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September - 1 
A delegation of Naga Hoho and Naga Mothers’ Association (NMA) on September 1 met Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh and discussed with him present situation in Nagaland, reports The Shillong Times. The delegation, led by the Hoho president
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A delegation of Naga Hoho and Naga Mothers’ Association (NMA) on September 1 met Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh and discussed with him present situation in Nagaland, reports The Shillong Times. The delegation, led by the Hoho president Chuba Ozukum and Naga Mothers’ chief Abeiu Meru, briefed the prevailing situation in the Northeastern state and desire of the civil society. The delegation sought the Home Minister’s intervention for early conclusion of the ongoing peace talks with Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) for bringing a lasting solution to Nagaland, sources said. Singh assured the delegation to sympathetically look into their requests, sources said. The Naga civil society delegation also discussed with the Home Minister about the ‘Framework Agreement’ signed on August 3, 2015 which settles the political parameters of the final solution.
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A six hour bandh (strike) in Manipur hit normal life particularly in the State capital Imphal on September 1, reports The Assam Tribune. The bandh was called by the proscribed outfit Kangleipak Communist Party Poirei Meitei Lup (KCP-PM) in protest ag
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A six hour bandh (strike) in Manipur hit normal life particularly in the State capital Imphal on September 1, reports The Assam Tribune. The bandh was called by the proscribed outfit Kangleipak Communist Party Poirei Meitei Lup (KCP-PM) in protest against the alleged silence of the State Government to the anomalies happening in Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences.
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A soldier was killed due to bullet shot from long distance at a forward location in Mankote area of Mendhar in Poonch District on September 1, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports said the incident took place at around 3.30 pm when Sepoy Mohan Lal of 37
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A soldier was killed due to bullet shot from long distance at a forward location in Mankote area of Mendhar in Poonch District on September 1, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports said the incident took place at around 3.30 pm when Sepoy Mohan Lal of 37 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) was guarding a post in Dabraj area of Balnoi in Mankote sub sector near the Line of Control (LoC). Suddenly, a bullet from across the LoC hit the soldier at his neck. He was rushed to nearby Medical aid unit where he was declared as dead. A senior official said that soldier is believed to have been killed by sniper shot from that side of the LoC from distance.
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An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing around 2.5 kg was recovered from an abandoned hut built on a Phumdi on Loktak lake near Ngaikhong Khullen under Bishnupur Police Station in Bishnupur District on September 1, reports The Sangai Express.
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An Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing around 2.5 kg was recovered from an abandoned hut built on a Phumdi on Loktak lake near Ngaikhong Khullen under Bishnupur Police Station in Bishnupur District on September 1, reports The Sangai Express.
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At least 11 militants belonging to different militant outfits were arrested during a multiple operations launched by Army, Police and other Security Forces (SFs) in Assam during last 24 hours, reports The Times of India on September 2. Defence Public
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At least 11 militants belonging to different militant outfits were arrested during a multiple operations launched by Army, Police and other Security Forces (SFs) in Assam during last 24 hours, reports The Times of India on September 2. Defence Public Relations Officer (PRO) Lt Col Suneet Newton said that the militants were arrested along with large cache of arms and ammunition in Karbi Anglong, Dima Hasao and Sonitpur Districts of the state. He said of the 11 militants, five belonged to Karbi People's Liberation Tiger (KPLT), four to I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) and two to Hills State United Liberation Front (HSULF).
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Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against Dawood Ibrahim and sent letters rogatory to Pakistan, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and United Kingdom (UK) seeking information about Ibrahim's alleged tobacco business set up in
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Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has filed a chargesheet against Dawood Ibrahim and sent letters rogatory to Pakistan, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and United Kingdom (UK) seeking information about Ibrahim's alleged tobacco business set up in Pakistan with help from Indian businessmen, New Indian Express reports on September 2. The agency had filed a charge sheet against him in CBI court in Mumbai. The chargesheet has been filed against Dawood and RM Dhariwal, owner of Manikchand Gutkha, for allegedly supplying of tobacco and tobacco machines to Pakistan through Dubai.The agency stated that of Dawood’s tobacco business is purportedly run by his brother Anees Ibrahim. The agency has also filed charge sheet against Dawood’s brother-in-law A H Antule, henchman Saleem Mohammed Ghaus, besides two prominent tobacco businessmen J M Joshi of Goa Gutkha and R L Dhariwal for allegedly helping Anees Ibrahim set up Gutka plant at Hyderabad in Sindh province of Pakistan.
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Dispur Police on September 1 arrested a youth, identified as Lalrochan Pangante (27) along with a huge cache of explosives on GS Road in Six Mile area in the Kamrup District, reports The Sentinel. Lalrochan Pangante, was arrested by Police while he w
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Dispur Police on September 1 arrested a youth, identified as Lalrochan Pangante (27) along with a huge cache of explosives on GS Road in Six Mile area in the Kamrup District, reports The Sentinel. Lalrochan Pangante, was arrested by Police while he was traveling in an auto-rickshaw from Khanapara to Guwahati Railway Station. The youth hails from Mahur in Dima Hasao District. “A total of 206 gelatin sticks and 800 detonators and some wires have been seized from him,” said a Police official. Police said he brought the explosives from Manipur and planned to take it to Dimapur by train.
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Egypt and India are stabilising forces in their regions," Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, said on September 1, reports The Hindu. He has said India and Egypt must work towards greater cooperation on terrorism, even as he told External A
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Egypt and India are stabilising forces in their regions," Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al Sisi, said on September 1, reports The Hindu. He has said India and Egypt must work towards greater cooperation on terrorism, even as he told External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj that he wished to take anti-terror cooperation to a “whole new level.”He added, “There is a mutual keenness to further enhance our cooperation in this important aspect of our bilateral relations, particularly in light of the emerging threats our respective regions are facing."Mr. Al Sisi also offered support to Delhi at the U.N.’s committee on terror.“One important forum for collaboration and coordination in this area [terrorism] at the multilateral level is the Security Council’s Counter-Terrorism Committee (CTC), of which Egypt is currently president,” Al Sisi said.
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Intelligence Bureau and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officials arrested a Sri Lankan national suspected of having links to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Pune, Maharashtra on September 1, reports Colombo Page. The Sri Lankan n
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Intelligence Bureau and Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officials arrested a Sri Lankan national suspected of having links to Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Pune, Maharashtra on September 1, reports Colombo Page. The Sri Lankan national has been identified as Suthan Suppiah. During interrogation the individual has told the authorities that he had worked for LTTE.
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One Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable, who got severely injured during an anti-Naxal[Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation in Chhattisgarh few days back, succumbed to his injuries at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New D
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One Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable, who got severely injured during an anti-Naxal[Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation in Chhattisgarh few days back, succumbed to his injuries at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on September 1, reports India Today. Constable Sachin Kumar (27) of the Paramilitary Force was airlifted to the AIIMS trauma centre after he was injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in the Sukma District of Chhattisgarh on August 26. "Kumar succumbed to his IED splinter injuries at about 8:40 AM today. He was brought to AIIMS on August 29 on an air ambulance from state capital Raipur. In AIIMS, his right leg was amputated but his condition kept deteriorating," a senior official said.
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One protester drowned in river Jhelum as Security Forces (SFs) were chasing a group of them in the outskirts of Srinagar, with widespread clashes reported during protests across Kashmir amid shutdown on September 1, reports Daily Excelsior. The prote
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One protester drowned in river Jhelum as Security Forces (SFs) were chasing a group of them in the outskirts of Srinagar, with widespread clashes reported during protests across Kashmir amid shutdown on September 1, reports Daily Excelsior. The protester identified as, Danish Ahmad Haroon, resident of Palpora in Noorbagh area of Srinagar drowned in river Jhelum at Palpora after SFs fired tear smoke at a mob and chased away them. Reports said that protests broke out at Palpora in the outskirts of Srinagar and SFs fired tear smoke at mob during which Danish fell into river Jhelum and drowned. The incident triggered massive protests in the area and its adjoining localities for hours together. Massive protests broke out in parts of old city areas of Srinagar. Thousands of youth staged massive protests at Nowhatta area of downtown and took out a march towards Lal Chowk which was, however, intercepted by Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Khwaja Bazar, triggering clashes. Police and CRPF fired dozens of teargas shells and used pellets, resulting in injuries to several protesters. The protests also erupted at Nawa Kadal, Bhori Kadal, Safa Kadal and Rajouri Kadal areas of downtown. At Nawa Kadal, an auto-rickshaw was set ablaze by a group of youth for defying shutdown.
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Police recovered several posters put up by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Jagdalpur village under Ambadala Police limits in Rayagada District on September 1, exhorting public to oppose multi-national companies (MNCs) and protect
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Police recovered several posters put up by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Jagdalpur village under Ambadala Police limits in Rayagada District on September 1, exhorting public to oppose multi-national companies (MNCs) and protect their water, forest, and land, reports Odisha Sun Times. Maoists in the posters have opposed the establishment of proposed medical college in Kalahandi District with the aid of MNC Vedanta Aluminum Limited (VAL), reports added. The posters claimed to have been affixed by Vamsadhara-Ghumusara-Nagabali Divisional Committee of the CPI-Maoist.
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) from Pattan area in Baramulla District on September 1, reports Daily Excelsior. Police and Army in a joint operation arrested the two militants and recovered huge cache of arms a
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested two militants of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) from Pattan area in Baramulla District on September 1, reports Daily Excelsior. Police and Army in a joint operation arrested the two militants and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition from them, which included two AK- 47 rifles, two grenade launchers and other war like stores including Army and Police uniforms. The arrested militants have been identified as Parvez Ahmed Mir (34) son of Ali Mohammad and Showkat Ahmed Ganaie (26) son of Mohammad Ramzan, both residents of Andargam Pattan.
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Stone throwing protesters clashed with SFs at Chhatabal, Zampa Kadal and Batamaloo areas of Srinagar, on September 1, reports Daily Excelsior. Police and CRPF fired tear smoke and pellets at protesters during the clashes in these areas which continue
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Stone throwing protesters clashed with SFs at Chhatabal, Zampa Kadal and Batamaloo areas of Srinagar, on September 1, reports Daily Excelsior. Police and CRPF fired tear smoke and pellets at protesters during the clashes in these areas which continued for several hours. Several protesters were injured in these clashes. Protests also broke out at Kupwara in which at least eight persons were injured. Massive protests broke out at Drugmulla in Kupwara after SFs allegedly ransacked houses. Reports said that the Police used force against the protesters and in the clashes eight protesters were injured. The clashes and protests also erupted at Notnusa and Lalpora areas.
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The Government is learnt to have prepared a new blueprint to arrest Dawood Ibrahim, who is believed to be hiding in Pakistan for over two decades, India Today reports on September 2. The Government has formed five new investigative teams of 50 office
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The Government is learnt to have prepared a new blueprint to arrest Dawood Ibrahim, who is believed to be hiding in Pakistan for over two decades, India Today reports on September 2. The Government has formed five new investigative teams of 50 officers. The teams have been mandated to dismantle Dawood Ibrahim's business empire spread over several countries. The special teams comprise of officers drawn from the Enforcement Directorate, Income Tax Department, Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) and Interpol wing of the CBI. The team has been asked to monitor Dawood and his gang's movement and activities in Pakistan, UAE and other countries. Moreover, the agencies have identified 11 close associates of Dawood Ibrahim, who run his business across the globe. Seven companies dealing in aviation, power, oil, construction to garment are on the radar of the investigators. Dawood lives with the name of Sheikh Ismail Merchant in Karachi, Pakistan.
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September - 1 
The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) said that the upcoming State Assembly session which is scheduled to start from September 2 must not be adjourned sine die until and unless a new Bill for the protection of indigenous people of
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The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) said that the upcoming State Assembly session which is scheduled to start from September 2 must not be adjourned sine die until and unless a new Bill for the protection of indigenous people of the State is passed, reports The Sangai Express on September 2. Addressing a press conference at their office, JCILPS convenor BK Moirangcha said that they are ready to launch an intense agitation with the support from the masses if their demand is not considered. He urged the students of different educational institutes to stage protest at their school/college gates raising slogans like ‘Do not adjourn Assembly session until a new ILPS Bill is passed’, ‘We want ILPS’, ‘We demand ILPS” and ‘Long live Manipur’.
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September - 1 
Three suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were caught by villagers Deogharandi village and handed them to Police in Nabarangpur District on September 1 (today), reports prameyanews7.com. According information, villagers saw
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Three suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were caught by villagers Deogharandi village and handed them to Police in Nabarangpur District on September 1 (today), reports prameyanews7.com. According information, villagers saw the unidentified youths moving in the village in suspiciously. When they wanted to know their identities, the youths avoided and tried to threaten them. Villagers soon gheraoed them and kept them in captivity and informed Raigarh Police. The villagers later handed over the suspected Maoists to the Police.
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September - 1 
Two Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) cadres, identified as Kabigai and Numkhaolung allegedly involved in the recent snatching away of four arms from state India Reserve Battalion (IRB) personnel on vehicle escort du
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Two Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) cadres, identified as Kabigai and Numkhaolung allegedly involved in the recent snatching away of four arms from state India Reserve Battalion (IRB) personnel on vehicle escort duty along NH-37 were arrested by a combined team of Assam Rifles (AR) and Manipur Police from Sibilong in Tamenglong District on September 1, reports Nagaland Post. Both were involved in the snatching of weapons of 5 IRB Battalion on August 29. Two Insas and two AK series rifles were snatched from the IRB personnel who were taking meal at a hotel near Barak bridge.
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September - 1 
Brahamdagh Bugti, the leader of Baloch Republican Party (BRP), in an exclusive an interview with Navbharat Times on September 2 urged India to grant political asylum to the people of Balochistan, reports The Times of India. "We need political as
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Brahamdagh Bugti, the leader of Baloch Republican Party (BRP), in an exclusive an interview with Navbharat Times on September 2 urged India to grant political asylum to the people of Balochistan, reports The Times of India. "We need political asylum in India," Bugti said, asking the Indian Government to open doors for the Baloch community, which has been protesting against Pakistan's atrocities in the region. "After PM Modi's statement against the atrocities meted out to Baloch people, we see a ray of hope," Bugti added. Citing his sources, Bugti said that the Pakistan Government is using chemical weapons on Baloch people. "Our children are dying. Considering the latest turn of events, the Indian Government should grant asylum to us," he said.
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September - 1 
One five kilogram improvised explosive device (IED) along with two hand-grenades was recovered and defused near the Karkhano Market of Peshawar on September 1, reports The News.
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One five kilogram improvised explosive device (IED) along with two hand-grenades was recovered and defused near the Karkhano Market of Peshawar on September 1, reports The News.
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September - 1 
Pakistan reopened its border crossing with Afghanistan for routine traffic on September 1(today) at 8:00 a.m., after Afghanistan tendered a written apology for the August 18, 2016, incident, reports The News. The citizens of both the countries welcom
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Pakistan reopened its border crossing with Afghanistan for routine traffic on September 1(today) at 8:00 a.m., after Afghanistan tendered a written apology for the August 18, 2016, incident, reports The News. The citizens of both the countries welcomed reopening of Bab-e-Dosti Gate. ‘Pakistan zindabad’ slogans were raised at the time of opening. Trade activities resumed after two weeks of suspension. The situation at the border had remained tense as the border had been closed for 14 consecutive days after Afghan citizens staged an anti-Pakistan demonstration on their side and some angry protesters attacked the border gate and burned a Pakistani flag, according to officials in Islamabad.
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September - 1 
The Pakistan Army said on September 1 that the footprints of the militant Islamic State (IS) group had been eliminated from Pakistan, reports Dawn. “They tried to [sneak] into Pakistan but failed and [were] apprehended,” Inter-Services Pu
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The Pakistan Army said on September 1 that the footprints of the militant Islamic State (IS) group had been eliminated from Pakistan, reports Dawn. “They tried to [sneak] into Pakistan but failed and [were] apprehended,” Inter-Services Public Relations Director General (ISPR) Lieutenant General Asim Saleem Bajwa told reporters during a briefing. In all, 309 people had been apprehended thus far, including 25 Afghans and other foreign nationals and 157 “freelancers” and fighters from smaller groups. He said that major terrorist attacks planned by IS acolytes on targets including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, foreign embassies, consulates and their staff, Islamabad airport, prominent public figures, media persons and law enforcement personnel, had been averted.“A proactive approach and the efforts of law enforcement agencies have forestalled the threat of Daesh for the time being and the network has been busted. But the threat is not over yet, as their presence in neighbouring Afghanistan is still [something] we are worried about,” he remarked, referring to the IS by its more popular Arabic acronym. Lieutenant General Bajwa said Daesh was still operating in some parts of eastern Afghanistan and could still try to make ingress into Pakistan.
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September - 1 
Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) on September 1 urged Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to amend the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Act, 2014 pronto, reports The Himalayan Times. Holding a meeting with th
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Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) on September 1 urged Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to amend the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Act, 2014 pronto, reports The Himalayan Times. Holding a meeting with the Prime Minister, the CIEDP members said the amendment would be necessary to effectively carry out its duties as the current law was not clear and complete enough. On the occasion, the CIEDP Chairman Lokendra Mallik briefed the Prime Minister about works done by the transitional justice bodies so far and challenges it faced.
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September - 1 
Police arrested three Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants from their houses in Ullapara upazila (sub-District) of Sirajganj District while they were preparing for subversive activities on September 1, reports The Daily Star. The arres
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Police arrested three Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants from their houses in Ullapara upazila (sub-District) of Sirajganj District while they were preparing for subversive activities on September 1, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are Mohamad Israfil (24), Mohamad Ruhul Amin (32) and Mohamad Almas Hossain (30).
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September - 1 
Police arrested three leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) at village Laskarpur of Narail District on September 1, reports New Age. The arrested were identified as Mohamad Ezazul Haque, secretary of Aulia
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Police arrested three leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS) at village Laskarpur of Narail District on September 1, reports New Age. The arrested were identified as Mohamad Ezazul Haque, secretary of Aulia union unit of JeI, Hedayet Hossain, secretary of Hobkhali union ICS and Mohamad Mujibur Rahamn, president of Hobkhali JeI unit. Police recovered five cocktails and some jihadi books from them.
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September - 1 
Police on September 1 arrested two militants of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) with 13 jihadi books at a mosque in Chittagong city of Chittagong District, reports The Daily Star. The two arrestees are Nezam Uddin (25) and Mohamad Rokon Uddin (24).
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Police on September 1 arrested two militants of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) with 13 jihadi books at a mosque in Chittagong city of Chittagong District, reports The Daily Star. The two arrestees are Nezam Uddin (25) and Mohamad Rokon Uddin (24).
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September - 1 
Stone throwing protesters clashed with SFs at Chhatabal, Zampa Kadal and Batamaloo areas of Srinagar, on September 1, reports Daily Excelsior. Police and CRPF fired tear smoke and pellets at protesters during the clashes in these areas which continue
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Stone throwing protesters clashed with SFs at Chhatabal, Zampa Kadal and Batamaloo areas of Srinagar, on September 1, reports Daily Excelsior. Police and CRPF fired tear smoke and pellets at protesters during the clashes in these areas which continued for several hours. Several protesters were injured in these clashes. Protests also broke out at Kupwara in which at least eight persons were injured. Massive protests broke out at Drugmulla in Kupwara after SFs allegedly ransacked houses. Reports said that the Police used force against the protesters and in the clashes eight protesters were injured. The clashes and protests also erupted at Notnusa and Lalpora areas.
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September - 1 
The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaking at a youth event in Galle city on "Reconciliation and Coexistence: the Role of Youth" on September 1 urged the Sri Lankan youth to appreciate diversity and lead the way towards
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The United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon speaking at a youth event in Galle city on "Reconciliation and Coexistence: the Role of Youth" on September 1 urged the Sri Lankan youth to appreciate diversity and lead the way towards reconciliation, reports Colombo Page. "Please continue to prove that Sri Lanka is emerging from decades of adversity, suspicion and divisiveness. Please lead the way towards rebuilding, reconciliation and an appreciation of diversity in unity," the UN Chief told the young Sri Lankans.
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September - 2 
A combined team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) of 209th battalion and District Police exchanged heavy firing with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) top cadre Sudhakaran alias Sudhakar
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A combined team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) of 209th battalion and District Police exchanged heavy firing with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) top cadre Sudhakaran alias Sudhakar who sneaked into Garu after coming down from Andhra Pradesh in Latehar District on September 2, reports The Pioneer. Sources said Sudhakar's team was no less in strength as it had around 150 cadres, all armed heavily. Nakul and Chhotu Kharwar were also there with Sudhakar. Latehar Superintendent of Police (SP) Anoop Birtharay confirmed the encounter with the Maoists led by Sudhakar and his cadres, including Nakul and Chhotu Kharwar. Birtharay said the Security Forces (SFs) had to lob bombs to scatter the Maoists. The SP said the fighting was most severe for two hours and then it slid down to intermittent firing from the Maoists’ side which was adequately retaliated by the SF personnels.
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September - 2 
Continuing its offensive against Security Forces (SFs), Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) laid an ambush on the Assam Rifles (AR) convoy injuring at least four Assam Riffles (AR) jawans (troops) near Aghunato in Zunh
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Continuing its offensive against Security Forces (SFs), Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) laid an ambush on the Assam Rifles (AR) convoy injuring at least four Assam Riffles (AR) jawans (troops) near Aghunato in Zunheboto District on September 2 evening, reports Nagaland Post. According to reports, personnel of the 5 AR were returning after carrying out routine duty. The AR personnel were travelling in four vehicles—three mini trucks and one gypsy when cadres of the NSCN-K started firing indiscriminately from two-three directions, highly placed sources said. Army sources said four AR jawans were injured and were rushed to nearby hospital for medical aid. Sources added that additional security reinforcements have been rushed to Aghunato area to carry out search operations.
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September - 2 
Curfew and shutdown paralysed life in Kashmir on September 2, in which over 300 protesters and Policemen were injured in clashes that broke out across Valley, reports Daily Excelsior. Authorities imposed curfew in parts of Srinagar and other towns of
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Curfew and shutdown paralysed life in Kashmir on September 2, in which over 300 protesters and Policemen were injured in clashes that broke out across Valley, reports Daily Excelsior. Authorities imposed curfew in parts of Srinagar and other towns of South and North Kashmir including Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian, Kulgam and Baramulla. Thousands of Security Force (SF) personnel were deployed in Srinagar areas including in downtown. They erected barricades and blocked roads with concertina wires. Authorities for the 8th consecutive week disallowed Friday prayers at historic Jamia Masjid in Nowhatta area of downtown Srinagar. Shutdown and curfew paralysed life in Kashmir and all commercial activities remained disrupted for 56th day. Schools, colleges remained shut, Government offices and banks had skeletal staff. The public transport was off the roads with some private vehicles plying in civil lines area. The train services between Banihal and Baramulla remained disrupted for 56th day while mobile internet and pre-paid mobile services continued to be shut down across Kashmir to prevent further violence.
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September - 2 
Five KPLT militants, identified as Jamson Kro alias Kronihang, Sohan Bey, Ranjit Tisso alias Archim, Ben Killing and Mohon Teron were arrested during a joint operation conducted by SFs in Borlangso and Taralangso areas of Karbi Anglong District, a se
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Five KPLT militants, identified as Jamson Kro alias Kronihang, Sohan Bey, Ranjit Tisso alias Archim, Ben Killing and Mohon Teron were arrested during a joint operation conducted by SFs in Borlangso and Taralangso areas of Karbi Anglong District, a senior Police official said, adds Morung Express. A cache of arms and ammunition were also recovered from their possession. The arms recovered include one AK-56 Rifle with 15 live rounds and one magazine, one .32 pistol with one magazine and two live rounds, two live Chinese grenades and two country-made guns
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September - 2 
Pakistani troops violated border ceasefire by resorting to small arms and mortar firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jogma area of Akhnoor sector in Jammu District on September 2, reports Daily Excelsior. “Pakistani soldiers initiated ind
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Pakistani troops violated border ceasefire by resorting to small arms and mortar firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jogma area of Akhnoor sector in Jammu District on September 2, reports Daily Excelsior. “Pakistani soldiers initiated indiscriminate firing at around 11.45 am targeting forward posts of the Indian Army along the LoC in Jogma and surrounding areas of Akhnoor sector,” official sources said. Pakistani troops also fired few mortars towards Indian side during ceasefire violation, they said. The Army responded appropriately in a controlled and measured manner, sources said, adding the “intermittent firing continued for quite some time. There has been no loss of life or injury to anyone on the Indian side of the border, the sources added.
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September - 2 
The Director General (DG) Assam Rifles (AR) Lieutenant General HJS Sachdev and Inspector General (IG) AR (East) Major General MV Chandran visited Mizoram from August 31 to September 1 to review the security situation along the international border wi
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The Director General (DG) Assam Rifles (AR) Lieutenant General HJS Sachdev and Inspector General (IG) AR (East) Major General MV Chandran visited Mizoram from August 31 to September 1 to review the security situation along the international border with Myanmar, reports The Assam Tribune on September 2. During his visit, the DG also interacted with Governor Lieutenant General Nirbhay Sharma (Retd) at Rajbhawan. During the visit, the DGAR discussed the security, development projects in the border areas and youth empowerment related issues concerning Mizoram with the Governor.
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September - 2 
The incidents of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence have come down by 54 per cent in the country, Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh said on September 2, adding it was his Government’s desire to bring an end to Naxalism
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The incidents of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) violence have come down by 54 per cent in the country, Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh said on September 2, adding it was his Government’s desire to bring an end to Naxalism [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)], militancy and terrorism, reports Financial Express. “There is no place for violence in a developed society and it is my desire to see that instances of Naxalism, militancy and terrorism are brought to an end in this country,” Singh said while speaking at the regional training centre of the ‘Greyhounds’, the special anti-Naxal operations force of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh located on the outskirts of the city of Hyderabad. Singh also said the Maoists morale at present is at its lowest and the incidents of Naxal violence have come down by 54 per cent in the various LWE-hit States of the Country. The Home Minister lauded the courage and valour of the Security Force (SF) personnels including the ‘Greyhounds’ as he added that the onus to keep India safe and independent rests on the shoulders of these men and women.
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September - 2 
Three alleged cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) surrendered to the Police in Bijapur District of south Chhattisgarh on September 2, reports The Hindu. “After being fed up with the Maoist lifestyle and the hollow ideolog
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Three alleged cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) surrendered to the Police in Bijapur District of south Chhattisgarh on September 2, reports The Hindu. “After being fed up with the Maoist lifestyle and the hollow ideology, three Maoists — Sannu Lekam, Bomda Kunjam and Chaitu Udka — decided to join the mainstream today (September 2) in the presence of Bijapur district Superintendent of Police (SP) K. L. Dhruv. Sannu Lekam was a ‘Jan Militia commander’ of the Maoists in Nemed area and carried a reward of one lakh rupees on his head,” the Bijapur Police said in a statement. Bomda Kunjam was a ‘militia member’ and Chaitu Udka was a member of the Maoists’ small action team, the Police added.
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September - 2 
Two HSULF militants were arrested from in Karbi Anglong District, adds The Sentinel.
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Two HSULF militants were arrested from in Karbi Anglong District, adds The Sentinel.
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September - 2 
A bullet-riddled dead body, identified as that of an alleged criminal Muhammad Aslam (35), was found near Coast Guard Road in Korangi Town on September 2, reports The News. Zaman Town Station House Officer (SHO) Raheem Khan said that the victim
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A bullet-riddled dead body, identified as that of an alleged criminal Muhammad Aslam (35), was found near Coast Guard Road in Korangi Town on September 2, reports The News. Zaman Town Station House Officer (SHO) Raheem Khan said that the victim was a criminal.
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September - 2 
An unidentified dead body was found on Mauripur Road near the Quaid-e-Azam Truck Stand in SITE Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 2, reports The News.
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An unidentified dead body was found on Mauripur Road near the Quaid-e-Azam Truck Stand in SITE Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 2, reports The News.
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September - 2 
At least 13 persons, including four lawyers and three Policemen, were killed and 41 others were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the entrance of District and Sessions Court in Mardan District on September 2, reports Dawn. The Jama&r
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At least 13 persons, including four lawyers and three Policemen, were killed and 41 others were injured when a suicide bomber blew himself up near the entrance of District and Sessions Court in Mardan District on September 2, reports Dawn. The Jama’at-ul-Ahrar (JuA) claimed responsibility for the attack. District Police Officer (DPO) Mardan Faisal Shahzad said that the attacker detonated a hand grenade before exploding his suicide vest
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September - 2 
At least one civilian and four suicide bombers were killed after terrorists attacked Christian Colony of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in the morning of September 2 (today) and exchanged fire with Security Forces (SFs),
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At least one civilian and four suicide bombers were killed after terrorists attacked Christian Colony of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) in the morning of September 2 (today) and exchanged fire with Security Forces (SFs), reports Dawn. Director General of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Asim Bajwa confirmed "all four suicide bombers were killed" and a clearance operation is underway. Firing reportedly began around 6am, when terrorists attacked the colony. The gunmen were wearing suicide jackets, the sources said. Two of the attackers detonated their suicide jackets, and two others were killed by SFs.
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September - 2 
Police on September 3 arrested at least 120 suspects during search operation in Christian Colony (Peshawar) and its adjacent areas, reports The News. Police also seized weapons, including 19 pistols, four guns, three rifles and a Kalashnikov from man
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Police on September 3 arrested at least 120 suspects during search operation in Christian Colony (Peshawar) and its adjacent areas, reports The News. Police also seized weapons, including 19 pistols, four guns, three rifles and a Kalashnikov from many suspects.
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September - 2 
The paramilitary force seized a huge cache of weapons during raids in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town and Landhi Town on September 2, reports The News. According to Sindh Rangers, paramilitary soldiers conducted an intelligence-based raid on a godown in Gulshan
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The paramilitary force seized a huge cache of weapons during raids in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town and Landhi Town on September 2, reports The News. According to Sindh Rangers, paramilitary soldiers conducted an intelligence-based raid on a godown in Gulshan-e-Iqbal and found weapons, including 8mm rifle, Kalashnikovs and sniper rifle’s bullets. Later, the law enforcers recovered weapons, including one light machinegun, five sub-machineguns, a repeater rifle and hundreds of bullets, from Landhi No-4.
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September - 2 
The Police on September 2 defused two explosive devices in Matta tehsil (revenue unit) and Khwazakhela tehsil of Swat District, reports The News.
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The Police on September 2 defused two explosive devices in Matta tehsil (revenue unit) and Khwazakhela tehsil of Swat District, reports The News.
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September - 2 
Two persons, including a civilian and a Levies official, were killed when a group of four terrorists attacked Christian Colony in Warsak Dam area of provincial capital Peshawar on September 2, reports Daily Times. Two Frontier Corps (FC) person
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Two persons, including a civilian and a Levies official, were killed when a group of four terrorists attacked Christian Colony in Warsak Dam area of provincial capital Peshawar on September 2, reports Daily Times. Two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel, a Policeman and two private guards sustained injuries in the attack. JuA claimed responsibility for the attack. According to eyewitnesses, the terrorists detonated at least five explosive devices before opening sporadic firing on the unarmed Christians.
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September - 2 
Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) on September 2 seeks Government to withdraw charges against 491 people who were indicted during the Madhes movement, reports The Himalayan Times. A task force formed by the UDMF met Joint Secretary at the Ministry of H
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Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) on September 2 seeks Government to withdraw charges against 491 people who were indicted during the Madhes movement, reports The Himalayan Times. A task force formed by the UDMF met Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs and gave the details of 491 people who face criminal cases in the Tarai Districts, urging the ministry to withdraw their cases. UDMF task force member Ram Naresh Ray said the Government had assured the UDMF that those cases, which had not reached the court yet, would be withdrawn soon, while it might take some time to withdraw cases that were sub judice in courts.
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September - 2 
The ‘military commander’ of “Neo JMB”, who gave arms training to the Holey Artisan and Sholakia attackers, was killed during a raid in Dhaka city's Mirpur area on September 2, reports The Daily Star. Before being shot dead
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The ‘military commander’ of “Neo JMB”, who gave arms training to the Holey Artisan and Sholakia attackers, was killed during a raid in Dhaka city's Mirpur area on September 2, reports The Daily Star. Before being shot dead, Murad alias Jahangir Alam alias Omar, called by militants ‘Major Shaheb’, attacked the Policemen trying to capture him and injured three of them. Police recovered a pistol from the spot.
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September - 2 
Three female activists of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) were arrested while they were holding a clandestine meeting in a house in Panchbibi of Joypurhat District on September 2, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are Shahnaj Begum (35), Khatune Zannath (2
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Three female activists of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) were arrested while they were holding a clandestine meeting in a house in Panchbibi of Joypurhat District on September 2, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are Shahnaj Begum (35), Khatune Zannath (25) and Tanjila Akter (35).
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September - 2 
President Maithripala Sirisena at a meeting with newspaper editors and media heads on September 2 pledged to resolve land in issues in the Northern Province within three months, reports Daily News. “We, as a government should understand the gri
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President Maithripala Sirisena at a meeting with newspaper editors and media heads on September 2 pledged to resolve land in issues in the Northern Province within three months, reports Daily News. “We, as a government should understand the grievances of the people. They don’t need lands owned by the military. They ask for their own lands. We have achieved remarkable progress on resettlement. But, there are some problems that need to be resolved. At this point, we have informed all IDPS in writing about the status of their lands. We have to admit that there is a delay on the part of the Survey Department as they do not have sufficient human capital to fast track the process,” the President said.
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September - 2 
The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Ban Ki-moon on September 2 said he sees a very different picture of Sri Lanka today from what he saw during his earlier visit to the island, reports Colombo Page. "This is my first visit to Sri La
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The Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN) Ban Ki-moon on September 2 said he sees a very different picture of Sri Lanka today from what he saw during his earlier visit to the island, reports Colombo Page. "This is my first visit to Sri Lanka since 2009, when I saw great suffering and hardship. Hundreds of thousands of people were displaced and in need of humanitarian aid after the terrible conflict that tore the country apart," the Secretary General recalled.
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September - 3 
A day ahead of the all-party delegation visit to Jammu & Kashmir, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on September 3, invited separatists for talks to resolve the Kashmir conflict, reports The Times of India. Reaching out formally to the separatists th
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A day ahead of the all-party delegation visit to Jammu & Kashmir, Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on September 3, invited separatists for talks to resolve the Kashmir conflict, reports The Times of India. Reaching out formally to the separatists through a letter, Mehbooba asked Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (JKLF), the three All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) factions, National Front and Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) to engage with the 30 member all-party delegation, who she said represented both the Government and the people of India. "Cutting across party lines... the country's political leadership has reached out and it is for us to collectively lend it credence and credibility," she wrote in her letter of invitation, copies of which were sent to Sayeed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, Mohd Yasin Malik, Prof Abdul Gani Bhat, Moulvi Abbas Ansari, Shabir Ahmad Shah, Bilal Gani Lone, Aga Hassan, Naeem Ahmad Khan and others. Mehbooba, however, underlined that she was inviting them for talks as the president of People’s Democratic Party (PDP). "My party has always believed that the Hurriyat Conference is a stakeholder in the peace... and prosperity of the state," she wrote, hoping that the separatists would accept her offer and "indicate a time and place" of their "convenience for an exchange of ideas with the delegation."
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September - 3 
A joint team of the Army and Assam Police has arrested 11 suspected cadres of three militants groups in the past 24 hours in Karbi Anglong, Dima Hasao and Sonitpur Districts, reports The Telegraphon September 4. Those arrested included five suspected
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A joint team of the Army and Assam Police has arrested 11 suspected cadres of three militants groups in the past 24 hours in Karbi Anglong, Dima Hasao and Sonitpur Districts, reports The Telegraphon September 4. Those arrested included five suspected cadres of the Karbi People's Liberation Tigers (KPLT), four of the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) and two of the Hill State United Liberation Front (HSULF). Public Relations Officer (PRO) (Defence) Lieutenant Colonel Suneet Newton on September 3, said, the arrested persons included KPLT ‘general secretary’ Jameson Kro, ‘area commander’ Ranjit Tisso alias Archim and three cadres identified as Ben Killing, Mohan Terang and Sohan Bey. One AK-56 rifle, a pistol, a grenade and other ammunition were also recovered from their possession. The suspected militants were arrested from villages under Bokajan Police Station in Karbi Anglong District. The two suspected cadres of the HSULF, a splinter militant group in Dima Hasao District, have been identified as Somesh Badosa and Diyunmukh Kemprai. One 9mm pistol and one handmade gun were recovered from them. The four suspected NDFB-IKS cadres were arrested from east Sonitpur District. Security Forces (SFs) have stepped up their operations against the rebel groups since 14 persons were killed near Kokrajhar in lower Assam on August 5.
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September - 3 
A mob torched the house of one Gulzar Ahmad Sheikh son of Ghulam Nabi at Batpora Wapora in Qazigund area of Kulgam District on September 3, reports Daily Excelsior. He is block president of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and had reportedly fac
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A mob torched the house of one Gulzar Ahmad Sheikh son of Ghulam Nabi at Batpora Wapora in Qazigund area of Kulgam District on September 3, reports Daily Excelsior. He is block president of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and had reportedly facilitated the visit of Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti to Kund Warpora to meet the family of person who was killed in recent protests in Security Forces (SFs) firing.
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September - 3 
As many as seventeen Naxal [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] including two women cadres, surrendered before Police in Bastar District on September 3, reports The Pioneer. “One of the female surrendering ultras was a CNM (Chetna Natya Mandali) membe
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As many as seventeen Naxal [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] including two women cadres, surrendered before Police in Bastar District on September 3, reports The Pioneer. “One of the female surrendering ultras was a CNM (Chetna Natya Mandali) member which is banned outfit. She carried a cash reward of ` 1 lakh on her head,” Superintendent of Police (SP) Bastar, RN Dash said. A Naxal Local Organizing Squad (LOS) ‘commander’ who was operating in the Niyamgiri region of neighboring Odisha District was also among the persons surrendering, the SP added. “They were deeply unsatisfied with the dual standards adopted by Naxals and also were under the pressure of anti-Naxal operations being carried out by police forces’’, he added. He informed the cadres who surrendered were residents of Bodavada, Badhanpal, Govindpal, Badhrimau villages which are located near Darbha valley of Bastar region. According to the SP, they were involved in different kinds of Naxal activities. The rebels who have given up arms will be provided with benefits provisioned under the surrender policy adopted by the state government, he mentioned.
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September - 3 
Chirang District Police in association Army arrested one militant of I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), identified as Jayanta Musahary from Baikhungaon area on NH-31(C) under Dhaligaon Police Station of Ch
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Chirang District Police in association Army arrested one militant of I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), identified as Jayanta Musahary from Baikhungaon area on NH-31(C) under Dhaligaon Police Station of Chirang District on September 3 night, reports The Sentinel. One pistol and one round live ammunition was recovered with his possession. He was in Bangalore in the past few days. During preliminary interrogation he disclosed that he was working with Ransrao in Biswanath Chariali prior to escaping to Bangalore,” Chirang Superintendent of Police (SP), Sankar Brata Rai Medhi said.
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September - 3 
Four persons, Abdul Hai (21), Sanidul Haque (22), Md Motleb Ali (18), and Azizul Haque (20), who were allegedly involved in extortion in the name of the NDFB-IKS, were arrested in Barpeta District on September 3, reports The Telegraph.
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Four persons, Abdul Hai (21), Sanidul Haque (22), Md Motleb Ali (18), and Azizul Haque (20), who were allegedly involved in extortion in the name of the NDFB-IKS, were arrested in Barpeta District on September 3, reports The Telegraph.
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September - 3 
In his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hangzhou city, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised India's concern over USD 46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which runs through Paki
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In his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Hangzhou city, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised India's concern over USD 46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), which runs through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), and terrorism 'emanating from the region', Zee News reports on September 4. Asserting that fight against terror should not be motivated by "political considerations", Modi said it was of "paramount importance that we respect each other's aspirations, concerns and strategic interests to ensure durable bilateral ties", Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Vikas Swarup told. "In order to promote positive convergence, we would also need to prevent growth of negative perception. For this, the specific actions by both countries would play the major role," Swarup said.Moreover, in an indirect reference to Pakistan, Modi asked the BRICS member nations to "isolate supporters and sponsors of terror". In a meet with the leaders of the BRICS ahead of G20 summit, Modi said "terrorists in South Asia, or anywhere for that matter, do not own banks or weapons factories", reports news 18.com. "Clearly, someone funds and arms them, and BRICS must intensify joint efforts not just to fight terror but to coordinate actions to isolate those who are supporters and sponsors of terror," he said.
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September - 3 
India and Egypt on September 3 decided to step up their overall defence and security cooperation to tackle the twin challenges of terrorism and radicalization besides enhancing economic and trade engagements, reports The Times of India. A series of d
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India and Egypt on September 3 decided to step up their overall defence and security cooperation to tackle the twin challenges of terrorism and radicalization besides enhancing economic and trade engagements, reports The Times of India. A series of decisions to combat terrorism were taken in wide-ranging talks between Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President of Egypt Abdel Fattah al-Sisi as the two countries have been engaged in staving off the threat of extremism and radicalism.Identifying terrorism as one of the "gravest threats", they decided to have greater information and operational exchanges, apart from ramping up defence cooperation. Both sides also inked a pact on maritime transport which will facilitate maritime commerce and transit of naval vessels."President and I are of one view that growing radicalisation, increasing violence and spread of terror pose a real threat not just to our two countries, but, also to nations and communities across regions. In this context, we agreed to further our defence and security engagement which would aim at expanding defence trade, training and capacity building," Modi said at joint media interaction with Sisi. Modi said both sides have also agreed on greater information and operational exchanges to combat terror. Cooperation on emerging challenges of cyber security and working together to fight drug trafficking, transnational crimes and money-laundering were other key decisions taken at the meeting.
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September - 3 
Jammu and Kashmir's most-wanted terrorist and the man who keeps the Valley on the boil, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘chief’ Syed Salahuddin (69) vowed on September 3, to block any peaceful political resolution to the Kashmir conflict, rep
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Jammu and Kashmir's most-wanted terrorist and the man who keeps the Valley on the boil, Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘chief’ Syed Salahuddin (69) vowed on September 3, to block any peaceful political resolution to the Kashmir conflict, reports The Times of India. He threatened to train more Kashmiri suicide bombers, who would turn the Valley into "a graveyard for Indian forces", and to take his struggle outside Kashmir. Dismissing talks as futile, Salahuddin, insisted that there was no solution to Kashmir except militancy. "The Kashmiri leadership, people and mujahideen should know there is no formal, peaceful way." There wasn't any option but to "launch a target-oriented armed struggle", he told TOI in an exclusive interview at his office in Baila Noor Shah area of Muzaffarabad. His remarks came a day ahead of the visit of a delegation of major political parties led by Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh to Jammu and Kashmir as part of the effort to de-escalate tensions. Salahuddin, who heads the United Jihad Council (UJC), a Pakistan-backed alliance of anti-Indian Kashmiri militant groups, said the movement in Kashmir had entered a critical phase after Hizbul commander Burhan Wani's killing. For nearly two months, since the killing of Burhan Wani, curfew has not been lifted in the region. The entire region has been turned into a concentration camp," he said. "These sacrifices will not go in vain. The more they resort to use of force, the more they strengthen the movement of separatists and freedom fighters."
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September - 3 
KPLT called for a 24-hour Karbi Anglong bandh (general shut down strike) on September 3, in protest against killing of its ‘defense secretary’ during an encounter with Assam Police and SFs recently, reports The sentinel.
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KPLT called for a 24-hour Karbi Anglong bandh (general shut down strike) on September 3, in protest against killing of its ‘defense secretary’ during an encounter with Assam Police and SFs recently, reports The sentinel.
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September - 3 
One protester, Basit Zargar (24), resident of Vessu Qazigund, was killed in pellet firing at Vessu in Qazigund area of Kulgam District on September 3, taking the death toll in the clashes since July 8 to 73, reports Daily Excelsior. Protests broke ou
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One protester, Basit Zargar (24), resident of Vessu Qazigund, was killed in pellet firing at Vessu in Qazigund area of Kulgam District on September 3, taking the death toll in the clashes since July 8 to 73, reports Daily Excelsior. Protests broke out at Vessu in Qazigund area of Kulgam. Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) fired tear smoke and pellets to disperse the mob during which several protesters were injured. Basit, who was critically injured, was shifted to District Hospital Anantnag where he was declared brought dead. The killing triggered further protests in the area.
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September - 3 
Porbandar local Crime Branch (LCB) Police arrested Dadlimiyan alias Jusabmiyan Panjumiyan Bukhari, one of the main accused, in the Gosabara RDX and arms landing case of 1993, from Virar in Palgarh District, The Times of India reports on September 4.
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Porbandar local Crime Branch (LCB) Police arrested Dadlimiyan alias Jusabmiyan Panjumiyan Bukhari, one of the main accused, in the Gosabara RDX and arms landing case of 1993, from Virar in Palgarh District, The Times of India reports on September 4. R T Vyas, LCB Police Sub-Inspector, said that Dadlimiyan had escaped to Dubai and lived there for 22 years. However, he had shifted to Mumbai four years ago and was living with a fake identity. "He was living with his wife's sister and was engaged in scrap business for the last four years," Vyas said. He is also an accused in an offence under the Arms Act registered in Dhoraji and Jamnagar.LCB sources said that 15 persons, including Dawood Ibrahim and Abu Salem, are still absconding in the case while 50 have been arrested. The explosives, which were smuggled through Porbandar coast in Gujarat, were allegedly used to trigger serial blasts in Mumbai in 1993.
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September - 3 
The authorities imposed curfew in five Police Station areas of Srinagar’s Old City including in MR Gunj, Rainawari, Safa Kadal, Khanyar and Nowhatta, on September 3, reports Daily Excelsior. Curfew was also imposed at Budgam and Sopore. Police
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The authorities imposed curfew in five Police Station areas of Srinagar’s Old City including in MR Gunj, Rainawari, Safa Kadal, Khanyar and Nowhatta, on September 3, reports Daily Excelsior. Curfew was also imposed at Budgam and Sopore. Police and CRPF were patrolling the streets of Old City where all roads were blocked by concertina wires and iron barricades. Curfew-like situation was also imposed in Batamaloo and Maisuma areas while rest of the Valley observed a complete shutdown
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September - 3 
The Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) on September 3 claimed that six personnel of the 5 Assam Rifles (AR) were killed while four others sustained critical injuries, in the September 2 ambush near Aghunato town in Zu
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The Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) on September 3 claimed that six personnel of the 5 Assam Rifles (AR) were killed while four others sustained critical injuries, in the September 2 ambush near Aghunato town in Zunheboto District, reports Morung Express. According to a press release from the ‘Ministry of Information & Publicity (MIP)’, NSCN-K, cadres of the Naga Army, NSCN/GPRN under “Operation Dawn” carried out the ambush at around 4:00 pm while the 5 AR were returning to Zunheboto in a convoy of four vehicles. “It is confirmed that six jawans were killed on the spot and four sustained critical injuries and more than dozen sustained less critical injuries,” the MIP claimed and further added that the number of deaths could be as high as 8 to 10. The last truck was completely destroyed after falling into a roadside ditch, while two other trucks were also partially damaged having been fired upon from close quarters, the MIP stated. “The ambush spot was immediately cordoned off and no police or administrative officials were allowed to enter until the dead soldiers were transported away,” the MIP further claimed.
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September - 3 
Three cadres of Left Wing Extremist (LWE), Samrat Giroh (group), were killed in a fratricidal war with cadres of People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) in Kashira village under Karra Police Station limits of Khunti District on September 3, rep
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Three cadres of Left Wing Extremist (LWE), Samrat Giroh (group), were killed in a fratricidal war with cadres of People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) in Kashira village under Karra Police Station limits of Khunti District on September 3, reports The Times of India. The bodies of the three were found by locals on the next day morning, all had multiple bullet injuries. The Samrat Giroh and PLFI share regions of dominance in Karra and Lapung and often indulge in fratricidal war to establish supremacy. The slain extremists were identified as Rahul Swashi, Anil Kumar and Mukesh Singh. "Four persons were targeted by armed men in the intervening night of Saturday and Sunday. The fourth man possibly managed to escape," said Khunti Superintendent of Police (SP) Anish Gupta. PLFI is a breakaway faction of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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September - 3 
Two cadres of Jharkhand-based People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) were killed by Rourkela Police following an exchange of fire in remote Jarda forest under Gurundia Police limits in Sundargarh District on September 3, reports New Indian E
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Two cadres of Jharkhand-based People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) were killed by Rourkela Police following an exchange of fire in remote Jarda forest under Gurundia Police limits in Sundargarh District on September 3, reports New Indian Express. Rourkela-based Inspector general of Police (IGP) (Western Range) Radha Krishna Sharma said acting on intelligence inputs about presence of a small PLFI group in the forest, Police teams were sent to the area. Watching the Police advance, the PLFI cadres started firing and Police retaliated. Two cadres died on the spot, while others managed to escape, he said, adding that two carbines, two magazines, other ammunition, INR 50,000 cash and mobile phones were seized from the bodies. Though efforts are on to ascertain the identities of the dead cadres, Police suspect the two to be Shankar Munda and Bhima Munda. Shankar, a criminal, had recently brought weapons from PLFI groups led by Akash and Mahesh and was involved in extortion and criminal activities in the interior areas of Rajgangpur, Gurundia and Brahmani Tarang Police limits in the District. Shankar was also suspected to be involved in the loot of about INR 370,000 from Malidihi branch of Utkal Gramya Bank under Rajgangpur Police limits three days ago. PLFI is a breakaway faction of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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September - 3 
Two persons who killed dhaba owner Umesh Sahu (47) in Gumla District on August 31, were arrested on September 3, from different locations of Bishunpur block of the District, reports The Telegraph. Jagannath Lohra and Babloo Lohra, during interrogatio
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Two persons who killed dhaba owner Umesh Sahu (47) in Gumla District on August 31, were arrested on September 3, from different locations of Bishunpur block of the District, reports The Telegraph. Jagannath Lohra and Babloo Lohra, during interrogations, confessed to have executed the crime at the behest Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP) ‘area commander’ Pankaj alias Anuj. After being produced before the judicial magistrate on September 4, the duos were remanded to judicial custody for 14 days, following which they were sent to Gumla divisional jail. On the fateful day, the duo had come on a bike, which they parked at a distance before Jagannath shot Sahu dead near his home. One of the bullets hit his head, killing him on the spot. Gumla SP Chandan Jha said the duo abandoned the bike, which gave the Police vital clues to lead to the arrests. JJMP is a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist.
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September - 3 
Asserting that Pakistan must target all militant groups, including those that target its neighbours, the United States (US) State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner on September 3 said that it is not planning any sanctions against the country for
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Asserting that Pakistan must target all militant groups, including those that target its neighbours, the United States (US) State Department Deputy Spokesman Mark Toner on September 3 said that it is not planning any sanctions against the country for not taking actions against terrorist groups, reports The Times of India. "Suggestive of any kind of sanctions, we're not there," the Toner said. This was in response to a recent statement by the former US Ambassador to the United Nations (UN), Zalmay Khalilzad that the US now needs to seriously consider the option of imposing sanctions against Pakistan.He said, "I don't think we're even at that point". "I mean, we continue to have, conversations with the highest level of the government of Pakistan and our basic point in all these conversations is that Pakistan must target all militant groups, including those that target Pakistan's neighbours and eliminate all safe havens and that is what I was trying to convey to you as well," he added.
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September - 3 
Police arrested three suspects from Karachi's Landhi area during a search operation, on September 3, reports The News. Upon receiving reports of the presence of suspects in the area, Police conducted a raid and took into custody three suspects. P
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Police arrested three suspects from Karachi's Landhi area during a search operation, on September 3, reports The News. Upon receiving reports of the presence of suspects in the area, Police conducted a raid and took into custody three suspects. Police disclosed that the suspects were wanted in various illegal activities. Another suspect, who was an accomplice with the three suspects, managed to flee from the law enforcers. Weapons and drugs were recovered from the three arrested suspects. Police also conducted a search operation in Baldia Town's in Saeedabad area. Superintendent of Police (SP) Asif Raza stated that the operation was being carried out at Saeedabad since Police had received credible reports of the presence of criminals in the area. He also said that Police Forces from all Police Stations were involved in the search operation.
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September - 3 
the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) repatriated about 100,000 Afghan refugees to Afghanistan via Torkham border in the ongoing voluntary repatriation programme, said UNCHR spokesperson Qaiser Khan Afridi on September 3, reports
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the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) repatriated about 100,000 Afghan refugees to Afghanistan via Torkham border in the ongoing voluntary repatriation programme, said UNCHR spokesperson Qaiser Khan Afridi on September 3, reports The News. “About 100,000 Afghan individuals or more than 20,000 families have been verified at the Voluntary Repatriation Centre in Chamkani so far,” he said. A total of 67,057 Afghan refugees had voluntarily repatriated to their homeland, said Afridi.
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September - 3 
JeI on September 3, called a countrywide eight-hour hartal (general strike) from 6:00am on September 5 in protest at what they called ‘the government’s planned killing’ of the party’s central executive member Mir Quasem Ali, r
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JeI on September 3, called a countrywide eight-hour hartal (general strike) from 6:00am on September 5 in protest at what they called ‘the government’s planned killing’ of the party’s central executive member Mir Quasem Ali, reports New Age. JeI’s acting ‘secretary general’ Shafiqur Rahman announced the programme in a statement emailed to media houses minutes after Mir Quasem’s death sentence was executed in Kashimpur Central Jail-2 in Gazipur for committing war crimes in Chittagong in 1971. He also announced prayer sessions at home and abroad for the deceased. It said that the ambulances, corpse carrying vehicles, hospitals, fire service cars, vehicles carrying hajj pilgrims and newspapers would remain out of the purview of hartal.
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September - 3 
On September 3, detectives arrested a “mastermind”, identified as Abdus Sabur alias Samad alias Sujon alias Raju alias Saad, 23, behind the killing of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan and the attack on another publisher, Ahmedur Rashid
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On September 3, detectives arrested a “mastermind”, identified as Abdus Sabur alias Samad alias Sujon alias Raju alias Saad, 23, behind the killing of publisher Faisal Arefin Dipan and the attack on another publisher, Ahmedur Rashid Tutul, from Tongi Railway Station in Gazipur, reports Daily Star. During his primary interrogation, the arrestee admitted that he motivated and provided training to the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) cadres who attacked the publishers with machetes, claimed Police.Law enforcers also suspect that Sabur, was also directly involved in the murder of writer and blogger Avijit Roy on Dhaka University campus on February 26, 2015.
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September - 3 
War crimes convict Mir Quasem Ali, also a Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader, was hanged at Kashimpur Central Jail Part-2 in Gazipur District on September 3 night, a day after he declined to seek a presidential clemency, reports New Age. He was hanged at 1
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War crimes convict Mir Quasem Ali, also a Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) leader, was hanged at Kashimpur Central Jail Part-2 in Gazipur District on September 3 night, a day after he declined to seek a presidential clemency, reports New Age. He was hanged at 10:30pm, Jail Superintendent Prashanta Kumar Bonik said after the execution. Dhaka range Inspector General of Police (IGP) ASM Mahfuzul Haque Nuruzzaman, who was present during the execution, told reporters at the jail gate that Mir Quasem was kept hanging for 20 minutes.
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September - 3 
Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on September 3 assured to provide the necessary resources to build a modernized, quality Police Service in the country, reports Colombo Page. Participating as the Chief Guest of the 150th Anniversary Celebrati
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Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena on September 3 assured to provide the necessary resources to build a modernized, quality Police Service in the country, reports Colombo Page. Participating as the Chief Guest of the 150th Anniversary Celebrations of the Police Service held at the Police Field Headquarters in Bambalapitiya in Western Province, the President said measures will be taken to provide training, technical expertise and guidance, and resources to make the Police force a commendable service in the country. He said the Police Service should consist of educated officers with intelligence and pointed out that the Sri Lanka Police should also be changed according to the modern world.
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September - 4 
A heavily armed squad of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) numbering between 30-35, attacked the construction site of a private company engaged in construction of Rail Bridge near Paimar River on Kiul-Gaya section of the Eastern railwa
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A heavily armed squad of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) numbering between 30-35, attacked the construction site of a private company engaged in construction of Rail Bridge near Paimar River on Kiul-Gaya section of the Eastern railways in the Gaya District of Bihar on September 4, reports The Times of India. The attackers set ablaze seven vehicles including one crane, one mixer and two pay loaders belonging to the construction company. Police sources said the Maoist made nearly a dozen employees captive and snatched all their mobile phones. The workers were also robbed of their cash, which was around INR 30,000. Huddled together, the employees were dumped in a corner of the construction site. Two drum diesel stocked at the construction site were also used in the arson. Before leaving, the attackers asked the captives not to take the diktats of the organisation lightly. Confirming the incident, Magadh range Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Saurabh Kumar disclosed, "I had visited the arson site. The Maoists have also left behind a hand written note attributing the attack to non-payment of 'levy' (extortion)."
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September - 4 
A team of Assam Rifles (AR) personnel recovered five country made pistols in a raid carried out at the Department of Underdeveloped Area (DUDA) guest house Kohima in Kohima District on September 4 evening, reports Nagaland Post. Though no one was arr
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A team of Assam Rifles (AR) personnel recovered five country made pistols in a raid carried out at the Department of Underdeveloped Area (DUDA) guest house Kohima in Kohima District on September 4 evening, reports Nagaland Post. Though no one was arrested in connection with the seizure, Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) said an First Information Report (FIR) was lodged and the arms deposited at North Police station.
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September - 4 
As many as 38 Naxals [Left Wing extremists (LWEs), including seven women cadres, surrendered in Narayanpur District on September 4, citing 'empty' Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ideology and 'wrong policies', reports The
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As many as 38 Naxals [Left Wing extremists (LWEs), including seven women cadres, surrendered in Narayanpur District on September 4, citing 'empty' Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ideology and 'wrong policies', reports The Times of India. "Citing frustration with empty Maoist ideology and their wrong policies, the ultras turned up before senior Police and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officials at Narayanpur District headquarters," said Narayanpur Superintendent of Police (SP), Abhishek Meena. Among the cadres was Punaye Bai (40), who was active as the head of Dandakaranya Adivasi Kisan Majdoor Sanghthan (DAKMS) in the region and was carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on her head, he said. Most of the surrendered Naxals are lower rung ultras allegedly involved in murder, loot and attacks on the Police. "In their statement, the ultras said they decided to quit the movement due to growing pressure on Naxals from security personnel, wrong policies and empty ideology of the Maoists," the SP said.
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September - 4 
It was a narrow escape for a patrol of 12 Assam Rifles (AR) in Chandel District when militants tried to ambush them using a remote-controlled bomb on September 4, officials said, reports Nagaland Post. Bomb experts from Imphal later rushed there and
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It was a narrow escape for a patrol of 12 Assam Rifles (AR) in Chandel District when militants tried to ambush them using a remote-controlled bomb on September 4, officials said, reports Nagaland Post. Bomb experts from Imphal later rushed there and defused the bomb. Intelligence sources said that at 2 pm, the patrolling personnel discerned that a bomb was buried at the side of the village road leading to Kwatha Khnnuou, near the Trans-Asian highway No. 1. Police said that there might have been some other bombs buried along the road or hung from the tree branches. With the arrival of the additional AR personnel, a search operation was launched in the nearby areas. However, no suspects were detected. A Police officer said that the insurgents must have slipped away towards the no man’s land. Police have registered a case. There has been no claim from any insurgent group of the bomb planting.
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September - 4 
Life remained paralysed for 58th consecutive day on September 4, across Kashmir due to curfew, restrictions and shutdown, reports Daily Excelsior. The curfew and restrictions were imposed today to thwart protests on the occasion of visit of the All P
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Life remained paralysed for 58th consecutive day on September 4, across Kashmir due to curfew, restrictions and shutdown, reports Daily Excelsior. The curfew and restrictions were imposed today to thwart protests on the occasion of visit of the All Party Delegation to Srinagar. Clashes erupted between protesters and SFs in Gadood Bagh area of Habba Kadal during which SFs used tear gas to disperse the mob. The protests erupted after locals alleged that SFs ransacked the residential houses in the area. Two protesters were also arrested from the area. Protests also broke out at Pantha Chowk area of Srinagar. Clashes and protests were reported from several areas of Srinagar and SFs fired teargas to disperse the protesters. At least six persons including a 6 year old boy and two women were injured after SFs fired tear smoke shells to foil the congregation in Dana Mazar area of Safa Kadal. Two photo-journalists were injured after SFs fired pellets on a procession in old city area of Srinagar. The photo-journalists who sustained injuries were identified as Zuhaib Maqbool Hamzah and Muzamil Rashid.
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September - 4 
Manipur-based Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) peace delegation on September 4 submitted their charter of demands to the Mizoram Government, reports Morung Express. HPC-D delegation leader Lalthalien said that the five-point charter of
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Manipur-based Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) peace delegation on September 4 submitted their charter of demands to the Mizoram Government, reports Morung Express. HPC-D delegation leader Lalthalien said that the five-point charter of demands was sent by an e-mail on September 4.
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September - 4 
Militants snatched weapon from a security guard posted at the residence of a Communist Party of India–Marxist (CPI-M) leader in Kulgam District on September 4, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that militants snatched an INSAS (Indian Small
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Militants snatched weapon from a security guard posted at the residence of a Communist Party of India–Marxist (CPI-M) leader in Kulgam District on September 4, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that militants snatched an INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) rifle from security guard posted at the residence of CPI-M Ali Mohammad Koka at Bugam in the District. Sources said that security guard was performing duty on the entrance of the CPI-M leader’s house when militants attacked him. The other guards were inside giving them no chance to retaliate.
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September - 4 
Mizoram Home Minister R Lalzirliana on September 4 asserted that the State Government would not agree even if the Manipur-based Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) continued to demand a separate Autonomous District Council (ADC) comprisin
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Mizoram Home Minister R Lalzirliana on September 4 asserted that the State Government would not agree even if the Manipur-based Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) continued to demand a separate Autonomous District Council (ADC) comprising areas adjoining Manipur, in the ongoing peace talks, reports Morung Express. Lalzirliana said that he wished that the current peace talks between the State Government and the HPC-D would be successful in solving the insurgency problem hitting the north eastern part of the State for years. The negotiation between the two sides was held on August 10 in Aizawl and the second round is scheduled to be held during mid-September or third week of this month when the HPC-D delegation comprising overground Hmar leaders are slated to table their political demands.
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September - 4 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) has approached US, Germany, New Zealand and Bangladesh seeking information about online conversations of Indian recruit of Islamic State (IS) Mohammad Masiuddin alias Abu Musa's link with Jama'atul Mujahide
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) has approached US, Germany, New Zealand and Bangladesh seeking information about online conversations of Indian recruit of Islamic State (IS) Mohammad Masiuddin alias Abu Musa's link with Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leaders involved in the Dhaka attack (July 1, 2016) , Zee News reports on September 5. Sources in NIA have said that Musa had interacted with his handlers, including Shafi Armar alias Yousuf al-Hindi, and Mohammad Suleiman among others, using chat apps and channels including Telegram, Surespot, Kik and Thremma. The NIA has approached the four countries Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT), and has sought details of Musa's chats and messages.
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September - 4 
one person belonging to Government of the People’s Republic of Nagaland /Khole-Khitovi faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (GPRN/NSCN-KK), identified as ‘Sergeant’ Mughato Achumi (26) was arrested by the Police for iss
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one person belonging to Government of the People’s Republic of Nagaland /Khole-Khitovi faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (GPRN/NSCN-KK), identified as ‘Sergeant’ Mughato Achumi (26) was arrested by the Police for issuing 'demand note' in Dimapur in Dimapur District on September 4, reports Morung Express. The Police disclosed that during the arrest around 25 spasmo proxyvon capsules and demand slips were recovered from his possession.
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September - 4 
Protesters set ablaze Mini-Secretariat in Shopian District on September 4, reports Daily Excelsior. Protesters in Shopian town of South Kashmir set ablaze Mini Secretariat forcing authorities to impose curfew to prevent flare up in protests. The firs
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Protesters set ablaze Mini-Secretariat in Shopian District on September 4, reports Daily Excelsior. Protesters in Shopian town of South Kashmir set ablaze Mini Secretariat forcing authorities to impose curfew to prevent flare up in protests. The first block of the Mini-Secretariat housing the office of Deputy Commissioner was destroyed and fire tenders rushed to the spot to douse the flames. Earlier, violent protests broke out in Pinjoora area of the District after Security Forces (SFs) foiled a protest rally. Thousands of people attended the rally and Police raided the venue of the rally. This led to clashes and SFs fired tear smoke and pellets to disperse the protesters in which 70 were injured. The mob went violent and marched towards the Mini-Secretariat and set ablaze it. More SF personnel were rushed and curfew was imposed in the township to prevent further flare up.
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September - 4 
The death toll in the clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and protestors climbed to 74 with a youth succumbing to injuries on September 5, reports The Times of India. Musaib Nagoo, who was injured during clashes between protestors and SFs in Sopore
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The death toll in the clashes between Security Forces (SFs) and protestors climbed to 74 with a youth succumbing to injuries on September 5, reports The Times of India. Musaib Nagoo, who was injured during clashes between protestors and SFs in Sopore town of Baramulla District on September 4, succumbed to injuries at a hospital in Srinagar last night, a Police official said. With this death, the toll in the ongoing unrest has reached to 74 while more than 10,000 others have been injured. Although authorities lifted curfew from the seven Police Station areas of the city after two days, normal activities remained suspended due to a separatist sponsored strike.
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September - 4 
The NSCN-K refuted claims that two of its cadres involved in snatching weapons on August 29 were arrested, adds Morung Express. “The allegedly arrested persons Kabigai and Lumkhaolung of Sibilong Village are mere innocent civilians and have no
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The NSCN-K refuted claims that two of its cadres involved in snatching weapons on August 29 were arrested, adds Morung Express. “The allegedly arrested persons Kabigai and Lumkhaolung of Sibilong Village are mere innocent civilians and have no connection whatsoever with the NSCN-K in any manner,” a statement from the MIP NSCN-K stated. Terming the random arrest of innocent civilians by Indian Security Forces (SFs) a “desperate act” to save their faces, the MIP maintained that the protest by the womenfolk of the village against the arrest and subsequent clash between the SFs and the protesting women is evidence “that the two are being made a scapegoat”.
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September - 4 
The Sumi Hoho has once again urged upon the Government of India (GoI) and NSCN-K to resume ceasefire as “it is only through dialogue and not violence that can solve the long pending Indo-Naga issue”, reports Morung Express on September 5.
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The Sumi Hoho has once again urged upon the Government of India (GoI) and NSCN-K to resume ceasefire as “it is only through dialogue and not violence that can solve the long pending Indo-Naga issue”, reports Morung Express on September 5. This appeal comes following the ambush on convoy of 5 Assam Rifles by NSCN-K near Aghunato Town between Luvishe village and Ghokishe village in Zunheboto district on September 2, where four AR jawans were reportedly injured.
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September - 4 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres of Tumahawa Matiaria village under Matiaria Police Station area in the West Champaran District were arrested in Gaunaha on September 4, reports The Times of India. Station House Officer (SHO) An
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres of Tumahawa Matiaria village under Matiaria Police Station area in the West Champaran District were arrested in Gaunaha on September 4, reports The Times of India. Station House Officer (SHO) Anil Kumar disclosed Sheonarain Mahato and Manager Thakur were wanted in several cases of murder, loot and firing and had been evading arrest for almost a decade. They have been sent to the Bettiah District jail.
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September - 4 
A gangster, affiliated with the Uzair Baloch gang, identified as Shamo (25) was shot dead by unknown armed assailants in Marwari area of Lyari Town on September 4, reports Dawn. "The victim was an alleged gangster linked with the Uzair Baloch le
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A gangster, affiliated with the Uzair Baloch gang, identified as Shamo (25) was shot dead by unknown armed assailants in Marwari area of Lyari Town on September 4, reports Dawn. "The victim was an alleged gangster linked with the Uzair Baloch led gang in Lyari," confirmed Superintendent of Police (SP) Lyari Aftab Nizamani. Shamo was involved in extortion.
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September - 4 
A Policeman was killed while two other persons were wounded in a bomb attack on a police patrol near Aslam Dheri on Pajagi Road of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on September 4, reports Daily Times. Police officials said unid
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A Policeman was killed while two other persons were wounded in a bomb attack on a police patrol near Aslam Dheri on Pajagi Road of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on September 4, reports Daily Times. Police officials said unidentified militants had planted explosives in a pressure cooker alongside a road near Aslam Dheri, which went off as a patrolling party onboard a Police vehicle passed through the area. The driver of the patrolling vehicle identified as Naveed Khan, a resident of Shiekh Killay, was killed in the explosion. Two local residents, Sudais (10) and Yousaf (40), sustained minor injuries in the blast.
