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May - 1 
A complete shutdown was also observed in Budgam and Ganderbal Districts, along with Districts of Pulwama, Kulgam, Shopian and Anantnag. One person was injured at Drangbal in Pulwama District during clashes.
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A complete shutdown was also observed in Budgam and Ganderbal Districts, along with Districts of Pulwama, Kulgam, Shopian and Anantnag. One person was injured at Drangbal in Pulwama District during clashes.
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All important installations in Chennai and its suburbs, including the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research at Kalpakkam in Kanchipuram District were put on high alert following the twin blasts on board the Bangalore-Guwahati Express at Chennai Ce
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All important installations in Chennai and its suburbs, including the Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research at Kalpakkam in Kanchipuram District were put on high alert following the twin blasts on board the Bangalore-Guwahati Express at Chennai Central, The Times of India reports on May 2. "Intense patrolling is on inside the nuclear complex in Kalpakkam where screening of people moving in and out was rigorous," Site Director KJ Koteeswaran said. Security was also enhanced at the US Consulate in the city, railway station, bus stands and places of worship. Similar arrangements were made at the Kudankulam nuclear power plant in Tirunelveli District in Tamil Nadu. However, in the absence of any concrete leads, investigations into the Chennai blasts have zeroed in on two passengers who boarded the affected coaches of Bangalore-Guwahati Express in Bangalore without tickets and alighted before the train reached Chennai. Sources said the two are being viewed as suspects based on the testimony of passengers who said two young men boarded the train's S4 and S5 coaches without tickets, slept on the floor and were nowhere to be found in the morning. Central agencies also suspect the bombs could have been kept in the train in Chennai itself with their timers set for a short span. "The bombs exploded 12 minutes after the train reached Chennai," said an officer privy to investigation details. Following the blast security has been also increased at Nagpur (Maharashtra) railway station and airport. The access controls to the airport have been tightened and the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has increased the intensity of its baggage and people search. Security was beefed up on May 1 at the Trichy Junction railway station and other important places in the city. Similarly, security was also tightened at the Trichy International Airport. Police teams were deployed at major bus terminals like the Central Bus Stand and Chatiram Bus Stand. Patrol teams were also sent at vital points across the city.
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May - 1 
All international airports, ports and land borders in India have been put on alert by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to check circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and black money during ongoing Lok Sabha (Lower House of Ind
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All international airports, ports and land borders in India have been put on alert by the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) to check circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) and black money during ongoing Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) elections, Oman Tribune reports on May 2. DRI has asked customs officials posted at international transit points to remain extra vigilant during the Lok Sabha elections and keep a check on passengers and baggage coming from sensitive sectors, official sources said. The alert was issued some time back following an input that there may be a spurt in smuggling of fake currency notes from abroad during the elections, they said. Customs officials have been also asked to be alert at international transit land routes, including the Attari-Wagah border (Punjab) and Munabao Railway Station in Jodhpur (Rajasthan), among others, the sources said. “Ports along the country’s coast lines bringing in cargo from other nations have also been alerted to keep a check on smuggling of fake currency notes and circulation of black money,” an official said. The customs officials are also maintaining a strict vigil on frequent passengers to and from Gulf nations and South East sector (Malaysia, the Philippines, Cambodia, Singapore, Indonesia and Thailand, among others). Authorities here are also coordinating with the Customs Overseas Intelligence Network (COIN) officers spread across Asia and other important nations to check flow of black money to India, the sources said.
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May - 1 
Also, in the night of May 1, another group of NDFB-IKS militants in Baksa District of BTAD shot dead three persons, including two women, and injured an infant. According to Police sources, a group of the extremists entered the house of the family nea
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Also, in the night of May 1, another group of NDFB-IKS militants in Baksa District of BTAD shot dead three persons, including two women, and injured an infant. According to Police sources, a group of the extremists entered the house of the family near Ananda Bazar area in the night and opened indiscriminate fire, killing the three. The assailants fled after committing the crime.
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Around a dozen persons including three Policemen were injured in stone-pelting and clashes across Kashmir valley on May 1 in curfew like restrictions in parts of Srinagar and shut down in rest of the Valley over the killing of a youth in Srinagar on
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Around a dozen persons including three Policemen were injured in stone-pelting and clashes across Kashmir valley on May 1 in curfew like restrictions in parts of Srinagar and shut down in rest of the Valley over the killing of a youth in Srinagar on April 30, reports Daily Excelsior. The Deputy Commissioner Srinagar, Farooq Ahmad Shah said that curfew like restrictions will continue in old city areas of Srinagar as a precautionary measure on May 2.
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As reported on May 1, Tamil Nadu 'Q' branch sleuths arrested two associates of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operative Sakir Hussain in Chennai, in addition, the Police also seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) to the tune of INR 2,50,000 from
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As reported on May 1, Tamil Nadu 'Q' branch sleuths arrested two associates of Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operative Sakir Hussain in Chennai, in addition, the Police also seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) to the tune of INR 2,50,000 from them. Those arrested are identified as Siva Balan, a Sri Lankan Tamil, and Mohammad Salim, of Royapuram, Chennai. Siva Balan worked as a freelance journalist with a magazine in Chennai, while Salim was running a showroom in T Nagar. Police arrested them based on information given by Hussain. Investigators said the fake currency notes had virtually all the salient features of the original. "We are interrogating the duo to know about the origin of the currency. The duo will be remanded in judicial custody after producing them before the magistrate court in Chennai on Friday (May 2)," a Police officer said. During questioning, the duo told the investigation officers that they acted as mediators and collected INR 2,000 for every INR 1,00,000 FICN circulated in the market.
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Clashes broke out at Maisuma, Bemina and Narbal areas of Srinagar in which three people sustained injuries. At Maisuma, a pedestrian identified as Umar Nazir was injured after he was hit by a stone. A non-local couple sustained injuries after their v
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Clashes broke out at Maisuma, Bemina and Narbal areas of Srinagar in which three people sustained injuries. At Maisuma, a pedestrian identified as Umar Nazir was injured after he was hit by a stone. A non-local couple sustained injuries after their vehicle in which they were travelling was stoned by in Narbal on Srinagar-Gulmarg highway.
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Eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militias from Narayanpatna block in Koraput District surrendered before Police on May 1, reports The Hindu. Five of the surrendered militias were from Dumsil village and three others were from Basana
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Eight Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militias from Narayanpatna block in Koraput District surrendered before Police on May 1, reports The Hindu. Five of the surrendered militias were from Dumsil village and three others were from Basanaput village. Those who surrendered were identified as Ladda Nachika, Kayu Nachika, Rajeya Kendruka, Rameya Kendruka, Kesari Kenduka from Dumsil village (Koraput District) and Rabi Huluka, Sekaru Huluka, Siu Huluka from Basanaput village (Koraput District). The surrender took place in the presence of Inspector General of Police (IGP) South-Western Range Yashwant Jethwa, Inspector General (IG) of Border Security Force (BSF) A.K.Sharma and Koraput Superintendent of Police (SP) Awinash Kumar.
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For strengthening security along International Border in Jammu region, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs decided to take up 15 villages out of total 118 on pilot basis for laying of three-tier network and directed the divisional administration to pr
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For strengthening security along International Border in Jammu region, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs decided to take up 15 villages out of total 118 on pilot basis for laying of three-tier network and directed the divisional administration to provide 135 feet corridor to the Border Security Force (BSF) in these villages within a period of two months, Daily Excelsior reports May 2. Out of 118 villages, 72 fall in Jammu District, 17 in Kathua and 29 in Samba District. The total area, which will be handed over to BSF in these districts, is 8648 kilometers. “This decision was recently conveyed to the State Home Department as well as divisional administration of Jammu with the direction to provide 135 feet corridor in these 15 villages, mostly in Kathua district within a period of two months so that Central Public Works Department (CPWD) begins creation of necessary infrastructure”, according to official sources. Sources added, “there is every possibility of resistance from the Pakistan side over this move of the Union Home Ministry as after three-tier security network spread over an area of 135 feet wide corridor that too all along the International Border would ensure complete plugging of infiltration routes”.
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Four tribals, including a woman, were arrested in connection with the April 24 landmine blast, reports post.jagran.com. On May 1, Budhu Murmu and his brother Shom Murmu were arrested at a village under Shikaripara Police Station limits on charges tha
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Four tribals, including a woman, were arrested in connection with the April 24 landmine blast, reports post.jagran.com. On May 1, Budhu Murmu and his brother Shom Murmu were arrested at a village under Shikaripara Police Station limits on charges that they had dug up and planted landmine exploded by the Maoists, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) AK Srivastav said. Their sister Tala Kuri was arrested along with Baburam Baski earlier on April 28 on charges of harbouring the Maoists, Srivastav added.
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May - 1 
Meanwhile, militants attacked Dhananjoy Nath, District correspondent of a Guwahati-based Assamese daily Dainik Janasadharan in Kokrajhar District, reports The Hindu on May 2. Superintendent of Police Kokrajhar District stated that this could be a cas
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Meanwhile, militants attacked Dhananjoy Nath, District correspondent of a Guwahati-based Assamese daily Dainik Janasadharan in Kokrajhar District, reports The Hindu on May 2. Superintendent of Police Kokrajhar District stated that this could be a case of extortion as the victim owned a shop and the attack was a bid to extort money from him.
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May - 1 
Meanwhile, one active member of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) namely Sanjay Sahu was arrested by Imphal West commandos from Minuthong Pandon on May 1. He was assigned to serve monetary demands to various businessmen in Imphal area as well as Moreh a
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Meanwhile, one active member of Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) namely Sanjay Sahu was arrested by Imphal West commandos from Minuthong Pandon on May 1. He was assigned to serve monetary demands to various businessmen in Imphal area as well as Moreh area.
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May - 1 
Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) arrested an individual, identified as Aloto Zhimomi from Thahekhu and recovered one .22 pistol along with magazine, reports Nagaland Post on May 2.
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Meanwhile, Security Forces (SFs) arrested an individual, identified as Aloto Zhimomi from Thahekhu and recovered one .22 pistol along with magazine, reports Nagaland Post on May 2.
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May - 1 
Meanwhile, the high voter turnout in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) polls in south Chhattisgarh has apparently upset the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who are holding meetings to express disappointment over participation
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Meanwhile, the high voter turnout in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) polls in south Chhattisgarh has apparently upset the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who are holding meetings to express disappointment over participation of tribals in the electoral process, reports The Business Standard on May 2. A senior Intelligence Bureau (IB) official said "In some pockets of Bastar, Dantewada, Kondagaon and Narayanpur, Maoist leaders reportedly held meetings with villagers recently after the Lok Sabha election in Bastar constituency." "However, Police couldn't go deep enough to check the reason behind their meetings at several places. As per the informers, the Naxals were enquiring how voting was recorded high in the region despite their intense poll boycott call," the official added. The two worst Maoist-hit Lok Sabha seats - Bastar and Kanker - recorded 59.40 per cent and 70.29 per cent voting respectively in the last month's three-phased Parliamentary polls in the State. Bastar went to polls on April 10 while voting took place in Kanker on April 17. In the 2009 general elections, Bastar and Kanker seats had witnessed voter turnout of 47.33 and 57.20 per cent respectively. Also, over 70 per cent voters exercised their franchise in the Maoist affected areas of the State during last year's Assembly polls.
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Meghalaya Government is trying to bring the United A'chik Liberation Army (UALA) and GNLA for negotiations, reports The Sentinel on May 2. The Government has been engaging with the leadership of both the groups at various levels. Meanwhile it has cle
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Meghalaya Government is trying to bring the United A'chik Liberation Army (UALA) and GNLA for negotiations, reports The Sentinel on May 2. The Government has been engaging with the leadership of both the groups at various levels. Meanwhile it has clearly stated that the Government will not succumb to the militant groups’ demands. The State Home Minister, Roshan Warjri had earlier said that ‘chairman’ of the GNLA Champion Sangma will not be released before any peaceful settlement has been reached.
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May - 1 
One passenger, identified as Swathi died and nine others were injured in a bomb blast in the Guwahati-Bangalore Express train stationed at the Chennai Central Station on May 1 (today), reports The Times of India. The blast took place at around 7.30 a
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One passenger, identified as Swathi died and nine others were injured in a bomb blast in the Guwahati-Bangalore Express train stationed at the Chennai Central Station on May 1 (today), reports The Times of India. The blast took place at around 7.30 am. Police said it was a terror attack while the train was at platform no 9. Investigators who visited the spot said it appeared to have been two explosions, below seat number 70 of S4 compartment and seat number 30 of S5 compartment.
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May - 1 
Scores of people also clashed with Police and CRPF in Gulshan Chowk of Bandipora District in which three Police men and three protesters each were injured. The protests also broke out at Hajin town of the District. In Kupwara, youth resorted to minor
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Scores of people also clashed with Police and CRPF in Gulshan Chowk of Bandipora District in which three Police men and three protesters each were injured. The protests also broke out at Hajin town of the District. In Kupwara, youth resorted to minor stone-throwing at Rigipora. However, situation returned to normal amid shutdown.
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May - 1 
Six people were also injured in Baramulla District during clashes. The protesters pelted stones on Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Baramulla town ensuing clashes. Clashes broke out in Sopore town of Baramulla District at Batpora and
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Six people were also injured in Baramulla District during clashes. The protesters pelted stones on Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Baramulla town ensuing clashes. Clashes broke out in Sopore town of Baramulla District at Batpora and Sangrama in which two persons were injured in clashes. Clashes were reported from Palhallan in Baramulla, but Security Forces restored calm.
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May - 1 
The Intelligence agencies are worried as 58 persons including 14 militants, or former militants, along with their Pakistani wives and children reached Jammu and Kashmir from Nepal border during past about one month after spending more than two decade
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The Intelligence agencies are worried as 58 persons including 14 militants, or former militants, along with their Pakistani wives and children reached Jammu and Kashmir from Nepal border during past about one month after spending more than two decades or even more in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), Daily Excelsior reports on May 2. However, none of the militants and their family members have taken the legal route identified by the Government in the Rehabilitation Policy. The approved routes included Poonch-Rawalakote in Jammu region, Uri-Muzaffarabad in Kashmir, Wagah border in Amritsar District of Punjab and Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. Official sources said, this was for the first time since the announcement of Rehabilitation Policy by the State Government in 2010 that 58 persons including 14 former militants of different outfits have reached Kashmir from Nepal route in less than a month. A total of four groups have crossed from Nauntawan in Gorakhpur District of Uttar Pradesh along Nepal border last month, they said.
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May - 1 
The interrogation of suspected Colombo-based Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent Mohammed Zahir Hussain has brought out that he has been making attempts to establish a widespread network to carry out activities, including circulation of fake curr
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The interrogation of suspected Colombo-based Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent Mohammed Zahir Hussain has brought out that he has been making attempts to establish a widespread network to carry out activities, including circulation of fake currency in south India, reports The Times of India on May 2. Earlier on May 1, based on information provided by Hussain, Police arrested two of his associates - Siva Balan, also a Sri Lankan, and Mohammed Salim of Chennai. According to the sources, Hussain and his two associates have confessed to running the fake currency racket. Hussain, actively engaged in recruitment of youngsters, was arrested on April 29 on a tip-off and fake currency notes were seized from him. The investigators are focusing on whether Hussain had any link with Rajasthan-based Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Ashraf Ali, who was arrested in a joint operation by Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu police on May 1 in Cuddalore. Meanwhile, a Cuddalore court has granted five-day transit remand of Ashraf Ali to enable Rajasthan police to take him to their state for further interrogation.
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May - 1 
The Rajasthan Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) on May 1 arrested a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, Ashraf Ali from Chidambaram town in Cuddalore District, reports The Times of India. He has allegedly set up and ran an IM module in Rajasthan. Al
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The Rajasthan Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) on May 1 arrested a suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, Ashraf Ali from Chidambaram town in Cuddalore District, reports The Times of India. He has allegedly set up and ran an IM module in Rajasthan. Ali is editor of Urdu magazine 'Nida-E-Haq', which allegedly lured Muslim youths in Jodhpur (Rajasthan) to join the IM and prepared them to be part of the terror outfit's sleeper cells, which consists of secret agents who receive specialized training in their homes and are later given assignments in other areas. Sources said Ali moved to Jodhpur from Uttar Pradesh over a decade ago. Ali had gone missing on March 23, 2014 when the state ATS and the Delhi Police arrested a IM operative Zia-ur-Rehman alias Waqas along with three other operatives of the outfit, and seized a huge cache of explosives. On his run since March 23, the ATS said the accused spent some time in Bali (Rajasthan), Marwar and then went to Hazrat Nizamuddhin (Delhi). Later, he met some members of Tablighi Jamaat. "Ashraf went to Chennai with them. Later, he sneaked into Chidambaram, where he was living for the past one week," said a senior officer of ATS."Ali was arrested with the help of Tamil Nadu Police and is being brought to Jaipur, where he would be produced in court," said Alok Tripathi, Additional Director General (ADG) of ATS.
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May - 1 
The Shillong Times on May 2 reports that the Police had launched an operation in Borpothar under Bokajan sub-division of Karbi Anglong District and arrested three Karbi People's Liberation Tiger (KPLT) militants. The three have been identified as Dan
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The Shillong Times on May 2 reports that the Police had launched an operation in Borpothar under Bokajan sub-division of Karbi Anglong District and arrested three Karbi People's Liberation Tiger (KPLT) militants. The three have been identified as Daniel Ingti Kathar, Benting Teron and Bimal Engti. The Police recovered an extortion note and four mobiles from them.
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May - 1 
The Shillong Times reports that a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant was killed by Police Commandos on May 1 at Daji Badimagre-Boldakgre village, a remote Chokpot region of South Garo Hills District in Meghalaya. The incident happened when
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The Shillong Times reports that a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant was killed by Police Commandos on May 1 at Daji Badimagre-Boldakgre village, a remote Chokpot region of South Garo Hills District in Meghalaya. The incident happened when the Police Commandos from Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) unit engaged in counter insurgency operation saw a group of GNLA militants who were going to the village. The Police recovered an AK-47 with several rounds of ammunition and a knapsack containing camouflage uniforms from the deceased. The militants who escaped in the encounter later returned and fired at the Security Forces (SFs).The Police later cordoned off the area and conducted a search and found a large camp which may have housed up to 40 cadres of the GNLA
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May - 1 
According to sources in civil and military intelligence agencies, seminaries operating inside the capital are reportedly assisting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) with the collection of extortion and ransom money by arranging deals between milita
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According to sources in civil and military intelligence agencies, seminaries operating inside the capital are reportedly assisting Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) with the collection of extortion and ransom money by arranging deals between militants and their victims, Dawn reports on May 1 (today). The sources also revealed that the seminaries are providing courier services to the TTP by arranging for the money to be transported to pre-determined locations easily accessible for TTP militants. Intelligence officials said that an analysis of the calls made in cases of extortion and ransom demands revealed that most of them came from Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA). While citing instances the officials said that the role of the religious seminaries in collecting extortion for the TTP was established and action against them has been suggested. “It was decided to mount intelligence and vigilance around the victims and the religious seminaries which would help trace and arrest those who are behind the extortions.” The vigilance will spot them whenever they contact the victims for finalising the deal, they added. The officials further stated that the groups of TTP involved in generating funds through extortion and kidnapping-for- ransom, also stay at the seminaries and get assistance from there.
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May - 1 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Inspector General Police (IGP), Nasir Khan Durrani said on May 1 that a specialised combat unit, based on the pattern of Pakistan Army's Special Service Group (SSG) and the US Marines, would be set up in the province by the
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Inspector General Police (IGP), Nasir Khan Durrani said on May 1 that a specialised combat unit, based on the pattern of Pakistan Army's Special Service Group (SSG) and the US Marines, would be set up in the province by the end of 2014, reports Dawn. The Nasir Khan Durrani said that an elite Anti-Terrorist Force comprising 1,050 elite commandoes had been set up while the combat unit would be set up for anti-terror operations. He said that KP Police had proposed the recruitment of tribal youth in the Police force, at the lower and higher level, adding “it would help bring the tribal youth to the mainstream and help build confidence in them.” Speaking about tracking down the terrorists and foreign elements, Durrani said the KP Government had legislated to track down illegal residents living in rented houses and hotels. He said the police was also assessing the establishment of fortress like pickets along the border to ward off militants. “About 150 of the militant operators arrested in the last six months have helped in tracing these terrorists groups,” he said, adding “in the last five years the Police have unearthed about 39 different militant groups who had been involved in the terrorist activities in the province.” He also said that the Police force have identified about nine militant groups which were involved in terrorist activities in the provincial capital city of Peshawar.
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May - 1 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said on May 1 that “talks and war cannot go together” and that they are ready to face any situation, reports The Express Tribune. “The government on one hand says it wants the dialogue but on the other it has adopt
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) said on May 1 that “talks and war cannot go together” and that they are ready to face any situation, reports The Express Tribune. “The government on one hand says it wants the dialogue but on the other it has adopted the policy of threats,” said TTP ‘spokesperson’ Shahidullah Shahid. Shahid alleged that operations were being intensified against the TTP across the country. “The Army has imposed unjustified war on the people in Babar and Shaktoi areas of South Waziristan for two days,” the spokesperson said. This statement comes just a day after the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Raheel Sharif in a speech asked militants to unconditionally accept the Constitution. “The TTP has made it clear on a number of occasions that it is willing to talk in the interest of Islam and the Muslims of Pakistan. But we would not accept the dialogue to be used a political tool and to pursue war tactics,” he said. “The TTP has demonstrated sincerity and seriousness during the talks and had agreed to a 45-day ceasefire. However, the government has not shown any seriousness since the talks have started. The government has also not established its authority as it has made no progress on the Taliban demands and has been unable to stop operations by security forces.”
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May - 1 
Drone attacks have stopped since the peace negotiations with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) started, said Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Samiul Haq (JUI-S) Chief Maulana Samiul Haq while addressing a tribal jirga (Assembly) in Peshawar on May 1, reports
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Drone attacks have stopped since the peace negotiations with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) started, said Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Samiul Haq (JUI-S) Chief Maulana Samiul Haq while addressing a tribal jirga (Assembly) in Peshawar on May 1, reports The Express Tribune. Haq, who is also heading the TTP intermediary committee, stated that US President Barack Obama supported the peace talks while on the other hand Pakistani politicians and anchors, instead of encouraging them, were showing resistance. Haq remarked that every time they start “the car” of the negotiations a “breaker” comes in front of it.
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May - 1 
Militants blewn up a girls’ primary school in the Saro Kalley area of Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 1, reports Dawn. No loss of life was reported in the assault on the school.
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Militants blewn up a girls’ primary school in the Saro Kalley area of Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on May 1, reports Dawn. No loss of life was reported in the assault on the school.
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May - 1 
An influential pro-Government tribal elder, Malik Qader Khan, and his two guards were killed in an attack near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 1, reports Dawn. Officials said one of the attack
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An influential pro-Government tribal elder, Malik Qader Khan, and his two guards were killed in an attack near Miranshah in North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 1, reports Dawn. Officials said one of the attackers was also killed in retaliatory fire by Qader Khan’s gunmen. Officials said Qader Khan was travelling from Miranshah to Bannu when assailants in a non-customs paid car opened fire on his vehicle at the Chashma Bridge on the main Miranshah-Bannu road. Qader Khan was going to his village when he came under attack. Malik Qader Khan was known as chief of Waziristan and he had served as a peace committee’s member. He was one of the signatories to a peace agreement between the Government and local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in 2007.
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May - 1 
Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif while addressing the Youm-e-Shuhada (Martyrs' Day) at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi District of Punjab on May 1 said that Kashmir is the "jugular vein" of Pakistan and the issue should be resolved
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Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif while addressing the Youm-e-Shuhada (Martyrs' Day) at General Headquarters in Rawalpindi District of Punjab on May 1 said that Kashmir is the "jugular vein" of Pakistan and the issue should be resolved in accordance with the wishes and aspirations of Kashmiris and in line with United Nations Security Council (UNSC) resolutions for lasting peace in the region, reports India Today. He said, "Matchless sacrifices offered by Kashmiris will not go in vain," adding that the resolution of the Kashmir issue is "indispensable" for lasting peace in the region. "Pakistan army is in favour of peace but is always ready to respond to any aggression in befitting manner," Sharif said. Meanwhile, the Commander of the United States (US) Central Command (CENTCOM) General Lloyd Austin met CoAS General Raheel Sharif on May 1 for discussions on Afghanistan and bilateral military-to-military cooperation with special emphasis on regional security, reports Dawn. However, no details about the Sharif-Austin meeting were given, but a source privy to the agenda said that the two were to discuss on the post-2014 situation, particularly in the context of the Afghan-US Bilateral Security Agreement, the size of the residual force in Afghanistan and the retrograde movement of equipment
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May - 1 
Elsewhere, a dead body, identified as that of Mujeebullah Abdul Rasheed, was found from Muslim Bagh area of Qilla Saifullah District on May 1, reports The Express Tribune.
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Elsewhere, a dead body, identified as that of Mujeebullah Abdul Rasheed, was found from Muslim Bagh area of Qilla Saifullah District on May 1, reports The Express Tribune.
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May - 1 
Meanwhile, two schools, one girls primary school while the other one was for boys, were blown up in the Drwazgai area of Mohmand Agency on May 1, reports Dawn. However, no loss of life was reported in the assault. The school building was damaged as a
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Meanwhile, two schools, one girls primary school while the other one was for boys, were blown up in the Drwazgai area of Mohmand Agency on May 1, reports Dawn. However, no loss of life was reported in the assault. The school building was damaged as a result of the blast.
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May - 1 
Police arrested six suspects, including two extortionists, and confiscated PKR 225,000 cash from their possession during a raid within the remits of Sir Syed Police Station in North Nazimabad Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 1,
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Police arrested six suspects, including two extortionists, and confiscated PKR 225,000 cash from their possession during a raid within the remits of Sir Syed Police Station in North Nazimabad Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 1, reports Daily Times.
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May - 1 
Separately, another tortured dead body, identified as that of Fazalur Rehman, was found dumped in Kehkan area of Turbat District on May 1, reports The Express Tribune. The victim went missing on the night of April 30, 2014.
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Separately, another tortured dead body, identified as that of Fazalur Rehman, was found dumped in Kehkan area of Turbat District on May 1, reports The Express Tribune. The victim went missing on the night of April 30, 2014.
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May - 1 
Separately, Police arrested two alleged target killers and recovered a G-3 rifle, hand grenade and other ammunition from their possession after an encounter within Risala Police remits in Saddar Town on May 1, reported Daily Times. The accused were i
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Separately, Police arrested two alleged target killers and recovered a G-3 rifle, hand grenade and other ammunition from their possession after an encounter within Risala Police remits in Saddar Town on May 1, reported Daily Times. The accused were involved in murder, attempt to murder and other heinous crimes, said Police.
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May - 1 
Two bullet-riddled dead bodies, identified as that of Adil Ayath Issazai and Mohammed Imdad Issazai, were found in Besima area of Washuk District on May 1, reports The Express Tribune. According to hospital sources, “The bodies bore bullet wounds and
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Two bullet-riddled dead bodies, identified as that of Adil Ayath Issazai and Mohammed Imdad Issazai, were found in Besima area of Washuk District on May 1, reports The Express Tribune. According to hospital sources, “The bodies bore bullet wounds and multiple marks of torture”.
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May - 1 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal floated a proposal to form a broad alliance comprising representations from the like-minded parties to ensure a democratic and timely constitution in the country, reports Re
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal floated a proposal to form a broad alliance comprising representations from the like-minded parties to ensure a democratic and timely constitution in the country, reports Republica. He further added that there is no alternative to working together until the new constitution is delivered. According to him the party is heading toward socialism making use of capitalism. While, senor leader Baburam Bhattarai said the past leadership and the modus operandi of the party do not work in the present context, calling for change. The ongoing conference will also amend the paper on construction, production and management endorsed by the party’s Hetauda Convention. The political dossier will be presented in the first phase of the session while the second phase will elect a central working body of the party, a party source said.
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May - 1 
A local activist of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), identified as Faruque Hossain suffered bullet injuries in Police firing in Sushilgati area of Satkhira District on May 1, reports UNBConnect. Police said that the JeI activists hurled seven to eight crude
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A local activist of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), identified as Faruque Hossain suffered bullet injuries in Police firing in Sushilgati area of Satkhira District on May 1, reports UNBConnect. Police said that the JeI activists hurled seven to eight crude bombs at the law enforcers when they reached the area. In retaliation, Police fired six gunshots, leaving Faruque wounded.
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May - 1 
Meanwhile, Police on May 1 arrested nine activists of the JeI including the District Secretary during a drive conducted in Sreenagar sub-District of Munshiganj District, reports Dhaka Tribune. Police conducted the drive in Shologhar area upon a tip-o
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Meanwhile, Police on May 1 arrested nine activists of the JeI including the District Secretary during a drive conducted in Sreenagar sub-District of Munshiganj District, reports Dhaka Tribune. Police conducted the drive in Shologhar area upon a tip-off regarding a secret meeting. The JeI activists hurled two crude bombs at Policemen. Police also recovered 11 crude bombs during the drive.
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May - 1 
President Mahinda Rajapaksa on May 1 said that almost all of the United Nations (UN) agencies praise Sri Lanka’s achievements on all fronts since the war victory, reports Daily Mirror. He added that the changes brought about in Sri Lanka since the la
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa on May 1 said that almost all of the United Nations (UN) agencies praise Sri Lanka’s achievements on all fronts since the war victory, reports Daily Mirror. He added that the changes brought about in Sri Lanka since the launching of the Mahinda Chintana (Mahinda Vision) Policy framework some nine years ago and following the eradication of separatist terrorism from the soil of Sri Lanka were clearly visible to anybody and could be experienced by anyone. He also criticized those who brought human rights violation charges against Sri Lanka by saying that they were conspicuous in their silence on these accomplishments.
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May - 2 
The Telegraph reports that the Sanmilito Jonogosthiyo Oikyo Moncho — an umbrella body of non-Bodo organisations, on May 2, threatened to cut off the lifelines to the Northeast for an indefinite period if the killing of innocent persons does not sto
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The Telegraph reports that the Sanmilito Jonogosthiyo Oikyo Moncho — an umbrella body of non-Bodo organisations, on May 2, threatened to cut off the lifelines to the Northeast for an indefinite period if the killing of innocent persons does not stop in the Bodoland Territorial Areas District immediately. Addressing a news conference here this afternoon, spokesperson for the organisation, Jamsher Ali, said if one more innocent person is killed in the BTAD, they will launch indefinite economic blockades at Srirampur and Baxirhat from May 5, cutting off the region from the rest of the country. Reacting to the latest killings in the BTAD, Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) leader, Akhil Gogoi sought deployment of the army and demanded resignation of chief minister Tarun Gogoi and BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary for their “failure” to maintain law and order.
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May - 2 
A huge cache of arms, ammunition and electronic gadgets were recovered after a prolonged exchange of fire between security personnel and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Bodra hills under Khadgaon Police Station limits of Rajnan
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A huge cache of arms, ammunition and electronic gadgets were recovered after a prolonged exchange of fire between security personnel and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres at Bodra hills under Khadgaon Police Station limits of Rajnandgaon District on May 2, reports ibnlive.in.com. Based on intelligence inputs that around 20-25 Maoists of Dallirajhra ‘area committee’, Pallemadi and Mangaltarai ‘local operation squads’ (LOS) were camping in Bodra Hills, Police personnel were mobilised in the region. Sensing the presence of security personnel near restive hills, the Maoists opened indiscriminate firing on them following which Security Forces (SFs) retaliated. After the ensuing gunfight that lasted for around an hour, Maoists fled to the core forest taking advantage of the darkness. Later a search operation was launched in the region during which one 315 bore rifle, live cartridges of 315 bore rifle, two INSAS rifle magazine, a wireless set, a solar plate, radio and batteries, six big and six small bags, Maoist uniform, school dress, medicines, commodities of daily use, Maoist literature and other Maoist-related things were recovered from the spot.
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May - 2 
A militant belonging to Harkat-ul-Jehad Islami (HuJI) outfit was arrested in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on May 2, reports ZEE News. On specific inputs, police raided a place in Gandoh area of Doda district and arrested HuJI militant, Ashiq Hu
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A militant belonging to Harkat-ul-Jehad Islami (HuJI) outfit was arrested in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir on May 2, reports ZEE News. On specific inputs, police raided a place in Gandoh area of Doda district and arrested HuJI militant, Ashiq Hussain (29) wanted in several cases of militancy, Police said
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May - 2 
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi called the attacks a cowardly act. Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde spoke to Tarun Gogoi, and promised to send 10 additional companies of Central paramilitary forces sought by the State government, adds The Hindu.
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Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi called the attacks a cowardly act. Union Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde spoke to Tarun Gogoi, and promised to send 10 additional companies of Central paramilitary forces sought by the State government, adds The Hindu.
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May - 2 
Clearly mentioning the involvement of the dreaded NDFB-IKS group in the killing of several innocent civilians at different areas under the BTAD, the Assam Police, on May 2, said the Bodo rebel group has become frustrated and as a result, they have ch
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Clearly mentioning the involvement of the dreaded NDFB-IKS group in the killing of several innocent civilians at different areas under the BTAD, the Assam Police, on May 2, said the Bodo rebel group has become frustrated and as a result, they have chosen a “soft target”, reports The Sentinel. Talking to reporters after attending a series of high level security meetings at Dispur, State DGP Khagen Sarma said, “Stern action will be taken against NDFB (S) group.” “In the last few months, 18 important cadres of NDFB (S) outfit were killed in encounter with security forces and also 42 important cadres of the outfit surrendered before security forces,” he said. “To show its strength, the outfit had earlier tried to attack security forces and Ranjan Daimary faction of NDFB, but failed in its attempt and became frustrated. To make its presence felt, they carried out the attack on civilians yesterday,” he added.
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May - 2 
Further, Minority students’ organisations in Assam have blamed Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) chief Hagrama Mohilary and chief minister Tarun Gogoi for the ongoing violence in the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD), reports The Telegraph on Ma
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Further, Minority students’ organisations in Assam have blamed Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) chief Hagrama Mohilary and chief minister Tarun Gogoi for the ongoing violence in the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD), reports The Telegraph on May 3. The general secretary of the All-Assam Minority Students’ Union (AAMSU), Rezaul Karim Sarkar, on May 3, alleged Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) chief Mohilary is the sole perpetrator of killings of people from the minority community in the BTAD. Ruling out the involvement of the NDFB (S) in the ongoing killings, the AAMSU leader demanded the immediate arrest of BPF leader Pramila Rani Brahma, accusing her of fanning the flames of hatred against the minority people for apparently rejecting her party in the recently-held Lok Sabha elections. Sarkar also demanded that the Congress snap its ties with the BPF and exhorted legislators and cabinet ministers from the minority community to quit the Congress government and the party for the interest of the minority community if the Congress government continues the alliance with the BPF.
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May - 2 
In a major breakthrough in foiling the Islamist terror group’s recruitment and fundraising operations in West Asia, a key Indian Mujahideen organiser, Faizan Ahmad Sultan was deported by the UAE on May 2, reports The Hindu. Faizan was escorted to New
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In a major breakthrough in foiling the Islamist terror group’s recruitment and fundraising operations in West Asia, a key Indian Mujahideen organiser, Faizan Ahmad Sultan was deported by the UAE on May 2, reports The Hindu. Faizan was escorted to New Delhi by Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) officials and was arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) soon after his arrival. Faizan played a key role in helping Indian Mujahideen fugitives flee India after a 2008 police operation targeting the group led to the arrest of several second-rung operatives, and the death of top commander Mohammad Atif Amin. In addition, he is alleged to have helped Mohammad Ismail, also known as “Gora Ismail,” route funds from Karachi-based Indian Mujahideen military commander Riyaz Ahmad Shahbandri to operatives in India. The UAE authorities detained Faizan soon after he was located by RAW in February, based on leads developed through the interrogation of alleged Indian Mujahideen commander Mohammad Ahmad Zarar Siddibapa. Siddibapa, held while crossing the India-Nepal border last year, is now awaiting trial, the sources said.
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May - 2 
Inputs gathered by Central Agencies say a leader of Pak-based terror outfit Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Zameer Khan has formed a new outfit- Ansar-ul-Uma- for conducting operations in India, reports The Times of India on May 3. A secret document of the intellig
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Inputs gathered by Central Agencies say a leader of Pak-based terror outfit Jamaat-ud-Dawa, Zameer Khan has formed a new outfit- Ansar-ul-Uma- for conducting operations in India, reports The Times of India on May 3. A secret document of the intelligence agencies claims that the new outfit located in Bagh District in Pakistan was formed three days ago and 80-100 terrorists had already joined it. The intelligence agencies have also informed that Maulana Masood Azhar, founder of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), last week held a conference -'Jehad-e-Kashmir'- with senior members of various Tanzeems. Masood Azhar was released by India in the wake of the 1999 Kandahar hijack.
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May - 2 
Meanwhile, former United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader and Independent candidate for Kokrajhar parliamentary constituency seat, Naba Sarania alias Hira Sarania, who was backed by the Sanmila Janagosthiya Aikya Mancha in the recently conclude
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Meanwhile, former United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader and Independent candidate for Kokrajhar parliamentary constituency seat, Naba Sarania alias Hira Sarania, who was backed by the Sanmila Janagosthiya Aikya Mancha in the recently concluded Lok Sabha elections, suspected the involvement of the Bodoland People's Front (BPF) in the ongoing Kokrajhar violence, reports The Sentinel. Addressing the press in the city on May 2, Sarania said, “The government said it had information that such clashes might occur. If it did have prior information, why didn’t the government take any steps to prevent the violence. There is definitely some involvement of the government in this ongoing violence.” The former ULFA leader appealed to the government to take steps to end the mindless violence and threatened to launch an economic blockade in the State if it failed to do so. He said, “If the violence and killings does not stop by May 5, we will launch an economic blockade in all the entry gates of Lower Assam like Boxirhat Gate, Srirampur Gate, etc.”
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May - 2 
Meanwhile, indefinite curfew imposed in neighbouring Chirang District of the BTAD since the night of May 2 was relaxed for six hours from 10 am on May 4, District administration said.
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Meanwhile, indefinite curfew imposed in neighbouring Chirang District of the BTAD since the night of May 2 was relaxed for six hours from 10 am on May 4, District administration said.
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May - 2 
Nagaland Post on May 3 reports that NSCN-IM has created a new department under an ‘officer on special duty’ to follow strict orders and assignments so as to minimize all forms of “illegal activities” prevailing in and around Dimapur District.
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Nagaland Post on May 3 reports that NSCN-IM has created a new department under an ‘officer on special duty’ to follow strict orders and assignments so as to minimize all forms of “illegal activities” prevailing in and around Dimapur District.
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May - 2 
Nagaland Post on May 3 reports that NSCN-IM has created a new department under an ‘officer on special duty’ to follow strict orders and assignments so as to minimize all forms of “illegal activities” prevailing in and around Dimapur District.
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Nagaland Post on May 3 reports that NSCN-IM has created a new department under an ‘officer on special duty’ to follow strict orders and assignments so as to minimize all forms of “illegal activities” prevailing in and around Dimapur District.
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May - 2 
Nagaland Post reports on May 7 that SFs arrested one armed cadre of NSCN-KK, identified as H Akato Zhimo (33) on May 2 from Super Market near Saramati Hotel in Dimapur District, along with one 7 .65mm pistol and assorted ammunition.
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Nagaland Post reports on May 7 that SFs arrested one armed cadre of NSCN-KK, identified as H Akato Zhimo (33) on May 2 from Super Market near Saramati Hotel in Dimapur District, along with one 7 .65mm pistol and assorted ammunition.
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May - 2 
On the disclosure of Sanjay Sahu, his associate Muhammad Ayub Khan (40) was also arrested from the latter’s residence at Mantripukhri Bengali Colony. Also, on May 2, SFs arrested one KCP-Nongdrenkhomba cadre, identified as Ngangbam Sharat alias Somo
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On the disclosure of Sanjay Sahu, his associate Muhammad Ayub Khan (40) was also arrested from the latter’s residence at Mantripukhri Bengali Colony. Also, on May 2, SFs arrested one KCP-Nongdrenkhomba cadre, identified as Ngangbam Sharat alias Somo. One mobile phone handset and 200 gms of explosive material were seized from his possession. On the disclosure of Sharat, another cadre of the same outfit, identified as Angom Aken alias German alias Chingkhei (24) was also pulled up from his residence. In further follow up action, a third cadre of the same outfit identified as Wahengbam John alias Thoi (24) was arrested.
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May - 2 
The Bodo People's Progressive Front (BPPF) said the killing in the BTAD could be a handiwork of the Government agency to divert the attention of the people who are by and large going against the ruling party, reports The Sentinel. Talking to reporter
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The Bodo People's Progressive Front (BPPF) said the killing in the BTAD could be a handiwork of the Government agency to divert the attention of the people who are by and large going against the ruling party, reports The Sentinel. Talking to reporters, BPPF President Rabiram Narzary said that yesterday’s killing could be a government’s conspiracy. He also demanded a high level inquiry into the incident.
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May - 2 
The Hindu reports that seven people, including two children and four women, were killed in an attack by suspected IK Songbhijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants in Balaparajan Village-1 under Goreswar Police Stati
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The Hindu reports that seven people, including two children and four women, were killed in an attack by suspected IK Songbhijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants in Balaparajan Village-1 under Goreswar Police Station in Kokrajhar District under Bodoland Territorial Administrative District (BTAD) of Assam on May 2 (today). A group of heavily armed extremists swooped down on two houses in the village at around 1 am and opened indiscriminate fire, killing seven persons on the spot. Two persons were seriously injured.
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May - 2 
The NDFB-IKS also has earlier warned the State and Government of India for tit for tat action against the systematic killings of their members and also cautioned the founder Chairman of the NDFB, Ranjan Daimary to stay away from involving in fratrici
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The NDFB-IKS also has earlier warned the State and Government of India for tit for tat action against the systematic killings of their members and also cautioned the founder Chairman of the NDFB, Ranjan Daimary to stay away from involving in fratricidal killings, report The Sentinel
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May - 2 
The Shillong Times reports on May 3 that one KYKL militant Shakil Ahmed was arrested by Assam Rifles on May 2, during an operation at Lamlai in Imphal East District by the 30 Assam Rifles (AR). A9mm pistol and three live rounds were recovered from th
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The Shillong Times reports on May 3 that one KYKL militant Shakil Ahmed was arrested by Assam Rifles on May 2, during an operation at Lamlai in Imphal East District by the 30 Assam Rifles (AR). A9mm pistol and three live rounds were recovered from the militant.
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The Shillong Times reports that Arunachal Pradesh Police rescued a businessman earlier abducted on April 29 by IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants from his farmhouse at Pasighat in East Siang District af
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The Shillong Times reports that Arunachal Pradesh Police rescued a businessman earlier abducted on April 29 by IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants from his farmhouse at Pasighat in East Siang District after a fierce encounter with the rebel outfit at Bora Jaldobi village in Assam’s Dhemaji District, a top Police officer said on May 3. A Police team lead by East Siang Superintendent of Police (SP), Devendra Arya rescued 65-year-old Keshav Pandey from the captivity of the militants after about one hour gun battle in the night of May 2 and arrested four cadres, identified as Rajiv Narzary, Suresh Basumatary, Bolin Boro and Tengana Narzary while three others managed to escape. Pandey, who owns a cattle farm near Partung area inside the Daying Ering Wildlife sanctuary was abducted after a few miscreants entered his farm disconnecting the power supply.
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May - 2 May - 3
The Shillong Times reports that East Khasi Hills Police have arrested Hynniewtrep National A’chik Movement (HANM) president Lamphrang Kharbani for his alleged links with the banned rebel outfit Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC). Kharbani
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The Shillong Times reports that East Khasi Hills Police have arrested Hynniewtrep National A’chik Movement (HANM) president Lamphrang Kharbani for his alleged links with the banned rebel outfit Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC). Kharbani and four others arrested from Rangthong village, South West Khasi Hills when they were on their way to Shillong on May 2. “We had specific input that Kharbani recently had gone to Bangladesh to meet the top leaders of the HNLC,” Police sources said. It is also revealed that among those arrested along with Kharbani, one was a former member of the banned outfit. All of them were produced in a court on May 3. The court, meanwhile, remanded them in five-day Police custody. “All the arrested are having links with HNLC. We have also seized some demand notes along with the letter heads of the banned outfit,” a senior police official said. Replying to a query, the senior Police also informed that the HANM president was helping the outfit in various ways including by generating fund for the council. The HANM president was arrested earlier on two occasions for illegal possession of arms.
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May - 2 
The Supreme Court on May 2 refused to issue any further direction to the tribunal constituted to examine the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) for the seventh time, reports Deccan Herald. A bench of Chief Justice R M Lodha and Jus
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The Supreme Court on May 2 refused to issue any further direction to the tribunal constituted to examine the ban on the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) for the seventh time, reports Deccan Herald. A bench of Chief Justice R M Lodha and Justice Kurian Joseph said the SC order on the functioning of the tribunal under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act was crystal clear and so it did not need to issue any more directives. A counsel representing two erstwhile SIMI members urged the court to ensure that the tribunal adhered to the rules of evidence. They wanted assurance that the tribunal would not only go by confessional statements, which were extracted from alleged members, and secret documents that were not shared with the lawyers for the organisation. The court, however, said there was no need for any interim direction and posted the matter for final hearing on August 12 before a three-judge bench that previously took up similar matters.
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May - 2 
The Telegraph reports that the Police, on May 2, rescued five people who were abducted by suspected Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants on May 1. The five persons identified as Mithun Das, Sunny Das, Boloram Das, Kulendra Singh and Dhar
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The Telegraph reports that the Police, on May 2, rescued five people who were abducted by suspected Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants on May 1. The five persons identified as Mithun Das, Sunny Das, Boloram Das, Kulendra Singh and Dharmendra Singh were abducted at gunpoint by a 10 to 12-member group of KPLT from an IBP petrol pump in the Geleki area in Karbi Anglong District on National Highway 37 near Kaziranga National Park. The abductees were taken to an undisclosed hill range .The police said that they arrested suspected cadres of KPLT and with the information gathered from interrogation search was launched resulting in safe return of all five on May 2.
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May - 2 
Two Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a splinter group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), cadres, identified as ‘zonal commander’ Badal alias Rajesh Munda and a cadre Ashok Oraon, were killed in factional clash with, another CPI-Maois
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Two Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), a splinter group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), cadres, identified as ‘zonal commander’ Badal alias Rajesh Munda and a cadre Ashok Oraon, were killed in factional clash with, another CPI-Maoist splinter group, Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) at Kushumbha of Hazaribagh District on May 2, reports The Times of India. Ashok Kumar Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), headquarters, said both the JPC cadres were taking their morning tea at a roadside hotel in Kushumbha near the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) railway siding-cum-coal dumping yard when five persons led by Ranvijay and Dayanand, top cadres of TPC, spotted them and opened indiscriminate firing, killing them.
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May - 2 
Meanwhile, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted along the outer wall of Panhwar Sinari Police Station in Jaffarabad District was defused by Police on May 2, reports The Express Tribune. Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) official said the IED was p
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Meanwhile, an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) planted along the outer wall of Panhwar Sinari Police Station in Jaffarabad District was defused by Police on May 2, reports The Express Tribune. Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) official said the IED was packed with around nine kilogram of explosives
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May - 2 
During the last 13 years, the direct and indirect cost incurred by Pakistan on the War on Terror and the losses due to terrorist attacks amounted to USD 102.51 billion, which is equivalent to PKR 8,264.4 billion, Daily Times reported on May 2. This i
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During the last 13 years, the direct and indirect cost incurred by Pakistan on the War on Terror and the losses due to terrorist attacks amounted to USD 102.51 billion, which is equivalent to PKR 8,264.4 billion, Daily Times reported on May 2. This includes a loss of USD 24.86 billion in over two years, a Government document revealed. The Economic Survey 2013-14 reveals that Pakistan suffered economic loss of USD 28459.89 million from January 2011 to March 2013. The figures jointly compiled by the Ministries of Finance, Foreign Affairs and Interior, and incorporated in the survey; suggest that of the USD 102.51 billion loss, USD 23.77 billion loss was reported in 2010-11, USD 13.56 billion in 2009-10, USD 11.98 billion in 2011-12 and USD 9.97 billion in 2012-13.
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May - 2 
Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, during a ceremony held at Nadra headquarters in Islamabad on May 2, lashed out at all those involved in criticising the Government’s peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), saying the
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Federal Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan, during a ceremony held at Nadra headquarters in Islamabad on May 2, lashed out at all those involved in criticising the Government’s peace talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), saying the dialogue process cannot move forward amid “needless rhetoric,” reported Dawn. He dispelled the notion of a deadlock in peace talks with the TTP. “Those who were supposed to support the dialogue process are busy in hurling allegations at the Government through needless rhetoric…they have made a road show out of it,” said the Minister without naming anyone. “Continuation of peace talks would be difficult under these circumstances,” he added. Nisar said that delay in the next direct meeting with Taliban Shura (Council) was due to an internal rift within the militant outfit’s ranks rather than the Government. He expressed annoyance over attempts to create an impression of a rift between the civil-military relations, saying the government’s ties with the Pakistan Army were good before and will remain that way in the future also. Meanwhile, the TTP negotiating committee, Maulana Sami-ul-Haq hinted that the next round of direct talks would be held on May 5, 2014.
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May - 2 
In another incident, unidentified armed assailants opened fire at a Police mobile on patrol in the Hub town of Quetta on May 2, reports The Express Tribune. However, no casualty was reported in the attack.
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In another incident, unidentified armed assailants opened fire at a Police mobile on patrol in the Hub town of Quetta on May 2, reports The Express Tribune. However, no casualty was reported in the attack.
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May - 2 
Meanwhile, Police on May 2 claimed to have arrested two extortionists, identified as Ishaq and Bakhtiar, during a raid in Gizri area of Saddar Town, reports The News. Both extortionists had sought extortion from a local trader through means of intimi
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Meanwhile, Police on May 2 claimed to have arrested two extortionists, identified as Ishaq and Bakhtiar, during a raid in Gizri area of Saddar Town, reports The News. Both extortionists had sought extortion from a local trader through means of intimidation, said Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) chief Ahmed Chenoi. He said that the two men one of them watchman of the trader had sent an extortion slip with a threatening letter as well as two bullets, demanding PKR1 million. He said that two more suspects Amir and Roshan were still at large but the teams have been formed for their arrest.
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May - 2 
Meanwhile, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is reported to observe mourning day on May 2 (today) against the killing of four of its workers whose dead bodies were found from Memon Goth area in Gadap Town on April 30, 2014, reports Daily Times. The
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Meanwhile, the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) is reported to observe mourning day on May 2 (today) against the killing of four of its workers whose dead bodies were found from Memon Goth area in Gadap Town on April 30, 2014, reports Daily Times. The victims were identified as Sameed, Ali Haider, Faizan and Salman Qureshi. MQM Spokesman Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui claimed that all four were party workers and were arrested by Rangers and Police from the Country Tower and Gulshan-e-Maymar area on April 13, 2014. He alleged that they were brutally tortured to death.
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May - 2 
Separately, a convoy of SFs, comprising 25 vehicles, escaped a landmine blast in the Naag area of Washuk District on May 2, reports The Express Tribune. The convoy was going to Panjgur District from Washuk when one of the vehicles narrowly escaped th
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Separately, a convoy of SFs, comprising 25 vehicles, escaped a landmine blast in the Naag area of Washuk District on May 2, reports The Express Tribune. The convoy was going to Panjgur District from Washuk when one of the vehicles narrowly escaped the landmine explosion. The vehicle was partially damaged but no casualty was reported.
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May - 2 
Separately, two unidentified dead bodies were found within the jurisdiction of the Mauripur Police Station in Musharraf Colony area of Baldia Town on May 2, reported Daily Times.
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Separately, two unidentified dead bodies were found within the jurisdiction of the Mauripur Police Station in Musharraf Colony area of Baldia Town on May 2, reported Daily Times.
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May - 2 
Three people, identified as Haqdar Khan Niazi, Sultan Khan Niazi and Yousuf Khan Niazi, were killed in a clash between two groups, following a protest call by the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) against extra-judicial killings of its party members, at
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Three people, identified as Haqdar Khan Niazi, Sultan Khan Niazi and Yousuf Khan Niazi, were killed in a clash between two groups, following a protest call by the Muttahida Quami Movement (MQM) against extra-judicial killings of its party members, at Daryaabad area of Lyari Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 2, reports Daily Times. Fear and tension gripped the area after the clash.
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May - 2 
Two militants of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Bober area of South Waziristan, reports The Dawn on May 3. Irfan Mehsud, son of Azam Tariq, a member of the Central Shura and former Spokesman for
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Two militants of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were killed in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Bober area of South Waziristan, reports The Dawn on May 3. Irfan Mehsud, son of Azam Tariq, a member of the Central Shura and former Spokesman for the TTP, was killed in an exchange of fire with troops as sporadic clashes continued in Bober. An official source identified the other slain militant as Wafadar Mehsud.
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May - 2 
Separately, six subcommittees formed under the Committee to Study and Determine Constitutional Records have listed the agreed and disputed issues of constitution writing. However, to prepare a final report to be presented to the Records Committee,
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Separately, six subcommittees formed under the Committee to Study and Determine Constitutional Records have listed the agreed and disputed issues of constitution writing. However, to prepare a final report to be presented to the Records Committee, one of the five panels formed to assist the Constituent Assembly will take another week. As per the constitution drafting calendar, a report on the agreed and disputed issues of constitution will be presented to the CA full house by May 29.
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May - 2 
Meanwhile, the UCPN-M is planning to select 75 Central Committee (CC) members through a direct election process in its national convention that begins May 8 to uphold the democratic practice inside the party. The party will downsize the current 300-m
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Meanwhile, the UCPN-M is planning to select 75 Central Committee (CC) members through a direct election process in its national convention that begins May 8 to uphold the democratic practice inside the party. The party will downsize the current 300-member jumbo CC to 99-member to make it functional and effective. The remaining 24 CC members will be nominated by party’s office bearers after the convention concludes.
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May - 2 
The national convention of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) called to strengthen the party organisations witnessed tensions and divisions among rival factions of the party, reports Ekantipur. There were disputes over the selection
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The national convention of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) called to strengthen the party organisations witnessed tensions and divisions among rival factions of the party, reports Ekantipur. There were disputes over the selection of representatives of more than a dozen Districts due to the formation of parallel committees by rival factions. Parallel committees, which were formed due to altercation between Party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, and senior leaders Baburam Bhattarai and Narayan Kaji Shrestha, claimed legitimacy during the convention.
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Meanwhile, Joint forces of the Police and Border Guard Bangladesh in separate drives arrested 22 activists of the Jel and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), in Sadar and Shibganj sub-Districts of Chapainawabganj District in the of night Ma
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Meanwhile, Joint forces of the Police and Border Guard Bangladesh in separate drives arrested 22 activists of the Jel and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), in Sadar and Shibganj sub-Districts of Chapainawabganj District in the of night May 2 and early on May 3. The joint forces conducted a drive in Sadar sub-District and arrested 10 Jel-Shibir activists, while the other 12 activists were arrested in Shibganj sub-District of the District.
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May - 2 
Separately, being informed by locals, Police recovered 20 crude bombs from a mango orchard in an abandoned condition in Dilalpur area of Shibganj sub-District of Chapainawabganj District.
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Separately, being informed by locals, Police recovered 20 crude bombs from a mango orchard in an abandoned condition in Dilalpur area of Shibganj sub-District of Chapainawabganj District.
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May - 3 
In another incident a cadre of Naga National Council/Federal Government of Nagaland(NNC-FGN) Acii Vadeo from Puruba village, Phek district was arrested by 11AR for collecting illegal tax from civil trucks.
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In another incident a cadre of Naga National Council/Federal Government of Nagaland(NNC-FGN) Acii Vadeo from Puruba village, Phek district was arrested by 11AR for collecting illegal tax from civil trucks.
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May - 3 
Bodos and Bengali-speaking Muslims continued to flee their homes in western Assam on May 3, reports The Times of India. Curfew was relaxed for four hours in Kokrajhar from noon on May 3 as no fresh attacks were reported in the last 24 hours. Thirty-t
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Bodos and Bengali-speaking Muslims continued to flee their homes in western Assam on May 3, reports The Times of India. Curfew was relaxed for four hours in Kokrajhar from noon on May 3 as no fresh attacks were reported in the last 24 hours. Thirty-two people have been killed since May 1. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said about 300 people from both the communities had taken shelter at relief camps.
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May - 3 
Central security agencies have claimed that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had plans to carry out terror attacks on two foreign consulates - US and Israeli - in India with evidence for this reportedly given by Sri Lankan national, Sakir Hussain, a
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Central security agencies have claimed that Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) had plans to carry out terror attacks on two foreign consulates - US and Israeli - in India with evidence for this reportedly given by Sri Lankan national, Sakir Hussain, arrested from Chennai, during his interrogation, reported The Times of India on May 4. Sakir told his interrogators that he had been hired allegedly by an official in Pakistani high commission in Colombo as part of the ISI's alleged plans to conduct reconnaissance of US consulate in Chennai and Israeli consulate in Bengaluru. Hussain was arrested on April 29, 2013, in a coordinated operation involving various countries including a Southeast Asian nation. He is reported to have told the interrogators that Pakistan's spy agency was planning to send two men from Maldives to Chennai and that he had to arrange for their travel documents and hideouts. During interrogation, Hussain reportedly took the name of Amir Zubair Siddiq, who is counsellor (visa) at Pakistan high commission in Colombo, as his alleged handler and also said he had been chosen as he was engaged in human trafficking, making of forged passports and smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN). The sleuths recovered pictures of US and Israeli consulates showing various gates and roads leading to the two premises, the sources said, and claimed that these pictures had been mailed to his alleged handlers in Pakistan and its high commission in Colombo.
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May - 3 
Guwahati Sanmilita Nagarik Adhikar Suraksha Mancha, a citizens' forum which organized a met on May 3, demanded a judicial inquiry into the violence. Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury, senior advocate and state president of Samajwadi party, said the arms a
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Guwahati Sanmilita Nagarik Adhikar Suraksha Mancha, a citizens' forum which organized a met on May 3, demanded a judicial inquiry into the violence. Hafiz Rashid Ahmed Choudhury, senior advocate and state president of Samajwadi party, said the arms available in BTAD should be seized. "Arms are the main problem. The arms should be seized as soon as possible," he added. "We would like to appeal to the people as a whole that this is not a communal violence but a political one. People are being killed for political reasons. The leaders and public representatives should refrain from making statements which can ignite communal tension," he added.
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May - 3 
Meanwhile, for the unconditional release of HANM president Lamphrang Kharbani and threatened to announce a total shutdown of all the State Government offices and departments including central government on May 8, 9, 12 and 13 if it is not met, report
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Meanwhile, for the unconditional release of HANM president Lamphrang Kharbani and threatened to announce a total shutdown of all the State Government offices and departments including central government on May 8, 9, 12 and 13 if it is not met, reports The Sentinel on May 4. Condemning the arrest of the HANM leader the HNLC said that the allegations made by the police are totally baseless and “has no grounds to stand upon.”
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May - 3 
Meanwhile, the Cachar Police suspects the involvement of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) behind the incident when an IED, 35 gelignite (blasting gelatin) sticks, caches of nitroglycerin and nitrocellulose and 20 powerful deto
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Meanwhile, the Cachar Police suspects the involvement of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) behind the incident when an IED, 35 gelignite (blasting gelatin) sticks, caches of nitroglycerin and nitrocellulose and 20 powerful detonators were recovered a bus on May 1 at Sibtilla in Cachar District, reports The Telegraph India on May 4. Although four people were arrested, the Police suspect that they were just couriers. According to some Police Sources the NSCN-K was involved in the incident. The Police stated that the explosives were to be used to blow up a bridge on the Barak river near Pailapoor township in Cachar District.
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May - 3 
On May 3, Imphal West commandos arrested KCP-Noyon cadre, identified as Abujam Shidam Meetei from Pukhao. Investigation revealed that he is working as publicity secretary of KCP-Noyon group.
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On May 3, Imphal West commandos arrested KCP-Noyon cadre, identified as Abujam Shidam Meetei from Pukhao. Investigation revealed that he is working as publicity secretary of KCP-Noyon group.
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May - 3 
on May 4 reported that three militants were arrested by Assam Rifles (AR) in separate incidents. On May 2 a cadre of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi(NSCN-KK) H Akato Zhimo from Hotovi in Dimapur was arrested by 29 Assam Rifles (AR
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on May 4 reported that three militants were arrested by Assam Rifles (AR) in separate incidents. On May 2 a cadre of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi(NSCN-KK) H Akato Zhimo from Hotovi in Dimapur was arrested by 29 Assam Rifles (AR) from Dimpaur. A 7.65mm pistol and assorted ammunition were recovered from him. In a separate incident 37 AR arrested one man near NIT Complex, in Chumukedima village Dimapur. A .22 automatic Pistol, two rounds of ammunition, three barrels of .22 Rifle were were recovered from his possession. He was handed was handed over to Diphupar Police Station In another incident a cadre of Naga National Council/Federal Government of Nagaland(NNC-FGN) Acii Vadeo from Puruba village, Phek district was arrested by 11AR for collecting illegal tax from civil trucks.
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May - 3 
Responding to criticism about his alleged failure to check fresh violence, Hagrama Mohilary, BPF president and chief executive member of Bodoland Territorial Council, which governs the BTAD, said he would not mind if the BTC was dismissed if this cou
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Responding to criticism about his alleged failure to check fresh violence, Hagrama Mohilary, BPF president and chief executive member of Bodoland Territorial Council, which governs the BTAD, said he would not mind if the BTC was dismissed if this could restore normalcy in the area. He said there were reports about the involvement of the NDFB-IKS and appealed to all to maintain peace.
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May - 3 
Senior BPF legislator Pramila Rani Brahma, whose arrest has been demanded by a section in the Congress for the violence in the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD), on May 3, demanded a CBI probe into the attacks to get to the bottom of the tru
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Senior BPF legislator Pramila Rani Brahma, whose arrest has been demanded by a section in the Congress for the violence in the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD), on May 3, demanded a CBI probe into the attacks to get to the bottom of the truth, reports The Telegraph.
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May - 3 
The Hindu reports that nine more bodies were recovered from a village in Baksa District in the morning of May 3 (today), taking the toll to 32 in the violence unleashed by IK Songbhijit faction of National democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) mili
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The Hindu reports that nine more bodies were recovered from a village in Baksa District in the morning of May 3 (today), taking the toll to 32 in the violence unleashed by IK Songbhijit faction of National democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants in Bodoland Territorial Administration Districts (BTAD) area in Assam. The bodies of the victims, including four children and two women, were recovered from Khagrabari village under Salbari sub-division adjacent to the Manas National Park, official sources said. Bodies of two children were identified as Ilina Khatun and Ariful Islam. Besides Chirang and parts of Dhubri Districts, indefinite curfew has also been imposed in Kokrajhar and Baksa Districts where 23 people were killed. The violence started when heavily armed NDFB-IKS militants entered a house and shot dead three members of a family, including two women, and injured an infant of a minority community near Ananda Bazar area in Baksa District on May 1. This was followed by indiscriminate firing by the insurgents at Balapara-I village in neighbouring Kokrajhar District in the early hours on May 2 which left eight persons dead and injuring several others in their own houses. Again, in the night of May 2, 12 bullet-riddled bodies, including those of five women and a child, were recovered from Nankekhadrabari and Nayanguri villages in Baksa District where nearly 100 houses and a wooden bridge were set ablaze by the militants. The Army has been staging flag marches in the violence-hit areas to instill confidence among people and to bring the situation under control, sources said.
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May - 3 
The Sangai Express on May 3 reports that a grenade was found at the gate of one Hijam Ibotombi, residence at Uripok Yambem Leikai in Imphal in the morning of May 2.The grenade was later retrieved by a team of Imphal West Commandos.
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The Sangai Express on May 3 reports that a grenade was found at the gate of one Hijam Ibotombi, residence at Uripok Yambem Leikai in Imphal in the morning of May 2.The grenade was later retrieved by a team of Imphal West Commandos.
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May - 3 
The Sangai Express reports that Troops of Red Shield Division reportedly apprehended armed cadres of (KCP-MC) and PLA during the early hours of May 3 in the general area of Heibong Pokpi. KCP-MC namely Laishram Birsing alias Bira was arrested along w
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The Sangai Express reports that Troops of Red Shield Division reportedly apprehended armed cadres of (KCP-MC) and PLA during the early hours of May 3 in the general area of Heibong Pokpi. KCP-MC namely Laishram Birsing alias Bira was arrested along with recovering one 9mm pistol with magazine and four live rounds. Based on information from the apprehended cadre, another operation was launched in general area of Langjing leading to the arrest of an armed cadre of PLA identified as Konjengbam Bisojit alias Kunja Singh and recovery of one 9mm pistol, one
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The Sentinel reports that the newly formed Bru National Army (BNA) stands neutralized with the arrests of top leadership during the wee hours of May 4 from village Kholakhal in Cachar District of South Assam. Based on specific input, Security Forces
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The Sentinel reports that the newly formed Bru National Army (BNA) stands neutralized with the arrests of top leadership during the wee hours of May 4 from village Kholakhal in Cachar District of South Assam. Based on specific input, Security Forces launched operation, named “Op Sickle”, on the night of May 3, 2014. The operation led to the arrests of BNA ‘chief’ Oranjoy alias Lal Thazuala, 'general secretary' Rajesh Chorkhi, Luarjoy Reang and Bailoram Reang. They are residents of Mizoram and Assam. The Cordon and Search Operation (CASO) was launched in a remote village of Kulichara forest in the night of May 3 and 4. On search of the area, large quantity of arms and ammunition were recovered which included four AK–47 rifles, six AK magazines, 122 rounds of AK–47, two –12 Bore Double barrel guns, three– 12 Bore Single barrel guns, one 9 mm Country made Pistol, four 9 mm ball rounds, one BNA accounting and extortion diary, four Mobile Phones and other war like stores
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May - 3 
A lawyer, identified as Mohammad Idris and his driver Noman Shah were killed in Karachi’s Orangi Town on May 3, reports The Tribune. Member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s Rabita Committee Saif Yar Khan said that the driver was a MQM worker. Khan
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A lawyer, identified as Mohammad Idris and his driver Noman Shah were killed in Karachi’s Orangi Town on May 3, reports The Tribune. Member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM)’s Rabita Committee Saif Yar Khan said that the driver was a MQM worker. Khan also requested the Chief Minister and Governor of Sindh to take immediate measures to stop such killings. He further stated that members of the MQM were being targeted continuously.
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May - 3 
A local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, Irfan Mehsud, and six other militants were killed in a fighting with Security Forces (SFs) in the Babor Mountains of Ladha sub-division in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal
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A local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’, Irfan Mehsud, and six other militants were killed in a fighting with Security Forces (SFs) in the Babor Mountains of Ladha sub-division in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 3, reports The Express Tribune. Irfan Mehsud is said to be the son of Azam Tariq Mehsud, a key member of the Political Shura (council) of the TTP. He is also said to be the ‘spokesperson’ of TTP’s South Waziristan chapter.
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May - 3 
According to officials in the Police, the recent grouping within the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) may help the Government and Security Forces (SFs) to deal with the militants but it has created more trouble for businessmen in the twin cities of R
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According to officials in the Police, the recent grouping within the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) may help the Government and Security Forces (SFs) to deal with the militants but it has created more trouble for businessmen in the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad, reports Dawn on May 3 (today). The sources said that the businessmen had paid extortions to the TTP but a few days later they again received calls for payment of more money. The second calls, they added, came even though middlemen of the militants had given assurances that the businessmen would not be threatened. The officials said the TTP groups worked under Shehryar Mehsud and Khan Said alias Sajna. The differences among them cropped up in the run-up to the selection of the successor to Hakimullah Mehsud who was killed in a United States (US) drone attack in 2013. An official of the capital Police said that now the TTP groups were separately approaching businessmen to pay them extortion. A few days back the owner of a food outlet in the city received a telephone call demanding extortion equal to the amount he had already paid, he added. The businessman told the Police that he approached the middleman operating from the capital city as he had assured him that no one would harm him after he made the payment. However, when the businessman told the middleman about the call after the payment of extortion, the latter sought time to probe the matter.
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May - 3 
Also, Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) personnel along with Police arrested two extortionists in Gizri area of Sadar Town after receiving information of the criminals present in the area on May 3, reports Daily Times. CPLC Chief Ahmad Chinoy s
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Also, Citizen Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) personnel along with Police arrested two extortionists in Gizri area of Sadar Town after receiving information of the criminals present in the area on May 3, reports Daily Times. CPLC Chief Ahmad Chinoy said the extortionists had demanded PKR 1 million from a person living in Gizri area.
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May - 3 
An unidentified man was shot dead near Anda Mor in North Karachi in New Karachi Town on May 3, reports Daily Times
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An unidentified man was shot dead near Anda Mor in North Karachi in New Karachi Town on May 3, reports Daily Times
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May - 3 
Further, an alleged extortionist was killed in a Police encounter in Baldia Town on May 3, reports Daily Times.
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Further, an alleged extortionist was killed in a Police encounter in Baldia Town on May 3, reports Daily Times.
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May - 3 
Further, two tribesmen were injured when militants triggered a remote controlled improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in the Sadda area of Kurram Agency on May 3, reports The Express Tribune. The IED was planted on a roadside.
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Further, two tribesmen were injured when militants triggered a remote controlled improvised explosive device (IED) explosion in the Sadda area of Kurram Agency on May 3, reports The Express Tribune. The IED was planted on a roadside.
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May - 3 
Meanwhile, Police claimed to have arrested 15 suspects, including six criminals, during raids in Badia Town and Orangi Town on May 3, reports Daily Times.
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Meanwhile, Police claimed to have arrested 15 suspects, including six criminals, during raids in Badia Town and Orangi Town on May 3, reports Daily Times.
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May - 3 
One Frontier Corps (FC) official was killed and another was injured in a bomb explosion in the Dhadar area of Bolan District on May 3, reports Dawn. Khan Wasey, a spokesman for the FC, said that a Security Forces’ (SFs) vehicle was on routine patroll
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One Frontier Corps (FC) official was killed and another was injured in a bomb explosion in the Dhadar area of Bolan District on May 3, reports Dawn. Khan Wasey, a spokesman for the FC, said that a Security Forces’ (SFs) vehicle was on routine patrolling when it was attacked. Though no outfit claimed responsibility for the attack, Wasey said he suspected that the attack was the work of Baloch separatists operating in the area.
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May - 3 
Two people, including a school principal and his son, were killed in firing near Metroville SITE graveyard in SITE Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on May 3, reports Daily Times.
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Two people, including a school principal and his son, were killed in firing near Metroville SITE graveyard in SITE Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on May 3, reports Daily Times.
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May - 3 
Law enforcers on May 3 arrested 36 cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) from different areas of Bogra and Chapainawabganj Districts involved in the cases for vandalism and arson attacks during blockades in 2
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Law enforcers on May 3 arrested 36 cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) from different areas of Bogra and Chapainawabganj Districts involved in the cases for vandalism and arson attacks during blockades in 2013, reports The Daily Star. In Bogra District, Police arrested 14 JeI-ICS cadres from different areas of the District. In Chapainawabganj District, a Joint team, comprising Police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel arrested 22 JeI-ICS cadres from different areas.
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May - 3 
Detective Branch (DB) of Police on May 3 arrested Hasan Munshi (27), the ‘chief’ of Hasan Bahini, who was involved in killing, abduction, toll collection and mugging in different areas of Rajbari District, reports The Independent. Police said that Ha
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Detective Branch (DB) of Police on May 3 arrested Hasan Munshi (27), the ‘chief’ of Hasan Bahini, who was involved in killing, abduction, toll collection and mugging in different areas of Rajbari District, reports The Independent. Police said that Hasan was the prime accused in Nasir Uddin and Rabiul Islam killing cases.
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May - 3 
Meanwhile, Joint Force arrested three JeI-ICS leaders and cadres from a student hostel in Thakurgaon District on May 3, reports The Independent. The arrestees were identified as Thakurgaon town JeI leader Mizanur Rahman, ICS cadres Khaled Masud and S
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Meanwhile, Joint Force arrested three JeI-ICS leaders and cadres from a student hostel in Thakurgaon District on May 3, reports The Independent. The arrestees were identified as Thakurgaon town JeI leader Mizanur Rahman, ICS cadres Khaled Masud and Shah Jamal. Police told that the three were arrested to scuttle any destructive programme in the town.
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May - 4 
Explosive materials were seized by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel from secret dumps of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Lamtaput block of Koraput District in south Odisha on May 4, reports The Hindu. According to Koraput Sup
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Explosive materials were seized by Border Security Force (BSF) personnel from secret dumps of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the Lamtaput block of Koraput District in south Odisha on May 4, reports The Hindu. According to Koraput Superintendent of Police (SP) Awinash Kumar, the seized materials included over 100 detonators and banners of Maoists. But details regarding the seizure were awaited as the security personnel had not returned from the remote area where the seizure took place.
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May - 4 
Further, a militant of KCP-KK Nganba faction, identified as Paonam Ricky alias Sana alias Tutu was arrested by a commando unit of Bishnupur District Police while conducting a search operation at Keinou Bazar on May 4. One demand letter of the KCP and
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Further, a militant of KCP-KK Nganba faction, identified as Paonam Ricky alias Sana alias Tutu was arrested by a commando unit of Bishnupur District Police while conducting a search operation at Keinou Bazar on May 4. One demand letter of the KCP and one mobile phone handset with SIM card were seized from his possession.
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May - 4 
Further, the State government decided to hand over the investigation to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said, “Let the NIA investigate who is involved… I want to coordinate with neighbouring Bhutan as the militants
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Further, the State government decided to hand over the investigation to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said, “Let the NIA investigate who is involved… I want to coordinate with neighbouring Bhutan as the militants may hide there after committing the crime. If the NIA comes then that can be done.”
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May - 4 
In a follow up action, another cadre of the same outfit, identified as Taorem Gourashyam Meitei alias Ranjit (28) was arrested from Thangmeiband near THAU ground.
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In a follow up action, another cadre of the same outfit, identified as Taorem Gourashyam Meitei alias Ranjit (28) was arrested from Thangmeiband near THAU ground.
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May - 4 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, Asraf Ali, who was arrested from Cuddalore District of Tamil Nadu on May 1, was the main source of setting up IM modules in western Rajasthan, Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) investigations have revealed, reports Deccan H
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, Asraf Ali, who was arrested from Cuddalore District of Tamil Nadu on May 1, was the main source of setting up IM modules in western Rajasthan, Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) investigations have revealed, reports Deccan Herald on May 5. Security agencies said that the decision to set up an IM module and sleeper cells in Rajasthan was taken way back in 2011 on the directions of Pakistan-based Riyaz Bhatkal, who is wanted by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). Asraf, along with two others, Maroof and Barqat, was arrested a month back by the Police. They were reportedly working together to raise more modules in the state.
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May - 4 
Meanwhile, Union Minister of Home Affairs (MHA) Sushilkumar Shinde said on April 4, "During the last few days, there have been wanton acts of depredation leading to the deaths of 32 persons, mainly women and children. Out of these 32 persons, 31 belo
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Meanwhile, Union Minister of Home Affairs (MHA) Sushilkumar Shinde said on April 4, "During the last few days, there have been wanton acts of depredation leading to the deaths of 32 persons, mainly women and children. Out of these 32 persons, 31 belonged to minority community. The objective of this group seems to be aimed at starting a full fledged communal conflagration," reports Times of India. "It is noteworthy that these acts (of violence in Kokrajhar and Baksa regions of Assam) started only after the group started steadily losing its cadres either by surrender or elimination during operations when they opened fire on the forces," Shinde said, without naming the "group", the Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS). He added that the MHA had already deployed 43 companies of Central Forces and was in the process of sending an additional 1,000 personnel. In addition, he noted, 1,500 soldiers of the Army had been positioned in the violence-hit areas. "These numbers are not fixed and can be increased as per requirement," he said
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Nagaland Post on May 4 reports that a combined team from Patsoi, Singjamei and Churachandpur Police stations conducted earth excavating work at Ngloi hills near Mata Lambulane in Churachandpur District, a place located near a Assam Rifles post where
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Nagaland Post on May 4 reports that a combined team from Patsoi, Singjamei and Churachandpur Police stations conducted earth excavating work at Ngloi hills near Mata Lambulane in Churachandpur District, a place located near a Assam Rifles post where cadres of KCP-Nongdrenkhomba faction had stayed for sometime after the faction entered into a tripartite suspension of operation with the Centre and state government. A piece of bone and some clothing suspected to be belonged to the missing cadre, Laiphrakpam Roshan aka Gopen has been recovered.
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May - 4 
Pakistani Army on May 4 violated ceasefire and resorted to unprovoked firing on Indian posts at Deri Dabsi along the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar Sector of Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Pakistani Army on May 4 violated ceasefire and resorted to unprovoked firing on Indian posts at Deri Dabsi along the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar Sector of Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior.
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May - 4 
Security Forces (SFs) on May 4 recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from Gubrinala forest area of Bandipora District, reports Daily Excelsior. During the search a cache of arms and ammunition which included 8 Chinese pistols, 8 magazines and 3
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 4 recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from Gubrinala forest area of Bandipora District, reports Daily Excelsior. During the search a cache of arms and ammunition which included 8 Chinese pistols, 8 magazines and 32 pistol rounds were recovered.
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May - 4 
The Hindu reports that three militants belonging to IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants were killed in two separate encounters with a joint team of the Police; the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF); an
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The Hindu reports that three militants belonging to IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants were killed in two separate encounters with a joint team of the Police; the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF); and the Army, on May 4 in Sonitpur and Udalguri Districts.
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May - 4 
The May 1 twin blasts aboard the Bangalore-Guwahati Express at Chennai Central railway station was most likely masterminded by a group from outside Tamil Nadu, said investigators who grilled Al-Umma operatives and some others, reports The Times of In
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The May 1 twin blasts aboard the Bangalore-Guwahati Express at Chennai Central railway station was most likely masterminded by a group from outside Tamil Nadu, said investigators who grilled Al-Umma operatives and some others, reports The Times of India on May 5. This strengthens the suspicion on Indian Mujahideen (IM) which has sleeper cells in Karnataka though investigators don't rule out the involvement of some other extremist group. A CB-CID source said a team interrogated Al-Umma activists Panna Ismail, 'Police' Fakrudeen and Bilal Malik who are in Vellore jail. "We have made inquiries with a few more prisoners who have a history of bomb-making," said the source, adding, "We infer that local groups didn't have a direct role in Thursday's act of terror." Preliminary forensic reports have pointed to the use of ammonium nitrate and nitro toluene, along with sulphur as the base materials. They also used metal balls and nails as shrapnel. "Such bombs are used by members of Indian Mujahideen. A National Security Group (NSG) team has also confirmed the similarities of materials used here and in the Patna blasts reported on October 27 last year during a BJP rally in Bihar. Experts also point out that Al-Umma attacks are usually targeted at some leader or a specific person rather than the public," a source said. As reported earlier, one passenger, identified as Swathi died and nine others were injured in the blast on May 1.
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May - 4 
The NDFB-IKS, meanwhile, has denied its involvement in the violence, claiming it was “a political conspiracy by the Assam government to trigger clashes between two communities.” A press statement by NDFB’s ‘Secretary (Information and Publicity Wing)’
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The NDFB-IKS, meanwhile, has denied its involvement in the violence, claiming it was “a political conspiracy by the Assam government to trigger clashes between two communities.” A press statement by NDFB’s ‘Secretary (Information and Publicity Wing)’, N.E. Esara, said: “We ask the Assam government and its officials to stay away from such accusation without the slightest justification.”
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May - 4 
The Times of India reports on May 5 that, condemning the killing of innocent villagers in Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD), people from different walks of life have advocated seizure of illegal arms in the region. Even Assam governor JB Pat
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The Times of India reports on May 5 that, condemning the killing of innocent villagers in Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD), people from different walks of life have advocated seizure of illegal arms in the region. Even Assam governor JB Patnaik has asked the State Government to seize illegal arms in the BTAD region. On May 3, the governor said house-to-house search should be conducted to bring an end to this problem. A senior police official said more than 100 illegal arms have been seized in BTAD during the time of elections. He added that since January 2014, 42 militants of IKS faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) have laid down their arms, while 18 others have been killed in encounters by police and the Army. According to sources, there are around 200 members of NDFB-IKS active in BTAD at present. "The arms which are available in BTAD have led to these killings. This is a very unfortunate incident and we condemn it. We have been appealing to the state government for seizure of all the illegal arms at the earliest, but there is no action from the authorities concerned," said Aditya Khaklari, general secretary of All Assam Tribal Sangha (AATS).
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May - 4 
A businessman, identified as Rashid Wasim, received threatening calls from extortionists asking him to pay PKR 40 million in Mohanpura area of Rawalpindi District on May 4, reported Dawn. Wasim owns a factory in the industrial area of Islamabad and
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A businessman, identified as Rashid Wasim, received threatening calls from extortionists asking him to pay PKR 40 million in Mohanpura area of Rawalpindi District on May 4, reported Dawn. Wasim owns a factory in the industrial area of Islamabad and complained to the Ganjmandi Police that since March 19, 2014, his family has received three calls by Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants. The complaint said the caller threatened him that his family members would be kidnapped and killed if he failed to pay the money. Wasim claimed that the threatening calls were made from Waziristan.
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May - 4 
In addition, Rangers arrested at least 10 suspects involved in extortion and other crimes from different areas of Karachi on May 4, reports Daily Times. According to the Rangers’ spokesman, three of the arrestees belong to a political party.
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In addition, Rangers arrested at least 10 suspects involved in extortion and other crimes from different areas of Karachi on May 4, reports Daily Times. According to the Rangers’ spokesman, three of the arrestees belong to a political party.
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May - 4 
In addition, SFs on May 4 recovered 40 suicide vests at the Torkham border which were being smuggled into Pakistan from Afghanistan, reports Dawn. The suicide jackets did not contain any explosives. The sources said that with the aid of local operat
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In addition, SFs on May 4 recovered 40 suicide vests at the Torkham border which were being smuggled into Pakistan from Afghanistan, reports Dawn. The suicide jackets did not contain any explosives. The sources said that with the aid of local operators were the jackets were to be filled with explosives.
