (AR) manning the India-Myanmar border from Arunachal Pradesh to Mizoram, the strength would be raised by another 26 additional deployment of AR battalions.
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March - 28 
Telegraph reports that One US carbine, a gun and ammunition were recovered by the Border Security Force (BSF) from the house of ULFA linkman, M. Lotha at Binapur in Golaghat District on March 28.
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Telegraph reports that One US carbine, a gun and ammunition were recovered by the Border Security Force (BSF) from the house of ULFA linkman, M. Lotha at Binapur in Golaghat District on March 28.
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March - 28 
The Hindu reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a supporter of ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), identified as Tarani Kumbhakar, at Bandwan in Purulia District late on March 26, sus
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The Hindu reports that suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shot dead a supporter of ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), identified as Tarani Kumbhakar, at Bandwan in Purulia District late on March 26, suspecting him to be a Police informer.
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March - 28 
The Nagaland Crime Branch stated that 65 extortion and 40 abduction cases were registered at all the Police stations in Dimapur in 2009, according to Nagaland Post. A total of 131 persons were also arrested in both cases for the same period. In Janua
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The Nagaland Crime Branch stated that 65 extortion and 40 abduction cases were registered at all the Police stations in Dimapur in 2009, according to Nagaland Post. A total of 131 persons were also arrested in both cases for the same period. In January-February 2010, a total of five abductions and seven extortion cases were registered and 13 persons arrested in both cases till date. Of the five abduction cases in 2010, four were already solved, said the statement.
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March - 28 
The Police arrested a suspect along with INR 500, 000 which was to be delivered to militants for fuelling violence in South Kashmir. Acting on a tip off, Police arrested one Nazir Ahmad Ganaie after recovering INR 5 00, 000 cash from him at Harmain i
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The Police arrested a suspect along with INR 500, 000 which was to be delivered to militants for fuelling violence in South Kashmir. Acting on a tip off, Police arrested one Nazir Ahmad Ganaie after recovering INR 5 00, 000 cash from him at Harmain in Shopian District in the evening of March 28. "The money recovered from Ganaie can be described as proceeds of terrorism. He is likely to have received the money from a courier for onward distribution among militants," said Senior Superintendent of Police (Shopian) Shahid Mehraj. The Police recovered a letter pad of LeT, a matrix sheet and a mobile phone set from his possession. This is second success of the Police against hawala (illegal money transfer) operators in Kashmir valley since 2009. In July 2009, Police had neutralized a big hawala racket spread over four Districts of the Valley and had recovered INR 4 00, 000 from the conduits.
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March - 28 
Three more persons were arrested on March 28 for suspected Naxalite links in Dangs and Tapi Districts in south Gujarat, reported Indian Express. They were identified as Bharat Puwar and Sulat Puwar of Ahwa taluka and Jayram Goswami alias Jayram Thaku
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Three more persons were arrested on March 28 for suspected Naxalite links in Dangs and Tapi Districts in south Gujarat, reported Indian Express. They were identified as Bharat Puwar and Sulat Puwar of Ahwa taluka and Jayram Goswami alias Jayram Thakur of Songadh taluka. The Police claimed to have recovered several incriminating documents from their residences. Sources said the three were members of the Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist- Janshakti (CPI –ML- Janshakti).
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March - 28 
Times of India added that ADG (headquarters) P. K. Thakur said Police busted a Maoist camp at Dhakanchua forest in Gaya District near the State's border with Jharkhand and seized 50 kilograms of explosives, one rifle, one pistol, 10 detonators, 250 b
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Times of India added that ADG (headquarters) P. K. Thakur said Police busted a Maoist camp at Dhakanchua forest in Gaya District near the State's border with Jharkhand and seized 50 kilograms of explosives, one rifle, one pistol, 10 detonators, 250 bullets of SLRs, besides explosives and fuse wire.
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March - 28 
Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram listed Maoist violence as one of the grave challenges facing the country and assured the gathering that the Government would free areas held by Naxals in the next three years. He said the Government was taking utmo
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Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram listed Maoist violence as one of the grave challenges facing the country and assured the gathering that the Government would free areas held by Naxals in the next three years. He said the Government was taking utmost precaution to ensure that the innocents are not affected by anti-Naxal operations. "Our security forces are observing the greatest restraint. They have been instructed not to fire until they are fired upon. It is a carefully controlled and calibrated operation to establish civil administration in the Naxal affected areas," he said. Chidambaram also said that the Security Forces were fighting with "one hand tied to their backs" and added that no one who was innocent would suffer. "Within two-three years, we will be able to free these areas from Naxals," he said.
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March - 28 
11 suspected militants were arrested during a search operation in Hangu.
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11 suspected militants were arrested during a search operation in Hangu.
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March - 28 
A bomb attack on March 28 injured five persons and destroyed a compact disc shop in the Hayatabad area of Peshawar, according to Daily Times. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) (Coordination) Sher Akbar said that five persons were injured when a b
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A bomb attack on March 28 injured five persons and destroyed a compact disc shop in the Hayatabad area of Peshawar, according to Daily Times. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) (Coordination) Sher Akbar said that five persons were injured when a bomb explosion at around 4:30pm completely destroyed the Afghan compact disc shop in Bilal Market.
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March - 28 
An Interior Ministry report said that 40 out of the total 55 wanted militants affiliated with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Malakand Division were killed, reports The News. According to officials, Security Forces (SFs), with the
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An Interior Ministry report said that 40 out of the total 55 wanted militants affiliated with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in the Malakand Division were killed, reports The News. According to officials, Security Forces (SFs), with the help of the local people, killed 40 wanted militants out of 55 who carried head money from PNR 0.1 million to PNR 10 million. Action is in progress against the remaining 15 militants. After the successful operation Rah-e-Rast (Path to Truth) in the Malakand Division, the federal and provincial Governments had registered cases under the Terrorism Act and announced head money from PNR 0.5 million to PNR 10 million on different wanted militant ‘commanders’.
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March - 28 
At least 17 Taliban militants were killed in air strikes and clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 28, According to Daily Times. The political administration officials said that 10
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At least 17 Taliban militants were killed in air strikes and clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 28, According to Daily Times. The political administration officials said that 10 Taliban militants were killed in a clash with SFs in Geedar area of Lower Orakzai, while seven more were killed in air strikes in Ferozkhel.
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March - 28 
SFs arrested 17 suspected militants, including a would-be suicide bomber, during a raid on the house of a former Khasadar (tribal Police) Force Line Officer, Noor Muhammad, in Speen Qabar area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency, reports T
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SFs arrested 17 suspected militants, including a would-be suicide bomber, during a raid on the house of a former Khasadar (tribal Police) Force Line Officer, Noor Muhammad, in Speen Qabar area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency, reports The News. Noor Muhammad is the cousin of Mangal Bagh, head of banned militant organisation Lashkar-e-Islam (LI).