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September - 4 
A Policeman was killed while two other persons were wounded in a bomb attack on a police patrol near Aslam Dheri on Pajagi Road of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on September 4, reports Daily Times. Police officials said unid
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A Policeman was killed while two other persons were wounded in a bomb attack on a police patrol near Aslam Dheri on Pajagi Road of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on September 4, reports Daily Times. Police officials said unidentified militants had planted explosives in a pressure cooker alongside a road near Aslam Dheri, which went off as a patrolling party onboard a Police vehicle passed through the area. The driver of the patrolling vehicle identified as Naveed Khan, a resident of Shiekh Killay, was killed in the explosion. Two local residents, Sudais (10) and Yousaf (40), sustained minor injuries in the blast.
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September - 4 
An unidentified bullet-riddled dead body of a man was found in the Lyari River, within the Gadap City Police limits in Malir Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 4, reports The News.
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An unidentified bullet-riddled dead body of a man was found in the Lyari River, within the Gadap City Police limits in Malir Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 4, reports The News.
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September - 4 
one security personnel was martyred and another injured in a mine blast in Chamar Kand area of Mohmand Agency September 4, reports Daily Times.
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one security personnel was martyred and another injured in a mine blast in Chamar Kand area of Mohmand Agency September 4, reports Daily Times.
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September - 4 
Security Forces (SFs) on September 4 arrested four suspected facilitators from Corona area of Mohmand Agency who were suspected to be involved in the terrorist attack targeting Christian Colony in the Warsak Dam area of Peshawar, the provincial capit
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Security Forces (SFs) on September 4 arrested four suspected facilitators from Corona area of Mohmand Agency who were suspected to be involved in the terrorist attack targeting Christian Colony in the Warsak Dam area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, in the morning of September 2, reports Daily Times. SFs arrested the accused in a search operation in Corona area as they made headway into investigations on Mardan and Christian Colony attacks. The arrested include Shahid, Aijaz, Ziaur Rehman and Zia.
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September - 4 
There has been a marked reduction in terrorist attacks and deaths in Pakistan in 2015, but terrorists seem to have become more lethal as the ratio of deaths per attack has increased, reports Dawn, quoting statistics from a comparative study of the Un
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There has been a marked reduction in terrorist attacks and deaths in Pakistan in 2015, but terrorists seem to have become more lethal as the ratio of deaths per attack has increased, reports Dawn, quoting statistics from a comparative study of the United States (US) State Department’s country reports on Terrorism for 2014 and 2015. The statistics also show a greater decrease in the number of people injured in these attacks.According to the US State Department, there were a total of 1,009 terrorist attacks in Pakistan in 2015, compared to 1,823 in 2014, which is a 45 per cent decrease. The total deaths in the attacks — 1,081 in 2015 compared to 1,761 in 2014 — went down by 39 per cent. The statistics for Pakistan, however, also indicated that the terrorists became more lethal in 2015 compared to the previous year. In 2015, there were 1.10 deaths per attack, compared to 0.99 in 2014.
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September - 4 
Two personnel of the bomb disposal squad (BDS) were killed when two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) hit a BDS and local Khasadar force team in Koz Chamarkand area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Trib
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Two personnel of the bomb disposal squad (BDS) were killed when two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) hit a BDS and local Khasadar force team in Koz Chamarkand area of Safi tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 4, reports Daily Times. A security official confirmed that a BDS team of MR 203 Wing was on routine patrol when an IED planted by militants blew up, killing Zarbad Shah Khattak. Another IED exploded in Nawapas area near the Pak-Afghan border. Khasadar force Hawaldar Nabi received critical injuries in the explosion and died on way to hospital. The splinter group of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) Jama’at-ul-Ahrar (JuA) claimed responsibility of both the attacks.
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September - 4 
Under the National Action Plan (NAP), geo-tagging of 7,724 madrassas has been completed by Sindh Special Branch and the IT Branch, helping security agencies see the exact location of seminaries and maintain a strict watch on them, reports The Express
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Under the National Action Plan (NAP), geo-tagging of 7,724 madrassas has been completed by Sindh Special Branch and the IT Branch, helping security agencies see the exact location of seminaries and maintain a strict watch on them, reports The Express Tribune. According to sources, of the total, 3,110 are in Karachi, 1,290 in Hyderabad, 750 in Mirpurkhas, 1,536 in Sukkur and 1,037 in Larkana Division. The sources said there are 10,030 madrassas in Sindh of which 2,309 madrassas were sealed under different allegations while 1,184 are yet to be registered.
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September - 4 
Unidentified assailants shot dead a man, Umar Zeb, in Qalagay village of Totano Bandai area in Kabal tehsil of Swat District on September 4, reports The News.
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Unidentified assailants shot dead a man, Umar Zeb, in Qalagay village of Totano Bandai area in Kabal tehsil of Swat District on September 4, reports The News.
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September - 4 
Two agitating forces - the Federal Alliance (FA) and the Untied Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) - decided to observe a ‘black day’ on September 19 the day that the constitution was promulgated, reports The Himalayan Times. The two o
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Two agitating forces - the Federal Alliance (FA) and the Untied Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) - decided to observe a ‘black day’ on September 19 the day that the constitution was promulgated, reports The Himalayan Times. The two outfits stated this in their press releases issued on September 4. The UDMF issued a press release saying that an anti-people constitution was imposed on September 20 last year against the interests of marginalised communities including Madhesi, Tharu, indigenous nationalities, Muslims, and Dalits. The front said that it would observe ‘black day’ to protest the constitution. The FA and the UDMF said they would organise protest programmes in all Districts on September 18 and observe a blackout from 7.30 to 8:00pm on September 19. On September 20, the UDMF will observe a candle light vigil for those who lost their lives during the Madhes movement. The front also directed its District chapters to organise programmes on the days and at the sites where people were martyred during the Madhes movement. The FA decided to hoist black flags in VDCs, Municipalities and District headquarters during the day and observe blackout from 7.30 to 8:00pm on September 19. On September 20, the front will organise programmes in all the Districts in memory of those who were martyred during the Madhes movement.Meanwhile the FA has also formed an 11-member committee under Sadbhawana Party (SP) Chair Laxman Lal Karna to prepare a draft of the constitution, reports The Himalayan Times on September 5. Members of the committee include Lalbabu Raut, Brikhesh Chandra Lal, Ram Naresh Ray, Keshav Jha, Gopal Dahit, Kumar Lingden and Prem Bahadur Khati.
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September - 4 
A Dhaka court on September 4 placed him on a six-day remand in the case filed over an attempt to kill Tutul. Interrogators have already gleaned some “important information” about Avijit murder from Sabur, Monirul Islam, chief of the Count
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A Dhaka court on September 4 placed him on a six-day remand in the case filed over an attempt to kill Tutul. Interrogators have already gleaned some “important information” about Avijit murder from Sabur, Monirul Islam, chief of the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime unit of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, said on September 4. Sabur, a madrasa (Islamic Seminary) student of Jatrabari (Dhaka), used his knowledge of Arabic to disseminate distorted religious interpretations among new recruits at the training camps of the banned militant outfit ABT, he said. “Through the distorted religious views, he convinced the attackers that killing the publishers would not be a sin,” he added.
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September - 4 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on September 4 told a parliamentary body that his ministry was taking steps to ban Islamic Chhatra Shibir (ICS) and Ansar Al Islam for anti-state, militant activities, reports Daily Star. He informed the parliamentary s
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on September 4 told a parliamentary body that his ministry was taking steps to ban Islamic Chhatra Shibir (ICS) and Ansar Al Islam for anti-state, militant activities, reports Daily Star. He informed the parliamentary standing committee on the home ministry about the matter during a meeting at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban, said meeting sources. Earlier, Kamal had said the same thing during another meeting of the JS body in May, 2016. According to the working paper of that meeting, the minister said the government had made a move to ban ICS and Ansar Al Islam. The working paper was approved at the meeting on September 4.
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September - 4 
Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to Malaysia Ibrahim Ansar was assaulted by a group of protestors allegedly linked to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) after he refused to divulge the details of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on
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Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to Malaysia Ibrahim Ansar was assaulted by a group of protestors allegedly linked to the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) after he refused to divulge the details of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa who is on a visit to Malaysia, at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on September 4, reports India Today. The attack on High Commissioner Ibrahim Ansar at the was allegedly carried out by the LTTE sympathisers, who were protesting against the visit of Rajapaksa, under whose leadership the Lankan troops defeated the LTTE ending the nearly three decade-long civil war. Speaking from Kuala Lumpur, the opposition legislator Lohan Ratwatte told the local media that Ansar was seeing off the joint opposition leader Dinesh Gunawardana at the airport when he was attacked allegedly by the LTTE sympathisers. Sri Lankan High Commission in Kuala Lumpur is coordinating with local law enforcement authorities to identify the perpetrators and assist with the investigationConfirming the report, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the attack on a diplomat, adds Colombo Page. "The Government of Sri Lanka condemns this act of violence on one of Sri Lanka's diplomats in the strongest terms," the Ministry said in a statement. The High Commissioner is receiving medical attention in Kuala Lumpur. "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Sri Lanka is seized of the seriousness of this incident and is taking all necessary action in this regard through diplomatic channels," the Ministry said.
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A senior cadre of the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), identified as Agun Basumatary, a close associate of NDFB-IKS leader B. Biday was killed by Assam Police in Kokrajhar District on early morning of Se
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A senior cadre of the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS), identified as Agun Basumatary, a close associate of NDFB-IKS leader B. Biday was killed by Assam Police in Kokrajhar District on early morning of September 6, reports Nagaland Post. An AK 81 rifle, two grenades, a magazine, several round of live ammunition from the slain militant. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP) L.R. Bishnoi said, "Based on specific information, three police teams laid three ambushes in and around Mainaopur area under Kochugaon police station in the district since Monday (September 5) night. The team led by me came face to face with two militants around 4.20 am (September 6). When we challenged them, they started firing at us forcing us to retaliate. Later, we could find one injured militant while the other one managed to escape," adding that although he was taken to the hospital immediately, doctors there declared him brought dead
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September - 5 
Five cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) were arrested from Anandpur thana area in West Singhbhum District on September 5, reports The Telegraph. Three loaded countrymade pistols were seized from Rinku Sahu, Satyanarayan Napit
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Five cadres of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) were arrested from Anandpur thana area in West Singhbhum District on September 5, reports The Telegraph. Three loaded countrymade pistols were seized from Rinku Sahu, Satyanarayan Napit, Shankar Tanti, Amarnath Kujur and Rohit Jojo. All the accused, except Napit (30), are in their early twenties and intermediate students. PLFI is a breakaway faction of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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September - 5 
India has been working closely with the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) ever since the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, and the FBI is also actively helping NIA (National Investigation Agency) in unravelling the Pathankot terror attack, India To
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India has been working closely with the FBI (Federal Bureau of Investigation) ever since the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai, and the FBI is also actively helping NIA (National Investigation Agency) in unravelling the Pathankot terror attack, India Today reports on September 6. But it is the growing influence of Islamic State (IS) which remains a huge challenge. With pan-India arrests of IS terror recruits in the past two years, India has been taking the help of the United States, as most of the servers of the mobile app sites and social networks are based in America. Many terror organisations like Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) continue to spread terror through their websites and Twitter handles. Close to 40 web and mobile based applications have been used by terrorists in the recent past, with high-end encryption. While agencies like Cert-in have been keeping a check, it is largely left to the NIA to crack terror-related cases.
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September - 5 
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 5, told leaders of the world’s top economies that they must isolate and sanction the “one single nation in South Asia” that is spreading “agents of terror” in the region,
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 5, told leaders of the world’s top economies that they must isolate and sanction the “one single nation in South Asia” that is spreading “agents of terror” in the region, reports Hindustan Times. Without naming India’s nuclear-armed foe- Pakistan, Modi told the concluding session of a G20 summit that his government appreciated the steps to combat the financing of terrorism, which was being used by some nations as an instrument of state policy.“Indeed one single nation in South Asia is spreading these agents of terror in countries of our region,” Modi said in one of his interventions. “We expect the international community to speak and act in unity, and to respond with urgency to fight this menace. Those who sponsor and support terrorism must be isolated and sanctioned, not rewarded… For us a terrorist is a terrorist.”Modi’s remarks are also seen as a message to China and its close relations with Pakistan. Beijing has shown a consistent reluctance to allow a UN ban on Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) 'chief' Masood Azhar, the alleged mastermind of the Pathankot attack. The comments came a day after he sought to forge international opinion on isolating Pakistan in his meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
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September - 5 
Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh September 5 told the State Assembly that his government “is committed” to passing a tough bill to safeguard the interests of all indigenous people but “the government needs consensus finding
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Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh September 5 told the State Assembly that his government “is committed” to passing a tough bill to safeguard the interests of all indigenous people but “the government needs consensus finding approaches after which it will consider passing the Draft Bill in a special assembly session”, reports Morung Express. The Chief Minister’s statement came amid mounting protest by the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) calling for tabling and passing of a new ILP related bill in the assembly of poll-bound Manipur. Hundreds of pro-ILP protesters gathered in the vicinity of the assembly building and tried to storm it. A large number of slogan-shouting students and women volunteers of JCILPS Women Wing attempted to storm the assembly violating curfew but the police foiled the bid. Manipur Police made special security arrangements to deal with protesters on the last day of the House session.
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September - 5 
Maoist cadres have put up a poster with threat messages at Dadhpa village under Kutumba Police Stationin Aurangabad District, which came to the notice of the villagers on September 5, reports The Times of India. The poster, carrying messages of Jiten
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Maoist cadres have put up a poster with threat messages at Dadhpa village under Kutumba Police Stationin Aurangabad District, which came to the notice of the villagers on September 5, reports The Times of India. The poster, carrying messages of Jitendra alias Prince and Haridwar reads, "Martyrdom of our brave members will not go futile and the organization will take up their unfinished task." In the message, the Maoists have even threatened Superintendent of Police (SP) Babu Ram and Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel for their participation in the ongoing anti-Maoist operation in the District. They have also threatened to avenge the Dumrinala encounter in July between Security Forces (SFs) and rebels, in which four Maoists were killed. Targeting the SP, the Maoists have alleged that Police Forces are committing atrocities under his leadership and the organization will punish him in at 'jan adalat' (People’s Court). However, the SP said the Maoists are mainly engaged in extortion and have nothing to do with welfare of villagers.
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September - 5 
Over 100 protesters were injured during clashes broke out at many places across Valley on September 5, reports Daily Excelsior. Curfew, restrictions and shutdown disrupted normal life in Kashmir for 59th day. Police and para-military Security Forces
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Over 100 protesters were injured during clashes broke out at many places across Valley on September 5, reports Daily Excelsior. Curfew, restrictions and shutdown disrupted normal life in Kashmir for 59th day. Police and para-military Security Forces (SFs) were patrolling the curfew bound areas and roads were blocked with concertina wires and iron barricades. The train services between Banihal and Baramulla remained disrupted while mobile internet and pre-paid mobile services continue to remain suspended. A protest rally was organized at Aarath in Budgam District in which thousands of people participated but it passed off peacefully. Around two dozen persons were injured as SFs fired tear smoke and pellets to disperse a rally at Kelum area of Bijbehara in Anantnag District. At Zangalpora village of Kulgam District, thousands of people participated in the protest rally. SFs fired tear smoke and pellets to disperse the protesters.
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September - 5 
Police arrested two Hills State United Liberation Front (HSULF) militants, identified as Sumesh Bodo and Roytho Kemprai from Rongkimi in Diphu in East Karbi Anglong District on September 4, reports Nagaland Post. A 9mm OG, OXIM single shot rifle, 9 m
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Police arrested two Hills State United Liberation Front (HSULF) militants, identified as Sumesh Bodo and Roytho Kemprai from Rongkimi in Diphu in East Karbi Anglong District on September 4, reports Nagaland Post. A 9mm OG, OXIM single shot rifle, 9 mm live ammunition and a Chinese grenade were recovered from their possession. It may be mentioned that HSULF is a newly formed underground group which comprises of individuals belonging to different hill tribes in the District.
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September - 5 
President Pranab Mukherjee said on September 5 said India is "substantially free" from the globally witnessed menace of homegrown terrorism because citizens possess "ethnicity in mind and have faith in pluralism", reports The Time
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President Pranab Mukherjee said on September 5 said India is "substantially free" from the globally witnessed menace of homegrown terrorism because citizens possess "ethnicity in mind and have faith in pluralism", reports The Times of India. The President said it was India's policy and the acumen of its administration that have kept the country "substantially free" from its tentacles. He asserted, "It is we who are attacked and we are the victims of cross-border attacks... But not so much of homegrown terror," he said, adding this was because of the "ethnicity of mind, belief and faith in pluralism, huge diversity in language, religion, food... Almost in everything"."Secularism is part of the life" for Indians, he said, adding that India's diversity is its strength and the Constitution has helped maintain it. India choosing to be a parliamentary democracy and drafting its own Constitution were "major developments" that have kept India secular.
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September - 5 
Public of Aghunato under Zunheboto District of Nagaland declared non-cooperation with Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) in the wake of the recent ambush carried out by the outfit on an Assam Rifles (AR) convoy near A
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Public of Aghunato under Zunheboto District of Nagaland declared non-cooperation with Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) in the wake of the recent ambush carried out by the outfit on an Assam Rifles (AR) convoy near Aghunato town, reports The Assam Tribune on September 6. The decision was adopted at a public meeting convened by Kukami Hoho, Eastern Sumi Students' Union and Sumi Totimi Hoho at Aghunato town hall. A joint press statement said the meeting was attended by general public of 54 villages, village council and students’ union members and elders. At the meeting, the house also resolved for non-cooperation with any factions involved in gun battle at Aghunato area in the future.
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September - 5 
Terrorists and insurgents are getting "public support" in some parts of the country and unless this is stopped, India will continue to get hit by acts of terrorism, a report prepared by National Security Guard (NSG) has said, Zee News repor
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Terrorists and insurgents are getting "public support" in some parts of the country and unless this is stopped, India will continue to get hit by acts of terrorism, a report prepared by National Security Guard (NSG) has said, Zee News reports on September 6. The analytical report on recent bombing incidents in the country, compiled with data from all states for the period between April and June 2016, also raised concern over the possible leakage and use of ordnance factory-made explosives by terror outfits."Analysis of the data by the NBDC [National Bomb Data Centre] shows public was the prime target of the terrorists/militants/insurgents. Public support to terrorists/insurgents continues in some parts of the nation...Until and unless the public support to anti-national elements stops, the acts of terrorism will continue. Sincere efforts are required to mitigate the IED menace. A 'Whole of Nation' effort is the way ahead to keep the citizens of the country safe," the report stated.Analyses of the incidents of IED recovery/blasts for the second quarter of this year, it added, reveal "in most of the incidents, explosive ordnance like grenades and other forms of explosives which are made in ordnance factories were used by terrorists, militants and insurgents of Jammu and Kashmir and North East...In some incidents, Chinese made grenades were also used by militants of Jammu and Kashmir," the report said. It said a total of 93 blast incidents were reported in the second quarter of this year as compared to 92 last year, while 39 people were killed as compared to 60 people last year and 185 injured in comparison to 206 last year (2015)."There was 1 per cent increase in number of blast incidents during the second quarter of 2016 vis-a-vis second quarter of 2015. There was 16 per cent decrease in the number of casualties which took place in blast incidents in the second quarter of 2016 vis-a-vis same period last year," it said.
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September - 5 
Three soldiers were injured when militants attacked an army convoy in Handwara area in Kupwara District on September 7, reports Daily Excelsior. The army convoy was attacked by militants at Kralgund along Kupwara-Baramulla highway in Handwara area wh
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Three soldiers were injured when militants attacked an army convoy in Handwara area in Kupwara District on September 7, reports Daily Excelsior. The army convoy was attacked by militants at Kralgund along Kupwara-Baramulla highway in Handwara area when it was on its way to Srinagar. Three soldiers, two identified as Havaldar Jagtap Singh and Sepoy Shafiq Malik, have been injured. The condition of one of the three soldiers is stated to be critical. Militant outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) meanwhile claimed responsibility for the attack. However, sources said that it is a group army had already inputs that a group of five militants present in the area were planning attack on convoy in the area. They said that these militants are believed to be belonging to unknown Afghan brigade that is linked to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and is headed by Abdullah Salfi.
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September - 5 
Rangers claimed to have arrested three Lyari gangsters during raids in Lyari Town, Keamari Town and Shah Faisal Town on September 5, reports The Express Tribune. Arms and ammunition were also seized from their possession.
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Rangers claimed to have arrested three Lyari gangsters during raids in Lyari Town, Keamari Town and Shah Faisal Town on September 5, reports The Express Tribune. Arms and ammunition were also seized from their possession.
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September - 5 
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Investigation wing claimed to have foiled a terrorist attack on the eve of Eidul Azha by arresting five sectarian terrorists Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 5 , reports The Express Tribune
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The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Investigation wing claimed to have foiled a terrorist attack on the eve of Eidul Azha by arresting five sectarian terrorists Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 5 , reports The Express Tribune . The five militants were identified as Syed Amir Hussain Rizvi alias Babar, Zianul Abideen alias Sunny, Faizyab Ali alias Sheraz, Syed Mohsin Hussain alias Talha alias Pagal and Syed Abbas alias Ashar alias Hamza. Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Arif Hanif said that the arrested militants were involved in sectarian violence in the city. “Besides, they had been involved in various cases of sectarian violence and had completed their homework to carry out targeted killings of religious scholars, leaders and doctors belonging to the rival sect,” Hanif claimed, adding, “They had planned to attack their newly selected targets on the eve of Eidul Azha.”
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September - 5 
Two labourers, identified as Javed Ali and Muhammad Asif, were shot dead by unidentified armed assailants while they were sleeping in their camps at Maraw Chowk in Mastung District on September 5, reports Daily Times.
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Two labourers, identified as Javed Ali and Muhammad Asif, were shot dead by unidentified armed assailants while they were sleeping in their camps at Maraw Chowk in Mastung District on September 5, reports Daily Times.
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September - 5 
Two Policemen, identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Abdullah and his constable son, were killed when unidentified militants opened fire at them on Masjid Road in Mastung District on September 5, reports Dawn.
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Two Policemen, identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Abdullah and his constable son, were killed when unidentified militants opened fire at them on Masjid Road in Mastung District on September 5, reports Dawn.
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September - 5 
Unidentified militants opened fire at a levies official in Kandao area of Mastung District, killing him on the spot on September 5, reports Dawn. No outfit claimed responsibility for the killings.
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Unidentified militants opened fire at a levies official in Kandao area of Mastung District, killing him on the spot on September 5, reports Dawn. No outfit claimed responsibility for the killings.
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September - 5 
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal while responding to lawmakers’ queries at the Development Committee of the Parliament on September 5 said that the Government was committed to holding local polls, reports The Himalayan Times. He “I discu
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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal while responding to lawmakers’ queries at the Development Committee of the Parliament on September 5 said that the Government was committed to holding local polls, reports The Himalayan Times. He “I discussed local polls with the Election Commission recently and the office bearers told me that they would be able to hold local polls if we could enact election-related laws by mid-October.”
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September - 5 
Detectives in a drive arrested four female members of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)’s ‘suicide squad’ at Boroitola village in Sirajganj District on September 5, reports The Independent. The arrestees were identified as
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Detectives in a drive arrested four female members of Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)’s ‘suicide squad’ at Boroitola village in Sirajganj District on September 5, reports The Independent. The arrestees were identified as Fulera Khatun (45), Sakila Khatun (18), Salma Khatun (16) and Rajia (35). Police recovered huge Jihadi books and computers from them.
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September - 5 
Director General (DG) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Benazir Ahmed on September 5 observed that those who do not believe in the Liberation War may leave the country, reports New Age.”We’ll be fine without you. We don’t need shamele
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Director General (DG) of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Benazir Ahmed on September 5 observed that those who do not believe in the Liberation War may leave the country, reports New Age.”We’ll be fine without you. We don’t need shameless people,” he said. Noting that the country’s 16 crore people cannot be defeated with a few local weapons and bombs, the RAB chief urged the militants, who chose this path either willingly or unwillingly, to return to their mothers’ laps. “All together we will turn your dream into a nightmare. Together with people, militancy will be rooted out from the country the same way JMB was purged in 2004,” he said.
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September - 5 
The eight-hour countrywide hartal(general strike) called by the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) for September 5 was passed off peacefully as all the offices, shops, markets and educational institutions remained open and functioned normally, reports New Age. Du
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The eight-hour countrywide hartal(general strike) called by the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) for September 5 was passed off peacefully as all the offices, shops, markets and educational institutions remained open and functioned normally, reports New Age. During the hartal from 6:00am to 2:00pm, all the shops and shopping centres remained open while land, river and sea ports functioned normally and banks and insurance companies also worked usually. Traffic was normal across the country including in the cities and highways. JeI called the hartal immediately after its central executive committee member Mir Quasem Ali was executed on September 3 night for crimes against humanity committed in Chittagong in the 1971 War for Independence.
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September - 5 
Several organizations and the parents and relatives of Tamil political prisoners staged a demonstration in the Killinochchi town of Killinotschchi District on September 5 calling upon the Government to free Tamil political prisoners, reports Daily Ne
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Several organizations and the parents and relatives of Tamil political prisoners staged a demonstration in the Killinochchi town of Killinotschchi District on September 5 calling upon the Government to free Tamil political prisoners, reports Daily News. The group said the Government must release the political prisoners in keeping with the pledge given to the Tamil National Alliance (TNA) to grant them a common amnesty on September 4. The protesters said the TNA should take the issue up with the Government again, because the pledge was issued by the Government to the TNA. Killinochchi District TNA parliamentarian S. Sridharan was also present at the demonstration.
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September - 6 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in the dense forests of the Sukma District on September 6, reports The Times of India. The skirmish took place when a team of the Distri
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in the dense forests of the Sukma District on September 6, reports The Times of India. The skirmish took place when a team of the District Reserve Group (DRG) led by Dornapal Station House Officer (SHO) Ajay Sonkar, was out an anti-Maoist operation in Dornapal Police Station area, Sukma Superintendent of Police (SP) Indira Kalyan Elesela said. A group of Maoists opened indiscriminate fire on the team near Koyabekur village following which an encounter broke out between both the sides, he said. Meda Benjami alias Kukkal Mada, head of Janatana Sarkar (people’s government unit) of Maoists in Kerlapal area, was killed in the encounter, Elesela said, adding the deceased was looking after Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] activities in about 10 villages of the region. A muzzle loading gun and some ammunition was recovered from the spot, he said.
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September - 6 
A self-styled 'captain' of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K), who was arrested by the Assam Police on September 6, revealed how most of the Indian militant outfits based in Myanmar, barring the Independent fa
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A self-styled 'captain' of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K), who was arrested by the Assam Police on September 6, revealed how most of the Indian militant outfits based in Myanmar, barring the Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I), have taken to opium cultivation as a source of income in one of Asia's biggest opium producing areas known as the Golden Triangle, spread over Myanmar, Laos and Thailand, reports The Times of India on September 7. Tobatobite Sumi alias Boni Mech, an Assamese Mech Kachari origin member of the NSCN-K, had come down from the Myanmar base last March. He told interrogators he was in the city for treatment. Giving several facts about the Myanmar base of the NSCN-K, which by virtue of being a Myanmarese rebel group in ceasefire with its Government, has 'rented' out parts of the area under its control in Saigang to the Indian outfits. If the rebel group is engaged in either gun running or opium cultivation, they have to pay 15% of their income to the Khaplang group. Sumi told the interrogators that the physical condition of the ageing 75-year-old NSCN-K supremo, SS Khaplang, a Myanmarese Naga, is far from healthy and he needs assistance to move from one place to place. Three of his four wives have died, Sumi told the interrogators.
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September - 6 
Asserting that Washington DC has been very clear that it wants to see accountability and justice in the case of the 26/11 (November 26, 2008) Mumbai terror attack, the United States- US said it is making its concerns clear that Pakistan needs to go a
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Asserting that Washington DC has been very clear that it wants to see accountability and justice in the case of the 26/11 (November 26, 2008) Mumbai terror attack, the United States- US said it is making its concerns clear that Pakistan needs to go after all the terrorist groups operating or seeking safe haven on their soil, india.com reports on September 7. The US State Department Deputy Spokesperson, Mark C. Toner said that Washington has long encouraged and pushed for greater counterterrorism cooperation which includes the sharing of intelligence between India and Pakistan in the Mumbai terror attack. “We’ve been very clear that we want to see accountability and justice in the case of the Mumbai attacks, and as you noted, there were American citizens who lost their lives in that – those terrible attacks. Also we’ve long encouraged and pushed for greater counterterrorism cooperation, and that includes the sharing of intelligence between India and Pakistan in that regard,” Toner said. Toner further emphasized that the U.S. has made its concerns clear that Pakistan needs to go after all the terrorist groups operating in the country over the terrorist attacks, which includes 26/11. “We want to see full accountability for these terrible attacks. We’re working with Pakistan, we’re making our concerns clear that they need to go after all the terrorist groups that are operating or seeking safe haven on their soil. And that’s been our clear objective for a long time now.
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September - 6 
Ceasefire was never to “make us comfortable” but an opportunity to move forward, said the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) general secretary, Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho at the 52nd anniversary commemoration of Indo-Naga Ceasefire Day in
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Ceasefire was never to “make us comfortable” but an opportunity to move forward, said the Nagaland Baptist Church Council (NBCC) general secretary, Rev. Dr. Zelhou Keyho at the 52nd anniversary commemoration of Indo-Naga Ceasefire Day in Kohima on September 6, reports Nagaland Post. He said that ceasefire was not only to stop the hostility between two warring enemies and “save us” from the terror of hunting each other, but to “give us hope” to stand on an equal footing with the force, which “sought to destroy us”, and “give us a platform to dialogue and negotiate for our rights.” The programme, organized by NBCC, was held at Chedema peace camp to commemorate the ceasefire that was signed between the Government of India (GoI) and the Federal Government of Nagaland on September 6, 1964 with the intervention of NBCC.
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September - 6 
Manipur Police bomb disposal squad safely exploded an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) recovered from a place located between Kwatha Khunjao and Kwatha Khunou in Chandel District on September 6, reports The Sangai Express. The bomb weighing around 2
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Manipur Police bomb disposal squad safely exploded an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) recovered from a place located between Kwatha Khunjao and Kwatha Khunou in Chandel District on September 6, reports The Sangai Express. The bomb weighing around 2 kg was detected by some villagers on the side of an Inter-Village Road (IVR) that connects the two villages on September 5. The IVR is located around 7 km from the National Highway (NH). The explosive was disposed with assistance from 12 Assam Rifles (AR) and Moreh Police station today as the bomb disposal squad at Imphal received information about the incident late on September 5.
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September - 6 
Pakistani troops violated border ceasefire for the second time in less than a week by resorting to small arms firing and mortar shelling on forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Poonch District on September 6 (today), repo
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Pakistani troops violated border ceasefire for the second time in less than a week by resorting to small arms firing and mortar shelling on forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch sector of Poonch District on September 6 (today), reports The Times of India. "The Pakistan army troops resorted to unprovoked and indiscriminate firing on Indian army posts along LoC in Poonch sector of Jammu and Kashmir since midnight," the defence spokesperson said. The spokesperson said the Pakistan army also shelled posts with heavy mortars and opened fire with small arms and automatic weapons in the Poonch sector. "Our troops are responding appropriately and no casualties or damage to our troops was reported till the report last came in. The firing was still going on" the spokesperson added. The exchange of fire is going intermittently in Shahpur Kandi area along LoC in Poonch, Police said. Today's ceasefire violation is second in less than a week. On September 2, Pakistan troops violated ceasefire by firing on forward army posts along LoC in Akhnoor sector in Jammu District.
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September - 6 
Security Force (SF) personnel recovered a bludgeoned body of one person killed by suspected People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres in Kudasud village under Murhu tehsil in Khunti District on September 6, The times of India. Khunti, whic
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Security Force (SF) personnel recovered a bludgeoned body of one person killed by suspected People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres in Kudasud village under Murhu tehsil in Khunti District on September 6, The times of India. Khunti, which is about 35 kilometres from Ranchi, witnessed a spate of killings perpetrated by PLFI and other Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-linked groups in 2011-12. History seems to have repeated itself. Last year, 108 persons were killed in the District - which is three times higher than the total number of murders reported in Koderma, a District more populous than Khunti. "The district was largely peaceful about two decades ago," said Khunti Member of Parliament (MP) Kadiya Munda. Many of these killings have been linked to domestic disputes. About 112 people were killed in 2011, 126 in 2012, 109 in 2013 and 99 in 2014. In the past four years, Koderma, Latehar, Simdega, Jamtara and other Districts that are more populous than Khunti reported more than half of the combined murders reported in Khunti. Gang violence has also led to a spike in crime. On September 3, three persons were killed in a "turf war". Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) (operations) P R Mishra said Naxal [Left wing Extremism (LWE)]-violence has dipped. "In 2015, only 13 people were killed by ultras," said Mishra. PLFI is a breakaway faction of CPI-Maoist.
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September - 6 
Security Forces (SFs) in Assam on September 6 said NDFB-IKS has set up camps in the neighbouring country; Bhutan, adds The Telegraph. "We are now certain about some NDFB (S) camps in Bhutan. Their 'commander-in-chief' G. Bidai is also sa
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Security Forces (SFs) in Assam on September 6 said NDFB-IKS has set up camps in the neighbouring country; Bhutan, adds The Telegraph. "We are now certain about some NDFB (S) camps in Bhutan. Their 'commander-in-chief' G. Bidai is also said to be hiding there," ADGP, L.R. Bishnoi, said, hours after a "hardcore cadre" of the outfit, identified as Agun Basumatary, was killed during an operation in Kokrajhar District that shares its border with Bhutan's Sarpang District. Although security forces had earlier suspected the presence of NDFB-IKS camps in Bhutan, they officially disclosed this for the first time.
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September - 6 
The Guwahati city Police arrested a Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) cadre, identified as Tobika Sumi alias Boni Mech (33) from Nabagraha in the Guwahati city in Kamrup Metropolitan District on September 6, reports
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The Guwahati city Police arrested a Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) cadre, identified as Tobika Sumi alias Boni Mech (33) from Nabagraha in the Guwahati city in Kamrup Metropolitan District on September 6, reports The Sentinel. The arrested cadre joined the outfit in 1996 and got training in Myanmar. He hails from Kuchiya Bil in East Dimapur in Nagaland. Along with the Police, sleuths from the Intelligence Bureau (IB) and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) were also interrogating the cadre. The city Police is interacting with their Nagaland counterparts to know the background of the militant.
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September - 6 
The Kashmir valley witnessed unabated violence for the 60th day on September 6, leaving two more protesters dead succumbing to their injuries, reports The Hindu. One youth, Naseer Ahmad Dar (20), died of multiple injuries inflicted by pellets fired b
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The Kashmir valley witnessed unabated violence for the 60th day on September 6, leaving two more protesters dead succumbing to their injuries, reports The Hindu. One youth, Naseer Ahmad Dar (20), died of multiple injuries inflicted by pellets fired by Security Forces (SFs). “The police came under heavy stone pelting when they went to the area to arrest those who disturb peace. One youth died,” said Inspector General of Police, (IGP) Kashmir, S.J.M. Jeelani. “Pellets are being used only when the need arises,” he added. Dar’s funeral prayers turned into a massive pro-freedom rally as hundreds arrived to witness the burial. Over 100 people, including a woman, were injured in the clashes. On September 5, Asif Majeed Nagoo (17), a resident of Kupwara District, succumbed to his injuries at a Srinagar hospital. He had sustained critical injuries to the head during a protest in Sopore on September 4. In the meantime, clashes were also reported in Bandipora, Sopore, Kulgam, Srinagar and Kupwara. Fresh clashes come just a day after an all-party delegation, headed by Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh, failed to break the ice with separatists.
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September - 6 
Two Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) cadres were killed in a rival war in Palamau District on September 6, reports New Indian Express. The Police recovered two bodies of the TPC cadres from Bhelwahi village of the District. According to a Police offi
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Two Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) cadres were killed in a rival war in Palamau District on September 6, reports New Indian Express. The Police recovered two bodies of the TPC cadres from Bhelwahi village of the District. According to a Police official, both TPC cadres were gunned down by a rival group. TPC is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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September - 6 
Police arrested 60 suspects during search and strike operations in various areas of Bannu District on September 7, reports The News. The Police seized two Kalashnikovs, three rifles, six guns and 22 pistols from their possession.
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Police arrested 60 suspects during search and strike operations in various areas of Bannu District on September 7, reports The News. The Police seized two Kalashnikovs, three rifles, six guns and 22 pistols from their possession.
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September - 6 
Speaking during the Defense Day ceremony on September 6, Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif said that despite the successes of Operation Zarb-e-Azb, threats to peace persist, reports Dawn. He called for the implementation of the Nationa
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Speaking during the Defense Day ceremony on September 6, Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif said that despite the successes of Operation Zarb-e-Azb, threats to peace persist, reports Dawn. He called for the implementation of the National Action Plan (NAP) and wide-ranging legal and governance reforms to sustain the military’s achievements against terrorists.
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September - 6 
The local Police on September 6 claimed to have arrested 11 terrorists' facilitators, 49 suspects and 30 illegal foreigners during the month of August this year, reports Daily Times. Sources said that the District Police carried out 30 search and
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The local Police on September 6 claimed to have arrested 11 terrorists' facilitators, 49 suspects and 30 illegal foreigners during the month of August this year, reports Daily Times. Sources said that the District Police carried out 30 search and strike operations last month, in which 11 alleged facilitators of terrorists, 49 suspects and 30 illegal Afghan nationals were arrested. The Police also claimed to have recovered arms and ammunitions.
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September - 6 
Two bullet-riddled dead bodies of ethnic Baloch were the recovered from storm-water drain on Mauripur Road in Saddar Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 6, reports The News. The toll of dead bodies from the same spot has rea
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Two bullet-riddled dead bodies of ethnic Baloch were the recovered from storm-water drain on Mauripur Road in Saddar Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 6, reports The News. The toll of dead bodies from the same spot has reached seven in the last one and a half month. The Baloch, victims were found with their limbs tied with a rope and appeared to be between 30-35 years of age.
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September - 6 
A Singapore court document reveals that Islamic State of Bangladesh (ISB), founded in Singapore in March, planned to wage jihad in Bangladesh from the northern District of Panchagarh, reports The Daily Star on September 7. The document was revealed w
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A Singapore court document reveals that Islamic State of Bangladesh (ISB), founded in Singapore in March, planned to wage jihad in Bangladesh from the northern District of Panchagarh, reports The Daily Star on September 7. The document was revealed when produced to Singapore court during trial of radical group's jailed chief Rahman Mizanur. Its members discussed a timeline for attacks in Bangladesh and a list of targets including Police personnel and people from Hindu, Christian and Buddhist communities. The ultimate goal of the group was to overthrow the Government and establish an Islamic State (IS)-sponsored caliphate in Bangladesh, said the document.
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September - 6 
Jessore Policereleased photographs of 11 suspected extremists on September 6, reports New Age. The suspected extremists were identified as Tanjib alias Ashraful, his brother Tanjir Ahmed, their sisters Masuma Akhter and Maksuda Khatun, Maksuda’
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Jessore Policereleased photographs of 11 suspected extremists on September 6, reports New Age. The suspected extremists were identified as Tanjib alias Ashraful, his brother Tanjir Ahmed, their sisters Masuma Akhter and Maksuda Khatun, Maksuda’s husband Shakir Ahmed and Masuma’s husband Nazmul Hasan and Mussabir of Uttara in Dhaka, Harez Ali of Dakkhin Khan, Dhaka, GM Nazim Uddin of Monirampur, Jessore, Mohiuddin of Chansra, Jessore and Mehedi Hasan Jim of Sharsha in Jessore. The first four persons are activists of Hizb-ut-Tahrir, Police said.
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September - 6 
Police in a drive arrested three leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) from Alamnagar village in Jessore District on September 6 on sabotage charge, reports The Independent. The arrestees were identified as Abdur Razzak, Selim Reza and Jakir Hossain. Poli
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Police in a drive arrested three leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) from Alamnagar village in Jessore District on September 6 on sabotage charge, reports The Independent. The arrestees were identified as Abdur Razzak, Selim Reza and Jakir Hossain. Police also recovered some jihadi (religion uprising) books and leaflets from them.
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September - 7 
A former deputy sarpanch (deputy head of village level local self government institution) was killed by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on the suspicion of being a ‘Police informer’ in Mahasamund District on
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A former deputy sarpanch (deputy head of village level local self government institution) was killed by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on the suspicion of being a ‘Police informer’ in Mahasamund District on September 7, reports The Times of India. Khejan Sonwani (45) was shot dead late last night at his house in Khairat Kala village under Komakhan Police Station limits, Mahasamund Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rakesh Bhatt said. Three armed ultras stormed into his house in Khairat Kala and pumped bullets into Sonwani, he said. The assailants had dropped some pamphlets in which they claimed Sonwani was acting as a mediator in tendu leaf (leaves of Diospyros Melonoxylon) procurement in forests of Chhattisgarh-Odisha border and siphoned off money in the deals, the ASP said. Besides, they also claimed that the victim was acting as a ‘Police informer’, he added.
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September - 7 
Army’s 46 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Special Operations Group (SOG) Baramulla on September 7, conducted searches in Hyder Mohalla Khawaja Bagh area of Baramulla District after they received inputs about presence of militants in the area, reports
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Army’s 46 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Special Operations Group (SOG) Baramulla on September 7, conducted searches in Hyder Mohalla Khawaja Bagh area of Baramulla District after they received inputs about presence of militants in the area, reports Daily Excelsior. Army’s 52 RR and SOG Baramulla in the meantime continued its operations against a group of five Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants in Sultanpora Kandi area of Baramulla District. The group had slipped out of security cordon last week.
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September - 7 September - 8
Chirang Police foiled an attempt by I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants and their sympathisers to remit money obtained through extortion to their camps in Myanmar and arrested five persons in conne
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Chirang Police foiled an attempt by I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militants and their sympathisers to remit money obtained through extortion to their camps in Myanmar and arrested five persons in connection with this case, reports The Telegraphon September 8. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Chirang, Tabu Ram Pegu, said the accused had planned to transfer INR 40,000 to a bank account in Nagaland and from there human couriers would have been used to ship the money to the outfit's camps in the forests of Myanmar. "They tried to transfer the money from the Basugaon branch of the State Bank of India (SBI) yesterday (September 7) but could not do so because of link failure at the bank. They would have tried it again today but before that we arrested them and seized the money," he said. "The cash seized from them was part of Rs 60,000 that they had extorted from one Kumar Basumatary, a timber smuggler from the Khungring area of Chirang District, some days ago," ASP said.The series of arrests began with 22-year-old NDFB-IKS cadre Daukha Narzary alias Dopthai. He was arrested from the Sundari area under Sidli Police Station of Chirang District on September 7 evening during an operation launched on the basis of a tip-off. Narzary belongs to the 40th batch of NDFB-IKS cadres and was trained in Myanmar. Based on his confession, two linkmen, identified as Kwmtha Basumatary and Swrangsar Basumatary were arrested from Rangsaidam under Basugaon Police Station in Chirang District on September 7 night and INR 40,000 was recovered from them. "Further questioning of the accused persons revealed names of their other accomplices and multiple raids were conducted and two more linkmen of the outfit, Bhim Basumatary and Jwngdao Basumatary were apprehend from Kashikotra under Sidli Police Station around 1.30pm today (September 8)," the ASP said.According to Security Forces (SFs), the NDFB-IKS has stepped up its extortion drive in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) and adjoining areas though their cadres and linkmen as the outfit has been going through a major financial crunch. The militant group is using linkmen and sympathisers, mostly local youths belonging to poor families including girls, to carry out extortions. A Police source said the NDFB-IKS is using bank accounts of some persons in Nagaland to route extortion money to their Myanmar camps. "Certain percentage of the money is given to the bank account holder as commission," the source said. In order to avoid detection by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), the funds are transferred in small amounts not exceeding INR one lakh.
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September - 7 
Expressing concern at the unabated illegal migration, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on September 7 underlined the need for formal agreements and creation of joint mechanisms between India and its neighbours to ensure eliminati
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Expressing concern at the unabated illegal migration, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju on September 7 underlined the need for formal agreements and creation of joint mechanisms between India and its neighbours to ensure elimination of illegal crossovers, drug trafficking and infiltration, reports The Assam Tribune. “Unless India’s neighbours are made to realise that it was in the interest of both countries to stop infiltration and incursions, the security of countries will remain at stake,” he said while delivering the keynote address at FICCI-India Foundation convention on ‘Homeland Security-2016: Smart Borders Management’ in New Delhi. Development and security go hand in hand and mere physical delineation of territories will not suffice, he said, adding that although India had fenced borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh, and the Government was trying to make the security mechanism foolproof, drug trafficking, illegal crossing and infiltration remain the order of the day.Previous Governments had adopted a “defeatist” attitude by not constructing roads in Arunachal Pradesh and Ladakh as they felt Chinese forces could use them, Kiren Rijiju added.
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September - 7 
India is now holding a joint combat exercise with Kazakhstan to boost military interoperability, the joint exercise "Prabal Dostyk" (robust friendship), with the central theme being counter-terrorism in rural and semi-urban terrain, is bein
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India is now holding a joint combat exercise with Kazakhstan to boost military interoperability, the joint exercise "Prabal Dostyk" (robust friendship), with the central theme being counter-terrorism in rural and semi-urban terrain, is being conducted in Karaganda region of Kazakhstan till September 17, reports The Times of India. "The 14-day exercise will be conducted in two stages. The first stage will be to familiarize with each other's tactics, drills, weapons and equipment. In the second stage, troops from the two armies will graduate to jointly execute a helicopter-borne operation in a simulated environment. Combat battle drills and physical fitness will be the focal point of the exercise," said an officer.
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September - 7 
Militants attacked the residents of a National Conference (NC) leader, Abdul Rashid Khaday at Begam Pora Damhal Hanjipora in Kulgam District on September 7, and snatched six rifles from the security guards, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports said that
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Militants attacked the residents of a National Conference (NC) leader, Abdul Rashid Khaday at Begam Pora Damhal Hanjipora in Kulgam District on September 7, and snatched six rifles from the security guards, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports said that militants overpowered the security guards and took away the rifles. They include two AK rifles, 2 INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) rifles, one Self-Loading Rifle (SLR) and one .303.
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September - 7 
Militants tried to storm Police Station Pulwama District on September 7, but the security guards foiled the attack, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports said that four heavily armed militants tried to force their way into Police Station to carry out Fida
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Militants tried to storm Police Station Pulwama District on September 7, but the security guards foiled the attack, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports said that four heavily armed militants tried to force their way into Police Station to carry out Fidayeen (suicide) attack at around 12. 05 a.m. but security guards fired back. The firing continued for 15 minutes and militants fled under the cover of darkness after failing to enter the Police Station. Massive searches have been launched by Police, army and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) against the militant group.
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On September 7, US had asked Pakistan to speed up hearing in 26/11 (November 26, 2008) Mumbai terrorist attacks in which 166 people, including six Americans were killed, reports ddinews.com. More than six years have passed since the hearing for
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On September 7, US had asked Pakistan to speed up hearing in 26/11 (November 26, 2008) Mumbai terrorist attacks in which 166 people, including six Americans were killed, reports ddinews.com. More than six years have passed since the hearing for 2008 attacks began in Pakistan. The mastermind of the attacks, Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) 'operations commander' Zakiur Rahman Lakhvi, lives at an undisclosed location after being granted bail over a year ago. The other six suspects are in Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi, Punjab.
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Police on September 7, recovered three posters and one banner of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) put up in Hurdanga panchayat (village level local-self government institution) under Karaikela Police Station area close to the border o
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Police on September 7, recovered three posters and one banner of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) put up in Hurdanga panchayat (village level local-self government institution) under Karaikela Police Station area close to the border of West Singhbhum and Khunti Districts condemning the policies of Chief Minister (CM) Raghubar Das, reports The Times of India. A team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel who visited the spots with dog squads removed the posters. The posters have created panic ahead of Maoist bandh(general shut down strike) on September 9 (today). The bandh has been called against the attempts of the State Government to change land laws. "Burn murderer Raghubar Das and police officers in the fire of Maoism," one poster read. A police officer said other posters talked about intensifying the people's war against the state and establishing the government of the peasants and the laborers. Chaibasa Superintendent of Police (SP) Michael Raj said the posters were common posters Maoists usually put up to elicit people's support which they have lost in the past few years. "The posters were removed by security personnel. It was close to the national highway passing through the district," Raj said.
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September - 7 
Reacting to the non-cooperation move by Aghunato public, Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) ‘Ministry of Information & Publicity (MIP)’ in a press note stated that the “public did not just conver
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Reacting to the non-cooperation move by Aghunato public, Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) ‘Ministry of Information & Publicity (MIP)’ in a press note stated that the “public did not just converged by itself and declared non-cooperation to NSCN/GPRN for the latter’s attack on Indian occupational forces”, reports Nagaland Post on September 8. MIP said some elements instead of focusing on the unresolved issue-- 70 years of Indo-Naga-Myanmar political conflict and the sacrifices made by NSCN for sovereignty, took advantage of the public’s longing for peace and tranquility in the area and “manipulated the emotional situation and architecture the non-cooperation declaration”. MIP said “security forces in an unprovoked attack gunned down one innocent civilian and injured another civilian at Aghunato Area last year (2015) in November 2 in which two NSCN workers were also killed”. MIP said despite offensive combing operations continuing in the area, the architectures of non-cooperation seemed to have ignored the actual sustained provocative actions of the security forces responsible for NSCN’s retaliation.It said over a dozen “NSCN workers were arrested, tortured, imprisoned and killed under Zunheboto District by Security Forces during the last 18 months”. However, MIP said NSCN had been maintaining maximum restraint and avoiding confrontation in the District to ensure public safety. This, MIP said had emboldened the occupational forces to adopt more aggressive posture in the area. MIP noted that Aghunato area had been the bastion of Naga struggle and the first Naga’s war of independence, the 1955 Indo-Naga battle was fought at Hoshepu, Aghunato as the people of Aghunato had stood by with the NSCN. “It shall come to pass and anti-national elements involved in the declaration shall be exposed and defeated,” MIP stated.
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Reena Joyce Mary, a suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Dindigul District on September 7, reports The Hindu. After hearing, the court adjourned the case to September
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Reena Joyce Mary, a suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court in Dindigul District on September 7, reports The Hindu. After hearing, the court adjourned the case to September 21. Later, she was taken back to Vellore prison. The Q Branch Police had arrested Reena in Padappai in Kanchipuram District. Earlier, the Dindigul Police produced her before the court on August 26 and sought its permission to take her under its custody. They took her under its custody for two days to probe her involvement in arms training in Kodaikanal in 2008 along with Naveen Prasad, who was gunned down in an encounter during search operation in 2008.
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Shafqat Malik, Additional Inspector General (AIG) of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), on September 7 said that IEDs have become the most common weapon to be used by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), re
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Shafqat Malik, Additional Inspector General (AIG) of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), on September 7 said that IEDs have become the most common weapon to be used by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. Around 70 per cent of terrorist attacks in KP have involved the use of IEDs, he said, informing that 5,228 incidents of IED blasts took place from 2009 to 2015 in the Province. Another 210 cases have already been recorded this year. Malik further suggested, “The government needs to establish an inspectorate to keep a check on factories that are using explosive material for commercial purposes”.
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September - 7 
The Agia Police arrested a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) linkman, identified Sayed Saiful Islam (29) of Tukura village in Krishnai in Goalpara District on September 7, reports The Sentinel. He was arrested in connection with a case related to
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The Agia Police arrested a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) linkman, identified Sayed Saiful Islam (29) of Tukura village in Krishnai in Goalpara District on September 7, reports The Sentinel. He was arrested in connection with a case related to serving of extortion letter to a businessman in the name of GNLA. Police was looking for Saiful who was instrumental in serving demand letters to some of the selected businessmen of the area. The GNLA, as part of their strategy, use local youths to identity their soft targets and serve demand letters in return of which the youths are paid scanty amount of money. The Assam-Meghalaya border areas have always been an extortion hub for the extremist groups.
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September - 7 
The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) urged the State Government to fix a date for a special session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly before September 21 in order to table a Bill which can effectively protect the indigenous peop
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The Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) urged the State Government to fix a date for a special session of the Manipur Legislative Assembly before September 21 in order to table a Bill which can effectively protect the indigenous peoples of the land, reports The Sangai Express. Speaking to media persons at their Sega Road, Konjeng Hazari Leikai office on September 7, JCILPS convener in-charge remarked that the State Government’s failure to table a Bill for protection of indigenous people in the recently concluded Assembly session exposed the Government’s casual attitude towards the mass campaign.
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Two Maoists were killed in an encounter with Police in the dense forests in the Bijapur District on September 7, reports The Times of India. "The encounter took place this afternoon near Telmendri village under Farsegarh Police Station limits be
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Two Maoists were killed in an encounter with Police in the dense forests in the Bijapur District on September 7, reports The Times of India. "The encounter took place this afternoon near Telmendri village under Farsegarh Police Station limits between a joint team of Police personnel and the ultras," Inspector General of Police (IGP), Bastar Range, SRP Kalluri said. A team comprising personnel from Kutru and Farsegarh Police Stations were conducting an anti-Maoist operation in the core forest of the region, located around 450 kilometres away from Raipur, the IG said.
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Four passers-by sustained injuries in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Rustam Bazaar in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 7, reports The News. According to official sources, the militants
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Four passers-by sustained injuries in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast in Rustam Bazaar in South Waziristan Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 7, reports The News. According to official sources, the militants had planted the explosive device near the wall of a medical store. The owner of the medical shop, Naek Muhammad, was the resident of Frontier Region (FR) Bannu
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September - 7 
Shafqat Malik, Additional Inspector General (AIG) of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), on September 7 said that IEDs have become the most common weapon to be used by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), re
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Shafqat Malik, Additional Inspector General (AIG) of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), on September 7 said that IEDs have become the most common weapon to be used by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. Around 70 per cent of terrorist attacks in KP have involved the use of IEDs, he said, informing that 5,228 incidents of IED blasts took place from 2009 to 2015 in the Province. Another 210 cases have already been recorded this year. Malik further suggested, “The government needs to establish an inspectorate to keep a check on factories that are using explosive material for commercial purposes”.
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing a function at Chilmari in Kurigram District on September 7 reiterated to stay alert against extremism, reports New Age. Urging guardians, teachers and students of different schools and colleges, elected p
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing a function at Chilmari in Kurigram District on September 7 reiterated to stay alert against extremism, reports New Age. Urging guardians, teachers and students of different schools and colleges, elected public representatives and people from all strata to remain alert about their children’s movement, whereabouts and activities, she said, “You’ll have to enhance your vigil in this regard alongside enquiring about the problems of your children. I hope all of you will carefully and cautiously continue to work in this regard.”
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September - 7 
Shafqat Malik, Additional Inspector General (AIG) of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), on September 7 said that IEDs have become the most common weapon to be used by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), re
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Shafqat Malik, Additional Inspector General (AIG) of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), on September 7 said that IEDs have become the most common weapon to be used by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. Around 70 per cent of terrorist attacks in KP have involved the use of IEDs, he said, informing that 5,228 incidents of IED blasts took place from 2009 to 2015 in the Province. Another 210 cases have already been recorded this year. Malik further suggested, “The government needs to establish an inspectorate to keep a check on factories that are using explosive material for commercial purposes”.
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September - 7 
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on September 7 arrested two couples linked to ‘Neo Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)’ from different places, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are Aminul Islam (34), his wife Nahida Sultana (30
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The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on September 7 arrested two couples linked to ‘Neo Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)’ from different places, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are Aminul Islam (34), his wife Nahida Sultana (30), Shariful Islam alias Sultan Mahmud Taposh (18) and his wife Marzia Akter Sumi (19). Aminul, Shariful and Sumi were arrested from a restaurant in Dhaka city. Nahida was arrested from a house in Narayanganj District. A RAB official said that the detainees during primary interrogation admitted that they were preparing to flee the country as they were cornered due to the recent anti-militant drives by law enforcers. Their probable destination was Pakistan. Three cell phones, CDs, some leaflets and jihadi books were recovered from the detainees' possession.
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September - 7 
Human Rights organizations urged the Parliament to remove the statute of limitations to book the perpetrators of torture during the armed conflict era, reports Republica on September 8. Human rights organizations like Accountability Watch Committee,
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Human Rights organizations urged the Parliament to remove the statute of limitations to book the perpetrators of torture during the armed conflict era, reports Republica on September 8. Human rights organizations like Accountability Watch Committee, Justice and Rights Institute-Nepal (JuRI-Nepal) and Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC) appealed to lawmakers that the statute of limitations should not come into effect in the crimes defined by the international humanitarian law. "As Nepal is a party to international law for a long time, the bill should remove the statute of limitations so that it can be effective for war-era crimes. The trial of Nepal Army Colonel Kumar Lama in Britain has shown that torture is a crime under universal jurisdiction. To avoid such situation in future, the bill should not have statute of limitations,” said Advocate Raju Chapagain of JuRI-Nepal.
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September - 7 
Jaffna Security Forces commander Mahesh Senanayake on September 7 said that resettlement of over 3,000 people displaced in the northern Jaffna will be completed by mid next year, reports Daily Mirror. He said that there are 3,388 people from 971
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Jaffna Security Forces commander Mahesh Senanayake on September 7 said that resettlement of over 3,000 people displaced in the northern Jaffna will be completed by mid next year, reports Daily Mirror. He said that there are 3,388 people from 971 families living in 71 displaced camps in Jaffna. All of them will be resettled in their places of origin by June next year. He said 88 per cent of the heavily booby-trapped lands in Jaffna have been cleared of anti-personnel mines. The de-mining work in the areas will take a lot more time. This is no easy job to clear all areas of mines.
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September - 7 
Prime Minister (PM) Ranil Wickremesinghe responding to a question asked by Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) leader Douglas Devananda in Parliament on September 8 said that the Government is hoping to increase the percentage of Tamils in the
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Prime Minister (PM) Ranil Wickremesinghe responding to a question asked by Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) leader Douglas Devananda in Parliament on September 8 said that the Government is hoping to increase the percentage of Tamils in the Security Forces (SFs), reports Daily Mirror. The PM said “Sri Lanka's first Army Commander Anton Muthukumara was a Tamil. There were Tamil-speaking officers in Police Service, but the situation changed after 1978. The LTTE started killing Tamil Police officers and this hindered recruitment because it resulted in Tamils being discouraged from joining the service. Especially after 1983, recruitment of Tamils became much less. There were not enough educated Tamils to be recruited from the estate sector. Even those with educational qualifications joined other services. Now we must increase the percentage in the Security Forces, Police Service and the Prison Service.”
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September - 7 
Shafqat Malik, Additional Inspector General (AIG) of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), on September 7 said that IEDs have become the most common weapon to be used by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), re
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Shafqat Malik, Additional Inspector General (AIG) of the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS), on September 7 said that IEDs have become the most common weapon to be used by militants in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) and Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), reports Dawn. Around 70 per cent of terrorist attacks in KP have involved the use of IEDs, he said, informing that 5,228 incidents of IED blasts took place from 2009 to 2015 in the Province. Another 210 cases have already been recorded this year. Malik further suggested, “The government needs to establish an inspectorate to keep a check on factories that are using explosive material for commercial purposes”.
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September - 8 
A ‘Special Guerrilla Squad’ (SGS) member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), wanted in as many as 19 cases, surrendered along with his wife before the Police at Venkatapuram in Bhadrachalam division in the Khammam Distric
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A ‘Special Guerrilla Squad’ (SGS) member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), wanted in as many as 19 cases, surrendered along with his wife before the Police at Venkatapuram in Bhadrachalam division in the Khammam District on September 8, reports The Hindu. According to Police sources, Veko Joga alias Jangu, a SGS member, of Yerrampadu in Charla mandal (administrative unit) of Khammam District and his wife Nupa Paike, a Maoist squad member of Usoor in Bijapur District of neighbouring Chhattisgarh, gave themselves up to the Venkatapuram Police. Joga joined the CPI-Maoist around eight years ago and served as a militia member initially before being elevated as the SGS member of Khammam District in 2010. He married a fellow Maoist Nupa Paike while leading an underground life. He surrendered to the Police due to ill-health, sources said.
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September - 8 
A teenager, identified as Suliman Sheikh and his two friends, identified as Jittu Rishi (32) and Balseng (28) who were abducted from Kherapara in Dalu in West Garo Hills District on August 27 were killed even after the ransom was paid, reports The Sh
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A teenager, identified as Suliman Sheikh and his two friends, identified as Jittu Rishi (32) and Balseng (28) who were abducted from Kherapara in Dalu in West Garo Hills District on August 27 were killed even after the ransom was paid, reports The Shillong Times. Their decomposed bodies were found in a jungle on September 8, Police said.The three youths had gone to Kherapara market on August 27-morning to buy goats. Police said the kidnappers told the teenagers that they were goat-sellers and lured them with a good deal. The kidnappers had called Suliman’s parents and demanded INR 30 lakh, but scaled down the amount to INR 3 lakh when his father told them about the family’s economic condition. The kidnappers’ gang came to Daranggre area near Chunmati in Tura, West Garo Hills on September 4 afternoon to take the ransom amount and promised to release the trio on the same day. However, the abductors stopped communicating with the family after receiving the money.
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September - 8 
Commissioning Indian Coast Guard vessel, ICGS Sarathi at Goa Shipyard Limited, Vasco, Union home Minister Rajnath Singh said India's coastal security had been strengthened but maritime terror threats remain, reports Times of Indiaon September 9.
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Commissioning Indian Coast Guard vessel, ICGS Sarathi at Goa Shipyard Limited, Vasco, Union home Minister Rajnath Singh said India's coastal security had been strengthened but maritime terror threats remain, reports Times of Indiaon September 9. He said "India's coastal security has improved tremendously after the 2008 Mumbai attacks. We have been successful in eliminating the gaps the terrorists revealed to the nation. But it should not be taken that the maritime threats have subsided. In fact, for a country like India which has a coastline of 7,516 kilometre, any movement in the sea cannot be ignored. It is challenging."
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September - 8 
Medak District’s Ordinance Factory Medak Defence Employees’ Mutually Aided Cooperative Housing Society Limited president K. Ravinder Goud has alleged that he has been receiving threat calls in the name of Sridhar Reddy claiming to be an a
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Medak District’s Ordinance Factory Medak Defence Employees’ Mutually Aided Cooperative Housing Society Limited president K. Ravinder Goud has alleged that he has been receiving threat calls in the name of Sridhar Reddy claiming to be an associate of CPI-Maoist, reports The Hindu on September 9. In a memorandum submitted to the Police, Ravinder Goud said that there were about 1,200 members in the society and construction of houses was on. He said he had received a call from someone identifying himself as Sridhar Reddy of Bhongir in Nalgonda District on August 31 asking the organisation to vacate the construction site within two days or face dire consequences. He said he had received another call on September 6 threatening to kill him and urged the Police to provide him protection.
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Police seized a huge consignment of explosives being smuggled from Jharkhand under Barachatti Police Station area in the Gaya District on September 8, reports webindia123.com. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gaya Garima Mallik said that one per
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Police seized a huge consignment of explosives being smuggled from Jharkhand under Barachatti Police Station area in the Gaya District on September 8, reports webindia123.com. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Gaya Garima Mallik said that one person was arrested from the spot while two others from Koderma District in Jharkhand. She said that 10,350 detonators and 6500 gelatin sticks were recovered from their possession. An intensive interrogation of arrested rebels is on to find out whether they had any links with extremists of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 8 (today) expressed deep concern over the rising “export of terror”, in an apparent reference to Pakistan, saying it is a common security threat to the region and there was need for a coordinated
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 8 (today) expressed deep concern over the rising “export of terror”, in an apparent reference to Pakistan, saying it is a common security threat to the region and there was need for a coordinated response from the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) member nations to combat the menace, The Hindu reports. “Export of terror, growing radicalisation and spread of extreme violence are common security threats to our societies,” he said. In the face of growing traditional and non-traditional challenges, political cooperation has emerged as key in relations. “We are willing to take concrete steps to enhance cooperation in cyber security, de-radicalisation and counterterrorism,” he said.Securing the seas was a shared responsibility. Sea lanes are “life lines of global trade.” India supports freedom of navigation based on United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), he said. He thanked the member- countries for sharing their views on “nature, direction and priorities of our engagement.”
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 8 said that strongest action should be reserved for those states that use terrorism as an instrument of state policy while outlining India’s principled stand on the South China Sea issue, reports Hindus
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 8 said that strongest action should be reserved for those states that use terrorism as an instrument of state policy while outlining India’s principled stand on the South China Sea issue, reports Hindustan Times. “We need to target not only the terrorists, but also their entire supporting ecosystem...And, our strongest action should be reserved for those state actors who employ terrorism as an instrument of state policy,” he said.Stating that most countries in the South Asian region were pursuing a peaceful path to economic prosperity, he said: “But, there is one country in India’s neighbourhood whose competitive advantage rests solely in producing and exporting terrorism.” Mentioning that terrorism was the most serious challenge to open and pluralistic societies, Modi called for collective efforts to combat the scourge.
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Recognising terrorism as a significant threat to peace and stability in the region, India and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on September 8 vowed to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, reports The State
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Recognising terrorism as a significant threat to peace and stability in the region, India and the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) on September 8 vowed to combat terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, reports The Statesman. "We express our determination to take concrete measures to step up cooperation and coordination among our law enforcement and security agencies," said a declaration at the end of the 14th ASEAN-India summit in Vientiane, Laos.
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SFs defused a tiffin bomb recovered near Tongpal region in Bastar District on September 8, reports The Times of India. The bomb disposal squad diffused the bomb while SF personnel recovered one detonator, one set of tool box, Maoist literature and ot
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SFs defused a tiffin bomb recovered near Tongpal region in Bastar District on September 8, reports The Times of India. The bomb disposal squad diffused the bomb while SF personnel recovered one detonator, one set of tool box, Maoist literature and other stuff from the spot.
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September - 8 
The 72 Maoist cadres and their sympathisers surrendered before the Police in Narayanpur District in the tribal Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on September 8, reports The Times of India. Among them were 62 Maoists and their 10 grass root level supporte
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The 72 Maoist cadres and their sympathisers surrendered before the Police in Narayanpur District in the tribal Bastar region of Chhattisgarh on September 8, reports The Times of India. Among them were 62 Maoists and their 10 grass root level supporters, belonging to remote villages of Abujmarh, surrendered before Police and Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). Three of them were active Local Guerrilla Squad (LGS) members, eight are members of Maoists' cultural wing Chetna Natya Manch (CNM) and four are Janatana Sarkar (People’s government unit) group members. Besides, 45 others were associated with the outlawed movement as Jan militia members. Narayanpur Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Anil Soni said the rebels themselves turned up at Kurushnar Police Station to surrender claiming being fed up with the Maoist way of life and violence and want to return to mainstream. He said one of the main reasons for Maoists surrendering was the pressure being mounted by the Security Forces (SFs) coupled with the attractive surrender and rehabilitation policy of the State Government. He also said those surrendered would be entitled for rehabilitation as per the policy. Soni also told that some of them were involved in several incidents of murder, arson and attacks on SFs. Earlier this month, 38 Maoists including three women had surrendered at Narayanpur. According to Bastar Police the trend of surrender began early this year and at least 987 Maoists and their supporters had surrendered before.
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The Police on September 8 arrested four of the main abduction gang members, identified as Tengrak B Marak (25), Emil M Marak (24), Galsengbath M Marak (19) and Kristone M Sangma (20). The accused confessed that they killed the trio on September 4 aft
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The Police on September 8 arrested four of the main abduction gang members, identified as Tengrak B Marak (25), Emil M Marak (24), Galsengbath M Marak (19) and Kristone M Sangma (20). The accused confessed that they killed the trio on September 4 after taking the money. The three were stabbed to death with daggers and their bodies were left in the forests of Diplipara near Dumnikura in South Garo Hills District. West Garo Hills Superintendent of Police (SP) Mukesh Singh said "We have recovered a part of the ransom money paid by the boy's relatives to the abductors."
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September - 8 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from forests in the Bijapur District on September 8, reports The Times of India. The rebels were arrested during a search operation by a joint team of Central Reserve Police Forc
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were arrested from forests in the Bijapur District on September 8, reports The Times of India. The rebels were arrested during a search operation by a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s 168th battalion and District Police in forests of Basaguda. According to Police, the Security Forces (SFs) reached near Putkel when they spotted three Maoists and were caught under suspicion. They admitted that they were involved in several violent activities, including loot, extortion and other incidents, in the region. The arrested rebels were identified as Venkteshwar Pujari, Erragola Laxmaiyya and Balram, natives of Putkel village.