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May - 4 
Meanwhile, 22 bombs were diffused in Dama Khwaro area near Badama check post in Alizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Kurram Agency on May 4, reports The Express Tribune. 15 of the planted bombs were landmines, five were remote-controlled devices and two w
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Meanwhile, 22 bombs were diffused in Dama Khwaro area near Badama check post in Alizai tehsil (revenue unit) of Kurram Agency on May 4, reports The Express Tribune. 15 of the planted bombs were landmines, five were remote-controlled devices and two were connected to a device which was ready to blow up when it was neutralised.
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May - 4 
Meanwhile, the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) provincial chief and member of TTP negotiation committee Mohammad Ibrahim said that there were a lot of hurdles in holding direct dialogue between the Government and TTP. However, the negotiation committee would co
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Meanwhile, the Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) provincial chief and member of TTP negotiation committee Mohammad Ibrahim said that there were a lot of hurdles in holding direct dialogue between the Government and TTP. However, the negotiation committee would continue its struggle to assist both the sides to achieve the objective of restoration of peace, he added. “We are struggling to remove mistrust between both the sides so that peace process can be accelerated,” Ibrahim said.
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May - 4 
Separately, firing from Afghanistan side of border killed one Pakistani soldier on May 4 at the Pakistan-Afghan border area near Bajaur Agency, Dawn quoting the statement issued by the Inter Services Public relations (ISPR) reported. It was not clear
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Separately, firing from Afghanistan side of border killed one Pakistani soldier on May 4 at the Pakistan-Afghan border area near Bajaur Agency, Dawn quoting the statement issued by the Inter Services Public relations (ISPR) reported. It was not clear whether the cross-border firing was conducted by Afghan security personnel or militants. “We don't have more information yet. We can only confirm that a security official was killed because of firing across the border in Bajaur region,” said a senior military official when contacted for details.
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May - 4 
The member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) negotiating committee Yousuf Shah on May 4 said the TTP has given a list of 765 ‘non-combatant’ prisoners they want to be released, reports Daily Times. He said dialogue was the only solution to th
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The member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan’s (TTP) negotiating committee Yousuf Shah on May 4 said the TTP has given a list of 765 ‘non-combatant’ prisoners they want to be released, reports Daily Times. He said dialogue was the only solution to the problem. He said those who were opposing the dialogue did not want peace in the country. “What was the outcome of engaging the war machine in those areas for the last 12 years? None of the tribal region was cleared ever,” he said. He urged both TTP and the Government to reconsider a ceasefire.
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May - 4 
The national convention of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) to be held in Biratnagar in Morang District has been put off until May 5, reports Ekantipur. UCPN-M leaders are sharply divided over the procedure for selecting a 99-m
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The national convention of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) to be held in Biratnagar in Morang District has been put off until May 5, reports Ekantipur. UCPN-M leaders are sharply divided over the procedure for selecting a 99-member Central Committee (CC). Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda is in favour of selecting CC members through direct election while senior leaders Baburam Bhattarai and Narayan Kaji Shrestha say they should be chosen in consensus reasoning that a vote will split the party further.
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May - 4 
Meanwhile, the election committee of the party led by Dharmasila Chapagain has published the voter lists, reports Republica. According to Chapagain, there are altogether 1007 voters who would choose party’s 99-member CC. “There would be an effort to
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Meanwhile, the election committee of the party led by Dharmasila Chapagain has published the voter lists, reports Republica. According to Chapagain, there are altogether 1007 voters who would choose party’s 99-member CC. “There would be an effort to elect the CC members unanimously at first. If failed, we would go for voting,” said Chapagain. The voting for CC is scheduled for May 5.
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May - 5 
A security system has been put in place and Coastal Security Group (CSG) deployed off Rameswaram to completely block infiltration through sea, Zee News reports on May 6. Jyoti Basu, in-charge of CSG, Rameswaram said, "Coastal Security Group has be
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A security system has been put in place and Coastal Security Group (CSG) deployed off Rameswaram to completely block infiltration through sea, Zee News reports on May 6. Jyoti Basu, in-charge of CSG, Rameswaram said, "Coastal Security Group has been deployed in the area after police received information that ISI agents could infiltrate India from Sri lanka via Palk Straits. A new security system has been put in place to totally prevent infiltration." Basu said Police had also conducted a thorough search of 21 islands dotting Palk Straits to ascertain if 'outsiders' were camping there and to seize weapons and bombs, if any.
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May - 5 
A Delhi court on May 5 kept its order pending over NIA Hyderabad's application seeking a three-day transit remand of Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives Tehsin Akhtar and Zia-ur-Rehman alias Waqas in connection with the Dilsukhnagar blast in February
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A Delhi court on May 5 kept its order pending over NIA Hyderabad's application seeking a three-day transit remand of Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives Tehsin Akhtar and Zia-ur-Rehman alias Waqas in connection with the Dilsukhnagar blast in February 21, 2013, reports Zee News. Tehsin and Waqas, along with other alleged IM operatives, Mohd Maroof, Wakar Azhar and Mohd Saqib Ansari, were arrested by the Special Cell in March 23, 2013.
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May - 5 
Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activist Gulrez Mustafa has been sent to jail till May 13, reports FreepressJournal on May 6. He was produced in the court after his Police remand expired on May 5. Anti-terrorist Squad (ATS) had arrested
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Students’ Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) activist Gulrez Mustafa has been sent to jail till May 13, reports FreepressJournal on May 6. He was produced in the court after his Police remand expired on May 5. Anti-terrorist Squad (ATS) had arrested SIMI operative Gulrez Mustafa from Bhopal railway station on April 27, 2014 when Faisal, another SIMI man, was brought to Bhopal from Delhi. Mustafa had come to the railway station to meet Faisal. Action against Mustafa, a resident of Choti Gwaltoli locality of Indore, who was on the ATS radar for long, was taken on the basis of intelligence inputs. Gulrez is believed to have helped terror suspect Abu Faisal alias doctor to go to Mahidpur via Indore after he escaped from the Khandwa jail on October 1, 2013. In December last year, the ATS had nabbed Faisal and two of his accomplices on December 24, 2013. Carrying a reward of INR 15,000 on his head, Gulrez was on the run and was arrested with Faisal in 2007 from a hotel in Indore.
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May - 5 
A Sub-Inspector of Police (SI), identified as Gaisilat M Kisko was critically injured in a gun battle that took place between the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel in a forest area near Mo
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A Sub-Inspector of Police (SI), identified as Gaisilat M Kisko was critically injured in a gun battle that took place between the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres and Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel in a forest area near Mohanpalli under the Jharbandh Police limits in Bargarh District in the night of May 5, reports The Pioneer. On a tipoff, the SOG personnel and the Police began a joint combing operation led by Kisko in the forest in the afternoon to arrest the Maoists. While the operation was underway, the Maoists opened fire at the security personnel in which he was seriously injured.
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May - 5 
Also, Mumabi Anti-terrorist Squad (ATS) too moved the court seeking custody of the two but NIA Special Judge IS Mehta kept its application pending even as the sessions court sent them to judicial custody till May 19 on a plea by Delhi Police Special
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Also, Mumabi Anti-terrorist Squad (ATS) too moved the court seeking custody of the two but NIA Special Judge IS Mehta kept its application pending even as the sessions court sent them to judicial custody till May 19 on a plea by Delhi Police Special Cell.
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May - 5 
Army on May 5 recovered seven Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the frontier area of Tangdhar in Kupwara District, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Army on May 5 recovered seven Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in the frontier area of Tangdhar in Kupwara District, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi had on May 5, turned down the demand to arm those affected by violence in BTAD for self-defence, following strong opposition from Bodo and non-Bodo organisations
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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi had on May 5, turned down the demand to arm those affected by violence in BTAD for self-defence, following strong opposition from Bodo and non-Bodo organisations
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Assam Tribune reports on May 6 that Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has assured a delegation of the Sanmilita Janagosthi Aikya Mancha (SJAM) the Government would take immediate steps to seize all illegal weapons. He further said that he has requeste
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Assam Tribune reports on May 6 that Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has assured a delegation of the Sanmilita Janagosthi Aikya Mancha (SJAM) the Government would take immediate steps to seize all illegal weapons. He further said that he has requested the Government of India (GoI) not to withdraw para-military forces from the State and to station them for a longer period to instill confidence among the people.
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In a separate incident, at least three persons were arrested in Baramulla District for pasting election boycott posters in the region which also saw protests against the Indian Army over the alleged detention of a youth, reports Kashmir Dispatch on M
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In a separate incident, at least three persons were arrested in Baramulla District for pasting election boycott posters in the region which also saw protests against the Indian Army over the alleged detention of a youth, reports Kashmir Dispatch on May 6. Scores of protesters blocked Srinagar-Muzafarabad highway near Singhpora-Pattan on May 5 after Army arrested a youth on charges of stone-pelting.
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In related news Telegraph India on May 6 reports that few incidents of violence were reported during the bandh in Assam. The bandh paralysed life in Dhubri, Goalpara, Barpeta, Dibrugarh and Cachar Districts with most shops, educational institutions a
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In related news Telegraph India on May 6 reports that few incidents of violence were reported during the bandh in Assam. The bandh paralysed life in Dhubri, Goalpara, Barpeta, Dibrugarh and Cachar Districts with most shops, educational institutions and business establishments remaining shut. Its effect was partial in Bongaigaon and the Upper Assam Districts of Jorhat, Sivasagar and Golaghat with only a few shops and educational institutions remaining closed.
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Meanwhile, another suspected IM operative Imteyaz Alam, who was also accused in the Patna blasts in October 27, 2013, has been remanded in 14 days of judicial custody in connection with a case of allegedly setting up an illegal arms factory. Alam, wh
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Meanwhile, another suspected IM operative Imteyaz Alam, who was also accused in the Patna blasts in October 27, 2013, has been remanded in 14 days of judicial custody in connection with a case of allegedly setting up an illegal arms factory. Alam, who was allegedly instrumental in triggering the October 27, 2013 Patna blasts at Gandhi Maidan where Bharatiya Janta Party's (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi was scheduled to address an election rally, was produced before the court after expiry of his custody with Delhi police special cell.
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Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police on May 5 arrested two Over Ground Workers (OWGs) of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) who were involved in the killing of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Sarpanch’s father, Ghulam Muhammad Dar in Dogripora village of
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Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police on May 5 arrested two Over Ground Workers (OWGs) of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) who were involved in the killing of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Sarpanch’s father, Ghulam Muhammad Dar in Dogripora village of Awantipora area in Pulwama District on March 9, 2014, reports Daily Excelsior. The duo has been identified as Ishfaq Ahmed Dar son of Abdul Hameed, and Lateef Ahmed Dar son of Ghulam Hassan. Police recovered a Chinese pistol and seven live rounds from the possession of these two OGWs.
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Security operations against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) are being carried out for the past four days with the support of Nayagarh District Police, especially in Harbhanga Police Station area, reports The Hindu on May 6. The opera
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Security operations against the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) are being carried out for the past four days with the support of Nayagarh District Police, especially in Harbhanga Police Station area, reports The Hindu on May 6. The operation continued in Gania, Banigochha of adjoining Nayagarh District. The CPI-Maoist allegedly is trying to use strategically located Boudh District as a buffer or transit zone to extend their nefarious activities in the State. Boudh District is surrounded by Kandhamal, Nayagarh, Angul, Subarnapur, Sambalpur and Bolangir Districts. All these six Districts have Maoist presence. Most important is that Boudh District is the link between western and southern parts of Odisha.
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Sentinel Assam on May 6 reports that an individual was arrested at Marwaripatty, near Nagon. A 9mm Pistol and two live ammunitions were recovered from him.
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Sentinel Assam on May 6 reports that an individual was arrested at Marwaripatty, near Nagon. A 9mm Pistol and two live ammunitions were recovered from him.
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Sentinel Assam on May 6 reports that the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) chief Hagrama Mohilary, who is also president of Bodoland Peoples’ front (BPF) has opposed the matter of providing legal licensed arms to the common public of BTAD region. He
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Sentinel Assam on May 6 reports that the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) chief Hagrama Mohilary, who is also president of Bodoland Peoples’ front (BPF) has opposed the matter of providing legal licensed arms to the common public of BTAD region. He stated that giving arms to common public would create more violence in the region and if the government gives arms to public then the reality of the failure of security arrangement would come in light. He also mentioned that it is not acceptable for the public as well. Meanwhile, All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) also opposed providing legal arms to the public of BTAD. Promod Boro President of ABSU said that the idea of providing legal arms to the public in BTAD for their life security is very unfortunate and that the government has not been able to control extremist activities in the region.
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Sentinel Assam on May 6 reports that the Meghalaya Police have registered a case against Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) publicity secretary, Sainkupar Nongtraw for threatening Superintendent of Police (SP) Vivek Syiem through an e–mai
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Sentinel Assam on May 6 reports that the Meghalaya Police have registered a case against Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) publicity secretary, Sainkupar Nongtraw for threatening Superintendent of Police (SP) Vivek Syiem through an e–mail statement. In an email sent on May 4 Sainkupar Nongtraw accused Syiem of being more interested in providing security to Nepalese foreign nationals in areas infested by them but police failed to provide security to the Hynniewtrep people residing in Langpih.
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Sentinel Assam reports on May 6 that one more body was recovered at Joypurghat in Baksa District’s Narayanguri on May 5 taking the total death to 33 in Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) violence. Meanwhile Security Forces (SFs) have been dire
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Sentinel Assam reports on May 6 that one more body was recovered at Joypurghat in Baksa District’s Narayanguri on May 5 taking the total death to 33 in Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) violence. Meanwhile Security Forces (SFs) have been directed to launch an intensive drive for recovery of illegal weapons with the assistance of Army in Baksa and Kokrajhar Districts. The Assam Government has decided to institute a judicial inquiry to probe into the sudden eruption of violence in BTAD. The decision to institute a judicial inquiry was taken at a security meeting held in Dispur on May 5.
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Separately, taking strong cognizance of the four-day office picketing call by the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), the State Government on May 5, appealed the public in general and Government employees in particular to refrain from pay
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Separately, taking strong cognizance of the four-day office picketing call by the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), the State Government on May 5, appealed the public in general and Government employees in particular to refrain from paying heed to this unreasonable call and to carry on with their daily activities without any fear or apprehension of reprisals, reports The Shillong Times. HNLC has called a shutdown in Government offices on May 8, 9, 12 and 13 if arrested Hynniewtred A'chic National Movement (HANM) 'president' Lamphrang Kharbani and four others are not released immediately. HNLC 'publicity secretary' Sainkupar Nongtraw had earlier said the Police should release the arrested persons unconditionally.
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The Assam Tribune on May 6 reports that the law and order situation is continuing to improve in Districts of Baksa and Kokrajhar. No incident of violence has been reported for last 72 hours. Meanwhile the twelve hour Bandhs called by Muslim Students’
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The Assam Tribune on May 6 reports that the law and order situation is continuing to improve in Districts of Baksa and Kokrajhar. No incident of violence has been reported for last 72 hours. Meanwhile the twelve hour Bandhs called by Muslim Students’ Union of Assam (MUSA) and by a conglomerate of 25 organisations in Cachar district to protest the recent killings in BTAD brought life to a standstill in Assam.
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two persons including a Sarpanch (head of Panchayat, village level local self-government institution) in two separate incidents in Dantewada District, Police said on May 5, reports The Pi
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed two persons including a Sarpanch (head of Panchayat, village level local self-government institution) in two separate incidents in Dantewada District, Police said on May 5, reports The Pioneer. Police officials said that a group of armed Maoists raided Tikanpal village in the night of May 4 and took a few people as hostages. They took them to a nearby place and assaulted them so severely that one of them died. The person died is identified as Ayatu Budu. Other two persons sustained critical injuries. In the other incident the Maoists raided Kaurgaon village under Bangpal Police Station and dragged Sarpanch Mani Ram from his home and took him to the nearby forest. After killing him with a sharp weapon, the Maoists threw his body on the road.
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The Kerala Police on May 5 asserted that Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives Zia-ur-Rehman alias Waqas and Tehseen Akhtar, who stayed in Munnar from September to November 2013, didn't get more local help than what was found earlier, reports English.Man
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The Kerala Police on May 5 asserted that Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives Zia-ur-Rehman alias Waqas and Tehseen Akhtar, who stayed in Munnar from September to November 2013, didn't get more local help than what was found earlier, reports English.Manoramaonline.com. The state police announced calling off their investigation and said that the youngster whose SIM card to Waqas was using had no connection with terrorism.
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The Sangai Express on May 6 reports that shots were fired by armed men at a railway construction site in under Nungba police station in Tamenglong District and injured a truck driver. Meanwhile Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) on May 5 denied any relat
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The Sangai Express on May 6 reports that shots were fired by armed men at a railway construction site in under Nungba police station in Tamenglong District and injured a truck driver. Meanwhile Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) on May 5 denied any relation with Sanjoy Shahu and Mohammed Ayub Khan, who were arrested on May 1 by Imphal West commandos.
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The Sentinel reports on May 6 that in the wake of allegations levelled by Minister Siddique Ahmed and a whole lot of non–Bodo organizations that the BPF was behind the recent violence in the BTAD, and the demand that BPF leader Pramila Rani Brahma sh
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The Sentinel reports on May 6 that in the wake of allegations levelled by Minister Siddique Ahmed and a whole lot of non–Bodo organizations that the BPF was behind the recent violence in the BTAD, and the demand that BPF leader Pramila Rani Brahma should be booked for her controversial statement, the BPF, on May 5, counter–attacked Ahmed and organizations that had blamed the party for the recent violence. BPF Member of Parliament P (Rajya Sabha) Biswajit Daimary said, ‘‘Siddique Ahmed is trying to exploit Muslim sentiment, adding, ‘‘Behind the BTAD violence, external forces have been at work. We welcome the investigation to be conducted by the NIA. Some organizations are blaming the BPF because of the fear that the NIA investigation will reveal the whole truth.’’
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The Shilling Times reports on May 7 that the recovery of a body of a Bangladeshi national from Meghalaya territory has compelled the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) to hold a flag meeting to douse any flare up on the vo
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The Shilling Times reports on May 7 that the recovery of a body of a Bangladeshi national from Meghalaya territory has compelled the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) to hold a flag meeting to douse any flare up on the volatile international border. According to delayed reports, the decomposed body of a Bangladeshi national was recovered from a forest near the Indo-Bangladesh border at Rasnagre village in South Garo Hills on April 23.
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The Shillong Times reports on May 6 that four people were injured in police firing in Assam’s Nagaon District on a mob protesting against BTAD violence during the 12-hour state-wide bandh on May 5. The Police fired on the mob at Doboka area when supp
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The Shillong Times reports on May 6 that four people were injured in police firing in Assam’s Nagaon District on a mob protesting against BTAD violence during the 12-hour state-wide bandh on May 5. The Police fired on the mob at Doboka area when supporters of Muslim Students Union, which had called the bandh, attacked and threw stones at them when asked to withdraw the road blocks.
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The Shillong Times reports on May 6 that six women workers were injured on May 5 when a bomb exploded in a stone crushing factory in Thoubal Kiyam Siphai area in the Thoubal District of Manipur. Although it is not clear who is responsible for the bla
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The Shillong Times reports on May 6 that six women workers were injured on May 5 when a bomb exploded in a stone crushing factory in Thoubal Kiyam Siphai area in the Thoubal District of Manipur. Although it is not clear who is responsible for the blast, the militants who demanded money from the owner is said to be behind the blast. No militant group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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The Shillong Times reports on May 6 that the 13 pro-Inner Line Permit (ILP) pressure groups have given one-week deadline to the Meghalaya Government for the unconditional release of three NGOs members who were arrested during the ILP agitations in th
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The Shillong Times reports on May 6 that the 13 pro-Inner Line Permit (ILP) pressure groups have given one-week deadline to the Meghalaya Government for the unconditional release of three NGOs members who were arrested during the ILP agitations in the later part of 2013. The arrested members are Khasi Students Union (KSU) activists Johny Sohkhlet and Readytonstone Nongrum and Hynniewtrep National Youth Front (HNYF) member Everson Syngkon. They have been booked under the Meghalaya Prevention Detention Act (MPDA). “Chief Minister Mukul Sangma had assured that the Government would consider the demand to release them from jail during the recent second round meeting to deliberate on the issue of influx,” The Federation of Khasi, Jaintia and Garo People (FKJGP) ‘president’ Joe Marwein informed after a meeting of the 13 pressure groups on May 5.
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The Shillong Times reports that the Centre, on May 5, said no restriction has been imposed on the top leadership of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) on participating in any meeting of Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR). O
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The Shillong Times reports that the Centre, on May 5, said no restriction has been imposed on the top leadership of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) on participating in any meeting of Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR). On FNR’s allegation that the Centre did not permit the NSCN-IM leadership to participate in the meeting in Kolkata (West Bengal), a Home Ministry official (MHA) said, “It is clarified that no request for travel either from NSCN (IM) or the state government was ever received by the Home Ministry. Hence the question of denial of permission does not arise”. The Home Ministry clarified that it has never imposed any restriction in travel of NSCN (IM) chairman Isak Chishi Swu and general secretary Th Muivah. In its efforts to bring permanent peace in Nagaland, the FNR has facilitated a series of formal and informal meetings among the leaders of various Naga groups. A five-day meeting was organised in Kolkata from April 29 to May 3, with the intent to engage and explore creative atmosphere in Nagaland.
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The Tamil Nadu Police on May 5 told at a metropolitan magistrate court in Egmore, Chennai that suspected Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent Sakir Hussian, a Sri Lankan national, arrested from Chennai was working on a plan to sabotage
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The Tamil Nadu Police on May 5 told at a metropolitan magistrate court in Egmore, Chennai that suspected Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent Sakir Hussian, a Sri Lankan national, arrested from Chennai was working on a plan to sabotage the Indian Navy bases at Kochi and Visakhapatnam, reports Deccan Chronicle. Meanwhile, court on May 5 remanded Sakir Hussain to three days Police custody, reports The Times of India.
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The Telegraph reports on May 6 that Dispur has requisitioned National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel to carry out a search operation in the Beki river for missing persons after the violence at Narayanguri and Khagrabari in Baksa District si
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The Telegraph reports on May 6 that Dispur has requisitioned National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) personnel to carry out a search operation in the Beki river for missing persons after the violence at Narayanguri and Khagrabari in Baksa District since May 1. Baksa deputy commissioner Vinod Seshan told The Telegraph on May 6 that a search and rescue team of the NDRF’s first battalion is on its way from Guwahati and they will launch a full-fledged search operation in the river from morning of May 7 (today). Additional Director-General of Police (law and order), A. P. Raut, said 15 people are still missing from the area. It is suspected that these persons could have drowned in the river while attempting to escape the attackers. The deputy commissioner said normality is returning to Baksa District as no fresh incidents of violence have been reported from any part of the District in the last 90 hours. A relief camp has been set up at Gobardhana where around 500 people are taking shelter. “We are providing them food and other necessary items,” Seshan said.
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The Uttarakhand Police arrested four alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) supporters for threatening villagers not to vote in Almora District on May 5, reports The Times of India. Acting on a tip-off, the Almora Police and a special o
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The Uttarakhand Police arrested four alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) supporters for threatening villagers not to vote in Almora District on May 5, reports The Times of India. Acting on a tip-off, the Almora Police and a special operation group raided a house in Patiya village and arrested Revolutionary Democratic Front's Uttarakhand president Jeevan Chandra, Govind Ram, Jagdish Ram and Diwan Singh. According to the Police, the Maoist supporters put up posters demanding cancellation of non-bailable warrants against Maoist leaders Kheem Singh Bora and Devendra Chamyal. Printed in red ink, the posters also called for a complete boycott of the Lok Sabha elections and said "it is not a democracy but a lootocracy". Inciting pamphlets, posters and pro-Maoist reading material was recovered from their possession.
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Times Of India on May 6 reports that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to sit for a detailed discussion with the state home department in Dispur and draw up a strategy to probe the recent violence in Assam. In response to the request
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Times Of India on May 6 reports that the National Investigation Agency (NIA) is likely to sit for a detailed discussion with the state home department in Dispur and draw up a strategy to probe the recent violence in Assam. In response to the request of the State Government, a senior officer of the NIA arrived in Assam on May 5 to finalise the modalities of taking over the investigation. In related news Times of India reports that 26 people including five forest officials have been arrested in connection with the massacre from Narayanguri. Police officials stated that "Empty cartridges of forest department sanctioned rifles and mobile phones were recovered from the villages where the attack took place. The villages are located on the edge of Manas National Park. Preliminary investigations revealed that some of forest volunteers were former militants and still had connections with Bodo ultras."
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, allegedly involved in the killing of Pakur Superintendent of Police (SP) Amarjit Balihar and four others in Pakur District in July 2, 2013, were arrested from Kathikund Police Station area of D
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, allegedly involved in the killing of Pakur Superintendent of Police (SP) Amarjit Balihar and four others in Pakur District in July 2, 2013, were arrested from Kathikund Police Station area of Dumka District on May 5, reports The Telegraph. Acting on a tip-off, the Police conducted a raid and arrested the duo with similar name Emanuel Murmu (29 and 25 years) belonging to different villages, Chaudhar and Gandhichak in Kathikund Police Station area, Police said.
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A militant was killed in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) during a search operation launched on the in Banjot, Sar Sarday and Azbaka areas of Mingora town in Swat District on May 5, reports The News. Two other injured militants escaped. According t
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A militant was killed in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) during a search operation launched on the in Banjot, Sar Sarday and Azbaka areas of Mingora town in Swat District on May 5, reports The News. Two other injured militants escaped. According to official sources, “A group of around 25 militants had been spotted in the mountains and the forces launched search operation to arrest them”. Also, the Police arrested 30 suspects during the search operation launched at the junction of Swat, Buner and Shangla Districts.
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A retired army officer, identified as Rasool Khan, was shot dead by unidentified militants at Kanwari Colony in Manghopir area of Gadap Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 5, reported Daily Times.
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A retired army officer, identified as Rasool Khan, was shot dead by unidentified militants at Kanwari Colony in Manghopir area of Gadap Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 5, reported Daily Times.
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Elsewhere, a dead body, identified as that of Gujjar Khan, was found at City Railway Station Colony within the limits of Methadar Police Station in Saddar Town on May 5, reported Daily Times.
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Elsewhere, a dead body, identified as that of Gujjar Khan, was found at City Railway Station Colony within the limits of Methadar Police Station in Saddar Town on May 5, reported Daily Times.
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Frontier Corps (FC) personnel on May 5 claimed to have killed at least 10 militants during an operation in Panjgur District on May 5, reported Dawn. Tree FC soldiers were injured in the exchange of fire. FC spokesman, Khan Wasey confirmed the inciden
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Frontier Corps (FC) personnel on May 5 claimed to have killed at least 10 militants during an operation in Panjgur District on May 5, reported Dawn. Tree FC soldiers were injured in the exchange of fire. FC spokesman, Khan Wasey confirmed the incident. Khan said that the FC also destroyed three suspected militant hideouts and two vehicles. He said the forces initially faced resistance from the militants who were hiding in the mountains adding that the exchange of fire between the Security Forces and militants continued for more than two hours. "The dead militants belong to a banned Baloch militant group", he said. The News adds that the militants belonged to Lashkar-e-Balochistan (LeB) and Baloch Liberation Front (BLF). According to details, the operation took place after Latif Johar, a member of the separatist Baloch Students Organisation-Azad (BSO-A), went on a hunger strike 11 days ago to demand the release of the group’s chairman and more than 100 detained members.
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In addition, a man, identified as Ateeq (20), was shot at and injured in Northern Bypass area near Janjal Goth within limits of Gulshan-e-Maymar Police Station in Saddar Town on May 5, reported Daily Times.
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In addition, a man, identified as Ateeq (20), was shot at and injured in Northern Bypass area near Janjal Goth within limits of Gulshan-e-Maymar Police Station in Saddar Town on May 5, reported Daily Times.
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In another incident, two people, identified as identified as Akbar and Wajihuddin and affiliated with a political party were shot at and injured near Shah Faisal intersection in Orangi Town on May 5, reports Daily Times. Senior Superintendent of Poli
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In another incident, two people, identified as identified as Akbar and Wajihuddin and affiliated with a political party were shot at and injured near Shah Faisal intersection in Orangi Town on May 5, reports Daily Times. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Orangi Town said that later the Police conducted raids in Pakistan Bazaar area of Orangi Town and arrested an accused, identified as Noor Alam alias Munna, who was involved in attacking them. The Police also recovered arms from his possession
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Meanwhile, a businessman, identified as Haji Naeem, was arrested on May 5 from Rawalpindi District on the charge of helping a group of TTP militants in extorting money from traders and other wealthy people in the city, reported Dawn. Regional Police
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Meanwhile, a businessman, identified as Haji Naeem, was arrested on May 5 from Rawalpindi District on the charge of helping a group of TTP militants in extorting money from traders and other wealthy people in the city, reported Dawn. Regional Police Officer (RPO) Omer Akhtar Hayat Laleka said that Naeem, a hosiery trader and a resident of Mohanpura locality, had also staged a kidnapping-for-ransom drama a couple of days ago. The RPO said after the police tracked down the suspect, he confessed to working as an informer for the TTP. “He used to provide the TTP group in Waziristan mobile phone numbers of wealthy people and businessmen. Later, the group members would call victims to extort money from them,” RPO Laleka said.
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Meanwhile, a United States (US) citizen was arrested while carrying ammunition in an Islamabad-bound flight at Jinnah International Airport on May 5, reports Daily Times. The ammunition included 15 bullets of 9 millimetres along with a magazine. Acco
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Meanwhile, a United States (US) citizen was arrested while carrying ammunition in an Islamabad-bound flight at Jinnah International Airport on May 5, reports Daily Times. The ammunition included 15 bullets of 9 millimetres along with a magazine. According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Rao Anwar the bullets recovered from the US citizen would be checked whether they were the same being used in killings in Karachi. Anwar said the possibility of even flight hijacking could not be ruled out.
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Meanwhile, Fata Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) Director General Arshad Khan on May 5 said that they would start rehabilitation process of 7,706 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Bagh Maidan area of Tirah valley from May 7, 2014, reports Th
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Meanwhile, Fata Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) Director General Arshad Khan on May 5 said that they would start rehabilitation process of 7,706 Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) of Bagh Maidan area of Tirah valley from May 7, 2014, reports The News. He said that some 3, 42,000 people belonging to the Khyber Agency were displaced and of them 1, 65, 000 IDPs were rehabilitated and the remaining would also return home gradually. He said the people would be provided ration for six months and on their return they would get non-food items and shelter kits. The IDPs, he said, were supposed to return earlier but rains and dilapidated roads were main hurdle in their return. The government would also pay PKR 25,000 to each family in addition to house subsidy after disaster assessment, he said. He added the remaining IDPs would also return homes till July 2014 as the situation improved.
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, while talking to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu, on May 5 said that he is still hopeful that talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) can succeed, despite the militants ending a ceasefire, and that tal
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, while talking to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Urdu, on May 5 said that he is still hopeful that talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) can succeed, despite the militants ending a ceasefire, and that talks offered the “best option” of ending the country’s long conflict, reports Daily Times. He said that he believed his talks strategy could “bring peace without any further bloodshed”. “If we can make this process somehow successful, I think it will be the best option.” However, he said the militants had to respect the constitution and lay down their arms. “This of course is the number one condition that has to be met,” he said, adding, “We are making progress on these issues. Let us see if the next round of meetings is successful and we can find a way to make headway in the talks we are holding with each other.” He further said that some elements were not happy with the ceasefire with the TTP, adding that such elements “were not our friends”. He said that such elements opposed peace and wanted to destabilise the talks’ process. He said the same elements were involved in the Islamabad fruit market blast. “We are trying to identify these elements.”
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Rawalpindi Police on May 5 busted a gang of criminals and arrested four members of the gang getting extortion from top businessmen of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad impersonating themselves as leaders of TTP, reports The News. Regional P
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Rawalpindi Police on May 5 busted a gang of criminals and arrested four members of the gang getting extortion from top businessmen of the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad impersonating themselves as leaders of TTP, reports The News. Regional Police Officer (RPO) Akhtar Umar Hayat Lalika said that the gangsters used to make telephone calls to businessmen after conducting detailed recce and pressurized them to provide them extortion, threatening that they were TTP leaders and would kill or kidnap their children if they failed to fulfill the demands.
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Separately, unidentified armed assailants opened fire and killed a man in Liaquatabad Town on May 5, reports Daily Times.
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Separately, unidentified armed assailants opened fire and killed a man in Liaquatabad Town on May 5, reports Daily Times.
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Separately, unidentified militants blew up a 500 kv Tarbela Sheikh Mohammadi transmission line in Badbher area of Peshawar on May 5, reported Dawn. However, no casualties were reported. National Transmission And Dispatch Company Limited (NTDCL) said
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Separately, unidentified militants blew up a 500 kv Tarbela Sheikh Mohammadi transmission line in Badbher area of Peshawar on May 5, reported Dawn. However, no casualties were reported. National Transmission And Dispatch Company Limited (NTDCL) said that five towers were destroyed in the area, including three towers of Sheikh Muhammdi transmission line which created a short fall of 150 megawatts to the national grid.
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The two member Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, headed by retired Justice Javed Iqbal and appointed by the Supreme Court, on May 5 claimed that it had resolved 27 missing person cases last month, saying that most of these persons wer
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The two member Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances, headed by retired Justice Javed Iqbal and appointed by the Supreme Court, on May 5 claimed that it had resolved 27 missing person cases last month, saying that most of these persons were found detained at various “internment centres” in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Dawn. The figures released by the Commission revealed that the number of missing persons had been increasing constantly, 1,846 cases had come to light since January 1, 2011, the day the commission started its work. The Commission said there were 138 missing person cases pending before it on January 1, 2011, and since then it had received 1,846 new cases, bringing the total to 1,984. According to the list of traced persons, six are detained at an internment centre in Lakki Marwat District, four in Kohat and five in two internment centres in Swat Valley, from where most of the persons have gone missing. Six persons have returned home on their own while one named Hafiz Hassan Akbar is in “judicial custody”. It is also not clear whether these centres are being run by the military or civilian authorities. There is also no answer to two key questions — who had picked them up and who disclosed their whereabouts. The Commission reiterated its “commitment and determination to make all-out efforts to trace the missing persons”.
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May - 5 
Two people, including the driver, identified as Tariq, and the cleaner Rehman Ali, of a NATO truck carrying goods for the NATO forces in Afghanistan were killed and two others were injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on the vehicle
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Two people, including the driver, identified as Tariq, and the cleaner Rehman Ali, of a NATO truck carrying goods for the NATO forces in Afghanistan were killed and two others were injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on the vehicles near Wazir Dhand area in Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 5, reports The News. There were reports that two truckers were also missing after the attack and were feared to have been kidnapped by the militants.
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May - 5 
The closed session of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M)’s national convention in Biratnagar in Morang District could not resume even on May 5, as the party’s prominent leaders continued differing on major political issues, reports
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The closed session of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M)’s national convention in Biratnagar in Morang District could not resume even on May 5, as the party’s prominent leaders continued differing on major political issues, reports Nepal News on May 6. UCPN-M chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal agreed for an election, but he said it has to take place by raising hands, instead of casting secret ballots. However, senior leader Baburam Bhattarai was not happy with the view of Dahal and was preparing to come back to Kathmandu without completing his participation in the convention. Amid uncertainty, the postponed closed session of the convention is likely to take place in the morning of May 6.
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May - 5 
Law enforcers on May 5 arrested 15 cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) accused in the cases for vandalism, attacks on cops during Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led alliance's blockades in 2013 in R
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Law enforcers on May 5 arrested 15 cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) accused in the cases for vandalism, attacks on cops during Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led alliance's blockades in 2013 in Rangpur, Chapainawabganj and Jessore Districts, reports The Daily Star. In Rangpur District, Police arrested eight cadres of ICS while raiding different areas of the Rangpur city. In Chapainawabganj District, Joint Force, comprising Police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel arrested six JeI–ICS cadres. In Jessore District, Police arrested Faruk Hasan, nayeb-e-ameer (deputy chief) of Sharsha sub-District unit of JeI.
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May - 5 
The Resettlement Ministry Secretary Janaka Sugathadasa on May 5 said that the Government will revise the list of remaining Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs) in the country by adding another 400 long term IDP families, reports Colombo Page. He furth
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The Resettlement Ministry Secretary Janaka Sugathadasa on May 5 said that the Government will revise the list of remaining Internally Displaced Peoples (IDPs) in the country by adding another 400 long term IDP families, reports Colombo Page. He further added that there are 7,094 families comprising 23,568 persons yet to be resettled. According to the Ministry, these IDPs are currently residing in 32 welfare centers in the Jaffna District and at three in the Muttur Divisional Secretariat area in Trincomalee District.
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May - 6 
Meanwhile, despite opposition from several quarters, the State Government has given its nod to setting up of two official camps for ANVC-B, one in West Khasi Hills and another in North Garo Hills, reports The Shillong Times on May 7. A Home depart
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Meanwhile, despite opposition from several quarters, the State Government has given its nod to setting up of two official camps for ANVC-B, one in West Khasi Hills and another in North Garo Hills, reports The Shillong Times on May 7. A Home department official said on May 5, that since many ANVC-B cadres hail from West Khasi Hills, the Government has allowed setting up of a camp in that district as it would prove to be ‘conducive for the cadres’. Justifying the decision to set up the second camp in North Garo Hills, the official said that since many ANVC-B cadres hailed from Assam, the location was ideal.
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May - 6 
Army foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of three to four militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in forward area of Peeli in MendharSector of Poonch District on May 6 even as Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by giving covering fire to
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Army foiled an infiltration attempt by a group of three to four militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in forward area of Peeli in MendharSector of Poonch District on May 6 even as Pakistani troops violated ceasefire by giving covering fire to the infiltrators, reports Daily Excelsior. Army spokesman Col Manish Mehta said Pakistan Army violated ceasefire at 11.30 pm by resorting to firing with automatic weapons. “Our troops retaliated with similar caliber weapons. No damage or casualties were reported on the India side,’’ Col Mehta added.
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May - 6 
A suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, identified as Ammar Yasir was arrested on May 6 from Bihar, reports The Times of India. Doctor Ravi, Superintendant of Police-ATS (Anti-Terrorist Squad), Rajasthan Police, confirmed the arrest and said th
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A suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, identified as Ammar Yasir was arrested on May 6 from Bihar, reports The Times of India. Doctor Ravi, Superintendant of Police-ATS (Anti-Terrorist Squad), Rajasthan Police, confirmed the arrest and said that he was being interrogated for details. "He was a part of the group of arrested students indoctrinated by the IM ideologues," Ravi said. Ammar was earlier questioned by intelligence agencies and Special Cell in Delhi in March, 2014 but was let off after protests and intervention of Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Sandeep Dixit and Okhla Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Asif Khan. "Yasir was not only in touch with Mahruf, an engineering student from VIT in Jaipur; Waqar Azhar, a student of Global Institute of Technology in Jaipur; and Shaquib Ansari who runs a business in Jodhpur," said an officer adding that Yasir had allegedly taken a ledge along with other operatives to wage war against the nation and take revenge of the Gopalgarh riots.
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May - 6 
Also, for the introduction of a system of spot verification of people entering Meghalaya, as demanded by the 13 pro-ILP pressure groups, it would be necessary to create an Influx Control Protocol (ICP) through an amendment of the Constitution, lawyer
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Also, for the introduction of a system of spot verification of people entering Meghalaya, as demanded by the 13 pro-ILP pressure groups, it would be necessary to create an Influx Control Protocol (ICP) through an amendment of the Constitution, lawyer Erwin K. Syiem Sutnga has said in a letter addressed to Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, reports The Shillong Times on May 6.
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May - 6 
An anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operation was conducted in Saranda forests in West Singhbhum District on May 6, amid reports that a Maoist group had sneaked into the sal reserve, reports The Telegraph. A joint team of Police and
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An anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operation was conducted in Saranda forests in West Singhbhum District on May 6, amid reports that a Maoist group had sneaked into the sal reserve, reports The Telegraph. A joint team of Police and paramilitary personnel scoured and sanitised a section of the dense jungles that fall under Saranda forest division to ensure smooth passage for Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar, who was visiting Mahadevsal in Manoharpur block for a janta durbar. The operation was concentrated on Jeraikela, which is 45 kilometres from Mahadevsal, and Manoharpur with the security personnel conducting an area-domination exercise through long-range patrolling.
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May - 6 
Death toll in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) violence has gone up to 39 with seven more bodies being recovered from near the Beki River in Baksa District during the last 12 hours, The Assam Tribune reports on May 7. So far, 32 bodies
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Death toll in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) violence has gone up to 39 with seven more bodies being recovered from near the Beki River in Baksa District during the last 12 hours, The Assam Tribune reports on May 7. So far, 32 bodies have been recovered in Baksa, while the remaining seven were recovered in Kokrajhar, Inspector General of Police (BTAD) LR Bishnoi said.
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May - 6 
forces from Naxal (Left Wing Extremism) violence-hit areas since the announcement of Lok Sabha polls on March 5, reports Zee News. The maximum of these IEDs and ammunition, meant for use against security forces and poll officials, have been recovered
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forces from Naxal (Left Wing Extremism) violence-hit areas since the announcement of Lok Sabha polls on March 5, reports Zee News. The maximum of these IEDs and ammunition, meant for use against security forces and poll officials, have been recovered by paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) from Naxal-affected areas of Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Odisha. According to an official report, a maximum of 61 IEDs were recovered from Bihar, 34 from Jharkhand, 26 from Chhattisgarh and nine from Odisha till April 30. The total number of these locally-made IEDs stood at 130. 750 kgs of explosives were seized from Bihar, 53 kgs from Jharkhand, 0.5 kg from Chhattisgarh and 3.8 kgs from Odisha, taking the total to 806.92 kgs during the period between March 5 and April 30. During the same period, 10 IED explosions took place in Bihar, six in Jharkhand and 13 in Chhattisgarh. The maximum casualty for the CRPF took place in the Bastar area of Chhattisgarh where 22 personnel were killed while 16 were injured in separate incidents. Five CRPF men were also killed in Bihar while seven were injured in the same state while on poll duty. A total of 59 arms were also recovered during the same period from Bihar (11), Jharkhand (26), Chhattisgarh (15), Odisha (5) and Maharashtra (1). Similarly, a total of 546 rounds of ammunition was found by the paramilitary force from these states with the maximum being detected in Jharkhand (446), Bihar (50), Chhattisgarh (37) and Odisha (13). Till now, 53 encounters have taken place between CRPF and Naxals/insurgents in these areas with the highest number of such incidents being reported in Chhattisgarh (34), Jharkhand (11), Bihar (4) and Odisha and Maharashtra (two each).
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May - 6 
Four powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted close to a polling station at Government Middle School at Hussaina Raghav village in Bihar's Vaishali District, where polling is scheduled on May 12, were recovered by Bihar Police on May 6, r
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Four powerful improvised explosive devices (IEDs) planted close to a polling station at Government Middle School at Hussaina Raghav village in Bihar's Vaishali District, where polling is scheduled on May 12, were recovered by Bihar Police on May 6, reports Hindustantimes. Vaishali Superintendent of Police (SP) Suresh Prasad Chaudhary said the IEDs were kept inside steel cans and planted around 200 metres away from the polling station. Police said the IEDs are suspected to have been planted by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), who are present in some parts of the District.
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May - 6 
In a separate incident, a blast took place inside a polling station in Watergam village of Sopore area in Baramulla District on May 6, reports ANI News. The polling station is housed in a Government school building. No casualties have been reported f
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In a separate incident, a blast took place inside a polling station in Watergam village of Sopore area in Baramulla District on May 6, reports ANI News. The polling station is housed in a Government school building. No casualties have been reported from the blast site so far.
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May - 6 
In another incident, an Army man, identified as Suresh Kumar of 22 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), was injured in a militant attack in Sopore town on May 6, reports Daily Excelsior.
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In another incident, an Army man, identified as Suresh Kumar of 22 Rashtriya Rifles (RR), was injured in a militant attack in Sopore town on May 6, reports Daily Excelsior.
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May - 6 
In Guwahati, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Assam Police held a high-level meeting to chalk out a co-ordinated strategy to probe the BTAD killings, The Telegraph reports on May 7. Although the NIA is yet to formally register a case in th
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In Guwahati, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Assam Police held a high-level meeting to chalk out a co-ordinated strategy to probe the BTAD killings, The Telegraph reports on May 7. Although the NIA is yet to formally register a case in this connection, the Assam government has referred five cases. Police suspect the involvement of the Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) in the killings. “The support required by the NIA, including logistics and manpower, to carry out the investigation were discussed in the meeting,” a Police official said. A preliminary report about the violence will be submitted, after which the NIA will formally take up the investigation.
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May - 6 
Meanwhile, cadres of Military Faction of Kangleipak Communist Party(KCP-MC) which is a signatory of suspension of operation (SoO) has left their temporary camp in Imphal West after a Police raid on May 6, reports Nagaland Post. This was a part of an
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Meanwhile, cadres of Military Faction of Kangleipak Communist Party(KCP-MC) which is a signatory of suspension of operation (SoO) has left their temporary camp in Imphal West after a Police raid on May 6, reports Nagaland Post. This was a part of an investigation for the missing two cadres of the group who were allegedly killed inside the camp during the last Yaoshang (Holi) festival.
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May - 6 
Meanwhile, Security personnel on May 6 recovered three firearms, 45 rounds of ammunition and a grenade from BTAD.
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Meanwhile, Security personnel on May 6 recovered three firearms, 45 rounds of ammunition and a grenade from BTAD.
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May - 6 
Meanwhile, the Police said the IKS faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) had carried out the massacres in Baska and Korajahar to avenge the killing of three of their cadres in an encounter in Sonitpur District on April 30. Howev
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Meanwhile, the Police said the IKS faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) had carried out the massacres in Baska and Korajahar to avenge the killing of three of their cadres in an encounter in Sonitpur District on April 30. However, the affected people, the All India United Democratic Front, which is the major Opposition party in the State, the Sanmilita Janagosthiya Aikyamancha (SJA) and some of its constituent organisations pointed a finger at the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF), the ruling party in the Bodoland Territorial Administrative District (BTAD). They alleged that the former cadres of the erstwhile Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) had carried out the attacks on Muslim families as a BPF legislator and senior leader, Pramila Rani Brahma, had alleged that the party candidate from the Kokrajhar Lok Sabha constituency, Chandan Brahma, was likely to lose the elections as the majority Muslims had not voted for him. Brahma later withdrew the statement on a party directive. The BPF was formed by former leaders of the erstwhile BLT. The BPF, however, denied any involvement of those cadres and maintained that the massacre of Muslims had nothing to do with the election.
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May - 6 
Separately, following the allegations regarding the alleged killing of two cadres of United Revolutionary Front (URF) inside the URF designated camp and reportedly they were later buried inside the camp located at the 9th Dogra Regiment D-Coy Loitang
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Separately, following the allegations regarding the alleged killing of two cadres of United Revolutionary Front (URF) inside the URF designated camp and reportedly they were later buried inside the camp located at the 9th Dogra Regiment D-Coy Loitang Khunou (Spinning Mill) in North Imphal, a search operation was conducted for the dead bodies by a team of police on May 6, reports The Sangai Express. However, during the search operation, the Police and forensic expert team didn’t recover anything. It may be recalled here that on March 19, 2014, a complaint was lodged at Sekmai police station by the URF regarding the missing of the two URF cadres. The two URF cadres who reportedly went missing on March 18 were identified as Irengbam Bode alias Washington and Pukhrambam Somorjit.
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May - 6 
Separately, NSCN-KK has reaffirmed its previous decision issued on July 27, 2012 pertaining extraction and exploration of oil in the State, reports Nagaland Post on May 7. Ministry of Information and Publicity (MIP) stated that following the decision
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Separately, NSCN-KK has reaffirmed its previous decision issued on July 27, 2012 pertaining extraction and exploration of oil in the State, reports Nagaland Post on May 7. Ministry of Information and Publicity (MIP) stated that following the decision of the joint meeting of National Political Advisory Council (NPAC), “the cabinet” has reiterated that any company, Indian or international “must first setting up oil refinery and other necessary infrastructure” to ensure that employment and other opportunities to be available to the Naga youths.
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May - 6 
Separately, the Naga frontal organisations both from Nagaland and Manipur, on May 6, called for the Nagas to stand united and carry forward the fight of the Nagas’ cause to further height. United Naga Council (UNC) has reaffirmed its stand for a
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Separately, the Naga frontal organisations both from Nagaland and Manipur, on May 6, called for the Nagas to stand united and carry forward the fight of the Nagas’ cause to further height. United Naga Council (UNC) has reaffirmed its stand for an immediate alternative arrangement outside the Government of Manipur, pending settlement of the indo-Naga issue, adds Nagaland Post.
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May - 6 
The Additional District and Sessions Court of Kochi on May 6 sentenced three persons, identified as Mohanan (61), his son Visak (27) and Vijyan (51) to four years imprisonment for involvement in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, reports New In
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The Additional District and Sessions Court of Kochi on May 6 sentenced three persons, identified as Mohanan (61), his son Visak (27) and Vijyan (51) to four years imprisonment for involvement in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, reports New Indian Express. The court also ordered them to pay a fine of INR 5,000. Additional District and Sessions Judge V M Muhammad Ibrahim acquitted Soman, the fourth accused in the case
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May - 6 
The Assam Tribune reports on May 6 that the main problem in Assam now is the abundance of illegal weapons not only with the militants but also with former militants and other anti-social elements. Inspector General of Assam Police, Law and Order, S.N
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The Assam Tribune reports on May 6 that the main problem in Assam now is the abundance of illegal weapons not only with the militants but also with former militants and other anti-social elements. Inspector General of Assam Police, Law and Order, S.N. Singh revealed that more than 28,000 persons in the State have licensed weapons, but there have been hardly any report of misuse of such weapons. The problem is with illegal weapons and though the Assam Police is maintaining a drive to recover such weapons, the problem still remains. He said that since January, 2014 more than 160 illegal weapons have been seized and interestingly around 90 percent of those were recovered from the BTAD area
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May - 6 
The Shilling Times reports on May 7 that the recovery of a body of a Bangladeshi national from Meghalaya territory has compelled the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) to hold a flag meeting to douse any flare up on the vo
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The Shilling Times reports on May 7 that the recovery of a body of a Bangladeshi national from Meghalaya territory has compelled the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) to hold a flag meeting to douse any flare up on the volatile international border. According to delayed reports, the decomposed body of a Bangladeshi national was recovered from a forest near the Indo-Bangladesh border at Rasnagre village in South Garo Hills on April 23.
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May - 6 
The Telegraph reports that a bomb blast took place in the house of Abdul Awal, a medicine trader at Katiar-Alga village under Fakirganj Police station in Dhubri District in the night of May 6. However, no one was injured in the blast. A source in the
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The Telegraph reports that a bomb blast took place in the house of Abdul Awal, a medicine trader at Katiar-Alga village under Fakirganj Police station in Dhubri District in the night of May 6. However, no one was injured in the blast. A source in the village said unknown men had demanded INR 500,000 from Awal since April 15.
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May - 6 
The Telegraph reports that Bodo organizations on May 6 called for an arms-free society and urged the State Government to seize all weapons, illegal and licensed, from citizens, including surrendered militants. The Bodoland Peoples’ Progressive Front
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The Telegraph reports that Bodo organizations on May 6 called for an arms-free society and urged the State Government to seize all weapons, illegal and licensed, from citizens, including surrendered militants. The Bodoland Peoples’ Progressive Front (BPPF), the main Opposition in Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), which governs the BTAD, said the Bodos had suffered most because of availability of illegal arms in Assam. BPPF President Rabiram Narzary said that over a hundred people, including 25 party workers, had become victims of illegal arms since 2006. He said the party has been long demanding seizure of all illegal arms but the Government has not taken any step to root out the menace. Narzary accused the State Government of giving scope to militants to carry out illegal activities. Without taking names, he alleged that illegal arms were being used under political patronage.
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May - 6 
Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including an Assistant Commandant, were injured in a militant attack in Sopore town of Baramulla District on May 6, reports Daily Excelsior. The injured Assistant Commandant has been identified as Ma
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Two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, including an Assistant Commandant, were injured in a militant attack in Sopore town of Baramulla District on May 6, reports Daily Excelsior. The injured Assistant Commandant has been identified as Manoj Kumar and the CPRF man as K Sujan.
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May - 6 
In separate incident, an unidentified dead body was recovered from Orangi Town on May 6, reports The News.
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In separate incident, an unidentified dead body was recovered from Orangi Town on May 6, reports The News.
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May - 6 
The US officials in Washington confirmed that the agent, who is assigned to the FBI Miami Field Office, was in Pakistan on temporary duty. They requested that the agent’s name be withheld, citing the sensitivity of the situation. Meghan Gregonis,
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The US officials in Washington confirmed that the agent, who is assigned to the FBI Miami Field Office, was in Pakistan on temporary duty. They requested that the agent’s name be withheld, citing the sensitivity of the situation. Meghan Gregonis, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Embassy in Islamabad, said U.S. officials are working to resolve the matter.
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May - 6 
Another dead body of a woman was recovered from Sohrab Goth of Gadap Town on May 6, reported The News.
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Another dead body of a woman was recovered from Sohrab Goth of Gadap Town on May 6, reported The News.
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May - 6 
At least 13 militants were killed as infighting between rival Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) groups restarted in Shawal tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 6, reported Dawn. Official
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At least 13 militants were killed as infighting between rival Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) groups restarted in Shawal tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 6, reported Dawn. Official and tribal sources confirmed that clashes started between Shehryar Mehsud and Khan Said alias Sajna. According to official sources, the infighting between the two groups has claimed more than 50 lives during the last few weeks. Sources said that the death toll is likely to rise. According to details, the rival factions have accused each other of grabbing power in order to control South Waziristan’s Mehsud tribal area. Sajna had been considered the right hand man of Waliur Rehman, whereas Shehryar was a confidant of Hakimullah Mehsud. Their slain leaders were reportedly at loggerheads after the death of TTP founder Baitullah Mehsud.
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May - 6 
Elsewhere, an unidentified dead body was recovered from Mehmoodabad area of Jamshed Town on May 6, reports The News.
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Elsewhere, an unidentified dead body was recovered from Mehmoodabad area of Jamshed Town on May 6, reports The News.
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May - 6 
In addition, two explosions occurred targeting oil tankers in Kiamari Oil Field while another blast occurred in Gulbai area of Orangi Town on May 6, reported The News
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In addition, two explosions occurred targeting oil tankers in Kiamari Oil Field while another blast occurred in Gulbai area of Orangi Town on May 6, reported The News
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May - 6 
In another incident, a man, identified as Aziz Bakhsh was killed and his brother, identified as Bilal Bakhsh, was injured in an incident of firing in Pak Colony area of SITE Town on May 6, reported The News.
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In another incident, a man, identified as Aziz Bakhsh was killed and his brother, identified as Bilal Bakhsh, was injured in an incident of firing in Pak Colony area of SITE Town on May 6, reported The News.
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May - 6 
In another incident, three people, including two constables and Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Farooq, were injured in when unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade targeting patrolling Police mobile in Surjani Town area of Gadap Town on May 6, re
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In another incident, three people, including two constables and Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Farooq, were injured in when unidentified militants hurled a hand grenade targeting patrolling Police mobile in Surjani Town area of Gadap Town on May 6, reports Daily Times.
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May - 6 
In another incident, two militants belonging to TTP Punjab chapter were killed and one person was injured when a bomb exploded in Miranshah bazaar of North Waziristan Agency on My 6, reports Dawn. Intelligence sources confirmed the identity of the vi
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In another incident, two militants belonging to TTP Punjab chapter were killed and one person was injured when a bomb exploded in Miranshah bazaar of North Waziristan Agency on My 6, reports Dawn. Intelligence sources confirmed the identity of the victims.
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May - 6 
Meanwhile, TTP intermediary and Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) Provincial Chief Muhammad Ibrahim said on May 6 (today) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s provincial capital Peshawar, “TTP should not act as a hurdle in permanent peace,” reported The Express Tribune. He
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Meanwhile, TTP intermediary and Jama’at-e-Islami (JeI) Provincial Chief Muhammad Ibrahim said on May 6 (today) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s provincial capital Peshawar, “TTP should not act as a hurdle in permanent peace,” reported The Express Tribune. He said that the negotiation committee will urge the Taliban to cooperate with the Government and not act as an obstacle to the objective of restoration of peace.
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May - 6 
Meanwhile, United States (US) officials on May 6 said that the US national arrested at Karachi airport on May 5, 2014, for carrying ammunition in his bag is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, reports The News quoting a report published in
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Meanwhile, United States (US) officials on May 6 said that the US national arrested at Karachi airport on May 5, 2014, for carrying ammunition in his bag is a Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent, reports The News quoting a report published in The Washington Post. He appeared in court on charges that he had violated anti-terrorism laws that prohibit the carrying of weapons or ammunition on a commercial flight. A judge ordered that the agent be detained until May 10, 2014, so security officials can investigate the matter.
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May - 6 
Security Forces (SFs) on May 6 killed seven militants in Banjot area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after an attack left two soldiers injured on May 5, reports Daily Times. It was a search operation using sniffer dogs to reach the people who
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 6 killed seven militants in Banjot area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after an attack left two soldiers injured on May 5, reports Daily Times. It was a search operation using sniffer dogs to reach the people who carried out the improvised explosive device attack on May 5, wounding two soldiers. “Heavy weapons were used after the terrorists challenged the soldiers,” the sources added, saying that a house-to-house search was launched after the IED attack, using sniffer dogs.
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May - 6 
Separately, an unidentified man was shot dead while another person sustained injuries when armed assailants opened fire in Malir Town on May 6, reported The News.
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Separately, an unidentified man was shot dead while another person sustained injuries when armed assailants opened fire in Malir Town on May 6, reported The News.
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May - 6 
Separately, two people belonging to Tawheed-ul-Islam (TI) group were killed, while three others sustained injuries when a remote controlled device exploded in the Zakhakhel Bazaar of Landikotal in Khyber Agency on May 6, reports The Express Tribune.
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Separately, two people belonging to Tawheed-ul-Islam (TI) group were killed, while three others sustained injuries when a remote controlled device exploded in the Zakhakhel Bazaar of Landikotal in Khyber Agency on May 6, reports The Express Tribune.
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May - 6 
Two people, identified as Moiz Ullah Khan and Irtaza Jaffri, were shot dead in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town on Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 6, reports The News.
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Two people, identified as Moiz Ullah Khan and Irtaza Jaffri, were shot dead in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town on Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 6, reports The News.
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May - 6 
The Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) politburo meeting on May 6 decided to boycott the by-election of the Constituent Assembly scheduled for June 22, reports The Himalayan Times. Revealing the decisions of the politburo meet
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The Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) politburo meeting on May 6 decided to boycott the by-election of the Constituent Assembly scheduled for June 22, reports The Himalayan Times. Revealing the decisions of the politburo meeting, party Chairman Mohan Baidhya said the party had decided to hold its national conference from June 24 to 29 in Kathmandu. The party is also organising programmes raising issues of national interest and people’s livelihood. The party will celebrate students’ day on May 15, hand over a joint memorandum to the government demanding all-sector political conference and a demonstration will be held on May 28 protesting the dissolution of the CA. Baidya said his party was ready to unify with Unified Communist Party of Nepal (UCPN-M) if they were ready to correct the party line adopted by Hetauda convention.
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May - 6 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M)’s national convention that was aimed at strengthening the party concluded in Biratnagar in Morang District on May 6, reports Ekantipur.com. The UCPN-M re-elected party chairperson Pushpa Kamal Daha
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M)’s national convention that was aimed at strengthening the party concluded in Biratnagar in Morang District on May 6, reports Ekantipur.com. The UCPN-M re-elected party chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal to the same post again. Leaders from both Chairman Dahal and senior leader Baburam Bhattarai factions rule out an immediate split in the party. They say the party will possibly remain one until the promulgation of a new constitution but are not sure of its fate thereafter. Leaders say the dispute is ideological as well as organisational and is difficult to settle. “We haven’t yet taken extreme measures such as splitting the party. We are ready to join the CC if Dahal meets our demands,” said Devendra Poudel, a leader close to Bhattarai. With Bhattarai’s revolt, the convention failed to elect the office bearers—vice-chairman, general secretary, secretary, treasurer—except the party chairman, Dahal.
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May - 6 
Against the backdrop of fleeing war crimes accused at the investigation stage, the investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) wants amendment of the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973 allowing the investigators power to ar
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Against the backdrop of fleeing war crimes accused at the investigation stage, the investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) wants amendment of the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973 allowing the investigators power to arrest an accused during investigation, reports New Age. The agency made the proposal in a letter to the Law Minister on April 24 saying that the ICT act has no provision for arresting an accused by the investigation officer during investigation. Senior investigator M Sanaul Huq of the agency said ‘If this procedure of arrest is not amended incorporating the power of arrest by the Investigation Officer (IO) during investigation, we are afraid that in future no accused would be available for docking before the tribunal and all trials will be held in absentia which may tax the ends of justice’.
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May - 6 
Police on May 6 arrested a local leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in Bagerhat District on charges of planning sabotage, reports bdnews24.com. Police said that Muhamad Saiful Islam was arrested from his
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Police on May 6 arrested a local leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in Bagerhat District on charges of planning sabotage, reports bdnews24.com. Police said that Muhamad Saiful Islam was arrested from his house in Fultala village of Kochua sub-District who was wanted in a case of violence unleashed before the January 5 National Elections.
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May - 6 
The outgoing Consul General of India, Venkadasalam Mahalingam during his farewell speech in Jaffna District on May 6 said that India was instrumental in creating the Provincial Councils (PCs) in Sri Lanka, reports Daily Mirror. He further said that
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The outgoing Consul General of India, Venkadasalam Mahalingam during his farewell speech in Jaffna District on May 6 said that India was instrumental in creating the Provincial Councils (PCs) in Sri Lanka, reports Daily Mirror. He further said that nobody can deny India’s instrumental role in creating the Northern Province (NP) in the country which has an elected Chief Minister and other Ministers holding different portfolios.
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May - 7 
Meanwhile, the inmates of a relief camp at Narayanguri in Assam’s Baksa District, on May 7, produced the identity card of a Manas National Park staff before Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi as “evidence” of the alleged involvement of forest personnel in
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Meanwhile, the inmates of a relief camp at Narayanguri in Assam’s Baksa District, on May 7, produced the identity card of a Manas National Park staff before Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi as “evidence” of the alleged involvement of forest personnel in the carnage on May 1. The identity card of Mallajit Kherkatary, conservation volunteer for Manas Tiger Project under the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), was found by residents the next day during a search for bodies.
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May - 7 
The Assam Tribune reports that State Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on May 7 called for urgent Central intervention in the face of fears that the situation may deteriorate after May 16. He held that while the rest of the State has witnessed decentra
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The Assam Tribune reports that State Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on May 7 called for urgent Central intervention in the face of fears that the situation may deteriorate after May 16. He held that while the rest of the State has witnessed decentralisation of power through the Panchayati Raj system, in the BTC areas powers have not been devolved to the grassroot level. There should be decentralisation of power in the BTAD areas, he demanded. He held the opinion that the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) alone was not in a position to handle the situation and the State Government should act. He further suggested review of the Bodoland Act.
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May - 7 
10 militants of Bru National Army (BNA) surrendered to the Assam Rifles (AR) on May 7 at Kanchanpur subdivision under North Tripura District, reports TripuraInfo. The surrendered militants included 'second in command' of BNA Singhrak alias Simanjoy o
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10 militants of Bru National Army (BNA) surrendered to the Assam Rifles (AR) on May 7 at Kanchanpur subdivision under North Tripura District, reports TripuraInfo. The surrendered militants included 'second in command' of BNA Singhrak alias Simanjoy of Ashapara Reang refugee camp and 'third in command' Chunsa Rai of Naisinghpara camp, who surrendered to AR with weapons. The eight other surrendered BNA militants are identified as Pandat alias Lainik of Ashapara, Bema alias Solendra of Ashapara, Sangliana alias Otorai of Ashapara, Bishal of Kolasib, Pandat alias Khakom of Ashapara, Hoslai alias Lawnkima of Ashapara, Shalka Rai alias Vishwanath also from Ashapara Reang refugee camp and Rinzela alias Khonsai of Ashapara. The BNA had suffered severe setback when Security Forces arrested its top leadership on May 4 from Kholakhal village in Cachar District of South Assam further intensifying their search in North Tripura District for the remaining militants of BNA leaving no room for them to escape. The SFs stated that the BNA is considered to be annihilated and that this was a milestone in the history of Tripura that an underground organization has been wiped out and almost all arms and ammunition held by the militant group has been recovered.
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May - 7 
A 22-year-old tourist from Rajasthan was injured after the vehicle she was travelling in came under attack by stone pelters on the Srinagar from Gulmarg road in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on May 7, reports The Times of India. Reports said that a group o
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A 22-year-old tourist from Rajasthan was injured after the vehicle she was travelling in came under attack by stone pelters on the Srinagar from Gulmarg road in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on May 7, reports The Times of India. Reports said that a group of people were raising anti-election slogans in the area on poll day and started hurling stones at passing vehicles on the road.
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May - 7 
A dumper engaged in a government enterprise was set ablaze by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Musaboni in East Singhbum District on May 7, reports IBN Live. Over a dozen Maoists arrived at the Bakra pool area and set ablaze the du
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A dumper engaged in a government enterprise was set ablaze by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at Musaboni in East Singhbum District on May 7, reports IBN Live. Over a dozen Maoists arrived at the Bakra pool area and set ablaze the dumper belonging to the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL), Police said. The security personnel have launched a massive combing operation in the Maoist-affected Ghatsila sub-division to track down the Maoists. Confirming the report superintendent of Police (Rural) Shailendra Kumar Srivastava said that the Maoists, 15 in numbers had covered their face with clothes and each of them were carrying guns, adds The Pioneer. According to Srivastava, the squad that set ablaze the dumper was suspected to be S. Tuddu's squad which is active in Musaboni area. The Maoists had been maintaining a low profile in Ghatsila since the last few years, confining their activities to circulating inflammatory posters and pamphlets, ads The Telegraph. The incident on May 7 was the first attack in four years.
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May - 7 
A forensic examination of the remains of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) collected from the two coaches of Bangalore-Guwahati Express have revealed that the explosives were similar to the Patna (Bihar) bombs, which exploded on October 27, 2013, F
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A forensic examination of the remains of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) collected from the two coaches of Bangalore-Guwahati Express have revealed that the explosives were similar to the Patna (Bihar) bombs, which exploded on October 27, 2013, Financial Express reports on May 8. While the explosives used in the train were put in singular elbow-pipes, in Patna each IED was made of at least two such pipes. In both the incidents, analogue clocks were used as timers, a senior official said. The National Security Guard (NSG), which conducted the post-blast analysis of the train coaches, has in a report to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs said the bombs weighing 1.5 kilogram, had been kept in a bag. The primary explosives used in the IED was ammonium nitrate mixed with petrol. “We had manage to recover the timer used in Patna in a good condition. The timer used in Chennai blasts is badly damaged and we have not been able to get all the pieces and assemble them. The brand would be known by a second forensic examination, which is underway. We will try to match the needle and other components in our possession with the Patna one,” said the official. If the brand of the timer matches with those used in Patna, it would mean there was a similarity between Bodh Gaya, Patna and Chennai bombs. “They were not supposed to explode at the Chennai station. We think the bags were kept under the lower berth of coaches S- 4 and S-5 in Bangalore and somebody else was to fetch them at a destination, which was definitely not Chennai. The woman techie, who was killed in the explosion, died because she was sitting opposite the berth under which the IED was kept and her body took the impact. The other 14 injured only had minor injuries,” said another official. Separately, Tamil Nadu Director General of Police (DGP) K Ramanujam on May 8 announced a reward of INR 5,00,000 to anyone providing information that leads to the identification of the culprits behind the twin blasts at Chennai Central on May 1, reports The Times of India.
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May - 7 
All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU), on May 7, expressed its serious concern over news pointing to the involvement of some forest personnel in the killings of innocent villagers in Kokrajhar and Baksa Districts and strongly condemned the State government
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All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU), on May 7, expressed its serious concern over news pointing to the involvement of some forest personnel in the killings of innocent villagers in Kokrajhar and Baksa Districts and strongly condemned the State government for its failure to seize illegal firearms available in the BTAD. The ABSU members staged a dharna (protest) at Dighalipukhuripar, against the recent spurt in violence in the BTAD. On the issue of availability of illegal firearms in the BTAD, ABSU president Pramod Boro, said, “State government has admitted that illegal firearms are available in large number in BTAD, but has failed to seize the same. Every time when violence breaks out, the government announces that all illegal firearms will be seized. Government must seize all illegal firearms available in BTAD.”
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May - 7 
Also, NSCN-K has requested business communities and departments to clear all kinds of “national subscribe taxes due” to NSCN-K present 'finance in-charge' kilonser (minister) Starson, reports Nagaland Post on May 8.
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Also, NSCN-K has requested business communities and departments to clear all kinds of “national subscribe taxes due” to NSCN-K present 'finance in-charge' kilonser (minister) Starson, reports Nagaland Post on May 8.
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May - 7 
Further, on May 7 the District unit of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) staged sit-in-demonstration, calling all communities and factions in trouble-torn BTAD to restrain themselves for restoration of peace and normalcy in the State, reports The
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Further, on May 7 the District unit of the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) staged sit-in-demonstration, calling all communities and factions in trouble-torn BTAD to restrain themselves for restoration of peace and normalcy in the State, reports The Assam Tribune
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May - 7 
Further, Tarun Gogoi, on May 7, said his Government would break the alliance with the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) in “five minutes” if its involvement in the BTAD killings is proved, reports The Telegraph.
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Further, Tarun Gogoi, on May 7, said his Government would break the alliance with the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) in “five minutes” if its involvement in the BTAD killings is proved, reports The Telegraph.
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May - 7 
In an earlier incident, on May 7, SFs arrested a militant belonging to Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), identified as Dili Pektha from from Razeiba “Welcome Gate” in Pfutsero in Phek District.
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In an earlier incident, on May 7, SFs arrested a militant belonging to Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), identified as Dili Pektha from from Razeiba “Welcome Gate” in Pfutsero in Phek District.
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May - 7 
In another incident, SFs arrested a female militant, identified as KY Sorinphy (18) of Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front (MNRF) at a vehicle check post on NH-102 on May 7. The militant was arrested when the vehicle in which she was travelling from Mor
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In another incident, SFs arrested a female militant, identified as KY Sorinphy (18) of Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front (MNRF) at a vehicle check post on NH-102 on May 7. The militant was arrested when the vehicle in which she was travelling from Moreh to Ukhrul was stopped for checking.
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May - 7 
Israel has sought security for its citizens and assets in India during the months of May and June according to senior intelligence sources, India Today reports on May 8. The request came in view of the festival season which sees a large amount of Isr
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Israel has sought security for its citizens and assets in India during the months of May and June according to senior intelligence sources, India Today reports on May 8. The request came in view of the festival season which sees a large amount of Israeli arrivals in India. The Israelis fear threats from Al Qaeda and its affiliated organisations AQIM (Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb), AQAP (Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula), Al-Nasr Al Sharia, which have carried out terrorist attacks in Africa against Israeli citizens. Israel has sought additional security at Jewish centres such as synagogues
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May - 7 
Meanwhile, an armed cadre of United National Liberation Front (UNLF) identified as Huidrom Naoba alias Shyam alias Kubaren was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) in Thoubal District on May 7. A 9 mm pistol with magazine and three live rounds were reco
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Meanwhile, an armed cadre of United National Liberation Front (UNLF) identified as Huidrom Naoba alias Shyam alias Kubaren was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) in Thoubal District on May 7. A 9 mm pistol with magazine and three live rounds were recovered from his possession
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May - 7 
Nagaland Post reports on May 7 that SFs arrested one armed cadre of NSCN-KK, identified as H Akato Zhimo (33) on May 2 from Super Market near Saramati Hotel in Dimapur District, along with one 7 .65mm pistol and assorted ammunition.
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Nagaland Post reports on May 7 that SFs arrested one armed cadre of NSCN-KK, identified as H Akato Zhimo (33) on May 2 from Super Market near Saramati Hotel in Dimapur District, along with one 7 .65mm pistol and assorted ammunition.
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May - 7 
On May 7 suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Tehseen Akhtar and Zia-Ur-Rahman alias Waqas were remanded in National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody till May 16, 2014 after the agency said their custody was required for interrogation to unea
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On May 7 suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Tehseen Akhtar and Zia-Ur-Rahman alias Waqas were remanded in National Investigation Agency (NIA) custody till May 16, 2014 after the agency said their custody was required for interrogation to unearth the entire conspiracy of the terror outfit, reports Indian Express. “I have perused the chargesheet against the co-accused and the case diary on the basis of which non-bailable warrants (NBW) dated July 18, 2013 and September 10, 2013 were issued against both. In these circumstances, prayer of NIA for custody is allowed and the application moved on behalf of NIA dated May 6, 2014 is disposed of accordingly,” District Judge I.S. Mehta said.
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May - 7 
Separately, Government has moved the Centre seeking 50 additional companies of security personnel to meet any untoward situation following declaration of the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) election results on May 16, reports The Telegr
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Separately, Government has moved the Centre seeking 50 additional companies of security personnel to meet any untoward situation following declaration of the Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) election results on May 16, reports The Telegraph on May 8. The request for more forces was made given reports of the possibility of post-result violence in the state, especially in the BTAD, which remains peaceful but tense. Tarun Gogoi, on May 8, said additional forces have been requisitioned to prevent any repeat of the unrest witnessed recently in the BTAD after declaration of results. Already 34 companies have been deployed in the BTAD. “We are preparing to meet any eventuality,” he said. Gogoi said a special force would be set up to recover illegal arms and provide security in the vulnerable areas of the BTAD. “It will have a local component. The modalities will be worked out. We will also set up a rehabilitation commission in the state for prompt relief to the affected,” he added.
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May - 7 
State Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) A. P. Rout said, “Personnel from the National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force and Assam Police searched 40 kilometre stretch of the Beki River and recovered the dead bodies. If
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State Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) A. P. Rout said, “Personnel from the National Disaster Response Force, State Disaster Response Force and Assam Police searched 40 kilometre stretch of the Beki River and recovered the dead bodies. If necessary, search operation will be extended further”, adds The Sentinel. Sources said the situation in both Baksa and Kokrajhar is still tense, but under control. 36 permanent Police pickets have been set up in the violence–affected areas of the two Districts. Sources further stated that the State administration is closely monitoring situation in the BTAD and other parts of Assam.
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May - 7 
The Assam Tribune reports that the All Assam Minority Students’ Union (AAMSU) has demanded immediate dissolution of the present BTC to ensure safety and security of the non-Bodos, particularly the Muslims, living in the BTAD areas.
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The Assam Tribune reports that the All Assam Minority Students’ Union (AAMSU) has demanded immediate dissolution of the present BTC to ensure safety and security of the non-Bodos, particularly the Muslims, living in the BTAD areas.
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May - 7 
The HANM has lent its support to the four-day office picketing called by HNLC to secure the release of its president Lamphrang Kharbani, who was arrested for his alleged links with the once-dreaded terror group. “We strongly condemn police allegation
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The HANM has lent its support to the four-day office picketing called by HNLC to secure the release of its president Lamphrang Kharbani, who was arrested for his alleged links with the once-dreaded terror group. “We strongly condemn police allegation against our president of having links with the HNLC,” HANM 'general secretary' Damonmi S. Dkhar said in a statement.
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May - 7 
The Sangai Express on May 8 reports that SFs arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, identified as Mutum Dinesh from Nongbram Makha Leikai of the same District. One 9 mm pistol with three live rounds was also recovered from him.
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The Sangai Express on May 8 reports that SFs arrested a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, identified as Mutum Dinesh from Nongbram Makha Leikai of the same District. One 9 mm pistol with three live rounds was also recovered from him.
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May - 7 
The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) launched an operation in general area of Yaingangpokpi and Phaimol villages of Ukhrul District on May 7 and arrested a cadre belonging to People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), ident
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The Sangai Express reports that Security Forces (SFs) launched an operation in general area of Yaingangpokpi and Phaimol villages of Ukhrul District on May 7 and arrested a cadre belonging to People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Amul Singh. In a follow up operation, after the interrogation of the militant, one more PREPAK militant, identified as T Dhana Singh was arrested from Saijang Maning Leikai.
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May - 7 
Meanwhile, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused a magnetic bomb in a controlled explosion at the Kiamari Oil terminal of Karachi on May 7, reported Dawn. The bomb contained one kilogram of explosives and ball bearings and it was aimed at creating
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Meanwhile, the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused a magnetic bomb in a controlled explosion at the Kiamari Oil terminal of Karachi on May 7, reported Dawn. The bomb contained one kilogram of explosives and ball bearings and it was aimed at creating more fatalities, BDS official Mustafa said.
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May - 7 
Elsewhere in the NWA, the second phase of repatriating displaced people of Tirah Valley began on May 7 as FATA Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) has sent back 301 families, reports The Express Tribune. Over the next 33 days, more than 7,000 fami
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Elsewhere in the NWA, the second phase of repatriating displaced people of Tirah Valley began on May 7 as FATA Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) has sent back 301 families, reports The Express Tribune. Over the next 33 days, more than 7,000 families are expected to return to their homes in the valley in Khyber Agency. FDMA Director General Arshad Khan said that the second phase started on May 7 from Jarma Camp in Kohat and 1,343 individuals have been repatriated. Khan said returning families were provided with PKR 25,000 in cash and their travelling costs were taken care of by the authority. Furthermore, they were provided with standardised non-food item kits, hygiene kits, vaccines for children and other child protection and nutrition services.
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May - 7 
A Frontier Corps (FC) official was killed and three others were wounded when militants fired rocket propelled grenades and opened fire at their convoy in the Sunt Sar area of Gwadar District on May 7, reports The Express Tribune. The militants escape
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A Frontier Corps (FC) official was killed and three others were wounded when militants fired rocket propelled grenades and opened fire at their convoy in the Sunt Sar area of Gwadar District on May 7, reports The Express Tribune. The militants escaped after a brief exchange of fire. “The Baloch militants belonged to the banned Baloch Liberation Front (BLF),” said an unnamed security official in Gwadar.
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May - 7 
Advisor to the Chief Minister on Jails Malik Qasim Khan, speaking to the media, said that the prison force of 850 personnel, equipped with latest gadgets and equipment, would be responsible for jail security. To a query about shifting alleged CIA ope
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Advisor to the Chief Minister on Jails Malik Qasim Khan, speaking to the media, said that the prison force of 850 personnel, equipped with latest gadgets and equipment, would be responsible for jail security. To a query about shifting alleged CIA operator Dr Shakil Afridi, he said that KP has approached the Federal Government as Dr Afridi was convicted in a federal crime, adding that so far Islamabad has not responded to the request.
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May - 7 
Also, one Babar (18) was injured in firing by unidentified militants near Dr Ziauddin Hospital in Shireen Jinnah Colony of Clifton in Saddar Town on May 7, reports Daily Times.
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Also, one Babar (18) was injured in firing by unidentified militants near Dr Ziauddin Hospital in Shireen Jinnah Colony of Clifton in Saddar Town on May 7, reports Daily Times.
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May - 7 
At least four persons, including a child, were injured in an explosion at Mina Bazar in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on May 7, reports Dawn. The Bomb Disposal Squad, Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Sha
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At least four persons, including a child, were injured in an explosion at Mina Bazar in Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on May 7, reports Dawn. The Bomb Disposal Squad, Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Shafqat Malik said that three hundred grams of explosives was used in a timer device. The Station House Officer of Kotwali Police Station Ihsan Marwat said the bomb was planted to target a cold drinks shop.
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May - 7 
Elsewhere in the NWA, the second phase of repatriating displaced people of Tirah Valley began on May 7 as FATA Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) has sent back 301 families, reports The Express Tribune. Over the next 33 days, more than 7,000 famili
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Elsewhere in the NWA, the second phase of repatriating displaced people of Tirah Valley began on May 7 as FATA Disaster Management Authority (FDMA) has sent back 301 families, reports The Express Tribune. Over the next 33 days, more than 7,000 families are expected to return to their homes in the valley in Khyber Agency. FDMA Director General Arshad Khan said that the second phase started on May 7 from Jarma Camp in Kohat and 1,343 individuals have been repatriated. Khan said returning families were provided with PKR 25,000 in cash and their travelling costs were taken care of by the authority. Furthermore, they were provided with standardised non-food item kits, hygiene kits, vaccines for children and other child protection and nutrition services.
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May - 7 
Elsewhere, a man, identified as Altaf (25), was injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on him in Buffer Zone area of North Nazimabad Town on May 7, reports Daily Times.
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Elsewhere, a man, identified as Altaf (25), was injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on him in Buffer Zone area of North Nazimabad Town on May 7, reports Daily Times.
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May - 7 
Further, a man, identified as Zahid (22), was injured when unidentified militants opened fire on him in Saifi Lane area of Lyari Town on May 7, reports Daily Times.
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Further, a man, identified as Zahid (22), was injured when unidentified militants opened fire on him in Saifi Lane area of Lyari Town on May 7, reports Daily Times.
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May - 7 
Further, the main gate of the residence of Saeed Torkhel was destroyed in an explosion around 3am on May 7 in Ghreza area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency, reports The Express Tribune. The explosion also damaged the boundary wall.
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Further, the main gate of the residence of Saeed Torkhel was destroyed in an explosion around 3am on May 7 in Ghreza area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency, reports The Express Tribune. The explosion also damaged the boundary wall.
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May - 7 
Human Rights Advocate Rashid Rehman Khan was shot dead and his two lawyer friends, identified as Nadeem Parwaz and Afzal, were injured by unidentified militants inside his office at Kachehri Chowk in Multan District on May 7, reports Dawn. Advocate K
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Human Rights Advocate Rashid Rehman Khan was shot dead and his two lawyer friends, identified as Nadeem Parwaz and Afzal, were injured by unidentified militants inside his office at Kachehri Chowk in Multan District on May 7, reports Dawn. Advocate Khan was a coordinator for the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP). He was defending a Bahauddin Zakariya University lecturer Junaid Hafeez, accused of blasphemy and had complained that he had been receiving threats on his life.
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May - 7 
In a separate incident, a man, identified as Allah Rakha (40), was injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on him near Junejo Jamaat Khana in North Karachi Town on May 7, reported Daily Times.