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March - 28 
Taliban militants fired three rockets in Kalaya. There were no casualties.
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Taliban militants fired three rockets in Kalaya. There were no casualties.
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March - 28 
The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) plans to abduct US and Afghanistan diplomats in order to get arrested militants released in exchange for the abducted foreigners, intelligence agencies reports revealed on March 28, according to Daily Times. Anoth
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The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) plans to abduct US and Afghanistan diplomats in order to get arrested militants released in exchange for the abducted foreigners, intelligence agencies reports revealed on March 28, according to Daily Times. Another report said that a group of militants headed by Qari (code name) has entered Islamabad, Rawalpindi and Lahore to carry out terrorist attacks in the next few days. The intelligence agencies have directed the law enforcement agencies to beef up security in the federal capital and other cities.
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March - 28 
The TTP, in connivance with the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), planned suicide attacks on the main offices of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and the passport issuing authority in Lahore and Islamabad to punish them for their role
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The TTP, in connivance with the Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), planned suicide attacks on the main offices of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) and the passport issuing authority in Lahore and Islamabad to punish them for their role in identification of suicide bombers through DNA tests and fingerprints, said an official letter. The Lahore commissioner has issued the warning to the Capital City Police Officer, Lahore, and others. The letter, quoting the report of an intelligence agency, warned that Abu Bakar alias Abdullah Farooqi, a resident of Vehari, who is a TTP militant, had entered Lahore, along with his two associates, for launching terrorist attacks in the city. The same group has also been tasked to target Maulana Tahirul Qadri for issuing a decree against the suicide bombings. The letter further said that Abdul Mannan Muavia of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, a resident of Muzaffargarh, along with his three accomplices, is planning to target some Senior Police Officers and the Police offices in Jhang District in the near future. The same outfit is also planning to launch attacks on the Armed Forces in Karachi Cantonment. Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Pervez Rathore said that the Police had beefed up security in and around the buildings of NADRA and passport offices in Lahore and Islamabad.
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March - 28 
Janatantrik Terai Madhesh Mukti Morcha (JTMMM), a lesser known outfit, detonated a bomb in the office of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) in Nepalgunj of Banke District on March 28, according to Himalayan Times. A pressure
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Janatantrik Terai Madhesh Mukti Morcha (JTMMM), a lesser known outfit, detonated a bomb in the office of Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) in Nepalgunj of Banke District on March 28, according to Himalayan Times. A pressure cooker bomb was detonated in UCPN-M Banke District Office at 5A.M, Police said, adding that the blast caused minor damage in the office injuring one person.
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March - 28 
Kantipuronline reports that cadres of the Unified CPN-Maoist captured a piece of land belonged to former Food and Agriculture Minister Premraj Angdembe in Panchthar District. Over 20 Maoist cadres led by Maoist region no. 4 sub in-charge Mahendra Nem
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Kantipuronline reports that cadres of the Unified CPN-Maoist captured a piece of land belonged to former Food and Agriculture Minister Premraj Angdembe in Panchthar District. Over 20 Maoist cadres led by Maoist region no. 4 sub in-charge Mahendra Nembang, and Fidim village committee secretary Chandra Tamang planted party flags in the former Minister's land and announced the seizure.
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March - 28 
The Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) Matrika Prasad Yadav accused the Unified CPN-Maoist of using the High Level Peace Mechanism (HLPM) as a means to grab ruling power, according to Himalayan Times. He blamed Unified CPN-Maois
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The Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) Matrika Prasad Yadav accused the Unified CPN-Maoist of using the High Level Peace Mechanism (HLPM) as a means to grab ruling power, according to Himalayan Times. He blamed Unified CPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda of being restless in his hunger for power.
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March - 28 
Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed has warned the Government of an ‘explosive situation’ if his party leaders and workers are roped in on imaginary charges, reports Daily Star. The warning came in the wake of wide spe
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Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed has warned the Government of an ‘explosive situation’ if his party leaders and workers are roped in on imaginary charges, reports Daily Star. The warning came in the wake of wide speculations that JeI leaders would soon be brought to the dock on charge of war crimes.
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March - 28 
De-mining groups recovered 62 anti-personnel mines, one Arul bomb and two hand grenades during their search operations in Chettiyarmakkan, Alankulam, Velarisinnakulam, Periyapandivirichchan and Nochchikulam areas on the same day.
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De-mining groups recovered 62 anti-personnel mines, one Arul bomb and two hand grenades during their search operations in Chettiyarmakkan, Alankulam, Velarisinnakulam, Periyapandivirichchan and Nochchikulam areas on the same day.
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March - 28 
Electricity Board employees found one hand grenade, one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) and two 60 mm mortar bombs from a work site in Kilinochchi on the same day.
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Electricity Board employees found one hand grenade, one Rocket Propeller Grenade (RPG) and two 60 mm mortar bombs from a work site in Kilinochchi on the same day.
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March - 28 
Releasing of all the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suspects irrespective of whether they had been arrested or surrendered was among the demands the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) had placed before the Government in view of the Gener
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Releasing of all the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suspects irrespective of whether they had been arrested or surrendered was among the demands the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) had placed before the Government in view of the General Election, a regional newspaper said on March 28 quoting EPDP leader Douglas Devananda, reports Daily Mirror. “Responding to a request made by the sister of Puthuvai Ratnathurai to get her brother released, Minister Devananda has said that the LTTE spokesman Daya Masater’s sister too had made a similar demand, and that Daya Master is now free and living in Vadamarachchi following the actions taken by him,” Jaffna based Uthayan newspaper said as Devananda saying.
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March - 28 
Troops conducted search and clear operations in Thachcharanmuttuly, Chippiddi, Kumulamunai and Kakkandal on March 28 and recovered 12 anti-personnel mines, one shotgun, one Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), one hand grenade and one 81-mm mortar bomb, accord
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Troops conducted search and clear operations in Thachcharanmuttuly, Chippiddi, Kumulamunai and Kakkandal on March 28 and recovered 12 anti-personnel mines, one shotgun, one Unexploded Ordnance (UXO), one hand grenade and one 81-mm mortar bomb, according to Sri Lanka Army report.