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September - 8 
Three surrendered Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadres, identified as Nobin D Sangma, Salgra D Sangma and Sengsang R Marak who were planning to rob petrol pumps on the National Highway were arrested along with arms from East Khasi Hills Distri
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Three surrendered Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadres, identified as Nobin D Sangma, Salgra D Sangma and Sengsang R Marak who were planning to rob petrol pumps on the National Highway were arrested along with arms from East Khasi Hills District on September 8, reports The Assam Tribune. According to SP, M Kharkrang, the trio led the Police to the Ward’s Lake in Shillong and hidden beneath a rock under a bamboo grove were the weapons for the attempted robbery. The Police recovered two factory-made .22 pistols and nine .22 live ammunition.
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A suspected facilitator, who is believed to have spearheaded an attack on tribal elders in Ambar, was arrested by political administration in Mohmand Agency on September 8, reports The
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A suspected facilitator, who is believed to have spearheaded an attack on tribal elders in Ambar, was arrested by political administration in Mohmand Agency on September 8, reports The
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September - 8 
A woman was killed when unidentified militants hurled hand grenade and opened fire at the house of a pro-government tribal elder Malik Nasir Khan in Shah Alam Sali area of Michni in Lower Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) o
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A woman was killed when unidentified militants hurled hand grenade and opened fire at the house of a pro-government tribal elder Malik Nasir Khan in Shah Alam Sali area of Michni in Lower Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 8, reports The Express Tribune. An official of political administration said that the house had also been attacked in the past but the occupants escaped unhurt.
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Asad Tareen, the kidnapped son of Provincial Local Government Minister, Sardar Mustafa Khan Tareen, was recovered from Gulistan area of Qilla Abdullah District on September 8, reports Dawn. Asad was abducted from Pishin District on May 20, 2016. It i
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Asad Tareen, the kidnapped son of Provincial Local Government Minister, Sardar Mustafa Khan Tareen, was recovered from Gulistan area of Qilla Abdullah District on September 8, reports Dawn. Asad was abducted from Pishin District on May 20, 2016. It is not yet clear whether Asad was recovered as a result of a security forces operation or after the payment of ransom.
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September - 8 
Separately, unidentified armed assailants shot dead the son of a renowned leader, Malik Zebur Rehman, in Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency on September 8, reports The Express Tribune. Four Khasadar officials were also injured in the attac
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Separately, unidentified armed assailants shot dead the son of a renowned leader, Malik Zebur Rehman, in Jamrud tehsil (revenue unit) of Khyber Agency on September 8, reports The Express Tribune. Four Khasadar officials were also injured in the attack. The security officials arrested four suspects from the area after the incident.
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The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on September 8 arrested a militant, identified as Sardar Ali, in Matta tehsil (revenue unit) of Swat District, reports The News.
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The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) on September 8 arrested a militant, identified as Sardar Ali, in Matta tehsil (revenue unit) of Swat District, reports The News.
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September - 8 
The Supreme Court (SC) on September 8 issued a show cause notice on a writ petition filed by four advocates, demanding that the Government make public its work plan relating to all three levels of elections and announcement of election dates, reports
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The Supreme Court (SC) on September 8 issued a show cause notice on a writ petition filed by four advocates, demanding that the Government make public its work plan relating to all three levels of elections and announcement of election dates, reports The Himalayan Times. The order was passed by a single bench of Justice Ananda Mohan Bhattarai. The petition was filed recently by advocates Chandra Kanta Gyawali, Liladhar Upadhyay, Bimal Gyawali and Shashi Karki. Petitioner Gyawali said that they have said in their writ petition that provincial, local and general elections should be held before January 22, 2017 but the Government had not made public its election work plan, neither had it made legal and other structural preparations for the same.
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September - 8 
Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury while distributing rice among the distressed people before the Eid-ul-Azha at her Nalitabari-Nakla constituency on September 8 said that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) is instigatin
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Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury while distributing rice among the distressed people before the Eid-ul-Azha at her Nalitabari-Nakla constituency on September 8 said that Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP)-Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) is instigating militancy to create turmoil and instability when the country is progressing ahead as a dignified nation, reports Observer. She said "The people of the country are peace loving and religious. They have rejected the politics instigated by the BNP-Jammat."
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September - 8 
Officials of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) expressing dissatisfaction with law enforcers' failure to arrest the fugitives in the war crimes cases on September 8 said that 87 accused and convicts are still absconding, reports The Daily S
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Officials of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) expressing dissatisfaction with law enforcers' failure to arrest the fugitives in the war crimes cases on September 8 said that 87 accused and convicts are still absconding, reports The Daily Star. The officials said that at least 87 accused and convicts are on the run after two war crimes tribunals issued arrest warrants for them since the beginning of the trial in March 2010. Of them, 22 are convicts. Abdul Hannan Khan, coordinator of the agency said “It's embarrassing for us.” Sanaul Huq, co-coordinator of the agency, also said “We feel embarrassed when victims and witnesses of the cases raise questions of the fugitives ... they are also frustrated.”
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September - 8 
Police arrested a militant of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) at Saghata in Gaibandha District on September 8, reports New Age. The arrestee was identified as Farid Hossain (45).
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Police arrested a militant of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) at Saghata in Gaibandha District on September 8, reports New Age. The arrestee was identified as Farid Hossain (45).
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September - 8 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three members of a family from their house at Basupara in Khulna District on September 8 for their suspected link to militant activities, reports New Age. The arrestees were identified as Idris Ali, an employee o
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three members of a family from their house at Basupara in Khulna District on September 8 for their suspected link to militant activities, reports New Age. The arrestees were identified as Idris Ali, an employee of regional food controller’s office, his wife and son.
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September - 8 
Northern Provincial Health Ministry has organized complete medical examinations for the rehabilitated and released former members of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in response to the allegations that they have been poisoned during rehabilita
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Northern Provincial Health Ministry has organized complete medical examinations for the rehabilitated and released former members of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in response to the allegations that they have been poisoned during rehabilitation, reports Colombo Page on September 9. In the first stage 26 rehabilitated LTTE cadres from Northern Province participated in the program. Among them, nine cadres were from Jaffna District, seven from Kilinochchi District, seven from Mullaitivu District and three from the Vavuniya District. No former LTTE cadres from Mannar District participated.
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September - 9 
A cadre of a newly-floated militant outfit, A'chik Revolutionary Army (ARA) was killed in an encounter at Selbagre village near Rongram in West Garo Hills District on September 9 afternoon, reports The Telegraph. A cadre, identified as Bachan M.
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A cadre of a newly-floated militant outfit, A'chik Revolutionary Army (ARA) was killed in an encounter at Selbagre village near Rongram in West Garo Hills District on September 9 afternoon, reports The Telegraph. A cadre, identified as Bachan M. Marak was also arrested after the gun battle between the militants and Meghalaya Police. "The police team exchanged fire with the militants. In the encounter, one of the cadres was killed," said Mukesh Singh, West Garo Hills Superintendent of Police (SP). Singh said the outfit's ‘commander’ William A. Sangma, who was also taking shelter at Selbagre, managed to escape during the exchange of fire. A 9mm pistol, magazine and live rounds were recovered from him.
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September - 9 
About ten students were injured in Police action to control a protest march by students demanding implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in Imphal on September 9, reports The Assam Tribune. The incident took place when Police tried to preve
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About ten students were injured in Police action to control a protest march by students demanding implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP) system in Imphal on September 9, reports The Assam Tribune. The incident took place when Police tried to prevent the agitating students who tried to march to the Chief Minister’s bungalow at Palace Gate in Imphal around 2 pm, sources said. The injured students were taken to nearby hospital for medical aid.
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September - 9 
Controversial televangelist Zakir Naik's NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), has been put under prior permission category list by the Union Home Ministry, reports DNA on September 10. The order bars IRF from receiving foreign funds directly an
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Controversial televangelist Zakir Naik's NGO Islamic Research Foundation (IRF), has been put under prior permission category list by the Union Home Ministry, reports DNA on September 10. The order bars IRF from receiving foreign funds directly and henceforth the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will inform the Home Ministry about all funds coming to the NGO and permission would be taken from the Ministry before releasing them to the IRF. Sources said the decision has been taken pending a preliminary inquiry in which the Foreign Contribution Regulations Act (FCRA) division of the Home Ministry found that the NGO was carrying out activities contrary to the FCRA.
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September - 9 
Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar at a conference organized by the East West Center, a US-based think tank on September 9 advised China not to block sanctions on terrorists, reports New Indian Express. He said “There is an expectation in India tha
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Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar at a conference organized by the East West Center, a US-based think tank on September 9 advised China not to block sanctions on terrorists, reports New Indian Express. He said “There is an expectation in India that a partner like China would be appreciative of India’s interests, especially when they are not in conflict with those of China…. Combating terrorism is one such area and sanctioning of well-known terrorist leaders and organisations should not emerge as an issue of difference.”
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September - 9 
Four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were recovered by the Security Forces (SFs) from Sukma District on September 9, reports Indian Express. A joint team of Central Reserve Police For
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Four Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were recovered by the Security Forces (SFs) from Sukma District on September 9, reports Indian Express. A joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)’s 217 battalion and District Force recovered the explosives under Maraiguda Police Station limits while patrolling to ensure security to the under construction Maraiguda-Golapalli road, Sukma Superintendent of Police (SP), Indira Kalyan Elesela said. SFs had launched the operation from Maraiguda towards Golapalli, located around 450 kilometres away from Raipur. About six-kilometres away from Maraiguda, they spotted the first explosive placed in a steel container, hidden about 20 metres beneath the ground on the under-construction road in the forests. Subsequently, three more IEDs recovered close to the spot, he said. The explosives were weighed between five to 10 kilograms, he added. The IEDs were immediately destroyed by the bomb disposal squad, the SP said, adding that it was meant to harm SF personnel.
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September - 9 
Hyderabad Police on September 9 busted an interstate fake currency racket and recovered huge quantity of high quality counterfeit currency, reports India Today. The Police team arrested three persons and recovered fake currency worth INR 1.195 millio
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Hyderabad Police on September 9 busted an interstate fake currency racket and recovered huge quantity of high quality counterfeit currency, reports India Today. The Police team arrested three persons and recovered fake currency worth INR 1.195 million in INR 1000 and 500 denominations. The three arrestees have been identified as Mohammed Ghoused, Shareeful Shaik and Jahannara Bibi.
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September - 9 
India on September 9 deported Sudhan Subbiah (37), a Sri Lankan national having links with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Daily Mirror. Subbiah was arrested from Lohegaon airport in Pune, Maharashtra on September 1 while he was tryi
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India on September 9 deported Sudhan Subbiah (37), a Sri Lankan national having links with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Daily Mirror. Subbiah was arrested from Lohegaon airport in Pune, Maharashtra on September 1 while he was trying to fly to Germany on a fake Indian passport. Subbiah had allegedly tampered with the passport of one Marimuthu Raju, a resident of Alangottal in Tamil Nadu, and pasted his own photograph. He was detained by the Intelligence Bureau at the airport here on suspicion before he could board a Frankfurt-bound flight on September 1. After completing Class XI at Songuda Hindu College in Jaffna in 2000, Subbiah completed an automobile mechanic course at Kokwil Technical College, Jaffna. He worked at an LTTE army unit camp and received arms training before leaving it in 2005.
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September - 9 
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has invited chairman of All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G),Syed Ali Shah Geelani, to the annual coordination meeting of the Foreign Ministers as well as the meeting of contact group on Jammu and K
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Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has invited chairman of All Party Hurriyat Conference-Geelani (APHC-G),Syed Ali Shah Geelani, to the annual coordination meeting of the Foreign Ministers as well as the meeting of contact group on Jammu and Kashmir in New York later this month, reports India Today on September 10. Geelani is the second separatist leader invited by the OIC for the meetings scheduled to be held during the 71st session of the United Nations (UN) General Assembly at the UN Headquarters on September 19-22. OIC Director General of Cabinet Dr Yusuf Al-Othaimeen extended separate invitations to Geelani and chairman of All Party Hurriyat Conference-Mirwaiz (APHC-M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq to attend the meetings in New York as invitee.
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September - 9 
Special Director General of Police (DGP) (Law and Order) Kuladhar Saikia in his tour to the Upper Assam Districts of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia on September 9, disclosed that massive security operations would be initiated against the insurgent group like
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Special Director General of Police (DGP) (Law and Order) Kuladhar Saikia in his tour to the Upper Assam Districts of Dibrugarh and Tinsukia on September 9, disclosed that massive security operations would be initiated against the insurgent group like Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) and I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) or any other group in the State, reports The Sentinel. “The security forces have been instructed to be strict against all those forces who have been trying to create an atmosphere of terror and fear among the people,” he said. During his visit to Dibrugarh, Saikia interacted with the leading citizens and media persons at Police Reserve auditorium.
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September - 9 
Telephonic intercepts show that D-Company is round-tripping money for a top Bollywood superstar and some unidentified white-collar people of India, reports India Todayon September 10. Bade Hazrat is the new code name being used for Dawood Ibrahim by
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Telephonic intercepts show that D-Company is round-tripping money for a top Bollywood superstar and some unidentified white-collar people of India, reports India Todayon September 10. Bade Hazrat is the new code name being used for Dawood Ibrahim by his operatives during their conversations. What is even more interesting is that one of Dawood's operative has siphoned off a part of the black money of white-collar persons meant to be sent to Panama and Canada. The central intelligence agencies have some idea about the identity of the Bollywood star but they are yet to identify the other Indians whose money was sent abroad in 2012. Some of them could also be politicians
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September - 9 
Terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) released a video issuing threat against mainstream politicians and Kashmiri ‘informers’ working for the Security Forces (SFs) in the valley, reports The Times of India. In a seven-minute video, a maske
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Terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) released a video issuing threat against mainstream politicians and Kashmiri ‘informers’ working for the Security Forces (SFs) in the valley, reports The Times of India. In a seven-minute video, a masked man, standing against a wall banner inscribed with Quranic verses in Arabic and an AK-47 hanging by his side, described Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’ Burhan Wani - whose killing by the SFs two months ago triggered massive violence in the valley - as 'shaheed-e-millat' (martyr of the community). The masked man threatened that the militants would take the violent "movement" to its logical conclusion. "This is the last warning for pro-India politicians and youth who work for the Police and Army. Don't think we don't know your names. We have your addresses as well," the militant threatened while reading out the names and addresses of the targeted people. He asked the identified people to seek forgiveness from Allah and join the militants' cause. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Baramulla Imtiyaz Hussain Mir told that the video was uploaded on a Facebook page and eventually shared through Whatsapp groups. He said the Jammu and Kashmir Police had specific intelligence about the presence of Pakistani terrorists, including the one who had issued threats in the video. Mir identified the masked man as a Pakistani JeM terrorist.
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September - 9 
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recovered a high-intensity landmine, possibly planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, from West Midnapore District on September 9, reports newkerala.com. According to reports, acting on
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The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recovered a high-intensity landmine, possibly planted by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, from West Midnapore District on September 9, reports newkerala.com. According to reports, acting on a tip off, personnel of CRPF’s 165 battalion, along with specially trained Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) force, spotted the landmine, weighing seven kilograms, beside a road at Kushboni Forest area near Binpur under Jhargram Sub-Division limits. Later, the bomb disposal unit of the central Security Force (SF) rushed to the spot and defused the landmine. CRPF officials said that the Maoists had planted the mine recently.
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September - 9 
The Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) released Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) panchayat leader’s son, Kuldeep Moran, at the Indo-Myanmar border in Arunachal Pradesh on September 9, reports Nagaland Post. He was
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The Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) released Assam Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) panchayat leader’s son, Kuldeep Moran, at the Indo-Myanmar border in Arunachal Pradesh on September 9, reports Nagaland Post. He was abducted on August 1 and the militants had demanded INR 1 crore ransom. Earlier, ULFA-I leader Paresh Baruah said Kuldeep has been not been abducted for ransom, but to stand ‘trial’ for passing on information to the Army, which resulted in the killing of several cadres of the outfit in encounters.
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September - 9 
US Embassy organized a two-day counter terror workshop in New Delhi, reports India Today on September 9. The event saw the coming together of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the United States Department of Ju
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US Embassy organized a two-day counter terror workshop in New Delhi, reports India Today on September 9. The event saw the coming together of the Ministry of Home Affairs and the National Investigation Agency (NIA), the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), India's top counter terrorism investigators and prosecutors to discuss countering terrorist internet use. The event focused on the threat posed by international terrorists and the use of the internet, relevant case studies, methods of investigating terrorism cases involving the internet and social media, and countering online radicalization. Officials from Bangladesh also participated in the event.
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September - 9 
A huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered during an operation was conducted by Field Intelligence Unit of Frontier Corps in Spin Qabar area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency on September 9, reports The Express Tribune.
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A huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered during an operation was conducted by Field Intelligence Unit of Frontier Corps in Spin Qabar area of Bara tehsil in Khyber Agency on September 9, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 9 
A large quantity of weapons was seized by the Sindh Rangers during an intelligence-driven raid at a hideout in Lyari Town on September 9, reports The News. As per the details, the weapons include are a Light Machine Gun, six Submachine Guns, th
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A large quantity of weapons was seized by the Sindh Rangers during an intelligence-driven raid at a hideout in Lyari Town on September 9, reports The News. As per the details, the weapons include are a Light Machine Gun, six Submachine Guns, three 303 rifles, three 7mm rifles, two 44 Bore rifles, five 12 Bore Pump Action and nine 30 bore pistols
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September - 9 
A terrorism bid was foiled while a militant was arrested while was carrying a four-kilograms of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Hassan Garhi situated within the jurisdiction of Machni Gate Police Station in Peshawar on September 9, reports The
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A terrorism bid was foiled while a militant was arrested while was carrying a four-kilograms of Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) in Hassan Garhi situated within the jurisdiction of Machni Gate Police Station in Peshawar on September 9, reports The Express Tribune. The Police believed the militant was trying to enter Peshawar to carry out sabotage activities but was caught red-handed.
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September - 9 
A trader, belonging to the Bohra community, identified as Hakim Feroz, was shot dead while another was injured when unidentified militants opened fire at them in a targeted sectarian attack in North Nazimabad Town of Karachi, the provincial capital o
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A trader, belonging to the Bohra community, identified as Hakim Feroz, was shot dead while another was injured when unidentified militants opened fire at them in a targeted sectarian attack in North Nazimabad Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 9, reports Dawn. “Bohra community members were standing near Burhan Centre when armed pillion riders opened fire on them and fled,” said North Nazimabad Station House Officer (SHO) Ghulam Asghar Abbasi.
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September - 9 
At least nine suspected terrorists were killed in air strikes in Kukikhel area of Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 9, reports Dawn. Military officials said two hideouts were also destroyed in th
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At least nine suspected terrorists were killed in air strikes in Kukikhel area of Tirah Valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 9, reports Dawn. Military officials said two hideouts were also destroyed in the airstrikes.
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September - 9 
At least two militants were killed, while a Police constable was injured in Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on September 9, reports The Express Tribune.
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At least two militants were killed, while a Police constable was injured in Swabi District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on September 9, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 9 
Law enforcement agencies have arrested seven suspected terrorists belonging to ISIS and al Qaida who were hiding in a house at Killi Hazoor Bakhsh area along Pak Afghan border area Chagai District on September 9, reports Pakistan Radio. Arms, ammunit
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Law enforcement agencies have arrested seven suspected terrorists belonging to ISIS and al Qaida who were hiding in a house at Killi Hazoor Bakhsh area along Pak Afghan border area Chagai District on September 9, reports Pakistan Radio. Arms, ammunition, hatred inciting material and suicide jackets were also recovered from them.
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September - 9 
Separately, a Sub-Inspector (SI), identified as Fazal Subhan, was shot dead when unidentified militants attacked a Police van within the jurisdiction of Kalu Khan Police Station in Swabi District on September 9, reports The Express Tribune.
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Separately, a Sub-Inspector (SI), identified as Fazal Subhan, was shot dead when unidentified militants attacked a Police van within the jurisdiction of Kalu Khan Police Station in Swabi District on September 9, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 9 
SI, identified as Ibrahim, was shot dead in a target killing incident in Akhunabad area of provincial capital Peshawar on September 9, reports The Express Tribune.
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SI, identified as Ibrahim, was shot dead in a target killing incident in Akhunabad area of provincial capital Peshawar on September 9, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 9 
The Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) Prime Minister (PM) Raja Farooq Haider Khan on September 9 said that religious seminaries are being registered to stop sectarian conflicts and other extremist practices, reports Radio Pakistan. He was address
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The Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) Prime Minister (PM) Raja Farooq Haider Khan on September 9 said that religious seminaries are being registered to stop sectarian conflicts and other extremist practices, reports Radio Pakistan. He was addressing a briefing by officials of National Counter Terrorism Authority (NCTA) in Muzaffarabad. Raja Farooq Haider Khan expressed satisfaction over the security and law and order situation in the State. He said that terrorism has caused huge loss to the country but due to the effective policies of PM Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and Army Chief General Raheel Sharif terrorism incidents have been significantly reduced.
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September - 9 
Three terroristswere killed in an exchange of fire with Police in Killi Qambrani, within jurisdiction of Kechi Baig Police Station in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on September 9, reports Daily Times.
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Three terroristswere killed in an exchange of fire with Police in Killi Qambrani, within jurisdiction of Kechi Baig Police Station in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan, on September 9, reports Daily Times.
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September - 9 
Unidentified armed militants attacked a Police Station with an explosive device in Shabqadar, tehsil (revenue unit) of Charsadda District, reports The Express Tribune. According to the police, the device did not hit the police station, but exploded i
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Unidentified armed militants attacked a Police Station with an explosive device in Shabqadar, tehsil (revenue unit) of Charsadda District, reports The Express Tribune. According to the police, the device did not hit the police station, but exploded in a nearby irrigation channel.
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September - 9 
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on September 9 said that the current ruling coalition would remain intact till all three polls at local, provincial and federal level would be over, reports The Himalayan Times. He said, “We will be staying in
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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on September 9 said that the current ruling coalition would remain intact till all three polls at local, provincial and federal level would be over, reports The Himalayan Times. He said, “We will be staying in the government until all elections will be over. Therefore, we also need to make the party’s role more effective.”
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September - 9 
A militant of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) was arrested from his Moulvibazar residence in Teknaf of Cox's Bazar District on September 9 for plotting to carry out subversive activities ahead of the Eid-ul Azha, reports The Daily Star. The arrestee
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A militant of Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) was arrested from his Moulvibazar residence in Teknaf of Cox's Bazar District on September 9 for plotting to carry out subversive activities ahead of the Eid-ul Azha, reports The Daily Star. The arrestee is identified as M Ali (40).
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September - 9 
India on September 9 deported Sudhan Subbiah (37), a Sri Lankan national having links with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Daily Mirror. Subbiah was arrested from Lohegaon airport in Pune, Maharashtra on September 1 while he was tryi
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India on September 9 deported Sudhan Subbiah (37), a Sri Lankan national having links with Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), reports Daily Mirror. Subbiah was arrested from Lohegaon airport in Pune, Maharashtra on September 1 while he was trying to fly to Germany on a fake Indian passport. Subbiah had allegedly tampered with the passport of one Marimuthu Raju, a resident of Alangottal in Tamil Nadu, and pasted his own photograph. He was detained by the Intelligence Bureau at the airport here on suspicion before he could board a Frankfurt-bound flight on September 1. After completing Class XI at Songuda Hindu College in Jaffna in 2000, Subbiah completed an automobile mechanic course at Kokwil Technical College, Jaffna. He worked at an LTTE army unit camp and received arms training before leaving it in 2005.
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September - 9 
President Maithripala Sirisena participating in a ceremony held at the Jaffna Central College in Jaffna District on September 9 promised to take swift measures to develop conflict affected North, reports Colombo Page. President Sirisena also said tha
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President Maithripala Sirisena participating in a ceremony held at the Jaffna Central College in Jaffna District on September 9 promised to take swift measures to develop conflict affected North, reports Colombo Page. President Sirisena also said that he will tour in the District in the future to take necessary steps to prevent any delays of the development works and to find out causes for those issues. The present Government has allocated the maximum amount of funds in the history for the development of the education field of the North, he added.
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September - 10 
Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) Union Territory-I (UT-I) on September 10 informed that it has given permission to open designated markets allotted by Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) and town council after 12 no
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Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) Union Territory-I (UT-I) on September 10 informed that it has given permission to open designated markets allotted by Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) and town council after 12 noon on Sundays, reports Nagaland Post. In a press release, NSCN-IM UT-I Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Rangkamong Anar stated that permission was granted as per the request made by the Naga Council Dimapur (NCD) at the coordination meeting held on September 10. However, CAO stated that only perishable items were allowed to be sold. Further, NSCN-IM UT-I has ordered all petrol pump owners in and around UT-I region not to sell adulterated petrol and diesel, adding that “this order come to effect soon after this publication.”Also, fully endorsing the resolution of the Central Nagaland Tribes Council (CNTC), the Sumi Hoho, the apex body of Sumi Naga tribe, declared its dissociation from Naga Hoho on September 10, reports The Assam Tribune. The Sumi Hoho also recalled all Sumi representatives from Naga Hoho with immediate effect. The CNTC resolution was adopted on August 31 following the expiry of a 30-day deadline served to Naga Hoho to “withdraw its endorsement” for Rongmei tribe recognition in Nagaland.
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September - 10 
Mizoram Government would soon submit the final movement plan for Bru repatriation which was scheduled to begin from early November, reports The Assam Tribuneon September 11. Additional Secretary for State Home department Lalbiakzama said that the det
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Mizoram Government would soon submit the final movement plan for Bru repatriation which was scheduled to begin from early November, reports The Assam Tribuneon September 11. Additional Secretary for State Home department Lalbiakzama said that the detailed movement plan under Road Map-5 for Bru repatriation process was being finalised for submission to the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) for approval. The UMHA had instructed the State Government to make efforts for repatriation of around 3,445 Bru families from the six relief camps in North Tripura despite the complete failure of the last repatriation attempt. Not a single Bru refugee had come forward to return to Mizoram during repatriation move last year (2015)
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September - 10 
Security Forces (SFs) arrested a Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) cadre, identified as self-styled ‘sergent major’ Asen Hakun from Malugaon in Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh on September 10, rep
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Security Forces (SFs) arrested a Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) cadre, identified as self-styled ‘sergent major’ Asen Hakun from Malugaon in Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh on September 10, reports The Sentinel. A China made pistol with five live rounds were recovered from the cadre who claims to have joined the outfit in September 2002, the sources said.
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September - 10 
Several students were injured on the second day of police crackdown against pro-Inner Line Permit System (ILPS) activists carrying out rallies pressing Manipur government to call Assembly session for passing new proposed Inner Line Permit System rela
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Several students were injured on the second day of police crackdown against pro-Inner Line Permit System (ILPS) activists carrying out rallies pressing Manipur government to call Assembly session for passing new proposed Inner Line Permit System related bill on September 10, reports Nagaland Post. A large number of students from various schools and colleges in Imphal West District took out a rally along the Tidim (Imphal-Churachandpur) road in the afternoon, around 1 pm. The rally was organised by the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) as part of pressing the state government to call a special session of the state Assembly and pass the proposed new bill to protect the indigenous people of the state.
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September - 10 
The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chhatra Parishad (AJYCP) asked the Centre to resume peace talks with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and other militant outfits to help Assam restore permanent peace, reports The Sentinel on September 11. It furt
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The Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chhatra Parishad (AJYCP) asked the Centre to resume peace talks with the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and other militant outfits to help Assam restore permanent peace, reports The Sentinel on September 11. It further threatens to launch a statewide agitation if the Centre fails to hold the peace parleys with the rebels afresh. In a statement issued in Guwahati, AJYCP president Biraj Kumar Talukdar deplored that neither Delhi nor Dispur has invited the rebel outfits to resume the stalled peace talks. The AJYCP leader said that the government would have to pay a heavy price if it keeps mum on the issue.
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September - 10 
The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested two persons, identified as Subroto Mondal and Palash Mondal for their alleged involvement in the smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in Farakka area in the Malda District on September 10, reports In
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The Border Security Force (BSF) arrested two persons, identified as Subroto Mondal and Palash Mondal for their alleged involvement in the smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) in Farakka area in the Malda District on September 10, reports India Today. FICN amounting INR 1,37,000 was recovered from them. Acting on a tip off, a joint operation was conducted by the troops of Sector Headquarters BSF Malda, 24 Battalion BSF and Police personnel from Baishnabnagar Police Station at Farakka PTS More (Township More) in the Malda District, a statement released by the BSF said.Both are residents of Khutipara area of Churiantpur, a village on the international border with Bangladesh in Malda District. The BSF, South Bengal Frontier, so far in 2016, seized FICN with a face value of INR 1,15,31,000 and arrested 13 smugglers.
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September - 10 
The Police on September 10 arrested six cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and recovered arms and ammunition from Gumla District of Jharkhand, reports Business Standard. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided a hideout where t
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The Police on September 10 arrested six cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and recovered arms and ammunition from Gumla District of Jharkhand, reports Business Standard. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided a hideout where the Maoists were staying out of sight. Superintendent of Police (SP), Chandan Jha said the extremists had been trained in and sent from neighbouring Odisha to set up a trusted network in Gumla. "I hope that peace will prevail in the area after their arrest. We have recovered four bullets, three pistols and some pamphlets from the six arrested Maoists," Jha said.
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September - 10 
Two more protesters were killed in fresh clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Kashmir valley on September 10 as the death toll in the over two-month-long unrest mounted to 78, reports The Times of India. Police said the youth, Sayar Ahmad Sheikh (24
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Two more protesters were killed in fresh clashes with Security Forces (SFs) in Kashmir valley on September 10 as the death toll in the over two-month-long unrest mounted to 78, reports The Times of India. Police said the youth, Sayar Ahmad Sheikh (24) was killed after a teargas shell hit him on his head when clashes broke out in Tukroo area of Shopian District. The clashes were triggered after forces quelled an "azadi rally". Another youth, Yawar Ahmad Dar, was killed in Anantnag District after he received pellets in his chest during clashes. Reports said that clashes intensified in Anantnag after Dar's death. A school was gutted in the area, but the cause of the fire is not yet known. Sporadic clashes were reported from elsewhere in the valley.
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September - 10 
At least eight suspected militants and a Security Forces (SF) official were killed during an ongoing combing operation in the mountainous tribal area of Rajanpur District along the border between Punjab and Balochistan on September 10, reports The Da
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At least eight suspected militants and a Security Forces (SF) official were killed during an ongoing combing operation in the mountainous tribal area of Rajanpur District along the border between Punjab and Balochistan on September 10, reports The Dawn. According to military sources, the SFs were carrying out the combing operation in the Gayandari area on the Provincial border. Several ‘feraris’ (fugitives) were arrested and arms and ammunition were also recovered from them, it said.
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September - 10 
Police also carried out search operation in Shah Rukan-e-Alam area of Multan District and arrested four suspected persons, reports Dunya News. Police sources said that arms were also recovered from the arrested suspects.
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Police also carried out search operation in Shah Rukan-e-Alam area of Multan District and arrested four suspected persons, reports Dunya News. Police sources said that arms were also recovered from the arrested suspects.
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September - 10 
Police and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) carried out joint operation in different parts of Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab and arrested at least 30 suspects on September 10, reports Dunya News.
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Police and Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) carried out joint operation in different parts of Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab and arrested at least 30 suspects on September 10, reports Dunya News.
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September - 10 
Police on September 10 claimed to foil a terrorism bid in Karachi ahead of Eid-ul-Azha and apprehended three suspects from Madina Colony in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of the city, reports Dunya News. The arrested persons have been affiliated with TTP and w
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Police on September 10 claimed to foil a terrorism bid in Karachi ahead of Eid-ul-Azha and apprehended three suspects from Madina Colony in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area of the city, reports Dunya News. The arrested persons have been affiliated with TTP and were planning to carry out a terrorist attack ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
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September - 11 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple, identified as Sanika Topno and Sunita Hansdah, carrying a cash reward of INR 200,000 surrendered before Rourkela Police in Sundargarh District on September 10, reports Odisha Sun Times. The coupl
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) couple, identified as Sanika Topno and Sunita Hansdah, carrying a cash reward of INR 200,000 surrendered before Rourkela Police in Sundargarh District on September 10, reports Odisha Sun Times. The couple was the members of a group led by senior Maoist leader Samarjee alias Anmol Hembram operating in Saranda Division of neighbouring Jharkhand, sources said. Notably, the 25-year-old Sanika Topno alias Sangel Munda alias Susil hails from Langalkanta under K Balang Police Station in the District and had married 20-year-old Sunita Hansdah alias Sushari alias Mariam from West Singhbhum District in Jharkhand.
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September - 11 
A Policeman was killed in a gunfight between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in Poonch District on September 11 (today), officials said, reports The Times of India. Police said the militants started firing from an under construction mini secretar
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A Policeman was killed in a gunfight between Security Forces (SFs) and militants in Poonch District on September 11 (today), officials said, reports The Times of India. Police said the militants started firing from an under construction mini secretariat building near the Army's 93 Brigade headquarters in Poonch town around 8 am. "The militants have been surrounded and all escape routes were sealed", a senior Police officer said, adding that the gunfight was continuing.
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September - 11 
A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Ashish Da was killed in an encounter with Police and Central Paramilitary Forces at Borodih village under Palkot Police Station area in the Gumla District on September 11, reports The Times of
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A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Ashish Da was killed in an encounter with Police and Central Paramilitary Forces at Borodih village under Palkot Police Station area in the Gumla District on September 11, reports The Times of India. He carried a bounty of INR 2.5 million. A Self-Loading Rifle (SLR), with two other rifles including one American Springfield rifle was recovered from the jungle along with his body. A member of CPI-Maoist powerful Bihar-Jharkhand Special Area Committee (BJSAC) - one of the topmost Maoist units in Bihar and Jharkhand - Ashish da was the brain behind many big Maoist strikes in both the states. Inspector General (IG) operations and Police spokesperson M S Bhatia said the operation was launched on specific inputs. "The jawans on his trail engaged him in the encounter when he started fleeing from the spot with other Maoists. The encounter continued for over 30 minutes," Bhatia said. A source said Ashish was moving to a secured place in the jungle before he was engaged in the encounter. BJSAC members - who often work to support the rebels at the ideological level and devise plans - generally move into the forests with enough troops for strike.
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September - 11 
According to reports, it has now emerged that it was the Government of India, which was tracking Dawood Ibrahim's business in several countries and was working behind the curtain to cripple the Dawood gang, India Today reports on September 12. Ac
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According to reports, it has now emerged that it was the Government of India, which was tracking Dawood Ibrahim's business in several countries and was working behind the curtain to cripple the Dawood gang, India Today reports on September 12. According to intelligence agencies, Dawood was not cheated INR 40 crore over the past two years by his men, but the Government of India got several of his transactions in UAE, Canada, UK and Australia seized. The Indian Government has managed, the agencies claim, to make Governments of many countries agree to keep a track on Dawood's business activities and transactions. These also agreed to share details of bigger transactions of Dawood with the Indian agencies.In the last two years, the Indian agencies have been successful in getting five to six hawala (illegal money transactions) seized in Dubai, Canada, UK and Australia. One such transaction was frozen by a bank in UAE, suspecting it to be hawala money. This particular transaction was routed through India-Dubai-Canada-Dubai-India. When agencies got suspicious of this transaction, the bank was asked about the credentials of the end person. It was never provided and under pressure from the Indian agencies, the transaction money was shifted to some sundry accounts in parts.
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September - 11 
After abrogating the ceasefire agreement with the Government in March 2015, the Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) has increased its extortion activities in the State (Nagaland) and is using women to transport the so-
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After abrogating the ceasefire agreement with the Government in March 2015, the Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) has increased its extortion activities in the State (Nagaland) and is using women to transport the so-called `tax money from India to Myanmar, reports The Times of Indiaon September 12. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which recently began a probe into the extortion racket run by NSCN-K in Nagaland, found that the outfit had prepared a list of 24 Government departments, including irrigation, social welfare and housing, in the state from where to collect 24% of government employees' salaries and funds meant for development works. In the current financial year, NSCN-K is said to be targeting collection of INR 8-10 crore from government departments and influential individuals in the state. They are learnt to have collected INR 20 lakh till July, 2016 from the irrigation and social welfare departments.According to sources, ‘finance in-charge’ of NSCN-K, S Khetoshe Sumi, was tasked by the outfit's Myanmar based leadership SS Khaplang and Isac Sumi to collect extortion money from these departments. He would call people in Government departments or meet them in person and tell them that they had to pay 24% ‘tax’ from the funds, sources said. He would move frequently between Kohima and Dimapur for the purpose before he was caught by agencies a few weeks ago.
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September - 11 
Army, on September 11, foiled three infiltration attempts by militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir killing four militants and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition, reports Daily Excelsior. Army noticed the movement of four
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Army, on September 11, foiled three infiltration attempts by militants along the Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir killing four militants and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition, reports Daily Excelsior. Army noticed the movement of four militants near Atma Post One and Two in Nowgam sector in Kupwara District. The troops immediately launched an operation in the area and challenged these infiltrators. They fired at the troops leading to a fierce gun battle during which four militants were killed. Huge quantity of arms and ammunition was recovered from the killed militants which include four AK-47 rifles, one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), 3 radio sets I-com, four antennas, 2 Global Positioning System (GPS) devices, 2 Samsung mobiles, 4 wire cutters, two compasses, 21 AK magazines, 8 hand grenades, 7 UBGL grenades, 554 AK ammunition, 4 rucksacks, 4 pouches, Pakistani made medicines and dry fruit. Army foiled another infiltration attempt in Gurez sector of Bandipora District by a group of 4-5 militants. The troops along the LoC at Losar Nallah in Bagtoor area of Gurez sector noticed movement of a group of militants trying to infiltrate. The troops fired at them and they fled back to Pakistan. Another infiltration attempt was foiled by Army in Tanghdar sector of the LoC in Kupwara District. A group of 4-5 militants under the cover of darkness tried to infiltrate into the area. The troops of 26 Rajput noticed their movement in Suffer Post area and challenged them. However, they fled back to Pakistan. The massive search operation in Bagtoor and Tanghdar is going on to ensure that no militant has managed to sneak in. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported, at least three militants were killed as Army foiled an infiltration bid along the LoC in Naugam sector in Kupwara District on September 11.
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September - 11 
At least three militants were killed as Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Naugam sector in Kupwara District on September 11 (today), reports The Times of India. "Alert soldiers posted along the Line of Control in
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At least three militants were killed as Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Naugam sector in Kupwara District on September 11 (today), reports The Times of India. "Alert soldiers posted along the Line of Control in Naugam sector noticed some suspicious movement and challenged the intruders," an Army official said. The militants opened fire at positions of Security Forces (SFs) which was "effectively retaliated", triggering a gun battle, he said. "Three militants have been killed and war-like store recovered from the scene of the gun battle," the official said, adding that the operation was still in progress.
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September - 11 
Meanwhile, categorically stating that the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) set its objective for Statehood with a view to ensuring due development for each and every member of the Kuki community in Manipur, the KNO asserted that Statehood for the Kuk
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Meanwhile, categorically stating that the Kuki National Organisation (KNO) set its objective for Statehood with a view to ensuring due development for each and every member of the Kuki community in Manipur, the KNO asserted that Statehood for the Kuki people is pitched in the historical ownership of their ancestral lands, reports Kanglaonline on September 12. A statement issued by KNO president PS Haokip asserted that territory and identity are intrinsically linked to their indigenous identity. According to the Pooyas, the traditional literature of the Meitei people, Kuki dates back to 33 AD. Therefore, Kukis are indigenous people, and that ownership of ‘our ancestral’ lands is inalienable and incontrovertible.
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September - 11 
Police busted a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket and arrested six persons, identified as Manirul Ansari, Md. Ishmail Ali, Monosh Gogoi, Firoz Khan, Raju Lama, and Hamidul Ali during a surprise raid at Rangsakona in 15 Mer under Byrnihat Polic
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Police busted a Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) racket and arrested six persons, identified as Manirul Ansari, Md. Ishmail Ali, Monosh Gogoi, Firoz Khan, Raju Lama, and Hamidul Ali during a surprise raid at Rangsakona in 15 Mer under Byrnihat Police Outpost in Ri Bhoi District on September 11, reports The Shillong Times. Police recovered 57 fake notes of INR 500 denomination, a bundle of sealed carbon paper showing INR 1000, 59 bundles of plain papers cut to the size of INR1000 notes, 25 fake carbon notes of INR 1000 denomination, 2 bundles of white paper and one trolley box. Police also recovered three vehicles in the possession of the accused.
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September - 11 
Police seized huge cache of arms and ammunition, including three magazines of AK-47 rifle, and arrested one person near Kurkuri Bridge under Beur Police Station in Patna District on September 11, reports The Times of India. The arrested person has be
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Police seized huge cache of arms and ammunition, including three magazines of AK-47 rifle, and arrested one person near Kurkuri Bridge under Beur Police Station in Patna District on September 11, reports The Times of India. The arrested person has been identified as Sanjay Kumar Rai, a resident of Beur. Police said the cache, which also included 214 pieces of 7.62mm bullets and 320 bullets of 8mm bore, was probably meant for supply either to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) or criminals. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Rakesh Kumar said Sanjay was carrying the ammunition in a shoulder bag and the bullets were packed in small packets. "He told us that the consignment was being brought to Patna from Gaya. It is not immediately known the consignment was meant for whom. Cartridges of AK-47 are usually not sold in the open market. It means that the consignment was meant either for Maoists or criminals," Kumar said, adding that Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) and Special Task Force (STF) officials would also interrogate the arrested arms smuggler.
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September - 11 
The Assam Rifles arrested three overground workers of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on September 11 from Nampisha in Ukhrul District, and seized explosives they were carrying to Imphal, reports The Assam Tribune. “A thorough search of th
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The Assam Rifles arrested three overground workers of People’s Liberation Army (PLA) on September 11 from Nampisha in Ukhrul District, and seized explosives they were carrying to Imphal, reports The Assam Tribune. “A thorough search of the vehicle led to recovery of two Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) weighing approximately 8.76 kilogrammes, two detonators and other incriminating articles,” Police said. The arrested workers along with the recovered explosives have been handed over to Litan Police Station.
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September - 11 
The first day of the statewide Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bandh(general shutdown) had a mixed impact, reports The Times of India. Hundreds of passengers and commuters were left stranded in Ranchi, Khunti, Simdega, Gumla, West Singhb
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The first day of the statewide Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bandh(general shutdown) had a mixed impact, reports The Times of India. Hundreds of passengers and commuters were left stranded in Ranchi, Khunti, Simdega, Gumla, West Singhbhum and other Maoist-hit Districts. The inter-District buses remained off the roads and passengers in trouble. Police spokesperson Inspector General of Police (IGP) MS Bhatia said no untoward incident was reported during the bandh, called against the State Government's move to amend land laws in the state. "The market places were closed in some areas in the countryside. The bandh was peaceful," he said. In Giridih, Maoists put up banners and posters on the wall of Hatiya maidan at Madhuban, close to the Jain shrine, under Pirtand Police Station of Giridih District. The banners created fear in the people despite increased movements of the forces after the banners were spotted. "The CPI (Maoists) vehemently protested the bills regarding changes and amendments in the CNT and SPT Acts by the Raghubar Das government," the banner read.
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September - 11 
The State Police has launched operations in Simdega and Gumla Districts to trace 30-odd Maoists who managed to escape an encounter on September 11, in which Maoist top leader Ashish alias Ashish Yadav, was killed. Ashish, member of Maoists' power
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The State Police has launched operations in Simdega and Gumla Districts to trace 30-odd Maoists who managed to escape an encounter on September 11, in which Maoist top leader Ashish alias Ashish Yadav, was killed. Ashish, member of Maoists' powerful Bihar-Jharkhand Special Area Committee (BJSAC), was moving through the forests with 30-odd Maoists when the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Gumla Police engaged them in an encounter in Palkot on the border of Gumla and Simdega Districts. Inspector General (IG) operations and Police spokesperson M S Bhatia, closely monitoring the operations, said Simdega Superintendent of Police (SP) was asked to mobilize the Forces in the border areas to plug all possible exit points from Palkot to his District. Gumla and Simdega both are situated close to Jharkhand-Odisha-Chhattisgarh border region, but Palkot is about 60 kilometers from the Chhattisgarh border. "We will not allow the Maoists to take shelter in Simdega," said Bhatia.
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September - 11 
A senior member of the polio eradication campaign, identified as Doctor Zakaullah Khan, was shot dead in a targeted attack in provincial capital Peshawar on September 11, reports Dawn. Jama'at-ul-Ahrar (JuA), a breakaway faction of the Tehreek-e-
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A senior member of the polio eradication campaign, identified as Doctor Zakaullah Khan, was shot dead in a targeted attack in provincial capital Peshawar on September 11, reports Dawn. Jama'at-ul-Ahrar (JuA), a breakaway faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the attack. TTP-JuA spokesman Ehsanullah Ehsan while claiming responsibility for the attack in a statement vowed to carry out more attacks.
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September - 11 
A Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist, identified as Wahid alias Saddar Bush, was killed in Police shootout in Ittehad Town of Baldia Town in provincial capital Karachi on September 11, reports The News. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) W
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A Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terrorist, identified as Wahid alias Saddar Bush, was killed in Police shootout in Ittehad Town of Baldia Town in provincial capital Karachi on September 11, reports The News. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) West Pir Mohammad Shah said that the Manghopir Police along with Mahee Garri check post in-charge Malik Sarfaraz Awan were checking vehicles on Northern Bypass when they were signaled two men on motorcycle to stop. However, the two lobbed a grenade on the Police van injuring Assistant Sub Inspector (ASI) Awan. Following this, the Police chased the fleeing terrorists and in a shootout killed one of them while the other escaped.
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September - 11 
Pakistan Rangers Sindh on September 11 claimed to have busted a gang of alleged extortionists by arresting four suspects in Liaquatabad Town while they were extracting bhatta from a sacrificial animal market, reports Dawn. “The paramilitary for
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Pakistan Rangers Sindh on September 11 claimed to have busted a gang of alleged extortionists by arresting four suspects in Liaquatabad Town while they were extracting bhatta from a sacrificial animal market, reports Dawn. “The paramilitary force apprehended four suspects on complaint of the citizens from Bakra Mandi near Liaquatabad Flyover,” said the spokesperson. The arrestees were identified as Mohammed Gibran, Fahad, Mohammed Tasleem and Mohammed Akbar. The Rangers seized arms, looted cash and chits of extortion from their custody.
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September - 11 
The first day of the statewide Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bandh(general shutdown) had a mixed impact, reports The Times of India. Hundreds of passengers and commuters were left stranded in Ranchi, Khunti, Simdega, Gumla, West Singhb
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The first day of the statewide Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) bandh(general shutdown) had a mixed impact, reports The Times of India. Hundreds of passengers and commuters were left stranded in Ranchi, Khunti, Simdega, Gumla, West Singhbhum and other Maoist-hit Districts. The inter-District buses remained off the roads and passengers in trouble. Police spokesperson Inspector General of Police (IGP) MS Bhatia said no untoward incident was reported during the bandh, called against the State Government's move to amend land laws in the state. "The market places were closed in some areas in the countryside. The bandh was peaceful," he said. In Giridih, Maoists put up banners and posters on the wall of Hatiya maidan at Madhuban, close to the Jain shrine, under Pirtand Police Station of Giridih District. The banners created fear in the people despite increased movements of the forces after the banners were spotted. "The CPI (Maoists) vehemently protested the bills regarding changes and amendments in the CNT and SPT Acts by the Raghubar Das government," the banner read.
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September - 11 
Two suspects were shot dead by Police in during an encounter in Phuleli and SITE areas of Hyderabad District in Sindh on September 11, reports The News. A Station House Officer (SHO) was injured in the alleged encounter between the police and suspect
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Two suspects were shot dead by Police in during an encounter in Phuleli and SITE areas of Hyderabad District in Sindh on September 11, reports The News. A Station House Officer (SHO) was injured in the alleged encounter between the police and suspects.
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September - 11 
The Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) on September 11, submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal and demanded 11 amendments to the Constitution in order address concerns of indigenous nationalities, reports T
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The Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) on September 11, submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal and demanded 11 amendments to the Constitution in order address concerns of indigenous nationalities, reports The Himalayan Times. The delegation headed by NEFIN President Nagendra Kumar Kumal reached the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers and demanded amendments to constitutional provisions to ensure participation of the nationalities in state organs and governance system. The demands include adoption of identity as a principal base for state restructuring, naming provinces and other local bodies on the basis of historical, linguistic and cultural identities of ethnic groups living there, 60 per cent allotment of Parliamentary seats for proportional representation system, recognition to one-horned rhino as the national animal among others. Meanwhile, the Federation also included 10 others points in the memorandum and urged the PM to immediately address them. They demanded that a separate ministry be formed to look into issues of indigenous nationalities and education in mother tongues be ensured, among others. The ethnic leaders also demanded that proportional representation should be ensured while making political appointments at various constitutional bodies.
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September - 11 
An extremism suspect was killed and eight others including three women were injured during a Police raid at a house at Lalbagh in Dhaka on September 11, reports New Age. Later, the suspected militant was identified as Tanvir Qaderi from Gaibandha, no
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An extremism suspect was killed and eight others including three women were injured during a Police raid at a house at Lalbagh in Dhaka on September 11, reports New Age. Later, the suspected militant was identified as Tanvir Qaderi from Gaibandha, not Shmased from Boalia of Rajshahi District, Police said, addsbdnews24.com. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Joint Commissioner Abdul Baten said the earlier identity of the dead 'militant' Police had provided proved incorrect. "He is Tanvir Qaderi from Gaibandha, not Shamsed from Rajshahi's Boalia," he said. Police started an anti-terrorism case against five persons over Saturday’s raid on the militant hideout. The accused are suspected Neo Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (Neo-JMB) member Tanvir, his wife Abedatul Fatema alias Khadiza, their son Tahrin Qaderi Rasel, Afrin alias Priyoti and Shaila Afrin. During the raid, five Policemen were injured when suspected female militants attacked them.
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September - 12 
A cadre of the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF), identified as Pouguanglung was killed in a shootout with suspected cadres of the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) at Khoupum Taodaijang village in Tamenglong Distri
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A cadre of the Zeliangrong United Front (ZUF), identified as Pouguanglung was killed in a shootout with suspected cadres of the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) at Khoupum Taodaijang village in Tamenglong District on September 12, reports The Sangai Express. Unconfirmed report also said that the NSCN-IM cadres took away one AK 56 rifle from the slain ZUF cadre.
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September - 12 
A low-intensity blast occurred on the district Court premises in Nellore town of Andhra Pradesh on September 12, reports Business Standard. Nobody was injured in the blast. Nellore District Superintendent of Police (SP) Vishal Gunni said the low-inte
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A low-intensity blast occurred on the district Court premises in Nellore town of Andhra Pradesh on September 12, reports Business Standard. Nobody was injured in the blast. Nellore District Superintendent of Police (SP) Vishal Gunni said the low-intensity bomb exploded at 4 pm on the rear side of the Court premises, which is rarely visited by people. "The explosion left a dark spot. It was a low-intensity blast and we gathered some clues to determine the type of explosive material used. No one was injured," Gunni told. Police sounded an alert following the incident and launched a hunt for the suspects.A new terror group, suspected to be a breakaway faction of al-Ummah, is being probed for involvement into the series of bomb blasts targeting court complexes across South India, Deccan Chronicle reports on September 13. Bomb experts and counter intelligence officials of Andhra Pradesh (AP) Police have confirmed that that the bomb signatures in the four court blasts that took place one after the other in 2016, in Chittoor, Kollam, Mysuru and Nellore, were the same.In all cases pressure cookers, timers, gunpowder and Potassium Chlorate were used. The blast that shook Nellore court was also suspected to be the handiwork of the same group for whom a nationwide manhunt has been launched by several agencies. A top AP intelligence official said, “We think it is a splinter group of al-Umma." He added, “The IEDs (improvised explosive devices) used in the blasts in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Kerala are similar and it strongly indicates that the same terror group is behind these acts". When asked why the impact of the blasts was less, the official said, “The group simply wants to register its presence.” Al-Umma, based in Tamil Nadu and having roots in AP, was earlier accused of a series of blasts targeting religious places in AP.
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September - 12 
DimapurPolice arrested two persons, identified as Kughaho Swu reportedly a ‘2nd lieutenant’ of Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) and Yiben Kithan, on charges of armed robbery for robbing INR 41, 000 f
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DimapurPolice arrested two persons, identified as Kughaho Swu reportedly a ‘2nd lieutenant’ of Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) and Yiben Kithan, on charges of armed robbery for robbing INR 41, 000 from a shop at Chumukedima area in Dimapur District on September 12, reports Nagaland Post. After robbing, Police said they fled towards Dimapur in a zonal Taxi but was intercepted at Purana Bazaar. The looted
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September - 12 
Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, who were allegedly involved in setting fire on vehicles engaged in a road construction last year, were arrested from Bijapur District on September 12, reports The Hindu. Acting on specific inp
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Five Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, who were allegedly involved in setting fire on vehicles engaged in a road construction last year, were arrested from Bijapur District on September 12, reports The Hindu. Acting on specific inputs, the Maoists were arrested from the forests of Rampuram village under the Bhopalpatnam Police Station area by a team of local Police, Bijapur Superintendent of Police (SP) K.L. Dhurv said. The arrested cadres, Ramesh Durgam (22), Ishtari Durgam (25), Santosh Jhadi (27), Rapur Mahesh (34) and Jhadi Satyanarayan (26), are lower rung members of the CPI-Maoist, he said. On October 25, 2015, at least 37 vehicles and machines engaged in the construction of the Bhopalpatnam-Bhadrakali-Tarlaguda road, were set ablaze by the Maoists at three different locations. The accused were allegedly part of Maoists’ squad that set afire the vehicles at a location in Bhopalpatnam, the SP said.
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September - 12 
India-Bangladesh will fight against Terrorism jointly, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on September 12, Business Standard. "Not just as a mere partner of each other, India-Bangladesh would fight against Terrori
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India-Bangladesh will fight against Terrorism jointly, Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla said on September 12, Business Standard. "Not just as a mere partner of each other, India-Bangladesh would fight against Terrorism jointly. Both the countries resolved to do so during the Home Minister level meeting in New Delhi in July," Shringla told. He said: "The Home Ministers of India and Bangladesh during their last meeting in New Delhi in July had decided to curb Terror is jointly for the betterment of the two neighbours." "Bangladesh security forces more or less were successful in unearthing the blueprint of the recent terror activities in their country. We believe Bangladesh would be successful in flushing out terror activities and the threat from that country," he added.
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Militants hurled a grenade at a Police post in Anantnag District on September 12, killing a civilian and injuring 10 persons including three Policemen, reports The Times of India. Police said the militants hurled a grenade at the Police post in Sherb
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Militants hurled a grenade at a Police post in Anantnag District on September 12, killing a civilian and injuring 10 persons including three Policemen, reports The Times of India. Police said the militants hurled a grenade at the Police post in Sherbagh area, at a time when people were busy doing last-minute shopping for Eid on September 13 (today). The grenade exploded on a road injuring 10 persons, including Bilal Ahmed, who later succumbed to his injuries in a hospital, Police said. Out of the 10 injured, three Policemen were critical and had been rushed to the Army hospital in Srinagar.
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered the body of a militant inside an under construction mini secretariat building in Poonch District on September 12, reports The Pioneer. A senior Police official said while carrying out room to room searches in the build
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Security Forces (SFs) recovered the body of a militant inside an under construction mini secretariat building in Poonch District on September 12, reports The Pioneer. A senior Police official said while carrying out room to room searches in the building in Poonch town, SFs found the body, taking the toll of killed militants since September 11, to four. Two SF personnel were also injured in the ensuing encounter. On September 11, the holed-up guerrillas started a gunfight with the SFs which resulted in the killing of three militants and one Policeman. Five others -- a Police official, a civilian and three soldiers -- were also injured in the attack. Police had said Sunday's (September 11) encounter had ended with the killing of the militants.
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September - 12 
The Army busted a terrorist hideout and seized arms and ammunition in Reasi District on September 12, reports New Indian Express. Based on intelligence inputs, personnel of Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Territorial Army and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Polic
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The Army busted a terrorist hideout and seized arms and ammunition in Reasi District on September 12, reports New Indian Express. Based on intelligence inputs, personnel of Rashtriya Rifles (RR), Territorial Army and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) Police in a joint operation seized a cache of arms and ammunition in Durimarari area in Chasana of the District, an Army officer said.
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September - 12 
The Chikkamagaluru District Police on September 12, took into custody a suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who was arrested in Bengaluru, reports The Hindu. The arrested has been identified as Shivakumar alias Ramesh (51), a nativ
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The Chikkamagaluru District Police on September 12, took into custody a suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) who was arrested in Bengaluru, reports The Hindu. The arrested has been identified as Shivakumar alias Ramesh (51), a native of Raichur. He is wanted in 24 cases registered in various Police Stations in Chikkamagaluru and other Districts. He is said to be the key organiser of the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] movement in the State. “We have arrested Shivakumar alias Ramesh. He is the key person in organising the Naxals in the State. He was coordinating with his counterparts in other States. We traced him to Bengaluru and have taken him into police custody for 10 days,” K. Annamalai, Superintendent of Police (SP), informed.
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The Government on September 12 issued a gazette notification to ban an NGO, run by preacher Zakir Naik, from receiving foreign funds directly and asked Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to seek prior permission from it before releasing any money to it, rep
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The Government on September 12 issued a gazette notification to ban an NGO, run by preacher Zakir Naik, from receiving foreign funds directly and asked Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to seek prior permission from it before releasing any money to it, reports India Today. The gazette notification, issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), said that Islamic Research Foundation (IRF) has violated certain provisions of Foreign Contribution Regulations Act (FCRA) and therefore "would obtain prior permission from central government before accepting any foreign contribution". The UMHA said the decision has been taken after a preliminary inquiry conducted by it found that the NGO was carrying out activities contrary to the provisions of the FCRA under which it has to function. The Reserve Bank of India, henceforth, has to inform the Home Ministry about all funds coming to the NGO and permission has to be taken from the ministry before releasing them to IRF.
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September - 12 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘area commanders’ Rajesh Kharwar and Nirmal Singh Kharwar were arrested from different parts of Chhipadohar in Latehar District on September 12, reports The Telegraph. Elsewhere, People&rsq
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) ‘area commanders’ Rajesh Kharwar and Nirmal Singh Kharwar were arrested from different parts of Chhipadohar in Latehar District on September 12, reports The Telegraph. Elsewhere, People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) supporter Nirbahan Baraik was arrested from Simdega District. PLFI is a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist.
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Two PLFI cadres were arrestedfrom a house in Bero on the outskirts of Ranchi District on September 12, reports The Telegraph. Police have recovered a pistol and one round of ammunition from Pancham Oraon (22) and Vivek Oraon (19).
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Two PLFI cadres were arrestedfrom a house in Bero on the outskirts of Ranchi District on September 12, reports The Telegraph. Police have recovered a pistol and one round of ammunition from Pancham Oraon (22) and Vivek Oraon (19).
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September - 12 
With assembly polls in Punjab round the corner, the state is now facing threats from Khalistan elements, which even though few in number, are still active and reportedly getting support from foreign-based intelligence agencies like Pakistan’s I
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With assembly polls in Punjab round the corner, the state is now facing threats from Khalistan elements, which even though few in number, are still active and reportedly getting support from foreign-based intelligence agencies like Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Financial Express reports on September 13. “All political parties must refrain from indulging in any kind of vote-bank politics, especially in such sensitive times when the polls are near. The ISI in Pakistan does not have a better moment than this to strike and make parties forget their morals, thus creating unrest,” the Chairman of the All-India Anti-Terrorist Front (AIATF) M S Bitta said. “Further asserting that no political parties must associate themselves with Khalistani elements whatsoever, he added that the Centre and intelligence agencies must take charge and ensure that nothing untoward happens in the state. “You can’t just leave everything on the security forces. People in the state, including politicians, must make themselves aware of the dangers Khalistani elements pose in the state with the polls nearing,” Bitta said.
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Yasmin Zaid, the radicalised schoolteacher from Kerala who was arrested at Delhi airport last month before she could board a flight to Kabul (Afghanistan) in her attempt to join Islamic State (IS), has told the National Investigation Agency (NIA) tha
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Yasmin Zaid, the radicalised schoolteacher from Kerala who was arrested at Delhi airport last month before she could board a flight to Kabul (Afghanistan) in her attempt to join Islamic State (IS), has told the National Investigation Agency (NIA) that at least 22 people from Kerala had left India between May and July this year to join the terror outfit, Mumbai Mirror reports on September 13. Yasmin told the interrogators that among the 22 people, six were women and three infants, and all of them exited India in batches, from Bangalore (Karnataka), Hyderabad (Telangana) and Mumbai (Maharashtra). She also provided information on fugitive IS recruiter Abdul Rashid, saying she had in fact married him on May 3 during a nikah conducted over the phone.The NIA sources said that Yasmin told the interrogators that Rashid and his first wife Ayisha were in touch with a couple from the UK, who were actively championing IS on the internet. Yasmin has already told the NIA that IS was running "terror classes" in India, and that 40 people had already been indoctrinated by Rashid, who also persuaded Mumbai graduate Ashfaq Abdul Majid to join the group. "Yasmin revealed that Rashid is a vital cog in Daesh's India operations. In fact, he provided her with Rs 1.5 lakh to facilitate her travel to Afghanistan," an NIA source said.
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At least 13 persons, including five Policemen, were injured as Police foiled two separate suicide blasts during Eid prayers in Khanpur tehsil (revenue unit) of Shikarpur District in Sindh on September 12, reports Dawn. Police sources said four
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At least 13 persons, including five Policemen, were injured as Police foiled two separate suicide blasts during Eid prayers in Khanpur tehsil (revenue unit) of Shikarpur District in Sindh on September 12, reports Dawn. Police sources said four suicide attackers infiltrated Khanpur during Eid prayers. Two of the attackers targeted an Eid prayer ground where one assailant blew himself up, injuring 10 people, two of whom were Policemen. The other attacker fled, Police sources said. Two other attackers targeted an Imambargah but were stopped by Police at the entrance on account of appearing suspicious. One of the attackers blew himself up after he was stopped by guards for a search, whereas the other was arrested, Police added.
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At least four Police personnel were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast in Karakar area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on September 12, reports Dawn. According to reports, the blast occurred near a police mobile, which was on a rou
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At least four Police personnel were injured in a remote-controlled bomb blast in Karakar area of Swat District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) on September 12, reports Dawn. According to reports, the blast occurred near a police mobile, which was on a routine patrol. Four personnel were injured in the blast. The Police mobile was partially damaged in the explosion.
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At least four suspected persons were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) during a search operation in various areas of Golra Police Station in the Federal capital Islamabad on September 12, reports Duniya News. SFs also recovered illegal weapons and al
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At least four suspected persons were arrested by Security Forces (SFs) during a search operation in various areas of Golra Police Station in the Federal capital Islamabad on September 12, reports Duniya News. SFs also recovered illegal weapons and alcohol from the possession of arrested persons.
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September - 12 
Lahore Police conducted 26 combing operations and arrested 31 suspects, Nankana Sahib Police arrested 17 suspects in nine operations, Kasur 75 suspects in 33 operations, Chiniot Police arrested 35 suspects and a PO in five operations, Bhakar Police a
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Lahore Police conducted 26 combing operations and arrested 31 suspects, Nankana Sahib Police arrested 17 suspects in nine operations, Kasur 75 suspects in 33 operations, Chiniot Police arrested 35 suspects and a PO in five operations, Bhakar Police arrested 28 suspects and four POs in 27 operations, Hafizabad Police 17 suspects and six POs in 32 operations and Sialkot arrested 10 suspects in 14 combing operations. The official further shared that the Mianwali Police conducted six combing operations, Attock four, Mianwali six, Sialkot 14, Mandi Bahauddin 17, Gujranwala eight, Sahiwal, five, Multan, six, Jhang five, Pakpatan seven, and Rajanpur Police carried out three combing operations, making arrest of many suspects and criminals.
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The Punjab Police carried out 402 combing operations during the last three days all over the province and arrested 443 suspects, besides 76 proclaimed offenders, reports Dawn. Most of the arrests were made in Faisalabad, Kasur, Lahore, Chinot, Bhakar
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The Punjab Police carried out 402 combing operations during the last three days all over the province and arrested 443 suspects, besides 76 proclaimed offenders, reports Dawn. Most of the arrests were made in Faisalabad, Kasur, Lahore, Chinot, Bhakar, Nankana Sahib and Hafizabad. A Senior Police Officer privy to the information said that the combing operations had been launched in all the Districts of the province on the basis of the information from the Police sources about the presence of suspects and criminals. He said the operations were enhanced in the wake of Eidul Azha. “The Punjab Police checked 13,230 people in 402 combing operations during last three days and arrested 443 suspects”, the Police official said adding that the raiding teams also managed to arrest 76 proclaimed offenders wanted in many heinous crimes. During raids, the Police also recovered 139 illegal weapons from the custody of the arrested criminals, he said. Of the total, he said, Faisalabad police arrested 98 suspects and three POs in 46 combing operations carried out in various parts of the District.
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September - 12 
stakeholders in Khotang have floated three models for restructuring local bodies, reports The Himalayan Timeson September 14. Despite the proposal of the Restructuring Commission to form up to nine bodies, two of the proposals submitted have proposed
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stakeholders in Khotang have floated three models for restructuring local bodies, reports The Himalayan Timeson September 14. Despite the proposal of the Restructuring Commission to form up to nine bodies, two of the proposals submitted have proposed 13 and 10 local bodies, while the next one is in line with the commission’s proposal of nine local bodies. According to the Local Bodies Restructuring Technical Committee Coordinator and Local Development Officer Nishchalraj Pande, it was not possible to propose a single model owing to differences among the political parties. “As the political parties couldn’t concur on the nine bodies’ model unanimously, we had to send all three proposals to the commission,” said Pande. Pande added that the 13-bodies and 10-bodies models propose two municipalities and 11 village assemblies and two municipalities and eight village assemblies respectively. While, the nine-body model has also retained the number of the proposed municipalities, it has proposed seven village assemblies. “All the political parties except for UML are in favour of the 10 and 13-body models, while we have also sent another proposal following the commission’s suggestion to form only nine local bodies,” said Pande.
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September - 13 
A Policeman injured in a militant attack on Security Forces (SFs) in Srinagar on August 15, died at All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on September 13, reports Daily Excelsior. Constable Rouf Ahmed had sustained injuries in
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A Policeman injured in a militant attack on Security Forces (SFs) in Srinagar on August 15, died at All India Institutes of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi on September 13, reports Daily Excelsior. Constable Rouf Ahmed had sustained injuries in the attack in Nowhatta area in Srinagar. He succumbed to injuries at the hospital. A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer and two militants were killed while nine SF personnel were injured when militants attacked them at Nowhatta in downtown Srinagar. A Police spokesman said that a Policeman, who was injured in an encounter with militants on 15th of August 2016, succumbed to his injuries.
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Army started massive search operations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Dawar area of Gurez in Bandipora District on September 13, against infiltrated militants and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition, reports Daily Excelsior. Army’s
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Army started massive search operations along the Line of Control (LoC) in Dawar area of Gurez in Bandipora District on September 13, against infiltrated militants and recovered huge cache of arms and ammunition, reports Daily Excelsior. Army’s 36 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) conducted massive searches in the Dawar area against a group of infiltrators which they believed have recently infiltrated into the area and today they recovered huge quantity of arms and ammunition. The arms and ammunition recovered include one AK-47 rifle, one magazine, Pakistan made medicines, six rucksacks and ration that was being used by these militants in the area. The search against the group is on and Army believed that these militants are hiding in the area.
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September - 13 
Army’s 26th Rajput Rifles have started a massive operation in Tangdhar Sector of Kupwara District against infiltrated militants and during the searches they recovered one AK-47 rifle, one magazine, two grenades, one hair band with Hizb-ul-Mujah
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Army’s 26th Rajput Rifles have started a massive operation in Tangdhar Sector of Kupwara District against infiltrated militants and during the searches they recovered one AK-47 rifle, one magazine, two grenades, one hair band with Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) written on it and a skullcap, reports Daily Excelsior. Army sources said that around 500 militants are waiting on the launch pads along the LoC in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) ready to infiltrate ahead of winter. They said that these militants are making frequent attempts to infiltrate into Kashmir. Army has foiled several attempts of these militants this summer and some of them were killed on the LoC and other fled back to Pakistan. However, some of them managed to sneak in. Sources said that Army didn’t want to take any chance and have intensified its patrols along the LoC. It may be mentioned here that army has recently moved one Brigade to LoC in Keran and Macchil sectors of Kupwara District to strengthen the counter-infiltration grid. Despite this, according to official figures, 72 militants have managed to infiltrate into Kashmir this year so far while sources said that the number of infiltrated militants could be much higher than the official figure.