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In a separate incident, a man, identified as Allah Rakha (40), was injured when unidentified armed assailants opened fire on him near Junejo Jamaat Khana in North Karachi Town on May 7, reported Daily Times.
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May - 7 
In another incident of injury, an unidentified man was shot at and injured near Ausaf Training centre North Karachi Town on May 7, reports Daily Times.
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In another incident of injury, an unidentified man was shot at and injured near Ausaf Training centre North Karachi Town on May 7, reports Daily Times.
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May - 7 
In another incident, a man, identified as Kamran Shah (36), was killed when unidentified militants opened fire on him in Bilal Colony of Korangi Town on May 7, reports Daily Times.
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In another incident, a man, identified as Kamran Shah (36), was killed when unidentified militants opened fire on him in Bilal Colony of Korangi Town on May 7, reports Daily Times.
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May - 7 
Irfan Siddiqui, Prime Minister’s Special Adviser on National Affairs, on May 7 said that it’ll be difficult for the Government to pursue peace talks, if the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) do not take immediate and concrete steps for taking the dial
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Irfan Siddiqui, Prime Minister’s Special Adviser on National Affairs, on May 7 said that it’ll be difficult for the Government to pursue peace talks, if the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) do not take immediate and concrete steps for taking the dialogue process forward, reports The Express Tribune. “The government is facing public pressure on the issue. People are now demanding results of the [peace] process,” said Siddiqui. He added that protracted talks did not augur well for the process. “We had made it clear in the beginning [of the process] that we would try to take the process to a logical conclusion as soon as possible because this sensitive matter cannot continue for an indefinite period,” said Siddiqui, who was the coordinator of the first four-member negotiating committee formed by the premier to make peace with the TTP.
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May - 7 
Meanwhile, a Frontier Corps (FC) official was shot dead and another injured when unidentified motorcycle borne assailants opened fire on then at Ashna Market in Ghundai area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency on May 7, reports The Express Tribune.
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Meanwhile, a Frontier Corps (FC) official was shot dead and another injured when unidentified motorcycle borne assailants opened fire on then at Ashna Market in Ghundai area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency on May 7, reports The Express Tribune.
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May - 7 
Meanwhile, a group of militants, identifying themselves as Tanzeem-ul-Islami-ul-Furqan (TIF), based in Panjgur District, on May 7 threatened 23 English Language Learning Centres to shut down and stop imparting co-education and teaching in English, wh
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Meanwhile, a group of militants, identifying themselves as Tanzeem-ul-Islami-ul-Furqan (TIF), based in Panjgur District, on May 7 threatened 23 English Language Learning Centres to shut down and stop imparting co-education and teaching in English, which they say is ‘Haram (prohibited) in Islam’, reports The Express Tribune. Masked militants barged into one language centre and threatened the teachers and the young male and female students. “Co-education and learning English language is Haram,” they told the teachers, according to one instructor who spoke on the condition of anonymity. The militants destroyed the school’s furniture and tore textbooks during the incident
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May - 7 
Meanwhile, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would be setting up Pakistan’s first high security prison having three-layered security besides establishing high security zones in six sensitive jails of the north-western province housing more than 1,000 terrorists and
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Meanwhile, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa would be setting up Pakistan’s first high security prison having three-layered security besides establishing high security zones in six sensitive jails of the north-western province housing more than 1,000 terrorists and high profile prisoners like Dr Shakil Afridi, Dawn reported on May 7. The authorities have also announced to form a special prison force which would guard the province’s sensitive jails while a plan has also been initiated to establish a separate prison for Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) to keep tribal prisoners as well as a women jail for female folk.
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May - 7 
Meanwhile, Peshawar Police and Security Forces (SFs) on May 7 conducted a joint operation in Badbher Salman Khel Sheikh Mohammad Mashogagar and Kagawala areas of Peshawar and arrested 21 suspects with weapons, reports The News. A Police contingent he
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Meanwhile, Peshawar Police and Security Forces (SFs) on May 7 conducted a joint operation in Badbher Salman Khel Sheikh Mohammad Mashogagar and Kagawala areas of Peshawar and arrested 21 suspects with weapons, reports The News. A Police contingent headed by Superintendent of Police (SP)-Rural, Rahim Shah, backed by SFs conducted search operations.
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May - 7 
On May 7 five more militants were killed and three injured as clashes between two factions of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) continued in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. As reporte
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On May 7 five more militants were killed and three injured as clashes between two factions of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) continued in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. As reported earlier, 13 militants were killed in the fighting that erupted between the groups led by Shehryar Khan and Khan Said alias Sajna in Shawal, a mountainous area near Afghan border on May 6. The militants killed on May 6 were from the Shehryar group. Rockets and mortars were used in the fighting.
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May - 7 
Separately, a militant was killed when a bomb he was attempting to plant at Shalobar peace committee’s compound in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency exploded prematurely on May 7, reports The Express Tribune.
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Separately, a militant was killed when a bomb he was attempting to plant at Shalobar peace committee’s compound in Bara tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency exploded prematurely on May 7, reports The Express Tribune.
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May - 7 
Separately, an unidentified man was killed when armed assailants opened fire on him near Purana Truck Adda in Mauripur area of Kiamari Town on May 7, reported Daily Times.
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Separately, an unidentified man was killed when armed assailants opened fire on him near Purana Truck Adda in Mauripur area of Kiamari Town on May 7, reported Daily Times.
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May - 7 
Two people, identified as Yasir (35) and Haroon (30) were killed when unidentified militants opened fire on them near Kalapul in Jamshed Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 7, reports Daily Times. Senior Superintendent of Police (
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Two people, identified as Yasir (35) and Haroon (30) were killed when unidentified militants opened fire on them near Kalapul in Jamshed Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 7, reports Daily Times. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Faisal Bashir Memon said that patrolling Police returned fire on the attackers, injuring one of them while others managed to flee.
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May - 7 
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered from the premises of Shree Janakalyan Higher Secondary School in Purandhara village development committee (VDC) in the western part of Dang s reports Nepal News. The pressure cooker bomb targeting th
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An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered from the premises of Shree Janakalyan Higher Secondary School in Purandhara village development committee (VDC) in the western part of Dang s reports Nepal News. The pressure cooker bomb targeting the school was detected at 9:30 am, according to the Area Police Office, Purandhara. It is yet to be ascertained who planted the bomb and the motive behind it.
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May - 7 
On May 7 Minister for Forests and Soil-Conservation Mahesh Acharya said the Constituent Assembly (CA) would get a full shape within a week, reports Ekantipur.com. Acharya said the nomination process of the remaining 26 CA members has reached the fina
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On May 7 Minister for Forests and Soil-Conservation Mahesh Acharya said the Constituent Assembly (CA) would get a full shape within a week, reports Ekantipur.com. Acharya said the nomination process of the remaining 26 CA members has reached the final phase and the nomination would be announced soon. "The Constitution-drafting is the priority of the incumbent government," Acharya said adding that political appointments have been delayed due to the same reason, but they will be made soon following consultations with other political parties. The Nepali people will get the new constitution on time, Acharya added.
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May - 7 
A leader of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) was killed in a shootout with Police in Satkhira District on May 7 (today), reports The Daily Star. The deceased identified as Asharaful Islam was the JeI secretary of Kushalia union in the Kaliganj sub-District.
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A leader of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) was killed in a shootout with Police in Satkhira District on May 7 (today), reports The Daily Star. The deceased identified as Asharaful Islam was the JeI secretary of Kushalia union in the Kaliganj sub-District. As the Police team reached there, the criminals opened fire and hurled several crude bombs targeting the law enforcers forcing them to retaliate by firing. Five Policemen were also sustained minor injuries during the gunfight.
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May - 7 
Meanwhile, the Dhaka High Court on May 7 granted bail to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy for six months in a case filed for killing an ICS cadre, reports The Daily Star. Police filed the case after I
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Meanwhile, the Dhaka High Court on May 7 granted bail to Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy for six months in a case filed for killing an ICS cadre, reports The Daily Star. Police filed the case after ICS cadre Mansur Pradhania (20) was killed in a clash between law enforcers and the cadres JeI-ICS in Dhaka city on December 29, 2013. After hearing a bail petition, the High Court also issued a rule upon the Government to explain why the BNP leader should not be granted regular bail in the case.
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May - 7 
Meanwhile, President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), John W. Ashe, on May 7 acknowledged the progress of the country in the recent past after the nearly 30 years of civil war ended in 2009, reports Colombo Page.
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Meanwhile, President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), John W. Ashe, on May 7 acknowledged the progress of the country in the recent past after the nearly 30 years of civil war ended in 2009, reports Colombo Page.
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May - 7 
Military Spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya said that Army, Navy and the Police have launched an extensive search in the general area of Ichchilampattai in Trincomalee District after the recovery of a T56 weapon with several rounds of ammunition
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Military Spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya said that Army, Navy and the Police have launched an extensive search in the general area of Ichchilampattai in Trincomalee District after the recovery of a T56 weapon with several rounds of ammunition in a bag at Lanka Patuna beach near a Naval detachment on May 5, reports Colombo Page. He further added that a joint Army, Navy and Police investigation and search is underway and so far no arrests have been made. The Military authorities also said that there is a renewed attempt to revive the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in the North and investigations into the activities of former LTTE operatives have resulted in several arrests which in turn have led to recovery of arms, ammunitions, explosives and other material that were in their possession.
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May - 7 
Sri Lanka and Maldives are under the scanner of India's security establishment as sources and transit points for Pakistan-supported terror elements who may be used to target vital installations in southern India, The Times of India reports on May 8.
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Sri Lanka and Maldives are under the scanner of India's security establishment as sources and transit points for Pakistan-supported terror elements who may be used to target vital installations in southern India, The Times of India reports on May 8. Sources here said both countries were well aware of the emerging developments and have been coordinating more carefully in recent times. Maldives is a place of particular concern because of the radical elements, many of whom got indoctrinated in Pakistan. Some officials also said Afghan travellers were being tricked with fake currency, which they believed was being distributed by Pakistani agencies. Indian hospitals and establishments catering to Afghans have been instructed to receive payment either by cheques or card, or with proper documentation that the cash was procured in India. While Indians have traditionally focused on north India as points of infiltration by Pakistan-supported elements, south India poses a particular danger. Officials claimed the arrested Lankan had told them that he was hired by a diplomat in the Pakistani high commission in Sri Lanka to facilitate the arrival of two people from Maldives to Chennai. Indian agencies reckoned they may be used for terror attacks.
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May - 8 
Delhi Police on May 8 said that Indian Mujahideen (IM) arrested 'India operations chief' Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akhtar carried out a terror attack at Jama Masjid in New Delhi in 2010 to dissuade other nations from participating in th
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Delhi Police on May 8 said that Indian Mujahideen (IM) arrested 'India operations chief' Yasin Bhatkal and his aide Asadullah Akhtar carried out a terror attack at Jama Masjid in New Delhi in 2010 to dissuade other nations from participating in the Commonwealth Games of 2010, reports The Times of India. The special cell made these submissions in a charge sheet filed before a trial court against the duo for offences under provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), Explosive Substances Act, Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) and the Information Technology Act. Indian Express adds that the Police alleged that the terror strike was carried out by the IM operatives on the instructions of their Pakistan-based leaders, Riyaz Bhatkal and Iqbal Bhatkal. Police said the accused had planned to “randomly shoot” foreign tourists near Jama Masjid and trigger a bomb blast to ensure maximum casualty.
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May - 8 
A villager was seriously injured when a pressure bomb laid by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres exploded in Kanker District on May 8, reports news.outlookindia.com. The bomb exploded when the victim, Churan Lal, was going to wo
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A villager was seriously injured when a pressure bomb laid by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres exploded in Kanker District on May 8, reports news.outlookindia.com. The bomb exploded when the victim, Churan Lal, was going to work in a field in Kurri village under Korar Police Station limits. When Lal and other villagers were going to work, they spotted a Maoist banner hanging on a tree near a pond on the village outskirts. When he tried to go near the banner, Lal inadvertently stepped on the ground under which the pressure bomb was laid. The bomb then suddenly exploded.
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May - 8 
A home department source said curfew was relaxed for the entire day in Baksa, Kokrajhar and Chirang Districts and 36 fixed Police pickets had been set up in affected areas of Baksa and Kokrajhar Districts.
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A home department source said curfew was relaxed for the entire day in Baksa, Kokrajhar and Chirang Districts and 36 fixed Police pickets had been set up in affected areas of Baksa and Kokrajhar Districts.
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May - 8 
Also, Hill State Peoples Democratic Party (HSPDP) vice president Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit stated on May 8 that his party has not changed its stand as it was still sticking to its demand for implementation of the ILP regime as per the Bengal Eastern
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Also, Hill State Peoples Democratic Party (HSPDP) vice president Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit stated on May 8 that his party has not changed its stand as it was still sticking to its demand for implementation of the ILP regime as per the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation, 1873, disagreeing with the proposal for the introduction of a modified ILP in Meghalaya as suggested by the 13 pressure groups, reports The Shillong Times. He said “I do not see much difference between the original and the modified ILP. In the original ILP we have check gates to verify the antecedents of the people who enter the State while in the modified ILP, we have the spot verification”. He also stated that it remains to be seen if the Government would be able to implement the modified ILP.
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May - 8 
Border Security Force (BSF) personnel seized a cache of explosives during a combing operation at Kusumput forest under Narayanpatna Police Station limits in Koraput District on May 8, reports The New Indian Express. The seizure included 26 gelatine s
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Border Security Force (BSF) personnel seized a cache of explosives during a combing operation at Kusumput forest under Narayanpatna Police Station limits in Koraput District on May 8, reports The New Indian Express. The seizure included 26 gelatine sticks, seven detonators, a 12-kg landmine and 50 kg of ammonia nitrate.
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May - 8 
Further, one militant each of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) and Kangleipak Communist Party –Military Council (KCP-MC) were arrested by the Red Shield Division in two different operations carried out during the early hours of May 8. In first operation
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Further, one militant each of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) and Kangleipak Communist Party –Military Council (KCP-MC) were arrested by the Red Shield Division in two different operations carried out during the early hours of May 8. In first operation launched in general area of Tairen Pokpi, an armed cadre of KCP –MC, identified as Khwairakpam Khogendro alias Amujao alias Washington Singh was arrested along with one 9mm Pistol, one magazine and three 9mm live rounds. Later on, the PLA militant, identified as ‘corporal’ Taorem Sanathoi alias Sanayaima alias Thumbsup Singh was arrested when an operation was launched on specific intelligence about presence of an armed cadre carrying out extortion in general area Heibong Pokpi. The militant claimed that he had surrendered earlier on September 20, 2012.
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May - 8 
India and Myanmar signed an accord on May 8 to prevent insurgency and curb human trafficking through the border areas of the two countries, reports Assam Tribune. Myanmar’s Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Kyaw Nyunt and India’s Ambassador t
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India and Myanmar signed an accord on May 8 to prevent insurgency and curb human trafficking through the border areas of the two countries, reports Assam Tribune. Myanmar’s Deputy Minister of Defence, Major General Kyaw Nyunt and India’s Ambassador to Myanmar, Gautam Mukhopadhaya signed the memorandum of understanding (MoU). According to MoU both the countries would take measures to bring in peace and stability in the border regions. MoU also called for exchange of information and coordination between their armed forces for border security to check illegal trespassing. The pact envisages a framework for security cooperation between Indian and Myanmarese security agencies. The key provision of MoU is the conduct of coordinated patrols on their respective sides of the International Border and the maritime boundary by the armed forces of the two countries. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) statement said that “It is expected that this MoU will lead to enhanced and tangible cooperation between Indian and Myanmar security agencies in ensuring peace, stability and security along the long international land and maritime border between the two countries”. The pact is seen as India’s effort to to engage with Myanmar under its Look East Policy and to manage the border regions of the Northeast India.
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May - 8 
Meanwhile, Hynniewtrep A'chik National Movement (HANM) president Lamphrang Kharbani and four others, who were arrested on May 2 for alleged links with Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), have been remanded in Police custody for 14 days fr
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Meanwhile, Hynniewtrep A'chik National Movement (HANM) president Lamphrang Kharbani and four others, who were arrested on May 2 for alleged links with Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC), have been remanded in Police custody for 14 days from May 8, reports The Shillong Times. The South West Khasi Hills Superintendent of Police (SP), Debangshu D Sangma, said that Police were now trying to establish links between the arrested HANM activists and the banned militant outfit HNLC.
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May - 8 
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police on May 8 recovered body of a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant from an orchard in Panzu village of Tral area in Pulwama District, reports Daily Excelsior. The militant was injured during an encounter with Polic
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Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police on May 8 recovered body of a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) militant from an orchard in Panzu village of Tral area in Pulwama District, reports Daily Excelsior. The militant was injured during an encounter with Police and Army on May 6. Deputy Inspector General (DIG), South Kashmir, Vijay Kumar identified the JeM militant as Syed Maviya of Pakistan. He said that the militant was injured in an ambush laid by Awantipora Police and Army at Dadsara-Amirabad on the night of May 6. Militants had fired at the troops during the ambush and the fire was returned by troops but militants fled under the cover of darkness.
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May - 8 
Meanwhile, the Bru (Reang) tribal who have taken refuge in Tripura is reluctant to return to Mizoram, reports The Sentinel on May 10. When the Supreme Court Special Commissioner Harsh Mander along with North Tripura District Magistrate Sandeep R Rath
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Meanwhile, the Bru (Reang) tribal who have taken refuge in Tripura is reluctant to return to Mizoram, reports The Sentinel on May 10. When the Supreme Court Special Commissioner Harsh Mander along with North Tripura District Magistrate Sandeep R Rathod and Kanchanpur Sub–Divisional Magistrate Nantu Ranjan Das visited Bru refugee camps on May 8, the refugee leaders accused the Mizoram Government of failing to ensure their security and livelihood.
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May - 8 
Meanwhile, two militants belonging to IKS faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), identified as Rakha Daimari alias Ruben Daimari and Benamien Daimari were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) with arms and ammunition in the area 15
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Meanwhile, two militants belonging to IKS faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), identified as Rakha Daimari alias Ruben Daimari and Benamien Daimari were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) with arms and ammunition in the area 15 kilometre north east of Company Operating Base, Kalaigaon in Darrang District on May 8, reports The Sentinel. One 7.65 mm CM pistol along with two live rounds, bank receipt notes worth thousands, five mobile phones with seven SIM cards, a two GB memory card and various incriminating documents were also recovered from their possession by the Army. The said cadres were found to be involved in a number of crimes and anti–national activities.
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May - 8 
Meanwhile, two militants identified as Rakha alias Ruben Daimari and Benamien Daimari belonging to NDFB-IKS were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) on May 8 while conducting a mobile check post operation in the village Kalbari under the Kalaigaon Poli
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Meanwhile, two militants identified as Rakha alias Ruben Daimari and Benamien Daimari belonging to NDFB-IKS were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) on May 8 while conducting a mobile check post operation in the village Kalbari under the Kalaigaon Police Station in Udalguri District, reports Assam Tribune. A 7.65mm country-made pistol with two live rounds of ammunition, bank receipt notes of more than INR one lakh, five mobile phones and various incriminating documents were seized from their possession.
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May - 8 
Militants on May 8 killed a National Conference (NC) worker who was also a sarpanch (head of a Panchayat, village level local self Government institution), identified as Gul Mohammad Bhat at Wanpo village in Kulgam District, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Militants on May 8 killed a National Conference (NC) worker who was also a sarpanch (head of a Panchayat, village level local self Government institution), identified as Gul Mohammad Bhat at Wanpo village in Kulgam District, reports Daily Excelsior.
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May - 8 
Security Forces (SFs) on May 8 found a 15 kilogramme claymore mine in West Singhbhum District, reports PTI. The incident occurred when Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel along with State Police were out on a patrol in Karampada-Jambaiburu
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 8 found a 15 kilogramme claymore mine in West Singhbhum District, reports PTI. The incident occurred when Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel along with State Police were out on a patrol in Karampada-Jambaiburu and Kiriburu forests of the District. Six blasting triggers and four detonators were also seized.
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May - 8 
Separately, Police and Army on May 8 recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from Hafruda forests in Sopore area of Baramulla District, reports Daily Excelsior. The recovered arms and ammunition include three pistols, six pistol magazines, 10 pis
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Separately, Police and Army on May 8 recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from Hafruda forests in Sopore area of Baramulla District, reports Daily Excelsior. The recovered arms and ammunition include three pistols, six pistol magazines, 10 pistol rounds, 12 Chinese grenades, three Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG) round, two mortar rounds, five explosive rods, two compasses and administrative stores.
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May - 8 
Separately, the Meghalaya Government, on May 8, revoked charges under the Meghalaya Preventive Detention Act (MPDA) imposed against the three NGO activists Johny Sohkhlet and Readytonstone Nongrum of Khasi Students Union (KSU) and Everson Syngkon o
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Separately, the Meghalaya Government, on May 8, revoked charges under the Meghalaya Preventive Detention Act (MPDA) imposed against the three NGO activists Johny Sohkhlet and Readytonstone Nongrum of Khasi Students Union (KSU) and Everson Syngkon of Hynniewtrep National Youth Front (HNYF) who had been arrested during the Inner Line Permit (ILP) agitation in 2013.
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May - 8 
The Assam Tribune reports that Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, on May 8, said that a ‘security force’, comprising local recruits, would be raised to man sensitive areas in the BTAD areas. Addressing a press conference, the Chief Minister said that there
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The Assam Tribune reports that Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, on May 8, said that a ‘security force’, comprising local recruits, would be raised to man sensitive areas in the BTAD areas. Addressing a press conference, the Chief Minister said that there was no plan to provide personal arms to villagers in the violence-hit areas, but “we will ensure more security in all the vulnerable areas in BTAD”. Also, the chief minister Tarun Gogoi, on May 8, stressed the decline in civilian killings in Assam and the Union Ministry of Home Affairs letter of appreciation for successfully containing the BTAD violence to dismiss demands for his resignation from within the state’s Congress Legislature Party, reports The Telegraph.
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May - 8 
The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has issued a specific alert alarming for a possible suicide attack, on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, which could be on the lines of the one on the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gand
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The Intelligence Bureau (IB) has issued a specific alert alarming for a possible suicide attack, on Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi, which could be on the lines of the one on the former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991, Deccan Chronicle reports on May 9. It also states that the attempt is likely to be in Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) and Vadodra (Gujarat), Modi’s own constituencies. The security agencies are tracking various members of the organizations such as Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Indian Mujahideen (IM) and SIMI.
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May - 8 
The Sentinel on May 9 reports that the shut down called by Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) failed to have any impact as State and Central Government Offices continued to function normally. The HNLC had called for a shutdown of governme
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The Sentinel on May 9 reports that the shut down called by Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) failed to have any impact as State and Central Government Offices continued to function normally. The HNLC had called for a shutdown of government offices demanding the immediate release of Hynniewtrep Achik National Movement (HANM) president Lamphrang Kharbani. HNLC had called for a four–day shutdown of all government (both state and central) offices from May 8, 9, 12, and 13.
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May - 8 
The Special Cell of Delhi Police on May 8 filed a charge sheet against two suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives, Mohammad Rashid and Mohammad Shahid arrested in 2013 from Mewat (Haryana) and alleged they had hatched a conspiracy to kidnap a bus
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The Special Cell of Delhi Police on May 8 filed a charge sheet against two suspected Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) operatives, Mohammad Rashid and Mohammad Shahid arrested in 2013 from Mewat (Haryana) and alleged they had hatched a conspiracy to kidnap a businessman for ransom to raise money for weapons and explosives for attacks in the national capital, reports Indian Express. The chargesheet stated, that the two entered into a conspiracy with Abdul Subhan (alleged LeT handler who is absconding) and Javed Baluchi (LeT suspect based in Pakistan) to plot terrorist action in Delhi/adjoining areas.
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May - 8 
The Telegraph reports that the official death toll in the carnage went up to 40 with the recovery of a boy’s body from the Beki river in the Moinabari area in Baksa District on May 8 in the violence in Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) but t
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The Telegraph reports that the official death toll in the carnage went up to 40 with the recovery of a boy’s body from the Beki river in the Moinabari area in Baksa District on May 8 in the violence in Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) but there has been no fresh violence for the past four days.
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May - 8 
The Telegraph, on May 9, reports that the arrest of PLA militant ‘corporal’ Taorem Sanathoi has triggered a protest at Patsoi Part-4, 7 kilometers from Imphal. His family said that he had disassociated from the militant organisation ten years ago and
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The Telegraph, on May 9, reports that the arrest of PLA militant ‘corporal’ Taorem Sanathoi has triggered a protest at Patsoi Part-4, 7 kilometers from Imphal. His family said that he had disassociated from the militant organisation ten years ago and had an identity card issued by 18 Sikh Regiment on September 26, 2012, identifying him as a surrendered militant.
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May - 8 
Three Naval patrol vessels arrived at the Navy jetty at Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) on May 8 in the backdrop of information that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) could infiltrate India from Sri Lanka through the sea, reports The Times of Indi
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Three Naval patrol vessels arrived at the Navy jetty at Rameswaram (Tamil Nadu) on May 8 in the backdrop of information that Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) could infiltrate India from Sri Lanka through the sea, reports The Times of India. The ships could be meant for strengthening presence of navy in the region and prevent infiltration of ISI agents by sea from Sri Lanka, sources said. "CSG (Coastal Security Group)has been deployed in the area after Police received information that ISI agents could infiltrate India from Sri lanka via Palk Straits. A new security system has been put in place to totally prevent infiltration," Jyoti Basu, in charge of CSG (Rameswaram) had said on May 6.
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May - 8 
An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded on May 8 killing at least nine Frontier Corps (FC) personnel and injuring several others near the Miranshah road in Ghulam Khan Tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) of Federally Administ
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An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded on May 8 killing at least nine Frontier Corps (FC) personnel and injuring several others near the Miranshah road in Ghulam Khan Tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. The IED was planted on the roadside which was detonated as the Security Force (SF) convoy came near the Miranshah road. A statement issued by the Inter Services Public relations (ISPR) confirmed that at least nine SF personnel were killed and several others were critically injured.
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May - 8 
At least two people were killed and 16 others were injured in an explosion near a National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) office on Double Road in provincial capital Quetta on May 8, reports The News. So far, no outfit claimed responsib
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At least two people were killed and 16 others were injured in an explosion near a National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) office on Double Road in provincial capital Quetta on May 8, reports The News. So far, no outfit claimed responsibility for the attack.
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May - 8 
Meanwhile, within hours of the killing of nine FC soldiers, Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif and Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif held a meeting to discuss the security situation, reports The Express Turbine. Officials said the Army C
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Meanwhile, within hours of the killing of nine FC soldiers, Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif and Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif held a meeting to discuss the security situation, reports The Express Turbine. Officials said the Army Chief conveyed his decision to the PM about the likely response from the military. A senior military official said that the Army would respond to the provocation by militants as “terrorism and peace talks cannot go hand in hand...The attack is a clear act of provocation and is a serious blow to the peace process. This will have serious repercussions." He added, “Naturally there will be a response from our side. We will go after those who are responsible for the terrorist attacks". The Army is likely to launch ‘massive air strikes’ in the militant strongholds in retaliation for the roadside blast.
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif on May 8 stressed that irrespective of whether peace talks are held or not, violence and bloodshed by militants must stop, reports Daily Times. General Sharif said that
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif on May 8 stressed that irrespective of whether peace talks are held or not, violence and bloodshed by militants must stop, reports Daily Times. General Sharif said that the recent attacks on the Security Forces are not likely to stop unless some hostile groups of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) are neutralised. Amid no let-up in the terror attacks, the military establishment has reportedly told Nawaz Sharif that the use of force against the miscreants has become unavoidable. “The policy of inaction costs us dearly,” said an intelligence insider while quoting the CoAS in the briefing to the Prime Minister, adding, “Soon, there would be a change (in policy), a visible one”. The Prime Minister and the Army Chief shared unanimity in the view that the terrorists would not be allowed to keep striking with impunity. “Peace talks or no peace talks. Bloodshed has to stop,” the intelligence insider said while disclosing the meeting’s agenda. The source said that certain TTP factions were against the peace talks. “They need to be neutralised even if the peace talks are to be proceeded ahead,” the source said.
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May - 8 
Separately, a roadside bomb was defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) in Khyber Agency on May 8, reports Dawn. According to the sources, the bomb was targeted at the polio team.
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Separately, a roadside bomb was defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) in Khyber Agency on May 8, reports Dawn. According to the sources, the bomb was targeted at the polio team.
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May - 8 
Separately, two children were injured when they touched a bomb planted on a roadside in Muslim Ittehad Colony area of Quetta on May 8, reports Dawn.
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Separately, two children were injured when they touched a bomb planted on a roadside in Muslim Ittehad Colony area of Quetta on May 8, reports Dawn.
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May - 8 
Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) 'chief' Mullah Fazlullah on May 8 sacked Khan Said alias Sajna as ameer (chief) of South Waziristan Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas), reports The News. Umar Khurasani would command the movement in both Nor
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Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) 'chief' Mullah Fazlullah on May 8 sacked Khan Said alias Sajna as ameer (chief) of South Waziristan Agency (Federally Administered Tribal Areas), reports The News. Umar Khurasani would command the movement in both North and South Waziristan Agencies. Hakimullah Mehsud’s group 'spokesman' Daud Mehsud said that TTP’s 'vice-ameer' Shaikh Khalid Haqqani has been made ameer of South Waziristan Agency. Daud Mehsud said that they respect decisions taken by the Mullah Fazlullah.
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May - 8 
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who was arrested on May 5, 2014, from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh for trying to carry ammunition in an Islamabad-bound flight was released from a Karachi Pol
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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent who was arrested on May 5, 2014, from Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh for trying to carry ammunition in an Islamabad-bound flight was released from a Karachi Police Station after District and Sessions Judge Malir granted him bail against surety bonds of PKR 1 million on May 8, reports The News. Police officer Rao Anwaar said the court had directed the man to submit a surety bond of PKR one million (USD 9,800) for his bail.
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May - 8 
Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairman Subas Nembang has planned to hold deliberations on disputed issues of constitution making in the CA´s full House starting May 13, reports Republica on May 9. "I have instructed the CA secretariat to make all prepara
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Constituent Assembly (CA) Chairman Subas Nembang has planned to hold deliberations on disputed issues of constitution making in the CA´s full House starting May 13, reports Republica on May 9. "I have instructed the CA secretariat to make all preparations for tabling the reports at the CA meeting on May 13," said Nembang. The all-party Business Advisory Committee to be held on May 12 will prepare an action plan in connection with holding deliberations over the reports in the CA.
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May - 8 
On May 8, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bamdev Gautam has claimed that the government has contained the criminal activities of armed outfit’s operating in Tarai and Eastern Hills, reports Ekantipur.com. Minister Gautam said that
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On May 8, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bamdev Gautam has claimed that the government has contained the criminal activities of armed outfit’s operating in Tarai and Eastern Hills, reports Ekantipur.com. Minister Gautam said that the number of armed outfit’s active in the two regions has come down "significantly" and that security agencies are arresting the heads of such armed groups. After the signing of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement in 2006, the number of armed outfit’s operating in Tarai and Hilly Districts grew considerably, prompting the Home Ministry to publicise a list of 120 armed outfit’s operating across the country. "But the number has come down significantly now," Gautam said without specifying it.
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May - 8 
Prime Minister (PM) Sushil Koirala on May 8 said that the Transitional Justice Bill passed on April 25, 2014 by Parliament for the establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (CED)
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Prime Minister (PM) Sushil Koirala on May 8 said that the Transitional Justice Bill passed on April 25, 2014 by Parliament for the establishment of a Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances (CED) is aimed at greater national unity and reconciliation as envisaged in the peace accord and has not deviated from international standards, reports Republica. "Nepal´s commitment to human rights is total and unflinching. It needs to be acknowledged that a country, which is at the bottom rung of the development ladder, has chosen to become party to almost all human rights instruments," Koirala said. He reiterated that the government remains committed to ensuring justice for the victims. "We are not ignoring the crimes committed during the conflict. We are working to bring families and society once torn apart back to life." he said.
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May - 8 
The Constitution Drafting Committee held discussion with two noted constitutional experts Bhimarjun Acharya and Bipin Adhikari on issues of the new constitution on May 8, reports The Himalayan Times. Making a presentation before the Constituent Assem
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The Constitution Drafting Committee held discussion with two noted constitutional experts Bhimarjun Acharya and Bipin Adhikari on issues of the new constitution on May 8, reports The Himalayan Times. Making a presentation before the Constituent Assembly (CA) panel headed by its Chair Krishna Prasad Sitaula, Advocate Acharya said, “In the first CA, even the election of CA committees’ chairpersons could not take place in time. This time, chairpersons were elected in time.”
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May - 8 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on May 8 said “We don’t want to let Bangladesh soil to be used by anyone for any anti-social, terrorist or any kind of subversive act. For this we’re taking adequate steps,” reports The Independent. Mentioning th
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wajed on May 8 said “We don’t want to let Bangladesh soil to be used by anyone for any anti-social, terrorist or any kind of subversive act. For this we’re taking adequate steps,” reports The Independent. Mentioning that Bangladesh was once known as a country of natural disasters, terrorism, militancy, Hasina said now Bangladesh has become a role model of development, the country is moving ahead and will continue to move.
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May - 8 
Police arrested 24 cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) from different areas in Chittagong District on May 8, reports The Daily Star. They are accused in cases of vandalism and arson attacks. In Banshkhali
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Police arrested 24 cadres of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) from different areas in Chittagong District on May 8, reports The Daily Star. They are accused in cases of vandalism and arson attacks. In Banshkhali sub-District, Police conducted drives in five unions and arrested 20 JeI-ICS cadres including Mohammad Mohiuddin (47), ameer (chief) of Sadhanpur union unit of JeI. In Lohagara sub-District, Police in separate drives arrested four ICS cadres from different unions.
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May - 8 
Police arrested a leader of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), Mizanur Rahman alias Mizan from Sultanpur village in Damurhuda sub-District of Chaudanga District on May 8, reports The Independent.
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Police arrested a leader of outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP), Mizanur Rahman alias Mizan from Sultanpur village in Damurhuda sub-District of Chaudanga District on May 8, reports The Independent.
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May - 8 
Police in a drive arrested a local leader of Jubo Dal, the youth wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and an activist of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) at Dhandia Bazar in Kolaroa sub-District of Satkhira District on May 8, reports UNBconnect. The arres
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Police in a drive arrested a local leader of Jubo Dal, the youth wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and an activist of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) at Dhandia Bazar in Kolaroa sub-District of Satkhira District on May 8, reports UNBconnect. The arrestees were identified as Siddikur Rahman, President of Joynagar union unit of Jubo Dal and JeI activist Afaz Uddin (55). Police said Siddikur was wanted in Mehedi Hasan Judge Ali killing case while Afaz Uddin was wanted in another case.
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May - 8 
Minister of Mass Media and Information Keheliya Rambukwella on May 8 said that there is no change in Government’s stance on achieving a sustainable final solution to the ethnic problem through the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) despite Tamil
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Minister of Mass Media and Information Keheliya Rambukwella on May 8 said that there is no change in Government’s stance on achieving a sustainable final solution to the ethnic problem through the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) despite Tamil National Alliance (TNA)’s refusal to participate in the PSC, reports Colombo Page. He added that in the end any solution to the ethnic issue has to be approved through the Parliament and so it would be better to go through the negotiations forward in the Parliament from the beginning.
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May - 8 
Meanwhile, Military Spokesperson Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya on May 8 said that organized events of any form to commemorate Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorist killed in battle in the Northern Province or any other part of the country
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Meanwhile, Military Spokesperson Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasooriya on May 8 said that organized events of any form to commemorate Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) terrorist killed in battle in the Northern Province or any other part of the country will not be allowed as it is illegal since LTTE is a banned organization reports Colombo Page. He further said that display of flags or any other insignia of the LTTE or any other organization proscribed in the recent gazette notification as organizations espousing terrorism is illegal, and therefore, will not be allowed.
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May - 8 
On May 8, a Sri Lankan national, Zakir Hussain who was earlier arrested on April 29 and suspected to be an agent of an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operative, was remanded in judicial custody till May 13, 2014 by a magistrate court in Chennai af
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On May 8, a Sri Lankan national, Zakir Hussain who was earlier arrested on April 29 and suspected to be an agent of an Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operative, was remanded in judicial custody till May 13, 2014 by a magistrate court in Chennai after being in Police custody for three days, according to The Hindu. Business Standard reports that, names of two "officials" working in the Pakistan High Commission in Colombo have been included in an First Information Report (FIR) filed against Hussain, Police sources said on May 8. The names of the officials identified as Siddiq and Sha were included following the confession by Hussain. A senior Police official stated, "the offence is waging war against India. It is true that their names are there on the FIR. There is absolutely no doubt that the two officials had a role." Further, investigators stated Hussain had been tailing US consulate officials and looking for unoccupied buildings in the vicinity, probably for an attack, The Times of India reports on May 9. Police said he confessed to have been noting down the registration numbers of some US consulate officials and tracking their movements. "He said he had taken pictures of the consulate and e-mailed them to the Pakistan high commission officials in Colombo for which he was paid INR 20,000 as initial payment. Since the photographs were not of high resolution, he was assigned to shoot again," an officer said. "He was also updating the Pakistan diplomats on some other activities in the city." Police have also found that Hussain was earlier arrested in Trichy in a fake passport case.
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May - 9 
A combined team of Thoubal District Police Commandos and 2 Assam Rifles (AR) arrested a militant belonging to Progressive faction of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak Pro Talk Faction (PREPAK-Pro), identified as Longjam Sanjit Singh from Tat
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A combined team of Thoubal District Police Commandos and 2 Assam Rifles (AR) arrested a militant belonging to Progressive faction of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak Pro Talk Faction (PREPAK-Pro), identified as Longjam Sanjit Singh from Tata Magic Parking of Yairipok Bazaar in Thoubal Disrict on May 8, reports Kanglaonline. Mobile phone handset with SIM card was seized from his possession.
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May - 9 
A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, Majid Hussain Mughal was arrested by Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police from Kilothran area of Doda District on May 9, reports Daily Excelsior. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Doda Mohammad Sharief Chouhan said t
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A Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, Majid Hussain Mughal was arrested by Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police from Kilothran area of Doda District on May 9, reports Daily Excelsior. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Doda Mohammad Sharief Chouhan said that on specific inputs, Police team from Gandoh Police Station laid a naka at Kilothran and arrested the militant.
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May - 9 
A militant belonging to Khole-Kitovi faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-KK) identified as ‘major’ Baupang Phom was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) on May 9 from Longleng area in the District, reports Nagaland Post. One Sten gun
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A militant belonging to Khole-Kitovi faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-KK) identified as ‘major’ Baupang Phom was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) on May 9 from Longleng area in the District, reports Nagaland Post. One Sten gun with magazines, five misfired rounds of ammunitions and a number of numbers of extortion slips and other incriminating papers were recovered from the militant.
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May - 9 
A suspect in 2003 conspiracy case of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Syed Kirmani arrested on May 5, is claimed to be associated with Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), according to Gujarat Police, The Times of India reports on May 10. He has been
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A suspect in 2003 conspiracy case of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Syed Kirmani arrested on May 5, is claimed to be associated with Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), according to Gujarat Police, The Times of India reports on May 10. He has been on the wanted list of the Gujarat Police since last 10 years. A non-bailable warrant was also pending against him. Kirmani faces the specific charge of providing shelter to alleged Narendra Modi assassination conspirators in Hyderabad and helping them escape to Bangladesh. Sources said that the Detection of Crime Branch (DCB) officers informed the POTA court that Kirmani took part in a "proxy war" against the state of India with direct or indirect support of Pakistan's ISI and terror outfits to avenge post-Godhra riots. They also alleged that Kirmani had sent a number of Muslim youth to training camps run by terror outfits such as Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and JeM in Pakistan to spread terror in India.
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May - 9 
A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested from a forested patch of Udanpur village under Koyalibeda Police Station in Kanker District on May 9, reports The Pioneer. During search operation by a joint team of the Border S
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A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested from a forested patch of Udanpur village under Koyalibeda Police Station in Kanker District on May 9, reports The Pioneer. During search operation by a joint team of the Border Security Force (BSF) and the District Police, the Maoist cadre identified as Lalita (24), resident of Udanpur village and a member of Maoist Military Battalion number 2, active in the region, was arrested, Police said. She was involved in several serious criminal incidents in the region inducing attack on camp in Udanpur wherein Station House Officer (SHO) Todki and a head Constable were killed. She was also part of Maoist ambush on Police party in Rowghat. The state government had declared cash reward of INR 100,000 each on the arrest of each member of Maoist Military Battalion.
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May - 9 
However, reacting to the opposition from pressure groups and political parties in the Khasi hills, the ANVC-B offered to provide land for the proposed camp and asked the Government to take the offer if it was not able to locate suitable land for the
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However, reacting to the opposition from pressure groups and political parties in the Khasi hills, the ANVC-B offered to provide land for the proposed camp and asked the Government to take the offer if it was not able to locate suitable land for the proposed designated camp in Khasi Hills, reports The Shillong Times on May 10. In a statement issued on May 9, ANVC-B leader Doang Shira stated that, “The proposed land will in no way belong to Khasi people.
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May - 9 
Maharashtra Police on May 9 arrested a Delhi University Assistant Professor for his alleged links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) after questioning him more than four times in the last six months, reports The Times of India. "We arr
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Maharashtra Police on May 9 arrested a Delhi University Assistant Professor for his alleged links with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) after questioning him more than four times in the last six months, reports The Times of India. "We arrested Professor GN Saibaba this morning in Delhi and he will be brought to Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, after taking transit remand in a Delhi court," Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Gadchiroli, Ravindra Kadam, said. He has been arrested on charges of allegedly being a member of CPI-Maoist, providing logistics and helping in recruitment for the group, Kadam claimed. The name of Saibaba cropped after the arrest of a Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Hem Chandra Mishra, who had claimed before the probe agencies that he was acting as a courier between Saibaba and the Maoists holed up in Abujmad forests in Chhattisgarh. Police claimed that besides Mishra, three other arrested Maoist leaders, including Kobad Gandhy, Bacha Prasad Singh and Prashant Rahi have also named Saibaba as their contact in the National Capital.
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May - 9 
Meanwhile, more than a week after being rendered homeless, the process of homecoming has begun for villagers of Nonk Khagrabari, Narayanguri in Baksa District.
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Meanwhile, more than a week after being rendered homeless, the process of homecoming has begun for villagers of Nonk Khagrabari, Narayanguri in Baksa District.
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May - 9 
Meanwhile, South West Khasi Hills District Administration has informed the Meghalaya Government that land is not available to set up a proposed designated camp for the Breakaway faction of A’chik National Volunteers’ Council- (ANVC-B) bringing much r
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Meanwhile, South West Khasi Hills District Administration has informed the Meghalaya Government that land is not available to set up a proposed designated camp for the Breakaway faction of A’chik National Volunteers’ Council- (ANVC-B) bringing much relief to the pressure groups in the District who had strongly opposed the move by the State Government to set up a designated camp for the Garo Hills-based militant outfit in the Khasi Hills region, reports The Shillong Times on May 9. On May 8, Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council (KHADC) Chief Executive Member (CEM) Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit had strongly opposed the decision of the State Government to set up a camp of the ANVC-B in West Khasi Hills District.
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May - 9 
Meanwhile, Tendu (Diospyros Melanoxylon) leaves plucking have begun in Gathapar, Chadkdhan, Mahala, Manpur and Abhagarh localities of Rajnandgaon District despite CPI-Maoist threat, reports Pioneer on May 10. The Maoists had recently convened meeting
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Meanwhile, Tendu (Diospyros Melanoxylon) leaves plucking have begun in Gathapar, Chadkdhan, Mahala, Manpur and Abhagarh localities of Rajnandgaon District despite CPI-Maoist threat, reports Pioneer on May 10. The Maoists had recently convened meetings in bordering areas of the District and threatened contractors involved in tendu leaves collection. The Maoists have reportedly sought a huge amount of extortion money from tendu leaves contractors in return for continuing their business in interiors of seven Districts of Bastar region
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May - 9 
Meanwhile, the Ri Bhoi Youth Federation (RBYF) joined HSPDP and Garo National Council (GNC) demanding bifurcation of Meghalaya into two, one for Khasis and Jaintias and the others for Garos. RBYF also asserted that the 13 pressure groups have not ret
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Meanwhile, the Ri Bhoi Youth Federation (RBYF) joined HSPDP and Garo National Council (GNC) demanding bifurcation of Meghalaya into two, one for Khasis and Jaintias and the others for Garos. RBYF also asserted that the 13 pressure groups have not retracted from their demand for implementation of ILP in the State but they have decided to go for a modified ILP to suit the need of the hour. RBYF president Bipul Thangkhiew stated that after bifurcation of Meghalaya, a separate state for Khasis and Jaintias will be created which will pave way for implementation of ILP in its present form in the ‘newly-created’ Khasi-Jaintia state. The RBYF called upon the regional parties in power in KHADC especially KHNAM and HSPDP who have been raising the issue of ILP to look into the United Khasi Jaintia Hills (Application of Law) Regulation, 1952, and examine whether there is any authorization to implement the Bengal Eastern Frontier Regulation Act, 1873, within the jurisdiction of the KHADC.
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May - 9 
Nagaland Post on May 10 reports that two cadres identified as Mhonthung Lotha and “2nd lieutenant” Renbi Lotha of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) near Baghty village in Wokha District. A
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Nagaland Post on May 10 reports that two cadres identified as Mhonthung Lotha and “2nd lieutenant” Renbi Lotha of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) near Baghty village in Wokha District. A .22 Pistol along with one magazine were also recovered from them.
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May - 9 
Suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Faizan Ahmed Sultan, who was earlier arrested on May 2 in Delhi after being deported from Sharjah in connection with a case of waging war against India, was on May 9 remanded in judicial custody till May 22,
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Suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Faizan Ahmed Sultan, who was earlier arrested on May 2 in Delhi after being deported from Sharjah in connection with a case of waging war against India, was on May 9 remanded in judicial custody till May 22, 2014 by a Delhi Court, reports Hindustan Times. According to National Investigation Agency (NIA), he was wanted in various cases in India for allegedly conspiring for waging war against the country, raising funds for terrorist acts and recruitment of persons for the banned terror outfit. An Interpol Red Corner Notice was also issued against him to secure his provisional arrest in Sharjah. NIA has arrested Sultan in connection with a case lodged in 2012 relating to the larger conspiracy of IM operatives to wage war against the country by carrying out various terror strikes in India. Sultan had gone to Pakistan on a fake passport and had undergone arms training there, the agency had said. NIA had said that Sultan was being probed for allegedly having harboured other absconding IM operatives and providing assistance to the banned terror outfit by raising funds from Gulf countries.
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May - 9 
The Assam Tribune reports on May 10 that nearly 3,500 cases of rioting reported in the last five years have made BTAD by far the most disturbed area of Assam in recent times.
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The Assam Tribune reports on May 10 that nearly 3,500 cases of rioting reported in the last five years have made BTAD by far the most disturbed area of Assam in recent times.
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May - 9 
The Assam Tribune reports on May 10 that the militants belonging to the Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB-IKS) are shifting towards Bhutan from the Bodoland Territorial Autonomous Districts (BTAD) areas in small gro
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The Assam Tribune reports on May 10 that the militants belonging to the Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB-IKS) are shifting towards Bhutan from the Bodoland Territorial Autonomous Districts (BTAD) areas in small groups following pressure mounted against them by Police and Security Forces. Highly placed security sources said that in the last part of April, Police and Security Forces received an input that after suffering severe setbacks in counter-insurgency operations in the last few months, the NDFB-IKS was planning to target Hindi-speaking people, Muslims and members of the Ranjan Daimary faction of the NDFB (NDFB-RD), whom they suspect to be helping the forces in the counter-insurgency operations. Sources said that again in the forenoon of May 1, a message was intercepted by the security agencies that the outfit would launch an attack on Muslims. The intercepts received by the security agencies proved that senior leader of the NDFB-IKS, B Bidai, who was in constant touch with IK Songbijit, who is in Myanmar, orchestrated the recent attacks in BTAD, while another hardcore member Rongabaja was involved in the attacks. The groups which launched the attacks went towards Bhutan immediately. Interestingly, a few months back, Bidai was in touch with a few senior officers of the Assam Police discussing ways to come over ground. But later, he did not come overground and he is now the mastermind of most of the operations of the outfit. Sources also said that the NDFB-IKS militants have managed to make makeshift shelters in Bhutan where they retreat whenever pressure on them is mounted. But they do not have full-fledged camps as was the case before Operation All Clear in December, 2003.
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May - 9 
The Assam Tribune reports that a body of a female minor was recovered near Beki river in Baksa District on May 9 taking the death toll to 41 in the Bodoland Territorial Autonomous Districts (BTAD) violence. Eight more villagers, including seven minor
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The Assam Tribune reports that a body of a female minor was recovered near Beki river in Baksa District on May 9 taking the death toll to 41 in the Bodoland Territorial Autonomous Districts (BTAD) violence. Eight more villagers, including seven minors, are still reportedly missing. However, with no fresh incident of violence reported in the last few days, normalcy is slowly returning to the BTAD.
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May - 9 
The suspects who triggered the May, 1 explosions on board the Bangalore-Guwahati Express at Chennai Central railway station had a base camp near Bangalore (Karnataka), The Times of India reports on May 9. "Teams were sent to Tumkur, Mandya, Ramanagar
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The suspects who triggered the May, 1 explosions on board the Bangalore-Guwahati Express at Chennai Central railway station had a base camp near Bangalore (Karnataka), The Times of India reports on May 9. "Teams were sent to Tumkur, Mandya, Ramanagaram, Magadi, Hosur, Chikkaballapur and other places within 70 km of Bangalore. One team returned with definite clues," Police sources said. According to forensic investigation, the suspects took at least 15 days to prepare the explosives. "The explosives used in the May Day blasts were prepared with local material including ammonium nitrate and detonators. The blasts bore the stamp of Indian Mujahideen," sources said.
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May - 9 
The Telegraph reports on May 10 that Mizoram’s Chief Secretary L. Tochhawng stated that strict vigil will continue along its contentious boundary with Assam. Tochhawng, on May 9, had reviewed the steps taken by the administration of Kolasib District,
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The Telegraph reports on May 10 that Mizoram’s Chief Secretary L. Tochhawng stated that strict vigil will continue along its contentious boundary with Assam. Tochhawng, on May 9, had reviewed the steps taken by the administration of Kolasib District, which shares a boundary with Assam’s Hailakandi District.
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May - 9 
The Telegraph reports that Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) Chief, Hagrama Mohilary, on May 9, rushed to the New Delhi to clear the allegations of the party’s involvement in the BTAD violence. In a meeting with senior officials of the Union Ministry of
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The Telegraph reports that Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) Chief, Hagrama Mohilary, on May 9, rushed to the New Delhi to clear the allegations of the party’s involvement in the BTAD violence. In a meeting with senior officials of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs, Mohilary and party leaders argued that the BPF’s name was being dragged into a controversy despite no involvement. “They (BPF) said that their names were being dragged into the controversy even though they were not involved in the violence,” a senior official said. Union Minister of Home Affairs Sushilkumar Shinde in a recent statement had hinted the NDFB (Songbijit) faction might have carried out the attacks. There are, however, no further reports from intelligence agencies since May 3 on the outfit’s role, sources said.
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May - 9 
At least 11 persons were killed in separate incidents of violence in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh on May 9, reports The News. Two brothers from Shia community, identified as Nazeer Ali and Basheer Ali, were killed by un
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At least 11 persons were killed in separate incidents of violence in Karachi (Karachi District), the provincial capital of Sindh on May 9, reports The News. Two brothers from Shia community, identified as Nazeer Ali and Basheer Ali, were killed by unidentified assailants in Nazimabad area.
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May - 9 
At least four people were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast in Goth Muhammad Usman area of Jaffarabad District on May 9, reports The Express Tribune. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack.
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At least four people were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast in Goth Muhammad Usman area of Jaffarabad District on May 9, reports The Express Tribune. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack.
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May - 9 
In a separate incident, one Policeman, identified as Hasnat Hussain (30), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bijli Nagar area of Orangi Town on May 9, reports The News.
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In a separate incident, one Policeman, identified as Hasnat Hussain (30), was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Bijli Nagar area of Orangi Town on May 9, reports The News.
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May - 9 
Karachi Police Chief Shahid Hayyat on May 9 said that militant wings of political parties are present in Karachi, reports The News. He said that the Supreme Court had also mentioned involvement of political parties in terrorism.
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Karachi Police Chief Shahid Hayyat on May 9 said that militant wings of political parties are present in Karachi, reports The News. He said that the Supreme Court had also mentioned involvement of political parties in terrorism.
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May - 9 
Separately, a Policeman, identified as Faiz Muhammad, was on his way to work when two men on a motorcycle opened fire on him near the Abdullah College roundabout in North Nazimabad on May 9, reports The News.
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Separately, a Policeman, identified as Faiz Muhammad, was on his way to work when two men on a motorcycle opened fire on him near the Abdullah College roundabout in North Nazimabad on May 9, reports The News.
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May - 9 
Separately, Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on May 9 defused two hand grenades in Muslim Ittehad s, reported The News.
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Separately, Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) on May 9 defused two hand grenades in Muslim Ittehad s, reported The News.
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May - 9 
States (US) Deputy Secretary of State William Burns during his meeting with the civil and military leadership on May 9 to discuss regional security situation and exchange views on matters of bilateral interest said that Pakistani should “destroy terr
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States (US) Deputy Secretary of State William Burns during his meeting with the civil and military leadership on May 9 to discuss regional security situation and exchange views on matters of bilateral interest said that Pakistani should “destroy terrorist sanctuaries located in North Waziristan and complete the operation before installation of the new political administration in Kabul”, reports Daily Times. During the meeting the Adviser to Prime Minister on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, reiterated Pakistan’s support for the democratic process in Afghanistan and stressed that smooth security and economic transitions were also fundamental for stability in Afghanistan and the region
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May - 9 
On May 9, Prime Minister (PM) Sushil Koirala said the country will surely get a much-awaited constitution on time, provided all concerned work in tandem, reports The Himalayan Times. “Constitution can be promulgated on time, with cooperation from all
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On May 9, Prime Minister (PM) Sushil Koirala said the country will surely get a much-awaited constitution on time, provided all concerned work in tandem, reports The Himalayan Times. “Constitution can be promulgated on time, with cooperation from all political parties and the public. I urge people and the parties with different ideologies to play a constructive role for the same,” he urged, adding that only timely promulgation of the constitution can end the protracted politico-constitutional crisis.
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May - 9 
Separately, Koirala urged top leaders of the Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) to maintain what he called a ‘hotline’ with him so that they can discuss serious issues as and when they emerge, reports The Himalayan Times. Koirala made this req
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Separately, Koirala urged top leaders of the Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) to maintain what he called a ‘hotline’ with him so that they can discuss serious issues as and when they emerge, reports The Himalayan Times. Koirala made this request at a recent meeting with CPN-Maoist Chairman Mohan Baidya and Secretary Dev Gurung.
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May - 9 
The Naval troops attached to the Sri Lanka Navy Ship (SLNS) Gotabhaya of the Eastern Naval Command on May 9 recovered the largest stock of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) pistol ammunition containing 120,000 of 9 x 19 mm KOPP ammunition, 2,75
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The Naval troops attached to the Sri Lanka Navy Ship (SLNS) Gotabhaya of the Eastern Naval Command on May 9 recovered the largest stock of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) pistol ammunition containing 120,000 of 9 x 19 mm KOPP ammunition, 2,750 of SG 12 Bore ammunition and 5,600 of 357 Magnum (Blazer) ammunition buried at Vellamullivaikkal area in Mullaitivu District in Northern Province, reports Colombo Page. Vellamullivaikkal is the town where LTTE's three decade old armed campaign ended with the death of Velupillai Prabhakaran on May 18, 2009 and LTTE was believed to have hidden most of their weaponry in the area when the outfit was trapped by the advancing Army.
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May - 10 
Separately, a woman Maoist surrendered in Koraput District on May 10, reports The Times of India. The woman Maoist identified as Jambo Mandingi alias Walsi (25), of Rajengipadar village under Narayanpatna Police limits was carrying INR 200,000 rew
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Separately, a woman Maoist surrendered in Koraput District on May 10, reports The Times of India. The woman Maoist identified as Jambo Mandingi alias Walsi (25), of Rajengipadar village under Narayanpatna Police limits was carrying INR 200,000 reward on her head. Police said Mandingi had joined the CPI-Maoist in 2009 and was working for its Koraput-Srikakulam division. "She underwent arms training in Sudishi forest of Narayanpatna and was an expert in use of guns, including LMG and Insas. She is skilled in making landmines and master of guerrilla warfare," said Superintendent of Police (SP) Awinash Kumar. "She was involved in various offensives and was moving with Maoist leader Aruna. Her case has been recommended for approval for rehabilitation under the state government's surrender policy for Maoists," he added.
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May - 10 
A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cares attacked Tolo Goluru village under Pottangi Police Station limits in Koraput District and set ablaze four motorcycles and a tractor on May 10, reports The Hindu. Four persons, including th
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A group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cares attacked Tolo Goluru village under Pottangi Police Station limits in Koraput District and set ablaze four motorcycles and a tractor on May 10, reports The Hindu. Four persons, including the sarpanch (head of Panchayat, village level local self-Government institution), are missing after the attack. The villages fear that they might have been abducted by the Maoists, though the Police are yet to confirm it. The Maoists left posters in the village claiming that the incident was a fallout of the March 4 incident at nearby Mungulivalsa village in which two Maoists were killed during an exchange of fire with Security Forces.
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May - 10 
A Kommu Koya (tribal) dance troupe organiser Patra Mutyam (55), an activist of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist), was allegedly shot dead by suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at the remote Tummala villa
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A Kommu Koya (tribal) dance troupe organiser Patra Mutyam (55), an activist of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist), was allegedly shot dead by suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) at the remote Tummala village in Chintur mandal of Khammam District early on March 10, reports The Hindu. Sources said that Mutyam, who also worked as a postman in the past, was whisked away from his house by a group of suspected Maoists around midnight on March 9. He was shot dead by the assailants at a secluded place close to his house next morning. In a letter left behind by the Maoists in the name of Maoist ‘Sabari Area Committee’ it was alleged that Mutyam was acting as a police informer and harassing gullible Adivasis
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May - 10 
Meanwhile, Army troops also recovered arms, ammunition and explosive materials including two AK series rifles from the possession of two slain infiltrating militants who were killed on May 10, when Army troops foiled their infiltration bid along LoC
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Meanwhile, Army troops also recovered arms, ammunition and explosive materials including two AK series rifles from the possession of two slain infiltrating militants who were killed on May 10, when Army troops foiled their infiltration bid along LoC in Poonch District.
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May - 10 
One Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, identified as Ravish-ul-Islam of Pulwama District in Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested by Pathankot Police at Chakki Bank railway station in Pathankot District of Punjab on May 10, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports
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One Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant, identified as Ravish-ul-Islam of Pulwama District in Jammu and Kashmir, was arrested by Pathankot Police at Chakki Bank railway station in Pathankot District of Punjab on May 10, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports said a District Police Kathua has also deputed a senior Police officer to Pathankot for maintaining liaison with Police there and assist them in interrogation of the militant. Pathankot Police on May 12 produced the militant before a local court in the District and took him on eight days remand for sustained interrogation to ascertain his links with the militants.
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May - 10 
Separately, Tritiya Prashtuti Committee (TPC) cadres Saddam Hussain and Manzoor Alam, allegedly working for the rebel group, were arrested from Karge village under Mandar Police Station in Ranchi District on May 10, while they were going for levy col
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Separately, Tritiya Prashtuti Committee (TPC) cadres Saddam Hussain and Manzoor Alam, allegedly working for the rebel group, were arrested from Karge village under Mandar Police Station in Ranchi District on May 10, while they were going for levy collection from a local businessman, reports The Pioneer. Several arms along with live cartridges were recovered from their possession, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Prabhat Kumar said. “The Police also recovered two a stolen motor cycle along with mobile phones,” said the SSP.
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May - 10 
The Sangai Express on May 11 reports that the NSCN-IM 'chairman' Isak Chisi Swu and 'general secretary' Thuingaleng Muivah will be leaving Dimapur for New Delhi on May 13 to take part in the ongoing peace talks with the Government of India (GoI). The
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The Sangai Express on May 11 reports that the NSCN-IM 'chairman' Isak Chisi Swu and 'general secretary' Thuingaleng Muivah will be leaving Dimapur for New Delhi on May 13 to take part in the ongoing peace talks with the Government of India (GoI). The NSCN-IM leaders have been in Nagaland since March 9 and in two months the leaders had signed the Lenten Agreement with the Naga National Council (NNC) and NSCN-KK group under the aegis of Forum for Naga Reconciliation (FNR).
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May - 10 
Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants from Pakistan were killed in fierce gun battle close to the Line of Control (LoC) at forward village of Kalsan in Bigial Dara area of Poonch sector, about 10 kilometers from Poonch town in Poonch District on May 1
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Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants from Pakistan were killed in fierce gun battle close to the Line of Control (LoC) at forward village of Kalsan in Bigial Dara area of Poonch sector, about 10 kilometers from Poonch town in Poonch District on May 10, reports Daily Excelsior. An Army trooper was injured in the encounter while troops recovered a large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosives from the slain militants. Recoveries indicated that the Pakistani militants were plotting to carry out major terror strikes after their infiltration into Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
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May - 10 
Two more bodies of minors were recovered near Beki river in Baksa District on May 10, taking the toll in the mayhem allegedly unleashed by the Bodoland People's Front (BPF)-supported miscreants in Bodoland Territorial Autonomous Districts (BTAD) to
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Two more bodies of minors were recovered near Beki river in Baksa District on May 10, taking the toll in the mayhem allegedly unleashed by the Bodoland People's Front (BPF)-supported miscreants in Bodoland Territorial Autonomous Districts (BTAD) to 43, reports The Times of India.
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May - 10 
Another tortured dead body was found near Gulshan City in Quaidabad area of Bin Qasim Town on May 10, reported The News.
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Another tortured dead body was found near Gulshan City in Quaidabad area of Bin Qasim Town on May 10, reported The News.
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May - 10 
Elsewhere, one tortured dead body was found near Radio Station in Quaidabad area of Bin Qasim Town on May 10, reports The News.
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Elsewhere, one tortured dead body was found near Radio Station in Quaidabad area of Bin Qasim Town on May 10, reports The News.
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May - 10 
Further, a NATO container was charred and two were damaged by unidentified militants at Hawaldari checkpost in Sur Kamar area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency on May 10, reports Dawn. According to officials, masked men on motorcycles and a car open
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Further, a NATO container was charred and two were damaged by unidentified militants at Hawaldari checkpost in Sur Kamar area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber Agency on May 10, reports Dawn. According to officials, masked men on motorcycles and a car opened fire at the containers hardly 100 metres from Hawaldari checkpost, manned by Khasadar (Tribal Policeman) and Levies personnel, on the Peshawar-Torkham highway. The drivers and cleaners of the three vehicles ran away, while the attackers took away one of the containers and set it on fire. The two other vehicles were damaged.
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May - 10 
In addition, a man was killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town on May 10, reports The News.
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In addition, a man was killed when unidentified gunmen opened fire in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town on May 10, reports The News.
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May - 10 
Unidentified assailants on May 10 intercepted three container trucks carrying NATO supplies en route to Afghanistan in the Khyber tribal region and torched one of them near Jamrud area of same District, reports Daily Times. A local intelligence offic
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Unidentified assailants on May 10 intercepted three container trucks carrying NATO supplies en route to Afghanistan in the Khyber tribal region and torched one of them near Jamrud area of same District, reports Daily Times. A local intelligence official also confirmed the incident. No group has admitted responsibility.
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May - 11 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) 'divisional committee member', identified as Darbari (26) was killed in an exchange of fire with a joint squad of District Reserve Police Force and Special Task Force (STF) who had gone on a search opera
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) 'divisional committee member', identified as Darbari (26) was killed in an exchange of fire with a joint squad of District Reserve Police Force and Special Task Force (STF) who had gone on a search operation in the forests of Korobeda in Narayanpur District on May 11, reports The Pioneer. After the gun battle, Darbari's body was found. He was a resident of Murnar of Kanker District. According to Narayanpur Sub-Divisional Officer of Police (SDOP) CD Tirkey, two more Maoists were killed and around three were stated to have been injured in the action but body of only one Maoist was found. Remaining two bodies were carried away by the insurgents. Two 12 bore guns, a grenade, Naxal [Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] literature and items of daily use along with medicines were also recovered from the spot.
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May - 11 
According to reports by intelligence agencies, Pakistani operatives are making 'spoofed calls' to the offices of senior Police, intelligence and Army officers besides bureaucrats under the assumed identities of mid-rung defence officers and are seeki
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According to reports by intelligence agencies, Pakistani operatives are making 'spoofed calls' to the offices of senior Police, intelligence and Army officers besides bureaucrats under the assumed identities of mid-rung defence officers and are seeking information regarding government departments and officials, The Times of India reports on May 12. The alert was recently shared with Police agencies. A note by Delhi Police Special Cell's Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Sanjeev Yadav to all units in the Department said, "No classified information to be shared by operators at EPABX exchanges even if the caller has been identified. Persons in doubt about identify of the caller should request for caller number and call back for authentication of identity and call should be terminated in case of doubt." These callers, sources said, often identified themselves as Army, Intelligence Bureau (IB) or Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) officers seeking information on a particular functionary, office or a plan. "The staff officers may get suspect the callers since they identify themselves as from the Army or a government organization. It is necessary that staff in all police stations, special units, anti-terror units, Army units, ministries and agencies like National Investigation Agency (NIA), IB, National Security Guard (NSG) and Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) is briefed properly about such calls," said an officer.
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May - 11 
Also, children are the worst sufferers of the recent carnage in Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) in Assam, reports The Times of India on May 12. Till date 14 bodies of children have been found, 10 are still missing and are feared dead. Even
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Also, children are the worst sufferers of the recent carnage in Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) in Assam, reports The Times of India on May 12. Till date 14 bodies of children have been found, 10 are still missing and are feared dead. Even their condition at the relief camps at Narayanguri in the Baksa District is deplorable with no proper arrangements for babies. Out of the 200 minors at the camp, 85 are in the age group of 0-six years. Altogether 498 people have taken shelter at the relief camps
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May - 11 
Also, People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, identified as Mohammed Wahidur Rahaman alias Alam was arrested on May 11 during a search operation from Pallel Bazaar in Chandel District, reports Kanglaonline. A mobile Phone was recov
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Also, People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) cadre, identified as Mohammed Wahidur Rahaman alias Alam was arrested on May 11 during a search operation from Pallel Bazaar in Chandel District, reports Kanglaonline. A mobile Phone was recovered from him.
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May - 11 
Also, the New Trade Union Initiative, while condemning the recent violence in BTAD, has called for immediate repeal of the Bodo Accord and implementation of the Bhupinder Singh Committee recommendations, reports The Assam Tribune on May 12. The Assam
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Also, the New Trade Union Initiative, while condemning the recent violence in BTAD, has called for immediate repeal of the Bodo Accord and implementation of the Bhupinder Singh Committee recommendations, reports The Assam Tribune on May 12. The Assam Government undermined the report of the Bhupinder Singh Committee (which was formed by the then Central Government in 1991) that proposed a democratic framework with multiple levels of autonomy which, if implemented, could have ensured the rights of all communities including the Bodos, it said.
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May - 11 
ANVC-B ‘chairman’, Rimpu Marak, on May 11, issued a statement appealing to the District authorities to cautiously handle the recent assault case of the 12 girls in Tura, West Garo Hills, reports The Sentinel. The ANVC-B has pointed the alleged role o
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ANVC-B ‘chairman’, Rimpu Marak, on May 11, issued a statement appealing to the District authorities to cautiously handle the recent assault case of the 12 girls in Tura, West Garo Hills, reports The Sentinel. The ANVC-B has pointed the alleged role of ANVC cadres in the assault case, adds The Shillong Times.
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May - 11 
Army arrested one person and recovered cache of arms and ammunition from his possession and recovered a live grenade from Trikolbal area near Pattan town of Baramulla District on May 11, reports Daily Excelsior. An Army Spokesman said, “During the se
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Army arrested one person and recovered cache of arms and ammunition from his possession and recovered a live grenade from Trikolbal area near Pattan town of Baramulla District on May 11, reports Daily Excelsior. An Army Spokesman said, “During the search, cache of arms and ammunition which includes four 12 bore rifles, 550 grams gunpowder, 100 grams pellets and other parts used for manufacturing of weapons along with 10 fired cartridges and one live cartridge was recovered.”
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May - 11 
Army on May 11 foiled infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nangi Tekri area of Krishna Ghati Sector in Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior. The intrusion bid by the militants was backed by Pakistani troops, which resorted to c
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Army on May 11 foiled infiltration attempt along the Line of Control (LoC) in Nangi Tekri area of Krishna Ghati Sector in Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior. The intrusion bid by the militants was backed by Pakistani troops, which resorted to ceasefire violation at the same time from their posts when the infiltrators tried to enter into this side. Official sources said troops observed movement of the militants trying to infiltrate into the Indian territory from Nangi Tekri along the LoC at around 11 pm and opened firing. Simultaneously, Pakistan Army also opened firing in violation of ceasefire agreement giving cover to the infiltrators. However, effective retaliation by the troops thwarted the plot of the militants to infiltrate into this side.
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May - 11 
Faizan Azmi alias Faizan Ahmed Sultan, the UAE-based laundry businessman who was arrested on May 2 by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), allegedly helped procure Sharjah work visas for five suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives in the yea
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Faizan Azmi alias Faizan Ahmed Sultan, the UAE-based laundry businessman who was arrested on May 2 by the National Investigation Agency (NIA), allegedly helped procure Sharjah work visas for five suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives in the year 2009 as they attempted to flee India in the wake of a Police crackdown after the September 2008 Batla House encounter in Delhi, Indian Express reports on May 12. Azmi is said to have facilitated the visas for Salman alias Fahad Ansari alias Chhotu, Dr Shahnawaz Alam, Mohammed Khalid, Mohammed Sajid alias Bada Sajid, all currently on the NIA’s most wanted list and Abu Rashid Sheikh alias Danda. The role of Faizan Azmi emerged during the interrogation of Salman, the only person from the group that escaped to have been arrested. Salman was held in 2010 and the revelation came out during his interrogation in the Chinnaswamy Stadium (Bangalore) blast case of April 17, 2010.
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May - 11 
India: ANVC-B reiterates its demand for designated camp in Khasi Hills of Meghalaya The Shillong Times on May 12 reports that the Breakaway faction of the A’chik National Volunteers’ Council (ANVC-B) reiterated its demand for a designated camp in K
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India: ANVC-B reiterates its demand for designated camp in Khasi Hills of Meghalaya The Shillong Times on May 12 reports that the Breakaway faction of the A’chik National Volunteers’ Council (ANVC-B) reiterated its demand for a designated camp in Khasi Hills for its cadres, stating that there would be “no solution” if the camp was not established. The latest reiteration has come at a time when the search for two designated camps one in North Garo Hills and the other along the border of West Khasi Hills-South West Khasi Hills is still going on and political parties such as Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) and Hill States People’s Democratic Party (HSPDP) along with pressure groups have opposed the move to establish the designated camp in the Khasi Hills. ANVC-B 'publicity secretary' Doang Shira stated that “ANVC-B will not step back in our demand for a camp in the Khasi hills. No camp in Khasi hills will mean no solution. ANVC-B is firm in its demand to have a camp in Khasi hills. Opposing groups are making the situation vulnerable and non-conducive, for which, we should not be held responsible. If they were sincerely objecting to our demands, we would like to see them come to our areas and make their demands”. He also said that ANVC-B was only demanding their rights.
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May - 11 
Kanglaonline reports that Bishnupur District Police Commandos arrested a militant identified as Naocha alias Tombason from Utlou Chanura Bazar in Bishnupur District on May 11. In a follow up operation, a woman cadre, identified as Oinam Kunjarani was
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Kanglaonline reports that Bishnupur District Police Commandos arrested a militant identified as Naocha alias Tombason from Utlou Chanura Bazar in Bishnupur District on May 11. In a follow up operation, a woman cadre, identified as Oinam Kunjarani was arrested from Bishnupur Bazar area on the same date. Both militants belong to Progressive faction of People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-Pro).
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May - 11 
Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) invoked the Unlawful Activities and Prevention Act (UAPA) in a recent Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, dnaindia.com reports on May 12. A report by the Currency Note Press in Nashik (Maharashtra), stating t
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Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) invoked the Unlawful Activities and Prevention Act (UAPA) in a recent Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case, dnaindia.com reports on May 12. A report by the Currency Note Press in Nashik (Maharashtra), stating that the FICN were of very high quality, prompted the ATS to go for UAPA. The squad on May 10 made its fifth arrest in the case from West Bengal. In April, they had arrested four people from Borivli (W) and had seized FICN with a face value of INR 1,36,000. During interrogation, they had revealed involvement of two more associates Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad Nasir Shaikh and Mohammad Tariq Anwar in the crime. "When we went to arrest Ibrahim, we found that he had burnt few fake notes that were there in his possession and damaged his mobile phone. We had seized samples of burnt notes and pieces of his mobile phone and sent them for forensic analysis," said an ATS officer, requesting anonymity.
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May - 11 
Nagaland Post on May 12 reports that one cadre belonging to Naga National Council-Non-Accordist (NNC-NA), identified as 'corporal' Setangliba Sangtam of Kehor village under ‘2nd Brigade’ has been terminated for his alleged involvement in anti-social
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Nagaland Post on May 12 reports that one cadre belonging to Naga National Council-Non-Accordist (NNC-NA), identified as 'corporal' Setangliba Sangtam of Kehor village under ‘2nd Brigade’ has been terminated for his alleged involvement in anti-social activities and misconduct of the 'army rule' as laid down by ‘naga army’ NNC-NA.
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May - 11 
Nagaland Post reports on May 17 that a ‘town commander’ belonging to Khole-Kitovi faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-KK), identified as ‘captain’ Akato Zhimo was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Ampihoto Colony of Zunheboto
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Nagaland Post reports on May 17 that a ‘town commander’ belonging to Khole-Kitovi faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-KK), identified as ‘captain’ Akato Zhimo was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Ampihoto Colony of Zunheboto District on May 11. A .22 pistol, magazine, silencer, gunpowder, live and misfired rounds and fake vehicle number plates were recovered from him.
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May - 11 
Nagaland Post reports on May 17 that a ‘town commander’ belonging to Khole-Kitovi faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-KK), identified as ‘captain’ Akato Zhimo was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Ampihoto Colony of Zunheboto
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Nagaland Post reports on May 17 that a ‘town commander’ belonging to Khole-Kitovi faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-KK), identified as ‘captain’ Akato Zhimo was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) from Ampihoto Colony of Zunheboto District on May 11. A .22 pistol, magazine, silencer, gunpowder, live and misfired rounds and fake vehicle number plates were recovered from him.
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May - 11 
Pakistan intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is making efforts to get a sample of the sand in Pokhran (Rajasthan), The Times of India reports on May 12. According to an intelligence source, "ISI had launched its spies and agents wh
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Pakistan intelligence agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), is making efforts to get a sample of the sand in Pokhran (Rajasthan), The Times of India reports on May 12. According to an intelligence source, "ISI had launched its spies and agents whose objective was to take sand from this place. ISI wants to test the sand and analyze how the testing was done scientifically and technically. But due to the alertness of [Border Security Force] BSF jawans [troopers], their objective so far has not seen the light of the day." Defence Spokesperson S.D. Goswami said, "Guarding and protecting the defence land is the responsibility of the local military authority. As such, all defence land falls under restricted area zone where permission for civilian freedom of movement is strictly monitored and depends on case to case."
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May - 11 
Seven C-60 anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Police Commandos were killed and two critically injured when Maoists blew up a Police vehicle in the Chamorshi division of Gadchiroli District on May 11, reports The Times of India. The inc
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Seven C-60 anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Police Commandos were killed and two critically injured when Maoists blew up a Police vehicle in the Chamorshi division of Gadchiroli District on May 11, reports The Times of India. The incident occurred early morning of May 11, when the specialized C-60 anti-Maoist operations force were moving for an operational task in the forest between Pavimuranda and Murmuri villages in Chamorshi taluka (administrative unit) of the District. After the landmine blast, there was an exchange of fire between the Police and Maoists.
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May - 11 
The Madhya Pradesh's (MP) Ujjain module of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) led by Irfan Nagori had drawn an explosive jailbreak blueprint to free their leader Safdar Nagori from Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad, The Times of India report
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The Madhya Pradesh's (MP) Ujjain module of Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) led by Irfan Nagori had drawn an explosive jailbreak blueprint to free their leader Safdar Nagori from Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad, The Times of India reports on May 12. These details are part of the 17,000-page charge-sheet filed by the Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) against 12 SIMI operatives, including its MP 'chief', Abu Faisal on May 12, before chief judicial magistrate (CJM) Pankaj Maheshweri. "Plan was to plant explosives, blast the wall open at the opening of the tunnel and escape with Safdar Nagori in one of the three four wheelers parked outside the jail," reads the charge-sheet. The recce was done 15 days before the plot to blast the Gujarat's high security Jail's wall was busted after the prison authorities stumbled upon and 18-foot tunnel on its premises on February 11, 2013, they said. Digging of tunnel had left the jail officials, Gujarat Police and intelligence officials worried as the prison had 14 accused of the Ahmedabad serial blasts including Safdar Nagori. In May 2013, Gujarat crime branch had filed a charge-sheet into the Sabarmati jail break bid case, naming 24 persons, including SIMI leader Safdar Nagori and others under Sections 130, 224 and 102 (B) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) as well as Sections 42 and 45 of the Prison Act. None from Ujjian including Irfan Nagori figures in the crime branch's charge-sheet. Accused had dug up a long tunnel in the 'Chhota Chakkar' area of the prison. Irfan, Javed Nagori, Abdul Aziz, Mohammed Adil and Abdul Wahid were among those arrested from Topkhana locality of Ujjain on January 1, 2014 following information given by five other SIMI activists who were taken into custody in two different operations in MP and Maharashtra. Among those arrested from Sendhwain in MP was Abu Fazal alias Doctor who had escaped from Khandwa jail in the intervening night between September 30 and October 1, 2013.
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The Telegraph reports that Police intercepted a car at Chapaguri in Chirang District and recovered a M-16 rifle with silencer, a 303 rifle and 140 rounds of ammunition on May 11. Police said the arms were being brought from Dimapur (Nagaland) for IK
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The Telegraph reports that Police intercepted a car at Chapaguri in Chirang District and recovered a M-16 rifle with silencer, a 303 rifle and 140 rounds of ammunition on May 11. Police said the arms were being brought from Dimapur (Nagaland) for IK Songbijit faction National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) cadres. One person has also been arrested.
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The Times of India reports that cabinet minister Siddique Ahmed, on May 11, alleged that violence in BTAD occurred because strong action had not been taken against the perpetrators in 2008. "Had proper action been taken against those who perpetrated
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The Times of India reports that cabinet minister Siddique Ahmed, on May 11, alleged that violence in BTAD occurred because strong action had not been taken against the perpetrators in 2008. "Had proper action been taken against those who perpetrated violence in Udalguri District of BTAD in 2008, killings would not have rocked the area in 2012 and 2014. The repetition of violence in BTAD is a result of the guilty not being punished," Ahmed said.
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Three cadres belonging to Left Wing Extremist (LWE) groups were arrested in separate incidents in Jharkhand, on May 11, reports The Business Standard. Security Forces (SFs) arrested a People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) ‘commander’ identified a
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Three cadres belonging to Left Wing Extremist (LWE) groups were arrested in separate incidents in Jharkhand, on May 11, reports The Business Standard. Security Forces (SFs) arrested a People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) ‘commander’ identified as Gulab Khatri and a member of its firing squad, Vinay Gop, around Jorag forests in Raidih of Gumla District. A country-made pistol, some bullets and INR 2000 were also recovered from them.
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May - 11 
A pro-Government peace committee, Tauheedul Islam (TI) shot dead one of its opponents on May 10 over suspicions that he was a spy in Landi Kotal tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 11, reports D
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A pro-Government peace committee, Tauheedul Islam (TI) shot dead one of its opponents on May 10 over suspicions that he was a spy in Landi Kotal tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 11, reports Dawn. According to sources, volunteers of the TI group kidnapped Miraj and Waris a few days ago on suspicion of their involvement in two explosions and secretly working for Lashkar-e-Islam (LI). The sources said that Waris was shot dead after he ‘confessed to his crimes’. The fate of Miraj was not known, but according to the sources, a shura of TI had ordered his killing too.
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A suicide attack targeting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 11 killed at least five persons and injured 14 others in the Arbab Niaz Stadium of Peshawar (Pe
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A suicide attack targeting Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) from the Tirah Valley of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 11 killed at least five persons and injured 14 others in the Arbab Niaz Stadium of Peshawar (Peshawar District), the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports Daily Times. The bomber was believed to have been targeting a group of refugees from Tirah Valley who had gone to a government-run camp in the Arbab Niaz Stadium to fill out paperwork ahead of their journey home. The suicide bomber first opened fire at the Police guarding the registration point for the IDPs from Tirah Valley before blowing himself up. “It was a suicide attack,” Police official Najeebur Rehman said adding that around 10 kilograms of explosives were used. Senior Police official Faisal Mukhtar said the bomber blew himself up near a small mosque inside the stadium and the dead included one Khasadar (Tribal Policeman) personnel. The blast caused one of mosque’s walls to fall down.
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In another incident, an unidentified man was found dead in Gulshan-e-Zia area of Orangi Town on May 11, reports The News.
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In another incident, an unidentified man was found dead in Gulshan-e-Zia area of Orangi Town on May 11, reports The News.