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March - 29 
A Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militant, identified as Piara Singh, a resident of Gattikatar village in Ferozepur, was arrested with 3.5 kilograms of RDX, which he had reportedly smuggled from Pakistan for supplying to BKI militants in Punjab, M
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A Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militant, identified as Piara Singh, a resident of Gattikatar village in Ferozepur, was arrested with 3.5 kilograms of RDX, which he had reportedly smuggled from Pakistan for supplying to BKI militants in Punjab, Mohali SSP Gurpreet Singh Bhullar said at a press conference on March 29, reports Indian Express. With the arrest of the explosives supplier to BKI, the Mohali District Police claimed to have foiled another bid of the Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI)-backed BKI to revive militancy in Punjab, Delhi and across country. The SSP added that Piara Singh was a known smuggler of heroin and other contrabands and had walked out of jail a fortnight ago after serving a term in a drug smuggling case. During his stay in jail, he allegedly came in contact with some BKI militants, who asked him to smuggle and supply explosives after his release from jail, Bhullar claimed, while adding that Piara was arrested from the clues extracted during interrogation of suspected BKI militants, Gurpreet Singh and Balveer Singh Bhootna, who were taken into custody from Nabha jail last week on production warrants. The Police are, however, still to identify one of Piara’s accomplices, in connivance with whom, he had hidden the RDX underground near Mamdot area in Ferozepur. A First Information Report against Piara was lodged under various Sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, Explosives Act, 1884, and Arms Act, 1959, at the Zirakpur Police Station on March 19. Till now, a total of six suspected BKI militants have been arrested in the case and INR 100000 alleged hawala (informal money laundering system) money, a sophisticated revolver, three live cartridges and five hand grenades recovered.
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March - 29 
According to Telegraph, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram would make an aerial survey of the India-Myanmar border along Arunachal Pradesh on April 3, fuelling speculation that a joint operation against Northeast militants based in the neighbouring c
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According to Telegraph, Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram would make an aerial survey of the India-Myanmar border along Arunachal Pradesh on April 3, fuelling speculation that a joint operation against Northeast militants based in the neighbouring country is on the cards. He would visit Arunachal Pradesh on April 1 during which he would also visit Tawang, Tirap, Changlang, Lower Subansiri and Papum Pare Districts to take stock of the situation along the China-India and India-Myanmar borders. Cadres of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) are said to be hiding in the forest camps in Myanmar’s Sagaing division where the National Socialist Council of Nagaland–Khaplang (NSCN-K) has its headquarters. Source said Chidambaram would address a high-level security meeting with officials of the Army and other security agencies on April 3 after visiting Tirap and Changlang Districts, which border Myanmar, and have been affected by insurgency in an otherwise peaceful State.
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March - 29 
Another cadre belonging to the City Meitei faction of the KCP, identified as Thounaojam Ajit (29) of Utlou Mayai Leikai, was also arrested by the Imphal West District Police from his residence.
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Another cadre belonging to the City Meitei faction of the KCP, identified as Thounaojam Ajit (29) of Utlou Mayai Leikai, was also arrested by the Imphal West District Police from his residence.
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March - 29 
Another cadre of the KCP faction, identified as Namoiam Pocha (32), was also arrested. One AK-56 rifle along with four live rounds loaded in the magazine was seized from his house.
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Another cadre of the KCP faction, identified as Namoiam Pocha (32), was also arrested. One AK-56 rifle along with four live rounds loaded in the magazine was seized from his house.
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March - 29 
Another Maoist was injured following a gunbattle at Merom Junga Pahari in Saraikela-Kharswan District. Police recovered explosives, Maoist literatures, empty cartridges of Insas rifle and carbine from the incident site.
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Another Maoist was injured following a gunbattle at Merom Junga Pahari in Saraikela-Kharswan District. Police recovered explosives, Maoist literatures, empty cartridges of Insas rifle and carbine from the incident site.
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March - 29 
Assam Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain in the State Legislative Assembly on March 29 said that among the active militant groups, the ULFA has a strength of 875 cadres, while the anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) h
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Assam Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain in the State Legislative Assembly on March 29 said that among the active militant groups, the ULFA has a strength of 875 cadres, while the anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) has 225 cadres, All Adivasi National Liberation Army (AANLA) has 30 cadres, Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) has 40 cadres, Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) has 50 cadres, Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) has 110 cadres and Assam unit of the Harkat-ul-Mujaheedin has 45 cadres. The Minister further said that the Unified Command structure is active in the State for launching coordinated operations against militants. The Minister informed the House that in the last two years, 535 persons, including 494 civilians and 41 SFs, were killed by militants, while, during the same period, 333 militants were killed by SFs in counter-insurgency operations. He added that two outfits, Bircha Commando Force (BCF) and Adivasi Cobra Force (ACF), are in suspension of operation with the State Government and two others- Black Widow (BW) and Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) laid down arms to join the mainstream.
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March - 29 
Director General of Police (DGP) Neelmani informed on March 29 that Bihar Government will raise the insurance cover of Policemen and Home Guard personnel posted in 15 Maoist-affected Districts from INR 1,200,000 now to INR 1,375,000, reported Hindust
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Director General of Police (DGP) Neelmani informed on March 29 that Bihar Government will raise the insurance cover of Policemen and Home Guard personnel posted in 15 Maoist-affected Districts from INR 1,200,000 now to INR 1,375,000, reported Hindustan Times. The Districts identified are Patna, Nalanda, Gaya, Nawada, Jehanabad, Arwal, Aurangabad, Rohtas, Kaimur, Bhagalpur, Sitamarhi, East and West Champaran, Munger and Jamui, he added.
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March - 29 
One ‘commander’ of the ‘27th battalion’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), identified as Mridul Kalita alias Samar Jyoti alias Saurabh, was killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs), at Madeligaon village near Dalongghat unde
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One ‘commander’ of the ‘27th battalion’ of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), identified as Mridul Kalita alias Samar Jyoti alias Saurabh, was killed in an encounter with the Security Forces (SFs), at Madeligaon village near Dalongghat under Kalaigaon Police Station in Udalguri District on March 29, reports Sentinel. As the SFs reached the house of one village farmer Chinta Ram Barua, the militant lobbed three grenades upon the troops, which immediately exploded on the spot, in an attempt to escape. But the retaliation made by the SFs resulted in the killing of the militant on the spot. One 9-mm pistol along with two magazines and 12 rounds of live ammunition, a cash of INR 204000, 95 subscriber identity module cards along with seven cellular phones, several unaddressed extortion notes and some incriminating documents were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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March - 29 
one cadre belonging to City Meitei group of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Oinam Chandrakumar alias Meijao alias Rocky (36), was arrested by Imphal West District Police from Ningombam Lamkhai on March 29.
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one cadre belonging to City Meitei group of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), identified as Oinam Chandrakumar alias Meijao alias Rocky (36), was arrested by Imphal West District Police from Ningombam Lamkhai on March 29.
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March - 29 
One suspected militant was shot dead by a combined force of the Assam Rifles and Thoubal District Police during an encounter at Kalikalok village on the kakching Khunou-Mondum road under Waikhong Police Station in Thoubal District on March 29, repor
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One suspected militant was shot dead by a combined force of the Assam Rifles and Thoubal District Police during an encounter at Kalikalok village on the kakching Khunou-Mondum road under Waikhong Police Station in Thoubal District on March 29, reports Sangai Express. While other accomplices managed to escape, a 9-mm pistol with a magazine and four live rounds, and an Indian-made hand-grenade were recovered from the possession of the slain militant.