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September - 13 
As turbulence continues unabated in the Valley, the army has quietly moved an entire brigade into South Kashmir as part of operation 'Calm Down' to clear it of militants and protesters, reports The Times of India. Amid intelligence reports of
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As turbulence continues unabated in the Valley, the army has quietly moved an entire brigade into South Kashmir as part of operation 'Calm Down' to clear it of militants and protesters, reports The Times of India. Amid intelligence reports of a virtual 'Jungle Raj' prevailing in the area, with militants and their sympathisers calling the shots, holding protests and blocking arterial roads, nearly 4000 additional troops have been pressed into service to restore normalcy, but with clear instructions to use minimum force, official sources said. The troops, mobilised from reserves have fanned out in all the four Districts of South Kashmir-Pulwama, Shopian, Anantnag and Kulgam. These Districts have borne the brunt of the current spiral of violence in the Valley triggered by the encounter killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) militant Burhan Wani, who hailed from this region. The Army troops assisted by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the State Police are combing the areas minutely and clearing the road blocks put by the protesters by felling trees, electric poles and placing huge boulders and burnt vehicles, to facilitate movement of people, they said. After clearing Karimabad area of Pulwama, the troops have moved into Shopian and Kulgam. The process, which was halted briefly for Bakrid, will resume after the festival, sources said, adding more troops were likely to be pressed into service. The decision was taken after intelligence reports claimed that Kashmiri youth, armed with batons, stones and petrol bombs, were patrolling the arterial roads leading to the National Highway and preventing people from venturing out of their homes or moving towards Srinagar. There were reports that around 100 militants had crossed into South Kashmir since the unrest broke out after Wani's killing on July 8. The areas where they were suspected to be hiding included Heff-Shirmal in Shopian District, Samboora, Lillahar, Pulwama town, Tral and Kakpora of Pulwama District, Qaimoh and Redhwani in Kulgam District and Redhwani in Anantnag District.
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September - 13 
Assam Rifles (AR) troops arrested three persons who were found carrying an AK-47 rifle and two 9 mm pistols on National Highway (NH)-2 at Karong in Senapati District on September 13, reports The Sangai Express. According to source, a team of AR upon
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Assam Rifles (AR) troops arrested three persons who were found carrying an AK-47 rifle and two 9 mm pistols on National Highway (NH)-2 at Karong in Senapati District on September 13, reports The Sangai Express. According to source, a team of AR upon getting specific information about transportation of arms and ammunition along the highway carried out a frisking and checking drive at motor vehicles check point at Karong.
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India on September 13 reacted sharply to remarks by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), saying terrorism is the "grossest violation" of human rights and should be s
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India on September 13 reacted sharply to remarks by the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (UNHCHR) on the situation in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), saying terrorism is the "grossest violation" of human rights and should be so acknowledged by any impartial and objective observer, reports Deccan Chronicle. India also asserted that the unrest in the Valley has been "aggravated by sustained cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan". Maintaining that the UNHCHR has received conflicting narratives on the cause for the confrontations in the Valley, External Affairs Ministry said there is no comparison between the situation in the Indian state of J&K and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK)."The former has a democratically elected Government, while the latter has seen a Pakistani diplomat arbitrarily appointed as its head. Pakistan-occupied Kashmir is administered by a ‘deep state’ and has become a hub for the global export of terror," it said reacting to UN High Commissioner on Human Rights' suggestion asking India and Pakistan to grant it "unconditional access" to both sides on the Line of Control to establish an "objective assessment" of the situation in Kashmir.
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Mizoram Home Department’s Additional Secretary Lalbiakzama on September 13 said the proposed resumption of repatriation of Brus from six relief camps in North Tripura District will begin from the first week of November, reports The Assam Tribun
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Mizoram Home Department’s Additional Secretary Lalbiakzama on September 13 said the proposed resumption of repatriation of Brus from six relief camps in North Tripura District will begin from the first week of November, reports The Assam Tribune. Lalbiakzama said a large number of Mizoram Government officials would go to the relief camps and conduct the identification process in all the relief camps simultaneously to ensure early commencement of the actual repatriation. The ‘Road Map-V’ for Bru repatriation proposed to conduct identification in Naisingpara, Asapara, Kaskau, Khakchangpara, Hamsapara and Hazacherra relief camps and those willing to return would be resettled in 13 villages in Mizoram-Tripura-Bangladesh border Mamit District. “The actual repatriation will commence soon after the completion of the identification process,” he said
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Shillong Police recovered a huge cache of explosives hidden in a suitcase and a school bag from Umsohlang in Upper Shillong in East Khasi Hills District on September 13, reports The Shillong Times. Superintendent of Police (City) Vivek Syiem said tha
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Shillong Police recovered a huge cache of explosives hidden in a suitcase and a school bag from Umsohlang in Upper Shillong in East Khasi Hills District on September 13, reports The Shillong Times. Superintendent of Police (City) Vivek Syiem said that some boys who had gone to the stream at Umsohlang for fishing saw the suitcase and informed the village headman who contacted the Jhalupara Beat House. A Police team from Jhalupara went to the spot and took possession of the suitcase and the school bag. 85 gelatin sticks, 90 electronic detonators, one shotgun, seven live cartridges, 135 LEDS pellets and water bottles, among other things were recovered.
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Six People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres, who were celebrating Karma with locals in Simdega District, escaped after a brief encounter with Police on September 13, reports The Times of India. As they had mingled with the crowd, Police
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Six People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres, who were celebrating Karma with locals in Simdega District, escaped after a brief encounter with Police on September 13, reports The Times of India. As they had mingled with the crowd, Police had to restrain firing. The PLFI cadres, who came to the spot on two-wheelers, managed to flee taking advantage of this situation. Superintendent of Police (SP) (Simdega) Rajiv Ranjan Singh said a team of Policemen was mobilized on the basis of specific information that some extremists are coming to the area to celebrate the festival. "We wanted to catch them and a trap was laid," he added. "A few rounds were fired," said a Police officer. He added that there was a top PLFI leader among them as they rode expensive two-wheelers. The SP said operations against PLFI, which has a strong presence in Simdega, will continue. However, The Telegraph adds, that the top PLFI leader was ‘chief’ Dinesh Gope and some of his men who fled. Police pasted notices on their homes, declaring them absconders, announcing a reward of INR 2.5 million on Gope's head. PLFI is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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The Mandapam Station (Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu) of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) detained a Sri Lankan Tamil, suspected to be a militant of the now defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on September 13, reports Colombo Page. ICG
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The Mandapam Station (Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu) of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) detained a Sri Lankan Tamil, suspected to be a militant of the now defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on September 13, reports Colombo Page. ICG personnel who were on routine patrolling spotted the 41-year-old suspect identified as A. Arul Jayarathinam alias Rajan, a resident of Mullaitivu District in Northern Province, when he was stranded in the third islet in the Gulf of Mannar on September 13, Police sources said. Preliminary enquiries revealed that the suspect had served in the terrorist organization and reached the islet clandestinely on September 12-night. He told the ICG officials that he fled from his native village fearing harassment by the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. The Coast Guard handed him over to the Marine police of the Coastal Security Group.
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September - 13 
The Pune Police have issued an order stating that there is confidential information that anti-social elements may use second hand (used) car to carry out attacks in the city in September, October and November, dnaindia.com reports on September 14. Th
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The Pune Police have issued an order stating that there is confidential information that anti-social elements may use second hand (used) car to carry out attacks in the city in September, October and November, dnaindia.com reports on September 14. The Police have also asked landlords of properties to give details of people staying on rent to their nearest Police Station. Strict instructions have been given to those who deal in new and old cars and estate agents in a letter copy that has been dispatched from Pune Commissioner's Office.The order, that has been uploaded by the Pune Police on their website states, "Confidential inputs pertaining to the plans that terrorists, anti-social elements may use second hand (used cars) vehicles and seek hideouts in residential areas of Pune city and there is every likelihood of breach of peace and disturbance of tranquility, and grave danger to human life and safety as well as damage to the public property in the areas of police stations in Pune city". "No landlord/ownder/occupant of any house/ property, custodians of private and public properties, trustees of religious places, owners and purchasers/lessors of second hand (used cars) vehicles etc in Pune city shall let/sublet/rent out, or sale, or give for temporary use, any accommodation or any such vehicle to any person, visitor or guest unless and until he has furnished the particulars of such tenants/or purchaser or user of that property, flat, room, bungalow or such vehicle etc. to the concerned police station," the order adds.
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Twopersons were killed and over 100 injured as protesters defied curfew at over 90 places across Jammu and Kashmir on Eidul Adha on September 13, leading to massive clashes despite Security Forces (SFs) taking assistance of drones and helicopters at
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Twopersons were killed and over 100 injured as protesters defied curfew at over 90 places across Jammu and Kashmir on Eidul Adha on September 13, leading to massive clashes despite Security Forces (SFs) taking assistance of drones and helicopters at many places, reports Daily Excelsior. Authorities imposed curfew in entire Kashmir valley on Eid to prevent assembly of people in prayer grounds and major Masjids across the Valley in view of separatists call for march to the United Nations Military Observers office in Srinagar on September 13. Despite tough measures, people defied curfew at over 90 places across Kashmir forcing SFs to fire tear smoke, pellets, chilly grenades to foil these protests. A protester was killed as clashes broke out between SFs and protesters in Bandipora District. One Mustafa Mir (22), son of Hameed Mir of Dachigam village of Bandipora was hit by a tear smoke shell as SFs fired tear smoke and pellets to disperse the protesters. Mir was declared brought dead at the hospital. Clashes broke out in Bandipora after SFs prevented people from marching towards Eidgah where they were planning to offer prayers. Several protesters were injured in pellet and tear smoke firing. A protester, Shabir Ahmad son of Mohammad Yousuf, resident of Nagbal village of Imam Sahib area was killed in clashes between SFs and protesters in Shopian District of South Kashmir.In the meanwhile, six people were injured in the clashes that broke out in Shopian and they were rushed to Primary Health Centre (PHC) Harmain. Around 20 protesters were injured at Memandar village in Shopian. Reports said that clashes broke out at Memandar after protesters pelted stones at SFs who fired tear smoke and pellets to disperse them. At least 20 protesters were injured in clashes between SFs and protesters in Dooru area of Anantnag in Anantnag District. Clashes erupted after SFs tried to foil a protest march in Dooru area. Over a dozen protesters were injured in Bijbehara area of Anantnag District after SFs barred people from offering Eid prayers at Eidgah. At least eight protesters were injured in clashes with SFs in Kulgam District. Reports said that clashes erupted after people defied curfew in Kulgam town. SFs fired tear smoke and pellets to disperse the protesters in which 8 persons suffered pellet injuries. At least 12 persons, including a woman, were injured after SFs allegedly barged into homes in Zallura village of Sopore in North Kashmir and beat up the inmates. Reports said that the injured included an 80-year-old woman Saja Begum.In the meantime, a Police spokesman said that in view of the UNO march call of some groups, curfew and restrictions were imposed in major parts of the Valley to avoid loss of life and property. “Forty four incidents of stone pelting were reported from across the Valley till filing of this report. Despite serious provocations by the stone pelting mobs, the police and security force personnel exhibited maximum restraint”, the spokesman said.
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At least two Policemen were killed and 10 others, including five Policemen, were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast near a Police training centre on Sariab Road in provincial capital Quetta on September 13, reports Dawn. No outfit
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At least two Policemen were killed and 10 others, including five Policemen, were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast near a Police training centre on Sariab Road in provincial capital Quetta on September 13, reports Dawn. No outfit claimed responsibility for the attack.
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September - 13 
Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leader Surendra Pandey on September 13, said, the Government needed to issue a white paper to the public justifying the need to amend the statute, reports The Himalaya Times. Speaking to jou
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Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) leader Surendra Pandey on September 13, said, the Government needed to issue a white paper to the public justifying the need to amend the statute, reports The Himalaya Times. Speaking to journalists at a function organised by Press Chautari Nepal, Khotang chapter, Pandey argued that the ruling parties needed to issue white paper to the people clarifying how they were going to amend the constitution. Pandey also accused the ruling parties of not being clear about Pradesh delineation, and distribution of naturalised citizenship, among others. “It is obvious that the statute can be amended. However, the government must make public the concrete grounds,” said former finance minister Pandey. He also charged the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) and the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist Centre (CPN-Maoist Center) of being unclear about whether to split Sunsari and Kailali Districts, among others. “We doubt that the ruling parties will come up with a common recommendation.
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Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal (FSF-N) Chairman Upendra Yadav said that the incumbent Government should give top priority to Madhes issues, reports The Himalayan Times. Talking to media persons at Biratnagar Airport on September 13 (today), Yadav comp
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Federal Socialist Forum-Nepal (FSF-N) Chairman Upendra Yadav said that the incumbent Government should give top priority to Madhes issues, reports The Himalayan Times. Talking to media persons at Biratnagar Airport on September 13 (today), Yadav complained that the Government has not yet shown any interest in constitution amendment and has been making delay in implementing the three-point deal. He said, “Major political parties should stand together to make the constitution acceptable to all by addressing the issues of Madhes…. It would not be enough only by registering the constitution amendment proposal in the Parliament.”
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September - 13 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while exchanging Eid greetings with people from all walks of life at her official residence in Dhaka city on September 13 asked all to remain alert against terrorism and militancy reports The Daily Star. "Bangladesh
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while exchanging Eid greetings with people from all walks of life at her official residence in Dhaka city on September 13 asked all to remain alert against terrorism and militancy reports The Daily Star. "Bangladesh has got its independence through the huge blood and sacrifice of people, including youths, farmers, teachers, women and freedom-loving common people. Everybody will have to remain alert so that the wheel of development and prosperity cannot be stopped by any evil quarter…I’m requesting all to remain vigil against terrorism and militancy," she said.
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September - 13 
The Mandapam Station (Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu) of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) detained a Sri Lankan Tamil, suspected to be a militant of the now defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on September 13, reports Colombo Page. ICG
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The Mandapam Station (Ramanathapuram District of Tamil Nadu) of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) detained a Sri Lankan Tamil, suspected to be a militant of the now defunct Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) on September 13, reports Colombo Page. ICG personnel who were on routine patrolling spotted the 41-year-old suspect identified as A. Arul Jayarathinam alias Rajan, a resident of Mullaitivu District in Northern Province, when he was stranded in the third islet in the Gulf of Mannar on September 13, Police sources said. Preliminary enquiries revealed that the suspect had served in the terrorist organization and reached the islet clandestinely on September 12-night. He told the ICG officials that he fled from his native village fearing harassment by the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. The Coast Guard handed him over to the Marine police of the Coastal Security Group.
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September - 13 
The report of the Working Group on Enforced of Involuntary Disappearances on its mission to Sri Lanka will be discussed on September 15 in the 33rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) which started on September 13 at the Palais
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The report of the Working Group on Enforced of Involuntary Disappearances on its mission to Sri Lanka will be discussed on September 15 in the 33rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) which started on September 13 at the Palais des Nations in Geneva, reports Colombo Page. The UN Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances headed by its Vice President, Bernard Duhaime visited Sri Lanka from 9 to 18 November 2015, at the invitation of the Sri Lankan Government. At the conclusion of its 10-day visit to the country the Working Group said the chronic pattern of impunity still exists in cases of enforced disappearance and the victims of enforced disappearances have overall no faith in the justice system, prosecution services, the Police or Armed Forces. The Working Group said Sri Lanka has the opportunity to once and for all meet the rights and legitimate expectations of thousands of families of disappeared.
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September - 14 
A meeting of senior Police and central reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials took place in the camp headquarter of CRPF 190 battalion situated in Chatra District headed by Superintendent of Police (SP), Chatra, Anjani Kumar Jha, reports The Pioneeron
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A meeting of senior Police and central reserve Police Force (CRPF) officials took place in the camp headquarter of CRPF 190 battalion situated in Chatra District headed by Superintendent of Police (SP), Chatra, Anjani Kumar Jha, reports The Pioneeron September 15. In this meeting the officers of Jharkhand-Bihar Police and CRPF and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) Battalions discussed on various points regarding their new venture named ‘Operation Safaya’ going to be launched for complete eradication of Naxal[Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] groups operating in the border areas of both States. In this joint meeting the officials finalised the action plan to be executed during this operation. As per sources this operation will start in both sides of the border at a time so that the Naxal groups cannot feel safe in any of these two States. “This time the white collared people of the society who had been identified as the supporters of the Naxal groups will also be at the target. The aim of this operation is not only to eradicate the Naxal groups out of the states but also to seize the money they have made through their act of terror,” said an official.
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September - 14 
A protester was killed in Sopore area in Baramulla District, while curfew and curfew like restrictions in parts of Kashmir and shutdown paralysed life in Kashmir for 68th day on September 14, reports Daily Excelsior. A protester was allegedly killed
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A protester was killed in Sopore area in Baramulla District, while curfew and curfew like restrictions in parts of Kashmir and shutdown paralysed life in Kashmir for 68th day on September 14, reports Daily Excelsior. A protester was allegedly killed in Security Forces (SFs) beating in a village in Sopore area in the District, taking the death toll in the ongoing violence to 81. The body of Manzoor Lone (24), son of Ghulam Rasool, resident of Hardshiva was found in a stone quarry. Lone was missing since September 13 after a group of youth threw stones at Army who later chased them. Residents alleged that Lone was caught by Army and thrashed and later he died and his body was recovered. However, Army denied any involvement in the death of the protester. The news of his death led to protests in the area. However, Police and paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel fired teargas to disperse the protesters.Elsewhere, curfew and curfew like restrictions in parts of Srinagar and other major towns and shutdown paralysed life in Kashmir during which protests were reported at few places. A Police spokesman said that apart from a few stray incidents of stone pelting the situation remained normal and under control throughout the Valley. He said curfew was imposed in the towns of Baramulla and Handwara, while as, restrictions were imposed in some parts of the Valley.
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September - 14 
After talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in New Delhi on September 14, a joint statement said the leaders "expressed grave concern at continued use of terrorism and violence in the region for ac
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After talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and visiting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in New Delhi on September 14, a joint statement said the leaders "expressed grave concern at continued use of terrorism and violence in the region for achieving political objectives”, Times of India reports. They agreed that this “phenomenon presented the single biggest threat to peace, stability and progress in the region and beyond”. Stressing that elimination of all forms of terrorism, without any discrimination, is essential, they called upon the concerned to put an end to all sponsorship, support, safe havens and sanctuaries to terrorists, including for those who target Afghanistan and India."Both leaders also reaffirmed their resolve to counter terrorism and strengthen security and defence cooperation as envisaged in the India-Afghanistan Strategic Partnership Agreement. They also pointed to an Indian decision to supply more defence equipment to Afghanistan.Prime Minister Modi said India would allocate a sum of USD 1 billion for Afghanistan's capacity and capability building in spheres such as education, health, agriculture, skill development, empowerment of women, energy, infrastructure and strengthening of democratic institutions. Both sides also signed three agreements - extradition treaty, cooperation in civil and commercial matters and the memorandum of understanding on cooperation in peaceful uses of outer space.Recalling that India-Afghanistan bilateral development cooperation has assisted Afghanistan's own efforts for successful political, security and economic transitions, the two leaders noted with happiness the recent completion of major milestones such as Parliament Building and the Afghanistan-India Friendship Dam.Both leaders said they looked forward to the resumption of India-US-Afghanistan consultations in New York later this month. Prime Minister Modi conveyed to the President that India would continue to engage with the international community to assist the Government of Afghanistan in all possible ways.
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September - 14 
Border Security Force (BSF) captured a Kashmiri youth, who had reached Octroi Post along the International Border (IB) in RS Pura sector in Jammu District on September 14, reports Daily Excelsior. He has been identified as Umar Ashraf (28), son of Mo
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Border Security Force (BSF) captured a Kashmiri youth, who had reached Octroi Post along the International Border (IB) in RS Pura sector in Jammu District on September 14, reports Daily Excelsior. He has been identified as Umar Ashraf (28), son of Mohammad Ashraf, a resident of Pattan, Baramulla District.
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September - 14 
India on September 14 raised issue of human rights violations perpetrated by Pakistan in Balochistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Times of India reports. India also took aim at human rights violations by Pakistan's politico
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India on September 14 raised issue of human rights violations perpetrated by Pakistan in Balochistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Times of India reports. India also took aim at human rights violations by Pakistan's politico-military establishment across the country, including Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). "It will be in the fitness of things if Pakistan focuses its energies on improving the human rights situation within Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir," said Ajit Kumar India's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, in a statement at the 33rd Session of the UNHRC at Geneva. "Pakistan is characterized by authoritarianism, absence of democratic norms and widespread human rights violations across the country, including Balochistan," India's statement added.
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September - 14 
Recently arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Ramesh alias Shivakumar, now in Chikkamagaluru Police custody, has made startling revelations regarding his plans to blast Government offices in Sringeri and Koppa taluks (administ
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Recently arrested Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Ramesh alias Shivakumar, now in Chikkamagaluru Police custody, has made startling revelations regarding his plans to blast Government offices in Sringeri and Koppa taluks (administrative units) in Chikkamagaluru District by this month end, reports New Indian Express on September 15. Until recently, no major Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] activities except for some posters and banners were observed in the Malnad region. During interrogation, Ramesh allegedly confessed to having made preparations to conduct blasts at Government offices and execute the plan in association with his accomplices, said sources. Sources added that Ramesh, arrested in Bengaluru on September 12, had taken the responsibility of leading Naxals in the State. Police have also obtained information that only 5-6 Naxals including Vanajakshi, Mundagaru Latha, Suresh alias Pradeep and John have been operating in the State, while Vikram Gowda and B G Krishnamurthy are concentrating on Kerala. Kuppuswamy is said to have been the central committee member of South India, has been reportedly receiving information from Ramesh. According to Police, the entire Naxal activity in South India will come to a halt if Kuppuswamy is arrested. Police had planned to nab Kuppuswamy last month through his association with Ramesh but he managed to escape after a chase
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September - 14 
The 33 Assam Rifles (AR) claimed that it arrested two overground workers of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) along with Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 4 kilograms during routine patrolling of Lungwa Vill
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The 33 Assam Rifles (AR) claimed that it arrested two overground workers of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) along with Improvised Explosive Device (IED) weighing 4 kilograms during routine patrolling of Lungwa Village in Mon District on September 14, reports Morung Express. The two were identified as Phongsa Wangsa and Leiwang Wangsa, both residents of Myanmar, the press release from the AR stated. During interrogation, it was revealed that they were tasked by NSCN-K to carry IED and infiltrate along with a group of armed NSCN-K cadres into Nagaland, the release added. The AR claimed that the armed NSCN-K cadres immediately fled towards Myanmar when the overground workers who were leading them were arrested by the 33 AR. The two arrested individuals were handed over to the Mon Police Station on September 15.
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September - 14 
The Progressive faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland(NDFB-P) on September 14 expressed its dissatisfaction over the Centre's alleged lack of commitment in solving the Bodo imbroglio, reports The Telegraph. Speaking on the occasion of
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The Progressive faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland(NDFB-P) on September 14 expressed its dissatisfaction over the Centre's alleged lack of commitment in solving the Bodo imbroglio, reports The Telegraph. Speaking on the occasion of its 28th martyrs' day celebration of the NDFB's western zone designated camp at Serfanguri in Kokrajhar, S. Sanjarang, the outfit's ‘information and publicity secretary’, said it was unfortunate that the peace dialogue had not been productive as a result of a lack of political will on the part of the Centre. He said the outfit had 14 rounds of dialogue with the Centre but there have been no progress in the last one-and-a half years of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government. The talks were last held on June 9 last year (2015), Sanjarang said. He slammed the Narendra Modi Government for the lack of measures to resume talks with the organisation, whereas during the United Progressive Alliance (UPA) Government, several rounds of negotiations were held and the Government had taken initiatives for a peaceful solution. He added that the BJP had assured them before the last elections of solving the Bodo issue but did not keep its word.
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September - 14 
Visiting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in New Delhi on September 14 criticized Pakistan’s policy of choosing between terrorists,Times of India reports. "Making a distinction between good and bad terrorism is an approach that is enormously
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Visiting Afghan President Ashraf Ghani in New Delhi on September 14 criticized Pakistan’s policy of choosing between terrorists,Times of India reports. "Making a distinction between good and bad terrorism is an approach that is enormously short sighted. Those who think they can manipulate the psychology of this phenomenon or affect the pathology are mistaken," said Ghani. "Good terrorists are the ones that attack your neighbours; bad terrorists are the ones who attack you. This type of approach is enormously short-sighted. The blowback is going to be bad. Terrorism will bite like a snake whoever feeds it," he added. "Terrorism will bite probably like a snake. States need to have a common perspective," he warned. Ghani also said the threat of terrorism is not a passing threat, and that terrorist organisations change very rapidly, even if their objectives remain the same.He also categorically hit out at those using religion to justify terrorist acts, saying Islam does not condone terrorism. "A tiny minority cannot be allowed to hijack a civilization and a religion. There is no terrorism in the past 160 years except for adherence, practitioners from every civilization that we take. So, there is no reason to demonize a certain civilization. But on the other hand, members of that community have an obligation to speak truth to violence," Ghani said. "It is unacceptable to speak in the name of Islam. Islam does not allow for terrorism. Terrorism must be condemned and we must stand together to contain it. Extremism cannot be permitted a platform. This is denial of everything that we stand for, and everything that civilization has stood for," he added.He also stressed that Afghanistan does not allow terrorists to launch attacks from its soil, despite the fact that it is under attack.Ghani said that south Asia is reeling under "two wars" — one in Afghanistan which "is not a civil war" and the other in Pakistan. However, he said, "the war in Pakistan" is not being covered adequately by the media. "Around 2,700 (Pakistani) forces moved to the north-western province and also Balochistan; this violence needs to be covered (by media) as people need to talk about it to address it," Ghani said while answering questions. However, to a specific question on whether he would support the "independence movement" in Balochistan, he said his country and his government do not interfere in the internal affairs of any country. "We respect international norms," Ghani said even as he maintained that if people in these regions are not happy, there is a constitutional framework within Pakistan and that should be able to address the issue. However, in a veiled attack on Pakistan's use of force, he said: "Forces do not keep people together, rights and connectivity do."Ghani also said, "Those who block us will be blocked" in what was a reference to Pakistan blocking transit of goods from India to Afghanistan. Ghani has threatened to block Pakistan's acess to Central Asia through Afghanistan. India’s Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar said, "Several months ago we wanted to transport 1.7 lakh tons of wheat to Afghanistan and asked Pakistan to provide transit facilities. Pakistan has not yet replied."
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September - 14 
India on September 14 raised issue of human rights violations perpetrated by Pakistan in Balochistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Times of India reports. India also took aim at human rights violations by Pakistan's politico
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India on September 14 raised issue of human rights violations perpetrated by Pakistan in Balochistan at the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC), Times of India reports. India also took aim at human rights violations by Pakistan's politico-military establishment across the country, including Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). "It will be in the fitness of things if Pakistan focuses its energies on improving the human rights situation within Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir," said Ajit Kumar India's Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN, in a statement at the 33rd Session of the UNHRC at Geneva. "Pakistan is characterized by authoritarianism, absence of democratic norms and widespread human rights violations across the country, including Balochistan," India's statement added.
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September - 14 
Madhes-based parties have expressed dissatisfaction with Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal over the delay in moving forward with the amendment of the Constitution while some of their leaders even threatened to withdraw their support from the Gov
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Madhes-based parties have expressed dissatisfaction with Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal over the delay in moving forward with the amendment of the Constitution while some of their leaders even threatened to withdraw their support from the Government, reports Republicaon September 15. During a meeting with the PM on September 14, leaders of the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) and the Federal Alliance (FA) expressed dissatisfaction over the PM not organizing even a single meeting to formally discuss the matter of constitutional amendment. "I told the PM clearly that we had voted for him in the prime ministerial election as he had agreed to address the demands of the Madhes movement and amend the Constitution. However, he is yet to hold a single meeting with the UDMF regarding this issue. Therefore, I told him that we cannot continue our support to the government if he keeps on delaying in this regard," said Anil Jha, chairman of Nepal Sadbhavana Party (NSP).Meanwhile, PM Pushpa Kamal Dahal told leaders of the UDMF and FA that if the current coalition Government failed to address the agenda of Madhesis and Janajatis, its relevance would end, reports The Himalayan Times. Tarai Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP) leader Sarvendranath Shukla, who attended the meeting, said the PM also told the leaders of agitating forces that he was aware that his Government should succeed in addressing the issues of Madhesis and Janajatis. “If this coalition government fails to address the issues of Madhesis and Janajatis that would mark the failure of 60 per cent of force of the Parliament. No other force can address the issues of Madhesis and Janajatis,” Shukla quoted the PM as saying at a UDMF meeting held ahead of PM’s India visit.
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September - 14 
Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has started its preliminary investigation on more than 25,000 complaints among the 53,016 complaints it has received, reports Republica on September 15. "The staffers at the commission have gone through
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Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) has started its preliminary investigation on more than 25,000 complaints among the 53,016 complaints it has received, reports Republica on September 15. "The staffers at the commission have gone through more than 25,000 complaints so far and categorized them as per the crime. While looking into the 25,000 complaints, the staffers have presented around 800 files to the commission to decide whether to put them on hold or not," said TRC Commissioner Shree Krishna Subedi. Likewise, the Commission on Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) has been scanning at least 1200 complaints at present. “The CIEDP has received 2,870 complaints on disappeared persons. We have started preliminary investigation into at least 1,200 complaints and collected ante-mortem data of at least 42 disappeared persons from the Kathmandu Valley. We are entering the collected data in our database. We'll start full-fledged investigation on the complaints soon," said Professor Bishnu Pathak, the spokesperson of the commission.
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September - 14 
A militant of Hizb-ut-Tahrir was arrested in Sylhet District on September 14, reports New Age. The arrested was identified as Redwan Hossain Suman (32). Police said that several cases were filed against Suman with different Police stations in Sylhet
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A militant of Hizb-ut-Tahrir was arrested in Sylhet District on September 14, reports New Age. The arrested was identified as Redwan Hossain Suman (32). Police said that several cases were filed against Suman with different Police stations in Sylhet for his alleged involvement with extremism.
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September - 15 
A 30-year-old suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested from Kharsawan in the adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan District, on September 15, reports The Telegraph. Police recovered a country-made pistol and Maoist literature
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A 30-year-old suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was arrested from Kharsawan in the adjoining Seraikela-Kharsawan District, on September 15, reports The Telegraph. Police recovered a country-made pistol and Maoist literature from Karam Singh Munda.
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September - 15 
A 30-year-old woman militant of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) was arrested by Police at Tera Loukrakpam Leikai in Imphal West District on September 15 night, reports The Telegraph. Investigation revealed that she had e
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A 30-year-old woman militant of the People’s Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) was arrested by Police at Tera Loukrakpam Leikai in Imphal West District on September 15 night, reports The Telegraph. Investigation revealed that she had extorted a huge amount of money by serving demand letters to general people, businessmen and educational institutions for raising PREPAK funds A case has been registered at Lamphel Police Station.
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September - 15 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, was arrested from Bijapur District on September 15, reports The Hindu. Midiam Raja (28) was arrested by a joint team of Security Forces (SFs) during a
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, carrying a reward of INR 100,000 on his head, was arrested from Bijapur District on September 15, reports The Hindu. Midiam Raja (28) was arrested by a joint team of Security Forces (SFs) during a search operation in the forest under Basaguda Police Station limits, Bijapur, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Mohit Garg said. SF personnel had launched the operation in Basaguda region, since September 14. While cordoning-off the forest close to Polampalli village, they arrested the rebel who was trying to escape, he said. Raja was allegedly involved in cases of attempt to murder.
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September - 15 
A joint team of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and District Police detected a pipe bomb that was planted by Maoists in Khadgaon Police Station limits in Rajnandgaon District on September 15, reports The Pioneer. According to the Police, the joint
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A joint team of Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and District Police detected a pipe bomb that was planted by Maoists in Khadgaon Police Station limits in Rajnandgaon District on September 15, reports The Pioneer. According to the Police, the joint team of ITBP and District Police had started from Khadgaon Police Station on a search operation. The team detected a pipe bomb planted by Maoists on the way leading to Godavari mine from Dorba. The bomb weighing about 10 kilograms was planted by Maoists was defused by BDS (bomb disposal squad) team, Police said.
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September - 15 
A Police spokesman in Srinagar, said that curfew was lifted from all parts of the Valley on September 15, even as restrictions continued in some parts of the Valley, reports Daily Excelsior. “Restrictions under Section 144/CrPC remained imposed
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A Police spokesman in Srinagar, said that curfew was lifted from all parts of the Valley on September 15, even as restrictions continued in some parts of the Valley, reports Daily Excelsior. “Restrictions under Section 144/CrPC remained imposed in some parts of the Valley”, said a spokesman. “Apart from a few stray incidents of stone pelting, the situation remained normal and under control throughout the Valley till filing of this report,” he said. “Last evening some miscreants set ablaze, Zaiqa Cafeteria, of Tourism department at Awantipora. The building suffered damages in this incident. Fire was brought under control by fire tenders”, the spokesman said. He said miscreants set ablaze Government Middle School at Kanjikullah, Yaripora during the intervening night of September 13 and 14. “The school building suffered damages in the incident,” he said.
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September - 15 
A woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was reportedly killed in an encounter with the Police in the Niyamgiri forests in Kalahandi District on September 15, reports The Pioneer. According to reports, the Maoist was killed d
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A woman cadre of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was reportedly killed in an encounter with the Police in the Niyamgiri forests in Kalahandi District on September 15, reports The Pioneer. According to reports, the Maoist was killed during a combing operation at a location in the Niyamgiri hills under the Lanjigarh Police Station. Police recovered an INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) rifle, a Self-Loading Rifle (SLR) rifle and two other rifles during the operation, reports said. The killed Maoist was a member of the Bansadhara-Ghumusar-Nagabali division of the CPI-Maoist. The operation was led by Kalahandi, Superintendent of Police (SP), Brijesh Kumar Rai, reports added.
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September - 15 
A youth, who was injured last week in Security Forces (SFs) firing on protesters in Kulgam District, succumbed at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Soura on September 15, taking the death toll in the ongoing unrest to 82, report
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A youth, who was injured last week in Security Forces (SFs) firing on protesters in Kulgam District, succumbed at Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Soura on September 15, taking the death toll in the ongoing unrest to 82, reports Daily Excelsior. Rasik Ahmed Bhat (23), son of Muhammad Yousuf Bhat of Nowpora, Kulgam was hit by bullet in his head during clashes with SFs on September 5. The protests broke out at Nowpora in Kulgam soon after the body of Bhat reached there. Large number of people took to streets and held a protest demonstration.Elsewhere, curfew and curfew like restrictions in parts of Srinagar and other major towns and shutdown paralysed life in Kashmir during which protests were reported at few places. The shops and commercial establishments, petrol pumps, school and colleges remained closed and traffic was off the roads and train services between Banihal and Baramulla also remained suspended for 69th day. However, there was some movement of private cars in Civil Lines area of Srinagar city. The BSNL broadband, internet and mobile phone services across Kashmir valley remained shut. Postpaid mobile phones of BSNL are working, but outgoing call facility on pre-paid phones continued to remain suspended. The broadband services have been snapped for the second time since July 9, a day after the killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahedeen (HM) ‘commander’ Burhan Wani.
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September - 15 
Arrested five newly recruited Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) cadres from Sonitpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri Districts on September 15 night, reports The Telegraph. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Sonitpur, Fak
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Arrested five newly recruited Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) cadres from Sonitpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri Districts on September 15 night, reports The Telegraph. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Sonitpur, Fakrul Islam, said three cadres of the outfit, identified as Kishor Deka, Jayanta Deka and Pranab Deka, all in their twenties and from Harisinga in Udalguri District, were picked up from a Tinsukia-bound night bus at Tezpur in Sonitpur District. According to the Police, they were on their way to Myanmar for arms training. Based on confessions made by them during interrogation, another newly recruited ULFA-I cadre, Anjan Deka (31) was arrested from Bengbari village under Harisinga police station in Udalguri District and another cadre, Anil Borah alias Utpal Asom (31), who had joined the outfit in 2011, was also arrested from Tinsukia District.
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September - 15 
Assam Police on September 15 rescued a 77-year old Arabinda Kumar Das, a resident of Shillong, who was abducted on July 25 last from Assam, reports The Sentinel. According to sources, Das was abducted when he went for morning walk on July 25. Sampa D
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Assam Police on September 15 rescued a 77-year old Arabinda Kumar Das, a resident of Shillong, who was abducted on July 25 last from Assam, reports The Sentinel. According to sources, Das was abducted when he went for morning walk on July 25. Sampa Das, daughter of the abducted person received a ransom call from the abductors on July 26 who demanded an amount of INR 2 crores. On September 15, after a gap of 52 days, the victim was rescued by Assam Police while being taken in a van. One person namely Nurul Haque of Gamari, Ramkrishna Nagar in Karimganj who was with the victim had been arrested. No ransom was paid to the abductors.
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September - 15 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Nikhil alias Niranjan Rout, who leads the Bansadhara-Ghumusar-Nagavali Division of the CPI (Maoist), was present during the exchange of fire between the Maoists and Security Forces (SFs) in Kalahand
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader Nikhil alias Niranjan Rout, who leads the Bansadhara-Ghumusar-Nagavali Division of the CPI (Maoist), was present during the exchange of fire between the Maoists and Security Forces (SFs) in Kalahandi District on September 15, reports New Indian Express. This was stated by Deputy Inspector General (DIG, south-west range) S Saini. The DIG and Kalahandi, Superintendent of Police (SP), Brijesh Rai said, the Special Operation Group (SOG) team and District Police were combing the Phulbari forest near Katland village under Bijepur Police limits when the exchange of fire took place in which, one woman Maoist cadre was killed. Her identity is yet to be established. Nikhil managed to escape from the Maoist camp during the gun-battle, Saini said, adding that two Self-Loading Rifle (SLR) rifles, one INSAS (Indian Small Arms System) rifle, two .303 rifles and live cartridges, 20 detonators, a tiffin bomb, electrical wires and Maoist literature were seized from the camp. Other logistic materials were also recovered from the spot. The DIG said so far seven Maoists have been killed in Kalahandi and among them, six are women cadres. So far, six Maoists have surrendered. Saini said Maoists are deploying women cadres in the first line of defence and in sentry duty and thus, the casualty of women cadres is high. While the women cadres provide cover to the Maoist group, the male cadres escape.
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September - 15 
In a message to Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on September 15 called for an end to all support, sponsorship and safe havens to terrorists and decided to strengthen security and defence cooperation, reports thewire.in. During their talks, Prime Mini
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In a message to Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on September 15 called for an end to all support, sponsorship and safe havens to terrorists and decided to strengthen security and defence cooperation, reports thewire.in. During their talks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani also expressed grave concern at continued use of terrorism for achieving political objectives in the region as the two leaders had extensive discussions on the regional and bilateral issues.Reiterating India’s abiding support for a unified, sovereign, democratic, peaceful, stable and prosperous Afghanistan; Modi conveyed the country’s readiness to consider further requirements for capacity and capability building in spheres such as education, health, agriculture, skill development, empowerment of women, energy, infrastructure and strengthening of democratic institutions. “To this end, the Prime Minister offered that, as a close neighbour and friend of Afghanistan and its people, India would allocate a sum of USD 1 billion,” a joint statement said.After the talks, the two sides inked three agreements – Extradition Treaty, cooperation in civil and commercial matters and the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.Briefing the reporters, foreign secretary S. Jaishankar said, “The two leaders discussed the regional situation and expressed grave concern at continued use of terrorism and violence in the region for achieving political objectives...They agreed that this phenomenon presented the single biggest threat to peace, stability and progress in the region and beyond.” Stressing that elimination of all forms of terrorism, without any discrimination, is essential, the leaders called upon “the concerned” to put an end to all sponsorship, support, safe havens and sanctuaries to terrorists, including for those who target Afghanistan and India. However, they did not name Pakistan.
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September - 15 
In a series of multi directional and synchronized operations, Army and Police arrested eight cadres of Karbi People Liberation Tiger (KPLT) including ‘self-styled commander-in-chief‘(C-in-C) of a KPLT faction, Sunder Dera alias Rijak Dera
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In a series of multi directional and synchronized operations, Army and Police arrested eight cadres of Karbi People Liberation Tiger (KPLT) including ‘self-styled commander-in-chief‘(C-in-C) of a KPLT faction, Sunder Dera alias Rijak Dera, and recovered a large cache of arms, ammunition and incriminating documents from West Karbi Anglong District on September 15 night, reports The Sentinel. The official said that during confrontation with the armed rebels, own troops exercised maximum restraint and upholding the principle of use of minimum force and no collateral damage arrested the hardcore militants. Arrested cadres also include an ‘area commander’ and ‘vice chairman’ of the group who were instrumental in coordinating extortion, kidnapping and recruitment of new cadres, said official. Four rifles including one AK-47 rifle, grenades, live ammunition, extortion notices and receipts were also recovered from the cadres.“KPLT, which is in a state of disarray due to the recent successful operations by Security Forces (SF), has suffered a crippling blow,” the Army official added. He said that the elimination of two hardcore KPLT cadres and apprehension of fourteen cadres in the past one month has left the outfit leaderless and completely disorganized.
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September - 15 
Operation by Army and Police, an I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) cadre identified as Hwbtasad Brahma alias Darga alias Jathi, was arrested in West Daisamguri of Chirang District on September 15, reports
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Operation by Army and Police, an I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) cadre identified as Hwbtasad Brahma alias Darga alias Jathi, was arrested in West Daisamguri of Chirang District on September 15, reports The Times of India. A pistol and ammunition were
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September - 15 
The Army's Red Horns Division and Police launched an operation in the Hatoka area of East Karbi Anglong District on September 15, and arrested two militants, including Binod Gowla, the self-styled ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ of Nation
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The Army's Red Horns Division and Police launched an operation in the Hatoka area of East Karbi Anglong District on September 15, and arrested two militants, including Binod Gowla, the self-styled ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ of National Socialist Council of Adivasi (NSCA), reports The Times of India. The operation was carried out based on information provided by the Army's intelligence unit, defence spokesperson Lieutenant Colonel Suneet Newton said. A 7.65-mm pistol, grenade and ammunition were seized from the duo. The NSCA is a fringe outfit involved in extortion and unlawful activities.
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September - 15 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have floated six new front organisations in Andhra Pradesh to infiltrate mass agitations like the one for capital area farmers' rights and Bhogapuram land losers issues, according to State and Cent
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) have floated six new front organisations in Andhra Pradesh to infiltrate mass agitations like the one for capital area farmers' rights and Bhogapuram land losers issues, according to State and Central Intelligence agencies, reports Deccan Chronicle on September 16. As guerrilla squads have weakened and their capability to carry out attacks has been almost neutralised by the Police, the extremists are focusing on front organisations. Fronts which were defunct or had become inactive have been activated. A top official of anti-Maoist intelligence said, “We have information that Maoists have floated six new front organisations on Amaravati farmers’ rights issues in land acquisition and land pooling areas. Apart from that they have also used the death of Rohith Vemula at the Hyderabad Central University to strengthen themselves under the pretext of fighting caste oppression.” “Intelligence has found that top Maoist leaders are in touch with the frontal groups. Their recruitments have come down. So they are trying to focus on universities and colleges particularly in Nellore and Ongole by raking up the issue of Rohith Vemula. At the 2015 plenary the CC decided to focus on strengthening mass agitations and have started giving more funds to front organisations.” Earlier, most of these groups were Hyderabad centric. Now they have shifted attention to AP.
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September - 15 
The National Security Advisors of the five BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) met on September 15 in a run-up to the BRICS summit next month, reports First Post. The advisers agreed to cooperate to deny terrorists access to
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The National Security Advisors of the five BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) met on September 15 in a run-up to the BRICS summit next month, reports First Post. The advisers agreed to cooperate to deny terrorists access to finance and weapons while vowing to launch joint efforts to counter terrorism and violent extremism emanating from the West Asia and North African region (WANA). Reiterating what India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said during her joint statement with US Secretary of State John Kerry in India, MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said that there should not be a segmented approach on the issue of terror. They also agreed to expand BRICS counter-terrorism cooperation further to include measures for denying terrorists access to finance and terror-hardware such as equipment, arms and ammunition.
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September - 15 
The State Government has directed the Assam Police to step up efforts to trace the nearly 38,000 illegal Bangladeshi nationals of the post-1971 stream, who have been evading arrest, reports The Assam Tribune on September 16. As per the new directives
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The State Government has directed the Assam Police to step up efforts to trace the nearly 38,000 illegal Bangladeshi nationals of the post-1971 stream, who have been evading arrest, reports The Assam Tribune on September 16. As per the new directives, the Superintendents of Police (SPs) of all the Districts will have to henceforth file a detailed monthly status report on the untraced infiltrators. The monthly report by the respective SPs must also carry the reasons behind the respective District Police’s inability to catch the illegal immigrants missing from their respective areas of jurisdiction. “We want an improved synergy among all the 500 police units and task forces meant for tracking down untraced Bangladeshis. The baggage of 38,000 untraced illegal immigrants is a bit too much to carry,” official sources told The Assam Tribune. The Home Department has also asked the law-enforcers to intensify search operation against the untraced infiltrators with improved intelligence sharing. It has also asked all the SPs to devise strategies to nab the illegal foreigners who are on the run, and, if necessary, put them on surveillance.
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September - 15 
Two Indians, who were held captive in Libya for over a year, reportedly by the militants of Islamic State (IS) have been rescued, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on September 15 (today), reports Times of India. "I am happy to inform
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Two Indians, who were held captive in Libya for over a year, reportedly by the militants of Islamic State (IS) have been rescued, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said on September 15 (today), reports Times of India. "I am happy to inform that T Gopalakrishna (AP) & C BalaramKishan (Telangana) who were captive in Libya since 29 July, 2015 have been rescued," she tweeted. The two Indians, who were teaching at Libya's Sirte University, were abducted by IS militants in July 2015.
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September - 15 
Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN Maleeha Lodhi on September 15 called international community to intervene in Indian atrocities in Kashmir, reports Dunya News. Pakistan has protested at United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC) ?c
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Pakistan’s permanent representative to the UN Maleeha Lodhi on September 15 called international community to intervene in Indian atrocities in Kashmir, reports Dunya News. Pakistan has protested at United Nations Human Right Council (UNHRC) ?claiming that India have presented wrong figures regarding clashes in Kashmir and it was an act of disgrace to UNHRC.
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September - 15 
The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif on September 15 made it clear that the Army would not leave the Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) without bringing peace, completing rehabilitation and transferring administrative contro
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The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif on September 15 made it clear that the Army would not leave the Federally Administrative Tribal Areas (FATA) without bringing peace, completing rehabilitation and transferring administrative control to an institutionalised mechanism, reports Daily Times. He was addressing the elders of Bajaur Agency and soldiers during his visit to the area.
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September - 15 
The United States reminded Pakistan on September 15 that its struggle with terrorism will not come to an end until it makes a decisive shift in its policy of tolerance towards externally-focused groups, reports Dawn. Richard Olson, US Special Represe
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The United States reminded Pakistan on September 15 that its struggle with terrorism will not come to an end until it makes a decisive shift in its policy of tolerance towards externally-focused groups, reports Dawn. Richard Olson, US Special Representative for Pakistan and Afghanistan,told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee that the Barrack Obama administration had also conveyed this message to the Pakistani Government, reminding Islamabad that there could be no peace in the region until these cross-border attacks stopped. Mr. Olson, who was the US ambassador in Islamabad before taking up his current position, also emphasised the need for a constructive relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan, which he said was essential for bringing peace and stability to the region.
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September - 15 
Two persons, identified as Ghullam Rasool Gola and Mehmood Gola, the workers of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), were killed when a motorbike hit a landmine planted on the roadside in Puleji area of Naseerabad District in Balochistan on September
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Two persons, identified as Ghullam Rasool Gola and Mehmood Gola, the workers of Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), were killed when a motorbike hit a landmine planted on the roadside in Puleji area of Naseerabad District in Balochistan on September 15, reports Dawn. Ghullam Rasool died on the spot while Mehmood succumbed to his injuries on the way to hospital.
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September - 15 
Nations (UN) Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances making opening remarks at the 33rd session of the Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on September 15 commended Sri Lanka's increasing openness to international engag
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Nations (UN) Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances making opening remarks at the 33rd session of the Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) in Geneva on September 15 commended Sri Lanka's increasing openness to international engagement as positive and encouraging step, reports Colombo Page. The Working Group presenting a brief report on its visit to Sri Lanka from November 9-18, 2015, at the invitation of the Sri Lankan Government thanked the Government for the invitation and for the cooperation extended to the group before and during the visit. The Working Group said the recent ratification of the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance is a very important measure as well as the Government’s decision to create an Office of Missing Persons (OMP), which received approval by Parliament in August 2016, though there are some elements of concern both in the process of consultation of the Bill for the establishment of the OMP and in some of its provisions, as previously communicated to the Government.
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September - 15 
In a message to Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on September 15 called for an end to all support, sponsorship and safe havens to terrorists and decided to strengthen security and defence cooperation, reports thewire.in. During their talks, Prime Mini
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In a message to Pakistan, India and Afghanistan on September 15 called for an end to all support, sponsorship and safe havens to terrorists and decided to strengthen security and defence cooperation, reports thewire.in. During their talks, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani also expressed grave concern at continued use of terrorism for achieving political objectives in the region as the two leaders had extensive discussions on the regional and bilateral issues.Reiterating India’s abiding support for a unified, sovereign, democratic, peaceful, stable and prosperous Afghanistan; Modi conveyed the country’s readiness to consider further requirements for capacity and capability building in spheres such as education, health, agriculture, skill development, empowerment of women, energy, infrastructure and strengthening of democratic institutions. “To this end, the Prime Minister offered that, as a close neighbour and friend of Afghanistan and its people, India would allocate a sum of USD 1 billion,” a joint statement said.After the talks, the two sides inked three agreements – Extradition Treaty, cooperation in civil and commercial matters and the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in Peaceful Uses of Outer Space.Briefing the reporters, foreign secretary S. Jaishankar said, “The two leaders discussed the regional situation and expressed grave concern at continued use of terrorism and violence in the region for achieving political objectives...They agreed that this phenomenon presented the single biggest threat to peace, stability and progress in the region and beyond.” Stressing that elimination of all forms of terrorism, without any discrimination, is essential, the leaders called upon “the concerned” to put an end to all sponsorship, support, safe havens and sanctuaries to terrorists, including for those who target Afghanistan and India. However, they did not name Pakistan.
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September - 16 
A 30-year-old youth was reportedly beaten to death by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Bishunpur block in Gumla District on September 16, reports The Telegraph.
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A 30-year-old youth was reportedly beaten to death by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Bishunpur block in Gumla District on September 16, reports The Telegraph.
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September - 16 
A Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) trooper was injured during an encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in a dense forest of Sukma District on September 16, reports The Times of India. The skirmish took place in Kar
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A Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) trooper was injured during an encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in a dense forest of Sukma District on September 16, reports The Times of India. The skirmish took place in Karigundam forests under Chintagufa Police Station limits while a team of CoBRA 206th battalion was returning after carrying out an area domination operation in the region, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Sukma, Indira Kalyan Elesela said. Security Forces (SFs) had launched the operation from its Timilwada camp to the interiors of Chintagufa. The trooper, identified as head constable Uday Narayan, sustained bullet injury on his stomach, the SP said.
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September - 16 
A powerful can-bomb was defused by a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans (troopers) and Bokaro Police at Barai Penk in Jhumra in Bokaro District on September 16, reports The Telegraph. Police said the 20 kilogram can-bomb, which
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A powerful can-bomb was defused by a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawans (troopers) and Bokaro Police at Barai Penk in Jhumra in Bokaro District on September 16, reports The Telegraph. Police said the 20 kilogram can-bomb, which had the capacity to blow away a big building, was hidden in bushes. It was found during a morning operation.
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September - 16 
A protester was killed in Srinagar and another who was injured in Pulwama early this month succumbed to injuries in Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital on September 16, reports Daily Excelsior. Dead body of a youth, Momin Altaf Gania son of Alta
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A protester was killed in Srinagar and another who was injured in Pulwama early this month succumbed to injuries in Shri Maharaja Hari Singh (SMHS) hospital on September 16, reports Daily Excelsior. Dead body of a youth, Momin Altaf Gania son of Altaf Ahmad Gania of New Theed, was recovered from Theed area of Srinagar. Reports said that Gania was missing since evening after Police fired tear smoke and pellets to disperse protesters in the area. Residents after searches found the body of Gania from an orchard. Protests broke out in the area soon after the body was recovered. A protester from Pulwama, Basit Mukhtar, who suffered pellet injuries on September 5, during protests, succumbed to injuries in Srinagar, taking the death toll in unrest since the killing of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM) ‘commander’ Burhan Wani to 84.
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September - 16 
An 11-year-old boy was killed allegedly in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) at Theed Harwan on the outskirts of Srinagar on September 16, reports The Times of India. His pellet-ridden body was found late on September 16, triggering massive protests
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An 11-year-old boy was killed allegedly in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) at Theed Harwan on the outskirts of Srinagar on September 16, reports The Times of India. His pellet-ridden body was found late on September 16, triggering massive protests in the area the next day. Villagers alleged that the boy, Nasir Shafiq Qazi, had gone missing after protesters were chased by SFs. His body was found near the Dachigam national park. The death, which took the toll of the ongoing violence to 81, led to massive outrage, with thousands of villagers participating in the funeral procession. Several protesters hurled stones on SF and tried to prevent the burial, demanding the culprits be booked and arrested.
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September - 16 
Assam Police arrested an I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) linkman, identified as Tefra Muchahary of Taijouguri village in Kokrajhar District on September 16, reports The Telegraph.
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Assam Police arrested an I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) linkman, identified as Tefra Muchahary of Taijouguri village in Kokrajhar District on September 16, reports The Telegraph.
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September - 16 
Assam Rifles (AR) with Police representatives arrested a ‘self-styled sergeant’ of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K), identified as Rongsen Temjen Ao (38), during a search operation at New Site in Mon Tow
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Assam Rifles (AR) with Police representatives arrested a ‘self-styled sergeant’ of Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K), identified as Rongsen Temjen Ao (38), during a search operation at New Site in Mon Town in Mon District on September 16, reports Morung Express. “The cadre had infiltrated along with a group of armed NSCN-K cadres into Nagaland and was tasked to carry out sabotage activities against Indian Security Forces,” alleged a press release from AR. “The cadre has facilitated and coordinated movement of UGs across the border to carry out sabotage activities and inflict casualty on the Indian Security Forces and general public.” The arrested cadre was handed over to the Mon Police Station on September 17, the release added.
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September - 16 
authorities imposed curfew in parts of Srinagar and other major towns of Kashmir on the occasion of Friday to prevent protests, on September 16, reports Daily Excelsior. A Police spokesman said that in view of the violence and stone pelting incidents
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authorities imposed curfew in parts of Srinagar and other major towns of Kashmir on the occasion of Friday to prevent protests, on September 16, reports Daily Excelsior. A Police spokesman said that in view of the violence and stone pelting incidents on the previous Fridays, curfew was imposed in parts of Srinagar and in the towns of Anantnag, Pulwama, Shopian, Baramulla and Handwara.
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September - 16 
Eight persons heading towards Makui village from Kanglatongbi along Imphal-Tamenglong road were allegedly assaulted by Kuki militants near Kangpokpi oil pump in Senapati District on September 16 night, reports The Sangai Express. A victim among the e
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Eight persons heading towards Makui village from Kanglatongbi along Imphal-Tamenglong road were allegedly assaulted by Kuki militants near Kangpokpi oil pump in Senapati District on September 16 night, reports The Sangai Express. A victim among the eight, said that they were heading towards Makui village by two Shaktiman from Kanglatongbi at around 5 pm to exercise their franchise rights in the 8-Wakotphai District Council Constituency by-election. However, on reaching Kangpokpi, three riders followed them from IT road and stopped them near Kangpokpi oil pump along the road and asked for annual tax of Kuki Revolutionary Army-Unification (KRA-U), he said while adding that they [the militants] called up his friends through his mobile and in no time 3/4 persons reached the spot in an auto and dragged them to a secluded place and started thrashing them. He added “We politely told them (the militants) that we have no money and the Mahajons are not with us but they continued to assault us brutally without mercy and told us you underestimate Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) and Kuki National Front (KNF).” The victim further alleged that they were released after taking two cranes of the vehicle and asked to bring INR 10,000 in exchange of the two cranes next day.
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September - 16 
in a major crackdown on September 16, Police arrested 62 people including noted human rights activist and spokesman of the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Societies (JKCCS), Khurram Perwaiz, on charges of fomenting trouble in Kashmir, reports Da
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in a major crackdown on September 16, Police arrested 62 people including noted human rights activist and spokesman of the Jammu and Kashmir Coalition of Civil Societies (JKCCS), Khurram Perwaiz, on charges of fomenting trouble in Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. A Police spokesman said that 62 miscreants who have been involved in the offences of damaging civilian vehicles, vandalizing of shops and also placing obstructions on roads and lanes have been arrested during last 24 hours across Kashmir. Police arrested Khurram from his house in Srinagar. He was taken to Ram Munshi Bagh Police Station. On September 14, he was prevented from traveling to the ongoing United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Session in Geneva by the Immigration authorities at Indira Gandhi International Airport in Delhi.
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September - 16 
India has expressed willingness to share material evidence’ related to the attacks of November 26, 2008 (26/11), Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on September 16, reports The Hindu. The statement came a day after India said that Fore
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India has expressed willingness to share material evidence’ related to the attacks of November 26, 2008 (26/11), Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on September 16, reports The Hindu. The statement came a day after India said that Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar has written to his Pakistan counterpart Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry seeking cooperation into the investigation of the eight-year-old case. The writing from Indian side enumerated ways to expedite the Mumbai terror attack trial in Pakistan. Speaking on the issue India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) Spokesperson, Vikas Swarup said,; Foreign Secy recently wrote to his Pakistani counterpart suggesting ways to expedite Mumbai terror attack trial, letter was delivered on 9th September. It will soon be 8 yrs since that dastardly attack, FS wrote to bring guilty to book, to expedite trial through co-operation through legal channels.;The material evidence and the cross examination of prosecution witnesses are needed to proceed further with the trial in Pakistan as per our law of the land; Nafees Zakaria, Spokesperson of Pakistan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement.
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September - 16 
KokrajharPolice arrested six persons, identified as Aminul Islam, Md Bharul Islam, Md Sahidul Seikh, Md Amsar Ali, Tofiya Alom and Shahajan Ali along with one country-made pistol from Joypur in Kokrajhar District on September 16, reports The Telegrap
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KokrajharPolice arrested six persons, identified as Aminul Islam, Md Bharul Islam, Md Sahidul Seikh, Md Amsar Ali, Tofiya Alom and Shahajan Ali along with one country-made pistol from Joypur in Kokrajhar District on September 16, reports The Telegraph. They were demanding ransom in the name of the I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) from local people.
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September - 16 
Manipur's Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam on September 14 said the framework agreement signed between Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) and the Government of India (GoI) is actually a "time bomb" f
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Manipur's Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam on September 14 said the framework agreement signed between Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) and the Government of India (GoI) is actually a "time bomb" for the northeast region, reports The Statesman. Wondering why the contents of the agreement has not been disclosed to the public, Gaikhangam described the agreement as a ticking "time bomb". "It is a time bomb ticking for the region (north-east)," he commented at the inaugural function on Panchayati Raj in Imphal.
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September - 16 
Maoist posters with mentions of six demands were found at different places at Gudighat village under Muribahal block in Balangir District on September 16 (today), reports prameyanews7.com. According to information, the posters mentioned about six var
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Maoist posters with mentions of six demands were found at different places at Gudighat village under Muribahal block in Balangir District on September 16 (today), reports prameyanews7.com. According to information, the posters mentioned about six various demands made by Maoists of Balangir-Bargarh-Mahasamund division. The Maoist rebels have demanded that Government should give drought assistance
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September - 16 
Swami Aseemanand one of the prime accused in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case has been granted bail, india.com reports on September 16. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) decided not to challenge the bail granted to him last year by the Pun
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Swami Aseemanand one of the prime accused in the 2007 Samjhauta Express blast case has been granted bail, india.com reports on September 16. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) decided not to challenge the bail granted to him last year by the Punjab and Haryana High Court. Although, the probing body had the option to approach Supreme Court, it decided not to challenge the incumbent decision of judiciary.
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September - 16 
Ten protesters were injured in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) after Friday prayers in Dooru village of Anantnag District on September 16, reports Daily Excelsior. The injured were shifted to District Hospital Anantnag and three of them had receiv
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Ten protesters were injured in clashes with Security Forces (SFs) after Friday prayers in Dooru village of Anantnag District on September 16, reports Daily Excelsior. The injured were shifted to District Hospital Anantnag and three of them had received pellet injuries. Clashes erupted in Baramulla District also, after prayers as SFs fired teargas on protesters. A protest rally was taken out in old town Baramulla when SFs from across the Jhelum River fired teargas to foil it. Following the teargas, clashes erupted at Azad Gunj and Cement Bridge in the town.
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September - 16 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court, on September 16, sentenced all 13 accused who had plotted to kill politicians, Police officers and journalists, to five years' imprisonment, besides levying a fine, reports The Hindu. The acc
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) special court, on September 16, sentenced all 13 accused who had plotted to kill politicians, Police officers and journalists, to five years' imprisonment, besides levying a fine, reports The Hindu. The accused, who have been charged under several sections of the Indian Penal Code-IPC and Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act-UAPA, including conspiracy and being part of a terrorist gang and under Arms Act, pleaded guilty on September 15 before the NIA special court. According to sources, in 2012, the Central Crime Branch (CCB) sleuths received a tip off that the accused had hatched a conspiracy to kill important personalities in Bengaluru and Hubballi and disturb communal harmony.
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September - 16 
Three persons who were allegedly involved in arson in Rajouri town in Rajouri District on September 14 were arrested by Police raiding teams from different locations on September 16, reports Daily Excelsior. They were identified as Mohd Mushtaq, Mohd
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Three persons who were allegedly involved in arson in Rajouri town in Rajouri District on September 14 were arrested by Police raiding teams from different locations on September 16, reports Daily Excelsior. They were identified as Mohd Mushtaq, Mohd Sahil and Mohd Shafiq-all residents of Bela Colony in Rajouri. Further, Police was looking for some more youth who were involved in arson and causing damage to several establishments during violent protests on September 14.
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September - 16 
Two suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have been arrested from the Arsha area in Purulia District on September 16, reports The Hindu. The Police have seized two small arms and some ammunition from the accused. Acting on a t
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Two suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres have been arrested from the Arsha area in Purulia District on September 16, reports The Hindu. The Police have seized two small arms and some ammunition from the accused. Acting on a tip-off Police arrested Kabita Ghorai alias Kalpana alias Sarala (27) and Panchanan Mahato (28) from the Arsha Police Station area near the Purulia Main Road. “Two persons who were earlier associated with Maoist-related cases were arrested on Friday (September 16) evening. They were produced in court today [Saturday, September 17] and remanded to police custody for nine days,” Superintendent of Police (SP) of Purulia, Rupesh Kumar said.
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September - 16 
A suicide bomber killed at least 28 people and wounded more than 45 others as they attended Friday prayers at a mosque in Pekhan Killay area of Anbar tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 1
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A suicide bomber killed at least 28 people and wounded more than 45 others as they attended Friday prayers at a mosque in Pekhan Killay area of Anbar tehsil (revenue unit) in Mohmand Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 16, reports Daily Times. Jama’at-ul-Ahrar (JuA), breakaway faction of Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility of the attack.
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September - 16 
A suspected militant was killed and another injured in a three-hour long encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) during a search operation in Dringen Nullah area of Sui tehsil (revenue unit) in Dera Bugti District on September 16, reports The Expres
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A suspected militant was killed and another injured in a three-hour long encounter with the Security Forces (SFs) during a search operation in Dringen Nullah area of Sui tehsil (revenue unit) in Dera Bugti District on September 16, reports The Express Tribune. Two SFs were also injured in the shootout. The FC spokesperson said that the militants involved in the encounter belonged to Baloch Republican Army (BRA). He said that a huge quantity of arms, ammunition and 400 kilograms of explosives, an Improvised-Explosive Device, 40-metre-long fuse cord and 300 meter detonating cord were seized from the hideout, which was later demolished.
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September - 16 
An unidentified dead body of a young Baloch man was found near the Mauripur Truck Stand area in SITE Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 16, reports The News. This is the eighth dead body since the start of August this year.
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An unidentified dead body of a young Baloch man was found near the Mauripur Truck Stand area in SITE Town of Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 16, reports The News. This is the eighth dead body since the start of August this year.
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September - 16 
Punjab's Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested four terrorists affiliated Daesh (also known as Islamic State/IS) terror network in provincial capital Lahore on September 16, reports The News. According to official details, the arrested mili
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Punjab's Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested four terrorists affiliated Daesh (also known as Islamic State/IS) terror network in provincial capital Lahore on September 16, reports The News. According to official details, the arrested militants were planning to target government buildings and sensitive installations in Lahore. Explosives were also seized from their possession. The suspects were identified as Syed Abdul Alam, Hafeezur Rehman, Nisar Ahmed and Tasawur Ameen.
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September - 16 
The Frontier Corps personnel arrested a local leader of the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) from Sheikhri area of Kalat District on September 16, reports The Express Tribune. The FC spokespersons said that two other militants were arrested f
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The Frontier Corps personnel arrested a local leader of the banned Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) from Sheikhri area of Kalat District on September 16, reports The Express Tribune. The FC spokespersons said that two other militants were arrested from the Sami area of Turbat District, while five others were taken into custody from Buleda area of the same District.
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September - 16 
Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Krishna Bahadur Mahara on September 16 said that the Government is committed to holding local, provincial and federal elections within next one and half years, reports The Himalayan Times. “The government has begun t
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Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Krishna Bahadur Mahara on September 16 said that the Government is committed to holding local, provincial and federal elections within next one and half years, reports The Himalayan Times. “The government has begun to restructure the state with the establishment of high courts. However, the challenge is to fix capitals for the provinces and to hold the elections,” Mahara said indicating that the transitional phase would also end with it.
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September - 16 
Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba on September 16 said that demands put forth by the Madhes-centric parties regarding the Constitution will be addressed, reports Republica. He said genuine demands of the Madhes would be addressed thro
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Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba on September 16 said that demands put forth by the Madhes-centric parties regarding the Constitution will be addressed, reports Republica. He said genuine demands of the Madhes would be addressed through talks and negotiations. Leader Deuba was of the view of maintaining political unity to enforce the constitution effectively and thereby taking the country towards the path of development.
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September - 16 
A Juba League, the youth wing of Awami League (AL), activist succumbed to his injuries at a city hospital on September 17, hours after he and one of his friends were bullet-hit by some unidentified assailants before a club at Motijheel AGB Colony in
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A Juba League, the youth wing of Awami League (AL), activist succumbed to his injuries at a city hospital on September 17, hours after he and one of his friends were bullet-hit by some unidentified assailants before a club at Motijheel AGB Colony in Dhaka, on September 16, reports New Age. The deceased was identified as Rizvi Hasan Babu (33), of Char Afzal under Ramgati Police Station in Lakshmipur District while the injured, Ahsanul Haque Emon ( 30) of village Betkandi under Baniyachong in Habiganj District.
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September - 17 
A 40-year-old tribal Bindeshwar Oraon was beaten up by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, branding him as ‘Police informer’ in Lohardaga District on September 17, reports The Times of India. The injured tribal succumbed
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A 40-year-old tribal Bindeshwar Oraon was beaten up by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, branding him as ‘Police informer’ in Lohardaga District on September 17, reports The Times of India. The injured tribal succumbed to his injuries at a hospital in the District. Superintendent of Police (SP) of Lohardaga, Kartik S said, Oraon was a medical practitioner and also worked for the Maoists. "Maoists used to seek his service when they fell sick. He had treated many Maoist leaders. The Maoists have killed him because they suspected his honesty," said Kartik.A group of armed rebels arrived at Oraon's house at Hatbal village in Hesag panchayat (village level local-self government institution) under Siringdag Police Station area. "He was sleeping. The Maoists barged into the house and forcibly took him away. No member of his family or the villagers could resist the armed Maoists," said a Police officer. After sometime when Maoists left, a couple of villagers dared to go out to find out what happened to Oraon. "He was found writhing in pain. When people found that he was breathing, they tried to take him to hospital. The journey to the hospital was very arduous and took a lot of time," said a Police officer. Lohardaga SP said that Oraon did not work for the Police. "The Maoists allegations are false. The case is being investigated. A team has been asked to find out the names of Maoists involved in his murder," he said. There are unconfirmed reports that Maoists held a jan adalat (people’s court) before beating him, but Lohardaga SP ruled it out. A Police officer said that Maoist leader Nakul Yadav is behind the killing.