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May - 11 
Samiulllah Afiridi, the legal counsel of the alleged United States (US) spy, Doctor Shakil Afridi who had led the Navy Seal to the compound of slain al Qaeda 'chief' Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has quit citing securi
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Samiulllah Afiridi, the legal counsel of the alleged United States (US) spy, Doctor Shakil Afridi who had led the Navy Seal to the compound of slain al Qaeda 'chief' Osama bin Laden in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has quit citing security threats to his life and undue pressure from the US on Pakistan to release Afridi, thus manipulating the courts proceedings, reports Dawn. During the hearing, Samiullah Afridi said that they were fighting the case in the court of law but undue pressure from US on Pakistan is an indirect interference in the courts proceedings and that is the main reason he decided to quit. “The pressure tactics by the US on Pakistani Government for extra judicial release of Dr Shakil Afridi was impacting the Pakistani courts, though I do not consider the Frontier Crimes Regulation (FCR) laws humane and we are fighting for amendments, but still the case has to be left to the courts for decision,” he added He further said that he had decided to fight Dr Shakil’s case on humanitarian grounds but since then he and his family was being threatened from different quarters so it was no more possible for him to continue and that’s why he decided to quit. “The threats are very real, and they are coming for the last almost two years but the last few days remained very difficult for me and family so there was no option but to quit,” he said.
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Separately, a roadside bomb killed one paramilitary trooper and injured four others in the Kitkoot area of Bajaur Agency on May 11, reports Dawn. The officials said the vehicle used by the paramilitary troops was on a routine patrol when hit by the b
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Separately, a roadside bomb killed one paramilitary trooper and injured four others in the Kitkoot area of Bajaur Agency on May 11, reports Dawn. The officials said the vehicle used by the paramilitary troops was on a routine patrol when hit by the blast.
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Separately, at least 19 persons, including Police personnel, were injured in a hand-held bomb blast targeting a Police checkpost at Chakar Khan Road area in Khuzdar District on May 11, reports Dawn. “The militants sped away on their motorcycle after
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Separately, at least 19 persons, including Police personnel, were injured in a hand-held bomb blast targeting a Police checkpost at Chakar Khan Road area in Khuzdar District on May 11, reports Dawn. “The militants sped away on their motorcycle after the attack,” said Police Official Majeed Marri. No outfit claimed responsibility for the blast. However, Police suspected that Baloch separatists could be behind the attack.
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Separately, at least four persons were injured in an explosion in Kohati Gate area of Peshawar on May 11, reports Dawn. According to Superintendent of Police (SP)-City Faisal Mukhtar, the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded outside the house o
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Separately, at least four persons were injured in an explosion in Kohati Gate area of Peshawar on May 11, reports Dawn. According to Superintendent of Police (SP)-City Faisal Mukhtar, the Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded outside the house of a local trader.
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Separately, unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Shahbaz Khan, at Masan Chowk in Kiamari Town on May 11, reports The News.
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Separately, unidentified armed assailants shot dead a man, identified as Shahbaz Khan, at Masan Chowk in Kiamari Town on May 11, reports The News.
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Town Levies personnel were killed when unidentified militants opened fire at a Levies check post in Khuzdar District on May 11, reports Dawn. The militants reportedly fled from the scene taking away with them the weapons of the slain security personn
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Town Levies personnel were killed when unidentified militants opened fire at a Levies check post in Khuzdar District on May 11, reports Dawn. The militants reportedly fled from the scene taking away with them the weapons of the slain security personnel.
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Two unidentified people were killed in two separate incidents in unspecified areas of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 11, reports The News.
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Two unidentified people were killed in two separate incidents in unspecified areas of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 11, reports The News.
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On May 11, the President Ram Baran Yadav approved the transitional justice bill, paving the way for the formation of the Commission on Investigation of Enforced Disappearances (CED), and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), reports Ekantipu
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On May 11, the President Ram Baran Yadav approved the transitional justice bill, paving the way for the formation of the Commission on Investigation of Enforced Disappearances (CED), and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC), reports Ekantipur.com. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement had envisaged the commissions within six months of its signing in 2006. After two earlier attempts by the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M)-led government, the present coalition of the Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) finally drafted the bill that was passed by a majority in Parliament. The bill has now become an Act, but the provisions of amnesty and reconciliation remain controversial. While the government is adamant on reconciliation, victims’ groups object to amnesty for perpetrators of grave human rights violation. “If we look at the bill from the rights perspective, there might be room for reform, but it’s up to the government,” said President’s legal advisor Surya Dhungel.
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said on May 11, that growing rapprochement with breakaway faction Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) would not affect his commitment to peace and constitution, report
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said on May 11, that growing rapprochement with breakaway faction Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) would not affect his commitment to peace and constitution, reports Ekantipur.com. Dahal added that as a signatory to the Comprehensive Peace Agreement (CPA), it is his responsibility to accommodate all the political forces including CPN-Maoist in the broader constitution drafting process.
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May - 11 
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on May 11 called for disbanding the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as it was now being used as ‘hired killers’ for committing ‘murders’ and ‘enforced disappearances’, reports New Age. She
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Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on May 11 called for disbanding the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as it was now being used as ‘hired killers’ for committing ‘murders’ and ‘enforced disappearances’, reports New Age. She made the demand while talking to journalists after visiting the family of BNP’s missing activist, Sajedul Islam Sumon, at his house in Dhaka city. She further said that there was no need to keep RAB for killing people. There is Police in the country and the Police should be well trained to tackle law and order and the RAB should be disbanded.
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Earlier, on May 11, Police arrested a leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of JeI from the bus stand area of Sherpur municipality in Bogra District, reports The Daily Star. Police conducted a drive in the area and arrested Rashed M
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Earlier, on May 11, Police arrested a leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of JeI from the bus stand area of Sherpur municipality in Bogra District, reports The Daily Star. Police conducted a drive in the area and arrested Rashed Mia (35), a member of Bogra District unit of ICS and former vice-president (VP) of Sherpur Degree College unit. Police said that Mia was wanted in the cases for arson attacks and vandalism.
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Sri Lanka and China have finalized a treaty between the two countries on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters after two countries have held negotiations on the treaty from May 6 to 8, 2014 in Beijing, reports Colombo Page on May 12. Deputy Sol
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Sri Lanka and China have finalized a treaty between the two countries on mutual legal assistance in criminal matters after two countries have held negotiations on the treaty from May 6 to 8, 2014 in Beijing, reports Colombo Page on May 12. Deputy Solicitor General Jayantha Jayasuriya led the Sri Lankan delegation and the Chinese delegation was headed by Sun Ang, the special coordinator of overseas pursuit-evasion and international cooperation in law enforcement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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On May 12, two persons, identified as Kanheyi Lal Meshram and Bijay Verma were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 220,000, one laptop and two printers at Nuapada railway station in Nuapada District, repo
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On May 12, two persons, identified as Kanheyi Lal Meshram and Bijay Verma were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with a face value of INR 220,000, one laptop and two printers at Nuapada railway station in Nuapada District, reports New Indian Express. The seized notes were of 1,000, 500 and 100 denomination. Further investigation is on to arrest more persons involved in the racket. The accused will be forwarded to court on May 13 (today).
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May - 12 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have killed two local tribal leaders, identified as Taudu Pateli, a former sarpanch (head of village level local self government institution) and Baladaboi Simalu of Talagoluru village under Pottang
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have killed two local tribal leaders, identified as Taudu Pateli, a former sarpanch (head of village level local self government institution) and Baladaboi Simalu of Talagoluru village under Pottangi Police Station limits in Koraput District on May 12, alleging them to be Police informers, reports The Hindu. They were among the four persons abducted by the Maoists on May 11. The other two abducted persons were identified as Taudu Pateli’ wife and Baladaboi Pati, a sarpanch. Srikakulam-Koraput Divisional Committee (SKDC) of the Maoists claimed responsibility for the murders.
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Further, amidst apprehensions about militant-sponsored disturbance before and after May 16, the date for Lok Sabha polls results declaration, Assam Police chief Khagen Sarma informed that the State is well-equipped to thwart any kind of nefarious des
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Further, amidst apprehensions about militant-sponsored disturbance before and after May 16, the date for Lok Sabha polls results declaration, Assam Police chief Khagen Sarma informed that the State is well-equipped to thwart any kind of nefarious design, reports The Assam Tribune on May 13
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Further, the Lower Assam NGO Forum (LANF), under the banner of NGOs United for Peace, on May 12, started a peace march (Shanti Yatra) in violence–affected places of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) region with the message of peace and communal harm
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Further, the Lower Assam NGO Forum (LANF), under the banner of NGOs United for Peace, on May 12, started a peace march (Shanti Yatra) in violence–affected places of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) region with the message of peace and communal harmony, reports The Sentinel on May 12.
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May - 12 
IBN Live reports that one more body was recovered on May 12 in Baksa District. The body of a 65-year-old lady, identified as Mosa Bhanu, was fished out from the Beki river in Narayanguri, an senior official said. Earlier, two more bodies of have been
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IBN Live reports that one more body was recovered on May 12 in Baksa District. The body of a 65-year-old lady, identified as Mosa Bhanu, was fished out from the Beki river in Narayanguri, an senior official said. Earlier, two more bodies of have been recovered in Assam's Baksa and Barpeta Districts on May 11, taking the toll to 46 in attacks in the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) of the State, reports Firstpost.com.
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May - 12 
In a bid to infiltrate more militants, Pakistani troops continued violation of ceasefire along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch District by targeting Indian posts on May 12, reports Daily Excelsior. “Pakistani troops resorted to firing from small arms
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In a bid to infiltrate more militants, Pakistani troops continued violation of ceasefire along Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch District by targeting Indian posts on May 12, reports Daily Excelsior. “Pakistani troops resorted to firing from small arms on four Indian posts along the LoC in Krishna Ghati sector of Poonch District from 9.40 pm last night,” official sources said. Troops guarding the border fired back resulting in intermittent exchanges of fire, they said, adding, “firing exchanges continued for a brief period”. There was no death, injury or damage to anyone on this side of the LoC due to the firing, Army Spokesman Colonel Manish Mehta said.
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May - 12 
In a separate incident, a 312 bore gun, a 12 bore gun, live cartridges of 12 bore gun, detonators, wire, a camera flash, a walkie-talkie and commodities of daily use were seized from the Maoists following an encounter in forests of Rengabeda village
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In a separate incident, a 312 bore gun, a 12 bore gun, live cartridges of 12 bore gun, detonators, wire, a camera flash, a walkie-talkie and commodities of daily use were seized from the Maoists following an encounter in forests of Rengabeda village under Dhaudai Police Station in Narayanpur District on May 11, reports The Pioneer. The Maoists had attacked a joint Police party of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and District Force (DF) while the Police party was on a combing operation, SDOP CD Tirkey said. The exchange of fire lasted for about an hour and later on Maoists disappeared in the dense forests he said.
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May - 12 
In another incident, two Bangladeshi smugglers were also arrested by BSF troops of BOP Dawki in West Jaintia Hills District, while they were trying to cross the International Border near BP No. 1273/6–S on May 12. The apprehended persons were identif
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In another incident, two Bangladeshi smugglers were also arrested by BSF troops of BOP Dawki in West Jaintia Hills District, while they were trying to cross the International Border near BP No. 1273/6–S on May 12. The apprehended persons were identified as Md Rippan and Md Sippan. During the search, fourteen bottles of liquor, INR 1910, Bangladeshi Taka worth 100 and two mobile phones with two Bangladeshi SIM cards were recovered from their possession.
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Inspector-General of Police S.N. Singh on May 12 told The Telegraph that the toll has gone up to 46 (Baksa 39 and Kokrajhar seven) and the number of those arrested to 30. “There has been no fresh incident of violence since May 2. Five NDFB (S) [Natio
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Inspector-General of Police S.N. Singh on May 12 told The Telegraph that the toll has gone up to 46 (Baksa 39 and Kokrajhar seven) and the number of those arrested to 30. “There has been no fresh incident of violence since May 2. Five NDFB (S) [National Democratic Front of Bodoland – Songbijit] cadres have surrendered today, four in Dhemaji and one in Baksa. We have also seen the recovery of five arms and 45 rounds of live ammunition,” Singh said.
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May - 12 
Meanwhile 'chairman' of United A’chik Liberation Army (UALA), Chiindik Marak has strongly backed the dissolution of the A’chik Mothers’ Association (AMA) some of whose top leaders were arrested by the Tura Police for their involvement in the illegal
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Meanwhile 'chairman' of United A’chik Liberation Army (UALA), Chiindik Marak has strongly backed the dissolution of the A’chik Mothers’ Association (AMA) some of whose top leaders were arrested by the Tura Police for their involvement in the illegal abduction, confinement and torture of 12 young girls recently.
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May - 12 
Meanwhile, ‘chairman’ of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), RK Meghen alias Sanayaima was produced before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court, Guwahati on May 12, reports Kanglaonline. The NIA has charged 19 members of UNLF including
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Meanwhile, ‘chairman’ of United National Liberation Front (UNLF), RK Meghen alias Sanayaima was produced before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Court, Guwahati on May 12, reports Kanglaonline. The NIA has charged 19 members of UNLF including Meghen with multiple cases including waging war against India, extortion and procuring arms from foreign countries. UNLF chief was reportedly arrested on November 30, 2010 in Bihar’s East Champaran District, while trying to cross over to India from Bangladesh. The claim is denied by the outfit alleging that Meghen was abducted by Indian and Bangladeshi security services in Dhaka on September 29, 2010 and forcibly brought to India
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May - 12 
Meanwhile, a sericulture official Roster Bolchugre was abducted by four unidentified armed militants on May 12 from Madan Jira under Aradonga outpost in West Khasi Hills District.
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Meanwhile, a sericulture official Roster Bolchugre was abducted by four unidentified armed militants on May 12 from Madan Jira under Aradonga outpost in West Khasi Hills District.
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Meanwhile, the Assam Government, on May 12, claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had taken the help of the Songbijit faction of the NDFB (NDFB-IKS), in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) polls for electoral gains in the State, repo
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Meanwhile, the Assam Government, on May 12, claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had taken the help of the Songbijit faction of the NDFB (NDFB-IKS), in Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) polls for electoral gains in the State, reports The Telegraph.
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Meanwhile, the Police have altogether arrested 27 persons, including forest guards, in connection with the attacks and have launched a hunt for forest official Amiyo Kumar Brahma who was picked up for questioning immediately after the Narayanguri att
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Meanwhile, the Police have altogether arrested 27 persons, including forest guards, in connection with the attacks and have launched a hunt for forest official Amiyo Kumar Brahma who was picked up for questioning immediately after the Narayanguri attack on May 2 but was later released, reports The Telegraph on May 13. Brahma is absconding. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is probing the violence following a request by the State Government.
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Rajasthan High Court on May 12 turned down the prayer of five Jaipur (Rajasthan) blast accused of May 13, 2008 for a joint trial of their cases instead of different cases at several places, reports The Times of India. The court of Justice Mahesh Chan
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Rajasthan High Court on May 12 turned down the prayer of five Jaipur (Rajasthan) blast accused of May 13, 2008 for a joint trial of their cases instead of different cases at several places, reports The Times of India. The court of Justice Mahesh Chandra Sharma turned down the plea as at this stage it is not possible to pool all the cases against the accused. Rajasthan Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) had arrested five people in connection with the blast while four are still absconding. Two have died in the Batla house encounter of 2008. Altogether, eight First Information Reports (FIRs) were registered and in seven cases charges were framed while in one case statements of witnesses are being recorded. The five arrested are Shahbaz Ahmed, Mohammad Sarvan, Mohammad Salman, Saif ur Rehman, and Mohammad Saif. Meanwhile, Saif-ur-Rehman has been shifted to Ahmedabad (Gujarat) to face charges in the July 2008 blasts case there. Yet another accused Mohammed Salman, who has been discharged in the Delhi blast case is also an accused in the case.
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May - 12 
Security Forces (SFs) so far in 2014 have recovered approximately 244 kilograms of heroin from the International Border in Punjab, along with arms and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), reports NDTV. "We have seized 243.6 kgs of heroin along with fake
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Security Forces (SFs) so far in 2014 have recovered approximately 244 kilograms of heroin from the International Border in Punjab, along with arms and Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN), reports NDTV. "We have seized 243.6 kgs of heroin along with fake Indian currencies, arms and other drugs till now," Punjab Director General (DG) for Seema Suraksha Bal (SSB) Ajay Kumar Tomar said. Apart from FICN with a face value of INR 4,00,000, 12 arms, 20 magazines and opium has also been confiscated from the border. "The increase in smuggling can be gauged from the fact that 322 kgs of the drug was seized last year [2013], whereas this year [2014] the figure has gone to 244 kgs in the first four months," he said. Three infiltrators and three smugglers have also been killed, he said. Apart from these, a few Indian smugglers and Bangladeshi citizens have also been arrested from the borders.
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May - 12 
Senior Congress Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Anjan Dutta, on May 12, urged the Congress leadership to review its ties with coalition partner BPF, which has been accused of being involved in the BTAD killings, reports The Telegraph.
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Senior Congress Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Anjan Dutta, on May 12, urged the Congress leadership to review its ties with coalition partner BPF, which has been accused of being involved in the BTAD killings, reports The Telegraph.
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May - 12 
Separately, a self-styled ‘area commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sanjay Bodra alias Tata alias Birsa Bodra, was arrested with arms and ammunition from Nathi Bazar (market) area under Karaikela Police Stati
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Separately, a self-styled ‘area commander’ of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), identified as Sanjay Bodra alias Tata alias Birsa Bodra, was arrested with arms and ammunition from Nathi Bazar (market) area under Karaikela Police Station limits in West Singhbhum District. He was the ‘area commander’ of the Porahat Sub-Zone, Superintendent of Police (SP) NK Singh said. The Police recovered a country-made pistol, two live cartridges, Maoist literature and posters from him.
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The overall situation in the entire Baksa District is under control with imposition of curfew during the night hours, reports The Assam Tribune on May 13.
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The overall situation in the entire Baksa District is under control with imposition of curfew during the night hours, reports The Assam Tribune on May 13.
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May - 12 
The Sangai Express on May 13 reports that Progressive faction of PREPAK (PREPEK-PRO) stated that the outfit does not have any connection with Longjam Sanjit Singh who was arrested along with a mobile handset and a SIM card from Yairipok Bazar in Thou
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The Sangai Express on May 13 reports that Progressive faction of PREPAK (PREPEK-PRO) stated that the outfit does not have any connection with Longjam Sanjit Singh who was arrested along with a mobile handset and a SIM card from Yairipok Bazar in Thoubal District on May 8.
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May - 12 
The Sangai Express reports that two United Nation Liberation Front (UNLF) militants were arrested in separate incidents in Manipur. A militant of the outfit, identified as Lata was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) while conducting a frisking search
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The Sangai Express reports that two United Nation Liberation Front (UNLF) militants were arrested in separate incidents in Manipur. A militant of the outfit, identified as Lata was arrested by Security Forces (SFs) while conducting a frisking search on Nongpok Kakching to Leikoching road in Thoubal District on May 12. A .32 pistol with a magazine and three live rounds along with two hand grenades were recovered from her possession. In another incident, SFs arrested a another militant of the same outfit, identified as Laishram Sanajaoba when they stopped a vehicle travelling from Moreh to Imphal, at Tengnoupal check post in Chandel District for checking. A 9mm pistol with a magazine and five live rounds were recovered from his possession.
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The Shillong Times on May 13 reports that the State Home Department is yet to decide on the allotment of designated camps to the Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer council (ANVC-B). There were reports of confrontation as the militant outfi
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The Shillong Times on May 13 reports that the State Home Department is yet to decide on the allotment of designated camps to the Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer council (ANVC-B). There were reports of confrontation as the militant outfit wanted a camp in West Khasi Hills or South West Khasi Hills Districts whereas several pressure groups from these Districts opposed the move. Home Minister Roshan Warjri said, on May 12, that “The Government has not decided anything, and we have not discussed the matter”. The government had asked the Deputy Commissioners of South West Khasi Hills and North Garo Hills to identify suitable area for setting up of one camp each for ANVC-B. But recently the South West Khasi Hills District Administration told the Government that land was not available to set up a camp for ANVC-B.
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The Telegraph reports that a number of student organisations and Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Kokrajhar District, on May 12, joined hands in protest against the continued violence in BTAD, while the National Commission for Minorities sugg
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The Telegraph reports that a number of student organisations and Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in Kokrajhar District, on May 12, joined hands in protest against the continued violence in BTAD, while the National Commission for Minorities suggested Dispur set up fast-track courts for quick disposal of the violence-related cases in the area. The protesters demanded seizure of illegal arms, security for every citizen in the BTAD and punishment for the culprits involved in the killings.
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May - 12 
A senior leader and member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) political Shura (council) Azam Tariq Mehsud, said on May 12 that his group is still serious in pursuing peace talks with the Government which, according to a TTP intermediary, is main
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A senior leader and member of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) political Shura (council) Azam Tariq Mehsud, said on May 12 that his group is still serious in pursuing peace talks with the Government which, according to a TTP intermediary, is maintaining a ‘surprising silence’ on the matter, reports The Express Tribune. “The date and venue for a second face-to-face meeting will be decided only when the Government and the Army come on the same page,” Azam Tariq Mehsud said. However, he claimed that the Army was not serious in pursuing peace talks. “The use of military force has failed to restore peace [in the troubled areas] because peace comes through dialogue. And when peace prevails, the country will automatically come on the road to progress and development,” he said. He added that the TTP was serious in pursuing peace talks. “We are constantly in touch with the TTP even though the government is keeping mum on the issue,” he said.
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May - 12 
Elsewhere, a suspected militant, identified as Imran, was found dead in Sohrab Goth area of Gadap Town on May 12, reports The Express Tribune. Station House Officer (SHO) Muhammad Shoaib said that a hand grenade, pistol and bullets were also found wi
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Elsewhere, a suspected militant, identified as Imran, was found dead in Sohrab Goth area of Gadap Town on May 12, reports The Express Tribune. Station House Officer (SHO) Muhammad Shoaib said that a hand grenade, pistol and bullets were also found with the body.
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May - 12 
In addition, at least four security personnel were injured in a remote controlled Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack on a Security Forces vehicle near Khajuri checkpost on Mir Ali Road in North Waziristan Agency on May 12. Official sources conf
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In addition, at least four security personnel were injured in a remote controlled Improvised Explosive Device (IED) attack on a Security Forces vehicle near Khajuri checkpost on Mir Ali Road in North Waziristan Agency on May 12. Official sources confirmed that the vehicle was targeted with a remote controlled bomb injuring four personnel.
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May - 12 
In another incident, a grocery shop owner, identified as Imran, was killed while two others, identified as Pervez and Afzal, were injured when unidentified armed assailants shot at them within the jurisdiction of the Al-Falah Police Station in Shah F
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In another incident, a grocery shop owner, identified as Imran, was killed while two others, identified as Pervez and Afzal, were injured when unidentified armed assailants shot at them within the jurisdiction of the Al-Falah Police Station in Shah Faisal Town on May 12, reports The Express Tribune. They also set his shop on fire.
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May - 12 
Meanwhile, in a bid to reconcile the two warring factions of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the group’s central leadership on May 12 appointed Khalid Sheikh Haqqani as the new 'interim chief' of the South Waziristan Agency (SWA), reports The Expre
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Meanwhile, in a bid to reconcile the two warring factions of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), the group’s central leadership on May 12 appointed Khalid Sheikh Haqqani as the new 'interim chief' of the South Waziristan Agency (SWA), reports The Express Tribune. A source within TTP said the move aims at ending the ongoing conflict between TTP Hakimullah group led by Shehryar Mehsud and Waliur Rahman group led by Khan Syed alias Sajna. According to the source, the TTP 'central chief' Fazlullah has send Khalid Sheikh Haqqani as the new interim chief and directed both Sajna and Shehryar to come to the negotiating table to resolve the issue. The source further said Haqqani had taken over and the main shura (council) of the TTP would now decide about the new chief for South Waziristan. He said a new chief, to be appointed within two months, will be accepted by both the groups. “Fazlullah has warned members of both the groups that if any member acted against the other group, he would have to face severe consequences,” he added. However, Sajna’s spokesperson Azam Tariq refuted the report and said no one was appointed as chief of SWA.
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May - 12 
One soldier was killed on May 12 when a water fetching party of the Security Forces (SFs) reached near Whol Top area along the Pak-Afghan border in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) where it struck a landmine, reports Dawn.
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One soldier was killed on May 12 when a water fetching party of the Security Forces (SFs) reached near Whol Top area along the Pak-Afghan border in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) where it struck a landmine, reports Dawn.
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May - 12 
Separately, a Shia Pakistan Navy officer, identified as Ghulam Akbar, was shot dead near Karasaz Market in Shara-e-Faisal area of Shah Faisal Town on May 12, reports Dawn. Akbar belonged to Jhang District of Punjab and was working as a cook in the Pa
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Separately, a Shia Pakistan Navy officer, identified as Ghulam Akbar, was shot dead near Karasaz Market in Shara-e-Faisal area of Shah Faisal Town on May 12, reports Dawn. Akbar belonged to Jhang District of Punjab and was working as a cook in the Pakistan Navy. Police sources said that the incident appeared to be sectarian motivated.
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May - 12 
Separately, an Afghan National Army official was arrested on May 12 near the Pak-Afghan Torkham border in Khyber Agency after he crossed into Pakistan without any valid documentation, reports Dawn. SFs shifted him to jail for further investigation
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Separately, an Afghan National Army official was arrested on May 12 near the Pak-Afghan Torkham border in Khyber Agency after he crossed into Pakistan without any valid documentation, reports Dawn. SFs shifted him to jail for further investigation
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May - 12 
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 12 contested Pakistan’s claim that United Nations (UN) agencies were used in the Central Investigation Agency’s (CIAs) fake vaccination campaign in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in 2011
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on May 12 contested Pakistan’s claim that United Nations (UN) agencies were used in the Central Investigation Agency’s (CIAs) fake vaccination campaign in Abbottabad District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province in 2011 to track down slain al Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden, reports The Express Tribune. The public health arm of the UN took exception to the statement by Foreign Ministry (FM) Spokesperson Tasnim Aslam during a weekly news briefing on May 8, 2014, and insisted that the world body had nothing to do with the Shakil Afridi controversy. The foreign office Spokeswoman had claimed that Pakistan’s efforts to eradicate the poliovirus were undermined by the fake vaccination campaign in which some UN agencies were also used. In a statement issued in Islamabad, WHO officials said that the UN has formally objected to Islamabad’s contention, following which it immediately received assurances that the statement made by the FM Spokesperson was categorically incorrect and made in error. “WHO welcomes this clarification by the Government and trusts that the erroneous statement will be fully retracted,” it stated. The WHO reaffirms its position that all health programmes, including immunisation campaigns, must be used only for protecting and promoting health. “WHO continues to categorically deplore the use of health interventions for any other reason and reiterates that there is absolutely no connection whatsoever between WHO and the ‘fake vaccination campaign’ conducted by Dr Afridi,” read the statement.
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May - 12 
Two Shia workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Gauhar Ali Abidi and Syed Rizwan, were shot dead in North Karachi Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 12, reports The Express Tribune. Deputy Superintendent of
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Two Shia workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Gauhar Ali Abidi and Syed Rizwan, were shot dead in North Karachi Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 12, reports The Express Tribune. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Altaf Hussain said both men were Shia and suspect it was a targeted attack.
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May - 12 
On May 12, the Supreme Court of Nepal directed the government authorities to appoint 26 Constituent Assembly (CA) members within 15 days, reports The Himalayan Times. A division bench of Justices Ram Kumar Prasad Shah and Kalyan Shrestha issued the m
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On May 12, the Supreme Court of Nepal directed the government authorities to appoint 26 Constituent Assembly (CA) members within 15 days, reports The Himalayan Times. A division bench of Justices Ram Kumar Prasad Shah and Kalyan Shrestha issued the mandamus order to authorities, the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Law, Justice and Constituent Assembly and the CA Secretariat, not to delay the appointment process. As per the provision, the 601-member CA would comprise 240 elected lawmakers, 335 nominated under the Proportional Representation (PR) category and 26 nominated by the Cabinet.
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May - 12 
The Baburam Bhattarai faction of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) said it is ready to join the party’s Central Committee (CC) if Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal agrees to fulfill a number of conditions including coming clean on the is
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The Baburam Bhattarai faction of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) said it is ready to join the party’s Central Committee (CC) if Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal agrees to fulfill a number of conditions including coming clean on the issues of peace and constitution, reports Ekantipur.com. Leaders close to Bhattarai said that Dahal should ensure “a democratic culture” within the party, and expressed concern over threats issued by the Dahal faction to the leaders and cadres who took Bhattarai’s side in the grass roots of the party. “We are not splitting up the party, but party Chairman should ensure that the dissenters are allowed to express their views and opinions freely in all matters concerning the party,” said leader Devendra Poudel. A meeting of CC has been called for May 15 to discuss ways to bring the Bhattarai faction on board.
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May - 12 
The Government realises its mistake on May 12 (a day after) the Bill on Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission on Investigation of Enforced Disappearances (CED) was turned into an Act on May 11, reports The Himalayan Times. The Act
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The Government realises its mistake on May 12 (a day after) the Bill on Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission on Investigation of Enforced Disappearances (CED) was turned into an Act on May 11, reports The Himalayan Times. The Act states that the government shall appoint a former chief justice as the chairman of a to-be-formed committee which will recommend the names for TRC and CED. This provision contradicts Article 106 (2) of the Interim Constitution, which prohibits appointment of former chief justice or Supreme Court justices in any government position. “We failed to pay proper attention to the provision, as there was already a precedent of government forming a commission led by former Supreme Court judge Prem Sharma to investigate into the murder of justice Rana Bahadur Bam. We are now studying whether to amend the Act to make it compatible with the constitutional provision,” Minister for Law, Justice, Constituent Assembly and Parliamentary Affairs Narahari Acharya said.
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Police arrested 21 activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led 19-party alliance from different places of Bogra District during their drives from May 12 night to May 13 morning, said Faizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Statio
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Police arrested 21 activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led 19-party alliance from different places of Bogra District during their drives from May 12 night to May 13 morning, said Faizur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, reports Daily Star. They were shown arrest in a case filed for vandalism and arson attack. Of them, 13 were wanted in several cases, Rahman said. Abdul Halim, ameer (chief) of Shibganj municipality unit of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), local Jubo Dal leaders Lition, Babu, Jony, Ali Haider, and Swechchhasebak Dal leader Babu are among the accused
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May - 12 
Police on May 12 arrested 21 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) from the party's Chittagong city office in Chittagong District for planning subversive activities, reports The Daily Star. ANM Shamsul Islam, ameer (chief) of JeI Chittagong
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Police on May 12 arrested 21 leaders and activists of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) from the party's Chittagong city office in Chittagong District for planning subversive activities, reports The Daily Star. ANM Shamsul Islam, ameer (chief) of JeI Chittagong city unit Nazrul Islam, secretary general of the unit, and its assistant secretary general AZM Obaidullah are among the arrestees. During the raid Police also recovered 1.5 kilogram of potash, a large bottle containing petrol and 50 empty bottles meant for making petrol bombs from the office.
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May - 12 
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on May 12 issued arrest warrant against war crimes accused Muhamad Abdul Jabbar Engineer, reports New Age. The charges he faces include planning and committing genocide, killings, arson and looting he alleg
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The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on May 12 issued arrest warrant against war crimes accused Muhamad Abdul Jabbar Engineer, reports New Age. The charges he faces include planning and committing genocide, killings, arson and looting he allegedly committed at different places during the Liberation War. Born in the village Khetachira under Mothbaria sub-District of Pirojpur District on November 30, 1932, Jabbar became the chairman of Mothbaria central Peace Committee during the Liberation War. In 1986 and 1988, Jabbar was also elected Member of Parliament (MP) on Jatiya Party (JP) ticket. Later, he withdrew from politics.
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May - 12 
British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Hugo Swire on May 12 said in the UK parliament that the proscription of diaspora Tamil organizations that are suspected of having links to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by
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British Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Hugo Swire on May 12 said in the UK parliament that the proscription of diaspora Tamil organizations that are suspected of having links to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) by the Sri Lankan Government is not conducive to a successful reconciliation process in the island nation, reports Colombo Page. He further said Sri Lankan Government should not use proscription to suppress freedom of speech, especially when Sri Lanka's human rights record is under international scrutiny. He also added that the UK has raised concerns with the Government regarding the arrests of Ms. Jeyakumari Balendran and others, in particular on the lack of clarity around the evidence against the suspects and the charges brought.
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May - 12 
Meanwhile, Colombo Page on May 13 reports that Sri Lankan Government’s Anti- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) operations in Tamil areas in the country create fears of refugee outflow from Sri Lanka to Tamil Nadu, India.
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Meanwhile, Colombo Page on May 13 reports that Sri Lankan Government’s Anti- Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) operations in Tamil areas in the country create fears of refugee outflow from Sri Lanka to Tamil Nadu, India.
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May - 12 
Sri Lanka Army has commenced recruiting Tamil youth from the war-torn Northern Province for the first time since the armed conflict against Tamil Tiger rebels ended five years ago, reports Colombo Page on May 13. The Army sources said that the first
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Sri Lanka Army has commenced recruiting Tamil youth from the war-torn Northern Province for the first time since the armed conflict against Tamil Tiger rebels ended five years ago, reports Colombo Page on May 13. The Army sources said that the first round of the recruitment started on May 8 at Maritime (Muhudubadapattu) Divisional Secretariat in Mullaitivu District, Northern Province in which more than 50 Tamil youths have applied and the interviewers will move to Oddusuddan, Puthumattalan, Mullaitivu and other areas to conduct interviews until June 30, 2014.
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May - 13 
Four Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres were injured in Police encounter at Talagada in Sundargarh District on May 13, reports The Pioneer. A special team of the Rourkela Police reached Talladega on the outskirts of the city on a tip-
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Four Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres were injured in Police encounter at Talagada in Sundargarh District on May 13, reports The Pioneer. A special team of the Rourkela Police reached Talladega on the outskirts of the city on a tip-off that some armed PLFI cadres were camping there. Seeing the Police, the PLFI cadres opened fire at them, leading to an exchange of fire between them and four PLFI cadres were seriously injured in it, Police sources said. Rest PLFI cadres managed to flee from the spot, it said.
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May - 13 
The court of XIII metropolitan magistrate in Egmore (Chennai) on May 13 extended the judicial custody of suspected Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent Sakir Hussain by 15 days, reports The Times of India. 'Q' branch officers arrested Hussain o
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The court of XIII metropolitan magistrate in Egmore (Chennai) on May 13 extended the judicial custody of suspected Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent Sakir Hussain by 15 days, reports The Times of India. 'Q' branch officers arrested Hussain on April 29. According to Police, he confessed that ISI has plans to attack the US consulate in Chennai and a few places in Bangalore (Karnataka
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May - 13 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Purna Huluka alias Khatru was shot dead in an exchange of fire with District Voluntary Force (DVF) personnel in Narayanpatna in Koraput District on May 13, reports The Pioneer. Polic
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Purna Huluka alias Khatru was shot dead in an exchange of fire with District Voluntary Force (DVF) personnel in Narayanpatna in Koraput District on May 13, reports The Pioneer. Police said, Purna Huluka was from Basanaput village, carrying a cash reward of INR 100,000 on his head. Khatru, an armed cadre of the CPI-Maoist was involved in several heinous crimes, including several murders in Narayanpatna and Bandhugaon areas in the District, Police added.
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May - 13 
Also, in response to the request by Assam Government, the Centre has agreed to dispatch 30 companies of additional paramilitary forces to augment security measures in the violence-affected BTC areas of Assam, reports The Shillong Times. “We have aske
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Also, in response to the request by Assam Government, the Centre has agreed to dispatch 30 companies of additional paramilitary forces to augment security measures in the violence-affected BTC areas of Assam, reports The Shillong Times. “We have asked for 50 companies (100 personnel each) from the Home Ministry to maintain law and order in BTAD. Of them, 30 companies will be provided by the Centre,” Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi told a press conference on May 13.
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May - 13 
Also, on the same date, a militant belonging to the Military Defence Force faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-MDF), identified as Nandeibam Meghachandra alias Loya was arrested from his residence and a Chinese hand grenade was recovered from
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Also, on the same date, a militant belonging to the Military Defence Force faction of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP-MDF), identified as Nandeibam Meghachandra alias Loya was arrested from his residence and a Chinese hand grenade was recovered from him.
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May - 13 
Also, the Khasi Students Union (KSU) West Khasi Hills District, in an emergency meeting, provided the Government with a two-week deadline to scrap the order for setting up the ANVC-B designated camp and also to scrap the order of removal of the Home
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Also, the Khasi Students Union (KSU) West Khasi Hills District, in an emergency meeting, provided the Government with a two-week deadline to scrap the order for setting up the ANVC-B designated camp and also to scrap the order of removal of the Home Guard Border Wing from Kyrshai. KSU demanded that the Home Guard wing should be upgraded to a police outpost considering that the government of Assam might be emboldened to encroach into Meghalaya land at Kyrshai.
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May - 13 
Further, Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) and Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) and local headmen of various villages of west Khasi Hills District have strongly criticised Governments decision to open camps for ANVC-B i
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Further, Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) and Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) and local headmen of various villages of west Khasi Hills District have strongly criticised Governments decision to open camps for ANVC-B in the District
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May - 13 
Further, on May 13, two militants belonging to Lamyanba Khuman faction of KCP (KCP- Lamyanba Khuman) identified as Laishram Raju and his wife Laishram Patti Devi were arrested from Lamlai Bazaar in Bishnupur District.
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Further, on May 13, two militants belonging to Lamyanba Khuman faction of KCP (KCP- Lamyanba Khuman) identified as Laishram Raju and his wife Laishram Patti Devi were arrested from Lamlai Bazaar in Bishnupur District.
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May - 13 
Meanwhile the NSCN-IM ‘chairman’ Isak Chisi Swu and ‘general secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah have left for Delhi, on May 13, to participate in the ongoing peace talks. Swu and Muivah were accompanied by senior NSCN-IM leaders Rev Puni and Tongmeth. Tho
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Meanwhile the NSCN-IM ‘chairman’ Isak Chisi Swu and ‘general secretary’ Thuingaleng Muivah have left for Delhi, on May 13, to participate in the ongoing peace talks. Swu and Muivah were accompanied by senior NSCN-IM leaders Rev Puni and Tongmeth. Though formal talks are likely to be held only after the next Government is formed, the IM leaders had left for Delhi this early as they have to meet with ‘important people’. A source from NSCN-IM stated that “So much ground works are to be attended by our leaders in Delhi”. NSCN-IM leaders have been in Nagaland since March 9.
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May - 13 
Meanwhile, two 303 rifles with ammunition were taken away from the Personal Security Officer (PSO) of Bhakta Hira, a trader, in the night of may 13 at Kherbari in Sonitpur District, reports The Telegraph.
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Meanwhile, two 303 rifles with ammunition were taken away from the Personal Security Officer (PSO) of Bhakta Hira, a trader, in the night of may 13 at Kherbari in Sonitpur District, reports The Telegraph.
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May - 13 
Nagaland Post on May 14 reports that Khole-Kitovi faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-KK) conducted a formal reception programme for sixteen members of Non Accordist faction Naga National Council (NNC-NA) who joined NSCN-KK at des
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Nagaland Post on May 14 reports that Khole-Kitovi faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-KK) conducted a formal reception programme for sixteen members of Non Accordist faction Naga National Council (NNC-NA) who joined NSCN-KK at designated camp Khehoi in Dimapur on May 13. According to a ‘Ministry of Information and Publicity’ (MIP) press release, Alezo Venuh, the Envoy to ‘collective leadership’, said that although it was a usual norm for revolutionary groups to oppose one another “it should not continue forever”. He also stated that said “divisions among the Naga brethrens would not bring any solution but create further problems” and further went on to add that “nothing good can come out of Naga Nationalism if there is no unity among brothers”.
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May - 13 
Nagaland Post, on May 14, reports that the Security Forces (SFs) arrested K Kihovi Awomi, a Tatar (Member of Parliament) of Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) from a house in Lhoto Colony, Ganesh Nagar in Dimapur
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Nagaland Post, on May 14, reports that the Security Forces (SFs) arrested K Kihovi Awomi, a Tatar (Member of Parliament) of Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) from a house in Lhoto Colony, Ganesh Nagar in Dimapur District. A .25 Pistol, one .22 Pump Action Rifle and assorted ammunition were recovered from him.
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May - 13 
One person, identified as Suresh Chandrakar was arrested by Sonepur Police on May 13 for his alleged involvement in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in Sonepur District, reports New Indian Express.
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One person, identified as Suresh Chandrakar was arrested by Sonepur Police on May 13 for his alleged involvement in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in Sonepur District, reports New Indian Express.
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May - 13 
Security Forces (SFs) on May 13 recovered arms and ammunitions from Kuntia forest area under Sonua Police Station limits of West Singhbhum District, reports Zee News. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Armed Police personnel launched a
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 13 recovered arms and ammunitions from Kuntia forest area under Sonua Police Station limits of West Singhbhum District, reports Zee News. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and District Armed Police personnel launched a search operation in the forest and recovered 17 detonators, three .303 bore service rifles and 170 cartridges, said CRPF Commandant Asgar Habib. The search operation was cSonducted following a lead provided by Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) ‘area commander’ Sanjay Bodra, who was arrested from Karaikela Police Station area on May 11.
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May - 13 
Separately, a former additional director general (ADG) of the Border Security Force (BSF), PK Mishra, on May 13, alleged a nexus between bureaucrats and illegal Bangladeshis saying, bureaucrats and Forest Department officials in Assam sold large trac
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Separately, a former additional director general (ADG) of the Border Security Force (BSF), PK Mishra, on May 13, alleged a nexus between bureaucrats and illegal Bangladeshis saying, bureaucrats and Forest Department officials in Assam sold large tracts of forest land to illegal Bangladeshi migrants with fraudulent process, reports The Sentinel. Mishra was deployed in the extreme areas along the India–Bangladesh border from 1971 till 1990. The presences of about six crores illegal Bangladeshi migrants are posing maximum threat to India’s security. Referring to the recent carnage in Kokrajhar and Baksa Districts, Mishra said until and unless the issue of illegal migration is not taken seriously, such incidents will certainly occur in the near future.
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May - 13 
Separately, Action Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) on May 13 said that it received a photocopy of a “donation demand” note served on a food joint by a students’ union in Dimapur which the food joint paid. ACAUT Nagaland in a press re
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Separately, Action Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) on May 13 said that it received a photocopy of a “donation demand” note served on a food joint by a students’ union in Dimapur which the food joint paid. ACAUT Nagaland in a press release said the donation note used the words “willing contribution” and wanted to know what did it actually meant. ACAUT stated that it was not just against the unabated taxations made by ‘Naga Political Groups’ (NPGs) but this kind of “taxation” and forceful contributions” by various organizations and unions. ACAUT appealed all to co-operate and said even if the taxations by NPGs were streamlined and if there were such donations, ACAUT’s efforts would be “null and void.”
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May - 13 
The Intelligence agencies warned of possible fidayeen (suicide) attacks in India soon after the formation of the new government at the Centre, Deccan Chronicle reports on May 14. The leader of the banned terrorist outfit Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) Hafiz Sae
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The Intelligence agencies warned of possible fidayeen (suicide) attacks in India soon after the formation of the new government at the Centre, Deccan Chronicle reports on May 14. The leader of the banned terrorist outfit Jamat-ud-Dawa (JuD) Hafiz Saeed is allegedly behind the resurrection of the banned terror groups, the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), Indian Mujahideen (IM) and the Al Ummah in India. “Saeed is also said to be behind sending vulnerable youth from India to militant training camps run by the Taliban,” a source said.
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May - 13 
The Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF) who had signed the Suspension of Operation (SoO) with Government of India (GoI) and the Manipur State on September 9, 2013 has been given their own camp and has been relocated from their temporary camp at Sem
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The Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF) who had signed the Suspension of Operation (SoO) with Government of India (GoI) and the Manipur State on September 9, 2013 has been given their own camp and has been relocated from their temporary camp at Semol villages under Khengjoi Block of Chandel District, reports Kanglaonline on May 14.
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May - 13 
The Sangai Express, on May 14, reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a KCP cadre, identified as Irom khongnem Meitei alias Burma from Thamnapokpi village in Imphal East District. Meanwhile another KCP cadre identified as Kangabam Rohit Singh wa
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The Sangai Express, on May 14, reports that Security Forces (SFs) arrested a KCP cadre, identified as Irom khongnem Meitei alias Burma from Thamnapokpi village in Imphal East District. Meanwhile another KCP cadre identified as Kangabam Rohit Singh was arrested at Tengnoupal in Chandel District. A .9mm Pistol with a magazine and four live rounds were recovered from him.
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May - 13 
The Sentinel reports on May 13 that one Bangladeshi national, identified as Anamuddin was arrested by Border security Force (BSF) troops of Border Outpost (BOP) Khaliang in East Jaintia Hills District, while he was trying to cross over the internatio
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The Sentinel reports on May 13 that one Bangladeshi national, identified as Anamuddin was arrested by Border security Force (BSF) troops of Border Outpost (BOP) Khaliang in East Jaintia Hills District, while he was trying to cross over the international border. INR 27,580, one mobile phone with one Indian and one Bangladeshi SIM card was recovered from his possession.
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May - 13 
The Shillong Times on May 14 reports that Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo people (FKJGP) West Khasi Hills District unit has condemned the proposed designated camp of the Break Away faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) in West Kha
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The Shillong Times on May 14 reports that Federation of Khasi Jaintia and Garo people (FKJGP) West Khasi Hills District unit has condemned the proposed designated camp of the Break Away faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) in West Khasi Hills District stating that the decision would lead to communal clashes between the Garos and the Khasis of the State. The FKJGP also asked the Government to scrap the order through which it had ordered the withdrawal of the Home Guard Border Wing from Kyrshai located at the border of West Khasi Hills District and Assam with a preference to replace with a Police Outpost.
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May - 13 
The Shillong Times reports that Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, on May 13, said that State Government would not be dictated by anyone while deciding on the site for setting up of designated camps for the ANVC-B and that Government will decide
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The Shillong Times reports that Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma, on May 13, said that State Government would not be dictated by anyone while deciding on the site for setting up of designated camps for the ANVC-B and that Government will decide on the setting up of the designated camps in accordance with the requirements and needs.
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May - 13 
The Telegraph reports that Assam Police, on May 13, revealed the names of nine militants of the IK Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), who allegedly carried out attacks in three villages of the Bodoland Territor
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The Telegraph reports that Assam Police, on May 13, revealed the names of nine militants of the IK Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), who allegedly carried out attacks in three villages of the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD), killing at least 46 people, including 22 children. Director-general of Police (DGP) Khagen Sarma told reporters at the Police headquarters that the nine cadres, identified as Rikha, Romilo, Anon, Yakhab, Laswi, Ranjabaja, Sizo, Fuler and Futhai, had executed plans worked out by the outfit’s ‘chairman’ I.K. Songbijit, ‘general secretary’ Swarangra and “commander” B. Bidai. “The militant group was involved in the attacks but we are probing to find out if anyone helped them to carry out the attacks,” he added. The Police have been claiming the involvement of NDFB-IKS in the May 1 and 2 attacks on Narayanguri and Khagrabari villages in Baksa District and Balapara in Kokrajhar District while survivors of the violence claimed that former Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) cadres and the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF), which rules the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) that governs the BTAD, were behind the attacks.
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May - 13 
The Telegraph reports that one of the kingpins of the FICN racket, Badal Uddin Laskar, was arrested by Border Security Forces in Cachar District on May 13. Satish Budakote, a deputy inspector-general of BSF’s frontier headquarters in Masimpur cantonm
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The Telegraph reports that one of the kingpins of the FICN racket, Badal Uddin Laskar, was arrested by Border Security Forces in Cachar District on May 13. Satish Budakote, a deputy inspector-general of BSF’s frontier headquarters in Masimpur cantonment, said fake currency with a face value of INR 15, 0000 recovered from his possession. Cachar and Karimganj Districts in South Assam are fast emerging hubs of fake currency transactions. The FICN is printed in adjoining Bangladesh and circulated in the region.
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May - 13 
Separately, a Police constable was killed and 13 others, including Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Adam Ali Khushak sustained injuries in a sectarian clash between two groups within the limits of City Police Station in Hyderabad District on May 13,
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Separately, a Police constable was killed and 13 others, including Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Adam Ali Khushak sustained injuries in a sectarian clash between two groups within the limits of City Police Station in Hyderabad District on May 13, reported The News. Police said that two groups opened fire after quarrel during a procession, taken out in connection with birth anniversary of Shia Imam Hazrat Ali.
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May - 13 
At least five militants were killed and three others were injured as rival Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, belonging to Shehryar Mehsud and Khan “Sajna” Said factions, clashed in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Admini
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At least five militants were killed and three others were injured as rival Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, belonging to Shehryar Mehsud and Khan “Sajna” Said factions, clashed in Shawal area of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas on May 13, reported Dawn.
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May - 13 
Chief Justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani while chairing a three member bench in a suo motu case over September 22, 2013 Peshawar Church bombing and rights of minorities on May 13 remarked that according to Pakistan Penal Code’s Article 295,
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Chief Justice of Pakistan Tassaduq Hussain Jillani while chairing a three member bench in a suo motu case over September 22, 2013 Peshawar Church bombing and rights of minorities on May 13 remarked that according to Pakistan Penal Code’s Article 295, offence against any religion comes under the blasphemy law while expressing annoyance for non-registration of cases against culprits involved in setting Hindu temples ablaze in Sindh, reports Dawn. The Chief Justice directed the minorities’ representatives to submit a report that indicates sections where the material has been used to abuse the minorities and identify areas where law enforcing agencies failed to secure their lives and property. Justice Jillani said that the court would share grievances of the minorities, hinting establishment of a new force to safeguard the minority communities. Meanwhile, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Member of National Assembly (MNA) Dr Ramesh Kumar apprised the court that during last two months six untoward incidents happened with the Hindu community where their temples were set ablaze and their religion was not properly honored and miscreants were not brought to book. He said that four of the incidents come under the blasphemy law.
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May - 13 
Doctor Manzoor Memon (45), the medico-legal officer (MLO) at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC), and his driver, Ashiq (40), were shot dead in Delhi Colony area of Orangi Town in provincial capital Karachi on May 13, reports Dawn.
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Doctor Manzoor Memon (45), the medico-legal officer (MLO) at the Jinnah Postgraduate Medical Center (JPMC), and his driver, Ashiq (40), were shot dead in Delhi Colony area of Orangi Town in provincial capital Karachi on May 13, reports Dawn.
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May - 13 
In another incident, a former Union Counsellor of Awami National Party (ANP) and present member of ANP's District Organising Committee in Peshawar, Anwarul Haq, was shot dead by unidentified militants while he was in his shop in Kohati area of Peshaw
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In another incident, a former Union Counsellor of Awami National Party (ANP) and present member of ANP's District Organising Committee in Peshawar, Anwarul Haq, was shot dead by unidentified militants while he was in his shop in Kohati area of Peshawar on May 13, reported Dawn.
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May - 13 
Karachi’s Lyari gangster Noor Mohammed, also known as Baba Ladla, was reportedly killed by Iranian border guards near the Pakistan-Iran border on May 13, reports The Express Tribune. “Baba Ladla was crossing the border when Iranian border guards open
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Karachi’s Lyari gangster Noor Mohammed, also known as Baba Ladla, was reportedly killed by Iranian border guards near the Pakistan-Iran border on May 13, reports The Express Tribune. “Baba Ladla was crossing the border when Iranian border guards opened fire at him. He received three bullet wounds and had died on the spot,” source across the border said, adding that the guards had opened fire after Baba Ladla’s car failed to stop for routine security check. His body is currently in the custody of Iranian border guards. Some sources said the incident took place at the international border crossing point Border 250 near Chahbahar, while other sources put the location at Mund Bullo. However, officials in Gawadar District said they did not know about the incident, nor had any Iranian officials approached them.
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May - 13 
Meanwhile, a senior leader of the group revealed that Khan Said alias Sajna refused to accept his dismissal as head of the militant group’s South Waziristan Chapter, reports The Express Tribune. “Sajna was removed last week through a special order by
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Meanwhile, a senior leader of the group revealed that Khan Said alias Sajna refused to accept his dismissal as head of the militant group’s South Waziristan Chapter, reports The Express Tribune. “Sajna was removed last week through a special order by the respected Ameer,” a Taliban leader said on the condition of anonymity, adding, “The Taliban leadership council had also endorsed the decision,” he added.
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May - 13 
Meanwhile, Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused 25 kilogram of bomb found at a bus-stop in Saeedabad area of Baldia Town in Karachi on May 13, reports Dawn. According to the Police, if the bomb exploded it would have caused massive destruction.
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Meanwhile, Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) defused 25 kilogram of bomb found at a bus-stop in Saeedabad area of Baldia Town in Karachi on May 13, reports Dawn. According to the Police, if the bomb exploded it would have caused massive destruction.
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May - 13 
Meanwhile, unidentified militants blew up a Shia mosque in an Imambargah (Shia place of commemoration) of Hazrat Ali in Bafa village of Mansehra District on May 13, reports The Express Tribune. However, no casualty was reported.
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Meanwhile, unidentified militants blew up a Shia mosque in an Imambargah (Shia place of commemoration) of Hazrat Ali in Bafa village of Mansehra District on May 13, reports The Express Tribune. However, no casualty was reported.
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May - 13 
Police recovered five foreign nationals during a search operation in Turbat District on May 13, reported Dawn. District Police Officer (DPO) Bashir Brohi said that a Police party conducted a raid in Overseas Colony in Turbat and recovered five foreig
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Police recovered five foreign nationals during a search operation in Turbat District on May 13, reported Dawn. District Police Officer (DPO) Bashir Brohi said that a Police party conducted a raid in Overseas Colony in Turbat and recovered five foreigners. The foreign nationals include three Tanzanians, one Nigerian and one Kenyan. "The foreigners were chained inside a room in an abandoned house," Brohi added. He further stated that two foreign nationals were abducted in 2012, two in 2013 and one was kidnapped in 2014, most probably from Karachi District of Sindh Province. "We are also interrogating the recovered foreign nationals," he said, adding that it was being probed as to how they had entered into Pakistan.
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May - 13 
Separately, Safi peace committee leader Subidar Safi’s nephew Jahangir Khan was killed and his driver was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Safi tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency on May 13, reported The Express Tribune. T
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Separately, Safi peace committee leader Subidar Safi’s nephew Jahangir Khan was killed and his driver was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Safi tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency on May 13, reported The Express Tribune. TTP Mohmand Agency Chapter spokesperson Omar Khorasani claimed responsibility for the attack. Later, a search operation was launched and 20 suspects were arrested.
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May - 13 
Separately, two unidentified dead bodies bearing torture marks were recovered in gunny bags dumped in drainage in Hayatabad area of Peshawar on May 13, reports The News.
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Separately, two unidentified dead bodies bearing torture marks were recovered in gunny bags dumped in drainage in Hayatabad area of Peshawar on May 13, reports The News.
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May - 13 
Unidentified militants shot dead two teachers, identified as Shamim Badshah and Liaqat Ali Khan, near the Government High School in Chasma Jaat area of Hangu District on May 13, reported Dawn. Protesters blocked the Hangu-Kohat Road near Alizai to pr
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Unidentified militants shot dead two teachers, identified as Shamim Badshah and Liaqat Ali Khan, near the Government High School in Chasma Jaat area of Hangu District on May 13, reported Dawn. Protesters blocked the Hangu-Kohat Road near Alizai to protest the killing of Liaqat Ali who was a member of the Shia community.
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May - 13 
A former Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) cadre Pushkar Gautam, who was convicted of killing Ujjan Kumar Shrestha of Tarkerabari on June 24, 1998, by the Okhaldhunga District Court and had been on the run for two years, was arrested from Bag
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A former Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) cadre Pushkar Gautam, who was convicted of killing Ujjan Kumar Shrestha of Tarkerabari on June 24, 1998, by the Okhaldhunga District Court and had been on the run for two years, was arrested from Bagbazaar in Okhaldhunga District on May 13 and sent to Sundhara Central Jail to serve life sentence, reports The Himalayan Times. Gautam, ‘district member’ of the then CPN-Maoist, was charged with assisting then CPN-Maoist leader Balkrishna Dhungel to shoot Shrestha dead. The same court, on May 10, 2004, had slapped life sentence on Dhungel, along with confiscation of all his property, identifying him as the mastermind behind the killing of Shrestha.
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May - 13 
Meanwhile, in the CA meeting held on May 13, CA Chairman Subas Nembang ruled political parties and lawmakers to avoid foreign visits until the promulgation of new constitution, reports The Himalayan Times. Nembang urged the CA members to be serious a
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Meanwhile, in the CA meeting held on May 13, CA Chairman Subas Nembang ruled political parties and lawmakers to avoid foreign visits until the promulgation of new constitution, reports The Himalayan Times. Nembang urged the CA members to be serious about implementing the CA’s commitment to prepare the first draft of the new statute and go to the public by mid October 2014, and promulgate the new constitution by January 22, 2015 as per the CA’s work schedule.
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May - 13 
On May 13, the constitution drafting process has entered a new phase as the Constituent Assembly (CA) formally began its core business, reports Ekantipur.com. The constitution writing body will now get down to its regular business as the Committee to
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On May 13, the constitution drafting process has entered a new phase as the Constituent Assembly (CA) formally began its core business, reports Ekantipur.com. The constitution writing body will now get down to its regular business as the Committee to Study and Determine Constitutional Records (CSDCR), a CA committee formed to study the progress made by 11 thematic committees of the previous CA on various contentious issues and present its reports for discussions, submitted its two reports to the full House, officials at the CA Secretariat said. The CA is set to begin theoretical discussions on these reports on May 15.
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May - 13 
The Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction started administrative preparations for establishing the formation of Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission on Enforced Disappearances (CED), reports Republica on May 14. The Ministry has fo
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The Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction started administrative preparations for establishing the formation of Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission on Enforced Disappearances (CED), reports Republica on May 14. The Ministry has formed a taskforce under it to submit a report on the necessary resources, administrative expenses and infrastructures for both the commissions. "The taskforce would submit its report shortly. However, as the structures of both the TRC and CED are similar to the structure of National Human Rights Commission to some extent, we have asked the Ministry of Finance to provide about Rs 150 million each to the commissions," Spokesperson of the Ministry, Binod KC said.
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May - 13 
Separately, Police arrested three JeI-ICS cadres in Bogra District on charge of planning subversive activities in the District in the last few months on May 13, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are Shajahanpur sub-District unit of JeI ameer Abdu
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Separately, Police arrested three JeI-ICS cadres in Bogra District on charge of planning subversive activities in the District in the last few months on May 13, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are Shajahanpur sub-District unit of JeI ameer Abdul Latif (60), organising secretary of Dupchanchia municipality unit of the party Amdadul Haque (31) and former leader of ICS Shajahan Talukdar (39).
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May - 13 
Meanwhile, a source close to the Sri Lankan security establishment said that the ban on Tamil Diaspora organisations has begun to split these organisations and scare away individuals from them, reports Daily Mirror on May14. “Colombo has been sending
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Meanwhile, a source close to the Sri Lankan security establishment said that the ban on Tamil Diaspora organisations has begun to split these organisations and scare away individuals from them, reports Daily Mirror on May14. “Colombo has been sending to various countries, dossiers on the designated organisations and individuals about their terrorism-related financial transfers, to enable action under UNSC Resolution 1373 of 2001,” the source said. It also added that there is a “remarkable drop” in public participation in the activities of the designated organisations “Where earlier 300 or more Tamils used to attend a meeting, only a few dozen turn up since designation
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May - 13 
Sri Lankan defence sources revealed that one of the former prominent Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, identified by the Indian Police as K. Thayapararaja, said to have been tortured and killed by the Sri Lankan Security Forces (SFs) in
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Sri Lankan defence sources revealed that one of the former prominent Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres, identified by the Indian Police as K. Thayapararaja, said to have been tortured and killed by the Sri Lankan Security Forces (SFs) in 2009 as claimed by many local and international NGOs, was among the arrested persons by the Tamil Nadu police in Dhanushkodi in India on May 5, when they entered India without valid documents, reports Daily Mirror on May 14. Defence sources also alleged that Thayapararaja and his wife Uthayakala had close links with some NGOs operating from London with links to LTTE. They had allegedly used this is a connection to promise lucrative jobs and operated the racket with pro-LTTE elements pretending to help Tamils. A senior police official also said that “There were several complaints about this husband and wife to the Criminal Investigations Department and several Police stations and we would work with the Indian Police to bring down both the suspects soon, as CID is currently conducting separate inquiries against these suspects.”
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May - 14 
The Shillong Times on May 15 reports that ANVC-B expressed resentment over opposition by various Khasi Hills based NGOs and political parties against the proposed setting up of a designated camp for the cadres of the outfit in the district. Dogamdo
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The Shillong Times on May 15 reports that ANVC-B expressed resentment over opposition by various Khasi Hills based NGOs and political parties against the proposed setting up of a designated camp for the cadres of the outfit in the district. Dogamdot Rangra R Marak personal assistant to the ANVC-B ‘commander-in-chief’ claimed that the opposition by the various NGOs and political parties was to sabotage the outfit’s three-month-long peace initiative with the Meghalaya Government. The outfit also appealed to other NGOs of Garo Hills to support their demand for a designated camp in Khasi Hills and warned that it would no more even consider coming in for a peace settlement if the failed to do so.
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May - 14 
A Special Branch Counter Terrorism Unit arrested a Sri Lankan national, believed to be an associate of suspected Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent Sakir Hussian, who was arrested earlier in Chennai, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on May 14, reports
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A Special Branch Counter Terrorism Unit arrested a Sri Lankan national, believed to be an associate of suspected Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) agent Sakir Hussian, who was arrested earlier in Chennai, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on May 14, reports The Times of India. Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Malaysia, Bakri Zinin said that the man is believed to be involved in a plan to attack foreign consulates in Chennai and Bangalore, India. The Malaysian Police also said that they are probing possible Al-Qaeda links to the man arrested.
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May - 14 
According to Mumbai Police, cybercrime has seen a 168 per cent rise in just a year, The Times of India reports on May 14. From 63 in 2012, the number of cases went up to 169 in 2013. This year, the number of cases was 54 in just the first quarter; by
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According to Mumbai Police, cybercrime has seen a 168 per cent rise in just a year, The Times of India reports on May 14. From 63 in 2012, the number of cases went up to 169 in 2013. This year, the number of cases was 54 in just the first quarter; by the year-end, it is expected to cross the 200 mark—almost half of the 421 cybercrime cases recorded in Mumbai from 2010. Also, experts say, more money will be lost to cybercrime this year than in the last three years put together.
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May - 14 
Also, All Assam Minority Students’ Union (AAMSU) has served an ultimatum to the State Government demanding justice for the victims of BTAD violence, reports The Sentinel. The members of Cachar District unit of AAMSU staged a protest demonstration, on
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Also, All Assam Minority Students’ Union (AAMSU) has served an ultimatum to the State Government demanding justice for the victims of BTAD violence, reports The Sentinel. The members of Cachar District unit of AAMSU staged a protest demonstration, on May 14, demanding fulfillment of their charter of demands within a period of fifteen days.
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May - 14 
Indian Army and Assam Police personnel killed six militants of Karbi Peoples Liberation Tiger (KPLT), including its ‘commander-in-chief’, Bikash Teron alias Kangthur in a gun battle on May 14 at Langtibuk, of the Singhason hill in Karbi Anglong Distr
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Indian Army and Assam Police personnel killed six militants of Karbi Peoples Liberation Tiger (KPLT), including its ‘commander-in-chief’, Bikash Teron alias Kangthur in a gun battle on May 14 at Langtibuk, of the Singhason hill in Karbi Anglong District, reports The Assam Tribune. The other cadres are yet to be identified. Two AK 47 rifles and one 12 bore repeater gun, two 9mm pistols, two hand grenades, 453 ammunition of AK 47 rifle, 40 ammunition of Self-Loading Rifle (SLR) and 84 ammunition of 9mm pistol have been recovered from the slain militants, adds The Nagaland Post. In recent times the outfit unlashed massive drive for extortion and abduction in several parts of the District which become a cause of concern for the Police and army. The outfit had also disrupted the process of election campaigning in the hill Districts of Assam in the recently concluded parliamentary election by imposing general strike for indefinite period which was withdrawn only on the day of polling i.e. on April 12.
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May - 14 
Meanwhile unidentified persons hurled a hand grenade at the residence of Superintending Engineer of Command Area Development Agency (CADA), identified as Thokchom Kesho at Kwakeithel in Imphal West District on May 14. The Chinese made hand grenade ho
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Meanwhile unidentified persons hurled a hand grenade at the residence of Superintending Engineer of Command Area Development Agency (CADA), identified as Thokchom Kesho at Kwakeithel in Imphal West District on May 14. The Chinese made hand grenade however failed to explode. Police later retrieved the grenade.
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May - 14 
Meanwhile, an armed individual was arrested by SFs from Eros lane in Dimapur District on May 14. A .22 mm pistol along with magazine was recovered from him.
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Meanwhile, an armed individual was arrested by SFs from Eros lane in Dimapur District on May 14. A .22 mm pistol along with magazine was recovered from him.
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May - 14 
Meanwhile, an encounter took place between suspected Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) and Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) militants at Atengba Khun under Tousem subdivision of Tamenglong District on May 14. No ca
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Meanwhile, an encounter took place between suspected Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) and Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) militants at Atengba Khun under Tousem subdivision of Tamenglong District on May 14. No casualty has been reported.
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May - 14 
Meanwhile, residents of Aradonga village in West Khasi Hills District, expressed shock and anguish at the State Government’s decision to set up the camp site for the designated camp of the ANVC-B. Headman of Athiabari Dula G Marak,stated, “I was shoc
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Meanwhile, residents of Aradonga village in West Khasi Hills District, expressed shock and anguish at the State Government’s decision to set up the camp site for the designated camp of the ANVC-B. Headman of Athiabari Dula G Marak,stated, “I was shocked when the news was delivered to me that the order for the ANVC-B designated camp has been passed by the government. The camp’s presence would pose a serious threat to our children who could be lured or forced by the ANVC-B cadres to join them. Also, the presence of the camp would greatly affect the business of the area and rampant extortion from traders would take place.” Marak also added that in order to voice their opposition against the designated camp, a massive meeting is being organized at Aradonga on May18. John Miller L Nonglait, president of a conglomerate of 24 villages under Aradonga area, also expressed shock at the government order and said that the people of the area were caught unawares by the order.
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May - 14 
Nagaland Post on May 15 reports that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) 'president', S.S. Khaplang has suspended ‘finance secretary’ Zeramo from the outfit for a year. In a suspension Ahza (order) NSCN-K Khaplang stated that
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Nagaland Post on May 15 reports that Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) 'president', S.S. Khaplang has suspended ‘finance secretary’ Zeramo from the outfit for a year. In a suspension Ahza (order) NSCN-K Khaplang stated that suspension was been done keeping in view his failure to respond to the continuous efforts to report to the headquarters and has been found guilty of misusing his power, and function and misappropriation of a huge amount of money.
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May - 14 
Nagaland Post on May 15 reports that the decision by NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to ban discos and pubs in Dimapur town has been lauded by Naga Women Hoho Dimapur (NWHDF). NSCN-IM recently decided to ban all the night clubs and brothels with immediate
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Nagaland Post on May 15 reports that the decision by NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) to ban discos and pubs in Dimapur town has been lauded by Naga Women Hoho Dimapur (NWHDF). NSCN-IM recently decided to ban all the night clubs and brothels with immediate effect “after taking serious note on the moral degradation of the Nagas.”
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May - 14 
Nagaland Post reports on May 14 that three persons, including two women, were arrested with explosives on them at Diphu Railway station in Karbi Anglong District, the Police said. According to police, 27 packets of gelatine (containing 648 sticks) an
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Nagaland Post reports on May 14 that three persons, including two women, were arrested with explosives on them at Diphu Railway station in Karbi Anglong District, the Police said. According to police, 27 packets of gelatine (containing 648 sticks) and nine coils of fused wire (90 meter) were recovered from their possession. The arrested persons have been identified as Thanga Mizo and his wife Opoi Mizo and another woman identified as Rody Parate. According to initial investigation, the explosive materials were brought to Diphu from Guwahati in a train by the three, however both the women has denied Police charges and claimed that they are not involved.
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May - 14 
Sentinel Assam reports on May 16 that Personal Security Officer (PSO) of the ‘Commander in Chief’ of Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) Bobby Marwein, identified as Wanbor Khardewsaw alias Lung alias William S of Pyndensohsaw who had join
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Sentinel Assam reports on May 16 that Personal Security Officer (PSO) of the ‘Commander in Chief’ of Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) Bobby Marwein, identified as Wanbor Khardewsaw alias Lung alias William S of Pyndensohsaw who had joined the militant outfit in 2002 surrendered before Police without any weapons on May 14, seven days after he managed to escape from the Police ambush at Dangar village of East Khasi Hills, near the Indo– Bangladesh border. On May 8 he along with another senior cadre identified as Wansing Umlong alias Muh were travelling together when the police laid an ambush. Wansing Umlong was caught but Khardewsaw managed to escape.
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May - 14 
Separately, ban has been imposed on poll victory celebrations in the violence affected Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) areas in Assam even as elaborate precautionary measures have been taken to prevent any untoward incident throughout the State wh
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Separately, ban has been imposed on poll victory celebrations in the violence affected Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) areas in Assam even as elaborate precautionary measures have been taken to prevent any untoward incident throughout the State when the poll results are declared on May 16, reports The Shillong Times.
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May - 14 
Separately, Civil society groups on, May 14, staged a demonstration in Guwahati to demand permanent peace in BTAD. People from all communities participated in the peace meet organized by Concerned Citizens of Assam and urged the Prime Minister to bri
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Separately, Civil society groups on, May 14, staged a demonstration in Guwahati to demand permanent peace in BTAD. People from all communities participated in the peace meet organized by Concerned Citizens of Assam and urged the Prime Minister to bring about a solution to the violence and increase security in the region, reports The Assam Tribune. They demanded long-term security arrangements for the vulnerable areas of BTAD for at least five years.
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May - 14 
Separately, even though the Police said that the NDFB-IKS was involved in the recent Bodoland Territorial Autonomous Districts (BTAD) violence, it has not been able to arrest its cadres even as 27 people have been arrested in connection with the BTAD
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Separately, even though the Police said that the NDFB-IKS was involved in the recent Bodoland Territorial Autonomous Districts (BTAD) violence, it has not been able to arrest its cadres even as 27 people have been arrested in connection with the BTAD violence, reports The Sentinel on May 15. In the BTAD, sources said, there are around 200 active NDFB-IKS cadres. In 2013, the police arrested 72 cadres of the NDFB-IKS before the BTAD violence and killed 21 cadres in encounters, while 41 cadres surrendered. The Police was able to seize 150 arms. The Police seized 122 arms from the NDFB-IKS in 2012, 120 arms in 2013, and 150 arms in 2014. In the last three years, 353 NDFB-IKS militants have been arrested.
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May - 14 
Separately, s to setting up of Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF) camp at Sembol village in Chandel District saying it would disturb the peace and tranquillity of the area while also urging the Govt to withdraw the same for the larger interest of
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Separately, s to setting up of Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF) camp at Sembol village in Chandel District saying it would disturb the peace and tranquillity of the area while also urging the Govt to withdraw the same for the larger interest of the public, reports The Sangai Express. JM Thadou, 'information and publicity secretary' of UKLF, stated Semol area is the operational area of UKLF and the presence of an unfriendly group means confrontation between the two. UKLF also urged the Government to conduct reverification of cadres of the KNLF to ascertain whether all cadres who surrendered on September 9, 2013, were still in the ranks of KNLF.
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May - 14 
The Sangai Express on May 15 reports that an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered from a plot of land near Governor Road, Paona Bazar in Imphal West District.
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The Sangai Express on May 15 reports that an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered from a plot of land near Governor Road, Paona Bazar in Imphal West District.
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May - 14 
The Sangai Express reports that two Security Forces (SF’s), Subedar Murugan Dan and Naik Guru Swami were injured during an attack by People’s Liberation Army (PLA)nalong the Indo-Myanmar border near Theikhothang village under Singngat Subdivision in
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The Sangai Express reports that two Security Forces (SF’s), Subedar Murugan Dan and Naik Guru Swami were injured during an attack by People’s Liberation Army (PLA)nalong the Indo-Myanmar border near Theikhothang village under Singngat Subdivision in Churachandpur District on May 14. According to a source, the suspected PLA cadres launched an attack where Border Pillar No 45 and 46 are erected when the Army personnel were machinating handing-taking activities between 25 Madras Regiment and 1/11 Gorkha Rifles
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May - 14 
The Shillong Times on May 15 reports that a hardware store owner identified as Subemol Modok was shot at and injured by a group of militants after he fought them off when they tried to abduct him in Purakhasia border region of West Garo Hills Distric
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The Shillong Times on May 15 reports that a hardware store owner identified as Subemol Modok was shot at and injured by a group of militants after he fought them off when they tried to abduct him in Purakhasia border region of West Garo Hills District on May 13. Police sources reveal that the Garo outfit A’chik National Liberation Army (ANLA) is a prime suspect as it had recently served demand notes on traders and businessmen in the area.
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May - 14 
The Shillong Times on May 15 reports that the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) SK Jain has stated that the Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) which has signed a draft peace pact with the Meghalaya Government co
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The Shillong Times on May 15 reports that the Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) SK Jain has stated that the Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) which has signed a draft peace pact with the Meghalaya Government could have cadre strength of between 140 and 145 and some weapons. The ADGP said that ANVC-B had submitted a list of around 150 cadres. Of them, a couple of cadres had died. The cadres were from Khasi Hills, Garo Hills and parts of Assam. Though the Government was in search of land to set up designated camps for them, Jain made it clear that there would be no let up in operations against ANVC-B if they were found to be indulging in illegal activities. He also added that that the place for the designated camp for ANVC-B has yet not been located and that the hunt for camp site is still ongoing.
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May - 14 
The Shillong Times reports that a demand of INR 500000 was made by A’chik National Liberation Army (ANLA) on May 14 to a school run by Catholic Church in Ampati, District Head Quarters of South West Garo Hills. The militants demanded that the money s
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The Shillong Times reports that a demand of INR 500000 was made by A’chik National Liberation Army (ANLA) on May 14 to a school run by Catholic Church in Ampati, District Head Quarters of South West Garo Hills. The militants demanded that the money should be paid on or before May 20. The Catholic Church in Garo Hills has announced a day of closure of all its educational institutions on May 20 in protest against the extortion demand. The Catholic Diocese stated that “No money or ransom would be paid to any anti-social groups irrespective of whatever the consequences might be. The Church firmly stands by its earlier resolution.”
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May - 14 
The Telegraph reports on May 14 that security agencies trying to cleanse the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) of illegal arms say the flow of arms and involvement of militants make the job tough. “The challenge before us is that many of tho
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The Telegraph reports on May 14 that security agencies trying to cleanse the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) of illegal arms say the flow of arms and involvement of militants make the job tough. “The challenge before us is that many of those supplying arms in the BTAD are either members of a militant group or former militants who are well trained in transporting weapons by concealing them to avoid our glare. They use these techniques even after they surrender and get into arms supplies. This makes our job tough,” a senior Police officer said. The officer said nearly 300 illegal arms and over 200 grenades had been seized from the BTAD since 2012 but the problem was far from over since the flow of weapons through Nagaland and Mizoram was still on. “Most of these arms, like the AK-series rifles and M20 rifles, come from South East Asian countries such as Myanmar and China. Of late, we have found small arms coming in from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh as well. We are in constant touch with Nagaland and Mizoram Police to check the supply of arms,” he added.
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May - 14 
Thirteen bogies and two engines of a freight train derailed and fell from a bridge in Bastar District after suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres removed fishplates from the tracks on Vishakhapatnam-Kirandul route on May 14, r
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Thirteen bogies and two engines of a freight train derailed and fell from a bridge in Bastar District after suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres removed fishplates from the tracks on Vishakhapatnam-Kirandul route on May 14, reports The Times of India. According to Bastar Superintendent of Police (SP) Ajay Yadav, the empty goods train derailed between Kaklur and Kumar Sandra villages while going towards Kirandul, leading to rail traffic disruption on the route. "However, no injuries were reported due to the incident," SP Yadav said.
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May - 14 
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif while chairing a high-level meeting over the law and order situation in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on May 14 stressed that the operation being conducted in Karachi to cleanse it of criminal elements shoul
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Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif while chairing a high-level meeting over the law and order situation in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on May 14 stressed that the operation being conducted in Karachi to cleanse it of criminal elements should be continued and be above politics, reports Daily Times. The Prime Minister said that terrorists and criminals should be brought to justice without any political prejudice. “We started the operation in Karachi with the agreement of all political parties and stakeholders,” he said, adding, “Being the economic hub of the country, Karachi holds special significance for me.” “We want cooperation of all stakeholders in Karachi and I see no one who will not want to improve the law and order situation of Karachi, therefore, a joint solution is the only option,” he added. Nawaz emphasised upon the capacity-building of the Sindh Police and appreciated acquisition of services of retired Army personnel for maintaining law and order in Karachi. He said it was very natural that there will be retaliation from extremists and terrorists, but the Government is prepared for that, and all possible support will be provided to Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) to counter the retaliation. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said that state-of-the art equipment was being provided to the LEAs and revealed that about seven hundred thousand illegal mobile SIMs have been cancelled. He further said that “once the 3G mobile technology is in place, we will further carry out a crackdown against illegal SIMs.”
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May - 14 
Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has “irrefutable proof” that former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf illegally declared a state of emergency in 2007, according to a 237-page report it released on May 14, reports Dawn. Musharraf now fac
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Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has “irrefutable proof” that former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf illegally declared a state of emergency in 2007, according to a 237-page report it released on May 14, reports Dawn. Musharraf now faces a high treason trial over the declaration. The report quotes former Governor of Punjab, Khalid Maqbool and a former Attorney General, Malik Muhammad Qayyum as saying they had not been consulted by Musharraf before he declared the emergency on November 3, 2007. The report also quotes former Cabinet Secretary Masoom Alam Rizvi as saying Aziz never gave any advice to Musharraf about declaring a state of emergency. The report said investigators believe that there is “irrefutable proof and concrete documentary evidence” that Musharraf illegally declared the state of emergency. It also accused him of taking the decision “for his ulterior motives.”
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May - 14 
Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on May 16 that the Government wanted to make next round of talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) meaningful and result-oriented, reports Dawn. Addressing a news conference, he said a
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Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on May 16 that the Government wanted to make next round of talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) meaningful and result-oriented, reports Dawn. Addressing a news conference, he said any progress towards next round of direct talks with the TTP, was expected to be made in few days. The Minister said the Government's broader agenda was focused on restoration of peace in the country. Nisar said he wanted that the next meeting of the TTP-Government committees should be decisive and both sides should put their agendas on the table. He said the Government was not responsible for the delay in the dialogue process, as it had been decided during the last two rounds that TTP would convey the date and venue of the next round.
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May - 14 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police recommended the Home and Tribal Affairs Department to put head money on key terrorist commanders, Central Asia Online reports on May 15. Nine known militant outfits are operating in the province, KP Inspector Genera
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Police recommended the Home and Tribal Affairs Department to put head money on key terrorist commanders, Central Asia Online reports on May 15. Nine known militant outfits are operating in the province, KP Inspector General of Police Nasir Khan Durrani told that investigators during the past six months have detected about 150 militants operating just in Peshawar. The Police recommended placing about 430 terrorists, including key Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and other militant leaders who had been charged under the Anti-Terrorist Act on the head money list, he said. "The Police submitted the request about a month ago and are awaiting proper notification," he said. Once the Home Department approves the list, authorities will disclose the names. "It will help in [their] trials, and the rate of conviction of militants will definitely increase," he stated.
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May - 14 
An activist of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) was killed by some unidentified miscreants at Thutiapukur area in Palashbari sub-District of Gaibandha District on May 15 (today), reports The Independent. The deceased was identified as Rustom Ali. Police said a
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An activist of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) was killed by some unidentified miscreants at Thutiapukur area in Palashbari sub-District of Gaibandha District on May 15 (today), reports The Independent. The deceased was identified as Rustom Ali. Police said a group of unidentified miscreants attacked Rustom and stabbed him indiscriminately while he was returning home, leaving him dead on the spot.
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May - 14 
Meanwhile, Police arrested 20 JeI and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres in Chittagong District on the charge of violence before and during May 14's hartal (general shutdown) enforced by JeI, reports The Daily Star. JeI enforced the
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Meanwhile, Police arrested 20 JeI and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres in Chittagong District on the charge of violence before and during May 14's hartal (general shutdown) enforced by JeI, reports The Daily Star. JeI enforced the dawn-to-dusk shutdown in Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, and the three hill Districts after Police recovered bomb making materials from the Chittagong city's JeI office and arrested 21 party leaders, including city unit ameer (chief) ANM Shamsul Islam, there on May 12.
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May - 14 
Separately, a daylong hartal (general shutdown) has been enforced on May 14 (today) by the local unit of JeI protesting the arrest of its 21 leaders and activists from Chittagong District on May 12, reports The Independent. So far, no procession or p
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Separately, a daylong hartal (general shutdown) has been enforced on May 14 (today) by the local unit of JeI protesting the arrest of its 21 leaders and activists from Chittagong District on May 12, reports The Independent. So far, no procession or picketing was seen in support of the hartal in the district while most of the business establishments kept their shutters down. However, required number of law enforcers, including Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Police, remained deployed at the important points of Chittagong city and other areas of the District to avoid any untoward incident.
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May - 14 
As Sri Lanka is getting ready to commemorate the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the Ministry of Home Affairs, India on May 14 has extended its ban on the LTTE for five more years, reports Colombo Page. The Ministry said despit
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As Sri Lanka is getting ready to commemorate the defeat of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), the Ministry of Home Affairs, India on May 14 has extended its ban on the LTTE for five more years, reports Colombo Page. The Ministry said despite the ban in force, attempts have been made by pro-LTTE organizations and individuals to extend their support to the LTTE. It also fear that LTTE's objective for a separate homeland (Tamil Eelam) for all Tamils threatens the sovereignty and territorial integrity of India, and amounts to cession and secession of a part of the territory of India from the Union. Ministry noted that the remnant LTTE leaders or cadres have also initiated the efforts to regroup the scattered activists and resurrect the outfit locally and internationally. India initially banned the Tamil Tigers in 1992 under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) following the assassination of Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi in 1991 by an LTTE suicide bomber. The Central Government since then has been extending the ban every two years.