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March - 29 
Over 200 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up two school buildings at Duddha village in Kaimur District on March 29, reported PTI. The Maoists raided the village and confined the villagers within their houses befor
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Over 200 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) blew up two school buildings at Duddha village in Kaimur District on March 29, reported PTI. The Maoists raided the village and confined the villagers within their houses before detonating dynamites at the schools.
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March - 29 
PTI reports that Prabodh Singh Sadar, a leader of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was killed in an encounter with the Police at Baguidih village in Bodam Police station of East Singhbhum District on March 29.
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PTI reports that Prabodh Singh Sadar, a leader of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was killed in an encounter with the Police at Baguidih village in Bodam Police station of East Singhbhum District on March 29.
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March - 29 
Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have neutralised two militant hideouts in the Reasi and Poonch Districts on March 29, reports Kashmir Times. In the Mallas and Jamslan areas of Mahore in Reasi, the SFs neutralised the militant hideout and recovered f
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Security Forces (SFs) claimed to have neutralised two militant hideouts in the Reasi and Poonch Districts on March 29, reports Kashmir Times. In the Mallas and Jamslan areas of Mahore in Reasi, the SFs neutralised the militant hideout and recovered five PIKA rounds, two AK magazines, 32 AK rounds, one Improvised Explosive Device (IED), one meter electric fuse wire and one cellular phone. Another militant hideout was neutralised by the troops in the Doba forest area of Sanai (Surankot) in the Poonch District. The troops recovered one Chinese pistol along with a magazine and rounds, one RPG round, five Chinese grenades, two UBGL grenades, one AK magazine with 10 rounds, 10 PIKA rounds and one IED initiation mechanism from the hideout.
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March - 29 
The Army on March 29 said that nearly 550 terrorists were operative in the State, including around 250 in Jammu region, while 200-250 others were waiting at different launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) to enter the Indian territory to help
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The Army on March 29 said that nearly 550 terrorists were operative in the State, including around 250 in Jammu region, while 200-250 others were waiting at different launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC) to enter the Indian territory to help the depleted rank and file of militant organizations in launching offensive, according to Daily Excelsior. Brigadier Gurdeep Singh, Brigadier General Staff (BGS) 16 Corps, while addressing media persons at Corps Headquarters, Nagrota, informed that there was no let-off from the side of Pakistan in abetting and aiding terrorism against India, as 42 training camps still exist across the Line of Control (LoC) out of which 34 are working wherein, 2000-2500 militants are getting training. The recoveries, including SIM cards, music players, eatables etc, made from the Pakistani militants killed at Kalakote in the Rajouri District on March 27 have once again proved that Pakistan is aiding and abetting militants, as all the materials recovered from their possession were found made in Pakistan, he said. "Most of the recoveries point to the involvement of our neighbour. Two Nokia mobile sets with 2 SIM cards of Jazz and Telenor mobile companies of Pakistan, perfume brands of Haji Gulzareen Khashbu House of Peshawar (Pak), Star high nutrition mixer of Multan road Lahore, Mosquito replant of Karachi and 2 GB MP player (Pak made)," he maintained. The BGS further said that the Jammu region has been by and large peaceful and so far, in the first three months of 2010, 24 militants, including 11 ‘commanders’ belonging to the Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Harkut-ul-Jehad Islami (HUJI) have been eliminated in different anti-militancy operations with the least of collateral damage. On the number of militants in the State, he said 200 to 250 militants, 50 per cent of them foreign mercenaries, are operating in Jammu region and nearly 300 in Kashmir, adds Rediff. He said, "We have also focused on over ground workers (OGWs) and facilitated their arrest under a pro-active policy to target OGWs of militants". Replying to a question on withdrawal of troops from the State, the officer said, "There is no major troop pullout or withdrawal in the State. There have been redeployments and relocations of troops as per the security assessment from time to time," according to Daily Excelsior. He, however, clarified that his comment was pertaining to Jammu region. About the proposed surrender policy, he said, "The Army is prepared to take up anything. The Government is in the process of formulating such a policy and would automatically take into consideration the safeguards".
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March - 29 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a school building at Sohar village in Chatra District on March 29, reported PTI. Maoists alleged that the Police had used it as their shelter during the November-December 2009 Assembly e
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a school building at Sohar village in Chatra District on March 29, reported PTI. Maoists alleged that the Police had used it as their shelter during the November-December 2009 Assembly elections.
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March - 29 
The dead body of another non-local inhabitant was recovered at Darchin village under Tengnoupal Police Station in Chandel District in the afternoon of March 29.
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The dead body of another non-local inhabitant was recovered at Darchin village under Tengnoupal Police Station in Chandel District in the afternoon of March 29.
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March - 29 
The latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG) for the year ended March 31, 2009 points out that the State’s Police department is facing shortage of weapons, reported Business Standard on March 30. The Police department had
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The latest report of the Comptroller and Auditor-General of India (CAG) for the year ended March 31, 2009 points out that the State’s Police department is facing shortage of weapons, reported Business Standard on March 30. The Police department had 49,143 units of weapons, of which 11,232 or about 23 per cent were obsolete. There was also shortage of weapons as per Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPRD) norms. There was shortage of light vehicles in the Police stations as well.
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March - 29 
The Police arrested a Head Constable, Ghulam Mohiuddin, who is suspected of being involved in militancy, near Sub District Hospital of Kulgam District along with arms and ammunition, official sources said. Sources said Mohiuddin was posted at Distric
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The Police arrested a Head Constable, Ghulam Mohiuddin, who is suspected of being involved in militancy, near Sub District Hospital of Kulgam District along with arms and ammunition, official sources said. Sources said Mohiuddin was posted at District Police Line Budgam and was in charge of the store where weapons and ammunition seized from militants are kept. Police suspect that the Head Constable might have stolen the weapons from the store room and was on his way to pass these on to militants in South Kashmir, they said. One Chinese pistol, one magazine, 18 rounds of nine mm pistol, 15 rounds of 7.62 mm pistol, 56 rounds of INSAS rifle and three empty cartridges of self loading rifle were recovered from his possession at the time of the arrest.
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March - 29 
A civilian was killed and two others injured in a suicide attack targeting anti-Taliban militia in Tank District of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 29, according to Dawn. Sources said that a suicide bomber walked into the office of a mil
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A civilian was killed and two others injured in a suicide attack targeting anti-Taliban militia in Tank District of North West Frontier Province (NWFP) on March 29, according to Dawn. Sources said that a suicide bomber walked into the office of a militia in Tank and blew himself up shortly after an anti-Taliban meeting. “One volunteer was killed and two others wounded. It was a suicide attack,” Liaquat Ali, a Police official in Tank said. An intelligence official in Peshawar confirmed the incident, saying the office belonged to Qari Misbahhuddin, brother of Qari Zainuddin, a late rival of former Pakistani Taliban ‘chief’ Baitullah Mehsud. Qari Zainuddin was shot dead by assassins in the northwest in June 2009, while Mehsud was killed in a US missile strike in August 2009.