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September - 17 
A Police and an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officer were injured in Kashmir as protesters pelted stones on SFs at various places on September 17, reports Daily Excelsior. The curfew, curfew like restrictions and separatist sponsored shut down p
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A Police and an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) officer were injured in Kashmir as protesters pelted stones on SFs at various places on September 17, reports Daily Excelsior. The curfew, curfew like restrictions and separatist sponsored shut down paralyzed life in Kashmir, and the killing of a youth in clashes in Theed Harwan in the outskirts of Srinagar led to massive protests in the area. Police said that in its continuous drive against miscreants and instigators, 58 individuals found involved in the offences of damaging civilian vehicles, shops/houses and placing obstructions on roads/lanes have been arrested during last 24 hours.
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September - 17 
A reliable source said that one KRA-U cadre suspected to be involved in the brutal assault on September 16 evening was arrested by Security Forces (SF) on September 17 near SL Veng, Ward No16, Kangpokpi and handed over to the Police, adds The Sangai
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A reliable source said that one KRA-U cadre suspected to be involved in the brutal assault on September 16 evening was arrested by Security Forces (SF) on September 17 near SL Veng, Ward No16, Kangpokpi and handed over to the Police, adds The Sangai Express.
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September - 17 
At least three members of a family involved in harbouring People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres were arrested with arms and ammunition from Khukundubahal village under Biramitrapur Police limits in Sundargarh District on September 17
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At least three members of a family involved in harbouring People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres were arrested with arms and ammunition from Khukundubahal village under Biramitrapur Police limits in Sundargarh District on September 17, reports New Indian Express. However, a group of about 10 PLFI cadres present at Khukundubahal, about 25 kilometres from Rourkela, managed to give Police the slip. Superintendent of Police (SP) of Sundargarh, Nikhil Kanodia said eight single barrel rifles, 41 rounds of live ammunition and 11.3 kilograms of high-end explosive in semi-solid form were recovered from the house of those arrested. He identified them as Surendra Nanda, a gram rakhi (village guard), his son Afindra and nephew Tureswar Nanda. They were providing logistic support to the PLFI group. PLFI is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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September - 17 
East Division Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called upon the people to celebrate the 12th formation day of the party on September 21 and asserted that the party was strong among the people and police were doing a campai
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East Division Committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) called upon the people to celebrate the 12th formation day of the party on September 21 and asserted that the party was strong among the people and police were doing a campaign against it, reports The Hinduon September 18. It wanted people to support the party’s armed struggle to end exploitation of the majority of the people by a small minority. In a press release, the east division committee also alleged that Superintendent of Police (SP) R.D. Sharma and Officer on Special Duty (OSD) A. Babujee were claiming that the party had lacked support among Girijans and that Girijans had celebrated after Maoists were killed in the Palasamudram area on May 4. The party’s support among Girijans remained intact in spite of “severe police repression” and in spite of the police trying to prevent them, the Girijans raised money for death ceremony of Kudumula Venkata Ramana (Ravi). In Balapam area locals were forced to produce Aadhar card, ration card or voter card when they purchase commodities or fertilizers for the crops they are rising, the party alleged.
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September - 17 
Gadchiroli Police arrested Ranu Usendi, Kasansur action team ‘commander’ and local organization squad member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from his village Javeli in Raigarh District on September 17, where he had co
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Gadchiroli Police arrested Ranu Usendi, Kasansur action team ‘commander’ and local organization squad member of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), from his village Javeli in Raigarh District on September 17, where he had come to attend a family programme, reports The Times of India. He had joined the rebel movement in 2005. Usendi has been remanded to Police custody for five days.
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September - 17 
Police arrested two persons, identified as Sujit Sen and Biren Tamuli for alleged extortion in the name of Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) from Guwahati in Kamrup District on September 17 night, reports The Telegraph.
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Police arrested two persons, identified as Sujit Sen and Biren Tamuli for alleged extortion in the name of Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) from Guwahati in Kamrup District on September 17 night, reports The Telegraph.
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September - 17 
The CPI-Maoist came out in support of the separatists who are opposing the Indian Government in Pakistan, reports The Hindu on September 18. Political representative of Andhra-Odisha Border Zonal Committee (AOBZC) of the party Jaganabandhu in a press
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The CPI-Maoist came out in support of the separatists who are opposing the Indian Government in Pakistan, reports The Hindu on September 18. Political representative of Andhra-Odisha Border Zonal Committee (AOBZC) of the party Jaganabandhu in a press release hailed the separatists in Kashmir as “setting an example with a strong, spirited fight by combining people’s agitation with militant struggle.” In the press release, the party asked the Government to conduct a referendum, take action on the officers involved in the Burhan Wani encounter, lift house arrest of All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leaders, etc.
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September - 17 
The District Police arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including the head of a local outfit, during a search in Kuinar village in Narayanpur District on September 17, reports The Weekend Leader. One of the arrested Ma
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The District Police arrested three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including the head of a local outfit, during a search in Kuinar village in Narayanpur District on September 17, reports The Weekend Leader. One of the arrested Maoists had a reward of INR 100,000 on him. According to Police, a team of officers did a search operation in Akabeda, Kastoormeta, Kodkanar and Kuinar jungles, in Abujhmaad. While returning, the soldiers found two suspects hidden in Kuinar jungle. They surrounded and captured them. The Maoists were identified as Nani Kunjam (40), president of local Maoist group Nana Koram, and Motu Koram (37). A large haul of guns, a two kilograms tiffin bomb and 200 meters of electrical wire was also confiscated from the Maoists.
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September - 17 
The ULFA-I led by Paresh Barua launched a recruitment drive in the Sate to replenish its depleting strength, reports The Telegraphon September 18. A Police source said that the latest recruitment was being carried out under the supervision of the out
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The ULFA-I led by Paresh Barua launched a recruitment drive in the Sate to replenish its depleting strength, reports The Telegraphon September 18. A Police source said that the latest recruitment was being carried out under the supervision of the outfit's ‘operational commander’ Nayan Medhi in Districts like Udalguri and Darrang, apart from its traditional strongholds of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and Sivasagar. "It came to light after the arrest of three newly-recruited cadres from a Tinsukia-bound bus at Tezpur on Thursday (September 15) night while they were on their way to the outfit's camps in Myanmar for arms training," the source said. The trio hails from Harisinga in Udalguri District. SATP on September 17 reported that five newly recruited ULFA-I cadres from Sonitpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri Districts on September 15 night.Also, resentment is brewing in Jorhat after the banned ULFA-I served extortion demand to many noted Punjabi businessmen of the Jorhat District, besides the regular demand to other businessmen of the Marwari and Bihari community, tea garden owners and State Government officers, reports The Sentinel on September 18. Notably, the demand has come from the ‘chairman’ of the ULFA-I, Abhizeet Axom, as depicted in the calls and text messages sent, asking contribution as party fund towards the cause of the ULFA movement. The other demand has come from Jibon Axom. A close study of ULFA reveals that every cadre from the bottom to the top hierarchy acquires a single and unique name which is neither transferable nor can be acquired by anyone else even for making calls for demand or sending press releases to the print or electronic news channels. The demand by the ULFA ‘chairman’ Abhizeet Axom has created terror and sensation among the community. A top source of the police has informed about numerous cases being registered across various police stations of the District with one in Mariani, Titabor, Teok and Jorhat Police station. The demand ranges from INR 5 lakh to INR 50 lakh. Allegations of low Police investigation and sense of insecurity have gripped the people.The Shillong Times adds that Security Forces (SF) and Assam Police engaged in counter-insurgency (CI) operation in Assam have mounted vigil against the proscribed ULFA-I which has started using social media like WhatsApp to send extortion demands to soft targets besides engaging linkmen or over ground agents to collect fund on their behalf. A senior Police official overseeing law and order in the State informed that the ULFA-I had resorted to extortion drive especially targeted at the tea estates in eastern Assam where tea executives live in remote, vulnerable areas. He informed that a senior executive of Santak Tea Estate in Sivasagar District was arrested two days back for making payment to a linkman as per extortion demand of the ULFA-I. The official said the outfit, of late, has started using social media to convey extortion demand to soft targets to escape detection by SFs. The Police become awake to the new modus operandi of the ULFA-I, which is led by fugitive ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Barua, in respect of carrying out extortion and preventive measures have been put in place.
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September - 17 
Three Maoists surrendered before the District administration in Gadchiroli District on September 17, reports The Times of India. They have been identified as Kanhu Usendi, Ankush Narote and Ramji Kawdo. The three had been involved in the movement for
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Three Maoists surrendered before the District administration in Gadchiroli District on September 17, reports The Times of India. They have been identified as Kanhu Usendi, Ankush Narote and Ramji Kawdo. The three had been involved in the movement for last several years. They were also behind many offences and sabotaging activities.
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September - 17 
To protest against the killings of innocent by the Maoists, students, activists, local organizations and Bastar residents took part in 'Lalkar rally' organised in Jagdalpur on September 17, reports The Times of India. The protest march starte
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To protest against the killings of innocent by the Maoists, students, activists, local organizations and Bastar residents took part in 'Lalkar rally' organised in Jagdalpur on September 17, reports The Times of India. The protest march started from Hata ground and after passing through prominent streets culminated at the same place with large number of people joining in from neighbouring Districts. The march was convened by Action Group for National Integrity (AGNI) - an organisation spearheading anti-Maoists protest in the region for past few months.
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September - 17 
Top Maoist leader Daya of Andhra-Odisha Special Zonal Committee (AOBZC) escaped from the clutches of Special Operation Group (SOG) troopers in Panasput village under Padua Police limits in Koraput District on September 17, reports New Indian Express.
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Top Maoist leader Daya of Andhra-Odisha Special Zonal Committee (AOBZC) escaped from the clutches of Special Operation Group (SOG) troopers in Panasput village under Padua Police limits in Koraput District on September 17, reports New Indian Express. According to sources, an exchange of fire took place between Police and Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres for several hours in the forest. On a tip off that Daya and some Maoists of Chhattisgarh were camping in the forest, Police launched an extensive combing operation. During this time, the Maoists opened fire and the SOG troopers retaliated. The exchange of fire continued for hours after which the rebels fled from the spot leaving behind some Maoist materials, arms and ammunition. Police recovered detonators, Improvised Explosive Device (IED) bombs, gun making materials, Maoist literature and uniforms, among other things. Combing operation has been intensified in the villages on Andhra Pradesh-Odisha border after the incident.
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September - 17 
Ministry of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe on September 17 said that a special committee has been appointed to monitor the activities and the formation of the proposed Office on Missing Persons (OMP), reports Colombo Page. The Ministry of Justice has
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Ministry of Justice Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe on September 17 said that a special committee has been appointed to monitor the activities and the formation of the proposed Office on Missing Persons (OMP), reports Colombo Page. The Ministry of Justice has been assigned the task to present the mechanism and the activities to be carried out by the OMP before parliament within the next six months. The OMP will be composed of commissioners and officers of the highest moral integrity, constituted at the highest level by the President, on recommendation of the Constitutional Council. The seven member team for the OMP will be appointed by the President Maithripala Sirisena in the near future. The establishment of the OMP was one of the pledges of the government to the United Nations Human Rights Council. The OMP is expected to help several thousands of families of missing persons across Sri Lanka to discover the fate of their loved ones, and the circumstances under which they went missing.
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September - 18 
Assam Rifles (AR) arrested one cadre of the Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K), identified as ‘lance corporal’ Imkongakum Ao during an operation at PR Hill Kohima in Kohima District in the wee hours of Sep
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Assam Rifles (AR) arrested one cadre of the Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K), identified as ‘lance corporal’ Imkongakum Ao during an operation at PR Hill Kohima in Kohima District in the wee hours of September 18 morning, reports Morung Express. “The individual when apprehended was in a highly intoxicated state having consumed some drugs,” the AR claimed in its press release and added that several commonly used drugs – Altoprex-CT Cough syrup, Injection Dexona, and Tablet Alprazolam – were recovered from him. The AR claimed that it had received information of an NSCN-K cadre involving in extortion/tax collection activities from local shopkeepers at gunpoint in Kohima Town on September 15. A specially constituted team tracked the cadre and caught him in the house at PR Hill, Kohima at 1:45 am on September 18 morning along with “extortion slips” from the ‘Ministry of Chaplee’ (Finanace Affairs), NSCN-K, the AR release claimed.
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September - 18 
At least six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were suspected to be injured in a clash with Police in Hardiya Padariya jungles under Anandpur Police outpost in Banka District on September 18, reports Business Standard. The injured M
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At least six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were suspected to be injured in a clash with Police in Hardiya Padariya jungles under Anandpur Police outpost in Banka District on September 18, reports Business Standard. The injured Maoists managed to escape but bloodstains found at several places indicated that they were injured during the encounter, Superintendent of Police (SP) Rajiv Ranjan said. Around a hundred rounds were fired from both sides during the encounter, the SP said, adding that Police destroyed a bunker of the rebels. The Police seized half a dozen detonators, 100 cartridges, 12 mobile phone sets and Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] literature from the site.
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September - 18 
India on September 18 said "one country" in its neighbourhood scuttled its proposal of setting up a working group on counter-terrorism within the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) even as the final draft declaration of the bloc's summit strong
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India on September 18 said "one country" in its neighbourhood scuttled its proposal of setting up a working group on counter-terrorism within the Non Aligned Movement (NAM) even as the final draft declaration of the bloc's summit strongly condemned terrorism and vowed to combat the scourge, reports The Times of India. The final draft declaration of the 17th NAM summit in Venezuela also strongly pitched for decisive and coordinated action to prevent and combat the financing and illicit transfer of weapons. The NAM Summit draft declaration reiterated that terrorism constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. Hence, the 120 NAM countries reaffirmed their firm condemnation of terrorist acts in all forms and manifestations, whatever their motivations, whenever and by whomsoever they are committed. They further condemned the destruction of cultural heritage and religious sites, as well as the commission of crimes against humanity by terrorist groups, among others, on the basis of their religion or beliefs.
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September - 18 
Police busted an illegally country-made gun manufacturing unit at Pangapaju village in Kandhamal District on September 18, reports The Times of India. Acting on a tip-off, Police raided the unit at Bindhani Sahi in Pangapaju village and arrested the
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Police busted an illegally country-made gun manufacturing unit at Pangapaju village in Kandhamal District on September 18, reports The Times of India. Acting on a tip-off, Police raided the unit at Bindhani Sahi in Pangapaju village and arrested the two persons allegedly involved in manufacturing of firearms. The arrested persons were identified as Banchhanidhi Bindhani (45), and Rohit Bindhani (40). The manufacturing tools seized from duo included wooden butts (6) iron barrel (8), trigger (3), trigger guard (1), cutter and polish machine (1), driller (3) and several other items, said Police. "During the interrogation, we came to know they were supplying most of the country-made firearms to Nayagarh district though middlemen," said Superintendent of Police (SP) of Kandhamal, Pinak Mishra. On an average, they were manufacturing seven to eight country-made guns a month and supplied them to various buyers, said, Officer in Charge (OIC), Gochhapada Police Station, Mrutunjaya Pradhan. Police said they would investigate whether they have any link with the Maoists. Banchhanidhi was arrested by Police for manufacturing firearms about nine years ago and lodged in the jail for some years.
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Police on September 19, lunched massive combing operations in Banka and Jamui Districts, after an hour-long gun battle between the Policemen and Maoists on September 18, reports The Telegraph. Sushil M. Singh Khopde, Inspector-General of Police (IGP)
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Police on September 19, lunched massive combing operations in Banka and Jamui Districts, after an hour-long gun battle between the Policemen and Maoists on September 18, reports The Telegraph. Sushil M. Singh Khopde, Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Bhagalpur range, claimed that active Policing had managed to ward off the rebel attack in Banka on September 18. "On the basis of some information a police team led by Banka superintendent of police (SP) Rajiv Ranjan along with special task force and paramilitary forces like Sashastra Seema Bal, conducted raids in the forests at Hardiya-Parariya falling under the rebel-hit Anandpur police outpost in Banka when the Maoists started firing on the police," IG Khopde said. "No one could be arrested. The most-wanted rebel leader Mantu Khaira, who was present during the encounter, too managed to escape but bloodstains suggested the rebels suffered heavy injuries in the police retaliation." He said a massive manhunt has been launched to locate the injured rebels in Jhajha and Chakai among other places in Jamui District, as the gun battle occurred on the border of Banka and Jamui Districts. "We had the information that Maoist area commander, Mantu Khaira, along with a large number of armed rebels had assembled in the forest cover of Hardia-Parariya to carry out a major operation," the Banka SP said.
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September - 18 
Security Force (SF) personnel destroyed a camp of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), during combing operations in the forested area between Dumuriguda-Panasput-Kandra in Hatibari panchayat (village level local-self government instituti
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Security Force (SF) personnel destroyed a camp of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist), during combing operations in the forested area between Dumuriguda-Panasput-Kandra in Hatibari panchayat (village level local-self government institution) under Padwa Police limits of Nandapur block in Koraput District on September 18, reports Odisha Sun Times. Acting on intelligence inputs that armed Maoists were hiding in the nearby forested area, personnel of Special Operations Group (SOG) and District Voluntary Force (DVF), conducted a combing operation in Panasput forest under Hatibari panchayat late on September 17, night, and have seized two walkie-talkie sets, huge quantities of explosives including detonators, medicines and Maoist literature, informed Superintendent of Police (SP) of Koraput, Charan Singh Meena. There was an exchange of fire between the Maoists and SFs for over half an hour, however, the rebels managed to escape taking advantage of the dense forest and hills, he added. The rebels belonged to Andhra-Odisha Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC)’s Koraput division of the CPI-Maoist, Meena said.
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Sepoy K Vikas Janardhan, who was injured after the attack at an infantry battalion in Uri in Baramulla District of Jammu And Kashmir (J&K) on September 18 succumbed to his injuries on September 19, reports Indian Express. Earlier, South Asia Terr
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Sepoy K Vikas Janardhan, who was injured after the attack at an infantry battalion in Uri in Baramulla District of Jammu And Kashmir (J&K) on September 18 succumbed to his injuries on September 19, reports Indian Express. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) had reported that 17 personnel were killed in a fidayeen (suicide squad) attack on an Army infantry battalion in Uri area in Baramulla District on September 18. At least four militants were also killed in the encounter.
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September - 18 
Seventeen army personnelwerekilled in an encounter when fidayeen (suicide squad) militants attacked an Army infantry battalion in Uri area in Baramulla District on September 18 (today), reports The Hindu. At least four militants were also killed
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Seventeen army personnelwerekilled in an encounter when fidayeen (suicide squad) militants attacked an Army infantry battalion in Uri area in Baramulla District on September 18 (today), reports The Hindu. At least four militants were also killed in the encounter. Police sources said the fidayeen militants stormed the Army camp in North Kashmir's Uri town near the Line of Control (LoC) around 4 a.m.
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September - 18 
Simdega Police have launched a new offensive, using posters as weapon, to offset People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) influence in remote areas of the District, reports The Telegraph on September 19. The Police have put up posters on the w
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Simdega Police have launched a new offensive, using posters as weapon, to offset People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) influence in remote areas of the District, reports The Telegraph on September 19. The Police have put up posters on the walls across rebel-hit villages, carrying pictures of notorious PLFI rebels with rewards on their heads. Also, the posters put up at key junctions and along important thoroughfares, warn villagers of dire consequences if they provide any kind of help to the rebels. Sources said the poster drive, launched on September 13, had already slammed the brakes on the movement of PLFI, a Maoist splinter group, in the area to an extent. "They can no more move about freely in the guise of villagers. The posters carry their photographs and thus, anyone can recognise them," said Police.
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September - 18 
Some of the equipment carried by the terrorists who attacked Uri Army camp on September 18, morning had Pakistani markings on them, said Ranbir Singh, the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), reports The Times of India. Giving details of t
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Some of the equipment carried by the terrorists who attacked Uri Army camp on September 18, morning had Pakistani markings on them, said Ranbir Singh, the Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), reports The Times of India. Giving details of the attack that left 17 soldiers martyred; the DGMO also said that initial reports of probe into the attack suggest that all of them were foreign terrorists and belonged to terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM). The terrorists who carried out the attack were heavily armed, the Army said. The Army has recovered four AK 47 rifles and four Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), from the killed terrorists. Assuring a befitting reply to the perpetrators of the terror attack, the DGMO said, "I assure you that the Army is prepared for any evil design by the adversary and will give a befitting response".
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September - 18 
The 30-year-old youth who was reportedly beaten to death by suspected Maoists in Vishunpur block in Gumla District on September 16, was identified as Karma Oraon, a ward committee member, reports The Telegraph on September 19. The Maoists first dragg
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The 30-year-old youth who was reportedly beaten to death by suspected Maoists in Vishunpur block in Gumla District on September 16, was identified as Karma Oraon, a ward committee member, reports The Telegraph on September 19. The Maoists first dragged him to a kangaroo (people’s) court at Kath Thokwa and then pumped bullets into his body. SP of Gumla, Chandan Jha maintained that deceased Karma never extended any direct or indirect support to the Police. "Personal feud might have been a reason behind the killing. Probe is on and search operations have been intensified," he added. No one has been arrested in this case so far.
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September - 18 
The Nalgonda Police neutralised a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket and arrested a six- member gang on September 18, reports Deccan Chronicle. Police also seized FICN worth INR 1,50,000 and fake certificates of a Karnataka University. The suspe
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The Nalgonda Police neutralised a Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket and arrested a six- member gang on September 18, reports Deccan Chronicle. Police also seized FICN worth INR 1,50,000 and fake certificates of a Karnataka University. The suspects were R. Srinivas, the main accused, K. Vijay, M. Varaprasad, T. Prabhakar, G. Ramakrishna and Narsimhulu. Based on clues, Police arrested Srinivas and his other associates from Warangal District and seized 100 fake notes, laptops, colour printers, photo copiers and fake certificates of a university in Karnataka. Another member of the gang, Akbar from Hyderabad, is absconding. The arrested persons were remanded. Counterfeiting gangs have been printing currency notes and distributing them all over India.
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September - 18 
The National People’s Government of Nagaland/Non Accordist faction of Naga National Council (NPGN/NNC-NA) resolved to stand firm on the May 16, 1951 Naga Plebiscite, and maintained that any decision regarding the Indo-Naga political issue, shou
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The National People’s Government of Nagaland/Non Accordist faction of Naga National Council (NPGN/NNC-NA) resolved to stand firm on the May 16, 1951 Naga Plebiscite, and maintained that any decision regarding the Indo-Naga political issue, should be made after consultation with the entire stakeholders in the interest of the Nagas, reports Morung Express on September 18. The decision was made during the group’s National Tatar Hoho session on September 10. A press release from ‘Ministry of Information & Publicity (MIP)’, NPGN/NNC-NA informed that the house also resolved to work towards unity of entire Naga National Political Groups and to bring them under a common platform in order to solve the long protracted Indo-Naga political problem in the spirit of unity and justice. It further resolved not to compromise on the sovereignty and integrity of the Nagas under any circumstances. The NPGN/NNC-NA also resolved to seek third party intervention, if necessary, to bring about permanent and fair settlement with justice in the Indo-Naga issue as per the international court of law.
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September - 18 
The Police in a joint operation with Seema Sashastra Bal (SSB) arrested two hardcore Naxalitesfrom Phulwaria reservoir under Rajauli Police Station in Nawada District on September 18, reports India Today. The two, identified as Ajay Paswan and Jitend
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The Police in a joint operation with Seema Sashastra Bal (SSB) arrested two hardcore Naxalitesfrom Phulwaria reservoir under Rajauli Police Station in Nawada District on September 18, reports India Today. The two, identified as Ajay Paswan and Jitendra Yadav, were cadres of the Maoist Communist Centre (MCC), SSB Commandant Prashant Gautam said. Acting on a tip off, the joint team of police and SSB raided Phulwaria reservoir and arrested the duo. A number of cases have been lodged against the two in Koch Police Station of Gaya District for their alleged involvement in various Naxal incidents, he said.
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September - 18 
The Yellendu sub-division Police arrested Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML New Democracy) underground ‘squad commander’ Koram Venkateshwarlu alias Ganesh alias Jampanna and seized a country-made pistol from his possession
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The Yellendu sub-division Police arrested Communist Party of India-Marxist-Leninist (CPI-ML New Democracy) underground ‘squad commander’ Koram Venkateshwarlu alias Ganesh alias Jampanna and seized a country-made pistol from his possession at Batannanagar forest area in Gundala mandal (administrative unit) in Khammam District on September 18, reports The Hindu. According to Police sources, Ganesh had earlier worked as a ‘commander’ of Janashakti Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] outfit between 2006-2007. He was allegedly involved in an exchange of fire with the Police at Polavaram village in West Godavari District, now in Andhra Pradesh, over a decade ago. He joined the CPI-ML New Democracy group in 2007 and since then operating in Tekulapalli area of Kothagudem revenue division, Police sources said.
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September - 18 
Three days after reviewing Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) menace at the unified command meeting in Bhubaneswar, Director General of Police (DGP) K B Singh on September 18, said, the Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs) are trying to regroup in O
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Three days after reviewing Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) menace at the unified command meeting in Bhubaneswar, Director General of Police (DGP) K B Singh on September 18, said, the Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs) are trying to regroup in Odisha, reports The Times of India. "We still face challenge from ultras even though situation has improved a lot. Recent seizure of explosives from their hideouts in different districts indicates the Red rebels are trying to spread their activities again," Singh said.
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September - 18 
Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on September 18 (today) postponed his scheduled visit to Russia and the United States in the wake of the attack in Uri and the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir and called an emergency meeting to review the situation
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Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh on September 18 (today) postponed his scheduled visit to Russia and the United States in the wake of the attack in Uri and the unrest in Jammu and Kashmir and called an emergency meeting to review the situation arising out of the terror strike, reports The Times of India. Singh also spoke to the Jammu and Kashmir Governor and Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti on the situation arising out of the terror strike in Uri.
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September - 18 
A target killer, identified as Nadir, was killed while his accomplice Haleem was arrested during a Police shootout in the Khudabadan area of Panjgur District on September 18, reports The Express Tribune. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Panjgur
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A target killer, identified as Nadir, was killed while his accomplice Haleem was arrested during a Police shootout in the Khudabadan area of Panjgur District on September 18, reports The Express Tribune. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Panjgur Allah Bakhsh Baloch said that the Police were on a routine patrol when the two suspects opened fire at them.
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September - 18 
Three Army personnel were killed when unidentified militants opened fire at their van in Garhi Sohbat Khan area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on September 18, reports Dawn. The victims were identified as Mohammad Iqb
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Three Army personnel were killed when unidentified militants opened fire at their van in Garhi Sohbat Khan area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on September 18, reports Dawn. The victims were identified as Mohammad Iqbal, Mohammad Farid and Abdur Rehman.
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September - 18 
Two men, identified as Muhammad Khan Sajidi and Juma Khan Sajidi, were abducted and killed in Naal Gresha area of Khuzdar District in Balochistan on September 18, reports The Express Tribune.
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Two men, identified as Muhammad Khan Sajidi and Juma Khan Sajidi, were abducted and killed in Naal Gresha area of Khuzdar District in Balochistan on September 18, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 18 
Unidentified armed assailants killed an Afghan national, identified as Agha Shireen, in Gul Baghicha area of Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District on September 18, reports The Express Tribune.
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Unidentified armed assailants killed an Afghan national, identified as Agha Shireen, in Gul Baghicha area of Chaman town in Qilla Abdullah District on September 18, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 18 
Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) on September 18 submitted list of 16 persons to the Government seeking martyrdom status for them, reports The Himalayan Times. On behalf of the Front, Sadbhawana Party (SP) General Secretary Manish Kumar Suman met Acti
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Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) on September 18 submitted list of 16 persons to the Government seeking martyrdom status for them, reports The Himalayan Times. On behalf of the Front, Sadbhawana Party (SP) General Secretary Manish Kumar Suman met Acting Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi and submitted the list of 16 persons seeking martyrdom status for them. Earlier, the Government had declared 52 persons including 11 security personnel killed in the protests martyrs. Meanwhile, Suman also submitted a list of seriously injured people, who may need lifelong support from the Government for their living.
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September - 18 
Investigators said that Neo-Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh(JMB) ‘interim coordinator’ Tanvir Qadri alias Abdul Karim who was killed in Dhaka city's Azimpur raid was planning to form a new suicide squad to carry out major terror a
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Investigators said that Neo-Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh(JMB) ‘interim coordinator’ Tanvir Qadri alias Abdul Karim who was killed in Dhaka city's Azimpur raid was planning to form a new suicide squad to carry out major terror attacks, reports New Nation on September 19. On the other hand, he was also planning to commit robberies in different banks to get more fund to run their activities, investigators said. According to them, Tanvir was planning to form cells to continue suicide attacks to contain the organizational motive in the future. He took the decision as about 14 suicide squad members were killed in city's Gulshan attack and in Kalyanpur raid recently. Besides, five other suicide squad members have also been arrested from capital in the last one month. After death of Neo-JMB coordinator Tamim Chowdhury on September 3, Tanvir, the interim coordinator, was planning a major attack with a suicide squad. Tanvir got training from Tamim in the capital and other parts of the country.
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September - 18 
Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training Mahinda Samarasinghe addressing the XVII Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held at Margarita Island, Venezuela, on September 18 said that the Governmen
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Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training Mahinda Samarasinghe addressing the XVII Summit of the Heads of State and Government of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held at Margarita Island, Venezuela, on September 18 said that the Government is now in the process of drafting a national human rights action plan for the period 2017-2021, reports Daily Mirror. Minister Samarasinghe said “We have now embarked on a comprehensive constitutional reform process that will lay the foundations for a new society based on these norms. The government is firmly convinced that durable peace, meaningful reconciliation and non-recurrence can only be guaranteed if the rights of all its citizens are protected and upheld and respect for our pluralistic society. As we move toward the 2030 Agenda, we must give priority to the alleviation of poverty, the importance of food security, health and nutrition, education, water and sanitation, energy and infrastructure and greater access for women.”
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September - 19 
A female Maoist carrying a cash reward of INR 500,000 on her head, was arrested by Police from Dantewada District on September 18, reports The Pioneer. “The ultra identified as Lakke alias Lakkhe (28) resident of Permapara Burgum under Aranpur
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A female Maoist carrying a cash reward of INR 500,000 on her head, was arrested by Police from Dantewada District on September 18, reports The Pioneer. “The ultra identified as Lakke alias Lakkhe (28) resident of Permapara Burgum under Aranpur police station, was rounded up on the basis of information provided by intelligence agencies,” ASP of Dantewada (Naxal operations) Gorakhnath Baghel said. According to Baghel, the arrested female Maoist was associated with the CPI-Maoist for past 14 years and had served at various Maoist key posts like ‘area committee member’/ ‘Jantana Sarkar President’ and similar other. “She was part of Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] area committee in Malangir region and was involved in executing various major Naxal incidents and executing tribal civilians after holding ‘Jan Adalat’,” the APS said. Lakke used to provide ground support to senior Naxal leaders like members of Dandakaranya Special Zonal Committee (DKSZC). She used to keep the information about the movement of Police Forces in her region and used to pass the Intel to Naxal leaders, the ASP mentioned. She was wanted in connection with serious criminal incidents like murder, attempt to murder, arson, and similar others registered with Aranpur, Kuakonda and Kirandul Police Stations, Baghel said.
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September - 19 
An inter-state arms supplier, who has INR 100,000 bounty on his head, with links to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) of Jharkhand area has been arrested by the Police in Delhi on September 19, reports NDTV. Raj Kumar Yadav, a resident of
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An inter-state arms supplier, who has INR 100,000 bounty on his head, with links to Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) of Jharkhand area has been arrested by the Police in Delhi on September 19, reports NDTV. Raj Kumar Yadav, a resident of Samastipur District in Bihar, was arrested by the Crime Branch sleuths from Dwarka area of west Delhi, a Police official said. A sophisticated pistol, along with three live cartridges, was recovered from his possession. "He supplied hand-grenades to dreaded criminal Vikash Dagar to eliminate his rival Krishan Pahalwan through Harcharan Sardar. He also has contacts with the Left-Wing Extremists (LWEs) in Jharkhand area and claims to be their source of arms and ammunition," Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Ravindra Yadav said.
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September - 19 
Any incident of terror taking place in Bangladesh has implications for India as well, said Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla during a visit in Agartala, reports The Sentinel. “Although there is not sufficient evidenc
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Any incident of terror taking place in Bangladesh has implications for India as well, said Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla during a visit in Agartala, reports The Sentinel. “Although there is not sufficient evidence of cross-border terror activity, consequential effect of a horrific incident taking place in Bangladesh can be on India as well, as we share a long land boundary with that country,” Shringla said. He, however, expressed satisfaction that the Bangladesh authorities have now realised that terror activities could take a serious turn in their country, and they have met with some success in dealing with the recent acts of terror on their soil. The Indian envoy said, “Ever since the Bangladesh Security Forces (SFs) have taken some pro-active steps, the situation in that country has improved a lot. Bangladesh has been mobilising the people of all sections to deal with the situation emerging from the recent terrorist attacks.” Referring to the Home Minister-level meeting held in July in New Delhi, Shringla said that India and Bangladesh would fight terrorism jointly, as agreed upon during the meeting, also because it is in their interests.
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September - 19 
AR arrested one ‘captain’ of Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN), identified as B Chingi Phom (28) from Oushok village in Longleng District on September 19, reports Morung Express. A press release from AR said that the cadre had joined t
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AR arrested one ‘captain’ of Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN), identified as B Chingi Phom (28) from Oushok village in Longleng District on September 19, reports Morung Express. A press release from AR said that the cadre had joined the group in 2006. “The apprehended cadre revealed that he was responsible for collecting illegal tax and extortion in Longleng district on behalf of the faction,” the release said. One AK-47 Assault Rifle, three magazines and 48 rounds along with extortion slips with incriminating documents were recovered from the cadre, it said.
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September - 19 
Curfew, restrictions and shutdown continued on the 73rd consecutive day on September 19, in Jammu and Kashmir while the clashes and protests were reported from several parts of the Valley, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Curfew, restrictions and shutdown continued on the 73rd consecutive day on September 19, in Jammu and Kashmir while the clashes and protests were reported from several parts of the Valley, reports Daily Excelsior.
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September - 19 
Exiled Baloch leader Brahamdagh Bugti, who has been at the forefront of the Baloch movement against Pakistan, on September 19 said he will soon apply for asylum in India, Times of India reports. Bugti, the grandson of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab
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Exiled Baloch leader Brahamdagh Bugti, who has been at the forefront of the Baloch movement against Pakistan, on September 19 said he will soon apply for asylum in India, Times of India reports. Bugti, the grandson of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti who was killed by Pakistan forces 10 years ago, said he will file the asylum application to the Indian government through the country's embassy soon. "We have decided to formally file asylum papers to Indian Government soon. We will follow the legal process for the application," he told reporters in Switzerland. Bugti is currently living in exile in Switzerland.He also said his Baloch Republican Party (BRP) has decided to approach the International Criminal Court against Pakistani army generals. Bugti said BRP has also decided to file case against China at the International Court of Justice and to do it, the party will approach India, Afghanistan and Bangladesh for help.
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September - 19 
Five Maoists including those involved in murder of scribe Sai Reddy in Bijapur District of Bastar region were arrested during an operation carried out by Security Forces (SFs) on September 19, reports The Pioneer. The Maoists arrested from the Distri
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Five Maoists including those involved in murder of scribe Sai Reddy in Bijapur District of Bastar region were arrested during an operation carried out by Security Forces (SFs) on September 19, reports The Pioneer. The Maoists arrested from the District were identified as Punem Gandhi (28), Dodi Chaitu (32), Kakem Lakhmu (28), Punem Lachhu (28) and Dodi Aytu (40), Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Bijapur, Mohit Garg, said, while adding that they were arrested by a joint team of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)’s 168th battalion and District Force from the forests of Basaguda Police Station. According to the ASP, they all are natives of Korsaguda village of Basaguda. “Gandhi, Lakhmu, Lachhu and Chaitu were involved in the murder of the journalist Sai Reddy that had happened on December 6, 2013, near Taliperu of Basaguda,” the ASP said. Another cadre Aytu, who was a Janmilitia member, was wanted in two Maoist related cases, the ASP said. Besides, they were involved in multiple offences, including murder, attempt to murder, attacks on Police party and others, he added.
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September - 19 
Making a statement during the 33rd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) India on September 19 called upon the Council to urge Pakistan to put an end to cross-border infiltration; dismantle the terrorism infrastructure and stop a
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Making a statement during the 33rd Session of the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) India on September 19 called upon the Council to urge Pakistan to put an end to cross-border infiltration; dismantle the terrorism infrastructure and stop acting as an epicenter of terrorism, reports Times of India. "It is time that moral and material support provided by Pakistan to the perpetrators of this continuing heinous violence on the Indian soil should attract this Council's attention," it said. "India has been a long-suffering victim of terrorism emanating from our neighbourhood. The fundamental reason for disturbances in Kashmir is cross-border terrorism promoted by Pakistan which is so ruthless that it does not shy away from using civilians and even children by putting them in harm's way, at the forefront of violent mobs instigated and supported by their handlers from across the border," it added. "We urge this Council to take a holistic view of this threat and not permit the use of terrorism as state policy to be masqueraded as advocacy of human rights," it added. “India firmly believes that a policy of zero tolerance to terrorism is as much an international obligation as it is a commitment to our own people," the statement said.The fact that known terrorists like Hafiz Saeed and Syed Salahuddin have been able to hold huge rallies in Pakistan's main cities is a reflection of the state of affairs and can mean only one thing: active support for such personalities and the designated organisations they lead in blatant disregard of rule of law is the new normal in Pakistan, the statement further added.Raising once again the "blatant abuse and violation of human rights in the Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and in other parts of Pakistan, including Balochistan, India said it was adversely impacting the stability of the entire region.”Pakistan's continued mistreatment of large parts of its own population has created a cauldron of tumult that has begun to jeopardise the safety and security of its neighbouring countries. The time has come, when the international community needs to address the plethora of human rights concerns in Pakistan because its impact has moved beyond the county's domestic problem and has begun to affect the region and the world at large”, the statement said.
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September - 19 
One terrorist was killed in an attack on a Police post in the Langate area of Handwara in Kupwara District on September 19, reports The Times of India. This took place a day after the terrorist attack on an Army camp in Uri that killed 18 soldiers.
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One terrorist was killed in an attack on a Police post in the Langate area of Handwara in Kupwara District on September 19, reports The Times of India. This took place a day after the terrorist attack on an Army camp in Uri that killed 18 soldiers.
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September - 19 
Police arrested 45 persons on charges of creating trouble in Kashmir on September 19, reports Daily Excelsior. These people were arrested for disturbing the situation in the Valley by placing obstructions on roads/lanes, damaging civilian vehicles an
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Police arrested 45 persons on charges of creating trouble in Kashmir on September 19, reports Daily Excelsior. These people were arrested for disturbing the situation in the Valley by placing obstructions on roads/lanes, damaging civilian vehicles and shops. A Police spokesman said that barring stray stone pelting incidents in Sopore and Shopian, overall situation remained under control today across the valley. “Increased vehicular traffic and movement of people was observed on roads between various districts and towns of the valley including Srinagar city”, the spokesman added.
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September - 19 
Security Force (SF) personnel busted a militant hideout in Tral forests of Pulwama District and recovered three rifles and ammunition, on September 19, reports Daily Excelsior. The ammunition was, however, rusted as it was dumped by militants’
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Security Force (SF) personnel busted a militant hideout in Tral forests of Pulwama District and recovered three rifles and ammunition, on September 19, reports Daily Excelsior. The ammunition was, however, rusted as it was dumped by militants’ long back.
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September - 19 
Six Maoistswere also arrested from Narayanpur District of Bastar region on September 19, reports The Pioneer. The six Maoist militia members identified as Bhagtu Ram, Sonu Korram, Ramlal Yadav, Bulku Korram, Pohlu Korram and Raju Korram were arrested
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Six Maoistswere also arrested from Narayanpur District of Bastar region on September 19, reports The Pioneer. The six Maoist militia members identified as Bhagtu Ram, Sonu Korram, Ramlal Yadav, Bulku Korram, Pohlu Korram and Raju Korram were arrested from Chhotedongar Police Station area of the District. These rebels tried to scare a composite squad of Special Task Force (STF) and District Force while it was patrolling in Toyameta forests of the region by bursting crackers. They then tried to escape from the spot but Police personnel arrested them, ASP of Narayanpur, Anil Soni, said. They were members of Kilam Janmilitia group of the CPI-Maoist and were allegedly involved in arranging meetings for their senior leader, providing meals and extending other kinds of assistance to them, he added.
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September - 19 
The Army on September 19, said, it reserves the right to respond to any cross-border terror attack “at the time and place of our own choosing”, a day after the Uri strike that was blamed on a Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad
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The Army on September 19, said, it reserves the right to respond to any cross-border terror attack “at the time and place of our own choosing”, a day after the Uri strike that was blamed on a Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), reports The Times of India. The Army also said it has the desired capability to respond to any blatant acts of aggression and violence as deemed appropriate by us. “The Indian Army has displayed considerable restraint while handling the terrorist situation both along the Line of Control and in hinterland. However, we have the desired capability to respond to such blatant acts of aggression and violence as deemed appropriate by us,” Director General of Military Operations (DGMO), Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh said in a statement to the media at the South Block. “We reserve the right to respond to any act of the adversary at the time and place of our own choosing,” he added.
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September - 19 
The Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) had carried out multiple terror strikes in Jammu and Kashmir but none were as audacious as the Uri attack in Baramulla District on September 18, reports The Times of India on September 20. After the Uri strike, JeM has join
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The Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) had carried out multiple terror strikes in Jammu and Kashmir but none were as audacious as the Uri attack in Baramulla District on September 18, reports The Times of India on September 20. After the Uri strike, JeM has joined the league of top terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Al Qaeda, especially as the attack followed the one on the Pathankot airbase on January 2, 2016. In contrast, the LeT, considered the biggest active terror group in the subcontinent, has failed to demonstrate its striking capability post Mumbai 26/11 as it has come under various international sanctions. Its groups of militants who infiltrated into India recently were either killed or arrested. JeM has been constantly upping its ante inside the valley after 2012 under the banner of 'Afzal Guru Squad.' Set up in 2000 by Maulana Masood Azhar — released by the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) Government, after the hijacking of Indian Airlines flight to Kandahar 1999 — JeM was once isolated within Pakistan but appears to have got a new lease of life including support from the Inter Services Intelligence (ISI). The group was also responsible for an attack on an Army camp in Tangdar area Kupwara District in November last year.
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September - 19 
The National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) will help the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to map the attack site using satellite images at Uri in Baramulla District, once NIA takes over the probe into the terrorist attack, to weave the big picture
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The National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) will help the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to map the attack site using satellite images at Uri in Baramulla District, once NIA takes over the probe into the terrorist attack, to weave the big picture on one of the worst terror attacks on the Army that killed 18 soldiers, reports The Times of Indiaon September 20. The satellite image will help investigators to connect the dots instead of hand-drawn sketches. The Centre has informally conveyed its decision to the NIA on handing over the Uri probe, but NIA is still waiting for the official notification from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). A team of six NIA officials from New Delhi are camping in Srinagar and are expected to visit the spot once the MHA issues the order. NIA sources said that irrespective of what the Army feels about Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) being the perpetrator of the attacks, NIA will conduct an independent investigation to confirm the information.
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September - 19 
The Post paid mobile services that were snapped last week on September 12, were restored on September 19, reports Daily Excelsior. A Police spokesman said that with the improvement in the situation post paid mobile services were restored tonight. Cur
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The Post paid mobile services that were snapped last week on September 12, were restored on September 19, reports Daily Excelsior. A Police spokesman said that with the improvement in the situation post paid mobile services were restored tonight. Curfew remained in force in five Police Station areas of Srinagar’s Old City including MR Gunj, Nowhatta, Safa Kadal, Rainawari and in Khanyar. Huge contingents of Security Forces (SFs) were deployed in all these areas who had erected barricades to restrict civilian movement. In other areas of Srinagar, a complete shutdown was observed with all kinds of business and educational activities shut but private transport was plying in Civil Lines areas. Minor clashes were reported from several areas of Srinagar including Habba Kadal, Batamaloo, Khanyar. However, SFs fired tear gas to disperse the protesters.
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September - 19 
The third convention of the Surrendered National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) Welfare Association will be held on October 3 and 4 at the Bodofa Cultural Complex in Kokrajhar District, informed the vice-president of the association, reports The
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The third convention of the Surrendered National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) Welfare Association will be held on October 3 and 4 at the Bodofa Cultural Complex in Kokrajhar District, informed the vice-president of the association, reports The Sentinel on September 20. A meeting of the association was held at the office of Bijni Primary SNDFB Welfare Association in Bijni in ChirangDistrict recently where a reception committee for the convention was formed with Pulen Narzary as chairman. The committee was formed with Gojen Narzary as vice chairman, Samesh Basuamtary as convener and Bhaben Basumatary and Kamal Basumatary as joint conveners respectively. The meeting for the formation of the reception committee was chaired by the secretary of Bijni Primary SNDFB Welfare Association, Gojen Goyary. Former president of the SNDFB Welfare Association, Hebal Mashahary informed that the association was formed in 2005 to work for the welfare of surrendered members of NDFB and to address their problems. He said there had been only two conventions earlier. There had been no convention since 2008, he added.
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September - 19 
Three college students, including two girls, and few Police personnel were injured when a protest rally demanding implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP) or a similar system turned violent in Imphal on September 19, reports The Assam Tribune. The i
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Three college students, including two girls, and few Police personnel were injured when a protest rally demanding implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP) or a similar system turned violent in Imphal on September 19, reports The Assam Tribune. The incident occurred when a group of college students took out a rally at Singjamei Chingamakhong and Singjamei Wangma Pishumthong areas in Imphal West District, reports said.
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September - 19 
Unidentified assailants opened fire at a Police party in the Kellar area of Shopian District on September 19, reports Daily Excelsior. However, there was no loss of life or damage.
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Unidentified assailants opened fire at a Police party in the Kellar area of Shopian District on September 19, reports Daily Excelsior. However, there was no loss of life or damage.
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September - 19 
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Anwar Zaheer Jamali while addressing the ceremony of the New Judicial Year 2016-2017 at Supreme Court in Islamabad on September 19 said that terrorism is not only generated from foreign elements but also from within th
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Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Anwar Zaheer Jamali while addressing the ceremony of the New Judicial Year 2016-2017 at Supreme Court in Islamabad on September 19 said that terrorism is not only generated from foreign elements but also from within the county, adding, “Regrettably, such elements also get internal support to perpetrate their nefarious acts. Unfortunately, some political parties support terror elements for personal interests,” reports Daily Times.“This court had observed in cases related to worsening law and order situation in Karachi and Balochistan that contact and relations were found between subversive elements and different political and religious parties,” said the CJP, adding such issues should immediately be addressed.He added the judiciary and legal community were also being targeted in acts of terrorism in order to threaten this institution entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring justice.
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September - 19 
Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), General Raheel Sharif, while presiding over the corps commanders conference at the General Headquarters (GHQ) on September 19 said that the armed forces of Pakistan are fully prepared to respond to the entire spectrum of d
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Chief of Army Staff (CoAS), General Raheel Sharif, while presiding over the corps commanders conference at the General Headquarters (GHQ) on September 19 said that the armed forces of Pakistan are fully prepared to respond to the entire spectrum of direct and indirect threats, reports The News. The forum had an in-depth review of external and internal security situation and operational preparedness of the army.
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September - 19 
Exiled Baloch leader Brahamdagh Bugti, who has been at the forefront of the Baloch movement against Pakistan, on September 19 said he will soon apply for asylum in India, Times of India reports. Bugti, the grandson of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab
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Exiled Baloch leader Brahamdagh Bugti, who has been at the forefront of the Baloch movement against Pakistan, on September 19 said he will soon apply for asylum in India, Times of India reports. Bugti, the grandson of Baloch nationalist leader Nawab Akbar Khan Bugti who was killed by Pakistan forces 10 years ago, said he will file the asylum application to the Indian government through the country's embassy soon. "We have decided to formally file asylum papers to Indian Government soon. We will follow the legal process for the application," he told reporters in Switzerland. Bugti is currently living in exile in Switzerland.He also said his Baloch Republican Party (BRP) has decided to approach the International Criminal Court against Pakistani army generals. Bugti said BRP has also decided to file case against China at the International Court of Justice and to do it, the party will approach India, Afghanistan and Bangladesh for help.
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September - 19 
One year after the promulgation of the Constitution, Government on September 19 observed the Constitution Day as a national festival by organizing various programs, reports Republica. The Government has formed a special committee under the chair of t
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One year after the promulgation of the Constitution, Government on September 19 observed the Constitution Day as a national festival by organizing various programs, reports Republica. The Government has formed a special committee under the chair of the Prime Minister to celebrate the Day and announced a public holiday on this occasion. The existing Nepal's constitution, the seventh in the documented version, is the first constitution drafted by the people's representatives.
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September - 19 
The Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) has expressed concern about transfer of its trained human resources including some senior officers claiming that it would only impact its investigation into war-era disappearance
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The Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) has expressed concern about transfer of its trained human resources including some senior officers claiming that it would only impact its investigation into war-era disappearance cases, reports The Himalayan Times on September 20. CIEDP Spokesperson Bishnu Pathak said the Government had assured it would make available at least 70 staffers when the body was formed in February 2015. But CIEDP eventually got only 42 employees, most of them support-staff and drivers. “About a dozen civil servants were deputed at CIEDP. At least five of them have already left the office and shifted to other government agencies,” Pathak told.
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September - 19 
Various agitating political parties and other groups aligned with the Federal Alliance and United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) on September 19 staged demonstrations in Kathmandu and several other Districts as a protest against some of the provisio
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Various agitating political parties and other groups aligned with the Federal Alliance and United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) on September 19 staged demonstrations in Kathmandu and several other Districts as a protest against some of the provisions in the Constitution, which was promulgated on September 20, 2015, reports Republica. UDMF leaders and cadres burnt copies of the Constitution. People were carrying black flags and banners in the demonstration. Addressing the gathering, Madhesi leaders said that the Constitution was promulgated unilaterally without the consent of Madhesi leaders.
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September - 19 
Any incident of terror taking place in Bangladesh has implications for India as well, said Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla during a visit in Agartala, reports The Sentinel. “Although there is not sufficient evidenc
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Any incident of terror taking place in Bangladesh has implications for India as well, said Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Harsh Vardhan Shringla during a visit in Agartala, reports The Sentinel. “Although there is not sufficient evidence of cross-border terror activity, consequential effect of a horrific incident taking place in Bangladesh can be on India as well, as we share a long land boundary with that country,” Shringla said. He, however, expressed satisfaction that the Bangladesh authorities have now realised that terror activities could take a serious turn in their country, and they have met with some success in dealing with the recent acts of terror on their soil. The Indian envoy said, “Ever since the Bangladesh Security Forces (SFs) have taken some pro-active steps, the situation in that country has improved a lot. Bangladesh has been mobilising the people of all sections to deal with the situation emerging from the recent terrorist attacks.” Referring to the Home Minister-level meeting held in July in New Delhi, Shringla said that India and Bangladesh would fight terrorism jointly, as agreed upon during the meeting, also because it is in their interests.
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September - 19 
At a briefing on September 19, Police said that the fund for the Gulshan and Sholakia attacks had come from a Middle Eastern country, reports The Daily Star. The amount was BDT 13.40 lakh and it arrived in Bangladesh from the United Arab Emirates (UA
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At a briefing on September 19, Police said that the fund for the Gulshan and Sholakia attacks had come from a Middle Eastern country, reports The Daily Star. The amount was BDT 13.40 lakh and it arrived in Bangladesh from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) through Hundi, a system for transferring money without legal protection or supervision. The sender is a sympathizer of ‘Neo Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB)’.
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September - 19 
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, who represented Bangladesh at the 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held in Margarita Island in Venezuela said that Dhaka vows zero tolerance against terrorism, reports The Independent on
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State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam, who represented Bangladesh at the 17th Summit of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) held in Margarita Island in Venezuela said that Dhaka vows zero tolerance against terrorism, reports The Independent on September 20. He also said that actions have been taken by the Government of Bangladesh to degrade homegrown terrorists and to deny sanctuary to any regional or international terrorist operatives.
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September - 20 
A Maoist couple, involved in major incidents of Naxalviolence in tribal Bastar region, surrendered before Chhattisgarh Police, claiming that they were fed up with rebel way of life, reports The Times of Indiaon September 21. Special Director General
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A Maoist couple, involved in major incidents of Naxalviolence in tribal Bastar region, surrendered before Chhattisgarh Police, claiming that they were fed up with rebel way of life, reports The Times of Indiaon September 21. Special Director General of Police (SDGP) (Anti-Naxal operations) Durgesh Madhav Awasthy said that Shayamvati alias Laxmi Usendi and her husband Sariyyu alias Sanjay (28), who were active in Mainpur-Nuapara region close to State's inter-State border with Gadchiroli in Maharashtra, gave up arms to return to mainstream of the society. He said the woman Maoist was the CPI-Maoist Saitanadi ‘area committee member’ while her husband was also an ‘area committee member’ and ‘commander’ of the rebel outfit. Awasthi said both the Maoists were involved in a number of incidents of Maoist violence and had also participated in encounters with the SFs. He said the Maoist Sanjay had surrendered before the special cell of State Police at Police headquarters on September 10 and his wife also followed suit on September 13.
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September - 20 
A militant was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Bandipora District on September 22 (today), reports Daily Excelsior. They said troops on specific information about the presence of militants launched a search operation at Aragam vi
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A militant was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Bandipora District on September 22 (today), reports Daily Excelsior. They said troops on specific information about the presence of militants launched a search operation at Aragam village in Bandipora. However, when the SFs were moving towards a particular area in the village, militants hiding there opened fire with automatic weapons. SFs also retaliated and in the fire-fight a militant was killed. The operation is going on … further details are awaited.
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September - 20 
Armed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants killed a former cadre, identified as Tiangsil G Momin at Rongsakgre in West Garo Hills District on September 20 night, reports The Shillong Times. Police suspect that GNLA ‘commander-in-chief
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Armed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants killed a former cadre, identified as Tiangsil G Momin at Rongsakgre in West Garo Hills District on September 20 night, reports The Shillong Times. Police suspect that GNLA ‘commander-in-chief (C-in-C)’ Sohan D Shira was also present at the time of the killing. The group, comprising more than 20 militants entered the village at night and chased 28-year-old Tiangsil G Momin till they caught and executed him. The anti-dacoity camp of the Police is located 800m away from the murder site.
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September - 20 
Army and Police raided Sangarwani forest area in Pulwama District on September 20, after inputs that five-eight militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit are inside the forest area, reports Daily Excelsior. As the Security Forces cordoned off the ar
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Army and Police raided Sangarwani forest area in Pulwama District on September 20, after inputs that five-eight militants of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit are inside the forest area, reports Daily Excelsior. As the Security Forces cordoned off the area, militants fled leaving behind some food stuff.
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September - 20 
Army, on September 20, foiled two infiltration attempts in along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) killing at least eight infiltrators while one Army jawan was killed, reports Daily Excelsior. Army sources said that troops in t
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Army, on September 20, foiled two infiltration attempts in along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) killing at least eight infiltrators while one Army jawan was killed, reports Daily Excelsior. Army sources said that troops in the forward areas at Gorital sector of Lachipora village in Uri in Baramulla District, found suspicious movement of a 10-12 militants trying to sneak into Indian Territory. He said that in the exchange of fire, eight infiltrators were shot dead by Army’s 10 Dogra Regiment. Sources said that since the bodies are lying in the ravine near the Pakistani forward posts it is difficult to retrieve the bodies as the troops can come under fire if they go nearer. He said that Army does not want to take a chance to retrieve the bodies. He, however, said that they are clearly visible from Indian forward posts. Sources said that the searches in the area are going on and some of the militants of the group managed to escape towards Pakistan.
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September - 20 
In the other encounter that raged at Neeriyan forest area in Nowgam sector of Handwara in Kupwara District between infiltrated militants and Army’s 20 Dogra regiment, one Army jawan Havaldar Madan Lal was killed in the gun battle. An Army spoke
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In the other encounter that raged at Neeriyan forest area in Nowgam sector of Handwara in Kupwara District between infiltrated militants and Army’s 20 Dogra regiment, one Army jawan Havaldar Madan Lal was killed in the gun battle. An Army spokesman said that Army foiled an infiltration bid in Nowgam sector along the LoC in North Kashmir in which one soldier was killed and operation against the infiltrated group is going on.
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September - 20 
India on September 20, said that terrorism was the biggest threat to human rights in the United Nations (UN), reports news18.com. "Mr. President, I do want to stress that terrorism is the biggest danger to human rights," Minister of State f
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India on September 20, said that terrorism was the biggest threat to human rights in the United Nations (UN), reports news18.com. "Mr. President, I do want to stress that terrorism is the biggest danger to human rights," Minister of State for External Affairs M.J. Akbar said in his address in the Summit for Refugees and Migrants during the 71st Session of the UN General Assembly. He added, "Terrorism is an existential threat. Hypocrisy towards this crisis will not do...There is no good terrorism or bad terrorism and if we do not know answer to this question, all you have to do is to ask the refugees if he considers any terrorism to be good or bad."
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September - 20 
International community continues to condemn the Uri attack (September 18, 2016), with US, Germany and Japan asserting that they stand resolutely with India in its fight against terrorism, Doordarshan reports on September 21. US President Barack Obam
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International community continues to condemn the Uri attack (September 18, 2016), with US, Germany and Japan asserting that they stand resolutely with India in its fight against terrorism, Doordarshan reports on September 21. US President Barack Obama said the international community should reject all forms of terrorism and there is need to embrace the tolerance that results from respect for all human beings. He added that nation should stop proxy wars. While Germany said, every country is responsible for taking decisive action against terrorism emanating from its territory. Japanese reiterated that no act of terrorism can be justified and expressed its solidarity with India in the fight against terrorism. Russia sent a strong message to Pakistan by cancelling joint military exercise with Pakistan. Bangladesh said it would continue to work together to eradicate the menace of cross-border terrorism. Sri Lanka and Bhutan also called for sustained regional and global cooperation to eliminate the menace of terrorism.Moreover, US Secretary of State, John Kerry, in meeting with Pakistan's Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif, said Pakistan must 'prevent all terrorists from using its territory as safe havens'. US State Department warned Pakistan “we'll continue to urge Pakistan to take additional steps to deal with all of the terrorist threats that it faces on its own territory but also those groups that - frankly, that seek refuge or safe refuge within Pakistan's borders."Furthermore, Britain also condemned the Uri attack. Meanwhile, in the United Nations India severely reprimanded Pakistan for its policy of state sponsored terrorism.
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September - 20 
So far in 2016, there have been eight major terror attacks in the country (with five or more casualties) with seven on the Security Forces (SF), military establishment or convoys, claiming 61 lives of security personnel, dnaindia.com reports on Septe
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So far in 2016, there have been eight major terror attacks in the country (with five or more casualties) with seven on the Security Forces (SF), military establishment or convoys, claiming 61 lives of security personnel, dnaindia.com reports on September 21. In India, which ranks sixth in the terror index's inflicted countries in the world, this trend is turned over its head as the threat of violence is not manifested from the unknown enemy, random lonewolves or radicalised jihadis -- though state police and the National Investigation Agency (NIA) neutralised half-a-dozen Islamic State- IS inspired cells and arrested over 40 individuals before any attack could take place. Instead it is the known enemy, terror groups facilitated from Pakistan and insurgent groups operating in the Naxal areas, North East, which continue to inflict maximum damage and remain the biggest threat to the security.
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September - 20 
suspected GNLA cadres abducted two traders, identified as Bijoy Khandu (32) and Rajesh Mahanta (33) from the weekly market at Chinabat in Rongram in West Garo Hills District on September 21, reports The Shillong Times. The incident occurred around 7.
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suspected GNLA cadres abducted two traders, identified as Bijoy Khandu (32) and Rajesh Mahanta (33) from the weekly market at Chinabat in Rongram in West Garo Hills District on September 21, reports The Shillong Times. The incident occurred around 7.30pm when Chinabat was abuzz for Wednesday was the weekly market day. A group of armed men, suspected to be GNLA militants, came down from the surrounding hills and forcibly took away Bijoy Khandu (32) and Rajesh Mahanta (33) at gunpoint from Rongram market. “Our intelligence reveals that it was the handiwork of the GNLA. Our teams are on the job trying to locate and rescue the two abducted traders,” said District Police chief Mukesh Kumar Singh.Earlier, in another incident, a trader, identified as Bapi Saha from a village in South Garo Hills District, was abducted on September 19 morning, adds The Shillong Times. However, Police have failed to make any headway in this abduction case. The militants might have taken their victim deeper into the densely forested hills that extend beyond Chokpot and into the Durama Hills of East Garo Hills, report said.
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September - 20 
The Indian-American community in the United States (US) has launched a White House petition on September 20, to designate Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism, reports Deccan Chronicle. “This petition is important to the people of United State
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The Indian-American community in the United States (US) has launched a White House petition on September 20, to designate Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism, reports Deccan Chronicle. “This petition is important to the people of United States of America, India and many other countries which are continuously affected by Pakistan sponsored terrorism,” the petition said. It requires at least 1,00,000 signatures to qualify for a response from the Obama Administration. The move comes after Congressman Ted Poe, Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism, along with Congressman Dana Rohrabacher, introduced H R 6069, the Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act in the House of Representatives. “It is time we stop paying Pakistan for its betrayal and designate it for what it is, a state sponsor of terrorism,” Congressman Ted Poe said.
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September - 20 
The Naga Hoho (NH) has appealed to the Sumi Hoho (SH) and Ao Senden to attend the 3rd Federal Assembly, which is scheduled to be held on September 28, at Hotel De Oriental Grand in Kohima, in the greater interest of the Naga fraternity, reports Nagal
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The Naga Hoho (NH) has appealed to the Sumi Hoho (SH) and Ao Senden to attend the 3rd Federal Assembly, which is scheduled to be held on September 28, at Hotel De Oriental Grand in Kohima, in the greater interest of the Naga fraternity, reports Nagaland Post. In an appeal, NH assembly secretary K. Elu Ndang said keeping in view the “current misunderstanding” between the office of the Naga Hoho and some affiliated units particularly on the question of granting of status of Indigenous Naga Tribe to Rongmei community and considering the nature of seriousness, the Naga Hoho had notified through Media on August 27, 2016, summoning the 3rd Federal Assembly. NH assembly secretary pointed out that as per the conventional practice the Federal Assembly has to be summoned at least one month ahead. Elu Ndang said the Naga Hoho was of the view that the summoning of Federal Assembly itself was “directly or indirectly responding to the issues being raised through media by different individuals and forums.”
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September - 20 
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), which has approved the Road Map-V for Bru Repatriation proposed to commence from November first week, will soon release funds for expenses of the process, Mizoram Home Department’s Additional Secretary
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The Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA), which has approved the Road Map-V for Bru Repatriation proposed to commence from November first week, will soon release funds for expenses of the process, Mizoram Home Department’s Additional Secretary Lalbiakzama said on September 20, reports The Hindu. Lalbiakzama said that the State Government prepared Road Map-IV for Bru Repatriation last year (2015) for which INR 68 crore expenditure was projected. The State Government incurred an expense of a few crores of rupees as the actual repatriation, proposed to be undertaken between June 2 and September 4 last year (2015), failed to be implemented as not a single Bru came forward to be identified as bona fide resident of Mizoram. Lalbiakzama said that the UMHA had released around INR 9 crore for last year’s process.The proposed repatriation process this year (Roadmap V) would begin by conducting identification of bona fide residents of Mizoram in the relief camps by officials from the first week of November. Lalbiakzama said a large number of Mizoram Government officials would go to the relief camps in groups and conduct identification process in all the camps simultaneously to save time and ensure early commencement of the actual repatriation. Identification process would be conducted in Naisingpara, Asapara, Kaskau, Khakchangpara, Hamsapara and Hazacherra relief camps and those willing to return would be re-settled in 13 villages in Mizoram-Tripura-Bangladesh border Mamit District.
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September - 20 
Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a couple who were allegedly involved in 2010 Tadmetla incident in which 76 Security Force (SF) personnel were killed, surrendered before Chhattisgarh's Special Intelligence Bran
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Three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a couple who were allegedly involved in 2010 Tadmetla incident in which 76 Security Force (SF) personnel were killed, surrendered before Chhattisgarh's Special Intelligence Branch (SIB) in Raipur on September 20, reports PTI. "The Naxals [Left Wing Extremism (LWEs)] turned themselves in expressing their desire to lead a normal family life and at the same time cited disappointment with Maoist policy," Special Director General of Police (SDGP) (Anti-Naxal operations/ SIB) DM Awasthi said. Of them, a ‘section Commander’ of Naxal Military Battalion number 1, Jhitru alias Jittu (27) and his wife Sapka Pojje (23) who was also a member of the same military battalion, were key cadres of the CPI-Maoist in south Bastar, he said.Jittu was allegedly involved in the tragic Tadmetla (now in Sukma district) ambush attack which Maoists had orchestrated in April 2010, in which 76 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel were killed, the SDGP said. He was also the part of Naxal team that had ambushed a CRPF searching party at Kasalpada in Chintagufa area in December 2014, killing 14 paramilitary jawans. Likewise, Sapka was allegedly involved in Tadmetla incident and other Maoist attacks, he said, adding the duo carried a cash reward of INR 800,000 each on their heads. A native of Bijapur District, Jittu had joined Naxal organisation in 2005, while he was a student of class 8th in a tribal ashram school. He had worked as a bodyguard of prominent Naxal leaders Ramanna, a ‘Central Committee Member’ of Maoists, and Hidma, a Special Zonal Committee Member.
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September - 20 
Three Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) were arrested from different parts of Latehar District on September 20, reports The Telegraph. Nishant Choubey and Bhupesh Yadav from the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) outfit were arrested from a place under Manik
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Three Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) were arrested from different parts of Latehar District on September 20, reports The Telegraph. Nishant Choubey and Bhupesh Yadav from the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) outfit were arrested from a place under Manika Police Station limits in the District, while Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP) cadre Gopal Singh was arrested from Town area in the District. Two countrymade pistols, live cartridges and mobile phones were found on them. TPC and JJMP are both splinter groups of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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September - 20 
A Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Police Constable, identified as Shahab Haider (45), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in Jamshed Quarters area of Jamshed Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on September 20, repor
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A Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Police Constable, identified as Shahab Haider (45), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in Jamshed Quarters area of Jamshed Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on September 20, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 20 
Head Constable, Muhammad Yousuf (40), was shot dead at Korangi Family Quarters in Korangi Town on September 20, reported The News.
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Head Constable, Muhammad Yousuf (40), was shot dead at Korangi Family Quarters in Korangi Town on September 20, reported The News.
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September - 20 
Security Forces on September 20 arrested five alleged facilitators of militants, including three women, and three militants of Afghan origin in two different operations in Tangi and Shabqadar tehsil (revenueunit) of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakht
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Security Forces on September 20 arrested five alleged facilitators of militants, including three women, and three militants of Afghan origin in two different operations in Tangi and Shabqadar tehsil (revenueunit) of Charsadda District in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reportsThe Express Tribune. A police official at the Mandani police station confirmed the arrest of three suspected militants, identified as Imdad Ullah, Hashim Khan and Muhammad Nabi, in Mandani area of Tangi tehsil. Moreover, five alleged facilitators of militants were arrested in a raid on a house in Sro Kali area of Shabqadar tehsil.
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September - 20 
Sindh Rangers on September 20 claimed to have arrested five alleged criminals, including members of banned outfits and one member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), and also found a cache of weapons during targeted raids in Shah Latif, Malir, Gul
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Sindh Rangers on September 20 claimed to have arrested five alleged criminals, including members of banned outfits and one member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), and also found a cache of weapons during targeted raids in Shah Latif, Malir, Gulberg, Landhi and New Karachi Town, reports The News.
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September - 20 
Local Bodies Restructuring Commission (LBRC) member Neeraj Shah said Government is hesitant to receive the reports prepared by the LBRC as receiving reports would render the local bodies under the old structure invalid, reports The Himalayan Times on
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Local Bodies Restructuring Commission (LBRC) member Neeraj Shah said Government is hesitant to receive the reports prepared by the LBRC as receiving reports would render the local bodies under the old structure invalid, reports The Himalayan Times on December 21. As per Article 303 of the constitution, current local bodies will become non-existent after the LBRC submits its report to the Government, said Neeraj Shah. Another LBRC member Sunil Ranjan Singh also claimed that the Government was not ready to receive commission’s report as it was still undecided whether the elections would be held under old or new structure.