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May - 14 
Norway based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), in a report released on May 14 stated that Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka is estimated to be up to 90,000 persons five years after the end of the war in 2009, reports Colo
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Norway based Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre (IDMC), in a report released on May 14 stated that Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Sri Lanka is estimated to be up to 90,000 persons five years after the end of the war in 2009, reports Colombo Page. The IDMC report said that the Government has reportedly moved several thousand IDPs to permanent relocation sites, often without their voluntary or fully informed choice in the matter and thousands of returnees are still in need of housing, water, sanitation, livelihoods and food. The widespread presence of the military and ongoing surveillance also serves to undermine the return process, it said. It has also identified the need for long-term funding to rebuild IDPs' lives, which has suffered also due to the shifting of focus by international organizations from humanitarian to development work.
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May - 15 
Separately, The Pioneer reports on May 15, that the State Government is unable to connect the rural villages in Maoist-infested Districts with proper roads under the Prime Minister’s Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) even after best efforts, as no contract
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Separately, The Pioneer reports on May 15, that the State Government is unable to connect the rural villages in Maoist-infested Districts with proper roads under the Prime Minister’s Gram Sadak Yojna (PMGSY) even after best efforts, as no contractors are willing to work in the troubled zone. The Government, according to reports, could not start construction over 200 sanctioned road projects under the PMGSY as no contractor came forward to take up the work following threat from the Maoists operating in the red terror zone in the State.
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May - 15 
A Delhi Court on May 15 indicated the charges under Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Prevention Act (TADA) may not be framed against top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda, reports Zee News. The court, however, said there is a pri
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A Delhi Court on May 15 indicated the charges under Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Prevention Act (TADA) may not be framed against top Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) bomb expert Abdul Karim Tunda, reports Zee News. The court, however, said there is a prima facie case made out under the Explosive Substance Act (ESA) against Tunda who has been chargesheeted in a case relating to recovery of explosives. The Police, in its charge sheet, said Tunda was declared a proclaimed offender by the court earlier and in its verdict passed in December 1999 against the five arrested persons, the court had made specific observations regarding exclusion of Tunda from the order of acquittal. It also said these arrested persons had disclosed about Tunda's involvement in the terror activities
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May - 15 
Also, the Krishak Sharamik Unnayan Sangram Samitee (KSUSS), on May 15, submitted a Memorandum to the President of India, seeking an army operation in the BTAD areas of Assam while also seeking President’s Rule in the region in the aftermath of the re
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Also, the Krishak Sharamik Unnayan Sangram Samitee (KSUSS), on May 15, submitted a Memorandum to the President of India, seeking an army operation in the BTAD areas of Assam while also seeking President’s Rule in the region in the aftermath of the recent killings of Muslim people there, reports The Sentinel.
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May - 15 
Investigating agencies probing Delhi University Assistant Professor G N Saibaba, who was arrested on May 9, for his alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) links, have reportedly extracted some e-mails and information from his computer t
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Investigating agencies probing Delhi University Assistant Professor G N Saibaba, who was arrested on May 9, for his alleged Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) links, have reportedly extracted some e-mails and information from his computer that suggests he recruited at least one more student from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) as a “professional revolutionary” to work in Chhattisgarh, sources said, reports Indian Express on May 16. The student who is described as “Goswami” in Saibaba’s correspondence with his close confidantes was once a member of Democratic Students’ Union (DSU), a students’ organisation in JNU. “We arrested Saibaba after procuring a non-bailable warrant against him. A chargesheet has been filed in the case where he has been named as an accused,” Inspector General of Police (IGP) Ravindra Kadam, anti-Maoist operations, Maharashtra Police, said. Kadam refused to give details about Goswami saying investigations were on.
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May - 15 
Meanwhile, a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered from Jadumani village under Fakiragram police station in Kokrajhar District in the wee hours on May 15. The security forces also arrested two cadres of the Kamatapur Liberation Org
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Meanwhile, a powerful Improvised Explosive Device (IED) was recovered from Jadumani village under Fakiragram police station in Kokrajhar District in the wee hours on May 15. The security forces also arrested two cadres of the Kamatapur Liberation Organization (KLO). Sources from Police said a team of Police and security personnel raided the Jadumoni area getting specific information and recovered the powerful IED weighing around 4 kg from a forest area in the village. They also said the bomb was brought by the KLO. Sources also said two KLO militants, identified as Kripa Ray and Jayanta Ray, who is also the vice–president of Fakiragram unit of All Koch–Rajbongshi Students’ Union (AKRSU), were arrested for indulging in importing IED. The bomb was defused by bomb expert later. It is suspected that the militant outfit had target to blow up the railway track.
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May - 15 
Meanwhile, the Centre has sanctioned INR 1.12 billion to Odisha for construction of 70 more Police Stations in Maoist-affected Districts, reports The Times of India on May 15 (today). In 2010-2011, Centre had sanctioned a similar amount for 70 other
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Meanwhile, the Centre has sanctioned INR 1.12 billion to Odisha for construction of 70 more Police Stations in Maoist-affected Districts, reports The Times of India on May 15 (today). In 2010-2011, Centre had sanctioned a similar amount for 70 other Police Stations. Out of these, nine have been commissioned. "Satisfied with the progress of work in the first phase, the Centre has agreed to fund 70 more Police Stations. Each Police Station will be constructed at Rs 2 crore," said a senior Police officer.
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May - 15 
Meanwhile, the opposition to the move for setting up designated camps of Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) in Khasi Hills areas is gathering momentum with political leaders, Non Governmental Organisations(NGOs) and pressu
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Meanwhile, the opposition to the move for setting up designated camps of Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) in Khasi Hills areas is gathering momentum with political leaders, Non Governmental Organisations(NGOs) and pressure groups joining the chorus of protests, reports The Shillong Times on May 16. Hill State People's Democratic Party (HSPDP) vice president Ardent Miller Basaiawmoit said on May 15 in Shillong that setting up of the designated camp in the West Khasi Hills District would create a sense of insecurity among the people of the area since ANVC-B was indulging in illegal activities such as extortion in coal mining area of West Khasi Hills (WKH). He also said he suspects that ANVC-B might have a hidden agenda to insist that they would like to set their designated camp in Khasi Hills. The move could also be a strategy to extend the Garoland demand to Khasi Hills areas. Also, the Garo Nokma (headman) and general public of Khasi Hills appealed all the political parties and NGOs of Khasi Hills and also the leaders and members of ANVC-B not to bring any misunderstanding regarding the matter relating to the setting up of the designated camp in West Khasi Hills.
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May - 15 
Meanwhile, the top leadership of the CPI-Maoist have directed the cadres to carry out attacks on Security Forces (SFs) as a retaliatory action against the arrest of G N Saibaba for his alleged Maoist links, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has s
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Meanwhile, the top leadership of the CPI-Maoist have directed the cadres to carry out attacks on Security Forces (SFs) as a retaliatory action against the arrest of G N Saibaba for his alleged Maoist links, Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has said, reports The Hindu on May 16. In an advisory to nine Maoist-affected states, UMHA said the CPI-Maoist, while publicly denying that Saibaba is a senior member of the organisation, has instructed its armed cadres, especially in Dandakaranya region, to carry out retaliatory strike against SFs.
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May - 15 
Police on May 15, busted three illegal mini-gun units in Munger District, stated to be run by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), and arrested a relative of a jailed Maoist, reports IBN Live. Acting on a tip off, the Police raided Parma
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Police on May 15, busted three illegal mini-gun units in Munger District, stated to be run by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), and arrested a relative of a jailed Maoist, reports IBN Live. Acting on a tip off, the Police raided Parmanandpur Gangsta forest area under Kharagpur Police Station and unearthed three illicit mini-gun factories being run by the jailed Maoist Birbal Murmu's brother in-law Dilip Kisku, Superintendent of Police (SP) Varun Kumar Sinha said. Kisku has been arrested under the provisions of the Arms Act, SP Sinha said, adding a haul of weapons comprising three pistols, 23 magazines and three lathe machines, besides raw materials and equipment, have been recovered from the sites. Confessing his crime, Kisku told the interrogators that he sold ten pistols to one Rajkumar on May 14, the SP said, adding these pistols too have been seized.
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May - 15 
Principal Sessions Judge Jammu, R S Jain on May 15 acquitted alleged Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant, Majid Hussain, who was facing trial as prosecution witnesses didn’t support the Police case, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Principal Sessions Judge Jammu, R S Jain on May 15 acquitted alleged Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) militant, Majid Hussain, who was facing trial as prosecution witnesses didn’t support the Police case, reports Daily Excelsior.
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May - 15 
Separately, ANVC-B asked the church bodies to unitedly take a stand against the growing menace and influences of ‘misguided youths’ branded as “devil worshippers”.
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Separately, ANVC-B asked the church bodies to unitedly take a stand against the growing menace and influences of ‘misguided youths’ branded as “devil worshippers”.
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May - 15 
Separately, the State-level crisis management group, on May 15, decided to carry out helicopter surveillance in the vulnerable areas of the BTAD and along the Indo-Bhutan border areas to prevent any untoward incident following the declaration of the
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Separately, the State-level crisis management group, on May 15, decided to carry out helicopter surveillance in the vulnerable areas of the BTAD and along the Indo-Bhutan border areas to prevent any untoward incident following the declaration of the election results on May 16 (today). The BTAD areas have been witnessing trouble for some time and it is believed that armed miscreants involved in killing of more than 40 innocents in Kokrajhar and Baksa Districts recently managed to sneak into Bhutan.
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May - 15 
The Sangai Express reports that a militant belonging to Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) was arrested by Imphal West District Police Commandos from Keishampat Junction area on May 15. Identifying the arrested man as Rajkumar Nanao alias Tukao Singh,
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The Sangai Express reports that a militant belonging to Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) was arrested by Imphal West District Police Commandos from Keishampat Junction area on May 15. Identifying the arrested man as Rajkumar Nanao alias Tukao Singh, a press statement issued by the Police said that he was involved in hurling of hand grenade recently and also served demand letters to Government officials for raising the outfit's fund. One mobile phone handset was seized from his possession
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May - 15 
The Security Forces (SFs) killed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre and arrested another cadre following a gun battle in the dense hilly track of Ghotiyakanhar under Aundhi Police Station in Rajnandgaon District on May 15, reports T
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The Security Forces (SFs) killed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre and arrested another cadre following a gun battle in the dense hilly track of Ghotiyakanhar under Aundhi Police Station in Rajnandgaon District on May 15, reports The Pioneer. On receiving intelligence inputs about presence of Maoists in the hills of Baddongri near Ghotiyakanhar village a combined team of District Police, Special Task Force (STF) and Indo Tibetan Boarder Police (ITBP) personnel had started on an anti-Maoist operation from Aundhi Police Station on May 14. During the searching of area, Police had a face-off with the Maoists who opened indiscriminate fire on the Police party. Later on, during the searching of area, body of a Maoist was found who was identified as Pankaj ‘commander’ of Pendri Dalam (squad) of Maharashtra. An injured Maoist identified as one Pratap was also arrested from the spot, Police said. A semi-automatic SLR rifle, 12 bore gun, single shot rifle, SLR magazine, bullets and other items of daily use were also recovered from the encounter spot. Blood spots at the gun-battle suggest that about 2-3 Maoists would have been injured in the incident, Police added.
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May - 15 
The Sentinel reports that an exchange of fire took place between the Army and the IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) at Alupara in Jomduar Reserve Forest under Gossaigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District at a
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The Sentinel reports that an exchange of fire took place between the Army and the IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) at Alupara in Jomduar Reserve Forest under Gossaigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District at around 8 am on May 15. The unconfirmed reports say that an NDFB militant was killed in the encounter. Sources also said the security forces laid an ambush at Alupara getting specific information of regular movement of militants in the area.
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May - 15 
The Shillong Times on May 16 reports that Leaders of pro inner-line permit (ILP) groups did not appear before the court on May 15 for hearing on the damage suit filed by the Meghalaya Government against them for organising series of agitations over t
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The Shillong Times on May 16 reports that Leaders of pro inner-line permit (ILP) groups did not appear before the court on May 15 for hearing on the damage suit filed by the Meghalaya Government against them for organising series of agitations over the demand to implement the permit system. The Meghalaya Government had in 2013 filed the damages suit in the special court of Rithelda Rymbai, seeking compensation of over INR 310.9 million from the groups for the damages and loss of private property, both individual and community-owned, and Government property caused during the ILP agitation.
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May - 15 
The Telegraph reports that BSF personnel seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 500,000 along border in Meghalaya’s Baghmara border outpost in South Garo Hills District on May 15. The suspected Bangladeshi national, who was carrying the no
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The Telegraph reports that BSF personnel seized Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) worth INR 500,000 along border in Meghalaya’s Baghmara border outpost in South Garo Hills District on May 15. The suspected Bangladeshi national, who was carrying the notes escaped. A BSF official said that the seized money was “extortion money” being carried by a linkman of an Indian insurgent group.
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May - 15 
Troops of 60 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Police on May 15 recovered a consignment of arms, ammunition and explosives from village Kanthol Maruta in Samot area of Budhal in Rajouri District, reports Daily Excelsior. Recoveries included one AK-56 rifle w
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Troops of 60 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Police on May 15 recovered a consignment of arms, ammunition and explosives from village Kanthol Maruta in Samot area of Budhal in Rajouri District, reports Daily Excelsior. Recoveries included one AK-56 rifle with two magazines and rounds, one pistol with one magazine, three Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) grenades and one antenna. Army and Police conducted searches in the area but no arrests were made.
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May - 15 
According to the figures released by the Karachi Police on May 15 to share their ‘performance’ from September 5, 2013 to May 5, 2014, at least 360 suspects have been killed by the Law-Enforcement Agencies (LEA) during the operation in Karachi sinc
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According to the figures released by the Karachi Police on May 15 to share their ‘performance’ from September 5, 2013 to May 5, 2014, at least 360 suspects have been killed by the Law-Enforcement Agencies (LEA) during the operation in Karachi since September 5, 2013, reports Dawn. It stated that at least 60 Policemen were killed in the line of duty. They were mostly targeted when they were on patrol though a few were killed in encounters with militants, bandits, gangsters and other criminals. The figures showed a total of 1,277 ‘encounters’ leading to the arrest of some 1,000 ‘heinous crime’ suspects and killing of 253 others. Suspects shot dead by paramilitary Rangers numbered 115. The suspects were wanted in ‘heinous crimes’ from murders to ‘terrorism acts’ and kidnapping-for ransom-to extortion. “The situation describes police strategy,” said the Spokesman for the Karachi Police when asked about the reasons behind an unprecedented surge in deadly encounters which left 253 suspects dead. “The current leadership of the Karachi and Sindh Police has focused more on training and capacity building of the serving Policemen, considering the challenges and ongoing targeted operation, which has resulted in better firing skills and much better reaction time of our Policemen challenging the criminals,” he said. “There is no shoot-at-sight order. The number of killings in encounters rose only because criminals face much stronger and quicker reaction from the Police party whenever they challenge it. The encounters were also held in the past but a sluggish response from the police party helped suspects to escape unhurt,” he added. While the Police ‘performance’ has brought down the number of killings on sectarian, ethnic and political grounds to a large extent, it has raised questions about the growing number of deadly encounters drawing criticism from human rights activists. Zohra Yusuf of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) said that such a high figure of killings in ‘encounters’ acknowledged by the LEAs was highly alarming. The killings also confirmed our worst fears over the Karachi operation, she said.
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May - 15 
Bakht Rawan, a member of the reconciliation committee was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Kas Road in Mingora town of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the evening of May 15, reports The Express Tribune. District Police Officer (DPO)
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Bakht Rawan, a member of the reconciliation committee was shot dead by unidentified assailants on Kas Road in Mingora town of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in the evening of May 15, reports The Express Tribune. District Police Officer (DPO) Sher Akbar Khan said that Rawan was on returning home after visiting a market when two assailants riding a motorcycle shot at him.
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May - 15 
Militants have carried out 3,275 attacks of various magnitudes across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the last nine years, killing 2,794 civilians and 1,381 security personnel, Central Asia Online quoting Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sohaib
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Militants have carried out 3,275 attacks of various magnitudes across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa during the last nine years, killing 2,794 civilians and 1,381 security personnel, Central Asia Online quoting Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sohaib Ashraf reports on May 15. It is impossible to calculate the financial and infrastructural losses incurred, ASP Sohaib Ashraf at the Peshawar Central Police office said. This period of instability has driven foreign direct investment and capital out of the province, Sohaib Ashraf said.
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May - 15 
At least 19 people, including a child, were injured bomb in a motorcycle bomb near a restaurant on the College Road in Rawalpindi District on May 15, reported Daily Times. However, no loss of life was reported.
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At least 19 people, including a child, were injured bomb in a motorcycle bomb near a restaurant on the College Road in Rawalpindi District on May 15, reported Daily Times. However, no loss of life was reported.
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May - 15 
Due to threats and intimidation, all private educational institutions have remained closed for the past eight days in Panjgur District on May 15, reports Dawn. Earlier on May 7, 2014, the private schools were shut down in the aftermath of threats by
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Due to threats and intimidation, all private educational institutions have remained closed for the past eight days in Panjgur District on May 15, reports Dawn. Earlier on May 7, 2014, the private schools were shut down in the aftermath of threats by a newly surfaced militant outfit Tanzeem-ul-Islami-ul-Furqan (TIF). It had threatened to target private educational institutions, especially the English Learning Centers imparting co-education in Panjgur. “For the first time, we have heard about this militant organisation,” a Police Officer said on condition of anonymity. Haji Islam Baloch, a legislator from the ruling National Party, said that under a pre-planned conspiracy, children of Panjgur were being deprived of education. “They are destroying the future of our young generation,” Baloch lamented during the session of the Balochistan Assembly on May 14 2014. An office bearer of the Panjgur Private Schools Association said, “We strongly condemn fanaticism and stand for a tolerant society.” There were protesters who demanded that the Government provide security for male and female students studying in educational institutions.
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May - 15 
Meanwhile, Law-Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) on May 15 claimed to have arrested a doctor from Bhimbher Road near Qadir Colony in Gujrat District on the suspicion of having links with the recently captured militants belonging to a network of the outlawe
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Meanwhile, Law-Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) on May 15 claimed to have arrested a doctor from Bhimbher Road near Qadir Colony in Gujrat District on the suspicion of having links with the recently captured militants belonging to a network of the outlawed outfits, reports Dawn. The LEAs had picked up a doctor who practices at his private clinic along on the basis of clues given by other arrested suspects. The law enforcers are quizzing the arrested men who had been found involved in targeted killings during the last six months of 2013.
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May - 15 
Meanwhile, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has so far disposed of 657 of a total of 1,948 complaints about missing persons, the Peshawar High Court was told on May 15, reports Dawn. Additional Attorney General Syed Attique Shah t
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Meanwhile, the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has so far disposed of 657 of a total of 1,948 complaints about missing persons, the Peshawar High Court was told on May 15, reports Dawn. Additional Attorney General Syed Attique Shah told Chief Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel and Justice Malik Manzoor Hussain that 209 people had filed complaints with the two-member commission in Islamabad last month. He said several applicants had filed petitions with the commission, the Supreme Court and the Peshawar High Court simultaneously. The bench asked Syed Attique Shah to produce a detailed report on the enforced disappearance cases pending with different forums simultaneously to ensure early disposal.
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May - 15 
Rangers Director-General Major General Rizwan Akhtar and various other senior Police Officers on May 15 devised a strategy for the next phase of the ongoing operation in Karachi, reports The Express Tribune. It was decided that the next phase of the
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Rangers Director-General Major General Rizwan Akhtar and various other senior Police Officers on May 15 devised a strategy for the next phase of the ongoing operation in Karachi, reports The Express Tribune. It was decided that the next phase of the operation will focus on door-to-door searches that will be conducted in sensitive areas of the city. “Each District Police Officer (DPO) will be asked to provide the latest details of the criminals wanted by the Police in his areas,” said one of the Police Officers. Rangers’ spokesperson revealed that the modus operandi of the next phase of the operation was discussed in detail. “We have also finalized the targets and will begin the next phase of the operation shortly,” he said. The list of sensitive areas was also discussed in the meeting. Lyari Town, Orangi Town, Sohrab Goth and Manghopir areas in Gadap Town, Landhi Town, Malir Town, Korangi Town, Shah Faisal Colony in Shah Faisal Town and Federal B Area of Gulberg Town were among the areas that were earmarked for the door-to-door operation. A police official reiterated that no specific area, group or party will be targeted. Rather, the operation will only be against the suspects involved in targeted killings, extortion, kidnappings and other criminal activities, claimed the Police.
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May - 15 
Separately, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 15 hacked the website of Rawalpindi Police on May 15, reports The Express Tribune. The website was defaced by a group that calls itself the ‘Anti-Mortadin’. In their message, the group claimed t
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Separately, the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 15 hacked the website of Rawalpindi Police on May 15, reports The Express Tribune. The website was defaced by a group that calls itself the ‘Anti-Mortadin’. In their message, the group claimed that the hacking was a ‘victory for the Taliban.’ When contacted, City Police Officer Humayun Bashir Tarar confirmed that their website had been hacked. However, he claimed that there was no sensitive information on the site,
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May - 15 
Meanwhile, Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda at a programme organised by All Nepal National Independent Students Union –Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) in Kathmandu on May 15 said that he is ready to
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Meanwhile, Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda at a programme organised by All Nepal National Independent Students Union –Revolutionary (ANNISU-R) in Kathmandu on May 15 said that he is ready to leave the leadership for the unification of the party, reports Nepal News. Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) Chairman Mohan Vaidya was also present at the programme. Dahal also indicated to handover the leadership to Vaidya for the re-institutionalisation of the Maoist party.
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May - 15 
The Constituent Assembly (CA) on May 15 has begun deliberations on the contents of the new constitution, reports Republica. During the deliberations, lawmakers debated mainly on some key provisions and they were divided along the lines of their respe
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The Constituent Assembly (CA) on May 15 has begun deliberations on the contents of the new constitution, reports Republica. During the deliberations, lawmakers debated mainly on some key provisions and they were divided along the lines of their respective political parties. The key provisions discussed by several lawmakers include the provisions related to the right to self-determination of provinces, mandatory conscription for citizens of 18 years and above, formation of finance commission and commission on distribution of natural resources and system of taxation.
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May - 15 
Prosecution witness Golam Noor on May 15 testified that Syed Mohammad Qaisar along with his cohorts and the Pakistani Army launched a synchronised attack on 22 villages in Brahmanbaria District leaving 108 people, mostly Hindus, dead on November 1
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Prosecution witness Golam Noor on May 15 testified that Syed Mohammad Qaisar along with his cohorts and the Pakistani Army launched a synchronised attack on 22 villages in Brahmanbaria District leaving 108 people, mostly Hindus, dead on November 15, 1971, reports The Daily Star. Tajul Islam, a member of Qaisar Bahini, which was allegedly formed by Qaisar, also linked Qaisar to the mass killing in Brahmanbaria District. Qaisar, a state minister of the Ershad regime, faces 16 charges including genocide committed in Brahmanbaria and Habiganj Districts during the war.
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May - 15 
Northern Provincial Council (NPC) members, identified as M.K. Sivajilingam and Ananthi Sasitharan had attempted to light camphor at the entrance of the closed building of the Council in Jaffna District to commemorate slain militants of the Liberat
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Northern Provincial Council (NPC) members, identified as M.K. Sivajilingam and Ananthi Sasitharan had attempted to light camphor at the entrance of the closed building of the Council in Jaffna District to commemorate slain militants of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) during the war, reports Colombo Page on May 16. Ananthi Sasitharan is the wife of slain LTTE 'eastern leader', Sasitharan alias Elilan. Sources also reported that Police have however intervened and prevented the attempt to light camphor at the entrance to the Council. The Chairman of the NPC, C. Velupillai Kandaiah Sivagnanam said the members had not taken his approval for lighting camphor.
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May - 15 
Counter Terrorism Division (CTD) of the Malaysia Police's Special Branch on May 15 arrested three men suspected to be members of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for allegedly attempting to revive the Sri Lankan separatist group at the interna
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Counter Terrorism Division (CTD) of the Malaysia Police's Special Branch on May 15 arrested three men suspected to be members of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for allegedly attempting to revive the Sri Lankan separatist group at the international level, reports Colombo Page on May 25. Malaysian Police also have seized LTTE propaganda material, media equipment and currencies from 24 countries worth MYR 20,176.53 (approximately US$ 6,280) from the arrested LTTE members. Inspector General of Police (IGP) Tan Sri Khalid Abu Bakar said that the three members, who hold United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)’s refugee cards to avoid legal action by the local authorities and were staying in Malaysia since 2004. He added that the suspects are being detained under the Immigration Act to facilitate investigations.
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May - 16 
A Delhi court on May 16 extended till May 23, 2014 the National Investigation (NIA) custody of Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives Tehseen Akhtar and Zia-Ur-Rahman alias Waqas after the agency said they were required to be interrogated further to unear
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A Delhi court on May 16 extended till May 23, 2014 the National Investigation (NIA) custody of Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives Tehseen Akhtar and Zia-Ur-Rahman alias Waqas after the agency said they were required to be interrogated further to unearth the larger conspiracy of the banned terror outfit, reports Outlook. "During the examination in police custody, accused persons have disclosed about several hideouts used by them since they joined IM and have also disclosed about various e-mail/chat account addresses used by them for communicating with other IM operatives. All these need to be verified....," NIA said. Regarding Waqas and Akhtar, NIA had said that they both had personally participated in various bomb blasts on the instructions of Pakistan-based handlers, Riyaz Bhatkal and Iqbal Bhatkal, who both are co-founders of the IM and are absconding.
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May - 16 
A self-styled zonal commander of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), wanted in connection with an attack on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Bihar, was arrested on May 16 by the Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh
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A self-styled zonal commander of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), wanted in connection with an attack on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Bihar, was arrested on May 16 by the Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police, reports The Hindu. Acting on a tip-off provided by the Bihar Police, the STF arrested Krishna Mochi alias Abhay near a hosiery factory at Salarpur in Gautambudh Nagar District. During interrogation, Krishna confessed he was a zonal commander of the outfit for the past two years. There were ten “area commanders” working under him, Krishna told his interrogators. Krishna further said he had played an active role in the October 19, 2012, blast in Bihar’s Gaya District in which a Deputy Commandant and some other CRPF personnel were killed
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May - 16 
Also, SFs continued to remain in high alert to prevent any outbreak of violence following declaration of election results in BTAD where Naba Kumar alias Hira Sarania a former leader of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant was declared the
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Also, SFs continued to remain in high alert to prevent any outbreak of violence following declaration of election results in BTAD where Naba Kumar alias Hira Sarania a former leader of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militant was declared the winner. Six Army and Air Force helicopters have been pressed into service for aerial surveillance to supplement ground patrolling in sensitive areas, including the India-Bhutan border, to foil any attempt by militants of NDFB-IKS to sneak in from the neighbouring country to carry out strikes. Additional Director-General of Police (ADGP) A.P. Raut stated that “More than 100 companies of central paramilitary forces, army columns and state armed police have been deployed in the Bodo belt and adjoining districts while additional columns have been kept on standby. Altogether 141 fixed pickets and 35 mobile pickets have been set up in the sensitive areas. Security forces are keeping a strict vigil”.
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May - 16 
Meanwhile 63rd anniversary of Naga Plebiscite Day was observed at Chedema peace camp in Kohima District on May 16. In his speech, Tatar (Member of Parliament) Lhouvitsü of 'federal government of nagaland' (FGN) stated that whoever led the people shou
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Meanwhile 63rd anniversary of Naga Plebiscite Day was observed at Chedema peace camp in Kohima District on May 16. In his speech, Tatar (Member of Parliament) Lhouvitsü of 'federal government of nagaland' (FGN) stated that whoever led the people should lead rightly and ‘nation’s’ interest should be above personal interest while Naga writer Kaka Iralu said Naga plebiscite had two important things which were that Nagas won’t belong to other nation and Naga land belong to Nagas.
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May - 16 
Meanwhile 63rd anniversary of Naga Plebiscite Day was observed at Chedema peace camp in Kohima District on May 16. In his speech, Tatar (Member of Parliament) Lhouvitsü of 'federal government of nagaland' (FGN) stated that whoever led the people shou
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Meanwhile 63rd anniversary of Naga Plebiscite Day was observed at Chedema peace camp in Kohima District on May 16. In his speech, Tatar (Member of Parliament) Lhouvitsü of 'federal government of nagaland' (FGN) stated that whoever led the people should lead rightly and ‘nation’s’ interest should be above personal interest while Naga writer Kaka Iralu said Naga plebiscite had two important things which were that Nagas won’t belong to other nation and Naga land belong to Nagas.
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May - 16 
Meanwhile, a minor boy, identified as Biraj Brahma of Nongkua under Parbhajhora subdivision in Kokrajhar District, was shot at and injured by suspected IKS faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants.
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Meanwhile, a minor boy, identified as Biraj Brahma of Nongkua under Parbhajhora subdivision in Kokrajhar District, was shot at and injured by suspected IKS faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants.
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May - 16 
Meanwhile, a sit-in-protest was staged jointly by International Meetei Forum (IMF); Meetei Youths' Front South-East Asia (MYFSEA) and Eramdam Lamjing Meira (ELM) at Kwakeithel Thounaojam Leikai in protest against the alleged threat notice served by K
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Meanwhile, a sit-in-protest was staged jointly by International Meetei Forum (IMF); Meetei Youths' Front South-East Asia (MYFSEA) and Eramdam Lamjing Meira (ELM) at Kwakeithel Thounaojam Leikai in protest against the alleged threat notice served by Kuki National Organization (KNO) to residents of Tuibong Meetei village, Churachandpur and forcing to shift Bijang Khunao Meetei Leikai Cemetery to Khuga River in Imphal West District, reports E-pao reports on May 17.
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May - 16 
Meanwhile, an armed People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militant, identified as N Leirinjao was arrested on May 16 from Bishnupur Bazaar in Bishnupur District, reports The Shillong Times. The militant was arrested while he was travelling in a civil vehicl
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Meanwhile, an armed People’s Liberation Army (PLA) militant, identified as N Leirinjao was arrested on May 16 from Bishnupur Bazaar in Bishnupur District, reports The Shillong Times. The militant was arrested while he was travelling in a civil vehicle from Bishnupur to Imphal. One 9 mm Pistol along with three live rounds were recovered from him.
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May - 16 
Nagaland Post on May 17 reports that Chairmen and governing bodies of six colonies adjoining to the State Stadium near D.C court in Dimapur have resolved to extend cooperation to NSCN-IM towards controlling illicit activities happening in areas such
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Nagaland Post on May 17 reports that Chairmen and governing bodies of six colonies adjoining to the State Stadium near D.C court in Dimapur have resolved to extend cooperation to NSCN-IM towards controlling illicit activities happening in areas such as state Stadium and Agri Expo, 4th Mile in Dimapur District.
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May - 16 
Nagaland Post reports that two militants, identified as Lima Akhham and Takaitaba Ao belonging to Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) were arrested on May 16 from Phom Colony, Changtongya in Mokokchung District by Secu
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Nagaland Post reports that two militants, identified as Lima Akhham and Takaitaba Ao belonging to Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) were arrested on May 16 from Phom Colony, Changtongya in Mokokchung District by Security Forces (SFs). One country made Muzzle Loading Rifle and incriminating documents was recovered from them.
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May - 16 
One person, identified as Naveen was arrested on May 16 by Kadavanthra Police in 'Operation Kuber' along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,45,495 in Kochi of Ernakulam District, reports New Indian Express. Interestingly
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One person, identified as Naveen was arrested on May 16 by Kadavanthra Police in 'Operation Kuber' along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,45,495 in Kochi of Ernakulam District, reports New Indian Express. Interestingly, the Police could not identify FICN initially and it was submitted before a Court in Ernakulam as evidence.
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May - 16 
Separately, eighteen cadres of Isak Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) has joined NSCN-KK, reports Nagaland Post on May 17. In a press release by 'ministry of information and publicity’ (MIP), NSCN-KK, on May 16, while
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Separately, eighteen cadres of Isak Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) has joined NSCN-KK, reports Nagaland Post on May 17. In a press release by 'ministry of information and publicity’ (MIP), NSCN-KK, on May 16, while welcoming the cadres, stated that “home comers” expressed that collective leadership of Khole Konyak and N. Kitovi Zhimomi was “only true platform for the cause of the Nagas as a whole.”
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May - 16 
Separately, the ABSU has demanded a judicial inquiry into the killing of two civilians who belonged to Bodo community in Police firing at Panbari Police outpost in Bijni subdivision of Chirang District on May 16 and punishment to the guilty Policeman
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Separately, the ABSU has demanded a judicial inquiry into the killing of two civilians who belonged to Bodo community in Police firing at Panbari Police outpost in Bijni subdivision of Chirang District on May 16 and punishment to the guilty Policeman, reports The Telegraph on May 17.
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May - 16 
The 'finance secretary' of Hynniewtrep National Youth (HNYF), Everson Syngkon who was booked under the Meghalaya Prevention Detention Act (MPDA) was released on bail on May 16, reports The Shiilong Times. He was arrested for allegedly setting ablaze
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The 'finance secretary' of Hynniewtrep National Youth (HNYF), Everson Syngkon who was booked under the Meghalaya Prevention Detention Act (MPDA) was released on bail on May 16, reports The Shiilong Times. He was arrested for allegedly setting ablaze an office of the sericulture department at Ummulong in Jaintia Hills District during the Inner Line Permit (ILP) protests in 2013.
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May - 16 
The Shillong Times reports that the sericulture official Rostar Bolchugre, a resident of Malangkona in West Khasi Hills District, who was abducted by four unidentified persons on May 12, was released by his captors on May 16 near Malangkona area. His
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The Shillong Times reports that the sericulture official Rostar Bolchugre, a resident of Malangkona in West Khasi Hills District, who was abducted by four unidentified persons on May 12, was released by his captors on May 16 near Malangkona area. His captors had initially demanded a ransom of INR 300, 0000, but he was released unconditionally, however Police suspect that the abductees’ family may have paid INR 500000 for his release.
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May - 16 
The Supreme Court on May 16 acquitted all six convicts, three of whom were awarded death sentence and one life imprisonment, in the 2002 terror attack on Gujarat's Akshardham temple, reports The Times of India. It said the evidence was not enough to
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The Supreme Court on May 16 acquitted all six convicts, three of whom were awarded death sentence and one life imprisonment, in the 2002 terror attack on Gujarat's Akshardham temple, reports The Times of India. It said the evidence was not enough to uphold conviction of the accused. Adam Ajmeri, Shan Miya alias Chand Khan and Mufti Abdul Qyyum Mansuri were awarded death sentence by a Prevention of Terrorism Activities (POTA) court in July 2006 which the High Court had confirmed in 2010. Other three accused Mohammed Salim Shaikh, Abdulmiyan Qadri and Altaf Hussain were sentenced to various prison terms. A bench of Justices A K Patnaik and V Gopala Gowda acquitted all six, who were concurrently convicted by the trial court and the Gujarat High Court, and slammed the investigating agency for shoddy investigation and the Gujarat government for not applying its mind before slapping the now extinct POTA Act. The bench also said the sanction for prosecution under POTA was mechanical and reflected lack of application of mind, hence void. It also said the confessional statements of accused were recorded without following the due procedure prescribed under POTA making them untenable as evidence.
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May - 16 
The Telegraph reports that one Deepak Sutradhar was killed by unidentified gunmen in the night of May 16 at Khajobari in Chirang District. Sources said three armed militants entered his house and dragged him outside. Villagers recovered his body with
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The Telegraph reports that one Deepak Sutradhar was killed by unidentified gunmen in the night of May 16 at Khajobari in Chirang District. Sources said three armed militants entered his house and dragged him outside. Villagers recovered his body with his hands and legs tied on May 17. The Sentinel, however, adds that the motive behind his killing is yet to be ascertained and the involvement of any militant group has not come to light.
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May - 16 
The Telegraph reports that two persons were killed and at least nine injured when Security Forces (SFs) open fired at a mob outside Panbari Police outpost in Bijni subdivision of Chirang District of Bodoland Territorial Administered Districts (BTAD)
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The Telegraph reports that two persons were killed and at least nine injured when Security Forces (SFs) open fired at a mob outside Panbari Police outpost in Bijni subdivision of Chirang District of Bodoland Territorial Administered Districts (BTAD) in the evening of May 16. Sources said a mob from Hadan area gheaored the outpost in protest against the Army shooting at and injuring a village youth, Rajib Basumatary while conducting operation against militants. The Police said the protesters injured a Policeman and a driver and also damaged few vehicles at the outpost, forcing them to open fire which killed two persons on the spot and injured many
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May - 16 
A teenager shot dead an Ahmadi man, identified as Khalil Ahmad, over blasphemy inside Sharaqpur Police Station in Sharaqpur tehsil (revenue unit) of Shaikhupur District on May 16, reports Daily Times. According to details given by Saleem ud Din, the
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A teenager shot dead an Ahmadi man, identified as Khalil Ahmad, over blasphemy inside Sharaqpur Police Station in Sharaqpur tehsil (revenue unit) of Shaikhupur District on May 16, reports Daily Times. According to details given by Saleem ud Din, the spokesman of Ahmadi community, the victim, Khalil Ahmad, and three others had asked a shopkeeper in their village to remove inflammatory stickers denouncing their community. In retaliation, the shopkeeper filed blasphemy charges against the four men on May 12, 2014. Ahmad was in Police custody when the teenage boy walked in, asked to see him, and shot him dead. “They told us the person who shot Khalil is just a boy,” Saleem ud Din said, adding, “The hate campaign carried out against us is going on and on and on.”
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May - 16 
At least eight persons, including three Policemen were injured, when a bomb strapped on to a motorcycle exploded in Mandan Chowk area of Bannu town (Bannu District) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on May 16, reports The Express Tribune. Deputy Superinten
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At least eight persons, including three Policemen were injured, when a bomb strapped on to a motorcycle exploded in Mandan Chowk area of Bannu town (Bannu District) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on May 16, reports The Express Tribune. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP)-Headquarters Sanaullah Khan said that the incident occurred while a City Police van was patrolling on Railway Road and when it reached the main square, Mandan Chowk, one of the Policemen spotted a motorbike suspiciously parked in a corner. DSP Khan said they went to check on the motorcycle and just then the bomb went off, leaving eight people injured.
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May - 16 
Elsewhere, Police conducted a search operation near Kati Pahari area within the limits of Manghopir Police Station in Orangi Town and arrested 22 suspected criminals on May 16, reports Daily Times. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) W
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Elsewhere, Police conducted a search operation near Kati Pahari area within the limits of Manghopir Police Station in Orangi Town and arrested 22 suspected criminals on May 16, reports Daily Times. According to Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) West, five pistols were recovered from the possession of arrested suspects.
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May - 16 
Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on May 16 that the Government wanted to make next round of talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) meaningful and result-oriented, reports Dawn. Addressing a news conference, he said a
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Federal Minister of Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said on May 16 that the Government wanted to make next round of talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) meaningful and result-oriented, reports Dawn. Addressing a news conference, he said any progress towards next round of direct talks with the TTP, was expected to be made in few days. The Minister said the Government's broader agenda was focused on restoration of peace in the country. Nisar said he wanted that the next meeting of the TTP-Government committees should be decisive and both sides should put their agendas on the table. He said the Government was not responsible for the delay in the dialogue process, as it had been decided during the last two rounds that TTP would convey the date and venue of the next round.
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May - 16 
In another incident, Rangers and Police killed one terrorist, identified as Mohammad Hussain, and injured his accomplice during joint search operation in Mianwali Colony within the limits of Peerabad Police Station in Orangi Town on May 16, reports D
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In another incident, Rangers and Police killed one terrorist, identified as Mohammad Hussain, and injured his accomplice during joint search operation in Mianwali Colony within the limits of Peerabad Police Station in Orangi Town on May 16, reports Daily Times.
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May - 16 
Iranian border guards killed one Pakistani national and injured another near the Pakistan-Iran border in Pajgur District on May 16, reports Dawn. Commissioner Mekran Division, Fateh Bhangar said that Iranian border guards had opened fire on Pakistani
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Iranian border guards killed one Pakistani national and injured another near the Pakistan-Iran border in Pajgur District on May 16, reports Dawn. Commissioner Mekran Division, Fateh Bhangar said that Iranian border guards had opened fire on Pakistani territory. "The Iranians resorted to unprovoked firing, killing one Pakistani national and injuring another," Bhangar said. The victims were identified as local Pakistani tribesmen. The border was temporarily closed after the incident.
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May - 16 
Meanwhile, a Sindh Rangers Spokesman on May 16 said that the force had arrested over 2,295 suspects during the operation against criminal elements in the past seven months, reports Daily Times. He said that during the operation, which started on Sept
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Meanwhile, a Sindh Rangers Spokesman on May 16 said that the force had arrested over 2,295 suspects during the operation against criminal elements in the past seven months, reports Daily Times. He said that during the operation, which started on September 5, 2013, Rangers conducted 2370 raids and arrested 2,295 suspects, including, 12 terrorists, 142 target killers, 102 extortionists and 27 kidnappers. He further said that 4102 weapons were recovered from their possession.
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May - 16 
Police claimed to have busted a network of terrorists-cum-target killers associated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) from Lahore District on May 16, reports Dawn. The Police arrested eight terrorists and seized a
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Police claimed to have busted a network of terrorists-cum-target killers associated with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) from Lahore District on May 16, reports Dawn. The Police arrested eight terrorists and seized a huge quantity of explosives, suicide jackets, laptops and illegal weapons from their possession. Capital City Police Officer (CCPO) Chauhdry Shafique said that a ‘terror plot’ had been averted as eight arrested suspects had planned to kill religious and important personalities, senior journalists, doctors, lawyers and senior Police Officers, and that they had completed surveillance of around 39 targets besides some important buildings and international companies’ offices. The suspects used to contact each other through e-mails and had been using several internet cafes of the city for communication. They also used to contact their accomplices in Afghanistan through the net.
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May - 16 
Separately, an unidentified man was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near Gulbai Chowrangi in Sher Shah area of Kiamari Town on May 16, reports Daily Times.
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Separately, an unidentified man was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near Gulbai Chowrangi in Sher Shah area of Kiamari Town on May 16, reports Daily Times.
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May - 16 
Two unidentified dead bodies, bearing torture marks, were found in Memon Society of Lyari Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 16, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources, the victims were first kidnapped and then tortured
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Two unidentified dead bodies, bearing torture marks, were found in Memon Society of Lyari Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 16, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources, the victims were first kidnapped and then tortured to death.
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May - 16 
The Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee of the Constituent Assembly (CA) identified altogether 145 points related to the constitution writing from among the different agreements, understandings and decisions made so far in conne
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The Constitutional-Political Dialogue and Consensus Committee of the Constituent Assembly (CA) identified altogether 145 points related to the constitution writing from among the different agreements, understandings and decisions made so far in connection with the peace process, reports Nepal News on May 16. In a report submitted to the sub-committee under the committee states that there are a total 101 main agreements, understandings, pacts, declarations and decisions, including the 30 accords comprising the 12-point understanding reached between the then seven-party alliance and the Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist), and the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA), and 71 others reached with different stakeholders.
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May - 16 
Police arrested nine activists of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) while they were in a meeting to 'conspire and plan sabotage’ in Bakerganj municipal area in Barisal District on May 16, reports Dhaka Tribune. The arrested are identified as Nuruzzaman, municipa
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Police arrested nine activists of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) while they were in a meeting to 'conspire and plan sabotage’ in Bakerganj municipal area in Barisal District on May 16, reports Dhaka Tribune. The arrested are identified as Nuruzzaman, municipal secretary; Abul Bashar, Nesaruddin, Shamim Ahmed, Hafez Muhamad Shahidullah, Jahangir Hossain, Mozammel Huq, Abul Kalam and Abu Hanif, activists of the party in Bakerganj. Books and items used to spread propaganda were also recovered from the
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May - 16 
Hundreds of Sri Lankans marched on the Norwegian embassy in Colombo, Western Province on May 16 to protest against Oslo's support for remnants of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) living abroad, reports Colombo Page. Earlier, Norway acte
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Hundreds of Sri Lankans marched on the Norwegian embassy in Colombo, Western Province on May 16 to protest against Oslo's support for remnants of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) living abroad, reports Colombo Page. Earlier, Norway acted as peace broker but failed to secure agreement from the parties to a peaceful end to the conflict. Sinhalese nationalists accuse it of supporting the LTTE, a charge Oslo has repeatedly rejected. The Sri Lankan Government at the end of April, 2014 sent out an alert over Interpol demanding that Norway's Government arrest Perinpanayagam Sivaparan, an Oslo-based Tamil, claiming that he is the new leader of the LTTE.
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May - 17 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested during a search operation in Munder village under Bangapal Police Station in Bijapur District on May 17, reports The Pioneer. The arrested Maoist identified as Telami Podiya (30), r
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested during a search operation in Munder village under Bangapal Police Station in Bijapur District on May 17, reports The Pioneer. The arrested Maoist identified as Telami Podiya (30), resident of Munder under Bangapal Police Station was carrying a cash reward of INR 5,000 on his arrest, Superintendent of Police (SP) Bijapur, Prashant Agrawal said. Podiya had reportedly joined the Maoist cadre a few years back and was suspected to be involved in various serious crimes like murder, attempt to murder, dacoity, arson and others, Police said.
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May - 17 
Also, a Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front (MNRF) militant, identified as Thotreichan Zimik was arrested by Assam Rifles on the National Highway (NH) 102 at Tengnoupal in Chandel District on May 17 while travelling to Moreh, reports Kanglaonline.
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Also, a Manipur Naga Revolutionary Front (MNRF) militant, identified as Thotreichan Zimik was arrested by Assam Rifles on the National Highway (NH) 102 at Tengnoupal in Chandel District on May 17 while travelling to Moreh, reports Kanglaonline.
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May - 17 
Also, the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) president, on May 17, said the Bodos have constitutional and historical rights to demand for the creation of a separate State for Bodoland, reports The Sentinel. He said not only Naba Sarania, but not a single
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Also, the All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) president, on May 17, said the Bodos have constitutional and historical rights to demand for the creation of a separate State for Bodoland, reports The Sentinel. He said not only Naba Sarania, but not a single MP and MLA of Assam, other than Bodo parliamentarians, extended their support for the creation of a separate Bodoland State. He also demanded that the law–and–order must be strengthened in BTC region to ensure safety and security of all people. “Certain forces in the name of Oboro Suraksha Samity have been working against the Bodos and they want to create communal disharmony in BTC region, it said. The President of Pro talk faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-PTF) Dhiren Boro, Bodoland People's Progressive Front (BPPF) President Rabiram Narzary, United Democratic People’s Front (UDPF) President Pradip Kr Daimary and former Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament (MP), UG Brahma also raised their voices against the evil designs of the Oboro Suraksha Samity which has been hatching a conspiracy to annihilate the interests of the Bodos and tribal people. They also cautioned that the situation will not be congenial unless the polarized politics is stopped.
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May - 17 
Bangladesh handed to Indian authorities United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) 'general secretary' Anup Chetia’s wife and two children after which they arrived at his Jeraigaon residence in Dibrugarh District in the night of May 17, triggering hope t
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Bangladesh handed to Indian authorities United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) 'general secretary' Anup Chetia’s wife and two children after which they arrived at his Jeraigaon residence in Dibrugarh District in the night of May 17, triggering hope that the ULFA leader, who is still in Bangladesh, will return soon, reports The Telegraph. Chetia’s wife Monica Barua and daughter Bulbuli were in Bangladesh after the ULFA leader was arrested in the neighbouring country in 1997 on various charges, including illegal domicile. Chetia has completed his jail term but is still in Bangladesh. India is keen on bringing back Chetia as it feels that his involvement would give more weight to the ongoing peace process with the Pro-talks group of ULFA (ULFA-PTF). The pro-talks leaders are also putting pressure on the Government to initiate the process to bring back Chetia. Sources, however, said that the release of Anup Chetia is unlikely in the near future as there are several legal formalities to be completed by the Bangladesh Government, The Assam Tribune reports on May 19.
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May - 17 
During a meeting of Chandel District Naga-Kuki Joint Committee (CDNKJC), attended by about fifty tribal leaders on May 17 at Liwa Changning Community Hall in Chandel District, a resolution was made to oppose construction Kuki National Liberation Fron
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During a meeting of Chandel District Naga-Kuki Joint Committee (CDNKJC), attended by about fifty tribal leaders on May 17 at Liwa Changning Community Hall in Chandel District, a resolution was made to oppose construction Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF) at Semol in Chandel District, reports Kanglaonline. The meeting has resolved to submit a joint memorandum to the Chief Minister, Okram Ibobi Singh against opening of new designated camp.
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May - 17 
Earlier on May 17, Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged firing of small arms and mortars on about a half a dozen villages along the LoC in Krishna Ghati in Mendhar tehsil of Poonch District on May 16, according to Kashmir Times. Intelligence sources
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Earlier on May 17, Indian and Pakistani troops exchanged firing of small arms and mortars on about a half a dozen villages along the LoC in Krishna Ghati in Mendhar tehsil of Poonch District on May 16, according to Kashmir Times. Intelligence sources said that the ceasefire violations and firing by Pakistan were aimed to help militants infiltrate into Jammu and Kashmir from across the border from the "launching pads" along LoC where they are waiting to crossover. There are also inputs that bids to engineer attacks by Pakistan's 'Border Action Team' (BAT) on forward posts and patrolling parties are being planned from across the border, they said.
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May - 17 
Meanwhile, Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC) organising Secretary, Austine B Marak stated that the demand for Garoland is not from present generation but from the time of British, The Shillong Times reports on May 18. He also sought the uni
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Meanwhile, Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC) organising Secretary, Austine B Marak stated that the demand for Garoland is not from present generation but from the time of British, The Shillong Times reports on May 18. He also sought the unification of all the NGOs in joining hands together to work for a separate State and said that the Garos had lost vast tracts of land during the partition of 1947 and during the creation of Meghalaya state in 1972.
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May - 17 
Meanwhile, two GNLA militants were arrested near Medhipara in Goalpara District along the Phutamati-Rongsai road while they were travelling from Meghalaya to Assam by SFs on May 17, reports The Assam Tribune. Two 7.65 mm pistols (China made) and two
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Meanwhile, two GNLA militants were arrested near Medhipara in Goalpara District along the Phutamati-Rongsai road while they were travelling from Meghalaya to Assam by SFs on May 17, reports The Assam Tribune. Two 7.65 mm pistols (China made) and two live rounds were recovered from them. The militants during interrogation stated that they were working with GNLA for last three to four years and were on their way to Rangsai to kidnap a local trader.
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May - 17 
Meanwhile, wildlife conservationists, on May 17, expressed concern over the allegations that forest officials were involved in the Bodoland Territorial Administered Districts (BTAD) carnage, which claimed the lives of more than 40 people, reports The
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Meanwhile, wildlife conservationists, on May 17, expressed concern over the allegations that forest officials were involved in the Bodoland Territorial Administered Districts (BTAD) carnage, which claimed the lives of more than 40 people, reports The Telegraph. A meeting attended by Authorities of Manas National Park, officials of the BTC forest department and wildlife NGOs held at the BTC secretariat conference hall discussed the matter after 10 forest personnel were arrested for the attack in villages under Kokrajhar and Baksa District on May 1 and 2. A. Swargiary, Field Director of Manas, said the forest guards had fled from the camp fearing for their life when armed men attacked Narayanguri village in Baksa and hence, were not involved in the attack.
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May - 17 
One man identified, as Jubika Chishi was arrested by Dimapur Police on charges extortion on May 17, reports Nagaland Post. According to Police, the accused have been demanding “tax” in the name of a particular “faction” from a contractor near Referr
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One man identified, as Jubika Chishi was arrested by Dimapur Police on charges extortion on May 17, reports Nagaland Post. According to Police, the accused have been demanding “tax” in the name of a particular “faction” from a contractor near Referral Hospital, 4th Mile Dimapur and also threatening truck drivers.
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May - 17 
Separately, the Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland state tour culminated at Centre Point Zunheboto on May 17. Stressing on the slogan “one government, one tax”, Khekiye K Sema a retired civil servant and a member of consultativ
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Separately, the Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland state tour culminated at Centre Point Zunheboto on May 17. Stressing on the slogan “one government, one tax”, Khekiye K Sema a retired civil servant and a member of consultative body ACAUT Nagaland stated that unless ‘Naga Political Groups’ (NPG) come under one common platform the solution and sovereignty of the Nagas would never be achieved.
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May - 17 
The explosive material used in the blasts aboard a train at Chennai Central on May 1 was ammonium nitrate, forensic tests have confirmed, The Times of India reports on May 18. The results of tests carried out on samples from the blast site show a cas
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The explosive material used in the blasts aboard a train at Chennai Central on May 1 was ammonium nitrate, forensic tests have confirmed, The Times of India reports on May 18. The results of tests carried out on samples from the blast site show a cast iron cylinder was used to stuff the explosive that was triggered using a timer device. A senior Crime Branch-Central Itellifence Department (CB-CID) officer said, "The blast was triggered using a battery connected to a timer." Already, teams are camping in various places, including Guwahati (Assam), Kolkata (West Bengal) and Bangalore (Karnataka), looking for possible leads. Others are also looking for associates of suspected Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) operative Sakir Hussain, who was arrested in Chennai just before the May 1 blasts.
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May - 17 
The Sangai Express reports that the Nehlun faction of Kuki National Front (KNF-N), on May 17, observed its 26th raising day, a day before the actual date due to certain security reason at the outfit’s Daitwi camp general head-quarters along Indo-Myan
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The Sangai Express reports that the Nehlun faction of Kuki National Front (KNF-N), on May 17, observed its 26th raising day, a day before the actual date due to certain security reason at the outfit’s Daitwi camp general head-quarters along Indo-Myanmar border. A message from its ‘President’, Napolean Kremlin, was read out in which it called upon all Kukis and its organization’s to unite. He further called upon all organisations to join hands and achieve a common political goal under the Constitution of India. The occasion was followed by the oath taking ceremony of 20 new cadres, who had completed their basic military training bringing the total strength of KNF-N to 150.
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May - 17 
The Telegraph reports on May 18 that Naba Kumar Sarania alias Hira Sarania, the first non-Bodo candidate to be elected from the Kokrajhar seat in its electoral history, has vowed to vehemently oppose the demand for a separate State of Bodoland in Par
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The Telegraph reports on May 18 that Naba Kumar Sarania alias Hira Sarania, the first non-Bodo candidate to be elected from the Kokrajhar seat in its electoral history, has vowed to vehemently oppose the demand for a separate State of Bodoland in Parliament. Speaking after his landslide win, Sarania said creation of Bodoland will only bring further unrest and compound the problems. “If the government creates Bodoland against the wishes of the majority, the non-Bodos are not going to sit idle and will rise in protest, which will create unrest in the BTAD,” said Sarania. “My priority will be to see that an impartial probe is conducted into the violence and killings in the BTAD and the guilty are punished,” Sarania added. The 45-year-old rebel leader, who had joined United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in 1990, had been part of the pro-talks group of ULFA (ULFA-PTF) led by Arabinda Rajkhowa in 2010 but was expelled in March this year after he decided to contest the polls.
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May - 17 
The Telegraph reports on May 18 the Assam State Commission for Minorities has proposed that Dispur hold consultation with all stakeholders to work out a road map for permanent peace in the BTAD. The commission has suggested representatives of differe
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The Telegraph reports on May 18 the Assam State Commission for Minorities has proposed that Dispur hold consultation with all stakeholders to work out a road map for permanent peace in the BTAD. The commission has suggested representatives of different communities and intellectuals from across the state, including the BTAD should be consulted so that an inclusive solution could be found to the conflicts taking place among groups in the area.
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May - 17 
Seven people were killed and one teenager was injured in separate incidents of violence in Karachi on May 17, reports Daily Times. Four unidentified men, aged 25, 35, 30 and 40, were killed when some armed men opened fire on them in Khamesa Goth, New
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Seven people were killed and one teenager was injured in separate incidents of violence in Karachi on May 17, reports Daily Times. Four unidentified men, aged 25, 35, 30 and 40, were killed when some armed men opened fire on them in Khamesa Goth, New Karachi. Separately, two unknown people, aged 20 and 25, were shot dead by unidentified armed men near Singo Lane in Lyari. Meanwhile, a four-day-old mutilated body of a man, Ijaz (30) was found near Filter Plant in Steel Mill area. In another incident, a teenager identified as Rashid (17) was injured when unidentified gunmen opened fire on him near Siddiqui Autos in Hijrat Colony.
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May - 17 
The leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) splinter group, Abid Muchar, is still alive, Police said on May 17, reports The Express Tribune. Police had earlier claimed that Muchar was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs). Police state
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The leader of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) splinter group, Abid Muchar, is still alive, Police said on May 17, reports The Express Tribune. Police had earlier claimed that Muchar was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs). Police stated that he managed escape from the Peerabad area of Orangi Town in Karachi District of Sindh and was injured at the time he was fleeing. The Abid Muchar group was behind the attack that killed Inspector Shafiq Tanoli in Old Sabzi Mandi area of Jamshed Town in Karachi on April 24, 2014. The Special Investigation Unit (SIU) said that Muchar, the leader of the group was originally from Waziristan area in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) and moves around in Karachi and keeps changing his residence mostly in the area of Sohrab Goth area of Gadap Town.
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May - 17 
A union level Awami League (AL) leader was stabbed to death by Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres in Ghoraghat sub-District of Dinajpur District on May 17, reports The Daily Star. The deceased is identified
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A union level Awami League (AL) leader was stabbed to death by Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres in Ghoraghat sub-District of Dinajpur District on May 17, reports The Daily Star. The deceased is identified as Muhamad Humayun Master (30), general secretary of Bulakipur union unit of AL in Ghoraghat sub-District. Police said that a group of 25-30 JeI-ICS cadres riding 10 motorcycles swooped on the rice mill of Humayun Master and stabbed him indiscriminately, leaving him seriously injured. Later, he succumbed to his injuries.
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May - 17 
Meanwhile, Police arrested JeI ameer, identified as Ahidul Islam of Naotara union committee in Dimla sub-District of Nilphamari District on May 17, reports The Independent. Islam is also a lecturer of Sundorkhata Swapikul Goni Swapon Fazil Madrasa. P
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Meanwhile, Police arrested JeI ameer, identified as Ahidul Islam of Naotara union committee in Dimla sub-District of Nilphamari District on May 17, reports The Independent. Islam is also a lecturer of Sundorkhata Swapikul Goni Swapon Fazil Madrasa. Police said that Ahidul Islam was arrested for attacking Satjan polling centre and set fire to the polling centre on January 5, 2014.
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May - 17 
Meanwhile, Police on May 17 arrested 18 JeI-ICS cadres from two sub-Districts of Chittagong District following cases filed over subversive activities with the Police, reports The Daily Star. Police said that six cadres were arrested from Satkania sub
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Meanwhile, Police on May 17 arrested 18 JeI-ICS cadres from two sub-Districts of Chittagong District following cases filed over subversive activities with the Police, reports The Daily Star. Police said that six cadres were arrested from Satkania sub-District and 12 from Lohagara sub-District.
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May - 17 
Police in a drive on May 17 arrested two local leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) from Bazratek area in Bholahat sub-District of Chapainawabganj District, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are Golam Kabir (42), ameer (chief) of Bholahat sub-Distric
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Police in a drive on May 17 arrested two local leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) from Bazratek area in Bholahat sub-District of Chapainawabganj District, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are Golam Kabir (42), ameer (chief) of Bholahat sub-District unit and Shamsuzzaman Alkes (45). Both are teachers of Mushribhuja Shamsur Rahman Dakhil Madrasa of the sub-District. Police also recovered 10 crude bombs from their possession.
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May - 17 
According to the Bureau of the Commissioner General of Rehabilitation (BCGR) sources, five years since the defeat of terrorism, Sri Lankan Government has successfully rehabilitated and reintegrated most of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)
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According to the Bureau of the Commissioner General of Rehabilitation (BCGR) sources, five years since the defeat of terrorism, Sri Lankan Government has successfully rehabilitated and reintegrated most of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres who had surrendered to the Security Forces (SFs) or were arrested by the authorities, reports The Sunday Leader on May 18. The BCGR under the leadership of Major General K.J. Wijetillake has so far rehabilitated and reintegrated 11,947 ex-LTTE cadres out of a total of 12,303. Sources also said that currently there are only 133 male rehabilitants and 4 female rehabilitants left to complete their rehabilitation program and be reintegrated into society. Of this figure 131 males and 4 females are currently following the rehabilitation program at the Vavuniya rehabilitation centre in Northern Province while two male rehabilitants, the last batch at the Senapura rehabilitation centre in Welikanda in Polonnaruwa District in North Central Province will be reintegrated into society this month.
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May - 18 
Five persons were arrested on May 18 along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,00,000 at the premises of the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, reports IndiaTv. According to Police the person
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Five persons were arrested on May 18 along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with a face value of INR 1,00,000 at the premises of the Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport in Kolkata, reports IndiaTv. According to Police the persons were arrested under the Airport Police Station area inside the premises of the Airport for carrying FICN.
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May - 18 
An Army jawan (soldier) was killed and two others injured in firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pallanwalla area of Akhnoor in Jammu District on May 18, reports The Indian Express. The deceased jawan has been identified as Bhikeli Uttam
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An Army jawan (soldier) was killed and two others injured in firing from across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pallanwalla area of Akhnoor in Jammu District on May 18, reports The Indian Express. The deceased jawan has been identified as Bhikeli Uttam Badu of 2 Maratha Regiment and the injured as Vinod Kumar and Launce Naik Anmol Kumar of 2 Engineers Regiment. A Ministry of Defence (MoD) Spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Maneesh Menhta, however, said on May 19 (today) morning that this followed attack on an Army patrol by terrorists. The sources added that the victims had gone to rescue a colleague Havaldar Vinod Kumar of 4 Engineers who got injured in a landmine blast near the LoC. However, when they were proceeding towards him, Pakistani troops opened fire. The Indian Army retaliated and the exchange of fire between them continued till late last evening. The firing along the LoC came a few hours after Army troops had foiled an infiltration attempt by terrorists in Bhimber Gali area of adjoining Rajouri District. The MoD Spokesman said that the Army troops noticed three terrorists and opened fire, making the later to flee back to the side of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Later during searches in the area, the troops seized an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) apparently planted by terrorists. It was defused immediately, he said, adding that there were no casualties on the Indian side.
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May - 18 
An Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) trooper, identified as Lourembam Herojit, guarding the residence of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) Vice President, Sagolsem Achouba Singh was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast which too
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An Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) trooper, identified as Lourembam Herojit, guarding the residence of Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) Vice President, Sagolsem Achouba Singh was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast which took place at the MPCC president’s residence at Wangoi Makha Thounaojam Leikai in Imphal West District on May 18, reports The Telegraph. The blast occurred when Herojit picked up something wrapped in a polythene pack at the southern gate of the house and it suddenly exploded while he was trying to throw it away into a nearby drain.
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May - 18 
Earlier, SFs arrested an extortionist, identified as identified as Vishika Yepthomi alias Vika on May 19 at Notun Basti in Dimapur. He was found threatening a non-local businessman and demanding INR 10,000 in the name of NSCN-K.
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Earlier, SFs arrested an extortionist, identified as identified as Vishika Yepthomi alias Vika on May 19 at Notun Basti in Dimapur. He was found threatening a non-local businessman and demanding INR 10,000 in the name of NSCN-K.
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May - 18 
Further, 29 Assam Rifles (AR) on May 18, arrested an arms peddler, identified as Atoka Zhimomi at Purana Bazar in Dimapur District. Three .22 Pistols along with magazines were recovered from his possession.
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Further, 29 Assam Rifles (AR) on May 18, arrested an arms peddler, identified as Atoka Zhimomi at Purana Bazar in Dimapur District. Three .22 Pistols along with magazines were recovered from his possession.
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May - 18 
Gujarat Police, with the help of central agencies, have unearthed a conspiracy to free terror suspects lodged in different jails of India, including Sabarmati Central Jail of Gujarat, The Times of India reports on May 18. Sources from the agencies sa
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Gujarat Police, with the help of central agencies, have unearthed a conspiracy to free terror suspects lodged in different jails of India, including Sabarmati Central Jail of Gujarat, The Times of India reports on May 18. Sources from the agencies said that on the basis of specific information, they have tracked down a website which was operated from a server located on an island named Tokelau, south of New Zealand. This website mentions the names of terror suspects to be freed. "Some of them are lodged in Sabarmati jail in Ahmedabad," said a senior Police official of Gujarat. Police have also identified IP addresses from which the website has been accessed and 41 of them are located in Gujarat. Investigations, going on for about a fortnight, revealed that two Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives and are based in Waziristan of Pakistan, are suspected of operating the website. While one hails from Bhatkal of Uttara Kannada District of Karnataka, and has named himself after Mohammed Ata, the 9/11 attacker, the other is from Mumbai in Maharashtra. Both of them are in touch with their IM counterparts in India and their website invites youths from India for Jihad. "We have sought the details from the cyber cafe owners to ascertain the names and addresses of people who are suspected to have used the terminals," said a senior Police official.
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May - 18 
Jharkhand Police may remove seven splinter groups of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from the list of Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs) category and treat persons involved with them as petty criminals in a move to distinguish them from those e
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Jharkhand Police may remove seven splinter groups of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) from the list of Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs) category and treat persons involved with them as petty criminals in a move to distinguish them from those engaged in ideological warfare, reports The Telegraph on May 19. Signaling a departure from existing policy to realistically deal with the LWE issue, Jharkhand’s officiating Chief Secretary Sajal Chakraborty said Jharkhand’s LWE issue a “threat blown out of proportion” because criminal acts committed by splinter groups without ideological moorings simply inflated the number of violent incidents. Only CPI-Maoist will remain on the LWE list, while splinter groups like Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI), Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC), Sangharsh Janmukti Morcha (SJMM), Sashastra People's Morcha (SPM), Revolutionary Communist Centre (RCC) and Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP) may be dropped. Chakraborty added a video-conference with District Collectors and Superintendent of Police (SP) across 24 Districts would be scheduled in a day or so to “de-notify” seven splinter groups and treat related FIRs in the criminal and not LWE category. “I had a meeting with Jharkhand Police Special Branch this morning and analysed our state’s Naxalite scenario. We have decided to de-notify about seven splinter groups from the LWE list, which means in case of arrests, they would be treated as criminals,” Chakraborty said at an unscheduled media briefing.
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May - 18 
Later on May 18, another NSCN-K militant, identified as Beduzo Venuh was arrested by SFs in Phek District. One 9 mm Pistol with magazine and three live rounds were recovered from him.
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Later on May 18, another NSCN-K militant, identified as Beduzo Venuh was arrested by SFs in Phek District. One 9 mm Pistol with magazine and three live rounds were recovered from him.
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May - 18 
Meanwhile, four constables were suspended on May 18 for fleeing the site of CPI-Maoist ambush at Shikaripara in Dumka District on April 24, reports The Time of India. On April 24, three civilians and five Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and
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Meanwhile, four constables were suspended on May 18 for fleeing the site of CPI-Maoist ambush at Shikaripara in Dumka District on April 24, reports The Time of India. On April 24, three civilians and five Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and 10 others were injured in a CPI-Maoist triggered landmine blast. After the landmine blast the four constables refrained from reaching out to the Policemen and polling officials.
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May - 18 
Meanwhile, Khole Kitovi faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-KK) warned LPG dealers in the state against indulging in illegal black marketing of filled cylinders, Nagaland Post reports on May 19. In a statement, Ministry of Informa
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Meanwhile, Khole Kitovi faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-KK) warned LPG dealers in the state against indulging in illegal black marketing of filled cylinders, Nagaland Post reports on May 19. In a statement, Ministry of Information and Publicity (MIP) said that they have received numerous reports from people about the illegal activities being perpetrated by LPG dealers.
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May - 18 
Mizoram Armed Police (MAP) destroyed the headquarters, Camp Victoria of outlawed Chin National Army (CNA) of Myanmar on May 18 in Mawhro, a village within Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC) in southern eastern Mizoram, reports E-Pao. The MAP mov
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Mizoram Armed Police (MAP) destroyed the headquarters, Camp Victoria of outlawed Chin National Army (CNA) of Myanmar on May 18 in Mawhro, a village within Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC) in southern eastern Mizoram, reports E-Pao. The MAP moved towards Camp Victoria by 3:00 pm from Mawhro village and approached to attack it in six trucks with reserved MAP personnel ready for deployment posted in Tuipang and Zawngling village. No Myanmarese outlaws were reportedly detained by MAP in the operation. The Security Forces (SFs) destroyed all quarters and bunkers of CNA and seized three weapons. With the signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Myanmar, the Government of India (GoI) has been pressurising Mizoram state government to evacuate CNA camp and the state government fixed a deadline for CNA to evacuate Camp Victoria. This is the third evacuation drive against the CNA which was formed in 1988. Previous evacuation drives were undertaken in 1999 and 2002, which were both operated by the Assam Rifles (AR).
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May - 18 
Separately, Zongam faction of KNF (KNF-Z) informed that it has not authorised an individual named Seilal alias Tony Haokip to collect fund for the outfit. The outfit cautioned not to extend cooperation to the individual.
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Separately, Zongam faction of KNF (KNF-Z) informed that it has not authorised an individual named Seilal alias Tony Haokip to collect fund for the outfit. The outfit cautioned not to extend cooperation to the individual.
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May - 18 
The Assam Tribune reports on May 19 that at least 25 members of IK Songbhijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), who were suspected to be involved in the killing of more than 40 people on May 1 and 2 in Kokrajhar and Baksa D
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The Assam Tribune reports on May 19 that at least 25 members of IK Songbhijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), who were suspected to be involved in the killing of more than 40 people on May 1 and 2 in Kokrajhar and Baksa Districts, have managed to sneak into Bhutan following sustained operations by the police and security forces. Security sources said that according to information available, to launch the attacks in the Bodoland Territorial Areas District (BTAD) areas, NDFB-IKS cadres were drawn from the Districts of Dhubri, Chirang, Barpeta and Kokrajhar. After the incidents, the cadres were asked to shift towards Bhutan in small groups to save themselves from the intensified operations by Police and security forces.
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May - 18 
The Sentinel reports that in a joint operation on May 18, Security Forces (SFs) arrested four United A’chik Liberation Army (UALA) militants, all from Meghalaya, identified as Sangrak D Shira, Singrong D Shira, Salma D Sangma and Nington D Khar from
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The Sentinel reports that in a joint operation on May 18, Security Forces (SFs) arrested four United A’chik Liberation Army (UALA) militants, all from Meghalaya, identified as Sangrak D Shira, Singrong D Shira, Salma D Sangma and Nington D Khar from Damra in Goalpara District, reports The Sentinel. Two 7.65 mm pistols (made in USA), a 9 mm pistol, nine live rounds, one hand grenade and many incriminating documents were recovered. UALA and Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) have been carrying out heavy extortion from the local population residing along Assam–Meghalaya border.
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May - 18 
The Shillong Times on May 19 reports that several NGOs, student unions, mothers union, headmen of several villages and the people of Aradonga in West Khasi Hills District have condemned the decision of the Government to set up the camp for Breakaway
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The Shillong Times on May 19 reports that several NGOs, student unions, mothers union, headmen of several villages and the people of Aradonga in West Khasi Hills District have condemned the decision of the Government to set up the camp for Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) in Aradonga in West Khasi Hills.
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May - 18 
The Shillong Times reports that a Smooth Bore Breach Loading Gun (SBBL) was recovered from an individual identified as Hebath BMarak Nengchonggre village in West Khasi Hills on May 18.
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The Shillong Times reports that a Smooth Bore Breach Loading Gun (SBBL) was recovered from an individual identified as Hebath BMarak Nengchonggre village in West Khasi Hills on May 18.
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May - 18 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were injured during an operation launched by joint Police team from three Districts of Ranchi, Ramgarh and Bokaro, 40km from Ranchi District, on May 18, reports The Telegraph. They carried out t
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were injured during an operation launched by joint Police team from three Districts of Ranchi, Ramgarh and Bokaro, 40km from Ranchi District, on May 18, reports The Telegraph. They carried out the offensive in the forests between Ormanjhi and Gola on the basis of intelligence reports that Maoists from nearby Districts have gathered there. “We spotted bloodstains at several places near Barki Jeratoli village in Gola Police Station area of Ramgarh District, where the encounter took place. At least two rebels sustained severe injuries. However, we have not been able to arrest anyone. The operation will continue,” Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Kumar said.
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May - 18 
A Khasadar Force personnel was killed and five others were injured in two landmine blasts at Safi Tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 18, reports Daily Times.
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A Khasadar Force personnel was killed and five others were injured in two landmine blasts at Safi Tehsil (revenue unit) of Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 18, reports Daily Times.
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May - 18 
Elsewhere, another bullet-riddled unidentified dead body of man was found near a graveyard at Qaddafi Town in Landhi Town on May 18, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, the man was first kidnapped and later shot dead.
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Elsewhere, another bullet-riddled unidentified dead body of man was found near a graveyard at Qaddafi Town in Landhi Town on May 18, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, the man was first kidnapped and later shot dead.
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May - 18 
Meanwhile, seven persons were injured in a roadside explosion in Rashakai area of Khar Tehsil of Bajaur Agency on May 18, reports Daily Times.
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Meanwhile, seven persons were injured in a roadside explosion in Rashakai area of Khar Tehsil of Bajaur Agency on May 18, reports Daily Times.
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May - 18 
Meanwhile, TTP central shura (council) refused to endorse Mullah Fazlullah’s verdict about the sacking of senior militant 'commander', Khan Said alias Sajna, in South Waziristan as some TTP leaders feeling it may further divide the group, The News re
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Meanwhile, TTP central shura (council) refused to endorse Mullah Fazlullah’s verdict about the sacking of senior militant 'commander', Khan Said alias Sajna, in South Waziristan as some TTP leaders feeling it may further divide the group, The News reports on May 19. “After some meetings, the shura finally refused to endorse Mullah Fazlullah’s decision. Mullah Fazlullah behaved like a dictator. First he made a decision and then asked the shura to endorse it. Under the rules, the Ameer can ask the shura for advice before making important decisions. But in this case, he made the decision and then asked the shura to endorse it,” said a senior member of the TTP shura. “Most of the senior commanders of the TTP are not happy with Mullah Fazlullah for this and some other decisions and are now supporting Khan Said,” the TTP leader said. He feared that there were strong indications that 'commander' Khan Said may form his own faction separate from the TTP.
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May - 18 
Rojhan Mazari Separately, a dead body, identified as that of Roshan Marri (14), was found from Birohi Goth within the limits of Manghopir Police StatiElsewhere, another bullet-riddled unidentified dead body of man was found near a graveyard at Qaddaf
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Rojhan Mazari Separately, a dead body, identified as that of Roshan Marri (14), was found from Birohi Goth within the limits of Manghopir Police StatiElsewhere, another bullet-riddled unidentified dead body of man was found near a graveyard at Qaddafi Town in Landhi Town on May 18, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, the man was first kidnapped and later shot dead.
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May - 18 
The Khushhal Khan Khattak Express escaped a blast that blew up the railway track in Rojhan Mazari Tehsil (revenue unit) of Rajanpur District on May 18, reports The News. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack.
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The Khushhal Khan Khattak Express escaped a blast that blew up the railway track in Rojhan Mazari Tehsil (revenue unit) of Rajanpur District on May 18, reports The News. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack.
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May - 18 
The of 'chief' of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mullah Fazlullah on May 18 called upon the Government, the Armed forces and the Intelligence agents to akin to the TTP will have to accept writ of Allah Almighty, reports The Nation. In a video messa
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The of 'chief' of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Mullah Fazlullah on May 18 called upon the Government, the Armed forces and the Intelligence agents to akin to the TTP will have to accept writ of Allah Almighty, reports The Nation. In a video message released by the TTP Chapter of Darra Adam Khel, the TTP 'chief' did not comment over the peace talks with the Government. He had however been opposed to the talks in the past. His statement came out at a time when there is a deadlock of peace talks between the Government and the TTP. Talking to BBC, ‘spokesperson’ of the TTP Darra Adam Khel chapter also claimed the seven minutes video message is a fresh statement of TTP 'chief'. In the video, Mullah Fazlullah was welcomed by armed militants when he came down from a mountainous area and he recorded his message. Mullah Fazlullah asked his suicide bombers to be ready against tanks and artilleries of inimical forces. Those who have received this message should disseminate to other suicide bombers who are not in a direct contact. He vowed enforcement of Shariah and will continue his efforts in this connection.
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May - 18 
Meanwhile, Prime Minster Sushil Koirala and Pushpa Kamal Dahal held a meeting at the former's official residence in Baluwatar on May 18, to discuss on the latest political developments, the constitution drafting process, finalising remaining works of
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Meanwhile, Prime Minster Sushil Koirala and Pushpa Kamal Dahal held a meeting at the former's official residence in Baluwatar on May 18, to discuss on the latest political developments, the constitution drafting process, finalising remaining works of the peace process, recommendation of 26 lawmakers to be appointed by the government and the controversy over the Judicial Council's recommendation of possible names for Supreme Court's judges, reports Ekantipur.com.
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May - 18 
The Police recovered 323 pieces of sockets used in making bombs from Jaya Bahadur Thapa at Suwaunali-3 in Jajarkot District on May 18, reports Ekantipur.com. According to Chief District Office Chakrapani Pandey, Thapa was displaced during the decade-
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The Police recovered 323 pieces of sockets used in making bombs from Jaya Bahadur Thapa at Suwaunali-3 in Jajarkot District on May 18, reports Ekantipur.com. According to Chief District Office Chakrapani Pandey, Thapa was displaced during the decade-long conflict at the hands of then rebel Maoists, came across the explosives while dismantling his old house to build a new one.
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May - 18 
Police on May 18 arrested Shariful Alam alias Milton (40), Damurhuda sub-District ameer (chief) of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), from his residence at Gulshanpara village in Damurhuda sub-District of Chaudanga District, reports The Daily Star. Police said a
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Police on May 18 arrested Shariful Alam alias Milton (40), Damurhuda sub-District ameer (chief) of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI), from his residence at Gulshanpara village in Damurhuda sub-District of Chaudanga District, reports The Daily Star. Police said acting on tip-off; a Police team raided the JeI leader's house while he along with 17 to 18 other activists of the party was holding a 'secret' meeting. Police arrested Milton and recovered two shutter guns, four crude bombs, four bullets, seven books on
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May - 18 
Separately, 25 JeI leaders and activists were sent to jail in Chittagong and Barisal Districts on May 18, reports The Daily Star. In Chittagong District, a court sent to jail 21 JeI leaders and activists who were arrested on May 12 with bomb-making m
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Separately, 25 JeI leaders and activists were sent to jail in Chittagong and Barisal Districts on May 18, reports The Daily Star. In Chittagong District, a court sent to jail 21 JeI leaders and activists who were arrested on May 12 with bomb-making materials from the Chittagong city. In Barisal District, a leader and three activists of JeI were sent to jail in several cases filed for creating violence during blockades.
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May - 18 
A statement issued by the National Peace Council (NPC) said that the Government has decided to celebrate its “Victory Day” in Matara District in the Southern Province on May 18 to commemorate the bravery and sacrifice of the Sri Lankan Security Force
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A statement issued by the National Peace Council (NPC) said that the Government has decided to celebrate its “Victory Day” in Matara District in the Southern Province on May 18 to commemorate the bravery and sacrifice of the Sri Lankan Security Forces (SFs) in the civil war, reports Sri Lanka Guardian on May 13. It further said that NPC is saddened by the continuing emphasis on the divisions that exist within Sri Lankan society instead of on factors that could genuinely unify the polity. On the other hand Government has prohibited any public commemoration of the end of the war in the Northern Province by expressing its opposition to the occasion being used by political parties and separatist groups in the North to glorify the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
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May - 18 
President Mahinda Rajapaksa, while addressing the nation at the fifth anniversary Victory Day celebrations in the southern town of Matara District, Southern Province on May 18, said that Sri Lanka today is not celebrating the victory of war, but a vi
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President Mahinda Rajapaksa, while addressing the nation at the fifth anniversary Victory Day celebrations in the southern town of Matara District, Southern Province on May 18, said that Sri Lanka today is not celebrating the victory of war, but a victory of peace achieved through sacrifice of lives, reports Colombo Page. He said that Sri Lanka is not ready to stop celebrating the day the peace was brought to the country after 30 years of war due to external pressure. He noted that terrorism by the Tamil Tiger terrorists in Sri Lanka eliminated not only Sinhala leaders, but well respected Tamil political leaders as well but nobody wants to remember them. Speaking in Tamil briefly, the President asked the Tamil people not to be misled by the false propaganda. He said trying to uplift terrorism again is the biggest injustice to the Tamil people.
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May - 18 
Special Detection Unit led by North Central Province Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Ravi Wijegunawardana arrested an individual suspected to be an Indian intelligence agent who had impersonated himself as a Sri Lankan using a false
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Special Detection Unit led by North Central Province Senior Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG), Ravi Wijegunawardana arrested an individual suspected to be an Indian intelligence agent who had impersonated himself as a Sri Lankan using a false name (Hamza Jamaldeen) for nineteen years from Koliyabenda Wewa area in Anuradhapura District, North Central Province on May 18, reports Daily Mirror. The suspect, who is 44 years of age according to his Sri Lankan identity card, had gone abroad several times with a false passport. The Police had confiscated, photocopies and the identity cards issued from various countries in his possession documents at the time of his arrest.
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May - 18 
The Army Commander Lieutenant General Daya Rathnayaka said that Sri Lanka Army is ready to face any threat against the country and its national security with the guidance of the Commander-in-Chief, President Mahinda Rajapaksa, reports Colombo Page on
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The Army Commander Lieutenant General Daya Rathnayaka said that Sri Lanka Army is ready to face any threat against the country and its national security with the guidance of the Commander-in-Chief, President Mahinda Rajapaksa, reports Colombo Page on May 19. He added that intelligent units of Security Forces (SFs) were strengthened under the guidance of the Defense Secretary and they can defeat the attempts to revive terrorism. He noted that Sri Lanka rehabilitated and socialized a large number of ex-Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres and pointed out that the concept implemented by Sri Lanka against the terrorism and the rehabilitation process is an example for the whole world.
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May - 19 
Separately, a soldier, identified as Vinod Kumar, was killed when militants triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Pallanwala sector of Akhnoor in Jammu District. The militants, who had apparently planted the mine, returned towards Paki
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Separately, a soldier, identified as Vinod Kumar, was killed when militants triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) in Pallanwala sector of Akhnoor in Jammu District. The militants, who had apparently planted the mine, returned towards Pakistan after the attack. The Army has not divulged the details of the attack so far.