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March - 29 
A suicide attack killed two tribesmen including an elder who headed another anti-Taliban private militia in Mamoond town in the Bajaur Agency, reports Dawn. “Two people including Malik Taj Mohammad were killed and eight were injured in this incident.
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A suicide attack killed two tribesmen including an elder who headed another anti-Taliban private militia in Mamoond town in the Bajaur Agency, reports Dawn. “Two people including Malik Taj Mohammad were killed and eight were injured in this incident. It was a suicide attack,” Iqbal Khatok, a Senior Administrative Official said.
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March - 29 
At least 11 Taliban militants were killed during clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Orakzai and Khyber Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), while three key militant ‘commanders’ were arrested by troops on March 29, according to
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At least 11 Taliban militants were killed during clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Orakzai and Khyber Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), while three key militant ‘commanders’ were arrested by troops on March 29, according to Daily Times. At least nine Taliban militants were killed and four others arrested from Orakzai Agency where the Frontier Corps launched Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) to dismantle the safe havens of militants fleeing the military operation Rah-e-Nijat (path to salvation) in South Waziristan. Meanwhile, two militants were killed and 14 others arrested in a clash with SFs at Dogra area of Bara tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency.
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March - 29 
Five Policemen were injured when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near Hangu bypass, reports Daily Times. A Police van was badly damaged in the attack, officials said. One of the injured Policemen said he had seen a young man pressing the remote to
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Five Policemen were injured when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near Hangu bypass, reports Daily Times. A Police van was badly damaged in the attack, officials said. One of the injured Policemen said he had seen a young man pressing the remote to detonate the bomb.
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March - 29 
One person was killed and three others injured as their vehicle hit a landmine at the Degari coalfield area, 20 kilometres off Quetta, on March 29, according to Daily Times. According to Police sources, the four persons were travelling in their car t
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One person was killed and three others injured as their vehicle hit a landmine at the Degari coalfield area, 20 kilometres off Quetta, on March 29, according to Daily Times. According to Police sources, the four persons were travelling in their car that hit a landmine planted on the roadside by some unidentified men.
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March - 29 
The Security Forces (SFs) arrested a militant, identified as Naeem, during a search operation carried out in Khawazakhela tehsil (revenue unit) of Mingora. Four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), 35 hand grenades, an anti-aircraft gun and several c
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The Security Forces (SFs) arrested a militant, identified as Naeem, during a search operation carried out in Khawazakhela tehsil (revenue unit) of Mingora. Four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), 35 hand grenades, an anti-aircraft gun and several cartridges were recovered from the possession of the arrested militants.
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March - 29 
The Sindh Police’s Anti-Violent Crime Unit (AVCU) arrested four suspected militants affiliated with unspecified banned militant outfits in Wana and Waziristan, after an encounter at Hub River Road in Karachi. The arrestees were identified as Yasin,
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The Sindh Police’s Anti-Violent Crime Unit (AVCU) arrested four suspected militants affiliated with unspecified banned militant outfits in Wana and Waziristan, after an encounter at Hub River Road in Karachi. The arrestees were identified as Yasin, Sher Ayaz, Fateh Sher and Rasool Niaz.
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March - 29 
The throat-slit bodies of three anti-Taliban tribal elders were recovered in the Chinarak area of Kurram Agency, reports The News. Tribal sources said unidentified people kidnapped 15 tribal elders belonging to the Khwaidadkhel tribe two months ago.
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The throat-slit bodies of three anti-Taliban tribal elders were recovered in the Chinarak area of Kurram Agency, reports The News. Tribal sources said unidentified people kidnapped 15 tribal elders belonging to the Khwaidadkhel tribe two months ago. Among the abducted elders, the bodies of three Maliks (leader), including Malik Khayal Jang and Malik Khewadar, were found dumped in central part of Kurram Agency. The name of the third elder could not be ascertained.
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March - 29 
Three high-profile militants, including an operational ‘commander’ of the banned outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), were arrested by the Anti-Extremist Cell (AEC) of the Sindh Police’s Crime Investigation Department (CID) during a raid in Rehri Goth are
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Three high-profile militants, including an operational ‘commander’ of the banned outfit Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), were arrested by the Anti-Extremist Cell (AEC) of the Sindh Police’s Crime Investigation Department (CID) during a raid in Rehri Goth area of Bin Qasim Town in Karachi on March 29, Daily Times. Officials recovered 50 to 60 kilogrammes of potassium nitrate, 30-metre detonating code, three detonators and three pistols from the possession of the arrestees identified as Rizwan Muqaddam, Munir Chandio and Ziauddin Mehsud alias Khan Mohammad alias Siddique. AEC Chief Senior Superintendent of Police Omer Shahid said the militants were arrested while plotting for an attack on the Karachi Central Jail to help their imprisoned associates escape and they had also prepared an explosives-laden car for that purpose.
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March - 29 
Eight activists of Rastriya Janamorcha Nepal (RJN) were injured when Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres attacked them at Prithivi Chowk in Pokhara of Kaski District on March 29, reports Himalayan Times. According to R
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Eight activists of Rastriya Janamorcha Nepal (RJN) were injured when Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) cadres attacked them at Prithivi Chowk in Pokhara of Kaski District on March 29, reports Himalayan Times. According to RJN leader, Akash Gautam, around 30 Unified CPN-Maoist cadres attacked them indiscriminately with stones and canes, while they were participating in a rally organised by the All Nepal Youth Union to pressure for timely statute.
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March - 29 
Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha-Jwala Singh faction (JTMM-J) Mahottari District in-charge, Sudhir Pandey aka Dharmadas, was shot dead in Mahottari on March 29, reports Himalayan Times. He was killed when an unidentified gang fired at him, Police said,
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Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha-Jwala Singh faction (JTMM-J) Mahottari District in-charge, Sudhir Pandey aka Dharmadas, was shot dead in Mahottari on March 29, reports Himalayan Times. He was killed when an unidentified gang fired at him, Police said, adding that Dharmadas died sustaining four bullets. The deceased Dharmadas was involved in several incidents of killing and abductions in the District.
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March - 29 
MJF staged a rally in Kathmandu protesting the Government's failure to implement the agreement reached with Madheshi parties and demanding resignation of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal.
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MJF staged a rally in Kathmandu protesting the Government's failure to implement the agreement reached with Madheshi parties and demanding resignation of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal.