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September - 20 
Min Bahadur Devkota, co-coordinator of the MCCN, on September 20 claimed that it planted and exploded bombs in several private schools in Kathmandu, reports The Himalayan Times. He said that they carried out the incidents after the talks with Private
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Min Bahadur Devkota, co-coordinator of the MCCN, on September 20 claimed that it planted and exploded bombs in several private schools in Kathmandu, reports The Himalayan Times. He said that they carried out the incidents after the talks with Private and Boarding School's Organisation, Nepal (PABSON) and National Private and Boarding Schools Association Nepal (NPABSON), organisation of private school operators, failed. He further warned of closing all schools if the MCCN’s demands were not met by PABSON and NPABSON.
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September - 20 
Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on September 20 in his final address as the UN Chief said that the post-war healing efforts in Sri Lanka had improved, reports Daily Mirror. In the opening session of the General Debate of the 71st Session,
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Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on September 20 in his final address as the UN Chief said that the post-war healing efforts in Sri Lanka had improved, reports Daily Mirror. In the opening session of the General Debate of the 71st Session, Ban Ki-moon said that in Sri Lanka and Myanmar, true reconciliation rests on ensuring that all communities, minorities and majorities alike, were included in building a new union.
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September - 20 
Police on September 20 arrested two cadres of Maoist Communist Central of Nepal (MCCN) for alleged involvement in planting and detonating the bombs at the private schools in Kathmandu, reports Republica. The two arrested have been identified as Shank
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Police on September 20 arrested two cadres of Maoist Communist Central of Nepal (MCCN) for alleged involvement in planting and detonating the bombs at the private schools in Kathmandu, reports Republica. The two arrested have been identified as Shankar Lakhe (31) and Chandra Bahadur Tamang (24). Both are central committee members of the outfit.
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September - 20 
Two pressure cooker bombs went off at two schools in Jorpati of Kathmandu on September 20, reports The Himalayan Times. The explosions took place at Akashdeep School and Manakamana School. No human casualties have been reported in the explosions. Imp
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Two pressure cooker bombs went off at two schools in Jorpati of Kathmandu on September 20, reports The Himalayan Times. The explosions took place at Akashdeep School and Manakamana School. No human casualties have been reported in the explosions. Improvised explosive devices (IEDs) were also found planted in Kanchanjunga School in Dallu, Rai School and East Pole School in Jorpati, Kantipur Boarding School in Chappal Karkhana and Radiant School in Lalitpur.
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September - 20 
Police arrested four Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants while they were holding a secret meeting at Erandah village in Sirajganj District on September 20, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are: Joynal Abedin (55), Borhan Uddin (2
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Police arrested four Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants while they were holding a secret meeting at Erandah village in Sirajganj District on September 20, reports The Daily Star. The arrestees are: Joynal Abedin (55), Borhan Uddin (28), Imran Ali (26) and Abu Bakar Siddique (55). Police recovered one kilogram of gunpowder, 10 crude bombs and a large amount of bomb-making materials from them.
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September - 21 
A Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) jawan, who was critically injured in an encounter with the Maoists in Sukma District last week, succumbs to his injuries in Raipur on September 21, reports PTI. Head Constable Uday Narayan Goud (41), b
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A Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) jawan, who was critically injured in an encounter with the Maoists in Sukma District last week, succumbs to his injuries in Raipur on September 21, reports PTI. Head Constable Uday Narayan Goud (41), belonging to Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s specialised unit CoBRA 206th battalion, succumbed this morning at Ramkrishna Care Hospital in Raipur, a CRPF official said. The jawan had sustained bullet injuries in his stomach during the gun-battle with ultras which took place in the restive Karigundam forests under Chintagufa Police Station limits of Sukma on September 16 while they were returning after an area domination operation in the region.
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September - 21 
A District Reserve Group (DRG) jawan was killed and two others were injured in an encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the interior forests of Kondagaon District on September 21, reports The Times of India. The encounter too
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A District Reserve Group (DRG) jawan was killed and two others were injured in an encounter with Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in the interior forests of Kondagaon District on September 21, reports The Times of India. The encounter took place while a joint team of DRG and District Force was carrying out an anti-Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] operation in the forests of Mardapal Police Station area, Inspector General of Police (IGP) (Bastar Range), SRP Kalluri said. Security Forces (SFs) had been conducting the operation since yesterday (September 21) based on specific inputs about the movement of ultras in restive Ranapal and Kudur area of Mardapal, located around 350 kilometres from State capital Raipur. While they were cordoning off a forest pocket close to Kudur village, a group of armed rebels opened indiscriminate fire on them, triggering a heavy exchange of gunfire, he said. According to the IGP, the Naxals are unhappy with the construction of a bridge on a river near Kudur that connects Kondagaon to Abhujmarh region (considered a Maoist bastion) and therefore they often target SFs in this area.
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September - 21 
A Personal Security Officer (PSO) of the Minister for Science and Technology, Sajjad Lone, had close shave when he was thrashed by a group of protesters in Old city in Srinagar on September 21, and his motor cycle was set ablaze, reports Daily Excels
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A Personal Security Officer (PSO) of the Minister for Science and Technology, Sajjad Lone, had close shave when he was thrashed by a group of protesters in Old city in Srinagar on September 21, and his motor cycle was set ablaze, reports Daily Excelsior. Shabir Ahmad, the PSO of Sajjad Lone who was on way to old city this evening was stopped by a group of protesters at Nawab Bazar Bridge. The protesters were frisking people and checking their identity cards and when they found a Police card in his possession, he was thrashed but he managed to escape. His, motor cycle was, however, set on fire. He was rescued by the Police. This is the second time since last evening that motor cycle of Policeman has been set on fire. On September 20, a Police was thrashed in Batamaloo area of Srinagar and his motor cycle was also set on fire.
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September - 21 
An NDFB-IKS linkman, identified as Bindo Muchahary, was arrested from Madya Bashbari under Karigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District, reports The Telegraph on September 22. He was active in collecting extortion money on behalf of the NDFB-IKS. On
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An NDFB-IKS linkman, identified as Bindo Muchahary, was arrested from Madya Bashbari under Karigaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District, reports The Telegraph on September 22. He was active in collecting extortion money on behalf of the NDFB-IKS. One mobile phone and fake identity documents were recovered from him. Muchahary used to be in contact with cadres based in Myanmar and in the northern jungles of Kokrajhar. He confessed that he had been working as a linkman for the group.
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September - 21 
Meanwhile, one United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, allegedly a close associate of the outfit's "deputy commander-in-chief" Drishti Rajkhowa, was arrested from West Garo Hills District September 21, reports The Telegraph. Follo
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Meanwhile, one United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, allegedly a close associate of the outfit's "deputy commander-in-chief" Drishti Rajkhowa, was arrested from West Garo Hills District September 21, reports The Telegraph. Following a tip-off about infiltration of a militant with arms and ammunition into the Indian territory from Bangladesh, an intelligence team of the Border Security Force (BSF)'s Meghalaya Frontier, deployed in Tura, had laid a trap and arrested the ULFA cadre from Kachhuadogri, a BSF official said. He said the ULFA cadre disclosed his identity as Peramisom Marak (19) hailing from Sherpur District of Bangladesh. A 9mm pistol, two 9mm magazines, eight 9mm live rounds and a cell phone with Bangladeshi SIM card were recovered from him, the official said."Marak told the BSF that he has been working with ULFA in Bangladesh since the last three years and remains in close association with ULFA's deputy ‘commander-in-chief’ Dristhi Rajkhowa and his bodyguards. He also transports arms for them and assist ULFA cadres, residing at Badagazni village in Bangladesh, to cross over to India and vice-versa with the help of some Indian associates," the official said. He added that Marak was wanted for illegal activities in Bangladesh. The Badagazni area, the official said, is a safe haven for Indian insurgents as they disguise themselves as local tribals living there to avoid arrest. "These cadres have a good number of sympathisers in that village. The BSF is now trying to figure out the Indian associates who are providing assistance to these cadres in the border areas," the official said. Marak was later handed over to local Police.
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September - 21 
Meanwhile, United Revolutionary Front (URF) ‘chairman’ Lanheiba was brought to Imphal from Assam by a team of State Police on September 21, reports Epao .Lanheiba has been brought to Imphal after completing necessary legal produces so as
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Meanwhile, United Revolutionary Front (URF) ‘chairman’ Lanheiba was brought to Imphal from Assam by a team of State Police on September 21, reports Epao .Lanheiba has been brought to Imphal after completing necessary legal produces so as to produce him before the Court of Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal West in connection with murder cases .Lanheiba is currently lodged in Guwahati Central Jail as an under trial prisoner of National Investigation Agency (NIA).
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September - 21 
National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 17, arrested an absconding gang member allegedly involved in smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with the face value of over INR 10,00,000 from Bangladesh into India, reports siasat.com. The
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National Investigation Agency (NIA) on September 17, arrested an absconding gang member allegedly involved in smuggling of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) with the face value of over INR 10,00,000 from Bangladesh into India, reports siasat.com. The accused Ashok Kumar Gupta alias Badapao, was arrested from Ranchi in Jharkhand. Ashok allegedly used to procure the FICN from Malda District of West Bengal and circulate the same in Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.
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September - 21 
Police arrested two Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from their hideout with a huge cache of firearms in Jhajha-Narganjo jungle under Jhajha Police Station area in Jamui District on December 21, reports webindia123. Police said th
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Police arrested two Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from their hideout with a huge cache of firearms in Jhajha-Narganjo jungle under Jhajha Police Station area in Jamui District on December 21, reports webindia123. Police said that the arrested Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] of outlawed CPI-Maoist were identified as Solo Yadav and Karu Marandi. Two sophisticated firearms, 100 Kilograms of explosives and other incriminating objects were recovered from their possession. An intensive interrogation of Naxalites is on to arrest other members of the organisation.
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September - 21 
Senior RSS leader, Brigadier (Retired) Jagdish Gagneja, was shot at by two unidentified assailants when he was shopping with his wife at a market in Jalandhar on August 6. He succumbed to injuries on September 21.
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Senior RSS leader, Brigadier (Retired) Jagdish Gagneja, was shot at by two unidentified assailants when he was shopping with his wife at a market in Jalandhar on August 6. He succumbed to injuries on September 21.
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September - 21 
The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on September 21 kicked off a week-long campaign to mark its ‘foundation day’, urging people through posters to support them and denouncing the Government, reports The Telegraph on September
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The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) on September 21 kicked off a week-long campaign to mark its ‘foundation day’, urging people through posters to support them and denouncing the Government, reports The Telegraph on September 22. Some of these posters, which appeared at prominent points in remote areas of Palamau District, ask the commoners to strengthen the hands of "their united front with the People's Liberation Guerrilla Army", the military wing of CPI-Maoist. The extremist group also lambasted the Government's surrender policy and advocated overthrowing the Narendra Modi Government at the Centre, where Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah and Union Home Minister (UHM) Rajnath Singh play important roles. The posters further say that splinter groups like Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI), Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad (JJMP) and Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) were armed criminal gangs enjoying Police patronage and they needed to be taught lesson. The Maoists vowed to eliminate Special Police Officers (SPOs) in the villages. A Maoist banner was also found at Rampur panchayat (village level local self government institution) Bhavan in Chainpur area of Gumla District. Following recovering of the posters, search operations have been intensified. "Presence of these posters does not confirm presence of armed Maoist squads in the area. Such posters are usually pasted by their supporters at secluded places late at night. Nonetheless, we are vigilant. Our search operations are in full swing. Everything is under control," said Palamau range Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Vipul Shukla.
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September - 21 
The four intruders, who had crossed in from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) a day earlier, were affiliated to LeT as the terrorist module bore striking resemblance to the group from the same Pakistan-based terror outfit eliminated in Poonch on Septem
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The four intruders, who had crossed in from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) a day earlier, were affiliated to LeT as the terrorist module bore striking resemblance to the group from the same Pakistan-based terror outfit eliminated in Poonch on September 11, the sources said. Director General Military Operations (DGMO) Lieutenant General Ranbir Singh had told reporters hours after the attack that as per initial reports the slain terrorists belonged to Jaish-e- Mohammad (JeM), also a Pakistan-based terror outfit.
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September - 21 
The four terrorists who attacked the Army base in Uri sector in Baramulla District on September 18, killing 18 soldiers, belonged to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), and managed to sneak in by cutting the perimeter fencing of the highly-guarded army installati
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The four terrorists who attacked the Army base in Uri sector in Baramulla District on September 18, killing 18 soldiers, belonged to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT), and managed to sneak in by cutting the perimeter fencing of the highly-guarded army installation at two places, investigations have shown. In an indication that the terrorists were well-versed of the layout of the army base close to the Line of Control (LoC), the assailants locked the cooking room and store from outside to prevent the soldiers from leaving before setting them afire, sources privy to the probe said on September 21. The investigators are not ruling out "insider help" to the terrorists in view of the precise nature of the actions undertaken by the intruders once inside the army base, the sources said, adding the attackers first cut the perimeter fencing at two places. After locking the cooking room and store, two of the terrorists started moving towards the officers’ quarters within the base but they were gunned down before they could inflict any further damage, they said. The two Global Positioning System (GPS) sets recovered from the slain militants were damaged during the attack and have been handed over to the National Investigation Agency (NIA), which is probing the case.
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September - 21 
The Left Wing Extremist (LWE) outfit, Jharkhand Sangharsh Jan Mukti Morcha (JSJMM) ‘area commander’ Rajeshwar Singh alias Tej Lal was arrested at Chetar by a team from Chandwa Police Station in Latehar District on September 21, reports Th
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The Left Wing Extremist (LWE) outfit, Jharkhand Sangharsh Jan Mukti Morcha (JSJMM) ‘area commander’ Rajeshwar Singh alias Tej Lal was arrested at Chetar by a team from Chandwa Police Station in Latehar District on September 21, reports The Times of India. Superintendent of Police (SP) of Latehar, Anoop Birtharey, said the Police have recovered a 9mm countrymade pistol, eight cartridges and a cell phone from his possession. Tej Lal was wanted in ten cases and Police of three Stations Chandwa Balumath and Latehar were zeroing in on him since long.
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September - 21 
Two Pakistani nationals were arrested during search operations by the Army and the Border Security Force (BSF) in the Uri sector in Baramulla District on September 21, reports The Times of India. They were questioned even as the Army continued to exc
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Two Pakistani nationals were arrested during search operations by the Army and the Border Security Force (BSF) in the Uri sector in Baramulla District on September 21, reports The Times of India. They were questioned even as the Army continued to exchange fire with infiltrators at Nowgam in Handwara, Kupwara District.
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September - 21 
Venkatapuramcircle Police have mounted extra vigil in villages on the forest fringe in Charla and Venkatapuram mandals (administrative units) in Khammam District, as Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) started its foundation week celebration
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Venkatapuramcircle Police have mounted extra vigil in villages on the forest fringe in Charla and Venkatapuram mandals (administrative units) in Khammam District, as Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) started its foundation week celebrations on September 21, reports The Hindu. The Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) have already launched a wall poster campaign in the remote tribal pockets along the Telangana-Chhattisgarh border urging people to make the foundation week celebrations a success.
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September - 21 
With a view to tackle two and half month long unrest in the Kashmir valley, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has sanctioned engagement of additional 10,000 Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Police Department of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), r
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With a view to tackle two and half month long unrest in the Kashmir valley, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) has sanctioned engagement of additional 10,000 Special Police Officers (SPOs) in Police Department of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), reports Daily Excelsior on September 22. An official ordered issued by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) said the additional number of 10,000 SPOs will be over and above the existing strength of the SPOs, who will be utilized for security related requirements. The MHA would reimburse expenditure (incurred on salaries) of 10,000 additional SPOs to the State Government as per the existing approved Security Related Expenditure (SRE).
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September - 21 
A militant, identified as Ahmad Ali, was killed in a Police encounter after three unidentified armed assailants reportedly ambushed a Police patrolling van in Belakoroona area within the limits of the City Police Station in Charsadda District of Khyb
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A militant, identified as Ahmad Ali, was killed in a Police encounter after three unidentified armed assailants reportedly ambushed a Police patrolling van in Belakoroona area within the limits of the City Police Station in Charsadda District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 21, reports The News. However, the Police escaped unhurt in the attack. Two other accomplices escaped. According to sources, Security Forces (SFs) arrested three suspected persons in Umarzai area of the District.
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September - 21 
According to official reports, the casualty figures have increased despite an overall decline in the number of terrorist attacks in the first nine months of this year across the Province, reports The Express Tribune on September 22 (today). As many a
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According to official reports, the casualty figures have increased despite an overall decline in the number of terrorist attacks in the first nine months of this year across the Province, reports The Express Tribune on September 22 (today). As many as 146 terrorist attacks took place across the province this year in contrast to 172 last year. The attacks included 52 IED, four suicide and 14 grenade attacks in addition to 76 firing incidents, showing a 26 percent decline in the number of total attacks. A Police Official said that terrorists preferred targeted killings this year as 76 incidents were reported against 66 of last year. “Last year was unusually peaceful for the province because of military operations and a large-scale crackdown against terrorists in the shape of National Action Plan (NAP). It is, however, evident now that terrorists have regrouped in Afghanistan and they have devised a strategy to target policemen in such incidents,” he said, adding that higher casualty figure was really worrying.
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September - 21 
Police arrested five gangsters during raids in Napier, Baghdadi and Kalakot areas of Lyari Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on September 21, reports The News. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) City Faizullah Karejo said the Polic
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Police arrested five gangsters during raids in Napier, Baghdadi and Kalakot areas of Lyari Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, on September 21, reports The News. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) City Faizullah Karejo said the Police raided hideouts in and arrested five gangsters involved in killings and other crimes. According to details, the Kalakot Police conducted a raid in Nava Lane, Lyari and after an encounter arrested Afzal Shah, a gangster of the Uzair Baloch group. In another raid, the Kalakot Police arrested Owais alias Mulla Owais, the ‘commander’ of the Baba Ladla gang, after a shootout in Eidgah Lane. He was wanted by the police in number of murder cases and was also an absconder in terrorism cases. The Kalakot and Mauripur police conducted raids in their respective jurisdictions and arrested Hafeez alias Ahmed, a ‘commander’ of the Uzair Baloch Group.
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September - 21 
The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested suspected Islamic State (IS/ also known as Daesh) militant, identified as Muhammad Farid, from Qazi Kaley area of provincial capital Peshawar on September 21, reports Dawn CTD Senior Superintendent of P
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The Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) arrested suspected Islamic State (IS/ also known as Daesh) militant, identified as Muhammad Farid, from Qazi Kaley area of provincial capital Peshawar on September 21, reports Dawn CTD Senior Superintendent of Police Dr Mian Saeed said that Farid was involved in plotting large-scale terror attacks and target killings. The SSP said Farid was involved in 32 target killings, including the killings of Police officials, in various parts of Peshawar.
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September - 21 
The Sindh Rangers on September 21 claimed to have seized a huge of amount weapons and ammunition during a raid at a park in the Aziazabad area of Gulberg Town, reports The News. According to the official statement, an alleged criminal, who belongs to
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The Sindh Rangers on September 21 claimed to have seized a huge of amount weapons and ammunition during a raid at a park in the Aziazabad area of Gulberg Town, reports The News. According to the official statement, an alleged criminal, who belongs to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement, revealed information about the presence of the cache of weapons that were buried underground in the park. The seized weapons included hand grenades, rifles, pistols, a huge quantity of bullets and other sophisticated weapons, it added.
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September - 21 
Two United States (US) lawmakers moved a Bill, titled Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act, in Congress seeking designation of Pakistan as a 'state sponsor of terrorism' on September 21, reports Dawn. The Bill was introduced by
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Two United States (US) lawmakers moved a Bill, titled Pakistan State Sponsor of Terrorism Designation Act, in Congress seeking designation of Pakistan as a 'state sponsor of terrorism' on September 21, reports Dawn. The Bill was introduced by Chairman of the House Subcommittee on Terrorism Ted Poe and Congressman Dana Rohrabacher. Congressman Poe termed Pakistan an "untrustworthy ally" which he alleged "has also aided and abetted enemies of the US for years"."From harboring Osama bin Laden to its cosy relationship with the Haqqani Network, there is more than enough evidence to determine whose side Pakistan is on in the War on Terror. And it’s not America’s," Poe said, adding, "It is time we stop paying Pakistan for its betrayal and designate it for what it is: a state sponsor of terrorism". He added that US President Barack Obama must issue a report within 90 days of passage of the Bill detailing whether or not Pakistan has provided support for 'international terrorism'.
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September - 21 
Investigators said that 15 Neo Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leaders are still active and trying to reorganize the terror outfit, reports The Independenton September 22. Nurul Islam Marjan, absconding former leader of Islami Chhatra Shibi
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Investigators said that 15 Neo Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) leaders are still active and trying to reorganize the terror outfit, reports The Independenton September 22. Nurul Islam Marjan, absconding former leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) of Chittagong University unit, has taken over charge of the Neo JMB after the death of Tanim Chowdhury. This was revealed during interrogation of Neo JMB members and by documents seized from hideouts of militants.
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September - 21 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing the 71st session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York on September 21 urged the world community to work together to uproot militancy and terrorism and plug the sour
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina while addressing the 71st session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the UN headquarters in New York on September 21 urged the world community to work together to uproot militancy and terrorism and plug the sources of funds, arms and ammunition as well as moral and material support to militants and terrorists across the borders, reports New Age.”Terrorists have no religion, caste or creed. We must unite in our resolve to defeat and degrade them in all forms and manifestations. We have to identify the root causes of terrorism and violent extremism,” she said.
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September - 22 
A Delhi court on December 22 awarded five years' rigorous imprisonment to two men, including a resident of Nepal, for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), saying that the act was carried out "to deter and harm the economy of India&
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A Delhi court on December 22 awarded five years' rigorous imprisonment to two men, including a resident of Nepal, for circulating Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN), saying that the act was carried out "to deter and harm the economy of India", reports Business Standard. Additional sessions judge (National Investigation Agency [NIA] cases) Rakesh Pandit handed over the punishment to the convicts, Bihar resident Ekramul Ansari and Nepal resident Sharda Shankar Mahato, under various sections of the stringent Unlawful Activities [Prevention] Act (UAPA) and Indian Penal Code (IPC), after noting that they had pleaded their guilt.
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September - 22 
A Pakistani national was arrested at International Border (IB) in Akhnoor sector in Jammu District on September 22, by the BSF, reports The Times of India.
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A Pakistani national was arrested at International Border (IB) in Akhnoor sector in Jammu District on September 22, by the BSF, reports The Times of India.
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September - 22 
An AK-47 rifle, five AK Magazines, 3 Chinese grenades, one GPS and one mobile phone was recovered from the killed militant following the cordon and search operation carried out after the encounter on September 22, reports The Times of India. Sources
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An AK-47 rifle, five AK Magazines, 3 Chinese grenades, one GPS and one mobile phone was recovered from the killed militant following the cordon and search operation carried out after the encounter on September 22, reports The Times of India. Sources said that Army’s 3 Rashtriya Rifles (RR) and Special Operation Groups (SOG) Bandipora on a specific information about presence of a group of militants in the area cordoned it off during which militants opened fire on troops leading to a gun battle in which one militant was killed. They said four militants managed to escape. The group is believed to have infiltrated from Macchil sector this summer and then shifted to Lolab before arriving in Bandipora last week.
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September - 22 
An I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militant, identified as Rajib Basumatary alias Mirgang alias Merbang alias Mergom, who escaped from Police custody in July 13, was killed in an operation by Security Fo
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An I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) militant, identified as Rajib Basumatary alias Mirgang alias Merbang alias Mergom, who escaped from Police custody in July 13, was killed in an operation by Security Forces (SFs) in the Labanyapur area of Kokrajhar District on September 22, reports The Telegraph. According to the Police, a search operation was launched in the area based on a tip-off and subsequently an encounter took place and Basumatary was killed. Police sources said Basumatary was a senior NDFB-IKS cadre and an under trial, who had escaped from Police custody on July 13 at Choibari tea garden on the way to Kokrajhar District jail from the NIA court in Guwahati. A .22mm pistol, three live rounds of .22 ammunition, two 36HE grenades, and six cases of 7.62mm pistol ammunition were also recovered from him.
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September - 22 
Diplomats from Afghanistan, India, and the United States (US) met in New York on the margins of the United Nations in the first formal trilateral meeting aimed at overcoming Pakistan's selective blockade of landlocked Afghanistan, reports Times o
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Diplomats from Afghanistan, India, and the United States (US) met in New York on the margins of the United Nations in the first formal trilateral meeting aimed at overcoming Pakistan's selective blockade of landlocked Afghanistan, reports Times of India on September 23. ''The meeting provided a forum for the US Government and the Government of India to explore ways to coordinate and align their assistance with the priorities of the Afghan government,'' a joint statement following the meeting said, amid reports that Pakistan has declined to allow Indian wheat supplies and other humanitarian aid overland to Afghanistan. The blockade has angered Kabul, which has sought trade and transit routes to and from India through Pakistan. It has gone so far as to warn Islamabad that it can retaliate if that is not granted by restricting Pakistan's access to Central Asia.The US, which essentially buys access to Afghanistan through Pakistan with aid (in the form of Coalition Support Funds and through multilateral agency) is trying to broker an agreement. But going beyond that the three sides are also looking at other options as Pakistan's belligerence and hostility has increased sharply in recent months. There have been frequent calls in Pakistan to stop US access even though the rent-extraction has proved to be profitable for the Pakistani establishment and its elites. US detente with Iran over the past year is also opening up access to Afghanistan through Chabahar port in which India is heavily invested, enabling all three sides to circumvent Pakistan.
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In one of the biggest operations in the fight against terror in the North-east in recent times, the Indian Army along with personnel of Assam Police killed at least six Karbi People Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants in a swift and surgical operation
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In one of the biggest operations in the fight against terror in the North-east in recent times, the Indian Army along with personnel of Assam Police killed at least six Karbi People Liberation Tigers (KPLT) militants in a swift and surgical operation in the Nambar Reserve Forest in East Karbi Anglong District on September 23, reports The Sentinel. On receiving specific intelligence inputs on the presence of a KPLT camp in the dense Nambar Reserve Forest, Security Forces (SFs) launched a joint operation in the afternoon of September 22. On September 23, the Army troops found the camp with armed terrorists. On being challenged, the terrorists started indiscriminate firing on the troops, which resulted in severe gunfight in which four terrorists were killed. Taking advantage of the dense jungle, the other terrorists tried to escape, but they again came in contact with the Army men who were in hot pursuit of the fleeing terrorists. In the encounter, two more terrorists were killed. Altogether six KPLT militants including its two leaders were killed in the encounter.According to reports, an Army jawan was also injured during the encounter and later the jawan was admitted to a hospital, said Debajit Deury, Superintendent of Police (SP). The slain militants have not yet been identified, added Deury. One 7.62 mm self loading rifle, one Insas rifle, three pistols, two hand grenades, large number of ammunition, several sharp weapons, fired cases, solar panels and blankets, etc. were recovered from the slain militants, said the Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Defence wing.
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September - 22 
India in a reply to Pakistani Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif's speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 22 said that Pakistan is a 'terrorist state' , the 'Ivy League of terrorism', a country with a 'dem
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India in a reply to Pakistani Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif's speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 22 said that Pakistan is a 'terrorist state' , the 'Ivy League of terrorism', a country with a 'democracy deficit' that 'practices terrorism on its own people' and a country that indulges in a 'war crime', reports The Times of India. India exercised its right of reply on the floor of the UNGA, to respond to what it called the 'hypocritical sermons' by Nawaz Sharif. "The worst violation of human rights is terrorism. When practiced as an instrument of state policy it is a war crime. What my country and our other neighbours are facing today is Pakistan's long-standing policy of sponsoring terrorism, the consequences of which have spread well beyond our region," said Eenam Gambhir, First Secretary at India's Permanent Mission to the UN.Gambhir said, "The land of Taxila, one of the greatest learning centres of ancient times, is now host to the Ivy League of terrorism. It attracts aspirants and apprentices from all over the world. The effect of its toxic curriculum are felt across the globe." Gambhir told the UNGA that Pakistan channelizes billions of dollars, much of it diverted from international aid, to training, financing and supporting terrorist groups as militant proxies against it neighbours such as India and Afghanistan. She also pointed out the freedom and pen support that terrorists and their organizations enjoyed from Pakistan's military-political establishment.He further stated, "Even today we have heard support by the Prime Minister of Pakistan for a self-acknowledged commander of a known terrorist organization Hizbul Mujahideen...It is ironical therefore that we have seen today the preaching of human rights and ostensible support for self-determination by a country which has established itself as the global epicentre of terrorism". The takedown of Pakistan is part of India's diplomatic offensive to isolate Pakistan in the international arena, in the aftermath of the Uri attack (September 18, 2017) that saw terrorists from Pakistan-based outfits attack a military camp in Jammu and Kashmir. India has also upped the diplomatic heat on Islamabad ever since it openly fanned the flames of the ongoing unrest in Kashmir.
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September - 22 
India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Vikas Swarup on September 22 said that Pakistan's stand on terrorism, which is the biggest global threat, has been rejected by all, reports Times of India. Swarup said, "Virtually
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India’s Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Vikas Swarup on September 22 said that Pakistan's stand on terrorism, which is the biggest global threat, has been rejected by all, reports Times of India. Swarup said, "Virtually every statement by other countries at UN [United Nations] has referred to terror as main threat to peace. Pakistan is still in denial".He was referring to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 22. Vikas Swarup highlighted how Sharif's statement elaborately highlighted 'India's human rights violations in J&K', while no other country has even made a passing reference to it in their UN addresses, Times of India reports. "No one and I repeat, no other country, at UN has spoken on the subject Nawaz Sharif devoted 80% of his time to," Swarup said. And in the last two days, fifty world leaders have addressed the UNGA, he added."PM Sharif at UNGA says India poses unacceptable conditions to dialogue. India's only condition is an end to terrorism. This is not acceptable" Swarup asked on External Affairs Ministry's Twitter handle. He was responding to Sharif's allegation Pakistan had been ready to resolve the Kashmir dispute through dialogue, but that New Delhi had putting forward 'unacceptable pre-conditions'. There was more. Responding to Sharif's comment that Hizb-ul-Mujahideen [HM] terrorist Burhan Wani was a symbol of the Kashmiri "intifada," Swarup said the Pakistan PM's glorification of Wani showed his county's "attachment to terrorism." World knows Burhan Wani was Hizbul commander. By owning him Sharif admitted in UNGA that rogue Pakistan is patron of HM, promotes terror.
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September - 22 
Lekhapani Police arrested three Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) linkmen from Jagun area in Tinsukia District on September 22, reports The Sentinel. Acting on a tip-off, Police arrested Sushil Gogoi and Sahabuddin Siddi
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Lekhapani Police arrested three Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) linkmen from Jagun area in Tinsukia District on September 22, reports The Sentinel. Acting on a tip-off, Police arrested Sushil Gogoi and Sahabuddin Siddiqui from Jagun area and recovered 160 track suits and 70 sweaters from their possession. Again, Lekhapani Police arrested Dilip Phukan, a noted businessman of Jagun Parvatipur area, and recovered 30 track suits from his house. According to sources, under the direction of ULFA-I ‘publicity secretary’ Arunodoy Dohatia, a recruitment drive was going in Myanmar and youths belonging to the age group of 16 years- 24 years of Tinsukia District were going to Myanmar for ULFA-I training
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September - 22 
Nagaland State Chief Minister, TR Zeliang on September 22 stated that, the fencing of border areas in the North East may not find as much logic as it does in border areas with Pakistan and parts of Bangladesh, since in the case of Nagaland “the
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Nagaland State Chief Minister, TR Zeliang on September 22 stated that, the fencing of border areas in the North East may not find as much logic as it does in border areas with Pakistan and parts of Bangladesh, since in the case of Nagaland “the international boundary does not follow a river or other convenient landmarks” but rather, based on the “watershed principles”, reports Morung Express. While addressing the Northeast Connectivity Summit at Agartala in Tripura, he pointed out the case of the house of the Angh in Longwa village in Mon District where half of it lies in India and the other half in Myanmar. “In fact, what we need is not barbed wire fencing, but construction of roads along and across the borders so as to “unlock the land-locked areas”, and promote trade and development, Zeliang said. He went on to opine that in the absence of road and communication, it makes “these areas the perfect hiding grounds for insurgents.” Zeliang was also critical of the restrictions imposed by the Ministry of Defence and Home Affairs on construction of roads and development activities within an aerial distance of 25kms due to security concerns.
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September - 22 
On September 22, India, along with the United States (US) and Afghanistan, reaffirmed its shared interests in combating terrorism and advancing peace and security in the region as even as leaders from the three countries explored ways to "coordi
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On September 22, India, along with the United States (US) and Afghanistan, reaffirmed its shared interests in combating terrorism and advancing peace and security in the region as even as leaders from the three countries explored ways to "coordinate and align" assistance to Afghanistan, reports NDTV. Indian Ambassador to Afghanistan Manpreet Vohra, Afghanistan Deputy Foreign Minister Hekmat Karzai and America's special representative to Afghanistan and Pakistan Richard Olson met during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA)."Reaffirming their shared interests in advancing peace and security in the region, as well as countering terrorism, all sides welcomed the discussions focused on political, economic, and development goals in Afghanistan, including the regional dimension," a trilateral statement issued after the meeting read. It added that the meeting provided a forum for the governments of India and the United States to explore ways to coordinate and align their assistance with the priorities of the Afghan government. "They agreed that the dialogue helps advance shared values and goals, and decided to continue these consultations on a regular basis," it said.
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September - 22 
Police on September 22, arrested 57 persons on charges of stone pelting and creating trouble in Jammu and Kashmir while curfew in parts of Srinagar, restrictions and shutdown paralysed life in Valley, reports Daily Excelsior. Curfew remained in force
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Police on September 22, arrested 57 persons on charges of stone pelting and creating trouble in Jammu and Kashmir while curfew in parts of Srinagar, restrictions and shutdown paralysed life in Valley, reports Daily Excelsior. Curfew remained in force in parts of Srinagar on September 22, with Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrolling the streets, which had blocked the main roads with concertina wire and stationed mobile bunkers at various places in these areas to prevent violence. However, in rest of the Valley, there was no curfew but restrictions at many places. The shops, business establishments, schools and colleges remained closed and traffic was off the roads. However, some private vehicles were plying in Civil Lines area of Srinagar. The train services between Banihal and Baramulla remained suspended since July 9. The mobile internet and pre-paid mobile services remained suspended. According to a statement issued by the Zonal Police Headquarters Kashmir, the overall situation remained under control across the Valley. “There was no curfew in the Valley except in Anantnag town and the areas falling under three police stations of Srinagar city,” the statement said. It said 57 individuals found involved in creating disruption in traffic movement, opening of shops as also damaging public, private property were arrested.Stone-throwing clashes were reported at Habba Kadal and Fateh Kadal areas of Old Srinagar during which Security Forces (SFs) used teargas and pepper gas against the protesters. In the evening, stone-pelting clashes erupted at Nowhatta, Rajouri Kadal, Zaldagar, Gojwara and few other areas of Old City. Clashes erupted after SFs contingents were withdrawn from the old city areas. Police fired teargas and pepper grenades against the protesters. Clashes erupted at Gugloosa and Trehgam villages of Kupwara district, Balsoo village of Kulgam district and in Shopian town. At Pulwama villages, the protesters enforcing shutdown resorted to stone-pelting on private vehicles. The violent stone-throwing clashes also erupted at Khanpora in Baramulla District after Police arrested one Fayaz Kumar from the area. Police responded by firing teargas towards the rock-throwing protesters. The clashes continued for several hours but no one was reported to have sustained injuries. Clashes erupted between youth and SFs in Bijbehara area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag District while scores of vehicles were damaged by the youth in the area. The youth took to streets and ransacked windowpanes of vehicles and started pelting stones on SFs at Goriwan area. SFs fired tear gas to disperse the youth.
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September - 22 
Police recovered arms, ammunition and other items following an encounter with Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) in Chhuikhadan region of Rajnandgaon District on September 22, reports The Pioneer. “We had received intelligence inputs about the movemen
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Police recovered arms, ammunition and other items following an encounter with Left Wing Extremists (LWEs) in Chhuikhadan region of Rajnandgaon District on September 22, reports The Pioneer. “We had received intelligence inputs about the movement of Maoists in the area bordering Maharashtra. Accordingly, an anti-insurgency operation was launched from Chhuikhadan police station,” Station House Officer (SHO) Chhuikhadan Inspector Santram Soni informed. According to the SHO, the operation was launched on September 20 and the Police force while covering Devarcha, Chatrela Kukripat villages was searching a forested hilly terrain between Budhanbhata and Kukripat villages on September 22. Around 1.30 pm, the Police party confronted Maoists in the forested patch and both sides engaged in gun battle. The intermittent firing from both sides lasted for about half-an-hour after which the rebels disappeared in the jungle, SHO Soni said. While searching the spot, Police found 315 bore rifle, 12 bore bullets, solar plates, 12 bolt battery, radio, camera flash, wireless chargers, wire, bag packs, multi-meter and other items of daily use, he said.
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September - 22 
Rejecting Pakistan's repeated pleas to the United Nations (UN) to resolve the Kashmir ‘dispute’, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has told the Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that Pakistan and India should address their outstandi
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Rejecting Pakistan's repeated pleas to the United Nations (UN) to resolve the Kashmir ‘dispute’, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has told the Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that Pakistan and India should address their outstanding issues, including Kashmir, through dialogue, reports Times of India on September 23. "The secretary general stressed the need for Pakistan and India to address their outstanding issues, including Kashmir, through dialogue, saying it is in the interest of both countries and the region as a whole," according to a readout of Ban's meeting with Sharif provided by his spokesperson. Ban met with Sharif on September 21 on the margins of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).Ban's remarks came as Sharif handed over to him a dossier containing evidence of alleged human rights violations by Indian forces in Kashmir. According to a statement by the Pakistan mission to the UN, Sharif handed over to Ban the dossier containing information and evidence of alleged atrocities and human rights violations against Kashmiris. He also showed Ban "pictures" of "innocent and defenceless" people in Kashmir "victimised through brutal use of force and atrocities."
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September - 22 
Tamulpur Police and Army in a joint operation arrested a youth, identified as Rahmat Ali (26) along with arms from Khandikar village under Tamulpur Police Station in Baksa District on September 22, reports The Telegraph. One 9 MM pistol and one count
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Tamulpur Police and Army in a joint operation arrested a youth, identified as Rahmat Ali (26) along with arms from Khandikar village under Tamulpur Police Station in Baksa District on September 22, reports The Telegraph. One 9 MM pistol and one country-made revolver were recovered from his possession.
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September - 22 
The caretaker of Chaibasa circuit house was arrested on September 22, for his links with a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader and for passing on information about VIP visits to the rebel outfit, reports The Telegraph. Superintendent
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The caretaker of Chaibasa circuit house was arrested on September 22, for his links with a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) leader and for passing on information about VIP visits to the rebel outfit, reports The Telegraph. Superintendent of Police (SP) of West Singhbhum, Michael Raj, said, caretaker Birendra Das (35), a resident of Bhuni village in Bodam block of Patamda, was arrested after his cellphone call details record suggested he had had frequent conversations with a Maoist leader identified as Shankar Sirka, a native of neighbouring Bihar. "The phone SIM used by Birendra was issued barely a month and a half ago, but in the name of one Nirmala Kui who died on February 11, 2016. Her husband Abhiram Hembram told Police that Nirmala never had the number (7482982923), which Birendra used to stay in connection with Sirka," the SP said. The SIM, according to Police, was sold by a Chaibasa-based mobile shop Balaji Sales. "Acting on a tip-off and CDR (call details record), we picked up Birendra for interrogation and later arrested him," SP Raj said. During interrogation, Birendra told Police that two months ago, a man introduced himself as Sirka, a native of Jamui District in Bihar, and took him to Jagannathpur (in West Singhbhum) in an SUV. "There were 15 armed men present. Sirka apparently asked the caretaker to share information about the visits of senior Police officers and VIPs to the Circuit House. Birendra was apparently threatened with dire consequences," the SP said.
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September - 22 
The Meghalaya Police counter insurgency team along with the aides of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) launched ‘Operation Hill Storm-4’ to purge out the last remaining leaders and cadres of the proscribed Garo National Liberation Ar
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The Meghalaya Police counter insurgency team along with the aides of the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF) launched ‘Operation Hill Storm-4’ to purge out the last remaining leaders and cadres of the proscribed Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) in the five Districts of Garo Hills, reports The Sentinel on September 23. After a series of success in the past eight months that led to surrender of more than 130 GNLA cadres before the law enforcing agencies, the State Police team launched its fresh vigorous search, combing and fighting operations to neutralize the last hard core GNLA militants on Wednesday (September 21) and Thursday (September 22) morning (under Operation Hill Storm-4), revealed by the Director General of Police (DGP) SK Jain on September 23. While disclosing about the Police major exercise to annihilate the outfit that has been trying to raised its ugly head after a series of setbacks, the DGP said, “In Operations Hill Storm-4 six additional companies have been inducted to the existing combating forces that aims at neutralizing the core commander’s group of the outfit who are trying to activate their abductions and extortion activities in Garo Hills.”Notwithstanding the setbacks, the ‘self-styled Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C)’ Sohan D Shira, his core commanders identified as Rupanto, Baichung and Biltush are still trying to muster themselves up with at least 40-50 cadres with adequate weaponry. There are also over ground workers which are aiding the finance team of the GNLA. Making it known that the operational men on the field knew about everything particularly in taking these bunch of armed criminals, Jain said, “Our endeavor in this operations is to smash their network and unlawful activities”. “The impact will be seen because of our careful analysis of the past aberrations in reaching our hands to these criminals”, stated Jain with a firm conviction that more results is on the anvil in the days to come. While there were talks about complacency within the Police force after the six –seven months of successful operations against the GNLA, the DGP categorically said that there is nothing of that sort. “In the past two months we silently work and forced the GNLA leadership to go on the run,” he said.
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September - 22 
The Navi Mumbai Police on September 22 released the sketch of one of the suspicious men who were spotted by two schoolchildren at Uran, 47 kilometers from Mumbai, at around 6.30am on September 22, reports Times of India. Around 6.30am, a boy on his w
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The Navi Mumbai Police on September 22 released the sketch of one of the suspicious men who were spotted by two schoolchildren at Uran, 47 kilometers from Mumbai, at around 6.30am on September 22, reports Times of India. Around 6.30am, a boy on his way to his school at Kumbharwada locality in Uran spotted a masked man with a firearm. Twenty minutes later, a 16-year-old girl, also on her way to the school, spotted five-six masked men in black pathan suits with weapons and backpacks. "As per the reports, five to six persons were sighted in pathan suits and appeared to be carrying weapons and backpacks," naval spokesman Cdr Rahul Sinha said in a statement. The sketch has been made with the help of the description provided by the two schoolchildren. Mumbai and its adjoining areas are on high alert after the students separately reported seeing up to half a dozen masked, armed men with backpacks.
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September - 22 
Two Security Force (SF) personnel were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Bijapur District on September 22, reports The Times of India. The incident took place
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Two Security Force (SF) personnel were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Bijapur District on September 22, reports The Times of India. The incident took place when a joint team of Special Task Force (STF) and District Forces was out on an anti-Maoist operation in Madded Police Station area, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Bijapur, Mohit Garg said. The composite squad had launched the operation from Madded, around 450 kilometres from Raipur. When they reached near Gorna rivulet, the rebels detonated an IED and opened indiscriminate fire on the SFs leading to a gun-battle, he said. However, rebels soon fled the spot on finding SF personnel zeroing on them, Garg said, adding, "Two jawans sustained injuries in the explosion and were airlifted to Raipur for treatment." Those injured were assistant constable Sadanandam Dhannur and secret trooper Abhaiyya Jabba. SFs have launched a combing operation in the region to arrest the attackers, he said.
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September - 22 
India in a reply to Pakistani Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif's speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 22 said that Pakistan is a 'terrorist state' , the 'Ivy League of terrorism', a country with a 'dem
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India in a reply to Pakistani Prime Minister, Nawaz Sharif's speech at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on September 22 said that Pakistan is a 'terrorist state' , the 'Ivy League of terrorism', a country with a 'democracy deficit' that 'practices terrorism on its own people' and a country that indulges in a 'war crime', reports The Times of India. India exercised its right of reply on the floor of the UNGA, to respond to what it called the 'hypocritical sermons' by Nawaz Sharif. "The worst violation of human rights is terrorism. When practiced as an instrument of state policy it is a war crime. What my country and our other neighbours are facing today is Pakistan's long-standing policy of sponsoring terrorism, the consequences of which have spread well beyond our region," said Eenam Gambhir, First Secretary at India's Permanent Mission to the UN.Gambhir said, "The land of Taxila, one of the greatest learning centres of ancient times, is now host to the Ivy League of terrorism. It attracts aspirants and apprentices from all over the world. The effect of its toxic curriculum are felt across the globe." Gambhir told the UNGA that Pakistan channelizes billions of dollars, much of it diverted from international aid, to training, financing and supporting terrorist groups as militant proxies against it neighbours such as India and Afghanistan. She also pointed out the freedom and pen support that terrorists and their organizations enjoyed from Pakistan's military-political establishment.He further stated, "Even today we have heard support by the Prime Minister of Pakistan for a self-acknowledged commander of a known terrorist organization Hizbul Mujahideen...It is ironical therefore that we have seen today the preaching of human rights and ostensible support for self-determination by a country which has established itself as the global epicentre of terrorism". The takedown of Pakistan is part of India's diplomatic offensive to isolate Pakistan in the international arena, in the aftermath of the Uri attack (September 18, 2017) that saw terrorists from Pakistan-based outfits attack a military camp in Jammu and Kashmir. India has also upped the diplomatic heat on Islamabad ever since it openly fanned the flames of the ongoing unrest in Kashmir.
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September - 22 
Police on September 22 claimed to have arrested four suspects affiliated with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) who were allegedly involved in five murders and over 150 robberies in the city during an encounter near St Marry School in the Raheem Shah Co
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Police on September 22 claimed to have arrested four suspects affiliated with Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) who were allegedly involved in five murders and over 150 robberies in the city during an encounter near St Marry School in the Raheem Shah Colony area of Mominabad in Orangi Town, reports Dawn. “We have identified them as Mohammed Amjad alias Babu, Arshad Husain, Mohammed Shakir and Junaid Mehmood alias Jimmy,” said Karachi West Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Pir Mohammad Shah. The police official claimed the held suspects have ‘confessed’ to their involvement in five murders, including those of Awami National Party workers and over 50 robberies at jewelry shops and 100 incidents of mugging.
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September - 22 
Rejecting Pakistan's repeated pleas to the United Nations (UN) to resolve the Kashmir ‘dispute’, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has told the Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that Pakistan and India should address their outstandi
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Rejecting Pakistan's repeated pleas to the United Nations (UN) to resolve the Kashmir ‘dispute’, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has told the Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif that Pakistan and India should address their outstanding issues, including Kashmir, through dialogue, reports Times of India on September 23. "The secretary general stressed the need for Pakistan and India to address their outstanding issues, including Kashmir, through dialogue, saying it is in the interest of both countries and the region as a whole," according to a readout of Ban's meeting with Sharif provided by his spokesperson. Ban met with Sharif on September 21 on the margins of the 71st session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA).Ban's remarks came as Sharif handed over to him a dossier containing evidence of alleged human rights violations by Indian forces in Kashmir. According to a statement by the Pakistan mission to the UN, Sharif handed over to Ban the dossier containing information and evidence of alleged atrocities and human rights violations against Kashmiris. He also showed Ban "pictures" of "innocent and defenceless" people in Kashmir "victimised through brutal use of force and atrocities."
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September - 22 
Takhtakai area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 22, reports The News. The tribesmen had left the area after the Security Forces (SFs) launched operations against the militants in Bara and Tir
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Takhtakai area of Tirah valley in Khyber Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 22, reports The News. The tribesmen had left the area after the Security Forces (SFs) launched operations against the militants in Bara and Tirah valley in 2014.Meanwhile, the elders of the Zaoddin Zakhakhel and Storikhel tribes on September 22 asked the Government to provide facilities to the displaced persons returning to Tirah valley in Khyber Agency, reports The News. They said that the infrastructure was destroyed after the SFs launched Operation Khyber-1 in Bara tehsil of Khyber Agency after the tribal people vacated their houses. “We left behind everything in our houses when the security forces carried out the military operations against Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) and Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) in Tirah,” Hakim Khan Afridi, an elder of the Zaoddin Zakhakhel tribe said.
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September - 22 
The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on September 22 arrested an alleged militant in Leganai area in Buner District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and recovered a hand-grenade and pistol from his possession, reports The News. The sources said the alleged mi
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The Counter-Terrorism Department (CTD) on September 22 arrested an alleged militant in Leganai area in Buner District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and recovered a hand-grenade and pistol from his possession, reports The News. The sources said the alleged militant was identified as Shaheen Baz, a resident of Khyber Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), and had links with the banned militant organisation Lashkar-e-Islam (LI)
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September - 22 
The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Vice President Mohammed Sadiq Siddiqui (51) was shot dead on September 22 while resisting a robbery attempt in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports Dawn. Siddi
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The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) Vice President Mohammed Sadiq Siddiqui (51) was shot dead on September 22 while resisting a robbery attempt in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area of Gulshan Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports Dawn. Siddiqui had gone to Rado Bakery for routine grocery shopping where two suspects tried to snatch his car, said Gulshan Superintendent of Police (SP) Dr. Fahad Ahmed, adding, "As he offered some resistance, the suspects fired at him and fled the scene along with the snatched vehicle."
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September - 22 
Police arrested two cadres of Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) on charge of collecting donation from a college operator in Chitwan District on September 22, reports The Himalayan Times. The arrestees have been ident
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Police arrested two cadres of Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) on charge of collecting donation from a college operator in Chitwan District on September 22, reports The Himalayan Times. The arrestees have been identified as Prem Chaudhary and Ramesh Lamichhane.
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September - 22 
A local leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) was snatched from Police custody by his relatives in Dumurkhali Bazar of Jessore District on September 22, reports The Daily Star. Ziaur Rahman, president of Har
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A local leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) was snatched from Police custody by his relatives in Dumurkhali Bazar of Jessore District on September 22, reports The Daily Star. Ziaur Rahman, president of Harihar Union unit of ICS was arrested in a case filed over subversive activities. Ziaur's brother Kamal with some relatives beat up Sub-Inspector Amit Kumar and Constable Rabiul Islam and snatched Ziaur when they were about to take him to the station on a motorcycle after arresting him.
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September - 22 
ASylhet District court on September 22 sentenced two JMB militants to 30 years' imprisonment in a case filed for possessing arms and ammunition, reports The Daily Star. The court also fined Abdul Aziz and Majedul Islam Hridoy BDT 1 lakh each in d
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ASylhet District court on September 22 sentenced two JMB militants to 30 years' imprisonment in a case filed for possessing arms and ammunition, reports The Daily Star. The court also fined Abdul Aziz and Majedul Islam Hridoy BDT 1 lakh each in default to suffer seven more years in prison. The two along with JMB chief Abdur Rahman were arrested at Surjya Dighal Bari in Sylhet District on March 2, 2006. Abdur Rahman was executed on March 30, 2007.
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September - 22 
Police arrested a militant of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Bagmara of Rajshahi District on September 22, reports The Daily Star. The arrestee Majnur Rahman Majnu (45) is wanted in a case filed under anti-terrorism act.
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Police arrested a militant of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) in Bagmara of Rajshahi District on September 22, reports The Daily Star. The arrestee Majnur Rahman Majnu (45) is wanted in a case filed under anti-terrorism act.
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September - 22 
Steering Committee appointed by the Constitutional Assembly (CA) during its 27th meeting on September 22 discussed electoral reforms and devolution, reports Colombo Page. Secretary to the Steering Committee and Spokesperson to the Steering Committee
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Steering Committee appointed by the Constitutional Assembly (CA) during its 27th meeting on September 22 discussed electoral reforms and devolution, reports Colombo Page. Secretary to the Steering Committee and Spokesperson to the Steering Committee Neil Iddawala in a statement said that while extensive discussions have been held in respect of certain areas, no definite decisions will be made until all matters are fully considered. Once a consensus is reached, the Interim Report will be presented to the CA, as envisaged in the Resolution of March 9 that set up the CA. The Steering Committee will endeavor to submit the Interim Report to the CA by November 2016.
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September - 22 
Top European Union (EU) lawyer Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston on September 22 recommended removing the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) from the EU's list of terrorist organizations because procedural mistakes invalidated the decision
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Top European Union (EU) lawyer Advocate General Eleanor Sharpston on September 22 recommended removing the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) from the EU's list of terrorist organizations because procedural mistakes invalidated the decision to include them in the list, reports Colombo Page. The Advocate General said the EU cannot rely on facts and evidence found in press articles and information from the internet, rather than in decisions of competent authorities, to support a decision to maintain a listing. As some of the reasons advanced could not justify the decision to maintain the listing of LTTE, the General Court was correct to dismiss the EU appeal when it could find no other sufficient reasons for their listing, the Advocate General said.
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September - 23 
A protester was killed after Security Forces (SFs) opened fire at the protesters in Sopore area in Baramulla District on September 23, reports Daily Excelsior. The youth identified as Waseem Ahmad Lone (22), son of Nazir Ahmad Lone, resident of Nadih
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A protester was killed after Security Forces (SFs) opened fire at the protesters in Sopore area in Baramulla District on September 23, reports Daily Excelsior. The youth identified as Waseem Ahmad Lone (22), son of Nazir Ahmad Lone, resident of Nadihal in Sopore sustained bullet injuries and later succumbed to his injuries. Lone’s killing sparked fresh protests in the area. The protesters targeted SFs who in return fired tear smoke to disperse them. Clashes erupted between protesters and SFs in Saloosa Kreeri area of Baramulla District. People of the area had decided to offer congregational prayers jointly Saloosa. However, SFs fired teargas during which several people were injured.
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September - 23 
An Aizawl based local daily newspaper on September 23 reported that the much hyped second round of peace talks between the Mizoram Government and the Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) would be held in the first week of October in Aizawl
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An Aizawl based local daily newspaper on September 23 reported that the much hyped second round of peace talks between the Mizoram Government and the Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) would be held in the first week of October in Aizawl, reports Morung Express. The report quoted HPC-D leader Lalthalien as saying that the Mizoram Government proposed to hold the parleys in the first week of October. Earlier, during the first round of talks, both sides had agreed to hold the next round of talks in mid-September. The negotiations could not be resumed as agreed due to the Government’s engagement with the Bru repatriation and tight schedule of the State Government officials, the HPC-D leader added. According to report, Lalthalien said over telephone that the HPC-D wanted to resolve the imbroglio most suited to the consent of the people of the HPC-D demand area. He added that he expects something positive from the Government. The HPC-D leader also said that both sides would deliberate on making the Sinlung Hills Development Council (SHDC) better suited for the people of the area, “maybe even better than an autonomous district council” under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution.Earlier, Lalbiakzama, Additional Secretary for Home, Government of Mizoram, also said that the talk could not be held as agreed during mid-September and had to be postponed as the Government officials were engaged in some other works. He added that both sides were unprepared for talks in mid- September.
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September - 23 
At least 12 protesters were injured during the clashes between protesters and SFs in Gulshan Abad Charar-e-Shareef town in Budgam District on September 23, reports Daily Excelsior. Three protesters sustained pellet injuries in the eyes. At least thre
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At least 12 protesters were injured during the clashes between protesters and SFs in Gulshan Abad Charar-e-Shareef town in Budgam District on September 23, reports Daily Excelsior. Three protesters sustained pellet injuries in the eyes. At least three protesters were injured during the clashes between protesters and SFs in Bagh-e-Noordin area of Charar-e-Shareef in teargas shelling.
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September - 23 
At least 80 migrant workers entering Manipur were detained and handed over to the Police as Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) intensified its campaign demanding a legislation to protect the indigenous people of Manipur, reports Nag
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At least 80 migrant workers entering Manipur were detained and handed over to the Police as Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) intensified its campaign demanding a legislation to protect the indigenous people of Manipur, reports Nagaland Post on September 23. The apex body spearheading the campaign has also forced to close down a travel agency in Imphal for transporting the non-locals into the state despite repeated warning. On September 22, JCILPS announced total ban on the entry of non-locals into the State after Ibobi Government failed to introduce and pass a fresh bill to protect the indigenous people by checking influx of non-locals into the State. Addressing a news conference, JCILPS convener BK Moirangcha announced the ban on the entry of non-locals and boycott to the visit of Union Ministers in the State. However, JCILPS has exempted non-locals students and Government employees from the purview of the ban.
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September - 23 
Curfew remained in force in parts of Srinagar on September 23, with Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrolling the streets and had blocked the main roads with concertina wire and had stationed mobile bunkers at various places in these
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Curfew remained in force in parts of Srinagar on September 23, with Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrolling the streets and had blocked the main roads with concertina wire and had stationed mobile bunkers at various places in these areas to prevent violence, reports Daily Excelsior. In Bandipora, SFs fired teargas and pellets to foil a proposed protest rally in the area in which scores of people were injured. SFs fired teargas and pellets to disperse protesters who were preparing to take out the rally from Jamia Masjid Bandipora to Gulshan Chowk. In Ajas Bandipora, a protest rally was held at Eidgah after Friday prayers. Clashes erupted between protesters and SFs during which SFs fired tear gas to disperse the protesters.
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September - 23 
France on September 23, said it stands with India in the fight against terrorism and expressed resolve to strengthen counter-terror cooperation with it, reports Asian Age. The French position was conveyed by its Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to
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France on September 23, said it stands with India in the fight against terrorism and expressed resolve to strengthen counter-terror cooperation with it, reports Asian Age. The French position was conveyed by its Defence Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian to Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. Le Drian expressed condolences for the victims of the cross-border terrorist attack in Uri on September 18. He expressed resolve to strengthen bilateral counter- terrorism cooperation with India and said France stands with it in the fight against terrorism. Le Drian briefed the Prime Minister on the current status of bilateral defence cooperation. Modi welcomed the signing of the inter-governmental agreement on purchase of 36 Rafale aircraft from France earlier in the day, and called for its speedy and timely implementation. India and France signed the Euro 7.87-billion (Rs 59,000 crore approx) deal for 36 Rafale fighter jets, equipped with latest missiles and weapon system besides multiple India- specific modifications.
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September - 23 
In the wake of the 18 September cross-border terror attack on Indian army base in Uri- Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Israel on September 23, reiterated its offer of experience and expertise to secure India's borders, reports Firstpost. "Home
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In the wake of the 18 September cross-border terror attack on Indian army base in Uri- Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), Israel on September 23, reiterated its offer of experience and expertise to secure India's borders, reports Firstpost. "Home Minister (Rajnath Singh) visited Israel and he was shown different kinds of borders in Israel with their own uniqueness," Israeli Ambassador David Carmon said. "India has 14 different kinds of borders which are managed by different units and forces," he said. "When the minister came back and assessed the situation, I am sure he took some of the ideas he saw (into consideration)." Carmon said that both countries shared similar challenges in border management and that Israel has the solutions for these, adding that the two countries can work together taking into account the capabilities of Israeli companies and government and adapting them to Indian needs.
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September - 23 
India Today reports on September 24 that Islamic State (IS) operative Mohammad Masiuddin alias Musa of West Bengal's Birbhum District has emerged as the face of trans-national, trans-organisational jihad, which is the newest threat to India's
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India Today reports on September 24 that Islamic State (IS) operative Mohammad Masiuddin alias Musa of West Bengal's Birbhum District has emerged as the face of trans-national, trans-organisational jihad, which is the newest threat to India's security even as the country fights Pakistan sponsored terrorism on the western borders. He had two handlers-IS 'India head' Shafi Armar who's now based in Syria, and Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operative Abu Suleman, a Bangladeshi national and a wanted terrorist. Musa had moved from West Bengal to Tamil Nadu where he worked at a shop in Tirupur. Like many IS recruits, he got radicalised online. A terror plan in mind, he recced his carefully chosen targets in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) and West Bengal. But what surprised even the NIA was when he appeared in a YouTube video, raising the IS flag in downtown Srinagar.Musa told that Abu Suleman was his handler for JMB. Soon after the July 1, Dhaka attack, Suleman, was suspected to have slipped into West Bengal. He had earlier visited India twice, raising alarm bells in the security establishment. In India, Suleman attempted to set up a JMB module with the help of Musa. Musa's journey to the JMB-IS module began in June 2015, when he liked a Facebook page of IS Bangladesh from the id Sabilillahkhan. He was instantly contacted by Suleman, also known as Jihadi John.
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September - 23 
Over 250 persons including the separatist leaders and known stone pelters have been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) since July 9, after the violence broke out in Jammu and Kashmir claiming over 84 lives and injuring over 13000, reports Daily Exc
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Over 250 persons including the separatist leaders and known stone pelters have been booked under Public Safety Act (PSA) since July 9, after the violence broke out in Jammu and Kashmir claiming over 84 lives and injuring over 13000, reports Daily Excelsior on September 24. Official figures revealed that 250 persons were booked under PSA including Human Rights activist, Khurram Pervaiz, and many separatist leaders and hardcore stone pelters. These people were booked under PSA to put an end to 77 days of violence in Kashmir. The official figures suggested that over 3200 stone pelters and trouble makers have been arrested by Police since July. Out of these around 2500 have been released on bail while over 500 are in Police and judicial custody and 250 have been booked under PSA. The officials said that there have been over 2000 stone pelting incidents during 77 days of violence in Kashmir during which 54 installations of Police and Government have been damaged and around 40 installations of Police and Government have been set ablaze by violent mob. The officials said that situation has shown considerable improvement with the arrest of stone pelters and their handlers across Kashmir. As per the official figures the violence levels have gone down by 90 percent. The official data revealed that during initial days of unrest, at least 150 incidents of stone pelting were being reported daily and now these incidents have come down between 8 to 20 incidents daily. The Fridays have been worst as initially despite curfew and curfew like restrictions in most parts of Kashmir, at least 100 stone pelting incidents were reported. These incidents have now come down to over 30 now. As the Para-Military Forces were less in number initially and Government was short of Forces but over 20, 000 Para-Military Force personnel have been brought for law and order duty to control the violence. Army has also rushed one Brigade to worst hit South Kashmir for area dominance and tackling militancy which has increased during the unrest.
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September - 23 
The Border Security Forces (BSF) opened fire at the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of Kupwara District on September 23, after it observed suspicious movement, reports Daily Excelsior. The BSF deployed at the forward posts along the LoC at Uppe
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The Border Security Forces (BSF) opened fire at the Line of Control (LoC) in Keran sector of Kupwara District on September 23, after it observed suspicious movement, reports Daily Excelsior. The BSF deployed at the forward posts along the LoC at Upper Bore in Keran sector opened fire after it saw suspicious movement on the LoC. Massive searches were launched by Army and BSF near the LoC in the area. However, nothing was found. Yesterday Army foiled two infiltration attempts in North Kashmir’s Nowgam sector.
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September - 23 
The BSF arrested a Pakistani militant from Pargwal sector of Akhnoor tehsil (revenue unit) on September 23, when he was trying to negotiate border fencing to cross over into the Indian Territory, reports Daily Excelsior. During preliminary questionin
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The BSF arrested a Pakistani militant from Pargwal sector of Akhnoor tehsil (revenue unit) on September 23, when he was trying to negotiate border fencing to cross over into the Indian Territory, reports Daily Excelsior. During preliminary questioning, he has revealed his identity as Abdul Qayoom (32) son of Bhag Ali, resident of Pul Bajuan village in Sialkot of Pakistan. He was in possession of one dual SIM Nokia mobile handset. An official handout issued by Deputy Inspector General (DIG) BSF Dharmendra Pareek said the militant has revealed that in 2004, he underwent “Daura e- Aam” militant training with Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) outfit at Mansera training camp in Muzaffarabad in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Thereafter, he actively worked for LeT and remained associated with distribution of Jihadi Literature and magazine like Gajwa and Jarar etc as well as collection of fund for the outfit.
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September - 23 
The Security Forces (SFs) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) resorted to firing on September 23 (today) morning after noticing suspicious activity along the Line of Control (LoC), reports The Times of India. The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel open
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The Security Forces (SFs) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) resorted to firing on September 23 (today) morning after noticing suspicious activity along the Line of Control (LoC), reports The Times of India. The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel opened fire after spotting movement in the Keran sectorin the frontier District of Kupwara. Search operations are underway in the area.
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September - 23 
The South Asian countries on September 23, agreed to operationalise the SAARC Terrorist Offences and Drugs Offences Monitoring Desks (STOMD) and the SAARC Drugs Offences Monitoring Desk (SDOMD) so as to strengthen efforts against terrorism, an offici
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The South Asian countries on September 23, agreed to operationalise the SAARC Terrorist Offences and Drugs Offences Monitoring Desks (STOMD) and the SAARC Drugs Offences Monitoring Desk (SDOMD) so as to strengthen efforts against terrorism, an official release said, reports indialivetoday.com. “There were discussions on fine tuning the SAARC anti-terrorism mechanism by improving and sharing regional monitoring systems, real-time exchange of information, capacity building through training of human resource and early ratification of the relevant SAARC [South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation]conventions,” it added. The member-countries also endorsed the importance of regional cooperation in effectively tackling terror. “They shared their experiences on various legislations to counter terrorism,” the release said. Other issues like corruption and money laundering were also brought up for discussions, the release added. The meeting was chaired by Indian Intelligence Bureau Director Dineshwar Sharma.
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September - 23 
Twenty protesters were injured in clashes between protesters and SFs in Kokernag area in Anantnag District on September 23, reports Daily Excelsior.
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Twenty protesters were injured in clashes between protesters and SFs in Kokernag area in Anantnag District on September 23, reports Daily Excelsior.
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September - 23 
Vowing to ruin “Operation Green hunt”, an ongoing anti-Naxalites [Left Wing extremism (LWE)] Police operation in Jhumra Hills of Bermo sub-division in Bokaro District, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has urged the masses
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Vowing to ruin “Operation Green hunt”, an ongoing anti-Naxalites [Left Wing extremism (LWE)] Police operation in Jhumra Hills of Bermo sub-division in Bokaro District, the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) has urged the masses to observe its 12th ‘martyrdom week’ from September 21 to 27 to price rise, corporate loot, and conspiracy by Raghubar Government against jal (water), zamin (land) aur jangal (forest) in Jharkhand, reports The Pioneer on September 24. Posters regarding this were being seen in Dania and Lugu-pahari areas in Gomia, Police sources said. A senior Police officer, monitoring the anti-Naxalites operations, said that these posters clearly exposed Maoist presence in different parts of the State. “As these posters were mainly found in the mining areas, transportation were likely to be affected during the week. The truck drivers may not dare venture off the highways. The dreaded rebels also take advantage and shift to safer places during the period. The Bermo police and CRPF (Central Reserve Police Force) too have great challenges ahead,” Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Bermo, Raj Kumar Mehta, said.
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September - 23 
A Police officer was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at a bus stop in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on September 23, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources, the victim identified as Sub-Inspector Muhammad Zafar Wazeer, was
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A Police officer was shot dead by unidentified gunmen at a bus stop in Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan on September 23, reports Daily Times. According to Police sources, the victim identified as Sub-Inspector Muhammad Zafar Wazeer, was on his way to work, when two armed assailants riding a motorcycle opened fire at him and fled from the scene, near Dubai Centre.
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September - 23 
Police on September 23 thwarted major terror bid by neutralising three Kilogrammes bomb at Bacha Khan square in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports The News. According to Police, one suspected militant was arrested while p
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Police on September 23 thwarted major terror bid by neutralising three Kilogrammes bomb at Bacha Khan square in Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports The News. According to Police, one suspected militant was arrested while planting a three Kilogrammes bomb at Bacha Khan square. Police called Bomb Disposal Squad who defused the bomb.
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September - 23 
Security Force (SF) personnel on September 23 repulsed two attacks on security checkposts in the Sheikh Baba area of Mohmand Agency and Nawa Pass security post in Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) by suspected militants from
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Security Force (SF) personnel on September 23 repulsed two attacks on security checkposts in the Sheikh Baba area of Mohmand Agency and Nawa Pass security post in Bajaur Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) by suspected militants from across the Pak-Afghan border, reports Dawn. SFs repulsed both attacks by retaliating quickly. No casualties were reported on either side of the border. The Jama’at-ul-Ahrar (JuA) militant group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
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September - 23 
The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif on September 23 confirmed death sentences of seven terrorists, The News reported quoting the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. According to the ISPR hardcore terrorists were involve
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The Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Raheel Sharif on September 23 confirmed death sentences of seven terrorists, The News reported quoting the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) statement. According to the ISPR hardcore terrorists were involved in committing heinous offences related to terrorism including killing of innocent civilians, police officials and armed forces personnel. "They were also involved in sectarian killings. Fire-arms and explosives were also recovered from their possession. These convicts were tried by military court, it said.