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May - 19 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Bhaiya Ram alias Bipin, wanted in connection with the killing of five Policemen, was arrested from an unidentified place near Rukhi Ghati in Gumla District on May 19, reports The Eco
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Bhaiya Ram alias Bipin, wanted in connection with the killing of five Policemen, was arrested from an unidentified place near Rukhi Ghati in Gumla District on May 19, reports The Economic Times. He was arrested when he came to meet someone near Rukhi Ghati, Superintendent of Police (SP) Bhimsen Tuti said. A 9 mm pistol was seized from him.
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May - 19 
At least two Army personnel were killed in separate incidents of violence in Jammu and Kashmir reports Hindustan Times on May 20. A Rashtriya Rifles (RR) trooper, identified as rifleman Mushtaq Ahmad Mir, was killed in militants’ fire in Budgam Distr
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At least two Army personnel were killed in separate incidents of violence in Jammu and Kashmir reports Hindustan Times on May 20. A Rashtriya Rifles (RR) trooper, identified as rifleman Mushtaq Ahmad Mir, was killed in militants’ fire in Budgam District, when a group of hiding militants fired at the Security Forces’ (SF) patrol, cordoning off Chodur’s Kaisermulah village. According to a Police Spokesman, RR is still engaging with the hiding militants. Two to three militants are suspected to be hiding in the area. Preliminary reports suggested that the militants were holed up inside a residential house. The operation, which started on May 19 was launched after the security agencies received a tip-off on the presence of wanted Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militant Qasim, a selfstyled 'operation commander' and a suspect in several high-profile attacks in the Valley.
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May - 19 
Earlier on May 19, Sabyasachi Panda, the 'chief' of Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in a press release, announced the formation of a new united front of the Maoists called the Commu
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Earlier on May 19, Sabyasachi Panda, the 'chief' of Odisha Maobadi Party (OMP), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), in a press release, announced the formation of a new united front of the Maoists called the Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist-Maoist (CPI-MLM), reports The New Indian Express . Panda is the ‘general secretary’ of the new formation. The united front has been forged between the OMP and the erstwhile Communist Party of India-Marxist Leninist [(CPI-ML (Janashakti)] and certain Maoist groups based in West Bengal. The press release said, ‘Communist revolutionaries belonging to different ML/ Maoist groups and sections have come forward to build a single united communist revolutionary party in the name and style of CPI (MLM) in an exercise in (the) right direction. We hope to rise up to the occasion, earnestly serving the interest of the people and foiling the evil fascist design of Indian comprador ruling class.”
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May - 19 
Earlier, a Maoist, identified as Mainuram, carrying a reward of INR 3000 on his head, was arrested during a combing operation from Kokodi village under Bayanar Police Station limits in Kondagaon District on May 19, reports Zee News. Acting on a tip o
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Earlier, a Maoist, identified as Mainuram, carrying a reward of INR 3000 on his head, was arrested during a combing operation from Kokodi village under Bayanar Police Station limits in Kondagaon District on May 19, reports Zee News. Acting on a tip off about presence of Maoists at a local fair, a squad of Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and District Force was mobilised in Bayanar region. When the security personnel reached near Kokodi, they spotted a man fleeing into the forests. Then the SFs chased and arrested him.
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May - 19 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Haider Ali alias Black Beauty revealed to his interrogators that major terror outfits operating in the Kashmir Valley like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) had joined hands wit
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Haider Ali alias Black Beauty revealed to his interrogators that major terror outfits operating in the Kashmir Valley like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) had joined hands with Indian Mujahideen (IM) and Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) with the objective of eliminating Prime Minister (PM)-elect Narendra Modi Deccan Chronicle reports on May 23. Following the Patna (Bihar) blast of October, 2013, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) top operatives directed that all major terror outfits should pool their resources in targeting Modi, he added. Ali, disclosed that ISI top brass was extremely unhappy with the failed attempt on Modi’s life at the Patna rally. The ISI, he claimed, felt that IM and SIMI which had jointly carried out the explosions was not competent enough to carry out such “major operations”. “The threat to Mr Modi is very high as these terror outfits are still on the lookout for an opportunity to target him. A few days ago some key SIMI operatives had openly raised slogans threatening the PM elect during a court hearing in Madhya Pradesh. So the threat perception remains high and we are closely monitoring activities of these subversive groups,” a top security official said.
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May - 19 
Isak Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) stated that it would check and take stern action against anyone indulging in illegal activities in area of Indira Gandhi Stadium in Kohima District, DC Court and Agri Expo, 4th M
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Isak Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) stated that it would check and take stern action against anyone indulging in illegal activities in area of Indira Gandhi Stadium in Kohima District, DC Court and Agri Expo, 4th Mile areas in Dimapur, Ngaland Post reports on May 20.
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May - 19 
Meanwhile, A’chik National Liberation Army (ANLA) has denied serving demand note to St. Clariet School in Ampati of South West Garo Hills, The Shillong Times reports on May 20. ANLA leader, Dilseng A’chik, claimed it was the work of other groups sinc
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Meanwhile, A’chik National Liberation Army (ANLA) has denied serving demand note to St. Clariet School in Ampati of South West Garo Hills, The Shillong Times reports on May 20. ANLA leader, Dilseng A’chik, claimed it was the work of other groups since the outfit was yet to deploy their cadres in Ampati region. Catholic institutions in Garo Hills will remain closed on May 20 (Today) in protest against the extortion notice.
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May - 19 
Meanwhile, Khaplang faction of NSCN (NSCN-K), United Sangtam Region (USR) has informed on May 19 that all employees, contractors and business establishments under Kiphire District and Longkhim/Chare Area in Tuensang District are not allowed to deal w
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Meanwhile, Khaplang faction of NSCN (NSCN-K), United Sangtam Region (USR) has informed on May 19 that all employees, contractors and business establishments under Kiphire District and Longkhim/Chare Area in Tuensang District are not allowed to deal with the taxation matter for the fiscal year 2014-15 without the knowledge of the region ‘chairman’, reports Nagaland Post. The USR chairman in a press release stated that USR chairman should be consulted by centrally assigned person before dealing with taxation matter.
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May - 19 
Meanwhile, Pallabi Dangoria, daughter of ‘commander-in-chief’ of ULFA-Independent (ULFA-I), Paresh Barua was reported missing by her mother at Rajabheta Police outpost in Dibrugarh District on May 19, reports The Telegraph.
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Meanwhile, Pallabi Dangoria, daughter of ‘commander-in-chief’ of ULFA-Independent (ULFA-I), Paresh Barua was reported missing by her mother at Rajabheta Police outpost in Dibrugarh District on May 19, reports The Telegraph.
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May - 19 
Nagaland Post reports on May 20 that Against Corruption And Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland has stated that “Naga people are eagerly awaiting the PM-in-waiting, Narendra Modi” to seriously look into the Naga political issue in the light of “contin
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Nagaland Post reports on May 20 that Against Corruption And Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland has stated that “Naga people are eagerly awaiting the PM-in-waiting, Narendra Modi” to seriously look into the Naga political issue in the light of “continuous strife affecting peace and prosperity of the Naga people”.
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May - 19 
Police and intelligence agencies are investigating the origin of a 'circular' purportedly written by an Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, which details the recruitment drive initiated by the banned terrorist outfit in Kerala, The Times of India repor
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Police and intelligence agencies are investigating the origin of a 'circular' purportedly written by an Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative, which details the recruitment drive initiated by the banned terrorist outfit in Kerala, The Times of India reports on May 20. Probe is on to establish whether the letter has really originated from the terrorist organization or is the handiwork of mischief-mongers. The circular is in the form a directive to fellow cadres demanding a coordinated move to revive the organization that is facing serious trouble after security agencies started a crackdown against it. The letter asked the cadres to assemble at a particular place on a given date to discuss future course of action. The letter also allegedly contains the numbers of vehicles used by cadres of the outfit. The incident assumed another level when a notice attached to the circular appeared in the city on May 18. The notice was pasted at a public place under the town police station limits in Kozhikode of Kozhikode District. Police had received the same notice along with the circular, which was meant to be circulated among a particular community. Senior Police officers admitted the existence of such a poster, but refused to divulge more details. District Police Chief (Kozhikode city) A V George is leading the investigation.
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May - 19 
Security Forces (SFs), on May 19, recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition including four 9mm Sub Machine Guns with magazines, one 40mm UBGL, one 40 mm Lathod Launcher, one 9mm Pistol with magazine, eight live rounds, twenty three 5.56mm rounds
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Security Forces (SFs), on May 19, recovered a large cache of arms and ammunition including four 9mm Sub Machine Guns with magazines, one 40mm UBGL, one 40 mm Lathod Launcher, one 9mm Pistol with magazine, eight live rounds, twenty three 5.56mm rounds and forty 7.62 mm rounds from Karang Pat area of Loktak Lake in Imphal when a search operation was launched based on specific intelligence, reports The Sangai Express. The weapons and ammunition were found hidden in the pat area wrapped in polythene bags. According to some sources, the cache may have been hidden by Peoples Liberation Army (PLA).
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May - 19 
Separately, the All Assam Minority Students’ Union (AAMSU), on May 19, announced a series of protests from May 24, demanding review of the Bodo Accord, seizure of illegal weapons from BTAD and strong action against the culprits of 2008, 2012 and 2014
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Separately, the All Assam Minority Students’ Union (AAMSU), on May 19, announced a series of protests from May 24, demanding review of the Bodo Accord, seizure of illegal weapons from BTAD and strong action against the culprits of 2008, 2012 and 2014 violence, reports The Telegraph. The students’ union alleged that the State Government’s failure to take strong action had encouraged frequent killings, abductions and extortion in the BTAD, resulting in fear and uncertainty among all communities.
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May - 19 
The Sangai Express reports that Chiefs of 135 villages located within Khengjoy block of Chandel District, on May 19, resolved to see that no designated camp of Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF) will be opened at Semol village in Chandel District.
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The Sangai Express reports that Chiefs of 135 villages located within Khengjoy block of Chandel District, on May 19, resolved to see that no designated camp of Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF) will be opened at Semol village in Chandel District. The village Chiefs pointed out that KNLF is affiliated to Kuki National Army (KNA) and hence, KNLF’s designated camp should be opened within KNA area. Semol village Chief Tirgoulen Haokip said that he was not given any prior information before the Government took up steps to open a designated camp within his village jurisdiction. Semol is already home to a designated camp of United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF), affiliated to United Peoples Front (UPF), the other umbrella body of Kuki militant groups.
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May - 19 
The Special Investigation Division (SID) of the Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID), investigating the twin bomb blasts on Bangalore-Guwahati Express in Chennai Central Railway Station on May 1, interrogated the terror suspects ‘Poli
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The Special Investigation Division (SID) of the Crime Branch-Crime Investigation Department (CB-CID), investigating the twin bomb blasts on Bangalore-Guwahati Express in Chennai Central Railway Station on May 1, interrogated the terror suspects ‘Police’ Fakruddin, Panna Ismail and Bilal Malik in the Vellore Central Prison for Men, New Indian Express reports on May 20. Sources in the Prison Department said that two Police officers of the SID, including Additional Superintendent of Police of CB-CID Marirajan, had reached the Vellore Central Prison earlier on May 16. A source said it was a regular procedure of an investigation in such highly sensitive cases. “The officials had interrogated to verifying certain information that will help them to proceed with the investigation further and also help the officers get a crucial lead in the May 1 blast case,” said a Police. It is the second such interrogation. “Two days after the blast, senior police officers of SID had interrogated the trio in the prison,” said the officer. Fakruddin, Ismail and Malik had denied their involvement in targeting public utility and the public, said the police source. The police also said they were yet to get tangible evidence on South Indian Mujahideen and its network.
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May - 19 
The Telegraph reports that a 12-year-old boy, identified as Aditya, son of a businessman Rameswar Jaiswal was abducted by suspected IKS faction of national democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants from Dhekiajuli town in Sonitpur District on
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The Telegraph reports that a 12-year-old boy, identified as Aditya, son of a businessman Rameswar Jaiswal was abducted by suspected IKS faction of national democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants from Dhekiajuli town in Sonitpur District on May 19. Police said Aditya has been missing since he went out on his bicycle from his house in the afternoon of May 19. Sources said the outfit has demanded INR 6 million as ransom.
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May - 19 
Elsewhere, Paramilitary Forces and Police detained several suspected criminals during search operations in different areas of Karachi on May 19, reports The News. According to Rangers Spokesperson, a high profile criminal Jaan Alam was arrested in
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Elsewhere, Paramilitary Forces and Police detained several suspected criminals during search operations in different areas of Karachi on May 19, reports The News. According to Rangers Spokesperson, a high profile criminal Jaan Alam was arrested in a targeted operation at Labour Colony area of Landhi Town. Alam was affiliated with a political party and was wanted by the Police in several criminal activities. Also, two suspects along with several others were arrested during search operations by Rangers in Metroville area of Gulshan Town and Orangi Town. More than 300 personnel of Paramilitary Forces took part in the operation. They sealed off entry and exit points of the areas during the operations and started house-to-house search.
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May - 19 
Meanwhile, the Federal Government has sent back red warrant summaries of various most-wanted Lyari gang-war criminals, including Uzair Baloch and Baba Ladla, to the Sindh Government over having objections due to incomplete records, reports Daily T
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Meanwhile, the Federal Government has sent back red warrant summaries of various most-wanted Lyari gang-war criminals, including Uzair Baloch and Baba Ladla, to the Sindh Government over having objections due to incomplete records, reports Daily Times. Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior returned the Sindh Government’s requests for issuance of red-warrants of at least 83 most-wanted criminals including Uzair Baloch, Noor Muhammad alias Baba Ladla and Taj Muhammad alias Taju.
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May - 19 
Frontier Corps (FC) and Balochistan Police on May19 intercepted a truck carrying a stockpile of weapons and ammunition during a raid in Jungle Pir Alizai area of Qila Abdullah District, reports The Express Tribune. The security personnel impounded
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Frontier Corps (FC) and Balochistan Police on May19 intercepted a truck carrying a stockpile of weapons and ammunition during a raid in Jungle Pir Alizai area of Qila Abdullah District, reports The Express Tribune. The security personnel impounded the truck and seized its illicit cargo. According to the FC, Police and Security Forces in a joint search operation recovered 100 SMGs, three G-3 pistols, 136 single-barrel shot guns and one Kalashnikov, telescopes, and thousands of bullets.
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May - 19 
A Chinese tourist, identified as Hong Xu Dong, travelling from Lahore to Balochistan via Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been kidnapped from Darban area of Dera Ismail Khan District on May 19, reports Dawn. Sources said that Dong was travelling from Lahore to
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A Chinese tourist, identified as Hong Xu Dong, travelling from Lahore to Balochistan via Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has been kidnapped from Darban area of Dera Ismail Khan District on May 19, reports Dawn. Sources said that Dong was travelling from Lahore to Quetta when he went missing near Garah Mehmood area of Darban. The Security Forces have recovered a cycle from Garah Mehmood and launched a search operation in the area.
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May - 19 
According to Al Jazeera report, unemployment in the Swat Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province could force many jobless people towards joining the Taliban, Daily Times reports on May 20. The report said that the area was struggling to mend its econom
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According to Al Jazeera report, unemployment in the Swat Valley of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province could force many jobless people towards joining the Taliban, Daily Times reports on May 20. The report said that the area was struggling to mend its economy after years of conflict in the valley. The Government promise to revive industries like silk making with subsidies has failed to materialize, the report said.
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May - 19 
An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on May 19 granted exemption to former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, from appearing in court for the hearing of Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case while ordering
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An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on May 19 granted exemption to former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf, from appearing in court for the hearing of Nawab Akbar Bugti murder case while ordering him to appear in court for the next hearing adjourned until June 16, 2014, reports Dawn. Musharraf is on bail in the case. This is the sixth time that the Court has ordered for his appearance in court, but he has remained absent from all hearings despite assurance provided by his guarantors. Two of the co-accused in the case, former Federal Interior Minister Aftab Sherpao and former Provincial Interior Minister Shoaib Nausherwani appeared in the hearing. Both submitted their requests for their acquittal from the Bugti case. The ATC issued notices to the relevant authorities.
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May - 19 
Another Shia man, identified as Mohsin Agha (50), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near Dakkhana bus stop in Liaquatabad Town on May 19, reports Daily Times
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Another Shia man, identified as Mohsin Agha (50), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants near Dakkhana bus stop in Liaquatabad Town on May 19, reports Daily Times
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May - 19 
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Agent Joel Cox left for Dubai after the Malir Judicial Magistrate Court dropped the case on May 19, reports The News. Joel Cox’s lawyer told the court that his client was on special mission in Pakistan and he was
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Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Agent Joel Cox left for Dubai after the Malir Judicial Magistrate Court dropped the case on May 19, reports The News. Joel Cox’s lawyer told the court that his client was on special mission in Pakistan and he was permitted to keep arms with him. A special letter of the United States (US) Embassy was also presented in the court in this regard. The court ordered for verification of the letter from Interior Ministry and later on certification from the Sindh Home Department, the court dismissed the case.
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May - 19 
In another incident, unidentified armed militants shot dead an unidentified teenager boy near Baradari in North Karachi Town on May 19, reports Daily Times.
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In another incident, unidentified armed militants shot dead an unidentified teenager boy near Baradari in North Karachi Town on May 19, reports Daily Times.
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May - 19 
Jurors in the New York trial of British hate preacher Abu Hamza aka Mustafa Kamel Mustafa on May 19 found him guilty of kidnapping and terrorism offenses, reports Dawn. The former Imam of the north London Finsbury Park mosque, showed no reaction to t
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Jurors in the New York trial of British hate preacher Abu Hamza aka Mustafa Kamel Mustafa on May 19 found him guilty of kidnapping and terrorism offenses, reports Dawn. The former Imam of the north London Finsbury Park mosque, showed no reaction to the verdict, which carries a possible life sentence. He is to be sentenced on September 9, 2014. The charges against him pre-dated the 9/11 attacks on New York and were over the 1998 abduction of 16 Western tourists in Yemen, four of whom were killed in a military rescue operation. He was also accused of trying to set up a terrorist training camp in the United States in 1999, and of promoting “violent jihad” on a global scale. The jury deliberated for 12 hours over two days before reaching a verdict, after a four-week trial in which Abu Hamza took the stand for three days of testimony in his own defense.
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May - 19 
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak wants the Federal Government to convene another all-party conference (APC) if it is unable to implement the unanimous decision of giving peace a chance through talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pa
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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak wants the Federal Government to convene another all-party conference (APC) if it is unable to implement the unanimous decision of giving peace a chance through talks with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Dawn reports on May 20. “The APC had authorised the Government to hold dialogue with the TTP. If for some reason it is unable to act in accordance with the decision, it should gather all the political parties to discuss the options it has been left with,” Khattak said. Opposing the option of military operation in North Waziristan, he said the forces could not yet control tribal agencies and terrorists were roaming freely even in Bara area of Khyber Agency, adjacent to KP capital Peshawar. Instead, he suggested, the Government should take the tribes into confidence and evolve a strategy for finding a peaceful solution to the militancy issue.
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May - 19 
Meanwhile, a faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 20 claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of a Chinese tourist, identified as Hong Xu Dong, from Daraban area of Dera Ismail Khan District on may 19, reports The Express Tribune.
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Meanwhile, a faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) on May 20 claimed responsibility for the kidnapping of a Chinese tourist, identified as Hong Xu Dong, from Daraban area of Dera Ismail Khan District on may 19, reports The Express Tribune.
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May - 19 
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Abdul Malik Baloch on May 19 advised insurgent groups to ‘revisit their approach’ in order to lessen the sufferings of their brethren, reports The Express Tribune. “Historically, insurgency has given the Baloch people nothin
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Meanwhile, Chief Minister Abdul Malik Baloch on May 19 advised insurgent groups to ‘revisit their approach’ in order to lessen the sufferings of their brethren, reports The Express Tribune. “Historically, insurgency has given the Baloch people nothing save death and destruction and triggered forced migrations. This 12-year-long insurgency has destroyed the economy and disrupted social services in Balochistan,” said Malik. “I’ve been mandated by the Federal Government to bring all Baloch leaders into the political mainstream. I want to persuade them to attain their rights through a democratic struggle. And I’m sure my efforts will yield results,” he added.
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May - 19 
Meanwhile, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in a statement issued on May 19 voiced "concern over a malicious campaign seeking to close down a media channel and called for unity among media ranks" demanding that the present situation be
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Meanwhile, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in a statement issued on May 19 voiced "concern over a malicious campaign seeking to close down a media channel and called for unity among media ranks" demanding that the present situation be de-escalated to protect media freedom and reduce risks for journalists, reports The News. The Commission said, “HRCP can no longer stay silent on the malicious campaign unleashed against Geo and the manner in which pressure is being brought to bear to close down the channel.” Further, the HRCP statement added, “Irrespective of what HRCP or anyone else might think about Geo’s editorial judgment, instigating people to come out on the street following charges of blasphemy is an extremely dangerous trend."
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May - 19 
Meanwhile, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in a statement issued on May 19 voiced "concern over a malicious campaign seeking to close down a media channel and called for unity among media ranks" demanding that the present situation be
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Meanwhile, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) in a statement issued on May 19 voiced "concern over a malicious campaign seeking to close down a media channel and called for unity among media ranks" demanding that the present situation be de-escalated to protect media freedom and reduce risks for journalists, reports The News. The Commission said, “HRCP can no longer stay silent on the malicious campaign unleashed against Geo and the manner in which pressure is being brought to bear to close down the channel.” Further, the HRCP statement added, “Irrespective of what HRCP or anyone else might think about Geo’s editorial judgment, instigating people to come out on the street following charges of blasphemy is an extremely dangerous trend."
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May - 19 
Separately, a man, identified as Farhan Afzal (40), was shot dead by unidentified militants at Mianwali Colony within the limits of Manghopir Police Station in Gadap Town on May 19, reports Daily Times.
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Separately, a man, identified as Farhan Afzal (40), was shot dead by unidentified militants at Mianwali Colony within the limits of Manghopir Police Station in Gadap Town on May 19, reports Daily Times.
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May - 19 
Separately, thousands of people took to the streets in Panjgur District on May 19 to protest against the attacks on private schools which remained closed for the fifth consecutive day, reports The Express Tribune. More than four thousand people were
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Separately, thousands of people took to the streets in Panjgur District on May 19 to protest against the attacks on private schools which remained closed for the fifth consecutive day, reports The Express Tribune. More than four thousand people were estimated to have joined in demonstrations—including women, children, teachers and activists of Balochistan National Party (BNP-Mengal) and BNP-Awami. The protesters were carrying placards inscribed with slogans in support of their demands, primarily seeking security for the private schools.
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May - 19 
The FC Balochistan said that credible intelligence has led them to conclude that Afghan intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS) is supporting miscreants in Balochistan. “After receiving information from the Intelligence Fusion Cell that
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The FC Balochistan said that credible intelligence has led them to conclude that Afghan intelligence, National Directorate of Security (NDS) is supporting miscreants in Balochistan. “After receiving information from the Intelligence Fusion Cell that a huge quantity of arms and ammunitions are being smuggled to Balochistan from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, the FC and Police carried out successful raids near bordering areas,” Balochistan Home Minister Sarfraz Bugti said. Mir Sarfaraz Bugti further alleged that neighbouring countries, including India and Afghanistan, were trying to carry out terror activities to weaken Pakistan, reports Dawn. He further claimed that Afghan Intelligence Agencies had set up at least 34 insurgent camps in this regard.
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May - 19 
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on May 19 issued notices to Information Secretary, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Chairman, ARY Chief Executive, anchors Mubashir Lucman, Nida Yasir, Shaista Lodhi, Amjad Sabri Qawwal, poet Aqeel
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The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on May 19 issued notices to Information Secretary, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) Chairman, ARY Chief Executive, anchors Mubashir Lucman, Nida Yasir, Shaista Lodhi, Amjad Sabri Qawwal, poet Aqeel Mohsin Naqvi, the Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) and Cable Operators Association of Pakistan Chairman in connection with the Geo TV blasphemy case, reports Daily Times. A single-member bench of Jusice Noorul Haq Qureshi issued the notices while hearing the blasphemy petition filed by Shuhada Foundation’s lawyer Tariq Asad.
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May - 19 
Two Shia men, identified as Shaukat Sherazi (45) and Qaiser Hussain (50) were killed when unknown armed assailants opened fire on them at Mithadar near Sherazia Imambargah (Shia place of commemoration) in Saddar Town of Karachi, the provincial capita
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Two Shia men, identified as Shaukat Sherazi (45) and Qaiser Hussain (50) were killed when unknown armed assailants opened fire on them at Mithadar near Sherazia Imambargah (Shia place of commemoration) in Saddar Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 19, reports Daily Times. Superintendent of Police (SP) City Sheraz Nazir said that Shaukat Sherazi was the caretaker of the Imambargah and also a member of Jaffaria Alliance Pakistan (JAP) South Wing. Qaisar was Sherazi’s guest.
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May - 19 
The Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) and its allies submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister (PM) Sushil Koirala on May 19, demanding to hold an all-side roundtable conference and initiate constitution writing, reports Nepal News. As the con
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The Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) and its allies submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister (PM) Sushil Koirala on May 19, demanding to hold an all-side roundtable conference and initiate constitution writing, reports Nepal News. As the constitution could not be written without having consensus with the political parties which are out of the Constituent Assembly (CA), the PM was urged to hold the roundtable conference, said Maoist Secretary Dev Gurung, adding that national independence and livelihoods issues were being ignored, country getting regressive direction and the achievements of various political movements lost. Receiving the memorandum, PM Koirala took the demands positively, said Gurung.
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May - 19 
The meeting of the Constituent Assembly (CA) on May 19, discussed the agreed upon contents of the constitution prepared by then committee on natural resources, economic rights and revenue sharing, and the report on the agreed upon issues prepared by
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The meeting of the Constituent Assembly (CA) on May 19, discussed the agreed upon contents of the constitution prepared by then committee on natural resources, economic rights and revenue sharing, and the report on the agreed upon issues prepared by committee on the protection of national welfare, reports Nepal News. The participants in the discussion expressed that the issues of national welfare should be of the issues of public concern.
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May - 19 
Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) senior leader Baburam Bhattarai agreed to join party's Central Committee on May 19 (today), reports The Himalayan Times. At a meeting with party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Bhattarai agreed to stay in
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Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) senior leader Baburam Bhattarai agreed to join party's Central Committee on May 19 (today), reports The Himalayan Times. At a meeting with party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal Bhattarai agreed to stay in party's CC ending the year-long party's organisational uncertainty. According to Dahal's personal secretariat, the two leaders also agreed to set up five-member office bearer. With this reshuffle, leader duo Bhattarai and Krishna Bahadur Mahara will join the party's office bearer which has Dahal, Narayan Kaji Shrestha and Posta Bahadur Bogati currently.
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May - 19 
Earlier, 30 JeI-ICS cadres and BNP men were sued on May 19 on charge of killing Muhamad Humayun Master (30), general secretary of Bulakipur union unit of Awami Leader (AL) in Ghoraghat sub-District of Dinajpur District, reports The Daily Star. On
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Earlier, 30 JeI-ICS cadres and BNP men were sued on May 19 on charge of killing Muhamad Humayun Master (30), general secretary of Bulakipur union unit of Awami Leader (AL) in Ghoraghat sub-District of Dinajpur District, reports The Daily Star. On May 17, a group of 25-30 men riding 10 motorcycles swooped on the rice mill of Humayun Master and stabbed him indiscriminately. Ahad Ali, father of the slain AL leader, filed the case with Ghoraghat Police Station, accusing the JeI-ICS and BNP men.
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May - 19 
The prosecution on May 19 sought the capital punishment for war crimes accused Mobarak Hossain (64) as it believes that it has successfully proved all five charges against him at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1), reports The Daily Star. Mo
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The prosecution on May 19 sought the capital punishment for war crimes accused Mobarak Hossain (64) as it believes that it has successfully proved all five charges against him at the International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1), reports The Daily Star. Mobarak got involved with Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) during the Liberation War in 1971 and joined the Awami League (AL) in the 1990s. According to the charges in the indictment order, Mobarak as a commander of Razakar force substantially “participated in,” “contributed to” and “facilitated” the commission of crimes in different parts of Brahmanbaria District in 1971. The charges against Mobarak are killing of 33 unarmed civilians at Tanmandayl in Akhaura; capture of a Hindu temple, renaming Anandamoyee Kalibari as Razakar Manzil and torturing Ashu Ranjan to death; abduction and murder of Abdul Khaleque of Satian village; abduction and torture of Khadem Hossain Khan; and abduction of Abdul Malek of Kharampur and killing of Mohammad Siraj.
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May - 19 
Earlier, a House Resolution submitted to the United States House of Representatives (USHR) by Rush Holt on May 19 called on the Sri Lankan Government and Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to begin negotiations to reach a long-term political solution that
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Earlier, a House Resolution submitted to the United States House of Representatives (USHR) by Rush Holt on May 19 called on the Sri Lankan Government and Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to begin negotiations to reach a long-term political solution that would ensure for a peaceful and unified Sri Lanka, reports Colombo Page. The resolution expresses support for internal rebuilding, resettlement, accountability, and reconciliation within Sri Lanka so that Sri Lankans from all ethnic and religious communities may benefit from the end of the country's long lasted war against Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). It also called on the TNA to acknowledge its past relationships with the LTTE and make a firm commitment to reconciliation.
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May - 20 
Indian President Pranab Mukherjee rejected the mercy petition of Yakub Abdul Razzak Memon, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai (Maharashtra) serial blasts case, Financial Express reports on May 21. Memon is the brother of Ibrahim Memon alias Tiger Memon,
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Indian President Pranab Mukherjee rejected the mercy petition of Yakub Abdul Razzak Memon, convicted in the 1993 Mumbai (Maharashtra) serial blasts case, Financial Express reports on May 21. Memon is the brother of Ibrahim Memon alias Tiger Memon, the alleged mastermind and main accused in the 1993 Mumbai serial blasts case, who is absconding. Sources said the decision was taken by the President last week and communicated to the Maharashtra Government, which will decide the execution date. Memon is currently lodged in the high-security ward of Nagpur jail. “The President’s office sent a reply to the central government last week. We have received the reply,” confirmed a state government official. Earlier, in March, 2013 the Supreme Court had confirmed the death sentence awarded to Memon, holding him guilty of being the “driving spirit” behind the blasts which killed 257 people, while commuting the death sentence awarded to 10 others to life imprisonment till their death. Memon then moved a clemency petition before the President in October, 2013.
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May - 20 
Army on May 20 recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from Kaithawali forests of Keran Sector in Kupwara District, reports Daily Excelsior. A senior Army officer said that two AK rifles, 3 AK magazines, 221 AK rounds, six pistols, 10 pistol ma
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Army on May 20 recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from Kaithawali forests of Keran Sector in Kupwara District, reports Daily Excelsior. A senior Army officer said that two AK rifles, 3 AK magazines, 221 AK rounds, six pistols, 10 pistol magazines and 96 pistol rounds and one kenwood radio set were recovered.
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May - 20 
During a pre-dawn raid by Police Commandos, five United Achik Liberation Army (UALA) militants were killed and one Police Officer injured in a gun battle at Chiokgre village near Williamnagar in East Garo Hills District on May 20, reports The Shillon
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During a pre-dawn raid by Police Commandos, five United Achik Liberation Army (UALA) militants were killed and one Police Officer injured in a gun battle at Chiokgre village near Williamnagar in East Garo Hills District on May 20, reports The Shillong Times. The slain militants have been identified as Sengnang N Sangma, Batnagar R Marak, Dikdik D Momin, Kallam R Marak and Kekil R Marak The Operation was launched after getting reports about the presence of a large group of armed men in a makeshift camp close to family residence of the outfit’s ‘chairman’ Singbirth Marak alias Norrok X Momin. However he along with six others managed to escape during the fire fight. There were reportedly as many as 30 cadres in two separate locations when the raid was conducted. The District Police Chief, Davis Nestell R Marak also revealed that as many as 20 militants were taking shelter in a makeshift camp in forested area just metres from Norrok’s house. The Security Forces (SFs) also recovered three AK rifles with five magazines, 109 live ammunition, a pistol with three magazines, 22 empty cases of AK ammunition, two demand notes along with embroidered name plates and shoulder badges.
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May - 20 
Earlier in the night of May 20, three trucks were set ablaze by suspected PLFI cadres in Lohardaga District, reported IBN Live. The trucks were set ablaze near Senah area after the drivers and helpers were asked by the cadres to get off, Superintende
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Earlier in the night of May 20, three trucks were set ablaze by suspected PLFI cadres in Lohardaga District, reported IBN Live. The trucks were set ablaze near Senah area after the drivers and helpers were asked by the cadres to get off, Superintendent of Police (SP) Mritinjaya Kumar said. The trucks were set ablaze for not paying extortion, a PLFI leaflet recovered from the spot said.
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May - 20 
In a follow up operation, another KYKL militant, identified as Phuritsabam Shyamo Singh, was arrested at Awang Wabagai Makha Leikai in Imphal. An M20 with magazine and two mobile phone handsets were seized from him. He too was involved in extortion a
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In a follow up operation, another KYKL militant, identified as Phuritsabam Shyamo Singh, was arrested at Awang Wabagai Makha Leikai in Imphal. An M20 with magazine and two mobile phone handsets were seized from him. He too was involved in extortion activities
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May - 20 
In another incident on May 20, a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, identified as Leihaothabam Joychandra Sharma alias Boy, was arrested by SF from his residence at Khonghampat Mayai Leikai, Imphal West District. He was allegedly involved in ex
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In another incident on May 20, a Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militant, identified as Leihaothabam Joychandra Sharma alias Boy, was arrested by SF from his residence at Khonghampat Mayai Leikai, Imphal West District. He was allegedly involved in extortion. A mobile was seized from him.
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May - 20 
In another incident, Army on May 20 carried out searches in Marbal forests in Sopore area of Baramulla District and found 5 blankets, cylinder and dry ration that were used by militants in the forest area, reports Daily Excelsior
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In another incident, Army on May 20 carried out searches in Marbal forests in Sopore area of Baramulla District and found 5 blankets, cylinder and dry ration that were used by militants in the forest area, reports Daily Excelsior
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May - 20 
Intelligence officials are warning that Indian Islamist groups are preparing for a fresh round of attacks, The Hindu reports on May 21. Intelligence sources said at least six former Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives are believed to be training at al
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Intelligence officials are warning that Indian Islamist groups are preparing for a fresh round of attacks, The Hindu reports on May 21. Intelligence sources said at least six former Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives are believed to be training at al Qaeda-linked camps in Pakistan’s North Waziristan Agency. Mirza Shadab Beg, Shahnawaz Alam, Muhammad ‘Bada’ Sajid, Alamzeb Afridi, Shafi Armar and Sultan Armar all members of IM's Azamgarh and Bhatkal cells who fled India in 2008-2009 broke with IM after Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) forced its Karachi-based military commander, Riyaz Bhatkal to scale back operations.s
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May - 20 
Meanwhile, All Assam Minority Students' Union (AAMSU) on May 20, demanded a white paper from the State Government on the steps it had taken in recovering illegal weapons in Bodoland territorial Administered Districts (BTAD), reports The Times of Indi
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Meanwhile, All Assam Minority Students' Union (AAMSU) on May 20, demanded a white paper from the State Government on the steps it had taken in recovering illegal weapons in Bodoland territorial Administered Districts (BTAD), reports The Times of India.
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May - 20 
Meanwhile, fish and egg traders of Imphal have accused the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) of trying to control the market for these two items in Manipur by sending out its “associates” to retail outlets in Imp
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Meanwhile, fish and egg traders of Imphal have accused the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) of trying to control the market for these two items in Manipur by sending out its “associates” to retail outlets in Imphal for procuring the items only from them instead of whole sellers, reports The Telegraph on May 21. Traders also stated that ten Imphal-bound trucks carrying fish and eggs had been stranded at Dimapur in Nagaland and Mao and Tadubi areas of Senapati District in Manipur on May 17 after the vehicles were stopped allegedly by the cadres of the militant outfit. The traders have submitted a referendum seeking Government’s intervention.
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Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police on May 20 arrested a militant of Tehreek-e-Jehad (TeJ), identified as Mukhtiyar Ahmad (33) along with his wife and seven children from Surankote town in Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior. An unnamed of
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Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police on May 20 arrested a militant of Tehreek-e-Jehad (TeJ), identified as Mukhtiyar Ahmad (33) along with his wife and seven children from Surankote town in Poonch District, reports Daily Excelsior. An unnamed official said Ahmad had gone to Pakistan for arms training and returned in 2001 to marry. The couple later went back to Pakistan two years later. The family had recently returned to Jammu & Kashmir via Nepal border. Though most of the militants returning from Pakistan or Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) along with their wives and children are caught on Nepal border and handed over to Special Cell of J&K Police by the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), the TeJ militant managed to give slip to the SSB at Nepal border and reached Surankote along with his family.
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May - 20 
Meanwhile, KNLF in response to the increased opposition to setting up of its designated camp at Semol village under Khengjoy block in Chandel District, clarified that the decision to set up the outfit’s designated camp at Semol was an outcome of trip
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Meanwhile, KNLF in response to the increased opposition to setting up of its designated camp at Semol village under Khengjoy block in Chandel District, clarified that the decision to set up the outfit’s designated camp at Semol was an outcome of tripartite resolution among the KNLF, Government of Manipur and Government of India (GoI), The Sangai Express reports on May 21. In a statement, they pointed out that setting up of its designated camp at Semol was a tripartite resolution adopted on March 26, 2014 after the outfit signed the Suspension of Operation (SoO) agreement on Sept 9, 2013.
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Meanwhile, SFs recovered two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from Dagal Dopgre area in South Garo Hills District, bordering Bangladesh planted by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), reports Nagaland Post on May 21. Lakardor Syiem, the District
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Meanwhile, SFs recovered two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) from Dagal Dopgre area in South Garo Hills District, bordering Bangladesh planted by Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), reports Nagaland Post on May 21. Lakardor Syiem, the District Police Chief of South Garo Hills said “We have recovered two IEDs bomb fitted inside two pressure cookers to carry out explosion in the area.”
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May - 20 
Meanwhile, some unidentified individuals planted an explosive device weighing 125 Grams at Babina Diagnostic Centre at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) Road in Imphal West District on May 20. The explosive was found in a red polythene ba
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Meanwhile, some unidentified individuals planted an explosive device weighing 125 Grams at Babina Diagnostic Centre at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) Road in Imphal West District on May 20. The explosive was found in a red polythene bag. The bomb was recovered by Bomb Disposal Squad and was later disposed off.
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May - 20 
Nagaland Post on May 21 reports that two NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) extortionists identified as Wonthungo Ngullie and Amento Sema were caught by the public at Doyang in Wokha District. A .9 mm revolver with five rounds, extortion notes and ‘tax’ rece
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Nagaland Post on May 21 reports that two NSCN-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) extortionists identified as Wonthungo Ngullie and Amento Sema were caught by the public at Doyang in Wokha District. A .9 mm revolver with five rounds, extortion notes and ‘tax’ receipts were recovered from them. The incident occurred when ACVA members were informed that some extortionists were forcibly collecting money from commercial vehicles plying between Merapani-Wokha road
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May - 20 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 20, arrested four suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants for alleged involvement in Patna (Bihar) blasts of October 27, 2013, targeting Prime Minister designate, Narendra Modi, from Seethio village in Ra
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 20, arrested four suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) militants for alleged involvement in Patna (Bihar) blasts of October 27, 2013, targeting Prime Minister designate, Narendra Modi, from Seethio village in Ranchi District, reports The Times of India. They have been identified as Haider, Numan, Taufeeq, and Muzibullah, and were absconding for months. The mastermind behind the plan and execution of the Patna bombings is allegedly Tehseen Akhtar, who is the current 'India operations chief' of IM.
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May - 20 
Pakistan on May 20 violated the ceasefire and opened fire along Line of Control (LoC) at Krishna Ghati Sector in Poonch District, reports Outlook India. There was no death, injury or damage to anyone on the Indian side of the LoC. Troops guarding the
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Pakistan on May 20 violated the ceasefire and opened fire along Line of Control (LoC) at Krishna Ghati Sector in Poonch District, reports Outlook India. There was no death, injury or damage to anyone on the Indian side of the LoC. Troops guarding the borderline retaliated strongly.
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May - 20 
Separately, Karbi People Liberation Army (KPLT) is reportedly extorting money from the Khasi population residing in Block II, Ri-Bhoi District, reports The Shillong Times on May 21. As per reports, the KPLT has been openly demanding and threatening K
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Separately, Karbi People Liberation Army (KPLT) is reportedly extorting money from the Khasi population residing in Block II, Ri-Bhoi District, reports The Shillong Times on May 21. As per reports, the KPLT has been openly demanding and threatening Khasi people who refuse to heed to the extortion threats. A resident of Umtleih village in Umsning of Ri-Bhoi District stated that he had received a call from the ‘area commander’ of the outfit on May 19 night demanding that each family of the village should pay INR 2000 each to the outfit. The ‘Area Commander’ also threatened that the outfit would not hesitate to kill those who refused to pay.
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May - 20 
Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre beat up Ganga Madhi to death at Kabasiguda village under the Kalimela Police limits in Malkangiri District in the wee hours of May 21, reports The Pioneer. Sources said that a group of susp
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Suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre beat up Ganga Madhi to death at Kabasiguda village under the Kalimela Police limits in Malkangiri District in the wee hours of May 21, reports The Pioneer. Sources said that a group of suspected Maoists attacked Ganga when he was sleeping outside his house with his son. His son too was injured in the attack, the sources added. The sources also said the Maoists killed Ganga suspecting him a Police informer.
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May - 20 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on May 20 arrested a wanted Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), cadre, identified as Prabal Toppo, from Sakardaga forest are
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on May 20 arrested a wanted Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), cadre, identified as Prabal Toppo, from Sakardaga forest area of Jashpur District, reports NDTV. Toppo carried a reward of INR 6,000 on his head.
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May - 20 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is operating through 128 frontal organisations in Haryana, Delhi (National Capital Region), Uttarakhand, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Wes
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) is operating through 128 frontal organisations in Haryana, Delhi (National Capital Region), Uttarakhand, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Bihar, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and Kerala, says a recent Intelligence Bureau (IB) analysis, reports The Daily Mail on May 21. Though IB's internal report has established growing Maoist activities in Punjab, there is no information about the exact number of frontal organisations active in the state. While no arrests have been made recently, the Jalandhar Police in January 2009 arrested Jai Parkash Dubey from Phillaur, a senior Maoist, who was trying to revive the Naxalism-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] in the State.
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May - 20 
The Guardian reports on May 20, that an Islamist group Ansar-ut-Tawheed fi Bilaad Hind (Brotherhood for Monotheism in the land of Hind) issued a video stating, "O lions of faith, target the oppressive and infidel Indian government's financial centres
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The Guardian reports on May 20, that an Islamist group Ansar-ut-Tawheed fi Bilaad Hind (Brotherhood for Monotheism in the land of Hind) issued a video stating, "O lions of faith, target the oppressive and infidel Indian government's financial centres and economic interests within India and those located around the world, until Indian government reaches the brink of destruction". The statements were made by a person who calls himself Abdur Rehman al Hindi (the Indian).The appeal is addressed to the leaders of independent extremist groups and al Qaeda affiliates around the Islamic world, including the Taliban, al Qaeda in the Yemen, al Qaeda in the Maghreb, the Islamic State of Iraq and others. Ansar-ut-Tawheed fi Bilaad Hind in the video announced its formation late last year (2013). Its first video, released in October, was called Usood-ul-Hind (Lions of India). The group's media appears to be inspired by the al Qaeda media operation, known as As Sahab. It frequently disseminates extremist propaganda, including translated videos of al-Zawahiri's statements, in Hindi.
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May - 20 
A division bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar heard the arguments of the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Salman Aslam Butt on May 20 regarding maintainability of the petition, filed by General (retired) Perve
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A division bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC) headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar heard the arguments of the Attorney General of Pakistan (AGP) Salman Aslam Butt on May 20 regarding maintainability of the petition, filed by General (retired) Pervez Musharraf against the restriction on his travelling out of the country with regard to jurisdiction of the SHC, reports Dawn. The AGP contested that the High Court had not territorial jurisdiction to hear the matter as Musharraf’s name was placed on the Exit Control List (ECL) on the orders of the Supreme Court. It was stated that Musharraf should approach the Supreme Court to get his name withdrawn from the ECL. Meanwhile, Musharraf’s counsel Barrister Farogh Nasim while forwarding his arguments said that order regarding placing his client’s name on the ECL was against ‘principles of natural justice’ as no show-cause notice, as required by the law, was issued to his client. He said that earlier on April 8, 2013, the Supreme Court had issued directions to the Federal Government for placing the name of petitioner on ECL but later, final order of the apex court did not maintain the condition of ECL. Barrister Farogh was of the view that the trial court was competent to impose any restriction on movement of the petitioner if it considered necessary. Since the court had not barred the petitioner from traveling out of the country, any restriction by the Government on his movement was “sheer violation of the fundamental rights,” he added.
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May - 20 
Also, an unidentified man was injured when he was hit by a stray bullet at his home near Gole Market in North Nazimabad Town on May 20, reports Daily Times.
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Also, an unidentified man was injured when he was hit by a stray bullet at his home near Gole Market in North Nazimabad Town on May 20, reports Daily Times.
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May - 20 
Another passer-by was killed during a shoot-out between rival Lyari gangsters in Lyari Town on May 20, reports The Express Tribune.
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Another passer-by was killed during a shoot-out between rival Lyari gangsters in Lyari Town on May 20, reports The Express Tribune.
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May - 20 
Earlier, on May 20, Rangers arrested three alleged militants of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in a raid conducted in the Quaidabad area of Bin Qasim Town, reports Daily Times.
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Earlier, on May 20, Rangers arrested three alleged militants of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in a raid conducted in the Quaidabad area of Bin Qasim Town, reports Daily Times.
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Elsewhere, an unidentified dead body of a man was found from Surjani Town in Gadap Town on May 20, reports The Express Tribune.
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Elsewhere, an unidentified dead body of a man was found from Surjani Town in Gadap Town on May 20, reports The Express Tribune.
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May - 20 
In a separate incident, an unidentified woman was killed amid firing in Bihar Colony of Lyari Town on May 20, reports The Express Tribune.
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In a separate incident, an unidentified woman was killed amid firing in Bihar Colony of Lyari Town on May 20, reports The Express Tribune.
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May - 20 
In another incident, a Shia man, identified as Syed Hassan Zaidi, was shot dead when unidentified militants opened fire at his car in Korangi Town on May 20, reports Daily Times.
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In another incident, a Shia man, identified as Syed Hassan Zaidi, was shot dead when unidentified militants opened fire at his car in Korangi Town on May 20, reports Daily Times.
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May - 20 
One man was killed and another was injured in a landmine blast on Sui-Dera Bugti Road in Dera Bugti District on May 20, reports Dawn. According to the levies sources, some unidentified militants had planted a landmine on the Road.
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One man was killed and another was injured in a landmine blast on Sui-Dera Bugti Road in Dera Bugti District on May 20, reports Dawn. According to the levies sources, some unidentified militants had planted a landmine on the Road.
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May - 20 
Police on May 20 shot dead a suspected militant at the main gate of Shah Mansoor Police Lines in Swabi town (Swabi District) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reports Dawn. Police sources said that the suspected attacker opened fire at the main gate, injur
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Police on May 20 shot dead a suspected militant at the main gate of Shah Mansoor Police Lines in Swabi town (Swabi District) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), reports Dawn. Police sources said that the suspected attacker opened fire at the main gate, injuring one Policeman on guard at the gate. The Police personnel retaliated, killing the attacker on spot. Swabi District Police Officer Sajjad Khan said that the attacker was carrying a pistol and ammunition but was not wearing a suicide vest.
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May - 20 
Separately, a school was slightly damaged in an Improvised Explosion Device (IED) attack situated on Ring Road area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, on May 20, reports Dawn. The IED was planted near the school’s boundary wall. The bomb disp
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Separately, a school was slightly damaged in an Improvised Explosion Device (IED) attack situated on Ring Road area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, on May 20, reports Dawn. The IED was planted near the school’s boundary wall. The bomb disposal squad cleared the school after conducting a search operation and no casualties were reported.
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May - 20 
Separately, two cadres of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Amanul Haq and Aminul Haq, were shot dead on sectarian grounds in Orangi Town on May 20, reports The Express Tribune.
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Separately, two cadres of Sunni Tehreek (ST), identified as Amanul Haq and Aminul Haq, were shot dead on sectarian grounds in Orangi Town on May 20, reports The Express Tribune.
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May - 20 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)'s new anti-terrorist force, the Special Combat Unit (SCU), began training on May 20, reports Central Asia Online. KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak in April 2014 announced the formation of the new force during a ceremony in
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP)'s new anti-terrorist force, the Special Combat Unit (SCU), began training on May 20, reports Central Asia Online. KP Chief Minister Pervez Khattak in April 2014 announced the formation of the new force during a ceremony in Attock. "We are going to raise a force that will operate exclusively in extraordinary situations," he said. The KP Police set up SCU to counter terror attacks and handle extraordinary hostage situations, officials said. More than 1,000 Elite Force personnel applied for the 150 slots. The commandos will go through a specially designed training course to prepare them for the toughest challenges.
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May - 20 
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan on May 20 set up another FATA Reforms Commission (FRC) to frame strategic objectives for the volatile tribal areas for the next 25 years, reports Dawn. The five-member commission comprising ret
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The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Sardar Mehtab Ahmad Khan on May 20 set up another FATA Reforms Commission (FRC) to frame strategic objectives for the volatile tribal areas for the next 25 years, reports Dawn. The five-member commission comprising retired civil and military officers, a former provincial minister and a serving civil officer has been asked to produce a comprehensive report within 10 months. The successive Governors had formed several commissions and task forces for the purpose but administrative and legal reforms are missing in FATA. Former Chief Secretary Ejaz Qureshi has been appointed Chairman of the FRC, whose other members are Lieutenant-General (retired) Syed Sabahat Hussain, former bureaucrat Mir Laiq Shah, former Provincial Minister Mossarat Qadeem, who runs an NGO, and Additional Secretary to the Governor Muddassir Riaz Malik. The commission may corporate another member with the approval of the Governor, said a notification. The body will submit short and long term reforms initiatives to the governor for his approval. Mandate of the FRC is to formulate and propose strategic objectives, strategic policies and action plans which will be submitted to the Governor for approval. The FRC will overview the implementation of the reform initiatives and propose “mid-course corrections” as and when required. The commission has been given 18 Terms of Reference (ToRs) and will develop strategic and detailed action plans for realizing strategic objectives of reforms agenda in different sectors including economic in FATA
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May - 20 
Two persons, identified as Mohammad Ali (35), and Aleemuddin (38), were shot dead in a sectarian attack in Hasan Noman Colony of Sohrab Goth area in Gadap Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 20, reports The Express Tribune. Ali wa
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Two persons, identified as Mohammad Ali (35), and Aleemuddin (38), were shot dead in a sectarian attack in Hasan Noman Colony of Sohrab Goth area in Gadap Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 20, reports The Express Tribune. Ali was the activist of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wal-Jama’at (ASWJ) while Aleemuddin was the supporter. ASWJ ‘spokesperson’ Umar Mauviya confirmed their affiliation.
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May - 20 
Constituent Assembly (CA) members said that there is no need to include the provision of conscription for adults above 18 years in a new constitution, arguing that doing so would lead the country towards militarisation and conflict, reports Ekantipur
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Constituent Assembly (CA) members said that there is no need to include the provision of conscription for adults above 18 years in a new constitution, arguing that doing so would lead the country towards militarisation and conflict, reports Ekantipur.com. The CA members expressed such opinions commenting on the report of National Interest Protection Committee of the erstwhile CA presented by the Committee to Study and Determine Constitutional Records on May 20. In the previous CA, Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) and Nepal Workers and Peasant Party had proposed making conscription mandatory as a measure to safeguard the country. The proposal was opposed by Nepali Congress (NC) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML). Instead of military training, the CA members have suggested imparting vocational and employment-related trainings to the youth.
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May - 20 
Meanwhile, on May 20, speaking at the foundation-laying ceremony of local Jhalari Village Development Committees (VDC) building in Kanchanpur District, Minister for Irrigation Narayan Prakash Saud said the government is proceeding ahead with its work
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Meanwhile, on May 20, speaking at the foundation-laying ceremony of local Jhalari Village Development Committees (VDC) building in Kanchanpur District, Minister for Irrigation Narayan Prakash Saud said the government is proceeding ahead with its works keeping the constitution writing process in top priority, reports Nepal News. He said the constitution-writing works could not take momentum as four disparate forces had to be reconciled and accommodated. Also, he said the government has given impetus to works for reconstruction of the infrastructures destroyed in course of the conflict.
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On May 20, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) decided to expand the size of its Central Committee (CC) to 149-member in order to accommodate more leaders from the Baburam Bhattarai faction, reports Ekantipur.com. The current CC cons
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On May 20, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) decided to expand the size of its Central Committee (CC) to 149-member in order to accommodate more leaders from the Baburam Bhattarai faction, reports Ekantipur.com. The current CC consisted of 84-members and it does not have Bhattarai supporters as members. Leader Baburam Bhattarai, Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, Devendra Poudel, Hisila Yami, Nawaraj Subedi, Prabhu Sah, Ganga Narayan Shrestha, who were among the 15 leaders who had refused to join the CC at the party’s national convention held in Biratnagar, have been included in the list, adds Republica. Apart from them, there are 14 new faces from Bhattarai faction in the expanded CC. ´Baburam Bhattarai will join the next CC meeting as we have expanded the CC incorporating as much leaders as possible from the list sent by them,´ said party spokesperson Dinanath Sharma. The next CC meeting is scheduled for May 22.
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Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazlur Rehman (JUI-F) Senator Hafiz Hamdullah on May 20 alleged that there is an “Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) within the ISI” which is involved in kidnapping and killings of innocent people across Pakistan, reports Dawn. H
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Jama’at Ulema-e-Islam-Fazlur Rehman (JUI-F) Senator Hafiz Hamdullah on May 20 alleged that there is an “Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) within the ISI” which is involved in kidnapping and killings of innocent people across Pakistan, reports Dawn. He also said that the ISI was behind the incidents of missing persons and mass graves in Balochistan.
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May - 20 
Joint Force, comprising Police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel arrested six Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres from Shibganj area of Chapainawabganj District on May
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Joint Force, comprising Police, Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel arrested six Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres from Shibganj area of Chapainawabganj District on May 20, reports The Daily Star. Police said the JeI-ICS cadres were wanted in the cases for attacks on Police and vandalizing vehicles during Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-led alliance's hartals (general strikes) and blockades in 2013.
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on May 20 recovered one gun, one rifle, one shooter gun, one pipe gun and six rounds of bullet from a graveyard in Gurudashpur sub-District of Natore District, reports The Independent. However, no one was arrested in this
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on May 20 recovered one gun, one rifle, one shooter gun, one pipe gun and six rounds of bullet from a graveyard in Gurudashpur sub-District of Natore District, reports The Independent. However, no one was arrested in this connection.
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May - 20 
Mohamed Muzammil, the media spokesman of the National Freedom Front (NFF), a coalition party of the Sri Lankan Government on May 20 urged the Government to take stern action against the legislators of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) for commemor
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Mohamed Muzammil, the media spokesman of the National Freedom Front (NFF), a coalition party of the Sri Lankan Government on May 20 urged the Government to take stern action against the legislators of the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) for commemorating the deaths of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres last week, reports Colombo Page. He said media had reported that several Member of Parliaments (MPs) of the TNA and some members of the TNA-controlled Northern Provincial Council (NPC) had organized several events to commemorate the dead terrorists at several places including, Mannar, Mullivaikkal, Jaffna and Vavuniya on May 18. He named the TNA legislators Selvam Adaikkalanathan, Pon Selvarasa, P. Ariyanethran, S. Yoheswaran, Shivasakthi Anandan and the Fisheries Minister of the NPC, B. Deniswaran as the chief guests of the events. He also criticized the Government for taking a sleepy attitude towards the Tamil MPs who are involved in anti-Sri Lankan activities.
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May - 20 
The main opposition party United National Party (UNP) on May 20 in Parliament renewed its call for the prosecution of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)’s chief weapon procurer Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP or to hand him over to India for legal
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The main opposition party United National Party (UNP) on May 20 in Parliament renewed its call for the prosecution of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)’s chief weapon procurer Kumaran Pathmanathan alias KP or to hand him over to India for legal action for his alleged involvements in crimes committed there, reports Daily Mirror. UNP parliamentarian Ravi Karunanayake said KP was responsible for the killing of 78,100 people including the members of the Security Forces (SFs) and the Police and therefore he should be prosecuted forthwith instead of pampering him under the care of Government authorities.
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May - 21 
India on May 21 said it supports a stable maritime environment in Asia, including the right of maritime passage and unimpeded commerce in accordance with international law, reports Business Standard. Dinkar Khullar, secretary (West) in the Min
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India on May 21 said it supports a stable maritime environment in Asia, including the right of maritime passage and unimpeded commerce in accordance with international law, reports Business Standard. Dinkar Khullar, secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in Shanghai (China) that India "recognises the priority needed to consider new approaches within the overall framework of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) to promote international cooperation for the sustainable use of living resources of the high seas as well as mutually beneficial sharing of seabed resources located in areas beyond national jurisdiction". On terrorism, Khullar said it poses a serious threat to the security and well-being of our peoples. "Almost each and every country in CICA (Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia) has suffered from terrorist atrocities. Our commitment to CICA principles should be manifested in our actions and our positions on combating terrorism and its links with organised crime, narcotics and arms smuggling...There is scope for more concrete cooperation in combating terrorism, cyber crime and piracy within the CICA while respecting national competences."
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May - 21 
The Maharashtra Government on May 21 decided to give promotions to Policemen doing outstanding work in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected Gadchiroli, Bhandara, Gondia and Chandrapur Districts, reports NDTV. The Maharashtra Cabin
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The Maharashtra Government on May 21 decided to give promotions to Policemen doing outstanding work in Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) affected Gadchiroli, Bhandara, Gondia and Chandrapur Districts, reports NDTV. The Maharashtra Cabinet which met under Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan's chairmanship took the decision. All Policemen posted in Maoist-affected areas, right from Constables to Assistant Police Inspectors (ASI) would stand to benefit. Their promotions would be decided by an internal committee headed by an officer of the rank of Inspector General of Police (IGP). Similarly, promotion for Policemen from Sub-Inspector (SI) to ASI would be finalised by a committee headed by the Director General of Police (DGP).
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May - 21 
The interrogation of cadres of banned Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) revealed that the organisation wants to be the real face of home-grown terror, swearing allegiance to Taliban and al Qaeda, looking beyond ISI patronage enjoyed by India
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The interrogation of cadres of banned Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) revealed that the organisation wants to be the real face of home-grown terror, swearing allegiance to Taliban and al Qaeda, looking beyond ISI patronage enjoyed by Indian Mujahideen, The Times of India reports on May 22. Questioning of SIMI operatives by Madhya Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) revealed SIMI and IM had common terror targets, despite difference in ideology. And most importantly both don't work in tandem as perceived. Questioned on probable targets, SIMI Madhya Pradesh 'chief' Abu Faisal told the anti-terrorist squad they had plans to take American tourists hostage and use them as a bargaining chip to free Aafia Siddiqui, convicted al Qaeda 'financer'. Faisal, however, told ATS that his outfit will never plot bombings or abductions with IM. "The Pakistan embassy was on my hit list. Other targets were Narendra Modi and those responsible for Muzaffarnagar riots," Faisal told. State ATS is taking Faisal's confessions seriously because his gang had successfully executed the Khandwa jailbreak plan in October 2, 2013. Also, Faisal's recruit Irfan Nagori had drawn an explosive jailbreak blueprint to free Safdar Nagori, jailed at Sabarmati Central Jail in Ahmedabad (Gujarat). They had stockpiled enough ammunition to blow up prison walls, engage guards in a gunfight and storm out of the jail with Nagori.
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May - 21 
Also, a militant belonging to Lamyanba Khuman faction of Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) militant, identified as Oinam Kuladaja alias Tangba Singh, was arrested at Moirang College Gate, Moirang in Bishnupur District on May 21. On
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Also, a militant belonging to Lamyanba Khuman faction of Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) militant, identified as Oinam Kuladaja alias Tangba Singh, was arrested at Moirang College Gate, Moirang in Bishnupur District on May 21. One mobile handset with SIM card was recovered from his possession. It has been revealed that he was collecting money from the public for the outfit.
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May - 21 
At least two of the four Indian Mujhaideen (IM) suspects arrested in Jharkhand had booked train tickets to visit Delhi and Amritsar on May 25, a day before Narendra Modi is scheduled to take oath in the national capital, Hindustan Times reports on Ma
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At least two of the four Indian Mujhaideen (IM) suspects arrested in Jharkhand had booked train tickets to visit Delhi and Amritsar on May 25, a day before Narendra Modi is scheduled to take oath in the national capital, Hindustan Times reports on May 22. A counter-terror official identified the two operatives scheduled to travel as Haidar Ali alias Black Beauty and Mujibullah. "Two train tickets were booked on May 19 for a journey from Mugalsarai to Delhi on May 24 on the 12397 Mahabodi Superfast Express," he said. Two further tickets were also booked for a further journey from Delhi to Amritsar in Punjab on May 25, the official said."We have recovered another set of two tickets for a return journey from Amritsar to Lucknow on May 27. We suspect that it was an elaborate plan for a reccee to carry out terror strikes ," the official added.
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May - 21 
Further, on May 21, SFs arrested a Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, identified as Indu Devi, from Nambol Phoijing Makha Leikai area in Bishnupur District. One mobile with SIM card and INR 3600 extorted by the cadre from some schools of the distri
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Further, on May 21, SFs arrested a Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) cadre, identified as Indu Devi, from Nambol Phoijing Makha Leikai area in Bishnupur District. One mobile with SIM card and INR 3600 extorted by the cadre from some schools of the district were recovered.
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May - 21 
Kanglaonline reports two Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) militants and an Assam Rifles (AR) soldier were killed in an encounter in Kambirol area in Tamenglong District on May 21. The slain ZUF cadres were identified as Mukudin Luangmei and Mathewlan P
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Kanglaonline reports two Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF) militants and an Assam Rifles (AR) soldier were killed in an encounter in Kambirol area in Tamenglong District on May 21. The slain ZUF cadres were identified as Mukudin Luangmei and Mathewlan Phaome, while the deceased AR trooper was identified as Takellambam Gokil alias Nanao. Another two Security Force (SF) personnel were wounded. During the encounter, three militants were arrested along with two AK 47 assault rifles with ammunition and hand grenades.
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May - 21 
Meanwhile, K Rajendra (57), a 1979 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, on May 21 has been appointed as the Director General of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police (DGP), reports Hindustan Times
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Meanwhile, K Rajendra (57), a 1979 batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Andhra Pradesh cadre, on May 21 has been appointed as the Director General of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police (DGP), reports Hindustan Times
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May - 21 
Meanwhile, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), on May 21, received approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to register the cases relating to the killing of more than 40 people in Baksa and Kokrajhar Districts on May 1 and 2, reports The
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Meanwhile, the National Investigation Agency (NIA), on May 21, received approval from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) to register the cases relating to the killing of more than 40 people in Baksa and Kokrajhar Districts on May 1 and 2, reports The Assam Tribune. Sources said that the NIA would register four cases, three in Baksa District and one in Kokrajhar District on May 22 (today), and investigations would start soon. There is every possibility of teams of NIA officials coming from New Delhi to investigate the cases.
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May - 21 
Meanwhile, three Maoists were arrested and weapons recovered from their possession during a combing operation in Bijapur District on May 21, reports Financial Express. The cadres were arrested from Surakheda village forests under Bhairamgadh Police S
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Meanwhile, three Maoists were arrested and weapons recovered from their possession during a combing operation in Bijapur District on May 21, reports Financial Express. The cadres were arrested from Surakheda village forests under Bhairamgadh Police Station limits when they were trying to escape, a senior Police official said. Those arrested were identified as Heera Tati (24), deputy commander of Bhairamgadh LGS (Local Guerrilla Squad) of the Maoist, Jogu Telam (20) and Mangu Potami (21). Two muzzle loading guns and a sharp edged weapon were also recovered from their possession.
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May - 21 
Separately, the IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), on May 21, denied its hand in abduction of Aditya Jaiswal, son of a businessman in Sonitpur District on May 19. The Telegraph reports on May 21 that Assam Poli
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Separately, the IK Songbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), on May 21, denied its hand in abduction of Aditya Jaiswal, son of a businessman in Sonitpur District on May 19. The Telegraph reports on May 21 that Assam Police want the trial of 16 militants to be shifted from Haflong in Dima Hasao District to Silchar in Cachar District of South Assam because of security reasons. The militants, including 10 leaders and cadres of the Dima Halim Daogah (DHD) and rest six from the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), were picked up following various encounters with the Security Forces in the District during the past one year.
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May - 21 
Seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before Narayanpatna Police in Koraput District on May 21, reports The New Indian Express. They are identified as Rajendra Keduruka, Damba Trepeka, Rama Habika, Dumbri Miniaka, Ratu
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Seven Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres surrendered before Narayanpatna Police in Koraput District on May 21, reports The New Indian Express. They are identified as Rajendra Keduruka, Damba Trepeka, Rama Habika, Dumbri Miniaka, Ratunu Mandingi, Sana Mandingi and Dalji Kulesika. They had joined the Maoist outfit in 2009 and were involved in many Maoist-related crimes including attack on Police and blasts.
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May - 21 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 21 claimed that it has solved the October 27, 2013 Patna (Bihar) blast case with the arrest of four suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists, reports New Indian Express. The Times of India adds on
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on May 21 claimed that it has solved the October 27, 2013 Patna (Bihar) blast case with the arrest of four suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists, reports New Indian Express. The Times of India adds on May 22 that main accused in the case Haidar Ali alias Black Beauty was arrested along with his associate Mujibullah from a bus stop in Ranchi on May 20 while Nauman Ansari and a minor were arrested on May 21 from Daltonganj. NIA Director General Sharad Kumar said, “On Tuesday we picked up mastermind of the blast Haider Ali alias Black Beauty and Mojibullah and after their sustained interrogation, other two suspects -- Numan Ansari and a juvenile -- were held. With this, we have arrested all 13 accused in the case", New Indian Express reports on May 22. The NIA Chief further added that Haider was the most wanted terrorist on the run, after the arrest of Yasin Bhatkal, Assadullah Akhtar, Tehseen and Waqas. He was trying to galvanise Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) and IM operatives after the arrest of the top terrorists. Haider, the mastermind of Patna and also Bodh Gaya blasts of July 7, 2013, was carrying INR10,00,000 bounty on his head. “He has also been found working at the behest of foreign handlers and receiving funds through hawala [illegal money transaction] channels. Tuesday’s arrest clearly establishes the links between the SIMI and IM. The bombs used in the Patna and Bodh Gaya blasts were manufactured at Baralota lodge in Ranchi,” Kumar said. The group had a unique practice of choosing the leader of an operation through qura'h andazi (a draws of lots) and believed in using maal-e-ghanimat (war booty) for terror attacks. Sources said the group had committed robbery at a jewellery shop in Indore (Madhya Pradesh) few years ago and run away to Rampur (Uttar Pradesh). They used the money from the loot to fund terror activities, The Times of India reports on May 22. . "This SIMI network is big. We suspect some local handlers to be involved as well. We will question him over this," said an NIA officer adding that the group would also be questioned over recent Chennai blasts as the bombs have been found to be similar. The group had also recceed various Buddhist sites in Shrawasti, Sarnath and Kushinagar for attacks to avenge atrocities on Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar, the motivation that led to Bodh Gaya blasts as well.
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May - 21 
The Sentinel reports that a female cadre identified as Likjong Mandak of the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) was arrested from 1–Mile, Laktong area of Changlang town in Changlang District on May 21 where she w
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The Sentinel reports that a female cadre identified as Likjong Mandak of the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) was arrested from 1–Mile, Laktong area of Changlang town in Changlang District on May 21 where she was found collecting information about movement of Security Forces (SFs) and collecting extortion money. During the interrogation the militant, who had joined the outfit in 2010 revealed that female cadres were also being trained by underground groups for the purpose of conducting reconnaissance and collecting information on movement of SFs.
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May - 21 
The Sentinel reports that one person, identified as Anam Uddin of Howraghat Debasthan was abducted by a group of militant in the morning hour on May 21 from Ongaon Tiniali about two kilometers way from Howraghat Police Station in Karbi Anglong Distri
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The Sentinel reports that one person, identified as Anam Uddin of Howraghat Debasthan was abducted by a group of militant in the morning hour on May 21 from Ongaon Tiniali about two kilometers way from Howraghat Police Station in Karbi Anglong District. However, he was rescued unhurt six hours later by the Howraghat Police from Chapong area under Howraghat Police station. According to report available, Anam Uddin was demanded INR 100, 000 for his safe release.
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May - 21 
The Shillong Times on May 22 reports that RC Laloo, Deputy Chief Minister (CM) in charge of Revenue and Disaster Management has stated that militants are exploiting grievances of the people to lure youth into their fold. He stated that Meghalaya is w
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The Shillong Times on May 22 reports that RC Laloo, Deputy Chief Minister (CM) in charge of Revenue and Disaster Management has stated that militants are exploiting grievances of the people to lure youth into their fold. He stated that Meghalaya is witnessing violence and security threats by acts of terrorism by militant outfits. He stated, “It is really sad that the country has been fighting against insurgency for nearly five decades. In this region, there is a rise of insurgent activities especially in the states of Assam, Manipur and Tripura and also Meghalaya”.
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May - 21 
The Shillong Times reports on May 22 that Bangladeshi national who has made Meghalaya their home prior to March 24, 1971, will now be considered as Indians, the High Court of Meghalaya has ruled in a judgment passed on May 15. Justice SR Sen, while p
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The Shillong Times reports on May 22 that Bangladeshi national who has made Meghalaya their home prior to March 24, 1971, will now be considered as Indians, the High Court of Meghalaya has ruled in a judgment passed on May 15. Justice SR Sen, while passing the judgement also stated that these citizens should also be enrolled in the voters’ list in Meghalaya. The Court passed the judgment after hearing a petition filed by 40 ‘refugees’ from Bangladesh who were denied enrolment in the voters’ roll by the district administration of Ri Bhoi District citing doubts about their citizenship.
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May - 21 
The Supreme Court (SC) on May 21 (today) commuted death sentence of two convicts in 2002 in American Center attack case of Kolkata (West Bengal), reports Zee News. The apex court ordered main mastermind in the terror case Aftab Ahmad Ansari to remain
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The Supreme Court (SC) on May 21 (today) commuted death sentence of two convicts in 2002 in American Center attack case of Kolkata (West Bengal), reports Zee News. The apex court ordered main mastermind in the terror case Aftab Ahmad Ansari to remain behind bars till end of his life. Another convict Jamiluddin Nasir to remain behind the bars for at least 30 years without remission, the SC said. Earlier, the Calcutta High Court had upheld the death sentence to Ansari and Nasir.
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May - 21 
Another blast ripped through an office of a courier company in Guru Mandir area of Saddar Town on May 21, reports The News. However, no casualties were reported.
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Another blast ripped through an office of a courier company in Guru Mandir area of Saddar Town on May 21, reports The News. However, no casualties were reported.
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May - 21 
At least 15 persons including, 11 militants and four Security Force (SF) personnel were killed during a clash in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 21, reports Dawn.
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At least 15 persons including, 11 militants and four Security Force (SF) personnel were killed during a clash in Mir Ali area of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 21, reports Dawn.
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May - 21 
At least 60 militants including foreign fighters were killed when Air Force warplanes bombarded militant hideouts in Mir Ali and other areas of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the early hours of May 21 (today)
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At least 60 militants including foreign fighters were killed when Air Force warplanes bombarded militant hideouts in Mir Ali and other areas of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the early hours of May 21 (today), reports The News.
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May - 21 
Elsewhere in the Town, Police shot dead two unidentified criminals near Lyari Expressway in Garden area on May 21, reports Daily Times. According to Police, four accused including two gangsters of Lyari gang war have been killed in two separate Polic
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Elsewhere in the Town, Police shot dead two unidentified criminals near Lyari Expressway in Garden area on May 21, reports Daily Times. According to Police, four accused including two gangsters of Lyari gang war have been killed in two separate Police encounters. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Anti-Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) Nasir Aftab said a Police party on searching for criminals encountered the alleged highwaymen on Lyari Expressway. The suspects seeing Police party opened fire on them, Police in retaliation opened fire and killed them, he said.
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May - 21 
In addition, over 150 private schools in Orangi Town and SITE Town will remain closed on May 21 (today) to protest the growing threats of extortion in the area, reports The Express Tribune. The members of the All Private Schools’ Orangi Town and SITE
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In addition, over 150 private schools in Orangi Town and SITE Town will remain closed on May 21 (today) to protest the growing threats of extortion in the area, reports The Express Tribune. The members of the All Private Schools’ Orangi Town and SITE association will hold a demonstration at Bab-e-Khyber in Metroville along with school owners and parents to pressurise the Government into providing security. The Islamia Public School in Metroville’s Block 3 has been closed since May 3, 2014, after the school owners, Pervez Alavi, and his son Zahid, were killed inside the school despite the payment of more than half the extortion money. The extortionists had demanded PKR 600,000. Pervez had paid them PKR 400,000 in two installments and they had come to collect the third installment on that day. When Pervez failed to give them the money, they barged into his office and shot him and his son dead.
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May - 21 
In another incident, at least five people were injured in an explosion near the Rangers Headquarters in North Nazimabad Town on May 21, reports Dawn
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In another incident, at least five people were injured in an explosion near the Rangers Headquarters in North Nazimabad Town on May 21, reports Dawn
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May - 21 
Meanwhile, following massive airstrikes by Air force in NWA in the early morning of May 21, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants met at an undisclosed location to reconsider a non-aggression treaty with the Government, reports Dawn. Ahmadullah
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Meanwhile, following massive airstrikes by Air force in NWA in the early morning of May 21, Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants met at an undisclosed location to reconsider a non-aggression treaty with the Government, reports Dawn. Ahmadullah Ahmadi , a ‘spokesman’ of Hafiz Gul Bahadur group of TTP condemned the airstrikes and said the group “cannot remain silent over bombardment on people,” calling it a clear atrocity on the civilians. He said that the Shura (council) has convened this important meeting to assess the situation and hinted that the peace accord with the Government might get revoked. The spokesman warned that the Government would be responsible for any destruction in case it did not stop the military offensive.
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May - 21 
Meanwhile, Rangers detained several suspects during a raid in Maria Apartment Block 3 near Nagan Chowrangi on May 21, reports Daily Times.
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Meanwhile, Rangers detained several suspects during a raid in Maria Apartment Block 3 near Nagan Chowrangi on May 21, reports Daily Times.
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May - 21 
Police killed two gangsters belonging to Sheraz Comrade Group during a raid in Jodia Bazar at Prethan Square in Kharadar area of Saddar Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 21, reports Daily Times. When Police party reached the sit
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Police killed two gangsters belonging to Sheraz Comrade Group during a raid in Jodia Bazar at Prethan Square in Kharadar area of Saddar Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 21, reports Daily Times. When Police party reached the site the accused opened fire and later in retaliatory firing the two accused were shot dead. Police claimed to have recovered weapons and hand grenade from their possession.
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May - 21 
Prosecution lawyers on May 21 asked the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) trying the seven accused in the 26/11 (November 26, 2008) Mumbai (Maharashtra) attacks case to increase their security saying Jamaat-ud-Da’wah (JuD) activists had been threatening the
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Prosecution lawyers on May 21 asked the Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) trying the seven accused in the 26/11 (November 26, 2008) Mumbai (Maharashtra) attacks case to increase their security saying Jamaat-ud-Da’wah (JuD) activists had been threatening them and the witnesses, reports Outlook India. The lawyers along with Chief Prosecutor Chaudhry Azhar submitted an application in the ATC in Rawalpindi informing it that "We and the witnesses have been receiving threats from the JuD activists who want us to stop representing and pursuing the case, respectively". In the application they alleged that a JuD activist was present in every court hearing in the courtroom and hurled threats at the witnesses outside the courtroom. Court sources further told PTI that the prosecution chief also submitted in the court a cellphone number from which the prosecution lawyers have been receiving threats from a JuD activist. The court adjourned the hearing till May 28.
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May - 21 
Separately, a man, identified as Muhammad Tariq (35), was shot dead by unidentified militants near Alhamd Medical Store in Dastagir Block 16 area of Federal B Area in Gulberg Town on May 21, reports Daily Times.
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Separately, a man, identified as Muhammad Tariq (35), was shot dead by unidentified militants near Alhamd Medical Store in Dastagir Block 16 area of Federal B Area in Gulberg Town on May 21, reports Daily Times.
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May - 21 
Separately, the owner of a roadside hotel, identified as Mohammed Hussain, was killed when unidentified militants fired a rocket targeting Frontier Corps (FC) camp in Oshab area near Turbat District on May 21, reports The Express Tribune. Later, Secu
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Separately, the owner of a roadside hotel, identified as Mohammed Hussain, was killed when unidentified militants fired a rocket targeting Frontier Corps (FC) camp in Oshab area near Turbat District on May 21, reports The Express Tribune. Later, Security Forces (SFS) launched a search operation in the area.
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May - 21 
Six people, including a government school teacher, were shot dead when unidentified militants entered the residence of a school teacher, identified as Master Hameed, and opened fire at his five relatives in Dasht area of Turbat District on May 21, re
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Six people, including a government school teacher, were shot dead when unidentified militants entered the residence of a school teacher, identified as Master Hameed, and opened fire at his five relatives in Dasht area of Turbat District on May 21, reports Dawn.
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May - 21 
The annual report by the Jama’at Ahmadiyya, issued on May 21, stated that the situation for Ahmadis deteriorated over the past year as seven Ahmadis were killed and 16 faced murder attacks, reports The Express Tribune. According to the Report, in 201
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The annual report by the Jama’at Ahmadiyya, issued on May 21, stated that the situation for Ahmadis deteriorated over the past year as seven Ahmadis were killed and 16 faced murder attacks, reports The Express Tribune. According to the Report, in 2013, there was increase in fabricated news stories against Ahmadis published in the Urdu press. The Report said that Ahmadis had faced political, social and legal discrimination since the promulgation of the ordinance against them in 1984. It said 237 Ahmadis had been killed since the ordinance had been passed and 193 attempted murders had taken place. It said as many as 27 places of worship had been demolished, 31 had been sealed by the authorities and 16 others had been illegally appropriated. It further said that as many as 37 bodies of Ahmadis had been exhumed after burial, and the burial of 61 bodies in common cemeteries had been denied. The report also called attention to widely distributed literature that promoted the social and financial boycott of Ahmadis and incited violence against them.
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May - 21 
Meanwhile, civil society as well as political leaders warned that promulgation of new constitution solely on the basis of numerical strength in the CA could pose threats to the legitimacy of the statute, reports Republica. Speaking at a seminar, ´Str
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Meanwhile, civil society as well as political leaders warned that promulgation of new constitution solely on the basis of numerical strength in the CA could pose threats to the legitimacy of the statute, reports Republica. Speaking at a seminar, ´Strengthening Legitimacy of the Constitution Drafting Process and Consolidating Peace´ on May 21, Constitutional experts Bipin Adhikari said there must be participation of all groups of forces in the constitution-drafting process to strengthen its legitimacy. "If the constitution is to receive broader legitimacy, the drafting process has to have participation of all stakeholders," he said.
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May - 21 
On May 21, the Constituent Assembly (CA) Constitution Records Study and Determination Committee received a report from the sub-committee formed to study the reports of the then constitutional committee and the concept paper and preliminary draft repo
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On May 21, the Constituent Assembly (CA) Constitution Records Study and Determination Committee received a report from the sub-committee formed to study the reports of the then constitutional committee and the concept paper and preliminary draft report, reports Nepal News. Sub-committee coordinator Bhim Rawal presented a draft report compiling the agreed and disputed issues in the two reports at the meeting of the Committee. Deliberation on the draft report of the sub-committee shall be held on May 22 (today), according to CA Secretariat.
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May - 21 
Police arrested a cadre of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami from a students' mess in Balubagan area in Chapainawabganj town on May 21 for his alleged involvement in attacking a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader, N
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Police arrested a cadre of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), student wing of the Jamaat-e-Islami from a students' mess in Balubagan area in Chapainawabganj town on May 21 for his alleged involvement in attacking a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader, Nahid Shikdar Rubel in the town on April 22, 2014, reports Dialy Star. The arrestee has been identified as Rezwan Ahmed.
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May - 21 
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on May 21, when he met United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the sidelines of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Shanghai, China told that Sri Lan
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Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa, on May 21, when he met United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on the sidelines of the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA) in Shanghai, China told that Sri Lanka remains fully committed to implement a domestic procedure to look into alleged violations that may have taken place during the civil war, reports Colombo Page. He said an international inquiry into the alleged violations is not in keeping "with the vision of our people" and made reference to the contradictions in Paragraphs 2 and 10 of the last resolution of the UN Human Rights Council. He pointed out that country has implemented about 30 percent of the Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission (LLRC)’s recommendations so far and he also assured that Sri Lanka continues to work with the United Nations system
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May - 21 
Colombo Page reports that over 2,000 students, teachers and other staff of Jaffna University observed Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day at the Kailasapathi Hall in Jaffna District, Northern Province on May 21, despite the ban by the Sri Lankan Army on the
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Colombo Page reports that over 2,000 students, teachers and other staff of Jaffna University observed Mullivaikkal Remembrance Day at the Kailasapathi Hall in Jaffna District, Northern Province on May 21, despite the ban by the Sri Lankan Army on the observance of the day which marks the killing of thousands of Tamil civilians in the Civil war. Although May 18 is designated as Mullivaikkal Day, the Jaffna Varsity staff and students observed it on May 21, because the university authorities, under instruction from the army, had closed the institution from May 16 to May 20 to prevent the observances of the day on May 18. The Security Forces (SFs), who had earlier warned against holding the meeting, watched passively. However, Terrorism Investigation Department (TID) asked University Teachers' Union leader, Rajakumaran to be present at the TID headquarters in Colombo for an inquiry.