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March - 29 
Unified CPN-Maoist has intensified bilateral discussions with different parties in an attempt to get their support against the current coalition Government, reports Nepal News. Maoist leaders met Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) leaders. Maoist leader
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Unified CPN-Maoist has intensified bilateral discussions with different parties in an attempt to get their support against the current coalition Government, reports Nepal News. Maoist leaders met Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) leaders. Maoist leaders claimed after the meeting that they received support from the MJF to find an alternative to the current coalition.
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March - 29 
As revealed by different detained foreign militants, 15 foreign militant organisations were active or are still operating in Bangladesh since 1991 using the country as a safe shelter or transit to infiltrate neighbouring countries, reports Daily Star
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As revealed by different detained foreign militants, 15 foreign militant organisations were active or are still operating in Bangladesh since 1991 using the country as a safe shelter or transit to infiltrate neighbouring countries, reports Daily Star. The organisations are Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Tehrik-e-Jehad-e-Islami-Kashmiri (TJI), Harkat-ul Mujahideen (HuM), Harkat-ul-Jehadul Islami (HuJI), Hizb-ul Mujahideen (HuM), Hezbe Islami, Jamiatul Mujahideen, Harkat-ul-Ansar, Jammu and Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), India-based Asif Reza Commando Force (ARCF), Myanmar-based militant groups Rohingya Solidarity Organisation (RSO), Arakan Rohingya National Organization (ARNO) and National United Party of Arakan (NUPA). The statements of detained militants also reveal agents of a Pakistani intelligence agency not only coordinated the militants' activities in Bangladesh but also provided them with necessary funds and training. However, Director General of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Hassan Mahmood Khandkar said, "Now Bangladesh is no more a comfortable place for local or foreign militants as we constantly remain vigilant and go after militants upon instructions of the Government."
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March - 29 
JeI Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed asked the party's leaders and activists to be prepared to resist any attacks on the party. "We will resist any attempt to ban religion-based politics even at the cost of our life," he said.
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JeI Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed asked the party's leaders and activists to be prepared to resist any attacks on the party. "We will resist any attempt to ban religion-based politics even at the cost of our life," he said.
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March - 29 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the Ulema, Mashaikhs and all other Islamic scholars and religious leaders to stand guard against the 'evil' force which is out to misguide people using the name of Islam, the religion of peace.
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the Ulema, Mashaikhs and all other Islamic scholars and religious leaders to stand guard against the 'evil' force which is out to misguide people using the name of Islam, the religion of peace.
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March - 29 
The High Court on March 29 granted anticipatory bail up to April 4 to five Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders, including its chief Matiur Rahman Nizami and Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed. The other three are deputy chief of Jamaat Delwar Ho
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The High Court on March 29 granted anticipatory bail up to April 4 to five Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leaders, including its chief Matiur Rahman Nizami and Secretary General Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed. The other three are deputy chief of Jamaat Delwar Hossain Sayedee, its city unit chief Rafiqul Islam Khan and Paltan unit chief Shafiqul Islam Masud.
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March - 30 
A 15 kilogramme of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) was recovered by the Security Forces (SFs) from the house of Sheikh Abdul Khandakar at Uttar Raipur village under Golokganj Police Station of Dhubri District on March 30, reports Sentinel. Army so
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A 15 kilogramme of Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) was recovered by the Security Forces (SFs) from the house of Sheikh Abdul Khandakar at Uttar Raipur village under Golokganj Police Station of Dhubri District on March 30, reports Sentinel. Army sources said that the bomb was subsequently defused. Later, the culprit was arrested and handed over to Golokganj Police.
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March - 30 
A special court on March 30 sentenced Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militant Paramjit Singh Bheora to life imprisonment, after convicting him of involvement in the 1995 assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, reports Times of
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A special court on March 30 sentenced Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) militant Paramjit Singh Bheora to life imprisonment, after convicting him of involvement in the 1995 assassination of the then Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh, reports Times of India. A fine of INR 65000 was also slapped on Bheora, who was on March 29 convicted of criminal conspiracy for his involvement in the assassination of Beant Singh by a suicide bomber, Dilawar Singh, August 31, 1995, at the high-security Punjab Civil Secretariat complex in Chandigarh. Jagtar Singh Hawara, an accomplice of Bheora, was earlier sentenced to death in 2007 in the same case.
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March - 30 
A suspected cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed and a Police constable was injured in a gunbattle at Kinjirikela in Sundergarh District on March 30, reported PTI.
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A suspected cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was killed and a Police constable was injured in a gunbattle at Kinjirikela in Sundergarh District on March 30, reported PTI.
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According to Economic Times, the East Central Railway (ECR) cancelled four trains, changed the routes of two trains and imposed a speed restriction for Rajdhani Express trains, due to the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shutdown to prote
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According to Economic Times, the East Central Railway (ECR) cancelled four trains, changed the routes of two trains and imposed a speed restriction for Rajdhani Express trains, due to the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) shutdown to protest the Operation Green Hunt on March 30 and 31.
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March - 30 
According to Indian Express, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) central committee spokesperson Azad on March 30 said that the party will build country-wide people’s struggle to avenge the killings of Maoist leaders Sakhamuri Appa Rao an
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According to Indian Express, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) central committee spokesperson Azad on March 30 said that the party will build country-wide people’s struggle to avenge the killings of Maoist leaders Sakhamuri Appa Rao and Kondal Reddy on March 12.
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March - 30 
An unidentified militant and an Army trooper were killed in an encounter in the Bagla area under the jurisdiction of Dharamsal Police Station of the same District. Sources said that when the search and cordon operation was going on in the area, the h
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An unidentified militant and an Army trooper were killed in an encounter in the Bagla area under the jurisdiction of Dharamsal Police Station of the same District. Sources said that when the search and cordon operation was going on in the area, the hiding militants fired upon SFs wounding Dharamsal Police Station SHO Inspector Mohd Showket. The SFs retaliated the fire and in the ensuing encounter one militant got killed. An Army trooper was killed during the encounter.
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March - 30 
Around 25 armed cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) attacked the coal-mining complex of Central Coal Field Limited in Piparwar in Chatra District and set ablaze four trucks on March 30, reported ANI
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Around 25 armed cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) attacked the coal-mining complex of Central Coal Field Limited in Piparwar in Chatra District and set ablaze four trucks on March 30, reported ANI
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March - 30 
As per the Annual Report 2009-10 of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Left Wing Extremist (LWE) violence in Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh have seen a drop in 2009 as compared to the situation in 2008, reported DNA on March 30. There wer
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As per the Annual Report 2009-10 of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Left Wing Extremist (LWE) violence in Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh have seen a drop in 2009 as compared to the situation in 2008, reported DNA on March 30. There were only 529 incidents of LWE violence in 2009 in Chhattisgarh as against the 620 in 2008. Similarly, in Andhra Pradesh, as against the 92 such incidents in 2008, there were only 66 in 2009, according to the Annual Report 2009-10 of the MHA. Interestingly, 2009 has seen an overall increase in incidents of LWE violence from 1,591 in 2008 to 2,258 in 2009. West Bengal has seen a seven time increase in LWE violence with the State reporting 255 such incidents in 2009 as against a mere 35 in 2008. In Orissa, the incidents have more than doubled as compared to 2008. While there were 103 such incidents in the State in 2008, there were 266 in 2009. Other LWE infested States like Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Bihar and even Uttar Pradesh have seen an increase in LWE violence. Overall, 908 lives were lost to such violence in 2009 as against 721 in 2008.