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September - 23 
Police arrested 15 leaders and cadres of Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party of Nepal- Revolutionary Maoist (CPN-RM) for trying to enforce Chaka jam in Kathmandu on September 23, reports The Himalayan Times. The party had announced protest programme to
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Police arrested 15 leaders and cadres of Mohan Baidya-led Communist Party of Nepal- Revolutionary Maoist (CPN-RM) for trying to enforce Chaka jam in Kathmandu on September 23, reports The Himalayan Times. The party had announced protest programme to pressurise the Government for ‘unconditional release’ of its four leaders Shivaram Yadav, Dipendra Gahatraj, Ram Nepali and Mahesh Shrestha who were arrested from Bagbazaar for extorting businesspersons on September 21.
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September - 23 
Sources said that the Government has been preparing to amend the Commission on Investigation of Enforced Disappearance (CIEDP) and Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Act removing crimes against humanity from the heinous crimes category, report
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Sources said that the Government has been preparing to amend the Commission on Investigation of Enforced Disappearance (CIEDP) and Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Act removing crimes against humanity from the heinous crimes category, reports Republica on September 24. The amendment proposal, which is awaiting final endorsement by the Ministry of Law and Justice, has included only four crimes under its heinous crimes section. Sources at the ministry informed that rape, murder after taking hostage, torture and disappearance have been listed under the heinous crimes category in the amendment proposal, with a provision for compulsory prosecution of the perpetrators.
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September - 23 
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a militant of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Dharmatala area of Jessore District on September 23, reports The Daily Star. The arrestee Abdus Salam (44) is wanted in a case filed under Anti-Terrorism Act.
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Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a militant of Hizb ut-Tahrir in Dharmatala area of Jessore District on September 23, reports The Daily Star. The arrestee Abdus Salam (44) is wanted in a case filed under Anti-Terrorism Act.
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September - 23 
The Development (Special Provisions) Bill was unanimously rejected by members in the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) on December 23, reports Daily Mirror. NPC member V. Jayathilake said they were informed by the NPC Chairperson V. K. Sivagnanam tha
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The Development (Special Provisions) Bill was unanimously rejected by members in the Northern Provincial Council (NPC) on December 23, reports Daily Mirror. NPC member V. Jayathilake said they were informed by the NPC Chairperson V. K. Sivagnanam that the bill was submitted by the Governor of the Northern Province. He said they have rejected the bill as it would scrap the powers of the provincial councils and added that it was unanimously rejected by all 25 members of the NPC without a vote. The bill was also rejected by a majority of members in the Uva Provincial Council on December 22.
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September - 23 
The Government on September 22 has decided to provide NR 14 million for treating protesters injured during the Madhes agitations in 2015, reports Republica. Government spokesperson and Minister for Information and Communications Surendra Kumar Karki
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The Government on September 22 has decided to provide NR 14 million for treating protesters injured during the Madhes agitations in 2015, reports Republica. Government spokesperson and Minister for Information and Communications Surendra Kumar Karki informed that the Government will pay all the medical bills submitted to the Home Ministry by the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF), an alliance of the agitating parties.
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September - 23 
Thousands of Tamils staged a mass protest in Jaffna District on September 24 demanding solutions to their issues, reports Colombo Page. The march led by Northern Province Chief Minister C V Wigneswaran was organized by the Tamil Makkal National Front
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Thousands of Tamils staged a mass protest in Jaffna District on September 24 demanding solutions to their issues, reports Colombo Page. The march led by Northern Province Chief Minister C V Wigneswaran was organized by the Tamil Makkal National Front to highlight issues faced by the community. Businesses remained shutting in the Jaffna in solidarity while the organizers estimated that about 10,000 people from both North and East attended the rally. This was the first time the northerners took part in a public gathering of this scale since Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena took over in January 2015.
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September - 24 
A youth, identified as Dipak Basumatari (32) was arrested while collecting extortion money in the name of I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) at Rupakhat area on the outskirts of Tangla town in Udalguri Dist
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A youth, identified as Dipak Basumatari (32) was arrested while collecting extortion money in the name of I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) at Rupakhat area on the outskirts of Tangla town in Udalguri District on September 24, reports The Sentinel. According to report, the youth threatened a businessman of the town and demanded INR 2 lakh as extortion money. But later the businessman negotiated the amount to INR10,000. The youth was arrested by a team of Tangla Police led by Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Bhergaon when he came to collect the money at Rupakhat area. A.32 pistol, three rounds of live ammunition and an unregistered gearless scooter were recovered from his possession.
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September - 24 
Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Inspector General (IG), Sanjay Latekar on September 24, directed his men to start fresh operations against the Maoists in Jhumra, Parasnath hills and nearby zones to deliver the ultimate blow to rebels, reports The
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Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Inspector General (IG), Sanjay Latekar on September 24, directed his men to start fresh operations against the Maoists in Jhumra, Parasnath hills and nearby zones to deliver the ultimate blow to rebels, reports The Telegraph. "Within the next few months, Naxalism will come to an end in these areas," Latekar said after a meeting with the commandant of the 26th Battalion, Akhilesh Singh, in Bokaro.
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September - 24 
Five persons have been abducted allegedly by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from three different villages of Garu area in Latehar District on September 24, reports The Telegraph. Sources said that the Maoists, who are observi
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Five persons have been abducted allegedly by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from three different villages of Garu area in Latehar District on September 24, reports The Telegraph. Sources said that the Maoists, who are observing the ‘foundation week’ that kicked off on September 21, raided the area last night and abducted the five villagers. "We have learnt about these abductions from different sources and begun investigations. But, no one has come forward to lodge a complaint with the police so far," said Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) (Operations) Manish Bharti.
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September - 24 
Former Chief Minister and founder president of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Prafulla Kumar Mahanta appealed to the Centre to provide special constitutional safeguards, modelled on the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system, in the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2
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Former Chief Minister and founder president of Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Prafulla Kumar Mahanta appealed to the Centre to provide special constitutional safeguards, modelled on the Inner Line Permit (ILP) system, in the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, to protect the indigenous people of the State, reports The Times of Indiaon September 25. The bill, which was tabled in Parliament on August 11, seeks to give citizenship rights to persecuted religious minorities from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan. It is currently being examined by a joint select committee of Parliament after opposition parties said it needed more scrutiny.
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September - 24 
Indian Army and Border Security Force (BSF) on September 24, arrested two men from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) who had been acting as guides for infiltrating terror groups into India from the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector in Baramulla Distr
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Indian Army and Border Security Force (BSF) on September 24, arrested two men from Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) who had been acting as guides for infiltrating terror groups into India from the Line of Control (LoC) in Uri sector in Baramulla District, reports The Time of India. The two men, Ahasan Khursheed and Faisal Hussain Awaan are working for Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), said the Army in a statement. The agencies were in the process of ascertaining if the four fidayeen (suicide squad) involved in the September 18, terror attack at Uri were also provided a safe passage across LoC by the two arrested men. "The duo was recruited two years ago by Jaish-e-Mohammad and were guiding terrorists to infiltrate across the line of control" the statement added. While Khursheed belongs to Khaliana Kalan village, Awan is from Pottha Jahangir village. Both villages are in PoK.
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September - 24 
Manipur deputy Chief Minister, Gaikhangam, on September 24 said that State Government was making an all-out effort to introduce an Inner Line Permit System (ILPS) related bill in the State Assembly before the announcement of the election schedule, re
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Manipur deputy Chief Minister, Gaikhangam, on September 24 said that State Government was making an all-out effort to introduce an Inner Line Permit System (ILPS) related bill in the State Assembly before the announcement of the election schedule, reports Nagaland Post. The deputy Chief Minister said the Speaker may summon the assembly anytime as the House was adjourned sine die. He said, “Manipur Government is still firm on its stand on tabling the proposed new bill (to protect the indigenous people of the state) in the house anytime if there is consensus among the stakeholders.”
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September - 24 
Measures, restrictions were imposed in three Police station areas of the Srinagar city, Handwara and Chadoora area of Budgam District on September 24, reports Daily Excelsior. According to a statement issued by Zonal Police Headquarters Kashmir, Poli
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Measures, restrictions were imposed in three Police station areas of the Srinagar city, Handwara and Chadoora area of Budgam District on September 24, reports Daily Excelsior. According to a statement issued by Zonal Police Headquarters Kashmir, Police, during past 24 hours, arrested 39 miscreants wanted in the offences of creating disruption in traffic movement by stone pelting and by placing obstructions on roads and lanes, harassing shopkeepers and also found involved in damaging public/private property.
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September - 24 
Of late it has come to light that illegal check points have resurfaced at various strategic spots and are allegedly extorting money, particularly from the drivers of goods-laden vehicles travelling through the National Highway (NH)-37 across the Goal
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Of late it has come to light that illegal check points have resurfaced at various strategic spots and are allegedly extorting money, particularly from the drivers of goods-laden vehicles travelling through the National Highway (NH)-37 across the Goalpara District and this menace is continuing right under the nose of law-enforcement agencies, adds The Assam Tribune on September 25. Some mini truck drivers from Goalpara, who regularly commute along this stretch of the national highway alleged that they have now become the primary victims, as they have to dole out between INR 50 to INR 200 (between INR1,000 to INR 1,500 for bigger trucks and 12 wheelers) per trip to the extortionists at Salpara under Krishnai Police Station and then at Leyla and Dudhnoi, both under Dudhnoi Police Station falling under Rabha Hajong Autonomous Council (RHAC).
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September - 24 
Police confirmed that the recovered Insas Rifle from the slain Karbi People's Liberation Tiger (KPLT) militants, who were killed in an encounter on September 23, was snatched from the armed bodyguards of MAC Narendra Killing when militants assass
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Police confirmed that the recovered Insas Rifle from the slain Karbi People's Liberation Tiger (KPLT) militants, who were killed in an encounter on September 23, was snatched from the armed bodyguards of MAC Narendra Killing when militants assassinated him at his residence in Balipathar back in 2011, reports The Sentinel on September 25. A group of eight heavily armed militants swooped inside the residence of MAC Narendra Killing and opened indiscriminate firing. MAC Killing was killed on the spot and two of Killing’s PSOs, Darsing Rongpi and Manob Puran, sustained bullet injuries. Militants thereafter decamped with two 303 Lee-Enfield Rifles, one Insas Rifle and around 70 rounds of ammunition from the guards.
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September - 24 
Sialkot-based Abdul Qayum who has claimed to be the former security personnel of Laskar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed, was arrested from the Pargwal region of Akhnoor sector in Jammu by the BSF, reports The Time of India. A mobile pho
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Sialkot-based Abdul Qayum who has claimed to be the former security personnel of Laskar-e-Taiba (LeT) ‘chief’ Hafiz Saeed, was arrested from the Pargwal region of Akhnoor sector in Jammu by the BSF, reports The Time of India. A mobile phone and two sim cards were recovered from him.
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September - 24 
six Maoist aides surrendered before Border Security Force (BSF) Commandant KD Yadav at Malkangiri Village (MV)-79 in Malkangiri District on September 24, reports New Indian Express. They are four Village Committee Members (VCM) Soma Podiami, Soma Kab
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six Maoist aides surrendered before Border Security Force (BSF) Commandant KD Yadav at Malkangiri Village (MV)-79 in Malkangiri District on September 24, reports New Indian Express. They are four Village Committee Members (VCM) Soma Podiami, Soma Kabasi, Rama Podiami and Podia Madkami and two militia members Jaga Kabasi and Deba Kabasi, said Yadav. They are natives of Rajulkonda village under MV-79 Police limits and were providing logistic support to the rebels, he added. Later, the surrendered rebels were handed over to MV-79 Police.
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September - 24 
The Indian Government should not fence the India-Myanmar border and, instead, undertake developmental projects, Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang said, adding that restrictions on various construction activities in border areas need to be relaxed,
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The Indian Government should not fence the India-Myanmar border and, instead, undertake developmental projects, Nagaland Chief Minister T.R. Zeliang said, adding that restrictions on various construction activities in border areas need to be relaxed, reports Morung Expresson September 25. “The government of India should abandon its plan to erect fencing along the India-Myanmar border… (it) must carry out developmental projects and build infrastructure, specially roads, along the border with Myanmar,” (sic) Zeliang said in an interview. “Four northeastern states — Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh — have already told the central government to stop its plans to fence the India-Myanmar border. The Union government is considering the proposal”, said Zeliang, who was in Agartala to attend the third North East Connectivity Summit. Security would not be compromised if the border is unfenced, he contended. “With developmental projects, people residing along the border would come together in a large way. Thus, inimical elements, including extremists, would not get scope for their nefarious and criminal activities,” the Chief Minister maintained.
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September - 24 
The Police arrested a PLFI cadre from Jaldega area in Simdega District on September 24, reports The Telegraph. He is being interrogated, SP, Rajeev Ranjan Singh, maintained. Two country-made pistols, cartridges, a mobile phone and a motorcycle were f
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The Police arrested a PLFI cadre from Jaldega area in Simdega District on September 24, reports The Telegraph. He is being interrogated, SP, Rajeev Ranjan Singh, maintained. Two country-made pistols, cartridges, a mobile phone and a motorcycle were found on him.
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September - 24 
The Police unearthed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) apparently planted by the Maoists to trap Security Forces (SFs) in Kumhari forests of Vishunpur area in Gumla District on September 24, reports The Telegraph. Officer in Charge (OIC) of Vishun
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The Police unearthed an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) apparently planted by the Maoists to trap Security Forces (SFs) in Kumhari forests of Vishunpur area in Gumla District on September 24, reports The Telegraph. Officer in Charge (OIC) of Vishunpur, Manilal Rana, said, a bomb disposal squad was expected to arrive very soon and the IED will be diffused.
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September - 24 
Three Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres, including an ‘area commander’, were arrested in Khunti District on September 24, reports The Telegraph. PLFI ‘area commander’ Ganpat Gope alias Ghora, and his seven-eight
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Three Peoples Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres, including an ‘area commander’, were arrested in Khunti District on September 24, reports The Telegraph. PLFI ‘area commander’ Ganpat Gope alias Ghora, and his seven-eight associates had assembled on the outskirts of Palankir village in Rania, some 50 kilometres from Khunti District headquarters. Acting on a tip-off, the Police raided the village and seeing the Police the rebels opened fire. The Police retaliated and fired around 12 rounds. The rebels tried to flee taking advantage of the darkness but Ghora was caught following a hot chase. His associates, however, managed to give Police the slip. Later, during a search operation, the Police finally arrested Dhaneshwar Nag and Suresh Mahto. A 9mm pistol, cartridges, 11 mobile phones, six Sim cards, two magazines, a tablet, two backpacks and two motorcycles were found during this raid. "Ghora figures as a named accused in over a dozen criminal cases of serious nature. The criminal antecedents of the other two rebels are being verified," Superintendent of Police (SP) of Khunti, Anish Gupta said. PLFI is a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist.
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September - 24 
Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) ‘area commander’, Arvind Hebrom, was arrested near Budhwa Mahadev temple in Hazaribagh District on September 24, allegedly for abducting Sudhir Tiwary, the owner of computer institute Data Pro, last month,
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Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) ‘area commander’, Arvind Hebrom, was arrested near Budhwa Mahadev temple in Hazaribagh District on September 24, allegedly for abducting Sudhir Tiwary, the owner of computer institute Data Pro, last month, reports The Telegraph. TPC is a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist.
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September - 24 
Two cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were gunned down in the Bastar District of Chhattisgarh on September 24, reports The Hindu. “An exchange of fire with Maoists took place in the early hours of the day in the reserve for
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Two cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were gunned down in the Bastar District of Chhattisgarh on September 24, reports The Hindu. “An exchange of fire with Maoists took place in the early hours of the day in the reserve forests near Sanguel village under the Burgam police station limits. It lasted for one hour, during which our forces, comprising the District Reserve Guard (DRG), District force, the Chhattisgarh Armed Force, retaliated promptly. After the general search of the area, two bodies of male Maoists were recovered with one 12 bore and one SBML rifle,” said a statement issued by Bastar District Superintendent of Police R.N. Das and circulated by Bastar range Inspector General of Police Shiv Ram Prasad Kalluri. The Security Forces also recovered explosives, detonators, pipe bombs, codex wire, backpacks, magazine pouch, battery and wires from the spot of the gunfight.
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September - 24 
With a growing call among the international community to put in place a stronger mechanism to combat terrorism, India on September 24 (today) said it is considering all options, including “voting” to ensure that the seminal Comprehensive
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With a growing call among the international community to put in place a stronger mechanism to combat terrorism, India on September 24 (today) said it is considering all options, including “voting” to ensure that the seminal Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism (CCIT) is brought into force, reports Financial Express. India’s Ambassador to the UN Syed Akbaruddin told that CCIT an initiative that India launched in 1996 to fight against terrorism has seen “enormous” forward movement except for what would be the exclusion from the definition of terrorism. “That is the debate. As far we are concerned given the crescendo of support in the General Debate, there is a majority that exists in support of that effort. The issue is only a procedural one of how do we convert that majority into a legal document,” he said.
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September - 24 
Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Bimalendra Nidhi on September 24 said that final efforts were underway to register a Constitution amendment proposal at the Parliament to address the demands of the agitating parties, reports Republica. Nidhi said that the
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Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Bimalendra Nidhi on September 24 said that final efforts were underway to register a Constitution amendment proposal at the Parliament to address the demands of the agitating parties, reports Republica. Nidhi said that the Government has intensified efforts to implement the first point of the three-point deal reached between Nepali Congress (NC)- Communist Party of India-Maoist Center (CPN-Maoist Center) and United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) i.e. amendment of the Constitution.
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September - 24 
Police arrested four activists of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in a special drive from different parts of Jhenaidah District on various charges on September 24, reports New Nation. Additional Superintendent of Police Azbahar Ali Sheikh said Police conducted
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Police arrested four activists of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in a special drive from different parts of Jhenaidah District on various charges on September 24, reports New Nation. Additional Superintendent of Police Azbahar Ali Sheikh said Police conducted a drive in different places of the District and arrested the four JeI men.
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September - 24 
Police arrested Jahangir Alam, a regional leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) from Dhaperhat bus stand area in Gaibandha District on September 24, reports The Daily Star. Police said that Jahangir is an ac
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Police arrested Jahangir Alam, a regional leader of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) from Dhaperhat bus stand area in Gaibandha District on September 24, reports The Daily Star. Police said that Jahangir is an accused in seven criminal cases. He organized criminal activities on the highways in the areas.
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September - 24 
The former spokesperson for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Azam Tariq, has been reportedly killed in Laman area of Paktika province in Afghanistan in air strikes carried out by Afghan and NATO forces on September 24, reports Dawn. Three other
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The former spokesperson for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Azam Tariq, has been reportedly killed in Laman area of Paktika province in Afghanistan in air strikes carried out by Afghan and NATO forces on September 24, reports Dawn. Three other TTP leaders have also been reportedly killed. Zeeshan Haider Mehsud, an advisor of Khan Saeed Sajna group, a splinter group of TTP, confirmed the death of Tariq and his son while fighting Afghan security forces. He added that 10 other militants were killed in the fighting which erupted in Paktika province.
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September - 25 
A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in a forested patch of Bijapur District on September 25, reports The Pioneer. “A joint team of police personnel from Kutru police sta
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A top Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in a forested patch of Bijapur District on September 25, reports The Pioneer. “A joint team of police personnel from Kutru police station and District Reserve Group (DRG) led by Station House Officer (SHO) Yugal Kishore Naag was undertaking an anti-Naxal operation in Bedre region, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Bijapur, KL Dhruv said. Suddenly, a group of armed Maoists that was hiding in the jungle opened indiscriminate fire on the Police team, he said. Police forces retaliated and soon the Naxals [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] finding themselves losing the gunfight fled from the spot, he mentioned. Later on, while searching the encounter spot, the body of a Maoist along with one 12 bore gun, two muzzle loading guns, one hand-grenade, 25-30 live rounds of ammunition of 12 Bore gun, and a huge cache of explosives and daily uses items, was recovered, the SP said. Police said the deceased has been identified as Kitta Majji alias Aaytu (26), resident of Farsegarh and member of Moist military platoon number 2 active in National Park area and the Government had declared a cash reward of INR 200,000 on his head.
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September - 25 
Based on specific input, a joint team of Tangla Police and Army arrested one I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) cadre, identified as Derhasar Daimari alias D. Daihang and another linkman, identified as 
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Based on specific input, a joint team of Tangla Police and Army arrested one I.K. Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-IKS) cadre, identified as Derhasar Daimari alias D. Daihang and another linkman, identified as Sarat Basumatari from Kahibari area under Tangla Police Station in Udalguri District on September 25, reports The Sentinel. A .22 handmade revolver, four rounds of live ammunition, a dagger and eight mobile handsets were recovered from their possession. Derhasar Daimari is allegedly a hardcore cadre trained in Arunachal Pradesh. He was also allegedly involved in many anti-social activities along with extortion related cases in Chirang, Baksa and Udalguri Districts during the past couple of months, said a P source.
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September - 25 
Curfew like restrictions were imposed in three Police Station areas – MR Gunj, Nowhatta and Khanyar – in Srinagar’s Old City with hundreds of Police and Paramilitary personnel deployed across these areas, reports Daily Excelsior. Th
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Curfew like restrictions were imposed in three Police Station areas – MR Gunj, Nowhatta and Khanyar – in Srinagar’s Old City with hundreds of Police and Paramilitary personnel deployed across these areas, reports Daily Excelsior. The other areas of the Old City were also under restrictions but movement of civilians was being allowed there. In the evening, stone-throwing clashes erupted at many areas of Old City including Habba Kadal during which Security Forces (SFs) fired teargas and pepper gas to disperse the protesters. In Civil Lines and uptown area of Srinagar, there was some movement of private transport and pedestrians but all the shops, commercial establishments, educational institutes and banks were closed. The SFs were deployed at sensitive areas in strength. Clashes and protests were reported from Qaimoh, Achabal and Shangus area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag District. Police had imposed restrictions in Handwara and Chadoora areas of North and Central Kashmir. At Nadihal in Baramulla District, thousands of people attended the funeral prayers of Waseem Ahmad Lone, who was killed in SFs firing on September 23.
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September - 25 
Curfew was lifted from all parts of Kashmir on September 25, but restrictions on assembly of people remained in force in most areas as a precautionary measure, reports The Times of India. "The entire Kashmir Valley is curfew-free today (Septembe
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Curfew was lifted from all parts of Kashmir on September 25, but restrictions on assembly of people remained in force in most areas as a precautionary measure, reports The Times of India. "The entire Kashmir Valley is curfew-free today (September 25) but restrictions are in place in many parts as a precautionary measure," a Police official said. He said the curfew was lifted following improvement in the situation on September 24. There were no reports of any untoward incident from anywhere in the Valley on September 25. Shops and other business establishments remained closed due to separatist call for shut down for the 79th straight day while public transport remained off the roads. However, markets are expected to open at 2 PM as the separatist groups have announced a 16-hour relaxation in the shutdown till 6 AM on September 26.
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September - 25 
Five non-local labourers allegedly hired by Assam Rifles (AR) were rounded up by Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) Women Wing and the vehicle which brought them to the State was made to take them back to the place from where they w
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Five non-local labourers allegedly hired by Assam Rifles (AR) were rounded up by Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) Women Wing and the vehicle which brought them to the State was made to take them back to the place from where they were picked up, reports The Sangai Express on September 26. JCILPS Women convenor Th Apabi said that the five non-local labourers came to Dimapur from Guwahati on September 23 in Winger vans and they reached Maram from Dimapur in another vehicle. The labourers disclosed that they came here to work for one AR Colonel, Apabi said. She then appealed to AR authority not to do anything which may promote influx into the State. She further appealed to all transporters not to bring in nonlocal people as long as the ban imposed by JCILPS on entry of non-local people into the State remains in force.
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September - 25 
In the wake of Uri terror attack (September 18, 2016), Jaisalmer Police has initiated a programme to give training in the handling of modern weaponry, New Indian Express reports on September 26. Six Police Stations Jhinjiniali, Shahgarh, Ramgarh, Raj
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In the wake of Uri terror attack (September 18, 2016), Jaisalmer Police has initiated a programme to give training in the handling of modern weaponry, New Indian Express reports on September 26. Six Police Stations Jhinjiniali, Shahgarh, Ramgarh, Rajgarh, Mohangarh and Ranchna in Jaisalmer District are undergoing this training. Police personnel have also been asked to coordinate with the Border Security Force (BSF) deployed along the border. “We are training each and every police officials in these stations to make theme capable to use modern weapons in times of emergency,” Gaurav Yadav, Superintendent of Police, Jaisalmer, said. “They have been given training to behave normally with the public and have also asked to coordinate with the BSF to effectively discharge their duties so that they can tackle any unforeseen circumstances,” he added. One of the important points to note, Gaurav Yadav said, is the problem of shifting sand dunes which mostly occurs at Shahgarh area which is why the probability of infiltration becomes higher. Hence additional forces have been deployed in these Police Stations.
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September - 25 
Manipur Government decided to upload the bill being drafted to regulate the non-local people coming to Manipur in the social media once it is finalised, an official source said on September 25, adds Nagaland Post. After the President of India withhel
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Manipur Government decided to upload the bill being drafted to regulate the non-local people coming to Manipur in the social media once it is finalised, an official source said on September 25, adds Nagaland Post. After the President of India withheld the Protection of Manipur People Bill-2015, Manipur government drafted a new bill which would address people’s demand for regulation of entry of non-locals into the State. The freshly drafted bill entitled as Manipur Regulation of Non-local People Bill-2016 would be put in the public domain through government’s website www.manipur.gov.in inviting suggestions.
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September - 25 
More than a week after a woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter in the forests of Lanjigarh block in Kalahandi District, the Maoists identified her as Sangita and called a bandh(general shutdown) in two Di
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More than a week after a woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an encounter in the forests of Lanjigarh block in Kalahandi District, the Maoists identified her as Sangita and called a bandh(general shutdown) in two Districts in protest against the killing, reports New Indian Express. In a two-minute audio tape released by Ghumusar-Nagavalli-Bansadhara division ‘secretary’ Nikhil alias Niranjan Rout to a local news channel in Bhawanipatna, the Maoists declared that the woman Maoist was Sangita from Adikanda village of Mohana block in Gajapati District. Sangita was killed on September 15 during an exchange of fire between Special Operation Group (SOG) and Maoists in Phulbari forest near Katlang village under Bijepur Police limits. Through the tape Nikhil informed that the division has called a bandh in Rayagada and Kalahandi Districts on September 29, protesting the encounter. He stated that Sangita was active in the division for the last seven years. The tape also disagreed with the statement of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of (South Western), S Shiny and Kalahandi Superintendent of Police (SP), Brijesh Rai that Maoists were pushing woman cadres to the front to let them die. Police are, however, verifying the authenticity of the tape. Rai said there is no confirmed information on the matter. But, Police are alert to meet any eventuality and control law and order. Combing operation to flush out the Maoists is continuing, he added.
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September - 25 
One Anil Sharma, son of Damodar Sharma of village Dhamna under Jhajha Police Station in Munger District, was shot dead by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on September 25, reports The Times of India. His body, with both h
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One Anil Sharma, son of Damodar Sharma of village Dhamna under Jhajha Police Station in Munger District, was shot dead by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres on September 25, reports The Times of India. His body, with both hands tied with a red towel, was found near a culvert. "Police found two empty cartridges near his body," said a source. Jhajha, Station House Officer (SHO), Niraj Kumar Thakur said on September 26, some pamphlets written by the suspected Maoists were also found near the body. The killers alleged that the deceased was collecting levy in the name of Maoists and he was 'sentenced to death' for defaming the organization. "There were injury marks on his head and leg," he said. Sources said Anil was spying for police against the Maoists. "The Maoists suspected him of spying on them and killed him. To confuse the police, they wrote pamphlets accusing him of collecting levy in their name," a Police source said.
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September - 25 
Since May 2014, there have been 23 fidayeen (suicide) attacks along the India-Pakistan border, most of them in Jammu and Kashmir, The Hindu reports on September 26. In the current year (2016), 65 security personnel, including Army men, lost their liv
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Since May 2014, there have been 23 fidayeen (suicide) attacks along the India-Pakistan border, most of them in Jammu and Kashmir, The Hindu reports on September 26. In the current year (2016), 65 security personnel, including Army men, lost their lives, the highest in the past six years. Security Forces (SFs) gunned down 26 terrorists on suicide missions this year. The National Investigation Agency (NIA), which has been asked to investigate the Uri terror attack (September 18, 2016), is examining the leads that point towards Pakistan, a senior official said.
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September - 25 
Though the next round of talks between the Government of Mizoram and Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) will be held on October 4, the Mizoram Government on September 25 reiterated that it is not possible for the Government to concede to
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Though the next round of talks between the Government of Mizoram and Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) will be held on October 4, the Mizoram Government on September 25 reiterated that it is not possible for the Government to concede to the demand of the Hmar outfit, reports Morung Express. During the peace talks held on August 10, 2016, the Hmar delegation had reiterated their demand for creation of a separate Autonomous District Council in the Hmar inhabited area in north Mizoram adjoining Manipur. However, Mizoram Home minister R. Lalzirliana strongly asserted September 25 that “conceding of the demand for the creation of Autonomous District Council put forth by the HPC-D is impossible.”The HPC-D has been demanding a separate Autonomous District Council in the north eastern part of Mizoram under the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India and has been indulging in violent activities to press their demands from across the Manipur border. The peace talks between Mizoram Government and HPC-D was resumed on August 10, three years after a stalemate in 2013.
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September - 25 
A woman councilor of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), identified as Zainab Khattak (30), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in Khawarai area of Nowshera District on September 25, reports Dawn. The shooting occurred. Zainab was elected unop
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A woman councilor of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), identified as Zainab Khattak (30), was shot dead by unidentified armed assailants in Khawarai area of Nowshera District on September 25, reports Dawn. The shooting occurred. Zainab was elected unopposed and also remained polio worker in the area.
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September - 25 
One Fazal Manan, the younger brother of Malik Taj Khan, a well-known pro-Government tribal elder, was killed in a roadside bomb blast in the Tarkhoo area of Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) i
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One Fazal Manan, the younger brother of Malik Taj Khan, a well-known pro-Government tribal elder, was killed in a roadside bomb blast in the Tarkhoo area of Mamond tehsil (revenue unit) in Bajaur Agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in the evening of September 25, reports Dawn. Officials quoted eyewitnesses as saying that Fazal Manan along with his driver was walking on the road, when an explosive device placed along the road went off. According to the officials, the bomb was detonated by remote control. Manan died on the spot while his companion, Alam Gul, received serious injuries in the blast.
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September - 25 
Police conducted a search operation in PIB Colony and Cantonment station's surrounding areas in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, and took into custody 28 suspected persons, in the night of September 25, reports The News.
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Police conducted a search operation in PIB Colony and Cantonment station's surrounding areas in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, and took into custody 28 suspected persons, in the night of September 25, reports The News.
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September - 25 
The Frontier Corps shot dead a militant, Zafar Bugti, during an operation in Dera Murad Jamali area of Naseerabad District in Balochistan on September 25, reports Daily Times. A huge cache of arms and ammunitions, including five kilogrammes of improv
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The Frontier Corps shot dead a militant, Zafar Bugti, during an operation in Dera Murad Jamali area of Naseerabad District in Balochistan on September 25, reports Daily Times. A huge cache of arms and ammunitions, including five kilogrammes of improvised explosive devices (IED) with detonators wires, remote and one SMG was recovered from his possession.
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September - 25 
The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on September 25 instructed all the banks to freeze bank accounts linked with militant organizations and their facilitators, reports The News. Following the orders of National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA), the S
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The State Bank of Pakistan (SBP) on September 25 instructed all the banks to freeze bank accounts linked with militant organizations and their facilitators, reports The News. Following the orders of National Counter Terrorism Authority (NACTA), the SBP issued instructions to all the banks to freeze accounts of over 2000 individuals listed on the Fourth Schedule of the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997. The central bank provided information to the banks and financial institutions about terrorists and their facilitators 15
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September - 25 
Traffic Police Official, identified as Sub-Inspector Mohammed Arshad, was shot dead in a targeted attack while he was performing his duty near Five Star Chowrangi in North Nazimabad Town of provincial capital Karachi on September 25, reports Dawn. &l
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Traffic Police Official, identified as Sub-Inspector Mohammed Arshad, was shot dead in a targeted attack while he was performing his duty near Five Star Chowrangi in North Nazimabad Town of provincial capital Karachi on September 25, reports Dawn. “This was second targeted killing of a traffic official this year while last year, several traffic officials were gunned down,” said Deputy Inspector General (DIG-Traffic) Dr. Amir Ahmed Shaikh.
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September - 25 
Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Bimalendra Nidhi on September 25 said that the Government was preparing the process of Constitution amendment to address the concerns of the Madhesi community, reports The Himalayan Times. Nidhi claimed that the Government
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Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Bimalendra Nidhi on September 25 said that the Government was preparing the process of Constitution amendment to address the concerns of the Madhesi community, reports The Himalayan Times. Nidhi claimed that the Government was preparing the amendment to the statute as per the agreement between the agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) and the government in the past. “The country must not witness any agitation and the constitution should be fully implemented for political stability and overall development of the country. It is the responsibility of all the parties to hold polls of all three levels in accordance with the spirit of the statute,” said Nidhi.
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September - 25 
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal while replying to a query of journalists in Dhaka city on September 25 reiterated that there is no existence of Islamic State (IS) militants in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. "There is no existence of IS
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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal while replying to a query of journalists in Dhaka city on September 25 reiterated that there is no existence of Islamic State (IS) militants in Bangladesh, reports The Daily Star. "There is no existence of IS militants in Bangladesh… and releasing the video of IS on Holy Artisan cafe attack is absolutely a propaganda and part of conspiracy," he said.
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September - 25 
Referring to the Ezhuka Tamil (Rise Up Tamils) protest march and rally held in Jaffna District by the Tamil People's Council led by the Chief Minister of Northern Province C. V. Wigneswaran, State Minister of Defense Ruwan Wijewardene on Septembe
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Referring to the Ezhuka Tamil (Rise Up Tamils) protest march and rally held in Jaffna District by the Tamil People's Council led by the Chief Minister of Northern Province C. V. Wigneswaran, State Minister of Defense Ruwan Wijewardene on September 25 said that the Government will not yield to extremism in the North, reports Colombo Page. Government will be receptive to the issues of the Tamil people in the North and East and work towards finding solutions but will not yield to the extremism, Ruwan Wijewardene said.
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September - 26 
A seven-member armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre encountered the Police at Mundakkadavu Adivasi Colony in the Karulai forest range near Nilambur in Malappuram District late on September 26, reports The Hindu. The Police said th
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A seven-member armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre encountered the Police at Mundakkadavu Adivasi Colony in the Karulai forest range near Nilambur in Malappuram District late on September 26, reports The Hindu. The Police said the armed group fired at them and escaped into the forest. The Police too returned fire. But none was injured. The Police reached the Adivasi colony on a tip-off about the Maoist group’s visit to the colony. The group, consisting of six men and a woman, had conducted a class for the tribal people at the colony’s community hall. The Police said the meeting was convened by the group’s leader Soman. On seeing the Police, the armed group escaped through the back exit by making the Adivasis as human shield and shouting Maoist slogans against democracy.
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September - 26 
A team of Bishnupur District Police commandos conducted a search operation and arrested one active member of Kangleipak Communist Party - Tamnganbaon (KCP- Tamnganbaon), identified as Oinam Itomcha alias Apik Singh (28) from Kangvai Bazar area in Chu
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A team of Bishnupur District Police commandos conducted a search operation and arrested one active member of Kangleipak Communist Party - Tamnganbaon (KCP- Tamnganbaon), identified as Oinam Itomcha alias Apik Singh (28) from Kangvai Bazar area in Churachandpur District on September 26, reports e-pao.net. One live round of AK-47, one demand letter of KCP and incriminating articles were recovered from his possession. Investigation revealed that he had served demand letters in Churachandpur District and had extorted a sum of INR 1 lakh from Thingkangphai area. A case has been registered at Moirang Police station for further investigation.
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September - 26 
Army launched a major search operation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Gurez sector of Bandipora District on September 26, after they found suspicious movement, reports Daily Excelsior. Army cordoned off village Jalandhra in Bagtoor area of Gurez
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Army launched a major search operation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Gurez sector of Bandipora District on September 26, after they found suspicious movement, reports Daily Excelsior. Army cordoned off village Jalandhra in Bagtoor area of Gurez near the LoC after they found militants movement there. As they launched searches, they were fired upon. The searches have been intensified; however, no contact was established with the militants. Army has intensified searches along LoC and forest areas after reports that large number of militants are trying to infiltrate into Kashmir and some of them have managed to sneak in the forests near the LoC.
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September - 26 
District Police arrested a Maoist who was in State Bank of India (SBI) branch at Bishrampur in Palamu District, for withdrawal of money on September 27, reports The Pioneer. Confirming this too DSP Ravi said this Maoist in SBI branch has been i
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District Police arrested a Maoist who was in State Bank of India (SBI) branch at Bishrampur in Palamu District, for withdrawal of money on September 27, reports The Pioneer. Confirming this too DSP Ravi said this Maoist in SBI branch has been identified as Ajesh Yadav alias Baba. Ravi said this Baba was one among the Maoists who had put up locks in five houses at Koriya village. The Maoists had locked the houses forcing the inmates of the houses to flee as the Maoists believed them to be of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) supporter. Ravi said the Maoists' locks were just thrown out and the inmates were again facilitated to live in peace in their houses. He said this Baba had taken a big lead in this locking of houses of the five. TPC is a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist.
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September - 26 
Four persons including All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leaders and separatists have already been arrested by Police for provoking the youth to take to protests in support of Kashmir unrest, reports Daily Excelsior on September 27. Curfew was imp
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Four persons including All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) leaders and separatists have already been arrested by Police for provoking the youth to take to protests in support of Kashmir unrest, reports Daily Excelsior on September 27. Curfew was imposed in Kishtwar in wee hours of Sunday (September 25) following protests by the people after Police arrested the separatists.
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September - 26 
Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj delivered a speech at the United Nations (UN), sending a stern message to Pakistan on September 26, reports india.com. In her address, Swaraj accused Pakistan of spreading terrorism in South Asia and pro
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Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj delivered a speech at the United Nations (UN), sending a stern message to Pakistan on September 26, reports india.com. In her address, Swaraj accused Pakistan of spreading terrorism in South Asia and providing a safe haven to terrorists. In her appeal to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), she demanded action against Pakistan for not intending to join the fight against terrorism, and instead using terrorism as a state policy. Moreover, Swaraj asserted that all the strategies being planned by Pakistan to break Kashmir from India would remain unsuccessful.She asserted, “They (Pakistan) said we are imposing preconditions for talks. What pre-conditions were imposed when we invited Pakistan PM for swearing-in ceremony? What precondition was imposed when PM Modi landed in Lahore to meet the Pakistani PM? We have left no stone unturned to extend a hand of friendship. But what we got in return – Pathankot, Uri and Bahadur Ali...Bahadur Ali (LeT terrorist apprehended in Jammu) is a living evidence of how Pakistan is attempting to spread terrorism in India...If Pakistan thinks that it could break away any part of India through instigating passions and spreading terrorism, then they are highly mistaken...Kashmir is an integral part of India, and always will be. Pakistan should stop dreaming.
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September - 26 
Six top Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants, including three of Indian origin, were arrested from Assam and West Bengal, Police said on September 26, reports The Sentinel. Acting on a tip off, one JMB militant, identified as Jahidul S
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Six top Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants, including three of Indian origin, were arrested from Assam and West Bengal, Police said on September 26, reports The Sentinel. Acting on a tip off, one JMB militant, identified as Jahidul S. alias Jabirul was arrested from Cachar District in Assam on September 24. Following his interrogation, Moulana Yusuf alias Abu Khetab and Shahidul Islam were arrested from Bashirhat, and Anwar Hossain Farook and Mohammad Rubel from Bagda road in Bangaon, both in North 24 Parganas District on September 25. “Special Task Force (STF) of Kolkata Police has arrested six Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh terrorists,” Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime, Visal Garg said. “These six are part of the top leadership of JMB,” he said, adding five of them are named in the chargesheet filed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the Khagragarh blast case in Burdwan District on October 2, 2014. Police recovered a laptop, mobile phones, SD cards, wires, detonators, a powder like substance and fake identity documents from them. “The powder like substance can be explosive. We will get it examined by experts,” said Garg.The arrested militants included Anwar Hossain Farook of Jamalpur in Bangladesh, who was the head of the JMB unit in West Bengal. Another arrested militant was Moulana Yusuf alias Abu Khetab from Mangalkot of Burdwan District, the second in command in JMB. The other four are Shahidul Islam, the head of JMB’s North Eastern unit, Mohammad Rubel - an expert in improvised explosive devices - hailing from Jamalpur in Bangladesh, Abul Kalam from Barpeta District in Assam and Jahidul S. alias Jabirul from Bangladesh. Garg said the STF was keeping an eye on JMB activities and tracking those who had absconded to the northeastern or southern India hideouts.
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September - 26 
The close proximity between the Paresh Baruah-led Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) and China came to the fore again on September 26 when the faction asked the Hindu Yuva Chhatra Parishad (HYCP) to withdraw its appeal to
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The close proximity between the Paresh Baruah-led Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) and China came to the fore again on September 26 when the faction asked the Hindu Yuva Chhatra Parishad (HYCP) to withdraw its appeal to ban Chinese products in the State, reports The Shillong Times. The ULFA-I in a statement emailed to the media stated that the neighbouring China had been maintaining a historic and friendly relations with the people of Assam and would continue maintain the good relations in future too. “The people of consumer state of Assam who have been exploited by Indian traders, have the right to buy cheaper good (Chinese items) available in the market and no one should try to disrupt that at the dictation of the RSS and the BJP,” the ULFA-I statement said.The outfit further asked the president Balen Baishya and general secretary Dipankar Gohain of the state unit of HYCP to keep in mind Assam’s historic ties with China and desist from making such appeal to the people of Assam acting as a stooge of the RSS and the BJP. The outfit further warned the two leaders of befitting action in case they dared to make such statement against Chinese goods in future. Security agencies in India often claim that the fugitive ULFA-I ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Baruah, who is suspected to have pitched camp in Myanmar, maintains a close ties with his contacts in China.
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September - 26 
Three paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CPRF) personnel were injured in a grenade blast at Wanpoh in Kulgam District on September 26, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said militants hurled a grenade at around 2 pm on a CRPF party of 90th batt
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Three paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CPRF) personnel were injured in a grenade blast at Wanpoh in Kulgam District on September 26, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said militants hurled a grenade at around 2 pm on a CRPF party of 90th battalion who were performing law and order duties. The grenade exploded injuring the CRPF personnel. A manhunt was launched to arrest the attackers. Police in a statement said: “This afternoon unknown militants hurled a grenade on CRPF party of 99-Bn deployed for ROP (Road Opening Party) duty near Government Higher Secondary School Wanpoh, Mir Bazaar in district Kulgam. Three CRPF personnel sustained injuries in the incident. The injured were shifted to Hospital for treatment. Security forces cordoned off the area and launched a manhunt to nab the attackers.” Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HM), while claiming responsibility for the attack, said that such attacks will continue in future.
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September - 26 
Three top leaders of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were present in the court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge S. Sasidhar Reddy, which is the designated court for cases against Maoists in the Visakhapatnam District, in the Gunukurayi
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Three top leaders of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were present in the court of Metropolitan Sessions Judge S. Sasidhar Reddy, which is the designated court for cases against Maoists in the Visakhapatnam District, in the Gunukurayi encounter case, on September 26, reports The Hindu. After the Additional Public Prosecutor K. Prudhiviraj, who is Deputy Director of Prosecution sought time for arguments in the case, the Judge has adjourned the case to September 28. The Maoists leaders produced in the court were Varanasi Subrahmanyam alias Vimal, who had studied ML in Andhra University, Marpu Venkata Ramana of Srikakulam and Aklant Rabha of Assam, while and Punendra Mukherjee of Kolkata, another accused in the case could not attend as he was sick. The case was booked after a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Head Constable Anil Kumar was killed in an encounter with the then Communist Party of India (Marxist Leninist) (People's War) -- CPI-ML (PW) naxalites [Left Wing Extremists (LWEs)] (who are now called Maoists) at Gunukurayi in G.K. Veedhi Mandal (administrative unit) on May 28, 2008. Four People's War Group (PWG) activists were also killed in the incident.
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September - 26 
Threepersons were killed and four others were injured when a band of Left-Wing Extremist (LWE) group, People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), opened random fire at a gathering in a village in Khunti District late on September 26, reports Ind
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Threepersons were killed and four others were injured when a band of Left-Wing Extremist (LWE) group, People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI), opened random fire at a gathering in a village in Khunti District late on September 26, reports Indian Express. Following the incident, the Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CPRF) have launched a massive manhunt in the Naxal-dominated region. The Police said that the PLFI targeted people on the suspicion that they were holding a ‘peace meeting’. Villagers in Naxal-hit Districts of Khunti, Ranchi and West Singhbhum (Chaibasa) have been holding peace meetings for over a year, in which they urge people to shun violence and return to the mainstream. Officials said that, although the meeting was not a peace meeting, the attack on hapless villagers was among the biggest incidents by the LWE groups against such initiatives. Police sources said that peace meetings are usually attended by people from more than a couple of villages. The dead have been identified as Deet Munda (45), Raukan Purti (62), and Sukhram Munda (50). The four injured persons - Vikram Purti, Paku Purti, Toto Purti and Sinu Munda. Superintendent of Police (SP) of Khunti, Anish Gupta said: “This is clearly to spread terror. The extremist groups are losing their hold on the region and this appears to be an act of panic on their part. The villagers, prima facie, were not holding any peace meeting. We have launched a manhunt and combing operations are on.” The incident came to light when villagers of Raitorang brought the dead and the injured to the Sadar Hospital in Khunti. PLFI is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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September - 26 
Two Maoists ‘commanders’ were killed in a separate encounter in Narayanpur District on September 26, reports The Pioneer. “In a stunning blow to the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] organisation, two commanders — Tirupati and
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Two Maoists ‘commanders’ were killed in a separate encounter in Narayanpur District on September 26, reports The Pioneer. “In a stunning blow to the Naxal [Left Wing Extremism (LWE)] organisation, two commanders — Tirupati and Lokesh of the PLGA (CPI-Maoists’ military wing People’s Liberation Guerrilla Army) Company No.6 — were killed in an encounter with the DRG (District Reserve Guard) in the forest of Banspal-Toinar of Narayanpur district,” said SP of Narayanpur, Abhishek Meena in a statement. The deceased Maoists were identified as Tirupati alias Akash, a resident of Madded area in Bijapur District, and Lokesh alias Ramesh, a resident of Tiraknar under Dhaurai Police Station. Drag marks and blood spots near the encounter site indicated that more than six Naxals were killed or injured in the encounter but other Naxals managed to flee with dead bodies in the forest. Weapons and other Naxal items were also recovered during the search. Additional parties have been sent to the area where they are searching for the rest of the Naxal party which fled after the encounter. The dead bodies of the killed Naxals are being brought to Narayanpur. Rest of the details would be available when the parties involved in the encounter reach Narayanpur,” added Meena in the statement.
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September - 26 
A 12-year old boy, Ishaq, was killed when an explosive device went off in a house in Pishtakhara area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), on September 26, reports The News. It was not known nature of the blast but, later b
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A 12-year old boy, Ishaq, was killed when an explosive device went off in a house in Pishtakhara area of Peshawar, the provincial capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP), on September 26, reports The News. It was not known nature of the blast but, later bomb disposal experts declared it a hand-grenade which was hurled inside the house and the boy had taken it to his home after mistaking it for a toy.
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September - 26 
A man, identified as Ali Hussain, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Usta Muhammad city of Jaffarabad District on September 26, reports The Express Tribune.
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A man, identified as Ali Hussain, was shot dead by unidentified militants in Usta Muhammad city of Jaffarabad District on September 26, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 26 
At least nine people including four Policemen were injured in an improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast targeting a Police van in Sro area of Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) in Charsadda District on September 26, reports Dawn. The Tehreek-e-Taliban
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At least nine people including four Policemen were injured in an improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast targeting a Police van in Sro area of Shabqadar tehsil (revenue unit) in Charsadda District on September 26, reports Dawn. The Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack in an email sent to journalists.
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September - 26 
Frontier Corps (FC) arrested seven suspects in combing operation in Balgatar area of Turbat District on September 26, reports Daily Times.
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Frontier Corps (FC) arrested seven suspects in combing operation in Balgatar area of Turbat District on September 26, reports Daily Times.
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September - 26 
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on September 26 accused Pakistan’s Police of routinely carrying out extra-judicial killings, torture and arbitrary arrests, and called on Islamabad to implement urgent reforms of its under-resourced forces, reports The
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Human Rights Watch (HRW) on September 26 accused Pakistan’s Police of routinely carrying out extra-judicial killings, torture and arbitrary arrests, and called on Islamabad to implement urgent reforms of its under-resourced forces, reports The News. The findings were contained in a new report based on interviews with more than 30 Police Officers and 50 victims or witnesses of abuse across three of the country´s four provinces.In addition to noting habitual rights violations -- including more than 2,000 so-called "encounter" killings in 2015, which are often believed to have been staged -- the report said Police often found themselves in thrall to powerful individuals who subvert the law for their own purposes. "Pakistan faces grave security challenges that can be best handled by a rights-respecting, accountable police force," said Brad Adams, Asia Director at Human Rights Watch. "Instead, law enforcement has been left to a police force filled with disgruntled, corrupt and tired officers who commit abuses with impunity, making Pakistanis less safe, not more."
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September - 26 
In another threat alert, it has been learnt that Swat chapter of TTP has dispatched an eighteen year terrorist to target an unknown place in KP. According to the sources, the terrorist is brother of terrorist commander Farman Ismail, resident of Galu
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In another threat alert, it has been learnt that Swat chapter of TTP has dispatched an eighteen year terrorist to target an unknown place in KP. According to the sources, the terrorist is brother of terrorist commander Farman Ismail, resident of Galuch, Swat and may target any location in Peshawar, Mardan or Charsadda. The sources said that these details have been shared with the KP Government and other relevant departments and that they have been asked to ensure extreme vigilance and heightened security.
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September - 26 
Levies force official, identified as Muhammad Niaz, was shot dead while he was on his way to work in Gichak area of Panjgur District in Balochistan on September 26, reports The Express Tribune.
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Levies force official, identified as Muhammad Niaz, was shot dead while he was on his way to work in Gichak area of Panjgur District in Balochistan on September 26, reports The Express Tribune.
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September - 26 
Pakistani troops deployed at the Salala Post in Mohmand Agency on September 26 returned fire after coming under attack by suspected militants based in Afghanistan, reports The News. Official sources said the Pakistani soldiers didn’t suffer any
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Pakistani troops deployed at the Salala Post in Mohmand Agency on September 26 returned fire after coming under attack by suspected militants based in Afghanistan, reports The News. Official sources said the Pakistani soldiers didn’t suffer any losses or damage to property.
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September - 26 
Security Forces arrested two suspects and recovered arms from their possession during a search operation in Degari near Dash area of Mastung District September 26, reports Daily Times.
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Security Forces arrested two suspects and recovered arms from their possession during a search operation in Degari near Dash area of Mastung District September 26, reports Daily Times.
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September - 26 
Sukkur Police along with other law enforcement agencies carried out two combing operations from April to September 2016 and arrested eight Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, besides hundred others, said Sukkur Senior Superintendent of Police
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Sukkur Police along with other law enforcement agencies carried out two combing operations from April to September 2016 and arrested eight Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants, besides hundred others, said Sukkur Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Amjad Ahmed Shaikh on September 26, reports The Express Tribune. The Police recovered two kilograms of explosives, five grenades and as many packets of ball bearings and wires used in the preparation of suicide vests from their possession. During the period, a total of 7,689 suspects were apprehended, of which 198 were taken into custody after proper investigation, he said. SSP Amjad Ahmed Shaikh further said that religious seminaries throughout the District were also checked, adding, that about 237 of them were registered and 23 were unregistered. Besides this, search operations were also conducted in 53 religious seminaries throughout the district to avert any terrorist activity.
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September - 26 
The federal intelligence agencies on September 26 issued a threat alert to the Provincial Government regarding the terror threat looming particularly on educational institutions in Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, reports Pakistan Observer. It
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The federal intelligence agencies on September 26 issued a threat alert to the Provincial Government regarding the terror threat looming particularly on educational institutions in Peshawar, the provincial capital of KP, reports Pakistan Observer. It has been learnt that unidentified militants are now again planning to carry out a suicide attack against an Army School in Hayatabad, Peshawar. Militants are planning to attack on an unspecified date, at the time when children will be leaving the school. Ibrahim Nawab and Sher Shah Markets are in the vicinity of the school.
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September - 26 
Unidentified militants abducted a man, identified as Haji Khawas, from Chagai Bazaar area of Chagai District on September 26, reports Daily Times.
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Unidentified militants abducted a man, identified as Haji Khawas, from Chagai Bazaar area of Chagai District on September 26, reports Daily Times.
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September - 26 
As many as 580 rounds of bullets were found in a forest in Jajarkot District on September 26, reports The Himalayan Times. The huge cache of ammunition was found scattered close to the under-construction Khalanga-Dolpa road in Thaplechaur, near the J
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As many as 580 rounds of bullets were found in a forest in Jajarkot District on September 26, reports The Himalayan Times. The huge cache of ammunition was found scattered close to the under-construction Khalanga-Dolpa road in Thaplechaur, near the Jajarkot District headquarters Khalanga. Locals, who were at the site to observe the road construction process, had informed Police after spotting the bullets. All the bullets were rusted though they appeared to be used in modern guns, according to acting chief of the District Police Office, Police Inspector Hikmat Bohora. He suspected that the bullets were left behind by the then Maoist combatants during the decade-long armed conflict.
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September - 26 
Conflict victims have become concerned about preparations to remove ‘crime against humanity’ from the heinous crime category in the amendment draft bill of the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) and the Tr
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Conflict victims have become concerned about preparations to remove ‘crime against humanity’ from the heinous crime category in the amendment draft bill of the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Act, which is being tabled in the Parliament soon, reports The Himalayan Timeson September 27. Attorney General Raman Kumar Shrestha accepted that homework was on to amend the exiting CIEDP and TRC Act, by removing ‘crime against humanity’ from the heinous crime category. Suman Adhikari, chairman, Conflict Victims Common Platform on Transitional Justice-Nepal, said that ‘crime against humanity’ shouldn’t be de-listed from the category of heinous crimes. Rather, it should be clarified what sort of crimes fall under ‘heinous crime’. “In the existing Act, crime against humanity is considered a heinous crime. We shouldn’t remove it from the Act, rather it should be defined clearly,” Adhikari said. He also said other crimes such as forcible use of children in the insurgency, should also be considered a serious crime that happened in the decade-long Maoist insurgency from February 1996 to November 2006. In the existing CIEDP and TRC Act, crime against humanity is termed a heinous crime, along with rape, killing, torture and enforced disappearances. The draft has classified crimes other than these four heinous crimes as ‘other crimes’, by providing space for general amnesty to the perpetrators. The proposed amendment bill is awaiting final endorsement from the Ministry of Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs to be able in the House.
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September - 26 
The United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) on September 26 decided that it would not accept the three major parties’ decision to create more than 900 local bodies equal to the areas (Ilakas) as practiced in the past, reports The Himalayan Times
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The United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) on September 26 decided that it would not accept the three major parties’ decision to create more than 900 local bodies equal to the areas (Ilakas) as practiced in the past, reports The Himalayan Times. Sadbhawana Party (SP) Chair Rajendra Mahato, who attended the UDMF meeting, said they decided not to accept elections unless their demands were addressed. Mahato said the UDMF also decided to remind the Prime Minister (PM) about the need for immediately tabling a constitutional amendment bill in the Parliament. “We have decided that the top UDMF leaders will meet the PM and remind him of the need to table a constitutional amendment bill soon as per the spirit of the three-point agreement,” Mahato added. He said the UDMF was not happy with the Government because it had not met other demands such as withdrawing false cases against cadres of the front and declaring 16 more victims as martyrs.
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September - 27 
A combine team of CRPF and District Police arrested two Maoists from a dense jungle of Kapi village near Choremariya pahar under Bishrampur Police Station in Palamu District on September 27, reports The Pioneer. While confirming this Deputy Superinte
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A combine team of CRPF and District Police arrested two Maoists from a dense jungle of Kapi village near Choremariya pahar under Bishrampur Police Station in Palamu District on September 27, reports The Pioneer. While confirming this Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Heera Lal Ravi said that the two arrested are Krishna Yadav and Brij Lal Sharma. Yadav is the brother-in-law of a hard core ‘area commander’ of Maoists outfit Ajay Yadav. DSP Ravi said CRPF and Police recovered 9 sets of black colour uniform and two back pouches. The arrests of the two were made in the anti-Naxal operation following September 25, bandh (general shut down) called by the Maoists in the District.
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September - 27 
A girl was killed and her sister badly injured in a stone pelting incident in the outskirts of Srinagar on September 27, reports Daily Excelsior. A Police spokesman said that stone pelting led to death of a girl this morning when she along with her s
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A girl was killed and her sister badly injured in a stone pelting incident in the outskirts of Srinagar on September 27, reports Daily Excelsior. A Police spokesman said that stone pelting led to death of a girl this morning when she along with her sister was hit by a vehicle near Parimpora, Srinagar. The vehicle was reversing and hit the girls as it came under stone pelting. “The girls were identified as Fozia and Nadia daughters of Mohammad Sidiq Lone resident of Gulbagh. They were hit by a cream colour Scorpio near Rogan Gali Parimpora. The driver while reversing his vehicle hit the girls as his vehicle was stoned by the miscreants early morning”, said the Police spokesman. Police said one person Furqan Hamid Son of Abdul Hamid resident of Zoonimar was injured when miscreants pelted stones on him near Allie Masjid Eidgah, Safa Kadal. “He received injury in his head. The injured person has been shifted to Sher-i-Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) Soura for treatment, where his condition is stable”, the spokesman said.
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September - 27 
A Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadre, identified as Danny Lyngdoh (35) of Nongtalang Village surrendered before the Dawki Police in West Jaintia Hills District on September 27, reports The Sentinel. Lyngdoh joined the outfit in 2000
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A Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadre, identified as Danny Lyngdoh (35) of Nongtalang Village surrendered before the Dawki Police in West Jaintia Hills District on September 27, reports The Sentinel. Lyngdoh joined the outfit in 2000 and since then he remained in camps based in Bangladesh. The surrendered militant told Police that he decided to surrender due to several issues related to the underground outfit. “I’ve lost my freedom and now I want to restore it and I want to be part of my family again” Lyngdoh said. Lyngdoh surrendered before the Police without any arms and ammunition.
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September - 27 
A jawan of Special Task Force (STF) was stabbed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Bijapur District on September 27, reports NewsX. The injured jawan was admitted to a hospital and provided medical treatment.
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A jawan of Special Task Force (STF) was stabbed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres in Bijapur District on September 27, reports NewsX. The injured jawan was admitted to a hospital and provided medical treatment.
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September - 27 
Army and Police recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition from a hideout of the militants during a joint search operation in Linga Manjmi area falling under the jurisdiction of Dessa Police Station in Doda District on September 27, reports Da
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Army and Police recovered a large quantity of arms and ammunition from a hideout of the militants during a joint search operation in Linga Manjmi area falling under the jurisdiction of Dessa Police Station in Doda District on September 27, reports Daily Excelsior. Reports revealed that Police on a tip off launched a search operation in the Linga Manjmi area in wee hours of this morning. A column 10 RR (Rashtriya Rifle) also joined the operation. The suspected area was cordoned off and during searches troops located a natural hideout of the militants. Recoveries made from the hideout included one AK-47 rifle, eight 12 bore rifles, one Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL), one grenade, one Chinese grenade, 2263 ammunition of AK-47, two diaries, one purse, one notebook, two AK magazines, two radio seats and two Chinese pistols. “It appeared that the consignment of arms and ammunition was hidden by militants who had been operating in the area in the past and had since been killed or migrated to the other parts of the State. No active militant is operating in Doda district for the last five years. However, the consignment could have been used to revive subversive activities in the areas,” official sources said.
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September - 27 
Authorities relaxed curfew in Kishtwar town for six hours as normalcy prevailed in all parts even as Police made fifth arrest from Tund Hidyal on September 27, reports Daily Excelsior. He has been identified as Syed Asif alias Yasir son of Bashir Ahm
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Authorities relaxed curfew in Kishtwar town for six hours as normalcy prevailed in all parts even as Police made fifth arrest from Tund Hidyal on September 27, reports Daily Excelsior. He has been identified as Syed Asif alias Yasir son of Bashir Ahmad resident of Astan Bala, presently putting up at Tund Hidyal. Official sources said the District administration initially relaxed curfew in Kishtwar for four hours from 12 noon to 4 pm. However, due to complete normalcy prevailing in the town, authorities extended the relaxation period by another two hours up to 6 pm. “No untoward incident was reported from any part of Kishtwar town during curfew relaxation,” sources said.
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September - 27 
Explosives and live detonators were seized from a Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] hideout in a forest range near Kosambi village under Chichgarh Police Station in Deori tehsil (revenue unit) in Gondia District on September 27, reports Business Stan
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Explosives and live detonators were seized from a Naxal [Left Wing Extremist (LWE)] hideout in a forest range near Kosambi village under Chichgarh Police Station in Deori tehsil (revenue unit) in Gondia District on September 27, reports Business Standard. Acting on a tip off, personnel from Anti-Naxal Cell, C-60 Commando Force and local Police jointly raided the hideout in a forest range near Kosambi village and seized six kilograms of explosives kept in two aluminum containers, concrete mixture, three live detonators, electric wires and iron rods, among other items, they said. According to the Police, a local resident spotted around 15 armed Naxals, five to six of them women, near Kosambi on September 26. He immediately alerted the local Police who along with personnel from Anti-Naxal Cell, C-60 and Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad launched a search operation under supervision of District Superintendent of Police (SP) Dilip Bhujbal and busted the hideout. According to police, the explosives were kept by the Naxalities and were supposed to be used against the Police by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) outfit, adds The Hitavada. Police have registered offence under Indian Arms Act and other relevant sections of Indian Penal Code (IPC) against the members of Triple K Dalam (armed squad) which is active in Gadchiroli – Gondia Districts.
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September - 27 
Following the arrest of six Jama'at-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operatives, Kolkata Police on September 27 said that there are still two modules in South India which need to neutralized, reports oneindia.com. Operatives of the JMB have often s
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Following the arrest of six Jama'at-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operatives, Kolkata Police on September 27 said that there are still two modules in South India which need to neutralized, reports oneindia.com. Operatives of the JMB have often sought shelter in South India after carrying out an operation in West Bengal or Bangladesh. The traces of JMB operatives entering South India have been discovered on more than two occasions. While the JMB which has tied up with the Islamic State (IS), has decided on establishing the Bengal Caliphate, it also nurtures plans in South India. Officials say that they are on the look for three operatives who could have moved into South India. Maulana Yusuf, Nasirullah and Kausar are the three men on the Police radar. It is suspected that these people may have crossed over into South India with an intention of setting up a module.
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September - 27 
India and China held a key counter-terror dialogue in Beijing on September 27, and agreed to step up cooperation, reports India Today. RN Ravi, Chairman of Joint Intelligence Committee and Wang Yongqing, Secretary General of Central Political and Leg
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India and China held a key counter-terror dialogue in Beijing on September 27, and agreed to step up cooperation, reports India Today. RN Ravi, Chairman of Joint Intelligence Committee and Wang Yongqing, Secretary General of Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of China, held "in-depth discussions on enhancing cooperation in counter-terrorism and security and on measures to jointly deal with security threats and reached important consensus in this regard", the Indian Embassy said in a statement. Both sides "exchanged views on the international and regional security situation". They also exchanged information on respective policies, systems and legislation to deal with terrorism, and further enhance their understanding on issues of major concerns to both sides, the statement said.
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September - 27 
India on September 27 said that it would not take part in the upcoming South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan in November, 2016, reports The Times of India. "In the prevailing circumstan
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India on September 27 said that it would not take part in the upcoming South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan in November, 2016, reports The Times of India. "In the prevailing circumstances, the government of India is unable to participate in the proposed SAARC summit in Islamabad," ministry of external affairs (MEA) said in a statement. "We also understand that some other SAARC states have also conveyed their reservation about attending the summit in November 2016," it added. India's decision to not attend the SAARC summit also rules out Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Islamabad in November for the same. India also said that it is committed to regional cooperation, connectivity and contacts but these can only go forward in an atmosphere free of terror.
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September - 27 
One more Maoist was killed in Kondagaon District of Bastar region on September 27, reports The Pioneer. “An encounter took place somewhere near Khodesanar and Ahkali forest under Mardapal police station limits today (September 27) morning. A jo
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One more Maoist was killed in Kondagaon District of Bastar region on September 27, reports The Pioneer. “An encounter took place somewhere near Khodesanar and Ahkali forest under Mardapal police station limits today (September 27) morning. A joint anti-Maoist operation involving the DRG and district force led by inspector Jai Sahu and the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) was on in the area. The composite party had gone (to the area) on some specific input about the presence of a small group of Naxals. The group of armed Naxals opened indiscriminate fire on the security forces which retaliated in self-defence. During the search of the encounter site, a dead body of a male Maoist in the black uniform was recovered along with a 12 bore Single Barrel Muzzle Loading (SBML) rifle. Efforts are on to identify the dead Naxal,” said Santosh Singh, SP of Kondagaon, in a statement made available to media.
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September - 27 
Police arrested 51 people across Kashmir on charges of creating trouble in Valley on September 27, reports Daily Excelsior. Police statement said that in its continuous efforts to curb the activities of trouble mongers Police arrested 51 ‘miscr
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Police arrested 51 people across Kashmir on charges of creating trouble in Valley on September 27, reports Daily Excelsior. Police statement said that in its continuous efforts to curb the activities of trouble mongers Police arrested 51 ‘miscreants’ during past 24 hours who were involved in different offences of causing disturbance in the situation in the Valley. The statement said that during the day good movement of traffic was observed in the Valley including the city Srinagar. “A large number of street vendors selling different articles of daily use were on the streets of Srinagar city,” it said.
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September - 27 
Police arrested another Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadre, identified as Azizur Rehman from Gumrah village under Katigorah police Station in Cachar District on September 27, reports The Telegraph. Police sources said Rehman, the owner o
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Police arrested another Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadre, identified as Azizur Rehman from Gumrah village under Katigorah police Station in Cachar District on September 27, reports The Telegraph. Police sources said Rehman, the owner of a cycle repairing shop, had given shelter to Jamirul Islam, an alleged JMB cadre, who was arrested by Kolkata Police, with help from their counterparts in Assam, on September 24. More than 45 people have been arrested so far for alleged links with JMB in Assam. Special Director General of Police (DGP) (Law & Order) Kuladhar Saikia said that Assam Police is very much concerned about growing jihadi activities in the State. He also stated that the Assam Police is in constant touch with Kolkata Police.
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September - 27 
Security Forces (SFs) busted a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) camp near the Jakopgre village in East Garo Hills (EGH) District on September 27 after information of the presence of GNLA militants in the area, reports The Assam Tribune. While the
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Security Forces (SFs) busted a Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) camp near the Jakopgre village in East Garo Hills (EGH) District on September 27 after information of the presence of GNLA militants in the area, reports The Assam Tribune. While there were no casualty on either side, Police sources confirmed that some militants may have been injured in the firefight as blood stains were found near the site of the encounter. According to Police sources, a raid was undertaken based on inputs of the presence of a camp with the ‘commander in chief (C-in-C)’ of the outfit, Sohan D Shira suspected to be amongst those within the camp.The Sentineladds that the four day ‘Operation Hill storm-4’ nearly got hold of self style Commander-in-Chief (C-in C) of the GNLA Sohan D Shira, if not for the human shield that he has always taken to escape the Police counter insurgency operations. “There was a heavy exchange of fire between our men and the 20 odd militants before they escaped with incriminating weapons”, stated the Superintendent of Police (SP) East Garo Hills, D N S Marak while adding that one of the fleeing militants is suspected to be the GNLA chief. One Chinese made carbine rifle, 80 detonators and an improvised explosive device (IED) remote control detonator was recovered from the abandon make shift camp of the GNLA. “The fleeing militants could have been apprehended or killed if not for their tactical moves through the human habitat,” stated the SP.
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September - 27 
The Border Security Forces (BSF) seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) valued at around INR 5,00,000 from a border outpost in Malda District while it was being smuggled from Bangladesh to India on September 27, reports Business Standard. The BSF r
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The Border Security Forces (BSF) seized Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) valued at around INR 5,00,000 from a border outpost in Malda District while it was being smuggled from Bangladesh to India on September 27, reports Business Standard. The BSF received an information regarding smuggling of FICN in the area of Border Out Post near Kaliachak, in Malda District. During an ambush operation, the personnel observed suspicious movements on both sides of the Indo-Bangladesh Border fence wherein two persons came near the fence from Bangladesh side and threw a bundle over to the Indian side. Miscreants hidden on the Indian side tried to collect the bundle, but the ambush party challenged them.In a separate incident of smuggling of weapon in the area of Baishnavnagar in Malda District, the BSF laid a trap near the Indo-Bangladesh Border fence where one person came near the fence from Bangladesh side and threw a bundle over to the Indian side. The patrolling party searched the area and recovered one Country Made Pistol along with one magazine wrapped with cloth.