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May - 22 
Police, on May 22, rescued Aditya Jaiswal, the 12-year-old son of a businessman of Dhekiajuli town in Sonitpur District, who was abducted by suspected IK Sonbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants on May 19, rep
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Police, on May 22, rescued Aditya Jaiswal, the 12-year-old son of a businessman of Dhekiajuli town in Sonitpur District, who was abducted by suspected IK Sonbijit faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants on May 19, reports The Telegraph
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May - 22 
A Delhi court on May 22 extended till June 5, 2014 the judicial custody of suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Faizan Ahmed Sultan, who was arrested on May 2 at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi after being deported from Sharjah
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A Delhi court on May 22 extended till June 5, 2014 the judicial custody of suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Faizan Ahmed Sultan, who was arrested on May 2 at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi after being deported from Sharjah in connection with a case of waging war against India, reports The Hindu. Sultan was produced before District Judge I.S. Mehta after expiry of his judicial custody and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) informed the court that its probe in the case was going on. NIA arrested Sultan in connection with a case filed in 2012 relating to the larger conspiracy of IM operatives to wage war against the country by carrying out various terror strikes in India. An Interpol Red Corner Notice was issued against him to secure his provisional arrest in Sharjah. Sultan had gone to Pakistan on a fake passport and had undergone arms training there, NIA had said. He was being probed for allegedly having harboured other absconding IM operatives and providing assistance to the banned terror group by raising funds from Gulf countries.
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May - 22 
Also, agitated by the death threat issued by the Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) to Rangbah Shnong (headman) P Masharing of Umtlieh village in March, the Khasi Students Union (KSU) North Khasi Hills District, on May 22 threatened to avenge on
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Also, agitated by the death threat issued by the Karbi People’s Liberation Tiger (KPLT) to Rangbah Shnong (headman) P Masharing of Umtlieh village in March, the Khasi Students Union (KSU) North Khasi Hills District, on May 22 threatened to avenge on Karbi people living in the state if the KPLT does not stop torturing the Khasi people living in Block-II, reports The Shillong Times.
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May - 22 
Chief Minister (CM) Mukul Sangma, on May 22, said the Government was yet to take any decision regarding the setting up of Breakaway faction of Achik national Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) camps either in West Khasi Hills or South West Khasi Hills, repor
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Chief Minister (CM) Mukul Sangma, on May 22, said the Government was yet to take any decision regarding the setting up of Breakaway faction of Achik national Volunteer Council (ANVC-B) camps either in West Khasi Hills or South West Khasi Hills, reports The Shillong Times. “We are yet to decide on the setting up of a designated camp for the ANVC-B cadres,” Sangma said. He also said it all depended on the availability of suitable space.
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May - 22 
Epao reports that four militants of Nehlun faction of Kuki National Front (KNF-N), identified as Ngamminsen Haokip alias Sesem, Lunminlen Kipgen alias Lelen, Ngamkhotinthang Kipgen alias Thangneo and Thangkhanlal Haokip alias Lalboi were arrested fro
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Epao reports that four militants of Nehlun faction of Kuki National Front (KNF-N), identified as Ngamminsen Haokip alias Sesem, Lunminlen Kipgen alias Lelen, Ngamkhotinthang Kipgen alias Thangneo and Thangkhanlal Haokip alias Lalboi were arrested from Kamuching play ground in Thoubal District on May 22. It has been revealed that they were involved in serving monetary demands. Two mobile phone handsets were also seized from the possession of Ngamkhotinthang Kipgen and Lunminlen Kipgen.
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May - 22 
Five Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), suspected to have been planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres to harm Security Force personnel during just-held parliamentary polls, were recovered on May 22 in Dantewada District of C
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Five Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), suspected to have been planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres to harm Security Force personnel during just-held parliamentary polls, were recovered on May 22 in Dantewada District of Chhattisgarh, reports Hindustantimes. The joint team of security personnel found five IEDs - four of five kilograms each and a 15 kilogram one stealthily placed beneath Chhingnar-Muusalnar road under Geedam Police Station limits, Dantewada Superintendent of Police Narendra Khare told PTI. Besides, a 50-meter wire was also recovered from the spot. Prima facie it appears that the explosives were allegedly planted by rebels to target the security personnel during last month polling in the region.
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May - 22 
Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested and weapons were seized during a joint operation by Security Forces (SFs) on the borders of Ranchi and Gumla Districts on May 22, reports Business Standard. The operation launched
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Four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested and weapons were seized during a joint operation by Security Forces (SFs) on the borders of Ranchi and Gumla Districts on May 22, reports Business Standard. The operation launched on the borders of Ranchi District's Bero and Gumla District's Bharno areas by the joint team of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Shashtra Sima Bal, Ranchi's Senior Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar said. The arrested Maoists were identified as Sikander Oraon, Gandura Oraon, Sunny Oraon and Visweshwar Oraon, all hailing from Gumla District, Kumar said.
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May - 22 
Gunmen armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades attacked the Indian Consulate in Afghanistan's Herat Province on May 22, an assault that injured no diplomatic staff, Police said, according to The Times of India. However, Police killed tw
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Gunmen armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades attacked the Indian Consulate in Afghanistan's Herat Province on May 22, an assault that injured no diplomatic staff, Police said, according to The Times of India. However, Police killed two of the three gunmen, though one continued to fire on Security Forces trying to secure the area. The three gunmen opened fire on the consulate from a nearby home, provincial Police Chief Abdul Sami Qatra said. So far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson has confirmed that all the staff present inside the consulate are safe. Foreign Secretary Sujata Singh is reported to be monitoring the situation.
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May - 22 
In another incident, Security Forces (SFs) recovered two AK rifles, three magazines, 221 AK rounds, six pistols and 80 assorted rounds of ammunition from a militant hideout from Beaswali forest in Kupwara District on May 22, reports Daily Excelsior.
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In another incident, Security Forces (SFs) recovered two AK rifles, three magazines, 221 AK rounds, six pistols and 80 assorted rounds of ammunition from a militant hideout from Beaswali forest in Kupwara District on May 22, reports Daily Excelsior.
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May - 22 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Haider Ali alias Black Beauty revealed to his interrogators that major terror outfits operating in the Kashmir Valley like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) had joined hands wit
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Haider Ali alias Black Beauty revealed to his interrogators that major terror outfits operating in the Kashmir Valley like Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) had joined hands with Indian Mujahideen (IM) and Student Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) with the objective of eliminating Prime Minister (PM)-elect Narendra Modi Deccan Chronicle reports on May 23. Following the Patna (Bihar) blast of October, 2013, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) top operatives directed that all major terror outfits should pool their resources in targeting Modi, he added. Ali, disclosed that ISI top brass was extremely unhappy with the failed attempt on Modi’s life at the Patna rally. The ISI, he claimed, felt that IM and SIMI which had jointly carried out the explosions was not competent enough to carry out such “major operations”. “The threat to Mr Modi is very high as these terror outfits are still on the lookout for an opportunity to target him. A few days ago some key SIMI operatives had openly raised slogans threatening the PM elect during a court hearing in Madhya Pradesh. So the threat perception remains high and we are closely monitoring activities of these subversive groups,” a top security official said.
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May - 22 
Jharkhand Police arrested four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including two ‘area commanders’, during a combing operation in Gumla District on May 22, reports Business Standard. Prabhat Kumar, Senior Superintendent of Police (SS
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Jharkhand Police arrested four Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including two ‘area commanders’, during a combing operation in Gumla District on May 22, reports Business Standard. Prabhat Kumar, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Ranchi said, "We recovered almost nine arms after we searched the area after seizing. The recovered item consists of carbine, carbine regular, country made rifles and 22 rounds of bullets. Some mobiles phones have also been recovered. The four arrested Maoists have been identified as Bibeshwar Uraun, Sikander Uraun, Sunny Uraun and Gandur Uraun."
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May - 22 
Jihad Council (UJC) 'chairman' Syed Salahuddin on May 22 urged Indian leadership to adopt a realistic approach vis-à-vis peaceful settlement of Kashmir issue, reports Greater Kashmir. He said entire subcontinent will witness catastrophe if Narendra M
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Jihad Council (UJC) 'chairman' Syed Salahuddin on May 22 urged Indian leadership to adopt a realistic approach vis-à-vis peaceful settlement of Kashmir issue, reports Greater Kashmir. He said entire subcontinent will witness catastrophe if Narendra Modi led Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) Government continued to espouse belligerent policies. “If Modi regime adopts an unrealistic modus operandi it will create a catastrophe, detrimental to the whole subcontinent and if he (Modi) is realistic in understanding the confronting issues and problems of the subcontinent he can make a substantial breakthrough,” he added.
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May - 22 
Meanwhile, a combined team of Imphal East District Police commandos and troops of 40 AR arrested four cadres of Nehlun faction of Kuki National Front (KNF-N) during a search operation at Kamuching under Yairipok Police Station in Thoubal District on
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Meanwhile, a combined team of Imphal East District Police commandos and troops of 40 AR arrested four cadres of Nehlun faction of Kuki National Front (KNF-N) during a search operation at Kamuching under Yairipok Police Station in Thoubal District on May 22, reports The Sangai Express. The arrested militants were identified as Ngamkhotinthang alias Thangneo, Thangkhanlal Haokip, LunminlenKipgen alias Lelen and Ngamminsem Haokip alias Sesem. All the four arrested KNF-N militants were under the command of ‘Corporal’ Helen Kipgen.
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May - 22 
Meanwhile, a Maoist ‘area commander’, identified as Sunder Marandi was arrested at Kairi jharna near Parasnath area under the Pirtard Police Station of Giridih District on May 22 during a joint combing operation by SFs, reports Daily Pioneer. Superin
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Meanwhile, a Maoist ‘area commander’, identified as Sunder Marandi was arrested at Kairi jharna near Parasnath area under the Pirtard Police Station of Giridih District on May 22 during a joint combing operation by SFs, reports Daily Pioneer. Superintendent of Police (SP) Karanti Kumar said that the Maoist was involved in killing several Police personnel.
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May - 22 
Meanwhile, coal traders, shop keepers and even Government servants at Shallang in West Khasi Hills District were served demand notes by the recently formed Assam based United North East Liberation Army (UNELA) outfit, reports The Shillong Times on Ma
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Meanwhile, coal traders, shop keepers and even Government servants at Shallang in West Khasi Hills District were served demand notes by the recently formed Assam based United North East Liberation Army (UNELA) outfit, reports The Shillong Times on May 23. The notes served were of INR 20,000 each.
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May - 22 
Meanwhile, the All Nagaland Taxi Association (ANTA), Zunheboto unit, appealed to Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) to look into complaints of harassment by its cadres as the unit has been receiving complaints in
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Meanwhile, the All Nagaland Taxi Association (ANTA), Zunheboto unit, appealed to Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) to look into complaints of harassment by its cadres as the unit has been receiving complaints in the last few days, reports Nagaland Post on May 23. In a statement ANTA, Zunheboto unit president T. Katoshe Yeptho said there have been complaints that certain NSCN-IM cadres have been harassing taxi drivers plying between Zunheboto and Dimapur via Pughoboto. The cadres apparently were demanding yearly ‘tax’.
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May - 22 
Meanwhile, the Border Security Force’s (BSF) Inspector General (IG) of Mizoram and Cachar Frontier Dinesh Kumar Upadhyaya, on May 22, said that he would pay special attention to prevent infiltration, smuggling and trans-border crimes, reports The Sen
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Meanwhile, the Border Security Force’s (BSF) Inspector General (IG) of Mizoram and Cachar Frontier Dinesh Kumar Upadhyaya, on May 22, said that he would pay special attention to prevent infiltration, smuggling and trans-border crimes, reports The Sentinel. Upadhyaya, who assumed charge on May 19, said that he would also pay special attention towards maintaining cordial relationship with the Bangladesh counterpart Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). He also directed troops under his command to maintain good and cordial relations with civil population residing in border areas, a press release issued by BSF said.
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May - 22 
Members of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), youth wing of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), on May 22, staged a protest in Almora District demanding a probe into the arrest and harassment of Diwan Singh Bisht, Jeevan Chand
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Members of the Democratic Youth Federation of India (DYFI), youth wing of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), on May 22, staged a protest in Almora District demanding a probe into the arrest and harassment of Diwan Singh Bisht, Jeevan Chandra, Govind Ram, and Joga Ram on May 4 by giving them Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) tag, reports The Hindu. However, Puran Lal Verma, Station House Officer (SHO), Almora Police Station, said that they arrested the four persons after Maoist posters were found in the area. SHO Verma said, “They are Maoists. We found the posters and Maoist literature in their houses.”
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May - 22 
Neeraj Ganjhu (32), the main financial-cum-arms manager of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested in Hazaribag District on May 22, reports The Times of India. Hazaribagh
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Neeraj Ganjhu (32), the main financial-cum-arms manager of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), was arrested in Hazaribag District on May 22, reports The Times of India. Hazaribagh Superintendent of Police (SP) Manoj Kaushik said, "He is one of the main accused in the murder of Jharkhand Prastuti Committee zonal commander Bafaljee and his colleague Basant Oraon." Ganjhu was arrested about a year ago near Pelawal with a laptop, other documents and a four-wheeler but was released later by the court. But this time, his arrest came at a time when he was plotting to kill some others, SP Kaushik said. "He was entering Hazaribag town in his Toyota Fortuner when police nabbed him. This time we have arrested him in connection with the double murders of the JPC activists," SP Kaushik added. He further said he had recently built a house worth INR 25 million in Bishnupur adjacent to Hazaribag town. Police are investigating his source of income. They have also recovered two mobile phones, each worth more than INR 40000, from his possession.
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May - 22 
Police and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres exchanged fire in a brief encounter in forest area near Raasimeta village in Balaghat District on May 22, reports The Hindu. The incident occurred when Police confronted the Maoists on a
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Police and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres exchanged fire in a brief encounter in forest area near Raasimeta village in Balaghat District on May 22, reports The Hindu. The incident occurred when Police confronted the Maoists on a tip off that they are arriving in the area to collect “donations” from pluckers of Tendu leaves, District Superintendent of Police (SP) Gaurav Tiwari told PTI. Maoists then fired at Police who returned it, forcing the Maoists to beat a retreat in deep forest. “Neither any naxal nor any Police jawan [trooper] was injured in the firing,” Tiwari said. Police have seized belongings of Maoists, mostly of daily use, the SP added.
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May - 22 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a militant identified as ’corporal’ Panglem Konyak of the Khole Kitovi faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-KK) from Yannyu village in Mon District on May 22, reports Nagaland Post. 101 live rounds of
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a militant identified as ’corporal’ Panglem Konyak of the Khole Kitovi faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-KK) from Yannyu village in Mon District on May 22, reports Nagaland Post. 101 live rounds of AK 56 rifles, one typewriter, INR 7000 and incriminating documents were recovered from him. A temporary hide out was also discovered and was destroyed by the SFs.
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May - 22 
Security Forces (SFs) on May 21 arrested one militant identified as ‘captain’ Shonsang Phom of Khole Kitovi faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-KK) from Longleng Town in Longleng District, reports Nagaland Post. A 22 Pistol with 2
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Security Forces (SFs) on May 21 arrested one militant identified as ‘captain’ Shonsang Phom of Khole Kitovi faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-KK) from Longleng Town in Longleng District, reports Nagaland Post. A 22 Pistol with 21 rounds of different caliber, one country made bomb and other incriminating documents were recovered from him.
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May - 22 
Separately, a hideout was neutralized in the Okhapani forests in Handwara area of Kupwara District on May 22, reports Daily Excelsior. Huge quantity of administrative stores which includes over 100 kgs of dry ration, cooking oil and condiments were r
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Separately, a hideout was neutralized in the Okhapani forests in Handwara area of Kupwara District on May 22, reports Daily Excelsior. Huge quantity of administrative stores which includes over 100 kgs of dry ration, cooking oil and condiments were recovered from the hideout.
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May - 22 
Separately, in a joint meeting of the Kana Area Kuki Chiefs’ Association (KAKCA), Gunpi Area Kuki Chiefs’ Association (GAKCA), Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) Gunpi Block, Kuki Women Human Right (KWHR), United Zou Organisation (UZO) and Kuki People
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Separately, in a joint meeting of the Kana Area Kuki Chiefs’ Association (KAKCA), Gunpi Area Kuki Chiefs’ Association (GAKCA), Kuki Students’ Organisation (KSO) Gunpi Block, Kuki Women Human Right (KWHR), United Zou Organisation (UZO) and Kuki People Forum (KPF) held on May 22, it was decided to oppose the Government’s decision to open camp for Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF) at Semol in Chandel District, reports The Sangai Express. Another resolution of the joint meeting was to prohibit accommodation for any militant groups under ceasefire agreement, Suspension of Operation (SoO) pact or surrender to Government in the area so as to maintain tranquillity cordial relationship between different communities.
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May - 22 
Separately, with the Lok Sabha [Lower House of Indian Parliament] elections over, the United Peace Movement for Garo Hills (UPMGH) has made an appeal to both the Meghalaya Government and the Centre to nominate at the earliest three facilitators so as
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Separately, with the Lok Sabha [Lower House of Indian Parliament] elections over, the United Peace Movement for Garo Hills (UPMGH) has made an appeal to both the Meghalaya Government and the Centre to nominate at the earliest three facilitators so as to expedite the process of peace talks with militant outfits operating in the Garo Hills, reports The Shillong Times on May 23. UPMGH had earlier too sought the nomination of the facilitators but the State Government had cited the election process for the delay. UPMGH has decided to hold its general body meeting on June 7, 2014 in Tura to discuss the peace scenario in the Garo Hills and also to chalk out its future course of action. UPMGH has appealed to different organizations and common people to keep their focus on peace in the Garo Hills.
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May - 22 
The Mumbai Police Crime Branch on May 22 invoked the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act (UAPA), 2012, in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case slapping against four persons arrested in March, 2014, reports Indian Express. Police filed a
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The Mumbai Police Crime Branch on May 22 invoked the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment Act (UAPA), 2012, in a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) case slapping against four persons arrested in March, 2014, reports Indian Express. Police filed a chargesheet of around 800 pages against the four arrested accused identified as Jaspal Singh (30), Mukesh Singh (40), Dayal Mandal (30), and Dinesh Singh Megh Singh (40).
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May - 22 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested one suspected aide, identified as Soyeb Akhtar of Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Haidar Ali alias "Black Beauty" and seized explosive materials along with a laptop and a pendrive from a lodge at Bari
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested one suspected aide, identified as Soyeb Akhtar of Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Haidar Ali alias "Black Beauty" and seized explosive materials along with a laptop and a pendrive from a lodge at Bariyatu area in Ranchi city on May 22, reports The Times of India. Ranchi City Superintendant of Police (SP) Anoop Birthary confirmed the detention and recovery. "The NIA and Ranchi Police conducted a raid in Bariyatu in the wee hours on Thursday when one Soyeb Akhtar was detained," said Birthary. Soyeb was staying at a lodge in Bariyatu and was allegedly in touch with Haidar Ali, a Police officer said.
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May - 22 
The Sangai Express on May 22 reports that United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) clarified that it never forced or pressurised anybody to oppose the setting up of Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF) camp in Sembol village in Chandel District. In a pre
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The Sangai Express on May 22 reports that United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) clarified that it never forced or pressurised anybody to oppose the setting up of Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF) camp in Sembol village in Chandel District. In a press statement the ‘information and publicity secretary’ of UKLF, JM Thadou stated that people raised their objection on their own because keeping two unfriendly armed groups in the same area would disturb the peaceful atmosphere of the area. He also said that KNLF had surrendered to the State Government in 2013 and since they are not part of Suspension of Operations (SoO) group, KNLF has to be housed in Security Forces (SFs) camp, whereas SoO groups have proper guidelines and ground rules and not at par with the surrendered. He also added that if KNF is entitled to designated camps, the camps should be affiliated with Kuki National Organisation (KNO) Camp. He added that KNLF has already started extorting money and sending demands to truckers and Sawmills in Khengjoi subdivision in Chandel District.
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May - 22 
In a separate incident, a man, identified as Athar (35), sustained injuries when unidentified militants opened fire on him near Old Muzafarabad Colony in Landhi Town on May 22, reports Daily Times.
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In a separate incident, a man, identified as Athar (35), sustained injuries when unidentified militants opened fire on him near Old Muzafarabad Colony in Landhi Town on May 22, reports Daily Times.
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May - 22 
A unit in-charge of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wahl-Jama’at (ASWJ), identified as Nasir Abbasi, was killed while another person, identified as Ishtiaq, was injured when unidentified militants opened fire on them in Shamsabad area of Rawalpindi District on May 22,
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A unit in-charge of Ahl-e-Sunnat-Wahl-Jama’at (ASWJ), identified as Nasir Abbasi, was killed while another person, identified as Ishtiaq, was injured when unidentified militants opened fire on them in Shamsabad area of Rawalpindi District on May 22, reports The Express Tribune. Police said Abbasi and Ishtiaq were going home on a motorcycle after attending a seminar organised by ASWJ Rawalpindi Chapter at Sangam Marriage Hall.
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May - 22 
Elsewhere, two suspects were killed in Police encounter near Cheal Chowk in Lyari Town on May 22, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, the suspects opened fire when Police stopped their vehicle during snap checking in Lyari. As a result Poli
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Elsewhere, two suspects were killed in Police encounter near Cheal Chowk in Lyari Town on May 22, reports Daily Times. According to the Police, the suspects opened fire when Police stopped their vehicle during snap checking in Lyari. As a result Police retaliated and opened fire on them. The Police claimed to have recovered arms from their possession.
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May - 22 
Fearing a backlash from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Islamabad, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Government on May 22 decided to use both the Security Forces (SFs) and the Police on high alert to maintain peace in the capital- Islamaba
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Fearing a backlash from Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Islamabad, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Government on May 22 decided to use both the Security Forces (SFs) and the Police on high alert to maintain peace in the capital- Islamabad as well as other parts of the country, reports Dawn. Sources in SFs informed that an operation of sorts had been started with air strikes on the militant hideouts on May 21, 2014. Federal Minister for Information Pervez Rashid confirmed that an operation had been launched against the militants. “Security Forces will carry out their operation where the life of the citizens is in danger.” Asked whether talks between the Government and the TTP had failed, the Minister replied, “We will talk with those who are ready for it and the operation is being launched against those who are not ready to come to the negotiating table.” In reply to another question regarding the deployment of army in Islamabad in view of the possible reaction from the TTP, Rashid did not deny the reports. He said, “It is the duty of the Government to protect the citizens not only in Islamabad but also across the country. Such arrangements are part of the Government’s precautionary measures.”
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May - 22 
In another incident, armed assailants shot dead an unidentified man near Ijtimagah Road in Manghopir area of Gadap Town on May 22, reports Daily Times.
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In another incident, armed assailants shot dead an unidentified man near Ijtimagah Road in Manghopir area of Gadap Town on May 22, reports Daily Times.
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May - 22 
Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) on May 22 arrested an arms smuggler and seized a huge cache of arms, including 100 pistols, 10 rifles and 5000 rounds, from his truck during routine checking in provincial capital of Balochistan, Quetta, reports The Ne
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Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) on May 22 arrested an arms smuggler and seized a huge cache of arms, including 100 pistols, 10 rifles and 5000 rounds, from his truck during routine checking in provincial capital of Balochistan, Quetta, reports The News. The identity of the accused was not disclosed who had been taken to some unknown location for interrogation.
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May - 22 
Meanwhile, Provincial Assembly Speaker Asad Qaisar on May 22 said that the Provincial Government will allocate 70 per cent of the new educational institutions to be opened in the Province to girls in order to improve female education, reported Dawn.
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Meanwhile, Provincial Assembly Speaker Asad Qaisar on May 22 said that the Provincial Government will allocate 70 per cent of the new educational institutions to be opened in the Province to girls in order to improve female education, reported Dawn. He said that the Provincial Government wanted to provide modern education to girls and create job opportunities for them to address their economic necessities.
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May - 22 
Pakistan on May 22 said it wants uninterrupted and uninterruptible dialogue process with India to resolve all the issues, including the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Times. Foreign Office Spokesperson Tasnim Aslam, said, “Pakistan wi
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Pakistan on May 22 said it wants uninterrupted and uninterruptible dialogue process with India to resolve all the issues, including the core issue of Jammu and Kashmir, reports Daily Times. Foreign Office Spokesperson Tasnim Aslam, said, “Pakistan will bring all outstanding issues on the table with India if any meeting of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif takes place at anytime with Narendra Modi.” The Spokesperson said Pakistan had expectations that India will come forward for the resumption of meaningful and constructive composite dialogue process, so that both the countries could focus on sustainable peace and development of the region.
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May - 22 
Separately, unidentified militants shot dead one person, identified as Ibrahim (40) near Dhobi Ghat area in Lyari Town on May 22, reports Daily Times.
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Separately, unidentified militants shot dead one person, identified as Ibrahim (40) near Dhobi Ghat area in Lyari Town on May 22, reports Daily Times.
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May - 22 
Several hideouts of militants in Machis Camp, Kharwani and Mir Ali areas of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) were neutralized on May 22 as troops, backed by artillery and helicopter gunships, resumed their r
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Several hideouts of militants in Machis Camp, Kharwani and Mir Ali areas of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) were neutralized on May 22 as troops, backed by artillery and helicopter gunships, resumed their retaliatory action against Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants for the second consecutive day, reports Dawn. The latest action came a day after air strikes and ground fighting killed at least 71 suspected militants and four security officials in the same area. Thousands of people have started fleeing towards Bannu in the wake of the attack, local residents and officials said. However, it was not clear how many people were killed in May 22’s assaults.
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May - 22 
The Special Court, on the request of former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf’s legal team, on May 22 ordered the prosecution team in his high treason trial to provide the missing Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) investigation report and
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The Special Court, on the request of former President General (retired) Pervez Musharraf’s legal team, on May 22 ordered the prosecution team in his high treason trial to provide the missing Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) investigation report and all relevant documents regarding the treason trial to the accused till May 23, 2014, reports Daily Times. The defence lawyer had earlier complained that the papers and record already handed over was incomplete. Earlier on May 14, 2014, the prosecution on the court’s direction provided copies of all the material pertaining to the investigation done by the FIA regarding the November 2007 emergency to Musharraf’s lawyer. During the proceeding of the case Musharraf’s lawyer Shaukat Hyat submitted an application in the court and asked for the provision of relevant documents, including the minutes of the 44th session of the National Assembly (NA), list of members of the then cabinet (Shaukat Aziz and cabinet), list of Advisers and Attorneys General of the Federal Government and the list of Provincial Governors.
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May - 22 
Unidentified armed assailants shot dead two people, identified as Zulfiqar (40) and Shakir (35), near La Rosh Restaurant in North Nazimabad Town of Karachi, the Provincial capital of Sindh on May 22, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified armed assailants shot dead two people, identified as Zulfiqar (40) and Shakir (35), near La Rosh Restaurant in North Nazimabad Town of Karachi, the Provincial capital of Sindh on May 22, reports Daily Times.
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May - 22 
On May 22, the Constituent Assembly (CA) members said the judiciary is encroaching on the jurisdiction of Parliament, and that it should be corrected while drafting a new constitution, reports Ekantipur.com. The full-house CA begun discussion on t
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On May 22, the Constituent Assembly (CA) members said the judiciary is encroaching on the jurisdiction of Parliament, and that it should be corrected while drafting a new constitution, reports Ekantipur.com. The full-house CA begun discussion on the agreed and disputed issues related to judiciary of the new constitution. CA members from all the parties underlined the need to make judiciary more accountable and transparent but they were divided over whether to have a mechanism to ensure it. Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) lawmakers lobbied for adopting a system in which a special parliamentary committee controls overall judiciary, adds Republica. While lawmakers from the former rebel party advocated for bringing the judiciary under the purview of the special parliamentary committee, members from Nepali Congress (NC) strongly opposed it. Lawmakers from Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) while advocating for finding a middle-way solution supported NC´s position. Members from Madhes-based parties share similar views with the UCPN-M on several key provisions.
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May - 22 
Lawmaker of Khulna-2 Constituency, also General Secretary of Awami League’s (AL) Khulna city unit, Mizanur Rahman Mizan, on May 22 urged religious leaders, especially the imams of mosques and other Islamic scholars to play pivotal role in preventing
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Lawmaker of Khulna-2 Constituency, also General Secretary of Awami League’s (AL) Khulna city unit, Mizanur Rahman Mizan, on May 22 urged religious leaders, especially the imams of mosques and other Islamic scholars to play pivotal role in preventing militancy and to make the nation free of it, reports The Independent. Mizanur Rahman stressed, “The present government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is determined to uproot militancy and this determination could be executed through collective efforts of all quarters, especially the imams and other religious leaders.”
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May - 22 
The Detective Branch of Police (DB) claimed in a charge sheet submitted to a Dhaka court that senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders Moudud Ahmed, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Mirza Abbas along with 26 others hurled crude bombs and attempt
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The Detective Branch of Police (DB) claimed in a charge sheet submitted to a Dhaka court that senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leaders Moudud Ahmed, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Mirza Abbas along with 26 others hurled crude bombs and attempted to kill Police last year (2013), Daily Star reports on May 23. The detectives prayed for bringing BNP Standing Committee member Moudud, acting secretary general Fakhrul and the other accused under trial.
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May - 22 
A high ranking Chinese military delegation, headed by Chief of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (CAPF) Lieutenant General Niu Zhizong, on May 22 offered training opportunities for Sri Lankan officers in China in the fields of anti-terrorism, a
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A high ranking Chinese military delegation, headed by Chief of the Chinese People's Armed Police Force (CAPF) Lieutenant General Niu Zhizong, on May 22 offered training opportunities for Sri Lankan officers in China in the fields of anti-terrorism, anti-high jacking and disaster management, reports Colombo Page. The Chinese delegation, currently in Sri Lanka on a three-day official visit met Sri Lanka's Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake in Colombo. Ratnayake in response has also invited Chinese officers to join different training courses, conducted in Army training centers in Sri Lanka.
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May - 22 
Chief Minister of the Northern Provincial Council (NPC), Justice C.V. Wigneswaran, has declined the invitation extended by the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to accompany him to the swearing in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister (PM)- elect Na
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Chief Minister of the Northern Provincial Council (NPC), Justice C.V. Wigneswaran, has declined the invitation extended by the Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa to accompany him to the swearing in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister (PM)- elect Narendra Modi, reports Colombo Page on May 23. He said that he cannot accept the invitation primarily because an acceptance would indicate that the relations between the Government and the Northern Province are harmonious. Earlier, Rajapaksa extended the invitation to the Chief Minister to join the Presidential delegation to attend the swearing-in ceremony on May 26 in New Delhi, India.
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May - 22 
Further, Suresh Premachandran, a Member of Parliament (MP) of Tamil National Alliance (TNA), said that around 84,000 families in the North and East had lost their breadwinners during the war, reports Colombo Page on May 23. He claimed that the TNA ha
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Further, Suresh Premachandran, a Member of Parliament (MP) of Tamil National Alliance (TNA), said that around 84,000 families in the North and East had lost their breadwinners during the war, reports Colombo Page on May 23. He claimed that the TNA has continuously requested the Government to provide adequate livelihood assistance to the war victims in the North and East, but the Government is more concerned about building houses for army personnel and is focused on their welfare.
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May - 22 
Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) General Secretary and Minister, Champika Ranawaka, in a letter to Norwegian Ambassador in Colombo has demanded Norway to immediately hand over Oslo-based Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Perinbanayagam Siwapar
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Jathika Hela Urumaya (JHU) General Secretary and Minister, Champika Ranawaka, in a letter to Norwegian Ambassador in Colombo has demanded Norway to immediately hand over Oslo-based Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leader Perinbanayagam Siwaparan alias Nediyavan to Sri Lankan authorities, reports Colombo Page on May 23. The Minister said that Nediyavan who is believed to have financed the terrorist activities of LTTE, lives freely in Oslo despite the Interpol arrest warrant against him.
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May - 22 
Meanwhile, Wigneswaran, at a farewell function to departing Indian Consul General V. Mahalingam criticized the Sri Lankan Government that Government was ignoring the verdict of the Northerners and acting on its own in militarizing the Province, repor
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Meanwhile, Wigneswaran, at a farewell function to departing Indian Consul General V. Mahalingam criticized the Sri Lankan Government that Government was ignoring the verdict of the Northerners and acting on its own in militarizing the Province, reports Colombo Page on May 23. He has charged that the Government was "doing everything" to grab People's lands in the North and East with the support of the Security Forces (SFs) and planning to change the demography in the North and East.
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May - 22 
Gunmen armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades attacked the Indian Consulate in Afghanistan's Herat Province on May 22, an assault that injured no diplomatic staff, Police said, according to The Times of India. However, Police killed tw
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Gunmen armed with machine guns and rocket-propelled grenades attacked the Indian Consulate in Afghanistan's Herat Province on May 22, an assault that injured no diplomatic staff, Police said, according to The Times of India. However, Police killed two of the three gunmen, though one continued to fire on Security Forces trying to secure the area. The three gunmen opened fire on the consulate from a nearby home, provincial Police Chief Abdul Sami Qatra said. So far no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson has confirmed that all the staff present inside the consulate are safe. Foreign Secretary Sujata Singh is reported to be monitoring the situation.
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May - 23 
Further, Security Agencies alerted the Indian Army and Para-Military Forces over possible cross-border terror acts in J&K, reported Hindustan Times on May 24.
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Further, Security Agencies alerted the Indian Army and Para-Military Forces over possible cross-border terror acts in J&K, reported Hindustan Times on May 24.
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May - 23 
The Kerala Police commandos will soon have an “assault dog unit” to aid their ongoing anti- Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations in north Kerala, reports The Hindu on May 24. Six pure-bred Doberman Pinscher dogs are currently be
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The Kerala Police commandos will soon have an “assault dog unit” to aid their ongoing anti- Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) operations in north Kerala, reports The Hindu on May 24. Six pure-bred Doberman Pinscher dogs are currently being trained at the Kerala Police Academy in Thrissur.
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May - 23 
A court in New Delhi on May 23 handed over the custody of Indian Mujahideen (IM) suspects Tehseen Akhtar alias Monu and Waqas alias Zia-ur-Rehman to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) team conducting investigation in 2013 blasts in Hyderabad's D
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A court in New Delhi on May 23 handed over the custody of Indian Mujahideen (IM) suspects Tehseen Akhtar alias Monu and Waqas alias Zia-ur-Rehman to the National Investigation Agency (NIA) team conducting investigation in 2013 blasts in Hyderabad's Dilsukhnagar, reports Zee News. According to sources, Special Judge I.S. Mehta allowed the investigating agency's plea seeking three days' transit remand of the duo. "Both the accused are allowed to be taken to NIA special court, Nampally, Hyderabad, and both accused persons are given on three days' transit remand to NIA, Hyderabad, and hee is directed to produce them before the said court and thereafter he is further directed to produce both the accused persons before this court after completion of investigation...," the court said.
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May - 23 
A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Sandhaya alias Shivabati (20), who was carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on her head, surrendered before Police in Nabarangpur District on May 23, reports orissadiary.com. She h
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A woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Sandhaya alias Shivabati (20), who was carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on her head, surrendered before Police in Nabarangpur District on May 23, reports orissadiary.com. She had joined the Maoists in 2010 and was an armed cadre of the Gobra Dalam (armed squad).
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May - 23 
Also, a PLA militant, identified as Chongtham Oken, who was involved in giving out monetary demands notes was arrested on May 23 at Langmeidong in Thoubal District. A mobile was seized from his possession. Based on his disclosure, another PLA cadre,
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Also, a PLA militant, identified as Chongtham Oken, who was involved in giving out monetary demands notes was arrested on May 23 at Langmeidong in Thoubal District. A mobile was seized from his possession. Based on his disclosure, another PLA cadre, identified as Maimom Bajanta Singh was arrested from Lilong Bazar in Thoubal District on the same day. However, Bangkim, 'chief of department of publicity of RPF' (Revolutionary People’s Front- Political wing of PLA) stated that Chongtham Oken was not a member of PLA, reports The Sangai Express on May 26.
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May - 23 
Army on May 23 neutralized a militant hideout in the Poshwani area of Pattan in Baramulla District and recovered large quantity of arms and ammunition, reports Daily Excelsior. Defense spokesman Lt Col N N Joshi said that acting on a specific intelli
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Army on May 23 neutralized a militant hideout in the Poshwani area of Pattan in Baramulla District and recovered large quantity of arms and ammunition, reports Daily Excelsior. Defense spokesman Lt Col N N Joshi said that acting on a specific intelligence input regarding presence of a cache of arms and ammunition, Army and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police launched a joint search operation. “During the search of the area, security forces recovered two AK-47 rifles along with three magazines and 79 rounds of ammunition. The other recoveries included three rounds of Rocket-Propelled Grenade (RPG), one round of 51mm RPG, one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), 13 rounds of UBGL, three Improvised Explosive Device (IED) circuit along with 100 grams of explosive and four hand grenades,” the spokesman added.
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May - 23 
Further, two militants, identified as ‘lieutanatnt colonel’ Thokchom Kunje alias Tolen alias Babu Singh and Khongbaltabam Robin Singh of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) during a cordon and search operation at Yure
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Further, two militants, identified as ‘lieutanatnt colonel’ Thokchom Kunje alias Tolen alias Babu Singh and Khongbaltabam Robin Singh of Peoples Liberation Army (PLA) were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) during a cordon and search operation at Yurembam in Imphal West District on May 23, reports The Sangai Express. Two mobile handsets were also seized from them.
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May - 23 
Indian Mujahideen (IM) leader Riyaz Bhatkal has told IM cadres that Pakistan's Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) might now eliminate him, Dnaindia.com reports on May 24. He is, hence, planning to flee Pakistan and join hands with al Qaeda. Also, accor
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Indian Mujahideen (IM) leader Riyaz Bhatkal has told IM cadres that Pakistan's Inter Service Intelligence (ISI) might now eliminate him, Dnaindia.com reports on May 24. He is, hence, planning to flee Pakistan and join hands with al Qaeda. Also, according to Indian security agencies, ideological differences emerged between ISI and IM. Relations between ISI and IM apparently soured after IM reportedly squandered a major portion of fund given to them for conducting terror operations in India. Riyaz has also made it clear to his supporters that IM is joining al Qaeda and would obey Qaeda diktats with regards to future terror operations. "To please al Qaeda, Riyaz now wants to conduct fidayeen attacks in India. In fact, Yasin Bhatkal has also revealed that now there is an al Qaeda operative based in Uttar Pradesh," said another officer. Moreover, on instructions from Afghan al Qaeda leadership, Riyaz is also spreading his network among the Rohingya Muslim community in Myanmar. "During one of the online chats, Riyaz told Yasin that this was being done on instructions from al Qaeda," the officer said.
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May - 23 
Meanwhile, Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), on May 23, urged the Meghalaya Government to take immediate action against Karbi militant outfits operating along the State’s boundary with Assam, reports The Telegraph. According to the delegation, the outfits
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Meanwhile, Khasi Students’ Union (KSU), on May 23, urged the Meghalaya Government to take immediate action against Karbi militant outfits operating along the State’s boundary with Assam, reports The Telegraph. According to the delegation, the outfits are active in Umtlieh in Ri Bhoi District and have been extorting money from local Khasi residents. KSU asked the Government to provide permanent armed Police personnel in the area.
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May - 23 
Meanwhile, Khole Khitovi faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-KK) Cease-Fire Supervisory Board (CFSB) C Singson has taken over as convener of National Political Advisory Council (NPAC) while ‘finance kilonser (Finance Minister)
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Meanwhile, Khole Khitovi faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-KK) Cease-Fire Supervisory Board (CFSB) C Singson has taken over as convener of National Political Advisory Council (NPAC) while ‘finance kilonser (Finance Minister)’ and co-supervisor of CFSB Jack Jimomi has been made the supervisor of CFSB, reports Nagaland Post on May 24
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May - 23 
Meanwhile, National Security Guard (NSG) Chief JN Chaudhri on May 23 said majority of the 200-250 militants operating in J&K were fidayeens (suicide attackers) which was making the task of ensuring security “more difficult”, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Meanwhile, National Security Guard (NSG) Chief JN Chaudhri on May 23 said majority of the 200-250 militants operating in J&K were fidayeens (suicide attackers) which was making the task of ensuring security “more difficult”, reports Daily Excelsior.
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May - 23 
Nagaland Post on May 24 reports that two persons, identified as David Fithu and Lihsisuh Sangtam, were arrested along with one .22 pistol and one live round from Dimapur District
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Nagaland Post on May 24 reports that two persons, identified as David Fithu and Lihsisuh Sangtam, were arrested along with one .22 pistol and one live round from Dimapur District
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May - 23 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) personnel on May 23 searched the Ranchi Lake, where Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives had reportedly dropped bags full of explosives during the raids conducted at various houses in Ranchi (Jharkhand) in December, a
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) personnel on May 23 searched the Ranchi Lake, where Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives had reportedly dropped bags full of explosives during the raids conducted at various houses in Ranchi (Jharkhand) in December, after blasts October 27, 2013 Narendra Modi's rally in Patna, reports The Times of India. During interrogation, IM operative Haidar Ali alias "Black Beauty" told NIA officers that he had hidden explosives in the lake in the centre of Ranchi city. However, NIA could not find anything.
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May - 23 
Police revealed on May 23 that the mastermind of the May 14, 2014, INR 20 million diamond robbery in Karol Bagh in Delhi, identified as Avtar Singh, had been convicted under Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA), reports The Tim
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Police revealed on May 23 that the mastermind of the May 14, 2014, INR 20 million diamond robbery in Karol Bagh in Delhi, identified as Avtar Singh, had been convicted under Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA), reports The Times of India. The accused is also the brother of Paramjeet Singh, who was arrested for assassination of Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh. "Singh is a member of All India Sikh Student Federation and Bhindranwale Tiger Force.” Singh was convicted in two cases lodged at Vikaspuri and Civil Lines Police Stations under TADA. Police had recovered an AK-47 with 100 cartridges and 2 pistols of .32 bore with 50 cartridges from him. The special cell has been roped in to ascertain if the robbery was to fund terror activities. Police suspect the money may be in the process of being handed over to Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) or any other terrorist group. Additional Commissioner of Police Alok Kumar said three others, Gurjeet Singh, Anil Luthra and Amit, was also arrested for the heist.
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May - 23 
Separately, three persons arrested on May 23 have now been identified, reports The Shillong Times. While one of them is identified as ‘finance secretary’ of the ASAK, the other two are arms suppliers.
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Separately, three persons arrested on May 23 have now been identified, reports The Shillong Times. While one of them is identified as ‘finance secretary’ of the ASAK, the other two are arms suppliers.
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May - 23 
The attack on Indian Consulate in Herat Province of Afghanistan on May 23 caused death of all four attackers by Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel and Afghan forces in an encounter that lasted 10 hours, reports The Times of India. Herat Poli
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The attack on Indian Consulate in Herat Province of Afghanistan on May 23 caused death of all four attackers by Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel and Afghan forces in an encounter that lasted 10 hours, reports The Times of India. Herat Police Chief commented, "Only five of our security personnel were wounded." Afghan Police officials said the gunmen, armed with machine guns and Rocket-Propelled Grenades (RPG), opened fire on the consulate shortly before dawn from a nearby building. Agency reports said the first RPG was fired around 3.45am. ITBP Director General (DG) Subhash Goswami said, "One of the fidayeen was killed by one of our constables while he was trying to scale the consulate wall. The other three terrorists entered an adjacent building and were neutralized by the Afghan forces. None of our jawans or the consulate staff was injured." Goswami said a general alert regarding a possible attack on consulates in Afghanistan had been received by the force a few weeks ago. "We recently reinforced our strength by 79 more men in the country in view of the threats," said Goswami. India's Ambassador to Afghanistan Amar Sinha said there were nine Indians in the mission apart from local Afghans at the time of the attack. "They fired a couple of RPG shots. It was dark and they couldn't verify where it was coming from," said Sinha. Moreover, recoveries made from one of the fidayeens showed that they had supplies for at least three days and enough arsenals to completely destroy the consulate. ITBP personnel, who repelled the attack killing one of the fidayeens while he was trying to scale the consulate wall, have found that each fidayeen carried dry fruit packets that could help him survive two-three days. Apart from this each carried one AK-47 gun with Under-Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), six magazines, 17 rocket propelled grenades and four hand grenades."Had they gained entry, with such massive ammunition, they could have completely destroyed the consulate," said a senior ITBP officer. ITBP, which has around 300 personnel guarding five Indian consulates and embassies in Afghanistan, had 26 men guarding the Herat consulate.
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May - 23 
The four Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives arrested by the central intelligence agency in connection with Patna Gandhi Maidan blasts on October 27, 2013, were produced before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) designated special court judge at P
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The four Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives arrested by the central intelligence agency in connection with Patna Gandhi Maidan blasts on October 27, 2013, were produced before the National Investigation Agency (NIA) designated special court judge at Patna (Bihar) on May 23, reports The Times of India. The court allowed the Police to take them on 14-day remand. Sources said after the serial blasts at Patna Gandhi Maidan, the four had planned to blow up Golden Temple at Amritsar (Punjab) and Lotus Temple in Delhi. This was revealed during their interrogation in Ranchi (Jharkhand).
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May - 23 
The Home Minister, meanwhile, on May 23, said that Meghalaya Government had not yet taken any decision to set up designated rehabilitation camps of the ANVC-B in the Khasi Hills region, reports The Shillong Times. Home Minister said, “The State Gover
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The Home Minister, meanwhile, on May 23, said that Meghalaya Government had not yet taken any decision to set up designated rehabilitation camps of the ANVC-B in the Khasi Hills region, reports The Shillong Times. Home Minister said, “The State Government would not take any decision which would be against the wishes of the people.”
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May - 23 
The Shillong Times reports that Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) demanded the Government to constitute a judicial probe or order a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) enquiry into the custodial death of Balsan S Marak or to prepare for a two-da
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The Shillong Times reports that Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) demanded the Government to constitute a judicial probe or order a Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) enquiry into the custodial death of Balsan S Marak or to prepare for a two-day shutdown of the entire Garo Hills region. Balsan Marak (20), who was remanded to 14 days judicial custody on May 13 for his alleged involvement in the recent torture of 12 girls in Tura died on May 20. Family members of Marak alleged that he died because of Police torture.
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May - 23 
The Times of India reports that immediately after the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) gave its nod to National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe into the recent violence in Bodoland Territorial District Areas (BTAD) that claimed at least 46 li
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The Times of India reports that immediately after the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) gave its nod to National Investigation Agency (NIA) to probe into the recent violence in Bodoland Territorial District Areas (BTAD) that claimed at least 46 lives, the investigation agency has sought four case diaries from Assam Police. The cases to be investigated include three incidents of killings in the Narayanguri area in Baksa District and the killings in the Balapara area in Kokrajhar District. The NIA received the MHA order on May 21.
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May - 23 
Four suspected militants were killed and several others were injured when Security Forces (SFs) intensified military action in the Machis Camp area of North Waziristan Agency on May 23, reported Dawn. The SFs neutralized militant bases in the area wh
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Four suspected militants were killed and several others were injured when Security Forces (SFs) intensified military action in the Machis Camp area of North Waziristan Agency on May 23, reported Dawn. The SFs neutralized militant bases in the area while artillery and jet fighters struck another insurgent base in Sokhel Wazir. Later, the SFs arrested five militants from the Machis Camp area. The death toll rose to 79 since the operation began on May 21, 2014. At least 75 militants and four SFs have been killed so far.
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May - 23 
In the first ever conviction in a missing person case in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Magistrate Zafarullah Mohmand on May 23 sentenced Peshawar Station House Officer (SHO) Arshad Khan to three years imprisonment after he was found guilty of taking Khairur Re
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In the first ever conviction in a missing person case in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Magistrate Zafarullah Mohmand on May 23 sentenced Peshawar Station House Officer (SHO) Arshad Khan to three years imprisonment after he was found guilty of taking Khairur Rehman into custody on February 9, 2009, which led to his enforced disappearance, reports Dawn. Soon after conviction, the SHO filed appeal with the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge Kaleem Arshad, who admitted the appeal to the hearing and suspended his conviction under Section 426 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). The convict was arrested on August 29, 2013, in the case after his pre-arrest bail was dismissed by the Peshawar District Judge. Later, he was set free on bail by the Peshawar High Court.
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May - 23 
Failing to pick party office bearers and standing committee and politburo members through consensus on May 23, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) has decided to go to vote to pick candidates for the vital positions, reports Republic
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Failing to pick party office bearers and standing committee and politburo members through consensus on May 23, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) has decided to go to vote to pick candidates for the vital positions, reports Republica. Party chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda informed the party Central Committee (CC) meeting that party leaders decided to hold election after efforts to settle the leadership row at the CC meeting failed to make any headway. “We have decided to hold vote for the vital posts as several leaders are contending for the same posts. Party chairman informed the CC meeting that the election to these vital posts would be held on Saturday (May 24),” party leader Lokendra Bista said. The party has not yet finalized the number of office bearers. Party statute will be endorsed by the CC meeting prior to holding the election. Leaders are divided over the size of the office bearers´ body. Election will be held for a 17-member standing committee and 51-member politburo.
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May - 23 
On May 23, Prime Minister (PM) Sushil Koirala agreed in principle to hold an all-party meet or round-table conference to resolve disputes and bring disgruntled forces on board the constitution-drafting process, reports Ekantipur.com. PM Koirala reach
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On May 23, Prime Minister (PM) Sushil Koirala agreed in principle to hold an all-party meet or round-table conference to resolve disputes and bring disgruntled forces on board the constitution-drafting process, reports Ekantipur.com. PM Koirala reached an agreement with Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) Chief Mohan Baidya to hold an all-party meet or round table conference possibly after he returns from India visit, during a meeting held in Baluwatar.
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May - 23 
Police on May 23 arrested seven cadres of Islamist outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) in Chittagong city, reports Daily Star. They were identified as Mohammad Wahid; Mohammad Najmul; Mirza Mohammad Saim; Mohammad Hasan; Shahadat Hossain; Mohammad Russel and
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Police on May 23 arrested seven cadres of Islamist outfit Hizb-ut-Tahrir (HuT) in Chittagong city, reports Daily Star. They were identified as Mohammad Wahid; Mohammad Najmul; Mirza Mohammad Saim; Mohammad Hasan; Shahadat Hossain; Mohammad Russel and Mohammad Hossain. Police held them while they were distributing leaflets among the people. They were circulating anti-government propaganda, Police added.
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May - 23 
The attack on Indian Consulate in Herat Province of Afghanistan on May 23 caused death of all four attackers by Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel and Afghan forces in an encounter that lasted 10 hours, reports The Times of India. Herat Poli
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The attack on Indian Consulate in Herat Province of Afghanistan on May 23 caused death of all four attackers by Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) personnel and Afghan forces in an encounter that lasted 10 hours, reports The Times of India. Herat Police Chief commented, "Only five of our security personnel were wounded." Afghan Police officials said the gunmen, armed with machine guns and Rocket-Propelled Grenades (RPG), opened fire on the consulate shortly before dawn from a nearby building. Agency reports said the first RPG was fired around 3.45am. ITBP Director General (DG) Subhash Goswami said, "One of the fidayeen was killed by one of our constables while he was trying to scale the consulate wall. The other three terrorists entered an adjacent building and were neutralized by the Afghan forces. None of our jawans or the consulate staff was injured." Goswami said a general alert regarding a possible attack on consulates in Afghanistan had been received by the force a few weeks ago. "We recently reinforced our strength by 79 more men in the country in view of the threats," said Goswami. India's Ambassador to Afghanistan Amar Sinha said there were nine Indians in the mission apart from local Afghans at the time of the attack. "They fired a couple of RPG shots. It was dark and they couldn't verify where it was coming from," said Sinha. Moreover, recoveries made from one of the fidayeens showed that they had supplies for at least three days and enough arsenals to completely destroy the consulate. ITBP personnel, who repelled the attack killing one of the fidayeens while he was trying to scale the consulate wall, have found that each fidayeen carried dry fruit packets that could help him survive two-three days. Apart from this each carried one AK-47 gun with Under-Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), six magazines, 17 rocket propelled grenades and four hand grenades."Had they gained entry, with such massive ammunition, they could have completely destroyed the consulate," said a senior ITBP officer. ITBP, which has around 300 personnel guarding five Indian consulates and embassies in Afghanistan, had 26 men guarding the Herat consulate.
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May - 24 
Suspected cadres of People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), killed a Policeman at Dadigutu village in Khunti District on May 24, reports The Business Standard. Four gunmen sh
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Suspected cadres of People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), killed a Policeman at Dadigutu village in Khunti District on May 24, reports The Business Standard. Four gunmen shot dead the Policeman, identified as Karan Singh, in front of his wife.
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May - 24 
A hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested and explosives were seized from him in Koraput District on May 24, reports The Times of India. The Maoist, identified as Satya Mandingi alias Malla (25), was arrested during a joint
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A hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested and explosives were seized from him in Koraput District on May 24, reports The Times of India. The Maoist, identified as Satya Mandingi alias Malla (25), was arrested during a joint combing operation by the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Police in Narayanpatna area, Police said. Malla was a member of Laxmipur area committee under the Srikakulam-Koraput divisional committee of Maoists. One claymore mine, some detonators, electric wire and battery were recovered from Malla whose involvement is suspected in several killings including that of a BSF constable in the area, Police added.
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May - 24 
Meanwhile, Baldaboi Pati, Sarpanch (head of Panchayat, village level local self-Government institution) of Talaguluru panchayat under the Pottangi Police limits in Koraput District, submitted his resignation to the Pottangi Block Development Officer
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Meanwhile, Baldaboi Pati, Sarpanch (head of Panchayat, village level local self-Government institution) of Talaguluru panchayat under the Pottangi Police limits in Koraput District, submitted his resignation to the Pottangi Block Development Officer (BDO) on May 24, as ordered by his Maoist abductors two weeks ago, reports The Pioneer. It may be recalled that the sarpanch was among the three persons abducted by Maoists on May 10. While the Maoists had killed the other two, Petele Taudu, ex-Sarpanch of Talaguluru, and his brother Petele Sinalu, they had released Pati with a warning to resign from his post or face death penalty like the other two.
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May - 24 
Meanwhile, three years after being arrested for carrying books authored by architect of Indian Constitution Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-M-L) founder late Charu Mazumdar and late political theorist Suniti Kum
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Meanwhile, three years after being arrested for carrying books authored by architect of Indian Constitution Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar, Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-M-L) founder late Charu Mazumdar and late political theorist Suniti Kumar Ghosh, Mumbai-based activist Sudhir Dhawale was acquitted by a court on the grounds that the literature seized were freely available and even taught in universities, reports The Deccan Herald on May 25. Dhawale was taken into custody at the Wardha Railway Station in January 2011 while he was returning from ‘Ambedkar-Phule Sahitya Sammellan’ (Literature Festival), under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) on charges of having nexus with Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist). The Gondia District Police of Maharashtra while framing the charges claimed that Dhawale’s name had cropped-up while interrogating one of the alleged members of CPI-Maoist.
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May - 24 
Nagaland Post reports that two cadres of Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) were arrested in Dzukou Point in Kohima while they were demanding money from passenger vehicles on May 24. The arrested militants have been identified as ‘Lieutanant’ Thonu
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Nagaland Post reports that two cadres of Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) were arrested in Dzukou Point in Kohima while they were demanding money from passenger vehicles on May 24. The arrested militants have been identified as ‘Lieutanant’ Thonu and Yangmaso.
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May - 24 
Police arrested three cadres of the A’chik Songna An’pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK) militant group from Asanang, about 18km from Tura municipality in West Garo Hills District on May 24, reports The Telegraph. Two cadres were arrested from a private vehicle
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Police arrested three cadres of the A’chik Songna An’pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK) militant group from Asanang, about 18km from Tura municipality in West Garo Hills District on May 24, reports The Telegraph. Two cadres were arrested from a private vehicle on its way to Tura from Nagaland via Guwahati. Based on information received from the arrested persons, another cadre was arrested from Tura. The two have been identified as Imti Wabang (34), and Robinson Sangma (29). Police recovered 107 rounds of .32 and 48 rounds of .22 bullets, which were hidden in their shoes. The third militant has been identified as Cherang M. Sangma (27), the finance secretary of the outfit. Upon searching his house, the Police team recovered ASAK and Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) demand pads from his house, along with a SBML gun with a modified bore.
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May - 24 
Separately, contending that the designated camp being constructed at Semol village under Khengjoy sub-division of Chandel District has the consent of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), State Government and the village chief, the Kuki National
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Separately, contending that the designated camp being constructed at Semol village under Khengjoy sub-division of Chandel District has the consent of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), State Government and the village chief, the Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF) has called upon all the people not to take in the false propaganda of United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF), reports The Sangai Express on May 25. KNLF ‘secretary’ Tonglenlal Haokip alias Lalmoi stated that the North-East Division of MHA gave its consent to build camp in Sembol District on March 25 and 40 cadres of KNLF were shifted from Moreh post of 9 Assam Rifles (AR) to Sembol on May 11. He also claimed that KNLF has not harassed any villagers or engaged in any extortion activities. However, the KNLF which is trying to construct a camp in Sembol village is a not the real KNLF, stated a press release by its ‘chairman’ Palen Misao alias KT Misao, Kanglaonline reports on May 25. It asserted that the KNLF group, whose camp is proposed to be set up at Semol, is not the ‘real’ KNLF. It stated that the real KNLF under the leadership of its founding chairman is camped at a United Liberation Front (UNLF) camp in Myanmar, and that a deserter from KNLF, Tilthang Khongsai formed a “Pseudo KNLF” under the patronage of Kuki National Organisation (KNO) at Moreh area (Chandel) and recruited some locals and surrendered to the Government during a home coming ceremony on September 9, 2013.
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May - 24 
Separately, Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) has denied sending any SMS threat to Action Committee against Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) member Abe Mero, reports Nagaland post on May 24. Meanwhile, one person, identifie
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Separately, Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) has denied sending any SMS threat to Action Committee against Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) member Abe Mero, reports Nagaland post on May 24. Meanwhile, one person, identified as Kumsu Aye alias Hokto alias Kumsuto was arrested from lower Chandmari Colony, Kohima in relation to sending the threatening SMS to the ACAUT member on April 9. One 9mm pistol was recovered from him.
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May - 24 
The Sangai Express reports on May 24 that despite strong opposition by Kuki chiefs, student and civil organisations of Khengjoy block against the opening of designated camp for KNLF at Semol village in Chandel District, Government is still planning t
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The Sangai Express reports on May 24 that despite strong opposition by Kuki chiefs, student and civil organisations of Khengjoy block against the opening of designated camp for KNLF at Semol village in Chandel District, Government is still planning to go ahead with the decision.
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May - 24 
The Sentinel on May 24 reports that, in a memorandum submitted to State’s Home Minister, the KSU opposed the proposed designated camp in West Khasi Hills and South West Khasi Hills Districts meant for the Breakaway faction of A’chik National Voluntee
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The Sentinel on May 24 reports that, in a memorandum submitted to State’s Home Minister, the KSU opposed the proposed designated camp in West Khasi Hills and South West Khasi Hills Districts meant for the Breakaway faction of A’chik National Volunteer Council (ANVC–B).
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May - 24 
At least eight militants, including a ‘commander’ and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed on May 24 evening, in a clash in Landi Kotal tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), after a security ve
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At least eight militants, including a ‘commander’ and two Security Force (SF) personnel were killed on May 24 evening, in a clash in Landi Kotal tehsil (revenue unit) in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), after a security vehicle was ambushed by the militants, reported Dawn. “Two soldiers embraced shahadat (martyrdom) and three others injured this evening in an exchange of fire with terrorists in Landikotal, Khyber,” said an Pakistan Army's Inter Service Public Relations (ISPR), statement issued to media. “Eight terrorists including one of their commanders were killed in exchange of fire,” it added. Pakistani military sources said that the Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle was targeted near Hamza Baba Chowk by militants, killing two personnel and injuring the third. The SFs repulsed the attack killing eight attackers including a commander. A militant was arrested in wounded condition.
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May - 24 
At least six Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and three injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Mohmand Agency on May 24, reports The Express Tribune. The blast took place in the Shati Kandao area of Pindiali tehsil (revenue
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At least six Security Force (SF) personnel were killed and three injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Mohmand Agency on May 24, reports The Express Tribune. The blast took place in the Shati Kandao area of Pindiali tehsil (revenue unit) of the agency. Confirming the explosion, political administration official and security forces sources said that an IED, planted on the roadside, exploded when a vehicle of the SFs was passing by.
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May - 24 
Separately, an eight-year-old boy was killed while 12 others including five children were wounded in back-to-back explosions near Jafria Imambargah (Shia place of worship) in Qasba Colony within the limits of Pirabad Police Station in Orangi Town of
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Separately, an eight-year-old boy was killed while 12 others including five children were wounded in back-to-back explosions near Jafria Imambargah (Shia place of worship) in Qasba Colony within the limits of Pirabad Police Station in Orangi Town of Karachi in the night of May 24, reports Daily Times. Station House Officer (SHO) Fasiuz Zaman said the first two explosions were caused by hand grenades thrown by motorcyclists near the Imambargah while the third was an improvised explosive device (IED). Zaman said the victims of the blast were residents of Orangi Town and were on their way to a wedding function on a bus when the blast took place. The Bomb Disposal Squad experts said that the IED contained around half a kilogramme of explosives, including ball bearings, and was hidden in a garbage
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May - 24 
Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan on May 24 in a statement condemned the Government's measure to designate several Tamil diaspora organizations and individuals as having links to the terrorist group Liberations Tigers of Tamil Eelam
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Tamil National Alliance (TNA) leader R. Sampanthan on May 24 in a statement condemned the Government's measure to designate several Tamil diaspora organizations and individuals as having links to the terrorist group Liberations Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Colombo Page. He asked the Government to review its decision to proscribe 16 Tamil organizations and over 400 individuals under the Prevention of Terrorism Act (PTA) and remove from that list organizations and individuals against whom there is no evidence of engaging in or supporting any 'terrorist acts' under the Act.
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May - 25 
A hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Samanta Guluduka was arrested from Pukura village under Chandrapur Police Station Limits of Rayagada District on May 25, reports The New Indian Express. Rayagada Superintend
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A hardcore Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, identified as Samanta Guluduka was arrested from Pukura village under Chandrapur Police Station Limits of Rayagada District on May 25, reports The New Indian Express. Rayagada Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajesh Pandit said Samanta had joined the Bansadhara Division of the Maoists in 2008 and was a close aide of outfit’s leader Nikhil.
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May - 25 
Border Security Force (BSF) and District Police force personnel arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Jamla Mersuram (34) and Chamar Singh (25), under Koyelibeda Police Station limits of Kanker District on Ma
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Border Security Force (BSF) and District Police force personnel arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, identified as Jamla Mersuram (34) and Chamar Singh (25), under Koyelibeda Police Station limits of Kanker District on May 25, reports The Pioneer. The two were involved in several incidents of violence.
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May - 25 
EPao on May 26 reports that 494 Bru families have been verified for repatriation to Mizoram. According to staff of Bru Repatriation Cell at Mamit Deputy Commissioner Office, the required fund has been sanctioned for the repatriation of these Bru fam
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EPao on May 26 reports that 494 Bru families have been verified for repatriation to Mizoram. According to staff of Bru Repatriation Cell at Mamit Deputy Commissioner Office, the required fund has been sanctioned for the repatriation of these Bru families and accordingly has started the process of repatriation. The verification work will continue further. This is going to the 6th phase of repatriation for the Bru refugees living in Tripura since the ethnic violence of 1997. The actual time and date for repatriation would be decided on May 27 (today) in a State level meeting under the leadership of the State chief secretary. Each of the families would be given a rehabilitation of INR 80,000 for house construction, INR 5500 for conveyance and INR 2000 for makeshift. They would also be provided rice free of cost for one year.
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May - 25 
Further, a CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Ramesh Ramprasad Boga (35), resident of Rajnandgaon District, was arrested under Lohattar Police Station limits in Kanker District on May 25, reports The Pioneer.
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Further, a CPI-Maoist cadre, identified as Ramesh Ramprasad Boga (35), resident of Rajnandgaon District, was arrested under Lohattar Police Station limits in Kanker District on May 25, reports The Pioneer.
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May - 25 
Further, on May 25, Sumi Hoho, (the apex organisation of the Sumi community) stated that it has decided to abrogate relations with Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) and not to pay ‘tax’ to the group, reports Naga
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Further, on May 25, Sumi Hoho, (the apex organisation of the Sumi community) stated that it has decided to abrogate relations with Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) and not to pay ‘tax’ to the group, reports Nagaland Post. They also lauded Against Committee Against Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland, for the movement against corruption and parallel taxation.
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May - 25 
Haider Ali alias Black Beauty, the alleged Patna blast accused wanted to build a splinter group of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) by inducting fringe elements, who were on the run after Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) jailbreak, The Ti
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Haider Ali alias Black Beauty, the alleged Patna blast accused wanted to build a splinter group of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) by inducting fringe elements, who were on the run after Khandwa (Madhya Pradesh) jailbreak, The Times of India reports on May 26. The five escapees were on Haider's radar. Jailbreak mastermind and state's SIMI 'chief' Abu Faisal had met Haider before his arrest in Barwani District on December 24, 2013. Those on the run include Amjad, Aslam, Zakir, Mehboob and Ejazuddin. They were last seen in Odisha where they managed to dodge a team of the state Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) despite specific inputs on location. ATS officers are now in Delhi to interrogate Haider Ali and take him into their custody. Haider gave Faisal INR 60,000 and assured him of help to cross over to Nepal and then get access to Taliban brass. A second meeting was set up in Rourkela (Odisha) in third week of October, but it did not materialise. Faisal told interrogators the meet was cancelled as Haider went underground after the Patna blasts.
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May - 25 
Indian security agencies have come across a series of code words reportedly used by Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists to communicate with each other, dnaindia.com reports on May 26. For example, 'reservation' stands for the dreaded AK47 assault rifle
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Indian security agencies have come across a series of code words reportedly used by Indian Mujahideen (IM) terrorists to communicate with each other, dnaindia.com reports on May 26. For example, 'reservation' stands for the dreaded AK47 assault rifle, 'ticket' means a pistol and a 'deposit' refers to a fidayeen. "It is a gold mine of information which will help security agencies understand how terror operatives communicate with each other," said a senior intelligence officer. According to sources, Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI) is referred to as 'Voda', while ISI agents are called 'Taagut'. Terror outfit al Qaeda is encoded as 'Micro' and the Waziristan-based al Qaeda is referred to as 'Waagu'. al Qaeda operatives and members are called 'uperwalen' (people on the top), said a source. IM oprative Riyaz Bhatkal and his elder brother Iqbal are called 'chta' (small) and 'bada' (big) respectively. Top IM operative Yasin Bhatkal, who was arrested by the National Investigative Agency (NIA) in August last year, is referred to as 'Prnc' (prince) and TB. Assadullah Akhtar alias Haddi is called 'Champ2'. Another top IM operative Amir Reza Khan alias Rizwan, who is believed to have joined hands with al Qaeda is simply referred as 'Rzz'. Bada Sajid, an IM operative now believed to be hiding in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province of Pakistan and linked to the al Qaeda, is called 'Chikn'. Investigative agencies have found out that even important places have been given code names. Dubai is called Dub and India is called Innd, while Delhi is called Cappt and Mumbai is Gaww. Gujarat is called Jejuu and Bhatkal is called Dehat by IM members, informed a source. A passport is termed 'Khaldy'. The NIA is referred to as 'N eye' and Jews or Yehudis are called Yao. "EN@ means Inshallah," the source added. Terror outfits have also come up with imaginative code words for arms and explosives. A pistol is called 'ticket', an AK47 assault rifle is termed 'reservation'. Fidayeens are called deposits, while a submarine is referred to as a 'mmrruine'. 'Kalungi' stands for explosives and detonators are called 'elaichi' (cardamom). Social networking sites Paltalk and Nimbuzz are referred to as 'pt' and 'n', informed the source. Riyaz Bhatkal used to operate his chat accounts with bogus IDs like 'Samlove' and 'Patara Singh'. Yasin had created fake IDs in the name of 'halwa wala', hbahaddur and diwanapyarka114, the source said.
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May - 25 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) 'founder' and Jama'at-ud-Dawa (JuD) 'chief' Hafiz Muhammad Saeed tweeted on May 25 that “Modi becoming the PM is not India’s domestic issue”, reports Indian Express. A day earlier, on May 24 he had warned Pakistan Prime Ministe
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) 'founder' and Jama'at-ud-Dawa (JuD) 'chief' Hafiz Muhammad Saeed tweeted on May 25 that “Modi becoming the PM is not India’s domestic issue”, reports Indian Express. A day earlier, on May 24 he had warned Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif against his visit to India and said “it was an effort to appease India and did not reflect Pakistan’s national honour”. The Border Security Force (BSF), meanwhile, has issued an alert and asked its men not to lower their guard. “We have issued an alert ahead of the swearing-in ceremony and asked our men to be on constant vigil against any kind of undesirable activities from across the border,” said DK Pathak, Director General (DG), BSF. An alert has also been issued for the eastern border along Bangladesh.
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May - 25 
Meanwhile Security Forces (SFs) arrested an arms dealer, identified as Vitoyi Semaon on May 25 from Purana Bazar in Dimapur District, reports Nagaland post. A 7.65 mm pistol with two magazines and assorted ammunitions were recovered from him
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Meanwhile Security Forces (SFs) arrested an arms dealer, identified as Vitoyi Semaon on May 25 from Purana Bazar in Dimapur District, reports Nagaland post. A 7.65 mm pistol with two magazines and assorted ammunitions were recovered from him
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May - 25 
Meanwhile, a hand grenade was found at Regular English School near Kwakeithel Tidim in Imphal West District on May 25, reports The Sangai Express. Police suspect monetary demand behind the attempted attack.
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Meanwhile, a hand grenade was found at Regular English School near Kwakeithel Tidim in Imphal West District on May 25, reports The Sangai Express. Police suspect monetary demand behind the attempted attack.
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May - 25 
Meanwhile, Bangladesh Government has decided to establish seven to eight Army and Bangladesh Border Guards (BGB) camps along Tripura-Mizoram and Bangladesh border to check the cross border movement of insurgents, highly placed sources said on May 25.
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Meanwhile, Bangladesh Government has decided to establish seven to eight Army and Bangladesh Border Guards (BGB) camps along Tripura-Mizoram and Bangladesh border to check the cross border movement of insurgents, highly placed sources said on May 25.
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May - 25 
Meanwhile, during an extortion attempt, masked gunmen shot and injured a villager in Gaurabdara village in Panbari area of Chirang District on May 25, reports The Telegraph. The president of the Chirang District unit of the All Bodo Student’s Union (
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Meanwhile, during an extortion attempt, masked gunmen shot and injured a villager in Gaurabdara village in Panbari area of Chirang District on May 25, reports The Telegraph. The president of the Chirang District unit of the All Bodo Student’s Union (ABSU), Phanin Boro, condemned the incident and urged people not to link the incident with the current scenario in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD).
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May - 25 
Meanwhile, Police arrested a linkman of an international fake currency racket from the Gorchuk area in Guwahati in the night of May 25, reports The Times of India. The linkman, identified as Idrish Ali of Barpeta was arrested with fake currency worth
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Meanwhile, Police arrested a linkman of an international fake currency racket from the Gorchuk area in Guwahati in the night of May 25, reports The Times of India. The linkman, identified as Idrish Ali of Barpeta was arrested with fake currency worth INR 11, 500. "The ISI, which wants to destabilize India's financial system, is running the racket in Assam with the help of Ulfa (Independent). Several other underground groups from Manipur are smuggling counterfeit notes," said a security official. The involvement of United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) came to the fore with the arrest of two ULFA linkmen from Kokrajhar District earlier. Machines for printing fake currency were found on them. There were previous incidents of seizure of fake currency from ULFA activists in Tinsukia and Darrang Districts.
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May - 25 
Meanwhile, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) in Chief of Army’s Northern Command Lieutenant General Sanjiv Chachra on May 25 said that the strengthening of counter-infiltration grid along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan in Kashmir valley h
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Meanwhile, the General Officer Commanding (GOC) in Chief of Army’s Northern Command Lieutenant General Sanjiv Chachra on May 25 said that the strengthening of counter-infiltration grid along the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan in Kashmir valley has led to reduction in the levels of infiltration since last year and no militant has crossed this year into Valley from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), reports Daily Excelsior.
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May - 25 
Meanwhile, two CPI-Maoist cadres were arrested after a search operation in Shankargarh area in Balrampur District on May 25, reports The Pioneer. The accused were part of the 11-member Maoist group which was arrested from the jungles of Lahsunpat (Ba
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Meanwhile, two CPI-Maoist cadres were arrested after a search operation in Shankargarh area in Balrampur District on May 25, reports The Pioneer. The accused were part of the 11-member Maoist group which was arrested from the jungles of Lahsunpat (Balarampur District) in March, 2014 informed a senior Police official, adding, the two had managed to evade arrest then.
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May - 25 
Moreover, All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on May 25 called upon the India and Pakistan to boldly move forward towards a full-fledged peace process and resolve Kashmir issue once and for all, reports New Indian Expr
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Moreover, All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC) chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq on May 25 called upon the India and Pakistan to boldly move forward towards a full-fledged peace process and resolve Kashmir issue once and for all, reports New Indian Express. “Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and Indian PM-designate Narendra Modi have been given strong democratic mandates by the people of Pakistan and India respectively,” Mirwaiz added. He wished that two leaders worked towards a just and lasting solution to the Kashmir issue so that peace, prosperity and stability can become a reality in South Asia.
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May - 25 
Nagaland Post reports that Assam Rifles (AR), on May 25, arrested a tatar (member of parliament) belonging to Isak-Muivah faction National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) from Lutsumi village in Zunheboto District. One .22 pistol along with f
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Nagaland Post reports that Assam Rifles (AR), on May 25, arrested a tatar (member of parliament) belonging to Isak-Muivah faction National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) from Lutsumi village in Zunheboto District. One .22 pistol along with five rounds of ammunition was recovered from him.
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May - 25 
Punjab Police on May 25 booked 54 criminals for allegedly having links with Pakistani smugglers across the border, reports Hindustan Times. All the accused were booked under various sections of the (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) NDPS, A
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Punjab Police on May 25 booked 54 criminals for allegedly having links with Pakistani smugglers across the border, reports Hindustan Times. All the accused were booked under various sections of the (Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances) NDPS, Arms, Indian Passport and Foreigner Acts in two different Police Stations of Amritsar, according to Police They said the accused smuggled toxic substances like heroin, smack and opium and had links with smugglers in Pakistan. They were also involved in circulation of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN). None of them have, however, been arrested, Police added.
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May - 25 
The Assam Tribune, on May 26, reports that All Assam Minorities Students’ Union (AAMSU) demanded seizure of illegal arms in BTAD area, dissolution of BTAD, arrest of BTAD chief Hagrama Mohilary, deputy chief Khampa Borgayary, Member of Legislative As
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The Assam Tribune, on May 26, reports that All Assam Minorities Students’ Union (AAMSU) demanded seizure of illegal arms in BTAD area, dissolution of BTAD, arrest of BTAD chief Hagrama Mohilary, deputy chief Khampa Borgayary, Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) Pramila Rani Brahma and range officer of Bansbari range Amiya Kumar Brahma for their alleged role in the recent BTAD violence. They also submitted a memorandum to the President of India seeking his intervention in the safety and security of the lives of the minority community in the BTAD area.
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May - 25 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed former zilla parishad (district level local self-Government institution) member Bapu Talande on Alapalli-Sironcha Road in Aheri tehsil (Revenue Unit) near his native place Nimmalgudam in
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed former zilla parishad (district level local self-Government institution) member Bapu Talande on Alapalli-Sironcha Road in Aheri tehsil (Revenue Unit) near his native place Nimmalgudam in Gadchiroli District on May 25, reports The Times of India. Talande, a senior Congress leader and social worker, was stabbed to death. He had been on the Maoists’ hit list, sources said. The Maoists also left behind some pamphlets stating that they were unhappy with Talande's work in the region since two decades. The pamphlets were issued in the name of the banned CPI -Maoist party.
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May - 25 
The Sentinel reports that an ‘area commander’ of Dihing area, identified as Mirjang alias Biren Hansey of Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers (KPLT) was killed by Security Forces (SFs) in Sangram village in Karbi Anglong on May 25. An AK 56 rifle, two m
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The Sentinel reports that an ‘area commander’ of Dihing area, identified as Mirjang alias Biren Hansey of Karbi People’s Liberation Tigers (KPLT) was killed by Security Forces (SFs) in Sangram village in Karbi Anglong on May 25. An AK 56 rifle, two magazines and 35 rounds of ammunition were recovered from the area.
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May - 25 
The Shillong Times on May 26 reports that the State Government is willing to hold talks with any group ready to come for negotiation. A Government official, on May 25, stated that as the militancy in Garo Hills show no sign of weakening and the Hynni
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The Shillong Times on May 26 reports that the State Government is willing to hold talks with any group ready to come for negotiation. A Government official, on May 25, stated that as the militancy in Garo Hills show no sign of weakening and the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) attempting resurgence with recruitment, including former Khasi Students Union (KSU) leader Frederick Kharmawphlang and others recently.
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May - 25 
The Shillong Times reports that former Deputy Chief Minister and United Democratic Party (UDP) president Bindo M Lanong, on May 25, stated that issue of granting citizenship to Bangladeshis who had settled in Meghalaya prior to 1971 should be left to
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The Shillong Times reports that former Deputy Chief Minister and United Democratic Party (UDP) president Bindo M Lanong, on May 25, stated that issue of granting citizenship to Bangladeshis who had settled in Meghalaya prior to 1971 should be left to the interpretation of the Supreme Court. Lalong stated that Meghalaya Government should appeal before the Supreme Court. Earlier on May 15, Justice SR Sen of the High Court of Meghalaya has said that Bangladeshi nationals who have made Meghalaya their home prior to March 24, 1971, will now be considered as Indians.
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May - 25 
The Telegraph reports that two people, identified as Ainal Molla and Amir Molla, were arrested for their involvement in the May 7 blast in the house of Abdul Awal, a medicine trader, at Airmari village in Dhubri District on May 25. The police arreste
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The Telegraph reports that two people, identified as Ainal Molla and Amir Molla, were arrested for their involvement in the May 7 blast in the house of Abdul Awal, a medicine trader, at Airmari village in Dhubri District on May 25. The police arrested Ainal Molla from Mancachar town in the District and, on the basis of his statement, arrested Amir Molla from Meghalaya. Unidentified callers had been demanding INR 500000 from Awal since April 15 and had threatened to kill him if he failed to cough it up. When Awal declined to pay and filed an FIR with Fakirganj Police station, the callers allegedly triggered a blast at his house.
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May - 25 
Three National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants, who were trained in Bangladesh, surrendered to the Border Security Force (BSF) in Tripura on May 25, reports Tripura Info. The surrendered militants have been identified as Dalumani Jamatia
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Three National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants, who were trained in Bangladesh, surrendered to the Border Security Force (BSF) in Tripura on May 25, reports Tripura Info. The surrendered militants have been identified as Dalumani Jamatia, Krishna Jamatia, Hainalal Halam who surrendered with two AK-series rifles, one Chinese pistol, seven magazines and around 200 cartridges.
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May - 25 
Two militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), identified as Zubair Ahmad Bhat alias Musab and Ishfaq Ahmad Bhat alias Amir killed in a fierce gun battle with Security Forces (SFs) at Nowpora Village in Frisal area of Kulgam District on May 25, reports Dai
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Two militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), identified as Zubair Ahmad Bhat alias Musab and Ishfaq Ahmad Bhat alias Amir killed in a fierce gun battle with Security Forces (SFs) at Nowpora Village in Frisal area of Kulgam District on May 25, reports Daily Excelsior. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Vijay Kumar said that two militants of LeT were killed in the house of a People Democratic Party (PDP) Sarpanch (head of a Panchayat, village level local self Government institution), Feroz Ahmad at village Nowpora in Frisal area of Kulgam District soon after they barged into his house to eliminate him. He said that one of the killed militants Zubair Ahmad Bhat was son of a serving Police Officer, Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Nazir Ahmad Bhat. The bodies of both the militants and two AK rifles along with ammunition, two pistols and one hand grenade were recovered from the debris of the house, he added.
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May - 25 
As many as eight officials of Balochistan Levies were killed and three others injured as unidentified assailants attacked Jauhar check-post along Quetta-Karachi Highway in Wadh tehsil (revenue unit) of Khuzdar District in Balochistan on May 25, repor
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As many as eight officials of Balochistan Levies were killed and three others injured as unidentified assailants attacked Jauhar check-post along Quetta-Karachi Highway in Wadh tehsil (revenue unit) of Khuzdar District in Balochistan on May 25, reports Daily Times. According to Wadh assistant commissioner, unidentified armed assailants attacked with heavy weapons the Jauhar post of Levies in the area, leaving eight officials killed and three injured. The assailants escaped after the attack
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May - 25 
Five militants were killed in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in the Manro Jangal area near the Pak-Afghan border in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 25, reports The News. The sources said the militants operatin
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Five militants were killed in a clash with Security Forces (SFs) in the Manro Jangal area near the Pak-Afghan border in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 25, reports The News. The sources said the militants operating from Afghanistan fired at a check-post of security forces in Manro Jangal and caused injuries to five security personnel. The sources said the soldiers manning the checkpost returned the fire and killed five militants, including three ‘commanders’.
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May - 25 
The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been bombing Pakistan’s domestic buildings more than any other targets over the past decade of the drone war launched by the US, the Russia Today news channel reported while quoting a latest research by the B
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The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has been bombing Pakistan’s domestic buildings more than any other targets over the past decade of the drone war launched by the US, the Russia Today news channel reported while quoting a latest research by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism, reports Daily Times. “Almost two thirds, or over 60 percent, of all US drone strikes in Pakistan targeted domestic buildings,” the channel reported with reference to the joint research conducted by the Bureau of Investigative Journalism (BIJ), a London-based non-profit news group, along with the Forensic Architecture, a research unit based at Goldsmiths University, London, and Situ Research in New York. The authors of the paper analysed thousands of media reports, witness testimonies and field investigations to obtain the data on drone strikes in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. According to the study, at least 132 houses have been destroyed in more than 380 strikes over the past decade with at least 222 civilians being among the 1,500 or more people killed. “On average, 6.2 people and 0.9 reported civilians died per strike on domestic buildings,” the paper said, adding that these numbers may be conservative because the Bureau “has found the deaths of women are dramatically underreported.” The seclusion of women and children in the country which orders them to spend more time indoors make them more vulnerable to drone strikes, according to the BIJ’s ‘Naming the Dead’ project.