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March - 30 
Binod Mahato, a supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was abducted from his house at Kalshibhanga village in the Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District and later on shot dead by the cadres of the Communist Party of India
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Binod Mahato, a supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was abducted from his house at Kalshibhanga village in the Lalgarh region of West Midnapore District and later on shot dead by the cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on March 30, reported The Hindu.
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March - 30 
Confusion prevailed over Maoist politbureau member Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan’s possible injury or death. West Bengal Government said that it had “no information whether Kishanji is injured or dead.” Director-General of Police Bhupinder Singh said, “
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Confusion prevailed over Maoist politbureau member Koteshwar Rao alias Kishan’s possible injury or death. West Bengal Government said that it had “no information whether Kishanji is injured or dead.” Director-General of Police Bhupinder Singh said, “Several rumours are doing the rounds, but we have no proof to substantiate them.”
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March - 30 
Five militants, including four of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit, and four Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in two separate encounters in the Rajouri District on March 30. Two SF personnel, including a Station Hose Officer, also sustained inju
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Five militants, including four of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit, and four Security Force (SF) personnel were killed in two separate encounters in the Rajouri District on March 30. Two SF personnel, including a Station Hose Officer, also sustained injuries in the gun battle.
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March - 30 
Manipur Cabinet on March 30 gave its approval to the signing of a tripartite agreement for Suspension of Operations (SoP) with the Lallumba faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), according to Telegraph. “The cabinet has agreed to the signin
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Manipur Cabinet on March 30 gave its approval to the signing of a tripartite agreement for Suspension of Operations (SoP) with the Lallumba faction of the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), according to Telegraph. “The cabinet has agreed to the signing of suspension of operations agreement by the home ministry, state government and the KCP (Lallumba) group. The signing of the agreement will take place as soon as the Centre decides the date in consultation with the group,” a senior Cabinet Minister said. The Assam Rifles initiated the talks with the group and officials of the State Government and the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) joined the process. Officials of the State Government and the MHA had held several rounds of talks with the leaders of groups both in New Delhi and Imphal. An official source said the Centre and the State Government decided to sign the agreement after the group had agreed to the pre-condition set by the MHA. The MHA had said during the preliminary round of talks that the group would have to surrender weapons and give up violence. The source said the Government would set up the designated camps for the KCP cadres at a Manipur Rifles post at Leikun of Chandel District.
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March - 30 
Police arrested Kinkar Singh, a leader of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA).
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Police arrested Kinkar Singh, a leader of the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA).
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March - 30 
PTI reports that an All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) cadre, Bipindra Debbarma (28), surrendered before Security Forces at Duski in West District on March 30. He deposited one pistol with four rounds of live cartridges.
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PTI reports that an All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) cadre, Bipindra Debbarma (28), surrendered before Security Forces at Duski in West District on March 30. He deposited one pistol with four rounds of live cartridges.
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March - 30 
SF personnel recovered a rifle and ammunition hidden in a drain at Tiphuk tea estate of Sivasagar District, reports Telegraph.
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SF personnel recovered a rifle and ammunition hidden in a drain at Tiphuk tea estate of Sivasagar District, reports Telegraph.
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March - 30 
Sify.com reports that Police recovered five kilograms of IED, three kilograms of RDX and three detonators from Charmer Gali forest area in Rajouri District. Police were acting on the disclosure made by two suspected LeT cadres, identified as Mohammad
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Sify.com reports that Police recovered five kilograms of IED, three kilograms of RDX and three detonators from Charmer Gali forest area in Rajouri District. Police were acting on the disclosure made by two suspected LeT cadres, identified as Mohammad Shabir and Mohammad Sadeeq, arrested earlier. "On the basis of the disclosure made by the arrested person during the interrogation, we launched a search operation. We found one IED in a pressure cooker, which was around five kilograms and we also recovered three kilograms of RDX," said Farooq Kesar, the Deputy Superintendent of Police.
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March - 30 
Some of the items seized from the eight infiltrators killed in Keran Sector of Kupwara District last week (March 23-27) indicate that there is an Afghanistan link to the insurgency in the State, according to Daily Excelsior. In fact, the militants we
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Some of the items seized from the eight infiltrators killed in Keran Sector of Kupwara District last week (March 23-27) indicate that there is an Afghanistan link to the insurgency in the State, according to Daily Excelsior. In fact, the militants were carrying arms, ammunition, gadgets, clothing, food and cosmetic products manufactured in at least seven different countries including the USA, the UAE, Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, China and Russia. Army recovered several cans of tin-food meant for the personnel of Afghanistan's defence forces from the slain militants in Keran sector. The cans carried a label which read Wizarat-e-Difa'a (Defence Ministry), Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The tin cans were part of large haul of arms, ammunition and war like stores recovered by the Army from the scene of five-day operation near the Line of Control (LoC) which began on March 23. The recovery of the tin-food meant for the soldiers of the Afghan Army from militants heading for Kashmir has raised concerns among the security agencies in the State. Defence sources said it was a worrisome development as these things have changed many hands before landing with the Army here. "Given the situation in Afghanistan, the tin food reaching the militants means that there is some link … the militant groups active in Jammu and Kashmir might as well be active in Afghanistan as well," the sources said. The militants were not only carrying things meant to be in Afghanistan only but possessed the state of the art gadgets like Magellan Global Positioning System (GPS), which is made in the US. "This is the latest in GPS technology as it contains seven layers of maps and is operated like a touch screen phone, which reveals the exact location of the person," an unnamed senior Army officer said. To back up the GPS, the militants were equipped with Thuraya satellite phones as they kept in touch with their handlers across the LoC to navigate their way. Thuraya is a regional satellite phone provider with its coverage area in most of Europe, the Middle East, North, Central and East Africa, Asia and Australia. The shoes, water bottles and other allied winter gear, that was used by the militants, carried the 'Made in China' while the AK rifles must have been manufactured in the land of Kalashnikov - Russia. The woolen clothing, like the socks and the hand gloves, had labels showing their land of origin as Pakistan. However, the most surprising recovery made from the slain militants was a tube of popular brand fairness cream - Fair and Handsome -- manufactured in Assam with its head office in Kolkata. However, Brigadier General Staff of Army's 15 Corps Brigadier Gurmeet Singh, during his briefing on Keran operation on March 27, told reporters that there was no corroborative evidence to suggest presence of Taliban elements in the State.