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September - 27 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested one of the top ringleaders of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, at a location in Jessore Road in North 24 Parganas District on September 27 (today), reports New Indian Express. The arrested pers
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested one of the top ringleaders of Fake Indian Currency Note (FICN) racket, at a location in Jessore Road in North 24 Parganas District on September 27 (today), reports New Indian Express. The arrested person, identified as Ashim Kumar Saha, is a native of Malda District. The NIA will look into whether the accused has any terror links and his interrogations are likely to reveal whether there are links between fake currency note rackets, operating mainly in Malda and terror modules from across the border.
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September - 27 
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on September 27, took into custody the two men from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) arrested by Army in connection with its probe into the attack at an Army camp in Uri in Baramulla District even as it establi
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The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on September 27, took into custody the two men from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) arrested by Army in connection with its probe into the attack at an Army camp in Uri in Baramulla District even as it established the identity of one of the four slain attackers as belonging to PoK, reports Daily Excelsior. The NIA took over the custody of the two men identified as Ahasan Khursheed alias DC, a resident of Khaliana Kalan and Faisal Hussain Awan, a resident of Pottha Jahangir—both in PoK, and would produce them before a designated court soon, official sources said. The two were arrested by the Border Security Force (BSF) and the Army in a joint operation at ‘Angoor Post’ at Gavalata village in Uri last Saturday (September 24) when they were trying to infiltrate into India. The duo initially claimed that they had inadvertently crossed into India but after sustained interrogation they not only informed the security agencies about the two guides who had helped the terrorists to infiltrate but also helped them in identifying one of the militant involved in the attack, the sources said. One of the killed terrorist was identified by NIA as Hafiz Ahmed of Darbang in Muzaffarabad Tehsil (revenue unit) of PoK. The two had been recruited initially by Pakistan-based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) for guiding its militants to infiltrate across the Line of Control (LoC) and later they helped other militant groups as well, the sources said.
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September - 27 
The security agencies of India and Bangladesh are sharing all available intelligence inputs on the activities of the terrorist outfits on day to day basis and the move is yielding the desired results as a number of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh
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The security agencies of India and Bangladesh are sharing all available intelligence inputs on the activities of the terrorist outfits on day to day basis and the move is yielding the desired results as a number of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operatives have been apprehended on the basis of such inputs, Assam Tribune reports on September 28. Security sources said that the Islamic State (IS) has managed to establish its foothold in Bangladesh with the help of a faction of the JMB, which is a cause of concern for India.Sources said that according to information available with the Indian security agencies, a faction of the JMB has shifted its allegiance to the IS and the Government of Bangladesh term the members of that faction as the “New JMB”. This is also a matter of concern for India as the possibility of the IS backed outfit trying to expand its base to the Northeast and West Bengal cannot be ruled out. Sources further pointed out that the JMB has always been trying to establish its bases in India, particularly in Assam and West Bengal, which was proved by arrests of a number of members of the outfit in both the states. But if the members of the IS-backed faction of the JMB also manage to sneak into India by taking advantage of the porous international border, it would pose a serious security threat to India, sources admitted.
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September - 27 
The suspected Islamic State (IS) 'Indian operations chief' Shafi Armar, who is operating from Syria, is using at least 10 different names while luring local recruiters from India, especially from Hyderabad, into activities of Islamic State, t
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The suspected Islamic State (IS) 'Indian operations chief' Shafi Armar, who is operating from Syria, is using at least 10 different names while luring local recruiters from India, especially from Hyderabad, into activities of Islamic State, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) officials said, The Times of India reports on September 28. "The list of names, this most wanted terror suspect Armar christened himself are- Chotta Mulla, Ahmed Ali, Anjan Bhai, Naukua, Yusuf-Al-Hindi, Gumnam, Shafi and many more,'' both Telangana and NIA officials told.The findings were made by NIA after probing various IS-related cases registered across India, including at its regional center in Hyderabad. Shafi Armar made a vain attempt to substantially spread IS activities in India, and had roped in two Hyderabadi youths, Arshad Ali of Mehadipatnam and Kadir of Golconda, to Syria in 2015. After the duo reached Syria, the two are acting as intermediaries for both Shafi Armar and the new local prospective recruiters, and scouting for new recruits. The trio, Armar and these two are using mobile applications like Trillian, Surespot and Nimbus and avoided using WhatsApp. Officials in the Intelligence department said the handlers in Syria ask sympathisers to use only these three Apps and sometimes Telegram, for communicating their plans."The only reason the terror suspects use these three mobile applications is in fear of WhatsApp, though it claims that conversations are encrypted from end to end, it might still be breached by the security agencies. Since these three Apps are not mass applications, the chances of them being hacked is remote,'' a cyber security official from Telangana Police said.
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September - 27 
Three Police Station areas of Srinagar’s Old City – MR Gunj, Nowhatta and Khanyar -were placed under restrictions with hundreds of Police and paramilitary personnel deployed on streets since morning of September 27, reports Daily Excelsio
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Three Police Station areas of Srinagar’s Old City – MR Gunj, Nowhatta and Khanyar -were placed under restrictions with hundreds of Police and paramilitary personnel deployed on streets since morning of September 27, reports Daily Excelsior. However, in other areas of Srinagar Security Forces (SFs) were deployed in sensitive areas but there was civilian movement without any disruption in these areas. In the evening, stone-throwing clashes erupted at many Old City localities including Nowhatta and Noorbagh during which SFs fired teargas and pepper gas at the protesters. In Civil Lines and uptown areas of the Srinagar, movement of private transport and pedestrians was seen since early morning but shops, commercial establishments, educational institutes and most of the banks were closed. The SFs were deployed at sensitive areas in strength. Clashes and protests erupted at Samboora area of Pulwama District in which three people sustained injuries and also at Bijbehara in Anantnag District and Drugmulla in Kupwara District of Central Kashmir. The Zonal Police Headquarters Kashmir statement said that the situation remained by and large normal and peaceful on September 27 although a couple of stray stone pelting incidents were reported. The statement, an incident of arson was reported from Kulgam this afternoon (September 27). “Miscreants in their attempt to disturb the situation set on fire a Panchayat Ghar at village Kujar in District Kulgam,” it said.
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September - 27 
Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District on September 27 (today), reports PTI. "The encounter took place early this morning in the dense forest of Fulbagdi P
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Two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres were killed in an encounter with Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District on September 27 (today), reports PTI. "The encounter took place early this morning in the dense forest of Fulbagdi Police Station area while a joint team of security forces was out on an anti-Maoist operation," Superintendent of Police (SP) of Sukma, Indira Kalyan Elesela said. Composite squad of District Reserve Group (DRG), Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and local Police had launched the operation in the interiors of Fulbagdi, based on specific inputs, he said. About 8 kilometres away from the Police Station, an exchange of fire broke out between both the sides after rebels opened fire on SFs, the SP said, adding, rebels soon managed to flee the spot taking the cover of dense forest. "During search of the area, bodies of two male Maoists, beside a muzzle loading gun and one 315 bore gun were recovered from the spot," he added. The identity of the ultras will be ascertained once the patrol party will return to its camp, the SP said.
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September - 27 
A soldier, identified as Muhammad Rehman (22), was killed during a military action against militants in Wana town of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 27, reports Daily Times.
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A soldier, identified as Muhammad Rehman (22), was killed during a military action against militants in Wana town of South Waziristan Agency in Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) on September 27, reports Daily Times.
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September - 27 
Frontier Corps (FC) seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition from Panjpai area of provincial capital Quetta, close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on September 27, reports Dawn. "The forces conducted a raid in Nullah and recovered 1800
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Frontier Corps (FC) seized a large quantity of arms and ammunition from Panjpai area of provincial capital Quetta, close to the Pakistan-Afghanistan border on September 27, reports Dawn. "The forces conducted a raid in Nullah and recovered 1800 kilograms of explosives, 150 Improvised Explosive Devices (IED) and other weapons," said FC spokesperson Khan Wasy. Frontier Corps officials added that each IED weighed 20 kilograms. "The terrorists were trying to shift the weapons and explosive materials to interior parts of Balochistan to carry out subversive activities," Wasy said, adding, "security forces conducted the raid on a tip-off."
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September - 27 
Security Forces (SFs) demolished houses of two militants in Kabal tehsil (revenue unit) of Swat District on September 27, reports Daily Times. According to sources, the SFs demolished the houses of Gul Malik in Bara Bandai and Musa in Nangolai in Kab
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Security Forces (SFs) demolished houses of two militants in Kabal tehsil (revenue unit) of Swat District on September 27, reports Daily Times. According to sources, the SFs demolished the houses of Gul Malik in Bara Bandai and Musa in Nangolai in Kabal tehsil. The two militants were wanted to the law enforcement agencies for their involvement in terrorism-related incidents.
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September - 27 
Two suspects, including a proclaimed offender, who is said to be involved in a number of kidnapping for ransom cases, were arrested by the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) during a raid in Raees Goth area of Kiamari Town in Karachi, the provincial ca
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Two suspects, including a proclaimed offender, who is said to be involved in a number of kidnapping for ransom cases, were arrested by the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) during a raid in Raees Goth area of Kiamari Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 27, reports The News. The suspects were identified as Mumtaz Mugheri alias Imtaiz and his accomplice, Sadiq Brohi. Weapons were recovered from their possession. Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) Jameel Ahmed of the CIA Karachi said that Mumtaz was a known criminal and the Sindh Government had announced reward money of PKR 400,000 for his arrest.
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September - 27 
A Cabinet meeting on September 27 decided to give additional mandate to the Local Bodies’ Restructuring Commission (LBRC) for demarcating boundaries of local bodies on the basis of existing structure of Ilakas, reports The Himalayan Times. On S
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A Cabinet meeting on September 27 decided to give additional mandate to the Local Bodies’ Restructuring Commission (LBRC) for demarcating boundaries of local bodies on the basis of existing structure of Ilakas, reports The Himalayan Times. On September 25, the three major parties Nepali Congress (NC), Communist Party of India-Maoist Center (CPN-Maoist Center) and Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) had agreed on carving out local bodies on the basis of structure of Ilakas. There are 927 Ilakas and three to four Village Development Committees (VDCs) comprise one Ilaka.
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September - 27 
Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal on September 27 told the agitating Madhes-based parties that the Government has been working to change the constitution and will soon finalize an amendment bill addressing their demands, reports Republica.  
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Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal on September 27 told the agitating Madhes-based parties that the Government has been working to change the constitution and will soon finalize an amendment bill addressing their demands, reports Republica. After the Madhesi leaders warned the PM that they were not in a mood to wait indefinitely, PM Dahal and Minister for Home Affairs Bimalendra Nidhi held a meeting with the leaders of the nine agitating parties and tried to convince them that the government has been working to fulfill their demands.
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September - 27 
Six bills related to the establishment of different constitutional commissions were presented on September 27 at the meeting of the Legislature-Parliament for approval, reports The Himalayan Times. The bills tabled are National Dalit Commission Bill,
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Six bills related to the establishment of different constitutional commissions were presented on September 27 at the meeting of the Legislature-Parliament for approval, reports The Himalayan Times. The bills tabled are National Dalit Commission Bill, 2073; National Inclusion Commission Bill, 2073; Indigenous Nationalities Commission Bill, 2073; Madhesi Commission Bill, 2073; Tharu Commission Bill, 2073 and Muslim Commission Bill, 2073.
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September - 27 
Police arrested five female cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in Boalkhali sub-District of Chittagong District on September 27, reports The Daily Star. Police raided a house near Petan Shah Mazar and arr
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Police arrested five female cadres of Islami Chhatra Shibir (ICS), the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) in Boalkhali sub-District of Chittagong District on September 27, reports The Daily Star. Police raided a house near Petan Shah Mazar and arrested them while they were planning to conduct subversive activities across the country. The arrestees are Shanaz Begam (22), Riazul Jannat Sumaiya (19), Nahida Sultana (19), Samira Akther (19) and Tania Akther (19).
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September - 27 
The security agencies of India and Bangladesh are sharing all available intelligence inputs on the activities of the terrorist outfits on day to day basis and the move is yielding the desired results as a number of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh
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The security agencies of India and Bangladesh are sharing all available intelligence inputs on the activities of the terrorist outfits on day to day basis and the move is yielding the desired results as a number of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) operatives have been apprehended on the basis of such inputs, Assam Tribune reports on September 28. Security sources said that the Islamic State (IS) has managed to establish its foothold in Bangladesh with the help of a faction of the JMB, which is a cause of concern for India.Sources said that according to information available with the Indian security agencies, a faction of the JMB has shifted its allegiance to the IS and the Government of Bangladesh term the members of that faction as the “New JMB”. This is also a matter of concern for India as the possibility of the IS backed outfit trying to expand its base to the Northeast and West Bengal cannot be ruled out. Sources further pointed out that the JMB has always been trying to establish its bases in India, particularly in Assam and West Bengal, which was proved by arrests of a number of members of the outfit in both the states. But if the members of the IS-backed faction of the JMB also manage to sneak into India by taking advantage of the porous international border, it would pose a serious security threat to India, sources admitted.
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September - 28 
A trader, identified as Kasaru Ali, was released by his abductors on September 28 after the Police under the Dadenggre Police Station in West Garo Hills District put intense pressure on them, reports The Assam Tribune. Kasaru Ali was abducted while h
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A trader, identified as Kasaru Ali, was released by his abductors on September 28 after the Police under the Dadenggre Police Station in West Garo Hills District put intense pressure on them, reports The Assam Tribune. Kasaru Ali was abducted while he was going to Dadenggre market on September 28. “Immediately after the incident, the police launched a combing operation. This sustained pressure led to the kidnappers releasing Ali in the evening,” source said.
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September - 28 
A Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) cadre was arrested in Mandu in Ramgarh District on September 28, reports The Telegraph. TPC posters and a motorcycle were found on Mahtab Alam. TPC is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Mao
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A Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) cadre was arrested in Mandu in Ramgarh District on September 28, reports The Telegraph. TPC posters and a motorcycle were found on Mahtab Alam. TPC is a splinter group of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
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September - 28 
Assam Police conducted search operation at Thaisuguri village area under Kachugaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District and arrested a wanted linkman of the NDFB-IKS, identified as Sanen Brahma (27) early in the morning of September 28, reports The S
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Assam Police conducted search operation at Thaisuguri village area under Kachugaon Police Station in Kokrajhar District and arrested a wanted linkman of the NDFB-IKS, identified as Sanen Brahma (27) early in the morning of September 28, reports The Sentinel. One mobile handset was recovered from his possession. Additional Director General of Police (ADGP), LR Bishnoi said that Sanen Brahma had been working as a channel of communication between NDFB-IKS cadres and over ground workers (OGWs) in that area and also used to provide information about the movement of Security Forces (SFs) to NDFB-IKS cadres. He was reportedly engaged in arranging ration items meant for Bidai and his group. He had been also playing a very important role in siphoning off extortion money to cadres based in Myanmar through OGWs and sympathizers, he added. Bishnoi also said that the NDFB-IKS linkman had been making more than 600 calls to Batha and Myanmar-based Hanja NDFB cadre group and had collected money deposited in different banks in the District.
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September - 28 
India on September 28 condemned the use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy, describing the menace as the biggest threat to international peace and to the sovereignty of states as well as pluralist and open societies, reports dnaindia.com.
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India on September 28 condemned the use of terrorism as an instrument of state policy, describing the menace as the biggest threat to international peace and to the sovereignty of states as well as pluralist and open societies, reports dnaindia.com. "Your country, like my own, has suffered the horrors of this scourge of humanity. Terrorism today has global reach, no city remains safe. There is a new level of threat to pluralist and open societies," Indian Vice President Hamid Ansari said in his address to officers of the National Defence College at Abuja in the Nigerian capital. "Today, the biggest threat to international peace, and to the sovereignty of States, is Terrorism. Kautilya called it 'secret war'," he added."No cause justifies the indiscriminate killing of innocent civilians as a means to achieve a political goal or change of policies," he further said. "Nigeria, like India, has suffered the horrors of this scourge of humanity and use of terrorism as an instrument of State policy is to be unequivocally condemned," he said. "There can be no distinction between good and bad terrorists. A terrorist is a terrorist; one who commits crimes against humanity cannot have any religion, or be afforded any political sanctuary," he stated.
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September - 28 
India on September 28 said it is time for Pakistan to introspect the kind of relationship it wants with the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) countries, while saying that the summit scheduled for November will have to be postpo
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India on September 28 said it is time for Pakistan to introspect the kind of relationship it wants with the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) countries, while saying that the summit scheduled for November will have to be postponed, reports The Times of India. "Three countries have joined India in conveying the same message as India," said Vikas Swarup, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson, citing the decision of Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan to pull out of the conference. The countries have pulled out of the SAARC Summit in Islamabad in November, indirectly blaming Pakistan for creating an environment which is not right for the successful holding of the meet.Vikas Swarup said the SAARC summit will have to be postponed, but a formal announcement can only be made by Nepal. "The summit will be postponed since four nations have decided not to attend the meeting in Islamabad, there's no other way," said Swarup. "SAARC rule is very clear, any one head of state or government decides not to participate in the Summit, it has to be postponed," he said. "Our commitment to Saarc, to regional connectivity, to regional contact and prosperity remains intact," Swarup said, adding, "but we cannot conceive of Saarc summit happening when cross border terrorism and cross interference in our internal affairs continues."
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September - 28 
Militants snatched rifle from security guard of a former Member of Legislative Council (MLC) on September 28, while another attempt to snatch it from a former Minister was foiled in South Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said militants snatch
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Militants snatched rifle from security guard of a former Member of Legislative Council (MLC) on September 28, while another attempt to snatch it from a former Minister was foiled in South Kashmir, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said militants snatched a rifle from the guard of a former legislator in Shopian District of South Kashmir. MLC Abdul Rehman Tukroo said that his Personal Security Officer (PSO) was inside the washroom when somebody took away his rifle in Tukroo village. Police said that they have identified the man who snatched the rifle as Waseem Ahmad Khanday of Keller. A hunt has been launched to trace him out.
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On the intervening night of September 28-29, the Indian Army has hit back on terror camps across Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), with a textbook surgical strike that caused heavy casualties including two Pakistani soldiers,
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On the intervening night of September 28-29, the Indian Army has hit back on terror camps across Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), with a textbook surgical strike that caused heavy casualties including two Pakistani soldiers, and about 50 militants also destroying seven terror camps, reports India Today. Ghatak Platoon of 6 Bihar and 10 Dogra units were made part of the surgical operations as they were familiar with the terrain. Two para commandos of the strike team received injuries during the mission from landmines. It was in retaliation of the Uri terror attack on September, 18. Few hours after the surgical strikes Pakistan Government released the photographs of two dead soldiers. They have been identified as Havildar Jumma Khan and Naik Imtiaz. However, Pakistan has denied any such attack by India.Meanwhile, the Indian Army has issued a statement, saying one soldier from 37 Rashtriya Rifles with weapons inadvertently crossed over to the other side of the LoC. It has denied reports of any Indian casualties. It was around midnight, when the Army's Dhruv Advanced Light Helicopters with 25 Commandos from 4-para and 9-para crossed the LoC into PoK. The helicopters dropped the commandos at earmarked spots and returned. The Army commandos crawled for about 3 kilometres with the threat of being caught in the Pakistan army's crosshairs. Their destinations included seven launch pads where large number of terrorists had gathered. The launch pads were for terrorists waiting to infiltrate into the Indian side of the LoC to carry out terror attacks in the country. The terror launch pads were located in Bhimbar, Kel, Tattapani and Leepa areas.The surgical strike team had six targets on mind, three of which were completely destroyed during the operation. Commandos were equipped with Tavor and M-4 guns, grenades and smoke grenades. They also carried under barrel grenade launchers (UBGL) and night-vision devices. They wore camera-mounted helmets. Meanwhile in Delhi, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag monitored the entire operation in real time, receiving footage from the helmet cameras as well as a drone. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was being regularly briefed about the progress of the operation.Meanwhile, the UN has asked India and Pakistan to exercise restraint and encouraged them to continue their effort to resolve their differences peacefully and through dialogue. "We are obviously following the situation with great concern concerning the increase of tensions across the Line of Control," Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's spokesman Stephane Dujarric told.
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September - 28 
Pakistan Army violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Sabjian sector of Poonch District on September 28, resorting to heavy arms firing followed by mortar shelling for about an hour, reports Daily Excelsior. The Indian side retaliated a
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Pakistan Army violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Sabjian sector of Poonch District on September 28, resorting to heavy arms firing followed by mortar shelling for about an hour, reports Daily Excelsior. The Indian side retaliated and gave affecting response, silencing the Pakistani guns. Official sources said Pakistan Army started heavy firing in Sabjian sector targeting forward posts of the Indian Army and border villages for about an hour. However, again, the Pakistani troops started mortar shelling in the same sector, which continued for one more hour. There were no reports of any casualties or damage on the Indian side in Pakistan shelling or firing, sources said.
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September - 28 
Police guards of former Minister Syed Bashir Ahmad at Sheikhhar Rajpora in Pulwama District foiled an attempt by militants to snatch rifles from them, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that the militants tried to snatch rifles form the security gu
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Police guards of former Minister Syed Bashir Ahmad at Sheikhhar Rajpora in Pulwama District foiled an attempt by militants to snatch rifles from them, reports Daily Excelsior. Police said that the militants tried to snatch rifles form the security guards of the former Minister but the guards resisted by firing at them. Militants fled after they were fired at. However, there was no loss of life.
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September - 28 
Representatives of the Mizoram Government and the Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) militants will hold the second round of peace talks in Aizawl on October 5, Additional Secretary for the state Home Department Lalbiak-zama on September
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Representatives of the Mizoram Government and the Hmar People's Convention- Democracy (HPC-D) militants will hold the second round of peace talks in Aizawl on October 5, Additional Secretary for the state Home Department Lalbiak-zama on September 28 said, reports The Shillong Times. Lalbiakzama said that some of the six-member HPC-D delegation led by Lalthalien was expected to arrive in Aizawl on October 3. The second round of parleys scheduled to be held in mid-September was deferred as the Government delegation members were having tight schedules due to Bru repatriation issues. The second round of talks would deliberate on demands of the Hmar outfit seeking greater autonomy and power for the Sinlung Hills Development Council (SHDC). The first round of talks was held on August 10.
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September - 28 
seven Maoists, five of them who were allegedly involved in setting fire on vehicles engaged in a road construction last year, were arrested from separate places of Bijapur District on September 28, reports PTI. While five cadres were arrested from th
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seven Maoists, five of them who were allegedly involved in setting fire on vehicles engaged in a road construction last year, were arrested from separate places of Bijapur District on September 28, reports PTI. While five cadres were arrested from the jungles of Kuchnur under Bhopalpatnam Police Station area, two others were arrested from Gangaloor Police Station limits yesterday (September 27), a Police official said. Masa Ram Michha (29), Wasam Suresh (30), Kola Mutta (38), Ramaiyya Pottam (36) and Sanjay Mandal (26), all lower-rung members of the CPI-Maoist, were arrested from the limits of Bhopalpatnam Police Station, he said. On October 25, 2015, at least 37 vehicles and machines engaged in the construction of Bhopalpatnam Bhadrakali Tarlaguda road, were set ablaze by ultras at three different locations, the official said, adding that all the five were allegedly involved in the incident. Two ultras, identified as Hemla (35) and Mangal Punem (25), were arrested by a joint team of CRPF and District Force from the forest of Duwalipara village of the District, he said. The two were allegedly involved in multiple offences, including attempt to murder, triggering blast on Police party, loot and others, said the official.
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September - 28 
The ‘zonal commander’ of a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) outfit was arrested by the Police from a remote village under Jhajha Police Station in Jamui District on September 28, reports The Times of India. Superintendent of P
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The ‘zonal commander’ of a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) outfit was arrested by the Police from a remote village under Jhajha Police Station in Jamui District on September 28, reports The Times of India. Superintendent of Police (SP) of Jamui, Jayant Kant said the Maoist ‘commander’, Dhaneshwar Yadav, had gone to his native village Rajla under Jhajha Police Station a week ago after he met with an accident. On a tip-off that Dhaneshwar was admitted to a private clinic for the treatment of his injuries, a raid was conducted at the doctor's clinic by Jhajha Sub Divisional Police Officer's (SDPO) BK Raut. The raiding team arrested the Maoist and also recovered three gun nozzles, three detonators, four mobile sets, four SIMS, his Suzuki bike and a LPG cylinder, said the SP and added that he used to supply explosives to his group in Jhajha from Jharkhand.
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The Obama administration on September 28 affirmed its support to New Delhi on the issue of cross-border terrorism ahead of India's surgical strike inside Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), while putting Islamabad on notice for its failure to act ag
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The Obama administration on September 28 affirmed its support to New Delhi on the issue of cross-border terrorism ahead of India's surgical strike inside Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), while putting Islamabad on notice for its failure to act against UN-designated terrorists and entities, reports The Times of India. US National Security Advisor Susan Rice spoke to her Indian counterpart Ajit Doval to offer condolences to families of the Uri attack victims and express support for India on the issue of terrorism, White House National Security Council spokesman Ned Price said in a read-out on the call. The call was initiated by Washington and took place before the Indian strike beyond the Line of Control (LoC). "Highlighting the danger that cross-border terrorism poses to the region, Ambassador Rice reiterated our expectation that Pakistan take effective action to combat and delegitimize United Nations-designated terrorist individuals and entities, including Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Muhammad, and their affiliates," the statement said.
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September - 28 
Three women Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a ‘commander’, were killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District on September 28, reports The Times of India. The face-off took place
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Three women Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres, including a ‘commander’, were killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District on September 28, reports The Times of India. The face-off took place between a joint team of SF personnel and rebels in the forests of Gadiras Police Station area, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Sukma, Indira Kalyan Elesela said. "We had specific inputs about presence of an armed group of Maoists near village Bade Satti in Gadiras area. So, along with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF)'s 195th battalion and Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA)'s 206th battalion, a team of local Police led by Station House Officer (SHO), Gadiras Police Station Mohsin Khan besides two assistant commandants of paramilitaries launched a search operation in the area," he said. The SFs were approaching the interior village, when it came under heavy fire from a squad of the Maoists. The Police retaliated, killing the three extremists while the others fled following an hour long skirmish, Elesela said. During the search, bodies of the three women Maoists along with one muzzle loading gun, one country made revolver, pipe bombs, detonators and several other items were recovered from the spot, he added. "One of the killed ultras has been identified as Bade Satti LOS (local organisation squad) Commander Anju while the identity of the others is being ascertained," the SP said while adding that further details are awaited.
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September - 28 
The Security Forces (SF) personnel killed a wanted militant commander of a banned outfit, Zafar Bugti, near Notal area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on September 28, reports The News. Zafar Bugti was wanted to law enforcers in the murder of s
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The Security Forces (SF) personnel killed a wanted militant commander of a banned outfit, Zafar Bugti, near Notal area of Dera Bugti District in Balochistan on September 28, reports The News. Zafar Bugti was wanted to law enforcers in the murder of six members of a family and other various extremist activities.
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September - 28 
Three mortar shells were fired into Panjgur District from across the Iran border by the Iranian Border Guards in the early hours of September 28, reports Dawn. "Mortar shells fired by Iranian border guards landed in the district of Panjgur,"
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Three mortar shells were fired into Panjgur District from across the Iran border by the Iranian Border Guards in the early hours of September 28, reports Dawn. "Mortar shells fired by Iranian border guards landed in the district of Panjgur," a provincial Government official said. The official added that two of the shells landed near Frontier Corps check post, with the third landing at Killi Karim Dad. No property or human loss was reported in the shelling.
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September - 28 
Two Lyari gangsters were killed and eight others arrested on September 28 during Rangers search operation in Sangoleen area of Lyari town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports The News. According to the Rangers spokesperson, a raid was
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Two Lyari gangsters were killed and eight others arrested on September 28 during Rangers search operation in Sangoleen area of Lyari town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh, reports The News. According to the Rangers spokesperson, a raid was conducted by the paramilitary force in Sangoleen area in which an exchange of fire took place between Rangers and members of the Uzair Baloch gang. In the exchange of fire, two persons were killed who were identified as Naeem Lahoti and Zeeshan Ganth. Naeem Lahoti was wanted for the murder of sixty-five persons, demanding extortion money and kidnapping for ransom crimes.
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September - 28 
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on September 28 said that the Government was committed towards the meaningful enforcement of the constitution, reports Republica. He said, "The main priority of the government is to implement the constitution.&q
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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on September 28 said that the Government was committed towards the meaningful enforcement of the constitution, reports Republica. He said, "The main priority of the government is to implement the constitution." He also said that the elections of all three tiers would take place on time on the basis of a national consensus.Meanwhile, United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) in a meeting held between the Prime Minister and the UDMF on September 27 warned of a strong agitation unless the Government implements the three point pact immediately. The UDMF leaders questioned when the three-point agreement will be implemented, when the arrested will be released and how the government will conduct local elections without resolving the issues related to the delineation of federal states. The UDMF strongly objected to three major parties for reaching a deal on restructuring of the local bodies based on the existing area clusters. The UDMF lashed at the decision among the three major parties saying that the restructuring included only 300 local bodies from Tarai which possesses more than 51 percent of the population of the country while over 600 local bodies from the hilly region.
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September - 28 
Nine militants killed during a Police operation in Dhaka city’s Kalyanpur area on July 26 were buried at Jurain Graveyard on September 28 as no one claimed their bodies, reports The Independent. Eight of the militants were identified
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Nine militants killed during a Police operation in Dhaka city’s Kalyanpur area on July 26 were buried at Jurain Graveyard on September 28 as no one claimed their bodies, reports The Independent. Eight of the militants were identified as Abdullah, Abu Hakim Nayeem, Tajul Haque Rashik, Aqifuzzaman Khan, Shehjad Rauf, Md Matiur Rahman, and Md Zubair Hossain and Raihan Kabir. The identity of another could not be known.
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September - 28 
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaking at a meeting of leaders and workers of greater Washington chapter of Awami League (AL) at Ritz Carlton hotel in Virginia, US on September 28 said that those who patronize militancy in the country by supplying mon
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina speaking at a meeting of leaders and workers of greater Washington chapter of Awami League (AL) at Ritz Carlton hotel in Virginia, US on September 28 said that those who patronize militancy in the country by supplying money and giving ordermust face trial, reports New Age. She said the persons who are guilty must be punished. Those who nurtured offenders, made war criminals Ministers should also face trial.
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September - 29 
25 cadres from different Naga Political Groups (NPG) joined the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), reports Morung Express reports on September 30. According to a press release from the ‘Ministry of Informat
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25 cadres from different Naga Political Groups (NPG) joined the Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM), reports Morung Express reports on September 30. According to a press release from the ‘Ministry of Information & Publicity (MIP)’, the Joint Council awarded a “warm welcome” to the 25 “home comers” who expressed their decision to support the Collective Leadership for Naga unity and the August 3, 2015 Framework Agreement.
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September - 29 
A District Reserve Group (DRG) jawan was killed and two others were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in Narayanpur District on September 29 (today), reports Hindustan Times. The incident took place around 8 A
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A District Reserve Group (DRG) jawan was killed and two others were injured in an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) blast triggered by Maoists in Narayanpur District on September 29 (today), reports Hindustan Times. The incident took place around 8 AM when a Road Opening Party (ROP) of DRG was crossing the Karel Valley in Narayanpur Police Station area, a senior Police official said. The patrolling was being conducted to ensure security in the region ahead of a public grievances redressal camp to be held at Akabeda village fall in Abujhmadh area. Scheduled as per the demand of villagers, the redressal camp was to be attended by Narayanpur Collector and SP to hear the grievances of villagers, the official said. The SF personnel proceeded for the operation from Narayanpur District headquarters and when they reached the Karel Valley close, Maoists triggered the blast following which an exchange of fire broke out, the official said, adding that rebels soon fled into dense forest. “Assistant constable Puran Potai was killed in the blast while two others sustained minor injuries,” he added. Another Police officer said Maoist had been opposing the public grievances redressal camp.
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September - 29 
A lower rung Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in a dense forest of Sukma District on September 29, reports Indian Express. The skirmish took place when a joint team of SFs
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A lower rung Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre was killed in an exchange of fire with Security Forces (SFs) in a dense forest of Sukma District on September 29, reports Indian Express. The skirmish took place when a joint team of SFs was out on a search operation in Konta Police Station area, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Sukma, Indira Kalyan Elesela said. Acting on specific input about the presence of armed Maoists in the forests near Neelamadgu and Velpochha villages, a composite team of personnel, comprising District Reserve Group (DRG), Special Task Force (STF) and local Police, launched a combing operation in the region, located around 500 kilometres from Raipur, he said. The SF personnel were advancing into Neelamadgu village, when they came under heavy fire from a squad of the Maoists. The Police retaliated, killing a Maoist while the others fled using forest as cover following an hour-long gun battle, he added. During search, the body of a Maoist, a muzzle loading gun and several other items were recovered from the spot, Elsela said. “The killed Maoist has been identified as Madkam Hunga, a member of Konta LOS (local organisation squad),” he said.
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September - 29 
A Special Police official (SPO) was injured in an encounter near the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar area of Poonch District on September 29, reports Daily Excelsior. “The encounter is going on in Mankote forest belt (near LoC) in Mendhar area
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A Special Police official (SPO) was injured in an encounter near the Line of Control (LoC) in Mendhar area of Poonch District on September 29, reports Daily Excelsior. “The encounter is going on in Mankote forest belt (near LoC) in Mendhar area of Poonch district,” a senior officer said. One SPO suffered minor injuries, he said, adding intermittent firing is going on. Army and other Security Forces (SFs) have cordoned off the area, he said. Further details are awaited.
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September - 29 
Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) spokesperson of Bihar-Jharkhand regional committee Gopalji has announced state-wide a 24-hour bandh(general shutdown strike) from on September 29 midnight in protest against the killing of top Maoist leade
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Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) spokesperson of Bihar-Jharkhand regional committee Gopalji has announced state-wide a 24-hour bandh(general shutdown strike) from on September 29 midnight in protest against the killing of top Maoist leader Ashish-da on September 10 in Gumla District, reports The Times of India. In a statement the Maoist leader said that the Security Forces (SFs) killed Ashish-da in "cold blood" after they detained him during an operation. After the bandh call SFs were put on alert and Police spokesperson M S Bhatia said, "The Maoists usually target vulnerable locations of the police and government. All important and vulnerable locations have been put under high protection."
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September - 29 
Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale, who was summoned by the Pakistan Foreign Office, on September 29, categorically said during the meeting that India carried out 'a counter-terrorism strike' across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakista
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Indian High Commissioner Gautam Bambawale, who was summoned by the Pakistan Foreign Office, on September 29, categorically said during the meeting that India carried out 'a counter-terrorism strike' across the Line of Control (LoC) in Pakistan, reports India Today. During the meeting Pakistan Foreign Office told the India High Commissioner that they reject the claim of "surgical strikes" by India to which Bambawale said that strikes were carried out to eliminate terrorists waiting at launch pads to attack India. Pakistani Foreign Secretary Aizaz Chaudhry handed over the protest note to Bambawale, sources said. Chaudhry claimed that Pakistan remains a "victim of interference" and "state sponsored terrorism". Chaudhry also conveyed to Bambawale, Pakistan's deep concerns over "life threats to Pakistan's High Commissioner in New Delhi" and urged the Indian government to ensure his safety and security and that of other officials and their families, in accordance with the Vienna Convention.
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September - 29 
Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed has put pressure on the Pakistan government to retaliate, following strike by Indian Army or to carry out attacks by terror outfits, according to an alert by the Indian intelligence agencies, The Times of Ind
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Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) founder Hafiz Saeed has put pressure on the Pakistan government to retaliate, following strike by Indian Army or to carry out attacks by terror outfits, according to an alert by the Indian intelligence agencies, The Times of India reports on September 30. Sources in the Intelligence Bureau (IB) said that security around vital defence installations across Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab and Himachal Pradesh have been asked to be increased. A top official said that Hafiz, after his Friday prayers, told a gathering in Faisalabad, Pakistan, that "he has asked the Pakistan government to reply to the Indian Army attacks in parts of Azaad Kashmir (PoK)"."He also egged on his Pakistani jawans to conduct surgical strikes right away to avenge martyrdom. This clearly shows that there are dozen of his men who were killed at those terror launchpads" said an official. According to officials, in his address, Saeed also invoked the Uri terror attack and "warned that he and his men" would continue to seek freedom of Kashmir through "destruction of India". The agencies disclosed that Saeed and terror outfit Hizbul Mujahideen HM 'chief' Syed Salahuddin have got more active in the last 12 hours with the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to send a fresh group of terrorists or use sleeper cells in metropolises around coming festive season of Dusshera and Diwali.
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September - 29 
One person, identified as Babban Garh (40) who was under treatment at the Assam Medical College Hospital (AMCH) after suffering bullet injuries fired by Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) militants on August 12 evening at
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One person, identified as Babban Garh (40) who was under treatment at the Assam Medical College Hospital (AMCH) after suffering bullet injuries fired by Independent faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) militants on August 12 evening at the Gabharubheti Bamun Gaon under Philobari Police Station in Tinsukia District succumbed to his injuries on September 29 at the AMCH, as the death toll in the incident rises to three, reports The Assam Tribune.
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September - 29 
Police arrested 73 people for creating trouble in the Valley, reports Daily Excelsioron September 30. “During the past 24 hours, police arrested 73 such individuals who were involved in causing disturbances by harassing shopkeepers, creating di
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Police arrested 73 people for creating trouble in the Valley, reports Daily Excelsioron September 30. “During the past 24 hours, police arrested 73 such individuals who were involved in causing disturbances by harassing shopkeepers, creating disruptions in traffic movement by placing obstructions on roads and lanes, besides involved in damaging public/private property in different parts of the Valley,” according to a statement issued by the Zonal Police Headquarters Kashmir.Meanwhile, shutdown continued on 83rd straight day in Kashmir while minor clashes were reported in a few areas of Srinagar, reports Daily Excelsior on September 30. Clashes were reported from Noor Bagh area of Srinagar on September 29, during which Security Forces (SFs) fired teargas to disperse the protesters. Clashes continued till late evening. SFs allegedly thrashed scores of people who were travelling through the Noor Bagh to Cement Kadal road. Clashes were reported from Habba Kadal area of Srinagar. Clashes broke out between protesters and SFs in Habba Kadal area of Srinagar during which SFs used teargas to disperse them. Clashes were reported in Kani Kadal, Chota Bazar area of Srinagar during which scores of tear gas shells were fired by the SFs to disperse the protesters.
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September - 29 
Protesting the death of a woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in an encounter with the Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel, the Bansadhara-Ghumusar-Nagabali division of the CPI-Maoist, observed bandh (general shut down) in Rayagada
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Protesting the death of a woman Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in an encounter with the Special Operation Group (SOG) personnel, the Bansadhara-Ghumusar-Nagabali division of the CPI-Maoist, observed bandh (general shut down) in Rayagada and Kalahandi Districts on September 29 (today), reports Odisha Sun Times. Security arrangements have been tightened and Police Forces deployed at sensitive places in the two Districts. The Maoists had on September 24, released an audio tape in which the red rebels had called for the bandh over the death of female Maoist cadre Sangita hailing from Adipanga in Mohana area of Gajapati District. The woman Maoist was killed in an exchange of fire with SOG personnel at Bijepur forest of Kalahandi District on September 15, 2016.
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September - 29 
Six suspected People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres were detained from Arki Police Station area in Khunti District in the last two days, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Khunti, Anish Gupta said, reports The Times of India on September
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Six suspected People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) cadres were detained from Arki Police Station area in Khunti District in the last two days, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Khunti, Anish Gupta said, reports The Times of India on September 30. The crackdown took place after 25 PLFI operatives fired indiscriminately on unarmed civilians during a meeting on September 26, killing three and leaving four persons injured. The PLFI men suspected it was not a Gram Sabha (direct participatory village assemblies), but a peace meeting where people held discussions against PLFI and Maoists. "A manhunt is on in Arki and adjoining areas in search of the PLFI squad which carried out the firing. Six people are being interrogated for more information," said Gupta. Police said they would disclose the identities of the men only after their links with PLFI is established. PLFI is a splinter group of the CPI-Maoist.
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September - 29 
Suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadres abducted nine traders from Assam near Chokpot in South Garo Hills District early on September 29 morning, reports The Shillong Times. According to Police, of the nine traders, six were identified
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Suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) cadres abducted nine traders from Assam near Chokpot in South Garo Hills District early on September 29 morning, reports The Shillong Times. According to Police, of the nine traders, six were identified as Akhirul Islam (21) and Saiful Islam (30) of Shantipur, Jiarul Islam (28) of Bortol and Monirul Islam (30), Mofidul Islam (25) and Anowar Islam (35) of Kushimara. The traders, all from Mankachar town in South Salmara District of Assam, were on their way to Silkigre weekly market, which is around 14 kilometers from Chokpot town, in three pick-up vans when a group of suspected GNLA militants armed with rifles and pistols stopped the last vehicle near Songotagre village around 5.30am on September 29. Police found the abandoned vehicle near the village. “Our teams are already on the job and a search operation has been launched. We are hopeful of a breakthrough on the matter. We suspect the kidnapping to be the handiwork of the GNLA,” said South Garo Hills Superintendent of Police (SP) Anand Mishra.However, some unconfirmed reports said that the number of abductees is 12 and not nine. The reports also said two among the abducted traders escaped during the melee.
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September - 29 
The bandh (general shutdown) called by Bansadhara-Ghumusar-Nagavali Division of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Rayagada and Kalahandi Districts to protest the killing of a woman Maoist in an encounter passed off peacefully on Se
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The bandh (general shutdown) called by Bansadhara-Ghumusar-Nagavali Division of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) in Rayagada and Kalahandi Districts to protest the killing of a woman Maoist in an encounter passed off peacefully on September 29, reports New Indian Express. Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Patitapaban Choudhury said normally Kalyansinghpur block market remains closed on Thursday and besides that, the Private Bus Owners’ Association also observed strike so there was no impact of bandh called by the outfit. But due to the Maoist bandh, even Government buses remained off the road, he added. In Bhawanipatna, the bandh had no impact. Even in the sensitive pockets like Lanjigarh, Thuamul Rampur and M Rampur where Maoists are active, there was no impact and life was normal. Police had intensified patrolling in the sensitive pockets. Kalahandi Superintendent of Police (SP) Brijesh Rai said there was no report of any untoward incident in the District. Bansadhara-Ghumusar-Nagavali Division secretary Nikhil alias Niranjan Rout had announced bandh through a audio tape released by him to a private news channel on September 24. He had identified the woman Maoist as Sangita of Gajapati District.
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September - 29 
The Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) saluted the people of Senapati town for democratically demonstrating the spirit of Naga nationalism which had projected the Naga national movement as a mass based and people&
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The Isak-Muivah faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-IM) saluted the people of Senapati town for democratically demonstrating the spirit of Naga nationalism which had projected the Naga national movement as a mass based and people’s movement, reports Nagaland Post on September 30. In a press release NSCN-IM through its ‘Ministry of Information & Publicity (MIP)’ has termed the detaining of Naga army officers who were on peaceful duty on September 28 by of Major Rahul and the Jawans of 35 Assam Rifles, Maram Battalion under Senapati Brigade as “highly condemnable”, an activity vitiating the peaceful atmosphere. The MIP said, the Indian Security Forces (SFs) arresting PK Akas, Kashung and N. Elvis and labeling them as extortionists involved in nefarious activities was “highly questionable”. The released said those arrested by AR were on official duty to monitor law and order situation for peaceful maintenance against destructive elements who occasionally created unlawful activities including threat to civilian lives such as bombing etc. It maintained that the detained Naga army officers were never indulged in tax collection as was alleged by AR.
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September - 29 
Villages bordering Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab are being evacuated in view of India carrying out surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC), Zee News reports on September 30. Residents of nearly 1,000 villages in Punjab&
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Villages bordering Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab are being evacuated in view of India carrying out surgical strikes on terror launch pads across the Line of Control (LoC), Zee News reports on September 30. Residents of nearly 1,000 villages in Punjab's districts bordering Pakistan are being evacuated. The villages being evacuated as a preventive measure include 300 in Ferozepur District, 290 in Gurdaspur, 137 in Amritsar, 135 in Tarn Taran, 65 in Pathankot and 60 in Fazilka. Moreover, emergency ward of Civil Hospital in Pathankot has been cleared in preparation for any eventuality. The evacuation was carried out in the areas of RS Pura sector and Samba sector in Jammu and Kashmir, reports newsx.com. Security has also been tightened in Rajasthan along the country's border with Pakistan, official sources said. "Troops in Rajasthan are in a state of high alertness and preparedness to meet any eventuality," Army sources stated.
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September - 29 
A councilor and his son were shot dead when unidentified arms assailants opened fire at them within the Yar Hussain Police Station jurisdiction in Swabi District on September 29, reports Daily Times.
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A councilor and his son were shot dead when unidentified arms assailants opened fire at them within the Yar Hussain Police Station jurisdiction in Swabi District on September 29, reports Daily Times.
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September - 29 
Abid Abdullah, the executive of Jang Group of newspapers, was freed by his kidnappers in Islamabad on September 29, reports Dawn. He was abducted by unidentified persons from Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 28, 2016. “He arrived saf
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Abid Abdullah, the executive of Jang Group of newspapers, was freed by his kidnappers in Islamabad on September 29, reports Dawn. He was abducted by unidentified persons from Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on September 28, 2016. “He arrived safely at the Geo office in Islamabad and is fine,” said an unnamed journalist.
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September - 29 
Two gangsters affiliated with Arshad Pappu gang were shot dead in a joint operation by Rangers and Police in Lasi Mohallah near Mewashah graveyard within Pak Colony Police limits in Pak Colony of SITE Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh
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Two gangsters affiliated with Arshad Pappu gang were shot dead in a joint operation by Rangers and Police in Lasi Mohallah near Mewashah graveyard within Pak Colony Police limits in Pak Colony of SITE Town in Karachi, the provincial capital of Sindh on September 29, reports The News. The gangsters were accused of involvement in the murder of three brothers, whose bullet-riddled bodies were found from Gulbahar and Shershah Police Limits on September 24, 2016. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) West Pir Muhammad Shah said that the accused were identified as Maula Dad Baloch (30), and Anayat Baloch (25), and had been involved in around 75 cases of targeted killings, kidnappings-for-ransom, extortion and other heinous crimes.
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September - 29 
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal speaking during the first General Convention of Press Center on September 29 urged the media and journalists to play a constructive role in promoting wider acceptance of the Constitution, reports The Himalayan Times.
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Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal speaking during the first General Convention of Press Center on September 29 urged the media and journalists to play a constructive role in promoting wider acceptance of the Constitution, reports The Himalayan Times. “Role of the press is always vital in a country like ours. I have not forgotten the positive role played by the press either during the conflict or after the conflict. “We have accepted diversity. There might be diversity in views and political beliefs but there can’t be diversity on issues of national unity, freedom and sovereignty,” said the Prime Minister.
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September - 29 
Supreme Court (SC) on September 29 issued an interim order to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) not to implement its guidelines for putting complaints on hold, reports Republica. Responding to a writ petition filed by 15 conflict victims
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Supreme Court (SC) on September 29 issued an interim order to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) not to implement its guidelines for putting complaints on hold, reports Republica. Responding to a writ petition filed by 15 conflict victims a single bench of Justice Hari Krishna Karki issued the interim order and asked defendants to appear at the next hearing on the petition to discuss whether or not to continue the interim order. According to the petitioners, the guidelines call for putting cases on hold on the ground of lack of evidence or adequate details. They also claimed that the guidelines call for putting on hold even insurgency-era cases if these are not directly related to the conflict parties - security forces and insurgents.
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September - 29 
Parliament on September 29 unanimously adopted a resolution to confiscate all movable and immovable assets of the convicted killers of the Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the war criminals, reports The Daily Star. The resolution was pa
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Parliament on September 29 unanimously adopted a resolution to confiscate all movable and immovable assets of the convicted killers of the Father of the Nation Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and the war criminals, reports The Daily Star. The resolution was passed unanimously by a voice vote after Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah, who was in the chair, placed it for vote.
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September - 29 
Minister of City Planning & Water Supply Rauf Hakeem addressing a gathering at a function at Katugasthota in Kandy on September 29 said that the new Constitution will not divide the country, reports Colombo Page. “Government will not leave
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Minister of City Planning & Water Supply Rauf Hakeem addressing a gathering at a function at Katugasthota in Kandy on September 29 said that the new Constitution will not divide the country, reports Colombo Page. “Government will not leave any room to harm the unity, territorial integrity and sovereignty of the country and the proposed new constitution will not create division,” Minister Rauf Hakeem asserted. Minister Hakeem stressed that there is no truth to some reports that the Sri Lanka Muslim Congress (SLMC) has agreed to merge the Northern Province with the Eastern Province and assured his party will ever agree to merge the North and East. He said the SLMC always stands for a united country.
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September - 29 
Secretary to the Ministry of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs, V. Sivagnanasothy in a statement said that Army will release 454.2 acres of lands to the people in Jaffna District, reports Colombo Page on Septemb
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Secretary to the Ministry of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs, V. Sivagnanasothy in a statement said that Army will release 454.2 acres of lands to the people in Jaffna District, reports Colombo Page on September 30. Sivagnanasothy said the Ministry of Defense has identified an extent of 454.2 acres of land in Tellippalai D.S. Division to be released before end of 2016 as an initial phase. According to the Ministry Secretary land to be released includes: 83.70 Acres in Kankasanthurai West, 15.68 Acres in Kankasanthurai Central, 28.20 Acres in Kankasanthurai North, 77.20 Acres in Thaiyiddy East, and 249.24 acres in Thaiyiddy North.
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September - 30 
A Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) jawan was injured in a pressure bomb blast, laid by Maoists, in Bijapur District, on September 30, reports The Times of India. The incident took place around 11:50 am while a team of CoBRA's 204th
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A Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) jawan was injured in a pressure bomb blast, laid by Maoists, in Bijapur District, on September 30, reports The Times of India. The incident took place around 11:50 am while a team of CoBRA's 204th battalion was carrying out patrolling under Basaguda Police Station limits, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) official said. SFs were out on the operation to ensure security to Basaguda-Tarrem under-construction road, located around 450 kilometres from Raipur. While they were cordoning off a forested patch near Tarrem, a jawan inadvertently stepped over the pressure IED connection, triggering the blast that left him injured, he said.
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September - 30 
A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who was an expert in planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), was killed by Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District on September 30, reports The Times of India. The encounter took place when
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A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadre, who was an expert in planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs), was killed by Security Forces (SFs) in Sukma District on September 30, reports The Times of India. The encounter took place when a joint team of SF personnel was conducting an anti-Maoist operation in a forest under Maraiguda Police Station limits, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Sukma, Indira Kalyan Elesela said. "The Maoist was identified as Sodi Ganga, a jan militia commander, who was a key person for planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) on Maraiguda-Gollapalli road which had caused harm to our security forces several times in the past," he said.
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A Delhi Court on September 30 issued an open non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Dawood Ibrahim and his aide Chhota Shakeel, reports newsx.com. The NBW was hired for allegedly hiring goons to kill Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha leader Swami Chakrapani
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A Delhi Court on September 30 issued an open non-bailable warrant (NBW) against Dawood Ibrahim and his aide Chhota Shakeel, reports newsx.com. The NBW was hired for allegedly hiring goons to kill Akhil Bhartiya Hindu Mahasabha leader Swami Chakrapani by hiring goons. The order was passed by Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Sumit Dass on a plea of Special Cell of Delhi Police.
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A Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant, identified as Balmit Marak alias Merek was killed in an encounter with Police at Dawa Nengjata village near Williamnagar in East Garo Hills District on September 30 morning, reports The Sentinel. Accor
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A Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militant, identified as Balmit Marak alias Merek was killed in an encounter with Police at Dawa Nengjata village near Williamnagar in East Garo Hills District on September 30 morning, reports The Sentinel. According to Police, there were around 20 militants of the GNLA at the time of the encounter which took place around 5:30 am. Police recovered an INSAS in cocked condition, five magazines, 49 live rounds, five live 7.62 mm sniper ammo, 15 .303 live ammo, AK ammo, empty case of .303, blank cartridge, 4 charger clips, a hand grenade, seven 3.7 volt LI/ion battery and GNLA ID card of Morek Ch Marak from the site.“The militants were taking shelter there and the encounter between the SWAT team and GNLA cadres lasted for about 15-20 minutes. The cadres fled after the encounter and the police have launched combing operations to track them,” said Police, adds The Assam Tribune.
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A team of Golaghat Police officials arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from Chungajan area under Golaghat District on September 30 night, reports The Sentinel. The arrested cadres were identified as Gojen Gogoi alias Rub
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A team of Golaghat Police officials arrested two Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres from Chungajan area under Golaghat District on September 30 night, reports The Sentinel. The arrested cadres were identified as Gojen Gogoi alias Rubul (29) and Basanti Bora Sonowal (30). Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP), Numal Mahatto said that Gojen Gogoi was a native of Chungajan Majgaon under Golaghat District and Basanti Bora Sonowal was a resident of Ratanpur under Chaparmukh Police Station in Sadiya in Tinsukia District. They are husband and wife. Further, he said that Gogoi actively participated in organizational activities in Upper Assam. He is closely associated with Maoist leader Aditya Bora who was arrested from Khakandaguri, Dergaon few days back and has links with Maoist leaders Pallab Borbora, Debojit Borgohain, Moina Dohotia, Uttam Nayak and Girish Bora. Gojen Gogoi joined the Maoist organization in the year 2011 at Baraghoria Sarupathar as executive member. He was involved in extortion, kidnapping and organized Maoist activities, Mahatto added.
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September - 30 
According to Police sources, chances of attacks by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) or Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) in Delhi is minimal and the capital faces maximum threat from cadres of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) led by Masood Azhar and Maulana Abdur Rehman (codenamed
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According to Police sources, chances of attacks by Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) or Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) in Delhi is minimal and the capital faces maximum threat from cadres of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) led by Masood Azhar and Maulana Abdur Rehman (codenamed MAR), The Times of India reports on October 1. While Azhar's group, based in Pakistan, focuses on Kashmir and Punjab, MAR's outfit is India-centric and headquartered in Afghanistan. MAR, which had played a key role in the Kandahar hijack of IC-814, parted ways with Azhar years ago and formed a new outfit, Jaishul-Haq Tanzeem. Under pressure from Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) to outshine JeM, this group is now carrying out a massive recruitment drive and running training camps in some pockets of Afghanistan and Pakistan.
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An Assam Rifles (AR) officer, identified as Major Mandip Singh was seriously injured when militants ambushed a convoy in Ukhrul District on September 30, reports The Sentinel. Major Mandip Singh, Commanding Officer of a company of 31 AR, was injured
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An Assam Rifles (AR) officer, identified as Major Mandip Singh was seriously injured when militants ambushed a convoy in Ukhrul District on September 30, reports The Sentinel. Major Mandip Singh, Commanding Officer of a company of 31 AR, was injured in the attack between Kamjong and Kongtong. He was flown to the military hospital at Leimakhong, about 20 km away from Imphal, informed sources said. The militants used explosives and automatic rifles in the attack. The troopers retaliated, leading to heavy exchange of fire for over 30 minutes. As additional security personnel rushed from a nearby AR camp, the insurgents escaped.
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September - 30 
An internal report of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) suggests that terror training camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have been moved deeper inside Pakistan territory, The Hindu reports on October 1. The development comes a day after
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An internal report of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (UMHA) suggests that terror training camps in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) have been moved deeper inside Pakistan territory, The Hindu reports on October 1. The development comes a day after India announced that it had carried out surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC) and destroyed seven terrorist launch pads. Central security agencies have informed UMHA that at least 12 terror camps belonging to the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) have been shifted from Muzaffarabad in PoK to various areas like Mansehra (Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), Naushehra and Jhelum (both in Pakistan’s Punjab). These camps house around 500 armed militants.“We have been informed by our sources in Pakistan that many terror camps have been vacated and shifted near crowded towns deep inside Pakistan. This has been primarily done to minimise casualties to their assets,” said a senior official. At the terror camps run with the help of the Pakistan Army and the Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) militants are trained to launch attacks against India, said the official. “While the launch pads are located just along the LoC, where the terrorists halt briefly or wait for an appropriate time to cross over to India, the terror camps are spread over an area and house many people,” said the official.According to him, it was estimated that around 300 cadres belonged to the LeT in these camps. All the camps that were shifted were located at Pir Chanasi, Aksha Maskar and Tabuk near Muzaffarabad in PoK, said the official. The central security agencies have pieced together this report with the help of satellite images, ground reports and inputs from western intelligence agencies.
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As many as 25 blankets that were being transshipped to Myanmar-based camps of ULFA-I, were recovered and a woman, identified as Jina Halong was arrested at Jagun in Tinsukia District of eastern most Assam close to Myanmar border, reports The Shillong
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As many as 25 blankets that were being transshipped to Myanmar-based camps of ULFA-I, were recovered and a woman, identified as Jina Halong was arrested at Jagun in Tinsukia District of eastern most Assam close to Myanmar border, reports The Shillong Times on October 1. Security sources informed that the woman was carrying the blankets to ULFA-I camps in Myanmar on being asked by one of the senior ULFA-I leader, Arunodoy Asom. Outfit has pitched its main camp and training camp in Myanmar jungles under the patronage of with Naga rebel group Khaplang faction of National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K). The blankets were meant for ULFA-I cadres based in the neighbouring country in view of fast onset of winter in the area. The security forces have mounted vigil against the outfit especially in eastern Assam’s bordering areas in Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and Sivasagar Districts in the wake of the outfit’s recent strike on Hindi speaking people in remote part of Tinsukia district and reported extortion drive launched by it in the eastern Assam’s tea belt.
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Authorities sealed city centre Lal Chowk to foil protest march by separatists even as curfew, restrictions and shutdown paralysed life in Kashmir for 84th day on September 30, reports Daily Excelsior. Authorities sealed Lal Chowk and imposed curfew a
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Authorities sealed city centre Lal Chowk to foil protest march by separatists even as curfew, restrictions and shutdown paralysed life in Kashmir for 84th day on September 30, reports Daily Excelsior. Authorities sealed Lal Chowk and imposed curfew and restrictions in Srinagar to foil the protest march called by the separatist leaders of the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Molvi Umar Farooq and Mohammad Yasin Malik. Lal Chowk and its adjoining areas were sealed last night and Police and Para- Military Forces were patrolling the areas to foil separatist march. The old city areas were also sealed with concertina wires and mobile bunkers were put at vantage points to prevent movement of people and traffic.
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During a meeting with the District Police chiefs, the District Deputy Commissioners and senior officials of the State Police and the civil administration in Guwahati, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal called for geared up vigil against anti-nat
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During a meeting with the District Police chiefs, the District Deputy Commissioners and senior officials of the State Police and the civil administration in Guwahati, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal called for geared up vigil against anti-national elements including Jihadis that have posed threat to the internal security of the country, reports The Shillong Times on October 1. He underlined the need for mounting vigil in river isles of Brahmaputra River where there is hardly any permanent Police post. It is suspected that Jihadi elements could take shelter in those unguarded river isles inhabited by suspected illegal Muslim migrants from Bangladesh. West Bengal Police’s Special Task Force (STF) arrested three Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) cadres from Assam’s Cachar and Buxirhat three days back raising the alarm in the State, report said.
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Even though Pakistan has staunchly denied that Indian special forces carried out a surgical strike in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), intelligence inputs suggested on September 30, that Pakistani forces are hurriedly burying bodies of slain terroris
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Even though Pakistan has staunchly denied that Indian special forces carried out a surgical strike in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), intelligence inputs suggested on September 30, that Pakistani forces are hurriedly burying bodies of slain terrorists to erase evidence, reports Zee News. The number of slain militants (as per different estimates) varies from a minimum of 30 to as high as 70 – are being buried in areas near to the scene of the operation. Intel inputs added that Pakistan has asked Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) 'chief' Maulana Masood Azhar to keep a low profile.
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September - 30 
Hailing the Centre and the Army for the surgical strikes in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on September 30 said the Government should act tough against militants in the Northeastern states, reports The Shillong Times. Sp
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Hailing the Centre and the Army for the surgical strikes in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK), Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on September 30 said the Government should act tough against militants in the Northeastern states, reports The Shillong Times. Speaking to media persons, Sangma said similar situation exists in the North East and beyond the international boundaries of the region. “The Centre should deal with the installations of anti-national elements on foreign soil since going beyond the international boundary is not a state subject,” the Chief Minister said. Sangma said the surgical operations were appropriate in dealing with terrorists and the Centre should continue to be aggressive in this regard. Stating that such operations were conducted even in the past without sharing it with the media, Sangma said any effective measure resorted to by the security agencies in the interest of the nation has to be welcomed and appreciated.
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Militants attacked a Security Forces (SFs)' picket in Kulgam District on September 30, reports The Times of India. "Militants opened fire on a joint picket of Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Behibagh in Yaripora area of Kul
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Militants attacked a Security Forces (SFs)' picket in Kulgam District on September 30, reports The Times of India. "Militants opened fire on a joint picket of Police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) at Behibagh in Yaripora area of Kulgam District at around 5.00pm," a Police official said. He said no one was hurt in the attack carried out by militants, who fled from the scene after firing. SFs cordoned off the area and launched search operations to track down the assailants, he said.
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One more soldier, who was injured in the Uri attack, succumbed to his injuries early on September 30 (today), taking the toll to 19, reports The Times of India. The soldier was undergoing treatment at Army's Research and Referral Hospital. He suc
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One more soldier, who was injured in the Uri attack, succumbed to his injuries early on September 30 (today), taking the toll to 19, reports The Times of India. The soldier was undergoing treatment at Army's Research and Referral Hospital. He succumbed to his injuries, Defence sources said. Earlier, South Asia Terrorism Portal (SATP) reported, 18 Army personnel were killed when fidayeen (suicide squad) militants attacked an Army infantry battalion in Uri area in Baramulla District of Jammu and Kashmir on September 18, 2016. At least four militants were also killed in the encounter.
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Police arrested 49 persons on charges of creating trouble in Valley, reports Daily Excelsior on October 1. According to a statement issued by the Zonal Police Headquarters Kashmir, situation across the Valley remained under control although stray inc
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Police arrested 49 persons on charges of creating trouble in Valley, reports Daily Excelsior on October 1. According to a statement issued by the Zonal Police Headquarters Kashmir, situation across the Valley remained under control although stray incidents of stone pelting were reported. “As a precautionary measure curfew was imposed in few police stations of Srinagar today (September 30) while all other areas of the Valley remained curfew free,” the statement said. According to the statement, after Friday prayers stray stone pelting incidents were reported from Sopore, Bandipora and Srinagar. “Miscreants in their attempt to disturb the situation assembled on roads and pelted stones on police and security force deployments,” it said adding they were chased away by Security Forces (SFs) using some force. “Barring these incidents situation remained under control,” the statement said adding that the Police in its continuous and sustained drive against miscreants arrested 49 such individuals involved in different offences of disturbing the situation in different parts of the Valley.
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The Supreme Court on September 30 sentenced to life imprisonment Pakistan national and Hizb-ul- Mujahideen (HM) terrorist Ghulam Nabi for his involvement in the serial blasts in Jammu during the Republic Day function in 1995, reports Indian Express.
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The Supreme Court on September 30 sentenced to life imprisonment Pakistan national and Hizb-ul- Mujahideen (HM) terrorist Ghulam Nabi for his involvement in the serial blasts in Jammu during the Republic Day function in 1995, reports Indian Express. Three consecutive blasts at Maulana Azad Memorial Stadium in the city had claimed eight lives. The order stated: “Pursuant to our directions in July 1 judgment, convict Ghulam Nabi was taken into custody and has been produced before this court for the hearing. We are of the view that ends of justice would be met by awarding life sentence for offences under sections 3 and 4 of TADA and section 302 and 120 (B) of Ranbir Penal Code.”
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September - 30 
Violating the ceasefire again, Pakistani troops opened firing from small arms along the Line of Control (LoC) in Pallanwalla sector of Akhnoor tehsil (revenue unit) of Jammu District in the wee hours of on September 30, reports Daily Excelsior. This
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Violating the ceasefire again, Pakistani troops opened firing from small arms along the Line of Control (LoC) in Pallanwalla sector of Akhnoor tehsil (revenue unit) of Jammu District in the wee hours of on September 30, reports Daily Excelsior. This is the fifth ceasefire violation in the month of September and the third in the past 36 hours. “There were small arms firing (from Pakistan on forward posts) along the LoC in Pallanwalla, Chapriyal and Samnam areas in Akhnoor tehsil,” official sources said. There was no loss of life or injury to anyone in the firing. Yesterday, Pakistani troops had resorted to firing in Balnoi area of Mendhar sector of Poonch District without any casualty. On September 28, the Pakistan Army had violated the ceasefire by opening firing on Indian Army posts along the LoC in Sabjian area Poonch sector.
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September - 30 
At least one Police Official was killed and another injured when two unidentified armed assailants opened fire upon a Police vehicle in a bid to free prisoners in Baloch Colony area of Jamshed Town in provincial capital Karachi, reports Dawn. The pri
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At least one Police Official was killed and another injured when two unidentified armed assailants opened fire upon a Police vehicle in a bid to free prisoners in Baloch Colony area of Jamshed Town in provincial capital Karachi, reports Dawn. The prisoners who fled after the attack were identified as Mohammad Imtiaz and Abdul Malik. According to details, the under-trial prisoners were being transported back in a private vehicle after attending court proceedings in an Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC). Assailants also snatched the official weapons of the police officials before fleeing the scene of the incident.
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Sindh Inspector General (IG)-Additional Allah Dino Khawaja during a press conference in Hyderabad District on September 30 said, “From what we have been conveyed through intelligence reports, information elicited from the arrested terrorists an
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Sindh Inspector General (IG)-Additional Allah Dino Khawaja during a press conference in Hyderabad District on September 30 said, “From what we have been conveyed through intelligence reports, information elicited from the arrested terrorists and the past incidents [of terrorism], we have declared Karachi, Hyderabad, Sukkur, Khairpur, Shikarpur and Jacobabad as sensitive,” reports The Express Tribune on October 1 (today). According to the IG, some 60,000 Policemen assisted by the Rangers will be deployed in the Province while army units will remain on standby. “Suicide attacks, roadside bombs or incitement of sectarian clashes are the main security threats [for Muharram],” he explained, adding that the controversial religious figures have been banned from giving sermons during the month.
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Six bullet-riddled dead bodies were recovered from a house in Parom area of Panjgur District in Balochistan on September 30 reports Dawn.
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Six bullet-riddled dead bodies were recovered from a house in Parom area of Panjgur District in Balochistan on September 30 reports Dawn.
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September - 30 
Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development Hitraj Pandey on September 30 said that Constitution implementation needs cooperation of all parties, reports Republica. The Minister also said that the process has moved ahead to hold all three leve
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Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development Hitraj Pandey on September 30 said that Constitution implementation needs cooperation of all parties, reports Republica. The Minister also said that the process has moved ahead to hold all three levels of elections within the set time.
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September - 30 
Superintendent of Police (SP) Amena Begum at a press briefing at her conference room on September 30 said that four robbers arrested in Narsingdi District on September 8 are Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants, reports Observer. The a
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Superintendent of Police (SP) Amena Begum at a press briefing at her conference room on September 30 said that four robbers arrested in Narsingdi District on September 8 are Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militants, reports Observer. The arrestees are Alamgir alias Vejal Alamgir, Roni, Kabir Hossain and Jewel. During remand, the robbers confessed that they had been committing robberies in the District for fund raising to deal with the cases filed against the arrested JMB members.
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Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva on September 30 condemned the conduct of Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran, reports Daily News. The Minister said: “We totally condemn the political theatrics perform
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Transport and Civil Aviation Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva on September 30 condemned the conduct of Northern Province Chief Minister C.V. Wigneswaran, reports Daily News. The Minister said: “We totally condemn the political theatrics performed by Wigneswaran under the theme of Dhamilayani Negitivu-(Lets Rise Tamils) is aiming to gain cheap political publicity. Wigneswaran is attempting to create disunity among Sri Lankans by trying to spread communalism and racism, while the government of consensus is making great efforts to reconcile the country. His conduct doesn’t reflect the voice or the opinions of the country’s Tamils, as extremism is not a common thing among the Sinhalese, Tamil, Muslim and other communities.”
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*Data till , May 01, 2024
Source:Compiled from news reports and are provisional.
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