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May - 25 
The Nepal government has projected the recently enacted Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission on Enforced Disappearances (CED) as one of its major achievements during its first 100 days in office, reports Republica on May 26. Min
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The Nepal government has projected the recently enacted Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and Commission on Enforced Disappearances (CED) as one of its major achievements during its first 100 days in office, reports Republica on May 26. Minister for Information and Communications Minendra Rijal, government spokesperson, made public a 55-page document that incorporates major achievements of the government since it came to the helm of the power on February 10. “Act on the TRC and CED has been introduced through parliament on the basis of political consensus among major parties. The government has fulfilled its commitments to conclude the peace process. This has created conducive environment for drafting the new constitution,” the minister said at a press conference held at Singha Durbar-based Harkha Gurung hall.
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May - 25 
Meanwhile, on May 25, the 151-strong nominated central committee (CC) of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) elected 50 politburo members, reported The Himalayan Times. According to election committee member Ram Narayan Bidari, among
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Meanwhile, on May 25, the 151-strong nominated central committee (CC) of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) elected 50 politburo members, reported The Himalayan Times. According to election committee member Ram Narayan Bidari, among the 116 total votes, 16 were declared invalid and only 100 votes were counted. He said all 151 central committee members were voters as well as candidates for the 50-member politburo. Party senior leader Post Bahadur Bogati got the highest number of votes (100) and Narayankaji Shrestha got the second highest with 99 votes. As per the election process, election for 16 standing committee members, two vice-chairmen, one general secretary, three secretaries and one treasurer will be held tomorrow morning. All the 151 central committee members are eligible to vote, but only the elected 50 politburo members will automatically be the candidates for the 16-member standing committee. Only the elected 16 standing committee members will automatically contest for the seven positions of central office bearers.
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May - 25 
A Dhaka court on May 25 sentenced absconding Jama’at-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant Jahidul Islam Sumon alias Boma Mizan to 20 years’ imprisonment while his wife, Halima Begum to was given five years in a case filed under the Explosive Subst
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A Dhaka court on May 25 sentenced absconding Jama’at-ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant Jahidul Islam Sumon alias Boma Mizan to 20 years’ imprisonment while his wife, Halima Begum to was given five years in a case filed under the Explosive Substances Act, reports The Independent. Judge of the Additional Metropolitan Sessions’ Court AHM Habibur Rahman passed the order. Halima Begum was present in the dock when the judge pronounced the verdict. However, Boma Mizan had been on the run as he along with two other militants Rakib and Salahuddin were snatched from a Police van in Trishal upazila (sub-district) of Mymensingh District earlier on February 23, 2014.
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May - 25 
Cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), students union of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) of Rajshahi University unit attacked Police in a clash resulting injury of three Policemen and an ICS leader at Choddopai near the campus in Rajshahi District on May 25, r
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Cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), students union of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) of Rajshahi University unit attacked Police in a clash resulting injury of three Policemen and an ICS leader at Choddopai near the campus in Rajshahi District on May 25, reports Daily Star. Around 10 ICS activists blasted three cocktails while Police fired rubber bullets on them, said Alamgir Hossain, officer-in-charge of Motihar Police Station. The injured were identified as Sub Inspector Masud Rana and Constables Shahinur Rahman and Rakib along with Afzal Hossain, sports affairs secretary of ICS Rajshahi University unit.
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May - 25 
Earlier, on May 25, Police arrested a Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Red Flag faction) operative, identified as Mohammad Alam from Kacharipara area of Pabna District, reports Daily Star. "Alam is accused in 14 cases including nine for murders. H
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Earlier, on May 25, Police arrested a Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Red Flag faction) operative, identified as Mohammad Alam from Kacharipara area of Pabna District, reports Daily Star. "Alam is accused in 14 cases including nine for murders. He was one of the most wanted criminals in the district”, according to Police
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May - 25 
Separately, a prosecution witness (PW), Abdul Matin Jamal gave deposition against War Crime accused and 'founder' of Qaisar Bahini, SM Qaisar at International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on May 25, reports The Independent. Jamal, said he had witnessed the
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Separately, a prosecution witness (PW), Abdul Matin Jamal gave deposition against War Crime accused and 'founder' of Qaisar Bahini, SM Qaisar at International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on May 25, reports The Independent. Jamal, said he had witnessed the atrocities by Qaisar and his group in Madhabpur and Habiganj towns of Habiganj District during the war. He said,” Qaisar and the men of his Bahini along with 40-50 Pakistani Army troops went round Gutma village chanting slogan “Naraye Takbir, Allahu Akbar, Pakistan Zindabad” (Hail Pakistan, Allah is Almighty) on November 14, 1971. Qaisar divided his group into two segments, comprising Pakistani Army troops and sent one of them to Burunga village and he himself led another to Chitna village. “We went to see the condition of the village after Qaisar and his bahini left. We found that they killed 31 villagers and looted and torched the houses of the villagers. Jamal added.
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May - 25 
Meanwhile, the Malaysian Police following the arrest of three LTTE members, have launched an operation to hunt down more members of the group who are believed to be hiding in the country, reports Colombo Page on May 26. The official said the Police w
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Meanwhile, the Malaysian Police following the arrest of three LTTE members, have launched an operation to hunt down more members of the group who are believed to be hiding in the country, reports Colombo Page on May 26. The official said the Police would work closely with the UNHCR Office to ensure that terrorists would not exploit and abuse the UNHCR cards to turn Malaysia as their operation base or to carry out terrorism activities, which could pose threats to Malaysia or other countries.
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May - 25 
Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) on May 25 discovered the debris of a Sri Lankan Air Force helicopter believed to have crashed some time ago in the seas off Chalai in Mullaitivu District in the Northern Province, a stronghold of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
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Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) on May 25 discovered the debris of a Sri Lankan Air Force helicopter believed to have crashed some time ago in the seas off Chalai in Mullaitivu District in the Northern Province, a stronghold of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Colombo Page. Navy Spokesman, Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya said that the debris have been salvaged and taken to the Kankasanthurai Harbor for further investigations. The Navy however did not confirm if the debris belonged to a helicopter which might have been shot down by the LTTE during their military campaign. The Tamil tigers had shot down several Air Force helicopters during the 1990's.
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May - 26 
Enforcement Directorate (ED) while opposing bail plea of hawala (illegal money transaction) racket accused Afroz Fatta on May 27 said in the metropolitan court that he made INR 40,00,000-INR 50,00,000 a day in January-February, 2014 in commission
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Enforcement Directorate (ED) while opposing bail plea of hawala (illegal money transaction) racket accused Afroz Fatta on May 27 said in the metropolitan court that he made INR 40,00,000-INR 50,00,000 a day in January-February, 2014 in commission for sending money outside India, reports The Times of India. Fatta's bail hearing has been postponed to June 4, 2014 after his counsel sought time to file reply to ED's charges. "Based on audio recordings we have found that Fatta was getting 3% commission for every hawala transaction. In one such telephone conservation tapped by ED, it has been found that a person named Tariq had called Fatta asking to deliver Rs 1 crore in Hong Kong if he deposited the money in Bangalore with Fatta," said an ED official.
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May - 26 
In a separate incident, a woman Maoist cadre, identified as Tara alias Bimla, was arrested on May 26 following a prolonged exchange of fire between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Maoists under the limits of Mohla Police Station limits in Rajnan
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In a separate incident, a woman Maoist cadre, identified as Tara alias Bimla, was arrested on May 26 following a prolonged exchange of fire between the Security Forces (SFs) and the Maoists under the limits of Mohla Police Station limits in Rajnandgaon District, reports news.outlookindia.com. A gun was recovered from her. Tara had joined the Maoists in 2009 as a member of Chetna Natya Manch, a cultural wing of the Maoists.
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May - 26 
Meanwhile, the NSCN-IM and ACAUT are heading for a collision over “tax” collection by militants in Nagaland, reports The Telegraph on May 27. It has held several public rallies across the state and the response so far was encouraging but the NSCN-I
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Meanwhile, the NSCN-IM and ACAUT are heading for a collision over “tax” collection by militants in Nagaland, reports The Telegraph on May 27. It has held several public rallies across the state and the response so far was encouraging but the NSCN-IM cautioned that such a movement would sabotage the ongoing Naga peace process. The ACUAT is the brainchild of a retired IAS officer, Khekiye Sema. He has been a strong critic of the Naga outfits which have been “taxing” people in the name of Naga nationalism.
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May - 26 
A Police personnel, identified as Rifleman Sarungbam Nanao of 4th Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) and a restaurant owner, Wangkheimayum Hemanta sustained bullet injuries when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a restaurant at Samurou under Wangoi Pol
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A Police personnel, identified as Rifleman Sarungbam Nanao of 4th Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) and a restaurant owner, Wangkheimayum Hemanta sustained bullet injuries when unidentified gunmen opened fire at a restaurant at Samurou under Wangoi Police Station in Imphal West District on May 26, reports Nagaland Post. The two gunmen also assaulted another man and a woman.
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May - 26 
Also, members of consultative body of ACAUT comprising of social activists, writers and intellectuals have termed the NSCN-IM’s declaration that it would “cease to engage in dialogue” with ACAUT as “unfortunate” and not “worthy of any Naga political
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Also, members of consultative body of ACAUT comprising of social activists, writers and intellectuals have termed the NSCN-IM’s declaration that it would “cease to engage in dialogue” with ACAUT as “unfortunate” and not “worthy of any Naga political group,” adds The Sentinel on May 27.
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May - 26 
Earlier, Security Forces (SFs) arrested an arms peddler, identified as Hokheto Awomi from signal Basti in Dimapur on May 26. Four .22 pistols along with magazines were recovered from him.
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Earlier, Security Forces (SFs) arrested an arms peddler, identified as Hokheto Awomi from signal Basti in Dimapur on May 26. Four .22 pistols along with magazines were recovered from him.
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May - 26 
Earlier, two cadres of the NSCN-K including its ‘finance secretary’ were arrested following a brief encounter on May 26 by 43 Assam Rifles posted at Kangpokpi near Tumnoupokpi along the National Highway 2 in Senapati District, according to Kanglaonli
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Earlier, two cadres of the NSCN-K including its ‘finance secretary’ were arrested following a brief encounter on May 26 by 43 Assam Rifles posted at Kangpokpi near Tumnoupokpi along the National Highway 2 in Senapati District, according to Kanglaonline. The arrested cadres are identified as Joseph Rapei and Francis Sajii. After exchanging fire for about 20 minutes, the duo surrendered and was subsequently arrested along with one 9mm pistol, one magazine and three live rounds of the arm and extortion money of INR 1490 in cash besides seizing the vehicle they were travelling, said a Police source.
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May - 26 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is behind the attack on the Indian Consulate in Herat Province on May 23, 2014, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said on May 26, reports Jagran.com. "According to information given to us by a Western intelligence agency, the p
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) is behind the attack on the Indian Consulate in Herat Province on May 23, 2014, Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai said on May 26, reports Jagran.com. "According to information given to us by a Western intelligence agency, the perpetrators of the Herat attack belonged to the LeT. This was mentioned in writing in the report shared with us," he said. "Herat (incident) was very clearly a terrorist strike on Indian and Afghan interests. Luckily, the Indian and Afghan security forces were alert and they prevented major damage to life and property," he added. "Both Afghanistan and India hope that relevant authorities in Pakistan will react and uproot the source and sanctuary of terror in Pakistan...2014 for us is an opportunity and a great one to build on our strengths and show to the world that the nation is now self-reliant of course with the help, support and guidance of friends like India", Karzai said.
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May - 26 
Meanwhile, an individual posing as United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre was arrested from Sepon in Moran in Dibrugarh District and a Pistol and five bullets were recovered from him, reports The Sentinel on May 27.
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Meanwhile, an individual posing as United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre was arrested from Sepon in Moran in Dibrugarh District and a Pistol and five bullets were recovered from him, reports The Sentinel on May 27.
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May - 26 
Meanwhile, fearing retaliation against Karbi people from the KSU, the All Meghalaya Karbi Association (AMKA), on May 26, offered to mediate between KSU and the Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) based in Karbi Anglong to stop Karbi People Liberati
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Meanwhile, fearing retaliation against Karbi people from the KSU, the All Meghalaya Karbi Association (AMKA), on May 26, offered to mediate between KSU and the Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) based in Karbi Anglong to stop Karbi People Liberation Tigers (KPLT) from harassing Khasi’s in Block-II in Ri-Bhoi District, reports The Shillong Times on May 27. KSU had threatened to retaliate against the Karbi communities in the State following the death threat to Umthlieh Rangbah Shnong (village headman) P Marsharing by the KPLT due to refusal of payment of extortion amount of INR 2000 per households by the residents of Umthlieh. The KPLT held Marsharing responsible.
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May - 26 
Meanwhile, Isak Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) in a meeting at ‘Command Headquarters’ Hebron has decided to stop the ongoing dialogue with Action Committee against Corruption and unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland,
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Meanwhile, Isak Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) in a meeting at ‘Command Headquarters’ Hebron has decided to stop the ongoing dialogue with Action Committee against Corruption and unabated Taxation (ACAUT) Nagaland, reports Nagaland Post on May 27. ‘Ministry of Information and Publicity (MIP)’ stated that ACAUT “politicized the taxation issue to achieve “its nefarious design in undermining the Naga political stand”.
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May - 26 
Meanwhile, two GNLA cadres Dipson Ch Marak and Jisen Ch Momin were arrested on May 26 from Tura market in Tura in West Garo Hills District, while on an alleged extortion drive.
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Meanwhile, two GNLA cadres Dipson Ch Marak and Jisen Ch Momin were arrested on May 26 from Tura market in Tura in West Garo Hills District, while on an alleged extortion drive.
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May - 26 
Pakistan Army and Rangers on May 26 violated ceasefire and opened fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati (KG) Sector in Poonch District and International Border (IB) at Awaam Post in Arnia Sector of Jammu District, reports Daily Excels
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Pakistan Army and Rangers on May 26 violated ceasefire and opened fire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Krishna Ghati (KG) Sector in Poonch District and International Border (IB) at Awaam Post in Arnia Sector of Jammu District, reports Daily Excelsior. However, the officials didn’t confirm the incident. There were no casualties or damage in the firing.
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May - 26 
The Shillong Times on May 26 reports that a senior Police official stated that National Liberation Front for Tripura (NLFT) has 15 to 20 hideouts in Bangladesh along with 80 or 90 cadres. He added that Biswmohan Debbarma, the ‘chief’ of NLFT might be
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The Shillong Times on May 26 reports that a senior Police official stated that National Liberation Front for Tripura (NLFT) has 15 to 20 hideouts in Bangladesh along with 80 or 90 cadres. He added that Biswmohan Debbarma, the ‘chief’ of NLFT might be on the run from Dhaka to Myanmar to evade arrest.
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May - 26 
The Shillong Times reports that A’chik Songna An’pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK) militants were engaged in a gun battle with Police team in Rangmanpara village under Dalu Police station in West Garo Hills District in the night of May 26. One militant, identi
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The Shillong Times reports that A’chik Songna An’pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK) militants were engaged in a gun battle with Police team in Rangmanpara village under Dalu Police station in West Garo Hills District in the night of May 26. One militant, identified as Rongma A Marak, who was injured, was arrested along with a sophisticated foreign made Browning 9 mm pistol along with a walkie talkie handset and a mobile phone. A GNLA ‘identity card’ of the militant that had been sealed with a stamp of ASAK, was also recovered from his possession. ASAK is a breakaway faction of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA).
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May - 26 
Five dead bodies were discovered in Uthmanzai area in the Pandyali tehsil (revenue unit) of the Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 26, reports Dawn. The bodies were discovered in the Uthmanzai area where a recent surp
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Five dead bodies were discovered in Uthmanzai area in the Pandyali tehsil (revenue unit) of the Mohmand Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 26, reports Dawn. The bodies were discovered in the Uthmanzai area where a recent surprise attack on the Security Forces (SFs) left six soldiers dead on May 24. All of the deceased appeared to have been shot dead, however, this could not be independently verified, official sources added. The area is under curfew and the bodies could not be identified as a result
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May - 26 
Meanwhile, panicked by the ongoing military action in North Waziristan Agency, the tribal people have preferred to take refuge in neighbouring Afghanistan instead of shifting to settled areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dawn reports on May 27. According t
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Meanwhile, panicked by the ongoing military action in North Waziristan Agency, the tribal people have preferred to take refuge in neighbouring Afghanistan instead of shifting to settled areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Dawn reports on May 27. According to reports, many families have migrated to Khost and Paktika provinces of Afghanistan from different areas of the volatile tribal region. Eid Mohammad Khan, a local tribesman, said that many foreigners also moved to Afghanistan from Waziristan before the launch of military action. “Many foreigners belonging to Uzbekistan, China, Middles East and European countries who were settled in Mir Ali, Miranshah and the adjoining areas have shifted to border areas of Afghanistan,” Mr Khan said. The elders of Ahmedzai Wazir tribe and local Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) ‘commander’ Hafiz Gul Bahadur had already announced that people would migrate to Afghanistan in case SFs launched operation in the area.
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May - 26 
Meanwhile, three Lyari gangsters were shot dead in an encounter in Ittehad Town area of Karachi on May 26 (today), reports The News. The Police said that the suspects opened fire on Police mobile party and were killed when the law enforcers returned
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Meanwhile, three Lyari gangsters were shot dead in an encounter in Ittehad Town area of Karachi on May 26 (today), reports The News. The Police said that the suspects opened fire on Police mobile party and were killed when the law enforcers returned fire while three of their accomplice managed to flee. Two motorcycles, two hand grenades and three pistols were recovered from the possession of the slain gangsters.
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May - 26 
One person was shot dead near a hospital near Chowrangi in Landhi Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 26, reports Dawn.
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One person was shot dead near a hospital near Chowrangi in Landhi Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 26, reports Dawn.
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May - 26 
One person was shot dead near a hospital near Chowrangi in Landhi Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 26, reports Dawn.
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One person was shot dead near a hospital near Chowrangi in Landhi Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 26, reports Dawn.
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May - 26 
Three dead bodies were recovered from Surjani Town area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, in the morning of May 26 (today), reports The News. According to sources, the bodies were found dumped near Northern By-pass in Surjani Town. The dec
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Three dead bodies were recovered from Surjani Town area of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, in the morning of May 26 (today), reports The News. According to sources, the bodies were found dumped near Northern By-pass in Surjani Town. The deceased were shot to death by unidentified assailants.
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May - 26 
Meanwhile, on May 26, Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that the nation was suffering due to the division among the revolutionary communists in the country reports Nepal News. He also said there was a need of unity among the revolutionary communists based on a
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Meanwhile, on May 26, Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that the nation was suffering due to the division among the revolutionary communists in the country reports Nepal News. He also said there was a need of unity among the revolutionary communists based on a new ideology. "Unity is possible only with sacrifice from all the sides concerned," Dahal said urging all to move ahead by learning from the past mistakes and shortcomings. Speaking at the same program, Communist Party Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) Chief Mohan Baidya said unity process should move ahead not based on emotions but on need. "Unity is possible only on the basis of ideology and principle," he said. Likewise, Baburam Bhattarai said the tendency to make a negative publicity out of an ideological debate within a communist party was wrong.
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May - 26 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) has elected a 16-member Standing Committee in the election held on May 26, reports Ekantipur.com. According to the election committee, leader Posta Bahadur Bogati has been elected in the Standing C
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) has elected a 16-member Standing Committee in the election held on May 26, reports Ekantipur.com. According to the election committee, leader Posta Bahadur Bogati has been elected in the Standing Committee with the maximum votes (103 out of 116) while Baburam Bhattarai with 99 votes, Barshaman Pun with 94 votes and Janardan Sharma with 92 votes. However, Spokesman Dina Nath Sharma and leader Lila Mani Pokhrel, who had been on the committee since 2009, lost the election. Eleven are from the Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda faction, three from Bhattarai faction and two from the Narayan Kaji Shrestha faction.
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May - 26 
The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Spokesperson Yante Ismail on May 26 said that a close and full examination of all facts is needed following the detention of three Sri Lankan men believed to be members of the Liberation Tigers
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The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) Spokesperson Yante Ismail on May 26 said that a close and full examination of all facts is needed following the detention of three Sri Lankan men believed to be members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) bearing the commission’s cards in Malaysia, reports The Star Online. Yante added that “If there are allegations of crime committed in Malaysia by refugees or asylum-seekers, UNHCR would expect that they be subjected to the full due process under the law like any other person.”
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May - 27 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants wanted to take Indian officials hostage at the Herat consulate of Afghanistan, just before the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi, reports The Times of India on May 28. Afghanistan's Ambassador Shaida Abdali said
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants wanted to take Indian officials hostage at the Herat consulate of Afghanistan, just before the swearing-in ceremony of Narendra Modi, reports The Times of India on May 28. Afghanistan's Ambassador Shaida Abdali said, "LeT attackers actually wanted to take over the consulate so that during Mr Modi's swearing-in, a dangerous and embarrassing hostage situation would have played out, placing the new government in a very difficult position." Although no terror group has yet claimed credit, Hamid Karzai, the president of Afghanistan is on record saying that the LeT, headed by Hafiz Saeed, was responsible for the Herat attack. "According to information given to us by a key western intelligence agency, the perpetrators of the Herat attack belong to the LeT," he said.
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May - 27 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who was involved in an attack on a polling party during the recently concluded Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) elections in Bastar region, was arrested from Kondagaon District on May
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who was involved in an attack on a polling party during the recently concluded Lok Sabha (Lower House of Indian Parliament) elections in Bastar region, was arrested from Kondagaon District on May 27, reports ibnlive.in.com. Jaeet Ram Korram (28), chief of Padeli Janatana Sarkar (People’s Government) was arrested from the forests between Padeli and Nawagaon villages by a team of local Police, Kondagaon District Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Surjit Atri said. He was elevated to the post of chief of Padeli Janatana Sarkar group in 2011 and since then he was handling all operations of the Maoists. He was involved in several incidents of crime, including loot, arson, murder and attacks on Police party in the region, the ASP added.
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May - 27 
Also, ‘Chairman’ of ULFA’s pro-talk faction, Arabinda Rajkhowa, on May 27, appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take forward the peace talk process between the Centre and the insurgent outfit, reports The Shillong Times. Asked about the extrad
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Also, ‘Chairman’ of ULFA’s pro-talk faction, Arabinda Rajkhowa, on May 27, appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take forward the peace talk process between the Centre and the insurgent outfit, reports The Shillong Times. Asked about the extradition of Anup Chetia who is at the Kashimpur Jail in Bangladesh since 1997, he told reporters that the ULFA ‘general secretary’ could join the talks if the central government took the initiative with the neighbouring country.
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May - 27 
Also, Assam Rifles (AR) arrested one militant of Khole Kitovi faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-KK), identified as ‘2nd lieutenant’ Nangpa Chang from Dewal Market in Chumuke dima in Dimapur District on May 27. Two .22 mm Pistols
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Also, Assam Rifles (AR) arrested one militant of Khole Kitovi faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-KK), identified as ‘2nd lieutenant’ Nangpa Chang from Dewal Market in Chumuke dima in Dimapur District on May 27. Two .22 mm Pistols with two magazines were recovered from him.
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May - 27 
Also, the ANVC-B ‘chief’ has written to Joint Secretary, In charge North East, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA-NE) on the delay in finalising camps and schemes for rehabilitation for the group, reports The Sentinel on May 28.
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Also, the ANVC-B ‘chief’ has written to Joint Secretary, In charge North East, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA-NE) on the delay in finalising camps and schemes for rehabilitation for the group, reports The Sentinel on May 28.
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May - 27 
An over ground worker of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), identified as Witson M Sangma died in Police custody on May 27 in Chokpot Police Station in South Garo Hills District, reports The Shillong Times. He was arrested for planting two pressur
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An over ground worker of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), identified as Witson M Sangma died in Police custody on May 27 in Chokpot Police Station in South Garo Hills District, reports The Shillong Times. He was arrested for planting two pressure cooker IEDs on a road in Chokpot on May
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May - 27 
Earlier, one militant of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Kshetrimayum Somananda Meitei involved in extortion and transportation of arms and ammunition was arrested on May 27 by Security Forces (SFs) from Lamsang Baz
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Earlier, one militant of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK), identified as Kshetrimayum Somananda Meitei involved in extortion and transportation of arms and ammunition was arrested on May 27 by Security Forces (SFs) from Lamsang Bazar in Imphal West District, reports The Sangai Express.
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May - 27 
Four Imphal-bound trucks were waylaid and their drivers, identified as Soibam Khomei, Soibam Sanatomba, Langpoklakpam Sarat and Elangbam Rome, were abducted by armed miscreants from Bokajan near a petrol pump in Karbi Anglong District on May 27, repo
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Four Imphal-bound trucks were waylaid and their drivers, identified as Soibam Khomei, Soibam Sanatomba, Langpoklakpam Sarat and Elangbam Rome, were abducted by armed miscreants from Bokajan near a petrol pump in Karbi Anglong District on May 27, reports E-pao. They were abducted reportedly for a ransom demand of INR 30, 00,000.
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May - 27 
In another incident, a live lethode bomb shell was recovered by Bomb Disposal Team in Imphal from the Palace Compound residential gate of a special contractor in Imphal East District on May 27.
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In another incident, a live lethode bomb shell was recovered by Bomb Disposal Team in Imphal from the Palace Compound residential gate of a special contractor in Imphal East District on May 27.
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May - 27 
In his first bilateral meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif, PM Narendra Modi said that terror sourced in Pakistan had to end and that Islamabad had to take necessary steps for speedy progress of the ongoing trial of the 26/11 Mumba
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In his first bilateral meeting with Pakistan Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif, PM Narendra Modi said that terror sourced in Pakistan had to end and that Islamabad had to take necessary steps for speedy progress of the ongoing trial of the 26/11 Mumbai attacks accused to prove it was serious about engagement with India, reports The Times of India on May 28. Meanwhile, a close Nawaz Sharif aide Tariq Azeem Khan on May 27 said, "As far as Hafiz Saeed is concerned, we are not going to hand over anybody that India likes us to hand over. If a person has to be tried, he will be tried in Pakistan, he was tried last time and he was let go by the court because there was not enough evidence against him," reports IBN Live.
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May - 27 
Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Nagpur Range, Ravindra Kadam, has said the arrest of Delhi University Assistant Professor G.N. Saibaba has proved yet again that the Naxalites-[Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)] are spreading base in urban areas, reports
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Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Nagpur Range, Ravindra Kadam, has said the arrest of Delhi University Assistant Professor G.N. Saibaba has proved yet again that the Naxalites-[Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs)] are spreading base in urban areas, reports The Hindu on May 28. Maharashtra Police is monitoring cities such as Pune, Mumbai, Nashik and Nagpur, he added. “Prof. Saibaba was involved with many human rights organisations. We have to investigate to what extent he could influence them,” Kadam said. He further said, “There are also efforts to tap into the unorganised labour in industrial areas in Maharashtra and Gujarat.” According to him, this was being done through the Golden Corridor Committee established in 2009, which was responsible for mobilisations in the region. Claiming that Kabir Kala Manch, a cultural organisation whose members were arrested over alleged links with Naxalites last year, was one such front, Kadam added. G.N. Saibaba was part of the Revolutionary Democratic Front (RDF), an organisation banned by the Andhra Pradesh and Odisha Governments. IGP Kadam claimed that Saibaba aided in the spread of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ideology internationally.
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May - 27 
Intelligence agencies have established a link between the Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives who carried out serial blasts at Patna in October 26, 2013, and the seven activists of outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) who had escaped from
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Intelligence agencies have established a link between the Indian Mujahideen (IM) operatives who carried out serial blasts at Patna in October 26, 2013, and the seven activists of outlawed Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) who had escaped from the Khandwa jail in Madhya Pradesh on October 1, 2013, reports The Times of India on May 28. Intelligence sources said IM operative Haider Ali, during interrogation, confessed that he used to receive money from Abu Faisal who was the leader of SIMI in Khandwa. Of the seven SIMI activists, three including Abu Faisal, were arrested again. Sources said Faisal had created a group of six SIMI members. They were used for collecting money for the SIMI's activities. It was at the behest of Abu Faisal that the SIMI members had committed five robberies in different parts of the country in which lakh were looted.
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May - 27 
Karbi Peoples Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants fired seven blank rounds at Tumpreng Bazar in West Karbi Anglong District in the night of May 27, reports The Sentinel. According to some sources, it was a warning shot to commuters and business establ
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Karbi Peoples Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants fired seven blank rounds at Tumpreng Bazar in West Karbi Anglong District in the night of May 27, reports The Sentinel. According to some sources, it was a warning shot to commuters and business establishment who defy bandh (shut down strike) call by KPLT, on May 28 in protest of killing of its cadre by Security Forces (SFs) on May 25.
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May - 27 
Meanwhile, in the night of May 27, Jharkhand's Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Kumar received an SMS threatening to kill him and Chief Minister Hemant Soren if the anti-Maoist operations in the state is not called off immediately, reports The
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Meanwhile, in the night of May 27, Jharkhand's Director General of Police (DGP) Rajiv Kumar received an SMS threatening to kill him and Chief Minister Hemant Soren if the anti-Maoist operations in the state is not called off immediately, reports The Times of India. "I have received the SMS threatening to kill me and the chief minister. Prima-facie it does not appear to be a hoax SMS," said DGP Kumar. The SMS sent from 918407092840 read: "Rajiv Kumar DGP stop naxal operation or I kill U and ur CM Hemant Soren" (sic).
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May - 27 
Meanwhile, two blank letter heads of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) were recovered from the possession of a dead body, identified as Dariilou which Police retrieved on May 27 from a place near Autonomous District Council
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Meanwhile, two blank letter heads of Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) were recovered from the possession of a dead body, identified as Dariilou which Police retrieved on May 27 from a place near Autonomous District Council (ADC) office in Senapati District, reports Nagaland Post. Police suspected that the victim could have been murdered after being hit with sharp weapon on his head.
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May - 27 
Separately, Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) which was formed on May 27, 2013, under the aegis of Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) observed its first anniversary at hotel Saramati, in Dimapur District, reports Nagaland Post.
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Separately, Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) which was formed on May 27, 2013, under the aegis of Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) observed its first anniversary at hotel Saramati, in Dimapur District, reports Nagaland Post.
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May - 27 
Separately, refuting the deserter tag on KT Misao alias Palen Misao alias M Khupthang Hangmi, the Kuki National Liberation Front/Kuki People's Army (KNLF/KPA) asserted that the outfit has no ‘chairman’ other than KT Misao, The Sangai Express reports
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Separately, refuting the deserter tag on KT Misao alias Palen Misao alias M Khupthang Hangmi, the Kuki National Liberation Front/Kuki People's Army (KNLF/KPA) asserted that the outfit has no ‘chairman’ other than KT Misao, The Sangai Express reports on May 28
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May - 27 
Separately, the ‘chief’ of Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC-B), Rimpu Marak on May 27 met with officials of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and stressed the need to include GNLA for negotiations. Rimpu Marak stated that “Wi
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Separately, the ‘chief’ of Breakaway faction of Achik National Volunteers Council (ANVC-B), Rimpu Marak on May 27 met with officials of Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and stressed the need to include GNLA for negotiations. Rimpu Marak stated that “Without bringing GNLA to the negotiating table, there will be no peace”.
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May - 27 
Separately, the All Bodoland Territorial Administered Districts (BTAD) Minority Students Association (ABMSU), on May 27, staged a protest outside the Raj Bhawan in the city while demanding for Governor’s Rule in the BTAD areas, reports The Sentinel.
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Separately, the All Bodoland Territorial Administered Districts (BTAD) Minority Students Association (ABMSU), on May 27, staged a protest outside the Raj Bhawan in the city while demanding for Governor’s Rule in the BTAD areas, reports The Sentinel. They demanded immediate dismissal of the Bodoland Territorial Council led by Hagrama Mohilary and a comprehensive drive to flush out extremist elements from the BTAD areas, adds The Assam Tribune. In a memorandum to the Governor, the student body also called for steps to remove the camps of the youth members of the Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) and Bodo Liberation Tigers (BLT) and to seize all illegal arms of the BTAD areas within one month. The student body has also called for steps to set up permanent armed police posts at all the sensitive points in the BTAD areas.
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May - 27 
Tamil Nadu Police obtained an arrest warrant on May 27 for a Sri Lankan national and suspected operative of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Mohammad Hossaini, arrested by the Malaysian Police on May 14 in Kepong near Kuala Lumpur, repor
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Tamil Nadu Police obtained an arrest warrant on May 27 for a Sri Lankan national and suspected operative of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI), Mohammad Hossaini, arrested by the Malaysian Police on May 14 in Kepong near Kuala Lumpur, reports The Times of India. Investigators said Hossaini was a close aide of Sakir Hussain, another Sri Lankan national recruited by the ISI, who had been arrested by the Tamil Nadu Police on April 29, 2014. Malaysian special units had been monitoring Hossaini since December last year and had informed Indian security agencies that he was part of a plot to carry out terror strikes on the US and consulate in Chennai and the Israeli consulate in Bangalore. Hossaini told the Malaysian Police that he had received instructions to assist two men in the attacks on the US and Israeli consulates in Chennai and Bangalore. He also disclosed the name of his Pakistani handler. Hussain had disclosed a similar plot to the Tamil Nadu Police. Sources said Hossaini told the Malaysian Police that Pakistan's spy agency planned to send two men from Maldives to Chennai and Bangalore, and he had been tasked with arranging for their travel documents and safe houses. Hussain had travelled from Colombo to Chennai and was arrested after being monitored by security agencies. He said that he had been chosen by the ISI because was had been engaged in human trafficking, forging passports and smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN).
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May - 27 
The Shillong Times on May 28 reports that Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC) organized a public rally at Selsella in West Garo Hills for gathering support for their demand for a separate Garoland.
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The Shillong Times on May 28 reports that Garo Hills State Movement Committee (GHSMC) organized a public rally at Selsella in West Garo Hills for gathering support for their demand for a separate Garoland.
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May - 27 
The Shillong Times reports that militants of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) killed a former cadre of the outfit on May 27 at Daji Badimagre village of Chokpot in South Garo Hills District
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The Shillong Times reports that militants of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) killed a former cadre of the outfit on May 27 at Daji Badimagre village of Chokpot in South Garo Hills District
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May - 27 
The Telegraph on May 28 reports that Isak Chishi Swu, the ‘chairman’ of NSCN-IM may become the Chief Minister of Nagaland and that an election could be held within six months. An Intelligence Bureau (IB) official stated that this proposal by the cent
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The Telegraph on May 28 reports that Isak Chishi Swu, the ‘chairman’ of NSCN-IM may become the Chief Minister of Nagaland and that an election could be held within six months. An Intelligence Bureau (IB) official stated that this proposal by the central interlocutors is currently in the initial stage and will have to be approved by the Prime Minister and the Home Minister. The official stated that making Isak Swu the Chief Minister would be easy since he belongs to Sema group, a mainstream Naga clan predominant in Zunheboto District of Nagaland. However one of the main concerns of the officials is to bring in other factions such as NSCN-K and NSCN-KK on board before making the final decision.
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May - 27 
The Telegraph reports that Assam Rifles troops stationed at Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur District discovered a bomb on National Highway 15 on May 27. The bomb was later difused.
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The Telegraph reports that Assam Rifles troops stationed at Dhekiajuli in Sonitpur District discovered a bomb on National Highway 15 on May 27. The bomb was later difused.
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May - 27 
Three cadres of the Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested in two separate incidents from Gumla and Khunti Districts on May 27, reports The Times of India. Police
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Three cadres of the Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), were arrested in two separate incidents from Gumla and Khunti Districts on May 27, reports The Times of India. Police arrested two PLFI cadres identified as Suraj Oraon and Pawan Oraon, along with a country made pistol and a mobile phone in Gumla District. The two were wanted in different cases of violence. Meanwhile, Khunti Police arrested Dilwar Munda from Adki area in Khunti District.
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May - 27 
When the new Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa for bilateral talks on May 27 at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, he requested Sri Lankan Government to expedite the process of national reconcil
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When the new Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa for bilateral talks on May 27 at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, he requested Sri Lankan Government to expedite the process of national reconciliation by fully implementing the 13th Amendment to the Constitution and going beyond, reports Colombo Page. The two leaders had an in-depth discussion of issues of mutual concern. President Rajapaksa described the initiatives Sri Lanka has taken with regard to rehabilitation, resettlement, reconstruction and the ongoing reconciliation process in the country.
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May - 27 
On May 27, British Police investigating the September 16, 2010, murder of the founding member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Imran Farooq in Edgware, London, named two Pakistani men, identified as Moshin Ali Syed (29) and Muhammad Kashif Khan
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On May 27, British Police investigating the September 16, 2010, murder of the founding member of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), Imran Farooq in Edgware, London, named two Pakistani men, identified as Moshin Ali Syed (29) and Muhammad Kashif Khan Kamran (34), who they want to trace in connection with the killing and are living in Pakistan, reports Daily Times. The two men left Britain hours after the murder, said Scotland Yard Police Headquarters in a statement. According to the detectives Syed was in Britain from February 2010 and Khan Kamran came to Britain in early September 2010. “The two men are believed to be in Pakistan at this time and officers continue to liaise with Pakistani authorities,” said the Scotland Yard. They also released the pictures of the two men. However, Faisal Sabzwari, a senior MQM leader, insisted that they knew nothing of Syed or Kamran. “We don’t know about the existence of those two men whose pictures have been released,” Sabzwari said, adding, “They are not members of the MQM or any of its affiliate groups.”
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May - 27 
Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on May 27 said that Taliban ‘chief’ Mullah Omar is hiding in Pakistan, reports The Times of India. Karzai didn't rule out the possibility that the terrorist is under protection in Pakistan. He also added that Taliba
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Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai on May 27 said that Taliban ‘chief’ Mullah Omar is hiding in Pakistan, reports The Times of India. Karzai didn't rule out the possibility that the terrorist is under protection in Pakistan. He also added that Taliban could be involved in May 23, 2014 attack on the Indian Consulate in Herat Province of Afghanistan.
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May - 27 
At least six militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries in a fierce clash between rival factions of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) at Taunda Darra in Shawal tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Federally Administ
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At least six militants were killed and seven others sustained injuries in a fierce clash between rival factions of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) at Taunda Darra in Shawal tehsil (revenue unit) of North Waziristan Agency (NWA) in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 27, reported The Express Tribune. The Hakimullah faction is led by Shehryar Mehsud while the Wali-ur-Rahman Group is under Khan Said alias Sajna
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May - 27 
Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif during his visit to the headquarters of two infantry divisions in North and South Waziristan Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 27 emphasized that the whole nation has reject
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Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif during his visit to the headquarters of two infantry divisions in North and South Waziristan Agencies of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on May 27 emphasized that the whole nation has rejected the misplaced ideology of the terrorists, ‘who have clearly lost their cause already and are being marginalised’, reports Daily Times quoting a press release issued by the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). The army chief reiterated the ‘whole hearted support for tribal brethren’ during his visit to the all important field formations of army, close to the area where it has been engaged in targeted crackdown in the recent days.
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May - 27 
States (US) forces will complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of 2016, completing 15 years after the September 11, 2001 attacks, said US President Barack Obama on May 27, reported The News. "We will only sustain a military presence af
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States (US) forces will complete their withdrawal from Afghanistan by the end of 2016, completing 15 years after the September 11, 2001 attacks, said US President Barack Obama on May 27, reported The News. "We will only sustain a military presence after 2014 if the Afghan Government signs the Bilateral Security Agreement (BSA)," said General Martin Dempsey, Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, adding, "Assuming a BSA is signed, at the beginning of 2015, we will have 9,800 US service members in different parts of the country, together with our NATO allies and other partners." He further said, "By the end of 2015, we would reduce that presence by roughly half, consolidating US troops in Kabul and on Bagram Airfield. And one year later, by the end of 2016, we will draw down to a normal embassy presence with a security assistance office in Kabul, as we have done in Iraq." Talking about Pakistan’s response on the decision, Dempsey while referring to Pakistan's General Rashad Mahmood said, "My Pakistani counterpart, the first words out his mouth was that he was deeply relieved. He too felt that the certainty was important, not only for Afghanistan but for the region." Pakistan and Afghan military chiefs expressed appreciation and relief at the decision to keep thousands of US forces in the country in 2015 and into 2016, ending months of uncertainty.
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May - 27 
The Federal Ministry of Interior on May 27 sent a security alert to the Government of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) warning that terrorists may target the region’s Ismaili community and foreign tourists, reports The Express Tribune. “A terrorist organisation
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The Federal Ministry of Interior on May 27 sent a security alert to the Government of Gilgit Baltistan (GB) warning that terrorists may target the region’s Ismaili community and foreign tourists, reports The Express Tribune. “A terrorist organisation is planning to carry out a vehicle-borne suicide attack at a prominent venue in Gilgit,” reads the statement which has been addressed to GB’s Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Chief Secretary, adding, “The likely targets are the Ismaili community or foreigners staying in the city.” The letter adds that the attack has been planned by an outfit based in Miranshah town of North Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) with instructions to suspects in Gilgit to undertake the task. Following the alert, security has been tightened in the city with Law Enforcement Agencies are checking people entering GB. “We are keeping a close watch on the situation and the security plan for the region is being revisited daily,” said Home Secretary Attaur Rahman, adding that security has also been beefed up along the Karakoram Highway (KKH) to ensure safe passage
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May - 27 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) elected its Office Bearers headed by party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, in a Central Committee (CC) meeting held at the party’s headquarters in Paris Danda (Okhaldhunga District) on M
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) elected its Office Bearers headed by party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, in a Central Committee (CC) meeting held at the party’s headquarters in Paris Danda (Okhaldhunga District) on May 27, reports Republica. The election was held for two vice-chairman, one general secretary, three secretaries and a treasurer. Chairman Dahal remarked the election was a unique example in the world and congratulated all leaders being elected in the elections. The party had decided to comprise senior leader Baburam Bhattarai as senior cadres in the party in nine-member office-bearers.
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May - 27 
Though elected to the powerful party committee, leaders loyal to Bhattarai faction said they are not ready to assume their new positions and will remain as central committee (CC) members. The party said the election for the nine-member Office Bearers
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Though elected to the powerful party committee, leaders loyal to Bhattarai faction said they are not ready to assume their new positions and will remain as central committee (CC) members. The party said the election for the nine-member Office Bearers will take place on May 27 (today).
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May - 27 
A 'regional commander' of Purba Bangla Communist Party-Marxist-Leninist (PBCP-ML) identified as Gaffar Par was killed and his associate injured in a shootout with Police in Tala upazila (sub-district) of Satkhira District on May 27, reports Daily Sta
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A 'regional commander' of Purba Bangla Communist Party-Marxist-Leninist (PBCP-ML) identified as Gaffar Par was killed and his associate injured in a shootout with Police in Tala upazila (sub-district) of Satkhira District on May 27, reports Daily Star. Gaffar was an accused in four cases including murder, Police said. The injured, Saiful Islam, 42, was the prime accused in a case filed in connection with the murder of SM Alauddin, editor of the daily Patradut.
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May - 27 
Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF), in a statement on May 27 said that wreckage of a helicopter found in northern sea and recovered by the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) off Chalai in Mullaitivu District in the Northern Province has been identified as belonging to the
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Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF), in a statement on May 27 said that wreckage of a helicopter found in northern sea and recovered by the Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) off Chalai in Mullaitivu District in the Northern Province has been identified as belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force Mi 24 Helicopter CH 614 which went missing in March 1997, reports Colombo Page. The debris salvaged by the Navy divers was inspected by a specialist nominated by the Commander of the SLAF at Kankasanthurai, Jaffna District, Northern Province. It also said that "the helicopter crashed with all (passengers and crew) on board and was believed to have been shot down by enemy fire. This was later confirmed by Intelligence Sources."
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May - 27 
Sri Lanka Police identified the three suspects, deported by Malaysian authorities to Sri Lanka as active members of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) before they fled to Malaysia and became refugees under the United Nations High Commissioner fo
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Sri Lanka Police identified the three suspects, deported by Malaysian authorities to Sri Lanka as active members of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) before they fled to Malaysia and became refugees under the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), reports Colombo Page on May 28. According to the Police one of the suspects Sandalinga Raja Dushanthan had joined the LTTE Political Wing in 1994 and later had extended his full support to the revival of the LTTE outfit. The second suspect, Mahadevan Kirubaharan, had joined the LTTE Music Band before he fled the country and the third suspect, Selvathurai Kirubananthan, had joined the Intelligence Network of Pottu Amman alias Shanmugalingam Sivashankar and had fled the country in 2006.
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May - 27 
Sri Lanka Police Spokesman, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajith Rohana, on may 27 said that the three most wanted Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leaders, identified as Sangaliraj Gioshanthan, Mahadevan Kiribakaran and Selvthurai Kiri
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Sri Lanka Police Spokesman, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Ajith Rohana, on may 27 said that the three most wanted Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) leaders, identified as Sangaliraj Gioshanthan, Mahadevan Kiribakaran and Selvthurai Kiribavan arrested by the Malaysian Police have been brought to the country and are now in the custody of Sri Lankan authorities, reports Colombo Page. He also added that the three suspects have been placed under the custody of the Terrorist Investigations Division (TID) and they are being questioned now. According to the Police spokesman Interpol Red Notices have been issued for two out of the three LTTE members.
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May - 27 
When the new Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa for bilateral talks on May 27 at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, he requested Sri Lankan Government to expedite the process of national reconcil
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When the new Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi met Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa for bilateral talks on May 27 at the Hyderabad House in New Delhi, India, he requested Sri Lankan Government to expedite the process of national reconciliation by fully implementing the 13th Amendment to the Constitution and going beyond, reports Colombo Page. The two leaders had an in-depth discussion of issues of mutual concern. President Rajapaksa described the initiatives Sri Lanka has taken with regard to rehabilitation, resettlement, reconstruction and the ongoing reconciliation process in the country.
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May - 28 
Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) and a trooper, were injured in a landmine blast carried out by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Malkangiri District on May 28, reports Zee
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Two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel, an Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) and a trooper, were injured in a landmine blast carried out by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Malkangiri District on May 28, reports Zee News. Officials said that a BSF team was on an anti-Maoist operation task in the jungles of the District when an encounter took place between the personnel and the Maoists.
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May - 28 
A Police Constable, identified as Budhram Mudma (29) was on May 28 stabbed to death by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Bijapur District, reports Zee News. Mudma posted at Timed Police Camp, located in Bhopalpattanam region was
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A Police Constable, identified as Budhram Mudma (29) was on May 28 stabbed to death by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Bijapur District, reports Zee News. Mudma posted at Timed Police Camp, located in Bhopalpattanam region was stabbed to death by a group of Maoists under Toynar Police Station, Bijapur Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sukhnandan Rathore said. Budhram had fled from the Timed Police Camp without informing anyone on May 27 night to attend a local fair in Toynar. When he was returning from the fair, the Maoists attacked him.
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May - 28 
A village elder, identified as Huzil Mann succumbed to his injuries on May 28 after an attack by suspected Garo militants, reports The Shillong Times. Mann, was attacked at his house at village Haldibari near Selsella in West Garo Hills District in t
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A village elder, identified as Huzil Mann succumbed to his injuries on May 28 after an attack by suspected Garo militants, reports The Shillong Times. Mann, was attacked at his house at village Haldibari near Selsella in West Garo Hills District in the night of May 24.
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May - 28 
Army and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police recovered a large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosive material including 30 kilograms of Research Development Explosive (RDX) and one Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from two separate hideouts in Gando
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Army and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police recovered a large quantity of arms, ammunition and explosive material including 30 kilograms of Research Development Explosive (RDX) and one Improvised Explosive Device (IED) from two separate hideouts in Gandoh area of Doda District, on May 28 reports Daily Excelsior. Sources said the hideouts might belong to militants of Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM
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May - 28 
Around 30 armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres raided the worksite camp of a construction firm engaged in Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) at Kusumguda and Khambasi villages under Rayagada Police Station in Rayagada Distr
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Around 30 armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres raided the worksite camp of a construction firm engaged in Pradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) at Kusumguda and Khambasi villages under Rayagada Police Station in Rayagada District in the night of May 28 and set ablaze heavy equipment and vehicles, reports The Hindu. One excavator and three tractors were among the items damaged by the Maoists. After the attack, the armed Maoists escaped to a nearby forest. They left behind some posters at the spot claiming that they belong to Bansadhara, Nagavali and Ghumusar divisions of the CPI-Maoist. The firm was involved in construction of about 6.5 km road between Khambasi and Guma villages.
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May - 28 
Five persons from West Bengal were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with the face value of INR 4,43000 from Gittikhadan area in Nagpur city of Nagpur District on May 28, reports The Times of India. The five arrested have been iden
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Five persons from West Bengal were arrested along with Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) with the face value of INR 4,43000 from Gittikhadan area in Nagpur city of Nagpur District on May 28, reports The Times of India. The five arrested have been identified as Mohammad Shakeer Taymur Sheikh, Sukumar Sirkar, Abhiral Islam Sohabuddin Mobin, Mohammad Samad Hussain, Mohammad Aziz and Mohammad Tanu Sheikh.
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May - 28 
Further, a driver, identified as Akhirul Islam along with two occupants of his vehicle were abducted on May 28 from 8 Mile, West Garo Hills District. A ransom demand of INR 20, 00,000 was made to the owner of the vehicle and the abductors threatened
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Further, a driver, identified as Akhirul Islam along with two occupants of his vehicle were abducted on May 28 from 8 Mile, West Garo Hills District. A ransom demand of INR 20, 00,000 was made to the owner of the vehicle and the abductors threatened to kill the victims if the demand was not met.
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May - 28 
In a cross firing between IK Sonbijit faction of National democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) cadres and Indian Army personnel, one NDFB-IKS cadre, identified as Basiram Boro was killed at Dingdang Para village in Khoirabari in Udalguri District
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In a cross firing between IK Sonbijit faction of National democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) cadres and Indian Army personnel, one NDFB-IKS cadre, identified as Basiram Boro was killed at Dingdang Para village in Khoirabari in Udalguri District at around 11:30 pm on May 28, reports The Sentinel. An Army personnel was also injured in the firing. Police recovered one 9 mm pistol, one live cartridge, two ammunition and one hand–grenade from the slain cadre.
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May - 28 
It has also been reported that militants have also served demand notes to officials of Food Corporation of India (FCI) and distributors of food items in East Garo Hills.
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It has also been reported that militants have also served demand notes to officials of Food Corporation of India (FCI) and distributors of food items in East Garo Hills.
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May - 28 
Meanwhile, a GNLA militant, identified as Tuseng S Sangma was arrested from Pohktieh locality in Shillong on May 28, reports The Shillong Times. Police recovered eleven new mobile phones meant for GNLA cadres, INR 17, 500 and camouflage uniform.
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Meanwhile, a GNLA militant, identified as Tuseng S Sangma was arrested from Pohktieh locality in Shillong on May 28, reports The Shillong Times. Police recovered eleven new mobile phones meant for GNLA cadres, INR 17, 500 and camouflage uniform.
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May - 28 
Meanwhile, A’chik Revolutionary Front (ARF), in an emergency meeting at its 'headquarters' in Grongkam condemned the twin alleged custodial deaths of Balsan Marak and Witson M Sangma and demanded compensation of INR 10,000,000 to the families, report
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Meanwhile, A’chik Revolutionary Front (ARF), in an emergency meeting at its 'headquarters' in Grongkam condemned the twin alleged custodial deaths of Balsan Marak and Witson M Sangma and demanded compensation of INR 10,000,000 to the families, reports The Shillong Times on May 30. While Balsan Marak allegedly died in judicial custody on May 20, Witson M Sangma who was arrested for his alleged involvement with the GNLA died in Police custody on May 28. Meanwhile ‘chairman' of United Achik Liberation Army (UALA) Chiindik Marak along with the ARF gave an ultimatum of three days to the State Government to act and warned that failure to act will lead to joint action by both organisations for which the Government would be responsible
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May - 28 
Meanwhile, over past few days, 12 militants of NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K) have joined Khole-Khitovi faction of NSCN (NSCN-KK), Nagland Post reports on May 29 (today).
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Meanwhile, over past few days, 12 militants of NSCN-Khaplang (NSCN-K) have joined Khole-Khitovi faction of NSCN (NSCN-KK), Nagland Post reports on May 29 (today).
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May - 28 
Meanwhile, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will send a team of investigators from New Delhi to assist the officials of the Guwahati branch of the agency in investigation of the cases relating to killing of more than 40 persons by armed miscre
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Meanwhile, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) will send a team of investigators from New Delhi to assist the officials of the Guwahati branch of the agency in investigation of the cases relating to killing of more than 40 persons by armed miscreants in the Bodoland Territorial Autonomous Districts (BTAD) recently, The Assam Tribune reports on March 29. Highly placed official sources said that the NIA has already constituted a team, which would be sent to Assam immediately after the cases are registered formally.
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May - 28 
Meanwhile, three Maoists were arrested on May 28 from separate places in Dantewada District, reports The New Indian Express. The arrested cadres were identified as Sonsai Yadav (23), Mahesh Barte (25) and Lingaram Madkami (30). Sonsai was arrested fr
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Meanwhile, three Maoists were arrested on May 28 from separate places in Dantewada District, reports The New Indian Express. The arrested cadres were identified as Sonsai Yadav (23), Mahesh Barte (25) and Lingaram Madkami (30). Sonsai was arrested from a forest under Kuwakonda Police Station limits, Mahesh from Gadiras Police Station area and Lingaram from Aranpur Police Station limits. A muzzle loading gun, couple of detonators, wire and Maoist pamphlets were recovered from their possession
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May - 28 
On May 28, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) 'founder' and Jama'at-ud- Dawa (JuD) 'chief' Hafiz Muhammad Saeed delivered a speech as thousands of followers joined him at Aabpara Chowk situated just a few hundred yards from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) h
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On May 28, Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) 'founder' and Jama'at-ud- Dawa (JuD) 'chief' Hafiz Muhammad Saeed delivered a speech as thousands of followers joined him at Aabpara Chowk situated just a few hundred yards from the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) headquarter in Pakistan's capital city of Islamabad and asked them to get ready as the "time has come to perform the final jihad against India to free Kashmir from Indian occupation". "Are you ready to help Kashmiri brothers and sisters? Would you join me for this noble cause?" Saeed asked the gathering. Thousands of his followers responded to their leader by assuring him that they were ready to fight India. "Kadam badhao Hafiz Saeed, hum tumhare sath hain (Lead the way Hafiz Saeed, we are with you". He also criticised Pakistan Prime Minister (PM) Nawaz Sharif for attending Indian PM Narendra Modi's swearing-in and said he (Sharif) betrayed the Kashmiris." Mr Prime Minister, you have stabbed the Kashmiris at their back by shaking hand with Narendra Modi. Kashmiris would never forgive you," Saeed said.
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May - 28 
Police teams investigation May 1, 2014 Chennai train blasts ruled out the involvement of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) module headed by Patna (Bihar) blasts-accused Haidar Ali, The Times of India reports on May 29. While Ali and his t
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Police teams investigation May 1, 2014 Chennai train blasts ruled out the involvement of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) module headed by Patna (Bihar) blasts-accused Haidar Ali, The Times of India reports on May 29. While Ali and his three associates, arrested by NIA on May 19, denied involvement, their claims have been corroborated with their location being found in Jharkhand at the time of the Chennai blasts. "As of now, there is nothing to suggest that Haidar Ali and his associates were involved in the Chennai blasts. However, there could be involvement of some other module of the same organization," an internal security officer said. The other suspect in the case, Tamil Nadu-based terror outfit Al Umma, is also being ruled out. It was being suspected that Abu Bakr Siddique of the outfit may have carried out the attacks. But investigations failed to establish a motive behind the attack and also the justification for a Tamil Nadu outfit operative to board the train in Bangalore and time the blasts for Nellore in Andhra Pradesh. The blasts happened in Chennai because the train was running almost 90 minutes late. Interrogation of the Patna blasts accused revealed that Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Tehseen Akhtar, named in the First Information Report (FIR) as one of the accused, may not be involved in the blasts. "There is no evidence of Tehseen's direct involvement in the blasts. As yet there are only indications of Tehseen giving ideological support to the Haidar-led group," said the officer.
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May - 28 
Separately, the Central Government has directed that all pending negotiations with the militant outfits, including the Pro Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF), should be expedited and completed within a specific timeframe, The
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Separately, the Central Government has directed that all pending negotiations with the militant outfits, including the Pro Talks faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-PTF), should be expedited and completed within a specific timeframe, The Assam Tribune reports on May 29. The direction was given by Union Minister of Home Affairs Rajnath Singh soon after he formally took up his new assignment.
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May - 28 
Separately, the State Bank of India (SBI) Songsak branch in East Garo Hills has been temporarily shut down following an extortion threat from an unknown militant group, which had demanded INR 50,000
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Separately, the State Bank of India (SBI) Songsak branch in East Garo Hills has been temporarily shut down following an extortion threat from an unknown militant group, which had demanded INR 50,000
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May - 28 
Suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Faizan Ahmed Sultan, who was arrested early this month after being deported from Sharjah, was on May 28 remanded in Police Custody till June 2, 2014 by a court in New Delhi in connection with the September 1
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Suspected Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Faizan Ahmed Sultan, who was arrested early this month after being deported from Sharjah, was on May 28 remanded in Police Custody till June 2, 2014 by a court in New Delhi in connection with the September 13, 2008 Delhi serial blasts case, reports Business Standard. Sultan was earlier arrested in New Delhi by National Investigation Agency (NIA) in connection with a separate case of waging war against the country.
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May - 28 
Suspected skeletal remains believed to be that of two missing cadres of United Revolutionary Front (URF) have been found buried in the outfit’s designated camp in Imphal on May 28, reports The Sangai Express. On May 6, following allegations regarding
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Suspected skeletal remains believed to be that of two missing cadres of United Revolutionary Front (URF) have been found buried in the outfit’s designated camp in Imphal on May 28, reports The Sangai Express. On May 6, following allegations regarding the alleged killing of two cadres of URF inside the URF designated camp and their corpses buried there, a search operation was conducted for the bodies. Nearly a month later, the Police again carried out the search operation and found the skeletal remains. The breakthrough came following the arrest of one URF cadre, identified Irengbam Gulapi alias Meitei of Kontha Ahallup under Heingang Police station on May 28 from his home by the Police. On March 19, a complaint was lodged at Sekmai Police station by the URF regarding missing of the two URF cadres. The two URF cadres who reportedly went missing on March 18 were Irengbam Bode alias Washington (35) and Pukhrambam Somorjit
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May - 28 
The Tamil Nadu Police on May 28 approached senior Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers in Delhi, to extradite from Malaysia a suspected operative of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Mohammad Hossaini, who was part of a plot to
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The Tamil Nadu Police on May 28 approached senior Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officers in Delhi, to extradite from Malaysia a suspected operative of Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Mohammad Hossaini, who was part of a plot to carry out attacks in Chennai (Tamil Nadu) and Bangalore (Karnataka), according to The Times of India. Hossaini, a Sri Lankan national arrested by the Malaysian Police on May 14, confessed that he was to provide logistical support for strikes on the US consulate in Chennai and the Israel's consulate in Bangalore. "Though extradition can be a long-drawn process, we believe that taking custody of Hossaini will be vital in the identification of ISI recruits in group that is attempting to launch terror strikes in the southern states and dismantling the network," a senior Police officer said.
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May - 28 
The Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram stated Naxalism-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] can be resolved only by winning hearts and minds of tribals, who form the leadership and the infantry of the outlawed groups, reports The Times of India on May 29
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The Union Tribal Affairs Minister Jual Oram stated Naxalism-[Left-Wing Extremism (LWE)] can be resolved only by winning hearts and minds of tribals, who form the leadership and the infantry of the outlawed groups, reports The Times of India on May 29. "BJP sees Naxalism as a social problem and will try to solve it accordingly," Oram said. He further said "You cannot solve Naxalism merely through development. Constructing roads or rail tracks is good but that is not enough. Naxalites can blow them up. We have to go to the Naxalites, to tribals and talk to them, win them over," he added. Oram added tribals had drifted to the Naxal fold having lost trust in the system. "The tribals have been cheated, oppressed by Police, forest department, excise department, by the administration. They have lost faith. That is helping the Naxalites. We have to woo them back," he said.
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May - 28 
Three official websites of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Government were on May 28 temporarily hacked with threatening message reportedly by Pakistani hackers, reports The Times of India. The websites, www.tajmahal.gov.in, www.agrafort.gov.in and www.fatehp
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Three official websites of the Uttar Pradesh (UP) Government were on May 28 temporarily hacked with threatening message reportedly by Pakistani hackers, reports The Times of India. The websites, www.tajmahal.gov.in, www.agrafort.gov.in and www.fatehpursikri.gov.in were suspended for about an hour before being restored by the UP tourism department. According to sources, the hackers did not fiddle with the content of the website but changed the landing page with messages hailing Pakistan. A group called Pakistan Haxors Crew claimed to be responsible for the attack on the websites. The message they posted on the websites read: Pakistani Hoxars Crew is here to remind you of your security. Our fight is not against any individual but the system as a whole. As per Indian Penal Code (Act No. 45 of 1860) Chapter-II 18: India means the territory of India excluding the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Consider yourself warned because consequences will follow. Pakistan Zindabad. According to the group's Facebook page, it has hacked a number of Indian government and private websites. It calls itself the protector of "Pakistan's cyber space".
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May - 28 
United States (US) President Barack Obama on May 28 made it clear that he will continue to authorize Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)-operated drone strikes and covert operations abroad to capture terrorists based on "actionable intelligence", mo
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United States (US) President Barack Obama on May 28 made it clear that he will continue to authorize Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)-operated drone strikes and covert operations abroad to capture terrorists based on "actionable intelligence", moves that are controversial in countries like Pakistan, reports The Times of India. Obama said there still would be times when America must go alone "when necessary to protect ourselves." He reiterated his administration's policy unveiled in May 2013 that no drone strike should occur unless there is "a near certainty" that no civilians will be harmed. "But as I said last year, in taking direct action, we must uphold standards that reflect our values. That means taking strikes only when we face a continuing, imminent threat, and only where there is near certainty of no civilian casualties. For our actions should meet a simple test: we must not create more enemies than we take off the battlefield," Obama added.
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May - 28 
Three ‘commanders’ of the Lyari gang war, Abdul Waheed alias Pappu (32), Zubair Baloch alias Bhaiyya and Arif Patni (30), were shot dead in an alleged encounter with the Police and Rangers near Gabol Park area within the limits of the Kalakot Polic
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Three ‘commanders’ of the Lyari gang war, Abdul Waheed alias Pappu (32), Zubair Baloch alias Bhaiyya and Arif Patni (30), were shot dead in an alleged encounter with the Police and Rangers near Gabol Park area within the limits of the Kalakot Police Station in Lyari Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on May 28, reports The Express Tribune. The Police and Rangers conducted a raid in the area after they received a tip-off. Station House Officer (SHO) Haji Sanaullah said that when they reached the alleged gangsters opened fire at them. The Police retaliated and as a result, the gangsters were killed. Police said that they were associated with Ustad Taju, Mullah Nisar and Omar Kutchi groups and were involved in murder, kidnapping-for-ransom and extortion cases.
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May - 28 
Another Lyari gangster was killed during an encounter at City Railway Colony within the limits of Mithadar Police Station in Saddar Town on May 28, reports The Express Tribune. The Police officials claimed that two gangsters from Lyari were busy mugg
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Another Lyari gangster was killed during an encounter at City Railway Colony within the limits of Mithadar Police Station in Saddar Town on May 28, reports The Express Tribune. The Police officials claimed that two gangsters from Lyari were busy mugging pedestrians when the on-duty Policemen tried to intercept them. This led to an exchange of fire in which a suspect was killed, while the other managed to escape.
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May - 28 
In addition, the Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan during a meeting with Sindh Rangers Director General (DG) Major General Rizwan Akhtar on May 28 gave a clear indication that the Government was ready to up the ante in Karachi wit
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In addition, the Federal Minister for Interior Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan during a meeting with Sindh Rangers Director General (DG) Major General Rizwan Akhtar on May 28 gave a clear indication that the Government was ready to up the ante in Karachi with operations against extortionists, target killers and organised crime, reported Dawn. Saying that the Karachi operation was “heading in the right direction”, Chaudhry Nisar said it was time to raise the level, and expand the scope, of the action. “The momentum achieved over the past few months must not be allowed to diminish,” he said.
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May - 28 
In another incident, an unidentified man was killed when armed assailants opened fire in Mominabad area of Orangi Town on May 28, report Daily Times
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In another incident, an unidentified man was killed when armed assailants opened fire in Mominabad area of Orangi Town on May 28, report Daily Times
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May - 28 
Meanwhile, Additional Inspector General Police (AIG), Karachi, Ghulam Qadir Thebo on May 28 directed Zonal Deputy Inspector General (DIG) to present reports on illegal activities and all other reports regarding different crimes and cases which had re
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Meanwhile, Additional Inspector General Police (AIG), Karachi, Ghulam Qadir Thebo on May 28 directed Zonal Deputy Inspector General (DIG) to present reports on illegal activities and all other reports regarding different crimes and cases which had reached to their logical end during the current year, reports Daily Times. He also directed to take action in collaboration with Citizens-Police Liaison Committee (CPLC) to ensure safety and security of business community and other related personalities at Districts level. Whereas, Station House Officers (SHOs) must ensure coordination with anti-extortion cell, Anti Violent Crime Cell (AVCC) and other specialized units, he added.
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May - 28 
Meanwhile, the Mehsud group ‘spokesperson’ Azam Tariq on May 28 (today) announced its separation from the TTP under the leadership of Ameer Khalid Mehsud, reports The Express Tribune. He said that the group has decided to break away from the TTP as u
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Meanwhile, the Mehsud group ‘spokesperson’ Azam Tariq on May 28 (today) announced its separation from the TTP under the leadership of Ameer Khalid Mehsud, reports The Express Tribune. He said that the group has decided to break away from the TTP as under the current system of the TTP, extortion and burglaries were being carried out. He said that the group tried to stay united but failed due to various conspiracies.
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May - 28 
Separately, a Police Constable, identified as Shahid Shah, was shot dead near Matric Board Office in North Nazimabad Town on May 28, reports Daily Times.
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Separately, a Police Constable, identified as Shahid Shah, was shot dead near Matric Board Office in North Nazimabad Town on May 28, reports Daily Times.
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May - 28 
Separately, Law Enforcement Agencies on May 28 arrested three suspects after registration of First Information Report (FIR) against a tribal elder, identified as Mir Shafiq-ur-Rehman Mengal, and 100 others in connection with the killing of eight Levi
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Separately, Law Enforcement Agencies on May 28 arrested three suspects after registration of First Information Report (FIR) against a tribal elder, identified as Mir Shafiq-ur-Rehman Mengal, and 100 others in connection with the killing of eight Levies personnel on May 25, 2014 in Wadh area of Khuzdar District, reports Dawn. “Law Enforcement Agencies have arrested three suspects, including an injured man, in connection with the deadly attack on Levies check-post,” Balochistan Home Secretary Akbar Hussain Durrani said.
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May - 28 
Unidentified militants abducted five children belonging to Hindu community from Dera Allah Yar area of Jaffarabad District on May 28, reports Dawn. Syed Zafar Ali Shah, the Deputy Commissioner Jaffarabad said that the children were coming back from s
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Unidentified militants abducted five children belonging to Hindu community from Dera Allah Yar area of Jaffarabad District on May 28, reports Dawn. Syed Zafar Ali Shah, the Deputy Commissioner Jaffarabad said that the children were coming back from school when they were abducted by the militants near Dera Allah Yar and are suspected to have shifted all five of them to Ratodero area of Larkana District in Sindh Province. “The age of the children is five to 10,” said Syed Ashfaq Ahmed, the District Police Officer (DPO) Jaffarabad. No outfit claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
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May - 28 
President Ram Baran Yadav has urged the political parties to draft the new constitution within the time they had earlier promised, reports Republica on May 29. "There is no alternative than for the political parties to draft the new constitution with
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President Ram Baran Yadav has urged the political parties to draft the new constitution within the time they had earlier promised, reports Republica on May 29. "There is no alternative than for the political parties to draft the new constitution within the time they had promised earlier because the people have not been waiting just for promises for the last six-seven years," said the President in his message of greetings on the occasion of 7th Republic Day. "It has become necessary that we all undergo introspection as to why we can lead historic political movements but fail to institutionalize the achievements of these same movements," the President added. On the same occasion, Prime Minister Sushil Koirala has appealed to all the political parties and the people to extend their support in creating a favourable environment to draft a constitution on time
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May - 28 
The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) faction led by Baburam Bhattarai has decided to refuse posts in politburo, standing committee and the office bearers´ body of the party at the party´s central committee (CC) meeting on May 28, repo
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The Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M) faction led by Baburam Bhattarai has decided to refuse posts in politburo, standing committee and the office bearers´ body of the party at the party´s central committee (CC) meeting on May 28, reports Republica. Following Bhattarai´s announcement, the party has formed a committee led by party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachanda, to prepare working procedure for intra-party struggle. “The CC meeting has entrusted chairman Dahal with making necessary preparations to devise methods for intra-party struggle to address the concerns of Bhattarai faction,” informed leader Hemanta Prakash Oli.
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May - 28 
Charges were pressed against 52 persons including Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)-Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) men in a case for attacking law enforcers and vandalising a Police van during BNP–led alliance's hartal
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Charges were pressed against 52 persons including Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI)-Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) cadres and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) men in a case for attacking law enforcers and vandalising a Police van during BNP–led alliance's hartal (general strike) in Dinajpur town of Dinajpur District in October, 2013 court sources said, Daily Star reports on May 29. Sub-Inspector Azizur Rahman, also investigation officer of the case, submitted a charge sheet against the accused to the Court of Judicial Magistrate Touhidul Islam Chowdhury on May 28. Of the accused, 14 are now in jail while the rest 38 are still at large. The court issued arrest warrants against the absconding accused
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May - 28 
Sri Lankan Irrigation and Water Resource Development Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva while responding to Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s request to the full implementation of the 13th Amendment and go beyond, on May 28 said that it was on
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Sri Lankan Irrigation and Water Resource Development Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva while responding to Indian Prime Minister (PM) Narendra Modi’s request to the full implementation of the 13th Amendment and go beyond, on May 28 said that it was only the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC) that could decide on the matter and Sri Lankan Government would cooperate with India always but no one should interfere with the internal affairs of the country, reports The Island. He said the 13th Amendment to the Constitution had been implemented step by step but there were some sections which needed parliamentary review. Minister said, however, the Sri Lankan Government did not intend to confront India and it wished to sort out all issues through negotiations.
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May - 28 
Sri Lankan senior security official said that an urgent review of United Nations (UN) procedures was necessary in the wake of the recent arrest and deportation of three Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres registered with the United Nations
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Sri Lankan senior security official said that an urgent review of United Nations (UN) procedures was necessary in the wake of the recent arrest and deportation of three Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Malaysia, reports defence.lk on May 29. The official said that two of the LTTE cadres had received refugee status, while the third was in the process of securing the same and Sri Lankan government had never been consulted as regards the applications made by them, therefore an inquiry was necessary. The UNHCR probe shouldn't be restricted to Malaysia, another official said, calling for urgent measures to prevent members of the LTTE as well as other unscrupulous elements from abusing the UN system.
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May - 28 
The fisherman engaged in fishing about one kilometer away from the shore off Moragolla area in Aluthgama, Kalutara District in the Western Province found the rim of a wheel, believed to be of an aircraft, entangled in their nets, reports Colombo page
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The fisherman engaged in fishing about one kilometer away from the shore off Moragolla area in Aluthgama, Kalutara District in the Western Province found the rim of a wheel, believed to be of an aircraft, entangled in their nets, reports Colombo page on May 29. Police said that they have handed over the debris to the Aluthgama Police and the Police have informed the Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF). Later, SLAF Wing Commander Gihan Seneviratne said that an expert would be consulted regarding the wheel and the Air Force has sent a team to inspect the debris.
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May - 29 
A battalion of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has been deployed in Dumka District, after two major Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacks occured in less than a year in Dumka division of Jharkhand, The Times of India reports on May 30. P
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A battalion of the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) has been deployed in Dumka District, after two major Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacks occured in less than a year in Dumka division of Jharkhand, The Times of India reports on May 30. Police Chiefs of three Districts - Dumka, Pakur and Godda attended a meeting chaired by Director General of Police (DGP), Rajeev Kumar to discuss ways to tackle Maoist menace in the State.
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May - 29 
A cadre of the Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested along with a revolver and live bullets in Bagicha area of Jashpur District on May 29, reports The Pioneer. The
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A cadre of the Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI), a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was arrested along with a revolver and live bullets in Bagicha area of Jashpur District on May 29, reports The Pioneer. The arrestee was identified as Gopal Nageshia. He was carrying a reward of INR 5,000 on his head, informed Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) (anti-Maoist operation) PC Srivastava. Nageshia was involved in various offences such as attempt to murder, brawl, carrying deadly arms etc.
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May - 29 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, wanted in connection with the killing of a Police officer in 2009, was arrested from a riverine area near Ghelpur Chaturpatti village in Muzaffarpur District on May 29, reports Zee News. "We had
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader, wanted in connection with the killing of a Police officer in 2009, was arrested from a riverine area near Ghelpur Chaturpatti village in Muzaffarpur District on May 29, reports Zee News. "We had intelligence inputs about Maoists assembling at a spot in the area. Accordingly we moved our forces to surround them and caught (arrested) Santosh Ram, while two other Maoists managed to flee the place," Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) (Operations) Rana Brajesh said. Ram, an expert in planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), was involved in several cases of violence including the blowing up of a government school during 2009 Lok Sabha elections in which a Police official was killed, ASP Brajesh added.
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May - 29 
Also, a bandh (shut down) on June 2 in the Garo Hills Region have been called by student and social organizations to press for the demand of a judicial or Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation into the two custodial deaths, reports The
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Also, a bandh (shut down) on June 2 in the Garo Hills Region have been called by student and social organizations to press for the demand of a judicial or Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) investigation into the two custodial deaths, reports The Shillong Times on May 30.
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May - 29 
Also, a militant belonging to Progressive faction of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-Pro), identified as Sarangthem Johny Meitei was arrested on May 29 from Pallel Bazar in Thoubal District along with INR 2, 01,590. Two mobile hand
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Also, a militant belonging to Progressive faction of People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK-Pro), identified as Sarangthem Johny Meitei was arrested on May 29 from Pallel Bazar in Thoubal District along with INR 2, 01,590. Two mobile handsets were also recovered from him. And in a follow up operation, another cadre of the same outfit, identified as Sapam Robindro alias Nanao was also arrested. Both the militants were involved in extorting money from contractors at Imphal for their party fund. They were arrested based on information that some active workers of PREPAK-Pro are going to transport money extorted from general public to their senior cadres staying at Myanmar.
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May - 29 
Also, NDFB-IKS on May 29, warned that it will take stern action against the persons those who are connected with the collection of ‘tax’ in their name, reports The Sentinel.
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Also, NDFB-IKS on May 29, warned that it will take stern action against the persons those who are connected with the collection of ‘tax’ in their name, reports The Sentinel.
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May - 29 
An indefinite curfew has been imposed in Chokpot area of South Garo Hills on May 29, following violent clash over the death of Witson Sangma, an over ground worker of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in Police custody, reports The Sentinel. Six P
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An indefinite curfew has been imposed in Chokpot area of South Garo Hills on May 29, following violent clash over the death of Witson Sangma, an over ground worker of Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in Police custody, reports The Sentinel. Six Policemen were injured when a mob attacked Chokpot Police Station and set ablaze three Police vehicles and three civilian vehicles. Suspected militants also shot at the Police personnel from a church complex.
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May - 29 
Arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Haider Ali alias Black Beauty allegedly told interrogators from the Delhi Police's Crime Branch that had he succeeded in eliminating then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi during Bharatiya Janata Party's P
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Arrested Indian Mujahideen (IM) operative Haider Ali alias Black Beauty allegedly told interrogators from the Delhi Police's Crime Branch that had he succeeded in eliminating then Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi during Bharatiya Janata Party's Patna rally on October 26, he would have been taken to a Taliban training centre on the Afghanistan-Pakistan (Af-Pak) border, reports The Times of India on May 30. Haider, a confidant of IM founder Yasin Bhatkal, said Taliban subgroup Ansar-ul-Tauheed used to give training to IM and Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) operatives at the Af-Pak camp, according to sources.
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May - 29 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from the Basadhara-Ghumusar-Nagavali division set ablaze some vehicles in Khambesu village of Gumma gram panchayat (village level local self-government institution) under the Rayagada block of Rayag
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from the Basadhara-Ghumusar-Nagavali division set ablaze some vehicles in Khambesu village of Gumma gram panchayat (village level local self-government institution) under the Rayagada block of Rayagada District on May 29, reports The Times of India. A group of around 25-30 cadres, including three women set ablaze, three tractors, a tractor trolley, one Hitachi shovel, one motorbike belonging to a contractor engaged in the construction of a road from Khambesu to Kusumguda under Pradhan Mantri Sadak Yojana Scheme. The Maoists left a poster there which warned not to construct the road which would ultimately benefit the metal company RSB Metaltech. The company is planning to establish a bauxite refinery nearby. The local tribals are also protesting the company and, in the past, they had also set ablaze the tent put up by the said company during a public hearing.
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May - 29 
Earlier, United Komrem Revolutionary Army (UKRA) suspended ‘private’ L Khupneilun alias Lulun Kom for violating the rules and regulation of the outfit with effect S The Sangai Express.
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Earlier, United Komrem Revolutionary Army (UKRA) suspended ‘private’ L Khupneilun alias Lulun Kom for violating the rules and regulation of the outfit with effect S The Sangai Express.
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May - 29 
Following the May 29 blasts which killed two migrant workers at Singjamei Chingamakhong, both Imphal East and Imphal West District Police have launched search operations since June 3 reports Kanglaonline. In Imphal west at least ten persons were roun
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Following the May 29 blasts which killed two migrant workers at Singjamei Chingamakhong, both Imphal East and Imphal West District Police have launched search operations since June 3 reports Kanglaonline. In Imphal west at least ten persons were rounded up by the Police due to lack of proper verification papers. They were later hand over to the Police for further verification.
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May - 29 
Four suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead Ghissu Mattami, a National Congress Party (NCP) functionary and former member of the Ettapalli Panchayat Samiti (block-level local self-Government institution) in Gadchiroli
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Four suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres shot dead Ghissu Mattami, a National Congress Party (NCP) functionary and former member of the Ettapalli Panchayat Samiti (block-level local self-Government institution) in Gadchiroli District on May 29, reports The Hindu. Mattami was at his official residence at Ettapalli town when the suspected Maoists shot at him from close range, said the Police.
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May - 29 
In another incident, a KCP cadre, identified as Longjam Shyam Singh was arrested on May 29 from Leimapokpam in Bishnupur District for his involvement in extortion activities.
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In another incident, a KCP cadre, identified as Longjam Shyam Singh was arrested on May 29 from Leimapokpam in Bishnupur District for his involvement in extortion activities.
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May - 29 
Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) stated that Joseph Rapei and Francis Sajii who were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) on May 26 were not its member, The Sangai Express reports on May 30.
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Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) stated that Joseph Rapei and Francis Sajii who were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) on May 26 were not its member, The Sangai Express reports on May 30.
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May - 29 
Meanwhile, a gunfight occurred in Kachouphung village under Kamjong sub-division of Ukhrul District between Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) and Assam Rifles (AR) on May 29. The incident occurred when NSCN-IM mi
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Meanwhile, a gunfight occurred in Kachouphung village under Kamjong sub-division of Ukhrul District between Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) and Assam Rifles (AR) on May 29. The incident occurred when NSCN-IM militants tried to stop the vehicle in which AR personnel’s in plain clothes were entering the village. No causality has been reported.
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May - 29 
Meanwhile, a Maoist couple, Sandeep alias Mahendra Kerame (26), resident of Ambagarh Chowki and his wife Sheela alias Lata Gota (20), native of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP), Sanjiv Shukla in Rajnandgaon Di
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Meanwhile, a Maoist couple, Sandeep alias Mahendra Kerame (26), resident of Ambagarh Chowki and his wife Sheela alias Lata Gota (20), native of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, surrendered before Superintendent of Police (SP), Sanjiv Shukla in Rajnandgaon District on May 29, reports The Pioneer. Sandeep, carrying cash reward of INR 20,000 on his head, was an active member of Military Platoon number 56 of the CPI-Maoist and was associated with movement in Gadchiroli region of Maharashtra. He had joined Maoist cadre in 2010 and was deputed as the gunman of an 'area committee secretary' of North Gadchiroli Gondia Division of Maoist leader Pahad Singh, SP Shukla informed, adding, later he was elevated as a member of Military Platoon number 56 active in Maharashtra-Chhattisgarh border. In the same way Sheela, a native of Gyarahpatti village in Gadchiroli had joined the Maoist outfit in 2011 and was included into Military Platoon number 56 in the same year, SP Shukla said.
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May - 29 
Meanwhile, the Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF) on May 29, urged both State Government and Government of India (GoI) to conduct joint verification of the proposed KNLF camp in Semol in Chandel District, reports The Sangai Express. KNLF ‘secretar
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Meanwhile, the Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF) on May 29, urged both State Government and Government of India (GoI) to conduct joint verification of the proposed KNLF camp in Semol in Chandel District, reports The Sangai Express. KNLF ‘secretary’ Tonglenlal Haokip alias Lalmoi also acknowledged the help given by the villagers and added that the 6 Dogra Regiment has been providing security to KNLF.
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May - 29 
Samphri Teron alias RupsingTeron (40), former United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) ‘deputy commander in chief’ was shot dead by miscreants in the night of May 29 at Boithalangso market in Karbi Anglong District, reports The Sentinel. Three mo
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Samphri Teron alias RupsingTeron (40), former United People’s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) ‘deputy commander in chief’ was shot dead by miscreants in the night of May 29 at Boithalangso market in Karbi Anglong District, reports The Sentinel. Three motorcycle borne assailants came in civil dress and shot more than 10 shots from close range at him, who died on the spot.
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