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March - 30 
The Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) said that it would not compromise on its demand for a separate State, according to Sentinel. The KLNLF ‘publicity-secretary’, Rejak Dera said, “We (KLNLF) will hold talks with the Centre
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The Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) said that it would not compromise on its demand for a separate State, according to Sentinel. The KLNLF ‘publicity-secretary’, Rejak Dera said, “We (KLNLF) will hold talks with the Centre only on our demand for a separate State. We will not compromise on the separate State issue.” Dera expressed opposition to the demand raised by some Karbi people for implementation of the Article 244 (A) of the Indian Constitutio. According to Dera, the Union Government has asked the KLNLF to submit its charter of demands which the outfit will do soon.
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March - 30 
The SFs recovered a large quantity of ammunition from two hide-outs of the militants at Lower Kalwa and Malash areas under the jurisdiction of Mahore Police Station in the Reasi District. Recoveries made by troops include two magazines of AK-47, 32 A
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The SFs recovered a large quantity of ammunition from two hide-outs of the militants at Lower Kalwa and Malash areas under the jurisdiction of Mahore Police Station in the Reasi District. Recoveries made by troops include two magazines of AK-47, 32 AK rounds, five PIKA rounds, one pouch, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED), one Chinese telephone, a torch, seven pencil cells, one meter electric wire, clothes and eatables. No arrests were made from the hide-outs, official sources said.
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March - 30 
Thirteen cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested and three cane bombs and several Police uniforms were recovered during two separate raids in Jamui District on March 30, reported The Hindu. Eight Maoists, including t
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Thirteen cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were arrested and three cane bombs and several Police uniforms were recovered during two separate raids in Jamui District on March 30, reported The Hindu. Eight Maoists, including three women, were arrested from a place within Chandramandai Police station limits. In a separate raid, five Maoists were arrested from Chakai Chowk under Chakai Police station.
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March - 30 
A Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) cadre was shot dead by unidentified motorcyclists in Karachi on March 30, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, the deceased, Mohammed Nisaar, was sitting at his shop in Godhraan Camp Wali Gali, when four men o
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A Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan (SSP) cadre was shot dead by unidentified motorcyclists in Karachi on March 30, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, the deceased, Mohammed Nisaar, was sitting at his shop in Godhraan Camp Wali Gali, when four men on two motorcycles came over and opened indiscriminate fire at him, killing him on the spot. The four men managed to escape after leaving a motorcycle behind.
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March - 30 
An Iranian diplomat, abducted from Peshawar, was “rescued” on March 30, a senior Iranian diplomat said, reports Daily Times. Heshmatollah Attarzadeh Niyaki, a commercial attaché at the Iranian consulate in Peshawar, was abducted on November 13, 2008,
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An Iranian diplomat, abducted from Peshawar, was “rescued” on March 30, a senior Iranian diplomat said, reports Daily Times. Heshmatollah Attarzadeh Niyaki, a commercial attaché at the Iranian consulate in Peshawar, was abducted on November 13, 2008, by three gunmen from Hayatabad area of Peshawar. However, a Pakistani official said the abducted diplomat was “recovered from inside Afghanistan and there was no involvement of any Pakistani security agency in the rescue operation”. “He has been freed and is safe and sound,” Abbas Ali Abdullahi, head of the Iranian consulate in Peshawar, said. However, he declined to share details of where and when the missing diplomat was rescued. “I have no information about where he was recovered, but it’s confirmed that he has reached Iran.”
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March - 30 
At least 35 Taliban militants were killed and 22 others injured as fighter jets bombed suspected Taliban compounds during the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 30, ac
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At least 35 Taliban militants were killed and 22 others injured as fighter jets bombed suspected Taliban compounds during the Operation Khwakh Ba De Sham (I will see you) in Orakzai Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on March 30, according to Daily Times. Eight militant hideouts were destroyed. The fighter jets targeted suspected hideouts in Anjani area of Lower Orakzai, killing six Taliban and destroyed three compounds of a banned outfit. Similarly, 20 Taliban militants were killed and 10 others injured when a fighter jet targeted Taliban hideouts in Arghunjo area of Mamozai tehsil (revenue unit) in Upper Orakzai. Nine Taliban militants were killed by gunship helicopters during bombardment on the compounds of Taliban commander Maulvi Nazir in Khwastori area of Lower Orakzai. Five hideouts were also destroyed during the strike.
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March - 30 
Police arrested five suspected Taliban militants during raids in Hangu. Hangu District Police Officer Farid Khan Bangash said important information is expected from the arrested men during interrogation. Police arrested 54 criminals, including nine T
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Police arrested five suspected Taliban militants during raids in Hangu. Hangu District Police Officer Farid Khan Bangash said important information is expected from the arrested men during interrogation. Police arrested 54 criminals, including nine Taliban militants, and recovered a cache of arms from their possession, the Hangu DPO said in a press conference.
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March - 30 
The Foreign Ministers of the G8 countries agreed on an economic initiative plan for the Pak-Afghan border regions, Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon said on March 30, according to Daily Times. “Stability in the region is critical for global s
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The Foreign Ministers of the G8 countries agreed on an economic initiative plan for the Pak-Afghan border regions, Canadian Foreign Minister Lawrence Cannon said on March 30, according to Daily Times. “Stability in the region is critical for global security,” Cannon told reporters at the start of two days of G8 talks. Foreign Ministers from Britain, Canada, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Russia and the US as well as European Union chief diplomat Catherine Ashton met to discuss threats such as nuclear proliferation, regional conflicts and terrorism.
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March - 30 
The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on March 30 said that militants operating on the Pakistan border may have helped organise suicide bomb attacks that killed 38 persons in Moscow on March 29, reported Daily Times quoting Interfax news agency.
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The Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on March 30 said that militants operating on the Pakistan border may have helped organise suicide bomb attacks that killed 38 persons in Moscow on March 29, reported Daily Times quoting Interfax news agency. Two female suicide bombers attacked Moscow metro stations during the morning rush hour. Both likely had links to the North Caucasus, the centre of an extremist insurgency against Moscow, the head of Russia’s FSB state security service said. Lavrov did not mention al Qaeda, but said the bombers may have had links to militants on the Afghan-Pakistan border, where al Qaeda militants, and Afghanistan and Pakistan Taliban fighters are present. Asked if there could have been any foreign involvement in March 29’s attacks, Interfax quoted Lavrov as saying: “I do not exclude that.” “We all know that in the Afghan-Pakistan border, in the so called no-man’s land, the terrorist underground is very well entrenched,” Lavrov was quoted as saying.
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